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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-11-26, Page 3Enters Now Everywhere, There Is Fellowship, With Faith, Feasting, Fun By ANNA M.4.1% Christmas is: A time for sharing and surprises, a time for magic and merriment, and a time to say, "Glad greet- ings, one and all." Christmas is: The season of song and celebration, the season of little children and love and laughter, and the season of worship and rejoicing. • Christmas is: For fellowship and feasting, for family and friends, for home and happiness. But Christmas, too, is for remembering the stranger within the gates, for cheering the lonely, comforting the sorrowful, befriending the needy. Christmas is: For everyone — for those of Christian faith who celebrate the Day as a holy time of highest importance, and for those of other faiths, who love and observe the Yule- tide as a holiday dedicated to good will and good cheer. • Best of all, Christmas is: Here l Throughout this commu- nity, plans and preparations reach their peak. Every joyous surprise is at the point of revelation. The tree lights go on, the carols ring out, the gaily-wrapped gifts are delivered. With gleeful smiles, the children welcome Santa's bounty, while the grown-ups greet one another, and talk and laugh and even shed a happy tear or two, rejoicing in the deep and tender meaning of the Christmas spirit. • If there was a bit of hustle — and even some hassle — about the getting-ready process, all is now forgotten in the glow and glory of Christmas. The quickened pace of modern liv- ing seems to make it almost impossible to prepare for the holiday without setting, at times, a somewhat hectic pace, Be that as it may, the glad, true spirit of the season in- spires this Christmas planning, and Christmas realities, in all their wonder and warmth, more than make up for the pre-holiday hurry and scurry. • ATTENTION: FARMERS WE WANT YOUR CORN HIGHEST PRICES PAID FIVE UNLOADING PITS GUARANTEE YOU FAST SERVICE W. 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SACHS and C.C.W. ENGINES from from 12 1/2 to 60 H.P. SEE THE DIFFERENT MODELS ON DISPLAY AT GERALD'S SU PERTEST Corner of Main and Goderidi Streets, Seaforth — Phone 527-1010 Authorized Auto Ski Sales and Service auto Smiling Spirit Bethel Bribi Dedit te Of Christmas New Church Building The official opening and ded- ication of Bethel Bible Church took place on November 8th at 3 p.m. The congregation had used the facilities of the Orange Hall until purchasing the old Egmondville School inSeptem - bor. The auditorium was filled to capacity for the service which began with the Doxology followed by the singing of the hymn, "Praise the Saviour." Rev. Floyd Shantz, the first pastor of Look for Quality In Christmas Trees the congregation, read the scrip- ture and lead in prayer. Duets were rendered by Mrs. Gordon Paterson and Mrs. Gerald Siang of Ingersoll. The act of dedic- ation was lead by the Pastor, Rev. D. Patterson after which Rev. A. R. Yielding of Faith Stole Church, Stratford, lead in the prayer of Dedication. Rev. A. B. Stein of Philpott momorial Church in Hamilton spoke on the theme, “What Makes a Church Great," The church is It's Traditional The tree may be aluminum instead of spruce or fir. San- ta may arrive by helicopter instead of reindeer-drawn • sleigh. And the children's gifts will probably reflect the space age and the wonders of electronics. No matter. However mod- ern the celebration of Christ- mas may seem to be, its spirit is still old-fashioned, and • though customs may appear in contemporary guise, they are still the cherished tradi- tions from the past. These treasured customs are the heart of Christmas, growing dearer year by year, as memories of "what we did' • last Christmas" add to every family's own special, tradi- tional way of celebrating Christmas. Naming Santa Santa Claus is a tradition • the past" — a pleasant one, indeed. h4,,Afrie to a gift-giver - oto traditionally, he owes St. Nicholas, a fourth cen- tury bishop who became the patron saint of children, was noted for his generosity. His Dutch name was "Sinter • Niklass," which gradUally changed to Santa Claus. Even today, Santa. is also known as "St. Nick." Sending Greetings "We wish you a merry * Christmas." Perhaps the most enduring of holiday traditions is that of exchanging greetings. Christmas cards are a rela- tively new part of a holiday that has been celebrated for centuries. In fact, this year it" marks only the 95th anniver- sary of Christmas cards hi America. , But the custom of greeting friends and neighbors and wishing them good cheer is as old as the holiday season itself. Today brings a special kind of "Christmas card." This edition of this newspaper is a community greeting card, • • • Buying a Christmas tree can be fun or - it can be frustrat- ing. Although official grades for Christmas trees in Ontario are laid down under the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture and Food's Farm Products Grades and Sales Act, very few vendors use them. Thus the buyer must judge the size, shape, and qua- lity of the tree carefully. A tree has four faces or sides. A top quality tree will haye four faces free from defects; the next grade, three faces free from defects, and so on. If a tree is to be set up in a corner, two faces free from defects will be satisfactory, and presumably the cost of this lower grade tree will be less. A void a tree with a crooked trunk; it's impossible to set up a crooked tree properly. Large bare spaces between branches, As jubilant bells ring out the good news of Christmas, churches of this community stand as symbols of the true spirit of the season. Landmarks in the history of Christendom, these churches are the living center of cur- rent, activities, especially at Christmas, when choral pro- grams, pageants and other special services express holi- day joy. Across the country, and in other lands, soaring steeples and ringing bells beckon wor- shipers to "Come to Church on Christmas." Small wonder, then, that churches are a favorite sub- ject for Christmas greeting cards. This year, the 95th an- niversary of Christmas cards 'in the United States, is no exception. A look into the past shows three well-known churches which were favorite Christ- mas card features. The Little Church around the Corner and Trinity Church, both in New York City, and West- minster Abbey in London are pictured on cards dated around 1925 and now in the Norcross historical collection. The oldest of these church buildings is Westminster Ab- bey, a national shrine and the Mother Church of the Commonwealth of Great Britain. In 1966 the Abbey cele- brated its 900th anniversary, and thousands of pebple from all over the world visited the church where both common- ers and royalty have wor- shipped for centuries. and other defects will spoil the appearance of the tree. A tree should be bought as late as possible to ensure its freshness, as long as there is a reasonable selection available. However, earlier purchases may be necessary to get a well- shaped tree. It is important to use a stand that holds water. Water should be kept in the stand all the time the tree is up. To allow for better absorption of water, saw a half-inch off the butt of the tree before: putting it in the stand. Evergreens are highly in- flammable and burn fiercely. A Christmas tree should not be located near a fireplace, radia-, tor, television set, or other source of heat. With a little care, ' a Christ- mas tree will remain fresh and fragrant throughout the Christ- mas season. In commemoration of the event, Westminster under- went a 10-year program of cleaning and repairs that cost $1,120,000. It was on Christmas day that William the Conqueror was crowned at Westminster, and buried there are Newton, Darwin, Keats, - Tennyson, Browning, and royal person- ages such as Queen Elizabeth I and her rival for the throne, Mary Queen -of Scots, Rich- ard II, Henry VII and St. Edward, whose shrine is the most sacred spot in the Abbey. ! In September 1965, a tablet was added in memory of Winston Churchill. CHURCHES, LONG a symbol of the Christmas season, have appeared in innumerable ways on Christmas cards. Pictured here is Westminster Abbey, sub- ject of a card front the Norcross Historical Collection. in the community to perform a task no other institution can per- form and to accomplish it with resources made available to no other organization on earth. The caliber of the church's membership was declared to be people who without compromise believe these truths , embraced this divine Son of God, and go forth into its community to win for His eternal Kingdom those who through sin are estranged from Him and are blindly rushing to eternal doom. Notwithstanding prosperity on human standards, there is no greatness to the church where these characteristics are not in evidence. Mr. Stein ministered at the other services of that day and continued on until Wednesday fol- lowing. The thrust of these mes- sages was on the availability of the power of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer to fulfill the above ministry and the limner in which each believer can be filled with the Holy Spirit for life and service. Scholars Study Source of Star Shining in East "There shall come forth a Star" — Numbers 24:17. In this Old Testament prophecy by Balaam, was a real star meant, or does "Star" refer to a great per- son? For centuries, Biblical scholars have considered this question, Many believe that the prophecy led the wise men to watch for and follow the "star in the east," of which St. Matthew wrote in his story of the Nativity. The star itself is the source of many theories. Perhaps the best of all is that it was a miraculous appearance and as such needs no explana, tion. However, astronomers' through the ages have sought to connect the star seen by the wise men with other re- ported celestial objects — a comet, perhaps, or an espe- cially brilliant star that only appears at long intervals. Still another theory Sug- gests that the star may have been a configuration or grouping oftrigissIsa„s1,§ the Germans arfaseinlef hannes Keplel- theorized that Jupiter, Saturn and Mars might have occurred in such a configuration at about the time of Christ's birth. The fact that the star and the visit of the wise men werel described- only by St. Matthew has led to still an- other question. Did only the wise men see the star? That they were so privi- leged is sometimes explained by the legend that the wise men were astrologers whose special interest helped them to notice the unusual bril- liance of the, three planets grouped together-. Use Expositor Want - Ads Phone 527-0240' with special greetings from businessmen of the commu- nity who offer their good wishes and their apprecia- tion to all. Where Tree Grew The first Christmas tree was a palm from Egypt. Or ' it was a huge tree in a forest, symbolic of mankind. Or it was the Paradise Tree of medieval miracle plays. Though holiday legend and lore offers many an explana- tion for the origin of the Christmas tree, nobody knows for sure exactly when and where the first decorated tree appeared. And who cares? It's fun to hear the legends of the past, with all their mystery and magic, but the thing that matters most is that the tra- dition of the tree is here, adding joy to Christmas. Use for Empty Bottles A residential street in Metro Toronto has been paved with broken glass, according to Heavy Construction News. More accurately, the street has become a test-strip for a new type of asphaltic concrete pavement, in which conventional crushed stone is replaced by crushed glass as the pavement aggregate. Over 100 tons of this experimental mix, known as glas- phalt, has bewi llaid along a 200- yard 26 foot wide strip on a su- burban subdivision road. It is the first placement on a public road- way of a pavement mix designed to use artificial aggregate made from waste glass bottles.. Pre- vious applications have been on parking lots and private rciad- ways not subject to normal traffic loadings. Classified Ads pay dividends. Greeting Cards Churches Grace •