The Citizen, 2015-02-12, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015. PAGE 3.
The Citizen
The deadline for the
February 19 paper
will be
Friday,
February 13
2 pm in Brussels
and
4 pm in Blyth
offices will be closed on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16
for
413 Queen St.,
Blyth
519-523-4792
541 Turnberry St.,
Brussels
519-887-9114
Groups hosting local luncheons
Happy 90th birthday to Joan
Stadelmann of Goderich, who
celebrated Feb. 9; Nan Gore,
Brantford, Feb. 11; Shirley
Nicholson, Feb. 12; Bill Souch,
Feb. 14; Evelyn Popp and Jim
Chalmers, Feb. 16; Darrell Wood,
Blyth and Mark Hornyak, Strathroy,
Feb. 17 and Marilyn Craig,
Feb. 18.
Happy anniversary to Fred and
Hanny Meier who celebrate Feb. 13.
Sheron and John Stadelmann,
along with John’s mother Joan
Stadelmann, spent two weeks in Cyo
Largo, Cuba, returning home this
past week to weather very
different than what they had been
used to.
Come out and enjoy lunch on Feb.
12 at the Legion Hall from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Menu is ham and
scalloped potatoes and dessert is
available. Take-out orders and
delivery orders are available by
calling 519-523-9535.
Come out to Toonie Tuesday on
Feb. 17. This month’s menu is
pancakes, sausage, salad and dessert.
Take-out is available. Please note the
time change to 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Scarves
Downtown Blyth
519-523-4740
Bainton’s
Old Mill
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Threshers plan new
building for grounds
The Huron Pioneer Thresher and
Hobby Association would like to
install a new building at the Blyth
Campground to house an indoor
blacksmith shop and a cider mill that
was donated to the organization
several years ago.
Representatives of the association,
however, were told there are several
steps they need to go through prior
to being able to erect their new
building.
Edgar Daer spoke to North Huron
Council about the building during
council’s Feb. 2 meeting, explaining
that the organization is looking at
creating a 32’ by 64’ building which
would contain the cider mill,
blacksmith shop and a third,
undetermined feature.
Director of Recreation and
Facilities Pat Newson explained to
council she had met with the
representatives of the association
and explained there likely wouldn’t
be an objection as it would likely
only take camping spots away from
the association since most other
users of the site don’t fill the
grounds.
“It will require a site plan,
drainage plan and other reports to
make sure it’s far enough away from
the road and there aren’t any hydro
uses,” she said. “It will also require a
building permit. This is what we
would ask of anyone building on
municipal land.”
Newson pointed out that
representatives of the Barn Dance
Gas Bar & Variety
Homestyle Meals, Desserts & More!
FAMILY
RESTAURANT
38527 Blyth Rd., Auburn 519-526-7373
Sunday, February 15
9 am - 1 pm
Full Breakfast Buffet
All you can eat!
$1295
An honour
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson borrowed some time
during North Huron Township Council’s meeting on Feb. 2
to present Blyth resident, firefighter and OPP officer
Russell Nesbitt with his Outstanding Citizen Award for the
many ways he helps in his community. (Denny Scott photo)
Continued on page 19
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Church unveils renos
Greeting and ushering
worshippers at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, Feb. 8, were Tom Cronin
and Nicole Kerr. Floyd Herman was
music director and Fred Hakkers ran
the power point.
John Stewart welcomed everyone
to church. He drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin and scrolling
on the power point with special
mention that there was a lunch after
church to dedicate the facelift to the
kitchen cupboards. He also
mentioned that the ladies will be
back in action on Wednesday
making turkey pies and beef pies on
Feb. 25. Call Joann MacDonald to
order. John invited everyone to greet
one another with a handshake and a
smile.
Rev. Gary Clark invited Tanner
Brooks to come to the front and help
him light the candles on the altar
table. The centring music, “Rise Up,
Rise Up” was sung followed by the
responsive prayer of approach with
sign language in the response. The
music, “Jesus Laughed Out Loud”
was sung. The scripture was the
interaction part two of the story of
Jonah and the whale. The children
were asked to come to the front for
their story time. Rev. Clark asked
Harrison Bedard to place the word
truth on the circle at the front.
He asked the children, “What is
Truth?” He then asked the children,
the choir and the congregation what
they saw sitting on the table. Many
saw a rock, some saw a big person,
some saw a smooth rock, a rough
rock and a colourful rock. Rev.
Clark explained to the children that
it took all these views to know the
truth about the rock. Truth is a group
of people seeing something that was
different from different sides. The
children said a prayer along with
Rev. Clark and the congregation,
before going downstairs for their
time of fellowship. The choir sang
the anthem, “I Stand Amazed in the
Presence”, one of Charles Gabriel’s
hymns.
Rev. Clark’s message to the
congregation was “Bring Life to
Love”. How can we bring more love
into our lives? We can be expressive
by giving someone a hug and show
them that we care. We can
sometimes trick ourselves into doing
things we don’t want to do. We
watched a short video of a knight
who loved to win, but was also in
love with a woman who wanted him
to put her first and in the fight he lost
because he was putting her first. The
people on the boat with Jonah tried
to calm the storm by throwing
everything off the boat to save their
lives. They didn’t want to throw
Jonah overboard, but when he told
them that it was him who was
causing the storm because he didn’t
do what God wanted, they did throw
him overboard and the storm
calmed.
Rev. Clark gave the congregation
food for thought on how we can
make others feel welcome and how
we can show the world what we
have to offer.
To conclude the service Rev. Clark
extinguished the candles. The
“Three Fold Amen” was sung
followed by Rev. Clark saying grace
before everyone was invited
downstairs for lunch.
Sword and famine and wild beasts and plague!
“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I
send against Jerusalem My four dreadful judgements: sword and famine and
wild beasts and plague--to kill its men and their animals!” Ezekiel 14:21
(Edward Payson)
National judgments are always the consequence of national sins. It is
indispensably necessary to the perfection of God’s moral government, that it
should extend to nations and communities, as well as to individuals. This, I
conceive, is too evident to require proof; for how could God be considered as the
moral Governor of the world--if nations and communities were exempt from His
government?
(Matthew Henry)
God has a variety of sore judgments with which to punish sinful nations--and He
has them all at His command and inflicts which nations He pleases. God often
chastises sinful nations by bringing the sword of war upon them--and He gives it
its commission and orders what execution it shall do.
(John Calvin)
War is one of God’s judgments.
(William Greenhill)
It is God who calls out the sword, and causes it to come: “When I bring the sword
upon a land!” Ezekiel 33:2. He is the Lord of hosts, and commissions armies to
make invasions where He please. Eminent wickedness brings eminent judgments.
Wars do not come upon any nation by accident--but by the righteous providence
of God.
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956