The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-11-19, Page 7“When t'he devil was sick
The devil a monk would be.
When the devil got well,
Never the monk was he.”
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AN AMBASSADOR IN CHAINS
Sunday, Nov, 22.—Acts 25; 1-12;
28.**16-31; Romans, 5:1-11; Phillp-
pians 1:12-14: 4:22. v•,
Golden Text
I can do all things through Christ
which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13).
Paul once wirote a letter to some
people he had never* seen. These
people lived in Rome, the splendid
capital of the Roman Empire. They
were Christians, having come to. be
lieve in- Paul's Saviour—the only
Saviour of lost sinners. Paul was
planning to visit Rome, and looked
forwaird eagerly to this. He asked
them to pray for 'him that he might
“come unto you with joy by the will
Of God, and nw with you be re
freshed” (Roni, 15:32), Indeed, he
dared to say by fajth in Christ, -And
I am Sure that, when I come unto
you, I shall come in the fulness of
the blessing o'f the gospel of Christ
(Rom. 15:29).
That letter to the Romans, writ
ten by inspiration, is probably the
greatest, most comprehensive and
revealing study of iChristian doctrine
and theology in the possession of
mankind. The first verse of the
fifth chapter was doubtless one of
the great passages that opened Mar
tin Luther’s eyes and brought on the
Reformation: “Therefore, being jus
tified by faitli, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ.’
Paul went on to- say: “We glo-ry
in tribulations also; knowing that
tribulation worked patience; -and
patience, experience; and experience
hope; and hope niaketh not asham
ed. Was Paul the sort of man that
preaches, but does not practice?
Was it easy fo'r him to theorize
about tribulation and then did lie
break down when tribulation act
ually came? We have the answer in
this lesson.
Paul wrote his letter from Cor
inth, about A.D. 60.. Some three
years later his eager longing to visit
Rome and the Christians there was
fulfilled—but in a strange hnd un
expected way. We saw last week how
Paul was attacked by the Jews in
Jerusalem, rescued by the Roman
guaird, and sent to Caesarea a pris
oner. His case came up before dif
ferent Roman 'Governors, Felix and
Festus, and finally, as Paul saw that
Inhere was danger’ of his being sent
Bkmfc to Jerusalem where he might
been slain by mob violence, he
Festus, T appeal unto Cae-
-man citizen Paul had the
dopeal to a higher Roman
the Governor answered:
“ffasWou appealed unto Caesar?
Unto- Caesar thou s'halt go.” So- Paul
made his journey to Rome, with all
his travelling expenses paid by the
Roman government—but as a pris
oner.
In Rome, “the centurion delivered
the .prisoner to the captain of the
guard; but Paul was suffered to
dwell by himself with a soldier that
kept him.” It is believed that a
Roman soldier was chained to Paul,
as the custom was; aud some one
has called attention to the marvel
lous privilege of that soldier! What
conversations about eternal things
the two men must have had, as Paul
told his guard about the Lord Jesus
Christ, the Gospel, the joy and sal
vation that soldier could have if he
would, as well as Paul.
The same writer has asked the
searching question* “What would it
mean to a soldier, or prison guard
to be chained to any one of us?"
Would he be likely to get the same
sort of true, radiant, living witness
tn the Lord that he must have had
from Paul?
There are intimations in the New
Testament that Paul had financial
means of his own, and we read of
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his Roman Imprisonment that “Paul
dwelt two whole years in his own
hired 'house, and received all that
came in unto him."
Although a prisoner, the apostle
sent for the leading jews of Rome
and laid his whole case before
them. He told of the accusations
that had been made falsely against
him in Jerusalem, and bodly he told
his hearers about their Messiah,
Jesus" Christ explaining; “For the
hope of Israel Lam pound with this
chain."
The Jews listened to him court
eously, and “there came many to
him into his lodging; to whom he
expounded and testified the King
dom of God, bot’h out of the law of
Moses and out of the prophets, from
morning till evening.”
As always, some believed, some
did not. iSome were saved, some
were lost. But Paul kept on. faith
fully with his witness, “preaching
the Kingdom of God, and teaching
those things which concern the Lord
Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no
man forbidding him.”
Paul was proving that he practic
ed what lie preached. He was glory
ing in his tribulations. See *what lie
writes from his Roman imprison
ment in his letter to the Christians
at Phillippi; “But I would ye should
understand brethren, that the things
which happened unto me have fal
len out rather unto the furtherance
of the gospel; so that my bonds in
Christ are manifest in all the place
and in all other places; and many
of the brethren in t'he Lord, wax
ing confident by my bonds, are
much more bold to. speak the Word
without fear,”
What a glorious testimony this
apostle always gave! Some good
Christian people in his shoes would
have broken down and cried out’
that it was more than they could
bear! But Paul glorified in it all.
He actually declared that he was
able to preach Christ, not in spite
of. his imprisonment, but
moire and better because of
prisonment.
And the close of ins
Epistle to the phillippians brings the
greeting from Rome: “All the saints
salute you, chiefly they that are of
Caesar’s household,” Because Paul
had dared to demand, “I appeal of
Caesalr,” some of the members of
Caesar’s household passed from
death to life.
all the
his im-
radiant
POPULAR. BRIDE SHOWERED
A number. of the girl friends of
Mn’s. Howard Hyde, formerly Miss
Lillian Manning, met at the home
of .her iparents on Thursday evening,
last, when a happy social evening
was spent and the bride was pre
sented with a miscellaneous and kit
chen shower. A couple of evenings
prior to t'hat a reception and presen
tation was held in the hall, Kippen,
where the bridegroom’s home is,
for the young couple and they
were presented with a living room
table and a couple of handsome
wicker chairs. .(CJlinton News-Re
cord.)
PNEUMONIA IS FATAL
TO TUOKERSMITH MAX
a week’s illness with
Pearson M. Chesney
Following
pneumonia,
died at Ruscoe fairm, Tuckersmith.
He was 76 years .of age. His wife
died in 1933. Mr. Chesney, was a
membei’ of the Egmondville United
church. Surviving are three sons,
Hugh and Edwin, in Tuckersmith,
and James, of Hamilton; • four
daughters, Miss Janet, Reg. N., of
Cleveland; .Mrs. V. Walker, Roch
ester; Miss Bertha, at home, and
Mrs. W. K. Ament, of Waterloo, and
one sister, Mb’s. A. McKean,® of
Hamilton'.
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LATE MRS. JOHN PRANG
Mrs. Mary Jane Prang died in
General Hospital, at Stratford,
November 3<rd in her 76th year
ter being in ailing health for sever
al years. Born in> Exeter, her
maiden name was Mary Jane Presz-
cator., Her husband, John Prang,
predeceased (her by 24 years. Dur
ing 'her 24 yealrs of residence in
Stratford she was a membei' of Cen
tral United church. After their mar
riage at Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Prang
lived .for some time on the farm
now owned by the Bassow family,
Bronson line, Hay, they then mov
ed to 'Clinton for a time then to
Goderich, and finally to Stratford.
Two children, Mrs. William Mitchell
of iStrat'fOrd and Garwin Prang, of
Brantford; two sisters, Mrs. W. G.
Wilson, Of Goderich and Mrs. C.
ILuker, Exeter; also two brothers,
Samuel and John Preszcator, Exeter
survive. The ifiuneral was held to
Exeter cemetery.
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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 103(J
Dr. Woods
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PINE
SYRUP
Early attenti
They will
of serious.
On tlj^i
i are imperative,
eliminate the danger
a cold or cough go immediately
to y or dealer and get a bottle of Dr,
WoJ will find it help
tlm phlegm, 'stop the irritating, rasping
cough, end the tickling in the throat, “and sootho the
mucous membrane.
On the market foi* 44 years. You don’t experiment
when you get it.
And how we enjoyed that fine weather,
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That Spanish civil war drags on with all its multiplying horrors,
What a pity that a country so rich in governmental possibilities, the
heir of traditions so noble, should spend its strength in devouring
itself, However, ope fact stands out, a fact more significant than
most people appreciate, and that is a country that has more politics
than statesmanship is hurrying on to destruction. Equally clear is
it that any land beset with agitators rather than workers cannot
prosper. It is high time that labour saw this and .capital realized
that there is no real cause for complaining among the toilers. The
game of “heads I win, tails you loose" is played out.
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WH AT HAS BECOME OF IT?
We note the absence of talk about a surplus of food. Instead,
sober minded men in possession of facts tells us that there never
has been more food in the world than actually has been needed. In
deed, these fact gatherers are now telling us that a world wheat
shortage is in sight. At any rate, we gravely suspect that tomes of
statistics dealing with overproduction of food are now either in the
waste paper basket or are hurried beneath office dust. Nothing lies
like figures. Further, some figures belong to the Ananias Club. Still
other figures delight in sensationalism.
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THE KIND WE LIKE
We were out to tea the other evening and report a delightful
time. The supper was good, but the fun and chat were better
still. Two real families had joined forces for the occasion and we .
were allowed to look on. The supper over, we oldsters retired to
conversation and checkers and such fun. Meanwhile the young
sters had retired to the big farm kitchen. The piano was moved
out and soon the violin and the sound of drifting feet and merry
laughter made up the nicest sounds we have listened* to. At 11
o’clock tea cakes and coffee were ‘passed about and more fun and
wit were to the fore. After the lunch we oldsters said “And now
for a'Scotch reel. You youngsters are away out of date.” We oiled '■
up our joints and at the reel we went. That fiddler put life and
mettle into iour heels. At last it was over. We joined hands for
' Auld Lang Syne and were home and snoring by 12. It was a great
•night. May the countryside have many of them. Oldsters and
youngsters make a wholesome combination.
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QUITE CRICKET?
We do not undertake to be either the brains or the conscience of
the public. That would be a grave impertinance. But would we
deserve the confidence of the public were we to note a growing
practice in some quarters, a practice that we fear may work out det
rimentally to the public good! We refer to the practice of turning
the day or the night oif' November 11th into a day of feasting and
sport or fun? Our anxiety on this point is all the greater when we
note that some churches are observing Remembrance Day as the
occasion of a church supper provided to raise funds for missionary
or maintenance purposes. As far as we know these suppers have
been liberally patronized.
In this connection we simply ask are the churches right in com
mercializing Remembrance Day? Over there in the battlefields the
tornado struggled with the earthquake and 9,000,000 -casualities re
sulted. Some churches seem to say, “We recognize this fact. We’ll
look on those little crosses row on row and will feast and laugh and
make money as we do so! Is this
has become o.f Thanksgiving Day.
in its wake?
quite cricket? We know what
Is Remembrance Day to follow
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WE DON’T WANT IT
' No, we do not want war. We know something of its folly, its
horror, its power to arrest the progress of nearly all that is great
and fine. We are willing to sacrifice money and territory and such
externals as rank and fortune in- behalf of peace. Remembrance Day
reminds us of the cost of war. But we are not prepared to sacrifice
our honour for any price. We are prepared to maintain our hon
our even at the awful -cost of war. If we -fail in- this we are
not worthy to live. Further, we know of the folly of the mad race
'in armaments. But we also see the more egregious folly, things
being as they are, of inviting, the predatory and the unclean to des
troy what the race has built up with the toil and sacrifice of more
than 4,000 years. Never since time began did any country try as
Britain- has tried for the ‘past 18 years to bring in an era of peace
and goodwill among all mankind. But while Britain was doing all
s,he could in the interest of the highest concerns of the race, the
other -nations did all they could to hamstring her at every turn.
'Only when the 'Goliath of Philistinism threatened her very exist
ence did she call her David from his shepherd life to defend iher
women and her children. Britain has learned her lesson, and the
government of Canada with tardy, belated reluctance, is commenc
ing to learn- what it should have learned 50 years ago. As we
said weeiks ago, every skip laid down by the British navy is a guar
antee of world peace.
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THE RIGHT THING
Premier Hepburn is moving in the right direction in trying to
eliminate duplication in governing this country. We need the town
and city and township municipality. In these bodies the voter and
the elected are in immediate contact. If the elected one does not
hoe the row ihe was elected to hoe, the voter knows it and guides
his shoe accordingly. The Dominion gov’t with its hand on trade
and international relations, cannot, but feel the urge of public opin
ion, nor well escape the demands that other nations may make pain
ful. But when it comes to the provincial governments we have a
deal of what is neither flesh, fowl or good red herring. The folly of
entrusting educational, matters to the various provincial govern
ments is every day becoming more apparent. Long ago the people
have discovered the folly of sacrificing things educational to a buck
ram system that gives teacher and pupil alike about as much free
dom as is enjoyed by a |oad under a harrow. Further, when each
province has its own ideals for public life and conduct, the develop
ment of a public opinion expressing the life of the Dominion is out
of the (juestion. To this day the average Ontario citizen knows
less of what is going oh ini Quebec than he knows of what is trans
piring in New York. Nor are matters any better when we consider
what the Prince Edward Islander knows oif what is going on in Al
berta or British Columbia. The .system of reduplication that Pre
mier Hopburn is desiring to correct is not only expensive and inef
ficient but stands in the way of Canadian progress. Were every
provincial government in Canada abolished today, not one of them
would be missed, still less mourned, ten years hence. Mr. Hepburn,
is in the line of progress.
next
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USJBORNE COUNCIL
The Municipal Council of Usborne
Township met on above date. Pres
ent Reeve G. Westcott and Council
lors Passmore, Cooper and Ballan-
lyne. 'The minutes of the October
meeting were read and adopted on
motion' of Cooper and Passmore.
, Communication regarding error
on Mitchell Drain Assessment. Clerk
was instructed to communicate with
the Drainage Engineer T. W. Achi-
bald of London and report at
meeting.
Communications from A. W.
erington- requesting outlet on
erson Drain, Delegation appointed
to see Mr, Etherington and attempt
to provide satisfactory outlet.
Matter of Public Liability Insur
ance was deferred until December
meeting.
A communication was received
from the Bank of Montreal at Exe
ter, stating that -cheques issued by
Usborne Township will be negotiat
ed at par at the Kirkton Branch
-without any enfacement to that ef
fect appearing on the cheques.
An agreement .between the par
ties affected by the Fred Ellering-
ton Drain, recently surveyed by the
Drainage Dept. O. A. C., Guelph was
•duly signed, sealed and filed with
the Clerk.
Indigent Hospital accounts were
presented to the amount of $43.70.
By-law No, 4, 193 6, provided foi
for nominations for position of
Reeve and Councillors to be held
on--Monday, December 28, 1936, and
if necessary an election to be .held
on Mionday, January 4th, 19$7, was
given the necessary readings and
passed on- motion ol Ballantyne and
Cooper,
Under the terms of the by-law
voting will take place at the follow
ing places with the undermentioned
officers in charge at each poll;
Poll 1, Eden School, J. J. Hunter
D.R.O., Jno. Luxton, Poll Clerk; Poll
2, Lloyd’s Steward’s House, C. B.
Allison D.R.O., Chas. Jeffery P.C.;
Poll 3, Hector Rowcliffe’s House,
S. W, Dougall D.R.O., Wm. Jeffrey,
P.C.; Poll 4, Public Hall, Farquhar,
Jno. Hodgert D.R.O., Leonard Har
ris, P.C.; Poll 5, Twp. Hall, Elim-
' ville, Lloyd Johns D.R.O., W. Horne
P.iC.; Poll 6, Earl Johnson’s House,
Ross Hern, D. R. O., Wellington
Brock P.C.; Poll 7, Russel Morris
on’s House, Oliver McCurdy, D.R.O.
Wm. Mills P.O. (CATHERINE KALBFLEISCH
Last Thursd^ com-Tanp’ulavAi 04 1 S $42,45’ munity lost one of its eldest and
ane Gravel $8.64. 'most highly respected residents in
, The following bills were presented the person of Mrs. Catherine Happel
and ordered paid on motion of Pass- who was born April 19th, 1849 in
more and Cooper: The Drainage Borgholtz, Hessen, Germany. In
Dept, O.A.C. Guelph, $1.00; Selec-jjggg she moved to Canada with her
tion o-f Jurors, Clerk $3, Reeve $3, ■ parents, where she was united in
Assessor $3, total $9.00; Clerk’s fee marriage to - Henry Steinbach in
and printing $12.00; B. M. Francis, (1888. In 1896 she was left widow
Collector’s Bond $7.50; Indigent 'foU; the first time, but was married
Hospital accounts $43.70; Road to John C. Kalbfleisch in 1900, 19
Superintendent’s pay sheet $942.28. jyears later her second husband was
Council adjourned to meet Satur-J also called.
day, December Sth, *1936 at 10 a.m.
A. W. Morgan, Clerk
+
Pastor Honored
on November
twenty-fifth an-
E. Turkheim’s
church. About
Member and friends of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church, Zurich, gathered
from far and near
9th to celebrate the
niversary of Rev.
pastorate in that
•twenty pastors and their wives from
out of town were present. Rev. Mr.
Goman, of Milverton preached an,
English sermon and Rev. Mr, Ham-
ester, of Northeast Hope was in
charge of the German sermon. The
guests were ushered to the base
ment of the church where the offi
cials of the church and organizations
were seated at beautifully decorat
ed tables with Mr. Turkheim at the
head of the table in a decorated
chair. Dr. Reble brought greetings
'from the Synod and also expressed
his desire for
cept the gifts
.by Rev. Mjr,
the Synod.
. . She passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.
R. Stade, on November 5th, 193'6 at
•the age of 87 years, 6 months and
17 days. Her loss is mourned by
six sons, Daniel of Holly, Mich.;
Henry of Zurich; Adolph and Fred
of Cavalier, N. Dak.; Hartman and.
William of Detroit; two daughters,
Mrs. Chas, Kalbfleisch, of Detroit;
and Mrs. Rudolph Stade of Zurich.
Of her five brothers and sister only
one, Mrs. Annie Johnston, of Zur
ich, is living. Among the survivors
are also 13 grandchildren and one
great grandchild..
■Mr. Turkheim to ac-
which was presented
,Hio|lm, treasurer, of
GRANTON
Remembrance Day service was
in the United church Wednes-
morning. Rev L. C. Harvey
in charge of the service and
Mr. Parsons, of Kirkton, gave
address. At the close of the
A
held
day
was
Rev.
the
service all marched to the monu
ment. The two minutes of silence
was observed. John Parkinson
placed a wreath on the monument
after which the school children
sang. The service was closed with
the National Anthem.
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