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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-07-10, Page 3WT i T. THE EXETER TIMES*AJ?VQCATE Sacrifice is Needed to Maintain Our Spiritual Freedom TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT The following is a report of a sermon delivered by Bev. D. C. Hill in Caven Presbyterian Church during the Victory Loan drive. Owing to lack of space it was crowded out at that time. . but the message is still applic­ able. If Victory Bdnds are pot now on sale., War Savings Cer­ tificates are, Service and sac­ rifice are needed. punishment of the praise of the Christian 1st Peter 2 : 13-14, “Submit ypuraelves tq every ordinance of man for the'7 Lord’s sake; whether it be* to the king as supreme, or un­ to gpvernors, as untp them that are sent by him, for the evil-doers, and foi* them that do well,” The leaders of Chbrch in New Testament times were greatly concerned that Chri- tians should have a name as( good citizens, The passage from which our text is taken is evidence to this effect. Quotations fn similar vein ‘from St. Paul and from St, Luke * could easily be given. They had two motives, * One was exped­ iency. Such a reputation com­ mended Christianity to the hfeathen. The other .motive derived from a religious principle. These men had a definite doctrine of Christian citizenship, and regarded good citi­ zenship as a duty which Christians owe to, God. In our text calls, upon his readers to laws for the Lord’s sake, To men like St. Peter Paul government was a gift of God, and those who exercised govern­ ment were ministers of God. We have lived under ordered govern­ ment so long that we can scarcely appreciate as they did the utter chaos and -confusion where no government exists, or how this con­ dition of affairs interfere^ with and prevents the development of the" higher capacities of mbn, including the*• capacity for- spiritual growth. It is not too much to say that they looked upon orderly government as q. prerequisite to a Christian society or social order; and so they, gave much thought to Christian citizen­ ship as a duty incumbebt upon all members of the Church. They saw 'the State as entrusted»by/God with protecting the freedom of the Church ,o • preach the gospel;, and the Church as charged*with the respon­ sibility of inculcating, loyalty and obedience to laws among her mem­ bers* . ", ■. 7/ . ’ f But these two apostles . do not seem to have contemplated the pos­ sibility that a government might fail in its duty to the Church, per­ secuting Christians and interfering with the Church’s freedoip to preach - the gospel. That did not become a live"issue until after their death. It i$ a’ condition we find reflected in the Book’ of Revelation. Conse­ quently we do not know what they would have said about the duty of Christian citizen^ in such a con­ tingency; whether they would, 'have urged that Christians were free from tire duty, of obedience to such a State, or whether they ..would have ■called upon their people to endure ■persecution meekly.. Wq may wish that we had the word qf'a.man like S.t. Paul on such a matter.. For that is what is hap­ pening .openly in totalitarian coun­ tries to-day. x The State is over­ riding the freedom of the Church and is giving^ it a new gospel dic­ tated by the State, which it is re­ quired to preach. If Christians in .Germany for example, were con­ fronted with a clear wOfd from the New Testament bidding them re­ sist such tyrannous usurpation they, would be bolder in” confronting the State, less liable to compromise and subserviency. •' ’ Moreover we would have power­ ful help An*calling to them to stand fast in tliO liberty wherewith Christ has made them free, eVen if needs be in opposition to their govern- mqnt* And,we would be more likely tojgain their ear when we tell them that we are fighting for their spiri­ tual freedom as well as for our own. . However wo must take the situa- tioxpas.iye find it. St. Paul and St. Peter did not have, to face a condi­ tion parallel to that existing in the totalitarian countries to-day. Thoy wrote to the actual needs of their St. Peter obey the and St, own clay without touching matters that were at the time hypothetical, And it is left for Christians in lands where the Church's freedom is tak­ en away to work out their duty for themselves, painfully, uncertainly often, with prayer to God that He will give them light and guidance in their very difficult position. i I, *>» Freedom of IVorship Protected But it should be a cause of re­ joicing to us that we live in a land where freedom of worship is pro­ tected, where .the Church can’ pro­ claim the gospel according to the measure of light and understand­ ing given her. It is possible to de­ tect flaws in any government we have ever had, and there is a proper place to make effective criticism. But it can be said of all our govern­ ments in our time that substantially they have protected the freedom of the Church, although I have no doubt that, minor failures to do so have occurred. That fact sets be­ fore all Christians the duty of loy­ alty, of good citizenship', of obed- ience to the authority of state in our land. And when we have the , picture of lands wherein this hap- | py condition does not prevail, and J when we know of the threat those i lands are making to take away our , Christian freedom, then our duty of loyalty to the State becomes the more urgent and comes home to us with redoubled force. Good Citizenship Is Important Good citizenship and loyalty are always important. In time of war they are of paramount importance. On a ship the members of the crew have their regular hours ’on' duty and their hours of leisure. - But when the ship is in grave danger, either by storm or from any other cause, and the command is. given “All hands on deck”* then whether a man is on duty or at leisure mat­ ters nothing’. In the emergency he must be on duty. 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This is the First of a Series of Articles About the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Commonwealth Air Training1 Plan Written for ? the Canadian- Weekly Newspaiw ers* Assn,, of which the Times- Advocat© Templin, cord. is’ a Member, by Hugh of the Fergus News*Xie* # •* * quiet April Sunday here but over in Europe the efficiency of the camp, but one -of 83 training schools which will .be a Series of a series of Air Training They Thursday, M’w wi \ CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE i.re of to so nitude and Yet this, is ■camps and used in the completed plan. Anothey Ontario editor recently spent an afternoon in a great peat bog on the high tableland of South­ western Ontario. It is a flat country­ side where there is nothing to ob­ struct the view for miles and no sound except the occasional bird. He was amazed at the continual procession -of planes high overhead, seemed that before one was out sight and hearing, another would coming over the horizon, most them bombing planes which had Back home It was a in Ontario, war had boiled over in, a pew dir­ ection. As usual. Hitler had chos­ en the beginning of a new week and the time pf the full moon to launch another ” attack, The ’ radio was pouring out bits of news at regular intervals. Actually, there wasn’t much to tell yet, and most of the bulletins were made up of what some government thought or what another statesman had said. It seemed that inost of Europe was being heard from — London, Vichy, Berlin, Rome, Athens, Moscow and Washington. ’ There was no official comment from the Government of Canada and yet there was one to be heard, even louder than the voices on the radio. Every „ few minutes, there was the sound of a plane passing over our village-—the loud’ roar of a ■ Harvard tr ainer or the duller sound of the twin motors of an Avra-Anson bomber, It was Can­ ada’s answer tp Hitler. 1 Some time before that, Hon. C. d*. Power/ Minister of National De­ fence for Air, had put it into words, From one of his speeches in Parlia­ ment. I quote just one paragraph: “Canada has a responsibility to bear, We are the senior partner in the Commonwealth outside Great Britain. We are not, as was the case in the last war, simply making a contribution to the common pot; We are in the waV as a partner, It is patent to all the people* of the world that eventual success cannot be won, until .we .first achieve air equality and • then gain such air supremacy as will permit us to take, the offensive without which no war can be won. In this respect the Dominion -of Canada has a far greater responsibility than was ever dreamed of during" the last conflict. We are the mainstay and right arm of Great Britain. In so far as the Joint Air Training plan' is concerned we believe that we have reached the point where we can predict the success of the plan and the ^ttainmdht of our com­ mon object. In . order to do this, we need the help, ■ the advice and ; the support of all' the people of i Canada. I do believe that we will j receive it.” Canada’s Greatest Enterpidse The ’British Commonwealth Air Training Plan has been called “Can- ■-ada’s greatest single enterprise.” it is our'country’s outstanding ef­ fort to *help Britain to hold out. at home and later to strike back so hard that tile ivar . is certain to be won. It attracts ' the attenion of •much of the world- Canada* has placed at the disposal of Great Bri­ tain abd the Empire here vast area In which to train- student pilots unmolested, and has alsd assumed the responsibility for much of the cost of the, plan, and supplying most of the young men who will become the members of the air creWs and the ground crews. As to the suitability of Canada ■as training ground, there can be no doubt. There is plenty of room; The sites for landing fields and the buildings for training schools are available. The 'United States is nearby to ’ supply certain types of jilahes and a large number of extra instructors. The total cost* of .the project was originally estimated at $600,000,00 0 of which Canada was to pay some­ what more than half. But as the pace ‘of the war. Was accelerated, the cost Of the plan has mounted. It is now revised to.>$8^4,000,000, of Which Canada is to pay *$531,000,- 000. . The men „come from Various parts of the Empire—^-England and Scotland, Australia and New Zea­ land, With a Sprinkling from tlie Argentine, the far-off Stfaits Settle­ ments, tlie 'United: States and nu­ merous Other ‘Countries* But the Royal Canadian’ Air Force is in charge of the training and four out of five of the recruits are Cana­ dians. Every one of • them seems determined to become a pilot and to follow in the footsteps of Bishop, Cdllishaw, Barker and the rest of that, more later. Canadians Don’t Know the Stony Yet •. It of be of travelled many miles, that night, >he stayed outside for an hour to watch more bombers eating across the sky, though all he could see- each time wag one more star, distinguishable only be­ cause it moved, and was sometimes red or green. He was filled with a great curiosity about how these men are trainedsimpler way of life is indicated, That should mean no severe hard­ ship, for the vast majority of the world’s’ population has never in the piping times of peace, en­ joyed the luxuries we revel in can do without, a great deal of what we are used to without' becoming objects of pity. One of the great needs for carry­ ing on the war is money. This is easily the most expensive war of all history, and Canada is not only fin­ ancing her own part in the war, but is financing practically all 'Great Britain’s war. purchases in this country, and the maintenance of the vast Air Training Scheme. In c,ommending support of Can­ ada’s war effort to the 'Utmost of your ability as a means of good citizenship and loyalty in time of war, as a, duty which you owe not only to the State, but which is re­ ligious in character; for good citi­ zenship and loyalty to a state Which protects the freedom of the Chris­ tian Church to preach the gospel and of those who hear, to worship' according to their conscience, is a duty incumbent upon all Christians and is to be observed for the Lord’s sake. We of the churches in Canada, have always* prided ourselves on the contribution we have made to healthy5, worthwhile Canadian life. Missionaries of the Church havq always been on the frontiers with the first wave pf settlers, riiinister- ing to^their spiritual needs, in many cases being a potent ‘influence in Oanadianizihg newcomers to our land. The churches have, consis­ tently. and unselfishly supp.qrted all mpverhents that have been for the national well-being. In countless communities care for the needy has been provided b’y local congrega­ tions.' All this has been good citi­ zenship. Also it has cohimende'd Christianity to ' many. It has been the carrying out of a duty laid on us by Christ. There have been fail­ ures, of course. Nevertheless, on the whole we have good cause to be proud of our record. And our own congregation can< be proud of its record in this connection, But we do not live in the past. We live in -the present. We must be alive to dd our present day^diity or the excellence of our past will our and ser- .even We first the R.C,A.F. for the readers weekly newspapers > This is the articles about Plan and the being,, written Ontario’s answer some of the questions often asked, and to tell Canadians what their Royal Canadian Air Force is doing. When the officers of the Cana­ dian Weekly Newspapers’ Associa­ tion met at Ottawa recently, there was much discussion about what their papers could do to help the .war effort. It was suggested that ■one editor be chosen to write about the Air Force. The fullest co-opera­ tion was freely offered by the De­ partment of Public Information, pot only in the matter of arranging vis­ its to the various camps and schools, but in supplying pictures to go with them. I was chosen for that inter­ esting task. Already I have visited several centres: in the next few weeks, I will be going to many others. Al­ ready, I .can testify to the courtesy jand warm welcome from all wh'&m I have met. Questions have been freely answered and I have been shown all I asked to see. The only restriction is as to the. numbers graduating and going to the Mother­ land. The need for secrecy is ap- Everything in this great tire is new and different New Safety-Lock cords have 35% greater heat protection; tread and body have a 27% stronger bond between them; beads are rust-proofed and tied in and the new Gear Grip tread has 11% more non-skid mileage. With all these new features Firestone Champion tires do not cost one cent more Drive in today and put Champions on your car. A. O. (Sandy) -ELLIOT Exeter Phone 64 parent to anyone: But already it has been announced in Parliament that oyer 5 0,0 00 young Canadians have enlisted in, the R.C.A F.— enough to make 'up three divisions of infantry.. to it. War Means Emergency And war means emergency for the State. It means that the state is in danger of perishing. We are slow to realize this in Canada. We have taken part in wars, but they seemed remote. We never felt that Canada was threatened. Frontiers might be smashed in Europe, and people subdued, but we were safe. That was never really true. A na- •’tion cannot go to war on a basis of limited 'liability. It must put everything at stake. We realize this to-day. When I say that being at war means, we are in danger of perishing, I do not mean that I think-we are going to perish. But the possibility, the danger is there,, and so there is a state-of emergency, j in which no limits can be set on the duty we are called upon to perform. We must do what ever is neces­ sary.. That is our duty to our, country, and it is our duty to God also. As Our text has it we . must do it for the Lord’s sake. Passive gOod citizenship’ is. ‘not enough. By passive good citizen­ ship I mean keeping the laws of the lanji., Paying one’s taxes, commit­ ting' no act that is definitely harm­ ful, in a word, what ip often call­ ed simply minding your own busi­ ness. Rather it is a, case of “What-, soever thy hand findelh to do, , do it with all thy might”, and search out ways Of finding things to do that will contribute to the winning of. the war. Voluntary Work Being Done * On a wide scale,this is what is being done. ands of our people. are busyin themselves as-they have never done before. 'The list of voluntary waV activities that are being carried on j ip Canada to-day is no small one, altogether apart from the compul­ sory duties that are laid on us. Even in a small community like our own, a vast amount of work is being done. For example, we boast of being one of the.best- Red.. JOross districts in all Canada. And a vast amount Of money is being contributed* This is the more creditable in that We are not a district that is enjoying pros­ perity through'war*industries. 'We are doing a great deal, in a volun­ tary way to assist the war effort of the Dominion. But we cait do a great deni more yet; We ar^-not yet working to the limit of our capacity—not many of us anyway* Few. of us are going short on rehl necessities. Most of us Still have time that we usd un- profitably, and money for luxuries. We still drive around In our cats, often nowhere in particular. ♦ I am not speaking censoriously. We- all have need for rest and re­ creation. Often we have to 'wait for leadership before we can use­ fully engage in any new work. One who is serving his country by grow­ ing, food cannot hurry the process of nature. AU that has to be taken into consideration. Yet even tvhen it ha,S' been allowed' for, it still re* mains true that we can' do a great deal more yet than we have been doing. And if we cannot do more while continuing to enjoy the com­ forts we have got <used to, then a 1 Hundreds of thouS- g, avail us nothing. Loyalty to .Country may demand many varied sacrifices and .forms of vice .from us in the future. May we have grace to be*1 equal -for them* whatever they may be. Christian citizenship requires of us to-day that We should fully meet the 'de­ mand upon our financial resources and pro'vide the material means that will enable our Country and our empire to meet the challenge to their very, existence, to tlie .exis­ tence of' spiritual freedom, to meet' this challenge, and overcome it, and preserve our traditions and oiir liberty of conscience, add otir spiri­ tual freedom aS a precious heritage for -generations yet unborn. She is still in love as long as she takes as much, trouble to* prepare her husband’s riieals as she does When her relatives pay a visit . I Nothing is more fatal to success than satisfaction over small achieve­ ments. Wouldst be happy? Smile twice before breakfast and twice after dinner. OLD CHUM CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES Well, the o*»r>g that rock the boat, save the section Biands a job of cleaning up the wreck at a grade crossing. 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A* M rowELL, fresioknt Buildings, Hospitals, and Retail “With such a. great and important task on our hands, it seems strange that Canadians don*t know the story of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, They have read about it again and again, • without realising what it really means. Early in May, the* editors of weekly newspapers I’m Ontario and Quebec had an opportunity to visit one of the Bo'nibing and Gunnery schools near Lake Erie, More than one expressed surprise at the mag- MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY LIMITED ft V I Li) ft 'fti ■ d F $ 6 6 b ft. A ft M ' I M ft"t.ft M ft NTS SIN t E T 8 4 7 Ili I INDUSTRY I AN EMPIRE BULWARK Never in the history of hum</i conflict has industrial capacity, skill and products 1 efficiency counted for so much as it does in the pre7ent national emergency. 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