HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-07-11, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013. PAGE 3.
Thank God that He has veiled the future!
(George Mylne, “Lessons for the Christian’s Daily Walk” 1859)
“Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?”
Ecclesiastes 8:7
God’s purposes have all their seasons of fulfillment. His judgments each have their
time of visitation. Mapped out in clear perspective, your every dispensation was
fixed from everlasting in the eternal mind of God. Your sunny seasons, and your
cloudy days; sorrow and pain, anxiety and lack, your every loss of property or
friends--all was designed before you ever saw the light. Trials may be in store for
you, the thoughts of which would harrow up your soul--if you knew they were
coming!
All this is known and ordained by God. What it will be, or when it is it come--He
never tells to His creatures. As lightning strikes--for quickness, as wave comes after
wave--for frequency; so may trials visit you. They are as uncertain as the wind. Yet
fixed in divine purpose, and in performance sure--they come. From day to day, from
hour to hour, who can foretell his future?
“Therefore, the misery of man is great upon him!” Reader, is this your feeling? Is
“therefore” misery great on you? Does it make you brood over possibilities--
alarmed at the contingency of woes? Would you rather, that all were known before,
that you might be prepared for whatever trials and tribulations come?
Rather, thank God that He has veiled the future, and deals out His dispensations
one by one. The time, the way, the kind, the circumstances--are all fixed by unerring
wisdom, and by boundless love. It is thus that God is glorified; His power felt; His
sovereignty known, free from the trammels of His creatures’ will. Matchless in
skill; unfailing in resources--He thus proclaims His sovereign Godhead.
The world may murmur--but the saints submit to God’s sovereign plan. The world
may tremble--but the saints are glad. In all their woes, they see a Father’s hand, and
a Saviour’s sympathy. They would not alter it if they could! They meekly leave the
future to their God. The times and seasons; the “what”, the “when”, the “how”, the
“why”--they would not, dare not, know!
But these things they do know: that as their days--so their strength shall be; that He
who counts the stars, and calls them by their names--will heal the broken-hearted
and bind up their wounds; that divine comforts shall keep pace with worldly
sorrows, and that God’s grace will be sufficient for every time of need!
A Grace Gem
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Crafters
Streetfest July 27
Blyth
North Huron Township staff have
produced and will continue to refine
a pamphlet that explains where tax
dollars are spent throughout the
municipality.
The pamphlet, which is a full-
colour dual-sided 8.5” by 11” page
folded into three sections, outlines
where North Huron’s money goes,
where North Huron sits compared to
other municipalities for assessmentsand how taxes are broken downbetween the municipality, the county
and education costs.
The pamphlet shows what
taxpayers are responsible for within
the individual wards, as well as an
overview of what is covered by the
entire municipality. A list of North
Huron facilities supported through
tax dollars is also presented.
“This is an excellent product,”
Deputy-Reeve David Riach said
about the pamphlet when it was firstpresented at North Huron's July 2council meeting. “It's easy to
understand and it explains where the
money goes. This is a good thing for
the municipality to have.”
Councillor Brock Vodden agreed,
calling it a “tremendous” document.
“It allows people, when they feel
taxes are too high, to see where the
money is actually going,” he said.
“Now when people want to come to
us and say that taxes are too high,
they can specify what they think is
necessary and what should be cut. It
really could inform the public and
allow them to be more precise when
expressing their wishes.”Reeve Neil Vincent stated that alot of ratepayers think that their
money goes to only a few municipal
issues, and that, especially when F.E.
Madill Secondary School’s Grade 10
classes visited town hall while
working on municipal governance, it
was apparent that the message
wasn’t getting through.
“In answering some of the
students’ and even some of the
teachers’ questions, a number of
things that are covered by tax dollars
were revealed to them that they
didn't know about,” he said. “I think
it's a very good idea to get this
information out into the open.”Director of Finance Donna Whitesaid that, after some tweaks, the
pamphlet would soon be ready for
print and distribution.
North Huron producing pamphlet to track taxesBy Denny ScottThe Citizen
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, July 7
was Lavern Clark. Ushering were
Lavern Clark and David Onn. Floyd
Herman was music director. Emily
Phillips was in charge of the service,
filling in for Pastor Sandra Cable,
who is on holidays. The church
services during the summer will be
held in the church basement where
there is air conditioning and it is
much cooler than the sanctuary.
Emily reminded everyone of the
announcements printed in the
bulletin. The call to worship was
repeated responsively followed by
the singing of the two hymns,
“Come All You People” and “Jump
for Joy”. The prayer of approach
was followed by the singing of The
Lord’s Prayer. The next hymn was
“Come In and Sit Down”.
Emily said we are all children as
there were no children at the service.
Her story was about Jesus telling
that we are part of a hidden treasure.
God’s kingdom is like a man finding
treasure buried in the backyard. The
man wants to dig it up and find what
treasures he has.
She asked everyone to imagine
four things: 1) Baptism – God
created us equal and you become a
treasure to Him 2) The offering is a
treasure as we are able to give and
help others by doing so 3) Friends -
everyone needs a friend and we can
find them in the church 4) The cross
reminds us of Jesus and that we are
all equal. He tells us to love one
another and to treat each other with
respect. Jesus is a hidden treasure in
everyone.
Floyd Herman gave a short history
how the anthem “’Tis So Sweet to
Trust in God” came about. The
scriptures were from Matthew 13:
44-46 and Proverbs 21: 20-30.
Emily’s message to the adults was
about hidden treasures. This was a
message shared at London
Conference. The thought of
treasures is very powerful. We know
that we all have different hidden
treasures. Hidden treasures are love
and kindness. What does the church
mean to you? It is family, support
when needed, a sense of community
and it gives us room to grow. We are
a church of non judgement, we all
have treasures to share. Jesus tells us
to share our treasures. No one is
excluded because of poverty. We
should say yes when asked to
show our treasures. People need to
know that they are loved and
respected by others.
The next hymn was “Love Devine,
All Loves Excelling” which was
followed by the receiving of the
offering, the response, “What Can I
Do?”, the offertory prayer, the
prayers for the people and silent
prayer. The last hymn, “Will You
Come and Follow Me?” was sung
followed by the commissioning and
benediction and the response of the
three amens. Everyone was invited
for coffee and fellowship.
Phillips leads church service
Cookin’ for Kenya
A fundraising barbecue was held at the Blyth Lions Park on
Saturday with plenty of helping hands, especially during
the barbecue portion of the evening. Bailey Procter, left,
and Jason Lee flipped the chicken for an even cook while
Dave Lee, centre, supervised. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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Lots of birthdays to celebrate this
week, as I had a senior moment last
week and missed the deadline being
a holiday weekend. So here is the
list.
Happy birthday to Brenda Brooks
who celebrated July 7; Nicole Kerr
and Todd MacDonald, July 8; Lorna
Fraser and Avon Corneil, July 11;
Cheryl Cronin, July 12; Joan
Chalmers, July 15 and Murray
Musty, Listowel and Janis Vodden,
July 16.
Happy anniversary to Kerry and
Bevin Diebold who celebrated July
8; Alvin and Corrie Wallace, July 9;
Nancy and Ed Daer, Wingham, July
10; and Christa and Mike Haggitt,
July 16.
The Blyth Legion Auxiliary is
having its monthly luncheon on July
11. This month is a salad plate.
Take-out orders are available. Come
out and enjoy the food and show
your support for the local Legion
Auxiliary.
Community Worship Service
& Potluck
The Blyth Christian Reformed Church
is having a community worship service on
Sunday, July 21 at 10 a.m.
at the Blyth Lions Park
followed by coffee and a potluck lunch.
We would like to invite you to come and if you are
unable to come for the service then come for the potluck.
Please bring lawn chairs.
Everyone is welcome and we look forward
to meeting with you!
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Ladies lunch on July 11