HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-20, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011.As of Monday, Jan. 17 postagerates in Canada increased. The costof sending a letter anywhere in the
country is now 59 cents, an increase
of two cents. As always, remember
that any stamp you find in your desk
with a “P”, for permanent, needs no
extra postage. Only those with a
number on them require extra
stamps. Any stamp you come across
in your files can be used, but one
needs to buy extra postage now to
bring it up to the 59 cents, the basic
letter rate for mail weighing up to 30
grams within Canada. And unless
you are stamp collector, why would-
n’t you use them up?
Mail to the United States has
increased by three cents up to $1.03
while an international stamp is now
$1.75, up from $1.70. There are also
slight increases in the cost of parcels.
Canada Post will tell you that, in
spite of the increases, Canadians
enjoy some of the lowest postal rates
in the world. It is still below rates for
the United Kingdom, Germany and
France.
Former Londesborough resident,
Ora (Riley) Bruce passed away
Sunday, Jan. 9. Ora and Arnold has
also called Belgrave home for a
number of years. Ora’s son Wayne
and his wife Debbie live in Ora’s for-
mer home in Londesborough, so the
couple always kept tabs on village
affairs over the years. Residents of
Londesborough offer condolences to
Wayne and Deb Riley and the other
members of Ora’s family.
Sympathy from the village is
extended also, to Wilmer and Marie
Glousher. Wilmer’s brother, Lloyd,
passed away Monday, Jan. 10.
The government issued a state-
ment recently regarding the elimina-
tion of the penny. Apparently it costs
more than a penny to make a penny.
However, we all know that, when put
together many pennies have power.
Again this February Hullett Central
Public School will now be collecting
pennies to help support other stu-
dents in Huron County. Why not
start saving your pennies now to give
to a pupil you know at Hullett?
Those least coins can affect change
for someone.
In the early files of The Clinton
News Record on Wednesday, Jan. 5,
the following item caught my atten-
tion in the “130 years ago” section.
“Miss Caswell has returned to her
home among the Indians after her
holiday visit in Londesboro.”
That would make the year 1881.
So I made a few inquiries and Helen
Dale has provided us with some
interesting information.
It seems a Rev. James Caswell was
the Methodist minister in
Londesborough between 1878 and
1881. The Huron County census of
1881 lists a James Caswell and his
wife, Margaret, and nine children in
Hullett Township. Guess that’s why
manses were so large a century ago.
There were three boys, one of who
also became a minister and six girls
in the Caswell family at the time of
that census.
A May 20, 1880 item states that
“…the Londesboro Circuit
Methodist Church extended a call to
Rev. Caswell to remain another
year…which will make this his third
year on the circuit. This will show
the high esteem in which Rev.
Caswell is held.”
Between 1853 and 1891, Rev.
Caswell spent many years in this
part of Ontario having preached inWhitechurch, Goderich, Middleton,Cavan, Ashfield, Lucknow,Dungannon, Auburn, Fullarton,Trowbridge and Listowel. He heldposts in Toronto and London as well.The 1861 census lists only fiveCaswells. So the question remains,Was the Miss Caswell of the newsitem one of Rev. Caswell’s daughtersor his sister? She is not named.However an item from Dec. 30, 1880states: “Miss M. Caswell of Saugeenis spending a few days at the parson-
age. She looks as though the climate
of the north had not altogether dis-
agreed with her.”
There was a Caswell daughter
named Martha who may have been
old enough to be doing missionary
work in 1880.
LONDESBOROUGH UNITED
CHURCH
Minister Terry Fletcher began his
message at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, Jan. 16 by won-
dering whether after many years of
hearing the same Bible verses, do
Christians tend to tune them out. Are
people really listening anymore to
the real story behind the verses? His
message that morning forced con-
gregants to take a closer look at the
scripture passage, Matthew 2: 13-23.
The message was titled “Warnings
and Journeys”.
That passage is an account of thelife of the Holy Family in the daysand years following the visit by theWise Men. He asked everyone toreally listen to the details of the fam-ily’s situation and the surroundingactions; to think of if in terms simi-lar to an action film of today.Because of what the Wise Mentold the family about the actions ofHerod and a dream that Joseph had,the family fled to Egypt to live for atime. That trip had them crossing adesert, on foot, a distance of 350miles, never sure if they were being
followed, to escape Herod’s killing
spree. Years later, another dream has
Joseph gathering his family and
returning to Bethlehem, another
walking journey of 400 miles.
It is a story of strength and
endurance, a story of people who
heard and heeded the words of God.
They acted on their beliefs. They
were the refugees of their time.
Terry stated that one could ask
why God would have these dangers
for His son. Christ’s plight shows the
reality of our world. God wanted
Christ to experience these trials to be
an example to us. Throughout His
time on earth, Christ was under
attack, always experiencing tests.
But neither He, nor we, can remain
in the peacefulness of that stable. We
have to live in the real world. As
Christ knew God was always there to
help Him so must we trust in Hishelp.Terry encouraged everyone to goforth and fulfill their personal chal-lenges in this new year, to act withcourage in the face of troubling cir-cumstances.The responsive psalm was Psalm27. The senior choir sang the hymn,“In the Bleak Midwinter”, appropri-ate for that unpredictable morning inJanuary.The children and Mr. Fletchertalked about their praying hands dur-ing their time at the front. They
learned that each digit of their hands
gives them a clue for whom to
pray. Good advice for adults as
well.
The thumb, nearest to the body
when we pray, suggests we need to
pray first for those persons nearest
us. The pointing finger reminds us to
pray for persons who teach us, who
sometimes point their fingers when
teaching. The middle or tallest finger
represents prayer for the leaders of
our world. The ring finger, reported-
ly the weakest of the digits,
should remind us to pray for those of
the world who need help. And
lastly, the pinky finger, the smallest
finger, tells us to pray for ourselves
last.
The senior choir will gather for
practice at 10 a.m. on Jan. 23.
The next regular official board
meeting will be held on Tuesday,Jan. 25 beginning at 7:30 p.m.Anyone interested in confirmationclasses should contact Terry or thechurch office. An interesting sessionhas been planned.The Sunday school invites every-one to attend their annual soup andsandwich fundraiser this comingSunday following the morning serv-ice. There will be a matinee follow-ing lunch. The film being shown isTom and Huck.
The details of your wedding will be recorded in
black and white for friends to read and you to
clip for your scrapbook if you tell the story of
your wedding in our 2011 Bridal Parade.
1 photo of the bridal couple plus
300 word write-up (write it up yourself or pick
up a form from The Citizen office and fill it in
and we’ll write it for you).
Just $25 (including HST) - must be paid in
advance.
Your story will appear along with those of other
bridal couples from the past year. As well, the
story and photo (plus up to two additional pho-
tos from your wedding) will, be published on
our Brides in Huron website
(www.northhuron.on.ca)
for your friends around the world to enjoy.
Deadline: February 18
Issue date: March 3
DON’T LET THE
MEMORIES
OF YOUR
WEDDING
FADE
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