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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-12-03, Page 57• • • • ••••••••;•• ••• • •••• • • • • • • • • • Business and Professional. Directory .\\•\\\N ••••••••••• s, • S \\S\SSS, \\NS\ • .,'',•'. REV. MR . December WeSleY-Willi$ WESLEY-WILLIS HOLMESVILLE tik SERVICES,, ALL SkiivICES Ohl DAYt.ItiHr TIME ONTARIO STREET ,UNITED CHURCH A "THE FRIENDI-Y CHViicH" :. Pester; REV. H. W. WONF0 Ft! B.Sc., B•Colin.. ob. , Organist; MISS i..91$ GRAMM .A.R,C.T. ' SUNDAY, OECEMInR ?7th ,,, 0145 a.m. — Sunday 'School, 11;00 a.m. — Morning! Worshi 13^ Sermon Topic; "PUTTING AWAY 'THE TINSEL" 24, 11:00 p.rn. — Christmas.Eve Service at Ontario street United Church. -- Holrnesville United Churches A. J, MOWATT, C.D., B.A, 8,0., D.D, Minister LORNE DOTTERER, Organist and Choir Director SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th , 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School. 11:0Q a.m, — Worship Service. "STANDING AT THE PORTAL" I:0Q p.m. — Church and Sunday School. ALL WELCOME CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 11:00 p.m. at Ontario Street Church. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, Clinton 263 Princess Avenue Pastor: Alvin Beukema, B.A., B.D. Services: 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (On 2nd and 4th Sunday, 9:30 a.m.) The Church of the Back to God Hour every Sunday, 12:30 p.m., CHLO - Everyone Welcome - ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Interim Moderator Rev. G. L. Royal Mr. Charles Merrill, Organist SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. — Christmas Service. Speaker: JOHN TURNER. BAYFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor: REV. L. V. BIGELOW SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Evening Gospel Service — 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. — Prayer meeting. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN 'CHU RC H Clinton SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th CHRISTMAS EVE 4:00 P.m. — Holy Communion (Said). 11:15 p.m. — Parish Communion. CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 a.m. — Holy Communion. 10:00 a.m. — Morning Prayer and Sermon. CALVARY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 166 Victoria Street Pastor: Donald Forrest SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Evangelistic Service: 7:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Huron Street, Clinton SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th Sunday School — 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship — 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Rev. A. Maybury, Goderich t — . s jolly Santa wends his way, bringing wonderful gifts for yair, we'd like to add our appreciation. 14appy holidays. Clays` Gulf AND STAFF Open Christinas Day and New Year's Day fo 1'2 p.m. PHONE 4624661 The Messings of the Season to Our Friends from BART PUSIMA & FAMILY We take great joy at this tithe to express mist* shisterch, MOW tO- 0110 tunny friends! Groves tit Son Electric 16 HURON ST, —CLINTON — PHONE 482-9414 AMia.1.1011110=1•11.1I W. H. DALRYMPLE & SON To all our friends and patrons, we extend best wishes for the holiday season.. BEATTY FARM SERVICE CENTRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF Clinton 4.1111119* mrc aatiat WaliAiSt;$ A Joyous Noel To Yon! posumnemagn May the spirit of the season bless one and alts Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON EXETER SEAPORTH 4,1 ' A A Clirrtort Thursday, December 24,1.97 5 Miss Florence Royce onningharne, Huron Street, Clinton, died in Clinton Public Hospital on. December 12,,1'970. Born Jime 23, 1380, in Clinton, she was tlie daughter Of John Cunitittghaine and Clara SteVeliloP. She was a life-long resident of "Clinton, for many years a florist. She was a former suPerintendent of the primary department of the Wesley-Willis Sunday Schgol and a life member of the W.M.S. of Wesley-Willis. he is survived by one brother, Gordon W, -cum:404w; three nephews, John g.Cnrinitigilanae,Srace,4e, New York; Kenneth: :Ror ke, Prescott; Edward. Rorke, Prescott; and three nieces, Mrs. A. 'Saunders, Sam* -14ra, Hall, Willowdaie; and Miss Flerenee Rorite,.Prespott, Funeral ,services took place December 14 from Beattie Funeral Horne with Rev. A. Mowatt officiating. Interment was in Clinton. Cemetery, Pallbearers were ..John Cunningham, ArtSannders, Hal Hartley, Alf Crozier, Clarence Perdue and. Rohert Irwin.. • PI4ns for between the Anglican, United and. Christian Churches (Disciples of christ) .took a giant step forward ,last Week when the. General Commission on -Pbureh composed of representatives of three denorninations, gave general,. approval to a draft of the Plan of Union. Originally scheduled for six days, the ateeririg committee WaS .able to forecast on the fifth day that all business could be completed by that evening and it was. This surprised the. journalists covering the sessions and even some of the delegates becatise that morning (Tuesday) the. Commission had just begun to review a 7500 word draft Plan of Union • prepared by the Drafting Committee, However, it was approved with only minor amendments and suggestions that the writing reflect the joy and adoration of worship. "These pages • contain a lot of gold and myrrh but not much frankincense," said Canon C. H. Butler, an Anglican from Victoria, B.C. Comniissioners were surprised, too, that the section in the draft plan concerning the ordination of women was passed without a dissenting vote. It read: "The ordained ministry of the (blank) Church shall consist of bishops, presbyters and deacons, and shall be open to both men and women." Also passed unanimously was the section on organization which will consist of pastoral zones, districts, regions and the natiOnal'structure. "THE BIBLE TODAY" Use Christmas Seats. it's a matter of life and breath. Membership in the future church got A MO ride, however, esPeciallY on the qnestion .of baptism and Holy Po4nnuOien. After prolonged debate it was agreed that the sacrament of baptism could be administered "t6 those (adults) who have received adequate instruction and make a personal profession of faith and commitment' to Jesus Christ, it shall include the laying op of hands and prayer for the Holy Spirit. This act constitutes both baptism and confirmation," Infants who are baptized will be encouraged to seek confirmation and personally affirm the vows made on their behalf when they reach "an age of accountability." Communion will be open to "those who have been baptized and have received such preparation and instruction as are suitable to the age of the communicant." Congregations now using wine or grape juice in the communion service will not be expected to change but may do so if they wish. CON Fl RMATI ON Confirmation, usually administered to young people when they join .a church, in "the new manifestation of the church," as it is frequently referred to in planning documents, "shall include adequate instruction, a personal affirmation of faith, a laying on of hands, and a commissioning in the name of the Holy Spirit for ministries of witness and service in the world." The service of confirmation may be administered by the bishop, by the presbyter or by the two together. Representative laymen may also be authorized to take part in the service. FRENCH PARISHES Discussion of the "French Fact" on the first day resulted in a resolution from the Constitutional Commission being referred to a special committee for revision. Delegates from Montreal, Mrs. J. A. Boorman and Mrs. R. Douglas Smith, said they believed that all French Protestants "are threatened and may set up a separate French Church." Archbishop Howard H. Clark of Toronto, retired Primate of the, • Anglican.- Church of. Canadair,,.: chaired a committee which presented a revised resolution reading as follows: "The General Commission, having considered the report of the Constitutional Commission on the French Fact, expresses to the Commission its hope and desire that the constitution of the (blank) Church will be sufficiently flexible as to enable the French sector to develop its own specific character and witness. Approved unanimously. YOUTH MAKES IMPACT Among the observer- Because of the way he lived, some people would call Howard M. Crumley a pig. Mr. Crumley was a Highway Patrolman. I never met him nor talked to him, but I know • something of what his job was. "Was" because he was killed by a stalled motorist he had stopped to help. His job was to find a stalled car and walk up to it, all the while remembering the stories of policemen who had been shot down in cold blood while walking toward some stalled car. His job entailed pulling up slowly behind a stopped vehicle and wondering whether to draw his gun, all the while remembering some desperately sick person he had previously consultants were'elght young People from Toronto who Pretested the;lack of opportunity given to youth at General Commission Meetings, Jan Shapter of the ;United Church said that the three churches involved in to union negotiations, were "too immobile, too inflexible apd unable to speak to the world around them. But Robert Root, a 21-year old trienter of the Commission disagreed with this and stated that it was up to youth to take advantage of the opportunities to contribute to the meetings. Commissioners were sympathetic to the voices of youth and promptly arranged for an ad-hoc committee to bring in. a recommendation before the close of the meeting; It resulted in two youth members being chosen for the General Commission Executive in 1971; the continuance as members of the Commission for 1971 of the youth consultants appointed for this session; a commitment by the General Commission to include young people on its incoming executive and continuation of this practice Regardless of what transpires from the deliberations of the twenty-fourth General Council of The United Church of Canada next month, things are certainly going to be different. In the first place this highest legislative body of the Church is meeting in the winter instead of the late summer; it is also assembling at the same time as the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada and both bodies will hold sessions in hotels instead of churches. If that isn't enough to make old-timers sit up and take notice, there are other surprises: every commissioner (delegate) will take part in one of 28 groups called Task Forces on Concerns, The Task Forces will try to come to grips with issues concerning life in the church and the world and rate them in order of importance. This. change in format is designed toa give. an opportunity for involvement of the denomination's decision-makers in exploring and establishing where there are broad areas of agreement on church—wide concerns. "This is a preliminary step in the developing church—wide participatory planning process" said Leonard Milne, Director of Planning Assistance. While the two church bodies will meet separately for their business sessions — the United Church in the Sheraton Brock Hotel and the Anglican General Synod in the Foxhead Motor helped. His job was to look contemptuously at some wealthy driver who held a twenty dollar bill with his driver's license, and to say, "Just your license, please", while remembering all the unpaid bills back home. Howard Crumley's job was to live out the responsibility of killing crooks so the "good" people could brag about having morally clean hands. No one but a psychopath likes the idea of putting a slug of lead through a human body. But deep down inside, everyone knows there are those whose sickness drives them to destroy other human lives. Someone HAS to wear a gun. Howard was one selected by a process which tries to allow only the best to pass, His job involved risking his life at high speeds, often on wet or icy roads, to catch an expensive car whose owner would sneer, "I buy and sell men like you every day," while during the life of the. CommisSion. WHAT :NAME? The possibility that • the General Commission would choose a name for the church-to-be :generated some excitement .144 it was decided' that people at the grass roots. „level ought to have an opportunity to submit suggestions or vote for one of the' five selected by the members of . the General Commission. Balloting resulted in these suggestions finding the most support: Church of Christ in Canada; The Church of Christ in ,Canada; United Christian Church in Canada; The United Episcopal Church in Canada and United • Episcopal Church of Christ (in Canada). Executive Commissioners Canon Ralph R. Latimer and Dr. Robert B.' Craig, said it was possible that a name "could appear in the preliminary draft of a Plan of Union, which is simply a study document to be published in the church journals for study and comment by the membership of our churches." It is expected that the General CommiSsion will meet again in 1971. Inn about 75 yards away — there will be combined sessions on church union and the new Anglican-United Church Hymnary; two inter-communion services, and a dinner for the delegates .to both meetings on Tuesday, January 26. It is expected that there will be about 400 representatives, half lay, half clergy, from each church, plus observers, visitors and staff. The report on Church Union was approved by the General Commission on Church Union at its November meeting in Toronto and will be published in the journals of the United, Anglican and Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) for reaction by each constituency. Therefore, it will be presented to General Council-General Synod for information and study only on Thursday morning January 28. That afternoon' it will be discUssed' by inter-church groups. The General Council will begin January 25 with an informal orientation presentation in the evening. Business sessions will begin the next morning and continue until February 2. The Anglican General Synod will meet for a full day on the 25th; in the morning at the Sheraton Brock, in the afternoon at Christ Church, Niagara Falls, to elect a new Primate and in the evening at the Sheraton-Foxhead Inn. hoping if the cars piled up, neither of them would get badly hurt. It meant flagging down an impoverished traveller while remembering the California highway patrol trooper who managed to stagger to the car and radio for help with a meat cleaver buried in his brain. It meant to arrest some teenage punk who got into big trouble because his father was seldom at home, while remembering how little time he had for his own children. It is high time that we returned to the good old Christian doctrine of man which understands that all men are capable of sin, and that there will always be the need for those courageous souls who place their lives between the "Gbod" and the evil. There will not be any need for policemen in Heaven, but there will be a lot of policemen in Heaven. OPTOMETRY J. E. LONGSTAFF. OPTOMETRIST Mondays and Wednesdays 20 ISAAC STREET For Appointment Phone 482-7010 SEAFORTH OFFICE 6274240 Thursday Evenings by appointment R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 6244661 DIESEL 'Pumps ind Injectors Repaired For All Popular' Makes kuroil rues Infectien Equipment Fiaytirld Rd., Clinton-14824971 INSURANCE K. W. COLOUHOUN INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE Phones: Moe 482-9747 Res. 482-7804 HAL HARTLEY Phone 4824893 LAWSON AND WISE INSURANCE — REAL' ESTATE INVESTMENTS Clinton Office: 4824044 J. T. Wbe, Res.: 4E2-7286 'ALUMINUM PRODUCTS For AWIdertor Aluntinurn Doers end Window' end AWNINGS sod RAILINGS JERVIS SALES R. L. Arab — IS Albert !IL Clinton 400300 Obituary Church union plans progressing rapidly -1:1PYPg PWINNINPHAIVT. Juan is a young Bolivian who worked as a labour agit- ator in a mining company in Aurora, Bolivia, with a deep •concern for social justice. Walking along a dirt path one day his foot struck what had been part of a book. He pick- ed up the badly stained pages, brushed off the dirt and start- ed to read. ',Vanity of van- ities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? he read. Attracted by the rel- evance of the words, he contin- ued reading and then took his' firld -home and• read the :r-a rest:-. of -the'le'gible- papa.; •throUgii' they ended airitir2 the opening verses of the Gos- pel of Mark. Later on, reading the Ser- mon on the Mount (Matthew 5 to '7) to some of his room- mates he exclaimed, "Man! That's better than the Com- munist Manifesto. This would not only change society, it would change people — if only we could get men to practise it." One day he was travelling to his home town, Cochabam- ba, and met a former class- mate, with whom he shared some of the contents of the pages of his new find. The friend looked puzzled: "But Juan, don't you know that's a Bible?" "Impossible," re monstra,ted Juan. "You know I wouldn't have anything to do with the church!" The friend had just become a Christian and ,had a Bible with him, so he compared his book with Juan"s well-worn pages and was able to con- vince the agitator that it was indeed part of God's Word. The outcome of all this was that Juan himself became 'an agitator for God'. Changes in the General Council of United Church