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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-02-24, Page 12Page Twelve The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, February 24, 1954 Farther Afield News of Neighbours In Distant Places isair Four airport Travelling to Bermuda by truly a delightful experience, hours non-stop from Malton to the sunny islands-—and a complete change of weather, food and atmos­ phere. On the trip out we had a good look at the towers of New York City gleaming in the morning sun, and on the return journey saw the same city outlined by its millions of lights—an unforgettable sight. Trans-Canada Airways service is an experience in itself, From the mo­ ment of take-off the stewardesses and steward are continually busy making the trip enjoyable and reassuring any who are at all nervous about air tra­ vel. The meals, served at 17,000 feet altitude and 350 miles per hour are among the best one could find any­ where. Bermuda is, of course, a mid-ocean crossroads since the age of air trans­ portation has come, and as such there is a taste of the International about the place which is novel and re­ freshing. Articles in the stores are usually priced in both sterling and American currencies. Ask about any one of the planes which are constant­ ly in the air and you will learn that the one in question is a BOAC com­ ing in from London, England, or an ■ I ■i i 3 i tl 5 In closing,the speaker asked "Why do I go into the heart/ Pf the jungle tp live in such an uncivilized state?” He answered by saying—"Because the natives have nover heard of Jesus Christ and unless they do, they will die in- ignorance of Jesus Christ and thus be liable to Eternal Damnation.” This personal link with such fine young missionaries as Mr. and Mrs. David Russell of Manchester, Mary­ land, helped all present to realize both the faith and the tforks that are being accomplished in still another Mission field, of the Church of Jesus Christ Universal. American Navy, Army or Coast Guard ship from pn© of the two huge hasps, on the island, or again it may be Col-1 onial Airlines arriving from Barbados or ‘Pan American heading out for New York. Canadian and American money will secure some wonderful purchases on the island, such as Irish linens, It­ alian leatherwork, English gloves, na­ tive straw made into a thousand dif­ ferent articles, and of course, any kind of entertainment. However, British woollens, which are offered in lavish display to the American visitors are just as costly as they are in Canada. At this season of the year, which is winter in Bermuda as it is here, the weather is, to my mind, just about perfect. Never under 60 and seldom over 75, the bright sunlight on blue water offers pleasant contrast to the frosty northern air. Swimming at this season is frowned on by the Ber­ mudians, but with the Atlantic at 64 degrees I found it just right—in fact a few degrees warmer than Lake Hu­ ron in August. The growth on the island is ex­ tremely interesting. In the nine acres of garden-'at the home in which we stayed were not only carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and all the other vegetables with which we are familiar, but ban­ anas, pawpaws, dates, cristilines, lo- quats, lemons and oranges, strawber­ ries, eocoanuts and a dozen more tro­ pical fruits and vegetables, each of which were delicious. The gardens bear four crops each year. Even at this season, when flowers are' com­ paratively few, every hedge is aglow with the blooms of oleander, hibis­ cus and many more, while the morn­ ing glories, nasturtiums and geran­ iums run wild in the grass on every vacant plot and hillside. The very age of the place is in­ teresting to Canadians, who are new­ comers in their own land. Pomander Gate, which was our temporary home, is 250 years old or more, and is not considered unusual in these islands, where settlement dates back well over three hundred years, and where con­ struction is entirely of the weather­ proof native stone. Many of the busi­ nesses in the city of Hamilton have been in the hands of the same fam­ ilies for well over three hundred years, and show every sign of staying that way. Blacks outnumber the whites by eight-to-one—32,000 of the former. However, the color problem seems a minor one in Bermuda, for the Ne­ groes are given full opportunity for education and even enjoy consider­ able political freedom. As a result the average colored person is intelli­ gent, well dressed and scrupulously tidy about his person, his children and his home. The one thing you miss most in the islands is a good, satisfying drink of water. for human consumption is rain water caught in great tanks after it has been collected on the universal stone roofs. The stone is coated with a lime mixture which tends to purify the water somewhat, but I was told that many of the tanks contain a brace of goldfish, placed there to con­ sume mosquito larva. The water tastes all right with ice in it, but fails to quench the thirst. —Barry Wenger Mr. and Mrs. Cloakey are home from the West and have been staying with her sister, Mrs. John Fairservice, —Misses H. O. and Belle Martin are spending a few days with their sister, Mrs. T. A, Hod gins and Mr, Hodgins, in Lucan. —Mr. Stuart McBurney is attending the Good Roads Convention in Tor­ onto this week, "—Mrs. G. G. Stephens of Campbell­ ford, spent last week at the home of her son, Jack Stephens. Mr. and Mrs, Stephens moved last week to their new home in Hillcrest. All actual heroes are essential men, and all men possible heroes. wil| be pleased to make • complete, expert check­ up of any Westinghouse appliance at • nominal charge. This service may help you get more value from your appliances end save you money In repair bill, liter CHECK UP SERVICE GOSPEL HALL Regular Sunday Services Sunday School 10.15 a.m. Remembering the Lord at 11.1S Gospel Meeting at 7.30 pjn. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Each Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Cliildren’s Bible Club, Monday 7 p.m. Mrs. Sol. Cloakey came back to Blyth on Sunday from Victoria Hos­ pital, London, where she has been for the past seven weeks. She will be re­ turning “March 20th, for further treat­ ments, ( —Kenneth Hingston of the R.C.A.S C., Shilo, Manitoba, visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hingston and his sister, Mrs. Ross C. Anderson, last week while on leave before going to Korea. —Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hertle and family spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sinnamon, Minnie St., and on Sunday they and Mrs. Sinnamon and Mrs, Stewart Forsythe 'visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bee­ croft, E. Wawanosh. £5^5 It’s National Sew and Save Week BOLIVIAN MISSIONARY TELLS OF JUNGLE Last Sunday morning the United Church congregation was privileged to hear as guest speaker, David Rus­ sell, of the South America Indian Mission, who spoke on the subject, “A New Frontier in Bolivia.” Mr. Russell has been a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred French. His wife, Eeth, is their niece. Wingham people may remember her as Beth LaRue, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. La Rue of the China Inland Mission. This young couple, with their two children, Bert and Kathy will leave very soon for the heart of the jungle in the Amazon valley in Boli­ via where they are commissioned for five years as missionaries. “Dave” Russell as he prefers to_be known, told a thrilling story of the work to which he is going. He explain­ ed that it is a pioneer work in the sense that many of the native Indians of the Amazon valley have never seen a white man and very few have ever heard of Jesus Christ. The speaker referred to his mission field as “the largest unexplored territory in the world, as large as the whole land area of the United States.” It is peopled by wandering tribes of Indians who are very primitive. Like the Indians, Mr. and Mrs. Russell will secure their living from the land and live as the Indians do in a mud hut. Travel will be by foot and by canoe on the navi­ gable rivers. The actual missionary work is en­ tirely a “Faith Mission,” in the sense that the missionaries support is guar­ anteed by friends and churches in America, before he sets sail for the Amazon valley. There is no means of raising one’s own living by. stan­ dards known in, America, and living depends entirely on the gifts of God through the natives and the people at home. Dave will visit the tribes on his field and learn their language and then try to reach them with the Gospel of Christ. 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Bell’s Medicines c r PHONE 53 WINGHAM Evelyn Crawford is Hostess to Kinettes Evelyn Crawford was hostess when the Kinettes held their regular meet­ ing on Monday evening. Peg Bateson acted as secretary in the absence of Jean Ellacott. President Velma Scott was in charge of the meeting. It was unanimously voted that $25.00 be given to the Mrs. Kregar fund.~ A discussion Of the coming play fallowed, with president Velma asking for volunteers for different duties. It was decided that where possible arti­ cles for. the next tea bo handed in at the end of each month. After a humorous quiz, and a delic­ ious lunch the meeting was adjourned by President Velma, Former JWingham Man Dies in Toronto (Continued from Page One) versity which, later in 1952, granted him an honorary LL.D This time of struggle and disap­ pointment must be mentioned, for it aroused Bradwin’s sympathy toward men eager for learning but who found little opportunity available. It was at this time, 1903, that he met the late Alfred Fitzpatrick, who had only re­ cently conceived the idea of Frontier College. Frustrated in his own educa­ tion and with his savings gone, Brad­ win was ready to undertake hard manual work in the woods of the Georgian Bay area, a remote place in those days, in order to help jther men with their education—men whose opportunities had been fewer than his own. Dr. Bradwin, in his prime, was a typical campman in physique. More­ over, he made the perfect labourer­ teacher, for he was ever ready to help the rough and perhaps uncouth lumbermen working alongside him. He endeavoured also to be a some companion among them. As the work grew, Bradwin vised labourer-teachers across da, but was particularly known, in the early years of the century, espe­ cially, throughout Northern Ontario. With his own hands he erected twen­ ty-six log' buildings to be used for reading and study rooms, and for the same purpose put up an innumerable number of tents. From camp to camp he went, very often for miles on foot beyond the end of steel. He would pack, with the aid of a tump line, quantities of magazines for distribu­ tion among the camp workers. As he neared a camp often a cheer would go up, for he was ’ commonly known among migratory workers of that day, across Northern Ontario, as the Big Brother of Campmen. Dr. Bradwin was always a serious reader and a scholar in the truest sense. After some years, he was per­ suaded to continue his education and entered Queen’s as an extra-mural student in History and Economics. During breaks in his work each year, for a month or two in the winter, he would concentrate on his studies and gradually he wrote off his exam­ inations and obtained the Bachelor of Arts degree. Finally he completed his Master’s degree also—without having put a foot in the university buildings. At the age of forty he started work toward his Doctorate at Columbia University. There he specialized in Economics and Marxian Philosophy to be able to combat more effectively the arguments of many men he met in camps. The dissertation which he prepared for his degree was based on his own experiences. It was entitled, “The Bunkhouse Man” and was a study of work and pay in the camps of that period. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was when Dr. Bradwin years of age. Dr. Bradwin was versity positions in -Canada, but his heart was in the work of Frontier College. He had for years put his best into this effort and he knew the need at first hand. As principal siiive 1933, Dr. Brad­ win always kept in very close touch with the field. He made it a point to know each labourer-teacher personally and to follow him with letters that would stimulate and inspire. Former labourer-teachers who have gone far in their professional or business life have kept in touch with him through the years—a mark of their esteem and appreciation of his personal interest. Since the early days, Frontier Col­ lege has been in very large part, an expression of Dr. Bradwin’s person­ ality, but as principal he has definitely established the work of the labourer­ teacher. Through a sound financial policy and a progressive field pro­ gram, he has won staunch friends across the country. The work of Fron­ tier College is now generally recog­ nized as a necessary part of Cana­ dian frontier life. In 1921, Dr. Bradwin married Min­ nie Fessant of Wingham. Dr. Brad­ win’s life has been marked with a singleness of purpose, to give an op­ portunity to migratory workers on our hinterland-and to strengthen citi­ zenship. Mrs. Bradwin was always a true helpmeet in this endeavour. 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