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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-12-20, Page 4from your milkmen Yuletide Greetings .'Peggy 4 That Times-AclvoPtet December 20, 1962 I. .., So me implications of veavAttaqtr-Atolits.tottrot;ititgasatittsvoitstvor.stifasiussitutsit.i.is)'osii or s% otSioritotsi By REV, JOHN C. BOYNE Minister, Cavan Presbyterian Church us. Surely one implication of Christmas—the com- ing of Christ—is that we lay aside petty differ- ences and see ourselves as one common. humanity, forgiven and blessed by God in the coming of Christ, If we are to express Christ's Reconciliation, underhanded tactics and false competition must cease. Christmas can provide the spark for better relations between divided Christians. Only as we develop this fact will the church ever be ready or fit to provide the spark for better relations be- tween divided peoples. In this area the World Council of Churches prpvides a spark of hope. The Christmas message in john's gospel implies something else. We are not only called to express our faith, our hope, our love among com- peting Christian groups. John 3:16 says, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son." in the coming of the Christ Child, God expressed. His love and concern for the whole world. Jesus Himself said in Matthew 25:45, "Inas- much as ye did it not to the least of these ye did it not to me ," Jesus speaks of feeding the hungry, giving a drink to the thirsty, being a comfort to the stranger, the sick, the prisoner. This is surely one of the basic implications of His whole life of service—it is a basic factor in this Christmas message. Because God. has been loving towards us; because He has placed hope and faith in our hearts we are to see our responsibility as our "brother's keeper". Where anyone is in need, if we neglect serving him we hurt our Lord God himself. The churches have slowly grasped this fact, but they have grasped it, and are co-operating together in world service through the World Council. Christ's spirit is being concretely expressed. You can underwrite this concrete expression of Christ's con- cern for all men through your Church or though any of the following: CARE Of Canada 116 O'Connor St. Ottawa, Ontario National UNICEF Committee 280 Bloor St, West Toronto 5. Ontario Canadian Save the Children. Fund 68 Hayter St, Toronto 2, Ontario 25 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO C g ti‘ - r. MargMgerkz?crrNO2.5:1fttsiltroTtroNte-0941vgil:PeriO'Crazr trAlonIFfttafti-cuSTP.ts ctl(MercrNItstrvAtx*,t, ztervg-vEtt cetzttil:ItillItisitets:ftVtrtTctivIcrsTgrcrO rft-q.crcJEzrMrsa,1=•ti-orzaverr:twq,,,v, ii As the "Times" go bv5 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T•A FILES ti 50 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Is Mr. :Harold nuoiam of Gen- the death at Dashwond of India is severing his -connection D r. nobort Hobbs Taylor. Pro- irk with the Parsons-Davis Co. and gressive -Conservative member II will attend the Chatham Busi- of the Legislature for Huron. ness College. 'Tie people of St. Patrick's the people of Ontario have lost „,n,7,„,1 a great public servant ' said , church, Saintsbury, and Mrs. Thoma rici`SiWs'. Premier Drew at his funeral. wi t h a secretary and couch Six of the :ROW wartime houses previous to Breit departure f or are now ready for occupancy. :1,0 Liman to reside. Gerald Lawson, who has been John F, Smith, Centralia, has taking a course in watch mak• 11 bought a clover threshing ma. ing the rehabilitation school k" chine from Indiana, It is doingin Toronto, has completed his splendid work and the farmers course and returned home. ti are delighted with it. The staff of the Bank of Mon-ic treat enjoyed a Christmas party .. at the Avalon. ilestaarant Mon- lip day evening. The were piped b' Messrs, 'Howard and Gilbert in and out by Piper Howard; Johns, Lorne Elford, Delmer Ihce, and Laverne Skinner are taking Guelph, a ten-day course at OAC, Mr, Norman S. Anderson, pilot officer of Trenton: TWAT' arrived home this week to spend a month's holidays wiUi his parents, Dr. D. A. and Mrs, Anderson. On Wednesday they left for Fort Wayne to spend the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Earl Christie of Exeter been selected AS One of the twelve delegates Id represent, Queen's -University at 'Um eon. „„ university Ton census shows thrt ,§te to con- ference of Canadian students at Winnipeg &ring the almost 1,000 more Men than 'f, Chrisbn s holidays. 'Women in MIMI County andif Mr. E. A. Voilick. one of there are more single men than ; 1.1;:i'tetele.'osndeinertieleds1 Altilk(‘Osrs then nlau•rled titles, y intdeV the Lt.' confectionery store for nearly leadership of Mrs K. ItoriginsW, 40 ;c cars,Ines quietly at big premliterl :tri roatg..paig e nnt, dome oil 'Wellington Si, making "Dreams 'Christmas .' in 1110.W The Chorallaires led by Mis's,0 Kay McGill sang two groups of tr songs al the second Sunday eveninc,, concert sponsored by r the Recreational Council and!' Beta Sigma Phi Sorority lit q Cavell Church, Mrs. Fred S'oltzer was re-; elected president of the Kirk-,e1 ton ilortieultnral ;Society which Is boasts a membership of. over g 200. Christmas means many different things in our time. It means beautifully and joyously decor- ated streets, stores. churches and homes. It means an increase in human contacts; human fellowship is encouraged; parties are the order of the day: friendliness is stimulated by every conceivable method. It means a leap forward in the economy of the nation—stores are filled with customers and almost every aspect of the business complex re- ceives a shot in the arm. It means increased work —and increased income—for many people. The government of the nation benefits greatly by increased tax receipts of all kinds. The Church benefits too by increased income from increased attendance. And, for the time being at least, peace is emphasized in opposition to war: love is empha- sized in opposition to hate; joy replaces for a time the despair, meaninglessness and boredom which permeates our everyday existence. What is the motivating drive and power behind it all? . What creates the emphasis on joy, peace and good will? Is it simply the economic motive? Is it simply our desire for fantasy based on a desire to escape the hard core realism of our gay. normal. everyday existence? It is often difficult in the midst of the blare, in the midst of the hustle and bustle, in the midst of the myths to figure out what it is that pro- vides the base for it all. We tend to lump together the story of the birth of Christ. the Guiding Star, the Wise Men, the Manger, Santa Claus, As a result many people consider it a delightful but unreal fantasy. Let us look briefly at how John's gospel interprets the birth of Jesus Christ. Perhaps it will clarify the real meaning of Christmas. Perhaps this look will show us the real driving motivating force behind it all. John opens his gospel by say in.g John 1:1, 4. 5. "At the beginning God express- ed Himself . . . In. Him appeared life and this life was the light of mankind. The light still shines in the darkness and the darkness has never put it out." 1.1. B. Phillipst. And in 1:14, "The word tvas made flesh and dwelt among us . . . full of grace and. truth." John says God expressed Himself in creation. He again expressed Himself—His love, His concern—in a new way, in the life of Jesus Christ, John says the very life of God was ex- Sugar and Spice the power of Santa Claus lust for a day and give everyone the gifts they really, truly wanted, regardless of east. 'in- stead of the junk they get, Wouldn't it he fun to have the things that people really, magic would work only for real. truly want. And the Santa Claus ly, truly gifts, not just the things people ward for the sake Because, you see, those aren't of vanity or prestige or .coni• What would you do if you fort. had such a power thrust upon you .stiddettly? Would you heap know some 01 the presents your favorite people with mink I'd hand DIV. To childless eou• coats, :Cadillaes. automatic dish. pies who wanted children lentil). washers, new MAO homes? ly, I'd on Christmas morn- If you did, of course, the magic ing. not one. but four of the power wouldn't last. and . on fattest. prettiest. pinkest wet- Christmas morning, all the fah• test babies y ou tier saw. Two taints presents would %AMA. boys and two girls. And to even Just after they'd been unwrap. things .out I'd throw in a large ped. And you'd be as popular bottleof tranquilli7ers and a AA A, SOcialist in the Senate. pair of strait jackets. Vie Cxeter TimOtAbbotate Tittles Established 1873 Advocate Etlablished 1881 Amalgamated 1924 • 9 I b Represented By CC MC o NR ,4 1V) u L rOhlished Each Thursday MOrniri0 of Stratford, Oht. AufinviLed as Second Class Mill, Post Office Dep't, Ottawa, and for Payment of Pottage in Cash Paid•in•Advanca Circulation, Sept. SO, 1062 3,817 SUBSCRIPTION RATES( Canada $4.00 100 Year; WA WOO pressed in Jesus' life. Paul put it this way, in Colossians 2:9, "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." The life of Jesus Christ tt as to he the light of the world, the hope of the world, the joy of the world. Even, all the evil in the world could not destroy this Life, this Love, this Forgiving Love of God which expressed itself in Jesus Christ—the Cross itself could riot put out this light. It shone on in the joyous victory of the Resurrection, "the light still shines in the dark- ness and the darkness has never put it out." John says that God expressed His Spirit, His Love, His Forgiveness in. Jesus Christ—all that is in God became flesh, became physically and concretely real, His graciousness and truth were now incarnate—expressed in a human. life. This fact is the basis of our knowledge of God. It is the basis of our joy and our hope. We arc not rooted and grounded in fantasy or legend. but in this fact. What does it mean for us—what are the implications of this act of God—what are the im- plications of the Incarnation? It means firstly, that God was not content to remain spirit but desired to express Himself in real human life. Surely it should be clear to us then that our faith, our hope, our love cannot remain purely spiritual either, These things need to be concretely expressed in our physical every- day life, This is the solid rock basis for Christmas expressions of joy—for friendship, for get- togethers. for parties, for gifts—these things, at best, can be expressions of the depth of our faith, our hope and our love. In expressing His love toward us in the life of Jesus Christ, God reconciled us to Himself and provided the basis for our being reconciled to one another, As Paul put it in Corinthians 5: 18, 19, "AIL things are of God who has reconciled us to Himself and bath given us the ministry of recon- ciliation. God was Christ reconciling us to Him- self. He has committed unto us the word of recon- ciliation," The Church claims that Jesus Christ has the power to reconcile us to God and to one an- other. Surely then the Church should be reconciled itself. Surely the Church in its various competing forms is capable of co-operative discussion and service. Surely if God has expressed His accept- ance of us we can learn to accept one another. We concretely express Christ's reconciling love as we accept one another, as we forgive one another, as we receive one another as friends just as God has befriended, received, forgiven and accepted dispensed by Bill Smiley swer all questions patiently. read stories esery night at bed. set of parents who would an- time. go sliding on the hill with To all ehddren. I'd grant a all merchants a cash register stuffed with money, and, at the good housekeeper, and pay her salary for a year. On Christmas Kve, I'd nice them, not make them eat any- same time, an irresistible urge thing they didn't like. hug and to go out and spend the bundle kiss them when they were hurl. on retarded children, or unwed and whale the tar out of them mothers, or somebody, when they .needed It. What would I leave under the Christmas tree for the farmer? Un Christmas morning. I'd You guessed it. I'd grant them present to all old people a three- a whole year of exactly the months reprieve from all their kind of weather they wanted, aches. pains and ailments. I'd regardless of .. the comfort or give them a good appetite and convenience of the test of us. a rare fine set of tlE'SS choppers Ctt course, I'd have to find :o go with it. I'd cit e theta love Om something else to belly-and kisses in large .measure ache about. but they could prob-from a ‘.eritahle host of grand- ably fall back on the complaint. children, And I'd throw in a that those tremendous crops round:trip ticket to Miami, paid- were taking a lot out of the in,adtanee reservations at a. land, posh hotel there. and a si,..eable All amateur goiters would Ire cheque to let them play th e donated one season in which races. get married again, or do they sliced not, nor did they whatever else they wanted to hook. but banged every one. do down the centre. All anglers To all clergymen, whatever would be given one yea r in the color of their cloth, I'd site. which they litre as smart as A special present. They'd get the fish. All weekly editors a ohireh packed to the doors would he given one week in with people who sang lustily, which there were no mistakes listened ,attentively, prayed he give a free 10 days in a humbly, gave bounteously, and sanatorium at Christmas, continued to do these unusual things throughout the following Year. All wives vauld be given one year's absence from the bor., All mothers of large families ing, insensitive, callous, Mat" would .get something they real. fentive cretins they are Mar' ly, truly wanted 'for Christmas. tied to. And all husbands would I'd give them families who sp. receive a similar parole from the nagging, complaining spend. predated all .the Work they did, Thrift, over-bearing harridans praised their 'cooking, 'Told them they married. Serve thorn both once in a While that they, looked pretty, wiped their feet when they came in, did the dishes fre- There, T don't, think Ft o loft quently, and paid 'attention to anybody out, But if a have, 'them on other occasions than ;nisi drop rite a line at the Semlfs Mother's Day. And l'd throw Pole. I'M Sort of a loft-handed, tit `fee services of a cracking at seuthpola Santa Claus, MAY the spirit P.. of Christmas inspire mankind to persevere in its no for oth e q uest blessing .Peace on rr.filsncere thanks for Ea •-••• - • your patronage and 1a best wishes for 0. Christmas and the New Year, Ii DORIS AND DON WILSON SI' • ip?prot4Atibcipsim=oli4tv:§lost.c.tqsi•stblq*blit'os.iiitsip4isoascsifiiivroombvAriti Consider this carefully: what would happen if your executors should die before those who are to benefit from your will? In many such cases, the family con- cerned is immediately faced with com- plications —perhaps even hardship. 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