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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-11-21, Page 2MITQRIALS GUEST OPINION They are not Christians Not at the bottom of the list W. STEPHENSON BY REV. J. Emmanuel Baptist Church of Christian salvation. When one realizes this sin- pie, all-important factor, one will not be diverted from one's Christian beliefs or diverted from coming to find true Chris- tian faith. only in the cod-man Christ Jesus whose deity they deny, If you, shod be approached by a Bible-carrying Jehovah's Witness, realize he is promo- ting a non-Christian religious club which denies the foundation An old friend JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott Loans for businesses anywhere in Canada What's this girl's age? Eight . , . or eighty? Look at her face. It bears all the cares and troubles of an old woman, with her tired eyes drowned in the circles around them. Count her ribs. They may help you de- termine how old she really is, If you could see her legs, you'd find they were bent from the burden of a frail body. But Miriam isn't an old lady. She's an eight-year-old child. Look at 'the picture again. Say it to your- self: This girl is eight years old! * Don't send any toys to Miriam this Christmas. Don't buy her a fancy doll, a minia- ture sewing machine, a coloring book or a frilly dress. Miriam doesn't have the energy to play with such things. She couldn't laugh or cry, display any emotion or excitement if you hand- ed her a present. She's, drained of everything but a faint spark—the will to live. On. Miriam's would-be Christmas list, If lack of suitable financing is restricting the growth of your business or if you are considering starting a new enterprise, TDB may be able to assist you. For more information, call at the nearest IDB office or write for a descriptive booklet. Last week the T-A recorded the death of Mrs, Emma Roul- ston, widow of the late Dr. G. F. Roulston, who. for 40 years, was a dentist in Exeter and pro- minent in municipal affairs. Dr. Roulston was one of my most intimate friends as we had many interests in common. His office was on the third floor of the Bell & Laughton building. Dr. Roulston came to Exeter in 1906 taking over the prac- tice of Dr. D. A, Anderson. For several years he was a member of the Exeter munici- pal council. He was a past master of the Masonic order and was a past grand of the Exeter lodge of Oddfellows. He was a member of the official board of James St. United Church. For a number of years he served as superintendent of the Sunday School and was ac- tive in the young people's so- ciety. He was a member of the Ex- eter Horticultural Society and took great interest in a flower garden of his own, particularly roses. In June 1996, in his 69th year, he suffered a heart attack during the night and died sud- denly in the midst of a busy life. What some people do not know is that Dr. Roulston and myself with several others, formed a INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK Next weekend our town will be host to a group who call themselves Jehovah's witness- es. They will be renting our high school to hold, a Mass Rally. There is one all-important factor which should be made known to the general public re- garding this organization. Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christians, nor are they part of the historic Christian Church. All conservative theologians agree that those who deny the trinity, the deity of Christ and the literal bodily resurrection of Christ are NOT part of the Christian Church. Historically speaking, the Council of Nicaea (325) opposed the error of Arius and affirtned the deity of Christ, The Council of Chaledon (451) upheld the dual nature of Christ, Orthodox Christianity ha s consistantly maintained these beliefs, Those who have opposed and are op- posing these beliefs have never been considered to be within the framework of true Christianity. What does this mean to us in Exeter? It means that the Christian citizen cannot wel- come the Jehovah's Witnesses as a Christian body. They should be recognized as a religious society, but not a Christian body. If, for example, the Gid- eons were holding a convention here we could rightfully wel- come them as a group of Christ- ians. We would not recognize as such the Communist Party, the Atheist Club, the Buddhists, Fascists and others who deny basic Christian tenets as Christians. They should be treated as a non-Christiin religious organi- zation recognizing the religious liberty we do have in this coun- try. All men have the right to believe as they wish. We would not persecute those who believe differently than we. My point is that we must realize that Jehovah's Witness- es are not Christian. This means that there is no salvation in the Christian sense in their teachings. Salvation is found the wants are unexciting. Mundane things like medical attention, a little food, the essentials in clothing. a Miriam is a Bedouin, a member of a wandering tribe in Jordan. She had "TB Peri- tonitis", a disease that can be cured. Fortunate- ly, Miriam was cured because some Canadians put her, and many others like her, on their Christmas list last year, A member of the Save the Children Fund team in Jordan saw her trudging across the desert and took her into a nearby tent hospital. A friendly Tamarji, one of her own people trained as a hospital assistant because of gifts from Canadians, told the child in simple terms what would happen next in this unex- pected 'world' of cleanliness and white coats. Four months later, Miriam became a child again. Her health restored, the dark shadows dispelled by fat, pink cheeks and her gaunt ribs in their proper place beneath well- nourished flesh, Miriam joined other children at play. Here's a more recent photograph: 23 BRANCH OFFICES ACROSS CANADA KITCHENER - WATERLOO Waterloo Square Building Tel. 744.4186 BELL LINES debating and self-improvement society ,and met once a week in the doctor's office to discuss the problems of the day or to listen to any topic that any of the members might discuss. The whole thing seems vague to me now, but one thing I do re- member is a debate that was held in the Exeter opera house in which Dr. Roulston, Dr. Bright and myself took part and had the good fortune to meet with the approval of the judges. In a second debate with a third party whom I fail to recall, we were not so succes- sful. We also took part in a debate at Elimville and at that time lost out to our opponents, In young people's work we visited a number of neighboring so- cieties and assisted with the program. One of the biggest events that was inaugurated and lasted for a few years was a boy's par- liament that met in James St. church with delegates from the various Sunday schools in the South Huron district. At the first parliament Stuart Stan- bury was the premier and Ja- mes Morley was leader of the opposition. From that parlia- ment James Morley began his career as a lawyer. Another debt of gratitude I owe to Dr. Roulston was his in- terest in me as a sprinter. He accompanied me many times to the Exeter race track where he would start me off and time me for the 100-yard dash. A medal I received for winning a YMCA race at the track I recently turned over to one of my grand- sons. Another event in which Dr. Roulston sponsored me was a hundred yard race at a regis- tered meet in Stratford in which I returned home with the prize. With my ego high we attended a race in connection with the London Fair but with my mind not on the start but on some of the top notch contestants in Western Ontario, the contestant that I had beaten in Stratford, was second in the race at Lon- don. tl annual Sadie Hawkins dance Friday night. Winners were Jules Desjardine, Grand Bend, and Marion Creery, Woodham. Bob Hern, Granton, promi- nent Junior Farmer and former Guineas winner, captured championship honors with his Hereford steer at the Royal Winter Fair. Warden of Huron County and Reeve of Hensall, A. W. Kers- lake, was honored at the annual banquet of Huron County Council last week. by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager ganization. Whichever one you choose, send "Miriam" dollars. You'll feel a little less guilty when you dig into your turkey dinner this Christmas be- cause of your donation. Do it now. "Miriam" shouldn't be at the bottom of the list, should she? LONG DISTANCE GIFT SERVICE Ever think about a gift of long distance service fOr son John in Montreal so he could call more often, or so he could keep in closer touch with other members of the family? Well, a number of customers have not only thought about this but have come right out and asked us about it; and so, as a direct result, the Bell is start- ing something brand new: Long Distance Gift Service. For no additional charge, the Company will provide a card to be sent to son John anywhere in Canada or the United States to tell him a gift amount is being credited to his telephone account for long distance serv- ice. Customers need only call our Business Office, tell us the amount of the gift they wish to make (minimum: $2.00) along with the name, address and telephone num- ber of the recipient, and we'll handle all the details. The new Long Distance Gift Service is expected to be especially popular for occasions such as Christ- mas, birthdays, anniversaries, etc., when our far-flung families want to be together but can't always make it. Fund, 50 YEARS AGO H. E. Huston represented the Exeter Library at the Stratford Library Institute held Nov. 13 and 14. When the new Carnegie Library is built Exeter Is as- sured of assistance in adopting the duo-decimal system of cata- loguing books. The disaster on the Great Lakes has overshadowed all news items this past week. It is estimated the loss to be 275 men, 15 vessels and$5,000,000. Thomas Collins, Clandeboye, has reached his hundredth year. He has lived under six so- vereigns. Mr. Bawden and a gang of masons are at Grand Bend put- ting up H. Eilber's cottage. 25 YEARS AGO Senator F. W. K. Tom of Toledo was in town for a few days attending the auction sale of the household effects of his sister, the late Miss Mary Tom. Preston Dearing is at the Guelph Winter Fair this week showing his Dor set Horned Sheep. The new bank barn being erected on the Thames Road to take the place of the one des- troyed by fire about four weeks ago is about completed. The contractor, A. J. Sweitzer of Grand Bend assisted by Ed Wil- lard, Centralia, Murray Neil, Crediton, and Albert Bowen, Grand Bend, finished the work in about three weeks. Mr. N. J. Dore, who for the past 26 years has been station agent at the Exeter depot, re- tired on pension, Can you think of a better Christmas gift than one which would transform that eight-year-old woman into this healthy eight- year-old girl? Will the gifts you plan to buy this season provide as much happiness? At the bottom of your Christmas list, below the jewellery, the clothing, the toys and candy, put down "a Miriam". There are mil- lions of them in this world, most of whom haven't been as fortunate as the girl above. Then go back over the list. Perhaps each gift there doesn't need to be quite as luxurious or deluxe. Perhaps it doesn't need to be quite so pretentious with "Miriam" in mind. Take a dollar or two from each of the ones at the top and give it to "Miriam". "That won't be necessary, Mahoney!" ADD CONVENIENCE AND SECURITY Almost anywhere in the house, an extension tele- phone is a good investment in convenience and security. In the bedroom, it can summon aid quickly during ill- ness or other emergencies. In the kitchen or workshop, it's a great stop-saver. In the den, it adds privacy to calls. When you start to mull over your Christmas list, you might give a thought to an extension telephone for someone you want to please all year round, It would be a constant reminder of you, Below we publish a few of the recog- nized agencies which provide help for the "Miriams" of this world. There are others, per- haps in your church or in your fraternal or- CARE of Canada, 116 O'Connor Street, OTTAWA, Ontario. The Canadian Save 'the Children 68 Hayter Street, TORONTO 2, Ontario. National UNICEF Committee, 280 Bloor Street West, TORONTO 5, Ontario. Unitarian Service Committee of Canada, 78 Parks Street, OTTAWA, Ontario. Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Trite exeferZimes-Uveafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W,N.A., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC TELEPHONITUS If you've got teenagers around the house, you're most likely familiar with "telephonitus" a common teen-age malady stemming from a strong desire to be sociable. We heard of another case recently. Typically, Mom or Dad almost alWays found the line busy with 14-year-old daughter's chatter. Deciding enough Was enough, Mon took action. She placed beside the phone a pencilled sign reading, "Is this call necessary?", and hoped the message would strike home. But the next day Moni found a pencilled note beneath her message,. "How can I tell until I've made it?" 1.5 YEARS AGO The capacity of Stephen Township Hall was taxed to the limit Tuesday night when Ste- phen Township Federation of Agriculture held its first ban- quet in connection with its eighth annual meeting. Following a period of almost 16 years in charge of the Bank of Montreal's Hensall Office, William B. Cross retired Tues- day. Climaxing 38 weeks of com- prehensive grOund and air training, the fourth class of pilots trained at the Flying. Training School at Centralia will receive Its wings on Friday afternoon, Miss Velma perguson, 17, of Exeter District nigh School, won fir st place for lItiron County in the junior Farmers ASsoOla- HOP public speaking' ompetition at Clinton. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter; Ont, Authorized as Second Class Malt, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash "it was ft mistake Sending Running' Fox to that art school." ••••• • • :•:.• • fiaid-in,Advance. -Circulation, March 11,, 1963.4914 SUBSCRIPTION kAtt:t. 'Canada $4.0 Per Year; USA. $5,00 z2.11z. TazzarzawirearagranxIMWATASEU= 10 YEAtt.S. AGO' John Xingina, tut 3 rade? 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