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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-06-09, Page 4Billy Graham speaking By Val Baltkalns InteexeferZines-Akitsocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC Publishers: J. M. Southcott, R. M. Southcott Advertising Manager: Val BaltkaIns Phone 235-1331 Published Exeter, Ont. Each Thursday Morning at 0,omplAm wrrt 01-ork": . .. . ...V ". Wanted: more suckers well as the spiritual, of the mind as well as the smile of the govern- ment as well as of our emotion. We have talked about the separa- tion of Church and State and that is Important too, But we often forget that Christ cannot be sep- arated from anything that per- tains to life. He is master of every phase of our lives . Be is master of our business on Monday and Tuesday as well as of our re- ligious life on Sunday. "Materialism is growing be- cause we have tried to get Christ to abdicate from the realms of politics, economics, science and education. We have limited him to the little sphere of man's religiosity and have hidden him in the cloistered sanctuary, in clouds of incense and in ritual. "We thought that the world's problems could be solved by dip- lomacy, by scientific advance- ment, by economic progress. We have lost the New Testament con- cept which envisioned a cosmic Christ who was woven into the warp and woof of the universe and could not be taken out without destroying the fabric of the whole. "We have divided our lives into neat little compartments: politics in one section, economics in an- other, and religion poked back into a dark little corner and aired for a few minutes on Sunda y morning. No such imitation of Christianity can move the world. Christ must be taken out into the market place, into our halls of learning, into our legislative as- semblies. "Christ can indeed cope with the social problems of the world. He has the capacity; he gives us that capacity when we come to him". Vleamteote ae tie ("tee% The first Mid-Western Quarter Horse Show, sponsored by the Exeter Saddle Club June 18 weekend may well become the forerunner of activity that could place this town on the map, It is natural therefore that the Board of Trade, along with other town organizations, are lending their full support to this event. It clearly falls within the scope of town promotion. Exeter during this weekend will be the scene of activity that will bring visitors and participants from across the border. How well it goes over depends, above all things, upon the enthusiasm and the support the organizers are able to enlist locally. Promotions of similar nature have a snowballing effect. One success breeds increased initiative for further events that can grow in scope and sig- nificance. A classical example is probably the town of Elmira and its annual maple syrup festival. It grew out from years of preliminary activity that was public- ity oriented—first on the local scene, then stepping into a greater "produc- tion" that surpassed all expectations. In Exeter we have a natural cli- mate for creating a true Western event, something in the nature of a rodeo, coupled with promoting our beef and bean industry. After all, these two are the outstanding features of our district and a beef and bean barbecue, coupled with a western show could become a noteworthy seasonal attraction in this part of the country. It is undeniable that such events, if successful, mean a boost to the town economy generally. So much in fact that from government comes the seri- ous advice to consider tourists an alter- native to industries. Unfortunately, town promotions or annual events don't happen just out of clear skies. They involve considerable planning, preparation and willingness to undertake responsibility to even get them off the ground. The work must be done by respon- sible citizens, who for the most part, are under a heavy work load of their own. It is therefore most encouraging to see the renewed interest and activ- ity that seems to be growing towards community projects. And while those involved, on occa- sions wonder if they haven't been suckers agreeing to do the job, they also may find some consolation in the awareness that without such suckers there would not even be the seed of activity that is required to grow the greater things. Indeed, we can use more such "suckers" and as the original few forge ahead and get things done, their rank and file will grow from the sidelines. We wish them all the success they deserve — for the good of our com- munity. The June issue of 'Decision' magazine carried an excellent article by Billy Graham entitled 'The Total Man'. I would like to share these excerpts with you. "We have limited Christ to the sanctuary, to the temple, to the religious areas of our lives, We have not practiced applied Chris- tianity. We have restricted it to a Sunday affair, We tuck him away in quiet nooks; we worship him behind thick walls; we have dwindled Christ to tiny statues, as small and as shrivelled and as false as our concepts of him, From Sunday to Sunday he is rarely mentioned, rarely given a second thought. "This kind of Christ will never make an impact on the restive world in which we live. This is not the Christ of the Bible. He is too weak and too small and too irrelevant. He bears little re- semblance to the Christ who is found in the early Church where they dared to challenge a world — and turned the world upside down. "When Christ was upon earth he went to the temple but he did not stay there. He went out into the streets where the sick, the needy and the dying were. No musty temple or dusty church could contain him. His love and compassion broke the bonds of race, class, creed. "Christ today Is big enough to cope with the tyranny of man over man. We have 'spiritualized' too much. We have talked about a personal faith in Christ and that is important. But his power also has world wide implications." "One of the ways we have failed is that we have not seen Christ as King of the physical as Turning the other cheek 15 YEARS AGO The 40-voice Glee Club of Ex- eter High School highlighted the evening service of Main Street Sunday School anniversary. The red army of Hydro and Comstock invaded Hensall this week and the first "cut" of 60 cycle power was made without mishap Tuesday. Dr. Fredrick Morlock, UWO graduate, received his medical diploma at the convocation cere- monies in London Saturday. 50 YEARS AGO The 161st Battalion went through town Tuesday morning on two special trains bound for Carl- ing Heights, London, where they will go under canvas. Lieut. William J. Knight of the Royal Medical Army Corps was a recent Canadian recipient of the Military Cross for con- spicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an advanced dressing station while under heavy shell fire. Among the numerous publicity re- leases reaching the editor's desk is also a Soviet News Bulletin, published by the Press Office of the USSR Embassy in Canada. Usually it consists of two or three sheets. On occasions it becomes quite bulky. It also lists various articles and photographs that extoll the Soviet way of life, "available to any newspaper, magazine, radio or TV stations—for a reasonable price" from the embassy. There is no question that these publications, to say the least, are sea- soned with a considerable amount of propaganda. Sandwiched between paragraphs are more specialized messages that could be classed openly antagonistic to our way of life, as for instance: . . . On the contrary, life showed that imperialism is in no position to check the course of historical develop- ment. And the latter is characterized by the fact that the progressive forces of today continue their offensive. The international influence of the Soviet Union and the entire world socialist system is growing. The countries and peoples fighting for their independence and progress are winning new victo- ries. The working class in the capitalist countries are becoming more active. The international communist and work- ing class movement is developing . . ." Even without further comments the implications of this message are clear enough. The "imperialists", to name a few, are Great Britain and United States. The "capitalists" are Canada and other free democratic coun- tries of lesser international significance (from the point of power politics). The working class activity and the develop- ment of communist movement fall with- in the framework of the communist World Revolution, an idea that has never been given up by the Soviet Union, even if the destruction of cap- italist system by force has been dele- gated to a peaceful sabotage from with- in—under the guiding hand and spon- 10 YEARS AGO For the first time at Centralia the RCAF's famous CF-100 jet plane was on display. Screaming CF-100's and Sabres rocked the station with a thunderous climax to the best air show Centralia visitors have seen. Thames Road United Church which was erected in 1881 at a cost of $4,000 will celebrate its 75th anniversary Sunday. As well as observing the 50th anniversary in Exeter J. H. Jones Groceries celebrate 25 years as a "Superior Food Store." 25 YEARS AGO Exeter and Hensall have gone over the top in the Victory Loan drive. On the second day Hensall doubled its quota and Exeter went 25% over the top. Exeter's ob- jective was $57,000. "The spirit of the British peo- ple is all it is claimed to be" said Sr. Radio Officer AlexStrang of the British merchant Navy, who has been visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strang after an absence of three years. In other fields, frightened by the exploding myth of our puri- tanic way of life, (as viewed through the eyes of the younger generation) we have sat back and even buried our heads in the sand. We have refused to accept the pronounced physical development of the well-fed, well-provided and well-s ecured younger genera- tion. We have been horrified by the pronounced impact of sex (developed by the older genera- tion) and have failed miserably to associate it with responsi- bility. Our social agencies even today are busy developing methods how to relieve our youngsters of their "mistakes" in a noble atmos- phere of discretion, with "all is forgiven" attitude and with so- ciety footing the bill for the illegitimates. As a result we may find our- selves in a new society whose members, while exercising con- siderable influence in our future society, may themselves be grop- ing for the answers we have fail- ed to provide, In this process we will encounter experimentations with "free love", glue sniffing, murders for kicks and other deviations from sanity. Thank heavens, they are also consider- ed deviations even in the younger generation generally. * * * * At this moment indignation is in order. We may in all honesty profess our innocence under the pretext that we, the older genera- tion have done everything pos- sible to give our children happi- ness. At the price of the usual sacri- fices associated with parenthood. The rub seems to be in the misconcept of happiness. Most conscientious parents would point out with pride their efforts to shield their offsprings from disappointments, hardships and despair. It is believed that by eliminat- ing these a human can consider himself to be "happy". It is a state of tranquility promised all good people after their death. This side of heaven it spells boredom. For happiness on earth is in the knowledge of achievement and achievement is surmounting disappointments, hardships and despair. Any wonder then, that our younger generation, overprotect- ed and bored on occasions are seeking to create problems for themselves. And what problems Mainly because seldom, if ever, the division between two ingredients of the society — the young and the old, have been so pronounced as to create a near- even distribution of power. Maybe the ironic part is that the older generation has laid foundation for the conflict it may encounter. We have created a new world with its complex problems and generally unprepared for it our- selves, have failed to prepare our children for it. Parents have shied away from their responsibilities leaving these to schools and the society. The schools and society have shoved them back where they belong in the first place. Only to be buried there. The result was confusion. We have been confused even in our education system. First it was an outcry for accentuated academic education. When it be- came clear that we are running out of people in trades fields we returned to vocational schools. Now we even support on-the- job training in a true old-fashion- ed manner. Even at that our motivation and our own example stressed the higher earning power and the idea that one's success is measured by materialistic achievement. We did not plead with our youngsters to stay in school to develop their thinking mechan- ism so they would be conditioned to search truths and findings of others in order to avoid proven mistakes. We told them to stay in school so that they could afford two family cars, most expensive freezers and carpeting. . • By V . B. Some authors point out that by 1970, four years hence, half the Canadian population will be under 25. And of that portion about one of every five Canadians will be in the age group between 15 and 24. The consequences may bring changes nobody so far has had enough courage to consider. It is already apparent that this youthful segment is becoming an important factor in our econ- omy. Still free from the more ser- ious commitments of life they command a greater buying power than their parents and the rest of the population falling within the older age group. This condition undoubtedly will see the consumer market being more and more adapted to their demands. The trend, reluctant still, is already underway. Nor will the youthful influence stop right there. It will grow into the political and cultural fields and will leave its mark on the social scene. The division of the "demarka- tion line" will be even more pronounced if one takes into ac- count the far greater activity and energy of the younger people as compared to those, who are already tiring of their responsi- bilities. * * * * What kind of conflicts this situation will create is impos- sible to predict at this moment. But with some certainty one may anticipate that the world of tomorrow will differ from the one we have known in the past. sorship of Soviet Union. We Canadians are free and fair people and no obstructions are placed in the way of the Soviet Embassy to en- gage in this design. We are not accorded the same courtesy in Soviet Union. The period- icals of democracies are banned there and any newsletter by our Embassy would be classified as a devilish scheme . . . But our fairness does not stop here. As behooves good Christians we have turned the other cheek for yet another blow. The bulletin carries a metered postage with the remark: "Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa." The second class mailing privilege is usually accorded to Canadian Period- icals including weekly newspapers in recognition of the important cultural and informative role they play in their communities. It has been said that this is an in- direct subsidy to these publications but so far the newspaper associations have been able to prove that such a privilege is warranted. It is interesting to note that the objections to the second class privi- leges originate at the Post Office De- partment. It has also provided strict rules and periodicals must show a bona- fide subscriber list with subscriptions paid in advance to qualify. The Times-Advocate is not a sub- scriber to the Soviet News Bulletin. We know that according to Post Office Department regulations the Soviet News Bulletin does not qualify for second class mailing. And yet the Post Office Depart- ment has found it appropriate to grant the Soviet Embassy these privileges. Thus we, the taxpayers, are sub- sidizing the production of propaganda material aimed at weakening the foun- dations of our democratic system. Boy, that other cheek certainly smarts . . • • One week of sacrifice • • • IMISNMaiff-r„ ' 1Proi:•00v Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1974 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dap% and for Payment of Postage in Cash Otta *a, We were sitting around bick- ering after •7:hurch the other day. My daughter had a bad cold, and was generally owly, She didn't think 71-4%;..sh of sod . .an. God let so many e.e.erld be starving?" =t• r.. kri.f..,w. Well, it's a and 1 tried to ex- vas God's doing, 'Nes sa:.•:i it was man's gire-e• ,', *lege' • and fear that .a kings (far kings, in 1.V• et„ ▪ of millions *le v our broth- *re t in 1:ed of illness st . .S.• 'ete %eaten". • any. "It all V.Y...711/4.:/t 4. f"*.V!). to me," she ink much of .! tn."'s He runs .L•tr. a 15-year- • .6.tteR • r.inning down et;',..1, fathers since tlet trted to come up ,ale • ;• gnw:T. F:r.e., I oq.:.aaaA that the gay- er:Intent' 41'f a great deal to help less fertenate ,..e.tuntries„ with our taxes, When she eernered me en details, I Taal to admit that it was a drop In the bucket with a lot of strings attached (try that metaphor on for site). In desperation, I looked around for Someone elSe to blame. "The churches should take the lead, and start a nation wide campaign to help feed the hungry." My wife reminded me that we give a buck a week to missions, "Yes, and all these piddling church missions add up to a spit in the Ocean," says I, Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30, 7965, 4,208 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA $7.00 "So what would you do, Mr. Smart Alex?" says she. "So I can probably think of something, Mrs. Wise Guy," says I. And I did. The result is Na- tional Tighten-Your-Belt Week. It's very simple. For one week a year, every Canadian family willing to help will live on a bare subsistence allowance. The difference between that and the normal cost of living goes into the pot. Every cent of this pot goes to buy food, clothing, con- traceptive pills and other neces- sities for the vast, poor, down- trodden masses of the world. It's hard to believe that this world-shaking concept took seed and blossomed right there in our living-room. But it did. Swift- ly we did some figuring. It was rough, but close enough, The average family spends from $20 to $30 a week on food. One week a year we exist on $5 per family. It could he done, you know. Lots of rice, macaroni, porridge, bread, home-made soup. Water instead Of coffee, tea, milk, beer. The same week we walk everywhere and save $3 on gas. We turn off the furnace and learn what it's like to be cold. We clean our teeth with salt. We avoid shaving and hair spray and deodorants and drugs and cigarets. The average family could kick about 30 into the kitty. Take a town of 10,000 population, Let's say a minimum of 1,000 families, That'S $30,000. That will pay for a lot Of wheat, penicillin, and birth-Control pills. Multiply this Widest token by all the families in Canada, and you could jack up India in about twe years. If we do not actually encounter a complete mess, it will be thanks to some basic instincts nature bestows to every individu- al in addition to his environ- mental development, We have seen youths who can think• with unusual maturity de- spite all our omissions. Their instincts are still whole- some, their minds clean and their actions straightforward. They are searching for ideals and they are trying to incorpor- ate these into their own lives. And they may even create a better world, compatible with the progress of mankind. But they will accomplish it in their own way and through their own mistakes. Whether they will need our helping hand and whether we will be able to provide it when they need it is a question that can be hardly answered. Our past record is nothing to be very proud of in'this regard. In respect to the future the least we can do is to accept this genera- tion into full partnership without undue prejudice. The editor: In your editorial of last week entitled "This hour has . . . . nothing" you conclude with the disturbing thought that we must accept what some individuals (CBC management) hold to be good for us. I find your editorial opinion presents an interesting contrast to an editorial opinion expressed by the Globe & Mall of May 9th on the same subject. They, however, identify "some individuals" as being the CBC producers. Excerpts from this editorial are submitted in the interests of presenting the "other side of the story". These excerpts are as follows: "The principle which governs and honest news medium is simple to state and most difficult and delicate to follow, It is, first, that the news which it presents shall, as far as human fallibility makes it possible, be complete and objective, uncontaminated by the views of the persons who col- lect and present it; and, second, that when opinions of the persons governing the medium are pre- sented, they shall be separate from the news, and clearly pre- sented as opinions and not as facts." "CBC President Alphonse Oui- met, in his statement to the stand- ing parliamentary committee on brOadeasting last week, rightly placed this principle at the root of the present conflict between the staff of the Seven Days pro- gram and CBC management. In speaking of public affairs pro- grams, of which Seven Days is one, he said: "First, there is the relation- ship, of CBC, as a publicly owned information medium, to public opinion. That relationship raises the question: should the corpora- tion try to lead, form or direct this public opinion or should it present a studious neutrality, presenting various issues as completely as possible and leav- ing the public to choose? It has always been CtIC policy to adopt the course of freedom of choice for the public, This attitude is expressed in the statement that "the CBC has no point Of view" in controversial matters , It is of first importance that the CBC provide a platform which others can use to influence pub- lic opinion, but it must not mount that platform itself . . . Our ex- perience with Seven Days indi- cates that its people do not agree with the corporation views." "The CBC, in other words, must not be afraid of presenting controversial opinions, and it has not been. But the CBC must be very afraid of presenting its own opinions, for if those who work in the CBC permit their own views to govern the selection and presentation of opinions, o n1 y their opinions —and not the many and various opinions of the Ca- nadian people — will be selected for presentation or presented favorably. Of this discrimination the Seven Days people have been guilty, "Using the techniques of cam- era, sound and interview, of tone of voice and facial expression, of selection and presentation, they have frequently shown people and events of which they ap- proved in a good light, and peo- ple and events of which they dis- approved in a bad light. They have denied the Canadian people the right to see both sides equally and form their own opinions." "But the most serious charge against the Seven Days people is that they usurped the airwaves of the Canadian people to express their own opinions and shape ours. This goes to the heart of what we mean the CBC to be. Do we mean that it shall be a mirror held up to us, its owners, to reflect accurately our many opinions, that we may have the information on which to make up Our own minds? Or do we mean that it shall be distorted into a personal tool by which CBC pro- ducers, after they have decided what we should think, make up Our minds for us?" In conclusion, I find the Globe & Mail editorial re-assuring. First, because it supports my own opinion and secondly, counting the editor, Mr. Ouimet and 'my- self, it proves that three of the public at least did not "protest In vain", 013JECTOR ma,