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are: The• Canadian Save the
Children Fund, 70 Hayter Street,
Christian Children's Fund, 1407
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Christmas is a sharing time and
in what better way can we, who
live in this wonderful, rich
country, have in sharing, than to
sponsor a child in one of the war
torn or under privileged
countries.
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Because we feel the pinch of
tight money, or the rise in the
cost of living index, we may grow
tired of hearing about the plight
of other peoples in far away
lands. But we really cannot
conceive how wealthy we are
compared with most of the
world's people.
"This is no time,"said Lesler
B. Pearson,"tq become weary of
helping children."
Two thirds of Earth's children
are hungry, ill or neglected. Many
are born into squalid conditions
too sordid for us to imagine. But
*we cannot push them from our
minds for we can no longer afford
the luxury of forgetting them.
Government persons involved
with foreign aid have sounded
this warning for years. They have
told us that unless we in the have
countries are prepared to do more
for those in the have-not places
we will be forced to face the
consequences.
Small despairing children will
grow up, and unless they receive
some measure of love and
concern in their lives they may
well turn into the kind of
O /I desperate persons who breed hate
and revolutions.
Many individuals and groups
in this area are already helping to
sponsor foster children,but there
are more who aren't. Reasons
given for not doing so include,
* "what I can do is just a drop in a
bucket, so why bother?" and
others accuse the help-agencies of
using too much of the money for
administration.
I don't buy either of these
excuses. Just as a pail can be filled
with water drop by drop, so can a
tremendous amount of good
come from the small givings of
many people,
Even if the task of feeding all
the world's hungry is awesome, at
least we can do something
towards it with your
contribution.
As to administration costs,
many of the organizations have
cut it down to the bone, and
certainly many of them are not
housed in plush offices, as rumors
often report. You can always ask
these organizations to send you a
statement of their expenditures
and pick the one whose overhead
cost is the lowest.
I talked to a man recently who
was enclosing a receipt from
Oxfam with each Christmas
present he was giving to his
children. It may be the most
rewarding gift they will receive. It
will give them the joy of
satisfaction that some deprived
child is being helped in their
name.
Some of those who already
sponsor children have shared with
me their Christmas letters of
appreciation which they have
recently received from the
children.
A little girl from Hong Kong
wrote, "I am thinking of you.
Thank you very much for your
kindness which so richly is
accorded to me. How do you do
it?"
Another from India said, "I
will have new clothes to go to
Church on Christmas. I hope you,
too, will get new clothes and
spend Christmas happily."
Still another from Korea
wrote that the additional sum
sent to her for a Christmas treat
had allowed her to buy cloth,
needles and thread for her
mother, and soap for her whole
family.
If you cannot afford to
sponsor a child for a year, even a
small contribution helps
immeasurably in the care of
orphaned babies; in teaching
mothers the rudiments of child
nutrition; in bringing some
laughter and love into the life of a
child deserted or lost by its
relatives, and in countless other
ways.
Out of war ridden Biafra last
year came the anguished cry of a
worker, "God help the children,
no one else seems to be doing it."
We seem to forget that it is
through us that God sends help.
There is an old legend that
when Jesus went back to heaven
after His time on earth he still
bore the marks of his suffering
and of the Cross. The angels
gathered round Him and Gabriel
said, "Master, you must have
suffered terribly for men on
earth."
"I did," said Jesus.
"And," continued Gabriel,
"do all men know about how you
loved them and what you did for
them?"
"Oh no," replied Jesus, "not
yet. Just a few people in Palestine
know."
"What have you done, " asked
Gabriel, "to let every one know
about it?"
"I have asked Peter and James
and John and a few others to
make it the business of their lives
to tell others about me, and the
others will tell still others, and yet
others, until the farthest man on
the widest circle knows about
what I have done."
Gabriel looked very doubtful,
for he knew well what poor stuff
men were made of. "But what if
Peter and James and John grow
tired? What if people who come
after them forget? What if down
in the 20th century people don't
tell others about your love and
your mercy? Haven't you made
any other plans?"
And Jesus said, "I have made
no other plans. I'm counting on
them"
We must remember the
starving children of the world; we
are being counted on.
Let Christmas with your
children be more blessed and
happy because you thought to
send a donation to bring a smile
to the face of a needy child.
There are many agencies
waiting for money to help with
emergency cases. Among them
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JUST ARRIVED
Robinson Memorial United
Church, London was the setting
for the marriage of Janice. Jane
Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Gill and Lee
iVieCutcheon, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Allin Stewart, Lakeside,
November 7, 1970, Rev, M.J.
Love, uncle of the bride, and Rev.
Garth Nelson officiated,
Mrs. Marie McKinnon was the
soloist accompanied by Mr. Ed
Hysen at the console.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, chose a floor-length
gown of crystal peau fashioned
with guipure hairpin lace
accenting the front of the bodice,
the A-line skirt, the mandarin
neckline and the cuffed
wrist-length sleeves. The
detachable chapel train, edged
with the same lace fell from the
back empire line. A guipure lace
and crystal garland with tiny
bows held a four-tiered French
silk illusion veil in place. The
bride carried a colonial bouquet
of white carnations and
stephanotis with a touch of
bittersweet.
The bride's only attendant as
matron of honour was her sister,
Mrs. Onalee Welch, who wore a
Yonge Street; CARE, 1000 Yonge gown with dark brown velvet
Street; and Oxfam, 97 Eglinton bodice and orange lagoda skirt.
Ave., E, all in Toronto. She carried a colonial bouquet of
• Ornate
• Vertical
• Horizontal
'I Oval
• Gold Cap Corners
yellow carnations and .orange
delight sweetheart roses,
Wayne Stanley was best ni.an
and the ushers were- Robert
Stewart, brother of the groom,,
and John Gill, brother of the
bride.
After a reception in the church
parlour, the bride changed into.A
dark brown dress ensemble and
the couple left on a two week
honeymoon in Antigua in the.
West Indies..
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The Exeter
Times-Advocate sends
Happy Birthday greetings
to all those celebrating
during the Christmas
season, These include;
ARCHIE NOAKES,
Hensall, 84, December 6;
MRS. WILLIAM
RY C KM AN, Sanders
Street, 85, December 7;
MRS. WILLIAM
ELFORD, RR 3 Exeter,
81, December 7;
MRS. MARY
HOFFMAN, Zurich, 80,
December 9;
NORM AN TURN-
BULL, 82, December 23.
The couple will reside. in
tiondn, prior to her Marriage the bride
was honoured. by showers. given
by her aunts Grand Bend, end
the groom's family in Lakeside, A
shower for both bride and groom
was given by the Thames Valley
Sports Car Club in Woodstoeic.
Santa pays visit
tc, Huron lodge
At the Christmas meeting of
Pride of Huron Lodge
Wednesday evening Santa, Mrs.
Santa and a little Santa arrived
to the tune of Jingle Bells to
distribute gaily wrapped parcels
to the members.
The program also consisted of
carol singing, piano solos by
John Wurm and Mrs. L.
Sorensen, readings by Mrs.
Audrey McGregor and Mrs.
Helen Webber, and vocal
selections by Mrs. Elaine Skinner
accompanied by Mrs. Lena
Willard.
Gifts were collected for the
Children's Aid Society and a
program and lunch committee
was set up for the Senior
Citizens' meeting in February,
A smorgasbord turkey dinner
ended the social evening.
The Time Is Near
... The Gifts Are Here!
Married in Condon .church
FOR A 'RINGING'
CHRISTMAS SYMBOL OF PEACE was the theme of this float entered by Snell's
Shell Service Station in the Santa Claus parade, Saturday. It was the
fifth prize winner. T-A photo
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