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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-11-03, Page 24, THE JR. FOOTBALL TEAM coached by Mr. Mali suffered another loss* against Goderich on Thursday, October 21. The "Mustang spirit" must have , been. dampened by the freezing rain as they never did reach the scoreboard.. Madill Mirror J.E. LONGSTA.FF , OPTOMETRIST SEAFORTH527,1240 Tuesday; Thursday, Friday 9t 6!30- Wedhe.tday;Slinitday, 9t00 1.106 CLINT01448140tti. Monday0:66-1,0 By Appointment. Liast Tuesday morning at 10:00 we arrived at one of the Elmira Mennoitite Churches. Here we were greeted by Pastor Vernon Leis. He began the day by .explaining a little bit about the Mennonite movement to us. Basically, in the Waterloo region, there. are 16 groups of Mennonites. These groups have some common beliefs but differ mainly in their practices. Mennonites dork,'t believe in going to war but they do believe that the Church should be separate from the state. The old Order Amish wear beards and the Old Order Mennonites do not. However, they are starting to. This is one of their only physical identifying factors. Fasically the two divisions are the horse and buggy people who don't have cars or telephones, and the Markam Mennonites who do. Pastor Leis enjoyed throwing a bit of humour once in a while. He explained to us that there are Amish who wear only one suspender. They are Amish who wear two suspenders. However, tere are Amish that wear no suspenders at all and these are the ones admired for their great faith. Most Mennonites don't believe in any type of insurance. Instead they believe that God and God's people should provide for the needs of the people. Mennonites are always ready to help in time of need and don't expect anything in return. In recent years a Roman Catholic living in the Waterloo Region lost his barn in a fire. Mennonites built him a new barn. He said that during this time these neighbours were far better than his insurance. In the Waterloo "Region the extended family is very common. The grandparents usually live in a separate addition to the house of their children. For recreation the young people get together on Sunday evenings to sing, play, games and dance. Just about' each Mennonite group has its own Church except for a few which alternate on Sundays. The Amish, however, meet in homes of various families. Their services last from two to two and a half hours. Mennonite children. 24—THE BRUSSELS POST, Boys win in volleyball On October 20th, the Senior boys played their best matches of the year in a tournament at Exeter. After losing 3 - is to Clinton, they came back to defeat Clinton 15-9, 15-12 to give Clinton their only two loses of the year, The n ext match against Exeter was won two straight and for the second year in a row, the t eam will go hi Huron-Perth. The Junior boys won both. matches in the final tournament on October 20th in Exeter beating Clinton 15-2 and 15-9. The second: match against Exeter was also. won in two games straight. This: advances the team to the Huron- Perth finals on. October 28 in Mitchell. attend one-room school houses until grade eight or until they're fourteen years old -- whichever comes first. These People believe that education beyond this level would threaten • their faith; however, they are • strong belie"vers in formal training. We viewed a film entitled "The Mennonite Story" explaining the history of Mennonites up to the present clay. Another small film showed all of the commercials sponsored by the Mennonite Movement. Pastor Leis invited us do"wnstairs for a luncheon where we were served a typical Mennonite home-cooked lunch of potatoes, ham, peas, carrots, salad, bread, and apple pie. It was simply delicious. After lunch we viewed books written about or by Mennonites. This included their workbooks. We also admired crafts in their craftroom which displayed crafts from a number of different countries. Our bus trip involved a tour of the general area. We viewed farms of different groups of Mennonites; Many of those men operate machine shops in the area, where they make machinery to order. They very seldom use the products themselves. They are also expert plumbers, carpenters and bricklayers. What one man doesn't know the other does. "Mennonites continue to express their faith in practical and concrete ways. They believe that their Lord is calli ng them to believe and do, to confess and obey, to "reconcile and forgive, to love and serve, to sacrifice and give, to live and work together, to demonstrate that there is another way." Judy Malda Business . . . w . • . Directory - . . FUIN Dairy Systems Ltd. . . B ray Ch iropract i c •g Office Sales, Service and Installation of . 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