HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1948-02-11, Page 10THE WINGFIA1 ADVANCE,,TIATES TEN Wednesday? February U, 1948
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Lx."-"F4iercATRE Ciarniss, The new study book, page, then translate the scripture into
l"Our Commission in Canada and Qv- tom Chinese tongue. The East India
Company owned all the British vessels
that -called at Canton, China's only open
port, In order to protect its own pre-
carious position in China the company
had a policy of hositility to missionar-
ies,. Mr, Morrison had to go to New
York and sail from there as a stowa-
way but with the knowledge of Cant,
Blakeman, who smuggled him into Can-
ton after 113 days around Cape
Horn and across the Pacific. All for-
eigners had to live outside the Great
Wall of Canton and Chinese were for-
bidden to visit them upon pain of death
Morrison's teacher came secretly at
night.
TWO SHOWS EACH NIGHT starting at 7.30
MATINEE Saturday Afternoon at 2.00 p.m.
:erseas" was introduced by Mrs. \V,
McKinney, and Mrs. J. C, Higgins read
'the 'Glad Tidings prayer,
Mrs. P, S. MeEwen and Mrs. Nellie
Lillow were named a committee to
meet with a committee from the United
Church to arrange the observance of
the World Day of Prayer program. As
a closing number all joined in reading:
U lead me, Lord, that I may lead
The wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
The hungering ones with manna sweet, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 14
SHARYN MOFFET WALTER REED
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United Church Women's Societies
The United Church Women's Socie-
ties met at the home of Mrs, Curtis
and Mrs. Kirton. The hostesses were
Mrs, James Peacock, Mrs. George
Thornton and Mrs, William Nicholson.
The president, Mrs. Stanley Darling,
presided. The treasurer, Mrs, George
Hetherington, reported that over thirty
dollars was cleared as the result of the
presentation of the play. A number of
social evenings were planned, The aim
this year is for improvements in furn-
ishing and redecorating the parsonage.
Mrs, Edward Johnston and Mrs.
George Hetherington had charge of the
W;M.S, program which was opened by
the reieting of a favorite poem by the
president, Mrs. Earl Hamilton. Roll
call was answered by naming some-
thing to improve this community; some
suggestions were for all families to at-
tend church; all women to be members
of the W.M.S.; to discourage smoking
wit:4h irritates the throat and lungs
and sometimes induces T.B,; a rink for
young poeple; more amateur plays; im-
provements around the community hail
and flowers planted in a conspicuous
place on the highway; but the over-
whelming majority wants street lights,
Mrs, Edward Johnston gave The scrip-
ture reading and Mrs. George Hether-
ington read the fascinating story of
Robert Morrison, an Enlishman assign-
ed by the London MiSsionary Society
in 1807 to go to China, learn the lan-
Church News
At the . rnorning service at Knox
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Leland C,
Jorgensen spoke from the Gth chapter
of Daniel, which revealed the faith of
Daniel at the age of 14 years and how
it never wavered, and at the age of 84
years when he was thrown into the den
Of lions he was saved by the power of
God.
At the United Church, Rev. J. A.
Burden used for his text Revelations
22:21, "The Grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all". A second bale
of clohting from the United Church to
`Save the Children Fund' will be ship-
ped next week,
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Young People's Union
The regular meeting of the Y. P. U.
was held in the United ,Church on Fri-
day evening with an attendance of 16.
The opening hymn 405 was sung, fol-
lowed by prayer by Rev. J. A. Burden.
The secretary's report was read by
Kay Thompson.' The business of the
evening was planning for a short pro-
gram and box social on February 20th
at 8.30, when, everyone is welcome.
Norma Moffatt read the scripture,
Ps, 9, followed by hymn 426. The pre-
sident turned the meeting over to Mrs.
Burden and Mrs, Johnston, Christian
Citizenship, "What is good citizenship"
5. J. Elliott, presided and carried out
the program as outlined in keeping
with the study. After singing "The
Lord is my Shepherd" Mrs. Raymond
Elliott led in prayer. Passages of
scripture from the book of Acts were
read by Mrs. Nellie Lillow and iMrs.
BLUEVALE
Presbyterian W. M. S.
Mrs. P. S. McEwen opened her home
on Thursday afternoon for the month-
ly meeting of the W.M.S. of the Pres-
byterian Church. The president, Mrs.
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A. D. Smith and his brother, Joseph
Smith, of Turnberry, spent a day this
week in London.
Miss Greta Fleming, London, was a
week-end visitor at the home of her
uncle, J. C. Higgins and Mrs. Higgins.
Burns Moffatt visited his brother,
011ie, Who is a patient in Victoria Hos-
pital, London, where lie recently under-
went a major operation and is making
favorable progress.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Mundell and
two sons, Ian and Hugh, spent the
week-end with Mrs. Mundell's parents,
and Mrs, William boig at Gorrie,
who are celebrating their golden wed-
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World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer service
will be observed in the United Church
on Friday afternoon, February 13th
3 o'clock, Arrangements for carrying
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Little 'Theatre is a granddaughter of meet in Ottawa for the finale, Miss
Mr. Christopher Moffatt of illuevale, Sanderson's picture was in the London
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that she belongs to Wr6Xeter and Blue-
vale. Miss Sanderson was in the cast
of G. H. Shaw's saint Joan, the play' ----
which won top award for London at Rev. W. J. Watt was hr Palmerston
the annual regional Drama "Festival over the week-end where lie had charge,
held in the War Memorial Hall, O.A. . of the services in the United Church.
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