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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-12, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988. Letters to the editor Article misunderstood United Church policy IE EDITOR, marred by a lack of understanding Council which met in Victoria Him, are welcome to be or become really hurting. There is a lack ofTHE EDITOR, The article in last week ’ s Citizen under the headline “Presbytery rejects United Church policy” left me somewhat dismayed. In this article the Citizen’s fine tradition of good reporting is somewhat Local reeves support plan Continued from page 1 cost of running the new facility compared to the old. Lossy Fuller, Deputy reeve of Exeter and chairman of the Huronview Com mittee said the Ministry has found 60 to 80 bed units are the most efficient to operate. Mr. Hanly said that since there will be fewer beds (from a present 318 to a projected 220) so the costs of operating shouldn’t be as high. Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham also voted against the proposal saying he was having trouble with the financing. Projecting the costs at $7 million for the first phase, half to come from the county he said the project was “a little rich” for his liking. “I don’t see an alternative but I do know we’re talking $1 million a year,” he said. “And then, we’re not done,” he said referring to the present Huronview building that will be vacated. He hoped, he said, that in the next six or seven years the county would be able to find a use for the building McQuail named Continued from page 1 get confused and “a lot of people will just throw in the towel” rather than voting. She hit out at the Free Trade Agreement calling it a gamble in which Brian Mulroney was holding out hope of gains for a few people while gambling the future of a whole country. In approving the Free Trade Agree- ent, “Americans aren’t taking the kind of risk Canada would be taking,” she said. She said Free Trade will endan ger Canada’s medicare system making it open to charges it’s an unfair subsidy to Canadian busi ness. Medicare is our business and no business of a foreign power, she said. Speaking on environmental is sues she had high praise for Tony McQuail saying he is committed to protecting the environment as a way of life. Mrs. Rae, who has stayed at the McQuail home several times, said she has the greatest respect for the way the McQuails work together and live together. Mr . McQuails environ mental views, his views on farm ing, on social justice and the towns of the area make his an ideal representative in Ottawa for the Huron-Bruce riding, she said. marred by a lack of understanding of United Church policy. Huron- Perth Presbytery has not “joined the rebellionagainsttheUnited Church of Canada’s policy” as the article suggests. Rather the Pres bytery has acted within the policy that was adopted by the General and not have to wreck it. (See related story on the proposed move of County government to Huron view). Others worried about the cumu lative effect of the Huronview project along with other potential expenses. Goderich Township Reeve Grant Stirling pointed out that waste management may become a county responsibility in the next few years and the government may force the county into getting involved in day care. “This is a lot of money you’re talking about,’’ he said. “The taxpayers can only stand so much.” But strong support for the project came from three local reeves led by Leona Armstrong of Grey. Reeve Armstrong said Hur onview has been postponed too long and that side issues such as the conversion of the old Huron view building into county offices, mustn’ t be allowed to postpone the decisioh any longer. It would be irresponsible for this council not to proceed with the project, she said. She got strong support from Morris Reeve Doug Fraser who dismissed worries about other 887-9740 I‘p 60 TO CHURCM BUT,.. I’M TOO BUSY. If you re prone to making excuses, consider the benefits of being part of a church family: Friendship. Worship. Service. Love. Purpose in living. Hope We warmly irwite you to check us out. rime spent with God can make hectic schedules more manageable. BRUSSELS MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP 239 Turnberry St. Worship 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 7:00 p.m. MUSICBYSPARROW , Doug and Mariam Zehr, Co-Pastors 887-6388 or 887-6112 YOU ARE WELCOME Council which met in Victoria during the summer. Theofficial church statement reports that the Council Declared ... l.Thatallpersons, regardless of their sexual orientation, who pro fess Jesus Christ and obedience to projects like waste management by saying that the councillors should n’t trade off their senior citizens for waste management. Marie Hicknell, Reeve of McKil- lop agreed saying, “We’ve put off Huronviewtoolong. Wehaveto look after the elderly and let the garbage look after itself.” Other local reeves supporting the proposal in the recorded vote were Cecil Cranston of West Wawanosh; J. Russel Kernighan ofColborne; Ernie Snell of East Wawanosh; and Albert Wasson of Blyth. Gordon Workman of Brus sels was absent by the time the vote was taken. Councillors from Goderich threw a curve into the whole discussion questioning why there was no consideration of Goderich as the site of one of the homes. John Doherty, deputy-reeve of Goderich and Goderich council agreed with a new building at the Huronview site but wondered why sites in the north and the south of the county were proposed when perhaps the largest concentration of senior citizens was in Goderich. Him, are welcome to be or become full members of the Church. 2 a. All members of the Church are eligible to be considered for ordered ministry. b. All Christian people are called to a lifestyle patterned on obedi ence to Jesus Christ. c. That ail congregations, pres byteries, and conferences conven- ant to work out the implications of sexual orientation and lifestyles in light of the Holy Scriptures, according to their responsibilities as stated in the Manual. (The Manual contains the law and policy of the United Church). Acting under “2c.” Huron- Perth Presbytery adopted as its own official statement the follow ing: “We expect members of the U nited Church of Canada and most certainly our ministers to believe, practice and promote fidelity within marriage and chastity out side marriage. Therefore, we believe that self-declared practis ing homosexual persons are unac ceptable and unsuitable as mini sters in the United Church of Canada.” It should be noted that this Presbytery statement picks up another theme in the official General Council statement “We affirm our support and apprecia tion for the gifts of Christian marriage, the charism of celibacy and the way of chaste singleness. ’ ’ The United Church of Canada is 1988/89 BRUSSELS BULLS THIS PLAYER PROFILE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MH “„s trust between the various levels of church government. Unfortunate ly, some of this mistrust has to do with misunderstanding. The emo tional nature of this issue makes communication difficult. I hope that this letter has clarified the decision of the General Council and our own Presbytery action. In these painful and difficult times within the Church there is a strong commitment to work together. [Rev.] Bonnie Lamble Walton-Bluevale Pastoral Charge Praise for painting THE EDITOR, In your Wednesday, Sept. 28 publication of The Citizen, you had pictured on the front page, retiring Fire Chief Irvin Bowes being presented with a portrait of himself. I think it would have been especially nice if mention had been made that Sheila Rintoul of the Green Gallery had painted the portraitof Mr. Bowes; and even though I don’t know Mr. Bowes I would consider it a good likeness of him. I do realize that Mrs. Rintoul was commissioned to do the portrait, but I also realize that very, very few people have the expertise or creativity to produce the quality that she did from a photograph. Milvena Sturgeon We are happy to WELCOME #12 BobMcMillan LeftWing SPEED: with a capital “S” best describes this industri ous winger starting his second season with the Bulls. 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