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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-03-11, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987. PAGE 23. From the Minister's Study Memories wanted of the good old days BY JAMES H.CARNE HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY CHURCH, AUBURN, ONTARIO. 1 remember well the time, years ago, when a senior member of the church and I were cutting wood. He began to reminisce about the good old days in the church; people were much more spiritual, preach­ ers really proclaimed the gospel, “let the chips fall where they may,’’ and revival meetings lasted as long as six weeks, a service every night. It didn’t occur to me at the time that, while we were talking about * * the good old days, ’ ’ he was lopping blocks off a log with a chain saw. I wish that I had had the presence of mind to ask him why we weren’t see-sawing on the end of a cross-cut saw, if the good old days were so good! The other night some of us were talking informally about the sub­ ject of revival meetings when the question was raised as to whether or not the average person knew what a revival meeting was. Good question! The answer is that many won’t know and won’t care. For others, probably “old-timers” in the main, for revival meetings are largely apart of “the good old days,’’ the words will probably evoke in them precious memories because of the impact of such meetings on their lives. Some churches continue to perpetuate revival meetings because they think that this was one element of the good old days that continues to be good. A revival meeting is something of a spiritual spring cleaning. Fora few days, everything is set aside and a visiting evangelist helps to focus on the needs of the soul. The Bible indicates that a Christian can “lose his first love,’’ as the Ephesiansdid, (Rev. 2:4), and that it is time for “judgement to begin at the house of God.” (1 Peter 4:17). Revival meetings help the Christian to judge himself, to recognize a normal tendency to spiritualapathyoveraperiod of time, and opportunity is given to crowd up closer to God. Revival meetings often result in a spill-over to some who have never before faced up to their need of God. At that point the revival meeting becomes something of an evangelistic crusade. Hundreds of thousands of Christians date their “new birth” to the time when a tent was pitched or a church was opened for an old-fashioned reviv­ al meeting, or a camp-meeting in somebody’s grove. I would be interested to know whether or not some of our readers have had occasion to be grateful that they were born soon enough to get in on some old-fashioned revival meetings and, as a conse­ quence, came to know God in a personal way. 1 would welcome the letters, anonymous, if you wish, of any who would take the time to write and share their revival meeting experi­ ence with me. Simply address me at Auburn, Ontario, NOM 1E0. I suspect that some who write will tell about very recent experiences, for revival meetings are still with us. There are some things out of the good old days that are worth bringing along into the present! i Voice for Life membership up Eleven members met for the March meeting of the Wingham and Area Voicefor Life Board of Directors. Considerable discussion revolv­ ed around the formation of a new provincial political party, the “Family Coalition Party”. Mem­ bers were happy to note that the new party, if formed, will be pro-life and pro-family. They welcome this new party because they are convinced that pro-life and pro-family people are now disen­ franchised. Proof of this disenfranchisement was made clear to them once more by two recent events: the approval for legal protection of “sexual orientation” in Ontario under Bill 7 (in favour: NDP, Liberals and the leader of the PC Party); and the rebuff of the pro-life pro-family groupknownas Real Women by the PC Government in Ottawa, the same government gave $11 million to feminists of all sorts, including large sums of money to pro-abor­ tion and pro-lesbian groups. (The Christian Heritage Party, a new federal party, was formed last year for similar reasons.) The group will look into renew­ ing their contracts for T.V. com­ mercials to be shown on Channel 8 for the coming year, 1987, with the possibility of producing a new commercial. The fetal models and literature have been requested by teachers and students in area schools. Due to a recent membership drive, membershipinthe group has increased by 85 members. Six board members will attend the all-Ontario pro-life conference to be held at Hampton Court Hotel on March 27 and 28. The annual dinner meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29, at the Presbyterian Church in Wing­ ham. Members-at-large and the general public are invited. Tickets will be available shortly from board members. To salvage stretched-out sweat­ ers, seal tightly in a plastic bag and freeze overnight. The next day the sweater will have shrunk back to original size. Organ Recital In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of The Blyth Christian Reformed Church Members of The Royal Canadian College of Organists performing Soloist John DeJager SATURDAY, MARCH 14,1987. 8:00P.M. Blyth Christian Reformed Church HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH Rev. Roger Gelwicks Worship Services 10:00 a. m. and 2:30p. m. Sunday School 11:00a.m. The Church of the “Back to God Hour”and “Faith 20” Back to God Hour 10:30a.m. CKNX, Sunday Faith20 5:00a.m. weekdays, GlobalT.V. 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