The Citizen, 1989-11-01, Page 22f
PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1989.
William Scott Stevenson and Andrea Marguerite Coultes were
married at Knos United Church, Belgrave on October 7.
The Minister's Study
Old fashioned solutions
may have most wisdom
Couple married at
Belgrave church
COULTES - STEVENSON
Knox United Church, Bel
grave was the setting Oct. 7, 1989
for the double-ring marriage cere
mony of Andrea Marguerite Coul
tes and William Scott Stevenson,
both of Belgrave. Rev. Peter Tuck
er officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Coultes, RR 5,
Brussels and the groom is the son
of William Stevenson, RR 4, Brus
sels and Mrs. Shirley Lafortune of
Ganges, B.C.
Maid of honour was Alison
Coultes, sister of the bride, of
London. Bridesmaids were Meri-
beth Scott, friend of the couple, of
RR 1, Belgrave and Lissa Steven
son, sister of the groom of RR 4,
Brussels. Flowergirl was Lisa
Matheson, RR 1, Listowel, niece of
the bride.
Blyth church marks
anniversary with service
Continued from page 7
will be filled with love and you will
want to help someone out every
day.
Two hymns provided the conclu
sion for the message: “He Touched
Me” sung by Mr. Cowan and
“Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet”
sung by the male quartet Jeff
Wittich, Shane Snell, Lloyd Wal
den and Harvey McDowell.
At the evening service special
music was again provided by the
men’s quartet when they sang
“Beautiful Land” and by the senior
ladies choir singing “Back of the
Clouds”.
Mr. Cowan’s message was “And
the Dance Goes On”. First he took
a few moments to thank God for our
many blessings and saying at this
anniversary time we must look back
on the past, look ahead to the
future but most important it is a
time when we should evaluate our
life in relationship to God and
Jesus. Christ has laid the founda
tion and it is up to us to build on it.
In the dance of life it’s the example
we set that’s important. Mr. Cowan
said we must remember to live by
God’s rule not by man’s. In
Galations six, verse seven, it says
“Be not deceived, God is not
mocked, for whatever a man sows,
this he will also reap”. Verse nine
says, “Let us not lose heart in
doing good, for in due time we shall
reap if we do not grow weary.”
Mr. Cowan said we must be
willing to help others and that our
Groomsman was Steven Steven
son, brother of the groom, from
Ganges, B.C. Ushers were Allan
Scott and Brad Cook, RR 1,
Belgrave, friends of the couple.
Organist Elizabeth Procter, RR
5, Brussels played the procession
al, “Trumpet Voluntaire’’ and the
recessional, “Jesus Joy of Man’s
Desiring”. Soloist Janice Mathe
son, RR 1, Listowel was accompan
ied by pianist Joanne Chapman,
RR 5, Brussels as she sang “O
Perfect Love” and “May Each
Day”. Karen Cook of Belgrave
read 1 Corinthians, Verse 13,
during the service. The three are
sisters of the bride.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion was held at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community Cen
tre in Brussels. The couple is
residing in Belgrave.
greatest challenge is to pass the
Christian faith on to our children.
Then God’s love will be perfect
ed in our hearts. He closed by
singing “Bless This House”. Rev.
Ramirez pronounced benediction
and a fellowship hour was enjoyed
downstairs.
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BY REV. CAMERON McMILLAN
BRUSSELS AND ETHEL
UNITED CHURCHES
Many years ago there was a
General in the Syrian army, Naa-
man, who had a terrible skin
disease: leprosy. There was no
treatment or cure available in his
own country. Naaman’s brilliant
military career appeared to be
doomed.
A Jewish slave girl in Naaman’s
house suggested he visit a famous
Jewish prophet and miracle worker
Elisha. Naaman made a long
journey to Elisha’s house accom
panied by full military escort.
However, Elisha didn’t even bother
to come out to see him. He sent out
a messenger, a junior medical
assistant who glanced at him and
said: “Go wash yourself seven
times in our nearby local river, the
Jordan, and you will be cured.”
Naaman felt insulted. “I thought
that Elisha would at least come out
to me, pray to the Lord his God,
wave his wand over the diseased
spot and cure me. Besides, aren’t
the rivers of my home country,
Syria better than any river in
Israel? I could have washed in them
and been cured.”
Naaman went away from Eli
sha’s house. He was very upset at
the simple answer he was given for
his serious medical problem. He
expected a much more dramatic act
a mighty medical miracle to be
performed in front of him.
It’s an old problem that has been
with human beings throughout all
our history. Many people, like
Naaman are turned off by religion
because what the preacher says
sounds too simple, dull, uninterest
ing, ordinary.
“Believe the Lord Jesus Christ
and you shall be saved”. “I am the
Lord, your God. You shall have no
other gods before me”. “You shall
love the Lord your God with all
your heart, soul, mind and
strength. You shall love your
neighbour as yourself’.
“God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten son, who
ever believes in him shall not
perish, but have everlasting life.”
“Be kind to one another, bear one
another’s burdens.” “A new com
mandment I give you. Love one
another”.
Mr. and Mrs. James Rettin-
gerand Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Craig announce the marriage
of their children, Joyce and
Doug on November 25,1989 at
3 p.m. in St. Agatha Church.
Reception to follow at Welles
ley Community Centre.
Come on, Minister, the people
exclaim, is that all you’ve got to
say! Just a bunch of pietistic
platitudes. Our world today is sick
unto death. Isn’t there some dra
matic new cure that modern theolo
gians have discovered that you can
announce? Isn’t there some book I
could read whose teachings I could
accept and instantly be cured?
The latest fad does not always
offer us the best solution to our
problems. Old fashioned, simple
ideas often have a lot of wisdom in
them. When we try them, we find
that they actually do work.
In Naaman’s party there were
some wise advisers who said to
him, “Sir if the prophet had told
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God desires all to come to the Knowledge of the Truth
you to do something spectacular,
wouldn’t you have gone out and
done it?” “Why not then go and do
this simple thing he suggests to
you?” Naaman took their advice,
went and bathed in the Jordan river
seven times and he was healed. He
took Elisha’s simple suggestion
and was better the next morning.
Are we as wise and humble as
Naaman? Are we wise enough to
take good religious advice when it
is offered to us even though it
sounds terribly simple, routine and
dull. “Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ. Love one another. Be Kind
to each other”. Read this story in
your bible: 2 Kings 5: 1-14.
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