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THE clOPERICkiLlVI tlTE _ J L_ ASS®CIATION..
' ,lBy Rev. J. A:,V,eldhuis,- Donyan- ease. Men have tried to escape
non 'United Church 'from reality by. the flight from
the one thing into the other.
Some have sought it in strong
drink, same by seeking some
forms of security, some in the
"Creed of .(omfort," some in the
TRANQUILLLZERS
"Isthere no - balm in Gilead?
is there no ppiysieian there?"
. Jeremiah 8:22.
• Aldous Hinsley. predicted0 "c] azc .of spot ts. ther who always nods his or her
ears a 4 _ a society in whichI There is an endless catalogue head in silent approval whether
y n, _._ _.�. dika__ ___.-... --,t- ._ . r7s7.. . .the.--children,-do-- good.. or _,.bad.
• : • azzt stru glen, and dlscomforti`of itanquilTizeLS, e.g. m�ney,t
g , No matter how theybehave he
would all be eliminated. In his � p�sse,siuns, leisure. imaginary
Brave New' World he gave an' illness, work, and even religion: is going to give them 'a nice
innportant place to a• drug named', Anything, whatever it. may be, place in his a beautiful heaven
" ,� some day. "God is in His hea-
coma. This' would take the can be used for an escape, a
rough edges off life, and provide mean for security, an "ultimate yen, all's right with the world."
a, holiday from trouble; in fact concern," a source for peace, "a What a DIzUG ! ! !
it would produce nothing less ; god.' ,As Luther said, "What -
but "Christianity without tears." � ever a man' trusts in is his god."
• During ` the last d-eeennial - But.sueh a god can only- provide
there have been ;several soma-' a temporary and - imaginary
,like drugs on the, market. Wel peace. 7t may make men to
have been reeding of "with- say "Peace, peace," but as in
the days of Jeremiah; there is
no REAL peace. It is no true
balm and it does not come from
a real physician; it is but the
s;ttisf . ing of oneself with,, poor
unfathomable. s. -But it has .be-
come . %a very,( very cheap enc -
pression. It has been made to,
mean that "love is God," , that
"God .is lovable," that Ile Is
some kind .of a
Santa Claus, or
an old grandfather or grandmo
drawal drugs." thalidomide,
marijuana, and heroin, and of
the sad, sad consequences of .the
use of these drugs. The name
The truth is that the God of
love required 8 propitiation (an
{flaring or sacrifice) because of
our sins. A ransom price had
to be paid. He demanded a
"compensation" because of :our
disobediesnce and rebellion
against- His HUly law. He is a
Just and a Righteous God Who
made "an exaction." He "took
"thalidomide babies" tells a it out" on Jesus, who bore the
story beyond description, not to and altogether inadequate sub- brunt of our sins 'on the Cross
titute>. Because of this Jere- of Calvary. Without this GRACE
Medical doctors are quick to miah asked the question of the of Jesus Christ it is simply im'
pbtnt out that tranquillizers do text above. possible to know the LOVE of
not really cure anything. If one In the same manner Elijah God: Please READ the First
cannot face up to the minor and asked the •question. •"Is there Epistle of John, Chapter four.
mention any more.
' common difficulties of life, how
shall he or she face such conse-
quences as death and permanent
deformation as some of these
drugs have caused? And seeing
what they have done and still do,
• the illegitimate use of them
no God in Israel, that you gd to Another "drug" reaas, "Man
inquire of the god of Ekron?" is,Gocd:" A businessman said to
In the salve way Jesus said,
me some time ago, "Man is basic. � time an atheist, later ,an otLt-
a'Why de you call Me Lord, Lord, .,ally,god." Well, how many standing•'Anglica.n layman, sc-ho-
and du not the things which I people do you think there are
command you?" and"St. Paul liar, and a most prolific writer,
who ;re' . ABSOLUTELY HON,;, says in one of his books, "Hell--
spoke:of men who had a FORM EST in filling out their taxation is a Dominican word," which
must be condemned as dicast- of religion but denied• the POW• forms? How many people means to say that it is a word
roust harmful, and sinful. I am BR .thereof. would dare to go for a long,of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It
speaking, of course, of the il- Religious Tranquillizer long holiday leaving their doors was frequently on :His lips. Per,
legitimate and' unscientific use Yes, even Christianity, as a open and their possessions -un- haps no man used it more'than
]flatter of the mind only, without guarded in ,the certaintythat tai
of these "remedies," and I want He did, and He certainly did
the --sur arid- the- -ace et- eve thi`n'g v�9i11 be 7txst"the same.
To stress"that the"proper fisc ofd i`y tnot use it without, content or
tranquillizers under* supervision ance of the heart is nothing but upon their return? Dent. kid meaning. His• were the Beati-
of psychiatrists and in our Men- a crutch, a "religious tranquil- yourselves. It there were no tudes, the "Blessed are ....", but
His were. also many times the
Words. "Woe unto you ...'.. He
said, ''In the -.house of my Father
are many mansions ...", but He
also spoke plainly of that place
"where the -fire is not quenched."
He that has ears to hear, let°iim
mildly. The hear-! !-!
A NEW .TYPE' OFDRUG
Mart of man is decgitful above
anything. Out of man's heart
comes • forth ALL KINDS QF
EVIL, Jesus said. Yes, this. came
out ;of„ the very mouth of the
„ itxteek, and mild." Read your
Bible and sec how it speaks of
sin 'en alinost every. ,page, how
you Mill there' an almost endless'
catalogue of sins and definitions,
of sin. `But then, read too, That
with . God there is •FORGIVE-
NESS for ALL Who confess their
sins, who come to 'Him with
humble aril: contrite hearts, with-
out pretense. "Where' sin a-
bounlded,. grace did MUCH
MORE:. ` abound "
ii ;possible 'to name all
the "religious drugs'- wJiieli- are
"available" today. But let me
name one more; it is the drug,
"There is no I.Jell." Certainly,
you do • believe that there is a
Heaven somehow and some-
where You might say to me.
"After all, is that not what the
Bible teaches?" True enough,
but do you perhaps accept only
the "nice" things of the Bible
and not the things which are
"rag so nice"? Why is that?
Certainly you do not read any
other "authoritative" literature
in such a way. No one would
after reading a medical book
conclude that there is such a
thing as health and deny that
there is such a thing as sickness.
You dotiot read the newspaper
accepting birth announcements
to relate fact, and the, obituary
to be, fiction!
A Dominican Word
She late C. S. Lewis, at one
tal institutions; has really pro-{ liter.' end. sad to say, some
duced "'Miracles" for many pea-, of these religious drugs are very
ple who 'were mentally in: 'popular and much on the, mar -
"Our •hearts •arerrestless" ac -, et today. ,Please allow me to
cording .to the great Church- l ite,ntion some of them.
,father St. Augustine. This isi ];'here is a drug" which bears
- net• only true today, •but it has the inscription, '-God is love.'
been true as, long" as there -have! Astounding Yes it is, but it is
:been people in .this world of true!
ouira. And 'all through the rest- .That God is love is °undoubted-
,ldss ages of history people haye ly one of the greatest, if not the
resorted to "tranquillizers'' . of•'very greatest affirmation about
some cart._ • ' , -God. It is so great "'that it is
Escapism is -% very old dis- simply incomprehensible and
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by ,W. W. Haysom
your telephone
manager
Arms,Instantsand, Tongues
If youVre goad at riddle, it shouldn't be very hard to find
the answer to these three- questions:
What can reach across a continent, yet has no hands?
What takes you places in an instant, yet •never moves -itself?'
What speaks in a thousand tongues, yet..has none of its own?
The answer is of course yourcteleph6ne ... that easy-tb-use
convenience that takes you _places. every day, helps the family
in' so many ways. It -helps you get, news and information, make
dates, invite kuestst arrange meetings and social activities. It's
a very --comfortable way to go shopping.in blustery January days
wthout „getting your feet cold . and •the only way to check
with the baby-sitter wilthodt leaving the party.' There certaufly
.no question that the telelaho'ne has many uses. Whenever you ,
weed it, -----whatever you need it for—it's always there to call on:
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For The Elderly
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For" the benefit. •nf Goderich. .esirtents rrsay_.__not have
seen 'a recent item in "Telephone News," the leaflet which, -
accompanies telephone bills,,I'd like to sum it up'again.h•ere; It's'
one -of those things that •automatically make you wonder why it
wasn't -.thought of long -ago. ' It -concerns elderly people—
partietilarly . those who live alone—arid the fear that sudden
illness or ,accident may one day prevent them from even reach-
ing the "phone to call for help. The answer to this problem,
ras suggested by the Leaside (Ontario) branch .of the.Red Cross,
is ai `telephone chain" of five or six elderly people who phone
each other every day in a pre-arrangeil order: -That' is, each
chain' member makes one phone call and receives one call every
day. If -a chain member can -not reach the member -he is to.call,
he, notifies the member who acts as Chain Captain. If the 9hain
Capin cannot reach the member within a few hours, he in turn
ivatiftc the chain's sponsoring group (which can he a church,
soei 1 or women's club, or any group of interested citizens) arid
one of the sponsors immediately makes 'a visit to find out. ' the
reason for the unanswered phone.
Apart from the obvious security of mind such a system
' brinigs, it has other advantages as well. It is the elderly people
themselves who check up on ,one an. Cher, giving them a definite
role and responsibility to enjoy, ',and of course very eld'se friend-
- ships can easily develop from the daily conversations.
Information on suggested, procedures for organizing.., a
meliepihorte Chablis available° in brochure form from the Senior
Citizens Committee, Ontario Division,. Canadian• Red Cross
Society, 460 Jarvis St., Thronto 5, ()rrt.
Amon
laws, no police. no accepted mor•
als this "decent world of ours"
would soon become . an impos-
siblc place to live in.
The truth i' that even our
best deeds arc tainted. that abso-
lute unselfishness is. a 'scarce
article, to put it
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And .finally, in a salute to ,the New Year we're now in, a
few words from an anonynidus philosopher:
"It's wise -to take an interest in your future ---that's where
you're going to spend the rest of your life."
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",,God is Love," 'Man is Goal,"
"?]cre 'is no ,'ell," "'Sin is a
disease," "Alcoholism 'and homo-
sexuality are diseases," such are
the slogans, the tranquillizers of
our day., and age, modern drugs;
which- dui '- mezl's; sense of .-re-.
Spon_ sibilit T -toward God, and kill
his ability to face tuff to the'
reality of a Just and Righte_Q.us
God, ,"Who by 'no means will
clear `the guilty." A4 4he use
of these drugs causes ,tis to live
in "troubled times," and°.:create
a generation' of people which
are void of the Truth of God
and the Life' of God. If the
light which is in us is darkness
then the darkness is 'great in-
-
A few years ago there .was a
serious railway accident in Ja-
pan, \W,ich took the lives of
many people. The cause? The
conductor took the RED light
to be GREEN. , What a fatal
mistake!
Yet we, might make a similar
mistake with 'far more serious
consequences, . indeed with eter-
nal .consequences' which are al-
together irreparable. And we
make that terrible mistake if
we trust in 'Ourselves, and in
main and his wisdom, instead of
trusting and believing the Word
of God, the Only Truth. Why
should one use "tranquillizers"
instead of accepting tranquillity,
the rest, -the .peace, the joy, the
hope, the life 'which there is for
you and for me, indeed for all,
in believing, loving, and obey-
ing the Christ of the Cross? Who
would be so foolish to choose
death rather than LIFE? •
Coming to Him we find rest
for our souls, comfort in life,
and eonafort in death. ;, He say",
"Him that - cometh to Me, I` will
IN NO WAYS east out."
"Finding, following, keeping,
struggling,
Isere sure to bless?
Saints, Apostle's, prophets, Ma,-
tyrs
Answer, ,YES` r
Church Choir
Elects Officers
The gRev, • Hugh • Wilson con-
ducted.°°the election of officers
of Victoria Street United Church
choir last Thursday evening
after --choir practice-: - - _ .-
The following were elected:
president, Clare McCue; vice-
president, Chas. Breckow; secre-
tary -treasurer, Harry Westlake;
gown committee, Mrs. Harry
Sanderson, Mrs. Marvin Good,
Lyn Argyle; librarians, John
Williams and Ted Barker; social
committee,-MVirs. George Currell,
Mrs. Gordon Orr, -Mrs. Jas. Dreh-
mann.
A social hour followed the
election. -
Resolufions ,i5u•ssej _
By
New Year's resolutions, plans reading, from Mrs. Mamie Sut- be sold; "collecting and scud n '
and projects were the topics oof efiffe. all use°d filen lt<ose to Steep a
the first meeting of Unit 3 of Some of the projects mention- native factory running and rive .
the' U.C.W. of Victoria Street ;ed for the new year were send- employment to the women there.,
United' Church. The redting ing used dhristmas eards to migt A length.: discussion follo d; ,
was field on the afternoon of sionat es and saving stain* from The . reettng,,,lt'S closed by pray- r
2 e all. all letters. receive whichMrs. S. Argyle.
�a.1n►!.1a�1.':-d :�th -� cYaul'Eh hall, .,. received Which could er b�.� - - - - ,
Mrs. S. -C, Argyle, the leader,
d
presided and gave the call to
worship after which a hymn was
sung followed by prayer, by- Mrs.
Argyle. The minutes were read
by Mrs, J. Vincent.
Birthday and penny boxes
were passed and the offering was,
taken and dedicated by'Mrs. T.
Wilson. Membership fees were
Paid,. •, _ -
An article was read from the
Observer on the work of Dr. Ro-
bert McClure, missionary in n=
dia, telling -of the great lack o.i,
food and medication there. It
pointed out that one Canadian
meal would feed a person there
14 times.
Mrs. N. McKinnon, steward-
ship convener, read from the
book of D:'utoronomy. -The de-
votional period, taken by Mrs.
Tc Wilson, was opened by a
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