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es' "A Moral DIagnosis'!
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(By G. Itlac ,cod Ross) give the lead in self.discipiine and
fraternity. One in five of all
employed persoiis are directly or
indirectly employed by public
„authorities. What sort of example
Of' self-discipline do our present
federal and provincial govern.
m ents give in their own vending?
" 'What interest does the cabinet
take in. -the behaviour and moral
standards of the vast organ.
izations it controls? If the modern
gcivernment, with its near.dic.
tatorial powers, used themidel,
ibera ely, explieitiy and fully,
to set an
example in good con.
p
duct, would this. not .'draw the
public after it?
In .days gone by, large organ.
izations such, as: the services,
(2) WHITHER NOW? •
Every educated manand'woman
should take sides as between
the belief „that the sbientific
method or another kind of knowl.
edge is, alone, essential to carry
us to a "good society. Once it,
was seen -_that the _theologians.
were going outside the parish
boundaries and studying in depth
the human 'problems of business
management and the administra.
tiOn of .public service, and as a •
result, had something to • offer,
a 'religious view of life would
:be welcomed in many unexpected
quarters.' Until' work has been
made more interesting and-satis.
f3'ingl .leisure spent with real
en j '.lnent, a : ma cannot grow
into a whole person. .
To express concern for the
welfare state in one sentence,
it would be this: Starting with
reason and with the best of in.
tention, we have wounded the
spirit of the people by teaching
them that economic poverty is
the only. kind of poverty which
counts. The welfare state simply
does not meekour need for love.
The people themselves have
got to discover a common moral-
- ity. They will have to discipline
themselves until they are strong
enough to stand up to the press
sures of expediency. What will
produce a good_. standard of
morals if this program of equal.
• ization of wealth fails? Character
or Cash? Can -we persuade the
,$politicians, teachers and parents
to make character their top
priority? Today a definite choice
has to be made between eco.
nomic growth and' the character
f—the—people,--not= 'that- -thes
• objectives are fundamentally con.
tradictory, but rather that men
and machines are not alterna.
tives. Unless the politicians and
the churches can persuade a
majority that economic poverty
is not the only poverty, but,
that on any' view of life, it is
secondary to moral poverty, then
the best plans will fail.
When, as has been proved, a
good home; helps
of a
boy's club, helps: a child make'
progress at school, helps make
his character; is there nothing
salutary a parliament can do
about marriage, housing, books,'
radio and T. V, programs, porno..
graphy, the youthmovement? Vio-
lence and the fashionable sy"m-
- pathy for the criminal poisons
the body.
'When the politicians say: "Go
to the churches for an example "
of the . unselfishness that . is
asked", 'surely, if mos`'i`is ex:
pected from those who have taken •
most, then the government should
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guilds and certain universities,
all had-- codes -of conduct. which
they handed down by precept and
example; This is exactly what
a modern government should do.
Make the character of its people
its first priority. .
To ,the question: How 'do I per-
suade those in authority? We shall
not find easy answers. The only .
useful step is. to rid ourhelves
of complacency, ' of sitting on our
hands. We must take a position
and we ,must continue to question.
News Letter
Js New .Project
Rev. Charles CaruaiLa andMrs.
Jim Martin of the Dungannee •
area are' working toward a cen.
tennial project, a monthly news-
letter' called"The,Link of Unity."
One issue has already been print.
e • o -n a picked up ai Si.
J.nseph's Rectory, ,Kingsbridgeat,
no charge.-
'
harge.' Copies will be mailed upon.re. -
quest, This is a non-denomin.
ational paper and its purpose is
to bring the area closer together
by uniting the current events, any
reader's personal comments, t
poems, and any happenings of the
area in the paper. V
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CAN 1DB SERVE YOU?
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1967
,one of our representatives
MR. W. A. DORE
will be at
The Bedford Hotel,
Goderich
In this district and throughout Canada many
persons and firms in practically all, types of
businesses including .
Agriculture - • Tourist and Recreational
Businesses • Const'r'uction • Professional
Services • Transportation • Wholesale and
Retail Trades, as well as Manufacturing
have obtained loans from the TDB to acquire
lend, buildings, and machinery, to increase
working capital, to start- a new business, and
for other purposes: If you consider that IDB
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appointment with the IDB 'representative by
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AHMEEK CHAPTER HOLDS
Canadian � 1Cheddar Cheese
Fatting Nevi Wrapper
e MONTHLY MEETING
The ' April ..meeting of the •Ah..
meek Chapter IODE was heldat
-the home of Mrs. Gordon Bender.
son. Mrs. 0, Straughan Regent,
presided with the Standard being
presented by Mrs. C. Ruffen.
Conveners of the standing con.
mittees gave their reports. .
It was decided to have the lunch: •
eon on June 21st in St. George's
parish hall with Mrs. H. B. . M.
T ichborne as convener: ,
L. •MacVicar, world
Miss
affairs, convenor, gave a very in.
t.erestitng,lalk about the late Emily
Carr, Canadian artist. She als
spoke of 4.lmuthe ]aukenhaus a
new Canadian who is making a
name for herself here as an art.
ist. , i -
The •May meeting . will be held
on May 8th at 'the home, of Mrs.
C. Cutt.
Lunch was served by Mr. M.
McKee and Mrs. R. Neville. The •
'hostess and lunch committee
-were thanked by •Mrs. Tichborne.
Canadian_cheddar cheese ex.
O td iss
n e form of rindle
b1 cks is to get an a e.catchin
new. dress; . • -.. .
It wild be in the form of a
wrapper printed with a special
design' featuring the red .maple
leaf and the words "Ca Tach";
and "Cheddar". The design must
appear on wrappers used for rind.
less block cheddar produced for.
export, say officers of the CDA
dairy products division. Up to
now, plain, unmarked_ wrapping
has $been used, regardless of.
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• JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPS •
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GREEN FEES ' •
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whether the cheese was slated for
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o f . the ciesivt111. be. optional for
producers marketing in Canada.
. The move is being undertaken
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!identity" to this form of Can.
ashen cheddar when it is dis.
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anti comth p'ds •a premium but
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FR -FE METHODIST WMS
HEARS MISSION LETTERS
The meeting of the WMS. of the;lune 29th, after which Mrs. Dick
Free Methodist church was held
in the home of Miss Lilly Bin.
t
chad. the-apresidenf freta Clark
opened the meeting with a hymn
and Diane Rodges and Mrs. Law.,,
son led in prayer,
Letters from " tivc different
mission fields were read, None
thanking the society for sending
school kits to the roof top child•
ren in Hong'Kong. : - •
Further 'plans -were made for
' the Centennial home coming rally
Cornish had fashion parade
an apron, . stole, hat, han
alfmade--from the-- missio
tidings booklet. 1' our ladies M.,
oiled them. Mrs. Normae Procto+
sang a solo, "I'll gip where You
want me to go,t' enjoyed by an,
Miss Lilly Blanchard gave the
study -book topic, -!'What ist#e
proving ground for practical 11V*
ins."
The meeting -closed with a hymn
and prayer. V ,
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