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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-04-10, Page 150 Rev. H. Ross Nichols W cel ey 111 etntir•ial Church •ft •d Text: Romans 7: 6 But now we are ,'delivere I from the law, that being dead werein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the • oldriess of the letter. - Nature, is like a library .of reference mate"ial; a fountain of resource and suppl, to the novice, locating his bearings in the strange new atmosphere of the Christian way of life, or Co the seasoned scientist probing then wonders of our fascinating universe. ' Our Lord stood on the mountainside, as a teacher before his pupils, drawing from the familiar farmer as he criscrosses his land sowing the i seed, and 'applying it to the spread of the message of redeeming grace; likewise the tares and the wheat. "But now are we delivered from the law" •Through the long bleak winter months, the drive of life • within the • little seeds prison house is held; seemingly denying it its own function of reproduction, likewise our disappointments, are often God's appointments; for if the God of nature will not call forth the tender seedling to face the winters blast, neither will he subject us to the inclemencies, which would mean our adistruction, licit when the fulness • of the time has come God sent forth His Son...to redeem them that were under the Law, much like nature's sun calls to her children. "Being dead werein we were held." Though we , can not conceive of the kernel of wheat boastfully asserting it's right to achieve its thirty,sixty or one hundred fold potential, by a swelling process, yet, by a process of education and goodworks, apart from spiritual rebirth, and new ,nature, many are hoping to fulfill their Divinely appointed end, That which is bornl of the flesh is flesh, and that witch -us born -of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I say unto you, ye must be' born again. John 3: 6,7. "That we should serve• in newness of Spirit," When 1 see a young - coA451e -that has stood before me and exchanged vows td' one another, drive off with; joy; 'love, • and �" adoration, reflected in every word, act mid expression. 1 am reminded of the love the Heavenly Bridegroom had for His, bride, and wonder where it has gone o, that love among Christians that melted them together in a bond of oneness. Oneness in love; one in mutual service rendered, one in concern for eath other, temporal as well as spiritual wellbeing. "And not in the oldness of the letter. Isreal, early in her infancy as a nation, fell fatally, the victim or misinterpretation, understanding, that to know the Law, bore in it the stamp of God's approval, The same misintepretation is being made to-day,"by strict adherance to .�vb "being doers of the word arid not hearers 4 only. For the promise that he should be the :heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. Rom. 4: 13. • It wasn't the law that. wrought for i\braham his inheritance, anymore than it is the legal document of a marriage licence that maintains mutual harmony within the bonds of wedlock. So it is in union with the Spirit of Christ, and not cold concession to the letter that we now serve Ilim acceptably. On the Spot is TV church program _Nearly every day we read that, the Church must find new and interesting ways to reach out to people and make the "good news" or religion relevant to • people, living in the world today. One project that has met with gonsiderable success is the television program series called "On the Spot" in which members of a studio audience and anyone viewing the program have the .opportunity to `phone in to the station and ask the man `,`on the spot" any questions they might have relative to religion, the Church, their own beliefs or disbeliefs. "On the Spot" will be • presented on CKNX-TV, Channel 8, Wingham, next week for six nights - Standay to Friday -.immediately following the late local news; at approximately 11: 35 p.m. Because of the Academy Awards,.the ;Monday, edition of "On the Spot" will be presented at 6 p.m., replacing the Pierre Berton for this one occasion, and a special guest on the' Monday , show will be the Ewell -known CBC announcer, Bruce March, who has been keenly interested in the development of the "On the Spot" missions over the past several years. The man "on the spot" for all R • 4 Ii the programs will be I0v. Harold Burgess, minister of Howard Park United Church in Toronto, and he has had considerable experience in this kind of proiect in- other areas such as Sault Ste. Marie, Peterborough and Kingston. What kind of questions will likely be asked? Here are some that- have•' been asked on previous programs: What is a soul.::and how do I re -ally know I -have- a soul? Gan a person living common-law still be a Christian? It is really an opportunity for people to ask questions that they might not feel like asking their own priest or minister, add all questions • not answered during the program are answered c' by Mt1.'Burgess by personal,letter the morning after each program. Questions may be phoned in during the program 'or sent in by The first program in the series. will be on Sunday, April 13th at 11:35 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the Singtime Association and the Board of Evangelism and Social Service of the United "Church of Canada. The telephone number for - calls during the program will be 357-1310 and the ,address for questions mailed in is simply - "On the Spot," • CKNX •Wingham, Ontario. The fragrant pure white shining trumpets of the Easter lily are as inseparably associated with Easter as. the poinsettia is with Christmas..Millions of plants in pots and flowers in the bud stage are sold annually for the one period alone: • . The lily you bought or received at Easter may be flowered a second time this year. Pick off the blooms before they.fade too much and allow the plants to dry for about three weeks, then set them directly in a sunny location outside, preferably near the foundation wall. The plants will usually flower by mid-October or,earlier. • The Easter lily will not survive most of the Canadian winters so do not look for your plant to come up again next spring. For the Niagara regions and possibly the Toronto area, ,the Formosan lily (Cilium formosanum) with similar flowers to the Easter lily,. stands a better chane of survival. As it is quite prone to virus diseases, it is best grown from seeds sown outside in May or June, or inside in February. An early February sowing will often produce some flowering bulbs the first year. Nearly all will flower the second year after which the bulbs must be taken and replanted. Anglican churchmen's conference to be held 1,, Sarnia More than 250 delegates from across Southwestern Ontario are expected 'to take' part in the 19th " annual Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen's conference slated for Sarnia April 18 to 20. Speakers at the three day conference will include the Hon. D'Arcy -McKeough minister of. Municipal. Affairs in Ontario, Dr.` Robert McClure, Moderator of the United Church of Canada -and I)r. Douglas Broadwell Windsor: . Mr. McKeough represents the riding of Chatham, Kent, in the provincial parliamen ;,„ He has been a member of t '' abinet since 1966. He will address the ,conference Saturday luncheon. Dr. McClure, _a onetime missionary medical man in China, is the first layman to serve as Moderator in United Church history.. Dr. McClure grewup in North China where - his father was serving . as a medical missionary. He spoke Chinese before he spoke English. According to Dr. McClure he still thinks in Mandarin. Dr. McClure is the speaker at ,the Saturday night banquet. Dr. 'Broadwell practice' in Windsor and is on the medical staff of 'Metropolitan Hospital there. He is a member of the National Program Committee of the Anglican Church in Canada. He will address the conference Saturday morning. ' RE -OPENING SHORTLY UNDER NEW' MANAGEMENT OUR SERVICE STATION 'AND RESTAURANT 411 HURON RD. GODERICH The conference will open Friday night with evensong services officiated by Rt: Rev. G. N. Luxton, Bishop of Huron Diocese Theme of the conference is "What's in it for me.'Arthur Moore, publicity chairman for. the conference, explained 'that the . aim of the, conference was "To take a good close look at what's in the church for the layman right now." We' plan to• examine our role. and its meaningfulness in today's happenings during the course of the conferences arid discussions programmed for the three days,' Ma: Moore explained. Rev. ,Michael Griffin, Stratford, has been invited to-- the o - the conference to help in the discussion groups. Rev. Griffin, Mr. Moore .pointed out, has - gained reltnown as a discussion group leader. • Young members ,of the church will take part in a' join program held as part of the conference. Rev. Thomas Griffin of London will conduct the youth' portion of the program which is also slated to last for three days. • The conference will conclude on Sunday with a communiPn service followed by breakfast and the closing sessions. Speaker at the windup ,breakfast will be Rev. H. R. Montgomery of Windsor, diocesene chaplain --for the brotherhood of :1ngliCan ('hurchnlerr. ` The I1 fron diocese includes the counties -of 1lurun, Perth, 1liddlcsex, I•;I(tn. l.anibton, Beni and Esse_ x. • het N.v ect1 meet Ings the delegates %% ill tour the Petro C'11einic'al Industries located, in ('anada's Chemical ISLE Yr' •-is excellency Li j T Id tika- Chew Malkonnen, speaking, on a Bible Society occasion, .has' this to say ebotttt *the signifi- cance for Africa today of the. Bible and its wide circulation among the people: "A great deal has been writ- ten about ;Christianity's role in Africa. But it seems to me that the influence of the Bible on the life and history of the continent has been much greater than students Of Afri- ca have been willing ,to con- cede. I do not know of any proclamation vtich has been .more influential in shaping the development of . Africa, than has been the Holy Bible. Not only have the old. churches, like the ancient national church of my own country, liad an ' historic role to play in ' the preservation of the Christiaiz, faith on the African continent, but also the new churches and missionary or- ganizations have rendered great and valuable service dur- ing at least the past two or three generations by spread- ing the message of the Bibre "Many of the people edu- cated by the missionaries and missionary institutions, both at home and abroad, were the ones who -assumed the role of leadership°wheel the day of in- dependence came. Look into the history :end background of the leadership 'of ex -colonial Africa today, and you will find that many of the leaders have had Missionary education or b,lck,rou:'nJ. •>The factthat the ('hrtstian churches of former colonial territories, have out- lived the colonial era and con - .17 -UN. to :,c_r•. the national cause in many territories is itself a testimony to the truth that churchr s in Affrica have sur -1'e:!ed in coming out of they colonial turmoil with un- blemished name and honour. •'Tlic continent of Africa° is g;,ing through a period of rapid transition at a critical time in world history:- This is an age of competition for minds and hearts of peen, and wherever there is a vii^uurn in the minds of men or an . emptiness in their hearts ,th.°re is always reel:. Idea or other which is ray to rush in 'with the aim filling that- vacuum. The challenge of .the Bible Society 1s' to s,;rree'1 in m•ers'ting the ,rct\Vinn demands for -thr Bible th:-, principal instrument in educational programmes and :II entry campaigns in the ',hole of the African contin- 'ODD tucu" SIG N A LaSTA'R THURSDAY, AIR 10, 1949 t enc. 17 T. PRYDE and SON MEMORIALS -- MARKERS i CEMETERY LETTERING CLINTON — EXETER SEAFORTH Goderich Distrkt Ropresentativos FRANK •MCILWAIN 524-7861 or 200 Gibbons St. -- 5249465 REG. J. BELL 45 Cambria Roast S. — 524-7464 , 3,5 7- 1.31 0 "on ,the spot" "OFGDa ,t> ,c, • APRIL 13th -.18th CKNX-TY w .6 ►. "ON THE SPOT" .n.w..ln, vwr pK.1/snr mod tem. 4 •car I.w.d. 141G45Y . 11.33 .... and .n Mond.,, Aped 146. 640 p.a lea. Send., a end. Md 17.111 This b your tense to pit the mete •+ M 8. spot UNITEDFIOUNESS� 62 C AMERIA STREEY NORT..' SUNDAY,'APRIL 13th 9:50 a.m. :SUNDAY. SCHOOL W. R. I. '.;noir W),Il be Sin9inq in the Sunday School Hour 11:00 a.grt. WARSHIP SERVICE. 7:00 p.,m.. -- EVANGELISTIC, SERVICE. - Special., Speaker A. A. RONEY Mid -Week Prayer Service' Wednesday 8 pmi "A WELCOME. A.WoITS YOU" Pastor: REV. A. JOHNSON„ 1~I.A.t. PHONE 524-8887 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET BIBLE SCHOOL CLASSES FOJ EACH.... AGE GROUP, 18^a.n7. NEED A RIDE? CALL FOR BUS' TO STOP PHONE: 524-6445 or 524.9229. 11:00 a.rn. -- Sunday Morning Worship. "NOW, WHAT SHALL WE DO?" EVENING SERVICE -- 7:30 P.M. PASTOR REV. KENJVETH J. KNIGHT "COME WHERE YOU ARE NEVER A STRANGER TWICE WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH Park Street at Victoria H. Ross Nicholls, Pastor• Sunday School - 10:G a.m. Worship -- 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. „Nlidw'eek Service — Tues., 8:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (BAPTIST CONVENTION OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC) MONTREAL STREET NEAR THE -SQUARE 11:00 a.m. — MORNING WORSHIP - Minister: REV. -ARTHUR MAYBURY, B.A., B.D. Adult Bible Class, 10 a.m. -- Sunday School, 10 a.m. — A WELCOME TO ALL — Holy Communion 8;30 a.m. Morning Prayer at 1 1 :00 a.m. Church School at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Rector - Rev. G. G. Russell Organist - Choirmaster — Miss Marion Aldous, Knox Presbyterian Church THE. REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister WI LLI'AM CAMERON; Director of Praise SUNDAY, APRIL .13th. - 10:00 a.m. — CHURCH SCHOOL, 11:00 a.m. '— DIVINE WORSHIP. Sermon: "EMPHASIS SON THE MIRACULOUS" (Nursery and Junior Congregation) — The Reception of New. rt,lwmbers — 7:30 p.m. --- Young People's Society ENTER TO WORSHIP DEPART TO SERVE • THE U.NITED CHURCH OF CANADA North Street United_ Church. SUNDAY, APRIL 13th 10:00 a.m, — SENIOR SCHOOL. 11:00 a.m. — JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. 11:00 a.m. -- WORSHIP. DAPTISMAL :SUNDAY Junior Choir will lead Music Service. Supervised Nursery Service of Baptism . • Rev. J. Donald t\lacDonald, B.Sc., B.D •; Minister Rev. William J. Maines,. B.A.,' Assistant Minister Mrs. Eleanor Hetherington, A.T.C.M., Organist and 88 Choir Leader Bethel. Pentecostal Tabernacle CORN -ER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS. REV. ROBERT CLARK, Pastor DOGS DQGSDOGS Dog Tags were due February 28th. Male dog Spayed female (certificate required) • Female $4.00 4°00 20.00 Dogs are not permitted to run at Targe within Town limits. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER An Animal Control,Officer has been engaged to enforce the By-law A copy of By-law No. 18 of 1969 will appear in -the next edition of this paper. SUNDAY, APRIL 13th , 1 1 :00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. -- PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY Friday, 8 p.m. — YOUNG PEOPLE'SUDY. ALL WELCOME Victoria Street United Church The House of Friendship Rev. Leonard Warr 1p:00 a.m. — BIBLE SCHOOL FOR.ALL GRADES 11:00 a.m. -- WORSHIP PRAYER. Sermon: ,s "WHERE SHALL' WISDOM BE FOUND?" 1:30- p.m,. — 3ENMILLER WORSHIP SERVICE , AND !1I3LE SCHOOL. Mrs. J. Snider W E L C O M E— Vittoria St. Organist & Choir Leader Miss Patricia Durst Benmiller Pianist S. H. Blake Town Clerk • The family that prays together . stays together ,..