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From the
Minister's study
REV. R..NICHOLLS
Wysk' 1' ,�Ilernc►riul
there is an answer
Prov. 29:2 - When the
righteous are in authority. the
people rejoice; but when the
wicked beareth, rule the people
We read with . interest, ` the
✓ sometimes' co 'orful, sometimes
shaded reigns of the Old
Testament's good, and evil kings.,
°These alternate periods that
• glided - across the stage of
history, like heavy scudding
clouds that, punctuate the day
* with intervals of depressing
moods, did not cease with the
close of that dispensation, nor
with any age since; but those
staccato patterns of religions,
and political variations
throughout the pages of human,
IP and sacred history, are easily
traceable to a common
fountain -head with the heaving
seas of political unrest and the
choppy billows of religious
confusion today.
For those who are concerned
• about finding an answer, be
assured, there is one; but there
are always those Divine terms to
- agree to. Unfortunately, it's not
natural for man to trust God for
his defence, when Pharaoh's
armies are moving in uponthem,'
nor tho wade, in, ekpecting God
to roll back the red seas, and
Jordan rivers, that seem to mock
at such intrusion; to say nothing
of Joshua's ram's horns as
weapons of aggression, or
Gideon's lamps and pitchers or
Jehoshaphat's singing shock
tr troops, sent out to meet a
formidable host, armed only
with songs of praises unto, the
Holiness of their God.. But what
argument can you give them;
when without- exception, they'
return bringing their trophies
• with them? -
Here the question that usually
arises is, does God still work that
way today? And the answer• is
es, with one ekception, that His
Church, rather" than a 'small
nation, is the seat of I f is
+ Government. However, His
subjects comprising man, whose
natural .bents are to rely on the
arm of flesh, majorities, and the
seen rather than the unseen, still
hamper their God given calling,
as "the;$alt of the earth."- and
• the' of the world Matthew
5:1 craw We may ask, is there
any relation between the dark
periods of the past, and the
foreboding pall hanging over our
world today? And the only
reasonable conclusion is, yes,
there can be no -other when we
compare the mighty victory over
Jericho, by a sanctified people,
and the humiliating defeat by
the puny little city of Ai. What
is the striking similarity? Sin
wedging its way into •the camp.
What was the nature of their sin?
They worshipped the
creature, more than the Creator.
Rom. 1:25..
'An ancient Israel bowed down
to the images of their own
fancy, the church bows down to
the alters of ceremonies having
forms of Godliness,;but denying
the power thereof. 1I Tim. 3:5.
The controversy between those
of old, was -that "They feared
the Lord, but served their own
Gods." 11 Kings 17:33.. -
A similar grievance our Lord
exposed among the church of
His day{ saying "This people
"draw nigh unto me with their
mouth, and honoreth me with
their lips, but their heart is far
from me." Matt. 15:8. What can
any minister say in defence a
congregation boasting an
enviable figure in membership,
but whose ,average attendance
reflects less than' a fourth of
?em. Or our cities whose streets
ale ined with bermes claiming
Membership of ,one church or'
another, but are never < seen
there; ' Christmas and aster
being the possible exception,„or
those members whose Bibles are'
no more than a status symbol, or
centrepiece at best.. Fancy
contemplating marriage to • a
fiancee whose interest in -her
lover's letters are” thus regarded.
Let's get it straight, the context
of this scripture points not to
marriage, but to divorce: saying,
"13ut- in • ,vain: --der they worship---
me,'• teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men."
Can we conscientiously deny
their charges, that say our
h o uses of worship are
degenerating into mere
exhibition gallaries for the
display of human talent, and so
along with a segment, of our
youth. refuse to be identified
with anything in the name of
religion. You say what can he
done at this late date'? If you are
mindful to- take .the steps. -you
will find them spelled out for
you in II Cdr. 7:11..
"If my people which are
called by nay name, shall humble
• themselves, and pray, and seek
my face, and turn from their
wicked ways: then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land.
The Bible Today'
During 1968 the Korean
Bible Society distributed 260,=
•000 free Scriptures. Comment-
ing on this in .his annual re-
port tbe Secretary says.
"Sometimes we wonder. what
happens to those free New
Testaments we give 'out. A
young soldier was lost from.
his unit during the Korean
War and, after wasting the
whole day trying.. to get' in
touch with his own unit, fin-
ally began to realize that he
might be .captured by the
'enemy. In preparation fie ex-
amined his belongings and ,
• threw most of them away. But
he wanted to keep the New
Testament he had received
from his chaplain.. It was far
too big to hide and' he kn(:w
that the enemy would not al-
low him t� keep it. So he tore
only the Gosl of Mark
apart and pasted it together
leaf by leaf with pieces 6f
steamed rice and rolled it
like- a cigarette and hid it in
a seam of his uniform. During
the long . wintry days at in-
terncamp in Northern Korey
he would sit with a few other_
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C h.ristian •soldiers. Whenever
the guard outside walked
away, they pulled out - this
clgarette-shaped- Gospel of
Mark and read it to each oth-
er quickly and put it hock as
soon as they heard footsteps
outside. This young soldier was
later released thro' gh the ex-
change'of prisoners aiui now'
is teaching at a roll^ge in
Seoul. H" tells people, "It was
this cigarette - shaped Gospel
which helped us. to beep the
fire of holy' htirnine during
those difficult days "
Cancer Sciety hears
of new vaccine
The Huron Unit of . the
Canadian Cancer Society n;et.for
their May meeting in First
Presbyterian . Church Hall,
Seaforth. In the absence of Mr.
Harvey JOhnston due to illness,
the meeting was chaired by
vice-president, Miss K.
McGregor.
The treasurer's report showed
total receipts in. bank so far this
year to be '$29,247.90. Mrs. G.
Rathwell, secretary,, and acting
campaign chairman, gave further
figures received from branch
campaign chairmen showing a
total of $13,401.39 received --to -�
date, which with the in
memoriam of $2,839.46, makes
a total of $16,240.85.
Mrs. G. Ginn of 'Goderich
branch announced the nanies of
winners in the poster contest
held during the winter in
connection with cancer
education campaign reaching all
school students in the county.
Senior - 1st Prize - Marilyn
Irwin Grade f2•Wineham: 2nd
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Prize -- Elizabeth GingericIi,
Grade 8, Zurich. Junior -- 1st
Prize .-- Carolyn Perry, Grade 4,
Exeter; 2nd Prize . -. 'Larry
Burke, Oracle 4, St. Marys
School, Goderich.
Service to patients branch
reports showed patients being
cared for with transportation,
dressings, drugs, visits and gifts.
Mrs. McCowan introduced the
speaker, Dr. R. Whitman, a
recent resident in Seaforth, who
had spent two months in Kenya
under. the Crossroads Africa
plan. He explained the findings
of .a vaccine for use in childhood
cancer of thelzlymph glands
round primarily in Uganda. Once
it was 100 per cent fatal 'but
now recovery has become
possible by use of the vaccine.
He also showed some most
interesting slides and afterward
invited any questions.
At the close of the meeting
refreshments were served by the'
Seaforth ladies.
meeting
Thirty-five members and one
visitor were in attendance at the
Goderich W.I. meeting in
MacKay Hall. Mrs. William
Porter presided and Mrs. Frank
Hawkins at the piano.
The meeting opened• with the
W.I. Ude and repeating the -Mary
Stewart Collect in unison.
Cook - read the
secretary -treasurer's report and
the ' correspondence which
included a "Thank You" note.
from Mrs. Robert- Good. Mrs.
Clifford Crozier and ,Mrs. Mary
Vickers expressed thankss' r for
cards and flowers received when
they were in hospital.
The Roll Call was answered
by. naming "the most popular'
dairy product in our. home."
There were two birthdays this
month-:.
The Proficiency awards for
Grade VIII pupils will be given
again this year. Mrs. William
Porter, President -and Mrs. Jos..
Thompson convenor of
citizenship and education will
present the awards.
It was decided • to go to
Kitchener -Guelph area on 'a bus
trip rather than to Chathafn:
Plans for this trip on June 17
were outlined by Mrs. W. H.
Talway. Fare of $3.00 may be
left at home • of Mrs. Lyle
Bannistey or Mrs. 1-1. B. M.
Tichborne. Mrs. M. Sutcliffe
convenor. of Agriculture and
Canadian Industries was program
convenor and asked Mrs. J. 11.
Johnstone to - speak on the
Motto "Bread is the Symbol of
Home, Hope and' Hospitality."
Mrs. Leonard Warr sang ,two
solos, "I see the Lord" and
"Bless this House".playing •her
own accompaniment: Bruce
Lamb, .a recent graduate of
Ridgetown School of Agricultural
Technology, gave a talk mid
demonstration of•dairy products
and synthetic products.
Mrs. --(;car-ge • Morley reported-_.
orr the Officers' Conference at
Guelph. The report of the
District .Annual. in Goderich ova; -
given by Mrs. Bert Crawford and
Mrs. Archie -Wilkin.
The meeting closed with the
Queen and the W.I. (race and
tea served b\ the committee and
a social hour enjoyed.
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`TorontoTTelegram Syndicate
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sturdy and -loves rough games, especially wrestling, Randy
is a solid baby. With big blue eyes, light brown, slightly curly
hair and fair, sensitive skin.:' eery sociable boy': he enjoys
children and likes to be in the midst -of their activit', , Ile is •
also fend ef, a puppy in his foster home. lie is very active
-and as he starts to walk is beginning .tp be independent,
though he still likes -to be -cuddled. Randy's family history is
incomplete but it is known he -has one Indian ggriindparent
and that his mother may have diabetes. The baby himself is
in excellent health. Ile netts Parents .who will give himlove
and stimulation. To inquire about adopting Randy please
write to Today's Child, Department of Social and Family
Semites, Parliament Buildings, Toronto -182. For general
information about adoption ask your local Children's Aid
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