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From th.e
Minister's study
REV. G. L. ROYAL
Knox Presbyterian
The women of the church
During this present week we, Persia. As a result th0. mighty'
at Knox Church, are celebrating empire,IVIarco Polo brought into
the 85th anniversary • of the contact with the western world
Women's Missionary Society never, until the Oth Century,
within our congregation. It is a knew the full impact of Christ's
long way back for most of us to claim upon each man, In the
1884 and the climate of those latter part of the last century the
Victorian days. It was an women of ' the Presbyterian
optimistic time when everyone Church in Canada, for one, took
felt the world was gradually up the challenge of
climbing •out of the abyss of . world -mission and ' commenced
wars and rumours of wars. to gather in small groups in the
Civilization seemed to be congregations across the recently
militantly on the march and newborn Dominion. There was
there was every indication that no place for pessimism — there
Christianity would engulf the was a world to be won and they
world in an embrace of determined that they should
brotherly love. This at least, wP..§ have a part in gaining that
the stand taken by -the victOry.
ultra -optimists. The
France -Prussian War of 1870 It was during the ministry of
now, lay behind and it was Dr. Robert Ure at Knox Church
thought that this would be the that all this came into focus in
final thrust of war amongst men. the local congregation. There
How little we knew in 1884 was an ardent zeal in their
of the approaching 20th labours and soon the ports of
Century. It was todawn with a Canada echoed with loading "THE BIBLE
war being waged in South ships 'preparing to go out into
Africa. It was to move along to the world to make the claim of
1914 and the disenchantment of Christ known, Women went to - 1,1 TODAY"
nations in the blood of the. Africa, South America, Asia to
•Women's League backs
equal opportunity brief
Nearly 50,000 members of
the Catholic Women's League in
Ontario have signed a statement
backing the "Equality in
Education" brief in favor of a
c o m plete separate school
system.
Its statement, bearing 47,000
signatures with more to come,
was- delivered to the office of
Hon. William G. Davis, Minister
of Education, September 4.
The crop was harvested,
according to -Mrs. R. J.
Ellinghausen, president, during a
three-week period this summer.
Signatures are still coming in,
she writes,. as members return
from holidays. League
membership in Ontario
approximates 65,000. ,
The statement was
recommended at the provincial
convention of the League in
Cornwall, this July, by
unanimous . vote. "Qur
organization," Mrs. Ellinghausen
notes, "was a signatory of the
brief. 1 These signatures are
further evidence of our
wholehearted support of its
content."
Somme, Passchendaele and the open up fields of endeavour to
Marne. 1918 was the peak of the glorify their Lord and Saviour.
mountain for a little while but There was a literal translation
man's utter stubborness broke into action of His
through the hopes for a new and 'commandment to all followers,
peaceful world resulting, finally, "Go ye, therefore, into all the
in the 1939-45 hostility. After world and preach the gospel."
San Francisco and the birth of What would have happened
the United Nations came without the efforts of the
another 25 years of upset, women of the church is hard to
etimagine. We feel things are bad
• At Rethy, deep in Eastern
Congo, there is a missionary
who is a trained optician and
who specializes in adapting
used spectacles for his Afri-
can friends. Recently he re-
ceived from the West Nile
district of T.Jg,anda a parcel of
some 40 pairs of glasses, with,
the request that he should
put stronger lenses in them.
confusion and wonderment. So,
we come to 1969 and the 85th enough in these 1960's but, - They were, he ;aid, ' "the
Aiinivetsary of a Society that consider, what would they be strangest assortment of an-
- has worked unceasingly through like without those noble doings cient frames" that he had
those years to make Christ's way back when! Through ever seen, but he set to work
Gospel known across the spread hardship, happy times, failures and did what was needed. The
.
of nations. reason for the request? A
' and successes they have '
persevered and brought credit to new Bible had been publish -
It all began because there was P ed for the West Nile region;
too. little missionary enterprise the entire chnrch. Across the
indigenous to the church. The seas' in many lands todaythe print is smaller than that- are of its predecessor, , and so a
common cry was, "We should be 'Christians of every colour and - number of Bible readers
doing more." There was that one 'background who owe their found themselves in difficul-
terrible example in history when conviction and faith to those ties. This made a very worth-
Kublai Khan had asked the Pope • who went forth over these .past
in Rome to send missionaries to 85 years. Humbly and without
,China that the emperor and' his desire for glorification the work
people might adhere to the goes on. This writer considers it
claims of Christ. Only two a prifflege and an honour to
monks had responded and they salute the women of the church
turned backhn they reached in this auspicious hour.
Venerable T. D. B. Ragg
to preach at
The recent meetings ,of the
General Synod of the Anglican
Church of Canada will be the
topic of a sermon at St. George's
Church on Sunday at 11a.m.
The Venerable T. D. B. Ragg,
Archdeacon of Saugeen, will be
the . guest preacher. Archdeacon
Ragg, who is also the, rector of
St. George's.. Church, Owen
Sound, wai a diocesan delegate
to the meetings which were held
in Sudbury.
The Huron Church News and
Canadian Churchmen
publications wtiich , most
Anglican families _receive, have
full reports, on the meetings in.
...the September issues. The
meetings were well publicized, in
the daily press at the time Of the
sessions.
•••• The social service needs. of
Canada and the world received a
great deal of attention, with
St. George's
emphasis on the Indian and
Eskimo people of -Canada and
world hunger., The Church has
launched a concerted effort to
alleviate world hunger by an
assessment of 1% of gross
income on the parish, the
diocese and each . individual
Anglican. The program is
starting this year.
Other items of importance at
the General Synod had to do
with church union studies,
inter -communion with other
churches, the place of the
ordained ministry and the work
of the national headquarters
offices in Toronto.
Archdeacon Ragg will deal
with many of these items in his
personal reflections about the
decisions and what their
significance is for the work of
the Church.
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while job for the optician,
and he was able to fit the
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essary lenses.
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The brief, presented to
political leaders of the Province
by the Ontario Separate School
Trustees' Association on May
26, requested that separate
school beards be authorized 'to
provide to kindergarten to Grade
13. a continuous type of
education. The separate school
sector now ends at Grade 10,
with partial support for„Grades 9.
and 10. •
Since the presentation Of the
brief, county committees have
been organized to call on local
political figures, 'to discuss the
concrete effect of the brief in
the county or district.
, .
Releasing the CWL letter,
Chris Asseff, EXecutive
Secretary of the OSSTA said:
"It is encouraging when we see
the support we are receiving
from Catholic parents of Ontario
who desire Catholic education
for their children.",
Church 'of God
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Pastor; REV. OMER HENDERSON
Friday, 8:00 p.m. — Youth Seres.
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RALLY DAY- •
With The Singing Crowe Family — 10 a.m.
it :00 a.m.— SIXTH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
Rev. Leslie T. Hobbins, Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Guest Speaker,
Evening Service — "Total Family" Hour — 7:30 p.m.
REV. HOBBINS WILL PREACH "
Wednesday,8:00 p.m, — Bible.Study and Prayer
PASTOR REV. KENNETH J. KNIGHT
WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Park Street at Victoria
H. Ross Nicholls, Pastor
SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 A.M.
WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M.
EVENING SERVICE — 7:00 p.m.
— All Welcome— f
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET near The Square
— A WELCOME TO ALL
10:00 a.m. — Adult Bible Class. Sunday School For All,
11:00 a.m. — MORNING WORSHIP.
(Nursery and Junior Church)
"SUSTAINED EFFORT"
Minister: Rev. Arthur Maybury, B.A., B.O.
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
16th Sunday after Trinity — Sept. 21st
8:30 a.m. — HOLY COMMUNION.
- 11:00 a.m. — HOLY COMMUNION.
The Ven. T. D. B. Ragg, Archdeacon of Saugeen, will
speak about the recent meetings of General Synod at
Sudbury. All members are urged to hear this important
report. .4 Nursery at 11 a.m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
AT 10 and 11 .a.m.
Rector: REV. G. G. RUSSELL, B.A., B.D.
Organist—Choirmaster — Miss Marion Aldous,
A.Mus., Mus. Bac,
Kno resbyterian Church
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister
.ur WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Praise •
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
10:00 a.m. — CHURCH SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. — DIVINE WORSHIP.
THE REV. E. S. HALES, Medford
-(Nursery. and Junior Congregation)
7:30 p.m. — YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY.
Enter to Worship Depart tcoServe
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10:00 a.m. — SENIOR SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m. — JUNIOR SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m. — WORSHIP
Sermon: .
"COURA0
North Street United Church
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1969
GE IN ADVERSITY"
Rev. Alfred Fry, Auburn
Supervised Nursery
Rev. J. Donald MacDonald, B.Sc., B.D. Minister
Rev. W. J. Maines, B.A., Assistant Minister
Mrs. Eleanor Hetherington, A.C.T.M.,
Organist and Choir Director
— WELCOME —
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
CORNEWOF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS.
SUNDAY SERVICES
10:00 a.m. — SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. — CHURCH
REV. R. CLARK, Pastor
*ctoria Street United Church
The House of Friendship Rev, Leonard Warr
10:00 a.m. -- BIBLE SCHOOL FOIV ALL GRADES:
11:00 a.m. — WORSHIP SERVICE.
Sermon: "GOD IS VERY WISE"
10:00 a.m. — BENMILLER WORSHIP
SERVICE AND BIBLE SCHOOL.
BENMILLER ANNIVERSARY SERVICE — SEPT. 28
- With Rev. Anne Graham, M.Sc., D.D.
— W -E -L -C -O -M -E
Mrs. J. Snider
Victoria, St. Organist & Choir Leader
Mrs. L. Warr
Benmiller Pianist &
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
9:50-a.m. — SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00a.m.— WORSHIP SERVICE
7:00 p.m. — EVANGELISTIC SERVICE
Mid -Week Prayer Service Wednesday 8 p.tn.
"A WELCOME•AWAITS'YOU" '
REV. C. A. JOHNSON, B.A. .PHONE 524-6887
Pastor:
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