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From the
Minister's study
REV.',,. DONALD MacDONA1D
North Street United Ghurch
The Canadian conscience
Nothing has touched . the reports "1' counted 325 bullet
Canadian -conscience as sorely as and shrapnel holes in the roof of
the Nigeria/Biafra • tragedy. the church,"
Canadians right across our land The real horror is the
are asking not, what can I do? children, like living skeletons,
e but what must I do? as a with huge white eyes staring
member of the only race there ghost-like out of skull -like faces.
is, the human race. The picture A French Red Cross worker
of 1,000 little kiddies dying described them as "Belsen
every day is just too much; more Babies" (concentration camp of
than any conscience can bear. World War II) -Burke claims he
Before August last, the appeal couldn't help replying -"British
• for assistance for Nigeria/Biafra Belsen Babies."
was on the basis. of logic and It is hard for me . as a
'cold reason. But all, this is Canadian to accept that our own
changed and much of te credit Commonwealth partner is
for hitting us where it hurts providing the bullets, and even
most -in the heart, must go to harder to understand why the
MRS, BENJAMIN ALLEN
Mrs. Benjamin Allen, a
resident of Goderich for 18
years, died Saturday in
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital here. She was 97 years
of age last. Septrnber•3.
Mrs. Allen was a -very active
woman until a few years.age.
Born on a Goderich township
farm, she was accustomed to
driving horses and it is recalled
,
that She was the first woman to
drive a motorcar in Goderich.
On nearly every birthday for
perhaps 20 years, she enjoyed a
flight in an aircraft piloted by
one or another of the seven
members of her family who are
qualified. She was 90 when with
members of , her family she
walked the salt streets of Sifto
mine.
She was a member of Knox
Presbyterian church, and , a
gracious hostess who enjol �d «
having visitors at her home at 22
Victoria Street -North.
She was born Olive Walters
Stanley Burke- CBC foreign Canadian government—will--nod---daughter --o€- Richard and
correspondent and CBC news now provide assistance_ to relief Dorothea Walters, Goderich
reader, lately turned agencies, notably Canairelief and township. In 1891 • she was
humanitarian. This man whose .not do everything possible to married to Benjamin Kelly
Allen, Colborne Township, son
of Anthony Allen of Dunlop and
grandson of John Allen, who
came to Huron County from
County Fermanagh, Ireland. Ben
Allen, born in the house which is
now Tiger Dunlop. Inn, a year
after its erection, was noted as a
horseman. He died in 1944.
Mrs.' Allen is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Rolph Trow,
Stratford, and Mrs. Cassius D.
McCormick, Muncie, Ind.; and a ,
half-sister, Mrs. Charles `Young,
Goderich. She was predeceased
Mrs. John 0: Harper, Faris,
Flralae`e; Mrs, J. Blair Seaborn
Ottawa; Mrs, Daniel DOhenya'
Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. BR. Allen.
McCon ick, Muncie; Mr. ' .and
Mrs. Arch G, , McCorMiek, .
Muncie Mr. and Mrs. Allen,
Trow, Chathamr • ; and Benjamin
Trow, Montreal,
J. M. SOUTHCOTT
J. M. S'outIteott, senior
publisher of the Exeter
Times -Advocate, died November
20 in South Huron Hospital, He °
was 84. . •
Mr. "'Southcott began his
career" September 2, 1902, as a
printer's devil with The Exeter
Times. He had been a carrier boy
for the newspaper several years
before that.
Since then, he had a hand in
printing more than, 3,000
editions. He was managing editor
of the newspaper for 30 years,
sole owner for 12 years and was
president of The Exeter
rJ�
ries
CONSTABLE OL..F •DEBBIE LYNN JEN .
PENNED;
Debbie Lynn Jenkins, infant,
OPP Constable Rolf Penner, daughter of Leonard and Elma
119 South St,;Goderich,•
formerly, of Kitchener,, died
,rd,denly Sunday, N9ire'�,' 23,
at Victoria' Hospital, Lon, On, of
a brain henorxhage, He was 28.
Constable Penner was born in
Germany in 1941 He was a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Nikolaus Penner,
55 Brick? St., Kitchener, The
family moved to the TWln Cities
in 1951.
Constable Penner attended
Sheppard School and Eastwood
Collegiate before moving . to
Goderich where .he joined the
Ontario erovincial Police
December 2, 1963. He served
full-time here with the exception
of one summer posting at Sauble
Beach.
He was a pilot 'and a member
of the Goderich Flying Club. He
Was also a member of the •
Maitland G91f and Country
Club.
'
__ Times -Advocate Ltd. until his
death.
He was d past president of the
Ontario Weekly Newspapers
Association, a former member of
the Canadian Newspapers
Association and a '.chartef
member of the Canadian Weekly
Newspapers Association.
J,. M. Southcott also was
active in municipal affairs and
served on the village .council
there for two years. He was a
member and chairman of the
board of education, a member of
the arena board and later
chairman of that board.
He was an active and devoted
member of the former James
Street United Church
congregation in ,Exeter; a former
scoutmaster of the Exeter troop;
and a developer` of Southcott
Pines Park Land Ltd., Grand
Bend.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Alma May; two sons,
Robert, Exeter, and Don,
Clarkson; one sister, Miss Stella,
Exeter; and • two .. brothers,
Orville, Exeter, and Rev. R. E:
Southcott, Oil City.
Funeral service was November
22 in James Street •United
,Church with Rev. Glenn Wight.
officiating.
Interment was in Exeter
Cemetery. Pallbearers were sir'
members of the staff at The
Exeter Times -Advocate.
face appeared in every Canadian offer its good offices to help
home through the CBC negotiate a peace.
National News touched us What can we do? We can take
deeply when he decided to, quit the lead from two groups in
the security of a good job at a Goderich and give money for
high salary to seek an answer to relief and medical supplies, and
a tragedy that seems to defy ' the airlift. Then without any
solution. ' effort to be partisan in our
Stanley Burke not only hopes , politics, we can urge and re -urge
to get relief flights properly the uanadian government and
financed and going at a steadier our own elected federal member
stream, but he has founded to press for an end to the war.
• InterPax-an organization aimed It will soon be Christmas in
at getting the two side& to a Canada -it won't be "the season
conference table where to be jolly" in Nigeria/Biafra.
hopefully some understanding There,," Christmas Day will be by a son.
can come out of the fog of just another Hunger Day. When A private service for the
persistence on both sides -and, Santa visits our children -death family was conducted by Rev.
an end to the War. will be the grim caller there. G.. °L. Royal in Knox Chapel
Last Sunday in United °While joy ' will mark our Monday. Burial took place in the
Churches across Canada and in celebrations -despair and family crypt in Maitland
many local places of worship -a hopelessness will mark theirs: Cemetery. Stiles Funeral Home
time of mourning was observed Surely the "Prince of Peace" was in charge of the
for the victims of Nigeria/Biafra„, who came to bring "Peace to arrangements.
Viet Nam and the Middle East "men of goodwill" would expect Present for the' service were
tragedies. But even ` mourning,us to have merlcy and love in his Lt. -Col. and .Mrs. R. M. Trow of
can be all too easy a way out for name and during the season that ' Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Cassius
the human conscience. It must commemorates His Birth. D. McCormick. Muncie, Ind.;
be backed up, with solid aid and
help for the potential victims on
both sides of the conflict.
Both Stanley Burke and Dr.
Edward Johnson of the
Presbyterian Church deserve full
,4 marks for courage and dogged
, determination. Both men are
thoroughly knowledgeable about
the Nigeria/Biafra affair and
both la%errthe.,,courage. to
Culminating " a period of •
personal Bible study and
advanced ministerial training,
several' persons associated with
the local congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses were
baptized last Saturday at the
Goderich Convention. These
were John Lewis, Brian Lewis
and Larry Barfoot.
"To become a Christian," Mr.
Lewis said, "one must make a
private, prayerful decision to
dedicate his life to Jehovah God
before baptism, based upon a
-sound knowledge of
fundamental Bible truths,
including belief in Christ as
Redeemer."
Gerry Amoroso, presiding
minister for Jehovah's Witnesses
in this area, pointed out that the
baptism last Saturday .was by
total immersion to follow the
pattern set by Jesus and in
primitive Christianity.. "Going
under the water symbolizes
death to one's former course of
life, and coming out means .the
Christian will henceforth live to
do the will of God. So
CO rights,' of peace, of urban immersion is an outward
slums has been taken from''`, evidence -of -the dedication vow
the 'halls of debateand slam-
med down in every living -
room in Canada . and the Uni-
teed States. We live in a world
of daily challenge and oppor-
tunity.
The Bible is ever new in
man's search for the answers
to the many .,hallenges the
world hands him each day. It
is the answer to vast numbers
of people looking - log -wise
leadership and guidance.
Now, as never before, we
Local Jehovah's
Witnesses are
baptized at service
theli ease- repeatedly before. the
Canadian government and the
* Canadian people.
Stanley Burke has had the
courage to state that Britain,
Russia and C'zechoslavakia
should feel deep shame, ' for
these three nations have given
the arms that enable federal
le Nigeria to • continueits war of
unprecedented ferocity. What
has -angered Burke is that
children "are the real
victims-hei.pless, innocent
children -where even the relief
depotsand hospitals are targets
for military action. "At the
catholic relief_ depot" Burke
"THE BIBLE
TODAY"
We live•in a time of turmoil.
The old values that have -serv-
ed so well • seemingly are
crumbling about us. Crime on
the streets competes with
violent dissent for page one
headlines.'
The challenge of human
of the Christian," Mr. Amoroso
explained.
Those baptized last Saturday
will now engage in a continuing
course of Bible study to provide
the knowledge required for t%e
ministerial activity they will now
pursue. Neighborhood
evangelism and starting free
home Bible studies will be a pait
of this ministry.
The htghlite of the three day
convention was the public talk
need to remember th.; power "True • Worship Versus the
of the high spiritual ideals ;False." A. Powley, district
which- inspired out °forefath-
erg These ideals are sternal.
It pis ~the .Bible that gav man-
kind a purpose '— a spiritual
faith -- and' the everlasting
message: -'
"Thou shalt 'love thy neigh-
bour as thyself.'
This spirit can be rekindled
by our re -dedication to God's
teachings. Takeyour ,Bible off
the Shelf, open and read it,
not only on. Bible Sunday,
N December 7th, but every day of
every month, Of every year. .
•WILLIAMS,
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
Q
And'' inscriptions
- Stratford -- Ontario
Ronald C. McCallum
Representative
215 Wellington $t. S., Goderich
Phone 524.6272 or 524-1345
9,4
supervisor for, Jehovah's
Witnesses, stressed the fact that
true Christianity should be a
moving, dynamic force in our
worship of God and for the good
of mankind.
Seven hundred and
thirty-nine listeners
enthusiastically received the
upbuilding Bible counsel.
Coaches
clinic held
At a recent Senior Coaches
Clinic held at . the Goderich
Memorial Arena, skaters from-
Adastral Park, Seaforth and
Goderich participated.
The successful candidates in
the tests given from Goderich,
were Bonnie ' McGhee, Cheryl
Hamilton, Becky Crawford, Fran
Johnston and Marlene
McConnell.:
Several adults passed the tests
given also.
Ladies
curling
The results of ladies curling
for. . the past week at the
Maitland Curling Club are as
follows:
Thursday, November 27 -
Moore 9, Wood 7; Martin 10,
Sale 6; Graf 8, Cutt 4; Osborne
14, Gardner 5.
Tuesday, December 2
Paquette 8, White 6; La Paine
9 11, Sully 10; Cutt 11, Osborne
6; Durst 10, Wood 7. ,
T. PRIME and SON
MEMORIALS - MARKERS & CEMETERY LETTERING`
CLINTON - EXETER - SEAFORtH
Goderich District Representative
FRANK McILWAIN
524-7861 or 200 Gibbons St. - 524-9465
kit- REG. J. BELL
45 Cambria Road S. — 524-7464
Bible Lands Pilgrimage
(AND ATHENS) .,
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down payment only and take up to 24 months
to pay balance (about $27 par monthi)--Or pay
total coat of an unprecedented low $620. For
brochure -phone ' 357.1072 or write P. O. Box
927, Wingham. .
Host: Rev. Barry Passmore
DEPARTING MARCH 2, 1970 .48, 49
Surviving besides his parents is
-one-sister, Krs Walter -(-Leona-)
Penner, Kitchener, One brother,
Klaus, predeceased him in 1948.
Jenkins, died Novemb r 25. •
'Survivors also ..include two
brothers, . ,cott and Mark at
home; parental grandparents,
Mr, and Mrs, Harry Jenkins,
.`Colborne 'Township; and
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
David Nivins, RR 3, Auburn.
Rev. Leonard Warr, Colborne,
attended at the -private graveside
service' in Colborne Cemetery
'Wednesday afternoon,
November 26.
' McCallum Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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The body rested at the
Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home
until November .26 when
removal was made to the
Kitchener Mennonite Brethren
Church where Dr. F. C. Peter
conducted the service.
Burial was in Memory
Gardens. Pallbearers from the
Goderich OPP detachment were
Provincial Constables G. Ferris,
H. L. Green, G. L. Hiles, W. J.
Hassall, D. H. Spitzig and J. W.
Wray.
Members of the OPP, RCMP
and municipal police formed a
guard of honor.
AUBREY AXFORD WALTER
Aubrey Axford Walter,
Huronview, died November 28
at Alexandra Marine)and General
Hospital, 'He was 74.
He was born March 11, 1895,
in Colborne township, the son
of John Allin Walter and the
former Letitia Eugene McManus.
He attended
Colborne Township school and
Goderich Collegiate. In 1917 he
joined the Machine Gun Corps in
London and later transferred to
the B.E.F. tank corps.
Mr. Walter lived in southern
Saskatchewan for 12 years and'
returned to Colborne Township
in 1929.
Hiss moister, Mrs. Mona Agnew,
Longport,•Conn., survives.
Funeral service was Monday,
December 1 from „ the Stiles
Funeral Home with Rev.
Leonard Warr officiating.
Interment was in Colborne
Cemetery. Pallbearers were Allan
Stoll, Fordyce Clark, James
McPhee, Arnold Allin, Charles
Brindley and Ralph Jewell.
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Oldest Pei,tecostal Denomination in North America
Pastor: REV. OMER HENDERSON
Friday, 8:00 p.m. - Youth Services.
SUNDAY SERVICES
10:.00 a.m.- SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.- CHURCH
Corner North and Nelson -':MacKay Hall
Phone 524-7129
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'Park Street at Victoria
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SUNDAY SCHOOL -- 10:00 A.M.
WORSHIP - 11:00 A.M.
EVENING SERVICE 7:00 P.M.
- All Welcome-
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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 and Sunday School For All
11:00 a.m. == Advent and Communion.
"THE HOST"
Supervised Nursery
Minister: Rev. Arthur Maybury, B.A., B.D.
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
2nd •Su nday in Advent_- December 7th
8:30 a.m. - HOLY COMMUNION.
11:00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION AND
SERMON.
Nursery at 11 a.m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
AT 10 and 1 1 a.m.
Rector: REV. G. G. RUSSELL, B.A., B.D.
Organist -Choirmaster -Miss Marion Aldous,
A.Mus., Mus. Bac. '
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV. G. Lem KHAT ROYAL, B.A.`, Minister
WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Priase
SUNDAY, DECEMBER '7th
A10:00 a.m. -`CHURCH' SCHOOL
11:09 a.m.- DIVINE WORSHIP
- WHITE GIFTS -
Sermon: "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"
"(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
- VISITATION SUNDAY
7:30 p.m. - P.Y.P.S.
Enter to -Worship
• Depart to Serve
North Sheet :United Church
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th
10:00 a.m. - SENIOR SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m. -JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
11:00 a.m. - ADVENT WORSHIP.
Sermon: Christmas - Stepping ,Stones
to "PEAC E"
'ties, rsery
Senior Choir CantataSupervisedNu"BORN A KING".
will be presented Dec. 14 at 11 a.m.
and Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.
- WELCOME
Rev. J. Donald MacDonald, B.Sc., B.D., Minister
Rev. W. J. Maines, B.A., Assistant Minister
Mrs. Eleanor Hetherington, A.T.C.M.
Organist and Choir Director
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS.
REV. R. CLARK., Pastor
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th
10:00 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - CHURCH.
Friday, December 5th, 8:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: REV. RICHARD GREEN.
Former Pastor and Builder of
BETHEL PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE
Victoria Street United Church
The House of Friendship - Rev: Leonard Warr
1000 a.m. - BIBLE SCHOOL, FOR ALL GRADES.
11:00 a.m. - WHITE GIFT WORSHIP SERVICE.
(Bible School Participating)
1:30 p.m. - BENMILLER WHITE GIFT
.•SERVICE.
(Bible -School Participating)
Dec. 21st - "CHRISTMAS MUSICAL"
- W -E -L -C -O -M -E -
Mrs. J. Snider - Mrs. L. Warr
Victoria St. Organist & Choir.Director Benmiller Pianist' &
Choir Director
UNITED HOLINESS CHURCH
62 CAMBRIA•STREET NORTH
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th
9:50 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. - WORSHIP SERVICE •
7:00 p.m.-, EVANGELISTIC SERVICE .
Special Evangelistic Service with Rev. Joseph Kretoski,
guest speaker, 7:30 p.m. each evening, November 20th
to December 7th.
"A WELCOME AWAITS YOU"
Pastor: REV. C. A. JOHNSON, B.A. PHONE 524-6887
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stays together,