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REV. LEONARD WARR
Victoria Street-R'entnftter
United Churn Charge
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Escaping the shallows;
"He entered- into -.one.'of the
ships, whi'kh was Sir1191es . arid,
prayed him tha. t he would thrust
out a little from tie land..Nciw
when' he had left speaking,. He
said unto Simon, 'Launch Out
Into the deep, "(.>S 3,4).
Simon. Peter was living too
much. ,in the• s allows$ The
summons frpm'Tt e Lord . was:
"Push out `a' littlefrom.the.land;
push out into the deep. May it
be that too much of our
Christian Hying and experience is,
In _ the shallow . waters!
present-day living and though
life shallow? Exalnirie theTALK
of religious -folk. What are they
• saying?W.hen..Williainn Gillette
was a young man, he „studied
stenography. Rooming in a.
better -class 'home, he practised
his shorthand every evening by
taking down every word spoken
in the living room. Years later he
told a friend, `I 'went over my
notebooks and found that in
four months of - . incessant
converse, not one word had said
anything that made any real
difference to anybody.'
Is there evidence of the
shallows in OUR TALK ABOUT
GOD or WITH GOD? • A little
boy prayed that God would send
him a bicycle. But his parents
knew that a bicycle was entirely
too involved for so little a lad, so
he- got instead a tricycle. That.
night when he said his prayers,
in exasperation he spoke up and
' said, '0 God, dont you know
the, difference between a bicycle
and a tricycle?'
Is there such evidence in our
everyday living? What are the
intereststo . which folk give
thought1 time and energy?
Mother's boy was always failing
out of bed:He did,, so repeatedly
.that the mother,. impatient,
remonstrated, . `How ' is it son -,-
that you fall *out of bed so
often?' "Guess; mother, it's
'cause I stay too close to the
• gettin' in place." We fall out
with God, with our 2ellows, with
ourselves; because we live' and
• move and have, our, being 'too
close to the shoreline' Like the
little lad we;have' a controversy
with God. .We are not on good
terms with our fellows. We fight
a civil war with ourselves.
Simon Peter said, `Master we,
.have toiled all night, and have-
caught
avecaught nothing.' Jesus has a
R .,rd for tired, disgruntled
disciples: `Simon, push out into
the .deep:' The shallows' has no
,thrill for the soul, only a chill. It
moves among the rocks and
spells defeat and shipwreck. It
leaves life so empty." The only
escape from the shallows is OUT
IN THE DEEP WITH CHRIST -
out where._thelu11 tides'flow. `It
is impossible-' for a man of
himself to • escape. It must be
that soh ediie stretch ..forth a
hm?d. •td draW hlxll Qtl-t,' .(It was
Seneca who 'said this) That is
Jess' offer to Simon Peter and
he responded ?`Nevertheless at
Thy,,Word T will' •.and this gam
Jesus a chance to do great things
for and. .through •114yt. That spirit
does not expect the Saviour to
d6 everything „for us. What did •
Christ ,:do. for Simon to enable
him to escape • the Shallows and
to explore the'deeps?
He revealed to him
certain possibilities
Christ gave Simon a vision of
hi§ deepest need: `Thou art
thou -shalt be'. A shallow disciple
becomes a stalwart apostle. By
God's grace Ake may, be what we
have never been! Then again
Jesus wanted to use Simon's
boat as a pulpit to announce the
Good News, from which He
could' speak as never man spoke.
Gladly •Simon obeys. Thereupon
Jesus is ready to reward $imon
for the use of the boat, not, in
money but in fish. He is going to
'Make Simon's business prosper
and in a sense going into
partnership with Simon. What an
overflowing reward resulted!. It
is always a rewarding experience
to give the mastery 'of ` our
business, our home, or our lives
to Jesus. The Lord never asks.of
us anything but what He gives it
back to us with 'a plus - with
Himself.„ ,
The great haul of fishes'- the
ARENA
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
PUBLIC_SKATING
overflowing • blessing n� s �o
something to_ be shared'. To have.
Is tv owe, not to ovitrnz' When
one keeps company, with Jesus
• he escapes AO . shallawe and
explores. the deeps. They carne
and filled both the 'ship's. When
we 'are partners with Jesus, there
is : bread enough and to 'spare.
This fresh, full blessing humbles
Simon -'Depart from me; for I
am a sinful 1 do 0 Lord,'` But
Jesus did not depart. He drew
closer: Fear' not: from
henceforth thou shalt catch
men. �a
Notice, the Saviour resolved
every crisis for Simon. Three bits..
• of facts faintly suggest • this:
"And their net ,brake", `They
began to sink', 'They brought
their shies- to land.' Everyone
sooner or later has 'a date with
the dimension of depth: a deep
trouble, a deep love, a deep
moral need, a • deePI spiritual
requirement. There are a lot of
breakages in the voyage of life:
broken vows, • homes, " health,
hearts, 'prospects, cisterns. 1f
then out of -tham---broken
'
experience, the sinking situation,
the crisis; we bring . our ships
.(souls) to land it will be. only
because we, with mind and heart
and will can say:
Wondrous Sovereign of the Sea,
Jesus, Saviour pilot me."
"In His hand are the deep
`places."
Psm. 95:4
Movie will have special twist
• . A novel :twist to the,
enigmatic ways of hippie
sub -culture is featured in the
color motion picture,: "Journey
to the Sky" which will be shown
at MacKay Hall on February 7,,
at:"30• p.m.
The film's appearance in this
area is sponsored by Youth
Pioneers For Christ. (P.F.C.)
Club.
- "Filmed in India, Switaerland
and at the Ken Anderson Films
Studio in Winona Lake, Indiana,
"Journey to the Sky" chronicles
the life of Sadhu Sundar Singh, a
young Indian who forsook the
m seeurity of an affluent home' to
wtrek the dusty roads of India as a
Christian apostle.
Sundae Singh had many
incredible experiences' which are
;documented in the. film.,, He
maintained rapport with the
animals- of nature. He crossed
the ' Himalayas on foOt in the
dead of - winte . Once thrown
into the pit of eath, he escaped.
Because of is subject matter,
,the film has _a special appeal to
contemporary young people
searching for realistic fotms bf
4 identity and relevance in a world
that confuses them.
In addition to the showing of
the flim, the evening program
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
MINOR HOCKEY
8:00p;m.-MIDGET
Hensall vs. Goderich
SUNDAY
PUBLIC _:SKATING
2:06 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
SUNDAY 8:00` P.M.
C NHLL- HOCKEY
• Goderich Combined
vs.
Holmesville
TUESDAY
,: RE.SCHOOL.
SKATING
2:00 P.M.- 3:30 P.M.
LIONS FREE SKATING
3:30 P.M. = 5:00 P.M.
THURSDAY
PRESCHOOL_
- SKATING
2:00 P.M. - 3:30'P.M.
LIONS FREE SKATING..
3:30 •P.M... 5:00 PA.
TB not
improving
The case finding chairman of
the 1-uror Perth-- Tuberculosis
and Respiratory .. Disease
Association, „ ' Tom Leiper,
Iiondes'boro•, brought
membership to. date concerning
� :v VA's
activities °of the . `International°
Union Against TB at ,a recent
meeting of the association.
Mr. Leiper said that the
president of the International
Union Against TB, Dr. Johannes
Holm, has stated that the
incidence of TB in the world is
not improved, there being eight
million cases in, India alone.
The Union is carrying on a
successful TB prevention
programme in the Eastern region
which, ,includes Ceylon and
Malaysia. The Canadian.
Tuberculosis and • Respiratory
Disease Association contributes
$45,006 to the"pr°o j"ect. with the
Ontario Associat'tci`ri"""-ilUrtaflng
•$10,000 of that amount: ,The
Huron -Perth TBRD Association
is an autonomous agent of the
Ontario TBRL Apociation.
IVIr Leiper emphasized the
need to fight TE wherever it is
found and not only in the
Huron -Perth area. This is a
measure of self defence, he•said,
because the world to -day. has
become, smaller. • .
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'includes Dorothy Scotland " a
guest„soloist. There will also be
other groups of singers present.
Dr. Edward H. Johnson, (
�, �� Irifx), Toronto,. moderator ' of the' Presbyterian Church,. aiTld`his vl►�fe, .
(centre). were in town.Thursday to speak at, three meetings. With Dr. and Mrs. Johnson' here is Rev.
R. U, MacLean, -Clinton, who introduced D'r. Johnson to the ladies who attended the afternoon
meeting' in' Knox Presbyterian Church. - staff photo
Presbyterian. Moderator pqys visit
The story of :Canairelief to constant danger 6f losing their
Biafra was told in the-, simplest • lives: That's•one of the reasons
terms Thursday afternoon 'when Canairelief pilots, were well` paid,
Dr. Edward H. Johnson, but according to , Dr. Johnson
.Toronto, moderator of the• these men were also .truly
Presbyterian Church, spoke to a ' devoted to the Biafran cause. •
• gathering in the auditorium at Canairelief had•' other
Knox Presbyterian Church: problems: it was disobeying
Dr. Johnson, who ' is also federal- Nigeria edicts. 'by flying
overseas secretary for the into Biafra; it was suspected of
Presbyterian Church,, has been some political involvement; and
actively involved with it , suffered many _false.__
Canairelief since its inception. ` 'accusations, among them charges
`This surely- was a faith of transporting arms and running
mission," said Dr. Johnson who' cover for arms planes.
described the whole project as Still the flights to starving
"a miracle gift of God."- - ...Biafra ,:..continued, stated . Dr.
He noted that. in the year Johnson. In all there were 670
Canairelief. was " functioning, flights ' and 11,000 tons of food
$3,000,000 was spent. and medicine which it has. been
"Fro,m many different estimated, enabled a million
'sources the money, seemed to persons to survive.
come;" Dr: Johnson • reported: Dr:° Johnson flew into Biafra-
"Most,
iafra-"Most• exciting of all. was the five times. He said he was., not
response of our own Canadian prepared to send pilots out to
people: We had no money -raising places tie would not go himself.
machinery here at all." His experiences ` on these .trips
Thefirst flight of Canairelief were frightening, he told his
was 'January 23, . 1969. audience. °
..Conditions were hazardous and
pilots .Who, were taking the
planes into Biafra were. in
. VYDE and SON
MEMORIALS -- MARKERS & CEMETERY LETTERING
CLINTON - EXETER - SEAFORTH
.Goderich District Representative
FRANK McILWAIN
524-7861 or 200 Gibbons St. - 524»9465
R.EG.. J. B.EL.L. .
45 Cambria Road S. - 524-7464
During the question period,
Dr. Johnson was asked how the
Biafrans will be treated now that
the war has ended. He replied
that things do not look too
hopeful atthe present time. • -
"The Biafrans were promised
food, noted - Dr. Johnson.
"They're worse off now .than
they were two weeks ago."
He said" Canairelief - had
offered to feed 5,000,000 for 20
days after the" end of hostilities
because it was known there was
no, food in the country. , The
offer was turned down.
Dr. Johnson ,was introduced
to 'his audience .by. Rev. R. U.
MacLean from„ Clinton.
The moderator and his wife
had a busy schedule Thursday
including a speaking
engaagement •ate GDCI in the
morning, the afternoonr,,.session
at Knox as well as an evening
meeting at Knox attended. by
interested - persons fromthe
community.
Church of God
(PENTECOSTAL) :
Oldest Pentecostal Denomination in North America
'Pastor: REV OMER "HENDERSON r
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, N9rth and Nelson - MacKa`, Hall
Phone._..524 7129
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TO JOIN THE THOUSANDS ACROSS AMERICA , THAT HAVE
TH'RILLED, AND' RECOILED, WHILE -WATCHING ON FILM AND
HEARING THEDRAMATIC LIFE.STORY OF THIS PIONEER.
Rising up to the ca of God, in the •face of uunconceivable odds, he took at faze -value the promise John 15:16 ".Whatsoever
you ask of the Fat r in My name. He may give it to you.' He has given the past 10 years, until furlough, a year he is
• trimming to four months in order to return sooner to the untold millions, still untold.
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11:00 a.mt MORNING `'WkfC R,SHIP.
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.M" Supervisepd I'fdrsery,
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duinquagesima Sundays February 8th.
w- 8 30 a.m. r HQLV CQMMUN ONS.
11:00 a.m. 7 MORNING PRAYER.
• Sermo bythe Rector
Nursery at 11 .a.m;
CHURCH SCHQQL CLASSES at '10 and 11 a.m.
• Rector: REV., G. G. RUSSELL,
Organist -.Choirmaster --Miss Marion Aldous,
A.Mus.,.-Mu ..Bac.
'Knox Pi�sbyteriaii Church
THE REV..G. LOCKHART ROYAL, E.A., Minister
WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8'th
10'00 a.m.- CHURCH SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. - DIVINE WORSHIP
(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
7:30 p.m. - Young People's Society.
- Minister: Rel). Robert T..A. Marshall; M.A.
Strathroy
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North -Street U-flite'd Church
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 8th
10:00 a.m. - SENIOR :SCHOOL.
11:00-a7m.--- MESSENGERS.
(Junior 'School Age)
11:00 a.m., WORSHIP. -.
Contemporary Youth Service by Hi -C
WILL. CONDUCT THE SERVICE:
W- E- L -C -O -M- E
Supervised Nursery
.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, FEBRUARY 8th
10:00 a.m. SUNDrA1( SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m.and 7:00
p.m. - CHURCH.
Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. - • Prayer and Bible Study;
Friday, 8.00 p.m. - Young People's.. Service.
-Victoria _ Str�etUnited -church
The.. House of Friendship Rev. Leonard Warr
10:00 a.m. - BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL GRADES. -
11:00 a.m. - WORSHIP SERVICE.
Sermon:
"WHERE AND WHAT IS THE SOUL?"-
BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH
1:30 p -.m, - WO -RSH -I -P -8& =BIBLE",.SEtVtCE_
- W -E -L -C -O -M -E -
Mrs. J. Snider,
Victoria St. Organist & Choir Director
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Be!imilter Pianist&
•Choir Director
UNITED HOLINESS'CHURCH
62 Cambria Street North
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th a °
9:50. a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL
/'i :0a a.m. WtTRSHTP-SEM ICE
:00 p.m. - EVANGELISTIC SERVICE
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. _ MIDWEEK PRAYER SERVICE;
"A WELCOME AWAITS YOU'".
Pastor: REV.. C. A. JOHNSON,B.A. PHONE 524-6887._
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
•FELijQWSHIP CHURCH"
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- 524-9565 or 524.6445
10:00 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL..
11:00 a.m. - MORNING WORSHIP.
"WHAT IS IT TO YOU?"
Evening Service, 7:30 • p.m. "Total ?tell! " Hour"
Special M sin --,-Good Feliov • 1,„Midweek.Bible Study -I Wednesdays at 8:00 'p.m.
PASTOR: REV: KENNETH J. KNIGHT
WESLEYI,MEMOItiAt .--CHU-RC ;
• THE FREE METHODIST -CHURCH
Park "Street at Victoria
H. Ross Nicholls, Pastor
SUNDAY SCHOOL. 10:00 AA.
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Special Speaker. Misslo°nary (Jim Staneilvl *,hl» iificl p»eft,
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