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The Minister and :the Genie: episoile.111
OARVII0bD G. RUSSEIL
St, George's Anglican Church
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The Minister had •been
puzzled. and disturbed for some
weeld. Hecould not decide hOw
Ir • to use his third wish. . •
The ?fist one had been quite •
Simple and spontaneous. On that
momentous day when he had
• found the strange old lamp on
- the beach by the big lake, and
had 4released the Genie from it
by accidently brushing -off some
• sand, it had seemed perfectly
natural to wish that everyone in
his p.arish could learn to
appreciate the necessity of the
Church as the embodiment of
• Christianity.
In fact, the Minister was.
* pleased that now people wanted
the Church and. loved it and
served It. Rather- different, °he
often thought, from what it had
been before. • . -
"Now they don't just want:
Me to serve them", he mused.
"Now they are serving each
other through the Church."
That first 'wish had been •
simple, And the second had
seemed natural enough too:
• solve the problem of science and
religion.
- What a great relief! No more
" futile arguments about Genesis
and evolution! A real synthesis
between faith and science had
disposed of one of the most
contentious and awkward topics
he was asked to deal with. •
But now he was puzzled
about the third wish. So many
things had come to hWmtrid, but
!lime seemed just "worthy"
enough to be the climax.
fie had thou ht f
thins that were certainly basic'
enough, but he was afraid to, try
them.
"You must not, after all,
destroy people's free will," he
said to himself. "You can't tear
down all the differences between
people that make life exciting
and productive".
So he had d ism issed
successively the wish to make
Unauthorized poll shows church union
• possible but opinion is divided
A majority of Anglican and.
United Church members who
answer d an unofficial and
;
unauth rized poll in the two
4 church papers say they are
willing "to go along" with union
of the two churches.
• Results of the poll are
published in the November
' . issues of Canadian Churchman
and The United Church
Observer. Eight tho.usand
subscribers -replied t to -the
questionnaire :published in the
• July issues of the two papers,
'which have a total circulation of
.547,5071. It _was-the-first-tersta
lay opinions toward , church
union in either church.
-However, the concerns of a
sizeable proportion of Anglicans
who expressed a reluctance
- concerning union' could
postpone an early marriage of
the two churches, suggests an
article carried in both
• publications.
Ninety-one percent of the
United Church memlnrs arid 61
percent of Atiglicansld: they
would accept church union. The
• Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), also a participant in the
* union negotiations, did not take
part in -the poll.
• Fifty-one percent of United
Church people and 29 percent of
.•
Anglicans indicated that they
were "eager" for church union.
Six, percent of the United
Church and 31 percent Of the
Anglicans threatened to leve
. the church rather than unite.
The clergy in both churches
• *lagged behind laymen in their
enthusiasm for union. '
• The younger people, aged 30
and under, were the group most
strongly in favour of union in
the _United Church, ...and most
strongly opposed to union in the
Anglican Church. .
If .the results of the poll are
• represeritatx.te- ,of .„ -the- whole•
0
refi , aPproXim ate iy" . 30
percent of Anglican
membership, more than a third
of their clergy, and nearly half
of their young people would
leave' the church rather than
enter union.
• But chutch leaders pointed
out that people who take the
trouble to answer questionnaires
tend to be those with strong
opinions, and it is possible that
anti -union , Anglicans were
over -represented in the poll.
Also, some who threatened ,to
leave the church might not carry
out their threats if union became
a reality.
The •Rev. Robert Craig,
United , Church • executive
commissioner for church union,
was "satisfied" with the results
of the poll. He said _they were
more positive than he had
expected. Anglicans "have never -
been in a union before," he
pointed out, and their reluctance
was understandable. But that 61
'percent, would accept union now
he tert'ned "encouraging."
Canon Ralph Latimer, the
Anglican co -commissioner, said
-the results -were a "questionable
value" because the response was
too limited and the exterit of
possible bias was unknown.
Editorsof- the -.:07011-reh
that
publications involvecf stated
although the poll is unofficial, it
everyone virtuous and to, make
everyone agreeable and toInake
everyone speak the same
language
He had toyed with the idea of
wishing; that everyone might be
the same colour. Preferably
black.
"But, of course," -he had said
to himeslf, "I' must not be
frivOlous!"
Finally he decided to consult
the Genie.
He rubbed the lamp and the
Genie, appeared, huge and
powerful in his pantaloons and
turban,
The Genie Vorke;
"Speak, Master. What. As your
wish?"
The Genie yawned.
"Are you still, weary from
that last wish?" asked the
Minister:
"Well, it was certainly the
most difficult wish I have ever
granted'," replied the Genie. •
"I am not ready for the last
wish yet", said the Minister. "I
thought you might help me
decide!"
"Glad to!" said the Genie.
"You were going to do .
something for your wife. Get her
some new clothes".
"Oh I did that," said. .the
Minister, "We /were shopping
two weeks ago. Thanks for the
suggestion though; she does look,
a lot nicer".
."If you'llatl granted wishes to
as many Sultans as 1 have,"
replied the Genie, "You would
' know a bit more about women."
"Hmm. Yes. Well I daresay,"
• Sild.• the Nir- 1t�
business: I have one more wish.
• What shall it be?"
clearly reveals the extent of
anti-uni8,n ...sentiment in each
church, 'and that the General
Commission on Church Union
still has a big educational job to
do among church people to
overcome misinformation, myth,
prejudice, and self-righteousness.
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MRS. LAURA
BELL CHASE
• . Mrs. Laura Belle Chase, 40A
West Street, died October 19 at
Alexandra Hospital following a
six week illness. She waS 73.
She was born May 4, 1897 in
Ogdensburg, New York, to
parents Frederick Mott and the
former Virginia Ashwood. She
lived in Meaford as an infant and
in Midland • from the age of
about four years..
• She was married in August,
1918 at Midland to Herbert Basil
Chase who died in June, 1952.
Following •their marriage, the
couple lived in Port Colborne,
moving to Goderich in 1923.
• She was a member of First
Baptist Church.
She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. David. (Vera)
Medley, Stratford; Mrs.. Donald
• (Gertrude) • Stewart, London;
and Mrs. Paul (Barbara)
.LaPierre, Kitchener; three sons,
Frank, Stratford; Harold and
William, both of Goderich; 32
grandchildren and one
greatgrandchild; two sisters, Mrs.
William (Winnifred)Pilgrim,
Meaford and Mrs. Bruce
Margaret) Steward, Burlington;
and one brother, Walter Mott,
Toronto. -•
Funeral service was at the
Stiles Funeral Home Thursday,
• October 22 with Rev. Arthur
Maybury in charge.
Interment was in Maitland
*Cemetery. Pallbearerswere Paul
*Marion, Robert • Marion and
Gerald Rivett, all grandsons, and
Andrew Moore, Maurice
Wilkinson and Claude Sinclair.
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LEONARD F. NEAR
Leotia:d Frank Near, 47; 53
Norman gt., Stratford,, died
suddenly Monday, October 12.
Mr. Near was born in St.
OBITUARIES
Marys, a son of Mrs. Mary Near
and the late Casper Near.
He moved to Stratford in
1947 and was •a member of
Central United Church. He was
chairman-. of - the property.
committee and an elder._ of .the
church.
Mr. Near was cubmaster for
20 years and a member of the
Ontario Humane Society. Ile
served overseas during the
Second World War.
,He was employed as a
mechanical estimator with R.T.
McBride Plumbing and Heating
• Ltd. He was also a partner in the
former Near and Hoffmeyel-
Plumbing and Heating Ltd. firm
(now Hoffmeyer Plumbing and
Heating Ltd.), Goderich.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Lillian Katherine Roth;
two daughters, Mrs. Roger
(Elizabeth). Mennie of -London,
and Miss Mary Emily Near at
home; brothers, Gerald and
Archie, both of St. Marys;
Morris, Stratford; Ronald of
Nova Scotia; and Earl of New
Brunswick; sisters, Mrs. .Ernest
(Helena) Knowles, Stratford;
Mrs. William (Clara) • Irwin,
Muskegon, Mich.; and Mrs. Mary
Bartpn and Mrs. Lorne
(Kati -teen) Edwaids, both of
Toronto; and his mother, Mrs.
Katherine Mary Near of St.
Marys.
Funeral service was
Wednesday, October 14, at the
Heinbuck Funeral Home. Burial
was in Avondale Cemetery. •
MRS. MABEL
• CHRISTINE SHAFT
Mrs. Mabel Christine Shaft,
formerly of 121. East St., more
recently 9f Huronview died
suddenly at the home October
25. She was 81.
She was born,March 26, 1889
in Goderich to parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel' MacLeod. She went
to Detroit to live in 1922 and
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MEMORIALS - MARKERS & CEMETERY LET7ERING
CLINTON" - EXETER SEAFORTH
GOderich District Representative
•FRANK McILWA1N
5244861 or 200 Gibbons St. - 524-9465
REG. 40„, BELL
45 Cambria Road S. -p24-7464
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returned to Goderich fiveyears
ago. She had been at Huronview
for ten days.
She was a member of Knox
'Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by one
daughter, . Mrs. `Dgallas (Marion)
Gribble, Westland, Michigan;
two sons, Donald Haggitt, Allen
Park, Michigan and Ian Haggitt,
Edmonton, Alberta 7 seven
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren; one sister, Miss
Ann MacLeod, Montreal; and
one brother, Knox MacLeod,
Ottawa.
Funeral service was Tuesday,
October' 27 at the Stiles Funeral
HOThe with Rev. G. L. Royal'.
officiating.
Interment was in Maitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
grandsons James Haggitt, Mark
Truitt, George Truitt and
William DonaldsOn and nephews
Maitland Haggitt and Roy
Johnson.
The Genie was silent.
"I • have thought of
everything", said the Minister:
"Youth, raCe, morality,
international affairs, pollution,
poverty - .none of them seem
climactic enough".
• The Genie remained silent.
"You're not being much
help," • said the Minister
petulantly. "What do my
parishioners need ' for lastihg
`satisfaction'?"
He paced the floor of ,his
Study for some minutes, •
pondering and reviewing in h6
mind all the feelings of the past,_
few weeks.
_His attention was attracted to
the sound of children playing a
noisy game on the Rectory lawn.
"I' know!" he exclaimed, "I
know now! The" greatest in the
Kingdom of Heaven!'To become,
as little children! To be
innocent! To have the wide open
trust that children have!"
He turned to thaGenie.
"I wish for my parishioners a
child -like faith in God and a
mutual trust in each other: And
for myself . ..."
His voice hrok.A off ' for a
moment.
. . . for myself also e
childlike faith in God and the
knowledge that I too can trust.
my parishioners completely."
The Genie's imperturbable
manner was somewhat shaken
by the Minister's words. .
He recovered his usual
composure, however, - and
clapped his hands.
"It is. done as you command,
Master. Now I have fulfilled my
service to you. It has been -
khan we say , different? But.
enjoyable. A change of pace. But
I would like to get picked up
next time by some frivolous
Sultan whose wishesare much
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The October birthday party John Leerning on violins. The
,dadcing included old-time
waltzes, "polkas, schottische,
two-steps, square dances and the
wheelchair, waltz., The most
notable thing was the enjoyment
reflected in the eyes 'of the
spectators.
Was . held in the auditoriuni on
Wednesday, Octpber 21, with
the Gorrie Women's Institute
providing a • variety program
consisting of duets, violin solos,
and avery lively sing -song.
Following the program gifts
were 'presented to the 19
residents , having birthdays in
October, and birthday cake and
ice cream were served.
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The weekly dance was held on
IVIongay, October .19, in the
auditorium. The music was
more predictable.
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Blue Alountain,.
Pottery
Oct. 29 to Nov. 7
supplied by the residents'
orchestra consisting of Miss
Della Peart on the piano, -Mrs.
The regular family night was
held in the auditorium on
Thursday, October 22,,,..vvith a
program provided by the Varna
Exelorers, assisted by Mr. W.
McAsh showing slides of Flordia.
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We are looking forward to the
,tea and sing -song on Wednesday,
• October 28, and the variety
Mary Taylor on the ,mouthorgan, program on • Family Night,
Millar Adams, Norman 2peir and October 29.
Donnybrook
The 'October 'meeting of the
U.C.W. was held - Tuesday
afternoon, October 13, at the
home of Mrs. William Hardy
with a good attendance. The
Theme was "Give Thanks
Whatever Happens".
,fter singing "Sing to the
Lord of Harvest", Mrs. Stuart
Chamney gave a reading on
`,`Thanksgiving".. Mrs. Hilliard
ad_ theScriptuae
lesson Psalm - a- and 'also
gave the meditation. •
- Family Night was also planned
for the near future.
Mrs. Edward Robinson gave a
reading, "For all the gifts". Mrs.
Margaret Leddy gave a reading
"trotisehold Financiering".
Mrs. Chamney led in prayer.
Mrs. Hardy took charge of the
business. Roll call was "What we
are thankful for in the past
year."
Invitations from . Trinity
U.C.W. and Auburn U.C.W..were
accepted. The bazaar date was
set for November 4 and a
committee of three was
appointed to make plans. A
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SOCIALS
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Jefferson on Tuesday,
October 13, were, Mrs. Charles
Potter and Mrs. Joe Gooding of
Ms . TdTHarveyf
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Ilderton, Miss Bernice Potter of
London and Mrs. J. C. Robinson
of Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Chahiney of Windsor ...visited
recently with Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart Chamney and family.
.Mrs. William Hardy and Mrs.
Stuart Chamney attended the
U.C.W. Raily in Blyth last week.
A carload of U.C.W. member
attended the meeting of Trinity
U.C.W. last week.
- SUNDAY 'SERVICES
11411 PA I • 14 '
The family that prays together
. . . . . stays together
UNITED HOLINESS CHURCH
62 Cambria Street North
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SUNDAY, NO/EMBER 1St
9:50 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m.-WORSHIP SERVICE
7:00 p.m. - EVANGELISTIC SERVICE
Wednesday, 730 - Mid -week Prayer Service
"A WELCOME AWAITS YOU"
Pastor: REV. 0. H. LEE PHONE 524-6887
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WESLEY, MEMORIAL • CHURCH
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Park ttreet at Victoria
H. Ross Nicholls, Pastor
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Hour 11 a.m.
Evening Service T p.m.
WELCOME
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
"A FELLOWSHIP CHURCH"
LALL °US IF YOU NEED -A RIDE!
524-9565 o't 524-6445
rULL SCHEDULE OF SERVICES YEAR ROUND!
10:00 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m.- MORNING WORSHIP
"THE COMPASSIONATE CHRIST"
Regular Evening Service - 7:30 P.m.
"BATTLES OF ' THE BIBLE" - Series
Bible Study Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
PASTOR: REV. KENNETH J. KNIGHT
Knox. Presbyterian Church
THE RE". G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister
WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ist
10.:00 a.m. - Sunday School.
11 00 a.m. - Divine Worship.
Sermon:
"HOLINESS WITHIN"
Nursery and Junior Congregation
7:30 p.m. - Young People's Society.
Enter to Worship
Depart to Serve
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FIRST BAPTIST (HURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Qiiebec)
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• • MONTREAL ,5TREET ear ne are
- A WELCOME TO ALL -
10:00 a.m. Adult -Bible Class and Church
School.For All.
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship and Communion.
iSupervised Nursery)
Sermon: "PLAY THE GAME"
Minister: Rev. Arthur Maybury, BA., B.D., •
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS. •
• R EV. R. CLARK, Pastor
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
10:00 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL.
11:00 a.m. - WORSHIP SERVICE.
7:00 - EVANGELISTIC SERVICE.
-- 8:00 p.m. Tuesday - Prayer and Bible .Study
. 8:00 Friday-- Young People's Service.
• ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH.
FEAST .OF ALL SAINTS
• SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1970
Holy•Communion at 8:30 a.m.'
Church School at 10 and 11 a.m.
• (See ad, on page 3)
Holy Communion and Serino e- aill a.m.
(Nursery)
organist.Choirmarter: Mr. Paul C. Baker,.
F.R.C.0:, A.R.C.M.
Rector: REV. G. G. RUSSELL, B.A., B.D.
Victoria Street United Church
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD WARR
10:00 a.m. - Bible School For AH Grades.
11:00 a.m. - Worship Service, t
Sermon: "THE HOLY' CITY"
7:30 p.m. - "Songs of The Gospel" Service with the
McMillan family and other numbers.
BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH
1:30 p.m. - Worship Service and Bible .School.
Sermon: "CONCERNING THE SESSION"
W -E -L -C -O -M -E
North Street United Church
REV. ROBERT, L. RAY1VION,T
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
9:45 a.m.' - Grades 4 and up. "
1055 a.m. - Grades 3 and under.
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship.
SermonL,
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"ZACHARIAS"
A W.E-L-C.O.M.E
Supervised Nursery
fir's. Eleanor Hetherington, A.T.C.M.
orgiriitt and Choir Director ...,
Phone Church Office and Study - 5244631
Churih Building 524.6951'
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