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PAGE 4---GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1973
FR�M THE MINISTER'S STUDY
BY REV. W.M. McWHINNIE
THOUGHTS ON PRAYER
'Have you ever tried to pray
and felt that you were not get-
ting through'' Have you ever
been embarrassed ,to pray in
public because you didn't feel
your prayer would sound as
good as someone else's? Have
you ever gotten "up -tight"
because someone else's prayer
is too long and repitutous''
Have You ever left a Prayer
Meeting feeling as defected and
unloved as You ,felt when. you
went in"
If you tan answer -"yes" to
any of these questions then -
step'aside, You're in the middle
of a long line of people who feel
the same way you do. 'There
must be Some means of escape
from this., - God does not want
the times when we meet to talk
to Him to he boring. He has
given us this privilege so that
we may he filled with Himself,
eco that we may experience the
working power of His Holy
;spirit. If you have been sear-
hing for an escape from the pit
of coarse, empty, heartless
prayer, then I think that the
ansv.er for which you may have
been seeking has finally come.
Christ has finally come through
- breaking down those walls of
tradition in a :new and exciting
way.
"Conyersa t lona I Prayer'.
may be the answer for xou. It is
a means by which you can ex-
, perience real honesty, a real
concern for ot hers, and a rea 1
love for others and f7►r God.
This is pos,sibfe be. cause ot the
.unique and perfect wa) that
Christ reveals Himself to an in-
dividual. Heaven and ear,th
seem to unite and the Holy
Spirit isi-n thtt middle of it all.
Com. ersationa1 Prayer is
Exact IY what r he word suggests'
- is a ..onyersation with God
or Jesus. The difference being
hat" ft is not between one-per-
son only and God . . . while
everybody else just listens . .-.
or goes to sleep, it is conver-
sation among a- group of people
. . with each other . .•and
God Because of this, your
become more aware of the
.-other person ' . . his reeds .
the way he reacts . 1 . and the
things that are. important to
hint. You become more aware
.. c►f the' other person's sen-
sitivities. This gives you a bet -
WILLIAMS
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
And Inscriptions
Stratford - Ontario
Bob McCallum
Fiopresentative
11 Cambria Rd., Goderich
Phone 524-7345
>a
ter understanding of each
other. You become more to
each other than stere acquain-
tances • you become bonded
glued together in love - love
that is there to stay because
maybe for the first time .
Christ is become a- real person
to, each one.
1n Conversational Prayer, no
one dominates. Each person
says what is on his mind and in
his heart„ concerning a par-
ticular topic. You express your
needs and pray for each other_
thank God for victories
thti have been won in your life
and to each others lives. Each
person pra\s in short sentences
and speaks many times, as in a
conversation Many topics are
shared hut you do not jump
from one to the other. Share
one at 0 tune and in doing this
you keep a steady stream of
conversittton going with''Go(1.
It is irnportatlt not to meet in
t u large a group because there
is a better feeling of unity in a-
srttall group than in a large
one. If necrssary, break up into
several small groups and have
two or three prayer groups hap -
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
pening at once. It is also very
helpful if you sit in a circle,
holding hands with the person
on either side of you - yes, I
said holding hands - no one
will bite you and yuu would be
surprised how close it draws a
group together. '•
In doing this prayer takes on
a whole new look. It is tran-
sported from what may be a
dull meaningless act of
obedience int() an exciting and
meaningful day by day, minute
by minute experience with God,
Jesus Christ and the Holy
Spirit.
O.K. so now yOU know what,
it is all about and what can
happen as a result of Conver-
sational Praver• - but you are
scared - right? You are -scared
you will say, the wrong thing, or
you are scared you will show
your emotions - well so what!
By your weakness someone else
may be made strong. Your
honesty may cause others to be
honest as well and your
humility may cause others to be
-humble. Trust in Christ to give
you strengthdon't forget He is
there too! •
After-dinner speaker.
tells of Bible. Society
Many Goderich folk were
privileged, to hear the "top
man— in the British and
Foreign Bible Society, the Rev.
Neville Crver, General
Secretary from , London,
England, at the annual Bible
REV. NEVILLE CRYER
Societe banquet, held .in Knox
Presbyterian Hall, September
10.
In his dynamic address, Mr.
Crver stressed how- the message
of God makes life full and
wholesome. He stressed the-
necessity
henecessity of passing it on to
other people.
Mr. Crver was a rector in
England for 19 years until he
took up his present post'. -As he
is in Canada for only four days,
local people consider them-
selves most fortunate to share
in his ministry.
Some interesting -facts from
his message were that the
whole Bible is translated in 250
languages - - but only parts of
the Bible in 1500 languages.
There is much 10 do as the
total number of dialects and
languages number 4,000.
Bible Society supporters were
pleased to learn that the cir-
culation of Bibles went up 100
percent in Yugoslavia last year
and that Hungary now has -a
Bible Council.
Cassette recordings are used
widely in proclaiming the
message where it is not possible
to 'read the written ° word:
Members were asked to help
by giving. praying and being in-
formed in this important work.
Goderich and vicinity Will
have an opportunity to help in
the distribution of Scriptures
by .donating when the can-
vasser calls in the next two
weeks. The local goal this year
is $2,000.
Those who support the
Canadian Bible Society , par-
ticipate in one. of, the most
significant Christian activities
being carried on today and
snake sure the essential services
in the various .denomination
aremaintained.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBERA1 6
'CLAYBURN HILL FAMILY WILL SING
QUINTON J. EVEREST
WILL SPEAK
Vittoria Street United- Ehrrch
Westfield Fellowship Hoer - 2 p.m.
Aaiun LJnliedChurch = 8 p.m _ .
Food for thought
Business as usual
Gwyn Whlbmtth
Shopping is not one of my
most favorite pastimes, • but
still, lei occasional' trip jo the
city is necessary to stock up on
supplies.
Last week I manoeuvered my
way through heavy traffic and
hundreds of shoppers to outfit
my youngest for school.
Resides having to contend with
all the cars, people, and the
heat it was disconcerting to
find one of my favourite stdres
missing.
It seemed that on all sides
buildings were coming down or
new ones going up. • Several
stores bore signs 'Temporarily
Closed For Repairs' or 'Moved
to New Location' or 'Going Out
of Business'.
In contrast to this we came
upon one shop surrounded by
scaffolding on which work -men,
with ear shattering machines
were blasting off many years of .
grime. Windows and shoppers
were protected by tarpaulins
and planking spanning the
tribular steel platforms.
Inside the store there ap-
peared to be further turmoil as,
carpenters : faced up new
display cabinets, painters
changed the color scheme, and
rug men measured for a new
carpet. Although one could
hardly imagine being able to
shop successfully, there was
nevertheless, a large, bold sign
on the doors proclaiming
'Business As Usual.'
We marvelled that the clerks
were able to serve customers in
such a chaotic situation and do
ST. NEEN'S
Forty ladies enjoyed the an-
nual Women's Institute bus
trip. The ladies visited Oil
'Museum, Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Aylmer - Delmonte Canners at
Dresden, the Germain .Gardens,
Sarnia, and went shopping at
the Northgate Mall. ' The day
concluded with dinner at
"Sahara" restaurant. Alvin
Sherwood was the bus_ driver
on the tour. ,e;,*
a -
Mr. -and Mrs. John Qorbet't of,„
Barrie were Sunday visitor's
with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller
and family.
Gerald Dorscht was a patient
in Wingham and .District
Hospital and was transferred
to Victoria Hospital, London
on Friday.
Patients , in Wingham and
District Hospital are Stephen
and Larry MacPherson and
Bradley Humphrey.
Miss Linda -Mewhinney of
Kitchener spent a weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mewhinney.
Mrs. Gordon. MacPherson is'
spending this weeic with Benny
and Billy Thbmpson at
Tamarack Ridge, Caledon
while their parents are in
British Columbia.
Wheat growers
will receive
rebate cheque
The Ontario Wheat Board
has .just announced that the
board's operation for the year
ending June 30th, 1973
resulted in a, rebate to all
wheat producers in Ontario of
ten cents per bushel on 1972
crop ma'rketings-which will be
made in the near future.
This will amount to
$1,475,000. and is in addition
to refunds of reserves already
made by the Ontario Wheat
Producers' Marketing Board to
producers in Ontario of
$1,005,000. earlier this year.
In making the announ-
cement, Mi-. Fergus Young,
chairman of the board, stated
that the board was in the
position a y r ago to be
required to Move over six
million bushels of wheat into
the export.' market, and the
rebate of ten cents is very en-
couraging in light 'of world
market conditions last year.
He further stated that the
current year situation is very
much different and will be
reviewed at the Ontario wheat
producers' annual meeting
which' has been set by the board
for October 1st in Chatham.
Notice of the meeting and the
board's financial statement
covering 1972 crop operations
will he forwarded to all
producers within a few days.
it so cheerfully and efficiently.
What happens when things
become chaotic for us? What do
we do when suddenly, like a
thunderbolt out of the blue, a
grievous injury, disease oro
disaster strikes? Do we sink
into morass and put up a
placard saying "Closed...Out of
Business"?
Or do we, like the store,
realize that we must undergo
some kind of restoration and
still have the courage to hoist a
sign stating"Business as
Usual".
None of us need to be held
captive by what happens to us.
And although it's pretty tough
to stay in business when it
looks like everything is falling
down around us there's one
thing we can rely on: GOD IS
NEVER OUT OF BUSINESS.
He never closes for repairs. We
can depend on Him being open
day and night, through good
times and bad.
When we think life has•given
us a raw deal, when we are
.fearful and afraid we have only
to turn to God; ask for His help
,and most important of all,
believe that His help is im-
mediately forthcoming.
We have so many promises
from Him: 'Call upon me in
the day of trouble; I will
deliver thee and thou shalt
glorify me.' (Psalm 50;15)
'Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.'(Matthew 11:28). 'Let not your
hearts be troubled, neither let
them be afraid.' (John 14:27).
So when you're feeling down
and out, commune with your
God, then look the world in the
'eye and hang an imaginary sign
around your neck which says,
'Business as Usual'.
JO THESE FAREWEII
MRS. GRACE WILLIAMS
Mrs. Grace Williams, Salt -
ford, died Thursday, Septernber
6 at her home. She was 53.
The daughter of Mrs.
Emanuel Volland, Goderich,
and the late Emanuel Volland,
she was born November 11,
1919 in Tuckersmith Township.
She had been a resident of
Colborne Township since 1940.
She was a member of St.
George's Anglican Church.
Surviving besides her mother
are her husband, Kenneth
Williams; three" daughters,
Mrs. Murray (Laura) Johnston,
Saltford; Mrs. Larry (Helen)
Webb, Goderich; Mrs. John
(Mary Grace) Pridharn, Strat-
ford; two sons, Gordon °White
and Gerald White, both of
Goderich; nine grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs., Harry (Eileen)
Bosnell, Goderich; and one
brother, Robert Volland,
Cahtlachie.
Funeral service was Satur-
day, September 8 at McCallum
Funeral Horne with Canon
G.G. Russell officiating.
Interment was in Colborne
Cemetery. Pallbearers - were
Glenn Williams, Atilio Klarich,
Roy Telford; Ken Wilson,
George Westlake anti Bill Dun-
can.
MRS. ILZE,BRIGZNA
Mrs. Ilze Brigzna,
Newmarket, formerly of
Goderich, died Tuesday, Sep-
tember 4 'in Aurora. She was
the former Iize Reisman and
was married to Toms .Brigzna
who predeceased her.
Surviving are six children,
Mrs. B. (Rasma) Kappa; Juris:
SIJNDA Y
SERVICES
LUTHERAN 'SERVICES
,Rakertson M morial School ::-
11 (BLAKE AND ELDON TREETS,4GODERICH)
SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:30 A.M,
WORSHIPSERVICE - 11 A.M.
Pastor: Bruce Bjorkauist
333 Eldon Street, 524-6081
Therefore we c+►nclude that n mon is luslifietl by faith without
the deeds of the law. 'Nnnlnns 3:28.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
_(Baptist. Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET near the Square
REV. W. H. McWHINNIE F.R.G.S.
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
- Sunday 11 a.m.
Preacher: Rev. W. H. McWhinnie'.-.'
SERMON: "The Wonder of the Scriptures"
Special Music
This Church accepts the
authority of God's Word
ALL ARE' WELCOME
The Free Methodist Church
Park St. at Victoria Pastor: H. Ross. Nicholls
Phone: 524-9903
10:00 a.m. Be part of a growing Sunday School
11:00 a.m. "For Repentance Unto Justification"
6:30 p,m. Bible Study.'and Outreach
Everyone Welcome
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKt STREET
EVANGELISTIC — F.UNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BRUBACHER, Pastor
1p:00 a.m—BIBLE SCHOOL -FOR ALL AGES
COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS
1.1:00 a.m. MORNING PREACHING SERVICE
r 3:30 P.M. - YOUNG PEOPLES "WORD OF LIFE CLUB"
7:30 p.m. EVENING SERVICE
Wed. 8 p.m. PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY
WELCOME ,TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV G LOCKHART ROYAL, 13 A Minister
THE REV R -t NALD C McCALLUM, Assistant
WILLIAM M CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1S, 1973
10:00 a.m. Sunday School .
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Sermon: "THE MINISTRY OF THE UNGIFTED"
(Mr..McCalium will preach)
(Nursery and Junior. Congregation)
Ent./ to Worship
Depart t0 Serve
Yea 'hovel I !cols tit'
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of the shod,, of 1 s�Aalgg , �Y
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tsol
Ana's; Mrs. J. (Velta) Eikerts;
Mrs. J. (Mirdza) Reika; and
Mrs. J. (Zenta) Circenis; 13
grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Funeral service was Friday,
September 7 at the Roadhouse
and Rose Funeral Home,
'Newmarkek Interment was in
Maitland Cemetery at
-Goderich Saturday morning.
'MRS. MARY JOHNSTON
Mrs. Mary Johnston, Huron -
view, died 'Wednesday, Septem-
ber 5 at Huronview. She was
99.
The former Mary Mcllwain,
she was the daughter of the late
James and Jane (Hanley)
Mcllwain, born July 28, 1874
in Goderich Township. She was
married to James Johnston
who predeceased her.
She bad lived in Ashfield
Township and it therTown of
Goderich for 25 years prior to
moving to Huronview in 1970.
She was a member of Knox
Presbyterian Church and Knox
Women's Missionary Society.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Jack (Vera) Ryan,
Goderich; one son, Eldon John-
ston, Goderich; six grand-
children, 15 great-
gra.ndghildren and one great -
great -granddaughter; one sister
and one brother, Mrs. Martha
Church and Charles Mcllwain,
both of Vancouver.
Funeral 'Funeral igtrvice was Friday,
September 7 at McCallum
Funeral Home with Rev. G.L.
Royal officiating.
Interment was in Dungannon
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Stanley Mcllwain, George
Buchanan
Murray J' Howard
and CotdopnFos
owler,
ROBERT H. 0.
Robert H. Orate;
David Street, died
September 7 at A
Marine andkGeneral
He was 62,
Walter and Alia I
the parents of the der
was born February
Goderich. He
aurin �rved
g the Second W
with the Black.
Regiment, Following
he worked as a
barter
carpenter foreman
Mr. Oram went to
the age of 19. Folk
retirement seven yea
moved to Belgrave for
and to Goderich one
He was a mem,:
Royal Canadian
Branch 109 and all
St. George's Anglia
He was marc"ted'in
to Lucienne Clerout
vives. Also survivi
son, William, Ro,
Toronto; and men
Alice Boundy and on
Fred Oram, both �.
Columbia.
Funeral service was
September 10 at Stilt.
Home with Canon G.
officiating.
Interment was in
Cemetery, Goderich.
were Richard, Rejei
and Gile Cleroux, a
taws; and Charlg
James Welsh, both of
THE SALVATION ARM
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SUNDAY SCHOOL — 9:45 A.M.
FAMILY WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICE— 7:00 P.M.
WEEKDAY Home League (ladies) Wed., 8:03p
Prayer & Bible Studies Thur, 7:30
OFFICERS - CAPTAIN G. HERBER - CAPTAIN M. • 4
• "All Are Cordially Invited to Attend"
FORGE'S CHUR(
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1973
TRINITY XIII
Holy_Communion at 8:30 a.m. -
Holy Communion & Sermon at 11 a.m,
° Nursery & Sunday 'School at 11 a.m.
Rector: Canon G.G. Russell, B.A., ILO.
Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph 8. Herdman
COME TO A GROWING SUNDAY SCHOOL.
-IF YOU NEED A RIDE, WE HAVE A BUS.
Bethel Pentecostal Tabern
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Ca
CORNER OF ELGIN and WATERLOO STS.
- REV PETER G ST DON, Pastor
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 160913
10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m.—MORNING WORSHIP `
7.00 p.m. EVENING SERVICE
Tues. '8:00 p.m. BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER
Friday 7:30 p.m.—Youth Service
Guest Speaker Sunday Morning Rev. Honsilger nir
Supt.
For further information about church services call
Victoria Street, United Ch HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD
VICTORIA ST. & BENMILLER UNITED CH
MEET IN VICTORIA ST. CHURCH
11 A.M. -- SUNDAY SEPT.
UEST PREACHER - REV. QUINTON EV
of the "WORSHIP HOUR"
SPECIAL MUSIC & GUEST ORGANIST ED
- EVERYBODY WELCOME "
Haar Quinton Everest in Auburn United C
tonight at 8 p.m. Also Friday, Set. and -
nights.
North Street United Ckor
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REV. ROBERT L. RAVAONT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1913
10:00 a.m. - 10.14 yearolds4
11:00 a.m. - Babies 0 yI$r
11:00 a.m. - Morning yy
"SACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY"
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