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;REV. RON CURL . Huron Christian Men's Assoc.
Several. months .ako, the
eighteen year old , son of, a
minister whom we knew quite
"well was killed in °yaw car ac-
cident in North Bay. It 'was
hard to understand.
Bob was capable, intelligent,
worked hard in the youth group
at the church, had a part time
job, and played a horst in the.
school band, and had just got-
ten home 'from a tour of
England with the band.
All this, potential, and intone
, moment this -life was snuffed
lout' It was so hard for us to un-
derstand why but t ieminds
me of the passage of Scripture
in 1 Peter 1 which says,
"Wherein ye .greatly rejoice
though now for a season, , if direction.
need be ye are in heaviness The "If need be s" Of this life
through 'mapifold temptation.' '-so that the trial of , our • faith
need
more precious than
gold that perisheth, though it
• be tried with fire, , mighjr be
found unto praise and honour
and glory at the appearing Of
Jesus Christ. a -
be" roof this life. When great
rolls of . depression come over
us, and it seems to engulf us, it
is a "if need be" of.our life so
that we can turn to God and
thank Him for bringing us
through.
Mariners have often ; said
that out on the ocean, on the
surface, the waves roll across,
but underneath, .,where the
water is deep,. the current goes
in the opposite direction.
,When depression' Teems ,to.
---overtake: _us. on_ the) surface,
there isA in the depths ° tie"
-.strength of the Lord, holding us
and taking • us ' in the opposite`
It was one of the if
bes" of life -that we have to ego
through.
, In my hospital visitation,
regularly •I see people suffering
or sorrowing. It is a '"if need
JO THESE'iLR'EE1L
MRS. GERTRUDE
' MARIE STEWART
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Who's who
MABEL MILLS
Born, and educated in Toronto,
- Mrs. Mabel Mills has had con-
siderable., experience in
,aching'' music and directing
churcii' choirs. She, has aiso�
been the leader of a very ac-
tive prayer and bible study
group for' many, yeats. As
Director of our Ministry of
Women, Mabel has had wide
experience in speaking to
women's groups small , and
large in homes and at lun-
cheon 'meetings. Married to
Ernest Mills, Mabel has four
children . and six grand-
children.
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Jesus must hav
a laugh from ,
listeners when
word picture of th
scribe,,s and phari
straining their
gauze to avoid
rnicroscopic gn
cheerfully ,going
a big, dirty cam
In' picturesqu
pointedoi,it the
their spiritual v'
their insensitivit
were svvallowin
men who had
their sense of p
The practice o
and camel swa
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'Y'en though I walk Through the valley
of the shadow of death. I shall fear no,
for Thou 'ort with me
—23rd Psalm
Greydanus, Harold Jantze, Bill
Klooster, John Van Gelder,
Simon Bouwer and John., A.ift-
Mrs.' Gertrude Marie • sing.
Stewart, 527, Pall Mall Street, r •
London, died suddenly -at'
Uriiversity Hospital, London, ANNA MAY PICKETT
March 7, 1974, after a brief ,
illness. She was 38. Anna May Pickett of Orange
-• Born in, Goderich May 21, Street in Clinton passed away
1935 s'he, was the daughter `of at Alexandra Marine and
the • late Herbert , Basil „and General frospital in Goderich
Laura Belle Chase. on February 28, 1974. She was
She was married in Goderich 78. •
June 10, 1.953, to' Donald Mrs. Pickett along with her
Stewart. husband, William. H. Pickett,
She lived most of -her life in celebrated their 60th Wedding
Goderich taking up residence in Anniversary two :weeks .ago.
London .15 years ago. - , He survives her. -
' She was an adherent at St.- ' - Mrs. Pickett was 'be>rn the
George's Anglican,. Church in former Anna May Colclough- in.
Goderich. • • Bluevale on November 5,1895,
She is survived by her. •She was a daughter of the late
-husband Donald Stewart, her . Joseph- and`Annie Colclough.
four children Malcolm, Laura, She was raised pon the Base
Deborah and Charles all living Eine of Goderich Township and
at home. She 'is also survived attended Union School No. '2 in
by two' sisters, Mrs. David • Hullett. On February 18, 1914
(Vera) Medley of Stratford, shcemarried William H. Pickett
and Mrs, Path- (Barbara) in "Clinton. •
• LaPiereof Kitchener and three The 'couple lived'on t
• •brothers Frank Chase- of Strat- , Concession of •Goderich Town-
, J ford, Harold Chase '`and ship until 194'4,- when they '
William Chase both • Of moved to Clinton: Mrs: Pickett
Goderich. was ati~active member of the W.
Funeral service was Monday; •- A. and the Mission Circle of .
March 11 at. Stiles, Funeral - First Baptist C'fiiirch Of `lin-
Home with Canon G.G. Russell.' ton. .
iciating. • Besides her husband,- she is
ei~ment was in 'Maitland • survived by four daughters,
Pallbearers , Carl Mrs, Jaynes (Madeline) Murray
n, Thomas, Carl of -Varna, Mrs. Allister (Olive)
e Pritchard- and Murray of Varna;•'Mrs. Donna
ul Marion. - Hundt of Goderich and Mrs.
`� ',Jack (Norma) Shanahan of
London; 11 andchildren; .27
.' great-grandch ldren; One great -
great -grand 'hild; rand' one
brother, Albert Colclough of
Clinton. She was 're .cease
by one daughter, Lillian -and
one grandchild.
The funeral service' was held
fro the Ball Funeral Home on
March •2, 1974 with Rev, L.
Bigelow ficiating, assisted ;by
Rev. D. Sty: n, interment was
in 'Clinton Ce etery.
Pallbearers re Clarence
Perdue of Holmesv' le, Edward
beeves and Frank otter of
Goderich Township,• an liner
nd
he 14th
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McClen' ha
and' Way
Robert and
. JOHN STRYK
John Stryker -df Holmes p' d d
passed away at Alexandr
Marine and General Hospital
in Goderich 'on March (, He
was 67.
1v1r. Stryker . was born ' in
Dedemsaart, Holland on •
November 6, 1906, a son +of -the
late Hendrik and Welhelmina
Stryker. 'J. '°
He owned file Goderich N>ur-
sing Home for five years until
his retirement in 1972 to
Holj'riesville; He married the Trick, Clayton Hodgins
former Jenny Atif der Haar in John Deeves, all of Clinton.
Holland in 1926. She survives Flower bearers were grand -
him. . ' ', sons •.Paul Booth- of Kitchener
Tie couple moved to Kincar- andel Steven' Shanahan of Lon -
dine from Holland in 1949 and don,
lived in • Wallaceburg,
Moorefield, Walton and,-
Goderich before they moved •to"•
H• o•lmesviile. Mr. Stryker was a
'member of Clinton, Christian.
Refo' med Cliurch.
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- Besides his wife, he is sur-
vived by three sons, Henry of
Breslau,, Ontario, Herman of
Laurel, Ont., and Kurt of
Seaforth; two daughters, Mrs.
John (Grace). Bakker of
Goderich . and Mrs. George
(Minnie) sSjaarda, of
Bracebridge; 21 grandchildren;
• two •,sisters, Mrs. Hehrikje
Boertjes, of Holland and Mrs.
John (Willempje) Moot of
Holland; and one, brother Dirk
of Holland.
Funeral services were . held
'from the Christian Reformed
Church with the Beattie
Funeral .11•4'ome in charge and
Rev. A. Beukerna officiating.
Interment was in Clinton
Cemetery,
Pallbearers were John
n,
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nat s
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training ..
raised quite
ome of his
painted -the
hypocritical:
eescarefully.
ins through k'
wallowing a
t and. then,
•.n to swallow,
1 (Matt.8:24)
language he
mpairment of,
ion,, and also,
to what they'
.They were
ompletely lost
oportion.
gnat straining
lowing is. still
just as evident in the 20th cen-
-Wry ks it was in- the (first. -In
fact,�l see s especiallyi
prevalelff among Christians.
Most of us h ve the inheren
ability to spot lemishes' befor
we note the be uty in a neigh
bor's life; we walk in th
postureof humility whil
Id contempt o
and as a sinner;
he arrogance -o
nated views but
is action an
looking with c
someone .we.re
• we fail to see
our own opini
despise anoth
cderich me
attend rete
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Manor Harry VVorsel'l;
Leonard, Sheardow.n,$ Bruce
Ryan, and George Filsinger of
Goderich P.U.C. were among
some 1500 delegates at one of
the most important conventions
ever held by the Ontario
Municipal Electric Association.
The annual meeting,'herd at
the Royal York Hotel March "3
to 6„ involv�ed:'discussion on;
some of the most crucial' issues
in the Association's 65 -year
history. '
The OMEA represents about
-3,50-"thi'>' t ipal electric ,corn -
missions -who ci�istribute electric
power to 'about two millio
household customers.
The, delegates 'were commit-
ted �t a heavy business
schedule debating .and voting
on •a variety of topics,'• and
hearing speeches by key people
ip the electricity incistry, in-
cluding Darcy,- McKeough, On-'
tario Minister of Energy, and
George Gat-
of
at
of -Ontario
. Much of t
tred on the -g
decision to
OMEA' mem
v. man Ontario
Association'
that this do
local riiunici
of ' the elec
well; the
..representati
continue its
safeguardi
su�mers'
• in the area
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nest Ale
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ratio
ercole, Chairm
yd ro.
e• discussion ce
>vernment's,,rece
appoi t only •t
ers• to the new. 1
Hydro -Board. T
official view
s not represent t
alities' owners
ricity system.
MEA' needs m
n on the Board.
traditional role
electricity cc,n=
erests, particularly
of . rates.
tiring president
ander 'told
Meeting that the decision m de
by the del gates would a'f ect
the A'i ocia ion for, a long t me
to come.
• The cony ntion was held in
conjunction •with the
• Association of •Municipal Elec-
trical Utilities (ANIEU).
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to
af'
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opinion just because it's,• dif-
ferent.
We miss the depth and
breadth of God's grace and
.spend our lives as gnat inspect
tors while omitting the
weightier matters of justice,
rpercy';and „faith (Matt.23:28)
Sometimes we go to church
and miss the blessing because
the miniatex'"s: sermon was foo
long, the choir sang off key, an
elder's son's hair was too long
or his daughter's dress too
short. Gnatsfor the rnost part;
Some folks are thrown into a
pious dither because Com-
munion wine is served instead
of grape juice,' or because red
carpet waslaid in the church
foyerwhen-. they would. have -
prefrred ..blue
`i'he affliction spreads. - 'A
minister 'will label_ a fellow
paste as neo -evangelical
because the latter speaks of
comrritmenjt and ' issues an
alter call at ,his services. On
another may be condemned by
one of his fellows 'because he
uses a modern translation
rather than the King ,James
version, and serves communion
to the Young People while sit-•
ting on the floor, '
The liberals call • the
evangelicals narrow, and; the
fundamentalists brand the
• social , minded liberals as
humanists. What waste of '
. time.
Some of this problem of gnat
straining arises because we
te'rid to turn needful vigilance
of our faith into undecessary
Evangelistic Ser
at
•-u � Bayfield Ba.
Dr. E.S.
Kerr
Cambridge,
(Preston) •
Ontario
of
Temple .
Baptist
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ices•
hurch
Special
Guest
speaker.
every
night ;
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March 17 to22rhi
Schedule of music for. the w
Sun. Mar. 17 - a.m. Mrs, Lee McCallum
, p.m. -"The Gospel Custod,a
Mon:, Mar. 18 - p.m,: - Frank Collar - Wingh
Tues. Mar. 19 p.m. Nancy Brubaker - ,God
Jed,, Mar. 20 p.m. - Mixed Ouartet - Clinton
Thurs. Mar. 21 p.m. - Ladies Duet
Fri. Mar. 22 °p.m. - "The Harvester's Quartet'
Sunt -11 a.m. & 7:36 p.m.
Mon. to• Fri. - 8 p.m:
Everyone Welcome
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Westfield FelIowshIp .Hour
Huron Men's Chapel, Auburn'-
. . EVERYONE WELCOME
Evil prevails when good men do nothing
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` u!Warl•non Vnited� burs t.
was the s+ e»e February 10
a when Anita', `,Lorraine `nook,
daughter., of MIM; and Mrs,.
'Joseph . Cook, 107' Bruce Street,
Goderich, becanite'•the bxrde of
Ralph Thomas Hallam, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Art Hallam., RR
5 Clipton, Rev.- Clarence
McClenaghan °` conducted the
double -ring ceremony. ,
The bride wore a white dress
dotted'. with, small blue flower's'
and a shoulder -length white
veil. '
Matron of honor, 1VIrs. Don
Cook, RR 6 Goderich, was
gowned identica'lly.to the bride,
Gr,00msman as Don Cook,
RR 6 Goderich.w.
The wedding reception ' was,
at the home of the bride's
parents where the 'decorations
were pink, white and •yellow'
-streamers with a wedding .cake
centering the bride's table.
The newlyweds are residing
- — t- R -4 o-berton,
MR. AND MRS.
R.T. HALLAM
suspicion, and make non -
Biblical matters 'a test of faith
and. spirituality. Wei often
magnify form and tradition as
a substitute for ' personal'
relationships withNsus. Thus,
we are actually saying, "No one
can really be spiritual unless he
adopts by life styles and prac-
tices." •
It could also be that 'gnat
Straining' is a cover, for our per-
sonal spiritual deficiencies.
Hyper -criticism .of our brothers
could be a smoke screen to hide
our own frustrations ani`
dissatisfaction.
OT course the cure for this is
SUNDAY
SERVICES
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Jesus Christ. When we focus
our energies on Him we become
far less occupied with the
,minute differences .and 'failures-
of those around us. When we
respond , to the teaching of
Jesus we will find the mundane
Rand the trivia less attractive
and be able to exercise a proper
perspective.
There's certainly nothing
wrong with straining out gnats,
'in fact it's recommended; but'
- -not- to.. the...exclusiaw
able .to recognize the camels in
our lives.
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The Ontario Society for Crip-
pled Children's objective is to
assist' physically handicapped
youngsters in achieving their
maximum potential by means
of a comprehensive treatment
and:training program. •
L.UTHERA•N SERV°ICES
Robertson Memorial School,
(BLAKE AND ELDON STREETS, GODERICH) °
SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:30 A.M.
WORSHIP SERVICE . 11 A.M.
• Pastor: Bruce Bjorkquist .
333 Eldon Street, 524-6081
J heoreforr t0 ( r nnrluclr. 111(11 (i (nun is 1us11h( rl 'hy irlith 'C ithnu t
the dentis of the NIA: fi,ontuns 3.28'
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Baptist Convention. of. Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET'near, The Square
REV. W.H. McWHINNIE
Organist: -Mr. Frank Bissett
- . 9:45 a.m.—§ unday School
11:00 a.rr1Morning Worship
Remember Invitation to give Crusade March29' toApril 7r•
• sponsored by- Goderich and District Ministerial
COME AND WORSHIP WITH US -
•
ALL ARE WEL' c OME.
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The, Free' Methodist Church
'poi St. at Victoria Pastor: H. Ross Nicholls
10:00 a.m. Be part of a growing •Suriday School "-
11 a.m. Parenthood -Blessing' or' Bane
6:30 p.m.' Bible' Study
•Anyone needing bus transportation phone 524-9903
'Everyone Welcome.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL a
- REV. fi. BRUBACHER, Pastor
10:00 a.m. BIBLE SCHOOL;.
For free bus transportation please call 524-9497
11:00 A.M. WORSHIP -SERVICE -
6;30 WORD OF LIFE CLUB- .
7:30 P.M.' GUEST SPEAKER:
MR. D. JAMIESON, MISSIONARY ELECT, WITH
'BAPTIST MID -MISSIONS TO JAMAICA
WED. 8 P.M. PRAYER MEETING
.Welcome to thef"'Friendly'Church •
Knox -Presbyterian- Church
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THE REV, G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A. Minister
THE REV -RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant °
WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDA, : ARCH 17, 1974
10• a.m, Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Divine Worship
ermon: _ -
"A LENTEN MEDITATION"
(Nursery & Junior Congregation)
"Inidfation To, Live" Crusade '
March 29 - April 1'
Enter to Worship
t.
Depart to Serve
WILLIAMS
CEMETERY;
MEMORIALS
And ,Inscriptions
Stratford Ontario •
Bob McCALLUM •
Representative
11 Cambria Rd.,Goderich .
'Phone 524-7345
The family that prays together -...Stays together
THE SALVATION, ARMY
18' WATERLOO ST. S '
SUNDAY, SCHOOL — 9:45 A.M.
FAMILY .WORSHIP — 11:00 AA..
',EVANGELISTIC SERVICE ---
524-9341-
WEEKDAY ' Home League '(ladies) Wed., 8:00. p.m.
'Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs; 71`30 p.lii,t
OFFICERS - CAPTAIN G,., HERBER - CAPTAIN M. McKENZIE
° "All Are Cordially invited to Attend" ,
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1974
LENT Ill
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m...
Holy Communion and Sermon at 11 a.m.
Nursery and 'Sunday School at 11 a.m.°
Wed. Holy Communion at 7:30 and 9:30' a.,m
Bible Study at 7 p.m.
' Rector, Canon G.G. Russell, B.A., •B.D,
Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph B. Herdman
COME TO A•GROWING SUNDAY SCHOOL
°
IF -YOU NEED A -RIDE, WE HAVE A BUS""
Bethel. Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN and -WATERLOO STS:
REV. • PETER G. ST -DON, Pastor
• SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1974 e .
10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m• MORNING WORSHIP
SPECIAL GUEST SINGERS AND SPEAKER FROM BItsLE
COLLEGE IN,MORNING SERVICE. o
7:00 p.m.—EVENING SERVICE
Tues. 8:00 p•In. BIBLE STUDY AND: PRAYER
Friday 7:30 p.m.–;Youth Service
"Hypocrisy is a hard game to play — it's one deceiver:
against, (many observers';
For further information about chur"ctI services call 524-8506
Victoria Street: United Church,-
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP • REV. LEONARD W
• •' 10 A.M.—Bible School For.All Grades
11 A.M.—Worship Service
Sermon: -"WHAT DID CHRIST DO FOR US?'�"
— BENMILLER .UNI/ED CHURCH
- 1:30 "P.M.—Worship Service .& Bible School
W—E--LSC--Ota--M-=E
Come one, come ail to theaMarney Patterson•"INVITATION•TO
LIVE" Crusade at Knox Presbyterian Church, MAR. 20- Apr. 7•
North Street Uiiited-(hurch
REY. ROBERT L. RAYMONT
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1974
9:45 a.m. - 10 year olds and 'over
11:00 a.m. Babies to nine year olds
14:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
'Lorne H. Dotterel - Director df Music
Miss. Clare McGowan - Assistant Wilier -
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