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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-09-19, Page 23••1 ••to GOMALCI-1 SIGNAL -STAR, ThWiSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.0„ 1974--4'AGE '7$4 , • e The Bible, for many years, • . tries read the Bible(if they can Juts been the bejt:selling book get hold of a copy), and they in the world. like it. Second, more and moire I understand that it has been people in our country are replaced - replaced in this Position by the discovering the Bible, aneget-'. Guinness "Book of Records". . ting to like it. • • , Yet to compare- the Bible with So, if you 'haven't tried it the Book of Jtecoras is like latbly, don't be left behind! Get comparing gold with tin. your Bible .from against the But the. fact is that many door;, or, better still-,. go and buy boOks like the Bible and the a Phillips or-a,New English or Book of Records and Webster's Dictionary are indispensable commodities in every household. .When used to press leaves and prop doors, all books are reth.Aced to'a common equality, without regard to their intrinsic literary values. Iris unforitinate that many people will not read the Bible. They keep a Bible in the house, but they won't read it because, I suppose, of its long-standing reputation for dullness,awhich, in fsact, is not deserved. , a Jerusalem or The Living Bible and begin to read. it. Don't worry over it!. Just read it! Forget everything you •••-ever• .heard about the Bible before, and let it speak to you. Let -it .convey its own im- 'preisipp on you. ' I doubt that you will find it dull, and you nnay even'get to like it. 1€4144 Weemaer • 4 There's a story about .a ness because he found it easier mother who was having a hard to concentrate oh his inven- • time getting her on to go to tions. We know Beethoven school one morning, "Nobody wrote wonderful works of. I am not suggesting, of likes me at school", said the music in spite. of his deafness, course, that the Bible is son. "The teachers don't and • hilarious reading, but it is not the kids don't. The superinten- dull. It is serious reading. It is, dent wants to transfer me, the at times, threatening. One's bus drivers hate me, the khool con4cience can be dtsturbed. In- board wants me to drop out **teed, credibility is sometimes and the custodians have it in 'strained. But it is not dull, for me. I don't want to go." Or at least, very little of it is "You've got to go," insisted dull. There are .a few parts that the mother. "You're healthy. don't reqliire much attention, YoLi have a lot to learn. You've but most of it is quite got- something to offer others. `exhilarating. • You're -a leader . . Besides, I find it more. exhilaratingfin you're 49 years old and you're a modern translatio . What a the, principal. You've got to go modern• translation loses in to school!" powerful rhythmic Cadences it Like- this poor belaboured' gains immeasurably in clarity man, many of us wake up some of meaning. ihornings sure it would be, bet - Consider, for example,- this ter to staY in bed than to face familiar passage as we know it the - routine and- knotty in . the Authorized Veesion'. problems of our daily lives. "And now abideth."faith,. hope, There are 411 few, unfortunate _ charity, these three; but the people who -waken feeling this 'greatest of these, is charity." way every morning, aild these, I Now consider it as J. B. ‘. believe,. are the person's who 4..4...Phillips translates, it: 0:In this have failed to catch the vision` -life meghave three great lasting of God's plan for their lives, , - .. 1OVe. But thagreatest of them is Devine Plan, says this, "I , died Wednesday , September 11 Elizabeth StreetGoderich love." • . . believeGod has &Plan for the ' • in Detroit as the result of a car died September 10 following, a - ., There is a loss • in poetic life of everyone and that it is a accident. She was the former lengthy illness. beauty, but there is an. in- , perfect part of the larger Pat- Eva Grinrod. . She was the former Grace creased sharpness of meaning tern for the good of all, not She. was an employee of the Mildred Murray, born in Leeds, in the Phillips translation. And something • separate unto . me . Internal Revenue Service:- England to William A. and - this is even more noticeable alone. I believe that it ties Her husband,'Williana Elliott Alice May • (Turner). Murray. where the language of the ramifications and inter- McVittie,,'`predeceased her , in She came to Hamilton, as a familiar Authorized Version is weavings : that reach out •1953: Surviving are two child and later lived in Detroit, archaic obscure. through all the person§ I meet . daughters,. Mrs. Harry -(Bar- Dutton and Brantford before , The only disadvantage to and all the events that come to bare Ann) Lavoie, Capreol and ' coming to Goderich in 19,63. . . 'most modern' tranSlations. is• 'erie, and that the best vvay to • Mrs. Ronald .h (Marilyn) She was an adherent of North that they are often printed .in put myself in harmony with Dockeray, Chatham; six grand- Street United Church. paperback editions, and are not , this Plan is to accept with , children and two great grand: i• She is survived , by her . heavy enough to be used for radiant acquiescence all the in- children; and two sisters, Mrs. husband, Stanley E. Wheeler • door stops . dividuals and. events that are Cecil (Gladys) Garley„ Sombra whom she Married in We who have always lived in drawn to me, seeing in them , -and Mrs.. Albert (Florence) Hamilton; one son, Frank a Christian country have taken Perfect instruments for the per Blackwell, .London. Wheeler of Goderich; and two the Bible for granted. We have feet unfoldtnent of my perfect , .. , Funeral .serviceS were held 'brothers, Kenneth J. Murray, always known it was there We plan."' ' Saturday at the Anderson Lapeer, Michigan, and Leslie T. know a bit it — often just When a person can truly ac - Funeral Home in rWitidsoLwith Murray, San Francisco. . enough knowle ge to hisquo e . it. '- . . much differently they react to and at the McCallum Funeral, Two surprising things: have : the dawning of each: day, with Home in Goderich Sundayq been happening, however. First, content of • both joy and disap- 'with Rev. G.L. Royal in charge. people in non-Christian coun- ' Poin me • . Interment was in 'Maitland • Often we pray 'about,. 'a dif- Cemetery. Pallbearers were Interment was in Woodland ficolty and ,our prayers are not Keith Sherki,.Frank TaCk, Steve Cemetery at ' Hamilton. an-swered Usually because .we 'Dicker, Gordon Kaitting, Pallbearer's for'ihe service in ' 'try to do the thing ourself in- , Wayne Glazier and Dan Bur- Goderich. . Claude, ,Kalhfleish, 1 • Cecil ToYe, Ron Maines Ralph Gilbert wrote 'Pinafore' on a si)ck bed wracked with severe pain. A'nd how 'much poorer the world would have been had Robert Louis Stevenson given in to his illness instead of filling many books,. .with his superb stories. Lifels much more rewarding when we believe we are placed here not by chance, but that ' each. of us has an important part to play in the Great Plan -God has for his world. 4 aedicate new chapel " The new chapel at Stiles Funeral Home was dedicated last Sunday by Reverend Ralph King of North Street United Church. Other dignitaries on hand for t4e ceremony were (back row from left) Revererid G.'1,... Royal; MP RObert McKinley; MPFs Jack Riddell; Reverend W, H, McWhin- nie; Reverend Ralph King; and Mayor Harry Worsell. Bill Stiles, front left and Ed Stiles made some opening cbmments to theve,ople in the chapel that responded lo the invitation to attend - the dedication. Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce, was in attendance but absent for the photo. (staff -photo) BEA EL. BLOOD , DONOR ir 0 IHESE FAREW Ell ,„ ,h4 ,d death I shrill tear no allffigh I WC/1k through the urilleY tor rho. orl with me —23rd Psalm MRS. EVA McVITTIE MRS. S.E. WHEELER ' *, aClark in his book, The flVirs. Eva,McVittie, Windsor, MA. Stanley'..'E'..Wheeler, 192 qualities — hope nd Olen '.Berea74y7ith:e-.Wator •001:coo.g.r.q0,01100. name The Lutheran group of Goderich and area have chosen Betea-byAhe-Water Lutheran Church as the name for their mission congregation. There is Biblical significance to the name. Berea was a coin- munity in the. Holy Land where Si, P,aul fOund the people to be eager to study the Word of God and diligent 'in their role as , Christians. gerea-by-the-Water also refers to the town of Goderich in which the -congregation was first established, and is still located. ' The congregation had its beginnings. in early 1972,when Ftrorp Rinrkonigt served ns Isv INSURANCE George Turton LIFE, AUTO, • ..FIRE AND. ALL OTHER LINES .• 319 HURON' ROAD GbDERICH 524-7411 • cept this kind of thinking how - Rev. S.R. Henderson officiating Funeral service was Friday, , S ptember 13 at Stiles' Funeral ome with Rev. Ralph King and 'Canon • G.G. Russell of- ficiating. ff31w THE WORLD IS YOURS...IF YOU KNOWTHE RIGHT PEOPLE.. Wherever you. mov the. Welcome Wagon hostess is the right person to help you find a place in your new community: 482-9623 call •., stead of letting God do it. We bine. ' ely on our will power - .„ ' . • ' ' Bailey, Ratna Arya and Harry want to r rather than on the. will of God. . DONALD ROSS McGHEE •• F'a`more. For the •committal - . - . 'service . in Hamilton .. --1•• " S•iy. •'1, SUNRAY SERVICES BEREA—SY—THE—WATER LUTHERAN CHURCH ' ,Meeting at Robertson Memorial SchoOl (Blake and Eldon. Streeti; doderich) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1974 • . . Sunday School for. all ages 9:30 A:M. •Divine Worship 11f00 A.M. , • Sermon: "THE WORM IN THE _APPLE" , Marvin L. Barz, Pastor' 52.44235 "Beinglustified by faith, we have peace with God through our • Lord Jesus Christ" Romans, 5, 1 The operator,of one of those huge cOnstruction hoists would • Donald Ross McGhee, 189 -pallbearers were Claude Kalb -0 never dream of trying to jiull 4, Strang Court, died suddenly It fleish,.Cecil_Toye, Harry_ _Pat, pp his load with the use of his his, residence September 8. He more, Doug Wilson, Ralif.— muscles: Though he Aired him- was 21. Bailey and Jerry Jack.. , self out and probably seriously He was •file son of Donald . hurt hiniSelf aS Well, he would Charles and*Doreen,(Goodwin), make little impression on the McGhee..21 Born December , task at hand. However when he 1952 in Stratford, he tame to easily and gently4' throws a Goderich in 1964. He attended small switch the electricity school in Stratford and at Cen- ' raises the load to any height - tral Huron Secondary School in with no effort or fuss. Clinton. He was. a laborer in So it is that when we open- the .canning -industry. . ` the switch to Gdd's power and ' He was an aaherent of Knox let itllow naturally and evenly • Presbyterian Church. into our livfs we can attain suc- He i§ survived by his parentS;, cess over Our- diffivultie.s; two sisters,' Mrs. Robert (Bon- Sorheone has said 'there is no nie) Kay,and Elizabeth Anne, personal: problem that cannot both of Goderich; one brother, be overcome by cipiet", per James, Goderich; and his gran-. sistent, spiritual,treatmenit,.and t$arents; Mrs. Clella McGhee, the apprepriate wige activity!' Stratford and Mr. Jarnes Good - It's also been suggested4, that if jwin, Spruce' Lodge, Stratford:. . you have a personal disability Rev. G.L. Royal anducted that seems to keep you frorn the private funeral service at, success, don't accept it as such, St1les..0,FuneraT8Home Tuesday, but capitalize on it and use it ,September y's 10. Cremation as the'tneans,fbr your suCcess. followed at Woodland Just recently I read that Cemetery"in London, Thomas Edi`Son* refused', an 4. • .operation' to correct his deal: ••••!.1.. .„ Help your Heart... SIMPERgaR IMORIALS t•" .••••••• • • 7: I • Bob McCALLUM Representative 11 Umbria Rd., Goderich 5244345 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 'Mantis% 'Convention of Ontario. and Quebec MONTREAL STREET near The Square REV. W.H. McWHINNIE F.R.G.S. Organhst: Mr. Frank Bissett 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning WOrship COME AND WORSHIP WITH US ALL ARE WELCOME The Free Methodist Church -Park St. at Victoria: Pastor: H. R9ss,,Nicholls 10:00 a.m. Sunday School • 11:00 a.m. Topic: "THE.CHAISTiAN PROFILE" Evening: Service 7§:pe,pker Rev. E.A. Cooper, oop.rn Anyone needing bus transportation phone 524-9903 Everyone, Welcome 1.,„04„-orsrEirms. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAYFiELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET A ® , , • AUTOIVIATIC WAS14RS & DRYERS—, , • PORTABLE WASHERS &. DRYERS ** WRINGER WASHERS • PORTABLE st BUILT-IN DISHWASHER .• ,IN SINK FOOD WASTE DISPOSERS From the Deckendability,lieople.at-- a to HUTCHINtOtt,„APPLIAIICE$::: TR AD.CINS" ACCERitED " 308 HURON RD 4 0 524-7831 EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL Ft,EV. R. BRUBACH,ER, Pastor 010.;00 am ,BIBLE sCA6L FOR ALL AGES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1974 WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND P OUR 11TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICES „ AT;i1:00 A.M. AND 7:00"P.M.. SPEAKER REV.„ BOO ROBINSON, LONDON • MUSIC - THE .$ACREM SONGS QUARTET It • Wed ti P.M'TI .- PRAYER MEENG • EVERY, VISITOR AN HONOURED GUEST " pastor at services every -other. week in Knox Presbyterian °Church chapel, •, In 1973, services 'were. rtiovect-t6.. to Robertson Memorial School where worship and Sandy ' School classes were held every SuIridnjattv,iy of thisyear, the'groilP welcomed its • first • fulltiMe pastor, the Rev. Marypi Barz • ,who resides with' his ,farhily at 22 Suncoast Drive 'West in Goderich. Services are still held in Robertson Memorial School with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and regular worship ser- vice at 11 a.m. SUS) Al SEPT. 22 Rev. Lorne Gorman • .• WILL SPEAK . .** SPECIAL MUSIC from Strathroy Pentecostal Church 8:00 P.M. Huron Men's Chapel Auburn "Evil Prevails when good men do nothing"" The NO y that Drays together....Stays together. ' THE ,SALVATION ARMY ., • 18 WATERLOO ST. S• , •524-9341 •SUNDAY S.CHOOL — 9:45 A.M. • FAMILY, WORSHIP — 11:00-A.M. * EVANGELISTIC SERVICE — 6:30P.M. AT HARBOUR PARK' WEEKD AY Home League (ladies) Wed.., 8:00 p.m. •Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs, 7:30 p.m. OFFIC&S :CAPTAIN G. HERBER ;,CAPTAIN M McKENZIE "„All Are oordially irrited to ltend" .ST.:GEORGE S CHURCH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1974 15TH SUNDAY, AFTER TRINITY HOLY COMMUNION AT 830 A.M. MORNING PRAYER AND SERMON AT 11 A.M.. SUNDAY s'orioca. ANP 'NURSERY AT 11 A.M. Rector: Canon d.a. Rus'sell, B.A., B.D. Choirmaster-Orgartist:•Joseph B. Herdman KnoxPresbyterian Church 0 THE REV G, LOCKHART ROYAL, 84..Minister THE Rev. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant WILLIAM M CAMERON:birector orPrqt0e.0' SUNDAY, SEPtEMBER 22, 1974 400 a.m. 4!Anday: achOt 11:00 a.m. Divine Worship 'Sertnon: "THE,MWSTRY oF MIRACLE' "*(Nursery and Junior Congregation) Ent(); to Worship Coeort to Serve *on I lust watch us grow OM e and help us grow Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle Affiliateirwith the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada' „CORNER OF ELGIN 4ND WATERLOO STS. :REV. PETER G. ST. DON, Pastor -SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1974 Are *, 10:00 a,m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL Readin#, You. • Free Bus!-TransPortetion , The 11:00 e.iii.—IVIORNING SERVICE. , Quotes? 700 p.m.—EVENING SERVICE • • Tues. 600 p.m. BIBLE' STUDY ANO- -PRAYER Friday 7:30 p.m.—Youth Service . ."JESUS CHRIST IS NO SECURITY AGAINST.THE STORMS, BUT HE IS PERFECT SECURITY IN STORMS," (READ JOHN' 3:16 "A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH' (PROv ) For further information about church services call 524 8506 Victotia Street United ^Church HOVSE4F FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD WARR 10:00 -A.M. Bible School for all ages. 1115 .A.M - Worship- service Serman.:"SHOULD WE EVER BE INTOLERANT" Snider, Organist & Choir Director • - North Street UnitedChurch' The tfirk.Ralph E. King, B.A., -B.D., Minister Miss 'Clare McGowan - Visiting Assistant • • Mr. Loishe H. DOtterer -,,Director of Musiq SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1974 Sunday School ages,,I9 end up at 9:45 Ages 3' to 0 from Worship at 11:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a,rio. sacrament of ,Baptism ' ,SerenOrt: "THE MEANING OF BAPTISM" Nursery taciiitlii4 Cbme and Worshipwith f