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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-07, Page 27•B9. -Ie makes a difference in the lives of many folks °Fatalistic pronouncements Mankind has faced crises are in the 'air. Statesmen, news before and has seen analysts, and scientists have • deliverance. That deliverance donned the garb of prophets ,of has, usually come as the con - doomsday. Their predictions sequence of <4a spiritual were underlined when scien, movement that has either tists this year turned back the touched multitudes of people or hands of the "doomsday clock" has touched key leaders. `indicating ' their conviction that mankind dallied on the brink Central to rtiany of those life - of global holocaust. A popular • changing and history -making book is entitled "The Coming Itohas proven vements gtoebe the Ben the ook Dark Age." that makes a difference. More. frightening than the predictions is the apparent wsense of helplessness and inevitability that is in the air. The consensus seems to be that nothing can be done to avert planetary disaster. That fatalism might be justified if men were robots or. mechanistic beings incapable 1 of change. In. that case, nothing could make a difference. But are we prepared to sit on our hands and accept the inevitability of imminent extin- ction? WE ONLY SELL — AND PLEASE TAKE I- EED, Oat R .:� 44 'tiRS ..:.. GUARANTEED PROPERLY' /NSTALLEO 1(4C.1 4104 M. Y, .y i • The historian W.E.H. Lecky and others have contended that the Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century saved England from a bloody rerun of the French Revolution across the channel. John.. Wesley, one of the leaders of the revival, described himself as "a man of one Book", and he spread the teachings of the Bible throughout Britain. The Book made a difference. On a smaller scale, a nineteenth century Canadian Presbyterian missionary wit- nessed a similar spiritual tran- sformation. John Geddie went - to the South Seas to share the Good News ' of God with the people of the islands. He tran- slated portions of the Bible into native languages and devoted himself to spreading its message. At his death, the islanders preared a monument to him and simply, but eloquen- tly, described the change that had come to ;.their homes; - When he landed in 1848 There were no Christians here, And when he left in 1872 , There were no heathen. The Book made a .difference. . Chairman Mao's little Red Boo, has demonstrated in our own time the power of a book. The .Bible,- the Book of peace that speaks the inessage of God to our troubled times, is needed Let us invest your money -for you, -in the privacy of your own living room caii PETER S. MacEWAN INSURANCE AGENCY 38 ST. DAVID ST., GODERICH 524-9531 GUARANTEED INVESTMENT .CERTIFICATES ALWAYS A SAFE BET John Schneiker, Sal+ sman 524-6055 m■r as never before around the world. As people accept its. message, society is changed for the better. As decision -makers are touched by its message, the direction of human' history is changed, - It's a Book that makes,a dif- • ference. The Canadian Bible Society' and .,,55 other national Bible Societies team up 'around the world in a global crusade to make the Bible available to people of every nation, color and. creed. They need millions of dollars to translate, publish and distribute the Scriptures. Sunday, December 8, is .Bible ,Sunday. (Canadians of all chur- ches will be observing this day which spotlights the global crusade to change history through the Book that makes a difference. .MR. AND MRS. RUSS HILL Celebrate golden an�iverSarY The home of Mr. and Mrs. home of the bride's parents, Lloyd Squire, RR 5 Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. ,J.H. Graham on was lovely with a profusion of October 22, 1924 by the Rev. flowers, all gifts to the bride C.F. Clarke, minister 'of North and Margaret Hil.l,..the' Russel St. Methodist Church. and groom of 50.years, mother - . .The parents .:cif. .the. ,,groom and father of Mrs. Squire. were Mr. and Mrs. William The happy event was plan- Hill, also of Goderich. ned . by their family of five After a short honeymoon the daughters'and daughter-in-law, 'couple returned to reside at the Mrs. Lloyd (Jean) Squire; Mrs. ' ` groorim's farm at Benmiller un - Alvin (E,,velyn) Ahrens and ' til they moved to Logan town - Mrs.' Raymond (Helen), Gioor •ship in 1944, retiring to Mit- all of RR 5 Mitchell; Mrs. chell in 1971. Howard (Katherine) Goodyear, A dinner party was held on Montreal; Mrs. William (Mary) Saturday evening, October 12 'Cooper, Kingston and Mrs. in Knox Presbyterian Church. Helen Hill, also of RR 5 Mit Joining them were, their chell. They were predeceased children, 21 grandchildren and by their only son, William in two great-grandchildren. November, 1973. Other guests present were the The tea table,was lovely with bridesmaid of fifty years, Miss a beautiful floral arrangement Beulah Long, Benmiller; Mr: of white feathery mums, yellow Hill's brother, •Hugh from roses' and baby's breath flanked Goderich and sister, Mrs. Mary by silver' candelabra and white McCool, Brooklin and Mrs, tapers with gold rings-. Douglas Graham," Brampton Around three hundred well wishers called at the home on Sunday, Qctober 13 to extend congratulations. Guests were present frohm England, Grand- e• view, Manitoba; Bad' Axe, Michigan; Montreal, Kingston, Port Perry, Thornbury, Toronto, Kincardine, Ford- *wich, London, Goderich, Ben - miller, Mitchell and surroun- ding district. Mr. and Mrs, Hill "were married in Goderich 'at the T. - ,=-�� .• a�.� r-��! r .�'► ','°7' �-. �,. ""rf ��}; 7 +f� ,rte ,�! ��l�l�Q'kutit�� t. '`� .. r. 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".••'~ 4 e ,,, BY HELPI 4G THE'LIVING: aI�>H i�nI a FIS fl GODERICH PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Mary Howell special speaker The Green ThumberA Junior Garden Club met in the Rober- tson School on Friday for their monthly meeting with their -parents as .guests? Following the Junior' Gar- dener's Creed, repeated in unison, -roll call by Michael Madden, secretary -treasurer was answered by -each child relating his or her experience at the fate Fall Flower Show, i.e. exhibits entered, prizes won, etc., or a brief account of their success with their summer gar- dens. • Minutes of the prepious Meeting and summer activities were read and adopted. Patrick Madden outlined details of the Teddy 'Bear 'Cake, Raffle plan- ned to raise funds for future ac- 'tivities and plants fora --the children. These' tickets were distributed amongst the children at 'the conclusidn. of the meeting, Miss Mary Howell was then introduced as the guest speaker and she proceeded to give an excellent informative and most interesting demonstration of dried ' flower arranging, She • stressed the art of simplicity and very ordinary type con- tainers to create most effective arrangetfients. At the conclusion of the meeting Miss Howell distributed the dried materials' and arrangements amongst the children and guests, Janice Robertson thanked Miss Howell for her demonstration. Mrs. Barnett showed slides, "Rambling 'with Flowers— depicting wild ,and cultivated flowers from the Arctic to the tropics on our' continent and over the se"as•to Scotland, Swit- zerland, Italy ,f Sicily, etc. T Following the Gardener's prayer, coffee and cookies were servetl to parents and guests hN the children., Thio children were then ser- ved apple cider and cookies while Mrs. Barnett distribute..d' geranium slips, potted in sand and gave a demonstration on how •to transplant and care for the• plant, preparatory to entry in, the Spring Flower Show for competition. An "Artist" tulip bulb was also given to each child by the Goderich Garden Club with planting instructions. • sister-in-law of Mrs. Hill; also William Graham and his wife, Valerie of Brampton, nephew of Mrs. Hill and Rev.. and Mrs. Wallace Murray, the minister and his wife of Knox Church. GOITh Rl(11 SI(xNAI.-STAIi. 'THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7, .197— 1 AG Name Anglicans program director The Reverend David John Woeller, B.A., L. Th., will become the new programme director for the Anglican Diocese of Huron. Mr. Woeller will be given the title of "Arch- deacon • Programme" when he assumes his , new duties on January lst. His appointment was announced today by the Right Reverend T. David B. Ragg, Bishop of Huron./' In his new work he will suc- ceed the Right Reverend Morse C. Robinson, who became Bishop Suffragan of the. Diocese of Huron in September. His responsibilities will include planning the basic programmes for the parishes, preparing' resources for them, and assisting where needed in their operation. A native son of the Diocese of Huron (he was born in Kit- chener), Mr. Woeller has had a broad experience in the Cari'adian Church since his Or- dination in 1951. He has served in parishes in the Dioceses of Toronto, Edmonton and Niagara, and for three years was Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Montreal. Since 1965 he has been on the headquarters staff of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, in Toronto. Mr. Woeller is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and of Trinity College, Toronto. He is married, and has a family of three sons and one daughter. The two oldest boys are students at Queen's University, Kingston. LOWER INTEREST RATES, N -Ow 'Available On IST AND 2ND MORTGAGES Anywhere in Ontario — On RESIDENTIAL, CQMM'ERCIAL, 'INDUSTRIAL and FARM PROPERTIES Interim Financing` For New Construction & Land Development , For Representatives In Your Area Phone ,S AFEW AY INVESTMENTS. AND CONSULTANTS LIMITED (519) 744-6535 Collect Head Office - 56 Weber St. E. Kitchener, Ont. —We Buy Existing Mortgages for Instant Cash— VETERANS (Goderich and District) RMISTICE 5ERVICE onday, Nov. 1 1 th 1 1.:00 A.M. Parade Forming at Legion Hall, Goderich 10:30 a.m. EVERY VETERAN Whetheror not a Legion Member is asked to parade This Advertisement Sponsored by COMRADE ED STILES BRANCH 109 Royal Canadian Legion ,,BRANCH 10'9 invites you to join them in the Remembrance Day Ceremony AtThe Cenotaph On The Squall) JaL Monday Monday, November 11 1 1 A.M. All Legion Members And Veterans Will Form Up At The l=egion Wall At 1 OM— A.M. DRESS BERET AND MEDALS THE FLOWER TI -IAT WON TIIE EACE.. House to House POPPY CANVASS by members of Branch 109, Royat Canadian Legion Friday,Nov. 8 6 P.M. TO 9 P.M. The poppy is the mean$ by which Legion Branch 109 is able CO TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE RELIEF *OF DISTRESS AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS - TO PROVIDE WORK FOR DISABLED VETERANS WHO MADE THE WREATHS AND,POPPIES AT VETC,RAFT TO PRESERVE THE MEMORY,;).OF THOSE CANADIANS WHO OA`Ve TiHEIRtIVES IN THE SERVICE OP THEIR COUNTRY.