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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-27, Page 4cI als tn�„the sttorvc9f t.,,,,,e_MT.„5.12e.ak...,___..0.1abk.r' de . — +Av-41,-the-swing+---i-t----4fitspi-m*---4 vent, sought .for an answer to of`the Modern Wor d." But no them to return j their task the questions in their minds, event, ancient or odern, can "Glorifying and praising God and ' having satisfied them- compare with this greatest for the things they had seen - selves, they tell' us the story. event - of all history. Yet it is and'\ eard." "Lei; 'Us now go unto just one .of the many 'things Does this Great Kvent of all Bethlehem and see this thing • "taken for granted," something time do ,the saine for us? If not, that is come to -pass." In these seasonal, the .effects of which why not? words the, shepherds gave ex-, pression to the deep impression sem.. PAGE 4—GODERICH 'SIGNAL—STAR, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1974. .w FROM THE MINISTER'S STUDY f • REQ':' R. C. McQALLUM Knox Church This unspeakable gift For four thousand years man had been giving expression, in various ways, to the desire 0r their hearts, i.e. that "The Desire of Nations" should come, .but "the fullness of time" was so long in coming. There see -mi, to these "waiting ones" that heaven was not responding to the heart cry of earth. However, the day of waiting' ends and "God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem.:...." In the presen- tation of His '!t'nspeakable Gift,'' n God movedin mysterious .ways His wonders ,to perform. - The Mystery Divine left won- dering'mortals speechless with amazement, • but with a God imparted curiosity, the grin-" to be outdone, modern man it prompted them, to make . enroute to the City of David. They travelled light and ",cameo with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the Babe lying in a manger." When they had seen it,, so satisfied were they with what they beheld that "they prompt men to adopt the spirit of the season, and then forget for the rest of the year. The faculty of wonder in modern man has suffered` from a blight that has left it wilted and flabby, and consequently, life triad' known abroad the saying ,u has lost so much of its lustre, which was told them conc'er- and Christmas comes hut once ping this (;hild." Their report a year, rather than abiding evoked wonder in the mrnds• of .cnroc-ghout the year. Can it be all who heard "the things , that the faculty of wonder, so which were told them by the evident. in the experience of the shepherds." shepherds,, has been paralyzed. The place of wonder in the by that '"Familiarity that nature of man lies very near breeds contempt?" the centre. "The man who does That one word of the Angel, not wonder, who. does not • "Behold" was intended to habitually wonder, is a pair of provoke -the wonder of all who spectacles behind which there heard. It arrested their "atten- is no eye." The ancient world 'tion: it evoked then,wonder: it had their "seven wonders." Not led them .across country,to see: made upon them by the super- natural events attending the Advent of Christ on that first. Christmas morning. How eager they were to satisfy themselves with something visible and tangible of "this -thing `which the Lord had made knOwn unto them." No round -about way would' satisfy these men before • whose startled eyes the Angel of the Annunciation had sud- •denly appeared, attended, by that other -world glory which "shone around them and made 'them sore afraid." Just as sud- denly and unexpectedly "the multitude of the heavenly hosts" appeared, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest and »on earth, peace and good will unto men." The shortest possible route to the scene of the wondrous event would naturally be taken, and they literally cut across country OUP ERI O Bob MccALLUM Representative 11 Cambria Rd., Goderich 524-7345 0 MINUTES Wi11: TIIE BIBLE BY CORNELIUS R. STAM PRES. BEREAN BIBLE SOCIETY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60633 WHERE DO YOU STAND? God had'appointed Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the land of Canaan. It was just before the battle of Jericho that the great leader looked up to see a man with a drawn sword facing His sudden appearance must have startled Joshua, but he showed no trace of fear - not Joshua! Advancing toward the r'nan Joshua demanded: "Art thou for us or ' for our adversaries?" No wonder the answer brought him to his knees! He had been stand- ing face to face with the captain of the Lord's hosts, no doubt Michael, the angelic prince of Israel (See•D'a•n. 10:21 and 12:1). The question was not, whose side was the angel of God on, but whose side was Joshua on! Was Ile himself in harmony with God's will?' There is an important lesson for us here. In the constant bat- tle over truth and error there is a tendency for Christians to de- mand of other Christians: "Whose side 'are you on? Are you for us or for our adversar(es?" ' If this is as far as we have got- ten in our service for the Lord we still have much to .learn, for the great question is not: "Are you. on cnv side?" but "Am / on God's _side?„ God's truth will' prevail. His purposes will be carried out, and even thol�gh we might; be on' the side of the most •powerful and in- fluential of omen, we will' surely be driven,,to defeat .if we are not in harmony with God's Word and Will. • Shall we not all fall on our faces with Joshua then, and say: "What saith •my Lord unto His servant?" 0444'' for corning to the Huron Men's Chapel in Auburn in 1974 OUR LAST GREAT SERVICE IN 1974 Sunday, .December 29 WITH REV. SHILLINGTON anadian secretary of the »'Andes Evangelical Mission held speaking engagements in South America during July and August 1974. Presently head of Christian Missions Educailon Services and a lecturer in Millions at Emmanuel Bible College. Now Rev. Shlllington is minister of Kitchener M.B. Church where Dr. Prank Paters was minister. - PLUS THE McMILLAN FAMILY All Welcome EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD MEN 00 NOTHING North Americans have plenty of Bibles but what about other people -BY LESLIE K. TARR The Secretary of the Canadian Bible Society is won- dering, whether Canadians are too pre -occupied with acquiring Bihles for themselves. Dr. Ken- neth G. McMillan realizes that a minister (and especially a Bible Society leader) should he happy with increased Bible sales. McMillan compares his feelings with the sensatiuo many will experience after ,a sumptuous Christmas, dinner "Of course I, like many others, will get up from the spread with satisfaction and gratitude Then maybe I'll be watching the evening news or rea'ding,,the paper and I' l l be confronted with the tragedy of -mass star- vation e.lsewhere•in the.worlcl," And how does that relate to the .purchase of Bibles in Canada? The Bible Society Secretary expla.ns. "In Canada» we have chase many versions of the Bible. It s.,eems to me that a new one appears every year or so. While we enjoy that variety, .many people in the world lack one Bible, New Testament or even a Gospel in their own language." McMillan quickly points out that he's happy to note the in- creased sale of Bibles and the wide variety 'available. "I'm not criticizing these new ver- sions," he says. "In fact I'm persitaded that they've brought many hack to Bible -reading. I'm just wondering out loud whether we should not he sharing Bibles ' with others just as we should he sharing food.'' ' • English language versions of the Billie abound. McMillan states that there are 45 English translations of the whole -Bible and 10T translations of the New Testament. In •recent, Years,. one Bible -Society - sponsored version, Good News: For Modern Man, has sold over 45 million Copies to become the; Holidays -without TB . in the toddling stages of the twentieth century, tuberculosis was a mass killer. The White Plague, as 'PEI was called, took. much of the joy out of giving thanks. When the century was only four years old, nationwide Christmas Seal organizat)ons formed to fight the White .Plague. People who bought Christmas Seals supported the first voluntary health agency dedicated to combat a specific disease. The rest is history. B,y mid-century, the discovery of specific drugs to treat--4nd cure --the disease turned the situation upside down. For the first time, the possibility existed to eliminate TB from the face of the globe. Yet the seventies, TB is still, a killer, albeit a crippled one. The number' of .people dying from the disease dwindles ever downward. In 1972 in Canada 280 people died, from the disease. Only the victims are different. Today. TB is a disease of the elderly and the poor, poor, sof the residents of crowded inner cities, Indian Reservations, and under- developed rural regions, as well as amongst Indians. Today's TB victims are the people who receive the poorest health care. People who are beset by crushing economic and social burdens. If people who have TB ilness faithfully take . their medication, they can be cured of the disease: If they are infec- ted with TB germs,• they can take drugs to prevent the disease from developing at all. Before the end of the century even the poor and the elderly may be able. to ceilebrate Holidays without TB. • Con- tributions to Christrnas Seals help toward that goal. Answer your Christmas Seal letter today. Christmas Seats fight TB, emphysema, and air pollution. If's a matter of life and breathy t FIGHT t THE' LUNG CRIPPLERS Emphyierna Asthma Tuberculosis Chronic Bronchitis —Air Pollution best-selling paperback rn English of all time. Other concerned churchmen in the wealthier countries of the' world share McMillan's concern over the apparent inequity in Bible distribution. "I'he United Bible Societies, an umbrella organization for the world's- 57 national Bible Suciet;ies, has launched an' am- bitious program which, requires '11,000,000 this year to attack this problem, 4 A special program t4) provide easy -to -read Scripture Selec- t ions for the world's 980 million illiterates, many of whom are now learning to read, has been launched by the Bible Society. These new reader Scripture Selections have ;already been -distributed in 95 languages and are being prepared yin an additihal 52. - This,. is a program in addition to the Society's regular work J - .,Arid it costs nea':rly one million dollars annually. R • tic•dl compromise for the Canadian' Bible purchaser. "I believe we should share .our food with the world. Why not .hare Bibles?' If when we, bought a new Bible we gave a similar amount to world Bible needs, it would .help someone to have the Scriptures ira; his or her) own language and con- tribute- basic, modern -language literacy materials for new readers.'. "I see no reason to forego -a- turkey dinner, hut. I should also `hare food with. others. I see Tic}1 reason to forego a new Bible or a good translation,_hut I should also share the Bible with others who have none. It's' as simple as that." As the clock strikes to ring out the old,_ w01 be thinking of YOU, ... Wishing you a future bright.. \rvitll promise, happy hopes,°good luck and good cheer. 'SUNDAY - SERVICES . The family that prays M -W MOTORS . r YOUR VOLVO DEALER 184 EAST STREET 524-72.12 BEREA—BY-THE—WATER LUTHERAN CHURCH Meeting at Robertson Memorial School (Blake and Eldon Streets, Goderich) DECEMBER 29 9:30 a.ni ,Sunday School 11:00 ,a.m. Worship ,Marvin L. Barz, Pastor 524-2235 "Being justified by faith, we -have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5, 1 I G�`.7,11G I W 4 J IGS �• (y�x together...!Stays together THE SALVATION ARMY 18 WATERLOO ST. 'S 524-9341_ SUNDAY SCHOOL — 9:45 A.M. FAMILY WORSHIP — 11i00' A.M. WEEKDEVAYANGEHLolmSTeICLeSaEguRerCoaEd—ies)7 8:00 Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs. 7:ao p.m. "All Are Cordially Invited tl.) Attend" FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) MONTREAL STREET near The Sqyare Organist: ,Mr. Frank Bisiett 9:45 a.m.7-Sunday School 11:00 • a.m. Morning Worship Sermon: "Year.End Regrets" Special sIVIusic by the Choir COME AND WORSHIP WITH US ALL ARE WELCOME The Free Methodist Church Park St. at yictoria Pastor: H. Ross Nicholls 11:00 a.m. "COnfiOnce for. the Future" Anyone needing bus Iransportation phone 524-9903 Everyone Welcome ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1974 Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11:00 a.m. Children's Programme at 10 and 11 a.m. RectOr: Canon G.G. Russell, B.A., B.D. Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph' Herdman Don't Just watch us grow Come and help us grow s Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle Affiliated with the'Pentecostar Asienibres cif Canada CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS. • SUNDAY, DECEMBER REV. PETER G. ST. DON, Pastor 29, 1974 10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL We Wish You Free Bus Transportation God's Best in The New Year 11:00 a.m.—MORNING SERVICE 7:00 p.m.—EVENING SERVICE - Tues. 8:00 p.m. BIBLE ST63Y AN5-PRAYER Friday 7:,30. p.m. _Youtp ServIce Are You Reading Quotes? CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL REV. R. BRUBACHER, Pastor SADAY, DEeEMBER 29, 1974 `WELCOME TO OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE 6:16 p.m. - WORD OF LIFE CLUB 7r30 p.m. EVENING dERVICE SPEAKER: MR. MARVIN\BRUBACHER CHATTANOOGA, TENN. WATCH NIGHT SERVICE SEE THE FILM "LIKE A MIGHW ARMY" Knox Presbyterian Church THE REV. G. LOCKHART FIOYAL, B.A. Minister THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 'OA 10:00 a,m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Divine Worship SERMON: "GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU" (Nursery and ,Junior Congregation) HAPPY NEW YEAR Enter to Worship "Have you considered Chris! in your New Year's Resolutions?' FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT CHURCH SERVICES CALL 524-8506 De art to Serve Victoria Street United Church ,,HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD 1A/ARR 10:00 A.M. Bible School for all grades Sermon: "THE KEYS OF TOMORROW" 'Make 1975 Your "Attend Church Year" North Street United Church -Miss Clare McGowan • Visiting Assistant Mr. Lorne H. Dollerer Direct?. of Music SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1974 Sunday School ages 10 and up at 9:45 a.m. Ages 3 to 9 from Worship at 11:00 Worship, et 11:00 an. Sermon: 1:GOING HOME ANOTHER WAY" Come and Worship wiih,us.