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'ACIE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 3,1975
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FROM THE MINISTR'S
STUDY'
ST. ANDREW'S
BY REV. JAMES REDDOCH • UNITED CHURCH
TO, TDESE FAREWEIt
• Yeo though 1 walk through the vgthy
ul the shadow of death. 1 shall tear no
evil, (or Thou ort with me. •
--23rd Psalm
'Jesus said, 'I am cone that
they might have life, and that'
.they might have it more
abundantly'. John Chapter 10
v. 10.
The whole emphasis of Jesus
was upon life; life in all its
fullness. No one ever, valtied
human life more highly. than
Jesus. He saw everyone as
worth dying for! He saw
humble Galilean fishermen as
'the salt of the earth', and as
'the light of the world.'
Whatever estimate they had of
themselves, Jesus saw there to
be ofkinfinite worth in the sight
of God.
To Jesus, the human soul
could not, be compared in'value
• to the whole wide world, as
wonderful as this great
Universe is.
"What doth it profit a man,".
said Jesus, "if he gain the
whole world, and lose his own
soul, or what can a man give in
exchange for his soul?'
His belief is the . spiritual
possibilities of ordinary,
average men and women, and
the infinite worth of every
human life was based on His
conviction that everyone is a
child of God and made in His
image. Every word of His
teaching is based on the truth
that God is the God and Father
of us all.
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J esus, changed man's attitude
not only to life, but to death. If it
were not that Jesus lived and
died and rose again, w ey would
be faced,with a great mystery
as we looked to the unknown
future, and made our
pilgrimage along life's road
towards 'that bourn from which
no traveller returns'. Jesus
alone knew what the future held
in store. He alone was able to
penetrate the mystery of both
life and death.
He set at rest the troubled
hearts ' ,of His followers by
saying, "Ye believe in God,
believe also in me.. In my'
Father's house are many
mansions; if it were not so,. I
would have told you."
Sd certain was Jesus,. that
death was not the end of life
that with His last breath He
said, "Father, into Thy hands I
commend my spirit."
Through. the death and
resurrection of Jesus God
assures us that because He
..lives, we shall live also, and
that our lives are set, not in the
context of time, but of Eternity.
The Resurrection of Jesus is
evidence that the worth of life is
not measured by the calendar ;
or the' ticking 'of -a clock that
`beats out life's little day'. It is
not measured by the number of
years we live on this earth; but
the true worth of our life can
only be measurer t;in' terms of
God's love for us as He
revealed that love in Jesus
Christ.
As St. Augustine wrote, 'God
lives each one .of us as though
there were but one of us to
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love.'
This life only has meaning as
we remember oar Lord's
:teaching of the infinite vvorth,of
every human life, a life which
continues beyond the things of
time. He declares that He came
to give life, and that more
abundantly.
Life here- on -this earth, with
its mixture of good and evil is
seen as a training ground for
developing a quality of life,
whichl physical death cannot
destroy. This life with all its
varied experiences; and this
World with all" its changing
scenes, is a 'Vale of soul
making' to prepare us for
Eternity.
It was life that overcame
death whe,n on the third ,day
Jesus rose again from the dead.
So. Paul was inspired to write,
not, 'As living, and, behold, we
•die' But - `Asa dying, and,
behold, We live.'
TRANSPARENT
CHRISTIANS
Collen Townsend Evans in
her bpok; A New Joy, suggests
that.• the sixth Beatitude,
`Blessed are the -pure in -heart;
for they shall see God', might
be interrupted as "Blessed are'
the transparent people ...'.
Sometimes when speaking of
another person, we say, `I can
see right' through him' which
often takes . on a derrogative
slant, meaning. we're' on to his
devious plans.
However, this is not the kind
of transparency of •which the
author Evans speaks. She's
talking about that person who is
without. guile, has no shadows
or double meanings, one who
says what he means and means
what hesays. She means people
who don't play it cool, but who,
are willing to take the risk of
expressing the.mselves
honestly, exposing themselves,
being vulnerable. They may get
taken advantage of, they may.
get hurt, they may be misun=
derstood...that's part of being
transparent. And nobody, says
Mrs. Evans, said it would be
easy.
As Jesus moved among men
he embodied the .principles of
honesty and openness. He
revealed himself in terms of his
hearers' needs and un-
derstanding. He identified
himself With everyone. He
dined so 'often with the outcast
and the despised. that he was
called a "glutton and
drunkard'. He went where the
action was, sensed the interests
of human beings and.. talked
their language,.
Lee Whiston, another author,
points out when Jesus was with
the common„people he didn't
often quote scripture or invite
them to join him in the
synagogue on' the Sabbath. He
told stories of sowing seedlost
money, tending sheep, - using
illustration., to which his
listeners could relate.
However, when with his
disciples who were deeply
committed men, or with the
scribes and 'Pharisees, who
were religiously' oriented
people, ' he often quoted
Scripture and spoke on a highly
intellectual level. ' Again, his
method . _ and _ manner were
determined by the' needs of
people.
Jesus allowed himself to be
vulnerable and defenseless and
it was these very qualities that
made him approachable. �.
We, too, are drawn'to people
who take that costly_.risk of
transparent openness' in their
lives.' In tithe of deep trouble,
would you seek help from
someone who admitted to no
problem ,in his life, who was
coldly critical of anyone • who
did, and who had all the pat
answers for everything? Of
course, you wouldn't.
You'd go to someone who had
a similar experience to yours,
who would be willing to let, you
• walk into the openness of his
heart where you knew you
would find love and comfort;
Whiston also says, `wherever
there is loving self -disclosure,
God is set free in the hearts of
men, • to be rejected or ac-
cepted, thus the doctrine of the
Incarnation leaps to life in our
midst today.'
God seeks transparent people
in whom He may live and
through whom he may reveal
His love. He wants 'us to be
people through whom He cam
communicate to others.
Our manner and language
may have, to be dictated to ,by
the needs of those around us,
and above all we have to be
completely transparent, . that
is, honest with ourselves, with
others and most'of allh�vith God.
It is then that God's love in
our lives becomes apparent to,
ofhers , and we. are able to
channel it into their lives.
Conference date
set for April
JOSEPH LYAAL MACINTYRE
Joseph Lyal MacIntyre, RR
3, Goderich, died Monday,
March 24 In University
Hospital, London, - following a
three week illness. He was 57.
He was the son of Duncan
Alexander and Catherine
(Griffin) MacIntyre, born June
27, 1917 in Ashfield Township
where he lived all 'his life. He
farmed most of his life and was
township roads superintendent
from 1969 until the time of his
death. He was a member of St.
Joseph's Church, Kingsbridge.
He was married April 2, 1940
in Kingsbridge to the former
Marjorie MacDonald who
survives. him. Also surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd
(Elaine) Collins, Ashfield and
Mrs. Robert (Marilyn)
Coleman, Guelph; one son,,
Larry of Brampton; seven
grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Forest (Thelma) Carter,
Kincardine and. Mrs. Gerald
(Pearl) Cole, Underwood; and
one brother, Dr., John A.
MacIntyre, Yorkton, Saskat-
chewan.
Funeral . service was Wed-
nesday,'� March 26 at 'St.
Joseph's Church, Kingsbridge,
with Rev. Fr. E. E entinger. in
charge.
Interment was in St. Joseph's
Cemetery, Kingsbridge.
Pallbearers were Fred
Vassella,Stuart ' MacLennan,
John MacKay, Jack Drennan,
Donald McGregor and Bayne
MacLennan. Honorary bearers
The Biennial Conference of
the-:, Presbyterian, Chureh--in.:..
Canada' is to be held' in Knox
Church, St. Catharines, April
25th to April 27th with ;ss
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were--DonaidS•impson; Finlay
MacDonald, John Austin,
Grant Farrish, Allan Gibson,,
Warren Zinn, John Nicholson
Saunders, Kenneth
Bowden, Harold Matthews and
Frank Williams.' '
Friends and. relatives ; at -
Margaret Kennedy as spea .
The theme is to be "Rejoice
with a great and glorious joy:”
Miss Margaret, Kennedy, an
outstanding 'missionary, is
brought home for the Church's
Centennial year,from her work_
in the Bhil Field in North India.
Miss Kennedy 'is assigned a
Centennial visitor to the
London Synod from April 22 to
May 5th. ,Site will speak in
Atwood 'Presbyterian Church,
May 4th at 8 p.m. •
Miss Agnes Hislop who has -
spent 25 years in the Bhil area
in :North India will be in the
Stratford Presbytery.• and the
Huron Presbyterial from May
10 to 16th: She speaks at Hensall
on May 14th at 1:30 p.m.
The Hamilton and London'
Synodical Society of the
PresbyterianChurchin Canada
is being held in Knox Church,
St. Thomas, April 8th and 9th.
The highlights of the Synodical
are a Mission Festival on April
8th and Mrs. J.A. Newstead,
Council -President is to be the
speaker April 9th.
IF YOU HELP
WE GAN HELP
GIVE GENEROUSLY
tended from Yorkton,
Saskatchewan; Detroit,
Brampton, Malton, Stayner, St.
Catherines, ' Oshawa, Dundas,
London, Owen Sound, Wiarton,
Toronto and Guelph.
Prayers were said at the
McCallum Funeral Home
Tuesday afternoon by the CWL
`from St. Joseph's Church,
Kingsbridge. Parish prayers
were said Tuesday evening at
the funeral home:
MRS. MALCOLM TRUMPOUR
, Mrs. ,Malcolm ' (Minnie)
Trumpoiur, a former resident of
Goderich, died March 21 at K -W
Hospital in Kitchener following
a brief illness. She was 75.
She was the daughter of the
late Elijah and Elizabeth
(Sanguins) Drinkwalter.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Norman (Ruth) Johnston
and Mrs. John (Helen'Wright,
both of Toronto; two brothers,
Gordon of St. Thomas and'
Lorne of Royal Oak, Michigan;
and one grandchild. She was
predeceased by four brothers
and one sister.
Funeral service was Monday,
March 24 with Rev .,E. Gordon
Rendle 'of Bethel Baptist
Church officiating. Interment
was in Woodland Cemetery.
, UAVID M. COWAN
David Mervin Cowan, age 84,
passed away at Greensboro,
North Carolina on Thursday,.
March 6th.
He was born in the, Kintail
district, a son of Mr. and. Mrs.
John Cowan Sr.'In 1910 he went
west to British Columbia.
Mr. Cowan was a veteran of
the 1st World War, serving in
the air -force., He worked with
Sun Life Insurance for 30 years.
Since 1923 he has been a
resident of the United States.
' Besides' �MS-�Wife- a -I Green-
sboro, Mr. Cowan is survived
by a daughter Mrs. Ralph
�--(Parnela}S tiekle of -St Alba
West Virginia and a son David
of Chicago.
Burial was at Toledo, Ohio on
March 9.
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WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1975
10:00-a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m.- Divine Worship
Sermon: "WHAT HAVE I DONE?"
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