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PAGE 8A-.CQDERI SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28,'1975
FROM THE MINISTER'S $TUDY
BY R. NICHOLLS
The whole Gospel
Some churches today stress
the social consequences of the
gospel but forget that,first pnust
come conversion.
Who doesn't; see the need for
social reforms? But tipsy long
will we go on ignoring the
'difference between refor-
mation and regeneration? It is
not enough to work for social'
reform through legislation,
It is important, yes, im-
perative that; we have laws to
prevent pertain types of
behavior which would en-
danger, other people. And we
must ever work to effect the
same, but until we have suc-
ceeded in getting people
- transformed—good legislation
,notwithstanding—unless we do,
only a. constant watch will
guarantee safety,.
, Rom. 12:2 "And do not
conform to this present world
system, but be transformed by
the renewal of. your mind so as
to sense for yourselves what is
the good and acceptable, and
perfect' will of God:" Until 'we
are motivated by love for. one
ere
another our social problems
will Continue to 'mount. This is
why Jesus said "ye , must, be
-born again", ,
Someone has said, "It is
futile to put a pig into a larger,
and more. attractive sty, and
expect him to be anything other
than a pig unless his nature
undergoes a change."
How true! Unless;p,,a man is
born of the Spirit, removal of
property will not stop a man
from taking advantage of his
neighbour. This, moment a
whole flood of names of people
known personally to be
menaces, and constant dread
and liability on society, not far
removed from that- of the
deomaniac of Gadara•
Mark 5:1 But the message
and the power 'of the gospel
effected the renewing of their
whole mind, attitude and
outlook on life, and many of
them are today telling far and
wide of . the transformation
wrought through •the power of
the gospel. in their lives, how
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tailing through life
Taking the adviceof my
•" friend who #advised me not to
w miss the opportunity of a new
• experience, I screwed up my
courage and ventured on to. a
sailboat last'week for the first
time in my life. -0f
.There's nothing so, pretty as
an armada of sailboats, slipping
down the lake, sails billowing,
on a bright summer's morning,
but not being nauticallrriin-
ded, I've always been more
than content just to watch them
with my•feet planted firmly on
terra firma. No way could I be
persuaded to board one of those
fragile looking craft.
However, ' Kwhile visiting
friends up the lake who are avid'
sailing enthusiasts I somehow
was tempted into accepting an
invitation to 'taste this new
ex erience:
Zipping me into:a. life •jacket,.
tying my glasses on securely
("in case the boom should hit
you on the.. head") my host
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positon and get us moving
again. .
On the whole, my first at-
tempt at•.sailing was_a great
experience and now when I see
those graceful little boats
skiffing along out there on the
horizon I have some idea, at
least, of what's going 'on on
board.
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We often speak of people who
'sail through life' expressing
the notion they' do it with very
little effort. Not necessarily so. •
Usually a • person who sails
through -life, like the crew of a
sailboat, has learned and
practises the basic rules.
He may enjoy occasions of
sailing before the wind 'when
things go smoothly, but he is
aware there .will 'come times
when the 4'ind'will reverse and
he will be forced to sail into it.
He knows he must change his
direction, and with patience
and endurance work his way
against the winds that come
enthusiastically assured me upon him. If there is danger of
there was not a danger in -the the boat capsizing he does not
world, .that I would thoroughly panic but keeps' his cool, shifts
enjoy sailing..though by now I his weight to keep his .craft
was beginning to question the balanced. •
wisdom of my hasty decision. He, 'too, may get 'caught in
But he was right; it was . irons' but he does not give up
magnificent! The feel of fresh and let his life drift aimlessly
wind running over my face and but ,rather perseveres and
through my hair while the works , his way out of. that
waves spanked the boat as we situation. •
skimmed downwind on water A novice sailor, like myself,
that, danced and shone all would not want to be caught out
around us was exhilerating. in a storm without an expert at
Now it has always puzzled me the helm. So in life, 'a wise
how . sailboats make their way person will look to God to bring
back against' 'the wind and it him through the rough waters.
was at this point I got My first , I found . out last 'week that
real lesson in the art of sailing. sailing on, Lake Huron is an
To sail against lace wind one invigorating experience:
mus/ tack or ,zigzag at a .45 Sailing through life can be just
degree angle to the wind, This as thrilling if we will but learn
is- done by steering with the and • follow the basic
rudder ,and adjusting the sails - Maneuvers.
(think it's called trimming).
After a few demonstrations, my
skipper suggested I change
positions with him arid try
sailing on my own. I was get-
, ting along famously, I thought,
when suddenly we were going
nowhere, my sails flapping
- uselessly in the breeze. "We're
caught in irons," my host
called, which meant I had
neglected to keep my eye on_the
direction in which we were
going and had sailed directly
--into the wind. Employing his
skill, he showed mer ,how to
manipulate our way out of that
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RAIL CROSSINGACCIDENTS
Rail crossing accidents are
an enigma: One would expect
they involye motorists who are
unfamiliar with the rail
crossing. But all too frequently,•
that is hot the case, the.,Ontario
Safety League reports. In fact,
most ' crossing accidents in-
volve local residents, fully
aware of local. rail schedules,
The problem is that trains are
sometimes late, sometimes
early, and sometimes un-
scheduled. And in a race, with a
train. .the big guy always wins.
the things" they once loved now
they hate', and the things they
once hated now they love,
Every church has this
message of miracle and power
to transform in their Bible. But
unless that minister or" lay
person has experienced that
personal transformation in his
or her life, don't expect to hear
them speak or exhort with any
great degree of emphasis, or
persuasion upon the subject.
They will almost surely
circumvent it and go on
preaching some form of social
reform. But let all the churches
begin to simultaneously preach
the whole 'gospel from ex..'
perime,ntal authority and the
world would beat:' a path to the
Cross.
John 12:32: "And I, if r be
lifted up, will draw all men unto
me." Unless man is born again,
the destruction of drinking dens
will not mean the end of
alcoholism, Unless man is born
of the Spirit, laws to tear down
• walls of prejudice, will not end.
prejudice. Man's affliction is
not skin disease, but heart
disease. "Ye must be born
again."
Too' 'many churches so
concentrate on the moment of
conversion, that ,they allow
converts to forge"that,'Christ
calls us to a radically new life
'in the world, a life of conversion
from, prejudice, and frarn a life
of good works, not tad ones.
That is why Jesus said, "not
everyone that said unto me
Lord, .Lord:, but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is
in heaven."'
In Matt. 23 we are told that
Jesus said a place" for us, in
eternity is determined by "in as
much as ye did -or did it not
unto the least of these - ye did --
or did it not unto me."
.There is the beginning with a
new"birth in Christ,but that life
must continue in a full corrr-
.mitment of all of Iife in every
area to justify its boast as parts
of ,the body of Christ.
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by Glenn Rittinger
New Covenant children
Most of us do not wish to be
reminded that the end of the
summer is rapidly ap-
proaching. However, even
though summer days are
declining in number, the season •
to date has provided excellent
weather for vacationers and
travellers in Southern Ontario.
1'd like to tell you today about
a group of six people who have
travelled a great number of
mile'sinOntario during the past
two months - not as
-vacationers, but 'as workers,
providing -a service for the Love
to His people. These folks have
included in their travels .
London, Strathroy, Markham,
Stouffville, Sarnia• , Windsor
and many other places. The
group? The Lord's servants,
The New Covenant Children, 'w
"You are the heirs of the
prophets and of the covenant
that God established with our
fathers" (Acts 3:25 MLB)4'But
you have come to Mount Zion
and to the city.of the Living God
...: and to Jesus, •the mediator of
a new _"covenant, ..< (Heb. 12:294'
RSV)
The New Covenant Children
are Neil Degraw, '34, still guitar
player; Ron Mills, 20, drum-
mer; Dan Mailer, 19, rhythm
-guitar player; and Donna
Harris, 24, Nancy Mills, 18,
Sharon Degraw, 15,'vocalists.
As' I have mentioned in
previous letters, Gospel music
is not limited in its appeal.
Gospel music 'is presented by
groups of (and for). all ages.
The music is presented by
people who . are no longer `
"looking for themselves" but
rather by ' people who have
found„ themselves in Jesus
Christ and who 'wish to pass on
the Good News through music.
Donna Hams has expressed,
her testimony this way as she
quoted the psalmist, -`'`Commit
thy way unto the Lord; trust „
also in Him anda He shall bring
Sunday,'
August 3 1
GUEST -SPEAKER:
Rev. Ron Marr
The Editor of Inquirer Pubhcations now appearing on
Radio and TV across the Continent,as they celebrate
Anniversary '75
PLUS'
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MUSIC BY
Mrs. L. Sparks
8:00 p.m.
Huron Men's Chapel
'AUBURN
EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING .
SORRY
For the mistake in -
Iast week's ad!
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It t:1 pass." (Ps 37:5 KJV). She
continued "The Lord began to
show' me that what He really,
Wanted was total committment
. He supplied me with all my
needs both physical and
spiritual. I still suffer'from the
same mental pressures but
they don't reign. Praise His
name. I suppose that the only
way to really say what I feel is
to quote the words of ,a song
that we all know.
I will serve Thee because I love
Thee
You have given life to me".
Donna's testimony was
recorded in more detail in Vol,
2 No, 2 of The Sound of Gospel
Music.)
The newest album of the New
Covenant Children is entitled
"I'll See You in the Rapture (I.
realize that the, beliefs of some
Christians, but the purpose of
this column is not to debate this
issue but rather to .talk of the
message of the music.)
The first verse of the title.
song speaks of the time when
the redeemed of the Lord -will
meet with their Saviour :
"If"we never meet again on this
earth my precious friend
If to God we have been true and
we've lived alone all sin,
.Then for us' there'll be '. a
greeting
or there's going to be a
meeting
'11 see you in the rapture some
weet day!"
Also i'ricluded on the album is
"Jesus Is (There All the Time."
We are reminded of the 'fi'rst
five verses of John's gospel,
"Before anything else existed
there:was Christ with God. He
has always been alive and is -
himself God:" (John 1; •1 &2 LB)
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THESE Fi,REE1i
Y'eu though 1 walk through the lgtleie
o1 the ahaduw of death, I shall fear Po
•l for rhuu art with me
—23rd Psalm
W.F. SWAN resident of Bayfield, died
Thursday, August'- .2.1 - in
William (Chirp) Fraser Belleville General Hospital
Swan, 146 Britannia Rd, E., - following a lengthy illness. She'
In 'the words of the sting, we died August 20 in Clinton Public was 65.
hear that Jesus was present Hospital. He was 48. She was born in Belleville,
when "Israel was way down in Born March 31, 1927 in the daughter of the late Mr. and
Egypt, when. Moses was up on Seaforth to Henry and Sarah Mrs. George Frederick Adams.
the mount" and that Jesus' is` .(Cowley) Swan, he was the She returned to Belleville upon
present when our "valleys are owner of a taxi business 'in her retirement from the Huron
too deep" and our mountains" Goderich where he has resided County Library last year.
are too hard to climb." for the past 13 years. He was a • She t is survived' by one
In the sixth chapter . of member of Victoria St, United brother, George Adams of
Matthew we read in verse 34 Church. Belleville; two Sisters, Mrs.
"So don't be anxious about He was' married October 12, Kenneth , (Elsie) Esford,
tomorrow. God will take care of 1963 in Grand Bend to Louvain Bancroft and Mrs. Blake,
your tomorrow too. Live one Bloomfield who survives. (Carolyn) Moynes; Belleville,
day at a time. • Also surviving are two She was predeceased by one,
The New Covenant Children children, Charles ,Swan and brother, James.
bring us this message in the Mrs. Dallas' (Barbara) Rowell, ' Memorial service was
beautiful prayer - song "One both of Woodstock ; step- Saturday, August 23 at the Johtl
Day ata Time" ' children RaymYSnd Mitchell, R. Bush Funeral Home,
"One day at a time, sweet linton; Mrs. Norman (Elaine) Belleville. Cremation followed
Sesus 'Culbert, Mrs. Richard (Sherry) at St, James Cemetery,That's all I'm asking from you • '.Littlechild and Mrs. Norman „Toronto.
Just give me the strength to do (Terry) Stephens, all of
every day Goderich; and.. Mrs: Martin Yom'
'What I have to do (Beverley) Ninhuys,� RR 2 MAKE . TAKE r
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Yesterday's gone sweet Jes Bayfield; 11 grandchildren; IME CARE
And tomorrow may neve be two sisters, Mrs. Joe (Mildred) w �'
mine Rumig Of Goderich' and Mrs.
Lord help me today, show me Charles (Helen) Schierlaw,
the wary Ottawa ; and one brother .Ken
One day at a time. Swan of Seaforth; and his
There are ten songs on the • mother, Mrs. Sarah Swan,
album and' each of them is Goderich.
beautifully done by the group. Funeral service was
The • NCC blessed` -us with Saturday, August 23 at Stiles
their ministry earlier this year Funeral Home with the Rev.
when they brought the Lord's Leonard Warr officiating.
message through ,their talents ' Interment was ----iii Maitland
at a worship service in Auburn. Cemetery. Pallbearers were
If you missed them then, .you Brian, Kevin and Wayne
won't want- to miss them on Rumig; Tim Bolt, Ken Swan
September 20 when they will Jr. ; and 'Tiny Bedour.
join the Watchmen fora Huron • Flowerbearers were Gary
County Gospel -Sing to.be held in , Ward, Harold Gauley, Bruce
Clinton.,Bottles, Ken Mullen and Bob
"It is good.to give thanks to the Argyle.
Lord " • •
To sing praises' to thy name, 0 ETHEL DEWAR
most High" (P's92:1 RSV). Ethel Dewar, formerly
Goodbye for now. God bless.
Yours, His, GR for GM , Huron County Librarian and a
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MIEMORIIALS
Bob McCALLUM
•Repr ..ntative
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SUNDAY SERVICES
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BEREA-BY—THE-WATER
'LUTHERAN CHURCH
'Meeting .at Robertson Memorial School
(B take and Eldon Streets, Goderlch)
SU NDA -Y,' -AUGUST 31, 1975' •
. Sunday School 'for aI'I ages 9:30 'a.m.
Worship at 11:00 a.m.
GUEST SPEAKER:*REV. A. STANFEL
Marvin L. Barz, P,stor 524-2235
The family that prays •together.,..
Stays together
"Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our 1 ,
I Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5, 1
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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-, . Pa'rk. St. at Victiria Pastor: H. Ross Nicholls '®1 i
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(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREETCnear The Square i
• REV. W.H. McWHINNIE F.R.G.S.
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m.—Sunday Sthool
11 A.M WORSHIP SERVICE
Come
You will be made welcome
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Don't .just watch us grow Como and help us grow
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS,
R -EV. FRED DAY - PASTOR
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
Free Bus Transportation
11:00 a.m. Morning Service Messages by 'Pastor Day
7:00 p.m.Evening Service Message by Rev. Alvin Windsor
' Professor of Bible •College, Peterboro, Ont.
Tues. 8:00' p.m. BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER
Friday '8, p.m. -Youth Service,
"COMMUNION S.ERVICE" - next
SUNDAY MORNING., SEPT. 7
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rHE REV. G LOCKHART ROYAL, •B A. Minister f
t THE REV. RONALD, C ,McCALLUM, Assistant
WILLIAM M. CAMERON. Director of. Praise
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31;1975 '
, Summer Worship is at 10,:00 a.m.
Sermon: "THE MEETING WITH 13OAZ"
(Nursery Facilities) •
the Minister will preach throughout August .
-Open Sessions4or Sunday School children'at 10.:0ta,m.
Piper: Mr. Bertram' McCreath
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10:00 a.m. Sunday School
Aug. 31 2 Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Worship (Pastor, in charge) 11:00 a.m.
Eve. —Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.
V.B.S. ending Sat. Aug. 30
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
M ( Refreshments on the Front..Lawn after the Service. ?
Enter to Worship Depart to Serve•
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14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY AUG. 31
i 8:30 a.m. - Holy C'on1munion,
10 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon
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'W """"""""\""` "_"�'^ f The Rector will officiate
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Rector: Canon G.C. Russell, B.A., B.D.'"
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET •�. 3
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11 A.M. MORNING WORSHI-P SERVICE
Victo'ia Street United Church
t' I HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV LEONARD WARR I
! SERMON: "IMPOSSIBLE" -BUT NOT WITH GOD; j
11:15 a.m. Worship Service „
• 7:30 P.M: EVENING SERVICE SermPn: '""WHO ARE THE 144000?" �
j "WE BELIEVE 'IN ETERNAL JI DGMENT" / /—yl/—E—L—C—O--M--E— .
% ''`' WED. 8 P.M. PRAYER MEETING 'II •Mrs. J. Snider, Organist,& Choir Director
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( a Miss Clare McGowan - Visiting Assistant . I
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'1." • i Q Mr. Lorne H. ,,Dotteroe Director of Music
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3 Sunday School for eget; 3 to 9 from Worship at 10:00 a.m.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
FAMILY WORSHIP
EVANGELISTIC SERVICE — 7 p.m.
R WORSHIP SERVICE AT 10 A.M.
UNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1975
REV. 'RALPH E. KING
WEEKDAY Home League (ladies) wed., 8:00 p.m. I` SRMON: "OPEN DOORS- AND ADVERSARIES"a
Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs. 1:30 p.n , . . •Salm• i:
Marione Dunlop
CAPTAIN G. HEgBER - CAPTAIN M. MacKENZIE
Nursery facilities
$81
OFFICERS -
"All Are Cordially invited to Attend" "
Come and Worship with us.
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