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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-09-04, Page 16Atv t PAGE 8A--GODERI.CH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEP`1 EMH •:R -t, Ili FROM THE MINISTER'S STUDY. BY THE REV. JAMES RE:DDOCH He has chosen us In John Chapter 15 v. 16 we whenever the opporturl-t,ty le,rst,sufilc'tent for Jesus to tell read that Jesus said to His. came.,,n� them.' "1'e also shall bear " disciples, "You have not chosen, When Jesus spoke of . i's` "�'w Imes, hecaose ye have been me, but I have chosen you'''. betrayal, notice how the When Jesus set out to daseipl-es said, "Lord. we .la i\e establish the Kingdom of God two swords- And how, Ont' of He chose a small group of men them which were with .Jesus who would be -the nucleus of the streir.hed out his hand, and Kingdom in the world. Twelve drew.his sword, and struck a 'men. whom He could teach serN ant of the high priests and" privately the_ things concerning -smote off his ear- . the Kingdom. He placed great • value on this group and had a high estimate of, their worth, whatever they thought about themselves. He called them 'The light of the world' and 'Tl salt " of the earth', and prophesied in the parable of the 'Mustard Seed' that from such small beginnings great things would come; as ,indeed they have. In that 'the Kingdom is essentially a right relationship of men to God, and of men to each other, it was necessary that they be united in fellowship • This eagerness and readiness to change the existing -order t,f things is seen in the way they `didn't hesitate• to forsake all and.f ollv`rti• J esus.' Also, they w'er•e willing and eager to learn. I'his is seen in the number of questions they asked Jesus. Much 'of the teaching of Jesus is in answer to questions his dis`cii_ilOs asked him, We might not have had 'The Lord's Prayer' if they had not said. "Lord, teach us to pray" Their minds w ere not cloyed to new ways of thinking: their ' rth pre from the beginning They altict had a childlike spirit of wonder and continually marvelled at the things which Jesus did. They were not hard and insensitive Like children they looked at Jetius with wide and wondering eyes. One of the conditions which Jesus laid cion) for anyone who would enter 'the - i; ingdoni of God. '.iesus called a child, had him stand in 'front of them, and said: "Remember this! Unless \tit change and become like children, you will never triter the Kingdom of heaven'. So Jesus took them as they were. w ith all their faults .and -failings; and used these qualities as a basis for training them to be citizens of the Kingdom of God.' It is the same today. The and friendship with Jesus. So'ideas were not set and ts,\;. d like Eternal Christ still looks for He said to them 'Henceforth I those of the Pharisees w'ho 'men and women 0) follow Him, call. your not servants: for the stubbornly refused to change and will accept us a5 we .are if servant knoweth not what his 'their outlook. The men Jesus `"c' ,try eager to follow; if we lord doeth; but I have called chose were ,eager to -learn and are willing to learn of Him: if You friends'. be taught by Him. W_' will remain• loyal, and once ' In the light of this great task They were also men 1,-;'f great • hiving put our hand to the of spreading the good news of loyalty (with the exce}stion,of plough, not look back; 'and if'e the coming of God's Kingdom' it ,ludas ). Once they started to�,'ill "marvel at His love for us IS c �f; interest to ask the follow' Jesus they sta\'°d with and what .He can make us to la n question, Whydrd Jesus choose • the men' He did? Con- sidering His purpose, and all He set out to do, what governed His choice of men? For they wore of His own choosing. "You have not chosen me, (He said) but I have chosen you": If we had to -make such a choice, . we would have been inclined, perhaps, to choose men . who all had the same /outlook. Men who 'would. Most readily agree with each other. We would be inclined to favor men of scholarship who were' used to grappling with religious problems. A visit to Jerusalem .would have produced many , such men; men who were familiar with every detail of the the hopeless and the des.olate in dying . Sal( 1. , vans: Mo pagan officiating. I Law; Scribes and Pharisees India. She told of her°prk with On lea�'ing the church one Y . Interment was in St, Peter's ' whose lives ` were already lepers and with children who wondered what kind of witness Cemetery, Colborne Township. dedicated to the things of God. have been` abandoned either ' we were making. Everything. pallbearers .. were. ,Frank Yet we find Jesus choosing because their parents are both We do testifies to some,extent to Ste hen Campion dead or are sick and ,unable to what we are, even when we Campion, p fishermen and taxgatherers. testify falseay. Others may not and Tim Evans; all'grands as , t The most unlikely material for care' for them; of the decear'ed.; Bob Lucas, i undertaking so great 'a task. She showed ,us 'pictures of 'get' all that we say, or discern Dr ,Kenton Lambert and Roy some c f the people she helps what we leave unsaid, what we , t Thee continually quarrelled faces cannot, or will not, or do not Dunt' .E'en after �--'lifiey;.._ nil eco. ie :. ___._ .. forsook Him and fled' we read As we respond 10 His call to that Peter followed Him afar follo�ti', 'Jesus still .Says. "You ' off. even to the high priests' have not chosen rile, but I have palace Their loyalty was at chosen you". Some churches will try credit. card giving system The follow ing is ap article which ;ippeal'.'� in the •current edition of the Huiron Churcltt News, a. =1tuhllc',itton of The Diocese of Huron (Anglican Church of (','nada I . Its author, Thc� Rev G�oftrt 1)ibbs is a Landoll -rector amount to the church _•of hi's choice each month, donation to the local church. "Although we feel the most Americans can an drrcharge desirable way to support iihe everything from gasoline to' church is through individual furniture on credit cards. The giving at services,'; said the --national credit card debt stands Reay. Richard J,, Anderson of at somewhere around $lG the Episcopal Church, "the billion - about $80 for every changing times might make- , man, woman and child in the this impossible," "' Some financial experts have country and the churches .are making this experiment to cash indicated that bill payment and in on 0 national habit. other kinds of money„ tran- It is also an attempt to make sactions will be made by .contributions to churches more electronic means within a few regular than- church at- years, replacing 'cash and tendance, cheques.' • "This will provide the local Under the new plan chur- church with regular income chgoers will receive a year-end \t'hether or not the local statement listing all their: tax - congregation is in attendance," deductible contributions . as said .Beatrice Newman of, the envelope holders do now in this National Council of Churches. diocese• Church officials s�iy that Churchmen do nbt know how widespread implementation of ' their parishioners will react. automatic donations could help Some may consider the ex - to put the churches on a firm periment cold, impersonal and financial basis and solve the big decidedly unchurchlike.' problem of declining offertorie$ "That's why we are having in • the summer .months when ,, the pilot program - to, find out," vacationers either forget or says Mr, Anderson. . choose to forgo their weekly Participating denominations include the Episcopal Church, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), United Methodist Church, United Church of. Christ, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of 'Latter Day Saints., ..• United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Lutheran Church-MissouriSynod, Presbyterian - Church . in . the MRS. MARGARET CAMPION " in-law, Barbara. Armstead and U..S •, American' • Baptist Mrs, Margar-et.E_..Camp'ibm. _granddaughters . Martha ar�d "Churches in the U.S.A. and Goderich,. ' dial.. Wednesday, Jody, all off' London. Sh°e ...Was Ghureh of the Brethren. °' ' August 27 in Alexandra Marine predeceased by her son Paul. I'n�all cases, church officials an'dGeneral Hospital, Funeral service was say, each congregation will e • " She was born in Goderich to `-Satu'rday, August. 30 at •able to decide for itself whether « ' James . and Anastasia (Lacey) McCallum Funeral .Home with to make the switch to credit or Farr. the resided 'in Goderich Canon G. G. Russell. continue to use the traditions} and Toronto duringher lifetime Interment was in Maitland collection plate: An sna s? The participating 'and was a member of St. Cemetery. Pallbe~arers were Y g p p g " Peter's Church. '• Jim. Buchanan, Maitland® banks are charging G5 cents a Montgomery, Mark Mon - Companies and the'credit card, Surviving are her husband, g 5 (Com anies will take 3 percent A. Carl Campion; ' two. tgomery, Bruce Grigg, John p daughters, Mary at home and .McGraw and .Edgar Rathwell, °° of every donation, Mrs. John (Evelynne) Evans, 1•._•. 1• _,..,_ r_.._..-�.•_•._..\:.�..__ • By GEO-I= I'RE.Y DIBBS It had to conic. It was only a platter of time Tithing by credit card has • arrived. Beginning next January, 10 Protestant denc.minations in the Philadelphia area will offer church -goers the choice of putting their usual donation on the collection plate or charging it to a credit card or bank ac- count. The two-year, experimental project is sponsored by the • National Council of Churches, and by signing an authorization slip once, a churchgoer - or a nonchurchgoer - will be able to authorize Master Charge or BankAmei Tcard or his bank to transfer . auton'iatic'ally, ,a 'set Odity,g 7(16:Exima4 •. TOTH[SE. AREW Ell }�'� though I Wolk through the valley „ l thr ,hudow of death I shall fear no Ica Thou ort with me —,23rd Psalm , aim WATER WELL DRILLING DAVIDSOI WEL1 DRILLING LIMITED OFFERS YOU - 75 years ut successful water de“.tle'pr��artt The'rnost modern fast equipment avo,lable Niyhty trotne rersO,r e Fos. 'es v ce n'id hue estimates Guaranteed wells ut lowest cost PUT EXPE1RIENCE • • •TO WORK FOR YOU I 4,Rotary and Par cussion Drills DA\/IDSON PHONE 357.1960 WINQHAM WELL DRILLING LIMITED "ONTARIO S FINEST WATFF< WELLS SINCE *1900" Wallaceburg• two sons, John i • • and Tom,;„both of Welland' and SUNDAY, 4EPTEMBER 7 GUEST SPEAKER: Rev. Gerald Harding A DYNAMIC YOUNG SPEAKER WITH THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH . Spedal Music . 8:00 P.M. J •HURON'MEN'S CHAPEL a AUBURN y EVIL PREVA1LS'WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING i r-\••\.•'.r\,rt••1•..r1\.• rl•�.•r�• r1••\••�•,irk.••+_„•\; •\••\•r1 nine grandchildren. S(JJDA Y SERVICES ay, I listened to witness to Christ is just in our Funeral mass was Friday, • , • • Last Sunday, • Sister I'vana wli�r spent over 40 being there serving and loving August 29 at St. Peter's Church ! years working and living with the unlovable, the sick and the with the Rev. Fr. Raymond i,r_..�,•, ,.\..�. � "' among themselves who would whose hands feet and be the greatest in t e ing om.• , � ' They were undoubtedly am- ' by leprosy. Though ,terribly what we say and what we do bidisfigure ey were clean, and adds to what is good or whatass_. wtious. The we have "oft Petern in their es there glowed a, bad in the world..And,what we was Lord have forsaken ail, what are,•we to get?" They certain p ace,'a ,quiet ac- do is more important than what • h K' d have been partially eaten away khow' ;how to say. Nevertheless, ' t ce a dtrace of we say. n even a were slow to understand what cep an , humor. Normally we can tell the Jesus was. saying, and even . presumed at times to tell•Jesus These are the • outcasts of quality of a person's life by societ and thegood Sister told what he is witnessing, that is, in what He ought to do. Some of y how he acts 'out his Tri them • 'were extremely i1.1.=- us of finding one young leper sick and drying oil the platform terpretation of life, his sense of • to his despised condition many , world, n e. James and John wanted Jesus p ' The. true Christian is the to call down fire from heaven to people spat, on "him as they • wipe out a Samaritan village passed by. Transporting, hi m to person who. 'has caught" the that refused' them its. "her little „hospital .she cleaned vision of Christ's' glor"sand who No him up gave him some is freed by God's' .Spirit to ick -name 'Boanerges' which nourishment and. made him as openly witness -for• Him. In fact comfortable as possible. � 'us ca'n't heli doing' so. means, H•e• told her he' was a high - Could make no 'claim t� Some of uis, however.deaden '� rill mpered• what is im ortant to him in this There was the occasion when of a railway station. Because of p •ld a d his heli Ain God. wonder Jesus gave them the ' ro `Sons of thunder They co p he just and Considering school graduate.• who had our sensitivity to God and p 'scholarship, contacted leprosy just before. ,• s. We are the losers, how much Jesus had to teach our witness. 45 he •was to .enter 'college. hlis' for it is a fact of life that when f Galilee than � p.mr Y were sb terrified ����; • he}p or wi Hess to them they were more familiar •. f .1 t fied the 't others we with the Sea o With studying! disease might infect the rest of also help ourselves. (Read They had no long tradition of them they thrust him, out. of Romans 12,1 ceremonial experience behind their home. For •a long time he would -that when others look travelled from pillar to post, at us they would say what two them like, the hevftes. The from city to city seekingbel enemies of Jesus might have pw well-to-do Indian ladies said of WFien it� " been much more willing to co- but finding none 11 � in the ,form of "Sister lvana-"when, one day, operate if He had gone to f,ina y „gym.'they 'tcame-upon her caring°for Jerusalem to call men from the Sister Nana'}t was too late for ° the sick on the city streets. One Sanhedrin; or .from among the his physical body but when he tasked the other, "Why' is she Lev ites or the Scribes. •• , died he did so with someone at I g th'lthe Her friend loved him and So why -did Jesus choose the men He did? What qualities of character commended them to Him? First, they were eager for the coming of God's Kingdom, even though they had some strange ideas about what it would be like. They were dissatisfied with the things as they were. Peter, James and' John had possibly been followers of John the Baptist, and 'were under the impression that the fiery Johr1. was the herald of a revolution: At least one of the men whom Jesus chose was:a.•"Zeatot'. Tlie Zealots were men who were eager for open rebellion against their Roman oppressors, and were ready to take up arms his side wh4i coin ' . showed'com assion.°plied, "She does it because We also saw slides of babies the is a Chr'istian...no one else brought to'he home so full of would,act that way, worms and, so emaciated from Sister 'Ivana's witness malnutrition they looked like. need "fir words, How ugly, scraggly,' scared little yours -and -mine? animals, Yet; pictures taken a few months later revealed what_ love, care and food could transform .., bodies rounded out in soft chubby curves, bright eyes and smiling faces. In many countries like India missionaries • are nn longer allowed to `Christianize' as they have in the past. "Our has no about TAKE - TAKE IME t CARE ". Dec , . \\y \'" �\ \', op, NORMAN R. STEPHENS Norman Richard Stephens, 128 Britannia Rd. E., Goderich, died suddenly August 25 in Hullett Township as the result of drowning: He was 22. He was born November 19, 1952 in London. He lived in London and Dungannon before corning to Goderich. 14 years ago. He worked as a'sailor. He was a member of Dungannon United Church and an adherent of Victoria St, United Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Terry Mitchell whom he married in Goderich August 12, 1972: his brother, Donald Broughton of London; his aunt, Jean Broughton; his foster father, 'Pete Kowalocki; and his, mother-in-law, Lou Swan. Funeral service was Friday, August. '29 at Stiles Funeral. Home with the Rev. Leonard Warr officiating. Interment was in Colborne Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Stanbury, Dick, Lit- tlechild, Mark Dauphin'"' Mel Irwin, MikeSudyk and Mervin Blackwell. Flowerbearers were Norm Culbert, Jim Smith, Glen • f'aulkner, Jim McKinnon,. Mart Van Nunhuys and Jim Hayter .Jr MURIEL.ARMSTEAD Mrs. Muriel Armstead, Goderich, -'died Thursday, August 2-S in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. She was 75, She was bornf February 8, 1900 in England. She worked as a nurse's aid in Alexandra Marine and General Hdspital. She was ar„ member of St. George's Anglican Church, Surviving are her daughter - Bob McCALLUM Representative • 11 Caftribriai Rd.: Qdderich 5244345 Ili)01111,1 • BERE A—BY -THE-WATER LUTHERAN CHURCH w Meeting at Robertson Memorial School (Blake and Eldon Streets, Goderlch) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1975 Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Worship -at 11:00 a.m. SERMON: "DON'T MISS THE PICNIC" Marvin L. Barz, Pastor 524-2235 "Being fustified by faith, we have peace with God through our" Lord .Jesus Christ" Romans 5, a1. The family that prays "together... .r a Stays together Z•••••.••\••_•• 1.•1••1••_••_•••x• 1-•_•• ••••••\.•.1.• • 1,\.••\.••\••1.4 .\•r1•f'\.•\•._•••••,• •./\••\••\••V 1\11,\.•�-•..1�..\°r'7.• ,, (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec) / r i MONTREAL STREET(near The Square i REV. W:H.. 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Dotterel - Director of Music 18 WATERLOO ST S ' 524-9341 } , ` " Sunday School for ages 3 to 9 from Worship at 10:00 a.m, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1975 SUNDAY SCHOOL — 9:45 A.M. FAMILY WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M. ! 1• CAMP MENESEUNG SERVICE AT EVANGELISTIC SERVICE° -- 1 P•m• ).wed., 8:00 p,m. i 11:00 A.M. 1 WEEKDAY Home League"(ladies Prayer &'Bible Studies Thurs. •1:30 p.m• ERB�R u � APTAIN M.'MacKEN21E SERMON: "A NECESSARY ALTERNATION" 't OFFICERS • CAPTAIN G. H 1 ! "All Are Cordially invited ,to Attend" r ». Come and Worship with us. +. • • V. ••.,,.. • 1 • • 1 • , 1 • • n► • • r,. • •V i •+•►• • � • ►r•:a • .1{ic.r"W /iL•,,. / V�Y•.l••'W.. • I'�i�•• �•o. • • •r► • •^'r.'�r'►.. ••ar.. r -J. ••'`,.. •. +� . r+w.r'r.,..w. �w. • r r. r •ti • • -'�. ••.,►. • r".w.•s�•, • ► �► • ° _ • . •r,. • r'�•..1'�,,. • • "�• r+r.• • �•.•r'�M.•,�yArr�