The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-05-19, Page 23Ali human performance
has ulti mate value
point of faith, and this not
because of what they do, it is
M 1 1 T I1 F STUDY then the devotee victim of the 20th century. becomes a
BY CHARLES ABLE,
S JBmrrrED BY THE
SALVATION ARMY
We have all met them! The
people who,because of a for-
tuitous combination of
genes, environment and op-
portunity, have an uncanny
knack at succeeding. at most
things.
The golfer in his ump-
teenth year of increasingly
futile endeavors to get below
three figures meets a bright
youngman who, although he
has no idea what the dif-
ference is between a niblick
and a three iron, proceeds to
break 90 with a careless
ease. It's enough to make a
struggling,, o d timer throw
his clubs into the nearest
water hazard!
It seems that in the dispen-
sing of talent, some people
find themselves at the head
of the queue, while others
look on in wonder from the
back. It is sometimes
disconcerting to burn the
midnight oil struggling with
calculus or French verbs
while another grasps the
situation at a glance and
spends most of the evening
watching the ball game.
Every Salvation J'Army
young people's band leader
knows the little boy who
struggles with his in-
strument, finding the C scale
an Everest of effort, the up-
shot of all this energy
sometimes sounding like the
Goderich Harbour a foggy
day, while another musical
neophyte will pick up the
strange instrument and play
like Pan on his pipes in no
tiixie at all.
It is a fact of life that some
people are born with the la-
tent capacity to excel, from
Bobby Fisher who gave
chess grand masters a hard
time . when in knicker-
bockers, to Rubik's cube ex-
ponents and those quiet, un-
communicative, technical
wizards of modem computer
science.
The advance of education
is, in most countries,
something for the whosoever
but in its -wake comes the in-
evitable transistorizing of
society into an elite fewwho
On the surface have the
talent, to run things, enter-
tain and give skilled`serOice,.
leaving lesser mortals to sit
back in awe. •
Unfortunately for some,
education in the 80s could
lead to a deeper knowledge
of their own inadequacies
unlessthere is a radical
change in attitude and
motive.
In George Orwell's book,
'1984', society is indeed
governed by an upper crust,
of superior beings, the one in
a thousand, while the 'hoi
polloi' meekly take orders
and do as they are told.
Although it is not believed
for one moment that 1984 will
be anything like fhe
Orwellian hypothesis, there
is strong evidence that peo-
ple are being so overwhei;n-
ed by the speedy advance" of
science and the avalanche of
information poured upon
them that only those of
strong hearts heads can ap-
pear to cope; leaving the
rest to , deal in varying
degrees with feelings of
lonliness, isolation and. in-
feriority.
This may be an
overstatement; but those
who deal closely with human
nature at its crisis point can
see quite plainly those who
ave thrown in the towel
because of, deep feelings of
inadequacy and wor-
thlessness in an environment
where adept performance
and brilliance is the order of
the day.
One of the great truths
emerging from the portrait
of Jesus as revealed in the
Gospels is that He did not
care two hoots for perfor-
mance at the superficial
level as lauded by the spirit
of the 20th century. He did in-
deed say that, `.,. by their
fruits ye shall know them,'
but these fruits are not a
voice like Caruso, an
unbeatable backhand at ten-
nis, an ability to play Chopin
or even a bachelor of divinity
degree, but a heart in love
with Jesus Himself and a
desire to carry this love to
others.
The early Christian church
was not founded by the
brilliant and the talented but
by uneducated slaves and
the common foolk of Rome,
Corinth and other early
Christian centres. Paul
himself felt his own inade-
quacies when he spoke of his
lack of 'wisdom of words', in
his letter to the church at
Corinth. •
Modern. society has its own
peculiar high priests - the
beautiful people! Those who
make,:, us stand in awe
whether it be on the screen,
the track, the baseball dia-
mond or in the concert hall,
the operating theatre or
,political arena.
Christianity has no quarrel
with the brilliance of man, it
is part of his given nature to
• reach out ever higher in per-
formance, But when those
stars become the only focal
Jesus said '.... seek ye first
the kingdom of God, ... and
all these things shalt be add-
ed unto you.' Jesus indeed
calls us to do our best with
whatever is before us, but
implicit in this call is the
knowledge that if it is done
for Him, the act is given an
eternal significance;
whether it be giving the
'Speech from the throne' or
putting out the breakfast
dishes.
To the Christian, all
human performance has
ultimate value when it is
done for Jesus; this brings a
joy which is not governed by
its considered brilliance - or
lack of it.:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wendler
(Photo by R.J. Nephew)
Residents collect 5,000 stamps
The chapel and adjoining
lounge were filled Sunday
morning when Huronview
Residents gathered together
in observance of Mother's
Day and Christian Family
Sunday. Reverend Wittich
was in the pulpit and chose
his sermon from a passage of
Psalm 127 .which was very
appropriate for the day. It is
always a pleasure when Mrs.
Wittich is present and she
graciously sang two lovely
solos
Another box of stamps
numbering about 5,000 was
presented to Mr. Wittich who
forwards them on to the
Bible Society. The stamps
processed through the co-
operation of Betty Scratch
and Rhoda McKercher are
sold to collectors and other
outlets and the money is
received by the Society to
help carry on its work. After
the morning service, Elsie
Henderson and Margaret
McQueen, accompanied, by
Frank Bissett, entertained
the ladies on the second
floor. Elsie and Marg sang
several old favourites which
were much enjoyed by the
residents.
Through the courtesy of
the Clinton and District
Christian School, many
residents had the op-
portunity of seeing the dress
rehearsal of Rip Van Winkle,
an operetta staged by grade
6, 7 and 8 students. '
Special Care residents met
m the auditorium for a social
hour Tuesday and listened to
MONUMENTS
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MONUMENT CLEANING & REPAIR
PRYDE MEMORIALS
GODERICH - CLINTON - EXE-iER
Phone 524-6621
DON DENOMME - AREA REPRESENTATIVE
Church Di
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q,(nitec{ (3iulek 1982
• 1832 SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1982 AT 11 A.M.
Honouring our Heritage from the
Evangelical United Brethren Church
MINISTER: REV. ROBERT O. BALL, B.A., M. DIV.
Calvary Baptist Church
R.1i'FIIF,LD ROAD .AT BLAKE STR AF,T
REV. R. BRUBACHER Pastor
10:00 A.M. - BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES G
11:00 /CM. - "SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH" `S
5:30 P.M. - Y.P.S. 'WORD OF LIFE CLUB' l
7:00 P.M. - EVENING SERVICE t
SPECIAL MUSIC AT BOTH SERVICES l
WED., 7:00 P.M. - PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH /
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Knox Presbyterian Chu
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL,
M.A., M. DIV.OUGH FAIT• LORNE H. DOTTERER, Director of Praise
Sunday, May 23
10:00 0. m. Communicant's Class
11:000.m. Divine Worship
11 00 a. m. Sunday School
Sermon. STUDIES IN THE APOSTLES CREED -
(o; 'AND THE LiFE EVERLASTING
(Nursery Futilities)
RIDE -TO -CHURCH 'call 574 2934 (Donold Fink)
(Sunday School retires from the Service)
y Enter to Worship Deport to Serve
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music provided by Elsie
Henderson. Refreshments
were served.
Van rides are very popular
again and many, folk are
taking advantage of these
outings around the country
side.
Several cars from the
Brucefield area arrived
Wednesday afternoon at
Huronview and having.
picked up the passengers,
GRACE COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Huron Centennial
School
BRUCEFIELD, ONT.
482-9260, 565-5341
and 236-4979.
10:00. Family Bible
School
11:00- Speaker Randy
Mann.
PREACHING THE
DOCTRINE
of GRACE
SUPERIOR
MEMORIALS
ESTABLISHED
OVER,50 YEARS
Goderich Area
Representative
ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambria Rood
Goderich
524-7345
Clinton-Seaforth
Area Representative
MICHAEL FALCONER
153 High Street 1
Clinton
482-9441
ry
BEREA-BY-THE-WATER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Gibbons 5t. at Suncoast Drive
9:15 Sunday School and Bible Classes
10:30 - Worship
Morvin L. Borz, Pastor 524-2235
"Preaching peace by Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all"
THE SALVATION ARMY
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9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 A.M. FAMILY WORSHIP
6:30 P.M. EVENING SERVICE
Act 10:36
18 WATERLOO ST. S. 524-9341
All Are Cordially Invited to Join Our Fellowship
the Anglicon Church of Canodo
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
North and Nelson Streets Goderich
Rector The Reverend Robert J. Crocker
Interim Organist: William M. Cameron
Ascension Day Thursday, May 20
7:00 p. M. Holy Communion, in the church.
Sunday offer the Ascensron May 23rd
8:30 0.m. Holy Communion.
11:00 a.m. Church School and Nursery.
1 1':00 a. m Morning Prayer.
Sermon "One Lord one Faith" Ephesians 4-5
12:30p. m. Holy Baptism.
7:30 p.m Special Bo@4rd Meeting
-You are welcome 40v/unship with us -
GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19,1982 --PAGE 9A
Gup1e to reside in B.C.
Knox Presbyterian
L Church, Goderich was the
scene of a pretty Spring
wedding on Saturday, April 3
when Richard Wendler of
Richmond, B.C. and Sharon
Whitely of Goderich were
united in marriage.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Graham
Whitely of Goderich and the
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. O.J. Watts of Sudbury.
took off for a drive.
Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
Prouty was in charge of
Bible Study in the chapel.
Huronview warmly
welcomes Agnes Davis from
Exeter, who has arrived to
make her home.
The Reverend G.L. Royal
officiated at the double ring
ceremony. Music was
provided by organist Lorne
Dotterer. During the signing
of the register, theorganist
accompanied Lyle Ker-
nighan, cousin of the bride,
on the flute.
The bride was escorted up
the aisle by the groom and
was given in marriage by
her parents. She wore an
ivory chiffon , over satin
wedding gown extending into
a train with imported lace
trim on the hem, neckline
and sleeves: She carried a
bouquet of green orchids, ivy
and stephanotis.
Maid of honor was Lisa
Whitely of Goderlch, sister of
the bride. She wore a gown of
ivory sheer over satin with
ruffled V front, neckline and
sleeves and a pale pink
Chinese silk sash. She
carried a bouquet of pink and
white carnations.
Bridesmaids were Heather
Whitely of Toronto, cousin of
the bride and Jennifer
Whitely of Goderich, sister of
the bride. They were gowned
the same as the maid of
honor and carried the same
bouquets.
Flower girl was Carly
Wendler of Simcoe, niece of
the groom. She wore a hand
smocked dress of pale pink
Chinese silk and carried a
miniature nosegay of pink
and white carnations.
Groomsman was Arno
Wendler of Simcoe, brother
of the groom.
Guests were ushered into
thechurch by Brian Whitely
of Goderich, brother of the
bride and Mike Regan of
Pickering, friend of the
groom.
Following the wedding
ceremony, a reception was
held at the White Carnation
in Holmesville which was
decorated with baskets of
flowers and table cen-
terpieces arranged by Jean
McKee of Benmiller.
The bride's mother
greeted guests wearing a
dusty rose crepe georgette
gown with an orchid corsage.
The groom's mother chose
a blue crepe gown with an
orchid corsaBe.
For a wedding trip to
California, the bride
changed to a dusty rose sun
dress and jacket bordered in
beige.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Wendler will reside in Rich-
mond, B.C.
Prior to her wedding, the
bride was feted at a shower
given for relatives by Joan
McDougall of Goderich; at a
shower given by Noreen
McPhee, Shelley Heist and
Judith Martin; at a com-
munity shower; at a Ben -
miller Inn staff party; at a
cocktail party given by
Frances Chisholm of Ben -
miller; and at a shower
given by Cleo Colquhoun at
her home in Clinton.
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MAY 25TH AT 7:00 P.M.
MACKAY CENTRE
10 NELSON STREET E.
To discuss your neighbourhood improvement, services such as:
sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains, roads, sidewalks, parks,
and recreational facilities.
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND
As residents your input is essential
Larry McCabe B.A., A.M,C.T.
Administrator
Town of Goderich
57 West Street