The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-08-27, Page 7Reli •ion
Be like Babe Ruth and
don't be afraid to strike out
BY REV. C. GEDDES,
BLUEW ATER CENTRE
Who was the greatest major league
baseball. hitter of all time? Babe Ruth,
naturally ! Nobody denies that.
And who holds the greatest lifetime
record of striking out? The same Babe
Ruth!
The mighty Ruth hit a total of 714 major-
league home runs. In 1927 his record was 60
for a season — a mark every heavy hitter
has been aiming at since.
But did you know that his total number of
strikeouts was a whopping 1,330? In other
words, he struck out almost twice as many
times as he knocked home runs!
Babe Ruth wasn't afraid to strike out. He
wasn't afraid to try. Whenlieconnected he
went places. What connection was there bet-
ween his record strikeouts and his record
home runs? Just this - he wasn't afraid to
strike out. He gave each swing all he had.
And, by the law of averages, he connected
with enough pitches to more than make up
for his misses.
In Matthew 25: 14-30, Jesus talked about
three servants who had been entrusted with
money by their master. The first two in-
vested the money and doubled its value and
the master duly rewarded them.
The third servant, however, was timid
and feared losing the money entrusted to
him. So he buried it in the ground and
returned it to the master upon his return. He
MCMILLAN-GILBERT
Connie Ellen McMillan and Michel Brian
Gilbert, both of Goderich, were married on
June 21 at the home of the bride's parents,
Ken and Phyllis McMillan. Rev.
J.
Wood of-
ficiated. The groom's parepts Ernest -
and
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was Sandra Riley and bridesmaids were
Greg
Debbie Abbott and Heather Stewart. G g
Potter was best man and the ushers were
Phil Abbott and Harold Sartori. All are from
Goderich and are friends of the bride and
groom. The couple had a reception at the
community hall in Saltford. Mr. and M Mrs.
Gilbert' now reside at 52 Stanley
in
Goderich.
MINISTER'S STUDY
was afraid "to strike out". In anger the
master took away all that he had and called
him "a bad and lazy servant"!
If there is any sin most of us are guilty of,
it is the sin of 'hot trying - of giving our se-
cond best - of failing to aim high in our
lives.
Already in your life you have conquered
fears and challenges that once look
unbeatable. Remember when you started to
school h�owdifficult reading and writing
looked tete? Now you do both easily. But
you still fa"ee obstacles. Whether you over-
come them-k�r not depends less upon your
native ability -than upon your willingness to
try.
The sin of omission is the sin of "not try-
ing". The sin of not doing is the sin of not try-
ing, the sin of doing our second or third best.
This plagues us more than many of our
other faults. Few of us dare to be truly bad.
We land in jail if we are. But no police of-
ficer will knock on our door if we do nothing.
Usually nobody even knows but us.
Jesus taught that God, wants us to be our
best - physically, mentally, socially and
spiritually. He wants our bodies to be well
developed and healthy. He wants our minds
kept clear and sharp for hard thinking. He
wants us to mix easily and freely with other
people. He wants us to love and to worship or
him.
To live so fully as this requires daring. We
mustbewilling the
striking
- of havingpeople laugh at our failures as
well as admire our successes.
Strangely enough, our failures often teach
us more than our successes ever do. When
we strike out, therefore, we are apt to learn
a valuable lesson.
Don't be afraid to strike out! Now and
then you will hit a homerun. Babe Ruth did.
You can do it, too.,.
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 1986 ---PAGE 7
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SUSAN ELAINE BUSHELL, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.. Ron and Ruth Bushell of
Goderich, and William Wellington Peister,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril and Jean Peister
of Codrington, were married on Saturday,
July 19, 1986, at 3 p.m. at the North Street
United Church in Goderich. Maid of honor
was Karen Bushell, sister of the bride,
bridesmaids were Tamra Berry, friend of
the bride, Sharon Peister, sister of the
groom, and Kathy Stafferd, friend of the
bride. Flower girl was Crystal MacPhee,
friend of the bride and groom. Best man
was Steve Grieveson, friend of the groom.
Ushers were Robin Peister, cousin of the
groom, Mark Peister, cousin of the groom,
and Larry Westbrook, cousin of the bride.
Ringbearer was Shane MacPhee, friend of
the bride and groom. Reception was held
at the White Carnation, Holmesville, with
Bruce MacPhee as master of ceremonies.
For their honeymoon, the couple travelled
to Expo 86 in Vancouver and to Edmonton.
Susan and Bill are residing in Kincardine.
HARRISON — LEDUC
Cheryl Lynn Harrison, daughter of Earl and
Eileen Harrison of 314 Gibbons St. Goderich
and Donald Alfred Leduc, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Leduc of John St., London,
were married Aug. 2 at Church of Hope,
London, with, Rev. Clare -Wideman of-
ficiating. Matron of Honor was Brenda
Likes of West Germany, sister of the bride.
Bridesmaids were Barbara Harrison of .
Haileybury, Ont., niece of the bride and
Diane Deveau of London, sister of the
groom. Flower girl was Jillian Likes of
West Germany, niece of the bride and ring.
bearer was Nicholaus Likes, West Ger-
many, 'nephew of the bride. Groomsman
was Ray Leduc of London, uncle of the
groom and ushers were Ralph Harrison of
Barrie, brother of the bride and Mike Har-
rison, Haileybury, brother, of the bride. The
reception was held at the Victory Branch,
London. After a wedding trip to Niagara
Falls the couple will reside at 706-130 Con-
naught Ave., London. (photo by Gary
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