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FIOM THE MINISTER'S STUDY
BY THE REV. E. J. DENTIN'GER•
Pastor.of Ashfield
Cattlolie Church
Someone has said'that self-
pity is the greatest stumbling
block in the world •today.
Certain it is that people who
pity themselves become self-
centered, demanding,
. complaining,- 'mean, . angry
tyrants:' Fro now, let's take a
close look"at".:tickness,, that
condition which often`seems
• so meaningless. Why did, this W
. have: to happen to me? hat
do I. do :now? All that when
sickness strikes,
The first thing we must do
is look`at Jesus Christ. See
Him stretched out full length,
twisting and writhing in:the
dust during Mrs agony,
. .sweating blood. His mission
has failed: His friends have
abandoned .. Him. He must
stagger up- hill tomorrow to
be crucified. Fromthe dirt
under the olive trees, He cries
out: "Father, if it be possible,
let this .chalice pass :from
me." Yes, look at Christ.
writhing in agony; and
remember that this fepling.of
uselessness is something we
• can share with Him.
. Do' you wantto make your
sufferings, . your sickness,
have • important meaning?
Realize that it is important in
God's plan. . Unite your
sickness with Jesus: Give
your suffering self to Jesus..
Refuse to turn in -on yourself,
like an animal • licking its
wounds. Don't become self-
centered: . become Christ -
centered:,. In the Garden,
when 'Jesus could stand no
more pain, He ros 'from the
ground, made his way to His
sleeping • Apostles' • and
complained: ,``Could you not
watch one hour.with Me?" He
asksthat question of us, now.
He wants us to suffer: with
'Him. Our suffering then
becomes important with the
importance .of Christ's .suf
fering, important for the.
saving , of men's "souls; for.
adding,a divine diniension to
mankind's•humanity.
If you do . give your Suf-
..feting self to Jesus, I can
promise that you will :not be a
self-centered, mean tyrant.
You will' know that your role
• in life is important. You will
feel with every bit of pain or
boredom; that you . are ac=
compliihinmuch. You may
g
. even feel joy in so clearly, so -
`honestly resembling the;. Son
of .God.. The. saints, we are.
told' sometimes even. begged
for suffering,• for years of
sickness. But merely.: ac-
cepting our suffering in union
with Christ is not enough. For
God's plan, each sufferer has
a specific'role,to play — there
• is something sdo :he Must with
his pain. Jesus suffered and
died for mankind's sins. The
martyrs spilled their blood as
witness to faith in .Jesus
Christ: Missioners suffer
privations and sickness to
bring the Gospel to pagans.
Parents. and teachers suffer
long hours of .drudgery' to
• mold .youngsters' into vital
Christians. Each of us must
use whatever talehts we have
been given to make our
sufferings productive.
When sickneSs limits_, my
activity, what talents do, I
haveorwhatskills can I
"`develop that • wild • be
• somewhat useful •in God.'s.,•
plan?
•.I know an old man who
could only. work now .. and
then. He did so, ' working
whenever he 'could and going
to bed when he couldn't:
Always he was preparing his`
business for his wife, he was
preparing her to be ready to
live without him. He , was
working for eternity, his'own.
and that of his wife.
I know a ` man whose
sickness has cut off_ his life -
dine ;activity. But he uses his
long, lonely hours to .read a
little bit, then he passes on his
knowledge to others in the
limited conversations that he
can manage. This than is a
Source ' of enlightenment and
•strength to me.
I know a woman who
cannot read or converse
because she is almost always
bedfast. Her struggling ac -
Pastor of
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ceptan,ce of- this immobility,
however, her "very brief
prayer of acceptance and
pleading, shows,her family an
interior strengththat inspires.
them all, They' learn how to
-salter too, through sympathy
with with her.
t know 'a ,priest who in -the.
midst ` Of. great .• 'activity.
throughout the city -was,
-struck by.•polio till he ,could'
not even care for himself, The
sweetness and the joyfUlness
that he showed y4"sitors to. his
wheelchair, .so many said did
more priestly good than all..
his years of activity. ` When
sickness strikes, each of us
must use his . suffering . for
eternal values. What talents.
w,e have or what skillswe can
ritrt eTop;"'-' v must ;USE:
specially in our suffering.,
The main fact is that we
must not suffer like animals,
hidden and turned in upon
ourselves. We must not suffer
like unbelievers, as St: Paul
warned .the Thessalonians:
"even as others who have no
home."- Our sickness united.
with •Christ's suffering is
eternally worthwhile.
TO THESE FARE1EU Yea though I walk through the volley
ol'the shadow of death. 1 shall feat no
e.11 for Thdu an with me.
=231d Psalm
H. D. VAN ARMAN
Harrison D. Van Arman, 15
Picton St. E., died May 22 at
Goderich Nursing Home
following a lengthy illness. He
was 90:
Born in ......._.•Hastings;-
Michigan, December 12, 1885,
he was the son: of Joseph and
Olivia (McIntyre), Van
Annan. He worked for many,/
years in the shipping
department of the Ford Motor
Co., in Detroit; retiring in 1951.
and coming to Goderich to
live. He Was a life member of
the Wolverine Lodge No. 484
F. & A.M.; Detroit.. He was
also a rriember -;of North'
Street• United, Church in
Goderich. '
-He was predeceased by his
first. wife, Alice Maude
McMillen, on July 4, 1958.
Surviving are his ;_:wife;
Hattie (Ryan) Roach .whom
he married August 1964, in
North Street. Church; one son;
Donald = Van Arman, Dear-
born, Michigan; one
daughter, • Mrs. Erma
Brewer, Kitchener; two
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren; and one
brother, Paul Van Arman,.
Clearwater, Florida. .
The funeral'service was at
the Stiles Funeral Home,.
Monday, May 24, with the
Rev: Ralph King officiating.
Interment: was in Colborne,.
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Gordon and Stanley
McGratten, James Brewer,
Eldon • Johnston, Bert
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THE BAHA'i FAITH -TEACHES
"The days when idle worship was deemed sufficient
are •ended. . The time is come when 'naught but the
ourest motive, supported by deeds of stainless purity,
can ascend to the throne of the Most High and be ac-
ceptable unto Him."
Write P.O. • Bee .21,2, Goderich • •
Phone 524-6179
• THIS SUNDAY
MAY 30 AT '8 P.M.
HEAR -
Rev. Geil Missionary
O.M.S.
AND
SPECIAL SINGERS
The'Selwoods
AT THE
HURON MEN'S CHAPEL
AUBURN
Everyone Welcome
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Bradford :and Bill Reid.
Honorary • bearers were Bert
Gammie, Mi2l.Martin',•Gordon
Reis, Frank • Hawkins,
.Charles Mills and . Earl
Cooper.
.__`MARy!N A. GREEN-='
Marvin Alexander Green,
husband of the late Mildred
A. Trumble died Saturday
evei}ing, May 15, in ..Mercy
Hospital, Port Huron,
Michigan. .
H. was born July 22, 1898;
in Port Huron,• the only son of
the late. John and Anna
(Alexander) Green, formerly
of Colborne' Township and,
Clinton. .
Mr. Green owned and
operated Green's Grocery
'Store in Lexington; Michigan,
from 1948 until he retired in
1963. Previously he had been
'employed as an engineer with
the. :Canadian National
Railway. He was a member
of the hexin'gton'. United
Methodist Church and the
Lexington Masonic Lodge No.
61, F. & A•M. --
Surviving
Surviving are two children;
a daughter, Mrs. • rnest
•D
( oris) Hustek, .Mount
Clemens, Mich. and a son;
Harold V. Green, New
:Orleans, La., ten grand-
children and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral and committal
services° were held at the
Kaatz Huron Chapel Funeral
Home; Lexington; ori
• Tuesday, May 18, with burial
in the LexingtonMunicipal.
Cemetery The Rev..Earl S;
Geer officiated.
MRS. LOLLA (MA) PRUDER
Mrs. Lolla' Pruder, •af-
fectionately known to many
Goderich citizens as Ma.
Pruder, died Tuesday, May 18
at, Alexandra Marine and
131.0051 WHERE: YOU'RE
PLANTED
People • are likethe roses.
They experience setbacks:
disappointments, and
• Recently, I heard about a
church that has a large blue.
banner hanging up front with.
a lovely bright tulip painted
• on it and five words 'Bloom
Where You are Planted.'
There's a challenge most of.
us need.
` FeW of us are ever' going to
go to' a far off'ticountry on
•. some• outstanding missionary
work;• still fewer will move
into alaboratory todiscover-a
remarkable': cure for some
dreaded .disease, And fewer
yet will write a stirring hymn
'of praise that':willi�esoundin
the hearts of people down
"through the ages.. But all of us
are
can tryplanted. to .bloom 'where we -
It's " not always easy,
though. Right now, -as 'I write
this, I see my poor rose plants
shivering in .the cold "won .
dering why this northern
blast is bearing down on
then.: 'During that beautiful
Easter weekend, they, like
many of us, were, lulled into
.believing summer had come:
with • all its sunshine and
warmth. A week later, they
were coated with snow and
still later, they were standing
in four inches ofwater•
,Earlier we had hurt them.
terribly by, drastically
pruning them and digging.
and mulching around their
roots: However, warmer days
are coming and probably just
when they're feeling fit and
secure we'll spray, them for
aphids_ ;and `they'll droop
again for .a few days.
But they will over come, as
the song -says, and after we've
fed -them :some special' rose
food they'll begin to bloom
and oh, What a sight -they'll
be.
General Hospital following a
lengthy illness. Shewas 64.
. The former Lolla Elliott,
she was born January 21, 1912
in; Dungannon to Thomas and
Ethel (Smith) Elliott. She
was married to the late Chief.
Engineer Albert R. Pruden.
Ma Pruder was an avid,
enthusiast for Goderfch's
Lions: PeeWee "hockey
'tournament, and for many
years Ma Pruder and her
helpers fed many hundreds of
boys ' who came to town
during the Easter break to
play hockey.
She was a member of Knox
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving • are one
daughter, • Mr's':
Bev
( erley) Nivins, Goderich;
two sons, William, Port
Colborne and R'idhard,
London; six grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs. --Robert
(Charlotte) Moore, London;
and one :brother,, Harry
Elliott, Hamilton. She was
predeceased by one sister and.,
three brothers. •
The ' Rev. G.L. Royal of-
ficiated Friday, May 21 at
McCallum Funeral Home for
the funeral service:
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troubles. Some may find it too
difficult, becot"ne: cynical and
bitter. and wither away.
Others will .manage a few
pale:bioorns, Braver ones will
weather whatever: the cir
cumstances. triumphantly,
bloom profusely . and make
';the' place' where they are
fragrant arid lovely. ,
I've'met such. a person in
recen"t:weeks in' a hospital
room. A: long time victim of
Multiple ' schier.osis, this .lady
no longer: has the use of her
legs so gets around in a wheel
chair. She also suffers with
arthritis''' and has: undergone"'
several ` Operations, Besides
that, her '-husband died three
years ago after a • lengthy.
illness and she has had to deal
with • many other • weighty
problems as well.'
own ie light of
A unique service is- to be
held in the. Calvary Baptist.
Church off, Sunday, May 30th,
• JV, '
Rev. Alfred H. Wiener,
Director ofthe .Hope of Isreal
Messengers Inc.:; . - an
organiza-tion:, to promote
=._ deeper understanding bet-
- ween Christians., and Jews
will enact . the solemn
Passover Seder (order), as it
is celebrated' in every Jewish.
home on the -first night of the
-Passover Feast. , •
The . Pastor of the. Church,
Rev. Rueben Brubacher, will
be in charge of the Service.
Mr. Wienerwho was born
as the son of Jewish parents
in Germany, after years of
diligent, searching for truth,
came under deep conviction
in the concentration camp -of
Hitler in November 1938, that
Jesus Christ indeed was the
true Messiah of Isreal and
Saviour of mankind.'," --
After `•' •his miraculous
deliverance from, Buchen-
wald and •emigration .foam
Germany, six weeks .before.
the outbreak of World War II,
,he -carne finally; to Canada. He
took Canadian citizenship in
1946, and. - he entered the
service of the above men-
tioned organization about the
same time, Recently he was
Her, •experience Would be
enough to send a weaker
person into despair'. ..but not.:
Ina. Sitting . in her hospital
bed she gives encouraging
and cheerful advice -to~ her
children, grandchildren. and
"friends. She, takes 'an: avid
interest in politics and keeps
in .touch with everything that
is currently happening. Last
week she sold dozens *df°
carnations from her bed in
support of the MS fund. Her
room is . where the nurses
gather during quiet periods
for .a_ joke or'a friendly bit of
chit-chat. Her blue eyes light
up with a smile for every
visitor.-
Ina is a living example of
the slogan, `Bloom Where
You Are Planted'.:..regar-
d1ess of the circumstances.
Would that more of us could
follow her lead.
promoted direct
The Purpose of the society
is threefold: to minister the
'gospel .of the love of Christ to
our Jewish neighbours, to,•
__arouse. -Christians to see and
to .practice • their love
obligation toward. the Jewish
people, and to stand sternly
ag'inst anti-semitism in.
everyforni and shape.
The Passover Feast of the
Jewish people is the great
, feast of deliverance from the
slavery which the Children of
Jsreal had to endure•from the
hands of the Egyptian task-,
master. Thisdeliverance was
' an -act of. divine: intervention
on behalf of God's" ancient
people. The story is recorded •
in chapters i3-14 ofthe ,Book,
of Exodus. It is a.feast of joy
,and rejoicing in the mighty
power of God.
Every.year it is repeated'as
a solemn commemoration by
every religious' ' Jewish
family. After a thorough
housecleaning, the table is set
with new dishes en the
opening night of the feast. All
emblems, reminding the
Jewish people of this glorious
LBE A REGULARA:
BLOOD
DONOR
BRUCE MACDONAL-D
ELECTRIC
Domestic -Commercial -Industrial.
133 Britannia Rd.
Phone. Ev'enings 5 2 4-8 1 46
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Exodus, sacred symbols—
particularly the unleavened
bread (matzos).. and the wine
are. laid out on the
Passovertable; and the
family, .led .by ,the.:father,
recites reverently the won-
derful happenings of the night
of deliverance of the Children
ofIs real. from• Egypt.
•In the presentaion: of this
great •Jewish:feast, which is
the Old , Testament basis. of.
the_Commtinion Service of the.
Christian Church,- Rev,
Wiener will act as the "father.
of the family", Mrs. Wiener.
as 'the "mother",, two young
men; an older and a younger
one, :as "sons'. and a young
lady as the ``daughter". This
will be a live,presentation.:of
this solemn -service • on the'
platform of Calvary Baptist.
Church.
The .purpose of this service
is anything buta sensational
one.... It is in these difficult
days a vivid object' lesson of
the unchangeable power of
the Living God, a message of
universal significance,
reaching far. beyond its
Jewish origin, showing Christ
as the perfect Passover for all
mankind.
S ll Lam" EREQ
MEMORIALS
Bob McCALLUM_
Representative
11 'Cambria Rd., Goderich
524-7345
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BEREA-BY_THE-WATER '4 ! The 'familythat 'orays together...
LUTHERAN CHURCH ! ! Stays together
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(,Blake and' Eldon Streets. Goderich).
Meeting at Robertsgn Memorial School
SUNDAY, MAY 30,:1976. CHURCH
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'19;.30. a m. -Sunday .School for all • '
Sunday School;9.50 a.m.
• all ages
1.1:00 a.m. Folk Service Worship Service 11:00 a.m..
Prayer 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m.
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
BETHEL HOLINESS CHAPEL BIBLE MISSIONARY
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't SERMON:: "WHAT A FRIEND 1S JESUS"
Marvin L. Harz, Pastor 524.2235
! "Preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord of all'' -Acts: ` Kennison: W, Lawton, Pastor
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Cemetery. Pallbearers were 1.
Robert Cousins, Frank j j !
MacDonald, Doug
Cruickshank, Jack Leaman,
Johne Doherty ,and.. Ed
Giesbrecht.
Huron St. & Walnut. St.
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Interment was in Maitland
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies,ofCanada;
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS
Pastor: C. Fred Day
10 A.M. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR
Phone 524-6543 For A Free Ride
1 A.M. WORSHIP HOUR
7 P.M. EVANGELISTIC MEETING
Special Music Ministries Today
Sermons by Pastor Day -
Something For What Every Family Needs ^
A FRIENDLY. CHURCH
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Hundreds of people turned out for the Red Cross. Blood.
Donor Clinic held at DC;1 last Wednesday to give the gift of
life, The list of donors alsri Included several high school
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAVFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC— FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BR,UBACHIR Pastor
10:00 A.M.'BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL -AGES
VERY SPECIAL TODAY
11:00 a.m: & 7:30 p.m.
REV. ALFRED WIENER
HOPE -OF ISRAEL MESSENGERS.
Preaching. - Piano Solos '
A:M. -- WHAT CHRIST MEANS TO A CONVERTED JEW
P.M.—THE JEWISH PASSOVER IN THE LIGHT OF frHRIST .
% t Park •St. .at Victoria Pastor,: H. Ross' Nicholls
WED. 8' p.m. PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY IS
• WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH, !' i
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North Street United Church
The Rev
. Ralph .E.� Kin B t
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.A. B.O. Minister
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• Miss Clare re. McGowan, Visiting Assistant
Mr. Lorne H. Dotterer, Director of Music
Sunday School Ages 10 and up at 9:45 a.m. •
Sunday. School for ages 3 to 9 from Worship at 11:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1976
.SERMON: •
• "HASN'T RELIGION BEEN
OUTMODED BY SCIENCE?"
Nursery Facilities
Come and Worship with us.
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ST: GEORGE'S CHURCH
SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION;
.71 . %•. MAY . 30
8:30 Holy Communion.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon
10 & 11 a.m. Children's Programme A Nursery
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Rector Canon G.G. Russell B.A., B.D.
' Choirmaster=Organist: Joseph B. Herdman .
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Ai'
' (Baptist Convention of bnt -io and Quebec).
MONTREAL STR E ET (near The Square)
Rev. W.H. McWhinnie F.R.G.S.
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m.– Sunday School
11 A.M.. Morning Worship
Special Musit '
Come -You will be made welcome
For bus transportation call 5244195 or 524-9903
9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL • ,
SPIRITUAL LIFE CRUSADE BEGINS.
• Guest Speaker - Jim Stanley
Thurs. - Fri. - 7:30 p.m..
Sun: 30th 11 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
All Warmly Invited
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SUNDAY SCHOOL— 9:43 A.M. ,
FAMILY WORSHIP — 11:00 A,M.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICE - 1:00 P.M. -
Home League (Ladies) Wed. 8:00 P.M.
Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs, '7:30 P.M. -
. Knox..Presbyterian. Church WEEKDAY
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THE REV. G. LOt=)CHART ROYAL, B.A. Minister
OFFICERS CAPTAIN G. HERBER CAPTAIN M. MacKENZIE
THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant { j - All Are Cordially' invited to Attend
, WILLIAM M. CAMERON, .Director of Praise i r1J• �-• �•• �.•`•. �..:..•�•,1,,�,,�;,�„�„�
SUNDAY, MAY 30 1976
11:00 a.m. Serviceof Worship gr
Sermon:.� -
"WAITING FOR JESUS”
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(Consolidated Sunday School retires from Service)
' 7:30 p.m. Young People's Society
Enter to Worship
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Victoria Street United Church
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD WARR
k 10 a.m. Bi$ie School for all Grades
11:15 a.m. Worship Service
Goderich & District Oddfellows & Rebekahs in attandance•
t SERMON: WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY?"'
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W-E-L-C-O=M=E
Depart to Serve ("� Organist - Mrs. J. Snyder
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