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FACE 8A—GOD ER ICH SIGNAL•'STAR,"THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. 1976 '
bction of the Rev.. J.S. Ha
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Flora Simpson,. a- student in
last year's -Grade 13 History
course at GDCI, wrote the.
following historical'- sketch
about this area as one of her
regular assignments, • The
Goderich : Signal -Star' is.
Wleased to publish this article-.,
hich Flora subtitled "An
Epoch' in.the .Life of a Church
Co re gation . •
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Bt FLORA SIM•PSON,
Inherent i - in . - r __ ny church' are many
Inherent w th he g o'�v-th o% any c, y
factors and circumstances,' which influence the --
development or decline of the very foundation of faith
upon which the, church is built. This faith ihich
• sustains anditt-or-es the se e ,.,miss n and pur.. •
pose necessary to the church's continuity, 'is..self-
• .evidentin the manifestation of worship.
. What is not so readily recognizable, however, is the
role-_assumedby._..certain _.peop.l.e.....Who-_.b-y employing
progressive and at 'times. liberal attitudes, are ii
strumental in•determiningthe direction of the church.
As I look back to the_early development of my
, church, i gain the impression that in the past, these -
people who welcomed progress and were tolerant of
change, were not an • elite group, out of tune and:.i
sympathy with the general "feeling of the Church. In
effect, although some traditionalists would argue;
they were the Church itself, an active embodiment of
'that •venturesome and yet trusting 'spirit of the
pioneer.. - '
If I then elaborate with greater specification; I must
emphasize the importance of the part played by the
minister's, who in guiding the faith of their flock, as is -
proverbially quoted, were essential in moulding and'
expanding the growth. of their church. • -
One such minister, who affected great change in our
'congregation., was the Rev. John -Stanley Hardie, who
was inducted. in 1910 and retirecrin 1925. His 15 years
'as minister of Ashfield, left a significant mark in the
course of the history of our church. •�
• The Rev, Hardie filled the vacancy caused.by the •
acceptance by, the -former pastor, the Rev. A. Miller,
of a call to Cape Breton. It had taken a mere two
months to find a new minister andthis was considered -
to be an admirable• feat. Although he was semi -retired
'and living at. Wiarton, after, . preaching at Listowel fbr
many y.ears,.the Rev. Hardie accepted thecall without
any reservations.' •
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He had reviousl experienceda nervous break-_
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--^down whreh-i•s-unfor'iun`ately coy °tori-hrthe ministry
and therefore; decided totackle a smaller•churchl His
:efforts in Ashfield were; how,ever, in no way mediocre
-or half-hearted. The list of his .accomplishments is
quite impressive.,
The induction itself took place,March 10; 1910 and
was written op'with great formality in the, Goderich
Huron Signal paper, the - fdliowing .week. •The
congregation felt it was an auspicious and rnomentous
occasion, for it reaffirmed their attempts at progress,
More significantly,,however, was -the reaction of the
surrounding communities. . They. recognized .and,
•:valued the position held by the Ashfield church and the
increasing contrittutions rendered by ,the 'church; in •
• keeping with its mission. o_
The day -of the occasion was ideal, with regards to .
the weather .and as the roads were.passable, 'a large
attendance was made possible. The -church was filled,,.
:to its •limit with people from the surrounding ''iaom-
menities of ,Paramount; Lucknow and Amberley.
Numerous elders and' ministers of . the Maitland
Presbytery, also came to, participate in. the official
proceedings: of the induction'. The_, Rev, D.T.L.
;: McKerroll of Lucknow, the Rev: F.A. McLennan of S.
. Kinloss, the Rev. D.A. McLean of Ripley, the Rev. S.
Lundy of Walton, Mr. Wainsley of Pine River and
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j'U TNESE TAR.LIVLLL - Yeathough 1w4aI
M thrdugh the valley
of 4he shadow of death. f sholl fear no
evil. for Thou ort with me
—23rd Psalm
FRANKLIN E. YOUNG
Franklin E. Young of
Goderich died Monday
• August 2 at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital..
Ile was 63:
A' .lifelorng • resident of
Goderich, he was born to
Benjamin and Eva. "(Burn
side) Young on August 6, 1912.
.He married Doris M. Hanley.'
Mr. Young was employed'
by . Domtar Chemicals, . as a
purchasing agent when he
retired in August, .1974;' He
was 'a member of Knox
Presbyterian Church; ' -
He is 'survived by his wife,
two sons, Kenneth Young of '
Kitchener and Thomas Young
of Goderich; eight grand-
children :and twp great-
grandchildren; one. brother
Scott of Goderich and sister
Mrs. Bert (Eleanor)° Worsell
of Goderich; and his step-
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`James Henerson of Kinloss Presbyterian Church,
were among the noteworthy church officials. , ,
During the course of the formalities, several of the •
Ministers, in their comments, tended to emphasize the
traditional qualities of the church, looking to the past
rather than to the future. This, I find, is ironic, in the
light of the Rev. Hardie's progressive ideas.
At the end of the induction, the Rev. and Mrs, Hardie
and their 'daughter, Margaret,' were introduced to •
their new congregation,,'whb were to love and respect
the Hardies..I have been told that Mr. Hardie was •
quite pleased with his new charge, as the Ashfield -
congregation maintained an- up -do -date church and
4sheds and was reasonably financially secure.- a record
unattained by manycountry, churches:
HaVing sRoken with several al elierl
y people- in
our
church; who may have remembered the Rev. Hardie, ,
I Was able to compile :a reasonably -rounded
pression ' of the physical, temperamental and
theological _aspects: of . Mr. Har.die's- character. : In
addition, I also learned of his many accomplishments.
My greatest source .of information comes from Mrs,
-Lillian Howes,' who was six years old when Rev,
;Hardie carie to our church=. -She =remembers vividly:"'
many of the details of that time and was of great help.
to me..
Mr. Hardie was a stout man,'of impressive• ap-
earanGe with his dignified .carriage, ;clear,.pink skin
and long, t is w i e' . air. Being of 'Owlet -I'd S"cotclC
descent, he unmistakably rolled the'r-in-all of his ..
words, producing a /ow burr. I was-also'told by DYA.:
MacLennan, a--proud—highlander; that' it: the •Rev:--
Ilard.iejiadbeen a highlander instead of a lowlander.
he would have enjoyed greater popularity in our
.Scottish community. I feel, "however, that this idea
should be underemphasized, as it can only be an
assumption based upon purely biased opinions ! '
The Rev, Hardie was a forceful preacher and
_sometimes shouted to emphasize a point - and set all of •
thebabies crying. At informal gather:ings,,he was jolly'
and full'of fun, 'with a hearty laugh that all responded
to. His pet bulldog was a common sight on his many
visits to; the.people in his congregation.
Several new facets of the church came -into being,
with the Rev. Hardie as our minister. Taking agreat'
interest in the young people, he established the Young
People's. Guild, which•was attended by older ones also.
' It met weekly,' and each month, there was one debate,.
one social evening; one musical evening and one
• devotional evening; with Mr. Hardie in -charge of the
prayers:
The 'annual Congregational Picnic . also came into
being and .it was held _then,at Kintail' Beach. Its '
establishment was the idea of Mrs. Hardin; who -was a
great asset toiler husband. She affected the creation
of a group for children later narned the'Mary Hardie.
Mission Band'', in' memory of her .work with. the
church. Mrs. Hardie died duringtheir stay in Ashfield. .•
Some very importar t,issues-aroseduring the year of
1910, that were'influential, not only at tile. time, but
reaped ' later%rectiltc •_also The.: first.. controversy
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erupted- overthe installation of an:organ. The more
severe Presbyterians, of course., vehemently opposed'
• any o for
m of musical instrument being introduced into
the church, whatsoever, the more liberal and perhaps,',
musical Presbyterians, fasiOured the addition of Music
• as being an -,integral part of the demonstration 'of
worship The latter group eventtlally eor!dii.ered anted
an organ was purchased, . • -
1VIOVE ON!
' Friends of ours write that
they're moving again, the'
fifth time in eight years. •
In our present society many
people are -• transient • with '.
little chance,, it- seems, of
putting down • roots.,; Yet, I- .
suppose that all'depends on
your point q view.
I 'the like story' o
k ab. ut the
' little boy whose.armed forces
father was moved to another
station. The family, unable to
locate living quarters. - were
making `do' at a motel when a ,
sympathetic sail :said' to 'the
--y nog- l; "I`m sorry you're
having such a hard time to.
"find' a home:: The boy
quickly replied,"i?h, we have.
a home, we just can't find a
houseto-put-it-in-1----••=-- --_--
You see, he knewthat as fax'
as he was concerned it didn't
rnatter.where.-the-Moving-van--
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took their chairs, tables and -
beds„ his family's home was
being together. no ''matter
what the circumstances.
We haven't moved... for
about 20 years but previous to -
that I had made seven shifts
' in 11 years and I know it's a
wretched business. It uproots.
the whole family from .their
friends., school, church and
other activities.
Then _there's the packing,
the inevitable breakages, and
after ' the moving van is
packed there's still a heap of
nasty little things -like stiff
brushes, cans ''half 'full of
paint, an old coal oil lantern: .
.things common sense tells'.
you you'll Bever need bot,, ..
which yos sirnp:ly,can't•le-ave
behind either! -- •;
- Then, too, • there's the new
- ,rouse with its different sized
rooms, different length
windows so that none. of yours'
rugs or curtains will fit at all.
The other pressing concern was the question of
. :church union (ie: the Methodists and a` few. .
'Presbyterians). On this matter, the' Rev.'Hardie was
firmly and • severely— . opinionated • against " the
relinquishment 'of Presbyterianism and his sermons
plainly. presented his,views• Possibly; as a result, the
question of union remained unanswered in our church.
In any -event, our church remained Presbyterian in
1925..
Yes; the'.story of the history. of Ashfield
Presbyterian 'Cherch'is •still in its beginning phases
and yet,.:the challenge of survival has already been
:met and ;defeated. It is. `because of ministers such as
the „Rev. J.S..'Hardie, dedicated to preserving that .
which' -constitutes . our traditional forme of..
Presbyterianism -and yet, possessing wisdom and
"perception to appreciate the influence of progress, for
it is because of progress, that we as a church- remain.
strong and secure in -bur faith; today. • -
And no matter how carefully
you've packed, you go for
days looking for something
absolutely essential such as a
comb, soap or iron.
Of course, moving has; its
compensations; making
wider friendships, attaining
new experiences; and the
chance 'to, live in a different
ar-tof r
the count r wor d.
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And not • the ;*least to ' be
mentioned is the unparalleled
chance to 'pitch, out all the.
.trash. That's' worth a good
deal; • - . -
Henry Van .•Dyke' oh.de
wrote that .Moving Day is
going on all our lives • •
."fro'm house to house we
move", he said, "from youth
to age, from opinion 'to
opinion." a• -
"Be tI`iat as .i6 may, we stiff
love to- settle • down in
customary ways^ to put_our
minds o -bed and tuck them
in•, -But God's `€orw•ard--rnov'ing
purposes are ' forever
disturbing us and forcing us
to move, Once man settledfor
a flat, stationary earth.with,a,
vault of -heaven. -a few 'miles
above, until suddenly the flat
earth rounded -out , into a
sphere" and went spinning
through space. "And that",
says Dr.' Harry.- Fosdick,
"was the day God tipped the
minds of all The world out of
THIS SUNDAY
August 1
Special Speaker
Rev. Cleve Winger
Special' -Music
Covenant'
Children
,at the
Hur�flMen's.Cha'�I
Auburn
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mother, Mrs. ;Clara Young of
Goderich.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday;` August 4th' •at
McCal'lurn's Funeral Home
with: the.'T Revr .Ronald C.
McCallum officiating.' m ,
• Interment followed at
Maitland '._-Cemetery in
Goderich. Pallbearers were
Dave YoUng, Curt. Bauman,
Bill Melick, Don Ellwood,
Ralph Kingswell' and6'. Alf
Hutchinson. - • „
F. C.S. EVANS
Frank Charles ° Studd'art
Evans .of Goderich and for-
merly of Owen Sound died
Tuesday, August 3 at Park -
:wood Hospital •in laondop
following a lengthy illness. He.
iiia°s'78.
He was born on April: :22,
1898 in ,Owen Sound to Henry
P.D. and- Ida M: -"(Brown)
Evans:: He . married Agnes
Claire Hays in Gbderic . She
predeceased, him • : on
February 14,'1958. He was a.,
retired Vice .President and
General Counsel for ,,the
Canadian Pacific Railway in
Montreal;
Mr. EvanStis survived by
sons -John §. Evans of
Goderich and David D. Evans
of, London; four, grand-
Children
rand=
Children;- and brother Dudley
of Cainbridge. He was
predeceased by one grand-
,' Funeral services were held
Friday morning, August .¢th'
at St, George's Church with.
Canon G. ,G. Russell of-
ficiating. 'Interment followed
at Maitland . Cemetery in
Goderich.
Pallbearers ,,were ..Bob
Lucas, Roy 1pniop,' Cayley'
Hill, John Sully, Stephen
Mills, and Bill Schaefer:
son.
.MI'SS' MARIE GOPSILL
Miss Marie •Gopsill; 117
East Street, Goderich, died
August 4 at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital.
She was 81.
She ,was, born February 3,
1895 in Birkenhead, England
to •Wiliiarn' and .Harriet, C
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', bed and cried, "Move .on!"
Perhaps the same thing is
happening now as m'anmaks
. his probe into outerspace.
Jesus insisted. . ."It was
said unto you of old-tjme,.J ut
now I say unto yo :'2 Those.
old standards and ideals, now
overpassed, Christ discards;
Dr. 1 osaick adds, ' "One
way to be a sinner in God's
eyes iso to live in His new day
'as though the did days still ;
were here." -
'
ere. ' Heaven and earth combine
to save us from stagnation. ••
They are . wise . people who
,,,know it, and make the Moving
Day of Life a challenge and .••
nota .curse.
iNKAT'S NEW AT HURONVIE]N
rvfrs-:MurreyHa angfrier `of �ck-He
wood,
two solo numbers a the-- pressed the appreciation of
Sunday morning chapel the residents.'-'
service conducted by, the - Thirty-one members of the
Chaplain Rev. • W.H..:Over 90 -Club met on the north .
iVIcinnic:
patio on e y
'Bob Heywood; of Exeter, ternoon. Music . for the of
entertained on "Family ternoon..was rovid d_hylVIrs..__--_..
-'-•-Ni•ght-'-"- s-in'grng:'---s'a-tre fr 'Elsie Henderson with. her
country and western and oldi portable organ.. and Karen
time tunes. Bob provided his McGregor with the ac-
ow:n a,ccordion ' ac- cordion.
companiment. By using his • The Walkerburn volunteers
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sound .equipment everyone in assisted with the activities
the building and .out on the and the.kitchen staff provided
lawn wasable. to enjoy the the lunch.
music. • -
Two sisters Grace Cam-
pbell and' Ruth Townsend
sang two sacred numbers and
Scotty 'Easton; a long time
YOU'RE
WHISTLING
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IF YOU
THINK THAT
HEART ATTACK-
AND STROKE
HIT ONLY THE
OTHER FELLOW'S
FAMILY.
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Help your
Heart Fund
THE BAHA'I FAITH TEA
The. people of the world, of whatever race or religion derive
their:inspiration from one heavenly.source,'God..
Write P.O. Box 212; Goderich Phone 324-6179
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1976 7 CHURCH i
9:30 a:m• Sunday School for all ,• %
11:00 a.m. Worship.
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- SERMON "YOUR KIND'.OF KING?','.'
Marvin L,' Barz, Pastor •-
-"Preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord
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Sunday School Y9:50'a.m. •
Classes for all ages %
. Worship: Service :00 a.m. ) .
Prayer 6:3o -7:m p:m. ',t, • .
e . Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m.
(' . Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see. God
5.24-2235 Matthew 5:8:
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of all" Acts . .
Kennison W. Lawton, Pa•
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Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
with the' Pentecostal Ass
Affiliated emblies.ot'Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS
` Pastor:. C..Fred Day
L We Invite you to come to church ,
fS- • ' and Sunday School
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1 ' SUNDAY. SCHOOL 10 A.M.
c: , • wORSHIP HOUR 11 A.M.
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EVENING MEETING 7 PA.
Fora ride call 524-6543
• TUES., AUG. 17 i. MIRACLE SERVICE '
'with "REV, BILL PRANKARD" C
Host .of -"The Master's ;touch" ° TV Program
• i1 • ' F. E. Madill Secondary School - Wingham ; (
c Service starts ' at 7:30 p.m. %
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(Alibind) Gopsill.
• She moved to Cambridge
(P•restdn) about the year 1910
'and came: to Goderich about
six. -years 'later, She was .a I"
-member of St. .George's
'Anglican Church.
Miss Gopsill is survived by
two nieces, Mrs. SamL(Doris)
Grubb °of Woodland Hills,
California, Mrs. Richard �.
(Barbara) Vanderflute • of .
Tacoma; Washington; and a
nephew, William' Ja.nies
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Noah- • Street 'United Chor h.•
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The Rev. Ralp
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• MiSs Clare Mcfowan,•Vision9Assistant
Mr:. Lorne. H: Dotterer, Director of. Music
Sunday School for.ages'3 to 9 from worship at 10:00'a.m..
August Worship at 10:00 aim.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 15,'1976
SERMON "THINK SMALL?" -
GUEST SPEAKERi REV. ARTHUR • F. GARDNER
.Guest Soloist; Mrs. Lee McCallum
Organist: Mr: Paul Howe- ; .
Coffee time following service
Nursery Facilities
Come' and Worship with us
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFM€LD ROAD AT 6LAkE STREET
,EVANGELISTIC—FUNDAMENTAL
REV: R. BRUBACHER Pastor
10:s0,A.M.BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES
FREE• BUS TRANSPORTATION•
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11:00 A.M. - MORN! NG. WORSHIP--:
SPECIAL MUSIC ,
i:30' P.M. -EVENING FELLOWSHIP
'- , 1(llednesday 8:00 P.M.. - Mid week service
• 'WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH-;
"Gopsill of Cheshire, England. ; ��'^••�^ '�~` �� •-• •-•—••—••—�--
She
wasprecleceased by her
parents. and stepfather,:Mr,
',amuel Smith..
Funeral 'service was held
Saturday, August 11 at Stiles
Funeral 'Home with Canon
1.G:G. Russell :officiating. •).
Interment followed at
Maitland Cemetery in
Goderich . ! .
Pallbearers were Eldon '
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ST: :_GEORGE'S .C-H-URCH..• .:. •'.
' TRINITY Non
AUIGUST'15 %
8:30 Holy Communion
10 a.m. HolytC
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0 a.m. Nursery -
PLEASE NOTE SUMMER SERVICE TIMES.
-Rector Canon G.G. Russell B.A., B.p.
Choirmaster -organist: Joseph 8.' Herdman
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fi The- Free Methodist- Church
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Park St: at Victoria Pastor; H. Ross Nicholls
For. bus trans rtat o524-9903
0 i n tali 524 7195 or 524 99 3
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, .1976
9:45. a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a:m. Speaker: "Pastor Nicholls' Farewell Service"• •
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FIRST 1-APTIST CHURCH : i
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MONTREAL STREET (near The:Square) (9 00 p.m.
Service Cancelled)
Rev. W.W.•McWh(nnie F.R.G.5 f)f .,..�,• .. yr.••_:•..••�..•-.:�••.,,•.,:•�• 1.; ,.........., ..
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- O•rganist: Mr. Frank Bissett / C•--•-,,._„�..�.,�,,�,,.•,,,•.�.,,..�.
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9145 a.m.-Sunday School
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11'A.M. THE PASTOR 'PREACHING }
t7 t 18 WATERLOO• ST_S. -
• Come You will be made welcome L j `SUNDAY SCHOOL— 9:45 A.M.
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THE _ SALVATION, ARMY
Johnston, Roy'ginnigr-' D
Meriarrr and Jrm Reid
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7.00 P.M.:.
E R I0 v... t WEEKDAY Whurs. 7 0 P M
Home League (Ladies)
Kinn Presbyterian Church . e ie
�• Prayer & Bible •Stud” s'T urs. ' :3 ;�.
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- � THE •REV. G.-LOCKHART,ROYAL, B.A.; M. DIV:'Minister i UFFICERS CAPTAIN G HERBER ' CAPTAIN M. MacKENZIE
All Ar ' « ' e Cordially Invited to Attend - -
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THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant •
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(f WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise -
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SE'RMON:
Bob MtCALLUM .
R• epriitorltative
if Cambrii,Rd,, Goderich.
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"TRUTH THE, ONLY FOUNDATION'
ReV.:R,C. McCallum will
(Nursery Facilities) -
"-,Summer Services.are all at 'moo a.m.
' . Refreshments on the Church Lawn after the -Service
Victoria Street United Church
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Enter to Worship Depart to Serve
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McCreath
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP
Minister: Rev."Jolin b.M, Wood,,13.A.B.o.
-•btianist ,and Choir Director:.Mrs. J. Snider
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Piper Bertram Y.
Rev. A. Pry Preaching
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