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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-10-28, Page 33FROM TIIE•;.MINIS.TER'.S•.$TL1DY: THE REV: MARVIN L. BARZ LUTHERAN CHURCH. BFB REA:-BY-THE-WATER LIGHT FOR THE WAY "Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path." Psalm 119,105 Imagine yourself groping your way. through a dark room. 41though the room .might be well known, you Might .easily stumble over a familiar chair or coffee table which in ; the darkness is unseen. Surely .you would be thankful if someone 'would quickly turn on the lights. Then everything would be .seen in its place, and un- certainty. would turn to certainty.. The power of the. Bible, God's Word, is in' giving just such light. It claims to be able to lead thosewho are groping and stumbling in darkness, into , the "light of the kn6wledge of the glory of God In the face of. Christ. II Cor. 9:6. Its light, even penetrates beneath .the surface of life to reveal what is rightand what is 'wrong.. Its revelation is more penetrating than the most sophisticated equip- ment of modern medicine. It can go beyoricj physical Problems to reveal spiritual sickness. Perhaps it is just this power of the Bible that makesit not only the most widely read, but ' also the n:ost . widely attacked book ever . written..., All too often evenwithin the church those who should be spokesmen .for God spend their time trying to discredit the Bible or parts of. it. But the Bible itself claims to be the Word of God. In the Old Testament alone some 2700 statements make the direct. claim that the Bible; all of it,. is the Word of God. Either it what its writer claims; it is - God's Word to man - or these writers were," deluded : or deceitful. We may not always like what a bright light shows, but when that light is the light of God's Word, it seeks to shoyv the way out of our darkness, When it enters our hearts and reveals , all that is wrong there,it seeks tn.show why we are often robbed of peaceand rest. When it brings to light )our sin, it seeks to show us the need for forgiveness. God's light, -found in His Word, the ' Bible, has the ability to focus the healing rays of the Gospel on the sick and wounded heart. As the. Gospel light penetrates into the heart it brings the healing rays of the forgiveness won by Christ . and leads from dar.kness into thea marvelous light of God's love. When a light firstgoes on in TO THESE fAREWEII 'Yea. though 1 walk through the volley of the shadow of death.i.shall fear no evil.. for Thou art with me. —23rd Psalm p dark room, our impulse is to shield our eyes from the glare. Don't try to avoid the light of the Bible, God's Word. Let it shine into your life, all of it, and it will give you light for the way. . Oh, may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new,beauties may Isee ' And ,still increasing light! (Anne Steele) GODERICH Your brother's. keeper Am I my brother's keeper?" Cain, a member of the first human family, asked God. It's a question many people have asked through the ages. Of' course, we are our brother's keeper. This has become the basic respon- sibility. of .all human relationships. We obey traffic laws. We pay, taxes. We establish social welfare agencies, .,We do ',all these things - under the combined responsibility we have .for each other. But a deeper involvement develops when we admit we are not . only our brother's keeper but we are also our. brother's brother., You know the story of the. little boy who was seen carrying =a baby on his small RONALD ELDON Fuller, Bill Bogie, 'Gordon back. A man stopped him. and ANDERSON Finnigan, Bill. Stirling and inquired,. "Isn't that baby.. too ' Bob Harris:. '' ,. heavy for'you,'Son?" "Oh, no, ^Mister, replied the boy, "He's not heavy, he's my brother. We must movt; far beyond the minimal expectatioh of social services 'and justice into the loving relationship of brotherhood. Also, we need to seek ,to understand and sympathize with the needs of others. There is another story about another little boy sit.. ting in the park hording in his hand a sparrow with a broken wing. A kind lady came along and asid, "Little boy, wound, you like me -to take this bird with me and`nierse it until it is well? I promi$e that when its wing has healed I'll bring it back to the park and let it fly again." The boy thought for a -moment and then replied, "If • - you don't mind, I will take' care of the bird myself." Ile pausedfor a moment and then added ."You seer.L.un- derstand this sparrow." • Seyera clergymen froth the Goderich area gathered at the Blue Water Centre last week to plan services for tits. residents there: The Worship sessions began Sunday. Those who attended the planning meeting were (left to right) the' Rev, ,Robert Crocker, St.. George's Anglican Church; The Rev. John Wood,. Victoria Street United Church; The Rev. Marvin Barz, Berea -by -the -Water Lutheran Church;. the Rev, St Jean, Auburn United Church; the Rev. Ralph King, North Street United Church; the Rev. Albert Motchman, retired,-Goderiehi the Rev. James Reddoch, Bayfield United` Church; and the Rev. G. L.. Royal, Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich. (photo by Budny) Ronald Eldon Anderson, 262 Catherine S.t•, Goderich, died in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital October 19. He was 21. He was born. February -12, 1955:. in Welland .the. sbn. of Raymond Anderson and Elizabeth A. .McAlpine. The family moved to Goderich in 1962 where he attended public school and graduated from Goderich: District. Collegiate, Institute and later attended Wilfrid Laurier University. ; • He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and was assistant Scout leader of the fourth Goderich pack. Ronald is survived by his maternal grandparents, William and May McAlpine, Guelph and his parents, Raymond and Elizabeth Anderson, Goderich. Funeral • service was conducted by Rev. .G. L. Royal at tiles Funeral )erne and interment followed in Maitland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dave Harrison, Bob Pollock, Stephen R,ieck, Al -Milburn, Doug Hoy and Fred Grafton. • • `EDNA ILENE'BLACK Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Ilene Black were held October 21 at„ StilesFuneral -Home. Pallbearers were Nelson Pearson, Donald McKenzie, Dick Park, Larry Park, John Stanbury and Clare. Hodges. E.J. BOGIE Ernest James Bogie, 170 Brock Street, Goderich, died suddenly at his residence Thursday, October 21. He was 76. e was .born February 9,. 1. 00 in Colborne Township to David Clark and Isabelle (McW'hinney) Bogie. He was a lifelong resident of Colborne -Township- • until - moving to Goderich three. years ago. He farmed all his life and was Colborne Township assessor from 1960 to 1968. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Ella Sowerby; one. daughter; Mrs. Eldon J. (Madeline) Ritchie, RR 3 Lucknow; one son, Melvin Ernest Bogie, Gode ich; six grandchildren; add two sisters, Mrs. Clifford (Mary) McPhee • and Mrs. Harvey (Grace) Fuller, both of Goderich. 'Funeral serV'ine was at the McCallum " Funeral Home Sunday, October 24 with the Rev. G.L. Royal officiating. Interment was 'in Colborne Cemetery. Pallbearers were Doug McCann, Charles Johnston,t Ross 1~lenry, Gerald Dustow, Cliff McNeil And Len Chr'istilaw. Flowerbearers :were Ron 4 DR. ERIC SISEL Former Toronto Telegram'newspaper reporter and now Minister of the United Church of Canada in the .Muskoka area, will speak. AND THE GQSPEL'11EWS EDITION SINGERS WILL SING The Ieader'of this group played guitar•with Tommy Hunter and.. Gordy. `Tapp. Before entering Gospel Music. Why not plan to attend•ihis great service. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 1 st AT 8 P.M. .. ` • In 'the HURON ME .. ;. yr. +. �. ...• •• _ AUBURN The woman was not quite -sure what he meant until he. stood up and she saw that he had his leg -in a cast. Because he . had' been hurt he un- derstood the•bi:rd's suffering, Some Christians seem to almost be afraid to admit that they have suffered or un- derwent some traumatic difficulty in their lives. But nothing helps as much or improves, our understanding of another's' problems as sharing common needs and troubles. You know -yourself when youare seeking con- solation- you do not . go to an over pious person with all the pat answers, one who never admits to having experienced any difficulties or failures in hisown life. No, you reach out to, someone whose experience is similar and, whose feelings are very real toyou 'and from whom you receive brotherly love and sympathy. Never before has there been such a : need for the strong brother to help .the weak brother:'The imbalance of our economic resources, the poverty of so many millions . and the suffering of entire nations calls upon -who are strong to'help these who are weak. On the occasion. "when Jesus4fed the multitude he stated. ."I have com-. • passion on the crowd. ..I am unwilling to send them away hungry." There is a great need for us tofeelthis same compass;on today, .to sense the hunger and the wants of masses of people, to refuse to put them out of our minds. A cynical adult sought to discount the trust of a little girl of poor circumstances, whose family hardly knew where the next meal would come from. He said to her, "But if God loves you, wouldn't He send you food and shoes?" To which she replied, "Well, God told someone, but. -they forgot." "Isn't it the truth, we so often forget what we are supposed to do? - Someone 'has said, "Our Maker gave us two hands, one to hold on to Him and the . other to our fellowmen. If we hold .fast to Him who gave us life, his love will flow. through 'us and out to all our brothers whoever and wherever they maybe. ///: SUNDAY IN THE \\ CHURCHES The family that prays together.... Stays, together SIGNAL $T.AR, THURSDAY, New. Bible reg newspaper says 111b that Englisb is a developing, dynamic language. Heice words and expressions have changed in the 365 years since the appearance of the King James ' version'. Even .long- tinne readers of the Bible, they say, will appreciate the crisp, clear wording of the Good News .Bible in many difficult passages. Few modern readers would readily grasp the meaningof. a paragraph such as the following which appears in the older version: 0 ye Corinthians, our mqt th is opened unto you, our heart is enlarged. : Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own ` bowels. Now for a recom- pense in the same, (I speak as unto children) be ye also enlarged. (2 Corinthians 6:11- 13) • • The rendering of the same paragraph„in the Good News Bible makes it ;vivid. and clear:. Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you: we have opened our hearts wide. It is not we who have closed qurhearts to you; itis you who have closed your hearts to. us. I speak now as though' you . were my children: •show us the same feelings that we have for you. Open yourheafts wide! CTOI 2 The Bible that reads like a newspaper was released this month by the Canadian Bible Society. The purpose of the Good News Bible into convey the message of the scriptures in everyday language: The New Testament, released ten years ago, *became an ,instant best-. seller. Over 50 million copies of that ''Good News For Modern Mad New Testament have been distributed since 'its launching 1111966. That response encouraged the Bible Societies to proceed with the translation of the • complete Bible, and now that objective is a reality. Young people and other first-time readers of the Bible are especially enthusiastic • with the 'Good News' tran- slation. "It . makes the Bible come alive,” is a common reaction.' - Archaic language has disappeared. "Thou", "thee"? "saith", "goeth" and similar words that . date a version have been - eliminated. Gone, too, are technical language and cumbersome words. The result is a book that reads;