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UNITED CHURCH
.GODERICH
ON JUDGING OTHERS
Read St. Matthew 7: 1-5
"Why dg you look .at the
speckof sawdust in your
brother's eye,, with never a
thought for the great plank in
your own?" - Matthew
7:3(New English Bible)
It was a clear spring
morning. A soft green
touched the lawns and trees.
Buds were bursting with new
life; all nature was at its most
beautiful stage of newborn
freshness. A house -holder
stood on his front porch to
enjoy the glorious new day -
but one fact- came upon his
vision as a blot on the
otherwise perfect scene. A
shower of spot was falling on
the lawn and,street,casting_p
blackish hue on everything it
touched.
How careless, he thought,
was some neighbour with a
dirty chimney; how
thoughtless of other people!
He said as much to a
passer-by, only to receive the
shocking reply, "It's coming
out of your own chimney. Just
look up and see: "
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Then it became apparent
that it would have beepbetter
for him to have looked before
he spoke, and to have been
more careful to keep his own
chimney clean before he
began criticizing his neigh-
bours.
"Why do ,you look at the
speck of sawdust in your
brother's eye. with never a
thought for the plank in your,
own?" Jesus • asks with his
usual searching directness.
A speck is such a little
thing. But we are quick to see
it in another's 'eye or
imagine we see it - and we
magnify it many times. At the
same time we are strangely
blind to our own faults, which,
compared with the thing we
condemn in others are as a
plank to a speck.
Concerning the faults of
others, we strain ata gnat;
concerning our own, we
swallow a camel. Oa one side,
self-love blinds us to our-
selves as we really are; on
the other, envy ,and malice
give us piercing eyes in
respect to others.
The truth is, that it maybe
our faults and not those of our
neighbours that blacken the
atmosphere, if only we could
gain the insight to see things
as they really are. We are
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sensitive, and we judge our
neighbour to be unkind; -we
are selfish, and we judge him
to be unjust; we are envious,
and we judge him to be too
highly .honoured; we are
impure, and we are
suspicious of his intentions.
Our own •vices, you see,
project themselves • into our
judgment of others. It is our
chimney that is smoking, If
only we could bring ourselves
to be more- severe in self-
examination, we ' would be
more lenient in our judgment
of those around us.
The familiar words of
Robbie Burns are "right on"
concerning this whole mat-
ter:
"Oh wad some power the
giftie gie us
To see oursel's as others see
us!
It wad frae monie a blunder
free us,
And d foo lish notion."
The "power" 'we all need,
and of which Burns spoke is
the grace of God, by, which lie
helps us to see our own deep
need and, in humility, cry
out: "God, be merciful to me,
a sinner." At that point, our
souls are on their way to
spiritual healing, and our
vision will be properly .
restored
set !�
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Adult education for ` the
purpose of . strengtheni ►g
family life will: be provided`at
'the 1977 Lenten Series at $t.
Joseph's R.C. Church, James
qt., Clinton.
Qualified speakers will
share their knowledge and
sometimes surprising private
pinions on the various
aspects of the theme— "The
Family"
For " five consecutive
Sunday evenings. cm-
mencing February 27 through
to March 27 from 18 to 10
o'clock, the series will be
open to people of the neigh-
bouring communities and
churches as well 'as
parishioners. Each topic will
be of generalconcern and will
be basically Christian in •Its
presentation.
The topics with their
respective speakers . are
scheduled as follows:
' ebruary 27 "Com-
munications" with Paul and
Maureen McIntosh, London.
Paul is a social worker there
'with Family Social Services:
March 6, "Parents and
Teens", with. Larry and
Connie (pee Scruton) Mellen,
London, who are parents. of
seven children, four of whom
are teenagers. (Larry isean
elected trustee, and, former
chairman . of the Leaden -
Middlesex 'Separrte School.
Board.)
March 13, "Finances and
Goderich area deaths
GEORGE JENNER second-.. wife. .Isabella.. C.
Moffitt. Also surviving are
two daughters, Mrs: D. A.
(Jean) Croft and Mrs. John
(Ruth) Adams, both of
Goderich; one step daughter,
Mrs. John (Helen) Ferguson,
'New Zealand; one step son,
William Stanley Johnston,
Northern Ireland; 10 gran-
dchildren; and one brother,
.Howard Robertson,
Goderich.
Funeral service was
Thursday, February 3 at
Stiles Funeral Home with the
Rev. Ralph King officiating.
Interment .warinAtaitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Jim Sheardown, Ben
Sheardown, Carl Anderson,
Ralph Henderson, Keith Cutt
and Ken Wilson. Flower -
bearers were Fordyce
Clarke , A. R. Scott, Bill
Moorehead, Joe Snider and
Howard 'Fowler.
Maitland Lodge No. 33 A.F.
and A.M. held a service at the
funeral home :. 'Wednesday
evening.
MRS'. MARGARET
MINSHALL
Mrs. Margaret (Hunter)
Minshall, Meneset Park in
George Jenner, Huronview,
died Friday, February 4 at
Huronview. He was 81.
He was born October 29,
1895 in Islington, near Lon-
don, England, to George
Thomas, and Alice (Picard)
Jenner. He came to Canada in
1910 and took up residence in
Goderich in 1921. He moved to
Huronview in November,
1975.
Mr. Jenner operated
theatres and worked as a
projectionist ' in Goderich for
40 years before retiring in
1965. He was a member of St.
George's Anglican Church.
He had been a bandsman
since the age of 14. He was
bandmaster of Elora Band
before moving to Goderich
where he was associated with
the Goderich Citizens' Band
and the Bluewater Band for
40 years until 1962. Mr.`
• Jenner is also creditedwith
naming the Laketown Band.
He had .also been active
with the Lions' Club Minstrel
Show in the 1920's and 1930's.
He was predeceased by his
wife_,the former Lillian Cain ,
on August 23, 1962; and by one
.son,, Sgt. Edward G. Jenner
who Was killed in action in -
World War 2. He is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Alan
(Betty) Barratt,.Toronto; two
grandchildren and fourigreat'
grandchildren;. and one..
sisters'. • Mrs. F. W. '(Bertha)
Godwin, Barrie.
Funeral -- service was
Saturday, :.February 5 at
Metaflum ; '.Funeral Home
with `: the Rev. • `.Robert
Crocker' officiating.' Inter-
ment was in Maitland
Cemetery.
C M ROBERTSON
Charles M. Robertson, 106
Park Street, Goderich, died
January 28 in London. He was
89.
He was born November 13,
'1887, in Colborne Township to
'John and Margaret Jane •
(Blair) .Robertson. He came
to Goderich at about -20 years
of age, and was the proprietor
01 n grocery store on Kingston
Street .in Goderich from4 :1812:.
until his retirement. • •
He was a Past Master of
Maitland Lodge No. 33 A.F.
•and A.M. and was very active
,in the work of. North Street -
United Church, 'where he was
:it member foil many years.
He„ eras predeceased..by-hi:
trst wife, Bertha C. Million in/
000.. Ile A aurvlyed y.tiy
Not.'
- --Colborne Township, :.died -committal service• e .were hid
January' 31 ' in Alexandra Thursday, February 3 :in
Marine and General Hospital Stiles Funeral Home with the
following a lengthy illness.
She was 62. Rev. G L. Royal officiating.
Interment was. in -:Maitland
She was born July 11, 1914 ,
in "England to Mr., and Mrs.
Thomas Wilsher. She was Cemetery. The Ladies dn arrof the
married June ,15, 19x45 in RoyallCanadian Legion,
Aldershot, England to J.
who Branch,109, held a service.:at
Kenneth Hunter the funeral home Wednesc y
predeceased her •in 1971. In' evening' ;.
1972 she was ' married , Nin
Goderich to Frederick
Minshail who predeceased New rates
her in 1973.
Mrs. MZnshall ' came to at TD bank:
Goderyal► i ,fo1latvin'g 4 the; crnr Tito -Donn "on..
Second'' World War. She was a
'`member - of the Ladies' hasnnounceda':reductidn
its priMe lending rate -of once
Auxiliary to the Royal half percent to 844;fpercent,
Canadian Legion, Branch 1109: effective Tuesd"ay,."February
She was also a member of 1, 1977. At the same time; the
Knox Presbyterian Church, . rate for non-ehequing savings
She is survived by three a counts was reduced by one -
sons, James Thomas Hunter,, half of one percent to 61/4
Clinton; Kenneth Cameronpercent, also effective im-
Hunter, Creemore; Second mediately.
Lt. Archie Charles Hunter, . The bak's mortgage rates
CFB Camp Borden;one were also reduced one half
daughter, Margaret Halley percent effective im-
Hunter, at home; two mediately. The new con-
gr'andchildren; and two ventional mortgage• rate is
brothers, Thomas and Leslie 1014 percent and the National
Wilsher, both in England. Housing Act rate is 10 .per -
Funeral service and
-T0
cent.
HOUSE
by. the
Legalities". lith#sle
Hardy,. a'charteredc
countant, who is :a partite
with the London
Clarkson and•Gordon;and Co.
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March 20, '"Aicohollsiz
the Family" with `mFather .
Joseph McGraw, paster of St.
Patrick's Parish, Linear„
March 27,"Mortality..
Today" with Father Michael
R. Prieur..,-S.T P„ r uther.
toter; , and:.teacher, `St.
er's;Seminary, London.
Bach of the series will°open
the church- with
r•-...'41100 a talk by the
speaker +A` coffee hour will
follow in
the ; church' hall
where a more Informal talk
given..` along with
questlons answered from
*tit.* rluestion-box andi.from
the: floor, The evening will
cioee at Op,m; sharp.
Louise Mary Kaminska and Edward William Kelly were
united in marriage at 7 p.m., Friday, January 21 at
Victoria Street United Church, Goderich. The Rev: John
bride. is. the daughter of Mr. ,and Mrs R,.Ka ka The
D.M. Wood conducted the' double ringceremony.
5, Goderich. The groom is the son of Mrs. Margaret
Evelyn Kelly. of Goderich and of'Willfam Francis.Kelly of
St. Marys. Linda Kaminska and Patrick Kelly were the
couple's attendants.
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