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As part of their Jubilee Three related studies, Ron Ritchie
took his Victoria. School class on -a short field trip recently to
have a close look at the accommodation Huron County
pioneers enjoyed. They visited the log cabin, now located on
BY THE REV.
A.F. GARDNER
RETIRED
The Square, and in the days since have been involved in
producing a replica of• the pioneer home. Measuring 45 cm
by 60 cm, the cabin will be complete with furniture, window
curtains, sleeping loft and fire place when they finish.
FROM THE MINISTER'S STUDY
WHY OBSERVE LENT?
Why observe Lent? This is
question that is often asked.
:an we give an intelligent
ut,swer? Lent is so old that it
ought to need no ex-
'lanation. From the very
leginning Christians felt they
seeded a period of meditation
o prepare themselves to
,bserve Easter.
At first the period was very
hort, forty hours .before.
:aster -- then the week
iefore Easter -- and finally a
onger period of forty days,
aken from the forty days
•esus spent in the wilderness
��o asting and facing temp-
ation, was observed. This
ieriod was officially set aside
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was given permission to enter
under the guidance of
director of education John
Vinter, separate schools in
Perth and Huron to present
the Young Olympian
program if teachers and
pupils were interested in the
program.
Attending the Ontario
Separate School Trustees
Association conference in
Toronto March 30," 31 and
April 1 will be: board
chairman, Mickey Vere, and
trustees, Michael Connolly,
Ronald Marcy, Arthur Haid,
John O'Drowsky, John
O'Leary, Gregory Fleming
and Ted Geoffrey. All will be
accompanied by their wives.
Absent from the meeting
when asked about attending
the conference were Vincent
Young, William Kinahan,and
Keith Montgomery. These
three trustees will be phoned
as to their intentions.
Several trustees indicated
they were interested in at-
tending the Canadian Con-
ference in Edmonton in June.'
The property committee
was given permission to
spend up to $15,000, until the
budget is drawn up.
Trustee Connolly asked if
trees could be planted at
some schools which lacked
them: The property com-
mittee will look after it.
by the Council of Nicea in 325
A.D. as a season of spiritual
preparation for Easter.
Many people feel that this
period of preparation is
essential if Easter is to be
meaningful. Without this
period of preparation Easter
Sunday would be just another
Sunday. On Ash Wednesday
we begin a TIME that brings
us face to face with a Cross.
This Cross, like the cross at
our railway crossing says
"Stop, Look. Listen."
1. Lent calls us to stop. We
need to stop. We people today,
are continually on the go, to
the point where we have no
time far spiritual things; no
time for the eternal things; no
time even for God.
It used to be that the excuse
for. not attending church was
."there are too many
hypocrites there" or "I'm
just as good as those who do
attend". Very seldom do we
hear this excuse given today.
It has been displaced by "I
haven't time."
Usually such a person goes
on to tell just how busy he or
she is, as if that will excuse
them for neglecting God. One
wonders if such persons ever
take time for prayer or
meditation.
There was a little boy, who
like all little boys,,,.. was
usually very noisy. One day
there -, was no noise, so his
mother set out to see what
was wrong. She found him
sitting on a chair doing
nothing.
She asked, "Maurice, what
are you doing?"
He indignantly answered,
"Can't you see, I'm just
living."
When we stop what we are
so busy going and relax, we
begin to live. In solitude and
meditation during Lent we
may find our life in God.
2. Lent calls us to look.
When Jesus went into the
wilderness He stopped to look
at himself and His work.
Three great temptations
came to Him; to be a 'bread'
Messiah supplying the
people's needs; to be a
'wonder working' Messiah
casting Himself down from
the pinnacle of the temple
without harm ; or to be a
'conquering hero' Messiah
establishing an - earthly
Kingdom of power.
But when Jesus looked at
Himself and realized He was
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the Son of God and then
looked at these temptations,
He realized that none of
these, was the way He was to
do His work on earth. He
turned instead, to the service
of mankind, giving Himself
for man to the point of self-
sacrifice on a Cross.
We look at ourselves, we
know that we are not the sons
of God in the way Jesus was,
.but we are God's children;
and because we are thea
children • of God, self -glory,
self-aggrandizement are not
good enough. We see, too, if
we are to fulfill God's purpose
'for us, we must give our-
selves for others to the point
of self-sacrifice:-
3. Lent calls us to listen.
Our world is a world of noise -
radio, and television sets
blaring all- day, horns
honking, and tires
screeching. Our world is
noisy to the point that, if we
are not making noise we think
we are doing nothing. But
Lent calls us to listen.
Remember Elijah! When
Elijah fled into the wilderness
God carne to him. First, there
was a great wind - noise, but
God was not in the wind; then
a great earthquake - noise,
but God was not in the ear-
thquake; and after the ear-
thquake fire- noise, but God
was not in the fire; and after
the fire - a still, small voice.
"Be still and know that I am
God".
Lent calls us to listen, listen
to what God has to say in
Jesus Christ who was
crucified for us.
Lent - time to stop, look and
listen, that we may prepare
ourselves for Easter morning
and for life.
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Lutherans
observe
special event
Berea -by -the -Water
Lutheran Church, Goderich,
will join Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod.
congregations throughout the
United States and Canada in
celebrating Lutheran Hour
Sunday on February 27A.
The Rev. Marvin L..Barz
Said the congregation will
observe the day with special
prayer and thanksgiving for
this worldwide radio Gospel
ministry.
More than 1,100 stations,
including CKNX locally,
carry the program in the
United States and Canada.
Overseas outlets number
more than 800. Offices in the
U.S., •Canada and J8 other
countries produce programs
in 45 languages that are heard
by millions of persons in 125
countries.'
Dr. Oswald Hoffmann has
'been the speaker on the
worldwide and domestic
English language ,`program
since 1955. -In addition to the
English language program,
More than 50 stations in the
U.S. and Canada also carry
programs in several other
languages, including Spanish,
Finnish, Slovak, French,
Japanese and Chinese.
The Lutheran Hour first
went on the air in 1930 over 32
stations of the CBS Radio
network with Dr. Walter A.
Maier as speaker. Dr. Maier
served as speaker until his
death in 1950. Dr. Lawrence
Acker and the Rev. Armin
Oldsen then served as
speakers until 1955.
The Lutheran Hour is
sponsored by the Inter-
national Lutheran Laymen's
League, headquartered in St.
Louis, Mo. The League radio
ministry also includes Day by
Day With Jesus, a five
minute daily devotional
program, and JOY, a' half
hour choral music- -
commentary program.
In addition, the 145,000
member organization also
sponsors Preaching Through
the Press, a print ministry
utilizing newspaper and
magazine advertisements,
and is co-sponsor of the
television dramatic series,
"This ;s The Life," with the
Lutheran Church -Missouri
Synod.
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Jesus must have raised
several guffaws _when he
painted the word picture of
the hypocritical . scribes and
pharisees carefully straining
their wine through gauze to
avoid, swallowing a
microscopic gnat and then
going on to swallow a big,
dirty camel. (Matt 8:24)
In vivid language he
pointed out the impairment of
their spiritual vision, and
also, their insensitivity to
what they were swallowing.
They , were men who had
completely lost their sense of
proportion.
The practice of gnat
straining and camel
swallowing is still very much
alive in the 20th century. It
seems especially prevalent
among us Christians.
Most of us have the in-
trinsic ability to spot
blemishes before we_spot the
beauty in a neighbor's life;
we walk in the posture of
humility while looking with
cold contempt on someone we
regard as a sinner. We fail to
see the arrogance of our own
opinionated views but despise
another's action and "opinion.
just because it's different.
We miss the depth and
breadth of God's grace and
spend our lives as gnat in-
spectors while omitting the
weightier matters of justice,
mercy and faith.
Sometimes we go to church
and miss the blessing because
the minister's sermon was too
long, the choir sang off key,
an elder's son hair too long or
hisdaughter's dress too
short. Gnats for the • most
part. '"
I heard recently of an elder
who, when he entered the
church recreation room and
saw the young people playing
Parchesi stormed out in a
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huff because they were
playing with dice. Gnats,
gnats, gnats.
Some folk are thrown into a
pious ' dither because com-
munion wine is served: in-
stead of grape juice, or
because the church walls
were painted green when they
would have preferred blue.
The affliction spreads. The
liberals call the evangelicals
narrow; and the . fun-
damentalists brand the social
minded liberals - as
humanists. What a waste of
time. `
Some of the problem of gnat
straining arises because we
tend to turn needful vigilance
of our own faith into un-
necessary suspicion and
make non -Biblical" matters a
test of faith and spirituality.
We often magnify form and
tradition as a substitute for -
personal relationships _with
Jesus. Thus, we are actually
saying, "No one can really be
spiritual unless he adopts my
life styles and practices."
It could be that gnat
straining is a cover for our
own personal spiritual
deficiencies, Hyper -criticism
of our brothers could just be a
smoke screen to hide our own
frustrations.
The cure is Christ. When we
focus our energies on Him we
become far less occupied with
the minute dufferences and
failures of those around us.
When we respond to Him we
find the mundane and the
trivia less attractive and are
able to exercise a proper
perspective.
There's certainly nothing
wrong with straining out the
gnats, in fact it's often
recommended; but not to the
exclusion of being able to
recognize the camels in our
lives.
• Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle.
Affiliated with..the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS
Pastor: C. Fred Day
Bus Route to all of Goderich
Phone 524-2893 or 524-6453
WORSHIP SERVICE 11 A.M.
Our WMC Ladies will be in charge
Ladies'Ensemble 8 Soloist
Sister Barb Day will be Speaker
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EVENING SERVICE 7 P.M.
Testimonies, Singing, Sermon by Pastor
... SPECIAL NOTICE .
COME, HEAR AND SEE:
-"REV. HUGH MUNRO"
Pastor of Calvary Assembly, Cambridge
MARCH 3 & 4 at 8:00 P.M.
MARCH 6 at 11 A.M. & 7 P.M.
"Everyone Welcomel"
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Family care
.Workers meet
The Family Care Workers
held the FOruary 7 meeting
at the'board rooms in Clinton
Public Hospital with a good
attendance.
Roll call was answered by
suggestions for speakers . for
the meetings.
The guest- speaker for the
evening was Mrs. Kenneth
Devereaux, a Nutritionist at
St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon-
don.
Bob MICA,
. RsprNent
11 Cambria Rd,
5x4.7
THE FAMILY IN THE 70
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AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
The Sunday Evening: of Lent -
Starting February 27 at 8 p.m.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
James St. Clinton
Minister Brethren in Christ Church
FORDW ICH
SPECIAL MU
"EVU. PREVAILS'
WHEN D000 11481
DO NOTHING'`''
BEREA-BY—THE—WAT
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Meeting at Robertson Memorial School
(Blake and Eldon Streets, Goderich)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27,01977
9:30 BIBLE HOUR 11:00 WORSHIP OF G
SERMON: "ONLY ONE KING"
WEDNES6AY, MARCH 2
7 LENTEN WORSHIP - AT 198 WIDDER ST,
.f I Marvin L. Ban, Pastor
. "Preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord of all"
IETHEL iHOLINESS CHAPEL BIBLE MISSION
SAYrIELD ROAD AT BLARE STnEET
EVANGELISTIC—
R. BRUBACHER
10:00 A.M. BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL'AG
For Free Bus Service in Goderich Call -524-949
11:00 A.M. GUEST SPEAKER:
REV. DAVID S. IRWIN
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE
LONDON BAPTIST SEMINARY
6 P.M. WORD OF LIFE CLUB
7:30 P.M. EVENING SERVICE
WED. 7:30 P.M. - HEAR REV. JAMES RENDLE
RE - CHURCH PLANTING
WELCOME TO THE -FRIENDLY CHURCH
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHv\�~
( Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET (near The Square)
Rev. W.H. McWhinnie F.R.G.S.
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - SERMON 'PRAYER GRASPS ETERNITY' 1
t Come Pray for Revival l
You will be welcome l 18 WATERLOO ST. S.
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Sunday School.. 9:50 a.m.
Classes for all ages
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
Matt
Huron St. & Walnut St.
Kennison W. Lawton, Pastor -
)0. North Street United Church
The Rev. Ralph E. King. B•A., B.D., Mini
fr Miss Clare McGowan,•Visiting Assistant
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Mr. Lorne H. Dotterer, Director of Music
• 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for ages 10 and over.
Sunday School for ages 3 to 9 from Worship at
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1977
Worship at 11:00 a.m.
A service of gospel music NUG
SERMON: "ODRSER, Y BLESSFACILITIES MY ENEMIE
7 p.m. Confirmation Class
Come and Worship with us
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
First Sunday in Lent 'February
8:30 a.m.Jfoty Communion
10:00 a.m Junior Congregation
11:00 a.m. Nursery and Children's Program
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
Beginning a sermon series on the Lord's Prayer
I. "Our Father in heaven."
7:00 p.m. Youth Group
7:30 p.m. Study Group - in the chapel
Wednesdays in Lent - 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion
chapel -
Thursdays in Lent - 7:00 p.m. Holy Communion in the
Friday, March 4th - 2:30 p.m. World Day of Prayer
Rector: the Rev. Robert J. Crocker
Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph B. Herdman
THE SALVATION ARM
Knox Presbyterian Church �• SUNDAY SCHOOL— 9:45 A.M.
j FAMILYWORSHIP-11,00 A.M.
t t EVANGELISTIC SERVICE — 7:00 P.M.
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A.; M. DIV. Minister
THE REV RONALD C M CAECUM
c Assistant 7 Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs. 7:30P
WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise t OFFICERS CAPTAIN G. HERBER CAPTAIN M. Mad,
WEEKDAY
Home League Mathes) Wed. 8:00 PA
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1977
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All Are Cordially Invited to Attend
10:00 a.m. Young People's Class
.11.00 aim. Divine Worship
"YOUTH PARADE" 1 Vittoria Street United Church
(All Youth Groups parade to service)
(Sunday Schbel is withdrawn for today)
(Nursery Facilities)
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP
P.Y.P.S. Host St. George's A.Y.P.S. 7:00 p.m.
MAItINER'S 7 Organiet and Choir Director: Mrs. J. Snide
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(Broadcas C.K. N.X. Radio) 1.20 PNMILLER`WORSHIP SERVICE
SCHOOL,
ANNUAL.SERVICE .7:30 p.m.
Minister: Rev, John D.M. Wood, B.A.B.D.
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