HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-05-18, Page 30PAGE 8A— GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1978
MR. AND MRS. GUY PHILIP KAUFMAN
Avonton wedding
The Presbyterian Church in Avonton was the scene of a
pretty wedding on Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. when
Barbara Jean Bechard of Goderich and Guy Philip
Kaufamn of St. Pauls were united in marriage by the
Reverend A. Nelson.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.'Hendrika Bechard of
Goderich and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Kaufman of St. Pauls.
The bride was given in marriage by her mother.
Maid of honor was Debbie Ward, friend of the bride.
Groomsman was William Thom, cousin of the groom.
Following the wedding ceremony, a reception was held
at the Avonton Community Centre.
Dutch choir coming to town
BY JOANNE WALTERS
An event is being planned
by the Goderich Laketown
Band that will not only in-
volve fun, profit and en-
tertainment but will promote
good international relations
and friendship as well.
Arriving in Goderich on
June 26 is a Dutch University
choir called Shirchadasj. This
choir will perform a concert
in the auditorium at G,D.C.I.
on the evening of Tuesday
June 27 with the proceeds
going toward new in-
struments and a new sound
system for the Goderich
Laketown Band's outdoor
concerts at Harbor Park in
the summer months.
The choir consists of 73
members (47 women and 26
men), ages 18 to 25. Three
children will also be coming
along on the trip to Goderich
because their parents are
members of the choir. So, the
total group consists of 76
persons. Organizers in
Goderich have about 44 beds
lined up for the group but
more billets are needed. If
you can provide ac-
commodation for one or more
members of the choir for one
night, please call Laketown
Band President Dona Baker
at 524-7481,If possible, the
married couples with their
children would like to stay
together in one home. The
CHURCH P,
Capital punishment is ..
choir pertorms its concerts on
the tour free of charge in
return for food and beds.
All members of the choir
are students at the Christian
Academy for social and
cultural work at Ede. The
hones of the students are
scattered all over( the country
but during the academic
year, the students are
boarders at Ede. On the
weekends and during the
holidays most students leave
Ede and go to their parents'
homes.
The Academy has a four
year course during which
students can be trained to
become social .or cultural
workers. The third year.of the
course is a practical year.
The students are to practise
their theoretical knowledge in
a job at various institutes for
social and cultural work.
Ede is a village in the east
of the Netherlands. The
nearest city is Arnhem, which
is well known since World
War II. Ede has about 80,000
inhabitants including some
small villages. According to
publicity material sent by the
choir, Ede has beautiful
surroundings with woods and
fields of heather. Especially
in summer many tourists,
mostly from Dutch cities like
Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Groningen and so on go to
spend their holidays in this
lovely.countryside.•
BY THE
- REV. LEONARD WARR,
M.TH (RETIRED)
Public opinion regarding
capital punishment has
changed drastically in the
past 30 years. Its opponents
have been successful in their
campaign,to have it removed
as a penalty for any crime, no
matter how heinous. They
have said that the death
penalty is cruel rd inef-
fective, "a relic of tl earliest
days of penolog , when
slavery, branding, and other
forms of corporal punishment
were commonplace".
The foes of capital punish-
ment have been aided by the
claims of modern sociologists
and behaviorists, who
maintain that a criminal is
not 'really responsible for
what he does. Society is the
real culprit they say, for
unfavorable environmental
and family conditions have
caused their misdeeds.
According to this viewpoint,
the :entire community, not
just one person, should be
punished.
I believe capita] punish-
ment is right for society, first
of all because God demands it
in His Word. This principle
was established early in
man's history, for God said to
Noah, "Whoso sheddeth
man's blood, by man shall his
blood be shed; for in the
image of God made He man
(Gen.9 :6)
This clear, explicit
statement of the Lord's will
for man has never been
rescinded. It is based upon
the fact that human life is
sacred. When ' man. was
created by God, he was made
"in His image".
Therefore murder is a
,,terrible crime, for it strikes
at the very image of God in
man. The Lord.in His perfect
holiness and justice therefore
has ordained that the
deliberate killer must pay for
his crime by forfeiting his
own right to life.
THREE OBJECTIONS
My contention that capital
punishment is commanded in
the Bible as a universal,
timeless principle, "Whose
sheddeth man's blood, by
man shall his blood be shed"
is opposed on the basis of
three objections. Let us
consider each of them
carefully in the light of God's
Word.
'First, many religious
people argue that if we are
going to abide by this prin-
ciple, we must also reinstitute
the death penalties
prescribed in the Mosaic
Law. This includes execution
for such things as witchcraft,
idolatry, and cursing of
fathers.
A careful study of the Bible,
however, indicates that the
circumstances involved in
the Genesis statement and
the giving of the ' Law of
Moses were completely
different. 'You see the com-
mand to Noah was given as a
guideline for the whole
human race and is therefore
universal in its application.
But the regulations of the
Mosaic system had two
serious restrictions: (1) They
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applied only to the nation of
Israel, and not to the entire
race of mankind. They were
an integral part ,of the civil,
ceremonial, and moral laws
ordained by God for His
people Israel, and were never
intended for anyone else.
(2) The Mosaic system was
intended only to serve for a
limited time. These or-
dinances, were revealed by
God to the Israelites while
they were wandering in the
wilderness, were In effect
only until. the death of Christ.
A second objection to the
Biblical teaching of capital„
punishment comes from
those who say it has been
overruled by the sixth
commandment, "Thou shalt
not kill" (Exodux 20:13) They
contend that the Genesis 9:6
command was only operable
until prisons had become part
of society, and then ceased to
be in effect.
But they overlook the fact
that the Hebrew word for
"kill" in this commandment
is the term used to designate
murder. It refers only to
intentional unauthorized,
unjustified slaying. This
means that a soldier or
policeman who shoots
another human being in the
course of duty is not guilty of
breaking the commandment -
nor is human government
guilty when it executes a man
or woman convicted of
premeditated murder.
SERMON ON THE
MOUNT
Third, well meaning people
who oppose capital punish-
ment object to it because they
say it is out of keeping with
Jesus' words from the Ser-
mon on the Mount: "Ye have
heard that it hath been said,
An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth; but I say unto you
that ye resist not evil, but
whosoever shall smite thee on
thy cheek, turn to him the
other also Matt. 5:38,39).
These words of Jesus do not
supersede the command of
God in Gen. 9:6 and repeated
in Exodus 21:21. Not at all!
In reality, the Savior here
was reiterating these earlier
statements. They had been
given by God to provide for
the establishment of just laws
and punishment for wrong
doing. Human government
was responsible to see that
this was carried out, and that
a person received a sentence
for his crime that was neither
too harsh nor too lenient.
The religious leaders of
Jesus' day, however, were
using the words of Exodus,
"eye for an eye, tooth for a
tooth," as grounds for per-
sonal retaliation against their
enemies- Not only did they
make this statement a basis
for getting revenge, they
were actually priding
themselves in keeping the law
by doing so.
When Jesus commanded
the Pharisees to turn the
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8:00 p.m.
HEAR:
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Mlssionaire Church Kitchener
SPECIAL. MUSIC
Evil Prevails when
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Huron Men's Chapel
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The Hebrew translation of
Shirchadasj is "A new song"
and as the name already
expresses, the choir sings
mainly religious songs, like
gospels and parts of the
Andrae Crouch and Cam
Floria repertoire. Although
most songs are sung in
English (all the students
speak English more or less
except for the three
children), there are also a
f',,,,• by r,. ;n fl toh The
program is put together by
means of spoken lines, poems
and instrumental solo work.
In this way it has become a
kind of musical.
The choir members bring
along their own instruments
like trumpet, drums, guitars,
flutes and they also bring
their own sound equipment.
They require only a piano,
without which, they cannot
perform their program.
The Goderich Laketown
Band arranged the choir's
concert for this town through
Bay City's People -to -People
program. The choir will be
performing in Guelph, then
Goderich and then will go on
to Bay City after which they
will tour Michigan. The choir
was hoping for more
Canadian stop; overs other
than Guelph and Goderich but
couldn't arrange any.
The choir members will
Four new faces at Home
Four members of the South
Huron Christian Women's
Club, Mrs. Pearl Erratt, Mrs.
Britton, Mrs. Reynolds and
Mrs. Hoggarth, led the
Sunday evening song service
in the Chapel at Huronview.
Mrs. Elsie Henderson ac-
companied at the organ.
Four new residents were
welcomed to Huronview at
Monday's program. They are
Mrs. Allan, Mrs. McAarter
and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Car-
nochan. Marie Flynn, Lorne
Lawson, Norman Speir, Cecil
Skinner and Jerry Vollins
provided the Old Tyme
music, with vocal solos by
Morgan Dalton. The Clinton
Christian Reform volunteers
assisted with the activities.
The Clinton Kinette Club
entertained their adopted
grandmothers on Tuesday
evening at a smorgasbord
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dinnner in the Clinton Public
School. Thirty-one residents
travelling by van and five
Kinette cars were able to
attend the event. The gran-
dmothers were presented
with lovely corsages when
They arrived. Following the
dinner, the Ontario Street
United Church Junior Choir,
directed by Mrs. George
Turner and accompanied by
Doris McKinley, sang several
numbers. Becky McKinley
entertained with a dance
number, Mrs. Jennie
McGratton, who will be
celebrating her 99th birthday
this year; thanked the
Kinettes for the lovely dinner
and program on behalf of the
grandmothers.
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THE REV. RONALD C.,McCALLUM, Assistant
LORNE H. DOTTERER, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, MAY 21
10:00 a.m. Communicant's Class
11:00 a.m. Divine Worship •
Sermon: "THE POWER AND THE -PLAN"
(Nursery Facilities)
(Sunday School Retires From The Service)
arrive in Goderich at North
Street United Church in two
buses on Monday, June 26.
Organizers Dona Baker,
Laketown Band president and
Bonnie Dunn, Laketown Band
past president say they may
try to arrange a meal at the
church followed by a social ,
hour for the choir members
upon their arrival. They will
also try to arrange a tour
around Goderich for the choir
the next day highlighting the
museum in the afternoon. The •
choir will leave for Bay City
on Wednesday, June 28.
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The Rev. Ralph King, B.A., B.D., Minister
Miss Clare McGowan, Visiting Assistant
Mr. Robert Blackwell, A. Mus., M. Mus.
Director of Music
Sunday School for ages 4 to 11, inclusive, from Worship at
11:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1978
Worship 11:00 a.m.
SERMON: "WHATEVER BECAME OF SIN?"
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Corner of Elgin and Waterloo Streets
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( 11 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BRUBACHER Pastor
10:00 A.M. FAMILY BIBLE SCHOOL
11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
SERMON: "VOWS BEFORE GOD"
6 P.M. WORD OF LIFE CLUB
7:30 P.M. - EVENING SERVICE
SERMON: "THE TRUMPETS WILL SOUND"
THE CHOIR SINGS AT BOTH SERVICES
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
Montreal Street (near the Square)
Organist Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - MORNING WORSHIP
Guest Speaker: MR. GORDON STEPHENS OF LONDON
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1878-1978
Minister: Rev. John D.M. Wood, B..A.B.D.
Organist and Choir Director: Mrs. J. Snider
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10:00 A.M. VICTORIA STREET
11:15 A.M. BENMILLER
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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.
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Wed,r'esday Night Prayer and Praise
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9:15 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL
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I SERMON: "THE MOST NOBLE TITLE"
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ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
Rector: The Reverend Robert J. Crocker
Trinity Sunday May 21st, 1978
Organist -Choirmaster: Joseph B. Herdman
8:30 a.m. Holy Communion.
11:00 a.m. Church School and nursery.
11:00 a.m. Holy Baptism,
Sermon: ''One Church, One Nation."
Observance of Victoria Day.
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