The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-19, Page 29God is the Creator but...
BY'THE REVEREND
ROBERT J. CROCKER
:- = :RECTOR
ST, GEORGE'S
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Djuring the autumn
season many churches
hold' -Harvest Festival or
Harvest Home services.
Happy hymns of praise
are sung _ and God is
thanked for the fruits of
the earth. Churches are
decorated with
other time do we make
such a show as at harvest
time.
I have been in churches
where it was a real
hazard to take a service.
If I didn't slip on a ripe
tomato, I was bound to be
hit by a falling squash.
Somehow it manages to
be rather more fun than
usual and a bit less
solemn. Perhaps it's the
delicious smell of apples
arranementa.....of— .rai-a d grapes
_in-contrast-to—
and flowers, fruit an the customary
odor of
vegetables and some of sanctity.
the congregation have a If there are any
happy time preparing the misgivings about it all,
church building for the maybe they come from
occasion. - the feeling that a pum-
C h u r c h e s are pkin in the pulpitis a• little
decorated at other times undignified, or that
bringing the ordinary
things of the agricultural
world into God's house is
Minister'
study
too. Sometimes
weddings and often
Christmas. But at
for
for
no
Kingsbridge CWL meets
kind of defilement of the
temple.
The intention; of course,
is to proclaim God as the
Creator of all things - the
starting point of the
Bible. Unless we begin
with the idea that
everything there is, the
stars and planets, the
whole world of our ex-
perience including the
growing things, is merely
accidental, we have of
necessity to believe in
God.
And, if all Christian
teaching begins, as the
Bible does, with the
creation story, it must be
Members attend Pro life event
BY CLARICE
DALTON
Pat Howard, president,
chaired the October
meeting of St. Joseph's
C.W.L. Kingsbridge.
Twenty-three members
were present.
The minutes of the
September meeting were
read by Clarice Dalton
and approved as read.
The financial report was
presented by Mary Clare.
Corresponding
secretary, Karla Hogan,
read thank you cards
from Mary O'Keefe (for
catering the O'Keefe-
Anstett . wedding) ; Mrs.
Desjatdiner (for Mass
offered for her deceased
mother) ; Don and Rose
Frayne (for 25th an-
niversary gift) and
Marcella Courtney (for
mass offered.
A letter was also
received announcing the
upcoming deanery
meeting to be held in
Stratford, Wednesday,
October 18 at the Parish
Hall of Immaculate
Conception Church.
Registration begins at
9:30 a.m., workshops
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Those hoping to attend
are Rochelle Cham-
pagne, Sylvia Hackett,
Tina Van Diepen, Pat
Howard, Shirley Marten
, and Tony Miltenburg.
Correspondence was
also read from the Bible -
a -month Club, the
Canadian Jesuit Missions
and" the C.N.I.B. Fran
Riegling is again in
chage of collecting in
this ,area and asked that
the Ieague• members who
previously collected for
the C.N.I.B., please do so
again.
CATERING
About 155 .people were
served a luncheon by the
league after the funeral
of Les Courtney.
GIRL GUIDES
Since only seven girls
attended the first fall Girl
Guide meeting leader
Rochelle Champagne
urged the mothers to
encourage their
daughters in joining
PRO-LIFE
Grace Austen reported
that she and Catherine
Austen had attended a
meeting in September
concerning the pro-life
"TV ads to be aired this
fall. Another meeting
concerning this is to be
held on Wednesday,
October 11 at the home of,
Bonnie Levie, Port Elgin.
South Port, Owen Sound,
Walkerton, Kincardine,
Wingham and Goderich
Pro -Life groups are
collaborating on this
project.
Claire Dalton reported
that the information
booth at the Ploughing
Match went extremely
well, with many young
people showing great
interest and concern. The
Pro -Life float in the daily
parade at the match drew
a great dealmof attention
and praise.
The monthly Pro -Life
meeting of Goderich and
District will be held
Tuesday, October 10. The
annual dinner will be in
St. Joseph's Parish Hall,
Clinton on October 30 at
6:30 p.m. in the form of a
pot luck dinner. Guest
speaker is Rev. M. Barz,,,
Pat Howard thanked
Bernadine Kinney and
Nolda Hendricks for
helping in the food booth
at Wingham airport
during the match.
Fran Riegling made a
motion, seconded by
Bernadine Kinney, that
the league donate $20 to
C.N.I.B.
Donations of money are
to be sent to the following
missionaries: Fr. Ralph
This Sunday
October .22nd at 8 p.m.
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PASTOR ANDERSON AND FAMILY FROM FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH, GODERICH WILL PROVIDE
'SPECIAL MUSIC.
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HURON
MEN'S CHAPEL
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Evi iyone
wail come
O'Loughlin, (brother off
Bernadine Kinney) ; Rev.
Alan King, (nephew of
Clarice Dalton); Sister
Ardina Van Dyke (sister
of Jean Van Rooy) ; Sister
Addolorota (Mrs. Tony
Knoop's ,sister) and_ the ._
Bolivian Missions.
A donation was also
made to Fr. Dentinger to
help with renovation
expenses.
Father Dentinger
welcomed the members
and congratulated them
on their good • attendance.
He thanked everyone for
their continual support in
the work of the church.
Despite many expenses
incurred for St.
Augustine's 75th an-
niversary celebration, -,
enough money was raised
to meet all expenses.
Hopefully more parish
history books will yet be
sold.
Father read from the
booklet, "A Day Wor-
thwhile," which stressed
that there are•„ many
differentwa +sto work for
God and fellow man, but
we should always work
cheerfully for God loves
a cheerful giver.
Pat Howard welcomed
two new members,
Shirley Martin and
Denise Dalton.
Teresa Courtney
moved the meeting be
adjourned, seconded by
Shirley Martin.
Father closed - the
meeting with prayer and
a blessing. Lunch and . a
social hour followed.
Donnybrook ladies meet
The October meeting of
the Donnybrook U.C.W.
was held at 'the home of
Mrs. Roger Beiman on
Tuesday night October
10.
Mrs. Wes Jefferson
opened the meeting with
the theme, "Let us give
Thanks."
Prayer of
Thanksgiving" was sung
followed by prayer.
Scripture was Psalm 95
read by—Mrs. W. Jef-
ferson.
Mrs. Luba Weber gave a
reading, "Thanksgiving
the Year Round". Mrs.
W. Jefferson read a poem
"Thanksgiving".
Mrs. H. Jefferson took
over for the business
portion of the meeting.
Mrs. S. Chamney, Mrs.
J. Hildebrand and Mrs.
G. Mason gave a report
on the Presbyterial
meeting.They said the
theme was on "Envy".
Count your Blessings"
was sung. Mrs. W. Jef-
ferson closed with
prayer.
Mrs. S. Thompson and
Mrs. . Wm. Hardy
assisted the hostess for
a social hour following
the meeting.
right and proper for
Christians to be con-
cerned about what they
are doing to God's
creation.
It bewilders me that so
many Christians fail to
understand the im-
portance of conservation.
They would agree that
we should all be careful
drivers and avoid deaths
on our highways. We are
rightfully concerned
alioui "our fella` ininian
beings and particularly
so if we wish to treat
them as children of God.
It is also important that
other aspects of our
environment require
care.
The prophets of old
used to complain bitterly
about the way that people
laid waste the land,
leaving devastation
wherever they went.
They knew it was con-
trary to God's will. They
also knew that it relies on
individual people to
correct the situation. And
here I must confess to
having been thoughtless.
I remember going
camping and taking the
soapy washing out to the
lake to be rinsed. I didn't
think it very sinful but I
find I think. , differently
now. It's up to me not to
do such things. -I-.inay be ---
less guilty than a large
factory dumping
detergents, but I'm still
adding to pollution.
There's a confession.
I'll have to admit to God
that I've carelessly
distributed refuse along
highways. If it is true that
God is concerned about
every little sparrow, it is
also true, in a reverse
:way.,that He i' oncerned
about everyttle bit of
garbage.
Christianity has had
lots of awkward truths to
express. Maybe we are
coming to know another.
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1978' PACE 9A
The Rev. William 0.,Robinson
Foriner minister dies at 91
The Reverend William
O. Robinson of Goderich
died in Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital,
October 4 at the age of 91.
He was born in Stanley
Township on May 11, 1887
to II Edward and Annie
(Orr) Robinson. He at-
tended No. 5 school in
Stanley Township where
he received all of his
public school education.
In 1904 he moved with
his brother Richard to
Carlyle, Saskatchewan
where , he farmed- and
later received his high
school • education
graduating in 1911.
He attended the
University of Toronto
from 1913 to 1917. After
Ttlrat he assisted with `ti=le
farming at home. He
taught on the second
concession for a few
weeks in 1922.
From 1923 to 1925 he
was a student minister at
Walton and worked on his
M.A. from the University
off Toronto at the same
time. In 1926 he
graduated in theology
from the University of
Toronto and was or-
dained at Clinton.
From 1927 to 1931 he
was the United Church
minister in Storthoaks,
Saskatchewan.
He returned home to
Stanley Township in 1931
to be with his aging
mother and his sister.
He ministered in Pilot
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SUNDAY OCT. 22, 7978
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Rev. Victor
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Rev. Victor McWilliams Is the pastor of West Slde,J3aptist Church In
Ht mil#on; Ontario. He' was born and raised In Ireland and was greatly
fused of God in reaching many souls for Christ In the British Isles and
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Europa whore ho held Evangelistic Campaigns for sgve a years.
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Mound, Manitoba from
1932 to 1940;.in Elgin,
Manitoba from 1940 to
1949; in Medora,
Manitoba from 1949 to
1953; in Belmont,
Manitoba from 1953 to
1956 and in Cypress
River, Manitoba from
1956 to 1957.
He retired in June of
1957 but continued to
minister through the
retired supply in Oak-
ville; Manitoba from 1957
to 1962.
He lived in Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba from
1962 to 1968 and in
Goderich from 1968 to
1978.
The late Rev. Robinson
is survived by -his wife,,..
the former Catherine A
Caskey and several
nieces and nephews. He
was predeceased by three
sisters and three
brothers.
A funeral service was
held at McCallum
Funeral Home on Friday,
October 6 at 2 p.m. The
Reverend John Wood
assisted by the Reverend
Andrew McKenzie
conducted the service.
Mrs. Joy Harrison sang
The Lost Chord ac-
companied by Mrs.
Mabel Gray �n her violin.
Interment was in
Bayfield Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill
Taylor, Elmore
Stephenson, Doug
Robinson, Elmer Hayter,
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Bill Robinson and Ron
McClinchey.
Flower bearers were
George Stephenson, John
Robinson, Bob Denomme
and Allan Hayter.
Honorary bearers ,were
Frank McClinchey, Elgin
McKinley, the Reverend
Leonard Warr, George
Anderson, Toynbee
Lamb, Arnold Allin,
George Stirling, William
Snyder and Rod Bogie.
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ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambria Road
Goderich
524-7345
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come join us.
for information call
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Joseph B. Herdman
Director
Jim Mulhern
Public Relations
Sunday school -9_50 a.m
Classes for all ages
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Prayer 6:"30-7:00 purl. 1
Evangelistic Service 7:00 -'p.m.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH
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10:30 A.M. WORSHIP (.
Service is at 11:00 a.m.
SERMON: i
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Marvin L. Barz, Pastor _ 524-2235
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FAMILY BIBLE SCHOOL...10 A.M. ! 1 Mr. Robert Blackwell, A. Mus., M. Mus. S
g Call 4-6543 for Transportation Director of Music `
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( 9:45 a.m. -Sunday School for Grades 7 and over.
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Worship - 11 a.m. `
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Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
11:00 A.M. & 7:30 P.M.
HEAR EVANGELIST
REV. VICTOR McWILLIAMS
WEEK NIGHTS 7,:45 P.M.
FROM OCT. 15th' TO 22nd
SPECIAL MUSIC
NURSERY OPEN AT ALL SERVICES
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Officers Lieutenant & Mrs. Neil Watt
All Are Cordially Invited To Join Our Fellowship
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
Montreal Street (near the Square)
Edward J. Anderson, Pastor
Organist Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
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