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CANADETTE COMPETITION — The Wingham Canadettes recently held a competition for corps
members. Winners were: back, Heather Hall, senior; Shannon Robinson, advanced seniors; Shelly
Skinn, beginner front, Danielle Wager, juvenae; Dana Davies; junior and Jacqueline Elston, intermediate.
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George Johnston and
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Lorne Campbell extended an
invitation to the choir to hold the 1990
social at their home
After a Short Choir practice, the
ganle-01 Hearts was payed with the
following Poi* winging prizes:'
Mrs. George Procter, Lorne
Campbell, Joel Arkell, Mrs. Lorne
Campbell and Rev. John Roberts,
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A trip to China via slides, courtesy
• of Joyce and Dawson Pollock) ,vvas a
,highlight of the general Meeting of
Wingham -1•United _Church
Omen, held MondakiruhAkifthe
Sunday '2School „rho* IV- &eat
were introduced by Jeanette
Wardrop. ' •
They 'told the group that- one and
• :th .,,Oe=totar: ter million tourists visited
year. • China opened its
doors-tiaoliiriSm about 12 years ago.
Joyce wore a dress .of pure silk
which she made from Material- she
bought in Chiria.-,-lhey toured the
cities of • Beijing,!.. Hangchow,
Shanghai and. Suchosiv. They found
that streets were very crowded and
that bicycles were used by almost
everyone. -•
There are two tilnilsvofof Money used
in China, one for the Chinese and one
for western tourists. They told of
visiting the Great • Wall of China,
built more than 2000- years ago and
one of the Seven Wonders of the
eeti
Forbidden City, 278 acres of palaces,
buildings and grounds of the ein.
• perors. The average wage Of a
• .cfpult, \in China is $1,200.
The Toticicki Visited the largeOC.
'Silk factory in the world which
employs 6000 people. About 60 per
• cent of the Chinesepopulation is
question -and -answer period
followed, Audrey Swatridge thanked
the Polkidek and presented then with
a gift of appreciation.
A very meaningful worship ser-
vice was .presented by Ruth Orien
and Marilyn Wood. Ruth read_ the
scripture and a meditation on love
and patience. Marilyn led in prayer,
then gave the background on how
Christianity came to China.
The business portion of the
meeting was led by Evelyn James. A
fellowship and refreshment time
was enjoyedby'everyone and a short
business meetingof-Units Om and
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Profile of missionary
is shown to Three Ms
Some new equipment was put to "Through it All”.
Dr, Helen Roseveare was born in
England and served in Zaire, Africa,
for many years as a missionary
medical doctor. She is deeply in-
volved in training young people for
the missions. "Relationships are
going wrong," she said, -"but God has
invited yOu to become yoked to HIM,
so yield yourself to Him." Dr. Rose-
• veare speaks at many conferences
and can give a vely stimulating
address.
• Birthday greetings were extended
to Morley Bushell and Wallace
Richardson. All enjoyed refresh-
ments and a social thne.
good use when a newlY-released
video cassette of Dr. Helen Rose-
veare was featured at the February
• meeting of the Three Ms of St. An-
drew's Presbyterian Church.
Wallace and Betty Richardson were
• in 'charge of the meeting, the theme
, of which was "Submission to Him".
James .Wilson presided in the
absence of the president.
Mks. Richardson welcomed welcomed the
group and. opened the meeting by
radii', More of Thee and Less of
o 4TundOilental Choice".
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