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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1947-10-16, Page 3ileRrSDAY, OCTOPI LG, 1947 CLIiNTON`N1 W ,F GORD'. PAGE THEE Rice Lake Fur Fur EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY--.SATtJRDAy,, OCTOBER 17- 18 Thanks To The Women Of linton And Vicinity for the wonderful response given to the Rice Lake Fur Co.'s Fur Coat Sale. We apologize to those Whom we could .not serve on Saturday. Therefore we are extending the Sale to Friday and Saturday only Display and Sale At 1 MARTINS Blessed Are The Persecuted By "PEG" For some time we hapeen study, found there was prejudice-a�ygainst a ing the Beatitudes. Now we come to negro. He received many threatening the lash one, "Blessed are they which letters. The night of the coheert Mr. are persecuted for righteousness' Hayes got into the building innnoticed. sake, for their's is the Kingdon of When he appeared on the stage the Heaven. Blessed are ye, when man unfriendly element in the audience thall revile you and persecute you, hissed and stamped, He says that he and shall say all manner of evil did what was customary for Trim be - against you falsely, for My sake. Re- fore he began to sing. He stood joice, and 'be exceeding glad: for silently beside the plane and prayed. great is your reward in heaven; for The uproar continued bet he stood, so persecuted they bile prophets which motionless in prayer. After ten min. were,before you." utes 'the noise ••uddenly ceased. He The blessing of Christ and its re. eontinued another minute in cam-. ward has been bestowed on the poor 'musics with anis Heavenly Father. in •spirit; the mourners; the meek; Than he sang. At the conclusion of they who hunger and thirst after his concert the people applauded and righteousness; the merciful; the pure shouted as loudly as they had hissed in heart; and' the peacemakers. They and they carried .him three times s- have 4i1 been oheraeteristies whieh round the huge hall. God had timed were found in 'Christ, and now we the confusion into a triumph. Roland speak of the only 'blessing which was Hayes had his victory while on earth, not found in oar Saviour, that of ,per- bit there are many who are perseeut- seention. Yet He says we are blessed if we are persecuted for righteous- ness' sake. We at times think that if we believe in •Ohrlst and have ac- eepted Him as our personal Saviour, He will protect us from all persecu- tion --but such is not the ease. We are to count ourselves blessed if we have received rebuke and scoffing from those who are apposed to us. From earliest ,Ohristian history there have been martyrs to the faith. MI through Christ's ministry both He and His followers practically never escaped the most ,severe critieisrd si , there and unwarranted injustice and pun- are difficulties in all quarters. Labor ishment, contends that there is factory and Jesus Ohrist was the outstanding: mine trouble. In many of those example of this, Be not only gave places gas well as elsewhere, there is the Beatitudes to the world, but He'taunthng • almost to the point of per lived them. In not one instanee did secution for anyone who tries to live He fal lbelow the high standard of a Christian life. Such Is found even let living He set for others, No man homes, Some one .of the family may ever lived for others as He did, but have ,deeided to follow Christ, At in spite of that He was the most times every member of the household hated fan who ever lived. Anything ,will turn against that one, but wliat which is ever said about us cannot !a joy it is to be able to carry en for compete in the smallest degree with the:Lod! 'Many of us have become the unkind, scoffing words which were members of a family where Christ said eo and about Him. Even in Can was honored. How le ply are our ada martyrs for the Word have sue- ,recollections es we Iook batt, to a fered death, but their torture cannot life lived in that honnei A. young girl be eompared with His. He stood it all without a murmur and as a cli- max He exemplified the lessons of the Beatitudes, particularly the one of to -day when He was persecuted for righteousness' sake, when He went through the most unjust trial, the most ignominious torture and tile. most eruel death on the cross. Why? In order ,that we, you and I, who are still crucifying Hinz might have titer - nal life ahead of us if We accept Hien as our'personal saviour, On.the other hand there is provision made for our everlasting" eparation from Him if we refuse to accept His free gift of Salvation. Can we reed the inspired story of His life and .not realize what a terrible mistake we are snaking nurse who was led to her Saviour, She when we insist in following the way lived such a life ±hat she brought her of the world? Om it possibly be that father, mother and sister to the Lord we who are professing Christians are and Is now devoting her life to work setting an example contrary to •the among the. Jews, praying that she rules! set down in then, •marvellous will sooii be. able to go to info rope, "Sermon on the Mount" We must ad- there to continue tree duty for rho mit there ere many of us who ,are 'Lord. Braking part in the work of Jests Persecution is a pethsvay to spir- Christ and yet we are doing every- itual growth. If we keep on dodging ing but co.,oporating with Him. We difficulties we will soon betaine a are not humble in a Ohristlike way; weakling. ,A tree which rights again - we at times are more critical than et the wind sinks its roosts deeper and syrparthetie with those who mourn; deeper into the ground and is thus we have not a word to gay to those more able to withstand the wind, so who are hungering for some message as .we encounter perseeation, sorrow to :comfort .them ebout the Saviour and anxiety 'and with God's help face who said in regard to them as well it we will find ourselves that much as us: "1 will not leave you consfort- better able to stand up against it less; I well come to you". Some day the next ,time. we will be held responsible for not foul foamed his Mestere example doing our part :to Spread His gospel; in living these beantitudes, Ile 'felt we are not pure in heart as Obs*` would want us to be; we are 'anything but peacemakers; and above all we are not ready to be persecuted for righteousness sake, In the Book of Daniel we have that marvellous story of IShadnach, ,Mas- heck and Abednego who 'rather than bow down to the idol which Nebuchad- nezzar set up they were willing to be thrown into a fiery furnace, heat- ed- "one seven" times above normal. heat. Christ wee with them as He is with ell. who' 'suffer for 134s sake. We knew that every martyr who has gone down to death, and in the eyes oe those abonit them to defeat, have been strengthened andsupheld by the know everything that was. worth knowing ainong men; but with all nay reading and all ray' knowledge, nothing now remains with me to com- fort ane at the Close et Fife; but these precious words of et. Pelee. This is a I oriee T1lltouca TRE YEARS, neither time, effort nor ex- pense bas heen spared to give you clearer, better tele- phone service. Indeed, today's telephones are actually four times us clear and free from noise those of not so many years ago. You get more service, too. We're completing unfilled orders—just as fast as we can get the necessary equip - meat. And as more telephonesi.,are added, it means more people whom you can call—more service, clearer serv- ice, and aheays at the lowest possible cost. Altogether, telephone users today get greater value than a ver before. • Tens BELL T;LEVIIIONei emearmamismisse his death *marred in Clinton Com- munity hospital on Tuesday, oetcber (Gr island Essay Contest 7 offers Good Cash•Prizes As a young man he married Mar- garet 1 OBITUARY 1 MRS. GRANT H. STERLING Rev. F. G. ,Stotesbury, of St, An- drew's United Chureg, Bayfield, of which she was a member, officiated at the funeral servee on Saturday afternoon at Ball Brothers Funeral Home, Clinton,' for Helen • alae. Thompson, beloved wife of Grant Stirling. Interment followed in Bay- field cemetery. The funeral. was very largely at- tended and the many beautiful flow- ers were evideace of the love and high esteem in which she was held. Pallbearers were Tom Rathwell, Deb Stirling, Jack C1uff, Robert Welsh, Bili Towndhend and Charles Durst. Flower bearers were Jim Hutchings, Alvin Betties, Bill Betkin, Jack •Cook, Douglas .Stirling, Alvin Cox and Blake Gordon. Mrs. Stirling was born in Goder. WI Townahip 23 years ago, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Free ed for righteousness' sake whose tri Thompson. She died on Thursday, un,ph comes atter they have passed October 9, 1947, in a Landon hospital through' the valley of +the shadow of where she had been a patient for death and have reached that land the past two and a half years, where persecution' is unknown. Mrs. Stirling was married to her The two Wesleys and Whitfield mow bereft husband on November 18, were turned out of Oxford for pray- 1944. .Surviving as well as her bus- ing but they went their way co -open- band are .her parents, Mr. .and. Mrs. sting with God and many, many were Frod Thompson, and one brother, brought to Christ through their elf - Frank Thompson. orfs. . Amiotg the •friends who attended In these strenuous days when think- from a distance were those from fag men and women rennet see how Goderieh, Listowel, Toronto, Weston, world affairs are going to be straight- Hamilton, I{ttchener, Berldey and tined out unless Olid • conies; . Royal Oak, Mich. JOHN MARSHALL Funeral services were held •rat the Beattie Funeral Home, llattonbury Si. E., on Thursday, October 9, 1947,,; for John '1VMaiehall, Rev. R. M. P. Bulteel 'officiated and interment fol- lowed in Clinton Cemetery. Pall- beareee were Cliff 'Proctor, Fog. VanEgmond, William Cook, William Johnson, John Pluanptree and David Elliott, MVlie Marshall was born on the Bay- field Line, Goderieh Township on June 10, 1860, a son of the late John Marshall and Mary Ann 'Miller, • who lead emigrated from .England. He was was converted at a meeting and with the last surviving member of his .joy in her heart returned home with family the good news, She had been a girl who was fond of the world and her words were received with no encour- aging word, but a remark, "We'll see how long it lasts". Was the girl die. couraged? Not at all. She firmly be- lieved in 'the Saviour into whose keep- ing she had given ,her life and in later years went to India, where she spent thirty-five years in faithful wore fee her Master. Parents, bro- theta and sisters can you dare defy God by eritier:mg those who have realized what Christ has done for CaDitafteANYt OF CANADA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY LEGAL II. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC FIRE INSURANCE AGENT Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies Division Court Office, Clinton FRANKFING,LAND, K.C. BARRISTER SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC Albert St. Olinto ARTHUR E. PARRY COMMISSIONER, ETC, ETC. By Royal Warrant H. C. MEIR BARRISTER -AT -LAW Solicitor Supreme Court of Ontario; Proctor in Admiralty Notary 'Public and Commissioner Office: Hotel Clinton Hours: 2 5 Tuesdays and Fridays CHIROPRACTIC D. H. MCINNES, D.C. CHIROPRACTIC roc:: CORRECTION Huron St. Phone 204 ACCOUNTANCY R. G. McCANN ACCOUNTANT and AUDITOR Phone 476J Albert St. Clinton ERNEST W. HUNTER CIiARTJRED ACCOUNTANT 57 Blear St. W. Toronto ARTHUR .ERASER Income fiat; Reports Bookkeeping Service, etc., Asset: Street Phone 855W EXETER ROY N. BENTLEY INCOME TAX-- (Business, Private or Perm Repasts) Bookkeeping Serviees--(Weekly or Monthly) Typing -(Private or Commercial work). 36 Regent St., Box 58, Phone 231J, Goderich, Ont. OPTOMETRY A. L. COLE, R.O. OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted Goderieh Phone 33 RUTH HEARN, R.O. Optometrist Huron. St. Phone 69 Clinton bRNT'AL DR. D. 0. GEODES oENTIS7'. Lovett Sleek Clinton Hours: 9-12 a.m.; 1.30-6 p.m, Telephone 140 AIICTIONEERING EDWARD W. 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Car—Life—Eire--Accident Wind Insurance If, you need insurance, I have a policy THE MoKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Seaforth OFFICERS, 1947—Pres., Frank Mc- Gregor, Clinton R.R. 5; Vice-Pres.,Chris Leonhard, Bornholm,' R.R.1; Manager and Secy.-Treas., M. A. Reid; Seaforth. DIRECTORS—Harvey Fuller, God- erich, R.R. 2; Chris Leonhardt, Brod- hagen; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; John H. McEwing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; thigh Alexander, Walton; T. L. Malone, Sea - forth. AGENTS --John E, Pepper, Bruce - field, R.R. 1; Geo. A. Watt, Blyth; R.R. 1; R. F. McKercber, 15ublin, R,R. 1; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen. Parties desiring to effect insurance or transact' other business' -will be promptly lication to a ny ote above offattended icenrs addressed to 'their respective post offices. Losses inspected by the director living near- est t� he point of lass. asse VETERINA1tIAN DR. G. S. ELLIOTT VETERINARIAN Phone 203 Clinton MEMORIALS Cemetery Memorials T. PRYDE & SON • Clinton Showrooms Open Fridays See J./. Maple. Phone 103 .00 In religion he was 'Anglican, being a member of St. Paul's Anglican. elnuoh, and was also a member of. the Tipperary branch of the Orange Lodge. 112r. 'Marshall had! resided in this district all his life, For the past few yeti's his health had been failing and or will we make those words otm very own.. We must make the decis- ion. 'A :glorious band, the chosen few them and who desire to lead a 'Christ- On whom the spirit came, Ian life! We have in mind a graduate I Twelve valiant saints; their hope they knew, • And mocked ,the ,Cross and flame; They climbed the steep ascent of heaven, Through peril, toil, and pain: 0 God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train." ,Peg„ nth everlasting ante which support all Christian believers.. 'Jesus never fails' Roland Hayes, one of the greateet Negro singers of all.time and who had sung before the King and Queen of Enigiand, and road been greeted' faithful saying,, and ,worthy of all With great enthusiasm in France, was acceptation, that Christ : Jesus carne befre the war, announced to appear into the world to save sinner's,. To in a great hall in Berlin. There he this 1 cli • in ie I rest" ngr tide Qa7a*'NC that he was in debt to all his° fellow men. Be had compassion for them and tried to keep peace among them, Like Christ, all men dial not welcome Pawl. He met with great opposition and was' phased from city to city until He was sent to the whipping post, was' Stoned' and finally died a, martyr's death, Everyone who tries to live a Christ life will be sure to •meet with opposit- ion. If we do not we are not living the right kind of .life. We may nest esse ed of 'that. One of the most learned lawyers in Englund, John ,Selden, said on his death bed. "I have taken pains to • Department Store Phone 36-w 36-j Clinton Louise Johnston who ,piede- With :the abject of focussing attest• ceased him 17 years ago, He Is sur- ion and stirnulating a greater interest vived by one son, William, Exeter. in Ontario in better grass, the Comm- ittee which was in .charge of Canada's ANDREW S. SNELL first Grassland Day held at Woodstock Rev. A, D. Penman, Lonclesboro, of. on July 30, has undertaken Mpomsor- ficiated at the funeral service on ship of a Grassland Essay and Slogan: Tuesday, October 24, 1947, at Ball Contest. -Canada Packers Limited', Brothers Funeral Home, High St., has eo-operated in " making these Clinton, for Andrew S. Snell. Inter- contests possible by offering sufbst- ment followed ire Clinton Cemetery. antial ,prizes. These contests are open In his 79th year, d±r, Snell was born to any resident of Ontario, in Kellett Township and spent his In the Provincial Essay Ooirtest, e. Matire lite farming' in his native town- single prize of $250, for vrhieh any p, until his retirement a few years reiticlent of Ontario is eligible, is off - an when on he he had resided in Clinton. erred for the hest essay on the subject, g was United church be- What Better Grassland Means to ing a member of Constance United Cotarie" All essays Shall consist of church. not more than 1,000 wards. His death occurred in Clinton Com- In the Slogan Contest, which is munnity Hospital en ,Sunday, October open toany resident of the Province, 12, following a short illness. a single prize of $150 iS offered for There are no close relatives surviv- the best slogan on the importance and ing but cousins who survive are 1VIrs. value of grass to Ontario farmers, Walters, Stratford, Dr. Williams .Sloan slogans not to exceed twenty words. Clinton, and Andrew Sloan, Sheffield. Cleans date is November 15, 1947 A 614 it,faieFita4d. 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