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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1927-10-13, Page 7_:Y'. . •'!•Yr'!>"h..�'.tY;ih• cell Thursday, October a3th, X927 FAVORITE HXMYMNS Por thee, 0 dear, clear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep; For very love beholding Thy holy ;name, they weep, ;The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast, ;And` medicine in sickness, And love, and life, and rest. 0,, one, 0 only mansion! 0 Paradise of joy! Where tears are ever banished, And smiles have no alloy; ;The Lamb is all thy splendor; The Crucified thy praise; His laud and benediction The ransomed people raise.•. With jasper glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze; 'The sard:ius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays; Thihe ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced,; The Saints build up thy fabric, And the corner -stone is Christ. Thou hast no shore, fair ocean! ' Thou hast no tune, bright day! Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away! 'Upon the Rock of Ages They raise thy holy tower; Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden 'dower, o sweet 'and'bles'sed country, The home of God's elect! 0 sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect! `Jean, in mercy bring us . • To that dear : land of rest; Who art, with God the Father And•Spirit, ever blest. Amen. * a This beautiful hymn is part of that most marvellous mediaeval Latin po- em, "De Conternptu Ulundi," written in the twelfth century by Bernard of Cluny,'but owing much of the beauty We see in it to the translator, the Rev.' J. Mason Neale, D.D., who made it accessible to English readers. Bernard was the son of English parents, who in early life left the busy, militant world to enter'the inag. nilieent inonarstery of Cluny, the most notable one in the world, in or- derthat he might the more perfectly live .a holy life, An unusually devout mart, it became a habit of Bernard's when walling or holding converse in the monastery garden to excuse himself, saying, "Dear: brethren, 1 must go; there is some ore waiting for me in my cell." A little observation made it clear to. his companions that the "Some One," was his Lord Jesus Christ, the object of his devout affection. "The Narne of Jesus is not only light but fold," he wrote. "It is like- wise oil, without which all the food of the soul is dry; it is salt, unseason- ed by which, whatever is presented to us is insipid; it is honey in the inouth, melody in the ear, jqy in the heart, Medicine in the soul; and there are no charms in any discourse in which His name is not heard." Of his great poem in three thous- and long lines he writes, speaking of himself in the third person, as 'fol- lows: "The subject of the author is the Advent of Christ to Judgment, the joys of the Saints, the pains of the reprobate. His intention, to per- suade to the contempt of the world: The use, to despise the things of the world; to seek .the things which be God's . At the commencement hd treats of the Advent of the Judge, to render them in earnest, and, by the description of celestial; joy, he makes. them docile." The poem is for the most part a penetrating terrible satire of the re- ligion of his day, and a fierce arraign- ment of the condition of affairs in Rome itself. But that is .prefaced by the most beautiful and alluring word painting of the glory and joys of the bliss of the heaven of rest and bless- edness ever written. Archbishop Trench,: then Dean of Westminster Abbey, published two hundred and eighteen of these lines with other poems in a book he en - titled, "Sacred Latin Poetry," which won the attention of Dr, Neale, who translated thein into an English bal- lad mere, From that fragment eight fine hymns: have been,• made, a few of which, "Jerusalem. the Golden," "Brief life is here our portion," and "For thee, 0 dear,dear country," for in- stance“, are n-stance“,are found in. most of the hymnbooks in our language. Bernard 'dedicated. his poem to the celebrated theologian, Peter the Ven- erable, then head of the great Cluniac institution, part of which was the most beautiful church in Christendom, and which for its loveliness, size and influence, one of the glories of France. The concluding verses of the part translated by Dr. Neale are erciuis- iter 0 sweet and blessed country, Shall I ever win thy grace? I have the hope within me To comfort and to bless! Shall I ever win the prize itself? 0 tell me, tell nee Yes! Exult, 0 dust and ashes! 'The Lord shall be thy part, His \only, •1-Iis forever • Thou shalt be, and thou art! When this cento first came into publicity it was comfnonly sung to a tune arranged from an air by Ros- sini and called • "Hera • Novissiina," which if rather ttndignified was bright. and popular, Of late, however, it has become customary to sing it to more stately music, such as the one Neale preferred by Colonel Ewing 'usually heard to "Jerusalem the golden," to "Homeland" written for it by Sir Ar- thur Sullivan, r-thurSullivan, or to the fine old, Welsh melody Meirionydd, which has been harmonized by. Basil Hardwood, an English organist. TO ORGANIZE HURON LAYMEN Deanery Meeting Held at Bayfield With 15o Delegates in Attendance l3ayfreld, Oct. 6. -The semi-annual meeting of the Deanery of Huron was held in Trinity church, Bayfield, on Thursday, October 4th. There was a large and enthusiastic attendance, about a hundred and; fifty delegates being present. E. Douglas Brown, of Goderich, was the first speaker, dealing with Our Program in Part Pledges of generous support already have been hived from a targe number of individuals and corpora' lions who are in a position to aa:dst. in this movement. The support of the Press has been pledged almost tmauimously. Offers of Stations to broadcast talks, on Safety are also acknowledged with thanks. The organization of meetings at. which Safety will be discussed in dictates a dee interest on the part of Boards of Trade, Rotary Garbs, Kiwanis Clubs and other Public Service Cubs. The co-operatien o£ the Ontario Motor League with its membership of 30,000 shows that this large membership heartily and energetic ally supports the safety movement. On highways and on city struts there will be even a more strict enforcement of The fighway Traffic Act and municipal by-laws through to -operation of the high+ way traffic patrol and the entire polite forces of the Province. The call for more safety on the highways has been sounded throughout Ontario. Wilt you .rc,pottea on the Highways The Highway Safety Committee has been organized in an effort to secure more careful automobile driving and hence a decrease in the number of accidents on the road. The motor car traffic in Ontario has increased enormously. To date this year 360,000 motor vehicle licenses have been issued. This is more than twice as many as in the year 1921. There has been a similar increase in the number of foreign Cars which visit Ontario. Attimes during the past summer, as many foreign cars were an our highways as those of provincial registration. Everyone who uses the highways, whether as motorist or pedestrian must become conscious of the new condition which prevails. Each individual must act in accordance with the general principles of safety and always in the exercise of care, common sense, and courtesy to others. The Executive Committee is composed largely of men representing Province -wide organizations. In addition, invitations have been sent to all Editors, Heads of Municipal Governments, Chiefs of Police, and Presidents of Boards of Trade, Automobile Clubs and Service Clubs in the Province to act upon the Advisory Committee and to co-operate through suggestion and carrying on in their respective communities localized campaigns for greater safety. To the School Inspectors, School Teachers, and SchoeI Boards of the Province a special appeal is made: A sad feature of the record is the number of children whose lives have been snuffed out or who have been injured because of thoughtlessness on' the part of themselves or. the driver of a car. This is an effort in which all citizens of the Province Can and should unite, both in a public and private way. As a badge of support of this movement this windshield sticker has been provided by the Executive Committee. It will be available at all filling stations and garages in the Province. The Committee confidently expects it will immediately appear onevery car operating on the roads of Ontario. It reads as follows: I'm for Care and Courtesy Are YOU' 1 If you are for safety on the Highways wear this sticker on your car. The Committee will be glad to receive 'suggestions from all who are interested in this movement. Address Highway Safety Com- mittee, Department of Highways, Toronto. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE chairman: -O011. GEO. S. rrENrsY, btIol ter oftflghwsys W. G. ROB ,ILTSON, socrotary Ontario Nrotorr League' T 2.'11, WYSE Seqcretary maitre, antaly ref! ' 8 J. D!CICSOirT, Oltlof of Polos, Toronto; T. MARSHALL, Srototary Oats rto ntlards or Ttado; T. P, •BI'CRES L, Registrar of Motor V6111010 1; It hf, SMITH, Aatlag DepStt':Mlnlster of Eighws5'a; ADVISORY Colilhi[xrrEE Air L++altars. Roads of M11nicnl,1 Cto torments Pallce Mots,I'rosltlonte of BDsrds of Teeto, ,111tomobllo Clubs and Scrvloe Clubs 1n tto Ptovlares at Oatatlo. WINGHAM ArmANCE-Tuvig$ the work' of the laymen and clergy of the ,Deanery, Ile gave an invita- tion to the laymen and clergy of the deanery to attend a banquet at God- erich on October x2tli with a view to organizing parochial laymen's clubs, R, W; Sutherland, of St Thomas, chairman of the Diocesan Laymen's Association, will speak on that .occa- sion, The second, speaker was Sheriff WVIiddleton, of Clinton, whose theme• might be comprehended in this ques-' tion; "What heritage are we of. the Church, leaving for future genera- tions which is to be compared with the heritage which we have .received from our forefathers?" He spoke .at some length on the. duty of being loy- al children of the church and also had a few words to say regarding the necessity of bringing in 'desirable British subjects as immigrants. Women Meet. At It o'clock the Deanery W. A. met in the church with the president, Mrs. R. S. Jones, in the chair. Bus- iness of a general nature was discuss eft, after which an able address was given by Mrs. R, J. Bowen, of Lon- don. She outlined briefly the history of the W. A. and gave an exposition of the members' prayer. Luncheon was served at 12,30 in the basement of the town hall by the ladies of the parish_ of Bayfield, Varna and Middleton. In the afternoon a joint session was held in the church, commencing at 2.3o, the opening prayers being said by Rev. J. N. H., Mills, of Goderich. The Venerable Archdeacon Jones - Bateman, of Goderich, conducted the devotional period. Taking , for his text St. John 16:23-28, he showed the new conception of the fatherhood of Gore as taught by Christ. "We must first come to know God as our Fath- er and realize that is.He is our Fath- er we are His children," he said. The Israelites in Old Testament times slaughtered their enemies; even Eli - ah caused the death of 400 prophets of Baal, ° How different is the New Testament ideal. All the great Saints of Apostolic tines except St. John vere'martyrs for faith. Mrs. R. J. Bowen again spoke very entertainingly • concerning the difficul- ies of settlers in the' land, particu- arly in the northwest, of the impos- sibility . in many cases of keeping in ouch with the church and converse- y of the difficulties under which the bishops and clergy in the great west abor in their endeavors to bring the gospel to the scattered population. She herself is not without experience of these things for her husband, Rev. R. J. Bowen, was a missionary in the Yukon at a time when they received but one mail a year. Two ~ways in which the church is endeavoring to meet this situation are "Sunday School by Post," and also travelling eachers, most l of them being women of means who give their service in ravelling from place to place teach - ng the children and carrying the gos- el. poke of Juvenile Court. The next address was given by Rev, G. O. Warner, Judge of the Ju- enile Court of. London and Middle - ex county and rector of Cronynfibe- iorial church, London. His subject vas, "The determining factor in the uvenile Court." He spoke at some ength on the methods and operation f juvenile courts and of their hand - ng of delinquent children. In places here juvenile courts are established hey handle all cases under sixteen ears of age, thus removing juveniles oro the ordinary courts and front re usual police methods. The juven- e offenders are studied by a staff of xperts, thein cases diagnosed and unishment, which is intended rather s +correction; meted out. He likened e delinquencies of the juveniles to man's being sick and the work of re juvenile court represented treat- ent by a doctor to remove the cause illness. He spoke from his own perience of four and a half years as veuile court : judge and instanced ses to represent his points. Rev. J. N. H. Mills, of Goderich, en spoke concerning the mission, hich it is proposed to hold next af' in this diocese. This mission will conducted , by the church Army rusaders of England. Mr, Mills also ggestcd the formation of a local uncn of the A.Y.P,A. in this dean - y, which suggestion was adopted the medt•ing. An invitation,' was then received out St, Thomas' church, Seaforth, hold the next annual deanery con ntion in that town. Appropriate Inns were : sung at intervals roughout the services and from .he - ming to end the meeting had _a ost inspiring and uplifting influence. A very hearty (vote of thanks was nderotl by the meeting to themenl- rs of the parish for their hospital- , and to the various speakers for eir kind interest and excellent ad - asses. Lea was served hi the ,..Lown hall, er which the delegates dispersed to eir homes. 711 ieII you why .fin g®hg -it y-" �.> err,e "Looking back over the past 25 years, I found less than 20% of alt automobile manufacturers have atood the test of trine and are in business today. The radio industry is undergoing an identical process of elimination and I'ni going to buy my radio from a manu- facturer with many' year's', experience, unlimited resources and assured perman- ence in the business. Westinghouse built the electrical apparatus that provides the profits for Wi our business by keeping our machinery working year in and year out, They are pioneers in the business and have a wonderful reputation to maintain. They take no chances. lour com- pany: doesn't either- and neither will I --so you'll hear the latest Westinghouse• model the next tutee you come up to the house." We w111 gladly demonstrate the 1928 Westinghouse models and explain the many improvements that make them bailer. T E RADIO SHIP gham, ' -lnt, W. R, Cruikshank PIONEERS IN RADIO pROBABLYY a few hundred dollars . will cover the cost of this accident, but think how serious it might have been ! Think how much of the pleasure we have every right to expect from motoring is being stolen from us by daredevil drivers You find these chaps everywhere especi- ally when there has just been an accident r.. they are always taking chances. These reckless fellows do not mean to be the menace that they are; it is only that they are bubbling over with energy, impatient of delay and eager to "get some- where" . . usually for no reason at all.. One thing we can all do and that is to be very careful not to merit the title "daredevil" ourselves. t As a means to this end, surely we are all agreed that for one thing— Careless "Cutting In" Should Be Cut Out. 33 ammumimmummat British American Gasolene in the tank and Motor Oil in the crank case mean safety in lubrication and a better - running car. almaussanasammo 4r' JUTISH AMERICAN C .,LI ITEI Refiners of Safety Motor Oat aitch OAsolenes.