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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1929-06-20, Page 3"""P"'".•0".•,'.) lir ir� I`"v Thursday, June 20th, ,1929 9, U,,,,u"",,, u, i1,111 U,,,i r❑gll,,,,rr,4 4 ,,, Iquq"p""r,,,rigiii„UI ❑,p,,,,, ,, , ,,,,, ,,,„r,, p 1,,,, pi,r ❑rr,Y,,,, :THE. TOWN DOCTOR (The Doctor of Towns) Says' "CIVIC LOYALTY IS A FINE -SOUND- ING PHRASE It is afine, high' -sounding• phrase—Civic Loyalty; it makes a good text ,For a', lot of oratory and colturins upon columns of news- paper editorials, but after all, 'there is no difference between Civic Loyalty and'any other kind of loyalty. y Y Whole books have been written on the subject any number • of sermons preached on and about it; hundreds' of speakers have put thousands of people to sleep talking about' it. ' Still, what is it -or perhaps'it is 'better to say: "What isn't it?„ The city ix which you live Is your city; itsinstitutions are yours; its life your family's and your children's; and besides, you are a part of it, in fact; you are the city, Such being the case, you nat 1 • nrally do” not want to' be disloyal to it, for the worst of a1 is dts= loyalty to .one's self, The man who is. disloyal to his town is lis loyal to himself and to all that is best in him, _ He is his own ' T worst enemy, for he undermines his character and thus deprives' his efforts,' of that incentive which., is the most powerful, of all factors. Your loyalty or disloyalty makesthe place where you live what it is or what it is' not, and you can not pass'' the buck to "George", the ;weather or prohibition.• You expect your city to be .a good place in which to live—in fact you sometimes get "het-up"and demand that it' be such a place, • But it is a good place, ` only if: you yourself''clo that which is necessary` to make it so, and to do that you have to be loyal •to it stick up forit, boost it, and if necessary,, fight for it, ' Loyalty reproduces a reciprocal effect- inall with. whom' •a loyal person comes in contact. A man' who is royal' to his friends, family,« town, country and loyal to his God will never hetroubled with disloyalty on the part of. others,' There is no; real •success with- out loyalty. Whatever Civic Loyalty' is, it isn't knocking your towns buying avail order, or going to the next nearest town to purchase when you - can buy she sane things at home, and usually for less 'mnoney. Spending your money.with out-of-townpeddlers is not only disloyalty but down -right foolhardiness; if you value your 'money. Bragging that you bought it in the city, and that, . therefore, it must be better, when you could have purchased it from a local dealer, is not only disloyalty, but it is flaunting your lack of loyalty,, ' besides taking a chance on being laughed at behind your back by. people who know. When'a-stranger says': "This looks like a pretty good town you have here," and you reply and say "Oh, yes, it's all right, if you like it',' or some other derogatory remark; or when you. hear some- unthinking •`native riclicule your conimtinity,and you turn it off as a joke that is not only disloyalty, but darned poor business, 'Preaching, to others what they should do and then doing the, opposite yourself is disloyalty, so "Try The Hoene Folks First a• Copyrighted, 1929, A, D. Stone, Reproduction prohibited In whole or impart. This Town Doctor'Aeticle is published by the Advance=Times in co-operation with the Lions Club. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON, XII. -JUNE' 23 A Psalm of Praise Golden Text—Bless Jehovah, : 0 my soul.'' -Ps, 103:1• THE LESSON IN ITS: SETTI.hNG. 1 sane,—If.,David wrote the psalm, we inay date it, about B.C.'.1055; if it was, ,written after .the return from exile,' about B,C 450• Place.—In ' either case, Jerusalem "Bless Jehovah, 0 'my soul; and all that` is within vie bless His Holy Name. `Soul” means "myself -"„,"All that is within me'''. is ,.not said' in op position to;" outward. service' and in favor of interiort religion solely,: but the psalmist ,calls. Upon himself, both of inward • thought,' and ,desire, the einations.' and reason and will, and also'of outward expressiota,:in speech and :flee . , y' • name is, meant, similarly, hot merely outward wor- ship; as by the reverent use of God's name ., n prayer and song, but the name •of, God stands for all that,God is to'Hi's 'Children, -His' holy character Greater Structural. Strength E NEV' IMPROVED " .1•, JL Rte.! c* Takes Any ' Dec®ration y�' I t FItC�?OF + f , .r FirCPrOOf of'lbod '4 Vr r Sale 13y Rae & Thompson Vxngh�lx� O t . Buchanan. ticlwe., Company, Wingham, Ont.: R. J. 'Hueston Gorrie, Ont. u, a. and personality; in short, the Holy "Trinity. "Bless Jehovah, 0 my soul, and for- get not all His benefits,"—So deeply in: earnest isthe psalmist that once more • he stirs up his soul to praise the Lord. Especially does he want himself against forgetfulness, of benefits received from God. How Many times we have prayed God in great agony for some signal 'relief, as the recovery of a dear one from dire illness; and when our prayers were answered: it has seemed that we. never could forget; that blessing, but all . ourlife would, bei Y one h mn of thanksgiving. But alas! we have soc,n forgotten the benefit,and life has sltin ped down into the pit of discon- tent and faithless worry, Come; let, us ,read OUT diaries, and see if there be not `choice favors recorded there for which we have rendered; no grate- ful return:.;. "Who fotgiveth all thine iniquities:" —Henry Drummond calls attention to the fact that in this and the follow- ing verse "David has given us in a nutshell the whole of the main facts of sin." ;;`Iniquities" points to the guilt of sin; "diseases points to the strain of sin; destruction" shows us the power of sin. Thus alas these two verses give us the three facts of salvation, forgiveness for our sins, healing for oiu diseases, and ie- demption from , the powerof sin. When the 'soul becomes sensible of its sins, its' chief and pressing need is far God's forgiveness; and they must ,all be forgiven, no least sin left` to weigh down the repentant soul. Forgiveness is the very first and rhe chief 'ofall the ben%£its for which we are to bless Jehovah. "Who heal- eth all thy diseases."—Bodily diseas- es, so far asis the best for us, the Great ghysician is sure to 'heal; but, spiritual sickness is the: main dis- ease, and that He is sure to cure, if, we ask Him, "God made thy body. God made thy soul• He knoweth how to re-create that which he 'created; He knoweth how to , reform that Which he formed. Only be thou still under' the hands of the Physician," "Who redeemeth thy life from de-, struction."- `Destruction' is in He- brew 'the pie; it sip.nds for Sheol; which is 'here pictured as claiming the psalmist when he was on the point of dying; but Jehovah quashed the claim paid; . as it were, the ran- som, and so brought him back to life 'and health." "Who'' crowneth thee with loving kindness and ten- - der :mercies,"—"Crowneth".is. a meta- phor drawn from the common cus- tom of wearing " wreaths and gar- lands on festive occasions (Eccluc. 32:2), Compare Ps. 8:5." "God makes His •children kings, and weavestheir crown out of His own glorious at- tributes of loving kindness and ten- der mercies." "Who satisfieth thy ;desire with good things." -"God satisfies the rea- sonable desires of Isis servants, giv- ing then `all things richly to enjoy' (1 Tim. 6:17), and `satisfying the 'de- sire of every living .thing' (Ps. 145: 16)." "So that thy youth is renew - .like the' eagle.':' -"`They that wait for Jehovah," ,says Isaiah (40:31) "shall- renew their' strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles." "There is no need to make the psalm- ist responsible for the fables of the eagle's renewal of its youth, The comparison with the Monarch of the. air does not refer to the process by which the soul's wings are$'niade strong; but to 'result in wings that never ;tire, but bear their possessor far up in the blue and towards the throb e." ' PRAISE FOR C'OD'S FORGIVE- NESS. 'rhe psalMist now widens• his thought from himself to the nation and to all mankind, The,pronoiuns pass from the singular to theplural as; the song enters into the univer- sality, of thanksgiving, "Jehovah ' executeth righteous acts, and. judgments for all that are op- pressecl, "Jtidgtnents"' here means S "vindtcations," restorations to the place and happiness from which they have been torn by the ;oppressor, Inc' psalmist was living, in sad days, times when: utirighteotts rulers and j:udgee were most common, and when the people of all lands were living under tyrants. But throug'h.ont: the _ histr • of God's people the Lord had raised up deliverers for thein, _ and if thio psalm was .wtitteti at or soon afiit the return from the exile in Babylon- ia, that signal "judgment", was ' r- tainly uppermost its the psalmist's mind. Jehovah' is She Judge of all the earth. ' "I -1e tirade known His ways unto Moses."—"Show rtn.e now thy ways," Was the prayer of Moses to Jeho- vah in the wilderness (lx, "83:13), and the Lord answered the prays i with abundant acts :of guidance and protection; ' "Make known" is in the imperfect ' tense in the Hebrew,' in- dicating repeated ana continued az- tion, "Ilii ways" is not the ways in which God' commands man to walk,' but the ways in which. God walks, and in which, to besure, we shall walk as we follow Him; it is equiva- lent to "his doings": "His doings un- to the children of Israel:"—"When He delivered ;His oppressed peopl from Egypt, and subsequently from all their enemies:' This thought .ap- plies equally well 'to our country, fir "next to ,the fugitives whom Moses led out of Egypt, the little shipload of .outcasts who landed at Plymouth are destined to influence the future of the world." "Jehovah is 'mercifuland gracious:" -This. verse is a quotation from t".e wonderful divine name which the Lord. gave to Moses, pxoclaimip,;: "Jehovah, ` Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious,. slow to anger, and abundant in ovinglcindness and truth" (Ex. 34:6). This verse in Exodus is "the text, iso to say, of this psalm." The Hebrew adjectives are intensive: "very compassionate and very grac- ious." "Slow' to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness."—"Slow' to anger" implies that God does get angry. The wicked provoke Him , to righteous` wrath, and in. time ottrsins may rouse against us an anger. which can- not bestayed; but that wrath is with- held as long as possible by our lov- ing Father. "He will not always chide; neither will He keep His anger for ever,". "He is not implacable. He will ac- cept repentance and amendment (Ezek. 18:27). He will accept atone- ment (1 John 2:2).'—Pulpit Com- mentary. "When' His children turn from their sins He soon turns from His chiding's: He bears no grudges, The Lord would not have His people harbor resentments, and in His own course of action He sets them a grand example." He bath not dealt with us after our sins.'.—After the measures of them, in accordance with our des: serts. If 4 -le should thus deal with us, He would never cease punishing ,us for He could always /ind enough' sin in us to punish. "Nor rewardeth us after our iniquities."—Requitted +is for them, paid us for them. We owe Hinz.: praise and gratitude; therefore, even when His punishments fall heaviest upon us; for we may be sure that they are much lighter than strict justice would require tions on which the Lord ,promises to become our Father; "As far as the east is from the west, so. far hath He removed q,t' transgressions from us."—To the in cients, "east "and west were the exc- time points of known distance It was in the temperate zone' of the. northern. hemisphere that !history bee gan and 'civilization spread; Accord ingly the stretch of ancient geogra- phy waswider between ;east and west than between north and south, and the ancient maps of the world were oblong, At the utmost liia'it, mountain .pillars upheld the world, or the edge of its oval disc fell shier into the waters of the nether` deep upon which it floated, One can' r ' like the wonder and relief of such'. a man as the writer, as. his conscience` follows. his imagination across the whole enormous breadth of the world. There, after the mountains of the dawn : or the sunset hardly break i he skyline with . their faint and shadowy ranges— there, over the edges of the flat earth where all things end—there, and no nearer, are his sins. "Like as a father pitieth his child- ren, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear Him," ---``Father" was Christ's word for. God; as it was the word of this' psalmist and of the prophet But in the Old Testament, as here, where the thought occurs it is coupl ed with fear; in the New Testamene it is coupled with love, " 'His fear= ers,' or Those fearing Him,' is a corn mon description of the 'righteous, God's people, who are more particu- larly characterized in verse 182) GORRIE (Intended for last week:) Mr. Janes Strong left for Ottawa on Monday where he 'has to confer with officials of the Trade and'Com pierce Dept, before , taking tip his position as Trade CC nimissioner at Pana'ma. Mr. Strong returned from Liverpool, England, a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. S. Bricker, of Ford- wich visited at Mr, and Mrs. W Simson's, on Sunday: Rev. John A. and Mrs. Pritchard expect to visit in England and Wales the coming summer; visiting with re- latives for a sou le of months. They expectY p to from Montreal the end of June. .. wher the Sar- nia Reserve, has been secured to ren- der . music at the open-air patriotic service to be held Sunday afternoon, "For as the heavens are high, above June 30th, at 3 p.m. This .will be the earth 'sogreat is • His loving- the annual community service for the . people of Howick. Place of meeting kindness toward them that fear Him." will be. announced later by the com- mittee in onmittee.in charge. This Quartette will also sing at Gorrie United Church at the morning service Sunday, June 30th —"The Psalmist twice adds `those that fear Him' (vs. 13, 17). And then, `to such 'as keep His covenant: In doing sp, he repels thatcarnal via:• of divine love 'which forgets that faith and repentance are the condi- NEURALGIA? 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Fleet- Foot Canvas Shoes in all sizes this is the season for these. If you have not been buying your.. Groceries, Fruit, etc. from us iwill pay you to do so. Our special prices save you money,' Sugar it present prices is the cheapest for years. We pay you the Highest prices for your eggs, ~, DAVEY'S STORE A splendid meeting was held at the, home of Mrs, W. G. Strong la.st Thursday,. when the members of the W.M.S. observed their annual Fee Tea. service. It proved to be one of the most successful meeting's held by being in attendance. The program included the following: Singing of "0 'Canada" and the National „Anthem; reeiting of 23rd Psahn, in unison; prayer by the President,. Mrs. 17. O. Johnston; Piano d,uet, 'Mrs. Dr. Whit- ley _and Miss E. Stephens; Duet'by 'Rev. and Mrs. Craik; Reading br Mrs. 11. Abram; ChoruseS of fantli- jar gospel hymns; address, Mrs. E. Wellwood, of Wingleem; Duet, Mrs, S. Bricker and Mrs, 'F. Priest; Dis- cussion—My Mite Box—Mrs. W. Whitfield and Mrs, G...Tefferson; solo, Miss.. Jean Sparling; Closing prayer, 'rhe Pa.stor. Mrs.' E. Wellevood 'gave a rri.ost interesting report. of the Lou- don Conferenee W. M.'S. convention recelitly held in Chatham. Excellent suggestions' were given by the g.uest- received' and the animal fees were handed to the treasurm After the ancl a social hour spent by the mein- WROXETER (1n1'.erlcl(1d for last week,) tl'lrs. Thomas Ritchie. and Mics Jeanette visited friends in Galt last week: IVEr•. Harry Hupfet•, of Detroit, spent the week -end wtili his patents, Mr. and Mrs,' Robt. Hupfer, Mrs, Larnter .and Mr. Fred Vogt„ of Detroit, who were visiting then,. another, Mrs• Vogt, last' week, re- turned to their !orae on Sunday, ,Miss Weaver, of Hamilton, was the week -end :guest 'of Mr. and Mrs; Ft'ed Kitchen: Mrs, Neil White .is at present visit fug friends itt Detroit. , , Mrs. Geo, S. Lackie, of London, is staying' with her mother, 1hhrs. Morr- is"ttri, who has been in Poor health All the Goodness':of the Wheat In a Tasty, Digestible Form +rr With all the bran of the whole wheat Crisp it in the oven—eat it crumbled up or in biscuit form. Cover it with cooling cream or milk. Rich in all the food ele- meats you need—vitamins and salts -delicious for any ,meal. Save ate paper inserts in each package. Munro's Great Sale ee •0 For Seven Days we are offering our 'entire stock at Real Bargain Prices. This sale• will save you'real dollars,which the thriftybuyers cannot Y afford to lose. Come early, Come often, from Sat.,June 22 to Sat. June 29, Read large bills for particulars A. MUNRO, WROXETER, Phone 56 , 1111110011112111111111111111 lately. Mr. I. S. Durst and family, at- tended the funeral last Friday, at El- mira, of Mr.Durst's sister, Mrs. Louis Schwitzer, Mr. James F. Rae, of Saskatoon, who has been visiting his parents, is returning : to the West. this .week. Ivliss Raymer, assistant teacher its: the Continuation School, has resigned her position. Miss Johnston, Miss Earls and Miss Ross, will continue un the staff. The Soft Ball game on Friday e ening .in .the park between Salem and Wroxeter resulted in Wroxeter win- ning by 21 to 12, although for the fist four innings Saresn led by 6 to O. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Rasmussen, of London, called 'on the former's mo- ther, i ,ther, last Friday, while on their 'hon- eyanoon, leaving the same evening for Windsor, SALEM The Salem Ladies Aid spent las Tuesday afternoon at the home 'o Mr. and Mrs. John Gemmill„ Wing ham. Mrs. Genmtil has been greatly': missed in our organization and we were pleased to have the apportunity of spending an afternoon with them and Miss Eva Bolt. After oua- meet- ing we {had a short programme con- sisting of speeches and singing by Rev, and Mrs. Bolingbroke, and, Rev. and Mrs. Davison, whom we were pleased to have with us. Following this a dainty lunch was served and all went to their homes delighted with the afternoon. Don't forget Salem Garden Party on July 19th;' at Mr. John Fitch's. Here is the 1929, tire for the 1929 car. New in design attd construction. Extra thick tread has deep -cut blocks to. give greater non-skid mileage: Rugged carcass is built with web cord.' It has strength where 1929 motoring con- ditions demand it. Side-walls are strongly buttressed to resist rut and curb wear•. For safety and long' mileage, for the job your 109 car has to do, the new Royal Cord is the one tire for you. N TIRE DEPOT ,,,,•,.... .,.....,...,,,.,....., ., „'Win; Int hath BELG1tA'vi ' .,w.,,, , .....,- . ..l. A. 'Yeitna ', O(lktl(..................„•..,.. ...,••...... 1. R. Carson and ,Son: