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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1929-06-27, Page 2Ii1tWN1Mw11W grNl9efM1�1��Mtw�� VlMSN• M+MrlMaxw+�tjl WINGRAMAPVANC: -TIMES Thursday, June 27th, 1929 Let us gather up the sunbeams, Lying all around our path; Let us keep the wheat and roses, Casting out the thorns and chaff. Let us find our sweetest comfort In the blessings of to -day, Witha patient hand removing All the briars from the way. Chorus. Then scatter seeds of kindness, Then scatter seeds of kindness, Then scatter seeds of kindness, For our reeping by and by. Strange we never prize the music Till the sweet voiced bird has flown Strange that we should slight the vio- lets Till the lovely flowers are gone! Strange that summer skies and sun shine Never seem onehalf so fair, As when winter's snowy pinions Shake the white down in the air. One could easily imagine that this little sacred song had been written by a fond mother accustomed • to. brooding over little troubles. The maternal instinct is so strong in the ,fast two verses that it "comes almost as a shoek to learn that their author Mrs. Albert Smith, was childless. Almost as startling is Ira D. Sank- ey's statement that " this was the fav- orite hymn of Francis Murphy, the great temperance lecturer, and was the keynote of all his meetings. I have seen him move an audience to tears by his pathetic rendering of this: hymn. • It is believed that thousands, of drinking men have been saved by its instrumentality." Perhaps there is an object lesson here about illustra- ting the <value of positive rather than negative teaching. The religion of "don't" never can be as efficacious as the religion of `do the contrary thing.' Mary Louise Riley, 'was born in 1842 at Brighton, New York State, U. S. A. She received her education at the Collegiate Institute of Brock- port in the same state, and early in life showed some signs of poetical genius. • She produced nothing for publication in book form for 'several years though some of her verses ap- peared in newspapers and other pub lications. In 1869 she married the Reverend Albert Smith, of Springfield, Illinois State, afterwards removing with him to New York, where many years were spent, before settling at Rochester, N. Y, In 1882 a collection of her poems. appeared in book form under the 'fan- ciful title "A. Gift of Gentians," which attracted a good deal of attention from the intellectual class of readers, and is a ' rare book today, seldom found in seeond hand' stores or out- side of the homes in which it had found a welcome. Good friends encouraged her in her writing, but though she is believed to have written much, she allowed very little of it to come into .publicity. In 1888 appeared "The Inn of ,Rest and Later Poems," in which her earnest piety and bright .godliness were well displayed,as well asdiscrimin- ating o fine r . taste, which ' insisted upon the workmanship of every line being t p to the mark she had set for herself. Mrs. Smith's tender feeling for lit- tle children, displays itself in much that she wrote. For instance in her once well-known poem "In Prison" she writes: "Once they were little children, And perhaps their unstained feet Were led, by a gentle mother Toward the golden street; Therfore if in life's forest, They since have lost their way, For the sake of her who loved them, God pity them! still I say." Again, ., in the touching little poem "Sometime," her maternal feeling breaks out as follows: "And e'en as prudent parents dis- allow Too. much of sweet to craving baby- hood, So God,perhaps, is keeping from us now Life's sweetest things, because it seeneth good," So far as is k)>iown to the present writer, "Let us gather up the sun- beams," ; is the only one of Mrs. Smith's poems to win acceptance as a hymn, and it owes its, popularity very largely to its inclusion by Mr, Sankey in Ins evangelistic singing of the gospel and afterwards in the Moody and Sankey "Sacred Songs and' solo's", after • Francis Murphy had brought it into publicity during his temperance campaign in Chicago ica o and elsewhere. Ferguson's Educational Plans Outlined at Dun- gannon un-gal non Meeting On Fri. The gathering on Friday afternoon in the Parish Hall, Dungannon, of the trustees and ratepayers of the town- ships of Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh, though not large in num- bers, proved to be .of much educa- tional value . to those present. and much interesting and intelligent dis- cussion gave the audience a clearer insight into matters which should be of interest to all. J. B. Young, of Dungannon, occupied the chair, The principal Speakers were W. M. Mor - H i,, • F 1 CAR REA AXLE Expense no object in .blah eving Perfection tirtlE rear axle of the Ford car is of the three-quarter, floating type with spiral bevel gear. The pinion hub is exceptionally heavy, and, as thepinion is carried on double taper roller bearings, perfect alignment; of the gear is always assured. The rear axle has a total of four roller bearings whichadd considerably to the cost of manufacture but are a protection for the owner against wear. Special care is taken to insure silence in the pinior and. ring gears. These are made up in sets and carefully matched, each set being run in to eliminate all possi- bility of noisein operation. The differential side gears are forged integral on the rear axle shafts and the teeth then cut This permits of lighter and more simple construction. The shafts are unusually strong, and, as the centre line of the wheel comes over the bearings, there is no overhang of the axle shaft, and it has no weight to support. The use of malleable castings is eliminated in this new axle housing which is made entirely of steel. Bell forgings welded to steel tubing make up the shaft housing which is bolted to an all steel differential housing. The care and skill devoted to the manufacture and assembly of rear axle parts is typical of the high • standards of Ford engineering. t. • Drive it Yourself— there is no Better Test Ford. Car Features Choice of colours 55 to 65 Whiles an hour 40 -horse power engine Full balloon tires Fully enclosed six-bralto system 4 rioudaills hydraulic shock absorbers 80 to g0 guiles per gallon of gasoline Shatterproof glass windshield Theft proof ignition tock .17eliability and logo upkeep' Arrange for your demonstration ride with the nearest Ford dealer Wetherall &Greenwood Wlnghani, Ontario SI tri+E:;id 1 ris, of Toronto, and Rev. H. W. Snell of Stratford, secretary and president respectively of the trustees' aticl rate- payers' department of the Ontario Educational. Each outlined his ideas with regard to the Premier's propos- als for the betterment of educational facilities for the rural child, Elmer C. Beacom, I.P.S. for West Huron, also spoke on the subject of grants to public schools. Mr. Morris, in opening his address, referred, to the keen interest being taken in the training of the youth of our land to face the problems of life as being one of the greatest things for the nation. In all countries, the educational systems are being im- proved, andtltef'rslst e in prop cd, t p action is; taken by educating public opinions as no reforms can go in ad- vance d-vbnce of public opinion. One of the purposes of the Ontario Educational Association is to mould public opin- ion, and by means of discussion and drawing up resolutions, which are presented to the minister of education a means is established of prestning the mind and desire of the people to the government. Two Flans in Mind. The speaker next dealt with the minister's proposal to take up two year's university work in some 'of the collegiate institutes and that two years of high school work be provid- ed in all the public schools. An al- ternative to this proposal was the es- tablishment of junior high school, perhaps one to a township into which the entrance work and two years of. high school work would be introduc- ed, and where a course of training, more adapted to meet the needs of the rural pupils and modern life would be given. Mr. Morris outlined these various: plans, not so much as an advocate of there, but so as to acquaint the audience with the proposals and by means of discussing them, find the feeling of the people with regard to them. Following his address came some interested and intelligent discus- sion, which served to show that the majority of those present favored the idea` of rural schools in preference to the proposal of introducing two years of high school work into every rural school, which might have a tendency to detract the attention and time of teachers from the junior grades. .Mr. Snell Is Speaker Rev. H. W. Snell, of Stratford, fol- lowed the subject of a larger unit of administration for rural schools. He was pleased to hear the disoussion upon the subjects introdued by •Mr. Morris as by this means will come the solution of 'rural problems. He referred to the many opportunities enjoyed by the urban child which the rural child hoes not have. In urban schools there is definite pro- vision made for the health of the children through sehool: nurses. Ev- en the pre-school child is looked of ter so as to have defects remedied before commencing school. He spoke of the dental clinics, eye clinics, mus- ical training, both for vocal and in- strumental work, which they have in cities and towns, which cannot be. worked out by rural school- boards, Urban School Advantages He spoke of education as the know- ing of one's job and of learning to do with success, what we have to do. He referred to the many advantagesthe country has over the' city, for bring- ing up children and if to these could be added the educational facilities en- joyed by the urban children, rural life would be well nigh perfect. It is because of centralization and group- ing that city schools can be made what they are and he was a strong, advocate of a larger unit of admini stration for rural schools also. He believed that there should be voca- tional training available for every child for in this way the child finds what he is best adapted for and has the pleasure of developing his natural instincts. Mr. Snell concluded his address with a plea for the rural child and urged that we be sure we are doing the best we can. He thought it a healthy sign that trustees and rate= payers are meeting to discuss educa- tional matters and was very optimis- tic for the future of the rural school and its possibilities, Mr. Beacom in his opening remarks expressed his appreciation of the trus- tees and ratepayers' associations and was interested to hear the discussion along lines of improvement, in which he heartily concurred: He then gave an explanation of the basis upon whichgrants to public schools were given and stated that itt the meat• fut- ure a change would . be Made which would be in favor of the more sparse- ly settled districts. The department of education exercises almost paternal care in the distribution of grants. Ifc was inttch interested in the teaching of music in schools and otttliued the liberal provision made for the teach- ing of mtitic, where four schools com- binefor this instruction. He would be pleased to render assistance along this line to, any boards who might be interested. He also emphasized the need for better libraries in the or a .01=00. .._ 0 .... . 0 OR= a p 0 fiql 0 0 11 0 0 0 p 0 11 0 11 0 p 0 fi 0 p 0 0 0 Oa 0 0 Taw ATTENTION We Carry. LAYETTE _. SENT •IPM EQUIPMENT Q For the R. BABE NEW BO ABE ALL WOOL BINDERS ALL WOOL SLIP ON VESTS SILK 1 WOOL BAND VESTS ALL WOOL GERTRUDES COMBED COTTON SLEEPING GOWNS KNITTED COTTON DIAPERS No Buttons to button — No Pins to scratch. Every Tapes". line above "fastens with Ta es". ALL KINDS OF BUTTON FRONT VESTS ALL WOOL HONEY COMB SHAWLS JAP SILK .PATTERNED QUILTS FLANNELETTE CRIB BLANKETS BASSINETTES AND ,BABY BATHS ALL WOOL KNITTED BOOTEES ALL WOOL DAINTY JACKETS ALL WOOL WHITE STOCKINGS SILKIWOOL WHITE STOCKINGS DAINTY FRENCH MADEIRA DRESSES STEEL, SAFETY PINS, ASST. SIZES GOLD PLATED SAFETY PINS PALMOLIVE TALCUM POWDER DIRTY . CLOTHES "HAMPERS" BABY BATH' TOWELS MANY KINDS WASH CLOTHS 5 YD. 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