HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1924-12-25, Page 3No one can think the present'•state
of things; a happy, one. Our divisions ,111,7 u91:
are a sore reproach to us. They are
a source of weakness, and of waste-
fulness.
aste fulness. And they are ,utterly unnec-
essary
nnec essary on any grounds of reasonable
Hess: Insteadof presenting a united Ip
front in the conflict for truth and `l
righteousness which we are called r41f
upon to wage, we are presenting a
sadly divided front, and wasting our I
resources,' and frittering away our rer
time. That is indisputable; and, it is '
a strange mentality that would defend
it.,e. And just as strange is the men-' sUi
tat
tality othat „would seek to perpetuate,
the present state of things, and would
not gladly. see the end of .it, because :51
it is unwilling to sacrifice some old ESI
and. non-essential things in the jinte, I x;
est of the things that are essential Ed
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and of eternal moment.
Surely, in the Providence of Qod,
we can conserveall that isbest in our
now divided Churches for the Church
that is to be, without lamenting the
loss which, in the pas,,t, has empha I
sized ani
d ntensified our disunity from fy
one fellow Christians. 15
gl.ere in acatisnd, we are watching 1�
your movement with intense interest ,tl
You are setting an example to the, ` xral_Jim
whole Christian. world. Yu are Seek-
ing to demonstrate to that world liow
brethren can dwell in the unity of a
cmtnon faith, and,iii undivided, loyal-
ty of service to one living and eterri-
'al Lord.. That is -a great, and brave
enterprise, and in the blessing of God
—the God and Fattier of us all --can-
not fail you,
May all good be with you
Ever Pour sincerely,
D. Cathels
The above letter was received by
Dr. Sclater front. Dr. Cathels, with
permission to make 'Public -use of it.
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went a-coortin' IT' never'
moister. - That's why I'm taking
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WISHING EVE.'1i5 ODY eiiHR Y C1 IS"�1 9
WINOHA.;111 ADVANCE4I';6IVX1
••• nonr,ntrztrez
sex she, "t1.nd what's the bid otdea "
sC4 1, tisiii an i;;;pt rsliitn. 1 lamed front
ane bye whra wus ovcrsziys, "Tis bo
rayson av the fact that; l want to wash
ye'er dilannt.als, sez the amssus. It
luks loike a foine washin ,.marnin, an
1 will be afthea• waslalit yc'crduds Scotland, to Rev. J, R, 1'. Sclater, D:
fursbt,"so yell`not hev long to wait," of Old St. Andrew's Church, `for
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A ivete af3.AGE FROM SCOTIFAlN1 lwll lllmultllll;; 1p 1111 11.I.
(Advcrtisc an.c cit) •
A. :Personal Letter on Church Uc-' i'
iota. from the Might T; QV., D. Cathels,
1), 1D., M,oderator of the smirch of
she sez. "1 -las it come to Otis. that 1,
l'iev only wan soot s igv untlerw err
se' I, "Ye .1aev,cottou wansfer the
stn thea toiine," sez. She, "but, :,h'ir'e,
•they wud be no good, for tills weather
onto.
f1re 111anse, Hawick, Scotland, 144,
November 18, zgs.l.'
Dear Dr, Selater.
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IIl10i111E1{I 1pl i111EllEllll lilt
1 alit profoundly thankful that' you@�j!Books�CtC4fin
I don't waxy, ye laid up agin wktl the are taking' an active -interest - in , the
lumbago," she sc,z, "so ye'll shy in
yc'er bed till 1 bring'ye's'er clothes to
ye, so ye will."
"Indade, thin, 191 do no such ting,
sez 1. Sbpringing out av bed loi[,e a
young'coult, an gittin dbressed in me
ould, outfit.
1 tought I'heard •the inissus laffin
to herself, but didn't, undhcrslltand
the -joke till the middle av the foor-
•noon, whin she brought out two foine
shits av men's tuidherwear, an tould
me to go upshtai s an Itange. Ar
coarse,. thesk.aine av the inissus wits
to git me up two arr tree hours be
loor dayloight, be pertinclin she want-
ed me to slitay in bed. Ye can't be
up to the thricics av' thine wimnain,
but, shire, I forgot all <iliout the joke
ant Hie, whin I got nixt• to .him new
flanriens, fer it is soft an smooth .as.
silk they are, an so warren that I heir
to go arround the •house in me shirt
sheaves. An the besht av it is that
they wus bought roight here in'
Wing
haat, which shows. theer is no reyson
at a,11, -•at all, ;fer• payple sindin away
to the`Departrnintal shtores fer tings,
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whin they kin buy.;,jist as good an
shape at leeme,.
Yours till the •5ixt toi
Timothy Hay.
ELECTION EXPENSES
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Statement' of election expenses iri-
curred by arid en behalf of C.' S. Van. -
Norman, representative of, The Mod-
eration League,; for the North Riding
of? Htlron,•in connection with .the vot-
ing held on:the 23rd of October, A.
D.,. 1924:
To paid for board etc. 56 no
To paid for use of car 32 75
?•$w 88 75
Dated at.Wingham this 22nd .day
of December. A. D.,; 1924.
Chas. S. VartNornlan.
TIM BUYS AT HOME n't loike the oicfea av votin wid a lot
av these Grits on the Tintpirince clues -
To the Editiir av the Advance-Toimes,: tion, which, tanks. to me lumbago, I
Whin: it comes near the ind'ay. the wus •pervinted from 'slain. I don't
year it is a good ting fer a fellah'. to loike bcin widout a flask av good lie-'
considhel whether he 'las made army ker in the house in case av sturomick-''
iniprovemint in •hiinsilf troo the twll- lake, arr a bad could. An so it is wid
ve months; Wan slatormy day I IN LIS
sittin sinnokin an meditatin on tin's,
in giniral, an takin shtock av mesilf,
so to shpalce, an afther a whoile 1 be-
gan,,, to wondher *toy we hev to do
so manny tangs we' dlon't loike doing
all troo loife. Mebby it is to make
shtronger an betther ruin av ;tis. ('Tis,
shpaldn'ay, min ."I am, fer the wimrnin
gincrally plaze thinlsilvc$.)
Yis, 'tis quare, so it is, whoy' our
looties arc so often Itarrud'lfer" us to
,do. We 'hate to .get up these could
niar.nins, an whin aloight collies we
hate to go, to bid, We hate to be dir-
tily, an we don't loike to be bothered
takir:t a'bath. We don't loike shovel-
tin shii,aw, ai=r lielpixtthe misses git
the turnips an pertal:,ies ready fer din-
ner, arr coin to Church on slaw -rot -1y
the mo.sht av tings, an, if ye shtop to
tink about it, if ye railly want to do
annyting, ayther the dochtor, arr the
praicher, arr the' missies will tell ye
it is bad fer ye.
Mebby 'tis the ivirlaslitin pervar
settees- av the niosht av us (prisint
company ixc.'rptecl) that 'Makes us
want to. be (loin thiiittings we are
tould not to do, an'to;object to doin
tlairtt tings we slat(' do, 'Tis quare
craythttr's a lot .av min are, wid a lot
av wakenesses.
The tttissus tuk a rmane, advantage
av the ,'`rail n arnin lasht wake, be ray -
son, ay knowin how. I hate to get up
airly in' the: whither toini0.
"Tim, me man", she scz, wakin .Hie
up about foive o'clock, "ye'11 not nade
to ,git up fer tree art foor hours yit..
Sundays. Shpakin fer inesilf,, I, did Shtay an enjoy your bed, Eer wance"
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BLUEVALE
Bluevale L. O. L No. 766, held
their annual election of officers on
Friday, Dec. 12th.,'' 5924 and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: -
W. M,—T. Ellis.
D. M,—C. Bosnian. •
Chap.—R. Shaw..
Rec. Sec. --M Dennis.
•'Fin. Sec.—C, Yoe.
Treas.-G. Thornton.
D. of S. =W. McGee. ..
Coaninittee-R. Forest, H. Mathers,.
H. Stewart, - W. Thornton, ; E. John-
ston.
'Advice From the Bank
The. Imperial Bank,' in one of its.
advertisements, gives some good acle
vice te its customers, as follows:—
"ICeep your dollars' in your home
town.'Part'ofaevery dollar you spend,
in your home town groes to pay taxes
and increases the welfare of every-
one living i i that community, Also
the dollars deposited in your . home
town bank are used to develop home
town industries. Dollars that go
elsewhere do the sante for stranger s.
For your own sake and the sa11ce of
your community, buy in your home
town and bank in your heme bank,'
II1MEW f19MEM I1EIEIEI1E 117011l'
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Union of the Canadian . ;Churches.
One knows the difficulties that beset = Our.
stoc pf books of all
such a movement and .one has to 14
kinds is the largest we have
make allowances for those wlio hold t'•"
back from it. There is an innate sort= D ever bads The • latest .and
vervatisin in all of us, and often ;this hill best copyright and reprint
slakes us hestitate to ehange the con- `5 fiction. Noiie fiction bookst
clition to which we have boon ascus- i of all 'kinds; poets etc;
touted. ' Not all the eliildren of Israel, Books for mets; women, boys
doubtless, were eager to obey the di---
vineand gids.
vine command to go forward. 13ut
the time inevitably comes when that
cornirtand is seen to be imperative. I
It has come to us: here in Scotland, i
and because. it is heard with: open ea=sy .
and responsive hearts, we are on thetE
eve' of the consummation of many rr
hopes and prayer yin the union of our - s• til 'im�'Ji`
Scottish Churches It has come to choice linof the best pro
you.in Canada; and you, I most earn- cuA cb in boxed sta=tionery. —
wide trust, are on the eve of evert` a i writing paper and, corresponden-
wider union than we are. !` ce cards Many new designs.
If we are proud of our Presbyter- Inspect our stock:and compare
prices.
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tan Churches, surely Methodists and
Congregationalists have good reason=
to be proud of theirs. Their loyalty -all
to the :essential things of our coni-
rayer
r ' Ea and
mon faith hasp been as noble, and as t'"0013:S
steadfast, as that of any Church in A new stock of Bibles, New
Christendom. And, ' after all, the Testaments, Prayer Books and
things on which we differ are of very -•i Hymn Books.
small account in comparison. - with =
those on which we agree. Surely, in ar eek s Red Line
the presence of Christ, our Lord, it is This line contains many ar-
not the intensity with which we, hold h� titles suitable. for Christmas
to "ways of administration"—which }.; gifts and: party prizes.
never can be regarded as of eternal F
significance -that determines our re-
lation to Him, or our value in His E
sight. That, is what all of us are con-
ing to see more, and more. All over ' Parker Deefold Fountain Pens
Christendom that: is being widely, and, and regular Parker Pens.—The
still more widely, recognized. -- And Li. old reliable Waterman Ideal
that is what is giving irresistible force Fountain ;Pens and Pencils•and
to the movement for closer union 9� the Wahl (new stock) Ever -
hick is so active in the world to -day, d sharp Pencils.
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and especially in. Scotland, and in Ca- _
nada. "Nothing- buff good can come of • L. -
this. What else but good can come 1 6 !
to Christian men and women who are 1__'.
seeking the'fulfilment of their Lord's GA
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Prayer: "That they .a11 may be one, ! "Quality and Service"
as Thou, Father,eart in Me, and I'm
in Thee, that they may be one inn's; l_ Ticket Agency for the Canadian National Railways.
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Dolls Toys, Games n
A nice line of dressed dolls,
and Ma Ma Dolls, priced from
25 cents up .A complete stock
of various kinds of toys and
games.
Christina is Car
;..As is our custom we have a
large and well assorted stock of
Christmas greeting cards in
single card and folder design.
Christmas tags, seals and cord,
Christmas tree decorations and
Christmas bells, ' The well-
known Dennison line of decorat-
ed and plain crepe paper.
Subseri;;n;gone
We take subscriptions for any
magazine or newspaper you
,nay desire. We give you prompt
service.
Your trade will be appreciated
and you are invited to visit our
store and inspect the stock:
You will be made 'welcome,
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the year our
thoughts turn to .
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those whose frien.A
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made possible big I
ger and better
things, and We ex-
tend to you a Heap
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Christmas and
Best Wishes f o .r a
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Everybody goes somewhere for
Christmas, Pa goes broke.
OVERSEAS WITH EDITORS
The more rich and opulent of the
rural editors went overseas last
spring to see the wonders of the•.
continent • and the British Isles, This
stele at oncedivided editors into
two classes—the rich who could
globe . trot and the poor who were
tied to their scissors and paste pots.
Invidious as such 'a distinction Prov-
ed to be, it was not the 'worst aspect
of the matter: These editors began
an t
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columns ll ;CL e
to :fill their it
with
ur Cuse.1 ; A ! +. c rs
e expend the Seas; it's Greetin-r;!s a
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wish you and those whose hap , mesas
is y i les, a kill e a s >lr ie o'$
Christmas Joy and Success
2:y:r 1 e New Year.
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ingly attenitatech narrative of. their
experiences, how they dined with
Lord This, ancl, had tea with Lady
That, and so on. ' Now, the painful
part "ef it' is that though the journey
was ended four months ago, the int•-
ratives though yards and yards
have been published, are only nicely
under sail. The flesh -and -blood ed-
itor has been writing personals and
printing. sale bills for 120 days while
!the editor of the narrative has got
no further than the dock at Liver-
pool., A careful calculation shows
that the story will not end until
'that
r, 5939. Before that time many
'of these able writerswill be in hea,a
Jven or elsewhere.—Welland Tribune;
men lent eiiUwOeeeetenemue»g.•
e wish „.1Et our friends an jpafr;nits
ery erry .> hit st as
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