Zurich Citizens News, 1970-10-29, Page 4PAGE FOUR ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
Laws With Little Meaning
A few years back, when we were working with a
provincial legal expert on the formulation of regulations
under a provincial act, the expert repeatedly said,"Don't
make laws that cannot be enforced. Such regulations
only bring the law into disrepute."
We are reasonably sure that his adage has been lost
upon some of the advisors to the Department of Labor
when its recent legislation was being drawn. up.
As an example, the Women's Equal Employment
Opportunity Act states in no uncertain terms that a
prospective employer must give equal consideration to
women in a host of work categories. In theory this is
wonderful -- ut if the person who has to sign the pay
cheque really prefers a man for the job he will certainly
find adequate reason to give preference to male applic-
ants.
Exactly the same circumstances exist where racial
discrimination is concerned. If an employer does not
want a colored employee, he will somehow justify his
choice on other than racial grounds, despite the fact
that the law states he must not do so.
There is no way to legislate against either preference
or prejudice. There is only one way to overcome bias
against race, creed and sex --the development (and it
takes time) of a new outlook on the part of the general
public. We have witnessed the tragedies which have
taken place in the American South where racial integr-
ation was forced by law rather than encouraged by wis-
dom.
We are all in favor of improving the lot of the
working man --but all too often the improvement comes
in the form of still another interference in the sector of
private business. The labor vote is highly important at
electioiI time, but so, we might add, is the influence of
the business world, on which rests the entire economy --
laborer and M.P.P. alike. (Wingham Advance Times)
Two Little Words
Two little words that have a similar sound but very
different meanings are examined in a readable column
by W. P. Telfer in the Humboldt Journal, Those two
little words are "empathy" and "apathy, " one of which
he sees as a beautiful word, the second, an ugly one.
The writer quotes from another source this thought-
provoking paragraph:
"Lately I see by the papers where the word empathy
is used quite a bit. The dictionary meaning of the
word is: "Intellectual or emotional identification with
another." I think it means what the Indian meant when
he said: "Do for others what you would want them to do
for you." Do I hurt all over like that little old lady with
her arthritis? Did I cry all night like that little girl who
just lost her mother? Do I feel the pain in my heart of
that nice teenage girl who has just been deserted by her
boy friend? Or of the colored man whose children are
hungry and who cannot find a job because of his color ?
Do I have empathy ?"
Empathy : a beautiful word,
There's another word that's not so beautiful suggests
the columnist. It sounds very much like empathy, but
its meaning is very much different.
The word is apathy.
Our dictionary defines the word as: "Want of feeling;
privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; insensib-
ility; indifference."
It is one of the worst characteristics of man, and
one that is probably most prevalent in the more afflu-
ent and democratic countries.
What is it that causes apathy ? -- It is a fear of
becoming involved; of helping the other fellow with
his problems ; of taking part in local activities ; of
perhaps demonstrating inadequacies ?
Whatever it is, it is the reason for untold failures
of community projects. It supports everything that is
anti-establishment, encourages anarchy and dictator-
ship, and destroys initiative, progressiveness and free-
thinking. (The Glengarry News.)
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OUR BACKYARD
WAS THE CHURCH
By Bill Smiley
In the midst of the terror anc
panic induced by the F.L.Q. kid-
nappings, it was therapeutic, to
say the least, to experience a few
minutes of peace and sanity and
beauty in a world that seems to
be steadily steering a path to-
ward chaos.
Sorry you weren't able to
share in this pleasant interlude,
but then you weren't invited to
the Baha -i wedding in our back-
yard.
When I was in the newspaper
business, I loathed writing -up
weddings, with their intermi-
nable details of the bride's
costume, down to the last, lousy
stephanotis. Not this one.
It wasn't all smooth sailing.
My wife insisted that the lawn
be raked. I insisted that she was
going to spoil the natural setting
of golden leaves the couple
wanted.
It rained all week, and I
thought I was home free. But
the day before the ceremony, it
dried up, and my cook was
goosing me to get to work. She
is a better, or more persistent,
insister than I.
With a herculean effort and
the aid of two small boys, I got
the hedge trimmed, the lawn
raked, the dead weeds pulled
and a pile of fresh leaves cover-
ing the old sand -box which ser-
ves as a combination compost -
heap and garbage -dump. The
groom came around and asked
what the point was of raking the
leaves.
During the night, naturally, it
rained and blew, and by morn-
ing, the lawn looked exactly as it
had when I'd started the day be-
fore. My only satisfaction was
going around all morning
muttering "I told you so."
Tension increased as the day
wore on. It was pouring. The
girls' dresses and new shoes
would be ruined. People would
be tracking mud into the house
The neighbors, who'd been look-
ing forward to the spectacle for
weeks, would be deeply disap-
pointed should the ceremony be
moved indoors.
As the Saturday morning
passed, and the drizzle held, no
'word from the bride. We
phoned, and her mother, with
supreme confidence, said it was
going to clear by noon, At noon,
I took a little sashay out tc
check. The sky was like the in-
side of a tar barrel and the
Scotch mist showed no signs of
abating.
But those Baha -i's must have
something special going for
them. By one p.m., it had stop-
ped raining, By two it was clear,
and a number of guests had ar-
rived. (Typically, the bride had
issued invitations for two p.m.,
the groom for three p,m.)
By three, it was one of those
beautiful, warm, autumn days,
with the sun catching the high-
Iights of the maples, the grass al-
most dry, and about 80 guests in
a variegation of colors that made
even the, full glory of the fall fol-
iage look a bit dim.
They piled out of vans and
cars and moved into the yard.
There was everything from blue
jeans to smashing maxi dresses,
buckskin jackets to white
shawls, colorful headbands to
cowboy boots, ultra -mod tweed
jackets to gaucho hats.
The principals were not to be
outdone. The bride, with long,
sleek golden hair, wore a full-
length hand -crocheted off white
dress with matching hood, The
groom was no less imposing,
with beard and Afro hair style,
his dark, full-length cape cover-
ing a white tunic with black
hand embroidery. Only a few
old squares, like the principals of
the parents and us, wore "ordi-
nary" suits and dresses.
Ninety per cent of the guests
were under 21, happy and ex-
cited, but mute and reverent
during the ceremony.
The service itself was charm-
ing in its simplicity and sincer-
ity, Friends and relatives read
selected prayers. There was no
ritual as such, no sermon. The
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1970
couple was attended by a Wit-
ness, who did just that — wit-
nessed.
The only music was a modern
song, with the refrain, "See me,
touch me, hold me, heal me",
soft and lovely, sung by our Kim
and friend Mike Hanna.
Then the bride and groom
pledged themselves to each other
and to God, kissed emphatically,
and it was all over.
They can have a Baha -j wed-
ding in my backyard any time,
Except February. I will be bar-
becued before I will shovel three
feet of snow out of my yard for
anything except the Second
Coming.
TWO M/NTES."
Agri ME 1318LE
BY CORNELIUS R. STAM PRES.
BEREAN BIBLE SOCIETY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60635
"THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST"
The last great book of the Bible His revelation to the world in per -
opens with the words: "THE son, but His revelation to and
REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST," through Paul the chief of sinners,
and from these words it derives saved by grace.
its title: "THE REVELATION." In In Verses 15,16 of Gal. 1, the
this book St. John deals largely apostle says: "... it pleased God
with the return of Christ in glory . , . TO REVEAL HIS SON IN ME."
to judge and reign. What a revelation of grace to a
11 Thes. 1:7,8 tells us that one sin -cursed world. God saved Saul,
day "THE LORD JESUS SHALL His blaspheming enemy! He tells
BE REVEALED FROM HEAVEN... about it in I Tim. 1:13-16, where
in flaming fire taking vengeance he says: "I was a blasphemer,
on them that . . . obey not the and a persecutor, and injurious
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ." ... Howbeit, FOR THIS CAUSE I
This is what the book of the Reve- OBTAINED MERCY, THAT IN ME
lation deals with. FIRST JESUS CHRIST MIGHT
But this phraseology is also SHOW FORTH ALL LONGSUFFER-
used in Paul's epistles, for in Gal. ING, FOR A PATTERN TO THEM
1:11,12 he says: WHICH SHOULD HEREAFTER BE -
"I certify you, brethren, that LIEVE ON HIM TO LIFE EVER -
the gospel which was preached of LASTING."
[by] me is not after man, for I This is why Paul says: ".. , it
neither received it of man, neither pleased God ... TO REVEAL HIS
was 1 taught it, but by THE SON IN ME." By saving the chief
REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST." of sinners (as Paul calls himself
Surely this is not the same in 1 Tim. 1:15) God would show
"revelation of Jesus Christ" of us that HE is willing to save any
which John wrote. St. Pau! refers sinner. "FOR WHOSOEVER SHALL
not to "the revelation of Jesus CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE
Christ" in glory, but to "the reve- LORD SHALL BE SAVED" (Rom.
lation of Jesus Christ" in grace 10:13).
while He delays the judgment, not
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