The Times Advocate, 2005-07-06, Page 5Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Exeter Times—Advocate
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Opinion Forum News
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
I OYEARS AGO
June 29, 1995 - Stephen coun-
cil has supported a recommenda-
tion from the selection committee
in appointing Rob Funston as the
new manager of the township
arena at Huron Park.
Kirkton-Woodham Optimist
Club has presented its 10th
annual Community Service
award to Lloyd Fletcher. In addi-
tion to many community contri-
butions he has been a charter member of the club
since 1979.
This summer George Dobbs of Exeter will sail
high above Centralia Airport in his 350 pound, alu-
minum, home -built plane, Hummel Bird.
20YEARS AGO
July 2, 1985 - More than 170 people came to
Clandeboye United Church Sunday morning to cele-
brate its 120th anniversary and closing service.
His Honour Judge R.G. "Gary" Hunter has been
sworn in as a Provincial Court Judge for the county
of Huron.
25YEARS AGO
June 30, 1980 - Rick Fifield fired a 67 to win low
gross honours in Wednesday's Lucan
Businessmen's Association golf tournament. Low
net winner was Jim Hearn and senior champs were
Jack Ready and John Mason. Junior best were Ron
Glenn and Jeff Liley and Pat Clarke won for the
closest shot to the hole.
35YEARS AGO
July 2, 1970 - Veterans from throughout Huron
county will be in Exeter Sunday to witness the dedi-
cation and depositing of replicas of the Colours of
the 161st Huron Battalion at Trivitt Memorial
Church. The original colours were presented to the
Battalion on August 29, 1916 by the ladies of the
Soldiers' Aid Society of Exeter during a ceremony at
Camp Borden.
A new cafeteria to serve employees at the
Centralia plant was opened Monday by Dashwood
Industries Limited. Donning chef hats to serve the
first meal were president Maurice Klumpp, vice-
president Howard Klumpp, sales manager Gerry
Finnen and controller Gerry Parsons.
Elizabeth Cook of Hensall, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Doug Cook continued her winning ways by
gaining top marks of all Grade 13 students this year
at South Huron District High School. She also won
similar awards in Grades 11 and 12.
50YEARS AGO
June 28, 1955 - All crops need rain but farms
south and west of Exeter are suffering most from
the current dry spell.
Bob Fletcher, the swimming instructor at
Riverview Park recently won his Red Cross instruc-
tor's badge, the highest swimming award in
Canada.
60YEARS AGO
July 3, 1945 - Midnight Express, a pacer owned
by Frank Taylor and driven by Tom Yearley won
two firsts and a fourth at the Clinton races,
Wednesday.
"The Newest Band of 1945" Stan Patton and his
all reed orchestra will be featured at this week's
Mid-nite dance at the Lakeview Casino in Grand
Bend.
Flying Officer Glenn McTavish, who has been
overseas since April, 1944 arrived home on Friday.
After a 30 day leave he will report to Greenwood,
Nova Scotia before leaving for the Pacific.
85 YEARS AGO
July 2, 1920 - The Dominion Radiator Company
of Toronto has been awarded the contract to install
a heating system in the Crediton school for the sum
of $2,760.
The Grand Bend bridge which is being built joint-
ly by the counties of Huron and Lambton and which
was originally estimated to cost $7,000 is expected
to exceed that cost considerably and is now believed
to go as high as $30,000.
I I OYEARS AGO
June 29, 1895 - Strawberries were quite plentiful
in Exeter last week selling at ten boxes for one dol-
lar.
Mr. George Kaecher has sold his blacksmith shop
in Dashwood to Mr. Henry Guenther for a very
handsome sum. Mr. Guenther intends to continue
the business in the old stand.
Exeter council has appointed Thomas Bissett as
night watchman at a salary of 75 cents per night.
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim ns
By Jim Perspective
ADULT ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR
Looking for something to do:
Lucan Area Heritage and Donnelly Museum
bus tours and events for 2005
June 30 and July 1 dance and parade, open museum,
and much more, to participate or get involved call 227-
0444
Sat. and Sun. Aug. 6 and 7: Antique Steam Threshing
Bee.
Thurs., Aug. 25: Bus tour to the Walters the-
atre barn for the songs and music of Patsy
Cline, Hank Williams, June Carter and Johnny
Cash, bus and dinner theatre.
Sept. 27, 28, 29, Tues., Wed., Thurs.: bus
tour three days and two nights, GANANOQUE
and the 1000 Islands boat cruise, deluxe
coach, New Holiday Express Hotel to open
June 2005, two breakfasts, one lunch, two din-
ners, casino stop.
Dec. 2, Friday: Christmas lights and holiday Jim Bearss
meal. Contact Harry Hardy, 227-4887 or 227-
0444. E-mail harry@cruiseselloffs.com
Adult public swim
In the past, the Exeter swimming pool has operated
each summer and has been a favourite for residents of
all ages. Adult public swimming is held Monday to
Thursday 6 to 6:30 p.m. For more information contact
the Exeter pool at 235-3169.
Town and Country Golf tournament
Will be held Sat., Aug. 6 at Woodlands Links Golf
Club, Clinton. Your day will include 18 holes of golf,
steak dinner, cash prizes, putting contest, hole in one.
Prizes for everyone, best ball/scramble, experienced
and novice golfers welcome Register early. For more
information contact Town and Country Support
Services in Exeter at (519) 235-0258 or (519) 357-
3222.
Heritage Barn Museum
Located at 1819 Perth Road 164 (Hwy 23) RR 1
Kirkton ON NOK 1KO. Open most weekends from May
15 to Oct. 15. Weekdays by chance or appointment.
Phone (519) 229-8965. Admission: Donation, non-per-
ishable food item or new socks.
The museum invites you to discover things used in the
farm home, the barn and the field, the connection of
Timothy Eaton to this property, how the pioneer moved
the logs from cutting site to building site, a farm tractor
that looks like a Farmall from the front and a Cockshutt
from the rear, the rare Burgidoo that makes its home
at Heritage Barn Museum, and there are things for sale
or trade.
2005 Antiques Show and Sale
Will be held on Fri., Aug. 5 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sat.,
Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun., Aug. 7 from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sponsored by Trinity Anglican Church at the
Bayfield Arena. For more information, contact (519)
565-2596 or 482-7455.
The fair and sale includes 35 prestigious dealers, fur-
niture, china, silver, jewellery, books, coins, pictures,
glass, maps, clocks, primitives, tea room and toys.
Serving home -baked squares and sandwiches Saturday
and Sunday.
Piping Down The Sun
Fri., July 8 one hour preceding sunset, on the beach
at The Cove, Goderich. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy
the Celtic Blue Highlanders as they pipe down the sun.
For more information call (519) 524-2062.
For more activities and information locally, please
pickup your "Official Vacation Guide Ontario's West
Coast, Huron County" in the foyer in The Municipality
of South Huron, Exeter, Ontario.
Exeter Library news
Exeter Library now has a baby change table in the
family washroom. Thanks to Friends of the Library and
the Municipality of South Huron for this wonderful
donation.
Service Ontario is now accessible at the library. Use
the computers at the library to access this informative
site. Looking for government information and services?
Contact: www.ServiceOntario.ca
Teachers and educators
According to a news report, a certain private school
in Washington recently was faced with a unique prob-
lem. A number of 12 -year-old girls were beginning to
use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.
That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they
would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of
little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man
would remove them and the next day the girls would
put them back. Finally the principal decided that some-
thing had to be done. She called all the girls to the
bathroom and met them there with the maintenance
man.
She explained that all these lip prints were causing a
major problem for the custodian who had to clean the
mirrors every night. To demonstrate, she asked the
maintenance man to show the girls how much effort
was required.
He took out a long -handled squeegee, dipped it in the
toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there
have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are teachers and then, there are educa-
tors. Contributed by George A. Lightfoot
Marriage and the church:
A very brief history
Author: Pamela Dickey Young of the
Department of Religious Studies, Queens
University.
The subject of same-sex marriage is now on
everyone's mind and the Federal Government is
in the final steps of approving it.
As part of my research on same-sex marriage, I
looked at the history of marriage and the church.
In looking at this history, I've noted a number of
things.
First, marriage, like all other social institutions varies
over time and place. Second, part of the variability of
marriage has always been about who is allowed or
expected to marry.
For instance, marriage has often been the entitlement
of the privileged. Serfs, slaves, indentured workers, and
servants over much of history have not been expected
or even allowed to marry. There have been laws
against racial intermarriage.
Women have throughout most of history been subor-
dinated in marriage to the authority and economic
power of their husbands, so control of marriage has
been a form of social control. Third, the church's
involvement in marriage is relatively recent.
Marriage existed long before the Christian
church
The early church did not involve itself in marriages.
Up to 8th c. in the West, although a blessing by a priest
on a marriage was possible, it was not common and it
certainly was not required. When there was a blessing,
it always took place after the constitution of the mar-
riage, never part of the constitution. The first known
instance of a blessing by a priest during a wedding cer-
emony occurred in 950 CE in Durham England.
The Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 recommends a
public ceremony with banns read beforehand and wit-
nesses to the ceremony, but such a ceremony was not
required for a valid marriage. One of the ironies of the
Reformation is that it sought to remove control over the
marriage from the couple themselves and place it more
firmly in the hands of family and state.
Reformers insisted that marriage ought to take place
in a public ceremony in a church, and further that it
was not really marriage unless such a public ceremony
took place. Witnesses and parental consent were also
deemed necessary. Luther clearly articulated and
accepted state control of marriage.
In the introduction to the Larger Catechism he says:
"Since weddings and marriages are worldly affairs, we
clerics and ministers should not control or govern any
aspect of them, but leave them to the manners and cus-
toms of each respective city and land."
Rules and practices for Roman Catholic marriages
also changed during this same time period. For
instance, according to the Council of Trent (1563)
although the free exchange of vows by spouses still
constituted a marriage, to ensure a valid marriage,
banns had to be published beforehand and the
exchange of vows was now to take place in front of wit-
nesses including the priest.
Canada took its view on the relation of marriage and
the church from its European roots. The rights of
Roman Catholic priests to marry was protected in the
Articles of Capitulation in 1760.
In English Canada initially only ministers of the
Anglican Church were given the right to solemnize
marriage in 1793. This was extended further and fur-
ther until 1857 there was another extension to
ordained ministers of every denomination in Upper
Canada, which included Jewish Rabbis.
Although all provinces allow designated clergy and
other religious functionaries to perform legal mar-
riages, in all current provincial marriage legislations it
is made quite clear that the province that decides what
religious functionaries receive permission to perform
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