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Spring thlns
Spring has sprung, the grass is riz;
I wonder where the birdies is,
And the tulips and daffodils andblos-
souring trees and warm sunshine and blue
cloudless skies and moist earth crumbling
beneath my feet in the garden.
I' was beginning to worry. f was.
beginning towonder whether we would
have a spring this year and whether spring
would have all the things we associate with The thrush that carols. at the dawn of day
it. From the green steeples of the piny wood;
Many of the tulips and 'daffodils that are The oriple in the elm; the noisy jay,
blooming now show the stunted growth, larg(ning like a foreigner at his food;.
and withered leaves that were victims of 1 tootling with melody the neighbourhood;
the April. blizzard, We expect a few snow Lin:.et and: meadow -lark, and :all; ;the
showers. in early spring but not a blizzard, '. throng
Even the birds seemconfused, They That di%ell in nest, and have the gift of
work for a day or two in, springlike song.
temperatures, but for the next two or three,
days, they huddle in trees trying to survive Poyou ne eqhink what wondrous beings
a frosty poke leftover from. winter. these?
If the weather predictions in the farmers Do you ne'er.think, who made them, and
almanac are correct, May will consist who taught
mainly of wind, cloud, frequent showers, The
e (ale thespeak. where
r emelodies
and otherwise unsettled conditions.
prefer to think of spring the way some: Whose household words are songs in
poets, do. For example, William Vyords- many.kcys,
worth, wrote these lines, in early spring; s ,ring ;; Sweeter than instrument of man c er
�
"'Through primrose tufts, in that green caught,
bower,, Whole habitations in the treetops even
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; Are halfway houses on the road tot
And. 'tis my faith that every flower
Theirrace, in 11oly Writ should .mentioned
be;
And hungry crows, assembled in a,erowd.
Clan,. tired their piteous prayer inees-
cantly,
Knourng who,' hears the raven's cry, and'
said:
'Give nS O Lord.,,this day our daily bread!
heaven!"
Enjoys theair it breathes,. As I read, Gwen Frostic's des'eri ion of
the corning of spring, 1 realiieei
The birds arourrd me hopped and played,as it should be;
Their thoughts i cannot measure: "Winds and cold days.,,
But the least motion which they made, . warm; sunlight and running. sap...
It seemed a thrill of pleasure, chillyt+nights.,.then cold again..,
betweeir these fluctuations the vernal spirit ,
The budding twigs spread out their fan, is steadily transforming the earth from its
To catch the breezy air; told sleep into its era of expectation and
fulfilment.,.
Pussy willows are silvery greys...osier..
intense reds...the long golden twigs of the.
Robert Loveman wrote on the subject of willowsare swaying...omens of things to
spying rain; come.:. ...
It iisn ;t raining rain .to me, As the sun makes each '.day a ; little
it's raining d f o Is.' longeri h a`Iittle shorter..,
meg o f di..�...each night
In every dimpling drop i see The cold strikes again.,,.tiny icicles of
Wildflowers on the hills.. sap hang from the branches of the
A cloud of gray engulfs: the day pines...the beech is glistening in ice...
And overwhelms the town; The morning sun ['tarns the hillside•
rything is
And l mustthink, do all 'l can, .
That there was pleasure there.
It isn't raining rain to me, old en,,; and through the.day its rays are.
It's raining roses down.. more . dircet,..a .flock; Of wild geese is
silhouetted in the twilight—.
it isn't raining rain .to me, ..the day will dawn earlier tomorrow.,.
But fields of clover bloom; The morning.snow falls fast and heavy..,
Where, any buccaneering bee •birds find shelter in the swampland...and.
May find a bedand room. •wait...for now..it cannot last...
. A health,. then, to the happy.. Now life...in all, its countless forms is
A fig to him who frets • . beginning to stir: -.timed to the cycle of the
It isn't raining rain to me. } sun...each life is born on time...
Eggs of turtles...frogs,.and insects are
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow described hafching...millions of seeds are sprouting..
spring birds, the way most of tis •picture the things which will not awaken are giving
them, in' parts of his work entitled .The life to those that do...and thereby shall'live
Birds of Killingworth: again this spring...and always..,
'The robin and the bluebird,. piping loud, The sun is higher...the days are longer...
Filled; all, the blossoming;` orchards withandthe magic of spring has touched every
their glee; living thing...each...attuned to life...is.
The sparrows chirped as if they still, were ready to rise in a mystical kinship with
• proud beauty..." •
it's raining violets.:'
First WM$hecirs
The Spring Thankoffering:
meeting of the. ;First Pres.
Church W.M.S. was . held.
jointly with the Barbara Kirk-
man Auxiliary on Tues. April
24th. Mrs. ' 011ie McDonald
conducted the meeting and
opened with a prayer. A •.
poem "Tis Spring- was read,
by Mrs. Edith McMillan.
='.The Hymn All people that
on earth do dwell" was sung.
Mrs. 'Mae Habkirk read the
Scripture, John 1st Chap.
followed by prayer by Edythe
Coleman. Mrs. Lee, from
London, sang the inspiring
solo "The Holy ; City." ac-
companied
atthe ,piano by
Mrs. James Stewart..
The offering' was received
by Mrs.' Joan Van Rooijen
and ,Miss Janet Cluff. Mrs;
Ann. Agar • introduced` the
speakerRev: Thos, Duke.
His message . "What's
New within the Whole realm
of Church . work. Forms of
ministry. development and
undertakings here and in.
lands everywhere. Mrs. Cee
favoured the group_ with a
well chosen hymn. Barbara .•
Rivers 'give the. courtesy
remarks.
"Onwardr Christian
Soldiers" was sung. Rev.
Duke :closed; the meeting
Town of Seaforth
PUBLIC
MEETING,
Take noth a that a public meeting .will lye-
held In the Seaforth Council' Chambers
at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday,,
.May 16th
At this timeall inure=ted
potions will hive, •
an opportunity to dliscuss and Comment ofl
a proposed amendment to the offloial pJaf
for the town 01 Seaterih. • - ' •
The proposed amindment will change the'
permitted use of land from commercial to
residential on a parcel of land situated East
of George St. North, South of Side St. ,
[Lanslnk Side St Apartments} and North
of Goderich St.
. Duke
with prayer: Sandwiches and
tea were served.
PHILLIPS BARSS
Grace United Church Wainwright, Alberta; was the
setting for the lovely spring wedding on April 7 of Kathy
Audrey Barss, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. John Barss,
617 -9th Ave. Wainwright, Alberta and Gary Anthony
Phillips, son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Phillips. of Seaforth
Ontario. Best man was Randy Ash,of Wainwright, ushers.
were Dave Burchill of Wainwright, Dave Tilley of Seaforth
and Terry Pincoski of Wainwright. Maid of Honour was
Moni,Cristophersonof Wainwright and brides maids were
Patricia Barss of Edmonton, Maura Legace of Wainwright,
Aileen Kinsella. Rev. Thomas Bray officiated. Soloist was
Peggy Fleming and organist was Patty Carsell.•Dinner and
a reception followed at theElks hall, Wainwright. Guests
attended from Edmonton, Calgary, Seaforth, Toronto and
Red Deer. Open house was held at the, bride's --house
: aunday, April 8 at 3 p.m, to view the gifts,
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Hu onvt
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April, was a busy month.
at Huronview whenresidents
enjoyed programs, presented
by area groups Elsie, Hen-
derson and the Lobb family
entertained the residents at a
family night with a variety• of
numbers early in themonth
and. the :over -90 Club was
held when music and re-
freshments were served.
• Mary Broadfoot at the
piano, Ken Dale on the
guitar, Lorne Lawson -mouth
organ and Wilson McCartney
on violin,entertained the
resden#s for a delightful.
hour of music. on April 9th:
and t the next day the res,
idents wentit on a shopping
spree; . as Caravan Clothes
• from Toronto brought in a
wide variety of clothes for the.
residents to choose from.
This was followed by a 994
movie on • April 11 when
"Other Side of The Moun-
tain" came to Huronview.
On Tuesday, April '17th
Family Night was held with
Mrs. Orville Storey and: a
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Many toe -tapping numbers
were performed. ' Cross -
Country Square Dancing -
Jack Storey playedthe guitar
and sang while the McQuaid
family played violins, Nelson
Howe and Mrs. Bailey pro-
vided the . music. Teachers
for the group were'Mrs. Gail.
Glanville and Sherri. McCall.
The Birthday " Party was
held: on April 18th byCredi-
P
tion when the K.C. for the
afternoon was Glor.'a M rfin.
A musical 'nuni 'er ' was
played by Maggie Clark and
Glen and'-' `Lois :Hodgins.
Refreshments and gifts' were
served.
On April: , 19th Warren
Whitmore, 'Art Finlayson,
Keith Sharp, Elgin Nott and
Gladys Van Egmond came in
to entertain the residents
when various types of danc-
ing- were displayed.
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THE HURON 'EXPOSITOR'
Rev, 1aurtee Francis,.
Thamesview, Will head .Hu-
ron -Perth Presbytery of the
United Church of Canada, .at
the rie
May. Hese succeeofCondsferencHarold•is
Knisley. Goderich, the first
lay :chairman since Huron.
.and Perth Presbyteries mal-
.gamated l:1 years ago,
After being introduced: to
the court Rev. Francis ,out-
lined his priorities for the
new year. World futr..ach
and camping are two areas,
he is particularly interested,
in.
The session was held at
North St; nCrch,
Goderich onUApril 24- hu
Vice Chairman is Rev, Rae
Grant. Listowel, Rev, Erie
LeDrew, Brussels. and Joe
Snider, Goderich will conti-
,nue, as secretary and trea-
surer,
Division chairpersons elec-
ted wereP. Communications,
Mrs. Myrtle Waikom, Tha-
mesview; Fi nance, .Rev,
James Vanslyke, Seaforth;
Ministry, Personnel and Ede.
cation Rev. John Oestreicher
Clinton; Mission. in Canada.
Rey. Ross Cummings, Strat-
ford; and World Outreach,
Rev, Bruce Eaton. Sebring-
ville..
Standing committee con-
. veners elected were: Arch-
ives, Rev. Ross Cummings;
Manse, Rev, John Wood,
Goderich; Oversight, Rev.,
William Moore, St. .Marys;
Pastoral Relations, Rev.
Norman Pick, Clinton.
CONFERENCE HEAD
SPEAKS
The president of Con-
ference, ,Rev.
on-ference,,Rev. Anne Egilsson
in af addressthe tocourt
brigorf
stressed three points:. We
must have vision, we must
have an opportunity to look
at Our purpose and we must
cooperate within and among
the congregations, presby-
tery and conference,
Mrs. Eglisson also pointed
out that the person, in the
pew must do a greatdeal of
thinking about the ministry
of women,
;referring to the e
larger of women' now
in theological schools.•
Sixty-five per cent of Lon-
don Conference churches
have declining meinberships
stated Rev. Morley Clarke. a
Conference staff officer. The
"problem was the:basis of a
study during a three-month
sabbatical. He told of visiting
four churches which are re-
versing that
e-versing'that trend.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES
The court was advised that.
Rev, Stanley McDonald will'
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be inducted into Hensel.
United Church on May 14
and, that effective July i,,
Rev. Robert Scott of Elgitt
will mini ter at Londesboro,
Rev. Ernest keilows, t' ew-
foundland, at Corrie-Wrox-
eters Rev. Bruce Guy, Dash-
wood -Zurich at Merlin',
'fetcher, Rev. Wilena8rowm
Bluevale, at Varna -Goshen,
Rev. JohnAnderson#Regina,
at Trinity, Listowel,. :Rew,
Brian Elder, 'Newfoundland
at Credition and R 'ieltard'
Hawley, student supply,. at
Auburn Rev, Percy Brown;
retired. Kirkton, has transfer-
red to Toronto Presbytery.
Making people aware of
their feelings as group deci-
sions are made was illustra—
ted by the role-playing met
.hod staged by the Division of
Communications, under Rev,
Wilena Brown, Bluevale,
The first presentation iode-
cated the result of an autocra-
tie decision, the second the
passive attitgde of the chair-
man and the third a thorough,
discussion in whichthe mem-
bership's views are drawn
out and a democratic deci-
sion. •
Mrs. 'Doris Zurbrigg,
towel reported that 350 wo—
menattended t he UCW
annual at Lambeth, 33 of
them from Huron -Perth. Spe
tial events were ;planned for
Alma College, 'Westminster.
College and Menesetung
camp. Claire Boyd : annou-
nced the Ontario Roundup at
Geneva Park; and conferen-
ces at Delawana Inn and
University of Toronto for
e
mn of the church- ch
A resolution being forwar
• ded to Londonconference was
read by Mrs. Evelyn Dentar-
ay,,• Bluevale, It:requested
that dialogue between
French and English speaking)
people take'place" withingt the
context of a united Canada.
It was indicated that confer
ence was to be asked to urge
congregations to study the
theme Land Use-ownershipa
privilege not a right: Huron
Perth committees have made.
a significant .contribution in:
this area.
Rev. Bruce Eaton in his
Outreach report encouraged
the exchange of pulpits in
May 15t prontote his
committee', Objectives. He
teld the: court of several
trauma*: experiences in
Zaire, Rev. Bert Daynatd..
Staffa reported that as; of
July 1 Dashwood and Zurich.
will unite as one congrega-
tion. The court was told that
Rev, Daynard was comnien-
ded by. Conference for his,
Contribution to the church,
A Controversial discussion.
followed; a suggestion to asks
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the 'Miatstr�t, ,' MOO sad
N,Vgilfare to reseicld its order
todecrease mal herds..
The result was * dirOctivO
study alternative and lam"
sent there to 'thO., Ministry.
Serious, ;t<orKe
rn+as expres-
sed for senior citizens -
The 22 -year history of'
Singtiine was presented by
Joe Snider•, Rev. John: Qestre
icher eondtletedd the WershiP
serviee,
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