The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-01-01, Page 5''L ultspx.x., 4ANUARY wool
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IOCHAISH.
:Mon•d,ay :evening Was chosen
for the annual "Sumas School
concert at -Ashfield 'resbyterian
.. .Chu-rch.) Various,numbers from
ith•e ,classes Were enjoyed And
treNts.•ifor all'the^ehil4ren brought •
an enlpyable evening, to a close:.
"Tuesday afternoon' the ladies
of ,thy ._VY.,IVI,,S. of. Ashfield Pres',
byte'rian.0 hurch held their meet-
live •at the `lhorrre of Mrd' ' Dick
`West. miss 'Sadie Johnstone had
charge of the :meeting. •
The children 'and .teacher"s '^ef
North .Ashfield 'Pt blit . School,• en-
•tenta%Tied• parents. and .friends on
Thursday - afternoon eveaal re-.
.
S ,ebtatiarts; dialogues •a.r;d chcruses
were presented. .All received :4
.present 'from
spending the holidays with
:Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wylds was
Miss Dor,`ls aWylds of Toronto.
Mr, and; Mrs. D, R. ",;MacKenzie
spent the .'holiday " in 'Londsbort
with Mr. and Mrs. :Watson 'Reid
and 'family.
avir... and.: •Mrs.' Allan. MGGhar-
les of Toronto and !'Ir.. and' .Mrs;
" . D.ona1d McCharles and Scptt of
:Brantford . spent ChristMas. With
Mr. and Mrs, Oliver McCharles
•and'John. ' . •
• Mr: and. Mrs. Warren Wylds
' family. spent Christmas iii St.
Marys with Mr,. and Mrs; .Allred
Stone.
` Mr. and- ',Mrs, Lorne • Luther
spent the ►holidays with Mr..Par
• ney and other ,relatives .in Ridge'
town.;
Holiday .visitors with Mr. and,
M'rs; Emile ':MacLe•nnan.;' 'were
';'ULr. and, Mrs.'G-eor•ge MacLennan
:'and, family and :Miss Marion Mac
.Lennart of Toronto; Mr :and Mrs..'
'Bruce Millar of ' Palmerston
• Sympathy ' of ; the': cOm'munity:
goes ;to Miss rL%ella 'Finlayson
the .1:6/sing of her brother Dun
Can 'illaysori:
Miss ''Barbara Finlayson of
MacDonald Institute;;.' Guelph' is
holidaying with:'h:er`parents..M.r..
arid- Mrs: Got d; on 'iFin Jayson.
`3V1r.. and Mrs,; Frank Barkwell:
of Toronto . called .on friends
the: contrnunity,"du•ring . the holi
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day' .._� .
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he .u.neral sof Miss Sadi Pol-
lock who lived in this eommun-
ity until 'going' to Brantford about
18 years 'ago,, was held from Mae 4'
Lennan.Funeral Home, Ripley on
Saturday,
Mrs, Burton Collins attended' a
shower for Miss Betty •Soh:ni-dt,
Mildrnay, abride�tn-be�'.
• Miss Marlene Cawley and Miss
;Vfary A; n•e McC-osh of Toronto, -
spent 'the' 'holiday .at their horny
Miss Annetta Forster • Who has.
been holidayingg. to Western Can:
ada returned home':on ;Friday: ,
• Kerry ' Boyle visited '• Dire
Dore.
Mr. Gordon Paterson returned
:home' .after, spending :the • week
Kincardine." Hospital.
Mrs: Howard tHollands acid .pu-
pils held their 'Christi/Os Gree:
concert: on Tuesday night;. Mr.
Frank Currie 'was: chairman. Re-
citations were .given' by Dianne;
Viekie,' Cathy 'and Jimmie ;Dore,.'
Wray :Thompson, Bryan, Bonnie,
Heather and Kerry Boyle, Dar-
lene `Currie 'and Margie Collins;
Joan . Thompson, Sword, dance;
skits; : dialogues and square dan- •
ces.'•by.'senior ptcp.iis:
-Mrs. Frank 'Dore, Nancy, Rori
pie and Dianne :-visited Mr. and
Mi s. William 'White'.
Miss . Rosalyn: Swann of l'.
•Joseph Hospital,' London, 'is
iting. Mrs.. Helen Swann.
Mr. and • ,Mrs, Burton ' Collins;
!John,. 'Sandra and Margie :spent
Saturday with Mir.. and Mrs.
n.
G en Youru .: •
Glenn g and: Vicki°Louise:
• Mr. and Mrs. Archie Stewart
and ,Sarah' °visited .. Mrs. Frank
Dore and. family.
Miss Janet iPOrster" and Ronnie
Dore visited Mrs: Franois' i oyle,
and : Bryan
Friends i.sh ..a. speedy recov-
ery, to, •Mr, Donald G4.110,:. who-
is in St, J'os'eph`s. Hospital hon-'
don.
Mr. Nelson'Granger. of Toron-
to 'visited..Mr. 'Bob'. Forster.
Jimmie,: Cathy, Vicki . • and
Frankie Dore visited . Mrs: ' Gord-
on 'MacDonald;
Dr, James .Emerson off' Oharing-
Cross visited Mr.' and +Mrs:' •Geo.
KIPLEY MEAT MARKET
Costain Butchering
Mondays :-, flogs, $2.00 ' in by ' 4:00 p.m.,
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound
CATTLE. CALVES and. LAMBS EVERY DAY,
EXCEPT -.SATURDAY'
We Do Curing , and Smoking . Beef, Pork and Lamb.
Sold 'Whole, Half : or Quarter ' . ... For Better : Service,
And Lower Prides Call .Ripley 100, .'
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Mr. 'and Mrs, Gordon •Mac•Don
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day with Mr. and, Mrs. Lloyd
McClure; Paisley,
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Collins,
-Mr, and Mrs, oldie Huston, Mrs.
'George ' .Emerson- visited Miss
Margaret Robertson, '
Mrs. Cecil Sutton and pupils
of R'iversdale held their Christ-
mas tree on Thursday night. Mr.
Cecil Sutton : and :Robbie, 'Evelyn'
and Elda .Ha;kness,, Mrs, Frank
Dore, Nancy, Ronnie' and Dianne
attended, •
Mr, Ernie hicCorr . is` a. aiti nt
in Kincardine Hosp alp,
' When .struck on then eye - with-.
a: paper wad, a Chesley district:''.
student ,suffered a tenornhage:
of ,the. optic which required treat-
ment at Owen Sound hospital,,
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,Charles %#oosigna, Ripley .4 but-
cher recently. flew .to'. northern. "
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Thus it
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Isaiah 7: t 4 Behold a ""virgin shall 'conceive and bear a son ' and
shall' call his name Immanuel':
'Isaiah 40:'3 -- "The" voice of 'him that crieth in.',the :wilderness, Pre-
pare ye the way of -the. Lord, make `atraight in the desert a ' highway for
our ' God:
We •have . just commemorated :•the' coming ':of God's'`. son, but it. 'is,
quite evident that it is. 'Increasingly difficult . to .' keep that deePly • .spirit-
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ual ;event from ..being submerged. :in .the Christmas `custorns and holiday .
habits' that .hive grown up ';around it.. Much of .the 'celebration and fes-
: tivity would be ' quite legitimate; if ik, *ere.:-. not'.' carried to .excess,. 'and. if .''•
it did not distract„ the -mind:' of rnan froth :the real• Meaning of Christmas.
In his book',.. 71 Write As I': Please", Walter •Duranty'.tells the.: Story
of a, Russian. Empress. who was called 'upon to investigate they:: sad' :=':con- ::..:.
Oilier* of.. a certain place in . her empire ' where :the people .were suffering,,
a' terrible famine But- her -.ministers decided ,they would spare 'her the
misery of- looking into those starving' faces...! and l holding the'' poverty
of that. :stricken areaThey sent�.artists and 'Workmen "ahead':of 'the'' royal;
rocessaon. to .:build new.' .villf ges.: with: splendid cottages and beautiful
streets. OnIy the 'healthiest' and ,best fed easants would; be allowed ` to.
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cheer her' carriagein the way. '.And•. so' she completed her tour with full
assurance tha to reports of starvation' slid suffering . were entirely ";false: •
There '.was 'apparently' no need to 'help'' these people;:',and 'so they. stiffer-'
ed. 'somecin ore.. ;. .
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18it.: possible that :all the .pageantry and celebration of Christmas is
only; a false: front 'to hide -the. real condition, of our.. ',hearts? Doesn't it
serve to . obscure:. the . tragedy of _ a '• sinful world.? ' And then ':isn't < it, ` true
that, ;there's really'. no need .for Jesus. to ':come.: `John the..•Baptiast:had to '
call::, his generation.•-to�+repentance: and confession of 'sin. They .didn't think
theywere so `. bad:: The religion of, their '.day was.. one of self-righteous-
ness and 8 ' ood works. They had great and . colourful festivals tool.. But,
they, ,'felt no need for .a Saviour to wash- hem from their sins, and so be, •
fore. Christ "could .come: 'with:: His ministtSi: of pardon there',had` to be a
fore -runner. to :;make them:. -see their: sin. before God', ,Aren't 'we'; a lot
like • that.- to -day. All " ;this:: busyness ' off preparation 'for .Christtri.as, the.
commercial. exploitation ''and the' pageantry •we've'•' arranged `does, i't•`
merely -hide • the truth about our hearts and our real need for the ;birth
of '`Jesus•? ; •
Christmas;. is "'•for sinnersWho repent 'and• believe that ' the Saviout;.
was born to take their ams: upon himself: Those;_ who wily ':not, walk
that straight ..road of .repen'tance-•will 'never reah• -Bethlehem An:d ,Christ
will never corzii into ;their hearts for 'the • purpose of . His: coming is to
cleanse '.. away 'the . sin which..He ` sees„ •th. ere '° For . that• reason. He humbled,
Himself to .. become Immanuel, . God with , us; 'to be bornas a babe
- in a :lowly stable,: to . live upon. this sinful earth; though He, '' was with-
out sin; and todie. 'on'the'' cross, as the ''divine sacrifice'. for *niters. Any
thing' about Christmas that, distracts us ' from. 'seeing :this:. Christ, must be
. Cleared ,away, ;if we are to ..be .properly prepared;. for : Has ;corning.
At this New Year 'te • time for thinking about '.changes it :.would
be a ' goodtint a to' consider what Christmas 'means ' ito : us . and to our
home, Will it' come' and go ' witho•
uta bringing us to ' Bethlehetn`:s .manger;
• the meeting place for repentant hearts? There may be a lot' to be said
"in • favour' of .
•all ' the 'gaiety and gladness of this ''season, the. atmosphereof ' friendly,greetings, the Spirit of ' good ch.eer,'' the . ,celebration, the . pa-
geantry .and.-, the.. intimate fellowship. of ,family and ' friends: ;But the real
. joy of Christmas comes to your heart `o • . by way of true . repentance;
.. and 'faith, ' so .that,' the, Son of ° God May enter with, His saving grace:
Let.- and nothing ask : 1prevent
inn tto• ''-is co eom ming,
Let 'klim see our • hearts as they really
" ac Ili purpose- within. us.• For remember
His•;
name is JESUS, whieh-means;t He :shall- save His . people.; from their
tins.'.•
Partly•. contributed 13y P. H; Eldersveld
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Thus itWritten
John 14:27. .
Peace I leave with you,
My.. peace, 1;, give unto you:
His peace be yours.
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