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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-04-13, Page 7MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION *45 YEARS MARRIED The South Huron Ministerial As­ sociation held its monthly meeting og Tuesday, April 4 th in James St. Parsonage, Exeter, The president. Rev. Jas Anthony took the chair, and there -were II members and 3 visitors present. The interest that was shown in the earlier meetings is not only being sustained, it seems to be growing with each meeting that is held, The discussion that fol­ lows upon' the paper is entered into with great zest, and usually the hour of adjournament has1 <to> be postponed in order to provide all the members with an opportunity to take part in the formal debate. The speaker for the day was Rev. W. A. Young, of Carmel Presbyterian Church, Hensall. He chose as his subject, “The Principle of Religious Authority.” The two outstanding characteristics of the time®, in the speaker’s opinion, are, the revolt that is seen in many forms against all authority, and the hunger that very evidently exists today for re­ ligious certainty. Both these facts Indicate that what is required is the discovery of a principle of authority that will satisfy the intellect while at the/ same time it impels the in­ dividual to that practical response in which truth seen is lived out and obeyed. There are three kinds of author­ ity that we. meet with in religious experience; the authority of the Church, of the Bible, and of the In­ ner Light. These three were ex­ amined and evalauted by the speak­ er, From them he passed to the authority‘of Christ, of Whom the testimony of men has always been that He taught them ‘with authority’ In Christ is to be found the final and ultimate authority for the Christian.. “Through Jesus Christ the individual soul finds its approach to God. The experience of Christ in the human heart is, after all, the final author­ ity in religion. It is in Him that the Christian faith lives and moves and has its being.’ On the conclusion of the paper a very hearty vote of thanks was tend­ ered Mr, Young for the stimulating and comprehensive treatment of the subject that he had given us, and the meeting was thrown open fol­ discussion. The secretary read a gracious acknowledgment by Mrs. Saeger of the Association’s expression of sym­ pathy with the Bishop of Huron tn his recent illness. Arrangements were completed for the series of Union services to be held during Holy Week in Exeter and the surrounding country. A full list of these services appears else­ where in this,, paper. Rev. Ml A Hunt is chairman of the committee having charge of the services in town. The Ministerial Association earnestly hopes that all our people will support these services, and we cordially invite everyone in South Huron who is interested to attend any or all of them. The next meeting of the Association will be held on Tuesday, May 2nd in the Presbyterian Manse, Hensall, and Rev. S. J. Mathers of Grand Bend United Church will give the paper. His paper will be upon the Youth movement. After a hearty vote of thanks to Rev. J. H. and Mrs. Stainton for the hospitality they had very kindly af­ forded, the meeting was adjourned Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gleason, valued residents of St, Marys, re­ cently celebrated their 45'th weddipg anniversary. Relatives and former neighbors surprised them at their home and all enjoyed themselves at cards. Later Mr. and Mrs. Gleas­ on were the recipients of a fine table lamp, a china .set and a cake plate. NATIVE OF SEAFORTH HIES AT GODERICH GODERICH—Pneumonia, Thurs­ day last, resulted in the death of George E. Cooper, age 37, in Alex­ andra Hospital, Goderich. He was born at Seaforth and is survived by four brothers, William, John and Joseph, of Seaforth and Fred, of Clinton. There also survive his wi­ dow and five young children, the eldest of whom is 10 years add the youngest a baby of less than one year. The funeral took, place on Saturday from the family home, near Port Albert, to Clinton ceme­ tery. - JESUS TRANSFIGURED THE EXETER TJMES-ADVQCATE THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1033 FALLS WITH LANTERN BARN PREY TO FLAMES BAYFIELD—-Slipping from a hay mow while carrying a lantern, Vic­ tor Powell, living at Albert Leit- chie’s farm at the Sable Line corner, fell to the main floor and the barn was set afire and completely burned, Powell had been throwing hay frofti the mow when he fell tO' the floor and the lantern he carried Set the hay on fire Powell ran and released two horses and two -cows, then gave the alarm. Some pigs and hens were driven to safety, but the fire was then beyond control and burned the barn, a buggy, light wagon, a quant­ ity of hay and some smaller articles. The loss is partially covered with insurance. (International Uniform Sunday School Lesson, April 16) Golden Text ‘And the t^ord was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”—John 1:14. Lesson Passage—Mark 9:2-8(; 17, 18, 2'5-29. And Him evermore I behold Walking in Galilee, Through the cornfield’s waving gold In hamlet, in wood, and in wold, ’ By the shores of the Beautiful Sea, He toucheth the sightless eyes; Before Him the demons flee; To the dead He sayeth “Arise!” To the living: “Follow me!” And that voice still soundeth on From the centuries that are gone, To the centuries that shall be. —Longfellow The Scene, 2 There is fairly general agreement that the scene of the Transfigura­ tion was Mount Hermon. This mountain has three peaks, towering up nine thousand feet above the sea level. It is quite near Caesarea Philippi where 'Jesus and his dis­ ciples had been. Attempts have been made to explain what the dis­ ciples saw there by the sudden lift­ ing of the mist, and the shining of the sun. The significance of the event, however, was not so- much outer as inner. The raiment of Je­ sus appeared as white as snow, but something more striking by far was taking place in the experience of Je­ sus. In the discussion as to wheth­ er the incident occurred om Mount Tabor or Mount Hermon, it has been said that the Transfiguration was riot a matter of geography. In like manner, as to the method, it may be said that it was not a matter of lightning. It is what the incident meant to Jeeus that is of impor­ tance to us, Three Favored DiscipJes, 2, 3 Peter, James and John went up the mountain with Jfesus and shared in his experience. iSeveral times they were chosen for the special privilege of being the sole compan­ ions of Jesus. 'They had qualities of sympathy and insight which fit­ ted them to be with him in such an hour. High .honor, indeed, was it for them to be invited to belong to the inner circle of Christ’s friend­ ship. It had its dangers, also, Pe­ ter’s self-confidence and the ambi­ tion of James and John may have grown out of 'this recognition of their worth above that of the older disciples. Privilege always requires great power of self-control. In Hearts, Not in Huts, 5,6 During the Transfiguration ex­ perience, Jesus communed with Eli- Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup Coughed Until Thought His Head Would Burst Mr. A. M. Lambert, Mount Olio, B.C., writer— “When out on my trap line I got thoroughly chilfcdj caught cold, and wotikT cough until I thought my head would burst, and no matter what I did the cough would to°i ^cnTfor two bottles of Dr. Wood’s Norway Syrtip, and before I had finished the first one my eowgh was relieved.” . 4 Price 35c. a bottle; large family size 65c; at an drug and general stores; put up Only by The T» Milburn Co, Limited, Toronto, Ont. I J jah and Moses, the great represen­ tatives of the prophets of the law, Peter wished this experience to be prolonged and, if possible, made permanent, He suggested that three booths or huts might be built to mark the spot, It was a suggestion well meant, but ill-advised, never­ theless, He did not know what to say, but felt that he must say some­ thing, This great hour, however,’ could not live on in huts, but only in hearts. That it did live on we know from the written words of Pe­ ter. Long afterwards lie wrote: “We were eye witnesses of his ma­ jesty, for he received from God the Father honor and glory when there came such a voice to him, “This is my beloved' Son in whom I am well pleased.” And this voice which came from heaven we heard whel we were with him in the holy mount.” Peter never forgot the Transfiguration, The Voice, 7 The voice from heaven said: “This is my beloved Son.” It was a wordi of reassurance to Jesus, certain of the Father’s favor and the Father’s will. It had become clear! to him that he must die. To the disciples came the word: “Hear him.” They too were to follow Je­ sus. His was the voice which they wished to hear. His was the voice which spoke with authority above all others. To us to-day there is need to hear this word: “Hear him.” Christ speaks to us. His words are spirit and they are life. We may share this transfiguration experience by listening to the voice of Christ.] “We, too, may go^ apart with the Master of our souls and walk with him on higher levels. We may be lifted into the sense of exalted, fellowships. And our own faces' may be illumined by the radiant strength of our devotions.” Heaven’s Voice and Earth's Need 17, 18, 23-27 During all his public ministry, Je­ sus was never allowed to be very long away from the appeal of human need, A much greater contrast could hardly be imagined than that be­ tween the Transfiguration exper­ ience with the voice from Heaven, followed by the sight of an epilep­ tic boy in convulsions as Jesus and his three disciples regained the plain Certainly there is realism in the gospels. They do not gloss over the ugly and unpleasant facts of life. The grandeur of Jesus is seen in the way in which he could turn from an hour of communion with God to help isolate himself from human kind. Our collective worship fails unless it makes us readier to minis­ ter to individual cases of need. Paying the Price, 28, 29 The disciples who had been left on the plain had tried to heal the epileptic boy and had failed, Je­ sus came down from the Mount of Transfiguration and at once succeed­ ed. When they were alone, the disciples asked' Jesus, saying: “Why His answer implied that they had not disciplined themselves enough. Spir­ itual power cannot come apart from spiritual discipline. For every fol­ lower of Christ the law still holds true. If we would do any service in the name of Christ, we must seek power from God, and we must dis­ cipline ourselves. Questions for Discussion I 1. Why did Jesus give to Peter, i James and John an intimacy which the other nine disciples did not re­ ceive? 2. May we have experiences of ex­ altation corresponding to the Trans­ figuration of Jesus? 3. Jesus prayer: can we expect to be at our best without prayer? 4. Why do ministers to-day leave healing to doctors of medicine? 5. What is the connection between' worship and service? 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