The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-03-23, Page 5Thursday, March 23rd, 1939 WJNGHAM AD,VANCE-TIMES
HURON PRESBYTERY
MET LAST WEEK
Rev. A, V. Robb, of Bluevale, Pre
sided.
Boundary changes in four pastoral
charges in the Huron Presbytery and
elimination of two circuits was recom
mended at the regular meeting of the
Presbytery held in Wesley Willis
United Church, Clinton. The Nile and
Elimvillc charges are to be merged
in those of Benmiller and Dungannon,
Thames Road and Woodham. A com
mittee composed of Rev. W. P. Lane,
Goderich North Street United;- Rev.
A. V. Robb, Bluevale, chairman of
Presbytery; Rev. A. Sinclair, Blyth;
Miss L. Holborn, Benmiller; M. T.
Corliss, Clinton, and A. M. Robertson,
Goderich, had been appointed to ar
range a plan of boundary changes and
the recommendation was made to
Presbytery by that committee. The
pastoral charges as arranged, and
adopted are: The Benmiller charge
and the salary appropriation for each,
appointment consists of Benmiller,
$700; Smith’s Hill, $250; Nile $400;
Leeburn $200; total salary $1,550. One
preaching service at each appointment
will be held each Sunday as follows:
Leeburn 10 a.m.; Benmiller 11.30 a.
m.; Smith’s Hill, 3.00 p.m. and Nile
7 p.m. The Dungannon charge and
salary appropriation will be: Dungan
non, $850; Port Albert, $400; Crewe
$200, total $1,500. The hours of ser
vice: 11,00 a.m,, 3.00 p.m., 1.30 p.m.
respectively. The recommended chain
ges on the Thames Road and Wood
ham charges are subject to approval
of Perth Presbytery and London. A
feature of the changes which caused
considerable discussion was that of
place of residence of the minister in
charge and the motion was amended
by appointment of a commission to
ileal directly with the congregations
concerned. The sale of some church
properties ivill also have to be made
and -an equitable apportioning of the
proceeds of sale as between the
churches arrived at.
The chairman, Rev. A. V. Robb, of
Bluevale, was tn charge of the meet
ing and opened with a short devotion
al period. A lengthy discussion took'
place in connection with a remit from
General Council on the transfer of
candidates. At the 7th General Coutl-
cill session it was enacted: That ev
ery candidate for the ministry of The
Church is a candidate for the ministry
of The United Church of Canada and
not merely for the ministry in any
particular conference. The Transfer
Committee shall place candidates for
the ministry recommended for ordin
ation in the conference where their
services are most needed for the ade
quate supply of all pastoral charges,
provided that such ministers have the
right jf they should so desire, to re
turn after two years and not more
than five to the conference which or*
iained them. The question upon
which the minsters were asked to
vote “yes” or “no” was: Are you in
favor of the following legislation, that
under the general heading of The
Ministry under . the basis, of Union
there be added the following: “Not
withstanding anything herein-beforq
contained the Transfer Committee
shall have authority to transfer can
didates for the ministry, recommend
ed for ordination, to the Conference
where, in the opinion of the Transfer
Committee their services are most
needed for the adequate supply of all
Pastoral Charges and such ministers
shall serve the church in that Confer
ence for a period of two years after
ordination unles’s sooner transferred
to some other Conference by action of
the Transfer Committee.” A standing
vote was taken which was' almost un
animously in the negative.
There was one request for a trans
fer, that of Rev. H. Wilding of Holm
esville, who requested a transfer to
the British Columbia Conference. The
request was referred to the Transfer
Committee.
Sympathetic reference was made of
the illness of the-pastor .of Wesley
Willis, Rev. A. Lane, and of the sec
retary, Rev. H. M. Wright, of St. Hel
ens, neither of whom were able to be
present. It was decided that another
meeting of Presbytery will be held be
fore conference in June.
SPECIAL SERVICES
AT CITY MISSION
Sunday was the commencement of
meetings -in the City Mission known
as a Prophetical Conference, conduct
ed by Rev... W. Cecil Brown, son of
Rev. W. Brown of Hanover and Elm
wood M. B. C„ Church. Mr. Brown
is a very sciptura.1, sane, interesting
speaker On prophecy and Bible truths
— and is by tile.', why, a nephew of
Dr. I, H. Erb, Pathologist, of Tor-
ontp. In the Sunday afternoon mess
age on c“The Good Samaritan”, the
speaker showed from that lesson a
few significant thoughts as follows:
The Jew represents the man of sin,
tired of home discipline going down
on life’s road and ttlet by robbers; the
priest represents the Ministry, prea
chers who have no salvation or burd
en or love for lost souls. The Levite,
the Law, who couldn’t help that man
either, though he looked on. What
the Law could not do -— Jesus can
save him from sin. The Good Samar
itan represents the Lord Jesus Christ,
who bound up his wounds, bringing
salvation to sin-sick souls and pour
ing in the oil of the Holy Spirit, took
him to an inn, a good church where
his soul is fed. “When I come again”
speaks of the “Second coming of
Christ”. In the evening, speaking on
the subject “Is it true that there is a
hell?” the speaker very forcibly point
ed out from the Scriptures, Deuteron
omy 32: 22, 29, 35 and Rom. 13:12
“The dying words of believers qnd Utt*
believers of a few ate there, Vol*
tai re the infidel said “I am abandon
ed by God and man, IQ shall die and
go to hell.” Frances E. Willard said:
“How beautiful to die and be with
God.” Mr. BrQ-wn showed from the
Bible that Moses said “The fire is
kindled.” David said “Fire shall be
poured out.” Isaiah said “Hell hath
enlarged herself.” Ezekiel said “They
shall speak out of the midst of Hell.”
Jesus said “How ’shall ye escape
Hell?” The speaker said Hell was as
real a place as Wingham was a place,
and if there, were no hell then there
was no heaven, because in whatever
realm we think there is’always an op
posite, a north and south, black and
white, God and devil. It is not our
enemies who warn us of dangers a-
head but our friends, and Jesus Christ
is man’s best friend. Monday evening
“The Signs of the Times” was beauti
fully and powerfully illustrated with
stereopticon views, showing how
knowledge is being increased, the in
crease of false Christ, nations re-arm
ing, a Spanish hospital wrecked by
shell, Hitler and Mussolini reviewing
troops. The speaker concluded that
all the signs of the times is evidence
that the Lord Jesus Christ can come
the second time at any moment as He
promised to do. These meetings con
tinue all week' and next Sunday and
more views will be given this week.
Prime Minister Makes Statement
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
stands by his policy that parliament
must decide any action Canada may
take against aggressor nations but he
has no doubt what that decision
would be if Britain were attacked. In
a more than usually frank condemna
tion of German aggression in Europe,
the Prime Minister told the House of
Commons that “if there were prospect
of an aggressor launching an attack
on Britain with bombers raining death
on London, I have no doubt what the
decision of the Canadian people and
parliament would be.” Such an act,
the Prime Minister said, would be re
garded “an act of aggression menac
ing freedom in alPparts^of the British
Commonwealth.” He believed no
Canadian would sacrifice liberty to
maintain peace, although he would
make virtually any other sacrifice, to
avoid world conflict. Mr. King qual
ified his statement by adding that "if
it were a case, on the other hand, of
a dispute over trade or prestige in a
far corner of the world, that would
raise quite different considerations.”
Y. P. U. MET ON
MONDAY EVENING
The V.P.U. of the United Church
met on Monday evening with the
President, DeWitt Miller, in thtf chair.
The meeting commenced with the use
of the hymn “In the cross of Christ
I glory,” followed by the Lord's
Prayer.”* Minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted. Harry Spry
gave the next chapter in the study
book, DeWitt Miller then led in
prayer. This period closed with the
singing of thfe liymn, “I hear Thy wel
come voice.”
. DeWitt Miller gave the first part
of a journal consisting of a poem he
wrote, the outcome of letters he re
ceived while confined to his home,
Then Caroline * Wellwood gave the
Journal entitled “Through the Key-
Hole.” This was a splendid'papei*.
JoqjTiftin dpen'Tiajl ;ct$rgq“of the
game's.-*; ’AAdelfci&hs. ldhch" ,was';i."t]ien
served. The .meeting doped with the
singing pf the Vesper hymn and re
peating the Benediction,
CHESLEY EDITOR
DIEDOF STROKE
William McDonald, veterans editor
of the Chesley Enterprise, and one
time member of the Ontario Legislat
ure, died at his home in that town
early Wednesday morning last week,
having failed to rally from a stroke of
paralysis which’ seized him Tuesday
evening, , He was in his 77th year.
First stricken in 1934, he was confin
ed to his bed pretty much all the
time, but was able to conduct his ed
itorial column, obe_ of the best in the
smaller papers of the province. Last
summer he was taken to Mount For
est by car, where fellow editors gath
ered to greet him and to honour him.
The late Mr, McDonald was born
in Eldcrslie township, and lived his
whole life in that neighborhood. He
had been editor and proprietor of the
Enterprise since 1891, and in 1911 was
elected to the Legislature, in which,
he served for eight years, until 1919.
He was also a member of the Bruce
county council, ancl was Warden of
his county in 1905. He was a lifelong
Liberal.
The late Mr. McDonald is survived
by two sons, William, junior science
master in Oakville high school, and
John C., associated with his father in
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j -Burial took place Friday at Chesley.
LAMB CHOPS WITH ORANGE
i (Beiwea 6) ■ • I
6 lamb, veal or pork chops s
Melted butter
Sliced oranges
Salt, pepper and paprika
Trim fat from thick chops and dip
in melted butter. Oil broiler well and
broil chops 8 minutes. Turn and place
a thick slice of peeled orange on each
chop. Broil 8 or 10 minutes longer,
Sprinkle generously with the season
ings. Serve hot.
A Rare Sight
The crocodile on display in Hanna’s
window this week is thp property of
Miss M. H, Williamson, of Anikhut,
India. It was killed at Jobat, near
Amkhut, and was brought home by
her as a curio. '
FERTILIZER MAIN
TAINS PLANT FOOD
In a comparatively new country like
Canada where the land has not been
cropped nearly as long as in some
other parts of the world, farmers are
learning that even the most fertile soil
will peter out if nothing is done to
return its fertility. The plant food
which the crops takes, out .of the soil
must be replaced, otherwise the land
will produce poorer crops, stated
Grant Peart, Plaint Products Division,
Production Service, Dominion De
partment of Agriculture, in a recent
address.
Scientists found out long ago that
plant diet consists of a dozen or-more
chemical substances, and that some of
these chemical substances are requir
ed in larger amounts than others. Nit
rogen, phosphorous, potash, calcium,
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sulphur, and magnesium are known to
be the principal substances of plant
food, with nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and potash as the most important. In
this regard, it is interesting to note
that human food, while of different
kinds, is composed of practically the
same chemical substances as foods re
quired by plant life. Also, h-uman be
ings, like plants, thrive largely accord
ing to the food consumed and assim
ilated, and human rickets and plant
rickets have much in common; both
result in weakly and undernourished
bodies.
The fact that plant foods are con
sumed with great rapidity in repeat
edly cropped soils will explain why
chemical fertilizers and natural fertil
izers in the form of manure give good
results when used on almost any soil
of garden or farm. To get these re
sults the proper fertilizer has to be
used in the correct manner and in ef
fective amounts, because different
kinds of plants vary in their food re
quirements. For exan}p1e„ leaf£ plants
such as lettuce and cabbage, do better
with an abundance, of nitrogen; tur
nips and tomatoes respond to an ab
undance of phosphoric acid, and po
tatoes and other starch-forming plants
prefer an unusual amount of potash..
This tendency of some kinds of
pl,ant life to require large amounts of
different plant foods must be taken
into account, as also the fact that
, sandy soils are 'usually short of all the
plant foods and need heavier applica
tions of fertilizers than do loams and
clays. These factors of soil fertility
and crop requirements make it diffi
cult for the average person who is un
versed in fertilizers and their uses to
choose wisely from the wide range of
fertilizer products advertised for sale,
If every buyer of fertilizer obtained a
copy of the recommendations of the
fertilizer council from his Provincial
Department of Agriculture, it would
help him in getting better results from
fertilizer.
In using fertilizer, it should be re
membered that if barnyard manure
can be obtained, its -use should come
first, as it not only supplies the essen
tial plant foods but other substances
as well to promote plant growth and
development. The ideal scheme of fer
tilization includes the use of farm
yard manure, plus the proper chem
ical fertilizers to 'balance the plant
food in the manure as required by the
different crops and soils. ,