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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-10-26, Page 10Fage Ten Th© Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, October 26, 1955 ST. PAUL’S MEN JOIN BROTHERHOOD To observe Laymen’s Sunday, being observed throughout the Anglican Church of Canada, the men of St. Paul’s Church, Wingham, gathered last Sunday morning for the service of Holy Communion followed by breakfast in the parish room. In the discussion period it was decided tc ‘.form a local chapter of the Brother­ hood of Anglican Churchmen. Those elected to the initial executive were: President, Herbert Fuller; vice-presi­ dent, Mel Keating; secretary-treas­ urer, Thos, Wade. Initial plans call for a special ser­ vice in November as well as attend­ ance at the fall banquet of the Dean­ ery of Huron Chapter, to be held in Seaforth on Wednesday, November 2nd. The Brotherhood of A n g 1 i c a n Churchmen was formed at Windsor, Ontario, in 1951 by common consent of two hundred men gathered together to discuss their part in God’s scheme of things. Since then the organization, under its five spiritual aims and ob­ jects, now numbers thousands of members in the Diocese of Huron. New chapters have been formed in the Diocese of Niagara while a re­ quest was received at the last dioces­ an executive meeting of the brother­ hood for help in forming chapters in Western Canada. In forming the local chapter, the men of St. Paul's join chapters in the parishes of Gorrie, Seaforth and Goderich, making up the Huron Deanery (County) Chapter. Women in District Invited to Pray An invitation is extended to the ladies of Wingham and district to join in prayer for the success of the 4'Crusade for Christ ’ sponsored by the Wingham and District Council of •Churches. Prayer groups have been organized in strategic areas of the town so that as many as possible may participate. All ladies are invited to attend the group nearest their home and to con­ tact the leader for the hour of meet­ ing. Prayer groups are meeting in the. homes of: Mrs. G. W. Tiffin, Mrs. F. . Howson, Mrs. S. Henry, Mrs, O. ' Welsh, Mrs. H. Burrell, Mrs. W. Kirk- - wood, Mrs. B. Corrin, Mrs. A, Nimmo, ’..Mrs. E. A. VanStone, Mrs. L. Slade. Further information can be secured from the chairman of prayer groups, Lieut. D. Goodridge, (phone 129), or the general chairman of the crusade, JRev. A. Nimmo (phone 21,6). PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG PEOPLE MEET HERE Miss Ruth Simpson, of Molesworth, was elected president of the Huron- Maitland Presbytery of • Young People’s Societies, held in St. And­ rew’s Church on Wednesday. Other officers named were: Honor­ ary president, Rev. Maurice McNabb, of Bluevale; past president, Jim Bow­ man, Brussels; first vice-president, Douglas Simpson, Langside; second vice-president, Bessie Campbell, Blue­ vale; secretary, Joan Smith, Brussels; treasurer, Irma Forster, Whitechurch; missions and conveners, Bert Mitchell, Molesworth; worship, Kenneth Mc- Kague, Wingham; evangelism and .stewardship, Charles Townsend, Gode- .rich; literary and extension, Mary •.Stewart, Seaforth. Rev. Alex Nimmo, of St. Andrew’s Church, installed the officers. A supper meeting preceded the ves- ■per service with the following partici­ pating: Jim Bowman, address of wel­ come; grace, Rev. Nimmo; reports, .Ruth Simpson and Irma Forster; de­ votion, Rev. H. Colvin, Brussels, and a vote of thanks, Doug. Simpson. Speaker was Rev. M. Putman, of XListowel, and others assisting in the service were: Rev. J. R. McDonald, •■Ripley; Rev. Nimmo and young people “from the Seaforth and Wingham soc­ ieties. United Church Men Hold Dinner Meeting Seventy members of the Wingham United Church Men’s Club were pre­ sent at a banquet of the club, held in the United Church Sunday School rooms on Friday evening. W. W. Currie, president of the club, was chairman for the dinner meeting. Guest speakers at the meeting were Aubrey Oldham and Will Eyre, of :Sarnia, who traced the history of the A.O.T.S. Club, with which the Wing­ am Club is associated, The initials stand for “As one that serves” and denote the spiritual work in which this service club is engaged. ’ Ladies of the church served a bountiful dinner for the occasion. U.C. Auxiliary Holds Thankoffering Meet . Thirty-five members attended the Thankoffering meeting of the Young Woman’s Auxiliary of the Wingham United Church, held at the home of Mrs. Roy Bennett. The leader, of the devotional period was Mrs. K. Mc­ Laughlin who opened the meeting with a hymn, The theme was the "Call to Discipleship.” Taking part were Mrs. G. Underwood, Mrs, R. Ritchie, Mrs. Robert Carbert with a prayer and reading by Mrs. L. Mc­ Guire and Mrs. B. Johnson. The guest speaker Mrs. Dr. R. B. Palmer was introduced by Mrs. Allan Walker. Mrs. Palmer, who will leave shortly with her husband for Hazel­ ton, British Columbia, at a United Church Mission, described the hos­ pital in that community and the area served. She said the building is a three-storey modern hospital catering to a 75 percent Indian population with eight to ten persons on the staff. Mrs. Palmer stated that without the support of the United Church of Canada this hospital could not op­ erate. It was founded 54 years ago. Mrs. Robert Carbert thanked the speaker and presented her with a small gift. The devotional period closed with the members repeating the general thanksgiving hymn. The auxiliary president, Mrs. Ross Hilbert, then took charge of the meeting for the business. The roll call and minutes were read by Mrs. A. Green. Members decided to again purchase “World Friends” for the Mission Band. Mrs. Roy Bennett gave an interesting report .on the Presbyterial held recently in White­ church. It was decided to have a pot luck supper on November 4th, when members would bring their hus­ bands. At the close of the meeting the group in charge served lunch. mssuzsb j?a nu w KILLED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT IN B.C. Word has been received by John Moir, R.R. 2, Wingham, of the death of his nephew, Frederick Stewart, 38, of Nanaimo, who was killed in a hunting accident at ,Rock Creek, 190 miles north of Vancouver. Mr. Stewart, father of five children, was returning from an elk hunting trip when the mishap occurred near Johnston's Creek. 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By arrangement at major points you * can Rent-a-Car and use it on-arrival. Inquire about the money-saving Family Fare Plan. For reservations and information, see, write or phone your local Canadian National Passenger representative. Canadian |? Nationals Railways H Ladies of Kairshea, Belmore Guests of Wingham Institute Barry Wenger, editor of The Ad­ vance-Times was the guest speaker at the Women’s Institute, on Thurs­ day, October 20th, when they had as their guests, Kairshea and Belmore branches of the Women’s Institute, Mr. Wenger was introduced by Mrs, Reg, DuVal, who also convened the* program. He gave an interesting and descriptive story of his trip to the Canadian West. He spoke of the horticultural beauty of Vancouver and Victoria and pf the forests and ply­ wood industry in the northern part of Vancouver Island, Miss Elaine Worrell gave two lovely accordion numbers. Miss Margaret Brophy of CKNX gave a reading on autumn and Thanksgiving. Mrs. J. Henry read a humorous poem, The roll call was answered by something to be thankful for. The Institute decided to have a tea and bake sale next month, There was $10.00 voted to the C.N.I.B.' Mrs. McLaughlin gave a very inter­ esting report of the area convention in London. After the singing of “The Queen” a lovely lunch was served by the hostesses. ./ TANK TRAILER GOES INTO DITCH A tank trailer loaded with 3,500 gal­ lons of highly inflammable cleaning fluid broke loose from a tractor and semi-trailer on No. 25 Highway, five miles north of Brantford, went into the ditch, flipped over, ripped down some telephone .wires and spilled its load at the roadside. The truck was owned by Sarnia Bulk Carriers Limited, of Sarnia, and was driven by Joseph Page, 22, of Sarnia, on his way from Mt, Pleasant Mich., to Toronto. ’ Brantford firemen were called and stood by for two hours to watch for any threat of a fire outbreak.