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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-10-25, Page 16throughout Ontario over the past year. Gary Kivell is the guest soloist for the entire week, although several other musical groups are taking part on a nightly basis. South Huron Reach Out, the sponsors of Reach Out '73 is composed entirely of lay people from most congregations in the south part of Huron County. The crusade, which Mr. Cudmore estimated will cost about $1,000 will be financed by the nightly offerings from the meetings. Anything over expenses will be donated to Compassion. But although all area churches, with the exception of the Baptist Church, are giving their support to the crusades, not all the ministers are giving their un- conditional approval. Their basic doubts centre around whether this type of crusade actually reaches anyone who is not already a regular attender of church; and whether it really gets to the base of people's largest problems. "There was a good crowd Sunday night, but I expect he was speaking mainly to the con- verted," said Rev. Jack Roeda of the Christian Reformed Church. "If it would attract people who might not otherwise attend church, it would be good. But I suspect most who attend these meetings attend regularly at other churches," Rev. Roeda , continued. "I'm not against crusades in principle, but I'm just not sure what they're going to gain by it," he said. Rev. Glen Wright of Exeter United Church has similar feelings. "In this day and age it's a matter of what is effective and I wonder if the crusades are that ' effective," he said. "I look at things that have happened in my life and I have found that a small group where you can meet and talk with people on a deeper level is more important for me". He was also worried that the actions encouraged at a crusade, such as going to the front and declaring your dedication to the Lord in' front of everybody else present, might tend to polarize the crowd. "I wouldn't want to see one group of people go home feeling good because they had done something and another group depressed because they had not done something." "It can be helpful but it's not the best or the most effective way," ,said Rev. Wright, "Nevertheless, it is a• way". Rev. George Anderson of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church and Rev. Wilfred Jarvis of Caven Presbyterian Church in Exeter disagree. "I'm behind the thing 100 percent," said Rev. Anderson. He said he thought it was a "very Stag for Richard Willert Sat., Oct. 27 9:00 p.m. HENSALL ARENA Admission $1.00 Everyone Welcome worthwhile project" and was especially glad to see it take place in the United Church, which has one of the biggest congregations in Exeter. In contrast to Revs, Wright and Roeda, he feels that it is more apt to attract those people who attend church only occasionally than those who go every Sunday. Rev. Jarvis expressed the same hope and also said, "There comes a time that we need some sort of a new approach. It provides a challenge to Christians. "It has been my experience that some people have been really challenged at a meeting of this sort. They have been en- couraged to take deeper meaning and have a bigger commitment in their own churches," said Rev. Jarvis, Rev, Austin Gedcke of the Pentecostal Tabernacle was of two minds about the crusades, On one hand he was pleased that it is the first of its kind in Exeter organizedby lay people and he felt that particularly with the em- phasis of centennial, the crusades will have appeal to most of the traditional churches. He too has some reservations, however, "Personally, I'm not a strong promoter of crusades of this type," said Rev. Gedcke, think perhaps some of the fervor of true evangelism is missing". Rev. Henry Van Essen of the Bethel Reformed Church also had some reservations, though not along the line of Rev. Gedcke. "I wonder to what extent this is dealing with the basic problems people are having," he said. He used drugs and alcoholism as SPECIAL ON SUNDAYS Roast Beef $3.50 Roast Turkey $3.25 FULL COURSE DINNER Children Under 12 Half Price BAYVIEW TOURIST TAVERN Just South of St. Josephs on Highway 21 OPEN DAILY For Hot Meals 12:00 Noon to 9:00 p.m. stlopAr::,/ =4;f1,111 MON. TO SAT. BOOKINGS ACCEPTED For * Banquets * Small Weddings * Christmas Parties Overlooking. The Picturesque Shores of Lake Huron Trophy Dance sponsored by Huron County Trotting Pony Club Fri., Nov. 2, 1973 Exeter Leg ion Hall Music by CARL HOHNER MELODY MASTERS Banquet and dance $10.00 per couple 6 p.m. — 1 a.m. Dance only 54.00 per couple 1 a.m. Contact club members for dinner tickets before Oct. 28. Dance tickets available at door HENSALL HOTEL DINING ROOM OPEN 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m. We Cater to Banquets Weddings, Etc. 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T-A photo 11 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 M 1 1 1 W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1M I I I MI MI M I MI M I M I I I I I I HM 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ( 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A five-year forecast of enrolment and capital building requirements of the Middlesex County Board of Education was released at this week's regular board meeting. The report says that elemen- tary school enrolment will continue to gradually decline while enrolment at secondary schools will increase to the end of the 1970's. However, the expected secondary school increase may be offset by a high drop-out rate. While elementary enrolment declines, there will still be a need to improve and consolidate some school accommodation. First and second priorities were given to a $659,145 addition to Parkhill-West Williams School and a $350,692 addition to ,McGillivray Central School for completion in mid- 1975. This would involve closing the three-room West Williams School. Third priority is a $90,000 renovation of lighting and heating systems at Colborne Street School in Strathroy to be done in 1974. Other works planned for 1975 are a $266,257 addition to Adelaide CentrallSchool, a $207,- 248 unit to accommodate the W.G. MacDonald School for the Trainable Retarded (now in rented space in Strathroy) perhaps at Adelaide Central School, a $289,403 addition to Parkview School in Komoka, and a $4,000 renovation of Metcalfe School. Projected for 1976 are a $82,112 addition to Southdale School in Strathroy and a $216,134 addition to Oxbow School near Ilderton. Trends in secondary school enrolment may result in major changes in the board's long-range plans. For several years, by agreement with the board of education for the city of London, secondary school students in south Middlesex have gone to 1.oud-on,,schools. The Middlesex Board has planned to build a South Mid- dlesex secondary school but now the plans may be delayed in- definitely or even ' ended. The Board will carry out a study to determine if county schools could begin at some future time to absorb some or all county students entering secondary school Year 1. All plans are subject to ap- proval by the ministry of education. In other business, the board approved submission of an application for a local initiatives program grant of $17,263 to collect, sort, catalogue and redistribute textbooks and set up a book depository. It was also decided to cancel plans for buying an outdoor Open Under New .5* Management R-- of Al Robinson a== -October 2S, 1973. Li If attendance at Reach Out '73 services this week are any in- dication, that "old time religion" is still popular among many people of the area. A combination of emotion packed evangelism and toned down crusade work, the program includes such varied topics as "God, Sex and Freedom" for youth night, "Marriage Without Regrets" for family night, "The King is Coming" and "Choose Your Future," Alvin Cudmore, president of South Huron Reach Otit, the group sponsoring the crusades, estimated that about 400 people attended each of the first two nights, Rev. Jim Somerville, a. director of "Compassion" in London is leading the crusade in Exeter, as he has led several others examples, He questioned' whether crusades such as Reach Out '73 deal simply with the superficial problems or whether they are capable of dealing with the more basic problems of which; drugs and alcohol are simply' signs. He said he was also worried that too much emphasis was being placed on the imminent coming of Christ and "how to get there" - to the point that we are ^forgetting how to live here on earth. Nevertheless, Rev, Van Essen is taking a small part in the crusades, as are most of the other ministers in the area, Rev. Gedcke summed the general consensus of opinion very well when he said, "The gospel is still being preached and I guess it really doesn't matter how." education site near Westminster School. About $10,000 had been budgeted for the site but the price has risen to $25,000. •SOUTH HURON,“ RABBIT BREEDERV° Annual RABBIT SHOW EXETER ARENA Sat., Oct. 27 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MANY VARIETIES OF RABBITS ON DISPLAY Free Admission Everyone Welcome Ministers' opinions-differ •t• ii ^4, art but don't endorse crusade 311111II11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.2 .-3--= .7-- = = = = = = = = MR. 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