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Have -faith!
Behind the li lies and the bunnies and the eggs
there lies., a thought about Easter that transcends
even the orthodox teachings of the Christian church',
let alone the fluffy inanities that passes for the usual
commercial Easter.
And that thought is a message of hope.. The
radiance of Easter has always been preceded by the
crucifixion. In our world _today there are all too many
crucifixions and Jesus knew that when he said,
"daughtdrs of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for
yourselves and for your children."
• And in our world today where selfishness, hatred,
violence, • cruelty and indifference become the
crucifixion, too often there is missing the radiance of
Easter, the hope of Easter.
Easter does not tell the world that the stark
realities of human sufferin0 are over. Indeed Easter
reminds us that we cannot escape these facts.` But
what Easter does is 'remind us that we need not
.become cynical and hopeless.
Because Easter calls us to work, as did Jesus and
His disciples after the crucifixion, to help rescue the
world from all that plagues it. To work together in a
community of love is the message of Easter.
There will be all the trials and paihs of the Cross,
there will be all the failure that is summed up in that
grotesque death, there will be all the weakness and
despair, all the frailty and penitence. But at the end
will come Easter, the resurrection, the glory, all the
things we 'sing about -- welcome happy morning!
So Easter reminds us of the human condition. We
cannot have the victory without the defeat but the
assurance is that in God's community of love, there
is hope.
So the message of Easter 1976, like the first Eastei:
is:
Have faith!
(Contributed)
Report from Queen's Park
By Murray Gaunt MPP
.The main highlights of the
Ontario' Legislature this week
were the non confidence vote on
the Throne Speech in which the
Liberal sub amendment
condemning the Government for
closing hospitals, increasing
municipal taxes by transferring
he provincial restraint to the
al elvel so that local councils
will have to raise ' taxes to
maintain services, and on the
severe cutbacks on social
services, was supported by the
N.D.P. The resulting vote was:
combined opposition 70 to the
Government's 48.
The Liberals supported the
Government to defeat the 14.1D.P
amendment on the basis that it
would be unwise and unfair to put
the people of the Province of .
Ontario to the expense of a
_proVincial general election only
Sri' !tenths after the last one,
Thus an election was avoided,
Treasurer McKeough unveiled
a $12.5 billion budget, the deficit
projected to be '$1.2 billion while
at the same time keeping
spending growth to 10.4%.
The deficit was reduced on the
basis that SiriOkers and drinkers
will pay Sc More for a pack of 20
Amen
by Karl Schuessier
Crucified .
I saw a man crucified last week. It took
place in Toronto.The crucifixion was called the
Horsburgh Scandal a stage play given by
the Theatre Passe Muraille at St. Paul's
Centte,..Don Harron, alias Charlie Farquhar-
son, played the Rev. Russell Horsburgh.
And just in case you don't remember, and
I'm sure some people are trying to forget, the
Rev. H orsburgh was a clergyman found guilty
of ?contributing to juvenile ,' delinquency in
that he knowingly and willingly permitted
teenagers to use the church presmies for
certain alleged immoral activity."
He spent one year in jail. He came out as a
ruined man --- his ministry wrecked. Yet he
Spent the last years of his life in Yorkville still
trying to help the mixed-up kids who always
took first place in his ministry. Yet it was their
testimony that destroyed h im.
But this all happened twelve years ago.
Why bring up the matter now? Why rew ork
old passions? Why revive any persons's pain?
Why not be quiet and let it all go away?
But no. The pain is always there., The
memory .is ever alive. And in the case of
Christ, the 'church puts his pain and passion
into one lOng remembrarieedarcalled Lent.
The final days of His life are the high points in
the church's calendar day of remembrance,
Some people say— Russell liorsburgh
deserved what he got. Here was a man who
stretched his credibility to the limits. He kept
Company with the obvious sinners and that
upset the "good" people: Russell Horsburgh.
should KaVe known better.
He had faults„-ke Was impetuous, He didn't
think things through. He didn't care how
. things looked. He didn't listen. lie carried a
big ego.. H e irritated. Irked and itiflamtned.
Re was too Messiah-like. He stepped on
people. As one outraged member railed at
him,. "Why do you think you're always
right?
HorSbUrgh was not a meek and mild man.
He was a revolutionary man. Most people
don't picture Christ as a revolutionary Man. ,
The years have reduced hint to a kindly ,
saint-walking the roads of Palestine and
blessing the little children and saying
heavenly words I was brought up on
popular Sunday evening radio program called
the "Master'''. And every time he spoke,
angelic sounds and trilling "00000's"
preceded his Words, '
Templeton talked to me about the Jesus he
So it was, quite shocking when Charles
saw emerging as he put - together the
biography of Jesus. He called the book simply
"Jesus".
Templeton, concluded that. Jesus wasn't t
easiest man to get along with. He said Jes
was contentious, a sticker for detail.
wouldn't yield or bend. He was frequen
angry. Out-of-patience. He was
sentimental.
I revolted at these thoughts. Yet I, knew
there was a time Jesus took a rope and drove
the money changers from the temple. That
wasn't exactly endearing him to religious
establishment was it? And you don't pick up
any influential friends by calling them
whitewashed sepulchres, do you?
of. And of course he mixed with all kinds
sinners: He took a'-lot of flack for that.
Could Jesus possibly be something lik a
Russell Horsburgh? All along I thought. Je SUS
good was misunderstood. A perfect man. The
Map. The wronged man.
But was he really upsetting? 'Was'he really
doing things that should make people mad?
That defied convention and morality? That
upset the traditional way of looking at things?
If Horsburgh -- and Jesus7- were really
concerned about their reputation, they should .
hAvd listened, to the people they were
offenditig. They should have dropped certain
„friends; Stopped acting thatway. Back down.
They- sfitnild have smartened Op.
But HorSbuigh followed in the steps of His
Lorchilte went the way of the cross. Most
followers of Christ —nnlike Hotsburgh — don't
press on and push On to their Cross. They
don't have to go all the Way.
And how does it all end? Christ, of course
has an Easter meriting, a dawn of teStirrec-
tion, But Who will bring him back
to life? Set things right? Vindicate hire
Perhaps it's left to A theatre group like
Passe M uraille to revive him. TO tell us his
story and to let us look at Russell tlotsbufgh,
not as A devil or a deviate, but AS a disciple of
Jests Christ,
and wine, beer and spirits will go
up from 10c to 35c. Health
insurance premiums will also
have an impact because a single
premium will increase $5,00 a
month while a family premium.
will move up $10.00 for the same
period commencing May 1, 1976.
This increase will mean that
OHIP premiums will pay for 28%
of the total pay out costs of OHIP
compared to 23% currently.
Other highlights of the budget
1) Daily rate charges for semi-
private hospital beds will be
raised by $3.50 tct $11,00 a day
and private rooms by $10.,00. to
$22.00 a day. .
2) The annual fee for
uninsured motor' vehicle drivers
goes from $60.00 to $100.00
.3) Tai cuts for small
businesses, amount to 3%
reduction on corporation tax on
dent d in eligible for small business
deduction.
Mr. Mckeough in presenting
his budget said he felt the
economy was strong and
expanding .and We must rely on
'private sector expansion .to
generate growth 'and.
einployinent.,'
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