The Citizen, 1989-04-12, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1989.
An ordination service was held at the Blyth Church of God April 4 when Rev. Bob Barnhart was ordained. Taking part in
the ceremony were [left to right] Bill Miller, Associate Secretary, Church of God, Michigan district, Cecile Barnhart,
Rev. Bob Barnhart and Art Krueger, Owen Sound, chairman of the credentials committee of the church.
From the Minister's Study
World's cry for peace grows
Cranbrook Wl names officers
BY DON VAIR
As world tensions mount the
desperate cry for peace becomes
louder and more pathetic.
Planet earth reminds me of a
patient in a hospital major trauma
unit. The doctors fight with all their
expertise to save the one in their
care, while others stand by hoping
and praying that by some miracle,
the precious life can be saved.
In spite of all the cries for peace,
and the valiant efforts of our most
powerful leaders, conditions con
tinue to worsen at an unimaginable
rate. It is all like a snowball
tumbling down the mountainside.
It just gets bigger and bigger and
gains momentum until all efforts to
halt its rapid descent fail.
Oh, how this violence-filled war-
filled world of ours needs peace
and rest, but it will never have it
until there is first real peace and
rest in the heart of the individual.
No one can legislate this kind of
peace. This peace the United
Nations knows nothing about. The
only peace this world knows is the
kind that is maintained by force,
not only in our towns and cities but
internationally.
Some time ago a radio talk show
host said “Why doesn’t God just
stop the wars?’’ A woman called in
despair and said “can’t somebody
do something?’’
Let’s suppose that God did
directly intervene and stopped the
wars and atrocities. How long do
you suppose it would be before the
next war began?
Suppose there was a nuclear war
that destroyed all the face of the
earth, but two people. Nothing was
left but chaos and rubble. How long
do you think it would be before one
person picked up a piece of rubble
and in anger threw it at the other
person? You see, the seeds of
another world war would be right
there in the hearts of the only two
people in existence.
The talk show host says “God
stop the wars’’ but God’s way is for
us to come to Him and let Him give
us a brand new heart and then the
wars will end and the atrocities will
cease. Then there will be no more
famine and the like.
How then do I receive the kind of
peace that fills me, that changes
me and my home, that affects my
community, my country and the
world?
I get this kind of peace when I
receive into my heart the Prince of
Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ. I
confess to God that I am a sinner
and in genuine repentance accept
Christ’s shed blood sacrifice on the
cross as payment in full for my sin
debt. From this point on, I trust the
living Christ as my Saviour and
Lord while life shall last.
When I obey the Gospel and
peace (Ephesians 6:15) I then have
peace with God for I am no longer
His enemy. The walls between me
and God are broken down and I am
reconciled to Him. This is the basis
then for the peace of God which
Jesus promised to His disciples
then and now.
My dear friend we can talk about
peace and march for peace till we
are blue in the face. We can
assemble our panels of eminent
intellectuals and philosophers but
the peace of God in Jesus Christ is
the only real peace there is. It first
must be the experience of the
individual before there can be
peace on earth, good will toward
men.
The annual meeting of Cran
brook Women’s Institute was held
on Thursday, April 6 at the home of
Mrs. Frank Workman.
Several people turned in tapes
from Smith’s Store and Zehr’s
store. These will be used when we
order more tables for Cranbrook
Community Centre.
It was reported that there are
still 100 cook books to be sold.
The W.I. will be putting up a
display of recycling at District
Annual on May 9 at Melville
Church, Brussels.
Plans were made for catering
jobs on May 6 and July 8.
The standing committee conven
ors turned in information to be
used by the program co-ordinator
Kathy Workman in her annual
report.
The slate of officers installed for
the coming year are: past presi
dent, Mrs. Leslie Knight; presi
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
King Street
Minister - Reverend Charles Carpentier
11 a.m. Morning Service
Sunday School - Nursery Care
Sunday,
April 16
Minister’s Subject: “Keeping Us In Suspense”
What a friend we have in Jesus!
ANGLICAN CHURCH
OF CANADA
April 16/89 Easter 4
HOLY EUCHARIST
[Book of Common Prayer]
REV. PATTNUNN 887-9267
Trinity, Blyth St. John’s, Brussels
9:30a.m. .... , ,, 11:15a.m.
lheme: No easy road.
Melville
Presbyterian Church
BRUSSELS
Rev. Bill Henderson, Lucknow
11 A.M. MORNING SERVICE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:30 A.M. BELGRAVE SERVICE
HURON CHAPEL MISSIONARY
CHURCH
AUBURN
PASTOR JAMES H. CARNE 526-7515
10 a.m. - Family Bible School
11 a.m. - Morning Worship
8 p.m. - Evening Service
Wed., 8 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study
Sat., 10:30 a.m. - Kids’ Klub and Young Teens
dent, Mrs. John Vanass; treasurer,
Mrs. Brenda Perrie; secretary,
Mrs. Frank Workman; district di
rector, Mrs. L. Knight; alternate,
Mrs. W. Strickler; branch direc
tors, Mrs. G. Knight, Mrs. J.
Vanass; curator, Mrs. T. Baker;
Tweedsmuir committee, all mem
bers; public relations, Mrs. W.
Strickler; sunshine, Mrs. J. Con
ley; auditors, Mrs. J. Hart and one
other available person; directors to
Brussels Fair, Mrs. D. Perrie;
program co-ordinator, Mrs. F.
Workman.
The program convenors will be
appointed at the program planning
meeting.
The upcoming 4H clubs are
“Let’s landscape” and “Home and
Farm Safety - looking out for #1”.
Anyone wishing to take Let’s
Landscape, should contact Mrs.
Murray Crawford; for the Safety
Club, contact Mrs. Fred Uhler or
Mrs. John Vanass.
'Unfocused vision'Blyth sermon
Greeters at Blyth United Church
Sunday were John and Vera Hes-
selwood.
Terry, Barb, Kimberly and Trent
Richmond were the ushers. Kathy
McNichol was in charge of Junior
Congregation. The senior choir
sang “Burdens are lifted at Cal
vary’’. Rev. Ramirez offered a
special thank you to Jim McCall for
donating an album of music to the
church featuring several of his own
compositions. “A Harp of Gold”
one of his selections, was played by
Margaret Kai during the offer-
atory. It was announced that the
Sunshine Unit meeting will be held
April 13 at 2 p.m. Please remember
to bring your Campbell Soup
Labels. Also, the annual garage
sale will be held on May 12. Call
Diane Wasson or Candice Howson
for pick up of items.
The sermon was entitled, The
Emmaus Road - “An Unfocused
Vision”. The scripture reading
Luke 24 (13-35) tells of two men
travelling to Emmaus two days
after the crucifixion and the ap
pearance of Jesus on route. The
two men, who were discussing the
events of the past days, did not
recognize Jesus because their
vision was focused more on the
commotion rather than the mean
ing. They tried to project their
feelings of bewilderment and dis
appointment on this man who they
considered a stranger. In their
eyes, the cross meant failure and
they had doubts and disbeliefs that
the Lord had risen. It was not until
Jesus had related the scriptures
Kids sometimes need help
Sometimes kids and parents
need time away from each other --
if only for a short while. That was
the case for 15 children and youths
in Huron County last month.
Whether because home was no
longer judged to be safe or because
parents and local child-welfare
authorities decided a temporary
separation was better for everyone
involved, 15 children from across
Huron County were placed in foster
homes last month.
But foster care does not always
mean a permanent split between
parents and children. In fact,
another 15 children left foster
homes to return to their families
and broke bread with them that
their eyes were opened.
Many times in our own lives we
become so engrossed in our pro
blems that we fail to see the true
meaning of the Cross. We must not
have a “blurred vission” but we
must focus in on Christ, His word
and His mission and in so doing, it
will challenge us to go on in spite of
problems, mistakes and trials.
A
during the month of February. That
left a total of 52 area children and
youth in 54 foster homes across the
county.
That number is still a small
percentage of the total 248 fami
lies, including 444 children involv
ed with Family and Children’s
Services of Huron County.
As a child-welfare agency, Fam
ily and Children’s Services i
concerned with the safety am
well-being of children. The fac
that some children need protectioi
from their family members i
evident from the 49 cases of chib
abuse in which the agency i
currently involved.
Blyth Christian
Reformed Church
HIGHWAY 4, BLYTH
Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Rev. W.H. Lammers
Sunday School 11:00 a.m.
The Church of the “ Back to God Hour” and “ Faith 20”
Back to God Hour 10:30 a.m. CKNX, Sunday
Faith 20 5:00 a.m. weekdays, Global T.V.
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