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interesting
listeners on a`tour of
.... of India arm New Delhi
w ;thetas idsited. On the way
;tea to view the TO; Maly,
Chore is a NW—lane highway,
where eon mingle` with the
vehicular traffic, . Camel* "are
beasts of burden and are alSe
used r
for plow.
.. ,
The government buildings and
etnbaiez are located at New
llhi and the residences the
diplomatic. corps are quite
modern. Ties isin distinct con-
trast to the hovels of many of the
natives.
Woinen are employed in ,the
constritction of homes, using very
primitive methods, but if in-
dustry were mechanized the
. unemployment rate would in-
crease.
ntcrt
India has thebest developed.
rail service in Asia, due to British
influence.
Her aiidience also was treated
to a tour of Kashmir which is a
famous tourist district . in the
north, in sight of the Himalayas.
verybeautiful country,
is a bs country,
where tourists live in houseboats
amid the lotus plants on the
lakes. The highest golf course in
the world is in this state. .
Mrs. Campbell also displayed
some lovely hand: made articles
from India. Mrs. Elizabeth Suter
wasthe program convener and
Mrs. George R. Scott thanked the
speaker.
President Mrs. Robert Ahara
discussed the possibility of the
club sponsoring a play in the near
future. A letter was read from
Elaine Schiestel thanking the
club for her award at \the F. E.
Madill Secondary School com-
mencement exercises.
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Churoh Women wits held at
the heme e1 MS. Alan M+acKei.
Aft opening prayers by Mrs. E.
Povell; Miss Johnson
the coming season of Lent:. •
BogliMing on Ash' - , .. y,
this 0104Sen commemorates
'Christ's f in .0* wilderness
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to retire of
end of bne
ORRIE-The motions of
• Rev, George Sach as minister
and Mrs. Sach as organist were
received *4th regret at the an-
,nual meeting of the United
Church. They will ,retire at the
end of .June,.. W•
Mr. Sach was chairman for the
meeting with Mrs, Gerald Gal-
braith as secretary,
A good yearwas reported with,
renovation of the church proper
and entrance"completed, ,
New elders will • be Wilfred
Gregory and Harry lame with
George Brown to take Mex Ed-
gar's remaining year. The new
steward are' Robert Ferguson,
Martin Scott and Neil Stirling.
Mrs. Clifton Coulter continues .as
church treasurer.
Mrs. Norman. Fairies has been
appointed to the manse com-
mittee and the auditors are Ivan
Haskins, Harold Hyndman and
Neil Stirling. Mrs. Gerald Gal-
braith is the president of the
United Church Women.
A short memorial service was
held for five members who died
during 1973.
A committee was formed• to as-
sist the Sunday School staff with,
an anniversary and 'flower ser-
vice.
The list of contributors will not
be printed next year in the annual
report.
"Mrs. Galbraith expressed the
appreciation of the congregation.
to Rev. and Mrs. Stich and Mr.
Sach expressed his thanks to all
who had helped and served in the
past year. He closed the meeting
with prayerr and units of the'UCW
served lunch.
VOMNIMOrillik
1•., Austin's topic was Cie,
MI AO discueeed
three im
portanthol►y*. 4, Valentine's
Day," she ,ms is borrowed
from ancient ;Rome and cele-
brated
fiebrated on the day of the saint's'
death.' The early leaders of Chris-
tianity followed the customs of
festivals wherever pos4 b
b and tried to give these rite
* 'religious' ;meaning' and k
them with Christian ideal."
"In some. way," Mrs. Austin
continued, "it became associated
vvlthgalllantry and love and it still
IS, as cards decorated' with hearts
and flowers are exchanged."
In speaking .of. Shrove Tuesday,
- Mrs. Austin told the .group that it
also had its origin in the Roman
church, when sins were confessed
and. •people were shriven on this
day, Where French is Spoken,
thi$ dayais Called Mardi. Gras and
itis; known to us as PancakeDay.
It is a day of merriment, es-
pecially in New Orleans, end is a
public,,holiday in Quebec..
"Ash Wednesday," Mrs. Austin
said, "is so named because palms
blessed in the previous year are
burned and•the ashes are used to
place a cross on the foreads of
the faithful. Its significance is to
.teach mankind a lesson in humil-
ity,"
. The roll call was answered with
a valentine thought. The Least
Coin was collected and the treas-
urer's report showed increased
givings during the society's year.
Correspondence included thank -
you .letters from 'members.
Flowers are to be sent to miler
member who is in hospital.
Arrangements were completed
for members to `assist with the
World Day of, Prayer service.
Members ivere also reminded of
the pancake supper on Tuesday,
February 26. ..
A 'friendship luncheon was
held at the United Church yester-
day at noon. Attended by many
wishing to share in the fellowship
of a shared 'meal, the' luncheon
was the first step to what is hoped
will 'be the organization of a
Friendship Club for members
and friends.
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LAD I'ES FROM LOCAL women's church groups and Wonnen's Institutes gathered an the
Salvation Army Citadel last week to take a tworday.course.in sewing knits, The ladies will
take their new-found knowledge back to home groups around the area and then gather
again April 23-24 for a summary day.. ,y (Staff Photo)
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Andrew's WMS February meet
Mrs. Armstrong opened the •
regular meeting of the Women's
Missionary . Society ' of St. An-
drew's Church with a short in-
spirational ,poem. Members join-
ed in singing "Christ : for the
World, We Sing", and Mrs. ,Arm-
strong led in prayer.
• The roll . call showed an at-
tendance 436 and indicated that
62 visits had been made to the
sick and those confined to their
homes. Three new ' members
were added to, the roll' and /were
welcomed by, the presidents .The
minutes of the January meeting
and also those of the Executive
meeting, were read and ap-
proved. The correspondence was
read by , the secretary, ' Mrs.
Gordon Wall. The treasurer's
report was given by Mrs. Gordon
Godkin.
It • was decided to invite the
members' of Teeswater, Belmore
and Bluevale to the Thankoffer-
ing meeting to be held in. April'
with Mith Laura Collar as guest
speaker. This meeting, will be
held on April 9 because of a
Synodical meeting in Chesley on
the first Tuesday of . the month:
Mrs, ' Armstrong thanked all
who had helped at the Presby-
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terral meet. and. anio
nced
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there would be a workshop held
at Lucknow on April 8, conducted
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of Miss
rayer Murdockservice. This toe Worldbehel
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Sacred Heart Church on Friday;
March 1 with the service coin-
mencing at 2 p.m. The hymn.
Breathe on Me, ,Breath of God".
was sung.
Miss Verna McLaughlin was in
charge of the scripture and
meditation. The -Bible reading
was Paul's. letter to Philemon.
Miss McLaughlin conducted a
question and answer period
which was both interesting ., and
informative. Mrs. George i Cay
led the . meeting in prayer.
The topic was taken by Mrs.
Victor Young, selected from the
• study book "For a Time Like
This". It was written by the.
Reverend Dr. E. H. Johnston,who
is the overseas secretary of the
Board of World Missions of the
Presbyterian Church, , and The
WMS works in co-operation with
this Board. Dr, Johnston .diad
formerly been a missionary hi
China before the take-over by. the
Communists.; To -day, he is one of
the few churchmen permitted to
enter China.
Exchange of knowledge, —Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George Fisher, Patrick
education(�nd ideas are snow "
tYai.,+a.. .��aA :.3 ..+.1�a t,,ITMr. dk .'a: fidYy�LE, > i lIn our study of mission wonttb-Fisher family of"�on ,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fisher and
day these questions confront, us : family and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Does mis? ion work , mean Estey all of Guelph, Mr. and Mrs.
evangelism,. Does mission work Carman Machan of Kitchener
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibson and,
family of Whitechurch.
Members .of the afternoon
unit of•the United Church Women
spent Tuesday , at the church
where they enjoyed conversation
and `needled' a quilt.
—Luther G. Kerr of Lachine,
Quebec, visited four days last
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Kerr of Minnie Street.
Mr. Kerr; who is with, Air
Canada, flew to Toronto, then
rented a- car to bring him to his
hometown.
Mr. and Mrs. David Humph -
toiled faithfully in difficult situa-rey and' Mr. and Mrs.. Bernie
tions. They have offered a tre-/ Rochon, all of Oakville, were
mendous leadership in relief, weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
rehabilitation and development. • Dick. Eskerod, Minnie Street.
In almostt
every conn ry Cher. a is a
small but real Christian fellow-
ship that may be the nucleus for
the spread. of the gospel.
The missionary from the west
to -day must be.one who can give
leadership in, nutrition, child
care, health, agriculture and
technical knowledge. Thep the
national Christians will be train-
ed to carry on by themselves.
Thus, western people would have
more time to spend in remedying
poor conditions in their own coun-
tries where there is no lack of
missionary work to be done.
Mrs. Godkin received the of-
fering and the offertory prayer
was given by Mrs. Roy Hastings.
Mrs. Armstrong thanked the con-
veners of the program, Mrs. V.
.Young,, Miss .V. McLaughlin and
Mrs. G. Day. The .hymn,' "Unto
the Hills", was sung and Mrs. J.
Machines closed the meeting
with prayer. Lunch was ser ed
by the committee and a sial
hour enjoyed.
•
mean social service? Or. John-
ston suggested that practical help
should be given first to show we
really want to•help improve their
livelihood, and then to reach their
hearts with the message of salva-
tion. Western nationshave ex-
ploited much ' of Africa, Asia,
• West and East Indies and in this
history of man's inhumanity to
man has left a bitter feeling of
mistrust and hatred. To -day the
western nations are the 'affluent
nations and many of the eastern
nations are the "have -lots'.
The only bright spot is the work
of the missionaries who have
Fondues made
at WI meeting
LAKELET A demonstration
on fondue cooking was the high-
light of the February meeting of
the Women's Institute on Thurs-
day 'afternoon. Mrs. Derril Hall-
man and.Miss Gladys Huth .pre-
pared' cheese and chocolate fon-
due which were served with a
salad forll lunch,,
« .Q trate
fgoon exercise or pay a o cent
ine", was answered by nine
members and one guest.
The provincial president's let-
ter was read and discussed. A
thankyou letter was read from
the Lakelet light committee. It
was decided to supply a program
for the Village Nursing Home- at
Fordwich later in the year.
A delegate will attend the of-
ficers• Conference at Waterloo
University ' in May. The March
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. H. Wallace. Guest speak-
er for that meeting will be Mrs. S.
Brjide.
:A feature given by Mrs.
Jacques was on the International
Peace Gardens which she has
visited on two occasions.
A sale of home baking realized
$5.75.
—Gordon Walker returned
home Saturday from Victoria
Hospital; London, where he
underwent surgery.
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the Women's Institute met on
Monday for the Education
.�r tivitiee meeting at the
home of Miss Merle Yam,
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Wilson, Mildest, opened
the meeting. 'with the shiging Of
the Oda endrepeatingthe Creed.
The Minutes were read by Mrs.
George Fiat in theabs of
TbeC rc 're , Mrs. Vic' erson`q,
correspondencerid was a.
letter from Provincial Presitden t -
Mrs. H. L. Noblitt x the 'announce-
ment of a District -Thrector5''
meeting to be held at "Tiverton
Presbyterian Church March it at
10 a.m.; and information on the
Federated "Women's Institute
competitions. .
It was decidedrno`t toaseil: In-
stitute's public ,address system. '
' It was -decided to buy the .food',
for the lunch fox' the dance. on
February 22 and that cast of
lunch be divided among the
members.
The roll Call was answered by
16 members. There were nine
"isitors, . Mrs. Dan lIffin gave a
reading, "A Jumbled Sale" sand
as convener of Education and
Cultural Activities, presided for
the program. p.
Mrs. Donna Vanderwoude,,
speaker, was., intaroduced. She
started, .four years .ago in *tile
Presbyterian Cliurch, : to *, teach
retarded children, She said,
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Donnybrook
UCW- meeting
DONNYBROOK — The Febru-
ary meeting of the UCW was held
Wednesday •afternoon at ,the
home of Mrs. William Hardy with
p good. attendance. Mrs. Wesley
Jefferson had charge of the pro-
gram and openedthe meeting
with the Hymn "9 Master, .Let Me
Walk with Thee"., Mrsa Stuart
Chamney read the scripture
lesson from Romans. '
.Mrs. Wesley, Jefferson led in
prayer and gave the meditation,
assisted,by .11rl*s. William Hardy
and Mrs. Edward, Robinson.
After singing "Happy the Home
when God Is There", Mrs. Hil-
liard Jefferson read a poem "It
Can Be .Done" and ' Mrs. Robert
Jefferson. read .a poem ..,'!On
Taking Big Bites";. " ._
Mrs. `Ray Hanna'too charge or
the business session. The roll call
was each stating what she in-
tended. -to bring for a layette for
mission work. A thank you note
wasread. The Presbyterial'
meeting was announced to be •
held at Mitchell March 6 at 9:30
a.m. Audrey. McKinnon, a mis-
sionary, is 'to. be the guest
speaker. It was decided to have a
plant sale at the next meeting. Mr. and Mrs. John Langridge
Mrs. Stuart Chamney read the were guests of honor Saturday
minutes of the previous meeting evening at the home of Mr. 'and
and the offering was received. Mrs. George Henderson when
Mrs. Ray Hanna read a poem friends gathered to celebrate
"Old Friends". Mrs. John Hilde- their 25th .wedding anniversary.
brand read a poem, "A Note of The following evening a small
Laughter". "Blest Be the Tie that gathering of friends were guests
Binds" was sung and Mrs. in their tome to mark the occas
Wesley Jefferson closed the sion with Jim Langridge and
meeting with prayer. , Randy Netterfield as hosts.
Before' he meeting com- —Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kerr, Min-
menced a large quilt was tied ' for ' nie Street, and their son, Mr. and
bale work. The top and batt had Mrs. Robert Kerr and family of
been donated. The hostess served ',----London, attended the ice carnival
lunch, assisted by Mrs. Hilliard in the arena on Saturday evening:
Jefferson and Mrs. Robert Jef- , They later visited at the home of
ferson. • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore.
Do` Iona
t beginning correct
him."
Mrs. Ulm Metcalfe tlosoked
and 'presented lam. Vom-
fierwoudewitha gift from the WI.
lila 1iltna. Jo sem ±
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cited' _
with at awflo,!Ilrs, "*beet, tares,
dyed Vii, starflowars, swamp
grass. She was thanked arid glyeu .
a gift by
T motto,
developing the mind
the ,," w. give Mrs.
George Maher.
An interesting* enjoyable cow
test was conductedr r MrS. Dan
Tiffin. with Mrs: Bill Ran
being theme. •
It was also derided to donate
;10 to the school,
Lunch was r ed hYMrs. J
Currie, Mrs. Ames McInnes and
Miss '' Merle Wilson.
UCIOV .,meets
Chapman
HITE.lCHUR `- The UCW
held their . Febru►ary r eating
Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the horrile
Russel' Chapman. Mrs. Clif-.
ford . Laidlaw, convener of
Chrristisa aaurd`t-
. tion, wain obarge of the'wor worship
service. ' gave: , the.' c
worship. sang. "In;
There fs No QEaat ar` West".
Mrs, x; aidlaw ;read : sCr�p-
ture and!a� play,, r``Tt►e deg.
of World Missions" was'octed° by
Mrs. Laidlaw, Mrs, E. Sleight-.
' 'holm and Mrs.; R. Chapman. Mrs. •
Laidlaw told the story of the life
of William Carey"and closed'#
portion ` of the meeting " with' • `
p Mrs. �Millian Moore, presidents.
.presided for, the busies, The
World Day of Prayer will be held
in the Presbyterian . Church
March 1st at-2:30p.in. The United
Church Women's Presbyterial
will be . held a at Mitchell March
O. Miss Audrey. ,McI im will be
guest speaker.
The treasurer's : report . was
given by Mrs, Albert Coulter. Elie
roll call was answered by I3 with
a poem Mor. quotation with word
"Lave''.. �'he minutes were .read
:by the .secretary Mi s.: Dave
•
'. Gibb Tite Q. @ningiw„ps received'.
and dedicated by Mrs Millan..'
Moore. A discussion an rruissions
was continued from the :January
meeting.
The travelling basket was
brought in and made its rounds.
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