The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-01-09, Page 3ti-
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The importantthing hence_ is.
this: ,,,what do, we Christians
mean by reconciliation? It iS.tlie
fact thatfxod's action in Jesus
Christ is .the centre .and core of
the whole proposition of
urchase
- reconciliation! In the New . In a special, executive tneeting4
• Testament .we read that in Chris today the Ontario Federation of
"God was reconciling the worlta Agriculture decided to widen its .
unto Himself:" This. can be- 'avenue of farm `ri iachinery
termed the nub of the New imports ; from °, Britain.
'Testament truths in hrist God"' 'catign! forms will be made
availablent• r'o F rmers°
to 0 a
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free man Min his sins. The which they may order. he.
"If Christ were here "now
there is. one thing he would not
be — a Christian," These words
come to us courtesy l.of Mark
Twain, American,"humourist and
commentator- on the `fr"ailties of
• his fellow -humans. IS, it ture? '
- Could it be" true? Surely, not!
But if there.'is a taste of
truth in it should we not be
examining ourselves more
closely than we usually do?
Should we not be sayings "Man
• always has needs! Is my basic
need tO be true to myself?" We
ry�•--can look out over the nations of
the world and we can see that .
many of the poverty -lands need
food " and clothing. We say,
"These are basic to their
existence and they must have
them!" In many nations we ,many -
N discern a lack of freedom and -we
can declaim, "Mn,airequires a
voice in his affairs. It is unfair
and undemocratic to withhold
this privilege from -num:C'-But-
. do we also see that man has a
duel -nature? '' Has he not a
spiritual side as well as a
materialistic physical side? In
1969 ' all the categories
mentioned above — food, -
clothing, freedom, spiritual
impact and. physical wellbeing —
will' continue as they are unless
unless — there is a.change in
the,deep down -depths of a man's
believing chamber.
C. T. Snow, the British
-statesman and author, telis us,
that 196S to him was one of the
yr first years in his entire life.
"Why? Because of an entity in it
which he calls. the "antihope".
At fir's, it takes a little puzzling -
to analyse what he might. Mean
` by the word, antihope. Literally,
it means "against hope." So, =a
world filled with antihope is one
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that is against' hope; or, to be
specific, has no hope. •
If Lord Snow is correct — and
it ' is a ' rj tightj' - hard i jo.b to
disprove him. - then, something
more than, our materialistic "
Outlook is needed to bring
harmony into the concourse of
mankind. `What ' would - you
suggest? Well, what do you -think
of the word ° "reconciliation"?
After all., the Holy Bible has a
great deal to say about it! The
politicians of Canada, Britain
and the U,S,A., as well as many
other Western -type nations, are
calling for a "get-together" of "
the world's peoples. Believe it,
-or not, they are talking about
'reconciliation! The giants of the
J(remlin; the strong men of the
Warsaw Pact, even China
.(strange?), North Vietnam, and
other like-minded countries, are
speaking in terms of a
"detante". You see, even "the
other side" can talk in terms 'of
reconciliation! `
Let us not cloud the issue
Not all believe ` the same about-
reconciliation.- What Mao tse
Tung believes about it is not
necessarily what Richard Nixon .
or Pierre Elliott Trudeau believe.
It is not likely that, Kosigin,and
Bresnev believe the same about
reconciliation as do . L.B.J. or
Harold Wilson or Charles" de
Gaulle. So, what reconciliation
may be to one can _beexactly
the reverse,to..auather,,To one.it,
- means the equality of nations; to
another it means the subjugation
of oneto the philosophy of
another which is thought to be
better; to • yet another it means
utter ruin fc r• air 'as long asthe•
bully is able to Aucceed. Thus;
no matter hoyou'approach"'the..'
question there is npt unanimity.
writer's favourite verse itj,all machil ery they Wish to pyrchase
Scriptures is St. John 3:x:6 -through the Federation: L
"For God so Ipved the world, - moths agothe-PFA
that he gave his only begotten "' imported seven tractors 'from
Son, that whbsoever believeth in Britain 'fp illustrate the inflated'
him _s'hould, not perish, but have input costs confronting farmers
`everlasting life:" rn this capsule and . their costs of production..;
of the entire New Testament we. The seventractors saved the
hear -• 'God's glad " Song of buying - farrners about $20,000, •
Reconciliation. He is seeking to The executive decision will
bring us together, again. Not allow the farmer to order any
just man with man - but lean piece of machinery he wishes if
with God, the Father, Maker, it is available according to his
Authorpf Faith. There has been
"a great gulf fixed" betwixt man
and his God and the abyss has
,been-,,- kept, wide open by those
sins awe enact day by day. The
Anglican . Prayer ' Book speaks
about"the fact of sin "and there,
own personal specifications.
Each farmer must contact the
Federation by special
application form stating `the
machinery he Wishes -to purchase
,and its specificatioes, .
This must be accompanied by
is no health in us." Thus, Christ a non -returnable $10 service
Jesus; our Saviour, is the fee, This will entitle theiarmer,
redemptive need for 1969! One ....t2.a.-'Federation. quote pricei on
of Britain's greatest Poet the machinery desired if it is
Laureates was Alfred., Lord available and a special , order
Tennyson '"and, in, "In . form. The r form must then
Memoriam", he wrote;- -- - be . returned ith' -a;- certified
cheque for the rtrefiige:'"*
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I -t is known that a number of
"Ring• in the valiant man and farm+rs-•`<;,wish to purchase
The larger heart, nth
free,
kindlier. combines, for their operations.
The Federation ,, may save as
hand; - ..• mCi h--or-'-more- Chan 50 percent
''Ring out the darkne of the per.. piece of machinery far the
land, farmer through the importation
Ring in the Christ thatis to be."
e
as
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Tie is �the Congfferor' of ,
darkness; -the., Prince of Peace,
Deliverer, true Head of '
Government and 'V`anqui 1fert or's w'
sins! Let 1969 be the Year of
Grace in which we come --again
to the Christ of God'seeking
that reconciliation He alone
offers Let us be reconciled with "
our God and vial our
ellow,humans! Let us , ,truly
° "get-to-gether!" • •
operation. --
HE BIBLE 1rQDAY
- A ' Reinan:-;Catholic prie$l
recently recounted an incident'
,w'hieh illustrated the
' effectiveness ,of the Spanish;.
Popular Version of, the New
Testament, entitled "God Comes
,to Man,''' which was published
2' years ago by ` the Bible
Societies
i n Latin America.
"One day I decided to test
how our simple people reacted
to the divine word which: was
reaching ,them• In their everyday
langua.ge,• using popular
expressions. r.
"In, a certain place, along the
'beautiful • seashore . of Ecuador
there Was a small fishing boat
resting on the sand. A bunch of
.half a dozen lads ranging from
10' to 1f years of age, -had
gathered' around .to playa They
had no religious Instruction at
ally but they found the rading
of the New Testament entled
`God Comes to Man' fascina ing,_
At the -.end of each_ passage, hey
always. shouted 'Read ome
more, please.' Then, through
-questions,' I tried tp-; find out
how mach they had -understood:'
Tor- my surprise, their
u n deist an ding was almost
perfect,band their comments on
the, illustrations were vivid. •
- "To do - justice to mei-
Wonderful
ueiwonderful results I think it is my
duty -to thank and encourage our.
evangelical brethren: to continue
their laudable work..."
Imagination and a spirit of
adventure are needed in planning
production of the .Scriptures —
imagination in the choice of text
or illustration: adventure in
embarking on a new project with
no idea as toits outcome.
4Q -DE .XCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, aAI1i`Ua1
,...This is •the opinion .of Dr,
Alfonso-1.ed, 13.
ocieties' ReglortQnaal SecreUnited.tary for
r; Latin. America, based on the
success of the special Scripture
Selection produced by the Bible
Society of Mekico during the
weeks of the Ulympie Games in
Mexico City. The hole 200,000
copy edition of "More than
Conquerors" was completely
exhaust d in just over a ,week .at
the Games. Even four boxes of
the Selections; which had been
held back 1• in , Bible House
because they had been damaged
by rain in, -transit from the
printers, were demanded by. the
members of Ghuirches and youth
groups who distributed them at
the main centre of the Gaines = ''
stadium; k. swimming pool,
basketball and .football . pitches,
boating arid gymnastic arenas. ,
a
Suggested Daily Bible
Readings: Sunday, January 5:
Genesis 13: 12118; Monday,
January` 6: Genesis: .14; 1.16;
Tuesday, January: Genesis 14:
17-24; Wednesdays January 8:
Genesis 15: 1-6; Thursday,
January' 9: Genesis 15: 7-21;
Friday, January 10: Genesis 16:
1-14; . Saturday, January 11:
Genesis 16.: 15; 17: 8.
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