The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-10-23, Page 3P
Ministers and elders
to attend Synod
Some 188 ministers and an
equal number of ruling elders
have beensummoned to attend
the 96th Meeting of the Synod
of Hamilton and London, in
Mount Zion Presbyterian
Church, Ridgetown, Monday,
Qct. 27.
'Rev. J. K. Ross Thomson, St.
Catharines, chosen Moderator at
the meeting in Goderich, last
4 efail, will preach at the opening
Monday evening when his
successor will be elected. Dr. E.
« H. Johnson, Moderator Of
General Assembly also speaks
then and on Tuesday, Prof. Alan
Farris, of Knox College,
The main business of Synod
will follow presentation of
reports by committee
• convenors: stewardship, Rev. A.
Clements, Dutton; Missions,
Rev. D. S. Campbell, Sarnia;
Pensions, . Rev. D. Maclnnes,
Ridgetown; History, Rev. R.
MacLeod, Chatham; Christian
Education, Rev. J. Congram,
• Hamilton; Evangelism and Social
Action; Rev. -H. Zegerius
Dunnville; Public Relations, Rev.
R. Gordon, London; Finance,
Rev. F. J. Barr, Sarnia;
Nominating, Rev. J. Ferguson,
Stratford; Camp, Rev. W. A.
Henderson, Woodstock; Articles
of Faith, Rev. Wm, Lawson,
Windsor; Town and Country,
Rev. T. J. Lewis, Waterdown;
Students and Colleges, Rev. R.
H. Armstrong, Wingham; Loyal
Addresses. Rev. l;I. S. Rodney,
St. Thomas; Synod Procedures,
Rev. J. P. Darch, "Niagara" Falls
and Treasurer, Rev.. G. A.
Gordier, Dorchester,
For much of Tuesday the
Synod will be divided into five
groups for discussion of matters
arising from the 'reports.' The
Mayor, and Ministerial ?resident
will bring greetings at•• the
luncheon that day when new
members will be introduced and
welcomed.
The Synod has met annually
since the union of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada
in 1875 except in 1965 when
changing from Spring to Fall
meetings it met in Windsor hr
May and London in October. It
includes all Presbyterian
Churches west, and south of, a
line joining Owen Sound,
Innerkip and Burlington„ and all
the Niagara Peninsula.
• Arthur Cfrcle holds
October meeting Monday.
The October meeting of the
Arthur Circle of Knox
• Presbyterian Church was held in
the Church Parlor on Monday
evening. The prayer of
invocation was offered by the
president, Lucy Johnston,, and
the hymn "Softly now the light
of day" was sung.
✓ The reports of the secretary'
and treasurer were read and
approved.. Final plans were
formulated for the Bazaar and
Tea to be held on Saturday,
November 8, in the Sunday
'School Auditorium.
• A missionary news letter frcftn
Miss Pauline Brown in the field
in •Amkhut, India, was read to
the group by Helen McManus.
The offering was received by
Carol Egener and Audrey Royal.
The devotional period was
carried out on the theme "It is a
good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord." The hymn "Come ye
thankful people, come" was
sung, and Psalms and prayers of
Thanksgiving were offered by
Mary Henderson, Christena
Hyde, Helen -McManus and Ruth
Skeoch.
A Thanksgiving meditation
"Are we truly thankful for all
our blessings" was presented by
Pat Stringer.
Following 'the closing
exercises, lunch was served by
members of the executive.
North Street United Church Hi -C
will ;hist :Leamington teenagers
Doings Of Dungannon
MRS,)3ILL PARK
529.791'
The fourth meeting of the
Dungannon- Homemakers was
held at Mrs. Ivan Rivett's at 7:30
p.m., September 29. Nine girls
were present. •
Cathy Culbert opened the
meeting with the 4-I1 pledge.
Then the roll call, "Places the
Feather stitch could be used to
cover seams as on ' a Crazy
Quilt.'"
Peggy Young read the minutes
of the last meeting.
We discussed the uses of the
Feather stitch. All the girls told
the leaders their pattern is for
"Free Choice" articles. We
discussed and looked over the
clippings in Member's Parriphlet,
Mrs. Rivett and Mrs. Young
demonstrated the second
variation of the Feather stitch,
the Chain and Lazy Daisy
stitches.
For group work we filled in
the answers -for Feather stitch on
illustration sheet. We cut.' the
samples for Chain " and Lazy
Daisy stitches 'and put on
Learning stitch article.
The fifth meeting of the
Dungannon Homemakers . was
held at Mrs. Ivan Rivett's at '7:30
p.m., October 13. Eight girls
were present.
Cathy Culbert opened the
meeting with the 441 pledge and
was joined by the rest of the
girls. Then the roll call, "Places
the Chain and . Lazy Daisy
stitches could be used: the Chain
stitch could beused to make
lines or as a filler. Lazy. Daisy
stitches could be used to make
grass, flower petals and as a filler
to fill in a large space."
BRIDGE SCORE
North treeUnited Chureli,•-._ teenagers;..`- Attie Attchurch,
Hi -C will nteainAindlay 'hds *',this group has found a way to
to 35 young teenagers from work from :the' inside and it is
Leamington United , Church helping to make the church
Saturday' an -d- Sunday;-October---relevant-and- meaningful;-'"' said -
24 and 25. The group arrives" -by. Mr. MacDonald.
'bus on Saturday night and will
be billeted. -in Hi -C member's
homes throughout town.
The joint group plans a
• Saturday evening program of
folk music; discussion and
entertainment. They - will eat
together at the church Sunday
following the church service.
The Leamington teens, only
part" of the over 100 young
people who belong to the group,
will have with them Mrs. Joanne
Fillimore, broadcaster on radio
station CHYR Leamington and
will be featured on Singtime on
• CKNX-TV Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
"This group has found a way
to stay with the church and
work with it," Rev. J. Donald
MacDonald, of North Street
United Church, said this week.
• Last spring they raised $5,000
for retarded children with a
Walkathon they organized.
"In a day when many
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There were five tables in play
at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge
Club Monday night. Winners and
their scores were as follows: Mrs.
Bill Duncan and Mrs. Bud
Worthy, 471/2; Mrs. Bob Sproule
and Mrs. Al Galbraith, 47; Miss
Lena Robinson and Mrs, Jean
Papernick, 421/2; Mrs, Frank Reid
and Mrs. Bruce' Erskine tied with
Bill Duncan and Ralph Kingswell
with 35. •
Bridge game will be held next
Tuesday night as usual.
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Peggy 'Soung then read the
minutes of the last meeting.
We discussed the uses of the
Chain and Daisy stitches and put
on illustration sheet and put it in
the record book. We read and
discussed the fabric requireda for
"Free Choice" article on page 37
in Member's Pamphlet. We also
reviewed the color schemeson
page 11 in Member's Pamphlet.
Mrs. Rivett demonstrated how
to do the Crewel stitch,. Host of
the girls got their samples done
and on the illustration sheet and
Started ,the Crewel stitch on the
"learning stitches",;article.
Mr. Bob Tideswell of Clinton
spent Saturday, with Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Park and family.
Visitors on Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Park were Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Vincent ' of Belgrave
and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ard of
Wingham.
The first meeting of . the
Dungannon Explorers was held
on Tuesday evening with . an
election of officers. The second
meeting .to , be held Tuesday.
October 28th will take the form
of a Hallow -e'en Party. Any girl
being 9 before January may
contact any of the leaders, Mrs.
Fred Young, Mrs. Dan McInnis
or Miss Diane Errington.
Mr. Harold Jewell, Fred
Jewell, LeRoy Meriam and Bev.
Shepherd all of Goderich called
on Mr,. and Mrs. Jim Rivett and
family on Sunday.
4
Appoint,
assistant
gig. rep.
Michael (Mike) Miller -Was
recently appointed assistant
agricultural representative for
Huron County.
He is a native of Kent County
wherehis family operate a' bog,
beef and cash crop operation.
Following his education at the
Ridgetown District High School,
she enrolled at the Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph,
where he majored in Crop
Science and graduated with his
B.S.A. in the spring convocation,
1969..:
He was active in many student
functions at college. In his final
year, he was chairman of the
Union Council Finance
Committee, director of the -
Campus Co -Operative, treasurer
of his year '69 O.A.C.,' active in
the University Soils and Crops
Club and participated in College
Royal.
Mike worked with the Ontario
Department of Agriculture and
Food for three summers, two at.
the Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology, Crops
Division, and last year with the
Soils ,And Crops Branch out of
Brighton. Following his summer
employment with the Field Staff
of the Jolly Green Giant
Company this year, he has
joined the Huron Extension
office at Clinton., His main farm
management responsibilities wilt,
be in the area of Field. Crop
Production and Marketing.
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MRS. EUZABETH.A.
CHR ISTI LAIN
•004111 CIH SIOI ATAR..
Winghein this past spring,
He was a veteran .9f the battle
of Virg' Ridge and Wass .a ",Old
Contemptible."
Be is survived by twO sister
in -England
The funeral service was ,held
at the Stiles Funeral Home,
Friday: October,17,
with ev,
,
G. LeRQyal officiating. :
Interment , was in the
Veterans' Plot at Maitland
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harold
Chambers, Walter Sheardown,
Robert Prouse and Gerald Spain.
•d h A. Christilaw,
,Huronview, died there on
Tuesday, October 14. She was
9 2. " "
Mrs.:C' t.ilaw was born
r
n
in
Colborneme TownshiponJuly 29,
1877, a daughter of William Kerr
and the former Jessie McNee.
.She lived in Colborne and
Ashfield Townships before
moving to Huronview :July
1968.
She was married to Edmund
Christilaw and was a member of
Nile United Church.
Mrs. Christilaw was
predeceased by her husband and
by one brother and one sister.
Surviving are one son, Leonard,
Nile, and one granddaughter and
six great grandchildren.
The funeral service was' hekl
at Lodge Funeral Home at 2
p.m. on October 17. Rev. R. C.
McClenaghan of Nile United
Church officiated.
Interment was in Colborne
cemetery: Pallbearers were:
Graham McNee, Robert McPhee,
Frank Hawkins, Alvin Kerr,
Marvin Good and Cliff McNeil.
ALFRED CHARLES BLEACH
MR$JAY,,09T BE. 2$, 19430 1 ,
MRS. EDITH MAY ISFIINDIAY'
Edith May Blindt
,Colborrat 'tQwnskdp, diad.
Alexandra Moine and; Conlerid
U ,pita Qn Sunday. fiber 19,
after -. Woes of i4.l ae
mouths. She was !14
Mrs/ Brindley ,was 'bra.! in
Lrverp ot," :ngiand, Qn
ecember 25, .1$O7 "..a danghte
of Kr. and v wafted
Wil son.. She 0,010 to Cada
when she was 14 -Years of age
and .lived 111 Searorth until he. r
marriage,
She was married to Glifford> F.
Brindley on .September 2, 1932
in thearsonage aVictoria
Street - Gulch. They Uved� tri'
Colborne 'Township since their
marriage.
Mrs. Brindley was a member
of Nile United Church.
She was predeceased by her -'
husband who died January 14,
1956. ..
Surviving are three sons,
Douglas, Goderich; Donald,
Colborne Township and Teddy,
Colborne Township; . two •
daughters, Mrs. Reg (B,osella)
Anderson, Wingham and Mrs.
Ronald (June) Diemert, St...
Mary's; one brother, Leslie
Wilkinson, Toronto and one
sister, ,Mrs- .Ray (Lilly) Deacon,
London, England; and eight '.
grandchildren. •
The funeral service was held
at Stiles Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
on Wednesday, October 22, with
Rev. G. L. Royal officiating.
Interment was its,,, Colborne
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Arnold Kerr, Leonard Brindley,
Russell Brindley, George
Caldwell, Orville Ribey and Roy
McKnight.
Alfred Charles Bleach' 'or�i
Wingham died suddenly at
Goderich October 14. He was
72.
Mr. Bleach was born in
England, November 10, 1896.
He came. to Canada at about ten
years of age and lived in
Goderich since returning from
overseas in 1918. He moved to
MRS. KATIE L. BOWLER
1.
Mrs, Katie Bowler, Goderich,
died at Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital on Sunday,
October 18 after a lengthy
illness. She was 93.
" Mrs. Bowler- was born in
Simcoe County on July 20,
1876, . a daughter of Richard
SomersalI and the former Mary
Haughton.
She was married to Thomas
Henry Bowler who died in 1965.
She lived in Colborne Township
from 1896 until 56 years ago•
when she moved to Goderich.
She was a member. of Knox
,Presbyterian .Church.
Surviving is one step son,
Norman Bowler, Goderich.
The funeral service was held
at Lodge Funeral Horne at 2
p.m. on October 21, Rev. G. L.
Royal officiating.
Interment was in Maitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers were:
Alex Alexander, Carlton Worsell,
Gordon McManus, Johnny
Marcotte, , Ray Hobson and
Ralph Henderson.
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