The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-10-26, Page 23REV,, .R. NICHOU..S
Wesley MemOriel
There's a !eW day .coming.
-.�Rotaana-?.:.��:_I.7 •`.The-la-w�•is
good `then; and the trouble is not
.there but with me, because I am
sold into slavery with Sin as my
owner; I dont understand
myself at all, for I really, want
to "do what is right but I can't. I
do what I don't want tom -what
I hate. I know -perfectly well
that what I am doing is wrong,
tl
-and my -guilty c®nsaien�ae < "
°ia"f`:`1""�agree wit "�fiese laws I
am breaking. But I can't help
myself, because I'm no longer
doing itit is sin inside me that
is stronger than I am that
makes me do these evil things."
All through the seventh-chap-
ter
eventh chap=
ter of Romans we. see a sub-
terranian principle that emerges
in these few verses, just clear
enough to be recognized as the
same culprit that skulks like a
shadowy form, from Genesis to
Revelations, evading recognition
e or identification if at all
possible.
However, not only in the
Bible is this illusive- monster
depicted, but iff reality, God has
.placed the Bible before us like a
mirror, in order that we might
recognise the external symptoms
interlacing the patterns of our
human behaviour, , and accep-
ting the Scriptural diagnosis,
flee immediately to the Divine
remedy, which is Christ's
-atonement or s lvatia _.
Another well a n
known fact is,
0 that the common problems of
the +.individual, and that of the
nation, differ only in degree, and
are :abundantly. evedent in
sacred, and secular history
alike, modern as well as ancient.
We find these two
hemospheres contrasted in the
Old Testament history of the
Pharaohs, from Exodus 1:8
"Now there arose up a new king
over Egypt, which knew not
Joseph." • Joseph's influence
held a tempering effect over the
contemporary pharaohs, which
was replaced with rigour, and
hard bondage after rh le easy ,,,,
Relatively, a similar era has
passed within the last 50 years.
v.The pre-war years were marked
by a national fear"(reverance or
regard) for God, and depen-
dance.upon Him overspread our
continent. Not that all was bliss,
for many can still recall the
depression years; which served
well to .help man distinguish
between his actual needs,' and
an endless string of wants,
which if granted, only to .Make
him feel more dependant. on
things than on God.
During this period, one could
drive for miles on a Sunday, and
never see a team or tractor in
the field, nor.hear the ring of the
carpenter's hammer. Churches
were filled, and factories were
stilled. And condemnation hung
low over the heards of those
who absented themselves from
the places of, worship. Broken
homes were rare. News of a
murder, or suicide anywhere on
the continent struck terror to
men everywhere paralized with
the thought of it.
Divorce seemed only a word
in the dictionary, or the Old
Testament. Politics, and religion
appreciated, and defended each
other: "'What has happened to
the Land of the Maple since
then?
The aftermath of war, in the
form of moral, or immoral com-
promise, was as busy at home as
it was abroad. Tempters, and
temptresses made themselves
available at the set of every sun.
The floods of lett•s, and com-
munications that conjested the
postal services during the first
years began to ease .with the..
sickening reality that moral
cancer was winding its fibres
about the vitals of a whole
generation. While local govern-
ments, were urging upon the
military, the earliest possible
repatriation of soldiers in hopes
of stemming the tide of an
le inevitable moral collapse, the
war weary , conscience of oc-
cupied` countries were expressing
for the same reason, such
slogans as "Liberate us from our
liberaters," and "Yankie go
home."
e The Yankies did go home,.
Canucks as well, but along with
them trooped a regiment of new
ideologies, philosophys, even
theologies, in fact a whole new
concept of' life. How well that
war -time lyric, "There'll always
be an England, but it'll never be
the same," could apply to our
countries, too.
while the lines; scars, and
0
tl
pock -marks of war have long
Wei -whit) WOW -deny. the groan-
dawell of moral, social and
spiritual, petrifaction that has
been steadily oozing from the
pores of our post-war society.
Long,into the night every field
of modern science has had its
specialists working . over the
case. The M C.' .and IVI.P.''s and
Politicians, have called ' their
u rixlit..1 un rice .tl ogiit
their conventions, the
psychologists and psychiatrists
have dispatched their Advisors,
Medical Science has held their
consultations, and even the
Quacks have elbowed their way
in on the scene, injecting their
potions of relativity, and non -
absolutism, while anti-religio s
soothe -sayers of the same dye,
rush in with the' "God is dead"
shock treatment to obliterate
any lingering pockets of faith, or
sense of moral obligation, in-
timating. that detachment from
these promise a short-cut to
recovery.
Any restricting garments of
moral- or ethical restraint are
held suspect, 'and must be
removed, and a stand back and
make way for complete "self ex-
pression," and freedom to "do -
your -own -thing," must be stric-
tly adhered to.
- How amazingly accurate
Mark's account of the woman
-with the issue -fits• our social,
moral, and spiritual plight
today. "And a certain woman
which had an issue of blood
twelve years, and had suffered
many things of many'physicians,
and had spent,,all that she had,
'and was nothing bettered, 1but
. rather grew worse.' Mark
-5:25,26.
But let us take particular
• notice of an abrupt change in
the course of .events; she heard
about Jesus, and decided to
gather up her case and take it to
him.. Now isn't this typical of
most of us? We turn to him as a
last resort. One has put it this
Y • a , ayl „„,else, faa' try,
doing it as you were told.
Christ said, "come unto me..."
Paul unveils the secret of the
world's remedy II Cor. 5:17 "If
any man be in Christ he is a new
creature; old things are passed
away; behold, all things are
become new."
You see, Christ changes man's.
nature, where man is trying to
work the cure by trying -to alter
his natural behavior without
altering his nature, having
failed in their pursuit, the
Quacks moving in, took hold of '
the situation from the other end,
by lowering all the standards, to
fit society on whatever level it i
happens to be found.
o = According to our Scripture,
man has a desire to do right, but
lacks the ability to carry it out.
But again, if we will follow the
example set by this woman
having the ,issue, we too will
_find the cure, for she pushed her
way through all obstruction to
get to Jesus, and straightway the
fountain of her blood was dried
up: and she felt in her body that
she was healed of that plague.
Thank God, already there are
signs that society is turning to
the Divine remedy. Revivals are
being reported in many areas of
the world, and even our own
mid -west has witnessed a
mighty visitation, which is
spreading to, every point of the
compass.
Many are asking, how can we
get in on •this? Let me hasten to
add, by abandoning all other
would-be solutions and come
directly• to Christ, as a person, to
a Person. Confess to Him your
sins of the past, claim His..
promise to forgive.
The offer 'your human in-
strumentality, to the cause of
Christ. Familiarize yourself with
the "Key 73" program in the
Churches, locate yourself with a
church that is giving itself
wholeheartedly to its purpose,
and you will be no longer a part
of the world's problem, but a
part of its cure.
WILLIAMS
CEMETERY
MEMORIALS
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And Inscriptions
Stratford' --� Ontario
Bob McCallsm
Representative
65 Montreal St., Goderich
Phone
524.7345
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GBDERlcli SIGNAL -STAR. AR. TI11TRS
Rev. 0,L, Royal conducted Ra stir 'can. p �,
Rev. Robert L, County lamed and every there el
the funeral service last 1:'ridalr, ducted the f nerd service Children's Md Soezety a .held have travelled in this country
October • 20 at 2,pU p.tn. for .Friday rrday indrrting for the
Reginald J. Bell who died Oc-
tober
late Wparents whose greatest nod Is. to find
Albert (Bert) Coleman Who di their annual P dneaday ,at someone to really love them.
tuber 17 at Alexandra Marine October 17 ate ,the Alexandra Brookside Publicare
Banquet last W
and General Hospital Tial in ,.
• Sch,aol the "Parents • Often toe
Goderich after s i ween Marine atj General Hospital more than 200 .persons in atten- prejudiced to listen,'` the Corm •
G following a a . Abort illrie Mit "dance were . addressed by Rev. passion minister charged, `What.
, illness, Be was 64years of age.Coleman was .4 resident or 55 John Sommerville. Rev, .Som- . should be a discussion. then
A resident of 45 Cambria
Anglesea Street in Goderich, merville is a United Church turns into a shouting match
Road South in Goderich, Mr.Born November 16, 1884 to Minister from Chatham, Ontario with both sides thinking the
Bell' was born on November 1, Mr: and Mrs. John Coleman at who is presently- working with other doesn't understand and
1907 to BQbert Bell and the for
mer Hebertennie . dthon - - raUnderwood, Ontario, he worked . an outreach � group -known as won't listen.
as a butter -maker at a dairy nn- "Compassion on special leave Far to many hones are so
Goderich, til his retirement in 1955. He from the United Church. earth bound that they can not
He attended school in has been a resident 'of Qoderich With "Compassion" Rev. see ,God's solution," he
Goderich and was a jeweller un- for the • past 17 years, Sommerville's work for the most Observed, "but there is a
tis his'+ retirement in 1965. He On Aril 3 1920 he was young people and sweeping movement. throe h the
married Cepha Mary Haskell at married to Margaret part involves oun g
Margaret Wightrnan programs for youth. One of .his youth culture, and even the
'Goderich in February of: 1933 at Clifford. Mr. Coleman was an^ youth conferences, known as a • youth sub -cultures, really taking
and is sruvived,by his wife. • adherent of North -Street United , `Starve -In", is to be held in hold, the Jesus movement."
Mr. Bell was a'past Mester of Church. He is survived by one ` Exeter November 4. The, theme . in'concluding his remarks the
Maitland Lodge number 33. A.F.
son, Robert, o Windsor and
. a of the . minis$er_a wll� � t;--speake��-orrtlrned -�fa�[i
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- V'" point system to parents and
of the -pard of�Viangement� Alberta. " need," especially young people. foster parents which would
and a Life Member of the Interment ,followed the While still working on- his avoid young Session of Knox Church.y g people feeling they.
service in; Clifford cemetery •charge in Chatham ,Rev. Som- were being relegated to positions ;
He is survived by one sister, at Clifford with friends from, merville was active on the of non-
persons.
community acting as hoard for the "Be more .concerned about the
bearers. Children's Aid Society and he inner child than you have been
and his wife have.ado ted three in
MRS I children into their own family.
His "Compassion" grouphas
Rev. G. L. Royal conducted also adopted two foster children,
the funeral service on Wed- one in Haiti and one ie In-
nes ay afternoon for the ate onesia.
Mrs. Irene Bean who died at the In his remarks to the Huron
age of 39 in Alexandra Marine Foster Parents dinner Rev.
and General Hospital following Sommeryille told of his tours of
e lengthy illness. work in Singapore and Hong
Born at Kincardine onKong.Hes oke of the pathetic
November 12, 1932 to James' sight of children begging for`
and Estelle (Hunter) Glahn she food because they had no
lived in Kincardine Township parents .and, of visits to a blind
until her marriage to Donald children's ,,orphanage which is
partially supported by the
"Compassion" group.
"In these countries," the
United Church Minister ex-
plained, "these children are
relegated to a position of non-
existence socially. They become
• non people." He.went on to ex-
plain that society just discounts
them and then charged that in
many ways the, same sort of
thing happens in North
America.
"This is like preaching to a
church full of the faithful about
the importance of attending
.church," the guest speaker ob-
served, "because you are. the
concerned people with your eyes,
hearts and hands open. There
are many homes however where
children become non -persons
"`because everyone is too, lousy to
Mrs. Stella Tyndall of Clinton. that co tChatham
He had no children. pall
Pallbearers were Bruce Er-
skine, Cy Proctor, ' Randall p the past,"he urged. "What
Marriott, James Chisholm, - BENE BEAN , you are doing says more about
Judge Glenn Hays, George p what you are than what you
Feagan, William Gardner, Rev. say, persons are more 'impor-
William . Weir, Rev. R.G. tant than things are, even your
McMillan, A.M. Harper, John d fte h 1 d being right and if we leave
Christ out o�,our relationships it
Berry, Captain Fred Robinson, is at tixe peril of our lives."
Frank Mcllwain, Cam Proctor,
,Bob Miller. .
A Masonic service was held at (lt'togenarian p
the funeral honie, Thursday at
ROBERT GEORGE ,SMITH
Rev. Leonard Warr and Rev.
Ross Nicholls combined-- to.of--
ficiate,at the funeral of the late
Robert. George •Smith who died
after a brief illness at Alexan-
dra Marine . and General
'Hospital in Goderich. Mr. Smith
was 97 and a resident of 90
Park Street, in Goderich.
Mr. ° Smith was born'. on
January 20, 1875 at Bath,
England and his family came to
Canada in 1884, settling in
Hullett Township. He was a far-
mer .for 50 years in Goderich
Township on • the Base Line.
He was married to Annie
Rosetta Nott on November 28,
.1906 at Londesboro. His wife
feijece„ ed- him en 'Jay 1*o
1948. -They lived' in Hullett
Township and Goderich Town-
ship before moving to Goderich
in 1963.
Mr. Smith was a member of
Huron Lodge no. 62 I.O.O.F.
and of Londesboro United
Church. He was also an
adherent to Victoria Street
United Church in Goderich.
He is survived by one
daughter, Elva (Mrs. Amos
Osbaldeston) of Goderich, a •
grandchild and two great grand-
children.
Interment was in Clinton
cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe
Thompson,. Bill Mcllwain,
Harold Stanbury Nelson Lear,
Frank Robertson and Moses
Martin.
Huron Lodge no. 6? I.O.O.F.
held a service at the Stiles
Funeral Home, Tuesday
evening.
Bean, She was a registered nur-
sing .assistant at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital:
She was a member of Knox
Presbyterian Church.
.Mrs. Bean. is survived by "her
husband; Dorraid; and son Kent
Robert at home. She is also sur-
vived by one sister, Mrs. °
Maurice (Shirley) Pinkerton of
Tiverton and her parents.
' Following the service from the
McCallum Funeral Home inter-
ment wai in Colborne Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Allan Stall,
Percy McBride, Pat Whitely,
Osborne Falkiner, George
McBride and Jim McPhee.
Safety Tip
When did you last check the
a prrem its 20r,p re tire? ova
ario Safety League asks Qhave seen too many young •
people all over, Ontario," he ex
if you are sure you dont have in -
your trunk one of those gremlins
that suck air from tires? Don't
wait until you have a flat to find
out if the spare tire is usable.
* k *
The Ontario Safety League
appeals to drivers never to l&ve
children unattended in -.an
automatic transmission car with
the engine running, even if it is
in Park or Neutral position. If
the parking brake is not effec-
tively engaged, 'a small child,
imitating simple actions he has
seen taken by 'his parents, can
start the car moving towards
almost certain collision.
GIVE ... so more will Iiye
HEART FUND
1
unday, October 29
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January, 1972 and a paper with
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Mr. Harry Walter of
R.R. 4 Goderich
celebrated his 83lmost cer
-on October 23.
,
ROSS McNEE, Nile,
• celebrates his -89th birth-'
day Sunday, October 29.
Congratulations.
If you know of someone
who will be celebrating
an 80th birthday or better
in the near future and
would like to have his.'or
her name mentioned in
this column,, please
telephone 524-8331 giving
the name, address, 'age
and birthday .of' the
celebrant.
There is absolutely no,
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and we are pleased, to
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SUNDAY
SERVICES
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET near The Square
REV. W. H. McWHINNIE F.R.G.S.
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:15 a.m.—Morning Worship
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.—Baptist Youth Crusaders
This Church has an Evangelistic and Missionary Vision.
COME AND WORSHIP WITH US
WESLEY MEMORIAL CHLJRCH
• THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Park St. at Victoria
H. ROSS NICHOLLS, Pastor
10 a.m.—Sunday School •
11:00 a.m.—Worship
7:00, p.m—Evening Service
WELCOME
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. BRUBACHER, Pastor
Church 524.-6445 Residence 524-9497
10:00 a.f,n.—Bible School for all ages
11:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M.
REV. NORMAN PIPE
Representative for Baptist Mid -Missions will preach
8:30 P.M.- FILM on BAPTIST MID -MISSIONS
Wed., 8 p.m. --Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister
THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant
WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1972
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Divine Worship
Sermon: "REFORMED AND REFORMING"
(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
-�- REFORMATION SUNDAY —,
7:00 p.m!' Young People's Society
Dr. Richard Stewart, London '
Enter to Worship Depart to Serve
Rev. John SbmmerVille, a United Church Minister. from
Chatham who is presently working with an outreach
program known as "Compassiorf', speaks to the Huron
County Children's Aid Society Foster Parents banquet last
week. Rev. Somerville rioted that he felt his remarks were
much like preaching to the faithful about the importance of
attending church. (staff photo)
T. PRYDE & SON
CLINTON—EXETER-•SEAPORTH—GODERICH
Mamoru I.
Markers
and
Cemetery
Leltering
Frank Mcllwain
524-9465
200 Gibbons St.
Reg. J. Bell
45 Cambria .<.
524-7464
COME TO A GROWING SUNDAY SCHOOL. IF YOU NEED A
RIDE, WE HAVE A BUS.
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Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS.
REV. PETER G. ST. DON, Pastor
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1972
10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:00 a.m.—WORSHIP SERVICE
7:00 p.m.—EVENING SERVICE
Tuesday, 8:00 p.m..—Bible Study and -Prayer
Friday 8:00 p`.m. Youth Night
For further information about church services call 524-8506.
The Bible is a mirror in which man sees himself as he is.
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
Sunday, October 29, 1972
ALL SAINTS
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School and Nursery at 11 a.m.N:
Holy Communion and Sermon at 11 a.m.
Wed. Nov. 1 Holy Communion (chapel). at 7 p.m.
Organist -Choirmaster: Mr. Paul C. Baker
F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. •
..Rector: The Rev. G.G. Russell, B.A., B.D.
Vittoria Street United Church
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP REV. LEONARD WARR
10:00 a.m.—Bible School For All Grade#
11:15- MaM.-=Worship° Service
Sermon: `THE REFORMATION'S INNER MEANING'
BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH
10 A.M. Worship Service & Bible School
--W—E--L—C--O—M—E--
Mrs. J. Snider -
Victoria St. Organist
& Choir Director
Mrs. Leonard Warr
Benmiller Pianist
& Choir Director
•
North Street United Church'
REV. ROBERT L: RAI TONT° -
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1972
9:45 a.m.-10 year-olds and over
11:00 a.m.—Babies to 9 year olds
11:00 a.m.—MorMng Worship
Sermon: "DOUBT IS A 5 LETTER WORD"
Lorne H. Dotterer - Director of Music
Miss Clare Mcdowat -Assistant Visitor