The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-12-14, Page 25A
FROM THE
• We who have become ac-
customed to a calendar for
which the birth of Christ is of
central importance, have need
to be reminded that this
method of reckoning time is not
universally accepted with equal
significarnce. For the Christian,
`this is A.D. 1972,.bit for the
Moslem, it is A.H. 1388, the
starting point being the year of
the "Hegira", or the flight of
• 'Mohammed from Mecca to
-~ Medina.
Some uniform system is
necessary for, the reckoning of
time. The logical choice would
be to reckon time from the
original of the world, but since
such time of origin rernains
uriknown, some -other- method`
must be adopted - some point
which, for us, is the center of
history, and we date events as
taking place so many years
before or after that date. The
use of "B. C. " and "A. D. " is
the product .of a -tremendous
decisior. - the decision to judge
all history in relation to the
coming of Christ into the world.
His advent was the turning
point in human affairs, and
from that point life took on a
different quality.
There is a' common ex-
pression used of men whose
business it is to deal in
"specifics." Such men are said
to "go to the heart of things".
God, the Eternal Father; deals
in "specifics". "God was in
Christ, reconciling the world
unto. Himself", sowrites Paul
in 2 Cor. 5:18-19. Canthere be
found anything,anywhere,
anytime more specific than
that? The whole Advent story,
it in all of its detail, is set in the
context of "specifics."
If God was in Christ in that
manger; if Divinity • took form
in that manger; if "The Word
became fleslf' in that manger,
there can be ' but one ex-
' planation - "This is the Lord's
doing and •it is marvellous in
our.eyes". (Ps. 118:23)
As we approach the Advent
Season again, We should
remind ourselves that there is a
great difference between "ob-
serving" Christmas and "ex-
pei:ilencing" Christmas. We
catii?iot Areae 'oitr hearts ?t"
thr proper observance' of '
Christmas apart from the
spiritual experience of Christ- their task".
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MINISTER'S STUDY
by Rev.. R.C.. McCallum
Knox Presbyterian Churc h
I TO
mas, The Christmas experience
is not something to be worked
up by the enthusiasm and the
diligence 'with which we
prepare for the Season's ac-
tivities, as good as these . may
be. It is rather something .we
can have only through God's
help and inspiration. We can-
not manufacture the Christmas
spirit for ourselves. It is
derived from somewhere; there
is a Source from which it flows,
and that Source is God. It is
His gift and must be received;
it cannot be achieved; nor can
it be either conceived or
received in a vacuum. It is
bound up with h umbl,e
shepherds, wise men,- a star,
angels., a song", and, best of -'all
a helpless Babe, God's love gift
to the world. We all have need
to experience what Phillips
'Brooks appealed for in his
great Advent hymn, "0 Holy
Child of Bethlehem, be born in
us to -day",
At His Advent,,, the Nativity
records declare that "some
wondered" 'and others "pon-
dered" (weighed) these things
in their hearts Without
question, His Advent was, and
is, the greatest thing that ever
happened; BUT WHAT HAS
HAPPENED TO IT? Is the
focus of our attention directed
to a "Babe in a manger" or to
"a partridge in a pear tree"?
Here, indeed, is cause to "won-
der" and "ponder". Are com-
mercials more important than
carols? Does' the message of
what man has to sell take
precedence over what God has
to give? If such questions are
answered in the affirmative, it'
is little wonder that Christmas
is "here to -day and gone to=
morrow". It is like the house
built upon tie sand, ,.lacking
foundation, and is carried away
by the next tidal wave of spen-
ding usually ,.the January
sales. Nevertheless "Jesus
Christ is the very Centre of'the
universe with no cre entials'
but Himself". The 'Unique
Christ has left to us sl unique
and continuing influence. It has
been observed that "if we were
to take out of our culture all
that derives from the Christ of
Bethlehem, what, we 'should
left would resemble some
Coventry, or Cologne after the
dive bombers, glad completed
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- If we aref to receive the facts
that make for appreciation of
this "Event from Eternity",,we
must put ourselves in contact,
with them. When the author,
Anatole France, set out to write
a "book, 'he changed the
decorations in his home, For
his work on Joan of Arc, he
hung on his' walls beautiful
Tapestries' of 15th century
France, thus creating ,an , at-
mosphere expressive of the
period Currently engaging his
thoughts. So if we would truly
benefit from this approaching
„ Advent season, we must expose
ourselves to` those truths that
would bring Christ nigh, and
make Him to beceme theCerr-
tral Fact and Figure in our
celebrations. We benefit greatly
,'when we hang on the walls of
the chambers of.our minds and
hearts the incomparable
tapestries of the Nativity. Then
high yearnings will come
welling and surging into our
hearts from that "Mystic ocean
whose outer rim no man hath
trod". The Unspeakable Gift of
God is the Divine Response to
human longing, for 'the
prophecy made so long ago, has
been fulfilled, "this Desire of
Nations is some".
The kings and great men of
the world, and even Scribes
-and' Pharisees, learned in
religious lore, did not know
when% that first Christmas
dawned. Their hearts were
foreign to . the spirit of the
Great Event, for they were
hard and selfish and self-
centered. They did not hear the
angels sing, nor did they see the
star in the sky. Living within
such a short distande'of the
scene of the world's greatest
wonder, they knew nothing of ,
it. Is it still true ' to -day? Yet
always, from age to age, the
star shines and the angels sing
to "guide our feet into the way
of •peace, bringing `tidings of
great joy'.",
"The real Christmas . is
something out of this world
because Someone out of this
world has come to this world.
God has spoken in time past
through His prophets, but in.
,these last times "He has spo; er,l ;.;,,
unto us by His Son", His most
effective language.
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THE SHEPHERDS ARE TOLD
OF A SAVIOR
From
THE LIVING BIBLE
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LUKE 2:8-17
"That night some shepherds were. in the fields out-
side the village guarding their flocks of sheep. Sud.
denly an angel appeared among -Ahem, and the land-
scape shonebright with the glory of the Lord. They
were badly frightened, but the angel reassured them.
"Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring 'you the most -
joyful news ever announced, and it. is for everyone!
The Savior --yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has 'been
born tonight . in Bethlehem! How will you recognise
him ?. You'll find a baby wrapped in a blanket lying
in a manger!"
Suddenly, the angel' was, joined by a vast host of
otliers—the armies of heaven—praising God
"Glory to God in the highest heaven," they sang,
"and peace on earth for all those pleasing him."
When this great army of angels had returned again
to he,iven, ,the shepherds said to .each other, "Come
on! Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this wonderful.
thing that has ha`iliened,' which the Lord has told
us about.”
They ran to the village and found their way to Mary
and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in. the
manger. The shepherds told eyervne what had.,-hap-
pened
ad ; hap-
pened and what the angel }reset .said- to them about
this gild.
Illustrations from
TAYLOR'S BIBLE STORY BOOK
ItRIDGE
KAPERS
Mrs. Joe Courtoeg
529-7109
1. HOLD BINGO
Bingo! This was the
exuberant cry heard in St.
•Joseph's Parish Hall on. Friday
evening, December 8, at the An-
nual Christmas turkey bingo.
Winners of the ten turkeys
were: Miss Laurie Doherty,
Mrs. Walter Clare, Miss
Mary Luanne Clare, Henry
Van Dyke, Raymond Hogan,
Antnne Van Osch, Desmond
Courtney,, Bill Van, Osch, Mr:;.
Dorothy Brown, Mrs. Clarence
i Doherty.
Share the Wealth Winners
were; Clarence Doherty with
Consolation to Miss Laurie
Doherty; Miss Donna Frayne:
Eric Drennan.
Mrs. Marj Sharpe of Clinton
was the winner of the door
prize.
SOCIAL ITEMS
Congratulations to John
Wallace who celebrated his.
87th birthday on Sunday,
December 10th.
Mr. Lorne Luther,, director of
District 5, Terry Dalton and
Lorne MacDonald' of Local
335 of the, National Farmers
Union--rmotored to London on
-_Sunday. and. ;Crave.) A-' to
-Winnipeg where they will at-
tend the 3rd Annual Conven-
tion of the National Farmers
'Union which is taking place in
Winnipeg Monday, December
11 to Friday December 15.
Mr. and Mrs, Peter Martin
and son of Glamis spent the
--weekend-at-the' home orMr.
and Mrs. Mark Dolton,
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Dalton
and Raymond Dalton visited
on Sunday with Raymond's
sister, Mrs, Josie.,Cleary and
family in Wallaceburg.
Several ladies from this area ,
attended the Tupperware party
held at the home of Mrs. Cletus
Dalton on Tuesday evening'
December 5.
- Mrs, Dorothy Moore and Mr.
and Mrs. Chuck Schindler
(Mary Martha Moore) of
Marine City;` Michigan are
spending a few days ' with the
O'Neil • families.
Clem Steffler, principal of St.
Joseph's school, Kingsbridge, is
able to be back after having an
operation on his 'back in Vic-
toria Hospital, London, on
NoviOnber 9. Welcome back!
') Your gift, the united way,
gFieings hope to the troubled, the
• • aged, the abandoned. Give
today, and give generously.
Maiy Iive
alone in
this country .
GOD
More° than 800,000
Canadians were' 'living alone
last -year, in their own: self-
contained dwelling • Units,
Statistics Canada. reported
today in a .publication
describing household and
familycharacteristics obtained -
from the 1971 Census of
Population and Housing:
The figure, which does not
include roomers or boarders in
private homes, lodging houses
oi• institutions, represented 13.4'
,per cent of the six million
households and nearly four per
cent of,:the total population.
In . 1966. there were about
590,000 once -person households
(11.4 per cent of total
households)mand in 1961, fewer
than 425,000 t9.3 "per cent of all
households).
The 1971 census identified
five million families in the
population. Thirty per cent of
them had no children under 25
living at home. At the other ex-
treme, about one per cent
(47,550 families) had eight or
more. Families with one, two or
three children accounted for
just over 55 per cent of all
families and the balance had
four to seven children living at
home.
Newfoundland had the
biggest proportion of families
with eight or more children.
More than 4,300 families, or
four per cent of the provincial'
total, were in this category. At
the same time, Newfoundland
had the ' lowest proportion of
one-person households -- not
quite si'x `per cent, or less than
half the national average. ..
The average number of
children per family in Canada
declined.. to 1.7 in 1971, com-
pared with 1.9'in both 1961 and
1966. Families in the Atlantic
Provinces and Quebec were
larger than in any other region
�f the country except Yukon
and the Northwest Territories,
averaging 1.9 children per
family, down from the average
of 2.2 reported in 1961 and
1966. Ontario and the four "
"western provinces each repor-
ted the same average number
of children as in 1961, but
slightly below 1966. The figures
ranged from 1.8 per family in
Alberta and Saskatchewan to
1.6 in Ontario and British
Columbia.
SUNDAY''
ifcs—
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
"CHRISTMAS IS. CHRISTT"'
'Meditation on the Advent'
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.—Baptist Youth Crusaders
This Church has. an Evangelistic and Missionary Vision.
COME AND WORSHIP, WITH US
WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH
T+IE 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.m.—Bible School
Free Bus Service
11:00 a.m.—Sermon
"THE POWER, OF GOD AT V QRS,"!,__
6:30 p.m.—Y.P.—"Word of Life Club"
7:30 p.m.—Evening, Service
Wed., 8 p.m.—Prayer Meeting and -Bible Study
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
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Knox Presbyterian 'Church
T REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, ILA., Minister
T REV. DONALD C. MCCALLUM, Assistant
WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director'of Praise
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17,' 1912
10:00 a.m.,--Sunday School
• 11:00 a.m.--Divine, Worship
Sermon: ANI4IAL ADVENT SERMON SERIES:
(3) "A PROMISE IS NIGH"
(Nursery and Junior Congregation)
* * * CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE *
8:00 p.m.—CGIT Vesper Service
8:45 p.m.—Young People's Society
int fr to Worship
* *
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MRS, MARGARET
JANE MUGFQRD
Mrs. Margaret Jane Mugford
of ,Goderich Township died
Friday, December 8 in Alexan-
dra -Marine and „General
'Hospital following a brief
illness.'She was 96.
The former Margaret Jane
Hornby, she was the daughter
of the late Thomas and Sarah
(White) Hornby, Colborne
Township, and was born May
23, t876. She had been a
resident of Colborne Township
until moving to Goderich
Township 42 years ago.
She wase
h a member of Vic-
toria Street" United Chu'rch.- "
Her husband, Frederick
Mugford, predeceased her in
1943.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. W.L. (Nellie) Hewitt,
North Bay, and,, Mrs. Bruce
(Laura) Grigg, Goderich Town-
ship; five grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren.
Funeral service was onday,
December 11 at .Mc Ilum
Funeral . Horde with., Rev,
Leonard Warr .officiating,.
Interment was in :Maitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers, were
Kenneth "Grigg, ' .Allan Grigg, ,
Ted Grigg and James Hewitt,.
all grandsons .4f the deceased,
A community that supports its
health and welfare agencies
makes a wise -investment in its
future. Give the united .way. In-
vest in your future and --the
future of our community,
WIL.IAMS
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MEM ORIALS
And Inscriptions
Stratford - Ontario
Bob McCallum.
" Representative
65 Montreal St., Goderich
Phone 524-7345
SONDAY DEC. 17
The'Cook Family
OF
Brantford will sing
Rev. Cleve Winger
will speak
WESTFIELD FELLOWSHIP HOUR
2:00 p.m.
HURON MEN'S CHAPEL, AUBURN.
8:00 p.m.
"Wise Men Still Seek Him"
•
EVIL PREVAILS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING
COME TO A GROWING SUNDAY SCHOOL. IF YOU NEED A
RIDE, WE HAVE • A BUS.
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated with the P'antecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS.
REV. PETER' G. ST. DON, Pastor
"Special: Friday night, 7:45 is our Sunday School
Christmas Concert, Comm. and be .our guest!!"
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1972
10:00 a.m.-tSUNDAY 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.
"If God is your partner, make your plans big." J
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
December 17
ADVENT Ili
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m.
Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
Sunday School and Nursery at 11 a.m.
Parish Christmas Pot Luck Supper
and Concert at 5 p.m.
All Welcome
• Wed., Dec. 20 Holy Communion at 7 p.m. (Chapel)
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.
Victoria Street' Unfred'ChrcIr.
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP " REV. LEONARD WARR
10:00 a.m.--Bible School For All Grades
11:00 a.m.—Worship Service
Sermon: "THE GREAT RESCUE"
BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH
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1:30 p.m. Worship Service
and Bible School
8 p.m. ---CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT MUSICAL
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North Street United Church
REV. ROBERT L. RAYMONT
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1972
10:15 a.m.—All Sunday 'School
11:00 a.m.—Family Worship
"WHITE GIPt SUNDAY"
Sermon: "WHAT IS alb ,GIFT?"
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