The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-09, Page 26PAGE 10A----GODERICH SIGNAL, STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1974
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FROM THE MIN!$TERa STUDY
BY REV. 0.1.. ROYAL g,nox Presbyterian Church
With Easter safely in the
past we can return to mundane
things. Or, so it .seems. --.We are
the propiators of a doctrine: He
liyes! Thus, can • we forget the
Risen Christ as we move
toward Summer? The Gospel
tfils us, "He is not here; but is''
Olsen." So, we are talking about
a Livtng.Christ, One Who came
forth from the tomb, One Who
lives forevermore. This must
have its effect upon us as we go
about our workaday world.
Many have believed in the
Resurrection for untold years -
yet, have never come into a'
living contact with the Saviour
Who Lives, Their belief has
'been doctrinal. They have
counted over the various Scrip-
tural references; they have con-
sidered". the centuries of
believing and they have felt
that this rneans they believe. In
an indescribable fashion they
have felt a certain coldness in,
the form of their faith: Why?
Easily answered: the' Risen
Saviour has been absent from
their lives. Belief is not based
-on •doctrine but rather on, ex-
perience. 'One does not havto
be a theologian to believe. One
does `snot have to be an
academic light to show forth a
rich faith. No. It is rather, a
case of experience. "I have met
the living Lord!" Was this not
the case with the • men 4oing
down to Emmaeus? Were their.
'hearts not •,strangely warmed?
• Up to the moment of 'their ex-
perience' they had been
speaking ot.; the strange hap-
penings in and around
Jerusalem, ;.and wondering
about them. Suddenly, .they
were in audience with the" One
Who had overcome death - 'ex-
perience' was t' ieir.watchword.
The' heart was strangely war-
med.
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The Risen Saviour - our Con-
, tinuing Easter - is with us day
in -and day out. He never. leaves
our side. He is a constant in
life. No matter where we go He
is with us: if our tracks lead us
into the Highlands of Scotland
and,to the Valley of Glencoe--
' He is with: aus; if our travels
' take us into Westminster'Abbev
and to St. Paul's Cathedral
I -1e is with us; if our journey in
life takes us 'through'the valley
of. death' - • He is with us. The
Proportions of the Living Christ.
cannot be defined. His ability is
far above the ability of man.' He
carr be in Canada • and at the
same time in Australia. We,
you and 1. are creatures of
Time and Space .- He is not.
The ,ticking of a clock speeds
away our time on earth: we are
isolated in one spot at one time.
We are temporal; Christ is eter-
nal. Thus, we are very dif-
ferent.
When Paul and Silas were
captives in the Philippian jail a
•great earthquake broke upon
the city. The jailer was in a
panic and threatened suicide. It
was an awesome moment. He
asked one vital .question of,
Paul and Silas, "Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?" I won-
der, what was he *thinking
about? Paul said, "Believe on
the Lord .Jesus Christ and thou
shalt be saved, and thy
household.' Paul .put hitt finger
on man's problem. Believing
was far in advance of doctrinal
discussion. And, believing is an
experience. It is a gift. Paul was
directing the Philippian jailer':
thoughts toward the. Rise
Saviour, and the one need for
life., Faith would overcome all.
Your continuing Easter en-
tails 'an experience in the
Risen Lord.' You and He must
come to a meeting. It is ab-
solutely necessary. Christ tells
us,` "Seek, and ye 'shall find."
What is needed is an honest
heart in true search of the
Saviour. He, is to be found for
He is, all about us. He is
waiting for us to open'the door
of our hearts and to allow Him
entry. That is today's question:
have .you heard Him knock?
Have you opened the door of
your life? This is your day.
Port Albert ACW
spring cleans church
The Mav meeting of Christ
Church Anglican Church
Women, Port 'Albert, was held
at the church, Mav 1 with 10
members attending. The `first . be held on 'July. 27.
hour was spent cleaning the - A contest was conducted by
church, and. at 3 p.m'. the Mrs. Barb Hayden, with Mrs.
meeting opened. • Viola Petrie winning the prize;
Minutes and corresporidencer followed; by a prayer.. by Mrs.
,were read, •which•included two Alma Black: Mrs. Viola Petrie
invitations, one from Dungan- gave a reading "The Rummage
Sale".
The meeting, closed with
prayer;- and lunch was served
by Mrs Cora Cook,
¶The treasu-er's report
given. by Mrs. Cora Cook.
' Business included setting the
date of the Bazaar which will
was.
non United Church Women for.
Mav 21 at 8':30 p.,m. and the
other from Goderich ACW for
Mav:21 at 8.•p.in.
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HAt'FNE.A'T HURONYIEW
Mr. Aire Van Der Ende led
the Christian Reform song ser-
vice on Sunday evening with
-devotions by Rev'.. Beukema.
Mrs. Amsing and her daughter
Coby provided special musical'
numbers for .the service, singing
solos and • duets. •
•
Mary Broadfoot and Frank
Forrest assisted Norman Speir
and Jerry Collins with the old
tome music 'on Monday with
mouth organ solos by Mrs.
Mary Taylor. Two new
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residents were welcomed to the
Home during the afternoon's ac-
tivities, Miss, Tena
ivIcNaughtori and 'y'Frank
McGregor.
Seven .tables of euchre and
three of crokinole'were played
at Wednesdays games. Volun-
teers from the Opti Mrs. Club
of Vanastra helped with the
program.
.The residents enjoyed an
hour of organ melodies on
Thursdayafternoon with Ed
Stiles at the organ and. vocal
solos.by Mrs. Rogers.'
Miss', Bea Camphell of
Goderich arranged a prngrarri
of slides and music for "Family
Night"; The pictures and com-
mentary by Miss Campbell
were very ititeresting and had
been taken' while on tour of
Australia, New Zealand and
'the Islands. Miss Elizabeth
Scaman . played several
favourite piano _selections
during the program. Mrs.
Adelaide Revel ' expressed the
appreciation of the residents.
RESPECT FOR LIFE WEEK
MAY 5th-12th
the unborn - the,handicapped L the aged
Sponsored by: Goderich Pro -Life Group
This week is being observed and supported by 26 Clergymen of the various
denominations in Goderich and Clinton and area.
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Children under 16 'must have parents' consent
Slide presentation and exhibit.
Special Mother's Day- Service•
SUNDAY, MAY 1 2
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RENOWNED CONFERENCE SPEAKER, WiNONA LAKE, WII,L SPEAK
WESTFIELD FELLOWSHIP .HOUR - 2 p.m.
HURON MEN'S CHAPEL, AUBURN - 8 p.m.
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Rev. J. Berley Reynolds Coming Next Sunday
How many of you remember
being sent to the cellar to pick
over the potatoes that had
sprouted vigorously through
the winter? It certainly wasn't
the nicest job and memories of
it rallied my sympathy for a lit-
tle bon I .heard about the other
day.
This boir (his name was
Lewis) was sent to the potato_„
bin to trim, what looked to
him, a mountain of potatoes
that had all sprouted white
whiskers
He was crest fallen at" the.
sight.
The first session he spent in
calculating how many potatoes
there were in the pile, and how
many sprouts would have to be
rubbed off, and how long the
irksome task would keep 'him
away from his ball -playing
pals.
The next afternoon he again
did more worrying than work.
It would take him an eternity
to finish such a staggering
chore. He couldn't muster any
heart to tackle in earnest such
a hopeless job.
:When his father dropped
down to see how ,the work was
progressing, he saw .that halydly
a start had been made. He
wanted to know why. Lewis
poured out his tale'of woe, ex-
plainirig his calculations, and
that he would never be able to
finish the .job.
The father wisely refrained `
from scolding. Instead he.
picked up. a potato, .rubbed off
the sprouts and ,quietly
remarked: "Just do one potato
at a time, Son,. don't 'Worry
about the rest." And', he
proceeded to't'rim several more
as an example until quite a
dent had been made in the
potato mountain. -
Inadvertently, the elder men-
tioned' a circus was corning
soon and 'spoke of the mar-
velous stunts advertised.
When Lewis was called t'o
supper, he noticed 'hat the pile
of trimmed potatoes was even
larger than the pile yet to be
trimmed. The mountain had
been removed!
It's useless to worry about
the past, for the past is past.
Omar Khayyam was grimly
correct:
'The moving finger writes, .and,
having writ,
Moves on; nor all thy piety nor
wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half
a
Nor al1,,thy tears •wash_ out a
word of it.'
A man can learn from his
past and use if for a guide'to
better action, but it's senseless
and wrong to brood himself
'into paralysis over it. '
Worry about the future is
also ,wasted effort. A wise man
once said, "The biggest ztroubles
you have got to ,face are those
that never come." The -.future is
seldom as bad as we think it
will be.
Worry is injurious. It's a
medical fact that' he who
laughs lives longest and he Who
worries often brings on a
stomach ulcer or a coronary.
William Barclay's advice on
worry is "Let a man give his
best to every 'situation-. . . he
cannot give more . . and let
him leave the rest .to God." We,
know that with God's help we
somehow are able to bear the
unbearable and do the un-
doable and pass the breaking
point without breaking. The
let;son of life says worry doesn't
help a bit. '
True, there may be worse
sin than worry but there is no
more disabling sin. 'Jesus' com-
mandment "Take no anxious
thought for the morrow" is•the
way to peace and to power and
strength.
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Bishop's. son appointed
rector at Owen Sound
The Right Reverend T.
David B. Ragg, Bishopof the
Anglican Diocese''of Huron, an-
• pounced today that he has ap-
pointed the Reverend Charles
Robert Townshend, B.A. B.Th.,
of Chatham, to succeed him as
Rector of St. George's Church,
Owen Souod, and as Arch-
deacon of Saugeen. Both ap-
pointments will be effective on
June 15th.
The Archdeaconry of
Saugeen covers the Counties of
Bruce, Grey and Huron.
Youngest son of Bishop and
Mrs. William A. Townshend of
London,- the, newly appointed
Archdeacon was Ordained by
his father in 1962. He is a
graduate of Huron College and
the University of Western On-
tario, and took a post -graduate
course at St. Augustine's
College, Canterbury, England.
,,After serving as Assistant
Curate at St. George's Church,
London, he became Rector of
Florence, Aughrim, and Both-
well. Three years, later he was
given the task of,amalgamating
two Church Extension parishes
in Sarnia, which became the
thriving parish of St. James the
Apostle, Since 1971 he has been
Rector of Holy Trinity Church
in Chatham. •
SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL
RED CROSS
Mr. Townshend served as a
Domestic Chaplain to Bishop
Queen during the three years of
his episcopate as Bishop of
Huron. '
Mr. and Mrs. Towpshend
(the former Patricia Laba of
Chatham) have three child/en;
Mary, 8; Todd, 6; and three-
year-old Andra.
10' THESE FAHEE[1
'BRYAN JAMES, FRANCIS
Bryan James Francis, 808,
BatoryAve., Pickering, also RR
2 Goderich, died Sunday, April
'21 at Centenary Hospital, Scar-
borough.
He is survived by his° wife,
the former Nellie•Willey; a son
Donald and a daughter, Mrs.
John (Sandra) Badorr five
grandchildren, Janet,Jonathon,
Paul, David and. Jimmie; . 'a,
brother Joseph of Toronto and
brothers and sisters Harold;
Robert, George, Dudley, ',May,
Due, Cis and Peg, all of Eire.
Cremation at Necropolis
Crematorium followed the
funeral ;service, the ashes, to be
interred at Pihe Hills
Cemetery.
WILLIAM ERNEST MERRALL
Sgt. William .Ernest Merrall,
529 Bank Street, North Bay,
died suddenly.Sunday, April -21
in North ':Bay. He was 48.
The son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Merrall,• he was
born 'June `5, 1925, at St.
Catharines. He spent most' of
-his early life at Galt until he
4", ':!–o.
Yea though I walk through the yallsy
of the shadow of death, I shall fear no
evil for Thou art with me:'. .
-234 Psalm
joined the Canadian'Forees a
the aged of 18. He was postec
overseas where he servec
during the Second World War
He was married to the for
mer Betty Jean Fuller a
Goderich in" 1948.
A devoted worker for minor
hockey and baseball in Nortl
Bay, Sgt. Merall was the `vice
president of the North Ba,
Metro Hockey League and wat
vice-chairman of the Golden
Puck Hockey Tournament. held
at Memorial Gardens in North
Bay in March. -
- In addition to his work in ar
executive capacity, he was alsc
"active in the North Zone as I
coach for boys' baseball an
hockey teams.
Surviving besides his wife ar
one son, Gary and on
daughter, Linda, both at home
a brother, Arthur of Stratford
and 'one sister, Mrs. Georg
(Helen) Hilborii, Galt,
Funeral service ' was Wed
nesday, April 24 from --tFE
Protestant Chapel with Capt.
Self officiating. Interment wat
In Terrace L.awn Cemetery.
The; family that prays' together....Stays together
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One marvels at God's,;,
patience with us when we, like
Lewis, sit dejectedly looking at
the mountain ahead of us,
preferring to ..ettle for.: defeat
instead of even 'truing to sur-
mount it.
'Some of us go so far as to
build the' mountains our-
selves... mountains of worry;
worry about a myriad of things
Jesus clearly' said would be
taken care of if we would only-
let
nlvTet God be the dominating
power in our lives.
He pointed out in Matthew
6: 25-34 that worry is needless.
Yet, many of us continue to do
it to, the point we may even
become sick.
In effect.. Jesus said, "Learn
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LUTHERAN SERVICES
Robertson Memorial School
(BLAKE ANDILDON STREETS, GODERICH)
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 A.M.
WORSHIP SERVICE - 11 A.M.
Pastor: Bruce Bjorkquist
333 Eldon Street, 524-6081
'1'hr.rcrforn we cHrnrlticlr' 1-11ui usntrut is jUslificcl by faith wi1huul
lhr creeds of 'the Low. 1?ornure, 3:211
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FIRST BAPTIST- CHURCH
(Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
MONTREAL STREET near' The Square
REV: W.H. McWHINNIE
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
COME AND WORSHIP WITH US
ALL ARE WELCOME
The FreMethodist Church
Park ,St. at Victoria Pastor: H. Ross, Nicholls
.0. 10:00 a.m. Be part of a growing Sunday School
11:00 a.m. & 7:00 pm.—
Guest Speaker Miss Hester Dougan
From Faith Missions, Toronto
Crusade May 5 - May 12
Anyone needing bus transportation phone 524-9903
Everyone Welcome
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC — FUNDAMENTAL
" REV. R. BRUBACHER, Pastor
, 10:00 a.m. BIBLL SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES
A Special Gift for all Mothers Today
For free bus transportation please call 52479497
11:00 a.m. WORSHIP HOUR
SERMON: "GOD BLESS OUR MOTHERS"
6:30 Y.P. WORD OF LIFE CLUB
7:30 p.m. EVENING SERVICE
Wed. 8 P.M. -- PRAYER MEETING
Welcorno 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, 'MAY 12," 1b74 <0--
10:00. a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Divine Worship
Sermon': "THE KINGDOM OF GOD WITHIN"
(Nursery & Junior Congregation)
* *.SACRAMENT OF. BAPTISM * *
..:(Christian Family Sunday - Mother's Day")
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ST. GEORGCHURCH
+ . SUNDAY, MAY\ 2, 1974
EASTER IV
Holy Communion at 8:3' a.m.
Morning Prayer, and Sermon : t .11 a.m.
Nursery and Sunday School at 1 a.m.
Rector: Canon G.G. Russell, B.A., B.D.
Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph B. Her. ' an
Come to a Growing Sunday School
If you need a ride, we have a Bus.
Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Affiliated. with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER OF ELGIN and WATERLOO STS.
REV." PETER G..ST DON, Pastor
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1974
10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
1.1:00 a.m.--SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY SERVICE
7:00 p.m.—EVENING SERVICE'
Tues. 8:00 p.m. BIBLE STiJDY AND PRAYER
Friday 7:30 p.m.—Youth Service a "
"The Mother's heart is the Child's schoolroom"
For further information about church services can 524-8506
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Victoria. Street United Church
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP ., REV. LEONARD WARR
10 A.M.—Bible School For `All Grades
11:1D A.M.—Worship Service
Sermon: "BUILDING CHRISTIAN HOMES" °
BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH
10 A.M. 'Worship Service and Bible School
W---E-L—C--O--M—E
Mrs. J. Snider Mrs Leonard Wal
Victoria St. Organist„ . Senmiller Pianist
& Choir Director ifs Choirs' Directo
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North Street United Church�.-
REV. ROBERT L. RAYMONT
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1974
9:45 a.m. - 10 year olds and• over.
11:00 a.m. - Babies to nine year olds
11:00 a.m. - Mornin6 Worship
Family Day Service
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Lorne H. Donator - Director of Music
Milli Clare McGowan - Assistant Visitor
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