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FROM THE MINISTER'S STIIOY
REV. R.C. McCALLUM. KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A prominent New England
radio announcer invariably
closed his broadcast with the
words, 'This is your good
friend and mine, Bob Steele."
It does sound strange, but
the idea is good. Any man in
public life will wisely and con-'
sisteritly seek the gobd will of
, those on whose good will he is,
in goodly measure, dependent.
Such a man may too often
forget that he has a kindred
obligation to be a good friend
to himself. Too many fail in
this area of living, and for
reasons that are obvious.
Frequent reference is made
to one "mho is his own worst
enemy." The number is .legion
who carelessly and voluntarily
consent to , physical, moral,
social and intellectual han-
dicaps which prevent them
from being the best friend to
others that they might have
been, because theyhave failed
to be good to themselves.
There are some basic fun-
damental. principles 4hat must
„be reckoned with in this matter
of being a good friend to others
and to self. Highest priority
must be given to that to which
Jesus gave strong emphasis
when He- said, "Ye are my
friends' if Ye do whatsoever I
have commanded you." o
•No one is.useless who is a
friend, and no one is hopeless
Who has a friend. Many are the
concepts of Christianity, but
none are more simple, sear-
ching and satisfying than the
concept of friendship. It was a
word frequently used by Jesus,
who never used the word
"Religion", perhaps because
was so much a matter of rite,
rote and rule and offered, very
little in the, way of benefits_
either tothe 'one who practised
it or to those among whom it
was practised. Jesus made His
obedient followers friends with
Himself, and friends with one
another..
True religion, as Jesus taught
it, was a life ofhigblriendship
with God, with all the im-
plications carried by, that
exalted relationship. Abraham
was the classic example. He•
was a man of, great wealth,
possessing, great herds and
flocks and lands, but his
greatest wealth was 'to be found
in his obedient spirit to the will
of his God, • ,
Mark Twain, wit@ his wife
• and small daughter, made a
trip to EurOpe and was feted by
many prominent people, kings,
statesmen; actors, literary
lights, etc. After embarking for
America, he read aloud to his
wife and daughter the long list
of those Whose hospitality they
had enjoyed.
The little girl ,spoke up and
said, "Daddy, I think you must
know all the important people
• in the world, except God."
If the Jade girl's assessment
was correct, that would con-
stitute the greatest defect in the
great author's life. How really
'poor we are with our large
estates, beautiful homes, cut
glassware, elaborate banquets,
our trips abroad, the acclaim of
an admiring public if we have
not made it our business to
cultivate that highest of all
friendships, -ffiendship -With
God. .
God is more than a Formula
by which to live, He may be a
Friend with Whom to live. This
involves a relationship with
God, made possible through
faith in His only'hegotten Son,
whereby the personal problem
of .sin finds its solution, and
there is a recipro"cal pleasure -
God being pleased with the
believer, and the believer fin-
ding his greatest satisfaction in
„ doing the Father's will.
The idea of friendship im-
plies something intimate, the
warmth and flow of a proper
and acceptable relationship.
Any man to whom God is but a
Formula by which to live,has-
not passed into the Nev
Testament Covenant of grace;
he may have a philosophy, but
he' lacks that vivid and.
satisfying communion with
God.
Charles Kingsley is quoted as•
saying that "The friendships of,
life have Made me *hat I tun."
Fame may be denied to most of
us, but to one and all is offered
the opportunity 'of being a
friend to God and experiencing
that intimate relationship,.with
the "Friend that stic)teth closer
than a 'brother". Such affords
the rich benefits of being a
friend to others and being the
best possible friend to yourself,'
"I -have called you friends",,
said Jesus,» a- truly exalted
relationship', but an exacting
one as well, for it makes high
demands of us. ," •
To be a consistent Christian
is to be a friend to Jesus, not
merely to .have Him as a
Friend. Contrary to the
opinions of many, His comman-
dments are not grievous-. "His
statutes are my song , in •the
hqot. of my pilgrimage."
He is my Friend because He
makes it harder- for me to do
evil and easier to do good. It is
a great thing to answer in prac-
tical terms to the friendShip of
Christ in doing "whatsoever He
cornmands (us)". Emerson's
words deserve enduring em-
phasis,
"The hidden fountains of my
life, ,
" Are by „1 -lis friendships fair."
One who isegood to himself
by initiating and • cultivating
high friendship with God will
perpetuate that blessed
relationship by continuous ad-
justment to unfolding will of
God. The day by day accep-.
tance of and adjustment to the
will of God issues in the highest
t: welfare, service toothers and
eternal life.
Be good to y'ourself - and to
'others, by seeking for,
discovering and perpetuating
friendship with God.
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"I never pray for the conver-
sion of my unbelieving
husband", stated my friend as
she sat across the kitchen table
from me.
• Seeing my startled look, she
continued, "He's been given the
freedom of choice and he "Must
exercise it with no outward in-
fluence."
"But surely", I replied, "all
of us are influenced by many
things and in many ways in
every choice we make whether
it be in our religious lives or the"
nitty-gritty of our daily ' af-
fairs."
• "Right", she agreed, "and
my husband, seeing the dif-
ference between the ChriStian,
way of life and the non-
christinn,, must decide for him-
self which he will 'choose. I
don't .feel it's right for me to
ask God to change him. If he
makes -the change,he must do it
of his own ,free will.", ,
"Do you not think, though",
I countered "there may be con-
ditions he can't change by him -
Self?" She replied that she
didn't think so.
• "Well, suppose your husband
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waskidnapped by some vicious
armed bandit. Blindfolded,
bound end gagged in some
secret place, with no escape he
would be 'quite helpless to
change his situatiOn wouldn't
he? You, too, even though you
wanted desperately for him to
be free and out 'of the clutches
of this terrible man would be
powerless to help him.
• "However, supposing you
knew another man who had
• such power and influence that
he could, being this:,power to
bear on the, villain and force
him to free your husband.
Wouldn't you ask hiM to use
his authority to have your
husband freed?"
She replied that he would.
"Then, let's think about this
a bit more", I said. "You.
believe there is an' evil force
• (call it what you will) loose in
the world which can be
conquered • only through—the
power of Jesus Christ?" Yes,'
she'said, she did.
"Do you not think, then, your
'husband might be so bound by
this force he isn't able to break
the bonds by himself and make
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the right choice as Oil suggest?
For my part", I continued, "I
would be afraid NOT to pray
for him."
I don't understand prayer ...
(I don't understand electricity
either but that doesn't stop me
from switching on the light
when I enter a dark "room). Dr.
Frank Lauback says it may be
that as prayer vibrations go out
on the ether waves they attach
themselves to other powers
operating for good.
Whatever it is, I believe, like
Malcolm Muggeridge, that in
some mysterious and wonderful
"way -prayer 'opens up a channel
between God and the person
being prayed 'for which helps
clear the way .• for the Holy
'Spirit to move.
.• -As my friend and I continued
our conversation I said, "I
think you are quite right not to
aA'k God to CHANGE .your
husband. If you pray for him
always thinking about -his
faults, judging him and,
criticising him, then I thiqlt, you
pray in vain and .keep him "e4r-
thbound. But if you pray with
love'and the knowledge of the
. mercy of God; asking Him .to
pour out His love on your
husband just as heis now, then
I believe you pray with power."
Many of us pray long and
earnestly for our familiesi.,and
friends but never through the
love of God as revealed in
Jesus.
There are some saints in the,
world 'who have learned fhis
secret of intercessory prayer,
and to be remembered in their
prayers is far more enriching
than to be remembered in their
wills.
"Love never faileth" and
only as we bind our prayers
with our love ,and the
knowledge of God's love can we
hope for effective answers.
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Sanford,,says farmers will ,greet the new Hydro policies with
cautious optimism. •
"On the surface, according to press reports, the new approach
sounds like an improvement and we will look forward'. to a
mor detailed description from Ontario Hydro," he explains.
The new policies will be tested soon when some NFU mem-
bers negotiate claims.
The NFU recognizes.that the public needs access to required
utilities, but farmers. must be treated fairly et the same time,
Mr, Sanford maintains.
He questions payments based on market values of land.
"How do you value land when you don't want to sell it and
you don't want the nuisance, risk and eye sore factors on your
farm at any price?" he asks. •
The NFU suggests More emphasis be placed on land use
planning when public utilitieS are constructed in the future.
Ontario Hydro is studying the impact of pbWer lines on
agriculture accordingto director of property Neil McMurtrie.
Agriculture can continue once line's are built. Only land
covered by supporting towers and small ,areas allowing access
for machinery are, taken out "Of production, he maintains.
In the past, farmers angrily denounced Hydro's former land
actMition policies as unfair during,public meetings held, to
discuss power line corridors. '
Hire -a -student week
Co-operation good;
jobs are available
"Hire a Student Week" - this
is the campaign being promoted
in this area by the student
placement office at the Canada
Manpower Centre in Goderich
for the V,,,eek of .June 2 - 8. The
officials of the towns, town-
ships, and county, the ministers'
and news media have -all been
contacted to gain their support
of the program and ,Gary
Walden says -that the response
from this group to the project
has been excellent.
Because of this enthusiasm,
he is anticipating a busy week
from the employers who will be
placing ,orders with him to hire
students.
If this is 'the case, •'Mr.
Walden feels there should be
plenty, of jobs on hand for the
high •school students 'when
School is over for' the year. A
gig advantage gained by the
emplbyer in using the student
placement office is that there is
a wide selection of. students
from their community on file,
ready for work, to choose from,
pr.gsertt,'there.ere around
200 males. ,and 200 females
registered. But, Mi", Walden
doesn't want the registrations
to stop here. He would like' to
see even more students on file,
because the employment pic-
ture looks very good this year.
To date, 72 university
students have been placed in
jobs which hasleft verY few
university students on file to
refer to the job vacancies star-
ting before -high .school is out
for the term.
If the, trend should continue,
then the high school students
will have no trouble getting
• summer work. So far there has
been an excellent balance bet-
ween order § received and
students available.,Mr. Walden
hopes this will continue,•
On May 1. the student
langkart, lCeJly, Doig and
Chartered Accountants
268 Main' St.,, Exeter
ARTHUR W. READ
'Resident Partner
23570.120
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BRUCE MACDOIVALD
ELECTRIC
Domestic-Commertial-Industrial
133,13fRannia
Phone Evenings 524-8 146
• SUNDAY, .JUNE 2
DR. BOB DRYBURGH
WILL SPEAK
DOROTHY SCOTLAND
WILL SING
'HURON MEN'S. CHAPEL
AUBURN — 8 P.M.
Evil Prevails When Good Men Do Nothing
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placement office hired an
assistant, Miss Jane Clancy,
who has been working with Mr.
Wajden. She has contributed
greatly thus far to the success
of the •office in placing summer,
students.
In conclusion, Mr. Walden
stated that if there is anyone,
having trouble getting a sum-
mer job or if anyone'is needing
summer help, contact the
Canada Manpower Centre in
Goderich and talk to either
Miss Clancy or himself.
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JOHN A.E.
MUNDAY
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4oDERip,ti SIGNAL-sTAR; THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1974-4A0E 7A
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To. THESE 'FAREWELL yva though 1 wont thro' ugh OW valfeY
of the shadow of Ghia 4hallfiacsila
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rya for Thou art with nal
John A.E. Munday died sud-
denly, on board ship, Sunday,
May 19 at Seven Islands,
Quebec. He resided at 19 Cross
St. Port Colliorne and was for-
merly of Goderich. He' was in
his,49th year.
He is survived by his wife
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Betty (Elliott) Munday; three
sons, Gary of Ac»n and John
and Grant, both at home; his
fzither; B.R. Munday Goderich;
one,brother, Captain Ray 1V1un-
day., two sisters, Mrs. P.C.
(Joan) Stevenson, London and
, Mrs. Toward (Evelyn) Carroll,
Goderich; and, three grand-
children.
Funeral service was held.
Wednesday, May 22 at the Pat-
terson Funeral Home; conduc-
ted by the Rev. C. Straw, of St,
James Anglican Church, Port
Colborne.
Pallbearers were Steve
Zudel, Joe Brophy, Mat John-
stone, Bill Johnstone, Reg
Black and Bob Black.
Interment was in Oakwood
Cemetery, Port Colborne.
MRS. M.E. STOVER
Mrs. Margaret Ethel Stover.,
Windsor, died May 23 in Wind-
sor folloWing a brief' illness.
She was 76.
The former Margaret Ethel
-Davidson, she was born
February 6, 1898 in Goderich
Itwnship to Mr. and Mrs.
'Robert Davidson. She was a
registered nurse and a member
of the Presbyterian Church.
SUNDA Y
SERVICES
LUTHERAN SERVICES -
Robertson Memorial School
(BLAKE AND ELDON STREETS, GODERICH)
SUNDAY SCHOOL - 9:30 A.M.
WORSHIP SERVICE - 11 A.M.
Pastor: Bruce Bjorkquist
333 Eldon Street, 524-6081.
(1110(1(1V ,11111171 is i040/110, IV faith without
deeds of the low,. Romans
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She was married in 1938 at
Detroit to George Stover who
predeceased her.
Surviving _ are four sisters,
MiElwyn Nary) Anderson,
Brantford; Mrs.
(Elizabeth) Stevenson, Wind-
sor; Mrs. Austin (Adelaide)
Fuller, Goderich; and Mrs.
-Thomas (Helen) S,owerby„
Gbderich and one brother,
Hugh Davidson, Goderich.
Funeral service was from
McCallum Funeral Horne in
Goderich with Rev."G.L. Royal
officiating.
Interment was in JVIiatland
Cemetery. Nephews of the
deceased were her pallbearers:
Douglas Fuller, Charles'Fuller,
Raymond Fuller, Donald
Fuller, Lloyd Fuller and Gor-
don -Anderson. . 4
Friends and relatives atten-
ded the funeral frOm Brant-
ford, Detroit and Windsor.
CHRISTOPHER DALE
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
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
COME AND WORSHIP WITH pa
ALL ARE WELCOME,
The Free Methodist Church
Park St. at Victoria Pastor:_11. Ross Nicholls
10:00 a.m. Be part of alirowing Sunday School
• ,11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Topic "as in the days of Noah"
7:00 p.m. Film Strip . 9
Nomad Life of' the Hebrews
Anyone needing bus transportation phone 524-9903
Everydne Welcome
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET
EVANGELISTIC —.FUNDAMENTAL.
REV. R. BRUBACHER, Paster'
10:00 a.m. BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL. AGES
For free bUs transportation please can 524-9497
11:00 a.m. WORSHIP HOUR
COMMUNION SERVICE
6:30 Y.P. WORD OF LIFE CLUB
7:30 p.m. EVENING SERVICE
Wed. 8 P.M. - PRAYER MEETING
Welcome to the Friendly Church'
Knox Presbyterian Church
THE REV. G. LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A. Minister
THE REV.RONALQ„,C.McCALLUM, Assistant
WILLIAM M,CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Divine Worship
Sermon:
"SEEING THE FACE'OF JEISUS.CHRIST"
(Ntirsery and' Junior Congregation)
Goderich District Collegiate Institute Choir
Director. Allan Mullin
nter. to Worship Depart to Serve
Christopher C. Dale, 90, of 38
John St:, Seaforth, died at the
Seaforth Community Hospital,
May 20 atter an illness of six
weeks.
Born in Tuckersmith Town-
ship, he was a son of the late
Mr. and. Mrs. George Dale.
Mr. Dale married the former
Maude I. Johnston in Clinton
in 1908. The couple farmed in
Tuckersmith Township until
retiring to Seaforth in 1957.
Mrs. Dale died in 1967.
Surviving are a daughter, ,
Mrs. Albert (Evelyn) Vander -
burgh of Goderich; sons,
—23rd est*
Walter C., Alynn, and Melvin
C., all of Seaforth; sisters, Mrs.
David (Harriet) Ryan of
Huronview, Clinton, Mrs. B.
(Violet) McGill 62 Cawston St.,
Stratford; 15 grandchildren; 36
great grandchildren; one great,
great grandchild.
Tire body rested at the R.S.
Box funeral home, Seaforth,
where the funeral service was
held May 23 with Rey. J.
Stanley Sharples of St, Thomas
Anglican Church, Seaforth of-
ficiating.
Burial was in Clinton
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were, Merril
Laycox, Thos. Hallman,
Eugene, Dale, George Vander -
burgh, Floyd Dale and Charles
Creighton. '
Flowerbeaters were John
Flynn, Vernon Dale, Bruce
Dale, Donald Johnston, Ronald
Hiidge and Dennis Vander -
burgh.
Bob McCALLUM
• Representative
11 Cambria Rd., Goderich
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The family that arays together....stays together
THE SALVATION ARMY
18 WATERLOO ST. S , •
SUNDAY SCHOOL — 9:45 A.M.
'• FAMILY WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M.
• EVANGELISTIC SERVICE — 7:00 P.M.
WEEKDAY Home League (ladies) Wed., 8:00 p.m.' p
Prayer & Bible Studies Thurs. °7;30 p.m.
OFFICERS - CAPTAIN d. HERBER - CAPTAIN M. McKENZIE
"All Are Cordially invited to Attend"'
524-9341
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
• SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974
• • !• WHIT SUNDAY
Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m.
Holy Communion end Sermon at 11 a.m.
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Iciurfery and Sunday School at 11 a.m.
Rector: Canon G.G. Russell, B.A., B.D.
Choirmaster -Organist: Joseph B. Herdman
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"Don't just' watch us grow, Come*and help us grow.
Bethel Pentecostal 'Tabernacle
Affiliated with the iienteCostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER QF ELGIN and WATERLOO STS. •
REV. PETER G. ST DON, Pastor
• SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974
10:00 a.m.—SUNDAY SCHOOL
Free Bus Transportation
• 11:00 a.m.—MORNING SERVICE
7:00 p.m.—EVENING 'SERVICE
Tues. 8:00 p.m. BIBLE STUDY, AND PRAYER
Friday 7:30 p.m.—Youth Service
"To him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is
• sin."
For further information about church services call 524-8506
Victoria Street United Church.
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP . REV. LEONARD WARR
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974
10 A.M. —.Bible School for all Grades
11:15 A.M. — Worship Service
Sermon: "CHRISTIANITY & COMMUNISM"
Mrs, J. Snider, Organist & CNA,* Director
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North Street United Churih,
REV. ROBERT L, RAYMONT
SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1974
9:45 a.m. - 10 year ods and over
11:00 a.m. - Babies to nine year olds
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
Sermon: "WHO FUMBLED THE BA L
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Lerne H. Dotterer Director of Music
Miss Clare McGowan • Assistant Visitor
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