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THE REV, RALPH KING,
NORTH STREET
UNITED CHURCH
„4. `The younger son gathered
ail together, and took his
journey _into a far country."
Sit. Luke 15:13 .
Dr. Robert S. Barrett, in;a
volume of his• sermons,
relates this incident: •
One summer the good ship
' Wieland .brought over a.large
numberof caged ,birds. When
we were about mid -ocean,
one restless bird escaped_.
from its cage:- In ecstasy, it,
swept through the air; away-
from its prison. How it
bounded up with outspread..
wings! Freedom at last! And
across the pathless waters it
flew until it disappeared from
sight. Everyone said, `That's
one that- we have lost'. But
after some hours had passed,
to our amazement, the bird
appeared again, struggling
toward the, ship on heavy
wing. Panting and breathless,
it fell upon the deck. •Far
above the boundless deep,
how eagerly, how painfully it
had sought .the ship again -•
the ship which was, to its
weariness, now no longer a
prison, but a welcomed and
longed -for home.
It was the desire to be free
and do as he pleased that
prompted the *young prodigal
• of Jesus' story to gather all •
his possessions and .journey •
into' a far country: The
restraints of home life kept
• toortight.a rein on his restless
spirit. He chafed under love's
•
disbipline.
It was• all too much; the
confines of his father's house
were as so many prison bars
against the overpowering wilt
to 'be his own ma -n• and do his
own thing',,_The freedom of
the far country attracted -him;
In that new land,no one
would know who he •was.
, There, none of love's
restraints would deter him;
he would be free. Free to do
as he wanted! And so he cut
the home ties and went where
his own will would be his only
guiding force.
But the far country that had.
seemed, so alluring he found,
in fact, to be a dreary land of
famine. _ When he came to
himself - that is, when the
spell was broken and he had
come to his. senses - he
thought )again of his father's
house and saw it. in a new and
different light. And finally;
'on heavy wing' . he turned.
homeward again.
The • old story of the ->
prodigal is an incomparable
portrayal of the ways of the
human heart. How frequently.
we are . led astray' by the
consuming desiretobefree,
particularly in the days of
youth. We.- mistake the
restraints •of ' moral 'values-,.
home, church and religion for
a prison.
The old virtues seem trite
and narrow. We are curious
to know the whole of life and
to taste. what we imagine
be the 'real pleasures': -the
world, In these days, that
false philosophy which 'rails
at • all restraints ' . as
'puritanical' and whichexalts
'full -self-expression as the
• way of life is dinned into our
ears.
'All of this adds to our
confusion, and makes the
broad and loose freedom of
the world doubly alluring.
And so it is that we often see
the testing time come when a
young w person- goes off to
college; or to a strange city to.
work. Away from the old
.influences which have guided
in the past, he or she may be
caught under the spell of new-
found •freedom, and the
restless spirit within
whispers, `Now'you are free;
do as you please..'
But the flouting • of
ingrained moral • values is
,most often tragically
disappointing.: The tempter is
the father of liars, and it is
- hard for our restless hearts to
learn that there isnothing as
empty as the ,pleasures of
sinning against our better
selves., ,
What
elves.,-
What appear to be wide and
inviting expanses of freedom
turn out to be.'a desolate sea
with nq solid place for us to
rest our feet in comfort. What
appears to be luscious fruit.
proves more bitter than gall,
And if one will not learn this
any other way, one must
learn it by .experience;., but
experience is a'very hard and.
heart -breaking teacher, . and
her lessons are sometimes.
learned too late! •
Happy is the person - young
or old - who has found, with
the writer of the first psalm,
that one's 'delight is in -the
law of the Lord', for therein
not in self indulgence - is the
key to true freedom, Which
fills one'slife with ,'a
satisfying sense of purpose,
and one's heart with over-
flowing joy..
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Mount up on.wings
One of the pleasures. of
• being at the Lake is to watch
the seagulls. On .an 'evening
not long ago, I- sat on the edge
• of the cliff fascinated by the
antics of some of them.
. A large group had gathered •
on the "shore around what
may have been &dead fish.
Greedily pecking . away at it,
they squabbled loudly and
threatened and stainped
around each other. crossly.
One daring fellow grabbed a
large., pie e
of. the fish :and
flew • a few yards 'down the
beaoh. Several others,
perhaps thinking to share his
loot, • immediately followed,.
so now We had two squawking
camps, eyeing each other
suspiciously as they shrieked
angry insults ._ .
One or two stood dejectedly
apart; heads down, wings
drooping . until they finally
flew low over the lake to
- settle on the waves out of the
sound •of.. their . raucous
friends. I saw them gently
rocked by, the placid water I
thought, "Perhaps it was just:
too much for them, perhaps
"- tirerirad to get -aviary -from -i -t
• 'all." Not that I really blamed
' them.' •
Then my eye caught sight
of half a dozen other ,gulls
wheeling high overhead,
swooping and diving into the
,wind in a boundless sky.I was
thrilled' by their `ballet on
wings as they whirled and
soared almost • out of sight
a - before they came plunging
downward again, . only to
change d'irec`tion once more ,
and ascend even higher.
(They • reminded me of
Jonathon—Livingstone
Seagull.)
'As..I watched them joyously
mounting ever upward, I
• thought what a wonderful
view they must,.have. High -
above the squabbling , going
o on down the beach, favi above
the quiet ones being lulled
into a trance out on • the lake,
high above me sittinrgegn the
cliff, they were free to see fol
miles around, to take in the
total picture • .
This all reminded me of an
old. book written by Hannah
Hunnard called The .Winged
Lift. In.it she wonderswhy so
Many of Christr-s followers
are . so drearily earthbound,
Unable to Mount Up as on:the
wings of an eagle as the Bible
• suggests..
She says we lack joy,
power, victory .• and., love.
Worsestill,we often ex-
perience ' moodiness,,
frustration, the ': inability to
get on with our fellow
workersand even with the
members of our own family.
(That reminded Me of • the
bickering group on the shore
noisily fighting over the fish,)
Miss Hunnard continues by. WANT TO KNOW BOW TO
saying some of us are slaves LIE DOWN OIC TBE SOB?
to wrong habits, unable to ; . -: r•
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master our impulses and
instincts, . are in bondage to
our difficult temperament
We get depressed with our-
selves by our inability to cope
:and because we . find our-
selves unable to fact: up to the
testings and temptations of
life, we withdraw into un-
natural ways.. .Sometimes a
nervous breakdown is the
result. (These_ are our..
.' feathered • friends, • who
depressed arid' dejected, with: -
drew from the crowd to sit out
on . the water in lonely_,
solitude.)
In- the human sphere, the
author says,'Iove-is the law of
the winged life., Onlyy those
who have • learned to love
truly and havereceived
power tod'•o so contrnuall
and under all circumstances,
only those. .experience the
perfect freedom and the joy
of soaring high above or-.
dinary souls.
• The higher the gulls go, the
further -they ,can see. And it is
also true that those people
who . love most, see • most.
Love opens the eyes of un
derstanding and allows us to
see more truth.
We can Mount up on wings,
little by little, (like- young
birds learning to fly) as- we
allow God to show us the
secret of being able to giveto
everyone we meet His
radiant, transforming •love.
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United church moderat�r to visit
Huron-Perthon W�d.,October 13
Huron -Perth Presbytery of
the United Church will host
the moderator, Dr, • Wilbur
Howard, Wednesday, October
1.3. Plans for the day were.
presented by the Rev. Rae
Grant; minister? of Calvary
United Church, . Listowel,
where presbytery .niet .last
week.
"In accordance - with the
moderator's wishes to meet
the people and see the church
at work a bus tour has been
arranged.. This will be
followed by a pork barbecue- •
and' a rally, These two events
will be held in Mitchell United
Church,
During the morning session
"oi?sbyte,ry eAug
Meachaprein, conthferRev.ence puster-
sonnel officer, and Dr. David
Lochhead, Thornbury United
Church, gave alternate ap-
proaches to the Charismatic
movetnent for the court to
consider. Dr. Lochhead is a
former professor at Waterloo
and St. John's universities.
Mr. Meacham said that the
Charisnitatic renewal is the
unwrapping of. the defenses •
within people to get to the
image: of Gods- that -is within
them. Once this is done new
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Yeo: !hough .1 well through tha blur
of to shadow lot death. 1'sho11fear. na-
rvd..tor. Thou brl,w,h me.
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MRS. AGNES FORSTER
Mrs. Agnes Forster, 170
Kent St., London, died at -
Victoria Hospital; London, on
Thursday, September 30: She
was 86.
The former -Agnes England,
:She Was married to the late
Arthur Forster. She is Sur-
vived by two daughters; Mrs.
Agnes Glossop and Mrs. Olive
Durst; both of London; and
two ;grandchildren, Elizabeth
Anne Glossop and William A.
I. Durst, both of London.
Funeral service was from
the A. Millard George
Funeral Home, London,
Sunday, October 3. The Rev.
Dale R. Huston' of St. Paul's
Cathedral officiated.
Cremation followed,
MRS:. I. C. HAMILTON
Mrs. Isabella • Catherine
Hamilton, Huronview, for-
merly of Auburn, died . Sep-
tember 30 at Huronview at
the age:of 102.
She was born August 18,
1874 in Auburn to William D.
and Catherine (Sheardown)
Wilson. She. married George
Hamilton in 1900 and went to
live in'Dawson' City, Yukon.
held Saturday, October 2:with
the Rev. Fred Carson of
ficiatitrg; '
Interment was in Colborne
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Mac and W. D. Wilson,
BrucefieldIII.Charles Merrill,
Base Line; Ben Hamilton and
Andy Plunkett, Auburn; and
Norman Hamilton, Goderich.
Stiles Funeral Home,
Goderich, was ifi charge of
the funeral arrangements..
J. E. KETCHABAW
James Edward Ketchabaw,
Goderich, died Friday,
October • 1 in. Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital.
He was 66... •
He was born February 2,
1910 in Ashfield Township to
Abram and Melinda (Walsh)
Ketchabaw. He had- been a
resident of Ashfield all his life
until moving to Goderich nine
years ago. He was a farmer.
He was .a member of St.
George's Anglican • Church,
Goderich; a Past Peoples'
Warden and Rector's Warden
at St. Peter's Anglican
Church in Lucknow;• a former
member .of ` the Ashfield
Township Board • of
Education; a former Ashfield
representative on the Ripley
'High School Board; , a'
member of Zion Loyal
Orange Lodge No, 1049 and of.
Amberly Black Knights.
He is survived by his Wife,
the former Edna Wolfe; two
daughters, Mrs. William
(Catherine Edna) Campbell,
Cambridge (Galt) and Mrs.
Donald (Annie Mae) -
Hamilton, Goderich; eight
grandchildren; and one
sister, Mrs. Wilfred (Annie
Violet) Copeland, Cambridge
(Galt).
Funeral service was
Monday, October •4 at.
McCallum Funeral Home
with -themRev. J. (King,
Kincardine, officiatin. .
interment was in Maitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers . were
George Wraith, John Irwin,
William • Tichborne, James
Morris,' William McTaggart
and ' Gordon Walters.
Honorary . pallbearers were
Jarnes Reed, Lloyd Cline,
Joseph Clark, Leo Courtney
and Richard Berryman. °
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life and new vitality is
discovered.
Dr. Lochhead compared
Charismatic renewal with
other ' movements over the
years, He was. encouraged
that it . was springing uTJ
within the mainline churches:
Tensions arosehesaid;,when_
' Charis•matics feel" -that
everyone should, have their
experiences or when people'
without such, experiences
resent those who have.
•One positive result.was that
it was forcing the church to
look at otherforms of wor-
ship. The speakers prompted
a . healthy .discussion and a
motion for further study at
-the ' next Meeting : of
presbytery.
The Singtime committee
reported a reduction in the
number of programs for the
coming season on a different
time slot, over CKNX-TV. The
first presentation will be "A
Question • of Thanksgiving".,
October 11 at 6:30 p.m.
London Conference's first
store front'resource centre is
expected to be officially
opened during the
moderator's visit. Located on
Mitchell's Main 'street' the
centre will be a source of
materials for ministers and
programming within • the
church.
Besides literature 'there:
will be audio visual resour-
ces.. The new ..facility -"will
serve 'other d'enon inatiens as
.well as the : sponsoring
church.
A number of special events
were'anhounced including the
availability of • the filmed
interview with Jack
Burghardt in 'the presbytery
during November and
December,
In skit form Mrs.' Doris
Zurbri:gg, Listowel and her
committee presented a report
on Stewardship. It indicated
that the United Church Was
second from the" bottom
amongst :some 20 Canadian
churchesin average givings
perjmember..
FOR YOUR
CANADA
SAVINGS BONDS
SEE
Bruce #rsk'rne
86 North .St. Phone 524-9555
Auburn area in • 1910, Mr.
Hamilton worked as 'a
prospector,; carpenter and
blacksmith while Mrs.
Hamilton dealt in, the real
estate business.
The couple's only.. child;
Toth, 'liras born in 1901 atad
now resides .in Goderich.,.
There are: seven';grand-
children; 19 great. _ grand
children an'd two great great
grandchildren. One sister,
Mrs. Art (Marian) Rutledge, •
Egmondyille, also -survives.
Mrs. Hamilton . was a
,riiernber •of St.. Mark's
Anglican Church in Auburrt
where the funeral service was
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Affiliated with the. Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
CORNER. OF ELGiN• AND WATERLOO STS
• Pastor: C. Fred Day ..
11:00 A.M. WORSHIP. SERVICE
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10:•OO A.M. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Bus Route to all of Goderich
Phone:524-6543 for Info.
7:00 P.M.
WATER BAPTISM SERVICE
TUESDAY -PRAYER MEETING -8 P.M.
THURSDAY -BOY CRUSADERS -7-8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY -YOUTH SERVICE 8 P.M.
"The Filen 1y-Church=L-•-•—=
LUTHERAN CHURCH
(Blake and Eldon Streets,' Goderich)
Meeting at Robertson Memorial School
SUNDAY, OCTOBER -10, 1976
- 9:30 a:m. Sunday School for air
11:00'a.m. Worship
SERMON: "GOD'S PEOPLE CELEBRATE"'
•• ( Marvin L. Barz, Pastor• 524-2235.
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• Blessed are the pure.in heart for they shall see God
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CHURCH
Sunday School 9:50 a.m.'
Classes far all ages
Worship Service MOO a.m;
t % Huron St, & Walnut St.
i i ,i(ennison W. Lawton, Pastor 524-2785
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The Rev. Ralph E. Kinn. B,L,_-B-,D..-Mi.nis er
Miss Clare McGowan, Visiting Assistant
Mr. Lorne 'H. DEfterer, Director of Music �•
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
BAvFIELO ROAD AT BLARE. SMUT
EVANGELISTIC- FUNDAMENTAL
REV. R. B,RUBACHER Pastor
10:00 A.M.: SEE YOU IN BIBLE SCHOOL
11 00 A.M. THANKSGIVING SERVICE
SOLOIST MR. PETER VANLOO
6:15 P.M. - Y.P.'S WORD OF LIFE CLUB
•7:30 P.M. EVENING SERVICE
WED. 7:3o P.M. - r
SERVICE OF PRAISE & :PRAYER
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH. . f
Sunday School for ages 3 to 9 from Worship, at 11:00 a:rn.
/ % Worship at 11 a.m..
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1976 - i
SERMON:. i
"ON TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED"
Nursery Facilities.
Come and Worship with us ..I
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( Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec)
" MONTREAL STREET (near The SquarA)` -
Rev. W.H. McWhinnie F.R.G.S..
Organist: Mr. Frank Bissett
9:45 a.m.= Sunday School -
11 a,in,.. "Thanksgiving and You"
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11 a.m. Harvest Thanksgiving Service,
Sermon By the Rev. Professor Donald F. Irvine
of Huron 'College London. [
10:00 a.m. Junior Congregation
11 a.m. Nursery and Children's Program
• Rector (Vacancy)
Choirmaster Organist: Joseph B. Herdman
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THE SALVATION -ARMY.
18 WATERLOO ST. S. S24.9341 i i]
Come and bring your friends t , SUNDAY SCHOOL- 9:45 A,M.
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Victoriab-Street United Church
WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise
SUNDA'E; OCTOBER 10, 1976
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Sermon:
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Enter to Worship i epart "tff Serve
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i t Minister:- Rev. John D.M.. Wood, B:A.B.D.
Organist e' . i g t end •Cho r Director: Mrs.. .1. Snider
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