The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-03, Page 267
PAGE 12A---GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1978
Ernie and Irene Townshend married 6Q
By Elaine
Townshend
We drove to Goderich
in the horse 'and buggy,
and the minister married
And
in his house," Irene
Townshend recalls of she
Huronview
Lieutenant Watt led the
Sunday afternoon "song
service sponsored by the
Goderich Citadel of the
Salvation Army.
The -residents were
entertained on 1 Family
Night with a concert` on
the front lawn by the
Greensleeves. John
Newell is leader of the
band and plays the
electric organ. Janice
Miller plays the electric
guitar and assists John
with vocal selections.
The Hensall Women's
Institute were hosts for
the July Birthday Party.
The residents enjoyed
the" Coffee Party en
Thursday afternoon,
which was sponsored by
the Day Care Centre and
the Home.
and her husband, Ernie's
wedding day on July 24,
1918, "Afterward Ernie's
uncle took us around town
in a horse and buggy,"
she continues, "and later
we went back to mother's
for a' dinner that my
sisters had prepared."
Ernie adds'. "From
there., we went straight to
our first farm - the old
MacGregor place on the
sixth concession of
Goderich Township."
It was a quietbeginriing,
to a marriage that has
spanned sixty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Town-
shend are both lifelong
residents of Goderich
Township. Mrs: Town-
shend the daughter of
Elizabeth Stirling and
Thomas Harrison, was
born and raised on the
fourth concession. Mr.
Townshend, the son of
Hannah Scotchmer. and
Albert Townshend, was
born about one -and -a -
quarter miles away, on
the sixth concession.
Mrs. Townshend and
one sister, Mrs. Floss
Williamson of Van-
couver, are the only
remaining members of a
family of ten, 'while Mr.
Townshend and one
brother, Bishop William
Townshend of London are
the only remaining
members of a family of
five.
Ernie and Irene Townshend
....nota real fight yet
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In describing -his oc-
cupation, Mr. Townshend
says,"I was a born gyp-
s"
Sy
The first auction he can
remember was the sale
of his grandfather's
farm, and his first "deal"
took place when he was a
young boy and involved
the trading of. two
..chickens. Before and
after his marriage, he
bought and sold cattle
and property and
remembers often taking
a $200 down payment on a
farm. Over the years,
more than 30 pieces of
property around the
township passed through
his hands.
Mrs. Townshend
recalls she was kept busy
acting as his bookeeper
as well as feeding large
numbers of men at
threshing time and
renovating houses. The
ears
couple moved at least
nine times before settling
in their present home at
R 2 Bayfield 15 years
ago.
They have one son, $ill
of RR 2 Bayfield, and two
daughters,,, Anna Mrs.
Bill Blatchford of RR 2
Atwood and Joyce, Mrs.
Bill Morrison of London.
They also.,,have eight
grandchifaFf�e'" ' unu roue -
great grandchildren.
On Sunday, July 23, the
family gathered at the
parents' home for a
picnic dinner. The table
was centred by a one -
layer anniversary cake.
The bride was presented
with a white silk rose
corsage, while the groom
wore a white silk
boutonniere.
Many cards, gifts, and
best wishes came from
relatives, neighbours and
friends to'help the couple
celebrate their special
BAHA'U'LLAH Redeemer of
Mankind
"If thou wilt observe with discriminating eyes, thou
wilt behold them all, the Manifestations of God,
vsg abiding In the same tabernacle, soaring in the same
heaven, seated upon the same throne, uttering the
same speech and proclaiming the some Faith.
Wherefore, should one of these Manifestations of
holiness proclaim saying: "1 am the return of all the
prophets," He, verily, speaketh the truth. In like
manner, in every subsequent Revelation, the return
of the former Revelation is a fact, the truth of which
is firmly established..."
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We're in the spectator age
BY THE REVEREND
EARL ST. JEAN
KNOX UNITED
CHURCH, AUBURN
A high schocl student who
was a good mimic would
entert,a..10,.
students with the man-
nerisms of the teachers
and one was this:
-Charlie, what are you
doing back there?
-Nothing, Sir,
-Well, stop it right away!
It seems that nothing
can be defined as not
doing anything-. that is
right or wrong. It is all
too evident that one
cannot be doing nothing
for there is always the
responsibility to do
something. Is there
neutral ground where one
stands between right and
wrong actions? We would
have trouble with doing
nothing as soon as we
look at the parable of the
Good Samaritan. Doing
nothing would be doing
something wrong.
Ours is an,. age of
spectators. We have a
P
given number of athletes
whom millions -watch-
either at the football
game or at home on TV.
Most of us are weight -
watchers and not
athletes. We vote but the
cut and thrust of debate is
Left to activists,
soreheads or politicians.
We slip into neutral and
do nothing. We have
watch -dog committees,
institutes, and
organizations but justice
does not pour down like
the waters over Niagara
Falls. We have human
rights codes at every
level of government but
fairness is still an ideal.
We get rid of one
prejudice to acquire
others.
The New' Testament
sets the stage with a new
scenario from the Old_.
SUPERIOR
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ESTABLISHED
OVER 50 YEARS
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Goderich Area
Representative
ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambrla Road
Goderich
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Clinton-feaforth
Aron Ra prestanteative
MICHAEL FALCONER
133 Ftlfjh Street
Clinton
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Minister's
study
Testament. ..Salvation
was henceforth an in-
dividual matter ,an
set forth in John 3:16 and
amended with respon-
sibility by 21:5,6,7. In the
Old Testament salvation
was based on the
promises to Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob and
encompassed the nation
and people Israel. The
book of Daniel sets out
individual responsibility
and _We sing ,"Dare to be
a Daniel" in Sunday
school as if it were part of
the Gospels. The most
offensive sin it would
appear, is the . desire • for
ease and comfort .. the
ability to do nothing right
or wrong. What are you
doing? -Nothing, Lord,
nothing.
Behaviour on as large a
scale as national
characteristics is not due
to individual initiative
but to cultural and social
molds. The individual is a
timid soul and he wants
nothing better than to
stand on neutral graound
and play it safe. We plead
innocence by saying we
are free of personal
initiative for either the
right or the wrpng ac-
tions. Most of the time we
take our speciarty of one
kind or another for
earning our livelihood
and we make that just
about our total com-
mitment. In a way we
may have no family gods
or idols but we have made
our livelihood the main
and only commitment.
What is the wholeness of
Life? What is good
citizenship? What is
"feed my sheep" to most
of us?
My view is that history
has some responsibility
for fashioning us- into
timid souls of a sort. To
see that cultural mold
and its hold on us will
help to shed it.
Christianity is a record of
both stances with only
brief occurrences where
individual initiative was
real and common. The
whole Old Testament
period was one of
national solidarity and
the whole nation saw
salvation as being
collective. Jesus up-
braided the Pharisees for
this collectivism I believe
because he couldn't abide
Sunday, August 6th
8:00 p.m.
BE SURE TO HEAR
Rev. Wayne Good
Plus Special Music
Evil Prevails when
't,"'� Nfsthing.
Huron Men's Chapel
AUBURN
it or else Matthew 23 is
not from his mouth.
The imrned'iate ex-
perience of the Early
Church took the in-
dividual stance to the
extreme. Every Christian
during the first Ulm -
centuries more or less
. had to put his life on the
line. It was possible for
Christians to be thrown to
the Pions in regular
fashion .. without being
wiped out. The Christian
stance was a toughness
never seen before or
since in history. True we
have great heroism in
war and under attack -but
the Christians were most
often taken off to prison a
family or two at a time.
In the early centuries of
the Church would a
Christian , say he was
doing nothing as a wit-
ness to Christ?
History tells 'us of a
quick and, swift tran-
sition. Constantine.' ac-
cepted Christianity and in
a comparatively short
time to be Christian
meant wealth, power and -
security of life and limb
were within easy grasp.
To be Christian meant
being part of a huge
empire and With every
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real fight yet."
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