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RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1978
St. Augustine parishoners and former parishoners gathered since 1857 when a log structure was built on the George
wn for a talent show following concelebrated Brophy farm to serve as the first church building. The present
on the churh la
mass to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the present church building is built of limestone quarried on a local 'farm.
building. The church has been the centre of the community
75 years old
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St. Augus
celebrated the
church buildi
The parish
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celebrate co
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Chri?Oans.can spreqd tete reaVtruths
By The
Rev. Leonard Warr.
(Retired)
Most people today dign't
like to hear a minister
speak negatively about
the beliefs of others. They
don't seem to mind if a
scientist makes dogmatic
statements about what he
believes in, or if a
philosopher makes a bold
declaration about his
view of life, but they don't
want anyone to speak
disparagingly about'
someone else's religion.
This is because the
general public seem to
"Jaaie _Jie_.idea that it
doesn't really make any
difference what you
believe, just as long as
you are happy, with it.
The only requirement is
that you do not infringe
upon the right of others to
believe as they choose.
Yes, the average person
knows there are dozens of
religions in the world,
and he's aware that there
are many demoninations.
But he doesn't think its
right to speak against
what somebody else
believes.
I strongly disagree! 1`
feel we can know
religious truth with ab-
solute certainty. We do
have the right to say that
some ideas are true and
others are false. When it
comes to the matter of
religious beliefs we CAN
tell the truth.
The basis 'for deter-
mining whether a religion
is true or false is the
Bible. As God's final
revelation to man, it tells
us what to believe and
how to live. It is the
measuring stick by which
we can judge the ac-
curacy and reliability of
all religious statements.
And when it comes to the
question of my eternal
destiny - whether I abide
forever with God in
Heaven, or apart from
Him in everlasting
condemnation - I-wantto
know the truth with
absolute certainty. The
Bible is the one authority
for the true Christian,
and he can put his faith n
..
what it says. _.
However, not all who
call themselves
Christians or claim to
believe the Bible are
God's . children. I'm,
Augustine celebrates
tine parishioners and former parishioners
75th anniversary of the building of the present
ng on Sunday, August 6.
was honoured to have His Excellency John
ewly appointed bishop of London Diocese
ncelebrated high mass, assisted by Rev. Ed
nd Rev: L. J. Coughlin.
Bishop Sh
Mahoney, th
with the_ par
Monseigneu
great aid a
After rea
Bishop Sh
Excellency
At The o
erlock gave a special welcome to Monseigneur
e vicar general of the diocese who came to be
ishioners for the day. His Excellency said that
r is a link with the historic past because of his
Id experience in this diocese'.
ding the Gospel, Father, Dentinger welcomed
rlock on behalf of those present and His
gave an inspiring homily.
ffertory procession, former members of the parish
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH
1903 -1978
)r. Eric Sisel
t Huron Chapel
Dr. Eric Sisel, a former
reporter and editor with
the Toronto Telegram,
will be the featured
speaker ,Sunday evening
at the Huron Men's
hapel seventh an-
niversary service. Dr.
Sisel is a United Church
of Canada minister near
Huntsville, in the
Muskokas, at the Lake of
Bays pastoral charge..
The anniversary
service at Huron Men's
Chapel begins at 8 p.m.
Special music will be
supplied by the McMillan
family of Goderich.
Dr. Sisel was born in
Paris, France, of
Huguenot - background.
He lost both of his parents
at the age of eight, when
they were killed by the
advancing German oc-
cupation forces. His
father, at that time, wawa
member of the French
Chamber of Deputies and
a goveralment official in
the. Cabinet of Premier •
Renaud.
Dr. Sisel'S, early
education was received in
a Paris Lycee. He then
took _doctorates in
Sociology from the
Sorbonnein 1954 and the
University of Vienna in
1956.
Later, he travelled to
the United States, where
he lectured in Sociology
at Marquette University
in Milwhukee, Wisconsin,
before immigrating to
Canada.
In 1966, in the midst of
the Telegram newsroom,
he experienced a
profound spiritual crisis.
In response to the clear
call of God, he resigned
from, his very lucrative
position to prepare for the
ministry of the Gospel.
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were asked to take part, namely, Miss Beatrice Kinahan,
Mrs. Rita (Boyle) Turner, Mrs. Clara (Leddy) Raby, Sister
Mary Cornelius Foran, F$dward Brophy, Dr Jim Cunimiitts,
Morgan ''King and Fred Robinson. Also assisting were Gus
Redmond, Bill Kinahan, Eddie Franken and Marius Beyers-
bergen.
At the conclusion of Mass the Bishop thanked Father.
Dentinger and Ather Coughlin, the altar servers and the choir
for their assistance. Immediately following the Mass a dinner
was served to__oyer tw_o .hundred _and .fifty people .by. th.e.
Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League.
Following dinner a short program was presented with
George Brophy as Master of -Ceremonies. He introduced
Msgr. Mahoney, who was born in 1889 and ordained a priest
on June 6, 1914. Msgr. said that his first duty after being
ordained was secretary to the late Bishop Fallon. The first trip
he made was to St. Augustine for Confirmation. Father Oean
was pastor. They went to Lucknow which at that time was a
mission of St. Augustine. He said how the first two churches
he saw were stone. There are only seven stone churches in the
diocese of London. He remarked how several girls from, the
parish had become sisters, also a bishop and two priests that
be knew of. Several of the Sisters were present for the day.
Msgr.'s speech was followed by a program of local talent
which consisted of numbers by. the Hebert, Stapleton and
Boyle sisters. All the children of the parish, Raymond and
Marie Boyle, a skit by Foran families and John Boyle and
George Brophy recited a poem, the Donnybrook Fair.
A short time was allotted after the program to visit and
purchase books on the history of the parish and to view many
pictures that were well displayed.
After 3 p.m. a tribute to the church's pioneers was started
with benediction .of the Blessed Sacrament then a procession
to the cemetery led by Rev. E. Dentinger, the Altar boys, two
flag bearers, representatives of the Catholic Women's
League, the men of the parish and the youth: Three baskets of
flowers were laid at the cross to honour the departed. They
were presented by Mrs. Raymond Boyle, reperesentifig the
Catholic Women's League, Ken Leddy, representing parish
members, and Janice (Foran) Bowland, the parish youth. A.
short service followed.
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SUNDAY, ii
AUGUST 20 (I
,nom Come join with us
on this very
SPECIAL OCCASION (i)
of our
;7th Anniversary
Service
8:00 P.M.
DR. ERIC SISEL
MINISTER Of UNITED CHURCH,
MUSKOKA AREA, WILL SPEAK.
AND
THE
McMILLAN FAMILY tj
i REV. WAYNE GOOD — PASTOR •
WILL PROVIDE THE MUSIC0
PHbNE 523-9652
H-URONMEN'S
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Everyone
Welcome
"- ✓ Evil Prevails When Good Men
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particularly concerned
about the great number
of religious cults. that
have appeared on the
scene during the last
eighty or hundred years.
Their representatives
claim to new and final
religious truth, but in
actuality they do not.
Instead they are
distorting historic
Christianity, and they
pose a real threat to all
who accept their systems
of belief. In fact, they
often attack the church
for failure or error, even
while they themselves
are leading people
astray.
Because of the
profusion of their false
prophets and teachers,
and their apparent
similarity to true
Christianity, its very
difficult to determine the
true from the false. You
see, the cults often use
the terminology as
Christians.• They believe
in some of the same
things. They often, meet
in church -like buildings
orhalls, and carry
Bibles. As a result, their
errors have been ac-
cepted by many un -
discerning people. And
sad to say sincere men
and women are going
down the road of life1
without God andREAL,
PRESENT, PERSONAL
salvation.
It is essential,
therefore, faced as we
are with so many dif-
ferent.religions, opinions
and groups, that we know
HOW. TO TELL THE
TRUTH about religious
belief.
A grave characteristic
of cults is their lack of
historic perspective. By
this I mean that these
groups, which have
appeared on the scene
during the last century,
brazenly declare that
they and they_alone know
the truth and that
everyone should follow
them. They somehow
have forgotten that 1900
years of church history
have preceded them.
Blissfully claiming a
monopoly on spiritual
light, they imply that the
Church has been stum-
bling along i -n darkness
and error all these years.
But if they are right, I
wonder, what has 'God
been doing all this time?
Were the disciples a
failure? Did the foun-
dation left by Christ and
the' apostles crumble
during the first century
A.D., not to be built until
now? Was Jesus in error
when He said of His
Chch," ... the gates of
Hadesurshall not prevail
against it"?
I maintain that this has
not been the case. Great
theologians and Refor-
mers like Augustine,
Luther, Tyndale, the
Wesleys, Calvin and
others have been o-
dained of God to preserve
the faith and uphold the
Scriptures. Early Church
Councils hammered out
statements of religious
truth, and the main-
stream of historic
Christianity has stayed
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within the boundaries of
those doctrines all of
these years.
But the cultists today
would throw away those
1900 years of church
history, and assert that
they alone have finally
discovered the truth.
What blindness! What
hypocrisy! What
deception!
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MEMORIALS
ESTABLISHED
OVER 50 YEARS
Goderich Area
Representative
ROBERT McCALLUM
11 Cambria Road
Goderich
524-7345
Clinton-Seaforth
Area Representative
MICHAEL FALCONER
153 High Street
Clinton
482-9441
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