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7 nnnbipay mwaurv is iwi the acton free press poets corner ownnscino ainio thru llfo with a amlle or frown and all tru world look upside down our thought so back to the day of yore and htw we wlah theyd come once mora oh happy day that come and so and all the folk that we used to know but life goe on and on and on and tomorrow awake with a bright new dawn with each new day well heave a uh good luck will come wont ras lh xt zjtltrrttian canada population hoi been increasing neccntly at the rate of about 28600 a month cecil a carr optometrist odeum i douglat si tl kl dukeiof devonshire chapter of iode reports lusy year contributions made the following bi the annual- re- jort of th duiapf devonshire chapter of the yode secretary report i hewby lubmlt th thirty- fourth annual repohof the duke of devonshire chapter of the imperial order daughters of the empire this past year saw the jubilee of i be order- celebrated in- church ssrvlces imnretp wtfh the other cha in the comity nn fehru- ary 12 jd0 n milton and acton our members were guest a the local- lakeside chapter to hear the addresses of two provincial offic ers we had representation at the provincial annual meeting in hamilton in april also at the ser vice to commemorate the raiting of the status of acton to a town a wreath in memory of thefnllen was laid by the hcgent at the mem orial day service owing to the dates of com mencement exercises two scholar ships each twentyfive dollars were presented to the two upper school students of the past wn years attaining the highest mnrfci and who are furthering their stud ies books on empire study were awarded to the best oil round boy and girl in grade b our calendar were supplied to each room of the local school as well as thirteen rural ones tofiirthejf interest in tin km- plre cor res pond ence- hasbegun among pupils of the empi i e schools to assist in the plirehnre of juvenile books for the library in acton a generous donation was given the- chapter is now collect ing plctnrlttl mngiixlncs to be mmii in the indlnn brspnmuoni as in bilton perry limited plumbing heatjng air conditioning and shrt metal contractors acton ontario ttuts prr 369w ph okies ed billon 341w post years the splendid worknf the halton music- festival was encouraged by a donation in the child and family wel fare work- the snlyatlon army and the mothercraftftfeoclely ben efitted from donations our chapter uponsoned n tag day for the canadian national in stitute for the blind wth the pup ils of the local public school dnlni the tagging money for food parcels nnd ship ping costs was raised by a tag day at the local fall fair we contributed donations to tfct pence garden fund the endow ment fund lucy morrison mem orial fund senmens amenities nnd to british nnd european be lief to assist in the relief of suffer ing during the emergency a donat ion was mode the mnnltobn floo relief campaign as in previous years a dnnntlon was mnde the nnvy league nnd the upper can ada tract and book society th- i year too the chapter assisted i financially the scout group com mittee in completing its club i house the st johns ambulance -f- iage sevtn sunday school lesson sunday febihjally 18th 1051 jnui rhv clirbr golden text you nre the christ the son of the living god matt 18 id lesson text mk 1 11737 exposition i thou nrf the christ 2720 dut vhnm soy ye thai i-nm- thnt wns a critical question there might be error on other nnlhts mi mean to affirm that one has no acquaintance or connection with one to renounce thuil icler den- lclhlirttird tmattmrmrfs m 72 luke 2234 to deny self 11 to say 1o self when it come for ward wlthlt claim it demumls it desire it opinion it inter est anything jidonl know you t wont piiy any attention lb you you dont exist in me christ is my supreme nnd absol ute lord your claim i have re nnunced vorever to deny self is to renounce self with all that be longs to it its ideas hopes plans purpose ambition strength oil cf titus sl3 still tliere be hope but error here would bo absolutely fntal to see in him only one of lliotprophets even though the first or greatest but not lo see in him the christ of god and not lo believe on him as such would be lo empty his life of its meaning and faith in ulm of lis power and to utterly unfit them to be jhc foundation of which i christ jesus himself i the chief comer stone eph 2 so peters confession is very positive there is no uncertainty not one shadow of n doubt a similar confession has been made before jno 14140 peter himself had made it upon a former occasion fjno 109 bm j it was under chonged circumstances now enthusiasm for jesus was fast i dying out his glory was already becoming enveloped in the shadows of the cross yet even now the apostles and preeminently meter recognized him as itho christ of god flesh ond blood sometimes nttnln to nn opinion thnt jesus is the christ but it is only the one that is bokottcn of cod thnt be- lleveth that jesus is the christ with a faith thnt wavers not face nf scholarly criticism christ t in the almost corp in its emergency work and universal defection and the many ifprirwiirt tattla fe the hospital for sick children j thp treasury was incrensed hy j n daffodil ten in the spring dur- j ing the summer nnd early fall- all i the members worked and arsis er j in the making of n nppllqul spread whtchhelprdtomaket- j bnzanr a success j the executive were hostesses ti the chapter members officers of the lnkside chapter nnd the tca- i chers of the local schools nt the i officers ton three new names were iftided hard snyings nnd nnccountable doings of jesus himself which oftentimes nre otilte inexplicable it us matt ifl lfl it get rehlnd me satan 3032 th time was now rjpe forjomjii to dtvlnre to his disciples his app proachlng rejection nnd suffering and denththe word mmust brings out the fact that there wns nn im- peratlve necessity for these things but why must ho die this question is very fully answered t3 lai htm lake up hhi ccjuss what wns the cross nnywaji ali extremely painful nnd slinmeful mntfe of execirtlon tiiis is what awaited jesus if he nbeyett goi and carried out his mission oi re- deeming love suffering rejection shame the death of self confront every man who obeys god nni lives n life of chrlstlke love 2 tim 312 gal 22m to tnke up our cross is to go right on in the path in which jesus lends and meet the suffering the shame nnd tho crucifixion that he there to compromise in order to avoid the suffering nnd the shnmc is to re fuse lo tnke up our cross rn and follow me what thai menns appears in 1 peter 21021 philpplnns 2iwj- it is to hnye the mindot christ jesiis nnd that mind is to obey god even unto depth and lo choose the lowly path of service instead rot the pnlh of eas- and glorv the foolish mnn who seeks his personal wijlfareeven the highest in life will not gain it but the mon who 1 ones-sight- f- personal interest even the highest for jesus sake arid the gospcvs will gain tho very thlng of whirl hehas lost stght a man must hav- some higher aim than saving his j own soul traction foroff-the- road hauisi man am tlra toadav toordkr foronratl ton in off the road bring oo ihm tflkd thaw take iha lonar harnl on ha highway diacna i aha your bcj with u long life ur u on the highwayi road lug thompson lmotors lmmtustrbrr ntombtvt rorbmomarchialh uavkl snow mould on lawns 1 elsewhere in the bible jnn 3- u 1 n jv mo heb 0 22 is s3- l roll which snnds at sixty ten o ri vt 1 onl 3 13 1 recular nnd three executive meet- j ns were held durln the yoar with the avernjje nttendnnce twen tysix while four members had perfect nttendnnce and three hncl missed only one meeting thr a c7 3 to other hnd ntended no meeting rom 3 bl on pet 2 24 he e mikht hnve del- kullt forrlveness throiirh his blood eph 17 there could hnve been no snlvnt- if man 19 ftefl he started as a junior in a local branch bank just ashis manager did before himrnowi hes on his way up too hes learning banking skill right on the job helped by more experienced men on the banks staff he is taking special banking courses like most bankers during his career his will learn to know many parts of canada various communities he will develop the human understanding and the business judgment you expect of your banker starting from the branch that serves you he may rise to the very top the general manager of his bank started just the way he did sponsored by you bank one member had moved from town y to those members who so gener ously opened their homes for meet i inns we extend our thnnks we j wish to thnnk especially mrs r j dy for her piano numbers her ne- compnnlmcnts and her interesting traveloirue of her summers lour j in europe dr james mather for jus address on public health mrs i hobblns our own treasurer for j her colored films nnd trnvelojruo on the british isles i for jflvtnn of their time and tal enls m do wish to thank mus j mcphnil sheila paul and mrs k i handell rev r h armstronr is to be thanked for so generously shoring with the order his everr- j inrs service of worship on -found- ert day each year we nre in- i debted to mr wk crahnm for j auditing our flnnnclol report to j him we also extend our thnnks we sincerely commend our reg ent mrs wolfe for corrylng on in 1 office despite severe eye injuiy i thanks is also due a cooperative nnd loyal executive to the sick nnd convalescents i we wish heartily a speedy and complete recovery to those who have been bereaved we off- 2 cor 521 must he be killed he must also after three days rise again that we may have deliverance from sins nower life through his res urrection life rom 50 10 jnrt 1410 it is a startling illustration of the dullness of the human mind in seeing new truth that after this clear declaration of his approach ing denth the disciples were ut terly bewildered when his cruci fixion nctually came and- thnt nf- ter this plain declaration of his coming resurrection after three days the disciples would not be lieve the report of it when it had actually occurred exactly at the np- pointed time luke 24 23 33 mk 1011 cf luke 1834 2428 peter agnth rushe to the front not how ever this time with a godgiven confession of faith but with a flesh given drawing back from the cross the man of rock so made by his apprehension and confession of jesus as the christ the son of the living god fmntt 1817 be- comes sntnn can adversary nnd a sumbling block by minding not the things of god but the things of men matt 1023 cf rom s7 tv shrink from the cross deepest sympathv to all others the suffering thnt lies in the path who have in nny wny assisted in making the- year a success wt humbly give our thnnks respectfully submitted mildred i long secrrtnry eight of the provinces hnve flora emblems ontario white trillium quebec maple leaf nova scotia trailing arbutus new brunswick purple violet manitoba- crocus saskatchewan prairie lily albern wild rose newfoundland- pitih plant of obedience to god and love to men is the mind of mnn lo fare the cross is the mind of god which mind hove you hi the throe conditions of d- cipleshlp 3437 verse 34 gives the thur funda- mcntal conditions of discipleship these conditions are nf universal application there are no except ions tfany mon would come aftir me they nre il let him deny himsrlf selfdenial is the denial of self the word translated deny when did you last think about a loan for farm improvement during the post few yean thous ands of farmers across canada have made good use of farm improve ment loans they have increased both the value pf their farms and their own incomes probably there have been times when you thought about applying for such a loan yourself but when did you last check up on the idea conditions and your prospects may have chnn- installation of electricity drainage and water systems again these loans- can cover the purchase- of livestock and the planting of fruit trees the cost of a farm improvement loan is reasonable too five per cent a year and it is repayable in instalments especially suited to the seasonal nature of your income as a farmer why not think the idea over ged since then e the majority of farm improve- j again now than if youftl there ment been madenr is something lnthe til plan ffir help farmers buy machinery of one you drop into the acton bajancn of kind or another but there are the bank of montreal nd have many other utxxi purposes jor a- a word with gordon oder the jjfiaflsucjta3thejn ftod him- very farmhouses- and outbuildings or the j helpful snow mould is a serious disease affecting lawns and golf courses in many parts of canada beint most prevalent in the early spring when the melting snow provides optimum conditions for the growth of the organism causing the trouble research work extending over several years by the department of agricultures forage plants divis ion at ottawa has shown that chem icals containing mercury applied in the fall are effective and further tests are naw in progress to find some cheaper 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