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No need to worry CLERGY The results of all Ihc study or nil evidence confirm the text of the f New Testament There ore many I variant readings but almost all of them arc or no significance If only one manuscript contains a variant reading and all the others agree then It Is not to be taken seriously A number of the variants ore mere matters or style or spelling like the difference In English between Savior and Saviour There is no need for Christians to worry about the reliability of the Biblical text Various people have raised doubts about It and some Christians have been troubled But the fact or the matter Is that the transmission Biblical text Is matter of concent It leaves no point of teaching in doubt The Bible was written between and A D 100 The original text or Ihe Biblical books was hand written and all copies were made by hand for centuries The Bible was not printed until the and then in Latin The original texts In Greek and Hebrew were printed not many decades later People who have doubts are about mistakes possibly made by the copyists But a scholarly study or the transmission or texts removes 1 cause for concern The matter of the transmission of the should be studied carefully but it does not cast any doubt on the Christian faith For the Greek New Testament we possess a vast number of manuscripts manuscripts In whole or in part There are also thousands of manuscripts of ancient translations of the Greek lext And there arc quotations of most of the New Testament in the writings of ancient theologians These could in no way affect the meaning or translation of a Bible passage The relatively few variants which do affect the meaning of a passage can easily be noted in footnotes Many modern translations of the Bible do have such footnotes There is no danger here Anyone can see that the differenc es still relate to minor matters In no case whatsoever is any Biblical teach called into question The transmission of the Old Testa ment text is even more phenomenal The Jewish scribes operated strict rules They even got down to counting The result is that the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered In 1947 only confirmed tfie Old Testament text The Word of God is not In doubt The only doubt is In minds of people The way to remove that doubt Is not to quibble about the Bible but to read and study it SECT A THE HERALD Wednesday December 12 Page Spfcer with Hal ton Association was In the front lobby of In Georgetown Saturday m the took care of the annual holly and mistletoe sales Herald photo Megan Vli on hand In the front lobby of the Lob laws store In Georgetown on Saturday and helped he Ha I Ion Lung Association with heir annual rid mistletoe Dear Sir I wish to thank all those who assisted In making Holly Day a success and in particular the Guides from the company also volunteers who gave their time and help On behalf of the Lung Association I also wish to thank Canadian Tire thel Brewery Retail Miracle Food Mart and the CoOp who allowed us lo sell Holly and Mistletoe within their premises Mauricette Hospital laundry sent to Milton Herald Staff Georgetown Memorial Hospital dirty laundry is going to end up In washing machines out side Hills For cents a pound Centennial Manor is going to take on Ihc Georgetown a load of laundry This price includes all processing pick up and delivery Milton District a I Is also interested in taking advantage of Hal on Centennial Manors large modern laundry facilities Together it antic the two hospitals will be sending a load of pounds each day for cleaning The manor currently launders pounds or laundry dally This extra load from two hospitals will almost double Manor workload How ever as the bulk of the hospital laundering Is sheets pillow cases and spreads which are the simplest process won t be a need double Manor start Instead the Increased laundering load at the Manor will mean the hiring of five more full lime staff at the Manor The hospitals have said the transfer of dry services to the Manor won t mean lay for I heir current laundry staff Instead this staff will be given jobs in other hospital programs A laundry contract is to be negotiated with the approval of the Ministry of Community and Social Services Special holidays deserve special desserts To Dec tf DENTURE CLINIC J Kohari DT GuelptlSI GEORGETOWN 8778974 USINESS DIRECTORY For A Beautiful Christmas At SPRINGBR00K NURSERY LTD Buy a Fresh Cut No CHRISTMAS TREE- Get a House Plant or a Pot Polnsettia FREE See our selection of Pine Spruce Balsam Also balled Spruce tor outside planting pot blooms BUY 1 at GET ANOTHER FOR JUST Largo aulas available low prices GIFT CERTIFICATES HOUSE PLANTS AND INDOOR POTS 20 50 off Christmas Decorations Dry Flowers Heavy Duly Chriitmsi Tree CONCRETE PLANTERS 25 Christmas Cactus Cyclamen Azalea dry hardwood good prices FREE DRAW 1ST PRIZE 2ND PRIZE sprayer S54 95 value Refuse normally picked up Christmas Day Tuesday Dec will be picked up on Mon day Dec and on Boxing Day we will pick up refuse as normal New Years Day Tuesday Jan 184 will be picked up Monday December 3184 Best wishes to all From the Works Department Town of Hills