isbaprtown hbtjd wednesday ijfcr jjt194 dlqrantwc r wfbrwesteralmea and a pioneer in farnorth avtabon wop hu been awarded tbe mckee trophy for 1945 for his outstanding j aymg whitmee t a x i shippers sondey sjbwonon may 5 tor tba special manorial bervio hi hon or mo goons men jtifan j robert- mid pfcw joseph wetter meufeen at fee ongnckcka who made the au prau scrffloe mid ite then- urn in wortdwacil by three oclock sjmoat erery nh to the luge edifice in filled ntettrc and ittonds bad travelled mm ae far as mutan and itoronto to be present the deeply uuni service beau wi th the atnsbif of kiplings itmentctiel hymn lt we forget followed by tbe national anthem reverently ttw large congregation knelt and ttie deep diapason of mens voices blended with tbe higher tones of isomen and ohlldren in tbe general confession almighty and moat merciful fattier we nave tared and strayed from tby phone 241 bright sunlight shone through the todows upon ibejmeeung throne game tbe voice of tbe rector of st stephens pronouncing the absolution ibe ft service of evening pra yer with its simple ritual and beauti ful phraseology proceeded and tbe co ngregation rose for the reading of tbe twentythird psalm sat for tbe first lesson from the book of wisdom the souls of the righteous are in the band of god and stood to sing the i of ha- vsjtbsr 4 i bqr ss of ttm bost obost i on- ttren by mm toons rmafilmot oxabr m bononr and in nssnony of two be of ttus cfcoxob who made the bu- aaorspoe and gave their utea m the wortbs we ntjm live said ttw rector tba soosi of tbe rlgbteoos are rn tbe band of ood tbe lord know- to obw side rvreallns the gfeatnlxsi bra ss tabls said its wonting- nr loving mbmoky of roev qnes oswcron bjghlandera of canada am new am 1m4 i his list year and of j bommbtikt 10th oaoadtan flefafpark co rck wj4 killed m aettssi at geea aag 8 1m4 to his mia year efreoted by the bjornby young peoples society april ims uke a benedlotlon rant tbe words of the following- hymn o valiant hearts who to your glory memorial plaque dedicated organ music swelling in crescendo a volume of song for all tbe saints who from their labours rest as the hymn ended tbe president and officers of the hornby toung peoples society letf their seats to stand with the rector rev h leigh pink ltb beside the flagdraped memorial pla que on the south wall of tbe chancel arch the plaque is tbe gift of the hornby young people in bonour bbelr society who were uued in action upholstering dont discard your old farnitnre hare it rfraphobtcted phone 89 for through dust of conflict and thro bat tle flame tranquil you lie your knightly virtue your memory hallowed in the land you loved our thanks we give this is in every way a thanksgiving service said the rector in his memor ial sermon we give tfrymrn to god for all the blessed and lovely things that men like these have saved for us and for all the things they sav ed us from in the scenes of horror fou nd when the allied armies entered the german concentration camps in bur- ope he stressed that such scenes would have been repeated in canada bad we lost the war and so we owe a tre mendous debt of gratitude to our figh ting men who stopped these ravagers in their tracks and won for us victory peace freedom supremely we owe thanks to those who gave their lives in the fight for our saviour christ said greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends m jj sacrifice tbe greater love the debt memor of two angl members on a j u- zljrni gratitude we owe the future hope lsighprnk in ttw line of a posmwrfcu ten by a meaner of st stephen eotv ttobttton met b fibs entitled e n q dear god oar bombs bor those wtoo died that e might hre lis not thy m tbat men should mar tby beentoas world wmb want d tbcdktot not give but to destroy- thou cevst in love irswnns joy twas to tbe brawn bear that bate was born to satisfy mens greed earths peace was torn and men still bare free win which they may use to work for peaee or war as tbey sfaaq lodd soobhe each sorrowing heart and ease us pain and wttfa tby healmg band wipe out wart state let it not be in tain pa honoured name is buwoned there upon tbe scroll of all were summed up said the rev h now as we reach toward tbe prise tbe price of human sacrifice we ask thee lord for lasting peace tbat war f orevennore shall oease dear god our humble thanks we gha for those who died that we might live in words of stronr comfort to tbe bereaved the retcor emphasised tbe plain speaking of jesus christ who on tbe night before tbe oruclfbdon told bis followers t go to prepare place for you tbat where i am ye may be also this is our perfect assurance tbat our loved oneswho iie in the chris tian faith arenot jost to us at all but only gone on before and when we too pas over we shall be with them and so our sorrow is lessened our sense of loss diminished and our hearts are glad the churchs teaching we the believers on earth and tbey the believers in heaven form one great serving army the official tea ching of tbe church calls h the doc trine of the communion or fellow ship of the saints and it warms the heart to think of it said the spea- he spoke of the spirit of the gal lant dead passed down to us as a leg acy their spirit of indomitable cour- and comradeship of love for king and country lor the roads and farms and sunlit grasslands tbey cal led home their spirit of righteous an ger against the ruthless ravaging of little helpless nations they did not talk much about these things but tbey believed in canada because we canadians p tbe christian way of life asa shining trea sure tbey bated war but when they were needed they gave all they had and so however great this canada of ours may become however practical amid the many problems of this post war world we will never forget the splendid spirit of her sons who crossed tbe seas to die for her they died the death of heroes and al the trumpets sounded for tfaem as tbey passed to the other side we wil remember them with proud thanksgiving we will remem ber them cherishing tbe things for which tbey stood and we will remember that they are living and sa fe in the keeping of god the lord knowetb them that are his following the final prayer for those in the armed forces the memorial ser vice ended with the hymn o canada music was provided by mrs ernest price organist of st stephens church prior to ttw memorial service fotjowtng children we tbe church through the tton of tbe public baptism of the rector of st stephens margaret stable dohertgr months old danghter of mr and thomas edward doberty of godparents were mrs w j and tbe parents carolyn may 1 tress sixmonths old daughter of and mrs charles kenneth of hornby godparents were gregory etfle martin and bwa rge gregory margaret ann robertson teni old daughter of mr and mrs lefc h k robertson of hornby parent were mr and mrs stanley lay subscribe for your home town paper 77ie jormafive ifear wanted machine operators general labourers highest wage paid transportation arranged between georgetown glen wqeams and cheltenham cheltenham concrete products phone 20 r 31 victoria information can be obtained from bob lane phone 5 georgetown georgetown your shopping centre first in service in quality in fashion youll find these three firsts and many more when you shop in town with your friendly george town merchants from the moors of scotland the rocky coasts of ireland from english cities and farms they came their hearts filled with wonder and a great hope with them fleeing from the hardships and oppressions of the old world came the sturdy countrymen of europe canada and the very name was magic canada land of opportunity yae csnpere jouilaertf the imralgmita by jack martin os a cpe 1- cmmmju unlimittj where a mans two strong hands could carve out security up the mighty st lawrence to quaintly oldworld quebec on through the rolling fields of ontano to the vast fertile miles of the prairies to the wooded slopes of the rockies and whereverthey made their homes new strength was added to the bonds of blood kinship new solidarity to the cause of empire within a few short years they had become a part of die fabric of canada tbeir unbounded faith in 1846 on of produced by cknfri 194i6 the country of their choice justified their dreams mefged into the one dream that was to become a reahty the reahty of canada unlimited the canada of today and the bright light of freedom and prosperity which they saw shines today for all of us with an even greater brilliance beckoning us to the canada of to morrow the canada that will be more surely and swiftly ours if we give expression to our continuing faith by our purchase and holding of victory bonds ft i j