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ReadersWlrotgýý Email your letters to editonal@mrfltonoeicancharplon.corn Church more than just (The following lettcr was addressed to Mayor Gord Krantz and mcm bers of îown eouncil, andi a copy, was hiled with tlie Champion). DEAR EDITOR: This is i response to jane Copeland's july 15 letier entiîled 'St. Paul's rnucb 100 valuable t0 Ict it just be demolished.' We agrce, with the headline ai leasi. St. Paul's United Church is îoo valuable to risk losing. We disagree, however, wiîh how Copeiand - and many others - are defining 'church.' A cburcb is the people and the work, not the building in which tbose people mci. If Heritage Milton recorn- mends dcsignaîing the Si. Paul's United Church 'building' as a beritage building, andi Milton council agrees, then the build- ing mighî be saved, but the 'churcb' mighî weil be lost. Copeland makes one point in ber leiiîer thats truc. She writes, "If maintenance had been done wben problems first arose, cosi.s wouldn'î be so daunîing now." She's rigbî. But the fact ibai non- essential (ai the lime) repairs weren'î donc speaks to tbe pri- orities of the churcb. For decades, non-essential maintenance bas ranked ai a lower priority in our budgets tban the work of the cburcb - our rninisiry io our congrega- lion and ihe coinmunity. Ibere basnît been sufficieni money eoming in t0 fund boîb priori- ties, and tbe 'people' bave con- sisîenîly voted to spcnd tbe available moncy on tbe work of the cburcb, as ail Christians bave been charged io do. You won' ind any reference in Jesus' îcacbîngs that requires bis followers t0 build and main- tain meeting places. I oving our (,o. and] ouir neighbours is the work of St. Pauls United Cburcb, not main- taining a building, and thais artieulated in our vision of beîng a welcoming, transforming and serving community of faiîh. So, if the building is savcd a building and ihe 'church' is flot,' wiil ihose - like Copeland - seck- ing to 'save Si. Paul's' feel thai' they have been successfui in preserving our heritage? The saci factis t hai successitil churches can no longer afford ihese extravagant buildings of' our ancesiors. Many of the dwindling numnbers worsbip- ping on Sunday rnorning are seniors, and we're losing them too. Vshen ihey're ail gone, who will sut in ibose henitage pews on Sunday inorning? Young folks arenit attractcd to the message, 'join our church and help us pay for thîs loveiy oid building. its not a priority for thein, and îî shouldn't be for anyone cisc either. LORNA TURNER, DAVID WENTZELL. NICOLElTE PARANT, SHARON PYLE AND MAVIS O'NEIL, MEMBERS 0F ST. PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH AND SUPPORTERS 0F THE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS Seniors mnust speak up about Iibrary miove DEAR EDITOR: a branch library for ihese citîzens - wbo'vc iivcd Many seniors who live downtown are exîreme- bere and supporîcd Milton for most of their lîves iy conccrned about the possible loss of the Bruce - must be a prioriîy. Street library wben the ncw main branch opens ai It seerns tbai moncy can be found for 'ncw Main Street and Thompson Road nexi year. Milton,' s0 how about a uitile for the seniors? The fact that most of the seniors' aparîmenîs Theres a municipal eleciiori coming up in the and private housing are locatcd near Bruce Street fail, 50 i encourage seniors to attend tbe metings surely sbould be taken inîo account. and ict ibeir voices be heard. 1 realize tbat the main library will be aîîacbcd DAWN FRANKLIN to the new arts centre, but keepîng Bruce Street as MILTON Review break-in prevention tips on two websites e from THIEVES on page A6 not pbysically anyway They installed an alarm sys- tern after thai, and il took a long time for îbemn to feel safe in their own home. Tbey'll probably neyer feel îoîally eomforîable in their borne again. A lisi of break-in prevention îips was publisbcd on the edito- rial page in Tuesday's Champion. You can cbeck oui the Champion's wcbsiîc ai www.insidehalton.com (under ediioriais) to review tbe lisi, or visit Halion polies website ai www.halionpoiice.ca. Kaîren Miccli cao bc rcached ai kmiieli.42mitoneanadianchanmi- on.com. None under 16 allowed in building during crowded recru iting sessions 'Tinw Capsules' aie geins of infor- mat'ion exrated froin past issues of itE'JA 0 the Champion and other publications 4 in order to provide a wîndow into TIm e Mlton 's past. Fxplanatory com ment is sometimes provided to place the situa- capsules ~oci -5 (joli in context. _________________ Because of the overcrowding of the recn.iiting meetings ai the town hall no one under 16 will be admit- ted. The Champion bas constanîly repeated the danger of fire in this building witb inadequate escapes. Pte. Archie Gailoway, l4th Battery 4ih Brigade Canadian Field Artillery in Belgiurn wrote ihai when good weatber cornes tbere will be a big push. He said they were sleeping in tents now, much betier than the barn. We sleep in our clothes. Healtby bunch of men. AIl we have îo do when wc want to go to bed is to spread out blankets on the floor, take off our shoes and roll in. We neyer think of taking our cloîhes off. The only time we take our clothes off is once every week or iwo when they take us to the village for a bath and dlean clothes. Red Cross had a record aiten- dance at their roms Friday when about 80 took tea. Attendance at teas is increasing sîeadily The removal frorn old to new reg- istry office began this week. The first document filed in the new building was on Thursday by Wl. Dick, Crown Attorney Anoîher returned soldier. Pte. Anson Ellis, Ist Batt, nephew of Mrs. Ribey Ellis, Mrs. Chas. Hill and Mrs. Ezra B. Hill at whose home in Peru he ta visitîng. He was brought up at Peru and attended Ligny Schooi. Enlisted at Windsor in the first con- tingent. At the Battle of Festubert his left fore arm was broken by a buffet. Another broke a nib and went througb a lung. A leg was wounded and a bayonet tbrust in right side. He was sligbîly wounded ai Ypres, wherc be saw the body of Capi. Bastedo car- ried out. He bas been visiting bis motber ai Fort William. The organization of a band for 164th is well under way Instruments are being donated by ibe Board of Mangemeni of St. Georges Society of Hamilton. A Fife and Drumn Band is organized and practicing in Orangeville. Full set of fifes and drums donated bv citizens of that Mr. and Mrs. McPhail's three sons have enlisted. First to go was Calvin, recently Harold and John. At the animal meeting of Milton Library the following Directors were elecied: Mrs. V Chisholm, Mrs. Ptolemy, Mrs. E.E. Yates, WJ. McClenahan, W Panton, C.H. Stuart, ES. Cochrane, WB. Clemnents, J.M. Denyes. President is Mrs. V Chisholm, Secretary Mrs. Ptolemy, Treasurer FS. Cochrane, Librarian, Miss Mackenzie. Auditors are W.J. McClenahan and Wmn. Panton. John Milîs, Bank of Toronto, son of John Milis, Milton, bas enlisted as a signaler in the 95th Batt. Pie. Duncan Paterson is reported as suffering fromn sheli shock. This maltnal is assembled on behaif of t'he Milton Historical Society byllim Dills, who can be reached through the socievy at (905) 875-4156 For a limited fime, visit Milton's kitchen expert Alymon Haydar ot AyA Ktchens and recieve o 10% discount off cabinetry on a full kitchen purchase. Ernail. ahoydar«iîayakltchens.con 1551 Caterpiller Roud -Misulsauga. ON - C-905.699.7129 www.AyAkitchonscom , a, vcii , ;ý-r; "10 W"" 'f'!, UPCAESILK PLANTS qmss&s - immney - ff(owm, - ePab, - UWaee - P&mtei Everything HALE PRICE Ail Availahie While They Last! 4 DAYS ONLY July 21 st - 24 th -Wed - Fr1 I1lam - 6pm & Sat 1lOam tili1 3pm yourEarth .com AU( 295 Alliance Rd., #15, S»m% Milton. Follow the signs. 905 636 0391