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thursday novxkbhl x ibm the acton free press acton ontario snow or no snow cold or hot you only have 24 shopping days to get your christmas gifts at eisens where quality is dependable selections complete and down payment i neevtiary to established credit ac count low down payment to new accounts at jsens clothing store mill st acton unprecedented fellowship and cooperation were manifest in ac ton during the week long preach in mission which waa climaxed on sunday november 15 in knox presbyterian church with over 800 attending the ministerial assoc iation which planned carefully for themlssion recently organized a house to house church survey throughout the town and immed late district special speaker at the week of services was rev stanley vance of st paul s presbyterian church hamilton whose stirring messages will long be remembered by those of all congregations the mission was under the dtr ection of rev r h armstrong pastor ray costerus rev e a currey and rev ralph price much regret was expressed that rev price who had devoted much lime to the planning of the mission was unable to attend services were missions inspiration fellowship appraised by ministerial assn following is the full text of an appraisal of the preaching mission issued by the ministerial assoc latlon appraisal of the preaehtng htaalon now that the church survey and the preaching mission have been completed we ere attempting to evnluate it it has been called a venture of faith it is impossible io measure the things of the faith in the precise way that a business can take stock the impact or the preaching mission may well be felt in many uvea long iftcr the mission itself ts forgotten but there are some things that we can say have hap pened and others that we can reasonably expect to happen 1 the four congregations have taken on a bigger undertaking than they have attempted in many years and have carried it through to a successful completion it re quired careful long range plan ning and the willing support of the membership of the churches the satisfaction of doing a difficult job well hu opened the eyes of all of us to what the churches can do when they set themselves to it 2 the preaching of rev stanley vance has done two important things it has further instructed our minds in the faith and it has stirred our hearts to a warm res ponse to the claims of the evangtl when mind and heart are both stirred the will responds in better obedience to our lord and his church we were struck with the res ponsive chord that was stirred in the people who heard him preach in his final sermon mr vance compared worship to a ship in the locks of a canal the water rushes in raises the sthptp a higher level and it continues iw way we have every reason to otlieve that is a result of this experience in which so many participated the church life in the community will con lin ue its way at a higher level 3 the rour churches in aclon have always worked well togethei but never in the memory of the present ministers has there been such close fellowship and comrade ship and thnt in itself is an im portant achievement jbwot manning electric 28950 the point is sometimes raised that most of those attending such mission are already faithful church members that is true but it should not b a criticism always in the past when there has been a quickening of religious life it has begun in the church and then spread it need only be a criticism if we think of the preaching mis sion as an end already achieved rather than the beginning of some thing better in church life 3 actually the survey and preaching mission have done some thing lhat goes beyond the tour participating congregations those who for one reason or another not church people know what has been going on some have thought of the church as a static institution concerned only with its own intern al piety they can see that the pro testant constituency in aclon be lives that the church has an im portant function in the life of the community and that is it ready tc actively undertake its responsibil ie9 acton ministerial association minister of sl paul s presby lenan church hamilton rev stanley w vance ba was guesl speiki r recently during the preaching mission sponsored by the united church knox presby ilnan church the baptist church and st alban s anglican church presentation part of commencement fconttnurd from pagt on parker mrs g w mckensie and mrs ado matthews richard mason presented the prizi othtrs in the cast were joe jany pauline pa pi hun wayne currte bob armstrong nnd fay garner dennis paplllon was stage manager and r r parker was in charge of make up miss m snyder who directed the plav was presented ith a bouquet of flowers friday evening by linda magn while el iiabcth jany thanked her applause and laughter indicated the play was a good choice and the parts well cast the athletic dteplny was popular as usual with club swinging a new feature this ytnr grade x girls were instructed in this routine by 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coir up it f cli irod it lint hit mudttil mi ii i i h day ind wu n ii 3 i 1 mrs ik tff tm pollock and campbell manufnuurtro it high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 water si north galt ttlfphone sow ffluy rev e a currey aclon united church notice to the electors of the town of acton please be advised that the following question will be put io a vote of the electors at the annual municipal election to be held monday december 7 1953 are you in favour of the passing of a by law increasing the members on rh acton public utilities commission from three to five members no yes j m geachie 7000 free seats tasuvaqs youth to youth crusade i i m puwhthil influence for youth todayi sunday 3 p m door open 1 30 pm nov 29 and dec 6 kitchener memorial auditorium