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the georgetown herald wednesday evening december 24 1941 christmas messages from the clergy the significance of christmas by iter s r cotebrook rector of st faers norrml st stephen hornby and st johns church stewatttewn nineteen centuries ago a man and woman approached an inn at bethle hem they belonged to a conquered and oppressed race far from then home as journeys were in those days driven under the compulsion of theli masters to come toilthe city of their tribe to be registered there was no room for them in the crowded lodg log place weary and wondering they sought sanctuary in a stable that night to the music of the angels heard only by the shepherd folic up on the hills the saviour of the worla was born to mary it was a sad- commentary upon our immn nature that for all the warn ings of the prophets and the angels not one was there to give welcome to the holy child of hope but mankind is ever slow to heed the voices of its prophets as we havt seen too tra glcally in our own generation yet the fact of jesus christ cannot be voided or denied he has yielded a deeper influence upon the world for almost two thousand years than any other individual in that time it is often assumed that christendom is not reallj christian that the uvea of the great majority of men and wo men are not consciously or visibly al fected by the one time advent of the son of god it is not easy to meas ure spiritual progress either corpor- ately or individually and the assump tion is probably only half true but however little regard we may have for christ in our dally life the fact remains that every step of the way of life has been made easier for us by the heritage of the christian cen turles which comes from christ him- elf bat christmas is not only the com memoration of the birthday of christ it is the memorial of the visitation of god it was god who became man who was born on this day it was he who became man for our bakes and submitted of his love to the burdens n te limitations of mans nature and it is because we forget who it was that was bom on the first christmas day that we pay so little heed to his word and his will- he was in truth and deed a savloui to save men from their sins there would hae been then as even today hale eaurfaction from the release from tloueoce and war so long as the whole naan was tick and its people fnw ciru it more than teacher or besecu or aero h lsthe 8vi- war sax wj- lay tfa ax to the root o ojj tc ac- wot axd sow in our heart tc pruxlxx of righteousness and lent so brlngm peace to the troubled tfji even in the midst of tbe dlsutae o nation the gospel of the grac of cod wll shin more brightly lor ue this chjlcunas when we remember oast unto us today and very day there is a saviour who is christ the lord fills us with expectancy god speaks i in christ of a new day of righteous ness and peace 1 it is well for us to pause to listen j to the angels song and to think again deeply of the message of jesus even though all about us are the grim facts of strife and the noise and tumult o a world at war and pray o come thou dayspring come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here j disperse the gloomy clouds of night and deaths dark shadows put to flight for out of the silence comes the ans wer rejoice rejoice emmanuel shall come to thee o israel for every one who will receive it he who know no sin wu made sin for us and bore our punishment in order that we might be tree and clothed with his righteousness whosoever shall can upon the name of the lord jesus ahail be saved no wonder the angels of god repeat ttie great psalm of praise which they sung at the nativity every time a sinner repent and is saved no wonder the anniversary of his coming is remembered with such un bounded j n wonder we love the name of j3qsusi sweetest note in seraph song sweetest name on mortal tongue sweetest carol ever sung jesus blessed jesus reader may you have a happy christmas i may the chief cause of your joy be that you belong to jesus and are saved tt believe on peace of c throughout l your sins because you us name i and may the m be in your heart he coming year a wartime christmas ry rev w g o thompson st georges church of england georgetown and st albans church glen wulnttna a wartime christmas the usual words and wishes seem somehow to be out of place in so many homes there is a vacancy in the accustomed circle because of someone in cam or overseas and yet ii we will re call origins our faith is not a fair weather business so much of the text ol the bible and sohohl the history of the church breathes war fare crisis unci ruti nt y yit faith burned brightly and the turning of the seasons with tnt reclining occn- a sions of tht grist christmas feast was ilul and joyful oteervtd so let i us mnki tin hol miusoii of the na nvit o our loro a hnppj unit even u mtir hint f r unto us a child te bom unto us n son is t niul the hovernmtnt shnll be upon his shout j ilt dtr id hls ii me jiull bt i ailed wondt rful counst lor tin mighty ba1xinafad mrs harry shortul a resident ot this community for many years pass ed away at her home in the village on ihursday morning december 18th she was in her 76th year she was born agnes catherine barr on ttie ind concession the eldest daughter ot the late matthew r barr and jan thompson and resided in erin town ship practically all her life nearly fifty yeam ago she married harry shortul who predeceased her almost two years ago three children bletsed this union agnes mrs a s mcenery richard and matthew all of whom live to mourn her loss and i cverence her memory as well as nine grandchildren and one sister mrs jane snifter toronto two half sisters and tiw half brothers who reside in minnesota th funeral service was held at the home rev a o w foreman her pastor conducting the service with interment at balhnafad cemetery the pallbearers were alec thompson wu bam thompson fred snortlu f w shortul uoyd mcenery and harry shortul loeorgetownj flower bearers were three grandsons a d mbenery richard and harry shortul our sympathy is etxended to the bereaved family and friends tat sunday school christmas parly was held friday evening in the ha a short programme was given i games were enjoyed by the younger rrwnbers olfts and candy were dis tributed after mulch lunch was served god it evt rlustlrig fa tin r the p utl sun of tht chi i child be t mtrymdt church news st georges church i g o fiumpum recwr christmas com ni unions 11 45 christmas 8 00 o clock o chi liunui morning iiristms missgr goij s hoii word by rev j t ostrom georgetown and acton baptist churches detr frlcnos we ma be reminded profitably 0 he fundamental truth of thl brason by these quotations from gods holy word behold a virgin shall be wiu cliild and shall briiur forth a on and uiiy shall call his name emmanuel which is being interpreted god with us and again for unto us ft child is born unto us a son is given a nc the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be call ed wonderful counsellor the might god the everlasting father the prince of peace and of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end these words fore told the event which has given risljhri ami 1 imrji church hurrh george use lresb itnun i o will li clin tm u nut bruits lwo km 1 ui wllh in churih lonlt se and that which uu world mat rlimi 1 u churih is not iilom 11 lu r r on uu l hi birlli of ui clu si thill for hi whole world joins in celebrating tin admt oi our iji 1 and ihls ls is u should bt for christ cam lo sau uu wold not only the church tit origin of iht chinhs rejoicing is tin knowledkt that thls infant jcmis s ndctd tht son of god by whom hit world was cnawd in whom hie world is reconciled and through whom the world slmll bi redeemed throughout the year a ad especially dur rg the christmas stiuon the church s rejoicing takes the form of worship and of praise of repentance fittit sunday after clinsutias iholy iimoouilsr- holy communion a ajn bunday school 10 mu mauno md uitaiu 11 ujii evtnong 7 pjn hi albans thurcb cilmsullu comiii in ohribunub lu mill fauikiaj 1 tr clirisunas holy iniloctntij sundiij thool 2 pn cmilsollb i pjn hrough thw message we want to who have so generously patronized ua dur ing the year we sincerely hope we shall have more opportunities to be of service to you to all in georgetown we extend our wish for a very merry christmas season brills department store uon and sacredness to this christinas anc of thanksgiving of pmyeranjl f season and as the event was about i mftde through faith to take place the word tella us this the world also pays tribute to the about him thou shalt call his name cn d earth receive her josus for he shall save his people kmg but m which the rom their sins and joseph called wortd pays an u tribute i his name jesus uh exa amone the heathen here is truth that provides com- j dom aot reoogruae her king fort in sorrow light in darkness lhp qrld does not receive her lord strength for all legitimate activities 0od now has contrived that even during these abnormal days may his thaa t 1x9 not h3a richest blessing be ours at this sea son christmas message 1941 by rev arthor leggett nerval and union pnesbyterlan chnrehes chrlhthas message bj krr churchill and melvulc united caarchcs thou shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins matt j christmas comes again even to a world girt with fearful strife and dis tress and our thoughts go back to the unique event of history when the word became flesh and dwelt amonn ua thousands upon thousands oi children have been bom into this weary sincursed world but never was the coming of a baby awaited with euch eagerness welcomed with such joy or itmembered with such gratl lude alter nineteen hundred years millions of mortals and countless myriads of immortals as they look back upor that natal day 1ft up their be no abal oice in joyful hymns of praise and what is the reason for uiia ex iiberant joy7 it l found depressed j in a name thou shalt call his name w foreman ballinatad t je8u8 the name which ls above every name that is named in heaven or upon eaith no name is at once so sweet and so powerful how sweil the name of jesus sound in a believers ear it soothes his sorrows heals his wounds and drives away his fear ls not the only name or title he bears but we cherish it because li name shall be glorified throughout the year and especially during the christmas season the worlds rejoic lng takesthe form of exchanges of greetings and of gifts of eating al foods and drinking special wines of christmas trees and santa cla is the world s rejoicing at christmas has therefore no origin but that of imitation it fs but an echo of thai joy which ii the wcret gift of the holy spirit to the church on every side we hear that it will be a quiet christmas this yiar tor many people indeed it will it wlu be a quiet christmas for every one whose rejoicing ls purih imitative for every one whosr heart it falling him for far for lookliih ofier those things which are coming on the earth svir ilsr however whost n jolclng is twiuiin rather than counti rfelt who are able to look p and i it up their head and view their approaching re demptlon fur such as lliese there will of their joy i georgetown lnitvd church r h c lodd i3a minister 0 ajn sunday s1iim1 11 ajn pub worship gluulmas in war time 1 pjn e t nlng devotions rht shepherds returned victory for christ in 1942 knox presbyterian church georgetown rev chas c cochrane ba minister 10 00 ajn sunday school and bible class 1100 ajn public worship 7 00 pjn public worship limehooae presbyterian charon 130 est sunday school and bible class 220 lst public worship to one and ah our best wishes for a very kristrnas the barber floral co phone 47w georgetown baptist church minister rev j e ostrom sunday dec 28th 3 00 pm sun day school classes for all age 7pm public worship bt john s church stewarttown rev s r oolebrook rector 2 pjn sunday school 3 pm evening prayer bt stephen chuwth hornby 11 ajn morning prayer st paula church nerval l 30 pjn sunday school 1 30 p m fvenlng prayer len wullama united chroh r k lmkay ba 2 00 pjn sunday school 7 00 pm communion service come to tht churcli in the olen christmas 1m1 by rev b c todd georgetown united 1 hurtb holy crowi rc church ro pr v j morgan 1st 3rd and ui sundays ma at 11 ajn ind and 4ui sundays mass al jijii no man hath seen god at any rie tbe only begotten son which in the bosom of the father he hath declared him christmas la the birthday of christ and we keep tbe festival in his hon or tiie gospel message jesus spoke ja oods word to mankind jesus obrlat is the highest and last expon- lt of ood he declares cod a more vivid senae or experience ot ood the most profound need of our age to have the sense of his pres ence to hear bis voice speaking with in of life and duty and to walk in agreement with hkn and his prln- etptea of life on tbe part of all people woajd natter tn mob an era of peace ad friendship as the world has never ctortatmas ata forth tbe truth thai ood can dwell m man and mana aptett may be tbe dwreulnrpiuce of jfas bnrnal km therefore me blcb- at jotm of eodetjr of winch we bate over iliiemmq may be reansed for ofaxmmaa la tbe promlas of a cttllnm- mob that la to be it la a propbette cay fcmiwpa not so much backward as to a urn when tbe ctorbt- isrit ataal eway tbe ufa ot men it fi deacrlptiqn of tbe future of an rfttft fo bar ofaramgnn raauaed ho si gfjjjg expresses uiat aspect of hla character and work which we regard with such deep feelings of love and gratitude it signifies the reaapniy he came he who was and ls and ls to be very ood of very ood took upon himself the form of man and came to earth a itue child that he might save hit people from their sins he is the savl our of the world what blackness of horror of miser fearful bondage is up in that word stni what a wreck was made of man what a weary burden of guilt and sorrow was laid upon him when satan the arch enemy introduced am into the wortdl would we have the fact of sin made real to oaf look at treacherous blood stained herod when jesus came look at that wicked mob yelling for the crucifixion of truth purity and love when jeans went back to thevmtbei think of the awful holocaust otwar look at our prisons and penitentiaries behold uvea wreck and rained by vicionsnahiui on every nana andr who even of tbe aamto of ood baa not suffered from tbe butfbl of atof jesus came to redeem us from una he has p redemption die word wat made llesh and irwill aiming un lull l tsran mid truth john 1 u rh first glirlsuruu a drama wiu bt gun which is not ytt completed you and i art acting it out on uiu stage or lite wlitrt clods word made fluji in jesus ohrlsl plays the lead the babe which was bom that first christmas was laur crucified tho message which he proclaimed and ex empuried in his living has often been drowned in barbarous clamour in vision which he gave to his followers has often grown dim the hope he revived has often become faint the light which he kindled has often flickered but the world has never forgotten him and his light has never gone out and neither the crucifixion nor the noise of barbarians nor the backsliding of his followers has over come the fact of oods indwelling in human flesh nor the spirit which came into our world and will oontlnu to haunt us and conyict ua of sin un til we make up our silly minds to in corporate him into our common ufa if christ has not cornel then lis ten in trembling to the step of the cruel gestapo and think ot your bro ther son or husband being tortured in some loathsome ooncentrauon 4x christ has not comaljenjirtand by and watch your wife sister daugn ter into degradation with unna tural burdens on their backs breathe th air of fear gloom and superstition balunafad united church rv a o w foreman ba 10 00 am sunday school 1100 urn church service i 1 churchill united church 130 pm churcli service 2 30 pm bunda school melville united church 2 00 pjn sunday school 300 pjn church service gee your boy made a goosestepping link in a fiendish machine and your girl the victim of lustlmpaaaloned if christ has not cornel then dash from their ped liberty and jus tice and fraternity throw to the four winds truth honour and decency sautitute for the fair nation you have ruined by your sin a land of eerta cringing beneatto the lash ol dictators and crushed toy the wheels of ar if christ has not cornel but christ dm ocmi glorious obrlswsewr day of the lordi hallelujah christ has cornel so we can amg ood rest you merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay remember christ our saviour was bora on chijabmas day to ve us ell frow satans powt when we were gone astray o tidings of comfort and joy christmas mi uict clergy received too law elude m this weeks issue wm in the herald next week wonderful a merry christmas to all our friends during the years weve been in business weve been lucky enough to get a lot of friends to each oi these now we want to extend our sincerest christmas wishes licatas phone 71 georgetown from the friendly store where shopping is pleasure bradley bros meats and gro phone 255 v