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Rebekahs Donate to Participation Ho use Last week, the Durham Participation House project received a $200 boost when Noble Grand Shirley Severn presented a cheque on behaif of Beehive Rebekah Lodge 125 to Dr. E.G. Mann, a member of the Board of Directors. Ron, a very tali, thin, dark, cryhired fellow with fredybrown eyes and a love for kids. He decided he would sit in the middle of the floor with you in his lap. He gazed i into your eyes and spoke to you with utmost respect and 1 reverence, of if e and the future and, other weighty matters. We ail sat silently in i awe of this beautiful, meaningful experience. But Ron made a mistake - he1 asked questions. You had been i very sweet and patient,. but you'd had enough of this. You made a loud noise. Not a burp nor a cry, nor even a laugh. Tut, tut, you made a very loud noise. Need I explain? Suffice to say, it was a lot of hot air and a lot of laughs were had by ail. This little gem of a block bas been assigned the hue of royal purple. The memory castle grows! One Saturday morning when you were six, we went biking to the park for a picnic. My bicycle slipped in the gravel and I feil. You didn't cry or got us something to eat for supper and got yourself ready for bed. Green is for growing up. That day is the green block in my memory castie. You, at 8, came puffing in the door with the announce- ment, "A--'s-havmng a pajama party Friday night, G- and L- are going to be there, we get to stay up 'tiilO0and I'm going! " I just about blurted, "Look here, kid, who's the boss around here anyway; you didn't even ask me yet", but how can you turn down a chance like that? The planning and phoning and whispering and giggling that went into that one night! The morning after the sleep- over, you trudged in, yawning, 1 hate slumber parties! I didn't get to sleep ail night. Those two kept talking and somebody kept making weird noises and Mrs.- had to tell us to be quiet. Yuck! " This block is white, for freedom - to decide for yourself and learn the hard way. and ran to ask, "Are you ok, My castie of memories is not Mom?" You waited patiently very big yet; it's stili under by yourself in, the hospital 'construction, but I know it'Il waiting-room while they be strong and beautîful and cleaned out the gravel. When very homey when it's finish- we got home, you answered ed; a right comfy retirement the phone' and the door, home. Promise me one thing; explaining that "Mom hurt that you'll come and visit s0 herseif, she's resting." You we can talk over renovations and so)me final touches. By the way, there's that golden brick, too, the one you gave me - love, pride, strength, trust, hope. Remember now, it's to go in the middle, near the fireplace. Right at the hearth, let's say. Here's to you, kid. Happy Year of the Child! Love, Mom. Dear John, My curiosity bas the best of me as to what happened to the new by-law recently passed by our town council regarding snow removal fromn the side- walks in the Town of Bowman- ville as there are a number of walks in a deplorable condi- tion and have neyer been cleaned this winter. I am wondering is the by-law not enforcable? Do we still have a By-Law Enforce- ment Officer? Is the By-Law Enforcement -Officer on holi- days? O is Town Council wasting the tax dollars to bire a lawyer to draw up a by-law and hire an enforcement officer to enforce tbem when nothing is being done? I think John, you will remember, in days gone by when Chief of Police Richard Jarvis would walk around town and with a reminder to the odd offender and the sidewalk was promptly dlean- ed. In closing may I add that I cannot belp but admire olir The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, January 31, 1979 9 Remember en...., Senior Citizens for the dlean conditions of their sidewalks as many of these people are in their seventies and eighties. One other item is the disgraceful conditions left at the street intersections by town snow plows with snow often left knee deep, and apparently the Works Dept. Employees either do flot have or are not mnterested in using a snow shovel. As a disgusted taxpayer, I remain yours sincerely, Walter Hately. HeIp vour Heart Fund HeIp your Heart A Message From Mini*steri*al Association Is Christianity relevant? I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and am known of Mine." John 10: 14. A survey was taken among school children in a large city. One of the questions asked was, "Do you believe God un- derstands nulear activity? " 64 per cent answered, "No." 'I their minds God had been letin the dust of scientific progress. Today many people think that Christianity is totaily outdated. Let us examine the sym- ptoms that characterize modern man. One of the prominent ones is Loneliness. It is ironic that in an age of the greatest population explosion the world bas ever known, more people are desperately lonely than ever before? The rootlessness of our society bas contributed to this. Many no longer live and grow Up ini the p lace where they were born, having the support of the family and relatives. We are a mobile population. .'here is aching loneliness behind doors for many people who go to the shopping centres for the opportunity to talk to somebody in the store.. What does, our Lord -say about this problem? "I know My sheep, and they know Me." When Jesus conles into our experience as Saviour and Lord, He will neyer leave us, nor forsake us. Hebrews 13:5. Another problem is lack of purpose in life. We are in the great rat race of working and striving. Shakespeare neyer thought of himself in thîs way but centuries ago he wrote, "Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. " When the Lord comes into out lives as Saviour and Lord, Heties our lives into God's g urpose, not oly for this life, but also for eternity. Even routine tasks take on a new dimension. God gives us the exciting task of influencing others for Him. With great conviction we can speak of the new dimension to our friends who have lost the meaning or purpose of life. Another characteristic of our time is that of emptiness. Our Lord can f111 this em- ptiness. "I am the Bread of Life," He says. Most people apart from Christ are tied to circumstances. When they are up, they are up, wben they are down, they are down. We are not immune to circumstances. But we have Jesus who enables us to transcend cir- cumstances. Stili another problem we face is a moral power failure. There is a breakdown in ethical morality in every level of our society, in Government, in industry, in business, and on the campus. Many people know what is right but they do things they neyer would have dreamed possible, awr , they hate themselves for it after- ward. If ail our Lord did when Hle came into human history was to give us the Sermon on the Mount, as wonderful as that was, then ail He did was to increase our frustration. What the world needs today is a power strong enough to change human nature. Everybody knows that war is wrong, but that doesn't stop war. We need a power that is strong enough to make a liar, tell the truth and a power to make someone who is impure pure. This power is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. "I am the Life," He says. The dynamic of Christianity is that Jesus is a living person today who in- vades the life of anyone who invites Him to come in. Is Christianity relevant? Enter into the reality of seeing your problems met in a daily walk by faith with Jesus Christ. Then communicate your discovery to others. You will find that we have the most relevant and powerful message that the world needs to hear. We are living in an age when people are more open to hear this message than ever before. Letters to the Editor Jikke Miedema General Delivery Bowmanvile Happy Year of the Child Here's to You, Kid! When you were only a few months ld, you slept in a bassinet at the foot of Our bed. Late one night, after we'd tiptoed in and were just driftîng off to sleep, you laughed Not a burp or a cry,it was a clear, loud laugh! A robust laugbt! The whole bouse was dark and asleep and your mom and dad were in sbock. From out of the black abyss came another laugh. We snickered. You laughed. We tried to stifle our giggles under a pillow. No use. You laughed, you chortled, ro pealed! We didn't turn the light on, we didn't get up; we lay there and listened. Each time we laughed, you returned the compliment. We must have laughed and giggled back and forth like that for a good ten minutes before we al fell asleep. Wbat prompted that first laugh? What was it you knew then that we didn't? I stili don't know and it doesn't seem to matter. The laugh is a pink block in the littie castle of memories I'm building for my old age. And then, when you bad grown just taîl enough to reach my knee, you did it again. I was tel ling My sorrows to a friend, and crying. But it was you who limbed up on my lap and silently looked into my face, then wrapped your littie arms around my neck and stayed there until I stopped crying. And you couldn't even talk yet! That moment is the red block in my little castie of memories. 'You had red hair then. You didn't do so badly in public, eitber. Whenever I'm face to face with somber or pompous people, I remember you at three weeks:. you had the perfect retort. Your mom was feeling pretty proud of ber first-born, so we invited a dozen people one evening to show you off and celebrate your debut. It was stili early and we were ail very quiet when I brought you into mhe living room. One of our friends was llth ANNUAL 1BA AIN BONANZA Redluced prices on ail new, used and studio organs and pianos. Sale on Thurs,, Fr1. & Sat. Feb. 19,2,3. See our table of Reduced Music! j 1820 Dundas St. E. Whitby PHONE 576-3921 -i GEORGE WEEKES again offers a complete PERSONAL INCOME TAX SERVICE and wiIl be pleased to see ail customers of former years. New customers wîII be equally welcome. 5 LORRAINE COURT, BOWMANVILLE PHONE 623-7345 "net M m- Écmw