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ORONO WEEKLY TIES, THURSDAY, AUGUST là, 1968 From a sermon preacbed by The 1ev. B. E. Long. There> has been much criticism of the church and the ineffectîve- ness of its witness in to-day's society. 11 1 A youbig man of twenty years of 'age was thrown into conversa- tional intimacy with his minister. The minister commented that he had not seen him at, many worship services recettly. But I can assure you this is not a conversation by someone with myseif. Some of my people try to beat me to) the punch when they are thrown into contact with me and have not been functioning very actively in relationship to the Church, they say, "Oh you remind me I hav'en't beehi at Church lately, liow'ever this young man was talking to bis minister when the minister made this comment. "Now tell me, somethi'ng"; and he went on to explain, "I den't feel on the de- f ensive and I don't want to, but yeu are a different generation, What do you thinik about the Ch'rch Our Church? Ycs, but more tbat Christianity ini gener- ai?" Well, the young man chose bis words carefully as though he was reot certain hec could afford the luxury of being completely open with bis pastor, and so he started off, "Now don't misunderstand me," but the minister assured him he could speak freely without of- fe~Ice, so he said, "My generation thinks about the Church, we haven't dismissed the truth about Godý and Man for which the Church stands, but some of us don't think that the Church is really wth it. We just don't think or feel that it's for real." The late Robert W. StDike char- acterized the Cristianity of Arn- enican culture as a littie old lady dressed in hoop-skirts and high buttoned shoes out on a sand lot wîth a bunch of roughneck boys S trying to fiinction asî referce. Now, what is he saying? H1e is saying that in many ways 'the church today is very, very old, fashioned and behînd the times in its outlook. That socity bas changed. it is rather a rough soci- ety and the Church is trying to carry on in an old fashioned way without understanding, and the re- suit of it is ineffectiveness. Life todav is in rnany ways a very rough business. Carl 11dm writes in CHRIST-, IAN FAIllI AND NATURAL SCIENCE, "The Church is like a ship on whose deck festivities are stili kept up and glorious music is heard, while deep below the water line a leak bas been sprubg and masses' of water are pouring in, sQ that the' vessel is settling bourly lower 'though the pumps are manned day and night." What is he saying. HIe is sayhing that the Opelning night for the Great Pine Ridge Festival of the Arts draws near. In keeping with the interest in theatre that this prem- lere bas aroused, We, have chosen for release tbis week, a book by Amelia Elizabeth Walden - ",My World's the Stage." Miranda, the heroine, is a, rising youbg actres in a Shakespearean coinpany. when she realizes that she bas been "playing a part" in ber per- sonal life, Miranda faces up totheý choice of a theatrical career or niarriage. With its glimpse -of baekstage life atid a touch of ro- mance, this book will interest many of our young adult readers. OTHER NEW BOOKS- Fiction: Susan, Hospital Aide - Colver Wind Before the Dawn - Burt The Flight of the Phoenix- Trevor, Nonfiction: (, ~, The Wellsprings of Life- Asimov One Whaling Family - Williams I Arn A Chronic Cardiac - Poole Roots in the Rock - Child. .Tuvenile: The Best Birthday--Party Church is like the ship because the Church is carrying on its own festivities and activities in, a sup- erficial fashion in a time when there is 'great crîsis in society. We are havihg our'own good time and we don't see what is going on around us, so that the Church is sinking lower and lower even thougb we keep our activities reg- ularly. Now this is a picture of a Church which expects to be pam- pered and petted, entertained and flattered, honoured but yet excused. The Church is people and in many of the people of the Church today there is stili that urge to be pampered and pettad; teo be entertained and flattered, te, be honoured but yet excused anid the Church will continue to lower its influence in society as long as it expects these things. Now, if we are sincere about Christianîty, if we, are deeply in earnest about this business, then we iare perplexed aïid more than a littie concerned, but 1 think assurance that nothing vely great will happen until the great mass of Christian adherents be- gih to take their own religion seriously and. to accept, the re- sponsibîlity it involveý. We have piayed at religion. We have played with ýour Christianity. We have not been beyond wanting te hoe pampered and petted. We have ùiot been beyond enj oying the 'beauty of the worship service and going out te forget the im- plications of Christian cornmitt- ment in society. It was a reugh crossing and as the ship took a sudden lurch a woman standing by the sbip's rail 'was thrown overboard. A second Iter a man plunged into the water and held the woman up until a boat was lowered te rescue them. When the two were safely back ýaboard -the ship the other passengere found out that they were husband and wife. That nigbt they were giving a party to honour the husband's bravery. During the p'arty people started to dema-Ind that he give a speech and so they were crying, "speech! speech!" They were in- sistent to the point that he final-' ly did get up on his feet. He looked at the enthusîastic audi- ence and said, "there's ohly one thing I want to say, that cornes in the form !of a question. Who pushed me?" What is our atti- tude or feeling toward Christian responsibîlity? How many of us can say, "I was îrrestibly drawIn by the love of Christ to give my- self in Christianity." I have heard young people say, ,"'Il be glad when I grow up then I won't get pushed out, into the Church." But no one knows what Christiatiity is,-as long as one bas (Continued on Page 4) Spotted Salamander Junior Science Book of Flying Fairy Tales. Dorothy Robinsoni Keep Cool We have a large selection et SOFT DRINKS by the case, sixpack or single Botties or cans also. NEILSON'S ICE CREAM Cigarettes, Tohacco, Sundries ORONO, ONTARIO À VIGOROUS CHURCH Mrs. John Eddyve an of Hlli bas moved into the she purch'ased from the Tabb estate, on Mill Street. Cobb house Thos. Rev.' John Kitchen and Mrs. Kitchen of Niagara Falls visited the past week with Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Rolph and Mr. ahid Mrs. Wm. Carman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arm- strong and family are moving to Peterborough today '(Thursday). On Sunday morning in Orono United Church Rev. B. Long ad- ministered the sacranient of bap- tism to the following children: Lisa, Joy, infant daughter of Mr. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral. Charge Minister Rev. B. E. Long SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th No Service in the Orono Charge Service at the Newcastle United Churcli at 10:00 a.m. Fu L ocail News Plant, bolidays have closed down both CurvplyWood Prod- ucts and Nesting Furnîture Com- pany in Orono for a two-week period. The holiday period is be- ing taken by close to one buh- dred and fifty workers- in the two plants. Some local buýnesses will be losed part of this coming week for holidays as they take advantage of the Monday holiday and a few extra days besides. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carman and family are. holidaying nerth of Kalledar. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tamblyn recently visited with bis parents Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Tamblyn. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wilson of Kirby have moved into their hew home on WiÉter Rd., Orono. DX Closes Cobourg Off ice The Department of Tourism and Information announces the closing of its Tourist Industry Develop- ment Branch office at Cobourg. A new office has been opened at St. Catharines ,where Mr. P. Valachos will assume the duties of district representative. "The effectiven-ess of the Great Pine Ridge, Tourist Council and and Mrs. Reid Harness; Jill Anne, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hooey of Toronto, Dr. Harley Billings and Miss Julia Biulings of Philadelphia are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Billings. Mrs. R'aymond Cbapman left Saturday last for Etgland where she' will visit ber son Don, his wif e and family. Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Blaschke and family, are visiting relatives in Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Annaert ahd son are spending bolidays witb relatives ýand- friends in Belgium. DX'-DX-DX -DX -DX -DX -DiX SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUESI Men's Sport Shirts Sport Shirts with long or short siceves in gooti quality cotton. 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