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PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1975 Retired Pastors Serve Congregations In Area There are a lot of things retired people do to use their skills, develop new ones, help people or organizations or earn a lit t le extra money which is ever acceptable. In and around northern , Ill inois in a radius of fifty miles are nearly fifty Episcopal parishes served usually by one priest. If the clergyman is sick, wants to get away, take a vacation or a vacancy occurs in the parish a "supply priest" is called in. There are two men living in Whispering Oaks who are retired clergy of the Episcopal church; they are James G. Plankey and the writer. William 6. Manner Each man has over forty years experience in the ministry, each is a rector emeritus of a thriving parish. Our Saviour, Elmhurst, for Father Plankey and Holy Comforter, Kenil worth for yours truly. Each man has a doctor 's degree in theology, Plankey's is earner, mine is honorary; each man is an honorary canon of our Cathedral, St. James, in Chicago. Father Plankey is sti l l the secretary of the Diocese of Chicago and Mrs. Plankey. Mildred, is proficient in the ins and outs of this endless job and does a vast amount of i ts work - right efficiently too, I ' l l be bound. Mrs. Manner doesn't do secretarial work but I 've seen her run a Sunday School with over 600 children in i t . Sunday mornings finds us on the road to some parish near or far -- Libertyville, Woodstock, Waut 'bnda, Elgin, Belvidere. Rockford, . Lake Villa, St. Charles, DeKalb, Sycamore. Dundee, you name it! Right now Father Plankey is being tapped for Rockford and I am going to the Northwestern Military and Naval academy at Lake Geneva, Wis. We both take our own albs and surplices as well as cassocks to fit , for the clergy whom we may be chancing to replace come in assorted sizes and shapes from long and lean to short stouts. We follow up on some one young and inexperienced priest or some other father grown grey at the altar (which is a Kood place to grow old, it tends lo keep you young, you see.) It has been fun of late to go up to Lake Geneva. We go along Wisconsin Route B from Genoa over to theJake, the corn stands in Palisades on either side, the sky is blue with fleecy clouds cruising about and the bird and animal world is out chasing after breakfast. Most folks are stil l asleep when we take off. Some parishes are well organized so that we are looked after and tended to like poor jost befuddled old gents. Others leave us to our own devices so that we are greeted with no key to the sacristy and find the organist also on vacation as well as the choir and a sub­ stitute who never saw an Episcopal hymnal or service before presiding belatedly at the organ, asking what hymns we wish sung while we are trying earnestly to help a sleepy acolyte find a cotta that nearly fits him. At last , clothed and settled with our vestments on and vessels in hand, we start lor the altar only to discover that in the effort to vest we forgot to light the candles. I have gotten to the place where small details no longer floor me but they often cause a chuckle BEF PROFESSIONAL (fob it pmilfpriiit) BINT OUR RINSE N VAC-th* ntw : pertabla, Msy-to-us* hot watar j attraction carpat claaning machine , that fntf/f • • • rinsas carpat fibers j with hot watar and ; claaning solution ; loo sans and lifts all dirt, grina and rasiduas to tha carpat surfaca whars thay ara imma- diataly vacuumad op laavas your carpats CLEAN. 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The things that try the dear Lord's patience are the oc­ casional lack of charity, the rare ill will , the illy prepared sermon or the lackadaisical approach to the altar I know He must be shook up by those who are "churchy" but not loving but 1 seldom -- VERY seldom find that gross hypocrisy that the detractors of Holy Mother Church accuse us of so blithly and constantly. 1 find, instead, many holy souls who are seeking God and fin­ ding Him, too. Of course, in every'parish there arise souls who approach saintliness and grow in the knowledge and love of God and in the love of unlovable souls who cross and crisscross our daily paths. (Sometimes they get right trying; but then so do We all) . It is good, as your retired skill , to be able to serve God and His people yet a li t t le longer; to lead in His worship and help His people grow in holiness. Being a priest is a good life. 1 just wish I had started it f ive years sooner and I am sure Father Plankey rejoices with me in retired usefulness. • Largest Capacity • No Pre Rinsing • Self Cleaning Filter • Pre Adjusted Racks • 4 Directional Washing • Pots & Pans Cycle ALL MAYTAGS REDUCED DURING THIS SALE ON WATER Sp5 Walter Robinson demonstrates his unique "water shoes" in the B a y o f P a n a m a . T h e recreation specialist with the 193d Infantry Brigade tested his water walker on the 51-mile Panama Canal, now has visions of "stepping out" on the English Channel. f CAREY Appliance fff 1241 N. Green St. • McHenry 385-5500 • Audition On Weekend For Opera In March Auditions for "Noves Fludde". an opera by Benjamin Britten, will be held on Friday. Sept. 19. from 2 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday. Sept. 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. "Noyes Fludde" is part of the McHenry County-In-Residence program and will be performed in^March of 1976, under the direction of Dr. Elmer Thomas, with the assistance of Arthur Thorsen. The opera is based upon the storv of Noah's Flood, and is written in 'old English' with a large cast of children protraying the roles of animals. The adult parts to be auditioned Sept. 19 and 20 are: The Voice of God, a male speaking part that requires the speaker to be able to speak in rhythm; Noye. the lead male role to be sung by a baritone; Mrs. Noye, a contralto or mezzo-soprano; the three sons of Nove-Sem. Ham and Jaffett , male voices between the ages of 16 and 30; the three daughters-in-law of Noye. Mrs. Sem, Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Jaffett , sopranos between the ages of 16 and 30; and the Gossips of Mrs. Noye, soprano or alto voices. Auditions will be held by Dr. Thomas and Mr. Thorsen, who will want to hear a short exerpt from the part each person wishes to perform. An, ac­ companist will be provided. In addition Thorsen will have a dramatic excerpt to read at sight. To schedule an audition t ime and to obtain music and in­ formation as to the location of the auditions, please call Mrs. Richard M. (Kathv) Gilpin. Crvstal Lake. Association Acts To Reject Gravel Proposal The VYoodlawn Park association has taken to reject the application by Material Services to process gravel on land along Chapel Hill road between Bay and Lincoln roads. A resolution passed by the homeowners association says that a gravel pit at that location would depress property values and harm the environnment and the quality of l ife in the surrounding area. The resolution also states that Material Services has failed to provide economic justification for a gravel pit at that site. Association President Dan McNultv said the resolution Attorney General Gives Opinion On Vacancies Ill inois Attorney General William J. Scott has issued an opinion that any vacancies in elective county offices, in all counties except Cook, existing on July 8, this year, or oc­ curring since, must be fil led in compliance with new state law. Cook county is an exception because it is a home rule unit . The opinion was requested by Rock Island county state 's attorney, David De Doncker. The Rock Island County board had fil led vacancies in that county after July 8 under provisions of the old law. The new law. Public Act 79- 118. provides that the county central committee of the political party ^ith which the absent county officer was af­ fil iated at the time of his election, will appoint his suc­ cessor. The law also provides that, in case of a vacancy on a county board which has been divided into districts, the ap­ pointment shall be made by that district 's county board committee of the appropriate political party. The appointee would be presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals, which is considering the application, and the County board, which will make the final deter­ mination. must be a resident of that district. Attorney General Scott's opinion noted that the acts of a county board which included an invalidly-appointed officer, would not be held invalid fpr that reason. Scott's opinion stated that it should not be construed as a comment on the - con­ stitutionality of the new law. Form Adult Drum-Bugle Corps In County A group of drum and bugle corps men and women have gathered together to start a new senior corps in McHenry county. The name of the new corps is the "Syndicate of Sound." The new corps will be a mixed corps of men and women 20 and over. They are planning a female color guard, and they have equipment available. Practice will be Thursday nights starting at 9 p.m., at the Crystal Lake Legion hall located at 406 Woodstock street. For more information, in­ terested persons can call John Schultz. 3209 W. Still Hill , McHenry. At the end of this hap­ py life, the man with the most money will find it means very little. Older Americans In Our Society A NATION OF NATIONS By William Peirce Randel Professor Emeritus, University of Maine In the long series of group migrations to North America, from the founders of Jamestown to the war-weary refugees from Vietnam, few if any have arrived without fixed attitudes toward aging and special traditions for treating their elders. The variations are many; but they have not had much influence on the development of any form of "ageism" recognizable as distinctively American. For the first three centuries of our history we had a rather colorless or neutral behavior toward our elders. This came about largely by default. The first shiploads of settlers, mostly from Great Britain, had almost no older people (by whatever definition of "older"). Hewing livable space out of a wilderness called for the best in brawn and good health. Only when a few of these "founding fathers" (and mothers) survived their fifties and settled into less strenuous labors, was there even the appearance of an older group in the community. We know s .ne of these lucky few by name and reputation. Anne Bradstreet, for example, our first poet of any substance, lived to be sixty, and her formidable husband, Simon, stepped down as Massachusetts governor at 89. We know the dissenter, Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island as a haven for religious liberals, and who, at age 72, served as a militia captain in King Philip's war. We recall with special pride the many-sided Ben Franklin; 70 when appointed to help draft a Declaration of Independence, 82 when he finally retired from public life. And it amuses us to read the diary of Samuel Sewall, former judge in the Salem witch trials, as he records his courting of Widow Winthrop in his late/60's. (She turned him down.) But -- and this is a very important but - the stress on age in this colonial sampling is a recent addition; what individuals did, in early times, was what really counted, not how young or old they happened to be when they did it. If this sounds like the Puritan Work Ethic, it was. There was an urgency, hard to imagine today, about the whole colonial venture. Time was of the essence, and idleness was unforgivable. Children began contributing to the household economy as soon as they could, and the oldest members continued to as long as they could, incidentally retaining their self respect by doing so. The underlying principle, seldom if ever put in words, was close to Marxism: "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." Hardly conducive to memorable celebrations, on birthdays or name days, but highly practical and satisfactory as a way to maintain the elders and their sense of belonging. Smaller and later groups of immigrants might maintain their ethnic traditions, privately, while outwardly adopting the cultural mode of the British-based majority. That majority, quite obviously, was not likely to yield to newer groups. But none of the newer groups brought over particular customs so outrageous as to invite suppression - for example, the exposure of the helpless aged to barren mountainsides, where they quickly died. At the other extreme, we have never, as a nation, seen fit to honor the aged as the Japanese do. They have a special term, otoshiyori, meaning "the honorable elders," and a national holiday, "Respect for the Elders day " They even recognize the sixty-first birthday as the onset of old age, with ceremonies resembling bar mitzvah, christening, or confirmation. Such marked deference to the elderly, in Japan and in certain other cultures represented within our Nation of Nations, makes what we have had, early or late, seem by comparison a virtual non-tradition, closer to an economic formula than to cherished custom. At the time of the Revolutionary war, as Benjamin Franklin observed, the colonies had twice as many marriages as Great Britain, and twice as many children per marriage. If someone wished to portray the most representative American during the war years, the figure would have to be a young woman leading her oldest child by the hand, carrying her second across one shoulder, and unmistakably pregnant with her third. Soldiers were less numerous,despite the fighting, and old people were scarcer yet. Young people under 15 made up about half the population. It was a very young country -- and it stayed young for the next century and more. As late as 1900, only one American in 25 was 65 or older. Then things began to happen. The commodious family home, with "always one more bed," became as rare as the family horse and carriage. The family itself exploded and reformed in unfamiliar shapes. Pensions gave retirement a welcome new dignity and encouraged independent action, but compulsory retirement at a fixed age was a price tag not always welcome. Health improved, and average life span was extended. Out of this massive upheaval, this cutural revolution, old age has emerged as a myth, a set of beliefs with slight if any basis in fact, and as much in need of correction as any of the older ethnic slurs that hopefully are in decline today. Defining and measuring the hardening stereotypes is difficult, and for this reason we must be grateful for a recent study conducted by Louis Harris & Associates for The National Council on the Aging, with the arresting title, "The Myth and Reality of Aging in America." What this poll indicates is t^atagreat many in the 18-64 age group hold negative views of people 65 and older. Two out of three, for example, consider their elders not very good at getting things done. Only three in ten view them as very bright or alert, and only one in five considers them very open- minded and adaptable. These opinions seem to reflect a general fear of old age, a belief that most people over 65 are frail and helpless. But the poll also demonstrates that most older people view their condition as better than they thought it would be, and better than younger people believe it is. Most of them say they do not lack money enough to live on, and even more insist they can usually find meaningful activities. Older people spend far less time in sedentary passivity, like watching television, than younger people believe they do. As a matter of fact, old and young spend about the same amount of time sleeping, reading, "sitting and thinking," participating in organizations and going for walks. There is no typical older American, just as there is no typical younger person; our national diversities extend through every age group. Accepting false stereotypes, keeping them alive, or enlarging them can only sap that part of our national strength. Without the stereotypes, effective handling of ageism as a national concern will be hard enough; with them, it comes perilously close to being impossible. GENERAL REVENUE SHARING ACTUAL USE REPORT © GENERAL REVENUE SHARING PROVIDES FEDERAL FUNDS DIRECTLY TO LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS YOUR GOVERNMENT MUST PUBLISH THIS REPORT ADVISING YOU HOW THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED OR OBLIGATED DURING THE YEAR FROM JULY 1. 1974. 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