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_A# No small wonder why Christ said, "I thirst". . Here the Creator of water; here the Supplier of rivers of living water to the woman of Samaria; here the miracle Worker, who turned water to wine; here "God", if you please, in the midst of pain at its height, asks for a drink. Oh what love must have broke his heart; oh what compassion was His to say "Forgive them". He had the power to call a legion of angels. He had the power to call down fire from heaven, but because of love, even in the midst of pain, would not. The reason is apparent. This saying. "I thirst" is the central saying, but it also reveals that fact that Christ was Mediator between God and man. The first three sayâ€" ings reveal Christ‘s concern for men, while the last three are related to God. The first three tell "why"â€"He voluntarily gave Himself. The last three tell of the price He paid. The first three sayings reveal for whom he died; the last three tell on Whom He was dependent, and to Whom He was obedient. B:. in the midst is "Christ" and the cry, "thirst". . His eatest desire at that moment was to have shown to Him a lgitle pity, a little love, a little kindness. Toâ€"day Christ stands between God and man (for there is one mediator between God and manâ€"Christ Jesus) and He asks us to show a little love and appreciation to Him for what He has done for us..‘"Christ did not come to take our part, but He did come to take our place". Yes, the sufferings of Christ rightfully belong to you &nd me but "He who knew no sin, was made to be sin" that "Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life". There is but one of the seven sayings from the Cross by Christ, which gives anyâ€" indication of the physical suffering through which He‘was going. The one ‘saying wherein Christ refers to His physical sufferings is the central saying, namely, "I thirst". To many these are just two little words, one a noyn, the other & verb, but to Christ it summarized the whole agonizing six hours of pain. Death by crucifixion is said to be the worst, or hardest way to die. Dr. Farrar in his book, "The Life of Christ", has this to say about crucifixion: "A death by crucifixion seems to include allâ€"that pain and death can have of the horrible and ghostlyâ€"dizziness, cramps, thirst, $ starvation, sleeplessness, trauâ€" §8 matic fever, tetanus, publicity 9 of shame, long continuance of 4 torment, horror of anticipation, mortification â€" of _ un tended :;_ v wounds, all intensified just up i# ts to the point at which they can MR & be endured at all, but all stopâ€" W 4 ping just short of the point $ which would give to the sufâ€" o ;4 e ferer the relief of. unconsciousâ€" ’}* $ Fal s ness. The unnatural position %';’@»gfl*% > f‘e; made every movement painful; g&g P s > the lacerated veins and crushâ€" & Wiii@@ * ed tendons throbbed with inâ€" e 2 cessant anguish; the wounds {% C o 2 o inflamed by exposure, gradualâ€" BMR alk . ce ly gangrened; the arteries esâ€" [PRM C e o . pecially of the head and stomach j & i l became swollen and oppressed "#. Wws £ with~ surcharged blood; and, REV. R. W. REDDING while each variety of misery went on gradually increasing, there was added to them the intolerable pang of a burning and raging thirst. Such was the death to which Christ was doomed." 1 THIRST"‘ ST. JOHN 19:28 By REV. R. W. REDDING, Minister of Downsview Baptist Church Lord Jesus, I thirst, I crave for the peace, the joy, the satisâ€" faction and the comfort which comes from "knowing" Thee as personal Lord and Saviour. I love thee, because Thou hast first loved me. We would say with the â€"woman in answer to thy words, "whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst". "Sir, give me this water". Amen. The Words From The Cross A Lenten Series By The Weston And District Ministerial Assn. ® t mw THE BELL TELEPHONE Complete details on page 4 of t eston a dlmrlorvr:w:'m‘:alm:;'pffl:aTmmuobook. COMPANY OF CANADA ® Fast,convenient twoâ€"way dialing â€" without Long Distance charges â€" between CHerry and S$Terling telephones It takes only one or two calls a month to your new telephone neighbors, to more than pay for your. small monthly imrease in telephone rates! . No delay in calling your friends in these areas â€" no limit to the number of length of your calls. CLifford (New Toronto) *BElmont (Islington) *BUtler _ (Malton) AVenue (Thornhil!) HIckory _ (Don Mills) This, of course, is in addition to your former direct service with Toronto and BAldwin (Willowdale). 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LEnnox 1 replaced MElrose LEnnox 2 replaced LAkeside LEnnox 3 replaced KEnwood: LEnnox 4 replaced Oliver LEnnox § replaced LLoydbrook LEnnox 6 replaced LOmbard there ure 60,000 NEW LENNOX NUMBERS IN TORONTO York Pioneer ‘Vice â€" Pres. W.I. Speaker Despite inclement weather, there was a good at'.endpme at the March Historical Research meeting of the Richview Womâ€" en‘s Institute held at the home of Mrs. Rankin, St. Philip‘s Rd., Etobicoke. Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Gardâ€" house read papers on changes of Highfield community, past and present. These very interâ€" esting and informative. papers will be preserved and recorded in the Tweedsmuir book. . President Mrs. M. Dixon opened the meeting with the Institute Ode and the Mary Steâ€" wart collect followed by an Irish song. The roll call, "How local places get their names", was well responded to and very interesting. A quilt that was quilted by members was displyed and plans were completed for anâ€" other quilting bee to be held March 26th at the home of Mrs. Clarence Kellam. M â€"A motion was carried to furâ€" ther the project .of furnishing a room in the Humber Meâ€" morial hospital, Weston. Mrs. Bruning introduced the guest speaker for the afternoon, Mrs. Glassford, 2nd viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of the York Pioneer and Historical Society and geneo!â€" ogist of the Toronto branch of the United Empire Loyalists. Her talk was on how, when and where the various racial groups came to Ontario and she disâ€" played several relics and reâ€" lated their very â€" interesting stories. Miss Rankin favoured with two piano solos by Schubert. The secretary, Mrs. L. Gardâ€" house read the minutes of the February meeting, the treasâ€" urer‘s report and the corresâ€" pondence. After the programme, lunch was served by the committee composed of Miss Rowntree, Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Bruning gave the courtesâ€" ies for the afternoon. The next meeting of the Richâ€" view W.I. will be the annual meeting at the home of Mrs. Rundle on April 11th. On Friday evening, March 9th, a social evening called, "Family Night" was much enâ€" joyed when husbands and famâ€" ilies of Institute members were invited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kellar% Despite the stormy weather® approxiâ€" mately 50 people arended and enjoyed the evening of games and sociability. On Tuesday, March 13th,; a very enjoyable meeting of the John Countryman Chapter, Imâ€" perial Order Daughters of the Empire was held at the home of Mrs. , W. Leewis, 106 Queens Drive. 1 A lecture on interior decoraâ€" tion was given at St. John‘s Anglican ‘church parish hall. The chapter has adopted a school at Pinewood, Ontario where the chapter is endeavourâ€" ing to build up: a library and equip the school with various Plans for the future were disâ€" cussed, all members agreeing to celebrate the chapter‘s fifth anâ€" niversary with a dinner. A comâ€" mittee was set up to buy and cut out apron material to be made into aprons by the memâ€" bers for a future project. A report of the past year‘s acâ€" tivities is as follows: The regent, Mrs. O. A. Back presented flags and a picture of the Queen to the Senior public school in Weston. In March, the chapter held a flower demonstration and all agreed it was the most successâ€" ful project held to date. Another _ neighbourhood _ tea was held at the home of the reâ€" gent and was termed most sucâ€" cessful. Members drove the "Over 60 Club" to their meetings and have had a lot of enjoyment out of helping these senior citizens. A rummage sale was held in April and magazines were colâ€" lected to be sent to Frontier College and the British Sailor Society. In June a leg brace was purâ€" chased for an airforce veteran‘s wife. The members have taken a keen interest in this lady and her progress in the last few months has been miraculous. During the year, talent money was raised in various interestâ€" ing ways to help in the work of the chapter. John Countryman IODE Reports Active Year A\ \ â€"< ozd® K\ t yesyying $1223 a <o> o 2P aA l BP\ 63 * ‘,‘I: A>â€"â€"â€" ME Yâ€"_ t Cyop CCJes flw i oova \AXTaN . >A 226] ArA( Aâ€" We z) /\a;\.‘\%," [ L7 h _ /;\ yF e == . ,Q': 6 P R & /) CE‘ & . s \ /7( he h \ \ a \ \ e w\\? \ gp g x# gs im be (i‘“\) e*" omm Diamond Ring with two ces :::?‘ King ""'m ie xm shoulder stones Solitaire Diamond Ring HSO.NI“ m y _ $100.00 €155 on ':”:"; ) ar~ dic>arrA en Cc \g Cag=~ me â€" tA PFyâ€" S 59 47 T zeP #5. f 7 + â€" S 8 y 4 N 2 / 6 ho l ~ .(/ ) 1 ? y 7 % \( € i [(# 5 h : . Cay C ~ 6 <.\\ : $ l C3 V Diamond Ring with ten ol ons aFDa . Solitaire Diamond P ;2:0100 or stones {‘."‘vg:‘r“;. $225.00 isd Wedd i 1 _ oJ sr e 5 j ";“m' 'ln:’aots ‘:_‘:,\\%4’ ) 3 :,!7 hy $2075 ring % : ARVW* e 2 e i\ 3 . 9 M#HD _6 Mrs. J. B. Knapp reviewed the book, "I Married the Klonâ€" dyke" by Laura Berton. Her story _ of the _ kindergarten teacher, the author, who was tempted by the adventure and better salary to accept a posiâ€" tion in Dawson, on the Yukon River, made her hearers eager to read the book. The descripâ€" tion Mrs. Knapp gave of the usefu} aiticles such as a record player and records, education games, a picture of thé Queen. and a flag for the school. Every year the chapter â€"hopes to send a few mhore things, and the Plans for a supper party on April 10th for all the women of the church were made. Mrs. B. Cutting conducted the worship service in the abâ€" sence of Mrs. G. Wynn. The toâ€" pic, "Penitence" was fitting for Lenten season. Mrs. E. Easton read Ps. 51, which is a ery for pardon and cleaning. Mrs. C. Warlaw led in prayer. The Woman‘s Association of Westminster United church met on March l1th. The president, Mrs. E. Kent, occupied the chair. memhxl feel this is a most worthwWhile project, one that helps to build the bodies and minds of young Canadians. The John Countryman Chapâ€" ter, LO.D.E. has also sent warm and useful articles of clothing for the pupils. They live four miles from the school and walk through deep snow, when the temperature is sometimes 26 degrees below zero. This past year, the chapter has been able to donate to most of the appeals for contributions to the National I.O.D.E. funds Klondike Book Reviewed At Westminster WA Meet _ It has always been its aim to do work on its own communâ€" R.A. SAALMANS "‘The Jewel & Gift Shop"‘‘ 10 MAIN ST. SOUTH mss \trip to the Yukon, the spor!s.i the weather, the short days in | winter, the lighting in the| ‘schools. the _ society events‘ \necessitating P aris â€" evening ‘clothes, and the peopleâ€"like Roâ€" | bert â€" Service, Mrs. Black and’ |Bishop Stringer was most inâ€"| teresting. A humorous situation was portrayed. As a result of| the eager betting on the exact} time of the spring breakâ€"up of| the river, which happened on a’ lSunday morning just as the ‘hymn "Shall We Gather at the| |River" was announced, every-f (bne left the church to see the | huge cakes of ice as they piled on the shore or roared their] way to the sea. I Mrs. Kent expressed the thanks of everyone present to Mrs. Knapp for her interesting story and also to Mrs. George Bull who entertained » with a piano selection entitled, "The Rustle of_Spring." . ity also.. The chapter has he a "burned out" family + clothing and kitchen articles, sent a hamper of food to a famâ€" ily at Christmas, and canvassed for the Red Feather and the Blind. The members are partiâ€" cularly interested in the schools and hope in the future to do more for them in the way of bursaries, flags and other aid. At the last meeting, convenâ€" ers were nominated and elected as follows for the years 1956 and 1957: Commonwealth and Emâ€" gxire, Empire and World affairs, rs. Adeline Mcintosh; film, Mr.s Carl Wagner; hospitality, Mrs. Ken Reeves; immigration and Canadianization, Mrs. Doâ€" reen Jackson; publicity, Mrs. W. Leewis; social, Mrs. Harold Duffin; membership, Mrs. Jack Smith $125.00 _ Engraved wedding ring $2275 0 flé/r/ / / ANTEED In . THE TIMES AND GUIDEâ€"Thursdoy, March 22nd, 1956â€"Page $105.00 24 Main St. N. CUT FLOWERS and POTTED PLANTS, to brighten the home for Easter. â€" > W. P. 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