PAGE 14, WEIDNESI)AY, JANUARY 23. 1980, WHITBY FRF Th e Church '-.4 ~ - w. Speaks Cogs in the wheel By THE REV. J. MeCLURE St. Andrew's Presbyterian Seemns no time since the faces and speeches of the can- didates were last beamning at us!1 Well, whether we like it or flot it is part of our everyday scene again. Promises, con- fident predictions, assurances, lofty arrogance, biilboards, lawn-signs, mass rallies, t.v. and radio spot announcemen- ts,-all directed towards you and mne as individuals. Parliament is dissolved, and the politicians are out on the campaign trail,- and ail of a sudden you and I, as in- dividuals, are important. They want our vote; we do have a place in the scheme of things and every M.P. knows that every single vote counts. We may be only small cogs in the great wheel of the political machine, but the smooth running of the machine depends on all the cogs. Evidence of this is seen in the smiles, the waves, the street-stomping and hand-shaking of the candidates. The election cannot go on without us; we STEVEN F. PELESHOK, B.A., LL.B. BARRISTER &SOLICITOR 105 DUNDAS ST.W TEL.(416 6683616WHITBY, ONTARIO TEL.(416 668361611W2M1 PRESS are important. The importance of the individual as evidenced by the an- tics of the candidates of the dif ferent poitical parties is something that Jesus Christ stressed constantly during His Ministry; and the Bible points this out often. Obviously Christ's Sermon on the Mount was delivered to a great crowd of men and women, but much printed space in the Bible is given over to personal interviews that Jesus had with individuals. In an over-ali view, indeed His miracles -and moral teachings were directed toward mankind and toward the church,-but basically they were to help the in- dividuai.- The woman at the weli in Samaria. The man who came by night,-Nichodemus. The polio victim at the pool: the -wld man who lived in the cemetry: the Roman centurion: Matthew, the tax-collector,-the list might go on. Strong Biblical details indicating that every individuai counts in God's plans. This emphasis needs to be recovered in our day because the individual seems to have lost his place in the scheme of things. Life has become so0 modernized, SO organized, s0 standardized that the human being is so often merely a statistic, an object to be used. Couhd the appearance of the beard and the way-out types of dress be silent deciarations,-"Hey, look! I am human and I refuse to let you stereotype my-life. Regard me as à person, or not at ail! " We must make every possible effort to restore in- dividuality and give people back a sense of dignity and wor- th as persons. Every man or woman counts: he or she is precious in the sight of a just, holy and loving God, - this is the church's message. Such a scale of values needs to be proclimed and maintained. In Jesus' stories about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son, the stress is on this scale of values. The shepherd wasn't content to have ninety-nine sheep when he knew there was one more iost in the mountains: she was a very upset woman when one coin was missing from her collection, - she swept the house until she found it: the lonely father in the story of the Prodigal Son knew no peace of mind until the wayward boy came home again. Even one life, no matter what we have made of it, is of more value to God than ahl the goid we hear so much talk of. More vaiuabie, says God than the sun, moon and stars. Two or three doctors in the Middle Ages were discussing in Latin, around an operating table what they'should do with a worthless - looking tramp who had been brought to them in a heipless condition. The patient stirred, but they continued to talk, - and then to their surprise, in faultiess Latin, he spoke to them: l'Cal no man worthhess for whom Christ died. " The Church's message is universal in it's scope; it is to the worid, for "God s0 loved the world", but in its ap- plication the message is individual and personal, for it is for "the whosoever will believe. " There isn't much use in' trying to convince men and women that God cares about them and their troubles until they see that we ourselves care for themn as individuals. Report from Queen'15s Park c~Ju (PC-DUR HAM WEST) Auto insuranceýq now compulsory On December 1, 1979, Ontario's new Compuls9ry Automobile Insurance Act came into effect. This now means ahl registered motor vehicles, including cars, vans, trucks and other commercial vehicles, motorcycies, mopeds and snowmobiles llcensed for highway use, must be insured for a minimum of $100,000 third party liability insurance. Ontario drivers can no longer pay $150 into the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, and register a vehicle for use without insurance. Third party liability insurance protects the owner of a vehicle (as weli as others who drive the vehicle with the owners permission) against injury or damage dlaims resuiting from an accident for which he or she is respon- sible. The annual cost of providing protection to innocent vic- tims through the old Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund was approximately $20 million, and it was growing. The payment of dlaims was a very lengthy and inadequate process, and often resulted in the financial ruin of both the victim and the uninsured for Mie. The new comprehensive compulsory automobile in- surance program serves to correct this situation. The program deals with four major areas. First, it is now illegai for a person who is not financiaiiy responsibie to be on the road. The owner of a vehicle who drives without insurance will be hiable to fines of $500 to $2500, suspension of his or her driver's licence for up to one year, and impounding of the vehicle for up to three months. 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