~yet been adequately exiplicated.
MRS. A. WORMLD
A young Canadian Baptist mis- 5,033;-y to Bolivia — Mr. Arthur W01-maid - will be the Guest preacher this Sunday evening at the Charlottetown United Baptist Church. _ _
Mr, Wormald is a native of ohtario who graduated from the’ University of Toronto with his BA degree and qualified as all radio engineer. He has spent one mm in Bolivia during part of which he acted as director of the Southern Cross Radio Stat- ion, Along with his duties there he acted as interim pastor of t-he Prado Church and the Villa Vic- toria Church in La Paz. This led him to feel the need of theologi-
ARTHUR WORMALD
has completed two - thirds of his Bachelor of Divinity Course at McMaster University. He will be ordained on May 30th.; and to- gether with his wife and son will sail to Bolivia on June 20th to resume his work there.
Mrs. Wormald has accompan-
lied her husband to Prince Ed- [ward Island and will also have
Speaking engagements on Sunday herself. Mr. Wormald will speak in the Summerside B a p. t i s t Church Sunday morning, in the North River Baptist 'Church in the afternoon, and in the Char- lottetown Ba-ptist Church in the e v e n l n g. Mrs. Wormald will SD€ak in the Tryon Baptist Church in the afternoon, and in
cal training, and during the last two years» °" 5l’.e‘?.‘.‘.*L_1‘3“V°» he
the Hazelbrook Baptist Church in the evening.
THOUGHTS FOR OUR TIME
BY HIS EMINENCE C
VALUE or COMMUNTTY AGAINST AGGREGATION
The sociological implications of the modern city, with its concen- tration of a large population in a relatively small area, have not
some attention has been given to an “economics of bigness," but little to a “sociology of bigness."
The modern urban centre tends to be an aggregation, rather than a community. 'An aggregation may be defined as the juxtaposi- tion in space and time of a mul- titude who do not have a defin- able common finality. A commun- ity, on the contrary, must be de- fined in terms of a finality com- mon to the multitude who com- pose it, while yet preserving the traiiscendant finality of the indi- vidual person.
The community, as community, has a distinguishable ethos, while the aggregation has not. The large modern city, as realizing more the definition of aggres- tion than that of community, has no distinguishable ethos, except it be that of a relatively small group of its more privileged citi- zens, which casual observers at- tribute to the city as a whole.
While no one would seriously advocate a return to medieval st» cial ordering, it seems that the medieval city, owing to the shar- ing of the same Christian beliefs and practices, was a genuine community. We might, then, find in it a principle, or principles, relavant to building communi- ties rather than aggergations. ESSENTIAL UNITY “The medieval city," in the words of an eminent cultural his- torian, “was essentially a unity -- visible and tangible unity, sharp- ly defined by the circle of its walls and towers, and centred in
iment of the faith and spiri- tual purpose of the community.” Unity, of course, is prerequisite to community, and entails com-
The course of European history
What it was, gave place to sec- tionalism and sectarianism. The Cathedral of the medieval city could no longer stand as the visi-
lly. The members of the city °0}1ld now express their faith and Sllirilual purpose only in sections. There is no need, it would seem, to emphasize the so-cial section- alisin that this situation brought
Deople.» K More recently we have learned 0 We at peace in what we have
This has been a distinct advance.
W bias. and even the polite
‘ lf°*"mS cif persecution of an ear-
‘er dill’. It remains, however,
’ 3”“ Pluralism is not unity. and _°9S_I0t provide the adequate ba- 1
515 tor community that medieval
and lice. cTl19,fact that modern urban centres lack somewhat of being ‘mlmunities in the full sense of De WW1. has led to a widespread C53 of the subjective sense of n(1’m’,“““1_ilI. This sense of com- “unity. if it existed effectively, ould entail the identification, on e Part of the individual per- th 15 Fepiance o liwl‘ for the furthering of the in- resls of the community.
Gramillg the existence of this
s . . D339 of community, the munci-
0!‘ le
di\'idua1 “’al‘i'are, °"h3'DS in no area of human
mime 5Ph0I‘e of religious wor- l’~ The rccogiiltinn of the ap-
pfglsilaicness. not to speak of the
F5“ Wtirsliip to our common ‘ is certaiiily not
liderh Md‘ ‘mead. if, indeed. it exists
the cathedral, the visible embod- ‘
munity as its natural consequent. ’
brought it about that the unity _ of ‘Christian belief and pra.ctice , which made the medieval city,
Ne embodiment of the faith and ~ Slhrltual purpose of the commun- ‘
about in times past. It is an un- ‘ happy memory for all Christian‘
“Ollie to term a pluralist society. ;
It has largely eliminated bigow
‘"911 found in a common belief, . 111 common religious pracfi
s°“~ Of his interests with that of; .9 ‘30I‘Dorate group of which he‘, 3 member, and thus the ac-, f personal responsibil-:
2 We strongly urge all lagnb producers to: i .
and. a pari. the provincial.‘ ‘eemdefal government would noti case its seems often to be the, .m9sentl.\', an extrinsic and‘ l‘Ci\‘e force with which the in- carries on a mild formf
'i‘°1‘~0nce is the loss of the sense ‘ comniumiy more evideiit than «
“V K necessity, of the C0IIl~mlln-I <19 coiiiiiiiinity, p.‘i_\'ing its tri- V
ARDINAL MCGUlGAN
at all. Where will one find an ur- ban community, as community, at work in the praise of God, publicly manifesting the virtue of religion as it exists in the com- munity as a whole?
..If the sense of community is not operative at the highest level of worshipping God, it does not seem likely that it will exist at levels of lesser importance. ‘
It is evident that the sense of community is still able to be a- chieved at the family level. In the normal family the common recognition of homage to be paid to the same God and Father of us all makes it possible for the Family to unite in the work of worshipping God as a family- community. By so much the more is it possible for them to unite in lesser matters. '
AT CITY LEVEL?
It is not so evident that sense of commimity is able to be a- chieved at the level of the city. even in matters secular. The sense of community may, and of- ten does, extend to the neighbor- hood within the city, where the neighborhood happens to have a certain self - identity, but not, or- dinarily, to the city as a whole.
When one thinks of the urban parish, one is inclined to wonder to what extent it is possible to achieve parish community, given the-large membership of the ur- ban parish. It would certainly ef- fect adversely the spiritual life of people, if their parishes should
August 1, 1958.
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By KEN METHERAL Canadian Press Staff Writer The lengthening shadow of
Arab nationalism is hovering over Aden and its associated protectorate, t h r e atening Brit- ain's position along the entire southern edge of the Arabian
The threat comes at when Britain is making a desper- ate effort to speed the colony along the path toward independ- ence within the Commonwealth.
The colonial office starts with an‘ almost insuperable disadvan- tage. It awakened too late to the danger and too little preparatory work has been done to permit an accelerated pace.
On the contrary, there is a dan- ger that Britain may be forced to slow down, or even halt, the trend toward self - government, strengthening the hand of propa- gandists of neighboring Yemen and her associates in Gamal Alb- del Nasser's Arab union.
PEOPLE IMMATURE
The initial step to Aden's in- dependence is scheduled for next January when, for the first time, members elected to the colony’s executive council will outnumiber those nominated by British offl- cials.
The advantage is in the classic tradition of British rule, but in Aden‘s ca-se it is sadly prema- ture. Neither the electorate nor the candidates have more than a nodding acquaintance with’ dem- ocratic processes.
The situation is aggravated by the steady flow across the ill-<!e- fined border with Yemen of im- migrants, who are permitted by the co1ony’s regulations to cross
come to beaggregations, rather than communities. The situation of the parish. as claiming mem- bership of a multitude not nec- essarily coincident with the neigh- borhood‘ community, if such ex- ists, presents an additional diffi- culty.
We are well aware that the phy- sical organism of man acts as a limiting principle on his achie ments in the physical order.
It might be asked whether we have sufficiently considered the mind of man as a limiting princi- ple on his achievements in the social-order. It is possible, per- haps, for a well-trained and well- disciplined mind to engender a sense of community with respect to the large urban centre and to the large parish, but there is, doubtless, a limit of size, beyond
which such a sense of commun-
ity is phychologically impossible to anyone.
It will require discernment on the part of civic and religious leadersito discover the point or “bigness” which renders the sub- jective sense of community im- possible, and to save it, by re- structuring of their respective communities when such 1 move
is indicated.
peninsula. ‘ » a time‘
JNTERPRETING THE NEWS
Arab Nationalism Becomes Big Shadow OverAden
freely without passports or ident- ity cards. NASSER’S SHADOW
The new arrivals form half Aden’s electorate, which is ex.- pected to return Nasser sympath- izers to all 10 council seats in next January’s election.
This would create an intoler- able position for the British ad- ministration, already troubled by sporadic border warfare with the Yemenis, who have received con- siderable quantities of military and technical aid from Egypt and Russia “in recent weeks.
The importance of Aden is magnified by the effect of devel- opments there on a number of nearby Arab sheikhdoms such as Bahrein, Kuwait, Muscat and Oman, which are under British
'l‘0tRON'l‘O— 'l‘l'ie first Moder- ator of the United Church of Can- ada, 86-year-old the Very Rev. George C. Pidgeon, D.D., last night (May 7) laid the corner stone of the new $1,750,000 na- tional headqua.rbers of The Un.it- ed Church of Canada at 85 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto. The Right Rev. Dr. James S. 'llhom- son, present Moderator, officiat- ed at the corner stone ceremony.
“In the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ we lay this corner stone in the Name of the Father and of The Son and of The Holy Ghost,” Dr. Pidgeon declared, while the Executive of the Gen- eral Council of The United Church of Canada, and other friends look- ed on. The new nine storey build- ing, which has been named The United Church House, will be ready for occupancy sometime next February it is believed. The sod of the new building was turn- ed on November 12, 1957. COMMITTED
In his remarks Dr. Pidgeon’ said that it was in the same spirit exemplified by the fathers of confederation that The United Church of Canada committed herself to tasks “which seemed sometimes beyond her powers.” The disti-ngiuished churchman continued: “Each of the churches brought into the Union ilier com-
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protection.
Britain's vital oil interests in the Persian Gulf area dictate her treaty arangements with these tribal leaders. Not all are econ- omically im p o r t a nt in them- selves, but abandonment of the least of them could cost Britain
the confidence of them all.
A case in point occurred last year in Muscat and Oman, where Britain came to the assistance of the sultan when a rival attempted to overthrow him, crushed the re- bellion and drove the would-be
usurper into exile.
There has been no fresh trouble
du-ist's command to preach the Gospel to the nations.
A NOMOLY
“The worldly minded consider if an anomoly of our l‘liRl0l‘}’ that before Canadian cliurchcs awak- ened to Canada's distinctive soc- ial needs they were sending mis- sionaries to other lands, but these churches were socially - minded and missionary minded because spiritually minded. It ‘was their joy in the salvation found in Christ that had kindled their pas- sion to share it with all whom they could reach, and then mov- ed them to apply their principles to social conditions. Now a vital Union will be more than the sum of the elements that formed it, but this central doctrine of re- demptiori and.its bearing on those practical issues are woven into the texture of our church’s being, and cannot but characterize her ministries in the days to come."
The silver trowel used by Dr. Pidgeon in laying the corner stone was presented to him by Mr. A. P. Johnston of Toronto
since, but similar incidents, fan- ned by the intrigues of rival Arab p-ower blocs, are likely to break _out anywhere on an in- creasing scale.
Dr. Pidgeon Lays Cornerstone Of. United Church Hdqs.
mltment to establish the church
among [her people wherever they
might settle in this wide land.
Each of these churches was na-
tional in its scope and policy, and
each was committed to bringing Christian principles to bear on moral and special conditions.‘ Now a vital union is always more
than sum of the elements tli-at en-
tered into it, and we cannot ex-
pect the United Church to be a
copy of any or all of its ances-
tors.
“It has a life and character of its own, but the tradition it inherited of accepting responsibil- ity for applying Christianity to every human relationship — the family, the community, the na- tion and among the nations — became at once a part of its life; in fact, the feeling was that the Union enabled it to deal with these issues more effectively.”
Dr. Pidgeon continued: “Each of the negotiating churches brought into the Union a three-
fold commitment; first to follow
their people with the ministries of the Church wherever they set- tled ln this wide land. and then to establish the church among them. Second, to bring Christian principles to bear on every hum- an i_-'elationship —— the family, the community, the nation, and a-
mong the nations. Third, to obey
REV. G. ALLEN
The evening session of the Dis- trict Meeting of Prince Edward Island United Baptist Churches next Tuesday evening will be ad- dressed by the Reverend George Allen, the President of the Mar- itime United Baptist Convention. The regular sessions begin Tues- day morning at 9230 under the direction of Rev. H. L. Mitton. speakers throughout the day include R/ev. Mcclare, Mr. Edward Rowland Hill, and Miss Laura Bain, missionary
The speaker of the evening, Rev. Geogge Allen, is of the First Baptist Church, Truro, under whose leadership the congregation recently erected» a new church edifice. ‘
he pastor
Chairman of the Building Com- :nittee.
FACILITIES
Rev. Dr. E. E. Long, Seci*etar_v of the General Council and Sec- retary of the Building Commit- tee. described the facilities that will be incorporated in the new building, which will house the General Council offices and all the national Boards of The Unit- ed Church of Canada.
From the United -Church House will be directed the home and overseas missions work of the Ohurch, the work of colleges and secondary schools, the evangelis- tic and Christian Education pro- grammes, the Indian missions and hospital projects, and work of the Woman’s Missionary Soc- iety and Woman's Association as
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Repair the Wall
well as the social services of The United Church of Canada. The United Church Publishing House. known as the Rycrson Press. will remain at its present lieaclquar- ters in the Wesley Building, 299 Queen Street, West, Toronto 2B, Ontario.
Grain Elevator ls Destroyed
QUEBEC (CF) .. An almost.- empty grain elevator in Quebec City’s harbor district was de- stroyed by fire Wednesday within a half hour of the outbreak.
No one was in the structure at the time.
It takes Resurfo to micro craclred and broken plaster to original, smooth, ‘newness’, ncdy for decoration and, if you’n who wallbocrd to II- Inodel, Ruurfo will fill “'0 _j_oint:l,ovonIy, beaufifulw-\\
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RE-OPENING AND DEDICATION SERVICES
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Montague
Morning Service—Specia,l music by /-the Misses Eleanor and Rachel Minchin at 11 am.
preacher, Rev. M. Carl
Currie. Special music by the Brooklyn Trio. Everyone Welcome.
R weight
Good 85-110 lbs. Good 111-125 lbs. Good 126 lbs. up Good ............g........-.. 84 lbs. down
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Culls all weights
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We recommend Rail Grading
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, P. E. I. LAMB PRODUCERS
. In recent years lamb quality on Prince Edward Island has been steadily going down.
There is no reason why, with proper care and feeding, we cannot produce top lambs. We have donelit with hogs and we can do it with. lambs. V '
This question of lamb quality was discussed at" our annual meeting in March. It was de- cided that the following live grades and weights will be in effect for marketing lambs beginning
Weight
Medium 85-110 lbs.
Medium
111—125 lbs.
Medium 126 lbs. up
Medium 84 lbs. down
Fair 84 lbs. down
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Ti.'s also applies to Rail Grad e. _ '
Castrate all buck lambsvintended for market.
Market lambs at proper weights, that is, 85 to 110 pounds.
of all Market Laml5s.
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Good lambs 85--110 lbs. produce the most desirable carcasses. All other grades and weights
NOTE: Buck Lambs will be discounted $1.00 per head. All .‘ ‘ V lambs with long tails will be discounted 50 cents per head.
The above recommendations have been presented to the principal lamb buyers 011 P1‘in¢9 Edward Island and have been approved by them.
Provide for supplementary pasture this fall to finish lambs after weaning-
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