0 Religion

By Very Rev. George

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First llloderator at the United Church of Canada I (Copyright)

CROSS SIGNIFIES HIS LOVE

There are two aspects in which we can view the Cross at Easter. I-Iuman vwckedness came to I head in the Crucifixion of the Son of God. On the other hand, our Heavenly Father made the Cross the supreme expression of His love. v

In the Father's love for lost men He moved His Son to ac- cept the Cross for their salvation. He had made men free; the only way to move free men to turn from the sin that was their ruin was to let the sin come to a head in what it did to the One who will giving- Himself to save them. Then when they see the nature of sin in its appalling cu' '”"'. ill” will turn from it forever-

It is this that makes the story at the Cross "the P0W9l' OI GM unto salvation". Wherever that story is told in its simpliciiy. sin- ners are moved to repent and come to Christ for pardon and hfe. Hence we have 1he verse which Luther called "the little Gospelz" "For God so loved the world that He gave His only 593 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eter- nal life." (John 3:16). ,

To the some effect we read ui the First Epistle of John 4:10: "in this is love. not that we loved God but that He loved us. and gave His Son to be the expiation for our sins," it is no wonder that in such a season as this sin- ners who have experienced this salvation sing with adoring grati- tude; "Love so amazing. so di- vine demands my soul. my me- my all." I

What we need to keep in mind this week of the year is that both the sayings quoted above were written after the event. If we want to see what that sacrifice meant to the Divine Suffer before the event we shall turn to the story of Gethsemane.

In St. Luke's account of this in- ner struggle we read: Ho "knelt down and prayed saying: Father. 11 Thou. art willing. remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will but Th'ne be done' . . . And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly and His sweat be- came like great drops or blood falling upon the ground."

THE HORROR

This was not fear; it was the evils of the Son of God at the evils which were taking com- mand of the situation. There was an rejection by His own people- the elect race. chosen by God to he the channel of His grace.

He had come to them with love and they were answering with hate. He had offered them love as the way to win the world to God. and they were choosing vio- lence, He had Ewen them 3," ideal of unselfishness in Gods service and they were allowing the self-seeking to lead them in irjicctinll Him, All that JESUS had stood for will being 95" 3w5y uith every sign of contempt. And He saw His own people commit- ting themselves to a course that would mean their own destruc- tion.

ill this was moving toward I climax in His Crucifixion.

He was young; the tides of life were strong within Him. No wonder that He asked in agony of His Father. with whom all things were possible. It the" WI! no other way.

NO 011!!! WAY

not there was no other way. The moment that this became slur, Jesus accepted it. Ind in perfect self-command. went for- ward to the shame and the spit- ting, the mocking And the crown gr thorns; the scourglng and the Cross. It was the only way Love could find its own.

We see in this story what the sacrifice meant to the Son of god; do we ever ask what it meant to the Father thus to give His Son? Yet nothing is clearer in the story of Gethsemane than this -- that Jesus found that it was His Fatherls will that He should follow the path He had chosen right through to tho and as . As always. for the Ion to see the Father's will was to do it. But the event proved that Calvary was not the Ind- "For Calvary day and E-nor day. Earth's saddest day and glad-

dest day. , Were just one day spsrt.'

This is love in God's mm of the word; Love to the uttsrmost that even God could go was the only way God could find of sev- ing the world.

Is this love not the only ww still? Thoughts crowd upon in 1! IIIIWC to that question. But look at one of them - only one NW!- papers are telling us that Amer- ica and China are on the vsrill of war. Now war is always hor- .

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riblo. but stonilc war is a horror beyond all our imagination.

The other ,ovenlng Professor Alyes quoted to a Toronto gath- erlllt 0IJPenheimer's statement that in atomic warfare "40.000.- 000 United States citizens could be wiped out In a single night." Are we. the redeemed by the sac- rifice nude by the Son of God on Calvary, doing all that we can do to avert the catastrophe of an- other world war?

It is clear that the nations are not doing all that they might do for peace. But the churches and all personal followers of the Christ who gave all to establish the reign of love on earth, should pray - urgently. unceasingly and with the determination of faith ft God to intervene and save His world from this crowning calamity that men seem bent on bringing on themselves. '

"God is love: and he who abides in love abides in God and God abides in him." '

Personals

..tMr. Franklyn Larkin of Hal- ifax, N,S., is spending the holi- day weekend in Montague.

..'Miss Selma Llewellyn. Hal- ifax. N.S.. is spending the holiday weekend with relatives in Monta- gue.

.fMiss Margaret MBCLUFE. Hal- ifax, N,S.. is the weekend guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chester MacLuro.

..tMrs. J. P. Beer returned to her home in Montague last week after a pleasant visit to Florida.

,.'Among students spending their holidays at Montague are S. S. Hessian. Jr.. who is attending St. Francis Xavier University; David Mabon. Mount Allison University; David Stewart and Donna Mac- Leod of P.W.C.. and Geraldine Sullivan of St. Dunstan's Univer- slty.

Death of Canadian

Poet and Composer

TORONTO,x(CP)-Margaret Ros-

sancs Boreham. Canadian poet and music composer. died Wed- nesday at her home. Born in Dublin. Ireland. she was raised land educated in Windsor and Hall- ax, She was a member of the Im- perial Order Daughters of the Em- pire. the Maritime Provlnces' As- sociation. the Canadian Literature Club sad the Canadian Authors Alloclltlnn.

"I-ICVCE HOM0"

Behold Him as He meets the frenslsd throng

With waving torches and with swords and staves.

And he who bore the thirty silver colns-

A vile van uard of the self- rlghteous aves.

Behold Him there before the

gry mob About the chief priests and the

Pharisees; The taunting accusations and the

bes. The constant shouting of their base decrees.

Behold Him as His friends forsake and flee:

Upon the crosi again st the dark'ning sky

And as the temple veil is rent in

o twain. Behold 1:! man. for we are stand-

I !- Do we lift lg our voices in pro- test When He is orucified along the wa T Our silence msrlis us one among a 0 And proves us equally as vile as they.

-I. Barlow Bird. Freetown. P.E.I.

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Eastern Guardian

JBPECIAL DANCE Beaver ,Club. Montague. Friday, April 15. Blanchsrd's Orchestra.

,..'VARIl-ITY concert. Murray River Hall. Wednesday. April 13. curtain 8:15. Sponsored by Peter's Road Y. P. S. -'

. fsPECIAl. meeting Ladies' Curling Club. Monday. April it, at 8:00 p.m. in.the club room.

..tA'I"I'ENDED WEDDING-Dr. and Mrs. Preston Mclntyre, Mon- tague. motored to Halifax. N.S.. to attend the wedding of their Ion. Dr. William Mclntyre. which

terian Church on Saturday.

. 'NOTICE - You fishermenl Get out there and get a big one, for on Friday. April 15. the Mabon Drug Co.. Montague. is offering. as in the past. a grand prize of 35.00 worth of the finest fishing gear to the local angler. who brings to us for inspection weigh- ing and measuring the largest trout taken legally on opening day. Also don't forget. there is a sl0.00 prize for the season's largest trout. Good luck. fellas!

..'lN.lURED AT PLAY - His many friends are sorry to hear that Stanford Peardon. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Peardon. Montague. received a severe cut on his face Friday while playing near his home. He received treat- ment at the Kings County Hos- pital and was able to return home later in the evening.

..'GO0D FRIDAY SERVICE - The Presbyterian Church. Mon- tague. was fiiled to capacity for the Good Friday service. the last of a series of pre-Easter services held in Montague last week. Rev. D. A. Campbell presided. Rev. J; M, Fraser read the Old Testa- ment lesson. Rev. H. C. Mac- Dougall read the New Testament lesson and Rev. R. G. Hill led in prayer. The speaker was Rev. Mr. Macbougall. minister of the United Church in Murray Harbor. He chose as his text second Co- rinthians 5-i9 "God was in Christ. reconciling the world unto him- self." He preached an inspiring

Bonus For Re-enlislinci

With US. Army

LEGHORN, Italy. (March 30)-Sgt. Edward W, De. Veau, brother of Mrs. Margaret Dingwall, of Montague, .- Prince Edward Island. Canada, I

receives from Capt. Wil-

liam J. Connor. of the USFA Support Command Finance Section, 51,606.00 for his re-enlistment in the U. S. Army. Sgt. DeVeau prior to serving in the US Army was with

the West Nova Scotian Regiment of the

Canadian Army

from 1943 to 1946. Radio repairing i Sgt. DeVeau's pre-

took place in St. David's Presby-

sent clity. (U.S. Public Information Office).

sermon on what the cross means to all Christians. The anthem "At Sunset" was sung by the choir, and the hymns were ”I To The Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes," ”Just As I Am" and "There Is A Fountain,"

..'NURSERY CLUB MEETS - The regular meeting of the Nur- sery Club of the King's County Memorial Hospital was held at the home of Mrs. Claude Nichol- son on Monday. March 28. The president. Mrs. Carl Stewart. oc- cupled the chair. The meeting opened with roll call to which 10 L s responded, The minutes of the previous meetng were read and approved. There was a gen- eral discussion re the cooking school. which the Nursery Club is planning to hold in June. Mrs. Carl Stewart reported progress

.by the members of this commit-

ice. A report was given on the picture the Nursery Club plans to sponsor in May. It was decided to hold the next meeting at the hospital, the lunch committee to be Miss Florrle Beaton and Mrs. Horace Fraser. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Mrs. Claude Nicholson, and the lunch committee. Mrs. Janet Baker and Mrs. Annie Gulls.

Wage Boost For Paper Co. Workers

MONTREAL, (CP)- A general five-per-cent wage boost and fringe benefits have been granted 5,500 employees of the Canadian international Paper Company. New Brunswick International Pa- per Company. International Fibre Bbard Ltd. and Masonite C ,any of Canada) it was announced Sat- urday.

The one-year contract reached during negotiations in Montreal provided for higher shift differ- entials. improved sick leave with

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pay and company contributions to- ward hospltal insurance.

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Curling Draw At Montague

Curling draw at the Montague curling rink for today:

7 p.m. - East ice: L. H. Poole. H. M. Smith. J. Cudmore. C. Nicholson vs C. S. Stewart. J, A. McLean. Leon Johnston. R. Judge; West ice: Dr. Johnston, Judge DesRo1-lies. H. Fraser. L. Sickles vs G. Gordon. R. Pettltt. R. Beck. A. Wightman.

9:00 - East ice: A. E, Sulli- van. T. Clair. D. McGowan, L. Johnston vs Dr. McIntyre. B. N. Hooley. G. Nicholson. C. John- ston: West ice: A. MacDonald. H. Moar. A. Fraser. S, MacDonald vs W. McLean. I. Phillips. Dr. lnman. W. Morton.

Churchill Sure Of Nomination

WOODFORD. England (AP) e Sir Winston Churchill was as- sured Saturday of the Conserv- ative party nomination for par- liament in this suburban London district. .

Col. W, H. Barlow-Wheeler. sec-I setary of the Woodford division Conservative Association. releas- er a letter he wrote the retired prime minister saying:

"It is with great pleasure that I have noted your wish to con- linue to represent your Wood- ford constituents in the House of Commons.

"I am sure this pleasure will he shared by the vast majority of those you have served so faithfully for so many years. and they will welcome an opportunity of returning you to Westminster at the next general election so that your incomparable experience may continue to be available to parliament and the nation.”

Churchill has iepresented the

Little Sands

The residents of Little Sands and vicinity were shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Mrs. Ada MacLean at her home here in Lille Sands on April 1. Mrs. MacLean has two Jaughters in Lltle Sands, namely Mrs. Angus MacPherson and Mrs. Thomas Meany. The funeral was on Tuesday, April 5. from the home of Mrs. Meany to the Little Sands Cemetery, To all the her- eaved. sincere and heart felt sympathy is extended.

Mr. Sandy Blue. 0.5. of Corn- wallis. N. S.. who was ill in the hospital there has recovered and is back on duty at his naval base.

Mr. Lester White. O.S. of Wood Islands East. left the H.M.C.S, Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown. on March 26 for Cornwallis, N. S.. where he will continue his training.

Mr. Robert White of Wood Is- lands East, who is a patient in the Provincial Sanatorium, is keep- :ng about as usual.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Panting. Wood Islands East, left there last week for Piclou. where Mr. Pant-' ing will rejoin the crew of.i.IIe S. S. Charles E, Dunning.

Mr. Lloyd Wheeler, Little Sands, left here on April 4 for Piclou where he too will rejoin the crew of the S. S. Charles E. Dunning. Mrs. Wheeler plans to accompany her husband to Pictou and to re- turn to Little Sands in a few days.

i The black roblns have returned in their Winter homes and are rd singing in the morning. We

watching for other spring irds who will be returning soon. On April 4. there was no ice to be seen in the Strait. The huge ice cakes that were grounded along the shore here last week have all disappeared. --C0.

area for 30 of his 52 years in parliament.

Canada's railways hsd s police

Died Recently In Rumford. Me.

Word has been received by re- latives on the Island of the ac- cidental dealh of Mr. Frank Bradley. formerly of St, Ter- esas. Particulars concerning the accident were not available. ex- cept that he met his death while at work in a paper mill at Rum- iord Maine. where he has been working for the last eight years.

The late Mr. Bradley who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradley. St. Teresas. was mar- ried to the former Margaret Ran- aghan of Morell. who with sev- eral small children survive him. He was a veteran of World War II and left the Island shortly after returning from Active Ser- vice.

Surviving brothers and sisters are: Chester. Leonard and Em- mett all of St. Teresas; Mar- guerite (Mrs. Vernon Donnelly), Alberry Plains; Agnes (Mrs. MacDonald). Mt. Stewart: Laura (Mrs. Borden MacDnnaldi, Tor- onto, The remains will be brought to tho! island for burial.

RUMFORD. Me. (AP)-Frank Bradley. 36. of Rumford was kill- ed Saturday when he fell into a tank of pulp liquid at the Oxford Paper Mill Company. A company official said Bradley, a former resident of Prince Edward Island, apparently was sucked into a pipe leading from the vat and drown- ed.

Robbery Charges . Laid In N.S. Case

NEW GLASGOW. N.S. (CPI- RCMP here said Sunday that Eu- gene Valois of Toronto had been. turned over to RCMP at Antigon- ish. N.S.. to be tried for robbery of a co-operative store at Ballan- tyne's Cove. a few miles from Anti- gonish.

Vnlnis was captured last Wed-

nesday suffering from a slight con- cussion after a car he was riding

force of 1.090 in 1953, including I97 inspectors and sergeants.

in turned over during a high-speed chase on slippery highwa s.

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WINNERS IN THE "DEAN it JERRY" COLORING CONTEST ARE: Frank Stewart, '69 Rochford St. Eileen bnwles. 197 Kent St.: sheila Hadiormsdr, 7 Upper I-tillsboro St.; Gall Stewart,69 Rochford St.; Fronds MacDonald. 8 Costello Lane; Ronald Higgins, 202 Prince st; met-stt Hamilton, 361,4 Elm Avenue; Michael Roy Jeiks. 56 Green st.; Undo Clark, 61 Longwoijth Avenue; Gerry Kane..249 Queen St. Winners may pick up their prizes stthe Island Book Room.

SONGS: "It's a Big, Wide. Wonderful World" 'Hsy, PundIIneIIo'

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CHRIST TS RISEN

”I-Iallelujahl To the Lamb once slain

Halleljuahl He lives. He lives again

victorious Blessed Son of God who carried our pain.

The tomb could not hold Him. He broke every chain

And ascended high o'er His foes to reign

My Saviour rose and He on high

He went in sky.

He has rent the Temple Veil in twain Let us magnify His blessed Holy Name Unto Him alone all belong Let us praise Him with an ever- lastmg song.

Let His Kingdom everywhere be known

For He rules and reigns upon His throne

Our Redeemer. Lord and King of Kings

Let the wliole earth His Hal- lelujahs ring,

Some glad day He shall return again

In 810-rinus power He then shall

reign

We shall see Him crowned in His beauty

When our risen King shall come back again.

Mae Eaton, Pasadina. California,

St. Mary's Players pre- sent 'WAS THIS MURDER' three act mystery comedy in St. Mary's Hall, Souris. Easter Monday, 2.15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Also special-

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Churches At

drew's Presbyterian C h u r c b. Montague. was attended by I large and reverent congregation last. evening, The service was conducted by the minister. Rev. D. A. Campbell, who yICIChCd an inspiring sermon. a message ' of Christ victorious". using for

his text Psalm 30:5. "Weeping" may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning". Mrs. Elsie Wstterworth was organist and the anthem "Open The Gates - of The Temple" was sung by the choir. The hymns were. "0 Set Ya Open Unto Me”. "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" and "Th: Day Of Resurrection". Many bea- . utiful flowers were placed on the

pulpit and communion table, in- cluding a beautiful Easter Lily Plant. placed on the table by her family in memory of the late Mrs. Murdock Mackinnon, and another was the gift of Rev. John MacI.eod to his mother. Mrs.