Religion

and Lhe

By Very Rev. George C. Piilgeon. D.I).. LL.D. First Moderator of the United Church of Canada (Copyright)

INSPIRATION THROUGH THE DAIIKN-E8!

The sweetest bird-song that we _l3\’C heard for many a day came mmugh the storm the other morning. The dawn had barely uegun to soften the eastern sky,

; i-old wind was driving through

. downpour of rain when the lust notes of this wee bird's gladness rcnsned our cars. In

.piw of the clouds the sun was rising. In spite of the cold and storm spring was on its way. with the spring life and beauty were coming. The little bird felt i'lEll' approach and called all nature to rejoice. .

Inspiration has conle to the \(ll'ld often through darkness and li‘lIlDESl. so Shelley sings:—-

-‘we look before and lifter

Ami pixie for what is not;

our sincerest laughter

with some pain is fraught;

Our sweetest songs are tllosc that tell of saddest thought." we have solne of Robert ii-.li-iis' lovcllcst lyrics out of his li<l\f‘l'f.)'. frustration and ill- iiralth. Milton out of his blind- {C35 gave us "Paradise Lost." H.lnyali in prison wrote "The l".lgi-ini.‘s Progress." John Keals l,-(ii-1' the shadow of death wrote l::c.s that for sheer beauty are iili~ul'plisse(l ill literature.

A young man offended by Job's llinlplillllld, moved to the close ...i his effort at consolation with (he words:—"And now men see --oi the bright light which is in l.lr clouds. but the \\'lll(l passeth and cleaneth them."

so it is that St. Paul "RCJOICB in the Lord always; rizalll I Will say.-Rejoice." The }.eyl('ord in that sentence is "al- -.a_vs." It is easy to rejoice when -vi: is fair. But Paul meant this xliulliction to appply when oile‘s ('l‘CllI’I'l.‘i3I’ICE8 forbid happiness. when this was written, the apos- ile was in prison with the sword over his head hanging by a. hair. All though his iompesiuous (.'llP€I‘ Paul‘: i‘X]i)Pl‘lCllCe was “oat depenricnce on Christ nladc l-..in ilulcpendcnt of Hi? world.

Christian love was felt for tho lllllnvely: its flanle was kindled at the heart of Christ and always .«.u_i;ht out the real man -tllrou;:h lilo ugliness of his son. By the same law. the Cl\l'lSllflIl'.\ joy was (lll- echo in his hl-art of the joy of the Lord. Christ had said chortly before His death: "These ihulgil have I spoken to you that lll\' joy may be in _vou. and that (our joy may be full."

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. . "All sunshine lmkrs the rinsert" an Arab proverb says.

snow and rain give the soil its opportunity and luxuriant growth i: the result. So in the spiritual Ne our richest‘ harvests have (i.’lPn grown oilt of soresi. suffer- ing. Isaac Walls was a great sur- 'r‘rer. and hail given ill some of !':u-. noblest hymns in the English language.

Henry Francis Lytp lls ll young

MRS. JOHN SORRIE

..'At the King's County Memor- :al Hospital. Montague. on April 24 there passed peacefully away \iril. John J. Sorrie. Albion, P.E.I., at the age of 77 years.

Her death came as a great shock to her family and friends. All that surgical skill could do was given hilt God willed it otherwise and called her to her eternal Homo.

She was a woman who loved her fanlily and a. kind friend and

neighbour. but above all she loved‘

her Saviour. She was R. faithful nlember of the United Church.

Her remains were token to her mil‘: home (John Dan Sorriei “hero a large circle of relatives

and friends paid tribute lo a lov- rig mother, wife ilild friend and one who was highly esteemed by all who know her.

She left to lllmlrn her llushand, 'liree sons. namely. Daviii_ Labra- dor. who passed away one; week

after her death; Freeman, Mill- iown Cross; and John Dan, Stur- aeon. One daughter, Pcarl (Mrs.

Edward Mrih.-lri Sturgeon; ono .~Iill Willie predeceased her and ii <3-illchter Annie Bertha: also two ~lsters (Mary Brllci Mrs. McMil- twn. Wood Islands; Lydia (Mrs. .\‘fcKinnom Montnitilt‘; one broth- -ir William in Pictou, N. S.; also icvrral grillldchildrcil.

The funeral was lill-gcly attend- rd from Sturgeon Baptist Church. The service was conducted by her pastor Rev. W. A. Patterson, Uili- (ed Church. assisted by Rev. R. G. Hill, Baptist €hurch. Montague.

The hymns sung were "The l.ol:d‘5 My shepherd". "Hi1\'t‘l‘| Of Rest" "I Hear Thy Welcome Voice".

Pllll-bearers were lifrssra. Wnl. Piirrell. Leigh Wight. Joseph Kear- -ney. Alex Jackson. Ambrose Jack- vln_ Russell Moore.| Hrr body was .ald to rest in the adjoining cem-

FN‘r.\'. to await} the resurrection morning.

Cord Of Tlionlls Mr. and Mrs. John D. sorrte

‘Wih to exprus sincere thanks to those who helped in their slid be- reavement. alco in] Dr. Preston Mclnf-Yrs and nurses of King's Co. Memorial Hospital: also for cards. flowers, and letters of sympathy.

minister was once called to visit a. sick man. He found a saint who had plumbed the depths of human illness and who had risen out of them to the heights of God‘: consolation. so that; instead of comforting, young Lyle was comforted, and went home to write an expression of his new consecration in the hymn-— "Jesus, I my Cross have taken." His own hym:l—“Abide with me" was written one Sunday evening after he had conducted his last service .ln his church and under the conviction that his own pass- ing was not far away. It was Queen Mary's favorite hymn.

out of the sorrow of a. prophet sprang the 53rd chapter of Isaiah,

the clearest prophecy of the Messiah who was to save the world by His Cross. Jesus’ own c»xciamation—“It is finished" is

not a cry of relief that all is over: it is a shout of victory. The mission of Redemption has been perfected: the Divine purpose of grace has been fulfilled. Aild thc consummation was His Cross. . . .

is ll word in St. Paul's letter to the Philippians that is in point here. He was thanking them for ti generous gift sent to him in prison. and adds: "Not that I complain of want, for I have learned ill whatsoever state I am to be content." The literal and historical meaning of the lvord here translated “content“ is "self-sufficient." It was a fav- orlte word of the Stoics in those ancient days. They held that virtue was life's chief end. and that in pursuing it, neither pain nor pleasure should be allowed to turn one aside.

Man should be superior to his cil'i~uin.staiices. In prosperity or misfortune. in health or sickness. in victory or defeat the ideal man maintains an imperturbable equanimity. neither exalted nor depressed by anything external. No fear should disturb him: no late affect him. Man. sllould be able by his own ll-i.'l to withstand the pressure of circumstances.

Plato lived long before Paul's time and he wrote: "The Creator conceived that a being who was self-sufficient would be far more excellent than the one who lack- ed anything."

There

Paul found that idea in the ihought of his time. He was as independent. of his environment

as any stoic, but not because of anything in himself. Chri.-it's re- sources were available to his faith: and it was his dependence on Christ that made him inde- pendent of the world. so he ex- plained the bearilfg of that word: "Self-sufflcing" on his own case thus-—" I know how to be abasr-ti. and ‘i’ know how to abound: in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger. abundance and want. I can do all things in Him who i ngtht-nil me."

ST. PATRICICS SCITOOLS (April Report)

Grade X — l. Douglas Gallant..

Grade I X- 1. Mary Gallant, Coleen Mclileer, Bertha Doyle.

Grade VIII 1. Etta Marie Gallant.

Grade VII — 1. Florence McAleef. Earl McKenna, Doris Gallant.

Grade VI - 1. Stella Gallant. Colin Gallant.

Grade V — 1. Thelma Gallant, Justin Gallant and Vernon Doiron (equal) Isabel McMillan.

Grade IV —- 1. Grace Gallant. Leonard Gallant. Wilbert Gallant.

Grade III -— Marjorie Gallant, Gerard Gallant and Michael Mc- Millan (cquali.

Grade II — Eddy McKchn«'|. Bernard Gallant and James Mc- Aleer (equal) James C. Gallant.

Grade I - 1. Floyd Gallant, Nell .Gnllant.

Teacher, (Mrs) M. Gallant.

MAYOR'S HOME IIOMBEI)

PEORIA. Ill., iAPl — Police re- ported that in dynamite bomb rip- lped out a section of the wall of the residence of Mayor Robert D. ‘Morgan Thursday M51111» M0l‘llil|l- ‘his wife and his two young sons.

who were asleep at the lime. were uninjured. The mayor blamed "gambling or prostitution inter-

ests" for the blast. lie has he:ld- Ni ii drive to close both gambling and prostitution houses in the ‘area.

CITY AND

DISTRICT

ROY‘! TAXI. Dill 6560-6569.

‘YOUR DOLLAR. BUY! HORI- at the HUGHES-DIUG STORE.

KEEOBENE. Electric and Pro- pane Cu. Refrigerators. nryenton cad IncKay.

, SEEDS! Store open daily, also Monday and Thursday evenings until 9 p. in. Arthur Vesey.

“WE TIIEAT THE SICK WELL". Giggey‘s Pharmacy, open evenings ‘till 8 o'clock. ,

OUTSIDE PAINT SPECIAL - White, 88.75 a gal. Grey. Green and Red. $2.95 gal. Douglas Bros. at Jones. 156 Kent Street, Charlotte- town.

HEAR BILL KENNY sing The Lord's Prayer— something you'll never forget—I-‘orum. May .11st. 8.15 p. m.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS will be held by the Dept. of Health and Welfare, at the following schoolm- Tuesday. May 25th. 9.30 a. in. Win- sloe Station. 10.30 a. in. Spring Park. Wednesday. 9.30 a. in. East Royalty. 10.30 a. m. Parkdale. 1.30 n. m. West Royalty. 2.30 p. m. Celi- tral Royalty.

IN MEMORIAM

MR8. MALCOLM MacLEOD

The community of High Bank .tll[l surrounding districts were jreatly saddened on the morning of May 8th when it became known that Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod haci suddenly passed away. she retired on the previous evening in'her usual health. and in the early hours of the next morning she passed peacefully away.

Mrs. MacLeod, before her mar- riiige. was Elizabeth MacPherson. eldest daughter of the late Angus and Ann MacPherson, and was born in Bellevue, P.E.I., June 21 1388. When only a few‘ years old she removed with her parents to I-Iigh Bank. When a. young woman she went to Quincy. Mass. where shortly afterwards she married Malcolm MacLeod. formerly of Mt. Buchanan. P.E.I. some thirty- i\\'0 years ago they came to Pill- zite, RE. 1., where they purchas- ed a farm. some years later they removed to High Bank, and to Mrs. MacI4sod's old home. where she gave loving care to her aged parents until they passed away. In every place where Mrs. MacLeod ll\'t‘d, she made numerous friends. Her fine character. her cheerful disposition and her readiness to help all in need won for her the esteem of many.

Besides her sorrowing husband she ‘leaves to mourn the following family: Ann (Mrs. Anthony Van Vugti Boston. Mass; Ruth (Mrs. John Hickok). Port Credit, 0nt..; Alice Macbeod. R.N.. Montreal, P. (3.; Walter MacLeod. Halifax, N. S, and Bruce MacLeod at home: ll son Malcolm was drowned at Port Credit, Ont, eight years ago.

The following sisters and broth- ers also survive: Mrs. Albert John- son. Charlottetown; Mrs. Murton Ferguson, Murray River; Mrs. Wil- liam Bears. Stoneham. Mass: Mrs. Bruce Bears. Stoneham, Malia; Mrs. Walter Almquist, Saugos, Mass.; John MacPherson. Brock- ton, Mass; Angus MncPherson. Charlottetown, and Peter Mac- Pllerson. Belfast.

Her funeral was held on Tiles- day, May 11th. After a private service at the home, a public ser- vice was held in the Little Bands United Church conducted by Rev. D. Wallace MacPherson. and from 1 very appropriate text paid a high tribute to her life of. service, and also comfort to the sorrowing family.

The floral tributes were many and beautiful, showing the esteem ill which she was held. Her funeral was one of the largest held in the community for some years. She was laid to rest in the Little sands Cemetery. Her pall bearers were Walter Livingstone, Norman C. Stewart, John D. Bruce. Bruce Stewart. Angus Stewart and Mal- zolm MacNeill.

Card or Fllanlls

Mr. Malcolm MacLeod and fam- ily wishcs to express their sincere thanks to the relatives and friends for kindness shown and sympathy expressed in their recent sad be- reavcmcnt.

POWERFUL. Llcllr

The lighthouse beam at Cape lace, Nfld., can be seen for 76 'li|cs in clear weather.

The Neighbors

"You just returned from a trip around the world? Do tell me all about it!"

By George Clark

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Gris a"“"

CO0I£'! for Perfect Pictures.

CBAIWELL for Better Photo- graphs.

COLORED ILAND VIEWS. - Cruwell'| Studio.

JIMMYS TAXI — Dial I370 or 5262.

(VISIT HI-STYLE‘ MILLINEIIY. luv. Great George Street. Every Ityio I-If-style.

THE INK SPOTS SHOW. — The season's outstanding musical attraction. Monday, May aist, 8.15 p, in. Forum.

GRADE TEN GR.ADUA'I'E—Il‘. the pass list of Grade ten, Saint Dunstan‘s College. published in Saturday's issue, the name of Wil- liam MacNeiil of Conway was ill- advertently omitted. His name should have been fourth on this list.

PRIZE WlNNEItS—-Grand prize winner at Canada Packers cook- ing school was Mrs. Aubrey Ward. Weymouth Street; (second) set of dishes from R. T. Holman Ltd., won by Mrs. Thomas Hilliard, Southport. The cooking school was conducted Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of last week. ‘

MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER — Friends and neighbours gather- ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs Angus MacLean, Darlington, on April 28. to honor their daughter June at a miscellaneous shower Linda Younker acting as flower girl presented the bouquet to the bride-to-be. Assisting were Mar- garet Wood, Jean McLeod. Kather- ine Nicholson. Katie McLeod. Batty MacLeod. Donalda Mt-Phcrson. Beverly MacLean. Margaret Mac- Leod, Wilmsl Deacon.

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Personals Mr. and Mrs. George Clark. New Wiltshlre. motored to Wolf-

ville. N.S., where they attended the closing exercises of Horton Aca- demy when their daughter, Marion, received a diploma.

York And Vicinity Cropping is in full swing, in this locality and the steady hunl of

tractors, can be heard far into the night.

Mrs. Ramsay Auld, Covehcatl. paid a short visit to York on Monday.

Mrs. Horace Vessey has return- to her home in York. after s end- ing the winter months with her daughter. Mrs. Alison West and Mr. West, City.

A good concert was pilt on by Covehead talent in York hall, which was enjoyed by all who at- tended.

Mtsil Olga Proud. Charlottetown is sspending a few days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Proud. York.

Rev. and Mrs. sproule and son Donnie, and Mrs. Peter Proud were visitors to Charlottetown on May Sol

Mrs. Eugene Garmeeu. Milford, Mass. is spending a holiday, the

guest of Miss Christine Proude, York. Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Jay. Mt.

Stawltrt. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swan recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry stackford: were visitors to York recently.

Mr. Ambrose Seller. Charlotte- town. recently vislted with his uncle. Mr. Pope Cooke, York.

Mrs. Preston L. Campbell. Char- lottetown. paid a recent visit to York where she was the guest of her friend, Mrs. W. D. Cooke.

IlELICOI"I‘I-II! CRASHES

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. (AP) ——- A United States Air Force heli- copter crashed and burned in a field about half A mile north of the air force base at Niagara Falls airport Thursday. Two air force officers were injured. Witnesses said the hclicoptrr secnied to be hanging about in feet off the ground when suddenly it rose a- bout 50 feet into the air. then dropped and burst into flames. .

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Maritime U I 6 Official: Leave For N "- "- "-°~"w' (Internal. convention

In Westvlile, N.Y.. I bolt of. N TON a _ lightning knocked the four shocs:M£:oRFP_ H'a:Ie':, fie mazllriilagg off a farm horse. The shock dazed; M” R P Ham”. M” Lad”, [M the animal but otherwise it waa'Ashé",'“e,'Nm.m C“.°hm_ to “_ unharmed‘ . tend the annual Convention of the

A December 7' s"°“y 1" meilnternaiional Association of Per- T"°m°“' N‘ J‘ Tim“ “id ‘hm’ .-onnel in Employment Security “pa” was planning ‘° Sm.“ “'l which opens May 31. Mr Hartley gains‘ ‘he U‘ S‘ and W" Wm‘ '0 is regional superintendent of the seize the Philippines, Hawaii and Ummpmymem Insurance Com_ Guam. I don't know who had the mbzmm Auanuc re ion and “T” hunch bu‘ mi’ Sm” appeared 35- l‘lce-president of theg International years before the December 'ithjASOCia“0n that Japan did strike. Strange but Mm angndmg Is Omen“ dub tlgglll gure of Vancouver, B.C..‘§::eSGn.:mL%3a:méh;(;E:n' “(Mtge for half a centurfi dreamed of re- Pr(;rus‘1°n'“ sgm'nd“_d5 “gm? din’ turning rich to is native China Commune ‘nd 3 member 0? mg and saved all the sllekcls he (.~;i:n- count“ '0", Pmfegional Advancb cd from working in the Fraser mam and Mr N S Bum" ‘u ”_ Mms Lumber company‘ A‘ la“ VHOTIDI the -Iils.ura.nce Braiicll) I ‘"9 day °''”“” ‘”’‘°" 53'" “ad "‘° the UIC ‘ocal office in St .lonn9r money and the ticket to China. Nnd and‘ 161” Blue“ ' ' Then as he W“ packing his b°'i~ Otlhers attending from the At- lecangggfi §’].‘ed':h° V°ya5° he muap" lantic region are expected to be

Sirange liut1'ruli

, . . . Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Baird oi’ F°5‘!'>’‘"¢ 3‘ ""’‘°"s 1'‘ ' Moncton Mr. W C Smith mali- D°dd“d5°' A"ka"saS' °h‘”‘°h' rigor of the Saint John local office,

lolcnry Field urged his llSl.‘|"‘i'.\‘ HI and Mr B Parson distrifl m_ rl.-dedicate themselves and get ‘Nu-Rue’: 6! me‘ U'IC 3‘ SM!“ ready for eternity. John

"If it wasn't for the ado it would ‘

cause." no told his llbi.?llC ‘ill —— like ‘°,,d'? “KM hm? 1“ I“-V Within the 54-year rllylhril, a church. Then he tumbled over — "im._y,,a,. Cycle has a mum di, dead’ _ . . roct influence on our business lives, while a speedy. 4i-month

Death rode a hearse at La turnover in business has a’ dis- R0Cl\€‘5U1'-Yfin. France, when it ccrnzlble effect upon every work- speeded .along the highway to mg day. it is interesting to note

pick up the body of a dead man. that this so-called industrial cycle Ekidding off the road it smashed resembles the running of a clock. into a tree. The accident killed all The 54-year cycle may be com-

undertaker, his assistant and the pared to the hour hand: the widow of the dead man. nine-year movement is like the

Have you ever in the history of minute hand; and the 41-month Law. heard this expression: “Wlt- rcvollliioll is t'f)fIl|)&lI“(‘(l to the

ncss my thumb and seal?" If tick-tucking of the second hand. you haven't let me explain that‘ Although cycles vary greatly it is used in connection with legal ‘ in length and appear to have no documents. In the west the use of relation to each other. science has

the thumb seal is a thing of the been able to link together an past. In India. however, the prac- astonishing number of them and tice still persists. this e\'cr-gimvillg pattern is now

Queen ‘being used to forecast many fields wltho ‘I ‘ of human activity. Today, railroads,

Did you know that our is seldom photoztrapliod

earrings? Result: Factories in‘ advertising

England are having a hard time‘fii'ms, insurance companies and keeping up with the demand. 550 on take advantage of the Hair from the tails of Siberian'I"nundalion‘s findings, and plan

their schedules accordingly. The result may eventually bring dras-

Some day scientists may pre- , no changes ill our lives. Some day dict the future by cycles and these by using this method mankind results may soon present us with may set about its tasks with ev- a new and better world. -‘cry assurance of success.

ponies make the best violin bows. - n .

_ , . : ‘On the bn.sis'of his study of tree

Th ‘ , h f , ml _;. rings. a loading scientist pre-

laungherlcailnc 19.'ilml1yQL.“ “ I; 1;," mg‘ 3° ,,f,'"°d‘ that

Amary, wealthy Boston financier ( 1, e mun '5 me years and philanthropist. He invited a 3 N‘ , , ,

number of leading scientists to his,‘

home where the cycles were dis- For many "°‘"‘ H" Sm“h“°“'

cussed in some length. This. in-‘ia"mE,:f“;:‘"°mll:d l_al:fim[‘i rfhawnlg .’ . ' a 0 \v lL'i

cidenlally, was the first lflif.'I‘Il.’l-,l_PVn‘ved in a 227Vear nerind

tional conference on hiological‘B d . V . cycles. This led to further re-( “se "nsC‘il;‘;“[';s:;”'::?e1f:l3'a‘;’1te ‘ht:

. . s hythm . d. . . . ' - ' . search an in 1940 ll non proflliaccumtely predict the bad we”.

' f’ V f- d i" l . Egézzlfigrmcs ‘xsnragylvmga ther that struck in 1945. 23 years dimcmd by Ed Dew; f'(')rmm_ later, such as the great drowth

ill Australia and the heavy snow falls in the U. S. and Canada.

If the reader is iilierested in gleanlng further data along this interesting line I suggest that he read "cycles: the science of pre- dictions" by Director Dewey. from

Chief Economic Analyst for the‘ Department of Commerce. Evid- ence brought to light by the foun- dation io date presents many‘ strange. bllt true facts. namely. that deaths from heart disease ;)(p’:‘§;‘d-aTlFCF:):T]°r:!::h:t] 0';on:‘(iiny‘t':; whose works the above data has air follows the same course. Doc-(been “ken .Hnd c.°"dp"se,“'

tors are curious about this cyclc' Mt" rfadm‘ ""5. amazm‘ b°°k and would like to know what re-‘(me cant help hem‘ led "0 be’ lation exists between these factsfhnle ma.‘ m the not mo dinanl when ‘hey have um answer 1h(|y:f(iture disastrous floods, earth- may be able to contribute gr:-atly‘q”ak”' Wars and disease"