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SUFI‘JKI‘LUUUD m‘u Vvu‘..- -_V, York County Council is in session and we read of our County fathers speaking at length on various economic questions, passing resolutions regarding price-spread com- missions, listening to oratorical contests, holding the annual Warden’s banquet and so on and in fact doing almost everyâ€" thing except something useful to justify their existence. And all the While the taxpayers pay the county councillors at so much per day and mileage. _ , ,,:A.-J.:A.. 4‘,“- onmo for There has been an agitation IC abolition of County Councils and leng time is taken up in useless discussi strengthens the arguments of those need for County body. If the memb would “stick to their knitting,” atten business and then adjourn they W01 the Wishes of the taxpayers of the members wish to turn the County C society or a. forum for the discussion " ~ L"; 1AA. l-‘Im at so much per aay anu ulucasc. I There has been an agitation for some time for the abolition of County Councils and lengthy» sessions when the time is taken up in useless discussions of various topics strengthens the arguments of those who say there is no need for County body. If the members of County Council would “stick to their knitting,” attend to necessary County business and then adjourn they would be better meeting the wishes of the taxpayers of the County. If certain members wish to turn the County Council into a debating soeiety or a forum for the discussion of world economics let them by all means do so, but let them do it at their own expense and not at the expense of the taxpayers of the County of York. We cannot see that resolutions by the York County Council on every topic under the sun are going to do much to right the wrongs in the world or bring back prosperity. It is apparent much of the oratory at York County Council sessions is superfluous, and worst of all it is costly. mqp‘ktflg CHURCH ATTENDANCE , It is an unfortunate fact of the present day that church attendance is not up to the standard of past years. A quarter of a century ago our churches were Well filled for both morning and evening services and toâ€"day diminishing church attendance is a problem of all religious denomina- tions. Fading interest in religion is a sad commentary on our present day civilization. An old resident recently re- called that he remembered When it would be almost im- possible to get a seat in any of the Richmond Hill churches at an evening service. “Now,” he remarked, “one church would more than accommodate those who attend all services.” - n _,,U_L-,.L mn\‘n] annn in the serv1ces." . Our churches stand as the greatest moral force in the community and pay the greatest dividends to everyone who invests his heart sincerely in that which the church stands ready at all time to give. Support should be faithfully and generously extended to the churches yet one of the greatest modern problems of social welfare is the maintenance of church attendance, ,r _--..M. :4. 1'“ +140 onll church attenuauue. Very frequently, in the summer season, it is the call of other attractions which limits church attendanceâ€"the open road, the habit of visiting distant friends on the Sab- bath, etc. Then, too, there is much spiritual apathy to over- come. Herein lies the great task of the minister and his associates and all those who are interested in maintaining the churches as a vital, active force in our midst. i __ -- 84+“..A n1n ny-p'ln tne cnuruues an a. vumu, own“, rv--v --_ _v._ In every place there are people who never attend church Who have no desire to enter the doors of a church and who openly confess that the church means nothing in their lives. On the other hand there are others Who never attend church but who might be indnced to do so. :,,L _,.. A... Anny-inmin THE LIBERAL Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND BILL THE LIBERAL PRlNTI'NG CO” LTD. J. Eachern Smith. Manager Subscription $1.50 per year -â€" Covering Canada's Best Suburban District. Advertising Rates on Application. TELFLT’HONE 9. DUI, WuU unguu uc llLuuvvu w v... My Roger Babson, viewing the subject as an economist, says that “poor attendance” is at the bottom of church troubles. He suggests that the physical characteristics of churches be bettered, especially ventilation. He remarks, too, that the characters of the church members must be improved in a way that will “recommend them to non- church members.” And he feels that records of attendance are highly important, more so than a record of the moneys taken in. Land“. 11 . If all the implications are taken into account, these suggestions are important; but Mr. Babson’s really signifiâ€" cant recommendation is this: “See that sermons are vitalized.” Mr. Babson says:n ” 1 ,1,A__.-.J.. "aux." H-n Vlwlizcu. "L1. uaunuu muJu. “After all, the success of the church depends upon its ability to make people believe they have immortal souls and that those souls are in peril and can be rescued through the plan of salvation offered from the pulpit.” If that idea can be put over other matters become in- cidental. If it can’t the rest won’t help much. Mr. Babson’s suggestiOns as to how the situation might be improved are interesting and worth setting down: a Each church should develop a definite spiritual and intellectual goal. Should work for the economic well being of the people. The physical characteristics of the church should be improved especially the ventilation. The character of the church members must be im- proved to commend the church to non-attendants. Records of church attendance are very important and should be reported at annual meetings. Insist on rigid standards for church membership. See that sermons are vitalized. The influence of the home must be for the church attendance. THE WAR GAME More potent for good than a dozen disarmament conâ€" ferences is the uncovering of munition makers’ dealings, now in process at Washington. It completely robs war 0f its glamor to learn that nations can be and have been driven into battle by the diabolic conspiracy of interests standing to profit by the slaughter and misery entailed. It is debate able Whether the human family will ever attain a pllain of civilization in which the possibility of conflict between peoples will be eliminated. Until racial differences disap~ pear, the impulse to battle for supremacy will survive. But such disclosures as are this week being made public must go far toward determining governments and peoples to curb their hostile impulse until they know clearly why they are being urged to battle and what interest stands to gain. Sir Norman Angel], the great peace advocate, writes: “War is not a ‘natural’ catastrophe like a tidal wave or an earthquake. It is not inevitable; it is preventable in Europe like cannibalism, cholera or Witch-burning, all of which, though once common in this continent, have beén abolished by civilization. War depends upon the human will; upon what goes on in the heads of human beings, upon how they decade to order their society and to arrange their relations with their fellows. Any intelligent man can, with little trouble, understand the problem of preventing war.” PAGE TWO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1934 WAR PREVENTABLE The November meeting of the Wom- en’s Institute was held on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Jennings with the President, Mrs. F. 1‘ Wilkins, in the chair. The meeting - {opened by all singing the Institute Ode, followed by the “Creed.” When the roll was called many useful and inexpensive “Xmas Giflts" were shown and the making explained. Rev. G. W. Lynd gave a very inspirâ€" ing address on “World Peace." To appreciate peace We must first learn the horrors of war, it was stated. The Great War cost in property $400,000,- 000,000. With that amount we could have built houses worth $2500, and furnished each house to the amount of $1,000, placed it in five acres worth $100 an acre, and given all this to -’ each and every family in the Un'ted‘ States, Canada, Australia, Great. Britain and Ireland. After doing this enough money would be left to give each city of 200,000 inhabitants in all countries named a five million dollar library, a five million dollar hospital, and a ten million dollar university. And out of the balance enough money would be left to set aside a sum which at five per cent interest would pay for all time $1,000 a year salary for each of an army of 125,000 teach- ers, and in addition to this pay the same salary to an army of 125,000i nurses. After having done all this,1 we could have enough left out of the four hundred billion dollars to buy up all France and Belgium and every thing that France and Belgium con- tain. That is every farm, house, factory, church, railroad, street car, in fact everything of value in those countries. After hearing this why, or do we, want war? TEMPERANCEVILLE we could n four hund: up all Fral thing that THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND If each individual would prepare, think, talk, pray, and! plan for peace, then our nations no doubt would fol- low suit, and in due time we would have “Peace,” but not before. A demonstration on the makmg‘ and baking of short cakes was given by Mrs. C. Beynon, and “Oh Boy," :L‘ :‘llu “a. I The nionthly meeting of the Willing Workers Mission Band was held on Saturday afterngon at the home of- u, N.-. v. , , , were they good served hot with jelly and chocolate cake. A contest “Guess what’s on your pantry shelf,” was given by Mrs. Ne-l- son Thompson. Some months do not have many “special” days. Some special days stand out taller than the rest, Christmas, New Years, Good Friday, Easter, Mother’s Day, Children’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day. These days We easily remember. Father’s Day, duly established, we are gradually coming to think more about. There are many other special days. However, some months are not over-crowded with them. Whenever we can let’s slip in a few Noâ€"Cause-For-Complaint Days. My eggs weren’t done this morningâ€"but I thought I wouldn’t grouch about it. t The homemaking-helper had been out half the night and her face was smirched with a drawn, cheerless look,â€" but I thought it just _as well not tonmention it. .1 - J- 1...; «Shannan!- I noticed some dust on top of my desk,â€"but tnougnt I’d put off grumbling about it so long as I didn’t have to send for a hoe. There has been a cold drizzly rain sopping down all day,â€"â€"but for a change I haven’t doused anybody with a reminder of it. There have, in fact, been forty things to-day which I might have grumbled and growled about. But since pro- crastination has had such a large place in my life when it didn’t do too much good, I decided to try it in this regard and so toâ€"day has bee a No-CauseFor-Complaint Day. Somehow, toâ€"night I feel so much “lighter” and more carefree. I noticed my face didn’t have the usual four o’clock drawn look. The maid had a lovely fluffy cake with nice gooey frosting all fuzzy with cocoanut. My wife looked particularly charming, possibly she reflects my mental attitude as a mirror does the face. I have resolved to have more “Noâ€"Cause-For-Complaint Days” in the future. Many irritating things happen to irritable folks but which really are not big enough to be cause for complaint. Why are we always throwing mud into other lives, especâ€" ially those we have to mingle with. Maybe there was something to the old laboratory ex- periment with anger. A man was made very wrathy. He was then made to breath into a test tube for three minutes. The condensed moisture of his breath was then injected into a guinea pig which died in three minutes. We cannot spillflpoison on others; without getting some. ,, _L1_ _.-... _-..'LL av... - 0-.. Mr. an; Mrs. A. S. Wideman of Markham visited the latters parents on Sunday. anli Mrsn Walter Lloyd were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Thomp- son on Sunday. Don’t forget the Miscellaneous Bazaar at the church on Friday eve- ning, Nov. 23rd. soy n yVAUVA. v vv_-v-.., Why should I poison myself While nauseating others with unnecessarily concocted with mental excressences? I have therefore decided to have more “Noâ€"Cause-For-Complaint- Days” in the future. Why should I poison the innocent other guinea pigs about me. They are not to blame be- caUse I let little things be bigger than I, or for the con- dition of my liver. And it’s probably true that the ways in which they irritate me are no worse than the ways in which I irritate them. No-Cause-for-Complaint Days By John Edwin Price the superimendent. The W.M.S. met last Thursday at the home'of Mrs. Carr. The experts tell us the world can now produce more of everything than it can use. What about suckers? v HILL, ONTARIO and you wiii receive the whole 4 publica- tions for one» year from the date we receive the coupons Here is the amazing co_mbination low (price. D Madean’s (24 issues) 1 yr. D Chatelaine . . . . . . . . 1 yr. D Canadian . . . . . . . . . 1 yr. D National Home Mon!th . . . . . . . . . . 1 yr. DPictorial Revizw. . . .1 yr. E] Canadian Horticukure and Home Magazine . . .1yr. ADDRESS ALL It was market-day. Prices had. been high, and the man beaming over‘ the fenoe round the sale ring looking a. little disconsolate. Sud- denly a. farmer rode up on an ancient horse. Lfiow much do you want for the' l I bag of bones?” asked the bystander,‘ his inbemest awakening. “Twenty poun ” “I’ll give you a. pound.” For a moment the farmer stared at The Th'u the man in amazement. Then he dist-Imam: year’s I mounted. ‘ l h. “Young man,” he said, “I ain‘t go- ing to let a little matter of nhxeteen‘ pounds stand between me and the sale of a horse. The animal’s yours.” DECEMBER lst People who still have hair are A. J. HUME, Treasurer lucky. It’s; nice to have something-Richmond Hill, November 14th, 1934 that doesn’t ache when you have“ grippe. I _._â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"i COMMUNICATIONS AND MAKE PAYMENTS TO, THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL SHELBA ,, \y . PARFUMERIE MELBA OF CANADA, LTD....TORONTO MAIL COUPON TO DAY Our Guarantee to You! This wonderful offer is avail- able to old and new subscrib- ers to this newspaper. We guarantee the fulfillment of all magazine subscriptions and you have positive assurance that this generous offer is exactly as represented. 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