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The annual “meeting of Thornhill United Church, held! a week ago last Wednesday, revealed the fact that another successful year had been concluded, and, without going into any detail, let it suffice to say that progress was: shown all along; the line. The one item we will ment:on, however, is that as regardls Missionâ€" ary givings, our congregation and the V’rious departments of the church .went over the top, with a few dollars to the good. We do not know that anything will be gained by stating the amount raised, but for the benetfit of those who might be interested, we state that the sum of $435.00 was sent in to the treas- urer of the Missionary and Mainten- ance Fund of the United Church of Canada. This does not include a- mounrts given for missionary work by the WIMlSq or for charity work, by the various groups within the congregation, all of which amounts to quite a sum. We hope to do even better in the year n0w over one month old‘. The meeting proved to be an occasion of happy fellowship, and it was pleasant’to have such a goodly number in attendance, includ- ing some of the older young people of the congregation. If the meet- ing was a bit too long, it was the fault of poor planning on the part of the writer, or perhaps poor exeâ€" cution, but a. pleasant evening was encioyed' by all present, nevertheless, and that includes the refreshments, so thoughtfully prepared and served by the ladies of the Woman’s Assoâ€" ciation. Three of the executive of the To- ron'to Centre Prefibytery Y.P.U. were the guests of the Thornhill Young People a week ago tonight, and an on the deal' when his customer’s voice brought him back to earth: “There’s just one Tittle adjustment Pd! like you to make,” she said “Yes, madam?” ‘WVe’re not; fitted‘ with electric- “We’re not; fitted with electric- ity,” she told him, “So will you have it converted, please, for gas?” And) with that little ‘smile-pmâ€" voker" we will get along. The Parsonage, Thomhill, Ont, Monday, February 10, 1941. Did? you ever hear the old saying, “It doesn’t pay to cmmt your chlck- en's ‘heforve they are hatched?” The radio dealer had! jmsxt succeeded in selling the most expensive allâ€"wave phonograph in the store, and was membal’ly‘ spending the commission THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1941. Thornhill United Church News OPPOSITE ORANGE HOME Our quality oil is winning prestige and proving truly its worth. Add to your motor comfort by driving up to our station and ask- ing for Ernie Hall’s Ser- vice Station oil. “Be Ready With Reddy Power” Richmond Hill Arena Special rates to parties. For full information apply to Enjoy this Healthful Recreation at General Skating Every Wednesday and Saturday Evening Old Timers’ Skating Every Monday Evening SKATING WES. MIDDLETON, Chairman Arena Commission This coming Sunday evening will be the occasion of the annual serâ€" vice conductedl by the young people. and on this occasion We will have our good friend, Tom Farrell. of the Public School starff, as our speaker. All parts of the service will be tak- en by different members of the Y.P.U., and although each one could not be given a part, all will be on hand and cordially welcome ‘you to this special sewice and hope you will come and worship with them at this time. On Saturday night, wild‘ and bltustâ€" ery though it was, fourteen of the young- people went tobogganing on the golf course hills, and soon it did‘nl’t seem cold at all! Many were the spills and Collisions, shouts of laughter and squeals of fright, but it all resulted“ in a good time for everyone. The happy evening was concluded with refreshments, sou’p. sandwiches, cookies andl cocoa, serv- ecl im the kitchen of the SS. room, and all were serfer home and in for the night before the hour of twelve. “There are two ways of regarding a sermonâ€"either as a human com- pOSition or a Divine message. If we look upon it entirely as the first, and require our ministers to finish it with the utmost care and learnâ€" ing, for our better delight whether of ear or of intellect, we shall lie- cessarily be led to expect much {or- mality and! statelinesls in its deliv- ery; but we shall at the same time consider the treatise thus prepared as something to which it is our duty ‘50 Listen, without restlessness, fer half or three-Quarters. rf r‘n hour, but which when that duty has been decovously performed. v“ may dis- miss from our minds, in happy cor.- fidence of being provided with anâ€" other when next it shall be necess- ary. But if once we [begin to regardw the preacher, whatever his fault-s, as a man sent with a message to us, which it is a matter of future life or death whether we hear or refuse; ‘g if we look on him as set in charge I over many spirits in danger of ruin, and having allowed} to him but anvl hour or two in seven days to speak f to them; if we make some endeavour I to conceive how precious to him those I hours are, a small vantage on. thei side of God, after his flock have been exposedJ for six days together to the “full weight of the world"s temlptations and] irreveren'ces, and? he [has been forced to watch the th-orn ing was very much worthwhile, and we look forward: to more of similar merit. Oh yes, we must not forget to mention the fact that refreshi- muents were served, and the dishes were washed] and‘ the SS. room tidied up ’by those who made the most noise! Everyone reports a good time, no dishes were broken, although a few chords certainly were, perhaps (!), everything was left in good’ 01‘- d‘er, and all went home amticipating other gladI and equally worthrwhile oocasrions' to come. evening of happy fellowship was en~ joy-ed by all. The recreation period was supervised by Jim Porter, one of the visitors, after which came a lengthy business session of much comment and discussion. This was followedI by a wellâ€"planned program of a :fiesw choice numlbers», and a most impressive and effective period of worship, under the guidance of Ger- aldine Wesley. The theme of the p‘ericd of devotion was centred a- round Holman Hunt’s great master- piece, “The Light of the World”. A lan't-srn slide reproduction of this great painting was thrown on the screen, its spiritual significance made plain, andi' it’s appeal being further emphasized by the beautiful 5010, “May I Come in?”, sung by Floyd D-avi-es. All in all, the evenl- Amdr in conclusion, this little poem, and! a thought for the week: I“A frivolous word, a sharp retorf, A flash: from a passing cloud, 'l‘wo hearts are scathed to their inâ€" [mosrt core, Awe ashes and dust forevermore; Two faces tum to the crowd, Masked by pridb with a lifeâ€"long lie, To hide the scars of that agony." Of all the grie1fs that harass the distressed, Sure the most litter is a soormful jest; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Then when a Fblockheadfis insult points: the dart. In one of its longest sessions for years, Woodsbridge council, approving a Board- of Health recommendation rMonday night decided to “proceed with immunization” of Woodbrid'g‘e school children and‘ pre-school age children. They agreed to pay 50% of the treatment charges pro- Vid-inlg 50% is paid; by the parents. l The Board of Health recommendaâ€" tion was presented to council ‘by Dr. G. D. McLean, M.‘0.H., who inti- mated that the last immunization gprogram in Woodlbridrge was under- it-aken alboutisi); years ago. We live in the midst of blessings, till we are utterly insennsvilble to their greatness, and of the source from which they flow. We speak of our civilization, our arts, our freedom, our laws, and‘ forget entirely how large a share of all is due to Chris- tianity. Blot Christianity out of the page of manr’s history, and‘ what would} his laws have been? What his civilization? Christianity is mix- ed up with our yery .being and our diain life; there is not a, single farm filia'r object roun-d‘ uls which does not bear its mmfié, not a 'being or a thing which dloes not wear a differâ€" ent aspect, because the light of Christian hope is on it; not a law which does not owe its truth and gentleness to Christianity, not a custom Wihich cuamnrot 'be traced, in all its holy and healthful parts, to the Gospel. ' and knocked yet none opened, and to call at line openmgs of those diar‘k streets where Wisdom ‘herseltf hath stretched forth her hand and no man regarded, thirty minutes: to raise the dead inâ€"let 11:51 but once understand and! feel this, and we shall look with changedI eyes upon the pulpit, which either Ibreathiesi upon the dry bones that they may live, or if ineffectual, remains re- cordedl in condlevmrnation, perhaps a- gainst the utterer anld) listener alike, but assuredly against one of them.” â€"Rusmkin. and; the thistle springing in their hearts, and! to see what wheat had been scattered there snatchedi from the wayside 'by-tihis wild birdi and the other, and! at last, when, tired and‘ mind weary with the week’s study and med'itation, they give him this interval of impenfect and languid hearing, he has rbut thirty minutes in which to get at the hearts of men and women, to shame them £01 all their dangers, to try ’by this_way and that to stir the hard fasten-ing‘s of those dIoors where the Master Himself has stood WOODBRIDGE COUNCIL WILL SPONSOR IMMUNIZATION Entdleavourinlg' to organize a War Savings drive, and house-to-housve canvass, council recommended the appointment of Major A. A. Mac: 'kenzie as chairman of the Village Campaign Committee. Formal apâ€" pointment was held: up pending at:- ceptance of the post J. A. Greene, Richmond Hill, organizer. intervieW- ed, council to promote the plan.. Quoting “the dangerous location” of the tracks, council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the C.P.R. to instal a wig-W'an signal at the 8th Ave. crossing adjacent to the station. Reeve A. B. ‘Cous-ins pointed out ’nhe present warning “bell is .almost inaudible in a closed car. Advising coumcil he haq reports thlat a manufacturing comcernv had been vierwin'g sites for possible estaIb-x lishment of a factory in VVoodfbridge, Councillor W. R. Scott succe‘SSfully moved) for appointment of a com- mittee to interview the company con- tern-ed. An adont‘edl resolution, sponsored by Councillor John Watson, provides that summer residents may now re- ceive town water supply on payment of twoâ€"thirds of the annual house- holder fee. Details of the new pian provide for approximately 12 treatments per child), split up as follows: 3 for pro- tection against diphtheria, 5 or 3 for scarlet fever, 1 for smallpox, and 3 for whooping cough. Provision is made to allow parents a. free choice of doctors. Out-of-town children at- tending school here will not be elig- ilble for council’s 50% grant, it was poinrtedI out. Geowre Fleming, summer cottage 'prori':ef01'. interviewed council re- questirrz a furixher change in‘ his waterworks service charge. Council‘ indicated a, probable granting of his plea for irstallatio‘n of a water met- er to replace the flat rate. And so till next time, goodiby-e. Sincerely, Your Minister THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Samuel Johnson The tools used were a small mal- let, or gave] as they are sometimes called, and a thing something like a steel: fork (three tines) with the tines reduced: to small spikes, very sham), and about one eighth of an inch long. The'doctor held: my head with my nose pointing towards his right shoulder, and upwards. This ,put my jaw in a position where the sergeant could operate on the left jaw. I had a bad tooth, and one side of my face was very much swollen owing to this. I mounted guard on this day. The acting Sergeant Major when he saw .my face, told me to fall out to the left. The wait- ing man of» which there is always one at guard! mounting, took my place, and I was sent to hospital. They didn‘t know very much about dentistry in: those days, and the ini- struments and methods in use then would not be tolerated; now. This is what I got. Poultices were used on the swelling, and the gum was painted. This .had‘ no effect. At the end of the week the doctor told the hxoxsjpiltal sergeant that he would have another .try to remove the tooth. I was seated in a high chair. The doctor told me to open my mouth. He had a l‘anqe, amdl with' this he removed the gum from the outside and the inside of the tooth. The tooth was exposed. The doctor said to the sergeantâ€"J‘Now see if you can: loos-en it.” The doctor held: my head. back. I held my mouth open. I w‘Oulvd‘ like the reader to picture, from the de- scription that I give here, the me- thods employed in the mildtary hosâ€" pital at Fleebwood- in 1884 to remove an ofifendling tooth. CHAPTER 19 Here is something pet will give the reader so: the lack of facilities, and on the part of the med'k of that period. Reminiscences of Army Life pus-had the pointed prongs ath-img personal. It eader some idea of Mes, and knowledge, the medical officials A PARADE OF 79,410 CHILDREN PASSING THROUGH ONE DOORWAY Now you have a basis for compari- son because that’s the number of individual visits made by children to the Outâ€"Patient Department of the Hospital for Sick Children last year. JUST IMAGINE! Just try to visualize over seventy- five battalions of soldiers passing in single file . . . or think of the popula- tion of a city bigger than Brantford, Peterborough and Kingston all com- bined. We 34; 67 CGLEGE SIRE “WHERE N0 CE‘HLD K This huge total represents the need of babes and youngsters for medical y “Steelback” OWEME. Em $232K {EMDREN the picture. Wellâ€"when he hit the pero-nged tool with the mallet, the top of my head flew up like the lid of a pot, resuming its normal posi- tion after a while. It had no sooner settled than an~ ;c~ther tap with- the mallet caused my ‘head to fly up again. The third time that they did this: to me I ex- tended my arms and I pushed the doctor and the sergeant away. My face, I could feel‘, was swelling up, andI the pain» was so intense that I do ’believe that if either of them had spoken to .me, which they didn’t, I i should' have struck them. That’s how iI feLt. I put my coat on, got my kit, and walked back to barracks. On my way I passed a Ch‘QmISTt'S shop. I saw in: the window an advertisement concerning some preparation that would stop toothache and other ypains. I went in and» bought a bottle and on arriving at the ban-ack room I took some of this stuff and about 10 minutes aftervwartfis I felt better. I may ad<fl that I took a dose so strong; that I sligh'tly (burnt the in~ side of my mouth, Iburl; the following dlay the pain had gone, It was well worth the thirteen andJ haL‘f pence that I paid‘ for it. The name of this preparation is still green in my memory after all these years. At Schom'berg last week King township council decided that townâ€" ship taxpayers may in future pay current taxes in installments. The first will be due June 1, with the second due Oct. 1. Stem actiOn was urged against boys under 16 carry- ing firearms in the township. I heandv nothing of the abrupt manner in which I left the hospital. into the base of the tooth right next to the barred jawbone and) then hit the handle a smart blow on the end with the mallet. Must I. tell you what happened? Vet-y well, but I really thought that you could see the picture. Wlellaâ€"when he hit the treatment . . . help which could not be afforded if parents were asked to pay more than a small part of the cost. In fact, many parents cannot afford any payment at all. These little ones need your help. The revenue from Government and Municipal grants, plus whatever parents may contribute, covers part of the expense, but the balance must come from charitable citizens. Please mail a donation today . . . no matter how small. The need is greater than ever before. ET, 'FQRONTO NQ‘EKS IN VA For All Occasions Phone orders delivered any; where in North Yonge St. District Helen Simpson Lynett J. F. Lyn”. ORDER HELEN SIMPSON FLOWERS Be "the man! behind the man be hind the gun)” by pledging to lbu'y War Saving Stamps and Certificates regularly. 2518 YONGE STREET (At St. Clements) MOhawk 3000 PAGE SEVEN VAMI"