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.1 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thursday, Dec. 18. 1952 May you celebrate this Christmas With joy and good cheer 5' And continue its pleasures Throughout the New Year. TUrner 4-2101 George 8: A] Hill RICHMOND HILL HARDWARE I. BILL’S smcK BA: 5 9-1 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cla: 93 Yonge St. S. Richmond Hill gflfl d yonge Sheet 5. Richond Hill LADIES‘ '& MEN'S WEAR SAVAGE’S Every year in scattered villages in the north of England. shepherds, farm hands and others perform the ancient Paceâ€"egg or Mumming Play at Christmas. With blacken- ed faces and fancy clothes. they repeat the words handed down for centuries. Chief actors are King (01- Saint) George. a quack doctor and Father Christmas. In the play, the King siays his enemi€s one by one but each in turn is resurrected by the doctor. KWWKKHWWW The Pace-Egg Play At Killin. Perthshire, Scotland. the villagers pull rushes each Christmas from a nearby stream to make a restingâ€"place for a num- ber of stones taken from the gab- les of an ancient corn-mill. They are ' nbt 'or‘dinary ‘s'tones', ' fer the villagers believe that. they were. used centuries ago by their pat- ron Saint, St. Fillian's to cure ague. sprains. and other ailments and injuries. ' “IWHKHMWWEIKK St. Fillian’s Stones muxtzmuumemzw: memmmm ourselves and the world â€" to be- gin the new year with a white leaf. and a trust that the chapter of life about to be written will contain more notable entries. a fairer sprinkling of good actions. fewer erasures made in blushes, and few- er ugly blots than some of the ear- lier ones. And to make Christmas perfect. the ground should be cov- ered and the trees draped with snow: the bleak World outside should make us enjoy all the more keenly the comforts we possess: and, above all, it should make us remember the poor and the needy: for charitable deed is the best close of any chapter of our lives. and the best promise. too, for the record about to begin. mawammmaxmxmhmm There is one more good thing about Winter â€"- he brings Christ- mas. Through the bleak Decem- ber the thought of the coming fes- tival is pleasant â€"- like the re- flection of a fire on our faces. We taste the cake before it is baked. and when it is actually before us we find that it is none the worse for the fond handling of imagin- ation. Christmas day is the pleas- antest day in the whole year. On that day we think tenderly of dis- tant friends: we strive to forgive injuries â€" to close accounts with ourselves and the world â€" to be- gwuuhmnmmmmmfi WW ‘Ylwum surrounded by those Glass Meat Market W. L. GLASS Christmas Day May this Christmas you love, enjoying fifi‘MERRy all the pleasures Holiday Season. Alexander Smith Proprietor to the fullest of a joyous find you 16x}; The next regular meeting will be held January 14 at the home of Mrs. thn Morris. Garden Ave. when the branch will hold open house. The young ladies of the district are invited to attend. Shower x, Mrs. R. Campbell. Boyle Drive was entertained at a pink and blue shower, Monday. December 8. at the home of Mrs. Allan Ablett Morgan Drive. Mrs. Ablett and Mrs. thn Norris, lst vice-presâ€" ident, presided over the meeting in the absence of the presidnt, Miss Shirley Thompson. A letter was read from the Mark-Vaun W. I. inviting the Juniors to attend the February meeting. to be held at the home of Mrs. N. Hicks, Yonge Street and No. 7 east. After a short business session a social hour of games and con- tests conducted by Miss Margaret Reid. program convener. was en- joyed. Refreshments brought the evening to a close. Mrs. R. J. Spénton and Mrs. F. Stotts visited with Mrs. Stotts' cousin, Mrs. Abraham Shaffer, in. Aurora. on Thursday of last week. Jr. W. I. Niné members answered the roll call by choosing a gain wrap- ped package from a brightly dec- orated Christmas tree. ‘ _Harvéy Hamblyn. who was six on Saturday. December 13, cele- brated his birthday with a party when 15 of his chums gathered to help him blow out six candles and enjoy the treats and games. Those present were Walter Curr, Bruce and Brian Good, Linda and Glenn Robeson, Jimmie and Patricia Dickinson, Gail, Judy and David Howard. Roy and Ella Bently. Bruce McArthur, Donald Ziegler. Teddy Evans and sisters Elizabeth and Linda J The Langstafi‘ Jr. W.I. held its December meeting in the form of a Christmas party at the home of Miss Jacklyn Cooke. Church St. An exchange of gaily wrapped gifts followed and refreshments were serVed by Mrs. Marritt Jr.. and Mrs. Allen assisted by Bar- bara Marritt and Lois Allen. The meeting for 1952_ will be held at the Church. December 18, 2 pm. Acordial welcome is extended to the ladies of the community to at- tend. , Birthday Party me”. Mrs. Layzell and Mrs. A. LeMasurier sang a duet “Blessed Quietness." Mrs. Loverock favored the group with a solo "I have found a hiding place.” Mrs. Ellard gave a read- ing “At Wit's End Corner,” and Mrs. Duncan rendered a piano number, “Jesus is all the world to Mrs. Jones expressed to Mrs. Stephenson the appreciation of the ladies for her inspiring message. The meeting opened with the singing of the Christmas carol “O Come all ye Faithful", led by Mrs. Jones. . The Scripture reading was taken from Luke: Chapter 2. Those taking part in the prayer session were Mrs. J. Marritt, Mrs. J. Jordan and Mis. McLean. Thirty ladies and one visitor, Mrs. Morning, from South Sharon, answered the roll call with a scrip- ture ver‘se. The guest speaker for the evenâ€" ing was Mrs. W. Stephenson. of Willowdale, who brought a time- ly message of the season. Mrs. Stephenson urged those present to remember to keep Christ in Christ- mas. Langstaff Baptist The Christmas Party meeting of the Langstaff Baptist Missionâ€" ary Fellowship was held at the home of Mrs. Marritt, Olive Ave. Willowdale, December 11. on the invitation of the president. Mrs. John Marritt, who has been ill since January 10 last. Jesus taught that God is near. He is not a far-off deity. cold and distant as the stars, unable or un- willing to hear us when we call. We can lean upon Him in our loneliness and rest upon Him in our weariness. He is close at hand. P1“ Other speakers had identified themselves by giving their church connections and in some cases their points of View. Dr. Kagawa, who is the soul of toleration and goodwill. made it clear that. while appreciating the unfolding of llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll'13 2 g TODA Y’S QUOTATION F. DR. ARCHER WALLACE A NEW TESTAMENTARIAN When the famous Christian Jap- anese leader, Kagawa, spoke at the World's Sunday School Associ- ation at Toronto in August. 1950. he startled the audience one day by declaring he was a New Testa- mentarian. 18 Church St., Langsufl 5d-u“1mmu\umlu\umnmunuuummunnmumuumm\mnmmm Our quotation today is from Augustine: "Christ is not valued at all unlsss he be valued above all. s attendir 5mm AFrfR. h , I _ EZâ€"P’yfiwflm fit. m truth in the C only in the 1 Jesus that a 1 f God was fow ementary to 11 repeatedly: ‘ ’y them of 0 say unto you. pening verses who at sundry LANGSTAFF NEWS in th in th that was CORRESPONDENT: MRS. F. STOTTS were Mrs. Da‘ spake in fathers by n these last by His Son. hundreds oi 9 Old Tes 2 life ant a perfect found. 4 this. J( “It hat He quoted of Hebrews: times and in ke in times Lers by the ase last days Jesus hath t time. . ‘ He qu: Testament, and teach ect revela- All else Jesus de- hath been 32 DR ARCHER WAlEA winter The speaker was the Rev. S. A. R. Wood who gave a talk on Rela- tion between the Home. School and Church which proved very interesting. Mrs. Thirgood intro- duced the new trustee for the coming year, Mr. M. Roy who spoke briefly. Mrs. H. LeMasurier told members, the closing date for the essay contest for the “Bul- letin" was January 7th 1953. Mrs. Woodcock gave a report on the "York and Simcoe Council meetâ€" ing held in Aurora on December 4th. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by Mrs. Garner and her committee. A “prairie jigg whereby Manitoba a gill-net under th child was presented with a bag containing an apple. orange and candy. School Assoc. Hear S. A. R. Wood The'Langstaff Home and School Association held their monthly meeting at the school on Tuesday December 9th. Mrs. C. Thirg‘ood presided and Mrs. A. T. Mathews acted as secretary in the absence of Mrs. Kajola who with her hus- band left~on December 4th to spend Xmas with Mr. Kajola's mother at her home in Finland. before leaving Mrs. Kajola was presented with a silk square from the members.. Guest Speaker Machineless Permanents DONE IN YOUR OWN HOME Licensed Hairdresser 164 Spruce Ave. Richvale APhone Turner 4-1966 It was a happy occasion for forty children of the members of the Mark-Vaun W.l. when Santa Claus visited them at the Charles Howitt School on Friday evening ‘Dec. 12th. During the evening Xmas Carols were sung, two films “The Littlest Angel" and “Alice in Wonderland” were shown by Mr. De-Witt ‘of Aurora. Santa arrived about 9 o’Aclock, after coax- ing the children to sing their favorite carols, he presented each child with a toy from under the $3in lighted and decorated tree. he children then sat at the long- table and enjoyed a feast of sand- wiches, cookies, cake and ice cream. The parents also partook Friends and neighbors will be pleased. to hear that Mr. Ernest Nicholson, Church St.,' is much improved and hopes» to have Christmas dinner with the family. Mr. Rush, of Garden Ave., we are also happy to report. is also im- proving after a stay of four weeks in Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. Mark-Vaun W. I. Birthday wishes go to Pamela Morris, Briggs Ave.. on her‘ sixth birthday, December 21, to Barbara Glassey, Garden Ave.. 5 on Dec- ember 24; also Mary Lou Mitchell, Benson St. We are pleased to learn that Jack Woods of Langstafi‘ Rd.. who has been in Sunnybrook hospital for the past ten months suffering from a prolonged illness will be home to enjoy Christmas ‘dinner with Mrs. Mary Holmes, with whom he makes his home. It will be necessary for him to return to Sunnyb'rook for further treatment on December 27. 'Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Ham- blyn, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Thomp- son, Mrs. D. Ablett, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs. Suter, Mrs. Duffy. Many lovely gifts were presented to Mrs. Campbell during the evening. Doth his successive journeys His kingdom stretch from shore to shore. Till moons shall wax and wane no more. There you have it: A Japanese and a Negro both saying: “Back to Jesus.” It was in that same building. Convocation Hall, Toronto, that at the close of a conference of stu- dents from all over the world, a Negro, James Aggrey. stood beâ€" fore them and said: "Let us close this conference by singing: Jesus shall reign \vhere'er the sun We are about birth of Jesus. 1‘ ians will mark t joicing; this hol that our word ho the combination holy and day. T tion was to mak of meditation a1 This is something It is a strange thing to think i convert, Kagawa, a vast audience- had several gene ian ancestors be] in his case it wa and pleading wi back to Jesus. It was in than Convocation Hall, the close of a C( It is one of the strange facts of Christian history that so much has been said and written about the sterness of God. I have on my desk here a book written by a distinguished Bishop less than a century ago. As I read what he has to say about God's atti- tude to sinners. I find it hard to believe that this manâ€"scholar and leader though he wasâ€"could ever have studied the spirit and teach- ing of Jesus. When some writer said recently that We needed more “old-time religion," he was ans- wered by one who said that the trouble is that most of it is not old enough. We need to go back â€"not a century or two. but nine- teen eenturies, to’Jesus. Speak to Him thou, for He hears AND spirit with spirit can meet} Closer is He than breathing, Nearer than hands and feet. ‘prairie jigger" is a device by Manitoba fishermen hang net under the ice during the : fishing months. ‘thing we can a ange thing. a d ink of this J; gawa. standing enceâ€"most of generations of s behind them . The make and wt to cell Millions k this sea: holiday. holiday Cl ay comes ’f two \' original it an 0C< AV. 5-2434 lllllllll\\llllllllllllllll\ll\llll\lll\“llllllnlllmlmlmllRllllll‘llilliflllllmlllmlllullllmlllll“m“lllllRlm1ll“Ifll\llll\\lllll“llll\\\\ll\llllllllll“lllilmllllmmi WINGED WONDERS. The feathered flyers of the marshland and seashore, many of them pictured in Walt Diéney’swnew TRUE-LIFE ADVENTURE, “Water Birds,”-were' creatures of mystery in ancient times. The feeding habits, courtship, nesting and continual competition amogst. the various birds are fascinatingly revealed in this Technicolor picture. ”“~‘ ‘~ Alive with excitement, beauty and rare glimpses into the behavior of seaside and marshland feathered cratures. Walt Disney‘s most spectacular True-Life Adventure, “Water Birds," is the fifth presentation in the amazing series of wildlife studies that have won acclaim the world over. 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