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“What is the most significant book in the New Testament?” This is a difficult question to answer. because all of the writâ€" ings of the Bible have a purpose ‘3 quesuon Is often asked and function to fulfill. But it We study the history of the Bible, we notice that there has never been a strong, healthy church, which did not give emphasis 10 the teachings found in Paul‘s 12:- !er to the Romans. Whenever the Church has forgotten her calling. and become siae tracked in 118‘: mi:‘.sion, it has been due to a neglect of the Book of Romans. If man wants to J1me his faith built on solid foundations, and not just feelings and emo- tions. he must acquaint himself with the cardinal themes of the Roman Epistle. Why? Because in this letter which Paul penned from Epheseus in and around 57- 58 A.D., he sets forth in a sys- tematic way the fundamental beâ€" liefs of the Christian Church. Without an understanding of ihe teaching of this Book. our faith is bound to be “tossed about by every wind of doctrine." If we DON’T BE DISAPPOIN’I‘ED Book Now Canadian Library Week runs from April 3rd to 9th. According to the CLW Council, there are still sections of the country which are either inadequater served by libraries or not served at all. The chief concern of the Council in proâ€" moting this week is to further the num. ber of libraries and books available to Canadians. Recent surveys indicate that only 26 per cent of Canadians were read- ing a book a week compared to 40 per cent in 1945. Only one Canadian in eight is a registered borrower. Access to reading material. with little restriction placed on what that material might be, It takes money and it takes people to carry on the extensive work of the Canadian Red Cross Society. People of all ages, from 'all walks of life, are hap- py and willing to serve as Red Cross volâ€" unteers. Their interest and willingness to serve others must be ‘supported this year by $6,350,913. That is the amount, of money required by the Canadian Red This month when you make a gen- owns contribution to the Canadian Red Cross you are assured that you are not, alone. Working with you, and for you, are millions of Canadians, your neigh- bours. This month when you make a gen- erous contribution to the Canadian Red Cross you are assured that you are not alone. Working with you, and for you, are millions of Canadians, your neigh- bours. ' It takes money and it takes people in carry on the extensive work of the Canadian Red Cross Society. People of all ages, from all walks of life, are hap- py and Willing to serve as Red Cross vol- unteers. ,Their interest and willingness to serve others must be supported this year by $6,350,913. That is the amount of money required by the Canadian Red Cross Society to meet its obligation in Canada and abroad in 1960. There is something unique about the Red Cross. Because of its wide- spread volunteer assistance your money goes farther in the provision of help. hope and understanding. The Red Cross is always on the job servmg across the street, across the nation and across the world. Through your dollars you are there whenever and wherever the Red Cross serves. The work of the Red Cross is not directed towards any single group in Canadian life. nor towards any one economic level. The responsibilities of the Red Cross are the responsibilities of the Canadian People. All may serve. All may be served. You help yourself and you help others when you help the Red Cross. library Week Coming Soon In many ways Education Week could be called the Festival of the school year; for it is a time of artistic showâ€" manship.‘ It is a time for honest pride in one’s child‘s accomplishments â€" comprised as the Festival is of delight- fullyartistic and educational displays, For days, weeks and in some cases months, before the Big Week, plans are carefully thought out by teachers and pupils, down to the last detail; so that each grade room has a “theme”. This theme also has a pattern, and between the theme and the pattern must run a thread (the thread is w0\'en from the interest the teacher imbues in the child). This ‘thread’ is that which atâ€" tracts and stays the beholder â€" the parent. - Did you ever stop to realize what goes on behind the scene in preparation for Education Week â€" which is in pro- cess of being held now in our public schools? FACTS and FAITH FOR The Old Country A weekly Comment On Christian Life And Action â€" By Calvin H. Chlmberl ~â€" Overseas Travel Service 8. G. Gurney. Agent THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hm, Ontario, Thursday. March 10, 1960 lubseriph'on Rate $3.50 per year; ’00 United States $4.50; 10¢: single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulation: Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association J. E. SMITH, Editor and Publisher Richmond Hill TU. 4â€"21.51 BRADFORD PR. 5-3464 This Is Education with you MONA ROBERTSON. Associate Editor “Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa‘ Red Cross Month An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 face squarely the issues set be- fore us in Romans, and come to grips with the logic of Paul's reasoning. we will find our faith takingr on vitality it never knew before. There can be no virile Christian faith without a proper grasp of this all important epis- tle. What does it team? In this book we shall find three themes workedkout in a masterly fashion. First: man stands in need of salvation or reconciliation to God. Second: man can be reconciled to God by faith in the atoning work of Christ. Third: man can live in fellowshipâ€"width 635 £33 his fellows as he yields to the power of the Holy Spirit. In the first place‘ man stands in need of salvation. because his sin has separated him from God. In chapters 1-3, Paul proves that the entire human race is sur- rounded by insurrmounmhe bar- riers which pronibit knowledge of and fellowship with God. They are the universal guilt of man, the sinful inclinations of our fal- len humanity. the inability of man to save himself by any clev- er reasoning. or religious tech- nique. Man is in a hopeless state before God. The good news of the Gospel, however, is that. God has taken the initiative. He has moved into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. His Son. and has shatter- ed this wall which keeps man from fellowship with Him. In the perfect humanity of Jesus. God was at work accomplishing for its salvation. A man may receive deliverance from his sin, by trus- ting in the work which Christ has done on his behalf. In His life. Christ identified himself with our sin. By His death on the Cross. He paid the penalty for it and carried it away. The key verse to this whole back. one which delivered Martin Lu- ther from the mrruprim of 'h: Gospel by the Medieval Churdx is ‘fl‘he just man sham live h! If you haven'1 already visited your child’s school -â€" plan to do so today or tomorrow. Make Education your business too; And, in commemorating Education Week we must think, not only of the pupils and teachers, but We must go beyond â€" to the principals and those who oversee the running of our public schools â€"â€" and beyond them again to the dedicated men and women who comâ€" prise our public school boards, and who set not only the pace of educationland its needs \but the rising standards of educational facilities which our child- ren enjoy. is a freedom of which we are justifiably proud and possessive; and yet the free‘ dom to pursue knowledge, or simply en- tertainment for that matter, is ineffec- tual if not exercised. Unless a value is exploited it soon falls into obscurity and ceases to have meaning. Books are one area of absolute freedom; rather than being vehicles for deceptive escapism they are releases to a broader world of. understanding. They are willing tools for building personal freedom; they are a source of reassurance, in their stab- ility, when nothing seems sure. They are something of which the supply should never exceed the demand. carefully and lovingly done by our children under the skilled direction of their teachers. It is a Festival derived for us. the parents, so that we‘ may in a short hour or two discern for ourselves just what Education means in the life of our youngsters. faith." It is not what man can do to win salvation, but what God has done for him. Man can do nothing to release himself from the iron shackles which bind his human nature in gin, But, God,_th1'ough His Sun, has brok- HOWever. the Christian finds. that although he is restored to fellowship with God through Christ. he still has a big battle to fight with himself. He discovers that there are two natures in him both of them at war with each other. The one is his old nature and the other is his new nature which God has given him. Thus the Christian life is one ’of battle with the forces of the old life which seeks to render us ineffective and powerless. Vic- tory over our old nature is ac- complished. not by our own ef- forts alone,. but by the work of the Holy Spirit. It is the ministry of the Spirit lo‘give to us the power of love. It is God‘s love in us which overcomes the forces of evil and darkness. Love. di- vine love. is the most powerful and dynamic thing in the world. St. Augustine once said. “Love God and do as you please.” He simply meant. that when our hearts are devoted to God in self Isurrender, in joyful recognition got all His goodness. we will do only those things which please Him. We all know how far short we fall in loving God this way. And yet. through priyer Bible reading worship. fellowship, ser- vice our love for God is stimulat- ed. The more our love for God grows and deepens, the more we will have power over the as- saults of our lower nature. which constantly seeks to bring us back into captivity. The faith which yields daily to the strong love of God in Christ. is the faith which is never crushed beyond recovery; Even in defeat the Christian knows that nothing can separate him from the love of God. which is in Cl‘l‘lSI Jesus. Cheered by this fact. he rises up again to face life not as a defeat- ed soldier. but only as one who nas suffered temporary set back. The Christian lives not in the shadow of his defeats. but In the light of God‘s Victnrv in Christ. en the chains which bind, and has made it possible for men to enter into freedom through the power of Christ. This truth is em- phasized again in Romans 5:1 where Paul says, "Therefore be- ing justified by faith. we have peace with God. through our Lord Jesus Christ. Week A “wet' vote on March the 19th will benefit the Township in many ways. There ‘will be addi- tional employment opportunities for local people. new tax and licence revenue and in addition more tourist trade will be attrac- ted. Local residents will be able to entertain their friends with- out travelling to the Meropolitan area to do so. or without trans- porting liquor in their cars, to be consumed at unlicenced premises from “under the table.” as is a common occurence at the present time. Oh yes a “wet” vote will even curtail the minor offences that the “dry” situation encourâ€" ages. Are the opponen‘ls of liquor afraid that Canadians cannot be trusted with it? Personally I think that: Canada “came of age" a1ong time ago. lo the polls to decide whether the Township is to become "wet" or to remain dry. Having all the benefits of a democracy behind them they have the freedom of choice as their beliefs determine. Canada is being regarded by the rest of the world as a grown no country and a near-major power but it is one of the only countries in the world that is so backward in its liquor laws. In other countries where there are no such silly restrictions. drunkenness and alcoholism are far less rife than they are in Canada. But what benefits will the Township accrue by a dry vote? Certainly a few people will get some sort of satisfaction in knowing that they are still living in the past but the majority will continue to grumble about anti- quated liquor laws. Possibly the only people to benefit will be the bootleggers, but in any case drinking will still continue re- gardless of the vote. So on March the 19th let all eligible voters go to the polls and vote for their true beliefs but before the “dries” put their crosses on their ballot papers, let them consider what they are really voting for. If they stop to think about it. they are vot- ing for continued lawbreaking continued bootlegging. continued drunkenness and continued by- pocrisy in theiij attempt to re- tain a Puritan society in a mod- em and progressive civilization. Yours truly. Philip A. Barnes Dear Mr. Editor: On the 19th of March the peo- plr of Vaughan Township will go Inasmuch as the bropogal' 'of the Vaughan Township Council to introduce cock-tail bars, dining lounges, and liquor stores for the sale of ‘beer and spirits into the Township affects the life, health and happiness, not only of resi- dents of the Township, but of those also of a wide area adjac- ent, one cannot but feel that it is a matter which calls for the most careful consideration by those of us who will be called to cast our ballots for or against the measure on March 19th. The question as to whether one drinks or does not drink does not. or should not, enter the pic- ture. The vast majority of pen- ple would whole-heartedly cqnâ€" cede the right of the individual to decide that for himself. But th- matter which we are to de- cide on the 19th instant goes deeper than that, and will un- doubtedly affect the welfare of everyone in the district. The papers recently reported that the Provincial Government “r ncerned with increasing li- quor sales. had established what- amounts to a new department on alcoholism," and stated that the Alcoholic Research Foundation estimated there were 80,000 al- coholics in Ontario. A Vaughan Liquor V06: Dear Mr. Editor: For a number of years our courts and law-enforcement of- ficers have professed themSelvqs appalled by the tremendous in- zzase in traffic accidents due to drunken driving, and have stated that a very high percentage of crime by juvenile and other of- fenders Was committed under the influence of alcohol. If this is so, how\ can we view with complac- ency the provision of new outle;s in an area in which there are large concentrations of young people: and, incidentally, as vot- ers, when those young people happen to be ours. Parents, and these who have responsibility for their training and direction cannot be indifferent to the pros- pect of increased temptation be- ing placed in their way at their impressionable age. 0n the matter. of drunken dri- ving. we are told by the Law. “If you drink, don't drive,” and vice-versa. How. we may ask, are those who expect to patronize the cocktail bars and dining lounges going to be transported if they may not both drink and drive. Yonge Street is dangerous en- ough surely. 'as it is. For pedes- 1 2m: forced to venture along it, it is little short of a deathtrap. Can it be said that this situation will not be aggravated by the passing of the proposed measure? One's own view is that. with the best will in the world, and. on. thinks. quite understanding the point of view of the many people who drink moderately. this present proposal is one in which they may be asked quite fairly to consider all the implica- tions from the point of View of the public welfare and. if I may say so. in light of the above. Af- ter allV there are existing facil- ities within a very short distance. Does the situation. as we now have it, impose any great hard- ship? “Dear Mr. Editor ” Readers Discuss Vaughan Liquor ' Vote FAVORS WET VOTE Yours very truly. D. C. H. Michell St. John's Oak Ridges, 0119.. 216 Alverna Rd Richmond Hill There is so much to Lei] our young people â€" the story of al- cohol and its damaging effects on our bodies -â€" and to repeat that it is not Christian to partake of anything harmful to our bodies as "temples of the Holy Spirit.” I didn‘t want to pass up this opportunity of extending to the voters of Vaughan Township. the seriousness of the forthcoming liquor vote on March 19th. The casual social drinkcrs of today are pictured as occupying the spawning ground of to-mm- row’s alcoholics. “Plain ignorance of the facts" today, it is pointed, out, will lead up to many of the social and personal tragedies of to-morrow. The seriousness of the liquor problem cannot be overâ€"estimated, when we realize that in our own fair Province 3‘.- coholism has doubled since 1946. One out of 17 starting'to drink will become an alcoholic. There is so much to tell our vmmE people â€"~ the story of alâ€" an w...,..-- __ ,, , V A No one questions the right of the voters to an expression of opinion. though some may not; appreciate outsiders. so to speak. coming intq our Christian can'- Lu... Mn“, munity of Vaughan Township and demanding a liquor vote at this time, which provokes the question of whether those re~ sponsible are really selfishly con- cerned about their business and not the welfare of our com-mun- ity. Urges Vaughan Vote No Dear Editor Just recently. Attorney-Gener- al Roberts declared “that 50 per cent of 4,106 persons serving time in Provincial jails are there because of liquor offences. On- tario civil juries spend 90% of their trial time hearing motor ve- hicle action cases." Of such cases coming before at least one mag- istrate. 90% were said by him to be associated with the use of a1- cohol. Alcohol is involved in ap- proximately 45% of the fatal traffic accidents in Ontario. The dollar spent on liquor cannot Early in January this column told you about the New Castle reading experiment being carried on in several classrooms in the Richmond Hill public schools. It Superintendent McIntyre be- lieves as there is a variation in the reading level of a class of thirty or more children, the group plan of reading can be more successful than the older, more conventional, methods. He drew the attention of the board to the fact in the first grade class the age differences could span practically a whole year. A child who is six on January lst enters elementary school the same September as the child who is not six until December 3lst of that same yearl concerned learning to new with the use of film strips. Now fur- ther experiments are being con- ducted in the local classrooms with somewhat different ap- proaches in the use of visual aids. Opaque Projector Last month Superintendent Gordon McIntyre, Principal Rose and Principal Gooding visited the Davenport Road Public School in Toronto to see a demonstra- tion of an opaque projector in a Grade One clayuoom. The advantages of the “group” technique of teaching, and of the use of the regular text-books are considered great enough to war- rent purchasing an opaque pro- jector here. Superintendent Mc- Intyre told the local public school board. He recommended that a temporary “studio” ap- proximately 10'x121x18’ be set up in a Grade one classroom at the Crosby Heights school. This was approved at a recent board meeting. me] In this experiment the same techniques are used as are used in the New Castle Filmstrip ex- periment with two variations. In- stead of using drapes on the win- dows. a small “studio’ is set up at the back of the classroom where groups of children may be taught; and instead of using filmstrips. the actual pages of the textbook used by the pupils are il’ griea in the upaque pmnector. Into the small studio, con- structed of plywood. a number of pupils of similar rating. are tak- en for a lesson which is taught with the assistance of the pro- jector. Any text-book chosen by the teacher can be used simply by inserting its pages in the pro- jector. The “Cineducator” Superintendent McIntyre told Specializing in Purebred Cattle, Farm Stock, Furniture and Implements We personafly handle all sale bills and advertising. Phone Gormley 5311 Gormley, Ont. l ALVIN S. FARMER â€" Qpea/zing [Jeréonal/[y ~â€" FILMSTRIPS INSTEAD OF; TEXTBOOKS (By Jane Fort Manning) Licensed A uctioneer for YORK AND ONTARIO COUNTIES 36 YEARS EXPERIENCE McIntyre be- a variation in of a class of children. the It is really true that these ad- ditional oufiels are a necessity for the progress of our town- ship. Surely the phenomenal growth of Vaughan in the past proves that you can have pros- perity and still retain the fine. family-life atmosphere which in- deed has been one of the factors contributing to its appeal. Those who wish to keep it that way have also a right. even an obligation to say “NO -X" on all questions on March 19th. Mrs. George Wardlaw, Elders Mills be spent on hardware or sities. There can be little doubt that to provide legal beverfige outlets ianaughan â€" government stores. cocktail lounges and dining lounâ€" ges. will be of considerable econ- omic advantage to the township. However. I do not think the issue will be decidedron this alone. Dear Mr. Editor: 11 is customary to refer to those who hold opposite views on the liquor question as “wets” and "drys". Today. these terms have little meaning and they tend to confuse the issue in a local op- tion vote sm-h as is scheduled for March 19th, in Vaughan Town- ship. Trustee Joseph Rabinowitch sounded a note of caution when he said he hoped that the use of the films wouldn‘t cut down the reading of books by the pupils. Much more important. particu- larly to those Iof us ivho have growing families. are the moral and social considerations. I refer particularly to the pres- ent open and widespread disre- gard for the local option by-law. The hypocritical attitudes engen; dered by this condition cannot help but be communicated to our youngsters. In my opinion this is an unhealthy and even dan- gerous situation. Illegal sales of alcoholic bever- ages and illegal practices current at the present time are not sub- ject to supervision. An illegal op- erator cares little whether his cus- tomer is over 21 or not On the other hand, in municipalities where the sale of these bever- ages is licensed. superx/ision is maintained under rigid regula- tions that provide severe penal- ties for infractions. The price of this equipment is quoted at $995.00. Though at present to hold down costs even the puplic address system has been cut from the estimates for the Pleasantville Public School (a public address system is ~on- sidered fine. but not esseniial equipment in an eight ,room school) Trustee Harold Sandor- son feels the “Cineducator” should be considered in the fu~ ture for the Pleasantville school and Pleasantville’s principal. Mr. Rose, is said to be quite enthus- iastic about it. At present Principal Gooding of Crosby Heights Schoo! is go- ing to experiment with the pro- jector already in his school to see if a similar result can’ be obtained. Board approwl has been given to purchase one additiona’ lens for this projector at Crosby School at a cost of‘$82.50. An adâ€" ditional $15.00 will be used to purchase materials to set up a plastic screen. If the experiment of Mr. Good- ing’s should prove successful. the device could be provided for all the sound projectors. Tris would result in an even wider use of classroom films in the local schools, said Superintendent Mc- Intyre. â€"o Editor the board that with the growing use of classroom television it is apparent that a much smaller picture may be used than was formerly considered advisable. This I believe is the issue to be decided on March 19th, I. for one, will vote for a law that can be enforced and will be respect- ed and observed. Note: Having selected the above letters of varying viewers from many received, no further letters will be published referring to the Vaughan liquor vote. 0n the same day as he. Mr; Rose and Mr. Gooding viewed the opaque projector they visited a company in Toronto to see a demonstration of a “Cindeduca- tor.” This equipment consists of a 16mm sound projector; two lenses ,one for regular projector and one of shn--:‘. focal Lugth: a small mirror; and a translucent plastic screen. With the short focus lens in position the pro- jected images are reflected from the small mirror to the plastic screen which is placed at right angles to the direction of pro- jection. and at approximately three feet from the lens. A clear picture 24" x 3-3" is ob- tained which can be viewed in the classroom in daylight without the use of drapes on the win- dows. VAUGHAN LOCAL OPTION VOTE Richvalc. Ontario March 7, 1960 Yours very truly. 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