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In writing to He sends his fellow disciple. Titus, and In urging them tells them of two other church members back from the Corinthians the Macedonians. who. despite ox- acedon ‘nth. so thev may sows sparing‘!

M is on . . tiniah the collection which was begun there the Previous year for Jerusa- lem.-—II Corinthians tlzltl-24.

1.-ems poverty. have pressed gifts on him for the poor Christians of Jeru- salem.-II Corinthians 8:1-5.

ingly. and the tif w at II Corinthians

MIJMORY VERSE:——“Thercfore. Is yo abound in every thing. in faith, and utterance, and knowledge. and in all dillgencsa. and in

your love to us. see that ye abound in this grace also.”-ll Corinth inns 8:7.

“God loveth a cheerful giver," he tells them. “And God is able to make all

to give, Paul reminds that this person ‘who a s

Po‘lYIll)ll1 who .’.‘.’.'.".’ trace Abound wward you-" umvidins so .. bounwuny._ enough so they might do His works.

9:6. - -II Corinthians 9:7-15.

Pope John Seen As Great Leader

ll‘ BY CARDINAL MCGUIGAN | nize as the rallying point for the I l

many different aspects. A great‘ artist. for instance. is consider-y is involved in the approach ed great only for his applied ile-‘ unity as envisioned by I‘ o p ei

sees fail to ace.

"'0 t‘ill’3<'ii.\’ to see today Vi’ll8t] ready had a powerful psycholo-l the world will need tomorrow.

ersd only for summoning ‘ qualifies faithful did not clamor for , council. Pope John called for it‘. I tlIIlG Wlldll no one else ini ready achieved what ~ 0

A Catholic world was so taken by it has started to tear down the-i_ surprise many asked: Why an walls

The greatness of a man ll is at Church. , Psychology as well as dogmal to‘.

ius. A great leader is one who, John. By its emphasis on a rap-:» What his contemporaries,prochment of Catholics withi C105!-‘ill Connected’ non-Catholic Christians. the Se-‘ “ii thlfi is the lift Of ViSl0i1—- cond Vatican Council has al-'

‘gical impact on both sides. ~ It‘ Pope John XXIII is collild-t It has given Catholics s broad.l

the! ecumenical outlook and has in The: spiced them to make concretel a1 the ways and means to unity. In effect. the Council has al- msny ape-I it. clalists in the field of Christian’ lid Whfih he lhhouhced it. the unity have long dreamed about‘

for greatness.

Church thought about

for centuries isolat-.

the Guardian, Charlottetown, Sat., Nov. 80, 1 - _

St. Paul's Anglican Church? ,7

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Established 1709 by Royal Foundatlu The Rev. Louis Elias. l..S.T., Rcctu organist and Choir Director: 000130 A. Thompson. F.R.C.0.. (CHM) A.R.C.hl. First Sunday In Advent

8:30 a.m.--HOLY COMMUNION

9:45 a_m.—Sunday School, Junior, Senior and Bible Claus 11:00 s.m.--Sunday School, Primary and Beginners -

11:00 a.m.—Crib Nursery 11:00 a.m.—~Holy Communion Anthem: “Author of Life l;ivme—En‘c ’I'-himan. 6:30 p.m,-Hymn Singing 7:(ll p.m.—Evcnin.g Prayetz‘ and Sermon. Subject: “CHRISTI.-\NS. WAKE-UP"

Attend Church this Sunday.

CHURCH GOING FAMILIES ARE HAPPIER FAMILIES."

Th around which this lesson is has- ed is the collection taken up by the apostle Paul for the mem-

Efiiiicu IN Ni:-so

Christians Suiiered Ostracism

(Editor's note: The follow- [hers of the Chrlstlltl church in lng material relating to to- ' Jerusalem. Reference is ms morrow's Sunday school les- to this collection in I Corinthians 16. Romans 15:25-33. an Acts 24: 17. Indirect reference is also made to the needs of this church in Acts 4:32-37. w to we see how the Jerusalem members banded together for their mutual aid. attempting a form of com- munal living.

Why was it that the church in Jerusalem, out of all the newly founded Christian churches

in the us. and is used by per- mission.) ‘ By N. SPEED JONES immediate situation

in various c i t i e s. was the one church which seemed to be so desperately needy?

As Philip Hughes points out in his recently published “Com- mentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians,“ the Chris- tian church in Jerusalem was situated in the stronghold of Judaism. It was surrounded by "Jewish fervour and exclusiv- fsm." which must have made the Christian converts the vic-

tracism. ecclesiastical excom- munlcation. and national disin- heritanca."

In addition to his immediate motivation for the relief of these people. Paul uses the situ- ation to preach other spiritual truths to the Corinthians. These two chapters constitute the long- est section in the Bible on the subject of giving.

Paul begins his pics by hold- ing up the example of the chur- ches immediately to the north of Corinth. in Macedonia; the only ones we know of there were in Philippl. Thessalonica and Be- rea. Paul was in this area at this me.

It was apparently an excep- tlonally poor area. for (sea

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tlms of "social and economic os-

Corinthians 8:3, 4) Paul seem-

II came

lngly had not even asked th e members there to contribute,

I’ time? A

similar reaction followed

rather. they hfllled him t0 11- the declaration that the Council

10W them it’ d°“'t°- was intended to bring a b o ut When Paul discovered this, he; Christian unity. Those who were sent Titus back to Corinth. to; familiar with the many compli- finish the collection there. whichi coted problems of reunion fear- had been begun the prev i nu at ed such a move might be pre- year. but never completed (8*“(i.i mature. 16-24, 9:1-5). With him went two‘ THE POINT hers. When it was clarified that pur- The ma" profound mm M this] pose of the Council was rather lesson is touche in 8:9, w h erei tf’ p"°l’_‘“'° the WW l0’ Chris‘ Paul implies the pre-existence} "an ‘."my' ""‘“5' ‘"11 raised me of Christ. He does not elaborate. q"°5"°“ as t° why. ‘ C°““°" on truth‘ enher “ere H W85 t0 DC held It lllll time. elsewhere. but presumes its ac-i The answer came {mm P0” ceptance. As Hughes Says. Jiphn himself, who explained “Thus Jesus Christ is the ,‘)f“{,a,‘,l;°an Council ,1 was to ‘bring the Church up to date. was Pope John XXIII who 0 saw the need for reform i as a whole and took definite ac-

who became flesh. the Lord who -12“ r our sakes impover i s h e d

that Ecumenical Council at this. ed the Catholic Church from he:

fundamental purpose

other Christian Churches. 1 THE EXAMPLE

With non-Catholic observers! present at the Ecumenical-Coum ‘ cil for the first time in the: history of the Church. the Sec-l ond Vatican Council has be-

ple of the meeting of Catholics ; with non-Cathollcs. j

John XXIII m’ ht well be‘. called the Pope of Unity. It was. not merely that he often spoke ‘ about the need for Christian unity. but that he did some- thing concrete about it.

He himself gave the example by receiving in private audien- ces representatives of separate Christian groups, from the Ang- lican Archbishop of Canterbury to the humblest of Protestant ministers. The hide-bound tra-

come both a symbol and exam- i‘

THE CHURCH FOR All... All. FOR THE CHURCH

The Church is the Ire-atcst factor on agrth for the building of chame- ter and good citizenship. It isra store- house of spiritual values. Vi ithout a strong Church, neithcr democracy not civilisation can survive. There are four sound reasons why every

while to achieve a goal on the second try. men and women who would strive, despite their life’s moral and spiritual challenge.

Someone has called Christianity the religion 0

which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regu-

’ h b G d ' I My and ma your Bible daily. man, inspired and strengt ened y o , can 1ea

give religion another try.

All is not lost with one failure. As any bowler knows, it's worth-

The Church was not founded for people who are perfect. It is for

after all, placed greatest emphasis on God's forgiving love. And He urged men to grasp present opportunities despite past failures.

Earnest. Christians today are still discovering in thrilling ways what

And some of those whose lives have been enriched with faith and courage once wondered —- as perhaps you are wondering — whether to

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Himself." rich. became poor so that we might be rich.

Christ, having been‘ ito

erous? How. too. \vlien we re- member tha law of sowing a reaping (9:6l. and that that ministereth seed to sower both ministers bread to your food. and multiplies your seed sown. and increases the- fruits of your righteousness." (9.10).

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TORONTO (CPI — Fred II. jwoodlng. supervisor of ll )1‘ gmatiou for the Anglican Church, :of Canada. will lcave.for the! :Far East early next ycar to

-or :”f-'l:_-_-, one.

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‘for the diocese of Hong Kong. ll‘

l public relations’ lm rs.

Since 1949 the diocese hasj

. from parent

, ;Chung I-Iua Slicng Kung Hull

' ‘(Holy Catholic Church of Can-i

. adal and now is under jurisdic-

tion of the Archbishop of Can-

lerbury. The diocese includes;

the nearby Portuguese colony of Macao

communion-wide concept of mu-

pendence. The congress calledi upon the 18 churches of the An- t iglican Communion to make at iradical reappraisal of the! work and urged development

municuition. .

tor of public relations for the Anglican Congress in Toronto last August. has first - hand knowledge of conditions in Hong

‘ tion to do

With such an example before‘, he “one saw what his cm,¢9n,. “Sv MW Cm W313” l“ b‘‘ i1°"'§poraries in the Church did not‘ ‘see, but which now they recog- succeeding generations.

Churches Make Eiiori

|Esiab|isl1ing P

,in the concentration camps of. ithe Second World War." ‘

‘their hands of the Romans. but in ' -ovens of the Christian world."i

lestabllsh rn information ofiice‘l‘°“’ they mlgl" have (“ed l“

M the R V of a television drama sponsored \\'hi(:h belong 10 Oiii‘ C0i‘P0!‘Bl¢

i, . ' ' ;some time ago by the U

‘Roland 0' Han‘ E'Sh0p.°f Hon‘: ltional Council of Roman L‘ath- 0!‘ Commllmty. tolic Men. ’

ing Orthodoxy and Roman Catholi- ycism-to g note that has at times errone- ously been presented nam Jews for opposition to Christ and 1 This objective was behind the -recent introduction of a docu- ment

The trip results from the chal- . . _ . m wlioman Catholic council of , lenge of the recent Anglican °::l':E;E.s m,.d§:me'b0:1'(,:l.nz “,-it: ' Trent rc—emphasized that Christ . Congress to establish new =° ‘ p died for “vices and crimes , , .

Judaism, and emphasizing that tual responsibility "nd interde-ldg: r°Sl’°"s'b'my for Chm” of kind.

There is nothing new about’

' I is c olflrchristian theology. and always every possible channel of com-‘has h9°“- _

_ Roman Catholicism simply is'churcl1-and-state M,-_ wonding, who was dimc. ‘,trying to correct false lmplica- 300 AD set tions about the matter. Othcrmhain of persecutions of Jews,’

ditional practice that Catholic churchmen were to shun non- Catholic leaders was Ihntt-red

The total significance of the move can be measured only by

something about it. up to this: Pope John were-d above his time because

Erase lwisted Note

A Religion Writer if Jesus had lived in the mod- n age. he “might have died

ichurches ha\'e been taking sim- ilar steps.

At the 1961 assembly of the World Council of Churches, rep- : resentatives of most major‘ His apostles “would have met, Pmtestam, Anglican and om“). m81‘tYi‘d0m. h0i at the dox churches made a simiiar the declaration:

“in Christian teaching the his- , toric events which led to (lie. about crucifixion should not be so pt'e- , sentcd as to fasten upon thet e present century were part Jewish people responsibilities

They were Jews. The lines speculating

_s_ Na. humanity. and not to one race -

“Jews were the first to accept ‘Jesus. and Jews are not the only ones who do not yet recog- :lIlZ€ him." is for the crucifixion itself. in its historical setting. it ae- in theiually was carried out by Ro-E e of Christianity-—blaming ’ ma" ""’“"5- °" °"“‘" "‘ ‘ “°' 5 ‘man occupation governor, abet-i ted by a collaborstionist party, i

It reflects is major effort go- on today—in Protestantism.

d of a twisted

for his death.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

Charlottetown. P. E. I.

Ministers: Rev. J. G E. Ball, B.A. G. G. Wyrwas. B.A.. B.D. Clayton C. "’~‘

_ REV. Lewis p Organist & Director of Choirs: Royston F. Muglord. A.R.C.0,

TRINITY CHURCH SCHOOL 9:!) a.m.—Senior, Intermediate and Junior Church School 11:00 a.m.-—Primaiy, Kindergarten and Nursery 11:00 a.m.—"TWO ROOMS"--Rev. J. G. E. Ball

Ant em: "Hark:-n Unto Me"

7:tI) p..m.—“THE MESSIANIC HOPE tllcv. C. C. Lewis)

"A WELCOME AWAITS you AT TR11\‘I'1‘Y AND SPRING PARK"

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SPRING PARK UNITED CHURCH

(Cor. Klrkwood Drive and Dunkirk Street) CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30 a.m.—Primany, Junior and Intermediate Church School

11:00 a.m.—Nursery in Sunday School Room

11:00 a.m.—COMMI’l"i‘El)?"—-Rev. C. C. Lewis r. Choir: “Blessed Assurance"

Organist: Mrs. Ron H. Atkinson

Z’ P b t ' Ch h Corner Prince and Gralton Streets - The Rev. Donald A. Campbell. B.A., Minister Miss Roberta Shaw, Deaconess Mrs. Madelyn Macl\'innon, I..l\lus., B.Mus. 0 and Choir Director 9:45 a.m.—Sunday School-Classes 10:00 a.m.-—Bible Class 11 11:00 a.m.—DlVINE WORSHIP Sermon: THE RISING STAR Anthem: Jesus My Strcugth .\ly Hope ——.I. C. arks Soloists: Wilma Macl)onald and Phyllis Mat-Millsn 7:00 p.m.—DiVINE WORSHIP Sermon: IS 'l‘IiF)RFI N0 BAl.?\l IN C-ILEADT Miss Roberta S-haw, Dcacuncss Anthem: Hail. Giacidcning Lii_.;ht—G. Shaw A CORI)lAL WELCOMI-J Ti.» ALI.

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Major Ronald H. Wallrerf ~

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the Sadducecs. which ultimately was repudiated by Judaism. .

at the second Vatican, Back in the 16th century, the

-perpetrated from the beginning; the world to the present day , and which will be committed; to the end of time. . . . In is ’ guilt are involved all who fall‘ Standard : frequently into sin." = Despite the basic doctrine. , 0 we v e r, combinations of | arising after: t a long, dismal;

h falls upon sinful man-

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.which went on sporadically for ;1,500 years. erupting again in latter-day Nazism. ‘

OLDEST IN N.A.

Kong. He accompanied the Ca- failllhilgzysdggiiéfiigllksrgflg:N . 3h°1'li°°mlnU3» in meet §',T,',',‘..§','d" r_l m a,~it(,e'o,lm;5t. ingl Roman Catholic university‘ Scr"('.Jt:rr;‘ '$:::tF§g::"fl"z to Japan and Hong Kong a year in North America. ‘ 00 . ‘ - agm , clstllon 1 another chance. Jesus, Hos-ml, mvma, at M' '0 Some 270 youth h-on-tel: In THE BIBLE HOUSE England and Wales ofter ac- 179 Ken. mud I t H connnodtations _1:‘l;lglI;‘E”l fr 0 m OWL EA-1-0Nv_q casososviaez. ______ iy accomplish. 5 A Ome fl-T‘-— «--

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_ d for all the amenltie and com-

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st DONALD A. MIPPIIERSON white aeltlcmcnt beside the In-

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(Chas. F. Downe. P7013-l 2-I273 79 Grafton St. 894-5557

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Rusco Windows and Doors

Custom Woodworkers 1 Plywood

couver Island. He says he is satisfied to continue cutting his: own wood, pumping water from; his well. mending his own: clothes and canning lood 101' the winter months.

He doesn't mind the fact that the village is accessible only by

Glllllilill STAILISIIMEIITS r. J. csmrnnu.

133 Upper Queen St-

First Baptist Church I

Corner of Prince and Fitzroy Streets Rev. Malcolm F. Harlow. B.A.. R.I).. Minister Mrs. V. l.. Dingwell. Organist and Choir Director 9:45 a.m.—Su-ndaiy School 11:00 a.m.——"BEI“ORE WINTER SETS IN" Chorale: "Jesus The Crucitied" (Stainer) Ordinance of the Lord's Supper

1:00 p.m.—-“THE WOMAN wuo HAS NO NAME"

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Anthem: “O Come. 0 Come Emmamue

Charlottetown Bible Chapel

235 Cumberland St. at Longsvortlu Ava.

11:00 a.m.—~"S'I‘UDll-‘.S IN GEN":-:_s.is“‘ 7:30 p.m.—“THF sncoun commc. or CHRIST"

Speaker: JAMES ifsrsnn. s.s.. M.'l‘t-.

L{)N|)()N <APu.—Queen Eliza- beth began her Christmas shop- ping Thursday with I (MW

Drive

from But-kinghtnn Pnluce to I big London department store. She made more than I d0l¢||

CALVARY TEMPLE

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Upper Prince Street Rev. C. K. Benn. Pastor "‘_v’ 9:15 a.m.-—Fellowship Hour. Summers-idc Radio '1 9:45 s.m.—-Sunday School, Missionary Day 11:00 a.m.—Morning Praise. Communion 7:30 p.m-Evangelistic Rally, Missionary Day ATTEND CHARLOT'I'ETOWN‘S FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

The Kirk hiss“, Jnines

The Reverend T. H. B. Somer .A., S.'I‘.M.. Minister Organlst and Director of the Choirs Christopher Gledhiil, M.A., B.Mus. 9:45 a.m.—Church School 1l:(l0 a_m.—Cburchtimo Nursery and Nursery School 11:00 a.m.—TI-IE SACRAMENT OF I-I()I.\' COMNIUNION Anthem:

7:oo p.m.~—THE SERVICE or 'l‘llANl\'SGlVl.\'G AND./-' SEMINAR: “'

“LOVE DOES NOT INSIST UPON ITS

LOVE NEVER FLIES INTO A TE.\lP R. LOVE DOES NOT STORE U1‘ THE MEMORY OF WRONGS:"

“LAMB OF GOD THAT TAI\'I".S'l‘ A\\':\Y 'l"l‘l“. SINS OF THE WORLD, HAVE MERCY UPON US"

o 0 l I Central Clirislhtn tliurcli 819 Kent Street Charlottetown, P.E.l. Morning 10:00 a.m.—-Bible School for the whole family 11:00 a.m.—l.ord's Suppcr and .\lornim: \lf‘.\~’il_-J63 "ADDICTED on m~:sTRit"ri-:n"" Antherm: “For the Bcauly of the liarlh" (Koch:-r-l)n\‘is. with dc.~t~antt I'I\'I-I.\'I.\'(i 7:00 p nl.—l<‘.\'cniiiu l‘)\‘aii_ucli.~lic Scrv *- Mcssagc: “(SOD Sl‘i\lfF.l) "The Lord is My Shcphcrrl" ‘ll(‘lll‘_\' Smarti Girls Quartctte Minister--Mr. William‘ 0. “cute Organist—-Mrs. Allison !\IacRac. A.R.(‘..\I YOU ARE WELCOME TO WOll.H‘lliP WITH US

St. Petehrsd Cathedral

oc Square

Anglican Church of Canada The Ven. Archdeacon J. R. Davies. M.A_. Rector The Reverend Canon E. M. Malone. M.A., D.D.

Honorary Assistant Priest

Miss Susanne Brenton. Llc. Mum. Organist Mrs. B. W. Patterson. Choir Director

Doc. I-The First Sunday in Advent

8:00 a.m.——Holy Eucharist

8:45 a.m.—Mattlns

0:45 a.in.—Sundsv school (11 am. Infants) 11:00 a.m.—-Choral Eucharist st sermon

'I:(X) p.m.—l'I\'cnmng and Sermon

Visitors are most welcome at all services.

PARK ROYAL UNITED CHURCH in Christie Drlvc. Parkdale Rev, J. H. Tye. n.s., n.n.. Minister Mr. Leslie Hiscott. Organist and Dlrcctor of (‘holrs

9:45 a.m.--Young Adult Bihlc .\'iu<i_\

9:45 a.m.~Senicr_ lnlcrmcdiatc. .llllllO|' Church School