12h Do eoemmocnecbnac UE TEI! CASTLEGAR NEWS U Publisher and eltoe Page Four — “Here let the press the people's | tighte maintain, unawed by influence jand unbribed by guia” Thursday, December 18, 1975 His Example” an Essay by Tom Anderson He was born in an obscure town, grew up in a liny village, worked in a carpenter shop, was an itinerant preacher. He slept in borrowed beds, He died on a borrowed cross, and He was buried in a borrowed tomb. He never made a business, professional, or “social” success. He never went to school, owned a house, held an office, had a family. He never travelled more than miles from the place where He was born. Yet, the world’s calendar is dated backward and forward from His birth. ‘The only thing’ He ever wrote was a sentence in the sand. Yet more books, songs, and poems have been written about Him than about all the other men who ever lived. And His teachings have influenced the world more than anyone else who ever lived, He {s the most masculine, and perfect today proclaim that there is no black nor white: that sin is imaginary, non-existent; that we are to be “moderate” and “tolerant” in all things, including evil. That Is idiocy. Anagnostic isa moderate. Moderation is no virtue when. one is moderately wrong or moderately sinful. Christ had this to say about these moderates—a religious type He de- nounced in extreme terms: “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot, I would thou were cold or hot. So because thou art neither ‘cold nor hot, 1 will spew thee out of my mouth.” The Bible is not tolcrant; it's “narrow: minded.” And so is the compass, the mulliplica- tion table, the boiling and freezing points of water, all nature, and the Kingdom of Heaven. TheGates of Hell, on the other hand, are broad: ded. Soul in history. He was so gentle that little children climbed on His knee, and so strong that powerful men ran from the temple when He assused them of making it a den of thieves, Officers sent to arrest him returned empty-handed, saying: “Never man spake like‘ this man.” The night before His execution, His Roman Captors took turns lashing His back with a whip made of leather straps weighted with’ pieces of metal. They knelt before Him in mock homage and then arose to spit in His face. About 8 a.m. they tock Him to Calvary, stripped off His clothing and set Him astride a wooden peg which jutted from the upright ‘pole of a cross. Then they nailed Him to that cross, between two thieves. Many victims of crucifixion became raving madmen before they expired, and often their tongues were cut out to stop their screams and curses. But as this silent, Victim looked down upon His jeering tormentors, He said: rather , forgive them for they know not what they Ciel challenged the slavery system and declared that man. is the creation of God and responsible to God. Christ preached the freedom and dignity of the individual and his God-given right tocome and go frecly, to enjoy the fruits of his own labour, to work for himself or to sell his labour for pay. He reminded us that the best way to reduce the exploitation of man‘by man is to embrace Christianity: Christianity, not handouts, is the hope of the world. Christ was no Socialist. He believed in the profit motive. He recognized that free men will have different talents, and abilities in varying degrees. Some, he said, would gain more with what they had, and these were rewarded with more. He even took away. the “talent” of the man who did Aothing, and gave it tothe man who had 10 “talents”; as a-lesson. He" those who d, and urged His pen’ to situational ethics. God, the able sin, and Jesus Christ are not. They are rigid: and) unchanging. Just as the Ten Commandments are forever the same, a true Christian has a standard beyond change. Hebrews 13:8 says: “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.” Loss of faith in God is our nation’s—and the wortd's—most serious problem. When men lose God, they turn to the State, When men lose God, they compromise, appease, lie, steal, and make war. The collectivists, anarchists, and atheists must destroy our faith in God to take aver the world. Unless we ean recapture our Christian spirit and re-establish our Christian values, we shall soon lose our freedom of choice respect to all of life's values. The time could be approaching when the question will not be whether America can’ be saved, but whether America is worth saving. Sodom and Gomorrah were nat! Only the moral deserve to be free. As here the spirit of the We cannat oppose evil by AND DONT FEED MIE NONE OF THAT: 10% GOVERNMENT GUIPELINE STUFF, BUSTER! . PAPER CARRIER” peed in Raspberry Area Phone castegiar News at 365-7266" or dfop in’ at 191 Columbia A Sugar and Spice by Bill Smile Family Reunion is Held “ AND cousins by the dozens: That line from ‘an old nursery rhyme or something seemed to be the: theme when the Thomson clan held a family reunion at the old homestead, on a beautiful day in October, ‘There was a lot of kissing and hugging (we're an emotional family)” I’ was bussed and squeezed by a lot of middle-aged ladies and made up for it by heartily bussing and squeezing a number of extremely | bus- sable and squeezeable nieces and daughters of nephews and various other attractive with evil. We cannot go forth inte all the world and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ if we deny Jesus Christ in the United. Nations, in our schools, and in our daily lives. We become part of what we condone. ‘A. G. Heinsohn, a courageous Christian and member of the Council of The John Birch Soci ry. was tald by a friend: “Once a nation is - sliding down the toboggan of degradation, as we are, it never stops till it hits bottom, Why do you struggle against the inovitabte?” Mr. Heinsohn replied: “Because ‘it's un- thinkable not to.” . There's no excuse for people who ask, “What can Ida?” and are afraid you'll ell them. ., When and if St, Peter meets us at the Gotden Gate, he won't ask what we agreed with, or what we'belonged ‘to: Heaven is not opeit to ” Catholics, Rotarians, or John followers to learn by their example. ‘And he knew that charity is not charity unless it is voluntary. In Luke 12:13-14, the Christ was talking toa large crowd when a man approached him, saying: "Master, speak to my brother that he share his inheritance with me.” ‘And Jesus replied: “Man, who is it that would make me a divider among men?” True Christian charity, He knew, comes from within, and cannot be imposed by authority. ‘And, Jesus Christ was not a “moderate.” He was, in fact, an “extremist.” The “modernists” Birchers—Heaven is oper only to individuals, It's not what we belong to, it’s what we are. It's not what we say, but what we do and don’t do. That's a very good thought to hold this , Christmas of 1973. (Tom Anderson, d widely respected Ameri- can journalist and lecturer, wrote the foregoing message for Christmas of 1968. His words are as applicable tothis Christmas as they were seven years ago.—Ed,) To all our readers, we wish a happy and holy Christmas, and a victorious New Year. e°9 PUBLIC NOTICE & District Hospital Board, Friday, Dec. 19, 1975. * City of. Castlegar, lumbia Ave., Castlegar, B.C. - City of Castlegar will accept letters of appli- cation or nomination from interested citizens to serve as City reprosentatives on the Castlegar A brief resume should accompany each’ sub- mission and be: received no? later than 5 p.m. Car Totalled After Collision With Lamp Post On Columbia Ave. ‘A 1966 model car was totalled last Thursday morning after it struck a lamp post on Columbia. Ave. near the Hi Arrow Arms. Driver Elaine Horeoff of Castlegar has been charged with driving without due care and attention, No injuries have been reported. ~ Glenmerry NEW AND USED FURNITURE 3191 Highway Drive PHONE 264-1822 Most. people’ have - been sucked in,’ at one time or another, to a family reunion. ghastly experl- ence, or a joyful one. » This one ‘fell into the‘ latter cate, the dead, only a great sense ig alive, and the ae ‘of knowing that all these people, of all shapes and ages, were blood kin, all spring {com the fertile lolns of one Walter Thomson, ian Trishman of Scottish extr: tomy away Back there in the vo Woh century.. > Waller was’ prolific, and -his sons were no slouches~ either. One of them, Moun- tain Jack Thomson, a some- time scourge of the Ottawa Valley during the great lumbering days, had about 10 children by his first site and when she died, marri “her alster, and» produced another large family. ‘Another, William, after whom I was named, sired 10 children, And there was the _ last of them, my uncte Ivan, 84, dancing around like a 30-year-old, welcoming all of us with something close to tears of joy in his eyes. He's as handsome ss always, slim as a boy, eyes sparkling, wit bubbling, striding about as though he'd never heard of arthritis. A man of many talents, a con- servationist who plants trees lovingly, a traveler whose next lelter, might be from New Zealand, an artist in working with wood, a deep, lover of nature and people, and a concerned and loving Patriarch of the It is my casual boast, and my brothers’ and sisters’ grudging concession, that I “takeafter him” IwishIdid. He remarried at 80 and hasa three-year-old grandson. Figurethat oneout, Noway can I match that, He showed methe room in the old brick homestead, a fine house on a steep bluff Keep Winter Driving Safe and Fun ittawa River, the bedroomsin which my grandmother bore the 10 children, No wonder she died ‘at an age when most modern women are just getting their second wind, or their second husband. He showed mea picture of his family at the dining table. Atthehead, my grandfather, ry ‘There was nomourning for - white hair and huge curly beard. On one side, four “through World War IL. Some didn't come back. me of side, three daughters and twolittle sons, and an empty place set for Emerson, a maverick who was in. the Klondyke when the photo was taken. How would you like to try to feed a mob like that in these days? You'd be bankrupt in s week. Another picture showed my Uncle Ivan as the sole surviving member of the Shawville Pontiacs, taken in the days when hockey was deadly serious but played for fun, and Shawville used to Journey by aleigh to take on them even made a decent living before. they died. Their children are moder- ately well off, middle-class people with warm hearts and ‘no pretensions. But they're ferely proud of being Thomsons. (And don’t ever try to spell it with a“p.’ We have no truck with the poor ane wash Thomp- sons with a“ And tiene we were, © cousins by the dozens, on the lawn of the 103-year-old “homestead,” looking out over the Ottawa River, mbroke. Perhaps sadly, there was noliving to be made for huge familieson the barren land of Calumet Island, and the tribe dispersed, some of the boys joining the great exodus to ‘The West, the El Dorado of those days. They were honest, hard- working, good-looking, gre- garious people. But it wasn't enough. They established themselves and worked like slaves to build something. | ‘Then came the Depression, And they suffered. “Hay,” * how they suffered! All of Canada took it in the neck, but the prairie farmers took itin the neck and in the guts and in various other parts of the anatomy. Most of my uncles went through. The. Great War. Many of thelr sons went Elected Moderator’ World Council OF Churches Most Rev. Edward W. Scott, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, recently was ‘elected moderator of the new central committee of the World Council of Churches. His election nounced as the 137-member- committee, the most influential body. in. the interdenomina- tional organization, » held its first meeting. The fifth church assembly ended last. Wednes- day. ‘The 56-year-old primate was born in Edmonton and began his religious work ata mission parish in Prince Ru: pert, B ilewas Bishop of Kootenay from 1966 until early in 1971 and was well-known: in the ‘Trail: Netson area for his unflag- ging enthusiasm and interest in every detail of parish life: He was installed as Pri- four years ago. Dr. Philip Potter,’ general secretary of the World Council of Churches, said Archbishop . Scott was ia man with the sense of mission required for the new appointment which gives the archblshop a’ presiding role in the. world body: was an- aslide-master in the: ug out the Valley for his fists and feet, in the days when cops were and. far between, and a man was a man, or else. ‘A gang had flown in from ~ Saskatoon, Othershadeome from the States. It took me IShours driving to get there + and bacl ‘And I wouldn't have milased it for'the world. T hope some of the young ones’ got the sense ‘of’ pride and: family that I did. ‘here wasn’t a millionaire present. There wasn't a famous person present, But there they were, salt of the earth, backbone of Canada, a lively, loquacious, witty lot, ‘and I was glad to be one of ‘the Social feotnste, te West: erners. My first cousin, Sack Thomson, and his wife Louise, of Saskatoon, were not, respectively, in their underwear and nightgown, as they were last time { met t er, Buy them in aeasan ue, Mix testes % ae fine vanilla wafer crumbs and 3 ‘Ited butter or margarine, Press onto bottom of rm | asl a fableepesn, fresh lemon “1 teaaoon grated fresh teaspoon van Ke yolks cu beavy era ‘rind and julce, ime? ge bowl lof slectle mixer; Beat at tow / Beat in’ alka, one a atime, tee each, jaan. ue it heavy Bake! e718 malnuted, Reduce heat ‘and 20 iainutes s longer, Cool sony a ry ob os then refrigerate, <" 1 ch niberryTop ping’ ‘ol dove feu ps fresh cranberries a sugar, water,, Temon ‘if it and stir until sugar dissolves. 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