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Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), February 19, 1959, p. 10

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p the stoohfyiuje tkbune food freezers we offer you three canadian made lines of freezers our prices are right 12 cu ft from 28900 15 cu ft from 30900 20cuft from 36900 5 year warranty with food insurance see us for further specifications on all makes a phone call will bring you full information with no trouble or obligation to you chas cooper ltd j phone 103 claremont ont phone 101 vanity fdbnary 19 1959 i g starrs history of vandbrf in quaker have long clan the loathe war loe sun- answers but about one thing trious friends among the tiny i owned in the old davs if you pltaty worship god in every they are unanimous that there band estimated at 180000 ar- married out vou were read out act they perform whether it s is an inner light in all men ound the world one of the best the preparation of a meal or the christ within the qua- the plowing of an acre and ker aim is to exhibit that light worship together every sunday every waking hour the good morning in a remarkable serv- deeds that result are numerous ice of silence shorn of all recog- enough to make the boy scout nizable trappings of christian- creed look a little pallid il guards her age these are the people called l two of the oldest birthright quakers the religious society quakers in canada are the of friends and in all canada swrrs of vandorf elmer 78 there are only 00 of them half e wh0 iike any woman ln ontario smiled at her husband and in they have no formal creeds her quakerese plain talk said no tignt set of rules but if not as 0 as tnec any one text can be applied to the silvery thatched blue- them and to their brand of ev farmer who looks 15 years christianity it is matt 516 younger than his calendar ae let your light so shine before f a quaker because he doesnt men that they may see your j to worship anv other way good works ana glorify your from mav to october every father which is in heaven v the friends open the old ask three quakers a question meeting house on yonge street about their faith and the chan- nea the newmarket rd and ces are you 11 get three different j t starrs worship there regu larly in winter they go to the garden patch choice cut wax beans aylmer choice fruit cocktail campbells tomato soup 15oz 2 for 15oz 27c 25c 2 tins 25c maple leaf home rendered cheese slices pure lard beef biscuit shoulder pork chops 8oz package lb lb lb 29c 15c 23c 55c j5jhu food newmarket meeting of another group with occasional visits to mennonite and other services the starrs who have two boys and two girls are great believers in biblereading be fore breakfast the senses are more alert and the children were not so sleepv said mrs starr the last wedding at the old yonge st meeting house that dates back to 180s was a stan- wedding in 1914 when their daughter huldah louise was married to raymond stanley from ohio theirs was the first wedding since 1893 like every other aspect of their faith a quaker wedding is a model of simplicity j marry themselves in these parts there are few meetings with ministers or pas tors although in some states of the union and in canada there are congregations where a fulltime minister is employed a choir and organ are featured and carpets cover the floor be cause they are lawabiding peo ple the quaker meetings with out pastors usually appoint two of their number to be licensed by queens park for the per formance of wedding ceremo nies the ceremonies however are performed by the couples themselves earlier their engagement had to be approved by the monthly meetings to which they belong ed now before friends at the meeting place they rise join hands and promise through di vine assistance to be loving and faithful until if shall please god to separate us from that moment on in the eyes of the friends they are man and wife civil formalities are observed with the signing of the marriage certificate trusted more perhaps than any other religious organization by the russians quakers have taken food and fellowship to that country sent radioactive vegetables in protest to nikita khrushchev president eisen hower and prime minister har old macmillan sailed a tiny ketch toward the us nuclear- weapons testing area in the pa cific and maintained a quaker lobby for peace at the un command kespect among all people the name quaker commands instant re spect and they are one of the few religious denominations about which bad things are rare ly said there are many illus- rev james finlav of carlton known is britains chocolate street united church himself a king paul cadbury- i pacifist of wide reputation has founded by george fox in i nothing but praise for the 17thcentury england the move- friends with whom hehas wor- ment was a general display of shipped and whose business dissatisfaction with the estab- 1 meetings he has addressed lished church its rituals and their service committees forms the name quaker once i achievement are out of all pro- a derisive tag for those friends portion to their size and bear the mark of christian charac ter he said victoria square on tuesday evening of last who experienced an overwhelm ing religious ecstasy that made them quake was worn proudly like a badge until its jeering flavor was forgotten violently pacifist if these gentle people can be accused of fanaticism about i week the annual community anything its about peace vio- 1 party of tne sr womens insti- lently pacifists they are if i tute was held in the victoria they will pardon the phrase square community hall with up in arms at the first mention a good attendance despite the of the word war and yet cecil inclement weather outside sev- evans 33 general secretary of j eral musical numbers were giv- the canadian friends service en by the 5 squares a group committee isnt sure that all just recently organized which quaker young people would re- 1 is composed of mrs allan orr fuse to fight if world war iii started tomorrow the friends position is that each is led ac cording to his light i have always taught that if someone is pulling your hair let your head go back with the pull said elmer starr then its no fun for him and he soon loses interest many of the 50 or more who worship silently at the toronto meeting on lowther ave are attenders and not quakers friends with a small f if you like to become a capital f friend requires a written appli cation to the local meeting two members are dispatched to visit the applicant and to make recommendations their decision is in no sense a judge ment rather they decide whe ther or not the meeting will meet the religious needs of the applicant evans a britisher who has been in canada six years was formerly a congregationalism a methodist and a church of eng land sunday school teacher before he became a friend the quakers visit with him lasted four hours the main question in their minds is always is our friends face set towards the light evans said no hymns sermons the friends hold no services of holy communion or baptism all outward symbols of the sac raments are dispensed with as distractions every move in life is a sac rament to a quaker evans said on sundays at the toronto meeting the service begins si lently with the arrival of the first friend it ends with a general shaking of hands all round in between there is no emotion no hymns no sermon just a silence shot through with expectancy and broken only when one of the members feels moved to speak or pray quietly mary needier yearly meeting secretary editor of the cana dian friend and a quaker by convincement said she had been at meetings where not a word was spoken for an hour while it is impossible to tar all friends with the same brush generally they are against capi tal punishment divorce and ra cial segregation their terms for excommunication a rare event are read out or dis- mrs jack rumney miss mar- jorie barber mr harry barber and mr carl walker accom panied at the piano by mrs jim barker mr charlie mil- stead of gormley played two numbers on his musical saw which were very much enjoyed a number of contests were held followed by several rounds of square dancing with mr wm brodie playing the violin and mrs r cowie at the piano the committee mrs earl emp- ringham mrs harold hill and mrs leslie hart are to be con gratulated for arranging such a fine programme the euchre party at button- ville on monday afternoon feb 23 at 2 pm sponsored by the buttonville womens institute has been cancelled wms the february meeting of the wms was held on wednesday afternoon of last week at the home of mrs j mckendry at new gormiey with 18 ladies in attendance the worship period was led by mrs mckendry sev eral ladies gave reports of the second annual meeting of the york presbyterial held at the richmond hill united church in january mrs nicklln mrs brands reviewed a chapter from the wms study book mrs mccague the president took charge of the business part of the meeting a number of ladies from here attended the world day of prayer service held in the headford united church on fri day afternoon of last week mrs a f binnington was the guest speaker mrs george hooper was the guest soloist despite the snow around us the brownies are witnessing articles of nature glenda mo ses presented an abandoned orioles nest and told about its construction and the building habits of this bird boy scout and girl guide week begins on february 16 and is brought to a close on sunday february 22 when thinking day the birthdays of lord and lady badenpowell are celebrated brownies cubs scouts girl guides rangers and rovers all over the world observe this day by attending church services the 1st gormley brownie pack have accepted an invita tion to join with he cubs scouts and guides of unionville for a special church parade on ws fabtyloo stage water mvieiir v spectacular -thrilling- amazing john hamiet ond his birds of prey paul i hahn wizord of golf bui neff majtw i lllgwonitf canadian army with multiplo trampolines ruoynoffs ballerina horses the suckers amazing seal act champion i retrievers topp lauren log rolling l tuna fishing canoe tilting indian songs and dancing rtrronnancm twtc datjr ekcpl sunday tftj pjo and 815 pjm i t evening and saturday aftunooas ah soar j i roserred seats j125 box seats 175 plus admission to i building adults s0 on advanced sales only children 25 admission to buildings only adults 75 children 25 admission ticket includes americas finest springtime exhibitionseven great shows in one buildings open from 11 am to ii pm daily except sunday i for combination ridcefs wriro oadoslag cboaon or moony order to f first time in canada at this low price ibevevfai exclusive springvrall edge raxlin furniture appliances sfouffville phone 192 sunday february 22 at 1130 am at st phillips anglican church our brownies are look ing forward to this occasion especially to join other branches of this great worldwide organi zation the annual meeting of the victoria square community hall was held on monday eve ning of last week in the hall the following are the trustees for 1959 messrs dalton rum ney mart styrmo arnold mortson lloyd beatty and mar cus jarvis the annual open house and the fifth birthday of the gormley home and school was held in the ss 7 school on fri day evening of last week par ents and friends viewed the childrens work which was on display the juniors sang three numbers and the seniors sang three numbers under the leader ship of their music teacher miss mona armstrong there was a spelling match between grades 3 and 4 then came the high light of the evening when there was a tumbling display under the leadership of mr b moorby the pupils who took part in this event and their teacher are to be congratulated in their fine performance a meeting of the teachers assistant teachers and officers of the sunday school will be held on friday evening febru ary 20 at 8 pm at the home of the superintendent mr percy bennett the annual meeting of york presbytery womans associa tion will be held in the rich mond hill united church on thursday feb 19 registration is at 10 am communion serv ice at 1130 am luncheon at 12 noon the guest speaker will be mrs george mcmullen of the dominion council the sermon theme on sun day was job and the problem of suffering on sunday feb 22 the sermon theme will be does jesus call you devil there will be a boys work leadership conference on sujv day february 22 in the lar sing united church from 230 pm to 900 pm lansing united church is situated one block west of yonge street and one block south of sheppard ave birthday greetings to mary jane mortson who will be three years old on february 19 to cheryl tennyson who will be two years old on february 19 congratulations are extended to mr and mrs rolph boynton who on february 19 will be celebrating their fortysixth j wedding anniversary to mr and mrs rae donaldson betty snider who on february 22 will celebrate their first wed ding anniversary- congratulations to mr and mrs gordon sanderson on the birth of their first child a son mr and mrs lawrence boyn ton and patsy mr and mrs jim boynton debbie and cathy mr and mrs lloyd canning and laurie mr and mrs wm sandle margaret and betty and mrs r bovair had dinner on wednesday evening of last week with mr and mrs stan ley boynton grace and don ald the occasion being a sur prise birthday party for mrs stanley boynton mr and mrs harvey coliard and june had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs barry coliard and family at temper anccville mrs r perkins mr and mrs gordon mortson and fam ily had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs clarence stong at weston mr and mrs alan chadwick and karen had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs ver- ner nikkclsen sympathy is extended to mr and mrs heber mccague in the passing of hcbers brother mr john mccague at alliston the mr mccague was born here at victoria square and spent his childhood here he is survived by his wife the former lillian mae meek two sons george and brian three daughters joanne mrs b clayton ka tharine mrs e gilroy and- janet his mother mrs mar- garet mccague his brothers heber george and jim and sisters margaret mrs l cumv mlngs and laurine mrs s embling couples club the february meeting of the couples club will be held on tuesday evening february 21 j at 8 oclock at the home ol john and shirley mccague tin guest speaker will be mr gra ham from radio station cjrh richmond hill did you see donald boynton on channel 3 of the tv on- monday evening of last week don did a fine job and is to be congratulated for his fine per formance the programme was a junior farmers program pine orchard mr and mrs ed johnstoa were toronto visitors friday mrs rae mcclure spent thurs day in toronto with hor cousin miss phyllis white who has beea ill with pneumonia welcome to mr and mr wood house who have moved into the bouse vacated by the craw ford family mr and mrs mckay of tor onto were sunday guests wiwi mr and mrs harry b ram mar and la u rone mr and mrs rae mcclure ar entertaining a cousin mrs hogg from western canada tour v grain alone is not enough balanced you dont get maximum rv stilts from your poultry c live tork with grain alone grains are deficient in min erals vitamin and certain- proteins hut the feeder who adds coop concentrate to his own grains docs have a balanced ration and can ex pect lo get the last ounce of remits from his feeding program lse- coop concentrate to convert jour fjraln into a balanced ration st0uffville coop phone sfouftvillc 2fi9 or 122

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