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nt Era Owl Vivian minister leads Detroit group along adults and young people nth cm mil Hugh Jamicson approximately presently Associated Smith Candidate for Grace contact By JOHN St Johns Church ACCEPTANCE This is a story about a young slave a runaway slave His name was Onesimus which is a Greek word meaning useful valuable course worthy This incident took place around AD At the time was a teenager His master Philemon was a citizen of the City of Colossae in Asia Minor Philemon had been converted to and instructed in the Christian faith by the Apostle Paul who the held him in high esteem In fact Philemon had opened his house as a meeting place for the there win be A Happen Christian congregation of Colossae ng- Sunday a Although Paul held him in high regard pm in ibe church Philemon was still nothing more to Onesimus The that a slavemaster W1 be reiuriimg to ill More than likely Onesimus was born into slavery Hence he would have been trained from early childhood to be completely sub- servient to his master During his boyhood such submissiveness was not too difficult The relationship between the boyslave and his master was much the same as that between a child and a domineering father However as grew into the period of adolescence he began to experience this absolute subjection as more and more unbearable The changes brought about in his personality by his budding Gospel church manhood mane it impossible for his toaccept the Falls mil be masterslave relationship Onesimus felt defiant But he knew the J dangers of any open expression of his pentup anger and resentment Any outward young People of manifestation of his deep feelings would only church are bring him unbelievable punishment and perhaps planning a for death Hence he nurtured the dream of running August and at away as soon as an opportunity presented itself Algonquin Park Anyone The question was Where could a slave run to wishing to participate Then it dawned on him He remembered plea overhearing seme of the instructions given to his master by Paul In fact some of the ideas ex- pressed by the Apostle had been very attractive to the young slave Especially such notions as salvation liberation freedom justice ac ceptance and love Onesimus made his decision He would run to Paul whom he knew to be a prisoner in the city of Home Although a prisoner Paul lived in his own quarters under It was a difficult task but finally completed the long journey to the centre of the Empire Home The teenage slave was more than surprised when he famous Christian leader received him as a friend Paul look the same deep interest in him as he had taken in his master Philemon He actually treated him with sincere respect True had expected that Paul would receive him as a human being but he had never dreamed of being looked upon as a beloved son Such a warm fatherly acceptance brought about a complete change In the young bondsman The turbulent feelings of haired anger and resent ment his fantasies of revenge and destruction gradually drained from his heart and gave way sense of selfworth confidence and a won derful feeling that he really wanted to help others A new selfimage began to take shape within him He sensed that he truly was what his name signified Indeed he was useful worthy valuable In due time was baptised by Paul himself and became totally dedicated to God through Christ It is believed that he eventually became bishop of Our modern Western culture prides itself on having rid itself of slavery It is difficult for us to believe that the slave mentality is just as ingraintd if the minds of millions of our own people as it was In the mind of the youthful slave This slave mentality finds its origin in early childhood Willi some qualifications he relationship between muster and slave is very much like that between parent and child Cer tainly the child has great need of lie parent In many cases his need Is equalled only by fear of the parent The fear forces obedience on he youngster may also engender deep hatred and anger In order gain acceptance he child must hide any feelings which his parents have already condemned and punished A child is just as depend his parents as the slave Is upon Ills master Itoth child and slave hide heir haired for he one who restricts heir dCMfc uiil frctiliiii I In is 1 in obtain a sense of security As a rule running away Is the solution adopted by both They know that any disobedience defiance or rebellion will be swiftly followed by punishment Thus the slave mentality develops In child He begins to think of himself as useless worthless guilty etc Selfrejection and selfhatred may follow eventually Yes youngster begins to think of the demanding rigid and punishing parent as a slavemaster Pauls very brief Utter to Philemon about his teenage slave contains good advice for parents who are too domineering Paul sums up the Christian attitude In these words The Spirit you have received Is not a spirit of slavery leading you back into a life of fear but a Spirit thai makes us sons enabling us to cry Abba Father Humans God loves each one of us simply because He created us Ho wants to free us from all dlseateem and self rejection Joyfully He forgives all real guilt and assures us of complete acceptance This of Gods loving acceptance works wonders within the per It dissolves every sense of and inferiority It does away with all fear born of real or unreal guilt and dissipates selfhatred Such acceptance opens the persons heart to God and to his You are therefore no longer a slave but a son and If a son then aim by Gods own act an heir Halations Roxburgh continued his and A sang the beautiful hymn At Calvary The trio sang is perfect and without INIWMARKET COOPfMTIVfl NURSERY SCHOOL A lev opening are j available for MM Noble Ay COMMENCE SEPT Thursday July service at in the church Rev with wife and Tiawan Formosa on furlough will be guest June Itutburgh llm el PUBLIC NOTICE SWIMMING POOLS AND SWIMMING POOL FENCES PROVISIONS OF TOWN OF BYLAW WHICH REQUIRE THE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ALL SWIMMING OF A BUILDING POOLS AND SWIMMING POOL SAFETY FENCES A SITE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE IN OF A SWIMMING POOL service in of July IK Drift itmn Victor land VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH At School Patterson Street Morning Programs at om Evening Services at pm the Gentile and by God the Father of our Lord Ontnrio PUBLIC MEETING ON FARM CLASSIFICATION IN ONTARIO Honourable A Minis rocommondflilnns farms types of farms operations anil of classification legislation farms or farm opportunity lor Irt- opinions on those matters a series of public have been arranged You Invited to present written lirlufs or to make oral representation at one of Itiusu public mooting PLACE DATE mi TIME Chairman Edward J Farm Classification Advisory Committee For into malum call ROCK OF AGES C Sunday July 22 and Sunday August 3 PM WESLEY BROOKS CONSERVATION AREA BRING A FOLDING CHAIRIF YOU WISH Let The People Praiie Thee O God