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missionary couple return from nigeria the tribune thursday july 27 1918 7 dorine and alan doner recently returned to canada after 25 years of missionary service in nigeria the couple raised in the gormley area received numerous gifts plaques and awards from the nigerian people before they left above is one of the gifts an aba ada which means a big gown our churches schoolsystem blurs right andwrong by keith bojender after 25 years allan and dorine doners adventure in nigeria has come to an end the doners have just completed a quarter- century of missionary work in the african country to come home to gormley where they were born and raised and in the 25 years theyve been back in canada about six times the last one in 1976 allan who has a business background said he talked to friends who had been to nigeria and we decided to give it a try after that they applied to the missionary church of canada and were then sent out nigeria in the north west hump of africa has been an amazing experience for the doners according to allan its been a won derful opportunity one id do again in a second it has been an adventure to learn about such a totally different way of life there he said however there were a few definite reasons for their leaving like any developing country nigeria is presently trying to find itself through nationalistic trends as allan noted the missionary organization in nigeria is slowly being turned over to the established churches there it seems to be the shape of things to come regardless of this trend allan feels that the missionary work isnt finished others will be welcomed there and like a lot of african countries nigeria is a military dictatorship but it works according to allan i know it sounds horrible but if its a good dictator then the government will work thats what nigeria has during his 25 years there allan claimed not to have felt any anti- white or antichurch sentiments they certainly dont like whats happening in south africa but it is quite a distance away and r by rev john hamilton stouffville missionary church roughly one thousand years before christ an ancient writer raised a question that deeply troubled him if the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do people were seeing moral and other standards deteriorate to the point where they did not know what they should do that old question is again being raised truths and institutions which have long been held as foundational are being attacked and seem to be in danger of crumbling the home is one of these institutions that is suffering greatly ac cording to some statistics one out of four marriages can be ex pected to end in divorce this can have but tragic consequences for all concerned especially the children our educational system although never perfect was based upon the enduring judeo christian tradition secular humanistic philosophy is now firmly entrenched former values which were based upon the absolutes of scripture have been replaced by concepts which blur the distinc tions between right and wrong if our educational system has been eroded in this manner no wonder our society at large is going in the direction it is to many what is right and what is wrong depends either on their own feelings or upon what the majority is doing relativism becomes the order of the day once absolutes disappear in view of what is happening there are various attitudes which may be held and courses of action which may be taken one is the attitude of pessimism which says things are so bad that there is nothing anyone can do which will be ef fective there is also the attitude of criticism which lashes out at both individuals and in stitutions bemoaning the terrible state of affairs without offering any alternatives other individuals develop a ghetto mentality they with draw more and more from society refusing to take an active part in either school community or national affairs the question raised by the ancient biblical writer implies that there is something that can be done each of us ought to have a part in it first we need to set an example by being the kind of people we ought to be this can only begin to happen by a personal commitment of our lives to jesus christ and ex perience what our fathers called conversion we can do little good in calling for national righteousness if we are dishonest in our business and immoral in our conduct second we can pray god is sovereign however he has ordained that many of his pur poses will be fulfilled only as his people pray third we need to get involved in a more active way each of us can write letters to appropriate officials concerning important issues there are also valuable con tributions to be made by christians on local councils school boards as well as in the provincial and federal governments jesus said that christians were to be the salt of the earth salt is of no use unless it is applied where it is needed better used cars from fairway motor sales uxbrioge 8527878 bert pedersen 66 brockst e john a underwood retired farmer died in hospital john a underwood a retired scarborough farmer died in scar borough centenary hospital july 15 1978 beloved husband of the late grace pearl smith born and raised in scarborough he lived his early life in malvern and worked on farms in the area they then moved to lawrence ave in scarborough and farmed for 27 years until 1958 he and his wife then moved to stouffville and lived on second st for their retirement he enjoyed lawn bowling and alley bowling he was a member of the stouffville united church he left a family of four betty mrs chas grove stouffville donald underwood scarborough joan mrs don lewis stouffville audrey mrs nelson hamlin stouffville service was held on july 17 at the oneill funeral home stouff ville conducted by rev ted creen pallbearers were six of his grandsons bill grove bruce grove jim grove robert lewis tim lewis doug un derwood flower bearer was steven hamlin other grandchildren are barb grove michael 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letter and the writer will receive 132000 each of their good buddies will receive 1 0000 so be a cfgm g and enter today deadline for entries to be announced on cfgm 1 320 cfgm 1320 it doesnt affect them as it does other countries the people know who controls nigeria the nigerians not the small minority of whites the country is also going through indus trialization everyone is turning away from far ming and going to the factories which makes for an acute shortage of food now something theyve never had before allan pointed out the doners have three children two born in nigeria dale 22 was born in the missionary hospital there marlyn 12 born in tungan magajiya and donna born in not quite an exotic place newmarket allan who will be moving out to kitchener soon to work at the bethen publishing house had mixed feeling about his missionary work one always feels you havent ac complished enough but we felt we wanted our children to grow up in canada dfecatmt new pack garden fresh peas ready tor the freezer 10 c boxes aivgklb fw f fv statooa 4 ga f o0o fasc order now 8843391 quality 172 centre st e om richmond mi dthapar denture therapist 66 brock st west uxbridge 8525291 hours mon to fri by appointment only church services gospel hall goodwood ontario 3rdllne47hwy lords day breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1130 am gospel meeting 7 pm mon bible study 8 pm thurs prayer 8 pm all welcome stouffville missionary church 159 main st e john hamilton minister jimclubine associate minister sunday july 30th 1978 945 am family sunday school bus service available 1100 am morning worship service 700 pm film he leadeth me the true story of singer ken medema wednesday august 2nd 730 pm family night prayer and bible study for children youth and adults friday august 4th 700 pm junior highs youre always welcome at the missionary church gormley missionary church rev cecil rosenberger sunday july 30 1978 950 am family sunday school ii am speaker ken kepler 730 pm speaker rev di jeffrey wed 800 pm prayer service unionville gospel hall 2nd street at hwy 7 lords day breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1130 am gospel meeting 7 pm wed prayer bible study 8 pm all heartily welcome baker hill baptist church pastor james shantz sunday july 30th 1978 950 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship wed 8 pm prayer meeting everyone welcome bloomington christian gospel church rev cwsorley sunday july 30 1978 945 sunday school 1100 morning worship wed 8 pm prayer bible study stouffville baptist 76 main st w sunday july 30 1978 10 am bible school 11 am the certainty of life after death 7 pm give me this mountain wed at 8 bible study and prayer daily vacation bible school mon aug 14 through fri aug 18 dr ws whitcombe interim pastor springvale baptist church gormleystouffville rd at 6th cone kennedy rd rev tom hamilton sunday july 30 1978 1000 am sunday school 1100 am 7 pm worship services wed 78 5 pm family night skyforce childrens program stouffville united church minister rev jl carder ba bd combined summer services at 1000 am with st james presbyterian at the united church rev ted creen in charge jr congregation you will be welcome st james presbyterian church rev ted creen 64 04195 thurs july 27 fellowship evening at 7 pm singing films sun july 30 morning worship 10 am in stouffville united church a friendly family church altona missionary church pastor r kennedy sunday july 30 1978 10 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service wed 800 prayer meeting christ church anglican 154 sunset 6401461 rector rev wf edney 2971634 sunday july 30 trinity x 930 am holy com munion rev wf edney nursery services provided regular worship services each sunday 930 am attend thechurch of your choice e