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the tribune stouffville ontthursday december 26 imp page fivb our golden jubilee year our new year wish to our many customers whom we have tried to serve honestly and faithfully we thank you for your patronage and close pleasant business relationships many covering the full fifty years we offer a sincere wish for the greatest happiness during this festive season and a new year filled with gods richest blessings raicliff co town delivery stouffville ontario phone 7112 vandorf a large attendance turned out to njoy the christmas concert at the wesley church last friday evening the program was varied both the 2nd school and vandorf presented dramas dialogues and recitations and santa arrived right on time vith bags of candy tor all the xhildren our pastor was presented with a goose as usual mis roy morley accompanied hy icrani morley sang no room in the 3nn at sunday school mr roy morley spent the week end in toronto with his father who is quite ill in the hospital mr snd mrs wellington yake and verna were sun dinner guests with mr and mrs russel sproxton missnorma kingdon teacher at hope is homo for the holidays miss mabel carr was elected president for our ypu our church was well attended at the christmas services last sunday there was special music by the choir and a christmas message by mr westcott as ring out the old ring out the old year ring in the new may the coming year be happy and prosperous for you all our friends and customers a e weldon h g our new year wish if the christian spirit of the holiday could but be preserved throughout the entire world 365 days each year that is our prayer riches hardware christmas 1940 by rev t decourcy rayner should we celebrate christmas thit year in a world at war is not the christmas message of peace on earth goodwill toward men a mockery even so all nations would do well to pay heed to the yrords of the hymn o hush the noise ye men of strife and hear the angels sing then close ycur eyes awhile and endeavour to recapture the visions of childhood see once more the shepherds on the hills of bethlehem gazing in wonder at the glorylight ed heavens and listening to the angels message then follow them to the mangercradle of the baby jesus see again the magnificent camels bearing the wise men to bethlehem then recall that the lowly shepherds went to find a saviour and the wise imen jour neyed to pay homage to christ the king if christmas seems a mockery it is because modern men reject the saviour and refuse to crown christ as king and when men commit this supreme folly they always lose more than they gain that is why god is laughing at men and nations this cluistmas for verily psalm 2 de picts the days in which we live verse 4 declares he that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh the lord shall have them in derision god aughs at the utter foolishness of men who imagine they can retain all the benefits and blessings of christian civilization and reject christ god laughs at the folly of nations mak ing such a mess of governing them selves when they refuse to recognize the kingship of christ and christmas proclaims that some day the world will prosper anew under wise and beneficent rule yet have i set my king upon my holy hill of zion psalm 26 jesus the saviour is coming again to reign as king and by the grace of god i intend to be on the winning side will you mongolia mr claude cook of toronto visit ed with mr and mrs edward wide man for a couple of days mr leland fairies was one who took a car load of children from the stouffville public school to toronto where they sang over ofrb and de lighted those who were privileged to hear them our christmas concert was a grand success as we had a splendid crowd and programme and santa claus was in extra good spirits which the children seemed to enjoy immensely mr and mrs albert brown and helen of goodwood visited with mr and mrs a brown on friday mr john sherk and earl who have been engaged at claremont the last month had supper thursday night night with fred pughs we wish to thank those of this community who have helped to keep mongolia on the map and suie would appreciate more items the coming year that our community might be 1 etter represented mrs fred pugh visited at stayner on sunday with her sister mrs b reinhart who has been seriously ill we are glad to report that she is improving- though slowly seasons greetings to all our friends and custom ers our heartiest good wishes for a happy yuletide and our sincere thanks for your patron age during the past year r e curtis fcgtggiglgigsss23l3ssi gormley revival services at heise hill church open next sunday dec 29 rev d j swalm of duntroon will be the evangelist and meetings will be continued for three weeks its an opportune time to turn from wrong doing isnt it william thomas francy one of iarkham townships oldest citizens died on saturday at his home lot 30 concession 4 he was in his 87th year born at gormley lie was the son of the late william and jane gormley francy for more than six ty years lie had lived and farmed on lot 30 concession 4 as a boy he at tended the richmond hill high school he was a member of mel ville united church he was un married and is survived by his brother robert g francy who lived with him miss eiva hughes who is attend ing lorno park college at port credit is spending the holidays with her cousin mrs lome baker miss hughes comos from kamloops bc lloyd harvey is home from fort erie bible college for the holiday period miss dorine gooding of toronto normal and mr joe cherry ot upper canada college are spending the holidays at their respective homes here mrs j cherry joe and verna also vernon dorine and ruth good ing motored to muskoka where they took in the school concert at eldon goodings school they report a very fifteen crossings of the atlantic aboard an armed cruiser on convoy duty 100000 miles of ocean behind him action with submarines to re member days as member of a prize crew on a captured german freight er escape from bombing at sea these liave earned 22yearold stok er pety officer helge daugaard ot llrantford on leave of absence from the royal navy before transferring to the royal canadian navy trailer causes mishap cecil waggs car came to grief ravelling along the 10th of mark- ham opposite bert hopkins farm a tew days ago the trailer was attach ed and it commenced to bounce about rn the slippery road and came into collision with wellmans truck re sult was damaged vehicles but no injury to persons bethesda mrs burnice preston was a sun day visitor with mrs cliff burk- holder mr andyirs e a pearson of toronto had dinner on saturday with mr and mrs lou brillinger sunday visitors with mr and mrs a b sheffer were mr levon vassoyian of milliken and mr and mrs fred yake we are sorry to hear that imrs ernest steckley is not feeling so well we extend our sympathy to mrs russel hunt and mrs fred allin in the death of their father mr gra ham in aurora mr glenn bolender who com pleted his military training at new market was taken to a toronto hos pital on his final day in camp he will be nursing measles over christ mas mrs kale of vandorf who spoke at the white gift service on sunday chose for her text john 1316 many beautiful gifts were presented and an additional offering of 1400 was received all of which will be used to spread happiness at this christ mas season fine program at this school located at bala mr and mrs gooding are now down home here for the holi days miss dorothy gooding of st catharines is home for christmas we are all very thankful for the blessings of this christmas season our farmers while not receiving top prices for hogs are doing well on every other count but aside from that we have still greater blessings in a free land where to worship according to the dictates of our own hearts may it ever be thus immortal baby home what memguje betl what cheer rings from tolling christmas bells for you it is our hope that they tell a message of contentment and happiness for you and each of you 1 central feed store price pugh prop phone 277 church announcements there is no better place to spend the final sunday of the year than at church- if you are not a regular attendant go to church somewhere next sunday christ church anglican rev f herman rector sunday december 29 1940 1100 am holy communion the rector will be in charge st james presbyteriax church stouffviliie rev t do courcy rayner minister sunday december 29 1940 045 am the minister will preach subject divine faithfulness proven the closing year calls to remembrance melville bethesda peachs united churches rev a j orr minister sunday december 29 1940 peachs 1000 i jii melville 1115 bethesda 300 subject the wastebasket of the old year greetings from your pastor to all our people when baby jean gauntt was a few months old tho royal frater nity of master metaphysicians in stalled her in a 110room mansion en long island and undertook to give her immortality by shielding her from baser thoughts of ordinary llfo now two years old jean is back with her mother in new york city lemonville ballantrae united churches rev w s irwin pastor sunday december 29th 1940 10 and 11 am baliantrae 2 pm and 3 pm lemonville a message for the season they that trust in the lord shall he as mt zion which cannot ba re moved but abideth forever psl25l everyone welcome thursday december 20 1040 8 pm prayer meeting at mr and mrs john paisleys baliantrae bloomington ringwood christian churches sunday december 29 1940 1100 am bloomington 700 pm ringwood mr c mclaughlin of toronto will be in charge of each service come and worship with us second markham baptist church stanley medhurst pastor sunday december 29 1940 945 am sunday school i 1100 am worship the prayer service on wednes day evening is cancelled owing to the christmas holiday new year greetings to all people stouffvdlle christian church r k vickers pastor sunday december 29 1940 1000 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 700 pm evening worship church iull 200 pm sunday school 3 0 0 pm worship appropriate music at all services stouffville united church l e atkinson minister sunday december 29 1940 1100 am morning worship subject the task ot forgetting 230 pm sunday school and bible class 700 pm evening worship subject conversations at midnight special congregational singing at at this service strangers and visitors aro cordially invited to tho services of the last sunday in 1940 tho session and pastor oxtend news years greetings to all stouffville baptist rev duncan macgregor pastor sunday december 29th 1940 1000 am bible school classes for all ages 1100 am worship subject remembering all the way the lord hath led us 700 pm evening worship subj how to face the unknown days of 1941 make use of your last opportunity ot attending church this year come and worship avith us dickson hill and mt joy mennonite churches rov p g lehman pastor dicksons sojj sunday december 29 1940 a standard time 1000 am worship the pastor will preach u 1100 am biblo school f mount jox daylight saving time 1030 am bible school missionary programme and offer ing for the support of native worker 1130 am morning worship mr shepherd will preach 800 pm subject the pearl of great price continuing series of messages on tho mysteries of tho kingdom this stirring message will be appropriate on the last sunday of the year services of inspiration sound gospel preaching come and worship with us stouffville mennonite church rev h shantz pastor friday evening dec 27 quarterly business meeting in the church sunday december 29 1940 quarterly meeting with elder m bricker in charge morning and evening 230 pm mongolia s s tuesday evening 8 pm mon golia meeting wednesday 8 pm altona prayer meoting thursday 800 pm stouffville prayer meeting friday 800 pm atha meeting come and worship with us you will be made welcome