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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 3 1942 established 1888 n member of the canadian weekly newspaper association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario eight to twelve pages weekly circulation 1750 copies subscription kates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 9250 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments 1943 calandars are making their appearance an inter esting fact in this connection is the date of easter for the coming year april 25th this is the latest date on which easter may be observed and 1943 the only year in the twentieth century when it will occur on that date the date of easter is governed by the phases of the moon and may fall between the dates of march 22nd and april 25th democracy at work in police court in toronto on november 16th the swift canadian company limited toronto pleaded guilty under the farm products grades and sales act to a charge of having in possession for sale to consumers creamery butter of third grade quality put up in wrappers branded first grade and was fined 10 the smallness of the fine and the bigness of the firm in this case would seem to indicate that the whole matter might have been an error in judgment or that the butter might have gone wrong after being wrapped for if the thing was deliberate the fine would have been much larger domina daoust fils a quebec firm was fined the same week 50 for a similar offense however what we are call ing attention to is the fact that the firm is not too large in canada to escape punishment if they transgress the law the farmer and demobilization the wawanesa mutual insurance co- has just issued booklet no 2 entitled farming holds the key which splendidly sents out a comprehensive farm program which elevates the position of agriculture to that place is justly merits the booklet deals with farming under war condi tions but especially does it plan for the afterwar period everybody recalls the condition the farmer was left in aft er the last war and the manner in which the government in a wholesale manner repatriated soldiers on the land without regard for their fitness for this exacting job here is a paragraph in which the wawanesa ably por trays the very thing we hope will not be allowed to happen again the demobilization of those who have become active participants in the forces and those who have undertaken any kind of war duties must of necessity be slow and deliberate government responsibility will con tinue until normal times return even if it does mean heavy taxation of the present generation in an effort to atone for the shortcomings of the past generation so that things will be better for the succeeding generation a great many will wish to take up some occupation or calling than that which was followed before the war and as far as possible their preferences should be honor ed in no case however should the change be permitted at public expense until precautions have been taken to guar antee against foolish misplacement this warning is need ed particularly in regard to placing returned men on the land too many otherwise intelligent persons still seem to think that if a man is unfit for other work he can farm this idea doubtless will prevail too among the soldiers who have learned to love the outdoor life and the freedom that goes with a canadian farm as they have appraised it without actual experience by all means place as many as possible on the land but before doingso see that they are given athorough training in the principles and the practic es thatwill stand a chance of making good farmers of them all over the dominion training school for members of the armed forces have been established these can well be used for a few years as occupational training centres and clearinghouse for a percentage of those who return a challenge from reeve gardiner reeve f g gardiner of forest hill sounded a note of timely warning to the members of the york county council last week when he told that body of which he is so influential a member that we are slowly but surely com mitting suicide as a governing body every time we get into a discussion that gives some members mental exer cise it is suggested that it be hoisted over to the next session reeve gardiner told council that right now they are let ting slip from their grasp the control of educational insti tutions all because council he thought did not spend their money in the rightdirection all this should be a timely warning to the york county body too many interests are allowed to divert the atten- tion of the council with the result that prblem they should master go unsolved as mr gardiner says this criticism coming from a responsible member of the county council is something to ponder over because so many people are saying these days that county councils have outlived their usefulness and should be abolished- reeve gardiners warning is timely and should be heeded this paper believes there is a veal place for county councils they live closer to the people and are largely composed of farmers and if ever they become extinct it will be because the members are lacking in their responsi bilities and opportunities sunday school lesson levon for december 0 tue meaning op church membership golden text now ye are the body of christ and members iii particular 1 cor 1227 the lesson as a whole strictly speaking the only church membership definitely mentioned by name in the new testament is that of membership in the body of christ which is the church in its universal aspect ah believers in this sense are members one of an other rom 125 eph 425 and members of christ 1 cor 615 god has so set these members in the body 1 cor 12 is that each one should function for the good of all 1 cor 1215 and should have tender concern one for another re joining when others are honored and grieving when others suffer 1 cor 1226 but inasmuch as each local church of god is respon sible to act as an expression of the body of christ in its particular locality believers may be viewed as members of that special com pany into whose fellowship they en ter as- they voluntarily associate themselves with fellow believers for worship the keeping of the ordin ances prayer and testimony acts 24147 to ignore such local re sponsibility on the giound that we are already members of the church which is his body is to overlook the fact that scripture recognizes not only the church which is the church universal but churches of god in various cities and towns as the seven churches of asia rev 111 the churches of galatia gal 12 the churches of god which in judea aie in christ jesus 1 thess 214 and many others in these local churches each member has his individual responsibility and is expected to function for the up building of the whole it is often just a convenient way of evading this responsibility that leads rest less factional men to ignore such local membership they prefer to be church tramps accountable to no one rather than to accept the duties that aie linked with fellowship in recognized assemblies of gods people seeking to walk together in obedience to his word verse by verse col 31 risen with christ the church is composed of heavenly citizens phil 320 men and wom en who have become identified with christ by faith and are therefore viewed by god as having died with christ and been raised with him to walk in newness of life such ae to be occupied not with the vain empty things of sarch but with those heavenly things which belong to the new creation of which they are now a part 2 cor 517 when christ himself is the object of the heart the walk will bo in accord ance with it verse 2 set your affection mind on things above as heav en and the precious truths connected with it become more real to our souls we aie delivered from love for the world and its follies y verse 3 ye are dead and your life is hid with christ in god literally it should read ye died christs death is our death he died as our substitute therefore god sees us as having died with him rom 6s but we are always identified with him in his resur rection and have received of his own life in regeneration eph 25 we are seen by god as sealed in him in the heavenlies eph 26 verse 4 christ our life shall appear that is when he who is the source of our life shall ibe manifested in glory at his second advent then wo too shall appear in the same glory with him we shall then be like him in body soul and spirit when we behold him as he is 1 john 32 verse 5 mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth the word rendered mortify means to put to death or to hold in the state of death that is we as christians are not to be controlled by fleshly lusts tout are to reckon ourselves dead indeed unto sin irom 611 and so to hold in the place of death every evil tendency which if allowed to have its way would lead us into grave sins of the flesh verse 6 the children of diso- bedionce these are unsaved people who live in disobedience to the word of god they are exposed to his righteous wrath it is a shame ful thing for a believer to fall into sins such as bring divine judgment upon the ungodly those who be long to the church for which christ gave himself are not to live in that to which they have died in east end history continued from front page pea straw on the bottom of the sleigh to keep them warm for 27 years the congregation continued to worship there increased numbers called for the erection of the pre sent building in 1874 when the new church was completed ithe old building became a hall and roller- skating rink this created so much dust that some who enjoyed this pastime got sick the building was later moved over the creek and is now occupied by john monkhouse tailor next cams a store and bakeshop with freels hall on the second floor dr james freel lived in a cottage next to the bakeshop and the building was later moved to mill st and is now occupied by miss margaret neal mr ludwig kribbs pastor of the first christian church lived in a house at the east corner of the cemetery lane and it was he who donated the land for the cemetery which then belonged to the christian church who later gave it to the village in the large building on the tarr lot at the west side of the cem etery lane and main st was an undertaking store owned by philip davis father of mrs a s collins the family lived in mrs tarrs house mr davis manufactured furniture much of which is still in use he built his own hearse which had plumes as standards white for a young person and black for an elderly person mrs collins fre quently helped her father line the caskets and her young girl friends would play side and seek in the rough boxes mr and mrs edw williams lived next and here all their family was born excepting one our mrs effie kester was a member of this ifamily who later moved to the north side of the street mr nolans resi dence was the home of the revis girls and the mertens family ahso lived there two pioneer families of stouffville dr lloyd built the house now the collins residence and it was later the home of dr freel who it was frequently said charg ed the rich for the poor- but these are only heresays farther west stood a iblacksmith shop owned by henry dickson whose family lived in the residence nearby the black smith shop was torn down a few years ago next came a foundry where plows were manufactured it stood on posts just across the creek the village school was directly behind the present building it was equipped with long benches and slanting desks directly across the school lane stood the salvation army hall and it is recalled that the late joel nendick was the the cross of the saviour gal 14 verse 7 when ye lived in them when unsaved we lived in disobedience ourselves now we are to walk with god and not allow ourselves to go in the paths that once we trod verse 8 put off all these here follows a catalogue of sins that many of us have a tendency to con done as not being of so flagrant a character as the vile sins of the flesh previously enumerated but they arc the habits and character istics of the old life from which we as christian should now bo free verso 0 ye have put off the old man with his deeds the old man is more ihan the old nature it is the man of old that is all that i was as a man walking after the flesh that man has been crucified with christ in the eyes of god he has come to an end i am to make this practical by denying him and his ways any place in my life veise 10 have put on the new man this is the man in christ 2 cor 122 it is whatgod now sees me to be in his ibeloved son i am to be characterized by righteous ness and holiness because linked up with christ the risen one the head of the new creation verse 11 christ is all and in all that is in this new creation of which he is the glorified head whatever one may have been hy nature has no place here all dis tinctions which mean so much to christless men vanish in the light of the cross now all are one in christ jesus verse 12 put on therefore as the elect of god having put off the old habits as one casts aside worn and filthy garments now we are to put on the new habits and behavior manifesting in our lives the graces of the indwelling holy spirit of god verse 13 as christ forgave you so also do ye there is no place for harshness intolerance or an un forgiving spirit in the new creation how shall we who have been for given so much cherish animosity toward those who may have wrong ed us we are to forgive because we have been so fully forgiven verse 14 above all put on charity or love which is the bond of perfectness or the girdle of perfection our new habits are looked upon as the garments of the new man like the orientals flow ing robes they require a girdle to hold all in place this girdle is love apart from which all else would be likely to go away verse 15 let the peace of god rule in your hearts this inward peace which is to be distinguished from peace with god rom 51 is the abiding portion of those who learn to commit all to him who is ever leady to care for us it is here pictured as a military garri son protecting from worry and anxiety to the enjoyment of this all believers are called in one body verso 16 let the word of christ dwell in you richly if this verso be compared with epheslans 5ls20 it will be seen that the results of the indwelling word and the full ness of the spirit are the same this tells us that we are only filled with the spirit as we hide the word in our hearts and yield ready obedience to it verse 17 do all in the name of the lord jesus in his name means by his authority or in obedience to his expressed will to this every christian is called it implies absolute surrender tol christ i army drummer i believe the free methodists worshipped in this building as weu now let us go back to 10th street north and see some of the early settlers on that side of the street on the northeast corner where mrs castle resides stood edward williams pump shop and on the opposite corner northwest was james daleys shoe store he em ployed several men making shoes by hand directly north on 10th street stood the disciples church it was later moved to the westend and more recently remodelled into a fine home for mr and mrs peter lehman immediately north of the church was hector urquharts wagon shop he was mae urquharts grand father about where mr lottens house stands on main st there stood a photograph gallery operated by samuel keffer he made tin types and cardboard pictures opposite 10th street stood the globe hotel owned by abram yake but 70 years ago was taken over by edward williams who continued it for twentyone years part of the building from this hotel went into the dowswell residence a general store and postoffice operated by benjamin law and later by nichol as armstrong stood on the same site as our store here owned by mr greenwood dave law lived in the red brick house next to the store next was daniel morrisons blacksmith shop now jack mcmullens garden willie browns carriage shop was next in line he was one of the popular men of the village and employed several men we see next a double house on the corner of montreal st here lived a mrs holden the mother of bishop hold- en of whom no doubt some of you have heard this house was later owned by mr mcnah who operated the willow works part of the place was moved back to iwhere mrs kirby lives on montreal street stood the weaving shop run by christie armstrong father of sam william and christie armstrong of our present generation in this place they weaved blankets carpets bed spreads at the northwest corner of montreal street was another general store owned by mr scollary who sold dishes im mediately behind him was the hunter hakeshop the lintner home was the resi dence and office of dr syl freel he had the first telephone- in town and permitted all his friends to try the new invention numerous other homes were located along this side of the street a mr nichols lived in the lud hoover house he delivered tracts around town every sunday morn ing and folks looked forward to his weekly visit he donated the land for the congregational church par sonage built next to his property rev mr day was the first to occupy the new parsonage mr white built the house which today foims the brierbush hospital on the large lot owned by harry paisley at the corner of main and stouffer st stood a cheese factory operated by mr eckhart the flats in the front of it was a fine place for the young people to enjoy a good skate here also cockfighting and horse racing were among the sports opposite the school house there lived billy rodrick whose place was popular for the children to get a driilk at the refreshing well near the fence the village was incorporated in 1s77 the council meetings were first held in freels hall james dougherty was the fiist reeve and h w woodgate father of our mrs davey was the first clerk and treasurer the first council was composed of dr sl freel jess reesor j gibney w leaney business directory dental e s barker lds djx honor graduate of royal collets of dental surgeons and of tke university of toronto office in grubins block phone 274 markham every tuesday office in wear block medical dr s s ball physician and surgeoa xray office cor obrien and mala phone 196 coroner for york county insurance thomas birkett son general insurance ageacr stouffville ontario established 1908 insurance in reliable companies at reasonable rates promt service phone 25902 stouffvofo h 0 klinck stouffville ont phone hot for your insurance needs is fire life automobile burglar and all casualty lines a c burkholder insurance canada life assurance cas -also- automobile and fire barristers office phone residence pfcone 3160 3514 arthur w s greer barrister solicitor notary pabufc i 6 king street east oshawa ontario resident partner branch offlca wcpolalrdkc pert perry uxbridge ontario phone 25 office phone elgin 7021 residence ptona kingsdale 7jsx samuel d borins barrister solicitor etc 503 temple bldg 62 richmond street west toronto brierbush hospital government licensed main street east sfoufwho maternity medical and surgical cases taken ambulance service lehmans shoe store footwear for all the family womens hosiery gloves shoes socks boots and mitts stouffville phone 4301 opposite the town clock stouffville marble granite works orders promptly executed p tarr proprietor phone 4303 registerde nurses and 24 hoar service mrs e r good phone 191 ackennedy clilroprnctor church street stouffvlh monday wednesday friday 9 to 12 am r g clendening funeral director ambulance service phone markham 9000 l e oneill stotjffviliie funeral director and embalmer- continuous telephone servke day and night a s farmer licensed austioneer 20 years experience 20 20 years experience york county uxbridge and picker ing townships farm stock and furniture sales a specialty telephone stouffville 730s address gormley po clarke prentice phone arlncourt 2 v3 miwkca licensed auctioneer for the counties of york and on tario successor for corpl kea prentice of casf and of the late j h prentice former prentice tc prentice farm and farm stock i sales a specialty at fair and read able rates