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puf iriifr tfribinu i- w established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper associatio v- and ontario quebec newspapers association 1i juedrevery thursday at stouffvillv ontario fz t- subscription rates per year in advance miiit in canada 200 in usa 8260 a v nolan son publishers v fra his notes and comments a- fe s vv a i l v is a rrv i- ik- v jj liberal paper complains about canadas overhead the toronto star and the ottawa government are always very much of one mind hence we hope the admin- istration will take heed to what the star has to say about the thousands of employees that are being carried by the government tociay that ojght to find employment in other pursuits and not remain unnecessary charges on the over- burdened tax payers here the stars observation of last friday senators crerar and ballantyne both former ministers of the crown have been urging a reduction in the civil ser vice staffs across canada as one means of reducing the cost of government and the nations budget the fact is that expansion of staff is easier than contraction heads of gov ernment boards and departments are reluctant to see good employees laid off they dislike dismissals not only for the employees sake but for their own they hesitate to recom mend the reductions that should reallybe made it is easy for tnem to convince themselves that something may turn up soon which will make dismissals unnecessary the idea that once a person gets into the governments employ he is there for life as long as he behaves himself is widely accepted x and it is a wrong idea the requirements of peace are not the requirements of war staff reductions should be possidle all along the line senator ballantyne suggests that there are tens of thousands of- government employees across canada who are no longer needed and that in ottawa itself one could close his eyes and dispense with the services of 50 per cent of those working for the government and i am sure they would never be missed that is-prob- ably an exaggeration but certainly the dispersal of wartime staffs should continue until a reasonable peacetime basis is reached- in the broadcasting room the reason why practically- all the men working around a radio station- seldom havegray hairis not because the work is so congenial that gray hair is not necessary it really isnt that at all fact is- they get- into radio control rooms and into the fob of building programs and all the rest of it at very youthful ages but most of them are simply burned out before they reach forty the writers third brief introduction at veryclose range to a radio broadcasting room came last week when we spoke over chum station last sunday morning and the nearest thing we can liken it to is a newspaper office vhen it is i closing in on press time with composition just a bit behind ijeyerything is wild and men are racing in and out at high speedbetween the various rooms jfor an amateur such as the writer the strain is one we wouldnt want to pass through every day i hold the p tch of your voice at an even tenor keep your i mouth just that far from the mike remove your copy sheets thus dont start racing through it and dont be too slow watch your prompter and your copy too and above all dont get nervous oh no such are a few of the direc tions f when we were nicely intothe text the prompter kept pinching uion the knee- not being forewarned of the mean ingof the signal- it was to saytheleastdiscoricerting we learned afterwards that it was a bit- of encouragement and signified we were doing firiebut gosh not being of an under standing mind it made us do even worsethan the final out come showed please understand this knee action stuff is not part of the antics in the average broadcasting room because some speakers may be women but seriously it was a signal we understand purely spontaneous on this occasion and com pletely off the records crackdown on lotteries v naturally there is consternation in many quarters over the crackdown- by j attorney general blackwell on all lotteries raffles arid draws carried on in ontario not even charity may run a draw for anything exceeding 50 in value it remains to be seen what disposition will be made of those draws now in progress and for which thousands of tickets have been sold will organizations in the midst of such sale be forced to forgo making the draw planned per haps for some months hence or will they be permitted to finish something they started before the new law gets enacted- no information has been forthcoming from the attorney generahs dept on this particular point after all it seems they should at least be given time to finish off the obligation to the ticket holders even if the time is shortened mr blackwell states that lotteries raffles and bingos have grown to such proportions that the danger of real fraud and public scandal is possible so severe is the official warning and injunction that newspapers cannot legally print an advertisement for any such hazard as contravenes the criminal code the tribune editor will watch this since there is a fine vp to 2000 and a term in jail if for no other reason the action from the attorney general- comes as a shock tickets are now circulated all over ontario on such things as a free house in hamilton while another under taking offers a free trip to europe the authorities feel that if the present rage goes on increasingly by leaps and bounds it will liecofne a racket in the handsof unscrupulous promoters whoe pockets would be lined and with relatively small benefit to the organization there is asoundness in this view despite the fact that a lot of fun is being spoiled funny isnt it how something won for comparatively riothing gives some people a big kick but it does y eclipse of the moon city folk seldom direct their attention to the moon because havingstreet lights they donot depend upon itfor illumination only those who think the earths satellite has something to do with regulating the weather study its phases on the calendar- however rural residents still arrange their activities to some extent by the moon for good healthful sport what is thereto compare with a game of hockey played on a sheet of ice by moonlight in the country with a frozen lump of earth as a makeshift puck no need to worry about its getting lost for the supply is inexhaustible if the sheet of ice happens to be on a plowed field then theres the farmer who sticks to the belief that slaughtering animals for his winter supply of meat should notbe done while the moon is waning because the meat will be sure to shrink i these remarks are prompted by the fact that the moon received more han the usual attention both by urban and rural folk because a total eclipse so plainly visible last week- one evening the eclipse started at 737 and ended at 1103 the moonwas totally eclipsed from 840 until l6 pm a lunar eclipsetakes place when at its full phase the moon passes into such a position that the earths shadow lies upon it shafting off the light of the sun on the moon during an eclipse according to dr stewart r meldrum domnion astronomer the temperature which is that of boiling water when the sun is shining on it falls fairly rapidly to near freezing tv- vii kr it v i fti i i h if r- fr ifi sunday school lesson golden text for the mime lord over all is rich unto all tltat call upon him rom 10 12 s the lesson as a avholo there is avast difference between the worldwide fellowship of chris tians and a worldwide association of religious denominations chris- 1 tians are people who are born again and indweltby the holy spirit o god as such they are members of christ and of one another he is their glorified head in heaven col 118 they are calledthe church which is his body the fulness of him that filleth all in all eph 1 23 concerning these our lord prayed that they may be one john 17 11 21 they are one so far as lifeand family relationship is concerned it is the will of god that such should be one also in fellowshidand testimony phil 1 27 s this unity will be displayed fully in the glory at the coming of our lord jesus christ and our gathering together unto him 2 thess 21 how ashamed many of us will be in that day of the triviapthings which we have permitted to separ ate us from saints while here on earth shall we be there so nearso dear and be estranged and cold while inhere it is the will of god that there should be no schism in the body lcor 1225 yet we often allow the mogt trifling differences of opinion to hinder our fellowship with those who love our lord jesus christ perhaps even more than we do ourselves on the other hand jve are not to use the plea for unity to blind our eyes to apostate conditions with which we are warned to bave no fellowship jgods word jiolds us responsible to walk in staration from all who bring not the doctrine of christ 2 john 9 10 we can pray for many with whom we may not consistently have communion versc by verse acts 1034 of a truth i per ceive that god is no respecter of persons it was but a few hours since this had been impressed upon peters heart and mind race pre judice is hard to overcome when coupled with religious prejudice it is a combination hard to beat though expressly commanded by the lord to carry his gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth none of the apostles had up to this time been able to pass over these barriers in order to go to the gentiles with the message of life peters vision and the subsequent events had at last- qonviheed him that god no longer recognized just one favored nation but that the gospel was for all mankind verse 35 in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him god who knows the inmost thoughts of the heart receives all who come to him in reverence and contrition of heart and who by their righteous behavior evince the reality of their faith such a one was cornelius and peter could there fore speak to him with confidence vsl 2 knowing that he was an honest seeker after god verse 36 preaching peace by jesus christ this was in accord with the angels announcement at the nativity of our lord luke 2 14 jesus is the prince of peace though earth had rejected him god was still offering peace to all there were many creditable eye witnesses to the fact that he who had died lived again verse 41 not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of god the rabble could not have been sure whether the risen jesus was the same as he who had been crucified god chose as witnesses those who knew him well who could not be deceived by some im- poster claiming to be the resurrect ed christ such were permitted to meet and converse with him intimatolveven to eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead thus his disciples knew for certain that he was the very same jesus they had known and loved before verse 42 he commanded us to who put their trust in him that preach that it is he which was peace which he had made by the blood of his cross col 120 verse 37 that word which was published after the baptism which john preached note the ordamed of god to be the judge of quick and dead we know from many other scriptures that it is god who is thus to judge eccles 1214 rom 216 here we learn theold home town a 4t4 u s- fmn ohm by stanley keep m0vnano heap forthbus i any stronger hanjn- arountbare haneloal a day as couo as ths- looksmighty pick pocket y to me a- order it is evident that cornelius jesus 1s g l is he who and his household were familiar will sit upon the judgment throne with the facts concerning the rela- as he himself declared john 522 live nature of the ministries of 2 th th message to be pro- john tile baptist and of jesus john men everywhere preached the need of repentance 1 that is of selfjudgment and the acknowledgment of ones sinful- ness jesus came not to condemn but to save he preached the gospel of- peace luke 418 offering eternal life to all who received his message in faith john 524 verse 38 god anointedjesus of nazareth with the holy ghost and withpower in his humiliation as man on earth jesus did not act alone in his divine power but was in all things subject to the father anointed after his baptism by the spirit he did all his works in the energy of the spirit as he went about doing good and healing lall that were oppressed of the devil thus lie demonstrated his messiah- ship to israel verse 39 whom they slew and hanged on a tree instead of receiv ing him hisown people spurned his claims- and refused allegiance to his royal authority they deliver ed him to the gentiles to becruci- iicd not knowing that in doing this they were fulfilling their own verse 43 whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins- by this declaration peter shows how he understood the words spoken by jesus to the disciples on the occasion of their gathering in the meeting place at jerusalem john 2023 through this risen saviour of whom the prophets of old had spoken peter boldlyi pro claimed remission of sins for all who believe on his name it was no question of priestly absolution but the assurance that all who trust in christ have received remission of sins the heart of the lesson our lord has commanded his disciples to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature mark 1615 all who believe that gospel and trust the saviour of whom it speaks are born of god their sins are remitted and they are made members of the new creation of which the risen christ is the head this company of re deemed ones constitutes the one true church to which every be- scriptiires which plainly declared lhever jolned dy the ho spirit that they would do this very thing tnis s j uni 0 the spirit see particularly isaiah 53 on the wnicn tol t0 enlea to cross lie became the great sin offer- j ephji3 it is not a man mg made confederacy of sects and de- arc told i raised him up ntnauonstinsa feuohlpof the third day and shewedhlm j j j i i the snlrlt openly his- resurrection was the nm bplrtt proof of gods acceptance of hisi propitiatory work and told of the youll make no mistake b seeing perfection of hisosacrlfice this now about an advertising contract thing was not done in a corner- with the tribune for 194pover acts 2626 god saw to thati7000 readers each- week iitw triiw- 1wtjvz rfk-k-4- stanley theatre box offiieopcns daily at sixthirty pmi show heghy if pit now playing uhhuhburifthwflyingvi thinks shes iust another lough date hevmaking the mistake of his lovelife thuis is foto nite offer 295 introducing bill williams seoutittulifttiafiftt friday and saturday december 28 and 28 s riotous rvsttcs monday and tuesday dec 31 and jan 1 midnite show new years eve regular shownewyears eve starts at 630 in order to clear the theatre for the midnight show- r at 1140 f wednesday and thursday january 2 and 3 none but the lonely heart good judgment in knocking orit tfi measure no town is improved ft such a service but many of giei are debauched the drys in the town of bowman- ville won a decisive victory last week when they voted down a prp posal to open a beverage room in that nlace 1097 voted against and only 813 for tne beer room arid we over 7000 people ucatls this iih are bound to say that people used every week happy new year boy ami girl happy new year iiowlywcds happy new ycnrairyou family folk and happy new year old timers there isnt a per son in town whom we want to forget in sending forth greetings for a 1916 thats wonderful in every way so whoever you arc whercover yoii arc join with us in new yearns cx- citcment with ahead g0ldens clothing store iwjkmwmaaimabitaa3aisbbft