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e Miracle In Bethany... In Bethany, a village two miles east of Jerusalem, lived three persons of whom Jesus was especially fond: Martha and her sister Mary and their brother Lazarus. Whenever He was in the vicinity He stayed at their home, and it was here that He soon would spend his final week in mortality. One day as Jesus with the apostles was preaching in Perea -- in the country east of the Jordan river -- He re- ceived an, urgent message from Martha and Mary, im- ploring Him to return in haste to Bethany, for Lazarus was critically ill. "This sickness is not unto death," He replied, "but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby." And, seemingly ig- noring the request, Jesus tar- ried in Perea for another two days before starting the re- turn journey. Meanwhile, in Bethany, Lazarus died. The bereaved sisters had him interred in a nearby cave. They were per- plexed and deeply disappoint- ed that Jesus had not respond- ed to their appeal. On the fourth day after Lazarus' death, as the two sis- ters sat in their home mourn- ing, with friends who sought to comfort them, a messenger whispered to Martha that Jesus was nearing the village. Anxiously Martha ran to meet Him. As Jesus clasped her in his arms she sobbed, "Lord, if thou had been here, my brother would not have died." Then hopefully she added, "But I know that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it to thee." Tenderly Jesus said, "Thy brother shall rise again." Martha looked up searching- ly into his eyes. 'I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus smiled reassuringly at her. Quietly he said, 'I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me_ shall never die. Believeth thou this" "Yea, Lord," said Martha. "TI believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world." POLICE BRACE FOR HOLIDAYS Ry RILE COULTHARD Police across Canada are re- newing their annual drive to re- duce traffic deaths that each year mar Christmas festivities. Most forces plan extra patrols in an attempt to reduce the toll of 60 dead and 1,200 injured predicted for the Christmas weekend this year by the Cana- dian Highway Safety Council. Some forces already are carrying out a program of Christmas "spot checks" to nab drinking drivers and take de- fective vehicles off the road. Other departments plan to help drivers who find they have had too much to drink by of- fering such drivers.a ride home on request; others will help them find a taxi or other pub- lie transportation. Among forces with a program of spot checks of drivers and their vehicles are Vancouver, Regina, Metropolitan Toronto, Sudbury, Ont., and Waterloo County surrounding Kitchener and Waterloo, Ont. |/USE MOBILE PLAN Vancouver police, who are battling a high accident:and in- jury rate--one injury in every three accidents--started -- their spot checks in early December. They have organized on a mo- bile plan using crews that can set up and dismantle a check point quickly so the checks can} pop up unexpectedly in various parts of the city. Metropolitan Toronto police} have augmented their spot- check system this year with a "blitz patrol system." Two pa- Christmas Drive At Saving Lives -- Toronto police also are using volunteers from ihe Gmcrgcncy Measures Organization to aug-! meni traffic patrols. Cities where drunk drivers will get a lift from police in-| clude Charlottetown, Simcoe,! Ont., and Regina. A Charlottetown police) spokesman said: "We've been doing this for years and we're only too glad to give anybody) a lift who needs it." The Regina program is being carried out by four police vol- unteers. Two will answer each call, one to drive the police car and the other to drive the drunk motorist's car. AGAINST AID PLAN But Winnipeg Police Chief George Blow said he does not favor. driving partygoers home because "it takes the respon-) sibility away from the mo-| torist."' | Saskatchewan's holiday haz- ard campaign, in which both munici,a! police and the RCMP participate, started Dec, 7 and) will run until the new year, | The Saskatchewan Safety Council, with 206 deaths iad | year, said it is "confident our toll will remain less than last} year" when 229 died. The Manitoba traffic death count also is slightly less than) -- last year--at the end-of October) it stood at 150 compared with| 167 to the end of October, 1964. | In Alberta, however, traffic} fatajities had risen to 306 at the] end of October this year from) 291 at the same time last year. British Columbia, pith 402 trol cars drive up and down altraffic deaths at the end of| lfaiths in Canada next month "to organized at the Canadian Cath- MacEachen After Mary and others had | joined them, Jesus asked where Lazarus was buried. When they had shown Him to the burial cave, He directed that the stone be removed from the entrance. Suddenly fearful, Martha protested, "Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he has been dead four days." "Said I not unto asked Jesus, "that, if thou would believe, thou should see the glory of God" As the stone was rolled away from the entrance to the tomb, a tense silence gripped those present. Then in a loud voice Jesus commanded, "Lazarus, come forth!" As all eyes peered intently into the cavern, within could be heard. Then footsteps. And in a moment Lazarus appeared, restored to life and health. As Martha and Mary wept for joy, others stood in aston- ishment at the miracle they had witnessed: the miracle of life through love and faith in Christ; a great miracle of Christmas. --By John J. Stewart thee," | ations in the search for a way|real leads the French section. | His partners are Bishop An-| age of skilled labor in Canada. for Jordan has added 15 new | ithe Anglican, United and Pres-|son of V: |byterian churches and the Cana-/bers are leal dialogue on a professional |toine Hacault of St. level" between competent rep-|and Bishop Adolphe Proulx of should be made to train un- a rustling | | selected artery on a constant pattern throughout a 24-hour pe- riod, watching for traffic viola- tions and impaired drivers. Priest Meets To Seek Out (CP)--A plans Roman| to meet TORONTO Catholic priest with leaders of other Christian find out what. we can do to- gether' about ecumenicism. Rev. John J. Keating, ap- pointed director of the English section of the Roman Catholic commission on ecumenicism, told a press conference Tuesday he plans to meet with heads of dian Council of Churches The commission's secretariat! here will be his base of oper- to encourage "positive theologi- Routine Chase November compared with 413) for all of 1964, expects an in- crease from the 1964 total by the end of this year Other Faiths Ecumenicism resentatives of the Roman Cath- olic and other faiths. The six-member commission, | THE NATIVITY -- AT LAFONTAINE, PARK, MONTREAL Montreal's Lafontaine Park has been transformed from a summer festival into a winter wonderland, com- Labor Cool To Shuffle Of Cabinet | By BEN WARD | OTTAWA (CP) -- Organized labor's initial reaction to Prime Minister Pearson's cabinet changes has been cool but re- served. A spokesman for the 1,200,000- member Canadian Labor Con- gress said Tuesday the CLC ex- ecutive will not issue a formal comment on the massive labor department shakeup. Mr. Pearson switched Allan from _ labor to plete with live lambs, a don- key, a steer and life-size fig- Bethlehem In 1965 Tempo, | Far Cry From First Noel By DAVID LANCASHIRE | BETHLEHEM, Jordan (AP)-- In this little hilltop town where} Christianity began, Christmas| comes with the brassy blare of} military bands, the clattering hoofs of prancing Arab stallions and the solemn music of hymns and chants. Beneath the stone floor of the oldest church in the world, an olive pvood doll of the infant Je- sus lies in the manger where Christ was born. The cave which tradition says was the stable of Mary and Jo- seph still exists--under the mas- sive Church of the Nativity-- olic conference in Rome last Oc-| health minister and replaced|}yt Christmas Eve in Bethle- tober, was recently sanctioned) him with John R. Nicholson, the|hem now bears little resem-| ¢ lanight . \for midnig by the Vatican. former -immigration minister. blance to the auiet night when} The clerical body is divided|He also announced a plan to) wondering shepherds heard evenly between English and Frencii. remove all manpower programs from the labor department and "glad tidings of great joy." The candle lit stable is Chairman of the English sec-|Put them in a new manpower) <peathed with marble and hung\ tion is Archbishop M. M. John- Bishop F. V. Allen of Toronto and Bishop J. R. Win- dle of Ottawa. department to be headed by comer. Several months ago the CLC issued a sharp criticism of Mr. with rich brocades, a policeman ancouver, Other mem-|Jean Marchand, a cabinet new-! ctands guard inside, the thou- sands of tourists and pilgrims crowd the town. This year' no tourists will be Bishop Paul Gregoire of Mont-| Nicholson's call for increased) oid, like Joseph and Mary, that Boniface | Sault Ste. Marie. Right Rev. H. R. Hunt, the Anglican Suffragan Bishop of| Toronto and chairman of the immigration to meet the short- The CLC said more effort skilled Canadian workers who} now face unemployment unless| they improve their abilities. The CLC also had a long feud "there is no room at the inn, hotels to handle the crush. The} tourist trade is Jordan's main! industry, and 29,753 visitors con-| verged on the Holy Land last! December Fifteen thousand are expected lecumenical affairs department|with Mr. Marchand when he/this Christmas Eve in Bethle- Ends In Death | BRANTFORD (CP) -- A rou-| tine police chase that started in day ended in the death of a Woodstock man a few min-| utes later. John R. Clarke, 22, died in the | wreckage of his 1965-model car when it left Highway 24 near Galt. It struck a Hydro pole and came to rest in an eight-foot ditch. The chase started when Con- of the Canadian Council of Churches, said the Roman Cath-| headed the Quebec-based Con- federation of National Trade hem alone, { olic announcement was gratify-| Unions. The CNTU has cam-| HALF ARE MOSLEMS | ing and encouraging. Rev. Ernest Long, general |Paris. Ont., about 3 a.m, Tues-| secretary of the general council of the United Church of Canada, said he hoped the discussions would be as free and as open as possible. Father Keating, a native. of) Stratford, said the commission} will cure the complaint of some} Protestant churches in Canada| who feel there is some difficulty in deciding who to talk to in paigned against CLC-affiliated unions in Quebec and at point printed a pamphlet linking| CLC President Claude Jodojn | with such labor figures as Hal) Bethlehem's 20,000 townspeople James Hoffa. Jodoin in one of Banks and Mr. his f speeches termed Mr. Marchand|on horseback, the patriarch of the most divisive force in the |Canadian labor movement,|from_ his worse than any management figure. Mr. Marchand countered that his organization intended to The day starts with the joyous} one| pealing of bells and the call of|-- prayers from a mosque on Man- ger Square, for almost half of are Moslems. Led by five lancers. mounted | Jerusalem steps at mid - day car beneath Bethle- hem's Christmas tree, a live, tilting umbrella pine decorated with Japanese lanterns, an elec- ,| since the days of the Bible, the THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, December 22, 1968 3 DeGaulle, 'Mandate' PARIS (AP) -- President de, Gaulle said Tuesday night his election victory Sunday repre- . sents a direct mandate from the whole of the French people and he intends to work with re- newed ardor for progress, inde- pendence and peace. After de Gaulle got his new seven-year term with 55.18 per cent of the votes in a run-off race with Francois Mitterrand, CARTER quick to say de Gaulle could no longer use a strong hand to force through his policies. De Gaulle returned to Paris Tuesday from his country home in eastern France. The Elysee Palace released a statement in which de Gaulle said: "Since Dec. 19 the chief of state indeed holds a direct man- date from the whole of the |French people. Moreover, the -- campaign showed that the entire country understood it to be this way, whatever the electoral di- vision of its citizens. | "Thus the new republic finds itself decidedly confirmed, be- fore the nation and the world, Starting from here it is going to develop with a renewed ar- dor its work of progress, inde- pendence and_ peace for the service of France and for the profit of the French people." der Snow opened its doors Monday (CP) ures for this nativity scene. The Garden of Wonders un- | NEED... Fuel Oil of firecrackers, the music of aj ies, with priests brawling in the) CALL Jordanian Army and bagpipes) grotto of Christ's birth or throw-| PERRY band, and brisk business in the souvenir shops, while solemn | 128 hottles at each other on theif Day or Night 723-3443 rites take place in the incense- roof. laden twilight of the 1,600-year- old church. In nearby Shepherds. Field, | where the angel announced the birth of Christ, worshippers gather in the chilly late after- noon to sing carols. The field, owned by the YMCA, is fenced now and no'sheep are allowed, but the simplicity of the cere- monies is a reminder of the first Christmas. While. crowds shiver in the square, the patriarch returns mass in 'the 84- year-old Church of St. Cather- ine, part of the nativity basil- ica. As choirboys sing In Excel-| sis Deo, the words light up in} neon above the altar, and the| # bells of Bethlehem are broad- cast around the world from a radio transmitter in a monk's| ge cell. ie In the back alleys of the town, | xs uncrowded and barely changed| #} DON'T FORGET Che Kih Room NOW OPEN SUNDAY 4 TO 7:30 P.M. Continental French Buffet Served Daily 11:30 - 2 p.m. -- 5 to 8 p.m. GENOSHA HOTEL THURSD citizens of Bethlehem quietly |% hold their own Christmas cere- monies -- some even have alg Santa Claus--or attend services in smaller, neighborhood churches. In the past, the three faiths that share the nativity church--| Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Armenian--have chosen Christ- mas Eve to vent their jealous- SPECIAL at JURY & LOVELL in OSHAWA - WHITBY - BOWMANVILLE DA-LITE COMET 40 x 40 LENTICULAR SCREENS; Compare at 25.95 Your Personal Christmas Gift Centre For. Mita. =. many opposition groups were -- run the CLC out of the country.| tric star and a portrait of King iS OUR eer nn Sead tien Sa Re stable Dave Porter of the pro-|the Roman Catholic Church for vincial police at Brantford saw interdenominational liaison, Clarke's car pass the intersec- | n--Of-Highways2.and_5 at "4 zh speed. Rie .*19.88 "Open to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday Hussein of Jordan, From its lower branches a loudspeaker wafts carols over the heads. of the police and desert iroops who hold-back the crowds in the big But in private conversations, | however, several railway union | executives have expressed con- icern about Mr. MacEachen's | departure from the Tabor~port: PRICE .. Rawson NUNN HTH SERVE COMMISSION SERY said thé natioral-secre tariat will serve the commission ¥ aa Job Lost Via SIU Etforts, But OLRB Gets Him Back TORONTO (CP) -- The On- tario Labor Relations Board or- dered Tuesday that Ray Mac- Adam, who was dismissed Sept. 23 by a dredge company be- cause he was refused member- ship in the Seafarers Interna- tional Union of Canada (Ind.), be rehired and compensated for lost time. Mr. MacAdam was _ hired Sept. 20, by Canadian Dredge and Dock Co. Ltd. and the J. P Porter Co, Ltd., a joint venture partnership which was laying a pipeline in Lake Huron that would supply water to London, Ont. After being told that the firm's collective agreement with the union required all em- ployees to join the union, Mr MacAdam was assigned to one of the company's vessels. In its decision, the board said Mr. MacAdam was questioned at work by union patrolmen about his union membership. | Although Mr. MacAdam was willing to join the union, he was told he could not be accepted because he either was or had been a member of the rival Ca- nadian Maritime Union. (CLC). The board said the patrolmen told the company's supervisor, Ronald Perrin, that if -Mac- Adam were not discharged "the| company would have labor trou-} ble." } SWEEP THE WORLD The Beatles have sold more than 150,000,000 records in their few years of fame Good Names To Rememper Th or Selling When REAL ESTATE Reg. Aker--Vresicent Bill MeFeeters--Vice Pres. 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