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m the churches time is now by jim byrne ridgwood christian church paul j meyer in giving advice on making the most of ones time says that we must r about time all the time nothing is more valuable than time gold money and jewels are very valuable commodities because they are in short supply if they are lost they may be replaced through hard work and economy lime on the other hand is completely non renewable a second passed is gone forever without time all other- com modities which we cherish are worthless wealth prestige and ease are valueless without time to enjoy them when one queen of england was terminally ill she offered her doctor the half of her very large kingdom if he could grant her one more year of life king david was a man who valued his time he prayed lord make me to know my end and the measure of my days what it is that i may know how transient or frail i am ps 394 david wanted to keep two facts before his mind at all times first life is limited make me to know my end and the measure of my days it seems as if at the moment of birth god opens an account in our name in the great bank of time there he deposits a certain length of time we then begin making with drawals one day at a time one day the last withdrawal is made and our life on earth is finished our days in this life are num bered this is one of the most obvious facts of our lives but the one most often ignored we live as if this life went on forever as if we will never grow old or die- making the most of life means facing this fact squarely secondly life is uncertain that i may know how frail or transient i am sub consciously we are aware that unpleasant things may happen but we foolishly hope that these things will not happen to us we probably will have a car accident we may get cancer or have a heart attack old age will certainly run us down not creep up on us the bible warns boast not yourself of tomorrow for you know not what a day may bring forth we do not know what 1979 may hold for us it may contain prosperity and ease or possibly tragedy pain or death if we face these facts and really value the time of bur lives how should we live we must set spiritual priorities for lour lives and we must stick to them no matter what otherwise we will waste our time we must determine to spend our time on things of eternal value of course we cannot give up our jobs and escape from this life we must still eat and live but we must jnit first things first many people tell me that they have no time to think of god how foolish some day all they will have left is what time they spent for him if any how much time did you spend in 1978 in doing what god wanted did you give him the best of your time or only what time you did not need for anything else if 1979 is to be any different you must make sure that you are a christian the bible teaches that webecome a christian not by joining a church ours or any other but by praying to jesus christ and telling him that we have sinned against him we must tell him that we are trusting him alone to take away our sins because he died for us then we must commit our selves to serve him first in the years ahead top priority must then be given to what he wants for us time must be set aside in 1979 for reading the bible and praying in private time must be set aside to bring yourself and your family to a church where you will be taught the bible and where you will be able to do something practical to serve god fifty year milestone stouffville on tuesday jan 2 mr and mis albert sweeney montreal street souff- vtlle marked their golden wedding an niversarys the occasion a milestone in their lives was celebrated quietly at the home of neighbors mr and mrs millard reesor v albert and bessie sweeney are natives of nova scotia in fact they were born only eight miles apart although 50 years ago their wedding date remains a memorable experience we were lucky to reach the ministers home said albert it was pouring rain and the pastor was taken ill he tied the knot at the rec tory on our return by horse and buggy it turned bitterly cold and my coat was frozen so stiff i could hardly get out mr and mrs sweeney moved to stouffville 22 years ago this spring for a time they resided on the betbesda siderosj west of the ninth and then took up residence in town albert is wellknown here through his employment with the stouffville floral company the stouffville works department at the arena hes been retired seven years but keeps busy tending his large garden during the summer rrrbnths mrs sweeney helps too she also enjoys crocheting mr and mrs sweeney have been back to nova scotia several times travelling by car bus train and plane it takes longer to get from the airport to stouffville than from halifax to toronto albert evealed the couple has two children a son john in oigby nova scotia and a daughter mary mrs lonmer daniels of berwick nova scotia they have 16 grand children and seven great grandchildren the tribune thursday january u ik i reesorville1846 population about ibo 3 mr and mrs albertsweeney montreal street stouffville celebrated their soth wedding anniversary quietly tuesday jan 2 they were luncheon guests at the home of diamond anniversary the community extends congratulation to mr and mrs stanley lewis rr 3 claremont on the occasion of their diamond wedding an niversary sat jan 20 to mark the occasion an open house will be held from 130 to 5 p m in the stouffville masonic hall neighbors mr and mrs millard reesor mr and mrs sweeney have resided in the stouffville area for the past 22 years jim thomas markham the most recent newsletter to members of the markham historical society composed by ann armstrong of lucust hill contain the following information on reesorrtlle markham back in 1846 the item was gleaned from smiths canadian gazetteer and reads as follows its a village situated near the south east comer of the twp of markham close to the rouge river twenty miles from toronto it hat been settled about twentyfive years by canadians pennsylvania dutch germans americans irish and a few english and scotch there are two churches a presbyterian and methodist and an episcopal church is erecting a circulating library is kept up sup ported by subscriptions the population is about 300 nith postal service three times a week that was 132 years ago editors mail appeal for aid greetings in the most precious name of jesus our saviour and messiah 1 sincerely hope that this humble letter reaches you all in the best of health and in the blessings from the lord before i proceed i wish to introduce myself to you i am ma mater mayola a volunteer junior social worker in culion leper colony in my stay here i truly realized and felt how hard it is to live in such an isolated place called to be the isle of the living dead here you may see lot of un fortunate leper families in extreme poverty and sickness beings created to suffer the curse of destiny it is indeed a pitiful i sight to see children go through the streets ill clothed and hungry no one to give love and care in the serenity of ihe night your heart will be heavy of compassion to hear painful moans and soft afflictive sobs of the suffering lepers filling the air you breath piercing through the eternity of a soul there is truly no future for them because all their aspiration and hopes are clouded by such an un certain destiny the only comfort for them is the setting of the sun away from the horizon of their sufferingsand the rising of a beautiful new dawn for another bitter tomorrow i was really touched and my heart cried witnessing their predicament and being their friend in jesus it is my concern to share with you the blessings to alleviate them in their sufferings to live jesus love just even only this newjfear season in this j regard owing to the necessityofifuture needs i beseech your kindness and generosity in behalf of the suffering lepers of this colony to publish this plea for help in your paper i do knock at the door of your kind hearts and seek your chrisitan sympathy for any gift of love such as old clothes food and anything you kind people may wish to share to uplift their sufferings brighten their sad lives and lighten their poverty even only at this season i sincerely hope you wont deny me the privilege to be of help to our unfortunate brothers and sisters through your kmdness and charity lastly i personally- assure you of my prayers my regards and best wishes for you all god bless you and yours forever ma mater mayola i bssw poboxsm313 sta mesa manila 2806 philippines uxbridge 8527878 certified usjedcars we go over the entire car bert peoersen 66 brock st e fairway motor sales church services stouffville baptist main obrien rev dc payne pastor 6493156 10 a m bible school 11 am wprship 7 pm hour of praise wed 8 pm hour of power all welcome springvale baptist church gormleystouffville rd at 6th cone kennedy rd rev tom hamilton sunday jan 14 1979 945 a m sunday school 1100 am worship service 700 pm evening service wed 7815pm family night skyforce childrens program all welcome this is your invitation to hear the warm thrilling testimony of ernie hollands exconvict r former professional bank robber house breaker car thief armed robber etc 5 escapes from prison served a combined sentence of over 25 years in us and canadian penitentiaries and prisons ernie was also convicted of attempted murder in los angeles california in 1971 for shooting wounoinq a los angeles police officer sku telu 6c fotttuc tie icotet u teat atttlifacuo uu meatd it ufc wiiu u s wtuaoe txaximum sccwufy u c t97s 730 pm friday jan ith emmanuel international christian centre rr4 stouffville 6402672 stouffville united church minister rev jl carder babd pastoral assistant mrs audrey dawson jan 14 1979 1100 am worship service 1100 am sunday school nursery kin dergarten primary jr intermediate monday 730 pm explorers cgit you will be welcome guest speaker rev fred miller a former rector will be the guest speaker at the 930 a m service in christ anglican church stouffville on sunday feb 18 much improved mrs rae mcfadden baker avenue is reported as much im proved following a period of treatment and ob servation in hospital l who says an annuity has to have a fixed premium ask your sun life gent to eipljm the features of the new flexibl premium retirement annuity such as jrfjuiuble premiums interest nd annuity rate guarantees waiver of premium upon disability and cur rni ti deductions into the bargain heinz oaues ciu insurance mfhcyltd 9246674 bow j 4 monthly payments no extra charge oil ol ol h x lul dont buy l h lul s ol any bedding carpeting furniture draperies reupholstering till you see curmeischer at iiiiifvltiiji kiul 7 guarantee personally to get you the best dealsjdnany canadian made furniture how about this i lfe 4 monthly payments zi t r t t is j no extra charge save tim save gas save mom the place to look buy open 99 o x m z h 3 large s tores to ser ve you sherwood plaza 2942581 3w 4 floors furniture bedding markham plaza 2942060 m x h l k m j nf inthly p no extra charge 1 m unionville gospel hall 2nd street at hwy 7 lordssday sunday jan 14 1979 breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1130 am gospel meeting 7 pm wed prayer bible study 8 pm all heartily welcome wjames presbyterian church rev ted creen 6404195 sun jan 14 1979 10 am morning worship full nursery facilities 1115 am church school sun jan 21 evening service movie peace child a friendly family church christ church v anglican 154 sunset 6401461 rector revfedney 2971634 sunday jan 14 1979 epiphany ii 930 holy communion rev wf edney church school coffee hour followed by annual vestry meeting nursery services provided gospel hall goodwood ontario 3rd line 47 hwy lords day sunday jan 14 1979 breaking bread 930 sunday school and bible class 1100 a m gospel meeting 7 pm mon bible study 800 pm thurs prayer 8 pm all welcome bloomington christian gospel church revcwsorley pastor s sunday jan 14 1979 missionary sunday with one of canadas outstanding missionary statesman educator and author rev douglas percy rev percy spent many years in africa as a missionary and at present is a valued member of thefaculty at ontario bible college services 945 am sunday school for young and old 1100 am morning worship with a warmth 730 pm evening service with a challenge gormley missionary church rev cecil rosenberger sunday jan 14 1979 950 am family sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 pm hymn sing wed evening prayer service at 8 p m stouffville missionary church 159 main st e john hamilton minister associate minister mr j clublne sunday jan 14 1979 945 am family sunday school bus service available 1100 am morning service determing right conduct 700 pm evening service dealing with those who differ wed 945 am 130 pm ladies coffee hours wed 700 pm pioneer girls jr boys club wed 730 pm jr high boys club wed 730 p m prayer bible study youth adults friday 730 pm senior high college youth youre always welcome at the missionary church altona missionary church pastor r kennedy sunday jan 141979 10 aim sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service wed 800 p m prayer meeting bethel assembly of god hwy 48 just north of hwy 47 rev howard minaker pastor tel 6405555 res 4716031 lords day services jan 14th 945 am christian education hour 1100 am nehemiahs sacrifice 700 pm coming to jesus i found a warm welcome awaits you sunday school 945 am an exciting learning experience for everyone 145 am sunday school 1030 am morning worship everyone welcome stouffville pentecostal pjix pup i church 460 main st s-uv- 64084s96 m 5f