Tárogató, 1946-1947 (9. évfolyam, 7-10. szám)
1947-04-01 / 10. szám
16 TÁROGATÓ leaders of the various mission boards and addressed an evening gathering at the Canadian School of Missions. This group was made up mostly of missionaries on furlough. The meeting was delightfully informal and, after the address, by question and comment, much valuable information was exchanged. The Ambassador made a splendid impression and on his part expressed himself as well pleased with the meeting. His promise to visit the missionaries at their work was warmly acclaimed. —United Church Observer. THE MODERATOR SPEAKS ON RIGHTS OF CITIZENS “We citizens of the democratic nations must be on guard lest within our own lands we prove unworthy of these great principles of freedom purchased for us at so great a price,” stated the Moderator, the Rt. Rev. T. W. Jones, D.D., at the closing meeting of the Crusade for Christ and His Kingdom in London, Ont. As it was February 12th and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the Moderator, in commenting on the fact, took the opportunity of stressing that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” He spoke of the present situation in Ontario where the Government’s failure to give to London and four other cities the privilege of a local option vote on its liquor policy is an instance of the curtailment both of privileges and the responsibilities that accompany full citizenship. The very fact that such a privilege is extended to citizens in smaller centres is evidence of the recognition of the rights of citizens while the denial of similar rights to the citizens of larger centres cannot but be interpreted as setting them apart in a less desirable class or category of citizenship. The Moderator continued, expressing his deep concern that in a matter so vital to the life and welfare of our people, the people in these important centres have been denied the opportunity of an expression of their convictions in relationship to this matter. Dr. Jones stated it was his considered judgment that the greatest single menace with which we are confronted in the moral and social aspects of our ministry is that of the liquor traffic :.. “I woud urge upon the people of the United Church in the five great cities of this province to again request the Premier of the province to give to them the right to vote in relationship to the temperance issue.” —United Church Observer. LIFT MY EYES TO FAR HORIZONS God of the wide distances of the world, lift Thou my eyes to far horizons. Forgive me that I have been so much absorbed in the narrow borders of my own small life. Grant me to see the long course of history out of which my single self and this vast world have come. Show me the great men who have lived in the days gone by and those who are alive today. Let me look into the future “far as human eye can see”, and make the events of the world of tomorrow a part of my plans and hopes today. Show me what happens in distant places of the earth among strange and far-off people. Tear me loose—with a wrench and pain, if need be—from what is so near that it binds and narrows my soul. Bring that which is far away close, because I see and understand it. In the name of Him who encompassed all lands and centuries in His mind and purpose. Amen. And ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. —Acts 1:8. From Young People’s Prayers, by Percy R. Hayward, New York: Fleming H. Revell Co. SPELLING LOVE When love is spelled with letters, It is not hard to spell, But let us try to spell it With loving deeds as well. Each little deed of kindness That we may try to do, Is spelling love to others And love to Jesus, too.
