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Show 5 die - being fed once or twice a day. Others are more humanely cared for but all are without hope - with nothing to look forward to but pain and loneliness in this world and a dreary existence in the land of Chindee hereafter. The Church alone could provide these people with what is needed - a nursing home where among clean and cheerful surroundings they could hear the message of Hope through Faith in the Son of God and could receive the means of Grace by which we are saved. With a grant of about $50,000 for t he building and equipment, and the establishment of the Club just mentioned, St. Christopher 's could set up jusf such a center of Hope, a true oasis in the desert of despair. BR JUNIPER SAYS: ' . ----- --- '\ IF YOU are moving or have moved, I let us know promptly, -please. The Post Office, using Form 3547, usually notif ies us, but that means delays and usually your loss of at least one issue. It also means expense to us in amounts of from $15 to $20 an issue - for we get hundreds of returns after each mailing. Please send your old address as well as your new address. IT IS not alWays obvious how hungry the People are for religion. Often, we realize, we are not sufficiently aggressive, and wait for them to ask questions. About Easter time, the following conversation took place between a man and his wife: The man said "I hear on radio lots about this Easter, and how the Americans -boil up chicken eggs and roll them around. I think maybe that is why they have Easter now, because the birds all over are laying eggs at this time." "No, that's not it" said the wife, who had been getting instruction from Sister. "That is not it at all. We have Easter because Jesus Christ rose from the dead. That is why." "Really, is that why?" "Yes, that is the -reason." "Well, then, lets make pray!" |