TWILLINGATE - At first it appeared to be the classic "message in a bottle" often found on the western shoreline of Ireland or on the Atlantic beaches of some other European country, but on closer examination the usual concept of the "message in a bottle" was shattered.
Junior Burge of lower Twillingate South was wandering the beach near his home on April 17, a recreation that he loves doing particularly at this time of year, he advised The Pilot. There was next to no wind (rather unusual for the area), the sun was shining and pans of arctic ice were in the beach and jam-packed in the harbour. Then a small plastic bottle with strips of fluorescent pink paper inside caught his attention. Lying at the high water mark where waves may have tossed it, the bottle stirred his curiosity so he investigated.
Inside the bottle, he reported, he found some four pages of handprinted material that at first he figured was a message from wherever. And that's exactly what it turned out to be - a message from wherever.
There was no indication of who may have been responsible for the bottled "message," or from where it may have originated, or the date. But it was abundantly clear, nevertheless, that the writer had a message he wished to relate.
The material all pointed to a highly debatable religious theory that the writer was seemingly fixated on and as espoused by many Evangelical and Charismatic church authorities. In particular, the material was stressing the need for the reader to tune in to a specific television program and it even gave the scheduled time for Newfoundland audiences. As well, a couple of books were highly recommended along with an 800 number and an address in the United States where anyone interested could obtain copies of the books and further information.
Mr. Burge even tried the telephone number, he advised, but there was no answer.
To be taken seriously? When someone has something to say that he thinks is so important but yet will not sign his name it leaves many unanswered questions. The bottle, a resident of the area had suggested, may well have been tossed from a passing vehicle or at the most dropped into the water on the other side of the harbour - or very close by. Why else would the television programming solely for Newfoundland be the only one specified?
Look what the ice brought in the ice
Junior Burge stands near the spot at lower Twillingate South where he found the bottle with an unusual "message" inside. In his hand he holds the four sheets of paper from inside the bottle with the opening directive, "You just may need to check the word
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- Published on April 29th, 2009
- Published on June 28th, 2010
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Howard Butt
Resident finds bottled message on beach
At first it appeared to be the classic "message in a bottle" often found on the western shoreline of Ireland or on the Atlantic beaches of some other European country, but on closer examination the usual concept of the "message in a bottle" was shattered.
Junior Burge of lower Twillingate South was wandering the beach near his home on April 17, a recreation that he loves doing particularly at this time of year, he advised The Pilot. There was next to no wind (rather unusual for the area), the sun was shining and pans of arctic ice were in the beach and jam-packed in the harbour. Then a small plastic bottle with strips of fluorescent pink paper inside caught his attention. Lying at the high water mark where waves may have tossed it, the bottle stirred his curiosity so he investigated.
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