The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-05-27, Page 12w
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Asl��eld Presbyterian•KikHistory
Reviewed:On 110. anniversary:
*:(By Mrs. Oliver Mac Charles. Based
on 70th, Anniversary History)
thousand,
Men were ,allowed: $1.00 per. day
for labour and a. man • and .a
yoke of , oxen were allowed $1.50
per .day.
The 'historic congregation of
.Ashfield Presbyterian c h u r c h,
which had it'sbeginning with the
arrival of Ashfield's. earliest set
tiers, observed the 116th anniver-
sary on Sunday, May.. 17, with the
Rev. ; Angus MacKay, a ' native of
Whitechurch, home on furlough
from Jhansiarea. in Northern In-
dia, as the guest 'minister. He was
assisted in conducting the service
by the pastor Rev. Neil McCombie,
The early settlers came to ; Ash-
field township, from , the Highlands
of Scotland as early as 1838. These
were followed by others who •grad
wally found their way . inland ' from.
the lake.
There was, a period of about
twenty years . 'o of : imi'nigration ;in
to ' this part of Ashfield township.
Landing at ' Quebec after a trip
by sailing vessel they proceeded
by boat to Montreal, Toronto and
Hamilton. From these points they
would come by wagon to,God-
erich and. proceed : up the. lake
by boat. '.When they arrived at
a good spot to. come ashore they
had,to seek out suitable terrain
On hich to establish their new'
A glance through the book where
the records were kept gives one
an idea how': the worked progress-
ed. " The work was divided into
parties, so many each day. Some
worked with axes, some with oxen.
It is :recorded, that in February,
1860, . the floor was to be laid.
There is no record of . when the
church was finished or when `' it
was formally opened. This mat-
tered little,. what did count, that
they had a church for the Wor-
ship of God.
It is . worthy ' .to. note that' al-
though the church was new, the
congregation: was old, . and the mat-
erialism of to -day had . not yet
caught up with our forefathers.
Sacramental pre -communion and
communion services were a spec
ial 5 -day. gathering. Clans . would.
gather from far and nearfor a
forty Mile radius.. On occasion
they : would come from as far as
Wiarton .:and:. Woodstock for the
DIINGANNON
(Intended For Last. Week)
• Mr, and Mrs. Jack Sparks and
Janice, of Port Elgin visited on
Sunday with Mr-, and Mrs. Benson
Mole,'
Mrs. Robt Irvin, CGIT leader
attendedthe rally at Blyth United
Church along with some of the
local CGIT members who were
Joanne Velhuis, Nancy. - Smyth,.
Helen Adkin, Debbie Hodges;
Lynda Young and Arlene Dickson..
Mrs. Irvin was in charge of crafts
for juniors. They heard with 'in-
terest in • the. evening the guest
speaker, Miss Anna Graham of
London.
Mr.• and Mrs. •Harvey, Sparks,
,Gail and Gary of Underwood were
visitors with Mr. and, Mrs: Bob.
•Mole of the 6th con. of Ashfield.
Mrs. John King was hostess at.
"the rectory in Lucknow for St.
Pauls Anglican Guild, Dungannon.
Mrs., Elmer Black, president was
in the chair and opened with the
World Mission Prayer. ' and Guild
Prayer. Mrs. Paul Caesar • read.
the scripture. lesson and Mrs. Bill
Park gave the minutes of the last
meeting. Mrs. Paul Caesar was ap-
pointed to buy :flowers' for the beds.
in front of the church. Mrs. J.
King ' and ,Mrs. Paul •'Caesar re-
ported on ' the Chancel Guild at.
Paisley. Mrs. King served a de-
licious lunch at the end of • the.
afternoon.
'Mr.' Delmer Maize of Scarboro
was home with his parents Mr.
and . 'Mrs. , Bert Maize over ; the
holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and
'family of . Toronto visited . Mrs:.
Esther Rivett for the week -end.
Mrs.. Abner Morris visited on
Sunday ° with her daughter Mrs.
Leonard Christilaw, Nile.
homes, . then clear the land, 'and great feast of Christian love. At
erect a log cabin
Mission Station . In 1846
• These . pioneers' did not forget
their faith. They ' practised their:
religion . and met together for ser-
vices which they conducted them-
selves. The Presbytery of London
recognized this groupas a mission
station 'in 1848, and although no
church had been built at that
time, the congregation had its.be-
ginnin ° •
Services wereheld in Lochalsh
school for some time. ' It is re-
corded that . on August 3rd, 1857
the congregation met and was
presided over by Rev J. , McMil-
len and after much discussion it
was agreed to erect a church in
the " 13th concession of .Ashfield...
Donald MacKay granted one acre
of land on which the Free Pres-
byterian Church was to be .built.
This building was to bye frame
and be 50 by 36 feet.
However, building didn't, proceed
as planned, and in January, 1858,
another meeting washeld and the
lack of funds stressed as the rea-
son for not building. At this time,
however,,. Alexander . MacLennan
was asked to go . to Kincardine
for plans which would cost $1.50.
(one dollar and fifty cents).- He
was to. • receive. 42.00 for his
trouble, and lumber was. to be
ordered at $10.50 per thousand
feet . and shingles : at $2.00per
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LOOltAT TO BE
LOVELY TO SEE, NEED
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times . as many as sixty wagons,
loaded with pilgrims bound for..
the • sacred meeting .'place. would
be seen. Records -.have it ,. that
from one to three thousand souls.
responded. for the Fast bay • on
Thursday, with services continu-
ingthrough Friday, Saturday, :Sun-
day, and : Thanksgiving . on Men -
day. This must . have been a
physical endurance test for the
people who lived in the immed-
iate area and provided food and
shelter for the guests.
True to their Highland heritage,
these people provided the needs '•
and .made welcome these people,
because of . their love of. God. At
this time meetings were held in
open air in a little grove near
the church property. '
Noted among records were little;
incidents of humor.
It was not uncommon in the
early days forthe gallants .of
Ashfield to walk to 'Goderich for
hair -oil', before a wedding or social
gathering.
Bicycles were new and one bold
youth dared .:to ride his ' on , Sun -
.day to church.. On passing a stern
neighbour, who was on foot, . the
cyclist was promptly upset by
said neighbour's_'walking stick,
Smiles were frowned upon .but
snuff boxes ` were frequently pass-
ed 'froin
assed'from one to another during the
sermon.
These stories along with many
more are told to the fourth gen-
eration.
Ministers were scarce and even
though these ,gahlant .Scots had a
church, it was, some . time . before
a minister was called and settled
in the community.
Rev. Grant of Owen Sound was
the first 'minister• and remained.
from 1865 to 1886. During, his pas-
•torate the , first manse was built,.
In 1891 the first Women's Mis-
sionary Society was formed. On
May. 28, 1900 the • session met with
the congregation for the 'purpose
of talking over the building of a
new church. This resulted in the
building of the present church in
1906. At *this time, part of the
congregation .Withdrew, built their
.own church known as the Free
Presbyterian Church, a n d the
brick church," as it nowstands,
became known as Ashfield Pres-
byterian Church.
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