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WEDNESDA ', . JUNE Sr,d 1464
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, :LUCKNOMi ONTARIO
, PAGE FIFTEEN • '
tr
ry at Whitechurch
, Pleasant memories of dayss gone ed: influence on him and remind -
by were relived all day Sunday ed him of the apostles: He 're-
m
'in and
around Whitechurch as ferred 4 to the influence • of the el -
residents, of that community min- ders and ministers;' since the con-
gled with, former residents and gregation was established in 1864.
x r friends who had returned to at- Mr. MacKay felt it ' was easier
tend Centennial Services. at Chal- . for people living in rural. areas
mers " Presbyterian. Church. to rcome into closecontact with.
Overflow congregations, packed, God and spoke of : the large per:
the church morning4 and ; evening centage ':of ministers., and' servants
to listen to
" FAngus o the • guest speaker, Rev. of the church which came from
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MacKay •of ,Jhansi, India. rural communities Rev: MacKay' ,
Mr. MacKay is a former member said that he was amazed at con-
of the Whitechurch congregation ditions in: this. ,country after "re-
,and was `designated 'by' Presbytery turning from •sever'aL•y"ears in In-
. in 1927 to' serve in, the India mis- dia, Pictures, books, language,
sion , field. He has served there dress and actions of the present
since arid is presently 'on ,furlough day. Canada disturb him and he.
before returning to. India, next felt that what was Once • obscene,
month. • 'immoral 'and against the law is
Jacob .Kuiper, student . minister, today accepted as part of our ' •
Is . presently serving the Chalmers society, even by Christians. "Times
congregation and extended a wel- have changed," he said, • "but."
come to all members, former have they , changed for the bet -
members and friends to• the 100th ter?". Mr. MacKay stated that
anniversary services. All were in- not only did- 'our forefathers of
vited to a luncheon 'in the corn- 1864 build churches, but they also
munity hall following the service, filled ,them. • He felt the faithful
and to . a social Mondayevening, few of today are too few.
Mr. Kuiper was •in .Charge of the • During morning and - evening
services. services, special music was pro- •
Greetings Extended. vided by the : choir. ; In he morn-
Mr Kuiper Jead greetings from ing, Mrs'. Phillip Steer sang and
former ministers and ''friends. • of .in" the evening she was joined by
the congregation:. Rev, J. Ure her •husband in a ,duet. The men's
Stewart ' of Seaforth, minister :at choir' . also .'sang, at the evening '
Whitechurch during •the first world service. ' Organist . and choir lead -
war '50 years ago when Chalmers' er -is Mrs; Johnston Conn.
celebrated their .50th anniversary.Smorgasbord. Success
He' was.:not. able to ' be present•A 'smorgasbord luncheon': served
for the morning service but joined by 'the ; ladies` of the church' in .' •
the congregation for tlie luncheon: the.Whitechurch • Community Hall
and' evening. He • recalled Rev the
the morning service
MacKay as a boy in.,the congre- was very popular.' Mrs. George ' •
gation while he was 'at: White- Fisher. was . convenor..Members of"'
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RENEW ACQUAINTANCES FOLLOWING' WHITECHURCH a NTEN,NIAL.`..
HURON COUNTY TO AWARD
UNIVERSITY. BURSARIES
Beginning this fall, Huron.County
Council will provide $i00. ;bursaries
to six . students . from the Count.
who are attending or plan to at-
tend the ` University 'of • Waterloo.:
• The bursaries are for students
with good academic' records, who
are .in need 'of financial assistance.
to .enable them : to continue their
studies.;' at .the •university level.
Applications for ':the new bur=
saries, which will be awarded' an-
nually, are available at • Huron
County 'secondary schools, a n d
.from John G. Berry, County.' clerk
treasurer, Goderich; James Kin,-
kead,' inspector of Public Schools,
Goderich, and A, : P. Gordon, Regis-
trar, University. of ' Waterloo, Wat-
erloo'. .
church; Dr. J., -R. Graham of St.
Stephens Presbyterian Church,
Toronto, a three year • old con-
gregation, sent greetings to White-
church ,:where he . served .briefly
in his first. charge after .gradua
tion,: Rev:- R. D : of trie of W. al
gRecites� Same 'PoemROW1 I E NEWS lacebur .. sent • er•'sonal greetings
g p g g present were. able to eat .and visit'
2nd ' Lucknow Brownie Pack, and greetings from his, ."eongre-kk:.
ation • Lan side 'Presbyterian f °n' the. ' lawn behind the church
(Sy Ruth' Brooks) As 0 Years Ago g ,,, g Y
Church, a sister congregation;. 'ex -
.It was 'after three' o'clock .when'
The second Lucknow pack, met 1.:�. the lunche n
o was
completed.
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in the basement he Town , Hall (WHITECHURCH JJ ) tended greetings through'a letter p . ,
from ;Gordon: Wall, o the.session; sing about one. ..1.n the morning,
on : May 26, with' tnda Hend'er' The, : 100th anniversary cele- .+the con re ati
Greetings were. also read' .from • g . g _ on , filled ` the audi-
son .: Fairy Queen.Fairy Ring .was brations' of;. Chalmers `Presbyterian torium of .the church the 'liase-
held ..then collectYon was 1 �. i the. United Church congregation! }
and, Church, .Whitechurch; were brought. l'in ' Whitechurch; Rev. „ Samuel .J. i meat :and two of 'Russell Chap;;
collected by:popping pennies intoe: ar of M les or h mans school busses outside ".the;.
''d' M .d. ,Stw t o. w t Rev Gra
session, Walter ..Elliott, Ira Wall •
and Andrew..` Gaunt welcomed the
congregation• as they entered the.
hall. It was 'estimated that about
750 people attended morning and -
evening. services and'`'about 500
enjoyed the ,morning luncheon.
The • weather was such that ..those
the chest. Inspection was,. for. hav-' to an en on on ay evening , y
ng a . handkerchief, • tidy hair, and when a.' social, evening 'and con- don and Mrs. Cox of .. Dresden'; church. ' A loud .speaking system
. Rev. Norman .and. Nlrs. Caswell,; brought the ;message. to all., :Reg-
clean hands: The .,Sixers ' marked. cert ,was • held., During • the : egos- rstratron of guests 'was handled"
'r: books. Pow ..wow' was held ;•Meaford; Rev.'' R. T. A. and Mrs.
they ing ..lunch.' period,., • John •'MacKay i Marshall Strathro Rev. Neil by Mrss.; Victor: Emers_ on and Mrs:,
and some :o ;the . Brownies , got recited a.poemthat he had re- Y Frank. -Coulter..:
r . 11VIcConlbie, Ripley'; • Miss Edith F . o .
badges and others Brownie hand- cited ' 50years a o at 'the : 50th John MacKay of •: «r.,_. oto
g , ; Peddle, Edmonton, Miss Frances ",
books.The. squeeze Was ,passed{ anniversary•
+ katchewan came the'longest alis=
and ,chimes closed the meeting. `and Hanna':•Wilson, ..Mrs:: Scott,.g
•
Those. present Monday : enjoyed ,. Wingham;• Mr. and Mrs.' M.'`G..
fresh- a varied program. Student ,min- Green, Burnaby,.. B.C.
An. Agricultural _college is'ter Jacob K.ui er o erred the I. '
min` claims •he 'was quite close p p 1, Several "who sent greetings to
program repeatingPsalm 150. A
to .the right answers 'on' his ex- , [the Morning ill
were .able : to
g , male •choir comprised of George be,present in• the -'.-evening, Rev.
awaythey .:were just' two seats Gaunt,,Wes Tiffin,Jack Forster,
i away: , , R. D. A. and Mrs. Currie; Wal -
Josephs Kingsbridge
Lance• to -be presentt at the Cen.
tennial He is a brother of the
guest speaker, Rev. Angus Mac-
Kay.
ac=Kay... , .
Build 100 Years • Ago
First religious services at White
... :: Murray Gaunt;; George Conn, ,Bill ;.laceburg; Rev. R. T. A. Marshall i church were held in ' a barn or.
Jeffery and John ; de Boer sang 1 and sons of Strathroy; Rev. T: E; school until 1864 when' the build-
' "Will your anchor '.hold • . Mrs. and Mrs. Kennedy; '• Bluevale• ing` of •
a' church was undertaken.••
Mrs: Fish,' frig
on land donated.: by Charles Ham-.
iIton. • Mr.:' Hamilton, along with •
Adam MacKay, Thomas Wilson
and John ' Dawson' were the' first
ordained elders -4W the 'church.
Rev. Robert Leask , was'' 'the first
minister. inducted into the charge
in November, 1865 and served for.
15 years until 1880. In' the'•first.
church built in. ' 1864, . there 'was
at first 'no pulpit, and only, planks
and blocks for seats. A • window ,
from the original church was on
James' Richardson'' rendered" a
•
Rev Gordon and Vit
• "' solo, `Great is thy' faithfulness". , ham.. Rev. J. ' lire and. Mrs• Stew -
Mrs: Milian Moore read three art, Seaforth..
` , poems, Little Town, Honte is • •Dedications Made
where the • heart; is, Who Wayne '
Floral tributes were placed . in
and . Garnet Farrier pleased, .', the
I� the church by the Kennedy fain-
t gathering. with a saxaphone duet ily in ' memory •of their parents
i accompanied , by Mrs. Farrier; the late Mr. ' arid Mrs. David. Ken-
.
en-
'
r. and Mrs. , Antone J. Vane
Osch, who were' married at • St,.
Joseph's , Charch, Kingsbridge,. on
May 3rd will :make their .home
.in Xshfiel. '
• The.. .
-. bride is the cl'aughter; of 11 Ir.
and Mrs. Cr:tnatid flcffernan of
R.W. " 7 l uc•kitowand the groomo`
is the sots of Mr. • ano M'. s.,. J
Van Osch, IL..R, 3. tuckncslr.
'Alma. Conn, • Joanne` Laidlaw, , nedy and Duncan Kennedy; by
Irene de ' Boer and Sharon Rin the Craig family in honour ' of
i toul sang "Sing, :Smile and Pray', their;.parents-Mr., and 'Mrs: John
i t or. James Little,' of Lucknow S. Craig; by: the Morrison family
played' a violin -Solo accompanied in honour' of Mrs. Alfred. Buckton. display on' Sunday with three . ,
by George: Conn. Mrs. Annie, Mc- The following'. dedications were
Quillin gave a reading ."The man
and the model church."
Rev. Gordon Fish of Wingham:
:extended greeting on behalf . of
his congregation and Presbytery
and commented on the sacrifices
of the forefathers who founded the
Whitechurch congregation,
• Gordon': Legatt of Winghani sang
a' solo, Heavenly Vision, Mrs, Vic-
tor Emerson gave two readings,
"Don'tblarne the children" and
"Dear little ` churchof mine",
RoiIine Phillips . of Winghamfila.
i "This land, is my land. nd It is numbers,.
secret". Bill Jeffery favoured with
a' solo accompanied. by . George
Conn. "Nearer my God to thee",
was sung .by Mr. • and Mts:. Simon
ck' Hoer of St. 'Helens, - George
Conn played an organ number
and Mrs. James McIllrath est-
pressed thanks to all who played
a , part , in making the Centennial
a success. Hymn and . prayer
closed the evening.
•
made:
$100 from. the Kennedy family in
memory. of .the late Mr. and Mrs.
David Kennedy. ,
Panelling around choir by Mr.
and. Mrs: James Mcllbrath,, -
Doors purchased from a legacy.
in , memory of the late Mr, ' and,
Mr.' Albert Patterson.
• A choir mirror 'donated by Mrs.
Charles Cook, Mr. and' Mrs.. Roy
CFingle and 'Mr. and •Mrs. , Hank
Kruger. in memory of • their par-
ents the late Mr. and Mrs. David.
Gillies and brother John Gillies:
A pulpit fall and bible marker
was presentee : by Roy McGee in
memory of his' parents and bro-
ther Mr..and Mrs. Henry McGee
and Gordon and. was. received' by
James Mcllrath.;
Bearded -Saints of Gori
In his remarks to the. congre-
gation, Rev, 'MacKay referred to
the elders of his youthful ,days
at Chalmers as "bearded saints of
God::," He said they .had a mark -
•
panes of the original. glass still
in the 1)00 ,year old window. It
donated . by .; Ken Patterson.
In 1895 the new brick church'
was built at a . cost of $3500 • and
the old ,church sold . for $65.
The oldest active members "of
Chalmers Presbyterian Church 'are.
Peter Kennedy,'; Mr. and ,.Mrs,'
Frank Coulter., Mrs.. Myrtle Daw-
son:
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