HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-06-03, Page 9WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd, . 1950
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The seventy -0m anniversary, D. C. . Matheson,, Brussels and
of tyle Maitland Presbyterialof
Q the w:M.S, of the Presbyterian
• Church of Canada was. celebrat
ed on 7.lhursday, May 28th, in
' ' 'Knox Presbyterian Church,. Tees
,water, • ,Afternoon and. evening
sessions were in charge ,of Mrs.
Farish ` Moffat, . Langside, hfl
also
sided for a
r brief a
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P .e ,
mVe meeting when plans. were
.meade; for the June Executive to
be held in South Kinloss,: Wed
nesday, June. • 24th at 2 p.m. The
theme for• the .afternoon meeting
was "Service inspired Iby' the
Holy.. Spirit". and the devotional
period was ity charge of Mrs.
Mrs. •Mel Ratahie, Kincardine..
Greetings 'and • welcome to
Knox Church, were entended by
Mrs.. Walter' Ballagh, president. of
• Teeswater. auxiliary ' and. 'Mrs.
;Guthrie Reid, senior 'past pre'-
dent of the. presbyterial. Mrs:
Alan MacAuley, Ripley, . corres-
ponding secretary, -read a' num-
ber ' of telegrams, and letters 'of
best, wishesi ens• former mem-
bers:of
••. tihe presbyterial, some of
whomwere Mrs `!Gordon, Baulch,
a, forrner' president;; . Rev. and
Mrs, George Malcolm, missionar-
ies in Formosa; Mrs. Kenneth
McLean; formerly of,: the 'manse,
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Wingham; and. Miss -Ada. E. Ross,
Toronto, formerly of Brussels,
and one -tune missionary in
China. • ,
Mrs. W F McDonald, South
Kinloss, was in charge of, a pre-
sentation ceremony when " Miss.
. Annie A. McKay received ' , an
honorary life snetnbership. In.
.:accepting: Miss McKay recalled
nostalgic memories of her auxil-
. iary organized,` in 1888. Miss Mc -
Kay's another was treasurer and
the only , woman in the Gaelic -
speaking., community ,Who could
read English and interpret it for
her neighbours.
•,Miss. Iva 'Carry,, Dungannon, as-
, sistant-histor"an 'gave a historical
sketch of 'Maitland presbyterial,
stressing events; 'since the 60th
anniversary celebrated in South
Kinloss in ,1944. Deep regret was
enpressed at the "serious • illness
in ' hospital: of Mrs. Archie .Mc-
Intyre, Soiuth. Kinloss, who is a
very "dedicated historian of ' the.
presbyterial,. "In ,July 1884, four
auxiliaries, Kincardine, Lucknowa
St.. Helens and 'Brusseis ' met in
Knox' Church, Kincardine and.
formed the nucleus of •what is.
now our Maitland. ' Presbyterial.
.Through the years,, the original
group • of four. • has. 'grownto a
total -of ' 23 : adult 'groups and,.
many -young peoples' and child-
ren's ,groups:. • Mrs. Goodfellow
and Mrs. C. l'Ioffat, Teeswater.;
contributed a : vocal solo; ' Prayer
vvasoffered: iby .Mrs. B. Stewart,
Corrie:. :. •
Mrs. Leslie Fortune, Wingham,
.introduced :the guest ' .speaker,,
Mrs: Glenn • Thompson,; Toronto,
president of''Council w, ho. brought
greetings from .Council on this
important .anniversary,. ` '"It is. a'
.:good -think", she. said, ."to take
time to : think of the ' inspiration
and help. of those who have..gone
before:": The subject' of her add-
ress. was,, ' "Strengthening, ,. the
spirit''"of Evangelism," stressing
that without ° God people are
nothing, 'but with Him they are:
the medium, • through which He
• works and speaks, she said.
Science has, brought the 'world
to 'Our door.,: Let us Watch our
spiritual barometer, as' carefully
as 'we watch the :economical' rise.
and ' fall , of our, . country's . af-
fairs " La er, .She ' said, "We live
in a "w.orld of ; radibal ;changes
and Christianity., must create a
:new spirit'' of love in our com-
munity.
Rev.: T: J. McKinney,, rnodera
tor:: of Huron -Maitland .presby-
tery and . 'minister of ` Knox
Church, :,spoke',briefly . bringing
greetings from • the presbytery
and a welcome to all present.
Four • synodical °delegates, Mrs.
W. L. ,Speir,' ,Brussels; Mrs. G.
Appleby; :Belmore; Mrs. D. Mc-
Murchy, 'Ashfield;, and Miss• Gil-
kinson Wingham, . gave. ' brief ac
counts of the meetings at . Gode-.
rich;.
Roll call .showed that repre-
sentatives were present from
five evening • auxiliaries : and; . 1$'
afternoon auxiliaries. ..
Miss.. 'Dorothy' Douglas, Luck
now, missionary on • furlough
from Formosa and Miss Marion
Williamson, Wingha2n, • formerly
.of the Biebl` field, in India each,
spoke 'briefly: An impressive "In
Mentiorian", service .Was conduc-
ted . by Mrs. ' W. L. Spier, Brus-
sels, assisted by Mrs.. John Camp-
bell, • Molesworth: The dedica-
tory prayer for the offering was
by Mrs. D. •R..' MacKenzie,, Ash-
field and the closing' prayer was,
Eby Mrs. Clair . Agnew, Lucknow.
Dinner., was served 'by • the'
Teeswater Auxiliary in the base-
ment of the church. A decorated
three-tier anniversary cake cen-
tered the ;head table and, it was
cut with a ribbon trimmed silver
knife by, • 'Mrs, 'Guthrie Reid.
Candles surrounding the cake
were lighted by six 25 -year
members of thea presbyterial,.
Mrs,' William ' 1VIcInnes, Brussels;;
Mrs. 'John Pollock, Wing►ham;.
Mrs. Martin, 'Ripley; Mrs. EldZ
red Nichol, Bluevale; Mrs. Sam-
uel Robinson, Gerrie and Mrs.
Clair Agnew, .'Lucknow meting
for. Miss Mary. ,McLeod.
At ' the evening • service, at
which the theme Was "Service
in Witnesi" the scriptureand
message was given by Mrs. len-.
neth McKay, Ripley, with prayer
by s. Cameron McAuley, 'Rip-
ley. Gr . icings were extended,, by
Mrs 1dney Smith, ' Teeswater,
president of the Young, Women's
Group,
Reports were given by syno-
dical delegates, Mrs. Marschall,
Whitechurch;Mrs. D. McArthur,
Ripley and •Mrs. • Bernard Tho,
mas,'' Bluevale. •
Mrs:.Morgan Henderson, Luck-
now, gave a historical • sktech of
young people's. 'and children's
groups. A delightful " historical
skit of Maitland Presbyterial,
arranged 'i by Lucknow evening
auxiliarywas given by a cast of
-about 26. Many interesting.
tuxnes Were rioted..
•
A„ trio. Was. Slings •
by. 'three
Wingham .ladies, Mrs. M..Cooper,
Mrs, B. Davidson, ''and Mrs. B.
Feagen,
-Mrs.., (Glenn' thompson • again
'addressed the meeting and Mis-
ses 'Douglas and 'Williamson also
spoke. axw ..
A. graduation ceremony for the
C.G.LT.. of the Presbyterial was
in charge ofMrs. Walter Bailagh,
Thanks to the` Teeswater 'aux-
iliary for their .. hospitality was
expressed by Mrs. Robert Me-
Allister,' Dungannon and closing
prayer • was by Mrs. Leonard
Johnston, Kincardine:
Lucknowites First • Presidents
The :Society, first known' as. the
Women's. Foreign " Missionary.
Society, was organized in .1884
with Mrs. (Rev.) Cameron of
Luckkow • as the first .president.` '
She was. _ .succeeded by Mrs.
(Rev,) J. McNabb of Lucknow.
Succeeding presidents have been
Mrs. J. Sutherland, Ripley; Mrs.
J. Murray, Kincardine; Mrs. Ross,.
Brussels; MTs: D. Perrie, Wing
ham; Mrs. Mann, Brussels; Mrs..
Bell, Molesworth; Mrs. F. E.
Coombe, Kincardine; Mrs. ;Rob-
ert Harkness, :Ripley; 'Mrs.
Perrie, Winghani; . Mrs. Richard,
McWhinney,: Dungannon, 1929• .
1.935; Mrs., K. McLeah, •Winghaxn
Mrs. Robert ' Davidson, .Dungan..
non,•°1939-1943; Mrs. F.:;G. Fow-
ler, Bluevale;. Mrs. Guthrie Reid,
Teesksater; Mrs. Allan McAuley,,,
Ripley; Mrs. Gordon Baulch;.
South Kinloss; Mrs..Morgan Igen-.
"derson, • Lucknow. 405541959 arid
Mrs: .Farish Moffat, Langside•
who now holds the office;.
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