HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-11-18, Page 6WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18th, 1953
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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KINLOUGH
Relatives and friends from here
attended the reception in White
church hall .on Friday evening
for Mr. and Mrs, Lorrie Wall, re
cast newlyweds. .
At h<mi^ oif -Mrs, Perry
Hodgins on Wednesday evening,
' the young ladies in the commun
ity held the first meeting of the
• course “What Shall I Wear”. Mrs.
——Hodgins-^and her—assistant,Mrs._
Rrnie Hanna demonstrated xnat-
1, erial and colqr suitable to each
■< Club girl and also talked on Our
Wardrobe. A. business meeting
followed: pres., Erlma jean Per-
cy; vice pres, Norma Esplin; sec
retary, Joyce Haldenby, assistant
sec;, Donna Nicholson f press re
porter, Barbara Murray; the
meeting. closed and refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The Evening Guild held a suer
cessful bazaar oh Tuesday even
ing last. Rev. Benson Cox show
ed pictures of interest which.
. were much enjoyed.’
Held Remembrance Service
On Wednesday, .November 11,
a Remembrance Day service was
held in the Township Hall. Mr,
Ernest Ackert was in the chair
and spoke briefly commending
the Women’s Institute for ar
ranging for' this service each
.year1.; The pupils of S;S. Nos. 2,
.' 3 .and 4 took part “in the songs,
which were accompanied by Mrs/
Joyce McEwan. Two hymns were
sung. Two minutes silence was
observed and Mrs. James Hod-,
-gins placed the wreath, Mrs. Jack
Hewitt favdred with a solo and
Rev. Benson Cox gave a splen-
~ did address. Mrs. Raynard Ack
ert, on behalf. of the Institute,
__lhanked_allLwfijidhelped_in2_the,
. .service. <
The W.A. met, at the church
■on Thursday. Mrs. Midford Wall
was hostess. Mrs. Tom Hodgins
\; was in charge. The meeting open
ed with the hymn “Work for the | Day is Coming”. -Mrs. Jim Smith
. read the scripture. Prayers fol
lowed. “Remember” was the
word for , the . roll call. Letters'
were read from . missionaries/
During the afternoon a large bale
was packed for the Moosonee
school consisting of quilts, clothr
ing and Christmas treats.; The
meeting closed with the W.A. lit
any and a delicious lunch/ was
served by the hostess.
__ Mr^im“Hodgins__of “ St. Cath
erines spent a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hod-
gins.
On Sunday next, November 22,
the Presbyterian congregation
will observe special anniversary
services and re-opening of their
church following interior decor
ating with services at 11 a.m. and;
730 p.m. .At the morning service
the pastor, Rev.1 G.r S. Baulch,
will^ officiate at a rededication.
,Mr; and iMrs. Perry Hodgins
and Sharon spent Wednesday
with Mr, and Mrs. Ed Thompson.
Mrs. Geo. Haldenby, Mr. and
Women’s Association, Group 1
Group 1 of the W.A. held their
meeting at the home of Mrs. E.
Roberts, November 11th. Mis. O.
Jones presided and the meeting
cpeneti with the hymn “My
looks up to Thee*’, followed by
prayer. The scripture reading
was given by Mrs. A. Wilson.
The sewing committee reported a
third quilt had been, completed
and that the quilting , had .been
donefortheRedCross.Mrs.Red^
vers Jphnstbn was appointed co
convener with Mrs. Jones of
Group ! for the next year. A
very appropriate Armistice Day
reading given by. Mrs. K, C?Mur--
die was followed by an inter
esting talk on “TKe^ wonders of
Prayer” by Miss Dean McLeod,
who stated that “safety does not
consist of being in the lack of
danger, but being in the will of
God. A reading by Mrs. Howey
was followed with a hymn and
Mrs. Jones closed the- meeting
with the W.A. motto. A social
time followed with Mrs. Raynard
Ackert conducting a contest and
the committee, Mrs. K. C. Mur-
die, Mrs. A. McNay and Mrs.
Wilson Hamilton' serving refresh
ments. ; • \ .
Group HI of TherW.A. ‘
The November meeting of the
HuiiterTKilpaitrick Group of the
W.A. was held at the home of
Mrs. Wilfred Anderson with 16
members and two visitors pres-
ent. Mrs. Kilpatrick presided for
the opening exercises./ “Faith of
phr Fathers” was sung followed
by prayer by Mrs. Kilpatrick.
Mrs. Drennan read the scripture.
Reports were given by the sec
retary and treasured, also from
the Sewing committee. A read-
ing was given by Mrs. McKim.
Mrs. MacMillan presided for the
following program: an instru
mental by Mrs. Jessie Allin; an
instructive and interesting paper
by Mrs. Hoag on “Armistice”;
Miss Mairgaret ftae favored with
a solo. The roll call was answered
by paying of fees. A dainty lunch
was served by the hostesses in
charge, Mrs. Harold Greer, Mrs..
Phil MacMillan and Mrs; Clar
ence Greet;
Mrs. Harold Haldenby spent a
few days with relatives at Tor
onto.
Miss Helen Malcolm returned
toTorontorafterspendin gr-the
past week at the Malcolm home.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bolander
of Listowel visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs; Wm. Stauffer.
Service in the Anglican church
will be withdrawn next Sunday
morning owing to the special
services in the Presbyterian
church.
Mr. George Thompson of Pur
ple Grove visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Percy and family.
Mr* and Mrs. Keith Johnston
and son of Wingham visited Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Maiirice
Hodgins:
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THE ROAD TO ISTANBUL |
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usual sights pf Istanbul are the
underground cisterns, of which
there are several. The one which
we entered is 380 feet long and
200 feet, wide, and is entirely
underground. The ceiling is sup
ported by 380 pillars with artis
tically sculptured capitals, Out
side, and above the’ceiling, are.r™..— —
the~lbuildingsandstreets—of theYone_.buriedL-.ben_eath.
pity.’ The waiter is fifteen, feet
deep,* and is clear and 'good.
These cisterns were built many
centuries /ago as a, precaution
against" Scarcity of water in case
of a siege. The old Roman aque
ducts which conveyed the water
can ibe seen. ’
Visitors are taken to the prin
cipal mosques of this great com
munity of more than one million
inhabitants. Once there were 900
mosques; but now the number
is about 500. We visit first the
Mosque of Suliemah the Magnifi
cent, erected in the sixteenth cen
tury. At the entrance each of us
is supplied with slippers which
tie over the shoes. The reason
ableness of this will appear when
one has viewed and walked up
on the luxurious rugs and car
pets which completely cover the
immense area One is impressed
' by the vast number of electric
lights; there are - thousands of
them, and they are placed with
in ten feet of the floor. At one
time oil was used, and the soot
was collected and -used as an in-,
gredient in the making' of ink.
This mosque is of sufficient
size to accomodate thousands of
worshippers. Friday is the sab
bath of the Mohamedans; and
the galleries are reserved for the
women' worshippers. As in the
ancient Christian^ churches, there
are no pews. A prayer niche is on
the side towards Mecca; and in
that direction all worshippers
face. In the open court yard of
a mosque are one or more founts
of artistic design; and at these
the Mosiim will bathe hands and
' feet before entering into the
shrine. Attached to a mosque are:
one to seven minarets. These are
high tower-like structures in
which the muezzin ascends five
times a day and in musical tone
calls the faithful to prayer; It is
a sound which is pleasant to hear.
Most famous of holy edifices
is the Mosque of Saint Sophia.
It was ibuilt in the sixth century
by the successors of Constantine
the Great as a Christian. Cathed-
ral, and was the largest- and fin-
est of’ all church edifices. The
foundations are so constructed as
to be proof against earthquakes;
and this is. an indication of the
skill of those early builders and
architects. Istanbul has been the
victim of forty , earthquakes, and
these have destroyed many not
able works of ar,t.
In >453 the Arabs, led by Mo
hamed the Conqueror; took poss
ession of the city after a lbitterr
siege; and on the following Frir
day Saint Sophia1 was used as a
mosque, the altar Of gold and
precious .stones having been re
moved. Sipce 1925 the building
has ibeen used as a museum. The
pictures of Saints and the sacred
Scenes had been covered with
canvas over which was laid plas
ter; -but now the concealment is
being* r.emdved, and the rich
-mosaics—in__which—the—pictures-
were done are again to be seen.
High up in the dome are eight
medalions of immense size; and
these are. inscribed with the
names of .the prophets which are
riiosi revered in Islam: Abram,
Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Sol
omon, Jesus and Mohamed. The
inscriptions are in artistic'Arabic
script.
We now drive to the ancient
walls of the town." The . walls
-were-for-ty~m44e&^4fl--eire^itr-&nd-
strengthened by many strdng
towers. We pass through one pf
*the half dozen prominer^t^gates.
It was at this gate in that
the most violent fighting of* the
siege took place; it was here that
th^ victorious Moslem army en- j
tered-; and it was here thAt the I
Patriarch of Constantinople was
slain as he .defended his position.
The army of Mohamed the Con
queror swept in, and. the history
of Byzantium as a centre of
Christianity ended. Constantin
ople has remained a stronghold
of Islum unto this day.
I Driving along outside of-the
’old walls, past their high towers
and massive gates one passes a
large cemetery, On tney top pf
each headstone is sculptured, the
figure of a-turban such as was
worn iby the person. who lies
buried beneath. The^informed un
derstands from; the appearance of
the turban, the occupation, rank,
position and rank in life of the
The Sultan’s palace, close to
the Bosphorus, with’its art gab
leries, its^dining halls, its great
kitchens, its swimming, pool “of
exceilence; the’ private /apart
ments of his excellency, is truly
a rare sight, Within the kitchens
one sees the large open hearths
where the cooking was done.
There is the figure of the chief
cook, dressed in his gaudy uni
form, holding1 a drawn sword;
and, as the guide said, if any of
the kitchen help ever made
error" he was likely to pay
penalty with his head. -
To the Westerner one of
notable sights of Istanbul is
Grand Bazaar, with its far-ex
tending roof covering many acres;
its busy, narrow arcades; its my
riad small shops with their in
finite variety of merchandise.
Here can be had fine fabrics, val
uable necklaces and ■ bracelets
set with precious stones, won
derful enamel work, exquisite
pieces of inlay, priento^carPe^s»
food stuffs, jewels. The passage
ways were thronged with buyers;
and all isncarried on quietly and
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in a courteous, manner, A visit
to the Grand Bazaar of Qld Con-
stantinople_^
gotten experience. \
The hippodrome was a vast
building, and area, 1400 feet long .
and 360 feet wide. This was the ? •/ '
centre of the social" life of the
city. Here was witnessed the fam
ous chariot races, and athletic
contests; emperors were pro
claimed, triumphs celebrated,
martyrs burned at the stake,
criminals executed. Only the site .
remains, with three monuments
to mark' the central part; over
there, is one of the six renown
ed Egyptian, obelisks known
throughout the world; the bronze
column of three serpents entwin
ed, originally twenty-six feet
high, and commemorating the
battle of Plataea, 479 B.C.; and
another obelisk once covered
with gilded bronze plates.
In thi’s metropolis of the Mid
dle East many points of,interest
must be passed over: the Galata
Bridge, the sanguinary prison at
the ; western gate; the Golden
Horn, the Galata Tower, the res- .
taurant where we dined. Much
of , interest is to be seen in Is
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