The Brussels Post, 1973-07-18, Page 17Rev. Stanley MacDonald of Londesboro United Church,
addressed large audience at the dedication of a cairn
in honour of the now demolished Burns' Church at Burns'
Cemetery, Londesboro on Sunday. The first church building
on the site was erected in 185.9 and services were held there
continuously until October 12, 1969. The church building
was demolished in 1971 and former members attend Lon-
desboro United.
The cairn , built of stone from the foundation of the old
church, was unveiled by Mrs. George Watt, Blyth and James
Jamieson, R.R. 1, Londesboro. (Staff Photo)
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READ and USE POST CLASSIFIED
Church in 1859 and the events Of
the succeeding years.
Excerpts from the booklet
recall highlights of its long ser-
vice in the community.
On December 24, 1858, at the
home of Robert Reid, lot 9 con-
cession 10 Hullett, alneeting was
held for the purpose of raising
funds, to build a church. The
site chosen was the northeast
corner of lot 12, concession 10.,
Hullett, George watt; Sr. gave
three 7quarters of an acre
for the church site and burial
ground.
On July 5, 1859, they decided
on a frame structure, 40 by 28
sheeted on the outside with inch
hemlock, sided over with one-
half inch planed lumber and
floored with inch hemlock. Total
expense for building the structure
was $515.00.
In 1870, the trustees built a
vestry 15 ft. by 18 ft., at the
south end of the church., This
building cost $267.00.
The final church, made of
brick, was built free of dept in
1890. Messrs. Cluff and Bennett
were awarded the 'Contract at
$1,124. The Wilding committee
furnished 42,000 bricks at a cost
of $210 and a hot air .furnace at a
cost of $125 was installed by An-
drew Kidd, Seaforth. Reverend
Ramsay was minister at that
time. The first Church , was
moved to the west end of Sea-
forth on Goderich St. at was
David Schenck's garage but burned
down several years ago).
By 1903 there were 109 mem-
bers in Burns' Church. In 1905
Neil Leckie became pastor re-
maining for the next five years.
His yearly stipend was $900.00
and use of the manse. A vestry,
choir room and library were ad-
ded to the church in 1917. The
minister's yearly stipend was in-
creased to $1,200 and for the
first time, Miss Annie Reid the
Church organist received a sal-
ary of $25.00.
The Church was first named
"The,Hullett Free Church" but,
after several campaigns to raise
money for a new manse the mem-
bers thought they should no lon-
ger call It a 'Tree Church".
The name was changed to .4 The
Canada Presbyterian Church of
Hullett"; which was altered to
,,Burn'6 Church, Hullett" in1863.
It became "Burns' United
Church, Hullett" in 1932 when the
union of the two Londesboro con-
gregations with Constance and
Burns' was consummated. ' -
The ministry which lasted for
110 years was terminated onSun-
day, Oct. 12, 19694 The final
sermon was preached by Rev. D.
E.A. Docken, Minister of Duff's
Church, Walton.
The building was demolished
in 1971. Former members. at-
tend Londesboro United Church:
Many of the graves were de-
corated last Sunday in honor of
the dedication of the cairn built
of stone from the foundation of
the old Church, marking the site
where it once stood. Mrs. George;
watt, Blyth and. JamesJarnieson,
#1 Londesboro unveiled the mo-
nument which was built by Tho-
mas Lawrence, a stone mason of
Blyth.
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Dedicate cairn in memory of
Burns Church congregation
'Our Goodly Heritage' was the
title of the sermon given by
Reverend Stanley McDonald of
Londesboro United Church, at.
Burns' Cemetary, Londesboro,
on Sunday. Reverend McDonald
spoke to the large crowd who
turned out for the commemora-
tion of Burns' United Church
about the courage and the faith-
fulness of the people who built
the Church and supported it for
over a century. Many of those
attending were former Church
members or descendents of those
buried in the cemetary.
In 1959, when the congregation
marked its Centennial, a booklet,
prepared by a committee headed
by the late Mrs: George Carter,
recorded the founding of the
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