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IIOId Special Services in New Church
in Months of September and October
Arralgenie»ts bavo. been "untie t vices. conducted by the rrlinistO>
for *pedal services to b. lletci 1111 ill the morning. In the evening
the Cus:tvaut pipe organ will be
Sundays in September and October, dedicated us a memorial 't1) the
`• opening of �' . rc �atiun wbv
tilt connection with► the of g werubets of the sung g,
the new Kuox Presbyterian Church. gave their lives in the lust two
wars by the Itev. F. G. Ste\var!
They are as follows: 'of St. Andr'ew's Church, Kitchener
- September 21—Church familyse October 19—.7 -The sp'e'cial preac'he'r
will be the Very Itev. , Prot_ t
Ritchie Bell, 1).1)., B.l)., of Pres-
byterian ('allege, Montreal, former
Moderator of the Presbyterian
Church in Canada. At the even
ing service 1)r. Bell, who is fast
(;rand Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of 'the Province of Qnebce,
•wilt address members of Maitland
Lodge No. 33, A.,F. and A.M., and
their visiting brethren.
October 26—The Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper will be eelebruted
for the first time in the new church,
conducted by the Rev. R. G. Mac-
Millan.
I1) the evening, a civic and coin
inanity service will have Rev.
Alexander Nirurno of Winghan, a„
guest preacher and Mrs. Murray
Hetherington of Brampton, a
former organist, will preside at til,
organ.
" vice condut"t,ed in the morning toy
the minister. At the evening ser
v1Ce., the congregation will be hosts
to those who labored in the build-
ing of the church. An outstanding
violinist, Mrs. Jean Manning of
Jackson, Mich., accompanied by 'ter
husband at the organ, will be gross(
soloist. She is a great-granddaugh-
ter of the Rev. William Fraser,
one of the first ministers to preach
to Presbyterians in Goderieh.
September 28—Observance of the
117th anniversary when the Rev.
lan A. Burnett, M.A., of St. An-
drew's Church, Ottawa, will he
guest preaceher. 'He preached`"i1) the
old church the last Sunday before
the •fire. The soloist will be Jon
Vickers, tenor, of Toronto, • with
Mr. Bishop at the organ.
October 5—Former Meinbers'.Su14-
day. A former member, the •Re'v.
William Weir of Brampton, will
preach and guest organist; will be
'Robert Cutt 1, T t' M.' Special
• Quebec, largest of Canada's pro•
vim -es, covers lin area of some
music will be presented by a Tor- t4Oo),($$i square miles.
onto quartette and Mrs. Frank
Saunders.Canada has 23 plants engaged in
October 12 --Thanksgiving ser- 1 incking routs, carpets and rugs.
CONGRATULATIONS
to the congregation
of
'KNOX
CHURCH
SERVICE ELECTRIC
Victoria St. N.
Phone 808W
with Every
Good Wish
.FOR
KNOX
CHURCH
We are proud and happy
to have supplied and
installed---
• Heating
• Ventilating
' "Plumbing
t,
PINDER
PLUMBING
PARK ST . PHONE 127
TSE GGDERibli fg NAL -STAR
Architect's Aerial View of Knox Church
W
Latest Engineering Techniques Used
to Construct Modern Gothic Edifice
'Che new Knox Presbyterian The ehaec1 win tia\t' a eating
Church replaces fife• historic' 1,01;0- ie•:11p:wity of st► and is a small replica
fug Is111(h was des1roy4d t►y lire of the church. The :►udituriuu►
will .eat _2:411 persons at banquet
two y('1-1rs ago. The new edifice, tables :1ttd :t:►li in asstmlel105. .1
with its sloping concrete walls :uicl j tltoller11 kitchen. ladies' p11 r1or,• Sun
-
its beautiful mixture of Credit I day .chnol ro iau, nursery, Minister's
1141y., ('gills( tl 4ltice• :ult1 1'0(4140. for
Valley and ('ookswill0 yuurr`e't1t
iti1a1v1 and St`ssiun uletiugs'urt` all
stone. is modern t;uthic in style.11►'u►idecl for in the ('lings. 1l' "11
It is 130 feet long'and 49 feet wide,
including; the narthex and chancel, (11,..".
and will aee(rinlncld:Ele about 7110 Noted Ministers
persons.
The architect. Philip Carte:.
Johnsen, 14..1., 1t..1rt•.h., e Served-- Knox
states that, i1) designing the new Ha t'Ha
K1,ox 4'11111(11, ht` haS tried to (reale et
:1 spiritual and . hectutiftll• building Congrega.tlon .ere
vv h,c h vv ill produce a true spirit of
\\ Vstlti' t'llf 111.1 (el'� e4f 1're.}eylt`l'l:llll 111 '11
• ('hurch Interior i;odel ic`h i� fbe' hi"tori of 1Cu„x �`
'I'h('..init•riur of 1110 church 411
-lia1K'1 is plastered' with verllucultit' 1'l'esl,yteriatl ('111(14It .flit'. Nis pre -
piaster. J\ noel (1141 111w40041 lI4 'Ors. ( Itt the pages of its hast,
thruuhhutlt 'arc birch and whiles",,, t'llllre'h lists Ulan% it thc�
X4•4'144 lilt' the &'i1 -ting 1)t the. In�lst 1�'e4111111e'llt ltl lilt �r17\wt11 p1
Sunday school Auditorium. vwl04.11
Liriti.►1 Columbia lir L1)uiu:ltcd AV'f'stcru (40101'.
l,c:inls and pine roof 41ec•11.. 11ayjug .1(0 11 fr((1(( a fo\w souls
Che glass in the \\ 111(1.445 is 1':1c- 10 c\ -bone Cl`am's burned a love tsar
' 11sle SluoI t.rihl`dral glass. The j tilt• Established Church of Scotland
stained glass \\'lade,\\ -s were p1•, it passed lhrutigh 111:1111'.„ changes.
diced in the similes et ,1te+hc'•t Under various trato •s s,6'•11 :ls the
plc (':111"land, i.imited, Toronto. hailed l'reshytcri:111 Church, and
•' 1'111'0(( t1((►14 the (11)110 pre jec1,•' '•-Ine•Ittetillg the (mien. (If "1141 etltlt'('lle'...;
1
Mutes Mt'. ,lullnsuu. 'Wo huyf• t:Ileo a� Vit. lndre\cs :Ind (eer (:acus
ally:usage o1' tut+derl1 advance" 111 glunl,s, Kt(( X cbul•ch 1111thll( wt`'opc41
,O411(01 :1)141 engineering, and 1(4we and expanded its'Christian Wort.
used. fol• :Is possible. new :lad .Ani of its Pastors l:lwc hfw•n 50nttt •
pro\en materials in s,v iiiathy With Of the 1(.a(1415 or the.l't'cibytertari
their beauty of character l'}teeltrli' c,►uluitu►ion in Canada.
the design is something- entirely First. Building
114'4w in church :irt`bitectnre Vie[ it ( '1'11(1 first .building was erected
has :1 definite link %vial till` past. In 1,51:1 on Nelson street. '1'140 first
( tutstandingly boa ut iltil :� rem 1 he - church 011 tilt` present site was l'0111-
00_01101'1;11 stai10(1 glass windows..pit'te'd in 1,14)1 11(41” renovated and
Chancel Window - enlarged in 1`(447. '
- The chancel \\ indo44. was 11 0. 11 111i 1he aficomer, of September
alter a study of many dcsigus :U►, l9:e1), the conlnlunity, was
snlunilted by artists in (':clad:l,'nhocked by the complete destruction
England and Scotland. The main ;hy tire of 1l.le 1,e0ut11111 111(1 land -
part of the• windu\%' reproduc-' mark, The huildiug was complete
tiuu o1' Holman 1=lout's _fatuuu pie- 1 ly denielisbcd.
titre,. 1'1(0 light of the _A'veld." I But,. .t.,. un the ashes of the old has
It , depicts Christ as a l'ruphet, new a1.10-4°11 a worthy successor .in
l'riest. ;(0d King, knocking :Il t he the NVW' 1<4(u1. l'resbyteri:u► (`h►)reh.
used duet' (If the .1funlan 11 will hl` :1 great. memorial 10 the
tidelil y :Intl sacrifice of the past
and will. stand :1s :1 nf)ttc vvilll,t5s
to the present generation who have
detnonst1 (1(d"their Christian Faith
and Sacrifice 'in bliilding on 11 firm
found:l bort..
• The following (111)4isters have
servo 111e church: 1tev. William
1'rundt<,(t : . Rev.' :Alexander Mao-
Ketlzie, 1s35-14;•16; Rev. William
Fraser; Rev. Charles Fletcher..
1847-1551: 1►evillo. Is,1-1815;
Itev. ..lilhn Fraser, 11+55-l861 ; Dr.
lttllo rt 1'14, 1861-1891: Itev. Ale -x -
ander Mt'Kid, til. Andrew's; 1tew.
I). ('an►elotl, Sl. Andrew's; Rev.
James Siewerigl►t, 11(71-1'1380; as-
'listants ,to Ur. I ro--110v: John .A•
Turnbull. Mr. .login Mc(;ittvray,
Bev. '1'. E. Calvert, Rev. .1((lul
11h4c'k, Mr. A. M('\\-illiaul ; Itev.
,Lames Anderson, 1888-1010; U r.
(,eorge E. Itoss, 1910-1916; 'tet'.
It. C. M .' Dl:it u►id, 1916-19:11; Itev.
1). J. Lane, 1931-194'2 ; Rev. Richard
Stewart,. 1912-1947.
Ilea rt.
'e Iovw('l 411 (.f tl' wiudu
purtrCh:135 threseasupper at Fuvlmati�svv,
when Jesus broke bread with two
of" his disciples after the resur-
rection. ,At the top centre of 1111'
1 window is the burning hash, Ih4
emblem of the Presbyterian ('hnrcahe4
and en each side 4tre Christ 1:i 11
st'nlbols.
The stained glass pictures in the
Nave will depict the life of Christ.
The Nativity window, the haptisni
'of Jesus, Christ healing the sick,
blessing little children and the
?scene in (;ethsemane, ha ve been
presented as memorials.
Stained glass ,will .also grace the
narthex windows.
Chdreh Furnishings
'1140 aisles and ehaneel • will be
carpeted with sage green barituff
carpet. ('4)10►in,ltion is s's which
lire being installed in the church
are made of ,riff -sawn white mil:
and the sprit►gtield seat. are ('(4v'
t'red with plastic hatching-le:tthc't'.
The pulpit -11nd lectern drapes are RONDO
purple with rttligious' s'nthuls in Here 1 sit beneath a tree,
gold. Another of the .:1)u(' voila Thiiking'how short the tiule will be
will be placed on the Communion itefore these pleasant days are past
table which .will ..contain the open When 1 can sit beneath a tree
Bible on 0 brass lectern, on either And think of dIlys that go so fast
Kith. of wide!' will he bras flower And think how short the time will
v:l KP.. lie
` The new ('asit watit ergau will Before the happy indoor days
have 31 stops and 165:1 _pipes. •.1 When 1 shall sit beside a blaze--
c:tt•illon 4,f 25 hells will ire played Thinking how. pleasant it will is'
fraiu the organ emisele and anion- To sit agilin beneath •11 114'0.
lied in the nave and fret!) the • -Roland English Hartley ill (' S.
1((\w, Monitor.
nox Church -Before The Fire
The Original Church
We are proud to have been
associated with Colbourne
Construction in supplying
SAND and STONE
for Knox Presbyterian Church
CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE CONGREGATION OF
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
ON THIS FINE BUILDING
Lavis Contracting Co.
SAND GRAVEL BULLDOZING
CLINTON', ONT. PHONE 133-W
THE STAINED GLASS
WINDOW
IN CHANCEL
and also
MEMORIAL WINDOWS
IN NAVE OF
Knox Presbyterian Church
GODERICH ' -
WERE DESIGNED AND EXECUTED
BY
RobL' McCausland
214 JOHN ST.
LIMITED
ESTABLISHED 1856
TORONTO
re Prou
to have been - associated in the
building of - the new
Knox
Presbyterian
Church
All Pews and
Furnishings
were supplied and installed by
Canadian office--'
School Furniture Ltd.
PRESTON, ONT.
.Our Best Wishes 1
1° 1
Knox
Presbyterian
Church
1 on the completion of
i their new edifice
We are proud and
honored to have
supplied the pipe
organ
•
•
Gasavant Freres Limitee
St. Hyacinthe
Canada
Quebec