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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-01-03, Page 3Ai Captain A. .Bailey,- Conn nder of the 'quarters of the new S88M.00 Citadel At Goderich Corps of the Salvation Army is rights *she• is seep: at The lectern in the - seen,t e in the. eem Orta le tor�um;. Signal -Saar photos • "This''is a thrilling occasion, • the opening of another hall where God's message will be declared," Said Com►missionei W. W.Bobth, head of the Sal - vat m A ny in Canada and--Ber-- -mnda;-�i+�--offi at core monies here--Satur-day__whie1 g €eially-opened_ _t -tie new Salva tion Army Citadel at the corner of Waterloo and Lighthouse streets. Other'high-ranjdng Sal- vationists were in attendance from Toronto and London, -and i-acai--oificials--Weire ealso-pr-esent.- bringing to nearly 150 persons ' the congregation taking part. The--modern----new red brick building was declared officially opened after, a key turning -sere,. mony, followed by a service of praise in the auditorium of the building, attended by an over flow congregation. The opening ceremony, con- ducted out-of•doors in a chill, blustery wind, included prayer by .Major L. Titcombe, prelim. inary remarks by Lt. -Col. John Nelson, of .London, presentation of the front door key by _ W. Malaniuk, the builder, and the -symbolic --opening o. the door by Commissioner Booth. • First To Enter - First to pass through the door were two senior members of the congregation, with Mayor E. C. Fisher. They were Mrs, Mary -Stinson and Herbert Neill, both with many years of faith- - ful service to the, work. The opening ceremony brought to fulfilment the hopes and aspirations- of a relatively small congregation which had • hard and faithfully over many years, , a risidorabj personal sacrifice, to have th new building erected. Costing in the neighborhood of $38,000, it provides a church auditoriuin seating 110;• primary and Sun- day school rooms in the base- ment along with a seem for t'ie Home League plus washrooms and utilities room. The build- ing also includes quarters for the Commanding Officer, Capt. Alice Bailey, consisting of,oflice Jiving room, bedroom, kitchen. and bath, ally tastefully furnish- ed. Dedacation Service The dedication service com- menced with. a few. remarks by Brig. C. Stickland, who announce; cd the opening hymn, followed' by prayer by Mrs. John Nelson of London,. Presentation of the Territorial • Commander was made' by 11 -Col. John Nelson., - Remarking on this being the 80th anniversary of the Salva tion Army in Western Ontario, lit. -Col. Nelson stated that this „year had .brought many out- standing features in the work, but that the, opening of the new building _ in Goderich was "the icing on the cake." .Commissioner Booth spoke Grant- Re uest From E, :.,Africa -The request of-a-Goderich it Io one' of her favorite h3L b�_ _ dun at the- dedication he dedcation of the newSalva- tion Army citadel here Satur- day was complied with as nearly 150 voices joined in: "Thy presence and Thy gIor- ies, Lord," a familiar hymn _of -dedication. - Tie --request came from Major Violet Lar- der, a native of, G'oderich who has been serving -it a mission_ post - in' Nairobi, East Africa for the past two years. Al- though Goderich Salvation Army is her -ho fie corps, Maj- or Larder was never stationed here as an o cera btl cdh- siders the local : corpse her "Spiritual . home"- so -to -speak. Capt, Alice Bailey, local of- ficer commanding, will be writing soon, advising that herwish was fulfilled, and re- porting a highly successful opening service. briefly at, this _ timo, stressing the importance of continually adding new buildings and facil- ities so that the evangelical endeavors' of the,- Army might go forward apace. • "The comrades of Goderich can be doubly proud of the part they have played," he asserted, remarking that much had been accomplished -by a� ,,,r�elativc ty small grbup of people, and that. it was_.QJ. yious much work and personal sacrifice had been con- �, inbnted-•-oma. loo period of years. He also referre -the presence 'of the London Young People's Band whiclr'Cpntribut=' ed both in the outside ceremony and in the regulars service. - Rev: E. Von Keitz, minister of Goderich Baptist Church' and representing the Goderich Min- isterial Association, spoke] briefly in . congratulatory vein, summing up, the achievement of the relatively.. small -congrega- tion- ai -nothing less than "in Credible. bream Fulfilled On behalf of the - Town of Goderich, Mayr E. C. - Fisher stressed that the neW building is- importd'ht not only to the Salvation Army eongregation, but to the.,enta,Pe' town as well. Declaring' that- the church is -tne centre around which the im- portant aspects of, community life • revolves, he spoke of the Sunday schools` teaching the higher and more honorable ways to youth,• -and the church offering comfort and compah- -ionship for the members in later life: He remarked -that he had mad the honer, to be present at the sod -turning for the build - add ing, and "now, today," your dream is fulfilled." He express- ed the hope that the Salvation Army v ild now be able to onrry on in the standard of ex. cellence fob`" Which it has be- ;carie -known, and --perhaps set - new records of achievement, —. President •-- Jamey Adana: -.._of Branch 10$, Royal Canadian Le- gion, who beaded edelegation pf Legion officers in attendance, spoke of the great privilege it was to -bring the greetings of the Legion on such an' occasion. He referred particularly to- the strong bond that had been` estab- lished in_ World War I between the - Salvation Army and the troops, and added that this bond had become one of strong af- feotion during 'World War' II. "It was not only the coffee oughnuts_ the ,boys got coming out of- the line," he de, dared, "it was something 'much deeper and more significant than that, I. am sure?u ' "It goes much dee-per," he 4d. "That affection has never been shaken from the founda- tion that * was-- --established• m .1914-18.., . It •is our ; sincere wish that the Salvation Arniy will.; have continuing success with the- work that it is doing the world over." Former C.d - Lt. -Cot. C. Hiltz, Toronto, now property secretary fei• the Sal- vation ,Army, refer'ed to the fact that he was stationed here 38 years ago - when he vas young ,in the service, and car- ried a*.ay . with hem good mein- oriel -of .the, beautiful town aw.t the devoted workers, •think I was only back" once since then, but I have ^nom A'er fai e e 'aithfui group, the handful, actual y, so faithful in their witness f•�r Christ," he said. ° He also reviewed ;the finan- cial aspects of the build.itig pro- gram," indicating clearly that much effort •and - sacrifice had been involved on the Bart of the local Salvationists,, aided by the interest and sympathy of headquarters. Hesaid aid it was;the hope that, when plans are _corn pleted for disposition of the oll -property, that__a debt of only about $3,500 will be outstanding. Capt. Alice Bailey also spoke briefly, and read a letter from a former commanding officer now in. the mission fields of Africa. Taking -his text from seven places;;-iri.-Chronicles II, Corn- niissioner Booth related them to . the dedication -of the new build- ing, and prayed that a new "baptism of fire of the - Holy Spirit would fail on the people." -� E .ARE rttopo TO HAVE HAD A PAT IN IT ti FLOORS Po: :i► RAILINGSby IT.HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE TclitAN§H SD -M ,OF THE ROOMS IN Thils NEW T \.: ITA D F, .i. WE ARE PLEASED -ave Installed a— eInstalied DRAPERIES and RODS �n Thi New Building NEAR ,,,HOFFMEYER PAY TRI ATE T THE - SALVATION ARMY ' For their enterprise and foresight in building this fine new . building. It •will enable - th- to - serve our community better. - 'E ARE PL] w QED INDEED TO• HAVE D 1. THE PLUMB' G and HEA IN —We Were Accorded The Privilege Of Doing All Electrical Work