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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-08-12, Page 18A • FACE 8A—GOD ER ICH SIGNAL•'STAR,"THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. 1976 ' bction of the Rev.. J.S. Ha • • Flora Simpson,. a- student in last year's -Grade 13 History course at GDCI, wrote the. following historical'- sketch about this area as one of her regular assignments, • The Goderich : Signal -Star' is. Wleased to publish this article-., hich Flora subtitled "An Epoch' in.the .Life of a Church Co re gation . • n g • g Bt FLORA SIM•PSON, Inherent i - in . - r __ ny church' are many Inherent w th he g o'�v-th o% any c, y factors and circumstances,' which influence the -- development or decline of the very foundation of faith upon which the, church is built. This faith ihich • sustains anditt-or-es the se e ,.,miss n and pur.. • pose necessary to the church's continuity, 'is..self- • .evidentin the manifestation of worship. . What is not so readily recognizable, however, is the role-_assumedby._..certain _.peop.l.e.....Who-_.b-y employing progressive and at 'times. liberal attitudes, are ii strumental in•determiningthe direction of the church. As I look back to the_early development of my , church, i gain the impression that in the past, these - people who welcomed progress and were tolerant of change, were not an • elite group, out of tune and:.i sympathy with the general "feeling of the Church. In effect, although some traditionalists would argue; they were the Church itself, an active embodiment of 'that •venturesome and yet trusting 'spirit of the pioneer.. - ' If I then elaborate with greater specification; I must emphasize the importance of the part played by the minister's, who in guiding the faith of their flock, as is - proverbially quoted, were essential in moulding and' expanding the growth. of their church. • - One such minister, who affected great change in our 'congregation., was the Rev. John -Stanley Hardie, who was inducted. in 1910 and retirecrin 1925. His 15 years 'as minister of Ashfield, left a significant mark in the course of the history of our church. •� • The Rev, Hardie filled the vacancy caused.by the • acceptance by, the -former pastor, the Rev. A. Miller, of a call to Cape Breton. It had taken a mere two months to find a new minister andthis was considered - to be an admirable• feat. Although he was semi -retired 'and living at. Wiarton, after, . preaching at Listowel fbr many y.ears,.the Rev. Hardie accepted thecall without any reservations.' • ".•.. He had reviousl experienceda nervous break-_ _. ...P. .y. P � --^down whreh-i•s-unfor'iun`ately coy °tori-hrthe ministry and therefore; decided totackle a smaller•churchl His :efforts in Ashfield were; how,ever, in no way mediocre -or half-hearted. The list of his .accomplishments is quite impressive., The induction itself took place,March 10; 1910 and was written op'with great formality in the, Goderich Huron Signal paper, the - fdliowing .week. •The congregation felt it was an auspicious and rnomentous occasion, for it reaffirmed their attempts at progress, More significantly,,however, was -the reaction of the surrounding communities. . They. recognized .and, •:valued the position held by the Ashfield church and the increasing contrittutions rendered by ,the 'church; in • • keeping with its mission. o_ The day -of the occasion was ideal, with regards to . the weather .and as the roads were.passable, 'a large attendance was made possible. The -church was filled,,. :to its •limit with people from the surrounding ''iaom- menities of ,Paramount; Lucknow and Amberley. Numerous elders and' ministers of . the Maitland Presbytery, also came to, participate in. the official proceedings: of the induction'. The_, Rev, D.T.L. ;: McKerroll of Lucknow, the Rev: F.A. McLennan of S. . Kinloss, the Rev. D.A. McLean of Ripley, the Rev. S. Lundy of Walton, Mr. Wainsley of Pine River and • j'U TNESE TAR.LIVLLL - Yeathough 1w4aI M thrdugh the valley of 4he shadow of death. f sholl fear no evil. for Thou ort with me —23rd Psalm FRANKLIN E. YOUNG Franklin E. Young of Goderich died Monday • August 2 at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital.. Ile was 63: A' .lifelorng • resident of Goderich, he was born to Benjamin and Eva. "(Burn side) Young on August 6, 1912. .He married Doris M. Hanley.' Mr. Young was employed' by . Domtar Chemicals, . as a purchasing agent when he retired in August, .1974;' He was 'a member of Knox Presbyterian Church; ' - He is 'survived by his wife, two sons, Kenneth Young of ' Kitchener and Thomas Young of Goderich; eight grand- children :and twp great- grandchildren; one. brother Scott of Goderich and sister Mrs. Bert (Eleanor)° Worsell of Goderich; and his step- • `James Henerson of Kinloss Presbyterian Church, were among the noteworthy church officials. , , During the course of the formalities, several of the • Ministers, in their comments, tended to emphasize the traditional qualities of the church, looking to the past rather than to the future. This, I find, is ironic, in the light of the Rev. Hardie's progressive ideas. At the end of the induction, the Rev. and Mrs, Hardie and their 'daughter, Margaret,' were introduced to • their new congregation,,'whb were to love and respect the Hardies..I have been told that Mr. Hardie was • quite pleased with his new charge, as the Ashfield - congregation maintained an- up -do -date church and 4sheds and was reasonably financially secure.- a record unattained by manycountry, churches: HaVing sRoken with several al elierl y people- in our church; who may have remembered the Rev. Hardie, , I Was able to compile :a reasonably -rounded pression ' of the physical, temperamental and theological _aspects: of . Mr. Har.die's- character. : In addition, I also learned of his many accomplishments. My greatest source .of information comes from Mrs, -Lillian Howes,' who was six years old when Rev, ;Hardie carie to our church=. -She =remembers vividly:"' many of the details of that time and was of great help. to me.. Mr. Hardie was a stout man,'of impressive• ap- earanGe with his dignified .carriage, ;clear,.pink skin and long, t is w i e' . air. Being of 'Owlet -I'd S"cotclC descent, he unmistakably rolled the'r-in-all of his .. words, producing a /ow burr. I was-also'told by DYA.: MacLennan, a--proud—highlander; that' it: the •Rev:-- Ilard.iejiadbeen a highlander instead of a lowlander. he would have enjoyed greater popularity in our .Scottish community. I feel, "however, that this idea should be underemphasized, as it can only be an assumption based upon purely biased opinions ! ' The Rev, Hardie was a forceful preacher and _sometimes shouted to emphasize a point - and set all of • thebabies crying. At informal gather:ings,,he was jolly' and full'of fun, 'with a hearty laugh that all responded to. His pet bulldog was a common sight on his many visits to; the.people in his congregation. Several new facets of the church came -into being, with the Rev. Hardie as our minister. Taking agreat' interest in the young people, he established the Young People's. Guild, which•was attended by older ones also. ' It met weekly,' and each month, there was one debate,. one social evening; one musical evening and one • devotional evening; with Mr. Hardie in -charge of the prayers: The 'annual Congregational Picnic . also came into being and .it was held _then,at Kintail' Beach. Its ' establishment was the idea of Mrs. Hardin; who -was a great asset toiler husband. She affected the creation of a group for children later narned the'Mary Hardie. Mission Band'', in' memory of her .work with. the church. Mrs. Hardie died duringtheir stay in Ashfield. .• Some very importar t,issues-aroseduring the year of 1910, that were'influential, not only at tile. time, but reaped ' later%rectiltc •_also The.: first.. controversy • erupted- overthe installation of an:organ. The more severe Presbyterians, of course., vehemently opposed' • any o for m of musical instrument being introduced into the church, whatsoever, the more liberal and perhaps,', musical Presbyterians, fasiOured the addition of Music • as being an -,integral part of the demonstration 'of worship The latter group eventtlally eor!dii.ered anted an organ was purchased, . • - 1VIOVE ON! ' Friends of ours write that they're moving again, the' fifth time in eight years. • In our present society many people are -• transient • with '. little chance,, it- seems, of putting down • roots.,; Yet, I- . suppose that all'depends on your point q view. I 'the like story' o k ab. ut the ' little boy whose.armed forces father was moved to another station. The family, unable to locate living quarters. - were making `do' at a motel when a , sympathetic sail :said' to 'the --y nog- l; "I`m sorry you're having such a hard time to. "find' a home:: The boy quickly replied,"i?h, we have. a home, we just can't find a houseto-put-it-in-1----••=-- --_-- You see, he knewthat as fax' as he was concerned it didn't rnatter.where.-the-Moving-van-- - took their chairs, tables and - beds„ his family's home was being together. no ''matter what the circumstances. We haven't moved... for about 20 years but previous to - that I had made seven shifts ' in 11 years and I know it's a wretched business. It uproots. the whole family from .their friends., school, church and other activities. Then _there's the packing, the inevitable breakages, and after ' the moving van is packed there's still a heap of nasty little things -like stiff brushes, cans ''half 'full of paint, an old coal oil lantern: . .things common sense tells'. you you'll Bever need bot,, .. which yos sirnp:ly,can't•le-ave behind either! -- •; - Then, too, • there's the new - ,rouse with its different sized rooms, different length windows so that none. of yours' rugs or curtains will fit at all. The other pressing concern was the question of . :church union (ie: the Methodists and a` few. . 'Presbyterians). On this matter, the' Rev.'Hardie was firmly and • severely— . opinionated • against " the relinquishment 'of Presbyterianism and his sermons plainly. presented his,views• Possibly; as a result, the question of union remained unanswered in our church. In any -event, our church remained Presbyterian in 1925.. Yes; the'.story of the history. of Ashfield Presbyterian 'Cherch'is •still in its beginning phases and yet,.:the challenge of survival has already been :met and ;defeated. It is. `because of ministers such as the „Rev. J.S..'Hardie, dedicated to preserving that . which' -constitutes . our traditional forme of.. Presbyterianism -and yet, possessing wisdom and "perception to appreciate the influence of progress, for it is because of progress, that we as a church- remain. strong and secure in -bur faith; today. • - And no matter how carefully you've packed, you go for days looking for something absolutely essential such as a comb, soap or iron. Of course, moving has; its compensations; making wider friendships, attaining new experiences; and the chance 'to, live in a different ar-tof r the count r wor d. •o pY 11 And not • the ;*least to ' be mentioned is the unparalleled chance to 'pitch, out all the. .trash. That's' worth a good deal; • - . - Henry Van .•Dyke' oh.de wrote that .Moving Day is going on all our lives • • ."fro'm house to house we move", he said, "from youth to age, from opinion 'to opinion." a• - "Be tI`iat as .i6 may, we stiff love to- settle • down in customary ways^ to put_our minds o -bed and tuck them in•, -But God's `€orw•ard--rnov'ing purposes are ' forever disturbing us and forcing us to move, Once man settledfor a flat, stationary earth.with,a, vault of -heaven. -a few 'miles above, until suddenly the flat earth rounded -out , into a sphere" and went spinning through space. "And that", says Dr.' Harry.- Fosdick, "was the day God tipped the minds of all The world out of THIS SUNDAY August 1 Special Speaker Rev. Cleve Winger Special' -Music Covenant' Children ,at the Hur�flMen's.Cha'�I Auburn ti ye yone•W, rcCull'e" • x: ... mother, Mrs. ;Clara Young of Goderich. Funeral services were held Wednesday;` August 4th' •at McCal'lurn's Funeral Home with: the.'T Revr .Ronald C. McCallum officiating.' m , • Interment followed at Maitland '._-Cemetery in Goderich. Pallbearers were Dave YoUng, Curt. Bauman, Bill Melick, Don Ellwood, Ralph Kingswell' and6'. Alf Hutchinson. - • „ F. C.S. EVANS Frank Charles ° Studd'art Evans .of Goderich and for- merly of Owen Sound died Tuesday, August 3 at Park - :wood Hospital •in laondop following a lengthy illness. He. iiia°s'78. He was born on April: :22, 1898 in ,Owen Sound to Henry P.D. and- Ida M: -"(Brown) Evans:: He . married Agnes Claire Hays in Gbderic . She predeceased, him • : on February 14,'1958. He was a., retired Vice .President and General Counsel for ,,the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal; Mr. EvanStis survived by sons -John §. Evans of Goderich and David D. Evans of, London; four, grand- Children rand= Children;- and brother Dudley of Cainbridge. He was predeceased by one grand- ,' Funeral services were held Friday morning, August .¢th' at St, George's Church with. Canon G. ,G. Russell of- ficiating. 'Interment followed at Maitland . Cemetery in Goderich. Pallbearers ,,were ..Bob Lucas, Roy 1pniop,' Cayley' Hill, John Sully, Stephen Mills, and Bill Schaefer: son. .MI'SS' MARIE GOPSILL Miss Marie •Gopsill; 117 East Street, Goderich, died August 4 at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. She was 81. She ,was, born February 3, 1895 in Birkenhead, England to •Wiliiarn' and .Harriet, C •1 ', bed and cried, "Move .on!" Perhaps the same thing is happening now as m'anmaks . his probe into outerspace. Jesus insisted. . ."It was said unto you of old-tjme,.J ut now I say unto yo :'2 Those. old standards and ideals, now overpassed, Christ discards; Dr. 1 osaick adds, ' "One way to be a sinner in God's eyes iso to live in His new day 'as though the did days still ; were here." - ' ere. ' Heaven and earth combine to save us from stagnation. •• They are . wise . people who ,,,know it, and make the Moving Day of Life a challenge and .•• nota .curse. iNKAT'S NEW AT HURONVIE]N rvfrs-:MurreyHa angfrier `of �ck-He wood, two solo numbers a the-- pressed the appreciation of Sunday morning chapel the residents.'-' service conducted by, the - Thirty-one members of the Chaplain Rev. • W.H..:Over 90 -Club met on the north . iVIcinnic: patio on e y 'Bob Heywood; of Exeter, ternoon. Music . for the of entertained on "Family ternoon..was rovid d_hylVIrs..__--_.. -'-•-Ni•ght-'-"- s-in'grng:'---s'a-tre fr 'Elsie Henderson with. her country and western and oldi portable organ.. and Karen time tunes. Bob provided his McGregor with the ac- ow:n a,ccordion ' ac- cordion. companiment. By using his • The Walkerburn volunteers • sound .equipment everyone in assisted with the activities the building and .out on the and the.kitchen staff provided lawn wasable. to enjoy the the lunch. music. • - Two sisters Grace Cam- pbell and' Ruth Townsend sang two sacred numbers and Scotty 'Easton; a long time YOU'RE WHISTLING iN THE DARK ... on 61,11.1 Jai IF YOU THINK THAT HEART ATTACK- AND STROKE HIT ONLY THE OTHER FELLOW'S FAMILY. • Help your Heart Fund THE BAHA'I FAITH TEA The. people of the world, of whatever race or religion derive their:inspiration from one heavenly.source,'God.. Write P.O. Box 212; Goderich Phone 324-6179 . • .•.••-••vv ••••.•••••••-•.•••..•.v ,L••a •i.•. .r•....•, -•••.•,v..•- _ v:••••... ,,•s•••••r••••r••a•••%•..•v.,..•••••...•..••,.... _. .s•.v.•.-•.".!.. ../ EREA=Y-Tf" LUTHERAN CHURCH TER. , .: The family That brays. ,,.:gusher.:.. I . % Sfa 's t t „ :i• y eye her' _ •(Blake and Eldon' Streets, Goderich) %''"`�"'�'•�" ^•^•^•-�•�«�- Meeting at Robertson temorial School •I• i IETHEL"HOLINESS`CHAPt .EL BIBLE MISSIONARY , 33 SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1976 7 CHURCH i 9:30 a:m• Sunday School for all ,• % 11:00 a.m. Worship. it - SERMON "YOUR KIND'.OF KING?','.' Marvin L,' Barz, Pastor •- -"Preaching peace by Jesus Christ: He is Lord 1036 • Sunday School Y9:50'a.m. • Classes for all ages % . Worship: Service :00 a.m. ) . Prayer 6:3o -7:m p:m. ',t, • . e . Evangelistic Service 7:00 p.m. (' . Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see. God 5.24-2235 Matthew 5:8: �, Huron St..:& Walnut St.. of all" Acts . . Kennison W. Lawton, Pa• stor 524-27.85 r� .i. Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle with the' Pentecostal Ass Affiliated emblies.ot'Canada CORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS ` Pastor:. C..Fred Day L We Invite you to come to church , fS- • ' and Sunday School t - • 1 ' SUNDAY. SCHOOL 10 A.M. c: , • wORSHIP HOUR 11 A.M. L' EVENING MEETING 7 PA. Fora ride call 524-6543 • TUES., AUG. 17 i. MIRACLE SERVICE ' 'with "REV, BILL PRANKARD" C Host .of -"The Master's ;touch" ° TV Program • i1 • ' F. E. Madill Secondary School - Wingham ; ( c Service starts ' at 7:30 p.m. % • (Alibind) Gopsill. • She moved to Cambridge (P•restdn) about the year 1910 'and came: to Goderich about six. -years 'later, She was .a I" -member of St. .George's 'Anglican Church. Miss Gopsill is survived by two nieces, Mrs. SamL(Doris) Grubb °of Woodland Hills, California, Mrs. Richard �. (Barbara) Vanderflute • of . Tacoma; Washington; and a nephew, William' Ja.nies • Noah- • Street 'United Chor h.• . The Rev. Ralp h E. King, BSA., B. D ., Min ister ' • MiSs Clare Mcfowan,•Vision9Assistant Mr:. Lorne. H: Dotterer, Director of. Music Sunday School for.ages'3 to 9 from worship at 10:00'a.m.. August Worship at 10:00 aim. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15,'1976 SERMON "THINK SMALL?" - GUEST SPEAKERi REV. ARTHUR • F. GARDNER .Guest Soloist; Mrs. Lee McCallum Organist: Mr: Paul Howe- ; . Coffee time following service Nursery Facilities Come' and Worship with us ,�..••�}eV.V,1.{r'V...�.Lr!L.•V•1•A.i\•Y�.•�••Vf4.�r.•1�ii•�l.�A.1.•\w. � � . ` �-• . CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAYFM€LD ROAD AT 6LAkE STREET ,EVANGELISTIC—FUNDAMENTAL REV: R. BRUBACHER Pastor 10:s0,A.M.BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES FREE• BUS TRANSPORTATION• . 11:00 A.M. - MORN! NG. WORSHIP--: SPECIAL MUSIC , i:30' P.M. -EVENING FELLOWSHIP '- , 1(llednesday 8:00 P.M.. - Mid week service • 'WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH-; "Gopsill of Cheshire, England. ; ��'^••�^ '�~` �� •-• •-•—••—••—�-- She wasprecleceased by her parents. and stepfather,:Mr, ',amuel Smith.. Funeral 'service was held Saturday, August 11 at Stiles Funeral 'Home with Canon 1.G:G. Russell :officiating. •). Interment followed at Maitland Cemetery in Goderich . ! . Pallbearers were Eldon ' t' t / • ST: :_GEORGE'S .C-H-URCH..• .:. •'. ' TRINITY Non AUIGUST'15 % 8:30 Holy Communion 10 a.m. HolytC omm,unionj and Sermon t 0 a.m. Nursery - PLEASE NOTE SUMMER SERVICE TIMES. -Rector Canon G.G. Russell B.A., B.p. Choirmaster -organist: Joseph 8.' Herdman 1 ••�.. �,,1••�•�1r•1•rti•�••if d�r•�••V•�i11••t •�•.ti•r<.• fi The- Free Methodist- Church • , Park St: at Victoria Pastor; H. Ross Nicholls For. bus trans rtat o524-9903 0 i n tali 524 7195 or 524 99 3 P 0 SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, .1976 9:45. a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a:m. Speaker: "Pastor Nicholls' Farewell Service"• • ft./ -r. •z• ••••• 1•••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••�••�..r•�•••� .•a.••�.••,,...�•• ."...•••••••••••.•••••••,••...11,40 •.•� FIRST 1-APTIST CHURCH : i • ( Baptist Convention.of Ontario and Quebec) MONTREAL STREET (near The:Square) (9 00 p.m. Service Cancelled) Rev. W.W.•McWh(nnie F.R.G.5 f)f .,..�,• .. yr.••_:•..••�..•-.:�••.,,•.,:•�• 1.; ,.........., .. .r - O•rganist: Mr. Frank Bissett / C•--•-,,._„�..�.,�,,�,,.•,,,•.�.,,..�. • 9145 a.m.-Sunday School • • 11'A.M. THE PASTOR 'PREACHING } t7 t 18 WATERLOO• ST_S. - • Come You will be made welcome L j `SUNDAY SCHOOL— 9:45 A.M. % THE _ SALVATION, ARMY Johnston, Roy'ginnigr-' D Meriarrr and Jrm Reid 524-9341. j . j • .;,,._...�..,..� �....._......�.•,.. I FAMILY WORSHIP 11 oOAM . _.. [ ...� .•._ ....�...�..•�:.. •.a.rrn-.vcf•�. �:.. ' EVANGELISTIC SERVICE — 7.00 P.M.:. E R I0 v... t WEEKDAY Whurs. 7 0 P M Home League (Ladies) Kinn Presbyterian Church . e ie �• Prayer & Bible •Stud” s'T urs. ' :3 ;�. OOIAL +.' - � THE •REV. G.-LOCKHART,ROYAL, B.A.; M. DIV:'Minister i UFFICERS CAPTAIN G HERBER ' CAPTAIN M. MacKENZIE All Ar ' « ' e Cordially Invited to Attend - - W•.•v�.Yi1f1••r.i•�I.4f�4./wfY1\i�,�•41VYw,/\+r:N.•+..•\,.•�• '�. THE REV. RONALD C. McCALLUM, Assistant • i • (f WILLIAM M. CAMERON, Director of Praise - t • SUNDAY, AUGUST 15°, 1976 .. ' , SE'RMON: Bob MtCALLUM . R• epriitorltative if Cambrii,Rd,, Goderich. • 524.7345 . t• "TRUTH THE, ONLY FOUNDATION' ReV.:R,C. McCallum will (Nursery Facilities) - "-,Summer Services.are all at 'moo a.m. ' . Refreshments on the Church Lawn after the -Service Victoria Street United Church t i h ? 11:00 am'. WORSHIP Enter to Worship Depart to Serve ...._. i . yy.E.L.C.O.M-4�„� McCreath HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP Minister: Rev."Jolin b.M, Wood,,13.A.B.o. -•btianist ,and Choir Director:.Mrs. J. Snider • 11 1 '.. Piper Bertram Y. Rev. A. Pry Preaching ! t .... `.. •4..074•r•u.••►.•..•w�a.-vs+"-,.,a•...Awa_.,,_•r'•lair �«t'w. r•iia«eeler. a•0•Iad itiadewstl.eet.wetk•• .wV ' .t1 .10 •