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They met until....
The
Gaelic
died out
The first records of St. three pews to the front
Andrew's Church date from brought 3 Pounds 2 Shillings 6
May 23. 1842, when Thomas Pence and the remaining
Kydd sent word to Rev. Mr. ones were 10 Shillings per
Gale, of Hamilton, Ontario, sitting. All renters were given
intimating the number of twelve months to pay.
' families around Goderich July 10, 1848 - Stove to be
belonging to the Church of purchased, 5' long 21/2'
Scotland and craving square. Plates not less than
organization on their behalf. I/2" thick and the•price not to
In 1844. the committee exceed 12 Pounds 10 Shilling.
which had been formed of The stipend to Mr. MacKid
those adhering to the Church was 125 Pounds plus any
of Scotland in the vicinity of grant from the Clergy
Goderich was granted six lots Reserve Fund.
by The Canada Company The stipend was generally
along with a cash gift of 50 in arrears and new corn -
Pounds and tenders were mittees of church fiance
called for a church e'difike 50' were quite the rule. •
x, ,;(i' between Bruce and In 1849 'a public auction of
Nelson Streets pew sittings was resolved
Subscribers to the building upon at which notes, farm
fund were designated produce and firewood at
shareholders by the records. market prices were all ac -
Mr. Thomas Kydd obtained cepted in lieu of cash.
the contract to build, while In 1850, a levy of 1 Shillings
James Bisset had the con- 2 Pence on each pew was
'tract M building the pulpit, made to provide an insurance
clerk's desk and pews. The on the church property.
price paid Mr. Bisset for his In the same year, Mr.
work was 80 Pounds and it MacKid was given per -
was in 1846 that his work was mission to visit the Kin -
completed. He also had to cardine settlers and a
finish the building work delegation from the ,nearby
undertaken by Thomas Kydd. Township of Wawanosh
Rev. Alexander MacKid requested him to conduct
was the first settled minister Christian Worship, in their
of St. Andrew's Church, as community and the same was
the records of the arranged for once a month. A
shareholders show, dated grapt of 61 Pounds 2 Shillings
June 27, 1848. The following 8 Pence was made to St.
facts at the beginning of the Andrew's Church by the
story of St. Andrew's are Colonial Committee of the
informative: Church of Scotland in 1850,
The square pews at the owing to depressed financial
front of the church rented for circumstances obtaining here
li Pounds 5 Shillings. The next
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