HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-5-24, Page 7THE BRUSSELS
Melville Church Corner Stone
Laying a MostAuspiciousEyent
Everything Moved mon* oNe,,, Donald, of Toronto, expl'eaahog the
Clock Work plea/Mae and 'honer On his eoming
to BreeseIs 4n the midst of so
Rev. Dr, McDonald's Address matey tataagemewbs and. Important
events and hoped he laould long be
spared to so efficienitly parterre 'hie
pant 1a the world, and requested the
Rey. Dr. to prooeed with the note-
wonthy part of the program is lay-
ing the Dormer store, asking him
to accept a beautiful Sliver trowel,
whish was presented by Elder Alex.
en•^.rt, It bare the followring in,.
eaription in tasty lettering;—Pre
rented to Dr. J. A. 'MacDonald at
the laying' of tile corner ,Stone of 1
Melvllle churolt, Brusea'le, May 25th,
1914.,'
The fiat box containing the eus-
tonlary records, papers; etc., was
placed in the atone and the latter
put in •position tapped With the
trowel and declared well and truly
laid.
An adjournment was at once
made across the street to the fine
lawn. of Druggist Fox where chairs
had been placed and a dais arrang-
ed, on the verandah and above from'
sttepe when the fine program of
acklrelesea and music was presented.
Belore ea`erinig upon it Hymn 139
in the Presbyterian Hymnal was
sung in anslwer to a request by
Elder Thomas Sitradhan, a veteran
menlher and officer of the chorea,
who was unable to he present. owing
to his serious illness.
Rev. Dr, MacDon^" wts the first
speaker and we are sorry we have
not space to give a verbatim report
of his address, 1t brhstleci with
strong swell vuallfiedl statements,
sparkled' ;with wit, thundered out
specially Appropriate
Taken front the Brea* Pout Plea
of 25 years ago,
[Sunday night's rain and Monday
morning showers looked anything
like Queen's weather for an outdoor
event that had .:een so well
Planned Tor anid not a few more
vueiGul eounten:ancea over the
doubtful prospects- for the imlpont-
ant event of laying the corner stone
of the new Melville church. About
7 a.m. Old Sol peeped out through
the clouds and there was ushered
in a most beautiful day, and al•
though roadie were muddy In places
there was no dualt,
At 2,30 qpm. Rev. A. J,' Mann
B. A., the well known pastor, took
his place on a carpetedplatforms in
front of basement atone wall and
called the company to order and an-
nounced Psalm 100, The familiar
words were heartily saing following
which Rev. D. Wren, M.A., Metho-
dist pastor, Brussels, read a suit-
able Scripture. lesson. and Rev. J, L.
McCulloch, of •Cranbroolr, offerea
pllayer.
A few timely and congratulatory
sentences were spoken by the
pastor, who rpreslded daring the
afternoon with much acceiptability,
following which he read an interest-
ing historical .sketch Of 'botilt Knox
and Melville churches before ttnd
since their happy union, Rev. Mr.
Mann then addresed Rev, Dr, Mad.,
the plain duty or vire eintrebee and
toreecldted the better day when the
love nate of the Chtdet Ibeits the
world and dom'lnertes• society, Ile
said he regarded It se, a blglh honor
to be invited to :Brusels to per,
forma the ceremony of corner atone
laying, This wags his finest visit to
5ausrselal 01 which he bed often
heard, but the 'MaoDonalds and
Grants had found their way to
Brucefi•elcll and locality, after a stay
1n Nova Scotia and Carolina, as far
back as 1'324 and they had clone
their ,part In. extending Presbyter-
ianism and tree good old Gaelic
language ass they had known It In
the HUghilands of bounce :Scotland.
No part of Canada is better fitted to
produce god men and women than
gland old Huron mad if they are not
they can't blame 1t an the soli or
the climate, Lt was an honor to
eotabnslh a netw church: and ePecial-
ly so on Enitpire Day when our
thought tu1-rrls to Empire bulkPlmg
and our duty in correction with it.
The speaker then launched Into an
enthusiastic and well directed
actness on "The relation of the
Churcta to the progress of the
Nation.°' We are here as churches
to solve sdcial ,problems and to
live (healthfully and helpfully In all
relations. He pointed out , that
seh0shnesls caused the trouble in
Eden, with" Cain and multitudes of
others who putt the machine out of
gear and. ,brought disaster in the
world. Jesus ,had to face the
Problem and after 40 days absence
He presented the new program,
"Love one another,', and there is
no other way to take selfishness out
and make it a lovable world than
to sacrifice and serve. The Master
spent about three years in this
campaign organizing anti teaching
the people. Peter said, "Thou art
the Messiah," and Jesus said to
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him and to us "Go and do It,' Dora't
wish to be anybody else but be
charged with this vital idea which
will turn the world upside down, Pt
took 21/2 centuples to change the
hietoty and churches were organiz-
ed, hound together by service and
love but ,the fatal .step was when
the Church, tied itself up to the
State. The Church is and must be
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granter of today Uhe hope is the
Church will ac:ceart the chance in
loving one another. Same strife as
to clam, and uphoavel across the
Continent nod the day is not distant
when. this land will have to face a
great industrial problem --to give a
man a chance. The church will ha.ve
to help solve it, being aided by the
larger libelrty We have. There's a
new idea abroad today viz: ',That
a man must justify himself if he
Is a millionaire," It is a revolution
in American life, They talk of
Progressive legislation but it came n
out of the heart of the common (LI
people and it will reorganize poli- O
tics in Canada and the women's i
fr•enthrse 0310 help clo it. Greatness
of life con5Usts in service. Cut
out settnshnless by vitalizing it
with the power of love. The power
of life dependO on the measure of
life's resources. Dr. fttacDonald's
peroration was What might have
been eapeoted from tUnisgifted son
of Canada who fills so large. a place
in aiding in the solution of the
great questions of the day. The
siplen¢lhd -address wall not soon be
forgotten,
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After a well sung anthem by the
choir with Mrs. Wright as director,
Barrister Proudfoat, of Goderidis
M.P:P., of Centre Huron; A, H.
Musgrove, of 'Winghwam, DLP,P., for
North Huron; James Bowman, M.
P., for East Huron; A. H4s1ap, ex-
M.P.P.„; Rents. D. Perrie, Wing -
ham; It, A. Lundy, of Walton, T, A.
Bela, Moldawortla; T. M. Wesley,
Wroxeter; J. L. McCulloch, .Cran-
brook; C. Tate, Bleeva)e; Wren and
Page, of Brussels, nead'e brief, con-
gratulatory, reminlseiat and well
timed speeches and before all had
expressed cordial greetings and
good wishes surer time had arriv-
ed( and people were finding their
way to t'1e 'Town. Hall where the
lona tables were filled again and
again. 3'o faithful band of
women could work harder than did
the Ladies, Aid in their efforts to
cater to the wanta at the public.
That they succeeded admirably in
str1•.`'rg a No. 1 meal on a very hot
evening cannot be gaio•soyed,
•Ree•;.e Leckie before the plattorml
meeting conducted, returned thanks
to all who had had anything to do
with the success of the gathering.
Ili adoIOtiou, to a ladies choice
Quartette, a. beautiful solo was
rendered by Miss Beatrice Whit-
field and a well timed one by L.
Eckniler.
.Financial paroeeds of the day
tc"a11eal about $600, made up of 3400
Ira the offering at the corner stone
laying; 3175 from the supper and
335.00 from disposal of badges, eta,
by the Lihle 3tarss Mission Band.
One of the pleasing featureis is
the suitability and eligibility of the
ste rendered particularly interest-
ing from the fact that the former
IIeR'i]ie church .01003• on the same
lot for over 42 years, viz on the
South East corner of William. and
Princess streets. Building will be
0.1 x 9 feet standing, on stone
basement walls The structure will
be of modern architetoture, wails
beim:: of red pressed brick, with
neat tower on the. =South East
corner ill x 10 feet, Oil feet h'gh,
eruct church will have a slate roof,
atail ed glass windows, .circular
1%ews, Pinel: in. the, Nel'td1 Went
corner and choir• gallery being lo-
cated 10 the North, end. 'There
will be three public enh'auces, 2
from William street ant nne from
Prineese, a wise precaution for a
large Congregation. Modern heat-
ing and lighting systema will be
ll' teIlett Wisdom is 'being shown,
in making the (attach of ,snunh Pro-
p0rtiona that It will provide for O11te
rou'tli of the 111emben.ehip, whielt is
now 460; and will also prevent
Overcrowding 011 500eial oc'eaeimns.
There wit! .also be a. gallery which
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Fog Lights
Mud Flaps
Grille Guards
Door Handles
Fender Guides
Wheel Spinners
Horns—air blast
Clearance Lights
Head Light Lenses
Fans—co'ol the air
Radiator Ornaments
Rear Vision Mirrors
Steering Wheel Muffs
Jacks—hydraulic, etc,
Tail Pipes for exhaust
Hub Caps—of all kinds
Flash Lights & Batteries
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to of toe
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w11.1 afford seats for 150.
contract wars' let to John Hunter, of
Craubrook, who bias had years of
experience, at $25,000. Stone and
brick work was sub -let to Mes'ra.
Parti: & Bronvn, •weld seasoned
mechanics, of Cromarty and Euler -
ton villages respectively. Contract
is supposed to be completed by
December lit, 1914, which. will
keep the contractors hustling 010
less season is specially ihvorable
aro supplies avaiISble when desired.
In the meantime Sabath and week
services are being held in. the Town.
Hall and Public Library.
The new edifice has a roomy
stone baseanenit, with entrances
from William and Princess streets
and the intention la to make Indi-
vidual class rooms and it will be
modern, and comfortable Por Sab-
bath School and the various ser_
vices the,t may be held during the
week. A cement horse .slued has
replaced jibe old' open sheds and is
01 x 220 feet, with metallic bow
roof, and 1\111 cost, ween completed
about $3,000. John Adams, & Son of
Wroxeter, have the contlmct, There
is a door way at either end of the
betiding, the Northerly entrance
fronting on Queen street. it will be
a g' -eat improvement on the former
aecolioclation, especially in the
Winter season.
'Financing a contract of such a
church ant shed is no small enter-
prise but the large congsega:tion tak-
ing hold' of the matter with liberal-
ity and minima:am. plus the varied
ways and meally, tnlstduted by the
various organizations has given the
assurance to the' Building Comanit-
tee that the money will be forth-
coming s required. About $16,500
was subscribed before it was. decid-
The
ed to build,
The Building Comittee, upon
whose shoulder teats considerable
responsibility coll5 510 of the follow-
ing:—Rev, A. J. Mans, J. Leckie
('Cliairmlan. A. Stewart, W. Yuill, J,
Fox, D. C. Rases, W. Work, M.
Black and A. McGuiae,
As several of the m0nnbens have
had considerable e-vpea-ience do
building operations, backed! up by
well s'easoned' contractors they
will give the various elepantluents
of the work careful con0idet+ation.
The corner stone is a nice block
of granite. prepared by A. E.
Hersey, of Brtonsela Marble Works,
and bears' the inscription "Melville
Church, BrusiseIs, 1+364-1914,”
nicely chiselled. It is placed about
the centre of the front stone with
and in the receptacle in the stone
were placed specimens of Canadian
coinage and Postage stamina, copy
of Meyville cbmreb Financial State-
ment for past year, copy of the
Presbyterian Hymnal, hnsltorical,
sketch of the congregation, church
perfoddcals, Toronito Daily Globe
and Mail and Brussels Post,
The '"Little Stare h'Ilealon Band
macre hay while the sun shone by
the sale of ribbon badges bearing
the historical fact, ice eaeam and
cantly.
The .Silver trowel was procured
from W. F. Striation., Jeweller, of
Brussels, and was a nice one.
Rev, Dr. MaoDonald could not re-
main for an evening meeting as he
was due to deliver an address on
Thursday at , Fayebtville, Carolina,
H. S„ where be is President of the
AlnenccanrScorttislh Society. The
celebrated Fiona MacDonald, who is
related to Dr. MacDonald, lived at.
Fayetteville years ago.
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