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PRESBYTERIAN • CHURCH -
On January 5, 1835, a 'meeting was held for the
..at which
u� e oforganizing � ic' 'algovernmentC
p rpos a orlon 7rp �
the officials for one Year were elected. Following this
meeting at'Bayfield Mills, those present from Tucker-
' smith and Stanley Townships dealtvylanother im-
portant item of business, namely, the-siyng of a pet',
tion by the twenty-one rough acid hardy. pioneer men
present to be sent tce Rev. William Proudfoot, of Lon-
don, asking that a preacher of the gospel from the
Church of Scotland be ,settled among them. They ' alae
agreed and bound themselves to contribute to his support
to the best of their abilities. The Petition ended:with
these words and the signatures "Witness our hand this
fifth clay of January, 1835." From this date till 1844
the history of Egmondville Presbyterian Church, was
'closely connected with that of the Scotch Settlement.
(See Harpurhey Presbyterian Church History) . •
By the early 1849.'s with an, increase • in settlers
and church members, it was felt that more effective
work could be done . if there was a separation, Many
of then wcomers had belonged to the Free Church of
Scotland these were anxious to start a church of
their own. In 1844 the people of Tuckersmith and Stan-
ley made the decision to carry on alone. The tour made
"through the County of Huron, in 1843 by Rev. William
Graham led to the call being extended to him in,1844.
Rev. Graham was a native" of Scotland, who was at
this time preaching in Galt, Ont. He was inducted on
January 15, 1845. His salary at this••time was £80, but
later it was increased ;to $600.00,•without a manse.
Rev. Graham at the beginning of his pastorate
here Traveled to London on horseback to attend Presby -
a History by- Isabelle ti npbefl
church through theye rs ave beenRey,;William iIlx
am G
ra
-
ham; 1845-1874p Rev. John Bain, 1874487$; 1fev. Jos-
eph McCo4.,1879-1890; Rev. George Needham, 1890-
1892; Rev, Neil •'Shaw, 1893-1912; Rev,, J: es Argo,
1912-1918; Rev. Samuel McL an v. W. D.
, m e 1918-1922;
1922-1929;'1 1 . 19
2 -.
Rev.Charles co 9
McDonald, NIa a�,
1936 ; Re, A. W. Shpherd, 1986.1938.; Rev. ,E3,., W.
Gardiner, 19884953; Rev. W. Iii. Melroy, 19531956 ;
Rev. Dr. James Semple, 1956-1960; Rev. John 11 ardy,
1969-1964; Rev. Alan_ Scott, 1964-1966; Rev. Douglas
Steven, the present minister, was inducted in November,
1966.
• MANSE
When Rev. W. Graham first came to the commun-'
..ity, he lived in the homes of three bachelors, namely:
Leopold VanEgmond, Henry Chesney and David Walk-
er. After a few months, the people built -a small log•
house on the corner of the farm of the late John Han::
nah, where the white brick schoolhouse,. known -as
Hannah's School, stands today.-
In the early 1850's, Rev. Mr. Graham built a frame
house ' west of the graveyard, where John Quinlan -liv-
ed in later years. This was th'e manse used by the min-
isters till the brick one was built on Main Street. For
several years after 1849 the Presbyterian congrega-
tion in Mitchell, Ontario, depended on Rev. Graham to
visit them . occasionally. Because cash was scarce, it is
recorded that one of the methods of payment the
people made to him for his services was to provide the
shingles for his new home. On his ,next visit, after the
presentation, an old Scotch lady was heard to remark:
"We gied him the shingles, I wonder if he is here neo
tery meetings. Besides himself, at this time,, there were for the nails."
only two other ministers of his denomination .between In 1884 the present brick manse was built north
Galt and Tuckersmith. Speaking of the zeal of his con- of the new church, during- the pastorate of the Rev.
gregation he said, many of the people journeyed seven, Joseph McCoy. It was in March, 1884, that John Lyons
eight ana nine miles on- foot to attend divine service. was awarded the contract for the carpenter work, and
Others living at greater distances sometimes arrived Frank Gutteridge the brick work and plastering. This
on Saturday and remained with friends for the service has been the •home of all the ministers from Rev. Mc -
on .. Sabbath day. One women carried her baby --from Coy till the -present time.
Mitchell to be baptized. Money' and clothing were so .
scarce that many who traveled,. long distances carried ,
their shoes and stockings till they came within, sight
of the Tabernacle, and again returned home barefobt . The Egmondville Cemetery, where the first church
after the service. was located, is still . being used. It is here Colonel An -
Those first chosen to 1 lanage the temporal affairs thony J. W. G. VanEgmond's remains were re -interred
of this church were James Campbell, George Westicoat when removed from his home farm after the church
and Janies Gordon, trustees,' and Thomas Sproat, trea- . was built in 1850 and the graveyard was opened. Here
surer. The ten deacons appointed were George McLeod, he is surrounded by many of his descendants. An his-
Robert'_Bell,• James Copeland, William Laurie, James toric plaque commemorating his work in Huron Coup},
Gilmour, Hugh Craig, John Walker; Sr., James Broad -Ely' was unveiled on July 7, 1963,. by his great grand
foot, John Laidlaw and Adam Black. daughter, Miss Constance Anna Rudolph. This is also
During the years the congregation had no church, the resting, place of the pioneer minister, Rev. William.
the services were held in a log schoolhouse on `the car- Graham ; H. Isabel Graham-, poetess ; William and Mat-
ner of Mulock Farm, now the home of James Carno- thew Scott, Tuckersmith bachelors, ' who donated a
• than, also in barns, and at times in the loft of Leopold large sum of money to found the Scott Memorial Hos-
VanEgin'ond's sawmill. . pital,, in Seaforth ; and also Ynany of the early settlers'
After the induction of Rev. W. Graham, a gift of who hewed the forest and established homes and early
a communion service and baptismal font was given to places of business in the village and surrounding farm -
the congregatioh by Mrs. McKean, of Gatehouse, Scot- ing community. From the labor and sacrifices of these
land. Mrs. McKean was an ancestor of the Chesneys have come to us the great heritage we are enjoying
in Tuckersmith. These are stip in the- present church today. ,
CEMETERY
a AREA FUNERAL
MRS. ROSMN . NQX Knox, Fob Erie 'and one Aster,'
4 Huroxlview azi fj tober 22, M afarriett) ' .lSnox,'
l►frs, R ► e elia ° .x pas;
Test away at age •So 8he was .the Funeral was, fron the Pall
wis%;; T of illia! 1, o clad fuiceral Nol to o0 Weds esday,
had formerly ]resided in Holl+ tt Oe ,obex 25; suit# Eev. J. CIiU r4
To 6 1p, lie .yrllage. �of Lon, ' B Ittlpn aforth, in ,chair e, Inr
desboro and the town of (1u1- te, ezat was ui Burns ce netery,
ton. "" H ett Townsh p
A member of the Presbyter-'Pahb'e`arers were Aruold1Dale,
Ian church, the eceased was Pill Knox, Warren G;hbings,
born April 281 1679, in Hullett Art 'oa Lorne - Hale aril
a+' C
Township near Constance, • to. ru. a �'3�ndall,, Fimverbearora
parents Ether Rosan John- de� VPa d hoe '!c�aml droctO,
tel and, Christopher Thomas
Dale. Shoe was inarrted� in''19O Graydon Neal, 1311 Dale, Vero,
ar
and the mother of two children, Dale Perandsons,liaattrindedSturdyt4e,. funeral.
from Ottawa, Tbrenfo, Hamil-
ton, Niagara Falls, Fort Erie
and the surrounding area.
a aero, Leslie T. Enos, Niagara
'Fails, and a daughter, Mrs.
Florence 'lyla'y Ludxigsen; Ot-
tawa, who survive.
Other survivors int , three
grandchildren, Mrs., a (Isobel)
Chowen, Clinton;; and Albert. J.
building.
Again in 1849' -some of the members, living near
Brucefield, severed their connection with 'the Egmond-
ville congregation and formed- a church there. • Shortly
after this Constant VanEgmond donated a plot of land,
between one and 'two acres, for a church site -Where
the Egmondville Cemetery is today. The• people at once
commenced to build the church by volunteer Iabor. Logs
were donated, timbers were hewed and prepared, and
the building , was erected with their own hands. When
overseer John Hannah and his crew raised the rafters
of the church, other members of the congregation sang
Psalms of Thanksgiving. The seats were rough boards
placed on blocks. The table of Mrs. John . Fleurscheutz,
who lived across the road, served as' a communion table..
The church, though rough and humble, was opened on
July 21, 1850, when the Lord's Supper was dispensed to
eighty people. Sometime later friends in Scotland sent
a gift of money to -be used aa the congregation saw fit.
With part, the interior of the church was improved. As.
a token of their appreciation of the help given them,
the congregatio'1'r sent £ 6, 18s and 2d of this donation
as their contribution to missions. .
By 1861 this church had been enlarged to accom-
modate 500 people. For sometime before this od special
occasions, people were listening outside to the serVice,
fox want of seats. The membership in 1862 had increased'
to over three hundred. A little later Rev. Graham open-
ed a preaching station in McKillop, and by 1866 he and
e Rev. M. Barr were conducting -services on alternate
Sundays in the Seaforth Temperance- Hall. This was
continued till the new Presbyterian -Church was built
in 1867, and still occasionally till their first minister
was inducted in 1870. ,
In 1874, Rev. W. Graham received a call to - Pine
River; near•.Kincardine, thus ending the longest pastor-
ate -29-years---.of, any minister in this congregation.
Rev/Neil, Shaw was another beloved pastor who served
from 1893 till he died in 1912.
The new white brick church was built on Main
Street in 1878 while Rev. John Bain was the minister.
Rev. W. Graham preached the last sermon in .the old
church in January and the new church was opened for-
mally on February 2, .1879. Following the opening ser-
vices; Rev. Joseph McCoy was inducted, as the first
minister of the new church. • -
This -,congregation did not adjust readily to new
innovations in the order of service. It was after much
bickering ,that, a small Bell organ was' placed in the
, church, • with Miss H. - Isabel -Graham as the first organ-
ist. It was - sometime after Rev. Graham's death in_,the
1896's that the Psalms and Paraphrases were replaced,
by.the th�dern Hymn Book This change also came about
after -another hard fought battle. So hard fought was
this battle that many of the old stalwarts refused to
acknowledge their defeat by refusing to lift their voices
in song expept when the Doxology and a Psalm were
sung near the commencement of the service. When the
hymns were - announced they remained silent. Also at
this time the modern collection plate had. not replaced
the ancient collection bags, . These consisted of a pole
four feet long, with a wire` ring about six inches in dia-
'nteter attaohed., To this ring a bag of purple felt was
.fastened. With these the pennies were collected, and •to
be' granted this prioilege one had to be a miller elder,
1n June 10,-1925,0 when the United Church of Can-
ada was fornied, Egmondville Presbyt an Church be-
came a part of it,' '
•MIlr st�e1'g who. liiave. Served ,th al and :the new
(Continued next week)`
■
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Malcom
Zion, Mr. and Mrs. William
Smith, Sebringville, Mr and
Mrs. Eldon Strathdee St. Pauls,
visited her sister, Mrs. D. Hen-
derson and Mr. Henderson, at
Kingston for the weekend.
Mr. Thomas Coyne visited
-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burchill on
'Thursday night.
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EVEN WITH
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ARE STILL -
VERY LOW
satiety is the bigge
Sh sh! We ddn't often blow our own trumpet. After all, providing the best possible
service at the Lowest possible cost is our constant aim .. and is what ,we're here for
anyway But, just this once, we feel that.a few timely notes are justified. Even thous,
the new Hydro rates show an increase, there has been a considerable, constant and
successful effort to prevent the spiralling of costs that: have affected just about every-
thing else. In fact, although the cost per kilowatt-hour, based on the 1966 average
residential consumption, will move from 1.13 cents to 128 -cents . . . our customers
have gained over the years through a marked overall reduction. For instance. the aver-
age cost in 1957 was 1.32 cents. In 1950 it was as high as 1.49 cents. On the other hand,
,,the Consumer Price Index for all goods and services has risen 20.8% since 1956.
So, in the face of -a tremendous rise in the cost of the power we purchase for- you,
and plant equipment of all kinds and wages, the inevitable increase in rates, effective
on all bills,rendered on and after November t, 1967 still keeps electricity the ,biggest
bargain in the household' budget. -
Revised NET Residential rates
Monthly Consumption
Kilowatt-hours (KWH)
First 50 KWH
Next 200 KWH
Next 500 KWH
All additional '
All -Electric rate:
First 50 KWH
All additional
Minimum Bi'lI $2.00
The above rate changes do not affect the extremely attractive
'FLAT RATE' of 36 cents per 100 watts available for heating
water electrically. For -instance, with a superfast 'Cascade, 40'
water heater you can still enjoy an- abundant supply of hot
water at amenergy cost of only 53.06 per month.
Please note that, in order to simplifybilling procedures, the above rates are
NET, and are subject to a 5% late paymelnt charge.
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