The Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-01-20, Page 5A •
WEDNESDAY', JAN, 20th, 1965.:
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.THE;:.LUCKNOW SENTINEL, .144,6CNOW,k_ ONTARie
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vk Hugh MacMillan Receives .Bible
INTENDED FOR A • `kienom:nations were represented''
MUCH EARLIER ISSUE • . 1 and asmost of the settlers .in this,.
The first church of any denom " district wer' of Scottish descent
illation other than Indian missions,, ! and Presbyterians it was• decided'
to • be fouhded in BruceCounty, •i a congregation of that faith should
. observed 'its. : 113th anniversaryi he formed.
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recently. 1A. .canvass; of 'settlers ,resulted.
Knox Presbyterian Churg in £5;. 18s 5d being - raised, two bun-:
Walkerton had as speaker for the ;" ches of shingles and the ;land ; for
special'service, a native of Bruce the site.
County and the present moderator.1 ' .In two weeks a' "bee",was held•'
of the:Presbyterian Church in. Can .and ' a, .20 by _,J foot log ;building
ada, ..Rt ,Rev: .Hugh MacMillan,:, erected,
Dr. MacMillan was , born near. ELORA CLERICASSISTS
Lucknow Next step :was to :officially ,Dr=
Speaking of the Canadian Chris" ganize. a 'congregation and a'pe-
tan's' role he said this country's tition' of 3'). Press terians was for=
cosmopolitization is just, beginning warded to a: meeting. ofWelling -
,and Christians must get ready for ton Presbytery which, met, Sept, 2
it: •• ' at Elora The': presbytery. gave -
Drawing from his' experience of _ approval and Rev. William har-
mony , years> in, foreign .mission rie was directed to visit the new:
fields,, he- said the. more recently congregation as .'often visit possible.'
founded Presbyterian ..churches in- As the. congregation increased
• :these •countrieshate something : need of a resident :minister was
for . these ;• alre:a,dy establishedseen and an offer &12 a year
churches, a very' real . and ' fresh any made, This ,did not ' entice a
,outlook clergyman, and Rev:. John Duff
. ` Some. Christians are frightened of Elora travelled, sometimes' on,
by.' the word ecurninical which is foot to conduct services here:'
coming into so much prominence, ;:" The congregation was to be
he,.. said. It means . the ' House. of without :a resident minister until
God: and its present. Prominence„: 1857 when Rev. R..0 Moffat,a-
was • produced in the : missions :of i recent- graduate, took office: ne
the past,; 150 years condition of : his acceptance' was
:Dr. MacMillan asked that Bruce 'that a manse
be ��built, `This took
', ear.
might be known'in Canada s Sec the .form of a lean-to at the r �
and century for its .sense of, vision. of the.' church. a with• a. Bible, by the Prade by the
Presbytery
and•understanding .of. what is hap In June,:18contribution -'will be made b60, the congregation Presbytery to the' Hugh MacMill
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tion and is now occupied by local'
.adherents of the United Church..
The moderator was presented
pening in'the world: moved to quarters two miles. west
In', 1851 the infant `Bruce; 'Coun- , in the ;growing settlement of Walk.:.
- ty,:. recently : surrendered . by the erton. As the congregation grew a
Chippewa Indians ,was being larger building. was required and
opened ' to settlement, An early in 1875 the cornerstone was laid for
section to be settled. was : alongthe present building ' 'on Cayley
the Durham Road: which ran from Street, Cost was, $8,000 and at
Durham west through what is now that time it was known as St,.
Hanover, • Walkerton and Rivers- John's'. /
dale . to Kincardine., In 1886.the congregation . of St.
On July, ' 5 settlers . met ; at the Paul's Church " of ` Scotland joined'
home of Robert Frame, two 'miles. with St John's nand the name of
Feast of 'Walkerton, with the thought the : church; changed to Knox. St.. session of the Walkerton charge.
of establishing a church Various. Paul's. Church buildingwas later
ian Fund which will, be used to
assist financing projects of' his
choice An Formosa. He suggest-
ed the development of a Christian.
Youth Centre there as a project:
Others taking part in the ser-
vice were ',Rev. ,' Fred` Miller of
Owen;.. Sound, . moderator ofthe:
presbytery, Stuart Forrester,: clerk
Of the session. of Paisley Church,`.
and..' William Shaw, clerk of the
RECEIVES BIBLE R. Rev:,.
Dr Hugh MacMillian . (left), ' mod
erator of the Presbyterian Church'
in Canada;:. returned to his: home
county, . Bruce, and •was. 'present.
ed , with a Bible. Next; to Dr. Mac.
Milhan is Red. Fred . Mill* of
Owen Sound,moderator of the
Bruce'resb .terY., .. and : William
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Shaw, clerk of the session.:
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