The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-07-06, Page 9PRESENT HISTOEtICAL PLAQUE -At the centennial at St. Patrick's Church, Saints -
bury, Sunday, presentation was made of a plaque honoring the late John Smyth
Whe donated the land for the church and who iS buried on the grottnds. Above,
Mrs. Ethel Dickins, London, eldest of the grandchildren present, gives the mem-
orial plate to Clarence Davis, the, minister's warden, and Tom Kooy, people's war-
den of the church, In the back row are two other members of the family, Frank
Smyth, Centralia, and Edgar Smyth, Midland, and the rector, Rev. W 4. MacAtileY•
SAINTSBURY MARKS CENTENNIAL -Officials of St. Patrick's church, Saintsbury,
which celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, are shown above with Dr. C. J.
Queen, archdeacon of Huron, who was guest preacher for the occasion. From left
are Heber Davis, lay delegate to synod; Mrs. Tom 1(ooy, organist; Mrs. Lorne Wei -
berg, Guild president; Mrs. Heber Davis, WA president and soloist at the service,
and Dr. Queen. . -T-A photo
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ERETER" ONTARIOJULY4 1961
Pogo Nil*.
Special ser_,
of Saintsbue
es .cehtenni:oj
Anglican church • •
Held .services ,homes.i
then btu t log church
One innidred years ago, the
spring of 1961, eaw the open,
ing of the first Anglican church
io the Saintsbury cemrnunity.
It was a log building dedieated
in the name of Si, Patrick
(til1 the only St Patrick's
church in the diocese •of lite
ren).
Before this time, services
were held in various "homes in
the coremenity under the lead-
ership of the Rev, Stearns
Tighe, who was also respore
sible for establishing the
churches of SL James, Clap-
deboye; St, Mark s, McGilli-
vray', and. the Anglican church
14 Exeter,
The church was built on the
half -acre of ground, part. of lot
6, concession 4, Biddulph, don-
ated to the church society of
the diocese of }Iuron ey John
and Margaret Smyth M April
of 1860.
The log church was in use
until late 1893 when the new
and more commodious brick
structure, the present building,
was erected M its place. The
pioneers of this community
hauled brick for the church
with horses and wagon from
Crediton brick. yards,
, Among those active in the
work of the church in those
early years and whose names
appear in synod reports were
Patrick Jameson, William Da-
vis, Michael Fox and James
Brownlee. Ministers during this
Period were Reverends Tighe,
J. P. Hinks, G. Keys and I
Barr.
Amid the many changes of
the years following, the work
of. worship and. witness conti-
nued steadfastly.
Erect parish hall
In 1909, because of the in-
creased attendance, it became
necessary to build an addition
to the church to serve as par-
ish hall and. Sunday School.
This is known as the "Racy
Memorial Hall," in recogni-
tion of the rector at that time,
Rev. G. N. Racey, The build.'
ing was erected ender the di-
rection of one of the young men
of the congregation, a brick
layer and grandson of the
donor of the land, Edgar B.
Smyth, presently of Midland,
Ont. Aaron Davis and Mrs.
Phineas Dickins were the war-
dens and Thomas Dickins the
lay delegate to synod.
In connection with the Sun-
day School, special mention
must be made of the faithful
and dedicated service of Miss
Liza Jane David and Miss
Moore for whose f a mily
Mooresville corner was named.
Four of those who served as
superintendents to the Sunday
School. are William Turner,
Nasseau Davis and Earl Atkin-
son, Mrs. Heber Davis and
'Mrs. Lorne Weiberg who is
superintendent at the present.
The Sunday School was the
last major addition. Since that
time the congregatiohs have
kept the buildings in good. re-
pair. Two frame sheds used in
the horse and buggy days were
moved from the site several
years aeen.
In 191 a new oil. heating
sys em was installed to re-
placethe old brick furnace
during the incumbency of Ca-
non R. W. James and Mrs,
Jame s and, in 1053, an exten-
sive program of repair and in-
terior decorationwas under-
taken and. completed with the
assistance of Rev. R. 0. D.
Salmond, with Rev, M. R. Grif
fin as rector.
Active women
St. Patrick's church has been
blessed through the hundred
years by the service of many
faithful and devoted women.
Many have served as organ-
ist, some of whoni were Jennie
Davis, etvlio became Mrs.
Prank Washburn in the first
marriage ceremony at St, Pat-
rick's), Al Hodgins, Alma Hod-
gins (Mrs, Well Isaac, Lucan),
Ethel Smith (Mrs Phineas
Dickine4 Loildon), Minnie Hed-
ging (Mrs. Cunningham, Exe-
ter), Margret Quinton,
Exeter;, Vera Davis (Nlrg,
Mervin Elstoe, Centralia),
Alice Renter (the late Mre.
Wellington 13rOck, Grant(m),
Vera Atkinson (Mrs, Elmer
Lewis, Toronto), Lena Davis
(Mrs. Warren C)arke, Duen.
vale), Olive Dobbs (MrS,
Charles Pisher, Exeter), Ver.
na Davis (Mrs. Murray Abbelt,
Centrelia), Doris Rodgint
(Mrs..H. A. Mulleds, Goderich),
Mrs. Earl Atkinson andthe
present organist, Mrs, Toni
Kooy,
In Peb., 1894, St, Patrick"s
Senior WA Was Thrilled at the
home ef the late Mrs. rihitieas
Hunter by Miss Ernily Callerd,
London, The late Mrs, Thomas
Dickins was the first preskleht
and it ie ihtetesting to note that
since then there have only been
bur presidents, the late Mrs.
Dickins, Mrs, W, lf, Atkinson,
Mrs. Taitiet Tuther end M Pre -
stet, Mee, Heber Davis,
In 1903, the Junior WA Wee
organized at a rherhorial to ilie
lath Met, Peancis Davis,witb
the Ike Mrs. Aaron Davis,
president. It carried oi ith
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY -A large nurnbe
Saintsbury Sunday to take part in the
Arming them was Maurice liacey
tner rector of the church,.
Mrs. Sara Holtham (Sara
Lucan; Mrs. The Hodgins,
(Reba Dobbs), RR 1 Woodh
Mrs, Clarence Fletcher (Rut
.Stratford.
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•Fatir of f
back
FOur of Huron Cotinty's• film)
district high school boards tha
have ,ageeedto a composite Sch
secffindary school for the to
county. tive
Ata meeting held in Clinton A
lest week by. the advisory app
board set up earlier, it
WAS epee
)earned that Exeter, Clinton, Hea
Scaforth and Goderich favor ana
such a school. w,
Huron county
crop report
By D. H. MILES,
Huron Ag Rep .
The intermittent showers' and
cool, cloudy Weather make fOr
vent., difficult hay -operations,
Th curing of ha' is slow and
what it bled or in the mow is tr
Of petit colbt. A inimber of far- S
Mere haven't started thay yet lid
because they are Waiting for Mg
good weather, • • Al! ether crops With the ex- S
caption of corn are good. Cora Ta
is begitinirig to slow ' linprove, the
tent both in growth and color. Ken
seci
A
anis
vesti
Will
that
coils
to
sec
told
noted success until mo and '78, E. N. English '80, M. Turn -
'es a result of the depression,
it was disbanded in orderto
form a guild under the leader-
ship of Mrs. R. M. P. Buttock
for the support of the church.
This is a task which they have
carried .forward. with -willing
hands. Mrs. Garnet Isaac,
London, and Mrs, Fed Dobbs,
Exeter, were among the first
to serve as president- and every
two years another member is
elected to the office,
Synod delegatee
A list of family names, ta-
ken from synod reports, of
those who serVed. as 'delegates
to synod are Jameson. Davis,
Fox, Brownlee, Mitchell, .Quin-
ton, Dickins, Turner, MacDon-
ald, Hunter, Atkinson, Kooy
And Weiberg.
The present rector, Rev. W.
A. MacAulay, was appointed
late in May, 1961. The list of
Ministers who have served the
church and the year of their
appointment includes: .T. Barr
'75, F. Ryan '77, W. E. Scott
Sell eggs
by auction ?
Auction selling of eggs by -
teletype is the latest idea to
be studied by the Ontario Poul-
try Producers Association.
This organization which rep-
resents egg producers in On-
tario, has been developing a
marketing plan for eggs dur-
ing the past two years. The
possibility of using teletype,
perhaps similar to the system
introduced into hog marketing
in this province this year,
caused the directors to take a
fresh look at their plans.
A special. meeting of the
board of directors was held in
Toronto on June 28 with .repre-
seneativee from Bell Telephone
Camper Sr, the organization
which developed the system
for the hog marketing board.
The hog sales system was re-
viewed and discussion centred
around the difficulties facing
the egg industry in Ontario.'
The poultry producers as-
sociation directors set up a
special committee to continue
studies on the usefulness of an
auction system with the tele-
type method of communication
as part of it.
"For the immediate future,"
says Tom Robson, president of
the organization, "we may de-
lay our other plans slightly
until we have an opportunity
to study this new idea. We are
hopeful, however, that some
system can be found very
soon, which will put the egg
industry on a sound basis."
bull '83, J. Hale '85, W. P.
Ireland '87, if, D. Steele '89,
R. S. Cooper '95, G. McQuillan said,‚
'95, W. Stout '97, G. N. Ilacey Such determination must re- church regularly: to worship
'04, F, C. Ryott '13, C. Ce. P'her- main with the younger peopleGod, to find forgiveness 'of sin,
rill '17, W„ J, Colmar '24, 'T. if the rural church is to sur- to find fellowship with God and.
F. Wright '26, R. M. P. Bile- \rive, he eoted. with one another and because
teel '27, G. P. Parsons '33, C. Dr. Queen, who grew up in they "felt the need of one ee-
l -I. James '37, R. W. James a small parish- in GraY, said other and because they "feel
Mills '54, P. L. Dymond '56, downs" experienced by the of- themselves." 4 power' b4"134
ore the "ups and the need of
'41, M, It, Griffin '52, R. A, C. he understood
W. A. MacAulay '61, ficials of rural congregations Dr. Queen spoke to a large
crowd which filled. both the
church auditorium and parish
hall, connected by a loud spea
ker system. Many were for-
mer parishioners returning to
the place of their religious up-
bringing.
Descendents of the late joim
Smyth, who donated the land
An appeal to the younger and he sympathized with their
generation to carry on the problems,
faith and tradition of their stresses church
rfoornesbeaatrsthewaesen;anndelalotyceDler;r0J:, arinchdcellacriu:tia:mwph::
C. Queen, archdeacon of Hie,
the importance of the
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tion St. PatrIelee Anglican gogue
Church, Saintsbury, sunday.n:criticized thoSe who aegited
that they can live a Christi=
life without attending church
regularly, "No right-thinking
man can support such a con-
tention."
outlined our important
reasons why people came to
"Si. Patrick's has been a
living witness to God for the
Past 100 years because your
predecessors Mit it their pri-
mary duty to maintain a *lace
of worship,"' the archdeacon
Over 200 attend
variety program
MRS. HEBER DAVIS Mrs, Harry Carroll;
Mr. and Mrs, William Quin-
ton, London, with Mr, and Mrs,
Hugh Davis;
SAINTSBTJItY
After months of planning and
preparation the centennial of
St. Patrick's church is over.
On Sunday, July 3 the con-
gregation of past and present
members and friends, also,
members of St. Paul's Kirk -
Lan, and St Thomas, Granton,
filled the church and parish,
hall for the service of worship;
and dedication with Rev. W. A, 1
MacAulay, rector, in charge'
and the Venerable Archdeacon
Dr. Carmen Queen, London,
special preacher bringing a
message of inspiration. Follow-
ing all enjoyed -tea and a re -I
union in the parish hall.
On Monday evening, the sec-
ond day of the centennial an-
niversary was marked with a
huge reunion of over 200 of
the old church to be entertained
by the "Edith Hill Aad -ams
,
Academy of String Music",1
London. It was interesting to
note that two of the entertain-
ers were Larry and Leslie
Greenlee of St. Patrick's con-
gregation. There was a fish
pond, fortune telling booth,
both well patronized.
Mr. George Paul of Lucan
held the lucky ticket in the
draw of the "Irish chair. quilt,"
The members of St. Patrick's
greatly appreciate the dona-
tions and support given at this
time and are most thankful
for the success af,this once-in-
a-lifetime opportunity.
Guests coming from a dis-1
tance were:
With Mr. and Mrs. Earl At-
kinson, Mr. and Mrs. Adelbertj
Morley, London, and Mr. and;
Mrs. Edgar Lewis, Toronto;
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Latta
and Jim and Garry Hess, Lan-
don, with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Latta;
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hod-!'
gins and Avis, Granton, Mr.1
.
and Mrs. Frank Squire, Whal-
en, with Mr. and Mrs. ,Tack
Dickins;
Mr. and Mrs. Don Simoson,
Mrs. Myrtle Isaac and. Marj-
orie, London, with Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smyth,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smyth and
Mr, Percy Hopkins, Midland,
Mr. Frank Smyth. and Mr.
Berden Smyth, Centralia, with
Mr. and Mrs, Heber Davis;
Mr, and Mrs. Roy Hawkins
and Mrs. Bob Carroll, Science
Hill, with Mr. and Mrs. Her.'
man Atkinson.
Mr, and Mrs. H. McLean,
Teeswater, with their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Dobbs Jr.
Personal items
Mr, and Mrs. Ron Carroll
were Sunday evening guests
with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Dearing of Exeter.
Mr, and Mrs. Earl Greenlee
and hove were Sunday guests
with Noble Greenlee, of
Grand 1.
Mrs. H. Carroll
dies at age 92
After a lengthy 'illness, or
Monday, July 3, Mrs. Hugh
Carroll, the former Ellen At-
kinson, died at Mason Villa
Hospital, London, in her 93rd
year.
She was a life-long member
of this communiy until becom-
Mg hospitalized eight years
ago.
She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter Mrs, Ada
Ings, L o n d o n, three sons,
George, Detroit; Harry, conces-
sion 4, Biddulph; and Alvin,
London; five grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.
The funeral was held from
the C. Haskett and Son funeralpariors,
parlors, Lucan, with Rev. W.
A. MacAulay, rector of St. Pa-
trick's Church, conducting, on
Wednesday, July 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll would
have observed their 68th wed-
ding anniversary on July 11 of
this year.
Carfrey Cann's
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3. Plant or build shade in pasture to
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4.tipewaterto your cows, if ricinattiral
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for the original church and
who is buried on, the grounds,
presented a plaque in his mein-
ory during the service. It was
accepted by wardens, Clarence
Davis and Tom Kooy. •
Rev. W, A. MacAulay, deg -
con -in -charge, conducted the
service. Soloist was Mrs. He-
ber Davis, president of the
WA.
Ladies of the church served
lunch to those who gathered
for the thanksgiving service.
A heavy rain prevented re-
unions on the. churcli grounds
but the parishioners enjoyed
reminiscences inside the build-
ings.
Don't be in a hurry!
Don't be in too big a .hurry
when refuelling your tractor if
the engine is hot or running.
Better shut it off and let it
cool down, advises Hal Wright,
farm safety specialist of the
Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture. In 1960, 54 farm tractors
burned while being refuelled.
The gasoline vapours, being
heavier than air, flow down
over the hot manifold and elec-
trical equipment; they may
ignite.
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Fast!
0•55c kdis in4 hours
Kills oil resistent flies
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