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PAGE 14. AUBURN - 150 YEARS OF HISTORY.
Site of Anglican Church now vacant lot
after by Samuel Caldwell, Robert
Medd and Thomas Nicholson, who
.were staunch members of the
church.
Services finally began in 1883,
when Auburn became part of a three-
point charge with Blyth and
Belgrave under the supervision of
the first minister, Rev. William
Henderson, who moved to Blyth as a
result of a new arrangement of
mission churches.
The same arrangement existed
until 1968 when Dungannon was
added for the one year. The
following year, the circuit was
rearranged to include Brussels,
Blyth, Belgrave and Auburn.
The church sheds were built
around 1906 then sold to the county
30 years later.
The Ladies Guild was formed in
1938 by Mrs. R. M. Weekes during
her husband's ministry. It is now
known as the Anglican Church
Women (A.C.W.)
By 1958, the church was
celebrating it's 75th anniversary
with Rev. R. J. Meally presiding.
Five years later, the church
celebrated it's 80th anniversary with
special guest speaker Rt. Rev. H. F.
Appleyard, a Bishop from Georgian
Bay.
Renovations to the interior of the
church that year included an
extension of the Chancel and choir
stalls. The furniture and fittings were
cleaned and varnished, new carpet
was laid at the front of the church
and a new oil furnace replaced the
old wood stove and pipeS which
were removed.
The 90th anniversary was
observed in 1973 with Rev. Fred
Carson in charge and Marjorie
(Hays) Dunlop from Goderich was
the guest soloist,
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Anglican Church
An empty lot remains where St. Mark's Anglican Church once stood. When the Anglican
Church of Canada decided to demolish the building after it closed in 1988, the land was sold
to neighbouring property owners on the condition that the lot would stay vacant. (Photo courtesy
of Dorothy Schneider)
At the northwest corner of Egmont
and Goderich Streets in Auburn, sits
a well-kept, yet vacant lot whert the
former St. Mark's Anglican Church
once stood.
The Anglican Church of Canada
decided to demolish the building
after it closed in 1988 because
membership had slowly been
declining since the 1960s.
The land was sold to the
neighbouring property owners with
stipulation that the lot remain vacant.
According to the Women's
Institute historical notes on the
village, by 1987 the St. Mark's
congregation "was getting smaller"
having only a membership of eight
families.
Rev. Patricia Nunn was the last
By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
minister at the church.
The Church of England (as it was
once called) had its beginning in this
rural community around 1875, when
Rev. E. R. Elwood was appointed
Archdeacon of Huron and
Champlain to the Lord Bishop.
His early duties were extremely
arduous and covered a large territory
including Seaforth, Clinton,
Dungannon, Port Albert.
For Auburn, services were held in
Young's school house, which Rev. J.
W. Sime was the first minister for
this church.
Rev. Sime lived in Dungannon, but
ministered at Young's school house,
St. Helen's and Lucknow.
Rectors at these three locations
were Revs. Jones and Bland who
travelled by horseback from Clinton.
Samuel Caldwell was appointed
Rector's warden and Thomas
Hamilton was appointed the
People's warden at the first vestry
meeting which was oheld April 11,
1882.
The original construction of St.
Mark's was undertaken in the late
1870s on land which was donated by
George Fulton. Unfortunately, the
church wasn't even opened before it
had to partially rebuilt after a high-
wind storm destroyed a part of the
roof. Repairs were completed shortly
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Ferguson's Blacksmith and Carriage Shop, circa 1900, was
located at the corner of Queen and Egmont Streets. (Courtesy
photo)
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