The Goderich Signal-Star, 1952-09-18, Page 11Uni Design of Church Attracts
N tice of Architectural Profession
The unique modern design of thele caul be laid In any other than a
new Knox 'resbytertan Church hash perpendicular wall.
attracted t e .attention, not only , ",:Moreover, a brick building is
of local el izetus and tourists, but built of individual bricks with mor -
et members f the architectural pro- tar in between and the mainten-
Cession its if who have curve ante of the building requires that
spatially to ;odertch from all parts they be periodically L►t)intesl up,"
of the cola -tuent to inspect this Dir. Johnson says.
unusual a taurple ' of "Modern `(holy Blossom Synagogue in Tor -
Gothic•:" onto was built of reinforced con -
The l
rehi
ite a vetofyears the �
t nevchurch,
e
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rete. )(.ars ago and, In spite of
Philip Car 'er' Johnson of Loudon the, fact that it Is fairly centrally
located and therefore vulnerable to
a great deal of smoke, it retains
a very clean appearance."
Shttilar Church
The use of sloping walls in the
new church is not entirely original,
Mr. Johnson admlts. Lloyd Wright,
son of the world famous architeet,
r
k auk Lloyd d Wr l ht, has built y t,
t a
chapel with sloping walls in Cali-
fornia. The local church, however,
incorporates a radiant heating
system, the most 'efficient and satis-
factory heating system for large
buildings.
Mr. Johnson justifies the use of
reinforced concrete in the construc-
tion of the new church on other
than esthetic or functional grounds,
however. He also claims, that It
is • the most . economical material
available and, therefore, taking all
other factors into consideration, the
only 'Sensible one.
"In a sense," he says, "spanning
a ,
explains tit t the basic design of t)ac,
structure s what is known as
"three -ping •d , arch" design. The
roof and walls really form two
arches lyigg against one another.
The floor :tills as a tie to overeouae
lateral stress just as flying but-
tresses' did in the later Gothic cath-
edrals of the Middle Ages.
doping Walls
The sloping side walls of the
ohurch are actually the type 'recom-
mended by accoustical engineers
for large buildings such as churches
end auditoriums, Mr. Johnson
points out. Parallel wails tend to
{set sounds bouncing hack and forth
but sloping. -walls tend to reduce
echoes,
Because of this feeature, the- use
of reinforced, concrete itt the new
church has been absolutely essen-
tial, says the architect. No other
material could have been 'used in
the construction. Bricks or Stones
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URGE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE SEPT. 21
As `a' move towards encouraging
pareuts to see that their children
attend Sunday SchuuL a counutittee
of Goderieh Protestant schools and
churches has set aside Sunday,
September 21, us one ou which
every child is urged to attend:
With their motto, "Fur complete
education, church uud school stank
tt gether" the Goderieh School
Board, teachers, ministers ;tud
Sunday School superintendents' are
co-operating in an effort to get
every child into the. Sunday School
of his parents' choice..
Throughout this week teachers
have been emphasizing virtues such
as honesty, obedience, truthfulness,
'tolerance and Christian Principles.
They are discussing with .pupils the
importance of 'attendance at Sunday
School and the contribution matte
by the churches es to the community.
u •
On Friday morning of, this week
ministers will visit the school.
"Every child itt Sunday School
on Sunday, September 21" is the
slogan of the committee looking
for bumper Sunday School attend'
ances this routing Sunday.
of greater spares is the essence of
the history of architecture. 'Today
'we can span almost any reasonable
distance, with the use of such new
materials as steel, glass, plywood,
plastics and so on. It is actually
wasteful not to make use of such
materials.
„
Painting and Decorating
in the new
Knox Presbyterian Church
is by
Misener Painting Servic
`' Simcoe,' Ontario
Moderator'of the General Assembly
to Take Part in Colorful Service
The faith, courage and resolution
of a single 'congregation will be
vividly demoustrated .this eveulug,
Thursday, �` rig',-eptember 18, when,
slightly less - than two years after
their historic old edifice was coat-
pletely demolished by tire. the tucsu-
.Geri; of Knox Presbyterian Church
in Goderieh gather for,tbe official
opening of .theirut,tt modern ';otitic
Church and its dedication -by 'the
Huron -Maitland Presbytery and the
Moderator of the• General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Chitrult-' iu
Canada.
High dignitaries of the Church
in Canada, mtuisters and laymen
of other Presbyterian churches iu
r
Western Ontario, as well as Hun-
o
Maitland Presbytery will partici-
pate in the memorable service'whir•''
will be conducted by the minister
of the church, the 'tet. It. G. Mac-
Millan. --
To Form Procession
Clergy and Laymen ' will meet
at the 'Town Hull and will firm a
procession, with Mr. Robert Bisset
in charge, - from the hall to the
church, led by two pipits from the
Kincardine file hand. 'These will
be followed by the Church Officer
carrying the Bible, the Minister of
the. Church; the Rev. It. el. Jlae•-
Jlillan, students preparing. for - the
ministry front, the congregation,
members of the hoard of Managers,
trustees of the church, the Kirk
Session, laymen of the Presbytery,
clergy of the Presbytery, visiting
ministers, the Very Rev. J. M. M:ae-
Gillivray, D,1)., sVery Rev. l'rofe s-
sor F. S. MacKenzie, I).1),, Right
Rev. J. A. Maclunis, L) D., Moder-
ator of the General Assembly. •
Wlten the people have taken their
places in the church, the procession
will proceed from the vestry to
the closed front door- whore it will
halt and the ceremony of knockiut:
on the Uoors- will take place. Those
within the church will be called to
silence and the Minister will kneel:
three times before being, grunted
admission. Hymns' sung bY the
choir and prayers said by the Min-
ister will .feature this (seretuons..
after which the . Presbytery %will
be invited to dedicate the church,
the procession will enter the edifice
atnd prayer will be offered by the
Rev. D. G. Campbell, B.A., 13.1► ,
Thal.. of Seaford'. Moderator or
Iliu.mn-Jlaitlaind Presbytery.'
_During' the singing of "Ye Cates
Lift Up Your Heads on High," the
•procession will pass up the aisle
to--. the chancel and the keys wilt•
be pl:ee•d on the Communion Table.
Prayer of Dedication. •
The prayer of dedication of
t•hureh will be offered by 'the Rev.
W. B. Mitchell, 1:.A.. of Kincardine,
Moderator Of the Synod of Remit-.
ton and London, the lesson being
read by the Rev. H. 1). Stewart,
B.A., Victoria Presbyterian Church,
Toronto.
Other dedications during the ser-
•
vice will be tirade as follows: The
baptisuiat font by the ltev, .1It.
MacDonald, B.A.,, of ltil►ley ; the
lectern by the Itev. D. 1t. Sinclair,
B.A., of Exeter; the pulpit by - the
Rev. A. J. Simpson, 13.S.A.,` 13.1).,
of Tee.swater ; the chancel by the
Itev. P. B. lteid, 13.3., of Culling -
wood; c t • e r
dtheplace her • u at t
at 1
1 k 1 c l 11 g!
wand choir lead the praise by the.
Rev. M. Bailie, 13.A., B.D.: ,itu•w,-
oriels by the Rev. Richard Stewart,
,of ' London,- a further minister ref,
K,Itox ; the Co)untuuion table . by tile
Itev. D. J. Louts B.A., of Clinton, •
also a former 'minister.
Moderator Brings Greetings
After the ae►t of dedication, re-
peated by the congregation, ' the,
Right Itev. J. A. Macluues, it.D., studies in music.
D.U. Moderator of f t o General l TMc JIFIe of Pennies on the
Assembly of the Presbyterian Square preyed a successful vett-
Church in Caanada will declare- the tore in spite of bad weather and
Church consecrated and will bring The Rev. R, G. Ma0M1�lan about $25 in alt was realized.
greetings from the ':coeval Asmuch of its success was due to the
stmbly. ctrorts of the teen-age girls and
The Very Rev. Prof. F. ste•o! t 'treys tr►yy 'who rame out on the rainy
MactienziN► L1:TM., U:U., oY mora meriting . and helped the members
treat will preach the sermon. Col- in elle!' 41vek avid the Chapter is
lowed by a prayer of intercession MRS. %F:RF:LUA JIASSF:Y
very ;►:stein' to th em fur their
Mrs. '/erclda Masse)„ who hand ;r.:.,i ataaee
been on the Public Stlu�►t teach(►e, •l rummage sale in
cte,ber and talent usiney front each
staff in Guelph for liveyears, died membermemberwasplattuwi to round out
in Kitchener4)1'aterloo Hospital last, ,+tae�-
ivicek. The foriti r''/t'rclila Churchill, the hnd;;fyt.
she was born in Clintonaand taughbe title's
KNOX I�rIs
A KK OKAPI=
The. SeideanOer meeting was held
at the home of, the Regent. Silas, W.
F. Walkout. who., presided and a
pleasing fedture of the utteruoon
was the presentation of the $1W
scholarship to Miss Fratyces Bret*,
etiou; when site ands her 'nuttier,
:Urs. A. L. 13reretun, were guests.of
the.Cholster. This prize is 'awarded
at'uuually' to a student entering 'or -
mal' school and us there -is 'u need
e►f teachers, it is given to encourage
boys and girls tau a uta r the tteachingprofession. Frances Has (letztentti i o
winner from .seven candidates. ,Sbde
has grown tip in -Ooderich and
hakes ac'tive, part Itt school, chimer
aid Sunday -chew' affairs, besides
giving freely of her talent et sing
Hug, and piano to the (omtuunity.
Site will enter London Normal
School and alsti continue her
by the Very Rev. J. M. Mac(:illiy,
ray, of. St: Andrew's Church,
Sarnia.
Other clergymen who will assist
are: the Rev. A. L. MacKay, B.A ,
11.D., of Central Presbyterian
Church, Iiamilton, and. the Rev. school iu (;eedcriclt previous to
R. D.. A. Currie, 13.A., of Whitt- going to Guelph. Surviving are
church. two wins 1)r. Ietttgl:as Massey,
Mr., W. H. Bishop,-F.it.t'.(1, interning at Snnnybruok Hospital,
Uireetor of Praise, will preside Toronto, :sod John. attending
at the organ and the anthem sung 4.A.('., Guelph: two sisters. Mrs
Its' the their will be, -Lord I Have E. It. Shaddick, He•usall, tied Miss
Loved the Habitatlen of Thy
House."
The impressively be:tutiful a tad
historic service will be concluded
with the benediction by • the 1tev.
I). G. Campbell, B.A., 11.1)., Moder-
ator of the Presbytery.
Under the direction of Mrs. P.
J. • MacEwen, a reception Will Se
held in the auditorium after, the•
service.
LOCAL PUPILS ENROLL
AT NORMAL SCHOOL
Enrolment at the Stratford Nor -
Elvers Churchill. Toreento. -Services
were held on Wednesday with in-
terment in Toronto.
J1RS. DANIF:I, MA(`11. X
Mrs. 1)auiel Mewl►:an. a sister of
Thomas Doherty,-(;oderich, • died
je Mitchell on Tuesday of last
week. The former Sarah Doherty,
Mrs. Machan was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Doherty
,and. was born in Grey Township,
February 2, 1S0M. She married Mr.
Machans bO year's ago and lived in
Grey and McKillop Townships until
last year when she moved to
Mitchell. Mr. Maehan died in 1417.
mal School totalled 1`41. approxun- 'The funeral service was held in
ately 10 per cent higher than last Mitchell en Thursday with inter -
year. The, school opened Tuesday merit itt Brussels cemetery.
of last week when naedeal exautiu-
attions were taken by the studeatts
and some classes were held.
Students- who en-rotltAfront Gode-
ric•h and district were as follows,'
Mary- Baker. .Joanne Duckworth.
Gedrge Everett Harris and Jean
Killough. all of Goderieh : William
'',d1is'cs, panto ttnot► : Jlerraay
\le Natio. R.R. 3. Goderieh: Anna
Porter, R.R. 4, B:tylleld.
F'oo'l will cook 114 etnitkly in
•iently boiling .water as in rapidly
boiling water.
(;atnn dant is in the I'anauia
('anal.
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(:'E )RG1i STANLEY )V'EELS
Ceorge Stanley A1'e ils, Stratforee,
retired railway mail clerk; died esu
'Thursday of last week in the Strat-
ford general Hospital after a
lengthy illness in his, 5Stl►- year.
He wars clerk in charge of the
(=-uelplt and Goderieh railway post
offices. Hie entered the railway
mail service on July. 7, 1921.• :and
reeeived his permanent appoite-
ment esti April 1. 1921. Surviving
besides his wife are two daughters,
.Tndith and hut's and one sou. Ross,
all at home: one sister. JI► V. It.
I:?a1e and one brother. Harry F.,:
Wells, both of Toronto.
WE HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED
of three :articles taikin
t1Pz' `% X
•11' HURON DI$'
1. U. Merritt, district for'ettltee'
the Ontario' Department. of Liintiti
and Forests luta announced the ;fol•
lowingopen seasons` It& the lluereonu
district. "(f`lIittrou Distriot" Includes
the Coixntles of Brant, Bruce, ,G1reY,
dalton, 'Huron, Oxford 'pnrtlt,
Waterloo, Wellington, and' Went1.
worth) :
1' tieuauuta--(Y) . Begulut�ed ,frQwA.
ships : (3 daysOctober,*)
and
and November 1. (2) aitadert%
' •
Ortolber • 2'J-Noveutlter 1, inelu ve-'.
four days.. (Three' cocks per day).
Ruffled Grouse --(1)- R 'guiatted'.
townships: October 29-Nu''reu►ber 1.
(Three per day). (2) Remainder:
October 4 -November 15. . (Five per
day). . ..
Ducks and. Geese ---October 4 10
November go. (Ducks -seven per
day),(geese--»IIve
�a'
r; a
( d
i►e Y
Black and Grey Squirrels ---No-
vember 17 to November 22 (Five
per day).
Raccoon ---November 1 to 14ecem-
ber 31. (Special raccoon, license
required).
for Empire Study were "The New
High ('foiunissioner to Canada,"
"Migration of .Millions from Bri-
tain" and "Kenya Colony."
Afternoon tea was served and a
vote of thanks to• the hostess for
tier hospitality was tendered, by
Mrs. J, C. Cott.
—= PEFFER =—
Sound System and Inter-
c�mmuni�ating T�leph�n�s
in the new Knox
Presbyterian Church
Installed and supplied by
Peffer Sound Equipment Co.
Kitchener - - Ontario
TO BE TRUSTED
WITH THE CONSTRUC
11 T 11a,
1.
That the constructionhas proceeded so amicably
has been due in large measure to the cooperation
of the skilled workers of this town for which we
are truly grateful.
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C LBOURNE CONSTRUCTION LTD.
TORONTO, ONT.
DAVJD ROSS