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The Huron Expositor, 1948-05-21, Page 3Pr UiV . History of Past Hundred Tears Features Three Weeks' Observance of Eve ente Special services were held in Car- mel 1;Iresbyterian, Church, Remelt, on Sunday with large cOhgregat1on* at both services, observing the centen- nial entersnial of 'the church. Rev. W. A. Young, B,S,A., of Fergus, aformer minister of the church, was guest speaker for the. day and presented two splendid and inspiring messages at both services. Mr. Young express- ed pleasure at being back again with the congregation after an absence of some eight years. He noted many changes, he said, and was delighted with the many improvements in the church, He congratulated the con- gregation on having as their minister Rev. P. A. Ferguson. A lovely bas- ket of flowers adorned the front of the pulpit in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs- Robert MacArthur, placed there by the MacArthur family. Solos were sung at the fnorning service by Mrs. W. A. Young, who rendered, "I Shall Not Pass 'Again This Way;" and by Rev. W. A. Young who sang, "Just For , Today." For their offering the choir, with Mrs. M. C. Dougall all at the he or n ga rendered "0 Lord,: How Manifold." At the even- ing service a male quartette compos- ed of W. A. MacLaren,lGoderich; Rev, W. A. Young, Fergus; J. Bengough, and R. Y. MacLaren, sang "The Way- pommunity is the family of Robert side Cross," with .Mr. Young as solo- Bell, whose descendants are still num- ist. The choir selection was "Sun erous and active in the work of the of- My Soul," with Mrs. J. Hewitt as, church. They are a typical pioneer soloist. Mrs. Young sang "I Walked family. Coming from Scotland in a Today Where Jesus Walked" and sailing vessel that took 14 weeks to "The Lord's Prayer" was sung by cross, they went to a little settlement Mrs. C. Kennedy and Mrs. A. Scholl. at Egmondville and stayed there for The benediction was pronounced by five months, While they sought a Rev. Donald Sinclair, minister of Cav- homestead.' Robert Bell settled on a en 7Preabyteriaii Ckereb, Enter, 4n Mondas" evening a Mauler -arid- daughter bal?4igixet, Under the auspices, of the AxPobt4Cirelet Was held in the church. school room and officially brought to a close the centennial oh- servanee, Mrs. Young was guest speaker, In cbnnectlon with the centennial, a.' history of the church was ;prepared and made available to the congrega- tion and friends of the church. - Presbyterians of Hansell Witnessing l`or. Christ Through 100 Years This history takes us back to the# beginning of this community as a set- tlement. ettlement. The background is that of Scottish and Irish settlers, mostly Scots, with a sprinkling of others, "bush -folk," who hewed from the primeval forest a place of prosperous farms and happy homes. They were rugged folk. They had to be. Life was not easy; conveniences an un- known quantity; hardship a constant companion; loneliness an ever-present visitor in these homes cast in the midst of a great bush. Then it was no easy matter to get to the centre of markets and commercial life. Stor- ies are recounted of long treks 'by foot along the trails* carrying a sack of flour or grain on the back; of ox- carts over corduroy roads and through swamps; of the toll gates ale the e wayacross the g bridges. In- tothis pioneer state of life came the Church, ministering the Gospel of the Grace of God. Among the earliest settlers in this Gh A11 , 40144th lzage ut ` e40a11 dater 44 4 Pt olU rho09.4 *MA A $ ' i to 441ct ,tr n ?ntt7il1,fl, tb.ey ha olglY, a hi*;xed.: trail tlu ough the woods,' .Atways they tad to leave work early to he 11+11pe. before gilt to beat the wolves, who roamed in ,great paeice of thirty and forty. ,l ,obert and filar sons, William and Robert, Jr:, cleared. the front part of .the farm -their only tool, the axe. .Although it was in 1835 that the Bell family and others settled the area, it was not until 1848 that we have any record of a permanent church established. Among these is Rev. Mr. McKenzie, who came over fromSeaforth for the Sabbath ser- vices. Services were then held in a barn on the farm of William Elder, one mile and a quarter south of Hen - sail, where Mr, and Mrs. Frank Bean now reside. In this barn services were held and babies were baptized. In 1848 a congregation was organ- ized. The first 'minister was Rev. John Logie, inducted 'in 1849. He ministered for 26 years. 'Early in his ministry, in' 1851, the first church, a brick structure,. was built and was known as the Rodgerville Church, Af- ter coming to the Rogerville church he was married to a Miss Murray at Goderich. Mrs. Logie was 19 and he was 29. Seventeen children were born to this union, three of whom- James, Rev. George (Phoenix, Ari- zona) and Mary -are still- living. Mr. Logie was succeeded by Rev. A. Y. Hartley, whose ministry extended from 1876 to 1882, He was an Irish- man and ' is remembered ed as a minister who loved fast horses and would leave the church with his pipe in his mouth, the smoke streaming behind him as his horse bore him quickly away for his appointment at Exeter. At this time Exeter and Rogerville were linked. Exeter withdrew from the link with Rogerville and many families, including the Whiteford's, Strang's, and others, went to the Ex- eter church. At this time Mr. Hart- :ey opened the• Chiselhurst Church, which continued to be an appointment of the charge. The Rev, Robert Y. Thomson, M.A., B.D,, was inducted in 1883. At this time there were a good] -y number of congregation,. in Ile ,,area, and a strong Presbytery, known as the Presbytery of Huron, had oversight of the churches of the bounds. Of these churches, many have gone into the United Church, but many still re- main strong, vigorous and forceful congregations ' of the Presbyterian Church. Among these latter are Cav- en, Exeter; Knox, Goderieh; First, Seaforth; St. Andrew's, Blyth; Clin- ton and Knox, Bayfield, Statistics for this year show the Rogerville congre- gation. of the following strength: Families 58, members 196, stipend paid $612; total revenue for all pur- poses, $839. These figures are con- trasted with those of the last statis- tical year (1947) showing: 135 fam- ilies, 277 members, stipend paid, $1,- 800; total revenue for all purposes, $4,900. 'Statistics for the Presbytery of Huron show the number of fam- ilies as 1,637, members 3,197, stipends $13,581, total revenue for all purpos- es, $29,313, ' The Rev. R. Y, Thomson was a man, of great scholarly ability and bad a distinguished career throughout his ministry, being called to professor- ship in Knox College in 1887. It was during Mr. Thompson's ministry that owing to the growth of the congrega- tion and the growth of the Village of Hensall, with its railway station and marketing facilities drawing the peo- 1•e to this centre, it was deemed ad- visable to move the church centre to YOUR FURNACE will be Eating Itself Away This Summer The New, NeverEef ore Offered Six -we` service plan for any type of f uI.n ace. No matter if your furnace is hand - fired, heated by oil, or if you have a blower or stoker. $6.00 • COMPLETE , Your furnace has worked hard all Winter. Clean it up NOW, before you start in on your own Spring cleaning. 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FRANK KLING PHONE 19• Plumbing - Heating Electrical and Sheet Metal Work SEIWOR I A c 1 i 193 Mr Wa res ber the thio at, *Ai, Fax 4e '4t14 n tbs. ea 0 tIvel,e0t00 Oa' 9' 0 #d •Qi0u4•01v, It wa., l rob •taly 0u4 to Mr, Tbomso es 6Rholarly luelluatigne that Wei nattxe fi, 'nl:0l;" was ado»ted and the ,word insc$iboi, sxt th,e taping above the ;entrance irk: Hebrew Char - peters, The builder was• Rene$ Pat,. erso.'n, The building was opened dedicated'in Mare1, Mr. Tltpnleon was sticceedad by Rev. J. S. Henderson, who nninistered 'tor fifteen Years. He was ,,minister when the congregation observed its half - century mark. Members of the 'ICirk cession at the Golden' Jubilee were William Dougall, James A. Bell, i il liam Moir, Robert . McArthur, Tholllas- Kerluck, Alexaindeer McPherson and John McArthur. In 1993 Mr. Hender- son accepted a call to 'New Westmin- ster, estmin'ter, and later to Vancouver. The work of the congregation's wit- ness was carried on' under the Rev. F. MacLean Smith- Inducted in 1904, he continued to serve for 13 years. He was minister during the most of the trying .years of World War I, leaving in 1917. The next ministerial personalityis the Rev. J. A. McConnell, 1918-1925. His ministry continued through the trying and hectic days of the church union controversy. By a small major- ity the edifice on King Street was carried into the United Church. Pain- ful days followed for those who be- lieved in the continuance of the Pres- byterian faith and practise. With- drawing from the church, they found a friendly hand extended by the Rec- tor and Peo le of St. Paul's s An Ii a g c n Church, for which they shall be for- ever grateful. Here they continued for several months; in the meantime the Methodist Church was vacated, that congregation joining with the United Presbyterian group. The com- mission set up by the Ontario Gov- ernment to issue the disposal of church property, granted the Presby- terian people the outright possession of the Methodist. Church. The ministry of Rev. J. A. McCon- nell having ended with the disruption the Rev. James Foote, minister at Cavell Church, Exeter, was interim - moderator until 1027. Three Elders continued with the congregation, Peter Moir, who also undertook the work of superintendent of the Sab- bath School, continuing in this ca- pacity until 1943. In September, 1925, the following were ordained as. El- ders: John Craig, John Wood (de- ceased April, 1928), R. D. Bell; since ,removed to London; Thomas Hudson and Malcolm Gillies. Rev. .Tames MacIlroy was called in 1927 and served until 1931. At this time the congregation purchased the present Manse on King St., which was paid for with resort to a mortgage. On Sunday, December 4, 1927, James W. Bonthron and Stewart McQueen ere ordained to the strength of the Session. January, 1928, James W. Lonthron was named Clerk to succeed James A. Bell. Continuing in this of- fice until January, 1944, he was suc- ceeded' by Sydney MacArthur, who was .later succeeded by the present clerk, John R. Stewart. 1n 1932 Rev, William A. Young, B. S.A., was called and inducted. After eight years of the great depression and difficult years for the church, he accepter a call to St. Andrew's Church, Fergus. It was during this period that Andrew H. Mo'Kenzie, now the Rev. A. H. McKenzie, B.A., B.D., entered Knox College, Toronto, to study for the ministry, and is now minister of the Presbyterian Church at Islington, Presbytery of Toronto. The Rev, William Weir, B.A., na- Q tive of Goderich, whose father was an outstanding Elder in Knox Church there until his untimely death in the sinking of the Athenia in 1939, was called early in 1940. In 1943 he ac- cepted a call to Hespeler, and at the present date is minister of Brampton Presbyterian Church, After a brief vacancy the Rev Jos, Taylor was called from the charge of Ethel and Cranbrook. In 1944 he ac- epted a call to Shakespeare, Pres= ytery of Stratford. Rev, Percy A. Ferguson, B.A., was ailed from St. Paul's Church, Wiar- on, and was inducted Serpt, 6, 1945, he eleventh minister to serve the congregation in the one hundred ears of- its witness. The Session is omposed of W. R, Davidson, S. E. acArt'hur, E. M. Campbell, G. Tin ' ey, J. Bengough, W. R. Bell, T. Hud - on, J. W. Bonthron, J. Craig, Rev, P, Ferguson, S. McQueen and J. R. tewart. In the old days the service of praise as led by a precentor, who with the d of a tuning fork, gave the key for e hymn and led the congregation in e singing. The first precentor was obert McLaren, whose descendants ve through the entire one•hund•red ars been engaged in the assistance the service of praise. His grand - n Robert Y. McLaren, is still a ember of the choir. 'When the urch was moved from Rogerville to ensall, the precentor was Robert cLaren, Jr., and he continued in at capacity for many years. He was llowed by Charles McAllister, Jas, awford. W. J. Miller, Mr. Bedford, vid McGill, Professor Ruse, Miss art, Milne R. Rennie. W. 0, Good - n, W. A. McLaren, Mrs, John Mur- ek, Miss Margaret Dougall, and the esent organist and choir leader, rs. M. C. Dougall. The organ, of e reed variety. was first used -when arles McAllister was the precen- The first organist was Agnes ]Pray (MI's• A. G. Smillie), A pipe gan was' installed when M. R. Ren - was leader. At the time of the ruption W. O. Goodwin was leader d Miss Eleanor Fisher, organist. ter 1925 when the congregation was abfished in the present church, a d organ was installed which serv- the people 20 years. November 9, 7, the congregation dedicated a mmond electric organ, and was -chaser:] at a price of twenty-eight ndred dollars. Other orr':nizations in the church :ude the Ladies' Aid. the Women's ssionary Society, who came into ng in 1890, and since the reorgan- tion in 1925 the following have d the presidential office; Mrs. H. Arnold, 1925-29; Mrs. Basil Ee- l -de, 1929-32; Mrs. W. A.' Young, 2-34; Mrs, C. Hudson, 1934-45; s. H. Workmate, 1945-47. Mrs, Geo, lker was secretary for 12 years, igning in 1947. One charter mem- , who is also a charter Webber of Huron Presbyterial, Mrs, Arnold, ugh not able to targe ea,, tractive c b C Y A S w ai th th R 33a ye of so m ch H M th fo Cr Da wi do pr M th Ch for Mt or nie tis an Al est Pee ed 1'94 Ha ran •hu bei iza hel A.wa • "At r t'he : 4014s1Rh n4 ;the ltiuw $e%QQl 6e}"Tt'iea fJ..f' the, United rat' ou, Shndar, May Xdfi the dilQypil,�,, acholara ofF •the iumda ' Seheal' art . eeixed seals' and diploanas 0' 120, t preselatatiens being made P. Mr ga-i gin Shal'tt, superintendent of the aunt- day Saga: .w. • Class .No. 1; teacher, Mrs. J, nor. bett--Peggy 'Goddard, 1 Year, diplo'. ma;. Ilett 'Goddard, 2 years, seat;, Norma Passmore, 2 years, seal; Jane Horton, 2 years, seat; Anne Shortt, 1 Year, diploma; Patsy Jones; 1. year, dipioma; Larry Janes, 1 year, diplo- ma; Gwen Chapman, 2 years, seal; 1Mar$orie Hyde, 2 years, seal; Connie Corbett, 5 years, seal. 'Class 2; Mrs, George Hess, teacher -Charles MIekle 4 years, seal; Eq elyn Hyde; 2 years, seal;Gwen Spen- cer; 3 years, seal, - Class 3; Miss Consitt, teacher - Jean Hyde, 2 years, seal; Teddy Norminton, 5 years, seal. Class 4; Mies Gladys Luker, teach- er -Jean Solde,n,' 7 yee,rs, seal; Ruth Soldan„ 7 years, seal; ,Judith Shad - dick, '5 years, seal; Lohise Hyde, 2 years, seal. Class 5; Ross Forrest, teacher. --i Jerry Rennie, first year, diploma; Gerald Flynn, 5 years, seal. Class 6; MiseeGreta Lammie, teach- er -Nita' Smith, 3 year*, seal; Shir- ley' Flynn, 5 years, seal. Class 7; J. Corbett, teacher -Cecil Pepper, 10 years, seal; Ron Pass- *morn 4ea s y r Sea]. Class 8; Elgin Shortt, teacher - Lloyd Buchanan, 7 years, seal; Ross Corbett, 10 years, seal. Class9 Mrs, E. Forrest, teacher - Dorothy McNaughton, 10 years, seal; Betty Mickle, 11, years, seal. Class 10; Miss Ellis, teacher -Wes- ley Jones, 5 years, seal; Mrs.• Wesley Jones, 5 years, seal; Violet McCly- mont, 2 and 3 year seals. A delightful evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hess on Friday evening when neigh- bors gathered for a fareweII party for Mrs. James McDonald and Marguer- ite, who are leaving to reside in an- other section of the town, a welcome for Mrs. Hilliard Lawrence who with her • husband And family are taking up residence in the McDonald dwel- ling, and a presentation for Miss Ed- na Saundercock, The evening was spent playing cards, contests and a social time. Refreshments were serv- ed. Miss Marie Miller, who has been spending the past few weeks with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Jinks, returned last week to Wind- sor. The annual section party of S.S. 1, Tuckersmith, will be held Friday night, May -21st. Messrs. Edgar McClinchey, William Kyle, Emmerson Kyle and Bruce Me- Clinchey, of Kippen, and Elmer Steph- enson and Jack Wright, of Seaforth, have returned from a fishing expedi- tion to Chesley Lake and report they landed a number of pike and pick- erel, and real beauties too. Rev. and Mrs. W, A. Young, of Fergus, were week -end guests with Mr. Alfred Taylor. The many friends of Mr, C. L. Jinks, who has been confined to his i home with illness, will be pleased to learn is improving nicely. - Mr. James yasce is at present a patient at,St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ithe interests of his health. -p part in the meetings, remains an in- spiration and tower of strength to the society. This organization was organ- ized by Mrs. Fair, president of Hur- on Presbyterial, Other active organizations are the Arnold Circle. Sabbath School, Young People's Society, Who to mark the centennial gave a gift of two memor- ial windows, which were dedicated May 2. Teaching the "Dry Habit" By the age of three the average child has good bladder control and will not wet his bed. But many chil- dren -at this age .have not yet learned the "dry habit" and their parents are faced with .the problem of the bed- wetting child. Medical authorities say a number of factors may be at the root of the child's trouble and if the parents can isolate the cause they ,May be well on the way to control- ling the habit. It is always a mistake to treat the child's bed-wetting as "just a bad habit." Not only is this unfair to the youngster, but it may make the problem worse. Under- standing and patience are needed to help the child overcome hishabit, TOCK HORSES AND CATTLE EDNESDAY May 26-1948' Bannockburn Pipe Band in Attendance Parade at 1.30 p.m. 1948 'PRIZE LIST HORSES Class L-PERCHERON 011 BELGIAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Broad Mare in Foal 54 13 52 Filly or Gelding, 3 yrs. old 4 3 2 Team 15 12 10 Class II. -HEAVY DRAFT Brood Mare in Foal 4 3 Filly or Gelding, 3 yrs. old4 3 Team 15 12 Class III. -LIGHT DRAFT. Brood Mare in Foal 4 3 2 Filly or Gelding, 3 yrs, old 4 8 2 Team 15 12 10 2 2 10 10 10 10 Class IV. -WAGON OR EXPRESS Team in Harness 12 8 5 5 Single Wagon Horse • or Express 8 5 •3 The T. Eaton Co., of Toronto, offers a Silver Layer Cake Plate, Sheffield repro - Team. Any family leaving won a T. duction, value 512.00, for best Agricultural Eaton Co, Limited prize ire this class at a Fair in 1948 not eligible to compete, Class V. --ROADSTER, OPEN CLASS Single Roadster 15.2 and under 415 $10 Single Roadster, 15.2 and over 15 10 Roadster Team 20 15 Roadster Cham•Pion , Badge $8 8 12 55 5 10 Class VI, --CARRIAGE, OPEN CLASS Single Carriage, 15.2 and under Single Carriage, 15.2 and over Carriage Thant Carriage Champion 15 10 8 5 Class VII --HACKNEY CLASS Single Hackney Pony ... 15 10 8 d Hackney Team 20 15 12 10 Hackney Champion Badge Good Hotel Accommodation and Stabling. CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS Draft Mare or Gelding, any age $4 53 52 GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP Draft or Agricultural Filly or Gelding, any ageBadge SADDLE HORSES Saddle Horse, shown un- der saddle_ (riderss, should be suitably dressed) , . , 510 58 16 55 $4 Hurdle Jumpers 10 8 5 4 TOWNSHIP PRIZE Three horses from one Township; two entries necessary to fill; entry fee 51,00 510 55 SPECIAL PRIZES Gentleman's Turnout -1st prize, 58.00; Ind prize, 52.00., Lady Driver -1st prize, 5.5.00; 2nd„ prize, 32.00. 1st prize donated by Snell Bros. & Co. Garage, Exeter. 15 10 8 5 Special for beat 4 -horse team Autfit driv 20 15 12 10 en by one man -1st prize, 015.00; 2nd, Badge prize, $10.00, Class I.-ANGUS Aged Bull $7 Bull, ander 1 year 5 Bull, under 2 years old' • 5 Cow, any age 5 Heifer, under 2 years 5 Heifer, under 1 year j, Get of Sire 2 Class IL --SHORTHORNS Aged Bull Bull, under 1 year Bull, under 2 years old Cow, any age Heifer, under 2 Heifer, under 1 Get of Sire CATTLE 53 52 52 8 2 •2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 7 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 Years 5 3 2 2 year 5 8 2 2 2 2 2' Class IIL-HEREFORDS Aged Bull 7 3 2 2 Bull, under 1 year 5 3 2 2 Bull. under 2 years 1 3 2 2 Ccw, any age 5 3 2 2 Heifer, under 2 years 5 3 2 2 Heifer, ander 1 year - 5 3 2 2 Get of Sire 2 2 2 Robert Simpson Co. Special, Silver Plated _Tray for the Campion Beef Herd, con- sisting of 1 Bell and 3 Females, any age. Class IV. -MARKET CATTLE Grade Butcher Steer or Heifer, over 750 lbs, 58 .15 53 52 Grade Baby Beef, under 750 pounds 8 5 3 2 Held Exhibit, consisting of 1 Bull, three females, of an breeds Prize $2.00 eaeh Rules and Regulations Entries must he in before 1 p.m. PARADE AT 1.30 -Animals not in the Parade may be excluded from competi- tion. I. -Entry fee, 31.00 for .first entry; ad- ditional entries, 25c each. 2. -Horses and Cattle cannot compete ce in regular classes, except Agricul. ral or Draft 3 -year-olds, which may be shown in teams. 3. -The Judges' decision is final. 4. -Entries may be awarded any or no ADMISSION 25c GEO. 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