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1 f Centurpp c ce fx. k S Y: Y V 3 S x K p 9 G Chrst Church Ort Ontaro 't nle

2 E 2E of EEUcE AN HISTORIC g IC OF CHRIST cuc EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY THE CENTENARY D r JULY, 1945

3 tknolvle gments owes a In the complaton of ths Hstorc Sketch, the Booklet Commttee debt of grattude to the late Mrs. J. R. Bythell whose prevous booklet has been the source of much of our nformaton; also to the St. Thomas TmesJournal, and the many people who have freely helped wth cuts, photographs and nformaton. In preparng the story t has been our am to work all the known facts nto chronologcal order for easy future reference, and to gve some dea of the changng lfe of the communty through the years as t affected the church' s work. THE BOOKLET COMMITTEE. Port Stanley, June, 1945-

4 rl t Chrst Church PORT STANLEY s a g4 E;1 1 v k 4,. 9 r nt tundrtdth 3nnUrsurg 5trures July 22nd and 29th, JULY 22nd 18 rr. 00 a. m. Confrmaton. of Archbshop Huron. t JULY 29th a.m. Holy Communon..00 a. m. Rev. C. H. James.. 30 p. m. Rev. D. S. Henry. I I ke Jrz I'

5 a a sr 8 t 9 g _ 1 px THE MOST REVEREND CHARLES ALLEN SEAGER M. A., D. D., LL. D., D. C. L. Archbshop of Heron and Metropoltan of Ontaro the archbshop' s ( Eentenarp, message To the Congregaton of 21st June, Port Stanley, Ontaro. My Dear Brethren: You are about to celebrate The Centenary of your parsh church. I rejoce to thnk of ths long and unbroken wtness of The Church of England n Port Stanley. I have now been responsble for ths parsh for thrteen and a half years. The unty and good feelng whch have always been shown have made the task a pleasant one. Such a sprt cannot but wn and retan the Dvne blessng. May t rest rchly upon you always. Yours sncerely, CHARLES HURON.

6 fa the,storo of Chrst Church t T THE BEND of the Kettle Rver, n the lea of the Hll, nestles our quant lttle colonal church. Its gltterng steeple has wthstood the storms of many generatons, and two stately elm trees of the f= forest prmeval stll cast ther protectve shade over ts sacred grounds. Here, close to the church they loved and served are the last restng 2 places of many early worshppers. f Chrst Church has been a centre of Chrstan devoton for one hundred years, but the of the congregaton goes hstory back some years 1 before that tme. EJ In 1804, Colonel John Bostwck, son of an Anglcan clergyman, who I`'ll eventually became a symbol of loyalty and honor n Upper Canada, P4r secured a land grant along the east sde of Kettle Creek. An Amercan, a of Englsh parentage, he was one of those settlers who left the new republc of the Unted States to lve under the Brtsh Crown. Some tme durng 1812 develop our poneer communty. By ths year a suffcent number of Loyalsts and other mmgrants had followed to form the nucleus of a settlement, and occasonally the people were gathered together for Chrstan worshp. the Colonel settled on hs land grant and begantoy At ths tme the land was ndeed a wooded wlderness. Of the o adventurous French, who had ranged the dstrct at ntervals of over two centures, there was no [ race; the orgnal Indan nhabtants had dsappeared followng a seres of volent battles wth the. dreaded Iroquos; and of all ths perod only the name " Kettle" or " Chaudere" found on survey maps ndcates the earler presence of French and other poneers. In ths forest Colonel Bostwck, lke hs famous contemporary Colonel Talbot, dreamed of the new world to be bult. Probably t was 1 on the nvtaton of Colonel Bostwck that the frst Anglcan mssonary, 6 the Honorable and Reverend Charles James Stewart, later Bshop of b Quebec, vsted and conducted servces at Kettle Creek Harbour, ( our y vllage' s orgnal name), n Much credt s due to ths great mssonary who gave up poston, wealth, and socal luxures to travel p the rough trals and forest paths of Upper Canada as an ambassador2 e of Chrst. Whle Dr. Stewart served as travellng mssonary n the London dstrct, the Reverend Alexander McIntosh laboured on the shores of Lake Ere. In 1824 he became frst rector at St. Thomas, havng as outstatons Kettle Creek ( Port Stanley), Port Talbot, and London Townshp. It was under the mnstry of Rev. A. McIntosh that the frst Confrmaton servce was held for the parsh on August 23rd, 182-, when 44 Persons were presented to Bshop Stewart for Confrmaton, Vx page fve F t I.

7 By ths year the growng Kettle Creek settlement assumed the dgnty of a name, Port Stanley, after Lord Stanley, son of Lord Derby, who vsted the dstrct at the tme. Colonel Bostwck, ever alert to the needs of the expandng communty, lad hs plans for the future of the church and, as early as 1826, donated a one- acre ste on whch the church was later bult- In addton to hs ntensve zeal for the future of the church, he also played a promnent part n all aspects of colonal lfe, beng at varous tmes Harbor Master, surveyor, Justce of the Peace, sherff of London dstrct and Colonel of Mlta. In the latter capacty he served wth dstncton n the War of and the Rebellon of YS t; K` N s, a COL. JOHN' BOSTWICK Founder of the Church The contnued growth of the settlement s ndcated at ths perod by the recorded launchng here of a 9o- ton schooner by Hamlton and Warren, the openng of a general store by Thompson and warehouses by Hamlton and Bostwck. Ths growth was also reflected n ncreased congregatons under the mnstres of the second and thrd ncumbents of St. Thomas, who held servces at Port Stanley, the Rev. E. J. Boswell, 1829, and the Rev. Mark Burnham, son- n-law of Colonel Bostwck, who began mnstry late n the same year. In 1832 the communty was swept by an epdemc of cholera whch took many lves; a second outbreak came n 1843 page sx

8 The group of people who formed the early congregaton was offcally organzed wth offcers and representatves by Rev. J. 1. McKenze sometme durng The number of worshppers at the tme grew to such an extent that n 1837 servces n homes were dscontnued and regular worshp was conducted n the newly bult frame schoolhouse. Ths stood on what s now Lot 2, Francs Street The rebellon of left a cruel mark. Progress fora tme ceased. Buldngs stood forsaken and dlapdated. The sound of hammers and the rngng of axes was no longer heard. Industry vrtually stood stll whle rval poltcal groups struggled for control. Durng ths 9 a t s s y v qy kr q E s e s FEV. CHARLES JAMES STEWART Frst Mssonary Later Bshop of Quebec Yvs r@ perod only occasonal servces were held n the schoolhouse by Rev. Mark Burnham who, returnng to St. Thomas n 1837, remaned there f untl Mr. Burnham ncluded our church n hs parsh from x829 untl 1834, and agan from 1837 untl A new perod of prosperty was n evdence by 1844 when a congregatonal meetng was held to plan the buldng A buldng commttee was apponted and records ndcate the followng as members: Colonel J. Bostwck, charman and donor of the ste; Wllam Hoadly, Edward Crysler, Samuel Prce, and S. F. Holcombe. A manuscrpt, wrtten by John Prce n 1922, also ncludes of a church. 1 page seven k I

9 the names of J. K. Woodward and H. Treadwell. Mesdames Prce, Holcombe and Woodward crculated subscrpton lsts n ther assgned dstrcts. The canvass by these lades proved very successful and over one-half the amount requred to erect the church was rased n one week. Colonel Talbot subscrbed 20 pounds, whle the Honorable George Goodhue, Lawrence Lawrason and other London frends subscrbed handsomely on Mrs. Prce' s lst. People of other denomnatons also asssted generously. The buldng contract was awarded to John Ellson. Varous styles of archtecture have come and gone, but the whte frame church found n old Ontaro and the New England States seems to typfy wood desgn at ts best. It was an era of splendd craftsmanshp, and John Ellson was a true craftsman. He bult well. In 1922 when the great squared tmbers, fastened together wth oak pegs and whch formed the framework, were examned closely, they were found to be perfectly sound n spte of ther age. S T 6v Y, 5: REV. MARK BURNHAM By June, 1845, the church was offcally opened by Rev. Benjamn Cronyn, then Rector of London ( later Bshop of Huron) and Rev. Rchard Flood of Delaware. Many frends of the congregaton attended, ncludng Colonel Talbot and Major Nevll. At the openng servce, on the moton of Joseph Bostwck and John Waddel, Sr., the members adopted the name " Chrst Church." Our early parsh records contan much nformaton of hstorc nterest. The frst record of a vestry meetng that can be found was held n the church on Monday 12th, 1846, " Colonel evenng, January Bostwck n the char. It was moved by Mr. Jos. Bostwck and seconded by Mr. James Turvll, and resolved;` that pew- holders n the Port Stanley Church pay a rent of one pound annually, namely one-half payable n advance on the frst of January each year, and the other half on the frst of July followng'." Mr. Edward E. Warren and page eght

10 le Mr. Samuel Prce were apponted Churchwardens, and on the loth day of March they were sworn n by John Bostwck, J. P. The next vestry meetng came on Easter Tuesday, only three weeks later, Aprl. 14th. At ths meetng two new Churchwardens, Colonel Bostwck and Samuel Prce,' were elected. They were sworn n on the same day by J. K. Woodward, J. P. An encouragng step was taken September, 1848, when Rev. George C. Street ( ) became the frst resdent ncumbent of Port r r; t G A ( THE RIGHT REV. BENJAMIN CRONYN Frst Bshop of Huron Stanley. Wth hs arrval, the frst recorded vtal statstcs of Chrst Church, as a separate parsh, are found. The frst regstered baptsm was of Wllam, son of George and Sarah Lloyd, baptzed on October 23rd, 1848; the frst marrage, August 7th, 1849, of John Carruthers and Catherne. Frances Pass; the frst funeral, September 15th, 1848, of l Charles Edwn Mason, age two years,. fve months. At a specal vestry meetng held on the 26th day of March, 1849, the queston of procurng land for a parsonage havng been taken up, Colonel Bostwck nformed the meetng that he would make the church page nne l"r"r I! E

11 a gft of about fve acres for that purpose. The house was soon bult on ths lot, now she corner of Carlo Road and Warren Streets. A grevous loss to the church was sustaned on September 9th, 1849, n the death of Colonel Bostwck, only four years after the completon of the church buldng. Its chef benefactor, he ded practcally Pennless, havng cared lttle for the accumulaton of materal wealth. Hs body was nterred close to the church whch he loved and served so well, and twenty-seven of hs descendants have snce been nterred n the same beautful grounds. To the end John. Bostwck was true to the motto of hs famly' s ancent coat of arms, " Semper Presto Se'vh e," " Always Ready to Serve." Some dea of the state of the early church can be obtaned from a report: " General State of the Parsh of Port Stanley, accordng to the answers gven to the Bshop' s Vstaton Questons, Aprl 1851-" Average congregaton, mornng 102, evenng 80. Average No. of Communcants, 12. zg free seats; total sttngs zoo. t r^ t= Yf 3 SAMUEL PRICE Samuel Prce was born at Dmbeggan, Longford County, Ireland, on December 31, lets. He was educated at Dubln, where he passed hs examnaton for cvl engneer. He came to Canada n In 1835, he took up 600 acres of land n the townshp of Caradoc. He was for many years a justce of the peace, and a drector of the London and Port Stanley Ralway, and kept a store n Port Stanley from the year 1841 untl hs death on the 2nd of February; page ten

12 Annual ncome from Ixws, 291 pounds. Balance of debt on church, 34 pounds. Sunday School, 33 boys, 29 grls. Total No. of Communcants, 36. Confrmed Ist of July, 1851, 16 persons. It appears that around 1852 the frst organ was purchased. The records show, n Aprl, 1853, a resoluton thankng the St. Thomas Church Chor for ther kndness n gvng a concert the prevous wnter for the organ fund. A resoluton of thanks was also tendered to Mrs. Sampson " for the knd and effcent manner n whch she presdes at the organ." MAJOR JOAN ELLISON Bulder of Chrst Church Frst Reeve of Vllage Served wth dstncton n Fenan Rad. page eleven

13 t At a vestry meetng on the 12th of Aprl, 1842, t was " moved by S. Prce, Esq., seconded by J. H. Davdson, and resolved, that from the 1st of July next, the pews n ths church shall be subject to a rental charge of two pounds per annum." At the same meetng, " t was moved by S. Prce, Esq., seconded by E. E. Warren, Esq., and resolved, that the Churchwardens are hereby requred to collect wthn sx months from ths date all debts. due the church, and to sue, f necessary." To date the church had been wthout a bell. Mrs. S. Prce was once more the successful solctor of subscrptons, and a 400 lb. bell was - purchased n Troy, N.Y., durng Ths s the same bell whch tolls e Il n d. CHRIST CHURCH, and vcnty, as t appeared from the hll n 1868, wth old covered brdge over Creek n background. ( From a old photograph n possesson of Warren C. Mller, St. Thomas) today. n the same year, 1844, a dsastrous fre broke out and destroyed most of the busness part of the vllage. Many. dd not rebuld. On Aprl 9th, 1855, a resoluton s recorded, " that the thanks of ths vestry are due and are hereby gven to Mrs. Davdson, as organst, and other lades and gentlemen formng the chor, for ther effcent servces durng the year," whch ndcates that our chor was very actve even a century ago. Mrs. Prce and Mrs. Carruthers were also thanked at ths meetng for ther zealous effort n collectng money to pay off the buddng debt. page twelve

14 I I tl The year 1855 was marked by two very bref ncumbences. Rev. T. J. M. Blackman and Rev. J. A. Preston each served only a few months saga the arrval of Rev. J. Mockrdge who remaned, and dd splendd work, untl He occuped, as dd hs predecessors, the Warren Street rectory. In ths year ( 1856) the London and Port Stanley Ralway was opened for traffc. It s nterestng to note here that from ths tme, untl 1884, the muscal parts of the servces were led from the gallery. The perod from 1848 to 1863 was one of promse, wth a clergy f I THE RIGHT REV. MAURICE SCOLLARD BALDWIN, D. D. Thrd Bshop of Huron man resdent n the vllage. Wth the departure of Mr. Mockrdge, for years, many the church had to be lnked wth other churches and he content wth non-resdent clergy. Followng the Amercan Cvl War, a perod of depresson serously affected the growth of church and communty. Many factors contrbuted to t, partcularly the shftng of traffc from the Ere schooners to steam ralroads. Later, ths slump was overcome locally by the development of large scale commercal fshng. The Ellson and Berry famles were j page thrteen

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16 greatly responsble for ths new era of local prosperty. The dffcultes of The depresson perod referred to are reflected n the fact that from 1863 untl 1878, only ffteen years, eleven clergy took over the work and gave up: further, durng all ths Perod our church was but one of a group served by the ncumbents. The longest perod of servce through the depresson was that of J. Schulte, who x ). remaned three years But even n these dffcult tmes some progress was made. In 1874 the vllage was ncorporated, wth John Ellson as frst reeve. Durng 88o the old rectory, Warren Street, standng on the ste gven by the generous Colonel Bostwck, was replaced wth another near the lake. In earlest days the development tended to the north, later t shfted south, and the new ste was much nearer the lfe of the communty of that tme. Ths was at the corner of Wllam and Smth Streets. The next few years saw many changes wthn the church buldng tself. The chancel was enlarged to accommodate the chor, whch moved down from the gallery n 1884, and the organ was placed n the nave just below the chancel, aganst the south wndow. A small vestry was added for further convenence. At ths tme, too, the beautful wndow of the Good Shepherd was nstalled over the altar n lovng memory of two young grls, Hatte Arkell and Besse Morley, who lost ther lves whle bathng n Lake Ere. ( Ths was, many years later, - moved to the north sde poston). The hgh box seats, rented by famly groups, were removed n 1894 and replaced by the present oak pews, - the cost beng met by the Guld. The old wooden fence, of whch there had been two, was replaced by an artstc ron fence, the gft of Evangelne Mason. From 1894 untl 1896 Chrst Church was lnked wth St. John' s, n St. Thomas, then on Balaclava Street, under Rev. Wm. Hncle. Wth the arrval of Rev. H. D. Steele ( ) Port Stanley agan had a resdent. clergyman. Snce that tme, except for bref perods, a rector has lved n the vllage. A hgh pont n the story of our church was made possble durng Mr. Steele' s ncumbency. On June 3rd, 1900, the Bshop of Huron, Rght -Rev. Maurce S. Baldwn, " consecrated ths church n the presence of a large congregaton the same havng been declared free of all legal ncumbrance." In 1905 Canon John Downe took over the mnstry of the parsh. Hs ten years of fathful.servce wll long be remembered. Durng hs ncumbency many mprovements were made, and many were receved for the beautfyng of our beloved church.. d The sweet-toned old ppe organ whch had served for many years, and had been pumped by generatons of growng boys, was gven, n 1905, to the church at Port Burwell. In ts place came the present fne organ, purchased from Chrst Church, London. ( The boys, however, contnued to- pump!) Some tme durng the same year the large Prayer Book was gven by Phebe and Harold Morley, n memory of generous gfts 4 page ffteen I

17 Ys 1 REV. H. DOUGLAS STEELE s Y` 4 REV. CANON J., DOWNIE REV. MARK TURNBULL Page sxteen

18 ther Sster Anne, wfe of Charles E. Wlson saw other mprovements: the Holy Table, or Altar, was donated by the Daughters of the Kng; the Communon Ral by the Junor Chapter, Brotherhood of St. Andrew; the Prayer Desk, Pulpt and Lectern by Mrs. Fraser. A[ Chrstmas, 191o, the D. of K. donated the present beautful Communon Slver. Clmaxng Canon Downe' s perod of advance, n 1915, the present fne rectory on Colborne Street was bult. The two lots, whch have provded spacous garden room for succeedng clergy, were the gft of Mrs. Nolan. The Glebe ( fve acres of land gven by Col. Bostwck for w f s I THE RECTORY- JUNE, 1945 a rectory) was sold, as was also the Wllam Street house, and the proceeds of both were appled to the cost of the new dwellng. Unfortunately, Canon Downe ded the year t was completed and was never able to occupy t. The Rev. Mark Turnbull was the rght man, however, to succeed Canon Downe and to take up resdence n the new house. As the frst occupant he personally transformed the new grounds. In an ncredbly short tme green lawns, flowers, shrubs and trees replaced the barren tract of clay. Such a garden lover was Mr. Turnbull, t s sad, that when space was flled n the rectory grounds he planted flowers and vegetables for hs neghbours Mr. Turnbull' s ncumbency was also marked by varous gfts further to adorn and beautfy our lttle church. In 1917 the brass Altars u Cross was presented by Mrs. ( Capt.) Mur n memory of her son, s j page seventeen( E

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21 Wllam Weltes Wemyss Mur, and n 1918, the brass Vases by Mr. and Mrs: H. A. Short n memory of ther son, Andrew Ward Brock Short. Through the efforts of the Orchard Beach frends, who have snce helped n so many ways, and the Guld, an electrc motor was nstalled for the organ Whch had, untl ths tme, always been pumped by hand-. In 1921, a very generous gft of 5, was made by Mss Louse Mason as an endowment toward the upkeep of church, rectory and cemetery. By r921, when Rev. J. R. Bythell became rector of Chrst Church, need of renovaton to the buldng structure tself, partcularly the foundaton and walls, was clearly evdent. Mr. Bythell faced ths task wth hs characterstc courage. He was heartly supported by H. A. Short, Mason D. Hyndman, G. M. Grmmond, H. M. Ellson, and F. C. Bartholomew of the buldng commttee. The renovatons were completed and the church formally re-opened on November 19th, 1922, by the Rght Rev. Davd Wllams, Bshop of the Docese. The church was rased and a new basement constructed to meet the needs of the socal actvtes of our church lfe. The old box stoves gave place to furnaces. The chancel was enlarged and new wndows put n throughout, wth the excepton of the Morley- Arkell memoral; whch was transferred to the north sde. A new wndow depctng the Ascenson scene was nstalled n the chancel, the gft of the Msses Laura, Louse, and Evangelne Mason, and Mrs. Alce Hyndman, n memory of ther parents. Opposte the Morley-Arkell wndow was placed the beautful scene of our Lord on the shore of Gallee wth the fshermen. Ths wndow was, approprately, the gft of Capt. and Mrs, Mark Berry n memory of ther two sons John and Joseph. The Berry home was next to the church and s stll occuped by a member of the famly, Mrs. Anthony. The other eleven wndows are of staned and leaded glass n ecclesastcal desgn and were largely subscrbed to by Mrs. F. Young ( daughter of Rev. W. Hnde, 1894) and the Hon. Charles S. Hyman of London. The quant steeple stands as the bulder made t, only the weather vane havng been replaced by a new one, also the gft of Capt. Mark Berry. The Captan, whose death a few years ago was a serous loss to both church and communty, was an Amercan Cvl War veteran and for many years a Great Lakes salor. In addton to all the foregong mprovements, durng 1922, the nteror of the church was entrely refnshed and the outsde panted; the pulpt was remodelled, panels of the old beng retaned, and new carpets and hangngs placed n the chancel. A new Font was the gft of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. MacLeod of Toronto, and a Lectern Bble was presented by the Rev. and Mrs. Mark Turnbull. The organ was overhauled and put n frst class condton, thereby greatly assstng the excellent work of our organst ( Mss K. Ellson),. chormaster, and chor. Durng the 192o' s there was a remarkable development of the summer resort areas. So great was the nflux of summer resdents that Page twenty

22 11 y 2' IC n-.. XMAW THE BERRY MEMORIAL WINDOW THE MASON MEMORIAL WINDOW the permanent vllagers were soon outnumbered. The Rev. J. R. Bythell dd much to encourage and foster ths enlargng feld of servce for the church. The year 1925 was marked by the..8oth. Annversary Celebraton, and the publcaton of the former Hstorc Sketch of our Church by the late Mrs. J. R. Bythell. The ndustral depresson of the early 30' s struck heavly at all aspects of church and communty lfe. For a few years, the rector, Rev. J. R. Bythell, found t necessary to combne other work wth part-tme mnstratons. The culmnaton of these dffcult years came wth the necessary, though we hope only temporary merger n March, 1936, of Port Stanley wth Yarmouth Heghts. Mr. Bythell resgned at ths tme, after ffteen years of mnstry here, and the combned parsh was taken over by Rev. f. E. Merrck. Two years later, on July Ist, 1938, Mr. Merrck was succeeded by Rev. R. M. Bulteel ). Wth Mr. Bulteel' s arrval and settlement n Port Stanley rectory, a new perod of stablty and steady growth began. Unfortunately, one year later, another world conflct descended upon us. Through ths tme page twenty- one

23 dx" of anxety and stran Mr. Bulteel, ably asssted n every way possble by hs wfe, carred on wth devoton and earnestness. Despte the departure of young folk nto the armes and factores, the church actually made progress. In these years the very effcent work of the churchwardens, J. A. Qunn and A. W. Ney helped greatly n makng Mr. Bulteel' s ncumbency a very happy and frutful one. Mr. Bulteel was outstandng for hs keen nterest n all communty affars. Durng hs mnstry many mprovements to church property F E 6 y 3: r 4 J 1S% 1 I REV. JOHN R. BYTHELL REV, R. M. P. BULTEEL were made, among them, the present well kept condton of the churchyard ( now mantaned by our very fathful sexton, Mr. Wm. Walker), and the pleasng nteror decoraton of the church. The entre communty felt a sense of loss when Mr. Bulteel resgned n Aprl, 1944, _ to take over the parsh of Clnton. He was succeeded by the present rector, Rev. A. E. Tavener, who arrved June 15th, For a century now ths lttle colonal church has remaned unmolested n ts orgnal settng saw the possble desecraton of ths ' hallowed spot by the proposed erecton of ggantc fuel storage tanks and loadng platforms on the adjonng propertes. Mr. Tavener, page twenty- two

24 asssted by Mr. H. A. Short and other members of the communty, opposed the plan. The case was taken to the muncpal councl, then to the provncal government, and later, asssted by the Huron Synod, to the Ontaro. Supreme Court. A major mprovement was begun n November, 1944, wth the complete renovaton of the church basement whch water seepage had for years made unft for use. Ths work, whch s stll n progress at tme of wrtng, has been made possble through the generosty of Dr, E. W. Honsnger. For many years the excellent work of the chor has added great beauty to our servces. Ths has been deeply apprecated by all who worshp n Chrst Church. It s nterestng, therefore, to note that our chor leader, Mr. H. M. Ellson, who has been chefly responsble for ths work, s a grandson of Major Ellson, the bulder of the church:. Durng the wnter of the church was saddened by the passng of two chor members of outstandng servce: Walter Hawkns, a chorster for jo years, and Mss Kate Ellson, organst for over 40. years. Chrst Church has played an mportant part n the hstory of the Church of England n the Docese of Huron. Today, apart from ts local mnstry, t s vsted, through the summer months, by people from many parts of North Amerca, who come seekng rest and refreshment for soul and body. Ths Church, to many of us, has become very dear, for- deep assocatons cluster around t. It has mnstered to us through all the vared experences of lfe. It wll contnue to do so f we, today, prove as fathful as those who laboured through past years, and to whose lves Chrst Church bears testmony. Let us, therefore, wth deep grattude to God for all our past blessngs, " lay asde every weght, and the sn that doth so easly beset us, and let us run wth patence the race that s set before us, lookng unto Jesus the author and fnsher of our fath." page twenty- three

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26 Honour Roll, 1939 E. C. Bartholomew Wllam Greer Roy Bolt A. S. Goodwn Lonel bolt George Loney John Moore Erc Bythell Donald Bythell Wllam Morgan Randall Bythell J. C. Monteth F. W. Campbell Lesle Pengally Murray Campbell Chas. Rowe Sr. Arthur Carey Chas. Rowe Jr. T. Carruthers Gordon Sanborn M. Cromwell Leonard Sanborn Grant Davey Brock Short Thomas Davey Clfford Spern Frank Drnkwalter Harold Wyatt Ralph Glover Cyrl Wyatt fst of 'Zlergy Who I auc flnstrred at Chrst Church C. J. Stewart, 1820 ( Travellng) R. V.Rogers, 1873 A. McIntosh, ( St. Thomas) Peyton Gallagher, E. J. Boswell, 1829 ( St. Thomas) A. Zmmerman, 1876 Mark Burnham, , T. C. Desbarres, 1876 ( St. Thomas). St. Thomas) H. Haywood, 1877 J. I.McKenze, M. M. Dllon, r G. C. Street, ( Resdent) J. L. Strong, T. J. Blackman, 1855 ( Resdent) H. Banwell, J. A. Preston, 1855 ( Resdent) Wm. Hnde, ( St. John' s) Jas. Mockrdge, ( Resdent) H. D. Steele, Thos. Watson, 1864 John Downe,- a9o5-15- J. Schulte, , Mark Turnbull, A. St. G. Caulfeld, John R. Bythell, St. Thomas) J. E. Merrck, Wm. Clotworthy, 1870 R. M. P. Bulteel, W. B. Rally, A. E. Tavener, page twenty-fve

27 t 3, y 9 J6= r S t 6 ht t S5 3 y r 3 fr r s- 0 4 REV. A. E. TAVENER Present Rector Graduated from Trnty College, Toronto, 1931 Ordaned Deacon 1931, Prest 1932, St. George' s Cathedral, Kngston, Ontaro Served n Ontaro Docese ; Toronto ; Huron page taaenty- sex

28 y. Zl MR. ARTHUR W. NEY MR. JAMES A. QUINN Rector' s Warden and People' s Warden and Lay Reader Bus: nes Manager Offcers of the Church, m Rector _..._. 1 Rev. A. E. Tavener Churchwardens _.._....._. J. A. Qunn, A. W. Ney Delegate to Synod...._... H. A. Short Vestry Clerk.... C. Chormaster... G. McIver H. M. Ellson Organst _... Mrs. W. Wllamson Sexton and Chel Sdesman Wm. Walker Budget Secretary Mrs. J. A. Qunn Audtors K.K. Turnbull, F. C. Bartholomew Board of Management The Rector, Churchwardens, Delegate to Synod, Vestry Clerk, and Messrs. W. Bolt, H. M. Ellson, K. Turnbull, Ross G. Clarke, F. C. Bartholomew and Dr. E. W. Honsnger. Sunday School Superntendent, A. W. Nev; Teachers, Mrs. A. E. Tavener, Mss G. Peterson and Mrs. H. Clark. Daughters of the Kng Presdent, Mrs. H. M. Ellson; Vce-Presdent, Mrs. A. E. Tavener, Secretary, Mrs. E. Glover; Treasurer, Mss E. Norbury. page twenty- seven

29 Women' s Auxlary Honorary Presdent, Mrs. A. Tavener; Presdent, Mrs. J. A. Qunn; Vce-Presdent, Mss L. Ellson; Secretary, Mrs. H. M. Ellson; Treasurer, Mrs. A. W. Ney; Dorcas, Mrs. K. Turnbull; Press, Mss E. Norbury; Lvng Message, Mss L. Ellson; Lttle Helpers, Mrs. A. S. Taylor. The Guld Presdent, Mrs. A. W. Ney; Vce-Presdent, Mrs. A. E. Tavener; Secretary, Mrs. E. Glover; Treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Qunn; Press, Mrs. L. Ross; Flowers, Mrs. K. Turnbull; Vstng and Welcome, Mrs. J. A. Qunn and Mrs. E. Glover. Centenary Commttee Ross G. Clarke, H. M. Ellson; Booklet Subcommttee, Rev. A. E. Tavener, Wm. Ellson, C. G. McIver, Arthur S. Goodwn. Izentenarp gager Almghty and Eternal God Who Ddst put t nto the mnds of our forefathers a century ago to establsh Thy Church n our parsh. We prase and magnfy Thy Holy Name for gudng and sustanng them through all the dffcultes and trals they had to face; for blessng and preservng us through all these years and for gvng us, ther chldren, the blessngs of ths glorous hertage. May ther example of courage and self-sacrfce nspre us to carry on that whch they so ably began and hand on to future generatons the sacred prvleges of the Church of our fathers. Grant these pettons and accept our thanks through Jesus Chrst our Lord. Amen. page twenty- eght