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SECTION THE HERALD T Union Presbyterian mm HI A the community and the church remembers Mac- Donald She and her busbond Clarence live next door to tbe She was very gracious lady Mrs Anderson And she was a very good cook She always brought tart and baking when she visited A number of the children books published by MI Mont were written while tbe couple lived In Terra Coda Mrs Anderson said Involved with her husband work Mrs set up a drama club at the church from the Young Peoples Guild a project that succeeded so well financially that they were able to provide the school room with electric fixture and a piano and recover the cushions of the pews in the church auditorium It was during Rev Mac Donald ministry that Union Presbyterian celebrated 100 year of service to the commu nity TOTAL COST The centennial wis celebrated by installing elec tric lights and decorating the church edifice at a total cost of S3 At well a booklet was published outlining the early history of congre gation beginning in 1B33 when records listed charter members Before here were no public religious services held in tbe community with wor ship being limited to homes of pioneers Settlers from Ireland Scotland England and the I S came to the and township and built their log cabins In what then forest In those days going to church meant trudging ten or more miles along a forest path to get to what was called Boston Church Some of these colonizers were former soldiers in the Peninsular Army of the Duke of Wellington They migrated to Upper Canada after the Battle of Waterloo Apparently there were two local congregations of Presby terian lineage established one a Free Church and one a Church of Scotland After time a union came about between the two groups in the giving the present church Its name FULLTIME Until a full time preacher was summoned students from Knox Presbyterian Seminary In Toronto who travelled the largo Presbytery of Toronto circuit came out to preach on the Sabbath to the Union congregation By IMS Uiion was able to call its first minister the Rev Patrick Gray an Irishman who also ministered to the Nerval Presbyterian and Boston Church until IBM I and the lute Augustus Suddenly on Sun- nay rooming at Woodstock of her wile the lata Clair Simpson loving mother and law Loutso Draper Georgetown Isabel end Derma Eign and Bum Fran Simpson and Ed Draper Sadly by her 12 great and 1 great great grandson Dear and the late Bertha Ida and Louis Resting mo Snes Funeral Parlour In Grand from Tuesday Funeral service m Wednesday 1382 Herbert 1 Sr in his year Beloved husband Maria Thornton and lather Herb Betty Anne Mrs the late Robert Preston Also lovingly remembered by his si grvKlchlldron and two Rested Jonas Funersl Homo service wot hold February St Anglican Church Glen Williams ent WiStsms Comotery I memory contributions to the Ontario He lift Foundation or Georgetown District Memorial Hospital Foundation would be White paint and bine trim give the Union Presbyterian Church Interior neat look The pews curve circularly about tbe front altar ornate with black wrought at Ihe ends and padded with burgundy A memorial window behind remind Thompson i members church Herald photo Initially meeting for worship In the house and barn of James the early built in IBIS a log building for worship This was followed with a frame church built In 1848 Then In ISM the present day stone building was erect ed In the early days there were no choir or organ The service of praise was led by a or who took up his position in front of the pulpit As ho started to tune the whole congregation would begin to By a pump organ had been installed and a choir Marguerite son Is currently organist with the church and she been doing her Job for SO years now using slnco a new electric organ which replaced the original one Although Congregational Presbyterian and Methodist churches around the country were Joining forces to become the United Church of Canada In 19IS Union Presbyterian congregation resisted the Although my family voted to Join the United Church we stayed with Union Presbyteri an when the congregation voted against Joining up Mrs Anderson said The church only lost about two families at time of union Union was strong In holding on to its membership because It was very much a community church Its members could trace their ancestry far back with the history of the develop ment of the farming area To this day the old pioneer families still have In the area who attend Union Presbyterian regularly on Sabbath My grandson Is the seventh generation of Leslie to go to church His mothers great great great great grandfather used to belong to this church Mrs Young said She said because so many generations have continued attending the same church many church members have pews they consider their own However Mrs Young said if a stranger takes It over a welcome is extended to them and the pew willingly shared With wrought black Iron on each end the wooden pews sit circularly about the altar padded with burgundy cushions Although the majority of the current members have been so for year there ore also lota of new members Theyre very dynamic and not above rolling up their sleeves and doing the work that needs to be done commended Mrs Young I think were a pretty good Jehovahs Witnesses session attracts 1200 Herald Special Over 1200 area residents assembled last weekend for the Jehovahs semi annual circuit convention in The twoday featured a series of scriptural ly based discourses on theme Blameless as light bearers Amid a Twisted Gen- Each of the speakers stress both the practical value of Biblical counsel In dealing with the complexities of mod ern living and the Christians obligation to listen to and apply this counsel In his dally life The convention cllmwed Sunday afternoon with the discourse Surviving a Gen era of Darkness Arthur District for Witnesses In southern Ontario explained from the plans scriptures why God will bring an end to the preset system of things and bring In a convention new order Although many lew this as an age of enlightenment with being made In many fields the facts show this to be a generation of darkness commented Mr Spiritually we re at our low est ebb and are suffering the results of ignoring Gods Those in attendance followed Mr closely as he read a series of scriptures showing how they can ensure their Into God new The convention ended with assemble again this In Campbcllville far Witnesses district V to GEORGETOWN TIRE SALES LTD Over 24000 miles Its time to have your brakes checked BRAKE SERVICE Phone for appointment now Georgetown Tire Sales Ltd 8771535 GOOD YEAR SUNDAYS To Serve You SPORTSMAN BOWL OPEN SUNDAYS 310 PM 8773602 OPEN DAYS A WEEK MARTS IDim TRIAD AND JEWELLERY Plus Large Selections of TIMEX WATCHES 20 OF DELREX SMOKE SHOP Georgetown Market Placq 10 a pm CENTRAL CABS and Flash Taxi OPEN 24 HOURS SUNDAY Call THE ARCADE 54 MILL ST Open Sundays 8776457 SHOPPERS DRUG MART For 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