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The Church Bells Of Halton Hills BMtRlFS house a number of bells A single bell or sometimes two bells can be hung in a stone turret Such is the ease with Sacre Coeur Roman Calhol church on Because of he fragile state of the masonry and he effect vibrations might have on this bell has not been rung for many years Though the turret had always been on the church it ins only about thai bell was placed there The est at It t me Father lad relatives working for CNR and they acquired the old for the church In French Conada many e old bells are emblazoned with a crucifix In the first of it the was an derground organization that met avoid persecution But not long after It came above ground It began to bells to call people to its worship The earliest bells were probably not cast but made of metal plates riveted together like some of the cowbells Other early bells were long and cylindrical with square heads which caused an unplcasing tone since the straight sides checked vibration As the art making bells developed so too did the lore about them They took on personalities of their own they were named and in some places it Is said they were even baptized At least was common to consecrate for church use When Major Grant presented the carillon to Knox Church in 1922 it was with the words that these bells have been solemnly set apart from all common or unhallowed uses The minister Rev fl Cameron that the spirit of the Lord may reach the heart of within earshot of their sound TIMr told the time Inan age when most people dldn t have watches And they were used to toll the death members of the In some owns they also announced a death with a Idling hell a teller or tailor First the sex of person was announced with three groups of three strokes or a man two groups of three for a woman and one group of three for a child sometimes a higher pitched bell was used for a child Then the age of the was old with one stroke for inch of his life And hen the bell was slowly oiled with perhaps one or two strokes per minute A leather muffle was put on he clapper dull sound Since his all required single ralhtr than double rings the bell had to be steadied each time so he person pulling the rope could easily get blisters doing it The Nine Tailors of Dorothy Sayers famous mystery novel by that name refers to these telling bells English belfries would ordinarily have eight bells which wnsn t felt enough to play hymn luneson unlike he carillons of Belgium which might contain bells So there developed he peculiarly English custom of change r ng of ringing the bells in succession but In varying orders So if you had three bells they could be arranged in six different ways CHANG Four bells give changes and eight bells would 40 changes But churches which put speakers in the belfries such as St Georges Anglican Church and Presbyterian Church to play recordings of peoples bells tend to play tunes rather nan change ringing St John United Church had a speaker system that was burnt out some five or six years ago tram it the church used broadcast singing by public school groups on the Friday evenings before Christmas Methodist churches such as the ones In Glen Williams or usually have either bell or lower Anglicans tend have bells hough in Stowarltown they worship in what was once a Methodist building So when St John church there acquired a large locomotive bell from the in Hamilton about 1952 he congregation had to lake a window from the attic to place the bell Some of the more modern church buildings rely on their members to use their and have no provision for a bell at all such as Holy Cross Roman Calhollc Church Immanuel Lutheran Mounalnvlew Baptist and St Andrew United CARILLON In Knox Church were cast by the most famous of modern founders in Taylors of Lough borough whose firm can race lis origins only back to 1731 It was the Taylor who in cast Great Paul a bell weighing more than Ions Great Paul bears a Latin Inscription from I Corinthians Woe to reach not he Gospel It In the southwest tower of St Pauls Calledral In London SAXON times in gland churches have been expected to have a bell So the provision of a place to hang it was necessary and affected the architecture of churches So it came about lint some churches even when there was no intention to have a bell would be built CHAINS restrain the clapper or the bell from the Old Congregational church When church was given the own in 1912 for a free public library one of he conditions was hat he bell should be rung every Sab bath at a time to be by the resident pastors of the several churches In town tendency today outside libraries schools and fire halls Is that bells should be seen but heard Like many Ontario bells his one was cast In by the old Meneely foundry in West Troy in 1826 Looking it btll Rev Richard with a belfry Thus he old Baptist church on Georgetown Main Street illustrated here had an elaborately designed belfry which seemingly never housed a bell nor did Ihe Johns United Church Maple Avenue Church or Presbyterian Church Photos by The Herald Busy Month For Norval Churches And Brownies THF FIGHT bells of Knox Church s carillon ore fixed immobile to beams from which hey hong They arc rung by pulling a re at ached to Ihe boUom of the clapper visible at the bat torn of Ihis photo This practice Is called clocking and some people claim that vibration is checked when the bell is rung In his way The cracking of Ihc rim or sound bow of many larger bells has been blamed on clocking Unit Two of United Church held heir regular monthly meeting the home of Mrs Jean Dunlop on Wednesday evening February with Mrs Edna Murray presiding Business was dealt followed by the devotional by Mrs Lois Reid and Mrs Dcanna Cleave The program consisted of members dividing into three groups with each group discussing current articles in the Observer after lunch was served and a social time was enjoyed The group In charge of the meeting were Mrs Mrs Glenn Laid aw Mrs Jean Mrs Lois and Mrs Cleave One of United Church Women met at the i of Mrs Percy Laidlaw on Thursday afternoon February with Mrs Guy Wilson presiding The roll coll on a verse from the Bible on love or a poem was answered by Ihe 14 persons present THEBElXaboveSt Albans Anglican Church In Glen Wiftams not marked but it may be fairly by On- The courch built la when the Rev Wallace was the rector of Georgetown and Glen He moved to St Church In Oak a set chimes and a clock were being placed in the belfry there So Ihe old bell was to Ihe new llltle church in the Glen ST PAULS Anglican Church bell was cast in 1853 This mounting comes closest to the Ideal way of hanging a bell For ringing a bell would be raised loan Inverted position so that almost a complete revolution Is performed each time rope Ib pulled This ting however lacks the stay which would keep the bell from falling over at the conclusion of he Mrs Murray Laird gave Ihe devotional on Forgive us our tresspasses and Mrs James gave in interesting story on the history of World Day of Prayer from its beginning story on the story of the World Di of Prayer from its beginning unt I after which she govt an amusing item Mrs Spencer Wilson gave a report of the church executive meeting ch she had attended Mrs Bill Graham Mrs Guy Wilson assisted the in serving and a al time was enjoyed Presbyterian hurch WMS met at ihe home of Mrs Clure on Tuesday afternoon February with persons present and Mrs Harold in hi chair Tic roll call was answered with a verse from the Bible on worship or mission Mrs Craig McClurc and Mrs Nelson Robinson gave the devotional and Mrs Harold McClurc gave the chapter from he study book an Worship and Mission Mrs Dixon Duff who had Ihere on the work of the treasurer and how the mission money Is divided to assist ihe many projects thai the church supports Plans were made for the dessert luncheon to hi held on April In the church Mrs John M and Mrs H Anthony were the lunch committee and assisted Ihe hostess in serving lunch alter meeting Mr and Mrs Howard Laidlaw showed pictures of their trip to Cuba at the regular monthly meeting of United Church Couples Club meeting hi Id at the home of Mr and Mrs Bill on Wednesday evening February with attending The pictures and he talk by Howard and Aileen was very Interesting The executive for 1974 are resident Bill and Gwen secretary Jock and Mary Crawford treasurer George and Marilyn Smith A I the regular meeting of United Church VPS held In the church on Sunday evening March with Terry presiding the young people planned and practised for a worship service which they will conduct at the regular church service on Sunday morning March 10 The whole service will be taken by the young people with special musical numbers The Icon choir will be assisted by members of the Young Peoples Society The theme of ihe worship service is Freedom hollowing the planning meeting lunch was served and a social time enjoyed Rev Peter Barrow of Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown was guest speaker at the World Day of Prayer service held in Norval United Church on Friday evening March 1 The heme of he service was Make us Builders of Peace Rev Barrow stressed re eon cilia 1 1 on with God with each other and with the world in his message Bonnie Crawford sang a solo Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me Mrs Ridley was organist Mrs was leader for the service and those taking part were Mrs Dixon Duff Mrs Harold Reed Mrs Bob Taylor Mrs Ormie Carter Mrs John Mrs Ed McLean and Mrs Murray Laird Following the service a social hour was enjoyed In the basement cookies and tea served by the There was a belter at tendance than usual at Ihe service which was held in Ihc evening instead of he former afternoon services Mrs Waller Ridley s mother Mrs of Port Nova Scotia visited with the Ridley family Tor a month She left on Sunday to visit her son In Thunder Bay before returning home BROWNIE ACTIVITIES Twelve Brownies and leaders and twelve Guides and leaders attended a winter weekend camp at Camp on February through 17 The weather was excellent and the girl enjoyed the The Brownies passed heir snow shoe badge and heir native tore badge Assisting the Brownie leader Mrs Barbara Ncuman were Mrs Norma Wilson Shelly Stevenson and Jane Collet Guide leaders Mrs Jane Smiley and Mrs Brenda Osborne were assisted by another adult or Thinking Week each Brownie wrote a letter lo Brownie in Gore New Zealand and hey are now looking forward to replies Mrs Ncuman has been corresponding with the Brown Owl in Gore New Zealand for some time One of he Brownies In writing about the r winter weekend said she had got her native Lord badge The brownies also made a cassette recording and sent the tape to he group in New Zealand Seven year old Susan has been busy going up and down the country roads getting orders for Girl Guide cookies and so far she has over 150 boxes ordered This must be some sort of record for a Brownie Her mother Susan had done it all by her self Susan is going to be a very busy little girl when delivery day rolls around on April Perhaps she will solicit aid or her father and his truck Another Brownie who has honors to the group is eight year old Cooper who won the cookie poster contest for Division Her poster placed first in the Credit valley District and hen went on win the Halton contest At regular Brownie meeting on Monday evening March A Melanie resented with a by Commissioner Mrs and a book from deputy district com Mrs Elaine Crawford In recognition of her excellent poster Starting this week Mrs Brian Coe whd attended the School for the Deaf at Milton began teaching the Brownie sign language The Brownies nope that you are saving your empty for their next bottle drive to be held on Saturday May Dorothy McLean