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rvk a h- fiftieth year no 0 thursday morning june it lfs acton ontario canada thursday morning june ii 1925 single copiesrfive cents the united church of canada r actpn inaugural services sunday j imo 14 1025 for tho colebration ofthe conaumma tionof chufoh union in canada 1100 n ni tho pastor roy 3 culp approprlnto words of wjjlcomo to -in- coming unionists iba j m tho pastor rev j culp sunluy school afc 1000 a nr a t brown suuerintendent tha cail to worship o como lot us vorahip- nnfl bow down let us kneel before tho lord our maker for lie iicoucgdd and wo are tho people of hfa pasture lino the sheep of hla handrpa s5 jfr7 presbyterian kn6x church acton mintbtor rv a c stewart m a manse 7whi0w streot 1000 a ni unflay school 1000 a m blblo class acta 41 1030 1100 a m tho minister subject the touch of tho master 700 p m tho minister subject thy will t0 done stransora leaving address with the ushers will bo called tipdi by- tho paator the baptist churctt acton v james wboyd pw 945 n m-r-siinday- school 1100 a ni tho paator subject prevailing prayer 7o67 p m the paator subjoct the new birth monday8p m young peoploa and prayer- meeting tuesdfly june lfi public sorvico for the ordination of the pastor p v r all welcome spedarnbticeii advertisements in this column- a cent per word minimum charge 30c per iqaertioni cattif qr pasture wanted lots of grass arid water apply v johnmcint7nb s02 v r r no 2 acton f work writed v garncoer or handy man for hirer nt any time by day or hour rate 20c ier hour apply v 1 c h- harrison flat fort rent a flat for rent 5 rooma and batht immediate possession apply to 1 w p talbot v45tr hardware store acton for sale chevrolet car shpek absorbers new battery and in good repair price 76 apply to c hh v turnip seed for8ale v i tatlu have d limited quantity of pttrfoct m und canadiangem seed on uand t anyone desiring to secure this seed get in touch with w jmodonald phono 98 r 23 auction sale robert w ruddell owing to j health will sell a number of purebred holafcejn cattle by public auction at lot 0 sixth line esquefllnc on monday june 2 watch for- particulars next issue hereford sale w b lewie r r orton lot 18 e con 2 erin will hold a dlapcrslon sale of hlaherd of choice purd bred cattlo onj3ueiday lflcowaiiicatfv g bul island a dumber of youns hclfcr also somo bows with plffs at foot roy flmdley co2 jas mcdonaup auctioneers v card of thanks the thanks of tho tinderslflmed ar very alnqorely extended to tho many fdqnda for their expressions of syin- k pathy in tho death of- our beloved j brother john sliaw the numerous deeda of ktndnoaa touched ub who havr been away from tho old homo so lone ivpry dooply woppreolatolt njl fit the family v notice to waterworks patrons it will be nocoaaary to bhut off tho water in tho mains for part of a day this week to make connections to the beard moro co aprlnklor ay stem wotlco of tho ahuttlnff off of the fluppjy wlll bo erlven by ringing the town boll ono hour tjjrewoua to auch action patrons nro reaucatcd to draw ott atlfllclcnt water to meet their requirb- pientfl durlnfr this hour for the remain 1 dor of the day by order t oeo barber repyo mp i eapnj700 per bay j why work hard for mere exis tence when you can reach indopond- rehpolna few weeks time by iearn inff one of tho followlnnr trades liarberlng mechanical dentistry ricklaylnfir oaraero work battery ind welding- write for apeolal ffer hemphills 1c3 king st ycat toronto r- vv ll- ik wonderland friday june 12 tjie city tfiat never sleeps adnptod from the storyi mother 0diy by lerby scott starring virginia iso corbin and- lqulao dreasei comedy cannoh ball express pclix cnru6n i- 8atuhday june 13 aiighteitf of the night melodrama tho romance of a telephofio bin comedy vstupld bur brave cat toon earth other half kox nowb tuesday june 19 the saddle hawk t western starring hoot gib- on chaptor 6 of v tho net comedy dont worry coming the great djviav the old time movie r l grecory son generous pricehelp for summer shopping at guelphs leading audtargest store lucky news for those who want to make another cool tab frock or two wash goods reduced colored linens in all the good shades 34 inches wide twill be ever so little trouble to make up a simple little street frock that will be cool and crisp as a lettuce leaf and twill cost ever so little when linens are re- a duped from 65c yd to juc new fashona cloth with- a novelty weave in stunning patterns and smart color combinations reduced from 125 yd to v 1 pretty things for cool dresses in the clearaway of last seasons fabrics former- iy to 1 2 yard-qai- nowteduced fot w c normandy vbilea so cooj and so pretty with their white dotted patterns jq reduced jo per yd uf c voiles with novelty woven oyerchecks includfftg all col ors reduced from reg 7c i00yard to i jc rvoiloswith a contrasting color ratinelike overcheck reduced from 100- yard to 75c another group of last sea sons fabrics including quite attractive things in voiles and crepes and ritines j 38inch width regular 75c 100 values clearing at just 7 c as cool as a breeze off the lake scores and scores pf lightsome froeks a bevy to choose from in silks and crepes and linens arid voiles and broa an afforrinble prirft for weryhnhy- 5 to 25 and a wealth of selection worth comingmiles to see i no matter what your summer need mens womens or childrens wearables- or requirementsfor tho home youll find a broad selection and a fair reasonable price at guelphs leading and largest store d macdonald bros ltd dflily cipsing330 p m excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 p m nws of local import fined for fiihintl ralph farrelly and peter burns of guelph appeared before police maffla- trato mooro lost week for flsbjnff on tho srounds of the grand rver club at- bluo sprliujs and were each flnod a total of j925 for thla offence includ b tho coats v field dy and garden party the womens auxiliary of the acton boy scouts hua arrvnhor aphis day and evening on wednesday july 1st a field day and sports will beheld hi the aftetnoon sand in tho evonlns a mand garden party will beiicld in the park watch for the announcement pf a full list of events and the program mn v t his ofrcer doeint apotonix trauc ouicer lemon of this dlatricu of tho toronto- soirnla highway says in respect t tho taie pubhahed couplo of weeks ago in the fwta phtau in which it was stated that when he stopped a provincial officer for driving over the speed limit he tipologlxed when ho ascertained the driver was a provincial constable was mythical i do my duty and apologise- to no one said the officer when in townthother day my duty is to see that theruhrs and- regulations of the highway traffic act are observed and i have no apolq- glcd ta r o7teranybhe busy threehour session of council an enjoyble band concert acton cltuena band save the first of a series of saturday evening opea air concerts 6n the jawnat sunderland house last saturday evening an ex cellent programme- was rendered it included several new numbers which were exceedingly well rendered the concert opened- at 780 and closed at nlne it evidently had the effect of bringing people into town as mert chanta and business men report the best saturday evenings business xtt uireetoo r mbmiofrthebanj will appreciate the restoration of the lighting system on the semicircle over tho lawn j th united church of canada inaugural services will be held in the united church of canada here pext sunday to celebrate the consummation of church union throughout this p6- npronriate words afwt the pork streets waterworks and routine affairs occupy attention tuesday the regular session of the council ton tuesday evening had t councillors mason atkinson and holmes present and reeve barber in the chair the tmnancor- commltteo presented their twelfth report and recommended payment of the following accounts general account w p moonoy etc- bell telephone co services acton hydroblecu town hall lighting 1 acton hydro electric comm street lighting lu chas d holmes labor john w precious salary social and personal mr roy brown was home from tor onto for the weekend mr cecil hues ton of toronto spent the weekend with friends here mr elmoro johnstone of hamilton spent the weekend at hla homo 2nd line waterworks aocount w p moancy supplies otc belltelephone co servlcca acton hydro electric comm power at puhip house- j acton hydro electric cnm power at spring ah bishop labor on mains w 3 talbot supplies 2 4s t86 b63 170 00 2 ll 80 00 207 33 til 40 4 81 18 75 21 61 472 12 j l6oot the report was adopted messra jjiirtl mcdonald and joa kentner on hehalf of tho baseball club requested that thobuncil cut the grain on the baseball diamond the i council agreed to arrange for thv cufttjiff of the grass in the entire park and instructed chief mcpherson to oversee the work the question of allotipg ground for the various sports in the park came up for discussion moved by a mason seconded by l b atkinson- that the goal pbata of th football club be movod back to their orlblnalrpoatrion 0 vordatothe southtj west in order to have room for other athletic sports and that a copy of this resolution twbentto the secretary of the club carried wneji the goal posts are moved mjv r m mcdonald and chlez mcpherson were jtoaupervlso the contraction- ofa ground suitable for the ladlos softball team chlief mephoyaori brought i th e weekend specials assorted fudges in vanilla strawberry chocolate and maple these fudges make a delightful summer candy reg 4dc lb weekend special per lb jaic assorted chocolatesmadeby the smiles and chuckles firm they are a large as of centres wit vyeryhrepowtoating special pertb assorted chocolates regular 4bo tt week end special- per lb 32e have toutried iceland mints v v try a vemors ginger ale best thirst quencher on the market new highway booth when out for a drive call at the booth on the seventh line half way between acton and george town mill street acton v h wiles friday saturday bargains footavear better than you can get in toronto at the prices mens canvas oxfords mens canvas oxfords leather sole and heel leather toe cap and strap across the vamp sale 195 some in boys boots sle fl oxfords for men and boys oxfords for men and boys goodyear welts at 450 495 to 600 a pair womens slippers womens strap calf slippers at 50 low heel brown all sizes pomp and qxfobds highgrade pomps and oxfords at a dollar less thanregulrir prices 650 for 485 500 for 395 and 375 for 275 misses and cmiissandaljs misses and childaf sandals patent lettheiv125 l5t and 175 elk same prices come on in the proof of the boot is in the wearing harry harrisonjhe shoe man i we close wednesday af ternoonq all the year round with th exception of december matter of the town seeuringa- place to dispose of the- sewage about towii two places were available and it was decided to use theso for the presenc a representative of the alllachal mers co was p jthetnender on the pump at the spring the reeve explained that atjhe presj ent umo the- council wan not dis- v-ii- ti i posed to buy a pump but when the 5 2s d d conideratlon lata god of bethel rwjrwtnnin ho ivn all th tlrm7nrlrm come wiubeaddccssed to the unionists coming rom the other congregations at thd mdrnlng service the hymns of the day will ne as follows 1st psalm 100 from the scottish psalter 2nd is one of chnrlas wealeya hymna the twnjjcomerhotsp ghost our heartalnbpire links us with the uhl voraal church find tho 4th is by philip tho minister wiu preach rev mr meuod at west hill churrh the unionist members of melville presbyterian churelc west hhj of which rey j- wmcijeod has been the minister for a number of years at p meeting held at the manse decided that they would not organize into a separate congregation but would at tend the nearest united church the resolution read that wp leave the mel vilhv church in a- body and atay with the united church and attend tho union church most convenient to each individual a number of the elght who are teavlngwniattend washington churchr- while several of ther others are attending zlon church edar grove to the rev- j w mc- xeodand mrsmcxeod who decided to leave- with the unionists on june 10th an address of appreciation was read and a purse of money presented- by master sidney slosson the youngest representative of three generations present mr and mrs moleod suit ably replied mrs mcxcod is a 4aughtpr- of mrrsevmrfcrirrrcervr i dower avenue protty wsddind at mount pleasant farm mount ploosants farm tho home of mr and mrs jaa moore- wasthe scerie of a protty lawn wedding on tuesday june 9 whonmtsa olga 11 han eldest daughter of mr and mrs jos moore was united in marriage to mr nor man wallace burns youngest salt of the lata- alox burns atthreeirty as the wedding mapch iaa being played by mrs olganorwood- the- brides coiialn of ttroltjhe brtfle esoortod by her father joined the groom at the wedding arch flhe wore ivory si with veil caught up with bridal wreath and carried a bouquet or roses tho bride and groom were- unattended rev j gulp performed the ceremony jhuv ipe the signing of the register mlssj lauretlat the bridesslstersang per- j feet bay accompanied by violin and piano the fifty guests were served a buffet lunch on the lawn at six oclock the happy couple left amid a shower i of flower petals on a motor trlpf through southern ontario s tho- very best wishes of all their friends and acquaintances- go with them the bride travelled in sand costume with blue hat on their- return mr and mrs burns will reside at their new home nt bvertoh would be given all the arms tendering messrs h m mcdonald and jaa symon as representatives from tlie chamber of commerce had a round- table conference on several proposals of securing additional industries for acton the council as a whol6 was appointed as a committee to attend jto tho suggestions oh t lined a communclatlon was received from the acton- citizens sand thanking the council for tholr support their ef forts tq iipprove acton and for aceeod ingto thelr requests of the previous meeting and offering cooperation in any desirable way- to benefit the towii another letter fifom mr h pmoore pollco mkgistrale enclosed a cheque for 14500 for flhes on cases origin ated by chief mcpherson during the past month tho reove was instructed to order acar of gravel from durham provided a suitable gravel could not ho secured locally for tho work on the main streh roadway the tax collector was instructed to bring the tax asaeasors list to the next council meeting inorder that hie fliawei-may- bodeallthj ariddraatje action token to clean up tho arrear ages at once the matter of making connections with the sprinkler system of beard more co was discussed and the necessity pointed out for shutting off tho water duringthe day the connec tions are made superlntendemvreid was instructed to notify the people of this action byrlnglngthe town boh an hour previous to shutting- off tho water the clerk was instructed o lnsevt uh advertisement in the 1uo piutss caulng the attentions or water- works patrons to this meaaure- r powerful sermon by ref funeral of the lata john shaw the body of the late john shaw arrived in- acton from mollne uk lost wednesday forenoon at 1180 oclock mrs james barclay capt shaws sister and mrs quick of des moines iowa mrs barclays daughter acj pompanjed the remains they woroi met here by mra william sbawmnd her two sons of toronto mrs huntet nnd mrs james barclay jr of buffalq i and mrs watson and h orison abio of tpronto tho cprteg v ra ft hsj depot 4y frtonds qf tho arn uy ad ron resentatlves qt- walker liogo a- p 4 am and prbcetded fl ho h mnand mrs rfibert haw victoria avciqiie at hrp ftclqok iftd py tho lodge of wjilch cqpt bhkax was a pftlt mosterrtho funeral proceeded o h9 methodist clurfh whera deciftased 14 been a mamtter for many yejura a beautiful memorial service was con ducted by rev j cqlp nsalated by rev- h q bough both of whom are- memferb of the craft after the services the procession- was again formed- and proceeded to fairvlew cemetery here the methodist ritual of burial was observed after which the impressive mosonjc ceremonies with grand honors to the d ejiartodt broth or were led hy w brq d motavlsb as sisted by wor bro laehlan grant of georgetown and the masonic brethren present the poll bearers were v w bro laehlan grant w bro mc tavlsh w bro a- t brown w- bro vt m cooper w bro r m mcdonald and w bro j r kennedy it was learned from mr barclay that capt shaws death was very sudden he had been at church as usual on flun- day mornjng cdmptained at not feel ing well in the afternoon and toward evening felt conbldernble pain he went to the bathroonandnot re- tuinlng hla sister went tb look for hbrn and there found him lying with life extinct 4 the doctors diagnosed buallmont as heart falluxa i rev a c- stewart m aattendcd general assembly at toronto this woekv mrs joseph bhrr of toronto spent the weekend with her bister mrs c mclaughlin mrs george t mdnn has beeh spending a week or so with friends in nassagawoya miss mnrgaret j macdonald is spending a couple of woolcs with friendfl in sarnla mr and mrs g h iaht stuart and grade spent the wockond with frlonds at port eric mr- charlie landaborpugh ape nt the wepkendat the homtfof thompson miller at kitchener miss galbrnlth of the beardmoro co office staff spent tho woekend with friends in toronto mr and mrs it j ketr spoilt sev eral days tn la week wltl rev j wand jarflmciaiod- at westhllc v mrs nettlobame of toronto vis ited her sister mrar h wanabrougb and other friends last week miss ella doble of toronto the weekend at tho homo brother mr j e doble brock ave rev j culp and mr n pmc motored to brdntford on saturday to attend the funeral of a friend thcro mr- and mrs wv k graham and children motored and spent the 3rd of june with mrs grahams mother at walton mrraifd mrs wr dp prick and mr and mrs soloman and torry of tor onto visited at mrs wllllam sayer oh sunday parks superintendent nlchol and mrs nicol of guelpb were in townron sunday visiting their aoniex-counlll- ltbrcold family r mr and mra john iaverty and mr jlndmrsjjbo colbock and family of monk were guests or mr and mrsl a g c- smith on 8unday mr a7 a bills manager of the paks posss was at xausto on frldayat jtondlna tliotseteciod town weeklies of ontario misb ulllan trpwoll miss x corner mr william brown and mr r packer of toronto spent the week-end- with mr and mrs jlggins andother frlendu here the farewell to the old home churfch mr h p mooro wont to toronto on tuesday to attend the sessions of tho first general council of the united- church of conodav ot which he is member mr harold wansbrough was able to be taken from the hospital in tor jionto last week and is doing fairly well now he is with his sister mra gr mackoy toronto now t mr and mrs d a henderson and mrs rawson attended the convoca tion exercises ut the university of jtofonto last thursday evening where jreimerrooelvedcho degrea of doctor of denta surgery mr and mrs h taylor and master robert of wllllamsvlue n visited with mr and mrs david williamson guelph street master taylor has the unique distinction of having four great- grandparents living mr and mrs jn perhloy and mrs william brown of toronto motored up on thursday evening to attend the nnaloongrcgatlonal mooting- of- tho dr dickie in the methodist church last sunday evening rev- dr dickie of georgetown reached a forceful sermon last sun day evening in the methodist church his theme was thb gospel and in amplifying the aublect he proved that not only in the four gospels la tho gospel of jesus christ prominently set forth but throughout tho ifow testament it is constantly present fltlhoj- central figure ofthe gospels is jesus of naxareth jesus said in naz- axh nave been annolntcd to preach thegospcl l poor have tho gos- pek preached to them 3o yo into all the wofld and preach the gospel the letters of the now testament abound in gonpel references st paul said woe la me if i do hot preach the gospel i am not ashamed of the gospel of christ 1 am in posses sion of the glorious gospel of the son of god the everlasting gospel everywhere you turn it is the gflapbl goapel literally meahs qood newat the work of all ohrlatlans in to tell the good neyfa la oftnnot preach but ap can go about talking the message telling the opd news the church of jeauft christ should alwnys iou the goftd nev tell the good new about god they toll he goad news about mon jeaua gave u he good newi about god and also the good nowa cflncemlpg men- tphe qpepel shows 1 that the deep est things in man is divine 2 by tho grace of god every roan may chang tj a mancnn defeat all lilo enemies overcome ovry difficulty 4 a man can harm himself when no ono else can harm him gdach cannottrob us of anything worth keeping oh death where is thy sting wherefore my beloved brother bo steadfoat un movable always a boundry p the worl of god j today said we stand face to face with anew world christianity must bo the chief factor in ranking the world all belong o the gospel of christ bont you think it is about timer we got rid of these dlfferencaa which have beeh separating us so long t the great object of the church es uniting is to have a larger shore in pending tho goapel to the whole world i thank god that i havo lived to sea th i ft week when three great churches are to be united to bring the whdla world td tho feet of jesuu rev pr dickies sprnibnwaa milch appreciated as well as his kindness in thus assisting rev mr culp whon ho was in need of help final congregational meeting of the methodist church on thursday evening the final cbngregatlonar meeting of the methodist church w inter eating and historic i there was a largo at tendance and the proceedings of tho evening will always bo memorable tho banquet tables wero weljl- filled and tho menuwaa of actiarafcter fori which tho ladles of tho church havo always been famous r- j rov mr culp tho retiring lioatbr ably performed the duties of ohalrman and in a brief s but very intoaaating speech referred td tho church and its aucceas throughout thb years the feel ings of regret which naturally camo to all at the thought of surrendering the name which all havo held so dearly and handing over all theprppery ifir teresta which hdvo been accumulated through tho long period of years the church has been functioning in acton on the other hand however thero was in tho new relationships under the united church of canada greater vislona wider opportunities for service and extenalon of tho kingdom of god and a broader fellowship which would- mean much in tho jmlldlng upvoiir virile and helpful christianity in can ada r he regretted exceedingly that at this important epoch in the -history- of christian activities in canada that ho was obliged owing to ill health to relinquish hla position in the active christian ministry mr h p moore a descendant of one of tho founders of the church in acton himself a member for upwards of fifty years gave an historical sketch of the church from tho date of its or- ganlratlon oyer eightyyears ago to the jireaent mr mooro showed that this- community had been first settled bj methodist saddle back preachers when tho adams bros zenim and ezra came hero from new york stato in 1828 preaching through tho sparse lysettled districts of upper canada they were attractedjto this locality hy tho excellent water privileges found here their friends removed hero frorarnow yorka mill wnaerectpdand the village of adams vl ho vaa founded a settlers came in the adam cou denison of toronto passes methodist church of which they were for years esteemed members miss elisabeth wilson sister of mra lorne eedy walker ton who has been teaching in tho canadian methodist school at chengtu cze chaan china the past five years is now on- her way home for thb usual years furlough mr oliver lasby srwho has been in poor health lately is hot making any progresa toward recovery his son olivcrr of minnesota and hla daughter mrs sidney oram of st catharines have been with him the past week- mrs p e mccleary attended con vocation ftt toronto university last week she was especially interested because her nephew mr john clark received the degree of mb ho is the third member of the- family to graduate from toronto university religious principles among the peopto of tho growing community mr mb ore stated that he had been informed by asa hail esq one of tho pioneers of this section over yorty veora ago tbathofirat abrmonivcr preached in this community was de livered by rev zenaa adams in tho spring of 1828 and hla text was o wretched man that i am who shall deliver me from the body of thla death for somo eighteen years the religious services wore continued in tho homes and in the log school house it was then felt that a church wua surely heeded and with lndomlnltnbla courak- and sanctified acfacrlfic and zeal theerectiqn of a churcfi wia commenced on tho lo at tho corner of qhurch and john streets in 1s44 it was comidcted and dedicated in 1845 and for the intervening eighty yeora the methodist church has had regu lar services in acton the first church gave ho street tho name it bears the founders of the church jjere in addition to the adamses wero asa hall j p alexander brown j p tfiomaa mooro sr oliver iasby sr abraham matthews john speight george elliott john holt thomaaj fhoare thomas perryman sr edward and benjamin nicklln all of them have long slnco fallen asleep la his review uor-iloore- gavo the- senior ball team plas two games win thsir league fjxtura by do- faating rockwood with an 86 8cor the senior ball team hqd a rather busy week the past on6 and played two fixtures away from home in the tournament at hlllsburg on wednni- day afternoon kunvthoy defeated rock wood 101 in their first game but on doming up agaihat hlllsburg hi tho final game they lost by a npuvo of 10- gibbons pitahod tho fl rut game for acton and started the second game but was relieved by dr nelson sev eral of the acton regulars wero absent from the llnoupbut tho boys all turn cd in good games the regular league flxturo was ploy ed in rockwood on saturday after noon and was wort by acton wlth a score of 86 a good game was re ported by the funs who attonded rockwood lodl until tho soventh and then the acton boys got onto the ball in proper stylo and alammed out g runs and one in each of the eighth and ninth innings mcdonald and itowo wcro tho heavy hitters the former sending one over the fonce foul by a few inches and rowe almost knock ing tho scoreboard over with his drlvr acton had 13 hits to rockwoods six and 6 errors while rockwood had only st- irishman in centre field had a couplo of ncnilatlonal catches and whlto at shortstop and second base turned in an exceptionally fine gam acton lias it number of young players whtr glyo ft no promise this year and are-hhlng- toputjvcion in- ujc top place gibbons pitched tho ontlre gamo for acton and had seven strike outs to hlh credit tho umpires wero dyer and mccomb the other gnmo was played at georgetown between georgetown andl hlllsburg and wna won by ilillnbiiurk by a large score the league standing ta now as fol lows won loot aoton 2 1 georgetown 2 1 rockwood 1 2 hlllsburg 1 next saturday acton plays at jmha- burg hnd hpokwood jpurtioys o georgotowm etttfielr log house oh main street for religious services und for sbveral year this home and thoso of other early settlers wero utilized for encouraging thpasplritual ufo and education of death camo on saturday in his 8gth vear col george taylor denlaon soldier writer loyalist lecturer and police magistrate extraordinary died on saturday ovonlng at his home hoydon villa rusholmo road toronto in hla 8gth yoar for 44 years col dcnison presldodl j on tho bench of toronto polico courts and attained an international fomo as a maglatrato t- two years vago he buffered a break- down in health but ho rail led and con tinued to- enjoy life in quiet retirement jn hla beautifully aituatcd homer only two weeks ago he was taketi hi again a slight cold led to an lll- noks which proved fatal- gradually he sank untilpn tho last day he lapaed into unconaclbusncss and so passed out acton softbalu league both the games played in tho soft ball ieaguo in town this week wero of their usual high standards the win ners of both games had- to bo on their joes and in the game all the tlpie to gain the decision oyer their opponents good crowds witnessed both these fixtures and were well pleased with tho class of ball played tho standing ofthe league to date is as follows town acton tan co 1- howetsons married men beardmoro co games to be played in tho league schedule for this wook are thursday hewotsons vs acton tanning co tuesday beardmoro co vs mar ried moji won lost 5 0 3 1 2 2 1 s 0 5 branch of the adams family in fact he was born in- the homo there mrar john c nelson a granddaugh ter of two of the first and very active members of the- church rof erred to few incidents in connection with the congregation and its ajctlvltles ixfty larbbrnmororabo shtqconiribuied an article of especial ihtexest being agiass decanter-for- thowlno for the- names- of all the pastors durlfig tho eighty years tho names of dis tinguished ministers who havo from time to time attended spocial sev- yices here he names of tho leading workers and statistics showing too growth of the church through the years tho corner stone of the present church was laid in september 1976 tho year the fnxk press was establish ed and tho opening and conse cration took place on july 1st ls76h- flfty years next july tho cost of the church tho unprovements effected from umo to time bring tho cost of the property to about 920000 which architects say la a fair present valua- tion tho church goes into the union absolutely frbe from debt tbq par sonage is worth about 50 00 and it has a debt of only 5500 in his historical sketch mr mooro gave numerous incidents as to pastors methods of administration through the yoars special occasions and other facts of interest iij hls concluding paragraphs mr moore touched on tho union of the churches jho aald w meet for the lot ttjjme as methodists uttlo worideria it that mlngjcd fcf unga grip us on thlsoccaslbn feelings of regret and wonderment on the ono hand rand eatlsfactlpnand hope on tho other tho united church of canada is to bo consummated on the 10th lhst tho methodist church goes into the npw chufch with about one million mem bers with 60 missionaries with property having a value of sixty mil lion dollurs and only four and one- half million dollars of debt wo iay at tho foot of tho united church without reservation pur property our people our traditions our sympathy and our hopes and our prayera and what- of the future this con summation of tho united churcn ought to be a stepping stone to greater achievements achievements in tab development of- a higher type of christian cltizenehlp thvpromptlng of christian ideals in producing u con solidating of church activities in car- 1 rylng the gospel into foreign innds in bringing those at home into closer relationship with tho church und thuri increasing our missionary endeavors many fold it la quite fitting that wo at this time remind ourselves that canadian methodism has given canada in ad dition totnany christian ministers and educational i hth christian statesmen philanthropists and patriots she has given of her wealth ungrudgingly in evejy cause having for its subject tho advancement of christian ideals methodismbiih been in tho forefront with ths k or ions background lot ua rih a congregation meeting in this our taint annual gathering as motho- dlsta enter into the united church of cnnnrtu as living force reaching forth into those thlngh that uro bofore falr- 1rcaolvlng to do our best to make tho united church a hucccss mr a e nicklln anbthor descend ant of one of the founders it tho church in acton gavo a very inter esting talk on reminiscences of the church nnd the church members and spoke strangely of the wider vision and greater opportunities afforded by tho church uniting the presby terians mcthodlata and congregation- alints of canada mr nickllns parents lived qn tho property ownod by ono sacramental was brought to the church by her grandparent mr and mrs asa hall for many years r mr a t brown grandson of the first sunday hcho01superlhtehdefitr and jhimaolf the present superinten dent created njuch interest with the exhibits he made photographs of a great many of the former ministers and numbers of members of the earlier days woro- howa xfoslsed port raits were shown i of mriand mrs john speight mr and mra w jj storey grandmother moore mrs wuda and edward moore were given prominent places ontnywails a good deal of interest was felt- in the old sot of candle moulds shown and the long- handled collection boxes which woro used jn the brick church half a cen tury ago a wall candle holder which hud been used in the baptist church andl which woa similar to those in uae in the methodist church was shown- mr n p mclam rehearsed a full 4iiota of oldtime incidents in con nection witnthe oldrchurch services and thopreaent one ho spoke par ticularly of the choir intho oldchuroh and their locauon in an elevated ejti- closure in the rear at tho doors the excellence of tho late miss- augusta nicklln as organist and tho splendid powers of mrs james mooro as a soprano soloist in her girlhood days he remembered the old sunday school mapividtyjanid the prayer- meetings lnthovestryatl the rear of tho church wwcwtanwrbdfmmjolussev7 ho also told of incidents at the laying of the corner stone of the present church in september 1875 and the opening services on july 1st 1876 mr n fl mooro added recollections of early days of the choir and of ipi services aometlmea uncter dlscouraglatr conditions his parents and hts grand parents wero au active in tho churchs ufo in the early days a note received during the day from mr john s- coleman of stevono paint wisconsin recounting intercsune ovontadurlng the peoplo of his know ledge of an association with tho church since 1875 he entered very fully into the feelings of the congregation in giving up so much that has been very dear to them but expressed sincere hopes that the future will hold groatef opportunities and greater blessinga for all after singing that historic old hymn o- god our help in ages post our hope lor years to come tho reports for tho past year were giveiii by pftlcors of tho various departmontsof churchs activities these were all encouraging it would seenl invidious to mention any ono particular department but tho splendid work of tho ladles aid so ciety by which thcyjay their undefa- tigablo efforts secured au income for the year of 87193 and closed tho term with a balance of 39222 de- scryes especial reference copies of the printed report wero distributed at tho close of thb service tho earliest date utwhtch thla was ocoojoapushed in rihernlatory of- tho church f during the evening the church choir and the sunday school orchestra pro vlded a programme of musical num bers which all appreciated the following paragraphs from the address of tho church officials in their eightieth report to tho members of tho congregation will be read with in tereat tho impairment of the health of our paajbr revv j culp who camo to use a year ago is very much regretted by all und the hope is general that a years rest in a southern clime with his children will effect satisfactory recuperation mrs culp has been a real hclpmeot in tho ucuvitles pf tho church and wo aro ansbrry to part with her also rev r e zimmerman b a of hamilton has accepted an invitation to this pastorate to succeed rev mr culp and his appointment has boon officially made he in a minister whoso gifts and graces are highly spoken of and whoso aucceas on a christian mln- ister hasboon manifest on all hlfl fields lot ua all be prepared to ex tend lb him and to mrs zimmerman a cordial welcome and give an assurance of cooperation which will gladden their hearts at the beginning of our church year wo will have tho privilege of welcom ing a number of unionist members of our- presbyterian and congregational fellowchriauans who aro uniting with us in thb great new united church or canada may wo all with cordial christian fellowship asauro to them a wolcome characteristic of our congre gation and give them at once the as surance that they aro ono with us and equal with us in all respects in this church and- in tho administra tion of its activities and efforts for tho advancement of god kingdom y n rjl v t- r tvjt v zt imi m j it tss