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serve citizens st albans anglican tixc 1 ll s yir mh ii noil il ii i i 1 ill ll mlm allollh i llil tt i i h iiii in v w iinilif llif mi umliciky o pev w g luxton ill i ill ih st albans church established in 1872 w iii l in u iph mill s n i 1 lus tun w m h 11 in tt t mim i in hull th 1 g i in s rvil that th roof 1 k i iti it urn u int r 1 thr lit f h lb in on th m- i mi n tin n in hid d lomlti us it aiiiu iiinkuii i ni 1 st hillshurg d r fun mis i unn was ih kcv v 1 l s h rmlr u hrv ulin 11 1 lliiuilll it lt th mismun u div il 1 nd a uis pi in lb ih ir of h v w y s illou in thr simi r nn h w i mil in artm nut m illiu mint il it fit r st alt first hnlish mrlr thr pro tm ulin ll tht rhurc h stun i deeded to thr imnrpo nli i l 1 if toronto in 1rt bv wm s ml t t r his w ife in lrti tt iiik i so if ni icirn w ai firnii i td the n xt vrir on julv ith if rst ilishfp of niagara t i i r uli on sec rat d thr rhurrh in iffl in cnt rprising f-nglkh- m in lit v w j pi pott w ns emhin i to build two m w rhurrh ci hi i creed ed with building n nw i u ch in kickwood but had to lx tisfied with thr redecoratmn of th cr irth ml nor in alton mr hrtmk dimntxl in his history f th thnrih that tht colour w hrm was w i rd and wondtrfut the wall- ri cream the ceiling laven der nnri the chancel rose pink a r t rgan costing jvw w ns also bought nd paid in full under the guidann of mr pigott on januan ith 1w the rector d ml rated thr ground w hich are now falrv lew cemetrrv and made the first inter ment tht burial being that of geo steele ile george breda cmike of p ilmt nvn vv as appoint d to the parish 1 1b80 mr ctoke had a familv tl ten and lived in a house built bv joseph fvfe on the pro- pert where the beardnum resi dence 1 ter stood it was he who lald tht corner stone of the acton publn school in imc in if8 a i sto meeting was called to consider the proposal made v the rh ku iod eongn ga- tion ii presented b mr john i i iter d mr livingstone that the clergvnn should reside in rock- wdod the minutes record tint the offi r us refused it was mr gordor who had the bell installed vvhiih r s rer fmv enlld the peopl worship in 189 ilectnc lighting was installed in the ihurch jn 1w the rev matthew wilson brought with him an ambition to build new church to replace the old frire one in jpite of his iinjulmiis ft its th w n v t t mi tlu old mk i i novjitil utul lati r itmt rar the ltishp diiv ilm i ok nnl lb i iium h w ith it impiu t mrnti iw was lt m ii lb v k lb man v j appin1it it ibbip to thr rharei nf al t nl ltickwxkl r mm thr in tiv pnptritl at thr i tuirih 7 4h 4n nrjn w quite 11 un b it th inn nuiil i i 1 uffir tipt with whom b dil not s rn i h iv th itaitv 1 il and he 1 d nut bs i rv h ni tun h tlirl in oilnkt llll two v in 1 t r ih tr nun mi n nil t p icil m th i hiurh in his m m rv with tbi it unilx n v f th it- v s ilkin n r in th t nlding of th v n h 1 11 in 111 this pui p i mm f voo vl is pi 1 hi i v tt d n nmn t th h 11 w r to u 0 b 40 for t in v m ir thfjii m n ii finm thr h 11 w i ton id rbl tti w hnl fm mi s wi re t inmii j mill m h r h k smith nme in litis nd it w is h who mtnxluced the frvt lull ihmr to st alb in i ritt in advnl illfl there is p mi v m of it p ntanri md ii i and nn on nicht th r w t re ninb fi e in h ronqri c itmn hirh juit an t c pti n 1 r umtm r th 1i1c m i v ti til i of lb v f mjiinv brourht the long aunt it world p ic md also in pe- d mu of infu ni mr m inns 11 i i 1 no n i n f tin portitmn to ilorkuood and iimi illv walktsd he mr itaitgh was appointed r etor in 1921 he was kien to hivr the rrctorv sold and a newer hmi e bought but thii w a never done and n p urs continued to he made in ici n bath w a installed and thr stipend menaced to 1soo church attendance w at high at tht time and frequent over one hundred imrsnns attend d the evening ser v ice in lfi th ibvfind v a saw vr i th mirnedrri mr ritigh and was rector until 1033 in i97 certain improvemt nts u ere made to the parish hall the i hit f improvement being the addi tion 18 feet long and fi feet riet p jo the back of the ftage on jutv ipth 1 the beautiful oaken re- r dos in th anctuarv of the thurch the list work of mr wm j tuckev u i- dedicated bv rlhop ovv en kor some month in the l3ts the p insh was without a resident priest but serues were takt n bv mr h indall m i-ewi- a verv cap ibte li v reader u ith nearbv clergy com- in ti in monthlv for holv commu i ion for this short time the rec- torv uas rent d out at 10 a m mth bit in mav 1934 rt v e bnllinger i me to acton mortgage w a taken out on the rector and ued to retire outstand ing debts and as times improved ii t n i n ii i ti t t id illim 1 thowsanl dolun tnli tb aut tti- ltr a j mmtiit w a u t1 i fciv r thr t hurrh i1 i tl il d 1 v blll till piov1 li iic 11 t fmme te i 1 nli w i al i j i w i i to t imj ilui m ti in un u nt y uf h v 1 a iltl s th nilrr un lb mtuiy b1 ln jui 4f and ih til- l it 111 m a a 1 r of thr i l t linpiow m nti in the p iiim f th i huib 1v plara w h n th pi m til utti tlt w m do- wtr in tmll 1 a mull of th i iml lli l ltl i i ir on iwmlhi h im th ltl it v 1 w it hi uh 11 1 hp of nn it t hli itil tti n w w in 1 w lii b it 1 ml th ttlm try m b i and iinr v i pmi tint bd dn dutv mnr 1r72 w h n lb bur h lmlt mm4 sw tin md r plid for the ii w pim orin the if of mr mid mis s it t tt md th di lav in t mm it ii nt f w ii tun huiug son iv tiled the ritufii of the kiiigrtkition bill fmaltv ll w is install d for the 4th sunli in advnt of 130 and in time for th christina mux th i otigrt gation also twnflltil in woihip bv th gift of a in w oak- n iiulpit lb dhir into the veitrv and two tholr stalls hi h mr and mr s c iw nnrlt also rid 1 to thr thurch it v i- a k followed rev mr llnlling r ret tor in i91s and w in id bv it v t a lul k r th p s nt nitirllo w g i uvlm cam to alton a rar or u ju t now thi congregation r in th mid 1 of a fin task th hinlinj of i r pinsh hall t r plt th id bu idlng nul glv t 1 f r v n ieopl i tiv itn remember when mn in j kin ji a bv 1 1vv vv s p v d t ih m ing of the courril nn m md iv nmg last prohibiting urns from runntnj it lire during uiv hour of thi div or night aft r th fir- 1 div of an ust next jul from an atlv rtis mi nt in s rl l on lx b ilf of one of thr manv f un his iiicusts wr find in inrt nt iv to att nd in thit it is th onlv hilnl m using the new and won d rf ul i 1 etne light requiring a m hor hu h jr ir ngm to pro i th mm hark in jus april ronitn nt fr u i one of th cb mji pip is nnd tm luded in th fr pit s r ids we wool i llke to s e th at ton free pn s m in nutdoii for tin concoct urn of hi dings i- or the old stvle of hi i line th m 11 nn mimed md pit il b hs substituttd the cradl the altir the grve whv not put it hatt hid matched nnd hispauhed january a ballot w as taken nn th bv law for the purchase of a new ci mi ti rv on mondav last v hich result d in its dcf at bv a majoritv of r verv little intereit had hen tnki n exn pt bv the vil lage council and the proprietor of the mov em nt until the pam w eek when sev ral parties who were prejudued on the snhjert began to put afloat w rttpg impressions in n fen me to the site chosen and the turn ttluh would xpir lief ore posm ssion of the propertv could be obtitnetl on the d iv of the elect ion considerable excitement was m m i ft ted and those not in favor of the hvliw worked all dav igaintt it and tventnllv siu ceded in its overthrow early methodists establish church ilu wain th and i m th itt in ant willi tho pint i moti h ml 1 m thi ally il ot ttir i ml 111 inlutr in that mim of t p i lull w hi t m hi it limn n toll as all ih h tli mus ith il to ihtr on thr illmvlllk i tht li fit ml of th xill httl m who ovii ull to th trimian av of i t n1 v i- t th i iimlmiiul t i i i of th m th h t i hum h it i 1 i nil ilo it if tiol iv i tl i inlii f m uimiimii in alton vs tut io to th buililliik f ii pi s il t hut h in m n it for lust in in ihi old i ncuit rid t- raitvlng thi ir nnivmy ffrcti in kiddh ois nl mi inllihmmii for d in ibir hiiili iiuiking ih ir v iv thinu b tin m ipb foit ss w lu h ih n shoitlv ufl r th loin of th iin1nlh tntuiv tovirtd th m t of iijiioo ountv at one time he methodist church lhi building 25 yoart ago became the united church 11 the tun of chuith union man j 77 vilnie if m imtinivinnt in the tnui it n is be st t d tl i it in p was s n ti d iv u taring i pjp collar mav 10 1877 some iocaj gate hinges will need repjirtnff u this sundav night w inking on the gate is continued llu dit imi is on of unpoit ni m un buiths bisioiv in ac h n sou i in julv of thit v t ar it wai fust t m au d a mi t limbs t appoint n nt for m i ular sundiv pr iching lv iuthtr o itic tirgt town was en d th h ad f the ni w ii cult with at ton as on of its print ipal outside npirtiinlmrnts tor i v us tjus rt lationship rontinued nnd r tin mmistrv of 7 cliff rt nt in n mans of w hoin wt rt coll ig ii li i in t lb sitnt ch irgt altr a mho of rtvivnl s rv ic s nnd r tht pashuat of h v william uilloiikhhs tht sthoolhouie th n in us b t ami inadi quate and plans win maib for a church the first mlhodist duiub builtbng in ac ion on can imagim tin conir idi ship and rial labour put into that build ing which was opt nt d on the last mind iv in ft bruaiv in ht2 a neat fiaim structun standing at the t orm r u ht re mim ft i n hrow n ntiw it sides and rather strikingly it was tht tm ans of giv ing the name to church street the timber as will us the matt rial for the tumb r and hhingl s was donated and the vvnk of getting this out was done almost whollv bv bet s apparently lininriil difficulties were in evi- vlt nee in those davs since it was a v ir subsetlit nt to the church op ining in fore the iimgn gallon felt tlu v could prov de plaster and pins in tht nuantime planks pro- vidid tht stating i a peculiar bit o forgt tfuliu ss or oversight the ministr tlu n in charge of the cir- t uit rev joseph mt smilore was not pnstnt at the opening st rv ice xppinntlv financts ptospered in tin in w church fir in 1b3 it was pi ist tid atul the pews wie built and itistalltd in 1 7 alton finallj obtain d the stitus of th bead of a circuit and give cvidtncf of the growth not onlv in importance but alio m the membership of the local church it nu ant alio that the minister of the i ill vv ltd u 1 ml til of ill v i 1 tint h m t- innni dlt ly v- nui i f 1 rt ft i in binl tkttral blp in im it v j hi t phi rimin v nsmcto1 to thr tlmult and tb r t hip wi d n1 let ai r- 11 tl hint h i il tu r thi n tpimitt of n ttnturv old lut nut oiliih iiiuit j itlr i he fust mut foi to v luildmt vs luintd in anol uinl tht- miomir vtt uil on wpl mur j1ti iw71 tt to w too h nolal iv u niitlful lm its iui wis p nd oil julv ul inft ih st of thr tliimh aile t ml i iif liinllilip 1 wul ap- j i t i it iii i ill it p f n into tur i w ils iii ml it 1 ir k st rv it had t ii f ii h i ii inn m the m il i ion h m i n t od that in thine should t- iium to in- flo n i y old ih mt hilt total tvp of th iliuiiho to ih rrtctm m iiiiiii ml in ens punt the ii v moil v pun hi n tiossttl the allntk vmlh plans following the cothii tvp of an loin lor of the i hoi hs r tin mithilind which w i ii on no nit tl for im w trc- lun in this rountiv their plans prov lib 1 foi an it oiioinlrjl and stoiii tv of tburcli which tould ih ndipttd for vailous or- xsi to fill tin fiftli of canadian londltnns li in an uit hitectural v i w point th it thfii s cannot h ukl to im inautiful hot th ir actios- tu s ar tinsorpisst d in mav ikkfi u r solution asked tlu i aiui ihitik lntmf an inhr piinlnl stlion so ft in dmfl the ai ton i ho h is ii its own sop poitme its in minrli r and lull mi its ill tin nl of funds th it w t f h iik i of or- i iniitim until liiinh imnn took if i j v us j hut various mil i v no nts w r in d in i ltm m b n i in w found ilmn ih aine mt ss iv for tht i hurrh structure mil whn t lone bis was ins rted i tu u br u k btnb r room was added al tin t ir nnd the wnlls of this rx- tinditt upward to form thi rhoir i ill rv ust d rontinuouslv sinct m tbotu m as sin h c astsil to be in tin i rt itmn of mumi thing which w is im in veil t hi n at t the of- f u id action of th church union vvas lak n in 1910 whin thi congre- i ition votiil un iniininisl v in favour of it uini on june 10th ii2 in i rv it of kr at dinitv nnd imiu- tv tin chinch nnd its mt mbt rship with a numh r who had mtn fit to join tht ir n hgious inti n sti were intiil into tht united church of cnada six ministers have lnt n in rharge of i he church mice th it time and the sev i nth itev a f corn v le- g in bis charge in julv under the t ndt rship of the late itev pickering inst mtnisti r to the thuich the front of the auditorium was renovated and greatlv beauti fied bv lowering the platform in- staling a new bet urn baptismal font and fine rarpt t the stairwav from the sundav school w is also improved it is additions like this that have kept the united church of acton progressing with the town baseball rule revisions in 1879 april 10 f79 the new rules do iwav with all catches which ar not made from flv balls no foul ball can now be caught on the re- hound and neither can a ball taken from a third strike for the first time in the history of the game the strict flv catch rule goes into op eration this sear what effect this will have on the game is yet to be it t n hut if it works favourablv as the rule abolishing the old bound citch of fair balls it will do good ftuji 1h77 a 400 organ has j tit been introduced into the new method tit church from the factory of w bell and co cuelph-