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TI REMEMBER Reminiscences of Colborne by Jim Bell SOMETHING MORE ABOUT CHURCHES | First though, I watif to say that Lam again indebted? to Mr, W. W, Rose. This ti rr for a program of the Memorial Ser- vice that was held for Queen Victoria in the old Temperence Hall on the Empire Day of Mourning: February 2nd, 1901. M. R. Coyle, Sr., was Reeve at the time and Mr. George Keyes the town clerk. Names appear- ing on the programme are Rev. P. M. Duncan, Rev. ¥. B. Strat- ton, Rev, T. Watson, Rev, A. J. Fiddler and Rev. Caleb Parker, Now, back to the churches, I have foiled to ascertain the his- tory of the Baptist Church in Colborne other than. that it was built in 1882. The ministers that, 1 remember were Mr, Dowling’ an artist of exceptional talent and Mr. 'T, Watson who was a pool. Mrs, Archie Brown gave me a copy of his book of poems a few days age, “Canadian Cry- stals”, for which I was very grateful, Now J.come to what. was, Aays: Tt hay ay history, The the first church in’ Colborne, an undertaking of Which they were’ justly proud, The land was deeded to them by Jos. Keeler and reached from Church St, to Norton Lane. The first church was built in the middle of the jot of frame construction, and faced the west, The parsonage was built at the north end of the lot, which would be about where Mr. K. Redner's house is now. The land south of the church was reserved for a cemetery. The Rev. James Fuughes was the first resident minister, The present brick chureh, as it made in 1900 was erected in 1862,.'The minister, the Rev. Ty B. Aylesworth, acted as archi- tect and supervised: the. work,! assisted hy Mr, ‘George Webb. The work wax alt dorie “hy day! labour. In 1875, the chureh was} tary ; renovated and new seate put! ¢ in, A few years later, af Sunday Sehool hall was’ #t the north end of the x Prior to that, the Sunday ool had been held in the gallery of the church, E Th the spring of 1900, after untiring efforts of the Sunday School and. Epworth ‘League (Young People’s. Soctety) and owing to the tremendous tn- crease in attendance, the Board agreed to bulld a new and com- modious Sunday Schoo! hall and at the same time make alters ations to the chureh itself which would make it more efficient as bore, who had @ fully mill on the site that Jy iodisis ‘buitt| “8 was before the ah wood ovcupies now. On the Sth! : a day of Decenber, 1911, the last mortgage was discharged and the property stood clear. of debt, At the meeting to cele~ brate the event, the chairman, W. L. Payne, had this to say. “This evening, we welcome you 3 to this magnificent church prop-| erty and parsonage entirely free from debt,. The committee is proud to say that they have) never asked the congregation for any sum, that a larger sum than was asked for was always placed on the plates." Large Hiendince Salem Anniversary Good weather favoured the observance of the 99th Anni- versary af Salem United Chuteh on Sunday evening when a large) congregation was in attendance, The Rev, H. Hy Lackey, B.A. B.D,, guest minister and spoke Seeing Beyond”, a“ ” ister, the Rew. ¥. W. Taylor, as- sisted in thé order of ” of Warkworth, was the} 4 om the] God}