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TI Raniicensee of Colborne by Jim Belt SOMETHING ABOUT THE | CHURCHES When we first came to Col- borne, our mother took us to | the Anglican Church and Son- | day School, One thing I learn- led very early in life and that was respect and reverence for God's House. I have the Ang- lican. S&S. 3. to thank for that. As note of us had been ‘bap- tized or christened, whichever ig the proper term, we were all ined ap one Sunday morn- ing and the Rev. John David- son Jr. pat us all through the eeremony. His father, also the Rev, John Davidson, was Rect- or here at the time, I am going to add if I remember correctly. Two things stand out very clearly In my memory of the time I attended the Anglican Church. One was the Sunday School picnics at which Mr. Arthur Cheffins always had bbs ee53 ge Hang : z : . fets. This was burned io 1990. with many old church records. 1 must not forget to mention the old Temperence Hall. It &tood just where Dr. Pember’s office and residence is now located, It was wsed for many things. ‘Concerts, shows, Polit- ical rallies, lectures, Temper- ence rallies and many other things, One thing stands out very distinctly in my recollect- fons of the hall. The ladies of the Anglican church always held a turkey supper in the fall around Thanksgiving time. Imagine, if you ¢an, a full course turkey supper for only fifty cents (children 25¢.). It is almost unbelievable isn’t. it? T will not have space to touch on all the churches this. time but hope to give them their due tribute later. I do want to say something, however, about the tremendous task undertaken by the pioneers of the Presbyter- ian faith in the building of their church in 1830, Although .| lumber was plentiful and cheap, nothing but stone would do for their place of worship. port. There were no roads to speak of, so the stone had to drawn through the woods by team to the building site. stands, a fitting tribute to the Christian zeal and indomitable spirit of the old pioneers of Scotch descent, As far back as I can remember the Rev. P.M. Duncan was the minister of Old St. Andrews.