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sketch app: " ort Perry Star of October 31, 1906. Loy ng the evening, Rev. Wm. Cooper, the present pastor, : gave a very full history of the church since its organization. In ~~ part he said that the first chureh was in Prince Albert, the pastor being Rev. Robt. Monteith who was sent of by the U. P. De and preached first in Prince Al in the fall of 1855, being finally settled as vastor in the spring of 1856. The following are the ~names of the first members of the first church, and who signed the call sent to the synod for Rev. Mr. Monteith to become their first minister: T. C. Forman and wife, Geo. Masson and wife, James Thompson and wife, John Jamieson and wife, John Weir and wife, Alexander Graham, also the following adherents who afterwards became members: Mrs. Geo. Still, R. McKinley, Archibald Campbell, James McKinley and wife, John Munro, Miss Baird, (afterwards Mrs. Morrish), Miss Baird, Jas. Swan and wife, John English and wife, Mr, Daniels, Mrs, Mitchell, Jas. McConnell and wife, Donald MeGill, Robt. McKinley and wife, Wm. Mackie and wife, Andrew Torrance, Mrs. E. Major, W. S. Saxton and wife. - "Of this number who began the church in Prince Albert fifty years ago, and who saw the uphill work it was to keep things go- ing, only two are known to be living today. They are Mrs. James Swan, and Mrs. Morrish, mother of Mr. Geo. Morrish. . "The organization of the first congregation was simple; the first elders were Hugh McCaw, Geo. Masson, John English and John McGill. Shortly afterwards there were added to the elder- ship T. C. Forman and Adam Gordon. : "Rev. R. Monteith began his pastorate in the spring of 1856 » and continued until 1865, nearly nine years in all. The church was without a settled pastor for about two years after Mr. Mon- teith's withdrawal, Services were conducted by ministers sent for longer or shorter periods as might be convenient. Among them were Rev. Mr. Jamieson, and to him the church extended a call to become their pastor in 1867. He was. succeeded. by Rev. Jas. Thom, B.A., whose pastorate ended in 1879. The next pastor was Rev. Hugh Crozier who was present at the jubilee. Rev. Dr. John McMechan was the next pastor and he was in charge from 1884 to 1892. He was succeeded by Rev. A. W. Whiteman, B.A, whose pastorate continued until 1899. In the same year the pre- o sent pastor, Rev. Wm. Cooper, B.A., was called to and inducted into the pastorate. here. The speaker said that as many of the church records had been destroyed some time ago it was deemed best not to go into the work of any of these pastorates except the first one. It is natural on this the 50th anniversary of the found- ing of thé congregation that we should feel a deep interest in that [2 event, We are fortunate in having plenty of material to set be- fore you a very fair account of the induction and labors of the first minister of this congregation. Mrs. Monteith, wife of the first minister, is still living and in Toronto, and her daughter, Miss Monteith, has very kindly furnished us with an historical sketch - which will be interesting. At this point Mr. Cooper read the, - letter received from Miss Monteith and it was found very inter- esting. Space will not permit it being published. : "While so much has been said about the ministers, elders and members of a newly formed church, there is another very im- portant matter that should not be overlooked. The building of a church and the supporting of a minister requires some money, though in those very early days they had reduced the art of sup- porting a minister to a very fine point, on a very small sum of money. It will be interesting to know who came forward and con- tributed of their means to the support of the new undertaking. The managers fortunately have in a good state of preservation, the subscription list for the building of the church and the amount contributed by each member for the support of the minister in the first year of his pastorate. : : ' Mr. McBride made a few remarks about the church history after which two pretty little girls Kathleen Cooper and Jean Grant, carried the mortgages to the platform. They were burned by Rev. Dr. Abraham and Rev. Wm. Cooper while the Jadience sang ' "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow." In the twenty-five years since the Golden Jubilee there have been many changes. Chief of these changes was that occasioned by the question of Church Union. Many of those who had given loyal service in St. John's Church felt Union would increase the value of their service. Others equally loyal were convinced that » they must remain with the church of their fathers. : Those who remained have done faithful and enthusiastic work in building up the congregation, and the very large attendance at the seventy-fifth anniversary gave ample evidence that the church has a real place in the affections of those who in years past had been associated with it. : : On Sunday evening the United Church courteously withdrew its service, and there was a large audience present in St. John's Church to hear the inspiring message of Rev. Mr. Vesey, of Park- dk a egses both morning and evening will Jong be remem- bered as searching and practical. Excellent music was rendered by the choir, assisted by Mr. Patterson, of Toronto. Rev. Wesley Elliott and Rev. W. P. Brown were on the platform and assisted d the celebration of the 75th | near Mr. McBride's. I also remember Mr. A Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Torrance, and I must not forget to mention Mrs. Conditions of this kind continued until the Great War, and BRINGING UP | Currie, Mrs. Scenes, the MacNeil's and Morrish's, all regular at- tendants in the old days, and many more whose names escape me ; i for the moment. All of these people had a pleasant smile Re a Because of the Great War and hecaule of the feploeq stale FATHER At the time of this Golden Jubilee ellowing historic i ae wing ist pd ys had time for | th; Mr. Harrington and Mrs. Prince, 3 kindly word for the son of the Manse. only remember the kindness. visiting Port Perry, but I will always have kind memories work in your midst. added much to the success of the 75th anniversary. Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 'wore impressive setting Cross--The quality and spirit of his message will live long whole community. Angus Cameron, Rev. Mr. McInnis, Rev. Mr. West, Rev. Rev. Mr. Mclver, Rev. E. E. Annand, Mrs. John Cowie, Owen Sound; Mr. W. H. Clark, Oshawa. Y, OCTOBER 22nd, 1981 Also-Mr. McBride and Mr, Ray, representing the High Dy blie Schools; Mr, Burnham, the oid standby in the Post | Office; Mr. Graham, with his hearty looking farm boys from the the profits of toil. Essential i It was decided to meet again at an r, | Island, and the Munroe's from north of Port Perry: Mr. gran, the Siven the Pro > ol pi - ina hou; carly date for fun br ud ving on the : sh, Mr. Carnegie, I suppose some had their faults, even as others, but if so, I] cause of its probable influence on the world at large. I don't know if IT will ever have the pleasure and privilege of [ in Russia has caused much bitterness and misunderstanding, and old days and the old friends, and pray God bless and. prosper his| fear of contradiction that capitalism has many defects, and that Yours sincerely, VICTOR McMECHAN. In the discussion that followed Prof. Line's outline of the on the floor with laughter. Come In speaking of the concert, the Toronto artists, who added so | Tounism was not in itself unjust to those who were opposed to the scenery, beautiful costumes. Adults much to the success of the Monday evening service. were the gift | communistic system. The Professor admitted that such was the 8bc., Children 25c. of Mr. Melville MacArthur, of Toronto, the son of a senior elder | ©85¢; but pointed out that in this revolyfionary programme it was| ae Scugog Improvement Society. in Rev. Mr. Annand's former congregation at Dundalk. This con- | Necessary to adopt high-handed methods. "However these in- tribution as well as that of the soloist at the Sabbath services, | Justices were not to be a permanent part of the communistic sys- The morning and evening sermons by Rev. F. G. Vesey, of ment should be that every person be required to perform some We take this opportunity of expres- the fundamentals of our Christian faith--worship, sacrifice and | Service that is rendered. At the present time it is admitted that | acts of kindness from the neighbours service--in the calling of the church, its leaders and members to | 80cial structure has been turned upside down in Russia, and that and friends during our recent be- give the Christ and His Cross, first place. From his 20 years as | those who formerly governed are now being governed, and that| reavement. John Porteous and nieces a missionary in Korea as well as minister of a large city church, | they are not always being governed justly. However, if the : he cited instances to show the power to-day.of Christ and Hig | idealism of the Russian Communistic System is put into effect,| -- TEE Ee------ The following ministers have officiated in St. John's Presby- # : : : : 93 ; i i terian Church since the Golden Jubilee: Rev. Wm. Cooper; Rev. that the worse elements of humanity may ruin the idealism of the 1931, by the Rev. Edwin W. Sealy Black, Rev. J. T. Hall, Rev. A. E. Thornley, Rev. Mr. Atkinson. Among the out-of-town guests who attended the Services and | ; : : op , 4 ; ; supper were: Mrs. Hugh White, Toronto: Miss Gertrude Kennedy, interfered with the objects of the communistic doctrine was met | the prologue which deals with the Bevoutin) Mis M. ico, rons Mr. aud Ms cl onnel) pointed out that Christianity had idealized thrift, success, and the | have significant titles: "Treasure 3 ' + de . s ale ; S. y Oshawa; Mrs. Alex. Chisholm, Toronto: Mrs. Peter Lamb, Toron- joi Js Ero Miss Mabel Hall. Torants; i. W men who had not exhibited the Christian virtues which recognize | "Breaking open a shaft": "Gotten for Miss Emma Pargeter, Hamilton; Mrs. D. G. Atkinson, Toronto; Prompt payment of subscriptions : will be much appreciated $1.50 per year in own factories. But as in the other reform movements; no effort "That we heartily recommend the | was made to reach the root of the trouble. ° open minded study of constructive As the evils of the industrial system grew, men of great intel-| Christianity as it may be applied to lectual power turned their attention to the problem. Two out- | ©ur economic system; and that, standing men of this character were Karl Marx and Adam Smith, | Where possible, forums be fo es each of whom approached the problem from a different angle. | for the discussion of practical F'%; Each of these writers, however, agreed that to labor should be | Christianity." : the profit of toil. were not essentially changed in spite of many attempts to make radical changes, Sa of Russia, the opportunity came to inaugurate communism in i Russia. That movement is being watched with great interest be- Bringing up Father, with real live 1 C os performers on the stage will play at Naturally the introduction of such a system as that obtaining | port Perry next Saturday, October 24. Two hours of fun and frolic. Meet Jiggs, Maggie, Dinty Moore, and the contre r i a "rolling pin." Don't fail to see Jocko the capitalistic system is not meeting the needs of humanity. the "Monkey." He will make you roll of the| the system has many defects. It might also be stated without subject, the question was asked as to whether the Russian com- early and get floor space, Special Under auspices of tem, according to the leaders, who assert that the basis of govern- . CARD OF THANKS forth useful service to humanity, and be rewarded according to the |sing our appreciation of the many i in the | compulsion will not be necessary, as all classes will welcome the : "DUST OF GOLD" economic charges. This, of course, is a forward look that may | being the Popular Report of "the take many years for its accomplishment. There is, too, the danger | British and Foreign Bible Society, Russian leaders. Literary Superintendent. W. H. The question naturally arose as to the relation of the Soviet| As usual, the Editor draws on to religion. The reply was that for the present, communism was | literary treasures "old and new" in the religion of the Soviets, and that any religion that in any way | his treatment of the subjects. After with most determined opposition and exclusion. It was further | history of Gold Mining, the chapters accumulation of wealth: that avarice was not frowned down as it | Sought and found": "Channels among E. Ww. | should be, and that the church frequently received the money of | the rocks": "To the furthest bound": the supreme value of human life. Gold". Into these chapters Mr. The afternoon meeting was of a different character. Dr, |Smith weaves examples of the heroism Solandt brought to the attention of the audience the practical | and daring shown by those who tran- Studies in the Efforts Toward Reconstrvction in Russia, and in Denmark. purpose of the study is two fold-- of the communistic and co-operative plans, and-- and the consumer. - make a start and face the facts.--Editor] : ETO eT of the United Church, studied a phase of "Reconstruction" the world which made Communism in Russia possible. producer and consumer were bfought into direct contact. of his goods. took place. i, 1 St fons Preshyiician i hry So rts were made to correct these conditions, ated; but the palliatives did not cure, men instituted ref .° '6 " sion in its agricultural industry. Conditions were about as bad as | search for gold with the outstanding eC ons ruc 10N they could be. Then a vision of possible betterment came to| features of the Annual Report. He "NOTE--This report is presented largley from the view- these words: "We are a very small country; we must make use| references throughout the book to point of those who have sponsored the various methods of any unit of land, the poor as well as the good. We are but a Canada and Newfoundland. Emphasis of Reconstruction in Russia and in Denmark. and it does little people, in number one of the smallest in the world, but we | is laid on the difficult economic con- follow that their methods are suited to Canadian needs, can't do without anybody; we must see that all are lined up, the | ditions which faced Bible Society As Prof. Line well nointod out---Russia Communism with small as well as the great, in the fight for the best." workers here, but their spirit is sum- its suppression of the individual, and its war against After years of patient toil a new and constructive program | med up as follows: "This state of religion, would not be tolerated in this country. The of education was introduced. The chief features of this program | affairs did not lead our' workers to 1. To secure an understanding of the methods and ideals system differs from ours in the fact that their morning sessions | deavour. The spirit that animated 2. To face our own economic problem in a constructive structive work among the students. comes from South Saskatchewan: way. aa At fourteen years of age, the pupil quits school for four years | 'The policy of the Auxiliary was that That way may be styled Christian Socialism, which can and goes back to his home, where he is engaged in some useful | of the industrious farmer who does only be brought into operation by mutual agreement be- occupation. : : . . not believe that an occasional STD Dn S and rrr and between Hi producer At the age of eighteen he is admitted to the Folk High Schools. | failure means the death of agricul The process must necessarily be slow, and much edu. In the first place they have no set curriculum, nor have they any | Wherever available, and summer-fal- cation required; but that is no reason why we should not examinations. The underlying principle is discussion. ~The lowed the human soil where the crop . leader of the school or some other competent person introduces the | failed, in preparation for the crop Ministers and laymen of Lindsay and Oshawa Presbyteries the direction of Prof. John Line, of Victoria University, who took for his subject "Communism in Russia, and the Five Year Plan." Very properly Prof. Line reviewed the conditions throughout are students in the Folk High Schools. In brief, they never look | work in Western Canada also receives He commenced the study by reference to what is known as the "Industrial revolution." In the early days of British industry producer made his wares, marketed them, and retained the profts. Generally speaking he carried on his industry in or near his own home, using his own labor and that of his family in the production Early in the nineteenth centurv a great industrial change Persons with capital established factories and hired workers 80il." birthday gift from Canada and New- to produce merchandise. Those worker: us.d the tools provided ™" one or two features of agriculture in Denmark might be] foundland. Whilst gratitude is ex- for Shem, and solely Sependent Spon the wages paid Jo them noted. The farms aré small, and the tendancy is to make them | pressed for this generous gift, the or their living, having no con 0 e product o: eir toil. : 3 8 i t | reading of the Report leaves the defi- Dat ally this sy stem I od to grave abuses. Workers were home like, rather than to introduce the factory sysem so eyviden pitted against each other in order to reduce wages. Factories : il 1 and | always in need of funds to carry on were b ull with out rete ren co to aa nitation or the comfort and that is over come by the free use of fertilizers, both natural and han | security' of the workers. The slum districts were started and 18:5 He oh i 3. if ity | The book is tastefully produced and : grew. The in duction of machinery accent t 3 these ordi. much feed is imported--170 millions tons in 192 Uniformity 1 and the congested, dirty conditions under which industry ictest investigation as to | With gold mining and also with photo was aged became a menace to the health and virility of the Dut mpm i hg only after strictest nvestightion ° graphs of colporteurs at work offering " j + : humanitarian, as exemplified by such men as Lord of a competent farmer. He must also have saved monye equal to than much fine: gold." Manifestly such efforts did not change the under. o eo ---- PT : 5 ne-terith of the price of the farm. After that, and upon these governed industry. The fineness of the work conditions, the Everton: will lend him the other 90% at 3% | HALLOWE'EN BAZAAR AND ons came from the workers There are no lon i i at the Church seensi E Pmanie at X r g drawn out vocational courses in agriculture. the Church of the A ion eat opposition from the capital- The tendency is to short courses in which the mind is kept keen, | Thursday evening, October 29th, - p and finally secured conces- and alive to the necessity of making the best use of the oppor-| will see fancy articles, samples did they cure the essential tunity afforded. i? Si d that came from the employers | in their operation of the co-operative system in Denmark. slate and circulate the Scriptures, and Eighty years ago Denmark was suffering from great depres- | In a evry wonderful way links the Bishop Grundtvig. He saw the value of education and inspiration. | also illustrates the principles laid At first his efforts to secure co-operation and social betterment | down by vivid examples chronicled in among the agricultural classes was met with opposition: but he| the Society's annals for the year, un- visited the seats of learning in other countries and learned those | til; instead of a drab statement of principles of continuous education which later became the salva- | facts, the whole is lit up by beauty of tion of the Danish people. language, felicity of phrase, and apt- Later the people adopted a creed that might be expressed ir | ness of quotation. There are several are these: First, Public School until fourteen years of age. Their | despair, but to more energetic en- are given to the usual school studies, and the afternoons to con-| them is revealed in a statement which These High Schools are not like anything we have in this country. |ture. We gathered the harvest or _practical subject; it may be a question of co-operation or of | that will not fail'" There is re- or practicl subject; it may be a question of co-operation or of [ference too to the work of Dr. Heine, government. No mater what the subject is, after its presentation, | the Society's colporteur, who speaks discussion starts. at least 26 languages and acts as port These Folk High Schools are open and are attended by persons | worker at Saint John, N. B., and also of both sexes. There is no age limit, except that of the age for | visits lumber and mining camps in admission to these schools. Persons seventy years of age often | Quebec and Ontario. Colportage under upon education as a completed task. honourable mention. / The result of this system is that almost every citizen is well| A new feature is a synopsis placed § : informed on important matters as they affect the life of the{| before each chapter, and a. apt 3 The people. * quotation from Karl Barth's famous : This educational program was started in 1843, but it was not | book, "The Word of God and the until 1881 that the co-operative movement was introduced. Much | Word of Man" prefixes each section. : later the political field was entered, and the rural people took| In the closing pages, reference is control of the government. The success of Denmark is based on made to the new Twenty-five Cent i: a strong cultural foundation, carrying out the dictum of its found-| English Bible--the cheapest obtain- er--"The culture of the mind must precede the cultural of the|able--made possible by the generous on larger farms. The land is naturally poor and sandy, a defect | tite impression that the Society is commercial. Liquid manure is not allowed to go to waste. Very | its work. and honest quality are urged. The government stamp may be | illustrated by photographs dealing : 5 ey he people the Written Scriptures - any a city young man has an ambition to own a farm. To to.4 : 3 The gain this goal he must work for five years under the instruction | --More to be desired than gold, yea interest. SUPPER home-made candy for sale. At the conclusion of the addresses, the following resolution | served from 5.30. Admission 50c. was passed: * adults and 80c for children.