Briani Winter's I H storiý CI'Whîtby cal BAPTIST CHURCH Since the Wiîby Baptist CChurcb i s celebrating ils Centennial tibis mnonth, tlhis and next xveek's coluinuns will be devoted to tlhe history of hhe hxvo 2aptish congregations which have served Whitby. Piclured above is a stone cairn located at Dundas Street and Kendalwood Road, marking hhie site of the firsh Baplisl Church iin what is now the Town of Wlitby. Il was built of bas hbetween 1825 and 1829 by Rev. William Whien 1 write ibis coiurnn, 1 arn often piaced squareiy on the horns of a dilemmna. The tille imipiies that the coiumin is replete, with news of goings-on in our conmmunily,yel ofien- times the column is ltulle moôre than thie highily-opinionaied vie ws of the wri ter. Faced xih this diierna, Iam mosi of* hie tinie 'ird- pressed t1 sit down. put pen to paper, andi write the 500 or so words which mnake up this weckily piece. This is especially truc on those occasions wlîen, cîite frankiy . the meat of the piece is the fourth announcement of' Ibis dance. or the third reminder of thatr meeting. I put ihis con undrurn hony good buddy, the Kilier, and Corridor Capers Corridor Capers Dance on Friday, October 22, wili once again feature a live orchestra, aiong wiih a disc jockey. This is the third dance sponsored by the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association. Prizes, refreshrnenls, and lunch will top off the evening of entertainmenh. Tickets are going fast, cail Lynn Majoros ah 723-1680 for reservations. There will be a Planning Department Workshop to dispiay a suggested plan of subdivision for Forster Deveiop- ments. This latesi ceveloo)ment is iocated cast of Apple- lus reply xvas instantaneously revealing. Said lie, "I read Words f roin WeVst Lynde partly to find out vhat's going on. but mostly t0 sec which of your R'nnald Reagan-like righît- wing opinions you arc going toifi ict upon us each week". With the Killer's commnents in minc, and xiih apologies to al ithose people who gel off on dance announcemecnts, this colunin is going to be one of t hose xvhere mv riglit- wing ati tudes domnate. 1 cali i i my 'fe d up xil' colunmo because . iii the paragraphis that foliow, 1aun going 10 outline sonie of the îhings ihat I arn lcd UP xith. I an lcd np xvili: th1e AntIin flalion pr grain whiclî doesn't control prices, and which scecciveiy controls xvagcs. 1 say selectivclv because the A.!. B. fias haninered the miners in the Yukon, the paper workers in New Brunswick, and thc library xvorkers ini Toronto. while virtuaily ignoring fedceral puiiei servants, postal workers, and Ontario's teachers. the press, and thie media. especially the C.B.('.. whichi refuses 10 live up 10 ils responsibil i y, and reporit te wage and price controls progra ni for the snowv job i bai il is. tlhe fedierai goveî imienti for f. recasti ng thîe en d o f Canada wood Cres. and wcsl of Kendalwood Rd. The workshop xviii be held aI Dr. Roh. Thorn ion School on Wednesday, Ochober 113. betctienhieflonus of 4 anid t) o'ciock. Sec you there. Monday. Ociober 4tlî. the Operations Comimit tee Of. the Towni of Whitby appeared slightiy confused when they read conflicting legai opinions. On one hiand, thue awyer engaged by the Towvn staîed that it Wt)Lld be il legal t) subsitiize senior ci tizens and handicapped persons ini order to assisi themi with affordable transportation. On the other h::nd, a legai o)pinion present- cd by the Raiepayers Association staied tIhat il xvas xiihin i-he Toxvn's cgai bounds to provide a subsidy for hiandi- capped and seniors in need. On September 20th, the KI TC HE NCABI NES THE LATEST STYLES TO ENHANCE ANY KITCHEN- LARGE SELECTION -COME IN & BROWSE -WEUL HELP YOU TC MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! MITCHELL BROTHERS Building Supplies Ltd. Brooklin., 655-4991 because of the reaction 10, and rejection of, bilingualism. The country hasn'î rejched biiingualism, only the present federal govcrnmcnt approacb. the education cstablishment xvhich admits 10 ils mistakes only in part by introducîng more compulsory subjecîs in Grades 9 and 10 afler playing fast and ioosc with six yeais of Ontario's high school studenîs. the G.O. Transit Sysîem whicb, as regular patrons know, can be couinîed onl 10 have signal trouble at least once a week on ich Lakeshore run thercby rnaking Pickering passenge'rs late, and which, iniraculously, runs uninter- ruphed, reguiar, first-raîe service ho Brampton (George- t o wn). politicians everywhere, who can cover ail sides of an issue xithout rnissing a beat, and who, when put on the spot, can alxvays be counted oni ho îimediately put the- bMarne on anoiber level of government. professional developrienî days which give parents fits, and \vhiicm allow teachers lime during working hours 10 do xvha thue rest of' hhe worlc lias 10 do in the evenings, or on the xeekends. Tliese are but a fcw of the thiings whiich p--- me off. I hope lhah nuy puhting tlîem forth in the fashion 1 have offends few people. Bye for îuow. Sec you next week. operahioni commrit tee ha"d appearcd extrcmcily enlhusiastic with the idea of hielpinig a segment of our population that niecd il Ite most. Now that anothen organization has found îhie a legal way 10 hielp seniors and handicappcd, -- ii's back to the staff ho report again in lwo wcek. 1 realize tIbis is not an expensive bus service or even a dial-a-bus, but surely our senior citizens and handicapped pensons deserve some kind of affordable transportation Ihat meels their meeds. At least the Rahepayers Association found a legal way t10 help. M. McEachern. Summer Fu is here We at Hair Fashion wish to assist you in choosing a new hair style.. one that would make hair styling easier for you. Appointinenîs arecflot always necessary, Phone 668-8591 14/c proide one step Pr-ofessionial Ear Piercing HAIR FASHION 102A Lupin Drive BLAI R PARK PLAZA (corner of Dundiîs St. E. & Lupin Dr.) Whîtby --668-8591 Marsh, the founder of the first Baptisl congregation in the Whitby area. William Marsh was born in the New England States in 1 767 and lived a peaceful life until the (American Revolution when his property was conflscated because hie rcmained loyal ho the Britisli. About 1783 hie joined the United Empire Loyalisîs and moved to a community near Quebec. On Marchi 2, 1 796, William Marsh was ordained as a Baplist miniister and in -1825, hie moved hiis fam-ily 10 Whiitby 10 stant a congregation in what was thon a very spars-ely settled area. The log churchi, known aîs Ite Baptist Meeting flouse, becaîne a popuflar place for public meetings as well as cliturchi services, and the Township counicil met tlîcre occasîinally. In 1833 tlic Baptists ict Rcv. Dr. Robert Thiorniton, tlîe ncwly-arriveti Presbyterian mrinisher, conduct ser-vices in hhceir log chutrcli, and in 1I837, Dr. Thornton cestablisbcd biis own brick chutrcli whiere thc Union Ccîîuetery is I oc ated. Also inii 837, Willianui Lyon Mackenzie called a ptmblic meeting ah tue Baphistithrch 10o raise support for bis rebeliioni, anid the Tories tireatcnied te tear the bLiildiîug down if'lic siowedtl p. M.ackcnxzie did îlot aippear. Wiilianî Marsli f'ounded a sectnd l3apist Ch urcli ini additioiho the log clitircli on DLundas Street. This second cliturch xvas buiil i onthue sotb side of the sevenith conicessioni road of Wlihtby Township cash of Irooklin betwcn I 1838 aid I1845, and lîad an active cengregaion umiu il is members mioved imbt Brooklin abot I 884. A cemcltery xvas establishied ah tibis chtmrchi, whiere Williami Marsli and Ilus sonii srael are btiri'2d. Afler the conigregation miovcd ho l3rooklin ie old clhulrch xvas uised for somne years aIs a pulit]c imeehîng hiaii, and xvas later nioved 10 a farmn abouit a ile cast oni the seven tii conicessiotu, whcere il is precnhly uscd as an imnpie- ment shed. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1976, PAGE 7 William Marsh died at the'age of 75 in 1843 and his ministry was taken over by his son Rev. Israel Marsh. I3jrael iviarsn was born near Q.-uebec in 1191 anc i did at Whitby on May 12, 1855. After the resignation of Israel Marsh in- the 1 840s, a number of deacons or pastors filled the pulpil at the log church on IXtndas Street. Among these were a Mr. Crellin, and Jabez Hall. In 1 851, D.S. Starr became pastor. Often the 'minister would not show up, and some rnember of the congregation would have 10 conduet the service. About 1853, Rev. Johin Cerrne, who had just arrived from Scolland, becamne pastor of the log church, but on April I18, I1855, the church was severely damaged in a storm, and services biad 10 be suspended. Rev. Gerrie's son, James H. Gerrie, a future mayor of WhI-itby, remnoved the building fronu its site and re-erecled it on Brock Street in Whitby as a public hall. About 1 859 a building conmitîce for a new church was formed, with James IH. Gerrie, Jabez Hall, William Robinson George liall and H-utton Starr being mnembersý. Sherilî rNèlson Gilbert Reynolds offered a site near what is now the Ontario Ladies' College, and the trustees erected a building. The, congregation was re-formed in I860, under Rev. Il. Lloyd but t1e trustees discovered they did 1101 have a legal dced 10 the landl BecaUSe of the dispute o-ier the legality of the land tille, Mr. Lloyd's congregation did not last long. The building was soid for a trifling sumn and nuoved 10 the corner of Gilbert and Centre Streets. Ils furîher use is unknown. By I1865 the Baptist congregation in Whitby had ceased 10 exist, altlîough the seventh concession, church east of Brooklin continued 10 flourish. However, wilhin 10O years the grandson of Israel Marsh was 10 found the congregation which continues ho this day. (NexI week: Whitby's second Baptist Church) -MIO