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HomeMy WebLinkAboutX2023-013-050m--I�wmmw A BRIEF HISTORY OF FAIRPORT UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY Liverpool Road South Town of Pickering KNOWN FOR YEARS AS THE FRIEND'S BUR YING GROUND A T THE "BA Y" Research by John David O'Brien FAIRPORT UNITED CHURCH CEMETERY located on Liverpool Rd., Town of Pickering and being part one, part of lot 23, range three, broken front concession - Inst. 29838. This plot of land has had a long and varied history. The land was granted to Captain George Hill in May of 1796 and was sold to David Gardiner by Isabella Hill in November 1834 - Inst. 11343. On March 19, 1847, David Gardiner sold what is now the cemetery to The Trustees of the Bible Christian Church. Trustees at the time were Thomas Whitlock, William Gee, Thomas Courtice and John Briggs. Selling price was Ten Pounds and it was stipulated that this was to be used as a burying ground and a site for a church. According to this deed the number of trustees were to be five - Inst. 7270. The Bible Christians originally separated from the Wesleyans in England and came principally from Devon, Cornwall and Wales area of Great Britain. At time of union it had fewer than 10,000 members in Canada located principally in an area east of Scarborough to Belleville and north to Peterborough with a pocket in Prince Edward Island. The Bible Christian Church of Canada existed from 1831 until union with The Methodist Church of Canada in 1884. A Bible Christian Church existed in the village of Pickering until 1883 and after that was used by the Society of Friends. It is not known when the white frame church was built, but it was in use in 1887 as an article appears in the Pickering News regarding a Christmas Party held there and refers to Pickering Harbour Sunday School and the Friends Sunday School. A record book shows Sunday School attendance from 1892 - 1899. An old aerial photo of the Bay shows a driveshed at the rear of the church. A funeral notice of 1928 refers to the Friends Cemetery. -2- On the 22nd day of June 1920 the property was bought by Dunbarton United Church from the Society of Friends for One Hundred Dollars. Signing for the Society of Friends were Phebe Jane Wright, and Robert Henry Cronk, of the Township of Pickering, and Minnie Ball of the Township of Uxbridge. Andrew Allison, William Thom and William T. Dunbar, signed for Dunbarton United Church - Inst. 15194. On the 31 st day of December 1929, the land was conveyed to the Dunbarton Congregation of the United Church of Canada from Allison, Thom and Dunbar, for the sum of One Dollar - Inst. 18570. Again on 21 st of October 1948 the land passed from the Dunbarton Congregation of the United Church of Canada to the Trustees of the Fairport Congregation of the United Church of Canada for the sum of One Dollar. Signing for Dunbarton were Franklin White, Benjamin Lutton and James Mitchell - Inst. 29838. February 7th, 1980 Trustees of Fairport Congregation of the United Church of Canada to the Trustees of the Dunbarton-Fairport Congregation of the United Church of Canada for the sum of One Dollar. Signing for Fairport were Edna Balsdon, Harry Cook and Alexander Paterson - Inst. D 104023. On February 8th, 1949, the first meeting of the Fairport United Church Cemetery Board was held at the home of Mrs. William O'Brien, 1269 Commerce St., Village of Fairport. Secretary was Mrs. Wm. O'Brien, Chairnlan, Mr. Jim Oakley, Treasurer, Mr. J. David O'Brien. Also at the meeting were Mr. Charles Mansfield, Mrs. Fred Scott, Mr. Robert Balsdon and Rev. J.K. Braham. A Plan of the cemetery was drawn up by Mr. Rhodes Fawcett who lived at that time at 695 Front Road, Fairport. -3- In 1953 the plan for the cemetery was approved on July 15th as C-53-29-5. Rules for the cemetery were approved on June 24th 1953 as C-53-29-5. In March of 1967 Plan C-53-29-5 was registered at Whitby as 90-M-15. Prior to 1949 there were no records of burials at the cemetery and there are more graves than presently marked. It is believed two veterans of the war of 1812-14 are buried here. Activities of the United Church on this plot of land are well documented in the book "The Memories Make the History, Don't They" by Diane Schillaci, published in 1986. In October of 1984 the little white frame church on Liverpool Road which had seen so many changes in the community, was torn down. CIV494" For known early burial records see Archives of Ontario MS-451-REEL 83 F A I.R P O R T U N I T E D C E M E T E R Y BR3 Lot 23 Pickering'Township • Recorded and checked by: Kay Pickard Bessie Gannon 1988 A GENEALOGICAL REFERENCE LISTING A publication of the WHITBYIOSHAWA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (Branch 22 of the Ontario Genealogical Society) 1 P.O. Box 174, Whitby, Ontario UN 5S1 PICKCRING Puy I__IC: L t-r At: CENTRAL SgRANCH FAIRPORT UNITED CEMETERY 1. Kennedy/ In loving memory of/ Gordon W. Kennedy/ died Dec. 21, 1983/ husband of Hilda Reynolds/ died Oct. 3, 1960/ 2. Johnson/ Harold J. W. Johnson/ 1904-1962/ Rest in peace/ 4 c.m."Johnson" 3. 4 c.m."Scott" 4. Ryder/ In loving memory of/ James Ryder/ Jan. 29, 1911 - Apr. 11, 1983/ beloved husband of/ Helen" Mdr jorie;'Scott/ ..' 4 c.m. "Ryder" 5. Brown/ In loving memory of/ William Brown/ Nov. 25, 1923 - liar. 4, 1966/ beloved husband of/ Mary McConnell/ Wilson/ 4 c.m."Brown" 6. Scott/ In loving memory of/ Marjorie Helen Mansfield/ Oct. 10, 1899 - June 13, 1961/ beloved wife of/ Frederick Walter Scott/ Feb. 15, 1881 - Apr. 25, 1970/ 4 c.m."Scott" 7. Derham/ William A./ born 1897/ died 1958/ Marker: WILLIAM (in Mansfield plot) 8. Side 1 - Mansfield/ In memory of/ Thomas Mansfield/ 1851-1927/ Ardelia Marks/ wife of the above/ 1858-1929/ At rest/ Side 2- Also/ two infant/ daughters/ Markers: MOTHER, FATHER 3 c.m."M" 9. Mansfield/ 1889 Minnie 1913/ Alice/ 1882-1965/ Charles H./ 1875-1956/ 10. Korczynski/ In loving memory of/ a dear husband/ and father/ Ronald/ Jan. 12, 1903/ July 25, 1979/ 4 c.m."Korczynski" 16. Gone so soon// John A./ son of/ Frederick and Sarah/ Hilts/ died 17 Aug. 1860/ aged 9 mo 15 d/ This lovely flower/ To us awhile was given/ Transplanted now it/ brightly blooms in heaven/ 1. Albert A./ Forrest/ 1896-1971/ 12. Hearns/ In loving memory of/ James A. Hearns/ Apr. 30, 1889 - Aug. 12, 19621 beloved husband of/ Ellen V. Forrest/ Apr. 10, 1900 - Apr. 22, 1985/ 4 c.m"Hearns" 13. 3 c.m."R.Hill" 14. 4 c.m."Kirby" 15. Henderson/ In loving memory of/ Margaret Beattie/ Dec. 10, 1893 - Mar. 5, 1973/ beloved wife of/ John Henderson/ Feb. 10, 1891 - July 211, 1982/ Ever in our thoughts/ 4 c.m."Henderson" (Plot C3,j) 17. (lower part of a stone only - possibly a Hilts stone ???) ......... 1858/........ ....years/ .............the loved & cherished one/ [Like] some bright star he passed away/ Death claimed his victim & he sank/ Calm as the sun's expiring ray/ 18. 4 c.m."Murphy" 19. O'Brien/ 1 c.m."O'Brien" 19A Agnes Corbett/ wife of/ John O'Brien/ 1900-1964/ 19B John O'Brien/ 1886-1959/ 19C 19D In loving memory of/ William O'Brien/ 1870-19113/ 19E In loving memory of/ Grace A./ daughter of/ William & Athealia/ O'Brien/1898-1928/ — 19F In loving memory of/ Athealia J.1 Sparks/ wife of/ William O'Brien/ 1873-1906/ 19G Hannah Wright/ wife of/ Matthew O'Brien/ 1850-1938/ 19H Amelia O'Brien/ 1879-1890/ 20. In memory of/ Abram Stoner/ died/ Sept. 10, 18981 aged 70 yrs/ Ellen/ wife of/ Abram Stoner/ died/ Play 10, 18971 aged 60 y's/ Stoner/ 21. Bond/ In loving memory of/ James William Bond/ July 4, 1883 - Sept. 22, 1965/ beloved husband of/ Gertrude Kendell/ June 17, 1882 - June 17, 1968/ 2 c.m."Bond" 2 c.m.plain 22. G. A. Herb Barnes/ 1901-1967/ beloved husband of/ Winifred Dryland/ 1899-19871 4 c.m."Barnes" 23. 4 c.m."Green" 24. (etching of fish) Harvey/ Fertile/ 1916-1981/ (Hare)/ 4 c.m."Fertile" 25. '4 c.m. "Whyte" 26'. }Herbert V. Newall/ Private/ 58 Battn. C.E.F.1 9 Dec. 19651 age 68/ 4 cm"Newall" 27. Sheldon/ In loving memory of/ George C. Sheldon/ Mar. 2, 1925 - Feb. 7, 19831 husband of/ Joyce I. Bailey/ 4 e.m."Sheldon" 28. Cook/ harry T./ 1909-19871 Plonical ...................1 4 c.m."Cook" 29. Side 1- S/ Willie/ died Aug. 30, 18891 aged 17 years/ also 2 infants/ AT rest/ Thomas Sowerby/ June 22, 1883/ Nov. 18, 19721 Side 2- SI In memory of/ John Sowerbyl died Feb. 7, 18951 aged 68 years/ and his wife/ Elizabeth Fisher/ died Mar. 9, 19251 in her 82nd year/ Gone home/ Gone but not forgotten/ Marker: FATHER 4 c.m."S" INDEX Fairport United Cemetery Bailey, Joyce I. (SHELDON)... 27 ernes, G. A. Herb ........... 22 Winifred Dryland..... 22 Beattie, Margaret (HENDERSON) .15 Bond, Gertrude Kendell....... 21 James William .......... 21 Brown, Mary McConnell Wilson..5 William................5 Cock, Harry T................28 Monica.................28 Corbett, Agnes (0'BRIEN).... 19A Derham, William A.............7 ,Dryland, Winifred (BARNES).... 22 Fertile, Harvey..............24 Fisher, Elizabeth (SOWERBY)... 29 Forrest, Albert A............11 Ellen V.(HEARNS).... 12 Green........................23 Hearns, Ellen V. Forrest ..... 12 James A..............12 Henderson, John..............15 Margaret Beattie..15 Hill, R......................13 Hilts, Frederick.............16 John A................16 Sarah.................16 �Qhnson, Harold J. W..........2 dell, Gertrude (BOND) ..... 21 Kennedy, Gordon W.............1 Hilda Reynolds ....... 1 Kirby........................14 Korczynski, Ronald.. ........10 Mansfield, Alice..............9 Ardelia Marks ...... 8 Charles H..........9 Marjorie Helen(SCOTT).6 Minnie.............9 Thomas.............8 2 inf dau's........ 8 Marks, Ardelia(MANSFIELD)..... 8 Murphy .............. ... ....18 Newall, Herbert V. (Pte.).... 26 O'Brien......................19 Agnes Corbett ...... 19A Amelia.............19K Athealia J. Sparks. 19E,19F Grace A ............ 19E Hannah Wright ...... 19G John...............19B William .... 19D,19E,19F Matthew ............ 19G Reynolds, Hilda.(KENNEDY).... 1 Ryder, Helen Marjorie Scott ... 4 James..................4 Scott, Frederick Walter ....... 6 Helen Marjorie(RYDER)..4 Marjorie Helen Mansfield.6 .......................3 Sheldon, George C............27 Joyce I. Bailey ..... 27 Sowerby, Elizabeth Fisher....29 John................29 Thomas..............29 Willie..............29 2 infants ........... 29 Sparks, Athealia J.(0'BRIEN)19E,19F Stoner, Abram................20 Ellen................20 Whyte........................25 Wilson, Mary McConnell(BROWN).5 Wright, Hannah (0'BRIEN).... 19G /h IF t- -of /V/J/(() IZ-21V) - - / e- inuous o; ortunit}' to (Iunitiy hucine�� position. Start ant 1�'rite 11'. H. S11;tw, 303 e St., Toronto. PICKERING -:- UMBER YARD For Sale A ),It 000 Al G hoofed atq)le, barrels at 85 cents each in lots of 10 or more at the shop. - D. Gordon 8c Sony, PICIKERING Bell and-Inclepptadont-phone.--- erm Opens E'all Term p August 30th ,,-ELLIOTT�� - r"ge k Charles Sts, Toronto he . salaries offered onr Graduates rring the last two ye-tirs have been. t•eater than ever before. It is no :•out,le for Graduates to get employ• lent ltecause THEY ARE PROPERLY tt.�txii�. Come 'to this prepared to o vour part faithfully and the re -be st►tisfactor There is io guess -work about findlearn what ar (catalogue today ve have done for others. jW, J, Elliott, Principa ., \�ls. 'AlVol's, of Pitt.9011; is stt,, FAIRPORT in ft•NN Nvreks iVith her iyter, ;. \Ittior' Iris Snntla}. Jul)' 13th, promises to be tt 1•}li;a l:tlie I +►� n`�•% ►v otonirtne iutcreet to the people llf ` ,t•n,lin 1 fe �ti syYtl► S• + ,►irpott, Netter' k1lown :i�. Frencli �lrs. TuKner, tan's 13ay. At the northern entr;tnre Dr. Blake B. 13,vtton, \irs. Bit] f tht; pol,ular and benntife►1 sun►;;t' t ;rod lit i!e• son spent n feiv d:rvs %vitV Ig pl,ice there is shunted + little tv•e5 hunt It} l VA'1 s,1 li•r.:t 1 W rime church whi^h \ hit of H>cmiltnn, nd1 «hich i:+ designated I,t• the �etu,' _ f � tl 1Vt;ite, of Galt, are �pi,ndln', estive name, Christ I'm Workers, 0at ,ater the building Wits taken over by fL- Iinq cI`sie t1l{Etge�cy,it of'1'oronto he Society of .Friends. During tl►• E ndiniz 1u r lioiidrtys with her >alruy d tv,, of Pielcering Co,lege r eg" ^p ' �1. D aucl '41 q. Rogers. all services were conducted and turn} rent iti�e of the vicinity remetnher wid, ;ns itize ude the thriving S. S. which / DUNBARTON CrIttiyelped tn.. irn re-y unit} kith the P t_.tr>-report-tilr�: Piz= :impte piety of the Friends which h;rs -_1�'e rPar'+� ,eft an indelible mark upon the• W«'n the i'i91� tsAnnnn i? borne from Ot ship of Pickering. For upweids of 16 .•ears the church has hve.n. closed. rU('n t`'t`jrsr l � 1er� f Toropto, is vast ing to its fast ine'reasinK p p each summer adesire has ripened into Witit �Irs' Lero}'• action to have some form of religions Misses Holmes, of Toronto, are services during the t:atntner months. in; -,relatives here! July ith, to � fintne months ago the Presbrtery of On NVednesday, 11'hithy resbr cLed ►ile Session eh to look int rrt5s �►nd ,\lrs, and H cConochr e, •of Am barton P Spent the weekend in the village• the situation that something might p . • Irene Dun►� he done for the apiritittilnentdn the it9 �t 1 11iar cans'►hQ\Ii of Toronto, i T-fh peohie KeY c�:— ��se'l lira Gerald Clnrke an little T� Sessiou thought it advi9able aq al,e' Pek for a Visit with reln ginnI to. purchase Ilse church from left iR9t IN the OctSety of Friends, which was at lea�r River, P zer. of Toronto. C. done. During the last few weeks the building has been undergoing ulucli firs. Rn�e, of Brantford, and 1 needed ri•pairs and the reopening sec- Pizer and family am with Mrs. P: \fi. and Mrs. MIr.Gean, J. tt' vice will be conducted July l5th, at 3Qk of Tor u'clock. The occosi nn will bwhPnr it is sple of ientsk t-the past wend Nfiss ek with Mrs. historic interest t Y remembered that this was oneryof son. the ftrst pe►iota where, 1liaa0i �ai�X►ort when ta4 All ips ork non the Pry i 1weached.tn L pPe �t as once the i4ite Od aS ndat.s titagon. a9iit Is. ra,lost cdisagreeable toePell than villageweather. A The Senecas. so Dean°erous onFive the I nnutmbe►gconiplain f long ro patrons, 4,hen :1Ltke haste south side, anent hok eghene attract• hl , of theireowncars have had nir►de a perm ed.by the game and llsh which vPrP wdrd. ohtainahle in ofc`heslilpician In 1660 Don't Order. to bg held i on thegrand eautifulla� MI. Pension, o of the can asinlissionary titer of llllyn 7U�n Throe 6h iris of the Ladies' Aid ��locie y c'e a t severe w bim harton PresiMerian Church, labors and others succeeding of Fr even by the « 1 many of the In cards under Venteen concerthe t will bedgiv ' Y power of Christianity. years late uis it do fe c�nonaille trwa ore ice en n ct eatil. fruits. sort: ft tdrink, the �Iar 1 will be sold ni uign south of the hoin�mnde c11 round- Adm • turning fro►u a ca p It is IViy Business lake he was the Chr Christian Indians of booths children under 12 years hoc. To help }'on run part of yours, bospitality by once I this place. SoanEl theaTr limpet Torch Cal 1 Fooltball Lee flnKI ague will be played at -lie of th�, Picket t y opening a New Garage in the Vii• to be taken tip wow -fir ind�t re aced to do A Dunbarton field on Friday, Ju•' NVhitevale I amp p . off-_ Goagel Truth. �'illoporation and between CNIJ - d irit of coop it n s of repair work, including gl,lendi BP te. s b public is invit= of the semi-f} ebar After .wht , a and side curtatn8. also making active eup�en has been manifested wirioere of u Op an the i� err old cnr look and min like new by I,v the resi opening service which will sad B, at 0,30 Riving it a Rood coat of new paint. e� to the op p ri 11071 e tst rn� e�rPnaoft will he tpremenre�i7nie R den ft , r, Toronto machinery, 1Dclud• be conducted 79 thepaetor of Dunbar.' ; emblematic of the c amp � ;► gent for log �Pompe,� Winduntiie. Silari ---�u cr,u;l.c;1�L __. . and (}aaoltrtU Eogtnes. J�fQr repalre'already done and further a T e box � ;oJLt.J; ninted. there_ will be a be heid't re• s�al�l�e evening r. A71 : ----- -- CHARLES M. -RIGI -special offering. Come and help tilotog tho n, wreet wry !. organizer, Home Tel. 6b21. Whiteyale. (1Dtla good ]cork. i6 Grandma ►net t►r..ut3Y+i cute as I \CI':� RADIO da Mulholland was very APPIJA-• very appreciative )H;LEMT IC WIR.L\C' `ggLRR 63ebe�" `wile` she danced to a pabner R•ATi'R pp audience and ►wetly, Dlie• slides 12 EVENINGS ff5� pHO�E: PICKER 241�ROPRIh'TOit showed some of her colored RL's8�• meat of which were taken around /. Y� her home On Highbush Trail. i✓v- vie Wyss Sandrelll has retut cry one wins Borry'when it all end- favored us with some Hospital, t by ed Church fa wa ed. The rstreuhmeats served and we are most the �rmaitLed to resume Mrs Nlaybiu and her committee very fine o ahem for coming �ivd yet 'tom staff he was cry grateful to so mem- on the telac g were just lovely and all ke the day �_ leaving for her home to ypeIQ nrrougad and _these -ladies de- helping to the evening, the sp serve a great deal of credit. F i� . c was indeed a treat when escence. firs, Hortop !s were given by alss Isobel fined to her home, but the information of both those that ac- be back soon. These to did attend and thoto have ald not.nottier Luca and Mrs. Edith Leonard, v relieved for the I the Club is going Mrs. Aiarian Crowb. being A. 9turison ane one on March 14. This will be a 5t. cornpanied wm wined artists were r's. R. pi,trick's Tea, so let us hope for Newby. Too to, and we hope to ha% of WLitbY• of hearing them a- ..Mrs. George Pugh, of better weather so that ids e�i�ve. the privilege spending a week v can get a turnout they Mar: Bath soon Our own Quartet also to Un Wedneo"Y afternoon, neiBhJbors on the 4th 8, the Guide Mothers' 1.uce�l �iOc' helped with the mug their a the even' mir. Len BurningUm are sponsoring a Tea, with "rwid- ing and all enjoyed their eing{n8. been a 'victim of virus ings,. so they too are asking for A social time was held after the is making a rapid reoc roceeds are to evening service, with Mrs. J, Hen- expecting to be back I your support; the D her committee serving help the Guides and $Townies �` derson and on 'the first of the we Cher their work, so the cause Is refreshments "which were high- ,X. Reg. Parker, Ct veer heirrvins. We hope that all lighted by ► beau tifully-decorat J been Quite 111 this wee eeryWho desoan. will come oat that day• cake, the gift of olds• and M"• Xr. Harknees, of His'hbueh Z1+d1 pekler. B.e� J. K. B w And lie has made a veer substantial d°nr charge of Wcizhcbs � church b„ Green R Lion to start a Building Fund to of the g� am ��.. try �d get our Hall in a lot bet- made 1n the post two � tut - try Jos. For4th, of ter condition. We are all v� of the vast Fred Wilson, msde 0 grateiful to him for this gesture ure. a Z�► W to Hampton 1a/t Wool and we hope that we can from time A delightful Vii� � - � Der spent to time add to this and who knows held at the home 0i Aampton. our hall may Bet I► "new face" Gutbrle under the s�6uWVIOM o1 the a In spite of the dement Mrs. T. A. BtLrefo( sooner than we hoped, W nits a n amber attended dale, visited a few All Mothers of ScoirtR, Cubs and and had U a very enjoYSMO tilne. father, Mr. J. B• WI Brownies are asked to remember poured tes Sad Mr. and Mee. J. St M rs, W that this 6unday is Church Parade Gwas prettily dceol'st+ed tale, visited Benson r that our at Dumbarton United Church at 11 the table s and Vale[1ttne per last week -end. citizens of o'clock, and all %re asked to meet with surest l Mrs. ,R Defoe r^eto at Dew Draip Inn at 10.30 motivst. evening the service ter amending thee© tbAt this I Last bunchy son's at Victoria 69 was in charge of the .unsay School ♦ I Minstrel FAHIJ-ORT .•.iti, Mr. 3-AA Burger bean$ Oki) Commencing on aY Night V I — CKker, his Fubject being tole life 26, the cbureh servt r. of will be The second Annive.arr a ri►�e� sioty ct Iienry Francis Lytd the at the usn^1 'hour o so come a- ` or the Fairport Ua.Lou Chul'ch u :thor o: "Abide with me" and note change of tim fight of tun. were indeed a success. g goodly euing we will have I little better- attended both services other ojj known hymns. Five of of Cndan Inf�rler nuip r tho emwij scholars sang an anthem wi11 show pictures i Lbe pleture and everyone spoke of how In" very etiveetly. Miss Helen Scott spd ver Quawi atlonal and enjcyablo the dal had Miss Anne Henderson took ytrt in wort In 11tr1ca. and i'rici:la World D r of Pr. Lbere is the been.The eharch ens betsutifullr _ decorated with cut flowers and tho ecrTico, reading ter the servile ra rtt 2.80 V' m• You rill which 16 serdes pu�_wiilowa, by Mrs. R• Cook and prayers. For the after. eoeial chat was enjoyed over a cup attend this and her 00mmtttee, i .._ r_�.,►;J_��1 J._,..,� reRwL�t �.a►d>Veati� .t bl the the ahoiE of Plgkeains ,�• �� � mil. `• � V �'Y� ��w eld a miscellaneous shower on hur. June 22 in her home for ride to be Miss Mary Parlette, ort Union Rd. several friends nd neighbours were present rid Mary received many lovely ifts. Congratulations and best -fishes to Mr, and Mrs. Don facPherson, Ridgewood Rd. ,ho celebrated their twenty rst wedding anniversary Sat. une 24. Mr. and Mrs. Jed MacLean, hesterton Shores, entertained jests from Barrie over the eekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. McLaughlin, ing Arthurs Court, have had r. McLaughlin's mother from eveland, Ohio visiting with em for the past two weeks. Airs. Ann Hunt, Island Rd. ft by Plane to visit her sis- r in Boston and then she in - rids to go on to Nova Scotia, lere she will stay with her Mily for six weeks. Mr. Bannock, Sr. of Edmon- 1, Alta, is spending a few :eks with his son daughter in .v and grandchildren. Mr. ­"d rs. Al Bannock and family, dgewood Rd. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Shilton, >st Point Cres. with Dr, and -s. Oxenham, Pickering, were Stratford attending the Fes - al over the weekend. The West Rouge School Relay am won the Pendant at the :Id Day Competitions Thurs. is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dawson on the passing of the latter's zrother-in-law Mr. Stanley Charles. Mrs. Daw- ;on attended the funeral ir. Montreal. FRENCHMAN'S BAY A special service was held at the Fairport United Church on Sunday morning at which a Communion Bread Plate and Cover were dedicated to the church in memory of the late Mrs. Marjorie Scott. Dr. Wm. MacKay conducted the service and the gift was from Mrs. Scott's friends and neighbours' at the Bay. Mrs. 11. Fertile, Sr. attended the Stratford Shakesperian Fes- tival at Stratford on Monday. There will be a Tea and Bake Sale in aid of St. Paul's Ang- lican Church, Dunbarton, at the home of Mrs. Dave O'Brien on Wednesday, July 5th at 2.30 and an invitation is extended to everyone to attend. Mrs. J. Gurr's mother, Mrs. Stoneham, has returned from visiting friends in New York. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wiseman who are celebrating their fifteenth wed- ding anniversary on June 29th. We are very sorry to hear that Mr. Charlie Pears was tak- idad ', memory of the Rev. John H. Eynon born in Gloucester - lull s• . England, May 6, 1801. Entered the Bible Christian iorc «. ,.,tr► 1826. Came as a pioneer missionary to Canada + + an+l lived to see over 80 ministers, nearly 8000 members ld. ..._ : er 10,000 Sabbath School children connected with the he► 0 Church in Canada. ell i`•►ant of God — Well Done. Host the 1-he end of the Bible Christian era was by no means the ith .• t Iddad Church. Rather, that July 1st consolidation of %Icthudists seemed to give Eldad a transfusion of new life ul ,.:.: .i,trit. the ,4%% Mr. Baker, in his journal: "Sept. 16, 1883. Went to ,' ,.1 to hear Rev. G. Webber preach. So crowded I couldn't led :n • :out t ►r 1. It. Reynolds, in an Editorial written about 1926, 11'. « ..,mrthing of the tenacity and devotion of the preachers B! rf it time. I was a cold, blustering Sunday in January." he recalls. %n+�w lay deep in the fields and even deeper on the The wind had drifted the powdery snow to the rail the . , along the roadsides. It banked higher and higher, until did • • l•t over the top and filled the road allowances from side a IAc. N c were a little congregation in a village church," (he is • Ling of Eldad Church, where he grew up) "It was half- 'c`j .•: two, and Sunday School had closed. We were awaiting "' .,. arrival of the preacher. According to the Circuit plan r •' + c Gale, a local preacher, was appointed to speak that b1c :.. fie lived eight miles away, to the south. H c knew that no horse could travel those roads. But we tltc ..r•. .new George Gale — so we waited. rc % few minutes after the appointed time in he marched, :nng the snow from his high boots. About his shoulders a rapped a broad plaid and over his long white hair was 65 [.aura Hogarth Pascoe was the last surviving member of r.c ,ongregation when the church was sold in 1950. She was tAwfw 1 beside her husband the following year ... the last V r-.c in the little cemetery. %nd so we come, at last, to Eldad United — the church Y -ic the people of Solina worship today. The church that &n. some 125 years ago, as a little Bible Christian I he Bible Christian Church was founded in 1815 in Sheb- :. in England's Devonshire, by William O. Brien, a Wes - All Methodist preacher (hence the name "Brienites" as were sometimes called). By 1830 it was a recognized :. � sous body with over 6000 members. A Missionary Society .. formed at that time, and Rev. John Hicks Eynon was ,anted to Upper Canada. (His photograph appears in n Squair's History of Darlington and Clarke). itcv. Eynon sailed from Padstow in the brigantine Dalusia %lay 1st 1833, accompanied by his bride (who was also assistant missionary) Elizabeth Dart of Cornwall. They .. • : • cd at Quebec on June 17th and from there travelled west k obourg where they set up their headquarters. it was a formidable undertaking. His parish included all .: w tldcrness north and east of Cobourg, and west as far as :aby — a circuit of more than 200 miles. He travelled by < and by horseback. And he too preached in the open air, :hc jail, in log cabins, barns and sawmills. And following i, into the forest came the new settlers — the people of his . n and his countryside; the clannish, devout people of ►nshire and Cornwall. ►n March 5th, 1836, Rev. Eynon opened his first church 4 obourg. On New Year's Day 1845 the first chapel was ..,.atcd in Bowmanville, and by the end of that year there r c 14 Bible Christian chapels in the area. Within the next .pk of years a small piece of land was secured on the south- +..w corner of Lot 27, Con. 6, from Mr. Peter Werry. The 57 40 'V�; a 4 Page from Sunday School Attendance Book 1892- 1899 (19) Church Officers, 1950: 1iinister - Elders - F A I R P 0 R T Rev. J. K. Braham, 11.A.,B.D. H. C. Cook (Clerk) J . I.I. Oakley Stewards - R. W. Baldson (Chairman); id. Hern (Secretary); Lars. Chas. i-aansf ield ( Treasurer) ; Chas. -4.,ansf i eld, I.rs. Iviay O'Brien, Frank Nichols. Trustees - R. W. Balsdon (Chairman); Frank I;ichols, Chris. Lunney. S; S. Supt. - Ilelen Scott President, 17. A. - Iirs. E. ;;. Guthrie Or3anist - H. C. Cook Choir Leader - Frank P;ichols Cemetery Committee - J. H. Oakley (Chairman); Mrs. Iiay O'Brien (Secretary); Dave O'Brien (Treasurer). Building Committee - Frank Nichols (Chairman); Lirs. Liay O'Brien (Secretary); Iixs. F. Scott (Treasurer), Report of session: Baptisms 1 Received by Profession of Faith 10 Received by Certificate 1 Total Membership 48 General Fund: Alice Pansfield, Treasurer (20) Receints Balance on Hand Envelopes, local Envelopes, Ii, & 2:. Loose Collections Sunday School, Id. & 11 , Donations to stetiards from W. A, Lord's Lay Alliance Refund on Fire Insurance Expenditures 20.85 Ministerts Salary 245.10 Xmas Present for minister 50.50 Electric light bills 309.92 Wood & Coal 20,25 Caretaker's Salary R. Ruddy, Drawing deed 50.00 D. O'Brien, electric work 6.00 D. D'Brien, cemetery work 4.50 Hymn book Flowers Church Building Fund D.Brundle, kitchen fixtures Lumber for kitchen Church, 14 & NI. Sunday School, Yi, & Petty expenses er n N 707.12 Sunday School: I:iss 1E. Scott, Treasurer. Balance, Jan, 1, Collections Donations, .l. A. Donations 25,76 87.17 10.00 29,05 151.98 Lord's Day Alliance Balance on Hand - bank 66.39 cash .40 i�_issionary & Maintenance Supplies S. 3. Books Fuel Flowers 0. R. E. Co Picnic Santa Suit I:allowe'en Party Christmas Party Attendance Prizes Balance Supt. - Helen Scott; Sec., Anne Henderson; Treas., H. Scott. Teachers - H. Scott; Anne Henderson; Thomas Turner; Ivarjory Harvard. Total number of children enrolled - 39; Officers and Teachers 4. Average attendance, 21. Missionary-& Laintenance : hirs. C, I:.ansf ield, Treasurer, Envelopes 50.50 I,:. & 11. Treasurer Sunday School 20.25 V 70.75 Average eivinr;s per member, P1.47 yearly, or 3d per week, 400.00 5.00 16.20 20.96 10.00 5.00 4.09 25.00 .75 5.15 40,00 5.18 16.33 50.50 20.25 5.00 4.92 6.00 66.79 v� 707.12 20.25 4.54 30.24 1.90 .70 1.45 19.55 13.95 6.40 29.01 8.28 15.71 151.98 70.75 The Women's Association: ivirs, C. i•;ansfield, Treasurer, (21) 1 `e ee i pt s Expenditures Balance on Hand 70.38 14. A. Literature 3.00 _i:embership fees & dues 69.80 Netting for stockings 1.75 Visitors 2.25 Presbytery 1.00 Proceeds from Bazaar 218.56 W.A.per cap. & exc. on cheque 2.90 Pot Luck Dinner 27.00 Overseas clothing, postage 2.18 Petty expenses, cash 5.00 17reath 4,00 Victor Home 5.00 Donation to Mrs. Sleep for baby 10.00 Stamps & stationery 5.00 Blocks, building; fund (200) 200.00 S. S. Xmas Tree 10.00 Donation to Stewards 50.00 Balance 88.16 qP 387.99 p 387.99 President, :rs. E. ,'. Guthrie; Rec. Uecretary, !.ors. J. E. Oakley; Cor. Secretary, Ers. Lary O'Brien; Treasurer, i:irs. R. W. Balsdon. Fairport Building -Fund: Balance in Banc, 1948 50.00 Blue prints, stamps, exch. 2.66 Pot Luck ::upper, Tea Donations 37.00 Bgl.ance in Bank 19815.83 Travellin dollar 142.00 Cent -a -day Boxes 202.10 Donat ioiis from ;:.A. (blocks) 200.00 It " Stewards " 40,00 Tues.Eve club 300.00 " blocks 538.20 Special donations 143.55 6iaws and P.eans 158.95 Interest, bank 6.69 1,818.49 1,818.49 Cemetery Report: D. G'Brien, treasurer, Donation, General Fund 25.00 `lire 25.40 Other Donations 127.16 Steel Posts 7.25 Brace dire .25 Anchor Posts 4.05 Mood Posts, 7 4.20 Surveyor's stakes 5.00 Cash Book .39 Exchange on cheque .33 Balance 105.29 4 152.16 $ 152.16 (21) The Women's Association: ivirs. C. 1-:ansfield, Treasurer. I:e ee i pt s Expenditures Balance on Hand 70,38 W. A. Literature 3.00 hembership fees &-dues 69.80 Netting for stockings 1.75 Visitors 2,95 Presbytery 1.00 Proceeds from Bazaar 218.56 W.A.per cap. & exc. on chenue 2.90 Pot Luck Dinner 27.00 Overseas clothing, postage 2.18 Petty expenses, cash 5.00 Wreath 4.00 Victor Home 5.00 Donation to Mrs, Sleep for baby 10.00 Stamps & stationery 5.00 Blocks, building: fund (200) 200.00 S. S. Xmaa Tree 10.00 Donation to Stewards 50.00 Balance 88.16 �v 387.99 ;p 387.99 President, T:rs. E. 7. Guthrie; Rec. Secretary, 14rs. J. H. Oakley; Cor. Secretary, i:=rs. 1_sry O'Brien; Treasurer, I:;rs. R. W. Balsdon. Fairport Building Fund: Balance in Bank, 1948 50.00 Blue prints, stamps, exch. 2.66 Pot Luck Supper, Tea Donations 37,00 B.,-1_ance in Bank 1,815.63 Travelling dollar 142.00 Cent -a -day Boxes 202.10 Donations from :,A. (blocks) 200.00 " if Stewards " 40,00 " it Tues.Eve club 300,00 " it blocks 538.20 Special donations 143.55 I ays and heaps 158.95 Interest, bank 6.69 10818.49 ,S 1,818.49 Cemetery Report: D. O'Brien, Treasurer. Donation, General Fund 25.00 :Dire 25.40 Other Donations 127.16 Steel Posts 7.25 Brace Wire .25 Anchor Posts 4.05 Wood Posts, 7 4.20 Surveyor's stakes 5.00 Cash Book .39 Exchange on chenue .33 Balance 105.29 4� 152,16 152.16 P' J" : P 41:'T u:dl a .. ,.; , dt1"�; h cn;" Mc ::.:►: a �.?s for yruuv wAting !;*comber 31, 1,954. thi hand, Januury 1, 1954 Srzvo:inf>Es c,�a1l:k:e::iuiw �'+srt3r?,1.�.i .�titl�a�ltslte3 ci •• Z,•. �e9 :.�i11:c`..lol�a �+�.�"iJ()Ilu.1 u .li:I:l,i3ti:ttlf.t! .•ut►:i:.;r ..<:ft•�cX :.:,.��urR��r;� .. �•;..in�,Bnrutra l.r:�ri7c'+.1L'•Z'i:i ,s?JC' `:'t;a:ZL:':C;:.L�ti%ti:3: Jtutlur t. °.).ton' gy Jr. l:IDT['ii" :Ilti G'i2�DtD.� .,:3tlViD+'�tx�.1�?Z'Z i.:3it$ A f .,u..�3i,::;,�lli[`s� i,;i[• �rtl.Lt.t`., .;;at.f`f't7 rt'.,�w;'Ver iti3iii�V /i1 W 4F1'1 t' 1it1ll :�i�1t2 :D2' 'r�t�tB �illti2 • �utf:ous81 i.D.w* Interest 4A. tk t;ut��r i? 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Via ..................... 3,o Ar, r3,y 7- or 3 'V 75 17. x U-b - 0 F, j iL P � ';7 1414L S up 'ONE ADELAIDE 3711 .:TING ALL DEPARTMENTS THE RYERSON PRESS 299 QUEEN STREET WEST TORONTO 2 B CANADA PUBLISHERS - IMPORTERS MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS AND PROJECTORS FILM SERVICE TERMS NET PATE JAN 13 48 SOLD TO SHIPPED TO NiORRISH GENERAL STORE UUNBARTON ONT. i VIA VIA 24 HUNARY NO* 5 .50' %4 900 I TAKEN BY REV. IviR BRAHA11n. J ZO r .�y J v BOOKS SPECIALLY ORDERED NOT RETURNABLE ABE REMIT SMALL AMOUNTS BY MONEY ORDER OR ADD 15C. TO YOUR CHEQUE TO CCYER BANK CHARGES. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GOODS INVOICE �fr 5� IT BY MAIL. OR SENT OR RECEI':ED FOR ENCLOSURE. ALL CLAIMS FOR CORRECTICN MUST BE MADE IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF GOODS NO. ram_ r ,n,a FM �—,---•- 1950 e%; �----d _ Mrs. C. biansfield, F1Sl-�PURT P.O. Ontn.rio. E �4 cli \-4i N Z Q ;1 LL) LU } �Q o O� Q t� FAIRPORT UNITED CHURCH Turkey Supper 15 Saturday, February 21st, 1953 at 6.30 p.m. ADULTS 1.25 CHILDREN 75c ALBERT FLORAL CONSERVATORIES GR. 4034 Proprietor -A. B. REED 20 PATTERSON AVENUE ;rIK t j IIGPISl4 GANAGA TORONTO 13....... /Jtr........1..�....�� .......... i ! .,r........ ........ , rL1..y.............. .... ....................... �....... . .. ...., C 2 L_Y ....... C� WREATHS, CUT FLOWERS, FERNS, POT AND BEDDING PLANTS ACC. REN: i Cheque Notify us of any difference w �p O R. D. RUDDY SOLICITOR FOR BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. OFFICES -COURT HOUSE _MUNICIFA LITY COUNTY OF ONTARIO P.O. BOX 636 FHO779 DOMINION BANK. ETC. WHITBY, ONTARIO RESIi1DENCE CE 6Y6 F-�bruery 7, 1949. ...................... Robert "d Balsdon the surrL of Fivee 00 Dollars 100 :: -e in full dr--.wiiiF ijped iron Trustees of Dunbarton Confrer�atic:. "liircd ""hurch to the Trustees of Fairport Contre.-Coon i;ui t^Ii Church. q '.00. Ath thai-1Ks. i, ll. i:UDDY A v ` IL 1 — ': - i;:'1122 CI:LJRCII OBS:1'.11 .STY FAL 7ZY FL.A�d Fairport Families iss. :',`Ater Avis i'icker:i R. R. 3 Lr. R. '.7. Balsdon i:-r. Harry Cook n Yxs. Ilarvey Fertile h:rs. ::. Guthrie .'aii—port P.G., Frenchman's Bay L.rs. Chas. Lansiield .'rs..'. O'Brien � 1,.rs. X. u':�rien Ers. Fred Scott ! LIrs. C. Skitch .,:r. 31ratt s .'r. John Henderson lickerings R.R. 3 ..'rf -Chas...cnderson to 11 L'rs, C. Lunney of to Ere Fred Osgood It 11 ..:iss J'...].1tz to u Lars. Chas. Pears It it L"xs. John Patterson Va!ley Farm Roads rickering i.:r. Frank I]ichols (1- ,!-_tidolph Rd. Leaside, Cnt,,) Cor. . Ileikomp i icl;ering, R. R. 3 (Fairport Rd, North) .Amount of bill cn a •. m a e• rn N °Fi u t -n 5" m ;,•b r �� � O m .� p P• �• I JJ/ �/G/ - v a Phones : Office 74 & 75 _ p A. Wo MITCHELLW ppy in AS n m �S• O m PICKERING. 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HERE F HLIGFIT BILL and/or ARRIVAL NOTICE 1 SHEET NO. m STATION TO P I CKEi i I NG ONT 16120 p� Consignee 8, estination PRO AUG 21 /48 ALd J H OAKLk.Y DATE CAR Q -HE:NCHMANS BAY 014T Mwco To CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS DR. o>� -O JO From, Number, Station W/B Date W/B No. FOR CHARGES ON ARTICLES TRANSPORTED Shipper's Name Car Init. & Number - .�1w n�" "Lul rvVJNT FONES ONT AUG 14L48 705 ��F� V' OAKLEY 30288 W c'Oj :!WO No. of Packages — Description of Articles and Marks Weight Rate Freight Advances Prepaid Collect j0 in 24 BDLS LU1`.1BER 450 a 2 BDLS SHINGLES 200 >o 650 45 2 93 2 93, JQ -Ja - O _SQ yww _ aW G j TOTA -ALL 'O� _ LOCATION RECEIVED PAYMENT - u =w �T Warehouse I Section I J ,f Make Cheques Payahle to CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS L AGENT, Per T r 19 Unless Charges are Paid to Collector or Cashier Cartage Agent OF s� tiX V- A HALF POUND OF BACON, I not'""* uv�a, aa.au nay t in the mind of the 1,500 For Fence The Frenchman's Bay Ratepayers stepped in and assured the old cemetery that is part of the ancient church on Liverpool Rd., at the edge of their com- tn,mity, would be protected by a strong fence, by do- nating $1500 to the ceme- tery custodian. The cus- todian now must be thank- ing his lucky stars that the Pickering Township Council of 1973 felt they were unable to give $250 for a fence in front of the cemetery along Liver- pool Road. - The Ratepayers Associa- tion must be the oldest, active one in the pro,.inco, having been formulated by the original eighty fami- lies in the Bay. Thesepeo pie jpined together in an association to purchase a' small piece of land to make a park for their_ children to play ball in. They cut the grass with their push - along lawnmowers, and spent the weekend watching the kids hit homers. Last week the present-day President was authorized by the members to sign an agreement with the Town of Pickering to rent the park to the Township for a dollar a year for fifty years. The only stipula- tions were that the park be used for children's use, no buildings would be put on it; a fence would be erected, and a memorial cairn or similar recog- nition, permanent symbol would be put on the park to recognise those who had made the donation, and the park be namad the French- man's Bay Memorial Park. The park, if it were used for residential purposes on today's market, is now worth approximately $85, 000. Incidentally, this amazing association was able to conduct their business without undue conflict and amidst laughter and jokes, in a most informal man- ner. A hundred years of experience must teach something. Canadian Government - - when it took the policy Regional CO cil decision". How, in heav- en's name can we know / what was. in Trudeau's mind - or if he has a by Olive Horton / ��G `'�� ` ,Ze.,,—mind? There is no court 0 in the country which will Regional Councillors spent three hours in camera admit as evidence figments last Wednesday discussing salary levels. It is becom°.ng of imagination. clear that some taxpayers will benefit from Regional Item - nowhere in the terms Government - those employed by same. The payroll of reference is there pro - might be datelined Durham Region -- but the salary visioh for payment of law - .levels will be clearly labelled "Made in Oshawa." yers fees for any organ- And salaries don't come much better than thati ization which files evid- Councillors -have still not solved the dilemma of ence. The Federal govern - paying themselves for work done in 1973. Using start-up ment already owes P.O.P. funds is a little touchy, and considered by some coun- $10,000 from a previous cillors to be illegal. An alternative is to overpay hearing -and now it propo- themselves for 1974,, in the amount of •$2000. There is ses to bleed white the most a precedent for this method in other regions. skilled opposition to the A design for the Regional coat of arms approved by airport by conducting a leg - council. The winning design was subm'_tted .by Lionel alistic . inquiry and not Furze of Oshawa. The basic colours are silver and paying for the lawyers. green - a change from the original blue and silver, Item - the Inquiry shall as Councillor Alex Robertson had pointed out that "report " upon air trans - blue 'is difficult to reproduce in.letterheads and news- portation needs of.Central paper prints. The insignia are predictable Canadian - Ontario and the "site of a trillium for conservation, a 12 cogged wheel for indus- the airport. But it will try, a neutron symbol for nuclear power -- this is new -- report and recommend. on a Great Lakes freighter for transportation, and a tepee the character, timing,pha- for recreation -- not, as one mightthinkfor the Ministry sing and ground access to of Housing! All this topped by that super -Canadian -- the new airport. Why is the beaver, who got the nod from council over his rival the Inquiry prohibited from the Canada goose! making a recommendation Councillor Ashe was unsuccessful in his attempt to on the "need" but can centralize all budgeting and financing for the Region. recommend the opening Councillor Breaugh questioned the Commissioner of Fi- date? nance, Mr. Gartley so extensively, Councillor Ashe accused him of badgering the Commissioner. Although soma councillors thought it would mean- having every decision referred to the Executive Committee, Councillor Des Newman was successful in having this recommenda- tion referred to that committee for further study. The Planning and Development Committee has requested Whitby to change the name of Brock St., to avoid con- fusion when the new interchange at Brock Rd. in Pick- ering is opened. Whether or not toagree will be decided by Whitby Council. Council adopted without question the Planning and Development report, calling for the inauguration of a comprehensive economic development. prom3tion program °or the region. This would be in liaison with planning departments in the municipalities. trip to Britain where a con- troversy over anew airport Planning has been going on for six years. Mr. Lawrence said he saw many similarities to the Pickering airport, and added that the com-)lexi- ties and impact of such a project are enormous. He feels the province has gone as far as it can go constitutionally, in as- sum°.ng a planning role for serving the airport with such facilities as' roads, sewers and public transit. As resources develop- ment secretary, under wh- ose general policy field, such an airport would Discussed All eight municipalities in the Region of Durham should remain district planning areas on an in- definite basis, was the rec- ommendation made last week by the regional plan- ning and development com- mittee. This action removed a previously imposed dead- line of Dec. 31, 1974 for permitting the area mu- nicipality to continue the planning function on an in - Item - the terms of ref- erence shows this is a technical inquiry. Nowhere is there at place for citi- zens to express the fact that they do not want a second airport. Nowhere can the majority of citi- zens of central or south- ern Ontario register their objection to a needless ex- penditure of 2 billion tax dollars. The Airport InquiryCom- mission is a sop put out by the Federal govern- ment which believes peo- ple participation really means people pacification. By its terms of reference it cannot be an honest truthful attempt to look at one of the most expensive projects put forward by the Federal government this year. C. M. Godfrey, Chairman, People or Planes, Box 159, Claremont, Ont. Ross of Oshawa. Councillor Alex Robert- son of Pickering said the Pickering Planning Depart ment has been instructed to work in conjunction with • 0 141T THE UNION OF MLI MODISM 1770's 1780's n m 7 w :E a w n o rt o a M m rt 'D 7 n N p N 1828- -- - - - - -1828 O O 0� -i S m 3 n Dyy rr J S p n S C o a S 1832 w 8 1F34- o s - - - 1837 `71 0 y 1841 S rt q m I u n N 1F4j n n c h a n 1847 � m o a a m N m n n rt J n 2 0 o � � T Y - 9 OX 7 n C n 5 r $ n S !D m y h � 1R7l, The Methodist Church of Cane 1854 Tm Ic a 17�•u I.; The Methodist Church (Canada, Newfoundland, Bermuda) L) United Church Archives, 1978 Neil Semple THE METHODIST CHURCH The components of the Methodist Church, although sharing a doctrinal similarity, present a varied and complex historical background. Basically, they represent splinter groups from England and the United States which required most of the 19th century to work out their own national destiny in Canada. Mission operations began in Upper Canada in 1791 from the United States and the area was organized as a District under the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (U.S.).. The Canada Conference of the church was set apart in 1828 as the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. Most of the members of this church joined, in 1833, with the British Wesleyan Methodist Church, (Br.) to form the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada. Due to a dispute over control of missionary money, these groups separated in 1840, but were reunited in 1847 when this matter was resolved. The splinter that remained out of the 1833 union formed themselves into the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. This became the second largest Methodist body in Ontario and claimed to be the true continuation of the original Methodist Episcopal Church.. This contention was denied by the courts and other Methodist Episcopal bodies in the United States. In 1884, it gave up its episcopal form of polity, accepted lay representation and made other minor concessions in its union with the other Methodist bodies. In 1854, the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada joined with the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, Lower Canada. This latter conference had been served by British missionaries and was aligned with the British Wesleyan Church before this amalgamation. In the same year, the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada acquired control over the British Wesleyan missions in Western Canada. The first broader union occurred in 1874 when the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada joined with the Wesleyan Methodist Conference of Eastern British Amer- ica, and together they united with the Methodist New Connexion Church of Canada The Methodist church in the Maritimes had a long and distinguished history. Missionaries visited Newfoundland as early as 1765, and William Black toured Nova Scotia, from the United States, in 1781. The area was originally served from the U.S. after 1785, and a Nova Scotia District was formed in 1786. After 1800, the region was supervised by the British Wesleyan church. In 1815, Newfoundland was set apart; later Bermuda was added to the Maritimes. In 1826 the Nova Scotia District was divided. Prince Edward Island remained with Nova Scotia and the Annapolis Valley was administered by the New Brunswick District. Finally in 1855 a Conference was formed and this federated with the central - Canadian Church in 1874. The Methodist New Connexion Church of Canada was in its own right an amalgamation of several smaller groups. British New Connexion missionaries first came to Lower Canada in 1837, In 1840, John Addyman visited Upper Canada and made first official contact with the Canadian Wesleyan Methodist Church. (This is a .different church from the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada). The Canadian Wesleyan Methodist Church was a faction of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada that had separated'under Henry Ryan in 1828. It united with the New Connexion in 1841 to form the Canadian Wesleyan Methodist New Connexion Church. It was mutually advantageous since the New Connexion wanted a foothold in Canada and the Ryanites (2) '450, were bankrupt in membership, money and personnel. The name Wesleyan was retained despite the strong opposition of the New Connexion until 1865 when it officially became the Methodist New Connexion Church of Canada. In 1843, the New Connexion also joined with the Protestant Methodist Church, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. This weak off -shoot of the American Protestant Methodist Church had sent missionaries to the area in 1832. In 1836 a semi-- independent convention first met in Canada since the parent District was being destroyed by internal strife over the slavery question. John Addyman had made contact in 1837 and had taken over their main circuit in that year. The union preserved the denominational tradition from complete extinction while it gave the New Connexion added strength. The strong lay participation of the churches made union much more acceptable. That tradition had been established when Alexander Kilham had first split with the British Wesleyans in 1797. The Methodist Church of Canada, formed by the 1874 union, finally led in the union of the mainline Newfoundland, Bermuda Church in Canada, the Church in Canada. Methodists in 1884. Into this '4ethodist Church (Canada, came the Methodist Church of Canada, the Methodist Episcopal Bible Christian Church of Carada, and the Primitive Methodist The Primitive:Methodist Church in Canada was a lay revival movement estab- lished under the Hull District in 1829. It was cen-�red in Ontario and gained District status in 1843, In 1854, it was organized into a separate Conference. Its financial problems, however, finally forced it to unite. In England, it had separated from the Wesleyan branch in 1812 under Hugh Bourne, but to have a meaningful mission in Canada, it needed the broader resources and talents of the larger Methodist bodies. The Bible Christians in England had also seceded from the Wesleyans over the role of revivals and laity and had established a distinct Connexion in 1815 under William O'Bryan. In 1831, missionaries were sent to Prince Edward Island and Upper Canada. Later, control over the small missions in the United States was also handled through the Upper -Canadian Church_ This role ceased with the final union in 1884. The first_ Conference was held in 1855 and in 1865 Prince Edward Island joined the Ontario -based Church. The economic needs of expansion also forced -them into union. The dream of a Dominion -wide Methodism could only be achieved in this broad, viable union. Only the British Methodist Episcopal Church, and off -shoot of the American Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly the African Methodist Episcopal Church) stayed out of the union. It had sent missionaries to the black population of Upper Canada as early as 1834, organized a Canada Conference in 1836, and severed its ties with the American church in 1856. The Free Methodist heritage in Canada stems from individual congregations, especially from the New Connexion and Primitive Methodist traditions, that had decided not to enter the unions -,of 1874 and 1884. The Free Methodists had separated from American Methodism in 1860 over Pear Rents and Slavery. The Methodist Church (Canada, Newfoundland. Bermuda) united with the Presbyterian Church of Canada_ and the Congregational Churches to form The United Church of Canada in 1925. V I C T® R I A In the University of Toronto UNITED CHURCH ARCHIVES Mr. J.D.O'Brien, 699 Front Road, Pickering, Ontario. L1W 1P1 Dear Mr. O'Brien: 12.4 U N I V E R S I T Y VICTORIA UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Telephone (416) =3*rl? 585 4563 March 23, 1987. Thank you for your letter concerning the Bible Christian Church. I have enclosed a brief history of the union of the various Methodist groups in Canada which deals briefly with the Bible Christians. The denomination originally separated from the Wesleyans in England and came principally from the Devon, Cornwall, Wales area of Great Britain. It was never large in Canada and at the time of union in 1884 it had fewer than 10,000 members. In Canada, the denomination was located principally in the area from Scarborough, east to Belleville and north to Peterborough, with another pocket in Prince Edward Island. I hope this information will be of assistance. Yours sincerely, Neil Semple, Archivist - Manuscripts. NS/t Encl. 73 QUEEN'S PARK CRESCENT / TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA M5S 1K7 D o