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Bra Winter's I Bran st orig ~.Ih Whitby cal Dr. Robt. Thornton Out in -the Corridor area of Whitby are the Dr.- Robert Thorntofl Public School and a- stone monument at the K-Mart Plaza commemorating the founder of the Presby- terian Church in Whitby. These structures are memorials to a man who had a considerable influence on the development of Whitby and Oshawa, who founded a church, established the Union Cemetery, and contributed to the early development of education in this area. Dr. Robert Hill Thoraton was born in 1806 at Calder near Edinburgh, ScotIandli The son of a tenant farmer, J le attended the University of St. Andrew's in Scotland and took theology in the Seccessionist Church College in j asgow. GiIn 1833, he decided to become a minister in Upper Canada, and responded to a caîl by 25 familles in Whitby Township who wanted to start a Presbyterian Church. The Baptists had erected a log church-at the corner of Dundas and Kendalwood Roads in the 1 820s, and Dr. Thornton started his ministry in that building. In 1837, Dr. Thornton erected a brick church on Thornton Road near Highway 2, and what is now the Union Cemetery grew up around this church. He also established a school nearby, and a settlement grew up at the site, known as "Thornton's Corners". Dr. Thornton's nephew, John Thornton, was the teacher in theschool. Dr. Thornton's house stood behind the church (which was demolished in the 1860s), and as the cemetery expand- ed, the house was moved east on Highway 2. A yellow clapboard building, it still stands today. Wlien the Rebellion of 1837 occurred, Dr. Thornton, a Reformer, was accused of being a supporter of William Lyon Mackenzie and mucli of his congregatilon deserted t him, for the Presbyterians were staunc.hly loyal to the government. It took timne to win back bis congregation, but Dr. Thornton succeeded, and went on to establish churches at Columbus, Pickering, Dunbarton and Claremont. For some years he took three services on Sunday, the morning service at the brick church at Thornton's Corners, the afternoon services at Columbus and Reach Township, and the evening services at the Free Churcli in Oshawa or Whfitby. He held a number of cliurch offices and was chairman of the meeting which united his church with another Presbyterian Church in 1816 to become the Canada Presbyterian Church. This led to the establishment of separate congregations inWhtby and Oshawa, and Dr. Thorn ton took over the new St. Andrew's Church in Oshiawa. Dr. Thornton was actively involved in the temperance movement, and in educational work. He worked liard to establish libraries in the area lie srve7d, and was a member of tlie Board of Education in Whitby township from the 1 840s until bis deatli. For many years he was superintendent of sdliools in tlie township, and at the time of lis death lie was an examiner for the Board of Education. Dr. Thomnton was one of the first Trustees of tlie Whitby tGrammar School when it was founded in 1846, and lis son, Robert Jr. was one of its first students. Text books were lacking in those pioneer days, so lie wrote his own. Dr. Thornton had a consîderable influence on bis family and bis students. William Ormiston stayed with the BROOKLI N I I RENTAL Equipment Rentai For Construction, Farmn & Honmeown.r Audelson Si. somth of Winchester, Ste 320BKLIN.. ONT* Thornton family for a year while Dr. Thornton prepared hlm for university. Mr. Ormiston went on to become one of the outstanding ministers of his time ini NeWYork City. John M. King, a young ministerv'ho succeeded 'Dr. Thornton at Columbus becamne principal of Manitoba College, and Dr. Thornton's eldest daugbter Jane married Thomas Kirkland, principal of the Whitby High School and later Principal of the Toronto Normal School. Dr. Thornton's son Robert Thornton Jr. hlecame a Freezlng Pehe? Pick You r Nethod If you want frozen pejaches for pies or desserts use the dry sugar pack. Work with smnall batches, no more than 4 cups of peaches at a time. Peel, then slice 4 cups of peaches into a bowl. Dissolve ¼/ teaspoon of ascorbie acid in 1/ cup of cold water. Add to peaches. Toss. Measure 21/3 cup of sugar. Add to peaches. Toss gently, but thoroughly until the sugar Ais dissolved. Put the syrup. Dissolve 2 cups of sugar in 3 cups of water. In this amount of cold syrup (4 cups) dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of ascorbic acid. Then peel and slice the peaches intoQ freezer ,mnaije31lAf Pnutthe s5VrUp pe aches in plastic freezer bags or freezer containers. Label the packages. Freeze inimediately. For a dessert on it's own, freeze1 peaches in cold Tender Roofing Contractors Roof replacement on the Provincial Jail, Whitby, On- tario. Tender AL LIN-77-084- P67361 Scaled ce ived Tinie tenders will bc re- until 2:00 P.M. Local Septernber 13 1977. .t 1 ' .f f "<0 ' g 1(; ,, '. p eý BM FREE.PRES WD SJYUG.ST 24, 1977,,PAGE 7 minister, holding churches in,,Muntreal,lasgow, 0ctln and London England.* On Feb. 11%e 1875,; Dr. Robert, Thorriton"died at Oshawa at the age of 68. le haçi bén niinistet,, of, the Whitby Presbyterian congregation from . 1833 to 1'861 minister-at Whitby and Oshawa from 1861 and 1864, and minister of St. Andrew's Church in Oshawa fromn 1864 to 1875.' A tail stone columrn. marks bis grave at the Union Cemetery, which he founded 140 years ago. over the peaches coverng them completely. Leave 1- inch headspace. Seal the containers, label, freeze immediately. Both of these procedures are easy. So freeze some beautiful Ontario peaches each way. 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