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WHITY nuE PRESS1 Heritage,SiZ1990, PAGE A7 Phone 668-6111 15 ,ereuece--vo 15Jer o cm rna vlution-1 B>rTrudie Zavadovics Institutions à,are an important art of a'co iWs structure,' chùrca. ank, general store or The-flirst record of-anpy history Of 'aàchurch iBrooklin -wasi 184 according to Helen -Alves, whb fias chronicled the history of Brooklin United Church. Alves says there were three different strains of Methodist churches at the time - the Wes- leyan Methodists* the Episcopal Methodfiets andte bible Chris- tians. John Campbell who owned the. general store and flour miii, ser- ved as preacher during the absence of the -travelling preacher. (The travelling preacher had about 20 places to visit and made only periodic, visits to any community). Philander'Smîth, one of the two bishops of the church,' lived in Brooklin. He is aiso known for owningthe first brick house built in Brooklin. He lived there from ý1847 until his death in 1870. He died at age 74. In 1884, the three branches of the Methodist church joined their congregations together' 'in Brooklin to become what is now known- as the Brooklin United Churêh., It actually took on that name in 1926 when the Pýresby- terians and Methodists united and worshipped together in -the church-;. -Telchle was headed by Percy L.. /Juli, a former Presby- terian nxinster. He moved to, Brooklin i 1926 and-stayed there' until his1 retirement in. 1947. per meal. People couid. eat al they wanted.» With the 1940s and war'carne food rationinfg, and the dinners became too much. But for the past. 12, years they have been serving a beef dinner i October. With t hà"cs of inflation, today' dinner-costs about $8 but is stili woièth evrv nAnnv. The uchurc!h Since its beginingethe church usuallyraise5aboit $1.000. has alwaysiýplayed a central role i the commumity of Brooklin. In 1959, they built ihe Chris- One of the traditions theL are tian education centre addition ta most fainous- for is^ their -.rowl -the cjhurch. Tihe rooms are used' Supprs' which, althouih some- for meetings and Sunday schooi,- what ddfrent are-contmnued by classes.. the congregationtaday. -In - 1985, they changed the "In the 1930s, the Monday of entrance and stairway, and-this every Thanksgiving, they would year are -instailing an elevator serve.a fowl supper," says Alves. and making the building hand--. «They' would s ferve a nywhere icap and whéeechair accessible. fromf 600 -ta, 700. people i one The present buildig, which nipht and raise money for the stands at the corner ofPrincess missions. Theycharged 25 -cents St. and Cassels St. in Brookiin, was built in 1867. Besides being a place of wor- ship,. Brooklin Uniited Chufèh has certainiy -seen its share of community activities. There have been many soirees and communiey get-togYethers in the 'church. The church ý-has aiso had its share of controversy. According ta Alves durn some of t h e get-togetiers, rthe ministers gave speeces on suàb- jects for the evening's entertain-, ment.,These were meant ta be speeches, not sermons. On one particular evening. two ininisters -spoke, one with very seriaus tones the other ith miore ievity. I4ot a lot of. money was coilected for the evening and one parishioner wrote ta the loçal newspaper that it was due ta the frivohity of the oneL minister's speech. Another wrote in res- ponse that the iighter talk was the botter .of- the two.- As the story goes, the editor finaliy step- ped in, saying he would pubiish no fhiore 'letters, t6 the ed itor'on' the subject'as both parties could look after themaselies.1 Aiso controvèesil was the resignation of the local choirmas- ter-. When he asked for-money for new choir books, he, was issued iess than one cent per book. He resigned, saying his eëfforts were, .hot sufficientiy recognzed. Fundraisizié has always been an important 'functiôn -of the gbuirch faciithe fire In 1946-47'ter ki ie fightersheid dýances ana earixitu enough to bu~y the town a fire enrôlne. wil celebrate, the 1l5Oth birthday of, the church Nov. 3-4 with'a- dinner Saturday night and a special service on Sunday. Bev. David Mumdy, who grew up in Brooklin, will officiate at the service. lctoriaiibtai *barge boa rd, - gingerbread (over 40 styles) * ret' work, column brack es (o ver 40 styles) *cûistom designs our speâialty Victorian screen doors (0styles) Interior:- *spandrels - *stair risers (15 styles) *custom interior work (Ioeated in harnietof BaIsam 15 minutes N/W of Whitby) Pinewood Designs> ,, RR#1 Ashburn - LOB 1AO,.. %416,649-1139 Bock to School Sa......vings. tIZiLrffi-IY-I ---.~ii .9 TII IY~'TiWII. --'J Custom,.Closet Design! 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