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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 23 Jun 1960, p. 12

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i '. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _T R E C A M A D I A N S T A T z sm A , D o ;w M A H V I L L , O NT A B T O J'Ç/erChancelormO Jiormer CAanicllriaofCol/eqe Oiuea on Mona(ay /rom Ç/IacAstoc#ý Urn"e JUAN5 ZU, IV E BY C. B. Sis»».s Orono, pressive as free frorn any' year before the German as- Professor Emeritus straining for effect.sutonBgumwsufi of ictriaColegeHaving exchanged the pul- cient to raveal somathing of It is good ta bave known pit for the lactern, during bis qualities. A tmue son of Richard Pinch Bowles ini the eigbt yeams as Professor of the soul, he was not inclined saVerai phases of bis Ife, as Homiletics in the Faculty of to move with pecipitancy; 8W inspiring preacher, as a Theology of Victoria Unîver- nature mnust be waited for, colleague free frorn condes- slîty lie sought to transfer and ail things advanced in Cension to a junior, as a wise sometbing of bis own effec- season." Yet during bis pre- t ~ " ~ and far-seeing president, and Itîveness as a preacher to young sidency the assets of Victoria finally in the long twilgt Irinistars-in.training. In e- trebled and the enrolment 11ras a sage full ai good talk. tmospect after the tr3'ing years nearly doubled, the profess- ie %vas one ai the great oi administration ha saw thisorae eng fgodept preachars af our tirne, a fact period of teachîng as"e i the uneityf thd eprh attested by bis having iilled rnost joyful days of my min- ýiad the country. As a father three ai the leading pulpits îstry". and as a man of deep feeling of Canadian Metliodlism while The chapter dealing witb bis wlio magamded bis coliege du- J StIi in bis thirties. Ris scr- seventeen years as President ties as pastoral, the war years môns usually bagan an a sub- and Chiancellor in "A History laid a lieavy burden on him. duted and tentative note, but of Victoria University" begins The first Victoria man to flu as. the theme was devcloped wîtli these words: "President was a Prince of Wales scholam, vieand animation rose into Bowlas assumed office an Au- and thereafter as each of the an eloquence aIl the more irn- gust 1, 1913. The intervalaofa' sixty-seven fatalities was e- potad a fitting reference was S..made inchapel adthe e ~ H. KJNL ~ 'Y eaved family was writtaru. n on ff. K c E Y But Victoria recovered from reprsenttivethe wam and from the social reprsenttiveuphenval which followed the MUTUAL LIFE 0F CANADA war, and among other good works gave a lead to the col- leges in federation in resist- Inquime about aur ing a move by a certain prov-, incial premier which would' Children's Educatianal Plans have wreckad the Honours system, the pride of Toronto. ~ Mearns Ave. Bowmanville The most difficult task fac- ~vri îng Dr. Bowles came ftrm Telephone MA 3-5372 Churcli Union. Hera ha liad 'to adjust the Knox tradition ofcomplete separation be- tween Arts and Theoiogyt the Victoria view that their association was mutually ben- efîcial. The compromise which (9 u f 4 n s *iiwas worked out was ambo- lui. u 1anýsdiad in a new Act that exhib- ited bath bis statesmanship and the fine lagal quality af his mind. This accomplishad, ha mtir- By r ihr .Bwe ed ta a sequestered spot in the Rv r ihr .Bwe i country. For many years ha had owned a farmn in the ThI~e avtonArm xrsessnTownship af Cartwright, bis ~ Qavaton Mmy xprssessinere wife's hom.e, and naw had! built a spaciaus cottage, front-1 appreciation to the members of the Red Shield ing an Lake Scugog and shah- EPT H Appeal commjtt tered by h:rdwood forest. 'EP AH war cataîs, anvsses Rre un is i wife's death lie To Dr. R. P. Bowles thouglits. Ris son Wilfrid (the' Oh, One who loved the soul, and ail the kind people of Bowmanviile and spelling lias significance) e-' And the wrinkled brow of toil, turning fo the war, after Who knew the very Soul of Man. surrundng aeas forthewondrfu suport sojourning in law for a sea- suroudig aea, or hewoderulsupor sn cquired land neamby and. And questionad flot God's plan; bas become ana af the îargest, Who ever held wisdomn's hand, given to their annuai Appeal. With its and most successfu dairy far-As you taught or tilled the land', financial objective having been reached, the yarswîla r.bis maadingran-Ysouwlfidnoosuno cd swie Dr as' derapg- For >your Anchor will always hold. st concern was the mconcil- .-By Marion Ford, continuance of the Army's spiritual objective ing af Science and Tliaology., His interest in Science ha had'! 690 Cosburn Ave., S hS retainad frorn collage days at, Toronto 6, Ont. of bringing ight, hope and mercy istu Cobourg wheme ha had been (formel of Cartwright) geatly attracted ta Dr. Eu-. r ensured. gene Haanel, whorn ha con- sidredthefinast teachar hai liad ever knawn. Ha wmote littla and published lass. The tmuth was that ha was more conernd ithdicovrythan retirement, howaver. must t B KE O Captain Norman Coles w th telinth worid what ha tirnas have seamad *long. In-ETO knaw, or rather wbat ha was daed on ana occasion-perhaps in process. of knowing. To only ana-ha admitted it. Sympathy is axtanded tu himsali the thirty yars of This was in 1949 whan ha Mm. Cornelius Van Dam and was întroducîng the speaker family in the passing ai bis .......at the flu convocation in the brother-in-law, Mr. John Roo- .......chapel at Victoria. Theme by yer af Hampton. A number the pith of bis brief ramamks frorn this community attended he ~te h wodshe"If I haduaknownnthe fpa n ofanudfamy r g- the~ wsI I adlie o on th e ps fMr. Robert S. *1 'waldn tova qitsolon,"1 Peston at Maple Grave. Boult h wsaveooquie he hived 1Mm. and Mrs. K. G. Roblin grut iit s agod iity andm ara visiting friends and rela- piicity and in its "îaarning ie nCer aly stili as yaars assist". Mrs. Ethel Bryan bas me- turne homeafter visiting r 's Jatives in Kendal. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Little Jobnny Hodge had WEEKY REORT his tonsils removed on Thurs- WEKYRPR day momniuîg in Memoriai ...... . ..... For the weak oI Juna 13-19 Hospital, Bowmanville. % inclusive: Mrs. R. Oliver underwent Admssins---------- an appendix operation in Memorial Hospital, Bowman- Births-2 male, 4.female 6 ville on Monday morning. Discliarges --------- --- 3 Mr. and Mrs. Stan Payne, Major opamations 13 Toronta, were Sunday guests Mnroperations 12 ai Mr. and Mms. Thomas Ernmgacy reainets 12Hodge and Mrs. Argue. Visiing oum 3:0 ta :00 Sormy ta report that - Mrs. M.adMms. Ross Hubbamd LON SA LT and Janice, Trenton, wr ing Gu saIM.and MrS. hist. estopehMr.condition Orme Mihler wiilBsoobe ipmoad Ledeahp.. hrug a otsanin dvien rcodSciptura was read by Mrs. Diling, Bowmanvilêe. L ea ér& ýp h ro gh n o ts and ng ivi end rec rdJohn Jolinston and M ms. M ary M m. and M rs. A lbe t B m yan, 7/ . -.Penwamden gave the Devo- Courtice, Mm. Ronald Hubbamd, m, V/1~ tional. Readings wame givan Enîield, were Sunday callers Pl';, ~ by Mesdames Bemmatt, John- of Mm. and Mrs. B. Rubbard. /,,. stan and Vaneyk. Congratulations ta Mr. and % t"~'~ ~$' At the close of the business Mrs. Lloyd Hanna (nea Bath  <) ~~~ '~ ~ ~ ~ Mms. Vaneyk asked Mrs. Jack-Den ontam amgan son ta taka the chair of hon- Picton United hr. -~"'~'GrcaSmthwh mada ie d Decoration Service at IM.',T l'~ y worded addmess and Mrs. Pic leto udy Jacsonwa prsetedwih Mms. Mary Dean attended a cup and saucer. Mms. Jack- uthay wading amechetiomanSat son tlianked averyone and ail daevngattehmaI1 REPESETATVEjoined in singing "God Be Mr. and Mrs. Elwood McKec FLOYD H.McKINLEY Meeting closed in usual Sympathy is extendad ta Mm. eMouu Ave. Bowmanviile, Ontario Phone MA 3-5372 manner and a lovaly lunch Wilfrid Bowles and family in _____________________________________________________________was served by the committea the passing af Rev. R. P. in charge. Bowlaa. Rev. Richard Pinch Bowles, jf D.D., in his 96th year, died on A ~ ue t Thursday, June 16, 1960 foi- A Tribut t lowing hospitalization at Port 1 Perry and Oshawa. He hadl suffered a fractured hip re-I Dr. Richard P. Bow le s oeived in a lU at bis Nestie- ton home. He was a former, Chacelor nd resden of By Dr. A. B. B. Moore, After serving churches in as "The Stralght Purrow". Vicori Coleg, Trono.President of Victoria Montreal, Winnipeg and To- Despite rough terrai that was Funerai services were held Uierlyronto, Dr. Bowles returned to 1thenhnceir acieve93e, à on Monday, June 2Oth at It bas been said that "1when the College lie loved and wlth W ertre n13,i Blackstock United Church for' a great tree fals you know which hie and is family were wst h cielf frn buril i Mout Peasat Crn. ts reatessnotnlng luis beloved farm. and the bur al n M unt Ple san C rn- its gre tne s fot only by its so closely related. H ere, in s d a ~ al b l a etery, Toronto. branches but by its roots, by Victoria, frorn 1906 to 1913, he sUdY ofhisequaly blva Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. how much soil is tom up.", was a teacher loved and res- rtemagy. Fro uch acter George Bowies, Dr. Bowles'Such was the greatness of pected by both Colleagues: ta lcrf om hrhcn was orn ear ono oad'Richard Pinch Bowles, whose and students. It is not surpris- or out otsrn Village, in north-east - Peel roots were thrust deeply into m ig that, when Dr. Burwash î gatîaeg assembly with bis County where his grandfather, the life of this cotr, its retired as President and Chan- Lroollg mutn lqec Charles Bowles, had homes-! people and instiuin.In' cellor, theCleesol unadwso teaded in 1820. He was edu- countless places today, there t h is olleg sff ld turn dw d cated at Brampton High will be a sense of uprooting Richard Pinch Bowles to take Througout is distinguisb- School and in 1885 graduated as men and women mourn is place. For seventeen years ed life, gr. wles was ever in arts from Victoria Univer- the. passing of one who was h e guided Victoria through the man af faith fed by the sity, then at Cobourg. He was' for so long a part of their' critical and difficut times Scriptures he diligently stu- believed to be the oldest living' lives. Here, however, the fig- with profound wisdomn, with died, by the worship he faith- graduate of the Cobourg Col-'tire af speech breaks down, ~ sensitive understanding and fuily attended and the Church ege. He could recali the even- for Chancellor Bowles wili with a firm courage that nev- ha devotedly served. Ris roots, !ng when a horseman, gaîop- c ontnue to be an integral and' er failed. His years as presi- I have said, were thrust deep ing through the county at; essential part of ail that hie dent saw the stresses and sor- mnto the livas of others but that turn, announed the first as touched. rows of the Frst World War, they were thrust deeper stil Riel uprising in the West. When lie came frorn the the strains of post-war recon- into the- Gospel of Jesus After receiving his master's' Caledon bll countrysde toi struction and the difficut Christ. To use the words of and divinity degrees, e was Victoria College in Cobourg, problers and adjustments of the psalmst-"He was like a ordained into the ministry of; ha brought with him the Churcb Union. Through it ail tree planted by the rivers of the Methodist Churcb in 1888. strength and sagacity of a Chancellor Bowles brought water that brought forth is He twice was pastor at the! true countryman. With im. Victoria University with a fruit in due season and whos. Metropolitan Church, Toronto, to, camne the character and1 greatly increased student body, la i ltwte. and held two other important faith that were nourished by a stren.gthened financial posi- We mourn is passing in pastorates, Sherboumne St. ibis Methodist home and' tion and a vital place of in- corn any wlth a hast of others, Church, Toronto and Grace Church together with the wit fluence in the University of' especially the members of his Chmc, Winpe. As aand imagination that were the Toronto and the UnitedJ famly to whomn now we ex- younger man, hie was assistant! gifts of bis Irish ancestry. Churcli of Canada. In a very tend aur heartfelt syrnpathy. minister at St. James Meth- When these gifts and qualities real sense, lhe ad prepared But we rejoice in te gift of dist Church in Montreal and were disciplined and develo- Victoria for the years of de- his life and are grateful to also preached at the old Clin- ed by hs years at Victoria, pression, war and expansion Alrighty God for this man of ton St. Methodist Church, To- hai entered the Methodist min:, that lay ahead. Dr. Sissons, faith and knowledge, who rono, s wll s i Isingonistry and became an influen- in is Histoy of Victoria was gave af himself so generously a rnto Gas ell s in Ihsin t a leader in church affairs inspired to entitle the cap- that the Truth wich makes Dr. Bowles joined the fa- and a compelling preacher of ter on Dr. Bowles' presidency men free might prevail. culty of teology at Victoria the Word. College in 1906 and became i president and chancellor in of Souris, Man., and Rev. 1913, posts hie held until is Newton E. Bowls of Branmp----------- e h a d re c iv e sa era t C hn a ; a nird ma siste r, M rs Jo h n erement. d evealton anmtrd issîor frJohn'Ne.,ct sto i n s:gia honorary degrees during his Smith (Una) of Edmonton. In'ý years as minister, the LL.D addition, tbree grandchildren, from Mt. Allison University, and eigt great grandchildren Sackville, N.B., and the de- survive. He was a first cousin gree of Doctor of Divinity ta Liberal leader Lester B. from Wesley Colleg, Univr- Pearson. sity of Manitoba. Ris portrait, The funeral services were' paintad by Allan Barr was conductad by the minister of:r hung in Victoria College. Blackstock United Churcli, He was the author of many Rev. Philip Romeril, who was papers, and after retirement assisted by Rev. A. B. B. in 1931, contributad a bi- Moore, President of Victoria, waekly serias af sketches ta University and Rev. Dr. John rsr & d. the New Outlook. They were Line, Profassor Emeritus of' drawn fmomhIfe on a farmn Emmanuel College, Toronto. and named "Days at Scugog". Pallbeamars were Richard Hie was married in 1888 to P. Bowles, Jr., Kimkland Lake; Annie Devitt who predeceased Douglas Sleep, Nestîcton; him. They were marriad in Prof. Edgar Emmerson, To- the same church in which bis ronto; Dm. Elmo Sisson, Bow- funemal service was lield. At manville; John Gmur, Nestle- that time it was known as the ton and Karl Sisson, Peterbor- Blackstock Methodist Cliurch, ough. a narne which bas since be- As well as a large congre- coma Blackstock United. Two gation of bis friands from the daughtems aiso predeceased immediate district, many for- him. He leaves a son, Wilfrid mer associatas and dignitaries G., a past president of the On- of the United Churcli and tario Milk Board and now ai Victoria University attendad Nestleton; two brothers, John, the funeral. à NEyER BE PARCHEDU.a BE PREPAREDI STOCK UP WITH WORLD-FAMOUS 1.' - I DRY GINGER ALE «LIet every connoisseur of Ginger Aie get a good look at the wonderful thing we're offering him (or her)", ordered the Man from Schweppes. Hence the imposing picture of the "Emperor" of Dry Ginger Aies and the modest picture of the Schw eppes Ambassador to Canada him- self. 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