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Rery. J. D. P church, here ir only served the great soervice t other ways. H Children‘s Aid club worker. every man, wor ftm itt "J, evidenced by th on m mfh gj')“ connection with versary services Writing here on twentyâ€"fifth annive Rev. John Maxwell but now sorving says:â€"â€"*"I â€"have t lands since T left five years ago, but ] ous memories of t and loyal people w ated during pionct inspiration of you vices stimulate yo a fresh realization tions of the Chure Rock of Ages is bo was the i: here, but i Church of I There are few mit other pioneer commu matter â€" where the played as important : have here in Timmins. ception of the town the been here to care fo needs of the people a to do their part in keey the community on a well as contributing to fare of all OSt. Ant Catholic Church, witk Theriault as the nopula HISTORY OF CHURCH IS PART OF TOWN‘S STORY Some Highlights in the Progress of the Town and the resbyterian Minister at South Porecupine Conducted Serâ€" vices Here in 1914. Folowing Year Church had Its First Roll of Communicants. From Status of Small Misâ€" stion Church, the Church Here Has Grown to Large Memberskip. PAGE 31x me Highlights in the Progress of the Town and the Church during the Past Quarter of a Century. Eight Different Ministers Have Laboured Here. Some Mesâ€" sages from Former Pastors. PIONEER PASTOR FRIEXD ALI D. Parks., minist annIiversa axwell All rving â€" wit ave â€" travd c Dop hurch rch a bomb with travell ft : ‘Einf tE I still 1t to the Anthony rith â€"Re 11 11 1 f the church of Pembroke, the CASEP. i in many ains twentyâ€" herish preci_ ‘rous hearted gA piante as ie social welâ€" my‘s â€" Roman Revy. Fathor parish priecst, e â€"established g before the s represesnted 1€ ArMyâ€" wWas iven him . here in fth annt. 1 AS8SOC¢lâ€" May â€"tht ry Serâ€" ition â€"to foundaâ€" il: ‘The for entally tone of f the 1urch in Church had a manse before it had a church building dosigned as temporary quarters for the minister and hi ~above shows the removal of the first manse wh>on th t . to help along the plans of the church. The prosen s completed in 1922, the Ladies‘ Aid of the church carry ol responsibility, financial and otherwise. |of Timmins, and the development of this northern mining area the quarter of a century in which this church has been consolidatingz itself as a congr>. lgational centre and extending the in. fAuence of the Gospel throughout the life of this community, assumes a ‘dieper significance. It becomes part a chapter without parallel in the !histoxy of our national life." ; Stery cof Coal Deposilé | Quoting from "A Reminiscent His. !tory," by Noah Timmins, recorded in ‘the Ontario Mining Journal some years ago, the booklet suggests that it was the lure of coal, rather than gold, that led to the opening of this area. Mr. Timmins recounted the fact that Indians coming down to the new silver camp of Cobalt brought stories of large deposits of coal in the area known as the Porcuping. A prospecting party which included Benny Hollinzer and Alex Gilli¢es set out to investigate but got no nearer to coal deposits than a rough grade of iron ors. They did dissover gold showings, however. Gold in Porcupine In the midsummer of 1909 Messrs ) Hollinger, Gillies and Middleton again headed for the Porcupine. Th:y found George Bannerman and partner in the Golden City area and Jack Wilson and his party at what is now the Dome. It was the recording of gold claims by ‘G:orge Bannernan that summer that staried the rush in here. Harry Preston, of the Wilson party, advised Benny Hollinger and Alex Gillies to zo further west among the lakes and thcy did so staking the claims now in. corporated in the Hollinger Mine. The recording of these and of the Dome ’c!aim:, ecmunleted the basis for the suaoseoctrcnt rucshes into the area. i wWi‘th the later development of the ‘MecInnis and others. Rev. J. mints new communilies came into b¢. |ald was the first regularly ing, â€" ‘"Wealth won from the gl'Olmd!minister of th> Timmins chu was new woalth," the booklet says.‘it passed the mission stage. "and no man the poorer for its proâ€" |Rev, Mr. Macdonald accepted ductien." It was mnot long before com.}St. Joseph‘s Island, Manitou mumitics took shaps, responding to , was succeeded by Rev. J. A. Ir the eticreyzing urge which emanated proved both able and popular "Twenty.five years is a very short period from the. standpoint of time. But viewed with relation to the Hol. linger Mine, the growth of th> town of Timmins, and the development of Historical Sketch The souvenir booklet opens its general historical sketch with these two paraâ€" graphs:â€" "An old Indian trail leading from Nighthawk Lake to the Mattagami Riverâ€"jagged quariz bounder streaked with gold â€" a casual decision â€" the staking of a claim. That is the beginâ€" ning of th> romance of Timmins â€" a genuine tale of courage, enterpriss and untiring energy and an object lesson to the world of timely coâ€"operâ€" tive social service, law, ord>°r and peaceful progress in a new land. In connection with the recent celeâ€" bration of the twontyâ€"fifth anniversary of Timmins United Church, a souvenir booklet was issued giving a detailed history of the church‘s quart>r of a century of service here. Reading that booklet, no one will fail to be impressed with the fact that the hisâ€" tory of the church is an important and vital part of the story of th» town and its people, inC estallish the church on firm founda. tion. It was during his pastorate that the first manse was built and the first church building completed enough for use for church purposes. The lots for the church and manse wer»> donated by the chief owners of the Hollinger Mine. The new church was dedicated on Feb. lith, 1917, with Rov. J. D. Ryrnes conducting the services, assist. ed by Revy. J. Macdonald. Mr.> Jas. Geils was choir leader and Mrs. J. W. Faithful the organist. On Monday, Feb, 12th, 1917, a congregational din. xr and concert was held, address>s being given by Rev. J. D. Byrnes, Rev. S. M. Beech (Schumacher), Dr. J. A. McInnis and others. Rev. J. Masdon. ald was the first regularly ordained minister of th> Timmins church after it passed the mission stage. In 1918 Rev, Mr. Macdonald accepted a call to St. Joseph‘s Island, Manitoulin, and was susceeded by Rev. J. A. Irwin, who ) MINISTER 1929.19357 Rev. EBruce Millar now with Royal Canadian Air Force at Brantford, was one of the most popular ministers serving here, and there was general regret when he left to accept a call to a Toronto church. In his message on the occasion of the twentyâ€"fifth anniâ€" versary, he says:â€""My experience in Timmins was a second college course to me. I wouldn‘t have missed it for any prics and my sincere wishn is that the United Church there will go on and be an ever increasing strength and inspiration for those moral and spiritual values without which there tru> life." i In April, 1915, Mr. J. Maxwell Allen came here as student missionary, and his en:rgy, personality and zeal gave an impetus to the founding of the church. He enlisted for service over. seas the next year and his place was tak:n by Rev. John Macdonald. Rev. Mr. Macdonald was of retiring dis. position, but he had the gift of eloqu. ense and great zeal for the work of the church. He worked unseasingly. to Rey. Chas. A. Malcolm, minister AS South Porcupine, held services in Timmins in the fall of 1914. His pul. pit was a wooden packing case draped with the British flag. Services were held first in Preston‘s Bottling Works on Third avenue, the building also be. Ing used for publits school purpos:s during week days. As the congrega. tion grew it was found necessary to move into the theatre than located on part of the pressnt site of the Empirts block. At short time after another move was necessary to larger quarters â€"the Old Empire theatre then stand. ing on th> pressnt site of Eaton‘s groceteria. Finally the old public school building on Fourth avenue was used for the Sunday church gather. inzs,. Church in the Early Days As early as 1912 student mission. aries were sent in here by Rev. J. D Byrnes, sup:rintendent of missions for the Presbyterian church. Among thess were Mr. Olhan and Mr. McFarlane. from a thriving, prosperous mining in. dustry.. ‘"Into the fabric of the build . ing of these communities went a bene_ volent spirit of service and Christian uplift for the church followed in th> steps of the first miners into that wilderness of jackpine and spruce.cla1 hills," continues the booklet. ‘"Wherâ€" éver: hom»s spranz up, school and church went hand in hand as sister institutions." thriving, prosperous mining in. "Into the fabric of the build â€" thesei communities went a bene. spirit of service and Christian pleted Th n hnhow t] The fhirs, church building the property of the Presbytsrian church was comâ€" ited sufficiently for services to b> held in it during the latter part of 1916. i2 new church was dedicated on Feb. lith, 1917. The picture above shows w the church and manss appeared at that time. In June, 1925, work was irted on the addition that:â€"doubled the capacity of the building and took care c the time of th>e growing needs. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO ASSGCIATE MINISTER Rev. E. Gilmour Smith, BA., was given a call from Cobalt church to become associate minister of Timmins United Church in 1939. While giving his heart to the work of the church ho is active in oth>r community venâ€" tures, being a member of the Lions Club, and the moving spirit in orgarâ€" izing the Festival of Music for this part of the North, List of Ministers souvenir booklet gives the fol. lowing list of ministers, with dates of service:â€" Mr. J. Maxwell Allen, 1915. Rev. J. Macdonald 1916.â€"1918. Rey. J. A. Irwin, 1918. Rev. J. D. Parks, 1918.1929. Revy. Bruce Millar, 1929.1937. Rev. W. M. Mustard, 1937â€" Rev. E. Gilmour Smith, 1939â€" Growth ef the Church Church membershipâ€"in 1915 was 15; in 1§141, it is 718. Sunday schoolâ€"in. 1915 average at. tendance 35; in 1941 over 600. The original church building here has been doubled in size, but another new church is needsd in another part of the town to accommodate the grow. ing population. Church Directory for 1915 The booklet gives the officers, etc., for 1915 as follows> Board of Managersâ€"Geo. R. Vary, president; Dr. J. A. Mcinnis, viceâ€" president; Jas. Ralph, secretary; L. E. PRESENT MINISTER Rev. W. M. Mustard, M.A., BD., has carried on the work of the Timmins United Church with zeal and vigour and notable organizing ability. Under his ministry the church has grown un til an associate pastor was necessary and plans had to be mad»s for a second church to mest the needs. Anything for the beneifit of the community has the support of Rev. Mr. Mustard. He is an active member of the Kiwanis Club. turn was succeeded, the same year, by Rev. J. D. Parks who brought an un usual zeal and cearnestness, and who won hosts of friends by his p:rsonalty, his keen humour and his notable capacity for friendship. . When Rev. Mr. Farks left here in 1929, to acceps the ministry of St. Andrew‘s, North Bay, it was feélt that his place would be difficult indsed to fill. Rev. Millar was called from Matheson and for eight years gave earnest and effec. tive service here, bsing succeeded by the present minister, Rev. W. M. Mus. tard, M.A. BD. In 1939 the growth of the work here necessitated an asso. clate pastor, Rev. E. Gilmour Smith, B.A., coming here from Cobalt for the work. s Geo. R. Vary, Mcinnis, viceâ€" gives the fol. with dates of Among those specially mentioned in the booklets as giving unusual servic> to the church, particularly in its eéarly struggles are:â€"E. L. Longmore, L. E. Dorway, cas. Ralph Mrs. F. S. D:long, Mrs. Faithful, Mr. Faithful, M.. B. Scott, K. Delong, David Mackig, Mr. J. D. Allen, Mrs. M. Alexander, Mrs. Dorway, Dr. J. A. Mrs. Mc Innis, Mrs. H. Patrick, Mrs. W. Nicol. son, Mrs. M. B. Scott, Mr. W. Curtis, Jas. Maurice Williams, S. Wheeler, Miss Fern McCarthy, Mrs. S. Monck, Mrs. Charbonneau, Mrs. Sstudor, Mrs. DeMille, Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Gordon Irwing, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Martin, Mr. and Mrs J. K. Moor:, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sims and many others, Other Notes Ladics‘ Aid Soci¢ety organized Jan. 14.h, 1915. For many years the Ladies‘ Aid suppers and Oother events were notsd occasions in the district. Choirâ€"Tom Millar, president; Miss Winnifrid Nnuu, secretary treasurer; J. Gells, K. F. Delong Mrs. J. W. Faithful, musical committee. Mem. bersâ€"Mrs. W. Nicolson, Mrs. J. K. Moore, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. R. Sims, Mrs. Dryer, Mrs. Hambly, Mrs. H. Vary, Miss W. Nunn, Miss B. Bayne, Miss J. McLaughlin, Miss O. McGuire, Miss J. Anderson, Mr. Robt. Hall, Mr. K. F. Delongs, Mr. Tom Millar, J. *. Bailey, H. Brown, Mr. B. E. Martin, Mr. Dry:r, Mr. Allan. Dorway, treasurer; K. F. Delong, conâ€" venor of finance committee: David Mackie, convener of Building commitâ€" tee.. Committee membersâ€"R. Sims, H. J Marshall, W. Nicolson, D. Allen, J. K. Moore, A. Miller, J. W, Faithful, W. McHugh, J. A. Craig Sunday Schoolâ€"J. Maxwell Allen, supt.; Mr. E. Smith assistant supt.; Miss Elda Sims, organist; Wm. Mackie, treasurer; Miss Jean Roberts, librar. ion; Mrs. F. S. Delonz, convener cradle roll. Ladies‘ Aidâ€"Mrs. L. E. Dorway, pres_ ident; Mrs. J. A. McInnis, vice presiâ€" dent; Mrs. G. R. Vary, second vice president; Mrs J. W. Faithful, s2creâ€" tary; Mrs. W. Nicolson, treasurer:; Mrs. FP. 8. D:long, convener of flower and sick committee. HYDRAMATIC DRIVE ;s BROTH! Don‘t think it‘s just a Fluid COUPLING . . . Don‘t think it‘s just an AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION! Meet Hydraâ€"Matic â€" Oldsmobile‘s sensational noâ€"clutch, noâ€"shift drive! Y ou touch the starter. The direction lever swings automatically into ""N‘""â€" Neutral. The car cannot move ahead accidentally. Growth of the Town A table in the booklet shows the growth of the community and the church. In 1917 the population of the town is giver as 3,229, the growth until 1924 being small but steady sach year. In 1924 the population was 12,293. In 1934 this had risen to 17,436, while last vear it was 28,630. The mseting this week was postpon. ed, as it is Ash Wednesday, but will be held as usual on March 5th. It is by co.operation, said Capi. Vollick, that the members may best live up to their motto "For Christ and His Church." In an address to the A.Y.P.A. at its regular meeting on Wednesday evening, Captain Vollick stressed the importanc»> of co.operation between the Young People and their leaders. Co.operation should not be forced by a pleasing personality or because they have b:en taught to co.operate, but by a willingness to better their organ. ization. at Timmins United Church Y. P. U. Unusual Programme Capt. Vollick Addresses Mecting of the A.Y.P.A. VT in ""HI""â€"and leave it there during oll normal driving! With the control in "HI" you simply step on the accelerator. Gears change avtomatically. Instead of the usual 15 driving operations you use only 3â€"start engine, move to "HI‘‘â€"accelerate! Then you Set the Direction Lever Canadian Pacific | Friends in South. Porcupine \ Regret Death Mrs. Lennox Excursion tickets good in Tourist, Parlor and Standard â€" sleeping cars also availabhle on payment of slightly higher passage fates. plus price of parlor or sleeping car accommodation. ROUTESâ€"Tickets good going via Port Arthur, Ont., Chicago, Ill., or Sault Ste,. Maric, returning via same route and line only. Generous optional routings. STOPOVERSâ€"will be allowed at any point in Canada on the going or reâ€" turn trip, or both, within final limit of ticket, on application to Conducâ€" tor; also at Chicago, Ill., Sault Ste. Maric, Mich., and west, in accordance with tarifts of United States lines. Friends in Sc district will regre of Mrs. E. Lonn Mrs. Lennox was in South Forcupine during tnat time. In referring to the death of Mrs. Lenâ€" nox, The Owen Sound Daily Sumâ€"Timeos last Thursday had the following: "The many friends of Mrs. Lonnox of Owen Sound were shocked to hear of her death on Tuesday after a fow HAYYTISON O 5 couple of years solf. of her death on Tuesday after a few days‘ ilirncss. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. Thompson, 144 Agnes St., Oshawa,, where she had gone to spend the winter months, Mrs. Lennox was a daughter of the late Wm. McTvor, one of the first sett. lers in this district and she spent her life in Owen Sound and vicinity. "She wis a member of Knox United Church and was a capable worker for both church and Red Cross, but ever more diligent in helping those of her acquaintance less fortunats than herâ€" GOoING DaATES DAILY FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 1 RETURN LIMIT: 45 days M TY Mrs. Lennox late Wm. McIyv lers in this dis life in Oowen Porth Expositorâ€"No one ever lost anything: by cultivating the habit of being courteous. "Mrs. Lennox is survivedâ€" â€"by ~ner daughter, Mrs. E. Thompson, and grandâ€"daughter, Peggy of Oshawa, and one sister, Mrs. Ed. Harrison of South Porcupine, Ont., and a number . of mieces and. nephews. Hor husband predeceased her four years ago and one son Victor J. Lennox died overseas inâ€" 1918 while serving with the Royal Canadian Engincers, days her Agiit vone Exchangeâ€"Too often is thrown on his own rf a bad fall. WESTERN CANADA Special Bargain Excursions Full particulars from any agent When you wish to use the engine as a brake on steep hills or when you are pulling in heavy sand or mud, you simply have to fiick the direction lever from "HI" into "LO". TICKETS GOOD FTO TRAVEL IN â€"COACHES TO ALL STATIONS IN FALLS DBDOWN THANK YOI Too often wh>n a mfan oulll rt th rC s he gets