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Newmarket Era , October 16, 1908, p. 1

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For any age or occa sion nor forgetting WEDDING RINGS Look them over the QUALITY and PRICE arc RIGHT and I Gradual Oiittcri jj mors homo news every weak any two other papers in North York combined and acknowledged to bo the Leading County Paper t NORTH INTELLIGENCER AND us liberty to ml to acwrdlra to above all other liberty No paper outside Nora York paid In advance to United HUGOS WINDOWS TOONS Jewelry Store Newmarket Friday Oct SALE OIL GASOLINE STOVES ICE CREAM FREEZERS SCREEN DOORS SCREEN WINDOWS BUGGY DUSTERS TOY WAGGONS CARTS AND WHEELBARROW I Baseball ft Lacrosse Goods I To Cleared at Cost A W A STOVES PUTTY PAINTS OILS A D U AC PLUMBING AND PHONE NEWMAEKET ONT The Value a Account WE OF NEVER DEPRECIATES JOINT living In the country as either can attend to the hanking account when In town In death the money may l withdrawn by the survivor WITHOUT DELAY OR COST Write or call for further particulars Interest Added Four Times a Year CAPITAL RESERVE ASSETS On the grounds of NEWMARKET BRANCH ability your DOORS SASEi BASE CASING All Kinds of Inside Trim Lath Shingles and Bill tuff ON THE BEST COAL IN AMERICA or from Catii Corner tsd JOS WESLEY or J NELSON Our Fall Suitings and Overcoatings Made to Order have no equal in Town or Material Style and Fit and the Price Is always Right Give us your next order and bo convinced WILLIS MAIN ST per j paid In church afterwards founded by hi and the early combination or the lit tle band known as The Children ol the I Peace which began to hold its meet ship in 1814 They Ifll many relating to the his tory of those who worshipped there were mental were not obliged n large numbers f which even todav Is the i wonder and admiration of all and the Meeting House si colonnade of pillars Their first meetings were held in a Mr unisons house and later on in and owl beaten building which stood the I I House have been Temple with its dome hail base feet liigh faithful Christian worker Tourists of the Metropolitan Miy attracted by a by as the looked ago although gildid hall with and Square till their first church 1819 afterwards known as 1 feet squat the won panes of glass dows and spires- ami it Hi bed by each far j v articles having appeared at mdri turns the li as nd mothers and was par tite open til been I part or unwittingly calculated isluul jjiiblK in true conception of the founder bis adherents the writer will elaborate but progress together with therewith al- dates and the explanation things attributed to them not altogether clear to the public nd which gained partial credence were nut considered as reflet ting for over were conducted in the large above in the meeting house Cory held two grand called t da the Temple i the Holy Bible It stands on gilded pillars representing the leal of the On the of the Templ esiis the New York I and which performed a sacred piece What of music during service A pipe tins was also added to the service other during tic- same the builder was for Mr Richard of Toronto who Will a bandmaster in the British teres at the battle of Waterloo and the Peninsular Wars This was the first pipe organ built in Canada assembled pillars at each corner of the with the words Faith and inscribed on them four cardinal Mr John now is nearly are the foundation or in other words the Methodist Church This the principles on which it is built full operation or a number of The Golden Ball on the- top storey until each one arid all married with the word Peace inscribed Up meant peace to the world and left for homes of tin to and during this period the had sKath creased and they did in the ye obta rife the West applied the farm in East which is now owned and occupied by his grandson Mr Abb Willson one of our prominent men He and his wife walked up what is now Street at that time a blazed road through an almost dense then little child born In the Township of East and his cradle was a rough hewn saptrough but lie became one the leading barrels each barrel Mr Richard was teacher of the band when organized he taught each member to perform on his spe cial instrument This continued for some length of time The late Jesse brother of the late Chas of Aurora and father of Mrs Col of was the first leader the time of his ap pointment is not known but he con tinued to lead until September when through failing health ho trans ferred the leadership to his nephew Mr J Graham Jesse made a specialty of the clarionet of which instrument he was thoroughly master A number of the members of the band purchased silver instru ments in New York from to 1867 inclusive each member owning his own instrument The two large brass horns owned by Charles Gra ham and George tine and were purchased a cost of and respectively All the members of the band understanding the different scales would transpose the music- as they played thereby saving the trouble of crude slate They decided to erect presented a still larger building which was when about feet square two storeys panes of glass in the windows and high and was known as the square spires The illumination of the house and stood on what is now building was intended to represent Mrs garden opposite enlightening the meeting house This institution understanding of the mind would now be termed a Ladies Sem- The following day the feast of the inary a large number of young la- first fruits was celebrated and dies not only of this but of other another service in the Temple here received a practi- lcuvccl a dinner provided in the education meeting house During the Tfais educational institution was noon the band rendered a number of what has rise to the report selections on the green front of kept a hi were his but words an opena uttered members held w Saturday in June of David Wills wards instituted be explained building was intended to be used fifteen times during the year never at any time for Sunday the fust t first in honor birthday after- thirty uiuu o The connection with the society made white plain muslin cur tains to drape the organ thev form ed a point top and reached to the door slightly drawn or parted at front and trimmed wjth blue ribbon which had a most pleasing effect draped in white cord and muslin a bright scarlet ardunri the in windows It was very attractive This the side above the was the dec- at thai to build a for if still it was decided more commodious church worship which resulted ling of the Meeting House re 106 feet Jong by feet rounded by a colonnade of This building was painted yellow with green facings- mother the third pipe tere in built also I In this p vac held ever Mr Rich- Service was also held on Christmas morning at am when the house was lighted by a candle being placed in each window both above and be low followed by a free breakfast service again at 1 pm followed by the Christmas offer tor v and din- a a birth at that time In this building Id prior to this the Temple field commenced in 1834 Saviours month and date not now known During the early times of this so lely it was the custom for a ier to go to Toronto and Township to hold a Sunday service written sermon being left at home o be read by one of their members meetings were unknown them neither had they any other minister than David While he always main tained The labourer was worthy bis hire he was averse high sal- being paid to ministers prefer- here and that is why the young w men were dressed in white on the feast days At that time many were in very moderate circumstances and one of Mr mottoes being contributions for Equality he suggested white as tabIe it has generally Oft Ml tie rial being inexpensive placed it in the reach of all they the credit upposed that this years in building after King Solo- ltl Tcmple hut such was not the case as it was begun in and of the first service was held in It Oct the 29 Imitation of all who six years It is a thrtc white green facings In At a gilded ball on which Is in- tion painted ring rather to give the surplus to the poor and so this little body grew and thrived gaining for nation for morality dealing and honesty of purpose and belief asking for assistance outside their own congregation As Mr wrote- Our wants are few and simple and thus they passed their life in helping one an- other and the poor around them in their own unostentatious way of serving their Creator They did their lifes work and quietly passed away in the hope of their reward the great hereafter Concluded on page ARCHIVES OF TORONTO CASTOR I A For Infant and

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