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Building of Christian Church Here In 1843 Told In Henry Memoir Book in the Possession of B) Dr. F. L. Henry Recounts Life of Devotion to Spreading Cod's Word by Elder Thomas Henry -- Family Settled at Lake- front Here in 1816 The story of a life of persistent devotion to the preaching of God's Word and the practice of it among his fellowmen is told in a oir of the late Rev, Thomas nry, one of the earliest pastors of the Christian Church in Oshawa, which was published in 1880 by his da} r-in-law, Mrs, P. A, Henry and is now in the possession of the late Elder Henry's grandson, Dr. F. L. Henry, 231 King Street East. While dealing in particular wi the life of Mr. Henry, the book, which in the words of the writer is "less a regular biography than a few loving remembrances of him, also contains interesting informa- tion concerning the early history of Oshawa, especially of The Christian Church here. Born in the County of Cavan, Ireland, on February 2, 1798, Thom. as Henry came to Canada in 1811 with his family who settled at Port Oshawa in 1816, Shortly afterwards the young Thomas Henry purchas- ed 110 acres north of his father's land, this land now being known as the "city farm." He first became attracted to the preaching of the "Christian" mini- sters about 1825 and recounts in his diary being "called to pass through some severe trials of my faith," referring in particular to a Methodist quarterly meeting "held in a school-house called Coryell's school-house, on the main road near Oshawa." As his convictions became more and more confirmed he took a pro- minent part in the Christians' pray- ér and conference meetings and in June, 1829, was granted papers re- him as a public spea- ker. He began preaching through the townships of Whitby, Darling- ton, Clarke and Hope and in 1832 wag ordained to the work of the ministry in Darlington. In 1841, Elder Henry was chosen to the pastorate of the Chureh in the Township of Whitby, which was at this time in a "very unhap- py condition." The energy with which he set about building up his home church while continuing to travel throughout the district 1s evidenced in the following letter published' in the "Palladium," or- gan of the Christian Church, "Our Conference met in Newmar- ket We had a good time. The visit of Elders McIntyre, Marvin and Galloway, was like the coming of Titus, They attended a general meeting in Whitby, which was truly an interesting season, and one long $0 be remembered. On the 16th and 17th I attended a meeting in Haldi- fvand with Elders McIntyre and arvin; Elder McIntyre baptized two. We feel much encouraged. Since Conference I have baptized 16 happy converts. I have attended a number of meetings this season in Whitechurch with Elder Sharrard. We have baptized 19 in a beautiful little sheet of water Mus- sulman's Lake. The work is pro- gressing. I have just returned from & visit to the State of New York, in company with my wife and Dea- con J, Ainsbury and wife, At Ma- rion I attended a two days' meet- ing. From Marion went to Auburn and spent a day visiting the State Prison and prisoners. We returned home by way of Niagara Falls, and spend two days there visiting some friends, and viewing that wonderful work of God, the great cataract. From here we made our way to Lewiston, and took the steamboat across our own beautiful lake to Toronto; reached home the f - ing evening and found all well" Build Church Here Work wag commenced on a suit- able church building and on May 28, 1848, the new chapel, located on the property which now forms the northwest corner of Church and Richmond Streets, was opened and dedicated to the worship of God. Of the new building Mr, Henry wrote: "The chapel is 54x38 feet, has a gallery on three sides, is well paint- ed, and cost $2,450," In three years, the membership had increased from 28 to 174. At the Conference in 1844, the th | question of publishing a denomina- tional paper in Canada was discus- sed and the publication of The Christian Luminary was commenced in Oshawa. The paper did not prove to be a paying enterprise, however, and fell into Elder Henry's hands. He continued its publication until 1840 when it was discontinued. Meanwhile the Christian Church was given official recognition by the Legislature in 1845, recognition sought by Mr. Henry and others for nearly a decade. In 1848-49, in addi- tion to acting as publishing agent for the Luminary he took part in the publication of a hymn book, Again in 1853 a Christian publi- cation The Christian Offering was started in Oshawa by Elder J. R. Hoag and although ' this proved more successful financially, as it was published in connection with the secular paper of the village. it was merged six years later with the Palladium, the Christian paper pub- lished in United States. Harbor Master From 1850-53 meanwhile, Mr Henry was called upon to carry out a further task. Being a stockholder of the Oshawa Harbour Company he was induced to také over the posi- tion of Harbor Master, remaining pastor of the Oshawa Church, nev- ertheless while performing his add- ed duties, In 1853 he was appointed Home Missionary to travel through- out the bounds of the Conference and the following are extracts from a report of his activities during De- cember of that year and the subse- quent month: "Dec. 4--Afttended fellowship meeting in Oshawa; had a good meeting; and next day preached and baptized three, On the 7th pur sued my way to Haldimand, Prea- ched twice on Sabbath; obtained 12 members for the Missionary So- clety and collected £1 2s 6d. Visited the church in Cramahe. They have promised to make a donation in aid of the Mission, 18th--Preached near Port Credit in the forenoon and in the afternoon near Oakville. Spent a little time visiting the brethren and collected £2. On Christmas preached to the church in Waterloo, in company with Eld. F. B. Rolfe and had an excellent meeting, Here I succeeded in obtaining 20 mem- bers for the society . . Jan, 4, 1854 --Preached near Port Credit; and on the 5th made my way to Whitby again, after an absence of about three weeks. Found all wel], Visited some of the brethren in Whitby on the 6th and 7th, On the 8th, which was Sunday, was sick at home, in consequence of taking cold, and over-doing. Went to Orono on the 12th to meet the Missionary Board. Had not a quorum and could do no business. Went to Pickering on the 14th; obtained 12 members; preach- ~ "\ Private Demonstration to the HARD-OF-HEARING in the OSHAWA AREA If you have difficulty with your hearing, are in- vited 2 have. an i e of your losses. It takes only twenty minutes and is no charge or obligation. Such a demonstration may mean a fuller life for you for it will show what can be done to improve your hearing. 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Artist With Approved Canadian Flag Design The Truro, N.S. artist, 22-year-old Donald Baird, Is shown with the Canadian flag design which has been approved by the joint Senate-Commons Flag committee. Although partly paralyzed, he has won many in art exhibitions, His design is a red ensign with gold maple leaf in fly. ed on Sunday, the 15th; and on the 16th returned to Whitby. Spent Sunday, 22nd, in Newmarket, 20th in Oshawa and Feb. 5th in White- church. 12th spent with the church in Clarke. Went to Gwillimsbury on the 16th and spent eight days visi- ting Bast and North Gwillimsbury and King. At Oshawa on the 25th. March 6th at Scarboro; found things low but did a little and pro- mised to visit them again." Travelled Over 1,300 Miles 'While giving up the duties of pas- tor of the Oshawa church in 1856, he continued vigorously in the work throughout the conference and as late as 1871 wrote: "I have finished my winter's cam- paign of over 1,300 miles travel, partly by my own and partly by pub- lic conveyance. On the 5th of Feb- ruar I was visiting a dear sister re- siding in Jeddo, Michigan. In the forenoon of that day I preached there; and in the evening, by Elder H Hayward's request, I spoke to his congregation near Farewells Mills. At both of these meetings were present a large number of per- sons formerly from Canada; several of whom I had baptized . . . On Monday morning I bade farewell to my brethren in Romeo, expecting to meet them no more until we reach the promised land. From here Elder D. W. Moore accompanied me to the Grand Trunk Railway Sta- tion at Ridgeway, where we parted, Brother Moore going West and I East. I reached home on the 14th and found that Elder Childs of the State of New York had been at Oshawa and preached two or three sermons to good acceptance and gone to Orono in company with El- der Fowler to hold a general meet- ing there. I made my way to Orono where I had the pleasure of listen- ing to two sermons from him, which will not soon be forgotten -, . . "On the 24th I went to Brougham and visited some friends there and next day reached Bloomington in time for their fellowship meeting. Here I found Elder Tatton engaged in a good work. He has lately bape tized 28 and received 30 into church fellowship, The next day I preached for him in that place and in the evening at Ringwood. Some interest is awakened in that place too. Four have made a start for heaven , , . The next day I was con- veyed by my grandson, a distance of 15 miles in Drayton, in good time for their fellowship meeting. Here I met my brother, Elder William Henry, who has charge of that dis- trict. We had a good time. The next day I preached to a full house, On Monday the 6th, my brother Willi- am took me to Minto; here I re- mained three days visiting friends and resting." Called To Reward in 1879 Mr. Henry took {ll in 1878 and al- though continuing in poor health he went to Orono, in September 1879, to attend Conference, an event which he had never missed during his many years association with the church. While at Orono, however, he became seriously ill and a few days later passed to his reward, be- ing puried on the little hill by the lakeshore, not more than a half mile on his home on September Employment Up 390,000 In Canada Ottawa, July 17.--Total employ- ment in Canada reached an esti- mated 4,702,000 persons by June 1, the third labor force survey issued today reveals. This is a gain of 390,000 since the end of February. The number of unemployed drop- ped by 87,000 below the February total of 126,000. The number of unemployed men dropped about 70,000 to 108,000, and female unem- ployed were cut 50 per cent. to about 18,000. In Canada as a whole, about 2.6 per cent of the labor force was un- employed, while for Ontario the percentage of the labor force un- employed was 2 per cent, Employment increased in agri- culture by 190,000 and 'in other ine dustries by about 200,000, More than half of the increased num- bers in agriculture were women, while there was a drop of about 20,- 000 women in the non-agricultural labor force, "indicative of the con- tini retirement of women from the labor market." At June 1, 34 per cent. of the employed persons of Canada were in Ontario, a total of 1,618,000 and an increase of 114,000 over the number employed persons in On- tario' in February. The table on weekly hours of work showed that 53.3 per cent. of all employed Canadians in indus- tries other than agriculture worked more than a 44-hour week. About 41 per cent. worked between 46 and 54 hours weekly and 122 per cent. worked more than 556 hours a week. TO MEE1 FEED SHORTAGE " London -- (CP) -- Roadside grass should be used for animal feedstuffs and fishmeal employed more ex- tensively as fertilizer to meet cuts in supplies this winter/the National Farmers Union rec ended. LOST THREE SONS ON AIR MISSIONS Mrs. A, J. Colville of Bow- manville Wears Three Silver Crosses Bowmanville, July 17.--Belleved to be the only mother in Canada to lose three officer sons in the war, Mrs. A. J. Colville wears the proud- est decoration any mother could wear, three silver crosses on a sil- ver chain, The living-room of her home on Church 8t. here is adorned with countless pictures of her three gal- lant R.CAF. sons, F.O. Alex C. Colville, aged 25, who failed to re- turn from a bombing expedition over Germany on March 18, 1944, flying with a Mosquito squadron; P.O. Willlam F. Colville, aged 27, who vanished early in the war in the fogs out of Newfoundland while flying with the Hudson squad= ron in the eastern coastal com- mand, and her youngest , F.O. John 8. (Sandy) Colville, aged 21, who was reported missing in 1945. Sandy was flying with a Typhoon squadron when he failed to return from a bombing trip over Germany. Born in Bowmanville The three boys were born and raised in Bowmanville, They ate tended the public schools and the high school, Sandy had just re- celved his sentor matriculation when he joined the air force, "to avenge the death of his brothers," as Mrs. Colville put it. In his last letter to a friend back home Sandy sald, "Every time I press the gun button I think of my brothers, Alex and Bill. I just sit in the cockpit and grin like a man- iac and watch the vermin squirm, My second cannon burst is for Mom." Prior to enlisting, the two older boys, Alex and Bill, were employed in a Bowmanville factory. The boys' father died in 1942, after the death of their first son. The only mem- ber of the once happy family that Mrs. Colville has at home now is her daughter, Katherine. . Had ,Special Mention Two of her sons received their wings from His Excellency the Earl of Athlone, then governor-general of Canada. When he presented the wings to Sandy, the governor-gen- eral made special mention of Mrs. Colville in giving three sons to the RCAF. g Not content with giving all that she had, Mrs. Colville also served in other ways. "I used to have a group of stu- dents from the elementary flying training school at Oshawa over to our house every week-end. I had them from all over the world, They were great company for me," Mrs. Colville recalled. One of Mrs, Colville's most treas- ured possessions is a book, "The RCAF. Overseas", presented to her by Air Marshal Robert Leckie, chief of staff, R.C.AF, Ottawa, June, 1946. . Urges More Dignity In Juvenile Courts Leeds, England, July 10--(CP)-- The "sports jacket and flannels" atmosphere of juvenile courts should | be replaced by more dignity in order to impress young offenders, Home Secretary Chuter Ede said here, "I don't think that a juvenile is impressed when he sees a man he knows to be a policeman sitting in the court in tennis shirt and flan- nel slacks," he said. "The law is a majestic thing, and has got to be a little more majestic than it is to- day, because the law is an expression of the consciousness of the com- munity." Mr. Ede sald he did not plan to reorganize the juvenile courts "but I believe we shall have to get away from some of the sloppiness." CASE SET OVER Julia Moro, 38 Prank Street, charged with building a chicken coop within 50-feet of a dwelling, was remanded until August 7 when she appeared before Magistrate F. S. Ebbs in police court, Wednesday morning. Lorne Slaght, sanitary inspector, who laid the charge points out that a city bylaw forbids construction of chicken coops with- in 50-feet of dwellings, Stop Baby's Sniffles. Meptholstun he ckly re- eves baby's sniffles . . . {J irritation... cl them clear, Jars and tubes, 30c. v1 NTHOLATUM COMFORY Daily ves ME - Flight Line The weather of last Sunday was not conducive to good flying, but some flights were made during the morning. The trip to Kingston had to be cancelled and no aircraft left the ground during the afternoon. However, the long evenings afford ample opportunity for a flight after supper and many members are tak- ing advantage of the smooth flying conditions. Gen Club will again be in session on Thursday evening and all mem- bers and friends are urged to at- tend. This coming week-end there will be a demonstration of aero- batics, parachute jumping and formation flying starting at 6.00 p.m, Saturday evening. This will be followed by a monster weiner roast and swimming party for members and their friends. Dancing will also be in progress later in the evening. Sunday it 4s planned to hold an open house at the airport, Mem- bers are urged to get in touch with their friends and bring out as many as possible at any time during the y. On Wednesday, July 24th, Barker Airport, Toronto, is going to be the scene of the Barker Air Show sponsored by the Commercial op- erators using that field. It is hoped that a large representation from the Ontario County Flying Club will be making the trip by air to see the show. There is a splendid free programme of flying exhibi- tions drawn up and should be a thrilling evening for all those at- tending. Looking ahead a few weeks, we find that the City of Kingsfon is celebrating its centennial and are sponsoring an Air Show at Norman Rogers Airport on the week-end of August 4th and 5th. Plans are un« der way for the aircraft from our club to fly down with flying repre- sentatives of Oshawa. It will be another great opportunity to show the progress our city is also making in the flying world. No doubt other centres will be represented by their respective clubs and there will be a very large gathering of aircraft from all parts of Ontario. KIWANIANS HOLD WEEKLY HEETING CORBETT'S POINT Committee Reports Reveal Summer Camp Sessions In Full Swing Members of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club held another "Lawn Lunch- eon" for their weekly club meeting on Tuesday, this time at the sum- mer home of Kiwanian Gordon Davis, at Corbett's Point. Meeting at the Genosha Hotel, the transportation committee under the supervision of Kiwanian Jack Coleman, saw to it that all mem- bers were taken to the luncheon and once the luncheon got under way, the members were on their own--and took very good care of themselves too, thanks to the co- operation of a group of Kiwanis THE TIMES-GAZETTE Thursday, July 18, 1946 July 8th, and the second group ready to take over on Wednésday. Kiwanian. Jimmie Souch reported that the new swimming pool erect- ed at Kiwanis Camp is/ now com- pleted and ready for use. Plans for an "official opening" are now under way and this event will take place in the very near future. Kiwanian Johnny Graves, in the absence of Kiwanian Stephen Say- well, gave a report on the recent "Clothing for Europe" drive, which netted 12 tons of used clothing in Oshawa and immediate district. A suggestion to take care of the ex- penses incurred in conducting the drive was offered and received fav- orable assent from the members. The suggestion will be dealt with, in cooperation with other interest- ed groups. ---------- TO NATIONAL TRUST Oxford, England -- (CP) -- Wat- lington Hill, overlooking Oxford from the southeast, has been given to the National Trust by Lord Esher along with 500 acres of ad- Evade Poll Tax Appear In Court Lee Palmater, 74 King Street West and Orville Mulville, 200 King Street West were given until Auge ust 7 to pay their poll tax when they appeared before Magistrate F. S.. Ebbs in police court, Wednesday morning. ' Charges aginst the two men were laid by A, N. Sharp, tax collector, who appeared in court re- presented by E. F. Bastedo, lawyer. Palmater and Mulville told the court they hadn'% been working and were unable to pay the $7.50 tax. Both have secured jobs within th past week, they said. . "In that case I shall set this over until August 7," His Worship said, og give you both an opportunity pay." Joseph Hebert, 158 Willlam Street East and Walter Lewis, 74 King Street West, also charged with not paying their poll tax, were set over until the same date, "Kweens" and ladies of First Bap- tist Church, under the supervision of Mrs. Davis, Proceeds from the luncheon, re- ported to be $45.00, go to First Bap- tist Church Parsonage Fund, Ki- wanian Morley Wyman voiced the thanks and appreciation of the members to the ladies. President Cyril Souch called for reports from the committee mem- bers in charge of the camp im- provements. Kiwanian Bill Gibbie reported that the Kiwanis Camp sessions are now in full swing, with the first group having moved in for SUBJECT :-- their 10-day period, on Monday, ELLSWORTH FLAVELLE Toronto Chairman, Canadian Will Speak Over C.B.LL. TONIGHT iox 10.15 t- 10.30 =p1. Immediately After 10 o'clock News Palestine Committee INNER ROLL PRIME RIB 43 SQUARE OR ROUND RUMP ROAST » 40 POT ROAST soreless 1. 24c LEAN RIB BOIL - 14. 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