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peachs church history centennial anniversary present s6o jcere arkhaoa rxra chips o 1 were sen c gasw v3 there and d sc ares aad prep u- w if 1560 re op -er- ttvo hundred and rs nretvthre e memh in 1sv ih- r four hundred arid thirty if not titlmore in i860 the missionary hejgivingj amounted to s27000 it by 1ss3 this had been raised o as j 33000 the annua income lai the n isso was oioo whereas in a 3 i was expected that the of income would be ss0o0o in as 1s60 the average number of s i preaching services was sixteen yhere as in ifi3 there were ballast- first its number grew rapcy ard became qiiite an effective station and influential organisation am re- 1 rev chapin was lannunea- ta in starting the christmas pageants in the church in 94s through the efforts of union of a methi rev chapin hydro was instatl- kjis bodies in canada to form ed and the gas lamps which he methodist church occurred j had seen service for a number b iss4 peachs became part of tof years were soid markham circuit along during rev chapins term markham box grove mjjtfee peachs baseball team and 10th line and whrevale hockey team were formed un ir 1ss0 a was formed hut markham re- ii bethesda peach vic toria square lemonviile glas gow stousvide and ballantraie i vh thursday jure 23 1935 the st0uftyiue tonne pjge 7 m m t ir wwvvvvwwvvvww t iith ine north sevei mop c j twentythree services held orf each sabbath in a record taken fom the c istjan journal the organ i of the primitive methodist church in canada dated april 3 1863 ve find the following record- agitation was made for a chapel and after surmounting many great obstacles hoping against hope and through all hindrances sticking to i the e at la in the christian guardian of april 23 15 rev newton hill the minister at that time reports ihe following at peachs the contract has been let for the building of a new church the work will he completed some time in the fall pan of the od church will be made use of the bre- ihren there have taken hold of n onsires ske documents gathered to gether by the north york pio neers association the date of ihis firs class is alo confirmed by the following extract fmm the evangelist i a periodical of the primitive methodist church 18191851 peachs markham seventh line we have had a small class here for some years the mem bers of which have been very consistent ajid good support er of the cause hearing what was going on at other places our friends felt anxious for a revival their friends and nei ghbours were many unconvert ed and they felt it their duty to make some exertion to se cure their salvation the time of the travelling preachers be ing taken up at other places brother fletcher one of our ixcal preachers was engaged to go and to assist in holding extra meetings xo sooner did they begin to work than god worked with them and confir med his word brother edgar and rev philip rendered what assistance they could before rev philip left the circuit the members received great good from this visitation of the holy spirit alrou twenty precious souls professed to find redemp tion through the wood of christ the forgiveness of sins the primitive methodist a branch of methodism depend ed greatly upon lay or local preachers a few of the ex- horters even being women it is interesting to note that in vi the markham station had eleven chapels three ministers and twentytwo local preach ers it was from one of these local preachers that peachs derived its name mrs hopper in her old time primitive me thodism in canada relates iated friends we tern- j to take decisive action in the matter trustees fully arrang ed subscriptions commenced plans of building drawn and eventually rhe contract for a substantial chapel all com plete to be finished in the fa was signed sealed and de livered and i am thankful to say that the amount subscrib ed by the kind friends is al ready nearly if not equal to the amount of the contract and that in all probability fencing and sheds and all will be com pleted at the same time which in my judgement is in the best interest of the church to complete the entire project in the first building effort it is understood that the schoolhouse where the prev ious services had been held was closed down and moved over to the opposite corner on the southeast corner of lot 2fi the sixth concession of markham and remodelled to form the new chapel in the christian journal of january 22 ism we find the following entry peachs chapel opening markham circuit the chape is a very good white clapboard building 3 x 25 feet with a beautiful porch and tower in the front and six semicircular windows it is indeed an ex ceedingly neat and commodi ous chapel the zeal and liber ality of the friends in the nei ghborhood have been very praiseworthy the opening ser vices took place on sabbath january 10th isftt when ser mons were preached by revds j garner and j crampton to large congregations the serv ices were powerful and inter esting and a good collection was taken up on january 11th a public 1 tea meeting was held when a daddy peach was the classleader at peachs appoint ment on the seventh conces sion of markham thomas has tings henry jennings christo pher robinson alex lee hen- rv hopper and john william son were all officials and earn est faithful men peachs is mentioned by that name for the first time in the missionary reports of the pri mitive methodist church in canada for the year 185s53 when it appears as part of the markham station along with victoria square bethesda rir- ehard town mount cafmel chapel bethel chapel lemon- ville and ninth concession markham in the missionary reports names which later ap peared under peachs were lust ed under victoria square a miss jennings a grandmother of mrs fieorge sale was one of the missionary collectors first mentioned in i860 peachs schoolhouse appeared on a preachers plan for that year some of the con tributors to the missionary funds as listed at that time were thos peach win brick- nal t cooper j a- a boyn- ton wm spoftord jane lock- head daniel humphreys thos hastings mrs peach mrs chapel francis walker and john williamson the mission ary givlngs in sts were very low whereas in iso there were none at all for peachs this explained by the fact that the congregation was un able to make any donations towards the missionary fund as they were using all their money for the erection of a new chapel in 1s63 thos peach gave the southeast corner of lo i h con of markham for a chape and cemetery this and was given on the understanding that all plots in the cemetery would be free rev j nattrass who was the her from 1s60 to 1s63 has ie foil u ing re ds oi i describing the changes i those yeat is60 lere was bin one c it where n i ivtl upon i i have ii ill and picker- ire r in i860 we had b ministers and scarcely n i pa them in 1863 there w ev three ministers and the r expect to pav them full salaries for the year in is there were twentytwo local preachers wherea in 5s63 here were twentysut or t nv good gathering of friends as sembled the meeting was ad dressed by revds reid cromp ton markham and garner the meetings closed cheerfully with good satisfaction henry jennings who lived on the farm adjoining the cem etery donated the wood for the driving sheds which original ly extended the full length of the lot to the north side of the church on wednesday evening june 15th 1s70 rev eli midrileton preached at peachs after the service bro t williamson kindly presented him with a purse of 8000 as a token of esteem in 1s7i72 the contributors to the missionary fund are listed as thomas hastings al ex lee harvey hooper wm spoluird mrs john boynton john peach chrs robinson thomas peach mis sander son thomas williamon hen ry jennings robert cole and governor spottords pig 8100 the pig presumably being do nated and sold in september 1872 a camp meeting which doubtless drew support from peachs was hold in the bush of wm lewis betheada and in november 1871 a revival at peachs resulted in forty- two persons professing to find jesus christ in 1873 the late harry spang was baptized in the chapel at the age of four years there may have been other baptisms held earlier but we have not been able to locale any of the records from the christian journal of june 23 1876 in the obit uary notice of alexander lee we learn the following through the instrumental ity of the wesleyan method ists he was brought to god in early life and became a con sistent member of their chii- rch the lapse of years brought changes to the neighbourhood the wesleyan church with drew from the old appointment and the primitive methodists being near to his residence about nineteen years ago he became a member of our so ciety as uch he became a verj useful man he soon be came the societys stewart at peachs church which office he held to the day of hu death we btirted him in graveyard near peachs church where he so often wor- ipped by 177 markham suuor in cluded victor j sqtiare pcacis trie work manner it is understood that the old clapboard church was brick veneered and the steeple re moved and the roof of the enabled church was changed to take on its present appearance unfortunately we have not bein able to secure any infor mation regarding the opening services in 1800 after the reno vation mrs harvey quantz was the first organist to serve in the remodelled chape and she played there for some twenty years in 1801 peachs became part of the cnionvile circuit which was composed of unionville bethel christie peachs bb- enezer hagermans some of the family names mentioned at peachs in that year were has tings lunau steckley haaeke creswick and in 189899 other names such as rainey arthur wegg were mentioned appendix of william kell- ington from the christian guardian june 9 1909 kellington william well ington was born at haisthorpe yorkshire england on febru ary 3rd 1s27 he came with his parents to canada when thirteen years old they settled in the township of markham where he lived for over forty years sometime in 1s51 he was converted under the labours of rev matthew nichols and james edgar primitive meth odist minister at peachs ap pointment mr wellington was the superintendent of the sun day school for many yeans al so class leader on april i2th 1909 at the age of eightytwo he quietly passed to his eter nal rest his remains were in terred at goodwood cemetery id 1910 peachs was trans ferred to the lemonviile cir cuit with lemonviile bethes da and ballantrae as the other appointments in the missionary renort for 191fi17 the last year for which statistics are given for individ ual appointments on the cir cuit the names mentioned at peachs were ed hastings mr mrs g williamson mr mrs j williamson mr mrs a wegg thos peach family during reverend e m bur gess term as minister in 1921 an epworth league was form ed in the church and this club was the foundation of our pres ent young peoples union this active group supporting mr and mrs h miller and tom hastings as their debat ing team look part in debates in the surrounding district in 1925 at the time of union of the methodist presbyterian and congregational church to form the united church of canada this pastoral charge was reorganized and our past association with lemonviile was severed we became a new pastoral charge with melville and bethesda our church was reshingled n 1929 and in 1930 it was re painted and fire insurance was placed on the buildings for the first time during rev a mcneils term the young mens class under the leadership of jim ienaghan and lome wideman purchased the present organ which was made possible by having the seth parker group ivll the neighbouring churches and district supported this cause and there was barely room to accommodate the crowds during rev mcewens min istry our peachs quartette mr j wideman and his two sons carson and lome and tom hastings became very widely publicized and their services were in great demand mrs j wideman accompanied this quartette on the piano on january 28 1935 the 1st marriage vows were solemniz ed when miss lucy kendal was united in marriage with mr ivan waker son of our caretaker at that time after the wedding ceremony mr henry miller an elder of the church presented the bride and groom with a white bible to commemorate the occasion mr m crops uos the der she leadership of jack war- riner these teams eade a name for themselves and our church was certainly put on the map rev r cnapin at his fare well service in jure 1951 ded icated the pulpit bible and hym- narv which were presented to the church by the williamson famiiy the fence at the front of the church was removed in june 1954 and the sheds which had become wellweathered were sold we were a sorry to lose the faithful service of rev g ro bins an outstanding minister and scholar who was forced to retire on account of illhealth in june 1951 however we were a glad to welcome our present min ter the rev h moddle who has been our minister and spir ttua leader since july 1951 durins the short time that he has been with us our church has become the centre of our community rev moddle has been instrumental in reorgan izing our choir and in the fall of 1951 we carried out an ev ery member canvass and visi tation there have been many changes in our order of service to bring tt in line with ihe newer methods and we look forward to an even greater fu ture today as we look at our pres ent church with its fresh coat of paint on the inside and the now tool shed at the back and the enlarged cemetery grounds we realize that plans are being made for an even greater peachs there are many things which have been overlooked such as the faithful attendance of mrs j kirk as church organist and then as a member of the con gregation also gertrude weggs service as a sunday school teacher for girls and henry walkers services as care taker for fifty years in a church there are always many whose labours over the years consecrate the meeting place for those who worship in it after them especially in rural places it seems as if many of these fine souls pass to their reward without me morial therefore we close this history with a tribute to thorn and a thanks to god for the service which they rend ered in preserving for us this church and the gospel of our lord we love thy church o god her walls hefore thee stand dear as the apple of thine eye and graven on thy hand for her our tears shall fall for her our prayers ascend to her our cares and toils be given till toils and eares shall end it a prven fact that the best and safest way to preserve all kinds os iood is to fmeeze it there is no need to invest in expensive refrigeration equipment and cost of maintaining same plus depreciation when you can rent a cold storage locker at the rate of from 800 to 1200 per year or by the month always kept at zero temperature lockers available for immediate rental ville criamery company stouffville ont phone 186w qy v w w w r v m cedar grove june killi it was a roundabout way of catching up with the activities of one of our cedar grove globetrotters but there was a most interesting pictorial story on win bridges in the last issue of the week end tele gram if you did not see it it is well worth the trouble of writing for a back copy there is a fine rail fence in the process of construction around the community club property which even in its present state is successfully keeping the cars off the grass cedar grove is becoming a mecca for groups interested in our activities on monday eve ning the archaeological group who have held several digs in this area visited the sim ree- sors on sunday 15 writers from the new group writers of canada had tea and a con ference at rlodwen davies don mcclennan appreciated very very much tile many kindnesses extended to him at the time of his fathers death the loss of a parent is always a great loss but thoughtful friends made it as easy as it could have been notice e a grubin rooptome- trist will be at his office in stouffville on monday and tuesday june 27th and 28th phones 8612 and 25j1 quakers annual meeting june 2327 at college the religious society of friends quakers in canada will hold their annua meeting at pickering college newmar ket from june 2327 morning and afternoon sessions will be devoted lo the societys busi ness and reports of the past years work by committees evening meetings are open to the public at 8 pm on fri day evening june 21 at pick ering college joseph karsner of philadelphia will speak on the united nations and sha ring the platform with him will be colin bell a british friends worker in china and more rec ently in geneva switzerland who has recently been appoint ed associate executive secre tary of the american friends service committee colin bel will speak on friends and in ternational service saturday evenings meeting wil begin at 730 at the college when an address on friends and their work in japan to day wil be given by anna c rrinton who has recently re turned from two and onehalf years in japan where she work ed with japanese quakers in their social service work on sunday morning there will be a worship period at 9 30 am in the old yonge st meeting house just south of the eagle street stoplight and a regular morning meeting for worship in the friends church on botsford street at 11 am visitors are welcome at both of these worship services after a short worship per iod on sunday evening at 730 in newmarket friends church hurch wilj always be remem- 1 harrop freeman professor of bered as a sunday school tea- j law at cornel university in crfr lay preacher and a great new york state wl give the visitor among the people mr j lecture endowed by sundcr- the lolott in cab comfort and safety more durable eon ttrnrlion eofter sent action miny new conveniences your money can buy now panoramic windshield for a broader safer view of the road and lhcrcs more glass area all around now concealed safety step an important safely feature plrps flay clear of ice and mud out of sight vhen doors arc closed more durable frames of 31- inch standard width with rom- pletcly parallel mdr niomhrrs built lo lake tough roing kingsize 12volt electrical system count on quirkrr starts even in cold weather and still have a huefcy reserve of power power steering makes dri ing very much easier it re- duces turning effort as much as b0c available as an extra cost option on certain models new overdrivo saves gas mt tngine wear you ran have overdrive on fon models a real value for it ex en cost truck hydramalic ts unbeat able for stopandgo driving available at extra rot on all half threequarter oneton and forwardcontrol models power brakes theyre stan dard on heavy duty models op tional on fom other models poer brakes grectiy reduce iiiivrr taitgue and effort add to safety canadas no 1 truck come in and see the mos t advanced trucks for any job new chevrolet crisp was instrumental in tartirg the perennial flower bed with a donation of shrubs bulb and perennial sower daring rev on rr jrz tie youes pooles lort land p gardiner harrop free man has travelled widely spending some tim in india ard u specially qualfed to speak on civil ltheme the trti tseettng ccfes a cfncdal motobs valvt chas cooper limited