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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 2 3 5 6 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART lANSI and ISO TEST CHART No 2) 1.0 I.I 1.25 1.4 5: lis ill 2£ 1.8 1.6 A -^PPLIEn IN/MGE Inc ^p" 165? Eisl Main Stret^f r^ Rocfie5l*r, Nen. York l-itilS uSA ^SSS ^"6) 4fl2 - OiOO - Phont ^S£ (716) 288 - 5989 - Fo. ' - ■■ .■•■?,■■ "1 1 iv -. r ., ... »\ ^'.y ^•vD .1: H-istorylof the Presbyterian Church In Keen e. ^j^^pE, your Committee, appointed at the last congre- ^««^ gational meeting, held! on the 27th day of March, X'(^M^ 1896, for the purpose of compiling a history of the church from the time of its organization up to the present time, beg leave to submit the following :— In obtaining the information necessary for our report, we ^^^^^^^ laboured under considerable difficulties owing to the want ol records which should have been in possession of the officers of ' the church, but which, could not be found. We are indebted to several members of the congregation Vor information received, but in an especial manner to Mr. Alexander Wood, without whose assistance it would have been almost impossible to furnish any- thing like a satisfactory report. We called on Mr. Wood and received information from him verbally, which, when compared with the record^s of the church (as far as recorded) we found correct, which reflects much credit on him for the deep interest he evidently must have taken in the welfare of the congregation from its organization. '^ In one of the Presbyterian Church Records of the year i86i, R;':;;;;^/^.^^,^,, preserved by the late Mr. Duncan Mclntyre, and furnished to us >j^nd^";^,nannn^of by his daughter, Miss Isabella Mclntyre, we found a list of all the Ministers of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, also of the United Presbyterian Church in Canada, with the date of their -—7-—^ ■ ■ Churcli iKtv. Arcliil'.-i I SiipcnJ, . Son ret Mr. Co!niihniii!\ Miiiiiiprs of o'.lifr t.'on^rcca- lit, froiii 1842 Mnvcmenl u> I'.liiM Linirili. Hisliiri/ nf the I'icsl>yterian Chnrvh in Keeiie. ordination, and the ccngregation over wliicli each ininislcr was plsced, also the ruling elder of each conyregalion In thnt list the kcv. Francis Andicws is recorded as having lieen ordained in the year 1851. The Usi of ministers is given in that record as that was the time at which the two sections of the church were united at Montreal under one Assembly, and under its present name, "The Presbyterian Church in Canada." From authentic information, we find that the Presbyterian Church in Keene was organized in the year 1833, when the Rev. Archibald Colquhoun commenced his ministrations in this place. He had charge of the congregation for a period of nine years, dur- ing which time he preached in the school house in the village, and resided about two miles west of Keene, in a house on the late Mr. Peter Mcl'arlane's farm. 'I'he first board of trustees, or managers, of the copgret;aiion was composed of the following gentlemen, viz.: Messrs. Duncan Drummond, George Gillespie, Peter McFarlane, lohn .McGregor, Duncan Mclntyrc and George Esson. These gentlemen entered into a bond guaranteeing to the minister a sti-end of /125 per annum, jCs° of which sum was obtained from the Colonial Fund of the Clmrch of Scotland. The mem- bcrs and adherents during Mr, Colquhoun's time were probably a little over fif'y in number. Great difTiculty was experienced in raising the stipend promised. This difficulty, together with other reasons, led to Mr. Colquhoun's resignation in the year 1842. From this date u|) to the year 1845, or for a period of about three years, religious services were conducted by ministers of other con- greg.t'tions, vi7.:-by the Rev. Mr. Roger, of the Presbyterian Church, Peterborough ; the Rev. Mr. Gilmour, of the Baptist Church, Peterborough, and the Rev. Mr. llayden, of the Indepen- dent Church, Cobourg. In the ye.ir 1845 a movement was set on foot to provide suitable accommodation for the growing needs of the church. I'hc result of this movement was a congregational meeting which 'V I- If^^"^'! ly ffisliii;/ <)/ llir t'lrnhytciliDi Churtli in h'rnir. .1 decided to build a church, and immediately set about the selection of a site for this purpose. The first site selected consisted of two si„„, acres situated between the cast and west halves of lot number '''"' Church. twelve, in the seventh concession of the township, hut this site was afterwards abandoned, and two acres were purchased from the late I)r, Gilchrist for the sum of /so. On this site the manse now stands. m THE FIRST CHURCH BUILT IN KEENE. The Church was built in the year ,846 at a cost of /300, ci,„.„ n„iu. X50 of which sum was contributed by the Honorable Isaac liuchanan, who gave a donation of ^500 to be equally divided among the first ten churches erected (after the disruption) in connection with the Free Church of Canada. The building com- mittee who had charge of the erection of the church, was composed of the following gentlemen, viz—Messrs. Duncan Drummond, John McKarlane, Duncan .Mclntyre, Thomas Short, John Stark, Alexander Wood and John .Miller. The building w.is at first seated with boards or planks resting on supports. These were gradually superceded l)y comfortable seats or pews, each member furnishing, at his own expense, his sitting accommodation. 'I'he church w.is formally opened for divine service by the Rev. Mtiilding Coin- miilcc of Kir« Church, ■f *" Hl»| ll III 11 B IMWI I WII ii m 'M . 4 nUtory of ihr '' tyf'Wnn Chuvrh in Ktcnf. Mr Roger in the fall of the year of its erection. A.non« the , , ,. e yfec'ordsof the rhurch we found in a 80od state of presa^ ,cad over the names on that listwth a great dea '' P^^"" " we found from it, contents that a feeling of brotherly love -n st have been prevalent in the community, as all denom.nat.on,. both Roman Caholic and Protestant, and all na,ionah..es '" the place. ^omrluS according to their mean, in aid of the bu.ldmg fund. of Kirn Cliiirch. BEV. MR. WALLACE. K„ M.w..>.ce In the same year in .'hich the church was -!-"<=d f-^" ^": B^r a call was tendered to the Rev. Mr. Wallace-, a young man and . graduate of Q-.cen's College. Kingston. Mr Wallace accepted the call, was duly inducted as pastor. J -^_- '"-'"*' i^JOL Mr. W.ll.cei Mliiisttuimni. IILitonj of the Prenhylcriun Chuirh in Kiciii: J by the Rev. John M. Roger, of Peterborough, Rev. Thos, Alex- ander, of Cobourg, and Rev. Dr, Reid, of Grafton, afterwards of Toronto, and ministered very acceptably to tlie congregation for a short time, but on account of ill health, he was o J to resign his charge in the month of August of the succeeding year. Mr. WalLice preached in Keene only. His stipend was ^io6. In the minutes of the session, a resolution is recorded expressing their sorrow for the necessity of the resignation of Mr. Wallace; their esteem and love, and their opposition to his removal had he been spared with health. At the time of the opening of the church the Elders were. ••■'"' !'•'>'"> Messrs. Duncan Drummond, Duncan Mclntyre, Thom.-is Short i-iu.rj,. and James Fife; and the Deacons, Messrs. Richard Short, John McFarlane, Alexander Wood, Jolin Stark, James Sinclair, James Becket and Malcolm Campbell. Mr. Wood and Mr. Becktt were afterwards elected Elders. The membership of (he whole church as far as can be ascertained was at that time fiom 140 to 150. It may be interesting to note how the tecnporal affairs of the church were managed during its early history. .At a meeting of the Deacon's Court held on the' loth day of November, 1846, the il^'T'SS' Alr^f,. following resolution was passed : " Resolved, that firewood be °^'-'''"''''- provided by voluntary contribution, namely, from Mr. Thomas Short, I cord ; Mr. Duncan Drummond, ^ cord ; Mr. John McFarlane, ^ cord ; Mr. Alex. Wood, H cord ; Mr. Peter McFarlane, ■/' cord ; Mr. Malcolm Campbell, % cord ; and th.it Mr, James Sinclair he authorized to confer with those in the vil- lage for the purpose of making the fires, cle?.ning the stoves and attending to the church for the season. The duties of sexton were performed in this way up to the year 1848, when Mr. Sinclair was employed at a salary of ^i tos. per annum, to auend to these duties. From this ti|re up to the present, caretakers have been employed and paid for performing theduties of sexton. As late as 1852, the records still show, that wood was furnished for heating the church by voluntary contribution. The sexton KirsI ScNton. ^AJri,' H \ :m.: -^^ ■ ^^-.r^wr-f. , T," Itiarh School. >i.nh Suhoo', lliL-r's CortitTS 1,;.. l.y t'Us ftnlll l.nry. • Kfv. F. Irens Cnlltd 1 Iiuluclcd. '; Ilixlon/ (if I hi: riYNhi/tcriiiii Clninh in Kcene. usually bnd to cut the wood in addition to liis other duties. During the period of Mr. Wallace's ministrations the first Sabbath School was established in connection with the church. The school has been in existence continuously from that time up to the present. The first teachers were Messrs. Duncan Drum- mond, Thomas Short, Duncan Mclntyre, WaUer Renwick, Miss Gilchrist and Miss Annie Gilchrist Mr. Drummoiid afterwards withdrew from the Keene School and organized a school at M.ither's Corners, where, in addition to superintending the school, he furnished fuel, made the tires and attended to the other duties required. From the month of August, 1847, th.it is from the time of Mr. W.allace's resignation, up to the year i8so, when the Rev. Mr. Andrews was called to the church, the services were conducted by students, .imong which may be mentioned the late Rev. Andrew Wilson, who had charge of a congregation in Kingston for a v-eriod of fifteen years subsequent to his services in Kcene. The Rev Mi. Dixon also ministered for some time in Kcene, but we have no record of his ministrations. In the yc.ir 1848, a resolution appears in the minutes of the session, requesting eacli of the De.tcons to do his endeavor in his locality to get as many as he can to join the Congregation Library. From -his resolution we infer that a library was established in connection with the church about this date or at least a short time before it INDUCTION OF REV. MR. ANDREWS. In the year 1S50, the congregation extended a call to the Rev. IVancis Andrews, who accepted the call and was inducted in the year 1851 Members of the Presbytery who assisted at his induction, viz.. Rev. Donald Mcl.eod, of Cobourg, Rev. J. M. Roger, of Peterborough, Rev. W. McKenzie, of Baltimore, Rev. John Smith, of Grafton and Rev. Mr Douglas, of Centreville- J' At the but w: $800. Colleg in the missio teriar work Gran Keen lione accei llwlurji of the Pietbyleriun Cliiinh in Keenc. V i At the commencement of his minisirctions his stipend was $500, but was afterwards raised to $700 and finally in the year 1879 to $800. Mr. Andrews is a graduate of Belfast and Edinburgh CollcRes, in the former ot \yhich Rev. Dr. Cook was Principal and in the latter Rev. Dr. Chalmers. He was sent to Canada as a missionary by the Colonial Missionary Committee of the Prcsby- BEV. FRANCIS ANDREWS. terian Church of Ireland, having been recommended for that work by the Rev. Dr. Cook. He, preached (or a short time at Grand River, Ontario and was-then sent by the Rev. Dr. Burns to Keene, where he received a unanimous call and accepted as men- tioned above and where he has labored faithfully, diligently and acceptably in the service of the Lord until the present time. A Kir. Andrews yirsl Appoint- Inents. fcteniberthip. I Precentor, his Inuotluction I of UrtJaM. l*rccentor>. Choir, S llislnn/ of I he rirshijlrrian Cliurch in h'i'cnc. When Mr. Andrews commenced his labors in this place, his appointments were :-Kt..me, Cameron's School House, on the boundary between Otonabee and Asphodel, and Fifes School House, on the sixth concession of Otonabee. The last named appointment was shortlv afterwards cancelled, but he continued to preach at Cameron's School House, till the church at Westwood wa^ completed. At the commencement of his ministrations, we find recorded on the Communion Roll of the whole church, a total of M2 members, of this number twenty are still living, but only eleven of this number remain in connection with this congre- gation at the present time, viz., Messrs. Alexander Wood, John Wood George Wood, lames Wood, John Hope, Archibald D.-ividson, Robert Borland, .Thomas Borland, Mrs. William Drummond, Mrs, John Hope and Mrs. David Henderson. At the first Communion Service held at Keene by the Rev. Mr. Andrews, there were only thirty-eight members who partook ot the Lord's Supper. In the early history of the congregation, before the -building of the church, Communion Services were sometimes held in Mr. Short's back store. The first record of a regular salary having been paid the Pre- centor, was in the year 1851, when Mr. Walter Renwick received a salary of ^3 1 5s. per annum. Previous to this time a collection was taken up annually to recompense the Precentor for his services. The service of praise was conducted from that time up the introduction of the Organ in the month of May, 1890, by the following persons in the order named, yvi., Messrs. Peter Ander- son Robert Graham. Thomas Lockhart, fames Buchanan, William Renwick and John Gillespie. Salaries ranging from $15.00 "P »° $.^o 00 The last two named receiving each $30-00 per annum. Previous to the appointment of a regular precentor, the service of song wa3 conducted by a choi. of six or seven male voices, but no record of their names is given in the books of the church. \ I Ilislory of the I'renbyteridn Church i/i Kicne. In the year 1851 the Session suggested the formation of a ^t;:^'^.,^. Female Association in connection with, the congregation and a . committee was appointed to draft a constitution and organ./e the society We have no copy of the constitution nor yet have we much of the wotlt of the association recorded, but have no doubt that they rendered valuable assistance to the congregation, a» we find an entry in the treasurer's books in the year 1855, of £\ l^. contributed towards fixing the pulpit, and in 1856, of ^20 ys. 6d. raised by the society in aid Qf the manse fund. In 1851 two suggestions were brought before the Session si.= forM.n«. with regard to the selection of a site or the purchase of a buildmg for a manse. One proposition was to purchase a site frotri Mr. Peter Mcl-arlane, and another, a site or b.iild.ng at Woods Corners. The first proposition seems to have been abandoned at once, bat the second entertained, as the Session appointed Mr^ Malcolm Campbell to examine a building at Woods' Corners, with a view of purchasing it for a manse, and to report to the Session Mr Campbell reported the building to be worth £&o. but when the report was submitted to the congregation, they did not approve of the purchase. Five years after this time, a manse was built m M^-,^^, Keene at a cost of $800, exclusive of painting. 1 he kitchen ^^^^^^ ^.,^,,,„ attached to the manse was built some years afterwards at a cost of iiu.u. $192 00 In the year 1852 it was decided to hold a monthly meeting <;«Me« • of the session and a prayer meeting in connection therewith ; ti,is course was followed up to the year .'854. wl'en quarterly J.H,.r.,.iv m«.. meetings were established instead. In the year .854 a resolution was passed at a meeting of the ^^:^^ session that in the absence of the Minister, the Elders conduct .cn.ofM,ni«„ service at the usual hour by prayer and reading a sermon or a portion of the Scripture, and it was also agreed that the session meet regularly in the manse, every . Sabbath mornmg. before divine service, for prayer. In the same year a resolution was ■^^v^-n^_ ■ •*}*>■ / i m Ilistdrif of (he i*rt'sb!i(erian Church in Kvcm Total Al'^ti'ictit Want oi Uaniinny ill Cnn,t;»cKalii Kiiiancinl Kfijttirftiirnts. how inti . I'lU'Ciion of l^^■ao)ll^ ail', passed to establish a Total Abstinence Association in connection with the church and that public meetings be called to Ijring the subject under their notice and to obtain signatures to the pledge. We can find no record of any further action being taken m this matter. In the years 1858 and 1859, a difficulty arose in the church which led to a want of harmony in the congregation for some time, but this matter was finally settled and peace and harmony again restored. From the organization of the church until the ist of Feb- ruary in the year 1864 the financial requirements of the Congrega- tion seem to have been met by voluntary contributions but at this tin.e it was resolved to raise the Ministers stipend and incidental expenses by pew rents and this plan has been followed conlm- uously since that date. As a mark of the generosity of our pastor, Mr. Andrews, it may be interesting to note that in the early years of his ministry the deacons, on one occasion M least, were unable to collect the full amount of stipend promised him and on their stating the circumstance to him he commended them for their efforts in the matter, stating, "You have done well and we will call it settled. In the year 1873, to fill vacancies in the Deacons' Court the following brethren were elected, vi7..:-Messrs. David Moore John Lang, Peter Com.ie, 1). D. Henderson, James McNeil and Peter Drumuiond ; and on October 23rd, 1877. vacancies m the session were filled by the election of Messrs. Peter Mfei^ as. M Drummond, W. J. MiUcr, William Plunketl and John Miller, sr' Messrs Peter Mclntyrc, Geo. Gillespie, Alexander Gillespie Hs Gallon sr , and John Miller sr., cupied the positions of Deacons, although we h.ave no recoro in the minutes of their election, and Mr. John Miller sr.. filled the office of Treasurer from the year .857 up to 1878, that is for a period of twenty-one years • he then resigned and James McNeil (who was appointed -. (■■ ' IliKlury of the I're^bijlerimi Cliuixh in Kctnc. II Secretary in 1868) was elected in his stead. The late J:mics Stewart also filled the onke of Elder for some years ; and the late Thos. Davidson was a ruling elder for many years, ihminh his election does not appear in the minutes. In the year 1894, on the 4th of March, officers weu- n«ain ,';X" •""'■• elected to fill the vacancies, viz., Elders-Messrs. Joseph U. Taylor, Thos. Thompson and Hugh McEarlane ; Deacons- Messrs. Robt. Wood and William Campbell. In the year 1879 a Ladies' Missionary .Association was ;-';\\^|;;X:,; organized in connection with the Church with the following -«;■)■ officers, viz.-Mrs. Geo. Read, ['resident; Mrs. Rich.aid Hope, Vice-l'resident ; Mrs. Alexander Drummond, Treasurer ; and .Mrs. Moscrip, Secretary. Meetings were to be held quarterly. An executive committee of ladies were appointed to make collections in each section of the congregation. This organization h.is been in existence continuously up to the present lime and has been very successful in furthering the schemes of the church. THE PRESENT CHURCH. The first meeting in connection with the building of the new church was held on the loth day of October, 188., at which a committee was appointed to ascertain the feeling of the congrega- tion with regard to the matter. At a congregational meeting held on February 26th, 1883, it was resolved to build a new church and the sum of $1850 was immediately subscribed for that pur- pose by those present at the meeting. The third meeting was held on March 8th, 1883. when the matter of building a church was again discussed, and Messrs John Lang and James McNeil were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for that pur- pose. The subscription committee reported favorably and at a meeting held on the ayili of June, 1883, a building committee was appointed composed of the following members, viz.- Mr. Richard Hope, Chairman ; Mr. Jas. McNeil, Secretary ; .Mr. Geo. Read, Treasurer ; and Messrs. W. J. Miller, Alex. Wood, John New Churtli. Cuinniitlee. ■^p^/s^'T' lilsCust /.;' Jfislory (if the PrfxhylcrUin Cliiirvli in Kcvne. Lang, and U'm, Druinmond. The congregation purchased from Mr. Geo. Read, the site (consisting of half an acre) on which the church was afterwards huut. The site cost $400. The contract for building the church was let to Mr. John Harper, of Norwood, tor the sum of $9000. The cost of brick was $1450.50. The liurch. / *; '! l^'Ta'iM 3RiRi~i ■i,s:,i- THE PRESENT CHURCH. total cost of the church, outside of voluntary labor, was about $11000 ; this includes plans and specifications and other charges of the architects The corner stone was laid on the 24th of May, 1884, under Masonic auspices, by Daniel Spry, Grand Master of y \ I I I L \ <»/»■" 'r^' ifV*.J>* ."C\^^**^ }) ■f.. ;;.,o,.,o/../'-MeH«nC;no.cM..K.... /.T A n .ndA M of Canada, .bo read the fol- the Grand Lodge. A. F. and A. M- lowing scroU :— vN„»vn.FVAV0R0K,U.M.0,.TVC,01, ,N T..F. NAMK AND BV HIF. ^_^^_^^__^ ^,^^ ,,„ „HTM«,4...-VOKM*V,A.....88,," ^^^ • OUR MOST GK.C.OUSSOVUKKU.N.K>K^_^.^^^^^^^^_^^ .,,.o.«.ooa,K,,,p.»cn.....^;^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ "'» '-:^r.::."" - c..... _^_ ^^,„^ ,.,„ ,„o„..., ■n,o KU-M lIono.al.lt S.r Jolm M.»«'"" ;" :.:,o,... ouv. MOW.-. >■--; -::co o. .. >. ^^ c. >^.. '-'"";r"",":;;:: m! ::!;::= ;:.^' '--^0,,.... ':r::::^^-^z^::rz.^s...^^^^ - The Ucv. John M. K,..g, l> 1> • ,-n , ■„ n->%i.l Moo". ■'•""" ''''•"' -' "■•n»r:.i ,.; ; ; -— . ...,, ..,».,. „ -. ..'» -'• M,„,, «»..' "-1-; "'""t«. M.N.I »■""''■•"""''"• . ;s:-;:.i;:n- - - —:;::::-."—• - - "■- •'■r;:r::M,»..-:-,r;»*rs;;ts^^^^^^^^^ ■-•■ . t-rrr=r:;.r. - Principal Cavin, of Knox college, _^ DeJicaitd. .^»i^'2 '"**f-'-^'riiiiHiiiri,i^'2l" 14 Ftixliiii/ i\f llir I'lrshi/liridii (.'hurrh in Keenr. \ii\ili.itv Ory.i V. P. s. c. !•:. fVy.iiii/i-il, i9()a. Tl.i: ll.'l Conch- "-.I, In the year 1S.S3 a Woman's Auxiliary in i;oniieclion with Zenana Missions was organized and some time afterwards a Mission Hand, hoih of which have contrihuted regularly in aid of the Zenana Mission. A Young People's Society of Clirislian Endeavor was organ- ized in October, 1892, and since that lime has assisted the church both materially and spiritually by their prayers, by their contri- butions to missions, in Sabbath School work, in beautifying the church with floral tributes and by visiting the sick, bringing them tokens of love to cheer them in their affliction. We also owe to their zeal and successful efforts, the sweet toned bell calling us every sabbath to worship our God in His Holy Sanctuary. ""In concluding these brief and imperfect records of the history of our church, it behooves us to carry our thoughts back to the ()eriod in our local history when the fertile and cultivated fields that surround us were, to a great extent, in a state of primeval forest in which its wild and ferocious denizens roamed at will. It was at such a time and under such circumstances that our fore- fathers undertook the erection of a place of worship at an expend- iture, which at that time must have been a severe test of their faith and reliance on the good piovidence of God. In reading obituary notices recorded from time to time during our history as a congregation, we have had feelings of sadness as tried and faithful officers of the church have been called from the stage of time to the realities of another world, but when we consider that through faith they are now inheriting the promises, and their example and influence is still exercising, and will continue to exercise a beneficial effect on the church, our sorrow was not the sorrow of those who have no hope. Those officers are gone, their voices are hushed in death but others are raised up to take their places. God buries his workmen but still carries on his work. h t( a s] tl B li w -A-- Ilintory '>/">« 1'iri.hyterian Church in Kreiie. ir, In cnnclusion, we desire to express our praise and gratitude to our Heavenly I'ather for all the way in which he has led us as a congregation, and for the many blessings both of a t'-mporal and spiritual nature which we have enj-r/H, and our earnest prayer is, that the great Head of the Church may continue to lead us and guide us in the ways of truth and righteousness, and when our labors as members of His Church on earth may have ended, may we e:\ch receive the commendation of the Master, " Well done, good and faithful servant," Signed by the members of the committee. GEO ROB RFM), JAMES McNEIU JAMES M URUMMONI), A. SHEARER. Kerne, March loth, 1897. ^5r^>if^ '.•rfiir': ( V^-X^k - : (Off ice i^oarov?, 1S«)8. KKV. KKANCIS ANDHKWS. :ro;sion : Al.l-.X. WOOD, W J Mll.l.KR, JAS, M. DKlJMMnNIl, IIIOMAS IHUMr'-ON, JOSKMI H. TAVI.r)l<, Hl'dll M, I AKI.ANIC. IlCilCOllS : JOHN I.ANC, I'KTKK rOMHIK, I) I). MI.NDKKSON. JAMKS MiNIIL, n/IKR llRUMMONl), WMI.IaAI CAMl'HKM., KOUKKT WOOD. JAMKS McNElU ■ ^M