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 A\ AccorNT OF THE SkRVICKS itKLD ON IKK F'lFTIKTH AnNI- 
 \ IRSARY OF THE OrOANIZATION OF THE ChIRCH ; AN Ol'T- 
 
 iJNE OP A Sermon rREACHKD on the occasion isy 
 
 Rev. K. W. Dadson, B.A. ; a Short History 
 
 OF the Church; Letters and Addresses 
 
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 PARIS 
 
 BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
 A MEMORIAL l\AMPHLH'l 
 
 rONTAININU 
 
 An Account ok thk Sekvioes ukld on thk Fiktikth Annivek- 
 
 SARY OF THE <,)KOAMZaTION OF THE ChURCH ; AN OUTLINE 
 
 OF A Sermon preached on the occasion by Rev. 
 
 E. VV. Dadson, B.A. ; a Short History of the 
 
 Cui'RCii ; Letters and Addresses from 
 
 former Pastors ; and a List of thf. 
 
 PRESENT Officers AND Members. 
 
 1'aris, .Ian. 1893. 
 Dudley & Bdrnh, Printers, ToRO^To. 
 
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Celebration of the Fiftieth 
 Anniversary 
 
 OF THK 
 
 PARIS BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 The fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Baptist 
 Church in the Town of Paris, Out., was duly celebrated by 
 special religious and social exercises, on Sunday and Monday, 
 January 1st and 2nd, 1803. A meeting for prayer and praise 
 was held in the church parlor on Sabbath morning at 10.15 
 o'clock. The pastor presided, and ([uite a number of the 
 brethren and sisters joined heartily in the service, and the 
 meeting proved very helpful and inspiring. 
 
 At 11 o'clock an able and appropriate sermon was preached 
 by Rev. E. W. Dadson, B.A., pastor of the First Baptist Church 
 in Woodstock, and President, for the current year, of the Bap- 
 tist Convention of Ontario and Quebec. At the communion 
 service, which closed the exercises of the morning, two young 
 women were received as candidates ior baptism. Pastor Dadson 
 also delivered a thoughtful address to the young people, includ- 
 ing the members of the two Sunday schools, in the afternoon, 
 and then preached again in the evening. 
 
 On Monday evening, January 2nd, a bountiful repast was 
 served in the school-room by the ladies of the congregation, 
 after which the peo])le met upstairs, and Chancellor Boyd, who 
 with Mrs. Boyd, Miss Buchan, and others, had come from 
 Toronto to honor the occasion, was invited to i)re8ide. After a 
 few remarks, in which the chairman expressed the pleasure he 
 felt in being present on such an occasion, he called upon Deacon 
 S. Dadson, who presented a very graphic outline of the history 
 
PARIS nAi'TisT curRcn 
 
 of the church from its earliest days up to the present. Tt was 
 then stated that all four of the surviving ex-pastors of the 
 church had been cordially invited to attend, and participate in 
 these jubilee exercises. Two of them, Rev. Dr. Cleghorn, now 
 a man eighty years of ago, residing in Cleghorn, Iowa, and Rev. 
 S. Sheldon, of Carleton Place, found it impracticable to be 
 present. Kach of these brethren, however, sent a communica- 
 tion to the church, which was pul)licly read on this occasion. 
 The other two of the former [lastors — Rev. James Grant, now 
 of Toronto, and Brother Ralph Trotter, of Barrie — were able to 
 attend, and by their presence and fervent addresses they con- 
 tributed much to the interest of the evening. Revs. C. E. 
 Bolton, G. W. Calvert, and E. Cockburn, pastors respectively 
 of the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in 
 the town, wore also in attendance, and expressed their fraternal 
 interest in the prosperity of the church. The choir of the 
 church, under the leadership of Bro. Alex. Kay, contributed 
 several choice selections to the evening's programme. The 
 occasion was one that 
 present. 
 
 will long linger in the memories of all 
 
 Outline of a Sermon preached by Rev. E. W. Dad- 
 son, B.A., on the Fiftieth Anniversary of 
 the Org-anization of the Baptist 
 Church, Paris, Ont. 
 
 " yind my God shall fvljil tvery need of ijoiirs, according to Hit 
 riches in (jlorn in Christ Jesus.'^ Phil. iv. 19. 
 
 This text introduces us to the reward of well-doing. Taking 
 the text in its relation to the context we shall have to speak : 
 
 1. Upon the well-doing which is here emphasized. 
 
 This well-doing is far more than negative goodness. Negative 
 goodness may be very sweet, very beautiful, very sympathetic, 
 and, at the same time, as far as the purposes of practical 
 Christianity are concerned, very useless. Negative goodness is 
 perhaps the general, and the admired type of Christianity. It 
 is not aggressive, does not get in anybody's way, has no notice- 
 able angularities, does not conflict with what the world calls 
 good taste. It is neither straight-laced nor peculiar, but just 
 
MKMOKIAI. VAMPHLKT. 
 
 good. This negative g<j(»ilMe88 is lovely, certuiiily. Its soft 
 words and kindly accents strike cheerily ui)()n our spiritual 
 senses. But simple goodness is merely half-way Christianity. 
 We must not despise it, for it is, in its fashion, the gift of Jesus 
 Christ ; but surely it is not the full-measured gift. 
 
 Well-doing is far more than well-heing. The latter may wear 
 at all times the complacent smile. But the latter has before its 
 vision sometimes that which will not harmonize with sweet looks 
 and graceful poses. Well-doing must be stern of face at times, for 
 it carries about with it the aggressive spirit of the Lord. Well- 
 doing does more than receive, it gives out. The graces of 
 ChriSt becoming inwrought, as the very fibre of one's being, 
 are sent forth as the outgiving of life. Well-doing implies 
 cross-bearing and self-denial. It has entered into the full 
 meaning, and the joy t»f our Lord's words, "It is more blessed 
 to give than to receive." Note well, then, the distinction be- 
 tween well-doing and well-being, and observe this closely, that 
 this text is spoken of those who have become eminent in well- 
 doing. 
 
 The matter immediately before us is the necessity of recog- 
 nizing and fulfilling others' needs, if we would be partakers of 
 the glorious heritage assigned to seme one by this text. To 
 become partakers we must throw out our lives upon the lives 
 of others, and thus there must be in the first place a recogni- 
 tion of others' needs. This world lieth in the wicked one. 
 Wretchedness, sorrow, tears, heartbreaks and death, wherever 
 you go. And every tear, and every heartbreak, tells the story 
 of some one's great need. IMore than this, the need goes 
 further and deeper than these outward indications sliow. 8in 
 is the cause of all this unrest and misery, and the wages of sin 
 is death ; not the death that so often lof)ks on us from the faces 
 of the loved ones whose spirits have gone to stand before their 
 Maker, but that death which (iod calls everlasting, whose 
 atmosphere is the blackness of darkness forever, and whose 
 abode is hell. Lo'ik where you will, and the bodies of men 
 are crying aloud proclaiming their great need, and the souls of 
 men are entering upon their endless death. Now with the 
 spirit which actuated these Philippians in responding to others' 
 need, you who would enter upon the glory )f this text follow 
 your Master's footsteps in going about doing good. And if you 
 know of sin's victim anywhere, go carry the message of salva- 
 tion that that poor dead one may live. Go, or send, and this 
 means the giving for which the apostle so highly commended 
 this distinguished church. 
 
H 
 
 PAFUS UAPTIST ClirROIf 
 
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 Think of wlmt this giving means. Thliikiiui. The neecls of 
 others cannot be appreciated by any manner of cursory think- 
 ing. The thought must be intense, something like that of Paul 
 for the Philippians, and kindly, like that of the Philippi.ins for 
 Paul. There is no outgoing ^f self in the occasional sleepy 
 thought we sometnnes give to the needs of gthers. Not (mly 
 must there be thinking but planidtuj .•ilso--th(»ught intensified 
 into purpose. Thought is a dead letter if left alone. And 
 further, the thought and the i)lan will come far short of that of 
 which this text is si)eaking if the act in keeping with them does 
 not immediately follow. So we see well-doing lays hold upon 
 the powers of self and voluntarily thrusts them forth to minis- 
 ter to the needs of others. The man who does this thing is 
 the man of whom the text is speaking. 
 
 II. The text has something to say as to the reward of well- 
 doing. 
 
 We have first the direct statement, "your need shall be 
 fulfilled." Wo have next the measurement of tb.*t fulfillment, 
 "according to God's riches." You Christian people find this 
 world full of troublesome and vexing problems. You have all 
 you can do to plan successfully for the maintenance of the 
 body. You have much sorrow in regard to the poor exercise of 
 the spiritual life. In bodily things, and in spiritual things 
 there is over some great need pressing upon you. Now this 
 text assures you that upon certain conditions this need of yours 
 shall be taken away entirely from your care and sent to the 
 keeping of One who is (Jod's appointed burden-bearer. 
 
 Observe, however, the text introduces the word "need," and 
 not the word "want." The man to whom this text is addressed 
 may take the promise literally, but no one need expect thai: (iod 
 has pledged himself to fulfil any mere want. Just here is the 
 reason for mu<^1i unanswered i)rayer. It is the need God is 
 pledged to, and unhappily many of our prayers have to do with 
 wants. Our need very often is just what we do not want : 
 sorrow, care, tears. The need of a child is not always some 
 sweet confection, whatever may be said of its want ; but it may 
 be some bitter potion, or some api)lication of the grief-com- 
 pelling rod. The need of (iod's child, not the wane, the promise 
 says shall be fulfilled. 
 
 And this need shall be fulfilled lovingly, *by one who never 
 makes a mistake. Y'^ou have known of "grudging provision 
 beirfg made for the child's need. Y'^ou have known 8oa)etime8 
 
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MKMOKIAL i>AMI'IIJ.RT. 7 
 
 of the need of tears lieing fulfilled with hnrshneBs and bittorness 
 upon some young life. It is never done in this fasliion by (Jod. 
 And (>od never makes a mistake. The eai^thly parent blunders 
 frequently ; thinking to be kind he is sometimes cruel. Hut 
 God sees beyond our present life here, into the eternal life 
 hereafter ; and his desii^n and < esire are that wo should bo 
 sanctilied, and purified, and nuido meet for the ;^lory, and he 
 puts us through the {)r(K;e88es thai will make f«Sr this result. 
 
 III. The moaHuremeut of the fulfilment here Hi)ok<M> of. 
 
 1. The fulfilment of your need is to bo according to riches. 
 There is no poverty in this business. The physician says to the 
 patient, you must seek a warmer climate, you nnist give up 
 your work for three nioiiths, yt u muHt have all manner of 
 nourishing food. SuyK the patient to the physician, I have not 
 money enough to carry me fifty miles, I cannot atlord to stop 
 work, and so I su})po8e 1 must nt ? '?. die. It is nothing like 
 that in the matter (tf Vi^hich we are i jteaking, because according 
 to the riches of (Jod our need is co be supplied. How rich is 
 God I This universe is Hie Von heavr".! ,)f heavens is His, 
 with its golden streets and gates of ; »«ju1. And He nays, prove 
 me now herewith, if I will not op>)ii the heavens and po 'r you 
 out a blessing. (Jod pledges the hiiaven of heavens in suj^port 
 of the promise He has made. 
 
 2. Your need shall be fulfilled by the coin L,.irrontof heaven, 
 and not by the coin current of eurth. It is accordui^i to His 
 riches in glory, not aecitrdiiig to His riches that we see spread 
 around us here upon the earth. Il often happens, through a 
 misunderstanding here, that faith gro.vs dim. The [)romi8es 
 seem so often to be unfulfilled. Vour need, you think, is rest, 
 and in spite of all your entreaty you are weary still, and your 
 mind is full of wonder about the promise of God. <jl(»d has 
 paid his prouiiss(try note in tlie coin of the kingdom. He has 
 entered your name u[)(in that rest that romaincth for the people 
 of God. You are sicik, and poor, and disappointed, and often 
 you have lifted sui)plicating eyes and hands to heaven, but you 
 remain sick and tliHappointed, notwithstanding your eariest, 
 pleading. Poor soul, you thought God would heal your broken 
 body; but he has d«»ne more than you asked or thou<j;lit by 
 healing your smitten and afiliet<Ml soul. Vou thought (Jod 
 would give you dollars and cents, but lie lias done for you more 
 abundantly in making out your title deed to an inheritance 
 incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. So the 
 coin of tbe kingdom is being daily set to your account. 
 
9 I'ARIS BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
 3, The measurement ov^r all is "in Christ Jesus." This is 
 the letter patent that introduces the sinner to the riches. This 
 is the channel through which (Joel's blessing come.s on its way 
 to the poverty stricken soul. Upon every coin in the Queen's 
 realm you see the liead of Majesty. So the riches In glory, be 
 they i)eace, goodwill, sanctitication, redemption, celestial beati- 
 tude, or eternal life, are all stamped with the in)age and 
 superscription of Jesus Christ. He gave His heart's blood that 
 the mint of heaven might overflow for the benefit of poor 
 sinners. Your need then shall be su[>plied according to His 
 riches in glory, in Christ .lesus. That is the promise, God help 
 us all to receive it. 
 
 A Sketch of the Org'anization and Growth of the 
 
 Church. 
 
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 I5V S, DAIKSOX. 
 
 On an occasion like the present it may be interesting to 
 recall some of the leading events connected with the formation 
 and progress of this church now celebrating its jubilee. For, 
 (pioting from tht; lirst recorded minutes, " The formation of a 
 Christian church in any place is an event (jf so much im[)ortance 
 as to constitute an epoch in its history ; and deserves to be re- 
 corded to the glory of (Jod, as an instance <»f His mercy, and an 
 expression of gratitude on the part of tliose who were honoured 
 as the instruutents of eflecting it. " The Bajttist Church at Paris, 
 Canada West, was formed on the 1st day of January, 184ti, when 
 the following jjersons Avere united in church fellowshi}), viz. : — 
 Mrs. Buchan, sr. : Mr. David Buchan, her son ; Mrs. Jane 
 Buchan, his wife ; Mrs. Kvans, and Mrs. Chittenden. 
 
 Mr. arid Mrs. D. Buchan, some time previously, had come 
 from (ilasgow, Scotland. Mr. Tiuclian's mother followed him 
 afterwards, and they all brouglit letters from Baptist churches 
 there, whicli they presented to the church in Brantford, then 
 under the pastoral care of Mr. Rees, but living at too great a 
 distance from that place to attend the services regularly. After 
 Mr. Rees had left Brantford, and the Congregationalists had 
 forsaken Paris, with the exception of the occasional preaching 
 of a Mr. Day, a kind of village preacher from Brantford, it ap- 
 peared to these three friends that there was a good opening for 
 

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 the commencement of a Baptist cause at Paris. They had, in- 
 deed, some years before, made an attempt to do so, and had 
 for this pur[)ose collected from friends in Scotland about £20 
 sterling, but their efforts were fitr the time frustrated, partly 
 in consequence of the imjiossibility of then procurintf a ])lace to 
 meet in. In thebetj;iMning of 1(S42, various circumstances con- 
 curred to give a favorable uHpcct to the design. Mrs. Buchan, 
 Sr., had received from a ritli relative a present of £100, stg. 
 which with the £20 liefore collected made an amoinit of .ii>()00. 
 This sum she determined, with the ap[)rol>ation of her two sons 
 David and Walter Kwiiig, to devctto to the erection of a cha{)el. 
 Preparations were inunediately made to proceed with the Imiid- 
 ing. Mr. Woherton jn'epared the plan for a house 40 x IK), 
 and engaged to complete it for the sum of S700. On the comple- 
 tion of the contract the sumof -SSl.T))} was tlue to him, but he gave 
 this as his eoiitiibution towards tlie undertaking. Mr. Capron 
 gave a free deed of the ground, dated 20th May, 1842, " for a 
 church formed or to l)e formed from the body of professing 
 Christians,' known by the name of Calvinistic Baptists." 
 
 The cliapel was opened for j)ublic service on Sunday, 2nd 
 Oct., following. On that occasioji, Mr. Winterbotham, who had 
 been settled in Brantford the previous month, {»reached in the 
 morning from Is. Ivi. 7, " Kven them will I bring to Mine holy 
 mountani, and make them joyful in My house of jjiayer ; their 
 burnt offerings and their sacritices shall be accepted on Mine 
 altar ; for Mine house shall be called an house of ]>rayer for all 
 people." In the aitenioon Mi. Bo.sworth, of Woodstock, 
 preached from Il.-iggai ii. 7, " And 1 \v,l.l sliaice all nations, and 
 the desire of all iiaii(»n3 shall come, ajid 1 will till this house 
 with glory, saith the Lord of hosts " 
 
 For the j)ur[)osc of forming the new church in Paris, a letter 
 of dismkssion was granted to the four persons tirst named as 
 the constituent mend)ors. Then on New Year's day, hfty years 
 ago, after a sermon in the morning from Mr. Winterbotham, 
 the church consistingof thelivelnembers whose names have been 
 given was organized as a Baptist church, the pastor and the 
 members giving each other altei-nately the right liand of felhjvv- 
 ship, and mutually pledging th(!mselves to each other and to their 
 common liord, to "love as brethren ' and to be faitliful unto 
 death in alh'giance to their King aiul Head. In the afternoon 
 Bev. Mr. Bosworth preached from " Now ye are the body of 
 Christ and menibers in particular," after which the two minis- 
 ters present administered the Lord's Supper. 
 
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 PAKIS BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
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 During the year six more were added to the church, one of 
 these is still living in town but not now a member with us. 
 Mr. Winterbotham, who took the pastoral oversight for nearly 
 two years, finding the work of the two churches too much for him, 
 asked to be relieved that he might devote all his time to Brant- 
 ford. In January, 1845, Mr. Bosworth having resigned his 
 charge in Woodstock, was invited to visit Paris, and assumed 
 the pastorate the first Sunday in May, the Baptist Missionary 
 Society of Montreal contributing £30 to his support. 
 
 About this time the church participated in the contention 
 for the separation of Church and State, by sending two petitions 
 to the Government against dividing money set apart for colleges 
 and the clergy reserves among different denominations. 
 
 In 1846 and 1847, a parsonage was erected on the lot oppo- 
 site the old chapel, but the pastor, not wishing to remove from 
 his son's farm into the village, did not occupy it, and in the fol- 
 lowing year, on the 18th June, 1848, retired from the ))astorate, 
 during v^hich little progress appears to have been made, no ad- 
 ditions by baptism having been reported. On 10th of Septem- 
 ber, Rev. A. Cleghorn of Drummondville, now Niagara Falls 
 South, preached, and was, by the unanimous vote of the church, 
 called to take the pastoral oversight of the church. He accepted 
 the call and commenced his regular services 17th December, 
 *' having received his commissiim from the American Ba{)tist 
 Houje Mission Society, as their missionary at Paris, at a salary 
 of £50 pounds a year, the church being under obligation to pro- 
 vide a similar amount including $50 as the rent of p;irs(»nage." 
 Soon after his coming the regular Wednesday evening prayer 
 meeting v/as established, commencing at half-past sixo'clockand 
 during the following spring and summer a time of great refresh- 
 ing frmi the presence of the Lortl seems to have been enjoyed, 
 the waters « f the Grand River being frecpientiy visited for the 
 iiinner.sion of candidates seeking membership with the church. 
 In t^ho minutes recorded of a meeting held on 5th May, 1849, 
 after a nunil)er of these had come before the church, 
 and matle a satisfactory statement of their views of Christ, and 
 of the way nf salvation, we find the fi-llowing : " We had a meet- 
 ing of pi^culiar interest,. Wo indeed satin the l)an(|aeting house 
 of our Redeemer, and we could say emphatically ' His banner 
 over us v.islove.' Ti'uly the dear Saviour is blessing us beyond 
 our hiiilu'st hopes. May wo liave many such seasons and have 
 the hai'piaesi of admitting many more, whom Christ has 
 redeeuied, into our number " 
 
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MKMORIAL PAMPHLET. 
 
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 The following is an extract from the letter sent to the Grand 
 River Association of Regular Baptists seeking admission to tliat 
 body at their meeting in June. 
 
 " Our history as a church is briefly told. Six years ago we 
 were organized, but until within the last six months little pros- 
 perity attended us. In December last the church numbered 
 out ten members, now it numbers 52, of these 28 have been 
 baptized since the 24th of M;«.rch, and the interest which has 
 existed for some time still continues." 
 
 Rev. A. Cleghorn continued his ministrations for about six 
 years, and baptized some 55 or more persons, quite a number 
 were also added to the church by letter and experience. But 
 the good work that had been going on received a check, for as 
 sometimes happiness in times of prosperity, God's people, 
 being off their guard, allow the enemy of souls, who is ever on 
 the watch, to step in and pull down what has been built up, for 
 he is very jealous of the success of the Kingdom of Christ, and 
 will do all in his power to hinder its progress, showing the 
 necessity of eternal vigilance on the part of those who would be 
 the subjects of that kingdom. 
 
 On the 19th Nov., 1854, Rev. J. R. Nisbet became the 
 pastor, and labored with ihe church under some ditticulties 
 and discouragements for two years. Eight baptisms are 
 reported during this time, but <juite a number left the church, 
 so that the membership as it appears from the letter to the 
 Association was reduced to 44. 
 
 The church was then without a pastor for nearly a year ^hree 
 invitations having been extended to Rev. A. Scott, of George- 
 town, Escjuesing, which he tinally accepted, and commenced his 
 labors on 1st of November, 1857, remaining for nearly three 
 years. This seems to have been a time of peace if not of 
 great prosperity, ten were added by baptism. 
 
 On 26th of April, 18(51, Rev. P. Clerihew, who came to us 
 from the Presbyterian church, was ordained as i)astor, and con- 
 tinued his ministry until Jan., 18()4. Besides the regular ser- 
 vices here, an afternoon service was held at Bensville, and much 
 good resulted in the restoration of quite a number who had 
 strayed from the fold. The membership was then about 50. 
 
 On the first Sunday in August, Rev. Thos. Henderson, who 
 had beenunatiimouslyinvited to take the oversight of the church, 
 entered upon hislabirsand preached the opening sermon in the 
 new place of worship, which had been erected on the hill south 
 of Smith's Creek, by the genentsity of Mr. David Buchan, 
 
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 and given to the church In the afternoon of that day Rev. 
 VV. Stewart, then of Brantford, preached, and Rev. Dr. Caldi- 
 cott of Toronto, in the evening. The house was crowded at each 
 service. On the following day a public service was held for the 
 recognition of the pastor, at which Dr. Caldicott, Dr. Davidson 
 and Dr. Stewart took part. This was a new era in the history 
 of the church, and, from the unity and earnestness of the mem- 
 bers, great things were looked for under the blessing of God 
 ui)on the labors of pastftr and poo|)le. During this i)a3torate 
 which continu(3d until 27th June, 1874, nearly eleven years, a 
 time of seed sowing was enjoyed which yielded some fruit, but 
 as there were many removals the numerical strength of tiie 
 church seemed to be stationary. 
 
 On the 17th November, 1875, Rev. J. (jrant received a 
 unanimous invitatitjn to the pastorate and was installed on the 
 21st of December, and remained until May <>th, 1888, nearly 
 twelve and a half years, an unusually long period for one settle- 
 ment in these days when there is manifested so much desire for 
 change. During this time the churcii was greatly prospered and 
 increased in numbers from abctut 50 to 170, when was undertaken 
 the erection of the presentmore commodious and centrally located 
 building in which we are now assembled, and v. lich will remain 
 for many years as a monument of the untiring exertions and de- 
 votio-sof Rev. .I.Grant, supported by the liberality of tlie friends 
 who seconded his efibrts. 
 
 Some ditKculty was experienced in uniting upon one to 
 succeed, until Bro. R. Trotter came and for a _)ear labored 
 successfully, and then gave place to Rev. S. Sheldon, whose 
 faithful and earnest teaching was Uiiich enjoyed, and received 
 the mark of the Master's approval until il health compelled 
 him to give up the charge after scarcely two years labor.. 
 On the 1st of December, 18M1, the ])resent pastor, Rev. W. H. 
 Cline, B. D., having been unanimously invited, came from 
 Immanuel Church, Toronto, and connnenced his labors with 
 good prosi)ects for usefulness, but owing to the removals to 
 other j)lace8 during the past year of a number of active mem- 
 bers of the cliurch, while some additions have been made, the 
 progress ho})ed for has not been fully realized. Still <i!od's 
 people are earnestly praying and waiting with the expectation 
 that He, whom they believe sent His servant to them, will yet 
 more abundantly bless His word which is presented with much 
 faithfulness and power. 
 
 There have gone out from the membership of this church 
 
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 many who have tilled honorable and responsible positions both 
 in our own and distant countries. We shall hear cf <»ne, from a 
 letter to be read, who became pastor of a lar^'e and )nttiiential 
 church in Scotland. Another who was for a time ai artisan in 
 this town, succeeded Dr. Cleghorn as pastor of the church in 
 Ottawa Til., and was afterwards called to succeed the noted ti. 
 Stowel Brow.iiii the Myrtle St. Baptist Church, Liverpool, and 
 from among the sisters has been sent (.ut a missionary to lel- 
 
 ugu land in India, , , , j^- • 
 
 Now the united p-ayer of the church is that the Divine 
 Si)irit may be so manifested that this new period in its history, 
 may be one which shall be much more largely blessed m pro- 
 moting the honor and glory of that Name which is alone 
 worthy. 
 
 Pallors of J lie tiiiirrli. 
 
 j^g4;> Hex. J. Wintekhoth am 
 
 j[g45 It N. r.< swoiiTii 
 
 |g4g n A. CLE<ifIOHN 
 
 j^g54 II J. R. NisBET 
 
 l^g57 M A. St;()TT 
 
 j^gci^ n P. Olkuihew 
 
 |g(;4 -I T. Henderson 
 
 1875 •' '^^ Ohaxt 
 
 l^g^^^g M R. Trotter 
 
 l^^[) II S. SllEI.OON 
 
 l^[)i II W. H. Cline 
 
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 Dp. Cleghorn's Letter. 
 
 Clbghorn, Iowa, Dec. 24th, 1892. 
 S. Daixson, Esq. 
 
 My dear friend and brother^ — Your kind invitation to be 
 present and take part in the services of your church jubilee on 
 the 1st of January next, came to me one week ago to-day. 
 Thank you for it. It would give me more pleasure than I can 
 tell you to be with you on that day, but I am now an old man, 
 and the way is long, and the chances of being delayed on the 
 road by snow blockades at this season, are toe many to make 
 it prudent for me to leave my home, even for such a rare 
 occasion as the jubilee of the ever dearly remembered church 
 in Paris, Ontario. 
 
 When your invitation came my first impulse was "I'll go," 
 but the seccmd was, '* 'Tis out of the (juestion, all things con- 
 sidered, at this season, but God knows I'd like to be the e." 
 So my body will be here, but my spirit will be with you, and 
 in prayer 1 will remember you. 
 
 Sometime in the latter part of this last summer, forty-three 
 years ago, I attended a meeting of some sort at St. George, 
 and, being unable to reach home for the next Sunday, Mr. 
 David Buchan very kindly urged mc to go home with him and 
 preach for them in Paris, as they had no pastor. So I did, and 
 preached as well as I knew how, and the Holy Spirit helped 
 me, and the people seemed deeply moved. Well, in a short 
 time the church invited me to become its pastor, and in due 
 time I accepted, and entered upon my duties about this time of 
 the year 1848, receiving as salary from the American Baptist 
 Home Mission Society two hundred dollars, and from the 
 church the use of the parsonage and $200. 
 
 The church then was few in number, only eight — Mr. David 
 Buchan and his good wife and his royal mother, three ; Mr. 
 Carnaby and his wife and his wife's mother, Mrs. Chittenden, 
 three ; and Mr. and Mrs. Gurney, two ; total, eight ! Pretty 
 small church, but they were all good and true people, withoui 
 reproach, and held in repect by those who knew them. The 
 church had numbered as high as fourteen, but some friction 
 arose among them and they were reduced to eight ; but they 
 were all on hand and every one in place. My wife and I put 
 
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 in our church letters at once, and so we made ten. The 
 outlook would not have been called bright. Indeed, I was told 
 that I could not succeed at Paris for one reason and another — 
 that I would utterly fail. But I did not think so, for I was 
 impressed from the tirst that there was a rich harvest to be 
 gathered, and from the day I began the house was full of pe»ple 
 at both services. Had I done as some others I would have begun 
 a protracted meeting and gathered in a crowd at once. Two 
 pastors urged this upon me, but I said " No, we'll wait on the 
 Holy Spirit ; I'll do the best I can and leave the outcome to 
 God." But I assure you I was anxious, so was my wife, and so 
 were others. Mr. Buchan would come in of a Monday morning 
 and say ''Did we not have solemn meetings yesterday '( I think 
 some good must come of all this," and then he would add some 
 kind and cheering word. 
 
 One Monday I went out to Mr. Buchan's farm. Mrs, David 
 Buchan took mo by the hand, and with her eyes full of tears, 
 said, " I could not sleep all last night for anxiety about that 
 congregation. Oh I I would be willing to die if I could see 
 twenty-fivo baptized, and Mr. Buchan feels just as I do, and so 
 does his mother," and then she would add kind and encourag- 
 ing words. Indeed, we were all anxious, and the people filled 
 up the house even before the hour for preaching ; but vvo kept 
 on and waited, and we learned then what it was and what it 
 meant to wait on God, I recall that waitlmj time even at this 
 day with strange emotions. We were full of fear and yet full 
 of hope. I was ready to do anything ; yet all I could do was 
 to preach, visit the people and pray with thein, and loatt ; and 
 this continued till the last week in February, 184*.), Then 
 Jo8ei>h Arnold and his wife were converted and baptized on the 
 second Sunday in March, 
 
 On that day the church was crowded with people, and at 
 the close of the evening service, I said, "I believe there are 
 people here who are anxious about their souls who would like 
 to talk with nie, and if so, I would like to have them call upon 
 me to-morrow afternoon. About 'A o'clock a young lady — Miss 
 Charlotte Fisher — called. She said she was so distressed about 
 her soul, and had been for three weeks, that she knew not what 
 to do. After directing her mind to the Lord Jesus we knelt 
 down in prayer. It was a fine yarni afternoon, and the doors 
 were open. While I was praying I heard the quick step of Mr. 
 Buchan on the walk to the house. He came softly in and 
 kneeled down by me. When I stopped I said to him, "Char- 
 lotte is very anxious about her soul ; pray for her." He spoke 
 
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 t«) nie in a whisper, " Ih this the bef^inninj^ of a revival ? " " ! 
 believe it is," said 1 ; aiul then ho prayed as if he liad been 
 accustomed to i>ray, atul from tliat day he was in the work with 
 his wliole soul. Two weeks after. Miss Charlotte Fisher, and 
 four or hve otiiers, were baptized. And so the work went on 
 all suniiner, and I baptized every two weeks until the second 
 Sunday in Niivenil)cr. It was a most wonderful time with us. 
 Wo held but one extra meetin<^, and that was on a Satur- 
 day afternoon, when a innnbor were to toll their experience. 
 Every few days would some soul be convertetl, and several times 
 I was sent for in the nii^lit to pray witji some man. 
 
 This work was noised abroad all over the country, and htadii 
 of people came for many miles around, and how much j^ood was 
 done in this way will never be known till the <j;roat day of the 
 Lord. 
 
 One Sunday, while I was givim^ the hand (tf fellowship 
 to the baptized, and after, may be, thirty had been l)aptized, I 
 happeneil to look at Mvh. David Buchan, and sai<l to her, 
 "Mrs. Buchan, you told me if you could see twenty-Hvo bap- 
 tized you wouKl bo willing to die ; are y<ni willing to die now '." 
 "(.)hl n(t, 1 want to live now and help on the gtxxl work," was 
 her re})ly. She was a grand woman one of the best I ever 
 knew. She was good in every way one can imagine ; the 
 memory of her is ever green. 
 
 How many were bajttized during this hrst revival in 184i), T 
 cannot now say, but none of them tliat I know of ever disgraced 
 themselves and the church, and yet we did not receive all who 
 wished to be received. All the Latshavv family, excei>t one 
 brother — six of them — were brought in then, and they all 
 proved themselves worthy men and women. Sanniel Tatshaw 
 became t)iie of our deacons, and a. most worthy man he w.is. 
 Heiuy Latshaw was a tine man every way, intelligent and 
 benevolent ; and the four sisters were in every womanly accom- 
 plishnumt superior women, encouraging each 'other in every 
 good Work. Henry Moyle and his grand young wife, Kniily 
 Kvans, who met iier death in such a sad way, were of this 
 number. iJeorge McAlpine, a young man of rare talents, was 
 one of the early converts in this revival. T had preach'nl from 
 the text, " is it well with thee.^' " I had great freedom, and the 
 congregation was very largo and very solemn, and, as the 
 members said afterwards, their hearts were s\)ecially lifted up 
 in prayer. On Monday niorning I went to Mr. McAlpine's 
 carpenter shoi). As I went in he gave me his hand and held 
 on to mine. I said, "Ts it ivell with time this m )rning?" "No, 
 
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MKMOKIAl, I'AMI'lll.KT. 
 
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 it is not, fin* 1 feol atid know that f >nii a j^ruat sitiiu'i" " I hol«l 
 on to his hand, and wo knolt down thon and thore. When I 
 wont otl'into tht; stroot I mot Mr. Huohan. Ilo took ujy hand 
 and with thisliotl faco said, "Soniothini; must coino out of yoa- 
 terday'a niootin'^s ; I novcr foh, so hnmhiod with < Jod's prosonco 
 in my life noithiir Mrs. hnchan, nor niy mother, nor I coidd 
 sloop all nii^ht, and at family worship this mornin<^ wo had a 
 solomn tinio." I thon told him «»f (Joori^o MoAlpine, and su<^- 
 gostod that ho <^o and siu* hiui at onco if hi; hiid timo ; which ho 
 did, and (Jod soon hrou^ht him into Hi.s kingdom. .Vfti'r a 
 year or two Mr. McAl[>ino wont homo with ins youns^ wifo to 
 Scotland. Sovonteon y -ars ai^o I wont down fmn) (iias'^ow to 
 Paisley expressly t<» tind lim ; and wliat do yimtliink '. 1 found 
 Croorj^e McAlpino the p-tstoi- of a lari^o Ha[)tist churcli of over 
 six hundred members. I tell you this to the ^lory of Cod. 
 Throe years a<^o T was in ( Jlas^owand inijuired of a Paisley man 
 about ^Ir. Mc.Vlpine, and he told mo i\lr. i\[cAlpine had <,'ono 
 to Australia to ])reach the (ios[)el. T learned from a nvnnber 
 of j^entlomen in Paisley that he was a very popular and useful 
 minister. But his i^ood wife — Charlotte Fisher died more 
 than twenty years afj;<». About this time, also, Miss Mai;>.;io 
 Buehan, Mr. Puchan's eldest daughter, was converted and 
 baptized. She was simply (^rand as a Christian <^irl, and while 
 she lives she must be a i,'rand woman. So also were converted 
 Miss Amanda Soverei^'ii and the three Misses Pullock, as also 
 Miss Lucinda Latshaw and her sister, Mrs. Alexander Spottis- 
 w<K)de, besides a number of youn<^ men. 
 
 Then, too, a nuud)er of P.aptists, who had letters, offered 
 themselves and were duly received. 
 
 The baptismal occasions were deeply interestitij.;. Mr. 
 David Buclian was constantly on hand with his lar<^e family 
 sprini^ wagon to carry the candidates to and from the water just 
 below the bridge between t!ie u[){)or and lower town, and you 
 all know what a line view the sj)octators must have had the 
 whole batdvs, bridge and hillside were lined with serious and 
 interested peo])l(\ and the weather being always tine, it was 
 estimated that often there nnist have been ])resent twenty-tive 
 hundred people. One day Humphrey P>uchan, who was 
 a little fellow, wheii he got ho' lo spoke u[) witii childish enthus- 
 iasm, "I tell you I have seen a nnilfifii<lt: to-day." He had 
 heard in the reading of the New Testament about a hudtihiih:, 
 and when he saw the crowds at the w.iter it was revealed t(» his 
 mind what a multitude was. And so this state of things wont 
 on all summer from the second Sunday in March until the second 
 
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 Sunday in November, every two weeks, and yet we never had 
 any outside help, nor called people forward to an "anxious 
 seat," nor asked people to *' arise for prayers," nor held but one 
 extra meeting. From what we see and read of in these days, 
 the above state of things seems ((uite incredible, yet it is the 
 simple truth. I simply preached the gospel as I understood it; 
 the members, old and new, stood by me and helped ; the Holy 
 Spirit was among us and with us, and the work went on. Oh ! 
 it was grand ! grand ! ! grand ! ! ! 
 
 I have spoken of David liuchan, but 1 must take time to say 
 a little more. Mr. Buchan was our deacon, and he and his 
 family had been the mainstay of the church. They had built, 
 at their own oxpenHe, the meeting-house and parsonage, and 
 whatever money was needed thoy supplied. He was a 
 Scotchman, well educated and high minded, and in every way 
 a manly man. He liked his own 'vay and thought it the best, 
 and so did I think my way the best, and this diflerence created 
 some friction between us, and some irritation ; but all this has 
 long ago been buried and forgotten. I have been pastor, since 
 I left Paris, of six different churches, and had many deacons — 
 some not very good, and some very good and true — but I never 
 had a deacon who helped nie so much in niy work as did David 
 Bl'chan. He was over on hand and ever ready, and never 
 domineering, and I have t)ften said to my good wife in tinies of 
 trial, " I wish we had one deacon like David Buchan to help 
 me." I often recall his manly ways with great pleasure. Tn a 
 word, he was a Christian gentleman of a higli order. I will 
 name one incident : When Lord Elgin, the (Jovernoi- (Joneral, 
 made a progress through the ct)untry, and made a halt at Paris, 
 he was taken to the tine house of Hiram Capron, Ksi[., where 
 dinner, or a suniptu(»us lunch, was provided for his lordship, 
 with invited guests, among whom was Mr. Buchan. At the 
 table there was no clergyman to give thanks, and on a short 
 pause Mr. Buchan stood up and asked a blessing on all present. 
 Few men would have done this, but such an act became Mr. 
 Buchan, and when I heard of it I silently gave thanks for such 
 a man, and, may be, I was a little proud that he was n)y deacon. 
 
 And what can I say of Mr. Buchan's mother, whom we used 
 to call "Lady Buchan"? Only that she was a royal, queenly 
 woman, godly and generous, honored by every man and woman. 
 
 I have said that this hrst ingathering contiimed from March 
 until November. Well, what followed then 1 A quiet ingath- 
 ering all winter and all next summer, only I did not baptize so 
 often or so many, yet some who came in during this time were 
 
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 fltrong and fttit^hful men and women who arc with you still, to 
 help you and cheer you, and many are gone lionie. 
 
 There are many names that come to me, and many Hcenes 
 that crowd upon my attention, as the return to the church of 
 good Mrs. Kvans, the conversion of .lolui Kvans, .Fr., the won- 
 derful conversion of .John Randall, the conversion of dear little 
 Clarinda Hawkins and her fnitliful Christian life, that 1 would 
 like to speak of ; but I will close this too h)n;.; letter by saying 
 that the six years, nearly, that we lived in Paris were to us 
 years of much happiness because wo were useful. We always 
 recall Paris with real pleasure, and I call to mind many people 
 not connected with the Baptist church with very warm thoughts. 
 God bless them all ; and bless you all. 
 
 The foregoing pages 1 have penned as the incidents and 
 thoughts have come to me, and have not in any way altered 
 them by transcription, so please take them as the contribution 
 of my heart and mind in aid of your jubilee, and may the Holy 
 r'piritbe with you to make you fruitful in every good word and 
 jrk. 
 
 I am your brother, 
 
 A. Cleohorn. 
 
 Mp. Grant's Address. 
 
 
 Mr. Grant said : — 
 
 " My very dear friends, I never felt more embarrassed in 
 my life than 1 do at this moment. My embarrassment is 
 caused by the fact that I do not know what to omit fnun the 
 great mass of thought and memory now struggling for utter- 
 ance. This is to you, and to some of the rest of us whose lives 
 have been closely intertwined with the history of this Ba[)tist 
 church, a memorable occasion. This day will ever after this be 
 as a tall [)illrir on the ]»lain of our memory. With all my heart 
 I congratulate you upon the Jubilee that has brought us 
 together. 
 
 I am not going to speak much of myself, although I know 
 well you would indulge mo in this if 1 did, after serving you 
 for more than twelve long years as your pastor ; but this I 
 wish to say, that when I came to you, soon after my arrival in 
 the country, I came with the most absolute trust in you, and 
 never, I believe, in the history of a minister's relation to a 
 
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 It 
 
 people was trust more li)yally and lovingly rewarded. What 
 you were t(» uie during tlio.su years I nuist not, even upon this 
 occasion, ruhearse. The friendships I formed among you are 
 the dearcist friendships man ever made ; so much so chat when T 
 left you for my wi)ri< in Toronto, and when that terrihle dark- 
 ness and si)rr(»w full ni)on m-^ 1 would have fallen, I f«iar, in the 
 dark stream that was swirling about n)e, had it not been for 
 your strong loving hands held out to steady me, I })raise God 
 nlmost ever}' day for your love. 
 
 But to move on. Soon after T came (Jod was pleased to 
 give us large blessings, and then vou remeuiber how tiie 
 thoughts began to conn! t(» us about a larger house of worslii[» 
 and a more suitable location. What days those were I And 
 what prayers we offered for guidance I The hour was ripe, and 
 after much toil and anxiety, you, with your own money, ])ut up 
 this beautiful liouse, and blessed be (Jod, dedicated it to His 
 service free of del)t. How my mind loves now to travel back 
 over those years, when you were my people, and 1 your 
 pastor. In moments of leisure from pressing work, there is to 
 me no inore delightful recreation 'Jinn to let memory carry me 
 back hire, and [»icture you sitting before me. I fancy I see the 
 honored Moyle families, William's and Henry's, the ecpjally 
 honored D.k'soii's, Clumps, Latshaws, Fvandalls, Pattons, 
 and many others. This church has had a proud ancestry. 
 Think of the revered David liuchan and ...... noble mother! 
 
 (iod used the Buchan family to plant this church, and to their 
 fidelity t(» prineiiile and to TJod, we, humanly sj)eaking, owe 
 its existence to-day. 1 am rejoiced that a niend)er of that 
 family, Hon. Chancellor Boyd, is here with us, and in the 
 chair. It is proper in every way that it .should he so. And 
 now. dear friends, go on. Keep looking to (rod and keep 
 moving forward. (Jod has, 1 believe, even better things in 
 store for you.' 
 
 Mr. (Jrant continued by giving very earnest counsel to 
 all the mtind:)crs of the church to keep u}) vheir personal com- 
 munion with (Iod, and then blessings, without doubi,, would 
 rest upon every dei)artui(;nt of the church work. He closed 
 his remarks by expressing his joy and gratitude to (Jod tiiat he 
 was followed in the pastorate by his Bro. Rev. W. H. Cline :— 
 " I know iMr. Cline well," said lie. " He was my neighbor in 
 Toronto, and from what T saw of him there, and of the work he 
 did, I am satisfied that (Jod sent him to you. He is a grand 
 man, and if you give him your love and sympathy and co-opera- 
 tion as y<»u did to mo, his ministry here will be UK^st ])roHtable 
 to you, and delightful to himself. Ood bless him and you." 
 
MKMOKIAL I'AMl'IILKT. 
 
 Mp. Trotter's Address. 
 
 Mr. (Jr.int said ho was not goiii'^ to talk of hiuiaelf. I am. 
 T can understand wby Mr. (iraiit is thus uiodcst. It woulil be 
 iiiflicidt to si)eak of his twelve or thirtetui years of i^'raiid work 
 here without, a feeling of self-adulation. It is (|uite ditl'erent 
 with nie ; 1 came here to do almost my first jireaching without 
 experience and without education, liut I feel that if noboily 
 else was benetited, I was. 
 
 Last s|)rinif I sent a letter to the old home church in Wood- 
 stock, to be read at their atnnial mend)ers' meetin;j;. In it 1 
 to(»k occasion to thank the church for what it iiad done for me, 
 and what its inlluence and jtatient care ni>w meant in my lift;. 
 That letter l)roU!_dit to me several waini ri'Sponses of thankful- 
 ness from tsvo or three mend)crs of tiiat church, and I felt that 
 l)y thankiu}^ them for their work and labor of love f(jr nie, 1 
 had done them good. 
 
 Now, the year I spcnit here did me good, and I want to 
 thank you for it. This is how it came about : 1 was sent here 
 to supply for a Sunday ; you asked me to come the next, also. 
 The following Siuiday was your anniNcrsary, you asked me to 
 con)e again for it. I came, and at the close (»f the mi'tiiiui; 
 
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 service the church met and gave me a call. I declined it on the 
 sj)ot. Vou ]>ressed the call. T asked for time to consider it. 
 It seemed like the height of [(resumption for me, a boy, to take 
 a large chuich like this. Vou did not know that 1 only had six 
 sermons in the world, and I had already preachetl them to you, 
 and for the life of me did not know where any more were coming 
 from. But 1 knew it. However, 1 decidt'd to couie on the 
 condition that when the right man came along I should step 
 down and out, 
 
 T came in great fear and much trembling. I had no book in 
 my library but my P)ible. \h\i what a year that was to me I 
 What rasli things I did and said ! and yet, how full of joy and 
 blessing it was. 1 preached a very simple gospel. 1 knew no 
 other. 1 believe I have si>ent the most exipiisite momcnis of 
 my life on the spot where I now stand. A young fellow has 
 ex})erience on his first held which he never repeats with the 
 same intensity to his own feelings. 
 
 It was here 1 lirst saw the gospel from my lips take. ( )h ! 
 how my hiiart throljbed with inti'P.se emotion as 1 saw hearts 
 breaking under the power of the truth, and as numbers came 
 to hear it. 
 
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 It was while here I learned the power of secret prayer as I 
 had never learned it before ; here I learned how to study my 
 Bible, and saw its wondrous power on the hearts of men ; here I 
 learned the luxury of winning a soul for Christ, and the art of 
 doing personal work. Why, I see faces before me the history 
 of whose souls is as fresh in my heart and memory as when I 
 first had the joy of telling you of your Saviour and His wonder- 
 ful redemption. Here I learned that the gospel is what men 
 need. 
 
 1 learned two more things while here, which I will tell you 
 of in an illustration : 
 
 When I was a lad I went into the country to visit a friend. 
 During the day we went into the swamp to cut cord-wood, 
 each taking an axe. He started to cut down a large tree. I 
 noticed how easily he seemed to do it, until soon down came 
 the tree. I thojght I would like to try it, too. So I selected 
 the biggest rock elm I could see, and began. But soon I was 
 putting and sweating, and my hands were blistered, and the 
 tree looked as if a beaver had been gnawing at it, and I flung 
 the axe down in disgust ; for I did not know how to chop and my 
 axe was dull. Meanwhile, my friend stood laughing at me. 
 " Let me show you how to do it," he said. " Oh," said I, " do 
 it with my dull axe." And he took my axe in his hand. 
 Before, he had kept his smock on and hadn't even sweat while 
 chopping. But now he tiung off his smock, threw down his 
 caj), spit on his hands, planted his feet firmly and took careful 
 aim, and at every stroke came an expulsion of breath, and the 
 sweat was standing in beads all over his face. But soon the 
 cut was large antl clean, and down crashed the tree. Now, 
 while I was here, I found a })assage in the book of Ecclesiastes, 
 lOth chapter and 10th verse, which says, " If the iron be blunt 
 and he do not whet the edge, then must he pub to more strei»gth, 
 but wisdom (skill) is j)rotitable to direct," and I saw in it the 
 ex[)erieiice of my boyhood a[>i)lied to Christian work. Most of 
 the world trees have been chopped down with dull axes. Most 
 of those which remain will have to be. I learned that if your 
 axe is dull tlie thing to do is not to sit down and cry, but to 
 put to more STRBN(n'Ei and use all skill you have with the one 
 you have. In other words, take off your smock, roll up your 
 sleeves, ;uul go at i„ without gloves. I learned not to grumble 
 at the material (Jod has given me, but to do the work which 
 (iod expects done with the material He has given. I thank the 
 church for what it taught me. 
 
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MEMORIAL l-AMI'IILKT. 
 
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 Mr. Sheldon's Letter. 
 
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 Cakletox Place, Dec. oOtli, 1892, 
 To THE Paris Baptist Chliu h : 
 
 Dear Brethren, — Your kind invitation to attend your jubilee 
 services reached me in good time, but I regret exceedingly that 
 it is not in my power to accept it. It \V(jukl be indeed a great 
 pleasure to Airs. Sheldon and myself to be with you, but cir- 
 cumstances forbid. 
 
 Well, Hfty years have silently glided by, (j!ie by one, since 
 the Paris church began its being, and what of it ? What are 
 the results^ Who but (xod can answer such a tjuestion ? 
 Fifty years of studying the Word of (Jod with the Holy 
 Spirit as teacher I Fifty years of character-building according 
 to principles of righteousness I Fifty years of " holding forth 
 the Word of Life I " Fifty years of caring for the needy, c<tm- 
 forting the sorrowing and rescuing the i)erishing I Fifty years 
 of pnujir and praises! Oh, what shall the harvest bo from 
 such a sowing 'i 
 
 How many changes there have been during that time I 
 How many persons have been under the influence of the church I 
 Some remained for a short time, and others for a longer time. 
 Some passed on to other fields, and some passed on to their 
 long home, but the church, without doubt, made an imi)ressi(jn 
 upon all. Surely the work of a church is most .■>('riuy.s busi- 
 ness ! 
 
 As a church you have had your struggles, but then you 
 have had your triumphs too, perhaps not more of the former 
 than of the latter. You have had different uuder-shepherds, 
 but above all has been the (Jreat Shepherd whose watch-care 
 has been constant. No wonder you have lived and prospered 
 when one thinks that Jesus has been guiding you through all- 
 the years, but perhaps there is cause for wonder when one 
 thinks of the weakness of the human agents which have been 
 used. 
 
 I shall ever be thankful that (iod in His eternal [jurposes 
 saw fit to give me a place with the Paris church, even though 
 it was for so short a time. Now you are entering u[)on another 
 half century ; oh, brethren, bestir yourselves. Tlie work is 
 pressing That the recttrd of your next jubilee may outshine 
 the present even as the light of the sun outshines the tallcjw 
 candle, is the sincere prayer of 
 
 One of your ex-pastors, 
 
 S. Sheldon. 
 
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 PARIS BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
 lilST 
 OF THE 
 
 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. 
 
 January, 1893. 
 
 Pastor : 
 
 \V. H. Cline. 
 
 Ueacons : 
 
 S. Dadson, 
 
 R, F. Morrow, 
 
 Clerk ! 
 
 T. R. Morgan. 
 
 Treasurer : 
 
 S. Dadson. 
 
 J. H. Patten, 
 O. Collins. 
 
 :»leiiiberH : 
 
 Apps, Mra. Charlotte 
 Apps, Hattie 
 Apps, Alice 
 Apps, Bessie 
 Apps, Mary 
 Apps, Ernest 
 Armstrong, Mark 
 Armstrong, Robert 
 Armstrong, Mrs. Robert 
 Armstrong, Mrs. Harah 
 Arnold, John 
 Arnold, Mrs. John 
 Arnold, Mrs. (ieorge 
 Arnold, Mrs. 
 Aver, Thomas 
 Aver, Mrs. Thomas 
 Aver, Myra 
 Aver, Clara 
 Aver, Bert. 
 Bannister, A. M. 
 Bannister, Mrs. 
 
 Batty e, Mrs. D. 
 Bertram, Mrs. 
 Bertram, Francis 
 Bertram, Jennie 
 Bowler, Cora 
 Brown, Mrs. 
 Butler, Mrs. 
 Camel ford, Alex. 
 Camelford, Annie 
 Camelford, John 
 Clegg, Addie 
 Cline, W. H. • 
 
 Cline, Mrs. 
 Clump, Miss H. 
 Clump, Mrs. G. U. 
 Collins, O. 
 Collins, Mrs. 
 Cossey, Martha 
 Cowherd, Mrs. H. 
 Creighton, Thomas 
 Creighton, Mrs. Thomas 
 
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LIST OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. 
 
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 Croll, Katie 
 Currie, Minnie 
 Dadson, Stepiien 
 Dadson, Mrs. Stephen 
 Dickie, Mrs. 
 Davidson, Lizzie 
 Davidson, Janet 
 Elliott, Thomas 
 Elliott, Mrs. Thomas 
 Evans, Mrs. Fred. 
 Evans, Bertha 
 Fick, Thomas VV. 
 Fick, Mrs. Thos. W. 
 Fick, Minnie 
 Fick, Captolia 
 Fick, Lizzie 
 Finlayson, J. K. 
 Finch, Mrs. 
 Eraser, Wm. 
 Fraser, Mrs. VVm. 
 Eraser, VV. J. 
 Eraser, Annie 
 Gillies, Robert 
 Gillies, Mrs. Robert 
 Graham, Mrs. W. J. 
 Hamilton, Mrs. 
 Hawkins, Mrs. 
 
 Hicks, W. H. 
 Hicks, Mrs. W. H. 
 
 Hill, Lizzie 
 
 Hill, Annie 
 
 Hirchmiller, Charles 
 
 Hirchmiller, Mrs. 
 
 Holt, Mrs. 
 
 Houghton, Mrs. 
 
 Houghton, John 
 
 Houghton, Rebecca 
 
 Howell, Mrs. Susan 
 
 Howell, Louisa 
 
 Hughes, Annie 
 
 Hutchinson, Matilda 
 
 Jarvis, Henry 
 
 Jarvis, Carrie 
 
 Jarvis, Lottie 
 
 Jenne, Eliza 
 
 Jenne, Bessie 
 
 Kay, Alex. 
 
 Kay, Mrs. Alex. 
 Kitchen, Mrs. L. B. 
 Lainchbury, James 
 Lainchbury, Mrs. James 
 Lapress, Mrs. 
 Latshaw, Lucinda 
 Leach, Joseph 
 Leach, Mrs. Joseph 
 Martin, Mary 
 Martin, Mrs. Edward 
 Martin, Mrs. Henry 
 Martin, James 
 Martin, Mrs. James. 
 Miller, Janet 
 Morgan, Thomas K. 
 Morgan, Mrs. Thomas R. 
 Morrison, Bertie 
 Morrison, Maude 
 Morrow, Robt. F. 
 Morrow, Mrs. R. F. 
 Morrow, Harry 
 
 Morrow, Wm. A. 
 
 Morrow, Mrs. Wm. A. 
 
 Morrow, liertie 
 
 Morrow, Sadie 
 
 Moyle, Mrs. Martha 
 
 Moyle, Charles 
 
 Moyle, Joseph R. 
 
 Moyle, Mrs. Jos. R. 
 
 Muma, Flora 
 
 Myers, Charles 
 
 McCaity, Mrs. 
 
 McCarty, Ola 
 
 McClung, Mrs. 
 
 McKinnon, Neil 
 
 McKinnon, Mrs. Neil 
 
 McMichael, Mrs. John 
 
 Nellis, H. VV. 
 
 Nellis, Mrs. H. W. 
 
 Newell, Mrs. A. 
 
 Newell, Jennie 
 
 Newell, Arthur 
 
 Newstead, Edward 
 
 Newstead, Mrs. Edward 
 
 Newstead, Wallace 
 
 Newstead, Eleanor 
 
 Newstead, Chas. 
 
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 PARIS BAfTISr CUUW'II-UHT OK OFFFCKKS AND MKMnKUS. 
 
 Newstead, Mrs. Chas. 
 Norris, Thomas 
 Norris, Mrs. Thomas 
 Parney, Mrs. 
 Patten, Mrs. H. • 
 
 Patten, J. H. 
 Patten, Mrs J. H. 
 Patten, Stanley 
 Peel, Albert 
 Peel, Arthur 
 
 Pickering, Hugh 
 Pickering Joshua 
 
 Pickering, Helen 
 Pollock, Mis. 
 
 Price, Thos. 
 
 Price, Chas. 
 
 Hand, Caroline 
 
 Randall, Jane 
 
 Keid, Nellie 
 
 Rickert, Mrs. 
 
 Rowland, Mrs. 
 
 Rupert, Frank 
 
 Rupert. Mrs. Frank 
 
 Rutherford, Mrs. D. 
 
 Saunders, A. J. 
 
 Sayles, Thomas 
 
 Sayles, Mrs. Thomas 
 
 Sayles, Amy 
 
 Sayles, Solomon 
 
 Sayles, Mrs. Solomon 
 
 Saylc" Arthur 
 Sayles, Mrs. Arthur 
 Scarf, Mrs. 
 
 Schram, Addie 
 Schuft, Alice 
 Scott, John 
 Scott, Mrs. lohn 
 Simpson, Kmma 
 Smith, Booker 
 Smith, William 
 Smith, Mrs. VVm. 
 Sovereign, Philip 
 Sovereign, Albert 
 Sovereign, Mrs. Albert 
 Somers, Alice 
 Spottiswood, Bella 
 Spottiswood, ('lara 
 Spottiswood, Hattie 
 Stenabaugh, Gertrude 
 Stenabaugh, Mabel 
 Stockton, James 
 Telford, Richard 
 Telford, Mrs. Richard 
 Telford, W. R. 
 
 Telford, Alice 
 
 Thomas, Kate 
 
 Tidman, Mrs. Geo. H. 
 
 Tovel, Julia 
 
 Walters, Fred 
 
 Wells, Mrs. Martin 
 
 Wells, Martha 
 
 V\ ells, Albert 
 
 Wells, Frank 
 
 We' Is, Fred 
 
 Wells, William 
 
 Wimmer, Mary 
 
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