FEBRUARY 134;! Valuable Antique t

Bedeque United CiiEiT

Tracing its Roots in the Cultural, iducational and \~ Commercial Fields a: the Community‘.

By I- I. D.

UIIAPTE- EIGHT (Qonflnucd) ‘ t

f ‘ The formation of a class at Carleionln 1875 came at a‘ time in the history of the Bedeque Methodist circuit when the class system was slowly on the way out. Rev. Joseph Seller, shortly after his arrival in 1875, appointed several new leaders and tried in various ways to keop the classes going better, but two years later the report to Quarterly Board on the classes was "not very satisfactory." Classes were-origin- ally planned to give Methodists, always aware that. there was no such a thing as a solitary Christian, the privilege and opportunity of meet- ing in small groups (seld-om more than twenty) under the guidance of a devout leader for prayer, instruction, exhortation and if necessary, rebuke. At their beet they provided a careful oversight over the moral behaviour of every church member. e. forum for discussion of mutual difficulties and e centre where inspired ley leadership in prayer end earnest reasoning could often give clearer guidance than the pulpit. At its worst the class meeting degenerated in-to an assembly of smug church members who used the time in telling God how to run the world, instead of inquiring more closely into what His wlllwas for thorn.

(J.L.M.)

Pictured above is a flintlot. I- giuding n bayonet, six feet two in- tiles long and in perfect working condition. It has been carefully preserved from one generation to the other. Upholding this flint- lock is ihree-year-old Teddy Cor- bett, Aiberton, who is o. great, great, great, great grandson of the owner and. user, Alexander An- derson. Esquire, e. United Empire Loyalist. who had come from Scot,- iand to fight in a Scottish regiment in the war of Independence. In 1784 Mr. Anderson was discharged is a soldier and later given l.

In i866 there were twenty-six clesm on the Bedeque-‘Ibyon circuit. The names of their leaders and the places of meeting have considerable, interest:-

Bro. Wm. G. Strong leader at his home Monday evening. Bro. Jesse Wright leader at Bedeque chapel Sunday after service. Bro. John Beer leader at Bcdeque chapel Wednesday evening. Bro. James Wright leader at Lorenzo Wright's Sunday afternoon. Bro. Wm. Wiright lender south shore at his house. Bro. Lewis Wright leader seariwetown at his own house Tuesday. Brmsoiomon Wright leader at Mr. Strong's Thursday evening. Bro. ‘rhoe. Soby loader st m‘. C. South's Wednesday.

Biro. Horatio Wright leader at Mr. C. Grumman's Thursday evening. gggi,g’ngggqgigé“*;;;,j salami: Bro. Win. Wright Middleton, mo»: at Job Wright's Sunday effor-

lived to the advanced age of 107 nwném V9311.

. George Crodby, leader at Freetown chapel, Thursday. Bro. David Rogers leader at George M. Wright's Thursday. Bro. George Doull leader at his own house Thursday. Bro. George Clarke leader at his own house Thursday. Bro. Wm. Muttart leader at Cape ‘rraverse chapel Sunday. Bro. Sam. beard leader at Cove at his house Thursday. Bros. ‘rhomae Dawson and ‘Iihomas Pooley, leaders at Tryon Chapel Sunday. ~ Bros. Richard Lea and Richard Hudson, leaders at East school house Thursday. - Bro. Albert Callback leader at his own house Thursday. Bro. Wim. Howet leader at Tryon Road chapel Sunday. Bro. Geo. tvtlgginton leader at his son's ‘Puesday. Bro. Thomas Wigginton leader at Westmorland Sunday. "Bro. Wm. Marshall leader at Wm. Soby’: Wednesday. Bro. Wm. Canfield leader at David Cameron's Tuesday evening. Bro. Wm. Beer, leader at ‘hie own house Sunday.

Girl Guide News T‘ Inga ‘I ll The lst Bro-vzi-Iftack of Cen-

trai Royalty should really be “i- led the Busy Bees.

‘Hie return from which this was copied showed e. total of 323 mem- bers in full connexion and 113 on trial. The division of the circuit in 1873 left only twelve classes on the Bedeque circuit which two years later under Mr. Seller's reorganization had the following changes.

1105b W001! “'85 White Cane Week. Number one class at Central Bedeque with the pastor as leader and 10 0110 d0)’ $1195! called on a blind Ewen Clark as assistant met at Mrs. Cailbeck's. Alt. Cenireville chapel person taking a. gift of candy with the class, led for many years by Jesse Wright at. the mill. was put @1191"- undier Archibald M. Wright's leadership and John Beer's class was conducted by George Crosby. Busby Atkinson of SoutlrShore who suc- ceeded tc the leadership of the late Wm. Wright's class, met his omai‘. band in Chelton school on Sunday afternoon. Four classes at Searle- town were under the leadership od Lewis Wright, Solomon Wright, Osborne, and Tawny Owl. Mrs. ‘Ihunas Sobey and S. H. ‘Irueman. The only woman to lead a class fiiayne, walked all through the was Jane Hooper, fspinster daughter of Elisha Hooper), who was sip- district. visiting the old people pointed in i876. Other class leaders of the period included John Craig end sick people, and giving them at Middleton. David Rogers, with Edmund Crosby as Assistant, at valentines or candy. Freetown, Charles Maxfield with James Wall as assistant at Newton and George Clark at Wilmot.

Mr. Perclval’: Ministry

Then on Valentine Day. the Iloilp of twelve little glr-ls. accom- mnieri by their Brown Owl, Mrs.

On Tuesday they all came in to Queen Square School to see the pictures which were being shown for Scout-Guide Week, and en- ioycrl thorn very much.

At Mr. Seller's lest board meeting in June of i878. brothers F. Moyse and N. Inman were added to the list of prayer leaders. Mr. Sell- er's successor in parsonage and pulpit was Rev. W. W. Percival whn

Last evening (Friday) they were like his predecessor was Island born. The changing pattern of Bedeque to have a concert to raise more | ~ money to send more parcels to ‘their little Dirtc-h Brownie. Wc shall hear the results of their ef- r“ in a la-ter report.

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Rally 0n Sunday

Make a point of attend/lug the rally on Sunday afternoon in Prince of Wales College Hall, to mark the birthday of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. This rally brings to a close the fine program o! scout-Guide Week for 1948. Mrs. ‘Gordon MacDonald, Provincial commissioner of the Guide Ae- ioclation will be the guest speaker.

SIGNIFICANCE OF‘ THREE!

To the Christian who may be 601m; thoughtful reading, the significance of threes occurs again 3 ""0 llilain. In the economic world we have Labour, Capital and Men- agement: Employer, Employee and Product; end Wholesaler, Retailer end Consumer.

Then we have Father, Mother Ind Child. the family unit; Work Recreation and Rest, in the routine lit life; Author Publisher and Rtflilef. in the -world of books; lend. Bea and Air, and Liquids, Solids and Gem; School, Teacher Ind Scholar; Doctor, Patient and Treatment; Speaker, Audience and sllbicct; Federal, Provincial and Mumciliai. in affairs of state: P001. National and International aw.

PAPER MONEY

Bonk of Canada notes, which are 101ml tender, are the main source of Pllier money in Canada.

IIIRGESHEIITIME

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foot. Then holding Blacky he un- wound tho. "string and carefully "It the loop that had tightened lust aiflvo the foot. All that time fiegrlmer Brown's boy mixes sooth-

MN. W. W. PEROIVAL Superintendent of the Bedeque Circuit ' 1678-1880

' lib-ll" lea ly shown in the trustee milifugigneioieeammlrgifnlinciueeltwgtesfhenr Wriflht- 5mm" 51°“-

"n is nick nu r ' nut f heard thue iyecketmthzzeycglende Giotto Oroeby, Jesse Wright, Wm. C. Strong. Wm. Wright sin, Iemaetl "1 ¥0\li‘_'vwerg ninklng. 1 n" b, Hooper. s. n; passer. moi-m Strant. oooree Doull and John H" -

first five remained. and one of those. Wm. G. Strong. was living invlummerelde The others had been replaced by Wm. weight Jr., Martin me . John Craig. Meier Wrisht. David Rogers and 000!!! Ger-lo. 1n December of 187'! the trustees took the mutter urinating the church under consideration and ruledjthat the pew holders in, the vicinity of Cents-cutie should be l , to brin! 1101! e load of wood ‘to the. ohbpei yard end inform the chlwl IWWIN (Jeeee Wright) through the sexton of its delivery:

~ ~ Thorium» la 1m a or. ma: Lawson um we e short orwtivt ot we yeere‘ m e em. to eu who liked r esldent phveiehn- 0r-

lhe sound that something wee B11818 011-111 Km"! Ind come over n; see yhgt, whwll- Inna lee I ieemee that

"l Crows rnllte that kind of I "1 '11 mane that one of their ";l"flb0r_ ls in; trouble. Strings Lvuldnt. be Wt. where birds‘ can

"m" ‘llfilflliill, nor giaee fees Ind tin eerie where Jimmy Skunk ‘"9 Qum- liiia 6 e can p eh

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THE GUARDIAN. ‘ CHARLOTTETOWN

REV. GIDRIGE lilperintondent of the Bedeque Circuit

1 1880-1863

| _- surgeon of some experience having served in the American Civil W for which he drew a pension and which was possibly responsible for his death at the early age of thirty-nine. Another doctor at Bedeque at this periqi was J. H. Jamieson who lived in the house now owned by Mrs. Wilioughby and occupied by Mrs. lfercy Affleck. His dispensary, a small building between tho house and Major Wright's store, was known as Jamesoxfs opotixecuy mop. An earlier Bedeque physician was Francis Dyer Beer of Charlottetown, brother of John Beer the merchant. Dr. Beer, who came to Bedeque in 1860, was married two years later to Louise Palmer, eldest daughter of Stephen Wright Esq. of Elm Vale. On leaving in 1864 he was presented with an address signed by A. E. C. Holland. Alex. Anderson, John Clay. Malcolm Mc- Farlene, Francis Henderson end George Gardiner, in which thacom- munity regretted his depart/are after such a short stay. He replied, "the profession to which I belong is fraught with anxiety of mind and fatigue of body but I always found in Bedeque warm-hearted friends to cheer and encourage me.” ‘

Dr. Jannes H. Conroy, proprietor of Conroy's mus, (now Leard's Mills, Central Bedeque) was a frequent visitor to Bedeque from 1880 till the time of his death in 1858. Asked one time by a witty Bedeque farmer to set a lion's leg, he gravely did so, making a return visit to see how the patient was doing. As a sample of his own humor Dr.

was another well known medical adviser in Bedeque of a little later period. The arrival in the late eighteen-hundred and seventies of John Sutherland, MD, (1846-1008) brought to Bedeque the nineteenth-cen- tury doctor whose name would be best remembered among the 1948 resi- dents. He lived in a house (first occupied by Dr. Beer) which had been built, probably around 1860. by John Beer Esq. for his son Charles who died young. Many years later this house was to be a community- owned project, to have its face lifted and modernized and be occupied by Dr. A.VA. Macvicar.

(Building amp. vementl

Probably about the time, (lbw) that Bedeque acquired Grammar- schooi status, the school trustees purchased the Temperance Hall, formerly the old chaipei at Lower Bedeque, and, having double plaster- cd it, etc, made it into s comfortable, two-roomed school. The old school, purchased by Murdock McLeod for a. tailor shop after fire des- troyed his first store, was moved some time in the eighteen-hundred and eighties, to Central Bedeque. Placed on the west side of the Summer-side road. a little north of the corner store, it continued as s tailor shop under the ownership of Colin Wright. with Charles Beari- sto, well known Freetown tailor, as manager, till i850 when William Cailbeck commenced a tailoring business on the corner, renting this property and continuing with Charles Bearisto as tailor. Four years later. when a new Callback tailor shop was built on the opposite cor- ner, the old school-tailor-shop was sold to Edward Hooper who moved it back to face on the road to the Old Milli Bridge. where it stands te- day the busy workshop of his son Leslie. with the erection" of a new school somewhere around the turn of the century, the one-time church- temperance-hali-school was sold to Solomon Bell. who 111F910!‘ 01W‘- ing it. moved it to his corner lot (now the home property of Walter Bowness) from where it was finally moved to the rear of the Bowness store to eventually be razed in the fire of i938.

Rev. George Harrison succeeded w. Percival at Bedeque in i880 and stayed the three year term. The thirty-year-old Centrevillc church was in need of repairs which Mr. Harrison endeavoured to have done during his pastorate: but a. slowly-growing sentiment in the congregation argued that the church was too hard to heat, too boxy in style. too large foe- the smaller families. ‘Ilhe smaller families we?‘ o fact. Nathaniel Wright, the father of Methodism, had elghty- ve grandchildren while his eleven children (ten of whom had issue) aver- aged only twenty-two grandchildren each. A smaller, more modern church would be the cure for every-thing thought some in a 0011x1080‘ tion which at this period was perhaps more or less In the spiritual (10--

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GOIIIIITY (Continued from Page l)

ion crises, the existing complex piecemeal to conditions and prob- lemeeethey arise. fliieiequito in harmony with the general con-

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email ounce In oreee Lrgely of denoting vliuu cannot well afford. A good deal of those ete- tionary veluee, end hence limit- ed revenue to the city, are due to the mixed uses above referred to.‘ This can only. under the circum- etsncee. be different if large scale

"very reason. this cit/y ie least like-

Conroy charged five pounds-and collected lti Dr. Tremaine of 'I‘ryon'

yum churches of the Lflritlmes was still Wesley's "Collection of Hymns for the use of the People cal-led Methodists." in very much the same form

servutiln of-an old country like developments, according to some this. It " the t‘ “ 1 and ‘ pier of and the practical. It is directed uses for the vo-ricul blocks. are upon commonly recognized prob- detox-mined on.

"The above oufleeted method offullerueeendvaluebypro- party-associations is much moro- reelistic and practical. Insurance companies have found this sort of investment about the best possible for them, l! at all wall-conceived

‘The mounting eerpenee of the more and more varied muni- dnll eorvime of cities lat- terly ie now compelling them to restrict adding now sub- divielons. Residential developments of tho more exclusive class are somewhat of a luxury to a city to- day, but they rightly demand, and can be given, protection. The re- clamation end reconstruction of older areas of the city is a great economy to a city, for poor and probleen-rnaldng living quarters are a not ion of coneidemble scope. ‘may ooet the city and the community more than they are worth to anyone-least of ell to their occupen . A large part of the city's revenue comes from those blighted e-reee. but it is e losing game for the city over the

years. "This city eeerne to have resch- ed the time for a change in this muum“ ""1 00011905001. lid matter. Active rebuilding on wrne- m‘ mum ""1 11$ Pfifltlpal 01 . thing more than s ‘ltit-and-miss‘ 51"?" P1'°P°1"'-1°I1 0-1 l-hflso ohm‘ line is wrist this city now most ‘°°k 1"" f" their ohm or ro- ‘ needs, from the welfare, omploy- unmm" mtmtmni. and pout mont, social. municipal points of °°"'1"- "10 M010 in other wafl view. Tie city administration is b‘ ' 3'9"“? "l" 10 9110 commut- doubtless fully e/ware of this. Pro- “y “m” "my hi" 1000!!- Tho mod erty ownm, largo and small, "apid-‘Y “$905111! P-lmeht in uet be seeing ‘the handwriting “Puma” “d” 19 0! ")1! 011C on the wall.’ The recent and cur- 01mm- Thov contribute more I rent outburst of new houses in the ' "mmmut?" “d dwimd 1°‘ for outskirts is highly indicative, m“ 5° I"!!! 10111117 people. and poses ma roblems. I "But etructutfrilp and physical ‘ M14909!" M900! planning is only n means to the Th“ ‘my m" "lake 11-591! I end o: “n” community nu m“. more attractive and desirable conv the acid teat of my community is “"1111” w 11" 10 M‘ =11 who move the kind of homes it m, and the hm- 0r "mm- M well u lee kind of people it turns out. W" W110 110W been born. brought “Th,” n, 19w pa,“ o; 9,1, 11D. and continue to live here. The country, or even this continent. residential 551*“ 01'- l-he wmmun- which have, over the years, fnr- m’ H“ 15- 1°‘ F wmmim"? 111D ues. There are many expenditure! nished more emilflflf-B. both for cha-rbtwwwn- all-important. ,TiI which should be made. but which more humble and more exalted “hwm m4 ‘m’?! "at" °3 l “b! 1°10 Province hu an exception] drums. ‘Ilws, at Mr. Harrison's lut trustee meeting. when the sub- number of official. executive, retin- scription list for repairing the chapel was presented. the question o! ed, and professional Pwnle.

loin-conditions end their solution under erdsting (or unaided) legal arrangements. Iow cities need zoning so much, and for that

ly to get it. I

"lit is to be elpectodthet soon many of whet have been fine homes in various parts cf the bue and blanks of the city will have to be put to fisher uee in accom- modating more people for living quarters, and many new homes of the better class will be appear- ing in the latterly more desirable residence area. The original plan of the city did this outlining n‘ its functional parts “Au. for its day, axiatcci mainly north and west. This general line of differ- entiation is now well-defined, and stoning protection hes been given to part4 of it.

"Few old eitiee are better pro- vided with luge and smell open spaces, and these are now being developed for more active use, bu: few cities haw more aggravated traffic conditions and blems. The city ts essentially one of walking distances. but there seems no reason why the varied bue- llnes entering the city in every direction should not be utilized for locel convenience. The city is well provided with taxi services. A few bue routes for schools and shoppers could be readily arrang- ed, and should be profitable.

SOUR NOTE Dmitri Shostakovich

(abovfl best known modern Russian cot

poser, hes been "censured" tho Central Committee of Q Communist Party in Moscow Q [IA ‘ L, what. it called underst- cratic music. The censure was | Warn-int to Shostakovich (and others named by the committed to mend their ways, and Q‘ music. '

Partitioned (‘hence-ship

“The ownership of ‘the pro- perties of the city is doubt- lese highly partitioned, and it would require considerable organ- isation to get agreement on any large scale devclo, ‘ of flats, rows, or spar/tenant types, but sum property-associations should be considered es e feasible method of fuller and better use of the land of the city.

“The city needs greater reven-

ropairs was laid over for further consideration. The fact that the "This city is well provided witfl sister congregation at Tryon had opened e beautiful new church (their Service Clubs. Its Churches erg third.) that fall may have had some influence in the minds of the entirely adequate So also i3

Bedequeh-ucteea. A. M. Wright, John Craig end Martin Black were sports life. It lacks organization perhaps the most ardent in the new church movement while Ewen its welfare activities. but its heal Clark led a. conservative minority who wished to retain the old church. 011d 110371101 fwllities are suf-fh George Clark of Wihmot and David Rogers of Freetown, who resigned 01011t- The library might well have from the trustee board at this time, were also probably opposed, or 111010 wmiiiete support for it‘ wished to leave the decision solely with the Bedeque people. Their WOIk- The “"1005 0! P1111110! places were taken by Wm. Curtis and Albert Craig. adveflmmenl» ""1 HOWE. Senor

0nd 1000-1. ie exceptional for us. Watch Night lee-vial

limited population. ‘rhere is too

little of general entertsinmona, Bedcque Methodist finances at this period missed win. o. Strong music» lwevm- end nature. New. who before his removal to Summers” had hand-led them with a deft 5°11°°15 "9 needed- B119 i110 P60?“ sure touch. Supplementary old in raising money was tried the lest i’! "115 15181"! l-"d "minim-W! yea: of Mr. Harrison's stay, when on December B, i882 a supper, or ha" I 1118h~811de and well-equip. as the Patriot culled it a “Methodist tea" was served to the general P“ 111811 school. end 101110!‘ 00b public. some was realized the first eveningpwith not quite half um. lm- Whleh furnishes 0X¢09tionI amount in a second‘ edition on New Year's night. Most typical of °QP°°M°11a1PT0P0TBi1°I1~ Methodist meetings around New Year's was the Watch Night Service m“ we)’ ""1"" 11090 Y0 8w! on. New Year's live, when at nnidnight the Methodists. following a B much 1" quantity of Wpulatioll custom ' eted by John Wesley who greatly deprecated the greet- *5 "5 "1131!" 11°90 1° imprwe i110 ing of the New Year with revelry and drunkenness, met for prayer quamy M citizens ""1 0! 00111-1 and praise, and rededication of their lives for the coming year. Hymns mum“ m9- 1‘ °°llld <10 m0" 1D

suitable to the ‘occasion were sung, such as the one beginningc- mnfewpzrp 31:: tlzslsgdigtahlln; 012101;;

its young people and recall more of the old; lessen mortality and morbidity; bring up in adequain homes and schools its exception- ally large proportion of children