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ZIUN CHURCH UPENED YESTERDAY 0

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_ REV. GEO. C, TAYLOR

Pastor of Neiv Zion.

THE NEW ZION rmaenifwent .pile of brick and sgnnn,

Another, page in the history or'no\v thc city's finest church edifice,

Zion congregation, Charlottetown, ‘md its origin’ was turned yesterday \viicn the new A h”'“df“1 of Pfesbyilefians meeting and magnificent church on thc corner rm' “"”`”hiD i" a Small buudmg k“‘-*WU of Prince and Grafton Streets wus -19 Ml\I‘1`F\Y'H H1111. Bl0W1Y i!\Cl”eBSi¥\K

formally opened for worship. in number and eventually recognizing

of'1`3i’ri<ii1ewiv;I;uri:;.]i’ri tg: miiillxiel the necessity of owning their own

1‘Jl1, is a striking expression of tlieinhurch and chmch property' “nam”

rmtm-B1 and healthy growth of 3 took to purchase ri site and to build.

iumisssivr iiiiia iivrfkmiwa cEREMaNliE

and Special Music. ln Accommodation and

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it was erected and finished and he- Bethune, J. T. McKenzie S. A. Me-

came the old Zion Church, out ofjliiinuid und S. Albert McDonald. wlllch the congregation has just mov- llnder the guidance of Mr. Struthle, ed to its larger und inore beautiful to whose executive ability und tire-

l'ustoi‘ul supply during the first very largely due, the mmmittee pre-

iew yeurg wap i|\t0|»m(¢_¢;e|\t and i¢_|1i‘:ircd pluus und nwurded the con- wnn not until iaoz that me iirst""“°‘ f°" "““‘“"lf- The \1“i1°‘i"E WHS pagtm. was culled and regularly rn_ dreslgileil by Mr. C. B. (lliuppell, ducterr This was Rev_ Are* Farcmk khurloitetowii, und was built, under “_ afterwards Hem Dr_ FarcOner,_ contract, Iiy Mr. J. M. Clark, Sum- Mr. Falconer was succeeded in 1881 """'“id"‘ `

by Rev. -Iohn M. McLeod.

During me ministry or the ,arm l<‘oN1il.Y lil~iMal\iui<.'iil~:u.

the congregation had so increased __ _ _ that it became necessary to enrarge lofinyhtlie huliding,' un ornament the church Two wlngs were accorrr to thevcity mid n credit to the coil- ingly added, the building was raised **"`°g“t1°“~ “t“"ds "Pe" for WU_"“\‘i1)- 80111!! eight feet, providing D. large The Pastor, whose splendid optliiilsin. ,md commodiorrs brrsernrrrrtr and me :ind unlalling eournge inspired the whole brrudrrrg modernrzed and gr_ear_ criiigregutioii to such noble endeavor, ly improved both in appearance and “luis been gathered to his futhers,”| com|0rt_ lilit as long ns the new Zion stnndsi

the name and the memory of Ilcv.`

After a pastorutc of twenty years RG. Htrnthie will be fondly and rc-

Rev. John M. Mclleod received and vercntly ussociatcd with it.

nccepted a call to Zion Church, Van-

couver, B. C. The vacancy was filled THE NEW ZION.

some months later when Rev. David Sutherland of Richmond, N. S., was The building extends 124 feet on called to the pastorate, a. position Prince Street nnd 76 feet on Graft-

C\\UFCh_h0mi2. less effort the splcuiliii new Zion is|

Appearance the New

Building Fails Every Expectation.

cnlnr arch circumscrlbes pulpit, plat- form and organ. -

.fn the rear of the pulpit and choir

platforms und beneath the organ isa 1fU‘L'e choir room to be used exclus- ively by 1-he choir. on one side of this is the pustor's private room, large und well lighted with open fire- place, designed as a study and of- fice. ‘ SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The Sunday School arrangements

are very complete. The main en- trance is on Prince Street. In tho IUNJY is the Secretary’s room; to the right is the primary room, 32,x 16

feet and divided into two rooms by folding doors. The whole front of this room is connected by folding doors with the main school so asto form purt~of it when the doors are- open.

The central room of the school is 40x40 and will be used for thas school assembly, prayer meetings, etc.

Ou the west of this room is the la-

dies’ iiorlnr. n large, well lighted room with a handsome open tire-

which he filled with marked ability on Street. Interiorly it is divided and acceptance until his death in into two parts, the upper Prince St.

being made a Dart of the main room.

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EXTERIOR OF CHURCH.

e ngregation whose history

THE TR USTEEB.

is cocvul

D with that of the city, ri growth which hns kept pace with the eity’s materi- al, intellectual- and spiritual pro-

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ITB INGEPTION

In the modest heginninil

s of the

THE FIRST ZION.

With commendable courage they' se-

cured a site on the south side of Queen's Square and, later, awarded the contract for- their_new church to Messrs. David and William Fraser of Picton. The frame for the new church

was hewn in the forests of ‘Pictoif

early fifties, when Charlottetown’slCounty, framed there, taken apart

population was less than

5,000, the

and shipped to Charlottetown where

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1898. He was followed by Rev. I). B. Mclleod, 1899-1903; Rev. W.I-l. Sedge- wick, 1904-1906; Rev. Geo. E. Ross, 1906-1909; Rev. R. G. Struthie, Jan. 1, 1910-Oct. 27th, 1912; Rev. G. C. Taylor. the present pastor.

“ARISE ANI) liillllll."

As far back us 1000 it was nguin

realized that the congregation was outgrowlng the capacity of the build- ing and that more accommodation was imperative. After much deliber- ation and preparation the site on the corner of Prince rind Grafton Streets was purchased and later an nrljoinililt lot on Prince Street was added, giv- ing n totul measurement of 139 feet on Prince Street and 85 feet on‘Graf- ton.

The project of buildini: H “CW

fahurch, while kept constantly in view. was not taken up until the winter of 31912 when under the pastoratc of the ilste mv. R. G. srrntnie, n building iconimittee was appointed and the itask was definitely undertaken. This mommlttee consisted of Rev. R. G. igcrsthis, Chairman; Messrs. Murdoch ifdchcod, Secretary; J. Norman Camp-

rbcii, Treasurer; W. T. Huggan, J. J.

end being used for a Sunday School, and the iiinili part, iacing Grafton! :ind Prince Streets, for the auditori- um. The two are connected by wide’ felrliniz doors so that the whole build-i ing can lic opened into one auditori- iim with seatiiig necomm‘oiliition for :ihouf l,51LU people.

A U l)I’I`OF.IUM. »

'l‘he inuiii niiditorium is sented in

ampliitheatre style with elevated floor. There ure three entrances, one from the corner tower, one from Prince Street null one from Grafton Street. Un the Prince Street side there is :1 imlcoiiy with sentilig capa- city ,for 200, the main floor, uiiditor- iiiin seating Hilti.

A magnificent pipe organ, built by

the (Iiinmlinii Organ Company, St. Hyocinthe, Quebec, and costing $3,500, stands at tiie'reri.r of the pul- pit. The choir platform is on the left of the pulpit platform with the organ console between and in front of the choir. ‘The ceiling nf the auditorium is finished in wood, in have and aisle style, the nave part being 44 feet wide nnri 40 feet hizh. A large cir-

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The platform in the main room is placed next the auditorium. Opposite the platform are three -class rooms, separate from each other and shut Oil from the main room by curtains.

Around three sides of the school-

rooni there runs rl balcony with two rows of sects while behind these seats are viirious sized ciuss-rooms all opening towards the platform. The whole school consists of eleven mod- erate sized class~rooms and five large ones, besides the main room and bal- cony.

In the bnsement nre a social hall

53 x 77 feet, und adioining it, a serv- ing room und kitchen.

All the floors, except those in the

basement, ure of hardwood; the seats ure of nsh finished in the natural wood and most comfortable as well ns ornamental.

Architectiirally the style of the

lniildini; is a modified gothic, with large windows fitted with cathedral glass and highly ornamental.

MEMORI1§L WINDOW.

A special feature in connection with the lighting is 3 handsome memorial window, on the western side of the

place. This room is also capable ot;

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. i i = ` i 1 . \ ‘ANINTIITR IOR VIEW, _ ` .4-gizkrg-_i-§1§_»rr_r.G _. . ~BUILDING _'COMMI'l‘TElii. rr' A »,

immense Congregatians'Present at all the Services. Eiaquent Serniaiiwl_""" "

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Pastor and Uiinii-iiinn iii llnildini; l‘nnm|i1;gn¢_

church, erected by Mr, John A_ Mn. ’l`h<.-y iziiniiot profit by an exercise in

'lauren and his falnily to the_iuemory the e>1l>!‘Gssioll of thought if they of the late Mrs. Mcllurcn. The win- iinie no tiioughts to express. Com-

dow is hand painted :ind fired Hug- ;iii\,»:ilioii is the production 0( gh; iish antique glass. The figure [ii-s`igii'foi~iii_ but hirin can come into cdr

is emblematic of Doreais, “lfiill ‘of fti-new only im the enibodiinent ol. tbl F°_°d W°"k5 “nd “lms *|‘f'1‘lU. \‘-'li-ll results of nzental operations. With _the verse, Acts ‘Jz 35, "Now, there ,mm _rr,rr_, t-(_ (Vcctr r’ was at Joppa, ii certiiiii iiii-cipii-,.3 K ‘ " 'H' ’_U_ paso” ' a Tabithd, which by iiitei'pl'ef.iitil»il is ""“""1 ”“"`°1""° i’1`°h"‘1n”rY 5° °“3}'°

ballad Dorcas; this womuii was lull vii “'l`5Ul1lf\; those more advanced may ho goo wor s and niuis deeds whicll shi: ` l=l'oiii.:i ily lished to write on themes did." and the memorial \\'orris"i~1rcr:L- tii.l:eii [ruin literature, history, or ed to the memory of Mnrinne liinc- science. No matter what the t01>l¢

PROF. ll. l\'icIN'l`YP»E, MUS. BAC.

Ofiranist and choir Muster.

;LBren by her hnsbniid :iuil cliiiiiiriiliidy lu- or wlieiiec it may have been f1_B‘82_-101_1.'_' _ __ Y V rtaiicn, ii. should be made the obiect

_ (Continued on page nyc) inf i-_ Hi-crntic discussion in the class

--~_----~»~ -- iliUfOl`0 Uni llllpils are asked to write

F011 THE pUp]1,S_ ron it. 'l`wciity persons know more

...___ ,spoilt any topic than any one of the

When a subiect for coniposition is;L‘~\'Cnt_v i'.nov:s, and all will 'write bet-

assigned, take care that the pupils ter for bring innde to “pool” their have something to say about it. knowledge before they begin.

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