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Bedeque United Church

The lliatory of a Methodist Glrouit in Prim Edward island

Tracing its Roots in the Cultural, Educational and . Commercial Fields of the Community'-

l! l1. D~ CHAPTER EIYE

“gauged in, masque previous in i500. Schumann's store at Central Bodfll“ and later airwllmot Grove generally sold "i Bible and 1 schooling" t0- gethor which may indicate the course of studlles.‘ Teachers however, were often a. problem: the majority of them being driven to their poorly paid tasks by an inability to per-min heavy manual labflv-r- W! for this reason too. given to the consolation of drink. An advertise- merit in tho Royal Gazette od mesdsy. August 4. 1536. would P0111?» 9° his:- WLANTEID for Bedeque district school a teacher of second or third ihighest) olass. None need offer who cannot produce testsmonlals of sobriety and good moral conduct- » Apply to Joseph P0710. ELKL. . Bedeque.

The fwst Bedeque whool was pO&l.bly somewhere on Lite Leonard gal-human property to which came scholars from as far as Lower Bede- quc. Freetown, Centrcville, and NO"?! BBGEQUB- “it? 56501191‘ Frail-lied at trus time taught iii this oldest o! Bedeque schools. i-le was William flalis, one time master at Princetown. whose daughter Emily. Rev. Wil- liam Wilson baptized in 1837. Al. this time Mr. Wilson commenced signing his official title as “Wesleyan hiinister"; a significant trend ir. Bedeques history when the Methodist pastors started dropping the mile of Illzssioiiiiigv. The Bedeque school at this period so the first re- UOTL of John McNeil. district visitor of schools, informs us was among iiie best. on the Island. the pupils having “an cxiciisive knowledge of ilie signification of words." Mr. Nelis left Bcdeque iii 1831C! to take the No. 1 teaching position on the l5llild~lfllibtéf5hilp of the National SchOui, at Charlottetown-yet such was thc pay of school teachers of "hat period irind the iiext- hundred years. was to see no very marked .l’il})l'O\£'li'lG’li| that iii 1850 when iizc had overtaken him, the fsegis- ‘ature found it necessary to grant him eight pounds to carry him to his friend: Ill the United States.

‘Ibougbaactimilaadbaea ita history ‘is difficult to trace-

Other Early Schoolmlbiers

Qiissuuiaszrs 1n Eedc-que in the eighteen hundred and thirties iii- cluded Charles Fowle. John Slatrv, Joseph P Sherlock and. Archibald C’. Eeckford. all cf vrtiorii taught the twelve month rear for their ‘nerd arid twelve rl-ollars a month. ‘the teacher's contractat this time generally called for half the salary to be paid in potatoes at one shilling a bushel. uith the remainder in oats. Whtat and butler at Iizarkct price‘... and pork. beef and mutt-on at titres pence- a. pound: all in be delivered at some convergent ivhari’

' School kept from lllilé to twelve in the EIOIIIZI£5 and one to four in i415 afternoons with generally a. two liour dormer period Ln the sum- mer vihen the alternooi: session "was from two to five. Heat eras pro- "ided by each scholar bringing a cozd o! uood. The master's room u: the community was not a trailer. yet. moved from time to time. arir

‘ from house to house. and. if tho contract uas carried out. was “com

s

f-Jrtable with fuetivood furnished"

1M0 was Bedoquas big yea: iur erection of schools. Upper Berleque tprobably present North Bedequei had twenty-four pupils in n. nbw school building which was “neat and comfortable." At Bedicque rt school which opened early iii this year and was situated near the marsh south of the road and wcst of the bridge at Centreville had rnventiy-threc pupils with J. B. Ncivcomb as master. Lower Bedeques MJLIOOI where the enrolment was thirty. was three months younger again with Allan MacPhee as the first teacher. “Bedequo Road Lot 27“ folks iundoubtodiy Searletowu-iers of a later day) dated their school history from i840 with a neat house. newly erected. and a. teacher whose name. Charles R. Stuart, echoed royalty.

Another newspaper advertisement of this period laid of Jesse Wright ivantixig a "miller who understood milling oat-s and wheat." Liberal wages were proauised. in return “for soberness and industry. ‘lhe appolntrlncnt of rub-collectors of Customs and Excise at various points on the Island was provided for in o. bill passed in 1837. and it is thought. that the Customs House, which was on Hurd’: wharf up till 1856 or later. was built around this time.

"limit Divided

The Colonial governing body of the Methodist church was called District Meeting and Bedeque was a circuit of the Nova scotla and P. E. i. District. which at this time had. for all practical puiposcs. the pow- r-ra of Conference. ordaining and stationing ministers, subject only to the atoadylng hand of conference in England. when District Meet- in‘ met in 183'! the dathers and brethren divided Bedeque. sending Rev. Thomas H. Davies to the older part of the circuit and requesting a preacher for the new charge of “Rustico and New London." However. the preacher for the new circuit was not available and Mr. Davies car- ried on as best lio could. New London Presbyterluris at this time shared jointly with Cavendish in the labours of Rev. John Geddie, who was ordained in Marchflwu married in September and burnt out in Nov- ember. all in the year 1386. Drlvlri: behind his horse, Sampson. ‘no was not an unfamiliar figure at North Bedeque. where, at different tl es, availing himself of the Presbyterian pulipit, he preached the W for Christ and challenged the infant church with the ivlder vis- lot-u

“flee First District meeting on the island was held at Charlotte- town, “a village with a, single wharf”, from the 1th to Mtlfdd June. L8H. Mr. Wilson thought. it one of the most. delightful he had evm at- lendbd i

Mir. Davies. during his three- year stay at. Bedcque. buried two of his congregation who were considered worthy of obituaries in the Wea- leycn which, than in its very infancy as a church paper, was destined to m6: up into the United Luna-champ. a lvesleyan obituary at this time was reserved for "the brother or sister“ whose life and dleoth made eddfyink reading. Such a one was Mary Lca, twife to James Hovrat, merchant, of Crapaudi wrw died iii 183B. a Methodist of the thud generation. which was a rarity on the Island at this time. Her grandparents were members in England while she. with her parents, had, joined. the church in Tryon in i824. Her husband was fruit ad the Great Revival of 1831. She believed in that "most debatable point of Methodist doctrine. "Christian Perfection." obtained one Sabbath morn- ing in 1882 while on her knees praying for it. ‘This was sometime; very few profound la attain, and was represented as the gift of the Holy Spirit-perfect love to man and God so flooding the mind and heart that voluntary sin was excluded. ,

This doctrine was never meant as some rarities of Methodlam intes- pretod it as excluding involuntary transgressions duo to ignorance or mistcirqa inswlrable from mortality. so was never called slnleas per- fection. The perfect man, cocoa-ding to Epictetus, was the rn-an who had 0st his feet on the true path and was still advancing, "going on to redaction“, which is pariuipa what the Master meant, “B0 lie therefore

perfect." Mll- iWrllflVl Dink:

Funeral sermons for the departed faithful were preached in crowd- ed churches on the Sunday following the burial, and were generally of an ouloglatln nature combined with the evangelistic. The text foa- Mrs. Iiowat’; funeral sermon on April 1st, was from the 30th Ohaphd‘ o!

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Sunday late in March. m». Davies preached the sermon of one whom lie coiled tho "Mother o! the Methodist Oauae in Bedeque." Ann med. the widow of Nathaniel Wrllht. had died at the m! of U. Worn out from winter-long nuraine oi her eon Thurman's wife. who predeceased her by only three Mail. lhv bqoamo a ready victim to a snore cold. RU roilfloua aaparionoq, which begun the time of aw. Wm. Graham's vfdt in ‘lb-yon ln 1m. paralleled her husband's very closely; hea- great advantage being that aha had lived to oee flue church, vfisleh they had no oaretully nurtured. grow large and strong. M. Davies in his tribute to Mra. Wrtg-M (Wesleyan, June l'I. 16w. toils how she had shown her lav! to the came 0f God by WQfl-ifll her house for Prayer and class

. QM in the qmadnq n! nimaamus tables with food for those who d at diflcrant times to Dodequo for revival services. m.

m; llbaralllw to the eueuit rushes. was commanded. vim the ob- ioantely. Bflloquo would no longer

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-—Tha waatlir la Ottawa has been. vary cold for the iut two Weeks Temperatures at twenty below are not unusual. The air La dry. however. and yvlth l fair amount of sunshine it is not un- duly uneomfortabla; but rather bracing and exhilarating.

Ovu- tha weekend Ottawa was visit-ed by a largo number of snowshoe enthusiasts. Thai: col- ourful costumes added much to the Ottawa scone. Many of the clubs brought along bands ultii them and the corridors and lob- biea o! the hotels rasounded far into the night with music and laughter.

A delegation from Charlottetown arrived to attend tho annual meet- ing of the Horticultural Council of Canada. Many problems affect.- lng the potato industry will be discussed at those meetings, Not a few delegates expressed regret

Church Activities In Suainiorolde

—’fYi!1-il¢9 avecins Auxiliary met i-o mpwortl-i Hall. Bumrneralde. on Tuesday. February 8. with. I11 ll- tmdarieo c! 89. The president. ‘Mrs. Clifford Rankin was in the chair.

The devotional period was led by Mrs. .11. B. Hinton and a chap- ter from the study look wu Pr!- sented by Mra. Allison Macboan. The business meetltlf followed. Mrs. William Roach ivaa appoints ed corresponding secretary for the Society. This Society ls putting on a banquet for the 0.0.1.1‘. Tuxls boys, and Trail Rangers. on February i0, this being the week set for them by the United Church.

It was decided that a hostess should be appointed from the lunch committee to act at each meeting. It was also decided to hold a Hard Times social.

A report of the R111. Presby-

m“ mm“ pnvmwd M‘ Bmmu-terlal was presented by MrsJames

from attending. He has been chairman of one of the important committees for many years, and his complete knowledge o! all pliaaaa q! the potato industry and his tact and good judgment make his posit-

ion as chairman a difficult one indeed to fill. ‘ U I I '

The first vole of the resumed‘

session came on PTiday evening eh the motion of the Minister of Fin- ance for second reading of his bl] to restrict imports frcyn the United States and so conserve and aug- ment the supply of American doi- lars in Canada. It was one of the rare occasions on which all the Opposition parties united against the GOYEYIDmGnY, Only one Inde- pendent mcmber. J. I.. Gibson tron Comox-lilberni. a (‘Oilbilillflllvy on Vancouver Island, voted Wit]; the Government. The vote was 84 to 50 which la an unusually small vote.

The vote came at six o'clock iii

MacArthur and Miss Mary Geld- art.

Routine business followed and one new member was added lathe roll. A box o! clothing for ovfl- seas is to be packed within a few days.

A social liour and liiricii brought

.tiie meeting to a close.

The regular meeting of the “Guiding Light" 0.6131‘. of lriii- ity United Church, Sumnierside. was held in Epworth Hail on Tuesday evening with the presi- dciit, Esther MacKaygin the chair. The devotional period was con- ducted by June Geddis. assisted by Mrs. William Hoclobert and lVLrs. RB. Dewar. Esther MacKay was in CilflYgC of the study “Out of the Tbpcc" u iiicii was the third t-liap- tcr iii the book regarding the life of Llic Canadian Indian. During the business session a discussion took place regarding C. G. I. '1‘. \\€Bi\. February’ 9 to i5. and plans

tire evening. fiiany or the cmtavin arid Quebec members lizid left for; their hcmes. Some iieu-spapers hale: Pointed out. both Edlififlfllly andi in their news columns. that l!’ the Conservative members had not] zone homo the Government. u uuld have been defeated: but such], would not have happened. conservative and Llb€r2l niembe have standing arrangements along about Thursday that: meet and arrange that bath. away until Blonder evening

t; o: Tuesday morning. They both have

confidence in each other and‘ there is no need to record their "pair" with their respective Party Whine If either decided not to go home. the other would have to stay in Ottawa. S0, if more Con- servatives had remained to the result would have been tiist a corresponding number of Lib- erals would have remained in Ot- town.

This going home by the Ontario and Quebec members for week- Mlds has long been a source ol annoyance to the members from the Marltimas and the West; but apparently there is nothing that can be done about it and no amount of ruins by party leaders will put an end to these gentle- man's agreements.

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The C. C. l". party were able to vote I out of their total number of B. This is quite understandble. All of them, with one exception, come from the West and, sliicc they cannot get home for week- ends themselves, they can see no good reason to enter into pairs to let their opponents get away.

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The most urgent matter before Parliament at the moment is the rising cost of living. The Prime Minister some time ago announ- ced that. es soon u Parliament opened, a committee would be set up to investigate the causes. This committee ivlli have wide powers and will thoroughly investigate a.ll the underiyl reasons for the re- cent sharp a vanes in the coat of living. At the moment there are many rumours and suggestions that the rise has been caused by such-and-such a firm holding back essential coarrrnodltiee or that

a combine exists in such and such,

an industry. It will be the duty of the committee to summon wit- nesses and cross examine them. to examine financial mtalzmenis and reports. and generally to make as thorough and searching and complete an investigation s the circumstances warrant. I a sure that tho committee will do everything posolible to reveal the true facts and thus allay the ru- mours so prevliont at the present time.

MAKE TRAVEL EAB!

LONDON —( OP) - Visas for holders o1 British passports travai- llng to Italy and for Italian citizens travelling to the Unlaed Kingdom have been lbollahld. This step. announced by the foreign office. in a further development of a policy to facilitate travel between Britain and friendly countries.

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“acre wade for a banquet for the L" G I '1‘ ‘lusts Boys and ‘Frail Rangers to be held on Tuesday‘ evening, also for the follow-in: Sunday" evening when the boys and girls will assist iii the church scrviice. “Ilie project. the making cl the Christian Plug and the Affiliation Poster. was v-si-iliiiucd the meeting dosed "ith

Thc- aummersids AJELZRA. mot on Tuesday evening in 5t. MarYS 1'18" with Mrs. Evelyn lifacAlpine pre- siding The fins! arrangements were made for the Valentine Dance. after which an interesting talk was given on interior deco- rating by Mr. Gail Woolley, iii which he plans to specialize in tiic future. 'l“ne members are iii- vitcd to attend the basket social. sponsored by the Ladies‘ Guild. next Tuesday evening. The project of lcathercraft. tion of Miss Marie Bowness, was worked on and a number of book- marks made.

The regular meeting of the Ladies’ Club of Surnmei-eide Pres- byterian Church was held onTues- day evening at the home ol Miss i Jean MacFadyeii, Green Street. i with tho president, Mrs. G. Frank- lin Cameron, in the chair. As the first meeting of each month ls de- voted to Red Cross. Mrs. Ernest f... Walker, converter. distributed the ‘ work which lropt the members busy. knitting and sewing. During the social liour. refreshnients were served by the lunch committee, Mrs. J. W. MacKenzle and Mrs. Charles Mountain. after ivhich a quiz contest caused much merri- lmeiit. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Maurice Mill.

‘rite lhrrornanga Group of Qum- merslde Presbyterian Church held its meeting on Tuesday afternoon (IL the Manse. The president. Jean Matthews. was in the chair. Dur- ing the devotional period, which was in charge of Joan Baker, the following prayers were offered: Confession. ‘frankagltdng and In- trrcession. with corresponding hymns sung between each. Taking but were Mary he Tanton, Syl- via Bishop and Rhoda Baker. The story "Coming Home" was given by Mra. Charles Carnegy. Others taking part in the meeting were Georgina MacKenzlo and Anne Dystant. The singing of the Dis- mlssai Hymn and the Lord's Pray- er brought the afternoon to a close.

The meeting of the Y1‘. U. of Trinity United Church, Summer- slde. on Tuesday evening was in charge of the recreational oom- mitue when a sleigh rldo was enjoyed. Returning to Epworth Hall, games under the direction of Windsor Oorney were enjoyed. Re- freshments were served by the lunch hostesses, the Misses Lcltha Cruo and Marlo Bowneso.

The Y.P.B. of the Church of Christ held its weekly nfoetlng on Tuesday evening in the church

under the dil‘0C-‘

ville. married ix months later into one of the most prominent Angli- “lfl ill-mm" v1 the odour. when Millicent. ma daughter of the late James B. Palmer, became his bride, with the at. Paul's room;- om“. sting. The first hwo children cl the marriage were taken to Ohar- lotttzrtown to receive boot-lam at the hand of the rector. and it looked ‘Ill ‘$311 the wishes of the Mother of Bedeque Methodlsrm were being ha" -th3°""°l'~ 5W9?!“ Wrllht airways remained the ioyai eon e1 wvumd :1: Si‘ .1.“ ihnmuifiminfm.“ Sit." chum-m‘ o e , iheysllgrevrloiaveandmve. _ o c chmmm

aw. A. v. wlnlns. rector o! st. John's citurch at" at. lea-bar's. can.

med aarvloea at lodeauo around tbiisyme. which might suggest that

RWaV/Qrawmf! Afllilcam in the dicta-let than Mra. Biapheu Wright.

or Anglican cause in Bedeque. like that of the Method»

and Bible Christian efforts in at. Ileana", 19mg" m; m“, w,“ built a Neuron, newer flmn-ialied and have ion: since been forgotten.

hfisthodlm always lhmlbd a commandnhip em m- gmmm; .. partswhlobtookanewformln imJvbei-cuuioughmpougmzp. yeeuve. the riixnber or souls 0ft the nodieque circuit at nine ehaeeu or panorama places was listed as two tampered emit bunmad and mm. tlueolnouwarlooowilatalubunarea attenelnelutbodiatiaaoflnqa. flu 1min ligated it was believed. rottin- Willlltlllally. um 3gp],

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Pro-Lenten SPECIALS On Sale

Saturday Jdonday - Tuesday - Wednesday iilorning

SUNKIST

oneness

288‘a—Rogu|cr 39c dol.‘

2 for .59

GRAPEFRUIT

96's—ReguIor 3 for 25c

4 for .25

VISKING_

Boneless-Regular 67c lb.

PORK BUTTS

.50

MOLASSES

Regular i.30 Gui.

.07

Gal.

SALADA

COFFEE '

Limit-ed Qll0i1fiiy—Rlgu|gr 67¢ lb,

1 lb. Til!

A SPICY

Z4 os-Reguiar 32c

BILL PIBKLES

HAMILTON

Milk Lunch B

i Lb. Pkg. —~ Regular 27c

ISBUITS

‘crave. 1w _ FANCY

‘.2 Lb. Tin - Regular 25c

PINK SALMON .22

24 01,- Regular 45c

Bienge unnuninnr

AYLMER

MAGIC

BAKING §0|iii 8c . i Lb. Pkg. AYLMER

DIBED BEETS e 1 1o

Z0 O1.

hall with Fay 131mm in charge of the devotional period and Leigh l-inkletter. the bualneu session. The Bible Study, conducted by the minister. took the form of a blackboard quiz. concerning the little things of the aihie. Biblical Oliflllmtlona. towns. rivers, oltlu, mountains, hills and people. A w. cial period followed when [amen ivere enjoyed

The devotional period of the Baptist Senior Y2.U., Surnmoraide, which met in tho Ohurcii Hill on Tuesday evening. was in chug. of Mra. Ellsworth MwNelll, with Miss Barbara Ourrie at the piano. A special feature of the evening was a debate. "Resolver! that the horse "is of more use to humadltv than the cow". The leaders la: the affirmative were Mr. Prank Jenkins. Mrs. E. J. Barrens and Mr. John Wlllh; for the nega- tive. Mr. Ted Poole» Mina seem Magoo and Mr. liilmer Jordan. The meal-M aide Wm. by one point the Judges being luv. I. J. lar- rase, Mr. and Mra. O. l. Jelly. Ra- freahrnonu were served at the close by Mrs. Mildred Poole, Mn. Marlon Johnston anrLMro. Marion MacNelll. lunch hostesses. The Junior Group- he its meeting earlier. ‘

‘rho February mutating e1 one minty vma Auxiliary was min

PRUNE PLUMS. .

Choice Qlltliify - 2o o1. __ awn... 1i. i

Reg. 10c‘ I

lag. 15c

g n‘ lfmlhahallznaa‘ firmdJohn i 0 Uh:- "W fllllmh Olllllhlitlonl. thanked the mengllserossfogothoiitrwgart in the 1181M‘ . w wu sent h.""..“..'>.'.'.‘."§.£t‘.'3‘°'. "ti?" ‘m’ r _ h L! - m IQVSIOMIO; hby ma of marlin ¢ l-n o . A clothing forwnrdedorxpottontly ‘fixed’: needy people in Europe w" re. Ported. Mra. Roland Ehlllppn led in prayer. The 1011011111‘ miulgn. w“ Wm germ m pram for 0 Ill! - P1010100 Murray, Rom: Dr. Ivdnev ouenriat, Af- Ylvl: Dr._1lobort Madeira. Ohlna: gird kilnlla llirna Inman. ‘lrinldld. a. mmond Johnaon normed thanks to thou who donated food m W". 41%» the choir . l " h r"'“v'.='l~‘-’ c lum o one hundred dollars vvarboqueatnod no tho Auxiliary by the» isle Mn. 1"!" M- 15981. a life member.