http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/d38057a112d184c91002233f6dfa4d56.pdf 7e740f9bd2366e386cffa4b1ddf9ac6d PDF Text Text \ one-half an acre . of land was purchased on Ju1Y 13, 1836 fros Charle• \ Ribbard by ReV• John Anderson (first rector), and n2nrY Teal and Adolphus \ \I 1.1eyer (first wardens) for th• sUJft of £25. Th• original Church was built in 1840 under the direction of ReV• Jol>n Anderson and tl)O -first .,,ardens. \· I J osepb £Jdsler and wife , \I ill ia" Lowe11 and John A. orchard by llenrY E. J,!il ler and . George Gr ah>" t wa rdc_n s) for the sw> of o.;40 • 00. Around 1910 the addition consisting of chancel and vcstrY rool's was I .4 added, th• work being done bY two brothers of the parish, 130n & Will J,lill••• ( • East part~500.00 of Lot• 9 was purchased on 1'ow"1>er 2, 1920 fros Albert costing about Shisler and wife by Jases and John L. ~. 1).... •' f r.aur and ThoGlas E. Le• tCe""tcrY Trustees) C urtis and George nurha" (wardens) for ccroetcrY purposes or I the sum of ~soo.oo. west part of Lot 9 was purchased on June 29, 1953 fros Allen Morningstar and wife by John L. Curtis and John R. Uill'our (wardens) for cemetery purpose• for the sum of ssoo.oo. Gn September 29, 1957 the ground ,,as broken for a Church Rall· architect for this building was 0 The oUald Chapman and the contractor was nenrY Allende•· costing $35,cou.oo. $22,ooo.oo was borrO.,,cd frc" Synod at that titn.3•the sprinG and sum<'cr of 1964 c>Otcnsiv• repair• to the Church nuring no~ were col'plc t c d - foundations rcpaiicd, interior plastered, floors sanded , .~.. and v a rn i shed , pews and wain scot irig"";.e fin i shCd , cxtc r i or pa in t e d , rug laid and new gas furnace inst,llcd . �• 6• IHSTCJRY - (Continu8d) ./ TIECTORS Rev. Rev. Rev. Rev. Rev. Rev. John Anderson - building of Church to Elliott Grasett, M.A. 1849 rrenry Holland, M.A. 1859 Henry Greenham 1864 Canon Robert Arnold 1870 Percy w. Saith 1888 R~v. A. Cameron Tubcintosh 1905 Rev. Canon D. Russell Smith 1917 Archdeacon William Burt la26 Rev. W. B. Irwin 1949 Hev. John Gerard 1954 Rev. c. T. Stanger 1962 - 1849 1859 1864 1870 1888 1905 1917 1926 1949 1954 1961 WAl\DENS As many records havu been lost or destroyed, the only wardens' names available arc: First Wa rde ns: Ifonry Teal & Adolphus Meyer People's Vlardun: John L. Curtis Charles Spaar Jr. Ralph Rehm Re ctor's Warde n: :.···_:·:.! 1921 1956 1965 George Durham Cha rle s Spear Sr. 1932 Ben Spear Au3.1948 Fred r. ~iller 1950 John Gilrour Au~.1950 Charles Spear Jr. 1965 - - ·- 1956 1964 .' 1932 194 8 (Aug.) 1949 1950 (Aue.) 1964 Ce.llc t e rv T r ustee s: Pre vious to 1932 Ce m2tery Trustees took care of c c nL< t e ry, a ccounts, e tc. Jame s E . Laur and Th or1a s Lee a r c the only n a m8 s to b e fcund in existin~ records as Trustees. In 1933 the cemetery became the r~sponsi­ bility of the minister's warde n, then Charles Spear Sr. In 1965 this again reve rted back to a Trustee taking the load from the ministe r's ward ~ n whe n Tom Tow8 ll was appointe d Ce mete ry Truste0 . ~~: .. .... ,. Tre asure r: The off i c e uf T r eas ure r wa s introduce d at St. John's in 1960 ' p os i t i on, t hus t a kin e the f ina n c i al burde n whe n Bruce Mill0r a ccept e d t his from the P e ople's Warden • 1934 (be~ inning of r e cords) - 1948 1948 - 1058 1959 - 1963 10 64 - La y !:>elcgate s: Fre d ?Aill0 r John Gilmour Bruce iHl l e r Be rt T a ylor Ve stry Clerk: Fre d Millur · 1934 (be ginning of r c cords) - 1948 Ge orge Kinnea r 19 8 - �7. IJ:ISTu:lY Church Sextons Fred R2hm Bcm Spuar John L. Curtis Bert Taylor Envelope Sccrctari: (Continued) (Records incomplete) Church 0rhanists William Uillor l~ilda Gilmour Mrs. • Huffman Virginia Gilr.10ur Mrs B. Johnson Huth IAacFarlanc Clara Laur 0 Hrs. Wm. Burt illiss B. Gilmour Miss H. Gilr.iour - 1944 1945 - 1953 1954 - Advisory Board: On January 18, 1950 an Advisory Board was for.r.i"'d consisting of the minister (Rev. Irwin); two wardons, J.L. Curtis and Fred Llill8 r; Ve stry Clerk, worge Kinnear; Charles Sp...,ar Jr., nalph Curtis, Bruce Iilillur, Ralph Rchr.i, and crnic Bcnnur. Today three mun are appointed to this b oard by the minister and three a re ulcct0d by vu stry. Church Services had always buun held at 3 p.m. with Evensong b e ing obsurv0d. On September 17, 1053 10 a. n. s ervices with !1lorning Pray or wcffe int reduced. fioly Conmunion is now c u lobrat8d the first and third Sundays, and I·krning Praye r the second and fourth Sundays. Sunday Schaul: The only evide nce that could be found C•)no -~rn ing an ea rly Sunday School was one in 1912 and 1913 with W. "i:'. i\lillor as S pe:r.intendcnt; Fred Rehm - Secretary; Fred Millar - Treasurer; Violet Chudle y - Organist. A v e ry active Sunda y School is in existance today. Gµild: In 1910 a Women's !31.:.:.ld was formed by Tiev. O. Ca me ron Macintosh at the home of Mrs. Henry Miller. The ladies of St. John's hav2 continu;_.: d to faithfully work for their Church to the prese nt day. Choir: St. John's Ch o ir starte d with a ~roup of faithful voluntee rs, who s erved until a gowned choir was organiz,~d in 1 9 58. Altar Guild: Be fore thu formin~ of t h e Altar Guild in 1955 by Tiuv. Jchn Gerard the altar vessels and linens were cared for by volunt8cr l adie s of the Parish. Mrs. William Laur wallwd to Church carrying the necessary ite:ns. Mrs. Jim La ur carried on a fter her, followed by Mrs. Charles Spea r Sr. who took over when Archdeacon Burt was Rector. Gwe n Curtis was first Conv0 nor of the Alt a r Guild. Men's Club: This organization, which was starte d by Rev . John Gerard in 1055, is no lense r active. A.Y.P.A.: An A,Y.P.A. was formed in 1955 with All Saints. replaced by a P ar ish Youth Council. This h a s be e n Frie ndship Group: A eroup of young pe opl e of t h e Church and commun ity for me d in 1048 unde r tlw dire ction of Archde acon Burt. This ::;roup wa s very acti v~ , prod uc i n g y e arly pla ys, barn d a nce s, ~tc . In 1 0 55 it b ec a me a community group with no Church a f filiat i ons , a nd still me 2 ts occasionally. Chi Rh o Fellcwshi~: Wa s oreanized in 1955, a nd is still in ope r at ion as a mixed c r oup who e njoy a spirit of informa l fellowship. �8'. IIISTORY - (Continued) non;s GF INTBREST In HH8-191D tho sexton and organist were paid .25¢ a Gunday. Whun the lawn was cut, • 50¢ was the wat;e. In 1934 Hcv. Burke took a voluntary cut in salary. In H:l50 the wood burninG stoves wE:re replaced with gas space heaters. In 1952 the seats were renovated for $1.75 each. urvnl Sherk did the work. When St. Paul's rectory was completely r0modcllcd at a cost of ~2,067.96, St. John's paid $400.00 as their share. In 1UG4 St. John's and All Saints Ridg8way became one parish under Rev. J0hn Gl:!rard. Up until that time St. John's had been connected with St. Paul's at Fort Erie. In 1958 an old locomotive bell was donated by the C«N .R. and was installed in the belfry to call the people to worship. •· Thcsr! are only a few of the items of interest gathered by Mrs. Ralph Curtis concerning the History of St. John's. In order to nake the pictures and other historical data aU!lilable for inspoctiun, there will be a display in th2 Parish Hall inmcdiatcly following the Dedication of the Church at ll:OC a.m. on S'-"ptemb0r 26, 1965. This will include some 0f the old bills (compare prices:) a list of th~ first confirmation class in 1840, and pictur0s of all the Rectors of St. John's Church to the pr~s2nt time. If a nyone has inform<l ti on, photographs or <my othur lwlpful f<lcts which could assist Mrs. Curtis in this work it would be c.;re<ltly appreciated, as thu records are far from complete, and it is hopud that more can b~ added as time goes on. •0000000000000000000000 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. John's Church: History and Records Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the local history of St. John's Church, complete with church records and a brief historical overview. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection