Rednersville WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Book 3, p. 8

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“ERSVILLE CHURCH Rednersville United Church was erected in 1049. It fies constructed of grey stone undoubtedly taken from the side of the hill near by. A Hall was also built in the centre under the floor to eive it added strencth. The stringers are all (I C ' w cedar polées ten inches in diameter. The original floor, still in use, is of incn and a quarter pine ten inches wide. A ve-y old, mottled, green account hook cords the business treis ac ctions in connection with the building Of th s CbUTch. in Q The original meeting was hell in Realme sville School House on October in, lShS. Hard ell J: VOblifl was elected secretaryâ€"Treasurer. A committee of flV.e ollec ctors, Jam es Redner, 1% ctor H0"ell, George Savage, hli_li l3 Tohlin and a Mr. Fasset, was apoointed to talze donations whi ch consisted Of JUSt aoout e n7thin3 a person had to give. ‘heir donations ranged from fifte eel] pounds re not by Philip Rohlin down to several of five shillinrs. JEN? donations V in money, as flour, cheese, etc. The contract for the building we 8 let to George SavaSe for the sum Of four hunclrod pounis; and JO ose ph Todd did the stone masonry work for which he received eighty pounds. The building committee met on Key 75Cfl, 9h9 voted to allow George Savage an additional five ponunds for extra work on the n > J steeple, and also a further sun 0: SlIGCCD shillinr and ten pence for extra work in obtaining doors. Some 793mg after completion, the Steeble was removed and a tower out in its place, but there are no records to show when this was done. About the beginning of the centuiy, the chancel was added. In 193: a bell was donated by Charles L. Bahcook. I The original Church Bible, which is still in excellent Condition, was printa d in 19I7, and donated bv Challe s tijgar at the dedicptLon 01 the Church in Iebruary 1e50- The church m.ll was forne-l a church at Uemorestville- It was purchased J and moved to its on Qnt 10¢; tjon in 1938, For fourteen years, froyfl 1032 to lo .56 3.. «D it was used as a schoolroom for the younger trades. L1‘

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