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P n mamaires f{@% 5 _ \ :;'si, ts 4: e wis \ B . 4 ernpntne â€" _ _ Eesd n ament « *\\:f )a».> whel i s $ P hi z) miSiranlememnamn m geges eC ue ’. ‘-“L _ LegS % * _ 3 S m *%. | \ | St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church in Warkworth celebrates a special birthday with songs of praise | es by Paul Dalby % â€" ® | ; P . 3 THE INDEPENDENT s Td 3 . / ol - wm:N A CHURCH 18 NNE vEars OnpeR than Canada itself, 5 2 ‘ | s HRE _ Hmai it‘s a good cause for celebration. > es aF 27 es 7 72 & And St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church in Warkworth o k e# o o# zenA has not only recorded local peoples‘ births, deaths and #"~ 1 ‘ 7 e Cobmd £ i 7 k : Â¥ Sss *3 M f f marriages for the past 150 years â€" it‘s had a front row seat + / M 7 k s * C *“f”“z 7. ° \ \ay O Seleee s BR _ for the birth of a nation. 4 ie e ’P d & n#eeâ€" vo e < é"' .o Sn The church‘s formation came just the year after the <o ) ur { ; * s stt y SE es e . _ naming of the village of Warkworth by an English army R ""-? PS O tke f ve!: P e SERe ETe . officer after the village of the same name in England. ~9 t Â¥ 5 & T 2e ~s e Y k a T It was to be a busy 12 months that saw the construction. â€" i Faliena w :. £ 2(: § i3 5 fi SR _ _ BR . of the first Post Office and the public school as the comâ€" ooo . s ns . e 2 + 4 % .. munity.of settlers quickly took shape. A{;} t A x 3 £r In fact the congregation of the Church didn‘t have a ol x mt f en 1 f f/‘ real church when they engaged their first minister pmpmuortnge y canee petuabntsooomeaie yee: . 4 f ‘ [Mgey _ Thomas Alexander from Dundee, Scotland, on June 1, ~ e oys a ‘% a ats * P % 9 _ 1858; masestif .. /=> 2 ravah l hn e 3/ L sl PA TL At that time, services were held in two ncarby schoo!â€" . ME a _ 1sss ';'éc' ol houses and also the Baptist building. It would be another _\ || > Nss e e o 3 f p E ts seven years before the burgeoning congregation built ‘5‘;’.‘;‘1"-“"-;7_,7 es ts Trechenâ€" oat, 5 mds ce â€"3 | 6 M 3 , their frame church building. . &f <~sâ€" e s n en . I ; t 4 _ 3 ‘ By 1893, the congregation in this thriving farmine TAAA o Je L 1_ _ . community had outgrown the church. With rare ingenuâ€" ,/ ~2 ié}'s,; e : > 2 2 ) * ~= aime. 5’? oo ity, the community jacked up the building and turned it at ,,T‘E.’ ks o ies 7 e s % 1 F s & i. B a 90â€"degree angle on its foundation. This allowed the 3_;3 ow sl, i. | ~psorâ€"> x t 3 )'f*%',; i ysd church to be expanded with a new frontage, almost douâ€" _ WwA m ce ~ ssayRP D . 1<42, ns . bling the seating capacity. . &}, i 8 _/â€"_ es ... ~__ A [ oo 4 38 ;!"f’" C ol ;“ P Today the church remains largely in tact from those | ‘MMMMM o Oe eW j ie s p early days. And last Sunday it resonated once again with .. L uWl ’ P P â€"~ ";fi [ & aid _R As g 42 (),) £ . . ~. P dlke & the sound of voices in songâ€"the 40â€"member Ontario Presâ€" . Mess ie se " C oo X 6. W j o ® byterian Chorus from Toronto performed songs, pSalmS _ Above: Reverend Thomas Alexander came from Scotland to be s [ and a cantatas that celebrated the words and music Of _ the church‘s minister in 1858; Below: the original church, built vielinists Beth Clelland and Marion McCallumh, _ _ . _ Charles Wesley, 2 ___ three years before Confederation. °