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f 6 ‘ epnth T. ; Pu e F j # K2 P â€" 3 4 ; $ 7"_'t-"____ ; + T > ut § f 3 % ~feq 1ea‘ > /. Oe â€" / > * 6 y â€" f $ ‘%rfi; x: ~.} A wikk : TÂ¥ o aned sc i 10 _ THESTRATFORD BEACONâ€"HERALD, Sat., Sept. 26, 1964 7 D sz s | '. ‘ F'A ) ’. \~ ‘/‘ l hurc f .: ; .“I, Iar mon ’ s U nlt E y *> e 7 ulpit. Some ". 1 "A s * ; | &= > ister but;}ZdiZ the woods "€) _ s * & o f * : 5 imes: g singel© . pg praise. FYOM | _ Marking 100 years of faithâ€" vices were held. as camp ‘where he remained for 4 thfiutzl was in the fall af 118;;53 sound with. god fhgr work was | y ful service to the residents in â€" meetings in the great catheâ€" . time. ‘Services were held and that Mr. Eisworth 11 pa}ss d. that 1l0cation, log sehoolâ€" _ | the Harmony area, the Harâ€" dral aisles of the forests. In the . surrounding backwoodsâ€" through _ this neighbth(;; carried on n ic uth East | _ _mony United Church ~cele= 1862, under the leadership of _ men decided to form a cO00â€" found there Was no place f’ house where the 80 stands. f brates its centennial this Sunâ€" Mr. Elsworth, the first camp gregation to be known as SWe" hip. With some othe"s: hope brick sehool nowd n afaâ€" | day with two special services meetings were started, to be "Harmony." & wol; a 'the ground prepared to Ground was given by €*" 110 d "at 11 a.m, and 8 p.m. . â€" followed by services in the The little society co_ntmuqd heldaa camp meetingâ€" FAt ther Dunsmore and 2 smal Two former ministers of old log sehool house. . _to hold weekly meetings M f try â€" then being most!y fame. ichurch., was built.. Se I,. 1 Harmony have been secured _ The Methodist Church in private homes and afterwards . cOUN i]nany difficulties bad t0 fra dedicating the buildins . | as guest preachers. Rev. E. Harmony, situated on lot 1, in the school building untit | bush, ome. The place chosâ€" vlceé d‘s service were conâ€" | J. Roulston, now retired, will con,. 7 Downie Township, was 1864 when â€" the . first frame be overc s .the right of thie . to s 4 b ministers from | | conduct the morning worship founded at an early date by church was built Its first en wa}st before gomZ down dueted y'm 1863 Revâ€" H. | and &Y George W. Birtch, J. H. Dunsmore, John Sibbins,. stationed minister Was Rev. road Jjus theTOW;l Line, just Stratford, 1N .. Tu 1866 Rev. | minister _ of _ Metropolitan â€" Charles Lupton Sr, and James John $. Fisher. cothe 8M 9n 119 3O Wffiem : Hys â€" ChristOPRC®"";, 18gg Rev. . | Church, Toronto, will conduct PDunsmore. EARLY ACCOUNT «_ south ‘of “1{ es. The building â€"W. Price ;. <« 4 n â€" and â€" in | the evening worship. A â€" Methodist _ missionary Following is an account of . lop 1_10\7 1;7 w' shanties made â€" George M'_ B%Og »dson. The FOREST AISLES named Cleghorn, while on a the "Early Days" given to the . Wa® pustc® * ts, planks place 1869 Rey. E. Ricnal? _ the â€"] The history of the Harmony journey to West Zorra, lost Harmony Young People‘s Soâ€" of logs, the Se?hs’ Bround covâ€" â€" first ordamed_ minister, J _4 church actually preâ€"dates the his way in the woods and in ciety on May 12, 1917 by Mrs. ed on blocks, efilere was a Rev. John Fisher came and |_ founding of the first frame the course of his wanderings James Dunsmore, who proâ€" ered with S'“r‘:iw' for the minâ€" spent three years, deaving |[| s church in 1864. The first serâ€"â€" reached a settler‘s cabin vided an accurate picture of raised plationmt °o J# pleasant memories." Many |{| Cl o# K x y ‘aae * *k * . uy * _\ _._ were converted at these early ||| poousas : sys Bs o mepananegenee e nmant zenc rent . ol yysoacl +. s ‘\*\ ,meEtmgs‘ 3 .many Bays b~een P | g* : ‘;i $ sys y ts 5 ..» Â¥ > A.f ~,~ ‘since that time in the little i | 1(00 0o 0 . e e css c . s || 10 o o 0 W 10 0 0 l l l led the ntinc fo" s3 SBoly J sc css o e . . . D l e e . ~ber of years before an Ceslll sit o. i se a d 3 NS l iss s s Yo% . .0. was in ‘use." â€"â€" Stae Lt o4 Lh o > 1g o iotesy on of | ‘‘ s i# m a; . _ . 0 . 0 ioi U otamed with the | y ts > 2 0 ols is t K &X o c uy ts t t . _ how it is entwined with. the , s s 9 i se &\ o 90X s _ lcb ce . history of Perth county and | :_' (x ‘?fir&( : ;'&" ,g,;;’ e ss) m’” “\\‘b* ;>Exf.\’.\.::;:f;igj:;l;.-,;;.__: 1: 'ffj;?;_f.__ & Ls;s\"s“\ :.1_.::;_._5.:1.:.:;:::,.:‘;.»‘_:_-‘ 5:-::‘:".:1 -» :‘:_:,. _:'} D ownie town Ship m pal‘tiCU' | \. 0 es ~ 0 rt se ~ uis oo cmes y s . ol s ) u{:.‘;' ’ t c \‘»{_];g‘g\;.f;-;:,r .. >,‘\>Wm”**> h 2 2e ;;;té{; '\, s snn S & lar" i y } t re e {2 s ce c ascsy K OÂ¥ o . . â€" i09 .. CLERGY RESERVES i 4 hss is23 . smcs s t caee nsc ns . s &n itc s ols r 4o sv M lt ts y o omcs 3 Large tracts of land, a Mssy i 9 > 7 £o M &\ _ 2l ze O wilderness at that time,. were | ies 1y cce e C . s aAiihe x . _ _ set aside by the Parliament | S o 5 %;‘ Mess cle o ons ce . e A en ut uon . t ue %"x e : : S= > s . . y o h t y e supportâ€" of ‘the ‘Church and e . _ t _ Q@, t er s 0 oo pen them up for sevdle:| ke. tyb _ .. e *‘%*‘*Qé?i\ se . or to open them up for settleâ€" | ... . . w 2 hoi _ V o P ' ment. On _ June 27, 1825, | Bb ‘c2. . i _ WZ;’: e e s the King gave his royal asâ€" | y s s WA O w C W sent to an Act which incorâ€" | T# 1 _ . |~ . 1. o e t [ . _ _ ,g., bany," to whom later the | ‘ iL y 0 o eyr Y l y2, Sim Dhrotorso purchased | | s â€" mssy h cce s t| mssy â€" $y o. s *@ t took‘ upon themselves ; â€" 210 Pss U . us c | sn @ ul 3e is responsibility ‘ of‘ opening " _ oo tolle ~ mss . > f ty > in Â¥a__% s UD for sceitlement the % S .ts Â¥ f ¢ s stt td \\§ necaciieeinn n «Bs g se > ks . . tssgep sect 5 1e _ vast s 4 _ 1| mwiks .. mss T. noasaf ction of térritor ich 1 W o s e e 2y Mks® _: .0. 1 . s *.; D ptpata c LC owas d oo s â€" 0 AoAS '.\ Cluded the C1 : y iess _ 1 iss . > . se 1 e _ § 1 serves," ies . Reâ€" t ; x $iis _ .. i m § mm n acs wakes 30. _ . $ _ fy%4â€"* l ves,"" and wh i | - j s ’{ _ _ _ j iess : â€"< o S blalss E. . +t WBR â€" ed the "H ich they call. ‘ { \ 1 wl3 °[ iRA a : . «BM Tt _ i( stich is known now.,, PUt , 4 ghilek. .. | es o ds .. 0. 'il"t'-'."??;""‘k' i1 counties own. nowâ€"as the || | t $ _3 it a,| s l 3X § ts $ * * o t ] of Perth, H | f # c ces % e oke: . 0 00 n o se m C Bs . 0 f h 0 m on Bl’uce Th ri 8 and : $ 4 it \‘A2." se .. _ ce‘ hss .. iss sce iss ts ftiene. priceâ€"set w [ | I8 315. We oi 4. nc : 3 Cp ; o on ‘ e yomeay k â€" se â€" shilling and thr as one | I e i o*"~ io n anmel 9° . 4 ~ ~ . 3&&» mt _ _ .. ., cweiam. : aClre. ce pence an [ / hi sipid. elefGemmen «.n«.(--4-.\.:,*;\\«,_\-,-».\«:,@.,-_:'w,\g':‘::\\;.,»;“?';-.:".~::.'-£_~»v?:"‘"i;s.&':(ii‘\:«:::'x“fl‘i:k{ifi",-: ;-:z:l"-‘i\i-v‘:‘éi:‘(. Pese! ' s d ks 8+ OmA q 3 c 8‘ f 9 e > * M q «4 i '_;’t" k: & Rev. James £ * _ _ _ _ _ HARMONY CHURCH BUILDING §z - 9 epresent < Goo, ol 0oh is the | i t n n n C n nc ~ church :lm mister _ of the || . mm s f ho e o h and Ar e â€" ameeomens s en _ t‘ > 18â€" clork af théhusr' P‘Jnsmore | ‘ , â€" & i e ‘ I . r S / | : ‘ § | 7 § 2 3 || ; f s . : * > § * ‘ | § , A 3 4