Oct-ones. 1o. 1941

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My, pang Baird 8A.. D.D.. who ‘my, speaker on Sunday a bum morning and evening ser- vices at the twentieth anniversary a; the Keir Memorial Church, Mal- wque. dedicated to the Glory of 00¢ and in remembrance of Rev. John Keir D.D. Dr. Baird. a vat- mn clerk of Synod for twenty- Qahi, yaars, received his BA. de- from the University oi’ New m-ungwlcl; his lVLA. from Dalhou- ‘i, University; and his D.D. from pine Hill College; and took s post- "aduato toilrsa at New college 5n Edinburgh, At the morning wor- ‘hip Dr. Baird delivered an inspir- m‘ address on "Costly loyalties" raking ha text in ll Samuel 24: 24; and in the evening on “Unctn- ocious Apostasy" using a. text in Mark 14:54.

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The minister. Rev. J.A. Mc- Gowan. was in charge and was as- aslcd in the evening by Rev. J.C. Cross. Letters were read from Rev. John Keir Geddie Fraser M.A.. L.L.D., D.D., Albcrton and Rev. Daniel J. Fraser, ’M.A.. L.L.D. of the Presbyterian College, Montreal. grandsons of the late Dr. John Keir, expressing the wish that the descendants of- tho picn- cars cd the churdh would con- tinue in lihe faith of their fathers.

Appropriate music. at bolh se"- vii-es was rendered by the chat undcr the direction of Mrs. Roy Easter. A solo “The Church By The side of The Road" was sung clur rg the morning service by Mr. Edison Rayner; and in the evening Mr. Dan Campbell was heard in the r010 "Face To Face." also a niixcd quartet consisting of Mrs. Jimcs lllacadam, Mrs. Relgh E-udwbmy. Messrs Tyndall Sample and Par- inenaa Phillips, accompanied at tic organ by Mrs. Lester Linkletter.

This beautiful chm-ch building was completed in 192"! by thc con- tractor, Mr. James MacKeen. New Glasgow. NB" during the pastor- ate cd Rev. Fred Wdliamson. The bell which calls the congregation to worship was presented by Mr. Walter Owen; the cwnmunion table of oak was donated by Mrs. Lucy Maude Montgomery Mac-

Donald and the baptismal font by '

Rev. Fred Williamson. ‘Ilhe orna- mental fence in front was the workmanship of Dr. James K-ir. who secured the stones from Cur- tain Island in Richmond Bay and had them conveyed by boat to Ken's Wharf.

‘Ilho present elders are Messrs. George Profitt, Parmcnas Philips, and Colin Mountain.

Historical Sketch

m». MscGoiwan read a historical sketch of Presbyterianinn in Mal- peque, stating that the first Pres- byterian family to land in Prince Town was Mr. Hugh Montgomery in i769. and in i191 Rev. James McGs-egor D.D. made his first mis- lionary journey to this community. Prior to lihat date there was a memorandum in a diary kept b! WJl. Drummond, teacher and factor, who came in 1770 with 80i- tlcrs from Scotland for Covehead. but the strong wind drove them to Richmond Bey where they anchor- ad. The record reads; ‘June 3, i770. The captain and the rest of us went ashore and being cvnvehfi in a house we performed Divine service in Prnce Town.’ The ilrxt dhurch was built of logs but the date is uncertain. An occasional service from Dr. McGi-egor was R11 tho spiritual guidance tho people had untl 1800 when Rev. John Urquhart settled. remaining for two years. Rev. John Keir. a grad- uate of Glasgow University, and his bride sailed for Picttll, NB. in i800 and proceeded to Prince Town. whore they lodged for the winter in the home of an elder. Mr. John Thompson. ln 1800 Dr. Keir began s most remarkable pastorate of fifty years. He was ordained in June. i810, the first Protestant or- dinatlon on Prince Edward 1s- land. and so many people assemb- led that it was necessary to build a platform outside. where the or- dination tool: place. ‘Ilhe following elders welcomed him: Meoaers. Don- I-ld Campbell, Donlld Mon‘ y. Dani Murray. Edward Ramsay. Mllwlm Ramsay, Jesse Strong. John ‘Ii-ionrpson and Jame; Wood- side. In 1097 hia jubilee was held and was another great occasion When over three thousand persons attended. In September of the next "or. Dr. Ker died suddenly while conducting theological .clas|eo in Dyinity Ball, Truro. NB. and was buried in Malpeque cemetery. Billvteedlng In‘. Keir was Rev. Robert Lard. followed by Rever- "idl George Macuuian. J.M. Ilzh- ". IZJ. Ratlee. JJI. Murchison and AN. Glllis. Since i925. Dr. M E. “like. Rev. Fred Williamson and ‘h! llreoont minister, ltev. Jamoo 4» MocGowan. A record worth! of "ale was that durng tho porlcd of

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Tlgnish Local Convention

The teachers of Tignish and vicinity held their annual fail Convention in the Dalton School on Wednesday. October first be- ginning at 9.30 a.n1.

The programme for the morn- ing session was as follows: Enrolment and the reading of the minutes of the previous meet- mg.

The appointing of Committees: Nomination: Mrs. Evelyn Perry. Mrs. Olive Nice, Reverend Sr. 6t. Agnes Marie. .

Press: Miss Bertha Doyle, Mrs. Margaret Blanchard, Miss Reta Knox.

Resolutions: Rev. Sr. St. Innces, Mrs. Dorothy Raynor. Mr. Pros- pere Arsenault.

The Zesident, Mrs. Giilis in her eloquent address asked the teach- ers to avail themselves of every opportunity to improve their work.

Mr. Callaghan, 8A., Supervisor, urged the teacher-a In strand their Study Olub meetings, since they are moot beneficial. l-fe spoke highly of tho aid given schools through lite Women's Institutes and many other organisations of roman. llr. Callaghan remarked that in many caael more help would be given by these clubs if teachers were more persistent in their demands.

Ila Doiron-(Iupervilar) in iii| instructive oddroao spoke of tho noofloity of botflr expulsion in pooch among children.

Ho also spoke on Grade VIII ltusdord Tonto and the work in the olmontory grades.

The lovorlad J. A. MacDonald.

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and all present. He wished the Convention success, and encour- aged the teachers in their noble work.

A talk was then given by Mr. J. P. Maclnnis on the Cancer wund. This was followed by an address by Miss Bertha Doyle, a. .cpresentativc of the P. E. I. Teachers Federation, who elabor- ated on the following headings.

Wlhat the P.E.I. Federation has done this last ycar and gwhat it hopes to do in the future.

What it has done-l. Salary ln- crease; 2. Pension changes; 3. Opened an office; 4. Education campaign. Eight meetings of same; four in the fall and four ‘n the spring.

Wihai it hopes to doz-l. Carry on an Educational Campaign again this fail, possibly through the mediums of the press and radio; 2. Salary increase for years of service and for those with de- pendents; 3. Try to equalize the urban-rural supplement; 4. Fur- ther adjustment to Pension Fund; 5. Sick leave benefits; B. Sab- batical leave for teachers; 7. Ap- point a full time secretary.

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The afternoon session was open- ed with a. panel discussion under the following headings:-

Nature Studyz-dl) What aub- icci. matter is available in the teaching of Nature Study? Give titles, authors, publishing com- pany and price. (Zi-What pro- jects do you use in the teaching of Nature Study?

Hygiene-(D-Do you hold the interest of your class when teach- ing the difificult parts 0f the text Pihysiology and Hygiene? t2)—-Do you consider the present text suitable for Grades 1X and X?

Geography—(l)—What projects do you use in teaching Geography?

'Ilhcse discussions were capably .ed by the Reverend Sisttrs of the Convent, who had carefully pre- pared theii- subjects, and thereby made them most interesting, and instructive. It was the unanimous opinion of the teach: u, that much benefit, and a wealth of know- ledge had been derived from the discussion.

Mr. MacKenzle, representative from the Department. Mrs. Mc- Cailum, J.R..0.. Organizer, Miss Haines, J.R..C. Nutritionist also addressed the meeting.

' This was followed by the Quen- tion Box, and: gll questions were satisfactorily answered by the different Supervisors in atten-

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‘line resolutions were no follows:

L-Rcoolved that tho thanks of this convention bo extended to the following who have helped in make this convention a success:- (o) To Ir. ll. McKenzie, provin- cial supervisor and reptooantatlvo forllnnmlhawandllnllc- Phaii: (b) 1o Mr. Doiron and llr. fillllhan our lulicrvlaoro for id- otructioao and helpful otggoo-

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Miss Ruth Wahl of Bedcque spent a few clays recently with her cousin, Mrs. Fraser Rik.

The following students spent the Thanksgiving holidays very pleasantly at their respective homes; Miss Catherine Wallace.

Lions; (c) 'lI‘o,Mrs. McCaium, Dir- ector of the Red Cross. Mil Halnes, Nutritionist, and Mr. Mc-

Innis of the Canadian Cancer Society. 2.—-Resolved that the express-

ion of our gratitude be extended to Reverend Father J. A. Mac- Donald for the use of Dalton School, his words of welcome nnti of encouragement to teachers.

h-Resoived that the thanks of this convention be extended to Mr. J. Reg MacDonald, retiring gen- eral secretary, for service render- ed on behalf of the Teachers’ Federation.

t-Resoived that a further cf- fort be made by the Federation to pay teachers \vhen on sick leave.

h-Resolved that the Department of Education be urgently request- ed to grant a bonus for Latin in the mtrance Examinations as al- ready pupils are realizing that the lack of this subject is detri- rnerml to their advancement.

t-Rcsoivecl that the Depart- ment of Education be requested to grant financial asistan-z for the teaching of Manual ‘rroining to boys, where facilities can be

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Misses Edna and Alfreda O'Brien, Misses Joan and Norma McKen- na, and Mr. Earl O'Brien.

Miss Mnbel MacNeill of Sum- hoiiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Linus MacNeill,

Refreshments were served by the hostess. assisted by the com- mittee in charge. The National Anthem closed the meeting.

Mr. Hammond Blrt of Char- lottetown spent a brief visit last week with his sister, Mrs. Bern- ard Shields and Mr. Shields.

Mr. Robert Weeks and Mr. Mor- row retired cheese inspector, both oi Charlottetown, were recent guests of Mrs. Annie Weeks for a brief holiday recently.

Miss Jean Birt. stenographer at Messrs. Brace, MacKay a; Co.. Summerslde. spent her Thank.- glvlng holidays with her sister, Mrs. Berpard Shields and Mr. Shields.

The members of the Elmsdalc Women‘s Institute met at the home of Mrs. Orin Wallace for the October meeting. with a large attendance of members and a few visitors. In the absence of the Secretary. Mrs. Prank Dunn acted in that capacity. Meeting open- ed by the Institute Ode followed by the Creed in unison. Corre- spondence was read and discus- sed. It was decided to send $6.00 to the Salvation Army drive. Some of the articles were turned in to be sent to the needy chil- drcn of Europe, other finished articles were to come in later.

The drawing for the nursery mat was to take place at the next

ly invited the next meeting, which will be the annual meeting. to her home.

Potato aissina is in W11 SW1“! and the crop is much better than expected. Several farmers are using the modern potato D10 e}: and pronounce it “the best yet-_ They claim it does a Splendid 3°° and there are less labor and ex- pense attached than the ordinary

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way o; picking by hand. When the combination tractor. r1188" and picker were in operation last week on the farm oi Mr. John P. Wallace at Alma, his father, Mr. George Wallace. Who i5 ninety-seven years young. had hi! first experience with the picking machine. and he declared it WK! a wonderful improvement over the way potatoes were picked in his young days, when they scratched them out with the fingers-"E".

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