THE BRICK CHURCH AND HEARTZ MEMORIAL HALL

Upon the opening of the present church in November, 1864. a new era was ushered in. The large basement, with its improved equipment was ample for the thirty—six classes which met each Sunday. There were also large rooms for the men’s Bible classes, taught by Mr. William Heard and Mr. James Hodgson. The women’s class was taught by Mr. James Moore and the Juvenile Class by Miss Julia Duchemin. This school had, in 1865, the first year of the addition of the new room, a total membership of 708 pupils and teachers. W. E. Dawson and Bertram Moore were the first superintendents in the new room and this school continued for forty—seven years, until the opening of the Heartz Memorial Hall in 1911.

The inscription on this architecturally beautiful building reads as follows:

“This building was erected in 1910 by Richard and Frank

Heartz in loving memory of Benjamin Heartz —- Born 1845, Died 1904”.

This Hall has served the church well for over fifty years, but due to modern trends in Youth Christian Education and Recrea- tion, it is felt that it is inadequate for the present proposed program of activities. However, the congregation still acknowledges the great debt it owes the Heartz Family, some of the descendents of whom still attend Trinity and it is the intention that the new buildinnghen completed will bear a suitable inscription to the Heartz Family.

According to the news releases the dedication service of The Heartz Memorial Hall was held on July 4, 1911. The “Patriot” newspaper of July 5, 1911 devoted over 6 columns to the event.

“With eloquent oration, a bright musical program, and the usual simple but impressive and significant ceremony used by the Methodist Church on such occasions the Benjamin Heartz Memorial Hall was formally opened last evening, and dedicated to the sacred and noble work for which it was planned and erected”.

The Hall was a gift to the Church from the Heartz Family. Richard Heartz bequeathed the sum of $11,000 toward it and the balance, the sum of $6,000 was donated by the Hon. Frank R. Heartz, his grandson. Benjamin Heartz died on December 28, 1904 at the comparatively early age of 59 years leaving to mourn his wife, an only son, Frank R. Heartz, his aged Father and Mother, two sisters Mrs. F. P. Taylor and Mrs. Sarah E. Perkins and one brother Rev. Dr. Heartz of Yarmouth who delivered the oration at the dedi- cation ceremonies. His closing sentence was “that this building dedicated today should be regarded as a monument to one God for

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