MIMINEGASH UNITED CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL 
     
    
   
   
    
     Balance on hand for 1982 $129.17 
     
     Total Income 542.79 
     
     Total Expenses 413.52 
     
     Balance on hand for 1983 $166.79 
     
    
   
   
    
     Submitted by Barbara Costain 
     
     ORGANISTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     Harry Costain 
     
    

    
     Mrs. Hedley (Bertha) Palmer 
     
    

    
     Ethel (Mclnnis) Thomson 
     
    

    
     Raymond Costain 
     
    

    
     Rev. Ernest Edward Styles 
     
    

    
     Mary (Rix) MacDonald 
     
    

    
     Mrs. Robert (Lois) Maclnnis — aged 13 years when she started playing the 
     
     organ at prayer meetings. 
     
    

    
     Henry Clark 
     
    

    
     Milton Costain 
     
    

    
     Thursa Costain — Organist for the Sunday School 
     
    

    
     Blanche Crockett 
     
    

    
     According to church tradition, certain individuals were trained to use tuning 
     
    
   
   
    
     forks to make sure that most people kept in tune singing the hymns. The advent of 
     
     the organ in the churches was very controversial and the Bible was searched to find 
     
    
   
   
    
     reasons for and against the installation of the organ as a part of the worship service. 
     
     In the Alberton Methodist Church, Benjamin Rogers was successful in introducing 
     
     the organ instead of the tuning fork only after seven persistent years surrounded by 
     
     bitter controversy from within the congregation with some members resigning from 
     
     the body of the church as a result of the strong emotions aroused. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ORGANIZATIONS OF THE ALBERTON-ELMSDALE PASTORAL CHARGE 
     
    
   
   
    
     CAMPBELLTON-MIMINEGASH UNITED CHURCHES 
     
    
   
   
    
     Young People’s Society 
     
    

    
     Canadian Girls in Training 
     
    

    
     Canadian Girls in Training at Camp Kildare 
     
     Vacation Bible School 
     
    

    
     Youth Choir 
     
    

    
     United Church Men 
     
    

    
     United Church Women 
     
    

    
     Camp Abegweit 
     
    

    
     Explorers 
     
    

    
     Beavers 
     
    

    
     Alcholics Anonymous 
     
    

    
     Miminegash United Church Youth Group 
     
     Campbellton-Miminegash fellowship 
     
    
   
   
    
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