The hymn book, Praise! Our Songs and Hymns, was pur- chased for the choir, in memory of jennie Betton, by her family and friends. The book is a collection of hymns and songs that ‘foster the spirit of praise to God.’7

Voices United, published in the mid-19905, is described as the first “United Church” book.8 Copies of Voices United were purchased for the Lot 16 United Church Choir in 1998 in memory of WP. Miller.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS usical instruments were rarely found in settlement

churches in the 18005. Music in the early Lot 16 Presbyterian Church consisted of a precentor finding the

right key on a tuning fork to cue the choir. The federal

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REFLECTION: Elaine (NIonkley) Leard

What I do recall is seeing my grandmother (Isabel Monkley) in the choir every Sunday and her wonderful bouquets of flow- ers placed at the front of the church. A more recent recall would be the times I listened to my sister, Dorothy, play the organ. She brought flirth such a beautiful sound and played so Softly that, for me at least, it was a peaceful time when I could reflect on past years, and remember the many families

Who made this church what it is '

today.

member of Parliament for Prince, the Hon. A. E. MacLean is the first known choir director of the Lot 16 Presbyterian Church.9

On May 27, 1894 the session of Rich- mond Bay East met and gave sanction to the introduction of the organ into the public worship of God.10 The circumstances around the purchase of the pump organ, which still sits at the front of the church, is not known. Once the organ came into use, the organist became the choir director. Organists in the Lot 16 Presbyterian Church and United Church were Mrs. Thomas (Clara) Link- letter, Mrs. A. E. (Henrietta) MacLean, Mrs. Edward (Amy) Lockhart, Doris Carr (a great—granddaughter of the Rev. Wllliam MacGregor), Dorothy MacLean, Edith MacLean, and Shirley Barlow. Kendal God- kin is the current organist.

In 1960 the church organist, Doris Carr, was introduced to the new Hammond elec- tric organ and truly appreciated the sound.

Mrs. Carr and the choir began to lobby for such an organ

to be purchased for the church. A meeting was scheduled

CHURCH MUSIC