Clarence, James, and Wllliam Phillips, Laura Rix, and Grace

and Preston Barlow.1

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At the time of the sixtieth anniversary service, the members of session were

WilliamJ. MacLean andJames G.

MacLean, father and son, and William H. MacGregor, clerk. The committee of stewards consisted of Seymour Thomp— son, Glen Ramsay, Mrs. Percy Miller, Harold MacLean, Prushia H. Lyle, Ralph Monkley, Birchfield Yeo, H. Villiers Carr

and Ernest Martin. Officers of The

Ladies’ Aid were, Isabel Monkley (presi- dent), and Mrs. W H. MacGregor (secre- tary-treasurer). The Woman’s lVIissionary

Society executive was, Mrs. E. R.

Woodside (president), Mrs. Percy Nliller (vice-president), Mrs. Roy MacLean (secretary), and Mrs. William (Florence) Miller (treasurer). Mrs. Woodside was also superintendent of Mission Band. The Young People’s Union was divided into two groups, Central and Southwest. The

executive of the Central group was

William P. Miller (president), Robert Betton (vice-president), Edwin Bernard

(secretary), Gladys Yeo (treasurer). The

organist was Doris MacGregor. In

Southwest the executive was, Helen Ford (president), Erskine Forbes (vice-presi- dent),Jennie MacLaurin, (secretary), and Arnold MacLean (treasurer). Dorothy

MacLean (lVIrs. Irving Cotton) was

organist. Organist of the church was

Mrs. Edward Lockhart."

Several congregational mem- bers in attendance at the celebra— tion were also present at the open- ing of the church sixty years before. They were Edward Ramsay, W H. MacGregor, A. E. MacLean, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gardiner, Miss Nettie Lyle, Nliss C. Bearisto and WilliamJ. MacLean.2

The Bible used at; the services was the one Robert Milligan had presented to the first church. The Bible had been given to Robert’s

father, John, by another son, Alexander, in Scotland in 1816.

1 00TH ANNIVERSARY

Some of the persons who were involved with the sixtieth anni— versary also played a role in the 100th anniversary celebration of the church. OnJuly 10, 1977 two services were scheduled. The minister at the time of the sixtieth anniversary, Rev. Dr. Russell Woodside, travelled from his church in Bathurst, New Bruns- wick to deliver the sermon at the morning service. The speaker at the seven-thirty evening service was the church minister Rev. Dr. William J. MacDougall. The soloists were Edith MacLean and Neil MacGregor. Two candelabra were dediCated in memory of MI-

and Mrs. William J. MacLean-

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