EDDIE CLARK

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and who figured largely in the early life of the Richmond Bay East Church. He was the builder of the first church on the pre- sent site. Robert lVIilligan died at the age of eighty—eight.

This reflection was delivered at the 125th Anniversary Service.

My memories of our church are involved more with the people then with the building itself. The church is just that, a building; it is the people that make a community!

What do I remember?

° the caretaker of the Methodist Church property shaping the graves by putting sods all around the graves.

° a hollow monument in which someone kept a bottle of rum hidden.

- attending special services at the Methodist Church and see ing the large gun at the corner of the cemetery honouring

the dead of World War I.

' church suppers held in the large horse shed that was situ— ated south of the Lot 16 United Church Cemetery; a lot of people from Lot 14 attended.

° my father talking about driving the minister to Lot 14 church in the winter time, crossing the ice of Grand River.

' enjoying the fellowship and fun we had putting on the plays by the Young People of the community with Dr. and Mrs. Prince in charge, and the plays with the Belmont Baptist Church with Mrs Viola Gamble in charge.

° attending church camp at Augustine Cove with my buddies from Lot 16. I encourage all young people to attend camp for the fellowship and the experience.

° our relationship with the other charges — Lot 14, Welling‘ ton, Malpeque and now North Bedeque and Freetown- These were all successful and fulfilling.

Our church here is only a building but it is the work and fellowship of everyone that makes it the church it is today and

our community a better place to live.

LOT 16 UNITED CHURCH AND ITS PEOPLE