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1910 saw the removal of the old pews which were sold to the Trench Carriage Works in Rich- By 1840 the congregation had grown to such an extent that it was necessary to extend the seating capacity. An addition to each side of the building doubled the capacity and after the work was completed. Bishop Strachan drove out from Toron- to to consecrate the church and its burying ground and to con- firm 16 candidates. flibrnhill And 1 News . . . In 1828, Thornhill was just adother sleepy little hamlet on the dusty. hilly road which led from the hinterland to York. the centre of Upper Canada settleâ€" ment. But it was in 1828 that Archdeacon Strachan selected Thornhill among other settle- ments in the area to be supplied with professors or divinity stud- ents who would conduct regular services. So it was in 1829 that the work on an Anglican church in Thornhill was begun. ' After the erection of the church. church services were conducted by two masters of Up‘ per Canada College,_ Rev. Mr. Dade and Rev. Mr. Matthews, and by two divinity students. Mr. Boulton and Mr. McMurray (lat- er Archdeacon), who continued in their work until‘ the appoint- ment in 1833 qf Trinity's first rector, the Rev; George Mortim- er. In 1843. through Mr. Mor- timer's efforts the forerunner of the present library was establishâ€" ed. On June 15. 1844, he met with a serious accident when his horse took fright and upset the carriage en route to Toronto. He died a few hours later. In 1866 the high box pews were lowered and kneeling ben- ches were added. It was in this year that the first of the now outstanding collection of painted windows was presented as a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Par- sons. In the period from 1833 to the present incumbency of the Rev. S.A.R. Wood there have been 11 rectors serving the Thornhill parish. . Two village residents, William Parsons and his brother-in-law, Benjamin Thorne, were chiefly responsible for the building of the church. Through their ef- forts, wealthy families in Engâ€" land in addition to local pioneer families contributed towards the erection of the church building and they themselves gave the site for the church. By 1830, the church was finished and con- secrated as the Church of the Holy Trinity. The years after the erection of the church were years of great expansion in Up- per Canada and. likewise. the congregation of Trinity Church grew and propered. FREE [IRA FROM THflRNHLL AREA STORES TELEPHONE AV. 5-1338 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday, June 2, 1955 125th Anniversary In 1918 the sills of the church began to cause concern and con- siderable work was necessary before a number of new stained glass windows could be installed. By 1946. the Parish Council re- alized that the situation was beâ€" coming acute. It was evident that plans had to be made not only for the security of the pres- ent structure but also for he growing post-war needs of the parish. At a vestry meeting in 1947, a start 'ng recommendation was made t the congregation. It was suggested that the church he moved to a larger and more suit- able site. Looking ahead, the Vestry approved the purchase of a site on Brook Street from'Dr. Lorne Pierce. It was throught that it would probably be anoth- er ten years before a final de- cision on a new church would be needed. Yet conditions in the rapidly growing community changed so fast that within two years it became apparent that immediate action was necessary. On June 7. 1950, the service of the removal of Sentence of Con- secration was observed. then a new era for Trinity Church set in. A The Albert Clark Construction Co. of Weston undertook the tremendous task of dismantling the church and carefully labellâ€" ing each stick and timber for re-erection. W. Sydney Kertâ€" land. great grandson of William Parsons drew the plans for the enlarged chhrch and supervised the moving. The work was fin- anced by the sale of Lawrence Memorial Hall. contributions by the congregation and the raising of a mortgage on the rectory. 'mond Hill and the installation of new pews at a cost of $475. Four years Later, the present altar. a memorial to Joseph Robinson and his family replaced the origâ€" inal primitive altar of packing cases. and a new pulpit was also installed. Electric lights were a third improvement made at the same time, Architecttl‘ally. the church is the same as before with the ex- ception of the enlarged chancel and other slight alterations in- cluding the opening of the old choir gallery. The new auditorâ€" ium, the up-to-date kitchen and parish hall. are new additions to Trinity Church but additions which enable the restored his- torical building to continue to function» in the growing com- munitx. On June 8. Bishop Beverley will reconsecrate the church as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations. The anniversary will have a particular signifi- cance not only to the Anglican communion but to the entire The Liberal is always pleased to publish items of interest contributed by its readers in the Thomhill area . . Our representative in Thomhill is Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner. In order that your items may appear in The Liberal sim- ply phone AV. 5-1338. The Major began his newspa- per career with The Telegram as an office boy and a year later joined the editorial staff as a reporter. From 1906 to 1922 he served on the reportorial staff before becoming suburban edi- tor. _ an” A distinguished resident of Thornhill and a former mayor of the city of Toronto. Maj. Bert Wemp, OBE,‘ DFC, was honour- ed by members of the Press Bu- reau last week at City Hall on the occasion of his 50th anniv- ersary with The Telegram. The occasion was suitably re- membered with a decorated an- niversary cake with the gold in- scription “congratulations, Maj- or, on your 50th Anniversary." 101'. _ “5'” Prior to an overseas trip in 1942 as. war correspondent he served as city editor. He has been bureau chief of the Press Bureau at City Hall for the past four years. During his with the Tel; seas with the I. served as a alderman, con or of Toronto community. for the work which has been carried on through the century and a quarter â€" the work\ which has enabled Trinity Church to grow with the com- munity and still retain its his- toric ties â€"â€" is not only a tribute to the pioneers who worked so hard to establish the Church as a part of the community but also to the present people of Thorn- hill who are ensuring that this historic church will always be a vital part of their community Marks 50 Years In Journalism of Boy Scouts from all parts of the world will be landing in To- ronto on their way to the eighth World Jamboree being held at Niagara-on-the-Lake from Aug- 18th; to 28th. The billetting of the first 80 boys of the English contingent has been assigned to York (‘ent- ral District. The boys will ar- rive by air on the 6th of Aug- ust at Malton Airport. Friends of Scouting in the York Central District are being asked to open their homes and provide billlets. including food and entertain- ment. without charge or reim- bursement for the 12 days pre- Sometime around the first and sepgnd weeks of August, groups living York Central Asks Billeting For Visiting Scout Groups his 50 years' service Tely, he served over- the RAF in World War as a school trustee. an controller and as may- ceding their attendance at Camp at Niagara. In addition, billets will be required for the boys for 10 to 12 days after the 'Jamboree ends on August 28th. Their de- parture has been arranged for some date Uto be announced) be- fore Sept. 10th. Ask Trustees To Finance Proposed Tennis Courts Your interest and co-operation is urgently sought. Many of these boys will be away from home for the first time and an hospitable and friendly reception by Canâ€" adians is most important. If you are interested please send your name and address to Disâ€" trict Headquarters, Box 305. Thornhill, Ont. Money From Sale Park Land Placed a In Trust Fund Representations by Trus- tee A Sumner and Mr. R. C. Poulter, chairman of the Area Recreation Committee to Markham township coun- cil Monday for a share of the $2,000.00 the township recently received from the sale of a small area of park land located within the vill- age limits failed to gain acceptance. The Trustees wanted the money to put to- wards a proposed $2,000 tennis court to be erected by the recreation commit- tee. . In reply to the request council explained that pres- ent Provincial leglsation provides that the money gained by such sales must be placed in a trust fund for use in purchasing addition- al park land within the mun- icipality. All subdividers are required to donate 5% of any proposed development to the municipality for use in park or school purposes. As the tennis courts rep- resent a capital expendi- ture, Council is considering making an outright grant. towards‘ this cost. The Trustees felt that as they will be responsible for maintaining the road they should share in the'sale of the road site. The property -in question was sold to the Richmond Hill District High School Board for use as an en- trance into the new Thorn- hill school. Miss Jean Lalfl - The trustees appointed Mr. J. Timmins as the trustee repre- sentative on the Library Board for 1955-56. Mr. Timmins is very interested in the library and its future development. as possible The Dept. of Highways has requested a plan’ of the area that would be affected by the closing of the north end of Old Yonge Street. This will be for- warded to the Highway Traffic Dept. which will make sugges- tions to relieve the anticipated traffic problem. A letter was received from Markham Twp., requesting a meeting of the trustees and the Markham Fire Committee. This meeting is to be arranged as soon Canadian graduate students teach German high school pupils and German students of equivalent status teach in Canada. It is sponsored in Germany by the Deutscher Akademischer Aus- tauschdienst and channelled through the Cultural Attache of the Federal Republic of Ger- many ln Ottawa. Miss Lak is an honour graduate in Modern His- tory and German and expects to remain in Germany for one year. Miss Lak and her parents mov- ed to Thornhill in 1942, at which time she attended Germ- an Mills School for four years. German Mills is one of the few one.room country school houses left in the county. From there she. entered Earl Halg Collegi- ate. Miss Lak is a sport enthus- iast and in particular an expert swimmer. She has spent four summers on the staff of Thornâ€" hill Swimming Pool as life-saving instructor. Last summer she joined the Ontario Travel Bur- eau and worked as a guide in Fort Francis. 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