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wlwmv“. A .â€" A E l I. l mur- St Peter’s Anglican Church St Peter’s Anglican Church, sheds, vault and cemetery, c. l900 Photo by courtesy of Mr Garnet Clegg FOCUS on ST. PETER'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Location: Newboyne Road, Built: 1873, Original and Present Owners: Anglican Diocese of Ontario. Starting in the 1820's, a great number of families emigrating from Ireland had settled in this area. The St. Peter's Mission began in the community between 1845 and 1850 when John O'Neil of New Dublin, Ontario, was appointed as lay reader. The first church, of wooden construction, was erected in 1852. The one and one quarter acres on which it stood had been donated by John Cawley to the Anglican Church for "the sole purpose of constructing a church." John Cawley was an Irish emigrant who had come to Canada prior to 1840. In that year he bought a section of Lot 6, Concession 3 from William Johnson, the original owner of the land. Here he farmed, erected his fine home and it was a parcel of this land which he donated to the Anglican Church. Everyone must have been very pleased when their first church was finally erected. But the rapidly increasing population soon made the size of the building inadequate. inadequate. By 1872, it had been decided that a new church was needed. The minute book which recorded this decision stated as follows: It was moved by William Robinson seconded by Michael Gardiner that a building committee for the erection of a new church be appointed and that said committee consist of Reverend F.L. Stephenson, A. Morrison, Anthony Preston, James Joynt, John Preston, Michael Gardiner, Wm. Robinson, Thomas Robinson, George Rodgers, Robert Polk, John Wood, Joseph Kline, 1. Robinson, Robert Seymour, T. Rodgers, and B. Lyons. Accordingly, in 1873, the present stone church was erected. Its construction was tendered out to that master stone-mason from Chantry, William Barber, for the sum of $1,450. Two men were hired to quarry stone at the rate of one dollar per day; other workers were paid two dollars per week! The interior of the church was finished betWeen 1878 and 1889. At the beginning of its history, St. Peter's was a mission of the Newboro Parish; then, in 1895, Newboyne and Lombardy formed their own parish, and the same arrangement prevails today. Weekly services are still held at St. Peter's, although, as in most rural churches, the number of families supporting the church has greatly declined. In 1871, 163 families were listed as members of By 1985 the Newboyne area no longer contains the population the church. NORTH LEEDS The Church and vault \Grants are available for designated buildings and advantage of this assistance. The Lantern thanks D. Haskins for permission to reprint this and other items from the book My Own {7 our Walls. The Lantern would relating to the history KOG 1E0, attention P. Litt Interior of 51 it once did; this decline is naturally reflected in the church attendance. Eilg iri ()n a ri o OUR WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS and SERVICES in elude : GIFTS t GROCERIES ; BABY CLOTHES a a HEARING AID, WATCH and CALCULATOR BATTERIES t t ORV CLEANING : and a 24 HOUR PHOTO-FINISHING SERVICES t a LOTTO CENTRE FOR LOTTARIO and 6/49 n 359-5323 OPEN 7 DAYS AerEK 359-5373 E Watever you need, call . .. '1...-...-§A.d$m‘valvva-.-4-I,Odrv-4"vi ._ ‘ere designated in welcome the FOCUS series. If you have researched any local bu11dings or residences, or have compiled information architectural, geneological or other, we would be most pleased to consider it for publication in future issues. Articles may be sent to: Box 136, Elgin, Ont. 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