1WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977, PAGE 7 Briali Winter 's -7 1 I Historig j:Whietby cal REV. WILLIAM MARSH Kev. Williamn Marsh is the founder of the Baptist Churchi in Whitby, a congregaion which dates back to 1825. This congregation isflot the one that exists today, for il dis- abanded between 1860 and 1865, and the current congre- gation was founded by his great grandson, John Dryden in 1876. Wiliam Marsh was born in Vermont in 1767, and his family suffered severely as a resuit of the Amiericanl Revolution. His father Jacob Marsh dîed in 1777, one year afler the declaration of Indepçndence, and at the age of 16 or 17, young William joined the Loyalists who were moving ta Canada. He seltled at Caldwell's Manor near Quebec and built a log cabin. In 1783 or 84, bis mother and brothers andl sisters joined hito. Since William could read better than anyone else in his family, it was his duty to give the daily fally Bible readings. le went on ta reading sermons and preaching the gospel, and on March 2, 1796, William Marsîi was ordained as a Baptist minister.' A year later he moved to a place called Sutton's Fiat which lie founded along with a mail namcd William Huntington. Here he continued preaching and baptising, travelling rnany miles throughi the forest. Afler several moves in the general district of Sutan in Quebec, William Marsh decided ta move with bis falmily 300 miles ta the Township of Whitby, in 1825. In Whitby he started a Baptist congregation and buiît a log church at . the corner of Ilighway Two and Kendalwood Road. This log cburcli became the first chtirch buiildi'ng in Whitby Township, and Mr. Marsh graciotisîy offered Dr. Robert Thornlton the use of the building in .1833 ta start bis Preshyterian Congregation. A stone mnoinment was erected by the Presbyterianis in 1933 ta commiremorate the fouinding of their church in Mr. Marsh's bilding. The old church was severely damnagcd in a stormi in 1855, and was purchased by J. 1-. Gerrie, son of Rev. Jolin Gerrie, a suiccessor of William Marsb in the Baptist ministry. Mr. Gerrie recoîîstriucted the builiding in downtown Whitby as a puiblic hail. cat ivarîyn[ aitK5 ne' - ~Q taiis tohaeCvein'7un m ome r uguÇ Bradley Bulletin Community Association Survey The Bradley Commnunity Association, formied in Mari, held meetings in the spring to famiiliarize newcomiers to Whtby with the history of the area and plans for future developmnent, as well as to provide an opportunity for residents to meet local politicians. Discussions werc aiv, held with municipal officiaIs and representatives of Pontiac Properties, to aliow people living in thec former Bradley farmn area ("The Country" and "The Ccneral's Place") to express their opinions regarding pianned deveiopmient of Pontiac's land north of the C.P.R. tracks at Garden St. The Association's next project will be a survey of al resîdents of the subdivision. Representatives of the as- sociation will visit every home, to comipiete a questionnaire. Information sought ranges fromi new residents' opinions (if public transit, shopping facilities, and the education systemi of Wh.tby, to what each person can do o li eip with the associations work. A suimnary of the resulis of the stirvey. which will be made availabie to memibers wiii providc a basis for planning comniuniiy association programiinthie comning year. Water and Sewage Buils People who lived in new liouses for oiy a paîrt of' 1976 were billed for a whiole years' sewagc tise, duc to inequities in planning and carryng ottheli switcli lu a regional biiiing system. Each new account is -how bcing analyzecl individ- ually. Adjustments' (if approved by Regionai Coi!ncil) iii4 appear on the bill for-the iast quiarter of 1977, xvhicli ciis- tomners xili receive in late February. I1978. Reminder to Parents With the long walks to schiool beginning soon, now is fice timne to be certain your ciîdren uinderstand the Bi1ock Parent system. Parents who want more infornmation on who would like to participate in the cBlock Parent >ian niiay Insulation for walls .and floors. Available in varlous thick- nesses. 12" $.0 Other Thicknesses Available MITCHELL BROTHERS <Building Supplies [id. Sciiooi Regisitration Public Schiooi studenîis. kinderoigarden 10o grade 6, living iin "Thec Couiiry" or 'Tblc Genre.i's Place" attend Patiner- sion Aveune Puîbic Sciîooi. To aveid Iast minute reslîuiff- ling uf' leaclhers and classes (llring the first xveek of sciîuol, contact the scbooi principal imrnediateiy at 668 - 5622 to arrange registrat ion of tiîeir children. Bralcey Ciummuniiity Association c/o Kathileen Chutng 668 -- t680' A business column by Frank Kaplan Viewing the news Wiids of -enterprise Some hcaithy new windq arc clearing the cobwebs of dependency on big government that have been clouding our minds. On ihe surface., Canada stili appears to be wrapped in an atmosphec of passing the buck in such knec-jerk reactions as government blaming business and busrinessF blamning government. Underneath the, si i diffîcuit economic circum- stances, actions of individuals remind one of ihe survival instinct descrihced in "The Italians", a delightfuily-realistic book on how people make life go on successfully through th(- perpetual chaos and confusion of govcrnmcinti and socicty in Italy. As wc' ail know, and the recent statisties confirmed, uinvnîployincnt is ai outrageousîy high levels in Canada. An 8%/ rate scasonally adjusted for .Lunc even represents a slight increase, worsening of the job condlitions at a lime of the year when uneniploymcnt should be dropping. Times arc iough -- cspecially for, the young. Through ahi (of last year and mbibt is year, a visiior to Canada wouid have conciuded the nation was made up of do-nothing cry.l)ahîcs, Sa loudly did we complain of our t rouilcE:fý. Yet, and despite thec worsening statistics; I sense a lessening of the hlcating. 1 sense a differeni and healihier attitude that 1 can only explain by a irue-life example of how one Canadian, acting individually, setîled mbt a do-it-yourself effort 10 confound the gloom of the unemploymnent figures. We've heard a lot about young university graduates driving cabs, sweeping floors and other similar jobs while bemoaning their inability to be hired for funct ions they consider more appropriate 10 their new status. 1 wanî 10 tel] about one young man, probably typical of the sileni many, who decided if this was a trne to be concerned with survival, he was going to survive very nicely, thank.you. Bob graduated last year from a big eastern universiîy. Job and opportunily prospects were dismal. Stili the want ads contained many calîs for jobs that few people wanîed. Inco Ltd., the biggest nickel producer in the world, was one of such advertisers always looking for people to work at ils mines, especially the mines at Thompson in norîhern Manitoba. The pay is excellent, siarting ai a floor of $6.50 plus an hour and. a training program that CônWd 0nP.i PýY Blossom into a Beauty with a new SSommer SHairstyle <> Mary is back with us!! Cail for an appomtment Today! î LA CONTESSA BEAUTY LOUNGE S119 Green St. 668-9262 , ' ô, , COME IN & VICK ur uuM NEW WINTER BROCHURES AI & Linda Russell RUSSELL TRAVEL 116 BROCKSTS. WHITBY 60,500, SummerHours Mon-'Fri 9.!;Saturday 9-12 no William Marsh took up farming whcn he wasn't preaci-' iing,but he was out on the ronds ino the "backcouti try'* so much thal his friends wcre afraid he wotuld die on onc of' these back roads. Eventuaîly he did die, at the home of his son lsreal iii I843, in his 76th year, after 50 years of preaching. Israel Marsh eventually retired from preaching becausc of ili health and planned ta join his chi]dren in Minnesota. He prcached bis final sermon, was taken il], and died on May 12, 1855 before he couîd 1make the trip. lie js bunried in the Baptist cemetery on the south side of the seventh concession road east of Thickson Road. It is interesting ta note that Israel Marsh's' dauighter Elizabeth married James Dryden who lived at a farin by the.. seventh concession church, and their son.John Dryden brought about a rebirth of the Baptist Church in Whitby in 1876. The citizens of Whitby owe rnueh ta the pioneer min- ýsters like the Marshes, who worked so hard that their health failed and they died at a relatively young age. Israel Marsh was only 58 when he died. It is also interesting to note how the Baptist ministry in Whitby continued through the Marsh and Dryden families, for in miany cases the ministry was something passcd on fromn father tu son. fiMFRmqý mmmw mwe call Marilyil Fatilkes ffli - W) /).