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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
12
The Cookstown Presbyterian congregation marked its Golden Jubilee with praise and reminiscence. The Rev R Douglas Fraser, once minister, reflected on four decades of faith, recalling founders and early members like the Sutherlands and Harpers. Clergy of other denominations joined in withdrawing evening services, underscoring communal harmony.
Lorne Sounds of Essa Township pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle December 17 from W. Agnew. Judge Vance, noting good record, suspended the sentence and ordered restitution after identification of the bicycle parts in the youth’s possession.
R Douglas Fraser recalls Cookstown and its Presbyterian beginnings in 19th century Ontario. He notes early ministers, key locals, and the village’s growth from a mud-road hub to a brick church town, highlighting neighborliness among Anglican Methodist and Presbyterian congregations and the era’s political camaraderie.
The Cookstown church details its extensive renovations over fifty years and notes fifteen ministers since its founding. It lists ministers from G. Burnfield in 1871 to the current incumbent W. H. Bartlett, plus a session roll of elders inducted or ordained from 1871 through 1922.
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