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[People's Press, 11 January 1901]
Jacob Crow, Esq., familiarly known in the Methodist church as Father Crow, spoke last Sabbath morning at the close of the sermon. He is a remarkable man for his years, being 90 years old on the 12th of August last. It is very seldom indeed that we meet any one who carries his years so easily and so well.
Mr. Crow has been a Methodist for many years and has witnessed the growth of his church from humble beginnings to its present strength. He knew of the first Methodist church erected in Toronto. It was a frame building about 40 feet square, and cost about $250. There are now 32 churches, valued at over one million dollars, with a membership of about 13,000, and nearly 17,000 teachers, officers and Sunday School scholars in the Sunday schools. The number of ministers and probationers in the Dominion is 2,032 with 284,902 members and 267,654 S.S. scholars.
The value of the churches alone is upwards of eleven million dollars. The yearly income of the missionary society for the Dominion is more than a quarter of a million dollars, and in less than two years since the inception of the 20th century fund movement nearly one million dollars has been raised for it. Those members who may not have been present on Sabbath morning will no doubt be encouraged by these facts and figures. Well might we say, “What hath God wrought!” Is it not also encouraging to the workers of other Christian churches to continue their good work. We have entered upon a New Year and a new century; let us have increased zeal so that when the Bridegroom cometh we may have our lamps trimmed and burning and oil in our vessels with our lamps.
[Welland Telegraph, 11 January 1901]
Mr. Jacob Crow, familiarly known in the Methodist church as Father Crow, spoke last Sabbath morning at the close of the sermon. He is a very remarkable man for his years, being 90 years old on the 12th of August last. It is very seldom indeed that we meet any one who carries his years so easily and so well. Mr. Crow has been a Methodist for many years and has seen the church of his choice and love grow from very humble beginnings to its present strength. He knew of the first Methodist church built in Toronto in 1818, a frame structure 40 feet square, costing about $250. At the present time there are in Toronto 32 Methodist churches, valued at over one million dollars, with a membership of about 13,000, and nearly 17,000 teachers, officers and scholars in the Sunday schools.
The number of ministers and probationers in the Dominion is 2,032, with a membership of 284,902, and 267, 654 S.S scholars.
The value of the churches alone, to say nothing of the parsonages and furniture, is upwards of 11 million.
The yearly income of the Missionary Society for the Dominion is now more than a quarter of a million dollars, and in less than 2 years since the inception of the 20th Century Fund movement nearly one million dollars has been raised for it. All this has been compassed within the life of Mr. Crow.
Those members who may not have been present on Sabbath morning will no doubt be encouraged by these facts and figures. Well might we say, “What hath God wrought!” Is it not also encouraging to the workers in connection with the other Christian churches. We have entered upon a New Year and a new century; let us have increased zeal so that when the Bridegroom cometh we may have our lamps trimmed and burning and oil in our vessels.
[People’s Press, 3 January 1901]
Mr. Jacob Crow, Welland’s oldest man, we believe, gave a very interesting address in the Methodist church last Sunday morn. Mr. Crow is in his 92nd year, and with the exception of a partial loss of hearing is in remarkably full possession of his senses and capabilities and has practically been a life-long Methodist in religion. Reformer in politics and an abstainer from tobacco and intoxicants-perhaps that accounts for it. Mr. Crow’s address was lastly reminiscent and remarkably interesting. His observations extended into the days when there were but few Methodist ministers between here and old Niagara-“circuit riders,” when instrumental music in a Methodist church would have been considered a startling innovation. But Mr. Crow, though an old man, is not an old fogy. He has kept up with the times, and the modern choir, the hymns and all the conveniences and accessories of a well-appointed modern church meet with his cordial approval and support. Mr. Crow closed his remarks with some valuable practical advice to old and young. May he yet long live to mingle and worship with his friends is the wish of all.
Mr. Jacob Crow is in his 91st year, not his 92nd as published in error last issue.
[Welland Tribune, 11 January 1901]
[Welland Tribune, 10 February 1876]
On Thursday evening last week, as Mrs. C.J. Page was coming off the Chippawa Creek Bridge, a stick of timber being drawn along slued over, coming against her lower limbs, and falling on her feet, inflicting serious injuries. It was thought that some of the bones of her feet were broken, but we learn that such was not the case, although one foot was badly mangled. Mrs. P. was drawn her little girl in a sleigh at the time, and the stick, striking the vehicle, smashed it to atoms, and threw the child some ten or fifteen feet, hurting it somewhat. Dr. Scholfield attended the case. Mrs. Page saw the team coming and stopped in a safe place, when the team stopped also; she then started on and the team did likewise, the result being as above. The driver we should say was certainly very careless or awkward or both. The accident adds another to the long list of instances going to show the necessity of foot bridges separate from the wagon track, over both the River and the Canal.
As the Welland Railway train going south stopped at Stonebridge last Tuesday week, a wedding party drove up and were compelled to await the starting of the train, as it extended over the roadway. There some eight or ten buggies and as they drive up close to the train the passengers had a good look at them, and were not sparing in comments. “That’s him,” said one,-“see how he lafs.” “Yes,” responds another, “that’s her with the baggage.” The “baggage” by the way consisted of a satchel, stored with the requisites of a bridal trip, we presume. “See, how they lean together-ain’t they just sweet?” suggested a third,-when the engine shrieked, the train moved on, and the unsinged moths were left free to pursue their course towards the dazzling headlight of matrimony.
We are not to blame if some of our subscribers did not receive their papers on time last week. The mail carrier missed the 6.59 train on the W.R. on Friday morning, laying over the papers we usually send by that mail in the post office here until the afternoon.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 13 November 1923]
Getting out of her course while proceeding down the canal, bound from Port Colborne to Montreal, the steamer Ben Maple ran into the steel piling surrounding the abutment of the canal bridge on the east side of the canal at Port Robinson, Thursday evening. Fortunately there was little damage done.
Warnings were sounded by the tug Brant, which was towing two scows in the opposite direction. The bridge tenders also waved their lanterns in an endeavor to prevent the crash.
The noise of the impact could be heard practically over the whole of the village.
[Welland Tribune, 20 May 1875]
Harry Thomas, of the Welland House, has purchased a fine team of horses, and also a handsome spring wagon, which will always be available to parties wishing a pleasant drive or those who desire to go anywhere on business. Special arrangements made with commercial men. At any time they will find it to their advantage to call on him. He has also a first-class express wagon, with horses suitable for carrying merchandise, moving, etc. In regard to the above Mr. Thomas desires to say that he will make every effort to give general satisfaction, and to merit public patronage. All orders left at the Welland House will be promptly attended to.
Dr. M.F. McTaggart, Principal Medical and Surgical Institute, London, Ont., will visit Welland professionally at the City Hotel, Friday, May 14th; also, Friday, June 18th, where he can be consulted by those who are suffering from disease. The doctor, during a successful practice of many years, extending over the larger portion of Ontario, has very justly won for himself a distinction in his professional calling obtained by few. His successful treatment of all kinds of dangerous chronic complaints at the Institute and elsewhere has caused his name to become a familiar household word. The afflicted of this vicinity should not fail to call upon the Doctor during his visits, as they can rely upon being skillfully treated and honorably dealt with.
Y.P.C.A. ENTERTAINMENT-This association will give another of their highly popular Entertainments in the Baptist Chapel, in this town, on Monday evening next 24th inst. The programme will consist of Music, Readings &c, the committee heaving secured the services of a number of new performers and readers for the occasion. It is expected that the Rev. Mr. Smith will be present and occupy the chair. Admission, 5¢; Chair taken at 8 o’clock.
SUDDEN DEATH-It is reported that the wife of Mr. Andrew Hardison, of Ridgeway, died suddenly on Sunday last.-Com. by P. Shisler.
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 15 June 1926]
At the morning service at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Rev. J.D. Cunningham, D.D. announced that he was shortly to sever his connection with the congregation. Dr. Cunningham, at the meeting of the General Assembly in Montreal last week, was appointed to the chair of New Testament Literature and Exegesis at Knox College, Toronto, and will resign his ministry of the local church to accept that position. He will ask to be released from his charge here at the July meeting of the Presbytery. It is expected that Dr. Cunningham will assume his new position at the end of September.
Dr. Cunningham has been a successful and much loved minister, and the announcement of his intended departure is received with very sincere regret. The church has thrived under his ministry and his twenty years have been marked by an unbroken harmony and accord. He carries with him to his new post the good wishes not only of his congregation but of Welland, and that he will succeed there as he has succeeded here is not to be doubted, for his natural gifts added to his sound scholarship, make him well fitted for the chair that has been given him, and which he filled so well during the last year as a temporary appointee.
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