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w mg“ , 'v If Methodist Church Page 7 Eurther informati on: Churches or circuits could express a wish as to whether they wanted a minister to stay but. the ministers were stationed by a special committeeâ€" usually for a 2â€"year term. For Bommunion, the people knelt in groups around the altar and the minister served them. All drank the wine from the same goblet. In some churches someone volunteered to sing a verse of a hymn sometimes. People said Amen if they agreed with the speaker. The Quarterly Official Board met 4 times a year. The stewards collected money from their congregations and tool: it to the meeting to pay the mini ster's salary. Bervie Girouit belonged to the Wingham District which not each year. Oheirman of the District visited the various churches, esneciully their Board meetings. Gouference also met each year. Wingham District was composed of most of Bruce and the northern half of Huron @ounty.Bistrict of Wingham belonged to Iondon Conference. After Union in 1925, a complete re-arrangement resulted in most Goumties of Southern Ontario becoming a Presbytery ind Bruce was changed to the Hamilton Conference. At the Official Quarter” Board meetings, the ordained minister always presided and led in prayer fol Owed by prayer led hy one or two of the stewards attending. ‘ llhe Methodist church made great use o1c local or lay preachers in the early days. Minnie Fair's grandfather was licensed as a local preacher and preached somewhere almost every Sunday. Some others were- George dr001{5.John F. Oollins, Blark Logan. Jim Fisher, Frank oolwell. 1899 Erother Rutledge was examined and had his license renewed as an exhorter. In an old Minute Book, another local preacher is mentioned by name of Frank Lawre. He lived where Herold Fair lives non/(1960). He Was quite a characterâ€" good speaker 'hnt had a violent temperand was finally disqualified. Hie hrotherâ€"inâ€" 121W, lxev. Hedwin lived with him and often preached, although retired.1.lr. Hadwin was a hachelor. For nany years. the Circuit was Served ‘hy an ordained nan and a student. The student often had no previous traininp and usually stayed just one year-.Bach Sunday each man preached at 3 churches and alternated the next Sunday. Services also alternated.â€" morning. afternoon. evening. The establishment of an MJLM. fund was a great improvemznyflhere were a whole series of funds a which are new combined in Mfli and peoule Rive towards them in free-Will offerings. Formerly there was a Contingent Fund to help m. istcrs in di strees, a Sustentati on fund to help a minister on a charge who di dn't get enoush salary to live on, A Temperance and Moral Reform Fund, and Missions were often left to the minister to raise the money in any way he saw fit. Mr. Williams felt they had too rmnymspeciol appeals. Nearly every Sunday inere was a special collection for something. it minister was pretty lucky if he left w)’ on all his salary. 'L’hcre were many good times. 'l'he church "as the social contre with plays. eociale, teaâ€"meetings. Each anpointment had a volinw stewxrd and a Socicty representative. Archie Clinton was recordin: secretary f‘cr the Circuit from 1889 until 1901 when he retired an? left the Circuit. ank Golwell scrvud un ' 1905 when J. I5, liraMm Va:- electcd. Frank Colman twain ELlVS _J§1!.]1:;Ug-’11 when ‘ lirah m tool; ov. v John Shier was secretary inl922 "when the old minute hook 010923. 13$8- ihe 7 Borvie Circuit churn-hr“ set their hudp-ct ntglOEU. The minister was left in charqe of raisinw lhe mono:7 for I'm 5. received -“’.7L|0 salary and J.L. ctev'mt .3350. 199?- '.'!19 :"011 'inc 'uo‘rion'vf "Tn Vic” the fact of Y’r. ond helm . N: the ercn t Official 30a d c: U rv“: Himself to wand tollnv nsull heal“: 44nd straw-'13; uO Hoard reco' mod to “or for snpnly ,1‘ His pun 19Ulâ€" votlnn F‘rl'Hllfl vl, web. 1302â€" Pro ,:1' 'i'hos All}. 7, 1'3U‘7â€" Ii1f‘ ‘3 ’7‘vU and KSVU "10"e!‘ ’5" J. Fjs‘er fi“fl°ea(‘ndsfl hy .7. Fair ml ."- donl't 1*," Cver"'ork for the wood :1 to this effwt that the Quarterly l‘olzer, 'IAHIVH to l he two months rt 3 'Jw: Wv he l‘is‘oss «t he "1:13! revfiin his his a" ‘ove’? Inlay in f ‘9 same year, the Tev. H. T cr he mud “13m the (Iontinoent Fund his exrcnses out by ordrr of mg phygu‘niin it remain his healtlg. " G1yx‘1l0y‘ renmumnde To 1.1m Mist: muni ‘ llmss' 1‘. as a candidate dFor the m’? ni shy. , ,, s n r, f‘c'n r“ ('1'. aim * 4 o “or lay-Ml ,Cu Ax coI «to; {inflict} I Jorfil mim-n omelliulm‘. 'hir commitl'm: chTlnucl for '721LJE ' Ell: V’JJ'WH: man .cmvw'nw m if 1907â€"8- ‘now the l'mv' t nnnvwamlirn, foll xl by 'el-‘Hy ma 1‘ wen Bnrvie. _ ll £11.: 1511. bond mum on? mtnw- ‘ nr ,6 "wl‘e‘ vrw: l‘on w! "m 1w115'1-0mwlfil‘13 WW3 ’J’M ‘ [â€""L’m circuit lml vrtefi T,er 2"‘11‘7fl “mum lids Am; 4w inmfljim ‘ ]¢r‘:w we 1.0“ H,” _‘ H1111“=vn H.UL .1 .tow lr-U ,:L\J »1U‘7 .‘hl".U\J ‘ :iu ll .W,‘ 'uaza n: l‘jln