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HISTORY OF 
 
 The Oldest Metjioiii^li Ghurcj in We^terii Mm 
 
 BEARING THE GRAND HISTORIC NAME. "QUEEN'S AVENUE." 
 
 The Parent Tree of London Methodism. 
 
 A Glance Over Fifty Years of Progress. 
 
 Men at the Helm Twenty-tlve Years Ago. 
 
 A Long Line of Pastors Who Have Been in Charge. 
 
 Metluxlism in London and suburbs has for more than half a century 
 had for its <^rcat centre what is known from one end of CAna(h\ to the 
 other as the ijueen's Avenue Methodist Church, a name adopted some 
 years ago, when North Street as the cognomen of that spacious, maple- 
 lined highway was discarded. This congregation has from the first been 
 the centre of wealth, intliience and enterprise, the jiossession of such vast 
 resources of vitality making it the parent vine from which others have been 
 developed, under circumstance.-; that soon rendered them self-supporting and 
 strong. The splendid edifice that stands, crowned with a lofty spire, at the 
 corner of (Jueen's and I'ark Avenues, which, with Wesley Hall, the $9,000 
 organ and other appointments, is valued at from $45,000 to $50,000, seems 
 a long remove, as indeed it i.>, from the modest ' roughcast " in which a 
 few pioneers worshipped after the manner of John Wesley on Kidout Street. 
 It is, moreover, a great advance on the more pretentious frame erected at 
 the southeast corner of King and Talbot Streets, now occupied by a hotel, 
 and its successor, the Richinond Street Church, on the east side, a few rods 
 south of Dundas, where, about 1849, the Rev. John Carroll, whose name 
 is a household word among the older Metliodists, occupie<l the primitive 
 pulpit and laid the foundation of the cause which .soon fixed itself perma- 
 nently upon North Street, Space would not suffice lo recount the names of 
 all the laymen in connection with the congregation whose time and means 
 were in the past so liberally givin in aid of building new local churches, 
 and in furthering Mission, Sunday School and Educational Work. .Many 
 young ministers i)erformed their early work in connection with the circuit 
 under the direction ol the Superintendent, who e.xercised a fatherly care 
 over the little causes that grew up on St. James and Pall Mall Streets, in 
 I'etersville, on Adelaide Street, in London South and elsewhere. .\ great 
 deal of the preaching in these places was done b) the '' young man," under 
 the North .Street " Superintendent,"' but he was the resiionsible person for 
 the circuit and did his share of the mi.ssion work. The old Richmond 
 Street Church in which I'ather Carroll, Dr. ICvans and others held forth, 
 did not keep pace with the congregation, and under Rev. Wm. Pollard, the 
 North Street Church came into existence. The lot w.as bought from one 
 Anthony Pegler on January 13th, 1S52, for ;i'700. On March 9th of the 
 same year a Trustee Hoard meeting was held, consisting of .Messrs. Sam 
 Class, (ieo Tyas, John I'.lson, S. Peters, .S. McBridc ard ,S. Screaton, 
 Rev. Hro. Pollard [ire.^iding, when it was decided to erect a church on the 
 site purchased. On .\|)til9th, the Hoard <lecided to engage Mr. llodgins, 
 a Toronto architect, who received /.too for drawing plans, superintend- 
 ing the v/ork, etc. (^n June 26th, \Vm. Ellis was awarded the contract for 
 the excavation at /.'j9 15s., and in January, 1853, the tender for brick work 
 was let to .Screaton tV drant the carpenter work to Ceo. Watson; the 
 glazing and p-ainting to John Honser and the plastering to .Mr. Tibbs. 
 According to a miiuUe in the secretary's books Mr.s Raymond was engaged 
 as organist in Novendier, 1S53, and in Juiy, 1854, the trustees fixed the 
 yearly rental ol pews and decided to sell tliem by auction to the highest 
 bidder. Samuel McHride receive<l the important appointment of pew 
 steward and collector of rents during the same month. The time at length 
 arrived when the all-important work drew to a successful close and the 
 church was opened for pidilic worship on July i6th, 1854, the collections of 
 
 the day amounting to /50 15s. Rev. Dr. Evans, took one of the services 
 on that memorable occasion. Rev. Mr. Pollard, who was in charge during 
 the buiiding of theechfice, left about the time of opening or before, and was 
 succeeded by Rev. Wm. Wilkinson. In the year 1856 came the Rev. 
 J, Douse, and a couple of years later the Rev. Dr. Cooney, a remarkable man 
 in his way, as some of our readers may remember. The St. Paul's peal of 
 chimes were wont to ring out their music across the street while the 
 Wesleyan .services were in progress, and one nu)rning Dr. Cooney stopped 
 to inform the congregation that the only pleasure tho.se bells ever gave him 
 was when they stopped ringing. In i860 Rev. C. R. Sanderson becan;e 
 pastor. .After a continuous, active, ministerial service of 52 years he was 
 superannuated at the London Conference of June, 1888, held in the same 
 old edifice, and he is now in his declining years a member of the congrega- 
 tion over which 28 years ago he presidecl as [lastor. Though on the re- 
 tired list, he still answers numerous calls to fill pulpits in the city and else- 
 where 
 
 I'ollowing Rev. Mr. Saiuler.son in the North Stieet pastorate were 
 Rev. R. Joiiesand Rev. John Potts (1863), Rev. J. II. Hishoj),Rev. W.J. Hun- 
 ter, Rev. Dr. Elliott, Rev. Wm. Hriggs, and about 1871 Rev. Dr. W. Jeffers, 
 Rev. Jas, Hannon, a late [iresident of the C.uelph Conference, succeedeci 
 Dr. Jeffers, and then came the Rev. James ( Irahain, that sturtly, out-spoken, 
 (|uic<-witted preacher whom the London Conference last summer placed 
 in the president's chair. The Rev. John Philp was the next regular occu- 
 pant of the Queen's Avenue pulpit, and since leaving here he has held the 
 leading pastorates in ('anada, inrluding Creat St. James of .Montreal. An 
 elo(juent and magnetic preacher. Rev. Leo Caet/, followed him, but the 
 strain of the work on his nervous organism proved too great, and besought 
 restoration by outdoor enterprise on the great plains west of the Rocky 
 Mountains, where he is proving a successful pioneer farmer. He is an elo- 
 quent advocate of the far Northwest. Rev. R. J. Treleaven, a successful 
 young minister, followed Mr. Caetz. 
 
 Among the trustees of the church who held ofiice were Me.ssrs. Peters, 
 Tyas, .Xbbott, S and W. McHride, Screaton, Lawless, Elson, Carrelt, 
 .\. Johnston, Ware, M. Anderson and Leary. I'assing on down to 
 November, 1872, .Messrs. Thos. .McCormick, (ieo. Robin.son and .\, B. 
 Powell were added to the Trustee Hoard, and about that time the resolve 
 was made to erect the brick school-room in rear of the church, which cost 
 some $13000, and was popularly known as Wesley Hall. In 1873 the 
 <jld Methodist Cemetery east of the city was sold, and a new plot west of 
 I'etersville having been purcfiased, the .Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company, 
 an organization distinct from the church, was organized. In October, 1874, 
 the late Wm. Mcliride resigned the secretaryship of the Trustee Hoard, 
 and Mr. A. H. Powell was cliosen to fill the position, and has acted in 
 that capacity ever since. Thos. (Ireen, R J. C. Daw. son and jas. Eaton 
 were chosen trustees in 1874. Mr. Dawson has been rei'ordiiig steward 
 since Mr. (ieorge Robinson resiLjned the position, .\mong the incidents 
 of 1S78 was the resignation of Mr. S. Screaton from the position of choir 
 leader, after a quarter of a century's faithful and valuable aid in the service 
 of song. In the .same year Wm. Class was chosen as a trustee i'> place of 
 his fnther, Mr. S. Class, deceased. .Vmong other worthies whom the 
 
chuicli has lo>t l>y dealli were S. I'clers, Win. Mclliide (drowned in lliu 
 Victoria rlisasteri, John KIson, (ieo. Tyas and las. t'oyno. Messrs. John 
 (jrccii and (ieo, I liililvji's were ihostn IrusUcs In rSSj. 
 
 About the end of 1880 ini|iorlanl iin|)rovements, destined to revolu- 
 tionize the interior of the church, coupled with the inlnxluction of a 
 $9,(xxj or),'an, liuilt hy W.Trren, of Toronto, were resolved u|)on, ami the 
 nest year saw all this accon)|)lishe<l before August, involving an outlay of 
 $i5,ocxj. The reopening services l)egan on ("riday, August 5111, 1881, 
 those taking part being Kev. l.eo. (iael/,, the new pastor, Kev. I)r Nelles, 
 of \"ict(]ria Collegi' and others Dr. Verrinder, the organist, giving a 
 grand concert at night. On Sunday, August 7th, Kev. Dr. Nelles anil 
 Kev. Dr. Hunter, then of Toronto, preached, ami on Sunday, .\ugust 14th, 
 Kev. Wni. Williams and Kev. J. .\. Murray. 
 
 We continue the history of this old church by .idding the following 
 historic events which look place in its history from August l4lh, 1881, to 
 the date of laying the corner stone of the new edifice, on the corner of 
 Dufferiii .\venue and Wellington Street. This history, though brief, covers 
 some important events in the history of the nliove named church 
 
 .\fter Mr. < iaet/. liad closed his pastorate in the church, he was suc- 
 ceeded by the now sainted Kev. I), (i Sutherland, M..\., B.D., to (ill the 
 piipit for three years, and who had won, by his stn ng mental powers and 
 Christian life, the hearts of the people. After his pastorate the Kev. J. Ci. 
 .Scott received the ajipoinlmenl as pastor, who spent three years as pastor 
 of the church. During the time of .Mr. .Scott's pastorate 1 he Kev. (leorge 
 Uoyd, of Newfoundland, i)aid a visit to our city in connection with the 
 Missionary ("ommittee <i\ the (leneral Confeience. His manly deportment 
 captured the hearts d the ofiicial membership of the c'.urch ; he was 
 rei|uestecl to take a Sabbath service during his stay, wli .h he did. It 
 ))roved til l)e a day long to Ix.- lemembered in the church. .\s s ion as the 
 brethren could put the machinery in motion, a call was eMende<l to the 
 now sainted Hoyd. The Transfer Committee having transferred him from 
 Newfoundland to the London Conference, he was duly appointed as pastor. 
 Cireat grovilh and spiritual fervor markeil every department of the church 
 during his pastorate. His thoughts were nol only for the larger church, 
 but he looked oul on the surroundings with a view to directing and estab- 
 lishing other interests. He was the cause of establishing two smaller 
 churches, one on Kichmond .Street and one in Kensington, West London, 
 each if which has lived a vigorous life. In the midst of his many labors 
 and toils he sickened and died. The hearts of the (jcople were crushed and 
 sa<ldened, but while (lod btiries His workmen His work still goes on. 
 The remaining part of his pastorate was lilled by Mr. Marshall, student 
 from Victoria College. 
 
 At the ncNt Conference meeting the Kev j. W. .\nnis, .M.A , was 
 a|)pointed to this charge as i)astor, but it was not the \>ill of ilie good Lord 
 to destine him to id! the important place to the end of his term, lieing in 
 rather delicate health when he came to the charge, he also sickened and 
 <lieil, nnich regretted and much thought of. 
 
 One important and never to l)e forgotten event a few weeks previous 
 to the death of tlu- late pastor, Kev. Mr. .\imis, was, on the morning of 
 February .Jnd, 1805, the old church took lire and was bm-ned to the ground, 
 the only pan remaining of that historic edifice was ilie darkened and dis- 
 maiilleil walls of the once -stalely and historic church. .Many were the sr.d 
 hearts on that Sunday morning after the lire, as people wended their way 
 to worship as formerly, but found no cluirch. .-\ meeting of the olliciary 
 
 of the church v\as at once called to provide for the congregation and to gel 
 some place for them to worship in, when they decided to engage the Opera 
 House as a pl.ice 10 liold divine s-jrvice, and the l^ity Hall as a place of 
 meeling for the .Sumlay .School and Class meeting service of the church, 
 and Somerset Hall as a place to hold Thursday night piayer meeling. 
 
 We now turn a page over and nuike reference regarding the Trustees 
 of the church. It was thought projK-r in the wisdom of the Board to add a 
 number of young and .active men to its number; on November 28th, l8i)0, 
 W. K. Hobbs, S. W. AblxitlandWm .\l..Spencer were appointed trustees of 
 the church, and on !)eceinber I2th, 1801, < ieo. T. .Mann, D. C. Hannah, 
 I.. Ingrain, and S. t llass were appointed trustees. Noevent of any accouni 
 took place in th<' history of the church from the date just given above until 
 September, lS()2 when the true and noble Thos (Ireen closed his eyes in 
 death. He had been IriNtee for a number of years ami filled the position 
 of treasurer and pew steward for a long term of years. We now follow on 
 for one more year, when the kind, loving and sympathetic Sheriff tilas^ 
 w.is (ailed 10 his reward, in October, 1893, he having been appointed 
 trustee a number of years jirevious, to succeed his father, the late Samuel 
 (ilass. To replace these iwi, worthy men, on November 17th, 1893, L 
 H. Chapman and Chas. H. Ivcy were added to theirustee Ixiard, and thus 
 to complete the number, making a full appoiiitinen'. as the iliscipline of our 
 church provides, Mr. D. S. I'errin, one of our honored r.iembeis, was ap- 
 pointed to (ill the place of one who had resigned. 
 
 We must not close without referring to the fact that we find ourselves lo-ilay, 
 as a church, well manned and well officered. The London Conference 
 accepted the transfer of Kev. ( ieo. Daniels, .\L.\., I'h. D.,of Manitoba 
 C'onference, and have appointed him pastor of our church, and to-day he 
 with others lakes his place as |)aslor of this cluirch, <lirectiiig his ]iarl of the 
 programme of the ceremony of laying the corner slone, which is to be laid 
 iiy Samuel .McMride, one of the oldest trustees of the church, and one of 
 the men whom we all delight to honor. 
 
 We ca.inol leave this subject without making a p.issing allusion to one 
 of the important figures in connection with tlie closing liislur) of this old 
 church, vi/. ; .\. S. .Abbott, Ivsip, late City Clerk of our city, who filled for 
 so many years of useful life and loyal work as Trustee and Churcli Steward. 
 having reached the advanced age of S4 years, he can now well atTi>ril to 
 transfer his oliticial place in tlie church he so much loved, and whose 
 history he helped to make, to younger men, especially to those of his sons 
 who are taking a sirong and important place in the work assigned them as 
 officials in the churcli where they ha-e spent the greater part of their lives. 
 This history would be incomplele without a word or two of praise and 
 thanks to Kev. Dr. Sanderson, «hi) has given uniiring attention to the 
 work of llie church .■.iiiccthe death of the late p.istor, Kev. J. W. .\iinis ; 
 neither can the ofticeis of the church forget to thank tlie Kev. .Mr. (lundy, 
 late Chairman of ihe London District, for his many laUirs in attending llie 
 various meetings of the dillerent Hoards, who always lendered wise and 
 judicious advice in the recent crisis of llie church. We now close by 
 recognizing the earnest and thoughtful services of the Kev. .Mr. Kennedy, 
 who has acted as pastor, liy visiting our people since llie de.ltli of the late 
 pastor. We cniiclurie this history by hoping for .'i bright luture of the 
 church, whose curiHr sto le is laid to-day, on this ^oili d.iy of July. 1895. 
 
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