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~ ID4r Algnmu 1linninun111 Nrmn.) V:OL. 36. F ALL and WINTER, 1941-2 No. 4 :119tbotrb to tbe 3(!!terests of tbe C!Cburcb in tbr 119 iocese of ~lgoma THE CALL of ALGOMA AN APPEAL FOR BEQUESTS THE LATE :MOST RKVD. GEORGE THORNELOE D.D., D.C.L. Sometime Arehbishop of Algoma and Metropolitan of Ontario rrhe Right Rev. George Frederick Kingston, Bishop of Algoma, appeals to all friends of Algoma in the name of the great pioneer Archbishop, t he Most Rev. George Thorneloe, to rally to the assist~ ance of the Diocese which he served so faithfully for over thirty years.- Algoma Diocese was set apart as a great missionary area in Nor~ thern Ontario in 1873. Out of sixty clergymen no less than for ty~ five are engaged in missionary work, and must be supported out of the diocesan missionary funds. Will you not add a codicil to your will bequeathing to the Dio~ cese of Algoma such an amount as you are able to give. \Ve hope to receive some substantial bequests, but other amounts such as $500 ./ or $100 will be gratefully received. Legacies will be placed to the credit of the Archbishop Thorneloe Memorial Fund unless the will otherwise directs. Immediate gifts to capital are needed to ensure the continuance of God's great work. 'rhese will be invested in Dominion War Bonds. \¥ ar Savings Certificates made payable to the Diocese of Algoma will help the ,.var effort as -vve ll as the Diocese. PRAY FOR ALGOMA ! SUPPORT ALGOMA! THE ALGOMA MISSIONARY NEWS 75 ~be ~lgoma .ffl tggtonarp Sault Ste. l\farie, March, 1942 A GREA'r ACHIEVEMENT T HE year 19-11 will always be regarded as a notable one in the history of the Church of England in Canada. Carrying out the decisions of the Board of Management of the M. S. C. G. and the Executive Council of the General Synod at their meetings in Str"t ford in September 19!0, a determined effort was made la"l t year t 0 raise the missionary apportionments in full- somethin g· which had never been clone before - and also to raise an additional amormt to "rl'ake the Load Off England." . rl' he amount set as the objective for the three Boards - the l\1is sionm·y Society of the Chnr~h of En~·land in Canarta (M.S.C . C ~ ) , the General B oard of Relig·ious. Educatioh ( G.B.R.E. ), and the Council for Social Service ( C.S.S. )-was $270,000; and the sum of $60,000 was added to replace the money formerly received from Engl and, making· a total of $330.000 as the Church's objective for 1941 for her missionary, educational and social 1vork. _T he Bishop of Calgary, Chairman of the Apuortionments C"m nn tte ~ of the General Synod, gave inspiring leadership, vis]ting all the dioceses and olbtaining the full co - operati ~ n of the diocesan ~ u t~o rities, the clergy and the laity. The result was +hat +he 0 1" Jective was more than reached, the total given bei nO' $:i38 723 Algoma did its part in the great effort . Our total apportionment Was $3,667, and the amount given by our people was $4,483. 1~ he apportionments are the same f or the curren t year. Th e Can ~ . c ~~n Church must n ot fail to measure up this ;rear t o t he gr eat shs she bas set herself to do , anc1 1ve in Algoma must d o our full sha lr e. Let us once more do our best) and with th e help of God w e a I not fail. 76 THE ALGOMA MISSION ARY NEWS rrHE BISHOP'S AUTUlVI N VISI'rArriONS THE last Sunday evening 1n September the R ev. Cyril P eto vvas inducted as Rector of Trinity Chruch , Parry Sound, in the presence of a large congr egation . The Bishop conducted the service and gave the address of "The F un ctions of the :Ministry ." On November 27th the Bishop paid a second autumn visit to Parry Sound when a Layman's Dinner \Vas held. The dinner was served to over eighty men by the ·vv. A ., and great. interest was evinced concerning the work of the Diocese and the Parish as various topics were presented and discussed. Lat er on during the same evening, the A. Y . P . A. under -th e leadership of Mr. Garrett, provided a jolly entertainment for both the men and the women of the congregation. Lantern slides on the \vork in Al goma w ere shown and explained befor e the meeting disp er sed. During October the Dishon visited most of t1t e 1ni ~ ~ions in Algoma Deanery, and on October 14th the D ean er y Conference was held in Sault Ste. lVIarie at which the E xecutive C' om rnittec and the Deanery discussed the problems of apportionments. Harvest services are always orcasions fnr worshir> and sineere thanksgiving. The Bishop gave "Thanksgiving" addresses at Holy Trinity, Tarentorus, and also at St. John 's Chur ch , Hilton Beach. Dean Wright was the special preach er at H arvest services at Em~ manue1! Church, Richards' Landing, and Ho1y 'Trinity Church, Jocelyn. On October ] 9th the Bisl1op visited flt e missions of B lind Hiver, the Spanish River Indian R eserve and l\[assey. Tt was Ch ildren's Day and Youth Sunday, which pr ovided a snitah1 e topic for the addresses. The funeral of an Indian infant at the Spanish River Reserve viras a most tonching event and the Bishon used the oc casion to speak of the Heavenly Father's love to all the children, living and departed. On the follovving l\[onday the Rev. R . K. Bamber and th e Bishop were conducted through the l\/[ cF adden Lumber Mills at Blind River, which ar e among the most up-to-date in Canada. On Sunday, October 25th, the Bishop administered the Apostolic Rite of Confirmation in Desbarats and Bruce }\/fines to classes pre sented by the Rev. Henry Peeling. He spent part of the SundaY ..j 'ivith the Rev. J . C. Popey at Thessalon. celebrating at 8 . a.m. and preaching at 11. A group of faithful Church p e op~e gathered to gether on a r ainy Monday morning jn th little miss ion church ~t Rosebrook VaHey, and the Bishop spok e to them of confidence tn God and loyalty to the Ch11r ch in these cl iff icult cla~r s . The Bishop preached at the service in St. Peter's Chur ch, Saublt8 Ste. Marie, arranged by the L ocal Council of the A. Y. P. A. on t subject of the A. Y. P. A. emblem, having Christ in the centre. }le THE ALGOMA MISSIONARY NEWS 77 also preached twice in St. Luke 's Pro-Cathedra;l on November ninth on subjects pertaining to Remembrance Day. The Bishop's visitation of Nipissing Deanery began on All Saints' Day at Biscotasing about one hundred miles north west of Sudbury on the main line of the Canadian Pacific. For many years there has been a faithful band of Church people in this community, -vvhich has recently come into greater prominence through its proximity to the Jerome Mine. Planes from Biscotasing carry miners to and from the mine thirty miles away over wild bush country. The Bishop did not visit the mine as it happens to be over the height of land and hence it is in theDioces.e of Moosonee. The Rev. A. ~r. Bull of Coniston visits Biscotasing once a month, b'.lt on All Sajnts' Day the Bishop took his place and celebrated the Holy Communion at St. J ohn's Church at 10 a.m. and read Evening Prayer at 6.45. It rained heavily all day but the Bishop managed to visit most of the Church families before the night train left for Sudbury. r:rh e first Sunday in N ovemuer was an important one in Sudbury as the corner stone of the new Parish Hall was laid on that day. 'l'he Bishop dedicated several gifts in the Church of the Epiphany which will add to the beauty of the services of worship. The Chapel of the Resurrection was crowded to capacity for a service at four o'clbck in the afternoon and suitable reference vvas made to the departure of the Rev. Harold Shaw to his new field of labour in St. Simon 's Church, r::roronto. rrhe Bishop preacbed at this service and abo at St. John':::; Church, Copper Cliff, in the evening. On Monday Rural Dean rrucker and the Bishop drove to Cache Ray and Sturgeon :B'alls, where with Rev. Cyril Goodier he visited )~~er al parishioners, and a very satisfactory day ended with a beau tiful Evensong. Markstay ·was another point visited in Nipissing Deanery, while Powassan, Capreol, Falconbridge and Garson had been visited earlier in the year. On "Stir Up" Sunday a large number of communicants worship ped with the Bishop at the early Celebrations of the Holy Eucharist at St. John's Church, North Bay. At a later service a class of forty ~hve was presented for Confirmation by the Rev. W. vV. Jarvis, and e Bishop spoke to them about the message of "Stir Up" Sunday ~~rela ted to Confirmation. On the same Sunday evening St. Brice's th lUrch ''ras visited, and it is gratifying to find the laymen under L e leadership of Mr.