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THE _ CHURCH This year (1981), Delmer United Church ooooooaaannes will observesits 75th Anniversary. | To und?rStand the Church life, of our VMembers of our congregation now and ,, _ community, we must know a little of the members who have moved away, will meet~ | early settlers, to celebrate this important event, in | The earliest se ers of . the life of our Church. | . the Neutral Ind?Zisos The;higvzgea were It will be an occasion, of rejoicing, | along the creeks and made their living of thanksgiving and of rededication, | hunting and trapping. Forests covered to the service of NMankind everywhere. the land and there were no roads. It is fitting, on such an occasion, In 1841, peo to turn back the pages of history, to , British Iglegietggo?nfiiggpgéazgg amd give our members, a broader concept part of Ontario came. Trees were of the heritage, which is ours. blazed and tracks were made wide enough Because of the lack of written records, for a sleigh or wagon to travel on. ' there may be many who are unnamed. We These settlers settled on a piece of ask you to forgive these omissions. land, built a house, usually of logs, Prevaration of this historical sketch %fig éfiszizgezge lsgd%heinatggeg ¥ea?s has been a challenging project. I am The village Wasg%irst known a: w_gllt. | sure that as we enter this last quarter Grove, then Brigham‘s Corners be%orgw | of one hundred years, you will enjoy it became Delmer. It was named Brighanm*: | the brief history of the past. Corners after Mr, Timothy R. Srighat., | May this summary encourage us to work He came from the New England States in | hagder to continue the ministry of the egriy eighties. A Post Office was | this Church to the everlasting glory opened here by Mr. VanNorman. | of God. It is a good and faithful thing to know, | that men take God to guide them as they go, A log school house was built just west of our present Church and the first | C a _ Sunday School and Church was held in it. | As stated before, Delmer was then known | as Br;gham's Corners, after Mr. Timothy | . s ts + C i R,. Brigham. He was a great grandfather | a*ififfi%fi fig'flafiaxfifiw' EEQ of the late Mrs, J.R. McClintock. He [ ' t l fifi@:jfifi;Jfififlfi‘ & gave the land for the school and the old heC v,/g,afi,€,£y§§§ i% cemetery. He built a home, where Harold P E%; K ijf;‘?'f d McDowell _ now lives, A log church was _ | ;nagff"fif PM %fijjf;wfv?gfi also built on the land, beside the schoo. | 4 ,%g o & \ 1e It was served by preachers from the EL%A, is #43 Malahide circuit, in Elgin County. A P ol S ce man and his wife from Norwich came on ;@fii;fiJV e (F k% e horseback. They were called saddle | Q?f?fifgjg t A es ; bag preachers. ie t *