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Then William McDowell, from Whitby, [ 2“? by one; the Bible Christian and came and settled on the farm where l £§l§009a1 churcih?s closed and by 1883 Harvey Ecker now lives. Mr. McDowell _ C_eir members joined with one of the was a local preacher and assisted with ircuit Churches of 'pi11son1ourpi. the preaching. He was the great grand-. In 1876,a Brownsville parsonage was father of? Harold McDowell,, l built and the deed was drawn up. Sometime later there was a Bible Christian : In 1896,the Corinth Circuit started, Church, on the Levi. Fewster farm, on the which lessened the appointments of' the hill (now Wm. Bawley farm).. Also one was Brovmsvi11e Circuit. built on the ninth concess10n, west, near . the Brownsville road,, ' %n11900, the first Ladies Aid, at . e mer _i . There was also an Episcopal Church, on ' was Organized. the eleventh, on Fred Sypher's farm (later . l 1935, the name changed to Woman's Stanley Hustler's and now Jim Hyatt's Farm). Association. , In 18Ir6, the first cem§tery was formgd. In 1960, to the Woman's Federation. I . The land was given by r. Brigham. he I T . T, first burial was William Dean, son of n 1962, to bnlted Church ',lomen, John Dean, of the ninth Concession (late In $902. the Trustee Board met to _ Fred Baxter farm). William Dean was decide whether to repair the white church [ drowned in the mill race and was buried or to build a new one. Rev. D.E. Martin March 21, 1846. Mr. Edward York, who tras.retyldetot minister. Nothing was lived on the tenth, west of Delmer, drew decided. the casket through the woods to the In 1 O? R T cemetery with his oxen and sled. r1?e1s,i1.2?,'i, (-'?ir/,is(iiiT,ciyirJ,y,rih'q./,r efforts In 1910, the new cemetery was opened and the Trustee Board's, it was decided” _ with Mr. Peter Syphen the first burial. to build a new church. In 1850, the new white frame church was 2 1905, a new red brick church at built west of the cemetery. Mr. Joseph Melmer was planned and built. J.P. McDowell owned this property at that 'i'jieor,f,Ini- owned the land and traded it for [ time and donated the land for the church. C) erland where the write church stood. It was called the New Connexion Church Cgrgzg il',: 19:5 s1ft,rdi1),ri.ne-: of' the first l, and was on th (Ili . i" . one 00 p ace. "Rev. Kerr e illsonburg Circuit. Presided and Rev. Neale and Rev. In 1856, Brownsville built their first ["rcA11ister, former ministers, have the I church, a Wesleyan Methodist. addresses. CD _ in 1874, the Delmer Bible Christian In 1906, on February 11, the church hurches and the Episcopal Church was dedicated, with Rev. Jos. Phillips _ Snited to form the first Brownsville Of Aylmer, as guest speaker. Rev. G:J' _ ircuit. The Circuit consisted of' six Kerr, resident minister, presided over i 'cer1121'r,rnii,t,'. Brownsville, Delmar, the three serVices that day. There was UllOden, Dereham Centre, Bayham and a new organ. The old shed was moved Corinth. over behind the new church. A new fence surrounded it. 2 _ o 3.