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ST George's Church, Oshawa
ST George's Church, Oshawa
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Consecrated Tuesday, 12th Sept ember, 1944
by The Most Reverend D. T. Owen. D.O.
Archbishop of Toronto
Primdte of all Canada
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Day hy (lay -/;,VellJ,; -seem of tittle or iIlO ll:npo-rtanoo, aM f4r the m()$t
part 8'4 unrecon:led, Then >II centufY titter, wh,:;o <In <lUOI't Is made to ri?
thi:' story of a family, a district or.a parh;;h. iliule tllttteflai avail,
able, Such /;s the elise with Ine parish of 51. Osnaw1L
The nJ1!t white scttkt lIilI Oshawa Was_ Benjamin Wilson, who
a litlte ellst of the Hilthour, neat what is l,O'W lhe old burial grtilmd oVer'
[ooking' Lake Ont'!!:dq, This wail in 1778:' .or 1794,f, OlhiJr ilettter!)
from the south, hut whether there were' nwmbm of Chutcn among
them and whether du:dng the nnlt thitrl of the 19th century Chureb of
Eng-land $.CrVii\t$ hdd herc<!hf,uts lS 1l'nlcllDwn.
T111" first record of Anglican J!ervtees in the Township of East WhitLy,
uf which area Oshawa formed .a pari, emi'wS from Hte l{wmal of the Rev.
erel)d Adam EUiot, tflilveUing !)!l>;sinary, who made .&ever"l eit'enitii (If the
"Home" district <is IlI.r north as Penetangni",hene, 1831,35:, Imt it js
impossible from Ms ltllxrnal I(> identify place;, in the immedime vieinity
of Osha'Wti at whicb his servi.,C$ we-te oonducteq, The first t.fiul'(:n ii, the
southe1tJ pari or Ontari{) c.unty, built d !-ogs, W.all at Co-tUn:lbUli,
(English Comers) in 1835, Itt 1838 the p<irJ"h of the wnol(l adjacent dis-
tri<tt, the l'.;:.wn.dtip" of Whitby, ClarkI;'- and l)>IIrHngton wa" urgah:iood nueJt
the: T, S. KCf\lieily, The Revetcnd John Pendil<nd entemd the
diocere of Toronto 15th Deeembl"r, 1 an. amI WR.'l. -appointed lnGllmbent of
Columhus and WTlithy. He was -an Trishman by birth. a J!uidier by
Cnee- aud It minister byehoire. the third ;,()n ,'if Ge<)rge Pl'nti<md Ilf GI'ahlty
Row, he wail horn in 1B04 and <ldu:cated .at Kilkenny, Cvrfege
Dahl)!), and at Cambridge, Commi!fflioned 2nd I.ieuL in His l\tIUjestY'lf Hurse
Guards, 21$1 Re,gt, in lS,2.<t ne was later pto1l1niecl Captain .. )lei Sf'l'Vea in
France, Spain Rnd Italy. In entcr+ng the ministry :fit': followed the footsteps
of hIS ,grandfather lhe Reverend lORIl Pentland, who died at Anlhcl'lIt'Can.
County Meath, belano, in ] 730-. ReQre to Canada MI', Pelldamii
ruinill'te1cd io Wa]ili>, Fl'I;mCe and
'the C];:ureh in O"hllwa, then kuo\"1< !:IS Skae'$ Corners, wail opened as
an outst<ltlon from ",*'Mth)<, and it ill said th-(lt fot s.o-me titne wert}
held in what WiI$ known as th", old 'fnwn Hall .. nd Court House al the
corner of CO;ltre and Athol Stmets+. The first S:, GeorttE's Chutch wa,...,
D-urtt at the rnrner of Kil'lit Street ,lmd Park Raad on a site given by Mr, ,. ,B,
W'artetl.. pad I)J' dl(' mated .. l cuming fnm! a di@!'ed Baptis!: Chutch in the
'Vicinity, T11'/) ttttte of the huiMing of [his dturdt i" uuccnnin, hUI It waR
ptobahly 184<1. In the fd1<>wing }'<'<lr OstuJwa had <I population of about
1,000, &nd is (Smith'" Cal:)l:ldlllJl: C.(IZell'C:r! as "-It prace of coMider-
able bllilil-nrn;s"''. Dum 13.t}{) St. Geoq!:e's, Oshawa, was worked ill conjunct/on
with SL lorm's Port Whi!hy. and St. Paul's, Columhu:;s, frol" 1859 to
1864 with St, .Tohn's, Port then from lSf:H,11) ]873 with St, Put's.,
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tilt {)!:' 1BOO C'atfie ihe Sc Ure: corner
>i}f ua wlili,eb lii:te hal' l_ permanently rrtarked by u
nne $t{HJ by dlt' ' 01 Tcmni1>, St" George".; Day,
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Tfllipi91mJhlo; ("" wi>:.k I!;ud: :reCq.:lVitfudjon of the
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't'1:w Reve.vttd J.,lu. f'eutI41hl W&5 J'llln1tedoo iIt tM! hy tbe Rill'erend
J 3, 'i'tirreH.1111", fatl,ex tWD t: ..
(Jl11: A ifl:hbj%h17p (Jf N<:>va :a:nil of Ali Canada. the >Otber
for tm),ny Yf'Jlr$, (:h?tIQI1Hq; Qf period !wa
lJUp<tmntl gl11$ 'IlfItfl: made tv p.IfJ$b, in NQve1'P'Per 1361 an area #f
ahtrut -litlre 4f gl:'l:<Otu1 wali ttt rhe Church Suciety -of the: di_
(I{ l'<>1'.,utl;; tty J!)ilu HoII'. Wiilhlln Allan gOO thejr
as "'all: flfl,uoWmll'Jtt 41' 1\ parAufl1iIge, Ute rt'.nt+, Md thnTOl
to appmpriared Al1d applit:d: tu the SUPlK'tf b.coothent
Ume bFf.ng"". 1M!! became the sn", 'Of the <>M 400 Uuer
IIpi;lvJ verrni:wsJre site (If (Itt' tJ'tf'_-lWitt TIiI; otlrer
i:t 1ft 'k'ali th4:t (I{ the 'ZuoelFTY f>Tl r"TK Road 1;;01i,1.. Rli ama of n bout ]:,:1:+
aerea, 'Vested ih dlii SYl10d o[ !be dl{;lccl'4' in 1Ml< by Mr. j. B. 8nU
{'o:iiSCcra1vd, (>iate wulmnwnl by i1lslwp Betl:H!llIL Attndgir the
was it) til:<! mll'li("&1 intenmml in the ntt:a Wilill tnane lU 1M1" J:;e,.
twQtm which date ,1{) krJ\JwR< hurials n;m'<p F"r iMUy
the cemerory cu:retakFT was a ,M'L 'I The V !!SIX" at a fileeI ing
som' yeus h<:f .. re bis o('{ltf\, liitg;:v;(,,j; itil apPNl:latlQIt 01 hiS faith.t wMk hy
gmntl/;g: hlrn il tnt In ttl'; Ellrhd
Tb .. Hever&Jtd Crump; nett fuUDwed Callorl Wo:trt'!L Dr. WD Bent a
w .. s lloo(;QY's Qnu:ehw<lfrdm,. 19o,r.gg, aud m,tjj Ms death in 19.;$ a
f:gtltat' ,attenoont 4t thc :servie% <> the dl1frcil, M'r;,.. l<iIDon, wjf(l of tbe
R0IJroK'$ tit ;:Ire premlttime" is a grandib.l.ugh:tcr of Carm:n Bek
rue H<1vlitoo;!-d H. D, OVIe'fl twc;;;rn-e Rvctm: ill 11176 and Ht lSSD Kll
succooded hy the Re:vaemi J, wHddietoo. These were sHU the' day!! of smail
tMtlg$ by p:r*11t $l-and{ll"u*, The frnallci<ll SllXliellient p:resW1:",d to the
E/lS1Cif 100:2 TeQe:lptll (if $1009.:11, Th hliCumben-ea
stipend \Vb!! $OCI() plfr Hltfjnil,," In 188,t the Sunday Sdwo! /ittet141at1(# ltVer
agea D(rj'S and 51 girl!!, which however wrm pr{}bably II- h.ighll'r pr-opotior}
o-i the vbHdNn jJf tbiJ cflJ)gr1!\,gatiorJ 1h1tfl II> found in 1he School today, But
dmre .Vfie real de:vvlupID(H)t going (tI), The 'SUtH.Jay Ekhool huildinj; was
eTl/'ct('d in wbHe a yoox- later the C,\urch waf' mlarged hy the addition
trf 13 feet UIr' i4lst tid uruil a gaHery at the wee' (1m!, At thr. same tiroe
1:\#11' and WI'il'C l:rmtllllcd. The Church wa" re.opened ,and:
ool.mooratoo the Right lteveren.d Arthur Sweatman. Bishop of l'*-rtmto,
'lib Ckh)])f>!. JtBl, ami triih visiting pre-41cbiIDl- were
each night: Qt t.be fQUowing week, Tlttl Petition for the Consecratiml wa$
lIigw:d by ], :'Hddlctotl, B,A,. W, J. A1."k!nllQll, and 1, W. em'fUn, Glm:rnh
W;;l::rdep$.; Olmt lQl,epn Cl)):rk, .M,D,; F. W. Glen; M. Western; Rnd R. D.
F'isher,
Frum. "t8a9 comes- the ftrst printed mmua] fi:nanci,al re-port $jl,d: wMch
Ctintaj,M the nm tfJlX}rd oJ g;j"Jnp trY rni)jjjlol'h", au amo-unt VL $68,46, Dur-
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xlinub"s have tbe find 1TI1:nIlIJU .,r;]!'c Wnrne:t's Guild (lS9-;;)" The W.A.
wit., organized in [901. TI\!R' Suml .. )" 5d::l)rll hU:i1d:ifig: wa" f'ttlargi:>d hy the
dddi:tt()n &r tilt: two room!! ttl the )1')db in 19113. Ml\ j:ulm Cowan gIJl1btt)ullly
bearing the wll'!>t& ex:P<Ul:,t'"" it wa" p!:oimbly tl:liOut tJ'lj$ tilne thut a ve(!too
eM-it was mtrvclwert. for )11 the V(')).tr, rr;)Jlute!< Hf l!Xri le meutkm of "tile
rRffitOek (fi)mm:in, '0 If! 1<i!}1 II propossj W!>e made hy the redia; P'0Qftte to
pureha&t R SlIi? 1,f land t lili) n0Tln (if tl:m 'l)1;1I11Cb !i'}te, the fi.rnt Ntllve,
""flich a dozen y",an> was t? Tt'$\ll! tP the "Irie o{ the whole p:-operly
Alta tlw builditly; uf Cihllt:iL
'f1m Rrvrrvm:i dt: c{um; to fbI' jltlXrsn in 191U and'll
rapid g:r<lwtu wail 'Nttltrecl ttp(n. SIron after nt4i .nr'ival, St,
Mi:&hi61l" SQJ1hj'*i1te, \'Ni$ {tpmtd hi the iNwl:ue; E1t;iish
{ )Ji dw Solttn (ir (fie .;:mH" Worfd War f
hu:il.:ling; nmUers W'f'tt" loett lit tbe ikcixi'PTI
t!: .,ti:ct a ;mjn" had keR rnkvn 111 Polih'iwing tbe Viiif
population rapjdry ru:Hi nCild for 11 rntlTcb
wa;i J1Y6$Sl:t{!> A{ter tilkny anti Wilrrk tti
j\lIu13. on jr.ne 12, 15i1<J, .h;c In(;1\ General D[ Canada, lbe
De'r"OflShiN, tuuled tlte FU$t- l14<il I",y trw fmll1rtlltlD1H of the p-teseltt vuHcling:.,
(;CrJrrre's l<letnqri!ll ClujTd'l, rho: em'Her waS "'wvtl lrnd truly
laid"" hy Mujor CeMrnl J, lit, I\ld:ldeh ,In Sataniuy, October 1922. In
the Carner- Stt",pe )" a p.W;;U{flfll)t lwwrimd as
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