: St. Peter’: 5 Celebrated it its - Forty-eighth A Thanksgiving Service If ~ Special. anniversary - ‘and. harvest _ thanksgiving services were held in St, " Peter's Anglican. church: iast. Sunday, .. Oct. Tthe The chureh © was very: pret- ..tily decorated for the occasion. - There was quite an abundance of flowers antl some extra large vegetables of all yar- “ities. There were large corgregations | at. all services. “At the morning ‘ser- . Vice Mrs. Proctor sang, “O' ‘Rest. in the ~ Lord,” and Mra, Kincaid Sang, “Sayt- _ our Lead us Day by Day. “At the close of th ‘afternoon service the’ ree- tor baptised two children, ° : "Special 80- " Jolsts at the evening. service ~were “Mrs. A. BE. Falconer who rendered “Tp ‘the * Garden,” and “Mrs. Proctor sang. “The Blind Ploughman.” : “The - other: ‘speci: al harvest inusic was sung most heart- ily by the congregation. — The rector, Rev. T. D. Proctor, de- livered wonderful and most, approp- riata addresses at all’ serviges, at. which he was assisted by Mr. J. ‘Proc: tor, who read the prayers, ete, In: the morning ‘the address of the rector stated. tint it Was a fitting time’ for thanksgiving, both for. the mater- jal harvest inthe fact that Canada was harvesting her largest crop on re- cord, ‘and aiso for the spiritual harvest ns a result of the seed sown by ‘the eburch’s early missionaries .. as. long ago as 1870, It was in 1876 that. Haz-. elton was a large and busy town, it being. the centre for, outfitting . _Bros- “peetors and ‘alners: “for “Sthetr: “etigh: “north in search ot:gold. ‘The popula- tion “was ebanging. ‘dally; tents’: and. small ‘éabins were being: erected, ‘Over. might, and many of them were @ Just as. quickly demolished. ae _At this time there’ were id: ess than 8000 people in Hazelton, most of: them waiting for suitible weather to- make the great rush to’ the different..g0ld prospects, .@£., Omineca: ‘and. Ingenica; ) situated within about: 300 mlles of thie , “outfitting point. ‘Having - ‘heard of the. lurge number flocking, © to’ ' Haielton, the Rev. W. H. Collisatiy the ‘church Missionary Society" 8 agerit on the const come with the gospel ‘of peace. ‘and - ‘of goodwiil in 1876, Not: ‘being able” to f stuy himself he reported. the situation » to the ‘Church | ‘Migstonary © Society © Any, England, The result was the Society decided to’ greatly: ¢ extend 3 its. work: in the “north, Up to this time the ‘anireh had only one bishop for. ‘the ‘whole: of British Columbia, in the person: ‘of: Bishop: ‘Geo. Mills who was. consecrated . bishop. in as, Westminster -Abbey,- ‘England;, in’ 4859, wrriving in Victoria in-January. ‘1360. “The church now decided’ to-form a new i diccese for, the ‘northern ° ‘half of the |, - yrovinee, to be: kriown as the ‘diocese out Caledonia: and Bishop - ‘Ridley. war’ | consecrated in: ‘Sngland ' in’ 1879- “ag. thie: new: bishop.. ‘In ‘the’ ‘some’ ‘year. “the: Rev itobt, Tomlinson wis: Bent. sto ‘Ankint: last, 20 iniles from ‘Hazelton, to’ estas. . ish ea mission station: (now known: ie Tkelton by ct aus: trip’ ‘by. Wi test church | Fla: j Tors ond: prospector spititual strength: ‘and. Anniversary — vice - for: his gafe(arrival: was held: ‘ou October 7th,’ 1880, just 43: years . EO, ‘and the: -bullding was filled. ‘with dostul: hearts ‘ which" were ‘uplitted | in true thanksgiving. “Tlie building.’ war alt uated whore the’ sent t Indtay school stands. : _ Amongst! 3 shop Ridley’s ‘activities while in Hazelton were the Issuing of the first focal” ‘newspaper, ‘the estab. Ushing of ‘a, library for the miners, an tives: and whites. One ‘of the’ large was purchased . from ‘Chas,’ Yoemans, was thrown ° open as. 4. reading room and. the place of F meoting for. thie min era, ~ Bishop Ridley had to return’ to > Eng- lend in 1881, but Mrs.. Ridley kept tlie Work going tn his absence. ‘Then in 1882. when they moved to Metlakatia to establish the famous Ridley home for ‘boys and girls, the Rev. Robt. Aller was appointed to Hazelton aksisted by by J. EL Ridley.’ ‘Mr. Allen, did not re- main long however, and was succeed: ed in “the ‘fall ‘of 1882. by Rev. W.G Faulkner, who was assisted iby. R. Wade, a O. M. S. native agent trained at the const. Besides looking after the white work ‘they commenced to care for-and train the natives, first in the chief's house and later in the log building obtained for the first church, -Ehen: ‘in: 1BSH alesber change + was: Taide. FB? Steyenson.-took ‘ care | af: ‘the: ‘work. watil: the well . known: and much “beloved. -Rer. John and. Mis. id Field: came- out" ‘from “England and on) Sunday,. May'9th,.1886; ‘held’ ils first: ‘He remained in ‘charge. ‘to: serve God and his fellownien until May. when: Rey. Service. 5, 1918, completing 32 years of faith- ful service. Owing . to. failing health che found it- necessary to retire, and entered into: vest. that - same year in Atgust. . ‘Bls term: of office saw. many changes, “both. in’ the: natives. and: the whites. : The’: Tiatives ” ‘had | become: tiongl ‘Stgndpaint had learned to read |. the: ‘gospel. ‘message “in: their own: lnbg- unge. - Rey.: and, Mrs. Field had: the noble assistance. of Miss - E. J. Soal as desconess and. teacher: for many years, jand betw een ‘them they, held’ ‘day school for children and: night - ‘sehool. for’ the: adults. who. desired to continue their education. The: portion of the mission hénee. which atl vemaing: vas what Mius Soal's: roonis.- “By the: ‘elose “of: the ‘t0tn* eontury. * * wa: found’ neces- sary ti pull, down, he : old. log church, and: erect: ‘a. lumberz'one, lumber: now being. obtainable... ‘from Meanskinisht |; (across ithe : river. from : Gedarvate). The: ‘present’ éhiireh’ was’ completed. and-| opened. for sorviee ‘on. Sunday, Oc ber |; evening’ and.day. -sehool for hoth ma- rooms in the old: mission house, which. christian and had’ adopted thé civittz-|' ed mode of living,- and. from "an éduea-| - iva. ‘ndded to the old inission - hotise - OF : 401 the nore f- Rev, a “Field: an umalbusof flats) juat beyond: Kiaplox: | ; - PRINCE RUPERT” NEWS LETTER The ‘first whéat to arrive at the lo- eal elevator for: the 1928-29 shipping. season was grawn ‘inthe Bulkley Val- ley. “There was ‘one carload. It came nearly: a week in ‘advance’ ‘of the first grain from’ the.” ' prairies. Experts say ‘the Northern’ » British - Columbia wheat is extra. “good quality. ‘Aud when they: ‘admit that’ much “St. aint maybe,” yo: : , "Who, why, ‘and: what is Dr. Langs: stood: ‘that he. tries to detect crime mind. Teading, ond all . ‘that sort of thing. -He was recently engaged on the Booher murder ease in Edmonton. ‘| only: ine or two are aware that he ex-. ercised his talents: in' Prince Rupert at the tthe of the Ester Solomon tragedy.| without wetting anywhere. _ : Joseph G. Scott, pioneer hardware in'the general hospital for a fortnight. His condition is regarded as serious. Tt. is perhaps a bit - ‘premature to mention it, but already there are to be heard whispers’ of next January's. mu- nicipal election. It is not a wild guess to say Mayor McMordie may ‘run again " Hast winter because the galmon fish: ing © was ‘uncommonly, lean, 2 ‘dollar was: “a -dollar;: at encotiraged. He eaxn- “Podays yon migh hink the: "'shimeans all came from: “Aber- deen. “With: ‘fishing. ‘better, and more] - ing staples only, and, they barter with monch: deliberation and. caution. ; Father Jobn Honiniowa, native © of the south of . ‘England and: graduate: of Dublin University, has arrived to. as- sist at. the Catholic . ‘Cathedral, . suc- ceeding - Father: -MeGrath “who relin- qhished his duties! beeiluse of il henlth “The ‘pulp aid: paper ‘fnanstry’| is the most; important manufacturing indus-' try in. Canada,” ‘Heading ‘the “list™ “hi 1026: for. gToss and net ‘value of manu- factured ‘products, ‘as Well as for dis- tribution ‘of “wages; and solaries. In ; total: capital: ‘Invested the’: industry. ts ees it: is second only to BAW: “mills.