Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 7 with the story of a heroic missionary who sacrificed his 'life to the Japanese in order to continue his work. Nature and the Bible October 12 On October 12, Mr. Bagley preached, taking as his theme the beauty and the different aspects of nature, which fitted in most appropriately with the lovely autumn We are enjoying. The Chaplain pointed out the different attitudes to- wards nature to be found in the Old and New Testaments, the former treating it as something awesome and majestic, the latter portraying the simple view, a mystery of love rather than fear. This change was Wrought by Jesus, and God, who had previously been Jehovah, the all-powerful, Was now thought to possess the gentle majesty of a father. After numerous examples of the close contact and love of Jesus for nature, Mr Bagley suggested that by obedience to God's Will We might reach the same high level. He then closed with the statement Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God-even in the lilies of the field . St. Mark's Church One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Seryices October 12 As members of the Parish, an invitation was extended to the School Choir to provide the music for the closing service of the Anniversary celebrations on Simday, October 12. This invitation Was gladly accepted and the Whole Choir With Mr. Cohn at the organ, one choir boy on crutches Knot in the processionj and another brought from his sick bed in the hospital, took part. The service was read and the responses intoned by the School chaplain, the lessons being read by the Head-

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6 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Baptism and Confirmation do not make a Christian. Fur- thermore, We should not lose faith because We think that the age of miracles is past, for it is not. To illustrate this point, he told a story about the former Bishop of Lin- coln Who has been called to a sick man's bed. The man con- fessed that he had once meant to rob the Bishop by send- ing him to a cottage along a path which would take him through the woods. But he had not carried out the rob- bery because someone had joined the priest as he Went through, both on his Way there and back. The bishop claims to have been alone. Is this not a miracle? Mr. Hett then asked all Christians to help others and he made three suggestions which We should bear in mind. One was to remember the difference between right and Wrong, another, to learn more about Christianity and the last was not to jeer at the good things in life. A He told us that later We would become members of the Christian society and that this would help us to become good citizens of our country. Harvest Sunday October 5 On Harvest Sunday in a Well decorated chapel, the Rev. C. H. Boulden, rector of St. Mark's Church in Port Hope, paid his first visit of the year to the School. The former Housemaster of our Junior School com- menced his sermon by saying there is no greater joy than seeing the fruits of one's own labour, and proceeded to cite examples of harvesters in England. These hard-Working men of the fields accomplish something truly tangible, and, when an opportunity comes for them to attend church ser- vices. they do so with sincere enjoyment and gratitude to God. Continuing with an apt quotation from Proverbs, Mr. Boulden pointed out that Those that get something for nothing get all that they pay for , and illustrated this

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8 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD master and the Housemaster of Brent House. The can- ticles and hymns were really beautifully rendered by the Choir to whom great credit. is due for their 'presentation of the anthem Worship , based on the words of the hymn, O, brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother . It was extraordinary to note the difference in the quality of the Choir's tone as heard in a spacious church, in contrast to the effect of the low ceiling of the School Chapel, and made one hope for the time Cin the near future ?l when we shall have a Chapel, Worthy of the School, which will bring out the full beauty of the organ and the glory of young boys' rich voices. The Rector, the Rev. C. H. Boulden, at one time House- master of the Junior School and a veteran of World Wars I and II, spoke briefly of the celebrations in connection with the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary, and thanked all those who had helped in the social entertain- ment during the week, those who had responded so gen- erously to the financial appeal made for the needed work in the church fabric, and the Choir of Trinity College School for the beautiful rendering of the closing service of the celebration. He stressed the necessity for looking for- ward and working for the future life and health of the Church rather than the remembrance of what St. Mark's had done for the individual and community life of Port Hope. After the service the Choir mysteriously disappeared over Jacob's Ladder, the shortest way to the Parish Hall, where the inner man was fortified by more than the kind- ness of various members of the parish. ... -1-l-. - Sacristans This year an overwhelming response was made to the Chaplains request for boys to help him in the Chapel. Mr. Bagley said he was most gratified to see so many boys interested in performing sacristan duties. As, it was im-