Ruperts Land Girls School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Rupertls Land College Magazine The sixth picture showed. Wyclif sending out the Lutter- worth tracts in 1375: O , One brave Reformer breaks the selfish ring, 'Food for the flesh,' he cries, 'and for the soul' The bread of God-the truth revealed of old Freed from the mildew of a thousand years. The seventh tableau showed the first Prayer Book being presented to Edward VII., 15495 the eighth, Queen Elizabeth returning thanks for deliverance from the Spanish Armada, 1588,-the-ninth, the Hampton Court Conference, 1611, the tenth, Cowper writing the Olney Hymns, 1768, the eleventh, Henry Martin leaving for India, 1800 3 and the final one, which was the most impressive, the arrival of John West at Fort Garry, 1820. V Westward the tide of Empire takes its way, Westward the white man's feet must ever stray, And ancient wand'ring tribes shall hear the cry Where endless prairies stretch into the sky. Here is Fort Garry, where adventurers bold In earlier seasons bartered pelts for gold- But gave no gift so great-no food so rare- As when they summoned over sea and land That first brave envoy of the Gospel band, Bringing to white and red the Bread of Life- The message of the Fatherhood of God, Redemption through the Son, and grace and power Breathed by the Spirit. Thus were the first fruits sown. And so, today, in our solemnity And high commemoration, let us yield All thanks to God the Giver who hath sent k Abounding fruits of increase. May we live Worthy of all His mercies, worthy, too, Of that fair heritage which He has given In trust for coming ages till that day When all the kingdoms of this world become His kingdoms-and the kingdoms of His Christ. The Pageant was presented three times, and on each occasion the large hall was filled with interested and enthus- iastic spectators. It will long live in their minds as a fitting commemoration of the founding of the Anglican Church, and as an inspiration to uphold and spread in the West the work and service of the Church of England. ' K. F. N. 15 I

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Ruperfs Land College Magazine q CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN MANITOBA October 15th-16th, 1920 The Anglican Church in Winnipeg celebrated the centen- ary of its founding by a Pageant of Church History. In 1820 the Hudson's Bay Company, in conjunction with the Church Missionary Society, sent out the Rev. John West, who arrived at Fort York at the end of August, 1820. On September 3rd, 1820, a birch-bark canoe entered the mouth of the Nelson River going south and carrying the English mis- sionary. Passing via Oxford House he reached Norway House, at the northeast of Lake Winnipeg, a month later. On October 13th, 1820, the little canoe entered the Red River, and after travelling eight hundred miles, on Saturday, October 15th, John West arrived at the Red River Settlement and gave notice of divine service on Sunday, October 16th. These are the dates which were celebrated by the Pageant in the Board of Trade Convention Hall. The words of the Pageant were written by Miss Jones, who also designed the scenes, and arranged many of the costumes. Tableaux were shown depicting the entire history of the Anglican Church from the laying of its foundations in England by Gregory and Augustine to the arrival of John West at Old Fort Garry. These tableaux were supplemented by explana- tory passages recited by Miss Trotter, representing the Spirit of History and Miss Swinford as the Spirit of Memory. Holy Trinity choir supplied several anthems, the musical director being the Very Reverend Dean Coombes. There were twelve pictures in' all, represented by 'some two hundred voluntary actors. Each picture was presented by one of the Anglican parishes in Winnipeg. , The curtain rose on the slave market scene in Rome in 575 A.D., in which Gregory was touched by the beauty of the young Angles and determined that they should be taught the Gospel. , The second picture showed Augustine at Canterbury, 596 A.D., the third, Bede at Yarrow, 735 A.D., the fourth, Edward the Confessor planning Westminster Abbey, 10505 the iifth, Archbishop Langton heading the barons at Runnymede, 1215. - Resolute, stern, the Barons face the King , Shamed-with the purple stained with innocent blood. 14

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Rupe'rt's Land College Magazine THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY PAGEANT 119202 And in silence all the Warriors Broke the red stone of the quarry, Smoothed and formed it into Peace-Pipes. ' -LongfelloW's Hiawatha. No longer do the Indian chiefs meet around the council fires to smoke the Peace-Pipe of friendship and loyalty. They and their tribes have been driven Westward by the advance of l I i 1 civilization. No more can lumbering Wooden ox-carts be met on the rough prairie roads, as in the old days of our province's history. The herds of shaggy buffalo have passed from the Wide prairies and With these have gone the Wigwams of the Indians. HiaWatha's prediction has been marvelously fulfilled: All the land was full of people, Restless, struggling, toiling, striving. In the Woodlands rang their axes, ' Smoked their towns in all the valleys. ,X 16