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

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4 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Sunday, October 13th., the Chaplain preached the sermon, taking his text from Psalm 92:1- It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord . He pointed out that we have a great deal for which to thank God, even in this time of war, Worry, anxiety, and, for many, bereave- ment. He said we should give thanks to Him for all the blessings of this life, but above all for His inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ. Also we should be thankful for Britain, for the fact that we are fighting for the right in this struggle, and for the unseliish spirit of everyone in this war, which spirit is one of the qualities of Christ Himself. IN MEMORIAM The Most Rev. J. F. Sweeny, M.A., D.D., late Arch- bishop of Toronto and Metropolitan of Ontario, died in Toronto on Wednesday, September 18th., having been an invalid for some years. Archbishop Sweeny Was born in London, England, in 1857. the son of Col. J. F. Sweeny and Anna Maria Field- ing. He came to Canada early in life and was educated in the Montreal High School, the McGill Normal School and McGill University, securing his B.A. in 1876, his M.A. in 1881. In 1883 he was granted his M.A. Cad eundumi by Trinity University and in 1888 he took his D.D. in course. Ordained deacon in 1880, priest in 1881, he was ap- pointed rector of St. Philip's, Toronto. While still rector of St. Philip's in 1909 he was elected Bishop of Toronto. On the death of Archbishop William of Huron, he was elected Metropolitan of Ontario in 1932, but was forced to resign on ac-count of poor health within a few months. The Archbishop was a frequent visitor-to this School, and regularly. from his Consecration in 1909 until his re-

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 3 A. ' HAPIZL Em i . OTES On Sunday, September 15th., the Headmaster spoke in Chapel. 1.l. On Sunday, September 29th, St. Michael's Day, the Chaplain spoke in Chapel. He took as his text from the Revelation of St. John the Divine, Chapter 12, verses 7 to 9: And there was War in Heaveng Michael and his angels fought against the Dragon, and the Dragon fought against his angels, and prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in Heaven. And the great Dragon was cast out, that old Serpent, called the Devil, and Satan which deceiveth the Whole world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. On Sunday, October 6th, Mr. Scott preached in Chapel. He took as his text Proverbs 29:18, Where there is no vision, the people perish. He reminded us that, at the beginning of a school year all boys, new and old, make up their minds to do well in everything. They have set themselves a mark. Some had it put before them, some realized this themselves. A vision or mark is a necessity, if one is to live by the ideals of decent living and honest thinking, and without God there is no vision. What we build ourselves now, we must take out into the World.

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 5 tirement in 1932, he came to us on the eve of Palm Sunday to administer the rite of Conirmation. Archbishop Sweeny gave a prize for Religious Knowl- edge for many years and always kept up his interest in the School. I. K. P. Allen