Jubilee of the Centenary Church, Hamilton, Canada, 1868-1918 . MR. S. F. LAZIER. Centenary Centenary Church has stood for much in the life a Po wff^r . ^ . of Hamilton, and its influence has extended far for Good beyond the citys bounds. Its pulpit has been occupied by men of high character andoutstanding ability, who preached the Gospel of the Grace ofGod with power and great earnestness. John Potts, HughJohnston, W. W. Carson, W. W. Ross, William J. and Samuel , Ezra A. Stafford, J. V. Smith and others (dead andliving), each with an individuality all his own and with giftsdistinguish
Jubilee of the Centenary Church, Hamilton, Canada, 1868-1918 . MR. S. F. LAZIER. Centenary Centenary Church has stood for much in the life a Po wff^r . ^ . of Hamilton, and its influence has extended far for Good beyond the citys bounds. Its pulpit has been occupied by men of high character andoutstanding ability, who preached the Gospel of the Grace ofGod with power and great earnestness. John Potts, HughJohnston, W. W. Carson, W. W. Ross, William J. and Samuel , Ezra A. Stafford, J. V. Smith and others (dead andliving), each with an individuality all his own and with giftsdistinguishing him from all others, made the Church a factorfor righteousness in this community. And to this power for good much was contributed by themen and women who were its active members in the years thatare past. As one recalls those sainted ones he remembers what. fine Christian men and women many of them were, and howhigh they stood in the respect of their fellows. The Churchand its interests were more to them, we tliink, than they are tomany to-day. Every servicesaw them present, and in thesocial meetings for prayer andtestimony their voices werealways heard. Centenary \^ ^lay be thatMembers in ^ ?, ,. PubiioLife changed condi-tions have madethe Church less a centre ofactivity than was formerly thecase, and that one must lookoutside of its immediate life forthe standing of a Church and the influence it is exerting to-day. There is cause of thankfulness in knowing that members ofCentenary Church, throughout the years, have been prominentin much of work making for the public welfare. They havebeen to the fore in social reform movements, and have been onthe Boards of the benevolent, educational and other institutionsof our city. They have been in our Councils and Legislatures,and have helped in the making and administration of our the
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