MEMORIAL CHURCH

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1929, Page 3

MEMORIAL CHURCH

VANCOUVER, August 5. An Englishwoman’s memorial to her only son, who was killed in action in Flanders, took the form of a beautiful little church df stone and stucco in the Canadian Rockies at Jaspar, near the “border of Alberta and British Columbia. The church' was recently dedicated by the Bishop of Edmonton. The church was not a costly one. The total outlay was about £3OOO. The donor chooses to remain anonymous. Last year, the foundation was laid, and under the corner stone was placed the testament found 'on the young man’s body in No Man’s Land. Lord Willingdon presented the hell. It bore the inscription, “Give unto the Lord the Honour due unto His Name.” The furnishings and fittings were presented by the unknown donor. Two Englishwomen, sisters, gave the beautiful oak panelling to right and left of the altar in memory of their mother. The processional cross of hand-beaten copper, designed by a London artisan, was the gift of a lady in Worcester. The Women’s Auxiliary of the parish gave the font. The was the gift of two members of the congregation, in memory of their son. The first chaplain in the Rockies, in the days of the construction of the transcontinental railway assisted the Bishop at the dedication.