Taylorside Gospel Hall, SK
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Excerpt taken from Truth and Tidings November 2016 edition.
"Among the many British immigrants arriving in Canada in the late 1800s were John and Amelia Taylor and family members from North Walsham, Norfolk, England. In 1873-74, they arrived in the province of Ontario to begin a new life. Some embraced the gospel message in Huntsville, later moving north to the New Liskeard, Timiskaming area. Led of God, brethren J. J. Rouse and John Sylvester taught these new converts resulting in the establishment of assembly testimony in the area. Heeding the call to “Go west young men, go west,” a number moved in the winter of 1901-02 to the area which would later become known as Taylorside, some 50 miles southeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Taylorside was named a Postal District from the years 1908-1951. The name, Taylorside, will not appear on current maps, but remains well known in the locality. Situated in a rural setting with agriculture as its mainstay, it is somewhat removed from any large urban center. It is located three miles south and four miles west of the village of Beatty. Yet in God’s matchless grace, it has been the spiritual birthplace of many souls, and continues, by God’s help, to be a lampstand of assembly testimony.
In the spring of 1902, four families began to meet there, as they had in Ontario. They met in homes on the same quarter section of land where the present hall stands. The families of Walter, Fred, Arthur and Herbert Taylor sought the Lord’s guidance as they gathered simply to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Ernest Taylor’s family arrived in 1904, and other families soon joined the little company. The first hall was built in 1911, three-quarters of a mile north of the present location. A regular Sunday evening gospel meeting started in the following year with two local brethren, Jim Foy and Rupert Clarke, preaching. In 1928, another new hall was built at the current site. A barn was a necessary outbuilding at these locations, as the only means of transportation was by horseback, horse drawn buggy or sleigh, or on foot. The first to arrive in cold weather would start the fire, as lighting was by coal oil lamps. These circumstances are primitive by today’s standards, yet a warm spirit of fellowship prevailed. In 1949, electricity was established in the district. The present hall was built in 1963-64."
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