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Talked with Walter Foreshew by phone on November 16, 2019, who was born in 1933 in the Loring area, near Arnstein. Walter was raised at [[Arnstein Gospel Hall, ON|Arnstein Gospel Hall]] with his family, before relocating with his wife to Sudbury in 1953 where he helped renovate the Bessie Street Gospel Hall, which later moved to what is now known as [[Alder Street Gospel Hall, ON|Alder Street Gospel Hall]]. | Talked with Walter Foreshew by phone on November 16, 2019, who was born in 1933 in the Loring area, near Arnstein. Walter was raised at [[Arnstein Gospel Hall, ON|Arnstein Gospel Hall]] with his family, before relocating with his wife to Sudbury in 1953 where he helped renovate the Bessie Street Gospel Hall, which later moved to what is now known as [[Alder Street Gospel Hall, ON|Alder Street Gospel Hall]]. | ||
| − | His parents were [[Ernest | + | His parents were [[Ernest Edward Foreshew]] (1899-1971) and Marjorie (Van Meer) Foreshew. His father’s father, Frederick William Foreshew (1859-1936) was born in Withington, Gloucestershire, England, and on Nov. 20, 1882 married Laura Lavina Wyman (1862-1941) in Little Current, Ontario, which was on Manitoulin Island, which is where Walter’s father was raised, as a Methodist, but rejected the Gospel until he was led to Christ by the faithful testimony of his wife Marjorie. |
Walter’s mother was born Marjorie Louise Vanmeer around 1904 in Strong, Parry Sound, Ontario, and died in 2002. She was the daughter of Nelson Lester Vanmeer (1876-1918) and Henrietta Moran Vanmeer. They raised their children as nominal Methodists. Lester died of tuberculosis at the age of 42 when Marjorie was only 14. Marjorie’s sister Ruby Annie Simms (1901-1989) was the first of the family to come to know Christ thru Arnstein Gospel Hall on March 13, 1931, and she led her husband Reinhold Simms (1896-1972) to Christ, who was a nominal Presbyterian. This, in turn, led to all four of their children, one son and three daughters, to be saved. By the time Ruby passed away in 1989, she had seen most of her 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren saved as well. This influenced Walter’s mother, Marjorie to come to faith, and subsequently led her husband Ernie Foreshew to Christ. | Walter’s mother was born Marjorie Louise Vanmeer around 1904 in Strong, Parry Sound, Ontario, and died in 2002. She was the daughter of Nelson Lester Vanmeer (1876-1918) and Henrietta Moran Vanmeer. They raised their children as nominal Methodists. Lester died of tuberculosis at the age of 42 when Marjorie was only 14. Marjorie’s sister Ruby Annie Simms (1901-1989) was the first of the family to come to know Christ thru Arnstein Gospel Hall on March 13, 1931, and she led her husband Reinhold Simms (1896-1972) to Christ, who was a nominal Presbyterian. This, in turn, led to all four of their children, one son and three daughters, to be saved. By the time Ruby passed away in 1989, she had seen most of her 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren saved as well. This influenced Walter’s mother, Marjorie to come to faith, and subsequently led her husband Ernie Foreshew to Christ. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:19, 17 November 2019
Talked with Walter Foreshew by phone on November 16, 2019, who was born in 1933 in the Loring area, near Arnstein. Walter was raised at Arnstein Gospel Hall with his family, before relocating with his wife to Sudbury in 1953 where he helped renovate the Bessie Street Gospel Hall, which later moved to what is now known as Alder Street Gospel Hall.
His parents were Ernest Edward Foreshew (1899-1971) and Marjorie (Van Meer) Foreshew. His father’s father, Frederick William Foreshew (1859-1936) was born in Withington, Gloucestershire, England, and on Nov. 20, 1882 married Laura Lavina Wyman (1862-1941) in Little Current, Ontario, which was on Manitoulin Island, which is where Walter’s father was raised, as a Methodist, but rejected the Gospel until he was led to Christ by the faithful testimony of his wife Marjorie.
Walter’s mother was born Marjorie Louise Vanmeer around 1904 in Strong, Parry Sound, Ontario, and died in 2002. She was the daughter of Nelson Lester Vanmeer (1876-1918) and Henrietta Moran Vanmeer. They raised their children as nominal Methodists. Lester died of tuberculosis at the age of 42 when Marjorie was only 14. Marjorie’s sister Ruby Annie Simms (1901-1989) was the first of the family to come to know Christ thru Arnstein Gospel Hall on March 13, 1931, and she led her husband Reinhold Simms (1896-1972) to Christ, who was a nominal Presbyterian. This, in turn, led to all four of their children, one son and three daughters, to be saved. By the time Ruby passed away in 1989, she had seen most of her 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren saved as well. This influenced Walter’s mother, Marjorie to come to faith, and subsequently led her husband Ernie Foreshew to Christ.
Ernest and Marjorie Foreshew did not have a car throughout a good portion of Walter’s childhood, and although they would sometimes get rides to the Arnstein Gospel Hall, from a German brother, Charlie Culin, they also were notable for being more than willing to walk the nine miles to the meeting. Charlie lived five miles from Loring, and started a Sunday School meeting in his farmhouse, which continued for over forty years, and was influential in Walter’s salvation in his parents’ home in around 1946 when he was thirteen years old.
Charlie Culin also hosted prayer meetings in his home, although after Walter’s folks were saved, they not only offered to host prayer meetings, but also hosted well-attended Gospel meetings in their spacious home.
Sources
- Walter Foreshew 11-16-2019
- Ancestry.com
- Findagrave.com
