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Title: Rev. A. Ralla Ram.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #723 Rev. A. Ralla Ram, D.D., General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma and Ceylon, formerly Stated Clerk of the United Church of Northern India, who addressed The Canadian Council of Churches, meeting in St. Paul's Avenue Road United Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 25-27, 1945.
Creator Name(s): Wilson, A.J. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945, circa September 25-27, 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Ram, Augustine Ralla, 1888-1957., Student Christian Movement of India., United Church of Northern India--Clergy., Canadian Council of Churches., St. Paul's-Avenue Road United Church (Toronto, Ont.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Ontario--Toronto., Clergy conferences.
Geographic subjects: Ontario, Toronto., Toronto (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Toronto
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 723; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_723
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357646

Title: Moose Factory's frontier parson.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (author)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Thompson, Gilbert.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Ontario--Moose Factory., Dogsledding--Ontario--Moose Factory., Mushers--Ontario--Moose Factory., Evangelists--Ontario--Moose Factory., Clergy--Ontario--Moose Factory.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 447; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_447_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357520

Title: With huskie, and on snow-shoes, minister in far north makes his parish calls.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #447 WITH HUSKIE, AND ON SNOW-SHOES, MINISTER IN FAR NORTH MAKES HIS PARISH CALLS Moose Factory, Ont…The Reverend Gilbert Thompson in this far-north region knows several tongues. He holds services in English as well as in the Cree tongue, and converses in the language of the Eskimo and has a smattering of the dialects of British Columbia. In winter, he walks eight miles every Sunday for his services here and at Moosonee, the end of the railroad line. His Cree speaking parishioners far outnumber his English speaking congregation. Here he is shown on snow-shoes and accompanied by his fine huskie, making his parish calls. Credit Line Should Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (cob)
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Thompson, Gilbert.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Ontario--Moose Factory., Dogsledding--Ontario--Moose Factory., Mushers--Ontario--Moose Factory., Evangelists--Ontario--Moose Factory., Clergy--Ontario--Moose Factory.
Geographic subjects: Ontario, Moose Factory., Ontario, Moose Factory., Ontario, Moose Factory., Ontario, Moose Factory., Ontario, Moose Factory., Moose Factory (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Moose Factory
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 447; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_447
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357576

Title: Cleophas Letourneau.
Description: Text transcribed from annotations: #784 CLEOPHAS LETOURNEAU Cleophas Letourneau, 78 years old, one armed organist of St. Anne’s Church in Tecumseh, Canada. He has played the organ for about 40,000 Masses during 35 years. The fingers of his right hand are missing.
Creator Name(s): Southworth. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Letourneau, Cleophas., St. Anne Parish (Tecumseh, Ont.)
Topical Subject(s): Organists--Ontario--Tecumseh., Church musicians--Ontario--Tecumseh., Amputees--Ontario--Tecumseh., Musicians with disabilities--Ontario--Tecumseh.
Geographic subjects: Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Tecumseh (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Tecumseh
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 784; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_784
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358839

Title: Religion on the move.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #826 RELIGION ON THE MOVE Shifting populations throughout the United States and Canada during the war years have made churchmen transportation conscious, and as a result they have turned to many different conveyances to bring God’s work to their flocks. Father Serson of the Cowley Fathers, a religious order of the Anglican Church, serves 30 missions in Ontario, Canada, on horseback. He is an accomplished barber and carpenter, as well as horseman. (One of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (TS-TO-MES-4B-6-ROTO)
Creator Name(s): Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Society of St. John the Evangelist., Church of England in Canada--Clergy., Church of England in Canada--Missions--Ontario.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--Ontario., Horsemen and horsewomen--Ontario., Missionaries--Ontario.
Geographic subjects: Ontario., Ontario., Ontario., Ontario., North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Devonshire
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 826; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_826
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358864

Title: Canadian Catholics hold Eucharistic congress.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #745 CANADIAN CATHOLICS HOLD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS The Papal blessing is conferred on the faithful by Most Rev. John T. Kidd, Bishop of London, as Roman Catholics attending the London diocesan Eucharistic Congress bow their heads. Day-long services, publica expression of the faith of Catholics in their Church and belief in God, were held in colorful St. Anne’s Church in the bi-lingual town of Tecumseh, Canada, near the American border and the Detroit River. Sermons were in both English and French. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CCS-WIN-LM-1085)
Creator Name(s): Southard, C.C. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Anne Parish (Tecumseh, Ont.), Catholic Church. Diocese of London (Ont.), Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Congresses., Kidd, John Thomas., Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
Topical Subject(s): Eucharistic congresses--Ontario--Tecumseh., Catholic church buildings--Ontario--Tecumseh., Mass--Celebration., Gesture in worship.--Ontario--Tecumseh., Rites and ceremonies--Ontario--Tecumseh.
Geographic subjects: Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Tecumseh (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Tecumseh
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 745; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_745
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358827

Title: Canadian Catholics hold Eucharistic congress.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #744 CANADIAN CATHOLICS HOLD EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Banners in the Papal colors of gold and white decorated St. Anne’s Church in Tecumseh, Canada, for the eucharistic congress of London diocese. A thousand worshippers thronged the church and heard sermons in French and English urging them to set a public example of their faith by attending mass Sundays and Holy Days. So many clergy from the diocese attended, the overflow were accommodated in the front pews. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CCS-WIN-LM-1085)
Creator Name(s): Southard, C.C. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Anne Parish (Tecumseh, Ont.), Catholic Church. Diocese of London (Ont.), Catholic Church--Congresses., Catholic Church--Sermons.
Topical Subject(s): Eucharistic congresses--Ontario--Tecumseh., Catholic church buildings--Ontario--Tecumseh., Mass--Celebration., Papal decorations--Ontario--Tecumseh.
Geographic subjects: Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Ontario, Tecumseh., Tecumseh (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Tecumseh
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 744; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_744
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358826

Title: Plumbing is this monk’s specialty.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #1036 PLUMBING IS THIS MONK’S SPECIALTY Holder of a plumber’s diploma, Brother Philip Girard of the Roman Catholic Redemptorist Order, helped install fixtures in the new monastery and church built by eight priests in the 43-family hinterland parish of Devonshire, Ontario. Valued at $60,000, the new structure was built by the priests at a cost of only $8,000. Every phase of the project from spreading gravel on the driveway to installing two giant hot water furnaces was done by a brother or priest. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Star-can-LM-11255)
Creator Name(s): Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Girard, Philip., Redemptorists., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Monasticism and religious orders--Ontario., Monks--Ontario., Catholic church buildings--Design and construction., Catholic church buildings--Ontario.
Geographic subjects: Ontario., Ontario., Ontario., Ontario., North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Devonshire
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1036; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1036
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358807

Title: Church in the Wildwoods cost $8,000, worth $60,000.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Toronto Star (Firm) (author)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Girard, Philip., Redemptorists., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Monasticism and religious orders--Ontario., Monks--Ontario., Catholic church buildings--Design and construction., Catholic church buildings--Ontario.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1036; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1036_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358776

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