- A.676.XX.[82]
- Dossiê
- ca.1917
Parte deBiographies collection
Biographical file -- documents (8 pages), 1 photo.
Parte deBiographies collection
Biographical file -- documents (8 pages), 1 photo.
Oliver, Rev. Edmund H. -- "Passing of a Prince of God" (historical sketch)
Parte deBiographies collection
Biographical file -- "Passing of a Prince of God" (historical sketch of Rev. Edmund H. Oliver, 2 pages).
Commission Pursuant to the United Church of Canada Act fonds
The collection consists primarily textual materials relating to the creation of the United Church and the associated Commission Pursuant to the United Church of Canada Act. Contents include: commission proceedings; orders relating to property; and collected correspondence and other materials relating to non-concurring Presbyterian congregations in Saskatchewan.
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Presbyterianism in Saskatchewan
Presbyterianism in Saskatchewan [file], including:
The fonds consists of records created and collected by Rev. MacDonald, from his time as an ordained minister, in Saskatchewan. Contents include: sermons (1966-1967); photocopied newspaper obituaries (1986); and a copy of “Prayers of Edmund Oliver” (no date).
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Correspondence [1923-1926] - Saskatchewan Church Union Committee
File consists of correspondence, mainly with Dr. D.S. Dix, as Secretary of the Saskatchewan Union Church Committee, and with Dr. E.H. Oliver, concerning statistics on Church Union in Western Canada, opposition to Church Union in Saskatchewan, activities among the Presbyterians in Nova Scotia, the church Union Expense Fund, arousing support for the passing of the Church Union Bill, maps showing extent of cooperation or union, presbytery meetings, policy on voting on Church Union, a "Letter to the editor", November 15, 1924, written by E.H. Oliver concerning a letter from Rev. Ephraim Scott which was published in newspapers, circular letters sent by the National Committee on Church Union, primarily concerned with gaining support for the pro-union vote, and voting returns.
Committee on Church Union materials
Parte dePresbyterian Church in Canada publications collection
Consists of minutes, circulars, publications, extracts and other documents, largely from and/or related to the [Presbyterian] Committee on Church Union and the topic of Church Union, more generally.
Publications - Church-Union Movement Committee
Parte dePresbyterian Church in Canada publications collection
Publications from the Church-Union Movement Committee:
Beaver Lodge: A Story of a Frontier Settlement in Northern Saskatchewan
Beaver Lodge. A Story of a Frontier Settlement in Northern Saskatchewan. Henry Esmund, Board of Home Missions, United Church of Canada, 1930. Henry Esmund was E.H.Oliver's nom-de-plume.
Beginnings of Church Life on the Prairies [article]
"The Beginnings of Church Life on the Prairies" -- newspaper article by E.H. Oliver, 1914.
The collection consists of primarily textual materials relating to the Church Union movement and the organizations involved, including the Joint Committee on Church Union. There appears to be a mix of original documents and various published and copied items.
Contents include: Basis of Union documents from the Presbyterian Church (1905-1908) and Methodist Church (1909); records of proceedings, minutes, and publications by and relating to the Joint Committee on Church Union and its Subcommittees; documents relating to proposed legislation (1922-1924), the Act Incorporating the United Church of Canada, House of Commons debates on the topic, and associated Saskatchewan legislation (1924); publications and articles relating to the anti-union movement and the legal issues resulting from the division of the Presbyterian Church; copies of information regarding the voting returns on Union from across Canada (1925-1926); maps showing communities with local union churches; and a poster published by the Union Committee of the Presbyterian Church (1924).
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File contains mimeographed material sent out by the General Interests Committee, including: Minutes of the Committee meeting of June 21, 1922; Digest of the Minutes of the Committee meeting of June 24, 1924; and Minutes of the Executive of the Synodical Committee on Church Union vote, February 12, 1925.
Provincial Church Union Committee fonds
The collection consists of minutes, correspondence and publications created by and relating to the Saskatchewan Provincial Church Union Committee. The Committee was formed on July 26, 1923 by representatives of the Saskatchewan Methodist Conference and the Presbyterian Synod of Saskatchewan, to take preliminary steps to effect Church Union in Saskatchewan. Representatives of the congregational Churches were also invited to be on the committee.
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History of the Y.W.C.A. in Regina, 1910-1935
History of the Y.W.C.A. in Regina, 1910-1935, in a letter to E.H. Oliver indicating that he had requested the information.