Compiled November 1997
Told by a Sister in the St. John-Lorneville Area.
Mrs. JBD invited a lady to a gospel meeting. The lady responded that she couldn't possible go because she had no hat to wear. Mrs. JBD gave the lady the hat that she was wearing, a new one! In the diary (Aug. 12), Mrs. JBD writes, "Do make the salvation of a soul, a great and precious sight. Let us value it as Thou valuest it."
Told by a Sister From Pleasantville, Nova Scotia.
She and her sister (girls of 8 and 10 years) were often sent into the parlor to visit with Mrs. JBD while their mother made supper. Mrs. JBD always read to them from the Bible or children's stories. They were both reluctant to go into the parlor because Mrs. Dunlop might ask them if they were saved. After supper, Captain Dunlop had a series of `cottage meetings' in their home to which the neighbors were invited. She still has fond memories of seeing the two Dunlops walking towards their home in the late afternoons.
Told by Sisters From New Brunswick
The Dunlops came to stay for a while in their community. Someone contributed a small empty building, which had previously been used as a store. Others contributed a table, some chairs, some dishes, and one contributed a double bed without a mattress. Another contributed a mattress for a single bed. Captain Dunlop said, "This is very good. My wife needs a mattress, but my Master had not where to lay His head and I do not want to have better than My Master."
Mrs. JBD was asked by a young girl, "Why do you wear a doily on your head?" She replied, "Because I often pray throughout the day."
Mrs. JBD often crocheted booties, and while doing so, prayed that the future wearers would come to know the Lord.
Told by Myrtle Scharf, La Riviere, Manitoba
I was born Feb. 1908, so any of my "Memories" I have of 1901 are things my father, Percy Scharf told me. La Riviere is 100 miles from Winnipeg. The R Road (C. P. R.) was the usual means of transportation in the early days. I was 19 years old the first time I was in Winnipeg. Mr. Gardiner and Mr. and Mrs. Oswald were still there in the meeting, also Frank Brathwaite who had taken over his Uncle's drug store.
Jan. 6: Sadie Scharf, the eldest of Robert Scharf's family, was about 15 years old, and stayed with the Dunlop's while she attended high school in Winnipeg. Sadie had two aunts living in Winnipeg, Robert Scharf's sisters: Mrs. Catherine Bray and Mrs. Joe (Lydia) Scales. Mr. Heney was a well-known laborer.
Jan. 7: Florence Scharf was a younger sister of Robert, near Sadie's age. She later married Bob (Robert) Scales, nephew of Joe Scales. Percy Holgate lived in La Riviere area for a few years, then went to the west coast of U. S.A.
Jan. 8: There were Gardiner's in the Winnipeg meeting when I first was there (the late 1920's).
Jan. 12: Oswald's later moved to south-west U. S. A. The Brathwaite family later moved to California, and his Winnipeg drug store was managed by his nephew, Frank Brathwaite until the late 1960's, when Frank went to be with the Lord. His wife was Jessie Wilson. Edith Gausby was in the Toronto meeting. The Reader family were from Saskatchewan. Mr. Reader was in charge of Indian Affairs in North West Territories. Phil Gibson had a farm at La Riviere.
Jan. 13: Alice, Millie, Willie, and Emma were family of Joe and Lydia Scales. Emma went to be with the Lord a couple of years ago at age 99 1/2. She lived many years in La Riviere. Ethel Chase became Ethel Scadding and was the mother of Ethel Light. Ethel Chase was about 11 years old when they lived in Winnipeg.
Jan. 14: All names mentioned were in the Winnipeg assembly.
Jan. 16: There was a Mrs. Perrin in Vancouver until her death some 20 years ago.
Jan. 18: Mr. and Mrs. William Scharf were Myrtle Scharf's grandparents. J. Wilson, (died 1938) was married to Percy Scharf's sister.
Jan. 28: Bathgate, North Dakota, a small village near Hamilton, North Dakota. I don't see the name "Pegg" in these notes. According to Jack Pegg, the meeting was in his Grandfather Pegg's home.
Feb. 3: Boyce Green, a brother of Mrs. Ralph Hayhoe, whose eldest son was named Boyce Hayhoe.
Feb. 7: There were Simons' in North Dakota.
Feb. 16: Percy Scharf, aged 21, had been in the Lumber Woods, S. E. Manitoba, but had taken sick and was on his way home to La Riviere. He stayed a few days at his sisters' (Bray and Scales).
Mar. 21: Rathwell. Mr. and Mrs. Moody lived there, also Robbie Oliver.
Mar. 29: Minnie and Annie Looby were probably en route to Rathwell.
May 21: Roy was a twin, about a year old.
July 13: Mosquitoes are still bad in 1997!
Sept. 9: Answers to Messages of Love used to be sent to E. B. Hart, Toronto.
Nov. 27: Stella lived in Walhalla, North Dakota, during her later years. Jack and Rachel Pegg have visited her. Niche, North Dakota, is just across the border from Gretna, Manitoba. It is a few miles from Altona, Manitoba, Ken Harman's home. Cavalier is a little farther south.
Dec. 12: Mrs. Bray, Percy Scharf's sister, had daughters who were just a few years younger than Percy Scharf. Herbert Scharf a cousin, went to Seattle with the Bray's. Ken Scharf was a brother of Percy Scharf. Mrs. Scales had a daughter Millie. Minnie (Scharf) remained.