That Was Then

Re New Members at St. Marks, Don Mills, March
Apr 7, 1963: Knox, Walkerton, Ont., received 24 youth members—six by adult baptism and 18 by personal confession of vows.
[A photo of this event] was sent to the Record. The then editor, DeCourcy Rayner, returned the photograph, writing: “There were too many such items.” And thanked me for my interest in the Record.

Andrew Faiz replies: Dear Rev. MacLean, I cannot speak for the past editor, but as a journalist I understand. It is much rarer today than in ‘63 to have a large contingent of youth take confession by faith.