The joyless fate of St. James Anglican church
Kelly Egan, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007

The second last hymn ever sung in old St. James Church -- 184 years on -- was Faith of Our Fathers!, a dirgy effort that made for joyless irony.

Yesterday, before a crowd of 17, the Anglican church in downtown Hull was deconsecrated in a 20-minute ceremony that, despite the 23rd Psalm and a stirring organ, had a dry, judicial tone. The "whereases" did not help.

"They're taking God out of the church today," said Blaine Meadows, 51, an opponent to the closing with a deep family connection to St. James. He busied himself, before and after, taking final photos of the church's interior. the rest