Tenders were submitted and that of Messrs. Cooper and Taylor accepted for the erection of a small church at Canberra on a portion of land generously given for the purpose by Mr Peter Shumack, sen.
The new Canberra Church, built of slab boards with a bark roof was officially opened on 7th February, 1869. The Queanbeyan Age of Thursday, 11th February, 1869, described the ceremonies at some length.
'Last Sunday afternoon a small slab chapel just erected at Canberra for the use of the Wesleyan denomination was formally set apart for religious worship. The Rev. E.D. Madjwick conducted divine service on the occasion, and preached an appropriate sermon. The congregation thronged the building.
Numbers fell off with the building of a new stone Presbyterian church beginning in 1872. At this time the number of small farmers settling in Weetangera was growing. The nearest church was 5 miles away. Under the ministry of Rev. Charles Jones, who was stationed at Queanbeyan in 1872, a religious revival took place in Weetangera. Worshippers gathered in the Shepherd's Hut where sheep were shorn by hand and the shepherds lived. But this building was proving inadequate for the growing numbers of those who desired to join in public worship. Steps were therefore taken to transfer the Canberra Methodist Church to Weetangera.
All the slabs forming the walls…were marked in roman numerals by the local Weetangera schoolteacher ...Ewan Cameron. This allowed each to be put back in a corresponding position when the building was re-erected at Weetangera. The roof, which had been made of stringy bark, the universal building material in the district at this time, effectively protected the worshippers from the storms of the Canberra winter until it was replaced by galvanised iron during the renovation commenced on 12 March 1900.
Regular services were conducted in the church until May 1952. By this time most of the farmers had moved away because the land had been resumed by the Government and plans were well advanced to use it for the houses and shops of Canberra's new Belconnen suburbs.
In March 1955 it was decided to demolish the historic old church. The land where it stood for over 80 years is now a memorial cemetery marked by a commemorative cairn into which the outside door handle of the church has been set. It is still freehold land held in the name of the Methodist Church.
This memorial to the early Methodist pioneers of Canberra was unveiled by Mr Clyde Kilby who was baptised in the old church on 2nd June 1901 and maintained a keen interest in it until it was demolished.' This extract is from 'Living Stones' by James S. Udy.
Later in the year the School Hall on the Central (present day) site was commenced. Simmie and Co. of Canberra was the successful tenderer. The building, which comprised a main hall and a kindergarten hall, together with classrooms, kitchen and toilets was promised for occupation during March, 1930.
Central Methodist Hall was opened on 3 May 1930 by the Methodist President-General, Rev. Frank Lade. The F.L. on the stone in the wall just outside the front door marks the occasion. The stone was brought to Canberra from John Wesley's Chapel, City Road, London.
The other stone, marked E.L.V., was unveiled by the resident minister at Canberra, Rev. E.L.Vercoe. This stone 'linked the new building with the first Methodist Church built in Australia.
It was indeed 22 September1934 before the Church of St Andrew - the Cathedral Church - was opened. Despite there being much careful groundwork done by the three churches, indeed the Congregational Church in Canberra voted for unity, the Methodists began to speak of greater co-operation rather than union and the Presbyterians wanted a united fellowship while retaining all denominational rights for the clergy and members. Sadly the move began to be away from unity and it would the 1960's before the dream was revived.
In spite of war conditions, the twenty-year-old plan to build a church on the 'central site' was revived in the closing months of 1943, however it was not until 1949 when the Rev. W. Whitbread arrived in the circuit as superintendent, that a special meeting was called to prepare a blueprint for Methodist advance in Canberra.
By 21 October 1950 the local Methodists had decided to request the Consultative for authority to launch an Australia-wide appeal for the development of Canberra Methodism. It was further agreed to arrange for the launching of the appeal at a public demonstration in connection with the General Conference meetings in May 1951 and to endeavour to have appointed a Commissioner to visit the States in connection with the appeal.
The task for the Commissioner involved travelling Australia by car and plane and convincing a sceptical public of the benefits and philosophy behind the need to raise 75,000 pounds – a large amount for a project they may never see in a city whose 'raison d'etre' was highly questionable at that time. The National Capital was still struggling to be an established and clear concept in the national psyche. For his young family also, this was a long period of absence which made Walter Whitbread's commission particularly onerous. It is a testament to his persistence and success that still today visitors from interstate and overseas come to see the church and to attend services and frequently say that they had known of National Memorial from its' earliest days.
The architects for the building were Mr Norman W. McPherson, and Associate, of Sydney. The builders were Messrs. Burrows and Lowes, of Canberra. It was most fitting that Mr Charles Davis Burrows was the successful tenderer as the Burrows family were very active in the church and still retain that involvement through daughter Bunny Blumer. Bunny remembers her mother telling about the day they put the spire on the tower. Mr Burrows rang her at home to tell her they were about to place the spire onto the tower and she ran up to the church still with her apron on, as they lowered the spire into place. The finished result is described as an 83 foot high square tower surmounted by a finger spire above which is a 6 foot cross.
The Church is a cruciform shape and built of weathered brick. The motif for the church is an 18 foot rough concrete cross on the outside of the large window in the west end of the church facing Capital Hill. At this stage the church and the Sunday School were separate buildings as seen in the photo.
The Centre was completed in its full form ahead of the scheduled time in the original master plan because of the particular concern of the local Canberra Methodist Community. Seeing the growing need in this city, members of National Memorial Church at a meeting in 1960 agreed that they would meet the additional cost involved so that the main buildings could be erected forthwith. It was at this stage that the structures were welded together. The cloisterway joined the church and the original Sunday School, and the new Fellowship Centre joined into the stage end of the Wesley Hall. There are clubrooms above the link.
Lancaster Hall is the main feature of that development. Named after Walter Lancaster who was Treasurer of National Memorial, the 114 feet by 64 feet hall has a brush box floor and has various markings for basketball, volleyball and badminton. Flanking Lancaster Hall are changing and shower facilities, a storeman, tennis room, crèche and the Piper Kitchen.
In the angle between Wesley Hall and Lancaster Hall, the WJM Campbell Memorial Sound Shell was erected and named after a local outstanding Methodist layman. William 'Will' Campbell was the first local preacher to conduct a service in the new church. Over the years there was limited use of the sound shell for carols, the occasional concert, and it was briefly proposed to be converted into a library. However it was the least used part of the development.
In 1977 at the time of Church Union the Church became known as Wesley Uniting Church.
The latest building development began in 2001 and was completed, opened and dedicated in September 2002. This involved the removal of the cloister way, the opening of the western wall to make a new entrance and above it a balcony to seat 60 people, the construction of the Wesley Music Centre, the creation of a link that joins the Music Centre to the new front door and around to the new and multi-purpose foyer. An administration block was added and the carpark reconfigured. This has opened up a variety of new outreach opportunities as well as the benefits to the church community, the foyer in particular has created an environment in which to welcome people into the church community, to hold meetings, and give a place to sit and chat, have coffee and for children play in safe surroundings.
Regular Concerts in the Music Centre featuring soloists, ensembles and choirs.
The organ school using the church organ.
Toddler Kindy Gymbaroo in the Wesley Hall every weekday and parents meeting and children playing in the Foyer.
Thursday Friendship Group meeting weekly in the Vercoe Room for exercises, fellowship and speakers followed by lunch.
Wesley Whippersnappers meet once a week in the foyer – young mothers and babies.
Professional use of administration block rooms.
... 'in the presence of almost overwhelming crowds of worshippers. In addition to the local people and folk from the immediate surrounding district, there were present representatives of every Australian State excepting Western Australia, and the interstate visitors participated in every phase of the celebrations.' The Methodist, 10 December, 1955.
The Five Piece Pewter Communion Set was a gift from NSW. It was used regularly in the earliest Australian Methodist services in Sydney Cove from 1815. They were the property of the Rev. Samuel Leigh who came to Sydney Cove, sailing from Portsmouth on 28th February 1815 and arriving in Port Jackson on 10th August 1815 on the 'Hebe'. He was received by Governor-in-Chief Lachlan Macquarie with less than enthusiasm as the Governor felt he needed teachers and not missionaries and certainly not from other than the Anglican church. However Leigh softened the opposition by undertaking not to create religious dissension through his work, and obviously his subsequent behaviours were acceptable to both the Governor and the Rev. Samuel Marsden who supported and assisted him from then on.
These cups and plates were used at occasional communion services at National Memorial. They now remain as a display only.
Historic Letter was also given by New South Wales.
This letter which was written in 1818 by Samuel Leigh and Walter Lawry, to the third missionary appointed to N.S.W., is giving him advice to assist his preparations for the voyage to the Colony.
Tho' altogether unknown to us we think it a duty which we owe to you to drop you a few lines by way of advice and direction with respect to your preparation for your voyage to this Mission.
In preparing your outfit, take care to be supplied with a good stock of thin clothes, else you will never be comfortable in this hot climate, and get your coats and breeches or trousers made very loose as you will break them to pieces here. We who have tried this country find that the London fashion of tight garments will not suit N.S.W. since those which we brought from England did us little or no service.
Be sure to be provided with a great quantity of Baragan (? Barathea) or something very thin and at the same time very strong for riding in. And we should be glad if you would bring a supply for us also, to the extent of a half a dozen prs pantaloons each. We would thank you to bring us 12 Yds. Of Oil-case-cloth, to make us cloaks, for the rain pours down in this country in such torrents as is not known in England.
As to your voyage the following is a list of articles very desirable and necessary. Several thin jackets and trousers for tropical parts,two or three prs thin shoes, a little box of Carpenter's tools, some nails, screws, crooks and thin boards for your accommodation in your cabin, a set of taylor's tools ( you may smile ) a set of good brushes, a good atlas of the world, several black silk handkerchiefs, a strong book case or two, a selection of 40 or 50 choice books for your cabin, two small trunks are enough for your cabin, send the rest below. Good Portable desk. Table and wash-hand-stand in the same, a few bottles of rum, 4 or 5 pounds of wax candles, lamp, and snuffers, some red and black ink, a pair of 12 inch globes very desirable ( if you are rich bye them, if poor never cease begging till somebody gives them you. Microscope, telescope, and thermometer, several blank books for journals, sermons, essays and then some tracts and other little books for distribution aboard, a Close-stool, Bureau and Sopha which in sickness is a great comfort.
All the above articles you will find very necessary and if one of them is wanting you will feel for it.
The friends in London especially the Committee will suggest any other article of comfort.
As to your manner of proceeding aboard ship, we found it best to live like men belonging to another world never interfering with the business of the navigators, which is sure to be resented.
Conform to their customs and manners as far as conscience will allow, and always appear satisfied, walk much on the quarter deck for your health, and get up early in the morning.
Be assured that GOD who has sent you will guide you over the wide sea and that your brethren will rejoice over you on your arrival with exceeding great joy. The prospects of good are blooming and your hands shall have full employ.
The Pulpit, which is made of cedar was presented by Victoria. It stood in the Methodist Church, corner of Collins and Queen Streets, and was occupied by the first ordained Methodist Minister in Victoria, the Rev. John Orton who visited Melbourne from Hobart in 1836 and then Minister of the Collins Street Church in1841.
After the sale of the Collins Street Church this pulpit was stored in West Melbourne and then received by the Graham Street Trust in 1860, when this church˚ was erected. Port Melbourne Methodist Church, Graham Street.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Gawler Place, South Adelaide. 1838.
This Bible, dating from 1838, was used in the Gawler Place Chapel and Pirie Street Church, Adelaide. It was presented to the National Memorial Church, Canberra, by the S.A. Conference and Historical Society as a memorial to the pioneers of S.A.
The photograph is of the Davey Street Church.
A Ceremonial Trowel was donated from Queensland. It was presented to Mrs J. S. Turner who shared in the laying of the corner stones of the Neil Street, Toowoombah Wesleyan Church on 14th August 1877. The foundation stone was set by the Governor of Queensland Sir Arthur Kennedy.
The Jarrah Cross, was originally presented by the Hardy family, which was the earliest Methodist family in Western Australia. The Hardy brothers and families arrived on the ship Tranby in 1830 and being accredited Methodist Local Preachers, immediately commenced Services of Worship under the shade of Jarrah trees in what is now known as the Shopping Mall, Central Hay Street, Perth. They built the first Methodist Chapel and requested the Wesleyan Missionary in the Swan River Colony.
This cross is made of wood from the original home of the Hardey Brothers. They were the first Methodist family to arrive in 1827 in W.A.. Both were local preachers and between them they established the first regular preaching service under a jarrah tree in Hay Street.
The letter of that first missionary, Rev. Smithies, presented with this plaque, testifies to the commitment of the Hardy family. The cross was formed by the Hardys from the beams of their home on the Maylands Peninsula. The home was destroyed by fire in 1834.
The long, descriptive letter written on 19 January 1843 to the General Secretaries of the Methodist Society in London describes not only the beginnings of Methodism in Western Australia, but gives a glimpse of life in the early days of the Swan River Colony.
'Perth Swan River W.A. January 19th/43.
According to promise in a former letter, I now forward a view of our Mission Premises, as taken by a friend of our cause J.Austin Esq. who has kindly presented it to the Wesleyan Missionary Committee for their acceptance and use, and with which I also furnish a few particulars relative to the use of the work of God in this place, and also some notice of our native school.
As far as I can gather from our friends here, the work of God (tho now small ) commenced in the following manner. In September 1829 a few Wesleyan friends the Messrs Hardeys from Lincolnshire, (the elder brother of the Rev S. and Edward Hardeys now missionaries in India) Messrs Brownile, Leach, Huttons, Johnsone & Clarkson Jnr from Yorkshire; embarked at Hull on board the ship Tranby, bound for Swan River, and arrived here in Feb 1830. Some few months elapsing while their lands were being marked out; and Fremantle our Sea Port being their residence for a time, they felt it to be their duty to endeavour to make themselves useful. A wooden building which consisted of three rooms, and which contained as many families, and which was brought out by the Messrs Clarkson, was at once converted into the use of a Methodist Chapel; and here divine service was performed every Sabbath day by the Messrs Hardeys and Leach all Local Preachers in England. In the course of a few weeks Mr Brownile and Leach left for Van Deimans' Land, the latter of whom became as a Home Missionary in that island, laboured very acceptably in our connexion, and eventually died happy in the work. After this the remaining friends who were farmers left Fremantle for the Peninsula Farm a place about 4 miles above Perth and pleasantly situated and about 16 distant from Fremantle. Here they held religious services alternately at the different houses, among themselves every Sabbath evening. Some of the friends suggested that they should hold Public Service in Perth and Mr Joseph Hardey waiting on the Governor Sir James Stirling, received at once his promised protection in any endeavours to do good. For some twelve months preaching was observed in Perth under the shade of some large trees and it is hoped not in vain. The Messrs Hardeys leaving for the York district, preaching has been discontinued for two or three years. In January 1833 two or three more Wesleyan friends arrived here in the ship 'Signet' viz Mr Lazenby and Mr Barnard Clarkson Snr who had been a Local Preacher in England for 35 yrs, and a gentleman well known in the history of Methodism in the neighbourhood of Market Weighton and Howden in Yorkshire, who led a useful and pious career during the short time of his labours here and eventually died in the York district and was buried in the solitary bush and whose grave I have seen and wept over the remains of one whose labours and benevolence are well known. Mr Lazenby being an artizan took up his residence in Perth and finding a few who had been members of Society in England viz the Messrs Huttons, Inkpens & Lockyers, it was suggested that they should at once commence a prayer meeting in Perth which was held at Mr Huttons and likewise a class meeting which was held at Mr Lazenbys. In 1834 the friends were desirous of erecting a place of worship and after several meetings resolved that a substantial brick building should be erected which should serve as a School and Chapel. In June it was opened for the above purpose. Every Sabbath evening public service was conducted by Messrs Hardey and Clarkson and Lazenby, no doubt to the benefit of many. The old Chapel was enlarged in 1836 and now forms the present native School House. It should be mentioned that this building was erected as private property and has within the last year been sold to the Wesleyan Missionary Society, the value of which has however been given towards the erection of the new Mission House. T he little band continued to meet together in the fear of God amid discouragement within and without till the year 1837, when they applied to Your Committee for a Missionary labourer among them. After some delay the Committee appointed the Rev. M. Longbottom to the Swan River Station. He however was long detained at one Port and another on his way from India but eventually he was wrecked on the Coast to the Entrance of Adelaide South Australia where he providentially arrived and remained. In 1840 your present Missionary arrived in this part of the Missionary field and found a few who truly feared God, and who rejoiced at our arrival and thanked God and took courage. During this year the friends agreed to erect a more commodious place of worship and accordingly they gave liberally, and begged for the object, and chiefly among themselves raised about 700 pounds, which with some aid from Governments here they have erected a new brick building, nearly 60 feet by 34 feet. In less than one year it was completed, pewed and opened on January 2nd 1841.The cost was one thousand three hundred pounds. The services too being interesting and well attended, and nearly 30 pounds subscribed on the occasion. It will contain about 400 in pews with, a small debt on it. The regular congregation about 250. We have now two Local Preachers Messrs Hardey and Lazenby and several other efficient and reliable helpers in one school and tract distribution. It may be safely asserted that the friends connected with the Wesleyan cause here have considerably contributed to the establishment of the Colony, and especially to its Moral Character, and but for them at the present day its to be feared that notwithstanding there is a Church, and Chaplain and ordinands, that iniquity would over spread the land. Those connected with your Society have more or less, in different parts of this colony, exerted a corrective and wholesome moral influence; and now the fewest yet not least in moral worth and religious enterprise; the average number of hearers is 25. Members in Society 38, Scholars in our Sabbath School 80. At present the call of God is (as in our fathers days) opposed but it's a good sign. When Sin and Satan rage, and foes unite and friends forsake then the Lord arises and maintains His cause. O Lord arise and ride on prosperous and take all and subdue and succeed.
A copy of the report of our native school is now being sent to the Governor and Home Council, with the account of it as appeared in the Gazette. I (will give it) in another letter, which will accompany this.
PS. In a letter dated the 13th January I advised the drawing of Two Bills on account of self and the native Mission and drawn in favour of G Shenton & Co No 14 value 200.00 pounds and No 15 value100.00 pounds as stated in this letter I trust that considering the means which are now within our reach, we shall not want to call upon you for much at the end of the year. It is now near midnight and these must leave early in the morning.
I am Sirs Yours most effs. JS.
The original of this historically very significant letter was held in the London Archives of the British Methodist conference until 1974. It was sent to National Memorial for inclusion in the Pioneer Memorial at the request of the West Australian Conference. It therefore provides an additional link between National Memorial Church, Canberra, and the home Conference, from which all the early Methodist ministers were sent to Australia.
Stones: Throughout the grounds there are stones, rocks and bricks of significance.
Stones from the doorway of St Johns Anglican Church in Parramatta have been donated. The historical import is that the stones paved an entrance to the Church which was used by children from the Methodist Sunday School nearby, over a long period of years.
Handmade bolts, nails and bricks from the St Johns property have also been received.
There was a gift from the Methodist Centenary Church of North Parramatta of timber from an early communion rail and some convict made bricks.
There is a stone from the Castlereagh church built into the National Memorial Methodist Church. The significance is that there is the strong belief that this in fact was the first Wesleyan Chapel in the Southern world. It certainly was the beginning in Samuel Leigh's sense of a church community in Australia, having come from Sydney town after a day's ride and being immediately accepted as a fellow family member of a Christian community.
Two original pews from Parramatta Centenary Church are at present in the foyer.
The Communion Table is the gift of Mr J.A.R. Thompson, of Brisbane.
The painting of Christ, and Communion table in the Youth Chapel (also referred to as the Side Chapel) are the gifts of Mr and Mrs W Lancaster in memory of their son Stephen Lancaster who was a foundation member of the Sunday School and who died 25th March, 1948. The mural, measuring 5ft by 3ft is entitled "Come Unto Me" and depicts the humanity and divinity of our Lord. It is after Hoffman, by Ainslie Roberts of Adelaide and dated May 1955.
The Frontals of the Communion Table are the gift of the Architect, Mr Norman W. McPherson.
The embroidered Drape for the Communion Table is the gift of the Rev. George A. Wheen and Mrs Wheen.
The Carpets at that time were a gift from the Wesley Ladies' Aid.
Almsplate and Youth Chapel vases were the gift of the Methodist Church of India.
Retable vases were a gift of the builders, Messrs Burrows and Lowes.
I am happy as the President of the World Methodist Council to present to our National Church in Canberra the Pulpit Bible.
May God's blessings rest on you and your Church!
Portrait of John Wesley by Frank O. Salisbury.
White Linen Cloth for the Communion Table, from the Indian Methodist Church in Fiji, on which is crocheted a pattern including poinsettia leaves with the words "One Fold and One Shepherd'' in Hindi and English.
The Youth Chapel also known as the Side Chapel, as this is a side chapel within the church, is used for services of worship during the week and for baptismal and small wedding and funeral services.
Superimposed on the front of the Chapel Communion Table are the Greek letters Alpha (the beginning) and Omega (the ending) and through each letter is a cross. Also carved and superimposed at the centre of the Communion Table between these two letters are a circle and a cross as a reminder of the universal and ecumenical love of God.
The Cummings Windows, at either side of the mural in the Side Chapel, symbolically represent the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion. These windows were installed by Mrs A.E. Cummings in memory of her son Frank Walter Cummings, Royal Australian Air Force who was killed over Scotland on 19.11.1943, and her husband Albert Edward Cummings who was station master in Darwin at the time of the Japanese bombing raids and who died 17.1.1946. Friends of Lillee Marie Cummings (1900 to 1982), Alf Crowley and Bern Hawkins, added a plaque to her memory to that for her husband.
Somehow a very fitting cup for christenings. It had been used in Wesley Hall previously.
The Hon. N. J. O. Makin. M.P.
Sri Lanka Lamp. In the Side Chapel is a heavy ornate brass oil lamp with candlesticks, presented to the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1975 by the Government of Sri Lanka as a symbol of gratitude for contributions from the "Methodist Million" appeal to that country. An amount exceeding $500,000, was given by Australian Methodists to the Improved Seed Project in Sri Lanka.
In the church tallow-wood was used for the floor, bleached alpine ash for the pews, polished silver ash for the communion table and rails, pulpit, reredos, lectern, prayer desks and the organ and choir stalls and English oak for the organ console.
Hand-carved woodwork in the church is the craftmanship of the Otto brothers from Holland. At either corner of the Communion Table surround is carved representations of wheat and grapes symbolising the bread and wine of the Holy Communion. The retable carries carved replicas of the coats of arms of the Commonwealth and the six States, symbolising the unity of fellowship of Australian Methodism. Linking the coats of arms are carvings of wild flowers of Australia.
Four carved panels surmount the reredos, beneath a beautifully carved, simple wooden cross. The fact that it is an empty cross signifies Christ's victory over death. Prior to World War 2, the Australian Methodist church architecture seldom featured the cross. Indeed, it often eschewed it vigorously as it was considered either 'High Church' or 'Roman'. But the prominent use of the cross in 'Methodism's Cathedral Church of Canberra' signified a radical change in the thinking within Australian Methodism concerning the prominent use of the cross on its buildings.
The panels are extremely detailed carvings, which depict the birth, the baptism, the crucifixion and the resurrection and ascension of Christ.
To the left of the Sanctuary is the organ, a memorial to the ministers and laymen of Australian Methodism. It was donated by their children. On the console is carved a harp, symbolising music. The organ is an electro-pneumatic instrument, built by Messrs George B. Fincham and Sons of Melbourne. It has been augmented, enlarged and updated. See enclosed leaflet for a fuller description.
' The vertical movement of this new version of the Knowles memorial pulpit was made possible by the gifts of David Bardwell. The concept of this moveable pulpit was conceived by Bill Minty (completed in 1992) as a service of love for his Lord.
1. Within the Sanctuary is a window to John and Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism and the Writer of Hymns respectively.
'In memory of John Ernest Edwards 1890-1958.
This was installed by Mrs Edwards and her son, in memory of her husband who was for many years prominent in the church life particularly as Secretary of the Trust.
2. The crescent window over the door to the Music Centre was presented by the Smith family in memory of their parents. Leon Russell Smith 1891-1974 and Nora Lilith Smith 1895-1982.
4. Lower window is dedicated to Graham Howitt Wilkinson A.O., 1927-1996. Graham was Editor at the Canberra Times, was a member of Wesley congregation and Chairman of the Board at Mirinjani Retirement Village. His wife Muriel had the window installed in his memory.
5. Above is a window dedicated to the memory of Aileen Scott Walsh 1919-1986. More details need to be found.
6. Walter and Bernice Whitbread. Dedicated Superintendent, Minister and Commissioner for Building this Church from 1949 to 1955.
7. The Wheen window is above the Balcony over the main entrance. It was presented by the children and grandchildren of the Rev. George and Mrs Ruth Wheen and dedicated on July 27th 1980. The children were Helen and Tony Griffin and their children Karen, Bruce, Douglas and Hugh, and Mandy and David Wheen and their children George, Rosemary and Stephen.
Loyal Members and Benefactors of this church for over 50 years.
9. This window has been donated by Chaplains of the Australian Armed Services. It commemorates over 100,000 mostly young, Australian men and women who gave their lives either in defence of their country, or to help re-establish peace in other countries.
10. Still outstanding: information on the window above in the tower.
11. On the ministers left, in the Sanctuary is the window given by the Bunting family to commemorate the life and service of Bill who was in the choir and very much a part of the Wesley community. The symbols used are King David, St George and St Paul.
There were other items donated that may not still be in evidence.
Amplification unit, installed in the church tower, was donated by Mrs Thomas Burton, in memory of her husband who had been chauffeur for the Governor-General.
Records turntable equipment, installed also in the tower, donated by Mr and Mrs Stephen Taylor, in memory of their parents.
A sound reinforcement system from the pulpit presented by Mrs Athol Kilby in memory of her husband, who after many years in office at Wattle Park Church and Sunday School, retired to live in Canberra and attend church here. During 1976 this system was improved and brought up to modern standard.
Rock fountain, installed on the front lawn by Mr Herbert Jones, works foreman for the building of the church. There seems to be no further reference or photographic record of this structure, which must have been removed in some of the subsequent development.
Last Update: 18 Apr 2019 by Wesley and St. Aidan's Uniting Church and Wesley Music Centre Inc.


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Children can learn mindfulness from us and from books. Which is why I've made this big list of the best mindfulness picture books for kids, many of which include helpful mantras and meditations.
Mindfulness is an important life strategy proven to reduce stress and develop positivity. It's being aware of all that the present moment is — our feelings, the sensations in our bodies, the sounds, sights, smells of the world around us, and so on.
Or when you're nervous about something new, try Dandelion Breath. (I LOVE the idea of blowing a dandelion, don't you?) The book has five different ways to think about your breathing in total. And I think they're all so brilliantly relatable for kids.
Zen monks call it a monkey mind but I think kids can really understand puppy mind better. (This also explains the ADHD "squirrel" brain.) Like a puppy who is always wandering off, our brains can do that, too. To keep our brains focused on the present, we can breathe. Lovely illustrations throughout this simple book that gives kids a powerful metaphor.
Practical examples with real children show you what being present in the moment looks and feels like. Very well done and relatable for kids.
Beautiful illustrations with diversity (!!) give kids 50 games, visualizations, and exercises to promote mindfulness in 5 categories: feeling grounded, finding calm, improving focus, practicing loving kindness, and relaxing. Easy step by step instructions make these accessible for kids and adults. I can't wait to try these with my kids.
I love this book so much and use the mantras for ME all the time. It's so great to have this positive affirmation going through my head and my kids heads. Things get hard. But I can handle it.
A picture book to help us be mindful of the present moments! These little poems are great to read one at a time and discuss the meaning with your kids. I've taken photos of the pages to send to friends who need a little encouragement.
These guided meditations are lovely. It helps kids to imagine and really focus their minds on what they're imagining.
A teacher friend spent time at Thich Nhat Hahn's Plum Village teaching mindfulness to the children of visitors. This book is based on the practices used at Plum Village and provides specific activities and dialogue to encourage mindfulness practice.
I wish my kids liked this book but we haven't found a meditation they connect with as of yet. It is written speaking directly to the kids, not meant for a parent to read aloud to them. Each of the meditations have a purpose such as focus, security, wisdom, and relaxation.
I've just listen to some of the content on the CD that accompanies this book and think it's something I'll buy and try with my kids. See for yourself here.
First, the kids learn about their brains . . . how the sensory input starts at their amygdala, the fight, flight, or freeze response, and then, if all goes well, how the information travels to the prefrontal cortex where the rational brain makes a decision on that input. Then, the curriculum continues on with mindful awareness practices such as sharping each sense, learning to take different perspectives, and being mindful in the world around us. The activities in each lesson not only always explain the brain science, but they provide ideas to engage, explore, and reflect on the learning goal. I'm very impressed with this curriculum!
I'm looking forward to trying these games to practice attention, balance, and compassion as well as breathing!


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As Usual, St. Elmo Is Indy's Place To Be During Super Bowl Week
By Jon Rapoport February 4, 2012
As the sports and entertainment world continues to gather in Indianapolis for all the festivities surrounding Super Bowl XLVI, without question, the number one place to rub elbows with your favorite athletes and celebs is the legendary St. Elmo Steak House.
Established all the way back in 1902, St. Elmo has long stood as one of The Circle City's prime dining destinations. When combining the restaurant's history with its very centralized downtown location, it's no wonder that St. Elmo has been bumping with activity throughout Indianapolis' week in the world spotlight.
Last Monday, in the hours after the Giants and Patriots touched down in Indy, both Eli Manning and Tom Brady were spotted breaking bread at St. Elmo. New York coach Tom Coughlin and Pats owner Robert Kraft have also made their way through the institution's front doors.
Since both Super Bowl teams are staying within a close proximity to St. Elmo's Illinois Street location, catching a glimpse of the NFC and AFC Champions has been a common occurrence throughout the week.
Other high profile patrons, over the last few days, have included Troy Aikman, Cal Ripken Jr., Pat Riley, Jerry Jones, Michael Irvin, Steven Tyler and infamous rapper Vanilla Ice.
Colts QB Peyton Manning, a longtime regular of the great steak house, as well as Colts owner Jim Irsay, have unfolded their napkins there this week. To no one's surprise, the dueling player and boss were not seen within the establishment's walls at the same time.
St. Elmo is a guaranteed locale for spotting prominent figures anytime a big event makes its way to Indianapolis. A classic example of this took place during the NFL scouting combine a couple years back, when Saints coach Sean Payton played a little joke on the famous Dallas Cowboys owner, who has already been mentioned in this story, due to his return trip to the restaurant this year.
With Super Bowl Saturday night upon us, there is no telling who will slide their steak knife through a New York Strip, the night prior to watching the New York team take the field two blocks south at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Vol. 106 Nbr. 1, January - January 2016
Fulfilling Daubert's gatekeeping mandate through court-appointed experts.
Author: Domitrovich, Stephanie
Position: The Role of the Courts in Improving Forensic Science: An Empirical Research Agenda for the Forensic Sciences
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION FEATURES OF F.R.E. 706 CHALLENGES EXPERTS POSE IN THE ADVERSARIAL SYSTEM SENTIMENT FOR NEUTRAL EXPERTS VALIDATION FROM THE COURTS CONCLUSION "The idea of expert witness [es] who are not beholden to the parties who can provide information to judges and juries on technical issues, I think is a terrific opportunity worth exploring."--Judge Richard A. Posner, Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals (1)
Experts play an increasingly important role in the trial process. (2) The average civil trial includes approximately 3.7 to 4.1 experts (3) and in general, the testimony that experts provide at trial is influential. (4) Juries find experts to be credible and report being influenced by the expert testimony they hear. (5) At the same time, there is a growing trend that when parties in a lawsuit hire experts, juries perceive the experts' cloaks of objectivity as weakened or non-existent. (6) Put another way, experts lose credibility in the eyes of the jurors "when experts are too much of an advocate for a party." (7) Rather than viewing experts as objective suppliers of truthful information--information that is beyond the ken of the average juror--many jurors view experts as "hired guns" willing to say whatever the party paying them wants them to say if the compensation is enough. (8) Fair or not, such a perception damages the justice system because it feeds into the view that verdicts can be bought by those with the largest purse strings. This paper will encourage judges to exercise their inherent authority to appoint experts. Federal Rule of Evidence (F.R.E.) 706 provides for court-appointed experts to assist judges in their gatekeeping role of admitting only reliable expert testimony for the jury to weigh in deliberation. (9)
In a trilogy of United States Supreme Court cases beginning in 1993 with Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (10) the Court has specifically entrusted trial judges with the role of gatekeepers of expert testimony to ensure that unreliable evidence is kept away from jurors. (11) The Supreme Court in Kumho Tire Company, Ltd. v. Patrick Carmichael (12) "conclude[d] that the trial judge must have considerable leeway in deciding in a particular case how to go about determining whether particular expert testimony is reliable." (13) The Kumho Court further held that "[t]he objective ... is to ensure the reliability and relevancy of expert testimony. It is to make certain that an expert, whether basing testimony upon professional studies or personal experience, employs in the courtroom the same level of intellectual rigor that characterizes the practice of an expert in the relevant field." (14) The Court went on to say: "[a]nd whether the specific expert testimony focuses upon specialized observations, the specialized translation of those observations into theory, a specialized theory itself, or the application of such a theory in a particular case, the expert's testimony often will rest 'upon an experience confessedly foreign in kind to [the jury's] own.'" (15) The trial judge is expected to ensure that both scientific and technological testimony is reliable and relevant to assist the jury in evaluating "whether the testimony reflects scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge." (16) The Kumho Court asserted, "[i]n sum, Rule 702 grants the district judge the discretionary authority, reviewable for its abuse, to determine reliability in light of the particular facts and circumstances of the particular case." (17)
In General Electric Co. v. Joiner, (18) the Supreme Court noted that the Federal Rules of Evidence left "in place the 'gatekeeper' role of the trial judge in screening such evidence." (19) In their gatekeeping role, trial judges are expected to assess the relevance and reliability of proffered expert evidence and reject specious or junk science to prevent confusion of juries. (20) This evaluation process requires judges to understand various scientific and technical principles. However, the "current practice and training of the judiciary may not sufficiently prepare [judges] to perform the role of scientific evaluator." (21) Expert testimony by forensic scientists can be both highly technical and highly persuasive.
On the one hand, judges have admitted forensic science testimony for decades in such areas as fingerprinting, handwriting, bite marks, and other domains, both before and after the judicial gatekeeping responsibility was established in Daubert. (22) One might argue then that judges need not reinvent the wheel in each case where a Daubert objection is raised to some item of forensic science evidence because courts have considered the scientific merits of this type of evidence many times before. On the other hand, academicians outside of forensic science have pointed to a pervasive "lack of standards, research, and established error rates" in the forensic sciences. (23) These and other concerns are detailed in a 2009 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on the state of non-DNA forensic sciences entitled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" (NAS Report). (24)
The NAS Report suggests that many assumptions and foundational principles in the forensic sciences have not yet been sufficiently demonstrated to be reliable. (25) The NAS committee found that "although there are many dedicated and skilled forensic professionals, the quality of practice in the forensic disciplines varies widely and the conclusions reached by forensic practitioners are not always reliable." (26) Specifically, judges and lawyers reviewing this NAS Report will hopefully realize that the vast amount of improvement needed in the forensic science disciplines with regard to establishing and testing techniques and methodologies used "is neither pro-defense nor pro-prosecution; it is, rather, both pro-science and pro-justice." (27)
Most recently, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report in September 2016 following the lead of the NAS Report, which unveiled its study's results on additional steps needed to ensure the validity of forensic science in the United States. (28) PCAST, in its letter to the President of the United States, "aimed to help close these gaps for a number of forensic 'feature-comparison' methods--specifically, methods for comparing DNA samples, bitemarks, latent fingerprints, firearm marks, footwear, and hair." (29) PCAST found that two important gaps exist regarding the validity of forensic sciences in the United States' legal system: "(1) the need for clarity about the scientific standards for the validity and reliability of forensic methods and (2) the need to evaluate specific forensic methods to determine whether they have been scientifically established to be valid and reliable." (30)
Senior Judge Harry Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Jennifer Mnookin, Dean of UCLA School of Law, opine that the PCAST Report "persuasively explains that expert evidence based on a number of forensic methods--such as bite mark analysis, firearms identification, footwear analysis and microscopic hair comparisons--lacks adequate scientific validation." (31) These scholars support PCAST's "plausible, workable test for validity" which entails members of the forensic disciplines conducting empirical testing for error rates and accuracy as to conditions existing in "the real world." (32)
Forensic science practitioners will benefit from the results of such legitimate studies. They will gain a better understanding of "what they do not know about the limits of their disciplines, and it will cause them to be more forthright in explaining these limits to judges and jurors." (33) By making strides in validity and reliability, the forensic science disciplines will eliminate the wide variability in "reliability, error rates, reporting, research foundations, general acceptability, and published material." (34) Both of these reports aim to make judges and lawyers aware that the levels of scientific development and evaluation vary substantially among forensic science disciplines. (35) While the solution of a "long-term research agenda will require a thorough assessment of each of the assumptions that underlie forensic science techniques," forensic practitioners "presented with a standardized set of realistic training materials that vary in complexity" can begin to address these concerns immediately. (36)...
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The data is exported to an Excel file. There are two tabs created in the document. In one tab you will find the total electricity consumption of the days and on the other tab you will find data for every 6 minutes.


No bag is as quintessentially summer as one made of straw. From baskets à la Jane Birkin to artisanal raffia to neatly woven wicker, the warm-weather accessory is a fashion-girl favorite, not to mention a French-girl signature—and we're all about channeling your inner Parisian whenever possible. Last year, the style set clamored over every straw shape and size with a notable turn toward more fashion-forward iterations. To prime you for another season devoted to the darling handbag, we've assembled an edit of 15 styles for every sensibility and budget. Let one of these options serve as your go-to all season long.
This square top-handle is too cute and less than $50!
A cylinder silhouette is delightfully unexpected.
A two-tone tote is summer's answer to the carryall.
Channel your inner Jane Birkin with this adorable basket.
A tiny top-handle is the perfect swap for a clutch.
Minimalists, meet your perfect straw match.
What's cuter than a honey-pot silhouette?
These black and white details are très Parisian.
A grab-bag handle and bucket shape reads fresh and modern.
Structured wicker appears simple and sleek.
We love this porcelain charm as an extra-special touch.
It doesn't get more unique than this handwoven straw tote with circular detailing.
This drawstring style oozes summer vibes.
Resin top handles lend polish.
Never has raffia appeared so pristine.


To improve the reliability and efficiency of Web Software, the Testing Team should be creative and innovative, the experience and intuition of Tester also matters a lot. And most often the destructive nature of Tester brings reliable software to the user. Actually, Testing is the responsibility of everybody who is involved in the Project. But, one's personal curiosity and attention is more important than the various techniques and tools available in the market for Web Testing due to the phenomena that Software Testing is an art. In this study, we are actually discussing certain techniques and tools which can be helpful to minimize bugs in Web Application and achieve reliability and efficiency to a certain level. Indeed, for bettering the quality of Web Application, Testing may not be considered as the only effective method because no one can certify that a system is bug-free. This paper presents some essential web testing techniques, strategies, methods and tools which need to be focused on when performing Web Testing for several web applications in order to achieve better results.


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Rahul Khanna in "The Americans" (FX)
"Holy sh*t! I was terrified": Actor Rahul Khanna on "The Americans," his "simulated sex waiver" and filming that infamous suitcase scene
This scion of conservative Bollywood cuts loose as the Pakistani agent who strangled a U.S. spy on "The Americans"
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2015/02/17/holy_sht_i_was_terrified_actor_rahul_khanna_on_the_americans_his_simulated_sex_waiver_and_filming_that_infamous_suitcase_scene/
February 18, 2015 4:58AM (UTC)
For American audiences, Rahul Khanna is just another actor on FX's "The Americans," a show stacked with fascinating supporting performances. But for anyone familiar with the Indian film industry, Khanna is instantly recognizable—both for his own work as a film star and for his last name, which marks his membership in a Bollywood cinema dynasty. Khanna's younger brother Akshaye is a bona fide Bollywood star, and their father, Vinod, was a household name in the '70s and '80s. And just to give you a sense of relative fame: "The Americans" lead Matthew Rhys has a bit over 14,000 followers on Twitter. Rahul Khanna has 415,000 — and, from what I can tell, many more shirtless photos of himself.
Bollywood cinema is a lot more constrained than its American counterpart, specifically when it comes to portraying culturally taboo topics like sex, drug use and homosexuality. Perhaps because of this Khanna has demonstrated an interest in eclectic work: His first role was in controversial director Deepa Mehta's "Earth," and he's had roles in English-language films like 2002's "The Emperor's Club." In "The Americans," Khanna plays Yousaf, a Pakistani intelligence agent involved in the Afghanistan conflict in the '80s — and, as a result, a target for protagonists Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (played by Rhys and Keri Russell). In a show that is definitively about foreign nationals and deadly romance, Yousaf was central in a particularly grisly subplot: the strangulation, mid-coitus, of an American spy, followed by disposing of her naked body by stuffing her into a suitcase—dislocating joints and breaking bones in the process—and then carrying the bag out the front door. Barely safe for American prime time; not safe for Indian audiences. I talked to the actor about that scene, his role on the show, and straddling the cultural divide in his work.
What's the reaction to your role from your fans in India?
It's a bit bittersweet, because for the first time ever Indian audiences can watch American shows on the same day that they air in the states. ["The Americans" is on] a channel called Star World Premiere. But the downside is that because Indian censorship regulations are so strict, they have to cut out a lot of stuff from the show. It was kind of bittersweet. People can see the show the same day it airs here, but at the same time they're not going to see everything because it goes through the hands of a censor.
Yes, I read that part of that scene was cut. India's a traditional country. American television, by comparison, is very eager to push the envelope. Is that one of the reasons that you were interested in this role?
Of course. For an actor, the more the envelope is pushed, the more exciting it is. You get to do so much more. You get to really explore different facets of your personality. So I love it. I find the quality of American television today is just extraordinary. It's on the same level, if not greater than, the quality of feature films being produced. As you said, the envelope is just being pushed all the time creatively, and it's such a rich time for television. So for me it's thrilling to be on what I consider one of the finest shows on television today. Also it's exciting for me because it's not often they write parts like this, for someone like me. I was really lucky to get it.
You're playing an ISI officer, which is very interesting because that's obviously a sensitive subject for any Indian person.
Of course. But what I love about him is that he's an ISI officer who's a fish out of water in his world, because he's not a fundamentalist—he doesn't subscribe to a lot of the fundamentalist ideology that's brewing in Pakistan at that time. He's a bit of an outsider. And what I love about "The Americans" is that we always thought of the Russians as the bad guys and the Afghans as the bad guys, but at the end of the day the show shows you that everyone is human. It's relationships, it's a human stories. You're rooting for the people you love, more than the politics of it all. It sets up what we know is going to happen in history, but it also shows you how much everyone else was responsible for the problems they have today. That America really brought this upon themselves by being hand-in-glove with Afghanistan against the Russians.
Tell me a little about filming. I don't know how often you, as an Indian actor, have had the opportunity to strangle someone during a sex act and then shove them into a suitcase. That's a whole set of actions I've never seen in a Bollywood film.
Oh my god, it was a dream come true. It was fun! As I said, as an actor you're always looking to stretch yourself and do something different from what you've done before. And I've generally always played more romantic, gentle roles, nothing too extreme. This was like, "Holy shit!" I was terrified, but I was also really excited because it was so different from what I've done before. It's such an exciting twist in the whole tale.
When I was initially approached for this role, they were very upfront about the fact that there would be sex and there would be a certain level of nudity. I read the script just to gauge what it was—I'd never done anything this graphic before and I wanted to see if I would be comfortable. It was a big question mark, an unknown world. And when I read the script, it seemed quite manageable; it didn't seem over the top. So I went ahead with the negotiations, we closed the deal. Then as happens in television, they sent me a revised script, which was way more graphic than the original one—and they also sent me this terrifying thing called a nudity and simulated sex waiver that actors have to sign upfront; it's all very sternly worded and very strict. So that just freaked me out. It was about a week of panic and phone calls with producers and directors and managers and casting directors—and everyone had to pacify me and explain to me what exactly it would be and I would not be made to do anything I was uncomfortable with, even though the contract was so sternly worded. That was the most exciting. My manager, I think, is going to be in therapy for the rest of her life, with that one week.
But— I know a lot of actors say this about crews that they work with but this is one of the finest and nicest crews I've ever worked with. They went out of their way to make sure I was comfortable; the actress I was working with [Gillian Alexy] couldn't have been nicer and less stressed out and super-comfortable. So that made it all very easy, I would say. But it was probably one of the most bizarre day of filming of my life. We filmed it over the whole day; it was hours and hours and hours, maybe a full day of shooting. Because we filmed with three elements. One was Gillian Alexy, the actress herself, who was in a few shots. Then there was this incredible contortionist, who we used for some of the other shots. Then there was also a prosthetic dummy that was brought in. Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell and I were going through this process together and there were several times during the day that we'd just look at each other and shake our heads at just how bizarre this all was. If you've seen the episode, Keri Russell takes a picture of us breaking the body. She had that camera on set, and in between takes she actually took a picture of Matthew and me rehearsing the scene. She was very funny, like, "I am going to send this picture to your mothers in Wales and Bombay." We are all probably going to hell.
Then—because the character is naked, the actress was naked, the contortionist was naked, the prosthetic dummy was naked—there was lots of skin on set. At one point, Matthew was bending over and his pants rode down a bit. You could see maybe two centimeters of his bottom. And the director yelled, "Cut, cut it out, we can see a bit of Matthew's bottom. Please adjust the pants." And we all just burst out laughing. You have to imagine the scenario—all these naked women and these limbs, and poor Matthew. Like one centimeter of his bottom was showing. He was like, "God forbid you should see my ass." [Laughs.]
Your other family members are in the Indian film industry. What's their take on you doing American work?
Strangely, my brother was the one who initially had recommended the show to me, before I was even approached. He'd been a fan of the show. I had just started watching it when I was approached for this part. So he was very excited when I got the role, because he was a fan of the show, and he really appreciates the writing and the quality of television in America today. My dad hasn't seen the show—being from an older generation I'm not sure he quite gets television now is on par with feature films, because there's still a little bit of disconnect between feature films and television in terms of quality. He hasn't watched the show yet; as soon as he does watch it I'm sure he'd be interested. My mother would be horrified.
The type of censorship the show is subject to in India is an issue so specific to that part of the world.
It's so silly.
Is that one of the reasons that you felt like you wanted to move into American acting instead? Was it limiting the work you were able to do?
No, it's not that. And it's not a question of wanting to move in one direction or the other, because as an actor you have so little control over your own career. You're dependent on what comes your way, unless you're a producer, and you produce your own stuff. But if you're just an actor you're really at the mercy of what comes your way and what's written and what's right for you. So it's just a question of being open to different experiences wherever they are geographically, whether in America or India. I'm always looking for new and exciting things.
The thing about Indian censorship is that it's a strange time in India right now; we're economically so progressive but at the same time we're going through this moral, right-wing, fundamentalist mind-set where everyone's objecting to anything that is deemed slightly offensive to anyone. Everything is suddenly offensive and everyone is protesting and banning, which I think is very unhealthy for the artistic community, because how does one progress if one is not allowed the freedom of expression? How can you tell adults in a democracy what they should or shouldn't watch? That choice should be up to them. I think it's something we have to work on as a nation, and hopefully we will work it out.
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Аорист (, аористос = неодређен, неограничен) или прошло свршено време је прост и личан глаголски облик који осликава радњу која се десила у прошлости, и то:
 радњу која се десила након неке друге радње у прошлости
 радњу која се десила "скоро", тј. недуго пре тренутка говора.

Грађење
Аорист се најчешће гради од свршених глагола. Примери:
 урадих
 сретох
 падох
Код правилних глагола са инфинитивним наставком -ти, аорист се гради тако што се на инфинитивну основу додају наставци за облик и лица:

Код глагола са инфинитивним наставком -сти или -ћи, на инфинитивну-аористну основу додају се следећи наставци:

У 2 и 3. лицу једнине долази до палатализације крајњег сугласника инфинитивне основе испред самогласника е (испеке > испече).

Употреба
У српском језику аорист се употребљава у индикативу, релативу и модусу.

Индикативна употреба
Индикативно употребљен аорист означава радњу која се извршила у времену говорења (или непосредно пре времена говорења) или се вршила све до једног тренутка у времену говорења.

Релативна употреба
Релативно употребљен аорист означава радњу која се вршила или извршила у неком прошлости, која је изван времена у ком се о њој говори.

Модална употреба
Модалним аористом означава се став говорника према неоствареној/неизвршеној радњи, стању или збивању. Може означавати став уверености да ће се радња вршити (нпр. Отвори прозор, угуших се!), намеру да се радња изврши (нпр. Одох ја у школу) и став услова (архаично, Ако пођох, нагледах се јада, ак'не пођох, нећу видјет драге)

Употреба аориста у народним говорима наспрам употребе у службеном и писаном језику

У епским народним песмама које је прикупио Вук Караџић учешће аориста износи 62.9%, док је учешће перфекта од 31.96%. Слично томе, усмено приповедање о Првом српском устанку Карађорђевог саборца Петра Јокића из Тополе (које је дословно записао Милан Ђ. Милићевић 1852. године) садржи 33.23% аориста, само 19.59% перфекта, док на историјски презент отпада чак 45.53%. Наредна слика даје преглед употребе аориста у појединим народним говорима, на основу научних радова истраживања дијалеката (која се обично спроводе у сеоским срединама, и међу старијим говорницима), рађених углавном после 1945. године. Као што се може видети, запажено је да је аорист у највећем делу Србије (осим Војводине) и у Црној Гори врло често глаголско време у народном говору. У некима од њих је назначен и као најчешће прошло глаголско време (поједини говори југоисточне Србије и Црне Горе).

О високој учестаности аориста у говору становништва Србије пре Другог светског рата сведоче и надгробни споменици. На следећем графикону се могу видети учешћа прошлих глаголских времена на надгробним споменицима подигнутим од 1901. до 1942. године, на појединим гробљима у Србији. Као што видимо, аорист је у сеоским срединама чешћи него у градским. Исто тако се на примеру београдског Новог гробља види да је аорист био чешћи међу сиромашнијим, односно мање образованим грађанима, него међу имућнијим, односно образованијим. То се запажа и у данашње време.

Насупрот употреби падежа, употреба прошлих глаголских времена, па самим тим и аориста, је у стандардном српском језику необавезна. Отуда, услед изражене диглосије, имамо редовну појаву да се у судству, полицији, новинарству, осталим медијима и тако даље, приликом записивања усмених изјава и исказа грађана из њих избацују аорист, остала прошла времена и историјски презент и замењују перфектом. Тако је на суђењу генералу Дражи Михајловићу 1946. године прочитано 17 записаних изјава грађана који суђењу нису присуствовали, у којим су сва остала глаголска времена замењена перфектом. С обзиром да су свих 17 изјава записане у првом лицу, и да се ради о становницима села, учешће перфекта у њиховим изјавама од 100% је немогуће. То се види по изјавама сељака-сведока који су усмено сведочили на истом суђењу, где је учешће и аориста и историјског презента значајно. Од завршетка Другог светског рата аорист (заједно с још неким глаголским временима) готово у потпуности нестаје из историјских књига, што се може видети на следећем графикону. Аорист ипак опстаје у књижевности и донекле у књигама мемоарске садржине, чији је језик ближи народном него службеном језику.

Види још
 Глагол
 Имперфекат

Референце

Литература
Граматика српскога језика, Живојин Станојчић, Љубомир Поповић, Завод за уџбенике и наставна средства, Београд, 2005

Спољашње везе
 Аорист

Лични глаголски облици
Глаголска времена

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Belianské Tatry () jsou geomorfologický podcelek a nejvýchodnější část Východních Tater východně od Kopského sedla, které je odděluje od Vysokých Tater. Na severu hraničí s Podtatranskou brázdou. Mají rozlohu 67,5 km². Hřeben Belianských Tater je 14 km dlouhý a je kolmý na hřeben Vysokých Tater. Neodbočují z něj žádné výrazné boční hřebeny a je tvořen převážně vápenci a břidlicemi.

Vrcholy
Hřeben tvoří od západu k východu vrcholy:
 Muráň 1890 m n. m.
 Nový vrch 1999 m n. m.
 Havran 2152 m n. m.
 Ždiarska vidla 2142 m n. m.
 Hlúpy 2061 m n. m.
 Zadné Jatky 2019 m n. m.
 Predné Jatky 1941 m n. m.
 Košiare 2011 m n. m.
 Bujačí vrch 1946 m n. m.

Vodstvo
Severní svahy odvodňuje potok Biela a její pravostranné přítoky (Rígeľský potok, Tokárenský potok, Babí potok). Pravostrannými přítoky Javorinky je odvodňována část severních svahů západně od Havrana (Nový potok) a část jižních svahů západně od Hlúpého tzv. Zadné Meďodoly (Štefanka, Meďodolský potok). Východní část jižních svahů tzv. Predné Meďodoly odvodňuje levý přítok Kežmarské Bielé vody Napájedlový potok. Na rozdíl od ostatních částí Tater se zde nevyskytují plesa ani vodopády. Toto není tak docela pravda, neboť v Monkově dolině na Ríglovém potoce se nacházejí vodopády (Vodopád Rígeľského potoka) – viditelné z naučného chodníku do Širokého sedla ze zastávky č. 3 v nadmořské výšce cca 1 310 m.

Krasové jevy
V pohoří jsou bohatě zastoupeny krasové jevy, z nichž je však zpřístupněna pouze jeskyně Belianska jaskyňa.

Ochrana přírody
Téměř celé pohoří je součástí národní přírodní rezervace Belianské Tatry, která je až na turistické značky vedoucí okrajem a naučnou stezku Monkova dolina – Kopské sedlo veřejnosti nepřístupná. Je zde široce zastoupena vápencová flóra. Záchranná stanice Tatranské horské služby se nachází na chatě Plesnivec (1 290 m).

Odkazy

Související články
 Hlavní hřeben Belianských Tater

Literatura

Externí odkazy

  Beliansketatry.com - informace, fotografie, mapa
  Belianské Tatry - informace a fotografie na webu DuseKarpat.cz

Pohoří na Slovensku
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From the "Talking History with Benjamin L. Carp" Video Series – Webisode 5
the legacy of the boston tea party is, i think a mixed one. i think that that one of the reasons why the boston tea party, the participants in the boston tea party keep their own secret for about 50 years is that part of them thought of it as a somewhat shameful act as an active property destruction as an act of disorder. something that you wouldn't necessarily be proud of.
and it's only as these guys are in their very old age as the revolutionary generation is about to pass out of the existence that americans begin to increase the boston tea party in her 2 impulses to this
one is an impulse to make it a safer event to kind of call it something something cute like the boston tea party to kind of make it a safe thing to teach your your children.
but there's another maybe more radical impulse of boston workers kind of saying this was our moment, this was the moment when artists and ordinary artisans and craftsmen were striking a blow against the british and isn't this something to be proud of in terms of of boston's working heritage.
on the one hand we look at the boston tea party as something heroic,as part of the american heritage, a crucial event in the run-up to the american revolution something to embrace but there's always been also be a more conservative law-and-order impulse among americans that looks at this event and says "whoa" maybe that's not the kind of thing we want to encourage. maybe we don't want to encourage property um… destruction and vandalism and law-breaking even if it's in the service of natural rights or some sort of higher liberty.
the americans definitely did dress as indians when they destroyed the tea.
now they did dress as indians when they destroyed the tea. now they didn't dress in a way that would have fooled anyone. everyone knew that these were disguises sometimes hasty disguises.
sometimes no more than a blanket wrapped around your shoulder and a smear of paint or soot on your face. so these were not good disguises but they were symbolic disguises. they were symbolic in that the americans were basically saying look, we expect not to be revealed for who we are we know we expect not to be punished for
this we expect our towns men not to rat us out for what we've done
but the disguises were meant to send a message. one is don't tell on us. and the other message is we are dressing as native americans because we see ourselves as native american. we're separating ourselves from englishman because englishmen are forcing us too separate our ourselves. we want to think of ourselves as being british but you are forcing us to adopt this american identity we still think of ourselves as as white but we are emulating the defiant nature of indians of native americans and we are appropriating their identity probably in a a somewhat offensive way if you're an actual indian uh… but you know we are appropriating this identity in order to make a symbolic point that we are we see ourselves now as at separate from parliament in this crucial way.
Professor Benjamin L. Carp
Benjamin L. Carp is an associate professor of early American history at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. He has written about firefighters and the American Revolution, nationalism in Revolutionary America and the Civil War South, cities and the American Revolution, and the Boston Tea Party. He grew up in Woodmere, New York.
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