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Article: Throught the century with the Presbyterian Record: 1970-1979.
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- October 1, 2000
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A decade of decline
1970 The Ross Report (prepared by the management consultant firm of P.S. Ross and Partners) delivers its report on the state of the church. * Ontario follows Quebec and Manitoba in legalizing lotteries. * The Administrative Council gives the green light to begin the development of the Maclean Estate into a church conference centre.
1971 Patricia Hanna is appointed director of services for overseas students and laymen abroad. * A. C. Forrest, editor of The United Church Observer, interviews Prime Minister Trudeau for the Record, The Canadian Churchman and his own magazine. * A Presbyterian congress under the theme "The Crux of the ...