History of Methodism in This Territory Should Be Prepared Especially Dealing with the Past ﬁfty Years Extending from the ’ Date at Which the Late Dr

H I S T O R Y O F ME T HODI SM

E ASTE RN BRI TI SH AME RI CA

I NCLUDING NOVA SCO TI A, NE W BRUNSWICK PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND AND BERMUDA

FROM THE BE GI NNI NG TI LL THE CONSUMMATI ON OF U NI ON WI TH THE PRE SBYT E RI AN AND CONGRE GATI ONAL CHURCHE S I N 1925

BY D . W. JOHNS ON

' ‘ OF THE - NOVA SC OTI A CONFERENCE, E X E DI I OB OF THE WESLEYAN

C O N T E N T S

C h a pte r 1 Th e G e n e si s of Me h o m . t d i s

2 No a Sco on f e r . v tia C e n c e f ol l owin g c ircu it o rd e r a s in Ye a r Book o f 1924

Ne w B un s wi ck a n d Prin ce E dwa s l an d n cl ud n Bib l e r rd I , i i g h s ia n s C in P E . ri t . . I

N e wfoun d an d Co n fe r e n ce in lu d n L ab ad an E d uc a on l , c i g r or d ti in N e wfoun dl a n d

Me th od i s m in Be rmud a

Moun t Al llis on In s titution s

We s l e ya n a n d Boo k Room

C hu rch U n io n

’ Wo man s Mi s s i on a ry So c ie ty

Ho m e a n d Fore i g n Mis sion s

Ap p e n d ice s

T h e C o n s tituti on an d P e r son n e l o f th e E a s te rn British Ame r ica Co n fe re n c e —18 55 to 18 74“

N ova fSco tia C on fe re n c e n am e s an d ﬁg ur e s

N B a n d .P E I Con f e e n c me s a n d ur e s . . . . . r e n a ﬁg

Ne wf oun d la n d Con fe re n ce n a me s a n d ﬁg u re s

Sup e rn ume ra ri e s in Diffe re n t C o n fe re n ce s

De c e a se d Mi n i s te rs a n d Y e ars o f Se rvi c e

Con fe re n ce Me e tin g Pl ace s an d Offic i al s

PRE FACE

a w Reaching crisis in the history of our Church , when it as w about to become a part of the United Church of Canada , it as thought desirable by the Conferences of Eastern British America that a history of Methodism in this territory should be prepared especially dealing with the past ﬁfty years extending from the ’ date at which the late Dr . T . Watson Smith s excellent History r of Methodism in Eastern British America ended . We were e quested to undertake this task and consented to do so . As our investigations developed , we concluded that it would be wise to produce , in one volume , a summary of the history of Methodism in this territory from the beginning to the pre sent momentous 1 2 period ( 9 5) when the long proposed union of the Presbyterian , Methodist and Congregational Churches in Canada is about to c w be ac omplished , and e have acted accordingly . In doing so , “ ” after an introductory chapter on The Genesis of Methodism , we have proceeded to consider the progress of the separate east ern Conferences and to . give , as far as possible , a summary of the the history of every circuit , for convenience sake following order in which they appear in the Year Book , except that Ber w muda notes follo those on Newfoundland . By this arrangement , the record of any circuit can be easily found . Following this , are chapters on The Mount Allison Institutions , Wesleyan and Book ’ Room , Church Union , Woman s Missionary Society and Home and Foreign Missions .

The Appendices are extended , giving the names of all candi dates who have been admitted to the ministry in these Confer e n ce s since 18 55 and what became of them . The preparation of discre an these tables has entaile d much labor . No doubt some p w cies ill be found . In preparing this volume we have traversed more than fifty ce years of Wesleyan files ; Minute s of the old E . B . A . Conferen , and of the three succeeding Conferences from 18 74 to the pre t ’ U i sent ; Missionary Repor s ; Academy , Ladies College and n dl S versity Calendars from their beginnings ; Argosy files , many ri t ct books and other documents . ’ “ i o h We are much indebted to Dr . Sm th s “Hist ry of Met o ” ’ di e m in Easte rn British America ; Wilson s Newfoundland an d ” “ ’ its Missionaries ; Cornish s Cyclopedia of Methodism in Can ’ “ ada S“elby Jefferson s Centenary Volume of Bermuda Metho ” ” di e m ; The Chignecto I sthmus and Its First Settlers , by True ’ “ ” ’ man ; Angwin s Methodism in Cape B“reton ; Lench e local his tories of Districts in Ne wfoundland ; Centennial of Canadian of Methodism in Easte rn Britis“h Amer ” ica ; Lives of William Black by Richey and Ma cL e an ; Francis ” ’ “ Me th e ra ll and his work ; Robert Wilson s Methodism in the ” ’ “ ’ Maritime Provinces ; Young s A Missionary s Work in Labra ”

o . dor , and many local hist ries We are also indebted to those who have responded to our appeals for historical data but regret that many appeals were ’ like Noah s third dove which did not return . CHAPTE R I

THE GENESIS OF METHODISM

0 e As it was said of J sus that He was born of a woman , so it might be said of Methodism . Whilst John Wesley is rightly revered as its earthly founder , it should never be forgotten that he had a very remarkable mother , not only because she was the m mother of so any , but also because of the impress she made upon them , especially upon John and Charles . It will be remem bered that when John was ﬁve years of age he very narrowly H escaped death by the burning of Epworth parsonage . e was the last to be rescued and that j ust as the roof was falling . From that time his mother seems to have devoted particular atte ntion to his education and when he was eight years of age she made special mention of him in one of the entries of her diary in which she s“aid : And I do intend to be more particularly careful of the soul o f this child that Thou hast so mercifully provided for than ever I have been ; that I may do my endeavor to instil into his mind the principles of Thy true religion and vi rtue . Lord , give me grace to do it sincerely and prudently , and bless my attempts ” with good suc cess . With equal truth it might be said that Methodism was born of God . e Having premised this much , we not that , since its birth ,

Methodism has been an evolution . It is not a mere mechanism , constructe d after an already chosen pattern . It is a life . It is a leaven which has grown by contagion . Like early Christianity off- it spread by persecution . It is sometimes called an shoot from Anglicanism , but it is nearer the truth to say that it was

- its shot off from Anglicanism . Refused the parish churches , w preachers betook themselves to the open spaces , the high ays and hedge s , and constrained multitudes to enter the kingdom It found its way into the army and the navy and went with them w w into other lands and over distant seas , and herever it ent it made a lodgement and began to grow . s hvmn s No real census can be made of Methodi m . By its and by its preaching it has found its way into all other Christian S HI S TO R Y OF ME THO DI SM

co mmun ions and has leavened their theologies until they have ar l g ely become assimilated to itself in doctrine . No longer is

h - ell paved with the skulls of non elect infants not a span long , an d no longer is any poor sinner arbitrarily consigned to the limbo of the lost . It would be interesting to trace tit : beginnings of Methodism in every land , but our task has to do with its history in what is known as Eastern British America . It is of much interest to note that Methodism in Canad a began in a very central and historic community , the Yorkshire Methodists who came to this country from 1772 to 1775 settling in Amherst, Point de Bute , and Sackville , on , and on either side

~ of , the present boundary between Nova Scotia and New Bruns wick . Here they met in prayer and fellowship meetings , without a o past r , but faithful to the vows which they had taken upon r themselves in the Old Land . Here William Black was conve ted 1 he and , in 780, b egan to exercise his gifts in exhortation until was soon thrust out by the Spirit to preach the gospel of salva e tion to the neighboring communiti s , and to gradually extend his ministry over practically the whole of th e Maritime Provin ces , and to visit the ancient colony of Newfoundland with such an ins piring ministry as greatly to revive the work of grace b e ~ gun under the pioneer ministry of Laurence Coughlan , in that

first outpost of th e British Empire . In this central community of the Maritime Provinces the w t first two Methodist Churches in Canada ere erected , the firs 1788 at Point de Bute , opened and deeded to John Wesley , in ,

17 0 . s and the second at Sackville , in 9 , dedicated by the Rev Jame

Mann , who , with his brother John , came from New York to Shel 1 burne , N . S. , in 783 . We said this bi rthplace of Methodism in Canada was an his s toric spot and so it is for here was the site of old Fort Be ause r j our (now Fort Cumberland) , the strongest fort in Acadia , whe e the French made one of their last vain efforts to prevent the per manent establishment of British rule in Canada . The remains ri r e d of the old fortiﬁcation , with the memo al cai n recently erect 0 10 by the Federal Government , are within three miles of the cemetery at Point de Bute in which th e ﬁrst Methodis t Church in Canada stood .

Methodism , as an organized communion , in this country , ﬁ rs t took form as a District of the British Wesleyan Meth odist

r . Conference , under the supe vision o f the Missionary Committee T HE G E NE SI S our ME THODISM 9

r for Its ministers were appointed by the B itish Conference and ,

many years , generous grants were made by the Home Land to wards the support oi the work throughout this scattered and then

thinly populated country . This supervision and control con tin ue d 1855 the until , when circuits in the constituency (N . S. , B I Nﬁ . . . d . N , P E . . , , and Bermuda) , having increased to about r seventy , the ministe s and probationers to about eighty , and the 58 7 or membership to with on trial , the districts were an iz e d g into a Conference , known as the Wesleyan Methodist r Connexion , or Church , of Eastern British Ame ica . The Pastoral

Address of that year , said : The desiderated formation of an of Eastern British American Conference , no longer an obj ect t anticipation , is now an impor ant fact . All our societies within f the territorial limits o the new organization , which have hither to existed as dependent and isolated districts , under the man a e m n are g e t and direction of the Wesleyan Missionary Society , e thus constitut d a distinct Connexion , or Church , having received from the parent body a formal investiture of the attributes and privileges appropriate to the ecclesiastical position which we are now called to susta in in an afﬁ liated relation to the English Con ” ference .

The B ritish Conference sent out the Rev . John Beecham , D D . . , to preside , as President , and to assist in the organization , and his services were most highly appreciated . Rev . Matthew

- D. C o Richey , D . , was elected Delegate ( associate President) , and Rev . William Temple ( father of the late Rev . R . A . Temple) r l as Secreta y . It will be of interest to note that , at that initia : Conference , the following were ordained Thomas Albrighton ,

Alexander B . Black , Frederick W . Moore , Joseph Herbert Starr ,

. and William Tweedy ( father of Prof . W . M . Tweedie) Of the probationers , Thomas Gaetz (brother of Revs . Joseph and Leon D Brisa w McL . e s ard) , Alexander y , John Phinney , Paul Prest ood

. . . ( father of Rev . John John W . Sponagle ( father of Dr J A w of Middleton , N . and Charles Stewart (kno n in all the

D. ) . , churches had travelled three years James Burns Duncan 0

G a skin . Jose h Currie , Robert Duncan , Charles , p Hart (brother McKe own ( of Revs . Thos . D . and James Hezekiah father

. . ) of Chief Justice McKe own and Mrs . (Rev) G M Campbell ,

. . . McKin n on . A William , George B Payson ( father of Mrs H

a n d . Powell , St . John) , Robert Tweedy (brother of Revs Wi lliam

r . and James) , had travelled two years . Samuel Ave y , George S

) . Milligan , M . A . ( illustrious name in Newfoundland , Thomas B 10 HI ST OR Y OF MTE T‘HODIISM

Smith ( father of the late Prof . Alfred D . Smith) , and Thoma s

Harris ( father of Mrs . (Rev . ) C . Lench) had travelled one year .

. Al William Alcorn ( father of Mrs Dr . A . C . Borden and Miss

corn , missionary to Japan) , and James Tweedy ( father of Judge

T . M . Tweedie of Alberta) were received on trial . The full list of the members of this ﬁrst Conference will be found in Appendix

A of this volume .

Referring to one of the probationers of this Conference , it

may be noted that ministers , as well as other people , are subj ect

to fashions . It was the custom then for ministers to wear heavy w side whiskers , or whiskers all round , except a mustache hich was anathema . When Robert Tweedy appeared as a candidate , the venerable inquisitors were horriﬁed to ﬁnd that he wore a heavy mustache but they condescended to examine him and found nothing to bar him from the sacred enclosure except his f re com o fending mustache . They so reported to the Conference , mending his acceptance subj ect to the elimination of the hirsute f o fender . A committee was appointed to wait upon the young

brother to acquaint him with the momentous decision , but he c refused to comply with the onditions , at the same time giving

the heterodox adornment a pull to show that it was real , and then announcing that God had put it there and man should not w rend it asunder . That seemed a difﬁcult statement to ans er and a deadlock appeared to be imminent when one of the committee the ( evidently an opportunist) suggested , as a compromise , that young brother should submit to have the offending proj ection re trimmed rather short , to which he agreed , and the committee ported that the candidate had complied with the spirit of the law and would no doubt presently see his way clear to fully conform to the established usage of the Conference and he was accepted .

The sequel is of equal interest . Shortly afterwards an eruption occurred on the upper lip of the chief reverend contender for the

excision so that he could not shave and he was forced , for a time ,

to grow a mustache . The chronicles do n ot record this as a j udg ment , but it is said that the incident caused much amusement

among the brethren . At that first Conference steps were taken for the organiza “ , tion of a fund towards the support of the Worn - Out Ministers ” was . and their families . The Committee headed by the Rev to Humphrey Pickard , M . A . , whose constructive and executive a bility , persevering endeavor , and dauntless leadership , the

Methodist Church , in these provinces , is so greatly indebted , T HE G E NE S I S OF ME THODI SM 1

having associated with him the Revs . Frederick Smallwood , o Charles Churchill , Roland Mort n ( father of Dr . Arthur and Michael Pickles ( father of Revs . Fletcher , John , and Fred) , and the Messrs . George H . Starr , Halifax ; Hon . Judge Wilmot ,

; Fredericton ; John Smith , Charlottetown ; Nicholas Mosher , New

. S. port , N , and John Humphrey , Monckton ; Mr . Gilbert T . Ray , v . Re . St John , and Richard Knight (grandfather of Rev . M . treasurers , and Rev . W . I . Cardy , Secretary .

Much attention was also given to Mount Allison , Book f Room and Wesleyan , and other a fairs which had come upon the organized Conference as new responsibilities . This first Confer

17 1855 . ence met in Halifax on July th , ; the second session in St 1 th 1 5 John , on June 8 , 8 6 , and the third in Sackville on June 4 h 1 2 t . , 857 The Eastern British American Conference continued in a f~ li i 18 74 ﬁ at on with the British Wesleyan Conference till , when negotiations , commenced in the previous year , resulted in the union of the Conference of Eastern British America with the

Wesleyan Methodist Conference of Canada ( all west of N . and the New Connexion Methodist Church of Canada . As there A ff were none of the latter in E . B . . , the union did not a ect the a ? eastern work either territorially or numerically . At the union , rangements were made for a General Conference meeting once in four years , and for the division of existing Conferences , of which there were to be three in the east as have continued to prevail f 1 4 rom 8 7 to the present . wa s The last session of the old E . B . A . Conference held in

25th 18 74 w . Charlottetown , commencing on June , , ith the Rev C o M rr . . . Mc u a . John v, President ; Rev George S Milligan , M A ,

Delegate , and Rev . James Taylor , Secretary . The general work of the Conference , including the stationing of the Ministers , was transacted before the division of the Conference into three— the w Nova Scoti a Conference , the New Brunswick and Prince Ed ard — was Island Conference , and the Newfoundland Conference wa s made . This an occasion of much interest to all candidates and moving men as it would largely determine the province , or w w e xe rci s provinces , in hich the future of their ministry ould be

e d . f w Up till this time , this eastern work had been a filiated ith i the British Conference and had received assistance from it . Th s territory n ow became altogether independent of British Method a r - ism , as po tion of the independent and self supporting Method 12 HI S TORY ( I F ME THODIS M

r . ist Chu ch of Canada In severing the connection , the Confer

ence , by formal resolution , expressed its high appreciation of the cordial and generous assistance which the Parent Church had continued to render to Methodist work ever since its beginning in

. . r D D these provinces The Revs Charles Stewa t, . . , and Hum re D D h . . p y Pickard , , who had been sent to the B ritish Confer ence of the previous year to confe r with it on the proj ect of Can k adian union , received the than s of Conference for the judicious and successful manner in which they had carried out their com mission . The Methodist Episcopal Conference of the United D D States sent Revs . W . R . Clark , . . , and W . H . Elliot , honored

- and eloquent representatives , to wish the Conference God speed in its new venture . The closing exercises of this momentous Con ference were most impressive as old comrades bade on e another f an a fectiona“te farewell . On the morning of the last day it was ordered that Those members of the Conference who , by the sta tion sheet j ust read are appointed to Nova Scotia shall meet in , , , ’ this church this afternoon at 3 o clock , to organize as the Nova

Scotia Conference ; and , in like manner those who are appointed to N . B . and P . E . I sland , in the school room , at the same time , wi to organize as the N e wBrun s ck and P . E . Island Conference ; ’ and those appointed to the St . John s , and Carbonear Districts , as Co - Newfoundland , soon as practicable , at the call of the Dele n gate of this Conference , to organize as the Newfoundland A nual

Conference , and that the minutes of these meetings be published ” with the minutes j ust read , as authorized supplements thereto . The period of nineteen years between the organization of the Eastern British American Conference of 1855 and its division in to three in 18 74 was very prosperous and fruitful in many addi tions to the Church . The circuits had increased from seventy to one hundred and eighty - one ; the membership from thirteen thou

- sand , one hundred and thirty six , with five hundred and eighty n seven on trial , to seventee n thousand , five hu dred and ten with an d three thousand , three hundred seventy on trial , and the num - r - fi ve ber of ministers from sixty nine to one hundred and fo ty ,

- with seventy three probationers . Before referring in detail to the history of the individual

Conferences since 18 74 , we notice that another union took place 1 in 884 , when the Methodist Church of Canada , the Methodist h Episcopal Church in Canada , the Primitive Methodist Churc in Canada , and the Bible Christian Church in Canada j oined forces forming what has since been known as The Methodist THE GE N E S I S OF ME THODI SM 13

Church . The only Confere nce in the east numerically a i fe cte d . . I . by this union was that of N B and P . E . , as the Bible Christian Church had a number of Congregations in Prince E d ward Island and they brought in four ministers , ﬁve hundred an d

- forty eight members and fifteen on trial . 1884 This union of was not easily brought about . There was much debate and strenuous opposition . In at least one Confer ence of the Methodist Church of Canada , (London) there was a maj ority in opposition but the great maj ority of the laymen , in the church at large , favored the union . Radical changes were to be made . Laymen were to come into the annual Conferences in equal numbers with the ministers and other important innova e e e tions wer to be introduced . In the east rn Conferences , the vot in the Quarterly Official Boards was as follows : Nova Scotia for t - r y six for , sixteen against , and one tie ; New B unswick and fi ft - five Prince Edward Island y for , two against and one tie ;

Newfoundland nine for and two against . In the Conferences , which were then composed entirely of ministers , the vote was as

- - B. S. r . follows ; N . , thi ty four for and thirty one against ; N , and - Nﬁ - I . d . and P . E . , forty for and twenty eight against ; twenty six for and three against . Whatever may have been the fears and opposition , it was not long before there was complete unanimity in the conviction that the union was of God and general s atis fac tion was felt because Methodism had become one from the east ern shores of Newfoundland to the western coast of Vancouver

Island . In our Churches and Conferences , conscientious oppon ents to the union , like their successors in the Methodist Confer emees to - day ( 1924 ) with reference to the greater union now us about to be accomplished , with fine loyalty to constitutional e ages , gracefully bowed to the maj orities and manfully accept d the inevitable . We now proceed to consider the progress of the separate eas tern Conferences and to give , as far as possible , a summary of history of their circuits , for convenience sake following the order in which they appear in the Year Book , except that notes on Ber muda will be found following those on Newfoundland . 14 HI STORY ( XE ME THODI S M

CHAPTER II

NOVA SCOTIA CONFERENCE

In the organization of the Nova Scotia Conference , which took place in 18 74 at the conclusion of the last session of the old

Eastern British America Conference , held in Charlottetown , Rev . M Murr c a . . . John y , who was the last President of the E B A Con

ference , was elected President and Rev . R . Alder Temple , Secre — tary . The Conference was divided into six Districts Halifax ,

Truro , Cumberland , Guysboro and Cape Breton , Annapolis , and McMurra Liverpool , the respective Chairmen being Revs . J . y , w Bre ttl e . W . C . Bro n , R . Tweedy , Elias , J England , Richard

. : . . . Smith , with Fin Secretaries as follows Revs C Jost , J Shenton ,

A . D . Morton , J . G . Angwin , S . F . Huestis , and Joseph Gaetz .

The ministers elected to General Conference were Revs . J .

M rra . . . M . c u y , S . F . Huestis , A W . Nicolson , R A Temple , J Eng

Bre ttl e . . land , J . Lathern , R . Smith , L . Gaetz and E . , with W C

Brown as alternate .

- The lay delegates elected by the Districts were Hon . S . L .

Shannon , W . H . Allison , I . Longworth , O . Langille , Minor Tup

per , E . C . Foster , T . M . Lewis , and J . N . Freeman , with W . B .

McNutt and Abner Hart as alternates . o d Rev . S . F . Huestis was elected to the Missionary B ar and

Rev . A . W . Nicolson to the Transfer Committee . Amongst other prominent laymen on the Missiona ry and

other committees appear the names of D . Henry Starr , S . Rettie ,

Charles Northup F . A . Donkin T . Hodgson , R . B . Huestis , J . S . M , , a N ill . c e . . . . , J . B Morrow , G H Starr , W H Webb , James Mosh

e r w . , F . Gardiner , C . H . M . Black , S . H . Black , J . W . Cald ell , J

Sterling , Wm . Harris , and J . North . Rev . J . G . Angwin was ’ Sec y of the Church Property and Parsonage Aid and also of th e

Contingent Fund ; Rev . W . H . Heartz and J . B . Morrow were

treasurers of the latte r ; Revs . J . Read and S . F . Huestis , Secre

taries , and Rev . J . Lathern and G . H . Starr , treasurers of the t Missionary Committee ; Rev . C . Jost, Secre ary of examining r board ; Rev . A . W . Nicolson , Secretary of Supe numerary Fund ,

and Rev . W . C . Brown and W . H . Webb . treasurers ; Rev . F . H .

. McNutt an d . . W Pickles , secretary and Rev . J . A . Rogers W B ,

e . treasurers of the Educational Committ e ; Rev . A . S Tuttle , sec N OVA SC OTIA 15

re tar y of the Sunday School Committee , and Rev . A . D . Morton , ’ s tre asur ecretary of the Children s Fund , with Rev . L . Gaetz as

e r. . . . Rev A W Nicolson was Book Steward and Editor . A full as list of the members and probationers of the N . S. , Conference , c 1 4 f onstituted in 87 , will be found in Appendix C at the close o this volume . 18 74 As has been intimated , the N . S . Conference started , in , 1 . 8 76 with six Districts In , the Yarmouth District was formed 188 6 from a portion of the Liverpool District . In , Bermuda was c ut ff o from Halifax and formed into a separate District . In 1895 , two more Districts were organized , Windsor being formed from a portion of Halifax and one circuit from Annapolis . The G b e uysboro and Cape Breton District was divided , one portion ing called Guysboro and the other Sydney , making ten Districts in the Conference . The Nova Scotia Conference began its work in 18 74 with s - eventy seven circuits , on which were six thousand , nine hun d red an d fifty - nine church members with ﬁve hundred and nine t - - y six on trial . These were cared for by ninety four ministers , o f ﬁ ft - u whom y six were ordained , seventeen were s pernumeraries

- and twenty one probationers for the ministry . Ten years later ,

1884 - ﬁve at the union of , there were eighty circuits , on which hun there were ten thousand and eight communicants , with ﬁve dred and three on trial , whose spiritual interests were attended to b 108 su e m ume rarie s y ministers , twenty of whom were p and six I teen probationers . t will be seen th at those ten years were fruit ful in bringing many new members into the Church . After de du ction s from deaths , removals , and other causes the net increase

- in full membership was three thousand and forty nine . Many gracious revivals took place and it is doubtful if in any other ten y ears of the history of the Conference such proportional pro gress has been made . 18 74 r A few comparisons here may be of interest . In , the e

- - were seventy seven circuits and missions on the s tation sheet . In 1 24 9 , there were one hundred and six . In the former year there were eight appointments to be supplied ; in the latter year there 1 4 l w 8 7 . were seventeen . In with a sma ler conference , there ere 1924 w more than twenty probationers ; in , there ere only eight , r showing that fewer young men were offering for the minist y . Seventeen places in 1924 were supplied by local preachers or left

t . 1 24 vacan In 9 , seventeen of the stations in the Minutes were

United Presbyterian and Methodist charges , eight of which were 16 HI S TORY OIF ME THODI SM

t supplied by Methodist Minis ers and eight by Presbyterians , n whilst one (Shelburne) had two ministers , o e Presbyterian and 1924 142 - w one Methodist . In , there were ministers , forty six ere

superannuated , eight were probationers , three professors , four on e missionaries in China , one in Japan ; two on leave of absence ,

Superintendent of Missions , one Conference evangelist , leaving - w seventy six ordained men in circuit ork . The membership in 18 74 each ten years was as follows ( full members) , six thousand

- 188 4 nine hundred and fifty nine ; in , ten thousand and eight ; in 1 4 89 , thirteen thousand , seven hundred and twenty three ; in 1904 1 14 , sixteen thousand and twenty ; in 9 , sixteen thousand , - 1 24 three hundred and thirty one ; in 9 , eighteen thousand and 1 4 1 14 twenty . It will be seen that in the ten years from 90 to 9 few were added to the Church and that the last decade does not two compare favorably with earlier decades . The first of these decades was immediate ly before the war ; the second beginning with the war . It might be an interesting study to account for

those lean years . Immediately before the war , materialism pre vailed perhaps as never before ; the gospel of salvation by social reform was being currently preached ; special evangelistic work

and special appeal to the individual conscience were lessened . During and since the war there have been many unsettling in ﬂu “ ” e n ce s to b e e n and to Your Knees , O Israel , would seem appro e p riate motto for the present moment . It is of int rest to note

I . B. . . that the reports of the decades in the N . , and P E , Confer

ence show corresponding results .

HALIFAX DISTRICT

— ‘ Ha lifax Following the Revolutionary war , and the Mili

tary and naval occupation of Hali fax , laxity of moral sentiment and irreligion prevailed to an alarming degree . So William B“lack h : 11t 1782. found it on his first visit on June , He wrote Few

seemed to care for their souls . There was scarce the shadow of ” religion to b“e seen . As he attempted to preach at the house of a Mr . Wells , Many mocked most of the time , and kept up such a continual noise that few could hear what the preacher attempted ” to say . In the fall of the same year , he again visited the city and found that two“persons had been converted as the result of his previous visit . These , with a few others , probably from the ” country , he formed into a little Church .

18 HI S TOR Y OF ME THODI SM

1 4 Kn owl an 83 , the preachers being Revs . James , Richard Knight

and Matthew Richey .

This was a trying time in the history of the city . Asiatic

Cholera was epidemic , and five days before the opening of the “ ” new Church Bishop Black fell a victim to its ravages . Times were bad and money scarce but by heroic self - denial the heavy e xpenditure was met and debts gradually wiped out . 1 In 858 , under the Rev . John Marshall , a gracious revival a dded many members to the Church . The Sabbath School was r skill u rin organized about this time , with Thomas C o as first s pe

tendent , who was succeeded by David Rankine , Francis Johnson ,

Joseph Bell . 1 In 857 , Brunswick Street Church was enlarged and renova 1 9- ted at a cost of ten thousand dollars . In 85 60, a new front 18 65 with tower was completed . In , the Infant Class room was 1894 n e w erected at a cost of twelve hundred dollars . In , a pipe

- organ was installed at a cost o f six thousand , one hundred dol 1 lars , and in 909 a large addition , at heavy expense , was made to the rear of the Church containing many rooms for Sunday School

and Social Church work . The spiritual history of this fine old church has had many 18 69 inspiring chapters . A great revival occurred , in , under the

powerful ministry of George S . Milligan . Many other seasons

of special blessing have been experienced by this Church . 1 ’ In 867 , a Young Men s Wesleyan Institute was organized , y not onl for mutual improvement , but also to extend the work of the Church and build up the cause of God in the growing suburbs

of the city . Through the devotion and enterprise of the lay

workers of this Church the Kaye Street , Charles Street (J . Wes

ley Smith Memorial) , and Beech Street (now Oxford St . )

Churches were organized . The names of Hugh Bell , J . H . Ander

son , Francis Johnson , Archibald Morton , James B . Morrow , Jos

McN utt . . . eph Bell , W . B . , Herbert Harris , J Wesley and E G

. d . n He n rv . . an Smith John a d D . Starr , C H . M Martin P Black , k ton . he a s John A and Joseph Bell , Edward Jost , Maj or T , Thom

as Knight , R . W . Fraser , A . M . Bell , Rufus J . Sweet , Charles De i . M I n n s . . . c Wolfe , W A Conard . John , W . H . Webb , M H Richey , e . a r w . L on d . Samuel Bor ham John D . g , Ed ard Boak , W G Ray , odill his on a re Wo . W t John , C W . Wright and S . , amongst those who took a prominent place in the work and support of the ( hurch w . Being dead they yet speak and their good works follo il t em . NOVA SC OTI A 19

Among the elect ladies who had much to do in the spiritual

- interests of the Church , Mrs . James Sweet, class leader , prayer r leader , ea nest evangelist, held a very influential place . Other - Nutt : . Mc class leaders of long standing were Mrs . ( Rev ) A . ,

Mrs . ( Rev . ) S . F . Huestis , Mrs . J . B . Morrow and Mrs . Joseph

Bell . Mrs . S . Whiston was also a devoted worker especially in missionary enterprise and as Superintendent of the primary de me n of art t . . p of the Sunday School Mrs R . F . Fraser was one the most devoted workers in the Church . The following interesting Sunday School history is from Memoranda of facts or interesting incidents connected with ” Wesleyan Sabbath Schools in Halifax . ( in handwriting of Mr . 1 1 24 Jos . Bell) . A society was formed 7th April , 8 , called the

Halifax Wesleyan Sunday School Institution , and the Argyle St . th e Sunday School commenced . It met at first in gallery of Zoar

Chapel . Rev . Robert Lusher was at that time the Wesleyan Minister o f the Circuit and took an active part in the formation n of the School a d Society . A subscription of seven shillings and Th e Sixpence per annum constituted membership . Society was under the management of nine gentlemen called D irectors . In d 1 2 . . 8 5 these were Alex Anderson , M . C Black , Hugh Bell , Davi McN e il] Hare , David Starr , Samuel Black , John , James Black ,

John Parker ; Treasurer , J . N . Shannon ; Superintendent , John

Leander Starr ; Secretaries John Harvie and John H . Anderson .

- The Argyle Street School House was built about 1827 28 . Bruns

1840 . wick St . School was commenced about by Rev Charles De wolfe , at that time j unior minister on the circuit . Mr . Thomas k Crosskill was first Superintendent and Mrs . Crosskill too charge of the girls .

Mr . David Rankin succeeded Mr . Crosskill as Superintend ’ ent in (date not given) . Upon Mr . Rankin s retirement in the

1 4 . 8 . beginning of 7 , Mr Francis Latimer acted as Supt for a few wa s 1 1 4 7 . weeks but on the 7th of April 8 , Mr Francis Johnson ”

d . appointe Supt . from which time the school prospered rapidly ch ool ' u e rin te n de n ts The following is the list of Sunday S S p , — beginning with 1840 : Thomas Crosskill , David Rankin , Fran 2md cis Johnson , Joseph Bell , F . Johnson ( term) , Joseph Bell s rv ll H n . 2n d McNutt . e , ( term Wm . B . Herbert Harri H Be ~ ) , ,

. John A . Hancock , George Graydon , John E . Hills , Dr Frank

t . . . . Woodbury and Wm . A . Har F Johnson , J Bell , H Harris , and

Dr . Woodbury held long terms of ofﬁce and accomplished much good for the Church and the Kingdom of God . 29 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

Among the very early Methodists who was to leave a bene fice n t and permanent inﬂuence upon the church in Halifax was 1 2 Mrs . Samuel Bell , who came out from Ireland in 78 . Her son

Hugh Bell had to do with the building of both Brunswick St . and - - r Grafton St. Churches . He was a class leader and local preache , became a member of the Legislative Council , and was one of the

- first mayors of the city . His son , Joseph Bell , was a class leader

- a n d . . local preacher , and Supt of Brunswick St Sunday School

- for the long period of thi rty eight years . His wife was also a . class leader . Their sons , the late Andrew M . Bell , so long the s plendid leader of Sunday School work in Charles St . Church ,

- - Charles Bell , class leader , local preacher and recording steward , s till happily among us , and the late Alfred Bell , always deeply n e s i terest d in the church , proved worthy succe sors to their godly parents , as did the daughters , the late Mrs . W . A . Black , and th e Misses Bell still actively engaged in missionary and other

’ c hurch work . Perhaps the most influential spiritual force ever c onnected with this grand old church was Francis Johnson , for m any years local preacher and Sunday School Superintendent . He was a man of remarkable mental and spiritual power with great magnetic influence over other men and was the means of leading many of the leaders in Christian work into the member s hip o f the Church . Amongst those whom he influenced was

John S . D . Thompson who afterwards became a Roman Catholic

a n d in . Premier of Canada . He met in Class Brunswick St and taught for some time in the Sunday School . While there have been many seasons of spiritual refreshing in this Church perhaps the greatest revival was at the beginning o f the pastorate of George S . Milligan . It began in the Sunday School and swept the whole Church and reached out into oth er

Churches , so that many inﬂuential men and women were brought

into the active Christian service . Amongst the young me n from this congregation wh o e n te re d w an d the ministry ere Benj amin Hills , Fred H . Wright McL e n Matthew R . Knight , natives of the city , and Thomas E . ’ l Mrs an and Gordon J o liﬁ e recommended by its ofﬁcial board . 1 Robert H . Ross ( Miss Lillie Starr) was for nine years ( 896 1906) a missionary in the French Methodist institute under the

- . . w . e W M . S and Miss Bertha Starr as a class leader The j ubile s 14 1884 of thi noted Church was celebrated on Sunday , Sept . th , , during the pastorate of B . C . Borden , the preachers being Revs .

. e J Lathern and J . A . Rogers , followed on Monday by addr sses N OVA SC OTIA 21

“ ff from Lieut . Gov . Richey , Sheri J . A . Bell , Hon . S . L . Shannon

. . . . s an and Revs R A Temple , T Wat on Smith , S . F . Huestis , d

B . C . Borden , the pastor .

B eing central in location , this Church has often , on great occasions , been utilized for mass meetings of a religious and p a triotic character , and many a magnificent audience has been in fl gathered within its walls . It had a large number of the ue n tial and representative families of the city , but during later n years , through the buildi g of other churches and the removal of s upporters to other parts of the city this good old church has suf fe re d greatly and has to face serious problems in carrying on its w ork . The building was much damaged in the great disaster of 6th 191 December , 7 , when a munition ship loaded with deadly c ofiicial s coura hemicals exploded in the harbor , but its brave g e us l f o y set to work to e fect its restoration . 1 Up to 867 , Halifax formed but one circuit, having two h o b e churc es and one offi cial board . The two past rs alternated t ween B runswick Street and Grafton Street Churches in pulpi t m - 1867 inistry and week night services . In , the circuit was divi

d e d o . . int separate charges , at which time Rev George S Milligan ,

M A . . . , was appointed to Brunswick Street Church The following is the list of ministers since the formation of the r 18 55 old Easte n British America Conference , in , first to the

1855 . Halifax circuit , and then to B runswick Street ; , John B w 1 56 s Bro nell and James England ; 8 , Charles Churchill , Jame an d E 1 . . ngland and Samuel Avery ; 857 , C Churchill , J England

1 . R . obt Duncan ; 858 , Roland Morton and Samuel W Sprague ;

186 1 . 1 5 . 8 9 . . , S W Sprague , J . Brewster and R Pratt ; , John S

- 1 62 63 . . Addy and John Brewster , 8 , J S Addy and John Lathern ;

- l 1 64 18 65 66 , . 8 , Edmund Botterell and J . Lathern ; E Botterel a n w . d R . A . Temple . Halifax North (Bruns ick St and mis

w . sion Churches) began as a separate board in 1867 ith G . S Mil l igan . (The names of assistant ministers will be given in connec w a l tion ith Kaye St . and Charles St . Churches as they appear though for a number of years they belonged to one ofﬁcial board . ) 18 77 1 70 1 18 76 . 8 . 3 . , Jabez A Rogers ; 8 7 , J Lathern ; , R Brecken ; ,

1885 . . 1 1883 . . S. . F Huestis ; 880, R . Brecken ; , B C Borden ; , J J

4 . . 189 . 1 1 1 . . 89 . Teasdale , 888 , J . A . Rogers ; G J Bond ; F H

W. 1905 . 1 1 . 1 90 . H. Wright ; 897 , W . Heartz ; , W H Langille ; , J 1 1912 1916 Aikens ; 909 , Geo . M . Young ; , Jabez Appleby ; , Rob

w . 1 w 1923 . 20 . ert C . Tait ; 9 , Ed in E Graham ; , Charles E Cro ell 22 HI STOR Y OF ME THODI SM

— Ha lifa x Sou th ( Grafton Stre e t) Extensive revivals having 184 1 1852 taken place from to , the work so expanded that it was decided to build a new Church at the south end to supersede old 18 52 Zoar . The latter was closed in and from that year dates

the opening of Grafton Street Church , thus keeping up a direct The sanctuary succession . Church was erected on the front of

the old Methodist burial ground , with graves and tombstones in

the rear . (The gravestone of William Black stood for a long time ’ T beside the door leading to the minister s vestry . ) he original dis a building was most graceful in exterior architecture , but p

in t - pointing its interior propor ions , one third of the space being off in partitioned for Sunday School and social services . With e creasing demand for space , the audience room was ext nded to th was e full capacity of the building , and a new brick building erected on an adj acent site for Sunday School and other purp os re es . The transformed Church , spacious and beautiful , was 18 6 23rd 1 6 opened in June 6 and on February , 8 8 , it was laid in ashes by a destructive fire which broke out on Sunday evening when the people were preparing for church . Through the gener ous liberality of George Herbert Starr and other prominent mem ff n e w bers , and the united e ort of the congregation , a beautiful Gothic Church was soon erected on the same site at a cost o f

- thirty six thousand dollars . The new Church was dedicated on 1 th . May 7 , 868 , and continues till this present Th ’ e mission workers band , organized after the rebuilding o f

. d the Church , erected and maintained a hall on Coburg Roa

which later developed into Robie St . Church .

Grafton St . has been the Church home of many prominent citizens some of whom were most generous supporters of mission d ary and other connexional causes . Amongst these dep arte airus worthies might be mentioned George H . Starr , the Harts (J ,

Reuben I and Levi) , Hon . S . L . Shannon , Dr . R . S . Black , W . J . E d L urilliar . Coleman , H . G . a d , R . Saunders , Joseph S Belcher , Dr s . ward Lloyd , S . S . B . Smith , Arnold Doane , John F . Muncey , Brookﬁ e ld Hibbert and Frank Woodbury , William Crowe , S . M . ,

Mrs . T . A . Anderson , Mrs . S . N . Binney , Mrs . (Dr . ) Parker , N ordb e ck . . M o . cC Mrs Geo H Starr , Mrs . W . F . y , Miss , and

w . other devoted Christian workers . Like B runs ick St Church ,

this Church , because of its situation and the removal of many ff families to other parts of the city , has su ered greatly , and dur ing the year 1924 entered unto union with Robie Street Church

one pastor serving both Churches , the morning service being held ‘ NOVA SC'OTBA 23

. th in Grafton St and the evening worship in Robie St . Church , e purpose being to erect a new Church for the combined congrega

tion . The following have been the pastors of the Halifax South and Grafton Stree t circuit since the old Halifax circuit wa s (13 vide 1 d : 867 . 1 8 70 . 1 2 , Alfred W Turner ; , John A Clark ; 8 7 , John Read ; (The names of the assistant ministers beginning with 18 75

1 s . 8 76 . . will appear in connection with Robie Street ) , W H Hear tz 1 1 1 8 7 . . 1 8 4 . 9 88 . . 8 ; , S B Dunn ; , J J Teasdale ; , R Brecken ; 1 r r 1 88 7 . t oth a d 1 1 S 890 . . 893 . . 896 , J ; , E B Moore ; , J A Rogers ; , 1 1 1 a ll 1 0 2 . . e dd 905 . 9 . . 90 W W Dobson ; , F H Wright ; , R W ; , ff 1 1 1 1 11 . . 5 . 908 . . 9 Selby Je erson : , W M Ryan ; , G J Bond ; 9 , A

1 1 1 21 1 2 . . 9 9 . . 9 . 9 3 . S Rogers ; , R G Fulton ; , G J . Bond ; , W H ’ 1 4 w S 92 . . Langille ( py y Supply) , H B Clarke (united ith Robie

Street) . Methodist services ceased being held in this Church on 1 25 the last Sunday in March , 9 , and the building leased to the

- w anti union Presbyterian congregation of the city , hich congre g ation afterwards purchased the Church and hall for thirty - thou s and dollars .

R obie e e — Str t This attractive church , on the corner of Robie

Street and Coburg Road , was the outcome of a Band of Hope and Th e akston Sunday School conducted by Maj or , Methodist city McC urd 18 72 . Missionary , in , in the kitchen of Mrs y who lived o n d Henry Street . The Coburg Road mission church was opene in 18 74 and was occupied till 188 6 when it was sold to the Pres b yte rian s and the New Robie Street Church occupied in the same

h . t e . year , during pastorate of the Rev John Wier It was dedi at A w p s c e d 1 h . on Thursday , May 3t . Rev Thomas ng in re ided

. and addresses were made by Revs . J . Wier , T . Watson Smith , J

w a . J . Teasdale , F . H . W . Pickles , Wm . Bro n and Le nder Daniel h The preachers on the first Sunday ( 16th ) were Revs . Ralp

Brecken and J . J . Teasdale , the Sunday afternoon speakers being L n ard H. o C . Jos . S . Belcher , Herbert Harris , A . M . Bell , g , Maj or

The ak s t n Br ﬁ e l . . ook d o and S M . , the builder The church cost

eight thousand dollars . Larger accommodation for the Sunday School was soon seen to be necessary and an addition was made 1 to the main structure in 88 7 . The following have been the Sunday School superinte ndents

‘ — — e h 74 - 92 o l a n l Th a t n 74 . 72 : . Maj or e ks o . J S B lc er , R d Me lish ;

- 1907 9 94 1 4 . . 3 . . 89 G . ; G A Burbidge , Tozer J T Wilson , 5 Robie Street Church continued as part of the Halifax South cir HI STOR Y OF ME THO DI SM

1 0 it cuit, with a young unmarried man as pastor , until 89 when

became a separate circuit . The first parsonage was purchased

on Seymour Street and the second , a fine new house on Vernon . e Street . This church , occupying a commanding site , has mad 1 24 continued progress . In 9 , union took place with Grafton

Street, under one pastor , the morning service being held in Graf

ton St. and the evening in Robie St . Church . This was prelimin

ary to the erec tion of a new Church for the united congregation . 1 The following have been the pastors : 8 75, Wm . Purvis ; 1 r 1 1 8 . 8 . . 8 7 . . 879 77 , W L Cunningham ; , S B Dunn ; , W Arthu

2 . 1 1 1 . 1 8 . . 88 8 80 . 0 . 8 Black ; , G Robinson ; , J E Donkin ; , J M ’

1 . 1 888 . 88 . u v 1 . 5 Pike ( s p ) 883 , J L . Batty ; , J Weir ; , J L Daw

1 . 1 1894 895 . 18 . son ; 9 , T Watson Smith ; , Supply ; , J E Hughson ;

1 . 1 . . a 1 . . 900 . 903 . 898 , R S Stevens ; , J L Batty ; , G W F Glende n 4 n 1 11 M Arthur 1 1 . . 1 . He mme o 9 . c 9 907 . ing ; , D B , , R ; , F E Bar 2 ’ 1 n n e ll 1 2 . . 1 . Mc o 9 9 8 . C rett ; , J W ; , W H Langille (Sup y sup 1 2 1 2 . 9 5 9 3 . . ply) ; , H B Clarke In , this United Church made a ’ further union with St . Andrew s , former Presbyterian , and took

the name of St . Andrews of the United Church of Canada , with

H . B . Clarke as pastor .

e s l e mi h e m r l — J . W y S t M o ia ( Cha rl e s Stre e t) The beginning

of Charles Street Church , which has had such a splendid career , Th e aks on will ever be associated with the name of Maj or t , leader of a consecrated band of mission workers connecte d with

Brunswick Street Church , who held services first in a hall on ri 1 0 a Ge r sh Street . In 87 , Edward Jost donated the site for h 1 1 Church and on November 5t , 8 7 , the dedication took place . 4 It measured 30 by 0 ft . and cost two thousand ﬁve hundred

Stroth a rd . dollars free from debt . James was the first pastor

The congregation and Sunday School developed very rapidly . In 18 74 a udit rum , forty feet were added to the main o , and a tran 188 1 sept of forty by sixteen feet attached . In the transept 4 . 1 was enlarged In 88 , wings were added to the main build 1 i ing . In 88 7 , additional land was bought and the vestry aga n 18 1 3 enlarged . In 95, the parsonage was built and in 90 , the ﬁne new Church , made possible by the splendid liberality of J . Wes

ley Smith , was erected at a cost of thirty thousand dollars .

Much credit has been awarded to Rev . G . W . F . Glendenning , the ’ pastor , for his courage and enterprise in securing this Church s l st 1903 erection . The dedication took place on May S , , the Hockin preachers being Revs . A . , President of the Conference ,

26 HI S TOR Y OF ME THODI SM

ed , and two thousand homes destroyed . The Kaye Street Church and Parsonage were utterly destroyed and th e wife and eldest w child of the pastor , W . J . W . S etnam , killed . Nearly all the homes of the congregation were destroyed and many of th e mem t bers killed , amongst them being Alexander Bond , the circui steward , a most influential member . Grove Street Presbyterian t Church , fur her north , was also destroyed with many of its peo a th two . e ple The remn nts of congregations decided to unite , a temporary tabernacle was erected and a splendid new Church , called the United Memorial Kaye - Grove Church was built on the site of the Kaye Street Church . The dedication took place 1 1 21 w 8 9 . . . on September th , , the preachers being Revs C E Cro ell

President of the Methodist Conference , and Dr . C . W . Gordon w . . . de s (Ralph Connor) , of Winnipeg C J Cro dis , pastor of the tro e d y Grove Church , became the first pastor of the United Church Th e following is the list of pastors of Kaye Street Church : 1 1 1 McArthur 8 6 8 8 3 . 8 , John A . Clark ; 70, Wm . Sargent ; 7 , R ; 1 run 1 1 4 1 B ate 1 78 . . 88 8 7 . 76 . 8 , R Brecken ; 8 , E y ; , C M Tyler ; ,

- 18 88 1 4 e 188 . . 5 . 88 . . . W G . Lane ; , J J T asdale ; , F H W Pickles ; , i : 1 1 1 H k n 1 . . . 89 . . 893 . oc 898 S R Ackman : , J A Rogers ; , A . J 1 1 1 2 190 9 0 . Craig ; 90 , Alban Daniel ; 6 , Leander Daniel ; , J Gee ; 1914 1 18—1 1920 - . . 9 9 , W J . W Swetnam ; , Supply ; , Kaye Grove united , C . J . Crowdis (Presbyterian) .

— Oxford Stre e t This Church situated in the new residential w portion of the city , facing the North est Arm , had its origin in 18 7 1 what was known as the Beech Street Mission . In the year cottage meetings were held in Le ahyville in the home of Thoma s

- Bell by the lay workers of Brunswick Street Church , under the The ak ston e supervision of the late Mr . Maj or . It was situat d

a . some dist nce north of the present Oxford St . site Being not far from Charles St . Church and the community to the south grow ing rapidly , the building was removed to the present location . n w th e This was followed by the erection of a mode st e Church , old building being used for Sunday School and p ra ve r- meeting

I n 1 . u . 90 p rposes 5 , J . Wesley Smith of Charles St Church , don 2 ated $ 50, towards the enlargement of the Sunday School Hall and about one thousand ﬁve - hundred dollars was expended for 1917 this purpose . In the terrible explosion of the church was very badly wrecked . With commendable courage and zeal , Mr . rac Roe , the then pastor , and his board , faced the situation and p NOVA SIC'OTIA 27

tically rebuilt and enlarged the ediﬁce , so that it had a seating

650 . capacity of people A new pipe organ was also installed . 8 1918 The reopening took place on December th , , and , with new inspiration , the pastor and congregation entered upon a year of much success , in this rapidly growing part of the city .

But , alas , a little more than a year had elapsed , when , on 1st 1920 Sunday morning , February , , the good church was com l e te l p y destroyed by fire , the blaze bursting out as the morning service was closing . The Sunday School Hall adj oining was sav h ed in a damaged condition . The loss was about wit ? only insurance . What was to be done Whatever churches may be superfluous in Halifax , Oxford Street was not on e h m s of t e . The ituation and the community , growing more rapidly than any other part of the city , demanded its continu an d w ance it was determined to rebuild , not ithstanding the great Th sacriﬁce it would entail upon the congregation . e school room was saved and services were continued , without interruption , in

- 8th it . The corner stone of a new Church was laid on Nov . , 1920 , by Governor Grant and Mayor Parker , and the splendid n e w church was erected at a cost of about entailing the 1922 carrying of a heavy debt . The dedication took place in , the Revs . C . E . Crowell , President of Conference , and H . T . Roe , Fri e n s a former pastor , being the preachers , and Rev . F . gg the o past r . The following have been the pastors of Beech Street and

( later) Oxford Street Church . Beech St . was , at first , connected

t. with B runswick S , then with Halifax West (Charles Street) and 1895 became a separate charge in .

Pastors : Supplied from B runswick St . and Charles St . from 1888 18 7 1 18 8 4 1 4 188 7 I . . till ; 88 , Leander Daniel : B Buttrick ; , ’ 1892 . . 1 1 . 89 . R Smith (Sup y Supply) ; , J H Toole ; , James E Hughson ; moved to Oxford Street 1893 ; made separate circuit D Bar 1895 1898 . . . e s with unmarried man . W . F . Gaetz ; , F W W 1904 1 1 1 1903 . . 90 . . 02 res ; , A S Rogers ; 9 , Supply ; , H B Clarke ; , M il l 1 0 ’ . . N e 1 9 8 c 907 . . H H ; , W H Watts ; , became married man s

1916 . . 1 12 . . circuit with Robt . Williams ; 9 , W J Wright ; , H T

m . 1 21 i n 1 2 d . 9 . Fr e s 2 . 9 5 . Roe ; , F gg ; , H T Roe ( term)

— Dar tmou th Methodist services in Dartmouth began in the old Quaker meetin g house on the site of th e present Central

School . The ﬁrst Methodist church , which was dedicated m of 1 w . 853 , as made possible by the generosity of George H Starr , 28 HI STOR Y OF ME THODI SM

Halifax , who donated the site and half the cost of the building . The pews were bought from the old Tabernacle Nathaniel

Russell , father of Mr . Justice Russell and Mrs . (Judge) S . A .

. te d Chesley , and grandfather of Rev . E W . Forbes , was an es eme local preacher and was largely responsible for the services in the t early his ory of the church . Services were also supplied from 1 4 1 2 Halifax beginning as regular appointments in 8 7 . In 85 ,

Charles (Dr . ) Stewart , then a candidate was sent to Dartmouth , “ which was part of a circuit extending to Musquodoboit Harbor ” and Shubenacadie , which was the title of the circuit . Dart a 1 mouth first appeared as circuit title in 8 56 , with John Winter botham as pastor . 18 77 In , during the pastorate of Godfrey Shore , the church was enlarged and two steeples erected . It was exte nsively reno vate 1 d in 905 and new pews placed in it , this time purchased from Chalmers church , Halifax , thus its seatings had formerly been Baptist and Presbyterian , good solid foundations . The new d 1893 parsonage , a j oining the church , was built in , during the pastorate of D . W . Johnson . The church was greatly damaged h 1 1 6t 9 . by the terrible explosion of December , 7 Services were held for a time in the basement but the building was condemned by inspectors and torn down for the building of the splendid e di ﬁ ce which now adorns the site . During the building the con g re g ation worshipped in the assembly hall of the Greenvale town school . The dedication of the new church took place on Novem

W. 14 1 . . ber th , 920, the preachers being Revs B . C . Borden , D i Fr e n s s . Johnson , and F . gg , Pre ident of Conference Much credit r was given A . B . Higgins , the pastor , for his unti ing labors in securing the e rection of this beautiful temple . The Sunday

School is one of the strong and inspiring features of this Church , re de ce s under the splendid leadership of W . L . Tuttle and his p sors W . B . Rankine and Dr . Frank Woodbury . The following ministers have been stationed at Dartmouth : 1 i r m 1 18 59 856 W n te b oth a 858 . , John ; , John S Phinney ; , John 1 i 1 . 8 2 Cassidy ; 860, Theophilus S Richey ; 6 , supplied from Hal

1 18 66 1867 . . fax ; 863 , J . G . Angwin ; , Howard Sprague ; , J A

1 18 73 . . 1 2 . . 8 7 . Rogers ; 0, C H . Paisley ; 87 , A W Nicolson ; , J G

1 . 18 4 1 879 . 7 . . Angwin ; , I E Thurlow ; 8 76 , Godfrey Shore ; , I M

1 . 1 1 88 6 . 880 . . 8 3 . . Mellish ; , H P Doane ; 8 , J L Sponagle ; , W C '

1 1 2 Joh rison 1895 . n 889 . 89 . Brow ; , Geo F . Johnson ; , D . W ; , J

1 1 . 1 . 8 . 19 90 Lathern ; 99, O Gronlund ; 00, Wm . Ryan ; , W I Croft ;

1 05 Hockin ur 1 1 12 . 9 . S . . 9 , A , ; 909, J Appleby ; , Wm Phillips N OVA SC OTI A

1 21 1 2 1 1 . . o 5 . . 9 R e 9 5 . 9 , A B Higgins ; , H T ; , H . S . Bland

In earlier days , the names of Russell , Chittick , Young ,

Angwin , Smallwood , B lack , Beck , Thomas , Leadley , Pearce ,

Stanley , Short , Woodbury , Erb , Rankin , Hutt , Gaetz , Storey and o Wolfe found prominent place in the hist ry of this church . Here the venerable Rev . Thomas Angwin spent the years of his retire

an d e . ment here , in lat r years , Rev Joseph Hale has been a great assistance to the pastor .

’ mb r a n Mar a re t s Ba le n Mar are t — Sa o d St. g y ( G g ) As these two communities , though far separated , have sometimes been ’ worked as one field , we place them together . Smith s History : N e says Sambro , settled originally by fishermen from Cape 18 21 gro , most of whom were Methodists , had been visited in by of William Black , who formed a cla ss of eighteen persons , some whom had been members of a class previously dissolved by the removal of their leader . Early in the century the same minister ’ w had preached at St . Margaret s B ay , here some families of n o Huguenot descent had found a home , but sympathetic atten h tion had been given them until the appointment of Wm . Lut er ’ to the city . At St . Margaret s Bay , a neat little church was built 1 24 1830 as early as 8 , and at Sambro another was put up in ; and 1 w ff i s in 832 these places ere set o as a distinct c rcuit , but year elapsed before the number of preachers permitted any proper supply . Unfortunately the supply of this field has always been in te rmitte n t u e , sometimes each comm nity having a minist r , some times one for both , and sometimes none for either . Under such circumstances little stable progress could be expected . : 18 84 The following is the record of ministe rs for Sambro ,

- Th e ak 1889 . . 1 . 1 8 7 885 . 8 8 Supply ; , B E Bond ; , Supply ; , H S

- Bl e se de ll 1 1 1898 . 890 95 895 . . ston ; , Supply ; , W R Turner ; , J ;

- 1914 1 1 5 12 1913 . . 1 . . r 90 90 , T D Ha t ; , Supply ; , A J Reynolds ; ,

- 1 19 8 . 1917 . . 1 1 . . Supply ; 9 5, C W Porter Shirley ; , J W Hird ; , J

l ll 1924 . . B e se de 1921 . ; , H . S Bird ; , Supply (A Armitage)

1 90 . The Glen Margaret record is : 8 , Supply ( D Herd) ;

1 1894 1895 . C . 1 93 . . 892 , R . M . Jost ; 8 , C M Mack ; , Supply ; , W

1 . 899 . 1 1 . . Perry ; 897 , Supply ; 898 , C H Johnson ; , F B Curry ; 1 1 1904 - 5 1906 9 2 . . , 900, H . P . Patterson ; 0 , W R Tratt ; , Supply ;

- 10 11 1913 . . H ckin 1 12 . . . . o C G . ; 907 , Supply (D K S and ) , F J

McL arre n 1918 . 1 14 1 1 . . Scoate s 9 5 . ; 9 , Supply ; , C H C ; , W Col

1 1 1 2 Bl e se de l l e . lind ; 9 9, Supply ; 9 5, Supply , James , Superannuat 30 HI ST OR Y OF ME THODI SM

— Woodl a wn This mission was ﬁrst known as Lawrence town ” and all the territory in it was ﬁrst worked from Dart

mouth including Cole Harbor and Woodlawn . When Dartmouth became a separate charge the missionary on the outlying sec tions also visited Waverly . Lawrencetown appeared on the sta 18 77 tion sheet in with Robert Williams as pastor . Then follow 1 1 : 8 78 . . 8 79 1 2 88 . . d ed , G A Huestis ; , J . Wier ; , A F Wel on ; 1883 - 8 6 1 88 7 . 1 890 . , supplied from Dartmouth ; , J W . Howie ; , F D B rr 1 1 . . . e s a e s 1 2 89 . 89 1 W W ; , J E Hughson ; , Supply ; 893 , D . H mm n 1 : . e e o 895 . . 1 B ; , D K Smith (Supply) ; 900, J . H . Davis 1 4 1 90 . 1 1 907 9 . 1 14 0 . 9 . , J Sharp ; , Joseph Hale ; , J B Heal ; , J 1 1 w 9 7 . 1 2 9 0 . . 1 22 . Adamson ; , E Plo man ; , R M Browne ; 9 , H P .

1 24 . n 9 . 1 2 N e ill 9 5 . Mc . o Patterson ; , H D Tow send ; , H H . C 1 24 of operation with the Presbyterians began in 9 . The name w 1891 fe w the mission was changed to Woodla n in , where , a rt e years afterwards , a comfo able parsonage was erect d , situated about three miles from Dartmouth . — Be dford an d Wa ve rl e y These neighboring communities of Hali fax and Dartmouth have received intermittent attention w from the Methodist church , sometimes orked together , some times with Waverley connected with Woodlawn and sometimes w left ithout any Supply , until during the last few years coopera tion with the Presbyterian Church has left them in their care , w ’ whilst the Methodist Church has cared for Woodla n , Cole s f l l : Harbor and Lawrencetown . The pastoral record is as o ows 1 1 2 Se ab o e r 1 4 w 890 . . 89 . 89 . . , W C Perry ; , B y ; , H D To nsend ; 1 1 1898 897 . . 895 1896 . . , Supply ; , W C Schlichter ; , G P Allen ; , 1 . . 0 B J Porter ; 90 , Supply and later union of Waverley with

Woodlawn . — llf us qu odob oit Har b or Some Methodists of German de 1822 scent , converts under “Orth of Lunenburg in , settled in this 1 2 community in 8 7 . In their new home they sought to beneﬁt f i . rreligious neighbors , and Heaven had smiled on their ef orts After some years of isolation a monthly visit from a Methodist 1 was preacher was secured , and in January , 855, a small church ” dedicated . Leonard Gaetz , the faith ful spiritual leader of these 1864 settlers , passed away in , his wife and eleven children hav a s — ing all professed llegiance to Christ , three of the son Thomas , — Joseph and Leonard becoming ministers of more than ordina ry

ability and inﬂuence , Thomas dying early in Newfoundland , , NOVA SC OTI A 31

Joseph spending a few years in Newfoundland and the rest of his ministry in Nova Scotia , and Leonard occupying a prominent a n place in Nova Scotia , New B runswick , Montreal , London d

Winnipeg , ending his days at Red Deer , Alberta , of which he was the ﬁrst settler . Another brother , Isaac , was for many years an able and inﬂuential local preacher . The following is the minis te rial 1855 : McKe own 18 6 1 5 . 8 5 list since Hezekiah ; , C Gaskin ; 7 , ff 1 1 . 858 . 859 Jos Sutcli e ; , Alex S Tuttle ; , supplied from Halifax ; 1 1 6 1 1 6 8 60 8 . . 8 3 , Robert Wasson ; , S B Martin ; , Robert Taylor ; ’ 1 B 1 e P 1 rill O . L a e 869 . Dock 65 . 7 8 , R Johnson ; 86 , A . g ; , C . W ; 1 2 1 4 1 ’ B 8 7 . . 8 7 . 8 75 . . O . , R S Crisp ; , W G Lane ; , R Johnson ; 1 1 1 1 1 4 8 8 . . 88 . . 88 3 . . 88 7 , J M Fisher ; , G F Day ; , R D Beals ; , 1 1 1 1 . . 88 7 . . 888 . . 89 R B . Mack ; , H P Doane ; , F J Pentelow ; , I 1 1 1 . . 893 . 8 6 899 . M Mellish ; , J Phalen ; 9 , Thomas Wootton ; , J A

1 1 4 . 900 . 1 . . 90 . . 903 Hart ; , G F Mitchell ; , R M Browne ; , W R 1 1 1 1 1 2 . 907 . . 9 0 . . 9 Tratt ; , Supply (D K , A M Angus ; , C G . i 1 1 2 Hock n 1 . 1 1 9 0 . 9 5 . 9 8 ; A R Wallis ; , Percy Johnson ; , W

1 - 22 24 1 2 . 9 9 5 . Nightingale ; , Supply ; , E Plowman

— Middl e Mus uod ob oi I n 1855 . q t the year , Rev Hezekiah McKe own , the popular young preacher of Musquodoboit Harbor , introduced Methodist services at Middle Musquodoboit , where in a few months the erection of a church was undertaken . As ’ Hi time went on services were established at Meagher s Grant , g in svill e e g , Upper Musquodoboit and in the neighboring gold min Mus u odo communities . A new church was dedicated at Upper q

on Jan uar 19th 1 . . t boit y , 896 , during the pastorate of G W Whi

. t . man , the Rev . W H . Hear z being the preacher A new church 2 rd 1890 was opened at Higginsville on February 3 , , during the

. pastorate of W . I . Croft , the preachers being Revs . E . B Moore and Jos . Gaetz . The cost was 18 59 In , a mission house , partially furnished , was purchased at Middle Musquodoboit and a new church was under con struc r tion . Mr . and Mrs . William Layton were for many years ve y inﬂuential and useful members of the church there . Rev . A . B .

. Higgins , of the Nova Scotia Conference , was born on this circuit The ministe rial record is as follows : Supplied from Mu s

- McKin n on 186 1 q uodob oit from 18 55 57 1858 William C . ; , 1 18 65 Henry Holland ; 8 62 John J . Teasdale : Leonard Gaetz De sBr1s a 18 72 18 6 M m 1 . 8 . art 8 70 , , Samuel B ; , Albert S y ; James ‘

188 1 J . N 1 18 78 . . , eedy ; 8 75, John A . Mosher ; , Wm G Lane ;

1888 . . 4 1887 . . 1 . 88 . Hiram Davis ; , H P Doane ; , R B Mack ; , W I ‘ ‘ 32 HlI 'STOR Y OF MlE TI -I -ODI SM

1 1 . 89 . 18 4 . 9 . 1 . Croft ; , R A Daniel ; , G W Whitman ; 897 , W C . 1 02 1 r ~ 9 . 9 5 McL a r 1 0 . . . e n W. J . Perry ; , A Lund ; , C H C ; 908 , Lay 1 1 1 909 . . 1 9 2 . . 1 . ton ; , W J Wright ; , R M Browne ; 9 5, W Owen ; 1 1 1 1 . l 9 6 . 9 . 1 21 B e s ll 1 2 8 . 9 . e de 9 , G W Mitchell ; , A F Baker ; , J ; 3 ,

United Presbyterian and Methodist , W . K . Reid

WI NDSOR D ISTRICT

— Win ds or Methodism came to Windsor through some fami 1 lies who emigrated from Yarm , in Yorkshire , England , in 773 . wa s a the leader of whom John Smith , who est blished meetings

for prayer and Christian fellowship among his neighbors . In 1 82 7 , William Black visited Windsor and found a prepared soil

. f for the seed o the kingdom . He organized a class and appoint Mr ed . Smith as its leader . Ever since , Windsor has occupied a prominent and honored place in the Methodist history of the F r s province . o some year the services were held in private

- 1 2 dwellings , the court house , and in a workshop . In 79 , it was decided to build a church and the ' shell was put up and the building occupied in the summer time , the winter meetings being - e held in a work shop . The church was not finish d for several years . Because of its central position , Windsor was frequently selected as the meeting place of the early Conferences . Windsor was first connected with the Hali fax circuit , and sometimes after it wa s part of a circuit the minister of which resided at Newport and sometimes at Horton . Occasionally a minister would spend t several months at Windsor . Thus it was early visi ed by Black , ’ Garrettson and Cromwell . It was part of John Mann s circuit 179 8 . when , in , he was stationed at Newport James Priestley was 1 1 found at Windsor in 8 0. Then on its records are found the wh o r names of Wm . Croscombe , Wm . Bennett and Wm . Burt we e stationed at Horton and must have had Windsor as one of its appointments . wh o Under the superinte ndence of William Croscombe , later 1792 wa s was buried at Windsor , the church built in , which a - a - wa e half mile from the village , s moved to a site nearly opposit the present church . During the pastorate of Roland Morton a new church was 1 1 built in 855 which endured until the great fire of October 7th , 1 w 897 , hen church and parsonage were both swept away in the general con fl agration which destroyed the greater part of the

34 HI ST ORY OF M E THODI SM “ ~ sor , appeared on the minutes early as . To be Supplied and con tin ue 1 d . 8 89 thus for many years In , Mr . Benj amin Bond , an

esteemed local preacher , was put in charge and continued for a t long number of years to do faithful service at Ches er Road , 1 1 Wile Settlement and other neighborhoods . In 9 5, A . G . Pentz was stationed there and since then it has been supplied from

Windsor . — Ha n tsp ort Extensive revivals during 1839- 43 so strength ened the work in Hants and Kings Counties as to call for the

- formation of new circuits . Falmouth and Hantsport (Half way

River , as it was called) were supplied by the second man at Windsor until 18 64 when Falmouth appears as the head of a

' astor th e n 18 66 s circuit with Andrew Gray as p , follow , Charle i l a 1 1 P tb do 6 . 2 n n i . 8 9 . 8 7 . He ar B ; , Geo M B arratt ; , James G g ; 1 1 in 8 73 the circuit name was changed to Hantsport ; 8 74 J . McM rr 1 5 1 1 . u a 8 7 8 77 . . 880 y ; , Caleb Parker ; , A D Morton ; , Wm

' 1 84 1 2 . 1 8 8 G . 8 . . 88 7 . Ryan ; , O Huestis ; , Wm Ainley ; , W G Lane ; 1 1 i 8 . . H ck n 1 1 8 9 890 . o 893 . 896 , P H Robinson ; , A ; , W Phillips ; , 1 1 1 . 899 . . 900 . 02 . 9 J M Fisher ; , E E England ; , J . W Aikens ; ,

1 . 1 1 1 . . . 905 . 906 . . 9 0 E B Moore ; , J M Fisher ; , F E Barrett ; , E ’ 1 Brie 1 1 1 1 1 . . n 9 4 1 . . 9 O . 9 7 . W Forbes ; , J W ; , A Daniel , , T W 1 r ll a 1 21 92 . o n . 9 . . 5 . G a Hodgson ; , A B Higgins ; , H T The p oin tme n ts n p on this circuit are Hantsport , Falmouth , Mt . Denso

and L ockh a rtvill e . Hantsport seems to have a special attraction for retired

R . . . . . ministers for here settled evs . J . G Bigney , J M Fisher , I E i te rb r d e . . Ou . Thurlow , W . A . g and J W Prestwood

— Hor ton Early and frequent mention is made of Horton in n u the records of Methodism in Nova Scotia . Sometimes it is rt certain as to the exact locality meant as besides Lower Ho on , “ ” n ow generally meant by Horton , Wolfville was called Upper old Horton and Kentville was known as Horton Corner . The

Horton circuit extended into Cornwallis . Some o f the early con

fe re n ce s 1 5 1 0 n . , 80 and 8 6 being mentioned , were held at Horto

The latter was attended by the rugged old Scots soldier , Rev . M ll ’ t . Duncan cCo of St . S ephen s William Black rode“into Hor on th 1 2 wa s w ton May 30 , 78 , where he able to speak ith free w dom , fervency and power . Many cried for mercy , hile others ” shouted Hosannas to the Son of David . Rev . Freeborn Gar r n 1 78 6 e ttso met with much favor and success in Horton and , in , N-OVA SOTOTI A 35

- in - Jonathan Crane , Esq . , and his brother law , James Noble ff Shannon , Esq . , o ered him two hundred dollars towards th e

. . s erection of a church at Horton Mrs Crane was an Alli on , kin dred of the Allisons of Mt . Allison , whose family came from 1770 1775 Londonderry , Ireland , about , and , about , she became a member of the ﬁrst classes formed in the county of Kings . Durin g another pastorate of Garrettson at Horton“a wide - spread 178 7 h e revival took place . In March of , wrote I have had a ” 1792 blessed winter among them . In James Boyd also had a gracious revival there .

William Croscombe was one of the early pastors at Horton . He was very youth ful in appearance when he came out from 1 1 England in 8 0. He tells of preaching at Falmouth on his way to Granville at attend Conference in 18 12 and when he wa s through he saw a tall young man going round amongst the people with his hat in his hand and was surprised when h e came an d presented him with more than thirty shillings . Sometimes , in recent days , ministers have had interesting times with the sta i n in t o g committee . At this Conference there were six present

besides himself and they were all on the stationing committee . Three of them wanted him to go to Shelburne and three to go to Horton . They had the grace to give him his choice and he 1838 went to Horton . During a second pastorate there in , as

sisted by Peter Sleep , he held special services in Lower Horton , wh o the ﬁrst convert being Robert E . Crane afterwards became

a useful and beloved minister of the Methodist Church . Con s ide rin t g the list of pastors , there is uncertainty about the earlies -

o . settled ministers . Nearly all the pioneers visited Hort n Free born Garrettson spent a winter there , James Boyd was stationed

1 . 1 2 18 2. there in 79 and Wm . Croscombe in Wm Bennett and

Robert Alder were there in 18 17 and Wm . Burt was there from 18 19 21 th to inclusive , and in e latter year was assisted by John w Pope . Burt had lived with the Pope family in England and hen the ﬁrst son of John Pope was born he called him William Burt t Pope . John Pope returned to England and the son , William Bur D D Pope , . . , became one of the most distinguished theologians 18 77 - 78 of his day , and in was president of the British Wesleyan

. Conference . He was born in the house now occupied by Rev

Sur . Dr . A . C . Borden , Grand Pre . Henry , Pope , , a most beloved is minister , father of the late Rev . Dr . Henry Pope , so beloved

B . St . John , N . . , was an elder brother of John Pope Then follows

1827 . some unknown till 1824 when we ﬁnd John B . Strong ; , Geo 36 HI S TOR Y OF ME THODI SM

18 29 . . Millar ; , R H Crane ; John Snowball , 183 1 ( grandfather of

P . . . . . r W B Snowball , M , Chatham , and Rev J . W . B a tlett, Am 1 4 83 . herst) ; , Wm Temple ( father of Rev . R . Alder Temple) .

William Temple , Senior , had a clubfoot and the story is told

that long ago , when several ministers used to unite to hold

week night missionary meetings , in a church , of which he wa s o past r , such a meeting was held . One of the ministers was de af ,

one had but one eye , one stammered , and he was lame . In those days each stanza of a hymn was ﬁrst read a“nd then sung . He began by the use of the hymn beginning 0 for a thousand ” to tongues sing . The ﬁfth stanza reads :

Hear him , ye deaf ; his praise ye dumb , . ’ Your l oose n d tongues employ ;

Ye blind , behold your Saviour come , ” And leap , ye lame , for j oy . As he uttered the last line he hopped from the ﬂoor to the plat

form . It is needless to say that there was some smiling in the

audience . This good man must have had a keen sense of humor

for it is related of him that , passing along a street in St . John , h s aw late one summer night , e some men in a basement room w w wa s playing cards , and as the indow , on a level ith the street , open he shoved his club - foot through it to the alarm of the play

ers who thought it belonged to the evil on e . 1 1 He was followed at Horton in 835 by John Marshall ; 838 , 1 n r r S . Wm . Croscombe ; 839, Henry Pope , , (an elder brothe

of John , father of Dr . Henry Pope . He was a great temperance Lockh artville worker and had a very gracious revival at , now ) 184 2 an app—ointment on the Hantsport circuit , Richard Knight ( grand father of Rev . M . R . Knight) . He was an able preacher e and administrator , was superint ndent of missions , and had a

fine grasp of public affairs . He had J . V . Jost as a colleague in We ddall ll . . 1 4 We dd a . 8 3 . Richard ( father of Rev R W ) follow 1 4 rt 8 9 . ed in 184 7 and had a great revival at Lower Ho on ; , Thos who H . Davies ; J . R . Narraway ( an able preacher and writer became deaf) was stationed on the Cornwallis part of the circuit 1 re in 1850; 852 , Frederick Smallwood (powerful preacher and li 1 He n n i ar 1859 e viv 6 . . a st) 85 , J G g ; , Thomas Angwin (assist d

18 62 . 1 . . . . 6 in . 60 and by F H W Pickles) , Henry Daniel and W De sBrisa e . . 1 4 . 6 . W . Colpitts ; 8 , S W Sprague , ( assist d by A S y 66 1867 R B . . in . 64 and . 65 and by Mack in ) , Christopher Lock

i s 1873 . . ow e rthwa te 18 70 . . ha rt and H . P . C p ; , S F Hue tis ; , W H NOVA SC OTI A 37

4 7 . . 7 H 5 . . 1 6 eartz ( assisted in and by D W Johnson) 87 , J . S .

. 76 Coffin ( assisted by F H . Wright in . and by I . M . Mellish in 1 8 79 . . 77 and , Thos Rogers ( assisted by Benj Hills in . 79 1 1 80 . . . 8 2 . 88 . . and and by C M Tyler in ) , J S Coffin and F . A .

1 . 883 . n e . Buckley ; , W C Brow (assist d by J . B Buttrick in . 83 4 8 1 . . 8 . 5 8 6 and T . A Wilson in and ) 8 , D . W . Johnson ( assiste d i . . Fr . . . 8 6 e n s 7 by T A Wilson and J A Smith in , F . gg in . 8 , and 18 1 . . . 88 88 P C L Harris and Supply in ) 9, C . Jost ( assisted by n 1 2 . . . 8 . . u . J W Tur er in 9 and W R T rner in 90 and 8 9 , F . 1 4 1 1 1 89 0 . . 8 . 7 . 9 H Wright ; 9 , W Brown ; , W H . Langille ; , F F ri e n 1 e ll 1 1 1 dda 09 . . 9 3 s 905 . . W gg ; , R W ; 9 , A C Borden ; , A . i 1 1 1 2 H ck n . 4 o 9 7 . 9 0 . . 1 2 ; , W M Ryan ; , G W Whitman ; 9 , Wil fred A . Burbidge , who afterward went to Korea . The Horton circuit has contributed quite a number of able e minist rs to the Methodist Church . Besides Robert E . Crane , r s already mentioned , Samuel Ave y , a young man of promi e 1 54 1 61 was received in 8 , and after a brief ministry died in 8 ,

- D1 aged only twenty nine years . Robert H . Taylor and .

Byron C . Borden came from the Avonport appointment ; Rev D Professor J . Alfred Faulkner , D . . , of Drew Theological Sem in r r a y , was baptized and received into the church , at Lowe 1 1 . . . 7 Horton , by Rev S F Huestis in 8 , one of the greatest re viv l s a s on record in the Valley being vouchsafed to Mr . Huesti

- 18 73 4 . . . at that time . At Wolfville , in the winter of , Rev Dr A

C . Borden , successful pastor and some time missionary in Japan , was led into the kingdom during the fruitful ministry of W . H .

. H mme n . . o Heartz Rev Dr D . B . e , worthy son of the manse , was received into the church at Wolfville during the second D s W. . s pastorate of John on . P . J . P . Neary , who spent some year in the ministry in the United States , came from the Greenwich appointment . In 1892 Wolfville and Greenwich were cut off the Horton Av circuit to form the Wolfville circuit , leaving Lower Horton , on p ort and Long Island as the component parts of the Horton circuit .

The date o f the building of the ﬁrst church is uncertain . We noted that in 178 6 two hundred dollars were offered by two , , “ ’ m n : e towards such a building . Smith s History says At Lower ’ 1821 Horton , on the last Lord s day in May , , a new church was opened , the old one having been drawn across the road to be ” o converted into a parsonage . All old Hort n pastors remember with pleasure the ﬁ n e band of stalwart laymen and women who 38 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

as . rm sisted them in their labors The names of A strong , Black , w n n B o ser, Crane , B rown (Miss) , Curry , Chipman Den iso ,

. . k Faulkner ( father of Prof J Alfred Faul ner of Drew) , Fulle r , e s Harris , Patt r on ( Principal of Acacia Villa School) , Parker r (Avonport) , Rathbu n , Simson , and Trenholm . Numbers of r- these were praye leaders of great fervency and power . This circuit was long favored with the godly presence of Rev . and Mr s . George Johnson , who spe nt the years of their retirement at

. Mrs r Grand Pre Rev . and . Arthu C . Borden also superann uate d at Grand Pre .

Wol vil le —Ou u rd 1 8 2 f J ne 3 , 7 , William Black preached in the Baptist church , Horton . As Wolfville was then called Uppe r t Horton , in all probabil“ity it was at Wolfville he preached on tha

. : occasion He wrote Many were enabled to rej oice , while oth ” r 1 1 e s . r mourned In 8 9, William Bu t, residing at Lower Horton , wh . w o frequently preached in the dwelling of T A . S . De olf s sometimes a siste d him as an exhorter . Wolfville and Greenwich were appointments of the Horton circuit until 1892 when Wolf ville became the head of a separate circuit . Beginning with the 1 4 a second year ( 87 ) of the Horton pastorate of W . H . Heartz , e second man was appoint d to the circuit to reside at Wolfville , n r when morning and eve ing se vices were begun .

1 4 . : 8 7 . The following have been the appointments , D W

1 . 77 . . 18 79 1 . 8 Johnson ; 876 , F H . Wright ; , I M Mellish ; , B Hills ; 1 2 1 1 1 . 88 . 883 . . 88 , C M . Tyler ; , F A . Buckley ; , J B Buttrick ; 1 Fri e n 1 88 7 . s 888 1 1886 . . 884 , T . A . Wilson ; , J A Smith ; , F gg ; , 1 1 89 . . . r 8 . 890 P . C . L . Ha ris ( part of year) , J W Turner ; , W R

1 . l 89 1 . 1 2 5 . 898 Turner ; 89 , O . Gron und ; , Jos Hale ; , J E Donkin ;

1 1 . 05 . . . 1 1 . 9 909 90 , Geo . F Johnson ; , E B Moore ; , J W Prest

1 1 m 1921 . . 1 12 . 9 5 . . wood ; 9 , W . H Rackham ; , F J Ar itage ; , D B n 1923 He mme o . On the ﬁrst Sunday in December , , the Presby He mme on te rian and Methodist congregations united with D . B . as pastor and the Presbyterian church and manse occupied by was the minister and congregation . The Methodist parsonage s old . A new church was erected at Greenwich in the Conference 1 - 1 year of 909 0. The names of t L on ard Roun se fe ll lett , Forsy h , Johnson , g , , Woodman , Wood worth and Young are gratefully remembered because of their de

Roun s e fe ll . e votion to the cause of God . John and Jas Elder wer l oc al preachers of great usefulness . The life of the venerable T . NOVA SC OTI A 39

A . . w . . i S De olfe was a benediction J W . Caldwell threw all h s

ﬁne energy into every department of the work of the church . Be D s . . w . . ides these devoted laymen , the Revs Chas De olfe , D , He mme on r G eorge W . Tuttle , J . B . and George F . Day and thei families , for shorter or longer periods , in retirement, added fe strength to the cause . Here Rev . E . E . England found his wi

( Miss Woodman) , as did also Rev . P . J . P . Neary ( Miss Lon We ddall g ard) , Rev . R . W . ( Miss Neary) and Rev . D . B . Hem meon ( Miss Caldwell) . — Can n in g The whole Corn wallis country was once connected with the Horton circuit until about 18 55 when Cornwallis became a circuit in cluding what are now the Canning and Berwick cir 18 5 1 6 cuits with the following appointments : 5, Thos . Harris ; 85 , a r a 1 57 . t James Taylor ; 8 , J Taylor and J . L the n (the latter 1 18 Berwick) 859, Wm . Smithson and Geo . Butcher . In 60, Cornwallis was divided into Cornwallis East and Cornwallis

West . The East was afterwards called the Canning circuit . Wil 1782 liam Black left Cumberland in May , , to visit Windsor but e was too late for the packet at Parrsboro . He secured passag to Cornwallis and was enterta ined by Gideon Sherman and in . vite d to preach in the Baptist church which he did three times th e s with very gracious results . At the close of the year , ﬁr t ’ watch - night service in Cornwallis was held at Nathaniel Smith s “ ” and Joseph Johnson found this the time of deliverance . Mr . B lack said a more impressive service he had not attended since

. 1 or his own conversion . In 786 Garrettson formed a society “ , twelve deeply awakened persons at Cornwallis . In the town s i o th e hip , n 1786 , ﬁve hun dred dollars were subscribed t wards C orn wal building of a church . The house of Captain Bowen of lis was for years the preaching place as well as a home for the itinerant preachers . The following were the pastors o f the Cornwallis East Cir

1 He n n i ar 18 66 . : . 18 62 . cuit 860, Wm Smithson , , J . G g ; , R Wed 1 6 1869 dall ; 8 7 , R . Smith ; beginning with the circuit was called 1 t 8 73 . e mir 18 70 . . s G ing with R . Smith as pastor ; , G O Hue is ; , F

Stroth ard 188 1 . 1 78 . 1 . 8 H . W . Pickles , 8 76 , J J . Teasdale , , J ; , R 1 m 890 . 1 1 W . . 4 88 7 A Daniel ; 88 , W . G . Lane ; , Ainley ; , D Hick e 1 to y ; 893 , J . M . Fisher , circuit transferred from Annapolis 1901 1899 . 1 9 . Windsor District ; 8 6 , A B . Higgins ; , J Johnson ; , 1909 1907 . 1903 . . Wilfred F . Gaetz ; , Thos A Wilson ; , J Seller , , Fri e n s 1921 i r 1 1917 . . Hock n n 1 . 9 . A , S . ; 3 , A C Borden , , F gg ; ,

Thos . W . Hodgson . 40 HI STORY OF lMJE THODI SM

n The church at Canning was burned , with all its contents , o 1 Th 8 909 . e February th , new church was dedicated on February 13th 1910 n e . , , the preachers b i g Revs D . Hickey , A . B . Higgins d an . . . H c in W H Heartz , and the pastor being A o k . The church

. H cost The pulpit furniture was presented by Mrs . J .

Clarke . H n n i ar On their retirement , the Revs . J . G . e g and William t Ainley settled here and streng hened the cause . The pastors on this circuit have had the support of many devoted Christian men an d women workers .

’ — Scott s Ba y “This mission ﬁrst appeared in the minutes of 18 74 ” followed by One to be sent . This community had been visited from Cornwallis and was an appointment of the Canning

c . e : 18 ircuit The following wer stationed there 75, Arthur Black ,

1 . h h r 876 . e e dson 1 1 S 8 7 . , J W p ; 7 , J Hiram Davis ; 8 78 and 79, 1880 188 1 Supply ; , Starr Black ; , A . Daniel . It disappeared from he s 1 2 t Minute in 88 , and became again an appointment of th e C anning circuit .

— ’ K e n tvill e I n Smith s History we ﬁnd a reference to Wil liam Burt who“was stationed at Lower Horton from 18 19 to 22 r which says : At Ho ton Corner , as Kentville was called until 1820 l , he found the frame of a church , which , before his remova , ” an d was . formally. opened for worship Kentville neighboring appointments continued to be connecte d with Horton for many years . Sometimes , besides the superintendent who resided at

Lower Horton , a young colleague would reside at Greenwich or

W. Kentville . Among these latter were F . H . W . Pickles , W . Bri OW e rth De s sa . . . . C Colpitts , Albert S . y , R B Mack , and H P p waite . Kentville ﬁrst appears as a separate circuit with A . D .

w . Morton as pastor , to exchange once a month ith Horton The

Moun s circuit sometime included Greenwich , Kentville , Canaan ’

Sh e ﬂie ld s . tain , Mills , Woodville and Cambridge Greenwich was afterwards connected with Horton and later with the Wol f ville circuit . r 7th A new church was dedicate d at Kentville on Ma ch ,

1 . 897 , during the pastorate of R . S Stevens , the preachers being The 11 3 . . Revs . Wm . Dobson ( and 7) and G . O . Huestis at p m church cost $2300 ; a dollar would go a great deal farther than it Th e will today and the building was very neat and attractive . ﬁne new parsonage was considerably damaged by ﬁre on Janu ~

ar rd 1898 . y 3 ,

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” e w r in H m N po t the ouse of Asse bly . This man was the ancestor

of the Allisons of Mt . Allison , St . John , Halifax and other parts

of these provinces . ’ r It was at Newpo t that the Rev . John Mann s family found

their last settled home . Many j oined the church under John ’ “ e Mann s preaching , but some years aft rwards many left the N li h society , fell into Antinomian delusion and j oined the e w g ts , while others fell into open sin , which caused him many painful ” and sorrowful hours . l 1794 h In Ju y , , a lot was donated for a church and t e build

ing was erected during that year . 1 12 In 8 , Croscombe found the church at Newport composed of experienced Christians and much enj oyed their fellowship, ’ Newport was Wm . Burt s ﬁrst appointment . He buried John ’ a M nn , who died in the triu“mphs of the gospel . Under Burt s 1 1 inspiring preaching , in 8 6, Conversions took place at Oakland , ” large numbers entered the societies at Kempt and Kennetcook . i 1 1 Follow ng Burt , in 8 7 , Adam Clarke Avard had great suc An cess in winning souls into the Kingdom . In the family of th th on . e y Shaw , four sons and a nephew were converted One of Shaws ente red the ministry and was sent to the West Indies b e where his health failed and he returned to die . Another son r came a useful local preacher, and the nephew , Robert Salte , who became a class leader, school teacher , and for many years

a ﬂi i l o . n valued o c a in the Methodist church at Carlet n , St Joh , e N . B . The ministry at Newport of Henry Pope , Sr . , whos ’ 1 three years term there commenced in 833 , was one of much use r fulness . When the shadows of fourscore years had fallen ove his path , he spoke of his residence at Newport as among the r pleasantest terms of a ve y long service . Newport and Windsor formed parts of one circuit for a long 1855 or period . Beginning with , we have the following record ~ 1856 . ministers : Thomas H . Davies and Joseph Hart ; , A Mc i r 1 62 1865 s 1 5 He n n a 8 . Nutt ; 8 9, J . G . g ; , Wm Smithson ; , Jame T McKe wn was 18 68 . o aylor ; , H (he at Avondale , someway then 1 9 conn ected with Newport for three previous years) ; 86 , Alex .

18 6 . B 18 7 . 1 Murra 73 . Mc . 8 0 . B . B lack ; 7 , J y ; , R A Temple ; , E

1 . H l r 879 . 1 . Bre tt e Moore ; 878 , E (he reti ed and died here) , F

1 188 8 . u 885 . 18 82 . . W . Pickles ; , Alex S T ttle ; , W Alcorn ; , J Ast 1899 r 1 r 1894 1896 . bu y ; 891, J . Sha p ; , John Johnson ; , A Daniel ; , 1908 1906 . 1902 . . R . 0 . Armstrong ; , W R Turner ; , H Burgess ; , 1916 1 . 1 19 3 . : 911 . . H . D . Townsend , H R Baker ; , P M Hartley ; , N OVA SC‘OTI A 43

. . 191 1 7 . 920 . . . 1923 J M Fisher ; , J Baxter ; , W B M Parker ; , C . A .

Munro , United Methodist and Presbyterian . During the pastor f 1 - ate o R . A . Temple ( 8 73 76) a handsome new chur ch was built a t Newport . 1 2 In the union with the Presbyterians , in 9 3 , the Methodist E lle rhouse congregation at became connected with the St . Croix

Presbyterian circuit .

Avon da l e — This circuit , the head of which is j ust across the harbor from Windsor the post ofﬁce address of which is Newport

- Landing , once famous for its ship building , was for many years identiﬁed with the old Windsor and Newport circuits , sharing in e s their evang li tic his tory . a Avondale appears for the ﬁrst time in the Minutes , as in r separate circuit , 1865 with Hezekiah McKe own as ministe . 1 1 He n n i ar : 8 68 . D. D. 9 . . Then follow , M Richey , ; 86 , J G g ;

1 2 1 tr ard 1 188 1 . 8 7 . h 875 . ot 878 . . , C Jost ; J S ; , R A Daniel ; , R M A r 1 thu 1 1 0 . . c r 84 . . 89 ; 8 , E B Moore ; 887 , D . Hickey ; , C M

1 1 6 189 . 893 . . 89 . 9 Tyler ; , J H Davis ; , W . M Ryan ; , A Daniel ; in 1 14 1 2 n Hock 9 . 90 . 1 I d 1 10 . oe 9 . , L Daniel ; 906 , H . J . ; , J G ; , J

4 . e e 1 1 1 2 WS . G 9 6 . . 1 2 9 ; , G W Whitman ; 9 0, W . I . Croft ; , Loring A new church was built at Poplar Grove during the pastor 22n d 1894 h ~ ate of J . H . Davis and dedicated on July , , the preac the e rs . being Revs . Richard Smith and John Johnson Amongst prominent names connected with this community were Allison ,

Curry , Harvey , Mosher , Mounce , Bennett and Chambers . On

A . . . Br tl . . . e retirement Revs E e t , M . R . Knight, M , and Geo T

B ryant settled in this circuit . — Burlin gton (K e mp t) The circuit name Kempt ﬁrst appears in 1 1 1 an d the Minutes of 857 . In 87 it was called Burlington

Kempt and in 1873 the Kempt part of the title was dropped .

1858 . 1 . The ministers have been as follows : 857 , Jos Hart ; , G ’ 1864 . 1 186 R d . . 3 860 . B Payson ; , W Alcorn ; , Johnson ; , Wm

18 73 . . 1 1 0 . 6 . 8 7 Tweedy ; 8 7 , J . A Mosher ; , J Johnson ; , E B

1882 . . r 1 18 79 . . Moore ; 8 76 , G . F . Day ; , G O Huestis ; , T D Ha t ; 4 18 9 . G . 1 1891 . 88 18 8 . 5, J . Gee ; 8 , J Johnson ; , Wm Ryan ; , J

1905 . . 1 1901 . . 897 . . Angwin ; , G W Whitman ; , C M Tyler ; , G F

1913 . . 1 . 1 11 . o . 9 J hnson ; 907 , J . M Fisher ; , H P Patterson ; , F G 1921 1 1 I n doe 1919 . 1 . 1 9 . Brown ; 9 6 , J . Baxter ; 7 , H J ; , A Lund ; ,

W. n 1925 . . . 1922 . Whitma G T B ryant ; , W Fraser Munro ; , G , . Al l the territory of the Avondale and Burlington c1rcu1ts wa s once connecte d with the old Newport circuit. The p arson ’ 44 HI STORY OF lMlE IIH'ODI SM

age of the Burlington circuit was formerly at Kempt and Centre Burlington became the head of the circuit during the ﬁrst p as » r to ate of John Johnson .

While Cheverie belonged to the Burlington circuit, a new an d 2 rd 1 church was built there dedicated on November 3 , 890,

during the pastorate of J . Johnson , at a cost of The preachers of the day were Revs . J . Gee , G . E . Weathers (Bpt . )

and J . A . Mosher . A Methodist Hall was dedicated at Riverside 1st 188 on January , 8 , during the pastorate of John Gee . — Wa lton The nam“e of this mission first appeared on the 18 77 ” Minutes in with To be Supplied afte r it , and that appears e to have been its most common experience . It was connect d with 1 Burlington . The first separate pastorate occurred in 878 where rb rid r 1 . ute W A . O g e began his useful minist y ; 883 found W . 1 4 8 . . Nightingale in charge and in 8 T . A Wilson Then occurs “ ” 1 The akston the indefinite word Supply till 890 when H . S . was

18 . pastor, followed by Supply till 96 when the name of D Walker m 1 B He m e on 1897 898 1899 . . appears , followed by J . B . and ; , W 1 0 1 01 1902 1903 M . Parker ; 9 0, Supply ; 9 , H . H . Irish ; , Supply ;

- 1 4 1 1 0 0 . 905 9 6 7 . and 90 , D . G . Guest ; , Supply ; , C W Wright ; 1 1 - 1 1 11 1 12- 14 0 9 0 . . 9 9 9 8 , Supply ; 09 , A F Baker ; , J . Baxter ; , 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 . 9 . 1 9 7 . 9 8 . Supply ; 9 5, W . F Munro ; , R L Roach ; , Supply 1 21 1 22 1923 1 2 . 9 9 . . 9 0, W . A Burbidge ; , Supply ; , G E Mossman ; ,

1 24 . Supply ; 9 , Arthur Organ

The present appointments are Walton , Pembroke , Brook m ville , Ch e verie , and Tennycape , the latter being transfe rred fro was Maitland in 1924 . Some years previously Cheverie trans ferred from Burlington and Cogm agun transferred to Burlington . 6th 1895 A n e w church was dedicated at Walton on October , ,

Revs . T . Watson Smith , J . G . Angwin and G . F . Mitchell taking part .

TRURO D ISTRICT — 1 4 Truro Previous to 83 , occasional Methodist ministers

h - passing through Truro tarried to preach in t e court house .

Amongst these the names of John Snowball and R . H . Crane are McMurra mentioned . In that year , Rev . John y , stationed on the

- r wide spread Shubenacadie circuit, visited the town and p eached in the new Baptist Church with such power as to create a con s id NOVA SCOTI A 45

crable interest and the conversion of a young man , Samuel Scott

Nelson , who afterward became prominent in the Church . After v holding several ser ices in the Baptist Church , the Masonic hall was secured for alternate Sundays and services were also held at 1835 Onslow , North River and Greenﬁeld . In January , , James

Buckley , a young preacher , j ust beginning his ministry , was sent McMurra to the assistance of Mr . y and thirty members were gathered during the year from the various communities mention An f ed . e fort was made to secure a permanent resident pastorate but men were scarce and much delay followed before a man was settled at Truro . Thomas Smith , from Bermuda , followed Mr . McMurray on the Shubenacadie circuit and visited Truro as op r n i ff p o tu ty o ered . This promising opening was neglected until 184 f was 3 when through the ef orts of Rev . Roland Morton a lot secured and a building erected so that it could be occupied but 4 which was not completed and formally opened until 18 8 .

Through the attractive and powerful preaching of James R . Nar rawa wh o 1 4 w y , came to the town in 8 7 , the church was cro ded and the cause strengthened , so that , by an arrangement made between i . ub n ca Mr Narraway of S e a d e and G . O . Huestis of Maitland , 1848 un regular monthly appointments were secured . In , the wieldy Shubenacadie circuit was divide d and to Mr . Narraway was given the work between Truro and Pictou , taking in River 1 John . This circuit arrangement continued till 855, when River John was made the head of a circuit and Truro included several m outlying appoint ents .

The following is the list of ministerial appointments to Truro , 18 55 McMurra 1 . . . 857 beginning with ; G O . Huestis ; , J M y ( as 18 58 sisted by Richard Johnson in 1857 and by Wm . Perkin in ) 1 5 8 9 . 1 1 1 . . . 8 863 , T H Davies ; 6 , Thomas Smith ; , Alex B Black ; 18 66 t 1869 18 72 , Roland Mor on ; , J . Read ; , Job Shenton ( assisted I i n b b t . . . son 2 at Onslow by W H in . 7 and W Ainley in i 18 74 Onslow became a separate mission and Mr . Shenton remain

at 1 1 1 . 8 76 . . . 88 . 1 9 . ed Truro ; , J A Rogers ; 8 7 , R A Temple ; , S B 1884 1 890 . . . 1 Dunn ; , R A Daniel ; 88 7 , E . B . Moore ; , Wm Ainley (with this Year assistants began to supply at Brunswick Street 1893 and the names will be found under B runswick St . notes) , ,

. 1 2 . . 1 . 90 1 9 . 896 . 8 9 W H Heartz ; , J A . Rogers ; , A D Morton ; , J

. 1 1 12 . 905 . 9 . 1 . . 0 W Aikens ; , W M Ryan ; 9 8 , C M Mack ; , John P 1 1 1919 9 3 tr h r . . S ot a d 1917 . . Anthony ; , J ; , G W F Glendenning ; ,

. . 1 2 9 3 . . W J Dean ; , L . E . G . Davies . Rev John P Anthony died following an operation for appendicitis only six months after his 46 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

re arrival on the circuit , much lamented . Rev . D . Hickey , then tired , supplied for the remainder of the year . During the pastorate of John Read ( 18 69- 72) a great re vival f h occurred , which af ected the whole town , and the old churc on Prince Street became too small . A large and fine new site was secured on Pleasant Street and a new Church and parsonage were built , the latter facing on Dominion Street . The church was dedi

cate d 24th 18 1 . . on Dec . , 7 , the preachers being Revs Dr Richey , 1896 S . F . Huestis and A . W . Nicolson . In December , , the trus tee board took action toward the erection of a new Sunday School building , but before the plans could be put into execution a disas trous fire greatly damaged the church and , in the reconstruction , it was decided that the church should be extended so that church and school should form one structure . At heavy cost this was accomplished making the church plant one of the most com

i u . mod o s and convenient in the Conference . The congregation during the rebuilding , worshipped for nine months in the Y . M . 1 h 1 . 7t 897 C . A . hall . The reopening took place on Oct , , in the pastorate of J . A . Rogers , the preacher of the day being Rev . Dr .

Carman , General Superintendent . From this Church two ladies have gone to foreign mission — work Miss Agnes Killer to South Africa and Miss Isabella S . B lackmore to Japan and several have gone as wives of ministers

th . to grace the parsonages of e home land . Frederick E Barrett and George W . Beck of the Nova Scotia Conference entered the ministry from this congregation . In the more than seventy years of Methodist Sunday School history there have been but nine superinte ndents : Joseph Crowe ,

McRob e rt . . James W . Killer , Samuel Rettie , Dr . W . E . , G O Ful ton , John Suckling , Rev . R . B . Mack , and Professor John M .

Trueman .

On the walls of Pleasant Street Church are two tablets , one to the memory of Rev . Thomas Smith the ﬁrst settled pastor of the circuit of which Truro formed a part , who had a second term at T ruro , and who lived there when he became a supernumerary an d ofﬁce died th e re . The other is to the memory of prominent bearers of the church in its early history : James W . Killer , Sam uel S . Nelson , Samuel R . Rettie , S . G . W . Archibald . Anthony

Shaw , Dr . George Hyde , Leander J . Crowe , and Israel Long t wor h . To these might be added James W . Johnson and Dr . W .

. Me Rob e rt i E , s nce deceased . These worthies have been succeed e d a by fine band of devoted men and women . N OVA SCOTI A 47

The Wesleyan was published in Truro for eleven years dur

o . ing which time the Edit r , Rev . D . W . Johnson , resided there

Rev . and Mrs . R . B . Mack , on their retirement from circuit work made their home in Truro . ’ Pleasant Street ( Methodist) and St . Andrew s (Presbyter 2 ’ 1 5 . ian) united in 9 , using St Andrew s Church and Pleasant St . p arsonage , with L . E . G . Davies as pastor .

r i k — Tru o B un sw c St e e t 18 78 . . r ( r ) About the year , R A Tem ple , then stationed at Truro; in visiting the east end of the town , learned from the people that the distance from Pleasant Street Church was too great for regular attendance at all its Sunday ser Livin ston ' to vices and he invited Mr . R . K . g attempt the holding o f cottage prayer meetings in the community . This was done , the first being held at the home of Robert Bennett . After some months , Mr . Samuel Rettie gave the little band permission to meet in a room of a hous e he owned in that part of the town . For s t everal years , under the courageous leadership of Mr . Livings on , the services continued until the ofﬁcial board began to take ser

h . ious notice of t e situation and during the pastorate of E . B 188 7 - 90 Moore ( ) a splendid lot of land , facing on three streets , was secured and a neat hall was erected , so that , beginning with 1890 , an assistant preacher was appointed to Truro who devoted McMul himself to the work in the last end . Messrs . Longworth , len , Thomas and Beck gave generous financial assistance in pur e chasing the site and erecting the hall . In the following pastorat o f W . H . Heartz , as superintendent , the remaining debt was wip ed out and the cause grew so that soon the building had to be e n l arg e d making a church capable of holding two hundred and ﬁfty people , with class rooms on either side . s From thi Church Frederick E . Barrett went into the minis try and several young ministers found their wives there . The Maritime Home for Girls is in the vicinity of this church and the ofﬁcers and girls form a considerable part of the morning congre ation g . Situated in the growing part of the town , the outlook for this church is most hopeful . As the associate pasto rs were generally probationers the changes in pastors were very frequent . Many of them have reached positions of high honor in the church . The following is

: 1 1 2 . 890 9 . 1 1 . . 8 the list , H . M . Tory ; 89 , C E Crowell ; , W F 189 1 . 3 . 5 1 4 . 89 . Cann ; , R M . Jost : 89 , W . M Ryan ; , A M San

1897 e 1 S. 189 . 899 . . 8 . ford ; , A D Richard ; , W Q Geng ; , Aubrey 48 =HII 'STO’RY OF ME THODI SM

’ 1 1 H ckin 90 . o . 1 00 . Tuttle ; 9 , Supply , ( C Jost , Sup y) ; , A , Jnr , 1 0 Ritce 1904 1 02 . . . 9 3 . . 9 , Supplies and W J W Swetnam ; , J N y ; ,

1 5 1 1 . 0 . . 0 . . 907 . H . B . Clarke ; 9 , G T B ryant ; 9 6 , P T Meek ; , W H 1 1 1 . B 1 0 . . 908 909 . 9 Hughes ; , Supplies ; , C E ellens ; , R L Nors Side 1 ll 1 1 14 . . 1 2 . . rn a 1 . . worthy ; 9 , H T Go ; 9 3 , H S Bland ; 9 , J J y . w 1 1 1914 ﬁ . 9 6 In , separate of cial board was organized Then follo , 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 . . 9 . 9 9 7 . 9 T . W . Hodgson ; , F J Neal ; , I F Nix ; , Supplied

1 2 e rb rid e . 0 . . Out by J . B . Heal 9 , L M g At the close of 1921 conference year it was decided to have 1 22 an ordained , married man and in 9 , Harry T . Jones became 1 24 1 2 9 . . 9 5 . pastor ; , B J Porter ; , Harold S Bishop ,

Be lm n n s l ow — I n 1 4 w o t (O ) the years 83 and 35, hen the oc Methodist minister from Shubenacadie began to visit Truro , c si n al t a o services were also held at Onslow , Nor h River , East

Mountain and Greenﬁeld . When Truro became a circuit these were appointments of it . As the work developed , a second man was appointe d to Truro who had special responsibility for these outlying places .

18 74 . In , Onslow became a separate mission with W Ainley , who had been assistant at Truro in the previous year as pastor ;

1 . 1 1 6 . . 8 77 8 5 . . 8 7 7 , Robt W Smith ; , W L Cunningham ; , Byron C

1 1 1 . 78 . . 8 79 . . 88 0 . Borden ; 8 , W H Langille ; , F H Wright ; , P H 1 4 1 88 . . . . 1 . . 88 Robinson ; 883 , H P Doane ; , J H Davis ; 7 , J W 1 he r n 1 1 . . 1 4 . h . S e dso 889 . 89 89 p ; , J G Bigney ; , C W Swallow ; , R 1 1 . 1901 . 904 . . 898 . . B . Mack ; , R M Jost ; , Wm J Bartlett ; , R M B 1 1 11 n d 1 12 . . 9 . . a e 9 Browne ; 908 , H . R . Baker ; , H G y ; , H J n 1 14 1 1 1 te s 21 . . I doe 9 . . Scoa ; 9 , Josiah Martin ; 7 , F J ; 9 , W H Pal 1 24 1925 mer ; 9 , C . Tavener ; , W . Boyd Parker .

The parsonage was first at North River . A new house was 1 4 90 . built there during the pastorate of R . M . Browne in In 1 1 1915 9 3 , Londonderry was added to the circuit . In , the par s omage at North River was sold and a more central house pur at 1 18 chased Belmont . In 9 , the name of the circuit was chang ed to Belmont . ’ w Robert OH. Johnson entered the ministry from the Onslo

r . mission , his sister mar ied Rev . W . H . Langille and here Rev

Wm . Ainley found his wife (Miss Turnbull) .

L on d n e rr i — o d y (Aca dia M n e s ) This community , about twen t y miles from Truro , was once in a flourishing condition because of the iron - mining and manufacture of iron pipes and other com

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1 r r r 1 . t oth d 1921 tr tha d . a S o A Munroe ; 9 7 , J S ; , Supplied by J . as ’ Sup y : On account of decrease of population from the old ship

- c ping and ship building lays , two of the three Presbyterian

Churches united , and the Methodist congregation which had lost heavily through removals and deaths disbanded in 1924 after fif ty five years of useful service . The advent of the Methodist

Church and the Y . M . C . A . had much to do in bringing the three

Presbyterian congregations , of diverse views , into cordial rela i n hi t o s p . 1 An excellent Methodist parsonage was built in 879, during

t . the pas orate of J . G . Angwin The Rev . W . Fraser Munro , of the Nova Scotia Conference , is a worthy contribution to the r Methodist minist y from this congregation . A lady from this congregation also graces the home of the Rev . J . Astbury . The first Methodist District Meeting to be held in Pictou to ok place in 18 74 remaining over Sunday . On the previous Sun day announcement was made in th e Presbyterian Church on the

‘ “

ill r. Ross : b , by M , the pastor A Methodist gathering is to be held in this town this week and , next Sunday , this pulpit will be occupied by two of its ministers . These Methodists are lively preachers but that is no reason why you should become Method ” iste . As maj orities in both the Presbyterian Churches voted against Church Union , the minorities of both Churches , including the larger part of their active workers , united and took possess i ac ion of the Methodist Church , mak ng a fine congregation of tive Christian workers . Rev . F . J . Armitage , former Methodist , became the first pastor of the United Church .

. r har After their retirement , Rev and Mrs . James St ot d con n tin ed , for some years , to reside at Pictou .

— Ste lla ton ~ r Early mention is made of Albion Mines , as Stel larton was formerly known , in the itinerancy of Methodist min iste rs - from the old Truro River John circuit . English Method ist coal - miners found their way to this community and naturally desired ministration from preachers of their own communion . William Webb visited this village in July of 1828 and spent one ’ - Lord s day there . The historian says : Under the morning sermon ‘ w ’ h many seemed to feel the po er of the word . In the a fternoon e worshipped in the Presbyterian Church , in which he was to preach in the evening . The candid Presbyterian brother amused a him by an announcement of the intended service , to which he p NOVA SCOTI A 51

. pended the remark that he did not like it very well , though in view of the kindness shown him by the Methodists h e could n ot

deny it . 1 4 In 8 5, in response to a request from the General Mining

Association , among whose employees were a number of Metho

We ddall . dist Englishmen , Richard was sent to Albion Mines There is no further record of appointments to that place until it 1 1 was made a circuit in 86 . 1862 The first Methodist Church in Stellarton was built, in , 18 during the ministry of John Cassidy . In the Minutes of 60,

after the circuit title of River John and Pictou , appear the names

of S . Humphrey and John Cassidy , Brother Cassidy to reside at

t 1 6 1 . Pictou . In the nex year ( 8 ) Mr Cassidy became the first

Methodist minister regularly stationed at Albion Mines . From

- this centre , Westville , Eureka , New Glasgow , and Piedmont Val

ley were , in after years , visited and causes established . New

Glasgow was detached in 188 8 and became the head of a circuit . 18 Eureka , French River and Piedmont became a mission in 95 ; 1912 was a and in Westville separated . After a few years Eurek “ was again connected with Stellarton and Piedmont was dropped . The name of Albion Mines was changed to Stellarto n in

1 61 The following is the list of ministers : 8 , J . Cassidy ; 1 1 1 864 . 18 1 8 7 . 67 . . 8 69 . , D Chapman ; , J V Jost ; , R Morton ; , A 1 . 74 1 1 . . 8 77 8 . . 8 75 D Morton ; , W H Evans ; , Geo W Tuttle ; , Flet 1 1 . 1 . 8 6 . 8 0 . 883 8 cher A Weldon ; 8 , I E . Thurlow ; , J Hale ; , J N e e d 1 889 . 1 1 9 . 893 . y ; , R A . Daniel ; 8 0, D . B Scott ; , W Night 18 6 1 1 0 . . 9 . 9 ingale , , J Johnson ; 1899, D . Farquhar ; , R M Jost ; 1 5 r r 90 . . Oute b i 1 12 d e 19 9 . 09 . . , W A g ; , W R Turner ; , J Phalen ; 1916 e rb ri 4 Out d e 1 1 2 . . . . 920 9 . , W A g ; , J . Adamson ; , H T Jones — We s tville This charge was separated from Stellarton in 1 12 9 . 1 r The pastors have been as follows : 19 2, M . K . Cha man ; 1 1 9 3 . 1 1 1 2 . 9 5 . 9 0 , R C Tait ; , R Williams ; 1917 , J . Adamson ; , W 1 . 22 . . 9 . 1 2 . 9 3 . R Turner ; , A R Pentz ; , A R Wallis o During the pastorate of J . Adamson this church was pra tically rebuilt , enlarged and beautified . With commendable en te r rise p an excellent parsonage was also secured . This congre gation is largely composed of men connected with the coal min

' in g industry , many of them being of Old Country origin with w m ar Methodist traditions .

Before Westville was separated from Stellarton , the latter 52 HI S TORY OF "ME THODI SM

circuit sometimes had two men , the second man residing at West : 1 2 ville . This was the case in the following years 90 , W . F 1 1 4 . 1 . Wright ; 90 , W J . W . Swetnam ; 909 and 0, C . B . Sinden — E ure ka This circuit name appears bracketed with Stellar 1 4 n . to in 89 , with one wanted for this section At that time this was a flourishing community with woolen mills at Eureka and - Fe rron a steel works at which adj oined it . Both industries have since removed which accounts for th e contraction of church work t in that section . French River and Piedmont Valley , far dis ant ,

were for some time connected with this mission . It appeared as

a separate mission in 1895 . The corner stone of the church at 1 h 1 6t 893 . . Eureka was laid on June , , D B Scott being pastor at

Stellarton . Mrs . J . Wesley Smith , of Halifax , laid the corner m stone . At p . . , Dr . C . Stewart preached in the open air and “ ” W . G . Lane lectured , in the evening , on A trip to Sweden . The

church was completed and dedicated on Tuesday evening , Nov .

2 1 . . 8 893 . . . . . , , Revs W H Heartz , W Purvis , W G Lane , and W was de icat Nightingale taking part . The church at Piedmont d 4 h 1 . 5 . n 29t 88 . 0 ed o Dec . , , Revs Thos Rogers and J Hale being the

preachers . 1 : 95 . . 0 st 1 The following is the list of pastors 8 , W B J ; 897 ,

1 . 1 1 1 99 . 900 . . 0 F . E . Barrett ; 8 , C H Johnson ; , C H Morris ; 9 ; from this date Eureka has been supplied from Stellarton and

sometimes from Westville . — N e w Gla s g ow Probably the first Methodists of N e w Glas w r gow ere the family of Mitchell Bu ns , a potter by trade , who

came from the north of Ireland . This family gave two ministers

to the Methodist Church . Rev . F . E . Barrett , of Nova Scotia , is

- 1847 . a great grandson . The family moved to River John in It is to a young woman from River John that New Glasgow Ha rb ourn e Methodism owes its existence . A Miss Ellen from N w that circuit married a Mr . Walker and went to e Glasgow to

live . She was a loyal Methodist and j oined the church at Stel e t larton . At her request the minist r from S ellarton frequently

preached in a hall in New Glasgow . Douglas Chapman was was probably the first to do so , but no serious attempt made to establish a Methodist Church in New Glasgow until the time of Isaac Thurlow ( 18 80- 83 ) when the old Knox Free Church build f ing and lot were of ered for sale , and Mr . Thurlow and Mrs . Wal s ker agreed to buy the property for seven hundred dollars . Thi NOVA S COTI A 53

1 1 N e w was in October , 88 . Glasgow became a separate mission in 1888 with F . Friggens as its pastor . An excellent parsonage w was built on the adj oining lot . In the follo ing pastorate of 1891- 94 at Wm . Purvis ( ) the church was remodelled and made tractive at an expense of three thousand dollars . The dedication

1st 1893 . of the reconstructed church took place on January , , Rev

11 . 7 . Dr . Lathern preaching at and , and Revs Messrs Robertson , Fri e n s Thurlow , J . Tweedy , gg and Purvis speaking in the after noon .

21st 1905 th e . On May“, , a tablet to memory of Mrs Ellen un Walker , the Mother of Methodism in New Glasgow was veiled . During the devoted ministry of E . E . England the cir 1 1 cuit became independent in 90 . In the Conference year 1869- 70 there were four members of w 1913 the Methodist Church in N e Glasgow . In , the whole Nova Scotia Conference was entertained by this enterprising church . But again the borders became too straitened and the present site was so central it was decided to so reconstruct and e nlarge (with a fine light basement) the church as to make pre c tically a new building , brick faced with stone trimming . The

- 1 1 . . th 9 . corner stone was laid on August 5 , 8 , by Rev G W Whit o f man , President the Conference , and the dedication took place

11th 1918 . . . on November , , the preachers being Revs D W John

s on . . . and Dr . Heartz , the pastor being Rev . B J Porter ‘ Fri e n s 1891 t 1 88 . The pas ors have been as follows : 8 , F gg ; ,

1 1900 . . . 894 1897 . . W Purvis ; , W . I . Croft ; , A W Nicolson ; , E E

1 1 . 1 4 Arthur 9 0 . 0 . Mc 9 . 1 England ; , C E . Crowell ; 906 , R ; , F E

1 4 1 1 1920 . t 1 . 9 . 7 . Barret ; , G W . F . Glendenning ; 9 , B J Porter ; , C c e B 1 21 22 . . . a . 9 1 E ellens ; , J . W . Prestwood ; 9 , T A Mosley On count of the unsettled conditions in New Glasgow over church “ ” union , the Methodist Church was left with a Supply pastor for 1 925 . , pending a more permanent settlement — Tre n ton This is an offshoot from New Glasgow situated near the steel and other works . The trustees of the Piedmont its Valley Church , which was no longer in use , donated it and r w fu nishings to Trenton . It was taken do n and removed , and on

17th 19 4 w . January , 0 , was dedicated for orship at Trenton A 17 1914 large new church was erected and dedicated on May th , , under the superintendence of F . E . Barrett of New Glasgow , the preachers being Revs . E . E . England and W . H . Heartz , assisted T th H e . .by . W. odgson , pastor The building was encumbered 54 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

with a debt beyond the ability of the people to meet and large

assistance had to be secured from outside sources . 1 : 1 . . The pastors have been as follows 9 3 , T W Hodgson ; 1 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 . 9 5 . . 9 7 8 . . , B Cooper ; , F J Neal ; , Supply ; 9 , R L 1 1 1 9 9 . . 21 . 1 22 . Roach ; , G W Beck ; 9 , A . R Pentz ; 9 , T . J Wilkin son (Supply) received into connection with the Conference in

ive ohn — th r R r J Christopher J . Perrin may be called e Fathe w e of River John Methodism . He was of S iss origin and was abov the average of those days in education . He was capable in ex

hortation and prayer and gathered his neighbors for worship in .

: his own home . Mainly with the aid of his own sons , he built the first Methodist Church and he entertained the minister until the ’ 1 F r parsonage was built during Mr . Black s pastorate ( 855 o

some time , River John was part of the Truro circuit ; later it ran

- from Albion Mines to Bay Head near Wallace . In later years , Barriswa the circuit included River John , , Back Road , Tata ma u h go c e , and Tatamagouche Mt . From Smith ’ s History we learn that William Webb was sent 1 2 to River John in 8 8 . Others of the earlier ministers were Thos . ll . . d da . . . We Taylor , R Cooney , Jas Buckley , R , J R Narraway , e and J . G . Hennig r . Since the formation of the E . B . A . Confer 1 : 8 55 . . ence , the following is the ministerial record , Alex B Black ;

1 . 1 857 . 8 60 . , G S Milligan ; , S Humphrey and J . Cassidy (the lat 1 61 1 8 . 8 64 . ter residing in Pictou) ; , Wm Tweedy ; , J V . Jost ; 18 6 1 1 2 869 . w 8 . 1 7 . . 5 , Geo W Tuttle ; , J T eedy ; 7 , R B . Mack ; 8 7 , 1 8 . 1 1 2m 1 . . 7 D B Scott ; 8 , J Astbury ; 88 , J . Tweedy , d term ; 88 3 , 1 5 1 . 88 . . F . A Buckley ; , C W Swallow ; 888 , G . W . Whitman ; 1 1 89 . 189 1 895 . , Wm Nightingale ; 3 , J . B . Heal ; , D Farquhar ; 1 1 L a rr . 899 . M n 1 . 903 . . . c e 5 . , C M Mack ; , C H C ; 90 , H R Baker ; 1908 McNe ill , supply in summer ( C . W . Wright) and H . C . ; 1 1 1 n 909 . . 1 1 14 . , G J Bond ; 9 , H . D . Townsend ; 9 , E Plowma ; 1 1 24 1 2 1 . 9 . . . 9 . 7 , W B M Parker ; 9 0, Supply ( R . Bennett) ; , F J

Scoat s . he e The residence of the pastor was changed , during t t pas orate of W . B . M . Parker , from River John to Tatamagouche . Noted revivals occurred at various times in the earlier his 1 1 in te rde n omin ation tory of the circuit . In 8 75 and 888 , great a l evangelistic services were held at River John in which Rev .

. . t . D B Scott and Rev . C . W . Swallow ook a worthy part From River John have gone out into the Methodist minis 1853 hn try the following , in the order named , James Burns ( ) Jo ‘NOVA SCOTIA 55

G . Bigney W . H . Burns who became prominent as Presiding Elder in Chicago ; D . W . Johnson W . H . L angille From Bay Head , then the western end of the c ircuit , there also went into the ministry the three worthy broth

e rs . . John , Levi S , and Geo . F . Johnson

A new church , n e arer the heart of the village than the old 24th 18 72 one , was dedicated on April , , during the pastorate of

T B rr a . J . a w ames weedy At as , a new church was opened on Sept l st 18 89 , , during the pastorate of Geo . W . Whitman , the preach r e s . . . . . being Revs E B Moore and C . W Swallow For many years O liver Langille ( father of Rev . W . H . ) was a devoted Sunday : School Supt . and class leader at River John . — Maitl a n d During the pasto rate of John Snowball at New port ( 1824 - 26) he was called to preach at Kennetcook and Mait ’ “ r land . Smith s Histo y says : A sermon preached by that minis ter at the house of Colonel William Smith , an Irish settler , on “ ” the Kennetcook , was heard by a fellow Churchman from the ff Gore settlement , who for the sake of a Methodist wife o ered his wn b dwelling to the preacher as a temporary chapel . In Decem 1 24 ber , 8 , the same minister formed a small society near Mait land ; and at their next annual meeting his brethren requested him to visit the settlements in that section of country at least four times in the year Of the eleven children of William

Smith three sons became Methodists . Nathan Smith and his wife united with the first class formed at Maitland . Richard Smith decided to be a Methodist afte r an unexpected interview with

Matthew Richey . In response , in part , to the request of Richard and Nathan Smith , who had commenced a small church near 1830 Shub e n Maitland , Thos . Crosthwaite was sent in to the ” 1834 a r e . cadie circuit , a ﬁeld fo ty miles in ext nt In , John Mc

Murray was appointed to that ﬁeld , and in the autumn of that year a revival took place at Maitland . at the close of which the c onverts were placed under the care of Richard Smith as leader, for which position the revival had been to him a precious pre r i p a at on . It was from this place and stock that the late rever 4 1 18 . ed Rev . Richard Smith entered the ministry in Concerning the list of ministers we find note of Thomas

1 to 8 t 18 42 44 . Smith from 836 3 and R . Mor on from to Begin 1851 ning with 1851 we have the following unbroken succession : , 1 1859 H. 856 . 1853 . Pope , Jnr . ; , Geo W . Tuttle ; , Wm Tweedy ; ,

. 1 2 e R E . Crane ; 86 , Joshua Jordan ( assisted by Leonard Ga tz in

1869 . 18 64 1 6 . . , G . M . Barratt ; 8 6 , D B Scott ; , Robt

Tw 1 18 76 : . s 1 . e 0 . 8 3 edy ; 87 , J A . Mosher ; 7 , J Johnson ; , G O Hue 56 HI STORY OF lMIE TI -I ODI SM

18 2 1 18 7 . . 8 885 . . tis ; 9, T D Hart ; , P . Prestwood ; , C M Tyler ; 1 1 . . 1 893 . 88 7 890 . . , D B Scott ; , J W Prestwood ; , A Daniel ; il] 1 McNe 89 . . 1 . 1 . 9 903 . H . C ; , R B Mack ; , H R Baker ; 905, 1 0 1 11 1 9 7 . 9 . 1 . . 9 J B Heal ; , W Nightingale ; , J Mader ; 3 , Supply ; i 1 1 1 1 14 . Hock n 19 . 9 1 1 6 . 7 . . s 92 9 , J G . ; , G T B ryant ; , J H Davi ; , 1 4 2 . 26th 1 . . 9 8 75 t A F Baker ; , Supply On December , , a nea

de b tﬁ new church was opened at Moose Brook , with no Rev . hn Jo Johnson was the pastor . — She e t Ha rb or This is a lumber milling and fishing settle 1 ‘ ment at the mouth of the East River , Halifax Co . About 8 70 some Methodist families became connected with the mills and a 1 h r 8 73 . . e he dson small church was built and in , J W S p , a young man j ust out from England , was appointed as pastor , visiting

other harbors along the coast . Then follow supply services till 1 w 1 880, when W . H . Langille was stationed there follo ed by 88 1, L a 1 2 1883 4 8 TO . 1 . J . . 8 88 D wson ; , Supply ; , Hooper ; , A Daniel ; 1 1 7 1 B r 88 6 . 8 8 889 . . . De s a r s 1 , W Shears ; , Supply ; , F W W e ; 890, McE lhin e 1891 1 - . 893 97 H C . y (Supply) ; , J . Phalen ; , Supply ; 1 McN e ill 898 , H . H . ; from that date it was occasionally supplied 1 2 until in 90 the name disappeared from the Minute s . Methodist families interested in or working at the mills removed from the community and the mission was dropped .

Shu b e n a ca die — r This is one of the early circuit names , e a u t th presenting widely extended r ral terri ory , from which in e h passing years several circuits were formed . It was allied with t e th Newport circuit on one side and with Maitland on e other . Its early ministers visited Truro and introduced Methodism there . E n ﬁ e ld In more recent years it included Shubenacadie , , Nine n Mile River , part of the distant Rawdon cou try , and other small

settlements . Beginning with 1867 the following have been its ministers : ’

1 E 1 1 18 74 . 8 7 . . o 8 70 R . W J seph Gaetz ; , Crane ; , J Howie ; , R O B

1 1 18 9 . . 8 77 . 7 Johnson ; 8 75, E . E . England ; , J . R Hart ; , G F 1 1 1 h rdson 1 88 6 . e he 884 . Day ; 88 , J . W . S p ; , W Nightingale ; , J 189 1 r ri 1 . 8 ute b d e 8 2 . 5 G . Bigney ; 8 9 , W . A . O g ; 9 , W R Turner ; ,

1 1 . 1 1 . 905 . . . 90 R M Jost ; 898 , J . Mader ; , A Kinney ; , H C Mc 1 14 Ble se de ll 1 1 11 . 908 . r 9 . 9 Neill : , J Astbu y ; , H Burgess ; , J ; 1 1 1 1 1923 1 24 9 8 . . 2 . . 9 , M R Knight ; 9 , M K Charman ; , Supply ; , te - co . . Presby rian and Methodist operation , H P Upham hub e n A devoted layman by the name of Blackburn , of S

acadie , left a considerable legacy for Methodist Church purposes

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f at all central . Encouraged by the generous o fer of from r Gilbert Pugsley , towa ds a new church , a lot was secured on Havelock Street and a new church was built and dedicated in 18 76 to August , , seat three hundred and ﬁ fty people . A parson age was also built directly across the street . Twelve years later , 1 during the pastorate of W . H . Heartz ( 88 7 the church was r g eatly enlarged so as to accommodate seven hundred .

A boom time having come to the town , through the erection o of many fact ries , the population greatly increased and a demand

n - was made for a still larger church . The cor er stone of the pres 22n d 1 6 ent splendid brick Trinity Church was laid on August , 90 , th . . e during the pastorate of W F . Gaetz During erection , on 2 rd Oct . 3 , a large part of one wall , ﬁ fty six ft . high by thirty ft . wide , fell with a crash carrying the floor into the cellar , smash ing girders like kindling wood . The dedication of the completed 22n d 1 . 7 building took place on Sept , 90 , Dr . Carman , General

Superintendent , being the preacher , morning and evening . In the afternoon , a memorial window in honor of William Black was

r . unveiled , the address being given by Dr . Hea tz Many minis

e . . t rs , and other church leaders , were present during the day Mt se An Allison was repre nted by Drs . Allison , B . C . Borden , and drews . The main audience room seats nine hundred , the gallery three hundred , and the Sunday School hall , capable of opening o int the auditorium , four hundred . The cost of the church ex ce e de d The parsonage was moved and sold , a com modion s house , with grounds , being purchased on Victoria Street . “ ” A mission church started at The Highlands was dedicated 1 905. in A separate history of it will be given .

Gradually the old Amherst circuit was divided , forming other circuits , until it became one charge , some outplaces being an connected with the second church , which became the head of other circuit . of min i rs b e in n in A number ste , g g with Wm . Black , have gone out from this church , among them being Alex . B . Black and two

s n . ons , G . W . F . Glenden ing and J . E Donkin , and Miss Glenden

n She he rdson . ni g became the wife of Rev . J . W . p Many grac ious revivals have occurred on this circuit . Strong laymen , as r local preachers , Sunday School superintendents , and t ustees , have ably supported its ministers . The following is the long list 1 of ministers who have been identiﬁed with the circuit : 178 , 1 1 1 1 8 0 . . 786 800 . Wm Black ; , W . Grandin ; , W Bennett ; , S Bam 1 21 1 1 2 De s 8 . 24 8 7 ford ; , M Richey ; 8 , J . Snowball ; , Albert NOVA SCOTIA 59

Bri 1 1 s a 28 . 8 8 30 . . 1 32 . . y ; , W Temple ; , R H Crane ; 8 , J G Henni 1 4 1 . 1 1 43 83 837 . Sn r. 83 8 gar ; , W Smith ; , H Pope , ; 9, W . Wilson ; , 1 4 4 . 1 1 4 . 8 7 8 8 6 . 9 W Webb ; , J B Strong ; , T . H . Davies ; , W . 1 1 85 . . 1 4 85 . 1 5 . Croscombe ; , W C Beals ; , R Smith ; 8 6 , W Mc 5 1 18 9 . 1 2 8 6 . . Carty ; , F Smallwood ; 8 60, W . T . Cardy ; , A M Des Bri 1 65 1 f sa 8 . 8 66 1 9 . y ; , C Stewart ; , Ingham Sutcli fe ; 86 , E Bret 1 1 1 1 1 8 70 . e 8 7 . 8 73 . 76 tle ; , J Burns ; , J Waterhous ; , R Tweedy ; 8 , 1 . . 8 7 1 1 9 . 883 . 885 . R A Temple ; , J A Rogers ; , Jos Gaetz ; , J 1 ﬂin 88 7 . . o Lathern ; , J S C (part of year when Dr . Lathern went 1 r r 1 9 . t otha d 88 . 8 0 S to Wesleyan Ofﬁce) ; 7 , W . H Heartz ; , J ; 1 1 1 9 . 1 1 90 8 3 896 . 900 . . , R Williams ; , J . L B atty ; , A W Nicolson ; , H kin 1 : . 905 1 . oc . z 8 . . . A ; , W F . Gaet 90 , W H Heartz and H B 1 0 1 14 9 9 . . 1 1 . 9 . Clarke ; , J W Aikens ; 9 0, H . Wigle ; , J W Mc 1 1 1 2 9 8 . . 1 1 . . 9 3 . . Connell ; , R E Fairbairn ; 9 9, A S Rogers ; , J W

Bartlett . For many years Amherst has been favored with the effective support of Rev . W . H . Heartz , who retired from circuit work in 1909 but did not become a supernumerary being given the title e of Confer nce Evangelist . He has continued in active service

- considerably past the four score years , travelling all over the fe e Conference and beyond , helping the churches , without , in

- t . evangelis ic work , anniversaries and church openings He has some bricks in almost every church built within the Conference for many years , and has , in all probability taken part in more church dedications than any of his brethren . Dr . Heartz has long been held in high honor by his brethren and has filled the

Presidential chair five times , including four terms in succession . He has also had the unique experience of being a member of the General Missionary B oard of the Church for the unprecedented

- s . period of forty two year Dr . Heartz was elected fraternal delegate to the Methodist Episcopal General Conference in the 1 10 United States in 9 . a Rev . and Mrs . William Brown , on retirement from long and useful ministry , also made their home in Amherst and con i t n ue d to take an active inte rest in the work of the church . On failure of health , Rev . J . E . Donkin , with his family , returned to this his native place and here , after a few years , passed to the reward of the faith ful laborer . wh o m Besides those already mentioned , entered the inistry

th b roth e r . from Amherst , e s W . H and George Rackham have e r e so . don , the former being in the N . S Conference and the latt more recently going out of the mission ﬁeld in West China . His 60 HI STOR Y OF ME THODI SM

Wife (Miss Tait) also belongs to Amherst and her sister has also dau h gone out as a missionary . Mrs . (Rev . ) John Gee and her g ter have made their home in Amherst since the decease of Mr . e 1915 Gee , who died in the active service of a devot d ministry in , at Avondale . — Amhe rs t ( Un ite d) As the town of Amherst began to build rapidly about 1900 it wa s considered desirable to have church “ ” accommodation in the Highlands and a Methodist Mission 1 1 e . 05 . Church was erect d and dedicated on Oct 5th , 9 , by Rev

Dr . Heartz , he and Rev . Wm . Brown being the preachers . This building was enlarged during the pastorate of L . A . Buckley and l 1 12 b e 0th . . . . reopened on Nov . , 9 , Rev H Wigle and H B Clarke

- 1 . ing the preachers . In the Conference year 908 9 H . B Clarke was associated on the Amherst circuit and J . H . Beazley was as i an 1 s st t in 909. In ten and eleven Highlands was supplied from 1 1 12 3 . Mt . Allison and otherwise . In 9 and , L A . Buckley was 1914 pastor . In , Grace Church appears as the head of a separate w circuit , taking in Fort La rence on one side and Brookdale on

1 14 . . the other , with the following appointments : 9 , J H Free 1 1 1 1 1 1919 1 8 J . . 6 . s W . C 9 stone ; 9 , H T Jone ; 9 7 , B . ooper ; , Hird ;

1 1 1 2 . . 2 . . 9 5 (United) C . M . Mack ; 9 , H S Bland ; , John W Bent ’ At a united meeting of Grace Methodist and St . Paul s Pres b te rian 17 1919 y Church , held on March th , , it was decided to unite the two congregations . Grace Methodist Church was sold ’ and the proceeds were used for the enlargement of St . Paul s , to h be used by the united congregation . A parsonage was also boug t The cost of reconstruction wa s about and the church was opened practically free from debt At the reopening Dr . Clar M Ki c n n on . . lence , Dr Wigle , Dr . Heartz , W . Brown , A S . Rogers ,

l th to . P . A . Wa ker , and H . S . Bland , e pas r , were the speakers This happy consummation was made possible largely by the e n r rise te p and liberality of Dr . Heartz . After worshipping for several years in a school house at Brookdale a modern and beautiful little church was erected and

4 . 2 rd 192 . . dedicated on Nov . 3 , , in the pastorate of H S Bland the preachers being Revs . J . W . Bartlett and Wm . Brown , Drs .

Steele and Heartz and Rev . P . A . Walker giving addresses in the afternoon . The site was donated by Mr . and Mrs . H . B . Reed

th . and e pulpit and furnishings by Mrs . Fred Shipley The cost of the church was and at the dedication the expense was r fully provided for, as well as the necessa y insurance . N OVA SC OTIA 61

Amhe s t He a d— r This circuit , comprised of Amherst Head , Shin imica s rue m an ville , T and Chapman Settlement , was former l 1 . 8 7 5 r . y part of the the Amherst circuit In , Amhe st had W . L 1 8 . Cunningham as second man and , in 76 , had James Sharp

These young men devoted their attention largely to this ﬁeld . In 1 8 77 , Warren (including this territory) appeared as a separate 1 4 circuit . The circuit name was changed to Amherst Head in 88 . Beginning with the separate circuit organization the ministers 1 1 7 . : 8 77 . . 8 have been as follows , C W Swallow ; 9, Wm Purvis ; 1 2 . 1 1 1 88 885 . . 888 . 1 J , J Gee ; , W I Croft ; , W Nightingale ; 89 , . 1 1 2 . . E d ve an 89 1 897 . 89 5 . . W. Astbury ; , W H y ; , D B Scott ; , C 1 900 . . 1 1 903 . . 905 . . Swallow ; , R M Browne ; , J M Fisher ; , H P

1 . 1 11 1 1 908 . . 4 . . Patterson ; , H Burgess ; 9 , J E Donkin ; 9 , W B M . 1 1 r 1 1 21 9 7 . . 92 9 . . Parker ; , G T B yant ; 0, Supply ; , H D Town 1 4 2 . . send ; 9 , C L Gesner . A n e w church was dedicated at Amherst Head on December h 1 1 6t 89 . , , in the pastorate of J Astbury , the preachers being ‘ r h r . W. . . St ot a . . Revs H Evans , J d , and Levi S Johnson

N a a n — M p p This circuit , composed of Nappan , accan , Fen Am wick , and Upper Nappan , was formerly connected with the herst circuit and portions of it with the former Parrsboro and r at Maccan circuit . Early services we e held Nappan in the home 1 . 865 66 . o f Mr Pike . Amherst had , as second men , in and , W 1 8 67 . 68 . Sargent and in and , R . B Mack , whose services were specially devoted to this section of country . Nappan appears as 1 a separate circuit in 8 69 with John M . Pike as pastor , followed

1 1 . 1 1 8 73 . 8 70 . . 8 7 . . by , Alex S Tuttle ; , J M Pike ; , J A Mosher ; 1884 1 . 1 1 1 . . 8 75 . 88 8 78 . , R B Mack ; , J B . Giles ; , J R Borden ; , 1 w 1891 McAr h ur 1 . . . t 88 7 . . 888 R ; , R A Daniel ; , C W Swallo ; ,

1 4 McArth ur 1903 . . 89 . 1 . J Johnson ; , W H . Evans ; 898 , R ; , W

1 1 1912 . . 906 . 1 . . Brown ; , A Daniel ; 9 0, G F Day ; , W A Outer

1 2 . 1 1 1 9 3 . 9 6 . . 1 bridge ; , J H Freestone ; 9 9, S . J . Boyce ; , T E Mc

Lennan . 18 55 At Nappan , the first church was built in during the pastorate of Richard Smith at Amherst . The present church , 21st 1912 on a new site , was dedicated on January , during the

. pastorate of Geo . F . Johnson , the preachers being the Revs . Dr Th o v . r . e G M . Campbell and Dr . W . H . Hea tz dedicat ry ser ice he he rds on r was conducted by Rev . J . W . S p , Chai man of the Dis tri ct. The church cost The old parsonage was sold and a commodious new house erected adj oining the church . A new 62 HI STORY OF lMJE THODI SM

church at Fenwick was dedicated during the pastorate of R . McArthur ( 1898 — Rive r He b e rt This name ﬁrst appears as the head of circuit 1 886 . in It formerly belonged to the Nappan circuit . It includes i River Hebert , M n udie . Joggins Mines was c noc an appointment but a few years ago

it was made a united charge with the Presbyterians , the latter

supplying the minister . A parsonage was built at River Hebert and occupied in 1900 January , , during the pastorate of W . F . Cann .

The following ministers have been stationed here : 1886 , 1 88 . 1 . 7 89 1 0 . . H 9 . Thos Wootton ; , A Daniel ; , A B iggins ; 8 3 , P H . 1 5 1 ‘ 89 . . 896 . 1 Robinson ; , W M Ryan ; , W . F Cann ; 900, C . W . 1 90 . 1 3 . 06 1 Swallow ; , T A Bowen ; 9 , J . Mader ; 909, J . A . Smith ; 1 1 1 1 . r 1 1 1 2 9 3 H . 6 . 1 C 9 . 9 . r 9 , T o nall ; , C L Gesner ; 9, W . J Hi d ; , 1 22 9 . 1 2 . Supplied from Mt Allison ; , J . W Bent ; 9 5, Supply

Wa lla ce— its This community , early known by Indian name Ramshe 1 s g , was settled in 784 by Loyalist , who , in the absence e of religious services , became dissipat d and inattentive to all

moral and religious duties . Shortly after the settlement had

‘ e was visite d 1791 been scourged with dis ase and death , it , in ,

‘ William ran din by G , a Methodist preacher , in company with r Mr . Donkin , a Ch istian layman , from River Philp . On the night of their arrival a danc e was to be held at the home of Thomas Huestis and Grandin asked the privilege of preach

ing to the assembly which was granted . A deep impression was made and , on the following night , at the home of Stephen l an ﬁe d e . C , several were convert d This was the beginning of a great change in the community and the establishment of "

Methodism in all the settlements round about . William Black visited the village during the next year and was greatly pleased f at the conditions which he found there , a great re ormation hav 1806 re ing taken place among the people . In the year great vival s took place in many parts of the provinces and at Wallace . r un der the ministry of Stephen B amford , between thirty and fo ty were added to the church . When James Dunbar “was on the Cumberland circuit ( 18 15- 18 ) and visite d Wallace Four socie

ties had been formed , eight or ten dwellings had been opened for

religious services , and a small church at Wallace , built about he 1 . t 1808 , had been made the property of the Connexion From NOVA SC OTIA 63

leaders and members of this section a strong appeal had been made to the ministers assembled at Point de Bute , for more sat i f r s acto . 1 1 y pastoral supervision Late in the autumn of 8 6 , t Thomas Payne , j ust from England , repor ed at Sackville , whenc e ’ Dunbar sent him to Wallace . During his eight months stay in that part of the country , he received into church fellowship several persons whose influence , with that of their descendants , has been of great value to the Methodist Church in various parts of the Lower Provinces . an fi e ld Stephen C , already mentioned , became the first class leader in the community , and his home the welcomed resting

- place of the visiting ministers . The well known name s of Hues a n d o tis , Fulton Tuttle appear am ngst the early additions to the church in Wallace and vicinity . Seven or eight circuits are now found within the boundaries of the old Wallac e circuit . Many waves of religious power have s e wept over that section of Nova Scotia . Perhaps non have ex celled in inﬂuence the great revivals vouchsafed to the inspired 1848 ministry of Wesley C . Beals , commencing in March , , and 1 5 continuing till his departure in 8 1, during which time nearly six hundred persons had professed conversion during his four ’ s years ministry on the circuit . Several of these became minister th of e gospel , as did the sons of others . The following men entered the ministry from this circuit Ste 0 . . George Huestis , Stephen T . Teed , Alexander S Tuttle ,

McC . phen F . Huestis , Jotham . Fulton , Silas Fulton , George M

Campbell , John F . Betts , J . Mayhew Fisher , Bamford Tuttle , C . ~ me . . Fisher , George A . Huestis , La rt Stevens , M David The bro the r e s . r , John , Levi S and Geo ge F . Johnson , w nt from Bay

Head , only a few miles away but at that time that place was e n connected with the River John circuit . Charles W . Swallow te re d r the minist y from Wentworth , then included in the Wallace circuit . d A new church was dedicated at Wallace on Thurs ay , No The ve mb e r 4 h 1 4 . . . 2 t , 90 , during the pastorate o f J B Heal

e . . . s preacher was Rev . G . M . Campbell , assist d by Dr S F Huesti

Hockin . and A . Chairman of the District A platform meeting , H in the evening was addressed by Revs . G . O . Huestis , S . F . ues

i . . t s . , G . M Campbell , Silas Fulton ( all natives of Wallace) , J S

H in . k . flin . oc . Co . . , D Farquhar , E W . Forbes and A J S Coffin was the preacher on the first Sunday . A reconstructed church at Malagash was dedicated on June v u 6 4 HI STORY OF . ME THODI SM

14 1 1 89 . . th , , in the pastorate of G F Day , the Rev . J . B . Giles be ing the preacher .

The parsonage at Wallace was destroyed by ﬁre , in Novem 1 o ber , 8 76 , during the past rate of A . D . Morton and was replaced by a commodious house on the same site . The record of ministers on this ﬁeld includes the names of most who labored on the original Cumberland District , including

Wm . Black , W . Grandin , Benj . Wilson , D . Fidler , J . Marsden , J . Kn owl an , Stephen Bamford , Jas . Dunbar , Thos . Payne , G . Mil H n i . . . . e n ar lar , J Snowball , M Richey , J G g , T . H . Davies , J . V . ll dda . . 1 . We 1 i Jost , R , W C Beals . Beginning with 85 , the list s 1 51 : 8 85 . M a 1 3 cC rt 856 . as follows , Richard Smith ; 1 , W y ; , R 1 . . 858 A Temple and D Chapman ; , R . A . Temple and F . H . W . 1859 1 1 Pickles ; , William Allen with J . S . Allen assistant in 86 ; 1 62 1 8 . . 5 1 86 . 6 , R E Crane ; , Geo Johnson ; 8 8 , T . Watson Smith ; 1 1 1 4 1 ' 8 . 1 7 8 7 . . 880 , Robt Wasson ; , A D Morton ; 8 77 , Jos . Hale ; , 1 . . 883 . 1 1 88 6 . . 88 . . J A Mosher ; , J Tweedy ; , A D Morton ; 9, G F 1 1 te rb rid e 1 89 . . Ou 895 . 1 . . Day ; , W A g ; , J Astbury ; 898 , J W h he rdson 1 1 1 S e 90 . . 90 1 . . p ; , J B Heal ; 5, D . Farquhar ; 908 , F J 1 1 1916 1 9 2 . . 92 . . . 0 Pentelow ; , W I Croft ; , F J Pentelow ; , E Plow 4 1 2 . 1 2 9 3 . 9 . man ; , A M Angus ; , A . Thorpe

Pu a s h— gw This circuit , which now comprises Pugwash , Wal lace B ay , Middleboro and Pugwash River , was formerly part of the the Wallace circuit which also included Wentworth . In , “ minutes of 1857 a circuit named Wallace and Pugwash appear ed in the Charlottetown District , with two ministers , the second one , Douglas Chapman , residing at Pugwash . Then followed 1 1 . F . H . W . Pickles in 858 In 859 Pugwash appeared as a sep arate circuit , in the Truro District , with Wm . Ryan as pastor ;

1 - wa w 1 1 . 1 2 s 860 . r 86 . 86 67 , J . R Ha t ; , J J Teasdale ; it united ith 1862 Wallace , the second men living at Pugwash , who were in ,

W e h a i 1 1 . . . . . w CO rt te 8 64 . 8 66 H P p ; , C Jost ; , C H Paisley In 1 6 8 8 , Pugwash again appeared as a separate circuit with the fol 1 1 18 71 e L ach e ur 873 . . : 6 . . L lowing 8 8 , J J . Colter ; , D W . ; , R A 1 1 Brun ate 876 . . Daniel ; 8 75, James England and E . R . y ; , T D 1 18 883 . . 1 7 80 . Hart; 8 9, I . E . Thurlow ; , E . E England ; , A D

1 1 1892 . 8 889 . 6 . Morton ; 8 , G F . Johnson ; , J . B Giles ; , B Hills ; 1908 1 1 1 5 . . 1 6 . 0 89 . 9 , R Williams ; 90 , D Farquhar ; , C M Mack ; , 1 1 1 919 . . 1 12 9 6 . W . I . Croft ; 9 , G . W . Whitman ; , A Lund ; , A M

1925 . . . A 1 2 . 1 2 ngus ; 92 , L Daniel ; 9 3 , W . B . M . Parker ; , W J W

Swetnam . During the pastorate of W . C . Beals , in Wallace ,

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1 1 904 . . s 90 1 . 1 900 7 . . 1 H , J Gee ; , J H Davi ; , C H Johnson ; 9 0, . 1 1913 I n doe 19 2 . M Ne ill 1 1 . . . . c 9 . J ; , P M Hartley ; , H C ; 5, G F . 1 1 1 1 9 6 . . . 9 9 . . 1 21 Mitchell ; , L E G Davies ; , F J Neal ; 9 , F . J 24 oate s 1 . . Sc ; 9 , J A Hart . — “ Oxford This community was ﬁrst kn own as the Head of ” the Tide . Early Methodist services were held in the homes of 1 5 Richard Thompson and Levi Brundage . In 8 5, the ﬁrst church was built during the pastorate of R . E . Crane , on the River

s 18 - 6 n Philip and Pugwa h circuit . In the years 75 7 , when woolle 31 mills were erected and Oxford began to grow , Richey Bird , e probationer , was appoint d assistant on the River Philip circuit 18 77 s and lived at Oxford . In , Oxford was made a eparate cir ’ Th m cuit with Oxford , East and West Leicester , Gray s Road , o p son Station and Mt . Pleasant at its appointments , and D . W . its Johnson was appointed as ﬁrst, resident , ordained ministe r. 18 78 t A parsonage was built in . An ex ensive revival occurre d 18 at East Leicester in 78 , when many were added to the church . A great revival Spread through Oxford during the ﬁrst pasto rate

. 1885 of J . L Dawson ( A beautiful new church was dedi h 1 as cate d at Oxford on February 6t , 8 87 I . L . Dawson being p r to , and the preachers being Revs . C . Jost ( President) , Geo . F . 1 16 was . 9 Johnson , and Prof . J . Burwash of Mt Allison . In , it

. s thoroughly renovated . During the pastorate of W . H Evan e ( 1888 East and We st Leicester and Mt . Pleasant were mad o e n a separate mission . In its early hist ry of separat organizatio Oxford h ad a ﬁne band of stalwart laymen who most efﬁciently The conducted Sunday morning and other religiou s services . k names of Thompson , Oxley , Davis , Wells , Hewson , Wood , Blac in recall them . The Nova Scotia Conference was held at Oxford 1 909 . 1 : . . The following is the list of ministers 8 77 , D W Johnson ; Brun a Lame rt rt 188 0 . , E . R y te ( Stevens supplied in the latter pa

1 1888 . . 1 1 1 2 88 5 . . of 88 88 , J . Cassidy ; , J L Dawson ; , W H

1 . 4 897 . 1 1 18 . . Evans ; 89 , Jos . Gaetz ; 9 , W H Langille ; , J L Daw i 4 1907 . . K 1 1 . 900 . . 90 . son ; , C E Crowell ; , E W Forbes ; , A B g ’ i 1 . Br e n 1 8 . O 1 11 H 1 1 . J . 9 9 . s 9 5 W W. gins ; , Watt ; , Wright ; , J W ;

1 22 . . 9 , F J Armitage .

L eice s te r—This mission was set apart from the Oxford cir s e r cuit in 1889 and had connected with it East and West Leice t , n Le i Hastings , and Mt . Pleasa t . A parsonage was built at East N OVA SCOT IA 67

140 o ester in 1893 at a cost of $ 0. It was destroyed by ﬁre in

1923 . r : 1889 McNe ill The following is the list of ministe s , H . C . ;

1 . s 1 893 89 . 1890 . . 6 18 , T A Wilson ; , H Burges ; , L Daniel ; 99, H . 1905 N ill 1 . Mc e 903 . . . 1 C . ; , C W Swallow ; , J A Smith ; 909, J . W . 1 1 1 1 - he he rdson 2 . 9 5 . 1 1 2 S 9 . . 9 p ; , J A Hart ; , W R Tratt ; 7 3 , Sup

1 24 . 1 9 . 2 from Mount Allison ; , H J Wilkes ; 9 5, Supply . . ply — We n tworth This community was long connected with the o ld m Cu berland and Wallace circuits and late r with Pugwash . A church was erected and dedicated at Wentworth by Richard ‘ 1 1 8 5 . Smith in The names of Bigney , Purdy , and Tuttle are

- found amongst the active lay workers of this community . A “ 1 865 . . wide spread revival occurred in , under the ministry of R E

C . . . . o rane and C Jost C H . Paisley , who followed C Jost, als n fou d this a fruitful ﬁeld of labor . 1 In 8 71, Wallace and Wentworth was the title of a circuit 73 re w . . 1 1 2 . . 7 ith T H James in 87 , and Wm . Harrison , and , ide n t 4 s s r . 1 t at Wentwo th In 87 , Wentwor h appeared as a eparate m “ ” ission with One to be sent following it . The after record is , 1 1 18 79 8 75 . 8 . . 1 . . . 7 , J C Ogden ; 6 , W G Lane ; 8 78 , F H Wright ; , J 1 0 2 . . 88 . . 18 8 . ames Sharp ; , A F Weldon ; , G W F Glendenning ; 1 1 1 . . 8 883 . 88 . 88 1 6 0 , G W Whitman ; 5, Supply ; 88 , R Johnson ; ,

T . t 1 1 ri n 1 9 . . 89 . F e 1 4 . 8 7 s 89 . Woot on ; , F gg ; , J W Turner ; , C E 1 9 1 wal 8 8 . 1 905 . . S . 901 Crowell ; , J B Heal ; , J . A . Smith ; , C W 1 907 1 Ban d 1911 1912 . 908 . e low ; , Supply ; , H G . y ; , Supply ; , W

1 1 1 21 . . 1 1 . . 9 . R 9 5 . s Tratt ; , C H . John on ; 9 8 , W S Loring ; , J W

1 4 . 92 . 1 25 . . . 9 Hird ; , Supply ( J W . Hughes) ; , J W Hughes Revs

C . W . Swallow and W . R . Tratt , retired ministers , made their homes at Wentworth and have rendered valuable assistance to the work . A new church was dedicated at Lake Road on June 4 th 1 1 McArthur 90 . . , , during the pastorate of J . B . Heal , Revs R

( President, ) and Wm . Brown being the preachers .

A new parsonage was occupied in September 1889 .

’ Parrs b oro -This district of country was early organized ih _ ’ to what was kn own as the Parrsboro and Maccan circuit , which ' was one hundred and twenty miles in length . Though Parrsboro appeared as the first name of th e circuit the principal church and the parsonage were at Maccan thirty miles distant . The first

Methodist Church at Parrsboro was built about two miles out , 1835 at the Cross Roads . In the early autumn of , a settlement 68 HI S TOR Y OF (ME THODI SM near the church was visited by two colored Methodists from

Halifax , one of whom was a man of unusual power in prayer .

Such a religious interest was aroused that William Smith , the minister in charge , visited the community and assisted in the r movement , so that many were conve ted some of whom became ’ pillars in the church . In the intervals of the minister s visits , r John Lockha t , a devoted leader , assisted by others , maintained regular Sunday services and for several months converts were t o made in nearly every service . Amongst the lat er was Christ L ockh art son a pher , of leader , who afterwards entered the minis try and b ecame one of the most successful of the early Methodist evangelists . The converts numbered more than a hundred . A parsonage wa s purchased at the Cross Roads in 1856 and the first minister to occupy it was James Buckley . Here Wm . 1 2 Ryan brought his bride from Bermuda in 86 .

The Bible that was used in the first church , presented by 18 27 Mr . Martin Black of Halifax , in , is now preserved in the archives at Mt . Allison . The first Methodist Church in the town was built during ddall ur We S . the pastorate of Richard , , and dedicated on June

1 5 . th . . . 5 , 8 9, the preachers being Revs Dr Pickard and J R Nar r w a ay . A parsonage was erected adj oining the church . A new f t parsonage , on a di ferent site , was built during the pas orate of 1 1 . 89 W . H Evans ( The need of a new church was long r ff felt and through the ente prise and e ort of Rev . James Sharp , t w a fine new lot was secured , and a beautiful church erec ed hich l st 1897 was dedicated on August , , the preacher of the day being

Rev . J . A . Rogers . The dedication was conducted by Rev . W .

H . Evans , Chairman of Cumberland District , assisted by Revs . l ll B e se de . J . Johnson and J . t v Shortly a f er the opening , special evangelistic ser ices were conducted by Crossley and Hunter , a great spiritual uplift com ing to the town . Much credit is due the Rev . W . G . Lane through ff w whose untiring e orts the heavy debt a s largely liquidated . In 1 - 1 2 his pastorate ( 898 90 ) the circuit became independent . The following is the list of ministers beginning with 18 53 ; ’ 1 1 a ll . . 855 . 858 R d We dd R E Crane ; , J Buckley ; , and James 1 . . 60 Tweedy ; 860, J . S . Sponagle , assisted by C S . Lane in and 1 1 2 . 6 e . . . 1 J Sh nton in ; 86 , Wm Ryan and J Shenton ; 863 , J . l . r 63 . 64 . . S ackfo d . 65 Read and E in , and W . W Colpitts in ; 1 ’ 6 . Le L a r B che u . . O . 86 , R Twee dy and D . W . in 66 and R John ih 1 67 . 68 6 . . 8 9 . . 69 . . son , ; , Wm Alcorn and J Seller in , W J NOVA S‘COTIA 69

1 7 1 2 . 70 . . . 8 7 . . . Fraser in . and J F Betts in ; , D B Scott and J F 1 4 7 . . . 73 . . 2 . 3 Betts in . 7 , and W F Penny in ; 8 7 , D B Scott ; 1 He mm n 1 1 . . 8 78 . . e o 880 . 8 75 , R A Daniel ; , J B ; , W Alcorn ;

1 . . 1 . 1889 . 890 1 . 8 86 . 883 , D Hickey ; , C Jost ; , A D Morton ; , S B 4 1 . . . . . 1891 . . 89 97 Dunn ; , W H Evans ; , J Sharp and in , W B M

1 2 . 1 . . . . . 98 90 . Parker ; 898 , W G Lane and E W Forbes in ; , J E

1 4 1 . 1 . 0 . 0 . 903 . 9 . 9 7 Hughson ; , W F Gaetz ; , J S Cofﬁn ; , J E Don 1 1 1 11 w 1914 . . 9 7 . kin ; 9 , W . J . W . S etnam ; , B J Porter ; , A Dan 1 1 21 . 2 . . . . 9 . 9 5 . iel ; , W J Wright ; , A R Reynolds Rev and Mrs h n Joseph Seller are spending t e evening of their day in this tow , ’ Mrs . Seller s native place . — Port Gre vill e This territory formed part of the Parrsboro 1 wa circuit till 899 when it s formed into a separate circuit . It built a commodious parsonage and erected an excellent new 0 11 2 th 1 00 church at Port Greville , which was dedicated July 9 , 9 ,

t . during the pas orate of T . A Wilson , at a cost of The preachers at the dedication were Revs . Jos . Seller and A . D .

Morton . w 1 : 8 9 . The follo ing have been the stationed ministers 9 , T

1 N ill 1 . . 903 . . Mc e 19 5 . . 909 . A Wilson ; , H C ; 0 , C M Tyler ; , E E

1 1 . r 1 1 McL ar e n 1 1 . 9 8 . 9 2 . 9 5 England ; , C H C . ; , D Farquhar ; , H 1 21 L 1924 . 1 22 . 9 . 9 C D Townsend ; , T A . Mosley ; , Gesner ; , Cyril

M . Curtis .

Southa m ton — p This community was , for a long time , part of th e old Parrsboro and Maccan circuit . Indeed , for many years a 18 74 the p rsonage was situated there . In , a circuit appears “ ” under the name Maccan and Five Islands , with One to be sent . 18 77 In , the name was changed to Southampton . A new church 7th 18 75 was built at Southampton and dedicated on Nov . , , dur ing the pastorate of Geo . F . Johnson , the preachers being Revs .

J . Shenton and R . Tweedy . It was opened free from debt . Much of the credit of the new church was given to the enterprise of

Mr . Charles Lawrence . A new parsonage was occupied in 1 84 December , 8 .

This circuit includes Southampton , Athol , Canaan , Maple on ( Maccan Halfway River Leamington , and West E , rook .

Maccan Mountain ( Mapleton) , a small rural community , has made a notable contribution to Methodism . Here resided n Matthew Lodge , a local preacher of rare eloquence and devotio 70 HI S TORY OF ME THODI SM whose services were welcomed over a large extent of country and

from whose home went out Revs . W . W . Lodge , D . H . Lodge , and

Mrs . ( Rev . ) Job Shenton . From this community also Rev .

William Brown , of eloquent Speech , and Rev . Richey Bird , of n great devotion , whose career was cut short by tuberculosis , e re te d the ministry , and yet some people carp at the expense of domestic missions from which many of our most useful ministers h ave come . Methodism at Mapleton grew out of the fact that th amongst e early settlers were Joseph Lodge and Harry Bird ,

English Methodists , and Peter Nelson , a Methodist from Den mark . The first church at Mapleton was erected during the Parrsboro ’ pastorate of James Buckley ( 1855 In the year 1 6 8 6 , a great revival took place at Mapleton under the Rev . L auch e ur w D . W . Le , out of which , ithin a mile and a half of r ~ the chu ch , the four ministers mentioned were recruited for ser

v . n ice He ry Mills , an English Methodist of devoted life , and some of his descendants were vital factors in Sunday School and — prayer meeting services . James Sproul of Westbrook , a local preacher of ability contributed a worthy support to the cause of

God on this wide field . Canaan Mountain gave Michael Atkin l r in n . E de k s s o to the ministry At Athol , the Dodsworths and gave of their inﬂuence and substance for the extension of Metho ~ i m r . d s and from this community Hibbe t R Baker , entered the ministry rendering faithful service extending over many years . The following is the list of ministers since the separate cir 1 : 8 75 G e o . . 1 cuit first appears on the Minutes , F Johnson ; 876 , 1 1 8 77 . 880 . . 1 W . D . Baines ; , J Craig ; , F H Wright ; 883 , B . Hills ; 1 1 8 . 892 1 1 . . 9 886 8 . , J B Giles ; , J Craig ; , J Astbury ; 896 , G . F . 1 1 1 0 1 . 8 . 905 Johnson ; 98 , J Seller ; 9 , G . W . Whitman ; , J Lums rre n 1 1 . . McL a 1 2 14 908 . 9 . . 19 den ; , C H C ; , J W Prestwood ; , H . 1 1 191 . 9 8 9 . 1 22 . D Townsend ; , Supply ; , H Cook ; 9 , A Mitchell ;

1 2 . 9 3 . . . . , M K Charman Mrs (Rev ) G . F . Johnson is a native of

Southampton . — Five I s lan ds This community was visited by the early e 1838 Methodist minist rs stationed at Maccan . In , a class was formed there by William Wilson . For some time a place of wor ship was found in the house of John Fulmer , at whose suggestion

Robert Cooney first visited the settlement . This and another settlement or two along that shore were supplied irregularly from Southampton and sometimes from Parrsboro . Five I“slands and Halfway River appear in th e Minutes of 1884 with One to be ”

. 1 : 888 . sent Later were the following appointments , O Gron N OVA SCOTIA 71

r 1891 . . 1 Se ab o e 1890 . . lund ; 889, B . y ; , J H Toole ; , R M Browne ;

- 1 4 1895 . . 1 . 89 . . 892 93 , Supply (Jos Simpson) , C M Mack ; , H D 1 Bl d ll 1899 1 . . . 897 . e se e Townsend ; 896 , W B M Parker ; , J ; , Sup ’

1902 . . 1900 . . ply (T . D . Hart, Sup y) ; W J Wright ; , W J Lay 1903 1920 ton . From it is marked To be supplied , till about when this te rritory was united to the Presbyterians in co - opera tive service . A new church was dedicated at Lynn on January

5 1 . . . . 1 88 8 . , , the preachers being Revs C Jost and J B Giles

A new church was dedicated , during the supply of Rev . T . D . 1 th 1 Hart , on Oct . 8 , 899, the opening services being conducted McArthur m by Rev . R . , Chair an of District , the preachers being

Revs . J . L . Batty and W . G . Lane .

‘ ’ rin hill— Sp g The name of this circuit was formerly Athol , and earlier the whole territory was part of the Parrsboro ’ and 1 4 Maccan circuit . It appears as a separate circuit in 8 7 and as the Springhill coal mines were developing that place became the head of the circuit and its name became Springhill Mines in 1 4 Th 88 , the mines portion being later dropped from the name . e first Methodist church in this region was situated at Miller ’ s b e Corner , a mile and a half from the town , and was built long fore the opening of the coal mines . The ﬁrst Methodist 4 e church in the town , was built in 187 , during the pastorat

a . of Joseph Hale , on a lot don ted by Nathan Boss This church 18 2 was moved , in 8 , to a more central site donated by the

t . Springhill Mines C o . , during the pas orate of John Craig An

1884 . addition was made in , during the first term of Eben E Eng ’ Nicol son s land , and a large ell was added in 188 8 during A . W . pastorate . ’ A neat little mission church was erected at Miller s Corner , during the pastorate of D . W . Johnson , and was dedicated on 26th 1 2 89 . . June , , the Rev Richard Smith being the preacher A parsonage was built in 18 86 during the first pastorate of

E . E . England . Athol was taken from this circuit and connected with Southampton . The present costly church was built during the pastorate of H . B . Clarke , at an expense of The

- corner stone was laid by R . H . Cooper , for many years treasurer 16 1 1 of the church , on July th , 9 3 , and the dedication took place 2 th 1 4 9 91 . . on March , , the preachers being Revs J . W Prestwood

. . r . ( President) and Dr W H . Hea tz 1 4 18 77 8 7 . The following is the list of ministers : , Jos Hale ; ,

. r 1 0 1 6 . . 8 8 . 1 . 88 88 . W Alco n ; , J Craig ; 3 , E E England ; , A W 72 HI STORY OF 11VI E THODI SM

1 1892 1896 . 8 . . . . Nicolson ; 89, D W Johnson ; , E E England ; , W 1 1 90 . . 1 00 . 3 r 897 . 9 H . Hea tz ; , J Gee ; , Wm Brown ; , J W Prest 1 1 : 1 . 19 2 . 06 . 909 . . wood ; 9 , W Ainley , W J Layton ; , H B Clarke ; 1 1 T mkin son 1 2 1 1 . . 9 8 . o 9 0 . . 9 5, W H Rackham ; , H ; , R L Nors 1 24 w 9 . . . orthy ; , B J Warr The names of Boss , Cove C a r e e Cooper , Hall , Bennett, Humphries , g g , Proctor and Hayes

are intimately connected with the building up of this cause . — Advoca te This circuit was formerly connected with the ’ Ad Parrsboro and Maccan circuit . An extensive revival at vocate Harbor led to the organization of a church at that place in 1 839 by William Wilson then at Maccan . Among the prominent

- uth e r re e n lay workers were John E . S g , for many years class lead

er and circuit steward , William Fields , leader at Apple River , ff David and George Loomer , Nathan Du , Morton Ward , and 1 06 Douglas Allen of Allenville . About 9 the churches were bad ly sh aken by the agitation of a sect calling themselves the Free

Church who se t themselves to annihilate the denominations .

The appointments on this circuit are Advocate , Apple River, ’ Allenville and New Salem , Spencer s Island , and Fraserville . A n e w church was built at Apple River during the pastorate of Richey Bird ( 1877

The parsonage was built forty years ago . At least four methodist ministers married ladies from this t— circui William Brown (Albina Morris) , J . M . Fisher (Adelia uthe r re e n M a Me n cC b e . Co S g ) Alban Daniel (Lottie ) , and J W . n ell (Minnie A . Spicer) . Advocate first appeared as the head of a circuit in 18 67 with

L a h ur . 1 1 6 . . c e 868 . 8 9 D W Le as pastor Then follow , J Seller ; , 1 1 8 70 . . 8 2 1 4 . 7 . . 8 7 . A . F Weldon ; G F Day ; , J M Fisher ; , W 1 1 8 77 . w 8 76 . . 1 Brown ; , R W Smith ; , R Bird ; 8 79, C . W . S allow ; 1 2 1 8 . 1 88 . . 8 5 . 88 . , J W Howie ; , G W Whitman ; 8 , H Burgess ; 1 189 D sB rre 1 890 . 3 e a s 896 . . , J Appleby ; , F . W . W . ; , F J Pente l w 1 1 o 899 . 02 . . 1 6 9 0 . . ; , L Daniel ; , F E Barrett ; 9 , G F Mitchell ; 1 M N e il] 1 11 909 . . c 9 1 1 2 . . 1 1 . . 9 , H C ; , R C Tait ; , W J Dean ; 9 6 , 1 1 A. . 9 . 1 22 9 . 9 . M Angus ; , C L Gesner ; , H . Cook

GUYSBORO DISTRICT

’ — Guys b oro A large number of loyalists and disbanded

troops , who had reached Nova Scotia at the close of the Ameri

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about that time churches were built at Canso , the Intervale , and ’

Manchester . Farther gracious revivals occurred in Guysboro in

1855 under the ministry of James R . Narraway . From the original extended circuit has grown five other cir ’ ’ ’ cuits . The present circuit includes Guysboro , Cook s Cove , ’

hva l e Dor t . Roac , and t s Cove This old circuit has made a not able contribution to the ranks of the Methodist ministry in the

R . . persons of Joseph , James , and Thomas D Hart , Cranswick

De sBa rre s . Jost , Geo . W . Whitman , F . W . W . , and Henry M

Tory . It also gave wives to Revs . William Smith , J . J . Teasdale , T Geo . W . Tuttle , homas Gaetz , Isaac E . Thurlow and William

Purvis . The original church was superseded by a new one which wa s 1 2 th . . dedicated on August 8 , 8 59, during the pastorate of G O Wa s . . Huestis . The architect Rev George Butcher This church 1908 the was thoroughly renovated and rededicated in the fall of ,

Revs . C . Jost and J . J . Teasdale being the preachers , and A . D .

Morton the pasto r . 1 1 o 830 : 830 . The following have been the past rs since , Wm

1 1 . 1 . . . 837 Smith ; 833 , M Cranswick ; 835, T H Davies ; , Robt L 1 4 1 4 1 . . Mc e od 1 4 . . Cooney ; 838 , A W ; 8 , John Marshall ; 8 , J V

1 4 1 1 1 . Mc a rt 850 . 85 C Jost ; 8 7 , J . Buckley ; , R Smith ; , Wm y ; 1 4 s 8 5 , J . R . Narraway . The names of the assistants before thi w e date we cannot find . The work had so developed on this id field that three preachers were required the others besides the o superintendent, mentioned first , residing at Manchester , Cans 1 8 55 . . and other places . Resuming at , we find J R Narraway , McKin n n 1 . . o 856 . . . Thos Gaetz , and W . C ; , J R Narraway , T 1 . e 8 57 . . . Gaetz , Geo Butcher , S . T . Te d ; , G O Huestis , W Perkin , 1 . . f . 1 5 858 . . c 8 9 J Howie ; , G O Huestis , Jos Sut li fe , J J . Teasdale ; ,

. . 1 G O Huestis , S . F . Huestis , J . J . Teasdale ; 860, G . S . Milligan , 1 1 . . . . 86 . . . r . I E Thurlow , R M Smith ; , G S Milligan , R Mo ton , I

. 1 2 86 . . . He mme on E Thurlow ; , G W Tuttle , R Morton , J . B . ; 1 8 63 . H mm n 1 4 . . . e e o 86 . . , G W Tuttle , J Johnson , J . B ; , G W Tut

. De in sta dt 1 6 De in stadt . . 8 5 . . . tle , J Johnson , T J ; , J Burns , T J ; 1 66 . 1 8 . . 6 8 8 . . . , J Burns , W W Lodge ; , Geo Johnson , Levi S John 18 70 1 . 2 . son ; , J Cassidy , W . Dobson ; 8 7 , J V . Jost, Thos . H . 18 7 Br l 3 . e tt e . ff James ; , E , R . Bird As circuits were cut o the 1 74 number of ministers on the Guysboro circuit decreased ; 8 , E . Bre ttl e 18 75 1 w 1 1 . . 88 . ; , J R Borden ; 8 78 , J . T eedy ; , P Prest 1 2 1 5 8 8 . 1 88 . 1 1 wood ; , W Purvis ; , W . H Evans ; 888 , J . Sharp ; 89 , w 1 . . 8 4 1 9 . 8 1 1 97 . 90 J G Ang in ; , W Purvis ; , W . I Croft ; , J . Seller ; N OVA S’ COTIA 75

1 11 1 14 4 1 . 1 0 . 907 . . 9 . 9 9 , J Gee ; , A D Morton ; , W H Evans ; , J 1 2 1 2 92 . . 9 3 1917 . B . Heal ; , L Daniel ; , E W Forbes ; , John Phal

e n . — Can s o The earliest attempts at Protestant public religious 1 1 worship in Canso date back to 8 5 when Abraham Whitman , a r ecent settler from Chester , endeavoured to secure the observance f o the Sabbath and the institution of public worship . Associated wi Bars s t th him was David , who carried on an ex ensive ﬁsh lVI r business . These two men , . Whitman , a Congregationalist, Barss a l and Mr . , a Methodist , conducted religious worship on Bars s in 18 20 ternate Sundays until the death of Mr . , , put an end - i to this co partnership n religious effort . f Mainly through the e fort of Mr . Whitman , a Congregation a list church was built in 1824 and any Protestant minister visit ing the place was invited to preach in it . The first Methodist 1 1 C hurch was built in 85 on a site donated by Mr . A . N . Whit

‘ n m a . For some time previous to this Canso had been visited by itinerant Methodist preachers and this community was made part ’ o f e the Guysboro circuit , a young man residing h re under the ’ superintendence of the Guysboro minister . 18 4 In 7 , Canso , Crow Harbor (Queensport) and White Head were formed into a separate circuit , with Jesse B . Giles as the rst 18 5 resident ordained minister , and in 7 a parsonage was l {iui t . 188 in e n In 7 , Canso attained the dignity of ﬁnancial de p d e nce and in 1889 it was made a separate charge being disassocia ted from Queensport and White Head . The growth of the con g re g ation rendered necessary a larger church and during the fruitful pastorate of William Ryan an excellent and handsome c hurch , seating six hundred people , was erected , at a cost of 1 9 the dedication taking place in 8 0, the preacher being

Rev . J . S . Cofﬁn , President of the Conference . The names of Bars s David , James Tate , J . W . Young , Hector Gordon , Joshua W associat hitney , A . W . Hart , and I . J . Whitman are intimately ed with the early establishment of Methodism here . Later r w strong support was given to the cause by Henry R . Na ra ay , ﬂi i h formerly of Pictou , and by o c al s of t e Cable Station and their a th e n hitticks McLe an s Ne wn families , not bly Du hams , C , and hams , and , at this time of writing by the superintendent K zi . Mc e n e Mr Cameron , Mr . Walter Chittick and Mr . J . J . ren d ered long and faithful service as superintendents of the Sunday ' MIE T.H D 76 HI S TORY OF O I S.M

the School . A band of devoted women greatly helped to build up

church . 1 4 8 . The following is the list of ministers since 7 , Jesse B , 1 1 2 1 . . 8 76 . . 8 79 . 88 Giles ; , J G Bigney ; , J W Howie ; , J Astbury ; 4 1 1 1 . 18 1 . 8 . 89 . 9 885 . 8 8 , F A Buckley ; , W Ryan ; , A C Borden ; ,

in 1 . 1 1 Hock 190 . 95 . . 898 . G . J . Bond ; 8 , D W Johnson ; , A ; , W M 1 4 1 19 0 . . 1 . 907 . . Ryan ; 90 , J . E Donkin ; , E W Forbes ; , C E 1 1 1 in on 1 1 . fﬁ 12 . . Tomk s 9 1 . 9 9 3 Crowell ; , J S Co n ; , B Hills ; , H 1 1 - 16 (Walter B lack , Supply during part of 9 5 , during war ser ’ i r . n 1 1 of 9 7 . vice pasto , and D Hickey , Sup y , supply , P 1 23 . . . 1919 . . . 9 M . Hartley ; , L E G Davies ; , E E Graham 1 1 1924 A commodious new parsonage was built in 9 0. In , extensive reconstruction and renovation were done to the church

and the steeple removed . The reopening and Jubilee of the cir ’ th 1924 cuit s separate existence were duly celebrated on Nov . 9 , ,

Rev . D . W . Johnson a former pastor, being the preacher .

White h e a d a n d N e w Ha rb o — I h 1889 r , Whitehead , Queens

port , Tor B ay and New Harbor were formed into a separate mis 1 1 n w 88 . e sion . A church was built at Whitehead in A church 1923 r was built at Tor B ay and dedicated March , the preache : 1889 being E . W . Forbes . The following is the list of pastors , 1 w 1 . . N 9 . 1 0 . . 8 0 e . 89 W F . Cann ; , A J Reynolds ; , R Armstrong 1 1 w 89 . Harbor was worked as a separate mission in ith A J . Rey

l 18 . . n o ds as pastor for two years and 93 by H B Baird , then it

- 1 4 re e 89 . . was united to Whit head in with R M Jost , pastor ;

1 1 . . 1 895 896 . 897 . . , Supply ; , G F Mitchell In , W C Schlichter , 1 898 . . s and , C W Mack were at Whitehead , and in the same year 1 189 Ne w 97 . . 8 ( 8 ) H P Patterson and ( ) Aubrey S . Tuttle were at w 1 Harbor . After that they continued to be united as follo s : 899, 1 4 B n 1 1 . 90 . . a de 0 Supply ( D K . Smith) , H G y ; 906 , Supply ; 9 9, H ckin 1 1 1 1 1 14 o 9 2 9 3 . . C . G . ; , Supply ; , J Adamson ; 9 , J Mader ; 1 1 te s 1 1 . 1 1 2 . 9 5 . . Scoa 9 7 . 9 . 5 , F J ; , D G Deal ; 8 to , Supplies

Lis c m n n a — c un r f r o b a d Cou try H rb or This region of o t y , o m ’ erly of the old Guysboro circuit , appears under a variety of s — names in the Minute Goldenville , Country Harbor , Stormont ,

Liscomb and Country Harbor respectively . At Goldenville , onc e w ﬂourishing for a short time as a gold mining centre , a mission a s 1 1 1 8 7 . i 2 started in with Augustus B Morr s as pastor ; 8 7 , Supply ; 18 73 1 4 8 . . , John Craig ; 7 , R Bird Under the name Country Har 1 1 6 . . 1 8 75 . . 7 bor , it continued , , J H Davis ; 8 , H P Doane ; 8 77 , N OVA S‘ COTIA 77

1 7 1 0 1 . 8 9 . . 88 Starr Black 8 78 R Williams ; , W H Langille ; , ; , “ 4 1 1 . 88 . 8 Geo . Johnson (B ) to , One Wanted It then drops out a till 1895 when C . A . Munro was appointed , the circuit name p “ ”

1 1 9 . rmout 6 . . 8 9 pearing as Sto ; 8 9 , J A Hart ; , A Lund (with 1 1 2 905 . . 90 . . parsonage at Liscomb) ; , H P Patterson , , C W Por

- 1 1911 19 19 0 . . ter Shirley ; 07 , Percy Johnson ; , E E Graham ; , To

191 1914 1915 . . be supplied ; 3 , E . Plowman ; , Supply ; , W J Hird ; 1 1 1 19 7 . 9 6 , name Liscomb and Country Harbor , supply ; , J Col

1 22 . 1 1 1 2 21 9 . 8 . . 9 0 lind ; 9 , A D Embree ; and , Supply ; , N J

192 . Thomas ; 3 , Supply A church was erected at Country Harbor Cross Roads and

1 h 1 4 . . dedicated on March 8t , 89 , Rev . J G Angwin being the preacher . McD n ald 1 . . o 2 . In the autumn of 8 9 , Mr and Mrs Wm , w - hole hearted Methodists , returned from the United States to

Liscomb , which was an Anglican community , and invited others

w . to j oin with them in religious orship . Rev . C . A Munro visited i the n 1894 . them Dec . , , and met with Anglican opposition With Conference Year of 1895 fortnightly services were begun and

- 1895 96 . fourteen members j oined in class . In the winter of , Mr

i . Munro was assisted by Mr . Herd m evangelistic serv ces , and J in A . Hart , his successor was assisted by Alex . S . Tuttle similar services so that the cause was greatly strengthened . A neat

h 1 . ot 898 . church was built and dedicated on January 3 , , Rev D

W . Johnson , President of the Confere nce , being the preacher .

Bo l — n ch e s r an y s ton (Man che s te r) The circuit name of Ma te , f ’ 1865. o fshoot from Guysboro , appears first in the minutes of Churches were built at Manchester and the Intervale about 1851 52 when a wid e - spread revival occurred in that region under ’ McC art s William y ministry . Services had previously been held for years in a dwelling house and on Summer Sundays in the arr open . 1 68 1 . . 8 The following were stationed here : 865, J G Bigney ; ,

. r 5 . 1 1 . . 7 8 7 18 73 . . I E Thurlow ; , E Mills ; , T D Ha t ( assisted in

. he h e r n 1 18 . . S dso 77 . 8 76 . by J W p ) ; , J R . Hart ; , E E England ; 1 0 88 1 86 . 1 83 1 . 8 8 . 8 , Joseph Hale ; , W Alcorn ; 8 5, H Burgess ; , Wm 1887 Nightingale . The circuit name was changed to Boylston m ,

1891 . . 1 88 . . and the parsonage built there . 8 , R B Mack ; , F J

e 1 M 1 97 . . 893 cN il] . 8 P ntelow ; , H . C . e ; 1896 , S . R Ackman ; , G F

19 1907 . 00 . . Day ; , H . D . Townsend , Supply (D K , W 5 . 1 1 1 191 0 19 2 . . 9 . . R Tratt ; , W H Rackham ; , G F Mitchell , , 73 HI STOR Y OF ME THODI SM

1 22 1 2 1 1 9 . . 9 3 9 8 . . R . M . Browne ; , G F Mitchell ; , F L Rice ; , Sup

1925 . . . ply ; , J W Hird r This circuit includes Boylston , Inte vale , Manchester and

Port Shoreham .

— Mulgra ve The Methodist cause here was started by the 1 ministers from Guysboro and , later , Boylston . In the year 8 63 a church almost ready for use was completely destroyed in a

furious gale . After a decade another church was started but it with two other churches were swept down by the great gale of

25th 1 . August , 8 73 Another church was built and on August 18th 18 78 , , it was dedicated , the preachers being Revs J . Cas

sidy , J . A . Mosher , and Eben E . England , of Boylston , the pas ih tor . The present church was built about the centre of the town 1911 th 1 12 in and was dedicated on January 7 , 9 , at a cost of

Ritce . the pastor being J . N . y , and the preachers Revs itce u J . N . R y , J . Astb ry and W . H . Rackham .

The comfortable parsonage , adj oining the church , was built

0 . . during the pastorate of R . Armstrong , being occupied in Dec 1 Ba ﬁ e ld 18 76 897 . The church at y was built about and the 1 1 f church at Milford in 9 0, through the e forts of Mrs . William i Cr tche tt. Ba ﬁ e ld The appointments on this circuit are Mulgrave , y

and Melford . 1 : 895 . 1 The following is the list of pastors , J Mader ; 896 , 1 . 0 . 9 . 1 2 9 . 8 90 . . R Armstrong ; , S Jefferson ; , W B M Parker ; 1 1 0 1 itce 1 1 905 . 2 9 8 909 . . R . , A Lund ; , Supply ; , J N y ; 9 , E Plow 1 1 1 14 . 1 9 3 9 . . 1 man ; , J Mader ; , A J Reynolds ; 9 7 , J . B . Heal ; 1 1 9 . 1 2 8 9 0 . . 1 2 9 5 . , J Sharp ; , F J Pentelow . , Supply — Port Hood Port Hood circuit is the only Protestant cause on the western shore of Cape Breton between Hastings and 4 Mabou , a distance of 0 miles . It is the only Methodist cause

on this shore between Hawkesbury and Ingonish , a distance of 1 00 miles . Methodism near here first took root at North East

Margaree . The little Methodist Church still stands on the wood

ed hillside that looks down upon beautiful Margaree Valley . It is used once every second Sunday by the Congregationalists who

have a stationed minister in that district . But for a number of years the Methodist Church has not touched this point . Port H ood Methodism owes its origin and e arly growth “ , ” largely to A mother in Israel . Ann Ross of North East Mar N OVA S‘C OTIA 79

85 garee , years ago , married John Smith of Port Hood Island and settled there . The Smiths who were U . E . L . and had come from

Cape Cod were Presbyterians . Ann Ross brought with her from her Methodist home in Margaree an undying love of the — Methodist Church and its traditions , and from the time of its inception at Port Hood nursed and cherished it with unwearied hands and unfaltering courage . The sons who settled here caught ’ the contagion of the mother s example . No cause ever felt its loss more distinctly than this lone cause when in the winter of 1924 12 , the two oldest sons , Joshua and Hezekiah , within days of each other , went up to their coronation . The first record of any Quarterly Ofﬁcial Board Meeting 1 8 78 . was in the year George Johnson (B ) was pastor , Joshua

. . 2 1 Smith was Rec Steward The appropriation for salary was $ 3 .

. 151 e Mr Johnson actually received for that year $ . There wer at this time fourteen members on the Island , nine on the Main land and seven at Margaree . That the spirit of Methodism is the spirit o f Missions we are reminded , for the record of a mis sion ar y meeting held the following year is given . Rev . J . A . _ 2n Mosher was present, read the 7 d Psalm , opened the meeting with prayer and gave the address of the evening . He closed his remarks with the story of a boy who caught a fox and gave the proceeds to the cause of missions . During the early eighties there appears to have been some spirited discussions in the Q . 0 . B . over the division of the Cir c . 50 uit Margaree , which was miles distant , wanted a minister o f her own . About this time Baddeck appears in the minutes as m shire town a new appointment , thus for ing a charge with the s of Inverness and Victoria Countie s as its southern and northern i boundar es . A strongly worded protest was made to Conference against the arrangement and a request that the territory be di vide d into two circuits . At a later meeting it was resolved that un less the re - adj ustment asked for was granted the support to e the minist r would be withdrawn . The reason was that it was a physical impossibility for one man to cover such an area and begin to do j ustice to his work . About this time the Methodists of Port Hood withdrew from the old Union Church where they had worshipped and built the present structure . The present parsonage was purchased about the same time . This was during

. . e the pastorate of Rev R S . Stevens . The church was d dicated 5th 188 6 on September , , at a cost of free from debt . The e preachers were Revs . J . S . Cofﬁn and J . Astbury . At this tim HI STORY OF "ME THODI SM

appears the name of E . D . Tremaine , Esq . , as chairman of the

Building Committee . For nearly half a century Mr . Tremaine

was a valued member of the Q . 0 . B . Unerring in his business

instinct , his counsel was always sought in matters of importance . While all his life a member of the Anglican Church he was loyal to Port Hood Methodism . The Methodist pastor ministered to

him in his last hours , and the funeral was held from the church where he had always been a worshipper and communicant by the 1 2 same pastor . He died in the winter of 9 4 a little previous to the passing of the Smith brothers . A new church at Port Hood Island was dedicated on March h 1 4 2 t . 7 , 90 , at a cost of during the second pas torate of R

S . Stevens , the preachers being Revs . J . Seller and R . M . Browne ,

several ministers taking part in the afternoon service .

When the mines ceased operations , the Presbyterian minister withdrew . For a time their Sunday School was continued but , 1923 and Presbyterians became a United in , the _ Methodists Church in s pirit if not in formal organization and a ﬁne spirit

c - of o operation prevailed among the people . 18 4 : 7 . The following is the list of ministers , Wm Purvis ; 1 18 76 18 77 18 78 8 75, W . G . Lane ; , Supply ; , Michael Atkinson ; , i 1 1 . ute rb r d e 2 . H 8 . 8 8 Geo . Johnson ( ) 80, W A O g ; , Thos Woot 1 1 1 4 . 8 7 . 89 . . 8 . 88 . 0 en ; , R S Stevens ; , C H Huestis ; , J B Hem 1 1 1 2 9 . . 897 . . 00 meon ; 89 , James Tweedy ; , R M Browne ; , R S 1 4 1 Bl e e de ll 1 11 908 . s 9 Stevens ; 90 , F . J . Pentelow ; , J ; , Josiah 1 1 1 1 14 1 . 9 7 9 9 . . Martin ; 9 , J . H . Davis ; , R Williams ; , P M Hart 1 2 3 . . . 1 22 . 9 ley ; 9 , A M . Angus ; , A J Reynolds

a k ur — Port H w e s b y This community , formerly known as Ship

Harbor , was early visited by Jersey and Guernsey merchants

ﬁ - who established an extensive sh curing station there . Andrew l e i Bracy , local agent for the ﬁrm , w th the aid of several others , 1 2 ff had , in 8 8 , built a small church , which they o ered to the Wesleyan Missionary Society on condition that a minister should He n n i ar at once be s ent to occupy it . J . G . g , a young minister t who afterwards became much beloved and honored , was sen

from Sydney and ente red upon a fru itful ministry so that , in a

r . few months , he had gathered twenty membe s into the Church

He also visited the neighboring communities . Tradition has it that one of the earliest Methodists to reach

Ship Harbor was Benj amin Chappell , local preacher , and ﬁrst s Methodist in Prince Edward Island , whilst visiting the Jer ey

“ 8 2 HI STOR Y OF ME T HODI SM

r minister to that pa t of the island , but the Committee could give a 1 no response to this appe l until 836 , when a minister was direct ed by the chairman to spend two thirds of his time at Ship Har bor (Hawkesbury) and Arichat and the remaining third at

Margaree . Even this arrangement was but temporary . 1 Beginning with 855, we ﬁnd the following record of minis ria l : 1 1 1857 te supply 855, James Burns ; 856 , A . W . Nicolson ; , 1 5 1 . 8 9 . . 1 S . I . Teed ; 858 , J W . Howie ; , I E Thurlow ; 860, J . J . 1 1 1 2 6 . . 6 . . Teasdale ; 8 , A S Tuttle ; 8 , J Johnson The Margaree region was afterwards supplied from Port

H . ood , Hawkesbury , or B addeck

SY D NEY DISTRICT — Sydn e y When the Conference of Eastern British America w a s 18 55 e organized , in , there were only two circuits in Cap Breton reported in the Minutes—Sydney and Margaree —and t they were connected with the Charlotte own District and , com i 1 1 n 26 . 924 n b e d , had a membership of In there were eleve circuits with 1179 full members and 113 catechumen members 1 two and a Sunday School attendance of 800. For convenience — , o f th e Cape Breton circuits Port Hood and Port Hawkesbury are connected with the Guysboro District and the other nine form the Sydney District .

In Cape Breton , as in many other places , the ﬁrst Methodist workers were laymen . John Watts , a devout Methodist sergeant , was at Sydney in 1789 and carried on a gracious ministry amongst the soldiers of the 21st regiment and others in cottage services , but it was through the inﬂuence of John George Mar

- shall , Chief Justice of Cape B reton , that Methodism made its ffi o cial entry to Sydney . Brought up as an Anglican he became th dissatisfied with e then rector and , being an earnest student n b e o f the word of God and having fou d the j oy of salvation , he gan to conduct religious services in private houses associated th e with Thomas Crawley , Andrew Sellon and Peter de Lisle , house of the last mentioned being the most frequent place of w d meeting . These men planned for and ith little delay erecte a small meeting house . They first tried to secure a Congrega i n alist t o establishment but , failing in that , Chief Justice Mar shall visited Halifax in 1829 at the time of the meeting of the Methodist District meeting and so strong was his appeal that N OVA SCOTIA 8 3

He n n i ar was James G . g , a young man then in his probation , “ ” immediately sent to Sydney to hold the fort until a minister

could be secured from England . This he did with great success , his pleasing ways and inspiring ministry winning many friends

and converts . On the arrival of Matthew Cranswick from Eng

s . land , who carried on the good work with ability and succe s , Mr

He n n ig ar was transferred to Ship Harbor (Hawkesbury ) . In the ﬁrst year at Sydney 36 members were reported and crowded McKin n on congregations . Among the converts was John , a M Kin l o4th . c lieutenant of the regiment , whose son , William C i non , became a most devoted min ster in the Methodist church , his very promising career being cut short by death after only

nine years of service . The early ministers at Sydney visited all the surrounding communities on both sides of the harbor and

constrained men and women to enter the Kingdom of God .

Gracious revivals have , from time to time , visited this com

munity . Of more modern special visitations reference is made 18 77 cc - of an evangelistic campaign carried on , in , by the opera

A . tion of several pastors of the town and the Y . M . C . , when

the whole town was deeply moved . 1 66 ad In 8 , the old chapel was superseded by a new church it j oining , the situation being on the west side of Charlotte street,

near to the Park Gate . This newer church (Jubilee) , was mov 18 0 ed , in 8 , from the original site to a more central position on

the corner of Dorchester and George Streets , and at the same 1895 e iﬁ e d . time it was altered , enlarged and b aut In , it was enlarged and again in 1901 to accommodate the growing congre

ation 1 1 . . 9 0 g and Sunday School In , a new parsonage was built

17th 1920 t . . On October , , during the pastora e of C E Crowell , the corner - stone of a splendid new church was laid on George 26th 1 21 th e Street , and on June , 9 , it was dedicated , morning and w evening preacher being Rev . Dr . Cho n , General Superintendent ,

the afternoon platform service being addressed by Rev . Dr . H .

I n . . . . Mc tosh Wigle and Rev Dr J M . , Presbyterian This church was erected at a cost of nearly

McKin n n . Besides W . C . o , already mentioned , John W and “ ” a Isaac Howie , brothers , entered the ministry from the Forks , 1857 short distance from Sydney , the ﬁrst entering the work in an d 1861 the second in , a daughter of the latter , the widow of Hockin the late Arthur , Jnr . , who laid down his life in serving the famine stricken people o f China , is carrying on , in that dis tant land , the holy work of her sainted husband . 8 4 ‘HI STORY OF ME T HODI SM

This and neighboring communities are materially affected by the ﬂuctuations of business in connection with the great steel a n d coal operations carried on in the vicinity .

The names of Burchell , Brookman , Burns , Jost, Liscomb , L rwa Mu ah o y , Morley , gg , Harrington and Young have been in fl ue n tiall s r y associated with the hi to y of this church . Rev . J . G . Angwin has spent many years of retirement in Sydney and h as r endered most helpful service to the church . : 1829 The following is the list of pastors , James G . Henni ar 1 29 18 1 8 30 . 1 g ; , Matthew Cranswick ; , Wm Webb ; 83 , John 1834 183 1 6 . Marshall ; , John Snowball ; , Wm Webb ; 838 , J . Mc 1 1 4 83 . 8 0 1 a 9 . . . 843 . Murr y ; , S D Rice ; , T H Davies ; , J Buckley ; 1 4 1 51 1 5 Bri . . 8 . . 3 8 7 8 . McL . De s sa , J V Jost ; , R E Crane ; , A y ; 1 1 185 . . 8 55 . . 7 8 60 . 1 , J H Starr ; , F W Moore ; , G O . Huestis ; 8 63 , n 1 18 1 866 . 9 6 . . 872 Rola d Morton ; , P Prestwood ; , J V Jost ; , W . 1 1 4 . 1 8 7 . 8 77 Alcorn ; , J G Angwin ; , J . Cassidy ; 8 79, J . S . Coffin ; 1 1 1 2 . . 885 . 888 1 1 88 . . 8 , W H Evans ; , W Purvis ; , J S Coffin ; 9 , F . 1 1 9 1 893 . 8 6 . 899 . . A . Buckley ; , D Hickey ; , C Jost ; , C H Huestis ; D B rre 1 1 1 1 3 . . e s a s 90 . . 90 , F . W W ; 6 , J L Batty ; 9 0, J . W . Mc 1 14 t 1 1 1 2 n 9 8 . . 3 . . Co nell ; 9 , J . W . Bar lett ; , C E Crowell ; 9 , A S

Rogers . — Sydn e y ( Victoria Roa d) The establishment of a great steel plant in Sydney so increased the population and extended the settlement that to meet the needs of the people a site was pur

chased in the Whitney Pier section and a church built , during

the pastorate of A . D . Richard . It was dedicated on November

1 . rd 1 . . 3 , 90 , Rev C H Huestis of Jubilee Church conducting the

service and Rev . D . W . Johnson being the preacher . The building an d had besides the auditorium , reading rooms , a shower bath ,

other rooms for social service work . This was the pioneer insti i n l tut o a church of Cape Breton . The work developed ﬁnely and after a few years assistance from Jubilee Church it became

independent . A parsonage was secured and a married man sta i n e 1 1 t o d there in 9 9.

1 1 . . The following have served as pastors : 90 , A D Richard ;

1 . 1 4 i 1 906 . 0 . . R tce 905 . . . 9 , J N y ; , W J W Swetnam ; , D H Corley ; He lle n s T in 1 1 . 1 omk s n 9 . 08 . . C 1 . o 0 9 , H T ornall ; 909, H ; , C E ; D r 11 1 14 1917 . . ce 19 . . . . , E W Forbes ; 9 , L A Buckley ; , A W y ;

1 1 2 . . . 1 1 . 922 . 9 9 9, E Baines ; , J . G Stone ; 5, E W Forbes This t h church , in association with local Presby erian pastors , as done

much good social se rvice work in the community . N OVA SCOTIA 8 5

I ta lian Mis sion — 1 1 For a few years , beginning with 9 2, a mission for work among the many Italian laborers connected with the steel works was established and an Italian missionary appointed , but as the populace was of ﬂuctuating and uncertain character that special work was dropped or merged into a United Mission for work among all foreigners in the district supported by the missionary societies of th e Presbyterian and Methodist churches . — N orth Sydn e y This community has long been a place of e interest becaus of its Splendid harbor , a good shelter in time of t storm , and also because it is h e shipping port of the Sydney t t Mines Coal and S eel products . The few Methodists who ﬁrs t gathered here were visited by the Sydney minis er , services being

‘ “ ” held in the old Bethel , which for many years was the only 1876 church occupied by the Protestant denominations . In , each of the four Protestant communions began to build a separate place of worship . The neat Methodist church was dedicated

2n d 1 . . 8 79 . on February , , the preachers being J Cassidy and W L n u Cu ningham . This church was greatly enlarged d ring the pas torate of Geo . F . Johnson . The parsonage was built during the pastorate of Joseph Hale ( 1886 - 89) and enlarged during the term o f James Sharp ( 1898 To make room for the rebuilding a n d 1901 enlarging of the church , the parsonage was moved in , in the term of D . W . Johnson . Beginning with the construction work of the great steel plant m any people ﬂocked into the Sydneys , so that the North Sydney c hurch could not accommodate the congregation and the church 1901- 02 was greatly enlarged and practically rebuilt in , during th e 25th pastorate of D . W . Johnson . It was dedicated on May ,

1 02 . 9 . , the preachers being Rev . W . G Lane (President) and Rev

G e o . . F Johnson , both former pastors . During the pastorate of m B . J . Warr , the basement was ﬁnished and additional room ade for Sunday School and social work . 1 1 s North Sydney became a separate circuit in 88 . The name o f e Morley , Moffatt , Nesbitt , Hackett , and Salt r are mentioned in connection with the early history and struggles of the church . 1 Ti itt 8 72 . The following is a list of the pastors ; , Wm pp ; 1 18 78 8 1 . . 1 . 8 76 73 . 8 75 , W Baines ; , J Astbury ; , W A Bennett ; , 1883 188 1 . 1 . . . 8 79 . , W L Cunningham ; , D Hickey ; , J B Giles ;

1892 . . . 1 6 . 1889 . . . F H Wright ; 88 , J Hale ; , G W F Glendenning ;

W. 1898 1 01 . G . . 1 . . 9 F Johnson ; 895, W G . Lane ; , J Sharp ; , D 8 6 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

1 4 0 . 1 9 S 907 . . 1 1 9 . Johnson ; , J eller ; , T A Wilson ; 0, J Phalen ; 1 1 1 12 . 9 6 1 9 . 2 . 9 0 1 24 , W R Turner ; , J Appleby ; , B . J . Warr ; 9 ,

W . R . Seeley . In 1925 following Church Union this congregation amalga mated with the former Presbyterian congregation , the church of the latte r being chosen as the place of worship . — Sydn e y Min e s Early attention was directed towards thi s community by the discovery there of great coal beds , the opera e tions of the General Mining Association , and later by the larg developments made there by the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal

~ Company . Among the early settlers were a few Methodist Eng lish miners . Tradition has a story that the first religious service 18 1 l held among them was conducted , in 3 , by a pious corpora connected with a company of soldiers then stationed at a block e 1 house situat d in that place . The community was visited in 829 He n n i ar by J . G . g , the first Methodist minister located at Syd ney . He made his first visit by crossing the harbor in a canoe and landing at Indian Cove . His successors at Sydney frequent l y rode around the head of the Arm on horseback , some twenty l miles , to minister to the pioneers of this settlement . A smal church was begun at the Mines in 1837 and finished in 1840 This building was practically rebuilt and was re - dedicated on

22n d 1 1 f . 8 . . May , 8 , by Rev Joseph S Cof in When North Sydney became a separate circuit the Mines o u became a regular appointment and continued so until , the p p 19 lation greatly increasing , it was resolved , soon after 00, to form it into a separate charge and C . H . Johnson was appointed as

1 2. 1 its ﬁrst settled pastor in 90 In 903 , B . J . Porter , an ordained 1 904 . married man , was appointed and a parsonage was built in r - The co ner stone of a ﬁne new church , on a new site , was laid l 14 1 2 h on Ju y th , 906 , and on November 5t , o f the same year , r z the church was dedicated , the preachers being Revs . Dr . Hea t m e and Jos . Seller , a mass platfor meeting being held in the aft r e s noon , conducted by B . J . Porter , the pastor , and addr sed by the Baptist and Presbyterian ministers and others .

1 2 . . The following is the list of ministers : 90 , Chas H John

1 11 . . 1 . 1 . 9 n t 907 . s o ; 903 , B J . Por er ; , A S Rogers ; , A R Reynolds ; 1 19 8 . . 1 14 1917 . . 9 , J . W . Prestwood ; , R E Fairbairn ; , C E Hel

1 2 1 24 . 0 9 . lens ; 9 , W . R . Seeley ; , J Adamson

' — Ga b a rous e The ﬁrst English settlers of this remote com N OVA SCO TIA 8 7

zmun it w ~ y ere discharged soldiers . For a long time they were e n tire ly witho ut any religious ordinances until a strange Providence l l e d Wi liam Charlton to become a messenger of God to them . E s b ngli h orn , he had been a wanderer , spending some years on the coast of Labrador . Then working southward he for a time t ook up his residence at Gabarouse , and after marrying in Louis a b . nd urg he removed to Boston There he was converted , as he

im. p ondered over the spiritual destitution at Gabarouse , he was p e lle d by the Spirit to return to that people to witness for Christ a mong them and to call them to repentance . This he did . In his first service , in the conversion of one person , he received an earnest of greater blessing , for in the second service sixteen others s r urrendered , and the gracious work prevailed until soon fo ty five 1829 He n n i ar names of believers were enrolled . In , g , the z ealous young minister at Sydney , tramped through the long ‘woods to Gabarouse and found Charlton and his little c“ompany l of be ievers holding fast to their faith . As Angwin in his Metho “ , ” ( dism in C ape Breton , says : For twelve successive years the l faithfu under shepherd led his flock , preaching to them on the

‘ Sabbath s and daily lived before them the faith he taught . The p eople of the present hold his memory in honor and have erected ‘ in their church a tablet which reads : This tablet is erected in l oving memory of William Charlton who came from Boston A . D .

1826 and here labored as a local preacher until his death 1838 .

T he righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance . A very memorable revival of religion occurred in Gabarouse 1857 - 60 during the pastorate of Frederic W . Moore ( ) at Sydney , when that minister spent several weeks at Gabarouse in evange l istie services . 1866 This circuit was detached from Sydney in , and , at that

i . t me , it included Gabarouse , the Cape , Fourchu , and Louisburg w T his being a ﬁshing and small farming community , the gro th t has been small , but it has a devo ed people attached to their

C hurch and loyal to th e best traditions of their fathers . The 1 2 1 24 parsonage was built in 8 7 . In 9 , the Methodists and Pres b yte rian s united with a Methodist pastor .

1858 . . The following is the list of ministers : , S T Teed ; 1864 1 1 18 63 . 860 8 2 . , James A . Richey ; 6 , J . G Bigney ; , C Jost ; , L e Pa e 18 67 1 l a c for 18 66 . . G e o . k 8 65 . S d Harrison ; , E ; , A E g ; ,

18 75 . w 1 1 3 . . . . 8 7 J W . Ho ie ; 18 7 , H . J Clarke ; , G F Day ; , J Ast ’ 1882 . . b 1 1 . 8 B . 8 80 ury ; 78 , R . O Johnson ; , Jas Scott ; , W A Out E d ve an i 188 7 . . e rb r d . g e ; 1884 , G W . F . Glendenning ; , W H y ; 8 8 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM

1 8 2 . 1 0 . . 1 i 89 9 . 8 5 Fr e n s 1 9 . , J W Howie ; , W I Croft ; , F gg ; 897 , 1 0 1 9 0 . 90 . 3 . 1 6 . r 90 . . J . W Turner ; , W Purvi s ; , J A Ha t ; , T A 1 1 1 07 . 9 0 1 9 . 1 Bowen ; , J W Hobbs ; , J . Lumsden ; 9 3 , F . J . Pente 1 1 192 9 6 . 1 2 0 . 9 3 low ; , W Nightingale ; , H Burgess ; , E . Plowman ; 1 2 9 5, Supply .

— L ouis b u . rg This historic community , of recent years the winter shipping port of the Dominion Steel and Coal Company , has but a small population , but has a devoted little band of

- s acriﬁ ce t Methodists who , by liberality and self , have main ained an excellent church and parsonage , much to their credit and the r comfo t of their minister . It became a separate mission in u but , beca se of its isolated position , it has but the one appoint 185 s ment . The ﬁrst church was built about 5, or seventy year

e h 1 1 A ﬁne new church was dedicat d on January 9t , 9 6 , dur ing the pastorate of Rev . C . M . Ty ler , the preachers being Revs

Dr . Heartz , J . W . Prestwood (Chairman of District) , and A . D . d e . . Morton . The sit of this church was donated by Z W Townsen ’ and the church was made possible by Mrs . Townsend s splendid s gift towards the building . The new church was called St . Jame , in memory of a former pastor , the saintly James Tweedy , who ,. 14 1898 on the th of September , , led his prayer meeting there , with his usual vigor and earnestness , and who , before the morn “ ” ing , was not for God took him . The parsonage was built in

1 1 r . . . . 90 , du ing the pastorate of Rev D B Scott

: 1890 . . The following is the list of ministers , D Farquhar ; 1897 1 2 1895 . . 89 , J . Mader ; , R M Browne ; , James Tweedy (T t 1898 D . Hart supplied after death of Mr . Tweedy in Sep , ) 19 2 f 1 00 . . 0 1 . . 9 899, F J Pentelow ; , D B Scott ; , Selby Jef erson ;

1 1911 . 1 907 . . 1 05 906 . 9 , J . Mader ; , A Kinney ; , J S Cofﬁn ; , A D

1916 1920 . . 1 1 . . . Morton ; 9 3 , C M Tyler ; , J Hale ; , A R Wallis ;

1925 . . . 1922, R . M . Jost ; , H D Townsend th e Rev . Howard D . Townsend , of Nova Scotia Conference , entered the ministry from this congregation . — Domin ion s an d N e w Ab e rde e n I n the colliery regions about

Glace B ay t here has been great ﬂuctuation of population . Some times a lot of old coun try Methodist miners , employed at one t of the Dominions , or other adj acent communities , of sufﬁcien l e d numbers to demand attention from our ministry , to the for mation of missions and the erection of chur ches and afte rwards

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sections of this mission were early visited . Indeed there was a time when Sydney an d ‘ Marg are e were the only two circuit names

t . in Cape Breton on the Minu es Later , Margaree was a strong n cou try appointment forming part of the Port Hood mission , but the passing changes in population and distances from centres weakened the cause of Methodism . Baddeck became connected with Methodism through disaffection in another communion . A Methodist church was organized at Baddeck in 1885 with 30 members . The first appointment to Baddeck and Margaree was 1 189 1901 8 . . . in 96 with H B Baird Then followed 7 , A . Kinney ; . Bl ll 1 4 n 1 1 1 . e se de 90 . . 908 . 9 0 J ; , H D Tow send ; , J Lumsden ; , G .

1 1 . F . Mitchell ; 9 3 , Summer Supply The mission was dropped 1 1 in 9 5. — I n gon ish a n d Asp y Ba y These ﬁshing and farming s“ettle r ments in the North of Cape Breton are of special interest . He e there are landscape and seascape for all the brushes of all the r a tists , and beauty and grandeur enough to fill the souls of all ” the poets . How Metho“dism came to reach Ingonish is thus des

ri : Re v. c b e d by Mr . Angwin The Methodist preacher in Sydney ,

Wm . Webb , heard of the place and its people , and for him to hear was to plan and to act . Accordingly , during the summer of 1 838 , he made his way to Ingonish and found a people prepared e of the Lord . All but one of the Protestant families associat d themselves with Methodism , and a Society of ten members was formed with William Warren as leader . William Warren was an Englishman of good fa“mily . He came to Cape Breton as a midshipman of H . M . S . Queen Charlotte and attracted by a maiden of this community he left the sea and became a merchant and trader . His education and knowledge of music fitted him to be a leader in the little church with which he identiﬁed himself and to whose welfare he gladly committed himself until he was 1849 summoned to his reward in . The ﬁrst church was erected 1 4 14 18 85 in 8 5, and a new church was dedicated on January th , , 0 with a seating capacity of 20 .

Rev . R . 0 . Armstrong married Miss Burke of this place . - e Aspy Bay (Dingwall) is twenty eight miles distant . Thes settlements have generally been served by probationers as th e adherents have not been numerous enough to support a married man . They are so far apart that each community has occasion ally had a supply but generally they have been worked as one . No mention should be made of Aspy Bay without reference to NOVA SCOTIA 91

McDon ald Duncan , who , for many years , has rendered splendid service to the church and community as a local preacher . 18 The following have been stationed on this ﬁeld : 73 , Wm . 1 4 1 8 7 . 5 . . 1 8 7 7 . Purvis ; , J Astbury ; , A F Weldon ; 8 6 , Wm Brown ; 1 1 1 1 7 . . 8 7 8 1 8 7 8 78 . 9 8 , J M Fisher ; , J H . Davis ; , R . Williams ; , 1 1 4 . 8 1 . 883 8 . . 885 . . G W Whitman ; , Supply ; , W I Croft ; , F J 1 886 1 1890 . . Pentelow ; , Jabez Appleby ; 8 88 , D . Farquhar ; , W F 1892 1893 1894 Gaetz ; and , Supplied from Aspy B ay ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 1 8 9 . . 898 899 6 , C A Munro ; 897 , D . Walker ; and , Supplied

1 1902 1903 . from Aspy Bay ; 900, W . R . Tratt ; , H . H . Irish ; , W

1 . . 1904 1908 908 . J Layton ; to , Supplied from Aspy Bay ; , D H

1 1 1 1 11 . 909 . . 9 0 9 . Corley ; , A R Wallis ; , Supply ; , J G Stones ; 1 1 1 1 N 2 1 9 5 . 9 . 1 1 914 . , P Pollitt ; 9 3 , Supply ; , W . H Palmer ; ,

1 1 1 1 1 1 1919 . 9 6 9 9 8 . Coll ; and 7 , Supply ; , D . G Deal ; , Supply

Aspy B ay had the following separate appointments , but

1 1892 . . 8 1 . sometimes supplying Ingonish : 9 , O Gronlund ; , H C

1 . . McN il] 1 r 898 . e 1 . . 896 . 897 ; , A D . Richard ; , F B Cur y ; , C H C

' McLarr e n .

ANNAPOLIS DISTRICT — An n ap olis Frequent mention of Annapolis , valley and th town , is made in e early history of Methodism in the Maritime

Provinces . William Black made his ﬁrst visit to the town on

rd 178 2 . July 3 , , his sermons making a deep impression Visiting it again in September he found much hardness . He again visited it in 1785 and in 1798 laid the corner stone of the ﬁrst Methodist 1792 im church . In , the cause there had a setback through the prudent conduct of a young preacher from which it never fully 1832 e i recovered . In , a gracious revival visit d the commun ty ,

400 1846 . A new church , capable of seating persons , was built in

A church was built at Clements in 1835 . Mention is made of “ ” John Vroom and Maj or Douw Ditmars as great helpers m the work at the latter settlement . 0 1 1 i In 83 , a strong request was sent to the District Meet ng for a resident minister , and Michael Pickles , colleague of Samuel b ut 0 11 . , J , was stationed there He found very few members A h l S Wl fe h . n tos . makes special mention o f Sergeant McI , R , and as numbered among the most holy , zealous Methodi sts of these ” The . parts . Unfortunately they soon after sailed for England . old Annapolis circuit exte nded from Wilmot to D igby Neck over 92 HI STORY OF (ME THODI SM

ix territory in which there are now s Circuits . From this territory went out the Eatons , Bents , Hendersons , and others to enrich the Methodism of St . John , N . B . 1832 w In , Andrew Henderson ( see Bridgeto n notes) moved from Bridgetown to Annapolis and became a tower of strength to the Methodist cause , as did his son George in Digby . Mr . s Henderson established a boarding chool at Albion Vale , on the ’ west side of Allen s Creek , which became famous for the sound preparatory training which it afforded to young men for public in ﬂue n and professional life . Mr . Henderson took an active and tial interest in the work of the church and the general interests of the town . In later years he held the responsible positions of mag istrate - and post master , and in all positions he adorned his pro fe s s ion as a Christian , so that his memory is still fondly cherish ed in the community .

In later years , William V . Vroom held a very useful and l inﬂuential ofﬁcial relation to the chur ch at C e me n tsp ort. One of v his daughters married the Re . C . E . Crowell , who is also a na l m e n ts r tive of C e p o t. The present handsome brick and stone church was erected

r - during the pastorate of C . W . Po ter Shirley and was dedicated 1st 1 11 on December 3 , 9 , the morning and evening preacher being

Rev . Dr . Heartz , Leander Daniel ( Chairman of District) taking ’ An ~ the a fternoon service . The St . George s Methodist and St . ’ t 1919 drew s Presbyterian congregations uni ed in August of , dur 1 22 ing the pastorate of C . A . Munro . In 9 he was succeeded by M I n h c tos . Maj or H . , Presbyterian The Methodist church and parsonage were chosen for occupancy .

The following is the list of preachers since 1855 : Geo . M .

1 w 18 59 1 62 . 856 . . 8 Barratt ; , F Small ood ; , J Taylor ; , C Lock

63 . 2 . . hart assisted by F . H . W . Pickles in . 6 , R Wasson in and E

4 1 e . . . 6 8 65 B Moore in . ; , Joseph Hart , assist d by W H Heartz in 1 6 65 . 66 . . 6 8 8 . and , and Thos Rogers in 7 ; , James England , as

e . M 68 . . 69 . sist d by J cC . Fulton in . , R A . Daniel in , and L S 1 1 wa s Johnson in . 70; 8 7 , G . W . Tuttle (Granville Ferry circuit

ff 1 1 4 1 18 79 . . o 1 . 6 . cut in 8 7 ) 8 7 , C Lockhart ; 8 7 , R Smith ; , A W 1 1 1 1 4 88 7 . 8 . . 8 . Nicolson ; 88 , E B . Moore ; , S B Dunn ; , J Cassidy ; 1 1 tr h ar . 899 McAr hur 1 ot 1 . 890 . S d 896 , R t ; 893 , J . ; , E B Moore ; ,

1 He mme on 1907 . . 900 . . 1 4 . W . M Ryan ; , J S Cofﬁn ; 90 . D . B ; , H M ill - . Ne 1 1 1 14 . c 9 . 9 . H ; 0, C W . Porter Shirley ; , W H Langille ; 1 1 9 6 . . 1 2 , C A Munro ; in 9 0, United Methodist and Presbyterian ; 1 22 9 . M I n 1 2 . , Maj or H c tosh (Presbyterian) 9 5, E . A . Kirker NOVA SCO TIA 93

Gran vill e Fe rr — 1 y This circuit name ﬁrst appears in 8 71 . Previous to that its territory was part of the Annapolis circuit which up to that date had , for some years , two ministers , the second man residing at Granville Ferry . Among these , begin

18 62 - . . . . E B . ning with , were F H W Pickles , Robt Wasson , . 2 Moore , W . H . Heartz ( years) , T . Rogers , J . M . Fulton , R . A .

Daniel and L . S . Johnson . This circuit includes Granville Ferry ,

Parker s Cove , Lower Granville and Port Wade . 1 30 About 8 , the few Methodists in this community purchas f a 2 t. ed small unused building , 0 by 30 , and moved it to a suit able site . This was used for several years when a larger building , 4 f 1 30 0 t. 56 by , with two stories was erected , which , in 8 , was

x . enlarged by si teen feet , a tower erected and a bell installed 1 8 79 . In , during the pastorate of W . H Heartz , a ﬁne new church , t 14 with basement , was erec ed and dedicated on December th , 1 8 79 . , the preachers being Revs . S F . Huestis , Caleb Parker , and

A . W . Nicolson . The church which cost was opened free from debt .

The pastors , since the organization as a separate circuit ,

1 1 1 r 18 76 . . : 8 7 . 8 7 . 3 have been , Jos Hart ; , James R Ha t; , J L 1 1 1 . 8 18 7 . 88 78 . . 9 . Sponagle ; , J M Pike ; , W H Heartz ; , J Stroth

1 4 1 1 90 . 88 . . 8 88 7 . . ard ; , J M Fisher ; , S B Dunn ; , W Phillips ;

1 9 1 1902 . . 8 3 . 897 . . 1 99 . , L Daniel ; , J B Giles ; 8 , J Appleby ; , W C 1 1 19 0 . . 905 . 1 906 . . Perry ; , A Kinney ; , G W Whitman ; , J H

1 4 1 1 . 1 8 . 1 . I n 1 9 9 . doe 6 9 . . Davis ; , H J ; , J A Smith ; , H P Patter 1 2 9 2 . . son ; , R B Thomas . In th e ship building days this was a busy community and th e church was stronger than in later years . The names Amber An man , Irvine , Gilliatt , Delap , Pickup , Troop , Weatherspoon , u tho y , Bogart , Johnson and Wade had a prominent place in the history of this circuit . — Bridge town This is the name of a circuit in a community which was early visited by William B lack and his associates . At

Granville , about four miles down the river , was early established the headquarters of a very widely extended circuit . Here a par 1 son age was built and a church erected before 800. We ﬁnd Marsden there in 1802 with such a company of devoted hearers s that he preached and administered the Sacrament out of door . 1 1 1 13 . 8 8 I n 8 , Wm . Croscombe brought his warm evangelism In , w both Sampson Busby and John Snowball were there , follo ed 1 1 1824 by Stephen Bamford in 8 9. In , Sampson Busby resided 94 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM

i t at Granville and c rcuit ex ended from Berwick to Sandy Cove . About that time the village of Bridgetown was rapidly r g owing , and , also , about that time , the first Methodist resident took up his abode there . His influence for good soon began to manifest itself . Andrew Henderson , an educated man from the a 1 1 . 8 8 North of Irel nd , landed in St John in and , after remaining there a year or two , he , with his wife and child , crossed the Bay to take the position of school teacher at Wilmot, where he found ’ “ congenial Christian communion . Smith s History says : At 1821 Lawrencetown , in , he taught a Sunday school , said to have 1824 been the first to be opened in the country . In April , , when he removed to Bridgetown , no Methodist resided there . Soon a fter his arrival , he secured the use of the B aptist church for 1 2 Sampson Busby , and a little later ( 8 6) he saw the erection of a s Methodist church and formation of a society . Prayer and clas e m etings were held in his own dwelling , under his own manage ” r e ment . The residence of the supe int ndent minister was moved from Granville to Bridgetown during the pastorate of Rev . Albert De sBrisa 1827 1833 w as y ( In , the great circuit divided , Bridgetown and Aylesford being included in the eastern and An 1 4 (3v napolis and Digby in the western end . In 8 0, the eastern cuit was again divided into Aylesford and Wilmot at one e n d 18 59 and B ridgetown and Lawrencetown at the other . In , Law re n ce town , was taken to help make up the Wilmot circuit , after o wards known as Middleton . The Bridget wn circuit then came t to include B ridgetown , Granville , on the north side , and Ben r ill ville (or Tupp e v e ) on the south side of the river , and some mission appointments on the North and South Mountains . 18 70 At the coming to Bridgetown of Rev . W . H . Heartz , in , the small Methodist church was on a side street and was too small for the congregation . Under his inspiration it was decided to secure a central site and erect a new church which was dedi cate d 1 72 . in January , 8 , at a cost of free from debt In the same year , the old parsonage was sold and one much more

w . commodious , ith beautiful grounds , was purchased In the early days at Tupp e rville th e itinerant preached in the house of Capt . Willett, a church being in course of erection in 183 1. Andrew Henderson was the ﬁrst Sunday School superintend ent at Bridgetown . Others who served long and faithfully in that s oﬂice are George Murdock , John E . Sancton and John Hick 1 (the latter from 888 to the present, NOVA S'COTIA 95

This circuit has long been blessed with stalwart laymen sug rm gested by the names of A strong , B ath , Bent , Davis , Dodge ,

Fellows , Fowler , Currell , Chesley , Foster , Hicks , Ingles , Mur dock , Longley , Kent , Parker, Troop , Tupper , Ray , Willett and

Wheelock . The following is the list of ministers from 18 24 : Sampson 1827 De sBrisa 1830 B usby ; Albert y ; , Michael Pickles and S . 1833 1834 1 836 . Joll ; , R d Williams ; , Geo . Millar ; , Wm Temple ; 1 1 4 He n n i ar 1 4 838 . 8 0 Jf 8 G . 5 . , Geo Johnson ; , g ; , Wm Smithson ; 1 4 1 49 McNu t 1 1 8 7 . t 8 52 8 . 855 , Wm Temple ; , A ; , M . Pickles ; , 1 1 . 858 . 1 1 4 86 . . 8 . W Wilson ; , M Pickles ; , T H Davies ; 6 , H Dan ? 1 1 8 . . 67 8 70 . . r . iel ; , J S Addy ; , W H Hea tz assisted by E . E Eng 1 7 . 72 1 . . . 3 8 7 s . . land in and ; , S F Hue tis , assisted by J B Giles 18 7 . 4 i 73 . . 7 D Br s 5 . . e s a . in and C Nicklin in ; , A S y , assisted by J 18 7 188 1 7 . 883 . Craig ; , Caleb Parker ; 0, D W . Johnson ; , C Jost ; 1 1 1 18 6 88 6 . . 9 . 2 9 88 8 . . , J G Angwin ; , F H . Wright ; 9 , J B Giles ; .

troth ard 1 1 1 . . S 899 . . 2 905 . 90 . J ; , E B Moore ; , B Hills ; , W H 1 1 1 1 1 4 . . 907 . . 9 0 . . 9 Langille ; , G F Johnson ; , B J Porter ; , A R 1 1 1 1921 2 . . 9 8 . . . 9 0 Reynolds ; , W J W Swetnam ; , G T Bryant ; ,

United Methodist and Presbyterian , J . H . Freestone 1 2 Ki n 9 5 . . Mc n n , A D o ( Pre s ) .

The Nova Scotia Conference of 1924 met at Bridgetown . This may be a ﬁtting place to refer to the men who entered — — the ministry from the old Annapoli s Granville Bridgetown

Aylesford Circuit . The first native born youth to find his way into the Methodist ministry in the Maritime Provinces was Rob ert H . Crane , of Aylesford , N . S. , who was received as a proba i 1 t on e r 18 8 . for the ministry , at Halifax , in Joseph Fletcher 1 2 t Bent , of Granville , was received in 8 8 and af er a long and faith ful ministry he retired living near the place of his birth . “ , ” During a four days revival meeting , held in West Aylesford , 1836 m n Nictaux in , several young e , who drove over from , were d converted and entered the ministry . They were Whitfiel

Wheelock , who was sent as a missionary to the West Indies and died after a short but fruitful ministry ; William Allen , who McKe own rendered excellent service for twenty years ; Samuel , who became a Free - will Baptist preacher in the United States , t but , at a later period , with his congregation , en ered the Metho dist Episcopal church . Two of his brothers , Dr . Andrew Mc

Keown ( a note d M . E . preacher in New England) and Hezekiah McKe own , of eloquent ministry in Nova Scotia and New Bruns

. e wick , later , entered the Methodist ministry W sley Charlton 96 HLSTORY lOF aME T-HODI SM

1 5 Beals , of Lawrencetown , was received in 83 . He was favored with a remarkable work of grace on the Wallace circuit through out his whole pastorate there ( 184 1- 51) when hundreds of people professed conversion , several of whom entered the ministry . Jesse Wheelock from Bridgetown was received in 1836 and after a very brief ministry returned to his native place to die . Whether

Peter Sleep was a native of Annapolis Valley , or not, we do not know , but , after he had been assisting in evangelistic services on - o the Annapolis Bridget wn circuit , he was received as a proba tion e r 1 34 for the ministry in 8 . Although neither eloquent nor profound , an unusual power attended his preaching , and his pre sence was in great demand in evangelistic services . His rather remarkable ministry only continued for eight years , his death

B . n occurring at Coverdale , N . , caused by a malig ant fever , which swept away numerous residents in that section of the province .

Robert Ainslie Chesley ( father of Judge S . A . Chesley) . of 1842 Granville , was received into the ministry in , and after some years in New Brunswick was sent to Newfoundland , where his memory is still precious , and where he died , after a few days t illness , in the fortieth year of his age , greatly lamented . Gilber Bride town e Bent , born near g , became a useful minist r in the

United State s . Among entrants from the present Bridgetown circuit appear the names of C . Leonard Gesner and John W . Bent , both from the Granville congregation , in recent years . — Moun tain Mission This mission station appeared on the 18 78 Minutes in 18 77 with P . H . Robinson as pastor , followed by ,

18 79 1880 . . r G . W . F . Glendenning ; , Supply ; , W A Black (pa t of year) . For many years afterwards it was supplied by students . supernumerary ministers and local preachers from Bridgetown

1896 . till 1895 when there came John P . Anthony and following ,

1 8 1900 . 89 . . 1897 . A . Lund ; , Aubrey S Tuttle ; , F B Curry ; , etc

Supply . — Middl e ton ( Wilmot) As the work developed in Annapoli s Valley the old original circuit was gradually divided and sub di vide d until eight or nine new circuits have been formed . Wilmot , now the territory of the Middleton and Lawrencetown circuits . 18 58 ﬁrst appears in the Minutes as a circuit name in , with r s Samuel W . Ave y , a devoted young minister , who afterward

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Presbyterian church on Nictaux Mountain and moved it to a site r near their own church for church and community pu poses . 1 23 In September , 9 , the Methodists and Presbyterians of

Middleton decided to unite and to use the Methodist church . The

2l st 1923 . formal union took place on October , , Rev . J . A . Ram

. H c i say , of Moncton , being the special preacher Rev . J . G . o k n

remained in charge of the united congregation . The church wa s 1 24 thoroughly renovated and reopened in November , 9 . The following is the list of ministers stationed on the Wilmot 1 : 858 . r 1 8 6 . ( Middleton) circuit , Samuel W Ave y ; 0, A B. 1 a ll n r 1 63 . We dd . 866 8 S . . 1 6 L . Black ; , R , ; , G M Barratt ; 8 9, J .

18 72 . 1 873 . . Sponagle ; , P Prestwood and J . E . Jubb ; , J J Teas

7 . . . . 3 7 dale assisted in by W H Evans and in 5 by Jos . Robson ;

1 . 8 76 . . 6 . , Jos Gaetz , assisted by J Robson in 7 and J . Gee in 77 1 8 79 . . 7 79 . . . 8 and 8 ; , R Smith , assisted in . by F A Buckley , in 0 8 1 1882 by I . M . Mellish , and in . by Starr Black ; , Thos . Rogers 1 883 . . Lam . . 83 e rt and J E Donkin ; , G F Johnson , assisted in . by

4 . 1 . 85 . . 886 Ste vens , in 8 by W Phillips , and in . by J L Batty ; , t 8 6 . . 7 . P . H . Robinson , assis ed in . by J L Batty , in . 8 by T Woot

1 9 . 8 8 . . 88 . en , and in . by C E Crowell ; , J C Hooper , assisted in w l in . . McE h e 90 . 9 . . 8 by C y ( supply) , and in by J R Do ning 1 1 1 1 ( supply) Lawrencetown became separate in 89 ; 89 , J . Gee ; 1 1 1 90 . 1 4 . 900 . . 3 89 , J . Gaetz ; 897 , Wm Brown ; , A B Higgins ; , J

1 12 . N . 1 . 1 08 9 P . Anthony ; 905 , W . I Croft ; 9 , W . Phillips ; , J 1 1 i 1 1 2 92 . . ce 1 6 . . 9 0 . R t y ; 9 , W R Turner ; , J Appleby ; , J G Hock H ki 1923 . . oc n in ; , United Methodist and Presbyterian , J G ;

1 2 . 9 5, P . A . Walker (United Church of Canada) — Lawre n ce town This circuit name fi rst appears in 1891 with I n l e sville Lawrencetown , g , Paradise , Hanley Mountain and Port o George as its appointments . The second man on the Middlet n circuit (see list) had resided at Lawrencetown beginning in 18 72. Its early history was identified with that of the old Ann apoli s and Granville circuits . 1 4 In December , 88 , the church at Lawrencetown was de 1844 stroyed by fire . It was built in and there had been a small was church previous to that . A new church , costing dedi

a l 1 . . c te d on May st, 887 , during the pastorate of P H Robinson

J . and J . L . Batty , the preachers being Revs . W . H . Heartz ,

r . Lathe n , and J . J . Teasdale A wide - spread revival occurred on this circuit in the winter

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L ame rt a n Stevens , a t lented you g minister , died at Law re n ce town 1 in 883 of typhoid fever . The following have been stationed at Lawrencetown since 1 2 1 89 : . . 9 . 8 3 . . 1 J R Downing (Supply) ; C M Tyler ; 895, J . H . 1 8 1 1 89 . 90 1 . 904 Toole ; , J Astbury ; , J Gaetz ; , E . E . England ;

19 . 19 1912 06 09 . . 1 1 , W Brown ; , J A Hart ; , F . J . Armitage ; 9 5, 1 1 1 . . 22 9 9 . . 9 . . 1 2 . S J Boyce ; , H T Jones ; , W H Rackham ; 9 5, A

B . Higgins .

B. D . . . . r Rev R S Longley , , of Paradise , went as a missiona y 1 to China in 907 . — Ayl e sford The early history of this circuit is identiﬁed with that of the old Annapolis and Granville circuits , but Aylesford 1 5 1 4 was the head of a circuit as far back as 85 . Previous to 89 , n it consisted of the following appoi tments : Aylesford , North

Kingston , Melvern Square , Margaretville , Greenwood (Union h C urch) , Nicholsville , Lake George , Lake Paul , Fairview (now c alled Kelly Villa) , and Morden , and was worked by an ordained 18 4 man and a probationer . In 9 the circuit was divided , the e t ﬁrst part r taining the name Aylesford , and including the ﬁrs four places mentioned . The other six were grouped under the 1924 name of Nicholsville . In , another change took place , the Aylesford appointment and the Nicholsville appointments being c constituted a circuit , whilst the Kingston cir uit was organized , including Kingston , Melvern Square and Margaretville of the old Aylesford circuit and Wilmot and Torb rook taken from the

Middleton circuit .

During the past forty years , the congregations of this circuit have erected several excellent churches . That at Margaretville , 188 1 begun in , under Joseph Gaetz , was completed and dedicated 12 1882 during the pastorate of William Ryan , on November th , ,

r . . at a cost of free from debt . The preache s were Revs J ’

1 . Gaetz and James Taylor . In 883 , in Mr Ryan s term , the church at Aylesford was practically rebuilt with a tower added .

A new church was dedicated at Melvern Square , on February th 1 1 b e 7 , 89 , during the pastorate of Wm . Brown , the preachers w . n e ing Revs . G . O . Huestis , Jas . Taylor and W . Brown A 17 1898 church was dedicated at North Kingston on July th , , dur

. ing the pastorate of Joseph Gaetz , the preachers being Revs . W

tr h ard . Ryan , J . S ot and G J . Bond . This church was consumed

7th 1913 . by ﬁre on December , , and had no insurance This was replaced by a handsome new church erected at Kingston village 100 HIS TORY OF sME T'HODI SM

28th 1915 and dedicated March , , during the pastorate of Wm .

Brown , the preachers being Revs . H . T . Roe , morning and even

in an . d . g , Mr Wheeler (Bpt ) in the afternoon . r 6th 1 1 At Aylesford , on Janua y , 9 8 , during the pastorate of Hockin J . G . , a beautiful and commodious new church was dedi cate d , at a cost of Rev . Dr . Chown was the preacher of the day , a platform meeting in the afternoon engaging a number

of speakers . The bell was donated by F . B . Jacques , a former

resident of Aylesford , and the pulpit set was donated by Henry

' Boston form e rl W . Patterson , of , y of Aylesford . Some of the worthy men who early went into the ministry e I from this territory are report d in the Bridgetown notes . n

0 . more recent years , Rupert Armstrong , J . Holmes Toole , Harry

0 . P . Patterson , G . Robinson , and James E . Hughson , valued {contributions to the ranks of the ministry went out from thi s r circuit . Mr . Robinson passed away ve y early . Rupert O . Arm r strong , after rendering excellent se vice for some years in Nova t o Scotia , wen to Manit ba where he was highly esteemed as a ’ w preacher , a specialist in young people s work and as a ne spaper 1924 correspondent . He passed away suddenly in much lament r t ed . Miss Ma y Foster , of North Kings on , went out to China , 1 6 19 as a trained nurse in 89 and rendered faithful service till 07 , when she returned to her native land in impaired health an d 1 21 died in June of 9 , during the sitting of the Nova Scotia Con

ference at Berwick which sent a delegation to attend her funeral .

Revs . Joseph Donkin and Fraser Munro found their wives on this circuit . wa The ﬁrst parsonage , called the Wesleyan Mission house , s purchased about the year 1855 and was occupied b ythe ministers till about 18 77 when it was sold to Mr . Patterson ( father of Rev .

Harry P . ) and the present parsonage was bought at Auburn . 1 7 r In 88 , a ve y extensive revival occurred during the pas torate of Alexander S . Tuttle and many were added to the

churches throughout the circuit .

The following is the list of ministers since 1855 : Wesley C . 57 1 . . . Beals ; 856 , Thos Angwin , assisted by T Watson Smith in ; 1 68 c art . 8 1 5 . 1 62 . M C 18 65 . 8 9 . 8 , G W Tuttle ; , W y ; , R E Crane ; ,

1 1 4 18 76 . . 1 8 7 . . . w J Taylor ; 8 7 , W . T eedy ; , J S Addy ; , Alex S 1 80 e e Tuttle ; 879, Jos . Gaetz , assisted in . by L mert St vens and

1 1 2 . . 88 . in . 8 by W . H . Langille ; , Wm Ry an and W H Langille ; 8 7 b 1 . T u . 8 . . 88 5 , Alex S . ttle , assisted in 6 by W Phillips and in y 89 1 . . . . 888 . 88 H . Burgess ; , J Gee , assisted in by J A Smith , and

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old church at Grafton , which is still used as a place of worship — t s on the Waterville Woodville uni ed charge . (It is said that thi church gave the name Grafton to the community in which it - in stands . Some seventy two years ago to meet the demands for i creased seating capacity , t was enlarged by cutting it in two in

the centre , and grafting on the addition . ) e Following the Opening of the new church Rev . Pet r — Sle ep , of the Aylesford Wilmot circuit began revival services

1 . in 839. This revival was one long remembered It is said that there were over one hundred conversions , and in a sparsely set l th e t e d community . One of converts was Samuel Tupper , who entered the ministry in the United States . Soon after this revival (it is impossible to learn the exact date) West Cornwallis was taken from the Aylesford and Wil mot circuit and j oined to the Horton and Cornwallis east circuit e and the Valley Church was supplied by preachers from the latt r . We ddall e 1 . In 847 , Revs Richard and Richard Smith wer the ll was r . e dda ministe rs on the Ho ton Cornwallis circuit (Mr . W 1 r e an probably the In the winter of 849, Mess s . Wedd ll d Smith held revival services in the Pleasant Valley (Grafton) in Church which were attended with very marked results , and creased the membership of the church by some forty persons . 1 a In 856 , Cornwallis (e st and west) was separated from

Horton , and became a circuit , Rev . Jas . Taylor , at that time in the full vigor of his manhood , was appointed superintendent of the new circuit . At this time what is now the town of Berwick ’

. r was a mere cross roads village It was known as Cur y s Corner,

1 . a up to 850, when it was given its present name In that year w new temperance hall was built . Rev . James Narra ay was one of the speakers on the occasion of opening the new Hall , and made such a favorable impression that he was invited to preach in it . From that on there was regular Methodist preaching ser vices held in it till the new church was built . 4 w 1 . In 8 6, Mr . Edward C Foster , a native of Bridgeto n , ’ came to live at Curry s Corner ( B e rwick) . He was brought up a Baptist , but married a Miss Murdock who belonged to a a st unch Methodist family , and he himself became a very ardent 1 Methodist . In 856 , Mr . Foster , with the encouragement of Rev .

Jas . Taylor , began to work for the erection of a church at Ber wick , with the result that it was finished and opened for worship 1 1 e 3 858 . . January , , with Rev Jas Hennig r as the special preach e r for the occasion . The church cost a little over but when N OVA SCOTIA 103

1 opened was entirely free of debt . In 890 during the pastorate of Eben E . England , the church was renovated and improved at a cost of and it is still in good condition . In the spring of 1924 a pipe organ was installed . a While Rev . Jas . Taylor was the superintendent of the C rn

at . wallis circuit , the time the church was built , his assistant , Rev

John Lathern , had charge of the Pleasant Valley end , and board ed j ust a few miles out of Berwick . Mr . Lathern held revival services , and over one hundred persons were taken into the church ill Harb orv r . at e , Be wick , Grafton and Prospect 1 859 . In , the Cornwallis circuit was divided The east end was called the Canning , and the west end the Berwick circuit , r w Harb orvill e Berwick ci cuit included Ber ick , Gra fton , , Wood ville , Somerset, Weston , Welsford , Waterville and Prospect . The first ordained minister on the Berwick circuit was th e

Rev . Geo . Butcher . During his pastorate the church at Harbor ville was built , and opened for worship in 18 60. He was succeed in 1 62 8 . ed by the Rev Richard Smith , during whose pastorate wa s the present parsonage built in Berwick . e During the pastorate of Mr . Glendenning ther was an ex tensive revival and over 260 persons were taken into the church ff r on the di erent pa ts of the circuit . — From this circuit , the following entered the ministry James

McNe il] . Buckley , Samuel Tupper , Hubert C . and Harry H . , J m Hol es Toole , and John Anthony . 1 21 In June , 9 , the Nova Scotia Conference was held in Ber wick , with dinner and te a served to the dele gates every day at the church .

r 1 21- 22 In the latter pa t of the year 9 , during the pastorate of C . H . Johnson , negotiations were made for a union of the Methodists and Presbyterians on this broad ﬁeld and it was agreed that the Presbyterians in the west end of the circuit should go in with the Methodists at Berwick and the eastern end Methodists with the Presbyterians with Waterville as the head o f the circuit , Grafton and Woodville to be connected with r h Wate ville . This was done and in 1921 Berwick appe ared on t e e Minutes . as Unit d Methodist and Presbyterian with Methodist minister and Waterville United Presbyte rian and Methodist with

Presbyterian ministe r . This was followed by the building o f a new and commodious United Church at Woodville at a cost of 5 1922 ~ It was dedicated on Feb . , , the services being con “ o the ducted by A . R . Reynolds , acting past r from Berwick , 104 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

. s preachers being Revs . C . E Crowe ll (President of Methodi t ’ Conference) and Dr . Clark , of St . Matthew s Presbyterian v Church , Hali fax . The dedication ser ice at 3 p . m . was in charge of Rev . R . B . Layton ( Presbyterian) assisted by several other ministers . The following have been stationed at Cornwallis West ( later 1 c 1 2 1 4 86 . 86 . . Berwick) 860, Geo . But her ; , R Smith ; , T H Dav 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . e 7 . 2 ies ; 866 , J Read ; 869, F H W . Pickl s ; 8 , J Prince ; 87 , 1 4 4 8 7 Ge o . . 7 . J . S . Addy ; , Payson . assisted in by R Williams and 1 1 2 1 6 . 9 5 . 87 87 . 88 in . 7 by C Nicklin ; , C Lockhart ; , J Cassidy ; , 1 1 1 885 . . r 88 8 . . 9 J . Johnson ; , T D Ha t ; , A S Tuttle ; 88 , E . E .

1 2 . 1 5 89 89 . . England ; , J Craig ; , G W F . Glendenning , assisted

. 96 . 97 . . . 98 . . R r 1899 in and by W Q Genge and in by A D icha d ; , 1 9 900 . . J . W . Prestwood , assisted in . 9 and by E W Forbes in

1 1 t 1902 . . 1903 . 90 by W . J . Lay on , and in by D G Guest : , J 1 04 . 05 . . Phalen , assisted in . and by A R . Reynolds ; 907 , J Gee ;

1 1 1 1 1 1 e e n r. 9 0 . . 9 3 . . 9 7 . S , G T B ryant ; , J A Smith ; , A H kin , ; 1 1 1 21 9 8 . 9 . . , C H . Johnson ; , A R Reynolds , United Methodist 1 2 ckin Ho . and Presbyterian : 9 5, J . G .

m in — Be ck a Mce t I n 1 1 . rwi C p g the summer of 8 7 , Edward C a s Foster , while visiting in H milton , Mas , attended a Camp meeting which was in session there . He was deeply impressed , e e for and , on his r turn hom , he began an agitation the holding of - r 1 a similar camp meeting at Be wick , and m the winter of 872 a committe e was appointed to make arrangements for the holding n e of such a meeti g during the following summer . This committ e r consisted of E . C . Foster , A . N . Bent , Robe t Collins , H . E . Jef fe rson s , Enoch Collin , Benj amin Morris and Lewis Morris , Mr .

Foster being secretary and Mr . Jefferson treasurer . t A beautiful grove , at the ou skirts of the village , was rented s for one year from deacon W . H . Webster and , after the fir t n Camp , it was decided to make it a yearly event and the grou ds , - t consisting of twenty three acres , were purchased by E . C . Fos er , ur of Berwick , and Edward Jost of Halifax , for Camp Meeting p for poses , the sum of 9750. Men from all over the circuit assembled and cleared up the grounds . Plank seats were made to accommodate people and temporary tents were erected . A Mr . Furnace , of Boston , ’ Wa s . donated the preachers stand . A dining room erected The tc Revs . John and Fle her Pickles and Alexander S . Tuttle took a prominent part in the services of the first Camp Meeting held

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Bear River . The new circuit included Bear River , Waldeck Cle m e n tsval e Line , Hessian Line , , Digby Road , and Milford

Corner . 1 The j ubilee of the present church was celebrated in 909 , in the pastorate of C . Jost , the preachers being Revs . D . W . John

fi . son , C . Jost, and J . S . Cof n , the latter the oldest living pastor This pleasant community has been visite d by frequent seasons of refreshing and revival during its history . A few years ago the church was renovated at large expense making one of the most attractive sanctuaries in the Conference . The Conference has been hospitably entertained here on two 0 0 casions . The following is the list of ministers since the separa

1 65 . 1 : 8 . 868 . . tion from Annapolis , Jos S Cofﬁn ; , F W Harrison ; 1 2 1 4 1 Mc art 7 . . 87 . . 8 70, W C y ; 8 , G M . Barratt ; , J L Sponagle ; 1 8 76 , W . Sargent (this devoted minister died during the year 1 1 1 . 2 8 77 880 . . greatly lamented) ; , C Jost ; , C Parker ; 88 , R N ee dy (his health failed early in the year and he retired to

N . B . Hampton , . , where he died . Rev . C . Lockhart finished out 1 8 83 . . 1 1 889 . . the year) , D W Johnson ; 886 , F . H . Wright ; , W C 1 2 1 1 89 . 895 . 898 . . 1 01 Brown ; , J Hale ; , J Craig ; , G F Johnson ; 9 , 4 190 . 1 1 1 . . . 9 0 . J E Donkin ; , A S Rogers ; 907 , J . Phalen ; , A Dan ’ 1 14 Bri 1 19 1 21 . 9 . . e n . 9 . iel ; , J W O ; 8 , W . J . Wright ; , C M Mack This circuit has the reputation of most loyally supporting its pastors . The names of Marshall , Hardwick , Vroom , Milbury , r o Nichols , Pu dy , Rice , Tupper , Tr op , Turnbull , Wade , Harris , ff in ﬂue n tiall Bishop , Henshaw , Alcorn and Je erson are y con n e cte d with its history . — Digb y This community was visited by the earliest itin e r ants but for various causes , especially opposition from Anglican

s s m m . m a r W . loyali t , Methodis ade slow progress Bl ck , Freebo n

Garrettson and Daniel Fidler refer to their visits . Garrettson found no appetite for religion among the people . Sampson Bus by came to the village from Annapolis in 18 18 and in 18 19 began the erection of a small church but it remained unfinished for 1 a long time . Michael Pickles found it so in 183 and set to work e e to have it complet d . Mr . Busby also had a building erect d at Broad Cove which served the double purpose of a place of wor

- ship and a school room . Buildings were erected at Sandy Cove and Weymouth , both of which were connected with the Digby 1850 1 5 . circuit about or Sampson Busby , on retirement , settled in Digby and during the six years of his stay the cause was e n NOVA =SOOTI A 107

- 1848 courage d by his sympathy and co operation . He died in 1 857 . and was buried in St . John . In , Mr Gilbert Ray , who had i removed to St . John , gave an acre of land in a central posit on

1860. on which a new church was built . It was dedicated in July , 18 78 This church was enlarged in th e pastorate of R . Wasson (

’ A new church was dedicated at Smith s Cove , on January

25th 1 . . , 885, during the pastorate of W H Heartz , the preachers being Revs . D . W . Johnson , W . Ainley , and the pastor . A gen e rous B aptist friend donated the site . A new church was also

1 . 2l st 886 . dedicated at Broad Cove , on November , , during W H ’

He z . . art s pastorate , free from debt The preachers were Revs u James Taylor and F . H . Wright . At Digby , a fine new Ch rch

Hall was erected by W . H . Heartz and was dedicated on Dec .

th 1 4 . . 29 , 88 , the speakers being Revs . D . W . Johnson and C Jost 1897 The church at Digby was remodelled and beautified in , and was reopened in July , during the first pastorate of Wm . Phil

ﬁ . e . s th e . lip , preachers being Revs J . S . Cof n , Mr Th mas (Bpt ) and E . B . Moore . A window to the memory of Mrs . George

Henderson was unveiled . A legacy from the late Mrs . J . E .

Jones assisted in the reconstruction . A new and commodious parsonage was erected during the pasto rate of W . H . Evans , and 1 00. occupied in Dec . 9 5 1 . The following have been the pastors since 8 5 : R A . Ches 1 56 . 1 1 r . 8 . Mc a t 6 ley ; , G W Tuttle ; 859, W . C y , assisted in by Benj amin Johnson ; Digby Neck was made a separate mission 1 2 1 86 862 . 1 86 . . 67 in ; , J Taylor ; 5, S F . Huestis , assisted in by 1 . . 8 6 . 8 . . . E B Moore ; , W C Brown , assisted in . 68 by E B Moore ; 18 71 1 8 75 Br tl e 18 78 . , James England ; , Elias e t ; , R Wasson ; 1 1 1 88 . 4 r r 88 . . 1 . McA thu 1 , W Ainley ; , W H Heartz : 887 , R ; 890, 1 . . 93 8 . 1 1 9 . 8 J M Fisher ; , J W Prestwood ; 896 , W . Phillips ; 8 , W .

. 1 903 . . 1 . . H Evans ; , A B Higgins ; 907 , G . W F Glendenning ; 1 1 9 0 . 1 14 9 . McAr r 1 1 2 thu 19 . . 9 0 , L Daniel ; , R ; 6 , W I Croft ; , W . 1 21 9 . . 1 925 . Phillips ; , W H Watts ; , J . Appleby — We ymou th This community was occasionally visited from

Annapolis and later more frequently from Digby . Somewhere a 1850 bout the first Methodist Church was built . The circuit d a inclu ed Weymouth , Barton , Plympton , and North Range . It p 1 6 pears as a separate circuit in 8 8 . A new church was dedicated 28th 18 78 at Plympton on July , , during the pastorate of W . H .

Evans , the preachers being Revs . Caleb Parker and R . Wasso n . HIS T ORY OF ME THODISM

The cost was The church at Barton and B righton was

- - 1 h re . 12 93 t re constructe d and opened on Nov th , 8 , e preachers

trothar he he rdson . d . . S being Revs . J . S and J W p The church at Weymouth was destroyed by fire on August

- t 4th 1 09 . , 9 , having only insurance The corner s one of a new church was laid on Oct . 8th , and the completed attractive 20th 1910 e building was dedicated on Feb . , , during the pastorat

r . o f C . A . Munro , the preacher being the Rev . Dr . W . H . Hea tz The new building cost The ministers since Weymouth became a separate charge 1 1 86 . . have been as follows : 868 , E . B . Moore ; 9, J M Fulton ; 1 1 . 1 2 8 7 . 8 7 . . 18 70, Fred M . Pickles ; , L S Johnson ; , G F Day ; 1 4 1 8 . 8 7 . 1 7 . 1 . 7 5 6 8 73 , E E . England ; , J Craig ; , R Williams ; 8 , C

1 1 . 1 1 879 . . Nicklin ; 8 77 , W . H . Evans ; , W Ainley ; 88 , G F John 1 4 1 . . 88 1 son ; 883 , J W Prestwood ; , W . Shears ; 885 , Supply ;

1 . 1 2 889 . . . 188 6 , T . C . Hooper ; , J E Donkin ; 89 , J W Shepherd 1 1 . 8 . . 1 02 n 89 9 . . s o ; 895, C . M Tyler ; , W R Turner ; , R O Arm i 1 . . H ck n 1 1 11 9 . strong ; 904 , J G o ; 907 , C . A . Munro ; , W Night 1 4 1 1 1 1 . 9 8 . 1 2 ingale ; 9 , H Burgess ; , D Farquhar ; 9 , Supply (W 1 2 1 2 9 2 . . 9 . D . Brown) , C H Young ; 3 , A H . Pentz .

Di b Ne ck - s g y . This mission , like all the circuits in Annapoli an d o ld — Digby counties , sprung from the Granville Annapolis circuit . Digby Neck was early visited , the first Methodist 1 r Church at Sandy Cove being built about 850. Digby Neck fi st 1 2 e appears as a circuit name in 8 6 . At one time inducements wer m s ade to establi h a circuit on Brier Island and E . R . B run 1 4 8 7 . 1 yate was sent to Westport in , followed by D Hickey in 8 75. h It was then for a short time supplied from Digby Neck . T e appointments are Sandy Cove , Centreville and Culloden .

. . . . an d Mrs (Rev ) Wm Dobson , Mrs (Rev . ) T . C . Hooper ’ v R . . some other ministers wives came from this circuit . e E E . r Graham entered the minist y from Centreville . 1 62 . The following have been the ministers : 8 , Benj J . John 18 1 63 . . 8 65 . L e Pa e 18 6 6 . . son ; , C W Dutcher ; , A E . g ; , T J Dein ta 1 1 s 868 . . 8 6 1 0 1 9 . 8 7 1 dt ; , A F Weldon ; , Thos Allen ; , Supply ; 8 7 , 1 . 8 2 4 . 7 . 1 . 1 J B Giles ; , W Dobson ; 87 , W Robson ; 8 75 , D . 1 1 1 876 . 8 7 Hickey ; , R Williams ; 7 , Geo . Johnson ; 8 78 , P . H . Rob n 1 1 2 1 88 0 . 4 88 . . . 88 . i son ; , J Sharp ; , R O B Johnson ; , T C . Hoop 1 . t 1 892 . 1 o 888 . 890 1 2 er ; , F J Pen el w ; , J Appleby ; , Supply ; 89 , 1 4 . . 8 9 . 189 . 1 6 . S C Leonard ; , A Lund ; , J A Smith ; 899, Supply ; 1 900 . . McLarr n 1 . 3 . 1 e 90 . 907 . , C H C ; , R B Mack ; , G T . Bryant ;

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Hart . This building was destroyed by a disastrous fire which swept over a large portion of th e town in 18 65 . The present

1 . . church was erected in 866 , during the pastorate of D D Currie , who collected funds for that purpose throughout the Conference

1 1 . 9 9 . and the New England States . In , F E Barrett , pastor , the church was thoroughly renovated at a cost of making it one of the best church plants in the province . 1 wa s In 795. Joshua Newton , as Collector of Customs , r transferred to Live pool from Charlottetown . A gifted and godly man , he soon became a power for good in the town and surround ing communities being a great encouragement to the ministers .

His brother Francis , who had been studying for four years pre r parato y to entering the Anglican ministry , soon followed him and connected himself with the Methodist Church , and Black , n in visiting the town , persuaded him to j oin the itinerant ra ks , and left him in charge at Liverpool , where he met with great favor and was the means of leading many into the church . The 26th career of this brilliant young preacher was brief . On the of l 1 r Ju y , 796 , he preached his farewell se mon at Liverpool , and f soon a ter sailed from Halifax , for the United States , to meet

Rev . Dr . Coke . Shortly after sailing , a severe storm arose dur ing which it was supposed the ship foundered . His friends wait ed long for tidings , but in vain . Joshua Newton was spared to be a pillar in the church for many years . He was also collector - ﬁve of customs for fifty years , and for many years the chief magistrate in the County of Queens . A reaction took place in the religious life of the shire town 1 8 worldin e ss about 79 , when much gaiety and prevailed , when the merchants engaged in privateering , chiefly manned from the neighborhood , all connected with which was unfavorable to reli gions thought and practice . 1804 h In , a Sunday School was started which perhaps was t e first Methodist School to be instituted in the provinces . 1820 In , the annual Conference me t for the first time in

Liverpool and was a time of great refreshing . Not long a fte r a revival broke out under the leadership of Rev . Wm . W . Ashley “ , ” - an eloquent preacher of the Open Communion Baptists . Samp son Busby j oined him in the services which continued for several months until nearly every dwelling at Liverpool became a place r of prayer , and all the neighbo ing communities were greatly stir red . From this revival came such inﬂuential local preachers as Barss James and Hugh Houston , such a valiant minister of the N OVA S COTI A 111

McNutt gospel as Arthur , and such a gracious influence as the sanctiﬁed life of Thomas Andrew Strange Dewolfe of Wolfville

and Halifax . 1 4 In 85 , the Liverpool circuit reached Mill Village in the e ast, north to Caledonia , and west to Sable River and Little Har 18 55 off bor . In , the Mill Village circuit was cut , Port Mouton 1 66 1 8 . circuit in 858 , and Caledonia circuit in 27th 1923 On May , , the Methodist Church , at Liverpool , c elebrated the l 40th anniversary of the beginning of Methodism

in the town , the venerable Dr . W . H . Heartz being the special

p reacher and F . E . Barrett the pastor . The list of pastors (with some uncertainty about the exact date of several of the earlier pastorates) after influential visits : 1 made by Black , Garrettson and others is as follows 786 , John 1 1 0 1 1 . 789 . 79 79 Mann ; , Wm Jessop ; , James Wray ; , Wm Gran 1792 1 93 1 9 din ; , James Boyd ; 7 , Daniel Fidler ; 7 6 , James Mann ; 1 1 1 797 . 799 0 , D Fidler ; , James Mann ; 8 3 , Joshua Marsden ;

1 4 , m ff 1 Kn l 80 W . 808 ow an 18 9 , Sutcli e ; , James ; 0 , Stephen Bam 18 12 f 18 13 18 14 s ford ; , Wm . Sutclif e ; , Wm . Croscombe ; , Jame 18 15 Kn owl n 1 1 1 1 . a 8 8 s Priestly ; , J ; 7 , W . Croscombe ; 9, Jame 1 22 1 24 1 8 . 2 8 . 8 7 Mann ; , Wm Temple ; , R . L Lusher ; , John Mar 1829 n r 1 1 1 8 33 . S . 3 8 shall ; , Henry Pope , , Geo . Millar ; , Wm Mc 1834 . 1835 1836 Donald ; , Robt Cooney ; , Matthew Cranswick ; , ’

. 1839 R d 4 r 4 1 2 u . 1 6 8 . S 8 . Wm Smith ; Knight ; , H Pope , ; , J Mc 18 50 We dda ll 1 52 8 Murray ; , R d ; 8 , Roland Morton ; 1 55, Ing ' Sutcliﬁ e . 56 ham , assisted in 55 by Samuel Avery and in . by 18 57 Thomas Harris ; , J . S . Addy , assisted in 57 by J . L . Spon 18 60 . 1 1 2 6 . 86 agle ; , Geo Johnson , assisted in . by S Avery ; , 6 . 3 . 4 . 1 . Joseph Hart , assisted in and 6 by J . S Cofﬁn ; 865, D D . 6 . 5 . 1868 1 70 Currie assisted in by E B . Moore ; , H . Daniel ; 8 ,

. 18 73 . 1 18 8 76 . J J Teasdale ; , J Gaetz ; , J Shenton ; 78 , W . C . 1 880 . 1883 1 . 8 6 . . Brown ; , C Jost ; , J G . Angwin ; 8 , J C Ogden ; 1 9 88 . . 1892 1 . 8 . . 5 . , A W Nicolson ; , G W F Glendenning ; 9 , J . E 1 898 . 189 1 2 9 . 0 Donkin ; , J Hale ; , D Hickey ; 9 , W . A . Outer b r1d e 19 i 05 . Fr e n s 1909 z 1 F. ae t 19 . G 0 . g ; , F gg ; , W ; , H . B Clarke ; 1912 . . 1915 . 1 1 . 9 . 1 8 . 2 , C M Mack ; , W H Watts ; , F E Barrett ; 9 3 , E . . 1925 W Forbes ; , B . J . Porter .

. . Wm J Wright and H . T . Wright entered the ministry from L 1ve r ool p . . ( . r Mrs Rev ) Leander D aniel ( Miss Marshall) , M s .

( . ) . . . Rev James Lumsden , and Mrs (Rev ) J B . Heal came from

. - . . t there Rev James B Heal , shor ly after well earned retirement , h l S made home at Liverpool and died there . On supe ran n uat 112 H'IJST ORY OF ME THODISM

m . ing , Rev . Leander Daniel and family ade their home there

’ — c wa s e Cal e don ia The village of Caledonia , Queen s C . , s t

tle d by Scotchmen in the first decade of 1800. They were of Presbyterian stock and the nearest church of their name was

forty miles away so that the most of them became Baptists .

Pleasant River , fourteen miles away , was settled a little later by ’ South Queen s people . Amongst the settlers were a few Metho 1 21 dists as a class of twenty members was established there in 8 .

The leader was a Mr . Busby , a farmer brother of the Rev . Samp 1 4 1 son Busby . By 8 , this class had become scattered and be cause of inability to furnish regular Methodist services the peo ple became conn ected with either the Baptist or th e Congrega i n l t o a Church . s in Outside the Pleasant River group , the first Methodist ’ ’ North Queen s were from Annapolis and King s County . The first preaching services were held by local preachers who came through the woods from the old Annapolis circuit via the Nic

taux road . There is a tradition that one of these devoted men

died on one of these visits , during a great typhoid epidemic , and that he was buried in an unmarked grave in the old North Brook

ﬁeld cemetery . Gradually a number of Liverpool Methodist fami lies moved into the northern district and were visited occasionally 1 5 by ministers from Liverpool . In 8 3 , Rev . Charles Stewart ,

then about a year out from Scotland , and stationed at Liverpool

as assistant , was sent by Roland Morton to visit Caledonia and

- - vicinity at least quarterly . There were only about half a dozen members in a territory of twe nty miles but the cause had more support than the number of members would indicate for several families who had been connecte d with the Congregational ser vices , now discontinued , came to our s upport . Two of these men

are worthy of special note . George Middlemas , the first child

born in Caledonia , continued in his heart an adherent of his par ’ n s in e t church (the Presbyte rian) till his death . In all else ,

cluding richness of Christian experience , he was a Methodist and ,

dying in peace , he endowed the circuit to the extent of

Richard Telfer , head of a numerous connection , was his s turdy h n a s on e elper in welcoming Methodism . O f the origi l member ,

was the mother of the late Rev . John S . Sponagle . As n s s the name Hiber ia suggest , a number of settlers of Iri h e t u r x raction fo nd their way to this dist ict. A few years afte r the introduction of Methodism in to the se

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1 r ri 898 . Oute b d e 1 . 899 . 1 . 900 Bowen ; , W A g ; , Alex S Tuttle ; , F 1 4 1 — . 90 . . 907 J Pentelow ; , C H Johnson ; , C . W . Porter Shirley ;

1910 . . . 1 14 1 1 N ill 9 . 9 8 Mc e , W B M Parker ; , J Craig ; , H . H . ; 1 2 . . 1 21 1 2 9 0 9 . e 9 3 1 24 , W H Palmer ; , J Phal n ; , Supply , 9 , J . Nor itc man R e y .

Por t Mouton —T his community , ﬁrst settled by disbanded an d was B ritish soldiers , lying between Liverpool and Shelburne , naturally visited by the early Methodist preachers in passing

from the one to the other . Also , some of the early converts in these two centres , in visiting outside settlements carried the good tidings of salvation with them . They began to hold meetings a w mong themselves , till Rev . Francis Ne ton went from Liverpool to their settlement with such power that many were converted . s Among the number was Neil Campbell who , for thirty year ,

- well sustained the ofﬁce of class leader in that co“mmunity . In r 1797 , Fidler, after a visit to Port Mouton , wrote A blessed e formation has taken place since I was there two or three years ” 18 16 ago . A church was erected at Port Mouton in under the Kn owl an Liverpool pastorate of James . A new church was erect was ed at Port Mouton during the pastorate of J . Lumsden and 1 th . . dedicated on May 9 , 895, the preachers being Revs R Mc w a s Arthur and G . W . F . Glendenning . The cost This

- church was re constructed during the pastorate of Wm . Owen 1 1 5th 1914 ( 9 3 and was reopened on January , , the preacher

v . being Re . Dr . Heartz A new church was dedicated at South 2 h 1 West Port Mouton on December 7t , 903 , during the pastorate I n doe I n doe . . . . . of H . J . , Revs C A Munro and H J being the

preachers . A revival occurred in the previous year during ser

- vices held in the school house . Port Mouton ﬁrst appears as a separate circuit in 1858 with 18 62 1 . 59 . . 8 J . L . Sponagle as minister Then follow , J W Howie ; ,

1 1 6 18 70 . . 865 . 8 8 . I . E . Thurlow ; , R Wasson ; , J Johnson ; , S B 1 s 1 1 73 8 76 . 2 . 8 . . 8 7 . Martin ; , J B Giles ; , J G Bigney ; , J John on ; ‘

1 4 . 1 1 88 . 1 h e h e rd son 88 . . 8 79 J . W. S , p ; , J G Bigney ; , D B Scott ; Bl e e de ll 1 . s 1 . 1 890 8 89 . . 88 7 , B . E Bond ; , J B Heal ; , J (Supply) ;

1 1 E d ve an 1899 . . 895 . . 893 , J . Lumsden ; , W H y ; , C A Munro ; 1 h ave r 906 . . 1 I n e . e st 03 . . do . W 9 , H J , assisted by A W ; , J A Hart ;

1 12 1913 . 1 1 . 9 9 0 . 1 09 . . 9 , G F Mitchell ; , W R Tratt ; , Supply ; , W

ill 191 1920 . . 1 14 . McNe 8 Owen ; 9 , H H . ; , Supply ; , F L Rice ;

22 M L a rre n . 19 . . . c , C H C N OVA SCOTIA 1 15

Mill illa e — V g This community , ten miles east of Liverpool , was early visited by ministers from that town . During the pas ra Kn n 1 16 d to te of James owl a , in 8 , a church was commence ’ there . Smith s History says that at Mill Village , at that time , m a there had bee n a solitary me ber of the Methodist church , d woman of deep piety and much energy . Human agency coul God not be traced in her conversion , but on becoming a child of she sought communion with the Methodists at Liverp ool , and h r C atho opened e dwelling for worship . Her husband , a Roman ic in l , consente d to her gi ft of a site for a church , and the wife , the ﬁrm belief that her Lord could raise up a people to praise

Him , set out to secure the erection of a small sanctuary . Early in 18 18 , Croscombe reported the completion of the exterior of t e building and the addition of seven persons to the memb er ” h1 s p . 1840 n r S . d In , Henry Pope , , stationed at Liverpool , secure f f rt an ef ective helper in Richard Smith . They began a special e fo in Mill Village with very gracious results greatly strengthening the church . Seven years later , during the pasto rate of John Mc 18 54 Murray , another ingathering took place . In , a comfortable 1 parsonage was built , and in 855 Mill Village was made the head o f a circuit with Frederick W . Moore as pastor . ~ The appointments include Mill Village , Port Medway , Vog l ’ er s Cove , East Port Midway , and Middleton , Queens Co . A new church was dedicate d at Mill Village on ' November 14 1897 th , , during the pastorate of James Lumsden . The E . D . t Davison and Sons , lumber operators of Bridgewater , agreed o donate half as much as would be raised by subscription and the ' church was opened free from debt . Dr . Parkhurst , of Zion s o T Herald , Bost n , donated a handsome Bible and hymn book . h e th e f special preacher of the day was Rev . J . S . Cofﬁn , and in a ter noon addresses were given by Anglican , Congregationalist , Bap tist , Free Baptist , and Methodist ministers . “ 1 At East Port Medway a church was built at about 835. A 3 1st 1904 new one was dedicated on January , , during the pas torate ' . . Sh e h e rdson A D . M r of J W p , the preachers being Rev . . d ton . B t s . he h r , ( . . S e dson Mr Siddall Free p ) and J W p . Mr . Sim e on Cohoon donated the site . At Middleton on July 8th 1904 . , , ,

. Sh . e he rds on during the pastorate of J W p , a new church was de dl cate d , . . . o the preachers being Revs A D Mort n , Jos . Hale ,

. . McCre e r y ( . and L M Lutheran) Judge Chesley also took part . ’ At Vogle r s Cove extensive repairs took place and reopening of 116 HISTOR Y OF 4ME T~HODI SM

17 1915 the church on January , , the preachers being Revs . A .

Lund and M . R . Knight, the pastor . th 185 e : 5 . The following is list of pastors , F W . Moore ; 1 1 u 1 85 . . 860 . 863 7 . 1 H , A B Black ; , J B rns ; , Thos Smith ; 866, F . . 1 6 . . 18 1 . 8 9 7 . . 1 4 W Pickles ; , J R Hart ; , J J Colter ; 87 , Alex . S . 1 1 8 1 T 7 . e 876 . . 8 . 88 1 uttl ; , J S Addy ; , D B Scott ; , J . M Fisher ; 4 in 1 s 1 Ho k 88 7 . . H 88 1 . c An 88 9 . wm 1 1 , A ; , G O ue tis ; , J G . g ; 89 , m 1 9 1 c 8 3 . 896 . sd 1 1 S . R . A k an ; , T Wooton ; , J Lum en ; 90 , J . W . he he rdson 19 5 1909 S 0 . . . 1 1 2 . . p ; , B Hills ; , W C Perry ; 9 , M R 1 191 n 19 6 . . 8 . 1 2 K ight ; , W H Palmer ; , R M . Browne ; 9 0, J . N . i tce 1 24 . . . R y ; 9 , H S Bird

’ — Vogle r s Cove This circuit name appeare d in 1891 with ” 1 2 1 to . 89 8 93 r One be sent In and , W . Alco n was stationed 18th 1894 t there and died on February , , a fter a long and fai hful ’ i istr 1 94 Vo le r s was y . In 8 , g Cove again connected with Mill o 1ﬁ mage . — Pe tite Riviere This community was visited early by

Methodist ministers from Liverpool and later from Lunenburg . In 18 17 a neat chapel and small dwelling place were conveyed a to the Conference by Richard Taylor , who came to Nova Scoti u from Ne wfo ndland , on the condition that a preacher should be K l an 1 1 s . n ow 8 7 ent there as soon as possible . Rev James , in , s r pent a few months there and , on his emoval , Thomas Brady , an Irish local preacher , discharged for some time the duties of 1 21 preacher and pastor . Wm . Black visited it in 8 and found “ ” several persons alive to God . This community , greatly blessed 1 4 through the ministry of William Webb , in 8 2 , was made the 185 head of a separate circuit in 3 , under the pastoral care of

George W . Tuttle . The circuit included Petite Riviere , La Have , L aHave Crouse town W . Dublin , Islands , , Cherry Hill , Broad

Cove , Mount Pleasant , and Italy Cross . The ﬁrst Methodist church at L aHave Islands was built in 188 1 and occupied but

1 4 . . was not ﬁnished till 88 , under C M Tyler , being dedicated on 1 April 1th of that year . It became too small and a new church

t Octo c was built, under Geo . W . Whitman , and was dedica ed on

ﬁ . h e r 12 1 1 . . . . th , 9 3 , the preachers being Revs J S Cof n , G W

Whitman and A . Lund . The church cost A new church

th 1892 . . was dedicated at West Dublin on March 6 , , under J C

Ogden , the Rev . J . J . Teasdale being the preacher . A church 16th 1898 s was opened at Cherry Hill on March , , the preacher

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L a Ha ve — At 1 1 L aHave the Conference of 9 9, , West Dublin , Mount Pleasant and L aHave Islands were separated from Petite to Riviere form a new circuit, an excellent parsonage , purchased 1919 L aHave in , being at Pentz . had , at least, one visit from Wil liam Black which was attended by several conversions . Following The this , cottage meetings were organized in the community . Petite Riviere and L aHave communities were connected with the 1 4 Lunenburg circuit until 8 2. In those days it was common for L aHave s L H v people fro m to cross the We t a a e Ferry and , carry a ing their shoes in their h nds , to walk to Lunenburg to attend the Sunday services . 18 5 L aHave n e In 7 , the Church was built at Pe tz , on a sit s donated by Michael Wilkie , during the Petite Riviere pa torate t e of Thomas Rogers , the trus ees being David Wilkie , Georg

Re mb . Boehner , George Shader , James y , John Richard , and Wm

r . Pa n e tte . A beautiful memorial pulpit was dedicated in Sept 1 2 f h e 9 0, a brass tablet bearing the names o the young men of t d congregation w. ho sacriﬁced their lives for the liberty of the worl in the great war . From this congregation Rev . A . D . Richard 1 ( 924 President of the Alberta Conference) entered the ministry . H in r e s A ock Sn . e Here al o Rev . rthur , , found his est emed wif Boe n h r t ( Miss e ) . At West Dublin , the Methodis s worshipped of for a long time in a union church until , during the pastorate in William Purvis , an excellent Methodist Church was begun e 1889 and dedicat d in the following year . The names of Bailey , Bushe n Re mb a s Sperry , , Croft , y and Sponagle are mentioned being prominent workers in the church . in The late Rev . John L . Sponagle was born at West Dublin 1 24 ’ 8 , the wives o f Revs . W . H . Rackham and J . W . Bent (Spon Re mb Al ag le sisters) and of Rev . Percy Johnson (Miss y) of berta came from this community . At Mount Pleasant a union church was occupied by Angli c ans and Methodists for a long time . During the pastorate , at 1864 - 7 s Petite Riviere , of Rev . C . Lockhart ( 6 ) a very graciou revival occurred at Mount Pleasant and the Methodists decided to build a church for themselves and the present church was erect in ed . The ﬁ fty percent Methodist interest the union church was given over free of cha rge to their neighbors of the Church of

England . Since L aHave became a separate circuit the pastors have 1922 1 1 1 2 . : 9 . 9 0 . as follows 9 H . B Clarke C B Sinden ; , be , ; , enCo le . NOVA IS‘ OOTIA 119

L aHave was first visited by Methodist ministers from Petite Riviere services being held on every fifth Sunday until 18 79 when

Rev . John Johnson began to hold services there every third Sun a day in a school house . A gracious revival , during his pastor te , led to the building of a churc h which , although not internally 1 h 1 1 t 88 . . 8 finished , was opened for worship on Dec , , Mr Johnson being the preacher . A Sunday School was organized with Mrs . - six W . T . Greene as superintendent , seven teachers and fifty s- i scholars . A clas meeting of th rty members was also organized with Mrs . Greene as leader . The church was finished inte rnally in 1884 and reopened on 1 1th o . . April , during the past rate of C M Tyler , the preacher r being the Rev . Jos . G . Angwin . An Epwo th League was organ ize d 1 1891 during the term of Wm . Purvis ( 88 8 In , two men were appointed to the circuit and the Islands now had a preach ing service every Sunday . 12 1913 A new church was dedicated on Oct . th , , during the

ﬁ . pastorate of A . Lund , the preachers being Revs . J . S . Cof n , G

W . Whitman and A . Lund .

Lun e n b u — 1 He rg William B lac k visited Lunenburg in 783 . reported that a few persons were awakened and resolved to lead a religious life . There is no record of any other ministerial visit n 18 15 r r a u til when George O th , a Ge man sch oo l teacher , beg n to preach . At the following District Meeting he offered as a candi d ate and was accepted and was sent to Lunenburg . The few that

- Mr . Black had led to Christ thirty two years before must have h ad meetings among themselves for the number had increased to

. 1 thirty before Mr Orth was sent there in 18 6 . He preached in b oth German and English and was very successful in turning a 1 . 820 m ny to righteousness In , the number of members had

89. . 1 2 increased to Mr Orth continued there till 8 5 . In that year Mr . Black visited the town and preached in English , Mr . Orth repeating the sermons in German for some of the pe ople who c n ould not u derstand English . 1826 c During , the cir uit was without a preacher except for a few weeks in which the eloquent Matthew Richey tarried there m aking a profound impression upon the people . He was follow e d in 1827 by Thomas H . Davies , who , not understanding Ger difﬁculty man , found considerable in carrying on the work . In these early days the Lunenburg congregation was somewhat un1que in Maritime Methodism in that German was generally 120 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

t h preached , the firs preachers remained for eight years , and t e 1 preachers wore the gown until 8 50.

. 1828 b 1829 Mr Davies was followed in _ y John Marshall ; , 1831 ur 1 S . 833 George Miller ; , Henry Pope , , , John Snowball ; 1 835 . 1 3 8 7 . . 1 o 840 . , J Marshall ; , W E Shenst ne ; , W Webb ; in 1842 i ’ , great revivals took place at R tce y s Cove and Petite 1 4 8 3 . 1 4 . 1 4 8 6 . 8 9 . Riviere ; , T H Davies ; , W Wilson ; , R Morton ; 1 2 ll 1 8 5 . e dda 1 W 8 55 . . 858 1 1 , R ; , J F Bent ; , Jas . Hart ; 86 , 61 Charles Stewart , assisted in . by J . G . Bigney and in . 62 by A . 18 63 63 . Gray ; , James Buckley assisted in . by A Gray and in . 64 ’

B . 1 . O 6 . 8 5 . 18 6 by R Johnson ; , J J Teasdale ; 7 , G . O . Huestis ;

18 70 . 72 1 , Jos Gaetz , assisted in . by J . T . Baxendale ; 8 73 , R .

73 . . . 4 75 b Smith , assisted in by J T Baxendale , and in . 7 and . y H c in 1 k 8 76 . . o n A ; , Thos Rogers , assisted in . 76 by J . H . Davis a d

77 . 7 . h h r n 1 . 8 . S e e dso 1 2 in and by J W p ; 8 79, Alex . S . Tuttle ; 88 ,

n 1 . . 1 885 . 8 88 . . 1 1 Wm Brow ; , J Johnson ; , W H Langille ; 89 , J . J . 1 1 T 8 3 . 9 . 896 . M L ar easdale ; , J L Batty ; , B Hills and C . H . C . c 18 ‘ A 1 2 99 . . 90 . 1 05 . 1 ren ; , J Rogers ; , J Craig ; 9 , J Appleby ; 909, 1 12 9 . 1 1 1 . . 9 5 . . 1 . J P Anthony ; , D Farquhar ; , C E Crowell ; 9 8 , A 1 1 2 . 1 . 9 92 5 . R Reynolds ; , J Appleby ; , P . M Hartley . 1855 wa s Up till , Lunenburg part of the Petite Riviere cir

cuit . The old church on the hill was twice enlarged and after th e 1 5 The new church was opened , in 88 , the old one was torn down .

old parsonage was built about the same time as the old church . 24th 1885 It was destroyed by fire on January , , during the pas torat e of Wm . Brown . Arthur Ette r was killed by the falling of

a chimney . A new parsonage was built during the same year . During the pastorate of William Brown a splendid and large n e w e th church was erect d and dedicated on March 15th , 1885 , e

e . pr achers being Revs J . Gaetz , J . J . Teasdale , and G . O . Hues i t s . 1 In 890, David Smith presented the church with a pipe 1904 c organ , and , in , a new organ was installed . The Nova S otia 1 Conference was held in the new church in 885, and subsequent l 18 92 1901 1 14 y in , , and 9 . Many revivals have occurre d at Lunenburg and its variou s:

1 . appointments . A great work of grace occurred in 897 when the

. t i : pastor , B Hills , was assis ed by Messrs . Crossley and Hunter n an evangelistic campaign which added two hundred . and forty 1 i ’ e . 7 four to the memb rship of the church In 8 9, R tce y s Cove , . a Rive r ort ff fterwards called p , was set o as the head of a new cir wa ff 1 h “cuit . Mahone B ay s set o as a s eparate circuit in 883 wit ” to 1 i s a s ts asto . One be ent and , in 885, with A . C . Borden p r

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this circuit, Joel Ma der and Guy Mossman entered the ministry , and Miss Leone Winters entered the D e a coness work of the

Methodist Church .

After extensive renovation , the building of a chancel , install

ing of furnace and electric light , the church at Mahone Bay was

F . h e b t 1 0 . reopened on 5 , 9 5, during the pastorate of R Williams , t a d the preachers being Revs . A . D . Mor on and Jos . Gaetz , with in s e . dre ses the aft rnoon by Rev . Mr . Ramsay Rev . Mr

r . B own (Bpt ) and Rev . J . Gaetz .

’ Rive rp or t (forme rly Ritce y s C ove ) - The first Methodist preaching in this community was held in a school house in 18 19

r . the preacher being Rev . G . O th of Lunenburg Services con in t ue d to be thus held till 1843 when a small church was erected .

A larger one was built at Rose B ay and dedicated by Rev . G . O . ’ 1 1879 Ritce s Huestis in 867 . In , y Cove became the head of a t wa separa e circuit . In that year a parsonage was built and s Hockin first occupi e d by Arthur . For some time before this the assistant unorda ined preacher of the Lunenburg circuit resided t here . The present splendid church at Rose Bay was erec ed in 1 97 8 , at a cost of more than during the pastorate of O .

Gronlund . The old church was converted into a very well ar ranged Sunday School and social service hall and conne c ted with o f the new ediﬁce , completing one the finest church plants in the a 14th 1 confe rence . The dedication took pl ce on November , 897 ,

the preachers being Revs . J . L . Batty , B . Hills , and Jos . Gaetz . The people take great pride in their church and keep it in the t best of order . It is well equipped with indirect ligh ing and an

excellent pipe organ . Large congregations attend the services .

Capt . Sam Risser held the ofﬁce of circuit steward for about thirty years and Jacob Ritce y that of superintendent of Sunday

School for forty years . A new church at Fe ltze n South was built and dedicated in 1 889 . March of , the preacher being the Rev . Robt . Williams It ha s a n seating capacity of two hu dred . At Middle L aHave a new church was built in 18 72 un der the a s pastorate of Rev . Rich rd Smith at Lunenburg . It has a eat

ing capacity of two hundred and fifty . i 1 1 . Hock n 1 The following is the list of ministers : 8 79, A ; 88 , 1 4 . . 8 1 1 . o 8 . e 8 7 . 890 . D B Sc tt ; , G . O Hu stis ; 8 , R Williams ; , J L 1 893 . 1 1 9 . 8 9 . Batty : , W Ainley ; 895, O . Gronlund ; , J M Fisher ; 1 02 1 iv r ort 9 , J . Appleby ; in 904 the name was changed to R e p ; NlOVA S‘COTIA 123

1 1 12 1 14 . 9 . . 9 1 909 . 905, W . C . Perry ; , W Brown ; , J W Hobbs ; , W l 1 22 1 1 orn a l 1918 . . 9 Nightingale ; 9 6 , H . T . G ; , W H Rackham ; ,

1 2 . r 9 5 . . . P . M . Ha tley ; , W J Wright Mr Hobbs died on January

h 1 14 . e 9t , 9 , after an operation for appendicitis He was a gift d

Welshman , of great promise , but his sun went down while it was ye t no on at the age of 37 years , greatly lamented . J . Norman i tr m R tce y , of the Nova Scoti a Conference , entered the minis y fro this circuit .

N e e man — e w G r y This extensive circuit , formerly connect d 1 with Lunenburg , first appears in the Minutes in 8 63 with Sam 1 1 6 a t t 865 8 7 . uel M r in as pas or followed by , John Johnson ; , Benj 1 1 1 6 n d 8 7 . . a 70 J Johnson ; 8 9 . , supplied from Lunenburg ; , C Hockin 1 2 1 1 . 8 . 7 Parker ; 7 , James Scott ; 8 75, W . D Baines ; 8 6 , A ; 1 1 2 1 5 1 8 9 . 88 . 8 . . 88 7 7 , J Gee ; , J Sharp ; 8 , J W Howie ; , Supply

. 1 1 e mm n 0 . E d ve an 2 . . H e o . 89 . 89 (J . R Downey) , W H y ; , J B ; 1 1 1 1 00 893 . . 897 . . 89 . . 9 , J R Downey ; , A S Tuttle ; 9, J H Davis ; , ’ W Turn r 1 4 1 Brie n 1 11 90 . . a r 90 . . O 9 . . e 7 J . ; , W J B tlett ; , J W ; , 1 12 1 14 . 1 1 P . T Meek ; 9 , E . B aines ; 9 3 , Supply ; 9 , Percy Johnson ; 1 1 1 1924 9 8 . . 2 a 9 0 . 1923 . . , A R W llis ; , A J . Reynolds ; , J W Hird ; ;

G . W . Beck . ’ Barss r This circuit includes New Germany , Co ner , North ’ ﬁeld , Springﬁeld , New Canada , and Ohio (Simpson s Corner) . In the year 1891 Northfield appeared as a separate mission with

ill - 1 McNe r 893 . H . C . , but it was e united to New Germany in For a time there al so appe ared the LaHave Lumbering or 1 1 07 : 906 . . 9 Crossburn mission , as follows , A D Morton ; , Sup 1 1 908 . . 909 ply ; , J B Heal , , discontinued . 28th A new church was de dicated at New Canada on April , 18 78 i Hock n . . . , during the pastorate of A . by Rev J S Addy h ( C airman) . It cost was free from debt, and seated two hundred and fifty . A new church was dedicated at North the 12th 188 1 ﬁeld , during term of John Gee , on June , , the

. s preachers being Rev John John on , who introduced Methodism H ckin r wa s to that community , and Rev . A . o . A new chu ch ’ t Bars s r dedica ed at Co ner , during the pastorate of J . W . Turner , l oth 1903 on May , , the preachers being Revs . A . D . Morton , G .

. Hockin O Huestis , and A . (President) . — Bridge wa te r There is a tradition that William B lack preach

1 . i n ed here in May , 783 No doubt so me of the early in t n e ra ts in p assmg through tarried long enough to preach occasional ser 124 HIS TOR Y OF ME THODISM

1 5 . mons . In 85 , Joseph F Bent , stationed in Lunenburg , preached 1 1 here sometimes and in 86 , Charles Stewart made it a regular u preaching appointment of the Lunenb rg circuit . ’ De sBrisay s history of Lunenburg County says that a Metho

dist Church was commenced in 18 73 and finished in 1876 . Before this time services were held in the old school house and

in the Temperance Hall , and a Mr . Henry Meister also held

se rvices in what was called the Meiste r Hall . e Mr . Edward Artz , the oldest living resident in Bridgewat r ,

kept a record of events , and his record shows that the Methodist Church was commenced in 18 75 but in the Autumn of that year r the frame was blown down du ing a very heavy gale . The peo n 1 ple went to work again on January 22 d , 8 76 , and built the 23rd 18 76: Church which was opened on August , This record . is r Hockin r more reliable than the other . The Rev . A thur was p es ent at the opening services . Th“e Rev . John Cassidy preached in 2 1 : the morning from Matt . 7 , 5 The veil of the Temple was rent ” “ 4 in twain , and in the afternoon from Nehemiah 8 : 8 : And ” Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood , &c . At that time the Circuit consisted of the following appoint ’ r Se t ments : B idgewater , Summers ide (New Dayspring) , Baker s l u r ll t e me n t on e a . , Chelsea , Pentz Settlement , and C q Bank

Concerning the Summerside appointment , a record shows that Henry and Elizabeth Newcombe gave a piece of land and

contributed money for the building of a Temperance Hall , the

lower part of which was to be used for Worship . Before this

time , services were held in the attic of the Newcombe home on n rainy days and on the law on fine days . The Hall was built on ue ra ll in 188 1. Concerning the C q Bank appointment , a Union

Church was built here by the Baptists and Methodists . Mrs . J .

N . Rafuse was the collector and one of the leading workers . One incident worthy of note was her appeal to the blacksmith for h money . He was so pleased that e gave her all the money he had in his possession and the Church was eventually built on the

site of the shop where he worked . 1 About 859 a Sewing Circle was organized , which rendered

good service and which continues until this present . 18 5 In 6 , Edward Doran Davison came to Bridgewater from

Mill Village . It is said that no one ever went away from his ’ sBri house in need of anything that he could give . De say s his

tory says that Mr . Davison gave more in 25 years toward the e 2 rection of Churches than any other 0 men in the coun try . He

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cargo of lumber . While in London he purchased from a person there quite a large area of land near Yarmouth and returning he 1 1 engaged in farming and shipbuilding . In 8 0, he began holding meetings in a part of his large house at Hebron and soon a fter

began the building of a churc h . In answer to his earnest appeal

for a preacher , the assembled Wesleyan ministers sent Robert

Alder , a talented young preacher j ust out from England , to Yar in 1 1 6 . mouth , 8 , Captain Landers guaranteeing his expenses The ’ n latter was in England on Mr . Alder s arrival and the you g

preacher was for a time thrown on his own resources . He preach ed the first Methodist sermon in the community in the house of i ill ’ Wa tst Lewis at the foot of Lewis Lane . He only remained a fe w months but twelve members were received into church fel l w hi o s p . Amongst these appear the names of Lewis and Dane both representing inﬂuentia“l church workers in after days . ’ Smith s History says : In the absence of an immediate suc

cessor to Robert Alder, Captain Landers , on his return from

England , ﬁtted up a dwelling and invited Thomas D . Stokoe , t of Frederic on , to remove to Yarmouth as a preacher and school ’

t koe . teacher . For a time S o s ministry proved a blessing Dur 1 1 ing the autumn of 8 7 , William Croscombe , then at Liverpool , t visited the little church , baptizing ten persons and adminis ering ’ - 18 18 the Lord s supper . On the arrival of Thomas Payne , in , ar rangements were made for the purchase of a building previously used as a workshop , which was converted into a church . In this 18 19 r sanctuary , enlarged in , and subsequently fu nished with pews and galleries , the Methodists of Yarmouth continued to worship , . until increased numbers and wealth enabled them to ” sub stitute for it the larger and more elegant Providence Church . h 1 6 This new church was dedicated on August 5t , 8 0, the preach

f . ers of the day being Revs . Ingham Sutcli fe , J . B Likely and

Michael Pickles , the first two being the pastors and Mr . Pickles a former pastor . At the north end (Milton) a chapel was opened on Decem

8 th 1 . ber , 839, at the corner of Elm and Main Sts The dedication 1 4 e took place in 8 0. The pr sent Wesley Church was begun in

1864 . 12 a On Dec . th , a heavy g le blew down the spire , in course

o . of erection , and a t wer was built instead The church was dedi

cat d 22n d 1865 . . . e on Oct . , , the preachers being Revs Dr C De Pitb l ado Wolfe and C . B . . 1 1 1 1 i . 7 The follow ng have been the ministers : 8 6 , R Alder ; 8 , 1 1 1 8 18 . 9 9 . Supplied by T . D . Stokoe ; , Thos Payne ; , J Snowball ; NOVA SCOTIA 127

1921 . . 1 20 . . 9 , R H Crane ; Geo Millar For seven years , up till

1828 . , the church was supplied by a popular preacher , William W

Ashley , who was not regularly connected with the Conference , 1828 and whose removal caused some friction . Then follow , was William Smith ; for a year and a half Yarmouth supplied , on 1 832 . every third Sunday , by T . H . Davies from B arrington ; , W 1 1 McMurra 839 . D n l 1 4 836 . Mc o a d 83 . ; , Wm Webb ; , J y ; , C De

1 4 Sur . 8 6 . 1844 . r 184 1 . Wolfe ; , C Churchill ; , R Mo ton ; , H Pope , ;

1849 We ddall 1850 a 1851 . , R , ; , Rich rd Williams ; , W Wilson ; 1 57 . . w 8 1 5 1856 . 8 5, M . Pickles ; , M Pickles and C De olf ; , M

1 1859 . 58 . Pickles ; 8 , James England and Thomas B Smith ; , Geo 60 1 60 f . . 8 Johnson and Theo S . Richey ; , Ingham Sutcli fe and in 1 Pi l a 1 b d . 6 . . 2 . . t o 863 and . J B . Likely and 6 C B ; , J Prince and

4 . . 6 . . . 6 . in . 3 W C Brown and in J R Hart In 1865 the circuit was divided into Yarmouth North and

Yarmouth South . — Ya rmouth N orth (We s le y) The appointments to Wesley

w r 18 65 . . Church , after it became a separate charge , e e , W W 1 1 1 1 8 67 . 8 68 . r 8 7 . Perkins ; , H Daniel ; , Jas Ha t ; , J Lathern ; 1 1 2 1 . 8 73 . . 76 1 8 8 . 8 . 8 79 . , J A Rogers ; , J Read ; , J Lathern , , J A 1 1 1 1 . . 885 . 888 . . 89 Rogers ; , Jos Gaetz ; , J J Teasdale ; , W H 1 4 in 1 1 De sta t 1 90 . 89 . . d Langille ; , T J ; 898 , D . W . Johnson ; , W

1 1 1 11 . . 905 . . 0 . 9 . H Heartz ; , W G Lane ; 9 9, J Seller ; , A S Rogers ; 1 1 1 orn a ll 1 1 . 2 19 7 . . . G 9 5 . 9 , C B Sinden ; , W H . Langille ; , H T ; 1 2 9 5 . . n w , John H Freestone The e Wesley Church was dedicated 2n 1 l . 2 d 8 6 De o f e . on Oct , 5, the preachers being Revs . C . W , W Pi b l a W . Perkins (pastor) and C . B . t do . Amongst the names in ﬂue n tially connected with this con re ation e g g w re Killam , Cann , Lovitt , Allen , Burrell , Young ,

Dudman , Corning , Crowell , Law , Cook , Murphy , Gardner ,

Attwood , Bryant , Vickery , Davis , Johnson and Hood . Mr . C . H . r i t B yant and Mr . Edward Allen were , for many years , n urn , superintendent of the Sunday School . n a From this congregatio Miss (Dr . ) M ud Killam , after wards Mrs . (Rev . ) J . Neave , went to China as a missionary and ,

- after rendering splendid service , died in that far away ﬁeld . Miss f Ada Killam , her sister , has , for many years , been an e ficient missionary worker in Japan . In this congregation Rev . Dr .

Heartz found his devoted wi fe ( Miss Julia Killam) , aunt of the s two mi sionaries . ' 128 HI STORY OF MIE DHrODLSM

— Ya rmou th South (Provide n ce ) This church was dedicate d 1 860 . . ff . in August , , the preachers being Revs I Sutcli e , J B . 1 - 4 Likely and Mr . Pickles . It was enlarged in 883 , having four r teen feet and a chancel added to it, at a cost of f ee from 2 th 188 4 . 7 debt It was reopened on January , , during the pastor

o f . . . ate J A Rogers , the preachers being Revs . J . Shenton and J

J . Teasdale . A splendid new parsonage was built during the pas

e . 1 t rate of W . H Heartz and occupied in December , 891. The lot, valued at $700, was donated by a lady of the congregation . 1 893 . On Easter Sunday , W . H Heartz baptised thirty adults and received 63 into the church . e h 1 21 Providence Church was destroy d by fire on Feb . 27t , 9 , H i . ock n . during the pastorate of J G . Services were continued

h . t . . . in e Y M . C A hall Negotiations for a union of the Provi dence congregation with the Presbyterian and Congregational

Churches failed , but Providence and the Congregationalists uni ted , using the church of the latter R . M . Jost (Methodist) being

. T o 1 h 1 21 0t 9 . the ﬁrst pastor he union t ok place on July , The following were the pastors since Providence became a 1 1 65 . 8 6 H n i r : e n a 1 9 . separate charge 8 , J Prince ; 6 , J . G . g ; 86 , J 1 4 2 . . 1 1 8 7 8 7 . 8 5 7 . . Shenton ; , J L Sponagle ; , L Gaetz ; , J M Pike ; 1 1 1 . 8 878 . 8 . . 1 4 . tr th ar , J J Teasdale ; , W H Heartz ; 88 , J S o d ; 1 1 890 . . 1 88 7 . . 8 93 . . 1 , J M Fisher ; , W H Heartz ; , E B Moore ; 896 , 1 899 . 1902 . . . . 1 E E England ; , B Hills ; , W G Lane ; 905, J . P . An

1 . 1 11 909 . 9 . 1 1 thouy ; , R M Jost ; , C E . Crowell ; 9 5, W . Phillips ; 1 2 H ckin 1 21 9 0, J . G . o ; 9 , united Methodist and Congregational ’ - 1 22 Bri . J . O e n ist, R M . ost ; 9 , J W . . s e Mrs . ( Rev . ) James R . Hart (Miss Robert on) was a nativ

. an d of Yarmouth From this congregation Bradford J . Porter e Douglas G . Gu st entered the ministry of the Nova Scotia Con a ference , Mr . Guest , later , going to the United St tes . Miss Fuller

( daughter of Dr . Fuller) of this congregation became the wife of

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Rev . Frank Dickenson , missionary to China . Amongst the prom in e n t s names of this congregation were Lewi , Stoneman , Dane ,

Davison , Crosby , Robins , Guest , Rogers , Myers , Moses , Flint,

Cook , Lovitt, Chipman , Fuller , Richards . — Arca dia This community was connected with the old Yar 18 70 mouth circuit until when the Yarmouth East circuit , after Arcadia wa wards called , s organize d with Thomas Rogers as min h 1 1 . 9t 8 7 . ister The church at Arcadia was dedicated on July ,

w . The parsonage as built during the pastorate of C . M . Tyler

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1 H mm e n 1 4 900 . . e o 9 . 1 5 . 0 90 . H Toole ; , D B ; , W . M Ryan ; , W 1 1 11 cN e ill 1 1 . . 907 . 9 . . M . B M Parker ; , J Sharp ; , H C ; 9 3 , F i n Fr e s . 1 3 . gg , assisted by A . B Dewberry in . , Geo Rackham in 1 15 1 4 . . . 19 1 2 . 7 . . 0 . and J W Hughes in ; , W R Seeley ; 9 , J Baxter ; 1 24 9 , R . C . White . An attractive new church was dedicated at Hebron on July th 1 28 8 78 . . . , , during the pastorate of J L Dawson , the preachers being Revs . J . Taylor (President) , J . Read , and J . J . Teasdale . The cost was This church was destroyed by fire on 1 8 890. O Dec . th , The vestry of the new church was ccupied on l t 1 1 . 2 s Nov , 89 and in the following year the church was com l p e te d . Brenton and other places were detached from Hebron in 1884 e , forming a separate mission , and after a few years j oin d up

i b re - w th Port Maitland , but oth were connected with Hebron in 1911 so that the Hebron circuit included Hebron , Pembroke ,

Lake Darling , Brenton and Port Maitland . — Bre n tonf off This place , cut from Hebron , became the head w 1 4 . a s of a mission in 88 with I M . Mellish as pastor . It sup 1 1 1 1 4 . 8 . . 89 89 . 89 plied by D K Smith from 87 to . ; , C A Munro ; , 1 1 w 895 . . 89 . . 1 Supply ; , C M Mack ; 6 , H . D To nsend In 897 it was connected with Port Maitland . Mrs . (Rev . ) B . J . Porter

( Miss Clements) was born at Brenton . — Por t Ma itl a n d By the invitation of Reformed Baptists and 1 4 others , Methodist services were begun here in 89 , Jabez Apple 1897 by being appointed pastor . In , the mission took the name 1 of Port Maitland and Brenton . Then follow 899, J . W . Aikens ; 1 1 1 903 . . . 900 . . n 906 , J P A thony ; , G F . Mitchell ; , W J Wright ; 1 1 f 1 . 909 . . 0 , H B Clarke ; 9 , S Je ferson . This mission was discon i t n ue d in 1911 its appointments being connected with Hebron . — Barrin gtonf This community was visited by the intrepid 1 6 78 . e Freeborn Garrettson in He , with a com“panion , went ther on foot from Shelburne , through the woods , Indian file , over swamps without causeway , and over rivers and brooks unbridged w n save by a indfall , through mud and water . The people had bee warn“ed against him . A Calvinist minister wrote them that there was One Garrettso n going through the country who was a dan ” e rous e g Arminian . Reaching the head of the harbor th y announced that Garrettson would preach in the Old Meeting N OVA SCOTIA 1 31

House on that day an hour before sunset . This old church , the 1 65 frame of which was brought from New England in 7 , is still on standing , and is e of the very oldest church buildings in Can a ad . It was built by the earliest settlers , nearly all of whom were

- Congregationalists . It is four square , with small windows , high pulpit , and galleries , with box pews enclosed by doors . Only twenty came to hear Garrettson and none of them were cordial t enough to invite the strangers to their homes , but , af er the dis e rsion p , a kind woman who subsequently became a most devoted and useful member of the church returned and invited them to her home . On the following Sunday a hundred listened to the “ , ” r preacher but still looked ve y coldly upon him . After visiting some neighboring settlements , during the week , he came back the k next Sunday , a large congregation assembling , and such a wor

o . o f grace began as t uched almost every family . A church of fifty members was organized and four leaders and two stewards were appointed to watch over the interests of th e society . Thus t Methodism came to Barring on . Among these early converts w ere Doanes , Cofﬁns , Sargents , men of talent and education , who

(or their sons) , as magistrates , legislators , or local preachers , made a powerful impress for good upon the community and the country to which they belonged . One of the se , William Sargent , a grandson of John Sargent, one of the first converts and son of

- Winthrop Sargent , Esq . , a noted local preacher , entered the

Methodist ministry . He was a preacher and pastor of much promise but his career was soon cut short by tuberculosis which ended his earthly life while stationed at Bear River , on March 3 rd 18 77 36th hi , , in the year of his age , and the twelfth of s ministry . Howard P . Doane also entered the Nova Scotia Confer ence from this circuit and after years of faithful service re mov ed to the United States . This community was the scene of several wide - spread re viv 1 8 6 - als of religion . In 7 7 , under the ministry of James Mann ,

1807 . ﬁ fty members were added to the church . In , Mr Mann was t privileged to receive a large number into the church . Ex ensive revivals took place under Matthew Richey in 1828 and under r John McMur ay m 1844 . The Methodists worshipped in the Old Meeting House re r to 18 16 fe red for about thirty years , until when they erected a d church of their own . This was superseded by the present buil 1 ing opened in January , 866 . A new parsonage was built during the pastorate of Robert Wasson ( 18 68 132 HIS TORY OF ME THODIS M

1 1 In referring to the old chapel built in 8 6 Rev . Edwin “ , Crowell says : One piece of its furniture was a brass chandelier for presented by the famous John Wesley . This was unsuitable the lighting of the later chapel , and it was laid aside , but , with the introduction of electric lighting recently at B arrington Head , the Wesley chandelier was found to serve the purpose and ao ” cordin gly was installed again . At least two ministers died at Barrington during their pas r E d ve an 3 to ate there . The ﬁrst was W . H . y on September rd , The 1 1 4 26th . 90 , at the age of 8 , in the year of his ministry h second was James Lumsden who passed away on April 25t , 4t e 1 1 61 h . 9 5, aged , in the 3 year of his ministry Both of thes e devoted ministers were highly est emed . It is difﬁcult to give an exact list of the ministers previous to

1 rs a. 855, as in the earlier yea the appointments included such wide range of territory as is comprised in the whole of Yarmouth and Shelburne Counties . The following were either stationed at r n r Ba ri gton o supplied it from Shelburne : Garrettson , Crom Stockoe well , James Mann , Wm . Jessop , John Mann , Richard ;

Daniel Fidler , Wm . Bennett , John Cooper , A . C . Avard , J .

K l n . . n ow a , George Millar ; Henry Pope , M . Richey , T H Davies e W . Webb . Some of these were at Barrington or Shelburne mor ta 1839 . s than once . Beginning with , William E Shenstone was 1 4 tion e d at Barrington and remained four years . Then follow 8 3 1 44 - 46 1 46 R0 4 McMurra . 8 8 6 , John y and Henry Pope , Jnr , ; , 1 1 1 1 . 854 . land Morton ; 849, W . Wilson ; 85 , J . V Jost ; , R Wed

1 1 1 1 . 858 . 86 J . dall ; 855, C . Lockhart ; , Robt Duncan ; , Buckley , 64 2 1 Bre ttle . assisted in . 6 by R . M . Smith ; 863 , Elias , assisted in 1 6 s . 6 65 . 8 by W . W . Colpitts , in by C . W Dutcher ; , Thoma

67 . Smith , assisted in . 66 by C . W . Dutcher and in . by Wm Sar

1 1 . 868 . 8 68 gent ; , Robt Wasson , assisted in by Wm Sargent and e in . 69 by R . B . Mack who resided at Port La Tour , which becam

1 . 1 873 . a separate circuit in 18 70; 8 7 1, Jotham M . Fulton ; , J S fi 1 1 188 2 8 76 . H. . 8 . . Cof n ; , F W Pickles ; 79, Jas R Hart ; , Richard

1 1889 . 1 88 7 . Smith ; 885 , John Cassidy ; , J . R Borden ; , J Hale ; 1 E d ve an 1901 2 1 1 . . 896 . . 8 9 89 , C . Jost ; , C H Huestis ; 9 , W H y ; ,

1 2 1 1909 F. 90 . 6 . . John Johnson ; , D Hickey ; 90 , J W Prestwood ; , 1 1 Fri e n s 1 1 1 1 9 9 . . gg ; 9 3 , J . Lumsden ; 9 5, J . Astbury ; , H T Gor 1 1 4 2 1 2 . nall ; 9 , W . S . Loring ; 9 , W . I . Croft The appointments on this circuit are Barrington Head (the r parsonage is there) , Barrington Passage (neat M . church) , Bea r Point ( formerly Bare Point , Union church) , and Shag Harbo

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b u eing thus continued until May , when h ndreds had professed conversion . Further results were seen in the erection of several ” new churches at an early date . The ﬁrst Methodist church at Roseway was built about

18 25 . 18 77 b e In the year , a new church was built , the old one j ' mov d an d ing e used as a public hall . A new church was dedi cate d 6th 1883 at Roseway on May , , at a cost of Revs . i . Hock n R . Smith and A were the preachers and J . C . Ogden the pastor . This church was destroyed by a ﬁre which swept the 1911 village in the summer of . A new church was dedicated on r l 6th 1913 Fri e n Februa y , , at a cost of Rev . F . gg s , Chair man , being the preacher . A new church was dedicated at Black 26th 1890 Point on October , , during the pastorate of J . W . Shep

he rdson . . . , the Rev J J Teasdale , Chairman , being the preacher .

The church at N . E . Harbor was destroyed by ﬁre on February 1 1 n w 1 7th , 907 , and a e church was dedicated on February 6th , 1 Ban de 908 . . . , H G y, pastor , and Rev Dr . Heartz , the special preacher .

This circuit includes North East Harbor , Roseway , Black a ~ Point and Carleton Village on the mainland , and two island p — ’ p oin tme n ts Cape Negro Island and McNutt s Island . Carleton ’ Village and McNutt s Island were for many years connected with 1 1 this mission but , in 9 0, the Methodists there united with the Presbyterians and continued to be ministered to by the Clyde e 1 4 River Presbyterian minister until Sept mber , 92 , when Port Saxon was separated from the North East Harbor mission and a dded to the Presbyterian cause , and Carleton Village and Mc Nutt’ s Island were returned to the North East Harbor Methodist r 1914 . . . mission . In , the old parsonage , located at N E Harbo , was disposed of and a new one built at Ingomar in the immediate vicinity of the Black Point church . ute rb rid e 1886 ~ During the pastorate of W . A . O g , in , a gen eral revival of religion took place on this mission . The following is the list of pastors ? North East Harbor u appears in 18 62 bracketed with Shelburne with C . W . D tcher 1863 assistant and resident at N . E . Harbor . In , it appears as a 1 865 . . separate circuit with F . H . W . Pickles . Then follow , T D

1 4 . 1 8 7 . 1 . 1 . 87 . Hart ; 8 68 , R . H Taylor ; , W W Lodge ; , J W 1 883 . . 1 1 0 . . Howie ; 877 , J . Scott ; 88 , J C Ogden ; , J E Donkin ;

i h e h e rdson 1892 . r r . S 1 te b d e 1 9 . 88 6 , W . A . Ou g ; 88 , J W p ; , D

1 . 899 . 1 sd 1 . 8 . 896 Farquhar ; 95, J Lum en ; , J Phalen ; , J A Smith ; 1 Ban de 1908 6 . 90 . 1 1 . 903 . 190 , T . A . Bowen ; , G F Day ; , H G y ; , N OVA S COTIA 135

1 11 D ce r 1 1 1 9 . . 9 3 1 . . 9 7 A R Reynolds ; , A W y ; , A . M . Angus ; , 1 1 1920 9 8 . 1 22 J . G . Stones ; , A Thorpe ; , Supply (A . Armitage) 9 ,

G . F . Mitchell .

h e lb urn e— At n d S the e of the American revolutiona ry war ,

1783 . in the spring of , ten thousand loyalists and disbanded troop s landed at the head of the harbor of Port Raz oir and began th e w erection of a to n which they named Shelburne . Amongst the early settlers was Robert Barry , a man of influence , and a de voted Methodist who was destined to exercise a power for good in that and other communities on the South Shore of the pro ~ V 1783 ince . In June of that first year ( ) William Black visited this unsettled town and preached the first Methodist sermon ’ among the stumps in front of Robert Barry s tent , having a table for his pulpit . Charles White , another Methodist leader among the new settlers and who afterwards returned to the United

States , placed a room in a large building , which he erected for s s busine s purpo es , at the disposal of the Methodists for public ’ worship . After Wm . Black s visit regular services were for some time conducted by John Mann , one of the earliest itinerant preachers . Burchtown ' . a Mr Black visited , large negro settlement , six n n miles from Shelbur e , and was much pleased with the Christia life which he found among them . Their local spiritual leader “ ” was Old Moses , a crippled colored prea cher who had a marvel adve n ~ lous native eloquence . This colony , at the failure of the n ture of establishing a large town at Shelbur e , was transpo“rted 17 1 to Sierra Leone , Africa , in 9 , and it is supposed that Old ” Moses went with them . They carried the Christian religion with them into the dark continent from which their fathers were taken as slaves . The eloquent Freeborn Garrettson arrived at Shelburne in 1 August of 785 and the meeting room becoming too small , the t Anglican rector , who had been allowed the use of the Methodis e room whilst his own church was being built , invit d Garrettson it to preach in , which he did for three Sundays , when the vestry his men obj ected and Garrettson , driven from the church , took e stand upon a rock which is still point d out at the Cove , below ’ a o the town . In a short time White s building was enlarged to commodate four hundred persons , but it was still too small and G a rrettson proposed to the colored people to build a small place of worship for themselves at the north end of the town . During ’ ' 136 IJ - H S DOTR Y OF MJE DHODIJSM

the six weeks spent by Garrettson at Shelburne , he received on e

hundred and ﬁ fty persons into the membership . His work there was not carried on without considerable opposition and some times offensive interfere nce but the more the opposition the 1 greater became the success of his endeavor . The winter of 785

86 . 1 found Cromwell as pastor at Shelburne In 789, both Gar re ttson and Cromwell , who had rendered such splendid service

to Methodism in the province , returned to the United States . e ss o Boyd , Fisler , and J p are names of Methodist ministers which visited Shelburne and neighboring communitie s in the early fol 1 n lowing years . In 797 , Daniel Fidler was appointed to Shelbur e He and labored there with much success for nearly two years . a formed a church of thirty members at Sable River , following gracious revival . When the proj ect to build a large town at Shelburne failed e a general exodus from the place took place which , of cours , greatly deple ted the membership of the church , but Robert Barry remained and became the leader of the little band which con i - ~ t n ue d to meet in the sail loft in Ann street , ﬁtted up for the pur pos e with pulpit and benches . 4th 1804 s On the of September , , John Mann laid the found tion stone of the ﬁrst Methodist church erected in Shelburne . l 6th 1 6 i It was dedicate d on February , 80 , James Mann preach ng to a large congregation . For some years following the cause was e small and irregul arly supplied , but under the care of John Pop , 1 22 i sent there m 8 , the church was strengthened , only to be aga n I n weakened by the irregular service given it for several years . 1 l n 839, arrangements were made to have it visited at regular te rval s from B arrington .

This circuit , in recent years , included Middle Ohio , Lower

Ohio , Sandy Point , Jordan Ferry , East Jordan , Jordan Falls , and

Shelburne . At the ﬁrst ﬁve places the churches are union , open to all denominations . There are Methodist churches at Jordan 1873 74 Falls and Shelburne . The latter was built in and the

1 4 . former in 8 7 5, both during the pastorate of the Rev Paul in 18 76 Prestwood . The church at Jordan Ferry was opened , the

E D . preachers officiating being J . R . Borden (M ) , Miller (P and Mr . Goudy B ) There are three marble tablets on the vestry walls of the

i s . Shelburne church . One to the memory of Rev James Mann , 1820 ed who died at North East Harbor on Christmas Day , , ag

34th m . 70 years , and in the year of his inistry The second is in

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18 77 River where he died in March , , at the early age of 36 . He was succeeded by William Ainley during whose pastorate the church was begun but not ﬁnished until the pastorate of William

{Brown who followed him . It is said there was no well at the off rented parsonage and that Mr . Brown took his coat and

digged one and stoned it . John L . Dawson followed and notice having been given by the missionary authorities that grants l w wou d not be continued for rent of parsonage , a movement as

set on foot to build one which was accomplished so that W . H .

Langille , who succeeded Mr . Dawson , was able to occupy it when 1 ~ he went to the circuit in 88 5. Extended revivals occurred dur ing the pastorates of Mr . Dawson and Mr . Langille . During the pastorate of the latter the Methodist churc h at

Allendale was built . There was already a church there , known

as a Union Church (Baptist and Methodist) , but in some way the Baptists took full possession and the Methodists were left

out in the cold . By the splendid encouragement of Mr . J . R .

r . Ruggles , of Lockepo t , the church was built The whole interior was lathed in one day by Messrs . Ruggles , Langille , and men . th e from the community . As a sort of prophecy of union , pulpit and seats of the old Presbyterian Kirk of Lockeport were se cur d ed for this church . The family of George Wall gave splendi assistance to the cause in this community . e The largest outside appointment , on this circuit , is Littl wa s Harbor , much older as a Methodist ﬁeld than Lockeport . It e to early connect d with Liverpool , and the ministers would come Sable River and swim their horses across and then drive on to e arwate r e Little Harbor . Mr . Peter Sp , a talent d local preacher , resided here and kept the ﬁres burning in the absence of the min i r ~ ste s . He was also for a time a member of the provincial legis

l atur to . e . Late in life he removed Mahone Bay where he died fi 14 1889 The minutes of the quarterly of cial board , of March th , , an d record that J . Arthur Hart was licensed as a local preacher

George Wall was appointed an exhorter . 4 In April of 192 , the Methodists and Presbyterians of

Lockeport unite d and a ﬁne spirit of unity prevails .

Dr . Frank I rwin held the ofﬁces of recording Steward and th e Sunday School Superintendent for nine years ; J . R . Ruggles

te ﬁi . lat r o ce for four years and Wm . L Ringer has held the posi

- th e . tion for twenty two years . Dr . T . C . Lockwood has held For position of circuit Steward from 1899 to the present time .

. R . more than forty years , Dr . T . O. Lockwood and Mr . J Ruggles , NlOVA S-OOTIA 139 b oth old Mount Allison men , have lived at Lockeport and have b r een most loyal suppo ters and inspiring leaders in the Church . and both occupy prominent place s on the Board of the newly or n iz g a e d church . 1 The following is the list of pastors : 8 75, Wm . Sargent ; 1 1 1 1 . 2 885 876 , Wm . Ainley ; 8 79, Wm Brown ; 88 , J . L . Dawson ; , 1 8 1 1 1 8 9 8 . . . . 9 W . H Langille ; 8 88 , T . D . Hart ; , A C Borden ; , G

‘ 1 1 He mme n 1 4 . 897 . o 900 W . Whitman , 89 , C . E Crowell ; , D B . ; , 1 1 7 1 1 0 . . 90 . . 9 0 . W. G . F . Day ; 9 3 , C A Munro ; , B J Porter ; , J

1 1 1 . 1 1 1 2 . 9 3 9 6 . Hobbs ; 9 , R B . Thomas ; , E Baines ; , J Phalen ; 1 21 1 . 9 920 H . , S Bird (part of year supplied by Guy Mossman) ,

C 1 24 . ater Windsor ; 9 , United Methodist and Presbyterian , C

1 2 m. W 9 5 . . indsor ; , W H Rackha 14 0 HI ST ORY OF ME THODIS M

CHAPTER III

NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CONFERENCE

In the organization of the N . B . and P . E . I . Conference , which took place at the close of the last Conference of Eastern 3rd 1 4 British America , in Charlottetown , on Friday , July , 8 7 ,

r r. v . Rev . Hen y Pope , J , was elected President and Re . Duncan D

Currie , Secretary . The Conference had five districts as follows :

St . John , Fredericton , Sackville , St . Stephen , and Prince Edward m ~ Island , whose respective Chair en were Revs . H . Pope , H . Mc M art cC . . . . Keown , W . y , J Prince , and D D Currie , with Fin Sec i — r tar e s . . . . e . Revs R Duncan , R Wilson , Joseph Hart , Jas Taylor W e hwaite CO rt . and H . P . p The ministers elected to the first General Conference were r l Revs . H . Pope , J . , H . Pickard , C . Stewart, J . Tay or, D . D . Cur i Ke ri . Mc own . e , Jos . Hart , J . Pr nce and H It was reported that the Districts had elected the following

: . . laymen to General Conference Edward E Lockhart , Z Chip

man , Hon . L . A . Wilmot , A . Rowley , D . Allison , R . Luttrell ,

Hon . W . G . Strong , and G . R . Beer . Rev . H . Pickard was elect r ed to the Missionary Board and Rev . R . Duncan to the Transfe

Committee . Other prominent laymen appointed to committees were

Ralph Brecken , Mariner Wood , Hon . Judge Young , Joseph McPhe rson Prichard , Wm . A . Robertson , A . C . A . Salter , S . D . ,

w . . J . B . Snowball , A . A . Stockton , William E . Da son , C . H B

Fisher . This Conference entered upon its career with sixty - seven cir e r cuits , on which there were m mbers with on t ial ,

f - an d ﬁ ty nine minis ters , of whom eight were supernumeraries

- in cre a s twenty two probationers . In ten years these figures had

- s 188 4 r . ed so that at the econd union , in , there we e seventy eight

- circuits with members , and four hundred and ninety four - t su e rn ume r~ on trial , eighty nine minis ers , ten of them being p 1884 s aries and six probationers . In the union of , four minister , e 548 members and ﬁ fteen on trial , pr viously belonging to the r o the Bible Christian Church of Prince Edwa d Island , came int

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te re stin “ g account of the establishment of Methodism in St . John : 18th Among the loyalists who , on the day of May , in the year 1 783 , landed on the rugged shore where now is the market slip

' N B . of the city of St . John , . , there was a New Jersey Metho u dist whose name was Stephen H mbert . Through his earnest solicitations several Methodist ministers visite d the growing s town in its early years . The first re idents of St . John were ,

chiefly adherents of the Church of England . Henry Alline , and s o- - a few other called non conformist preachers , came , tarried a 24th brief period , held services , and went on their way . On the 1 1 of September , 79 , Rev . Abraham John Bishop arrived at St .

John . On the first Sunday after his arrival he preached . On the first Sabbath in October ( 1791) he organized a class - meeting

in a house owned by a Mr . John Kelly , on the corner of Char wa lotte and Princess Streets . Mrs . Cynthia Kelly , his wi fe , s

appointe d leader of the class . This was the beginning of Metho i d sm . in St. John 1 1 In November , 79 , Rev . William Black , then stationed in

Halifax , visited St. John . He desired to preach but the chief

magistrate , sometimes called the mayor , threatened him with imprisonment in the county j ail if he should thus ofﬁciate with out first obtaining special permission from the Governor of the i Prov nce .

— 1 Ge rmain Stre e t ( Q ue e n Squa re ) I n the early part of 792, the few Methodists of the town purchased ( for £200) a building a on the west s ide of Germ in Street, between Duke and Queen

Streets . This building was used for a number of years as the

local City Hall and Court House . In this building the services of the Church ‘ of England were held previous to the completion

of Trinity Church in 1791. The erection of the Germain Street Methodist Church was

attended with serious difﬁculties . The adherents of the cause were few , and those few possessed but limited financial resources . A site was secured on the north - east corner of Germain and ‘ H r l 1807 th o se ﬁe d Streets . In the winter of , the timber for e frame of a church forty - two by sixty feet was placed upon the

n . r grou d In Ap il of that year, Rev . Joshua Marsden held an open - air service on the site standing on a small rock in the , , “ : midst of the frame ready to be raised . His text was Upon this

rock I will build my Church , and the gates of hell shall not pre o n - h e vail against it . Some of the t w s people of t at day laugh d N E W BRU NSWI CK 143

at the small band of praying Methodists , for having attempted , a c in that enterprise , to do what they thought could never be complished . The church was completed in the following year ,

1 . . and on Christmas day , 808 , it was dedicated The Rev Wil liam Bennett preached the sermon and conducted the dedicatory services . This was the second place of worship built in St . John . ’ The old Trinity was the first . The old St . Andrew s Kirk was the third . n The Germain Street Church was enlarged , by the additio to its length of twenty feet , during the incumbency of Rev . 1 4 - - 3 . Sampson Busby , in 8 The school room , about twenty two by eighty feet , was built at the same time . On the occasion of c r n ti n 1 the o o o of Queen Victoria , in 838 , this school room was the largest public hall for social on secular meetings in St . John . On the day of the coronation of Victoria an enthus iastic meeting was held there with Judge Parker in the chair . Rev . Stephen B amford and other prominent public men of the city were the speakers of the day .

It will thus be seen that Queen Square , formerly Germain

Street , is the mother Church of Methodism in St . John , not only e n because it was the first , but also because it was through the e rgy and consecration of its members that Centenary and other use churches were inspired and erected . Prior to acquiring the 1 08 of the hall occupied previous to 8 , the congregation met in h ouse s an d private , it is interesting to note that the old mahogany table from which the ﬁrst sacrament was administered , a cen tury and a quarter ago , is still in possession of the church and is highly prized as a most interesting link with the past it being h the first altar of Methodism in t e city . This table was brought from New York by John Kelly who was among the Loyalists who 1 landed in St . John , in 783 , and in whose house the first Metho dist services in the city were held . 1808 The Church , dedicated in , continued to be used until r 1877 the terrible fi e of June , , swept it away also consuming

o . the great maj ority of the h mes of its people After the ﬁre , the congregation met for some time in Exmouth St . Church and later ’ was in Ring s Hall . Meanwhile a new lot purchased on Queen Square and in 18 78 the Sunday School Hall was finished and oc

i o cu e d . 18 79 p The church was completed in , the dedication tak 5th was ing place on Sunday , October , a most fitting day , as it s th e on the fir t Sunday in October that the Rev . Mr . Bishop held first Methodist service in the city . Rev . John Read was the 144 HI ST ORY OF ME TlHODIJSM

pastor . A morning prayer meeting was conducted by Rev . J . S .

. e . Addy The preachers of the day wer Revs Charles Stewart , D McKe wn D. . o , Hezekiah (President of the Conference) , and r D D . D . Currie . The Rev . Prof . John Bu wash , D . . , was the u preacher on the second S nday . The organ was presented b y

Mr . Joseph Bullock . 1809 - In , George Taylor , school teacher and local preacher , n orga ized , in old Germain Street Church , the first Sunday

School in the city . In the early days of Methodism there were ﬁ quite a number of most devoted and ef cient local preachers .

Such as George Taylor , John Ferguson , William Till , Samuel McKe e Hanford , Matthew Thomas , William Nesbit , Thomas Fum e ss , Peter Sleep , Thomas Hutchings and others , who proved themselves to be strong supporters of the pastors especially in the outlying portions of the city . This devoted congregation continues to emulate the enterprise and zeal of its founders .

Amongst its later lay workers might be mentioned Jas . and

Denis Sullivan , Wm . A . Robertson , Andrew Gilmour , John B .

Gaynor , John N . Moore , J . R . Woodburn , J . Williard and R .

u . rt . . . rr . or D ncan Smith , T . C Humbe , Hon G E King , Ha y G J dan , and Joseph Bullock . The Sunday School Superintendents of this Church have McL e od been , in order , as follows : Geo . Taylor, Alex . , Wm . Till ,

Wm . . . . Nesbit , Geo A Lockhart , Gilbert Ray , Geo Whittaker ,

r n . Edward E . Lockhart , T . C . Humbe t, J . R . Woodbur , J . W

Potts , J . R . Woodburn , J . Willard Smith , F . S . Thompson , R .

n . . . Du can Smith , Henry Thomas , R D . Smith , T . J . Gunn , C M

Lingley , R . D . Smith , N . A . Rogers .

- The following have been class leaders : Capt . Joseph Prich

ard , Harmon Trueman , John Benson , James Hale , Chas . Robin

n . . so , Thomas Gilmour , Jacob Wilson , Mrs . Wm Smith , Mrs i H r r . n n a . . (Rev . ) e g , Mrs Benson , Mrs Stewa t , Henry Maxwell 1 In a revival in 806 , under Joshua Marsden , one hundred were added to the church at a time when the population of the city was only Cottage meetings held by David Collins re l su te d in a great revival , and in evangelistic services held by 1 6 Rev . Howard Sprague in 87 many were added to the Church . From this Church Misses Minnie and Grace Robertson went as missionaries to Japan . Walter S . Thompson is engaged in mission work in England and Egbert Thompson is a me dical Mis sion ar 18 1 y . The centenary of this church was celebrated in 9 n 1 a d that of the Sunday School in 909.

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to r accommodate the crowds which thronged its se vices . Led by s their pa tor , a few brave spirits determined on the building o f a

second church . Three lots were purchased and a fourth donated r by Mr . John B . Gaynor , at the co ner of Wentworth and St. ’ George Streets , and work began . Smith s Hi sto ry says : On 16 1 38 Sunday a fternoon of July th , 8 , Enoch Wood preached from the floor of the building to about two thousand hearers 1 1 24 a . : 23 . sermon from Cor , A large company , gathered on n the grou ds the next day , witnessed the laying of the com er s E s tone by John Ferguson , q , one of the earliest Methodists of the city , to whom , more than any other layman , the building of ” l n the old church Germain Street was due . The new church was completed and dedicated on August 18th 1839 , , at a cost , inclusive of land , of As this was the centennial year of Methodism , the new church was given the

name of Centenary . The preachers , at the dedication , were

Revs . Matthew Richey , William Croscombe and Robert Alder . “ , 1 4 1 In 8 , the school room and class rooms were finished , and ~ on the morning of Christmas of that year the new bell , the beav in .iest in the city , rang out its rich , deep tenor its ﬁrst j oyous ” 18 5 peals . In the year 6 , the church was damaged by fire but 1 re h . 8 7 t e loss was fully covered by insurance In 5, extensive pairs were made at a cost of This church was destroyed

. 1 by the terrible fire which swept over the city in June of 877 , when three Methodist Churches and two parsonages were con

sumed , Centenary in the number . Notwithstanding that

- of the people of the city , including nine tenths of the Cen

te n ary congregation , were burnt out of house and home , prompt

and heroic measures were taken to rebuild , the congregation meanwhile worshipping in the Sunday School room of Exmouth n w Street Church . Two e lots were purchased and added to the 17th 18 78 former site . On November , , the spacious School Room

was opened for service , the preachers being Rev . Joseph Hart ,

President of the Conference , in the morning , Rev . Mr . Mitchell ,

of St . Andrews , in the evening , and Rev . John Allison , a former

r . pastor , in the afte noon The magniﬁcent stone Church , of Cathe ﬁn dral size and appearance , bulit at a cost of was 2n 1 2 wa s i he d 2 d 88 . s and dedicate d on August , It announced

D D. that the Rev . Dr . George Douglas , . , the famous blind

preache r , would be one of the preachers , but he was prevented

coming by illness . The morning preacher was the Rev . Dr . J .

Lathern , the evening service being taken by the Rev . D . D . NE W BRUN SWI CK 147

u s . e C rrie , who was the pa tor In the afternoon , the speakers wer

hn o . W. Revs . Dr . H . Pope Jnr . , Jo Read , Job Shent n , and W

- Lodge . A special semi centennial celebration was held , beginn h 1 an d ing on the 19t of August , 8 89, continuing through the week

the next Sunday . The preachers , on the first Sunday , were Revs .

~ William Dobson and Howard Sprague , and , on the second , Bis hop Newman of the Methodist Epi scopal Church of the United

h . e a t . St tes . At one of e meetings Mr George A Henderson gav

an historical address on early Methodism in the city . Mr . Rich

ard W . Thorne , sen ior trustee and Mr . James Sullivan , senior ff me m~ member of the quarterly o icial board , presented a j ubilee orial tablet inscribed : This tablet is erected on the occasion of the j ubilee celebration in grateful recognition of the faith ful ser vices of the pastors who for fifty years have ministered unto thi s ” congregation . Many important and impre ssive patriotic and public reli i us g o services have been held in this spacious Church . Among them were the revival services conducted by Crossley and Hun ter the effects of which were felt through the whole city ; the

Centennial celebration of the landing of the Loyalists , and the 2oth midnight services which ushered in the century . During , the pastorate of Rev . G . M . Campbell , a large picture of the church and its minis ters was unveiled and now hangs upon the wall of the Sunday School hall . The ministers who have served in the 1 4 1 1 9 . 8 pastorate of the church are as follows : 83 , F Smallwood ; , 1 4 f 1 4 . . 8 2 1846 8 9 S D Rice ; , Enoch Wood ; , Ingham Sutcli fe ; , 1 1 1 5 852 . . 8 6 Robert Cooney ; , John Allison ; 853 , W T Cardy ; , 1 . . 859 1 T M Albrighton ; , William Wilson ; 863 , Matthew Richey ; 1 1 8 64 . . 1 6 6 , J R Narraway ; 8 6 , James England ; 8 8 , John Lath

1 1 . 1 1 3 . 8 6 d 8 7 . 8 7 7 ern ; , D D Currie ; , Henry Pope , Jnr ; , Howar 18 79 1 1883 880 . . Sprague ; , Joseph Hart ; , D D Currie ; , William 1 1 1 1 8 86 . . 8 89 Dobson ; , W W Brewer ; 89, Edwin Evans ; , How 18 1 1 95 . . 90 1 6 . . ard Sprague ; , J J Teasdale ; 89 , John Read ; , G M 1 1 1 905 908 . 912 Campbell ; Howard Sprague ; , C . R Flanders ; ,

. 1 1 . 9 3 . . 1 1 J L Dawson ; , W H Barraclough ; 9 7 , H . A . Goodwin ; 1 21 9 . . , Robt G Fulton . 5th 1899 On December , , a splendid new organ was dedicated . J Mr . oseph Allison , of Manchester , Robertson , and Allison , purchased the ﬁne former residence of Gilbert Murdock , on

St. Princess , and presented it , as a parsonage , to the Church . This was occupied till 1924 when it was sold and another house se cured on Leinster Street . 148 HI ST ORY OF ME THODIS M

The following laymen have been prominent in the life of : ‘ this church John Ferguson , John B . Gaynor , William Till , L e n r David Collins , Henry Marshall , Edward Lloyd , Peter s e ,

Dennis and James Sullivan , John Fraser , Wm . and R . Whiteside ,

. T . E . T . Knowles , G . Roy , Aaron Eaton , John and Samuel Gard ner , James Smith , R . W . Thorne , Mark Varley , George King ,

Wm . Hamilton , Joseph Prichard , J . J . Munro , Samuel Bayard ,

George Whittaker , Jacob Wilson , J . Dougan , G . A . Lockhart,

John Jenkins , Gilbert Bent , J . V . Troop , Wm . Wright , Edwin

MoA . Frost, J . Hutchings , J . E . Irvine , Joseph Allison , Judge M L u hlin c a . Henderson , D . J . g and many worthy successors

E xmou th St e e t— 1820 t r As early as , the si e on which the church and parsonage stand was secured by trustees for the 1 Wesleyan Methodist Church , but it was not till August , 855, t that , under the direction of Rev . Charles S ewart , definite steps Th e - were taken towards the erection of a Church . corner stone 12 o . . . was laid n January th by Rev Dr M Richey , assisted by ’ M Murr R d c a r . Revs . Knight , John y and Charles Stewa t Dur

ing the building of the church , services were held in many places

in the homes of the people and in Benevolent Hall , on Waterloo McL au hlin Street , provided by D . J . g of Centenary Church . th 1 The Church was ﬁnished and dedicated on January 3o , 857 , 1 64 e . 8 Rev . Dr . Richey b ing the preacher In , chiefly through f the ef orts of Aaron Eaton , the present parsonage was erected at a cost of The church became a separate circuit in 1867 1 ~ i . 8 72 w th the Rev . W . H . Heartz as pastor In , during the pas t D in sta e . torate . e d of Rev . T . J , extensive alt rations were made the church being raised and a basement built at a cost of The church escaped the fire of 18 77 and for a time the congre ion g at s of Germain St . and Centenary Churches worshipped McKe own r t t . there . Du ing the pas ora e of Rev Hezekiah , branch Sunday Schools and preaching services were revived at Drury e Cove , Cold Brook , and Golden Grove , and during the pastorat 1887 w of Rev . R . Wilson , in , evangelistic ork was undertaken at 1859 Marsh Bridge . A Sunday School was organized there in r and was afte rwards held in the galle y of the church , and later 1 2 on Brussels Street in a school room built in 86 for the purpose .

William Warwick was the ﬁrst superintendent . This church — has given eight men to the Christian ministry John Ellis , W . C

Matthews , C . H . Manaton , W . J . Buchanan , Wm . Bennett , Wm .

ll . aude . . V , W . B . Tennant, and H E Thomas

150 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM the following Sunday the congregation worshipped in the open

. t air with the Rev W . Allen , the pas or , standing on a rock near where the parsonage was built . , With heroic courage it was de n e w e h cided to rebuild and the church was dedicated on Jun 5t , 1 42 8 . He n n i r , the preachers being Revs Miller , g a , and Bam ford . Prospe rity again prevailed and continued until October 2oth 18 7 , 7 , when both church and parsonage were destroyed by

ﬁre . Many other buildings were consumed and the circumstan ces were especially distressing coming so soon after the desolat s ing fire of June , of the same year , when uch a large portion of an d the city was destroyed . The Rev . S . T . Teed was the pastor he and his stricken people found a sanctuary in Zion Church

. e through the kin“dness of Mr Robert Re d . But the brave peo ” ple again said Let us arise and build , and on the 19th of June ,

18 78 - d , the corner stone of another church was laid by Sir Leonar

. o th Tilley The basement was ﬁnished and ccupied on Dec . 29 , 1 78 s r 8 , the preachers being Rev . Jo eph Ha t and Rev . Dr . Wat a ers (Presbyterian) , a pl tform service being held in the after

. . an d noon addressed by Revs S T . Teed , Benj amin Chappell ,

Dr . Pope . The Church was completed , during the pastorate of 19 188 1 Rev . B . Chappell , and was dedicated on October th , , the preachers being Revs . Robert Duncan and Mr . Corey (Baptist)

w . s ith afte rnoon addresses by Revs . J . S . Addy , A . T Teed , Sila

James and Thomas Marshall . To Methodism belongs the honor of having built the ﬁrst place of worship in Portland . The church has continued to grow until it occupies a large and influential place in the city . During . ’ o 1922 s H . B . Clarke s past rate ( ) very extensive improvement were made at a cost of new heating and lighting being introduced . At the reopening the preachers were Revs . R . G . McC on n e ll Fulton and J . W . , both of them being natives of St

John .

1 . Previous to 838 , Portland was worked as part o f the St 1 h as n John North circuit . Since 838 , the pastoral record bee ,

1 1 1 1842 . as follows : 838 , Enoch Wood ; 84 , George Millar ; , Wm 1 4 1 84 7 . 18 3 . 6 . Temple ; , M Pickles ; 84 , F Smallwood ; , A Mc 1 1 9 1 0 . 853 . Nutt ; 84 , Sampson Busby ; 85 , Wm Smith ; , Wm 1 6 1859 18 61 Smithson ; 85 , John Snowball ; , James England ; ,

1 f 1866 . . John Prince ; 863 , Ingham Sutcli fe ; , J R Narraway ;

1 69 1 0 18 73 . 8 , Matthew Richey ; 8 7 . Howard Sprague ; , Robt 1 2 1 1 79 88 . . n 8 . Du can ; 8 76 , S . T . Teed ; , B Chappell ; , R S Crisp ; Ti itt 1 1 1891 . 885 888 . . , Edwin Evans ; , F H . W Pickles ; , Wm pp ; N E W BRUN SWICK 151

4 1 1 2 1 189 . e 897 90 . 906 , W P nna ; , Geo . Steel ; , S Howard ; , Neil McL auchl an 1 1 1 12 1 14 9 0 . . 9 . ; , H D Marr ; , Henry Pierce ; 9 , M L uchl an 1 2 l . 1916 Mc a 9 0 1923 E Couron ; , Neil ; , H . B . C arke ; ,

H . A . Goodwin . The following laymen h ave been influentially connected with the history of this church : John Owens , James Jordan , John B He an s Edwards , Charles ages , Gilbert and Thomas Jordan , Mr .

(leader of the choir) , Bartlett Lingley (a fter whom Lingley Hall at Mt . Allison was called) , Andrew Anderson ; Wm . Murray M K . c e ( class leader) , Andrew Myles , Dr James Williams , Wm . e ,

Robert Maxwell , Joseph Lingley , Francis Stubbs ( useful local r‘ i preacher) , Henry Pratt , Moses Tuck ( fathe of Chief Just ce

. i n Tuck) , Wm Ruddock , John Bradley , James Harr s , a d others whose names are in the Book of Life .

Carle ton —I n the early days , services were held in a union 1 42 meeting house at the head of King Street . In May , 8 , a Sun day School was organized . In that year , Carleton and Long e Reach app ar as a circuit . Previous to that they were appoint ments of Portland . The ﬁrst Methodist church was dedicate d 1 1 in 88 . When the Sunday School was organized there were eighty - three pupils and in three months they had increased to n ehundred and seventy - three under the leadership of Robert ga ter . Laymen prominent in the life of the church are : Enoch

Thompson , J . K . Taylor , Capt . Holder , Solomon Long , W . D .

Baskin , H . J . Olive , Charles Brown , Dr . Day , Andrew B uist,

Wm . Johnston , Beverley Belyea , John Lister .

Among the early ministers were Revs . S . D . Rice , Robert 1 5 Cooney , and Henry Daniel . Beginning with 8 7 , they were as ’ : R d 185 1 60 8 . . follows Smith ; 9, E . Botterell ; , J R Narraway ; 18 2 M K 1 6 . c e own 6 1 6 8 5 8 8 . . , H ; , G . O . Huestis ; , S F Huestis ; 1 1 1 8 70 . 8 73 8 76 . , R Duncan ; , Samuel Sprague ; , S R . Ackman ; 1 8 . ll 1 4 78 . e dda 1 1 W 88 88 . . , R W ; , W . W . Lodge ; , J W Wadman ; 18 7 1 1 2 8 889 89 . . , Thomas Marshall ; , R . S . Crisp ; , C H Paisley ; 18 1 95 . 1 1 r . 897 . 90 , F H W . Pickles ; , Wm Penna ; , Hen y Penna ; 1 4 90 . 1 1 11 907 . 9 . 1 15 . 9 , H D Marr ; , J Heaney ; , H E . Thomas ; , 1 . 1 22 . 1 9 . . . E A Westmoreland ; 9 9, J . Heaney ; , F T Bertram

Zion — John Owens , the founder of Zion Church , was a weal thy citizen of Portland and a member of the church there b ut l eft it because of the introduction of instrumental music . Zion 152 HI STORY OF ME THODIS M

was 25 1858 dedicated on July , , the preacher being the Rev . Dr .

. t Donald , of St Andrews church . Trus ees were appointed and empowered to employ ministers from any evangelical denomina e r tion . Aft r a checkered ca eer , it was used for some years as an

art gallery until , by legislation , it passed to the Methodist

. 15 1 a. church Possession was taken on October th , 893 , when s Sunday School was organized , and public ervice held by Revs .

G . M . Campbell , J . J . Teasdale , and Robt . Wilson . The Art h collection was deposited at Mount Allison . In rearranging t e

building for public worship , Mrs . Thomas Robinson made most

. 1 generous contribution The dedication took place on June 4th , 1896 . s , the preachers being Revs J . J . Teasdale and Dr . Gate r (Baptist) . In the afte noon addresse s were made by Revs . F . A .

Wightman , J . Shenton , T . Marshall , W . Penna , and Robt . Wilson , h ~ the pastor . The ministers , since it was taken over by the Met o t 1 1 : 893 . 5 dis church , have been as follows , R Wilson ; 90 , Thos . 1 06 1 e in 1 9 909 . . D stadt 1 Pierce ; , James Crisp ; , T J ; 9 0, W . Law on 1 14 1 1 s 9 . . s 1 1 9 6 . 9 . . ; , J B Champion ; , Tho Hicks ; 7 , F E Booth 1 20 1 1919 . . C on ron 9 21 9 . . royd ; , M E ; , S . Howard ; , J K King ; 1 2 3 . . 9 , G Orman — Ca rmarthe n Stre e t This church is the result of a mission

established in the south end of St . John under the inspiration and

g uidance of the Rev . C . Stewart , in which he found willing help 1 - 868 69. ers from the older churches . This was in The ﬁrst service was held in the open from the door step of a saloon with

the consent of the owner . Other services were held in a hall on

Wentworth Street until James Whiteside , of Centenary Church donated a large piece of land on which a building was soon

erected . Rev . Wm . Woods , who afterwards went to the United h t . States , was e ﬁrst pastor , and the church was largely attended

Evangelistic services , held by him and by Wm . Maggs and Wm .

s . Lawson , his succes ors , were attended with much success The Gospel of Jesus Christ has won many notable trophies in this

mission . Miss Crombie , former missionary to Japan , went out s s from this church . Through its ofﬁcial board everal preacher a Two entered the ministry and went to the United St tes . of

them were Alan Hudson and Wm . Woods , both men of much On e n ability . e young man also went out into the Pr sbyteria

ministry . 1 The ﬁrst church was destroyed in the ﬁre of 8 77 . The 6th 1878 basement of the new church was occupied on October , ,

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We stﬁ e ld history , this circuit included Fairville , , Grand Bay , Pis arin co L e re aux e . South Bay , , Musquash , p and St . G orge In 1923 extensive repairs were made to the Fairville church at a cost of The following ministers have been stationed at Fairville : 1 1 2 859 . 86 . 1 863 . 1 6 , R Wilson ; , R H . Taylor ; , J Shenton ; 8 6 , J . 1 1 . 0 . e rthwait 868 . 87 C ow e G Angwin ; , D Chapman ; , H P . p ; 1 1 4 1 8 73 . 8 7 . . 6 1 8 7 . . , J Prince ; , S T Teed ; , J S Phinney ; 8 79, W . 1 1 1 . 88 . 884 1 8 7 . . W Lodge ; , J Seller ; , T . Marshall ; 8 , S H Rice ;

1 9 . 1 2 4 r 8 0 . 89 . 1 1 , W W Lodge ; , D Chapman ; 89 , J . C . Be rie ; 896 , 1 1 1 . 9 2 1 4 . 0 . . G W . Fisher ; 90 , J Shenton ; 0 , W . J . Kirby ; 9 , G M 1 in st 1 1 1 905 . . De adt . 9 3 . Young ; , T J ; 909 , G A . Ross ; , G Earle ; 1 1 1 21 1 2 9 7 . 9 . 9 5 . . , T Marshall ; , J M . Rice ; , J J . Pinkerton From the beginning Fairville has been fortunate in the possession of earnest Christian men and women as able and will ing helpers of its pastors . The following is the list of Sunday

School Superintendents : Robert Fair , John Mealey , J . W . Stout - ﬁv e o . ( for about twenty years) , Robert Irvine , Jeremiah St ut , S

A . Worrell , Harry Allingham , O . D . Hanson , David Linton , H . Mc avour C . Marshall Stout , William ’ f Hon . J . D . Lewin s name and memory are ine faceable from m the history of the Fairville church . Jeremiah Stout was influe i ll t a y a ss ociate d with the church almost from its organization , filling m any important offices but especially useful as a most effi cient choir leader and musical director in the Sunday School . Through his Splendid leadership the Fairville church became note d for the excellence of its music . His worthy sons , Stanley and Marshall , continued the fine service which he began . Mr . William McCavour has for many years been a cheerful and gen

- e rou s contributor to the success of the church as class leader , w Sunday School Superintendent , and active Christian orker , nor has his inte rest been conﬁned to the local church . The mission ary cause has always called forth his sympathy and generous support . Amongst other leaders , not already mentioned , appear w the names of Perry Kelly , Benj . L . Ward , Harry L . C . S eet , l . . Cou e Samuel and W . J . Linton , Edward Kirkpatrick , S T g , e s Wm . Bonnell , Walt r Cooper , Grey Townsend , and Me dames McCav H . M . Stout , S . H . Shaw , J . A . Long , J . Johnston , Wm .

Wom e ll . our , S . A . , David Linton , E Kirkpatrick , Joshua Chees r man , Daniel Crosby , Misses Ella Low y , Muriel Kirkpatrick , Mc l an Audrey C o g .

Leonard J . Wason , a native of Bath , England , united with NE W B RUN SWI CK 155

‘ b e c . ame a the Fairville church during the pastorate of S H . Rice , local preacher , and entered the ministry of the N . B . and P . E .

I . Conference . A noted revival occurred in this congregation 1 4 - 8 6 . during the pastorate of S . T . Teed , 7 7

Sil ve r Fa lls— This circuit was first known as St . John

County Mission and included Rothesay , Milledgeville , Crouch ville , Red Head , Silver Falls , Golden Grove , Brookville , and Mis e c . I n p After a time it was called the Courtenay Bay circuit . 1 8 79 . . , D D Moore was appointed as the first resident pastor . s Mr . Thomas Stubb , a devoted local preacher , had held services 1 1 8 7 . 19 in those communities as early as In 03 , a parsonage was 1 11 built at a cost of In 9 , the name of the circuit was e ica changed to Silver Falls . The church at Silver Falls was d d t d ou 11th 1 s . e July , 886 , when Rev . R . Opie was pa tor The preachers for the day were Revs . R . Wilson and J . Read . On 15 1911 January th , , under the pastorate of Rev . J . B . Champion , 1 a church at Brookville , which cost to seat 50, was dedi cate d th , free from debt, e preachers being Revs . Dr . Flanders ,

W . W . Brewer , and Angus A . Graham . A new church was also dedicated at Little River , during the pastorate of Rev . J . J . Pink th 1 14 r 5 . . . s e ton , on July , 9 , the preachers being Revs H E Thoma

s . and George Steel , afternoon addres es being delivered by Revs

J . J . Teasdale , W . H . B arraclough , and W . G . Lane . 1 188 1 : 8 79 . . The pastoral list is as follows , D D Moore ; , 1 2 . . 88 . 18 4 . 1 . 8 . 88 7 J S Gregg ; , T Pierce ; , R Opie ; , T L Williams ; 1 1 8 0 . . 9 893 1895 . . , I N Parker ; , W . H . B ryenton ; , W B Tennant ; 1 ' A e rs 1 1 90 1 4 1 . . 900 . 07 G . . 9 , y ; , H . D Marr ; 90 , J Heaney ; , A E 1 11 1 1 t 1 . 9 8 . . 9 . . 1 5 . Chapman ; , J J Pinker on ; 9 , G N Somers ; , J B 1 2 21 . 1 4 9 . 9 . Gough ; , L J Wason ; , Hugh Miller

The trustee board in 1906 consisted of Samuel Creighton , B c e an . L L e . M . . E J . Young , Jordan , C . H . Bustin , R . D . , W B

Tennant , Wm . Adams , Henry Anthony , Frederick B lacklock and

E . T . C . Knowles . — Suss e x The Sussex Vale country was visited by Methodist 2 1 9 . itinerant preachers as early as 7 , one of the ﬁrst being Wm

P . Earley , who met with much persecution , his life being threat ened on more than one occasion so that he had to hide in barns and cellars to escape the godly Anglicans who threatened to kill him for preaching the gospel of salvation . Had he been Episcopally ordained he might have known nothing about godli 156 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM

v ness and yet had full liberty to preach , e en though he proceeded r to get drunk at the conclusion of the service . The a rogance and persecuting spirit of Anglicanism , with its attempted sup pression of the free proclamation of the Gospel in this free coun ~ try , is little to its credit . 1827 e In , several places were grouped together in Sussex Val to form a circuit with the Rev . Michael Pickles , a young man e j ust recently out from England , as its first minister . For som years the work was carried on in an unfriendly atmosphere , but 1845- 46 gradually better counsels prevailed and , during the year , a gracious revival broke out during the ministry of Rev . William th e Allen followed by many additions to e church . There wer ’ now churches at Pleasant Valley , Smith s Creek , and Millstream , with other preaching appointments at five school - houses and as 1 1 1 4 ~ many private dwellings . In 85 and 85 successful camp ’ meetings were held at Sussex and Smith s Creek , the first adding

125 and the second 200 to the membership of the church . In 1 4 6 was 8 , during the pastorate of William Allen , the parsonage s built at a cost of £3 19 . The church at Su sex was situated a mile above th e town until the pastorate of Rev . W . W . Brewer , when it was moved into town and thoroughly renovated , at a cost 2 rd 1884 of the reopening taking place on November 3 , . the preachers being Revs . R . Wilson , J . Prince , and Dr . Sprague . 1905 Later , improvements were made in , the reopening taking

1 th 1 5. place on December 9 , 90

This circuit , widely extended , had sometimes more than one minister . Amongst the assistant ministers were James Burns , C OW e rth W . Alcorn , James Tweedy , Theophilus Richey , H . P . p

t ...... wai e , A H Webb . R . A Daniel , G M Campbell , F Frizzle , and : J . E . Shanklin . The superintendent ministers were as follows 1832 1 . 1 2 1 1 . 8 . 29 . 83 7 , M Pickles ; 8 , Wm Murray ; , J F Bent ; ,

1 1836 . . 1 4 . 5 . Geo . Johnson ; 83 , H Daniel ; 83 , M Pickles ; , W C

1 Ma te r 184 1 1842 . 839 . Mc s Beals ; , S ; , Peter Sleep ; , D Jennings ;

- 1 1 4 8 53 . 1 44 4 9 . 1 8 . 84 . 3 , Supply ; 8 5, Wm Allen ; , J F Bent ; , J ’ r 1865 Alle n 1 R d 1862 DD . 185 W. 895 Prince ; 6 , ; , Smith ; , Cur ie ; ,

1 18 72 . 1 Mc arth 8 70 . . C G B . Payson ; 868 , W . y ; , C Lockhart ; , C 1 1 1 88 . 1 8 78 . . W . Dutcher ; 8 75, J . Prince ; , J F Betts ; , H Mc

1 188 8 . 1 2 88 5 . . Keown ; 88 , W . W . Brewer ; , J C Berrie ; , A Lucas ;

1895 . . 1 1 1 4 . 89 , James Crisp ; 89 , W Maggs ; , C W Hamilton ; 1 906 . . 1 1902 . . 899, G . C . P . Palmer ; , J B Gough ; , J A Rogers ; 1 21 1 . 9 19 7 . 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 9 0, J L Dawson ; 9 3 , H C Rice ; , J M Rice ; ,

Geo . F . Dawson .

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2md at Irish Settlement was dedicated on Thursday , February , 1888 , the preachers being Revs . W . Maggs and J . C . Berrie , Mr .

Berrie also lecturing in the evening . The church at Be lle isle Creek was opened on January 17th but not dedicated on that

. Sunday because of the storm The preachers were Revs . C .

Comben and D . B . Bailey , with an impressive evangelistic service

in the evening . 188 7 The pastors have been as follows . , Thos . R . Wright ; 1 1 88 . 8 . 889 . . , R J Houghton ; , W C Matthews , J . B . Young ; 1891 1 1 893 . . 8 4 . 9 . 1 , Supply ; , J B Howard ; , L J Leard ; 895, D . B . 1 1 898 . . . 900 1 Bayley ; , F H W Pickles ; , R . W . Clements ; 903 , 1 1 . 908 909 191 0 . H Penna ; , Fred Crisp ; , James Crisp ; , H S . 1 14 1 u 9 . 1 8 o 9 . 1 2 9 3 . . g ; , E Ramsay ; , J E . Shanklin ; , F W gawgon — Ha mp ton The beginnings of Methodism at Hampton Sta

18 71 He mme on . tion date to when it was visited by the Rev . J . B . then stationed at Upham . For some years previously services e had been held in the village , the courtesy of the Baptist peopl m per itting the use of their church . Services were held at the ’ ~ Station in the old Athenaeum and later in Barnes Hall . Hamp 1 4 ton became the head of a separate circuit in 8 7 . This pleasant shire town h as attracted a number of supernumerary ministers to f dwell within its borders , at di ferent times , amongst them being

Revs . D r . Edwin Evans , S . W . Sprague , Wm . Tweedy , and J . A . 1 s Duke . In 880, teps were taken to build a church which was

dedicated by the Revs . D . D . Currie and Wm . Dobson . 1 1 4 The following 8 the list of ministers : 8 7 , S . R . Ackman ; 1 1 6 18 7 1882 5 . 8 7 . 7 87 , S W . Sprague ; , Thos Allen ; from to con n e cte d with Upham with Thomas Allen and Chas . Comben as

188 1886 . 1 2 . . 5 . pastors ; 88 , D D Moore , , S Howard ; , Wm Tip

1 1 92 . 1 88 . 8 9 . pett ; 888 , Edwin Evans ; , C H Paisley ; , S Howard ;

1 1900 . . 1 . . 897 . 895, G M Young ; , Thos Stebbings ; , W W Lodge ;

1913 . 1 1 . . 1 . 6 . . 909 903 , R . G Fulton ; 90 , G A Ross , H C Rice ; , E 1 21 9 . . 1 1 . 1 1 9 8 . 9 5 . . H . Creed ; , R F Rowley ; , G S Helps ; , G A

1st 1899 . Ross . On Octob e r 3 , , during the pastorate of Rev Thom

as Stebbings , the parsonage was destroyed by ﬁre h aving caught

from a neighboring barn . When this ﬁeld was organized as a separate circuit it had o Pas s ake a a Rothesay , Nauwigewauk , Hampt n and g as its p A oin tme n ts i . p , Bloomﬁeld appear ng later mongst the names of persons prominent in the establishment of Methodism in this NE W BRUN SWI CK 159

community appear those of Barnes , Fowler , Horton , Frost , Flew welling , March , Humphrey , Bent , Hayward , and Whitaker . Mrs . Cathe rine Travis is also mentioned for her marked devotion to the work .

U ha m St Ma rtin s — p ( . ) This circuit title ﬁrst appears in 1 1 2 855 . Societies had been formed in this region as early as“8 5 by an English local preacher named William Tweedale who kept ” his zeal in lively exercise . This circuit was identiﬁed with o 1 2 Hampt n and St . Martins and in 90 was merged into the St. 1 . : 855 . M artins circuit The ministers have been as follows , G 1 18 1 . 58 . 8 . . 8 56 . 60 B Payson ; , W Allen ; , J Holland ; , J J Colter ;

1 1 . 1 1 . 1 64 . . 86 . 868 6 . 8 8 , J R Hart ; , W C Brown ; 7 , D Chapman ; 1 e n 1 1 4 1 . H mm o 8 7 . 8 7 . e 8 73 . . G Harrison ; , J B ; , S R Ackman ; , 1 7 1 79 1 2 . 8 . 88 Supply ; 8 7 , Thos . Allen ; , C Comben ; , J Crisp ; 1 4 1 1 1 6 . . 8 2 . . 895 88 , J . A . Duke ; 88 , H J Clarke ; 9 , M R Knight ; , 1 6 1 18 9 89 . . 897 . . 9 W . Wass ; , W J Buchanan ; , L J Wason ; , Sup 1 1 1 1903 900 . . . 90 . . ply ; , W R Pepper , Jnr ; , R G Fulton ; , Supply

1 . 908 . . under Hampton minister ; , (St Martins) , W B Leard ; 14 1 1 1 11 1 1 19 . 9 0 . . . . , Supply ; 9 , G W Tilley ; 9 3 , J E Shanklin ; , E F he 1 1 1 1917 - 21 tc 9 5 . . 1 6 . . E . y ; , T S Crisp ; 9 , M S Linton ; , Sup 4 1 25 1 22 1 2 1 2 . 9 9 . 9 3 9 . ply ; , G Stevens ; , Supply ; , D L Giddings ; ,

Supply .

— H W. . We s t e ld Ou 20th 1915 . fi July , , the Revs B arraclough , t Chairman of District , and G . S eel , Superintendent of Missions , attended a meeting at Brown ’ s Flat for the purpose of organizing ’ We stfie ld We stfi e l d the new circuit , with , Jones Creek , Brown s 900 Flat and Oak Point as the appointments , the circuit to raise $ r 1 for sala y and $ 00 for horse keep . A trustee board was formed l and instructed to secure a parsonage at We stfi e d . Jones Creek is old Methodist ground a church having been built there about

1 4 . a 8 0 . . by Rev D . D Currie M ny of the people went to Maine and the cause became very small , but in recent years , under the inspiring inﬂuences of a young woman , Miss Amanda B acon , the

Sunday School was reorganized and the cause generally revived .

1915 . . The ﬁrst pastor under the new organization , in , was F T 1917 e Bertram , followed , in , by Rob rt Smart , who has continued beyond the regul ar term because of the special circumstances arising from the destru ction of the church and parsonage by ﬁre ,

1 22 . in 9 , and the work of rebuilding still being continued 1 22 t On August 6 , 9 , forest ﬁres des royed the church , the par 160 HIS TORY OF ME THODISM

s on a e g , and more than thirty other houses . The new parsonage 1922 n was built in the summer of , the e w Sunday School portion l 0th 1 22 of the church was opened on December , 9 , and the

church proper is being finished , by the heroic endeavors of the people , and the generosity of the other circuits of the conference . We stfi e ld is a popular summer residence for St . John people and are there many transients in the congregation . — L on g Re a ch The first Methodist circuit in this region was called Greenwich of which Jerusalem and Kingston were appoint 1 62 . 8 ments In , the circuit was divided , one portion being called

~ Kingston , to which Robert Wilson was appointed as the ﬁrst pas

' . suitab l e h ouse tor It had no parsonage , nor other available , and the preacher and his family of ﬁve had to spend the ﬁrst year in

‘ a little house of one large room and a closet . The people had not expected a married man and were not prepared to receive him , but better days soon came . Revival work was engaged in with gratifying results and many de voted people rallied to the support of the minister . Concerning those days Dr . Wilson “ , wrote : One of the memories of that time of awakening was t“hat of seven brothers— Holders—sitting side by side singing ” My God is Reconciled , some of them singing it for the ﬁrst time as an experience , the others uniting with the newly convert ” W ed in their song of thanksgiving . Mr . Wilson as followed by

Leonard Gaetz and he by John J . Colter , both of whom rej oiced in many ingatherings to the church . Mrs . Colter , writing from a 1 2 8 1 Boston e rly in 9 5, then years of age and still engaged in ’ Christian work , tells of special services at Land s End , on this 18 6 th - circuit, in 5, and e formation of a class with twenty three members ; of a revival at Sea Dog Cove (now Summerville) s reached by a twelve mile drive through the woods . Here a clas was formed and a neat church built . Revivals occurred at all the appointments but one . There have been seasons of refresh ing since then j usti fying the faith which led to the establishment 1 1 . 9 of this circuit In 7 , the name was changed from Richmond to Long Reach .

The appointments are as follows : Long Reach , Summer Milkish ville ( Sea Dog Cove) , Bayswater ( formerly ) , Holder ’ ’ ’ ville , Gray s Mills (or Elmsdale) Carter s Point , Walton s Lake , ’ ’ and Reed s Point . Land s End , at the lower end of the peninsula was , as we have seen , an early appointment . Moss Glen , once a

- ship building place , was also a preaching place until building

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18 57 - 60 . e James Burns ( ) between him and Rev Mr . St rling , Pres ri b te an . 8th y A new church was opened at Coote Hill on June , 18 84 Sl a ckford , during the pastorate of E . , the preachers of the

. L e Pa e day being Revs Job Shenton and A . E . g . The church at e 5 188 7 Welsford was dedicat d on June th , , by the Rev . Robt .

Wilson , during the pastorate of W . H . Spargo . The parsonage 1 was built in 8 77 . We stﬁ e ld 1861 A new church was begun at in , a former i r build ng having a somewhat lengthened histo y . The church at b 1 1 e Juvenile was uilt in 89 . The renovated church at Patt rson 4th 1 21 Settlement was reopened on September , 9 , during the pas

torate . A D c M Le od an . . . d of E Rowlands , with Revs N . A E

Chapman as the preachers . The bell was presented by Alfred

Kirkpatrick . The following ministers have been stationed on this circuit : ill 1 1 3 . . Dockr 8 75 18 8 . . L Pa e 8 7 . 7 e , C W ; , Levi S Johnson ; , A E g ; 1 l a ckfor 1 6 1 1 . d 883 . S 88 . . 88 . , J T Baxendale ; , E ; , W H Spargo ; 1 E 1 2 1 Mc ull 1 5 . . 9 9 . . 8 0 88 , J S stey ; 9 , W . Wass ; 89 , A D C y ; 0, 1 1 1904 1 90 . . . . 908 H . Penna ; , A C Bell ; , J J Pinkerton ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 . 9 2 . . 9 6 . . 9 0 909 , J . K King ; , J S Gregg ; , A E Chapman ; , 1 24 E . Rowlands ; 9 , L . J . Wason .

r l e m— J e usq For many years , before a minister was stationed there , this region of country was cared for by the preachers from t was off St . John and Portland . After Carle on set by itself the

Long Reach , as also the territory was called , was attached there Pa rre tte 1839 . to . Previous to , Wm , a devoted local preacher , of

St . John , had held services at various points on the St . John

River . Among his hearers was an Irishman named Wm . Porter ,

h . who was so interested that e applied to Rev Enoch Wood ,

s ri . Chairman of the District , for mini te al supply He sent the M Nutt Rev . Arthur c to look over the ground and his report was 1839 favorable . In August of , a company of the ministers , en route to Fredericton to attend the Centennial of Methodism , held an improvised District Meeting in the cabin of the steamer and discussed the situation . with the result that the Rev . David 1 e 839. Jennings was assigned to that region in Sept mber , For the ﬁrst year he travelled far and wide on foot and in the second i year on horseback . He was followed by Will am Allen , under 184 1 whom the ﬁrst church at Jerusalem was built , in , being was dedicate d by Revs . Enoch Wood and Wm . Allen . Allen fol al s lowed by Christopher Lockhart , Frederick Sm lwood , Jame ' N E W BRUN‘SWI'CK 183

Taylor , Wm . Tweedy , and Duncan D . Currie . Their labors were very successful and exte nsive revivals occurred especially under

Messrs . Allen , Lockhart and Currie . Special mention is made of a remarkabl e work of grace in the ﬁrst year of the latter ’ s pas torate as out of that grew the old Greenwich circuit which includ ed Welsford , Kingston , Jerusalem and other appointments , the

Kin s ue e n s . circuit taking in points in g , Q , and Sunbury counties i Immediate ly a fter the bu lding of the Jerusalem church , ’ r ~ steps were taken to erect chapels at Jones C eek and at J . Mc ’ M Ke e l rt Keel s . Mr . c unde ook to build the latter at his own o e xpense but it was never ﬁnished , nor deeded to the Meth dist e son Connexion , but was divert d to some other purpose by his who was an Episcopalian .

1855 : . . The ministers , since , have been as follows D D 1 1 18 863 . . 60 . . Currie ; 857 , James Burns ; , S T Teed ; , D B Scott ; i 1872 1 t f 1 . 18 . . . 867 . 70 866 , Jos . Su cl fe ; , J S Allen ; , I N Parker In ,

Jerusalem became the name of the circuit with Mr . Parker as

‘

1 1877 . 8 6 . 18 7 . 7 . minister ; 3 , Thos Allen ; , G B Payson ; , E Bell ; 8 1 1 4 Tre dre a 88 . . 1 1 8 . 9 . . . 87 , A R B Shrewsbury ; , R Opie ; , R M ; i 1 4 1 1 1891 r 89 . . 888 . . 88 7 , A . Lucas ; , H Gilbert ; , F F zzle ; , L R

1898 . . l 1 . Ma Don a d 1 . . 97 . c ; 895, R J Campbell ; 8 , J S Gregg ; , J B

1 2 e 1910 . 1 . 0 . . 906 . Gough ; 9 , W E Johnson ; , L J L ard ; , G Earle ; 1 1 1920 1 1 1 1 9 8 . 9 7 . . 9 3 , L . J . Wason ; , M S Linton ; , A Whiteside ;

1 2 . . . W . R . Pepper ; 9 3 , J E Shanklin 4th 1878 A new church at Greenwich was dedicated on July , ,

E . Bell , pastor , free from debt , and a balance on hand to pay

for an organ . A new church was dedicated at Coote Hill on

o . 1 4 . Tre dre a June 8th , 88 , J M . , pastor , and Job Shent n and A

Le Page as the dedication preachers . A new church at Summer

rd 1 . . Hill was dedicated on July 3 , 88 7 , A . Lucas , pastor , and S T Tre dre a n e w Tee d and F . M . as the preachers , and a church was

22n d 1895 . . dedicated at Jerusalem , on December , , R J Camp McCull bell , pastor , under the superintendence of A . D . y , with

J . J . Teasdale as the special preacher . The territory which up

to 18 73 was worked by one man is now covered by three or four . lin vill e 8 A new church was dedicated at O , on December th , 1 8 . 83 , R . Opie , pastor , and Rev . J Read the dedication preacher ,

an impressive love feast being held in the afternoon .

FREDERICTON DISTRICT — Fre de ricton The history of the establishment and develop 164 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM

ment of Methodism in the capital city of New Brunswick is very 1 . 791 interesting It was introduced in by the Rev . Abraham

John Bishop , who was also the founder of Methodism in St . John . ’ Bishop s stay was short . He was followed by Rev . William

Grandin , who was persecuted and prosecuted by the Anglican clergyman , as was Wm . Earley , at Sussex , who was compell e d to ride seven miles on horseback with his back towards the head of the horse . In all these provinces and in Newfoundland , and i Bermuda , the Anglican church , with Phar saic arrogance , sought t to force itself upon them as an established church and persecu ed , even to violence , ﬁne , and imprisonment, Methodist ministers , for the crime of preaching Christ and His great salvation , even when it too often failed to do it itself . Fortunately , after sharp e f conﬂict , this det rmined e fort to foist old world bondage upon t this new country failed though only af er a sulky surrender . Much credit for this liberty in New B runswick must be given Mc oll to that sturdy old Scotch soldier and preacher , Duncan C , who assailed th e citadel of exclusiveness at Fredericton and kept ri his batte es in actio n until it surrendered .

Duncan Blair and his wife , with a few Christian soldiers , formed the nucleus of the first Methodist society in the city . The land on which the first Methodist church in Fredericton was the built was donated by Duncan Blair and Mary , his wife , and 1 1 10 deed was dated May 6th , 8 , at which time the church had been completed . Fredericton first appears in the English minutes 1 4 of Conference as a circuit, in 79 , with William Grandin as the , “

o : . a preacher . A local hist ry says After the removal of Mr Gr n t in din , there was no resident Methodist minis er Fredericton until 1 16 8 , except Joseph Alexander , who resided there a short time in 1 10 m 8 , and Richard Armstrong , who resided there one year , fro 1 1 1 14 we - 18 17 8 3 to 8 . During the t nty two years ending in , a : Fredericton was visited by several ministers , n mely James Kn owl an Mann , John Mann , Joshua Marsden , James , William ” 18 15 Croscombe , and others . Beginning with , the following is the long succession of ministers , many of whom were mighty men

r 18 19 . 1 17 . 1 1 . 8 of God : 8 5, Thos . D Stokoe ; , Wm Bu t ; , Thos 1822 1 1821 . Payne ; 820, Adam Clarke Avard ; , Wm Temple ; , 18 29 2 . 1 18 7 . John Marshall ; 826 , Geo . Jackson ; , J B Strong ; , M Nutt 1833 o 1 . c Wm . Smiths n ; 830, Sampson Busby and A ; , 1 4 n e 83 . Enoch Wood ( a ss isted by W . B an ist r in and Geo Jackson

1 1836 . in 836 , H . Daniel ( assisted in by Geo Millar and ’ 1 wo 1839 R d 1840 . in 837 by F . Small od) ; , Shepherd ; , S Busby

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ffi out stint , on the o cial boards , choir , and S unday School o f wa s - fiv which he the superintendent for twenty e years . Samuel Duncan MacPhe rs on was superintendent and associate for thir t - y three years , and George A . Perley secretary of the Sabbath - five School for thirty years . A splendid succession of devoted

laymen continues till the present day . Special mention is given , 1 in local history , to a great revival in 853 , during the pastorate

o f Charles Churchill , and to the work of grace in connection with o f 1 the visit Crossley and Hunter in 895, in the pastorate of

Ralph Brecken , the revival ﬂame continuing to burn brightly e through the pastorat of J . J . Teasdale .

The ﬁrst church having become too small , the second church , e 1 2 on the present site , was dedicat d in January , 83 , by Revs . McNutt Arthur and Sampson Busby , the pastor . This church too 1 became small , and in 839 it was enlarged , and reopened on

1 4 . the ﬁrst Sunday in January 8 0 the preachers being Revs . S , , “ B ri Busby , J . . Strong , and Frede ck Smallwood . A peculiar con secration was given to the place by the presence at the evening service of men and women ple ading for forgiveness of sins , and by the gathering of nearly three hundred others to receive the ’ emblems of Christ s love . 11 h 1 5 church n On September t , 8 0, both a d parsonage were destroyed by ﬁre , but nothing daunted the congregation bravely 1 52 faced the situation , and in December , 8 , the large new and beautiful sanctuary was dedicate d the preachers being Rev .

Richard Knight and C . Churchill , the pastor . It was shortly after the completion of this work of self - denial that the great work of grace referred to began , when hundreds were converted and the whole town and surrounding country profoundly stirred . Thus the mourning of the congregation was turned into great s rej oicing . During the hi tory of this ﬁne church , it has been , m by generous expenditure of money , kept in good repair , ain taining its attractiveness as a place of worship though surrounded by more modern structures of brick and stone . — Mary s vill e The Nashwaak country was visited early by ministers and local preachers from Kingsclear and Fredericton . e 1868 Rev . A . D . Morton was appoint d , in , as the ﬁrst resident ‘ r e minister at Ma ysville . It was made the head of a separat

1 o . circuit in 872 with Rev . Robt . Wilson as past r Services were s held in the school house until Alexander Gib on , head of great at lumber operations , built and furnished a magniﬁcent church , N E W BRU NSWI CK 167

a cost of about which was dedicated on January 5th , K 1 . . . M 8 73 . c e own , the preachers being Revs D D Currie , H , and

‘ u k e in clu in Leonard Gaetz . Mr . Gibson paid the entire p e p , d g f l all salarie s , and no of erings were taken except for connexiona T . h funds He also built and furnished the parsonage . e church was considered one of the most elab orate buildings of its size in h 1911 Canada . On January 29t , , after the Sunday morning ser

i . I v ce , this beautiful ediﬁce was destroyed by ﬁre t was a noted coincidence that it was consumed on the 38th anniversary of its n dedication . The insurance amou ted to The corner f stone o a new , but modest , church was laid on S e ptember 6th ,

1 1 . . . 9 3 , by the Rev G F Dawson , President of the Conference , e during the pastorat of Thos . Hicks , and the dedication to ok r 1 14 3 d 9 . place on January , The following ministers have been stationed at Marysville

1 . 1 1 1 F 8 70 8 7 . . o 8 68 , A . D Morton ; , Joseph Seller ; , S C ult n , 1 1 1 8 72 . 8 . , R Wilson ; 75, E Jenkins ( he resided at Gibson) 876 , 1 1 2 a 1 . 8 79 . . 88 885 J . R Duncan ; , W W Brewer ; , Edwin Ev ns ; , 1 1 88 . 90 1 2 . . Read ; 8 , H Sprague ; 8 , D . Chapman ; 89 , W W Lodge ; 1 1 1 1 1 5 897 . . 9 . 90 . . 90 , W W Brewe r ; 00, W Lawson ; , R S Crisp ; , 1 ~ 1 . . 1 1 1 . . 907 9 2 9 6 . W B Thomas ; , J C Berrie ; , T . Hicks ; , W Har 1 1 192 9 . . 5 rison ; 9, J J Pinkerton ; , J . M . Rice . — Gib s on Methodism on this circuit is the outgro wth of the zeal of its ministers and devote d local preachers in Fredericton who visited all th e neighboring communities on both side s of the n ot river . The work on the other side o f the river , however , was e w organized until aft r the development of the to n of Marysville , through the enterprise of the late Alexander Gibson . Following 18 73 e this , in , the growing village of Gibson , as w ll as Lower ’ th e St . Mary s and Douglas , became regular appointments of

r . Ma ysville circuit . Services were held at Robinson (Lower St ’ 18 75 a Mary s) , in the house of John Gill , until when a sm ll

- Mrs . church was built there , the corner stone being laid by Gib of s o in son , mother Alexander Gib on . The dedication to k place McKe own a s December , Re v. H . being the preacher , ssi ted by 1 7 wa . . 8 5 s Revs E Jenkins and T . Stebbings . In , Robert Wilson s appointed the ﬁr t settled pastor but , by local arrangement , he s remained at Marysville for another year , and Edward Jenkin . n who was appointed to Mary sville , resided at Gibson , Mr . Wilso so 1 coming to residence in Gib n in 876 . As the Gibson centre gre w some dista nce from Robinson 168 HISTORY OF ME THODI SM

the village services were held for some years in a room over the ’ Ph air s 1 . 879 railroad depot and later in Hall In , steps were

taken to build a church . The lot was donated by Robert and

Joseph Macklin . Alexander Gibson , of Marysville , supplied the

' th e raise d a lumber , and , after people had few hundred dollars ,

he paid the rest of the bills and the church , which cost e was op ned free from debt . The dedication took place on July 17 188 1 th e th th , , during pastorate of J . S . Allen , e preachers b e

ing Revs . D . D . Currie , E . Evans , and J . S . Allen . It may be noted that when this church was built there was no bridge uniting both sides o f the river at this point . Moreover , at that time , there was no other church established on the east s ide in this community , so that the Methodist Church held a sort of community status and a constituency much larger than it could claim in later years when other churches were built and the high - way bridge gave free and easy access to the Fredericton ’ Churches for those living at St . Mary s . This cutting up of the 1 e s community , together with a disastrous fire , in 893 , which d tro e d w th y every house but one in the to n , greatly crippled e c hurch for a time but it gradually recovere d and is now m a flourishing condition . It is worthy of note that the Gibson C hurch has been twice saved from destruction by ﬁre as by a miracle . At the time of the great fire which destroyed the vil lage in 1893 this Church and the house next to it were the only 1924 buildings saved . Then , in , a ﬁre started in the small ves a - try t the rear , probably from a spark falling from an over heat ed pipe and igniting a book lying on the pew beneath . The pew

the . was almost completely burned into two pieces , and then ﬁre of itself , died out as mysteriously as it had begun . This double deliverance from destruction is diﬂicult to explain on the mere caprice of chance . T ac he first parsonage , a free loan from Mr . Gibson , was 1 80 i . S. ( 8 , qu red during the pastorate of J Allen but as it was a mile away from the church a commodious new one was h r t t 1700 built , across t e s t e e from the church , at a cos o f $ , during m 1905 the pastorate o f Ja es Crisp , and was occupied in August, , the old property reverting to the Gibson estate . ' ‘ The construction of a b ase me n t un de r the whole church , and

' x s the b uildin e tensive repa ir of g , at Gibson , begun during the ;

McLe od C . pastorate of A . D . , was ompleted during the term of H e 1920 th e E . Thomas , the r opening taking place in November, ,

. preachers being Revs . G . M . Young and H . E . Thomas Further

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A number of worthy Christian workers have gone out from this circuit . Among them was the late Dr . Barker ( Medical) , who felt called to the ministry and entered the East Maine Con

ference , where he labored with much acceptance . One of his so ns , who was born here , also entered the ministry . Rev . Ovid

H . Peters , of the N . B . and P . E . I . Conference was born here and r grew up in the Gibson cong egation . His siste r , Miss Eunice L . ri Peters , is one of our missiona es in China . Margaret Gill Cur r rie , formerly Margaret Gill , the New B unswick poetess , and th e o wh le Gill family were prominent members of the Gibson circuit . — Kin gs cle ar The early settlers of this c ommunity were m i ostly Anglicans and Bapt sts , but there were so me estimable people who could not se e their way clear to j oin either commun ion , so that , when a Methodist minister appeared among them ' re a d he arin I he was given a y g . It came about in this way . n

1 2 . 8 3 . wa s , a young Mr Kilborn , in visiting relatives in St John , led to attend the preaching of Rev . Enoch Wood , the first an d Methodist preacher he had ever heard , he was so impressed both with the personality of the preacher and his message that he interviewed Mr . Wood and urged him to visit Kingsclear . It —1 —Mr wa s so happened that , on the following year 833 . Wood removed to Fredericton an d the youn g man renewed his invita tion with the result that Mr . Wood made an early visit to Kings clear and afterwards held a series of special services in which r r many were conve ted to God , resulting in the fo ming of a group , 1834 of appointments , in , including Kingsclear and neighboring for communities , which were , many years , supplied by the assis tant ministers of the Fredericton circuit and by able local s preachers from that city . It appears first as a eparate circuit 1 in 86 1, with Edwin Evans as its pastor . The Church at Kings 1 4 e e clear was built about 83 . Churches were also erect d at Lak ’ a George and Long s Creek , Lincoln and Douglas were also for season connecte d with Kingsclear . 1880 a For a time the circuit flourished . In November , , o e handsome church was dedicated at Lincoln , during the past rat r a of H . J . Clarke , the p e chers being Revs . E . Evans ( President) ,

an . D . D . Currie , d W . W . Brewer ff As time passed , this circuit su ered much from deaths and r removals . The Lake Geo ge congregation was largely depleted i by the closing of the antimony m nes , and the few remaining r s so own Methodi sts went in with the Pre sbyte ian , and ld their N E W BRU NSWIC K 17 1

’ f building . The Church at Long s Creek also suf ered through de clin in g population and when the Valley Railway was built the c i - of— hurch , being on the r ght way , was expropriated and never r a ebuilt . The parson ge at Kingsclear was destroyed by fire on Dec 24th 1 . , 897 , during the pastorate of H . D . Marr . The circuit c ontinued for a few years longer , and its appointments were fill e d 1901 1 10 by Supplies from to 9 , when the name disappears as the head o f a circuit . At that time a rearrangement of the work was made on the Gagetown , Welsford , Jerusalem and Gibson c t ircui s , Kingsclear and Lincoln being attached to Gibson . Lin coln was late r j oined to Oromocto .

A few years ago , the old Kingsclear Church was moved from the original ”site to a location some three miles nearer to Frederic ton and thoroughly rebuilt . It continues to be the centre of a very good congregation . The following have been the pasto rs of the Kingsclear cir c Fre de ri n —1 1 an uit since its separation from cto z 86 , Edwin Ev s ; 1 l 1 63 . Pitb ado 8 64 . e 1 65 . . 8 . 8 , C B ; , W . H H artz ; , J A Clarke ; ’ 1 1 B s 1 1 1 7 8 68 8 . . . 8 3 , Supply ; 69, R O . John on ; 87 , R H Taylor ; , l 1 e dal 1 1 6 7 . . W d 8 75 8 7 . . 8 8 R . W ; , Supply ; , G M Campbell ; . C 1 4 1 1 88 . . 8 2 . . H Manaton ; 880, H. J . Clarke ; 8 , J K King ; , T

1 1 1 . 88 . 888 889 . Hicks ; 7 , W . A Taylor ; , Supply ; , W F Taylor ; 18 1 1 e Pa e 1895 90 89 . . 18 2 . L , Supply ; , J B Gough ; 9 , A . E g ; , Sup 1 6 8 . 1 an t 1 9 . 9 . 898 D st 8 9 . ply ; , H D Marr ; , J . y ; , J S Allen ; from 1901 1910 to , Supply . — Nas hwa a k This section o f the province was visited early the r by Revs . Bishop , Grandin and Fidler . Among conve ts was McL e od McL od Alexander , whose son , A . W . e , entered the minis tr y and was the first editor of The Wesleyan . He subsequently n removed. to B altimore where he won distinction as a theologia and j ournalist . The first Methodist Church on this circuit was 1 built in 795, an unpretentious structure of logs , ﬂoored and ceil c to d with hand sawn boards . This pioneer church gave place 1 1 a another in 8 9, under the p storate of Wm . Burt , and this to 184 2 rd 1 1 another in . On June 3 87 the foundation stone of a , , “ a new church was laid . A writer says This was a gala day at

Nashwaak village and a large crowd was in attendance . Rev . T .

L . Williams conducted the service , assisted by the Rev . Mr . r Wayson . Rev . Dr . Wilson gave an add ess on the Wesley Cen e n n i l s t a and Methodism on the Nashwaak . Among the settler a long the Nashwaak were the disbanded soldiers of the 42n d 1 72 HISTORY OF ME THODI SM

Highlanders , a sturdy lot of people , many of whom became val u e d members of the Methodist Church . Nashwaak appears in 1843 the minutes as a separate circuit in . The Church at Dur on 25th 18 86 e ham was dedicated July , , the pr achers being Revs .

J . Read and A . Lucas , the pastor . The Church at Upper Nash waak n D t 1 o e c . 26 h 8 was dedicated , 8 0, in the pastorate of Levi

S . Johnson , the preachers being Revs . E . Evans (President) and

W . W . Brewer . The church was a model of beauty and con ve n i n e e c . , and free from debt The Nashwaak Church was throughly 26th 1 renovated and rededicated on July , 908 , in the pastorate of

. . . . Or E Ramsay , the preachers being Revs J C Berrie and Mr . of chard . Under the pastorate Rev . F . H . Holmes , an excellent new church was built at Taymouth , costing It was dedi cate 22n 1 1 d . d 9 8 . on Dec , , the preachers being Revs G . M . Young

( President) , Geo . Steel , and H . E . Thomas . 1844 The ministers on this circuit since , have been as fol 1 44 1 4 4 1 4 : 8 . . 8 7 18 9 lows , W C Beals ; , John Allison ; 8 , Supply ; 8 . 1 5 5 1853 . 1 . . 8 0 856 . R A Temple ; , Supply ; , R Tweedy ; , W Perkins

1 1 1 1 1 . 85 . . 59 . . 863 8 , W C Beals ; 8 , J Read ; 86 , T Watson Smith ; 1 1 . . 1 4 f 8 6 . r 86 . 6 . 868 G . Harrison ; , J Sutclif e ; , S B Ma tin ; , D W r 1 1 1 4 1 6 L e L a che u . . . 8 7 . 8 7 8 7 . ; , J Seller ; , W W Colpitts ; , R W

188 1 1 84 . ll 1 . 8 We dda 8 78 . . ; , L S Johnson ; , J Goldsmith ; , A

1 1 . 0 . 893 . 1 . 9 Lucas ; 88 7 , T Hicks ; 8 , T L . Williams ; , I N Parker ;

1 1 1 M Le od 1 05 . 1 . 8 . 90 . . c 9 895, E Bell ; 98 , Thos Pierce ; , A D ; , E

1 1 1 1 . . 1 . 9 3 . . 9 5 . 9 . Ramsay ; 09, D R Chowen ; , J K King ; , F H M

1 1 2 . 1 . 9 3 . . Holmes ; 9 9, E . A Westmoreland ; , L J Leard e w The Nashwaak circuit includ s Taymouth , Nash aak Vil w lage , Covered Bridge , Upper and Lo er Durham , and Zionville . The parsonage was at Nashwaak Village until 1900 when a new one was built at Taymouth and the old one sold .

Rev . W . E . Smith o f the Methodist Episcopal Church ,

s A . . Mas , U . S . , was born at Nashwaak Village

t n l e — S a y Methodism , on this ﬁeld , dates back some seven ty ﬁve years when it formed part of the Nashwaak circuit . Local th e preachers and supplies , together with an occasional visit from in Superintendent , covered the ground . Services were held Stan i l n urrie b ur ley Hall , n school houses C g , Williamsburg and Green

Hill . Prayer meetings were held m the homes of the people , and in winte r the ministers would visit the lumber camp s up the riv r r e . These were the days of hard d ives , trying experiences but withal a congregation glad to hear the Gospel message .

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T . Gilmore , Asa Currie , W . J . Howe , Edward Gilmore and Angus i l n McM l a . , all faithful and devoted men m ’ ’ d As Stanley was long a young an s , or probationer s , ﬁel , u r n u not a few who are now in the full ministry , or on the s pe a n a

. e : “tion list, were tested and tried out here A local writ r says And they were in good hands . Their board usually cost them

nothing , and as one of our now highly este emed members said

they got their fill even though at times it was hard scratching . It is interesting reading to go over the recommendations touching the case of several of these men . One young fellow purposed to e vade the storms of winter by building a small shed over his

sleigh . This served the purpose on fine roads but in the deep snow the protection became an obstruction and a painful in con ie n c ve n e . The circuit has given at least one of its sons to the minis :

r . . . t y in the person of Rev . James T Howe , son of Maj or W T

f . s . . Howe , and brother o Mrs M . San om Mr Howe labored for r r a time as a missiona y in Japan and in Y . M . C . A . work du ing

the war , followed by similar work at the government sanitarium

at Kentville , Nova Scotia . The pastors on this circuit (where Supply appears meaning 1 worked from Nashwaak) have been as follows : 8 75, G . M . 1 ' 1 8 79 . 1 6 . . 878 Campbell ; 8 7 , W J Kirby ; , Supply ; , F Freeman 1 2 1883 1 0 1 1 88 . 88 , Supply ; 88 , Fred Black ; , Thos Stebbings ; , 1 r 1 . 87 . . . 8 1 4 . . 8 G 88 Supply ; 88 , H J Clark ; , J B ; , H Wa man ; 1 5 189 . r 89 1 92 . . 3 1 . 8 890, L . J Wason ; , E H Gough ; , H Har ison ; ,

1 1900 . 89 . . 1 . . 8 H. E . Thomas ; 897 , R J Campbell ; J S Gregg ; , S 4 1 1 . 1 903 90 . 2 . . A . Bayley ; 90 , H S Young ; , Supply ; , J A Ives ; 1918 i 1 14 . 1 1 9 . 9 2 . . H 1908 , C . K udson ; , H Harr son ; , J B Young ; ,

1 . 25 . ll 1 . o 9 . Mc u 923 . A . D . C y ; , J F R wley ; , L H Jewett

— ﬁ l forme rl n the Boie s town This exte nsive e d , y con ected with ’ n old Nas hwaak circuit includes Boiestow , Parker s Ridge , Lud w low , Doakto n , Upper Hayesville , Taxis River , New Bandon , ’ ’ r a e . Bloomﬁeld , Avery s Po t ge , Hayesvill , and Carroll s Crossing 2 th 1894 The church at Boiestown was dedicate d on May 7 , , dur

ing the pastorate of Rev . E . Bell , the preachers of the day being

Rev . W . W . Lodge , morning and evening , and Rev . A . Smith , s r wa s Pre byte ian , in the afternoon . A new church at Doaktown

1 e . . de dicated on Nov . 13th , 893 , during the t rm of Rev E Bell , o n the pre acher being the Rev . J . K . King . Boiest w became the

18 6 . . s s head of a separate circuit in 7 , with W W Colpitt as mini N E W BRUN SWI C K 175

ter , who , because of his work among the lumber camps had , dur

- ing 18 77 8 J . F . Estey as associate pastor . Then followed — i 1 1 . 883 882 . 18 79, J . K . King ; , C W Ham lton ; , Henry Penna ;

1 92 1 5 . . 1 8 . 89 1 6 8 89 . 88 , Thomas Allen ; , W Wass ; , E Bell ; , R W 1 1 1902 905 . . 898 . . . J . Clements ; , M R Knight ; , E Ramsay ; , J K

1 1 . 1 9 7 . 1 1 3 . 9 . King ; 909, W . R . Pepper ; , G W Tilley ; , H T 1 2 w 1 23 . . 9 5 . . 1920 . . 9 Smith ; , J S Gregg ; , B E Carew ; , J F Ro ley

( co operative) . From an“old Wesleyan we cull the following item , sent from this cirsuit : We have exchanged the old parsonage cow for one 1 o ld the 9 0 . 7 to 8 years younger , and that one or years Some of ” brethren will remember with interest the famous old cow . e l st At Bloomﬁeld , a new church was dedicat d on January .

18 2 . . . 8 , the cost being Revs . E Evans and W W Brewer 1925 were the preachers , and Rev . M . R . Knight the pastor . In , Doaktown appe ars as co- operative with Pre sbyterian minister 4 ” 1 2 Mc ivn . In 9 , G e y appeared on station list with Supply — K e swick This circuit name first appears in the minutes o f 18 l 75 . e dda l with R W . W as pastor , implying a rearrangement of the work as he was at Kingsclear the previous two years and Birdton , now connected with Keswick was part of the Kingsclear 2 . 1 1 79 18 8 8 76 . 8 . circuit Then follow , Thos Marshall ; , J Crisp ; ,

. 1 1 885 . . r 1 6 88 8 . . T Allen ; , A R B . Shrewsbu y ; 88 , T . Pierce ; , G F 1 1 1 4 89 9 . 1893 . 8 Dawson ; , W . E . Johnson ; , W . A Thompson ; , J 1 K . 89 6 . 1 1 02 . . 899 . 9 King ; , W Wass ; , J . B Young ; , M R Knight ; 1 1 906 A . 907 1 8 1911 . , Lucas ; , Supply ; 90 , W . Rogers Pepper ; , E 1 1 9 4 . 1 16 1 1 . 9 9 8 . Ramsay ; , J F Estey ; , B . W . Turner ; , W Law s n 1 1 1 o 92 . 2 . 9 . . ; , W B Leard ; 5, T . S Crisp — She jfie ld This interesting community was visited early by 1 2 Bishop and other pioneer preachers . In 79 , it was visited by William B lack and the first Methodist class - me e trn g l n Sheffield was organized by him . Some pious Congregationalists , whose r church was not prospering , j oined it . The first Methodist Chu ch there was finished in 18 18 and was superseded by a larger and 1 1 1 829 . 1 2 better one in Gracious revivals took place in 8 9, 8 6 , 1829 183 5. was , and The mother of Rev . Dr . Humphrey Pickard 1832 converted in one of these early revivals . In , Sheffield and t adj oining settlemen s became a distinct circuit . The circuit suf fe re d much in the years beginning 1840 by the removal of n um~ e rous u - r t families to the p river dist ic s and other near towns . 176 HI S OF H D - TORY ME T O I SM

1855 Beginning with , the pastoral record is as follows : Revs . 1 6 1 ’ ’ 85 . 57 . 8 R d 1 Geo Johnson ; , H Daniel ; , Knight ; 860, R d ll r 1 We dda Su . 863 D in . . e stadt 1 , , , James Tweedy and T J ; 866 , J . 1 18 72 869 . 1 4 Shenton ; , R Wilson ; , F . Harrison ; 8 7 , E . Slack 1 1 877 . 880 . . 1 ford ; , W Dobson ; , R S Crisp ; 883 , C . W . Hamil 1 6 1 1 88 . 889 2 ull 89 . . Mc ton ; , W Maggs ; I saac Howie ; , A D C y ; 1 i 1 898 . 1 1 895 0 3 . 90 . 1 , J Park ns ; , A C . Bell ; , H Harrison ; 905, W . 1 1 12 . 909 . 9 1 1 R Pepper ; , W Wass ; , Supply ; 9 3 , F . H . M . 1 1 1 9 5 . 1 8 9 . . 1 22 . Holmes , , O H . Peters , , B W Turner ; 9 , F . W

1 2 . 1 9 3 . . n ff Sawdon ; , J S Gregg Included this circuit are She ield , ’ n ~ Lakeville , Clark s Cor er, Douglas Harbor , Scotchtown , and Lit

tle River . Interesting circuit records dating back to 183 1 are found on , , — this circuit , in which appear the names of ministers McNutt, De sBrisa Douglas , Murray , Albert y , Smithson , Frame , Bent , and

Wm . Smith . Barkers and Taylors appear among the ofﬁcial

as the - members y do to day . Itemized accounts of expenses of 183 the ministers also appear . In 6 the first child was born in the mission house ( as th“e parsonage was calle d ) and in the ao 1 - 1 count appears the entry child qtr . meaning that the child was born in the latte r part of the Conference year and had ’ ’ “ 1 one quarter s claim on the children s Fund . Another e ntry is cradle — Gra n d L a ke This co mmunity was frequently visite d by the

early itinerants and a gracious revival occurred there in 1829 . In

the abse nce of a minister , Daniel Stilwell , a Loyalist , who had been associate d with the Methodists in New York was accustom

- ed to read a sermon . He was a member of the ﬁrst class meeting fﬁ at Grand Lake . The ministers from She eld held services there ss and for some years it was cared for from Su ex . Grand Lake

appears for the first time , in the Minutes , as the head of a mis “ ”

s 1 s . ion , in 8 60, with supplied from Su sex Vale The church at 1 18 61 Grand Lake was built in 8 60. In , the name is Grand Lake

and Canaan with C . S . Lane as stationed preacher , followed in r 18 65 1 2 1 64 . 8 6 . 8 . by J . A Mosher , in by A B Wate s , and in by 1868 George Harrison . During his term , which ended in , a par m t ’ so age was bought at Whi e s Cove . The missi on extended from Lower Je mse g to the east as far as Chipman an d to English Settlement now on the Springﬁeld 1 at ’ circuit . About 890 a new parsonage was built Young s Cove e and occupied by C . H . Manaton . During his pastorat a new

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until the present . Many gracious revivals of religion have oc curred in this time honored church . The boundaries of the cir cuit have several times changed as new circuits have been form ed , the old Fredericton circuit once including Shefﬁeld , Grand

Lake , Gagetown , Oromocto , Burton , Nashwaak , Stanley , Marys ville , Devon and other ﬁelds . The following is the pastoral record of Burton and Gage 1 4 1856 M Ke wn 1 : . . c o town 85 , G . S Milligan ; , H ; 8 57 , Henry 1 1 859 . 1 Holland ; 858 , W . Tweedy ; , W . C Brown ; 860, D . B . 1 2 4 ’ l 1 1 . 86 . 18 . . I\1tt e Scott ; 86 , J Read ; , T Watson Smith ; 6 , A S ; 1 1 66 1 68 1 1 . 8 . 8 . . 87 . 865, J . S Allen ; , J Cassidy ; , G B Payson ; , E l r 1 4 1 7 1 ckf d . . 880 . S a o ; 87 , I N Parker ; 8 7 , J . A . Duke ; , W Har 1 1 1 r 88 6 . . 889 . ison ; 883 , S . James ; , C H Manaton ; , W Maggs ; 4 hlan t 1 . McLauc 1 1 . 89 89 , A . C Dennis ( died in Gage own) , N ; 1 n 1903 2md m 2 d . 899, I . N . Parker ( term) ; , S James ( ter ; died

1 4 1 1 12 . 08 . 9 . . . 9 in parsonage) ; 90 , W J Kirby ; , H Penna ; , J K 1 14 r 1 1 . . 9 . King ; 9 3 , W W Brewer ( died in p arsonage) , H Har i

1 L 1 21 a 2md 1923 s . 11 . 9 . 1 9 8 , H . Jewett ; , H Penn ( term) , Tho 0 51 1 2 0 3s . thi ircuit 1845 The circuit stewards of s c , since , have been

f . Edward Simpson , John Palmer (High Sheri f) , Jotham P Bul yea , and David Moore , all men of high standing long continued in ofﬁce . The Sunday School superintendents have been ( from s 1864 ) James A . Bulyea , Wm . Kirkpatrick , John Palmer , Amo m r 2 d . Corey , Jotham P . Bulyea , and A . Corey ( te m) The Gage town circuit has contributed a number of people to various ﬁelds t of service of which any community may be proud . Amongs ff these may be mentioned John Palmer , High Sheri of Queens

County , and his two sons , the late Rev . G . C . P . Palmer and Dr .

. James M . Palmer , Principal of Mt . Allison Academy ; James A

Bulyea , for many years a pillar in the church , and his sons

r . Jotham P . and the Hon . George H . V . Bulyea , the fi st Lieut t E d Go vernor of Alberta . The ﬁrst recording steward , the la e ward Simpson , had a worthy record and his children follow in n his steps . One of them Miss Ella Simpson , has for more tha , M th e . r twenty years , been efﬁcient organist of the church

ff . Frank Kirkpatrick present High Sheri , is a grandson of Mr

Kirkpatrick the Sunday School Superintendent mentioned .

— Burton This circuit appears in the Minutes of 1855 with McKe own 58 t 1856 . G e o . S . Milligan as pas or followed , H ; and

1 1861 . w 860 . . 59, united with Gageto n ; , A F Weldon ; , F H NE W BRUN SWI CK 179

2 1 1 6 . 63 . . 1 s on 8 8 64 . . ; , Geo Harrison ; , J J Colter ; 8 , B J . Johnston w From this time it was merged with Gageto n .

O omocto— r Local preachers from Fredericton , for a length

ened period , rendered faith ful service in this community . A church was built in 1840 but remained in an unﬁnished state for

a number of years . It was connected with Shefﬁeld and , after

wards , with the Gagetown circuit , until it appeared in the minu “ ” te s of 1910 as the head of a circuit with To be suppl ied follow 1 11 12 ing it . The same appeared in 9 and , then came the fol —1 1 1 1 3 9 5 . . lowing record 9 , F . T . Bertram ; , F E Boothroyd ; 1 1 1 1 1 22 Mc ull 9 7 . . 9 8 9 . . C , J W Howe ; , J . B . Young ; , A D y ; 1 24 o 9 , A . E . Chapman . In forming the circuit Burt n , Shirley and Oromocto were taken from Gagetown and Lincoln from the

Gibson circuit . 1 1 4 a . . In 9 , a parsonage w s built free from debt On Sept 3oth 191 , 9, during the pastorate of J . B . Young , the church and

parsonage , as well as a large part of the village , were destroyed a by ﬁre , which called for the practical sympathy and assist nce n w e of the Conference in rebuilding . A e church was erect d and

26th 1 20 e . . . dedicated on Dec . , 9 , the pr achers being Revs G M

Young , Geo . Steel , and D . R . Chowen , President , of the Confer

ence . A new Parsonage also was built and both are practically

free from debt .

WOODSTOCK DISTRICT

Woods tock- Methodis m was introduced into Carleton Coun t e y by James Killen , an Irishman , who , with his wif , came from e o Miramichi . Rev . Wm . Temple visit d Woodst ck and vicinity 1 21 O r in 8 and , impressed with the necessities and ppo tunities of

. On e the community , sought to secure a young preacher for it w was sent from England , a Mr . Snelgrove , but he was dro ned on 1 828 . . the way . In , J B Strong visited that district , followed a e l t r by visits from Enoch Wood , Sampson Busby , and A . Mc

Nutt . The latter was appointed to that ﬁeld in 1832 and his cir cuit included the whole country from Woodsto ck to Tobique on ’ both sides of the river . Smith s History says : An acre of 1 2 ground was deeded to the Missionary Society in March , 83 , an d a generous subscription list was deemed a sufﬁcient wa rrant ’ 180 HIST ORY OF .ME THODI SM

for the immediate erection of a Methodist church . The spot ‘ ’ was selected near the Lower Corner , some distance below the Me duxn e ke a g stream , along the banks of which only two or three houses then stood Nearly all the services at Woodstock e McNutt - were conduct d by Mr . in a school room , but, a short r 1833 time before his emoval in , at the request of the relatives of a person who had died in the Lord through attention to th e coun sels given by the Methodist pastor the floor of the un ﬁn ish e d church was swept , the workmen s benches were pushed as ide a n d a very impressive sermon was preached to a crowded congregation , to several members of which it was believed to ‘ ’ have proved the Savor of life unto life . The ﬁrst church was burn ed 1n the fall of 1835 and imme di ate steps were taken to rebuild . The new church was dedicated

183 - during the pastorate of Michael Pickles , 6 38 . The parson in 1 4 - 35 age , built 83 , escaped the ﬁre and was torn down a few years ago .

During the pastorate of George Johnson , who to ok charge 1 4 in 8 0, a great revival occurred when many were added to the McNut church . During the pastorate of Arthur t a young man

D. D n t . was co verted who af erward became Samuel Dwight Rice , ,

General Superintendent of the Methodist Church of Canada . r The third church , built on the co ner of Chapel and Green s 6th 1869 street , was dedicated on June , , during the pastorate o f A . W . Nicolson , the preachers being Revs . D . D . Currie and J . r R . Narraway . Extensive repairs and alterations were made du ing 1 4 D a o e . 8 . . the p st rat s of G M . Campbell ( 8 ) and H Marr

The Sunday School was organized in 1833 with J . M . Connell

fﬁ . as Superintendent , succeeded in o ce by George F Williams ,

Robert A . Hay , Lewis P . Fisher , D . J . Holder , James Watts , C .

L . Smith , L . E . Young , Charles L . Smith , Daniel W . Kyle , A .

Wilmot Hay , Alex . Sharp and F . C . Squires . These devoted men rendered noble service to the church some of them holding ofﬁ ce

m . for any years . Mr . Lewis P Fisher , who had been superintend

’ ent for twenty - ﬁve years an d who took a great interest in the choir, left many and large legacies , the chief being to erect and equip a free library , a hospital , and a new grammar school . Quite a number of the members of this church have held high and inﬂuential positions in the councils of the State , amongst

w . C . them being the Connells , father and sons , Le is P . Fisher , K ,

e . . Col . Baird ( fath r of Mrs (Rev ) Thomas Marshall) , and Hon

r l t . o ab e s Beveridge , Lindsay; Whi e and Carvell

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1 1 Wm . R . Pepper and in 88 , the name of the circuit appeared as

Canterbury and has thus continued . The Benton mission merg ed into this and other circuits and Northampton was j oined to 1 2 h Jacksonville . In 88 , t e Canterbury circuit included Canter r f bu y , Skif Lake , North Lake , Green Mountain , Bento n , Benton

Ridge , Hay Settlement , Springﬁeld , California Settlement and 18 5 . 8 1 0 P0 Eel River In , the latter two were dropped . In 9 3 , i k r k o , Meductic , Fosterville and Smith Co ner were added . Fos terville and Benton Ridge were dropped in 1907 although there

is a Methodist church in each place . Meductic was dropped in 1 Pokiok 1 1 905 and in 9 7 . The present appointments are Canter r f bu y Skif Lake , Hortin Settlement , Benton and Lower Wood

o w t . st ck , ith some at ention given to Springﬁeld and Scot Siding

: 18 . The following is the list of pastors 68 , W . H Burns ; 1 1 4 1 . 1 2 7 . 8 70 . 8 7 . . 8 869, E . B Moore ; , F W Harrison ; , J S Allen ; , 1 1 6 1 8 75 . . . 8 7 . 8 7 E . Bell ; , A R B Shrewsbury ; , W Wass ; 8 , H .

1 . 1 . . 8 79 . . . 880 Penna , , E C Turner and T L Williams ; , W R Pep

1 1 . 1 . . 885 88 6 per ; 883 , A R B . Shrewsbury ; , Supply ; , I Howie , 1 2 1 89 . . 1 8 . c 890 . . 8 9, C W . Dut her ; , M R Knight ; , C H Mana

1 1 . 900 . 1 898 . ton ; 895, H . Harrison ; , R . W Clements ; , G A Ross ; 1 4 1905 1906 90 . . 1 02 . 9 , C Flemington ; , C K Hudson ; , Supply ; ,

1 . 1 909 . 1 . 908 . ; J . F . Rowley ; 907 , H . H Marr ; , G W Tilley ; , F T ll Dal ze l 1 1 1 11 Domvi e 1912 . 9 . . Bertram ; 9 0, Supply ; , W J ; , R ; 5 1 17 1918 1 1 1 1 . 9 9 3 , G . N . Somers ; 9 , C F . Stebbings ; , Supply ; , man 1 21 Re ad . . 1 19 1920 . 9 M . S . Linton ; 9 , Supply ; , G ; , G R Fitz

1 24 1925 . . 1 2 9 . 3 . patrick ; 9 , J Harold Rowley ; , R Vincent ; , D L

Giddings . 1 The church at Canterbury was dedicated on November 8th ,

1 r . H . . 906 , Revs . H . arrison and R G Fulton being the preache s

— s Be n ton This circuit title ﬁrst appeared m 18 74 with Thom

as Marshall as pasto r followed in 1876 by John Ellis . The circuit name does not appear in 1877 but 1n the Minutes of 1878 it is

188 0 . coupled with Northampton with E . C . Turner as pastor ; , W

e . R . Pepper . Both names now disappear from the Minut s The

circuit included Benton , Northampton and Lower Woodstock . These appointments bec ame absorbed by the Jacksonville and r Canterbury ci cuits . — J a cks on vil l e This circuit was cut off from the old widely 1 62 extended Woodstock circuit in 8 , and included Jacksonville , o 6th and 7th Tier (Lindsay) , Bloomﬁeld , North and S uth Rich N E W BRUNSWIC K 18 3

1 76 - mond and Gesner Settlement . In 8 77 , Red Bridge was add 1 - ed , and in 877 78 , Waterville and Second Tier (Rosedale) , and 1 1 8 4 . 5 in 8 , Hartford In 88 , there were eight appointments , with 1 6 South Newbury added in 88 . The Richmond ( or Debec) and ts Lindsay circui absorbed some of these appointments , so that in 1 906 , the appointments left to the Jacksonville circuit were Jack v sonville , Northampton , Water ille , Rosedale and Upper Wood for stock . As will be seen by the record of pastors the circuit had s a number of years an assistant mini ter . The church at Water a 16 1 88 ville was rebuilt and dedic ted on December th , 8 , during the pastorate of J . K . King , the preachers being Revs . Job Shen D l r Mc on a . ton , Mr . d (Ref . and J . C . Berrie This chu ch 1 1 e was destroyed by fire in 9 5, by a grass fire started by som children in the rear of the church . The Reformed Baptist church . on the other side of the street , was also destroyed . Neither one h as been rebuilt . The church at Rosedale was dedicated on Janu 1l th 18 1 b e ary , 9 , in the pastorate of C . Comben , the preachers e r ing R vs . D . Chapman , W . Dobson , and J . C . Ber ie . The church t sum at Northamp on , after un dergoing extensive repairs in the 1 15 wa th e mer of 9 , s destroyed by fire on December 26 , of the sam year , and had no insurance . Since the fire , services have been h eld in the Kirk at Riverside (Lower Northampton) and in Cen tral Northampton in the school house . The church at Rosedale s e was sold some years ago to the Primitive Bapti ts , the great r number of the Methodist people having died or moved away . e During the pastorat of J . K . King many members were added to the church and his ministry made a lasting impression on the c ircuit. Tradition has it that he had no need to preach any ex c s iting sermon to his horse , a wonderful ste ed which required all the herculean strength of his maste r to control him as he swept through the country . A gracious revival also attended the min i str . y of George Ayers at Northampton . He was assisted by Mr

Charles Humbert of St . John . A series of evangelistic services , 1923 n r lasting a month , were conducted in the summer of , u de s Mr . Fred Foster , the Farmer Evangelist of Maine . Methodist , h Baptists , and Primitive Baptists united in these services whic he were very largely atte nded . On t last Sunday afternoon a uni te d baptism a l service was held at a broo k across which a dam had been constructed . The day was ﬁne and people were present m fro far and near . Seventeen candidates were baptized , some by immersion , by the Rev . L . A . Fenwick (Bapt . ) and others by r st sp inkling by the Rev . H . S . Young , Methodist , the Methodi 184 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM

part of the service being held inside the ropes which had been s tretched to form an enclosure on the banks of the stream . A legacy from the Hemphill esta te at Northampton adds a 2 yearly sum of $3 to the circuit income . Another sum of $ 800, s proceed of the sale of the Rosedale church , supplemented by a s gift from the Orange Order at Waterville , after they had dispo f ed o their hall , also assists the ﬁnances of the circuit .

o . . Rev . Ge rge W Tilley , son of Mr . and Mrs Chipman Tilley , e we tt of Jacksonville , and Rev . Leon H . J , of Waterville , entered s the ministry from this circuit . Three ministers found their wive h ere ; H . E . Thomas who married Miss Annie Good , H . C . Rice ,

D stan t . B lanche Plummer, John y , Edith Plummer . Miss Ruth A

Harper , daughter of Mr . and Mrs . John Harper, is a missionary a s in J pan , and Miss Ethel Estey is employed by the M e thodi t i Episcopal Church of the Un ted States as a missionary in India .

Both of these Christian workers went out from this circuit . 1 2 o : 6 . . The f llowing have been the pastors 8 , S F Huestis ;

1 7 . 1 a 1 6 1 7 . 8 8 . 8 0 . 8 3 8 65 , F . H rrison ; , J Cassidy ; , E B Moore ; , I

1 4 1 75 . E s 8 . . 8 . . E . Thurlow ; 7 , R H Taylor ; , W Dobson and J F

1 1 18 3 . 880 . . 8 . tey ; 8 77 , R . S . Crisp ; , M R Knight ; , J C Berrie ;

1 . . 1 6 88 7 . 88 89 88 , W . B . Thomas ; , J K . King , assisted in and by 1 90 . . 89 . . 8 G . M . Young and in by J B Young ; , C Comben , 1 s . . . 9 . a sisted in . 90 by A E Chapman , in by B Howard and in

2 an 18 3 . . 3 9 . 9 . 9 . by W Buchan ; , T L Williams , assisted in by

4 . . . 95 . R . A . Colpitts , in . 9 by W . E . Smith , and in by H C Rice 1 2 1906 1 1899 90 . . 896 , W . H . Spargo ; , James Crisp ; , J C Berrie ; , ’

1 1 1 14 1 1 . rr I \1rn e r . 9 . . 9 8 E . C . ; 9 0, G Ayers ; , J B Gough ; , H Ha i

1 2 . 2 . . son ; 9 , H S Young 1 2 s A new parsonage was built in 88 . The church at Jack on on 26th 188 6 the ville was dedicated December , , preachers being

De in stadt . . the Revs . J . Read , T . J . , and W . Dobson , the Rev W in B . Thomas being the pastor . The previous church had been - v us e for twenty ﬁ e years . — Ha rtl an d This circuit ﬁrst appeared in the minutes , in 18 68 , under the name of Knowlesville but was changed to Hart

4 . land in 18 7 . Argy le is one of the appointments Through the kindness and solely at the expense of Murdock Matheson a com

i 17th 18 73 . mod ous hall for preaching was opened on November , o 7th 1894 A new church was dedicate d at H a rtland on Oct ber , , b e in the pastorate of H . S . Young , costing the preachers ing Revs . D . Chapman , T . L . Williams , and F . H . W . Pickles .

18 6 HI ST ORY OF ME T HODI SM

’ r ﬁrst year of E . C . Tu ner s term , the dedication preachers being He m . w sco o . Revs . Dr . Stewart, Wm Harrison , and Mr . of Hoult n The parsonage was built in 1884 - 85 during the pastorate of Isaac

Howie .

Revivals of religion have been quite frequent on this ﬁeld .

- t 18 75 . a . . In 76 , Wm Dobson and his ssociate , J F Es ey , held meetings of power , during which , in Ri chmond alone , there were - ﬁ ve . from seventy to eighty converts Alexander Harron , a devot a 18 63 ir ed layman , who came from Irel nd in , gave most insp ing

- service to the church for twenty years as class leader , Sunday e School superintendent , and circuit st ward . 1 58 8 . Going further back , in , Rev John Prince , assisted by John Walsh ( a converted Roman Catholic) held special services

1 60 . when many were brought into the Church . In 8 , R Alder e Temple , D . D . Currie , and D . B . Scott held revival servic s in a great tent about two miles west of Debec lasting between two and three weeks which were attended with great interest and 1 McL au chl an power . In 887 , Messrs . Sterling and came to North Richmond and McKe n zie Corn er and held revival services Friz ze l which added many to the Church . Thomas Pierce and F . , in their respective pastorates , also engaged in successful revival 1916 McKe n zie effort . In , the churches at Corner , led by evang li s e st George Anderson , engaged in united evangelistic service resulting in a gracious revival , and in the pastorate of G . A . Sel 1 24 lar , in 9 , services at Elmwood , continued for several weeks , resulted in additions to the Methodist , Presbyterian , and Bap i t st churches . During the pastorate of Samuel Howard ( 1886 - 89) an aux

iliar . . s o y of the W . M . S . was organized by Mrs Howard This cie ty has ﬂourished and made very generous contributions to the

r r . missiona y treasury . A number of its membe s are tithers — oll w z 18 77 . The ministe rial record is as f o s , Wm Harrison ;

1 188 9 . 1 . 6 . 1 . . r 88 880, E C Tu ner ; 883 , I Howie ; , S Howard ; , H

1 4 Friz ze l 1897 . 1 1 89 . . 89 . R Baker ; , Thos Pierce ; , F ; , E Slack 4 1 1 01 190 . . 9 . ford ; 900, Jos . Parkins ; , T Stebbings ; , J K King ; 1915 11 . 19 . 1 5 ri 1 0 . 90 , H . Har son ; 9 9, E Ramsay ; , A J Gould ; ,

mville 1923 . 1 . Do 1 1 1 9 . . . . 9 H T Smith ; 9 7 , E . C Turner ; , W J ; , G

A . Sellar .

Ce n t e ville e K e n t Tobi e — r ( Upp r , qu ) All these names have . e mmute been given to this circuit . Tobique first app ared on the s “ ” 18 73 E dw m in 1872 with One to be sent following it ; , Turner ; N E W BRUNSWI CK 18 7

1 4 . 1 8 7 , Silas James The name of Upper Kent was given in 8 77 1 . 880 with Wm Penna as pastor , followed by , Henry Penna ; 1 3 . 1 6 o 1 88 88 . . 889 . . . , Thos Stebbings ; , W E Johns n ; , G C P Pal 1 1 1 1 890 8 . 1 9 L e Pa e 8 8 9 . 8 5 . 9 mer ; , Supply ; , G A . Sellar ; , A E g ; , a 1 Jos . Parkins . The circuit took the n me Centreville in 899 with 1 2 1 . . a 90 . . 906 1 1 W H Sp rgo ; , E C Turner ; , Geo . Ayers ; 9 0, H . 1 1 1 1 12 . 2 9 9 6 . 9 0 . Pierce ; , H Penna ; , J . B Champion ; , H Miller ; 1 24 192 9 , H . C . Upton ; 5, B . W . Turner . 6th A new church was dedicated at Centreville , on October , 188 4 o e , during the past rate o f T . St bbings at a cost of Th e . . . . . preachers were Revs . E Evans , J C Berrie , and G M n e 1 Campbell . A w parsonage was erected in 889 .

Fl or e n ce vill e — 1 62 e This circuit was formed in 8 , the sam

- year in which Jacksonville was formed , both from the wide ex tended Woodstock circuit , and now includes East and West Flor e n ce ville umme rﬁ e ld , S , Bath and Wicklow . Referring to the work ’ “ about Woodstock , Smith s History says : At Florenceville , 1 185 , meetings were held m a log school house , from which John

Allison , on a Sabbath during revival se rvices withdrew to a posi tion on the bank of the river to preach 1n the open - air to more ” than a thous and persons rd The church at Florenceville was dedicated on February 3 , 1 4 L Pa e 88 , in the pastorate of A . E . e g , and the preachers were

s . . . . . Rev E Evans , I Howie , and J . C Berrie A new parsonage

e oth 1 s . was occupied on D cember 2 , 907 , in the pastorate of Tho

Pierce , which cost 3rd 1904 A new church was dedicated at Bath , on July , , in

o . . . . . the past rate of J B Young , the preachers being Revs J C

r . re Ber ie and E Turner . The pulpit and platform chairs were p sented by Mr . G . L . Raymond , of Boston , in memory of his - r s grand parents Jabesh and Ma tha Squires , the ﬁrst Methodist

Mrs . . i . . n Bath . A memorial window was placed by Mr and E D

R . Phillips . e s The church at East Florenceville , after ext nsive alteration , l th 1 1 s was reopened on July 0 , 9 9, the service of the day being 11 ta ken by Rev . H . E . Thomas , President of Conference at a . m . and Rev . F . E . Bishop in the evening , assisted by F . A . r Wightman (the past“or) , E . C . Turner and S . Howard , a platfo m h e st meeting being held in t e aft rnoon . The ﬁrst church at Ea 1869 Florenceville was erected in . 1 2 : 86 . . The following is the list of pastors , Alex S Tuttle ; 18 8 H H ISTORY OF .ME T ODI SM

18 1865 . 7 1 6 . 869 . . , John W Howie ; , James R Hart ; , Wm W Per cival 1 2 s 1 75 e 1 87 8 . 8 76 ; , I aac Howie ; , Charles H Paisl y ; , John 1 1 1 8 79 88 . Le P e . a 1884 J Colter ; , Edwin Mills ; , Alfred E g ; , John 1 1889 . 88 7 18 2 K King ; , Joseph Seller ; , Samuel Howard ; 9 , Jos 1 896 . 1 6 . eph Parkins ; , George A Sellar , assisted in 89 by J . A 1 97 . J . 899 1 . 2 Ives , and in by L Leard ; , Thomas Allen; 90 , John

1 1 1 . 906 9 0 . 1 1 . 9 3 B Young ; , Thomas Pierce ; , E C . Turner ; , Geo 191 1 21 . 7 . 9 . A Ross ; , Frederick A Wightman ; , Daniel R Chowen ;

192 . . . 5, G W Tilley

— ’ An dove r Smith s History speakin“g of the settlers who had : moved to the Upper St . John , says Among these Arthur Mc 1 30 Nutt , in 8 , on the first visit of a Methodist minister as far north as Andover , found scattered disciples who had been con s ffi verted under his predece sors at Fredericton and She eld , and who welcomed them to their homes . At their request he preached n at Wakefield , Andover , and other points ; and on his retur , in 1 2 e 83 , they became the first members of local societi s which have grown into the vigorous churches of the present day . A pious a m Scotch woman , J net Johnson , removed with her husband fro t 1833 Frederic on to Andover in , and by her establishment of a

Sunday school , of which she was the principal manager and the circulation of the Scriptures , prepared the way for the Wesleyan 1 37 missionary . In 8 a small church was built there , and a year later a congregation of one hundred was reported , of whom four teen were communicants . In the little church British troops were billeted during the w h march to Canada at the time of the rebellion , and the stove hic for many years gave comfort to the congregatio n was left there’ 1 r McNutt by the military authorities . Early in 839 A thur spent eight days at the place and its neighborhood , and thence made an earnest appeal to the Committee for the appointment of a ” r missionary for that section of the county of Carleton . Robe t 1840 s n A . Chesley was sent there in , the ﬁrst of a teady successio 1848 r t of preachers , and there in John P ince had seen an ex ensive 1851 revival . In the Minutes of Andover appeared as the head quarters of a distinct circuit , under the care of John S . Phinney . 1859 1 4 1856 1857 . . followed by 85 , C . Gaskin ; , Supply ; , J Read ; L e L a che ur 1863 . . 186 1 . . T . Watson Smith ; , D B Scott ; , D W ; 1872 18 70 . . 1 . 68 . . 8 1865, B . J Johnson ; , W W Lodge ; , J S Allen ; ,

1879 . 1876 . 18 74 . . G . B . Payson ; , W W Brewer ; , J Crisp ; , Thos

4 188 6 . . 1 . 1 2 . 88 Allen ; 88 , C Comben ; , J Goldsmith ; , A B Calder ;

190 HISTORY OF ME THODI SM

1 M M r 838 . . c te as s . 1 4 , W Temple , S and H Pickard ; 8 0, A . Mc

. . 1842 McN tt 1 . u 843 . Nutt , J Jennings and W Allen ; , A ; , R Shep 1 4 1 8 6 . 49 8 . 1852 pard ; , G Johnson ; , C Lockhart ; , J . Snowball ; 1 6 1 85 . 859 . 18 62 , W Smith ; , G Barratt ; , W . W . Perkins (a ssisted

. . 2 . 63 6 . itb l by W H Heartz in and and by C . B . P ado in 18 64) 1 866 . 1 . . 8 , E Evans ( assisted by A D Morton in 66 and . 67 and by

. . 68 18 70 C H Paisley in . and , I . Sutcliffe ( assisted by A .

. 70 a n d . tr t ar . S o h d 1 1 7 72 . B Morris in by J in . ) 8 , J L . Spon 1 . . 8 73 r agle and A H Webb ; , John Waterhouse and J . C isp . a Chatham appeared as a sep rate circuit in 1875 with J . 1 76 ~ 8 . . 1 Waterhouse pastor , followed by , R S Crisp ; 8 76 , H . Mc w 1 8 79 . 1 2 o . 1 88 . 4 Ke n ; , S T Teed ; , D Chapman ; 88 , N . Mc L auchl an 1 885 . . 1 888 . 1 ; , F W Harrison ; , R S . Crisp ; 890, T . 1 9 1 8 3 . 897 1900 . . Marshall ; , Geo Steel ; , G . M . Young ; , W C 1 r r 903 . t oth a 1 S d . . 1 . Matthews ; , J ; 906 , G A Sellar ; 908 , G F . 1 11 1 15 1 9 . . 1 9 . . 9 . . Dawson ; , R G Fulton ; , J J Pinkerton ; 9, H S tr thard 1 21 1 . S o 9 . . 25 . B ; , F H Littlej ohns ; 9 , Geo . M . Young — N e wca s tl e Methodism was introduced to Newcastle and 1828 Chatham on the same day in August , , and by the same min

e . . . r m ist r , the Rev J B Strong . He had idden on horseback fro ’ w m Fredericton , a three days j ourney , preaching at Ne castle mo r ing and evening , on his arrival , and at Chatham in the a fte noon . On the following Monday he made his way up the north - west branch of the Miramichi and found there Robert Tweedy , his M Le an wife (the godly and courageous Isabel c , affectionately ‘ was called the little and eight children . This good man the leader of a little band of Irish immigrants who kept the altar ﬁres burning and longed for the coming of one of their own missionaries . Three sons , Robert , James and William became the devoted Methodist ministers . This community came under th t . e ministry of the ﬁrst set led pastor (Rev . M Pickles) on

Miramichi circuit which extended from Chatham to Bathurst .

McNutt . Wonderful revivals were reported under A . and H Pick 64 1 4 1 1862 . ard in 8 , spreading to Boiestown , and in to under i l ad P tb o . Revs . W . W . Percival , W . H . Heartz and C . B . It is said that the principal human agent in the revival at Newcastle was r t the wi fe of the Hon . Peter Mitchell , a most devoted Ch is ian 1 2 was woman . In 83 , steps were taken to build a church and it so far advanced that services began in it in November of that 1 2 to o year . After the great re vivals of 86 the church became

6 a. small and a new one was built in 186 . It was remodelled and [NE W BRUN SWIC K 191

1 4 1 20 tower added in 89 . In 9 , extensive renovation took place

- and a school room basement was constructed . Newcastle and Chatham continued as parts of the Miramichi circuit until 18 75 when each became the head of a new circuit , with a married man at Chatham and a single man at Newcastle for the ﬁrst few Th a . e 18 7 years Newc stle pastors , beginning with 5, have been as 1 1 6 1 : 75 . 8 8 7 . follows , J Crisp ; , E Jenkins ; 8 78 , G . M . Camp 1 1 t 188 . 1 4 8 79 . 1 88 . 885 bell ; , G S eel ; , T Pierce ; , F W . Harrison ; , 1 1 m 8 6 . . 7 1 . 8 88 . . 9 D Chap an ; , S H Rice ; , J A Clark ; 8 0, G . Har 1 1 4 893 . . 89 1 9 8 6 . . rison ; , L S Johnson ; , J . Crisp ; , J A Clark ;

1 . . 1 899 900 . . . 1 2 m , G W Fisher ; , F H W Pickles ; 90 , G . C . P . Pal 1 903 . 1 0 1 1 1 909 . . 2 9 6 . . 9 er ; , H Johnson ; , H C Rice ; , W J Dean ; , 1 16 1 1 1 . 9 . . 20 W 9 8 . . 9 Harrison ; , C W Squires ; , F T Bertram ; , 1 2 3 . . J . B . Champion ; 9 , A W . Brown A new parson age was built in 1886 at a cost of The church was reconstructed during the pastorate of James Crisp 1 94 - 96 e ( 8 ) the preachers at the reopening being Revs . J . R ad and

Mr . Aitkin ( Presbyterian) . e a Maple Glen , ten mil s northward , is the only outside p pointment .

De rb — r y This ﬁeld , formerly a pa t of the Newcastle circuit , r e 1 1 ﬁ st appears in the Minut s m 88 . The parsonage is at Miller n 19 to . A new church was dedicated at Derby on November th , 1 89 . . . . 3 , H Pe nna being pastor , and the preachers being Revs L S

Johnson and Geo . Steel . The church cost A new church at English Settlement , under the pastorate of E . Rowlands , was 1 2 e . . . dedicated in June of 9 0, the preachers being R vs G Steel , J e A . Iv s , and W . H . Heartz , the latest of whom began his ministry ﬁ ft - here , as a part of the old Miramichi circuit , y eight years pre viousl Th y . e new church cost about 1 4 1 1 . . 88 The p astors have been as follows : 88 , I N Parker ; , 1 2 1 6 . 89 . . . 88 . 1889 C S Wells ; , H R Baker ; , T . Allen ; , H Penna ; 1 1 1 897 1 . . 903 896 . 900 , W . B Thomas ; , F . Frizzle ; , J F Estey ; , 1 1 1 2 . . . 1 907 . . 909 . 9 . J S Gregg ; , J F Rowley ; , H Harrison ; , J A 1 1 1 1 24 9 6 . 20 . . Ives ; , E Rowlands ; 9 , H . Scott ; 9 , R M . Brodie English Settlement and Williamstown a re appointments on C this ircuit . The ministers of the old Miramichi circuit who visite d Eng

' ce n tur o h lish Settlement, half a y ag , all united to pay igh tribute h a di k wo . d to the memory of Mrs S c , a most devoted Christian man re who came from De vonshi , England , with her husband and 192 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

t - two sons . Her chief reasures were her Bible and Hymn book . For ﬁve years she conducted religious services in her home to which she invited her neighbors until in answer to her prayers W , , , t . this community in the ilderness was visi ed by the Rev . S D . 1 - 4 Rice then ( 837 0) stationed at Ch atham . He was received by the good woman as an angel from Heaven . He found a people prepared of the Lord , through the agency of this godly woman , and English “Settlement was put on the plan as a monthly ap h i . add ck pointment Dame S as she was sometime s called , had f a great a fection for the ministers of the Gospel , and all who shared the hospitality of her home bear testimony to her great piety and zeal in planting the house of the Lord in a wilderness , and making it sacred by the Divine presence secured through her prayers of faith and labors of love . — Baie da Vim This mission appeared in the Minute s of 18 75 “ ” 1 18 ~ 77 . . with One to be se nt ; 876 , T . L . Williams ; , W B Thom 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 79 . . 880 . . 88 . 88 as ; , S E Colwell ; , C S Wells ; , S Howard ; , 1 82 S . B . Gregg . It does not appear a fter 8 . — Ta b usin ta c This mission appeared in the Minutes of 18 78 “ ” 1 18 0- 8 1 1882 8 79 . 8 with One to be sent ; , H Penna ; , Supply ; , 1 4 1885- 1901 88 . . G . F . Dawson ; , J W Tait ; , irregular Supply ; 1 1 . . 1 1 4 . e 906 907 2 . 90 . 90 , H Johnson ; , E S W eks ; , Supply ; , G S 1 10 1911 1 . . . 9 . . Patterson ; 909, F H M Holmes ; , C F Stebbings ; 1 1 1 1919- 23 1924 Cc - 7 Supply ; 9 8 , W . B . Leard ; , Supply ; , opera tion with Presbyterians . — Richib ucto Methodism was introduced to this commun ity 1 2 on the last Sunday in September , 83 , by Enoch Wood , who e preached in the Court house . He was followed two months lat r wa s m r . s by H . Daniel who formed a ociety with twelve embe s It visited more or less regularly till 184 1 when it was formed into a w s 1840 1850 circuit with F . Small ood as pa tor . Between and the ’

R d . . . names of H . Pickard , Sheppard , R A Chesley , J Taylor ,

to this . and J . Prince are mentioned as ministering community

1 50 . . We then ﬁnd the following as pastors : 8 , R A Temple ; 1859 1 18 57 . . r 1 . 54 . . 853 , G B . Payson ; 8 , T B Smith ; , D D Cu ry ; ,

1 1864 . 1 186 . 860 . . J . L . Sponagle ; , S F Huestis ; , D Chapman ; , J

1 ﬁ 1870 . 1 8 68 . 6 . e . Cassidy ; 8 7 , W Tw edy ; , J S Cof n ; , C Jost ; 1880 ll 1 4 18 77 . . 1 72 We dda 8 7 . . k 8 , R . W . ; , J A Du e ; , I N Parker ; ,

1 6 1889 . 1 88 . 883 . . I . Howie ; , W J Kirby ; , S James ; , J Seller ;

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— Ba thurs t Methodism was introduce d to this community by 1 0 Rev . Michael Pickles in August of 83 , while on his way to visit

a little colony of Irish Methodists settled at New Bandon . Ar riving at Bathurst at 9 o ’ clock on Saturday night the gospel hungry people urged him to preach which he did and also on Sun s w to day morning , and after ards was drive n by Richard Dawson

New Bandon , where he was welcomed with great rej oicing . The McNutt community wa s visited by Enoch Wood and A . during 1 2 the two following years and in 8 3 Joseph F . Bent was appoint ed to this ﬁeld which exte nded to Dalhousie (54 miles) and church was 1832 Campbellton ( 70 miles) . A begun in and dedi n 1 4 o os 83 . ted in March , This was replaced by a more c mmodious

1 . church in 8 75, in the pastorate of J S . Phinney . Another church th r 19 18 79 s o t . was dedicated on Janua y , , during the pa t ra e of I

Ke wn w s Mc o . . Howie , the preachers being Revs . H . and W W Bre er . This church was enlarged and practically rebuilt during the a d re - a 13th pastorate of F . A . Wightman n was de dic ted on May ,

1 1 . . . . . 9 7 , the special preacher being H A Goodwin The Revs A

Pre sb tn . C . . . E . Kinley , J . D . arey (Bpt ) and W M Matthews ( y ) Te te a also took part in the services of the day . A church at

22 1866 . go uche was dedicated on August , The church at New th 1 to 5 88 5 . Bandon was dedicated on April , , Dr Sprague , pas r , l n e w e e We dda l . and R . W . , the preacher A church was d dicat d h 1 11 e s at Salmon Beach on June 4t , 9 , Dr . Sprague (Pr ident of

n d . . the Conference) a W . Harrison being the preachers . and J M Te te a ouche e Rice the pastor . g , New Bandon , Salmon B ach , and s Canobie are the outside appointment . 1833 1 2 . The pastors have been as follows : 83 , J . F Bent ; , 4 1 18 0 . 1 837 . e u 835 . R . Do glas ; , W Bannister ; , W L ggett ; , A Mc

4 . 1 18 6 . 844 . 184 . Nutt ; 3 , R Sheppard ; , W Leggett ; , R A Chesley ;

1856 . 1853 . . 4 1850 . ce . 18 7 , C . Lockhart ; , J Prin ; , R A Temple ; W

18 6 1862 . 0 . 1 . C . Beals ; 8 59, C . Gaskin ; , W W Perkins ; , W Per We ddall 18 72 1869 . 1 1866 . kin ; 8 63 , R . Tweedy ; , W Alcorn ; , R ; , 18 77 1 . 876 . 1 . 8 75 . C . H . Paisley ; , J S Phinney ; , W W Brewer ; ,

1 We ddall 1884 . 188 . . 1880 . . I . Howie ; , I N Parker ; , R W ; , H

1892 . r 188 9 . . Tr d e a . 1 . . e Sprague ; 88 7 , J M ; , J S Allen ; , J Seller ;

1907 . 1904 . 1900 . 1 5 . 89 , W Harrison ; , J Goldsmith ; , R Opie ; , A

1917 . 1913 . ll 1 1 . Mc u 9 0 . . D . C y ; , J M Rice ; , F A Wightman ; , G

1 1 1925 MacLauchl an . s 92 . . A . Ros ; , H C Rice ; , Neil — Campb e llton (forme rly Da lhousie ) Methodism was intro

1844 . duce d into Restigouche County by Robe rt A . Chesley m N E W BRUN SWIC K 195

Pre achers from Bathurst and the Miramichi visited the place from time to time and held services in the house of Frank Ma 1851 h t e lone . The ﬁrst church was built in during t e pas orat of s John Prince at Bathurst . The ﬁrst ettled pastor was James

s o a . Tweedy . During the pa t r te of G . W Fisher a new and larger r - a church was erected on the same site . The co ner stone was l id 4th 1886 by Douglas Chapman on May , . A church was also built at Deeside . At Eel River , services were held in the home 1 9 of Robert Miller and late r in a hall . In 8 5, a new church was E scumin c i a a s . built at dur ng the pastor te of W . A . Thomp on In 1 2 o 90 , during the past rate of H . E . Thomas , a parsonage was r built adj oining the church . Both church and parsonage we e destroyed by fire in the great con fi agration that swept the town 1 1 Notwith stan d e 9 0 . in Jun of during the pastorate of G Morris . ing the great loss and the destruction of so many of the homes of the people they laid the corner - stone of a new church on July 2n d of the s ame year and thi s was the first church in the burned town to rise abo ve its foundation . Both church and parsonage a were built and a fine organ inst lled in the church . Campbellton — — h a . t s given two men G e o F . Dawson and G . Elliot to the ministry . 1855 The following have be en pas tors at Campbellton : ,

- s 185 60 186 1 . Jame Tweedy ; 7 , Supplied from Bathurst ; , G Har 1 1 1 86 . . 62 . 6 rison ; 8 , J J . Colter ; 863 , I . N . Parker ; , R H Taylor ;

- 1 . 1868 74 1 876 . , Supplied from Bathurst ; 875, J . Ellis ; , W Penna In 18 77 na me o f circuit was changed from Dalhousie to Camp 1 1 : 1 1 0 88 . . t 877 . 88 . . bell on ; , W Tippett ; , S B Gregg ; , C S Wells - 1 1 r 8 8 . 1 . 8 884 . 885 e , C W Dutcher ; , G . W . Fish ; , B Chappell 1 T 1 2 McC on n e ll 889 . 890 . . 189 . . , W ippett ; , G C P . Palmer ; , J W ; 1 1 . 1 4 899 . 893 . 89 . . , W C Matthews ; , W . A Thompson ; , J A Ives

1 1 1 . 1 . . 905 . 908 . 90 , H E Thomas ; , W A . Thompson ; , W B Thom 1 s 1 1 1 12 1 6 . . a 9 0 . 9 . 9 ; , G Morris ; , C W . Squires ; , G M Young ; 1 1 4 2 . 920 . 9 , F . A Boothroyd ; , W . S . Godfrey — Ga sp e an d Cap e Oz o These communities are in the pro ~ vince of Queb ec but because it was supposed they could be more

~ i . . . eas ly supplied with ministers from the N . B and P . E I Con

ference they were attached to that Conference . Sometimes they have been worked as separate missions and sometimes united . Unfortunately they have sometimes been left without an ap o e p intment . The preaching places are Cape Ozo , Grand Gr ve ,

» S ast . Rose Bridge , G a pe and Dougl own There are two parson 196 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

at ages , one at Cape Ozo and one Gaspe . The leading lay work a re L e Hu ue t G ui n ion ers Samuel q , James g , Moses Simon , Wil L e Hu ue t liam Simon , John q and Charles Simpson . The little Prote stan t Ch ris tian s band of devoted , living in this region are of French Huguenot blood and a large proportion of the older people came from Jersey , in the Channel Islands . They live in a m os t pioture sque country and are a very worthy and industrious e l p op e .

. 1 Since they became connected with the N B . and P . E . . Conference the following have been stationed there : G aspe 1 907 . 1 0 1 9 9 . 1 9 0 . , Walter J Dean ; , John J Durrant ; , Edwin H

1 11 . 1 12 e 9 . 9 Cre d ; , W B Thomas ; , Gaspe and Cape Ozo , W . B . 1 14 1 1 9 . . 5 9 . 1 16 9 . Thomas ; , O H Peters ; , Willis B Leard ; , A Mot e r 1 1 Claire y at Gaspe and W . B . Leard at Cape Ozo ; 9 7 , W . 1 1 . e 9 8 B L ard , both places combined ; , Henry Scott , resident at 1920 u Cape Ozo ; , Gaspe , S mmer Supply and Cape Ozo , Supply .

- 1 0 1 1 1 9 9 b . 0 19 1 . Cape Ozo , Her ert F Ball ; 9 and , J . F Row 1 1 1 1 1 4 92 1 2 . 92 9 6 W. . 9 3 ley ; , B Leard ; , Bruce Carew ; , W Vey ; , 1 2 . 5 . R Henry Baxter ; 9 , H . C Upton . For other years see where

Gaspe and Cape Ozo were connected .

SACKVILLE DISTRICT — Sa ckvill e Methodism in this church and college centre dates from 1772 when a number of English immigrants purchased e e t lands and settled in the community . They had b n conver ed under Wesley ’ s ministry and welcomed the fellowship of other 178 1 th e English Methodist settlers of Point de Bute . In , and a s two following years , William Bl ck held evangeli tic services in this and neighboring communities and many persons were con verted . On his removal to other portions of his extended parish , a n d wa s which include d all the Maritime Provinces , beyond , he wa 178 7 . s succeeded , in , by Wm Grandin and he followed by 1790 James Mann and late r by James Wray . In , the ﬁrst

Methodist church in th e community , and the second in Canada , 1809 was erected and dedicated by Jam e s Mann . In , John Faw a 18 15 ce tt was appointe d leader of a cl ss . In , a weekly prayer s meeting was organized by Joseph Avard , local preacher and clas 4 1 1823 36 39 . leader . Revivals o f power occurred in , , , and After being connected for years with the Cumberland and

e 1839. Westmorland circuits , the circuit was call d Sackville in

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The connection of Sackville with the Mount Allison I n stitu tions will be referred to in a separate chapter . : The ministerial record is as follows Wm . Black , James

. e Mann , Thos Whit head , J . A . Bishop , Jas . Mann , Benj . Wilson ; “

. o . . 18 11 J Co per , Joshua Marsden , W Bennett, T Oliphant, , Wm . 1 13 18 16 8 . 1 1 . 8 8 . Bennett ; , S Bamford ; , J Dunbar ; , Jas Priestly ; 1 1 1 1 8 9 . . 82 182 . 3 . , J B Strong ; , J Priestly ; , S Bamford and W . 1 2 1 28 8 6 . 8 1 . 83 Murray ; , W Temple ; , S Busby ; 0, W . Smithson McLe o 1 . . d 833 . . 1835 and A W ; , M Pickles and R Douglas ; , J . 1 837 . . . 1 B Strong ; , R Williams , J F . Bent and W . B annister ; 839, 1 1 1 4 . 84 . McNut 1 8 3 . t 84 H Daniel ; , R Sheppard ; , A ; 6 , W . Mil 1 4 H n i r 1 8 9 . . e n a 853 ler ; , J G g ; , John Allison and D . D . Currie ; 1 4 1 85 . 857 . . . 1 , W Temple ; , J R Narraway and H Holland ; 858 ,

. . r 18 60 De ol fe . W J R Na raway and Stephen Humphrey ; , C ; 1 1 1 3 . 1 86 . 86 864 . . 1 , J Snowball ; , E Botterell ; , A W Nicolson ; 867 , 1 Br l e 1 8 70 . e tt 8 73 . . 18 76 S W Sprague ; , E ; , Joseph Hart ; , H . 1 1 0 1 1 8 77 . 88 . . Pickard ; , D Chapman ; , W W Percival ; 88 , Job 1 2 18 4 da ll 1 88 . . . We d Shenton ; , J S Phinney ; 8 , R W . ; 88 7 , R . 1 1 89 1 92 e 888 . . 8 . . 8 . Breck n ; , J S Allen ; , F W Harrison ; , W Har 1 1 1 2 1 895 . 899 . 90 . t 906 rison ; , S Howard ; , H Sprague ; , G S eel ; ,

1 1 1 1 . 0 . 9 1 1 1 . on 9 . . 9 5 . J . L Daws ; , J A Rogers ; , S Howard ; , G J 1 1 2 1 22 1 6 . . 9 0 . . . . Bond ; 9 , H E Thomas ; , W M Ryan ; 9 , J . H Philp — Ta n tramar T he . ﬁrst appearance of this mission on the 1 o Minutes was in 8 75 with Ge o . Steel as past r , under Joseph d 18 76 wa a n . s Hart , of Sackville , he remained in It supplied in

79 . 2 . . . 8 . 77 and . 78 by H . J . Clarke ; , by H R . Pepper ; . , by A R 4 83 . 8 . . . 89 . . B . Shrewsbury ; . and , by J A Duke ; , by E S Barker ;

1 . 98 . 99 . . 8 97 , D . W . Chowen ; , by J . A Ives ; , by W R Pepper ,

n r . J . In all other years it has been supplied from Sackville — Poin t dc Ba te Methodism came directly to this community from England and Point de Bute and Sackville ( with surrounding w communities in Cumberland) , were the ﬁrst places in hich it

' was e stab lishe d in Canada . Methodist immigrants from York

- - shire arrived in 1772 3 4 and 5 . They held services among them selves and Point de Bute Methodism became organized into a 1 1 s society in 779. In 788 , the ﬁrst Methodi t church in Canada was erecte d here . The deed of the land was dated September

1 1 . 8 th , 788 , sold to John Wesley for ﬁve shillings by Wm Chap s a c man . The church was built o f tone , with th t hed roof , and was situated in the prese nt cemetery . It was built during the minis N E W BRU N SWIC K 199

wa s try of James Mann and dedicated by him . This community

' visited frequently by Wm . Black , the Manns (Jas . and John) , t and all the early pioneer preachers . We ﬁnd set led appoint 1 ments re aching back to 800 with Joshua Marsden as minister . 1 1 1 806 . 0 Then follow 8 03 , W . Bennett ; , S Bamford ; 8 9, J . Know 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 . 8 8 . 8 3 . 8 6 lan ; 8 2, W Bennett ; , J Priestly ; , S Bamford ; , 1 1830 1 3 828 . . 83 . W . Temple ; , W Webb ; , W Smithson ; , A Mc 1 6 1 1 4 8 3 . 838 . 3 . . Leod ; 8 , R Douglas ; , J F Bent ; , R Williams : 1 4 1 42 8 1 44 . 1 4 . 3 . 8 0 . 8 8 , W Leggett ; , G Miller ; , R Williams ; , S 1 4 18 0 1 h 5 . 8 53 . Busby ; 8 7 , W . Smithson ; , Geo Johnson ; , W Smit ; 1 1 . 18 6 . 8 63 1859 . 185 . 6 , T H Davies ; , J Snowball ; , M Pickles ; , 1 6 1 1 8 6 . 8 68 . 865 . C . Stewart ; , Geo Butcher ; , R Duncan ; , W Wil w 1 7 1 s 8 3 . 876 . son ; J . G . Ang in ; , D Chapman ; , E Mill ; 188 1 2 h 1 . o 7 1 . . 88 . 88 5 . 8 79, G W Fisher ; , T Mars all ; , W W L dge ; ,

1 1 4 1 6 . 1 8 . 89 . r 89 . . . 9 . J . C isp ; , F H W Pickles ; , J A Clark ; , T L 1 1 1 1 s 98 . 90 . 97 . 8 Williams ; 8 , J Seller ; , D Chapman ; , T Mar hall ; 1 1 1 4 1 19 2 . 9 6 1 . 908 . . 90 , C Flemington ; , T Hicks ; , W J Kirby ; , 1 4 1 2 . 84 rm on 1 2 . 0 O 9 0 . 9 . G . ; , J F Rowley ; , C Flemington Up till

Point de Bute and Sackville were parts of one circuit . The ﬁrst 1 1 22 church was built in 788 , the second in 8 , close to the ﬁrst, 1 1 t de dicat the third in 88 on a new si e . The present church was

ou 18 th 1 1 . . ed December , 88 , during the pastorate of G W Fisher r s an d and the preachers were Dr . Stewa t , R . Duncan , W . Dob on ,

J . Shenton , the services extending over Sunday and Monday . Thi s church was renovated during the pastorate of Thoma s 1 - 12 Hicks ( 908 ) and at the reopening Dr . Sprague and S . How th 1 . . . e ard were the preachers Early in 897 , Rev . T L Williams , r pastor , and Richard Ca ter went gunning and both lost their d lives . The body of Mr . Williams was found in the boat at Woo

Po int , but that of his companion was not found . 1 e the In 909 , an excellent bell was present d to church by the ’ Rev . Geo . W . Fisher , of St . John s , Quebec , in memory of his wi fe 1888 who died in and was buried at Point de Bute . It was rung 1 1 for the ﬁrst time on January 8th of 909 . A new church was erecte d at Jolicure and dedi cated on Feb rua r l 0th 1 4 m y , 88 , during the pastorate of Tho as Marshall . The i preachers were Rev . J . S . Ph nney , W . Dobson and G . W . Fisher . About this time eight churches in eight years had been erected e in W stmorland and Albert . From this old Point de Bute circuit many men and women have gone out into positions of great usefulness both in church and state and have done high honor to the place of their bi rth 200 HISTORY OF ME THODI SM

r an d the church which nurtu ed them . Amongst the se is George D Ph . . J . Trueman , , the honored President of Mount Allison Uni

versity . A ceremony of much interest occurred at Point de Bute on oth 1 2 May 3 , 9 5, when the members of both the Nova Scotia and n i a n d the New Bru sw ck Prince Edward Island Conferences,

meeting respectively at Amherst and Sackville , assembled to un veil a hands ome stone arched gateway fronting the spot on which r t h the ﬁ s Met odist church in Canada was erected . On either side t of the arch is a bronze ablet, one commemorating the historic fact of the building of the church in 178 8 an d the other in mem r o y of Rev . William Black , the pioneer Methodist preacher of r 1 1 Canada , who began his itinerant minist y in 78 . The Black

a . P. t blet was donated by W . A . Black , Esq , M . , of Halifax , a s de cendant of Rev . Wm . Black . This tablet was unveiled by

Mrs . Trueman , the venerable mother of President Trueman of

Mount Allison University , and the other by Hon . Dr . Josiah - n Wood , ex Governor of New B ru swick . An interesting historic

address was delivered by President Trueman . — Baie Ve rte This community was ﬁrst part of th e Cumber l d e an d circuit and for many years connected with Point e But , but in 1858 Dougl as Chapman was appointed second preacher o with specia l reference to that secti n . It became a separate cir r cuit in 18 60 with James Tweedy as pastor . Refer ing to Rev . s 1 18 i e : James Dunbar and his vi its to Baie Verte , in 8 , it is wr tt n

Dunbar now preached to them once in each fortnight , and saw the society grow to twice its previous number , with comfortable ” accommodation in a neat little church . A very gracious revival of religion was experienced at Point de Bute and Baie Verte in 1 4 1839 84 . The second church was erected in , and the present

1 . . commodious church in 883 , in the pastorate of Robt Wilson It 1 h 1 t . was dedicated on February , the preachers being J S . Phin ney , W . J . Kirby and R . Wilson . A six hundred pound bell and a ﬁne new organ were installed . r This circuit has cont ibuted Messrs . J . K . King , C . W . Ham b ab t . . o ro ilton , E . C . Turner , W . Cos ain , and H A Go dwin , and p ly others , to the ministry of the Methodist church .

When Joseph Avard , the able and devoted local preacher , whose ministry was made a blessing to many , throughout Cum berland and Westmorland had grown old , two other local preach e rs r we e raised up in this region to take his place . Gustavus

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18 72 In , Baie Verte was given a second preacher to live in Ba ﬁ ld e . the y section This continued for eight years , the young

. o men being John Ellis , Thos Hicks , Th s . Stebbings and A . D . ull 1 Ba fi l McC . 88 0 e d y In , y was made a separate circuit . The first Methodi st Church in Bayfi e ld village was erected about

1 - 838 . It was replaced by the present large and well appointed 1 - 888 89. building in The original church at Upper Cape , ten Ba fi e ld miles from y , was built at ab o ut the same time as the first Bayfi e ld church e 21s A new church was dedicat d at Upper Cape on August t, 1 2 9 . 1 8 . , in the pastorate of C W Hamilton , costing $ 800, the De in sta dt preachers being Revs . T . J . , W . Harrison , and L . S .

Johnson . ’ A new church was also dedicated at Cadman s Corner , in to 7th 1894 the pas rate of Mr . Hamilton , on Oct . , , the preachers was being Revs . J . A . Clark and C . W . Hamilton . The site dona r ted by James Anderson . The ﬁrst and only church at Cape Spea w r 1 is the p resent one which as e ected in 88 6 . Congregations on the Bayﬁ e ld circuit represent a sprin kl s ing of Presbyterians , Baptists , Anglicans , but the Methodist

- is at out number all these put together . There a Baptist church Cape Tormentine ( one and a half miles from Bayﬁ e ld) but it s has not had a regular supply for several year . The Car Ferry crossing from Cape Tormen tine to Po int Borden ( P . E . I . ) has made the Bayﬁe ld circuit more important than hitherto as Cape

Tormentine has become a popular summer resort , where scores of people spend their vacations . The pre sent e xcellent parsonage property at Bayﬁ e ld was o f 1880 secured during the pa storate W . J . Kirby ( o f o The following is the list past rs , since this circuit was

1 18 83 . : 880 . separated from . Baie Verte , W . J Kirby ; , W Penna ; t ll 1 2 . 1 McC u 89 . : 1 s 88 9 . . 88 6 , T . Ste bbing ; , A D y ; , C W Hamil on 1904 1 02 . 9 . 18 . 1895, A . C . Bell ; 97 , E Ramsay ; , J B Champion ; , 1 1 9 2 . . 1 . 1909 . . W . Lawson ; 907 , E . E Styles ; , M R Knight ; , B O

1 1919 . . 17 . r 1 1 . 9 . Ha tman ; 9 5, A Whiteside ; , J A Ives ; , W B

21 . Leard ; 19 , E . S . Weeks

Mon cton —The old Sh e pody and Petitcodiac circuit included We stmor the whole o“f Albert County and a considerable part of e land , and The Bend , or Moncton (in earliest minut s Monk its 18 39 wa s was one of appointments . In , a parsonage built at Coverdale which for years was the h e ad of the c ircuit . «NE W BRUN SWIC K 3

Subsequent to 1821 the history of Methodism in Moncton was closely associated with the o ld meeting - house that s tood at the m head of Steadman Street . In that year Wm . Stead an , a promi st nent B apti of the community , deeded“to Ichabod Lewis and o truste e s a h s lomon Trites , , lot of land on the highway west of t e school house , on which was to be built by the residents of The Bend a House of Worship to be called and known by the name of ” e The Free Meeting House . Here the M thodist congregation worshipped for many years , and among the ministers who preached in the homes of the people and later in the Free Meet

- ing house were Revs . Michael Pickles , Sampson Busby , Joseph McNu tt . . F . Bent , Wm . Murray , Arthur , Wesley C Beals , Alex McLe od ' P r W . , e te Sleep , Wm . Tweedy , Wm . Allen , Samuel Mc

r r N e e d . Master , Robe t A . Chesley , Robe t y , and others In 1 4 for 84 , the Methodists began to think of building a church themselves and a lot was secure d on Maine Street and in 1848 a church was completed and dedicated under the pastorate of Robt .

ri . Chesley . A neat parsonage was built du ng the same year The head of the circuit was now transferred to Moncton , the circuit including Moncton , Upper and Lower Coverdale , Dover , Lutz me n Mountain , North River , Shediac , and Shediac Road . Two were appointed to the circuit one of them residing at Coverdale . 1 4 In 8 8 , they were Robert Chesley and William Tweedy , follow 1855 ed by James Taylor . Beginning with , the date of the forma tion of the old Eastern British American Conference , the list of

: 1855 1856 . pastors has been as follows , James Taylor ; , Alex

M L D Bri . e 1 . c . s sa 57 y and Robt . Tweedy ; 8 , Wm Temple and R 1 1 858 . 58 Tweedy ; , Wm Temple . In 8 , Coverdale became a sep e arate circuit , associated with Hop well , so that Moncton appear

: 1859 . ed with only one minister . Then followed , Jeremiah V ‘ 1 8 65 . 1 . 1 2 M. 8 . 864 . Jost ; 6 , Geo Barratt ; , Thos B Smith ; , Wm

r 18 0 i 18 7 1 . . McC a t 18 68 . 7 y ; , Robt Duncan ; , John Pr nce ; , I E 18 79 in . De stadt 1 6 . 1 . 7 8 . 8 Thurlow ; 73 , Thos J ; , D D Currie ; , 1 1 1 89 . 1 . 88 . . . 885 . 8 R Duncan ; , R S Crisp ; , G M Campbell ; , J 1 91 Read . In 8 , Wesley Memorial was built and the circuit divid

1894 . . ed . Central Church continued with ( ) W W B rewer ; 1 Me on 1 1 s 903 . . C 897 . . 900 . . , W W Lodge ; , Geo W Fi her ; , J W

1 1 . 1 r r 1 1 9 3 . t th d 9 0 . . 906 . nell ; , J S o a ; , J L B atty ; , H A Goodwin ;

’ 1 1 21 l Tilton 1925 . r . 9 . Va 19 7 , Wm . Barraclough ; , E ; , H I vine

Various changes to ok place in the Moncton circuit . Cover dale , which , in 18 58 , was separated from Moncton , became identiﬁed with it again in 1867 and continued as th e Moncton 204 HIS TORY OF ME THODI SM and Coverdale circuit till 18 74 when Coverdale and the Moun a 1 . 8 6 r n t ins became a separate circuit In 7 , No th River a d Steeves Mountain were annexed to the Little River and Elgin 1 . 8 7 circuit In 3 , Shediac and Shediac Road separated from

1 4 - o . 8 7 Monct n In , Moncton became self supporting . The church erected in 1848 had been twice enlarged but became too e n e small during the pastorate of T . J . Deinst dt . A site for a w church was se cured on Church Street and a commodious n e w i 2l t 18 . s 77 church was bu lt and d“edicated on Oct , , in the pas torate of D . D . Currie , by John Prince , President of the Confer s Job ence , the preachers being Revs . Dr . Ive of New York and ~ Shenton . In response to the ﬁnancial appeal of Dr . Ives the peo s ple , with enthu iastic liberality , subscribed more than enough to clear off the debt of leaving for the purchase of the organ and a balance suff icient to carpet the whole church and

Sunday School room . A new parsonage was built, during the same year , adj oining the church . The old church and parsonage wa n e s to s . 188 6 s on Main Street were old In , it fou d nec s ary build an a ddition of twenty feet to the school - room which wa s 1 1 9 ai to o further enlarged in 902. In 88 , the church ag n became small and relief was found by the ere ction of Wesley Me morial 1 1 Church in 89 . The fire fiend seems to have had a spite on th e Moncton 1 Church property . In 883 , a fire did some damage to the Sun 1 9 o of day School room . About 8 9 a fire ccurred in the library the parsonage , destroying the library of Rev . W . W . Lodge . On rd 1 Nov . 23 , 897 , a disastrous fire occurred in Central Church , which complete ly destroyed the splendid pipe organ which had r th e only been in use for four years , and did g eat damage to

- interior of the Church . The school room , which was but slightly wa s s . damaged , was u ed until the church could be restored It 24th 1914 1 r . reopened in 898 and a new o gan installed . On Nov , ,

- the church and school room were completely de stroyed by ﬁ re . o ﬁ The past r , H . A . Goodwin , and his of cials , heroically and r promptly , decided to erect a large stone chu ch and the corner s o s 26 191 t ne was laid on Augu t , 5, and the splendid new church 22n 1 16 d . dedicated on Oct . , 9 During the building of the n e w church the congre gation held the S. its Sunday s e rvices ( until the completion of the S . Hall) in Empress Hall and o ther services in the Reformed Episcopal Th e 2n d 1916 Church . e Sunday School Hall was open d on April , ,

w o Re v. . . the preachers being H . A . Good in (past r) and Geo J

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called the ﬁrst sermon to those who would be come regular wor

shippers with this congregation .

On the following Sunday , services were held by the pasto r in the vestry , where the congregation continued to worship until h the completion of t e main building . 8 1891 On Sunday November th , , the Rev . Dr . Hamilton of ’ s h s the People s Church , Boston , Mas , preached to a filled churc s Me h odis house , the fir t sermon in that new t Church , Moncton . v 1 24 No doubt , there are some still li ing in 9 , who can remember , with j oy , the exercises and services of that delightful day . The ff “o ering for the day reaching was devoted to the pur c i has ng of furniture for the parsonage . 15th On Sunday , November , the building was duly dedica ted and set apart for public worship , Rev . G . M . Campbell pre achin g the sermon and conducting the ceremony o f the Dis o l l c p me . Th e s r Mc arth n first organist was Mi s Ma y C y , who had bee organist previously of the Main Street and Church Street churches . a w R orth . . The recording stewards have been J . S . y , G A Mc e William , and John Stewart, The Sunday School Superint ndents worth : . . Ra have been as follows H Atkinson , W . T Sands , J . S . y ,

e . J . N . Harvey , W . T . Sands , J . E . Bar s , J . S . Magee , F . G Wil ll orb e . liams , G . H . G , F . G Williams . The following have been i 4 1 1 D n stadt 1 1 . e 89 896 . its pastors : 89 , T . J . ; , John Read ; , R S 1 1 1 90 . 905 . . 1907 . . Crisp ; , Wm Penna ; , H E Thomas ; , J J Pink 1 14 1 11 . 9 1 1 . . 9 8 erton ; 9 , W G Lane ; , P A . Fitzpatrick ; , Ham

1 22 . mond Johnson ; 8 , G W . F . Glendenning . At the end of the ﬁ rst half year of this church ’ s history it had a membership of 111

1 24 430. with six on trial . It has now (in 9 ) a membership of From the beginning this church has been characterized with much evangelistic activity and has abundantly j ustiﬁed the ad venture of its generous founder .

r — a Sun n B a e This mission neighboring Moncton , first p y , “ pears on the Minutes in 1890 with One to be sent 1891 (Sup 4 1 9 . 189 2 1 3 . ply , W . H . 89 , J . B . Howard ; 8 , J C Moore ; ,

1 8 . 1 1 . 89 897 . one to be sent ; 895, G . A . Ross ; , H E Thomas ; , B

1 2 . 1 06 1 90 . 9 H . Balderston ; 899, J . B . Champion ; , H C Rice ; ,

1 190 troth ard 1 11 . . 8 . . . S 9 Supply ; 907 , A . J . Gould ; , H S B ; , J E 1 1 1 14 1 1 1922 9 3 9 . 9 8 . . Shanklin ; , Supply ; , J Crisp ; , H S Young ; ,

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The first church at Sun ny Brae was built in 1890 and e n l ar e 1 2 d 90 . g in It was renovated and rededicated , on Septe mber 11 h 1 21 n t , 9 , during the pastorate of H . S . You g , the preachers

od . being Revs . Hammond Johnson , H . A . Go win , and Geo A .

Ross , President of the Conference . — She dia c This community was visited by clergymen at a 1 m mith ~ . 830 . W . S very early date As far back as March , , the Rev son was a frequent visitor to the Methodists of this District—the 184 ‘ ﬁrst church being built in 8 . The deed of the land upon which the first church stood on the Western side of the Main Road from D rch r e 2 leading o e ste to Richibucto is dat d February 8 , 1 48 8 , and is made between Philip Chapman and Sophia Mel ora e e , his wife , of the first part , and Robert Atkinson , Richard

Hodgson of the Parish of Shediac , Robert A . Chesley , John s Humphrey , Robert Dobson of the Parish of Moncton , Charle Black of the Parish of Moncton and Joseph Doherty of the Par ish of Wellington , all o f the Province of New Brunswick , of the te n second part . The agreement was made in consideration of shillings . However , by reference to the deed above mentioned , 6th 1 9 we note that on the day of August , 83 , by a certain mem oran dum r a , the prope ty was leased for the building of _ Chapel or place of worship for the people called Methodists in the con ” n e ction a est blished by the late John Wesley . For some time 1 ’ 8 9 . previous to 7 , services were held in Smith s Hall 1 A Church was built on the present site in 8 79. The Trus e t es were Adam Tait , W . B . Deacon and D . S . Harper . This

1 . . . Church was destroyed by ﬁre in 891, while Rev D H Lodge

s . was mini ter A beauti ful memorial window to George Tait , son of Adam Tait , was placed in this building by his brother Alex arrde r J . Tait . This was saved together with pulpit , desk and o cll mm . The present church was built in 1894 during the pastorate o v of Rev . B . H . Balderst n . Preachers at opening ser ices were

Revs . W . W . Brewer , W . W . Weeks and John Read .

For several years , in its earlier history , the church was con n e cte d with Moncton and Dorchester . Among the earlier Minis

: . . . ters are the following Wm Allen , J . V . Jost , G B Payson , John Mc . c . art Prince , Wm Temple , George But her , Wm C y , Stephen

t . . Humphrey , Rober Duncan , I . E . Thurlow , G M . Cam“pbell 18 73 In , the circuit appears in the minutes with , One to be ” sent . Beginning the year after , the ministerial record is as fol 208 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

— 1 1 1 78 1 l ows z 4 8 76 . 87 . 8 . 79 , B Chappell ; , R Opie ; , C . S Wells ; 8 , 1 1882 880 . . . 1 W . B . Thomas ; , T Hicks ; , J C Berrie ; 883 , B . 1 188 6 M ull 1 885 . . . . cC 9 . Chappell ; , D D Moore ; , A D y ; 88 , J 1 1 91 1 4 8 . . . . 890 . . Pascoe ; , J A Clark ; , D H Lodge ; 89 , B H Bal 1 r 8 a 1 . e ston 1 . . 9 d ; 895, W C Matthews ; 8 , Is ac Howie ; 901, T 1 1 1 1 5 . 909 9 0 e 1 1 . Pierce ; 90 , W Penna ; , G . Earle ; , G . St el ; 9 3 , E 1 1 ddall 1 22 1 2 . . . e 9 5 . 9 7 W 9 . . C Turner ; , R W ; , J A Ives ; , W Fras u er M nro . — Dorche s te r Some of the original Yorkshi re immigrants se t tle an d d in this community and were visited by Wm . Black other pioneer preachers . Here resided Sarah Jane Chapman only sis te r 1 8 1 of William Black . In 7 a burial ground was given by

John Weldon and on this same ground , a few years later , a s to Methodist Church was built . Numerous acce sions were made u in 1 2 the ch rch 8 9. On a Sunday morning in the autumn of that an year , as Joseph Avard was about to preach , a ﬁre broke out d destroyed the building , which was the only church in the com munity at that time . In December a new church was opened for worship with serm“ons by Samp son Busby and Joseph Avard . The 1 1 f historian says : In 85 , from Dorchester came tidings o sad

si . declen on There the unsatisfactory site of the church , and the gradual alienation , through the worldly inﬂuences of a county e town , of the youth of Methodist families , result d in a loss f which earnest e fort failed for years to arrest . The ﬁrst Metho

- dist preachers were non re sident , coming from Sackville . After ward the assistant minister resided at Dorches ter . Then the old

Westmoreland circuit was divided , and Shediac and Dorchester formed a circuit until 1864 when Dorcheste r became the head i i of a circuit hav ng in follow ng years , Rockport , Taylor Settle Fairﬁe l ment , Memramcook and d as outposts . 1 5 was In the autumn of 8 7 , the first Methodist sermon preached in Rockpo rt by Geo . Steel in a dwelling house , fol lowed by a sermon in the Baptist Church , by Rev . Joseph r Ha t , of Sackville . In the following winter George Steel , as s istan t to Mr . Hart , held a series of meetings at Rockport and e Grand Ance , and Mr . and Mrs . Rufus C . Ward became devot d e members of the Church . When the Methodist minist rs were ex r cluded from the Baptist Church Mr . Ward and othe s fitted up , “ n old a unoccupied house for service . It was known as The ” 1 S grey church . In June , 8 77 , a Sunday chool was organized a s s e n d with R . C . Ward uperint ndent . Benj amin King do ate the

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1855 Beginning with , the ministerial record is as follows : 1 all 1 dd . 1 855 . We 858 86 1 1 . 63 , R ; , J Buckley ; , R Tweedy ; 8 , R . l on W1 s . 18 66 1 69 (Asa B Waters assisting m , J . Tweedy ; 8 , 18 1 . . 70 . . 1 8 7 . . 1 m 8 73 . A S Tuttle ; , J M Pike ; , S R Ack an ; , R . H 1 4 18 5 87 . 7 . 1 8 77 . Taylor ; , W Dobson ; , I Howie ; , R Wilson (S . 1 . 880 . C Wells assisting in , W Dobson and W . E . John 1 1 88 . . 1 son ; , L S Johnson ( assisted by C . Williams in . 8 and J . 1 W . Tait in 883 , L . S . Johnson . The name of the circuit

e in 1 to r 1 . was chang d 884 Albe t with D . D . Currie pastor ; 885 l 1 1891 1 . . . 9 . . J S Al en ; 888 , J Embree ; , W . B . Thomas ; 8 3, W E 1 1 96 . 00 1 8 9 . . 904 . Johnson ; , C Comben ; , J K King ; , T Hicks ; 1 1 12 1 1 1 908 . . 9 . . 1 , W J Kirby ; , T Stebbings ; 9 5, R Opie ; 9 9, G . 1 25 - 1923 . 9 c Sellar ; , E Ramsay ; , C operative , Dr . Munroe , Pres e rian b yt , pastor . 1 A church at Hopewell Hill was dedicated in 865, the

r w . . . . p eachers being Revs . Dr . De olfe , J R Narraway and Dr C

Stewart . It was renovated during the pastorate of Thomas Hicks 11 1 th 906 . and reopened on March , , the preachers being Revs

t an d . . Geo . S eel Mr Brown (Bapt) ’ h 1 A church was dedicate d at Harvey on Jan y 17t , 84 7 , by

Revs . F . Smallwood and Wm . Allen . The lot was donated by a

Mr . Redpath . The opening was followed by evangelistic ser i E Rams a min is e v. . vi ces which resulted n many conversions . R y , 1 22 925. r r . te on this circuit , died ve y suddenly on Sunday , Feb , — Alma This circuit is a branch of the old Hopewell circuit .

It is not known when the first church was built . A new church 1884 was erecte d during the pastorate of T . L . Williams , (

Another church was dedicated at Point Wolfe in 1880. Before e becoming a separate circuit , the following probationers wer

t . . s ationed here : S . C Wells , W . E Johnson , Clement Williams , 1883 and J . W . Tait . Alma appears as a separate circuit in with L e Pa e 1 4 188 7 . . 88 . . A . C . Bell as pastor ; , T L Williams ; , A E g ; 1892 1 1 . . 1 . 89 . 1889 . . 890 . , S A Bailey ; , G M Young ; , W P Read ; 1897 an 4 . 1 D st t 189 . M Le . A . D . c od ; 893 , J y ; , A E Chapman ; ,

1 99 1902 . . 1 8 . 898 . J . B . Gough ; , Supply ; , H S Young ; , J N Wil

1 1911 . . : 1 07 . . kinson ; 904 , Supply ; 9 , J E Shanklin ; , G S Helps

- 1 1921 . . 1 8 . 1 12 14 1 1 . 9 9 , Supply ; 9 5, K Kingston ; , J Crisp ; , C F

1 2 - o . Stebbings ; 9 5, C operative A great revival occurred at Alma in 1883 during the pasto r

. ate of A . C . Bell . The appointments on this mission are Alma

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’— ’ 1 1 o I n Wm . 78 Hillsb ro Black s ﬁrst visit , in , to the Petit codiac he preached to the German settlers at Hillsborough an d u r converts among them were among the ﬁrst fr its of his minist y . 1791 e W . Earley spent the winter of in that region and he report d that intercourse with these German settlers gave him much s atis i 1 4 n 0. faction . Increasing congregations were reported 8 ’ The following ministers have been stationed at Hillsboro 1 1 ’ 86 S. : 8 66 . . 7 since it became a separate circuit , I N Parker ; ,

1 1 3 1 . 8 0 . 8 7 . 8 76 . Humphrey ; 7 , D Chapman ; , C Comben ; , C W 18 82 1 . 88 5 . Dutc her ; 1880, C . W . Hamilton ; , Geo W . Fisher ; , C 1 4 1 1 . 1 . . 8 88 . 89 . e 89 H . Paisley , , T Pierce ; , J C Berri ; , D H

1 1899 1 3 . 95 . . 90 . Lodge , 8 , Thos Allen ; , S James ; , I N Parker ; cL o 1 1 17 1 a 1 1 M e d 914 . c 9 907 , W . L wson , 9 0, A . D . ; , H Pier e ; , 1 1 21 25 I) . . 9 . . 9 . G . W . Tilley ; , J B Gough ; , R Chowen r A new church was dedicated at Cur yville , on November 1 4 12th 2 00 o . , 905, at a cost of $ , , during the second past rate of I s n N . Parker , the preachers being Rev . W . W . Lodge , A . Addi o

an d t . (Bpt . ) George S eel — C ove rda le Mention of this community is made in the early

annals of Methodism in New Brunswick , as will be seen in notes t on other circuits in Albert County . It was for some ime the

M - I t s head of the old oncton Coverdale circuit . appeared fir t in 1 858 . the Minutes , as the name of a circuit , in 1859 : 1858 . . This is the ministerial record , I E Thurlow ; , 1 60 1 f r 1 8 . . 61 l a k o d 8 63 . J . 8 . c Supply ; , T D Hart ; , E S ; , Benj 1 4 t" 8 . . 1 1 6 a 6 8 5 8 6 . W Johnson ; , J J Colter ; 6 , R . M . Smith ; , A B 18 6 1 4 ers ; 7 , united with Moncton and continued thus till 8 7 when Coverdale and the Mountains became a separate mission . — Pe titcodia c The settlements along the Petitcodiac were vis ite d early by William Black and his associates . It was on his 1 1 first visit , in 78 , that he was prompted by the lack of variety to in his addresses , for the first time , with fear and trembling

make use of a text of Scripture on which to found his discourse . Some of his greatest successes in winning souls for Christ c c

curred in these communiti e s . The old Petitcodiac was several e times divid d into what now make up seven or eight circuits . The present church was built during the pastorate of Aquila 18 78 8 1 in Lucas ( ) and the parsonage the pastorate of Wm . 188 1 Lawson ( I . N . Parker was the ﬁrst pastor to occupy in 1 4 the parsonage , which was 88 . ‘ 212 HI ST ORY OF ZME T H'ODI SM

a 18 The following is the list of p stors since 65 : D . W . Le L a 1 D krill 1 c 866 . . oc 8 67 1 . . 8 70 . heur ; , C W ; , I N Parker ; , T Allen ; 1 1 8 73 . 876 . 1 . 8 78 . 188 1 , E Mills ; , H R Baker ; , A Lucas ; , W . 1 4 1 88 . . 88 7 . 1 Lawson ; , I N Parker ; , C Comben ; 890, A . C . Bell ; 1 2 1 89 . . 4 89 . . 1 , W A Thompson ; , W C Matthews ; 895, T . Ste b 1 1 897 . . 9 1 0 . 1 1 bings ; , H R Baker ; , I Howie ; 904 , E . Bell ; 908 , 1 1 . o 9 2 . . 1 1 9 6 . . 1 2 C Flemingt n ; , A E Chapman ; , J S Gregg ; 9 0, A . 1 2 D ill 3 . . omv C . Bell ; 9 , W J e . — Ha ve l ock This community was organized into a mission in 1864 and given a preacher in 18 65 and continued until 188 1 when it was amalgamated with Petitcodiac .

Sa lis b ur — y This circuit , which includes Salisbury , Lewis a Mount in , Coverdale , Colpitts , and Allison , was the scene of r g eat revivals in the early days . A remarkable work of grace t 1 2 8 8 . ook place at Upper Coverdale , in , under Wm Murray , and a 182 t small church , begun in 6 , was comple ed . This was the rs ﬁ t Methodist church to be erected between St . John and Dor c 1 3 r hester . In 8 8 , a second g eat revival took place at Coverdale an 1 d a parsonage was built at that place in 839. A church was a ls o built at Salisbury about 184 1 which was afterwards trans formed into a parsonage . A new church was dedicated at Salis on 2md 1 7 bury January , 8 6 , during the pastorate of J . F . Betts , h Pre b tn t e . . . t . s preachers being Revs Dr C S ewart , Mr Hogg ( y ) , a ssisted by Mr . Corey The cost of the church was

At Fredericton Road a new church was dedicated , free 4th 18 77 b e from debt, on March , , Dr . Stewart and H . R . Baker wa s ing the preachers . A new church also dedicated at Little 1 2oth 8 73 . . River on July , , the preachers being G W Fisher (the pastor) and Rev . Mr . Steadman Rev . H . Daniel was prevented by sickness from expected service on the occasion . 18 74 The ﬁrst church at Colpitts was built in , during the wa s pastorate of J . F . Betts . It rebuilt during the pastorate of

- re . . C . K . Hudson , and dedicated , the preachers being C K Hud son , W . H . Barraclough , and R . S . Crisp . A church at Allison , l oth 1892 nine miles from Moncton , was dedicated on July , , dur

w . ing the pastorate of W . J . Howard . The preachers ere Revs De in stadt T . J . , S . T . Teed , and Mr . Read , a student from Mount

t . Allison . Douglas S eeves donated the land A new church was r 29th 188 2 also dedicated at Lower Coverdale on Janua y , , free t from debt , the family of the late Lewis Smith having contribu ed

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18 75 a In , this church was p rtially destroyed by ﬁre , without in u s rance , but was promptly rebuilt . McC oll Mr . was not subj ect to the itinerancy , but , whilst making many extended missionary visits , made his permanent

. . 1 1 headquarters at St Stephen He died on December 7 , 8 30, a 76 g ed years , having been the means of leading many souls into the kingdom of God . 1801 ’ In a church was built at St . David s . The following is the list of ministers who have labored at ’ 1 - 1 . : 785 829 McC oll 1 2 St Stephen , Duncan ; 8 9, R d Williams ; 1 2 . 1 83 . 835 . 1837 4 18 . , J B Strong ; , S Busby ; , M . Pickles ; 0, Wm 1 4 184 M 8 3 . N 6 . c ut 1 4 . Smithson ; , H Daniel ; , A t; 8 9, G M . Bar 1 2 f 1 85 . 855 . 1 856 . ratt ; , I Sutclif e ; , J . V Jost ; , J . B Brownell ; 1 M K w 1 9 c e o n 2 . 1 85 . 86 . . , H ; , R A Temple ; 865 , T B . Smith ; 1 6 1 M Ke wn . . c 1 2 . 1 4 8 7 8 69 . o 8 7 , A B Black ; , H ; 8 7 , J . A Clark ; , 1 1 79 1 u . 8 76 . 8 . 882 J Prince ; , E Evans ; , H Sprague ; , R . D ncan ; 1 8 . 1 ll 1 . d a 18 8 5 888 . We d 9 . , G M Campbell ; , R W . ; , W Penna ; 1 4 1 89 . 89 . 1 1 1 4 . 9 . J , H Sprague ; 7 , T Marshall ; 90 , J . Read ; 0 , W 1 u 1 11 905 . . 909 . 1 . . Howard ; , G M Yo ng ; , S Howard ; 9 , G F 1 r ar 1 . . . t oth d 1 1 1 22 9 5 S 9 9 . . . 9 Dawson ; , H S B ; , F H M Holmes ; ,

J . Heaney . 1 1 In 8 3 , a great work of grace occurred at St . Stephen in n d con ection with which , from March to December , one hundre and twenty persons were added to the membership of the St . 1835- 36 Stephen church . Another great revival in wonderfully strengthened the church and led to the division of the ﬁeld into ’

s . . two circuit , the one known as the St Stephen and St David s , ’ r o . . n e and the other as the Millt wn , circuit St A drew s had p vi l s ous y been made the head of a circuit . Notwithstanding thi 1 44 1 division of labor , from 8 to 853 there were ﬁve churches and several other preaching places connected with the St . Stephen cir cuit , when as the work at St . Stephen increased , further divisions were made . The people of this congregation have always been characterized by enterprise and devotion to the inte rests of the

- churc h and to hearty cc operation with their pastors . The N . B . s and P . E . I . Conference has been entertained here three time in 1 1 1 1 89 , 899 and 907 . — Milltoww Meth odism in Milltown goes back to the early ’ days of Duncan McC oll s fruitful ministry throughout this por tion of New B run swick . A ﬂourishing society was found here in 1 18 6 and a church building in occupation , which was replaced NE W BRU N SWI CK 215

1 6 by a finer one in 83 . The church was greatly strengthened by t 1 - 34 1838 an ex ensive revival in 833 . In , Milltown became the head of a circuit with Samps on Busby as its pasto r . Not long after , a serious division occurred on account of church discipline and many influential members of the church and congregation retired and finally united with the Congregationalists and Uni ve rsa lists 1844 on . In September of , the church , e of the finest in the province , was destroyed by an incendiary fire . On the d a following y , amid the smouldering ruins , the brave people de e cided to rebuild , and on the following Sunday , the Rev . G orge

Johnson , the pastor , preached from the charred remnants of the pulpit bible“and on Monday went out to solicit help towards re 4 . 18 6 building One morning in January , , a new bell of rich ” t r one summoned worshippers to the new sanctua y . A notable revival occurred during the pastorate of Howard Sprague ( 18 67

A new and commodious vestry and Sunday School hall was 2 rd 1 4 re opened on March 3 , 88 . What was practically a new , 1 4 3 built church was dedicated in November , 90 , at a cost of $ ,

800. Whilst through deaths , removals , and business conditions , this church is not as strong as in its palmy days , it still has a de voted membership and is accomplishing good work . 1 1839 The following is the list of pastors : 838 , S . Busby ; , 1 4 1 1 4 . 4 1 8 5 . . 8 . 8 3 . W Smithson ; , H Daniel ; , G Johnson ; , J G H n i r 1 4 e n a 1 f 1 52 . o 8 8 . 84 8 g ; , G Millar ; 9, I . Sutclif e ; , R C oney ; 1 1 ' 1 2 5 . 6 85 1 . 8 . 856 . 859 , E Botterell ; , W Smithson ; , W Smith , T 1864 1867 18 70 Angwin ; , W . Wilson ; , H . Sprague ; , R d Smith ; 1 1 18 7 8 73 . 8 75 1 . 9 , J Taylor ; , W . W . Percival ; 8 78 , S . R Ackman ; ,

t 1 2 1 . . . 88 . 1 4 88 7 C W . Du cher ; , A Lucas ; 88 , L . S . Johnson ; , R W ll 1 4 e d a . 1 1 1 . W d 888 . 8 . 89 . 9 ; , J C Berrie ; , J . A Clark ; , S H Rice : 1 9 1 1 1905 8 9 . . 90 . 1 . . , W J Kirby ; , W Lawson ; 903 , G W Fisher ; ,

w 1 1 . . 1 1 1 9 7 . . 909 . 3 . . R S Crisp ; , W Penna ; 9 , D R Cho en ; , B O 2 1 1 1 19 5 . 9 9 . 22 Y . Hartman ; , R Opie ; 9 , G . M . oung ; , F A Wight

- man , cc operative .

An dre s— St. w This community was one of the ﬁrst in the e province to r ceive Methodist preaching , through the ministry of Mc ll C o . Duncan , the pioneer missionary of Charlotte county He ’ 1784 ' went to St . Andrew s on a business venture in and in the th e following year settled in St . Stephen and began preaching to ’

1 . people in 78 5 . In this latter year he began to visit St Andrew s , 1 4 . . 79 sixteen miles distant , and to preach there In , the Rev Wil 216 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

M oll . cC . liam Jessup , of St John , visited at St Stephen and St. ’ Andrew s , and had a som“ewhat strenuous time . Writing con cerning his visit , he said : I returned to my home worn out with 1830 suflicie n preaching and travelling . In , t progress had been ’ f made in St . Andrew s and vicinity to j ustify the appointment o a minister and the formation of a separate circuit . It included ’ B cab e c Di de wash o . . St . Andrew s , , g , and St Patrick Henry Dan iel was th e first resident pastor and this was the first year of his distinguished ministry . On his arrival , he found no organized h e society , no place of worship , and but six persons upon whom ’ e could look as members . Upon the young minist r s departure in e in less than two years , his succ ssor found a new church , opened 1 1 1833 - 34 83 , and two classes each of fifteen members . In , ’ s Joseph F . Bent was stationed at St . Stephen and St . David Le t Mc od e S . and had a young minister , Alex . W . , who resid d at ’ -t u l s e . . Andrew s , a sociat d with him Mr Ben went to Newfo nd and ’

1 r . 835 . for one year , and in was back to St And ew s and St ’ David s . He was followed by Richard Sheppard and he by W . D Brisa Smithson and he by Albert e s y , who was much beloved and under whom the circuit greatly prospered , a gracious revival in 184 1 adding many to the members hip .

The earlier married ministers resided in a rented house , till he 1 4 . t 8 6 , when a comfortable parsonage was purchased During cNutt 5 - pastorate of Arthur M , 18 3 56 , a debt of about ninety pounds , which had been carried for a long time , was wiped out . n 1859- 62 h The pastorate of John B . Brow ell , , was attended wit much prosperity , the membership was increased , missionary giv ’ 18 64 ings enlarged , and a Ladies Aid society established . In , steps were ta ken towards the building of a new church , but it was not until 18 67 that it was ﬁnished and dedicated . After serv

th . ing a useful purpose for more than thirty years , e old church 1 76 was sold and used for many years as a school room . In 8 the outside appointments were formed into a separate mi ssion ’ and the St . Andrew s charge conﬁned to the one appointment . e 1830 The following 18 the minist rial record : , Henry Dan 1 836 . 1 1 . 3 McLe od 835 . iel ; 83 , A . W . , , J F Bent ; , R Sheppard ; 4 1 1840 De sBrisa 18 3 . 83 7 , W . Smithson , , Albert y ; , R Douglas ; 18 53 1 4 1 1 . 1 46 . 85 8 , M . Pickles ; 8 9, G Millar ; , W Temple ; , A

1862 . 1 1 . n Nu t 859 . Mc t ; 856 , G e o . Johnson ; , J B Brow ell ; , W 1 66 1 8 . : i 1 65 . . Sm th ; 863 , F . W . Moore ; 8 , G W Tuttle ; , R Wilson 4 18 77 i l a 1 2 18 7 . 1 6 P tb do 8 7 . 8 9, C . B . ; , C Lockhart ; , W Tweedy ; , 1884 1 1883 . . r 880 . , F . W . Ha rison ; , D Chapman ; , C W Dutcher ;

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1 1 M N ill 1 2 . . 1 90 . . c e 90 906 , H C ; , J M Rice ; , W . Rogers Pepper ;

1 . 1 908 . 909 . 1 11 9 . , T S Crisp ; , L H . Jewett ; , C F . Stebbings . In 191 3 , part of this ﬁeld was connected with Milltown and part with St . James .

J a me s— 1 St. This circuit was formed in 869 and the follow ddall . . We ing year R W became its minister . The appointments d L n fi e ld De Wolfe inclu e Oak Hill , Old Ridge , y , , Pomeroy , and an ouse Be a con sfi e ld at C , including . A new church was dedicate d L n fi l 1 4 w e d 25 88 . a s y on May , The parsonage built at Oak Hill during the pastorate of Henry Penna ( 1886 1 The following have been its ministers : 8 70, R . W . Wed 1 1 1 1 8 7 . 8 72 . 73 . dall ; , Wm Woods ; , W . F Penny ; 8 , H . R Baker ; 1 in l in 1 1 5 . T 7 8 1 . 87 87 87 . . 880 , J g ; , Supply ; , J T Baxendale ; , S 1 2 1 . 1 . 6 . 88 . . 88 E Colwell ; , C H Manaton ; 883 , W B . Thomas ; , H 1 9 1 2 1 8 8 . 89 . . 895 . . Penna ; , T Stebbings ; , A C Bell ; , M R Knight ; 1 r 1 1 1 1 98 . 90 . 909 8 , H Har ison ; , D R . Chowen ; 905, W . Wass ; , McL e o 1 1 1 1 1 21 d 9 3 . . 7 . . 9 A . D . ; , W R Pepper ; 9 , D R Chowen ; ,

1 2 . . L . H . Jewett ; 9 5, W B . Leard

— un Boca b e c This district was connected with St . Andrews t 1876 Bocab e c Di de ua sh t ill when , g g , Whittier Ridge , Dumbar on .

Laurence Station , and P leasant Ridge were formed into a separ ate circuit . Tyon also appears as connected with it . The Mc Callums of Digde guash claim relation to Flora McDon ald wh o played so important a part in the concealment of Prince Charlie after his defeat at C ollode n and subsequent escape to France . A new church was dedicated at Whittier Ridge on October

1 th 1 . . 3 , 889, the preachers being Revs . J . Shenton and L S John son , Chairman of the District . The following ministers have been stationed on this circuit : 1 188 2 l ill 1 . 9 . 1 . w C o 8 77 . 87 8 76 , S E . ; , W R Pepper ; , W Wass ; , 1 1 4 1886 8 . 88 . W . B . Thomas ; 8 3 , A P . Taylor ; , T Pierce ; , Sup 1 1 1 889 . 88 . ply ; 887 , F . A . Wightman ; 8 , H . Harrison ; , R J 1892 1 1 1 . 89 . Haughton ; 890, J . B . Gough ; , A E Chapman ; , Sup

1 6 . 1 1 89 . 893 . 895 . ply (W . A . B . ) , H . J Clark ; , H . D Marr ; , B H 1 1 1 1 902 . 90 . Balderston ; 898 , D . R . Chowen ; , C Flemington ; , H 1907 M Ne ill 1 1 5 . . c 90 . . C ; 903 , L . H . Jewett ; , W R Pepper , Jnr ; , 1 0 1 1911 9 8 . . 909 . . Supply ; , P A Fitzpatrick ; , B W Turner ; , Sup 1 12 McLe ll an 1917 9 . . 1 1 1 16 . . ply ; , T S Crisp ; 9 5, Supply ; 9 , J H ;

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— De e r I s lan d Methodism was introduced to Deer I sland b y t the late Rev . Christopher Lockhar in a most unexpected manner .

Stationed at St . Andrews he was asked to visit Grand Manan in the year 1873 and was returning when a storm drove him for shelter to Deer Island . He preached on Sunday several times in t a church of the Baptist Associa ion of Maine , U . S. , which had e been without a regular minister for some years . Several peopl the t had been to Me hodist Camp Meeting at Machias , Maine . and thought they would like to have a Methodist minister preach to them and Mr . Lockhart said he would visit them as often as his other duties would allow . This did not satisfy them , so they sent a petition by him to the Conference for a man to be sent as soon as possible . In September of that year , John Gee and Wil liam Lawson landed in Halifax , from England , as candidates for the ministry , Mr . Gee being retained in Nova Scotia and Mr .

r . s Lawson ordered to repo t himself to Mr . Lockhart at St Andrew who would direct his way to Deer Island . The young English man had an interesting introduction to his ﬁrst ﬁeld of labor .

s - Leaving St . Andrews in a mall mail boat , a heavy storm of wind and rain came on so that the boat had to anchor in a cove for several hours and it was midnight when Fairhaven , his land ing place , was reached . The captain put the boat as near the beach as possible and then asked the athletic little preacher i f he was a good j umper which he proved to be , as he landed on the shore , his luggage being tossed after him . He was directed to follow the path through the woods to the ﬁrst house . As he had never been in a woods before this midnight adventure thro ugh the rain gave him thrills long to be remembered , but he soon reached

. O the hospitable home of Capt . Calder and a warm welcome n the following day he found his way to Cummings Cove and cor l McDon a d . e . dial ent rtainment at the home of Mr . and Mrs He preached in the church that night and a man who had been a teacher and local preacher , but a backslider , was reclaimed and s to became an earnest Chri tian worker . Thus Methodism came d Deer Island and ma e a ﬁne beginning . During the year many he were converted , more than ﬁfty being baptized at one time , t young probationer calling upon Rev . J . Mitchell to baptize the candidates . After the lapse of a few years there were two good churches r and a pa sonage on the Island . Congregations were large and the

ﬁne singing of the p e ople became a noted feature of their worship . o s Then a great change t ok place . When the sardine factorie 220 HISTORY OF ME THODISM

opened at Eastport , Me . , many of the people , single and married . moved there to take employment , and the upper end of the was e island largely stripp d of its population . The peop“le of the lower end , who remained , were ministered to by the Disciple ” Church .

During the pastorate of Mr . Estey occurred the notable con version of a man who had been the leader in sin and violence but who became equally energetic in righteousness , a great Christian . r When the chu ch at St . Leonards was closed against the Metho dists , this man ﬁtted up for worship a building which he owned and then proceeded to build a beautiful and well equipped new church which was dedicated with great rej oicing . Mrs . Wm . e y Conley , a devot d woman , efﬁciently superintended the Sunda

School for over twenty years . Deer Island and Grand Manan w e have had varied relations to each other , sometimes being ork d separately and sometimes together , and the supply has not been co nstant to either . The ﬁrst appearance of them in the Minutes “ , . 1 occurs in the year 8 73 as Deer Island and Grand Manan , One w r to b e sent . It was in this year that Mr . La son arrived the e .

In 18 74 they appear as separate missions , with J . T . Baxendale , “ ” at Deer I sland and One wanted opposite Grand Man an . In

- 1883 18 80 82 Grand Manan does not appear on the Minutes . In , “ ” it is mentioned with One to be sent . : 18 73 The following are the Deer I sland appointments , Wil 7 1 5 . 18 7 1 4 . 87 liam Lawson : 8 7 , J . T Baxendale ; . W Harrison ; , 1 1 1 ws . 8 1 8 . e 884 . 8 . . T . Hicks ; 80, A C Bell ; , J F Est y ; , W La on ; 1 1 2 . . 1 890 . . 89 88 7 , W . B . Thomas ; , W C Matthews ; , W R Pepper ;

1897 1898 . 4 1895 . . 189 , R . A . Colpitts ; , L J Wason ; , Supply ; , S

1 1 2 . . 1 901 . 90 9 . . A . Bayley ; 00, R J Campbell ; , J Heaney ; , E C

1 r h ard 1906 . i r 904 . . t ot H n n a 1 . S e g ; 903 , W . Lawson ; , H S B ; , C 1911 1 . 1 . e 907 . 909 F . St bbings ; , J T Costain ; , C Graham ; , Sup - 4 1 12 1913 2 . ply ; 9 , G . Sparks ; , Summer Supply During the pastorate of Thomas Hicks a goodly number re were added to the church . There is a tradition that he was p sent at a baptismal service by immersion and that being request b e his ed to suggest a hymn suitable to the occasion , with

- re well known gentle smile and the slight disposition to stutter , “ ‘ - th e plied I would s suggest Pull for the Shore , Sailor , Pull for

Shore . ’ At Cummings Cove , on Deer Island , a new church was dedi h 1 . 1 2 . cate d on July 6th , 88 , by the Rev Douglas C apman l w a Wil iam Lawson , not ithst nding his leap in the dark , must

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

CHARLOTTETOWN DISTRICT — Charl otte town Many interesting references to the early history of Methodism in the Island are found in Smith ’ s History

of Methodism . Mr . Henry Smith , of Charlottetown , has placed Methodism under obligation for his careful preservation of im r t po tant incidents , and we are indebted to him and oRev . Dr . H .

E . Thomas , a former pastor at Charlottetown , for most of the

histo rical synopsis of Charlottetown Methodism which follows .

Among the early settlers , who came out from England , there were a number of Methodists . Among these were Benj amin 1 c Chappell who came in 775. He was a onvert and friend of

- John Wesley . He was the great grandfather of the Rev . Dr .

Benj amin Chappell of Japan , and others of the name in Char l 1 18 . otte town . Thomas Dawson came out in 0 As a local

preacher he held services in every settlement on the Island . He was an ancestor of the Dawsons o f Tryon , grandfather of Dr .

- Dawson and Richard Heartz , and great grandfather of Rev . Dr .

r . Heartz , Hen y Smith , and Dr . H . D . Johnson . Joshua Newton

an early collector of customs , was an active Methodist . Joseph

Avard , an English Methodist local preacher , landed in Charlotte town in 1806 and took an active interest in the work of the the church . He preached every Sabbath in the city or in one of r e n outlying dist icts His descendants , of the third and fourth g e ration in , are still devoted members of the Methodist church

Charlottetown . R v e . As a result of the urgent appeal of Joseph Avard , the

James Bulpitt was sent and arrived in 1807 . He continued to 1 4 w reside on the Island until his death in 8 9. A memorial windo in the Charlottetown church p e rpetuates the memory of this ﬁrst

Methodist Ministe r sta tioned on Prince Edwa rd Island . Services were ﬁrst held in Charlottetown in the Court house on the west~ ern corner of Queen and King streets . h 1 1 n 53 On October 5t , 8 0, one half of tow lot , number , in the n second hundred of town lots , was granted to the Wesleya

Methodist Society for the purpose of erecting a preaching place . b e This land is situated on the north side of Richmond Street , P RIN CE E DWARD I SL AN D 223

1 1 . 8 . tween Queen and Pownal streets In August , 5, Rev John

u . Be de ue Hicks s cceeded Mr Bulpitt , and under his ministry q and Tryon were made preaching places in connection with Char l e t wn 1 16 ott o . In 8 Mr . Hicks preached for the ﬁrst time in the in unﬁnished chapel in Charlottetown . Rev . J . B . Strong came

18 16 and was assisted by Rev . Sampson Busby who resided at

r . ﬁ r Murray Harbor , then pa t of the Charlottetown circuit The st Methodist church on the Island was erected at Murray Harbor 1 1 s 8 5. and was opened by Rev . Mr . Hicks , oon after his arrival in

Adam Clark Avard , who had been educated for a lawyer , entered the Wesleyan ministry in 18 18 as the ﬁrst candidate from the

Charlottetown circuit . o Rev . John Fishpool succeeded Mr . Strong and was foll wed r by Robert Alder , during whose minist y preaching places were ’ established at Little York , West River , Pownal , and Fullerton s f . r o e o Marsh Du ing the past rat Rev . Mr . Burt a parsonage was erected adj acent to the chapel on Richmond St . The chapel pre

‘ mise s h avin g become too small it was decided to purchase a piece of land on th e corner of Prince and Richmond Streets for a new 1834 - 35 building , which was erected in , during the pastorate of f . . o e o Rev J . P Hetheringt n , a f rmer member the Irish Wesleyan 9th 1835 Conference . The dedication took place on July , , the preachers being Revs . J . P . Hetherington , Wm . Wilson , and Rich h 1 6 n e w ard Knig t. In 83 , additional land was purchased and a 1837 d mission house ( parsonage) was built . In , uring the pas r te to a . of Mr Knight , it was found necessary to enlarge the church which was done by adding thirty feet to its length .

1 46 . 8 . . In July , Rev . Wm Webb succeeded J B Strong , and , during Mr . Webb s pastorate , it was again necessary to enlarge the church which was done by adding a large wing which brought the total seating capacity up to twelve hundred . Rev . Wm . Webb died j ust as he was about to enter the second y e ar of his pastor w rw o f ate and the Rev . Charles De olfe , afte ards Dean Theology at Mount Allison , ﬁlled the pastorate for the balance of the year . Many gracious s easons of revivals were experienced in this church fro m its small beginnings through its many enlargements . r a 1851 an d Notable revivals occur ed under Rev . F . Sm llwood in M Murra 1 . c 855. . J y in Dr . and Mrs Palmer , of the United a t St es , held successful evangelistic services during the fall of 1 o Re v 1860 858 , and during the past rate of . Henry Daniel , in , r ore h am s an Ame ican revivalist , Mr . G , held a series of service and many additions were made to the church membership . 224 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

25th 1 - On May , 863 , the corner stone of a new church was

- laid by Lady Dundas , wife of the Lieut . Governor , in the pre con ce urse sence of a large of people . Rev . John Brewste r was the pastor and delivered an oration eminently suitable to the

. o 1 th 1 occasion The dedication to k place on November 3 , 864 , the preachers being Revs . Dr . Richey , Henry Pope and Charles

Stewart . On the second Sunday the Revs . Thos . Duncan ( Pres h byt ) , Howard Sprague , and Richard Smith were the speakers . r 1 Very successful revival se vices were held in 865 by Rev .

Howard Sprague . During the pastorate of Rev . D . D . Currie , 1 4 wa in 8 7 , the old parsonage s sold and moved across th e street

e . . and a new one was erect d During the pastorate o f Rev . G M . Campbell ( 1894 the interior of the church was completely changed . The old plaster ceiling was removed and the old win dows were replaced by more modern styles . The late Richard Heartz having left to be used in memory of his deceased son , Benj amin , Frank R . Heartz , the son of the latter , added to that amo unt and the splendid Benj amin He artz Me morial Hall was constructed in connection with the church plant for Sunday School and the social services of the church . The ladies collected for the organ and furnishing . Rev . Dr . t Heartz and his sisters , Mrs . Perkins and Mrs . Taylor , presen ed 4th the pla tfo rm furnishings . The dedication took place on July ,

1 11 . . 9 . An historic address was delivered by Rev Dr Heartz and leading laymen took part in the opening ceremonies . The pastor,

Rev . H . E . Thomas , presided . Kensington Hall , designed for e Sunday School and social services , was erect d on a site donated o o 17 1889 by L . L . Beer . The pening took place on N vember th , ,

Rev . J . Read presiding and the special address being given by 1915 e . . . Rev . W . W . Br wer During the pastorate of R G Fulton ( the brick church was thoroughly renovated and internally changed and b e autiﬁe d making it one of the most Spl endid audi toriums in Methodism . 180 J The following is the pastoral re co rd : 7 , ames Bulpitt ; 18 19 18 18 . . 1 1 18 17 . . 8 5, John Hicks ; , J B Strong ; , Wm Fishpool ; 1 2 826 . 18 3 . 1821 . R . Alder ; , S B amford ; , Wm Burt ; , H Pope ; McDon ald 183 1 1 1830 . 1 . . , 828 , W Temple ; 829, M Richey ; , W ; 1836 1834 . 1833 . . S . Bamford ; , Wm Dowson ; , J P Hetherington ; , 4 4 18 6 . 18 3 . . : 1839 . R . Knight ; , W Smith ; , J B Strong ; , W Webb w 1852 Batte re ll 1850 . 4 D l fe 1848 . 1 . e Wo 8 7 , C ; , E ; , F Small ood ; ,

t f 1860 . 4 McMurra 1857 . 1 . Ephraim Evans ; 85 , J y ; , I Su clif e ; , H

1867 . 1864 . . 1862 . Daniel ; , J Brewster ; , Dr M Richey ; , H

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1 h 1 2 . t A new church was dedicated at Cornwall on Oct 9 , 90 ,

during the pastorate of W . B . Thomas , the preachers being Revs .

. . . . r J J Teasdale , T F Fullerton (Presbyterian) , and J . H . Mine

(Bp . t) The cost of the church was The bell was the gift

. s of Hon D . Farquhar on . The church at North Wiltshire was 2 1 21 reconstructed and opened on January , 9 , in the pastorate of

S . D . Webster . The preachers were Revs . W . Harrison and Mr .

Jones (Anglican) . : 1858 The following is the list of pastors , H . Pope , Jnr . ;

18 62 . . 18 64 186 in rb oth a . . 7 te m . W , J V Jost ; , H Pope , Jnr ; , J ; 1 8 70 . 1 1 , E Evans ( assisted by W . W . Brewer in 8 7 and G .

t . 1 . 8 4 O Huestis ( assis ed by A Lucas in 73 and . 7 and by J . C . 18 76 two 1 76 . Berrie in , separated into circuits ; 8 , H P . w e rthwaite 18 o 7 . w C 9 . 1 2 . o e rth p ; , S R Ackman ; 88 , H P . C p 1 1 885 . 8 1 86 . . 8 88 . waite ; , E Evans ; , W W Lodge ; , D D . Moore ; 1 1 1 . . 894 1 890 893 . . 897 , E C Turner ; , S H Rice ; , H . R . Baker ; , 1 1 . 900 4 1 . . 90 . 908 G F Dawson ; , W B . Thomas ; , W Harrison ; , 1 1 2 . 1 1 . 9 9 6 . 1 . H Miller ; 1 , G Orman ; , J Heaney ; 9 9, S D . Web 1 1 2 . . ster ; 9 , H Pierce

York— b e This community , formerly known as Little York , 1 1 came a regular appointment of the Charlottetown circuit in 8 9. A neat little church was built there in 1824 during the pasto rate 1 857 r . of Wm . Burt. In Hen y Pope , Jnr , was sent there and in 1858 Cornwall and York were made into a separate circuit with him in charge . In later years , the circuit included York , Brack ley , Pleasant Grove , Stanhope and Cove Head . A new church was dedicated at Stanhope and Cove Head in

1 ow e rthwaite . . 883 the preachers being Revs . H . P . C p , J S Allen th t and G . Steel , e pas or . The church at York was remodelled

th 1 19 . . and rededicated on Dec . 7 , 9 , during the pastorate of F H

Littlej ohns , the preachers being Revs . Dr . Steel and H . Pierce . 1 76 The pastors since 8 , when Cornwall and York were sep 1 1 1 . . 88 r 1 . 8 8 a ate d , have been 8 76 , J C . Berrie ; 7 , H R Baker ; , 1 1 4 1 6 88 9 . . 88 . . G . Steel ; 88 , J . S . Phinney ; , M R Knight ; , W H

1904 . 1 1900 . 1 2 896 . Spargo ; 89 , S . James ; , R Opie ; , T Hicks ; , G 11 1913 s 1 . 1 908 9 . . F . Dawson ; , E Bell ; , E A Westmorland ; , in thi year Little York and Win s loe appear as one circuit , with two 1916 men , and continue thus till , when they are listed as separ

1 1 . . . . ate circuits ; 9 3 , E A Westmorland and F A Littlej ohns ; L 1 1 . . . . 1 14 . . 5 . 9 , E . A W . and J . L Lund ; 9 ; J L Dawson and J L ;

1 1 1 1 1921 . . 6 . . 9 8 . . 9 , J L Dawson ; , F H Littlej ohns ; , C W Keir 1 2 . stead ; 9 3 , H . T Smith . ‘ P RIN CE .E lDWAR D I SL AND 227

— Win s l oe This circuit name (Spelled Winslow un til ﬁ rst a e are d 1884 pp in , at the time of the union of the Bible

Christians with the Methodist Church of Canada , with the Rev . 1 l a ckf r 1 886 . S o d W . H . Spargo as pastor ; , E ; 889 , W . J . Kirby ; 1 2 1 89 895 . . 1 , Thomas Stebbings ; , W J Howard ; 897 , A . D . Mc 1 0 1903 1906 1 10 9 0 . 9 Leod ; , J Parkins ; , F . Frizzle ; , J . M . Rice ; , 1 1 i l . . 9 W n s oe L J Wason ; 3 , worked in connection with Little 1916 1916 1 1 9 7 . . York till ( see York) , Geo . Elliott , , F W Saw 1918 1 1 don ; , Supplied from Charlottetown ; 9 9, O . H . Peters ;

1 22 . 1 2 a 9 , C Graham ; 9 5, W . H . P lmer . e Win sl oe t This circuit includ s South and North , Prince own , Hi hﬁ e ld and g . 11th 1 A new church was dedicated on August , 889, W . J .

o . . . Kirby past r and Revs John Read and W J . K . the preachers — Pown a l Early in 1800 Methodist services were commenced in the home of John Brehaut . Cottage services were frequently The held by ministers and local preachers from Charlotte town . , 1 2 first Pownal Church was built about 8 0. The present church was dedicate d in 18 70. Pownal became a separate circuit in 1 4 8 6 . The appointments of this circuit are Pownal , Millview ,

Mt . Hebert , and Clifton . ‘ 4 : 1 . The following ministers have been stationed here 8 6 , J 4 1 1 . 1 2 Mc art 8 8 5 . 8 8 . 50 Prince ; , W C y ; , H . Pope , Jnr ; , H Starr ; 1 53 . . 1 1 6 . . 8 8 5 . 85 , A B Black ; 5 , T . M Albrighton ; , G S Milligan ; ' :

1 M. Bri 1 1 De s s a 1 . 86 . 857 . 859 , A y ; , R Morton ; , R Duncan

1 1 6 1 1870 . 863 . 8 . . , W Ryan ; 6 , F . W Moore ; 868 , J Burns ; , J i 1 7 h 1 1 4 . 8 7 W n te rb ot am C 18 7 . ; 8 7 , W . W . olpitts ; , J S Allen ; , 1 2 1883 . 880 . ML 1 . . Wm Maggs ; , G Campbell ; 88 , W W Colpitts ; ,

1 1890 . . . 88 5 . . 1 . G Harrison ; , J J Colter ; 88 7 , G Steel ; , G M

1 1900 R . 893 . . 18 Fisher ; , E C Turner ; 97 , W . J . Howard ; , Opie ;

1 04 1 1 09 . . 9 . . 90 R 9 , W B Thomas ; 5, D . . Chowen ; , E E Styles ;

1 1 1925 . 9 3 . 1 1 1 . . 9 7 . 1 2 , E S . Weeks ; , H Pierce ; 9 , G W Tilley ; , F

H . Littlej ohns . — Ve rn on Rive r This fertile community was settled by Uni ted Empire Loyalists . It was occasionally visited by the Metho

t a n o . dis itinerants d local preachers from Charl ttetown . Mr Me th rall e u e , the pioneer Bible Christian minister , found such

courag e me n t there that he made it his place of residence . In

‘ 1 4 of 83 , Mr . James Laird gave twelve acres of land for the use the missionary and a parsonage was erected which continued to 228 HIST ORY OF ME THODISM

1 be occupied by the Bible Christian missionaries until 88 0. In 1 M th e r ll 840 . e a e , Mrs , who led the singing , conduct d class and .

- prayer meetings , and visited the sick , in the absence of her hus

band , died very suddenly , much lamented . A great revival began 1842 at Vernon River in October , , and spread to all the surround ing country . Two classes were formed with Jeremiah Enman and '

J . Fletcher as leaders . One was held at the house of John Van in th de rst e . . . I Rev Wm Harris of e Bible Christian Church , a 1846 devoted evangelist , died in and was buried at Vernon River . A fter spending fifteen years resident at Vernon River , Mr . Meth e rall 1847 e removed to West Cape in . Aft r his departure divi sions sprang up and hindered the work and both the Bible Chris tian and Wesleyan Methodist causes were rather weak in that n 1884 region reaching into Murray Harbor , so that the u ion of was generally welcomed and the united causes began to prosper .

The following is the list of pastors since that event , the par

m r 1 o . so age being then located at Vernon River B idge : 884 , Ge 1 1 e 890 . . 893 G St el ; R . Opie ; , C W Dutcher ; , John old l 1 Mc on n e l 1 99 1902 . . C 8 . smith ; 896 , J . W . ; , Wm Wass ; , S H 1 1 19 . 1 0 . . 08 . . . 9 0 Rice ; 9 5, C K Hudson ; , F H W Holmes ; , Geo

1 1 1 1 . . 5 . . 9 7 1 1 . 9 9 2 . Orman ; , H A Brown ; , A J Gould ; , Wm R 1 rr 923 . . Pepper ; 1920, R . M . Brodie ; , E A . Westmoreland Che y s Valley is an important appointment on this circuit. The name of Mutch and Irving are inﬂuential . — Mon ta gue This circuit name appears for the first time in 1 Har 8 77 . Previously the community was served from Murray r bo . It includes Montague , Lower Montague , Union Road , and

o : 18 77 . . Sturgeon . The foll wing is the list of pastors , D H

1 1 188 2 1883 . 1 88 . . Lodge ; 8 79, E . Bell ; , J C Berrie ; , Supply ; , W

1 t 188 7 1890 . 885 . . Wass ; , J . F Es ey ; , J Goldsmith ; , R Opie ;

J . 1 1900 1903 . 1 896 . . 893 , W . Lawson ; , H Penna ; , F Frizzle ; , L

1 1912 . 1 . 1 9 0 . Wason ; 907 , F . A . Wightman ; , B O Hartman ; , H

1 1 Domville 191 1902 . . 9 . Miller ; 9 6 , W . J . ; , C Graham ; , H A 1 925 . 1 4 . Brown ; 92 , H . J Rowley ; , Supply r t o s At Lower Montagu e , the P esbyte rians and Me h dist built

4th 1 22 . 2 9 . a union church which was dedicated on Sept . , Rev '

Buﬁ alo Y . Dr . J . Keir Thomson , , N . . , was the morning preacher

The dedication took place in the afternoon conducte d by Rev . H. b e A . Brown ( Meth . ) and D . Mackenzie the preacher ing Mr Rev . Ross C . Eaton (Bpt) . The evening preacher was Rev . .

s s its Th e a . McLe llan ( Pr) . Thi is the ﬁr t church of kind in Isl nd

It will seat 500 pe ople .

230 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM “ : s says As oon as the winter travelling would permit, Burt se t ff o for Souris , accompanied by a gentleman who had volunteered as guide . At the head of Souris harbor they called at the home of a Methodist brother whose wife had persistently opposed his O religious pinions and practices . The wife , who was nursing an apparently dying child , gave the visitors a cool reception ; but words of sympathy and a prayer offered for mother and child soon and forever dispelled the evident prej udice . The child at an once began to improve , and the mother , seeing in this fact an to swer the prayer of the unwelcomed preacher , ceased , to the great j oy of her husband , to show any further opposition . At Souris he found several persons who had anxiously awaited th e arrival of a minister ; and with these and their neighbors he spent a ne rly a fortnight in preaching , visiting , baptizing their children , ” an d forming a class . Souris was visited irre gularly and for some time had various connections with Morrell , Murray Harbor and other ﬁelds . 1 2 missmn In 8 7 it appeared as the head of a separate , Mario and Dundas , being other appointments . The following is the list 1 1 74 1 2 8 73 . . 8 of pastors : 8 7 , A . Lucas ; , J C Berrie ; , Supply ; 1 18 76 . 7 . . 1 . . 87 875, Harrison B Lodge ; , D H Lodge ; , M R

1 8 1 2 . . 8 0 . t 88 1 7 . Knight ; 8 8 , A Hagarty ; , T S ebbings ; , J J Colter ; 1 0 1893 89 . 1 188 7 . . 885, W . Wass ; , D H Lodge ; , J Goldsmith ; ,

1 1 9 . 1 4 895 . 8 7 . 89 . C . W . Dutcher ; , Supply ; , J F Estey ; , J A Ives ;

1 1 04 . 1 2 . 9 899 . . 90 1 . . 898 , W C Matthews ; , S H Rice ; , E Bell ; , A

1 . 1 906 . 905 . . . E . Chapman , , R W J Clements ; , W E Johnson ;

1 1 . n 1 1 9 7 . 9 3 . . 1 1 . 9 0, F . A Wightman ; , E E Styles ; , H A Brow ;

1924 . 1 21 1923 . . 9 , J . F . Denney ; , R M Brodie ; , Supply ’ 20 1909 On Nov . , , the church was badly damaged by ﬁre re and the use of a vacant Baptist Church was secured . The 1 on 3 st 1910 . . opening took place July , , Rev W Harrison being the preacher and F . A . Wightman , the pastor . — Moun t Ste wa rt I n the Minutes of 1859 there appears the t w v circuit name of Morell and Mt . S e art to be isited from Char

l wn 1 2 . . otte to . In 8 6 , the name is Souris and Mt Stewart with W e wa s C . Brown as minister . At one time Mt . St wart visited from 18 76 Pownal and Murray Harbor each once in six weeks . In it appears as a circuit of some permanency and the following is the w 188 1 18 78 . r 1 6 . list of ministe s : 8 7 , J Goldsmith ; , W La son ; ,

1 1887 . . . 1 4 886 . 8 . D . H . Lodge ; 8 , E Bell ; , J Goldsmith ; , G C P

1893 . . 1 2 . 1 Sl a ckford 89 . Palmer ; 88 9, E . ; , J B Gough ; , W J ' «P RI N CE E DWAIRD I SL AND 231

L 1 1 . . Mc e od 97 . 1 8 . Howard ; 895, A D ; , J Heaney ; 899, H Pierce ;

1 - 1 1 1 05 06 907 . . 9 0 . . 1902 . 9 , W Wass ; , Supply ; , L J Wason ; , E S 1 1 1 14 . . 1 1 3 . . 9 . Weeks ; 9 , J L Dawson ; , F W Sawdon ; 9 7 , B Car 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 e w 8 . 9 9 . . 9 0 9 ; 9 , K Kingston ; , R M Brodie ; , Supply ; , - 4 1 22 2 . . 9 H . A Brown ; , Supply r Dun staffn a e This circuit includes Mt . Stewa t, Marie , g , and Dun staffn a e re Black River . The church at g was practically

- h 4t 1 1 . re . 2 9 6 . . built and dedicated on Sept , , Rev F H Littlej ohns and F . W . Sawdon being the preachers .

SUMMERSIDE DISTRICT — Summ e rside The Summerside Methodist Church was an B f e de ue . o fshoot of the q Congregation Rev . G . O . Huestis and r s Rev . W . C . Beals at ﬁrst conducted se vices in the old we tern school building , situated at the corner of Second and Duke ’ e e Streets and in Strong s Hall on Wat r Street . The old west rn s cho ol building was occupied as a preaching place by different

Protestant bodies befo re Churches were built . 1 4 In 85 the late Joseph Green , father of Mrs . James Reid , donated a piece of land on First St . for a church site . This church ’ was formally opened in 18 60 and now forms part of St . Paul s

Hall . The building committee were Wm . G . Strong , George Doull th e , Edward Henry , and Joseph Green . The preachers at I n h-an Sut opening services were Rev . J . B . Strong and Rev . g ff 1 cli e . In 866 the Summerside Methodists withdrew from the

Be de que congregation and formed a separate circuit . The

ﬁrst minister was the Rev . W . W . Percival and the second Rev . Bri 1 De s sa . 8 63 A . S . y The Sunday School was organized in with

r . R . A . Strong , Superintendent and Joseph Be tram , Secretary 1 4 Some time previous to 8 7 this church had been enlarged , and Th e 550. though it was still a small church , it had a debt of $ larger number of the ministers in charge were young , unordained 18 77 an d men . An ordained min“ister was sent here in a we re parsonage was rented . Notwithstanding the fact that ce ive d w help from the Missionary Society , difﬁculties ere so great , that we were threatened with legal proceeding because ” 2 the of our inability to pay rent . In 188 , the homestead of wa e . s e lat John R Gardner on Market St . purchas d for a par ’ m an d so age , the Ladies Aid , the faith ful ally of the church , 232 'HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

1 was formed . In 870, the late John Cudmore built a hall on

Spring St . for the use of that branch of the church known as h r Bible Christian . This all is now the vest y of Epwo rth Hall . s e Rev . J . H . Collin conducted servic s first in the hall and late r its in the church after erection . This hall was used as a private

day school by Rev . Mr . Tonkin , Bible Christian Minister in charge . The Methodist and Bible Christian churches , up to time ha o f union , were in debt and d a hard struggle to meet their oh f ligations . When the question of the Union of the dif erent branch

‘ e s of the Methodist Churches in Canada came before the Ofﬁcial

B oard of the Summerside Methodist Church on February 26 , ’ 1 the b a si 883 , it was resolved unanimously to accept s of Union without amendment . This Union , which has been blessed o f 1 4 God , was consummated in 88 . The Methodist church and par son a e g were sold , debts were adj usted and the Bible Christian

church and parsonage were occupied . Shortly after the Union , the propert y on the west side of Epworth Hall was purchased at a cost of $600. 1 n In 865 , u der the ministry of Rev . Benj amin Chappell , the o W . M . S . was rganized and is still going strong with some of the charter members intereste d as ever in Missions . Since the Union 4 1 r . of 8 8 , steady prog ess has been made Under the ministry of

m . R . W ev , Maggs , a large ingathering took place The Sunday

School , which met in the church , found their quarters cramped and not suited to their work and an agitation was sta rted to build a new schoolroom . This agitation resulted in the purchase of the land and the building of the present church in 1893 at a cost of over The building committe e was composed of Messrs

s . . Wm . G . Strong , E . H . Wright , Leonard Morri , Wm P Baker

John W . Clark , Thomas Frizzle and J . A . Brace . The church was 12 1 4 opened and dedicated on August th , 89 , during the ministry ddall . . We o f Rev . R W , and the special preacher for the occasion

or . was Rev . G . M . Campbell . On the occupation the new church the pews were taken out of the old church which was given over

r . for Sunday school pu poses . Under the ministry of Rev Ham 1 e s mond Johnson , in 909 , a pipe organ was install d at a co t of 25 191 abo ut $ 00. In 0, it was resolved to sell the old parsonage and build a new one . This was completed under the ministry of troth ard 1914 un Rev . James S , at an outlay of about In , i der the ministry of Rev . J . M . R ce , alterations and additions 5300 were made to Epworth Hall at a cost of about $ , due largely ~ to the enterprise and devotion of J . A . Brace , the recording Stew

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The parsonage was completed in 18 75 and was ﬁrst occupied b y

Rev . Joseph Seller . The appointments on this circuit are Bede e arl e town que , S , and Cape Traverse . 1 A new church was built at Cape Traverse in 889, costing i dur ng the pastorate of W . Harrison . The following were stationed on the old Be de que and Tryon 18 1 1 1 1 1 : 7 . 8 8 . . 8 . circuit , J Fishpool ; , J B Strong ; 9, G Miller ; 1 22 1 24 1 2 8 . 8 . 8 7 1 2 . , T Payne , G Jackson Wm . Smith 8 8 J ; ; , ; , 1 1 1 4 1 . 83 . 83 . 836 . Snowball ; , Wm Webb ; , Wm Wilson ; , T H 1 851 1 51 . . Davies ; the list from this to is uncertain ; 8 , G O 1 1 . 8 53 . . 855 . w . Huestis ; , W C Beals ; , C De olfe and A M Des Bris a 1 Kin 856 . . . . Mc n on 57 y ; , G M Barratt and W C 56 and ; 1 1 1 1 4 ’ 1 ’ d 859 . 8 6 . . 6 d 867 R , J Prince ; , S W Sprague ; 8 , R Smith ; , We dda ll 18 6 ; beginning with 8 two men were appointed , the j un 1 a l D in ta dt 1 dd l . . e s 869 8 68 . We ior living at Tryon ; , R and T J ; ,

1 6 . P . Prestwood ( assisted by T . J . D . in 8 9 and R . A Daniel in 1 1 1 1 e 870 7 8 72 . . 8 73 and ) , J S Phinney and John Ellis ; in , Bed w que and Tryon were made separate circuits ith J . S . Phinney at

Be e 1 1 1 . d ue 8 75 . 8 . . 88 0 q ; , J Se llar ; 8 7 , W W Percival ; , G Har 1 1 r 1 889 . rison ; 8 83 , J . Pascoe ; 88 6 , E . C . Turner ; , W Ha rison ;

1 1 . 2 . 1 95 899 . 89 , W J . Kirby ; 8 , G . C . P . Palmer ; , F A Wight 1 1 L uchl an 1 1 0 . 903 . Mc a 906 . 9 man ; , N ; , G Steel ; , H Johnson ;

1 14 1 1 22 . 1 . 9 . . 9 , G . Ayers ; 9 8 , G N . Somers ; , P A Fitzpatrick — Tryon This community was visited by Rev . Wm . Grandin in the spring of 1792 and many were brought into the kingdom o f 1794 God . Wm . Black visited it in and settled the faith of some 18 15 who had been drawn away by antinomian teachers . In , Be de ue Tryon and q became regular appointments , once in six weeks , of the Charlottetown circuit . The first chapel was built Be de ue in 18 16 but not completed inside for several years . q and

Tryon became a separate circuit with headquarte rs at Be de que . 1 the Beginning with 868 , two men were appointed to the circuit , 18 73 Tr young men living at Tryon . This continued till when y me n 1868 to on was made a separate circuit . The young , from

D i . e n stadt . . 73 , were T . J . , R A Daniel , and John Ellis Up till B u e e de e . 18 73 , the superintendent minist rs were the same as in q During the pastorate of George Jackson ( 1826) a ve ry gra cious revival occurred at Tryon and Crapaud and a log chapel w was built at the latter . A revival of unusual po er occurred in

1830 during the pastorate of John Snowball . ’ Smith s Histo ry has an interesting item concerning the ﬁrst. ' .PRIlN OE E DWAnR D I SL AND 235 church stating that its pulpit was put up at the expense of a “ ‘ ’ - - i Roman Catholic priest . In a foot note it says : The fa ce t ous a F ther Fitzgerald , an elderly Franciscan , reached the island from 1 822 . Newfoundland about He informed William Te mple , when

1828 - 29 that minister was stationed at Charlottetown , in , that he ‘

. : had known Mr Wesley very well . Mr . Temple says of him He f kindly o fered me the loan of any of his books , which , however , with the works of St . Thomas in Latin , did not amount to more than ﬁ fty sorry volumes . Father Fitzgerald is , however , a lib own eral man . He built the pulpit in our chapel at Tryon at his a n ff expense , d o ered me twenty shillings towards a bell for our chapel here , as he thought we ought to have one . The first chapel in Tryon was used till 1839 when it was t wa s superseded by a bet er one . A new church at Victoria village 1 e 2 st 18 77 . . dedicat d on Oct . , , during the pastorate of T J Dein COW e rth stadt , the preachers being Revs . Dr . Lathern , H . P . p waite , and Dr . Isaac Murray (Presbyterian) . This was one of the ﬁnest country churches . Three Methodist Churches stand within a radius of two miles from a certain center . The corner f 11th 188 1 stone o a new church at Tryon was laid on Aug . , , by

H . . . on . Mrs . ( ) W W . Lord , during the pastorate of J S Phinney The following is the list of ministers since Tryon became a

: 1 C ow e rthwaite 18 76 . . separate circuit 8 73 , H . P . p ; , T J Dein 1 1 82 1 9 . 8 8 77 . . . . 8 7 . stadt ; , T J D and C S . Wells ; , J S Phinney ; , 1 w e rthwa ite 1890 885 . 1 8 o . . 8 . . S T Teed ; , G Harrison ; 8 , H P C p ; ,

1 9 1 96 1900 . . . . 8 3 . . 8 . J K King ; , G W Fisher ; , T Hicks ; , G F

1 4 1912 . . 1 08 . . 90 . 9 Dawson ; , T Stebbings ; , W A Thomson ; , G M

1 22 . . 1 1 . 1 1 9 9 6 9 . Young ; , G Morris ; 8 , P . A Fitzpatrick ; , G N

Somers .

The appointments on this circuit are Tryon , Victoria , Cra paud , Augustine Cove , and Hampton . — Marga te This name first appeared as the head of a circuit in 18 58 . The community had frequently been visited before that Be e ue from Charlottetown and also from d q . In the early years B the appointments were Margate , Granville , Stanley ridge , Bow ness School House , Summerside , Port Hill and Fifteen Point . In the early seventies , the appointments were Margate , Irishtown , 1 . 893 Granville , Pleasant Valley and Stanley Bridge In , the latte r three were cut off to help in forming the Granville circuit , and Freetown was taken from Be de que and a dd e d to Margate , 1 24 At present ( 9 ) the appointments are Margate , Kensington , 236 HISTORY OF ME THO‘DI SM

Freetown , Wilmot and Clinton . The parsonage was located at 1906 Margate until when a new house was built at Kensington . 1 The Freetown Church was built in 862. A new church was dedi 30th 1 cate d o . 8 at Kensingt n on Sept , 89, during the pastorate W e hw i . . . C O rt a te of E C Turner , the preachers being Revs . H P . p , McL e od J . W . (Presbyterian) , and C . W . Hamilton in whose pastorate the building was begun . A new church was dedicated th 1 at Margate on Oct . 9 , 898 , during the pastorate of F . A .

Wightman , costing the preachers being Revs . R . Breck McKa en ( President) , Chas . y (Presbyterian) , and Dr . Sprague . The men who entered the ministry from this circuit are Albert

A . th 1 B . 3o 894 3 C . Dennis , , who died Sept . , , aged 6 years , and B A Jacob Heaney , . . , of the N . B . and P . E . I . Conference . 1 ’ The following is the list of ministers : 858 , R d Johnson ; 1 1 o 1 61 . . ﬁ 1 2 8 64 8 60 . . 8 8 6 . , B J Johnst n ; J S Cof n ; , H Sprague ; , 1 6 1 . 9 . 8 70 . 18 66 . 8 E . Evans ; , W W Colpitts ; , W Ryan ; , R Twee

1 Le Pa e 1 . 8 3 . . 8 75 . 1 2 . 7 dy ; 8 7 , J . G Bigney ; , A E g ; , H J Clarke ;

l kf r 79 . . 1 ac o d 78 . 8 77 , E . S ( assisted in by W Wass and in by J W 188 0 an d 1 . 88 0 . Wadman) ; , W Maggs ( assisted by T Pierce in 1 t 6 . . 1 83 . 88 J . W . Tait in 8 H . R Baker ; , C W Hamil on ;

1 1896 . . rn r 1 89 . 1 Tu e 890 . 3 C . 889, E . ; , T Hicks ; , R Opie ; , F A ~ D stan t 1903 . S. 1 1902 . Wightman ; 899, W . A . Thomson ; , J y ; , H 1 1 1 2 . 1 . 9 1 . . 9 0 . Young ; 906 , J B Gough ; , W E Johnson ; , Geo Mor

1 . 1 22 . 1 . 9 1 1 9 9 . 9 6 . . ris ; , G A Sellar ; , J A Ives ; , G Ayers

— 1 e e Gra n vil le I n 893 , Granville and Hunt r River appear d as the title of a new circuit and continued thus until 1899 when b the title became simply Granville . The circuit was formed y th e taking Granville , Pleasant Valley and Stanley Bridge from

Margate circuit and adding Hunter River and Wheatley River . McLe od 1 93 . . The ministers have been as follows : 8 , A D ;

1906 . 1 D stan t 1902 . . 899 . 1895, H . Pierce ; , J y ; , G A Sellar ; , H 1 4 19 8 . 1 1 . . 1 10 . . 9 Pierce ; 9 , J B Gough ; , L J Leard ; , G Ayers ;

1 2 . . 9 5 . 1922, O . H . Peters ; , R H Baxter — E gmon t The name of Egmont app“ears as the head of a “ ” 18 75 circuit in 18 73 with On e Wante d ; 18 74 One to be se nt ; , 18 78 disa 18 6 77 . n . F . Freeman ; 7 and , H Pen a In the name p pears . — Bid e ford This circuit name ﬁ rst appears in 18 78 with J . 1883 e 188 1 . . Goldsmith as pastor , follow d in by W E Johnson ; ,

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1 01 e 1902 Chapman ; 9 , W . R . P pper ; , name changed to Cape ’ L ar O e . . Wolfe and y , separate circuits , with W R Pepper in ’

1 . McL e d L ar 905 . o (O e charge a“t Cape Wolfe ; , A D ; y was marked To be supplied each year from 1902 till 1906 when H . 1 8 Miller served two years and James W . Howe one , 90 in ’

1 ar . 909, the two are combined as Cape Wolfe and O Le y with H 1 1 1 1 12 1 . . 9 6 . . 9 9 . A Brown ; 9 , G . A . Sellar ; , R M Brodie ; , J E

1 4 . 20 . 1 2 . Whitham ; 9 , H T . Smith ; 9 , G . S Stevens ’ Milb um Le ar This circuit includes Cape Wolfe , Bethel , , O y ’ Le ar and Knutsford . Knutsford and O y amalgamated congrega ’

O L e ar . tions and moved the church to y , a growing center

Names of me n who entered the Methodist ministry from Pr1n—ce Edward Island : — - 18 1 Moo 8—A da m C la rke Ava rd 18 79—Dan ie l D. re 118 22 ‘A1b e rt De s Br is a y L880 Tho m as tPie xr c e 1 44— B c 18 8 1— ( am e l Howa d 8 J oh n W . u t he r S u r — — m 1844 m W i o c 18 83 ob e W J . C e e n ts J a e s k . h tl —R rt l ( Th e l a s t two e n t er e d th e i8 8 4 N e il M cL au ch l a n B " l h 118 816—aFra n k F z z e ib l e Ch ri s ti a n C urch . ) ri l — — ’ r [De n n s 1851 F re d e k W Moor e 4 1b e r C . — ri c . —A t i ﬂ M e od M B i 1 8 7 Al e xa n d e D . cL A1 x . Des r s a 8 e . y r — —* m Ho wa d 18 53 ob t W l s on Wi l ia J . R . i l r — ' — ‘B 18 54 J a m e R N a r a wa 18 8 8 J o n . Go u s . r y h g h — — « o . ar 1856 G e o g e Butc e r 1 891 G e rg e A . Se l l — r h — 18 57 Ri c h a rd Jo h n son 18 91—E d mu n d Ram sa y —{ « W m oms o n 185 Wi ia m P e wl a . 7 ll rkin a — illi A Th 1 861~ Sa m u l B M artin 18 93 C u s H c e e y , — , — r Ri 18 61 Ch a l e s L a d n e r 18 93 J o s ia h ICh am p ion — r — i W P i 18 93 o A. [I e s W l ia m . e a J n 18 61 l rc v l — h v - E 1ia s Sl a ck ford 1 893 He n ry P ie r ce — = — 2 i Hl e at r tz 18 93 J o n [D s tan t L86 Will am H. h y 1 ~ — Ba d e r s ton 1863 Da vid L e L a ch e ur 1894 Me d le y B . l — ’ — Le a rd 18 64 Al fr e d L e Pa g e 18 94—{Le vi J . - ' 4 E z B Moo e 1895 G e o e . os s 18 6 ra . r rg A R — — C owe n 186 5 Thom as Ro g e r s 1896 D a n i e l R . h — — Ca m b e l 18 66 J o s e p h .Se l l e zr 18 96 Ric ha rd J . p l —E d win M l s 1897—J a co b He a n e —t il — y 186 9 R a l p h Bre ck e n L8 98 Ha mmon d J oh n s o n ' — —< l 1 - m S e e W l a m Dob o n 1;8 99 J . Ar e as 18 70 i li s — t l l r 1874—Be n j a m i n C ha p p e ll 1902 Ge n g e Aye rs —l I o w 19 03—G e or e Mor r-iss LS75 Se p tim u s E . C l e l l g ' — —( V e s s e 1 875 4David Htck e y 1903 He rb e rt R . y — 1 —1 W e e s 1 8 77 P e te r Rob in s o n 1904 E r n e s t S. k —1 — m Wa la c B h oma s M OS {Fre d e c . Be rt a l e . T ri k T r

— - — M ris h 1009 B e n a m n W . ur n e r 18 7 7 I s aa c M. e l j i T — — Me th e ra l l Da w 1912 G e or e . 1 878 Jo h n L . so n g T — te m Be l l L9L3—Bru ce C a e w 1 tAr uts C . r 1 — o n Wa dma n 1921—4 u lHab e rl in 879 J h W . Arth r P'RI INC ‘E E DWA RD I SL AND 239

BIBLE CHRISTIANS IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

The Bible Christian Conne ction was a body founded in 18 15 ’ Br an by William O y , a Wesleyan local preacher in Cornwall , “ ” r England . In doctrine , the B yanites , as they were sometimes

c alled , were thoroughly Wesleyan . Their work spread somewhat

s - rapidly in the outh west of England until , representing over two 1 1 8 9. thousand members , they held their ﬁrst Conference in In 1 21 183 1 8 , they formed a Missionary Society . In , they became formally organized into a Christian denomination with a legally i secured name and pol ty . It was a t this Conference that they decided to send out r their ﬁrst missiona ies . Some of their people had emigrated to

Canada West and a few to Prince Edward Island , and at their earnest request John Glass was sent to Canada West (Ontario)

and Francis Me the rall to Prince Edward I sland . Me th e rall his Mr . , after a perilous voyage , arrived , with ﬁ Be de ue 26th 1 2 . family , at q , on June , 83 After some dif culty ,

he found a few friends at Union Road , Winslow Road , and the

n e ighborhood of Charlottetown , and commenced services in

- of dwelling houses , barns , and in the open air , as opportunity fe re n d . He was an indefatigable worker , making long j our eys on

foot , and enduring much hardship . At the end of the ﬁrst year

o e - e he had enr ll d forty seven members . At the close of the s cond

t - year he returned six y members , with thirty six preaching places , 18 34 and the work so extended that , in the following year , , an

assistant , Philip James , was sent to the Island . A small log e r church , erected on the Princetown road and occupi d for fo ty ﬁv e years , was the ﬁrst Bible Christian house of worship on the

~ Island . Others were soon added , but some of them long remain

ed in an unﬁnished state . For some years the work of these devoted evangelists met

. 1842 44 with much success In the years to . great revivals occur red at Vernon River and neighboring communities reaching to

Murray Harbor and vicinity , adding three hundred and ﬁfty to the membership . This exte nsion of the work led to the sending

s . r s o f Messrs Calloway , Har is , and Gale , from England , to the a sistan ce Me h e rall of Mr . t . William Harris soon sickened and

. died Two native missionaries , John W . Butcher and James l e d Whitlock , were into the ministry about this time , who became 1n specially helpful the work . An attempt to form a Bible Christian Society at Charlotte ‘ 240 (HI STORY OF .ME THODI SM

was 1 5 town ﬁrst made in 84 , but in a few months it was aban

don e d e . , not to be repeat d for twelve years Elsewhere in the Is land the impulse given by the revival of 1842 caused general 1847 growth , but in signs of decline became evident . The age of — — the superintendent Me the rall the frequent changes in the m r inisterial list by death , removals , and withd awals ; as well as

the heavy loss by emigration to Ontario and the United States , n contributed greatly to the reduction of numbers . Subseque t e ff ort a special , and entrance into new loc lities again enlarged the membership but the growth was small and at th e union of all the 1884 Methodist bodies of Canada , in , the Bible Christian mem

hership in Prince Edward I sland was less than six hundred . - ﬁve Worn by the incessant toil of twenty years , Mr . Meth e rall resigned the superintendence of the work in 1856 and

was succeeded by Cephas Barker , who came out from England

for that purpose , and who carried on an aggress ive evangelism r for nine yea s , during which a good church was built at Char f n 1 . l otte tow , and others at di ferent places . In 8 65 , Mr Barker

was transferred to Ontario and was succeeded by John Chapple , but under his supervision the work was not sustained as it h ad 18 70 been under Mr . Barker . In , he was succeeded by George

Webber, under whose ﬁve years of aggressive work burdensome off debts were paid , churches and membership increased , and the

cause revived . He was followed by W . S . Pascoe and John Har n 1 4 ris , until the u ion of 88 when the Bible Society Communion o f Prince Edwa rd Island united with the New B runswick a n d Prince Edward Island Conference of The Methodist Church — Tre dre a bringing into it four ministers Revs . S . H . Rice , J . M . ,

. . R W . H Spargo , and W . E eynolds , who brought with them 4 a d 5 8 members and fi fteen on trial . This union worked to the vantage o f all parties concerned and also for the advancement

of the cause of God on the Island .

242 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM were to become so inﬂuential in spreading the evangel of salva ‘ ’ tion in the New World of the west . He was received on trial as 1 a Methodist preacher , by Wesley , in 755, and immediately met

s . with success in winning ouls for Christ Mr . Wesley made very appreciative reference to his ministry , and , when Wesley felt the c ne e ssity of having more ordained helpers , he had Coughlan and 1 64 others ordained , in 7 , by Erasmus , a bishop of the Greek

Church , then visiting in England . Charles Wesley was greatly f d ~ o fended at this action of his brother , and ma e such a commo tion that those who had been ordained , other than by an Angli ca n bishop , were required either to refrain from the exercise of - re their newly conferred ministerial functions , or to submit to

. th mova l from the connexion Coughlan , now nine years in e itinerancy , resigned , but he did not lose much time in finding c 1 65 r o ther Christian servi e , for in 7 , the ve y next year , we ﬁnd him at conception Bay , in Newfoundland , preaching the glad Gospel of salvation to a very needy people : what immediate in s ﬂ ue n ce led him to Newfoundland are not known . Perhaps he ’ — — had adopte d Wesley s motto The World is my parish and having in some way learned of the spiritual destitution of New l n foun d a d had , with splendid heroism , unsupported by any church or institution , resolved to carry to them the Gospel . He ’

t. oh n s found that two Episcopal clergymen , one at S J and one at rs h Trinity , were the only ministe on the Island , and e found more ﬁv e n than e thousand people , in the bounds of Conception B ay , tire l y deprived of Chri stian ordinances , and , at Harbor Grace and Carbonear , he began his eventful missionary labors .

After the lapse of more than a year , the people of Harbor Grace and Carbonear sent a petition to the Society for the Pro a ation p g of the Gospel , London , asking for his appointment among them as a missionary , in the service of that Society . The request was granted , and , after a visit to England , when he was r ordained by the Bishop of London , he retu ned to Newfound 1 e 7 . land in Sept mber , 67 , to resume his labors For three years . he met with little encouragement in his work , but j ust when he was ready to give up in despair , a great work of grace began a among the people in Harbor Gr ce , Carbonear , Blackhead , and other communities about the Bay . As in all cases where the ’ w devil s kingdom is shaken , persecution follo ed this revival and ’

l w t . C ough an s faith and courage ere severely tes ed However , the 1772 good work grew , for he wrote to Wesley in reporting two hundred commun icants in the congregations about Conception NE WFOUNDL AN D 243

1773 Bay . Coughlan left Newfoundland at the close of , having spen t between seven and eight years of arduous toil on the

Island .

Now , as Co ughlan was employed by the Society for the Pro a ation an p g of the Gospel , and as he was ordained by an Anglic

Bishop , it may be asked How can Methodism claim him and count his work as the beginning of Methodism in Newfoundland ?

The answer is easy . A Methodist itinerant preacher for nearly th ten years , highly esteemed by John Wesley , but through e High Church notions of Charles Wesley restrained from e xe rcis ing the functions of an ordained minister , he resigned and took a n service as agent of the Society mentioned , but in his work in Newfo“undland he kept in correspondence with John Wesley and e wrote I am and do confess myself to be a Methodist . The nam

I love , and hope I ever shall . The plan which you first taught ”

o o c . me , I have foll wed , b th as to doctrine and dis ipline C oughlan formed societies and appointed local preachers and , for some years after his departure , th e se devoted laymen r r car ied on the work , as their opportunities pe mitted , the chief r among whom were Thomas Pottle at Carbonear , A thur Thomey and John Stretton at Harbor Grace , and John Hoskins , teacher f and preacher , at Old Perlican . These men su fered persecution patiently for the cause of Christ and kept the torch burning brightly until missiona ries could be obtained from Wesley . The chief of these lay agents was John Stretton , who , when the suc cessor of Coughlan , as agent of the Propagation Society , refused the use of the church to the dissenters and Method ists , as he called them , after holding services from house to house for some his time , built a church at his own expense . As the result of earnest appeal to Mr . Wesley for a minister , he received the glad 1785 Mc e ar tidings , early in , that John G y , an ordained minister of some experience , like Coughlan an Irishman , would be sent forthwith and in that year the island was placed on the Min 1 8 6 utes with this single laborer appended . In 7 , John Clark e McG e ar and William Hamm tt sailed with Dr . Coke to j oin y in Newfoundland but a fierce storm drove the ship to wards the d h West Indies and , reaching Antigua , Dr . Coke directe t em to

to . remain there , much the loss of the work in Newfoundland McG e ary was disappointe d at co nditions in Newfoundland and could not accommodate himself to circumstances with the result that there came to be a lack of ha rmony between him and the

. e lay leaders in the church . As both preacher and people wer 244 HI STORY OF ME THODISM

disappointe d , little progress could be made and the outlook was most discouraging . At this crisis , through the urgent request of both Wesley and Coke , William Black , with his varied greatness e as preacher and administrator, visit d the colony , landing at St . ’ l oth 1791 oc John s on August , , and pr eeding next day to Carbon Mc e ar ear . Both G y and the people received him with emotion and un der his ﬁrst sermon at Carbonear the power of God rested upon the congregation and continued to do so in the many ser v ices which he crowded into the visit of a month , and held at r s Port de Grave , Bay Robe t , Harbor Grace , Carbonear , Fresh water and Blackhead . It is recorded that not less than two hun dred souls were converted to God during his brief visit to Con ce tion e p Bay . This was not all . The p ople were encouraged , r the egular classes were formed , the church property was secured , s e whole member hip was inspired with spiritual life , a guarante th e for permanence of the work was obtained , and a foundation l c aid on which others might su cessfully build . McGe ary remained in Newfoundland but a few months a i ’ 5 th e ter Black s departure and returned to England . Thus again carryin g on of the work fell upon the shoulders of devoted lay t d . men , largely un er the leadership of John Stretton Added o the other names of godly lay workers that of George Vey of Port de Grave now came into prominence . 1 4 In 79 , George Smith came from England as a missionary, for more than a year confining his labors to Conception Bay . In 1 d 796 , he was j oined by William Thoresby , who remaine at Con tio w r r ce p n Bay while Smith ent no thward , fo ming societies at

Greenspond , Trinity Bay , and Bonavista . Through exposure he co ntracted a serious illness and subsequently endured many t re hardships . Af er rendering good service for three yea rs he turned to England in 1797 . Thoresby was a man of talent and popular speech whose preaching was attended by crowded con ~

i n 1798 . gre g at o s . He returned to England in ‘ 1 Bul it In the spring of 799 , James p succeeded Thoresby in Conception Bay and remained till 1806 when he returned to Eng land and later came to Prince Edward Island . Although general ly popular he did not escape persecution . He came near losing his life at Carbonear having been locked up in a smoke house and wa s nearly suffocated when rescued by a friend . ’ Bul it s t Re mmin ton Previous to p depar ure , John g , an Irish fo r two missionary , reached the island , and years was the only

Methodist itinerant in the Colony . He was in labors abundant

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t l years of devoted service , and , af er a rest, resumed ministeria 1 work in Ireland . He ﬁnished his course in 855, in the seventy - e sixth year of his age and the forty eighth of his ministry . Th n early records make brief reference to William Ward , a you g missionary who was sent out to Newfoundland in 18 10 and sta tion e d at B onavista until 18 12 when he was drowned with all — , , the crew of a ﬁ shin g boat in which he had taken pa ss age from. ’ Bonavista to St . John s .

To show what thoughtful care Dr . Coke had for his mission r He ' aries , the following item conce ning Ward will be of interest . wrote from Bolton to the Missionary Committee as follows : 1 request that the Committee will provide brother Ward with a r large quantity of ﬂannel and ﬂeece hosie y . I f we do not, we

e . may be , unint ntionally , the cause of his death , for he is going to a part of Newfoundland which is most exquisitely cold . Be please d , also , dear friend , to let him have very warm stockings r th e “and very warm clothes of eve“y kind . Neither did he forget I rish he added : I f you send a very large roll of h ﬂannel as a present to t e three other preachers , you will do very ’ well I ll not slacken my hand in begging Let us go ”

a n d e c . on , and God will bless prot t us ’ 1 12 : 8 . In April , , a vessel reached St John s , on board of which were two missionaries bound for Nova Scotia b ut driven by storm ’ and ice into St . John s . One was Richard Taylor , well advanced . in years , and married , the other William Croscombe , very youth ful in appearance . Taylor was persuaded to remain in New foun dl an d and went to Carbonear where he acted in the double the capacity of preacher and teacher , assisted in the duties of ’ un latte r position by his wife . His two years incumbency ended fortunately , through drink , both for himself and the cause . In 1 1 40 m the Minutes of 8 3 , a membership of 3 was reported fro

Newfoundland . About this time when ministers increased and missions , or circuits , were formed with separate boundaries , New foun dl an d was constituted a District (in 18 15) with William 18 13 o Ellis as its ﬁrst Chairman . In , Samps n Busby , a York McDowe ll shireman , succeeded at Carbonear and his wi fe opened N e w~ a school for young ladies in that town . They remained in foun dl an d for four years in fruitful labors and then removed to

Prince Edward Island . ’ : Smith s History has the following paragraph In January ,

1 16 a . s 8 , an import nt meeting took place at Carbonear Sermon were preached on the Sunday , and on Monday evening John NE WE OU ND‘L ALND 247

Gosse , Esq . , presided at a gathering of the ministers and leading laymen . These unanimously recommended the appointment to vi Trinity of a minister who should . sit the several harbors in Ba o s Trinity y ; of a second to F rtune Bay , where the inhabitant , a bout ﬁve thousand in number , and nearly all Protestants , had never had a minister or teacher ; of a third , to take the oversight of a large number of neglected Protestants about Burin , in Pla i t cent a Bay ; and of another , for the inhabitants of B ay Rober s ’ n a d Spaniards Bay . Attention was al so called to the gross spir i u l h t a darkness of several other districts of t e island .

As a proof of inte rest in the issue of their representations , se veral laymen forwarded nearly thirty - one pounds to the Mis s ion ar y Committee , with a list of subscribers , which appeared in th report for 18 17 as the ﬁrst ever fo rwarded from a British e ” co ony . At the English Conference of 18 16 no less than six ministers e were select d for service in Newfoundland . They were John Bell successor to Ellis as chairman George Cubitt and John s Wal h , who had seen service at home and Ninian B arr , John

Haigh , and Richard Knight , beginning their ministry . Ellis , Bus b Pickavan t al y , James and Thomas Hickson , and John were

r 18 15. ready in the country , the latter three a riving in 1 16 e With the increase in missionaries in 8 , the work was mor d i eﬁnitely div ded into Stations , and in that year the following was th e list : ’ ohn —e St . J s G orge Cubitt . — Carbonear John Walsh . e — Harbor Grac Ninian Barr . — Pickavan t B lackhead John . — Western Bay John Haigh . — Island Cove and Perlican John Bell . — k . Port de G—rave James Hic son Bonavista Thomas Hickson . — Trinity Harbor William Ellis . — Fortune B ay —Richard Knight . Hants Harbor John Lewis . This list does not agree with the station - sheet o f the British w for Conference , but discretionary po er was given to the District

. o the making of changes , and the above is the c rrect list for the year mentioned .

Having described the development of the work , thus far , a from a general standpoint , we will n ow give , as far as possible , 24 8 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM summary of the history of the circuits following the order of the 1 4 Stations as found in the Year B ook of 92 . to o m Before doing this , however , we will refer the f r ation of the Newfoundland Conference in 18 74 and give the statistics of 1884 o that date , then of , when the second union t ok place and then of the concluding year of the Methodi st church ( 1924 ) b e

t 1 25 . fore en ering the United Church of Canada , in June , 9 At the ﬁnal session of the Conference of Eastern British 18 74 America , held at Charlottetown , in , its territory was divided into three Conferences , Nova Scotia , New B runswick and Prince

Edward Island , and Newfoundland . The ﬁrst two were organ iz e d at that time and it was ordered that the Newfoundland Con ~ ference should be organized as soon as practicable , at the call of co - r the delegate of the old Conference , who was the Rev . Geo ge ’ S . Milligan , M . A . , of St . John s . The assembly took place on th 1 4 8 7 . August 5 , , in the beautiful new George Street church , St ’ John s . The Rev . Geo . S . Milligan was elected President , the

Rev . Thomas Harris , Secretary , and the Rev . John Goodison ,

Journal Secretary , with Rev . George J . Bond , then a probationer , t as his assis ant , and who had the honor of writing up the Journal f of the ﬁ rs t session o the Conference . Thus the newly organized e it church court ent red upon s sessions , formed its committees , ’ e r laid plans for its year s work , and began a chapt r in the histo y of Ne wfoundland Method ism which has been marked through succeeding years by progress and development practically un in s o interrupted . As the other Conferences the tati ns for the year had been ﬁxed before the dissolution of the old E . B . A .

Conference . The Newfoundland Conference began its career in 18 74 with

r - thi ty seven circuits , in which were full members with e e an d on trial . These were cared for by thirt en ordained minist rs - 1884 twenty four probationers . In the circuits had increased to

- ﬁ ft on . y two , which there were members , with on trial - Su e rn um ~ There were thirty eight ministers , two of whom were p

- rie i e rs e ra s . , and twenty one probat oners During th se ten yea three ministers and one probationer had died , ten ministers and three probationers had b e e n transferred out and two transferred

- in . Adding the twenty four probationers above named , seventy n - o e candidates had been received . Of these , thirty seven had e n be n ordained , o e had died , three had been transferred , and - on e twenty remained on probation , leaving nine who had dropped in one way or another .

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land , I never knew churches so well served by laymen . The young e probationers are greatly helped by these devout , loyal , and tru ” - co workers .

’ ST . JOHN S DISTRICT

’ ’ ohn — l St. J s Fifty years elapsed between C ough an s coming to Harbor Grace and the appointment of the ﬁrst Methodist min ’ r ister to St . John s . Conside ing the commanding position St . ’ o J hn s occupies in the Colony , this may , at ﬁrst thought , seem th strange , but e relative importance of the city was not so great s in those day , the population was less than ten thousand , and b e three quarters of the population were Roman Catholics , and , sides an Anglican church , there was an Independent or Congrega ti n a l s - o church which ministered to the o called dissenters . It is ’ also to be remembered that for twelve years after C oughl an s de parture the work which he began was carried on by devoted lay ’ ' ou hl an s comin th e men , and it was twenty years afte r C g g before

first Wesleyan Methodist missionary was appointed to the Island . As the city grew and Methodist people moved in from Con ce p tion Bay and many temporary visits were made by shipmen and others to the harbor , the necessity for something more than the 18 1 re small Independent church was felt , and about 3 earnest quests were being made for a settled minister in the city . In 1 14 e l 8 , it was decided to proceed with the er ction of a smal 1 ’ 18 5 . church in the following spring , and in that year , , St John s r first appeared among the stations of the Newfoundland Dist ict , founded in that year . This first church was built at Gower Street h 1 t 1 5 . and completed on December 26 , 8 In the autumn of that a r year , the appointed minister being delayed in his r ival from Pickavan t England , John was transferred , by the Chairman of th e the District , from Port de Grave , and became first stationed e minis ter . Immediately success att nded his ministry and sixteen w con fla persons were added to the membership , hen , alas , in a r i g at on which consumed a large section of the city , the little 1 18 16 church was de stroyed by fire on February 2th , , only a few months after its dedication . 1 1 16 On September 7th , 8 , the foundation stone was laid for w - 18 16 a new church which a s opened on Christmas day , , and the d outlook was becoming encouraging , when two evouring fires in w November, only a fortnight separate in time , s ept over the city NE WFOUN DL AN D 251 rendering two thousand people homeless and destroying much of

. the wealth of the people The . church was not burned , but the congregation was scattered and ﬁnancially crippled with a large As debt on the church hanging over them . a large , new church

at . Carbonear was also destroyed by fire about this time , the Rev John Pickavan t was requested by the District to go to England a and make an ppeal for assistance . He received a most generous - s response , mo re than two thousand pounds being contribute d . Thi ’ i e . was divided betwe n St John s and Carbonear , the former be ng enabled to pay off its debt and build a parsonage and the latter ’ was so assisted as to be able to rebuild . This help for St . John s very opportune as another heavy fire in 18 19 brought several of ’ the church s supporters to the verge of ruin . The people had been severely chastened but the cause pros e pered , every y ar adding considerable strength to the member s in Pickavan hip , so that , the first pastorate of t and that of Cu bitt , his successor , a church of seventy communicants had been gathered . Through the influence of the talented young Methodist i preacher , George Cubitt , Lieutenant Richard John V ckers , of ’ the Imperial forces in St . John s , was converted and became a r zealous Ch istian worker and local preacher , so that , besides oth ers , more than eighty soldiers entered into Christian fellowship . i Lieutenant V cars became the father of Capt . Hedley Vicars , the “ ’ ” godly soldier of Crimean renown , leader of Vicars Saints of heroic fame , and who was killed when repelling a night attack s 22n d 1 by the Ru sians , on March , 855 . ’ o As the w rk grew in St . John s and calls for service came uidi Vid from Q y , Portugal Cove , Petty Harbor , Topsail , Pouch

Cove , and other communities , the task was too great for one man , and although he was assi sted by such acceptable local preachers r on e as Ch istopher Vey and David Rogers , quite a few people in a community , who were Protestants , wearied of waiting for preacher , became Roman Catholics . Occasionally two preachers were asso ciated in the city but the supply of candidate s for the ministry was not suflicie n t to meet the demand and the Mission ary Committee had to turn a deaf ear to urgent appe als for more men . 1852 In , no seats could be obtained in the one Methodist m ' church of the tow , and measures were taken for the erection of o r a sec nd , but financial reverses caused a fu ther de“lay of five 1 r years . In 857 , the b ick church , so widely known as Old Gower 52 HISTORY OF M E THODI SM

St . was built . To make room for its erection the old wooden “ ” chapel was la unched from its site to a spot on the opposite side o f Gower Street and the Sunday services were held in it until th e e w n church was built . The new church was dedicate d on No ve mb e r 2 th 1 57 Ri 9 , 8 , the Rev . Dr . chey being the preacher of the r day . Rev . Hen y Daniel , who was then superintendent of the : “circuit, in a letter to the English missionary authorities stated At present nearly all the sittings are engaged . The church is large , but hardly large enough for a rising community like St . ’ John . The erection of this church with its spacious and com ’ fortab le interior gave a great impetus to St . John s Methodism . s an His words soon came true . Methodi ts were obliged to build other church on George Street in the West End , at a cost of about

This massive stone church , with a beautiful audi torium , splendid organ , and lofty and spacious basement was r t opened by the Rev . George S . Milligan , then supe in endent of ’ 14th 18 73 f the St . John s circuit , on December , , and during its hal century of history it has been the centre of a very vigorous and progressive Methodism . The name of the late Hon . C . R . Ayre i s inseparably connected with the building , maintenance , and “ ” spiritual prosperity of this ﬁne church . This church swarmed “ ” twice and had to build two other churches to hive its surplus congregation and provide for the expansion of Methodism in the west end of the city . The ﬁrst of these , Alexander Street , was the outcome of the zeal and foresight of the late Rev . George ’ 1884 B oyd whose name will long be remembered in St . John s . In he persuaded the trustees to purchase a small school house half y a mile further west than George Street , established in it a Sunda School and made it a preaching place and in a short time a church was erected which soon had to be doubled in size . The other erection was that of a church on the South Side where a Sunday School was established and where local preachers and other Chri stian workers found Splendid opportunities for usefulness . Besides this a mission Sunday School was opened at

Centenary Hall and a Sunday School e stablished . In a very few years after the building of the church on 1n b e George Street, the need of a church the east end of the city 18 gan to be felt, and accordingly in 79 plans were chosen and a s Site selected at the head of Cochrane Street , one of the ﬁne t x r thorough fares of the city , in close pro imity to the gove nment l iv l r e si e n ial house and in a neighborhood almost e xc us e y d t . Here was opened in 188 2 an exceedingly graceful structure of wood

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and is so large that it seats , on Special occasions , Sixteen hundred people . It has well equipped vestries class rooms church parlor , , , u etc . , a League room , and a fine S nday School room , besides a ll the luxurious fittings of a modern church . It cost about e and large outlays have b en made since . Its interior is exceed in l ~ g y comfortable and has fine acoustic properties . An Audi phone is attached to the pulpit for the benefit of any who are deaf . 1 08 In 9 , George Street church was enlarged increasing its 1 1 9 3 . . e seating capacity to twelve hundred . In , the Hon J . B Ayr n e w presented this church with a splendid pipe organ . The old organ was donated by James Murray . In 1909 the Alexander Street Circuit felt the need of more church accommodation , and began the erection of a new church L e march an at the j unction of t Road with Hamilton Street . Hon .

Jas . S . Pitts , laid the foundation stone , and Rev . Dr .

Carman , the veteran General Superintendent, opened it in the presence of a . large audience which included no less than seventy s ministers of the Conference which was then in session . Thi building was named Wesley Church at the suggestion of Rev . R . a Th e W . Freem n , then its pastor . It cost congregation used the old church at Alexander Street for evangelistic services 1 1 was until 9 0, when it accidentally destroyed by fire . This church seats one thousand persons . This comparatively small city has four splendid Methodist b churches , equipped with excellent pipe organs , presided over y experts of unusual ability , accompanying choirs of great talent , and the preachers are inspired by large and attentive congre ti n g a o s . The new Gospel Mission premises on Adelaide Street were 1 20 . . dedicated in December , 9 , by Rev Dr Fenwick , President of the Conference , assisted by the city ministers . The churches of this city have been visited with frequent revivals of great power , specially under the ministry of George S . w hwaite o e rt . Milligan and later under Humphrey P . C p The evangelists , Crossley and Hunter , spent February and March of

1899 in the city and many were added to the membership . In 1 2 M e w w 9 0, under rs . Demorest and associat s po erful services ere also held . A tablet occupying a prominent place in Gower Street , “ church reads : This tablet commemorates the founding of the ’ 18 15 Methodist Church in the city of St . John s , in the year , by N E W F OU NDL AN D 25 5

Pickava n t the Rev . John , of Lancashire , Eng . , and honors the r memo y of those faithful missionaries who , with him , have pro ” foun dl y influenced the religious life of Newfoundland . From the appended list of pastors , it will be seen that several men have been stationed four , or more , times in the city , notably John Pickavan t ( in the early days of Short terms) , Geo . J . Bond , and w thwaite a . . C o e r . ow e rthw a ite H P p Perh ps the revered Dr . C p spent a longer period than any other in the pastoral work of the churches and none more influential for good . The ministry of f Geo . S . Milligan was specially ef ective but he soon became iden tifi e d with the educational work of the Colony as superintendent of Methodist schools . No tablet needs to be erected to th e memory of the devoted laymen who have so liberally contributed to the upbuilding of

Methodism in the city . The splendid churches , college , college home , and orphanage are their enduring monuments . Special mention is made , in this respect , of such men as Hons . C . R . and

J . . . . McPh e r n B Ayre , J S Pitts and Campbell so by whose gener osit y liberal things could be devised and accomplished . Other e prominent names of past worthies app ar , such as J . J . Rogerson ,

. . . t . . J E P Peters , James Angel , John S eer , E White , J Rooney , J

Withycombe , H . J . B . Woods , A . Marshall , and others who have entered into their rest and whose works follow them . ’ Any sketch of St . John s Methodism would be incomplete in stitu which omitted mention of the Methodist College . This tion which stands easily first among the highest educational forces of the colony is the fruit of the foresight and generosity of the Methodist people of the city and the development of a central occu institution begun many years ago in a small way , but now pyin g an immensely important and strategic position as an edu cation a l o and denominati nal centre . The first college , built of wood but large and thoroughly modern in equipment , was opened in 1886 and cost with its adj acent boarding Home some But it was one of the first buildings to be burned in the fire of 1892 e , and the Methodists of Newfoundland beheld their colleg the pride and j oy of the denomination and the obj ect of so much faith and liberality go up in smoke .

- b Soon , however , they rallied from the shock and aided y generous contributions from the Methodists of the Dominion of the Canada , erected a splendid building of brick which occupied — e old site loftier , ampler , more modern than its predecessor . Her c under the care of Principal Holloway , whose suc ess as an edu 256 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

r cator had been the great upbuilder of the college , a large numbe e of teachers were employed , and b tween three and four hundred young people of both sexes trained in the diff erent departments The students continued to win great successes in the government examinations and in the matriculation e xaminations of the Lon ff don University , frequently carrying o the highest prizes . ’ 1859 The Methodist College in St . John s w“as established in under the more una ssuming name of th e Wesleyan Academy .

Mr . Alexander S . Reid , M . A . was the ﬁrst principal . a After his resignation some ten years l ter , he was succeeded by

r . William Edward Henry , Esq . , M . A . , a typical I ish gentleman highly educated , a most brilliant lecturer , and an earnest Chris tian . He soon Showed a remarkable gift as an organizer , and e planned great things for the College . He was well assist d by

E . Hancock , in Music and Language , and by J . W . Nichols in

Art . Rev . J . Parkins acted for a brief period at that time as

r ~ Junior Master before entering the ministry . The newly e mod e lle d . a College became a great success from the very start , n d a easily took the lead educ tionally . But to the very deep regret ’ of all who knew him , Mr . Henry s health suddenly broke down and he returned home to Ireland to die . B A Mr . R . E . Holloway , . . , was the next a Principal , and being a specialist in Science he ably ﬁlled the g p which Mr . Henry had hoped to see ﬁlled .

As the College continued to grow , a Model School was erect ed , and later a fine College was built in the grounds . This was 1 92 its lost in the fire of 8 , and the present larger structure put in 4 1 . place in 89 The College , with its fine Public Hall for lectures w and similar purposes , together ith the College Home and Prin ’ ci al s p House , made unquestionably the most complete pile of educational buildings in Newfoundland . It included a labora

- tory , gymnasium , Art class room , manual training department , and provision for every grade of student from the Kindergarten e to the College proper . Its initial cost was and expensiv r wa s additions were afte wards made . In the college hall there a r ﬁne organ , the last gift of Hon . C . R . Ay e to the College . Prin Th ci al 1904 . e p Holloway died in September , , greatly lamented splendid work so long directed by him is being worthily con

A . i E . M. t n ue d . s by the present Principal , S Talbot Harrington , q ,

( Oxon) . Connected with the College is the College Home , a boarding department where pupil - teachers for the Methodist h out Board Schools , t e children of ministers , and the children of

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The l — Gosp e Mis sion For full ﬁ fty years there has b e en a v ’ oluntary Methodist organization in St. John s known as the G ospel Mission . Nearly that man y ye ars ago in a northern section of the town which was then building with small houses a Metho

dist school house was erected . A group of workers began to hold e . h a vangelistic services there T eir leader was John Taylor, 260 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

t . na ive of Old Perlican With him was associated a Mr . Knight.

This was on Fleming Street . Some time late r the old Congrega tion a list meeting - hou se on Victoria Street was off ered for sale

after being used for some years as an Oddfellows hall . The late McPh e r n so . Archibald , Sr , bought the property and placed it at the disposal of the Mission . On his death , a change of arrange

ments had to be made . A house on New Gower Street had been

willed to the conference . This was in a good situation for true mission work . So the partitions were taken out and services held

there for a time . Later still The British Hall , a large building at E the ast end of town , was hired and ﬁnally some ten years ago a property at the chief j unction of the street cars down town and bounded by three streets was bought for some 3520000 by a pro perly o rganized City Mission Board and a hall erected on a va cant part of the property which was then leased to the group of workers . w a h Follo ing Messrs T ylor and Knight, Mr . Vincent, a Coc e rane Street worker , became the chief leader and did very devot d w ork . After him came Mr . Kenneth Barnes of Wesley Church ﬁ n e who . has been greatly assisted by Mrs Barnes , who is a very e pianist . Rev . Edwin Moore was appoint d to this mission in

1925.

' — Pouch C ove This settlement lies eighteen miles north of St ’ John s o n the extreme p oint between Conception Bay and the Ah

lantic . Its people are of Devon descent and came hither from ’ s the north side of Conception B ay . Between there and St . John h there is a large Roman Catholic population . Connected wit

r . Pouch Cove as a circuit , for a long time , was Po tugal Cove twelve miles from the city at right angles to the Pouch Cove the Road and a long distance from the latte r Cove . As soon as development of the iron mines at Bell Island called for a mini s ter there Portugal Cove was detached from Pouch Cove and con n e cte d with Bell Island from which it is separate d by a regular ’

m . ferry . Pouch Cove was supplied for many years fro St . John s ’ ohn s Then it became the residence of the third man on the St . J

e . circuit . Among these were M ssrs Atkinson , Nurse , Lister , Pratt r n r n Paine , Bond and othe s , u der whom noted revivals of eligio k were experienced . Special memory is cherished of a great wor an of grace during the term of Mr . Bond which commenced under

inspiring sermon preached by Mr . Lister . A large number of men from the crews of sealing schooners which were j ammed in the

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o r ‘ late years Bernard King has done go d se vice . The first church in Bauline was built in 188 7 and the n e w one during the pastor

ate . 1 1 of A A . Holmes ( 9 8 At the opening of the ﬁrst church t John Reay pas or , and Revs . T . Atkinson , L . Curtis and J . Pin

cock the preachers , a revival broke out and numbers were con

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verted . Looking through the bookshelves of Newfoundland ’ s lay

readers the sermons of Wesley , Moody , Spurgeon , Talmadge , Ban ks and many others of such strong evangelistic flavor are c found to o cupy a prominent place . The following is the list of pastors since th e separation from ’ 1 1 1 r . B amﬁ 1 : 8 79 . 8 tt St John s , Wm Kendall ; 8 , Robert ; 884 , s He ﬁ e ld 18 1 Jes e y ; 87 , John Reay ; 880, Solomon Matthews ; 1 1 893 . . 896 1 899 . , H C Hatcher ; , Thos . W . Atkinson ; , S Mat 1900 1903 1 07 thews ; , Jabez Hill ; , Anthony Hill , 9 , Edwin 1 1 1 908 . s 9 0 . 1 14 9 . Moore ; , S Matthew ; , Wm H . Dotchon ; , W H 1 1 1 21 1 . . 25 . 9 8 . . 9 Browning ; , A A Holmes ; 9 , E Moore , , A Young

Be ll I s lan d an d Po tu a l e — r g C ov Portugal Cove , on the eas i ’ tern side o Conception B ay , nine miles from St . John s , was j oin

ed to that city by the first road that wa s built in Newfoundland .

The mails went through there for the whole north of the island .

crossing the Bay to the Harbor Grace , thence across to Trinity

Bay another twelve miles , thence to Trinity on the West side of s that water . For the same rea on long before that road was built in 1791 there was a path . This path Wm . Black travelled on his way to Harbor Grace the headquarters of the weak cause we had

in Newfoundland . He preached on his way at the Cove and that

night the fire fell . So he stayed several days . Methodism was w then firmly established . In a very short time the church , hich

1 24 . was torn down in the summer of 9 , was built The cause there was cared for some years by an excellent local preacher named Curtis . The type of Methodism that was found then has continued

w . s ever since . Portugal Cove is still a arm hearted centre Miller ,

Hardings , Churchills , Mitchells , Hibbs , Somertons are among the d chief names of our people . Several men from the Cove entere

our work in the U . S . A . A Miss Churchill from the Cove was

the ﬁrst to bring the Salvation Army to Newfoundland . She was is th e a . a woman of great ze l , typical of the village The w dom of

coming of the army to Newfoundland is greatly to be questioned , when the fact is remembered that denominational schools prevail NE WFOUNDL AN D 263

in Newfoundland and its coming into many small communities , a especially of Methodist popul tion , split up the schools and ren its th e dered many of them inefﬁcient , while , at the time of entry , warmest kind of Gospel was already being preached in such com n i i a mu t e s . The foundation stone of a new church was laid t lun e McPh e rson 1 23 Portugal Cove by Dr . C y in October of 9 and in the following year it was carried to completion . Bell Island is on the South side of Conception B ay and is rt reached by ferry from Portugal Cove . It came into impo ance by the discovery that it contains vast deposits of iron ore the 1 development of which began in 895 . It has a population of six or seven thousand and many hundreds of men find employ ment in the iron mines . The Metho dist Church was not slow in following the people 1900 to this growing centre . In it was attached to Topsail and 1 1 s in 90 to Pouch Cove , there being ometimes two men on the Be ll ﬁeld , the j unior living at Island . Of the latter we have this ‘ 1 1 1 : 906 . . 90 908 record , E J Pratt ; 7 , Supply ; , Alfred Bishop ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 . 9 2 909 9 0 . . 9 . , Supply ; , A F Bamford ; , J V Westlake ; , 1 1 an d . 9 3 W . J Arms ; in , the name was changed to Bell Island 1914 Portugal Cove with W . J . Arms continued ; , Supply (Wm

m 1 1 1 . r 9 8 . . 20 Swa , Supernumerary) , W R Butler ; 9 , Ira F Curtis ; 1 2 4 92 . . . 1 2 9 . . , W T D Dunn ; , W . E Cockram A large Methodist school was built in 1921 an d a fine par s n a 1 22 o ge in 9 . — Top s aiL The road around Conception B ay was commenced r o in the time of Gove nor Cochrane about 1825. The territ ry it passed through is one of the best farming districts in the Island

- in - and Robert Miller of Portuguese Cove and his brother law , blacksmith Moyes , an Englishman , determined to take up land n e w in the district , seven or eight miles south ( up the B ay) from o their rocky village . They were the ﬁrst settlers in T psail , and e they were soon j oined by other M thodists named Downe , Tow the low , Butler , and Allan , which names are still to be found in e village . These people were visit d by Methodist ministers from ’ St . John s and soon a Church was built at Topsail which was used for many years until superseded by the present neat building . ’

e . Rev . Joseph Ga tz , who was j unior minister in St John s ( 18 64 ranged this shore and pushed forward the building o f a church at the Gullies some miles farther up the Bay . His s s ucces ors , not so sanguine , sold it to the Church of England 264 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM which s till uses it for a school afte r occupying it as a church for years . Years later , Rev . George Boyd again found an entrance to the Gullies and built a small school which still stands and in w hich occasional preaching services are held . When the ﬁrst church at Tops ail was taken down the material was used to build a very pretty church at Long Pond which was equipped with ’ u i s r f rn ture and eats from the West End St . John s Presbyte ian

Church when that was discontinued . Long Pond , through the lack of regular ministerial supply and the invasion of the Salva i t on Army , was lost to the Methodist Church . The parsonage at Topsail was built during th e pastorate of Mark Fenwick ( 188 6 Of the early Methodist settlers men tion e d , Robert Miller lived to b e a very old man and died sitting in his chair with his ﬁnger marking his place in the book of He s in bre ws . He was scarcely ever een his later days without the w b ible in his hand . Miss Miller , probably the best kno n poet in

Newfoundland , is a descendant of this old pioneer . Mr . Moyes was paralyzed , comparatively early in life , but lived as an inva i l d to a great age .

Mr . Isaac Morris , able local preacher and devoted Chris ’ r n tian worker , was cont ibuted to the Methodism of St . Joh s s (Gower St . ) by the Top ail community . Topsail ﬁrst appears as a separate circuit in the Minutes of e 1886 with Mark Fenwick as pastor . He was succe ded as fol 1 1 1 1 88 . 89 : 8 . . 9 lows 88 , W H Adams ; , S Snowden ; , John Reay ; 1 190 1 4 89 . . 0 89 , A . Hill ; 7 , F G Willey ; in Bell I sland appeared attache d to Topsail with Jesse He yﬁe ld as pastor assisted by 1 01 Supply , but in 9 Bell Isle was connected with Pouch Cove ; b e 1 1912 . 1 . 908 904 , F . G Willey ; , James Nurse ; in , Mr Nurse came a supernumerary but continued to reside at Topsail and carried on the work as a supply ass isted by local preachers from 1 24 the city . In 9 , a young preacher , named Povey , j ust out from ’

t. S . Wales , and connected with Gower , St John s , as assistant , s upplied Topsa il and met with much encouragement but through a break in health was obliged to relinquish his work early in 1925 an d retu rn to England . There is still good stock in Topsail and a large population around the shore which should be cultivated by I the appointment of a strong and zealous ministerial supply . n

1 4 atche r e . 92 , S . V was appoint d as supply for this mission — Brigus To the Rev . C . Lench belongs great credit for searching out and setting in order much valuable Methodist his

HIST ORY OF ME THODISM enlarged and repaired from time to time until after an honorable career of 67 years , the congregation moved into the prese nt sanc ” r tua y . It is rather remarkable that the name of Percey does not ’ “ appear in eithe r Wilson s history of Newfoundland and its Mis ” ’ “ ” r sions , or Smith s Methodism in Easte n B ritish America , but

M r . Lench has discovered authentic documents to prove his identity and ministry . w as 23r The present spacious church dedicated on May d , 1 5 . 8 7 , the preachers being Revs George S . Milligan (President) , the Charles Ladner , and James Dove . Rev . Thomas Harris was pastor . A very old communion cup and a clerical gown , accus tome d to be worn by the minister in earlier days , are still pre e serv d in the Church . For many years the Methodists found a true friend and lib the eral supporter in Charles Couzens , the principal merchant of place and subsequently its stipendiary magistrate . 1 24 In 8 , Cupids became part of the circuit and soon after r e jwa ds a small church was erected there . Brigus was once a plac “ ' f more re l ative o wealth and much importance than it is now , but it s till has very loya l supporters of Methodism . i : 18 19 The follow ng is the list of pastors , Thomas Hickson ; 2 1829 1 22 1824 18 7 . 8 , John Haigh ; , Richard Knight ; , Wm Ellis ; , 1 2 E llid e 1834 n 1 1 83 e o. John B oyd ; 83 , John Haigh ; , G g ; , Joh i v 1 He n n i ar 1 42 Pickavan t 1843 P cka an t ; 838 , James g ; 8 , J . ; , 4 184 1852 18 6 . 9 Wm . Faulkner ; , John S Addy ; , John Snowball ; ,

1 1856 . o 55 . W . E . Shenst ne ; 8 , John S Phinney ; , Samuel W 1 1 61 1862 Sprague ; 858 , Thomas Smith ; 8 , Adam Nightingale ; , 1 t 1868 8 65 . . Thos . Harris ; , Wm E Shens one ; , John Waterhouse ; 1 1 75 1 2 . 8 871, John S . Peach ; 87 , Thos Harris ; , Charles Ladner, 1878 s s . 7 . e assi ted in . 75 and 6 by James B H al ; , Jo eph Pascoe : 1 1 1882 1885 188 8 88 , C . Ladner ; , John Goodison ; , James Dove ; , 1895 T . . 1891 1892 . Henry Lewis ; , John Pratt ; , W D Dunn ; 1 9 1903 1904 James Wilson ; 8 8 , George Paine ; , Jabez Hill ;

1 1912 . James Nurse ; 908 , Samuel Snowden ; , Robert H Mad 1918 e 1923 1 1 . dock ; 9 6 , C . A Whitemarsh ; , Oliv r Jackson ;

Charles Lench . v a Re . John W . B artlett of the Nova Scotia Conference is native of B rigu s . The early days of the old Wesleyan Chapel were note d for s r in the lively singing . They revelled in the old tune and glo ied ‘ The the stringe d orchestra , the Cello , Violins and Flute , etc . NE WFOU N DL AN D 267 people came from miles around to hear the singing of the Brigus _ c hoir . There is now a good pipe organ .

Cu ids— I n p the early settlement of Newfoundland , because o f the lack of Protestant preachers , many of the people were won over to Roman Catholic“ism . In the Evange lical Magazine of 14 18 it was stated that There is a place called Cubits , in Con c e tion is p Bay , where it said that more than five hundred per ”

.s . ons have become Papists , who six years ago were Protestants 1 24 In 8 , Cupids became part of the Brigus circuit and soon afterwards a small church was erected there . ’ s This community , separated from Brigus , with Clarke Beach was formed into a circuit in 18 77 with George Boyd as 1 1 2 1885 . 8 7 88 p astor Then followed 9, John Reay ; , James Dove ; . J 1888 G 1890 ohn Pratt ; , eorge Paine ; , James Pincock , assisted ’ 1 a t 8 2 . . 1893 Clarke s Beach in 9 by T E Roberts ; , Solomon Mat

4 . 93 . . . 9 . thews , assisted in . by T E Roberts , in by C W Follett , 1 96 . 95 . . 8 and in by W A Palmer ; in , the name of the circuit was ’ r m changed to Cupids and Clark s Beach , with Wm . Swa assisted

. 98 . 6 . . . by Wm A . Palmer in . 9 and 97 and by C R Durrant in : ‘ 1900 1 . 9 899 . . a 9 , Thos W Atkinson , ssisted by Supply in and , d 1 1 1 02 1902 a n 90 . . 9 . in by H G Bandy ; , Wm Harris , assisted in a n d 3 1 4 190 by Supply , in 90 by Edwin J . Pratt and in 5 by Sup l 1 0 9 6 . p y ; , Thomas H James , assisted in each year by Supply : 1910 s 1 1 , Charles Hackett , a sisted in 9 0 by Charles W . Legge , and 11 12 in . by Supply ; L . E . G . D avies , assisted in . by A . V . Robb ; ’ 1913 a , the circuit was divided , Clarke s Beach becoming the he d o f one mission and Cupids a separate mission with but the one 1 14 1 15 : 9 . 9 appointment , Thomas B Darby ; , connected with 1916 B rigus , Thos . J . Pitt resident at Cupids ; , separated with 1 1 m 1 2 W 9 8 . r 9 0 alter Ney ; , Supply (W Swa ) ; , connected with ’ 1 21 Clarke s Beach ; 9 , connected with Brigus . 1 21 In 9 , the grant was withdrawn and Brigus and Cupids

w e . ere formed into one circuit , the minist r residing at Brigus u affe c Previo s to his enter“ing the ministry , Thomas Fox , ” t ion ate l as y remembered Father Fox , who , although not g reat as a preacher , was mighty in faith and prayer , and led many e souls into the Kingdom , spent some years at Cupids as teach r s and local preacher . Piou ﬁshermen from this community when away from home , at the ﬁsheries , were the means of planting Methodism in some of the places they visited notably at Change Le I slands where a number of them eventually settle d . William 268 HI STORY OF .ME THODISM

Drew , a faith ful lay reader, rendered good s ervice for years on

the Fogo Mission . This community has made other valued con trib ution s to the ranks of Christian workers in the wide world . — The following have entered the ministry from Cupid s J ames B A Smith , . . , Saskatchewan ; W . G . Smith of Toronto ; Sidney

- Smith , ex President of the Newfoundland Conference and his

brother William of the M . E . Church in the United States . An

other brother , Robert , went to India as a missionary and has n ot

been heard from for several years . Frank Rowe , prominent a s s a student at Mt . Alli on , is a lawyer in some part of Canada .

Others , as teachers , doctors , and business men , are holding prom in e n t e b positions in other lands , so that this humble s ttlement y its own impoverishment has enriched other and larger communi

ties .

Whilst no extensive revivals , such as have been witnessed in

some other parts of Newfoundland , have occurred in Cupids , gracious seasons of refreshing are remembered in connection with r r m the minist y of Thomas Fox , James Dove , William Swa , Wal

ter Vey and others .

’ — Cla rke s Be a ch This community was long connected with th e the Cupids circuit which , for a length of time , had two men , ’ 1 s : 893 . j un iors living at Clarke s Beach . The e were as follows , T

1 . 1 9 . . 4 . 895 . 8 8 189 . E . Roberts ; , C W Follett ; , W A Palmer ; , C R Ban de 1 2 1904 1 1 . 90 1 90 . Durrant ; 900, Supply ; , H G y , , Supply ; , 1 1911 Su 1905 19 0 . E . J . Pratt ; , Supply ; , Charles W Legge ; , p ’ 1913 the 1 1 . 9 2 . . ply ; , A V Robb In , Clarke s Beach appeared as head of a separate mission with Oliver Jackson as pastor . In 1 15 t 9 , it was connected with Brigus and Cupids with Clemen ’ r Gauk odg e r resident at Clarke s Beach , appearing again as sep

1 . 19 9 . arate in 1916 with Richard Gos se as pastor ; , W J Moores ; Cupids and Clarke ’ s Beach were linked together in 1920 with J 1922 1921 . . T . Clarke as pastor . , separated with S W Francis ; ,

1925 . . 1923 1924 . . T . W . Tyson ; , Ernest Howse ; , H L Coole ; , R E

Belbin .

The other appointments are Bare n e e d and Port de Grave . e th e See separate notes on Port de Grave . Levi Hussey ent red ministry from Clarkes Beach , G . S . Morgan , Thomas Pitcher and

Samuel Taylor from Port de Grave , and a Mr . Richards , a suc Ban de an d Bare n e . . . l e d . ce ss fu teacher , went from Revs H G y ’ r . 0 . Jackson married Nosewo thy sisters from Clarke s Beach

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. e preacher being Rev Levi Curtis , assist d by R . S . Smith , C . A .

H. Whitemarsh , and C . Brown . Previous to and during the early part of the second pastorate 1 4 - . . 90 08 of the Rev S Snowdon ( ) Bay Roberts had two churches , as East and West. During his p torate the present splendid Cen wa tral church was built to take the place of the other two . It s th 1 dedicated on May 6 , 906 , the preachers being Revs . Levi Cur n tis , Solomon Matthews , and Mark Fe wick , assisted by Revs . J .

Nurse , W . Harris , and J . Pincock . This splendid church seats 3

1 . thousand people . One of the old churches was sold in 908 This circuit has made a rather re markab l e con trib ution to

the ministry of the Methodist Church . It has sent out the fol

w . lo ing : E C . French , R . H . Mercer, Isaac French , W . E . Mer

cer , of the Newfoundland Conference ; R . F . Mercer , Hamilton ; : A . J . Mercer , Saskatchewan , besides the following probationers

t . Robert Belbin , Gilbert Tur le , Wm . Bishop , and Harvey Russell wh o o Rev . W . S . Mercer , lost his life in a blizzard on the Fog 4th 1924 circuit, on February , , was also an honored native of Bay

Roberts . Several ministers found their wives on this circuit . Remarkable revivals of religion were experienced during the

pastorates of Samuel Snowden and Solomon Matthews . t The following is the list of pas ors , ﬁrst of the old Port de ’ Grave , Bay Roberts , and Clarke s Beach circuit, followed by the

appointments of the separate Bay Roberts ﬁeld : James Hickson ,

Richard Knight , Wm . Wilson , John Boyd , Wm . Ellis , Thomas E llid . e . Angwin , A . Nightingale , J Snowball , Geo . g , S W . Sprague, 1 1 854 58 . . 8 John S Addy , Thomas Smith , , A . Nightingale ; , Thos 1 1 6 Fox ; 859, James Dove ; 8 0, William E . Shenstone , Joseph Pas 1865 1 6 18 67 18 68 coe ; and 8 6 , One to be sent ; , John Reay ; , John 1 1 1 18 73 r . 6 M Pike ; 8 9, Isaac Howie ; 87 , Thomas Fox ; , Geo ge 18 74 Boyd . In , the circuit was divided Port de Grave continuing the head of one circuit and Bay Roberts beginning as the head o f

1 . : 18 74 . 8 75 another with the following pastors , Geo Boyd ; 1 1 1 1 . . 88 . Joseph Lister ; 8 77 , George Bullen ; 8 78 , F G Willey ; 1 1 884 886 . Edgar Taylor ; , Joseph Lister ; , S Snowden , assisted in

8 7 . . 8 n . by M J . Stevens and in 8 by Albert Gale , the circuit the

8 . 1889 e . including Port de Grave ; , Levi Curtis , assist d in 9 by H

I n e . J . do and an Agent and in 90 by C . Flemington and an Agent ; 1 1 89 . . . , W . T D Dunn assisted by C Flemington and an Agent ; 1 2 1 9 . . 1 1 8 900 8 , F G Willey ; 895, C . Lench ; 89 , John Pratt ; , Solo 1 1906 was mon Matthews ; 904 , S . Snowden ; in , Port de Grave ’ ta ken from Cupids and Clarke s Harbo r and adde d to Bay Rob NE WFOUNDL AN D 271

1 . 908 . e rts , and a Supply assisted Mr . Snowden ; , C A White

i . 1 0 . 09 n 8 . marsh , assisted 9 by Chas H B rown , and in by a Sup 1 12 191 1920 ply ; 9 , William Grimes ; 6, Sydney Bennett ; , Samuel

1924 s . B aggs ; , Charle Howse

’ — Bay Bull s Arm This community is at the lower end of

Trinity B ay . There there is an isthmus of three or four miles Th width and the boundaries of the mission have often changed . e ’ ﬁrst railroad in Newfoundland was built from St . John s to Har bor Grace in 18 84 and Whitbourne was the headquarters . This r place and camps along the road were visited by Rev . Hen y th e Lewis from B rigus . Before him , a Presbyterian layman by name of Bethune held services . A few years after the start of the r ailroad , a Railroad Mission was arranged by the Methodist

Conference with Chapel Arm as its centre and Mr . Reay worked along the road from Whitbo urne to Blandford where he built a church not ﬁnished . He also started services at Glenwood . Wm .

- Ambrose , school master at Whitbourne , entered the ministry and a Swede , converted there , entered the ministry in the United Ba State s . John Williams and J . Hutchins were lay readers at y ’ Bull s Arm , and G . W . Gushue was a reader at Whitbourne . ’ ’ s Whitb ourn e When the railway terminus was taken to St . John , a population was decreased to a very small remnant and soon ceas ed to be the head of the mission although it had a parsonage and ’ 1 11 church , the minister residing at B ay Bull s Arm . In 9 , the name of the mission was changed from the former to the latter , ’ ’ The appointments on this mission are B ay Bull s Arm , Norman s Thorn le a i Trin n an d Cove , , Fam sh Cove , y Cove , Whitbourne , - B - Come y Chance . The Bensons were the ﬁrst Methodist settlers at B ay Bull ’ s Arm 1 11 r . A new church was dedicated there in 9 . Uriah Tho ne Th orn l e a was a lay reader at for forty years . The Adams family

- b - s were the ﬁrst Methodists to settle at Come y Chance . Jame - G Gilbert was a lay reader . At Famish Cove , the ramms and C olle tts - were early settlers and John Cramm was a lay reader . e e Aft r Christopher Curtis had spent many years at Burg o , he came to Famish and Trin n y Coves as teacher and lay - reader Norman ’ s Cove was one of the ﬁrst places in this mission visited

. Pie rc s by Methodists Here lived the e y and Smiths . Benj amin

Piercey was a pioneer leader and his son , George , has been the mainstay of the work in pulpit , Sunday School and ﬁnance . Noah

S - mith , a native of the place , is teacher and lay reader . William 27 2 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

T . Mercer went out as a probationer for the ministry from this

mission . o : 1 4 1 89 . 89 The list of past rs is as follows , J Reay ; 7 , J . C . i 1 de . S 900 . 1 0 y ; , F G Willey and Agent ; 9 5, name Whitbourne 1 6 90 . 1 1 ﬁrst appeared with Henry Scott ; , J Reay ; 9 0, E . V . 1911 ’ 1 1 s 9 2 . Young ; , name Bay Bull Arm , Supply ; , S J . Pike : 1 14 r 191 1 1 9 . 5 9 . . 7 , No man A Janes ; , S S Milley ; , George Butt ; 1918 1 1 1 21 9 9 . 9 1 2 , Supply ; , G Ivany ; , Supply ; 9 2, H . Russell : 1 24 1 9 o s 925 . , Eli R bert ; , ( M Davis) .

’ Soun d I s l an d a n d Ha s ta ck— I n 1 4 s y the 8 0 , Sound and Woody Islands were visited about once a year from Burin ninety miles away . Small churches were erected at each of these places . ’ In the late 40 s John Hallett was stationed at these outlying p laces and for a couple of years previous to 1850 they were left i w w thout supply . Towards the close of that year , Chas . Do nes . ou a a devoted layman , recently t from England , was persu ded as to go to Sound Island a Methodist lay agent and teacher . From Sound Island he visite d the numerous islands and cove s m in that part of Placentia Bay , and any of the people received

great profit from his ministry . His usefulness was increased by the authorization to perform the rite of baptism and by a li cense to celebrate marriage granted him by Governor Bannerman b on account of the isolation of the community . The people e

came strongly attached to him and to his equally zealous wife . In 18 74 a young preacher was a ppointed to Sound Island and - r the venerable lay agent , after twenty five years of f uitful ser ’ vice , removed to St . John s , to spend in that town the quiet even 1 6 ing of life . In 8 75 and . 7 , Henry C . Hatcher was stationed there and then , for a few years , the field was supplied from Flat

w . Islands by John Peters , James Wilson and Samuel Sno den

1 4 : 1884 . Beginning with 88 , the pastoral record is as follows , J 1 1 18 88 88 . . . 7 B . J . Smith ; 6 , T B G Howe ; 88 , Supply ; , John 1 1 1 89 . . 9 1 90 . Humphries ; 88 , Supply ; 8 , W . H Dotchon ; , W B

1 4 r 1895 1896 . Ambrose ; 89 , T . E . Robe ts ; , G . Burry ; , E Moore ; 1 1 1 2 899 . . 9 . 90 , C K Hudson ; 00, C Squires ; , Sidney Chancey :

1 . 8 . 1905 . 1 6 . . 90 , A Young ; 90 , E P . Ward and E Codling ; , R H

M. 09 W. 08 . . . Mercer , assisted in . by J W Winsor , in by Grandy

1 1 12 . . 9 . . and 0 by W . G . Day ; , G B Pickering

Woody Island , North Harbour , Swi ft Current and Hay 1903 stack are other appointments on this circuit . In , Long Is Trin n e h land , Famish Cove and y Cove were taken from W it

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o Nﬂ by gener us help from England ( see general notes on d . ) the r p eople took hea t and went forward to erect their third church . “Le m h (to whom we are indebted for much material) again says : s Thi church , capable of seating people , was opened in 1 21 ‘ ’ 8 . It went by the name of the Methodist Cathedral . It w under ent divers improvements and additions from time to time , until it would have puzzled the brain of Sir Christopher Wren to ” o den minate its particular order of architecture . But it served r a glorious day . Eve y kind of preacher administered in that

s a r . nctua y The services were led by stringed instruments . The i v olins and bass vials were in evidence , and as they led the church song , how the congregation revelled in the old tunes . How that old cottage - roofed sanctuary rang again with the intense earnestness of the devout worshippers . They knew how to sing a in those far aw y days . The present church was opened on 23rd 18 76 January , , during the ministry of James Dove , at a cost of Our church has a splendid property running back in one fine block on the hill , beginning with a commodious parson age , a spacious school and academy building , with large assembly room , and a very large and comfortable church , with pipe organ re and modern equipment of various kinds , the whole property fle ctin g great credit upon the people for their evident interest and liberality . Another large church and school are situated on the o South Side of the harbor . The Sunday Scho l of the main con ‘ i 18 1 g re g at on was organized in 0. The names of Arthur Peach , Arthur Taylor and Robert Simpson are cherished as skillful lead ers of the song service of the church for many years . Carbonear Methodism has never lacked men and women of sterling worth to co - operate with its ministers as leaders of the : fl ock both in spiritual and financial undertakings . Lench says

t . The eigh eenth century local preachers , Messrs John Stretton , ad Arthur Thomey and Thomas Pottle , h worthy successors in the t ninete enth century . Philip H . Gosse , af erward Fellow of the

C o . Royal Society , clerk of the firm of Slade , Elson and , was a ta lented local preacher . Samuel W . Sprague came under his per w as re com sonal influence , while clerk in the same office , and mended to the English Conference as a suitable candidate for the H i e n n ar . . ministry by Rev . James G . g Mr Sprague began his a 1838 wa s ministry t Grand Bank in . He the father of the late

D. D. Rev . Howard Sprague , , Dean of Theology at Mount Alli me n As e . son . George p y was chief clerk of the same ﬁrm Few went through more hardships to serve the cause of God . He spent NE WFOUNDLAN D 275

his late r years at South Side , Carbonear , as school teacher and local preacher . William Charles St . John became a school teach er and local preacher . His father was a surrogate j udge of the s Colony . Dr . Thompson administered to the bodily ailment of his patients and with intense love for the souls of perishing men

. e administered the B alm of Gilead Joseph Pet rs , J . P . and

Thomas Burden were also active local preachers . These and others took long j ourneys and delighted to serve God in such an ” il o . Mc h nored work Besides these appear the names of Ne L o Be miste r R oke , Gould , , Penney , Guy , Taylor , Pike , Soper , and others of a goodly company of godly men and women who have wa . s rendered great service to the cause The . late Judge Penney for thirty - seven years the devoted Sunday School superintendent and leader in every good work . William F . Penney , of thi s com e 18 2 munity , aft r graduating at Mount Allison in 7 , entered the ministry with much promise of usefulness , but lost his health and passed away at Liverpool , N . S. , at the age of thirty years . s The story is told that Joey O born , of Carbonear , fished at a Wolf Islands , Labr dor , and that he was the means of building a d little church there . It has long been a custom in Newfoundlan to have a church flag (in places where regular service s are not held) to run up to let the people know that worship is to be held . T he old Carbonear flag bore a dove upon it . The present flag carries an olive branch . Now Joey wanted a fla“g for his little : church , so , when at home one time , he prayed O Lord , put it into the hearts of the good ladies to give m e a Call to Worship ” Flag for Wolf Islands , a nice one , Lord , with a dove on it. The ’ next Sunday the flag was in Joey s pew . The annual Conference has met a number of times at Car b on e ar 1904 . The session of was attended by a tragedy . On the main stree t there has been erected a monument to the memory Tri hoe n a - t of p Nichol , post mistress , who los her life on the night 25th 1 04 of June , 9 , in arousing others in burning rooms above the

‘ post oﬁice . It was during the meeting of the Conference and

. . r s Rev Dr Levi Cu tis , who was her guest , was rescued by ladder with great difficulty . Many gracious revivals of religion have been experienced“in 1 1 this community . Writing in April , 8 8 , George Boyd said : At s the last visitation of classes , I found over three hundred per ons who had professed faith and desired to fellowship with the

- . to form ﬁft c urch I had new classes . There are now y three hs c a ses . 27 6 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

The following sto ry is told of a unique incident which occur r d n e at a great missio ary meeting held at Carbonear , ninety

rs . yea ago In the midst of an animated address , the Rev . Ing h am Sutc liffe made reference to a very popular picture in which some Ca rdinals tried in vain to extinguish a number of candles w r e rm t hich rep esent d the Refo ation . In imi ation of the Cardinal he o t ok up a candle from the pulpi“t and accidentally blew it out . ’ ” c i o ut A voice from the gallery r ed That s out , anyhow , but Mr . S tc ff u li e quickly blew the candle into a ﬂame again , exclaiming " ” It is not out, and in a most eloquent address proved that truth s f cru hed to earth will rise again . The ef ect upon the audience ‘ Was electrical and his associates remarked that they had never witnessed anything like it in all their lives .

The following is the list of p astors since 18 55 : Wm . E .

e 1858 t 1858 . . Shenston ; , Chris opher Lockhart , assisted in by J A 18 60 D 59 . uke and John Waterhouse and in . by J Waterhouse ; . r l 1 E l as B e t e . . 6 i t , assisted in 60 by Wm . S . Shenstone and in by

r . 1 62 1863 . T . D . Ha t ; 8 , Paul Prestwood , assisted by J . Goodison ; 1 4 . 6 Win te rb oth am 863 . John , assisted , in , by J Goodison and in

1 . . b . 865 . y John S Allen ; , John S Peach , assisted in turn by J S 1870 Allen , Joseph Todhunter , and Thomas Allen ; , Charles Com

1 1 . b e n s . . 72 8 73 , assi ted in 7 and by Joseph Hale ; , James Dove 4 t . . 75 as sis ed in 73 and . 7 by John G . Currie and in by George

1 76 . . . Paine ; 8 , John Goodison , assisted in turn by G Paine , J B 1 8 . . 80 79 . 79 Heal , and J . A . Jackson ; , Geo Boyd , assisted and by 1 1 2 c . 8 . 88 . J . A . Ja kson , and in by Geo Vater ; , Chas Ladner and

. 1 4 8 . 188 3 . 8 G . Vater ; , G Vater and Geo Noble ; , Wm Kendall , 6 b 4 . . 8 a 8 85 . . ss iste d in . by Supply , in by T C Simpson , and in y - b y . . h . 8 7 . 88 C . Leno ; John Goodison , assisted in and J W Vick 1 89 890 . e rs , and in . by Supply ; , Thomas H James , assisted in 1 2 1893 . 9 . 9 . 90 by Silas J . Hull and in and by Supply ; , James

r n . . . . . Nu se , assisted in tur by F G . Drake , G E Heal , and W J

1 ow e rthwai t . 96 6 . . C te Luscombe; 89 , H P p , assis ed in by Supply ,

1 . . . as n d . . 8 . . 899 a in 97 and 9 by F R Matthews ; , W T D Dunn ,

1900 1901 . s isted in . 99 by Supply , in and by C Hackett , and in 1 r 1 2 903 . . 90 by Walte r J . Dean ; , A A Holmes , assisted in tu n by 1906 ; W . J . Dean , Supply , and E . Baines ; , Thomas B Darby , 1 w a ssisted in 906 by E . Baines , and in three follo ing years by

1 1910 . 19 0 . Supplies ; , J Pincock , assisted , in , by Alfred Thorpe

1914 . . an d in the following years by Supplies ; , F R Matthews ,

1 1918 . . ass isted in 1914 and 19 5 by Albert Johnson ; , Alex V

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time to time , it shared in the seasons of refreshing which visited the communities surrounding Conception Bay . foll own t : 1855 The g is the list of pas ors , One to be sent ; 1 1 6 . 85 . 85 8 . 1 , John S Phinney ; , Wm E Shenstone ; 8 60, Christo Bre ttle 1 1862 . 8 63 1 866 . pher Lockhart ; , E ; , James Dove ; , J S . h n 1 2 8 6 1 7 . 9 8 . 1 . P in ey ; , Thomas Harris ; , C Ladner ; 875, Robt W 1 1 7 8 76 8 1 2 . Freeman ; , James Dove ; 9, John Goodison ; 88 , Geo 1 4 i 8 8 . . 1 . . 1 88 7 8 . Boyd ; , T W Atk nson ; , T H James ; 90, G Paine ; 1 ° 1 893 896 . . . 1 , William Swann , W T D Dunn ; 899, J . T . New

1 1 - s 902 90 . 1 3 0 . . man ; , Anthony Hill ; , J Pincock ; 9 7 , H P Cow e rthwaite 1 1 10 9 1 14 . . 908 . . 9 p ; , J W Bartlett ; , T . B . Darby ; , A A 1 1 1 2 . r 1 2 9 8 . . 9 3 Holmes ; , W H B rowning ; , Wm Ha ris ; 9 5, George

Pickering . — Victoria This community was for many years connected with the Carbonear circuit which had more than one minister

The young man or supply , for some years resided at Victoria , “ ” The Minutes of 1906 h a s Supply ( to reside at Victoria) 19071 1 1 . . 908 . . i . . L E . G Davies ; , Robt S Sm th ; 909, Supply (W H 1 10 1 11 1 12 9 9 . 9 , Walter Cotton ; , Thos . B Moody ; , Samuel Sar geant . 1913 In , Victoria appears as the head of a separate mission 1 1 1 1 9 5 . i 9 8 with Robert S . Smith as pastor ; , George B P ckering ; , 2 1 . 1 2 . 2 e . Chas R . Blount ; 9 , Frank D Cotton ; 9 5, U . Lait ’ s The appointments are Victoria , Salmon Cove and Perry n Cove . There is a good church at each appointme t . The church c 1 0 s in at Vi toria was enlarged in 9 6 . The par onage was built 191 1 1 3 but not completed till 9 6 . Ambrose Cole and Henry

Burke were local preachers . Rev . N . Cole , of the Nova Scotia at Ke ll owa of Co nference , was born Victoria and Rev . W . T . y , ’ B ay Quinte , is a native of Perry s Cove . Victoria is a comparatively new community its whole history

: lying within the past fifty years . Its settlement was due to people moving back to the slightly better fa rming land and near i e n ness to wood for firing . At first a collection of w nt r tilts the “ ” a few liveyers and at last a large community with fine church ’ r and three room school . Salmon Cove and Per y s Cove were the northern appointments of Freshwater for many years . a l ay - John Sw ine , an Englishman , was an early reader at ’ f l ocal Perry s Cove . Joseph King was for many years an ef icient

- lay reader . This little village of ﬁ fty or sixty families was next r o r faithfully served in the same way by Wm . Pa s ns and Edga NE WFOUNDL A ND 279

’ Ke ll owa e t Ke ll owa e y and the latt r s nephew , Wal er y , tak s this - For r i responsibility to day . many yea s the folk worshipped n a school chapel . Rev . G . P . Story is specially remembered in overalls and j umper leading with the paint brush in the reno vation of the old building . The ﬁne little church went up in Rev . ’ e r C . Leuch s time . Special revival seasons took place under Fath

James who held meetings all day for the children in school hours . for the women at four , and again in the evening . In Mr . Free ’ ’ man s time the good after effects of Hunter and Crossl e y s visit to Carbonear were conserved . In times of revival he tried to check the physical manifestations which had become so common in many parts of Ne wfoundland . When a number came to the communion rail and they , with their friends , began to cry aloud in a frenzied manner he is remembered as going from one to an “ ’ ” “ other saying We are worshipping Elij ah s God . We do not ” nee d to cry nor shout, nor cut ourselves with knives and lancets . as He ﬁ e ld Powerful revivals occurred during the p torates of J . y 1 1 5 . C . Lench and E . Broughton in 9 The ﬁrst Method-ist service in Salmon Cove was held by i uts on Otte n b ur r w . Joseph J , of y , now pa t o f Fresh ater circu t He 1 n was born in Devonshire in 783 . He came to Newfoundland whe ’ nine years of ag e and reaching man s estate settled at Salmon

1 1 . Cove . About 8 0 he began to hold services amongst the settlers is - in - i H son law , James Case , an Engl sh settler , succeeded him as e local preacher of the little cause . With him was often associat d

Martin Butt and when James Case died , full of years and good ’ works , his son , S . A . Case , now of St . John s , took charge . Rich ary Penny was raised up to assist and quite a group of earnest — men now take in tu rn the duties of the Sabbath day Edgar ’

r . Case , another son of James , Michael Slade and George Pa sons The ﬁrst M e thodist building at Salmon Cove was the usual ’ r e school chapel . In Mr . Freeman s time the people sta t d to build but the dedication was four years later , in the time of Mr . James . d A new school was raise under Mr . Holmes and in ﬁve years time

- r t had to be enlarged . It is to day one of the b ightest and mos attractive of the smaller outport schools for two te achers . — Fre s hwa te . r This circuit , including Freshwater , Flat Rock

Otte rb ur - - w i n y and Blow me Do n ( Bl om do ) , was for a century c 18 3 onnected with Carbonear . In 8 , it was formed into a sep arate circuit with J . B . Heal as its pastor who had a parsonage

i . bu lt . The work made progress and during the pastorate of R

- 1 . W . Freeman ( 897 1902) th e circuit became independent 28 0 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

r 1 1 Writing from Carbonear , in Ap il of 88 Rev . George Boyd “ , said : We have j ust ﬁnished pewing the body of the Fre shwate r n church . Here God gave us one hu dred souls . In less than twelve i months the people , w th their own hands built a large and beau e tiful sanctuary for God and M thodism .

A holiness convention was held at Freshwater in December , 18 8 8 , at which the Rev . John Goodison received a great blessing . hi When this good man and beloved minister died suddenly , in s 18 89 ’ sleep , at Carbonear , in , a special train from St . John s and a special steamer from Harbor Grace took many people to attend his funeral .

- Freshwa ter has been blessed with splendid lay helpers . o Prominent among these names appear Noel , H mer , Parsons Vatch e r Moore , Butts , Case , , Soper , and John Evely .

Rev . John Haigh , one of the abl e st of the early ministers. who spent twenty - one years in Newfoundland and then returned n a to Engla d was married to Miss C therine Parsons , of Fresh water . 1 s : 883 . . The following is the list of pastor , James B Heal ; 1 8 6 . 1 H 1 1 8 . 888 89 18 4 , G P Story ; , Jabez ill ; , Anthony Hill ; 9 . H l 1 Fr man 1 2 H 1 e ﬁ e d 897 Rob t. W. e e 90 T 0 Jesse y ; , ; , . James ; 9 6, 1 1 1 . 14 . 9 0 . 9 1 1 C Lench ; , A A Holmes ; , Ezra Broughton ; 9 8 , 1920 1 21 1923 Harry Royle ; , Edwin Moore ; 9 , J . T . Newman ; , B D Oliver Jackson , . . i an d From th s circuit Maxwell Parsons , Charles F . Davis ,

John T . Clarke entered the ministry and Joseph Somers went out ’ ri v s as a circuit supply . Rev . W . J . Woolfrey mar ed Ethel Da i o e of this place . A gracious revival occurred during the past rat 1 1 h of A . A . Holmes ( 9 0 During the pastorate of C . Lenc is wings were added to the Sunday School Hall . A new church now in co ntemplation . — Bl a ckhe a d This is famous Methodist ground . Blackhead has had a notable Methodist history from the beginning . Cough s : “Ian had a spe cial affection for its people in his day . He write They proposed to me to point out a place where I would choose

to . s build a church , which was agreed upon Accordingly all hand went into the woods and cut down as much timber as they want

s . ed , which they hauled out on what they call slide When they : had the timber upon the place , they sent for me , and I went n e thinking there was not one stick hew . However , they had mad cov great progre ss in the work . The said church was made and

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1 1 i 1 21 9 . 9 Elij ah C . French , assisted in 7 by Geo Wilk nson ; , Geo 1 2 Pickering ; 9 5, E . Broughton .

At Broad Cove , only a mile from Blackhead , a splendid o modern church , of which any t wn might feel proud , was erected during the pastorate of Charles Howse ( 1909- 13) Here Andrew

he r . P . f Vatc , Esq , J . , has been a tower of strength in support o the minister . About this time large school buildings were erected ’ at Blackhead and Adam s Cove . Blackhead circuit has always been blessed with earnest and devoted lay helpers , men and women . With nearly ﬁfty class f to meetings to conduct , fine training ground has been a forded N ll . o fta Christian laymen The names of Curtis , Hudson , , Butt,

Lacey , Legrow , Moore , Martin , B aggs , Bre nnan , Flight are of frequent mention . Mr . John Curtis , esteemed local preacher , was - the the grand father of Revs . Dr . Levi and J . K . Curtis , and of

- worthy lay agent Christopher Curtis . Blackhead has the distinction of being the ﬁrst circuit out ’ side of St . John s to become self supporting . The people are j ust ly proud of this honor and are determined that their in de pe n d . d ence shall continue . To this end the two churches (Blackhea and“B road Cove) have each an unusual gathering known locally as The Day of Judgment . The Board at the ﬁrst of the year , makes an exact es timate of the amount required to run the cir cuit for the year . So much is allotted to each single man and so much to each married man . On this special day the minister is seated in the center , with the pew steward at his left and the cir cuit stewa rd at his right and the p arishon e rs before them . Alpha b e tica lly the men come up to secure their pews for the coming th e w year . But before the man can pay e p rent he has to pay the t circ uit steward for the“minis er . I f he is unable to pay the circuit ‘ s teward the ministe r forgives him and the pew steward then give s him a free pew for the coming year . Blackhead circuit is unique in present Methodism in another respect . It has about seven hundred members and practically all of whom meet in

o . class . May it long ﬂourish and keep alive its splendid traditi ns — We s te rn Ba y This commun ity was visite d by the early a Methodist mission ries . It was first a part of the Carbonear cir cuit , then for many years a part of the Blackhead circuit , being made a separate circuit for two brief intervals and then re - con n e ct 1 77 or e d with Blackhead , until 8 when it was permanently

- g an ize d as a separate circuit, including Western B ay , Ochre Pit N E WFOUNDL AN D 28 3

McDowe ll We s Cove , and Western Bay North . Samuel visited tern Bay in 18 11 and encouraged th e people to build the first church there and at Ochre Pit Cove . A tablet to his memory e stands on the wall of the West rn Bay Church . A great work

1 0- 1 m of grace occurred there in 83 3 , under the ministry of Ada 1 the Nightingale when 58 members were added to the church . In pastorate of John Waterho use ( 1865 another remarkabl e re vival occurred in connection with which many professed conver r sion . Western Bay shared in the splendid histo y of the Black head circuit . th e Robert W . Freeman was the ﬁrst superintendent of a oc separate circuit . By him the parsonage was m de ready for cup an cy an d a new church begun at Ochre Pit Cove . He was stalwart both in body and soul and ﬁnished his earthly career at ’ 1 1880 St . John s in 908 . Then followed in order , , John Pratt ; 1 2 1 4 88 os . . s 88 , Th W Atkin on ; , Solomon Matthews (the local historian says ‘No man did more to bless the people of Western 188 7 1 1893 890 . . Bay) , James Pincock ; , H C Hatcher ; , William 1896 1 Kendall ( a very able preacher) , Jabez Hill ; 899, William r m ma n 1902 1906 Swa ( a strong connexional ) , John Reay ; , W

H . Browning (who built the new church and was favored with o 1 1 a graci us revival) ; 9 0, Charles Lench ( local historian , and

b 1 12 . great church builder , to whom we are greatly inde ted) 9 , E

1916 1 2 . . 9 0 Pollett Ward ; , Robt H . Mercer ; , John W Winsor ; 1 24 9 , Samuel Baggs . 10th 1911 r On the of December , , Weste n Bay celebrated the i complet on of a hundred years of Methodism within its borders , a liberal th an koffe rin g being taken towards wiping off the debt 1 . 1 on the new church A new parsonage was occupied in 9 3 . Quite a number of young men have entered the ministry l from this circuit . Amongst the m were C . W . Follett, Samue Ha l f ard y and Mark Penney , the latter two going to the Unite d

. H l f ar i . a d o sb States Later John F Bishop , Levi y and Elij ah C became candidates for the ministry . s - Among t the active Christian lay workers , mention is made e of such names as Bishop , Crowley , Kenn ll , Milley , Cooper , ' Tuﬂ C oish Plucknett , Penney , Wilcox , Loveys , , , Parsons , Half f yard , Du f , Pennell , Rose , Follett , Dalton , Butt, Moore , Walsh ,

Crummey , Kennedy , and Gillingham . l

L owe I s la n d C ove - I n 18 16 r , Island Cove and Old Perlican e appeared on the Minut s as the name of a new circuit . It ex 28 4 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM te nded from Island Cove away to Trinity Bay and included ’ ’ s Grate s Cove and . Hant s Harbor . Tidings of the religious revi val at Old Perlican led people from I sland Cove , eight miles away , to visit Perlican and some of them were converted leading 1 e to services being held at the Cove . Soon (about 780) a littl church was built and a society of thirty members formed . A great

1 19- 2 f r revival occurred there in the winter of 8 0, continuing o two months under James Hickson . A previous outpouring had McD we ll taken place , as referred to in our general notes , under o . 1 - f 1 11. h r o 8 0 . t in the winter W Wilson , e Methodist histo ian of 1 21 Newfoundland , who succeeded Hickson in 8 testiﬁes to the m 1823 genuineness of the refor ation . In and following years we e Noa ll find Adam Nightingale , Sim on , Charles Bates and John 1 35 Smithies stationed at Island Cove . In 8 , a temporary change in boundaries was made , Island Cove being j oined to Blackhead

a and Western Bay with two men , Wm . Faulkner and Ingham Sut ' ’ cliﬂ e a , stationed on it , whilst Old Perlican and Hants Harbor p e are d 1845 p as another circuit under Joseph F . Bent . In , Island

Cove appeared as a separate circuit under J . Norris and Perlican th e as another under Wm . Marshall . Early mention is made of Garlands as being hospitable friends of the missionaries at Island

Cove . John Lewis , Esq . , was the most inﬂuential citizen and in full sympathy with the cause . Tradition surrounds the name of Elizabeth Locke with a halo because of her deep and practical piety and her efforts to get the people to cease from labor among ’ their ﬁsh on the Lord s day . 1855 Since the formation of the E . B . A . Conference in the 1 55 1856 pastoral record is as follows : 8 , One to be sent ; , Charles 1857 Comben (working both Island Cove and Perlican) ; , John

1865 . 1 1 6 . . S . Peach ; 8 60, James Dove ; 8 3 , W E Shenstone ; , Thos 1 1 1 c 18 73 868 . . 7 Fox ; , J S Peach ; 8 , Joseph Pas oe ; , One to be

1878 . . 1 18 75 . 74 . . sent ; 8 , R W Freeman ; , John G Currie ; , Thos H

1 18 1 8 . 1 84 . 8 7 James ; 88 , W . Jennings ; , J Reay ; , Wm Kendall ;

1 H ﬁ l 1 1 96 mu . : 89 e e d 93 . . 8 0, Jesse y ; 8 , W R Tratt ; , Sa el J Russell

1 1906 . 1 9 . . 02 . . 8 9, Thos H James ; 9 , R W Freeman ; , Geo Paine ;

1 1 1 1918 . 1 . . o 4 . . 9 0, W H B r wning ; 9 , C R Blount ; , Geo Picker 1 1 2 1 25 . . 9 . . ing ; 9 , W J . Morris ; , S I Murley 1918 n e w . At Caplin Cove , a church was dedicated in Feb , , t during the pastora e of C . R . Blount . The dedication service was conducted by Rev . G . Pickering , the sermon being preached by the Rev . E . Moore .

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r At the close of his term at Perlican Rev . G . H . Bryant e 18 79 tired and died there in , much esteemed . Rev . W . M . Muir also died at Old Perlican . The following is the list of pastors since the formation of s 1 the Conference of Ea tern British America : 8 55, One to be 1 5 1 8 7 . 860 sent ; , Alexander W Nicolson ; , Thomas Gaetz and

1 1 . s 1 86 62 . 1 John Goodison ; , J Goodi on ; 8 , J Waterho use ; 8 65, 18 66 1 . . 8 69 . 1 2 Thos Harris ; , James A Duke ; , C Ladner ; 8 7 , Thos 1 1 876 . . 8 79 . 1 Fox ; , Geo H Bryant ; , Wm Swann ; 882, G . Paine : 1 1 8 5 . 1 1 8 888 . 89 1 4 , J Hill ; , A Hill ; , S . Snowden ; 89 , R . W . Free 1 He ﬁ e ld 1 00 s 1 4 897 . 9 0 man ; , J y ; , J . Nur e ; 9 , Solomon Mat 1 1 1 . 9 2 . 1 1 . . 908 . 9 5 thews ; , E P Ward ; , W M . Muir ; , Thos B A 1 1 B . 6 1 2 1 21 . 9 9 0 s 9 Darby , ; , Edwin Moore ; , F . H . Philip on ; , 1925 Thomas Pitcher ; , G . Ivany .

Han ts Harb or— This community , on the east side of Trinity B ay was settled early and in the days of wooden shipbuilding ve r s was a y b u y place . Sometimes as many as seven schooners t were built there in a single season . It was visi ed by the early

Methodist ministers , among the first being John Lewis and John 1 1 ’ 8 . Bell in about 7 John Barber , one of Hoskins earliest con verts had moved there from Old Perlican and had become the leader of a number of converts . James Hickson and six newly converted men from Island Cove visited Hants Harbor and th e s revival flame broke out amongst the people . Mr . Hick on was entertained by John Tilley , a rather remarkable man , who learn ed to read at twenty six and became a self - taught educate d man of note . Hants Harbor was the first off - shoot of the Old Perlican cir cuit which had covered the whole east side of Trinity Bay . The first church was built very much like a cottage without parti e tions . Richard Pelly was for fi fty years one of the trust es of this building and its successor . His grandfather , of the same e fli name , still , in gy , watches the community in the establishment o of which he took a large part , for his tombst ne carries his bust made by a distinguished English sculptor . The young men who first worked this field boarded at his home or that of Mr . Ayer. ’ and later with the latter s widow .

Among the early ministers , Paul Prestwood was long remem bered for the particular attention he gave to the catechising of the children . His successor , Wm . P . Wells , migrated to Aus

li . tra a . e Thomas Fox , in his pastorat , occupied a hired house A N E WFOUNDL AND 28 7

c ircuit parsonage was not built until the pastorate of Thomas 1 8 75 . . . H . James ( Rev Wm . S Shenstone , son of the Rev W .

E . Shenstone , who was a young man of great promise , died while stationed here of typhus fever . The second church was built during the pastorate of Mr . Fox , the builder being Stephen

March of Old Perlican .

In a great revival under Mr . Fox , Mrs . Richard Pelly wife who t b e ( second ) , had been an Anglican , was conver ed and came a shining light . She was an aunt of the present Bishop of

Newfoundland who is a very high churchman .

Nﬂ . Hants Harbor is the original d . home of the Mews family James Mews came to Hants Harbor as representative of Slades t of Liverpool , England , and did a great business . Af erwards he was magistrate at Old Perlican and then the family was for a ’

. are . space at Trinity The grandsons all in St . John s

The Salvation Army , with its disruptive inﬂuence , came to ’ 1 2- Hants Harbor in Mr . Atkinson s te rm ( 90 06) yet at that time the third church was built . The new school was built in Mr Broughton ’ s term ( 1918 and a new parsonage was bought 1 1 6 . in 9 Ashton Adey , of the Montreal Conference , entered the ministry from Hants Harbor . Very gracious revivals occurred

1 0- 3 s 1892 under Geo . P . Story ( 88 8 ) and James Wil on ( The succession of local preachers is as follows : the first John schoolm as r wh Husson , a te , o was a native of Newton Abbot , Eng a a land . With him , little his j unior , was John Pawley , also n

Englishman , who served many years as local constable . Then - t e came John Leawood and Samuel Maidment . Af er them aros a very gifte d man who taught the local school for some eleven years , R . H . Parsons , a native of Ochre Pit Cove . He read with mighty unction and sometimes exhorted . He later removed to

h . e Channel and then to Burin . Next T os S eley of Bare Need set tle d in Hants Harbor making it a headquarters from which to sell books . He was,though not so employed , a true colporteur and o wherever Sunday found him preached , very often of c urse at home . Since then a group , of which Peter Tuck is the oldest and

ulliford . the others J . T . Green , Edward G and Malcom Short take the services in rotation . New Chelsea is only three miles from Hants Harbor but on e to to ~ has cross a mountain reach it . Its founders were English men and a fe w families from Conception Bay . Settlers from England were still coming to Newfoundland as late as forty years e ago . Robert Belbin , the schoolmaster , was one of these . Befor 8 8 HI ST ORY OF ME THODISM

his time a good work had been done in New Chels ea by John

Taggart , of Hants Harbor , who used to go every Sunday across the mountain to teach the children in Sunday School both to read and write , with the bible for a text book . After Robert Belbin th r Martin , a brother , took up e work and then have followed Jo dan Harris , Elim Belbin and A . J . Harris .

The story is told that , in the long ago in the old ’ church , Rev . Mr . Pascoe s hair once caught fire from one of the candles , much to the amusement of the children . r th At New Melbou ne , Moses Button of Old Perlican was e first standard bearer of Methodism . Like so many of the early e leaders he was the local schoolmast r . Following him came Wm . r Harris , John B . Mansfield and Alexander Ha ris . Brownsdale ( formerly Lance Cove) derived its present name from a young English lad of good family named Brown who , by Take n to a curious train of events , became a Newfoundlander . ’ Trinity on a friend s ship he wa s hauled ashore from the rocks at f the mouth o that harbor . The lad never found his way back h e to the old land . After a time , in Old Perlican , became the t pioneer of this village . Af er the Hants Harbor circuit was form ed Brownsdale continued part of Old Perlican till the time of Mr . e James . The first church was built some four or five years aft r ’ that and continued till Mr . Wilson s time . Special times of revival occurred in the pastorate s of James Wilson ( 1892- 95) and Ezra 1 1 Broughton ( 9 8 The work has been carried on locally , in succession , by James Head , Azariah Sparks , and Wm . Brown . e Isaac March , a native of this place , aft r nearly seven years as ’ our agent, teaching and preaching , at Flower s Cove , on the

Straights of Belle Isle , entered the regular work and went to the

Canadian North West . ’ Sibley s Cove is only a mile and a half east of Brown sva le and has been settled about forty years by people from Old Per Brown svale lican . The people at ﬁrst worshipped at till a local church and school were built during the pastorate of James Wil son ( 1892 The local leaders were Azariah Sparks and 1 11 Archibald Button . A new church was built in 9 in the term of George Paine . 1 The pastors since 1855 have been Paul Prestwood ; 856 ,

1 1 1859 . 85 . 858 . Wm . P . Wells ; 7 , Thos Fox ; , A Nightingale ; , C '

1862 . 1 1 . 86 . Comben ; , Wm S Shenstone and Joseph Pascoe ; , Jos

18 . f 1 1 . 68 64 66 . Sutcli fe ; 8 , H . L . Cranford ; 8 , J M Pike ; , T Fox ;

1 . 1 4 . 87 . 8 75 1 1 18 73 . 8 7 , S . B . Dunn ; , Jos Hale ; , A Hill ; , T H

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1 was erected about 8 68 . The yearly rental of pews for church expenses was two shillings per pew , one shilling for half pew , 1 0 . which was paid in ﬁsh , lbs of fish for a pew and 5 lbs . for ’ e w — half . The minist r s salary was paid in the same ay from 30 ” - to 5 . 7 lbs of ﬁsh from each pew holder . A great revival occurred during the term of Solomon Mat

18 8 7 - 90 thews ( ) and many were added to the membership . In 1 0 9 5, Rev . James Wilson suggested the need of extensive repairs or a new church and th e latter alternative was accepted and ’ earnest preparation begun under Mr . Wilson s inspiration . On 12th 1 12 May , 9 , the ﬁne new church was opened , Robert S . Smith being pastor and the preachers of the day being Revs

George Paine and James Wilson . The church , which cost w 1 was opened practically free from debt and is n o valued at $ 5, 0 n 0 0, has good pipe organ , electric lighting , and excellent heati g system . The first churc h in New Perlican was opened in the year

1893 . and . is now used as a day school The present church was 1 14 opened in 9 . Before Methodism had any church or graveyard in this place , a corpse was carried on horseback to Carbonear ,

ﬁ fteen miles distant , for burial . ’ The early history of Methodism in Heart s Delight is that r of a splendid layman . A Mr . Wiltshi e , a Lower I sland Cove n man , went to that village when it was a solid Anglican commu o ity to build ships . Gradually he was led int business and from his own pocket built a beautiful little church in which he faith fully conducted service every Sunday when there was no minis s ter and that was seven out of eight Sundays . Such faithfulnes te brought its sure reward and presently Jas Reid , a whole hear d but unconverted communicant of the Anglican Church , found the same strange warming Wesley discovered and on Wiltshire ’ s w death as ready to carry on . He in turn passed away but his

n - in - r son , Ellis , and his so law , Headley Harnum today take tu ns ’ s keeping open the very beautiful building completed in Mr . Saint pastorate ( 1920) that has taken the place of Wiltshire ’ s Chapel which still stands . Solomon Matthews was the chief pioneer, in

r . the regular minist y , of this community ’ The resident pastors of Heart s Conte nt have been as follows : 1 18 He ﬁe ld 1879 8 77 , Joseph Lister ; 78 , Jesse y ; , George Paine ; 1 2 w 1 188 7 88 , Henry Le is ; 885, John Goodison ; , Solomon Mat

1 9 a 1896 . 1 . 8 3 thews ; 890, Thomas W Atkinson ; , J mes Pincock ; 1 1900 w 1904 James Nurse ; 897 , Anthony Hill ; , Samuel Sno den ; , N E WFOUN DL AND 291

1 He ﬁ e ld 1 11 1912 J ames Wilson ; 908 , Jesse y ; 9 , Geo . Forshaw ; , 1 1 1 1 1 22 9 3 9 7 . . 9 R . S . Smith ; , Henry Godfrey ; , J R Saint ; , Ezra

1 25 . Broughton ; 9 , B . Mallali e u

’ — Gre e n s Ha rb or This settlement began about 1850 by the a rrival of a number of families chiefly from Old Perlican most o f whom were Methodists . The rough road from Conception Bay “ to Ne w Harbor was not begun until twenty - ﬁve years after ’ w ards . From New Harbor to Green s Harbor there was only a ’ path as late as Mr . Nurse s time . He and his bride walked four miles of it through the woods to their first parsonage . The history of this circuit is like that of believing emigrants

i . n . . all lands They carried their faith with them Such were

Edgar , William and John March and Naaman and Abner Green . Just a little later came Simon Reid al so from Old Perlican who

« established the ﬁrst school and at once took charge of the Sunday services and all marriages , baptisms and funerals . When in the fulness of years he passed away Hezekiah Burt and Samuel Brace were in readiness to take his place and were in turn follow e d by Josiah Taylor a native of Carbonear . The growth of the in s ettlement was , at first , quite rapid and a parsonage was built ’ 1 73 ’ G e o . H . Bryant s term ( 8 Green s Harbor became the 1 r head of a mission in 8 73 , under Mr . B yant , and the revival

ﬁres burned brightly all over the circuit . Numbers of people from the Anglican communion volunteered to unite with the

Methodists . During the pastorate of Anthony Hill revivals and I n c hurch and school building occurred at every appointment . ’ ’ 1 - Mr . Kendall s term ( 890 93) the church at Green s Harbor was 1900~ enlarged but not completed . In the term of James Wilson ( 04 ) this building was converted into a school and a ﬁne new

s . church erected and dedicated by Edgar Taylor , his succes or The Whiteway appointment of this mission was settled by ’ fe w folk from Heart s Content , some miles to the North East . A s of them were Methodists , uch as Henry Burgess from Carbon ear and Nathan Rowe . Though they were not all members of the church they did desire the form of service they had been used to and Moses George took up the task of a local preacher with great acceptance . He was followed by Richard Reid who has contin A ’ ued to this day . In nthony Hill s time the small congregation was swelled by a rush of Anglican converts and a church was b ’ egun which was completed in Mr . Willey s time . Cavendish appointment had its origin with a group of Lower 292 HI STORY OF ME THODI S’ M

Island Cove people chiefly families by the name of Jackson . In

the revival under Mr . Hill , Elias Jerrett, an Anglican of good

ability , was baptised with ﬁre and at once became the efficient

local leader of the cause . The church was completed in Mr . ’ Willey s time . New Harbor is the oldest settlement at the bottom of Trini ty Bay . The people had mostly come from Trinity and the Anglican services were so Rome like that an Anglican Reformed t cause was started and , af er some years , the building was made

over to the Methodists and by them ﬁnished . Previous to this ,

Methodist services were held in a Lodge room . Moses Parsons was a faithful school teacher and local preacher . A new parsonage was built at Green ’ s Harbor during the 1920 pastorate of Isaac French ( This , with the handsome r Th church , combines to make a splendid prope ty . e following 1 8 7 . is the list of pastors beginning with 3 , George H B ryant ;

1 1 1 188 1. 6 8 78 . 8 79 . . 87 , James Nurse ; , G Paine ; , H C Hatcher ; 1 1 1 8 4 . 8 883 8 85 . An Agent ; , John Reay ; , Theo Howe ; , A Hill ; 1 1 1 1 88 890 . 8 3 . . 8 6 8 , H . Scott ; , Wm Kendall ; 9 , W J Bartlett ; 9 , S . 1899 1900 1904 Matthews ; , Jabez Hill ; , James Wilson ; , Edgar 1 1 1 1 912 . 0 . . . . . Taylor ; 9 8 , F G Willey ; , T W Atkinson ; 9 5, R S 1 24 1 2 . Smith ; 9 0, Isaac French ; 9 , George Patten

BONAVISTA DISTRICT

— Bon a vis ta There is a tradition that Coughlin paid a t least, e one visit to Bonavista . John Hoskins , local preacher and t ach t 1784 er , of Old Pe rlican , also visi ed this community in , after de stiti which he wrote to Mr . Wesley concerning the spiritual

1794 . tion of the people . Ten years passed by and , in , the Rev t George Smith , who may rightly be called the pioneer Methodis missionary , appeared on the scene . His headquarters were at

e s . Carbonear , but he visited many other coves and communiti Through exposure in a ﬁshing boat he was taken seriously ill and the boatmen put in to Bonavista carrying the“ir now helpless n ch arge into a tilt occupied by two poor me . Happily John

P. . Bland , Esq . , J . , and Dr Mayne took a great interest in the sick missionary and for a whole month administered to his wants , ” r carefully nursing him to health and strength . On his recove y , he remained several months at Bonavista , preaching and visiting amongst the people , and opening a school for the children . Among

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ial mention is made of Charles Saint and his godly wi fe Hannah , both class - leaders and leaders in every department of the ’ church s work . He and Thomas Ba ss were the ﬁrst to receive

Wesleyan Missionaries into their homes . The descendants of Charles Saint have ever since held a place of great usefulness in e the Church . One John , ent red the ministry but only served for two years , dying of a lingering disease at the early age of twenty

R v. . . e six years Dr Jabez Saint is also a descendant . The Rev .

Joseph Gaetz married Sarah Beaumont Saint .

Benj amin Cole was a noble Coadj utor of Charles Saint , the

- elder , as local preacher and class leader , and lived to extreme trathie old age . Mention is also made of Wm . Alexander , the S

family , James Mouland , the Brown family , of which James was a devote d class leader and his son James a very useful man as Sun dal local preacher and y School superintendent, with others of the name leading officials . ' Space will not permit more than mention of other leaders

Reader , House , Abbott , Powell ( from whom sprang Rev . Dr .

Gideon Powell , of the U . S . John Powell was for half a cen e an d tury precentor and for many y ars Sunday School Supt .

- Class leader .

Swyers (Robt A . Swyers of this family is a minister in s Manitoba) , Harris (Rev . Geo . C . Frazer married Mis Harris) , s Tre mb le tt f Little , Fisher , Grove , Templeman , , Hicks , Whif en . hirr n ff a . Wells , S , Cu , Roll and Romains

Gre at revivals occurred under James and Thomas Hickson ,

Wm . Ellis ( in Thomas Smith (in Thomas Harris ,

J . Embree , J . Pratt , W . H . Browning (in and Sidney Ben n ett ( 1909

In the ﬁ fties , this circuit included Bonavista , Bird I sland ’ Cove , Great Catalina , Little Catalina , Newman s Cove , Salvage .

Barrow Harbor and Flat Islands . A new church was built during the pastorate of James Eng land ( 1851 Another new church was built by Rev . John S .

1 - 2 Phinney 8 69 7 . 1916 The Rev . Charles Lench went to the circuit in and feeling the need of a new and better church began an agitation which resulted in the erection of one of the largest and most im I ts t a re posing church ediﬁces on the Island . ou side dimensions 2 th 1923 . 124 e 8 by 65 feet . It was dedicat d on January , , with r f solemn and impressive ceremony , the membe s of the di ferent fraternal societies in the town marching in full regalia to the NE WFOU NDL AND 295

n d a . . a church in the fternoon The preachers were Rev . C Lench

Dr . Fenwick . A memorial tablet in honor of the twelve young men who sacriﬁced their lives in the Great War was unveiled by

Hon . P . Templeman . This great church is a monument to devotion and enterprise of the Rev . Charles Lench who has also put the Methodist C hurch greatly in his debt because of the his tories which he has written of Methodism in three or four of the Districts of the

Conference . The following is the list o f ministers who have been station i — 1 1 1 1 1 1 B n av s a 0 8 2 . 8 5 e d a t o t z 8 , Wm . Ward ; , Wm Ellis ; , 18 17 1 1 : James Hickson ; , Thomas Hickson ; 8 8 , Richard Knight 1 21 1 2 1 1 2 . 8 8 2 . 823 8 0, W Ellis ; , Ninian Barr ; , Wm Wilson ; , 1824 1826 1827 James Hickson ; , John Boyd ; , Charles Bates ; , 1 2 2 8 8 18 . Adam Nightingale ; , John Thompkins ; 9, W Wilson ; 1 1 2 . w 83 835 . a , W Ellis ; , A Nightingale ( and John Sno b ll 6 mos)

1 4 . lli 1 8 0 . E d e 1 43 . 8 38 , John Addy ; , Geo E g ; 8 , Thos Angwin ; 1 4 1 4 1 1 6 8 8 . 8 8 , Jabez Ingham ; , A Nightingale ; 5 , James Eng

1 4 . 1 1 85 8 57 . 859 land ; , Thos Smith ; , Thos Harris ; , Paul Prest 1 2 8 . 1 6 . wood ; , James A Duke assisted by Jabez A Rogers ; 863 6 18 66 Charles Comben , assisted by J . A . Rogers in . 3 ; , James 1 1 2 1 n 869 . 8 7 8 76 Dove ; , John S Phinney ; , John Goodison ; , Joh 1 2 8 79 1 . 2 Reay ; , Jeremiah Embree ; 88 , John Pratt , assisted in 8 4 D ffil 1 8 3 . . 8 . . u 885 . W. and . by Geo Bullen and in by F R ; , R ffil Du . 6 n . . 8 . . Freeman , assisted in 85 by F R . , in by J T Newma 1 . 8 7 . . 88 . . and in by Geo C Frazer ; 8 , Geo C Frazer , assisted by 1 0 : John E . Peters ; 89 , James Nurse , assis ted by H . Whitemore 1 1 9 1 93 . . 8 6 89 . . 8 , Thos W Atkinson ; , James Pincock ; 8 , Wm H 2 th 1 2 w 0 90 . Browning (Built Century Hall) ; , John T Ne man ; 1 1 1 1 05 . 09 9 3 s 9 , Henry C Hatcher ; 9 , Sidney Bennett ; , Charle 1 19 6 192 . . Howse ; , Charles Lench ; 3 , Charles R B lount

E llis t n — o This community , formerly known as Bird Island a e . Cove , five mil s from Bonavist , was first visited by Wm Ellis , 18 12 1 i in or 3 , who preached the first sermon to its Protestant n a h bitants . Eighty years later the name of the place was changed 1822 to Elliston in honor of this pioneer preacher . In , there were but three members , but under the ministry of James Hickson came showers of bless ing and in 1825 there were three classes 1 and 7 members . The leaders of the classes were George Crewe , Min ch n Thomas e s and Charles Sanger . Soon a little church was ‘ e built , Lench says : , There was no stove , but th ir hearts were 296 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

’ a w rmed with God s love , and they were happy . Water brought ’ to in baptize a baby was frozen before the time of the ceremony . r 1858 A new chu ch was built in , during the pastorate of

Thomas Harris . The present ﬁne church was opened free from 18th 1902 debt, on May , , Charles Lench pastor , the preachers w b . . . . eing Revs C Lench , W H Bro ning , and Anthony Hill . The singing of the Elliston choir was famous through the a n V north . Before securing organ , the violin , bass iol , and ﬂute

e . 1892 form d an assistant orchestra In , Elliston became a

separate mission with S . J . Russell as its pastor . Its previous in de n tiﬁe d history was with the Bonavista circuit . John Gough was a useful lay reader and his son James com

- in . t b e d . . in himself lay reader , S S Sup , and precentor George e n Gough was a lay reader for thirty years . Elizabeth Crewe r in s te ta e d the preachers at her house for fifty years . The name ldf r of Hobbs , Abbott , Trask , Cole , Baker , O o d , and Tucker re iv ce e frequent mention . ’ Newman s Cove is an appointment on this circuit . It was first visited in 18 59 by Paul Prestwood and a class formed with i n k fli n . e . James S gto , Jnr , as leader , with sevent en members The first church having served its day a new one wa s erected during . the pastorate of Herbert Creasy . During the pastorate of W . H . Dotchon better Day and Sunday School accommodation was secured . The following is the list of pastors since Elliston became a — 1 4 1 2 1 . t . 93 89 separate circui 89 , S J . Russell ; 8 , Edwin Moore ; 1 1 1 . 895 . . 896 898 A . A . Holmes ; , J J Durrant ; , Henry Scott ; , C 1 1 6 1 1 90 . 0 . 902 . . Lench ; , H J Creasy ; , Wm Harris ; 9 , Thomas H 1 14 1 f l 1 1 19 No t e . . 8 9 9 . James ; 9 , W . H Dotchon ; , A . T . ; , W W 1 192 1924 . Cotton ; , Stanley Williams ; , Isaac French — Ca ta lin a During the winter of 18 14 the Rev . Wm . Ellis paid two visits to Catalina and the word ran and was glorified .

1823 - 1825 ﬁ ft In , there were twenty six members , in there were y one . James Hickson was the preacher . Three classes were in , operation led by John Hudson , Stephen Blunden , and George 1 62 8 . Diamond . In , Jabez A Rogers , a Harbor Grace youth of eighteen years , was received on trial and stationed at Bonavista e with his headquart rs at Catalina , who thus early gave promise of future greatness . When he had served two years , Catalina was made a sep arate circuit with John Goodison as its ﬁrst sup 1 1867 e rin te n de n t Then followed 866 , Charles Comben ; ,

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18 74 wa s s 1 74 to it upplied , part of the time from Catalina ; 8 , 1876 He ﬁ e ld 18 78 18 John Dixon ; , Jesse y ; , Anthony Hill ; 80, 1 . 88 3 . . 1885 1888 George J Bond ; , R W Freeman ; , George Paine ; , 1891 18 3 James Lumsden ; , Herbert Hooper ; 9 , Geo . C . Frazer ; 1894 1897 1 1 899 . . 900 , Edgar Taylor ; , John Reay ; , W R Tratt ; , ide 1 04 He ﬁ e l 1 . S 9 d 908 e s . 1 12 J C y ; , Jesse y ; , Jam Wilson ; 9 , 1 1 1 9 3 1 . . 9 6 . 1 1 . Jabez R Saint ; , I saac French ; , J C Elliott ; 9 7 , U 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 9 9 . 9 0 . 9 1 22 Laite ; , N Cole ; , L Hussey ; , Wm . Read ; 9 , 1 2 9 3 . 1 2 . G . S . Johnston ; , Frank S Hewitt ; 9 5, A N . Holmes . The present church was built during the pastorate of John 18 74 Dixon ( The parsonage was built in the term of G . J . ide Bond . J . C . S y put a partition through the church and added

a Sunday School . The parsonage was destroyed by ﬁre during

. r . the term of Isaac French Rev . W . J . Morris was bo n at Trinity

English Harbor is the strongest appointment on the circuit .

Bu de n . g , Batson , and Ivany are names of prominent workers B de n u . Rev . Wilbert B . g is a native of this place Dun ﬁ e ld h am n e s Other appointments are , Princeton , C p y ,

Summerville and Brooklyn . A church was dedicated at the last 1903 mentioned on February 8th , . — Mus gra ve Town This is one of the beauty spots of Terra Th — — Nova . e original names Goose Bay and Muddy Hole were

' not of equal beauty and so we re changed to Musgrave Town and

Musgrave Harbor . The commencement of Methodism in Musgrave Town was Oldford the moving there of James Reader and John , both o f

Bonavista . A little later Elias Brown , of Bonavista , and a Mr .

Perry , of Catalina , both of whom were also members of the

church , j oined them . They were followed by their pastors , as time progressed , and on a visit from Rev . Mr . Phinney from

s e . Bonavi ta , a gr at revival broke out At the supper table , at the

home of James Reader , he urged Caleb , one of the older sons , to w th e atte nd the evening service but wa s refused . After ard , like w young man in the parable , Caleb changed his mind and ent to h r a n d e the preaching . That night e was conve ted became at onc a burning ﬂame in the community for h e ' wa s a very strong char s acter . In the revival , which lasted all that spring , the foundation

of the cause were laid . That fall Caleb Reader , returning from

was . Labrador , killed on his schooner but left a glorious memory ’ Charlottetown and Bunyan s Cove , of the Port Blandford w n ow mission , were formerly connected with Musgrave To n . It includes Brooklyn East, Lethbridge , and Portland . N E WF OU NDL AN D 299

1 The parsonage was destroyed by fire in 896 , during the pastorate of W . H . Dotchon . For several years young men took c harge until a new parsonage was built . It was only occupied a ’ 1 1 few years when , in William Harris term ( 9 0 the church was destroyed by fire . Nothing daunted , the brave people pro ce e e r d d to build a new church much s upe ior to the former edifice , 1 1 a great credit to the community . It was dedicated in 9 3 . Old fords Readers , , and others make a splendid band of lay workers . Musgrave Town was supplied from Bonavista until 1872

r . . when it was fo med into a mission under J P Bowell , with the 1 4 1 : 8 7 . . 8 76 . following succession , W B Secombe ; , Alex Mc 1 1 8 1 8 77 . . 8 7 880 Gregor ; , J A Jackson ; , Samuel Snowden ; , Rob r 1 1 H ml aw 1 2 E v an 1 4 B amﬁt . e 8 8 . d e 88 8 . ert ; 8 , R . B ; , W H y ; , 1 1 1 . 88 7 . R . 890 893 . S . Jennings ; , W Tratt ; , Henry Scott ; , W H 1 1 1 a 897 . . . t 896 . . 898 Do chon ; , W P tterson ; , S A Chancey ; , J J 1 1 1 04 0 . 9 0 . . Durrant ; 90 , E Broughton ; 9 3 , F E B oothroyd ; , S B aria B 1 1 1 0 . 905 . 907 9 8 . e ennett ; , H Royle ; , John Line ; , J T g ; 1 1 1 1 1914 9 8 . . 9 0 . , Wm Harris ; , Arminius Young ; , W J Wilson ;

1 . 1 2 s . 9 , Thoma J . Pitt Two of these ministers , Mr Snowden and Mr a . Royle , and Rev . Mr . Moore of New Engl nd Conference , found their wives at Musgrave Town . Probably th e greatest revival in the history of the ﬁeld wa s that in the time of Mr . Scott . Much of the present strength of

- the church of to day was the fruit of that gra cious time . Across the bay to the south the old village of Goose B ay is 18 76 now called Portland . The ﬁrst house was built there in by d John Reader , of Bonavista , a brother of James Reader , settle at Mus grave Town . As the settlement developed so did house to house prayer meetings . The chief leader was Philip Handcock

h . w o was succeeded by his son , George The ﬁrst school chapel w 18 72 b e as built in the time of Rev . J . P . Bowell ( Even fore there was a stationed minister in the bay George Burton and s t other devout laymen came from Greenspond , sixty to even y miles away , to hold a few services . Later leaders were Sansone

Handcock and John Handcock . One of the original trustees was r Isaac Hynes , a man of very sweet spi it . A ﬁne church hall was ff t b ut erected about 1900 and a new church , after much e or , has t la ely been completed .

Lethbridge was settled by folk from Catalina by that name .

Wm . and James Lethbridge were the men who ﬁrst lifted the

Methodist banner . Their church was erected when Mr . Brough 300 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

ton was on the ﬁeld ( 1900 Brooklyn was also settled by

Catalina folk a little later than the rest of Goose Bay district . f Thos . Pye is af ectionately remembered as the man who led the M ethodist people in the absence of the minister . After much ff 1 2 e ort they secured a distinct church building about 9 0.

’ — Brita n n ia a n d Fos te r s Poin t Writing under date of May l st 1 : , 8 76 , T . W . Atkinson said I preached in our new church

at B ritannia Cove for the ﬁrst time yesterday . It is unﬁnished

but the day being ﬁne , the people wanted to have service in it . This is the sixth church or school house I have opened since 1

came to Random three years ago . In my part of the circuit sev ” e n t y have been brought to Christ during the pas t three weeks .

A ﬁne new parsonage was built during the pastorate of C . Flemington ( 1895 A new church was dedicated at Britannia 1 2 90 . Cove in November , , the preachers being Revs J . Pincock ,

Mr . Davis , and A . A . Holmes , the pastor . Mr . Churchill pre t sented a si e adj oining the church for a new school building . A ’ 1 11 new church was opened at Foster s Point in 9 . The Minutes of 1920 said B ritannia shall include all places on Random Island not included in the Shoal Harbor mission . t ’ ’ These include Britannia , Fos er s Point, Hickman s Harbor and

Lady Cove . : 1883 The following is the list of pastors , Mark Fenwick ;

1 1 . 1 888 889 . 88 6 , W . H . Browning ; , Jabez Moores ; , Wm J 1 2 1 1 1 2 . 89 89 . . 89 Hutcheson ; , S J Hull ; , Wm Seeley ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 4 5 . . 9 . . 89 8 8 89 , F . G Drake ; , C Flemington ; , W J Hutcheson ;

1 1 . 903 . 900, A . A . Holmes ; , J E Peters , assisted for three years by

t 1907 . Geo . A . S eel and in fourth by Supply ; , S Bennett , assisted 1 909 . . by E . Woolley and S . Williams ; , J T Newman , assisted 1913 S. . . in turn by S . Williams , T . A . , N Cole , and K Richards ; ,

A . S . Adams , assisted in turn by Supply , J . W . Parsons , W . J . 1 t 1917 1 9 . Woolfrey , and B . Brown ; 9 , Thos Pi cher, assisted in

1921 . 1 1 191 . . and 9 8 by B . B . Pardy and in 9 by S I Murley ; , J

t . 1 1 24 . . 22 . 9 G . Joyce ; 9 , W W . Cotton ; , R H Mercer , assis ed in

1925 by Supply ( R . Taylor) .

- Among the lay readers were David Currie at Britannia , ’ m John Leawood at Foster s Point, Nor an March at Lady Cove , ’ and Hezekiah Blunden at Hickman s Harbor . — Ran dom Sou th Half way down the west side of Trinity Bay commences the South West Arm of Random some thirty

302 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM m ings , to a faithful layman named Stringer . The conversion of ’ Jacob Smith at Hodge s Cove marked an epoch there . A church 1 building was secured in 905 . Northwest Bay has a small group of families who hold ser

vice from house to house . Long Beach was an Anglican community until Elia s Avery

went there to live . He also was a Grates Cove man and like all the men of that generation at once raised the ﬂag for service in

his own home . Presently Alfred Vey , a man of considerable

means , was converted and at once , largely from his own re a sources , built school chapel and invited the Methodist minister to come and take charge and himself led when the minister was 1 1 2 900. 5 not there . This was about This year ( 9 ) a school house is being built . The group of folk is small and scattered .

Lee Bight was also founded by Hants Harbor people , their - h leader being Henry Adey . To day his oldest son carries on t e t 1 1 local work . They secured heir church in 9 5. At Deep Bight Charles Sanford left the impress of a godly life and s aw th e frui 1 1 tion of his labors in a church in about 9 0. This is really almost

one community . It will be seen from these notes how many churches were

completed during the war . This was due to the ready money that the ﬁshermen received . Industrial conditions in Newfound

land have been very backward . Variations in settlement are

also still in progress . For example the small group of families who have constituted Inglewood appointment fo r twenty years are removing in a body to Clarenville this year ( 1925) 18 8 The list of pastors has been as follows : 7 , Edgar Taylor ; 1 1 1 1 2 1883 880 . . 88 88 , Thos L Eland ; , Supply ; , James Lumsden ; , 1 1 4 188 6 McC ausl an d 888 . Supply ; 88 , F . G . Willey ; , A . ; , A Brit 1 2 1893 1 . 1 . 89 8 . tain ; 889, A Stoney ; 90, J J Durrant ; , Supply ; , 1 4 1 96 1 9 . 8 Bramwell Peck ; 89 , James Smith ; 8 5, Wm Patterson ; ,

1 . 1 s 1 9 900 . 897 . . 89 Geo . Stoney ; , C K Hud on ; , Supply ; , R H 1 1 1 2 w 1903 0 . . 90 Maddock ; 9 , Supply (T B , Ed in Lewis ; ,

1 4 1 1906 . 90 . 905 A . Crossley ; , Supply (I , Isaac French ; , H

1 1908 . . G . Hatcher ; 907 , Supply (H . B . , Supply (W P 1 1 1 . . 1 . 1 1 . 9 909, Wm P . Scarth ; 9 0, W . H Palmer ; , L G Hudson ; 1 1 1 14 1915 1916 9 3 , K . Richards ; 9 , Cater Winsor ; , Isaac Davis ; , 192 1 1 s 1 1 . . 0 . 9 9 Geo Butt ; 9 7 , D . E . Freak ; , L W Blundon ; , Don atche r 1 21 1922 d w ald V ; 9 , Supply (A . Abbott) ; , Sy ney Ro e ; 1925 1 2 1 24 . . 9 3 . 9 , Supply ( E Roberts) , Supply (A N Holmes) ; ,

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This is a young man ’ s charge and it has no parsonage but at eleven places of the fourteen appointments there are neat churches all comparatively new .

h Har b — S oa l “or This mission ﬁrst appeared in the Minute s 1 1 ” 1 8 7 . 8 72 in with One to be sent In , it appeared with William

- r m . 18 7 1 72 Swa as pastor He spent six months of on the mission .

This community was settled by folk from Hants Harbor . The t mission had thir y appointments , some places having monthly Sunday services and others being supplied through all days in the week . No two appointments were connecte d with roads and the missionary had many heroic and dangerous experiences in com passing the work on his mission . The only church then on the ’ mission was at Shoal Harbor . At George s Brook , the saintly

Wm . A . Palmer , who afterward entered the ministry , was ’ brought into the church in Mr . Swann s time . Moses Tilley was a useful lay reader and Aaron Tilley played the melodeon . Caleb

- Tuck was , later , a lay reader for many years . At Northern ’ r Bight , Nehemiah Frost and Mathias Ma tin , and at Hickman s

Harbor , Hezekiah Blundon , were lay readers . Other lay readers were Alex . Tuck and James Butler at Shoal Harbor , Joseph ’ e Strong at Lower Shoal Harbor , Aaron Smith at Elliott s Cov , ’ and Charles and Malcolm Pelly at George s Brook . Miss Palmer , o f a sister Rev . W . A . Palmer , married Rev . Charles Howse .

Their daughter is the latest W . M . S . missionary from Newfound s land and their son has entered the mini try . 18 74 In , the circuit included the whole bottom of Trinity

Bay with more than twenty appointments , supplied by two men , ma n of whom Thomas W . Atkinson was one . He was a of great o physical strength and endurance . He collected m ney in Eng ’ land and St . John s , and secured a small steamer by the use of which he visited the many coves around the Bay . Once disabled , off he was blown the coast , and had to make shore by the use of blankets for sails . No successor could be found to carry on the work in that form . ’ r Du ing this period , a neat church was completed at George s

Brook , one was made suitable for services at Lower Shoal Har bor , and several others were in course of erection . During his three years pastorate no less than six churches and school ho uses a were built and many members were dded to the church . 18 78 In , Shoal Harbor was divided into the two mission s Random North and Random South— and later the former went 304 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

back to the title of Shoal Harb or . Several other missions were made out of portions of the old Shoal Harbor ﬁeld . The present ’ appointments are Shoal Harbor , Clarenville , George s Brook ,

Broad Cove and White Rock . A new church was dedicated at 1 85 Shoal Harbor in January , 8 , free from debt , during the pas

orate . 1 t of Rev . E . Taylor A church was dedicated early in 903 at White Rock and another at Broad Cove in the pastorate of

James Pincock , Rev . A . A . Holmes being the preacher . A new

school house was erected at Shoal Bay in 1906 . The corner stone l 1 th 1 2 of a new church at Clarenvil e was laid on August 3 , 9 3 , by

H . G . Coppin , Chairman of District . 1 1 r m 1 The following is the list of pastors : 87 , Wm . Swa ; 8 73 , t 18 76 Thomas W . Atkinson and ass ; , Samuel Snowden and W . E d ve an 18 1 . 8 78 H y ; 77 , Henry C . Hatcher and Edgar Taylor ; , e mission divided , and H . C . Hatcher remain d at Random North

1 . 1 (Shoal Harbor) ; 879, Thomas L Eland ; 880, Henry Lewis ; 188 2 He ﬁ e ld 1 84 1886 , Jesse y ; 8 , Edgar Taylor ; , James Wilson ; 1 1 . 92 1 . 88 9 . 8 895 . , W H Browning ; , John Pye ; , W J Hutcheson ; ' 1 1 1 1 1 J . 90 9 3 904 898 , J . Wheatley ; , James Pincock ; 0 , Supply ; , 1 1 05 07 . . William Kendall ; 9 , Edwin Moore ; 9 , Supply (N G 1 1 1 0 12 19 6 . 9 8 , Edgar Taylor ; 9 , John W . Winsor ; , E Pollett r 1 1 1 M Kird 1 21 Wa d 9 8 920 . . c 9 ; , Arminius Young ; , W H y ; , Isaac

I av1s .

— Port Bl an dford The o riginal appointments of what is now ’ Port Blandford mission were Bunyan s Cove and Charlottetown , on both Clode Sound , opposite each other , at a distance of a couple of miles but o ver wate r so rough that in winter it is seldom

crossed either by boat or ice . They were a part of Musgrave

Town mission . t When the railway went through , Por Blandford was reached from Whitbourne and a cause established there and when a man was stationed the two appointments were taken from Musgrave

Town . The ﬁeld now is Port Blandford with church and one room

— - school twenty ﬁve families and as many families of O c t E . and

S . A When the preacher is away there is no service in the church at all ’ Bun yan s Cove whither the preacher goes once in four weeks ’ a with the mail man , was formerly Bryan s Hole . We have

— - B. school twenty ﬁve families and as many families of C . of and

ﬁnished this ye ar ( 1925) a fte r being ten years under way .

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WESLEYVILLE DISTRICT — Chan ge I s l a n ds a n d I n dia n I s l an ds This mission has its head at Change Island where a narrow water passage serves al a most as street , the settlement running for a couple of miles a long both sides of a deep water way across which one could al in most toss the proverbial biscuit . Indian Islands an almost exactly similiar community some fifteen miles away . The third appointment is Stag Harbour , a new community on the western o shore of F go Island , which was settled by Indian Island folk . ’ Perry s Island and Eastern Cove are also appointments . This i m ssion has h ad a chequered career . We find it in the Minutes 18 75 78 of connected with Fogo , in . with Herring Neck , then back to Fogo , and afterwards , for many years , connected with Herring

Neck . It is also found connected with different Districts as if 1 true to its name . It appears as a separate mission in 902 with

Wm . Patterson as pastor . The present name of the mission is

Change Islands and Indian Islands . The building of the church r 1 4 - an at Change I slands was begun by Wm . Har is ( 89 97) d 189 . 7 completed in the term of A A . Holmes ( The par

n . so ag e was built during the pastorate of W . J Morris r In his Bonavista District history , Lench speaks ve y highly of the Change Islands people , making special mention of the Water ’ “ ” mans , Taylors , and Roberts , Father Taylor and Solomon Rob

P w r . erts , J . . , ere lay readers as was also the son of the fo mer Bertram Waterman of the Alberta Conference entered the min Le Dre w istry from this place . Wm . was one of the early lay read ers .

The pastors , since the mission became separated from Herr

1903 . w : 1902 . ing Neck , have been as follo s , Wm Patterson ; , E 1 1 906 . . 1 04 905 . . Westmoreland ; 9 , Supply ; , Wm H Pike ; , W J

1911 . 1 10 . 9 . Morris ; G . W . Bryant ; , H G Coppin ; , A

1 1920 . 1 6 . 1 14 . . 9 . Young ; 9 , L . E G Davies ; , J A Wilkinson ; , W

1 1923 1925 . 922 . . R . Butler ; , R T Moores ; , Samuel Taylor ; , W

J . Woolfrey . — Fog o This circuit name ﬁrst appears in the Minutes of

1 2 . 86 , with Thomas Fox as minister Methodism had found a footing there long before that . Its growth in the District of Fogo 1836 and Twillingate was remarkably fast . In , there were only 1858 adh e r 45 Methodists in that region . In , there were

1 4 . ents and in 88 , there were thus enrolled In the latter NE WFOUNDL AN D 307

period o f twenty - seven years the ge neral population had in cre as e ed rather more than twice the previous ﬁgures , but , in the sam

- ﬁ ve . period , the adherents of Methodism had increased fold ’ - - B Barre d Islands , Joe Batt s Arm and Seldom Come y are a among its appointments . The last mentioned was sometime separate mission . At this place there is a splendid church . Fre ake The names of Scott , Duder , Malcolm , Lucas , Hodge , ,

Decker , Godden , Perry , Holmes , Hoddinott , and Penny are men

tion d . e among the workers on this ﬁeld . John G Lucas was a note d local preacher . : 1862 Fox The following have been the pastors , Thomas ; 1 1 1 1 1 8 65 . 8 67 . 868 8 7 , C Ladner ; , Geo Forsey ; , Joseph Pascoe ; , 1 2 1 7 r m 1 A 8 7 8 3 . 8 . . t Isaac Howie ; , Supply ; , Wm Swa ; 76 , T W 1 i 1 . 0 1 8 79 . 88 883 kinson ; , Geo J Bond ; , Anthony H ll ; , Jabez 1 1 o 1 885 . 888 . 8 89 . Hill ; , J Embree ; , Ge Bullen ; , H Abraham ; 1 1892 . . 18 895 . . 98 . , J J Wheatley ; , W H Browning ; , Jas Wilson ; 1 1 900 . . . 1 4 903 . 90 . , J J Durrant ; , J W Bartlett ; , Chas Hackett ; 1 1 1 1 . 1 906 . 9 0 . o 1 . , J R Saint ; , Thomas B Mo dy ; 9 , Elij ah C 1 14 1 1 9 9 8 1 22 . 9 . French ; , Henry Scott ; , Frank D . Cotton ; , Wm S 1 24 1 2 Mercer ; 9 , Supply ; 9 5, Thomas Pitcher . — Horwood This mission was fo rmed in 1917 and includes

Horwood , Port Albert , Victoria Cove , Gander Bay , Long Point

. r and Beaverton Horwood was fo merly known as Dog Bay . Horwood and Beaverton appointments were taken from the Her ring Neck circuit and Victoria Cove ; Lo ng Point and Gander

B ay from Carmanville . Some of these appointments were for a r time supplied from Change Islands . At Ho wood , in the absence of a minister , Mrs . Troke , a talented and devoted woman , led the

Sunday services for many years . f 1 o : 1 . The following is the list pastors 9 7 , Supply (F Mou 1 1 9 8 . 1920 land) ; , John T Clarke ; , Supply (Sidney Garland) ; 1921 1923 1 24 1 2 , Bond B rown ; , Sidney Rowe ; 9 , Supply ; 9 5, (E .

J . Davis) . — Carman ville The former name o f this community was

Rocky Bay . It was colonized by John Hicks an d his large fam r ily originally f om Bonavista . The appointments on this wide

ﬁeld are Carmanville (North and South) , Noggin Cove and

Frederickton . The ﬁne church at Carmanville was destroyed by a 1 1 9 9. ﬁre in J nuary , A new parsonage was complete d in 1924 . Rocky Bay appears in 1902 as the name of a mission with 308 HI ST ORY OF ME THODISM

e the preacher to r side at Carmanville . The pastors have been as 1 2 1 : 90 904 . . 1 follows , Sidney Bennett ; , H G Coppin ; 905, T . D . 1 1907 Jones ; 906 , S . H . Soper ; , name of mission becomes Car Bu de n 1 1 1 . . 909 . . 0 manville with W B g ; , F W Sawdon ; 9 , Supply 1 12 1 11 . 9 1 1 ( G . 9 , R A . Brook ; , N . Cole ; 9 3 , C . F . Davis ; 1 14 1915 1 1 9 . 9 6 . , Supply ; , John W Parsons ; , Supply (U Laite) ; 1 1 1 1 9 7 9 8 . 1 1 . , Stanley Williams ; , Supply (W Reid) 9 9, S J . Hil 1 l 1 4 2 . w e ta e 2 1 2 9 3 S e 9 . . 9 . lier ; , J pp ; , Supply (E H King) 5, J T

Clarke . Amongst the active lay workers were Israel W . Hicks and Stephen Chalk .

Mus a ve Ha b o — gr r r This community , formerly known as was Muddy Hole , colonized by people from Bonavista and West e t ern Bay . Th y were visi ed by Methodist preachers from r 18 70 18 74 w G eenspond . From to , Solomon Matthe s did faithful 1 4 pionee r work there . It was made a separate mission in 87 with

Henry Lewis as its ﬁrst superintendent . John B . Wheeler , Esq . ,

P . J . , was , for many years , the leading lay worker combining in e o himself local preacher , superint ndent of the Sunday Sch ol , cir cuit steward and other cﬂice s both civil and religious . He was a most acceptable local preacher . The people of this charge are

- noted for their cordial cc operation with their ministers . Solo r m r mon Ha and E nest W . Mouland entered the ministry from this circuit , and others ﬁll honored positions in the civil life of the Island and other lands .

d . Apsey Cove , La le Cove , and Milford are the appointments 1 4 The fo llowing is the list of pastors . 8 7 , Henry Lewis ; I 7 . 1 r ﬁ 1 1 . B 8 76 . S 7 S 8 78 . am tt 880 , W R Tratt ; , Snowden ; , Robt ; , 1 1 1 883 884 . 885 . J . B . Heal ; , James Wilson ; , A Cheeseman ; , Wm 1 ufﬁll 1 1 B 8 7 . . . 88 . . . 8 Rex ; 88 6 , F R ; , W T D Dunn ; 8 , H Hooper ; 1 4 1 1 1 . . . 89 89 , A A Holmes : 89 , T . B Darby ; 7 , Edgar Taylor ;

1 1 19 2 . 8 . 900 . . 0 89 , J Pye ; , Wm A Palmer ; , Fred R Matthews ; 1 11 1 12 1 1 . 06 . . 90 . . 9 9 , H J Creasy ; 8 , E C French ; 9 , Wm Grimes ; , 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 . 9 . . 9 . 9 6 . . 0 R . H Mercer ; , J W Winsor ; , Thos J Pitt ; , L 1 922 . . . G . Hudson ; , W R Butler r Solomon P . Whiteway , P incipal of the Normal School at ’ w r . St . John s , came f om this community Noah White ay is an acceptable lay reader . Wadham Island is an appointment of this circuit during the summer when ﬁsherm en from other islands attend . Under the

- leadership of Charles H . Prowse , for many years light house keeper , a neat little church was built there .

310 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM the old building was cut in two and a longer nave and transepts : inserted . This in turn served this growing community until 1912 e when a fine new church , with excellent pipe organ , was dedicat d 2oth e b e on January , in the pastorat of J . R . Saint , the preacher ing A . A . Holmes , President of the Conference , under whom the building was begun . The first parsonage was first occupied by

r 1891 . William Har is ( and rebuilt in the term of A . A .

o 1906 H . H lmes ( The Superior School was built under R . . Mercer ( 1920 Periods of special grace were experienced n u der Bullen , Harris , Holmes and Saint .

From the commencement of the settlement, James Bishop , . a native of the community has been the local occupant of the pulpit , sometimes reading , sometimes preaching , in the absence in of the minister . For some twenty years George House has cre a sin l g y assisted until now he has most of this work to do . Twenty odd years ago there were many political applicants for the newly needed post of Customs Officer at Wesleyville , and the sitting member, a native of the town , who was also a member o f e r the cabin t , passed them all over and , though himself a membe

n e . of the A glican Church , appoint d Mr . Bishop He said , in j usti

“ ‘ fi c i n at o of his action : Mr . Bishop has been a fisherman for o fifty years but he has been more . He has been a Son of Cons lation to our sorrowing , a hero in our pestilence , a faithful watch th e man against sin , our best citizen and more than any man in ” 1925 community deserves the place . In he wa“s pensioned but lives on in serene old age loved by every one as Uncle Jim .

Bro kﬁ l . At o e d , most of the folk came from Cape Freels about w the same time as Wesleyville began . The man who ﬁrst thre

is energy into Methodism here was Capt . Abram Kean , now of ’

h as . St . John s . Since his removal , the church looked up with t G aulton confidence , first to Pe er , then to Ambrose Davis , a son of Isaac Davis who was the first fruits of Methodism on th e

Vall e ﬁ e ld Brookﬁ e ld . y appointment . The church at was erected

1 - 1 during the term of W . T . D . Dunn ( 888 9 ) and a ﬁne two ‘ 18 12 roomed school , with hall overhead , was built in about , large l y through the efforts of Capt . Job Kean . Vall e yﬁ e ld congregation had its origin on the islands off ’ shore . At Poole s Island , in the Methodist School chapel , service ’ was held for nearly a score of years after Todhunte r s time by

Methodist preachers and , in their absence , chieﬂy by Isaac Davis wn who was honored in his o country , his brothers , Jacob and

Alfred being his chief helpers . These and other men moved to NE WFOUN DL AND 311

all e ﬁ e ld the main land and made V y . For ten years , in their p lace , Cator Wells a native of the Gooseberry Islands , who found Christ at a Salvation Army barracks , has been the local leader . There are still a few Methodists on the Island and when

Newtown was given a preacher of its own Pound Cove , a small village near Wesleyville , was given regular service . From this circuit have gone into our ministry Messrs John and Cator Winsor , Peter and Charles Tiller , Davis in the Cana dian West , and Hubert Wells to New England . Rev . Sidney Ben n ett found there his consecrated and efficient helpmate . The list 1 4 1 : 88 . 8 of pastors is as follows , Geo Bullen ; 8 5, James Lumsden (the name Cat Island was changed to Lumsden in his memory) 1 1 91 1 4 1896 88 8 . . . 89 , W T D Dunn ; 8 , Wm . Harris ; , Jabez Hill ; ,

1 I n 1 . . . . a 89 . doe 0 . W R Tr tt ; 9, Henry J ; 9 3 , Geo Paine and R L 1 06 1 1907 9 . . 06 Biggs , A A Holmes and Supply in 9 , assisted in 1 1909 by Simon Edwards , in 908 by L . E . G . Davies and in by 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 9 0 . . 9 2 . 9 6 (W , J R Saint ; , Ed Moore ; , Charles 1 1 20 . . 2 9 9 3 . . . Howse ; , R H Mercer ; , S J Hillier

— Gre e n sp on d The northern point of Bonavista Bay is Cape

Freels . Beyond that stretches the Straight Shore , sixty odd miles of roadless cliffs with scarce an indentation save th e sug ’ e stive g Deadman s Bay . South of this Cape runs a long chain of islands ending far to the south and off shore in Gooseberry .

The largest of the line is Greenspond . The town of the same name built there was the centre for all the trade of that district for many years . All the original settlers came from England and on the then wooded islands near to the fisheries all the set tl e me n ts w ere made . The chain of Methodist appointments , w from north to south , is Cape Island , Newto n , Templeman , Brookfi e ld Va ll e fi e ld Pound Cove , Wesleyville , , y , Safe Harbor , ’ h amb l e r s e ; Greenspond and S Cove . Thes have been divided in s — to three circuit Greenspond (the oldest) , Wesleyville , and

Newtown . When Wesleyville became a circuit Greenspond was ’ r able to give regular service to Sh amb l e s Cove . The solid foundations of the Methodist cause in the territory were laid by Todhunter , although before that there had been good work

. 1 done These things happened in 865 .

Almost at once the first church was built . The second much ’ larger church was finished in E mb re e s last year on the circuit . ’ e The new parsonage was purchased in Wm . Harris pastorat . Duflill When Mr . was on the field the fine Sunday School and 2 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

1895 s social hall was erected and about the new chool house . So that now there is a very ﬁne property suff ering mostly from want o of occupants so many have moved away . In the early days f t his ﬁeld there was a great deal of intense personal work . Men

Wm . like the three Burton brothers , , Stephen , and George , with Me adus Malachi and others , went from house to house exhorting Al their acquaintances and always closing the visit with prayer . most without a break every winter had seen the church opened s for from four to six weeks of pecial effort and often , especially

in the terms of Matthews and Broughton , there had been a gra cions ingathering of th ose wh o had reached middle age in addition oh to the hosts of new young people . It has been noted by good

servers that , especially among the fruits of those earlier days , there was very little loss . The succession of local leaders runs as B rr l Bu a s . Burr os . Butl r rn all : e n . e Wo follows j y , J y , J , Job , Samue r e Hoddinott and Mr . C ummy . Into the itinerant ranks have gon r Eli Manuel , George Bur y , Charles A . Whitemarsh , Wm . Wor

t . nall , Garland Bur on , John Pitman , and Isaac Davis Greens o f pond circuit now consists the town of the same name , Loo ’ h amb l e r s Cove , S Cove , and Safe Harbor , all in a narrow com

pass .

Practically , from the commencement of our work in Sham ’ b l e r s r Cove , A thur Vivian has been the local leader . For many years too the congregation there was blessed by the presence of a of very pious , wealthy , and generous old captain by the name 1 2 S 9 0. amuel Bragg , who died about Men who shipped with him for the ﬁshery te stify that under all circumstances he kept e certain hours of devotion . Coming from his cabin his face shon

with an inward light . Never under any provocation was his e voice rais d in anger . Almost like a quaker he addressed every man including the members of his crew as brother and all com “ ” mands and requests were made to Brother such an one no mat

ter how wicked that person might be known to be . A middle aged woman tells how her mother and herself once “met him in Greenspond when the sea was very rough and said Surely you ’ ” ” r l r re a e not crossing to Sh amb e s Cove alone . No , at once “ ” plied the venerable old skipper , Me and Father are going . The history of Methodism on the north side of Bonavista c ould never be faithfully written without giving much honor to Elizabeth Whitemarsh who was indeed a nursing mother to the t ause in its infancy . The progress of Methodism in the Greens

pond region has been very marked . Sixty years ago , there were

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. was gan to do business here He a pious and well educated leader .

The cause made good progress , visited ﬁrst from Greenspond ,

then from Gambo , until for a little it looked as though this would

be the head of a circuit when the church was opened . Job Howse

became the lay reader and was succeeded by John Parons . But before the church was erected the Salvation Army had entered the place and our work began to decline in their favor . We still have a school but there is only a congregation when the minister s can get there from Deer Island . From thi place there went in e to our work Job Howse , a nephew of the old l ader , and Charles

- Howse , an ex president of the Newfoundland Conference . o Flat Island , like Gooseberry Islands , was riginally a solid

Anglican community , connected with Salvage Parish on the

mainland . Both were quite large villages but were very seldom

visited . This , with the coming of a few enthusiastic Methodist s laymen and equally elect lay women gave Methodi m a footing . H , ere also a Miss Saint of Bonavista (Mrs . Joseph Hicks) , a sis

ter of Mrs . Wells of Gooseberry Islands , was the pioneer; Thos o f Butt was one the first of our laymen . The present Church was 1 in erected about 900. Deer Island became a separate mission 1 12 9 . : 1 12 1914 The pastors have been as follows 9 , Samuel Baggs ; , 1 1 N oftl e 1 1 1 17 . 9 5 . . 9 6 . . 9 Fred M Sellars ; , A T ; , E W Mouland ; , 1 1 2 1 21 . 1 9 0 . . 9 R . T Moore ; 9 9, Lorenzo Dawe ; , A R Baggs ; ; 1 22 1 2 9 9 5 . . Sidney Garland ; , Supply ; , A Jackson

TVVI LLI NGATE DISTRICT

Twillin a te — g The ﬁrst missionary , sent by the London Mis i s on ar 1799. y Society , reached Twillingate in the spring of His d name was John Hillyard , who was favorably impresse with the h t e . devoutness of people After three years , he removed to con ce tion s Rutton r p Bay , and was ucceeded by Morris for a sho t

- . s o time Dissenters , called , became absorbed in the Anglican

Church , with the exception of ten or twelve . In passing , John Pickavan t , Methodist missionary , held a few services there in 1 1 1 r . 84 830 sowing seed which led to fruit in after yea s In , John , “

. m . S Addy , visiting issionary , called there About this time a few Methodist families removed from Conception Bay to Green t Bay as the whole commun ity was known . At Twillinga e , said e properly to be Toulinguet , there was a large settlement . Aft r N E WF OUN DL AND 315

1 42 the District meeting of 8 , William Marshall and his young ’ - t wife sailed from S . John s for Green Bay and reaching Twill discoura in b ut 1843 ingate found circumstances very g g , early in

,the j oy of harvest was realized by the patient evangelist , and , by May , the ten or twelve families of his first congregations were j oined by twenty others and more than thirty persons were gathered into the membership . This success aroused opposition and persecution but the cause continued to grow . The following interesting story is told about the building of 1 43 re 8 . . the first church in May , Mr Marshall , on Sunday , queste d the men to meet on the next afternoon to set up the frame on a vacant lot on which he had received permission to build . On Monday morning , a hostile merchant , with several r others , ente ed the house of the collector of customs , a bigoted “ ” Churchman to announce“a new scheme for the annoyan“ce of ” the Methodist preacher . You know , said the merchant , that ’ ’ ’ - Marshall s going to put up a building on s lot . I find we ve ’ ’ ” a claim in it . We ll let them go on and then we ll take it . It appears, when they opened the door , that the wind blew nearly to a close the door of a closet in which the mistress of the house , unknown to her husband , was busy at the moment , and she over heard the plot . Fortunately , the arrival of a vessel cut short th their call and the woman , who was inclined to favor e Metho dists , informed Mr . Marshall of the plot . On gathering at the proposed spot , in the afternoon , the men were told , to their f great surprise , as well as to the chagrin o their opponents , that

s r . the frame was to be put on another spot . A ﬁ he man upon con e version , confessed that he and others had plac d a keg of powder t under the little church , and hat only fear of personal inj ury had prevented its destruction . S“o the cause advanced , opposition died ” out , and even the bigoted Churchman died a Methodist as did also many of its early perse cutors . 1 4 1 4 at In 8 5, there were 0 members on the circuit and 8 00 t n dan ts 1846 e . Early in , after severe illness , brought about by e excessive toil and privation , Mr . Marshall pass d away greatly lamented . Marshall Hall , erected in his memory , keeps his name h onored amongst the people until this day . His early successors

e . in the mission w re John S Peach , John Brewster , Thomas Fox , and Paul Prestwood . The name of the circuit was changed from B 1 Green a y to Twillingate in 859. Since the ministers have been a s 1 1 1 18 63 follows : 859, Thomas Harris ; 86 , Charles Comben ; , 1 1 6 . 66 o 8 9 . James A Duke ; 8 , J hn Goodison ; , Henry L Cranford ; 316 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

18 72 18 73 18 7 r m 1 , James Dove ; , John Reay ; 6 , William Swa ; 8 79, 1 2 . 88 Thomas W Atkinson ; , Jeremiah Embree , assisted in . 82 D ﬂill 3 . . u 4 8 8 . . 1 . and by J J and in by W T . D Dunn ; 885, Geo

e . 8 6 . . . 85 . 8 7 Bullen , assist d in and by J W Vickers and in . by W i 1 a 888 . . H rr s ; R . W Freeman , assisted in . 88 by W . Harris and

8 . 1 1 . 9 90 . . 89 in and by J K Kelley ; , Jabez Hill , assiste d in . 91 by

. 93 . . 1 4 . . 89 J K Kelley and in by T W Harwood ; , Levi Curtis , 4 . 9 . . 9 assisted in by W W Edmondson and in . 5 by A . Hoskins ; 1 1 89 . 1 1 6 899 . 0 , Thomas H James and Supply ; , H C . Hatcher ; 9 , 1902 . . 2 . . Geo C Frazer ; , Charles Howse , assisted in . 0 by F E

03 . 04 . 1 . 906 . . Boothroyd , in by Supply , and by J Line ; , J K Cur

tis t . 6 0 . . 07 . . , assis ed in by J Line , in by W J . Mumford , and 08 1 09 . . 1 1 9 9 2 . . by Supply ; , T W Atkinson and Supply ; , Geo A Steel 12 1 1 1 . 1 9 3 9 6 . and in Ira K . Curtis ; , Sidney Bennett ; , A V . Robb ; 1 1 1 1 2 19 8 . . . 0 9 . 9 , W H Dotchon , assisted in 8 and . by U Laite ; , 1 24 . . 9 . J A Wilkinson and Supply ; , John W . Windsor In no section of the Is land has the Methodist growth been so w onderfully rapid . Great revivals have been experienced on v r this wide ﬁeld , especially under T . W . Atkinson , Le i Cu tis and ,

- 1 . as late as 906 7 , under J . K . Curtis e t The appointments on the circuit are Twillingat Nor h , with 600 a new church , seating ; Twillingate South , where the parson 1 0 age is and a ﬁne church , seating 00 , Little Harbor , Crow Head , ’ ff ill a r G d s . B lu Head Cove , Cove Reginald White , of the Nova is Scotia Conference , and his wi fe are natives of Twillingate , as

s . . al o Baxter J . Warr of the same Conference Revs William

. an d Marshall , George C Frazer , Jabez Hill noted for their saint ly character and evangelistic zeal lie buried side by side at Twill - a - ‘ ingate . The men of even half century ago were cast in heroic mould and endured amazing hardships in the pro secution of w r m glorious work . Rev . John Reay tells how he and William S a 180 1 made a trip of miles in 8 days , on snowshoes , for mission r a y meetings across the frozen bays . Twice , on that trip , their lives were in danger , once by thin new ice and once by storm . — He rrin g Ne ck This community was once connected with ’

Change Islands . The appointments are Herring Neck , Cole s ’

n . Arm , Merritt s Harbor , Bur t Cove and Salt Pans It once had a marri e d minister and the old parsonage remains but it is now occupied by a probationer . John Reay started the work at Herr in g Neck , a little better than ﬁ fty years ago , holding service in m wa s th e . r house of Esau Blandford . It happened that Wm Swa

i e . w th Mr . R ay and preached the ﬁrst sermon there

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1 1 . . 9 0 . 1 . 3 e by F D Cotton ; , H Scott , assisted in by A . Patt rson ; 1 14 1 1 9 . 9 8 . . , Wm Harris and Supply ; , Geo L Mercer and Supply ; 1 4 2 . R . C . White ; 9 , W H . Dotchon .

The names of Brett , Osmond , Small , French , are prominent among the supporters of this cause .

E x l oits a n d N e w Ba — I n 1 4 1 p y 8 , John S . Addy was sent by the District Meeting on a prospecting missionary tour . He left

Trinity in a trading vessel and called at Change Islands , Shoe ’ w Cove , Nipper s Harbor and Exploits , hich latter place was visit ed once or tw“ice in each year by the Episcopal minister of Twillingate . Only a fortnight before , at the consecration of a church built in great meas ure through the exertions of the three Methodist families of the place and announcement has been made that no other minister than such as were appointed by the bis hop should be permitted to preach within its walls ; the three ‘ ’ ’ precious services held at Exploits on the Lord s - day were there ” - fore held in the school room . The three Methodist families must have been of heroic mold as it was reported at the Dis trict

Meeting of 1842 that they had erected the frame of a church . This circuit once included what is now the Botwood and

Laurencetown missions . The present appointments are Exploits ,

New Bay , Black Island , Point Leamington , Leading Tickles and s m n n O o to . A good church and parsonage are found at the head of the mission . From this circuit Elihu Manuel ( of B . J .

Sce viour s . . N . , and Fred Purchase ( of Sa k ) entered the ministry t At Exploits , Samuel Manuel and Matthew Dal on were useful

- lay readers . 1859 This mission ﬁrst appeared in the Minutes in , under the title Exploits and Little B ay Islands . The following is the 1864 1 2 . 1 . 8 6 . list of pastors : 859, J . A Duke ; , A W Turner ; ,

1 1868 . 6 . Jabez A . Rogers ; 86 , H L . Cranford ; , Thos Allen and

1 e 18 72 . . 1 6 8 70 . 8 . Francis Scott ; 9, F Scott ; , C Pickl s ; , F G Wil

1876 . 1 18 75 . 3 . . ley and C . Myers ; 8 7 , S B Dunn ; , C Myers ; , J 1885 1 1880 18 83 . Alexander ; 8 77 , J . Pratt ; , J . Parkins ; , A Hill ; ,

1893 . 1890 . . r m 1 . W . Swa ; 88 7 , J Nurse ; , G C Frazer ; , H Scott ; 1901 1 6 ff 1 . 899 . 89 , S . Je erson ; , W J B artlett ; , Edgar Taylor ; ’ 1908 . 1 4 asst d . 07 . . 90 , R . H . Maddock in by R S Smith ; , A ’ 10 Young , asst d in . 09 by J . T . Stapleton , in . by Supply , and in ’

d 12 . . 1 1 asst . 11 2 . . . by K . Richards ; 9 , W J Morris , in by B F

1 1920 . 1 14 19 6 . Parsons , and in . 3 and by Supply ; , I French ; , W

2 r . 1 4 19 5 . 2 . . H . Dotchon ; 9 , R E Belbin ; , F Dohe ty N E WFOU N DL AN D 319

ff d e a This mission has su ere greatly from migration , so th t th e whilst for a long time it had ordained ministers , and often chairman of the District , it is now united with New Bay under one probationer .

’ — Pill e y s I s la n d This name first appears on the station sheet 1 2 in 89 , in connection with Little Bay Island , which continued ’ I s for years to have two men , the second man living at Pilley s of man : 1891 land . The record the second is as follows , Edwin 1 1 1 9 895 . s 896 Moore ; 8 3 , Edgar Jones ; , C Squire ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 05 1 8 . . 9 9 897 , J . W . Bartlett ; 89 , R H Maddock ; 00, Supply ; , 1 1 D ce r 1 06 907 . . 908 Elij ah French ; 9 , Supply ; , A W y ; , Supply ; 1 11 c 9 , the ircuit name was Little Bay Islands , Long Island and ’ Pilley s Island , with three men , the third being Henry Allenby ; 1 12 1 1 ’ 9 . . 9 3 , A J Waterman ; in , Long Island and Pilley s I sland w were s eparated from Little Bay Islands and had t o men , Ern ’ ’ 1914 est Davis at Pilley s . In , the three places are again together ’ Sce vior 1916 with J . N . at Pilley s ; in , all three are separated and ’ Pilley s Island appears as head of a mission with Supply (J . A . 1 1 191 9 7 . . 9 . . Spencer) ; , E S Mouland ; , Supply (S R Cooper) ; 1 21 92 . 19 1 22 . 0 . 9 . , Supply ( J Osmond) ; , E Lacey ; , Supply (F J 1 1 92 . . 924 1 2 . . 3 . . 9 5 Little) ; , G S Johnson ; , Wm S Bishop ; , L A ’ W . Curtis . The appointments on Pilley s Island are Triton , ’ ’ H r b . Card s , Robert s Arm , Brighton , Sunday Cove Island . Bax ter Warr , of the N . S . Conference entered the ministry from Pil ’ n ley s I sla d . Dr . Grenfell has a hospital on this island .

' — In ttl e Ba y I s la n ds These communities were supplied from Exploits previous to 18 73 when this mission name appears on the ’ s Minute with Charles Myers as its p astor . Sometimes Pilley s Is land and Long Islan d missions were connected with Little

B ay Islands and sometimes worked separately . Long Island is now connected with L . B . I . The present appointments are ’ ’ n e w 1 21 Lush s Bight , where a church was built in 9 , Outwell s ’ ’ ’ Arm , Ward s Harbor , Wellman s Cove , Mile s Cove , Port Anson ,

Long Island and Beaumont , where a new church was built in 1 24 9 . Two churches were erected on Little Bay Is lands in 18 75 192 and a ﬁne new parsonage in 3 . A new church was dedicated

l st 1885 . on March , , free from debt , the preachers being Revs .

J . N . Vickers and G . Noble . Walter G . Jones , Harold Parsons ,

. . r Wm Grimes , and W . J Morris entered the minist y from this mission and here Cyril Curtis found his wi fe ( Miss Strong) . 320 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

P. At Little Bay I slands , Levi March , J . , was a great sup of c porter the hurch , and other prominent members included ldford Frank O , Duncan Parsons , George Jones and James Strong . : 1 73 1 8 . 8 . The following is the list of pastors , C Myers ; 75, J 1 r 1 8 6 . B amﬁtt 7 7 8 8 . 1 1 Pincock ; , R ; , Wm Jennings ; 88 , Joseph 1 1 885 . 8 8 7 . 1 890 . Lister ; , J Pincock ; , H . C Hatcher ; , Wm Rex ; 1 1 893 . . 895 . . 1 9 , W J Hutcheson ; , J J Wheatley ; 8 8 , C . Fleming 1 1 ide 1 0 . 1 05 . S 08 9 . . 9 . 9 ton ; , H Scott ; , J C y ; , R H Maddock ; 1 11 1 12 1 1 9 . 9 . . 9 , E Baines ; , H G Coppin ; 3 , Little Bay Islands ’ appears as a separate mission from Pilley s Island with Thomas 1 1 1 21 1 9 . 24 . Pitcher pastor ; 7 , E Davis ; 9 , Cyril Curtis , 9 , Jesse L

Reynolds .

— Sprin gda l e This mission name first appears in the Minutes of 1906 with Supply . It was long connected with Little Bay Is a re lands . Its appointments Springdale , Birchville , Boot Harbor , ’ a Little B y , Woodford s Cove , Wild Bight , Southern Arm and 1 a s : 07 . . Shoal Arm . The pastoral list is follows 9 , H G Hatcher ; i 1 9 1 10 . 1 . de S 90 . . 9 . 908 , J C . y ; , A O Birchenough ; , F W Saw 1 191 M Kir 1 14 1 c . 1 . . 2 . d 9 . don ; 9 , F G Martin ; , W . H y ; , A D 1 K ll wa 1 1 1 . e o 9 5 . 9 7 . Roberts ; , W Stanley Williams ; , W F y ; 1 1 22 1 1 920 . . 9 . 9 8 , Ira F . Curtis ; , L W Blundon ; , R Atkinson ; 4 ‘ 1 1 2 n 1 2 . . 923 . . 9 . . 9 5 , R W Gough ; , Supply (A T You g) ; , A H 1 Boyles . In 905 fire destroyed the church and the homes of numbers of the people . A new church was dedicated on Dec .

25th 1906 . ,

’ — Kin g s Poin t For a long time there was a Little B ay as well as a Little B ay Islands mission . Little Bay appeared in the ‘ ” 1884 Minutes in 1883 with One to be sent . Then followed , with

188 . . 1 1 6 . 9 885 . 88 J . W . Vickers ; , H Hooper ; , H Abraham ; , J E 2 w 1 1 1 . 189 895 Manning ; 89 , J Lumsden ; , W . M . Bro ning ; , John

- 1 08 1 1901 06 1907 . 9 Pye ; 898 , H . Scott ; , Supply ; , F Dickenson ; , 1 09 1911 G . B . Pickering ; 9 , Supply ; in the circuit name was ’ 1 1 1912 9 5 . changed to King s Point with R . H . B all ; , Supply ; , R

1 1 1917 1918 . White ; 9 6 , W . Woolfrey ; , Elij ah Mercer ; , Geo

1 1 Ke ll owa 1920 1921 . . B utt ; 9 9, W . F . y ; , Supply ; , H R Bursey ;

1 2 1 24 1 2 . r . 9 3 , E . Lacey ; 9 , Supply ; 9 5, L Pe ry This mission in ’ ’ ’ clude s . King s Point , Rattling Brook , Jackson s Cove , Harry s ’

Man sﬁ e ld s . Harbor , Three Arms and Point

’ Nipp e r s Hot b or —Some say this community received its

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1 ’ ’ . 880 e Geo Bullen ; in , it unit d with Bett s Cove . The Bett s 1 1 7 . 8 8 . Cove record is , J B Heal ; 880, Geo . Bullen and John 1 1 1882 1 88 . 8 . . 8 3 . Peters ; , C Myers ; , J J Mawson ; , H Abraham ;

1 4 . 88 , Geo . Noble 188 5 ’ In , the works closing at Bett s Cove the circuit name dropped out and Tilt Cove became connected with Nipper ’ s Har bor till 1901 when Tilt Cove appears again at the head of a mis

. 1 1 : 90 . sion with the following pastoral record , Chas Howse ; 1 2 1 0 . 06 . . 9 . 9 1907 . . , J R Curtis ; , F R Matthews ; , W J Morris ; in 1908 La Scie became connected in the title with James Leach and

. . 1 t 909 . W J Mumford , the latter residing at La Scie ; , T Pi cher 1 1 t 1 11 9 0 . 9 and Supply ; , Supply and A . E S ephenson ; , Alfred

1 12 r 1 1 1 1 . 9 9 . . Pollard ; , Baxter Wa r ; 3 , S Williams ; 9 5, J A Wil 1 16 kinson ; in 9 , the name of the mission became shortened to 1 1 1 1 . o 9 . 9 9 La Scie with H . H Gillingham past r ; 8 , W T . Eddy ; , 1 1 21 20 . 9 9 . Eugene Vaters ; , Max Parsons ; , Supply (J Austin) ;

1 22 . 1 2 1 1 2 9 . 9 3 . 924 9 5 , R W Gough ; , W . S Bishop ; , S . Spurrell ; ,

E . H . King .

18 75 t . At Tilt Cove , in , a church and parsonage were erec ed I n 1 4 9 . 8 , Edwin Moore had an extensive revival there John

H . owse and Wm . Bartlett were devoted Christian lay readers W ard Richards , one of the assistant managers , was converted and b ecame an excellent lay reader .

The appointments are La Scie , Tilt Cove , Shoe Cove and ’ Snook s Arm . 1 4 The village of La Scie had no school of any sort till 89 .

Then , under the inspiration of the member of the House of As

se mb l . y for that District (St . Barbe) , Alexander Parsons , Esq , ’ e of St . John s , a public me ting was held and it was decided that there should be a united sc hool which would be a ttended by all denominations and that the Methodists , having the largest num ber of people , should be in permanent charge . This arrangement has worked ever since with complete good will and Roman Catholics and Anglicans have been good enough to praise our fairness . One of the original supporters of the plan was D . Dug gan , the local magistrate , who was a Romanist . — Pa cque t White Bay appears on the Minutes as the head of m 1 1885 a ission in 884 with H . Hooper , pastor ; then follow , ,

1 7 1888 . 18 6 . Supply ; 8 , W J . B artlett ; 88 , Supply ; , A Stoney ; 1894 1 1 2 1 3 . . 889 89 . 89 , Supply ; , A . N Antle ; , Supply (S I ,

- 1 1900 06 . 89 . 1 98 . . J . Opie ; 6 , Geo Burry ; 8 , S A Chancey ; , Supply NE WFOUNDL AN D

1 06 m wa s S In 9 , White Bay ission divided into White B ay outh i and North . The south sect on was called Pacquet and the north : 1907 called Englee . The Pacquet pastors have been as follows , 1 . 90 . . 1 . 9 908 . J . W . Winsor ; , Supply (W M , J G B oyles ; 1 1 Me lin d 1914 1 12 . . u 9 3 . 1 1 . e 9 91 , F Purchas ; , W R B tler ; , C y ; , Supply ; the name is given as Baie Verte in 1915 and 1916 with 1 L 1 19 9 . . e 19 7 . R . Moores as Supply ; , Supply (B Crewe) , A C 1 2 9 1 . 1 2 . . Grow ; 9 0, Supply ( E Lacey) ; , Supply ( F J Little) ;

1 4 1925 . 1 McK 92 . . 922, A . . Rose ; , Supply (W T Mercer) ; , (G

L acey) . Barb e Min o a c u Woodstock St. The appointments are P q e t, , , g , ’ Wild Cove , Seal Cove , Southern Arm , Hampden , Sop s Island . ’ and Jackson s Arm . There are churches at Pacquet and St .

a n d . B arbe , and others are in building at Woodstock Wild Cove

The remaining places have school chapels . — E n gle e This mission was connected with White Bay mis sion until 1906 when the latter was divided into White B ay

South and North , the latter taking the name of Englee , with the 1906 1 0 Hal f ard o : 9 8 . following past ral record , Supply ; , L y ;

- 1 1 . 1 1 1 12 14 1 1 6 . 9 0 . o 9 9 5 . . 9 , J C Elli tt ; , Supply ; , W S Eddy ; , A N oftl e 1 1 19 9 1 . 1 2 . . 7 9 . s 9 0 T ; , Supply ; , D E Freak ; , Supply ( R 1 22 1 4 r w 9 . 2 1 2 . L e o . B elbin) , S Spurrell ; 9 , Supply ; 9 5, M . H G

Ma c re or . Englee was visited by Rev . Alexander G g , from St

18 73 - 4 Anthony , ﬁfty miles north , in the winter of 7 , accompanied by Henry F . Moore , a godly lay reader . They remained three weeks . Among the converts was a woman who was the means of the conversion of her eldest son , who soon gathered a class o f r a score . He became a lay reader and held se vices for many years . Hooping Harbor is on this mission .

t — S . An thon y Methodism at this point owes everything to the ﬁdelity , aggressiveness and , best of all , piety of one man . In 18 67 a the fall of , Henry F . Moore , a native of C rbonear , com me n ce d business on what was a very sparsely settled shore visit e d a twice year by an Anglican minister , or priest , as he preferred to call himself . The only other Methodist in all the region was

Archibald Taylor , a native of Harbor Grace , who was established uir on twenty miles away to the north at Q p ; but at that time Mr . e Taylor was not particularly interest d in church matters . s t e On the ﬁr t Sunday of his s ay in his new home Mr . Moor hoisted the ﬂag , which answers to the ringing of the church bell 324 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

. in Canada For ﬁ fty years , till the Moore family removed , father r and son , John , to Glo y , and Frederick and Joseph to St . John s , that ﬂag never failed to salute the Sabbath mom and service never failed though sometimes b ut two persons outside the family

were present . Such ﬁre and enthusiasm were contagious an d it was but a

little while till across the harbor , at St . Anthony Bight , the home

of Richard Pilgrim was opened for preaching . He was also a native of Carbonear . Soon he was converted and began in t urn to lead services . At Saint Anthony , under the ﬁery exhortations

of Mr . Moore , who was an extempore .preacher of the best , a young Englishman by the name of Boyles made a full surrender r and , having great talents , afte ward divided with his Spiritual

father the work of lay preaching .

The pleadings of Mr . Moore at last secured a man to be sta tion e d McGre or at Saint Anthony and Alex . g , the Scot , with a ’ s r t highlander love of lea ning and the Methodist fervor , was sen to open his commission . His was a great ministry . Mr . Moore , when winter closed m , left his business ln the hands of the young h men of his home and toured the whole coast with t e preacher .

Coming back at Christmas time , they had a glorious tale to tell of revival fire burning everywhere . Then the newly built church scho ol at Saint Anthony was opened for s ervice and from New ’ - Year s to Mid Summer was never closed for a single evening . The country side was changed as the winter covered Rockies are a browned by the swift movement of the Chinook winds . The p ’ triarchs who still grace many a home from Cook s Harbor , near t the entrance of the Straits , to Englee , half way down Whi e Bay , a distance of one hundred miles , still rej oice at the memories of those days . 1 In 8 77 , Mr . Moore being greatly prospered in the things of w this world , as ell as those of the Kingdom of Heaven , began to use a schooner as a floating store visiting all this coast . Every where he spent the Lord ’ s Day the flag was flown as though he had been at home and everywhere crowds attende d to buy from the zealous grocer and dry goods man the wine and milk which s ta are without price . This was a wonderful assistance to the i n t o e d preacher and when Henry F . Moore , full of years , honors and glory preached his last sermon , Joseph , who succeeded to the ’

t . chief place in the business , ook his father s place

A church was begun at Q uirp on in the time of Rev . W . B . om ishman Ne w Secombe , who was a C connected with the found

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and several hundreds of dollars co llected for its rebuilding lost in the bank crash of that year . The three Moore brothers built the new church on their own land , being their own building com i ’ m tte e . . Some dozen years ago , on retiring to St John s to end their days , they deeded the property to the Conference . An Saint thony had a married ordained man for a few te rms . r Wm . Har is was the ﬁrst . There never was a parsonage . It was also found that the division of the circuit was too costly to the o w Missionary Society . In all churches , hist ry sho s that evange t listie zeal runs ahead of minis erial support . It is probable that the la rge Methodist population built up here on such foun da tions will add to their faith this virtue also of a greater generosity and that some day this will be a self supporting ﬁeld . ’ St . Anthony is Dr . Grenfell s northern headquarte rs and the w mission folk are always very sympathetic towards our ork . : 18 The following is the list of pastors 73 , Alexander Mac 1 1 i in 1 6 . . 8 7 R ch s . Gregor; 8 7 , Wm B Secombe ; 8 , Lewis g ; 8 79, Wm 1 2 1 3 1 88 . . 88 885 R . Tratt ; , W W Rider ; , Levi Curtis ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 8 . 893 1 . 887 89 88 6 , A A . Holmes ; , James Smith ; , Wm Harris ; , 1 4 1 1 89 . 95 896 H . Clegg ; , C Squires ; 8 , Edgar Jones ; , Supply ; 1 1 1 1 1 00 . 0 o 899 9 . 9 897 , R . M . Bi le ; , Supply ; , C A Whitemarsh ; , 1 1 0 . 1 . 9 3 . 904 . 02 . . E . Lewis ; 9 , W J Morris ; , H G Coppin ; , S H 1 1 1 7 0 . . 06 . . 90 9 8 Soper ; 9 , W H Webber ; , Supply ; , W M Muir ; 1 i 1 . 9 0 . . 1 S de . 909 , J . C . y and Jos Jones ; , J A Williamson and F 1 11 1 12 1913 1 14 9 . 9 D . Cotton ; 9 , Supply ; , H Allenby ; , Supply ; , 1 1 1 2 1 1 . . 9 0 B . C . Henderson ; 9 5, C . A . Francis ; 9 7 , H W Martin ; ,

L r w 1 21 r O 1 22 . e o . . 9 A . C . G ; 9 , H W Ma tin , till college pened ; , J 1 1 24 . 925 . . . 9 . C . Lewis ; , L L Burry ; , I L Barry

GRAND FALLS DISTRICT — Gran d Fa ll s This is one of the new circuits developed by the great pulp and paper m an u facturie s which have been estab

i . l she d in that region of country in recent years Grand Falls , ’ Bishop s Falls , Norris Arm , Millerton and Botwood were con n e h o e ct d until , in a few years , t e t wn of Grand Falls became large enough to support its own church and minister . An excel t lent church plant has been erec ed . The circuit name ﬁrst appeared as Grand Falls and Miller s ton with more than one preacher . The second and third name ’ appear in connection with Bishop s Falls and Millerton . NE WF OU N DL AND 327

1 1 s : 90 . 9 The pastors have been as follow 8 , J . J Durrant ; 09, 1910 W . M . Muir . In , Glenwood was connected with A . S . Dog

- gett as pastor . Norris Arm appeared on the station list in 1911 1 12 1 1 . 9 . 9 3 . with B J Warr , and in and with E Davis as pastor . ’ The name then disappeared and Bishop s Falls appeared (wh ich 1912 see) . From the pastors at Grand Falls have been as follows : 1 14 1 1 12 . 2 9 . . . 0 . 9 , N . M Guy ; , W T D Dunn ; 9 , Sidney Bennett

’ — Bis hop s Fa lls This is one of the new missions created w through the lumber and pulp developments . It as connected w r ith Grand Falls and Mille town , then for a little time a separate

mission , then connected with Millertown , and ﬁnally as a separ 1 14 r 1 1 . 9 9 ate mission The pastors have been , W . B . Ba nes ; 6 , t 1 1 1 2 2 . 1 2 . 9 7 9 . 3 . T E Va er ; , Supplies ; , S W Francis ; 9 , T . W y 1 24 son ; 9 , Supply . 1920 It includes Norris Arm North and South . In , Glenwood was j oined to Lewisporte . — Mill e rtown an d Ba dge r Millertown was for some years wi ’ connected th Grand and Bishop s Falls , and sometimes had Ar ~ 1 1 Norris m in its title . It separated from Grand Falls in 9 6 . 1 ll 1 1 : 908 . Worn e 9 0 The pastors have been as follows , W . P ; , 1 11 1 12 14 . 9 . 19 Supply (H . A . M ) 9 , B axter J . Warr ; , E Davis ; , 1 1 l 19 . 1 7 N ft e 1 1 . 6 . 9 . . o 9 T . G Seeley ; , W S Eddy ; , A T ; 8 , G . Wil 1 1 1 21 L r w 1 9 9 . . e o 22 9 . 9 . kinson ; , B P Pardy ; , A C . G ; , S Gar 2 1 2 1 3 . . . 9 0 land ; 9 , H E Parsons In , Norris Arm appeared con 1 ’ 192 . n e cte d and in , Bishop s Falls — Botwood This mission ﬁrst appears in the Minutes as Bot 1 898 . st woodville , in , with W J . Luscombe as pa or , followed in ' 1 1 4 0 0 . M . . 2 9 . . 9 1899 with F . S Hallett ; , Wm A Palmer ; , W

1 . . Muir ; 905, C R . Durrant Laurencetown was added to the 1 190 1 908 . . circuit name in 906 ; in 7 , J . J . Durrant ; , W J Morris ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 . m 9 7 . . 9 2 . . , W . H Webber ; , J T New an ; , H G Coppin ; 1 24 1 22 r 9 . . 9 , Ira F . Cu tis ; , W E . Mercer r Northern Arm is an appointment of this ci cuit . In Mr . ’ 1 7 Nurse s term at Exploits ( 88 S . J . Russell built a small church at Botwood in which Methodism began in that commun ity . Luke Manuel had a mill there and was a lay reader and a strong supporter of the cause . He used to leave home for a week at a time to accompany the minister to the lumber camps and help in the services held there . 3218 HI ST ORY OF ME THODI SM

L au e n ce town — I n 1889 r the Minutes of , on the station list ,

appeared Laurencetown and Burnt B ay with one to be sent, fol 1 890 . . 1 1 lowed in with S W Russell as pastor . In 89 , the name was changed to Laurencetown and Marshallville ( later Lewis : 1891 1 . 2 porte) , with the following pastors , H Whitmore ; 89 , 1893 1894 f 1 8 6 . . Edwin Moore ; , Supply ; , Selby Jef erson ; 9 , J J 1 897 . . 1 r . 8 Durrant ; , J K Cu tis In 98 , the name Laurencetown Botwo dvill o e . 1 disappears for some years , and appeared In 906 , Botwoodville t the title is and Laurence own with two men , the

Supply or probationer , as the case might be , residing at Laur e n ce t wn 1 o . 908 . . Amongst these latter were , in , F J Armitage ; 1 12 1 1 9 9 . 1 1 3 . 4 1 1 and , T M Gillingham ; 9 , I saac Davis ; 9 5 and 1 1 6 . 1 1 9 . 9 , W Boyes In 8 , Laurencetown appears as a separate s 191 McKir 1 9 . d 920 . . mission with Wat on Boyes ; , W . H y ; , S R C 0 0 e r 1 21 1 2 1 2 9 . 9 3 . 4 p ; , W Thistle ; , James P Kay ; 9 , Stanley 1 2 r 5 . . Pa ﬁtt Tiller ; 9 , (H V ) . The former name of Laurencetown i was K te C ove . The appointments on this mission are Laurence t ’ town , Burnt Arm South , Poin of the Bay , Brown s Arm , Porter ville , and Charles Brook .

L e wis o te - p r This mission , formerly known as Marshall 1 00. ville , appears in the Minutes of 9 The appointments are

Lewisporte , South Side , Stanhope (Scissors Cove) , Salt Pond , and 1905 Little Burnt Bay . In , forest ﬁres destroyed almost all the buildings in Lewisporte , including the parsonage which had only been built in the previous year . Rev . Edwin Moore saved some of his books by burying them . Little else was saved . Mrs .

Moore never recovered from the shock and died at Shoal Harbor , their next appointment .

Wm . G . Woolfrey and Aquila Woolfrey were lay readers on this circuit . J . W . Guy entered the ministry from this community .

1 . . The pastoral list is as follows : 900, Supply ( R W

1 2 w 1905 O R . 1 1 A . 90 90 , G Whitemarsh ; , Ed in Moore ; , Blount ; 14 l 1 1 19 . . 1 6 . . 9 . . 90 , W H Dotchon ; 0, W . T D Dunn ; , W J Wi son ;

1 1 . 1 24 . . 9 . 9 8 , W E . Mercer ; , J A Wilkinson

— s Ca mp b e llton This mission include Birchy Cove , Loon

r . Bay , , Comfo t Cove and Little Burnt Bay Campbellton was w 1905 r formerly kno n as Indian Arm . In , ﬁre destroyed eve y thing except the Methodist church . A new church was dedicated

14 1 . . . . at Campbellton on April , 907 , by Rev W H Dotchon

Thomas Janes was an excellent lay reader . Francis B oone , a

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Side y ; up to this time Bay of Islands formed part of the title of 1 1 2 889 . 8 9 . 4 . 18 9 . . . the mission ; , J Pye ; , G E Heal ; , J C B Peck ; 1 95 . . 1 8 897 . . 1 899 . . , J K Curtis ; , T E Roberts ; , W A Ambrose ;

1 . 1 1 . 1 90 903 . 9 . 05 . 1 , E B Ward ; , T D Jones ; , W M . Muir ; 906 , 1 1 908 . 909 B . . . u de n 1 1 Supply ; , N M Guy ; , W B g ; 9 0, P . Wil 1911 1 12 9 . . liams ; , Supply ; , J W Baggs , assisted in 1913 and 1914 1 1 191 9 5 . . 6 by an Agent ; , N A Janes ; , Geo . Wilkinson and Sup 191 R 191 7 8 . 1 1 . 9 9 . ply ; , Jesse eynolds ; , A M Boyles ; , I Davis ; 1 2 E 1 9 0 . 21 9 . . 1 22 , Vaters ; , W J Moores ( summer supply) ; 9 , e rme r 1 2 Din n . 9 3 1 4 . e 2 McK . Supply (W F ) , Supply (A y ) 9 , A . 1 2 5 . n . Rose ; 9 , A . T You g — Ba y of I s lan ds I t will be seen from the pastoral record ap pended that this mission was connected with Bonne Bay and then ’ with St . George s Bay . There was little practical organization 1 889 . . until when Rev J . T Newman , stationed at St . George , and being supe rintendent of this mission , secured a small piece of land and induced the people to commence the erection of a “ ” fe w School Chapel , although it was never used as a school . A t ’ years la er a piece of land was secured at Petrie s Crossing , which provided a cemetery and a site for a school building . This build it ing , a fter some enlargements , served s purpose for twenty years . The Methodists were few and the Presbyterians had a well sup ported church which was attended by our people . 1 03 e In 9 , a young Scotchman in the person of Pet r Bryce , in j ust out from the heather , now holding a position of much flue n ce in Toronto Methodism , was sent to Bay of Islands , and immediately the cause began to strengthen . Congregations so increased that the ch urch had soon to be enlarged . A small church was al so built at Humbermouth , about three miles east where the railroad had its Easte rn Divisional Point and people ’ s began to settle there . A small church was built at Wood s I land and one commenced at Lark Harbor about twenty miles from ’ rs Curling at the mouth of the Bay . Mr . Bryce s stay of three yea made a fine preparation for the growth of this cause so a cce l e r ate d by the increasing population of the past few yea rs . The 1904 first official qua rterly board was constituted in January , ,

P. with Mr . Bryce , presiding ; Levi March , J . , recording steward ;

e r . . A . M . Peters , ﬁnancial st wa d , and W K Angwin and Richard

Hilliard present . At that meeting it was resolved to enter upon the following ﬁnancial year without asking any assistance from r to the missionary fund . It was esolved enlarge , and practically NE WFOUN DL AN D 331

12 rebuild the church at a cost of $ 00. The building started at Lark Harbor wa s not ﬁnished as the proposal to erect a whaling establishment in that community was not carried out . At River Head a small school chapel was erected which has become e n tire ly inadequate for church and school purposes and arrange 1925 ments have been made to erect , in , a combined school and church building to cost more than

4 - 1 2 cc . . In 9 , under operation with the Presbyterians , Rev E

e . Davis , of Curling , became pastor of the unit d cause The developmen t of great pulp and paper - making works has caused the sudden growth of a large town at Corner Brook and plans are being completed to erect such buildings as will meet the religious needs of the people . The ﬁrst of such buildings“was 1 2 : complete d in March , 9 5. A news item for the press said The ﬁrst adventure in a ‘United Church ’ in Newfoundland took con e 15th cr te form on Sundy , March , at the new Paper Town of wa Corner Brook , when s opened for Divine service and for the

' foste rin of g the religious , social and intellectual interests of the " e ‘ ’ p ople , a new Church Hall recently erected and now almost ” com“pleted . A manse and main church ediﬁce are also proj ected . The preachers at the opening of the splendid Hall were Dr . Pringle B f ’ s r o . (Pre ) of Sydney , C . . , and Dr . Levi Cu tis St John s , as

s . s si ted by Rev . E Davis , the pastor , and Mr . Morrison ( Pre ) from Grand Falls . The parsonage at Curling was rented in Mr . ’ Boothro d s y term and a house , owned by the circuit , was built B ’ 1 11 during Mr . oyle s pastorate ( 9 ) at a c ost of about 1912 r - In , John Clark and Hube t Wells , day school teachers , were appointed local preachers with a view of entering the min a w rt i try . Walter Mc he er , of Humbermouth , was killed at Gal li li o . p during the Great War . Rev . W . W Cotton , the pastor , ( 1914 also went to the war and was seriously wounded but returned to the war until the end . Owing to the removal of the Methodist adherents from ’ o Wo d s Island the building owned by the church was sold . The following have made thems elves useful as lay readers :

w . M. n Levi March , W . K . Ang in , W . J . Scott , S , George Alle ,

Tobias Howell , W . J . Milley and R . S . Hunt . The churches at Hum bermouth and Corner Brook are only a mile and a quarter apart but a large population is developing through the paper - making industries and more accommodation

will soon be needed . 332 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

The following is the list of pastors : Bay of I slands appear ed on the station list of 18 72 with One wanted ; 18 73 Bay of “ , ” Islands and Bonne Bay , One to be sent and after Conference 1 74 Jabez Hill went there . In 8 , the title is Bonne Bay and Bay s 1 of Island and the latter was supplied from the former till 886 , 1 1 8 76 . 8 78 18 the pastors being , J Pincock ; , John Peters ; 80, Wm . 1882 1 4 . I n B Seccombe ; , Samuel Jennings ; 88 , Henry Scott . 1 6 ’ 88 . t , the connection is made with St George s , One to be sen , to ’ reside six months at St . George s Bay and six at Bay of Islands ;

1 I n doe 1889 . . 8 8 7 , H . J . ; , J T Newman and Agent at Bay of Is 1 ’ 1 92 . 4 . 89 . . lands ; 8 , T . B Darby and Supply ; , J K Kelly at St ’ 1 Ha l f a rd . . s 905 . George s and R M Bickle at B ay of Island ; , S y ’

1 6 . 89 . . . at Bay of Islands ; , W H Dotchon at St George s and S A . 1 89 . Chancey (Supply) at Bay of Islands ; 7 , united under W . H 1 1 1 Dotchon ; 899, Edwin Moore ; 90 , Supply (F . M . ) at Bay of ’

1 2 . 90 . Islands ; then follow , J W Bartlett at St . George s and Bay w 1903 1 r 906 . . of Islands ith R . L . Rowe ; , Peter B yce ; , R C Tait ; 1 1 1 1 14 9 0 9 . 908 , F . E . Boothroyd ; , Harry Royle ; , W . W Cotton ; 1 1 1 1 2 . 1 2 . . 9 s 9 5 . 9 6 , Wm J . Morris ; , E Davi , assisted in by H Cox — De e r L a ke Ou the station sheet of 1924 appears the follow ing : Deer Island (comprising all points from Howley to Hum th co - Pre sb te ri rm u . b e o , exclusive) Under operation with the y 1 2 9 5 . . ans , supplied by the Presbyterian church ; , S Tiller

BURIN DISTRICT

Burin — This circuit includes Burin , Great Burin , Stepaside , ’ Pardy s Island and Path End . Methodism was introduced into 1 1 this community by the Rev . J . Lewis in 8 7 . The ﬁrst church was built at Parson ’ s Point and used until 1840 when it was taken down and erected on the other side of the harbor at Church

1 . Rock . In 863 , during the pastorate of Stephen T Teed , it was decided to build a new church and a schooner was sent to Cape ’ Forse s Breton for lumber . It was ﬁnished in George y term , and

1 1904 . used until January 8 th , , when it was taken down The - 8th 1904 corner stone for a new church was laid on August , , by the Hon . R . K . Bishop , who is a native of the place . Rev . T . B .

Darby , who is another honored native of Burin , read a paper on the history of Burin and the Methodist Church . The centenary of Burin ’ s Methodism was duly celebrated in

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1 1 20 rt n olds 9 9 . . s 19 1 . 22 ; , J C Hud on ; , A hur M Boyles ; 9 , M . W . 1 24 9 . . Awl cr f Parsons ; , Supply ( C E Peacock) Supply ( o t) . A widespread revival occurred in 1919- 20 during the pastor f ate o A . M . Boyles , which extended into Garn ish and other cir Bu de n cuits . W . F . N . g and George Roberts , esteeme d local preachers , rendered admirable service . — Fla t I s lan ds This mission was formed in 18 73 with Thomas

H . James as its ﬁrst settled pastor . The appointments are Flat 1 4 Islands , Hay Cove , Boat Harbor and Baine Harbor . In 92 , ’ it is still a young man s sta tion under the superintendence of

Burin from which it was taken . This mission , at some time , also r included Oderin , Paradise Sound and Mo tier B ay . There is a good church at Flat Islands built during the pastorate of James

Wilson ( 18 78 There is also a parsonage . There is also a neat church at Hay Cove . 1 8 73 . : . The following is the list of ministers , T H James ; 1 1 6 1 7 1 7 875 and 8 7 , Supplied ; 8 7 , John Peters ; 8 8 , James Wilson ;

~ 1 1 1 1 . 8 3 8 . 885 880, Samuel Snowden ; 8 , Supply ; 84 , C Lench ; , M 1 Side 188 6 1888 889 . . J . Stevens ; , Supply ; , John Pye ; , J C y ; 4 1 1 189 . . 896 1 893 . 890, W . J . Bartlett ; , C Squires ; , A E Rowson ; , 1 1 1 1 . . 5 . James Smith ; 898 , E . Taylor ; 90 , C R Durrant ; 90 , H 1 1 1 1 2 9 . . 1 . . 9 . 6 Godfrey ; 909 , Geo E Steel ; , Jas Wilson ; , F H 1 1 2 1 1 . 2 . 9 3 9 0 . Phillipson ; 9 9, J . C Hudson ; , J C Elliott ; , Josiah

2 . 1 . 24 1 5 . Osmond ; 9 , James P . Kay ; 9 , C E Peacock — Fortun e The ﬁrst settler of Fortune , John Lake , was a t Methodist and held services in his house , which was soon visi ed by the missionary from Grand Bank and made a regular appoint 18 69 18 72 ment of that circuit . From to , probationers , assistants to the Grand Bank minister , resided at Fortune . They were John

G . Currie , Charles Meering , and Charles Myers . For the three r w following yea s , the young man was withdra n , and then Wil 1877 18 77 . liam Kendall as sisted Mr . Matthews until In , the r third chu ch , in turn , was completed and opened on November 1 w . 8 78 2 h . 5t , by Revs . Solomon Matthe s and Wm Kendall In ,

Fortune became a separate station under Jabez Hill . The par somage was built during his te rm an d was ﬁrst occupied by his 1 w 1883 88 0. successor , Robt . W . Freeman , in He was follo ed in by Samuel Snowden under whom there was a great revival which added many to the church . In his second year , on account of ill ness , he visited England , and Charles Lench supplied for him for N E WFOU N DL A N D 335

six months . The new school and hall for Sunday School and week -n ight services ' was erected in 1889- 90 during the term of n s James Wilson a d was completed in the time of his succes or , 18 92 J . T . Newman , in . During the term of William Swann ( 1906 building of a beautiful new church was well a d ~

v . . . an ce d It was finished in the term of his successor , C R

th 1 11 . 9 9 . . Blount , and dedicated on Thursday , March , Rev E

Moore preached in the morning . In the afternoon a platform meeting was held with A . W . Lake as Chairman , the speakers ' l il e tt r McD n Bu . . being Dr . o a d , G . A . , S . Har is , Revs E Moore and C . R . Blount . A memorial window in honor of Mrs . ( Rev . )

William Swann was placed in this new church . Fortune Methodism suffered some from the invasion of the Salvation Army and from emigration but its liberal supporte rs a have continued to well sust in the work . George Purchase , of an d the Toronto Conference , Frank S . Hewitt entered the minis try from this circuit . n The ames of Lake , Bennett , Collier , Elford , Burton , Tuck , r Wetherill , Spencer and King are f equently mentioned amongst the Christian workers of this circuit . The name of James Had don will long be cherished in the memories of the people . He 1 1913 ﬁlled the position of school teacher from 8 69 to , the unique

- period of forty four years . He was also the inspiring leader of ih the music of the church for an equal number of years . He troduce d the organ and played it for many years . 1 22 An excellent new parsonage was built in 9 . 1 : 18 78 The following is the list of ministers since 8 77 , Jabez 1 1 1 8 6 . . 880 . . 8 8 8 3 . Hill ; , R W Freeman ; , S Snowden ; , F G Wil 1 1 1 1898 889 . 8 3 895 ley ; , J Wilson ; 9 , Geo . Paine ; , John Pratt ; ,

1 1 1 . . 4 906 90 . . e 1 9 . . J Smith ; , J J Wh atley ; 0 , T B Darby ; , W 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 . 9 0 . . 9 4 9 Swann ; , C R Blount ; , J . Pincock ; , Allan S

1921 o 1 - 2 Wm . . Adams ; , Arminius Y ung ; 9 5, Reid

Gra n d Ban kfi For fifty years the Methodist pioneers con fi n ed their labors to Conception and Trinity Bays and no Wesley an ’ m r 1 1 issiona y had worked south of St . John s previous to 8 6 . News of the spiritual destitution of Placentia and Fortune Bays and the Western Coa st led the assembled missiona“ries about Conception Bay to adopt the following resolution : That this meeting having heard that there are inhabitants in Fortune s Bay , nearly all Protestant , who are now and ever have been o f i without a preacher any denominat on , it is the wish o f the 336 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

meeting that a missionary should be sent there in the ensuing

Spring . In response to this and other appeals six young men were

sent out from England , that year , to reinforce the missionary

ff . sta in Newfoundland One of these men , Richard Knight, was

appointed to Fortune Bay and reached Grand Bank , his head 1 1 - r 8 6 . ﬂ quarte s , late in On the y leaf of the ﬁrst church register : is the following This record book was opened by Mr . Ambrose 18 16 Forward , December , , and is set apart for christenings , mar ria e s t g , and burials , for the use of Grand B ank , and every hing l relating to the p ace of worship now erecting , in aid of which the ” e following subscriptions have b en received . Mr . Forward would

appear to have been the ﬁrst recording steward .

The Fortune Bay mission , in the early days , was very ex tended , embracing all available points from Lamaline to Port aux

Basques , and Fortune and Hermitage Bay . The reports of the early missionaries are full of records of heroic endeavors , in spite f r of great di ficulty and danger , to car y the Gospel to these long neglected communities . The pe“ople of Grand Bank were accustomed to speak of Mr . ” Knight as The light bringer . He had a good work of grace and gathered many souls into the church , a substantial nucleus of e great r things to come . Classes were formed at both Grand Bank wa 1 1 and Fortune . The first church s completed in 8 7 . He was followed by John Haigh ( 18 18 He married a Miss Parsons r of Freshwater , whose mother was a conve t of Laurence Cough 1 2 lan . Then came John Oliver ( 8 0 Thomas Hickson ( 1822 William Wilson ( 1823 - 25) George E llidg e ( 1825- 26) Simeon Noall ( 1826 Adam Nightingale ( 1828 Richard Shepherd ( 1830 Thomas Angwin ( 1832 Ingham Sut lifi e 1 4 1 He n n i a r 8 6 . c ( 83 John S . Addy ( 3 James G g , 1837 1 ( Samuel W . Sprague ( 838 William Marshall ‘ ’ ( 1840- 4 1) whose name is still as o intment poured forth in Grand 4 1 1842- 44 Bank , Jabez Ingham ( 18 John S . Peach ( ) who married a daughter of William Evans , Grand B ank , Adam Nightingale ( 1844 This was his second term and he was rc the first to remain four years on the ci uit , twice the length of r r e any predecessor . Du ing his term the second church was e ect d 1 and opened in 846 . The first church was turned into a Day

School and also used for Sun day School and social services . The ’

r . first pa sonage was built during Mr . Nightingale s term He did much to strengthen the work so well begun .

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1 1 1 16 192 1 2 2 9 . 0 9 . 4 , Charles Lench ; , Wm Grimes ; , C Howse ; 9 ,

I ra F . Curtis . The Newfoundland Conference has met four times at Grand — in 1 2 1 1 16 1 22 Bank 89 , 907 , 9 , and 9 . — Ga rn is h The name of Fortune Bay first appears as the 18 head of a mission in 66 , but it has a Methodist history reach ing back much farther . In the r“eport of Rev . J . S . Addy of 1 24th Grand Bank , for 836 , he says : On the ( July) , I walked to Garnish where I preached in the evening and baptized two 25th time to children . On the , I preached three s attentive con ” r i g e g at on s . There were about forty adults at Garnish . This 1839 place had not been visited by a minister for three years . In ,

S . W . Sprague visited Garnish . Afterwards for some years it was

to . not visited . Later some attention was given it from Burin In 4 n 188 . . , Rev C Le ch went to G“arnish and tarried several days r r preaching in the Orange hall . The Dist ict , hearing my repo t, instructed me to pay them a quarterly visit the following year . The people were eager for the word and overcrowded the meeting ” 1885 off e r place . In , the people of Grand Bank made an to help support a young minister at Garnish i f one should be sent 18 66 there . This was done in and the mission was formed with ’ Garnish , Grand Beach and Frenchman s Cove as appointments . A ﬁne new church was dedicated in 1907 during the pastorate of

Solomon Hann , and an excellent two storied school and hall was

1 11 . erected in 9 , and a new organ purchased This cause made rapid progress after its permanent organization . Revs . Samuel

Baggs and Eli Anthony found their wives at Garnish , the bride , in each case , being a Miss Lorenzon . 18 188 7 The list of pastors is as follows : 86 , One to be sent ; ,

1 . 1 1 893 . 8 890 . . . 8 W J Bartlett ; 8 , John Lewis ; , W Seeley ; , C W

1 . e o 895 . F llett ; , R K Peck , name chang d to Garnish and Jersey

1 1 7 1898 . 896 89 . . Harbor ; , James Opie ; , C R Durrant ; , Geo 1 1 4 1905 8 90 . . Stoney ; 99, Supply ; , W A Harrison ; , Solomon

1 1909 1910 . . Hann ; 908 , J . F . Bishop ; , Ananias Mercer ; , W H 1 1 14 1 11 91 9 . . Norman ; 9 , Eli Anthony ; 3 , Supply ; , J H Way ; 1 1 1 15 . . w 1 1 9 8 9 9 7 . . Wm S Ho ell ; , Supply (W Reid) ; , Supply 1 19 1920 y w (Arthur Blundon) 9 , Herbert Moores ; , Ha ard Mar ' 2 1 4 0 8 1 21 B n B w ri 1 3 c 2 . 9 e . o e n 9 . 9 tin ; , j g ; , Chas . L Mit hell ; , J 1 2 . . mond ; 9 5, ( M ) , Williams

James H . Grandy is a useful lay reader at Garnish . There is no parsonage on this mission . NE WFOU N DL AN D 339

B u e o— 183 4 1 rg From 9 to . , William Marshall was appointed ” i e his a vis ting missionary to the West rn Shore , with head

- quarters at Hermitage Bay . Fifty two coves and harbors were visited some of which had never seen a minister bef“ore . On one occasion he s pent sixteen days at Burgeo among an affectionate ” r - people and opened a Sunday School with thi ty four scholars . 1 4 2 . In 8 , he was succeeded by John S Peach , who at the end of a was year withdrawn , to have no successor until after the forma o tion of the Eastern British American Conference in 1855. Burge t 1 80 was connected with For une until 8 , when it became a separ e ate mission under Charles My rs . The ﬁrst Methodist Church 1 2 was built in 88 during the pastorate of Henry Abraham , which was followed by a great revival resulting in many being added e to the membership of the Church . A b auti ful new church was 1924 dedicated in May , , at a cost of during the pastorate of H . R . Bursey , the s pecial preacher being Rev . Mark Fenwick , D D. . The people are bo th loyal and liberal . The appointments ’ e w are Burg o , Romeo and Otter s Point , the latter being t enty

ﬁve miles di stant from Burgeo . Christopher Curtis , brother of

- . . r Revs Dr Levi and John K . Cu tis , spent twenty eight years as local teacher and preacher at Burgeo , accomplishing a most use

. r ful work Samuel I . Murley entered the minist y from this cir cuit . o a stors — 1 The foll wing is the list of p z 880, Charles Myers ; 188 1 1882 1883 18 85 , Supply ; , Henry Abraham ; , Samuel Reid , , i . . . 1 88 7 . . 1 88 . J B J Sm th ; , W H Adams ; 8 , An Agent (C 1 15 a 9 . 1 1 1 9 7 919 . . , Ch rles A Adey ; , Samuel I . Murley ; , A M 1920 1 1 . 2 9 . Boyles ; , Supply (B Bowering) ; , Supply ( E Howse) ; 1 2 1922 . 3 9 1924 . , E Howse ; , Supply (W . G . Jones) ; , Charles L 1 2 Mitchell ; 9 5, W . March . — Pe tite s an d Gra n d Bruit These communities were visite d 1840 r as early as by William Ma shall . Father Fox also pros e cte d e re p the whole west rn shore . More or less attention was ce ive d i from Grand Bank . Classes were formed and interes t n in 185 creased until , 9, the circuit name Petites and Western Shore “ ” in 1 6 To . 8 0 appeared the Minutes with be Supplied In , Joseph t Gaetz , j ust received on probation , was sen there and , at the end of the year , reported thirty members with four on probation . l This mission inc udes Petites , Grand B ruit , Western Point , a ’ E . re La Pl nt, La Poile , Bay de Nord , and B ay d s t Widespread 340 HIST ORY OF ME THODI SM

viva l s were reported during the pastorate of Messrs . Frazer ,

Freeman , and Newman . ’ Re a s r 1868 —69 In John y te m , , his nearest ministerial neigh b o r east was at Grand Bank 120 miles away and there was none - i on the north west . Channel was vis ted once a quarter . On the east side of La Poile Bay there was no minister of any denomina 1 tion until the time of Joseph Pascoe in 8 65 . During the pas r te r li l to a . So so e o f Mr Gaetz , with the support of Mr . , a Jersey

merchant , a church was built but so large as to cause a heavy i debt and much div sion . Joseph Pike was a lay reader at Petites , t John Hayward at Garia , and William S one , a fine old English

at e s . o man , W t Point The m st of the people of Garia moved

away to Anticosti . s : 186 The following is the list of pa tors 0, Joseph Gaetz ; 1 1 1 6 1 8 6 8 3 . 865 , Charles Ladner ; , John M Pike ; , Joseph Pascoe ; 1 68 18 70 18 73 8 , John Reay ; from to , inclusive , Petites appears

to have been supplied from Port aux B asque , which had two men ,

W. . . the j uniors being G . Willey , J G Currie , and Jeremiah Em 1 4 o 18 75 18 78 bree ; 8 7 , Solom n Matthews ; , Joseph Parkins ; , 1 1 ] 1 1 84 James Pincock ; 88 , J . P . Bowel ; 883 , One to be sent ; 8 , 1 1 . 1 85 88 6 . 888 . . G . C . Frazer ; 8 , C Lench ; , H Scott ; , W H 1 1 1 189 . 889 0 . 89 Browning ; , James Smith ; , A C Skinner ; , Sup 1 1 1 H l f r 1 893 . 895 . 896 . a a d 898 ply ; , E Forsey ; , C Howse ; , S y ; , 1 1 w 1 00 1 . 02 . . . 9 9 0 . 9 H J Creasy ; , Supply ; , R L Ro e ; , H Godfrey ; 1 1 04 1 1 10 903 . . 9 909 . . 9 , E P Ward ; , Supply ; , J F Bishop ; , Sup 1 11 1 12 1 1 9 . . 9 . . 9 3 ply ; , W R Seeley ; , Elij ah Mercer ; , J G Joyce ;

1914 . . , C A Adey ; this circuit does not appear in the Station 1 1 1 1 1917 Sheet of 9 5 but reappears in 9 6 with S . I . Murley ; , John 1 1 1 1922 1 . . 2 . . 9 C Hudso n ; 9 9 . A E Blundon ; , Roger W Gough ; ,

1 2 . 9 5 . Supply ; , J Burden

e or e s— Chan n e l an d St. G g Channel first appears on the

1 1 w 1862 . Minutes in 86 ith Joseph Gaetz as pastor ; . Thomas D 18 4 w 18 66— 69 18 70 Hart ; 6 , Isaac Ho ie ; , Supplied from Petites ; , 18 71 included in Port aux B asques , J . Reay and F . G . Willey ; , 1 74 18 76 18 72 . 8 F . G . Willey ; , C Pickels ; , James Nurse ; , Jabez

1 18 79 He ﬁ e ld 1882 . . Hill ; 8 77 . Geo . P . Story ; . Jesse y ; , W R

1 4 E d ve an 1 8 7 1890 . 88 . . 8 . Tratt ; , W H y ; , C Lench ; , A Mc

l n 1 1 1 w 1896 . . 893 . . C aus a d 89 . . ; . J J Wheatley ; , J T Ne man ; , J E

1 1 1902 1903 . 1 0 0 . Peters ; 9 0, Sup ply : 9 , H Miller ; , Supply ; , J

1908 . . 1 1 . . 906 . 907 R . Saint ; , Wm Grimes ; , F E Boothroyd ; , C R

1 1 1 11 1912 . 9 . . Blount ; 9 0, J . T . Begarie ; , W J Wilson ; , Ed Tay

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1 4 . 8 7 testant children in the place In , the same minister was re

appointed , but he was soon informed by the committee controll E isco ale an s th ing the building , used for worship , that the p p , e w most numerous section of the Protestant inhabitants , ould re quire the room for services to be conducte d by an Episcop“al min e ister , obtain d through the bishop of Newfoundland . As no a e t suit ble room was available for M thodis services , the New f un dl an d ri i o Conference , after much deliberation and some c t cism respecting the good faith of certain individuals , decided to suspend operations for the time being in a place in which they nevertheless felt that an important work remaine d to be done .

A sum of money , amounting to some fourteen hundred dollars , ’ had been collected in St . John s towards the erection of a church i at St . Pierre , and this money is st ll held in trust subj ect to the

call of the Conference . Mr . Parkins took work in Newfoundland

for several years . He had a considerable knowledge of medicine

and was a ble to alleviate much suffering in some of the outposts ,

‘ for which h e received the gratitud e of all classes of the people . “’ ’ hi f b e n One applicant for help told m I ve su fered ya t. I ve had ’ f e . nine charms , three mustard plaisters and a blist r I ve suf ered ” e an t b y .

LABRADOR

Moravian missionaries found their way to Labrador in 1770 h and established several stations along the northern shore . Sout S t of them , between Hopedale and the trai s of Belle Isle , lay a

- i coast line of t hree hundred miles , along wh ch the Eskimo roam e ed in savage wildness . The Wesleyan Missionary Committe ha d s , for some time , contemplated a mis ion to these people living 1820 e south of the Moravian ﬁeld of work . In , Adam Clark e a i Avard , a devot d and t lented young minister , then stat oned at 1 21 B . 8 Fredericto n , N . , was directed to proceed , in , to com s h is mence the mission , but before the time came for his mi sion ,

short but useful earthly career had ended . The commencement of the work was then entrusted to the Newfoundland District

h was . but , because of scarcity of men , not ing done for three years

At length , Thomas Hickson , about to return to England , went

fe w w . to the coast for a eeks , accompanied by a special pilot His observations convinced him that miss ionary eff ort was not more ‘ ’ a needed for the poor , benighted Esquim ux , than among the half NE WFOUNDL AN D 343

ree b ds , and Europeans , leading dissolute lives along that shore . He reported that there were many opportunities for usefulne ss 1 2 amongst the people . In 8 5, Richard Knight spent some sum mer weeks in the s ame district and was as ﬁrmly convinced as Hickson that a permanent Labrador mission s hould be imm e di E llid his ately undertaken . George g e was chosen , against in clin ation i , for this post , but dur ng the following year he return ed with a discouraging report an d advised the relinquishment of i the mission . William W lson and his wife , then at Burin , vol un te e re d to an d a n d go reside on the Labrador , his appointment 1 2 w was made in 8 8 , but mean hile Charles Bate had been sent on a summer tour and on his return brought a report similar to i E ll d e . that of Mr . g advising the abandonment of the mission“In s 1 29 e : The the mi sionary report of 8 , the statement app ars s Labrador mis ion is for the present abandoned , principally in consequence of the removal of the Esquimaux tribes from the c o - dis e r oast int the interior of the country , and their general p r s on . 1 44 o In 8 , the Labrador was visited by the minister fr m Har b r a 1 4 o 5 . Gr ce , and by J . S . Addy of Brigus in 8 Then , for many years , no missionary spent a summer on the Labrador . Mean

i - 1858 wh le the white population and half breeds increased and in ,

. . a Rev John S Peach spent several weeks on the co st , and he was w 1 6 1 60 . 859 . follo ed in by Charles Comben , in and by Thomas

. 62 . 63 64 . 65 Fox , in and . by John Goodison , in . and by John S ‘ 68 . 66 6 . Allen , by Joseph Todhunter , in . 7 by Thomas Allen , in 2 1 . 7 69 . 7 and . by George Forsey , and . 70 by Isaac Howie ; in and 76 os 4 . 7 . 73 . 5 by J eph Hale , in . and 7 by John G . Currie , in and 1 300 by George Paine . In 8 78 , encouraged by a promise of $ per ’ - year from the Method ist Sunday School committee in St . John s towards the support of a married minister , the Conference sent

John P . Bowell to Red Bay , where a Church had been built in 1 862 . He remained three years and travelled for hundreds of miles along this bleak coast , in the summer by means of boat ,

- - and in winter by dog team and on s now shoes . He was follow ed by a long s uccession of brave and hardy men who despise d not the humble work committed to them and who won many in

1 1 . 1 4 . 88 . 88 . to the Kingdom These were , H C Hatcher ; , J Wil 1 6 88 . 188 1 . 8 90 . son ; , T . W Wilson ; , Mark Fenwick ; 8 , J C Side 1893 1 4 1 . 89 8 . 97 . y ; , A N Antle ; , A . S . Stoney ; , Geo Ston e 1898 1 1 1 . 90 0 . 90 . . y ; , Wm Patterson ; , J Saint ; , S A Chancey ; 1902 1 4 1 . . 90 . 190 . 907 , R W Bell ; , Wm Grimes ; 6 , A G . Young ; , 344 HI STORY OF ME ’DHODLSM

1 1 0 . 9 9 8 . 09 1 1 Supply ; , W C Mercer ; , J . W . Noseworthy ; 9 0, 1 11 1 1 9 . . 9 2 . . 1 1 Isaac French ; , A J Waterman ; , A S Adams ; 9 3 , 1 14 Supply ; 9 , G . S . Curtis . This mission extends from Blanc Sablon to Green B—ay in the north . There are only two appointments of any size Red

B ay and Forteau . All the others have dwindled from never more te n than eight or to one or two families . There is a church and

school at Red Bay . Robert Moores has been for more than thir t y years Sunday School Superintendent and lay leader , assisted

by J . T . Pike and Allan Moores . There are about thirty Metho

dist families . At Forteau there is also a church and school and

about twenty families . Charles Harris has been the Sunday School superintendent for many years ; Arthur Bell has also been w a useful lay orker .

Ha milton I n l e t— I n 1884 vol un , the Conference asked for a

teer for Hamilton Inlet , much farther north than Red Bay , and

John T . Newman , a consecrated young minister , j ust one year out

from England , responded and for two years did splendid work , laying good foundations for his successors and winning many

souls into th e kingdom .

o . What Arminius Y ung , one of his successors , wrote of Mr

Newman will apply to others of the heroic men , who have braved the rigors of that se“mi - arctic climate and the desolation of th e t . : country He says Cast on the desolate shore , wi h no friend ,

h w - no home , no churc , among those s arthy half breeds and Eski rs mos , to eat their food , live in their log huts , sleep on the floo

- in a seal skin bag , travel a thousand miles by Komatik and foot

during the cold and stormy winter , to receive no word from home from October till July , was the prospect which presented itsel f to this devoted missionary as he entered upon his work in was s Labrador and from which he did not shrink . He ucceeded , 1 b s 88 6 . in , y W J . Stevens who e health so failed that he could

t . only remain one year . Next wen Albert A Holmes , a hardy w r . s as Newfoundlander , who remained two yea s A mi sion house ’ r secured at Lester s Point which wa s made his headquarte rs . He e he erected a neat little church . He encountered many hardships s b ay and on one occasion nearly lost his life . While cro sing a in

- t w company with a half breed , they encoun ered ice through hich they could not row and were carried out to sea but succeeded in s w reaching an u n inh abited island seven miles from hore , hich afforded but little shelter from the cold of a Labrador winter ’ s

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NEWFOUNDLAND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

The educational system of Newfoundland is denominational . Each communion has its own Board of Education and a Super in te n de n t s of its chools , the latter being appointed by the Gov e rn me n t on recommendation of the denomination to which he b e

longs . Besides this , there is a Council of Higher Education whose function is to promote the higher attainment of students and to stimulate a healthy rivalry among the schools by a competitive

e f - riz syst m of examinations and by the of ering of scholarships , p i rs es , and grades to successful students . The exam nation pape are prepared in England and the papers written are sent to Eng

land for marking . Thus common standards and impartial awards

admit of no unfairness . The yearly exams . are events of great — interest especially among the students of the three college s R0

man Catholic , Anglican and Methodist . e in In some respects this system has work d well , but small

er communities , where each denomination in them has a separate school it is impossible to have any kind of a satisfactory grad d a n os of ed school . However , there oes not appear to be y pr pect

- al closer cc operation among the three chief denominations , though eff orts are being made to accomplish this in connection

with the ﬁrst two years of university education . From the beginning Methodism has e arnestly devoted her self to the educa tion of her children and in many places ﬁrst e r a e cte d school ch pels , buildings which were used for day schools , e Sunday Schools and the preaching servic s , but erecting separate

buildings as soon as ﬁnancial conditions would permit . This s system entails much re sponsibility upon the ministers , but al o aff ords them opportunity for impre ssing great moral lessons upon the pupils through sympathetic and cordial cc - operation with th e

teachers . The Method ist Church has been most fortunate in the char acter and ability of the men who have superintended its schools

during the past ﬁ fty years , in the persons of Rev . George S . Mil

A . D. D A ...... ligan , M . , LL D . , and Rev Levi Curtis , M , Dr Mil t ligan was an able scholar , a persuasive evangelist , a cour eous

Christian gentleman and a wise admini strator . For the long per iod of twenty ﬁve years he directed the educational activities of his Church with such efficiency and wisdom as to commend him sel f and his work to the high approval of the Government a n d the c c fullest conﬁdence and esteem of his Church , which on four NE WF OU N DL AND 347

casions elected him as President of its Annual Conference . He ’ 18 22n d retired at the Conference of 99 and in the night of Jan y , 1 2 s 73rd 90 , he uddenly passed to his reward , in the year of his 4 th t age and the 8 of his ministry , highly esteemed and grea ly lamente d . B A Rev . Levi Curtis , . . , a native of Newfoundland , an honor graduate of Mount Allison , an able preacher and administrator , D D . afterward s honored with the degrees o f M . A . and . , suc e 1899 ce e d d Dr . Milligan in , and has continued till the present ( 1925) the responsible duties of Superintendent of Education to the gre at credit of himself and the sati s faction of all concerned . We should have earlier said that the denominational school s of Newfoundland receive government grants according to the number o f adherents belonging to each denomination as deter mined by the census . For reference to Methodist College work in Newfoundland ’ the e reader is directed to not s on St . John s , as found in this vo; ume . 348 HI STORY OF ME 'DHODI SM

CHAPTER V

BERMUDA

The introduction of Methodism to Bermuda was atte nded with both romance and tragedy . Dr . Coke , the ﬁrst and noted superintendent of Methodist foreign missionary work , took a great interest in the West Indies and early sought an opportun ity for entrance to Bermuda , having learned of the serious lack of religious life amongst its people and also of the pitiable condi tion of the African s laves on the islands . It is noticeable that t Whiteﬁeld , the famous preacher , who was for a ime intimately s a sociated with Wesley , during an extended stay in the United 1 4 States , made a visit to Bermuda in 8 8 remaining there for ten or twelve weeks and creating much inte res t by his eloquent preaching , but leaving no permanent Spiritual impression upon t t Mc oll the people . It is also of in erest to no e that Duncan C , who afterwards became the apostle of Methodism at St . Stephen , made an unintended visit to Bermuda and spent a winter there .

A sailing vessel , in which he and about three hundred others had 178 3 Y taken passage , in December , , from New ork for Halifax , was caught in a violent storm which drove her far out of her course and caused her to seek refuge , in a damaged condition , at ’ St . George s , Bermuda , and obliged her to remain there for the Mc ll winter . C o , who had previously been converted , held his w peace for sometime , but after conversation ith several Meth odists among the passengers , he resolved , in February , to speak publicly on spiritual matters to the ship ’ s company and others f who might listen . That he was interested in other a fairs of the heart is evident from the fact that , during that winter , he met the ’ w w McColl s lady ho afte rwards became his ife . Subsequent to Travise visit , Captain , a zealous Methodist of Baltimore , called at the islands several times , and used every opportunity of visit ing from house to house , and holding meetings for prayer and f w exhortation . The e forts of the zealous captain met ith the approbation of many , who in attendance at his meetings found a blessing . 1799 Dr . Coke did not forget Bermuda and , in , he was gladdened by the volunteer offer of John Stephenson for mis i n e x e rie n c s o ary work among those islands . Stephenson was an p ed preacher , aged about ﬁfty years , and had been in ministerial

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handed inj ustice and d i sgrace brought upon the colony and the a gr nd j ury , at its next gathering , presented the Act as a viola tion of the rights of the subj ect , and five hundred signatures of respectable parties were in a short time appended to a petition to w be forwarded to England , asking its disallowance . Mean hile , the unworthy Govern or seems to have had some uneasy moments t over the matter for , ﬁve weeks a f er the commencement of the ff imprisonment, he sent a message to Stephenson , o ering him his freedom on condition of his departure from the islands within

sixty days , but he refused liberty on s uch conditions and he con tin d n e ue 6 1 1. in prison u til the full t rm expired on June th , 80 i For many years , v sitors could read , on the cedar floor of the room , an insc ription cut by the prisoner :

John Stephenson , ss Methodist Mi ionary ,

Was imprisoned in this j ail six months ,

and ﬁned ﬁ fty pounds , For preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to African

blacks and Captive negroes , ’ St . George s Bermuda , n 1801 Ju e , . Broken in health by the trials and conﬁnement through which he had passed and ﬁnding little opportunity for Christian work he was recalled by the Missionary Committee and early in 1 02 to was 8 he returned Ireland . He appointed to a circuit but th e shock to his constitution had been too severe for recovery and he was obliged to retire from the active work of the ministry at the end of one year .

Dr . Coke had no notion of neglecting Bermuda nor of allow ing the enemies of righteousness to prevent the p reaching of the gospel to the negroes of the colony or any others who might wish He wa s b l e a rn in on to receive it . heartened in his purpose y g that e of the very men who had helped to draw up the infamous Act which had imprisoned Stephenson had himself come under M“eth odist influence while on a visit to England and had been born ” from above . On returning home , he at once set about breaking the very law he had helped to frame , by holding religious ser in vices his own house . Some of those who took advantage of these quiet gatherings became the backbone of Bermudian to Methodism . Coke tried to prevail on several men to go Ber e muda but without success and , at length , he fix d his mind on William Black as the one eminently fitte d to grapple with the .BE RMU 1DA 351

’ situation and securin g his consent Black s name appeared in con n e ction r 1 4 a with Be muda in the Minutes of 80 , but he f iled to ’ ' t s : He reach the islands . Smith s His ory ays proceeded to Bos ton , and thence to New York . At the latter place he engaged his passage and took his trunk aboard a vessel bound for his destination , but several Bermudians , who had been as sociated o with the persecutors of Stephens n , refused to proceed in the ’ e i vessel i f he were permitt d to go . The captain yielded to the r ’ s olicitations , and sent the missionary s trun k on shore . No other t opportunity having offered , Black consulted with the minis ers ” s 1 4 in New York , and in Augu t , 80 , returned to Hali fax . In 1806 , Coke again urged Black to go to Bermuda and he consent ed but the min isters o f the Nova Scotia Dis trict were so couvin ce d of the necessity of Black rema ining in the Lower Provinces that they pe titioned the Missionary Committee for his retention and their plea prevailed so that the second attempt to secure

Black for service in Bermuda failed . s wa s At thi cri sis , a most fitting evangelist for Bermuda s found in the person of J oshua Mar den , then stationed in St . B John , N . . , laboring there with much zeal and success in his a ministry . His health had became imp ired through exposure and he had expressed a desire to return to England but signi fied that i f no other missionary could be found for the Somers Islands 1 07 he was willing to go . In November , 8 , he received word from the authorities of the British Conference of his appointment to r 1 08 Be muda and early in Apri l , 8 , he and his wife set sail in a to schooner bound to the Bahamas , the captain having agreed ’ l re ca l . at Bermuda to land them . Arriving at St George s he ce ive d a cold and even hostile reception so that he was almost c re prevented landing . The angered aptain urged Marsden to main on the schooner , o“ffering him passage to the Bahamas and x l in in r return , and e c a g : They are not worth a Missiona y ; let as them die in their sins . But Marsden was not such are easily discouraged and making his way to the Governor , a man of fin er stamp than the persecutor of Stephenson , he presented his cre

’ n i l de t a s accompanied with a letter from Colonel Bayard , of Nova was e s Scotia , who a friend of the Governor , a“nd r ceived an a sur ance that he would not be moleste d and with the libert y to ” preach , provided he could get any place to preach in , and any fﬁ e congregation to preach to . After much di culty two rooms wer e c r fﬁ s ured , which had been occupied by a milita y o cer now order Me lliro man the ed to Halifax , from Daniel y , a free of color , and 3152 HI STORY OF ME THODISM

following Sunday morning Marsden entered on his crusade for

Christ, preaching in these rooms to ten persons , four of whom ’ ’ - were of the schooner s crew , four or five of the freed man s fam ’ ily , and one the preacher s wife . At first the little company w“hich Marsden gathered around ” “ him were called , in derision , the Negro Club , and the Negro Preacher ” was the name given him in some such spirit as the name Nazarene was given to the first Preacher of that Galilean

Gospel which is Good Tidings to the poor . With wisdom , tact, r - and zeal , Ma sden kept on his way until the better thinking white people began to notice and appreciate his work , until his services were thronged with ea rnest hearers of the Gospel which t in is needed as much by whi e , as by poor black , sinners . Soon vitation s to hold services came from all parts of the Islands . With e s wise for ight , he decided to make the growing new town of

Hamilton the strategic centre of his work , and he hired a long s room over ome stores to preach in . Soon the place was full to

overﬂowing , and Marsden conceived the audacious proj ect of building a chapel in the very centre of the recent persecution of a his predecessor . He drew up a form of subscription and , with r w f iend , went from house to house ith a canvass for funds and ,

in a few days , to his amazement he attained nearly six hundred r dollars . Greatly encouraged , he went fu ther , approaching the Mayor of the very town which had only a few years before ban i h e s d Stephenson , and asking of the Corporation a site . This , too , f was given , and an adj oining site for a parsonage was of ered at ” “ ” a merely nominal ﬁgure“. Would you think , he j oyously wrote t a Nova Scotia friend , that some of the same magistra es who sent Stephenson to prison for preaching the Gospel should give me a lot of land to build the chapel upon to preach the Gospel in ? ” And yet it is so . 18 1 In March of 0, Zion Chapel , the ﬁrst Methodist church 11 Be rmude an in Bermuda , built at a cost of £ 00 currency , and

seating between four and five hundred people , was opened for £43 Divine worship , a generous collection of being taken at the th e services . From first, the church continued to be filled from o Sunday to Sunday , and some of the m st substantial people of

the colony connec ted themselves with its membership . Some opposition was arous ed against Marsden by his earnest r minist y to the colored people , but thoughtful people began to see that a moral improvement was manifest am ong them and b e hostile feeling was allayed . Some of the colored men came

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Among the n oted converts of early Methodism in Bermuda was Edward Frazer , a young colored slave , at about the age of

n . twe ty He had exceptional ability and rare eloquence . Set free by his owner he went to England where he mightily moved e great audienc s as he pleaded the cause of his people . Later he was appointed a miss ionary to the West Indies where he had a very successful career as a preacher of the Gospel . c 1 2 t A chur h was opened at Warwick in 8 7 . The si e was a re donated by James C . Esten , Chief Justice , who always pp ciate d the work being done by Methodism . The building was erected largely through the willing toil of slaves , both men and women in their spare hours . Richard Higgs and James Cox were devoted local preachers , who rendered good service throughout h e islands , the latter becoming a useful minister in the West tn ie s d . 1 2 r 8 . e In 8 , Rev Jam s Ho ne , a sturdy Scotsman , came to Ber muda from Jamaica and was honored with much success in his ministry . John Crofts arrived in 1830 as associated minister and ’ ’ w a fter his coming , Somerset , St . David s and Tucker s To n were made regular appointments . The cause was prospering now , there being twenty - seven cla sses organized throughout the Is

v . lands , ha ing a total membership of three hundred and thirty

1 . 4 . . In 83 , Thomas Smith , father of the late Prof A D Smith , his o f Mount Allison , went forth from Harris Bay to begin de in voted ministry the Maritime Provinces , Newfoundland , and 1834 the West Indies . It was in this memorable year ( ) that the slaves in Bermuda were made free men by the purchase of the

Imperial Government . It is said that the white people of the Islands were as glad as the negroes that this infamous busin ess r o r was forever banished from B itish territ y . Among the following missionaries appear the names of

ff . r B arry , Richardson , Johnson , Pugh , Je rey and Smith At Ha ris

Bay the services had , for a long time . been held in the house of 1 Samuel Williams , but in 838 a movement was started to build e a church and about £200 was collect d . A fearful hurricane , late os in September , unroofed the alm t ﬁnished building and so ﬂung back the work that it was not until September 2oth of the fol lowing year that the little church was opened . This building continues till the present day . The site for this building was donated by John Abraham Skinner . ’ 18 13 At St . George s , the wooden chapel , erected in , became

t . dilapidated , wood not being durable in the Bermuda clima e B E RMUDA 355

1839 In , the centenary year and the year of the great hurricane , ’ - 1 42 it was levelled to the ground , and on New Year s day , 8 , a new and substantial stone church was dedicated in its place .

About this time another young native of the Islands , Arthur as Steel , employed a preacher during the absence of the minister “ , manifested such gi fts and graces ” that he was recommended for the ministry and sent to the West Indies where , after highly com mending himself , he was stricken with fever and died . 4 . . 1 3 Rev W . E Shenstone arrived from Nova Scotia in 8 and shortly a fter the yellow fever scourge again invaded the colony off carrying hundreds o f the people . Mr . Shenstone and his whole Provide n family were laid low , barely escaping with their lives . i t a ll . t y , Revs William M e is er and William Leggett , Wes t India wa missionaries , on their y north , called at Bermuda and for some time rendered assistance to the stricken minister .

Up till now the Islands had constituted one circuit , but now , ’ ’ ’ 184 6 r in , St . George s , Bailey s Bay and Tucker s Town were o ize an d . g as a circuit with J . W Brown , from the West Indies , as o the past r , while all western parishes , from the Flatts to Ireland '

Island , were made into another circuit with Hamilton as head

t . 1 4 e quar ers In 8 6 , Thomas Smith , who had ent red the ministry

1 4 . from Harris B ay in 83 , returned to relieve Mr Shenstone but after a short term was obliged , through ill health , to rest for three years . John B . Brownell exercised a strong ministry in Bermuda 1847 1854 from to , being moved from St . George to Hamilton in 1 ’ 850. He was succeeded at St . George s by the brilliant young George Douglas whose uplifting eloquence made a profound im e pression upon the whole country . He only remained for eight en n months , on accou t of ill health , and , after a lapse of several ’ Al months , his place at St . George s was taken by Thomas M . e brighton , another young and attractive preacher , fr sh from the theological institution at Richmond , England . ‘ 1 1 s Up till 85 , the Methodi m of Bermuda was connected with s r a the West Indies Bahama Dist ict . It then became ttached to the Nova Scotia District . For many years the Anglican Church had been supported by large grants of m oney from the Legisla ture derived from all classes of the people . As the Methodists w increased , it as considered a hardship that they should support their own work and also be obliged to assist the Anglican Church and so about this time the L egis lature granted £120 a year to

- help carry on the Methodist work in the Isl ands . This semi con n e ction with the State was not considered an ide a l policy but so 356 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM long as public monies were expended to assist one communion it r was only fair that other communions , whose members con t ib ut f 1n ed to the public unds , should also share the grants . 1854 ’ In , Brownell s health began to fail and , afte r years of splendid service , he moved north and was stationed at Halifax . About this time the fever pes tilence again spread over the Is lands laying aside the ministers for months , and making havoc of the membership of all the churches . At this time , the Rev . i James Horne , who now , as a supernumerary , made Bermuda h s home , with a noble band of laymen , carried on the work . n Amongst the latter were Jeremiah Har ett and Henry Hallett , fﬁ devoted and e cient leaders .

Brownell was succeeded at Hamilton by Isaac Whitehouse , 1 55 r of the West Indies , and in 8 , when the Conference of Easte n w was British America was organized , from hich Bermuda hence ’ forth to be supplied , Robert Duncan was sent to St . George s and r to the assistance of Whitehouse . Bermuda became a pa t of the Halifax Distric t and continued thus until 1886 when it was con stituted as a separate District of the Nova Scotia Conference . 1 s 1858 In 857 , Duncan was ucceeded by John Cassidy , and , in , a ’ neat church was built on St . David s Island , largely through the Bran man ff inspiration of Mrs . Stephen g , who was a ectionately “ ’ ” known as the Bishop of St . David s . Amongst the prominent laymen of these times appear the names of Richard M . Higgs ,

Deane , Darrell , Richardson , Vesey , Gauntlett , Ebenezer Bell , W . r r Tuzo u b id e . A . O te g , and the devoted Thomas S , who for many ff years held the o ice of Circuit Steward . Cassidy was succeeded

1 . . by Douglas Chapman in 8 59, whilst Wm T Cardy had been at 1 1 Hamilton from 856 to 8 60. ’

ff . In Rev . Selby Je erson s fine Bermuda centennial vol , to ’ which with Smith s History we are greatly indebted , is the fol , “ , 1 6 . . lowing : In 8 0, F W Moore followed Cardy at Hamilton , whils t William Ryan took up the work of Chapman at St . ’ y b e George s . And with the ministry of these men will alwa s identified a wonderful work of grace which swept over the whole islands culminating at the end o f their first year in additions to the church of some six hundred and eighty - seven Sunday School fi ft - scholars , eighty teachers , and one hundred and y seven mem ” wa s de cide l bers . At the fourth Quarterly Meeting , it to ask wa s for a third minister . The j oy of this great revival year chas tened by the decease of no less than seventeen of the most earnest u t workers in the church . In addition to the reg lar receip s of the

58 HI STORY OF ME THODISM t hey secured an Act which placed them in possession . They

claimed that any bodies to be buried in these parish graveyards , should be met by an Anglican clergyman at the churchyard gates

for burial by him , no matter to what other communion the de s ceased might have belonged . Mr . Ca sidy resented this inj ustice

and , to put it to the test, on the occasion of a death among his ’ own people , he , without asking any man s leave laid away the H , remains in the parish graveyard . e was summoned for trespass ff and the“case was carried to the Supreme Court . As Je erson says : There was not a lawyer in the Is lands who would risk

- his ruin by entering the courts in anti Anglican interests . A law yer was imported ( E . D . King , from Halifax) , but he was ob e cte d ualiﬁ ca ﬁ to as being , though British , without an English q

own . tion . Then Cassidy had to plead his cause The case went against him , of course , and he was ﬁned a shilling . This matter caused much excitement in the colony , and much interest out i t . side , being acknowledged by the unprej udiced that Mr Cas r sidy , whilst losing the case had won a moral victo y . 1 73 In 8 , a Sunday School which had been meeting for a long time in the house of W . S . Tratt , outgrew its accommodation and an ell was built to the church for its use and for other social church services .

18 73 . y In “Charles M T ler came to Somerset , and the Chron icl e r says : And the whole of the weste rn end of the Islands was 1 4 ’ y 8 7 . soon a blaze of evangelistic zeal . The next ear , , St D avid s f church was enlarged . Somerset su fered from the removal of ” t e ffe c some of its best workers to Hamil on , but no exodus could l tive y set back the earnest evangelism of the young probationer , or stay the progressive spirit of the zealous little mis sion . Other men arose to lead the young folk on and lift the rapidly in cre a s 1 ’ ’ 8 75 . ing responsibilities . In , St George s and Bailey s B ay wel comed W . C . Brown and J . M . Fisher , whilst Robt . Wasson arrived at Hamilton , and Mr . Tyler remained at Somerset . Hamilton now felt the neces sity of enlargement and in 18 76 £500 the site for a new church was decided upon , and promised

udn e r . toward the undertaking . A . M . O y , Jeremiah Ha nett , W

T . Gibbons , W . T . James , and J . B . Stead were leaders in the l gth movement . The foundation stone was laid on September ,

- 18 76 , by Rev . A . W . Nicolson , ex president of the Conference , r who went down from Nova Scotia to ordain the young b ethren , r C . M . Tyler and J . M . Fisher . The unde taking was a heavy i one and required several years for ts completion , the total cost BE RMUD A 359

188 1 being On Christmas Day , , the congregation crowd ts 29th a ed its cour in thanksgiving and on December , the form l opening took place . Finally the old church property was sold to the city for which cleared the debt on the new church and left for a parsonage . About the time of the building of this new church a move ment was going on among the colored people which led to the organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in th e aﬂiliati n colony , in o with that church in the United States . This 1884 has become a strong body . In , Hamilton was divided into, two circuits , Somerset being made a separate mission . Wesley was Church , Hamilton , now feeling the need of more room and

- th e suggestion was made to erect a church on the North shore . 1884 12 In , on July th , a new church was dedicated at Port Royal th e ﬂin o . . (Somerset) , preachers being J . S . C and J Wier The old 1 church was built in 869 on land donated by Joseph D . Evans , th ’ e . . . 188 . preacher being Rev R A Temple . In 7 , St George s and ’ ’ Bailey s Bay divided , the latter , with Tucker s Town , and tak ing Harris Bay from Hamilton , was made a separate mission . Whilst s ervices had been held for a long time at Ireland I sland no church had been erected there . All the land was Imperial 1 9 property , and unpurchasable , but in 8 0 the Lords of Admiralty ch urch a gave permission for the erection of a Methodist , nominal wa s ground rent being exacted . A church erected and dedicated

2 th 1 1 . . 6 89 . . on March , , the preachers being W G Lane and R S t . e . Stevens Shor ly aft r , a parsonag e was erected There were now nine churches in the Islands valued at a total mem b e rs hip 552 w 790 of , ith Sunday School scholars , and about three y o . times as man adherents as members . Cr ssley and Hunter the v th e a 18 2 e angelists , visited Isl nds in 9 and aroused much interest , the immediate result being an increased membership and a g e n s 1895 eral deepening of spiritual life . In , the Somerset mission

- was divided , Ireland Island becoming separate and self contained a 1 . . s . 9 with F W Cann pastor In 8 9, Hamilton took on a second H ckin roth ard . o t man , J G . , assistant to James S , and Grace £800 Church was erected at the North Shore , at a cost of , on a lot donated by John N . Hollis , and was opened by His Excel r 1905 th 1 00. leney , Governor Gea y , on April 6 , 9 In , during the pastorate of Joel Mader at Harris B ay a neat parsonage was built at the Flatts . 1 th 1910 On January 0 , , William Purvis , Chairman of the

District , a choice spirit who had , with intervals between , been 360 HIS T OR Y OF ME THODI SM

e stationed thre times in Bermuda , was stricken with paralysis ,

and passed away on the following day greatly lamented . A tower ’ added to St . George s church in the latter part of the year was ge dicate d to his memory by being called the Purvis Memorial ower . 30th 1910 On March , , the Centenary of the opening of the s ﬁr t Methodist church in the Islands , old Zion , was celebrated in “ ”

e B . W sley , His Excellency the Governor , F . W . Kitchener , C . , A s . d pre iding The prominent note was one of Thanksgiving . r s e d e s s were made by representatives of the Presbyterian church ,

African M . E . church , and the Salvation Army and by Rev . Dr .

r - r Hea tz , ex p esident of the Nova Scotia Conference , who carried i r e ts wa mest gre tings to Bermuda Methodism . At the end of a im hundred years , the cause , which began with the shameful its e prisonment of first missionary and , for several years aft r , r the suppression of its se vices , now found itself with five circuits , e 6 4 eleven churches, six minist rs and probationers , with 8 mem 1 1 s 901 826 . ber , and a following , according to the census of , of Besides this the African Methodist Episcopal church at that date had about the same number of churches , under the direction of e to 454 nine preachers , minist ring a membership of , with a fol 1 s lowing o f 15 2. Thus where there were no Methodi ts in the Is “ 1 1 1 1 w 33 lands in 8 0, in 9 0 there ere 3 8 , surely sufficient reason for

a grateful cente nnial service of Thanksgiving . The Methodist ministers on the I slands , at the latter date , Revs . J . W . Prest wn wood , D . Hickey , H . Burgess , T . A . Bowen , and H . D . To send led their peo ple in appropriate celebration of the auspicious

occasion . ’ a The Ebenezer Sunday School of St . George s celebr ted its w 1 2 . . as 12 1 9 0. Cente nnial on December th and 3th , R M Hi g gs ’ its superinte ndent in 1830 and also superintendent at Tu cker s McKe an e Town , and he was succeeded by Wm . Gibbons , Mr . ,

. Sergt . Oxborough , Rev . Wm . Ryan , James Roberts , and Jacob R 1920 f Trott , who , at , had been in o ﬁce for the long period of

- thirty four years . 1 the In 923 , the Bermuda Development Company bought up ’ whole of Tucker s Town to establish the great Mid - Ocean Golf y Links , including the Methodist church for which the paid h A new church site was secured on the South S ore . or

Military Road , and. a ﬁne new church was erected called the s Marsd e n Methodist church in memory of the Rev . Joshua Mar Sco den who at the special request of Dr . Coke went from Nova

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Ha mil ton a n d Some s e t— 18 6 8 . . r , R A Temple and in . 68 and 6 1 . 9 8 70 . 1 . . 8 72 . , Thos Rogers ; , S Humphrey and W H Evans ; , J

. 4 . 73 . 7 . . Cassidy and in W H Evans , in and . , C M Tyler ;

1 . 8 75 . , R Wasson and m C M . Tyler , in J . M . Fisher , and 1 . 7 . 7 8 78 . . an d . in , W Purvis ; , E B Moore in 78 and B . C .

8 . 1 1 . 0 88 Borden and m , F A . Buckley ; , A . W . Nicolson and in 1 8 . . 2 . 8 1 . 88 3 . . , F A Buckley and in J . Wier ; , J S Cofﬁn and in 1 1 . 83 . 8 889 . 1 2 8 6 . 89 , J Wier ; , Thos Rogers ; , W . G Lane ; , Wm . 1 896 . . s 1899 r h r t ot a d . 9 Dobson ; , J W Pre twood ; , J . S and in 9 1 H ckin 1 1 . . 1 900 o 90 . 903 . and , J G , and in , B J . Porter ; in , W ’ 4 r 03 . 0 B ie n . . 5 . . O Ainley and in and , J W . Hobbs , and in . 0 J W ; 1 r . 07 . . ute b rid e 1 906 . . O 908 , E E England and in , H W g ; , Selby f te rb rid . 08 . . Ou e . . . Je ferson and in , H W g and in 09 , J H Free 1 1 He m n 1 14 L l n 1 1 me o 9 . Mc auch a 6 . 9 0 . . stone ; , D B ; , N ; 9 , B

1 16 . . 1 1 9 9 8 . Hills ; , M R Ewing , at Port Royal ; , Norman M Guy ; 1 1 2 n 2 . . 2 d r 5 . 9 3 , J R Saint ; 9 , N . M Guy ( te m) .

’ il ’ — 1 t e o e s an d Ba e Ba 8 6 . 1 6 . S . G s 8 8 9 rg y y , Wm Ryan ; , Geo

0 . . . W . Tuttle and in . 7 , A F Weldon ; T Watson Smith and 4 1 2 . . 7 . 7 . 73 . . . . 7 in . , and A R B Shrewsbury , and in , J M Fisher ;

1 . . . . 76 . . 8 75, Wm C . Brown and in 75, J M Fisher , in , C M

18 78 . . 78 77 . . Tyler , and in . , Geo F Johnson ; , Wm Ryan and in ,

18 . 79 . . 80 . G . F . Johnson and in . , J L Dawson ; , J G Angwin and

1 w 1 . 8 2 . . 883 8 0 . . . 8 . in . , J L Dawson and in and , J W Prest ood ; , J 6 4 Fri n s 1 . s . 8 8 5 . e 88 6 B . Giles and in . 8 and . , F gg ; , B Hill and in , ’

Fri e n s off in 1887 188 9 . . F . gg ; Bailey s Bay cut ; , J R Borden ; 1 1899 1 896 . 1 . 893 . . 890, J B . Heal ; , C H Huestis ; , D Hickey ; ,

1 1910 W . 1 . 907 . 903 . W . Ainley ; , W H Evans ; , W Purvis ; , H

1 1 . 1 w 9 . 19 . 9 1 11 . . 5 . Watts ; 9 , A B Higgins ; , R L Nors orthy ; , J H

24 Hon n or . 1 . . 1 22 . 9 Freestone ; 9 , H S . Adams ; , G T

’ — 1 4 18 8 7 . h m . . Sa ndy s a n d Sou t a p ton 88 , J B Buttrick ; , W

1895 . . 1 1 93 . . 90 . . 8 Phillips ; 8 , R S Stevens ; , W F Cann ; , D B McN e ill 1904 1 1900 . . H m n 9 . . e m e o ; 8 7 , H D Townsend ; , H H ; , 1 1909 Re - 1907 908 . W . Q . Genge ; , Supply ; , E Plowman ; , ar rangement of work and s upplied from Ireland Island .

’ — 9 1890 . n 1 8 . ail Ba 1 . . 8 B e y s y 88 7 , A C Borde ; , L Daniel ; , J

Oute rb rid e 1898 . 1895 . . 1892 . . W . Turner ; , J A Smith ; , W A g ; , T

in 1 0 . . H ck . 9 8 1905 . o 1 1 . A . Bowen ; 90 , J Mader ; , A , Jnr , , H P

- 1 11 e n . . Patterson ; 9 , R arrangeme t of work See Central B E RMUDA 363

—1 1 e n a l Harri Ba a n a h r h 1 . . C tr ( s y d Gr ce C u c ) 9 , C A Mun

1 1 1 1 1 18 . 9 5 . . 9 6 . . 9 . roe ; , W H Palmer ; , W S Loring ; , C B Sinden ;

1 I n 1 2 . . 1 2 . . doe 9 3 1919 1920 . . 9 , Supply ; , H S Bland ; , H J ; , G T

H n n r 1 24 . o o 9 . ; , T Constable

— 1 1899 I l I l 1 96 . e an d s an d 895 . . 8 r , W F Cann ; , H B urgess ; ,

1 . 1 1 07 . 909 . 903 . 9 . J . Hale ; , W Purvis ; , W Q Genge ; , G T Bry 1 1 1 1 D ce r 1914 1 . 1 2 . 9 . . 9 3 ant ; 9 0, J . Hale ; , P T Meek ; , A W y ; , 1 1 r 1 2 1923 0 . . . r 9 7 . 9 R . E Fairbai n ; , Jos M a tin ; , R B Thomas ; , 1 2 . . . 9 5 . J W . W . Swetnam ; , H J Wilks

l— 1 24 1925 Port Ro a 9 . . y , Supply (W H Barnett) ; , Supply

( James K . Rundle) . 364 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

CHAPTER VI

MOUNT ALLISON INSTITUTIONS

THE ACADE MY

Like the Reformation , Methodism commenced its work within a university and it has always , as a Church , zealously e promot d useful knowledge and educational institutions . John and Charles Wesley , with their early associates , such as Revs . Pe rron e t John Fletcher, George Whiteﬁeld , Vincent , William

. Be Grimshaw , Dr Coke , and others , were highly educate d men . cause of the rapid development of his great evangelistic work ,

. r Mr Wesley could not always secure educated helpers , but , afte being assured that they were taught of God , he made the best a s selections possible in appointing his preachers and proceeded , soon as practicable , to establish a school for their training . As early as the very ﬁrst Conference of Wesley and his pr“eachers , one of the questions which was seriously considered was Can we ” have a ' seminary for laborers ? This question was k“ept to th e - front until , in a very few years , two well established Theologi ”

O . cal Institutions were in peration . Mr Wesley was , himself , a proliﬁc writer and made large and j udicious selections of such e writing of others as , in his opinion , would be of educative valu to his preachers and freely circulated such literature among them . Circulating libraries were organized and periodical j our n al s were published for similar purposes . This course of action r has characterized Methodism wherever it has gone . The preache is accompanied by the teacher , the church is quickly followed by

t . th e school . It was thus in the United Sta es Soon a fter M“etho i d sm became established in that great country , it had two Bib ” lical Institutes in operation which have continued to multiply until now their name is Legion . r r In Easte n B ritish America , the necessity for schools , unde

Christian control , in which the higher branches of education for might be taught , and in which young men might be trained the Chri stian ministry , early came under serious consideration , but lack of wealth and the sparse population o f the country pre in vented any definite action by the church until , a letter dated

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ul arl y fortunate in its choice of Principal , in the person of Rev . h Hump rey Pickard , scholar , teacher , organizer , administrator ,

and disciplinarian . See further reference under University notes .

. 1 51 Mr . ( afterwards Dr ) Hea resigned about 8 and founde d the ’ o noted boys sch ol of Acacia Villa , at Horton Landing , N . S. , and after ten years became Chancellor of University of New B runs ll e e l fo r . d Va ﬁ d wick a few years He die at y , near Toronto , on ’ 1 1 4 8 90 . . Jan y th , Thomas Wood was a highly educated man Prior to coming to Mount Allison he was principal of a Grammar

A . t School at Richibucto , and , leaving Mt . , he became Inspec or was of Schools in Northern New B runswick . His daughter , who ’ e the ﬁrst Art teacher in the Ladi s Academy , became the second f i i . o w fe of Rev James Law , father Bonar Law , Prime Min ster

of England . She spent her closing years in Glasgow , Scotland ,

in the ho me of her distinguished stepson . Thomas Pickard was a brother of the Principal and was a a ﬁ noted m thematician and ef cient teacher . He was the first Pro fe ssor e of Mathematics in the College and , a ft r years of faith

ful service , retired to reside in Sackville where he descendants w as continue as worthy citizens . Alexander S . Reid born in Scot

land and educate d at Edinburgh University . He was an able ’ classical scholar . When the Methodist College in St . John s , Nﬂ 1 d , was established in 859, under the more unassuming name

of the Wesleyan Academy , Mr . Reid became its ﬁrst Principal and rendered noted service in that positio n for ten years when he

resigned .

McNu t A . A . t Patterson , M . , purchased Acacia Villa Semin

a - ary from Dr . Hea and for nearly half century , as its proprietor r c and p in ipal , he moulded the lives of a multitude of young men ,

and sent them out well disciplined in body , mind and morals to

engage in the business o f life . He was one of the most success

ful e ducationists which Nova Scotia has pro duced . He died at 2 h 1 1 8 . r o n . t 9 0 e 1 Ho tonville , Oct 8 , , ag d years

In the early days of Mt . Allison Academy some young men who afterwards became distinguished in public life were moni

r . tors o assistant teachers . Among these may be mentioned A

McL e ll an r . . W . ( afterwards Gove nor of Nova Scotia) , A R Mc l l w e an Of Ne . O (Governor B runswick) , John B Dickie (Speaker

of N . S . Legislature) , and Joseph L . Moore (Prominent member

of the N . B . Legislature) . It may be noted that none of these were Methodists , but in those days its students came from all d te enominations and that, as ever since , without any in rference MOU N T ADDI SON I N STIT UTION S 367

f i with their religious a filiat ons . Mr . Moore wa s the first Presi n of 1 de t the Alumni Society , which was organized in 8 63 .

James R . Inch began his long and honored connection with the Moun t Allison Institutions as a teacher in the Primary De artme n t 1 54 1 8 . 85 . . . p of the Academy in In 7 , the late Rev J J

Colter was an assistant teacher .

David Allison , who was to become such an inﬂuential facto r in the history of Mount Allison and to be intimately associated

a t r - with it intervals , aggregating fo ty four years , came to the 1853 old Academy in thence , after four years , proceeding to Wes i e leyan Univers ty , Middletown , Connecticut , where he graduat d 1859 r in ( see fu ther reference to him under University notes) . After Mount Allison College (later University) was org an iz

ed and Dr . Pickard became its ﬁrst President , he continued to hold the more or less nominal Principalship of the Academy as

also did Dr . David Allison in the earlier years of his presidency ,

- - the resident head master holding the title of Vice President . 1 This continued until 8 78 . With this explanation the list of Princ ipals has been as follows : D D. 1 4 1 Humphrey Pickard , . , from 8 3 to 867 .

. A M 1 1 Rev Cranswick Jost , . . , 867 to 8 70.

. A M . 1 1 . 8 7 1 . Rev John Burwash , , from 0 to 8 7

. A . M . 1 1 1 4 John T Mellish , . , Esq , from 8 7 to 8 7 .

. a D. 1 4 1 Rev D vid Kennedy , S . T . , from 8 7 to 8 78 .

. . A M 1 . 1 Rev B Longley , . , from 8 78 to 8 79.

. . A . M 1 1 8 . Rev Charles H Paisley , . , from 8 79 to 8 3 A . M 1 1 . . 8 . Thompson T Davis , Esq , . , from 8 3 to 890

. . A . M . 1 1 4 Charles W Harrison , Esq , , from 890 to 89 .

. A . M . 1 4 e James M Palmer , Esq , . , ( later LL . D ) 89 to dat

S Cranswick Jost was born at Guysboro , N . . , was an early

student at the old Mt . A . Academy , graduated from Middletown ,

- . m 18 2 e Conn , entered the inistry in 6 , b came Vice Principal of

. . d Mt A Aca emy , and Professor of Hebrew in the College , in 18 67 n 18 70 1 2 r ; retur ed to circuit work in , and is at date ( 9 5) e at - S. tired Bridgetown , N . , in honored old age . Of a ccurate scholarship , and good executive ability he rendered excellent fﬁ service during his term of o ce at the Academy .

. w s e e Concerning Rev John Bur ash notes on University .

. John T Mellish was born in Charlottetown , was a student at Mt .

ff - Allison , rendered e ective service as Vice Principal , became

i - pr ncipal of one o f the Hali fax high schools , became a lawyer 368 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

n and died in old age in Vancouver , B . C . Rev . David Ken edy , D S . T . . , came from Ontario and after gaining much credit as ’ - Vice Principal of the Academy , became Principal of the Ladies

College in succession to Dr . Inch and after seven years devoted t service went to S anstead , Quebec , as principal of the Wesleyan

College there , where he died . He was followed in the Academy A M by Rev . B . Longley , . . , also from Ontario , a talented man , n who only remained o e year .

A . . . M Then came the Rev Charles H Paisley , . , whose splen did work here and at the University is referre d to late r under

University note s . i i . i a A . M h n m c s . S Thompson T Davis , Esq , . , was born at ,

. S. N , took high rank as a student at Mt . Allison College , was assistant at the Academy and promoted to the principalship and a fte r rendering excellent and devoted service for seven years to r went Ha vard University for two years , thence to Portland , l Oregon , where he did honor to his native land and his A ma Ma te r e r, for thi ty years as t acher , twenty six years of which as

- oo . head master , in the Lincoln High Sch l of that city When he r died , full of yea s and honors , the daily press of the city paid a high tribute to his memory as a man and as a teacher . Mr . Dav

A . M at . . . . . is was succeeded Mt Allison by C W Harrison , Esq , , of Ontario who remained for four years and then returned to ri Onta o where he continued in the teaching profession . t w James M . Palmer , Esq . , M . A . , LL . D . , a native of Gage o n , B rofe s N . . , who ﬁrst intended to devote himself to the legal p sion , so excelled in teaching as principal of the Chatham High was in School and teacher in the Frederi cton Collegiate , that he vite d to the principalship of Mount Allison Academy where he t has continued for thirty one years , ever maintaining the bes traditions o f the sch oo l and perpetuating success in face of the fact that county academies and rival high schools have greatly r admin is multiplied since he took ofﬁce . As schola , teacher , w trator , and trust orthy guardian of youth , Dr . Palmer has won for himsel f an enviable position among the educationists of the

Maritime Provinces . i s r Mount Allison Academy , with ts honorable hi to y , has n ot always escaped disaster . Twice the building was complete ly destroyed by fire and its supporte rs were called upon to make - sa crifi c its heroic self e for restoration . In the early evening of r 16 18 66 Janua y th , , the original Academy caught fire from an overheated flue and was completely destroyed . All escaped but

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S. Institutions , was the son of James Allison , of Cornwallis , N . , ’ and by training was an Episcopalian . After several years ex p e ri e n ce in the business establishment of Elisha Ratchford at ’ 1 16 e h Parrsboro , N . S. , he , in 8 , settled at Sackville , and soon re d te into partnership with the Hon . William Crane . During a serious illness , which threatened the general failure of his never vigorous health , he sought spiritual guidance from the Rev . Wil liam Smithson , Methodist minister , with whom he had become ff personally acquainted as a fellow worker in temperance e ort . By him he was led into conscious fellowship with Jesus Christ and in 1833 he unite d with the Methodist Church and became o f one its most devoted members and generous supporters . Early in his Christian life he reached the conviction that he was re sponsible as a steward of the wealth which came into his hands w and he acted accordingly , and ith such splendid generosity as o to place him , according to his means , am ngst the most generous o f benefactors of society in any age . He was fered political hon ‘ ors but declined remaining among the people as one that serv ’ w eth . Milcah Trueman , his sweet spirited ife , was in full sym pathy with his Christian generosity and encouraged him in his t godly service . Their beautiful residence was on the si e now occupied by the Charles Fawcett memorial Hall . Charles F . 1 Allison passed away in 8 58 but hi s memory can never die . He a was survived , for some years , by his widow and by one d ughter who passed away in early womanho“od . Very appropriately may it be written of these godly ones : Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea , saith the Spirit , that they may rest from their labors ; and their works do follow them .

Mount Allison Academy students who made the Great Sacri ﬁ ce in the World War ( 1914 - 18 )

Blorcl e n Har a W n d J a rd n e Da d , l n i ﬁ e l i , vi B own o b e r Me b ou n e J ud n s J o n We s e r , R t l r ki , h l y C l a r J o s e L e on a Lin ds a E s n e k , p h rd y , r ki Da s on W a m E ar L o c woo d e e n ce C o c a n e vi , ill i l k , T r hr " De L on Ma L o n e Ma c u m R o n a l d Su t e r a n d g , rk r h , h l De n n s E r c e n a d Mc Do w e l l J o n We s e i , i R g i l , h l y Drummo n l ffor McMil l a n Don a d E a n d , C i d , l v E d e comb e C a e s He d e Os b orn e Hub e P a t e rs o n g , h rl l y , rt t P e s to P e te rs E d wa rd Co e E d e n St. C a r n l rki , l i r , l d e r n V rn on Pi e o m a s He n E l ki , e ri , Th ry Ha e W am Fr a s e Poo e c ar d We s a wa l , illi r l , Ri h t y He n s e Jo n Ma n ue l Pr in e E rn e s Me e l y , h g l , t rl Hu e s F an Ma o e n ar d Har Hue s s g h , r k j r R i h t, ry ti MOU NT AL L I SON IN STITUTION S 371

c ard s o n N e s on a t e Ha r c b a l d Ri h , l T tri , r y Ar hi

a m n e x an d e M'cFa rl a n e o we a Ell s wo t Se a , Al r T r, R l p h r h m t e c l P ar e We c E rn e -s t Ha e o c S i h , C i k r l h , v l k n o w a Dw W n d s o C a e s b e S , R l p h i g ht i r , h rl Al rt Sou t a te L e w s Murra W n s o W a m t u h g , i y i r, ill i Ar h r we n a m Ha rr Bows e S t , y r

MOUNT ALLISON LADIES ’ COLLEGE

’ Smith s History says : Early in the history of the ﬁrst acad emy its friends became convinced that their purp“ose was only partially accomplished so long as they were unable to offer equ al advantages to the youth of both sexes . At one of the sessions of 1 4 the united district meeting at Sackville in 8 7 , at which several ‘ leading laymen were present , a resolution that an academy for female s , similar to the one now in existence for the other sex , is a ’ e nec ssity , and that the Methodist Church is under obligation to meet that necessity , was unanimously adopted . Early in the s f following year Mr . Alli on made an o fer of one thousand pounds towards the erection of an academy at Sackville for ladies , to which other residents of the township proposed to add nine hun dred pounds , but four years and more passed before the amount deemed necessary by the board of trustees for the ere ction of the 1852 required buildings was placed at their disposal . In tenders t 1854 were invi ed , and in July , , the new building for a second ” acad“emic household was pronounced ready for occupation . The doors of the n e w establishment were thrown open to 1 1 4 us 85 . lady students on Aug t 7th , At eleven in the morning , A M . Humphrey Pickard , . , principal of the two academies ; D D 11 . A Ephraim Evans , . , governor and chaplain ; Charles F .

A . M . ison , treasurer ; Thomas Pickard , , lecturer on natural science in both academies ; Mary E . Adams , chief preceptress of s the new chool , with her associate instructors and some other — , friends , were met by eighty pupils a number much beyond ex ” e ctati n p o . The immediate success of this school has been continued d through its seventy years of splen id history . Thousands of the brightest young ladies of the Maritime Provinces , and beyond , have been fitted here to adorn the society in which they have in te ll e c mingled and to take leadership in advancing the social , tual , and moral welfare of the country . “ r 1855 In Janua y , , Lingley Hall , which had been for some “ ” time in process of erection , adj oining the Female Academy , 372 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM was completed and became the meeting place of the more public functions of the Mount Allison Institutions . ’ e o In lat r years , Dr . Allis n referring to the Ladies College “ , , wrote as follows : It came into operation under the handicap of a rather infelicitous designation ‘The Branch for Females ’ ‘ t r wi h the equally hideous co relate for the older school , The ’ s i Branch for Males . Official anction was also g ven to briefer ‘ ’ ‘ ’ r fo ms , Female Branch or Male Branch , while for years the ‘ ’ l o ue di us us n . ordinary q preferred , Female Academy It seems wonderful that cultivated ears stood such a grotesque perversion of good English as long as they did . 1 D 857 . D. . In , the Rev Ephraim Evans , , who held the some r oflice to what unce tain of Governor and Chaplain , went back

' t r v n Re . Joh . A On a io , and the Allison , M . , a cousin of President

David Allison , was made Principal , with Mrs . Allison , his wife ,

a t . c talen ed woman , chief preceptress The s hool flourished in every way except in its ﬁnances . Mr . Allison was a very talent e d pre acher and an accomplished scholar but not an expert in the 1 64 de tails of business and when he retired in 8 , it was thought e wise to have the vet ran Dr . Pickard as its resp“onsible Principal

B A . with James R . Inch , . , then teaching in the Male Academy ,

- c s . as Vice Prin ipal , in re idence No better choice could have been made . Mr . Inch soon proved himself eminently ﬁtted for this responsible position , splendidly supported as he was by the gra cions woman who adorned his home and whose memory has been so fondly cherished by a multitude of former students for their

- life time . o f On the retirement Dr . Pickard from Mount Allison (in

1869) to become Book Ste ward and Editor of The Wesleyan ,

- Mr . Inch was promoted from Vice Principal to Principal , which position he splendidly ﬁlled until 1878 when he became President ’ f r o the University . During his te m at the Ladies College he , ff paid o heavy debts , thoroughly refurnished and equipped the w institution , added a ing and a mansard roof to the building and le ft it in a flourishing condition for his successor . (See further v reference to Dr . Inch under Uni ersity notes . )

Rev . David Kennedy , who had been Principal of the ‘ ’ fi un Male Academy , succeeded Mr . Inch and continued in of ce til 1885 rendering very efficient service . The beautiful park in front of the college is a monum ent of his regime as it was pur chased from the Allison estate by the earnings of his seven years ’ r 1885 n fi te m . In , he resig ed of ce to take the principalship of

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Halifax . Dr . Wigle has been in much demand as a preacher and l e cturer and in thus vis iting many parts o f the Maritime Provin ces has had opportunity , of which he has made good use , of pro motin g the intere sts of the College and securing additional students . 1919 n In , the attendance had grow to such numbers that the accommodation was found to be altogether inadequate to meet the needs and the lady university students were crowded out s o that the Ford hotel (Allison Hall ) was engaged for their te mp or ary residence . The attendance kept increasing and the Board of Regents decided to enlarge the plant and in 1920 a building was erected ﬁlling the space between Hart Hall and the th e main building . This is known as the New Addition and is of a same style and material as H rt Hall . This addition has pro vide d s i for thirty more student and conta ns two large class , rooms , a community room and swimming pool . This building has been created and carried by the surpluses earned by the Col lege . 1 24 In May , 9 , a broadcasting radio station was installed , being the ﬁrst placed by any College in Canada .

This college , during recent years , has had to contend with conditions of ﬁnancial stringency in the country and high price s of maintenance but has met them with greater success than som e kindred schools which have been obliged to make special appeals for support to keep them going . ao Dr . Wigle is ably supported by the kindly lady who is companying him through life . Mrs . Wigle makes her quarters a welcome resting plac e for teachers and homesick girls . Her cheerful words and kindly deeds will long be kept in memory b y grateful students .

The College is ably staffed in all its varied departments . The following is the list of honored and talented ladies wh o h ave occupied the responsible position of Chief - Preceptress dur

4 - 1857 r 1 57 . ing the histo y of the College : 85 , Mary E Adams ;

- 1866 1 4 0 . 64 . 8 6 66 . , Mrs John Allison ; , Mrs Stephen Spencer ; 6 1 - 6 1868 - 69 7 , Jennie M . Burr ; 867 8 , Margaret Proctor ; , Mary

- 1 - 1 1 . a 8 70 7 . 69 0 E Pickard (Acting) 8 7 , Mary E H rriman ; ,

w 1 1- Kate L . Je ell ; 8 7 73 , Mary Mellish (had been teacher since

- - 1 73 4 1 4 76 . 8 7 . 8 7 , Mary L Taylor ; , Alice A Chesley ;

1 - 1 - 8 76 77 . 8 7 80 . , Fannie C Gaylord ; 7 , Adelaide H Whitﬁeld ;

1 - 1 - 2 188 2- 85 1 1 . . 880 8 . n 88 8 , Ella L Bar es ; , Mary L D Wilson ; ,

1 - 1 m r Emma F . Sharpe ; 885 9 , Mrs . A . N . Archibald ( for erly Ma y MOU N T AL L I SON IN ST ITUTION S 37 5

- 1897 1901 Mellish as above , with title of Vice Principal from ) 4— A 1 1 B . . 14 B A D. Ph . 9 , Emma Baker , . . , ; Annie Sprague , Of the eighteen ladies holding this responsible position three , in

- t their combined terms , stand out pre eminently for leng h of ser

v . ice , extending over half of the whole history of the College

They are Mrs . A . N . Archibald , M . L . A . ( Mary Mellish ) , Emma D A Ph . . B . Baker , , and Annie Sprague , . , the present talented

- Vice Principal , who first became connected with the college as

o f 1 04 - 5 teacher mathematics in 9 . ’ No summary of the histo ry of the Ladies College would be passable which failed to make appreciative reference to Miss

Miriam Fullerton , who , as matron , for the long period of thirty ﬁve years ( 18 66 so faithfully and l ovingly ministered to

w - the comfort and ell being of the successive companies of girls , numbering in the aggregate several thousands , who came under , , “ her care . She and Mary Mellish ( Mrs . A . N . Archibald , the beloved preceptress ”) arrived together by the same coach on 22 1 866 . July , Both rest from their labors so well done and both live in the loving remembrance of multitudes of former students . Miss Fullerton has had worthy succe ssors but her place in the

s b o . hi tory of the school is unique . She was born at Parrs ro , N 2 th 1 B S. . 8 826 . . . , on Feb , , and died in St John , N , on August 1 1 4 7th , 90 .

The following have been the Musical Directors , having as s ociate d with them many talented assistants , too numerous to : 1854 - 1 55- 59 mention 55, Emma Elliott and Marianne Webb ; 8 ,

1 - 1 A th e 1 1- 4 . 6 8 Samuel F Powers ; 859 , Frederick g ; 6 6 , Edward

- - Amb uhl 18 64 66 0 1866 69 . ; , Stephen . Spencer ; , Lyman F 1 6 - 2 1 2- 74 8 9 7 . . r 8 7 Brown ; , Theodore H A Ma tens ; , Saverio ’ D An n a 18 74 - 75 18 75- 78 ; , Anthony B . Guernsey ; , Maximilian

1 - 1 - - 188 5 8 78 am 1 . . 8 1 8 5 M Sterne ; , Willi Jost ; 8 8 , Carl E Cranz ;

1 - 4 1 4 - 93 . 893 89 95 , Albert A Mack ; 9 , Charles M . Landon ; , Fred

-ck Lill b rid e 1895- 98 oottan 1898 - 1901 AI . e W eri M g ; , John J . ; , 1901- 0 1907 - 11 mon W . Vincent ; 7 , George Wilson ; , Harry

1 11- 14 14 - 1 1 18 9 . 1 9 Horsfall ; , J Noel Brunton ; 9 8 , Fritz Read ; ,

J . Noel Brunton . The Conservatory of Music was erected in 18 90 and is one o al of the best equipped in Canada . The musical direct rs have in ways been ably supported by expert instructors violin , piano ,

- pipe organ and vocal culture . 1894 In , a handsome stone structure , known as the Museum ’ of Fine Arts , was erecte d to house the treasures of the Owens - 376 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

Art collection , brought from St . John , and valued at over 1 This beauti ful building was formally opened in May , 895, by

- o . His Honor , Josiah W od , Esq , Lieut . Governor of New B runs wick . With the coming of the Art collection was accompanied

A . i . ts John Hammond , Esq , R . C . , a distinguished artist as director and principal . He now holds the rank of Professor Em e ritus s , but still takes a practical interest in its success . Mis McL e od Elizabeth , who has , for a long time , been connected with r the school , is the p incipal instructor and is ably assisted by ex perts in designing , perspective , drawing , modeling , etching , paint ing , china painting , wood carving , metal working , leather tooling and basketry .

- Through the generosity of the late Mrs . Massey Treble , o f

o - s wa s Toront , a well equipped Hou ehold Science Department

1 . organized in 903 , under the direction of Miss Ethel M Eadie , o succeeded by Miss Mabel Govenlock , under whose capable dirc tion the department became well established and attractive to t e many of the studen s . Three teachers devote their whole tim to imparting instruction in the vitally important subj ects con n e cte r d with this depa tment . Miss Ethel Roach is the present ' hi e r me n a capable head of t s d p a t t. Valu ble instruction in die te tics is imparted . The department of Oratory and Vocal Culture has proved itse l f to be both popular and eminently useful and has always been under the direction of experts . The present capable head of this department is Miss Ida M . Leslie , who has been connected i 1 1 w th the College since 9 7 . Much attention is given to the Phy s ical Education of the pupils so that their well trained minds may be supported by sound and healthy bodies .

The residential and family conditions , in connection with which so many bright young people are brought together into un se lﬁ shn e s s community li fe , are calculated to cultivate , self control , and right relations with others , which education cannot fail to be of great practical value in after years .

Whilst the ornamental branches are given due attention , the aim of the College is to give to its pupils a sound , practical , gen a eral educ tion , the best interests of body , mind , and spirit being concurrently cultivated .

a irus r . Through the generous bequests of the late J Ha t , Esq , u r of Halifax , the beautiful stone s tr cture , known as Jai us Hart H 1910 f ac all , was erected in , a fording much needed increased 1 20 was commodation . In 9 , a ﬁne new addition to Hart Hall

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e being made by Josiah Wood , Esq . , one of the ﬁrst graduat s ,

. B . Alexander Gibson , Esq , of Marysville , N . , and Z . Chipman ,

Esq . , of St . Stephen , N . B . 1 4 l In 88 , Centennial Hal was built containing excellent class fi rooms , chapel , library , and of ces . 188 6 In “, the chair of Classics was endowed by Josiah Wood , ” Esq . , as The Wood Chair of Classics . A University Residence , a large brick building , situated on ground leased from George T . 1 4 Bowser , Esq . , was opened for students in 89 . It was burned in

1 1 - 1 899. 899 900 June , In the present University Residence was o f built on the site the previous building . In 1896 a b eq uest of was received from the E xe cu t r tors of the estate of Har A . Massey , Esq , of Toronto . A pa t of this was apportioned as an endowment of a chair to be called the Hart A . Massey Chair of Philosophy . 1 898 . . In George T Bowser , Esq , of Sackville , bequeathed to r the University all his valuable prope ty , consisting of house and lands adj oining the University , marsh and woodlands , subj ect to an annuity to his widow . to . S. By his will Ambrose Bent , Esq , of Paradise , N . , left the University , on the decease of his wi fe , the sum of as ’

6 . . o 9 a memorial to his son , W Malc lm Bent , of the class of 1 Mc le l a n In 903 , the C School of Applied Science was open ed . This was made possible largely through the generosity of

l l - Mc e an B . Hon . A . R . C , Riverside , N . , then Lieutenant Govern or of the Province . 1 ir a us . N . . In 907 J Hart , Esq , of Halifax , S , a generous friend ’ and Regent for many years , left in his will gifts to the Ladies

College and University , and made Mount Allison one of three residuary legatees . Through this a sum of nearly was added to the University Endowment . The Charles Fawcett Memorial Hall was erected in 1910 by r Mrs . Frederick Ryan and Mr . Charles W . Fawcett in memo y of their father . It occupies the site of the former residence of

Charles F . Allison . 1 12 Lingley Hall , moved in 9 to the end of the athletic grounds next to the Residence , was enlarged and ﬁtted up as a 1921 n e w gymnasium . It was burned in January , , and a build ing was erected during the summer of that year . In 1913 a campaign for a further endowment of was organized . To this appeal there was a generous response . Pay

e . ments , distributed over a number of years are still b ing made MOUN T A L L I SON IN STITUTION S 379

1 2 e In 9 0 the Ford Hot l was leased as a Residence for women , known as Allison Hall . In order to provide funds for the erection of buildings and to secure endowment to increase the salaries of the te aching staff , 1 21 an appeal was made in February , 9 , for additional funds . Over a quarter of a million dollars was subscribed and a sub stan f tial addition was made to the salaries o the Professors . Chairs M Br okﬁ e l o d . . were endowed by S . , Esq , Joseph Allison , Esq , and

1. by C 0 Frank B . Black in memory of his father , the late Joseph ” L . Black . Important gifts made at various times as a permanent e n ’ dowment for Students Aid Funds , Prizes and Scholarships have proved a grateful help to needy students and a stimulus to all . The University maintains complete and efﬁcient Faculties a in Arts , Science and Theology , and confers all the degrees p r ri Mo p op ate thereto . Mt . Allison University is afﬁliated with Gill University and the Nova Scotia Technical College in

A lie d ' Scie n ce pp , with Dalhousie Medical School , the medical Mc ill faculty of G , and also with Oxford and Cambridge Univer sities , so that work done in Mt . Allison is accepted in the extend ed courses of study in a l l of these Universities and Colleges . 18 88 In , President Inch was notiﬁed that the Executive of the General Council of Medical Exa“mination and Registration of the United Kingdom had resolved That the examinations for

the . a degree in Arts of University of Mount Allison College , N B e xamin . , be recognized and added to the list of preliminary i ” h at on s accepted by the Council . T is action was due to the ex ce ption al s uccess of Mount Allison Students at Edinburgh and other British Universities . Mount Allison University has been most fortunate in the : personnel and ability of its Presidents . The list is as follows

1 2- 1 - 86 6 . M . D . 8 69 78 9 . . , Rev Humphrey Pickard , A , D ; , David

- 1 D. M D 1 . M . . . 8 78 9 . Allison , A . , LL . . ; , James R Inch , A , LL ;

1 1- 1 1 D 1 11- 1 2 89 1 2md M . 9 9 3 9 , ( term) , David Alliso n , A . . , LL . ; ,

A M . 1 . . . D D. . 23 . 9 Rev Byron C Borden , , . , LL D ; , George D A M Ph . . J . Trueman , . . , Humphrey Pickard was a notable man as a strong personal

t . ity , scholar , educa or , organizer , administrator , and reformer B He had the gift of leadership . Born at Fredericton , N . . , in 18 13 t , he was ed ucate d at Wilbraham Academy and Middle own r 1 5 1842 University , entered the minist y in 83 , and in November , , was appointed to the Principal ship of the Wesleyan Academy , 38 0 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

about to be opened at Sackville . Here he continued for nearly

- twenty seven years , and during all that time as the Institutions — expanded under his vigorous administration ﬁ rst by the estab ’ lishm e n t 1854 of the Ladies Academy in , and of the University in 18 62— his was the presiding mind and the controlling power of our Educational Work in the Maritime Provinces . He had much to do in th e establishment of The Wesleyan and the Sup

e rn ume rar . h ﬁ y Fund He . for some years , eld the of ces of Book

Steward and Editor . Twice he was elected to the Presidency of the Conference , and twice he crossed the Atlantic as representa tive to the British Conference . He took an active part in the

- Temperance Reformation . He was a many sided man , a pioneer who laid solid foundations and whose memory should be grate w fully kept green by succeeding generations . He passed a ay at 28th 1890 77th Sackville , on Feb . , , in the year of his age , but he is living still in the great schools whose planting h e superinte nd ed . 1836 e d David Allison was born at Newport , N . S. , in , was u c ate d at D a lhousie Mount Allison Academy ( 18 53 BA Middletown , Conn . ( . in graduating at the head of an exceptionally able class , specializing in classics . He taught for a short term in the old academy , Stanstead , Quebec , returning to u 18 0 Mo nt Allison Academy as teacher in 6 , professor of classics 18 62 in the newly organized college in , and was made president i 1 . n 6 . in 8 9, on the retirement of Dr Pickard After a notable

r 1 . . m e n . cu b cy , h e was in Ma ch , 8 78 , ap p ointed to succeed Dr A

S . Hunt as General Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia ,

a - at the g e of forty one years . He discharged the duties of this high ofﬁce with much satisfaction to the government and public 1 1 until 89 when , on the acceptance of a similar office in New w b y d th e v Bruns ick Presi ent Inch , he responded to in itation of the Board of Governors to resume the office of President of Mount Allison University and continued to discharge its duties E till 1911 when h e resigned and was succeeded b v the Rev . vron ’

D D i . . C . Borden , . Pr ncipal of the Ladies College Dr Allison wa s a man of striking personality , great energy , and commanding

. ability . In his prime he was a magnetic leader and a prince u wa s in among teachers . As st dent . Professor and President he tim ate l y and influentially as soci ate d With Moun t Allison for the

i - u r lon g per od of forty four years . He died in Halifax on Febr a y h 1 4 h an d was i r 2ot , 92 , in his 88t year , bur ed at Sackville , whe e he h ad spent so many y ears of his inﬂuential life .

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In casting about for a worthy successor to the foregoing r wo thies , attention was directed , with unanimity , to George J .

Ph D. . . B Trueman , M A , . , a native of Point de Bute , N . . , and a graduate of Mount Allison , who had won for himself a good re port in the educational world . After winning success as Principal

r B . of the Riverside Consolidated School , Albe t C o . , N . , he was 1908 to chosen , in , succeed Rev . Dr . Flanders as Principal of fi Stanstead Wesleyan College , Quebec , which of ce he discharged w ith much ability for twelve years , when he became Associate Secretary in the Educational Department of the work within the bounds of the General Conference of the Methodist Church . His administrative and field work received the high commendation of 1 2 9 3 . the constituency and , in , on the retirement of Dr Borden , he was unanimously chosen for the Presidency of the University . He has already j ustified the confidence of the Board of Govern ors and the outlook for the University , under his leadership , is most encouraging . Space will not permit us to make lengthened reference to the many professors who have so nobly contributed to the suc cess of the University but it would be inexcusable not to pay some tribute to their personal service . Of those not already men tion e d the name of Thomas Pickard is suggested . The first pro fe ssor h e of mathematics , was well qualified for his work and wa w a s s a most painstaking teacher . He succeeded by Richard D an d Ph . . C . Weldon , M . A . , , an able scholar , skillful teacher , 18 66 striking personality . A graduate of the class of , he pursued post- graduate studies abroad and returned to give several years Alma Ma te was of splendid service to his r . until he called to the position of Dean of the Law School of Dalhousie University which he created , a post of great responsibility , which he so ably filled that his retirement caused profound regret and called forth many expressions of high appreciation from those most intimate

l ff . y acquainted with him . Another of the early sta was Dr John

Burwash , versatile , equally at home in theology , natural science , a or mathematics , an eloquent preacher and an ardent sportsm n r m e with rod and gun . Dr . Bu wash ca e from Ontario and , aft r r years of devoted service at Mount Allison , retu ned to Toronto ,

and held a place on the staff of Victoria University . A name ever to be remembered by the students between 18 7 1

1 1 . . . . . and 9 6 is that of Al fred D Smith , M A , LL D , Professor o f i e Classics , very human , friendly , w tty , scholarly , acquaint d with t Alma Ma te r every student and his pedigree , devo ed to his and MOU'N T A L L I SON IN STITUTION S 38 3

— ambitious for the welfare of all his students a unique and wholesome character who gave youth a stimulus towards the best things .

Next we come to Sidney W . Hunton , M . A . , Professor of

- Q t Mathematics for forty one years , who was educated at the Mc ill tawa Collegiate and G University , winning , while at the c l atter , the famous Gilchrist Scholarship , whi h caused him to proceed to University College , London , where he won high hon He idl e ors . He afterwards took short courses in Cambridge and berg and became Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Univer sit 18 83 \ to y College , London , which position he resigned , in , accept the Chair of Mathematics at Mount Allison . He has Splendidly honored the position and in turn has been honored by the large n umber of exceptionally able students who have left his classes to take positions of importance in the scientiﬁc world . e f Prof . Hunton is h ld in a fection and high esteem by more than an average generation of students in all of whose various a ctivi ties he has ever taken an active interest . During one hour , in his r ﬁrst year , his prospect of making such a long record was ve y doubtful . He and Prof . G . J . Leard (who spent one year at Mt . w c-an oe in w A . ) ent g on Silver Lake ( hat old students knew as Morice ’ s Pond) when a dog which they had with them j umped out of the canoe and in doing so upset it so that the Professors t were precipi ated into the water , rescue coming to them when they were about exhausted .

Another brilli ant Gilchrist scho lar follows Prof . Hunton as — w . . a long term professor William Morley T eedie , M A After a distinguished course at Mount Allison he captured the ﬁrst prize in the B . A . examinations of the University of Hali fax , and won a Gilchrist Scholarship before he was twenty y e ars of age stand — a ing next to the highest among the world wide m triculants , car

in ff . ry g o many prizes and honors at University College , London 1 87 In the fall of 8 , he returned to Mount Allison as Professor of S English Language and Literature , and has thus pent thirty r seven years in ofﬁce . A b illiant and progressive student , a thor o ough teacher , demanding strenuous endeav r on the part of his

- s s w . pupils , his clas room are al ays crowded Professors Hunton h and Tweedie belong to the exclusive Gilc rist caste , being quite

A . satisﬁed with their plain B . A . or M . , and have refused any further honorary decorations . They are our intellectual B rah

’ u o mins . The only fa lt found with Pr fessor Tweedie is his failure thus far , to extend the family tree . 384 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

- Another long term Professor , whose memory is affectionate l y cherished was the late Rev . Dr . Wilbur W . Andrews , who came to Mount Allison in 1891 as Professor of Chemistry and E xpe ri mental Physics and remained for twenty - one years until called

to the presidency of a college at Regina , Sask . Of most kindly

character , a cheery optimist , an enthusiastic teacher , an eager

scholar , an eloquent speaker , he was beloved by all who were as s ociate d with him and no students could come under his inﬂuence

without being , more or less , inspired by his own high ideals . He 6th 1922 - died at Regina , August , , aged sixty three years .

D. c . William L . Goodwin , S , a student of Mount Allison , who 18 captured the Gilchrist Scholarship in 77 , and , h aving pursued a very succ e ssful course of study in some of the most celebrated r Alm 1 2 Universities of Europe , retu ned to his a Ma te r in 88 as Professor of Chemistry and Experimental Physics but only re mained till 1884 when he was enticed to accept a Similar position ’ is in Queen s University , Kingston , Ont . He now in the employ r in r of the Onta io government the depa tment of mines . 1 6 C . S. . . I n 90 J . W . rowell , B , C E came to Mount Allison , as Professor of Civil Engineering and rendered faith ful and efﬁcient 1 service till 920 when he resigned . w Dr . Harold E . Bigelo , an honor graduate in Science of the 1 0 class of 9 3 , after taking a post graduate course in Harvard

University , returned to Mount Allison as Professor of Chemistry , t and , af er a few years of efﬁcient service , was made D ean of the

Faculty of Science . Supported by experts he has had the great satisfaction of seeing many of the students of this School of Applied Science atta ining high standing and capturing many prizes at McGill University and other senior te chnical colleges . i l B B c McK e . A . . . H. S . W. Prof , , , j oined the Science Faculty in the following year and con tinues to command the appreciation of e Governors and students . Dr . Frank Whe lock came in on the same year and after rendering excellent service resigned in 1917 taking a similar position in Acadia University . Other Professors of diff erent Faculties came for short terms McClun and did good work . Among them were Professors Hult , g , Swe e tz e r s McKa Killam , , Daw on , y , Perkins , Given , Dwight , Mc

Kee and Garton . At this time of writing the different Faculties are well man e m ned . Besid s those entioned the following came in the order

1915 . . named : Dr . James W . Cohoon ( ) Classics ; Dr Roy B Lid e dy Philosophy ; Dr . John Line Commerc and

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College ; Frank W . Nicolson , Prof . of Classics , Wesleyan , Mid dl e t wn o . . , Conn Raymond C Archibald , Prof . of Mathematics at

Brown University ; H . M . Tory , President Alberta University ;

Albert M . Sanford , President of New Westminster , B . C . , Col

. . . m lege ; H E England , Prof at N . S . Nor al School and Montreal

Protestant Schools ; Frank P . Day , Dean of Carnegie Institute , ’ Pittsburgh ; R . R . Gates , Prof . of Botany in King s College , Lon don ; Lawrence Killam , Prof . of Engineering in B . C . College ; W .

P . Bell , Philosophy Prof . at Harvard ; Aubrey S . Tuttle , Presi of dent Alberta Theological College ; S . Douglas Killam , Prof . of r Mathematics in Albe ta University ; J . Harold Fitch , Prof . in

N . S . Normal ; Cedric Ryan , Prof . of mechanical engineering in

G . B . ; Charles Robb , Prof in Alberta University ; Julia Colpitts , a e Prof . of M thematics , in Stat College , Ames , Iowa ; Elmer Col pitts , Prof . of Mathematics in State College , State of Washing Kn i h Mc t . ton ; g , Prof mechanical engineering in Nova Scotia

Technical College ; Egerton R . Brecken , Prof . in West China

University . Mr . Justice Russell (recently retired ) , a Mt . A . graduate of 1868 was for some years Professor in the Dalhousie

Law School .

MOUN T ALL ISON s HON OR ROLL

The following is the list o f Mount Allison University stu dents who were killed ih action or died in service during the great — Wa r z r McL . World Lyman Anglin , Robe t Armstrong , Rupert

Bartlett , Harlan W . Borden , Gordon V . Boone , Frederick C .

n . . r e . Burchell , S . M . Brow , A N Ca t r , Joseph L Clark , Bert s Cooper , A . F . Craig , Harold C . Davis , Harold G . Davi on , ff Eric R . Dennis , Cli ord Drummond , Charles D . Edgecombe ,

St . Clair Elderkin , Vernon Elderkin , P . L . Findley , George

Gear , John L . Godwin , Colin C . Gray , William F . Hale ,

John M . Hensley , Frank M . Hughes , David Jardine , J . Coleman kin s ud s . Jordan , John J , Erskine Lind ay , J Earle Lockerby , Ter Me th e ra ll o . . . rence Lockw od , Ronald S Machum , Geo T , Gordon MacKa Mot e r . . Mott , A . J . y , Donald R Munro , Arthur H y , Ken i McKie l McL e an MacKe n z e . neth K . , Geo , Miss Rena , Donald w McMill an . r . . E . , Hubert P Osbo ne , Harold G Pearson , Ed ard C

Peters , Walter W . Pickup , Ralph W . Phalen , Richard W . Poole , r Thomas H . Pirie , Ernest M . Pringle , Har y H . Reinhardt , Nelson

e . . Richardson , Walt r T Ruggles , Cecil P Smith , Ralph Snow , s Alexander M . Seaman , Lewis M . Southgate , Albert Stephen on , MOUNT AL L I SON IN ST ITUTI ON S 38 7

John C . Sutherland , Harry B . Swetnam , Henry A . Tattrie , Roy

E . Tower , Donald M . Trapnell , Roland F . Turner , E . H . Welch , i Norman Wetmore , A . Tristrian Wh te , William A . Winsor , Ar thur Winsor .

THE OLOGICAL FACUL TY

It was intended from the first that suitable training for can didate s for the ministry should be provided at Mount Allison as r 1 soon as financial circumstances would pe mit , and , in 859, the Conference deemed it imperative that immediate provision should be made for the organization of a theolog“ical department . An endowment fund for the maintenance of the Charles F . Alli ” in 1860 son Professorship received such encouragement that , , A M . . e wo . Rev Charl s De lfe , , then stationed at Sackville , was requested to take the oversight of such candidates for the min r ist y as were then pursuing their studies at the Academy . In the following year he was appointed the first theological p rofe s sor , and the degree of D . D . was conferred upon him by Acadia r D l f re . e o e College of which he was a g aduate . Dr W was a

- markable man , of deep learning , a Silver tongued orator , of pol is he d 18 15 wit and classic speech . Born at Wolfville , in , he was educated at Acadia College , and was studying law in Halifax when he was converted and although brilliant prospects presented themselves from the legal profession he relinquished them all and ff o ered himself as a candidate for the Methodist ministry , when he sailed for England to pursue his studies at Hoxton Theological

- Institution , a fellow student of William Arthur and John Hunt . i m 1838 He was orda ned in City Road Chapel , in Septe ber , , and sent out to Yarmouth where great success attended his ministry .

After serving in Halifax , Windsor , Charlottetown , Montreal , and to other places he was found , at Sackville , suit the need of the 1 wa s church in 860. Through failing health he obliged to retire 1870 i in , return ng to Wolfville , his native place , where he died th 1 9 . greatly lamented , on June , 8 75 He was President of the 1 3 Conference of Eastern B ritish America in 8 6 . D D . S . . Rev Charles tewart , , his successor , was born in Glas 1827 24th gow , Scotland , in , and died at Sackville on August , 1 1 4 9 0, in his 8 th year , having spent eighteen years in circuit work and forty years in connection with the Mount Allison I n s titution s - , thirty three as Professor and Dean of Theology , and seven in lesser labors as Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral 38 8 HI STORY OF MEf T 'HJODI SM

Theology . He was a godly man , of deep convictions , conserva tive views and most industrious habits . He had a heart of gold o and his personal contact with young ministers in their r oms , as well as in the class room , made lasting impressions for good upon e them , gratefully acknowledg d in after years . He was trusted and honored by his Conference as its President and its re pre se n ta tive to the British Conference and many General Conferences . 18 75- 76 In , the Faculty of Theology was formally o rganized D - . . s . t and a B cour e outlined Dr . S ewart was the Dean and sev eral of the Arts Faculty co - operated in the work of the Theology

Faculty .

A . M . D D Rev . Charles H . Paisley , , . . , succeeded Dr . Stewart

. 1843 as Dean of Theology Born in Fredericton , in , he graduated s in Art from the University of New Brunswick , entered the min istr 1866 y in , engaged in circuit work , mostly in New B runswick “ , 18 79 till , beginning with , he spent ﬁve years in the Male Acad

emy as Principal . Then he took a year of absence for study in

1885 . 1 6 Scotland and returned to circuit work in In 89 , he was s appointed to the chair o f Church History and N . T . Exegesi , at 1 02 e w Mount Allison , and in 9 , on the retirement of Dr . St art

from full work, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty , the duties

of which he discharged with marked ability . Dr . Paisley was a

prince among teachers , accurate in scholarship , industrious in r to habit , persevering in purpose , and unswe ving in devotion e duty . He was honor d by his Conference with the Presidency and received many other tokens of the high esteem in which he

was held by his brethren . He passed away very suddenly on

20th 1 . January , 908

A M . D D. . e . Rev . Howard Sprague , . , , succ eded Dr Paisley in 1 s 908 , as Dean and Profes or of Systematic Theology and New

Testament Exegesis . He was a son of the Rev . Samuel W . n w Sprague and was bor at Lo er Island Cove , Newfoundland , in 1 4 8 3 . He had a brilliant career at college and was one of the e ﬁ rst graduate s of Arts from Mount Allison . He had a di ting uish e d ministry being considered one of the ablest preachers in re Canada . He was held in much honor by his brethren having t s ce ive d the highest gi fts at their bestowal . Af er the disastrou 18 77 -t ﬁre which swept the city of St . John in he was sen to Great 1882 B ritain to appeal for aid a n d to rebuild the churches . In , he was appointed Fraternal Delegate from the General Confer

ence to the Methodist Episcopal Church South . He was held in

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stands in the high esteem of his brethren . Prof . De sBarre s also holds the responsible positions of Librarian and Secretary of the

Faculty and the Senate . D . B. . . . Ph . D Rev Roy B Liddy , M A , . , . , came to Mount Alli ih 1 1 son 9 5 . Born at Bradford , Ontario , educated at Victoria

College and the University of Toronto , with special graduate studies in Chicago , Columbia , and Union Theological Seminary , Ne w - York , he came well equipped to teach Philosophy both in

Mrs . the Arts and Theological Faculties . Mr . and Liddy have also rendered excellent service to the Institutions in their position as Guardians of Allison Hall in which , for some years , the lady students of the University have been domiciled ;

B. D Rev . John Line , M . A . , . , came to the University w in the follo ing year Born in Buckingham , England , he came to Newfoundland as a probationer for the ministry , thence i went to To ronto taking Arts in the Un versity of Toronto , The

o . ology at Vict ria College , and later took his S . T D . at Wesleyan n t Theological College , Mo treal . After leaving Vic oria he took circuit work in the Toronto Conference till called to Mount Alli n so . Dr . Line has done considerable outside work , being in de 500 ff mand as a preacher and lecturer . He won the prize of $ o er e d by Trinity College , Melbourne , for the best essay on New

Testament Criticism and Inspiration . The essay is to be publish r ed by the Epworth P ess , London . Dr . Line ably ﬁlls the dual places of Professor of Systematic Theology an d Professo r of r Economics in the A ts course . D A q D. . . B . . . . . Rev . Miller , M A , , presently Prof of O T Lan g uage and Literature in Alberta Theological College , spent the year 1908 - 09 at Mount Allison a s temporary supply during the De sBarre s absence of Prof . and highly commended himself to Stroth ard the University family . Prof . King and Prof . H . S . B . for s hort te rms gave part time to the teaching of Religious Edu cation , when not away from Sackville in the discharge of their duties as travelling secreta ries of the Religious Education De n h p artme t of t e church . THE B OOK R OOM A ND Til-IE WE SL E YAN 391

CHAPTER VII

THE BOOK ROOM AND THE WESLEYAN

No section of the church has made a larger and happier use

t . . of li erature than Methodism has done Mr Wesley , very early , began circul ating useful lite rature . His followers in the United

States and Canada , from the beginning , copied after him . In r these provinces , the teaching of Calvin strongly tinctured the e li ious g literature of the early settlers , so that the Methodist itin c n rants fou d it necessary , facing strong prej udices , to import and write and circulate a new kind of literature to support the doc s trines which they preached . Thus nearly all the early itinerant r were colporteurs as well as preachers . The need of a deposito y , in some central plac e , for the sale of Methodist and friendly lit

' e r ture was 1 9 wa s a increasingly felt , until , in 83 , such a depot opened in the home of Rev . Charles Churchill , in Halifax , but it ceased to exist a fter the lapse of a few years . A second attempt Le d 1 2 . Mc o was made , in 85 , by Rev Alex . W . , and handed over e by him to the venerable William Croscombe , superannuat d , under whom it became rather an agency for orders than a - depot 1840 for sales . A similar depot was established in St . John in 184 but ceased to exist in 7 . A year a fter the organization of the

Eastern B ritish American Conference , a Book Room on a more

e . ext nded scale was established in Halifax , with a branch in St 1 7 John . The latter was discontinued after a few years . In 8 3 , the Halifax Book Room removed from its dingy quarters on Ar gyle Street to 119 Granville Street and in 188 1 to 14 1 Granville

Street where it has continued until this present . For many years the offices of B ook Steward and Editor of The Wesleyan were 1 e combined until 8 79 when they were separated . Since that dat ffi : 1 the o ce of B ook Steward has been filled as follows 8 79, Dr . 1 1 . 1 2 . . 88 0 . 0 . . 9 3 . H Pickard ; , S F Huestis ; 9 8 , F W Mosher ; , E J r Vicke y . - to Dr . Pickard was a many sided man who adapted himself a great variety of service for the church he loved and whatever

o . he undert ok to do he did well . Rev . Stephen F Huestis , after - r twenty two years of devoted and fruitful circuit minist y , dis charged the difﬁcult duties of Book Steward with great ﬁdelity

- for the long period of twenty eight years , thus rounding out ﬁfty 3 92 HI STORY OF MIE TLHlODI SM

r years in active se vice . Mr . F. W . Mosher , the ﬁrst layman fi t formally to hold the of ce of Book S eward , after serving under

Dr . Huestis for fi fteen years succeeded him in office and faithful ly discharged its duties for fi fteen more years until 1923 when he resigned to engage in another business and was succeeded by Mr .

E . J . Vickery who had long previous experience in the book busi ness under his own name in Yarmouth , and which he handed over to his son , assuming the duties of Book Steward at the special r equest of the Book Committee .

— The We s l e yan The early Methodist ministers of the Mari i of time Prov nces were heroic men . They were ﬁrst all evange t lis s , but they never forgot that they were also to be educators . e b e True to the genesis and the genius of M thodism , they soon gan to dream of Colleges and the dissemination of religious lit

e rature . They were colporteurs as well as preachers . th e r In opening years of the last century , occasional se mons and tractates , on controversial subj ects , from their pens , began to appear in print . “These were followed by more pretentious publications such as Narrative of a Mission , by Joshua Mars “ ” of den , Memoirs William Black , by Matthew Richey , and

Memorials of Missionary Life in Nova Scotia , by Charles

Churchill . In the twenties we ﬁnd the names of William Temple and McL e od w r Alexander W . connected ith the religious depa tments of weekly papers publis hed by private parties in Hali fax and St .

John . These men , and others , aspired to the publication of a de n omin ation al 1832 periodical , and in the ﬁrst issue of a quarterly ,“ j ournal appeared under the title of The Nova Scotia and New : “B runswick Wesleyan Methodist Magazine . The historian says The appearance of the Magazine immediately aroused opposi tion on the part of th e Mis sionary Committee in London which f feared , at once , an inj urious ef ect upon the sale of the English connexional periodicals , and an entanglement in any possible loss . The secretaries , for these reasons , pronounced the action of n their missionari es u constitutional , and demanded the immediate ” discontinuance of the Magazine .

Whilst submitting , for the time , these men were so fully per suade d of the necessity and value of a connexional organ that , in 1 838 , they began the publication of a small fortnightly eight McL e od Th e . page paper , called Wesleyan , with Alexander W as

Editor , assisted by Charles Churchill . It was issued from the

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- Churchill , previously book steward , undertook the additional ” task of editor . These men , M Le . c od Rev . A W . ,

M . H . Richey , Esq . ,

Rev . Charles Churchill ,

of commanding talent, eloquent tongue , and facile pen , were fol lowed by the RE V O N C RR . J H M MU AY, f of Irish birth , who held o ﬁce as Book Steward and Editor , from 1 2 McMurra 8 6 to 69. Dr . y was deeply versed in all that per tain e d ri to the doct ne , polity and history of Methodism , and always delighted to emphasize the great verities of evangelical l’ truth and experimental religion . The next occupant of the dua Oﬂice was

RE V. RE I C K D HUMPH Y P AR , h a of Puritan stock , who s left such a large and enduring mark th e upon educational , publishing and supernumerary interests of he our Church . With his characteristic ability and thoroughness r f 1 discha ged the duties of this of ice from 869 to 73 , assisted , in

the editorial work , by the able and practised pen of Rev . J . R .

Narraway of St . John . The venerable doctor was succeeded by E V E X N DE R I CO SON R . . AL A W N L , who ever seemed to carry about with him the brightness and

breeziness of the Western Isles of Scotland , in one of which he of was born . He occupied a prominent place in all the Councils 1 73 - the Church , and for the space of six years , 8 79, performed the various duties of Book Steward and Editor in a manner that gave evidence of eminent executive ability and literary acumen . 1 In 8 75 , whilst under his control , the word provincial was drop its ped from the name of the paper , and it was also restored to

- eight page form. 18 7 oflice s of With the resignation of Mr . Nicolson , in 9, the a Book Steward and Editor were separated , Dr . Pickard being p pointed to the former and E V N C N RRIE R . DU A D . CU , r to the latter position . Whatever clouds may have gathered ove rize n the ho of this man , in later life , in his palmy days he was a r man o f commanding influence and great ve satility . Fretting ffi o l under the restraints of o ce work , he continued in the edit ria chair for one year only , when he and his colleague resigned . E V SON I R . T . WAT SM TH , r b e the historian of Methodism in Eastern B itish America , now T HE .BOOK R OOM AND THE WE SL E YAN 395

c . s ame Editor , associated with Rev S . F . Hue tis as Book Stew r 1 - 6 a d . 8 80 8 . Dr Smith continued in ofﬁce for six years , , when , in consequence of serious illness , he was compelled to resign in McMurra August the venerable Dr . y supplying until the mid l d e . of December wh“en Dr . Lathern took charge . Of Dr Smith his biographer says : For editorial work he had unique qualiﬁ ca tions . He caught with ease the salient and critical points of public and passing events . There was a j udicious reticence when t hat seemed a desirable policy , but a fearless and uncompromis in g attitude in regard to moral issues and the paper ” w as made a power through the length and breadth of the land . E V O N N R . E R J H LATH , f o an old Northumbrian family , next occupied the editorial chair ,

- 1 7 . . continuing in ofﬁce for more than seven years , 88 95 Dr Lathern occupied a large place in the Methodism of these prov in ce s by the sea . He filled numerous ofﬁcial and representative positions with honor to himself and advantage to the church . As a preacher he stood in the front rank . His intellectual powers w b e ere of an high order , and whilst a devoted Methodist, he o longed to all the churches , and was a m st ardent advocate of

Christian unity . In succession to this vete ran came a younger man in the p erson of the E V E ORGE N D R . . O G J B , r an honored son of Newfoundland , the first B ritish No th Ameri c an Colony to receive the Methodist evangel . Mr . Bond dis c o f oflice harged the duties his , as editor of The Wesleyan , with d istinguished ability till called to the more commanding position of Editor of The Christian Guardian . His term of office extend 1 1 e d from 895 to 902. And now we come to the histori c General Conference of 1902 , meeting in Winnipeg , whose very atmosphere seemed to b e charged with enterprise and radical adventure including the r bi th of the Church Union Movement . Amongst the innovations was the election of an editor for the Guardian from the East and s t for the Wesleyan from the We , the far West , in the person of E V O N C E N R . J H MA L A , a son of the heather , educated at Victoria University , a pioneer

- preacher of the great North land , a Christian voyageur and lit te rate ur r st , an authority on Indian histo y and cu oms , and a bril liant correspondent . He surprised the east in his unexpected m c . oming and also , at the end of one ter , in his going We 396 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

thought he had come to stay , but a visit to the wide Western

- prairies , his real home land and the birth place of his children , wrought such witchery with his affections that he at once pro

claimed that he could not remain away .

E V . N ON R . D W . JOH S MacL e an (the write r of this volume) succeeded Dr . and rem—ain ed in off ice sixteen years as Editor and one year as acting Edi a his tor , period more than twice as long as the term of any of h a d predecessors . By a General Conference rule no one who passed his 70th birthday at the time of the elections for General ﬂi o ce . Conference ofﬁcials , could be eligible for The writer had 1 22 passed 70, by one day , when the elections occurred in 9 , and re - 49 therefore was not eligible for election , but as he had spent years in the active work there was a general desire that he should

50 . round out years before retiring , and by the proposal of Rev

- H . E . Thomas , the editor elect, and the concurrence of the Mari ff time Conference , he remained in o ice until after the annual 1 24 1 Conferences of 9 , thus completing 7 years in the Wesleyan

oﬂice and 50 in the ministry . E R E R E V . O R . H B T E TH MAS

a native of St . John , and prominent in the councils of his Con 1924 his ference , assumed ofﬁce in July , , and has entered upon

work with good promise of making it a success .

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mitte e reported : We are of one mind that organic union is both

desirable and practicable , and we commend the whole subj ect to the favo rable consideration of the Churches concerned for such ” action as they may deem wise and expedient . This finding was reported to the General Assembly of June 1904 which expre ssed , , “ its gratification at the progress that had been made and Espec ially that the General Conference of The Methodist Church shoul d have adopted a deliverance breathing the truly Christian spirit of the re solution which has been transmitted to the As l s e mb y . ff The General Assembly , in e ect, said : I f these other Church es mean business let them appoint committees large enough to represent all interests of their work , and with some authority , and let them meet with a similar committe e from us to grapple with the situation , and they appointed a committee of 60 minis ters and laymen . The Methodist Church , through the General 15 Conference Special Committee , increased its committee from n r i n ali t e to 60 and the C o g e g o s appointe d a committ e of 30. This large and influential committee ha d its fi rst meeting 21st 1904 r on Dec . , , in Knox Church , To onto , and spent two s its days , of three essions each , in deliberations , reaching the con elusion that there were no insuperable barriers to union . It then

- proceeded to appoint sub committees on Doctrine , Polity , The

r - Minist y , Administration and Law , said sub committees to con sider their respective subj ects during the year .

The s econd meeting o f the j oint committe e was held in Dec . , 1 t 905, and reported progress . The third meeting was held in Sep , 1 6 - 90 , when three days were devoted to consideration of sub com mi e tt e reports . At this meeting it was decided to invite the Ang li n ca s and B aptists to“j oin in the negotiations . The Baptists de clin e e d , considering it necessary to maintain a separate organiz d ” “ ” existence , an d To propagate their views throughout the world . The Anglican Church sent a friendly reply but was evidently not ready to take any action . The fourth Conference of the United Committee was held e 1 0 in Sept mber of 9 7 and the ﬁ fth , which lasted for three days , in

De c 1908 . . , By this time the Basis of Union was completed and the committee presented its wo rk to the govern ing bodies of the three church e s , with the declared co nviction that organic union was practicable . The General Assembly of 1909 adopted the ﬁrst report of the Union Committee expressing its feasibility of union , but de C HU -RCCH UN I ON 399

cided that the B asis , when completed , should be sent down to the p eople as a condition of union . The Ass embly held in Ottawa in 1911 asked for a vote of th e p eople which gave for union and against, in a total m embership of The Assembly held in Edmonton in

1912 in view of the minority ha lted the movement , but express , “ , e d the hope of practically unanimous action within a reason 1915 able time . The Assembly (Kingston) , , after a pause of 113 three years , asked the people for a second vote , which gave , 338 600 for union and against in a total membership of , 3 22 , showing that little more than half the membership had e nough interest in the matter to vote one way or another . 1 1 re solv The General Assembly of 9 6 , meeting in Winnipeg , 1917 ed to proceed to union . The Assembly of , held at Montreal , on account of the determined agitation of the minority and the o f r de te rmin disturbed condition the count y because of the war ,

ed to , bold the question of union entirely in abeyance until two 1921 years after the war . The General Assembly of , held in 4 14 1 to Toronto , decided by a vote of to 07 to proceed union , but not to precipitate the action , progress to be reported to the next

General Assembly . 1 21 4 14 107 In the vote of 9 , which gave for and against , 229 ministers voted for and 52 against ; 184 elders for and 46 against ; 36 ministers from the Maritime Provinces for and 8 26 11 against ; elders for and against . 1922 In , the General Assembly met in Winnipeg where the

Church Union proj ect received its start twenty years before . The committee appointe d to co - operate with committees of the other churches in dra fting proposed legislation and attending to other e conomic conditions reported progress and were ordered to report 1 2 - e at the following Assembly in 9 3 . The anti unionists gav otice that when the union was consumma ted they would with graw . The General Assembly of 1923 was held at Port Arthur and a battle royal ensued . The militant children of John Knox e n g ag ed lustily in the fray . There were eruptions and threatened dis r ti n u o s . p The heather was on ﬁre , and the Confession of Faith and the Claymore were much in evidence . Three propositions were presented . The ﬁrst was that of the Church Union Commit tee which urged immediate pro cedure towards organic union by requesting parliamentary consent to the provisions of Union Leg isl ation e agreed upon by the Unit d Union Committee . The second 400 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM

ff was , in e ect, the relinquishment of Union negotiations ; and th e third was the substitution of a sort of federal union . The ﬁrst motion for immediate procedure towards union carried by a vote 42 12 6 9. of to Notwithstanding this third deﬁnite decision , those opposed to union attempted to prevent action at the Assembly 1 24 42 of 9 , but by a vote of 7 to 96 the Assembly resolved to con summate the Union and to press for the necessary legislation

both in the Federal and Provincial Parliaments .

This decided the Presbyterian Church , and what about the Methodists ? At the General Conference of 1910 the principle of n u ion and the basis of union were approved . Out of a member or 32 ship , possible vote , of 0, two hundred and twenty voted in

favor and thirty seven voted in opposition . It was decided to

send the question down to the Annual Conferences , Quarterly fﬁ O cial B oards , membership and adherents for decision , with the result that 11 Conferences out of the 12 voted in favor of the 1 27 Union with a vote of 579 to 0. The exception was the New foun dl an d Conference whose vote was three to one against Un

8 7 14 . ion . The Nova Scotia Conference vote was for and against 111 12 N B . . . t o . . The vote in the . P E I C nf was for and agains ‘ th e flicial In O B oards of the twelve Conferences , vot “ “” ” ed Yes and No ; of the members eighteen years of age “ “” and over voted Yes“and N“o ; of members ad under eighteen , voted Yes and No and of “” “ r n h e e ts voted Yes and No . It will thus be seen that Methodists voted against the Union . The vote in the f 1107 : a n d . . east was as follows N . B . P . E I of icial boards for and 192 against ; adult membership 7003 for and 1160 against ; j unior membership 498 for and 8 1 against ; adherents 28 79 for 4 990 and 27 against . In the N . S . Conference , in official boards , 21 6345 1650 for and 5 against ; adult membership , for and o 422 92 against ; j uni r membership , for and against ; adherents , 4 4 23 1 for and 34 against . In Newfoundland , in official boards , 2 173 1 the vote was 369 for 6 2 against ; adult membership , for and 4045 against ; j unior membership 98 for and 108 against ;

1194 278 7 . adherents , for and against In the Congregationa l Church of members the num r e xe r ber voting was ve y small , not much more than one third a 8 13 cising their fr nchise . The vote stood for , and against wa s un the Basis . The general sentiment , however , in favor of ion and the people of this church assumed a passive attitude

waiting to see what the two larger bodies would do .

40 2 HISTORY OF ME THODI SM ward with them without doing them much inj ury and allowing r a rebel mino ity of their Church to triumph over them . All through these troublesome years the Methodist Church , often under great and unwarranted provocation , has maintained a dig n iﬁe d r silence , lest the strife in a sister Church should be agg a v d r ate . Even this attitude has been misrepresented but his to y will vindicate her action . She has been true to her own consti u i he t t on and s has kept faith , a hundred per cent , with those with whom she has entered into covenant . In seeking necessary legislation for the administration of the te mporalities of the United Church from the Federal Parliament and Provincial Legislatures the minority , in rebellion against the

Presbyterian Church , obstructed the passing of such legislation in every way possible , causing the legislators , in political ex e die n c r p y , to modify the desi ed measures in an attempt to com promise with both parties , so that the legislation , passed in the various legislatures , is not uniform , nor are any of the provincial un satis acts in complete harmony with the Federal Act, a very factory condition liable to occasion much future confusion . The Federal legislation provided for the organization of l oth 1925 th e United Church of Canada to take place on June , , at the meeting of the General Council to be held in the city of Tor o 350 150 nto , and to consist of members , each from the Presby 40 10 terian and Methodist Churches , Congregationalists , and from the Council of Un ion Churches of Western Canada .

The union was consummated , on the date mentioned , under n i most auspicious circumsta ce s , n connection with which was held a most unique communion service , in the great arena , at which between seven and eight thousand persons , in delightful fellow t ship , partook of the elemen s commemorative of the broke n body

. and spilt blood of the Redeemer of the world . t WOMAlNlS MI SStIlONAlRY SOCI E TY 403

CHAPTER I X

WOMAN ’ S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Methodism , from the beginning , has been greatly indebted to its godly women . From Susanna Wesley to the present day they have been foremost in every good word and work . They have always taken a keen interest in the missionary Operations m of the Church . About half a century ago the women beca e especially interested in the work undertaken by the General Mis sion ary Society in Japan and among the Indians of Weste rn

Canada , and conceived the idea that organized missionary work , s e in which the women might be personally and directly respon ibl , would not only prove a blessing to the women themselves but would also greatly augment the work of the General Society . The ofﬁcials of the General Society approved of the proposition and the Woman ’ s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church 8 of Canada was organized in Hamilton , Ontario , on Nov . th , 1 1 88 .

N ova Scotia Bran ch- The following summary of the history of the Nova Scotia Branch has been furnished us through the 1 24 . 9 : kindness of Mrs J . C . Purdy , the present ( ) President The ’ Woman s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Can

1 1. t . 8 88 ada was organized in Hamilton , Ontario , on Nov th , Jus two months later the ﬁrst auxiliary was organized in Nova Sco tia r in histo ic B runswick St . Church , Hali fax . A few days later r Grafton St . Auxilia y was organized . From the beginning the work of these societies was strengthened by enthusiastic young ’ r people s societies . Guysboro and Windsor too k th“e lead in o an iz ation 1884 g outside the city , and in April , , the Nova Scotia ” o Conference Branch was organized in Graft n St . church . The formal inauguration took place in June in the presence of th e

Nova Scotia Conference then assembled in the city . Ofﬁcers

: . elected were President , Mrs George H . Starr ; Recording Secre hi . v . W s tary , Miss L Sil er; Corresponding Secretary , Mrs S . E . ’ ton ; Treasurer , Mrs . Charles Wright . The ﬁrst year s report gives 4 Auxiliaries with a membership of 154 ; 2 Mission Circles with a membership o f 8 6 . Total income Circles con HI STO RY OF ME THODI SM

tributing Report for 1923 - 24 gives 118 Auxiliaries with membership of 126 Circles and Bands with membership o f Total income o f which was con tributed by Circles and Bands . Total amount forwarded to “ ” Board Treasurer during forty years of histo ry ’ During these years eight elect ladies have ﬁ ll e d .th e President s chair ; Mrs . George H . Starr , Mrs . Stephen S . Huestis , Mrs . A . M ac o . . S . Tuttle , Mrs . W . C y , Mrs . S E Whiston , Mrs . J . Wesley ll . Mac on n e Smith , Mrs . W . P Chittick , and Mrs . J . W . C . With all due deference to this splendid double quarte tte of talented e consecrat d women we can without hesitation say that Mrs .

‘

Whiston was the outstanding ﬁgure of the group . Elected ﬁrst

Corresponding Secretary she grew with the work , and nine years later was called to the President ’ s chair which she ably ﬁlled for twelve years . Of her , one of her contemporaries writes : She c was a woman of onspicuous ability , most accurate in her secre “ ” tarial wo rk ; her papers said b v Board ofﬁcers to be the bes t they received . Quiet and retiring in manner , yet with a keen sense of humour , when occasion required she presented a subj ect fi with great force , and by Board of cers was considered one of their most gifted speakers . Of these pioneers , Miss Mary Ray ,

f r r . Treasurer o 33 years , dese ves more than passing mention

Still connected with our work , as Honorary Treasurer , no society fi was ever blessed with a more faith ful or worthy of cer . Red letter days in history were those which sent our missionary daughters to fields of active service . Outs ta n din g E ve n ts : The Fifteenth Anniversary saw “us a f fi liate d with Newfoundland and our name change d to Nova ” 17 Sctoia and Newfoundland Branch . This union continued for years and was a source of mutual strength and inspiration until the growth of the work in Newfoundland warranted its organiza tion as a separate“Branch . 1 wa s In 895, the Nova Scotia Supply Committee author w ize d by the Board as a permanent department of our ork , and the record of its b e n e fi ce n ce fills a large place in our history . i The late Mrs . W . A . Black was the f rst efficient secretary of this wh w as w . . o department , and follo ed by her sister Miss M M Bell ’ flice w w n still holds o . Mrs . Black s interest in the ork never a ed , and in a most beautiful manner her name will be perpetuated in the future by her bequest of By vote of Executive this is to be held as a permanent memorial , the income devoted to

Nova Scotia Supply work .

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1 15- 2 r Margaret Smith (same as above , 9 0, R . (ma ried) De W lfe 1 1 Etta o ( same as above) , 9 7 A . FRE N C H WORK

- o . . f 1 1 Mrs . R bt H Ross (Miss Starr) rom Halifax , 896 906

R . CHINA

1 - 1 Mary Foster from North Kingston , 896 907 D . 1 - 1 4 Dr . Maud Killam Neave from Yarmouth , 897 90 D ( married) ’ D n ll 1 - . on e 2 Dr Florence O from Halifax , 90 08 R . (married)

1 - 1 . 90 . Dr May Austin from Halifax , 7 7 R 1 Elizabeth Elderkin from Wolfville , 909 A . 1 - b 1 1 . Mildred Armstrong ( same as a ove) , 9 3 7 R ( married) 1 21 9 . Mary Go rmley from Lunenburg , A AMON G AUSTRIAN S I N CANADA r 1909- 14 Alice Sanford from Summe ville , .

ill - Tu e rv e 1913 16 . May Inglis from pp , R

- ar r 1 16 1 . M tha Tuttle from Da tmouth , 9 7 R (married)

- 1917 19 . Hattie Chisholm from Bear River , R OTHE R EUROPE AN I MMIGRAN TS 1 11 9 . Mary Thompson from Oxford , A i 1 11 McK m 9 . Nina from Amherst , A 1 2 Mary Gromley ( same as above) , 9 0 A . 1 - 1 1 . Janie Cunningham ( same as above) , 9 3 6 D 1 1 - 1 5 6 . Alice Sanford (same as above) , 9 R I N TRAI N I NG

Minn ie Thompson from Oxford .

N F HE r THE E ODI T R C O T . . S. o N . B . P . E . I . B A H W M M TH S CHURC H

A year after the o rganization of the W . M . S . of the Metho dist Church of Canada , an Auxiliary was formed at St . Stephen , th e B . t N . , by Dr . and Mrs . Sprague . To St . S ephen also belongs

1882. honour o f having the first Mission Band , also organized in 1 1884 In 883 , Charlottetown was organized , and in , Bede I s que , P . E . . , and Sackville , N . B . In one of the early report “ ” “of Be de que in the Blue Book we find this little comment : We r are not half in ea nest , and so many destitute of the one ” s thing needful " St . Stephen reports writing to various churche

cc - asking operation . ’ ‘ WOMA N S MI SS IONAR Y SOCII 'E TY 407

After our people in this conference realized that there must be women ’ s hands to help in the weaving of the destiny of the f an empire o the East , as well as our great Canadian West, d e xis knowing that the W . M . S. , even in the three years of its o - tence , was recognized by the M e thodist Church as a c operating agency , they readily saw the advantage of Branch organization , and falling into line with other Conferences , this New Bruns wick and Prince Edward Island Branch was born in Charlotte I 1 18 5 . . town , P . E . . , June 8 , 8 having Mrs Henry Hill , St t as Stephen , as President and Mrs . G . H . Beer , Charlotte own , ” C orresponding Secretary . In the Blue Book appears the follow

e . ing : Our earn st worker , the late President, Mrs Burwash made every effort to have us formed into a B ranch while Con — ” f succe ede d . eren“ce met , and The Branch reported in the autumn of 1885 the following Be e ue Auxiliaries St . Stephen , Charlottetown , d q , Sackville , m r 145 S . u merside , Cornwall , Tryon , Centena y , St . John ; Annual

- 2 . . . Members , Life Memb ers , (Mrs . Dr . Johnson , and Mrs G H Beer) 1 Band with 12 members and an income of “ , 1 In 88 6 , which was really the ﬁrst regular Branch Meeting , 14 4 we ﬁnd the membership increase d to 2 , B and membership 7 ,

Money remitted to headquarters Since that year , e in B ranch Me tings regularly held Show increase in numbers , te re st , funds in quite a wonderful way . Little by little the W . h e M . S . made its way through the Branch rooting itself deep in t hearts of the women . Years of strenuous uphill work were those

e e . arly years , years of great difﬁculty , y ars of training Too much praise cannot be given to those pioneers who gave such splendid service . The names on our honour roll are too numerous to men tion . In 188 7 there was a great birth of bands and in 1888 there te e n n e w were ﬁf Auxiliaries formed . That fact tells its own tale of labors unceasing .

ﬂi : 1885 . The Presidents holding o ce are , Mrs Henry Hill , 1 6 1 . 88 . . 88 7 . St Stephen ; , Mrs (Rev ) Job Shenton ; , Mrs . C . E 1 2 . . . 8 Macmichael , St John ; 9 , Miss Frances E Palmer , St John ; 1 893 . e 1 11 9 . . , Mrs J . D . Chipman , St . St phen ; , Mrs W . B Coul th ard 1 1 3 . . . , Fredericton ; 9 , Mrs C . F Sanford , St John . — - 18 : 85 . . . Corresponding Secretaries , Mrs G H Beer , Char l otte town 188 6 e 1 ; , Miss Lavinia Stewa rt , Sackvill ; 887 , Miss

F . 1 . . rances E Palmer , St . John ; 892, Mrs J . D . Chipman , St Ste 1 4 1 . 89 . . p hen ; , Miss Harriet S Stewart , Sackville ; 897 , Miss F E 408 HI ST-ORY OF ME THODI SM

1 . 1 907 . Palmer , St John ; , Miss Harriet S Stewart , Sackville ; 908 ,

1 11 . . . 9 . . . Mrs . W B Coulthard , Fredericton ; , Mrs C F Sanford , St 1 1 9 3 . . . . John ; , Mrs P S Enman , Port Elgin ri — 1 r ta e . Se c e s z 88 6 . . Recording , Miss F E Palmer , St John ; 1 8 . . e 1 8 7 , Mrs C C Gardiner , Charlott town ; 8 88 , Miss Ella 1 1 1 2 Thorne , Fredericton ; 89 , Mrs Heard , Charlottetown ; 89 , 1 94 . 1 . . 898 Mrs J Stewart ; 8 , Mrs C . E . Macmichael ; , Miss Har

1 1 . 90 . . 90 . 8 riet S Stewart ; 7 , Mrs P S . Enman , Port Elgin ; , Mrs 1 1 (Rev . ) G . F . Dawson ; 9 5, Mrs . W . H . Barker , St . John . Amounts sent to headquarters at each succe eding ten years : 1 8 5 1886 18 6 1906 8 , , 9 , , 1 16 1 24 9 , 9 , in all The best gift of all has been that of young lives to work for the women and children in Japan , China , and the Home Land . s We have been rich in these . Those who have gone from thi Branch are as follows : 1 0 89 . Miss Lavinia Clarke , , Indian work , died

M t 1891 . Miss arv Rober son , , Japan

1892 - 1918 1919- 20 1924 Miss Myra A . Veazey , Japan ; , ,

Vancouver . Returning to Japan this year .

- 1893 1914 d . Miss E . Crombie , , Retire 1893 - 1901 1903 - 06 Miss M . Burpee , , Chilliwack ; , Port Simp

son . Retired .

- 1 1 1 . 8 6 9 6 . Miss Eliz . Alcorn , 9 , Japan Died

- 1900 1913 1914 . Miss Jessie Howie , , Japan ; , Vancouver

- 1901 1905 1907 . Miss Lottie Deacon , , Japan ; , Port Simpson

1903 . Miss Eliza G . Tweedie , Japan ,

i o - 11 n r t aws 1 0 . 9 8 . Miss Lot e L n , Chi a Withdrew to mar y

Rev . Walter Small , of China . 1911 A . 1 0 . B . . 9 Miss Mary Lawson , , 8 , Kitamaat , B C ,

withdrew .

- 1 . A . 1 2 . B . 09 Miss Sadie M . Folkins , , 9 , China Withdrew 1 1 McL e od 9 0 . Miss Anna O . , , Japan

- 1 . 1912 20 922 . Miss Florence Bird , , Japan ; , Vancouver , B C

i . 1 H ck n B . A 1 . . 3 Mrs Arthur o , , 9 , China 14 Stroth ard 19 . Miss Alice O . , , Japan

1914 . . Miss Ada S . Myles , , Port Simpson , B C

1917 . Miss Ruth Harper , , Japan

B A 1 1 . r . . 9 7 Miss Ge trude Hamilton , , , Japan l 1 21 a lb e k . Miss Louise C c , 9 , Japan

1 21 1922 . Miss Mary Fitzpatrick , 9 , Regina ; , Edmonton

1923 . Miss Eunice Peters , , China

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wa s homeless and churchless , the W . M . S . not given up . All hon or to Mrs . Peters , Miss March , Mrs . R . K . Bishop , Mrs . Nichol ,

Mrs . Fenwick and other faith ful women who kept the cause alive diﬂicult under these specially circumstances . In the temporary 1896 ’ Gower Street Tabernacle , in , Mrs . Dr . Curtis , the pastor s wife , was elected President of the auxiliary , as were Mrs . Cow hwaite p e rt and Mrs . Dawson during the pastoral term of their 1 respective husbands . In 898 there we re still only these three “, ” auxiliaries and one lone Circle , Centenary of Gower Stree t “ , ” reported to the Board of Managers as Separate Societies , in

Newfoundland . As the Board found that it required as much offici a l c o rrespondence with these three separated a uxilia ries a s e though they were three Branches , it requ sted the Newfoundland auxiliaries to become affiliated with the Nova Scotia Branch , and 1 r this arrangement was made . In September , 898 , Mrs . Cu tis w a s in vit v h x v N e w ed b t e N . S . Branch e ecuti e to represen t foun dl an d at the B ranch meeting being held at Truro . She did afliliation so , and at that time the of Nova Scotia and Newfound land was formally ratified . Mrs . Curtis was appointed 3rd Vice

President and organizer for Newfoundland .

After much consideration , Cochrane Street church , which to had been devoted a Home Mission Society , organized an aux ’ ili r a y . Mrs . Pincock (the pastor s wi fe) became the ﬁrst Pre r Pin se n ide n M s . t s t. A few years later , became the ﬁrst foreign missionary from Newfoundland from the ranks of the W . M . S .

She was appointed to Japan . 1 1 In 90 , Miss Foster , fresh from the Boxer uprising in China , visited Newfoundland , and organized an auxiliary at Brigus , with Mrs . (Rev . ) Paine as President , who became an enthusiast in the work and o rganized societies on every circuit where her husband was stationed . After having served as assistant, she w was elected organizer , when the Ne foundland District was di vi u o de d . Miss Gertr de Parsons was also app inted an assistant ’ organizer for the young people s societies , and later gave splendid s service , as Secretary of Circle and Bands , until her death in 1 24 9 . Because of many misunderstandings , mainly due to lack of knowledge , those early years were often very trying . Minis ters and circuit ofﬁcials feared that these new claimants for support would inj uriously affect the receipts of the General Mis s i n a r n o y Society and the circuit ﬁnances , u til it was found by

‘ experience that the W . M . S . work was an inspiration to more WOMAfN is MI SSI ONARY SOC IE TY 4 11 liberal things rather than a hindrance to the general interests of the Church . th For years , the Newfoundland District Convention was e pivot around which all the W . M . S . activities revolved . The visit of Mrs . Wesley Smith , President of the Nova Scotia and

Newfoundland Branch , was productive of much good in deﬁning constitutional matters and the conduct of the business of the

Convention . At the close of the old century there were only three Auxil iarie s 190 — re and one Circle , but in the year 8 09 Newfoundland ported twenty - one Auxiliaries and twenty - three Circles and

Bands . Later when the division of the Newfoundland District took place , Mrs . (Rev . ) Paine was appointed organizer and Mrs . was Osmond assi stant for the northern auxiliaries . Mrs . Fenwick secretary of the District for several years and was succeeded by

St. Mrs . Hunter who also succeeded Mrs . Curtis , as organizer of ’ e John s District , when the latt r was compelled , because of broken 14 1 . health , to retire from activity in 9 . Mrs John Maddock was appointed organizer of the Carbonear District . The Newfoundland Branch was organized on November 1 1 1 th . . 8 , 9 5, with the following ofﬁcers : Hon President , Mrs 1 . st (Dr ) Levi Curtis ; President , Mrs . E . G . Hunter ; Vice Presi

2u . . . d dent , Mrs (Rev . ) Matthews ; Vice President , Mrs (Rev ) r Fenwick ; 3 d Vice President , Mrs . ( Rev . ) Harris ; Corresponding

Secretary , Mrs . Eugene Lindsay ; Recording Secretary , Mrs . John

Maddock ; Treasurer , M rs . Joseph Peters ; Circle and Band Sec

re tar . y , Miss G Parsons ; Superintendent of Christian Steward ship , Mrs . A . E . Parkins .

- - 1 1 1 21 1921 1925 . Presidents : 9 5 9 , Mrs . E . G . Hunter ; , Mrs

Eugene Lindsay .

The receipts for the ﬁrst year of separate work , contrasted with those of last year indicate the pro gress of the Branch :

' - Receipts 1915 16 General Fund _ _

Rest Fund "

Total Remitte d Receipts 1923 - 24 General Fund Rest Fund

Total Remitted — Missionaries (present addresses) Mrs . Pinsent , Japan ; 4 12 HI STORY OF ME THODI SM “ Miss Harris , Miss Darby , China ; Miss Hickman , Alberta ; Miss

Wagg , Sault Ste . Marie ; Miss Howse , Hamilton , ( Canada) . 1915 1924 1915 1924 Auxiliaries 19 26 Membership 8 63 1346 Cir cles 10 9 Membership 252 439 Bands 34 35 Membership 1710 2296 L ittle Light Bearers 38 43

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mount seldom exceeded the amount of grant receive d annually from the parent Society . The Home Mission Society was pop ular and its administration hastened the coming of independent t suppor of the work in Eastern British America . Arrangements were made through the development of the e Contingent Fund to give further assistance to weak caus s . This assistance was afterwards provided through the establishment of the Sustentation Fund , when the General Missionary Society in Canada took over the whole missionary work and the Home

Missionary Societies were merged in it . Besides the large number of missionary evangelists and

’ teachers which have g one out from this eastern te rn tory to th e foreign field , the following have entered the distant mission rovin ce s z— fields from these p Benj amin Chappell , who was born

~ in Charlottetown and connected with the N . B . and P . E . I . Con ference , and resigned to go to Japan under the direction of the

Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States ; Arthur C . a w Oute rb rid e Borden , from Nova Scotia , to Jap n ; W . Ho ard g . i r He n n a . from Nova Scotia to Japan ; E . C . g and George S Pat

J . terson . from N . B . and P . E . I . to apan

The following went to West China : E . R . M . Brecken ( son of Dr . Ralph Brecken) who Spent sixteen years in Chentu , as e evangelist and Professor in the University , and who donat d towards the advancement of missionary educational work

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Hockin r. in China ; Harry H . Irish , from Nova Scotia ; Arthur , J , Hockin ( son of Rev . A . of Nova Scotia) who died in China whilst engaged in famine relief work ; R . S . Longley and George E .

S . . Rackham , from Nova Scotia ; S . H . oper and W J Sheridan , from Newfoundland . Besides these James Neave , of Scotland , but connected with the Nova Scotia Conference , and Frank Dick n enson , an Englishman , but con ected with the Newfoundland , and then with the Nova Scotia Conference , engaged in work in

I . China . John W . Wadman , of P . E . , after some years connec tion with the N . B . and P . E . I . Conference , went to Japan and the Phillipin e Islands under the direction of the Methodist r Episcopal Church of the United States and D . D . Moore , bo n in i w w m s . Charlotteto n . ent as a s ionary to India

In 1908 , Thomas Marshall was appointed Superintendent of r Missions for Eastern B ritish America , endering faithful service 1 1 till 9 3 , when he resigned and George Steel was appointed as 1 16 his successor . In 9 , Newfoundland was given a separate sup e rin te n de n t in the person of Mark Fenwick . Dr . Steel died in HOME AN D F ORE I GN MI SSI ON S 415

4 a Mc on n e ll e 192 , and J mes W . C was appoint d as Superintendent for the Conferences of Nova Scotia a n d New Brunswick and

Prince Edward Island . W . H . Heartz , Thomas Marshall , and Mark Fenwick represented their Conferences for many years on a r the General Mission y Board , Dr . Heartz for the unprecedented - in h e period of forty two years . In his deep interest missions established , in memory of his wife , the Julia Killam Heartz Me morial Fund of the income of which is to be devoted to scholarships for the assistance of native Chinese medical missionaries . 4 16 HI STORY OF MJE TIH'ODI SM

CHAPTER XI

PPE ND A A IX . T HE C ONST IT U TION A N D P E RSON N E L O F T HE E A ST E R N BRIT I S H A ME RIC A N C ONFE R E NC E —18 55 T O 18 74

Th e C on f e re n c e o f E a s te rn Briti s h Am e ri ca w a s o rg an i z e d in ' h 55 R e Dr B e e c am f th B i h We s al fax S J ul 17t 18 v . o e s H N . i , y , , . h , r ti D o- D id n t R e v r M c e { J e e a R e v. e n ce P e s e . . . te l e ya n C on f re , r . Ri h y , l g ; me mb e f th e n f e r e n c e a r an d m e m l e S e c e t a . Th e s o Co e W . T p , r ry r , r g t w e e a s f ol o ws : a cc or d i n g to s e n i ori y , r l

I s a a c White h o u s e 18 35 Thom a s S m i th m e n n e tt 18 3 a m e s u c e W . B J B kl y m e d 11 ro s c o 1 36 o n . d \V1 . C b 8 J h S A y R r a m s r a r r a tt i c h a d Willi 18 37 Ge o ge M . B D w o e o n . tro n 1 8 37 C a r e s e . . J h B S g h l lf , M A m r c a r d a m e s o r n e 18 37 u e . . J H H p h y Pi k , M A r m a w o e n r o e Sn . 18 37 F r e d e r c o d H y P p , i k S ll R a r d n t 18 3 e r e m a V o s t ic h K igh J i h . J

e o r e e r 18 37 C a r e s C u rc . . G g Mill h l h hill , M A Joh n Ma r s h a ll 18 37 J a m e s E n gl a n d n a ra u e J oh n S ow b ll 18 38 S a m u e l W . Sp g - 18 38 c a r d e d d e n r W m . s o n R S . Wil i h W ll , m e e 18 40 o n . e a c W m . T p l J h S P h R c e 18 40 W m e n M . i h y . All i N a r r a Alb e r t De s b r s a y 18 41 Ja m e s R . a w y Ad a m N ighti n ga l e 18 41 Ro l a n d Mo r to n o m a Da e s 1 43 Ro e r e s 8 t . C e Th s H . vi b A h l y Ric h a r d Sm ith 18 43 Jo h n Allis o n W m m t s o n 18 43 C r s to e r o c a r . S i h h i p h L kh t n r w n e 18 44 e n r o e n r o . o J . J h B B ll H y P p , a m e H e n n i a r 18 45 W m c a r t J s G . g . M c y Mi c h a e l Pi c kle s 18 45 Joh n B re w s te r t m t 18 46 o n r n ce . S i h J h P i E r m E D D 18 46 e o r e a a n s 0 . u e s t s p h i v , . . G g H i o e n 1 4 R r s F . e t 8 6 o t E . C a n e J p h B b . Ar thu r M c N u tt 18 46 Ja m e s T a y l o r W m E e n s ton 18 48 E a s B r e ttl . . Sh e li e e o r e o n o 18 49 Ro e m e G g J h s n bt . A . T p l ‘ e n r Da n e 18 50 G e o . u tt e H y i l W . T l I n a m 18 51 r u tc e o s . . l to n gh S liff Th M A b igh , M . A . ‘ o m a 18 51 x a c Th s An gw i n Al e . B . Bl k E d 1 5 r d . o t e r e 8 1 F e e r c o r B t ll i k W . M o e l 1 51 r . a r d 8 . e e r r T . C y J H b t S ta r o n Mc M u r ra 18 51 W m w e e d J h y . T y e s e e a s W l y C . B l

PROBATION E RS I N 18 55

Tho m a s Ga e tz 18 53 H e z e ki a h McK e ow n

o n . n n e r a s o n J h S Phi y 18 53 Ge o ge B . P y a u r e s tw o o d D n D C u r r e P l P 18 53 u c a n . i C h a r l e s Ste w a r t 18 53 C ha r l e s Ga s ki n

o n . o n a e Mc K in n o n J L 1 W m . h S p gl 8 53 . C

. . De s b r is a R w e e d A M y 1 8 53 o bt . T y Ja m e s B u r n s 1 5 R s o n ‘ 8 3 obt . Wil Ro t Du n c a b . n 18 54 S a m u e l Ave r y 18 53 os e a rt m m t J p h H 18 54 Th o a s B . S i h

‘ D n He n ry a i e l d o e s n ot a p p e a r Mi n u te s be c a us e of te m p ora r y re s id e n ce in E n a n d gl .

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C a r e 18 7 2 . . o n s on 187 0 H . J . l k W J J h 18 7 0 S o l o m o n M a tth e w s 187 2 Ja m e s N u r s e 1870 C a l e b Pa r ke r 187 2 J a m e s S c ott W m Do s o n E d w n u r n e r 18 7 0 . b i T F ra s e r C a r e s e r s 18 70 W . J . h l M y W m r w F re d c e s . o n 18 7 0 M . Pi kl B

R W e d d a l l . . o n s t u r 18 7 0 . . W . B A J h A b y h F e tts a m e s C r s 18 70 Jo n . B J i p m I b b its o n r t u r e e n 1 870 W . H . A h H ki

m F e n n C a s . e a r n 18 0 W . 7 . P y h M i g

W m E a n s C . . e r 8 . 1 7 0 H . v M T y l V r e w e r . . o w e 18 7 0 V a l d r o n W . B J P B ll

. R . a e r 18 70 e s s e . e s . . J B Gil H B k , A B 187 0 W m a s r a m Da s . M gg Hi vi

r . Sh e h e rd o 1 87 1 J e re m i a h E m b e e J W . p s n W m a w s o n 187 1 Jo s e p h H a le . L r h C ‘ a s N c n 18 7 1 Ro be r t M cA t u r l . i kli 1 7 1 r r e a e z 8 A th u H . W bb J b Hill m e o n ra tt 1 7 1 . C a 8 G . M p b ll J h P 18 7 1 os F s e r E d w a r d e J . M . i h B ll M c r m a n e s e x . G e o r 18 7 1 W . B i Al g r R r m 1 7 1 e r r i . . F e e 8 . C e a n J . B W W m e n 18 7 1 . C u r r e . n a J . G i P

1 1 E E E n n d . . e n n e t 8 7 . a t . gl W A B

1 1 W m a r r s o C . . w a o w 87 . H i n W S ll W m 18 7 1 . E u . u r s J . J bb P vi a r s a o n C ra 18 7 1 Th o s . M h ll J h ig E R r m ' W w a n n . . B u n a t 18 7 1 m . S e 1 7 1 m E m s l o s e a r n 8 W . e s H . y J p h P ki

1 1 a r a m to n . . . r a n t 8 7 C h l e s VJ . H il G H B y

. a to n 18 7 1 J a m e s Stro th a r d A H . C l y 1 7 1 o r o n d a m u e n o w d o n 8 Ge ge J . B S l S 5 E n a n d o n D x o n B . gl J h i W YV a n e 9 Do l l . . . . u G L 9 a x e n d a e e n r e w s T . B l H y L i 0 H H3 D o n 0 q 2 . C r s . . s o n S i p W J h , A . B . 2 f/ Du n n os e s te r B . J p h Li l E F r C h a n a t n W i s h e . H . M o 1 m 87 1 o s a m e R . Th . H . J s W . S i th 187 1 Aq u ill a Lu c a s Joh n G e e 187 1 R h r e B e n a A . . B . S w s o u xy C h p p e ll 18 7 1 KVm e t A n t o n . Ti p p t y Hill

18 72 . t n s o n o s e T W . A ki J p h Robs o n 18 7 2 Ri c he y Bi rd Ge o r ge Pa i n e 1 W m 872 . n e n Ai l y J . K . Ki g 18 72 Ge o r ge Bo y d B C Bo rd e n

P - ro b a t o n e s re c e . ve d b e we e n 18 55 18 74 n cl u si e wh d i n ot i r t , i v , o d p oce e d to o d n a on d ro n out for d iff e e n t e as on s b e f o e com r r i ti pp i g , r r , r l e tin th e ful m o f o - p g te b a t o n : J R c e Th e o S R c e J . l r pr i . A . i h y , . . i h y , B L f ' . e C . S. La n e S C a t n L m w a .B k y, . o . . S t n d e G . i l , l y , R i h , A r r y , A . W a e s F D M . e t G T u e J n t , . odh u e W H B u n s F . c o t r vi t, . ttl , . T t r , . . r , S t ,

S. C . Fu t n W o . J . F ras e E (P e l m o d F P c e s e W W o s M. l , r , . G . l y , , i kl , B M ' . o r s W H E m l . . . s e H We b b E B E n a n d E ub b . J . . J A r i , y, A . . , . . g l , , W . F . P e n n C a s Me a n y , h . ri g .

Min i s te rs wh o wi th dre w fr om th e C on fe re n ce b e twe e n 18 55 an d 18 74 to e n te r th e work e l s e wh e re :

18 56 I s a a c Wh i te ho u s e We s t I n d ie s 18 57 E ra m E a n D D s . a n d r n c p h i v , , . C a a C o n fe e e

1857 . . ta r r . r J H S . . C a n a d a C o n fe e n c e 18 56 m t T . B . S i h Un i te d Sta te s

18 60 . . r to n M E n n T B Alb igh , A . . , gl a d 18 62 C a r e r s C u c M . E n a n d h l h hill , A . , gl 18 63 o n so n M J h Alli , A . . , U n i te d Sta te s 1863 Jo s h u a Jo rd a n We s t I n d ie s APTPE N‘DI CE S 419

1865 d a m N t n a e E n a n d A igh i g l , gl 18 65 o n l r e w s te r E n a n d J h B , gl 18 6 6 Ge o r ge B u tc h e r E n gl a n d t d ta te s 1 69 e n . o n s o n n e 8 B j J . J h U i S 18 7 0 a m R a n ‘ n te d ta te s Willi y , U i S 18 71 a m e s u r n s n te d a te s J B , U i S i l 1 2 . P tb a d o n te d ta te s 87 C . B U i S 1 D L e L a c h e u r n te d ta te s 87 3 . W . . . U i S

18 73 . . F u to n n te d ta te s J M l , A M U i S

Min i s te rs wh o re tired from th e work b e tw e e n 18 55 an d 18 74 :

1 66 R c a r d r a tt 1 69 e r n s 8 i h P 8 W . W . P ki

18 66 e a s 1 7 0 . a c C . 8 : W . B l A B Bl k 18 66 W m a n 1 1 r . 8 7 F . oo e All . W M 1 R c r d n n D 8 69 a o s o . . i h J h , M PP E ND B A IX . NOVA SC OTIA C ON FE R E NC E

Th e No va S co ti a C on f er e n ce of th e Me th od i s t C h u rc h o f C an ad a

t P .I 3rd 18 74 R e v Joh n Mc wa an z e d .in a o t own E . . J u s or C e . g i h rl t , . , l y , , e n t e e m Se cr e ta Th e m e mb e rs urr a P e s d R v. d e e M y , r i ; R . Al r T p l , ry . f th on f e r e n c e a an e a cc o d n s e n iori-t w e e a s f ol ows : o e C , rr g d r i g to y , r l

14 n r e r e a s d a e 18 e o Sn . . . H y P p , J J T l R c 18 21 a tt e w e D D . c e s F . . . M h i h y , . , H W Pi kl

1 24 o s . Da e s e x . u tt e 8 Th H vi Al . S T l 1 2 a He n n i a r D c tt a d . o 8 6 J s . G . g vi B S 2 c e c I u r ow 18 7 Mi h a l Pi kl e s s a a c E . Th l 1 2 e n m a r F t a e s . t 8 8 J o s . . B J R H 18 30 G e o r o n s o n o s D a r t ge J h Th . . H 18 31 o s n w n e n to n Th . A g i J ob Sh 18 31 I n gh a m S u tc liffe Jo s e p h Ga e tz 18 34 E d m u n d Bo tte r e ll Le o n a r d Ga e t z 18 34 o n M c Mu r r a o C o fﬁ n J h y J s . S . 18 36 o n d d n e J h S . A y J . G . Big y 1 8 36 Ja m e s B( u c kle y Jo h n J o h n s o n 18 37 a m e s E n a n r z d W m . e a t J gl . H H 18 37 C a r e s D D w e D ra n s w c o s t A . M . e o . C h l lf , . , i k J , , 18 41 Ro a n d o r to n a e z Ro e r s l M J b A . g 18 42 Ri c h a r d Sm ith Jo s e p h G An gw i n 18 43 C r s o c a r t He m m e o n h i L kh B . 18 48 E a s B r e tl 0 o n s o n t e R . li . J h 18 4 R 9 . . e m r e . De s b is a A T p l A . S y 1 8 50 . . u tt o o re G W T le E . B . M 18 51 a s w e e d J . e T ie J . M . Pik 18 52 a u r e s tw o od a r e n t P l P W . S g

1852 . . o n a e o s Ro e r s J L S p gl Th . g , A . M 18 53 a . . s o n D . o rto n B y . . . G P A M , A M 18 53 Ro e r t w e e d e R . a c b T i . B M k 18 55 o n a t e rn F e d o n J h L h A . . W l 1 55 m c n 8 W . Al o r

1856 . . N c o s o n Da n e R . A W i l . A i l 1856 Jo n C a s s d R a r e c e n h i y lp h B k , A . M

18 57 C . row n W . B J a m e s Stro th a rd 18 57 m T . W . S ith C a l e b Pa r ke r 18 57 R a . s s o n R o r d n W J . . [B e 18 57 Jo n Re a d E a n s h W . H . v 1 8 57 J . . ow e a e W H i J o s . H l 1 8 58 . F . u e s t s e S H i J B Gil s . PROBA TION E RS I N 18 74

187 1 . D a in e s 1 1 W . B 8 7 Willi a m B row n

187 1 E . E E n a n d . gl 1871 Ro be rt Mc A rth u r

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m n e . Sh e h e rd s on W . Ai l y J W p k i a n e A r th u r Ho c n G . L

e r . e n n e tt C . M . T y l , A B

R e r d . o n s o n . i c h y Bi W J h , A B Jo h n As tb u r y Ja m e s S c o tt F s e r J . M . i h o n s o n W . J . J h

o n C r a e or e o n s o n . J h ig G g J h , GB ) m t r R . W m u s . . P vi W S i h h N c n o n G e e C . i kli J h R ru n a te Ro e r t a m s E . B . y b Willi C A NDI DAT E S A DMITT E D BE TW E E N 18 74 A ND 188 4

r e n d e n n n 18 75 Arth u Bl a c k G . W . Gl i g

5 e n s o n e r . 18 7 B j . Hill J h Wi a a r L a m e r t te e n s 18 7 5 J s . Sh p S v

5 C u n n n a m F . . u c e . . 187 W . L . i gh A B kl y , A B r F o n s o n a n Da n e 187 5 Ge o ge . J h Alb i l e r 0 Ro n o h tm a n s o n Ge . . 18 7 5 G o ge . bi W W i e B u tte r ic k Da vi d Hi c k y J . B .

w o o d . Do a n e o n . r e s t . H . P . J h W P , A B o m s o n e a n d e r D a n e S . Th p L i l Hu d il l R . C . H . Pi p p y W . g a a tt F r t m e s . . H . W igh , A . B . J L B y o tte n Sta r r Bl a c k Tho s . W VV N t n a e t n s o n m . M . A ki igh i g l h C o o e r I s o s . s a a c Me lli h T . H p R c a r d D e a s Pa t ri c k Ro bi n s o n i h . B l Ou te r b r id e F r e d F r i e n s . g W . A g g

A . s o n Da d o s . J . S . vi Th Wil

R . te e n u e s t s . s G A . H i S S v P e n n v D F r e d e n te o w F . W . B . P l

E n n W m . e a rs J o s . Do . ki Sh XV m I . r a n e . C o t W . H . L gill f ' D a w o n a r r u r e s s o n . s J h L . M . A . H y B g

P rd b a ti-on e r s w o s n a me w e w e 4 h e s e re dro p p d. b e t e n 18 7 a n d b e f ore c om p le ti n g the u s u a l te rm of f our ye a rs :

187 6 D a d c e ‘ 1 7 . vi Hi k y 8 8 C . H Pi p p y 18 7 6 VJ m . . o n s o n m s o n J J h 18 7 8 S . Th o p 1 8 7 6 . . C a to n \V e 187 8 . . n n e tt . . A H l y A B . B A 1 e 8 7 7 J o s . Ro s o n 9 u e s t s b 187 G o . A . H i

18 77 C . N c n 1 7 C u n n n a m i kli 8 9 W . L . i gh

18 77 R . . m t 1 rt u r a c W S i h 8 8 1 W . A h Bl k 18 7 Da d 8 J o s . vi s 18 8 3 S ta rr Bla c k

Mi n i s te rs wh o e n te re d th e Con fe re n c e b e twe e n 18 74 an d 1884

18 75 d re o o r e E n s . C urc G f y Sh gli h P . M h h 18 7 6 a m e s a o r N a n d E 1 . C o n e r e n ce J T y l . B . P . . f 1 7 6 8 . O . n d E I . o n e r e n c e N . a . C G . B P. f 18 77 R a n ta W . y S te s 18 7 8 . S B . 187 9 o n a t e r n E I o n e re n c e N . a n d . . C J h L h . B P . f 187 9 Da vid Hic ke y C o n gre ga tio n a li s t

Mi n is te rs wh o wiith d re w to e n t e r th e wo rk e l s e wh e re b e twe e n 18 74 a n d .18 84 :

187 5 e o n a rd a e tz n r L G . Mo t e a l 18 76 o n a t e rn I n e r e n c . N a n d E . . C o e J h L h . . B . P. f

‘ Da vid Hic k e y r e ti re d to c o n n e c t him s e lf w i th th e C o n gr e ga tio n a l m i n is tr y a n d re tu r n e d a s a n o rd a i n e d m i n i s te r from th a t c hu rc h in 18 7 9 a n d w a s re ce e d n to u c o n n iv i f ll e c tio n I n 18 8 1.

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1 Da n e 188 3 . N t n a e 188 A . i l W igh i g l m n 18 4 1 1 t a 8 o s . . s o n 88 G . W . Whi Th A Wil r D n e 18 4 R te e n s 18 8 1 Le a n d e a i l 8 . S . S v 18 8 4 W m 1 . u ttr c . s 18 8 J . (B B i k Phillip

R Hu d il l 1 88 4 F . e n te ow 18 8 1 . . W g P l

a tt 18 8 4 W m . e a r s 18 8 3 J . L . B y Sh o e n 18 8 4 I r o tt . . C o t 18 8 3 Tho s . W W f F r i e n s 18 8 4 a r r u r e s s 18 8 3 F . g g H y B g

C . oo e r 188 3 Tho s . H p C A NDI DA T E S A DMITT E D BE TW E E N 188 4 A N D 1925

E o n d 18 8 5 B . . B 18 93 Jo e l M a d e r

18 8 5 . C . o r d e n . . a n r d B B 18 93 . . o . . A , A A M S f , B A 18 8 5 o n a e n r a c J h Ph l C ha l e s M . M k 188 6 J a be z p p e by r e r M a r n e t C . c L re A l C . H b

18 86 C . . u e s t s , . B . r r M c N e il l H H i A Ha y H .

18 87 Jo n a t a n . m t . os t . . h A S i h W . B J . A B 18 8 8 Os c a r G ru n l a n d u n d A . L D r a r 1888 . F a u o n e n s q h J h W . Aik r 18 8 8 C a s . E . C o w e o n n t o n h ll J h P . A h y

18 8 8 ta n e y C . Le o n a rd c c e r S l W . C . S hli ht

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