__ , _, , ___ wsip<n inwu-w/wm -.....->n _ i ‘ around 111111. 4 ‘PAGE TEN History 0f nae lVorth River Baptist Church _ (By Dr. Gordon C. Warren, of Acadia University, Wolfville_ N.S.. 13y D1". Gordon c. Warren of Acadia University. The Baptist denomination in the Maritime Provinces can p085! no grcn: antiquity: 1t dates 1190i‘ wnW-Jyyng than a hunched. and fiymt j 111's. The 02.".- [ML Church pcrsistcci 111110, 1;..- prtscnt 111111‘, l 111411 not I110‘ m“ to be found; . these 111'"- l5 the one at‘ NS. \\“.11\'l1 unis oration- I‘. 1s the oldest BAD“, 1:1 C:in.1.n\. ' 11nd bit-u 11am‘ t» .11 s of Builiiu ned to he vwsr» lllI-x ltlllflTv l d ‘or zxvi. Mo) ' for the , * hurl rendered the navv to . Reurrti in l ifvlicirf ~ . 1e of thou‘ doetr oil from the ETI- errl inc 11m I: . cave qivay a ' 1M0 and it is rllnbll" .. during his life 1:00 lu Pdll~‘<l‘..1‘.€! 1"‘ -. g m“ {or the Cliristmn T1,,- I-‘irst Preachers | q" -. ‘wry q- .1 who fr‘ preached z’. in flu.» Pr"o"11f‘". ~- naming in the .n-‘ "d bf; the H211- i wflrc lnflivvfivcil. ltd birnlzcrs 'l"ho i o! t . >1 11.1.» John Scott. Th" cm“ "awrl from P*'ll 1.11‘. 5PM‘. 1|,,,,g_ _,./l sotilcd at. 301-111 River,‘ 1;‘ 1am; m‘ 7. wipq-p ho coitiluctcd n fat-m n: some two hundred .1i'1'i"s. . 11w, in m, c,.m,,,,,. _ '~ cfscl 111s m“; 8-, iortcr. rlccPilf Irons man vii -' F’"‘-"“l'1‘-‘"'l "Wm the spiritual d' tltution of.’ his ‘fold lowmcn. no toiled on hi"- mslll ""2? . inc week tint-s and r1191" - ‘ 5*‘ ‘l baths in punching the 20;‘; ' n} nzlciitinn to his local commit - he visited West. RivcrASt. P!‘ ~» Road and Lot 471. (icclnrmg ‘he “P” l scarchczzbl“ riches of Christ ‘llltlqfrl gaping Fol‘ a number of lflli-t ~ thu: (‘X1‘l'('l.'”‘flylll.< vi t“ 8V5 11 :21 pypiclicr. a'-d 1n 1871'! became t. l1 (q yin P-i-st tiircc B1ll)"‘l. P-llds" for: to ho ordaind 011 this Tslffml Wlvle Fathers Fdunird "fluid"!- o.’ Cornwallis. . and Tl1°°‘l_“"‘ S. Harding. of Horton, N-S- “"7" on. a missionary: tour of this FY13" “n” y“ rm“, 310111‘. they ordamsd yq-N gpntt pl, Alexandra on 5°13? 1g Jnhn Scott at NO-“ll Rlvgiarz: Oct. v, and .1011: shew at ~ y , l. . wit; solo"? 12501-11 dcalfptl will‘ ‘he f ‘in and progress 0f ill’ nap‘ rhnwh a.‘ West and Clyde Riv- "Sixty yewvlsd w» 7G1": his-Mi: raised up E er .01 Fi-ctt. l roslribnt (if Nmlh Rllgr‘ v.1,“ was flflpfwfilfds ordalnfld .V .5 StoiFSZ f-‘itlw-rs lvlnnnlm! and 39'6"‘! m“ I i - In became the first ‘Baptist. Ploneci ,-».;._<,- FWPlS, Hc felt, corgtratmg; bv ‘Divino influence, to la {in m h“ ppfching follow coun f)!" NfildlTP and crave 0'" Scott, his flnfil for Father bu‘ a event carnal “reapom were not Well Drilling Communicate with Trask Well 60., Ltd. Vaughan H. Groom §ummerside of; sounding board, in barns or dwel- ' first (“.l> ll ‘of bellcvcrs’ baptism. ~ . About the year 1809 he emigrated ‘ ordered into fellowship with them. , I11 (‘Xlllfillllfifl this situation Dr. J ; l .~’\¢'z1dir1 College. wrote: “Mr. Crab‘- Y" more of‘ ‘m; emotional in his re- tori tho worship of l ‘iiotnsclves. ‘rd ciclit happy bclierur-vs. a Native Son.) mighty through God to the pulllnfl down the strongholds of sin rind Satan. He preached in the open ail‘. the canopy of heaven his jling houses 8s opportunity offer- ed. The new and odd way. as it scvnlcfl to the people, in which he baptized his converts brought upon 111m no small share of ridicule? 11:’ lllat itself did not end in smoke for frequently were "Msc smitten to the heart who came w hour what the Baptist Babbler had to say. John Sievcurt. :1 Scotch Baptist of Forty-Eight, was the ministering brother to c0- ooerab- with him and strengthen 111s hands; he was a loving._zcal- . a fellow helper in the I1"1'l|." , Elder John Scott. the ancestor of the Smuis of North River, the s-u-ovid Bairist minister ordained mi rhi- Islrmd. the first pastor of iii-s t"“lf‘1‘h. died about 1843 and v l‘ iul in the old cemetery on 11v f.».-"1n now oimed hv Mr Warren. Ot-i_ - f1 slib marked l1 rest- Timr- has lone: since and no man the exact 10'3- of the grave of this devoted uorw/r ‘ ‘Vlllllf! fllflll \\'l1l'l (‘SHIP 11d and pivziclicd Bap- x-s in the early days Cixaivioval. He had 11t- tlio Haldane school in l"‘!ll and liari secured r1 1-111 for that limo. 111-1 rzvivi- o’ Al"l\'lt‘.~llll‘¢‘. Ff-lr-l lut- lio was converted and. . Willi the llldPllfilltltlll, .1 ‘ch on the Island of Arrzill. on the west coast of Scotland. At *‘* ave of nineteen he wont to . to Rilrlld the Haldane At about this time the I11- eonxvr-gaiions were bc- school. dependent , c-imuz: concerned ovcr the 511015" Mr. Craw- "ord under-rook a careful study of sfderable influence. Never of n robust constitution, and having met with consid nblfl opposition and himishfp in his work, he died in May, 1828. at the early age of, 42. He had married before leav- ' ing his native heath, and rear-- ed n family of four sons and four l daughters. A man of untmpeacn- l able Christian character, a humble J gracious, forbearing spirlt, be ex- erted a powerful influence in the propagation of Baptist. princlpl-s on this Island. However. he never identified himself with the Bau- tists of Nova Scotia. The main reason was that he held the dor- trfnal peculiarities of the Scotch Baptists of that day. H; W33 up- posed to an ordained ministry. bald that any Christian layman might dispense the Lord's Supper. and maintained that the marriage of a believer with an unbeliever or even with a member of another denom- ination, constituted a cue for church dLscipline. Though, the peculiarities of Elder Crawford's views have long since been aban- doned by his successors, they created a division in the Baptist ranks that’. greatly retarded for many years the growth ‘of the de- nomination on the Island. Visiting blisnlonarim It was not until the third decade of the nineteenth century that the Baptists of the other two Mari- time PTOVIHCES bcga nto take en active interest in their brethren of rho same faith and order on this Island. The first of the visit- ing missionaries was Rev. Charles, Tuppcr, of Amherst. N.S., father’ of the eminent Canadian states- man. sir Charles Dipper. He came in The summer of 1825. Among the other missionaries who come to help and encourage the feeblel churches and spread the knowl- edzze of the gospel were Father l lidwarrl Manning. of Cornwallis. NS. F-athcr Theodore S. Harding. of Horton. N.S.. and Father Joseph Crandall. of Sasekviille, N.B., all three beloved fathers and found- ers of the Baptist denomination in the sister Provinces. Other missioizarics followed in ‘lhPlr steps. These visiting preachers fre- quently refer to the intelligence and hospitality of the Island peo- ple. their eagerness to bear the the question soon reached a. dc- as to 1'5 scriptural warrant. ~ iuinirvscd tozelhcr with students. Slow a number of his fellow to Yarmotith. N.S.. when: be taught. school, and preached as 001701" t‘ '1'!‘ afforded. As a Scotch Brill- Ylsl lie held some view; at vari- ance with those of the Nova Scotia Baptists. As a consequence he ‘was not greatly favored by the Yarmoiith Baptists. and he never .\I. (‘nmipj then persidcut 0T ord was n Scotchman. and R1 Scotch Baptist. He had learned to think; our people had been t \ll;l1t chiefly to feel. Had there been ligion mid more of the intellectual 1:1 theirs. all parties would ‘have bun improved." \Vl1ilt= in Yarmouth Mr. Craw- ford learned flint some 0f his "id friends in Scotland bud enllflfllfll tn P. E. Island and had establish- God amonn At once he entered into correspondence wi‘l1 them and eventually visited them in Och. 101i. The neighbors crowded into the house where he was first re- ccivcd. prohnblv somewhere at Int 4R. He preached to them and his message warmed their hearts and “was a (loop and lasting fm- pression. Not loin: afterwards ht? preached rm baptism and Immers- These gospel proclaimed, some coming long distances to attend the scr- vfccs. and all beheld the fields ripe unto the harvest. North River was frequently blessed by visits from these Baptist leaders from the mainland. Rev Jas. Munro, of Onslow, N3, tells , of preaching at M1". D's near Char- 1 lOHGZOWH tmost probably Wm. Dockendorfs at. North Rlvcri and of baptizing three person's in the summer of 1830. While on a tour of the Island in the summer of 11131. Elder C. Tupper visited North River. and thus reports hi5 visit: ‘Lords day 111.11 1Sept. 11, 193i) attended a conference at North River (to accommodate some per- sons that had not an opportunity to relate their experiences before) preached twice. baptized five per- sons. ordained three Deacons. and administered the Lord's Supper. I was, indeed, weary in the service of God, but: not. weary of it. Marked attention and great seri- Ousncss prevailed." The names of these three deacons are not given: they remain tinknowxi. The next year a new deacon was appointed and no further mention of these is found. In referring b0 one of the persons baptized on this visit Elder" Topper “rites: “One of the persons baptized by me at. North River was Bro. James Walker. In the time of Bonaporteks wars he was in the British service on board a frigate at the bombardment. of Copenhagen, in 1807. Being in- disposed. he staid on the deck m": said to have been the first llFl‘ 11s to be immersed in tilt‘ ‘Province, A Deacon Kennedy. 0i , Lot 4R. szlvcs this account, of thcj mmwv: “It was ‘the first sflripsl tural baptiziniz that ever took‘ p110“ on P. F7. ‘Island. But what was tho consequence? The in- hnhiiflnts or the Island 1n general l one of his eyes was seriously and lifted up their vnlcé against thP w“- Baptist preacher. and Rlfilnrt- tropbe he was graciously preserved thorn whom 11c baptized. A fcw rlav< after the bapifzing took place there was A heavy and tremendous .15.»... which laid acres of tho standing wood ilat on the rtroznid bore and there all over the Is- fund, “xffuwv cattle vizcrc killed by the falling trees and houses. xvhich was said bv manv to be an irwnr-dfail- jllflflmcnt from the Al- lmfchwu on account. of Mr. Craw- fordm Plunging people in the writ- m-i" jlfir-r Pfwlrhlllfi and booth,- iwg in two other settlements. hr- rctiirncd to Ynrmouih. Bug m“ cnll of the Island had not into his bfnorl. The congenial folk he bad dl'cov"t":l hire bfml“ to tug at his heart airings. The result was that in 1814 he took up ncrmnucnt residence in tlllfl Province, Dllllli’! the first your lie lived in an tmcomforttible li'flc. log house, tmichi school in Char- lotietoivn. and snout his Sahbndis HTPRFhlTVI to thr- people of Lot, 48 Then h" accculcd the nasinrnic of the little church. the memlrrs proufsinz whet support they could give him and purchasing a farm for their ivvv pastor. fir‘ made but mp F\l\\\|')§\llQil'_ that l1;- bc per- miffed to visit other sections to fn‘(‘l'lf'l"| and mtnhlisli Not long. however. did this 08F- torato continue. A case of church discipline ma" matters so 1m- nlopsfinl for blm that h» resign- or] hi- "HBNZP. Another church at (my onzawrd him as pador, but, at the end of three rears trouble arose 1n his new field 41nd h1- was compelled to give no his second pastorate. Never after accepting a phat-go, h» hccnmn an ftfnnrate preacher. In i818 he settled with his, family in Trvon and 111M810"! more the remainder oi’ his life He enfovcd remarkable success In his mfnktry at lm-zc over the TF- imqd mvi orgauivcil what were known as Scotch Baptist churches at East Point. Three- Rivers. To? 43, ‘Fr-yon. and other sections. He yuibfished t1 treatise on believers’ Manager for P. E. island baptism tn 1827 that exerted 0mi- churches. -, while the men in general were taking their brcakfast, when a. bomb thrown from the city caus- ed the frigate to be blown up. Of course those who were below perished; but the deck, thrown to a distance alight/ed on the sea. and he remained on it. Though lastfngfv injured. yet in this catas- from death. The life thus provi- oentlally and marvellously protect- ed. has now been for many years i devoted to the gospel ministry; and lour valued Bro. Walker's faithful ‘and rcaious labors, principally 1n New Brunswick, have undoubtedly l been blessed of God m the good of many souls. and the furtherance of the Redeemer-s cause." In 18.70. under the Nova Scoiia Baptist Missionary Society, Rev. Samuel NIcCullv, of Amherst. N.S.. made a missionary tour to the Is- land, extending from Oct. 2 to Nov. l0. Hc preached in the dwel- ling house of Wm. Doekcndorff at North River. .1 successful farmer i and influential member of the Is- ‘lami Legislature. whose home was f ever open to ministers of the gos- pel. Herc Mr. McCully organized a church of thirteen members. The names of the chart-er mem- bers of this church were as fol- lows: John Scott and his wife Elizabeth; Joseph Warren and his wife Ann; Donald McKinlay; Don- ald Imvfnzston and his wife: John Mon-ah. Malcolm Amos, Donald McPhail, Hector McNeill, Mrs. Charles McLean, and Mrs. Dun- can McLean. They chose Jnhn Scott as their first pastor and he was ordained over the church in i832 as already ‘noted. He had preached in Gae- llic among them for several years. iwhllc Ben]. Scott, of Lot 49 fre- ' qucntly declared the word in Eng- lish. At the time o.‘ Jrihn Scott's lordlnation Donald McKinley. a native of Scotland who came to North River in 1809. was chosen as , the first deacon. At first this lit- ltle band find no mes-ling house but assembled in school houses and in private dwellings. Their first chapel was a log structure erected at the lower part of the settlement near York Point, The second church was situated 11l- most opposite the present parson- age but i; little to the south on land originally ovmed small farm on the Isle of Mule in 1a. press-gang boarded her, Low-rm: EXCURSIONS B i1 ST 0 N 131221.11: 1117 From CHARLOTTETOWD Sill from Salli! Join lly Wodnudcy or Saturday n! 1:30 PM" 4.7., up h Sui- urduy. October 9. Inclu- nlvn.‘ Excursion Hahn. good returning from lesion on any regular selling no! luhr than l‘ days. Includ- Ing duh of dopcrturn from Saint John. Correspond- Inqly low rain from points In H10 Inferior of Now . Iriuuwlcli. Prlnu Edward Island and Nova Scctlu. Comfortable flchroom cc- eommoitoilens from $1 up. Fine mach at fair prlus. ‘Thorn will tic no selling from Si. John Wldnudny. Ociohlr b- EASTERN STEIMSIIIP LINES Apply at any Canadian Nu- tlonul Railways ticket oflicu: or Rood‘: Paint Wharf, Saint John. hi. Dial 3-1191. church is the third home of wor- ship. The First Deacon This first deacon was born on a Scotland in 1789. when a lad of ten his father died leaving his mother a widow with three small children This prudent mother saw that there were but poor pros- pects for her little flock on their few stubborn acres, and so in 1809 when Donald was about twenty, she decided to emigrate to this Island with her three children. Just as the emigrant. ship was about to leave the British shores seized Donald, placed him in their boat and Impressed him into the Bri- tish navy. The day of doom for Donald and his mother seemed tn have arrived. However, through the importunities of the captain of the emigrant ship and of its pas- sengcrs, Donald was released. and after a nine weeks voyage landed on the Island with less than ten dollars in his pocket, He rented a farm at North River where he lived for three score years. Even- tually be was able to purchase the farm and became a freeholdcr. Though brought up in the Scottish Kirk. he became an admiring lis- tener of the Baptist pioneers. John Scott and Alexander Craw- ford. As a result in 1830 ‘he be- came one of the charter members of this church and was appointed its first deacon in 1832. an office which he adorned with a consis- tent Chrisfian life until his death on Oct. f1, 1870 in his 81st vcai‘. He Was the pvogcnninr ofthe Muc- Kinfavis of this community. As already stated Elder John Scott dicd about 1843, and tho church was loft without a pastor. In the iviuter of that year Elder Ben]. Scott engaged. in mission- ary work under the Nova Scotla Board and visited North River. He writes: "At York and Elliot rivers the people are very anxious to fiear the word: but are much in want of a settled minister anion: them. They wish to securi- the labors of one who can preach in both English and Gaelic, which appears to be necessary as there are so many in that section that speak the Gaelic. I hope that the Lord will send one after his own heart to break to them the bread of life." The good Elders hopes vicrc soon to be ixalized. In the previ- ous summer of 1842 a young man from Margaree, Cape Breton 111111:- ed Malcolm Ross visited North River, and preached with such ac- ceptance that he was invited to become pastor. He returned to his studies at Acadia during the winter. and in the following June he accepted the paswrage, brought a wife along with him and crcct- ed a dwelling house in the lower port of the settlement. Mrs, Ross was a talented lady who conduct- ed a school in her own home, which. not only promoted the 1n- tellectual development of the com- munity. but also helped to supple- ment the pastor's inadequate sal- ary. Mr. Ross was ordained in 1843 by Revs. J. Show, B. Scott. and Alex. McDonald. He labor- ed on this field for about nine years until 1852. As ho proclaimed the gospel of redeeming grace fn both English and Gaelic much spiritual blessing attended his ministry, and a total of upwards of a hundred persons were added tn the church. At. the time of Mr. Boss's or- dination James Warren and wm. Boln were ordained deaeons. James Warren 11800-1888) was the proprietor of Warren Grove Mills. o local magistrate. and a man of some prominence in the commun- ity. He died in 1888. Wm. Ilain was a native of Thin-so, Caiih- ness County, Scotland. He had the trade of stone cutter. mason i ‘by Qqu re John McPhec. THIS UHAKLU’ ['1']? FUWN GUARDIAN received an excellent education in his native land and had learned and wilder. m» emigrated to this Island and finally settled on n flu-m at calmness Cove. West River about 1884. He continued his work as mason and builder. and , in association with a Mr. Watts. f he built the Provincial Government Building in Charlottetown. In 1839 he married Ellen, daughter of Wm. Dockendcrff. two of his sons. Francis and Jacob, to whom reference will be _ made later, , came to occupy prominent places ‘ in the life of this church. Wm. Bain had been reared n Fresh!‘- terian and was a staunch upbolder g . of the principles of that. church l until the year 1836 when he ex- i pt-rienccd a deep conviction of sin. l became ‘exercised over the ques- tfon of baptism, and was finally baptfud into the church at York and West Rivers. A deeply spiritual l man, he proved a tower of strength to his church. Bwecfally 1n the Sabbath school and prayer meetings. and was a most gen- erous supporter of the gospel. He died Nov. ll, 1849, in the (7th year of his age. During Rev. M. Rosa's pastorate a Sunday school was organized at North River in 1843." Probably the first superintendent W88 Deacon Wm. Bain. By 187B it bod attained a membership of 76, with an average attendance of 40. The library contained 300 volumes and ieight: dollars was expended that lvcar for books. papers, etc. The jsunr-rintcndent was Francis Bain. ‘Following him in order were Jacob Bain, Wm. J. Howard. Wil- 11am Drake. and Ernest Warren. A Year ofjtevlvol In 1842, Rev. John Shaw was appointed by the Island Mission Board to do missionary work. He writes under date of Nov. 20. 1842 "I commenced my labors at the North and West, Rivers, about the beginning of July, "illpreachfng Publicly and from house to house. I remained with them six weeks and two days-and during that time, I had the pleasure of bap- _ti7.ing 53 persons on profession of their faith tn the Lord Jesus Christ. and seeing one restored to the church. ‘Five have been bap- tfzcd since by brother Alexander McDonald. Between these two riv- ers there is a church composed now of upwards of a hundred members. May the Liord grant them a, pastor after his. own heart. who shall feed them with knowledge and with understanding. “Since the first: of October. 1841, the Lord has been pleased to add to the Baptist Churches on the Island. as follows: To Three Riv- ers, 65: to East Point, 25; Lot 48. 45: Lot 49. 19; St. Peter's Road. 15: West and North Rivers. 74; Tryon, 39; Belfast. 18; Charlotte- town, 9; CavenclLsh. 3. Total 311." Therelseems to have been a considerable interval between the close of Mr. Rosss pastorate in I853 when be removed to Bedcque and the coming of his successor It was not until the fall of 1857 that. the third pastor, Rev. C. J. Burnett. who had just resigned from the Charlottetown church. took charge. According to a bis- torlcal record, "Mr. Burnett labor- ed about two years at North River, when. for reasons which need not bé indicated. he_ withdrew from the field and from the minfstiy." Two were added to the /* church by baptism during his pastorate—- the eldest. son and the only daugh- ter of Deacon Wm. Bain. After 1859 there was n. period when the church was without re- gular pastoral care. Then Rev. John Davis. who had become pas- tor at Charlottetown in 185B. also assumed pastoral oversight of this church in about the year 1861, and remained pastor for about three years. During his ministry eleven persons were added to the church. The Baptist: interests at West and Clyde Rivers had been grow- ing steadily since the early days when Elder John Scott preached to the plOYt98r5 of these settle- ments in their native Gaelic ton- gue. For many years these branches were connected with ‘he North River church. but in 1861 they here organized into a separ- ate church. A Fruitful Pastor-ate On Sept. '13. 1865, there was call- ed to the pastorate, E. N. Archi- bald. n young man who had just. graduated at Acadia College. On Jan. (i. 1866, he was ordained as pastor. Revs. John Shaw. M. Rom. Wm. Dobson and M. P. Freeman conducting the ordination service. In 1867 this younc man married Miss Cvnthla Ann Bradshaw. "'lllfl’ht"l‘ of Deacon Isaac Brad- ‘shatv. of Bedeauc. o‘ which union sprang a family that have made a most valuable contribution to the denomination in Canada, in the United States, and in tar- awev India. One quarter of Mr. Archlhalds time was devoted to the cause at Alexandra. He ivas warmly evangelistic in his preach- ing, n diligent and faithful pas- tor. owl a firm uobolder of Bap- list principles. The people re- jolccd in the lord and the church prospered materially and spiritual- ly under bis capable leadership. He organized prayer meetings. en- couraged Sunday school work. and instituted better and more ef- dnnk. 5J0. sbfldi. Suit‘ At l drug; mum. aw u. ital-bun ‘ , . r- lI-C’: (ramli-uiv- ausuiif-liincir-"iiiifl Mlle; and T. H. Porter occupied the pulpit In the after and even- 1118 resllectlvell’. The preachers spoke to crowded congregations. It is estlmated that about 600 were tn attendance. Overflow ser- vfoes were held in the old church Pastors and. delegates were pre- as they were meeting that vmi; to organize the Baptist Associa_ l tion of P. E. Island. The First Trustees April 4. 1868, it was decided to have the church incorporated and a vote was passed to petition for an act of incorporation. At the same meeting Deacon James War- ren, Alex McKinlay, John McKin_ lay and Francis Bafn wire-re elect- ed the first trustees. The mem. bership at this time was almost, a hundred. On August 5. 1868, a v01» was passed to sell the 01a meeting house to be used a; a Temperance Hall for the sum of ten pounds. Association Orgflnlzgd As already intimated the Island Assoclanm‘ “'55 "Fkanfzcd at North Riv" 0H July 1a. 1126a. in the um mminir house. The following M. Ilcers were chosen: Mods...” Rev John Davis: Clerk, w_ ‘M, Warren: Assistant Clerk, Wm. 11.10.. Hm‘. Treasurer. James Dorm-my The churcheswoi’ the Island ma“, Rt first associated with the Nova Seotia Association, ti“. tum-m m,“ P!‘ church Joining it in 11144. m“ the division of this Association into three sections in 1850. the I.s_ land churches became conncrtsd 81th the Eastern Association until the formation of the Island 01-. BB-Ylllfltlcn, as Just indicated. The Flrst Parsonage About this time the question of providing a parsonairp for the mfn- l ister‘s use was considered. In 197i lfmd was secured from Wm. How- arl as a suitable site for a parson- a126, and in the summer of that year a house was erected on 1t. at a cost of $885. I11 the fall of 1873 l Rev. W. B. Bradshaw took up w- sidence in the new parsonage. In the following year a barn was erected on the pnrsnflage grounds at. a cost of’ $116. By the year 1353 the Dflrfivnflgc was found to be in decided disrepair. so much so in fact that it would cost a considerable sum to put It in good fflndlllflll. It was finally decided to sell flu- old parsonage for the sum of $400 and purchase George Warren's house, the present pm- sonagc, for the sum of $740, but still retaining possession of the stable on the old parsonage grounds. The pastor at. that. time. Rev. A. H. Lovers. was appointed to solicit subscriptions from the lhrce churches of which he was pastor and was successful in obtained $333 toward purchasing the new parsonage. In order to effect some extensive repairs to the church building which cost $165 the church was closed from the last of Nov. 1894 until the last Sunday of Jim., 1895. List of Pastors Elder John Scott. l?) Rev. Malcolm Ross. 1843-11152. Rev. C. J. Bumctt. 1857-1859. Rev. John Davis. 1861-1864. Rev. E. N. Archibald. 1865-1870, Rev. W. B. Bradshaw, 1872-1875 —-A graduate of’ Aendfa-Jhc first Island-born pastor of the church msvn 01’ Dru. Isaac Bmddiuw. of Endemic-married Mary E. Mac- Kinlay. of North River. a daugh- ter of Dea. Alex. MacKinlnyn in 1872—-the first occupant of the new parsonage in 1873-11 baptiz- ed during his pastorate. Rev. C. C. Burgess. '187'1-l88" __ A young man who began as llf"‘"i- tiate with church on five months‘ mission in l875—called to panor- atc and ordained. July ‘l4. 1877. Rev. A. H. Lovers. 111112-1887 - The present oarsmiaco was Supine-d during Mr. Lovers‘ pastorate and he was the first to occupy it. In the first year of his ministry 15 were hapffved. Rev. J. F‘. Carney, lililli-lvqfi. ‘There was no pastor (luring 1am and lVll‘. (‘amt-v scems to have come in the ‘afloat-inc vmr. 1' 1v“- R time of difficulty and distress in the church. “in lnr-n] zum‘ “q,- disturbed. Some prominent broth- ren among the mcmborshin ivorc at variance with one another, To 1832-1843 make matters still worst; an 11n- worthy man was the basil-vol leader. In Conference. April. 1889. the "Church resolved that its en- gagement with Rev. J. F. Carney d0 eXplre April '30," Rev. F’ .D, Davidson. Jiinc. 18119- June. 11193. The ycar 1891 ivas marked by a deco wot-k of grace and 3i united with the church hy baptism. bringing fhc mr-mbnrfiiip ficfent methods of conducting the business of the church. The con-l gradations deliilhtcd in his minis-l trntfons. Zion prospered. and not," 1v slxtv persons were received into the church by baptism 11111-1111: thell four and i1 half years of his mm. istrv- He was nlvivavs abundant in labors and received the meagre sum of flftv pounds year, and that not. always promptly. Dedication of Third Church Building During Mr. Archibaldiq pastor- ate the present church edifice was erected. It was opened for Divine Worship and derlw-nti-d on Sunday. July f9. 1110a, In the morning the dedicatorv sermon "l! breached by Rev. John Davis from tack. 43:35. Revs. o. I. sterling a , to 160, the largest number in U16 history of the church. Rev. M. C. Hiizrzins. BA, 1803- 1807. A voting hum fresh from Acadia and Rochester. Mrs. Hit:- gins proved o valuable helomate to her husband. 811v worked stir-- v A 1 N v u 1. N E U R A L G [A ' ' 1th ' d . . - n:.f_,d....c.:.i'::_ winni- 065k j 1min: pmnll. Ez/hun @1111 1w 5w r-iccfviiifTst-a ‘.111 .11‘! nuts. ‘ sent from all the Island churches,‘ At the conference meeting 0n- eessfnlly in the missionary organ- izations and was instrumental in forming a Mission Band. During paid ' this pnstorngo a new interest "was .v taken in forr-lcn mission mid more ~’ made tn fiY/"T generous contributions this cause. A revival spread l the WhOlP 111-111 during m. Higlzlnf‘ pmfnrafe. Rev. A. F. Browne, June. 1004. Between the going of M1‘. Hllglns and tho coming of M". Browne, special services were con- ducted by Rcv. .1. A. Marple. as evangelist. and Mr. I-Iuch Mnc~ Lean m1 soloist. As p. result of there services seven young people were <ffi= .= Jim. 1898 - 1 *' I 0'4 ‘ o e o‘! v0“ y! \\\ 26f" ‘Ab: ‘“A“* ‘ 9d bdpiizod by Mr. Browne, May 1, 189s. 1111901111 were bflDflZf-d- Mrs, Browne proved herself an excellent. pastor's wife, worked faithfully for the cause, and en- courngcd a number of the your-E people to improve their minds by reading worth-while literature. Rev. David Price, 1904-1906. Rcv. S. H. Cornwall, BA, 1907- 1909. Rev. E. P. Calder, 1910. Rcv. C. S. McLearn, 1812-1914. Resigned on account of ‘aflinfl heaith in May, 1914, and died in the parsonage, Feb. 23. 1915- Rev. A. A. Gates, 1915. Rev. A. Hum, 1916. Rev. H. R. Bell, 1918. During this pastorate a considerable re- vival book place and s. number of voting men. heRdS_ 01' families. were baptized . Rev. H. G. Mellick, D.D., 1920. Llc. Clarence Bleakney. 1923- A student summer pastorate. Rev. J. S, Mlllett, B.A., 1922. Rev. J. H. Hayter, 1925. Rev. W. R. MacWalkcr, Oct. 1926 Rev. J. G. Wakeling, Nov. 1931. Rcv. Byron G. Manzer, June, 1936. List of Deacons Besides the three said to have been ordained by Rev. C. Tupper in 11131, but. whose names are un- known and who appear not t0 have functioned long. we find the following names among the di- neonate: Donald McKinlay, ordained tn 1832-4870. 1843-49, Wm. Bain and James 1843-1886, ordained in 1843. Alex. McKiniay, ordained in 1870. Peter Warren ordained. Jacob Bain. Wm. Warren and Pcicr Scott elected 1n i889. David Scott. Wm. Drake. List of Church Clerk! Francis Bain. 1865-1890. E. D. Scott, 1891. Jacob Bain, 1992. David Scott. Lloyd Moveside. Garfield Warren. Everett Stevenson. A. H Ladner. Wallace Moresidc. Women's Missionary Aid At the old Baptist Meeting House O11 the evening of Oct. 18, 1871. the women met and organized the first Women's Missionary Aid Society. The following officer-a were elected: President, Mrs. James Warren; Vice-Presidents. Mrs. Peter Warren and Mrs. John Nelson: Secretary, Miss Lottie lvfacKiulny", Treasurer, Miss Susan Scott: Auditor. Allan bfacKinlay. A Board o‘. Managers was appoint- ed. collsisilmz of the officers. t0- gcilier with Mrs. Jacob Docken- dorff. Mrs. George Scott, Miss .1.~.nc Cummings and Miss Jessie lvlacKinlay. The membership fee was sot at fifty cents a year. Dur- ing their first year they met in the church. procured a monthly mis- sionary magazine which they reed and discussed at their meetings. and so kept themselves informed of the work and progress of ‘he Kingdom of God in heathen coun- tries. In the second year, on the approach of winter. they decided to meet from house to house, a custom xvhlch prevails to the pre- sent day. The Contribution of the Church Durlni! the one hundred and seven _vca."s of its history this Church has made a worthy con- tribution to the normal and spirit. ual life of this community, Godly men and women built their fife into it "If! 116111"! it to east its bene- y; --.--.. _. 181 Queen Street Return limit, forty-five days. For further particulars apply to T. B. ROGERS - v .1»; .‘~€ i551’? E1813 ‘f ‘ i ficcnt light afar. Through ings to missions f1 1111s redeem human souls in 1 Bolivia, 1t has made £111 n contribution to the life _ world through the lives it icuc. ' to finer isues and inspircff \\ a a vision of service t0 the 1&1 of God. Some persons of . 1i <11".- tinction have bran numbered 111110113 its membership Without. laying ourselves open to the charge of making mvidloiu distinctions, we may state than the most. distinguished name cvi-r con. nected \\"1tl1 this church ts that of Francis Bain (1842-1894) H15 claim to fame lies 1n the realm 11f a euro, Without the advantoges of 11 moral education and largely self-iauubt, handicapped in this fnsulu- Prov- ince by isolation from the fellow- ship and the stimulator. that come from fellow scicnm-is and learned societies. restricted in the range of his geological oxplormions to this Province that is not rich in the variety of its geological formations, he, IiPVeri-liVlP-i.‘ be- came, through ll1‘('l£'.\S p1 ir- ance, \\'11lle iupporting a f toiling on his farm, and rem this hour, the foremost 11111 that his native Province 1111. pro- ductd. He ls the author " two bool<lct.s-" A Natural ll ' Prince Edward Island" U1. authorized for use in 11.0 schools. and “The Birds o1‘ Edward Island.“ Ho 111s» c 1.: ed numerous articles [or 1.1a .11 press and for scieniii 1: He discovered a. fossil that to science, and it Wfh 11.1 honor by Sir William D; s noted Canadian’ gcoluslslr odendron Balm. Another name Unit slict luster on this church is 111.11 vi Rev. 3 11.15 W. H. Warren, .\I. A. at Acadia in 1871, the. fir.» of that institution from 1 munity, lie entered the 1i» lstry," a no h1c0n.»-idcr:1ble 1 1.1011 0f xvhirh he spent an. churches of this Island. H important pastorate Yvllo u‘. town, N_ S., where lie s1 fruitful ycarsiliiiili-ltiflflnl _ cultured Christian geulicuiiui, 8 thoughtful preacher, and an M-UYR- plishcd cldsical scholur \\".‘.u was greatly dcvoisd to his U 0‘ Latin and Hebrew. During ~ pasiorate at Bri1i§<’1°\\‘11 111‘ M“ ducted classes in Latin and ""11" ed a score or more 0! 1'01" most. of them headed tow- ministry, for entrance into ll-“iiml Academy or Acadia Coll-v“ 11f b" came the rccogirzcd fllllil'll"j_v' 1111 the Baptist history of 1h. I» ‘ and in i111: pnpcr the u" drawn heavily upon his i111 work. Hc murricti Io 1- Kfnlay. of this comm: of cultured taste talented nits! _ painter. After her llllbllil in 1911, she 11d a mo improve and bcuutify l!" tery at Trude-down ulltl 1 permanent encoxvmcnt fr! maintenance. She 1111+ You during monimielit in the Cemetery at Bl'ltl".t"l0‘.l!1 u one (,1 tho most, lY"i\'.ll\l‘11 ~11 Province of Nova Scoua. We shoifld lilac l“ “l-lllti I1 1 ~ E.At"<la1~" ‘TA l’ “~- l‘ I‘ reflects credit on this Cllln that might gut its n1 o 11:11 with the Kmgslou £11101" ever. we believe he \\'.1,‘- into the fellowship of t1 before the separate 0Y1 was effected at 141111-1011 l“ l able preacher, 11 rcroiruiit" among our Maritime mim. _ capable Secretary of the .\l- - "W Baptist Convention. and tbc- ‘oiwh lent pastor of the fmiwrlm" “l” at. St. FIAQDHPILMN _ <1 (Continued on Pa?!" l5‘ I 1 an i ‘,1 15c! tlf‘ Bargain Excursion to Western Canada Good going any day from September 18th to October 2nd inclusive. ~ _“"-rnf' -i >- Phone 510 ~.