image evaluation te<;t target (mt-3) // 1.0 ■ 50 ™l^= I.I I 40 IM 1.8 - 1.25 1.4 1.6 < 6" ► % <^ /a ■e, w /a ^ /^ oj^ Sciences Corporation ^^ m m (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever appliea. Mapa, platea, charta, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratioa. Thoaa too large to be entirely included in one expoaura ara filmed beginning in the upper left hand comer, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames aa required. The following diagrama illuatrate the method: L'exemplaira filmi fut reproduit grAce k la g4n*roait« da: IMcLennan Library McGill University Montreal Lea imagaa suivantae ont M reproduitea avac la plua grand soin, compta tenu de la condition et de la nattet* de l'exemplaira film*, at m conformity evec lea condltiona du contrat de filmaga. Lea exemplairea originaux dont la couvarture en papier eat imprimAe sont fllmto an commen^ant par la premier plat et en terminant soit par la darniAre page qui comporte une empreinte d'Impreaaion ou d'llluatration, soit par la second plat, aaion le caa. Toua lea autrea exemplairea originaux aont fiimia en commenpant par la pramiAra page qui comporte une empreinte d'Impreaaion ou d'illuatratlon et en terminant par la darnlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un dee aymbolae suivanta apparaftra sur la darnlAre image de cheque microfiche, salon la caa: le aymbola -^ signifie "A SUIVRE", le aymbola V signifie "FIN". Lea cartea, planchea, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre 'jmte A dee taux de rMustion diff« enta. Lorsqua le document eat trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul ciichA, 11 est film* A partir da I'angle sup4rieur gauche, de gauche A drolte, et de haut an baa, wi prenant la nombre d'imagea nicaaaaira. Lea dlagrammaa suivanta illuctrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (mmm street church, Montreal 1^ The neat and commodious Church-Edifice represented above, was erected in ISiS-^, for the use of the Second Congregational Church, Montreal. This Cliurch was formed February 12th, 1843, by fifteen members dismissed for that purpose from the First Church, which was then, as now, under tiie charge of Rev. H. Wilkes. Rev. J. J. Carruthers was the first Pastor of the nev\' Churcii, and his labors were so higiily acceptable and useful, that it was determined to erect an Edifice of an attractive kind, in a prominent position. In 1846, Dr. Carruthcrs removed to Portland, Maine. His loss was severely felt. For more than two years, every effort to obtain another Pastor was vmavailing. ^'i ny of tlic congregation went to other Churches, and many others left the City. Then came the awful commercial crisis of 1847-8, bringing almost universal ruin. Very kw were left to hope and pray for a revival of the cause. But their prayers were heard ; in September, 1848, the present Pastor was brought among them, and after a year's labor, through which not a few were brought into Christ's fold, was ordained. The Church has since gone on, in spite of many difficult' s within and without, slowly but steadily in- creasing, .50 members having been added in four years. Many times it has seemed " ready to die," but as often God has quickened it again. It was never in so promising a stjite as now. The greatest drawback to the full success of the Church iuts consisted in their not being Proprietors of the Place of Woi ship, dwelling in it, but as in " their own hired house." It was at first held by three members of the bo