IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) V. / O {/ / &?/ f/. 1.0 I.I 1.25 If IM ilM 1^ 1^ H^ 1^ ill 2.0 1.8 U nil 1.6 V] <^ /i 7 /^ 7 (V 4^ ^K — ^ THE ORDINATION AND INDUCTION — or REV, WM. M6CULLO0H, D, D, (As Pastor of the First Presbyterian Ohurch, Truro, N. S.) ^CompUfd by The Colchciter Sun.} Piinted at Tm; Coi.ohkstek Si'.v Oftioe, Truro, N. S., 188(». P14ICK an CKNTS^ i'ii.m--'n II and the changes on ever\' side and in all our surroundings aie so great that we can but in mute astonishment ga/.e upon the new creation. The occasion being so exceedingly rare of any Divine completing a Pastorate of fifty years and more especially so of such a one over the same congregation, — and this ci^ngiega- '•'on being that of the oldest in connection with the Frcsby- . . .an communion in British North America,— that it wa.s thought advisable to preserve in this form a record of the ser- vices and exercises in connection with the Fiftieth Anniversary 6 rUh: McCULLOCII of the Rev. Dr. Mcrullnch's Ordination and Induction, which was held at J'luro on the I4lh of February, 1889. This i.s the reason that the following paj^'cs are devoted to so full and detailed an account of a Coininctnoration much of which of neccs.sity has already appeared in the new-spajjcr press of the day. The following letter contributed to the columns of TlIK COLCIIKS'IKK Sun, a week or .so after a full account of the Jubilee cxcrci.ses hr ap})cared in its column.s, by P. S. llainilton, lvs(j., Yarmouth, N. S.. will show at a L(lance how different was the i>riinitive'and scattered villa^'c of Truro in 1839 from thebustling.prosperousand thrivinj^ town of this day. To the Editor of Tim Cokhtster Sun. ■ Sir, — The very interesting accounts which I read through tlie press of .what 1 may call the McCulloch Jubilee, in your town, lead me to su])pose that it might be of interest to especially the younger portion of your readers, to learn just what Truro consisted of fifty years since, — say about the close of 183S or Ijtginning of 1839. As noy recollection of the place, at thnt time, happens to be very vivid, I offer to Thk Sux as the oldest existing local journal, the following list and location of the dwelling houses and other principal buildings of J'ruro, of the epoch named. We will suppose that we enter " the village," as it was then called, Irom the South, by the Halifax road, using the letter R for the right and L for the left hand side of the highway as we proceed. First L , tlie house of John Barnhill. Nearly opposite, R., an old house occupied by Joseph McNaughton. L., by the broolcside, Mrs. William Blair. L., shoemaker's shop, and in the rear of it, the tannery of her late husband. L., the old Miller homestead. When I first recollect it, Mr. Alex. Miller still occupied it, and it bore a sign as a " 'I'emperance Inn;" and was, I suppose, one of the first, if not the very first " 'I'emperance Inn " in Nova Scotia. Fifty years ago, I think it had already become the residence of David Fletcher. L., some distatxe back from the street, an unoccupied house of Chaa. Tucker, having a veranda, with outside steps, along the whole front of the second story. L., nearly in front of this house, an old shop of Mr. Tucker's. R., C. Tuckers residence. L., nearly opposite the latter, the wheelwright's shop, and in its /ear, the dwelling ot George Cook. \ L., Samuel Craig. R., William Hall. ^ .; R., Hall's blacksmith shop L, C. Tucker's shop. JUBILEE CELEBRATION. 7 % We have now reached the Common, on the South East corner of which a house, since enl irg.'d, at this time m jstiy unoccu;)ied; although Jas. Philii[)s. tnilf)r, occupied part of it — long known aftcrward.-i as Nurihiip's hotel. Turning to tfie left, the only house fronting on the South end of the C'onunoii was W. Bowlan's. Daniel Smith's .irul William ^.utien Smith's were the only residences on Sniiih's Island. Fronting on the Common, at the S. VV. corner, the old jail. Next. W. side of the Common, S. G. W. Arc hihald's, previously Joyce's. Next, old Court House, directly in frout of the present Court House. Next, John Doggett's now Prince of Wales Hotel. 'J'he only buildmg ho iting on the Common, from the East side, was the house, since removed, and long known as '• Charley Nelson's Inn." At this time, it was occupied by some of Mr. Nelson's family. Fronting the Common from the North, was, at the N. W. corner the old corner house, a tavern of long standing, afterwards burnt. At the time it was I think, kept by J. (i(jrdon Nelson. In a line at the N. E. corner, a house afterwards enlarged, belong ing to the Ross estate, and unocr upied in 1838 1839. Iktween this and "the corner house, " a vacant shop approached by a long flight of outside steps, which had been occupied as sue li by S. Clark of Halifax. Leaving the common by the "Lower Village road," the first L was known as the "Fisher house" and was occupied by J. Corbctt. Next, Lm !)• Sutherland's then an inn. L., the carpenter's shop and then the dwelling of Thomas Crowe. R., on the brow of the hill, I'eter lilair's house, long disappeared. Leaving the (ommon by Front, now Queen Street, the first L., John Dunlap's shop. On the brow of the slope, R., an old house known as Knight's place and I thmk then occupied by a Mr. Knight, afterwards of Halifax. L., the William Dickson place, eventually Hyde's — occupied in 1838, or jus: previously, by John Romans and John Johnson. L, Ceorge Dickey — afterwards David Wilson's.^ L, Wm. Flemming — his barns and outbuildings, then on the opposite side of the street. I,., James Braynion — afterwards Charles Pearson's. L, a little old-fashioned house occupied by a Mrs. Detriechsen, who kept a private school. L., John Fulton. I think he was still alive and in occupation in 1838. The house and farm were after him successively owned by Isaac Blair, Joseph R. Dodson and James Hamilton. Jj., Dr. D. B. Lynds. William Logan, house and carriage-maker's shop. Edward Logan — afterwards his son David's. THE McCULLOCII Lm an old hoiisf nearly opposite tlie North end of C'hurh( l>y John (Dr.) W'adik:!!-- afterwards Reading's dwelling, I'his brings us to the bridge leadiii;,' to Bihlr Hill On llic low iiiterveiiin)4 ground, jusl at the foot of the hill, There were onlv two blacksmith's shops - McCully. S.; and Mcl-eods. L. On the Crown of the hill, coniinennng next the river, there were R. John Marsters, A small house of Mrs. Kn^lish on the river bank t •. the fear of Marsters. A shoeniaker shop and ho'ise of Major Alexander Archibald. Lm Marsters law oliice. R , John (loudi^e shop. JJ., Wms McCullv. R., shop occupied about this time by either Samuel .\TcNutt or RobVs (.'hambers. L> ^^ m- McLeo(J. U., corner Court House road -Somers house — afterwards Wiswell'.s. U,., opposite corner Court House Toad —I''.d ward P.lanchard. L-, l'>/.ra Wiilc-rs— an inn (vflong ^tanding, afterwards burnt. L-, Old Masonic Lodge. R. Saddlers shop. Mrs. Barry. li., Hon. S. Ci. W. .Archibald, oflicc-and l.onse^ L-, i^nd about a furlonir farther North Henderson homestead.' We need go no farther. Returning to Court House road— a short distance up. £., Jonathan (Jravt's, formerly postmaster. About half way to the top of the hill, B-.> l^^^it^ fioudgc, afterwards Rev. \Vm. Mcrulloch, At the to]) of the hill. R.. K. 15. Dickson, Barrister.— afterwards Mr. .Mct/.ler. Nearly o])posite to this house North, formerly stood the Court House which was afterwaiJs moved to the Common. r do not, think [ h ivc ini-<>o 1 a hnu-*;' within the limits over which tlic uKive line cxtt-n It*. 'I'lvit i>^. I do jiot think I iiivt- niissi'il a house stiindn)tr within tliosi; limits, tilt-y Vi' IIS ii^o to-ilay, Tlu^ list '\^ hnt a m''iij,'n' ono romparod witli whit wf find u]V)ii tlio s.iiiio fJTi'oiind now. Some of vont' TO idurs nriy Vcihio it as a RKCOIM) of tin TH'iiol to which it refers, [f Ilmce conn ted coiTecMy, thore are, coniiVrisinf,' Hi Me Hill, seventy-four (7') •'Iwtdl' hiii houses in the alioVc li-st, Siipjiosiuy them to lie all iiih iliited- altliou(i-li I Ixdieve. th^il, tliree or four were V ic uit — all I allowing the nsuiiUy ueceiited aver if^e of tiv<' persons to eich dw(dlinyf.'-the poiiuhition of 'J'vuro. the Hill ill d'lded. at thi- coiuniyncemeiit of )HiU», would lie tlirei' hundred and seventy (:J70) souls. What is it now? Yours, Yarmouth, .\. S.. F(d«, -ilst, l^^so, I\ S, Hami l.To.N, Such was the villar^e of Truro when the Rev. Dr. McCulloch commenced his pastorate here just fifty years ago ! From thi.s little villar^^e an eneriifctic and live town has .sprung^ up with all the advantages and convenience.*- that modern centres of population are enabled to have. The town's present statu.s can be learned from a perusal of Mr. J. F. Blanchard's pajjer further oii in thi.s pamphlet. Rev. William McCulloch, D. D. Tlie venerable clerLjvman, whose fiftv vc.irs of continuous iiiiuislerial work in ihc one ^on^rc^^'ltion have just been cele- brated b)' the jubilee exercises tiiat are to be recorded within these pages, whs born in I'ictou, in iSil. He received his early education at the well-known (irammnr School in that town under the tuition' of the Rev. John McKinlayand latterly of his own father — the Rev. Thomas McCulloch. Of the seventy students that attended the (irammar .School with Dr. McCulloch, not one is livin,;:,'" to-day. In col'cjji^e amont^r his fellow students wore the R(;v. James Ross D. I).. ICdward lilanchard, late Town Clerk of Truro, William (irant, M. D. Professor '\n Pliiladelphia Medical Collej4C, the Rev. VV^illiam rVaser, I), i) ol l^arrie, Ontario, and many others afterwards distinL,nnslu;d in 'different |>rolcssions in life; and of his fellow collet; iatis the Rev. J)r. I*'rascr is the only survivor. The Dr. pursued his Divinity studies at the 'J'heological ITallofthe Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia. After which he engaf^ed in liie teaching;; profession for two years in Pictou town anil, was also [or two jears Head Master of the Varmouth Academ\'. He spent nineteen months in (ireat Britain and on the Continent and returnin;.( to Nova Scotia was licensed to preach in the old church at Mcri)L;omish on the ci^dith of Au;.,mst, 1838. Dr. McCulloch preached his first sermon in his father's church in Piclou town, taking for his text John x : 9. On his way to Truro he spent two Sabbaths at New Annan, preaching in the (lid School house on the hill, near the site ftf the i^resent sch(K)l house, making his home with Mr. Win. Hyers, Sr., and arrived here on the lOth .September, 1838, preaching twice in the old' church at the Cemetery on the following day from Rom. iv: 16 and P.salm xlix:8. In about five months after the young minister's api)e.'irance before tln" Presbyterian congregation of Truro he was ordained in the old Cemetery Church on February 13th, 1839. The Rev. John Sprott preached the Ordination sermon from Matt. x:4i. Among the clergymen present on this very auspicious occasion for the Truro Presbyterians were the Revds. John Sprott, .Musquodoboit; John Brown, Londonderr)-; Thomas .S. Crowe, Maitland; J. Smith, Upper Stewiacke; R. Blackwood, 12 THE McCULLOCH w Gay's River. J. L. Murdoch, Windsor; John i. l^xtcr, Onslow, and Hugh Ross, Tatama^fouchc. The choir was led on that occasion by David T. ArchibakU and of that band of sinj^ers, consi.stin<^ amont,' others oi Charles lilanchard 'Sheriff, Williain Archibald, Jotham VVaddell, JancBlanchard ''Mrs. Dr. WaddcJl";, Annie Cock Mis. Ivunham) Jane Archibald (sister of Sir Adams ArchiViald, afterwards Mrs. Dr. Bayne;, and Sarah Blanchard (Mrs. A.N. McDonald,, the last alone survives. The communion roll of the church at that time numbered 170 and of this number there arc living to-day \iw\. fifteen; viz : Mrs. Nancy Archibald, Mrs. R. O. Christie, Mrs. Timothy Archibald, Mrs. Isaac Archibald, IVIrs. Cjcori^e Dickey, Mrs. W. Cuttcn Smith, Mrs. William Flemming, Truro; Mrs. Joseph Loughead and Mrs. Robert Louj^head, Clifton; M'S. James Johnston, Coldstream; Mrs. Rebecca Johnston, Acadia Mines; Mrs. Munroe, Malifax; Mrs. Nanc> A. McKecn, C'apc Breton; Mrs. l.saac Lof^an, Shubcnacadie and Mr. Samuel James Archibald, Harmony. The elders of the church at the time of Dr. McCuUoch's Ordination were Messrs. Samuel Archibald, William McCully, J. J. Archibald, J. D. Christie, Hn<'h Moore, John Smith, Kdward I.ogan, Hugh Johnston, Ak ndcr Kent and James Loughead. During the last fifty years twenty-seven elders have been appointed. In 1839 the Presbyterian Church of Truro stretched from near the Shubenacadie River to Kemptovvn and neighborhood, fully 25 miles in length; it embraced parts of (jrecnfield 11 miles from Truro, run out 10 miles to McCallum's on the Stewiackc Road and e.xf ended to McCilinch's 6 miles on the Halifax Road. From this wide-strttching congregation for many years under the pastorate of Dr. McCulloch there have since been formed the prosperous churches of Clifton, Cold- stream, St. Andrew's, Truro, and the Harmony Mission Station. The members of the I'resbytcry of Truro in 1839 were; — Rev. .Ti.hn Waddell, M. A., Retired, Truro. " John 1. Baxter, Onslow. " J. L. Murdoch, M. A., Windsor. John Brown, Londonderry. John Sprott, Musquodoboit. Andrew Kerr, Economy. Robert Blackwood, Uay's River. James Smith, D. D., Sttwiacke. T. 8. Crowe, Douglass. William McCulloch, Truro. II II II II II II JUBILEE LELEBRATION. 13 Duiini; Dr. McCulloch'.s Pastorate there have been fifty- one chaa^ics in tliis Pi-csbytery by deaths or removals. Dr. McCulIoch inanied his first couple on April gth, 1839 —Miles Cicldcrt and Alice Nasli — both are yet living. He ■ofticialed at the funeral of John Corbet, October 20th, 1838 before his Induction, and after his Ordination the first funeral service he held was on March i6th, 1839, on the occasion of the death of Mrs--. Letitia Wilson. Durinj^ his lont^^ pastorate the Dr. has admitted to the church 1008 persons, baptized 960, married 520 and attended and officiated at 810 funerals. One of the most important cvcnt-s in connection with this Clujrch over which Dr. McCulloch has so long and so abl}' pre- sided was its r.'i>'. Rev. Chuilfs Lever. Rev Rev. J. D. CuiTitnan*. J. Fotsythe. J. A. Kaulbacli,M. A. Rev. V, B, Stewart. Foyu. F. Dustaii, .ST. PAI'L's, (PKESUYTKRIAIS). Rev. D. M. (Jordon. Rev. VV, M Phillip. I' W. T. Wilkins. R ev. R iev. John McMillan, B. D. '" A. L. Geggie. METHoDi.sT. — From 1834—1844 : .lease Wheelock. Rev. J. McMurray. Rev. J. .Tost. 'IhuiiiMs Smith. " R. Moiton. " Robert Cooney. S. Tuttie. " Richard Smith. " A. B. Black. Rev. J. R. Narraway, '44-^ '50. J. I^iickley, r.l. Rev. A. B. Black, 153 Rev. J. Rofiters, 76 (J.O IhiestiH, '54. " R. Ms. to the blessed perioii of the expected Millenium. In this view, it helont,'S to the larcre domain of uiifulfilled projjheey; a part ef the Ilible which lias always had strong; fascination for the curious ami the imagina- tive. It may well Ik^ c)uestioned however, whether, in the study of it, men have not often "darkene.d counsel with words without wisdom.'' In the nature of thin^ the main purpose of prophecy can be attained, only after the event. ,Ie may believe.'' And'how often ilo wi> read that they understofjfl not. this sa>iii}f au'l that, (tf their Divini' Lord ; " These thing's understood.not the disciples at the lirst; but wlu'U .les.is Wiis p:loritied. tlu'ii remembered they lliat these tJiinj;s were written of him. ami that they had (haui tie se thinffs to him."' It is when the corr(?sp(;nde>.v )f the event with the i>rt lictiou is re(()fr]iiz,>d aiu', felt; when what has come to pass is seen toafrree exactly wilb what it was foretold would come t(j pass, that fiiifh is confirmed aiKJ heai'ts str(^n«:thened. Yet, are we not to overlook or neylect, as counting: it useless, any portion of God's word. It is all ^iven by His ius]iiration. It is ail uie,st'i)recious and most prf)titable. rnfultilled in'oi)hecy itself._ even when its jirimiiry reference is oliseure or unknown, has often an iiu irtn-t and secondary application, from which we can h^arn lesions of priceless wisdom. Take our text asan e'xaniple. I do iiot know to wha,t jieriod thes(^ w(,vds [mint. I can- not tell you — I do not think that any man can tell you witli aiiv certainty or Aviih any exactn(;ss — what coridition of thiiif3:s. in the (hurcirs history or in th(* world's, this scripture is intended to portray; but we can all s( c here, 1 thiuk, a very plain and sti;ikinK pietare of our human life — of the life that some of lis have been liviuf^so lon^,' — of the life that all of us are living now- that is, all of us, who have found Christ. So lookinjjr at the text, we miy learn lessons of highest value — lessens iijxin the (lie hand of submission.of endurance, of constancy, of patient centinuance in well doinj?; —and upon the oth(;r hand lessons of hopefulness and ,ioy and confidence, of praise and tluuiksj^iviiifj. of f,'ladness and I'ejoicintj:- -as 1 eiit a .lul ike. I. The Life of the good man ■^ipoa the earth in a chequered lift. "The lit,'ht shall not be dear npr dark— not day nor nifjht" — not all brightness nor all trloom. It is an alteitiaticn of siiiishine and shadow. This is true of the >?qod man's oitward exjierience. In this it mav bo said he does not differ from othei-s. There is a distinction however which ■ you will make for yourselves. 1 do not M-a it to point it out. We are con- cerned at pres(>nt with the fjocKl nian only, and we see .Tosei)h, first the favorite of his father, tlien the envied of his"l)rethren. cast into the pit, sold into slavery, thrust down into the. dunjjeon. Then ajfain we see him 16 THH McCULLOCrr l)rrlit f(i>'tTi fi'nni lif'^ iinprfHonincnt. HtnniKnji' liffoio PlniaoK wfth tlic KiiiK'n n'litr oil Ill's fiiiKiT. aTfiivo'l In vcstui'f nf fin.' linen, wi'fli a (,'r lon/^ yens fli'i'iufr {i^.iin ffo'i. .((M'usai.'iii (.rr tins roriHiiirary of A'"<'iloir]. iil-anUom 'I T)y falno frii nls. cipsi-d an I HfofK^d ' yStii'iiiff— wftfi no <\\'y'\^, to fi'.-fi'iit--iiii<', as closiiijj tlic sul li'Mjifi-dy, siic'l'lin;,' 1 itturost tcur-i over the son that so little (lesci'v'eil Ins rej^Mi-iL Fnrt'i.errnore. we spo .fot'. a-* he rneets iis (i'st. the most [irosjiei-ons man of the Rist. rich for hotli wor'ils. n'< h I'li carllilx' possossiOiis, I'ieli in a j,''oo'lly iionsehoTd, n'ed I'li the .clit«'rs. w'' h taiiiitin^i: fri'en's and a ^"^riifn^ wWv, his body sjiiitten with loathsoiia- diseas'f!. the tnan si'ts lunonjr theashe«. serapin^^ hi'mseff wil ' a (lotslierd. [jot us looUat .fili once ii^r ifn. The (d(;iids are dispeised now, liis prospeii'l / is rtistored unl doubled, 'J'he h'ls'ht shines uf^aiii. elear npoir his patli. Id's last diiyj are his 'est diiys. 'IMiis lesson of our text [■; trui of tlie >ro((d m.in^s relf;,'H)ns li'fe. H»f knows much of (lod's plan and juirpoSf', he knows nnicli of man's dut^- find rlestiny. —he knows iniicFi of si'n sii/d ^ui'lt.afid eoHS(H(iient ruin Jie knows mutdi loo of thmmiinion withUod often MiietuatfiiK i'H'f nneertaiii. One (Jay he is on the, hei,','hts, nnodier dnv he is in 1 Ik; de|)1 hs. Now you hear him exult jnc' : '" The Lord ism/ liVlitand mysiilvation. wliom fdiall'l fi'ir." "The fiOrd is tlie strenf.rth of my fife, of wfiom -'ha 1 1 I I e iifr lidV' 'JTien wailinfT in aiiKnii^h; "My fJoil. my fjod. why hast thou foi-saken mey WliVoi't thou so far_ from helpiiif.' me, and fj-om the words of my roariut' ?'' Paul is eaii>j:lit uj) int(^ tlie thiravid sfiysa>>:ain "'The Lord knowetli the days of the u[)ri;fht.'' How -.lioiild he but know them. }le Ins nppm'iit-ed them, arrmurcid them, planned them. The I'salmist tells_ us farther " 'I'he steps of ;i ^r,,o-ha/ard: e\'ery movement is directed^ by uiiorrinK wisdom iiiidiinf.iilinfr h)ve, so that from manys<-(uiiiti>^ ineonsistencdes. atid nuiiiy leal vieis'^'i udes thei'c re^Siilts one hnrmonious whole ; '" it shall be one day;" from whi'di no single event, not evi'ii the stran>,'est nor th rnost fiiiinful ecaildbe omitted, without uiarriii)^ its eomph^teness. For this knowledpfe of whieh our text speaks is soun'tliint,' more tinin slinpie c<;^'nizance. It is the knowled;/eV,f interest and reffat'il— of 'genuine interest and deep rej^ii id. (lod watcdif^ the prof^-ress of the ^'oo(l ninn's life witlia real concern, and this thouj^dil Hliould comfort the hearty of the .dii;istian in tho darkest hour of the "rlay."' He does not know why it is so dark. Hut, floil knows, and this should (|uiet. if it cannot jjrladdun, fie feels no pan^r- lie heaves no siffh- he slierls no tear, but tiiHl knows it. This lesson the pitriareh Iia'l fully mastered, and it snstiiiiK'd him throuj^h chiiifi and storm. " Heboid J )>ro forwarrj but he is nf)t tliere; and backward, but I cii,nnot perceive liim. Chi the left hand whoro he on tlm darkness of this "day" wearenotto forget — as wo are soniotimes unKratcfi.il ly prone to f( axi't— tliat (iod knows, ! h T not t<» knows, JUinLEK CnUinKATION. ^7 rt'prarfifi it« })ri;.')itnea« as woll us its^ifUxmi. AaH «) when thfi clouds Imnk lUjil iIh) rtuii s\ii««fl ii^'iiiti, He ^ivcs ii hi^iiviily W!.st to tmr jji'ospi li^y, ■urirliiiK joy to our ^Uii'!«' clotlusMi sorrow';, .'tirouft." In lit^K-r ciiM' "Jiis ways uro jKiHt iiiidJ/iK out-in Votli c.iflcs ('(lually wf Jioiil I n'flt ftat isfic I wiih tlw a^-<,.i- ^nc« UAt *' wi)at wo know not now, wo sJiall know Iwiit' iTtfr/ ///. Thji hxt t^'.acjiex thai fujiit <'<'rtiiinly ulto- t7''thi'r uuwurranfal 1(! iIih clause is oTt(.'n umlorHto'xl uh \\(.uihtn to flio l)l(-.',ht.'' May wi' take tiii.s promise in ita al.olut(>no'*f» nud litprnlity? Aro thn last 'lays oT.i;'io(| im«;u never i-louriod? Is the, closing: scene alway-* reiielieil throu«;h a season, of unhroken ealm and sunshine? We may iKit iitKirm^nre. Hiither we ure t-(j understatid th(t toxt as presontinf^ the teener i_l rule. We niii-.t admit oxceptions. Still \\'« jnay s .fely iiiainti.in that this is the rule It is_ lik(! the promise of Inii^; life and jtrosperity athu-he.d t<» tVu- liee[)in^; of the, Hfth CMTini;inilment; imd in hotVi eases, aa in all siinilar ea'^cs. we • an '-ee how tho rule carries within it;s(df. the, elements of iirohaMe fulfihuint.. This is th(! rule then, from which the glory of Ood i lul the K rij^'hteous flourishing: like the palm troe.nnd hriii«in^' forth fruit m ohlafrc For there is thi-* otlier princiftle in ooufttiint oper.'iti(.n-\vlii<(V«;ly Blid joyful ttic CniirdR't.tut Iw; ruVi, Though Ik! rose in a mint w^ien Mh riir« lie boariiii, And there followed ituiur (l'-o|ifjr. It is still «v] he very few— -havo h«;osr, without Christy But for twtmty years- for thirty yen rs- for forty years—for fifty years,- -the thou>,'Vit atipals. Is tlieie, then such a on i hero? We know "not. We hope not. Thit should tl«'re \i'.\ even this lextrenio ijaso i.s nre never was. 1)< lay in tVie younjjf is infatuation. In tho old it. Is the very madness of folly. Whilst this season of Juhilce. then is fittlnj?ly a seasop of joy and thank.s/ aasEBBBa?— ttt: rS • THE McCULLOCrr ■In the afternoon at 3 o'clock tlie First I'rcsbyteiiam Church was crowdetl to the doors. to hear the Jubilee discourse^ f^o-called, of hirrr who had ^one in and out ainoi>gst thcin for fitly Ion;.; years. The Mourning Cktoniclc^ in referring to thiS' service, aaid : — The large thinch wfts crowded, extra teat* hefns; put in the nwles f«r the occasion, and fully one thoiwand person* listened to the Rev, Ooetors (iistnurse. The rri-shytcriana of the town attemled in force and iivmy drove in from the aarrouiidin^ districts, c»j>eei(illy from the eonyre^ations rn the vicinity, now with settled pastors of th«ir own, but which oriuinally Were nil uii(Ier the pastorate 0^ him wlvose jubilee they were »o ^lad Uy relebrate. Larjj;e numbers were also |)resent from every onmniuniou in Truro, as Dr. McCuUoch is held in the hitrhest resj)ec:t by the whole ehri.stian public' of the town. Many of those who attended the serrice f>n Jaat Siindny afternoon expected to hear from the rererend f^enfcJeman some history of his pastor- ate, st ictihinj^ over so long a period as fifty years. In this they were disappointed, as the hiuhly interesting and edifyijig address, of one hour in ]enj;th, made bnt little allusion to the many ehr»nges that had taken place since Dr. McColloch was ordained over the church Jifty years ago. Tlie whole tenor of his rtdmirable sermon was " give (rod the glory for what he has d(»iie, for all that has been accomplished, and now let us seriously con.sider what lessons are to be derived therefrom that will benefits ts at the [(resent time, and wiil tend to farther the interests of H'« king- dom in our midst." The service was commenced by the vast congregation Tising and ringing '"TVaise (Jod, from whom all blessings flow," etc. Then a short thanksgiving prayer by liev. John Robbins, the present pastor of the fluirch. After the siniri tig of jther suitable Psalms the learned doctor read the 25th chapter of LeviticiJH, and also the 14.'{rd Psalm, ami took for a text the 5th verse of this latter Psalm : " 1 remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy work; 1 muse on the wrok of thy hands." The venerable clergyman spoke with much force and fcch'ng — the following being an outline of his very practical remarks, found in I'salm c.\Iiii:5 ;— Life's failures are neither few nor far betneen. Too fi'Pcruently they are the consequences of nc^h^cted. [))'ovi(l(;ntial lessons. Treasured meiuoriei* of past dt^ii liiiK-* have Tnon> to do with life's success Mian we arc inclined to beiitjve. Tliey are entries in lifer's greiii lerl^er and reijresont so much cap- ital lunioa in ;he whole afternoon is j)aHtor' they were ♦me ht>ur had taken years ago. f glory for Tiow let us ^ willbenetit H'« king- lising and en a short 9tor of the ned doctor mi took for laya of old ; force and practical itly they are id ineniorii'A J incbno-d to ,0 much r,ap- yr to higher duly vaUirJ cxamhKf In* honesty and '•Thohand I'ther in the rtiilGod from iir henefit bo tc." iirsof life— 1 the occasion or in thoujifht a we think ot the many se.eiKH of sorrow that have Hefurated from us loved fellow-travcd- |i VH to cteniity. Joys and sorrows so intenuinf^led as to make us reali/o thai, "this is no't our rest" an! ••that to depart and he with ("lirist" is far hcfcter. With you it is jiut th»f idstory of a con^ri •♦nation of only lifty years. ll. is sduii ihiusr moi-e. It, i« th(^ historv of a (.'liurch of I'i'j years staridiii;,' ■urid of till' jtatieut, hiii^' the resurree.tion morn"- histoi'V of ,'-o for their children was the rccret sj)rinK of their christian selr- df-nial, and to-day their memories come crowdiu^r upon us, likr' the autumn leaves, each hearing its tale of sorrow or Joy, unknown to or forgotten hy a bu^y world, hut n^corded in the Great Hoclk oT icme a proaperotis church. Ry many worldly prosjxjrity siud crowdeil pews are so rej^'urded^ Full colTeri and full pews arc by some hild in hiKher esteem than the "'leatity of holines.s." In Christs day the rich ffa^ve of th"ir aliundan(u) and tnany believed, but they added nothin^r to His jflory,_ Kumfiers nr?e such as ours, precedeil hy tha failh and toil of the F'atiiers, involve terrible rcsponsihility, and God ha^ a ri(jht to exjHU't a corresnojidin^' character. If christians, an-j C/iwious of pi ogress, love to ,J"siis will ur>i;e us to hijrher attaitnnents, .vhile eousrioim- ness of mourned ileadness will send us in sorrow to thi' foot of the Cross. In either cis(> God is honored and new vijror is imparted to iniiividiial and CI iiKrcfTational lif<'. What tlien is the cUnracter of the conjrrcKatiin? ff» pure personal aiel f.imijy piety the rule In our christian houies and rlo wj earrv it into our daily life? Is' there an earnest, unitiid I'fTort. to m;ike our individual Influcsnce felt, our lip:ht to shine? Is our roli^rion a distinct theory froiii our daily worldly life, 39 called, or do we IicHeve that there ii uo such t)ilnj^ as woi'ldly life, but that a christian's .whole life is his re- H/Lricjn ? Is there one liearinj? nie compelled to shy, " I never tri(id to anvft 'lie soul from ruin," f.>r, Cain like, "I am not my brotlf'u'- keeper"? T< il)(re.(me of whotn, in sorrow, his pastor can say, "he ne%T)r helpid nu) In tny work-i]' Money chantrers— the scats of sellers of doves — in the hous 1 of foul, are its cirse ami the sooner you detoct and expel them the sofiner will yuu f rec the church from influences that im])ede its growth, and will make it a field that the Lord hath Messed. Enquire earnestly, becausf! your in'lividual spriritual growth will bo the true measure of ccmgro- (,Mtioual life, III. A time to rectify what j.s lorong and strengthen things that remain. This is your work, and the time is NOW, for "life i^ the season God hath jifivon,'' anl you have no rijrht to leave it to a more ciiiveijii'nt season, or to hand it over to_ others. .lust as then) are set times for intpiiry into yo ir financial aftairs, so ou^ht thei"e to bo into your spiritual state, thmprh, bv nf)t a few, the first is the most needful. The So nbath is auc-h ;» season anrt conj^re^ationally this is or ought ti; be a grand examination of ihiirch condition to a.-(t, and cri'CMl jjoculi- uritius dnivc out, true Kosiwd love. 'J'luy kfcp opcu luuniu^r soros in tho lioily of C!lirist and Ix-Lin^ con-itaiitly l>rou;,'ht to tlio linnt '" llo fs woundc! in tlu' housi' tif Ills fiiimls" and His "(•iwuiik'H lauKh anioiu; thunisiiivtss.'* ThoiT is cuou^^U an I too much of uimu outw.ird icIiVinus \i'.: and a st.roii^r tendency exists to uuik(! iv tlie uiaiiv luisiness of a church, t-ven thoufijh eslitute of tlvat deej) yoariiiu;; of soul and active duty_dein:mded ofali who would hold trui- mtoicoui's.; witli theii' Saviour, or aim at iuipr(n;j:ro^.ition and coii'Sciiuentiy amun;,' christ- ians, unity iu love is Clirist/s ideal and our dtity and cannot exist, wIkut. for the sake of numhers. (rud's pi'ofe.s.siuj; children are t»;arjn{; down iiach others (Uod'sV) hoiises. The Suviour receynizcis no christian as a Wos- h-yan, liiptist, F>piscopali m or J'resl)yteri.in, hut as a son ofGixl, and aa a .son i)f (iod we should treat each other. (Jar niectin^ to-) tho same materi.il, you must he a New Testament iiec^ple, "eariiostly contending for the Faith'"; if you can honistly pray and expect for hi'i^hter days and 11' Yoi; I'KAY I'lMC Tiii;.M, w.iiy i.-* it that, with such a mass of chri-itians as L .see- hehii'e uu\ I'ums^dlers dominate ycair towni* We cannot have lar^o harvests wic-hoiit hard lalior, xviv jiiorious victories without hard fou>,''ht. ha 1 1 1< s. und o;ii' son;,'' " an I I'oi- t lie iio,,s>.' of t!od our iiord, I'll si;ek thy jj^mwi alway" is a miseratde mockery iiidess cdiristiun work follows prayer. If you (lesiie a htj^her type of ch.ircdi life you must work for it as well a^ pray, and if not your liope is the dream ( f the visionary. W'h :t say you to ihu evils in tho Charch and (Jiilsido of it — it unchecked will hri/^ht days* come .'' V. A time when, ittdhictimly, ice reviw the memurie» of our holiored dead. To-day hrin^jfs to your rocolhsction. not the history of fifty years, hiit of one hun Ired and twenty-two ycnr^-v-tho life ol! tho olilcst Pres]»ytorian church in the Dominion, and of tlie men. who, amid sacrifices and trials unknown t(j you. sowed the seeds whose liarvest you w{i\) to-day -men who, as its now glorified \)vst;Oj"s and j^rand t^ld (ihkus and momhers, made for this conjC)'cf,Mtion the impi'rishahlo name (o not till tlie vacant seats with what God does not cnvn. Stan»!in l)y ciillinf» atteutimi to tho wondprful cliarncter «n(l iiiflutMicc of Moflea, tliu miin of (Jod. He triiced bricUy tl»e londing /I'lituniB of liifl cliaiaotir, juitl the intureatinj; jHjsitioii ho (j< riipii'd on t,he oiicasiori of the (U*livriin^ of f,lio discourao from which the toxt was taken. In this discour.so Mosih riii<»!B w briuf survey of the past 40 years, he .ht»t we nro nh^nu-fully niuH monatrouHly ii»ferior to ttMJin, if wo ijo not ntlvdiK-e iH^yoml tliiMii.' Ha illuatrated the point l)y »hewiii^ thiit the hiylily eitltivati-il «1o|»«h» and fortilo meadows around Truro, were not the rusult i>f tlic lnV.ors <>f tho nieii who m»vr occupy tbtsm u1(H»', but of tlw lurni wlio fillod tlw true* ftnd built tho dyWo* in the days that aiH ({ouu V\\ ' ivo inuMm*r tin- iiitid- ligence, tho relii^ioua and the moral coihHtion ol Trurn, art) not to bo attributed to tho inon wlio are now doin^f fhti work, but larunly to tho fatithful n>eti, who, ii: ciruumstancos far more; tryiiH?, sowed tho seod of which wt> aro now ro:i|>iiii;j tiro rosu-lts ; and itf thoHt; men nono oocnpit^d a more honorablo positioir thran ho w1k>8« .f r.bileo surviooa we are fchia woek. celebrating. 1 know, Haid the preacher, tlwit to him anything lii».» fulaon-.c ouhxjjv would be difitaateful ; and that he woidd In) tho first to nay witli th ' Pitalmist: "Not unto ub, U Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy nan)o i^iv i glory," — but at the same time we niu«t not bo unmiiKlful fH the apoitolit' injunction : — " Render hon whom i* honor duo if not to tho faitiiful servant of tHiriat, who has «pnnfc his >vli(d»t life in earnest endeavors to lead men to Him who alone eani save anii bless them V "Them that honor me I will h»»n'>r," saith tho Lord. The preacher did not consider it necossary to say mu>Ii 'o this oon- giegation uixin this point as they were all familiar with Dr. MoC'ullooh'* work and labors of love. Ih". McC'ulloch could say of thom a» Paul said of the Tbessalomans ; "For what w oi»r hope, or joy, or crown of rojoicint; ^ Are not oven yo in the presence of oui' Lonl .loaua Christ ? For yo are our (jjlory ind j"v." It is a somewhat impresaive fact that Dr. MoCuUoch is the oidy man living whodo name was u|Kni tho roll of the church at tho' tin)o ho wa» ordained a pastor Half a century's labors in one ct>n)j;re;4ation is wliai, very few are j>t)rmitto(l to see. We do not know that another c;iae ever occured in Canada, and it ia very rare in any country. It is therefon* exceedingly appropriate that tin* church and the community should mark such an event, and while obey ot; the Apostolic injunction by honoriiitr him to whom honor ia duo, s'l )u!d listen to 'he words of the te.xt and Bolemnly lay to heart the lostjcms which it suggest.'j. The preacher called •ttention to \y\. McOuiloch'a faiflifulne.ss in warninc; men (»f their sins ; to his intluonco in the homes of tho («!0|de in their times of prosperity, but more particularly to the wonderful influence which ho exercised in Ihe ho\iae ot mourning, and by the bodsidt* of the dyinj^. He made an earnest appeal to any who had nob yot accepted the goapol, to celebrate this Jubilee by layinj^ to heart the earnest- words to which they had so often listened. Uonhi it be possible that there was one here present who had listened to the oifors of the gospel for half a century, or even a quarter of a century, and yet had rejected Christ ? How terrible must be the resixmsiVnlity of those who go on year after year li'jtening to tlie earnest pleadings of Christ through his aervanta, and yot reject Him ? Nothing couKl give greater joy to Dr. McCulloch, on this his Jubilee. than to know that in connection witli these interesting services sonie vvho have hoard him so often had decided to accept the gospel he preached so faithfully. He closed his discourse by calling upon the christian peonle of Truro to praise Cod for His goodness and to celebrate this Jubilee week by songa and expveaasiona of gratitude for the inercieB of the past half century. JUBILEE CELEBRATION. 23 On Thursday afternoon, February f4tli, at 2.30 o'clock comnirnccd the interesting JubiU^ services for which the active CoiHipittcy: ap[)ointcd by tlie 'iriiro Presbytery had tn.iilc every preparation. The day was {^Joriously fine and uhen the ('hairnian, Rev. John Robbins, Modenitor of the (Presbytery ainJ Minister of the Conj^'r Rev. Ale\'.'iR;!er Romans, who officiated at tiic marriaLjc ot \)\\ McCulloch, an event which has had much to tlo in 'tletermining his success in the pastorate. Of Mrs. McCulloc'.i St may be .said " Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also he praiseth her.^' Allow rac a personal reference, I have ever found in Rev Dr. McCulloch a faithful friend. When I was called to be minister of tliis conirregation I came in the spirit of a .son in the gospel to this worthy man whom we seek to honor l(i-day. — The Committee to whom the Presbytery entrusted the work in cc'unection with this Jubilee have found much pleasure therein, and we pray that these Jubilee c.>cercise.«i may be carri- ed out irt the spirit of the g^reat Head of the C!hurch. Amen. Mr. Robbins then read a cablegram of congratulation from friends of Dr. McCulloch at Rridufe of Allan, Scotland and telecjrams of a similar purport from the Moderator of the I'resbytcry of Prince l-ldward Island; from Revds. Jaine!< Carruthers and A. W. Mahon, Charlottetown;.from Rev. Du J. Murra\-, North Sydney, and also the follow in'.x letters. Sir William Dawson, K. C. M. (j.. Principal of McGill University, Montreal, thus wrote in e.vlcndini; Ciins.jratulations to Dn McCulloch :— UniVersitv or Mc(5ii,i„ Montuijau I'\;b. ■ th, ISv... My iMHir Sir,— I beg t,o thank yon for your v(!ry UukI aivl courtiHuis invitation to take part in the colonrution of the Jubilee of the Rev. Dr. .VloO illoc'.h, whosu jiaiuB has so long buon as^oeiatoJ with the oaiisti of relifjion andivliicvtion in Nova Scotia. I cm axsuiM you thit £ reHfinl the event witii much interont an'l satis- faction, not only as asscxiatod with Ur. Mallo(ih hinisolf, but with his lato revonind fithor and other members of his family now nissod u way, who wero very ile ir to nio, and to whom in my otirly lif>; I owad so rniioh It is a matter of dopp rejjret to me that disUmco and the i>ryasurn of multiplied euj^a^fements and duties here must prevent mo from oujoyiutf w > m itfii ~. f6 77//: McC(f/JA)i// i If !^ KJl ''! i^l t}in pleasnirft of VK-fri^r jweHont, I (ran only th«Tf?forR Hond the cxprefwion of fii f ;frHxl wisht!S au'l kunl rejfardH ou thi" riate an 1 KTa(!eful and, wcdl-mcrilfid a form to their apnrec.iation of sitrvices in the lii/^hest of all intererfts so lonjf and ho faith- fullr roiidered. and \\U lieart felt wish and praj'or. that, on the shady sido of the hill he m ly yet have many davs of health and comfort and quiet re|)ose in th«» bosom nf his family- stiH to enjoy the jtwpoct and esteem of th(f brethniii and fi :?reat pjeas'ire in sending a contribufion t^)wards the testimonial to our old friend Dr. Mcl'ulloch. He ^H'jfnn his ministry in Truro about a year after I left then;, but nevertheless I have always'nad the (greatest rejjard for Dr. McCull'H'h and have felt fhat liis work has l>een of the hiifhest fKWsibb* advnutaKe to tho iwople of Truro. I need >iardly say that whatever, or whoever 1ms contiibut4id to the welfare of my native town, will always have my warmest support and resjK'ct. Pleas IKe, liw. Dr. McOnUoch : A RTateful ]Mif^)io Kindly ernl)race tlie f)pportuTuty afforilwl l>y thi- intorf'Stini^ ?inal i^hartirc. The Hparnely settled villa^^o of iifty years a/aro ha^t f>ecv»ine a populous and thrivinK^towtk ^ ^ We are «lad U) feel tiiat its pi'o^ross in moral, reliffious. uTid in'el- lertual life haft Itept pace with Us inaterial developiueiit. Much of tiie leliKJous tone of tVicccniim unity we are jnstifi(id in ascrK iri^, under Provi- denc'c, to tlie uiKUMwiiiif care with whi(;h ytju have Watolied over the spirit- ual intere^trf of your ftfjck. No man Viaa'evor devof^d himself to th(! k'^xI «»f hirt i)ei;])le with more entire HniKleness of pur|vjse than you have done. Vou have enoura^ed them in every ;?(xxi word and work< \ ak and the wavering. Vou have sympathized with the sulTerinj,' and relieved the distressed^ You have \)fnh with us in our iunoeent enjoyments ami you have visited at tlj?ion. You have asswiated yourself alike with our jiiys aiid our sorrows. Your life is intertwined w'th ours hy your parti( ipation iu almost every (event, father of joy or of >,'ri<'f. which has hiifallen us. Wo cannot, therefore, allow this auspicious (lay, the fiftieth anni' vftrsary f)f your settlement anionif us. to pass tiy without comintf forward to express our appreciation of your lifelonj? lahors in the servien of your I M vine Master. We are deeply coiiscioiiR that while we express our iippioyal of your ministerial lanors you have not souj.rht to please men. hut Tlim who sent you forth to work in that sphere which Heassij^ned you. "We rejoice that at vour advanced. aj^e you an; privlle>?ed to enjo;^ so Uirf»(! a measure of health anil strenj^^th. and we sincitrely prav that the (3iv(!r of all goixl may yet voucl^Hafe to you a continuance of ^Kxlily and mental vi^for. We would Im*, doini; injustice to our focdinjfs were we to omit an ex' jiression of esteem anu respi-ct for your excidh'nt wife. Mrs. lVt(<'iillfK-,h has end<'a,red lierstelf ♦^o us all hy her j^entlencss. her amiahility and her iinatintetl charity. Believing thai the iKmelicial effects of the example •let hy you hoth in your scparat/i spheres of actiiiii will he hmg felt in its influence on tlie thoughts and ccmduct of tin- ci)mmun!ty among whom you " ' lessingof ihnl may cimtinue to rest utK»n ind ahide with yrosent you with some tangihie token of our estoero and affection, and request your acceptance of this purse as an aoxjouil)ani- mont to our address. . (Signed) JoHN Eobhins,, (Cluiirman.) J. P. Bt.ANCIIAUU, J. K. Blaiii, JmB. McEi.hinnkv, (S«<;retary.) Immediately after the reading of the addrcsss Mr. Blan- chard stepped forward and said, " Dr. McCulloch, on behalf of your numerous friends, both picsent ^nd absent, I have I : I r - ass \i I I Iiii i. , ! iS TffE McCl'LLOar fj^rcat plcaf^'irc in presenitinijT you with fihb pur&e a& a lan^iblc- rxprcssioi! of Uicir love and esteem'^ — at the same tiirie hc- handed the venerable cleri^yman a puysc containinj^ $i20c iti t;old. After a few mouients spent in fmIcdI prayer, Dr, McCul- loch, who was vi^bly affected by this undoubt€t.i expression, of the esteem o( liis friervd^^ with imich feeling and cm )tion read the lollowing ;, To the Rnv. Jolui Rubbins, and members of the Vresby tc ry of Truro; air! to the iuoiuber» of tlw* committee of nuiruipmieut us»r! €))ri!itiai> friends r With wh.it f(ielinj!fs 1 have received your affectionate address, »:veii without its acxiomiKiuiiiieiit. I Avt to express. You havn sketched a ua?*tiir's record, us it oujjrHit to bo, but as far as it refers to mine, you h i f e sketched it with a twj partial ej'o. No false humility iiroiajits this remark, No true minister of Jesus can review his cai'ter, even ■wheiii he thinks tliat liis woyk has been done liONKSTLY. without the deepest anxiety. Kec illin^i: the duties and responsibilities of liilf a century is to mi'., no li)»ht thoujjrht, as tiiue wears on. To thi> too counucn dan^er_ of sclf-ippreciatJon. there is often a.ddeci the greater danger of measuriu;; ministerial charact'T and f lithfulness. by the oiu'riion of attached friends. To a pastor's eye. t.ften blind«'d \sy limited views of resiKjiisibility. oi intlaencod by si !e issues, faithfulness is one thin^. but to the eye of <}(hI \x is (jiiite another thin*;, and, while I t^ike vour words as exjn-essive of sinc(^re <>onvictions of my character and worfc. I yet feed, that duty and nfety (iemand, thit. lookui^' I ayond the earthly^ partial tribunal, I should rest on the decision of Huii in whoso record the history of all life is inscribed. When I ai'ceptfil the c.ijl to_ the ONCE united con^'roKation, — united fftill, in faith, order and work -it was iiiy resolution, if Providence ps.sor of men whose n unes aic written in the book of life. rircTimstam-ea trying and dilHcult awaited uu?., owing to a long vacancy in tht^ congregation, from the protracted indisppaition of my venerable predecessor, incapaciuitiuf; liini from active service. J'roni the smallness of the conf?i'e>.;ation. its extensive bounfis and s<;attered honuiS, I saw that if 1 beciame its pastor it would demand and must receive my life's Ix st yeirs. and with them hard work, and after my lonjf experience I say to you frankly that 1 have never seen reasons to.re^'ret Iny choice, or in- ducements to underestimate the solemnity of the advice given me wh«u •ettled over ycm : "(^(k1 has place i jou liere, stay till He orders otherwise." 1 regard as a higli honor my sucx-ession to such men as the "Rev. Kaniuel CiK',k and the JJev. J; t Waddell. in the pastorate c'f tho Firs) Presbyterjati (Jhurch in the 1. ominion : aiid as but the third pastor in lli3 years, it ts diiTicult to find a liigher testimonial tu th«/ char.icter of the congregation, and to the fathci-sand elders. wnos(! teacliing ;,iid discipline had formed that character, an I into th«' fruits of which I entered. \V}ien I use the word congregation, 1 in(dujreat eternal Jubilee band niuund the throne, T() th(! ladles of the con>j:re^ation. 1 tcnb-r alT«!iionate refj^urds, for all the elYorts made, to lender this day a hippy day, to the con«iP)2:aticn ani my family, and may it be the earnest to all, of bri^rhter days yet to come. I think you all for vour valuable rememberance, and pray that the (iod of Providence and Grace may ble^s you and yours, and make you a blessinj,^ wherever your lot may be cast. Youra^affci'tionately, Wll,MAM McClJLLOOn. The choir here rendered in a mo.'^t pleasing manner the anthem — " Wake the Sonj,,'- of Jubilee." The Rev. Mr. Robbins then stepped forward and pre- sented t)ie Doctor on behalf of the Session with tiie Bible and Psalm Book which he has used continuously in the pulpit .since the present church was open in 1854. The Rev. Alexander McLean, Hopewell, Convener of the I'^oreit^n Mission Committee \\. IX represented that Hoard and read a resolution of congratulation to Dr. Mc- CuUoch that had been pa.ssed and ordered to be presented to him on this occasion. The Rev, Dr. Burns, Halifax-, on behalf of the Board of the Presbyterian CoUeo^e, presented cordial L,^rectin[^s t'^ t)ic learned " hather " in the church wlio had been spared to cele-^ brate such a Jubilee as th-s, and referred in apt words to the {.jreat interest Dr. McCulloch had ever taken in the work of the ministerial education of the denomination. After the 133rd Psalm had been given by the choir the Chairman introduced J. F. Blanchard, Esq., who read tlie following g(K)d paper on " Truro in Fifty Years." Mk. Chairman.— I think I am r'l^xt when I say that this is the first public jubilee that has evixrtor we are thereby doinj? honor to ourselves, Tht! i)art api)ortion«d to me by the committee of arran^femonts is to address you on the tlieme, TllirRO IN VVpyH YP^AKS, In addressing myself to this subjept allow mo to saj' that it ;.■< not meant that I am to take a prospective view of the ilfty years still in the woiub of the future arKi jrive a forecast of what mijjiit be conjurerl uj) in the imagination with resiHsct to the wonderful disc>)verfe3 and inventions that are to be bi-ou>fht to li^ht and '\n which Truro is to be foremost in pir- ticipatiiTK'i ^tit it is to take retrosyx-ctive views of the fifty years that are post awl see whatpart this town of Truro has had in the race of Eroj>:ress anci mm'e partii-.ularly whether our noble tree of PreHbyterianism as pro|iorti(mately grwwn anti flourished. With this end in* view and taking up the first part of my subject I ask you to stop back with me fifty years anrl w'e will take up our position somewhere on Queen street (their called Front srtreet) and take a view of our surroundings. On that street are a few siiattered dwellings, mostly form houses with farms attached running from the river buck over the Fiill in the rear of the village r a half dozen on what is now Prince street: about as many more (m the Halifax road (now Willow street), anri an equfil number "on Lower Vilhige road (now Elm Street); To the south on the face of the hfll almost an iinbrc-kcn forest. To the east are a successum of farm houses up the Salnmn river, and four or five on upper Prince street aliove the present railway crossing,. These, witlia couple of small stores, two or three blacksmith shops, o carpenter'^s shop itted th'' pro- . . ipio of doctors. The legal profession were congro^'ated on Bible HilL Looking then to the north-east IS Bible Hill, at that time The emporium of trade, in fact, the principal place of business for the county. To the north are- the intervale and marsh lands which from the first 'settlement of Trun* and Onslow have betm the mainstaj' of the fanners, L(X)king across and beyond these Is Onslow, the residence of some of our best fanners, the improvements Iwing not so much in the incrc^ase of the number of farms, thouj?h that is vei-y considerable, as in th<) improved methcxis of cultivation and ill the aulwtantiality and arcliitectural beautv of their dwellings. At that time many of the farms, both in Onslow and Truro, had an adornment, which the boy ooastfully said his father was going to tu have on his house, nailed a mortgage, I feel sure I can safely state, as an evidence of thrift and progress, that wliile the farms have increased amazingly in value, these adornments have given phice to others of a more agreealile chara.cteT, On referring to a plan belonging to Dr. McCulloch. I find that within the area emnraced bv the t)resent town of Truro there were just fifty-five houses. Allowing five members to each household, we have a population Of 275. Going a little farthei- buck to my boyhood I call to mind that Her Maiesty^s mails were conveyed from Truro to ISc^w Brunswick on horse- back. An incident^ (Xicured that comes voiy vividly to my recollection. On one f)ccasion while crossing Chigonois bridge during a severe thunder storm^. the horse was struck by the lightning, and he and rider went over the side of the bridge. Fortunat(dy i* was near the end and the riiler escaped unhurt while the horse was. ..illed. The mails from Halifax to Pictou were carried in a one-horse chaise once a week each way— the single letter postage between these two points was eight pence. From the United States it wns la. l^d. and from England 3s. J d. I had no means inese, witn a coupie or small stores, two or tnree oiacKsin e«n found to put into it. On enquiry I tind there is now on de|•y them in the course •)f a year must be very laifi;e. The last and pej,' factory of the Messrs. Lewis «& Sons was established in 18(54. The machine used for making thrt ribbon pegs is of a very complicated and delicate character, and F believe the only one in operation in the Dominion. The «^(»o(l» of this firm are not confined to the Dominion, but have found their way to Great Britain and CJermany. I was told by the senior partner that when in Hamburcf with a view of opening up new chaniuls for b^usiness, he broufi;ht away with him a thousand dollar order. Ho also nmde sales in Frankfort on tihe business tour, and I am glad to say that notwithstanding the very severe loss this firm lately sustained by lire, they are now in a condition and actually en{»a£;ed in plaain the manufacturing of condensed coflfee was added. Their market is from ocean to ocean ; cut off the North-west and British Columbia and this industry is crippled beyf Mr. Hopper, t/ke ^foriiitnrn fiictf»n©(i of Me«Br«. S|(«ticer Bnilhcrs & Tiiriiur, A\v\ I'f M'-SHis. ■ChHinhora ct Cm. Ml mir ftlHi-tm of ItuHincsa mi'l ■smiiH '|\M'liiiii,'« arit |.ij;litiil by incimrli'scoii*. light, Riiii Triant wa» tli ■■ lirnt town in tlsf, iir«jviiui.- Xa adupt tho •ByBtJMri. The l;uiij«'ftft nf all niir ■uiiitiurii(.-tmiiiji 'iiiii««hrifH j* thu cdnversioii of fhe tret'B df th« fdfrHtH into luinl)iii^ \\\\A t'ht! l.trj^n-H-fc maiinf»ct«rcT of }umbt«r in tht? pn>vi>u»i^ is our t.nviisiiKJii, T. (\()()f) fe-'t, nf liiinlh'r i«t, k c f.rrtiierH and l!ihf»''er« oi Oolclu'stttr country. Rip. McMhIK'h owns ^"iT-OOO iktch cf tinihur IhikI in tlira county, which will 'inoii! than tii\ hi« utniupt etiifts to cut d«wii and cuiiViit mru jijmlu'r for th« tiiaTki^ts. 'Jaiiitfs Hirnil, aiitfther of our ftUow towjifOmnt in a larjife cxponor of lAituhor atid hardwood tiriil»t«r. 3 feel as ihoii^'h I havo not •dr)i)e aii'yt.hih;.; liko justice to our in iiiMfrtotnrini' iinlnstfic«, Imti inK^^t pass on. Tlu' town of Trtrro whs inijorpo rated in IH7?». Inntu'diatidy after water was introdU(yd firr lIh) piirposn of 'liro |)r<*to.\\t\ v;ith !4^a^i'fnll^i .■^aiicesa. Since that the I,tp|)i'r hrook lias bot'U niad« tal.|y not more than 2V.'') to .'W'^ inhabitants: nnw r:c, hi!vo .1 poiir^htiTi of «b(int oO!)f) and out streets in every drrixitAon arc att?rRc*t/i'.'e, uHd fifr stylo of aicJ»ire( rnre Tiiiro will ennipare favicably with any other town in the Dominion of tvjftal «t'/e. I oaiHio^ dwell ]oHji;ef on th'is part of my sal-jec-'l, l>Mt pass on to tli.vt which I)a5, luoro important bcirni^^ on tfce julnleo, viz., what pfoj;re»s has I'lesbyteriniusm made duriivi t^est; (ilty years Lot loe say iiere t^at the ehurch which was locat'd witiiin t'ht' jity.ita of tlte present eeiifreterv wax ■erected wMut tlie year 1.7*»7. The first pasr.or, Rev. Mr. Cock, wub se'ftleit over t.lie congregatioti in \"'l. He was succeeded by Rev. .lohn Waddell in 179'^. it was dwrin":,' Mr. WaddftlM iiK;iui>l)eiicy that the Hritisb anA Foreign Bible Society v as formed in Londnii in ttie year ^804 a btaneh society was fonmed in this (•(ini;ro(rat'ron irj 1810, winch 1 believ*' was the ^rst in America. Rev. Mr. Wuddidl was ^wcceeded tn JisUO by the revereHd doct^^r whose jubilee w« are this day celebratint?. .^t the time Doctor McCulhtch entered upon his inipor*uant charye the coni,'rrtber t)f comniunic mts on tlu'chm'ch roll was 170: the number of elders, ten, as fnll!! yearp, :» len^'th of service probalily unexampled in the history of T.he I'resbyturian church; a man remembi-red by immt of you as-enjoyinji/ the reputation of po.ssessitif; juany excellent quality's and wniversilly respected. Of the 170 church members on the loll, 15 of theui are now living, vix.; in the First Presbyterian church, Mrs. Nancy Archibald, Mrs. R. (;. Christie, Mrs. Ihukc Archibald. Mrs. Timothy .\rchiba!d ;uid Mrs. »iji{h(!iul. \\\ F+ariiJony, SjhimjoI JiiiiwiH Aniliilnilil. Im f'li'iyet(»r>. In .S-hi»l)i'UiHJ;itlii;, Mrs. Ihu:ic lj.{ i« Cajii,' Itrulon l>« it nut siMDi'wlvit, r'c*ii>arkal)li! Btiut all itrci wuniutt, witli hivb one uvc-t^ptioiv, i»ikI ;irll tlvc wonx-n hut one are widowi*, n yotKi' t?»an>i|»lo I tljink ottlw liMi;^tn ity o| oiw woiiiuu. I WiiB abfwiifi ti'itii iXmi I'rovini'.u at tlin f iine of t^he i^iutt)*''.'! cudinalion tmt I liavti b«i!n inloruJiMl l»y out; who wan pn •w'ut tliat tlv lain Kcv Jolin Sprott piLM»:h<:«l the ordination »<)rHMMj fioun th»! tt-xt " iJli^ that rovc-ivoth- a prof>hi!t in tlR> iKtino of a proplvt't shall r»'«ti»vi! a (itroyhft'n rewanl.' Thi' late I4i. to tlw' emi'/ivj^HtiotK Suukj tiini! utttrr this aittlwiat'iit l>i\ McCivINm li f)THrtnizc.l a \W>V- ila.HB. which, R undnrtTtmnd, wan tho liist ia thu Dtmrtnion at Itfattt in Hjc I'rehliytcriai. phuroh. He was aaaislvid in this ^uod work hy (h»! late Rev. I>Hiiii:k McCurdy The I>>)t;!:r)r ah»o litartoi the Hrftt Mwaionary praytif iiu»!tin<^, and aciU fioui his congregation the hr.st ♦;ontiil)Htion to tSu h-miy iiiVBHion. connnittee of the rhurch, of whip .••ieadiily and others oeeaKiomdly. At the same time there were »evi ii i-jabhatli hcIuxiIh- within tlie liinit» ot th'* fon(4re!(), married 520 and olh.iHlonil work of uo an extensive ai charge, ami it consrtaully inereaHiiri; in nuiiM-rical Btrenyth; hen<;o the nereHttity f(rr several divirtioiw. 'Fhc tirtit to separatft from the parent otein wa.s the Clifton section, which uniii d wiili Heaver Brook and Piii»cepori, niakins^ together a separate eh;«r;4c. The next waa^ Salmon liiver, East Mcmntain and KiMiiptown, which lor . few yeafs. received aid tron» the »u[)ph n>entiny; fund of tint uhtirch, hut is now self sustaining. Liiat year tlie Kernptown »eetion built a neat church which 1 believe »» clear of debt. \ am unable to <plation for some year* before any decided ste|m were taken towards itH erectioti. At length a few energetic women took the n)atter in hand, aixl by hard work and persevennu effort raiaiid a autticient r»r (very nearly autiicietit) sum ui money, and purchased the eli;:iblo and beautiful site on which the First Presbyterian church now Mtands. That church was erected in the year 18;").'*, and very shortly after ir. was occupied it was found to be too small for the growinjj; wants of the congregation. An ailditiun of twenty feet was made to it, and when liniahed 1 believe every pew was occupied. The congregation atill continued to grow and the demand for j>a8toral labor grew with it, and at length by the earnest advice of the Pastor it was deemed advisable to separate the tiock. The congregation, if 1 remember aright, was willing to divide only on the ground that the interests of religion demanded it. Th's separation was effected and the new congrega- tion entered on its s« parate exi.stence on the let of .lanuary, 1876. They worshipped in the Y. M. C. Association hall for nearly five years. Their attention was first directed to the erection of a manse, and when that was completed the more formidable undertaking of a (-hurch was proceeded with, and in some time in the year 1880 was completed to the great comfort and satisfaction of the congregation. Harmony has l)i;en set off as a : lissioa Btatiou and I suppose before long (perhaps in oonaeution with JVB7L EE CEL EBRA TION. 5|, '<«reeti fields will l»« vrocUul *irt« a Hopnrnte m«, into t.|i<' Biiion nhe JiiiB n(r« nhe hiul to Htrii|»'Kle alniuHt for an cxiHtoiiot! Inir, \\vt prout'fSH n^<) the (flmrch «;iJi1it«' whs ii(iition. I do not know thi" iiBinlnT of «hiir(.«h imiiitltirrw on the which cmr PrcMiytoriaiiism linsi attiiinixl. Tho total n«inh<4r on tlo-Bo t^uuo rolls iH00. 'OurifitiaiK;ial prospi-rity ktH'pn |iaco with owr nuiMburH. I^ast yoar t/tic ai;«ra« rtot lairJi»' linlit ; the proi^ress t,liat has been m«