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Thomas Paton, William Bablino, James Johnston, Alexander Buntin, John Rankin, Jambs S. Hunter, John L. Morris, and Oeorqe Stephen, the Committee appointed by the Synod, at Ottawa, in 1865, to manage the Schemes of the Ch\irch \ to the Reverends Dr. Mathieson, Dr. Jenkins, and Andrew Paton, who were associated with them ; and to the memory of the late Mr. John Greenshields, who was the Convener of the Committee, thi» Report is respectfully dedicated. PREFATORY NOTICE. This Second Edition embraoes, more or leM fullj, all the eorrigmtda t$ addenda with whioh the Author has been supplied daring the three months that the Report has been before the public. It is gratifying to be able to state, that the alterations made are neither numerous nor such as to vitiate, in any important particular, the general accuracy of the first edition. It is worthy of remark that the sum of $3,265.76, given on page 144 as the total amount of contributions to the Home Mission Fund for 1866, refers only to the Synodical Home Mission. In addition to thi» each Presbytery supports a local Home Mission. That of Toronto ex- pends annually about 11000 within its bounds. In the Presbytery of Montreal the sum of $642 was thus expended last year; and in that of Glengary about $450. At the least $3000 is annually contributed for Presbyteries' Home Missions, and to this should properly bo added the sum of $1,651, styled "additional," under the heading of "salary'^ (page 122), and whioh b fully explained at the foot of page 143. These^ added to the sum Srst mentioned, give an aggr^te of $7,906 as the ordinary annual contributions of the Church from all sources for Home Mission purposes. The omission of full particulars r^ardbg the " Indian Orphanage Scheme and Juvenile Mission" is acknowledged with regret. This most interesting scheme was commenced in 1856, at the instance of Mr. John Paton of Kingston ; and its success has been very marked and cheering. Its operations are carried on chiefly throi^h the instrumentality of the Scottish Ladies' Association for Female Education in India, and towards its support the Churches in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have ex- tended their hearty co-operation. There was contributed to this Mis- sion, chiefly through the Sabbath Schools of the Church, the sum of $854 for the year ending 1st June, 1867; the number of Indian orphaa children clothed, supported, 8nd educated by our young friends at that date being 34 ; while means have been provided and application made: for the appropriation of five others. On puge 128, the number of Ministers in charges is stated to be 107;; on page 129, calculations regarding stipend assume the number of Minis- ters to be 108, including two assistant Ministers. The seeming dis- crepancy is accounted for by the fact of the Minister of Qoderich having: resigned early in 1866, and, as no salary is stated in the tables to have been promised him by the people for that year, in the calculation refer- ence to his name was dropped. A clerical error occurs in the addition of the column " Total Salary promised," in the Presbytery of Montreal : in the case of St. Gabriel IT PBBFATORT NOTICE. oongregMtion, Mr. Osmpbell having been inducted in December, 1866, the Mltfy proinlMd to him shonld not hhTe been included in the oaloaU- donff miide oa page 129 ; hence the alteration now made, that " the aTenge aalarf ^nomtietf to eaoh minister, from all soaroea, was $750, instead of 1738, as stated in the first instance." The name of the Rev. John B. Mowat, nnaocountably omitted in the list of Professors of Queen's College — page 159 — will be found in its proper place in this edition.' £y the suspension of the Commercial Bank, which occurred in Octo- ber last, the investments of our Church and College have been seriously afiisoted. By the recent amalgamation of the Commercial with the Mer- chants' Bank of Montreal, the actual loss is ascertained to be two-thirds of the original investments. The Church has thus lost 184,366, and the College, 121,332. An appeal made to the Church at large by the Temporalities' Board, to provide for at least the first year's deficit of revenue, has been cheerfully responded to, the sum of about 98,500 having been received for this purpose. The announcement by the Government of Ontario of their intention to withdraw the annual grant of 16,000 hitherto enjoyed by Queen's College is fraught with grave consequences to the future of thatlnstitution. " The Ptesbyterian," a monthly Mi^azine and Journal of Missionary intelligenee published by the Lay Associatiun of Montreal, has now en- tered on its twenty-first year. This periodical has been the means of circulating a large amount of information regarding the Christian Church in all |>art8 of the world. The prudence and ability with which it has been conducted have earned for it a high rank in Canadian literature and have placed the Members of our own Church under lasting obligation ' to those disinterested fHends who at difierent times havri been connected with its management. Many of them are now beyond the reach of our thanks, but these honoured niMnes are held in gratefulr emembrance. A publication so useAil and interesting — so well fitted to advance the interests— «o indispeosable, indeed, to the progress and prosperity of the Church, ought to have a wide circulation. It should be read in every family. I &el Very thankAil that this humble attempt to illustrate the rise and progress of the Church of Scotland in Canada has met with a reception more favourable than I had dared to anticipate, and my best acknow lodgments are hereby tendered to the kind friends who have shewn their appreciation of the importance of the work by famishing corrections, and thus adding to its value as a trustworthy record of the oast history of the Ohureh. J. 0. lit April, 1868. INTRODUCTORY. This Report will be found to oontain hifton?*'. faott of intereety and it embraces Btetietioal retoms, more or leas complete, firom everj Googrega- lion of the Choroh. It had been eaay to produce a more flattering and highly coloured statement, but this would not have advanced the endcon- teftiplated — the welfare of the Church. I have been careful to exaggerate nothing, " nothing extenuate, nor sot down aught in malice;" my single aim has been to render what follows thoroughly reliable. Notwithstanding what ia advanced in respect of inadequate support to ministers and missions — this ia deplored in all Churches — on the whole, we have reason to " thank Ood and take courage." Our Church occupies an honoured posi- tion among the Churches of Canada, and has a large number of warmly attached adherents, who are able and willing to do all that may reasonably be asked of them if the proper means are employed to enlist their prao tical sympathies. For the information herewith submitted I am mainly indebted to the Ministers and Office-bearers of the Church. I thank them, every one, as well for their great personal kindness as for their willing co-operation with me. Dr. Mathieson laid me under special obligations by placing at my disposal valuable manuscripts, and supplying details that could not have been otherwise obtained. Mr. Dobie gave mo the benefit of his exper- ience as Convener of the Committee on Statistics. The Professors of Queen's College kindly supplied all the information given about that Insti- tution, and Mr. McKerras, Synod Clerk, besides assisting in other ways, furnished me with the histories in M. S., bearing date 1833, of most of the Congr^ations then existing, of which I am only sorry that the limited space at my disposal prevented me from making more copious extracts. I thank the Very Reverend Principal Snodgrass, for his ^reat/>a pointment having been ruled to be irregular, it was cancelled. Smce then Mr. Henry Edmison has been harmoniously settled. There is a good frame Church at Waterdown, a comfortable manse, and five acres of glebe. A new brick Church is in course of erec- tion at Nelson. 7. Hornby and Trafalgar. The Rev. Samuel Porter was first settled at Trafalgar as a Minister of the United Synod of Upper Canada ; although re- ceived in 1840, we do not find his name on the Synod's roU until 1846, as Minister of Clarke and Hope (47). The Rev. William Barr, now of Wawanosh, was appointed in 1847, and re- mained till 1859. The Rev. William Stewart, the present Minister, was inducted to the charge of Milton, Hornby and Trafalgar in 1861. In Janu'^ry, Milton was separated from the other two, and, since that time the Church there has been vacant. It had smce 1832 been united with Esquesing under the Ministry of the Rev. Peter Ferguson, who retired, from age and infirmity, in 1857, and is since deceased. There is a good Church at Milton ; at Hornby and Trafalgar, there are also comfortable Churches. There is a manse and five acres of glebe at Hornby. 8. SiMCOE. The town of Simcoe, in the county of Norfolk, has a population of 2000. Here there is an excellent brick Church and manse. The Congregation, however, is small. Stated services are conduc- ted at Lyndoch, Vittoria, and Wyndham, respectively, 11, 7, and 10 miles from head quarters. After Jabez Culver, a missionary who came to this part of the country with the U. E. Loyalists, the Rev. John Bryning, of Mount Pleasant, was the first to officiate in Sim- coe, about the year 1820. Travelling over a wide extent of coun- try, and preaching wherever he went, he was faithful and indefati- gable in the work of the Ministry. He died at Mount Pleasant, September, 15th, 1853, aged 84. The Rev. Thomas Scott, now 16 of Flantagenet, was orduned and indaoted as Minister of Simeoe and Yittoria, in Jane, 1844. He remained but a short time. After bim came one John Dyer, a singular man — a sailor and popular orator — a great preacher, who drew crowded audiences from far and near, and built a number of good Churches. He receiyed license from the Presbytery of Hamilton in September, 1846, but it was withdrawn in April following. Like a meteor, he shone for a little while, and, meteor-Uke, he disappeared. No man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. The Rev. George Bell was inducted in 1848, and remained till January, 1857, when he was translated to Clifton. The Rev. Martin W. Livingstone, the present Minister, formerly of the U. P. Church at Musselburgh, in Scotland, waa inducted in May, 1868. ^ 9. Brantford. The town of this name occupies a fine site on the left bank of the Grand River — a noble stream. The population is between eight and nine thousand. From small materials we have been endeavouring during a number of years to build up a Congregation. It is hard to make bricks without straw ! Mr. Whyte, now of Arthur, officiated here for some time as a Missionary. After him, the Rev. David Stott, from New Brunswick, was appointed, first as a Missionary, afterwards, as Minister of the charge, and receiving his support from the Colonial Committee. He succeeded in building a small church — a very small church — too small even for his own small con- gregation, and which was soon afterwards sold to a congregation of Negroes, who never paid for it, and never will. The Episcopalians of Brantford having built a new church, their old one was offered for sale ; Mr. Stott, or his Congregation, bought it for $500. But the conditions of sale required that it should be removed to another site ; the building being large, that cost a deal of money, and long time to do it. So long indeed waa the poor old Church a-being dragged through the streets, that, for some weeks, a proverb wa» rife in Brantford that the Presbyterians were bringing "the Church" to every man's door ! Removing, refitting, repairing, interest upon all, converted the original $500 into as many pounds— the present measure of their indebtedness. The Rev. John S. Bumet,a Missionary #. 16 ftom the Golomal Oommittee, and now ascnstant minister of Corn- wall, Bttooeeded Mr. Stott : three years more he laboured and laboured fidthfViHy, but the proi^ct of establishing a Oongregatton is still remote. A lot of two acres of land within the town Hmits, a gift from Mr. Tbearihooba, aZta« Captain John Brant, belongs to the Congregation, but at present it is unsaleable. III. PRESBYTERY OF LONDON. This Presbytery , formed out of that of Hamilton, was oofnstituted for the first time on the 3rd of July, 1856. Having met the Presbytery in session, I afterwards visited withm its bounds thirteen Congre- gations and several mission stations. These, being mostly near lines of Railway, are easy of access. 10. London. This City has a population of 12,000. Of these, the census of 1861 gave to Presbyterians 1552, and to the Church of Scotland, 786. The city is well planned, substantially built, is a centre of considerable business, and surrounded by a fertile and beautiful agricultural country. From small beginnings the Congregation has made considerable progress. In 1842, three acres of land were granted by government for the use of a Presbyterian Congregation. The Free Church being first organized, applied for a deed, and having obtained it, settled a minister in 1851. Meanwhile, occa- sional services were given by the Prosbytery to our few remaining adherents. In October, 1853, the Rev. Dr. Skinner accepted a call from them and was inducted. An attempt made at this time to recover the Church property ended in our having to pay the ^osts in Chancery. Dr. Skinner resigned in 1855 and became Minister of Nelson and Waterdown. The Rev. Francis Nicol, formerly of Newfoundland, succeeded him in 1859, and is now the Minister. The Congregation, numbering at the time of Mr. NicoPs arrival about 40 &milies, then worshipped in the Mechanic's Hall. There was neither Church nor site. Government was again applied to and a valuable piece of ground granted. On this a very fine edifice, octagonal in outward form, was built in 1860 ; 1'' it cost — ^miniiB the spire — $10,000. The debt incurred at the time of building is now reduced to about $3000, and systematic efforts are being made to cancel it. On the whole, prospects are bright- ening. 11. Olenoob. This is a newly organized Congregation, 30 miles west from London, on th(/ line of the G. W. Railway. They have not yet suc- ceeded in gettmg a Minister, but they deserve one. With praise- worth) liberality, they have built a neat brick Church which was paid for without extraneous aid, seven of their number having con- tributed about $185 each. There is no manse as yet, but the people are prepared to provide one as soon as a Minister is settled. They have been supplied during several summers by Missionaries. The majority of the Congregation speak Gaelic. 12. Chatham. Chatham, C. W., is a town of 4000 inhabitants, on the G. W. Railway, 60 miles from London and 40 from Windsor. It is the centre of a rich agricultural country. In its early days the Pres- byterians applied to Government for ten acres of land within the town limits, and got it. The Church, manse, and grave-yard occupy about two acres, the remtdnder is fued and yields at present $300 a year. The Church, a brick building qvute unworthy of the town, was erected in 1841. It was occupied by the Free Church Congregation until 1851. In that year, the Rev. John Robb, for- merly of Chambly, was inducted. Failing health compelled him to resign in 1858: that same year, on the 22nd June, he died. The Rev. John Rannie, from Aberdeen, the present Minister, was appointed in September, 1859. There is a good manse and the property is free from debt. Stated services are conducted in a school house, ten miles distant. 13. North Easthope. The Township * of this name embraces a fine agricultural district, (*) For the benefit of those unaccustomed to Canadian terms, it is proper to explain that a " Township " is a subdivision of a Oountj and is usuallj ten miles square! B 18 and is noted for the enbitantud, even elagftnt, stone houses of the farming population. The Oongregation is not large, but it is eom- pact, and the people are all well to do. There is neither manse nor glebe, the Minister residing in a neat cottage, built on his own farm. The Congregation cannot justly be complimented on their Church, which is not in keeping with the ** ceiled houses*' of the fiurmers. This was formerly a branch of the charge of Stratford, and the Rev. William Bell, who was Minister of both, has, since 1857, restricted his labours to the Congregation under notice. 14. Stratford. Twenty-six years ago the site of Stratford was an unbroken soli- tude I Now it has a population of 4000 and is rapidly increamng. Occupying the point of intersection of the Grand Trunk with the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway, it has become a place of some importance. It is prettily situated, on " the Avon" — of course. The town is not conspicuous for fine churches. The Kirk, though neither large nor handsome, is the best looking in the place. The Rev. Daniel Allan was ordained and inducted to the charge of Stratford and Woodstock 21st November, 1838. In 1844, he " went out," protesting. Mr. Bell, now of N. Easthope (13), was inducted in 1848, and fimshed the Church edifice which his prede- cessor had commenced. The Rev. William Miller from South Ronaldshay, Scotland, entered upon the charge in 1857. In his time a vexatious lawsuit arose in connection with the Church property. He resigned in 1863. Dr. George, formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in Queen's College, assumed the pastorate in 1864. The Congregation is increasing. The church is now too small. There is a brick house on the property, but it is not suitable for a manse. There is no glebe. 15. GODERICH. It is difficult to conceive of a finer situation than that of Goderich. I visited it three times, in May, July, and November. The place itself, its surroundings, and its history, are invested with a kind of romance ! Octagonal in plan, its broad streets diverge, with mathematical precision, from the Court House,- a handsome free-stone structure -rr 19 in the centre. Covering » large area, it has a popnlation of 8000. From the elevated plateau on which it itands— 100 feet above tha water— there is a magnificent view of Lake Huron. On the distant horizon glorious sunsets are seen, and, at certain seasons of the year, wonderful MiragtM. The roads in the vicinity are the beat in the Province : the land is unsurpassed in fertility : the climate is salu- brious. Yet, strange to say, one fourth, or thereabouta, of the shops and houses were, at the time of my visit, closed and tenantlesa ! Stranger still, it is alleged, the Railway has done it all. Each of the little villages, of Clinton, Seaforth, and others, has tapped the stream of traffic that once flowed toward the shipping port of Gode* rich. To this, m some measure, may be ascribed the decline of our congregation. In 1859, it was stated to have had 112 families ; in 1866, after diligent search, I found but 82. It was vacant when I was there, by the resignation of the Rev. Alexander McKid : since then, Mr. Camelon, of Fort Hope, has been inducted. Mr. McKid was minis- ter of Bytown from 1844 to 1846, when he removed to Hamilton* He was inducted the first minister of Goderich, in June, 1848^. £150 was received from the C. R. Fund to aid in the erection of a manse. By some fatal mis-management, the fine building, which cost about .£700, has passed out of our hands, and there is now no manse. Fortunately, there is no debt remaining ; the church, and. the land adjoming, are valuable. 16. Batfield. ce ! atical cture The town of Bayfield is smaller than Goderich but equally beau- tiful. It is on the Lake Shore, 12 miles soa'h of the County Town and connected with it by a good gravel road. There is a neat brick church, finely situated I erected in 1862. The Colonial committee having granted <£25 stg., the balance of debt incurred has been provided for by the congregation. There is neither manse nor glebe. There is a small branch of the congregation at Varna, 7 miles east from Bayfield on the Seaforth road — the finest road on which I have travelled — There is no church there ; — once they attempted to build one, of grout and gravel, but it fell down, and courage fled. Bayfield was formerly a branch of Goderich. The fiO fiey. Hamilton Oibton, iti fin t itated Minister, formerly of Oalt, C. W., was inducted, 21st November, 1860. 17. Wawanosh. The centre of this township is nine miles North from Goderich, and at one time it formed a part of that congregation. It is probably one of the finest townships in the County of Huron in an agricul- tural peint of view. The congregation is very small. There is neither manse nor glebe. The Rev. Mr. Barr, residing on a farm of his own, gave a site, on which was erected, in 1862, a neat frame church, which is free of debt. Ten acres o( swamp were given years ago by the Canada Company for a burying ground! Mr. Stewart, afterwards of Woodstock, was settled here for a few years before Mr. Barr, who was inducted 28th September, 1859. 18. East Williams. There is here a large GaelicHspeaking congregation, on the line of O. T. R., and 27 miles from London, which, though vacant at the dme of my visit, has since been supplied with a minister, skilled in the language of Ossian. The Rev. Duncan McMillan, a native of Islay, and formerly of Caledon, came here in 1889. In his time a log church was built. He left at the secession of 1844. A long vacancy ensued. In 1856 was inducted the Rev. Robert Stevenson, a native of Kilwinning, formerly belonging to the church of the ** Antiburghers." Remaimng 10 years in Williams, he demitted the charge in 1865. The Rev. John M. McLeod, from Scotland, was inducted on the 16th of January, last. Some time ago, a lot of 100 acres of land was given by the Ca- nada Company for church purposes. This was sold, and the pro- ceeds ,were applied to the erection of the present frame church. There is a good brick manse prettily situated on a lot of 5 acres of land, purchased with the grant of ^150 from the Clergy Reserves Pund. There is no debt on the church property. 19. North Dorchester. This is a small charge comprising 40 families, scattered over a large area, and first organized, in 1858, by the Rev. William Mc- 21 Ewan, formerly of Belleville, who having ministered to them for ten jean, was compelled, through age and infirmities, to retire. The Rev. James Gordon, formerly of Markliam, was indaoted in October, 1865. The place of worship — a frame building on the gravel road, 5 miles fiom London— of right belongs to the Canada Presbyterian Church. There is a glebe of ten acres of good land, purchased with the C. R. grant, on which a manse is in course of erection. 20. Westminster. The church of Westminster is twelve miles south from London, and six from the Minister's residence. There is no manse. Mr. James McEwan was inducted first minister of this charge, in October, 1854. In 1856 a good brick church was erected at a cost of £800. It is now free of debt. For further particulars, vide the statistical table. 21. South WOLD. This charge having been for some time a mission station of the London I'resbytery, the Rev. Donald Ross, formerly of Yaughan, was inducted its first stated minister, in 1865. Remaining 9 months he was translated to Dundee, C. E. In October, 1866, Mr. Ewan McCauley was ordained and inducted. A very neat brick church (St. Columba)was erected, in 1865, in the thriving village of Fingal, 25 miles south from London. It cost $1600 ; about $200 of debt only remaining on it. A glebe of ten acres with a comfortable manse has recently been purchased, although not yet paid for. This is a beautiful part of the country and the prospects of the congre- gation are encouraging. 22. Woodstock and Norwich. .Our cause appears to have gone down in Woodstock, the town, meanwhile, progressing, until now it has some 5000 inhabitants. I have no satisfactory explanation to offer in this case : it seems to be a place of which more might have been made. There is a val- uable acre of land in the centre of the town, and a good frame Church which has been unoccupied for some years. There was a 28 S erected with the aid of X150 from the C. R. ftmd» but iihai long moce pMied out of our hands. The Rev. Daniel Allan had the paatoral oversight of the congregation in 1844, when he left the Ohuroh. There are now three congregations of the Canada Presbyte- rian Church m the town. Mr. Frederick P. Sym was inducted to the charge of St. Andrew's Congregation in September, 1352. He resigned in 1855, and was succeeded, in October, 1866, bj the Rev. James Stuart, formerly of Wawanosh, who retired from the min- istry in 1861, since which time Woodstock has been vacant. At Norwichvillo, about 8 miles eastward, a remnant of the former congregation has rallied and erected a very neat frame church, and the people there are not without hope of securing and supporting a minister. The church at Norwiohville is burdened with a debt of About $500, towards the liquidation of which the Colonial Commit- tee have promised a grant of £25, on condition that the balance is otherwise provided for. Mission Stations in the London Prbsbytert. '^' WiDDBR, in the township of Bosanquet, Wbstwood, in Williams «hd KtPPBN in the same neighbourhood, are at present occupied as Mission Station . At Widder there may be about 20 families, at Westwood about 15. There is no chtirch property in either place. At Westwood, however, Mr. Elliot, of Toronto township, has prosrised to ^ve 50 acres of valuable land, close to the Railway Station, so soon as a congregation shall be organized. At Kippon it is expected that a ohorch ^^iU be built this summer, and there is every prospect of a large congregation being immediately formed. The Colonial Comnuttee's Missionary, Mr. Daniel McDougall, has been mainly instrumental in carrying on the work in this quarter. IV. PRESBYTERY OF GUELPH. The first meeting of this Presbytery was hold at Guelph, by appointment of Synod, July 8d, 1860. One of the newest, it is also one of the most interesting fields inihe church. Besides Mission Stations, it has now 11 organized congregations^ of which 8have been formed within the last ten years. Including the counties of Bruce 23 and Qnjf wiUi pirte of Wellington^ Witerloo, tnd Huron, it em- braces a large portion of the Weetem Peninsala. From Ouelph to the Georgian Bay, the distance is 84 miles, and, westerly, to Lake Huron, the distance is about the same. This whole region was purchased from the Canadian Government, in 1825, by the Canada Company, then formed at the instance of John Gait, the Novelist. At that time it was an unbroken wilderness. The whole of it was soon after surveyed, &nd mapped out into Townships and farms. Roads having been constructed, rivers bridged, grist and saw mills erected, the sites of future towns and villages were chosen. The result has been perhaps unequalled in the annals of colonization. Lands formerly consndered dear at 25 cents an acre, were readily bought up by settlers at from 7s. 6d. to lOs., and are now worth from 120 to $40 per acre. The counties of Bruce and Grey, then inhabited by wolves and bears, and other wild denizens of the forest, have now a population of more than 100,000 ! " Old Scotch Wilson," — a worthy Elder of the Kirk — the first whito settler — is still alive, and well remembers the time when he travelled on foot 60 miles through the woods to reach his present residence, carrying his blanket and " rations" on his shoulder, meeting not a human being, and guided only by '*thb blebze! " From the window of his home — looking over fine cleared fields — he now sees a town of 8000 inhabitants, and hears the scream of the railway whistle, re- minding him that fi:om his adopted home in the '* Far west," he may reach his native village of Helensburgh, on the bank of the Clyde, in twelve days ! 23. GUBLPH. The seat of Presbytery, and county town of Wellington, is one of the most flourishing towns in Canada West. The Speed, a pretty little river, flows through it, and its population numbers about 5000. Here we have a large, influential, and well organized congregation. In 1832, the Canada Company granted a site in the centre of the town on which a frame Church was soon afterwards erected. It was subsequently sold to the corporation for J&1750, and is now the dte of the Town Hall. Li 1858, the present beau- tiful stone Church was erected at a cost of $18,000. There is a 24 debt of $4,400 still remaining on it. Government granted 200 acres of land near Woodstock for a glebe : this was exchanged with the Canada Company for 118 acres near Guelph, which have smce become very valuable. 68 acres have been sold, 8 acres have been set apart for a glebe, and 48 acres, in " park lots," valued at $6000, remain to be sold. The Rev. James Smith, who became its first minister, in 1832, ceased to be a minister of the church in 1844. He died at Puslinch, 28th January, 1853. The Rev. Colin Grigor formerly of L'Orignal, was inducted, in February, 1848. Remaining nine years he resigned the charge and was subse- quently settled at Plantagenet. The Rev. John Hogg, formerly a minister of the U. P. Church at Dumfries, Scotland, and, in that connection, some time at Hamilton, C. W., and also at Detroit, U. S., was appointed to Guelph, in 1858, and is still the minister. 24. Woolwich. This is a small charge in the Township of the same name, about twelve miles from Guelph. Though nominally embracing 40 fami- lies, only about 20 of these are Presbyterian. A number of others, chiefly Episcopalian, attend regularly and contribute to the support of ordinances. There are two well conducted Sabbath Schools, one, meeting in the cburch, the other, at a distance of two miles, is superintended by Mr. Chambers, with marked efficiency and suc- cess. The Rev. Alex. Ross, formerly of Aldborough, was first settled as minister of this charge, in 1823. In 1846, he removed to Gwillimbury, and died at Bradford, m 1857. With the exception of occasional services from Mr. Smith, of Gait, the charge remained vacant until the induction of its present worthy minister, the Rev. James Thom, formerly of Three Rivers, in 1854. There is a small stone manse and 3i acres of valuable land. 25. Fergus. The town of Fergus, containing about 2000 inhabitants, is finely situated on the Grand River, which, at this point, affords an immense water power. It is surrounded by a rich agricultural country, settled about thirty-five years since by emigrants from Scotland. The congregation is large and well equipped. It 25 dates from 1835, when the first Church was opened for worship. With a munificence that well deserves to be recorded and imitated, it was erected at the sole expense of the late Mr. Ferguson of Wood- hill, and made over in a free gift to the congregation. Though considered at the time a spacious and even handsome edifice, it became in course of time too small for the congregation, and mea- sures taken for the erection of a larger and a better one resulted in the present beautiful church, which was opened for worship in December, 1862. It is built of the fine free-stone of the country, is of Gothic design and finished ^vith great taste. I believe it cost only 18800. In 1836, a grant of 171 acres of land was received from the Government, although the deed for it was not obtained till 1845. The sale of this realized the sum of $5100, which was applied to the building of the new church. The congre- gation subscribed $2500. The balance of $1600 is as yet unprovided for. There is an excellent stone manse, but there is no glebe. The first minister of the charge, was Mr. Alexander Gardiner from Aberdeen, who was ordained and inducted, 22nd February, 1837, and who died here after a brief illness, 13th December, 1841. Mr. Bayne, of Gait, preached occasionally during the vacancy that fol- lowed. The Rev. George Smellie, who was inducted, in 1843, left the church, in 1844, and, with him, a great majority of the congre- gation. He is still minister of the C. P. Church of Fergus. The Rev. Hugh Mair, D.D., originally a seceding minister from Scotland, was placed over the charge on the 2nd of February, 1848. He had been for 13 years minister of Johnstown, in the State of New York, in connection with the " Old School." He died there while on a visit to his friends, 1st November, 1854. His remains were in- terred at Johnstown, and in the vestibule of the church at Fergus there is a marble tablet to his memory, and one also to that of A. D. Fordyce, Esq., long a Ruling Elder and active member of the church. The Rev. George MacDonell, the present minister, formerly of Nelson and Waterdown, was inducted to Fergus in May 1855. He was ordained in 1840 by the Presbytery of Lancashire, as minister of St. Luke's Church, Bathurst, N. B., where he was for eleven years. 26. Arthur. The Rev. John Whyte has been settled here since March, 1857, \'i 26 and is the first minister of Arthur. He was licenced by the Presbytery of Ayr in 1849, and was assistant to Dr. Menzies of ' Maybole for a year. He came to Canada in 1850, and in the following year was inducted to Brockville, where he remained four years. A neat brick Church was built in the village of Arthur in 1 854. The Colonial Committee assisted in its erection with a grant of $300. There is neither manse nor glebe. Repeated failures of crops have hindered the prosperity of the congregation. As appears from the statistical table, their contributions are small. 27. Mount Forest. , This congregation was rendered vacant by the resignation of its first minister, the Rev. John Hay, in June, 1866. He had been inducted in January, 1861. In 1858 he came to Canada, a missionary from the Colonial Committee, and proved eminently ■useful and acceptable in many of the Mission Stations within the bounds. He had intended returning to Scotland, but died after a short and severe illness at Kincardine, 31st July, 1866, in the 89th year of his age. The village of Mount Forest is a thriving place with 1500 inhabitants. The congregation is small, but, under good management will probably increase. There is a small frame church but no manse. The Rev. J. Allister Murray, for some years Minister of Bathurst, N. B., has recently been in- ducted to the pastoral oversight of the congregation. 28. Priceville. This charge is of recent formation, having been for a good many jears a Mission Station, and supplied during the summer months by students in Divinity. It is now a large congregation and has been fortunate in obtaining the services of a young and active minister, gifted with Gaelic, Mr. Donald Fraser, who was ordained and inducted 15th August, 1867. The little village of Priceville is situated ten miles east from Durham in a rough hilly country, and the people are chiefly of Celtic origin. There is a good frame church, furnished with an accessory that very few of our country Churches have, and which all should have, a good bell to summon the Congregation to worship. There are five acres of land, but no tnanse. 27 29. Owen Sound. The town of this name is a rising place situated on an arm of the Georgian Bay. The circumstances which led to the formation of the charge are peculiar, and were stated to me in substance as foUows.-^Early in 1865 a portion of " Knox Church" congregation, in connection with the Canada Presbyterian Church, petitioned our Presbytery for supply. Mr. Jardine, a missionary student of Queen's College, was sent to them, and a large congregation attended his ministrations. In the end of the year a call was pre- sented to Mr. Jardine which he declined, and, in the meantime, the church, a well finished frame building and nearly new, was transferred to trustees in connection with the Church of Scotland, who assumed the debt, amounting to $719. Nine months elapsed, and the hopes of the people to get a minister had become well-nigh exhausted. In their " straits," and to them most unexpectedly, the Rev. Duncan Morrison of Brockville seems to have been sent by Providence ; as one of the elders remarked, — " man's extrem- ity is often God's opportunity." Mr. Morrison was inducted in October, 1866, and the work of consolidating this new charge has since then progressed satisfactorily. In connection with it, at Derby, seven miles distant, there is a Mission Station, which, it is believed, will soon become self-supporting. 30. Leith and Johnson. This charge presents another evidence of the success attend- ing the mission work of the Presbytery. The two congregations named having been supplied by missionaries for some years, were in 1864 united into one charge under their present minister, Mr. Alex. Hunter, who was ordained and inducted on the 27th of October in that year. At the village of Leith, which is beautifully situated on Owen Sound, a tasteful brick church was erected in 1865, at a cost of $1300. As yet there is no manse, but a good site for one has been secured. The affairs of the congregation appear to be carefully and wisely managed. 81. Kincardine. The town of Kincardine is finely situated on Lake Huron shore* It has a population of about 2000 and is rapidly increasing. As it ! 28 '*•■?'/ is noted for its genial climate and the fertility of the adjacent country, it must become an important place. The congregation is already large and is steadily increasing. The Revs. Messrs. McKid of Goderich, and Mowat, then of Niagara, first visited Kincardine some twelve years ago and conducted worship in Mr. McPherson's saw mill. That gentleman, soon after, erected a good church at his sole expense and presented it under a model deed to the con- gregation. Mr. Alexander Dawson was ordained and inducted the first minister of the charge, in September, 18G3. There is neither manse nor glebe. Several outlying stations have been statedly supplied by Mr. D. with Sabbath Services ; some of these will soon become self-supporting congregations. Since the above was written the charge has become vacant by the resignation of the incumbent, who has joined the Cf '^ada Presbyterian Church. The congregation, however, has not forsaken " its first love." 32. Paisley. This is yet another mission charge, to which the Rev. Kenneth McLennan, formerly of Dundas and Ancaster, and now of Whitby, was inducted in 1857. In October, 1859, he had the satisfaction of seeing a comfortable and commodious church opened for worship and the nucleus of a good congregation formed. He was trans- lated to his present charge in 1860. From that time until 1866, Paisley remained vacant, when the present minister, Mr. Matthew W. McLean, was ordained and inducted on the 15th of August. It is now in a flourishing condition. 33. Galt. The rising and prosperous town of Gait has a population of 3500, The Grand River flows through the centre of it, aflFording unlimited power and giving motion to much mac^ Inery. It is beautiful for situation. The Kirk is well represented, and we have a large, well- ordered, prosperous, and increasing congregation. At an early period in its history the late Mr. Dickson chose a fine site, erected a handsome church at an expense of ^1000, named it St. Andrew's, and handed it over to the Congregation for half its cost ! In 1844 the Church property was claimed by the large majority who " went out." A long and vexatious Chancery suit followed and heavy expenses were incurred, the minority, however, were confirmed in the possession of it. Mr. Dickson also gave 7i acres of land for a glebe, on which a stone manse was erected. It is finely situated, overlooking the river and the town. During last summer a largo addition was made to it. The Rev. William Stewart, from Kenmore, Scotland, was the first Minister settled in 1832. His name does not appear on the Synod's Roll after 1834. Dr. Bayne succeeded in 1836. In 1844 he be- came the leader of the Free Church party and his connection with the Church of Scotland ceased. During the stormy interregnum that followed, Dr. Liddell, then Principal of Queen's College, seems to have been mainly instrumental in piloting those that remained through their difficulties and securing them in the possession of tl. ir Church property. Mr. Dyer, the sailor, and orator of " high degree" — an enthusiast — a sensationalist — altogether a very extraordinary man, whom we have already met with at Simcoe — appeared for a little time to bask in the sunshine of popularity, and then mysteriously vanished. So popular was he that, in September, 1846, he received two calls, one from Gait, signed by 153 persons, and another from Fergus, signed by 51, both of which were regularly moderated in. Both, however, fell to the ground, for a fama spread abroad, and poor Dyer became the subject of a libel. Having written a farewell letter to the Congregation of Gait, he left precipitately ; he is supposed to have resumed his avocation as a sailor, and to have been drowned at sea. In November, 1848, the Rev. John Malcolm Smith, an ordained Minister of the Church of Scotland, was inducted. In 1850 he was appointed to the Chair of Classical Literature and Moral Philosophy in Queen's College. In his stead the Rev. Hamilton Gibson, now of Bayfield, came in November of that year. He remained nine years. Mr. Robert Campbell, now of St. Gabriel's, Montreal, was ordained and in- ducted to Gait the 10th of April, 1862, and was translated to his present charge in December, 1866. Soon after this, the Con- gregation gave a call to the Rev. James B. Muir of Lindsay, their present Minister, who was inducted in March following. 30 V. PRESBYTERY OF TORONTO. This, the largest of our Presbyteries, has a frontage on Lake Ontario of one hundred miles. It embraces 26 organized Congre- gations — nearly one fourth part of the whole Church. I had several opportunities of meeting this Presbytery in session — of being bene- fitted by its counsels, encouragement, and co-operation, as well as of observing the orderly conduct, and harmony of its proceedings. Perhaps it has now reached the limits beyond which its efficient management might become onerous and difficult ; but as this consi- deration falls more naturally under the notice of the Synod's Com- mittee, charged with preparing a scheme for the redistribution of charges in the Western Presbyteries, it need not be further referred to in this report. It is one of the four Presbyteries into which the Church of Scotland was originally divided in 1831. At that time, in all Canada, to the West of Toronto, we had only six Ministers, — now there are 42. I commenced to visit the Congregations in this Pres- bytery on the 4th of September, and was occupied, with little inter- mission, until the 22nd of November, labouring during a conside- rable portion of that time under great disadvantages from the state of the roads and weather. 34. Port Hope. The town of Port Hope — one of the prettiest places in Canada — situated on Lake Ontario, 94 miles west from Kingston, has a popu- lation of 5000. It was taken up by the Presbytery of Toronto in 1859 as a mission station, — then, without a place of worship, with- out manse, without organization of any kind ; now, there is a well finished brick church, a comfortable manse, and, including the sta- tion at Knoxville, nine miles inland, a congregation of 70 families. Each Lord's day there are two regular services in the town, and one at 3 p. m. in the country. The Church cost $3500, of which the Colonial Committee gave £15 stg. It is free of debt. The manse recently purchased for $1000, is good value for the money. Mr. David Camelon was ordained and inducted first Minister of the charge, on the 12th of December, 1859. Having received a call to Goderich, he was translated to that place during the present year^ and Port Hope has thus become vacant. 31 85. Peterboro. The town of Peterboro, 80 miles north of Port Hope, is reached bj Railway : it, too, has a thriving population of 5000, and owes its prosperity chiefly to the lumber business which is extensively carried on. Early in the history of Peterboro a grant of two acres of land was made by the Government to the Presbyterians fc* church pur- poses. Of this, one acre is in the neighbourhood of St. Andrew's Church and affords ample room for a manse — yet to be built. The other is partly fued, yielding at present $126 per annum. The Rev. John M. Roger, from Kincardine O'Neille, in Scot- land, was inducted first Minister of the charge, the 10th of November, 1833. Ir 1844, he, and most of the Congregation seceded, and, with th(' consent of the minority, retained the uso of the Church until l^^ST, when the dissentient portion of the Con- gregation erected for Jiemselves a new Church in which Mr. Roger still officiates. In 1858, the Rev. James Douglas, an ordained Minister from the Cole nial Committee, was inducted to the charge of St. Andrew's. He resigned in 1864. On the 20th of January, 1867, was inducted Mr. D. J. Macdonnell, son of the respected Minister of Fergus. The Congregation has been fortunate in its : choice, and its prospects are now very encouraging. ' 36. Lindsay. This place is thirty miles west from Peterboro, with which it is con- nected by railway, and is the county town of Victoria. It has a popu- lation of 3000 and is rapidly improving. The county building8,erected at a cost of $70,000, are among the neatest in the Provmce. Fronting the Court House is St. Andrew's Church, a beautiful Gothic structure, built of white brick in 1863. There is no manse nor glebe. The Rev. Mr. Tweedie of the United Presbyterian Church, who resided at Manilla in this neighbourhood, officiated also in Lindsay for some years. After his time, the field being neglected, other denominations obtained an early and strong footing. The Presbytery gave occcasional supply until 1861, when a call was given to the Rev. William Johnson, of Arnprior, who was inducted on the 6th of April in that year. On the 19th July, 1864, from ill health, Mr. J., resigned the charge. The Rev. James B. Muir, an . s- 82 ordained Minister from Scotland, was inducted on the Slat of Maj, 1865. Mr. M. b the son of a parish schoolmaster, and was for two years assistant-minister at Kilbirnie, Scotland. Two years he officiated within the bounds of the Presbytery of the north of England, and was ordained to the ministry at Hexham, Northum- berland. He came to Canada in 1864. The Congregation of Lindsay, which under him made satisfactory progress, became vacant by his translation lo Gait on the 28th March, 1867. 37. Brock. This is a country charge, the Township bearing the same name and consisting of very fine land, was settled 30 years ago by emigrants from Inverness, Islay, and Mull. There is a pretty good frame church, an excellent manse, and 20 acres of glebe. The Rev. James Lambie, after his settlement at Pickering, made frequent visits to this part of the country. Mr. Peter Watson came as a Missionary in 1855. The first Minister who was settled in the charge was the Rev. John Campbell, a native of Canada, now of Markham, and who had been a Minister in the United States for two years. His induction took place on the 10th September, 1856. He Resigned in March, 1866, from which time it remained vacant until the induc- tion of the Rev. Archibald Currie, formerly of Cote St. George, 11th July, 1867. 38. Eldon. The Township of this name was settled forty years ago by High- landers from Inverness and Argyle-shires, and embraces a large ex- tent of very fine land. The church, which was built in 1846, has recently undergone repairs and embellishment, and is now comfort- ably seated for 500 persons. There is a good manse. The glebe is very valuable, comprising 200 acres of land, one-half of which is in a good state of cultivation. The Rev. John McMurcLy, the first Minister of the Congregation, was a native of Killearn, Can- tyre, Scotland. He came to Canada in 1841, was inducted to Bradford in the following year, and translated to Eldon in 1844. Much respected for warmth of heart, " a man of independent mind " he went in and out among his attached Highland Congregation till as his death, which occurred suddenly, from heart disease, 22nd Sep- tember, 1866. The Rev. Neil McDougall, a native of Oban, Argyle- shire, who had been for three years stationed at Indian Lands (95), was inducted 19th June, 1867. In connection with this there is a branch Congregation at Bal- sover, recently erected into a separate charge, but which has not yet succeeded in obtaining a Minister. Mr. Duncan McCrae of this place,' in a spirit deserving of the highest commcinlation, erected at his own expense a beautiful Church, and made it over in a free gift to the Congregation. There is a glebe of 15 acres, and the Con- gregation numbers about 70 families. 39. Thorau. .' In the Township of this name, adjoining Eldon, there is another large Gaelic-speaking Congregation. It was first settled in 1832. The Be v. William Jenkins, of Markham, was then the only Presby- terian Minister in this section of country (42). To him many of the settlers carried their children for baptism, a distance of fifty miles. The late Mr. Lambie visited them frequently, but they had no stated Minister until the induction of the present incumbent, the Rev. David Watson, who was here ordained to the Ministry, 31st August, 1853. Previous to his settlement several ineffectual at- tempts had been made to secure a pastor, and more than once the people had been duped by designing men that came among them pretending that they were Ministers in regular standing with the Church. . ' ' St. Andrew's Church, which is a plain substantial stone building, seated for 500, was erected in 1840. An excellent brick manse was built in 1855, and the glebe consists of 100 acres of good land. 40. Georgina. Beautiful lake Simcoe washes the shore of the Township of Geor- gina. The Congregation, which is an offshoot from Thorah,- became a separate charge in 1865. Its progress has been satisfactory. In the village of Sutton there is a brick Church of Gothic design, erec- ted in 1863. It is named " Knox Church." About the same time s c 84 a framo building known as ** Cooke's Church " was erected at a distance of five miles : in both of these services are held every Sab- bath. There is a glebe lot of 100 acres which was allocated to this Congregation from what is known as the " Seton Fund " of the Presbytery. Mr. John Gordon was ordained and ind".oted t) this charge on the 21st of February, 1865, and is still Minister. 41. UXBRIDOE. This charge has for its centre a village of the same name, situa- ted about twenty-eight miles south from Qeorgina. The first Minister seems to have boon the Rev. William Brown, from tho Presbytery of Ahoghill, Ireland, who was inducted 23rd Juno, 1847. In 1850 he was suspended from the Ministerial office. In 1853, he died, and was buried in Uxbridge Church-yard. Tho Rev. William Cleland, a licentiate of tho Irish Presbyterian Church, and for four years Minister on Long Island, New York, was admit'ied by the Synod in 1853, and inducted in August, 1854. Since my visit steps have been taken for tho erection of a New Church, which, for- tunately for them and for mo, renders disparaging allusion to the old one unnecessary. There is a valuable glebe of 200 acres, five mi^es from the manse, in the Township of Scott. Formerly there existed a branch of the Congregation in that place. Seven years ago it was reported to the Convener of Statistics, — " it is proposed to build one, if not two Churches this year." Delays are danger- ous ! The manse is very comfortable, and occupying a conspicuous site on the summit of Quaker Hill, overlooks a large extent of fine rolling country. 42. SCARBORO. In the Township of Scarboro, bordering on Lake Ontario, and about ten miles from Toronto, there is one of the largest and strong- est Congregations in Western Canada. This part of the country be- gan to be settled by emigrants from the South of Scotland so early as 1799. The Rev. Mr. Jenkins, from the Synod of New York, was the first, and, for many years, the only Presbyterian Clergy- man. While employed as a Missionary among the Oneida Indians in New York State, ho first visited Canada about the year 1820, 86 niid soon after accepted an appointment from the A^ociate Synod of Scotland, to labour in the Ministry in the Townships of York, Vaughan, Markham, and Scarboro. lie resided at Markham, and preached once a fortnight at Scarboro, in an unfinished frame build- ing near the site of the present Church. To him came, as assistant, the Rev. James George, a native of Scotland, and who was ordained to the Ministry by the Associate Reformed Presbytery of New York, September 21st, 1831. He took the pastorate of the Scarbore Congregation about the year 1833, and, on the 4'i:h of August, 1834, he and his Congregation connected themselves with the Church of Scotland in Canada. He was translated to Belleville in October, 1847, and in May, 1848, war rc-translated to Scarboro, whore he remained till 6th September, 1853, when, having been appointed to the chair of Logic and Moral Philosophy in Queen's College, he demitted the charge. Dr. George retired from the College in 1862, and became Minister of Stratford, where he now is. The Rev. James Bain, formerly a Minister of the Secession Church at Kirkaldy, Scotland, was received by the Presbytery of Toronto, in 1853, and inducted to this charge in October, 1854. A fine brick Church was built in 1849. There is a good manse and a glebe of 7i acres, in addition to which the Minister enjoys the interest of money invested, which was realized from the sale of lands procured through thT Seton Fund. In connection with this Congregation a very beautiful frame Church was erected in the Township of Markham, in 1864. It was built without extraneous aid and is named St. John's. Mr. Bain officiates in it regularly. 43. Markham. The Rev. Mr. Jenkins, above mentioned, and who connected himself with the then Presbytery of Upper Canada, was settled here in 1820 (see 42), and seems to have retired about the year 1834. His labours were highly appreciated. In the autumn of 1836, Mr. Alexander Gardiner, from Aberdeen, was sent as a Missionary by the Glasgow Society and officiated about six months, when he ac- cepted a call to Fergus (25). The Rev. George Galloway, a superior young man and a distinguished student of Aberdeen, was 86 ordainod and inlucted 4th Fobruarjr, 1810. ilo died at Markham village on tha llth of Novombsr, 1844. Me. An^iis Mclatosh hav- ing officiated for a short timo here, as Missionary, reooivod a call to Thorold in 1842, which he accepted. Ilo left the Church in 1844. The Hov. James Stuart, formerly a Missionary at Frampton, C. £., becamo Minister of Markham in 1849 ; in 1854 he was translated to Wawanosh. Mr. Jamos Gordon, who was ordainod and inducted in Soptera'oer, 1854, was translated to N. Dorchester in 1805. The ilo v. John CampboU (37), tho present incumbent, succeeded in March, 1860. There is an old weather-beaten frame Church near tho village. Tho manse is undergoing enlargement and needful repairs, and there is a globe lot of 100 acres situated in tho Township of Georgina which was obtained through the Seton Fund. There are two branch Congregations in connection with the charge. — (I) Stouflfville, a small village seven miles north, where there are less than a dozen families belonging to the Church, who, nevertheless, have recently built a very neat little place of worship. (2) The other is at Cashel, about a like distance in a southerly direction, where a small Church was erected a good many years ago. 44. PlOKBRINO. This is a double charge. The section in front is at Duffin's Creek, and near the line of Railway ; the Stronger half meets for worship about nine miles inland. Both have stc . Churches, neither of them models of architecture, yet they are comfortable and commodious. There is a manse — much too small — and 25 acres of good land. There is a glebe, besides, of 100 acres, which is rented at present for 170 per annum. There is also the sum of 8800 invested for the ' benefit of the Minister. "Add to these that the Township of Pic- kering is one of the very best in Canada, and its fanners wealthy, surely they have " a goodly heritage !" These Congregations were organized by the late Rev. James Lambie, who came to Canada in 1840, and was ordained to the Ministry in the following year. A marble slab in the grave yard at Duffin's Creek, records truly what sort of man he was, thus it reads : " In memory of the Rev. James Lam- bie, who died September 16th, 1847, aged 42. He was a native 37 of Tarbolton, Ajrrahire, Scotland, and waa tho first Minister settled in the Scotch Congregations in Pickering and Whitbjr, to both of which he was. pastor. He was a man of admirable common sense ; of a clear and profound judgment ; of great and varied attainments as a scholar ; of simple and earnest piety ; an edifying preacher, and a most self-denying and laborious servant of Christ." The llcv. Peter McNaughton, formerly of Vaughan, and now residing there, succeedod Mr. Lambie in 1848. He resigned the charge and all connection with the Church, 2l9t November, 1855. He was followed by tho Rev. Samuel McCaughy in September, 1856, who demittod tho charge in November, 1859. Tho Rev. Walter R. Ross, who was inducted on tho 6th of February, 1861, is now Minister. 45. WUITBY. ' ^ From the time of Mr. Lambie's death, this charge remained vacant until tho 12th of December, 1860, when tho Rev. Kenneth McLennan, formerly of Paialey, was inducted. Since then its pro gross has been, if not rapid, yet steady and encouraging. Tho town of Whitby has a population of about 4000, and has many points of attraction. Tho surrounding country is beautiful and highly cultivated. St. Andrew's Church is a very fine Gotliic structure. It was erected in 1859, at a cost of iifl2,000, and of this sum Mr. Laing, a merchant in the place, contributed more than one half. Recently a large and well finished house has been pur- chased for a manse. There is no glebe. 46. BOWMANVILLE. In 1840, the Rev. Thomas Alexander, then Minister of Cobourg, reported to the Presbytery of Kingston, that ho had dispensed the Communion to upwards of 100 persons at Bowman ville, but no Minis- ter of our Church seems to have been settled p-^ior to the Rev. John H. McKerras, who was ordained and inducted in September, 1853. In October, 1866, having received the appointment of Professor of Classical Literature in Queen's College, he demitted the charge, which is now vacant. There i& a frame Church, neither large nor handsome, and a good manse with four acres of valuable land 38 attached. A lot of land, obtained through the Seton Fund, having been Bold for $1,360, this sum was invested and yields $95 per annum. There is a branch of the charge at Orono, nine miles distant, but there is no Church there. Together they number 60 families and 90 Communicants. The town of Bowmanville has 3000 inhabitants, and the neighbourhood is picturesque and rery productive ; the roads are excellent. It is altogether a very desir- able place of residence. 47. Clarke. This is a double charge in the Township of the same name, ten miles east from Bowmanville. There are two frame Churches about five miles apart, in both of which are conducted regular Sabbath Services and Sabbath Schools. It was first organized in 1846, by the Rev. James Lambie, at which time the Rev. Samuel Porter, formerly at Trafalgar (7), was inducted its first minister. He retired from the Ministry in 1861. Mr. James S. MuUan, the present incum- bent, was ordained and inducted 31st December, 1861. The affairs of the Congregation are systematically managed. There is a glebe of 5i acres of eligible land, and preparations are being made to erect a manse. 48. Toronto. The City of Toronto was founded in 1794, under the name of York. " Muddy little York," it was contemptuously styled in those days. It has now a population of nearly 50,000. Though its situ- ation is rather low, yet its wide umbrageous streets, its splendid public buildings, and other characteristics, give to it the appearance of a very fine city. The Presbyterian population is divided, according to the census of 1861, thus :— The Church of Scotland, 2893 : The Free Church, 2480': United Presbyterians 1231. The last two having united in 1861, made the numbers of the Canada Preshy- iedan Church 3711. It is the seat of Knox College and the stronghold of that Church. In 1866 they had five Congregations in the city, reporting a membership of 1465 Communicants. We have at present but one Congregation, that of St. Andrew's. The Rev. James Harris, a young preacher from Ireland, was the first Presbyterian Minister of the city. He organized a Congregation - 39 in 1821, and was instrumental in building a Church, from which beginning grew up " Knox Congregation." now the largest Presby- terian Congregation in the Province, having a membership of 563, and of which the Rev. Alexander Topp is now Minister. Mr, Harris is still living, and resides, without charge, at Eglinton. The design to form a Congregation in connection with the Church of Scotland appears to have been first entertained by some members of the Legislative Assembly when in York during the Session of 1830. One of these,* the late Hon. William Morris of Perth, a gentlemen who proved himself an unwearied and successful advo- cate of the Church of Scotland in Canada, has left on record the following incident which had its weight in influencing him to urge the erection of a Scotch Church in York. He was walking on the morning of a Sabbath by the ruins of the former Parliament House before repairing to the Episcopal Church ; and, while musing on the want of Divine ordinances by a minister of his own Church, he bethought himself of the practicability of obtaining the ruined building from Government and converting it into a place of wor- ship. With these thoughts he returned from his walk, and, as he entered the Episcopal Church, somewhat late, the Clerk was just giving out the following lines of the 132nd Psalm : " I will not go into my house ; nor to my bed ascend ; No soft repose shall close my eyes, nor sleep my eyelids bend : Till for the Lord's design'd abode I mark the destin'd ground ; Till I a decent place of rest for Jacob's God hare found." The words came home to him like an oracle. The very next day a meeting of parties favourable to the proposal was held, at which the Hon. Francis Hincks presided, and Mr. Wm. Lyon McKenzie was secretary. A site was purchased in the centre of the town for ^450, on which was forthwith erected the Church which now bears the name of St. Andrew's, and which was opened for worship on the 19th of June, 1831. The Rev. William Rintoul was the first who preached within its walls. Having arrived from * I have given this statement as I found it, in the hand-writing of the Rer. Mr. Rintoul ; information since received, however, from other reliable sources, also associates the names of the late Chief Justice McLean, of Toronto, and the late Hon. Peter McGill, of Montreal, with the incident mentioned in the text. •r' 40 ,/ England only a few days before the opening of the Church he wa» on that occasion introduced to his ministry by the Rev. Robert McGill of Niagara. The garrison of York, consisting of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders, composed his first Congregation. The population of York, which was the Provincial Metropolis and the principal military station in Upper Canada, is stated to have been at that time 5179. The sacrament of the Lord's supper was first dispensed in the Church to 112 communicants on the 30th of October, 1831. Mr. Rintoul resigned in May, 1834, and was ap- pointed superintendent of Missions. He became Minister of Streets- ville in 1835, where he rems.ined till 1844, when he left the Church. He was inducted to St. Gabriel St. Church, Montreal, in 1850, of which he continued to be Minister till his death in 1852. The Rev. Wm. T. Leach, from Edinburgh, succeeded Mr. Rintoul in Toronto, 15th July, 1835. In 1842 he removed to York Mills. On the 15th of November in that year, he, and the Rev. Wm. Ritchie of New-^ Market, tendered their resignations to the Presbytery, intimating at the same time their intention, for reasons given, of joining the Church of England. Their reasons not having been considered satisfactory, they were severally served with libel, and both solemn- ly deposed, the former on the 27th of December, 1842, the latter on the day following. Mr. Leach, who was ordained to the Minis- try by the Presbytery of Haddington in June, 1833, now resides in Montreal, a Minister of the Church of England, and also a pro- fessor in McGill University. Mr. Ritchie is now the Episcopalian Minister of Georgina. The Rev. John Barclay, from Ayrshire, was inducted k this charge 6th December, 1842. In 185o, the Senatus Academicus of the University of Glasgow, his Alma Mater ^ con- ferred upon him the degree of Doctor in Divinity. As Clerk of the Presbytery of Toronto, as a Trustee of Queen's College, and as a member of the Temporalities Board, Dr. Barclay has, during many years, rcudered signal services to the Church. St. Andrew's Church is seated for 1000. The Congregation own some valuable property in the city, and have, beside.';, 200 acres of land, and an investment of $1,200. There is no manse^ but $80 per annum is paid to the Minister in lieu thereof. 41 ' ' 49. Chinguacoust. The township bearing this name was early settled. It lies a little to the west of Toronto and embraces a fine tract of land. The Rev. Thomas Johnson, a native of Ahoghill, Co. Antrim, was inducted to the pastorate here by the United Synod of U. C. in 1834. Having received licence in his native county in 1822, he came to Canada in 1827, and was minister of Eamestown for four years. He was received by the Synod in 1840. In 1844 the majority of his congregation seceded and retained possession of the Church property, but Mr. Johnson continued to be a staunch supporter of his adopted Church, and contended manfully with the diflBculties which the defection of his congregation entailed upon him, until 1862,. when the infirmities of old age compelled h'm to relinquish the charge. He continued, however, to preach frequently. He died on the 30th of August, 1866, having presided in public worship for the last time on tl e Sabbath previous, only four days before his death. He was much respected. In 1862 the log Church in which the congregation had worshipped for many years was replaced by a very neat brick edifice. There is a manse in the village of Edmon- ton, but there is no glebe. The Rev. George Law, formerly a Missionary in Nova Scotia, was inducted on the 10th of December last. The congregation is small, numbering only 32 families. These, however, with praiseworthy liberality have subscribed the sum of $400 for stipend. It is entirely a rural charge. 60. Caledon and Mono. In the Townships bearing these names there are three congrega- tions, respectively 16, 11 and 8 miles apart, which were united into one charge under Mr. William Hamilton, wh' was ordained the 31st of Jv'ly, 1866. The Rev. Duncan McMillan, now Free Church Min- ister of Lobo, had boen Minister of Caledon from 1881 until 1839, and the Rev. Alexander Lewis, now residing in Mono, was for many years the Presbyterian bishop of a wide extent of the surrounding country. He had been ordained to the ministry in Nova Scotia in 1822, and, coming to Canada in 1837, joined the Unitea Synod of U. C, which in 1840 became incorporated with the Church of HI' » 42 Scotland in Canada. He retired from the charge of Mono in I8G0, in the 74th year of his age and the 48th of his ministry. There is a good stone Church at Caledcn, an old log Church at Mono East, and a new one at Mono West. The glebe comprises 100 acres of poor land. There is no manse. . * r^ 51. Orangeville. The village of Orangeville has a population of 1600 and is sur- rounded by a tolerably good country. There is a stone Church, " Bethel " by name, built in 1859. There is a manse with one acre of land in the village. The congregation was organized in 1837 by Mr Lewis. The Rev. William E. McKay, formerly of Camden, was inducted in July, 1859. as the first minister of the charge, and is still che incumbent. 52. Erin. The township of Erin was settled chiefly by Highland Scotch. The land is hilly, but of good quality. This congregation was also organized by Mr. Lewis, in 1860, and worships in what is termed a " Union Church." Mr. Donald Strachan, a catechist, has been supplying services during the last two summers, and with much acceptance ; the people are very " willing," and contributed last summer $300 for six months services. There is no Church pro- perty. 53. TOSSORONTIO AND MULMUR. The Townships in which this charge lies are north from Erin, and present the appearance of a new, rough, and hilly district. The valleys are rich, but the general aspect of the country, while confessedly romantic, is not prepossessing in an agricultural point of view. It forrood a part of Mr. Lewis' diocese from 1837 till 1853, when the Rev. Archibald Colquhoun was inducted to the charge of Mulmur. He retired on his commutation allowance in 1861, and resides in Mulmur. Mr. Alexander McLennan was ordained and inducted to the pastoral care of these two congregations, 2nd July, 1862. There is a neat frame Church at Rosemount, in ^ossorontio. 48 and one similar in size and design at Mulmur, whore there is a glebe of 100 acres. The manse is uninhabitable. . . 54. NOTTAWASAQA. At the present time Nottawasaga is said to be the best wheat- growing township in Canada. It has a frontage on the Georgian Bay, and is altogether a beautiful section of country. Tlio price of land in favoured localities has gone up to $50, and even as high as $100 per acre. Agricolas has grown rich. A certain one whom I met with had a short time before received $5000 in ciish for his wheat crop. Upon the good old principle of titheing, $500 of this would have been given for the service of Him who gave the whole. How much, is it supposed, does this modern representative of Christianity, in the finest wheat growing Township of Canada, — a man "who thankg God he was born a Presbyterian," who, " please God, intends to die a Presbyterian," whose love for the Church of Scotland, to hear him talk, is, as was that of David to Jonathan, " wonderful ! passing the love of women." How much per annum does this prosperous farmer dole out for the Fupport of a faithful and laborious minister of the Gospel ? Publish it in Gath ! four *' almighty dollars." Tell it in Askelon, that he refused, point blank, to become a subscriber to " The Presby- terian" at one dollar a year ! There were two good frame Churches in the Township, but one has recently been destroyed by fire. The Congregations are both large and are scattered over a wide area. Each of them could easily support a Minister and pay him $1000 a year ; and no country Minister should have less than that, unless it might be in the South Sea Islands, where food costs nothing and rai- ment can almost be dispensed with. There is an excellent glebe of 100 acres, valued at $3000. There is no manse. The township was settled in 1834 by emigrants from Islay, Argyleshire, with a few from Canty re and the north of Ireland — chiefly Presbyterians. Visited at long intervals by different ministers of the Presbytery, there was no pastor settled here until the Rev. John Campbell, formerly assistant Minister of St. Andrews' Church, Kingston, was ordained in June, 1853. On the 22nd September, 1864, Mr. Campbell died. He Avas universally respected, and his name and 44 memory still ling^/ like household words in the warm hearts of th« Highlanders of Nottawasaga. Mr. Alexander McDonald, the pre- sent incumbent, was ordained and mducted to the charge on the Slst January, 1866 ; it being expressly understood that in two years from that time the congregations should form two charges. 65. Innisfil and Gwillimbury. This charge is composed of three congre,!2;ation3 widely separated. The Rev. William McKillican, afterwards of St. Thomas, was Min- ister of Gwillimbury from 1835 to 1839. The Rev. J6hn McMurchy was ordained at Bradford, then a part of the charge, in January, 1842, and was translated to Eldon in 1844. The Rov. Alex. Ross, formerly of Woolwich, was appointed in 1846. He died at Bradford, 14th March, 1857, age 63. He was esteemed an able and learned man. The Rev. William McKee, the present Minister, who is a licentiate of the General Assembly of the Irish Presbyterian Church, and was for a short time connected with the Free Church in Canada, having been received by the Synod, was inducted in March, 1858. There are three places of worship. St. John's Church in the centre of tho charge, and near the town of Bradford, is a neat structure; that at the Scotch settlement ie old and dilapidated, while the one at Innisfil is decidedly infra dig. There is no manse, but there is a lot of 18 acres of land within the town limits, which is valued at $1800. Bradford is situated on the margin of a dismal swamp through which the sluggish Holland River flows, in summer time exuding malaria as pestilential as the Pontine marshes. 56. Newmarket. This takes its name from a small town on the Northern Rail- road, 34 miles from Toronto. The population of the place id about 1200 ; the congregation is weak and scattered. The Church is a small brick building, and was used b?, a prison in 1837. The manse, not a very inviting structure, was purchased with the aid of the clergy reserve grant of j6150. A Colonel Graham, about the year 1813, bequeathed 40 acres of good land for a glebe, which has become valuable. In 1834 the Rev. Henry Gordon, from rtsof the t the pre- ?e on the t in two larges. •parated. ras Min- Murchy fanuary, /. Alex. died at an able linister, bjterian Church icted in I Church s a neat pidated, ' manse, vhich is dismal lummer n Rail- \ about sh is a The aid of )ut the I which , from 46 Edinburgh, became the Minister of Newmarket and King. In 1887 he was translated to Gananoque, where he now resides, a minister of the C. P. Church. He was succeeded m 1888 by the Rev. William Ritchie, a miuister of the Church of Scotland, for- ' merly in Demerara. lie left in 1842 and joined the Church of England (see 48). Twelve years' vacancy ensued, after whicn the Rev. John Frown, who is now the Minister, was inducted 80th August, 1854. He is a native of Scotland, was for some years assistant to Mr. Henderson of Tranent, and, subsequently, was for two years a Missionary in Florida. The vicinity of Newmarket is chiefly settled by Quakers, known variously as " orthodox," " heterodox," and ** Hicksite" Quakers. Besides these there are the " Daviditbs ! " whose views are a queer mixture of Deism, Quakerism, and Universal- ism. At Sharon they have two temples ; the greater is a gorgeous, ill-shapen edifice, adorned with a cupola and a variety of ornaments in tin. In this strange rites are celebrated on the recurrence of certain festivals. They take their name from old David Wilson, now deceased, and to whom posterity will most likely assign a place in the list of deluded faaaiics. There are other "ites" and ^* isms," excrescences of Christianity innumerable, in the neigh- bourhood of Newmarket, and, from all I could learn, the state of religion and morality in the community is at a low ebb. In the middle of fields, on Yonge Street, long considered the garden of Canada, I observed huge mounds of wheat straw that had rot been housed nor threshed, but, blasted with mildew and weevil, it had been thrown on heaps to rot. The prophet Haggsd must have witnessed some such sight, under some such circumstances, when he gave utterance to the words, " Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little. Why ? saith the Lord of Hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit." 67. King. This is a section of the charge over which Mr. Gordon, now of Gananoque, was placed in 1884. The present Minister, the Rev. John Tawse, was ordained and inducted on the 8th of March, 1887. 46 It included at that time several preaching stations. In October, 1860, owing to failing health and strength, though with a deter- mination not to cease from duty, even in old age, Mr. Tawse con- sented to the settlement of a minister in West King, bj which he was in a great measure relieved from ravelling. There is a good stone Church at King, but neither manse nor glebe. 68. West King. In 1860, & large and well-finished stone Church having been erected on a piece of ground given by Mr. Ross, a member of the congregation, a call was given to Mr. James Carmichael, who was ordained and inducted on the 2nd of October in that year. A good manse has recently been built. This is a fine country charge, and the people are liberal. Mr. Carmichael officiates in Gaelic and English ; he never preaches seldomer than thrice on Sabbath, often four times, and not unfrequently he delivers five sermons in one day. 69. Vaughan. This is another large, wealthy, and liberal congregation. There are two Churches ; that at Maple village is new and very neat, the other in the 7th concession is smaller and plain. There is a good manse, within five minutes' walk from a station on the Northern Railway. The glebe comprises seven acres. The Rev. Peter McNaughton came to Canada under the auspices of the Glasgow Colonial Socie- ty, having been ordained by the Presbytery of Auchterarder with a view to Eldon and Thorah, in March, 1833. Shortly after his arrival, however, he selected another sphere of labour, and was in- ducted to the charge of Vaughan, on the 21st of August following. In July 1844, he demitted this charge, returned to Scotland, and became Minister of the parish of Dores. In September, 1847, he was re-translated to Vaughan, and in December of the following year was translated to Pickering (see 44). The charge remained vacant until the 20th of July, 1858, v hen Mr. Donald Ross, now of Dundee, was ordained and inducted. He resigned in 1865. The Rev. William Aitken, the present Minister, was inducted in Novem- ber, 1865. He is a native of Linlithgow, Scotland, and came to 47 Canada in 1864, designated by the Colonial Committee to Cobourg^ where he remuned one year. The Mission Stations within the bounds are numerous, and have been cared for with an assiduity and success worthy of the large and influential Presbytery of Toronto. Among these may be mentioned Purple Hill, near Cremore, where a frame Church has been erected ; North Mulmur ; Osprey, where the sacrament was dispensed last summer to 25 communicants ; New Lowell, with about 25 families adhering to the Church ; Sunnydale and Bonny- town have each a like number ; and other places there are, the particulars of which escaped my notice. VI.— PRESBYTERY OF KINGSTON. This Presbytery met for the first time at York on the 6tli of August, 1833. Sederunt, the Revs. Jo'ri Machar, Kingston, James Ketchan, Belleville, and Mathew Millar of Cobourg. Notice* of the first two will be found under the headings of their respective congregations. The Rev. Mathew Millar was among the first of the missionaries sent to Canada by the Glasgow Society, and is said to have been a young man of great promise. He was drowned ia the Bay of Quinte. When travelling on the ice from Kingston towards Cobourg, he drove into an open part ; the aorse, sleigh^ and body of the deceased Minister were discovered the following day. He was buried at Adolphustown, but his remains were afterwards taken up and re-interred at Cobourg. The Presby- tery, having commenced with five congregations, reached its maximum in 1844, when there were eleven Ministers with charges on its roll. In 1841 occurre(l the second break in its ranks. The Rev. Robert McDowall, of Fredericksburgh, died. He had been sent to Canada as early as 1798 by the Classis of Albany in connection with the Dutch Reformed Church, and had laboured zealously and successfully in the Province for upwards of 40 years. In September, 1844, when the Presbytery met, Dr. Machar and Mr. Neill were then the only Ministers having charges on the roll! Since that time, although the bounds of the Presby- tery have been greatly lessened, five Churches and an equal num- ber of manses have been built. It comprises at present seven .— W^»»pi 48 charges, besides mission stations. The Professors of Queen's Col- lege, being ordained Ministera, are, by act of Synod, members of the Presbytery and Synod. The number of such Professors is at pre- eent four. 60. PlTTSDUROH. This is a country charge, ten miles below Kingston. The Church and manse, which are new and substantially built of stone, are both tasteful and finely situated. The charge itself is of recent forma- tion, the present Minister, Mr. William Bell, being the first. He is a son of the late Rev. Andrew Bell, and having been for a short time assistant to Dr. Machar of Kingston, he was ordained to the office of the Ministry at Pittsburgh, 6th October, 1863, on the same day that the Church was opened for worship. For many years previous to this, however, as a mission station, it had been supplied with regular services from the Professors in the College and others chiefly through the efforts of the Ladies' Missionary Association of St. Andrew's Church, Kingston. * 61. Kingston. The City of Kingston is situated at the foot of Lake Ontario, ai\d not far from the head of the far-famed Lake of the Thousand Islands. It is now the Chief Military Station of th& Province of Ontario, and has a population of about 15,000. It is one of the oldest settled localities in Upper Canada, and occupies the site of the French fort of Frontenac : it was founded in 1784 and incorporated in 1838. The Rev. John Barclay — the son of a Scottish Minister and "born in the manse of Kettle, Fifeshire, — was the first pastor of St. Andrew's Church. His Ministry commenced in 1821. He was educated in Edinburgh, and was a man of great worth, eminent for his gifts and piety. The Church, which is a pl{un but a commo- dious building, was erected immediately after his arrival, and opened for worship in 1822. It is built on an acre of ground obtained from Oovemment and deeded to certain persons named in trust, with this * Since this was written Pittsbargh bag become vacant by the resignation of Mr. Bell, wbo hag been on a visit to Scotland for several months, for the benefit cf his health. 49 ipccinlty, " that it Bhall ho for a Church in connection with the Eritahrwhc'l Churcli of Scotlan'ijhavin-^ a clerj,5yman in ci>mtnuni'>n with tlic same forever." Mr. Rarchiy died on the 2t»th of Sop- temher, 18'2G, in the 30th year of hi.-i ago. The Rov. John Machai succeeded him in 1827. This worthy Minister was a native of Brechin, Scotland, who studied at Aberdeen, and also at Edinhur^'h, under Dr. Chalmers. On receiving license he hecamo assistant to vho parish Minister of Logic, and came to Canada on the nominauv/u of the Presbytery of Edinbiirgh, by whom ho was ordained for this charge. lie was chairman of the convention held in Kingston on the 7th Juno, 1831, which resulted in the first meeting of the Synod of our Church on the following day. Mr. Machar was acting Principal of Queen's College from 1840 to 1853, during which period Glasgow University conferred on him the degree of Doctor in Divinity. Having long laboured, faithfully and success fully, in his Heavenly Master's service, ho departed this life the 7th of February, 1863, in the 65th year of his age, and the 3oth of his Ministry. The Rev. William Maxwell Inglis, assistant Minister of St. Andrew's Church, Montreal, was chosen as Dr. Machar's succes- sor, and inducted to the charge in August, 1863. He was born in Edinburgh, was licensed by the Presbytery of Fordyco in 1861, and he received his appointment to Montreal while he was assis- tant in New Gray Friars, Edinburgh. The Church occupies a fine site in the upper part of the City. The manse adjoining it ig a handsome cut stone edifice, built some ten years ago through the efforts of the Ladies of the Congregation. The garden and grounds are well planned, the whole forming a very valuable property. The Congregation is large and well organized. As will be seen on reference to the statistical table, its Sabbath Schools have the largest attendance of any in the Church. Mr. John Paton, who originated the Juvenile Mission to India, and has always manifested a '' ep interest in it, is also superintendent of St. Andrew's . Church Sabbath School. 62. RosLiN AND Thurlow. ' These are two small country Congregations, which, from being mission stations, were erected into a charge under Mr. James McCaul, who was ordained and inducted as the first Minister, 24th t 50 AupiHt, 1H<;4. In 1840 the Kcv. Jumcg Kctchnn, tlicn Minirttor of Dflloville, hnd a church hiiilt ut Rodlin. Sub8C(iucntly, a station wiis opened at Melrose, and these two were formed into a chnr;^o, and a Minister of tlio C. P. Church set over them at two different times. Since Mr. McCaul's Ministry began, however, all the Prcsliyterians in this neighbourhood have united with the Cliurch of Scotland. Through his instrumentality a good brick Church was erected at Thurlow, about seven miles from lloslin. There are several Sabbath Schools in connection with these congregations — numbering in all 180 scholars. Since the time of my visit Mr. McCaul has been trnnslatcd to Melbourne, and this charge is now vacant. 63. Belleville. In the year 1821 one acre of land was granted by Government as a site for a Presbyterian Church in connection with the Church of Scotland. The present edifice was built on that site in 1830. Though considered at the time a goodly structure, it has been thrown in the shade by some of the splendid Churches of the present day, for which Belleville enjoys an enviable distinction. In answer to a petition addressed to the Presbytery of Edinburgh, the Rev. James Ketchan was sent to this place in 1831, and t'^camo the Minister. He remained, officiating with much acceptance, until 1844, when, with leave of the Presbytery, he returned to Scotland on a visit. While there, he became connected with the Free Church and accepted a call to the charge of Mordington, in Berwickshire, where he still resides. The Rev. James George, now of Strat- ford, who was inducted to this charge in October, 1847, resigned in May following. From that time the Congregation remained vacant until the 13th of November, 1850, when the Rev. William McEwan was inducted. In the meantime a numerous and influential Free Church Congregation had been established, and the number of our adherents reduced to very few. Mr. McEwan resigned in 1853 and was translated to N. Dorchester (19). The Rev. Archibald Walker, a native of Renton, Scotland, and for two years Chapel . Minister of Bannockburn, was ordained and inducted to Belleville 10th May, 1854. The Congregation is not large, but, according to their numbers, they are liberal. An excellent manse was erected a few years ago, and the prospects are encouraging. 61 C4. Stirlino. While this c]mr|»o was yet a mission station, Messrs. Neill of Seymour and Walker of Ik'llevillo ofTioiated at frctjuont intervals. The two brothers, Messrs. John and Peter Lindsay — the former of whom has since <^ono to "the better country" — had each been stationed here as missionaries, but no Minister was settled |>rior to the hiduction of tho p;'??c;it incuml)ent, the Uev. Alexander Buchan, in March, ISot). Then, tho Ohurclj was unfinished, and there wiia no manse. Since that time a tasteful manse has been built, tho Church has been completed, numerous improvments have boon effected, and much good of a far more important kind has been accomplished, it is hoped, through tho stated services which have been regularly maintained at tho village of Stirling, as well as at Huntingdon, a station six miles distant. Mr. Buchan is a native of Perthshire, who having received license from tfio Presbytery of Dalkeith, camo to Canada as a missionary from tho Colonial Com- mittee, and was ordained by tho Presbytery of Quebec to the charge of Leeds and St. Sylvestre, 17th October, 1842. IIo returned to Scotland in 1844, and in 1855 came again to this country under a renewed commission from the Colonial Committee. Tho Congregation is not large . • Go. Seymour. Tho Township of this name, 27 miles north from Belleville, was settled about 35 years ago, chiefly by Scotch, among whom were a number of retired oflicers of the army and navy. It is a pretty undulating country, and the farmers are in comfortable circum- stances. The Rev. Robert Neill is the first Minister of the Congre- gation, and was ordained here 29th January, 1840. He is a native of Scotland, and came to Canada in 1837 at the instance of the Glasgow Colonial Society. After having filled tho pulpit of St. Andrew's Church in Montreal for 6 months, he spent some time at Valcartier, and was also for 12 months assistant to Dr. Machar of Kingston. When he came to Seymour tli'> country was quite new ; there were neither roads, churches, nor school houses. He preached at first in a store-house, with a packing box for his reading desk. The first Church edifice was opened for worship I 62 15th November, 1840. A large and well finished stone Church ha3 recently been completed. There is a good manse with 12 acres of valuable glebe. The Congregation is large and prosperous. 66. Wolfe Island. Tliis Island, 21 miles long and 4 miles in width, is opposite Kingston, and distant from that city three miles. Its population is about 3600 : one-half are Roman Catholics, the remainder. Episco- palians, Presbyterians, and Methodists. In 1855 steps were first taken for the erection of a Presbyterian Church, and from that time regular services were maintained by Professors and students of Queen's College, the expenses attending the mission having been largely supplied by the members of the Congregation in Kingston, and by theu good minister Dr. Machar. On the 22nd of August, 1860, Mr. George Porteous, the present minister, was ordained and inducted. The Church is comfortably seated for 200, auv^ there is a good manse but no glebe. The Congregation, which is not large, is very much scattered. Camden, in this Presbytery, has been vacant since 1859. The Rev. Thomas Scott, its first minister, was the incumbent from June, 1848, till February, 1852, when he was translated to Williams- burgh. The Rev. William E. McKay, now of Orangeville, was also minister of this place from 1856 to 1859. There is a glebe of 50 acres at Camden, and an investment of $200^ but there is neither Church nor manse. The mining regions of Madoc and Marmora are occupied by the Presbytery as mission fields. VII. PRESBYTERl OF MONTREAL. It is not easy to determine, precisely, when the first Meeting of he Presbytery of this name occurred. The earliest of which any record remains, however, is that held in 1803, for the ordination of Mr. Sommerville, the tenor whereof follows: "Montreal, 17th September, 1803. The former Presbytery of Montreal having been by unfortunate circumstances dissolved, the Rev. Mr. John Bethune, Minister of the Gospel at Glengarry in Upper Canada, formerly a member of the said Presbytery, and the Rev. Mr. Alexander Spark, 68 Minister of the Gospel at Quebec, conceiving it would bo for the good of Religion to form a connection and constitute themselves into a Presbytery, did accordingly meet at Montreal, this 17th day of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and three, and, after prayers, the said Ministers, together with Mr. Duncan Fisher, elder, took their seats. The Rev. Mr. John Bothune was chosen moderator, the Rev. Mr. Alexander Spark, clerk. Absent, the elder from Glengarry, and the elder from Quebec. The Presbytery agreed that they sliall be known and addressed by the name and style of the Pre%hyterif of Montreal." Mr. Sommerville was ordained to the office ot the Ministry in St. Gabriel Street Church, by this Presbytery , at the date above men- tioned, which having been done, the Court adjourned to meet on the third ^T mday of February following. There is no record, however, of subsequent Meetings, and it is likely that except in special cases, such as that for which it was formed, it never met. There can be little doubt that the " former Presbytery " referred to .ras the first that was constituted in Canada, and, as is remarked by Mr. Kemp, Messrs. Bethune, Spark, and Young, with their elders, must have been its members. In the year 1818, there was formed " the Presbytery of the Canadas," composed chiefly of ministers belonging to the Associate Church of Scotland. It v'as dissolved at the end of two years, soon after which the United Presbytery of Upper Canada was consti- tuted, and, in course of time, the United Synod, which continued its meetings until 18-40, when its members to the number of 18, were received into connection with the Church of Scotland. The first meeting of the Presbytery, as now constituted, was held in Montreal on the 5th October, 1841, in terms of the decision of the Pres- bytery of Quebec, dividing the said Presbytery into two Presbyteries, namely, of Quebec and Montreal. In July, 1846, the Presbytery of Quebec ceased to exist, became incorporated with that of Mon- treal, and so continued until Juno, 1855, Avhen it was re-organized. Besides the Island of Montreal, and the settlements on the North Shore of the Ottawa, this Presbytery now includes that part of Canada East on the South side of the St. Lawrence lying between the St. John River, and the province line at St. Regis. Included in these limits is the Seignory of Beauharnois, six leagues square, 64 ■which was granted in 1729, by the then reigning Monarch of France, to Charles Marquis of Beauhamois, at that time Governor of " La Nouvello France," with the usual Seignorial rights. It was sold in 1763 to the Marquis de Lotbini^re for about j£2000 currency. In 1795, it passed into the hands of the late Hon. Edward Ellice, for £9000. And in 1839, it was transferred to a London land Company for £150,000 sterling ! Mr. Ellice was thereafter a leading partner in the concern, and it is due to him and his repre- sentatives to say that they have always been kind friends of the Church. To them we are indebted for glebes at Georgetown, Orms- town, Beechridge, and St. Louis, while the Church at Beauhamois, erected many years ago by Mr. Ellice, has, together with 12 acres of valuable land, been recently handed over in a free gift to the Congregation. 67. Hemmingpord. *5 A Township and small village about 40 miles south from Montreal, give name to this charge. The Rev. John Merlin, a native of Ireland, and a minister of the United Synod of Upper Canada, was settled here in 1822. In 1841 he was received into connection with the Church of Scotland, and continued his ministrations in this place until 1855, when he retired on his commutation allowance. He died at Hemmingford, in December, 1866. The present minister, the Rev. James Patterson, was inducted in September, 1858. Having received licence from the Presbytery of Dunoon, he oflfi- ciated for two years at Ardentinny before coming to Canada. The Congregation, which numbers 60 families, is well organized. The Church, built in 1843, is a stone edifice, not beautiful. A very tasteful and comfortable brick manse was erected in 1858. There is a glebe of 50 arpents. 68. RussELTowN Flats. About ten miles west from Hemmingford we have this small and scattered congregation. The French element is in the ascendancy in this part of the country. " The Canadians," as they love to be called, are gradually ousting the " Old Countrymen." Hence, Russeltown Congrega.-on has not increased of late, but rather fallen 65 * off in numbers. Through the instrumentality of a Mrs. Forbes, a frame Church was erected in the Township in 1826, for the use of the Protestant population. It was supplied by Ministers of varictS denominations until tlie settlement of the Rev. Archibald II. Milii- gan, who was inducted to the charge 13th June, 1853 , At this time the Church was deeded by Mrs. Forbes, to trustees of the Church of Scotland in Canada, on condition of certain repairs, rhich wore made accordingly. Mr. Milligan died suddenly in Montreal, 7th February, 1855. On the 2l3t November following, the Rev. F. P. Sym, formerly of Woodstock, became the minister, and remained until 1860, when he was translated to Beauharnois. The Rev. William Masson, the present incumbent, succeeded in October of the same year. He is a native of Morayshire, was licensed by the Presbytery of Elgin, and came to Canada in 1856. He served for two years as a missionary in the Presbytery of Hamilton, and was two years Minister of St. John's Church, in the City of Hamilton (its first and last minister). There is a good glebe of 40 arpents, and the Congregation with much spirit and liberality have com- menced to build a new manse. 69. Beech Ridge. r This charge has its centre about ten miles from the last named, and is largely composed of Highlanders from Inverness and Ross- shires. The Rev. Thomas McPherson, now of Lancaster, became its first minister in December, 1836, and remained until 1843. Nearly 11 years of a vacancy followed, the Rev. John McDonald, the present minister, having been inducted in November, 1854. The stone Church, erected in 1881, is in good repair, and there is an. excellent manse with a glebe of 40 arpents of fine land. ' 70. Beauharnois. Though not large, this is an interesting and well organized charge. The town, which is prettily situated near the foot of the Cascade Rapids, on the St. Lawrence, has 1500 inhabitants, the greater part of whom are French, and this is the only Protestant Congregation in it. The Rev. Walter Roach was ordained first minister of Beau- harnois, St. Louis, and Chateauguay, 21st November, 1833, these 6U united Congregations then numbering 40 familiea. Bom in Edin- burgh, Mr. Roach was educated in his native City. As minister of these Congregations he was much respected. He died 27th August, 1849. In March, 1851, the Rev. Thomas Haig, formerly of Brock viile, was inducted. He retired from the ministry in 1858, and died at Lachino in 1866. The Rev. Prosper Louis Leger, a native of La Charante, France, and a student of Queen's College, was v>rdained and inducted to Beauhamois, 10th March, 1859. He was beloved and respected by all, but his ministerial career was brief: he died on the 26th of November following, eight short months after his induction, in the 25th year of his age. The Rev. Frederick P. Sym (22), was inducted in July, 1860, and is still Minister. The Church is, internally, particularly neat and confortable, and on its walls are several beautifully executed marble tablets to the mt. mory of faithful ministers who have gone to their reward. It oc- cupies a fine site, and was built about 35 years ago by the Scignor of Beauhamois, It has lately been made over to Trustees in con- nection with the Church of Scotland. There is a good manse but no glebe. In connection with the charge there is a small brick church at Chateauguay, in which the minister of Beauharnoib offi- ciates once a fortnight. 71. St. Louis de Gonzague. This charge was separated from Beauharnon in 1850, and Mr. James T. Paul was ordained and inducted as its Minister on the 5th of June that year. In 1865 he retired on his commutation allow- ance : since that time it has been vacant, with the exception of such supplies as the Presbytery could send. A good many of its former members having connected themselves with other churches, it is now a weak charge. There is a good glebe, however, and, thanks to the Clergy Reserve's Manse and Glebe F,und, an excellent stone manse. The Congregation worship in a small lo^; building which was put up for this purpose in 1842. 72. Lachine. A Congregation was first collected at Lachiue in 1818, through the labours of the Rev. Hugh Kirkland, a young Minister who came 67 from Ireland in that year. He was inducted to tlie charge in January, 1818, and left in May of the following year, for the United States. In October, 1820, the Rev. William Brunton, from Scotland, began to minister to them. He resided in Montreal, and deraittod his charge in 1822. The Reverends Henry Esson and Edward Black, of St. Gabriel Street Clmrch, discharged the clcricdl duties of the Congregation until October, 1831, when Mr. Alexan- der Gale, a nephew of Mr. Esson's, arrived from Upper Canada, and was appointed by the Presbytery to act as Missionary. He was ordained and inducted the following year. In November, 1833, he left for Hamilton, C. W. Mr. John Taylor arrived from Scotland in July, 1834, and became pastor of the Congregation in October following. He resigned in 1843, and, returning to Scotland, received a presentation to the parish of Drummelzier, Peebleshiro, where he died a few years ago. He was followed in Lachine by the Rev. William Simpson, the present minister, in March, 1844. Mr. Simpson is a native of Stirling, and was licensed in 1830, by the Presbytery of Old Light Burghers. He was received by the Church of Scotland in 1839, and came to Canada the following year, as a Missionary. The Church, which was erected in 1833, has been put into a good state of repair, and is now very comfortable. There is an excellent manse, and two acres of land, including the church site, originally a gift from the heirs of the late John Grant. The Congregation is not large, but, according to their means and numbers, they are liberal. 73. Dundee. For some years previous to the settlement of a Minister, this Con- gregation was much indebted to the late Rev. John McKenzi«, of Wil- liamstown, for occasional services. Mr. Duncan Moody, a licentiate of Ayr Presbytery, came to Dundee as an ordained Missionary from the Church of Scotland. He was inducted to the charge in Decem- ber, 1835, and remained in it until his death,i|.which occurred on the 5th January, 1855. He was much respected, and the Congregation flourished in his time. In 1887 the present Church was erected, which now looks a good deal the worse for wear. Steps, however, are being taken to replace it with a much larger and better one. Mr. f 58 John Livingstone, a native of Nova Scotia,wa3 ordained and inducted to this charge in November, 1859. Jle was a young man of great promise and much beloved by his congregation. He died on the loih of August 1800, aged 27. The Rev. John Cameron, also a Nova Scotian, who had received his education at Glasgow, and had returned to his native Province a^ an ordained Missionary, during leave of absence, visited Canada in 1861, and was received by the Presbytery of Montreal. In June following he was inducted to Duntlee. Ho was released from the charge in February, 1865, on his being presented to the parish of Castlehill, Campbellton, Scotland. On the 6th of March, 1866, the present minister, the Rev. Donald Ross, formerly of South wold, and, singularly enough, also a Nova Scotian, was inducted. The prospects of the congre- gation are on the whole encouraging. :,.. 74. Elgin. This was formerly a branch of the Huntingdon charge which, in 1863, was separated from it and placed under the care of the Rev. William Cochrane, an ordained Missionary from the Colonial Com- mittee. In September, 1866, he was formally inducted as its Minis- ter. There is a plain substantial stone church which was built in 1859. An excellent manse was erected last summer. There is no glebe. The contributions of the Congregation, for all purposes, have been very liberal. 75. Huntingdon. The Rev. Wm. Montgomery Walker, the first Minister of the Con- gregation, came from Scotland. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Irvine ; ordained by the Presbytery of Montreal in October, 1834 ; was soon after inducted to this charge, and continued to dis- charge the duties of its pastor with singular ability till 1844, when he received a presentation to the parish of Ochiltree, Ayrshire, of which he is still Minister. Mr. Alexander Wallace, a native of Glasgow, educated at Queen's College, was ordained and inducted in 1845. A frame Church was erected in 1833 which stood until the present large and well finished stone edifice was opened for worship in 1863. There is a glebe of 50 arponts, but as yet, no manse. 59 Athelstane, a station four miles from Huntingdon, is a part of 76. Georgetown. this charge. This ia the oldest Congregation in tho county of Beauhaniois, and its membership CSOS) is larger than that of any other country congregation in the Church. Tho settlement of tho Township dates from 1824, and the first clergyman settled among them was tho Rev. Mr. McWattie, a dissenting Minister whose services, how- ever, appear to have been somewhat irregular and unsatisfactory. The Hon. Edward Eir.cc,!dte Seignor of Beauharnois, made a gi mt of 75 acres of land for a glebe, in February, 1830, on which tho people erected a plain wooden place of worship. Mr. McWattie died about 1831. During the vacancy that followed. Dr. Mathieson, of Montreal, made frequent visits to this part of the country, and it is recorded that several of the couples married by Mr. McWattie, were, years after, remarried by the Dr. for tho purpose of legitimatiz- ing the children bom of these unions : for, in those days, marriages by dissenting ministers were not recognized as legal. In August, 1831, application was made to the Glasgow Colonial Society for a Minister from the national Church. This resulted in the appoint- ment of the Rev. Archibald Colquhoun, who was ordaineJl by the Presbytery of Lochcarron, 14th July, 1832, aad inducted to George- town on the 14th November following. Soon after, Mr. C. received and accepted a call to Dummer and Otanabee, where he remained until 1853, and was thence translated to Mulmur (53). Georgetown was declared vacant 4th June, 1835. In the spring of 1836 tho Rev. James Creighton Muir arrived in Canada — a Missionary from the Glasgow Colonial Society. Having received a call to Georgetown, he was ordained and inducted in September of that year, and under him has grown up a large and flourishing Congregation. On the 6th of October, 1858, the Senatus Academicus of Queen's University conferred on Mr. Muir the degree of Doctor in Divinity, and, at the same time, a similar honour upon the late Rev. Alex. McGillivray of McLennan's Mountain, N. S. Although the Royal Charter, granting power to confer degrees bears date 1841, this is the first instance in which the University exercised the right, and, on this account, the honour was greatly enhanced. A fine new 60 stone Church was erected at Georgetown in 1851 at a cost of 81*^00. An excellent brick manse was built in 1857, near the Church, and beautifully situated on the River Chatcauguay. 77. Ormstown. This charge, originally a branch of Georgetown Congregation, was separated from it during the incumbency of Mr. Colquhoun, in 1835. The Rev. James Anderson, a native of Cromarty, edu- cated at Aberdeen, was its first minister. He was inducted 14th July, 1835. He died 6th April, 1861, aged 64. He was a good and useful Minister. The Rev. James Sicveright, formerly of Mel- bourne, succeeded in February, 1862. A'>er an incumbency of three years he was translated to Chelsea (114;. The Rev. W. C. Clark, formerly of Middleville, was inducted in April, 1865, and is now the Minister. The frame Church, erected in 1834, having served its day, it is proposed to build a new one, and for this pur- pose a sum of $4,000 has already been subscribed. There is a large and well finished brick mansj on a fine site, and a glebe of 50 arpents. All the Presbyterians here are united, and prospects are encouraging. There is a good agricultural country in the neigbourhood, and the farmers, chiefly Lowland Scotch, are wealthy. I .' ' '.':'.'''[-■ 78. Laprairie. ' ' ^ - The Reverends Dr. Mathieson and Dr. Black conducted regular Sabbath services at Laprairie for a number of years previous to the arrival of the Rev. David Black, who was ordained and inducted to the charge, 19th October, 1837. In 1841 he removed to Ste. Th^- r^se. He joined in the dissent and protest of 1844, and at that time left the Church. Having retired from active duty he now resides at Chateauguay. The Rev. John Davidson, now of N. Williamsburgh, succeeded in 1844. Remaining till 1849 he removed to New Carlisle. The Rev. John Moffat, an ordained Missionary from Scotland, was inducted to Laprairie and Longueuil 18th November, 1858. He resigned in 1860. The Rev. John Barr who had officiated for a year previous as Missionary was inducted 3rd June, 186T. There is a good 0i brick Church comfortably seated for loO. There \s neither ^lobe nor manse, but vigorous efforts are being made to provide tlio lat- ter. The City op Montreal. It seems strange that in Montreal no monument has been erected to the memory of Jacques Cartier, the first European who entered the little Indian Village of Ilochelaga, in 1535. His eventful visit was fraught with important results to the future Commercial Capital of the Country, which was founded a century later and na.iicd " Ville Marie " by a French Company that had for its object " the conversion and civilization of the Aborigines." The nucleus of the iufant city was a School of morality and industry " around which gathered such of the neighbouring natives as had been Christened or desired to be so." At this time the European population in Canada did not exceed two hundred souls. On the 8th of September , 1760, Montreal was finally delivered up to the British, at which time it was " a well peopled town, of an oblong form, surrounded by a wall flanked with eleven redoubts and a ditch of eight feet deep : it had also a fort or citadel which commanded the streets of the town from one end of it to the other." Fifty years later there were no wharves at Montreal, but " ships lay moored to the clayey and filthy bank of the city." No floating palaces to convey its citizens speedily and securely up and down the noble St. Lawrence. No railway linked town to town. A journey to Toronto was then a more serious matter than a voyage across the Atlautic at the pre- sent time. But now, how great the change ! Its population has reached 125,000 ; its narrow dingy streets have, as if by magic, been widened and adorned with a gorgeousness of Architecture that excels in outward effect the palaces of " Genoa La Superba !" The genius of a Stephenson has given to it one of the most splendid achievements of engineering skill — the Victoria Bridge — by which this great centre of commerce is connected with all the most impor- tant points of the continent. Nor has its progress been confined to trade and commerce. The religious and charitable Institutions of Montreal are numerous and well sustained. Three-fourths of its inhabitants profess the Roman Catholic faith, yet, there are thirty- two Protestant Churches in the city. As there has been a very 02 lar^c increase sinro uio la''* (leccnnia) census wa^ taken, in iHlJl, ♦he fii^ures which i'ollow aff'inl only an approximate eHtimatc of the relative irojtortions of the Prot'-^tani iniiahitants, — in tliatyear tliero were ahoiu 10,00' Epiijcoijalidi.s, .'iOOO I)elongin;^ to the Church of Sccthmd, :J500 to the Canada I'reshyteriun ('luircli, and ahout Jj7 ")0 Methodist. The Church of Scothind is represented at present by four Congregations, m foUows. 79. St. Gabriel's, Montreal. Previous to the close of the American Revolutionary war the Pres- byterians resident in Montreal wore few in number. After that, however, they obtained yea 'ly accessions from the old country, as well as from the Ui»ited States. For some time they were dopon- dent on the service rendered them by successive military chaplains. One of these, the Rev. John Bethuae, chaplain to the 8-ttli Regi- ment, having retired fvom military duty, api)ears to have been instru- mental in organizing the first Congregation in Montreal. They met for worship in a largo room that was hired for the purpose. The fir3t service held there by Mr. Bothune was on the 12th March, 1780 , and the last, on the 0th May, 1787. Want of adequate support is fillogcd to have been the reason of bis- le^wing so soon. There mry have been another reason, however, in the fact that having received from Government a grant of land in Glengary, which began about this time to be pretty th'cklj settled by Scottish Pres- byterians, Mr. Bethuno very probably was led by a sense of duty, as well as interest, to go there ; at all events he took up his residence at Williamstown in 1787, and there continued to labour faithfully in his Master's service until his death, which occurred on the 23rd Sep- tember, 1815. [See 90). The Rev. John Young succeeded him in Montreal. A licentiate of the Presbytery of Irvine, he had come from Beith, Scotland, and was in 1787 settled at a place called Curry's Bush, near Schenectady, U. S. He first visited Mon- treal in the year 1790 ; his second visit was in 1791. On the 18th September in that year the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was for the first time adminijterod by him, in accordance with the usages of the Church of Scotland, in the Recollct lioman Catholic Churchy the use of which had been kindly allowed the Congregation while \'' 68 their own Cliurcli wad being built. The Rucoilot Fathers jHilltoly retuftcd any pecuniaiy remuneration from ** the Swicty of l*re3hy- tcriana," as they were then call il, but were iixhiccd to aco<.'pt of a present in aeknowle(l;;ement of their gooct that ere long a hirgc Congregation may bo estahliftljcd. The Church \a in ^ood repair, and is comfortably seated for al)out 600 persons. The manse, on Sherhrooko street, a large cut-stono building, is valuable, and is rented at present for 84HO per annum. 80. St. Andrew's, Montreal. This Congregation branched off from St. Gabriel in the year 180^1. The llev. Robert Forrest, already mentioned (70) was its Minister, but he did not remain long. Having received a call from a con- gregation in Now York, he left Montreal in the autumn of that year. His immediate 'uccossor, the llev. Robert Easton, was instrumen- tal, as we have seen, in building a second Presbyterian Church in St. Peter Street. His health failing in 1824, a Mr. Hill was em- ployed to bo his assistant. His labours, however, were of short duration, for ho died suddenly of apoplexy, on the 4th of March that same year. The Rev. John Burns, M.A., was next chosen assistant to Mr. Easton ; he, having received ordination from the Presbytery of Edinburgh, began his duties in Montreal on the 11th July, 1824, At that time Mr. Easton retired upon an annuity of £150, which ho received till his death, in 1851. Mr. Burns remained only about two years. In May, 1826, he resigned, and returned to Scotland. Previous to his arrival amongst them— on the 9th oi July 1821 — a meeting of the Congregation had been held, when they declared themselves to be 'i Christians in connection witK the Church of Scotland," and, very soon after, it was agreed to style the Church and Congregation by the name of " St. Andrew's." About the same time the action of a majority of the Congregation who insisted upon calling a Minister of the Church of Scotland " and none eZse" having been deemed too exclusive, the minority withdrew, and formed the American Presbyterian Congregation. It was agreed, however, that they should be allowed to worship in St. Peter Street Church until they had provided a place of worship for themselves. The Rev. Alexander Mathieson, the present Minister of the charge, and the father of the Church in Canada, was licensed by the Presbytery of Dunbarton in 1823, E »W' ordained by the same on the 19th of October, 1826, arrived in Montreal on the 24th of December in that year, and was inducted on the Sabbath following. At that time the Congregation comprised about 1500, of whom 250 were Communicants. The Church was seated for 760, the average attendance being 650, and its total revenues about X450. The minister's salary was <£250, and the Sabbath School, believed to have been the first in our Church, num- bered sixty scholars, with seven teachers. Dr. Mathieson received his degree of Doctor in Divinity from the University of Glasgow, in 1837. The present Church of St. Andrew's was opened for worship on the 12th of January, 1851. It is, without doubt, the finest Ecclesiastical structure in the Province ; Salisbury Cathedral, in England, supplied the model. Its proportions are admirable, and the interior is most elegant, and accomodates easily above 900 persons. It cost 164,000. Mr. Robert Dobie, now Minister of Osnabruck, came from Scot- land as Assistant to Dr. Mathieson, in September, 1852, under the auspices of the Colonial Committee, and remained in that position until he accepted his present charge (87). Mr. Robert Herbert Story became assistant in May, 1859. On the 20th September following he received ordination from the Presbytery of Montreal, and left in November, having received a presentation to the parish of Roseneath, Scotland. Mr. James Kerr came as assistant in May, 1860. Having remained in Montreal about a year ho returned to Scotland, and resided at Bathgate. He and his young wife were passengers on board the steamship " London," which fouildered in the Bay of Biscay,, on her voyage to Australia, on the 11th January, 1866 ; they shared the fate of the 268 others who perished by that sad calamity. " Mr. William M. Inglis, now Minister of Kingston, was th^ next Assistant. He came from Scotland, and remained in Montreal till August, 1863 (61). Mr. Andrew Paton followed in November, 1864. He was born near Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, studied in Edin- burgh, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Kinross in July, 1863. For a short time he was Assistant in St. George's, Glasgow, and also in Haddington, during Mr. Bell's illness. He was selected by a committee in Scotland, named by the congregation in Montreal, to procure an Assistant to Dr. Mathieson. After a year's trial he I ] in I was requested to accept the appointment permanently. Having been ordained by the Presbytery of Kinross, 17th August, IHlJo, he was inducted as assistant and successor, 14th February, 18»)(). This is the largest and wealthiest Congregation in the Church. Their contributions for all purposes during the year 18vl(>, amounted to '§10,312. In this sum is included 83000 paid for the purpose of procuring an organ. A very fine instrument built by Mr. War- ren of Montreal has since been placed in the Church, at a cost of about HoOOO. 81. St. Paul's, Montreal. ♦ The Rev. Edward Black, a native of the Shire of Galloway, Scotland, who came to Canada in 1822, had been shortly after his arrival ordained as colleague with Mr. Esson in St. Gabriel Street Congregation. In 1831 a division occurred ; Dr. Black left with the seceding party, organized a separace Congregation, and became their Minister. St. Paul's Church, erected in St. Helen Street, was opened for worship the 24th August, 1834. It was built entirely through Dr. Black's energy and perseverance, and chiefly by money advanced by himself for this purpose. He con- tinued to officiate in this Church, and with muc\ acceptance to his Congregation, until his death, which occurred on the 8th of May, 1845, in the 53rd year of his age. The Rev. Robert McGill, formerly Minister of Niagara, suc- ceeded Dr. Black, 6th November, 1845. On the 4th of February, 1856, he died. The memory of this excellent and pious Minister will long be cherished by this Congregation. He was a native of Ayrshire, and a licentiate of the Presbytery of Glasgow. In 1853 the University of Glasgow conferred on him the Degree of Doctor in Divinity as an acknowledgment of his learning and long conti- nued services in the cause of Religion. The Rev. William Snodgrass, formerly of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, succeeded Dr. McGill in St. Paul's the 4th No- vember, 1856, and remained until he entered upon his duties as Principal of Queen's College, Kingston, in October, 18tJ4. Prin- cipal Snodgrass is a native of Renfrewshire, Scotland, and an alumnus of Glasgow University. Having received license by the Presbytery of Uist, 18th August, 1852, he was ordained by the 68 Presbytery of Glasgow, on tho 3(1 of September in tho same year, and proceeded to Prince Edward Island in October following, under a commission from the Colonial Committee. Ho remained there until July, 1856. In February, 186'), ho received from his alma mater the Degree of Doctor in Divinity. Dr. Snodgrass was followed in this charge by its present minister, the Rev. John Jenkins, D.D. Dr. Jenkins is a native of Devon- shire, England, and received his education for the Ministry at the Hoxton Theological Institution, London — now Richmond College. He was ordained in August, 1837, and proceeded at once as a Missionary to the Mysore, India, under the auspices of the Wes- leyan Missionary Society of London. In 1853 he joined the Fourth Presbytery (N.S.) of Philadelphia, and for ten years was Minister of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in that city. Having returned to his native country he became a member of the Synod of the En- glish Presbyterian Church. He was receivcid by the Presbytery of Montreal in May, 1865, by the Synod at its first subsequent meeting, and, was inducted to St. Paul's on the 27th of June tho same year. The University of New- York conferred upon him the degree of Doctor in Divinity in 1859. Owing to the great value of the church site for business purposes, and the inconvenience of its situation to a large portion of the Con- gregation, it was resolved to dispose of the property. In October, 1866, St. Paul's Church was accordingly sold at public auction, for $27,440. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in it for the last time, on Sabbath, the 20th of January, 1867, to 355 Communicants. A splendid new Church is in course of erection in Dorchester street. This Congregation stands at the head of the list of contributors to the Schemes of tho Synod. There is at present no manse, but the sum of $2600 realized from property formerly held, is lodged in the Bank. Meanwhile the Minister's house rent is paid by the Congregation. '<. .. Y 82. St. Matthew's, Montreal. In 1858 the attention of the Presbytery was directed to the spiritual dest? ration of a large population residing in the neighbour- hood of Point St. Charles. A Sabbath School was opened in that r ! 69 jear under the superintendanco of Mr. W. C. Menzies, in the ticket office of the G. T. R. It began with 17 scliolars and 3 teachers. In 18G0 a mission Church was erected to seat 300 : it cost jCCOO. The Rev. James Stuart, a young man of high promise, was sent by the Colonial Committee for this field, but never reached the scene of his intended labours. He perished in the wreck of the ill-fated " Hungarian," off Cape Sable, 20th February, 1800. The Committee sent another missionary, the Rev. James Black, who began to labour at Point St. Charles, 1st August, 1800. On the 4th September, 1861, he was inducted to Chatham, C.E. [83]. In 1801, the mission station was erected into a Congregation, and, on the 24th December in that year, Mr. William Darrach, a native of Cantyre, Scotland, was ordained and inducted. He died on the 18th of June, 1865, deeply regretted. He was succeeded by Mr. Joshua Fiaser, 21st September, 1805. It is a flourishing Congregation, having 110 Church members and 180 Sabbath School scholars on the roll. . 83. Chatham, C. E. This charge includes two Congregations, viz, Chatham and Gren- ville, with a Church in each, beautifully situated on the banks of the Ottawa. The Rev. William Mair was ordained the first Minister, 26th July, 1833. Licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1821, he officiated for six ye£-s as Sabbath lecturer in Glasgow College, andww afterwards assistant to the late Archibald Wilson, Minister of Cardross. There were no Churches in this part of the country when Mr. Mair came, and the bounds of his charge he used to define as " eighteen miles in front and as far back as I can win." It Avas not long before he had two substantial stone Churches erected, but while they were being built, he received little or nothing from his people in the shape of stipend. After a life of self-denial such as few ministers, now-a-days, are called on to submit to, and a long course of faithful and zealous discharge of duty, he rested from his labours on the 17th of October, 1860. The Rev. James Black, from Point St. Charles Mission Churcli, succeeded him in Sep- tember, 1861. By his instrumentality a vciy neat and commodious brick manse was erected. In November, 1864, he demitted the charge and returned to Scotland. Mr. Donald Ross, the present 70 Minister, was ordained and inducted on the 3rd of October, 1865. The prospects of the Congregation are very encouraging. VIII. PRESBYTERY OF GLENGARY. This, one of the four original Presbyteries of the Church, held its first meeting at Kingston, 10th June, 1831. Sederunt, Revs. John McKenzio, Hugh Urquhart, Archibald Connoll. Its congre- gations at that time were all within the county of Glengary. Its present bounds correspond nearly with the limits of the old Eastern District of Upper Canada, with the exception of the Congregations of L'Orignal and Hawkesbury, separated from it some years since, and, for greater convenience, attached to the Presbytery of Ottawa. There are at present 15 organized congregations in the Presbytery, of which 10 have Ministers. There are also several Mission Stations. In so far as the Church of Scotland is concerned, it may truly bo said, that this is the cradle of Presbyterianism in Canada West* Here for many years, the Rev. John Bethune lived and laboured, the only Minister of the Church of Scotland in Upper Canada ; and the Rev. John McKenzie, his successor, Avas the moderator of the first Synod. At that time there were but three ministers in the Pres- bytery. Mr. McKenzie of Williamstown, Mr. Connell of Martin- town, and Mr. (now Dr.) Urquhart of Cornwall. The county of Glengary began to be settled by Scotch Highlanders immediately after the close of the American Revolutionary war in 1783, when bands of U. E. Loyalists, including oflficers and privates of the Pro- vincial and " Continental " troops, received free grants of lands in recognition of their services to King and country. In 1802, two or three vessels with emigrants from Fort William, arrived at Quebec : most of these settled in the eastern District. Some alpo of the settlers sent out to the Rideau, afterwards the Bathurst District, found their way to Glengary in 1814. Thus, U. E. Loyalists, Dutch, German, British, but chiefly Highlanders from Scotland, came to settle here. Many of them were Roman Catho- lics, .and a very large number belonging to that Church is still to be found in Glengary. 84. Matilda. Originally a branch of Williamsburg, this was organized as a separate charge under the Rev. Thomas Scott, in October, I \\ 71 1858. lie rcgigned in 1805 and was inducted to Plantagenet the following year. Mr. John S. Lochoad, the present Minister, a graduate of Queen's College, wa.** ordained and inducted the 21st November, 18GG. There are three preachhig stations, and the people are much scattered. A small frame Church was erected about the time of Mr. Scott's settlement here. There is no glebe nor manjC. There is ample material for a good Con- gregation. 85. Williams EURO n. The Township of this name was settled in 1784 by U. E. Loyalists, chiefly of German origin. In 1827, the Lutherans and Presbyterians conjointly erected a frame Church, distant from the St.Lawrence about six miles ; it Avas named St. Peter's. The Rev. Joseph Johnston, for some time Minister of Osnabruck, officiated here occasionally. The Rev. Robert Lyle, his successor, also preached at intervals. The Rev. John Dickey, a native of Ireland and a Minister of the Associate Synod of Upper Canada, was the first se^.tled pastor. Having joined our Church with his Synod in 1810, ho was inducted in 18-U. He died on the 24th May, 1851. He was truly an apos- tolic man ; much and deservedly respected. The Rev. Thomas Scott, from Camden, C. W., succeeded him in 1852, and resigned the chaise in 1858 (see 96). The Rev. John Davidson, formerly of New Richmond, C. E., was appointed in April, 1858. Mr. Davidson is a native of Paisley, and received his education in the University of Glasgow. There is a brick manse and a good glebe of 13 acres. The old Church having served its day and fallen into disrapair, both of the Congregations worshipping in it wisely resolved to build a separate and a better place of Avorship. The Lutherans having first erected a large and handsome Church in 1865, the Presbyterians followed their example, and on the 3rd of March, 1867, a substantial and well finished stone edifice was opened for worahip by the Very Reverend Principal Snodgrass. 86. Finch. The Township of this name was first settled about 45 years ago by " Lochaber-men," and others from Mull, with a few from the north -«»'^i '* wi m,». i> 72 of Ireland. Mr. Conncll of Martintown, and Mr. McKcnzie of William jtown, gave occasional supply for many years, and had a Church erected about the year 183G. The Rev. Robert Lyle, for- merly of Osnabruck, a native of Ireland, and a member of the United Synod of U. C, became Minister of Finch about the year 1838. lie Avae deposed Trom the ministry in December, 1841. Mr. Donald Munro, a Missionary from Argylcshire, Scotland, sent by the Col. Com., came to Canada in 1849, and was inducted to Finch in December, 1850, where he ministered until 1864, when, owing to advanced years and infirmities, he received the sanction of Synod to retire on his commutation allowance. lie died at Finch, on the 15th of February, 1867, aged 78. Mr. Hugh Lamont, the present Minister, a native of lona, came to Canada in 1856, completed his theological course at Queen's College, was licensed by the Presbytery of Ottawa in 1864, and ordained at Finch 22nd February, 1865. The old Church looks very much like a barn. There is a good manse with two acres of land adjoining it, and a glebe of 200 acres valued at about $600. Only 15 acres of it are cleared. There has been a marked improvement in the con- tributions of the Congregation within the last two years. 87. Osnabruck. i) The Township of Osnabruck, pleasantly situated on the St. Law- rence, was settled at an early period by U. E. Loyalists. In the year 1795, a frame place of worship was erected near the site of the present Church by the Lutherans and Presbyterians, conjointly. The first Ministers who oflficiated in it were the Rev. Samuel Fchw^rdfeger — a Lutheran Minister — and the Rev. John Ludewig Broeffle, a Presbyterian, both of whom officiated in the German language exclusively, and resided in the township of Williamsburgh. Mr. Broeffle was a man of good education — a Kind and faithful pastor — ho died in Williamsburgh in 1815, at the advanced age of nearly fourscore yedrs. For a good many years the Presbyterian Congregation here remained vacant, enjoying, however, the occa- sional services of Missionaries. One of them was an Englishman — the Rev. Louis Williams — who, besides preaching, used to do a little in the way of peddling, and sold ribbons, trinkets and fancy goods ! TS w There were no stores in those days ! The Rov. Wiillairi T.nylor — a fecotchman — was settled in 1817, but after aministrrof little more then two years he accepted a call from the Scotch Congregation of Waddington, U. S., much to the regret of tlio people of Osnahnick. The Rev. Joseph Johnston — formerly resident in Cornwall (88) — succeeded Mr. Taylor, in 1822. After a ministry of six years or thereabouts he wont to the United States. It is said that ho ac ;uircd a considerable landed property in Texas, and that ho died there. The Rev. Robert Lyle ministered for a period of about ten years, when he removed to the neighbouring township of Finch (86). In 1839, the Rev. Isaac Purkis, a native of Hampshire, England, a member of the United Synod of U. C. and formerly of the English Independent Church, became Minister of Osnabruck. He was received into connection with the Church of Scotland in 1841, the congregation having given in its adherence the previous year. He died after a ministry of 13 years, October 16th, 1852. Mr. Robert Dobie — a native of Stirling, formerly Assistant to Principal Haldane, of St. Andrew's, and, for a time, to Dr. Ma- thieson of Montreal, was ordained and inducted to this charge on the 7th October, 1853, and is still Minister. Mr. Dobie was edu- cated at the University of Glasgow, and College of St. Mary's, St. Andrew's, and came to Canada in September, 1852. In 1857 a new and substantial brick Church was erected at a cost of $6000, towards which the Colonial Committee contributed ^150 sterling. A suitable brick manse was before this time built, ■with the aid of ^150 from the C. R. fund. The materials of the old Church were removed to a distance of 6J miles and re-erected. In this Church there is fortnightly service. There is no debt on the Church property. There is a glebe of about 24 acres. ■ 88. Cornwall. The Rev. John Bethune, of Williamstown, began to officiate in Cornwall soon after his arrival in Glengary (1787). This venerable and esteemed servant of God as the first, and for nearly 30 years, the only Minister of the Church of Scotland in Upper Canada. Here, as well as at Williamstown, Lancaster and Charlottenburgh, he had a church built, not long after his coming. He died in 1815 |: 74 (sec 00). After his death, the Rev. Joseph Johnston, a native of Ireland, and a licentiate of the Synod of Ulster, officiated and also taught the District School for some years. It is doubtful whether ho was ever inducted ; there is no official record to that eflfect extant. Mr. Bell, of Perth, in his letters from Canada (1824), speaks of him as officiating in this double capacity when he came to this country in 1817. In 1822, the Rev. Harry Leith, from Aberdeen, came to Cornwall, and was on his arrival appointed teacher of the District School, Mr. Johnston continu'^d h's ministrations in the old church till 1823, when ho -tio'' ;o O^nabruck [see 87]. Mr. Leith officiated in the Scho. ii :>..>: until the comp) ion of the new Church — the present one V^ October, 182(3. i December of that year ho received a call and ^ . isentation to the parish of Rothiemay, Scotland, which he accepted. In the beginning of January follow- ing he left Cornwall to take possession of his new charge, bearing with him the devoted attachment of his little flock and the good wishes of the whole community. The Rev. Hugh Urquhart — a native of Rossshire, Scotland, and an alumnus of King's College, Aberdeen, was licensed by the Pres- bytery of Inverness, and ordained by the Presbytery of Dingwall, 6th August, 1822. He came to Canada in October of that year, and combined teaching and ministerial work in Montreal until 1827 , when he received a call from Cornwall, and was inducted to the charge on the 18th of February. Mr. Urquhart taught the East- ern District School in Cornwall, until 1840, when he restricted himself to his parochial duties. In 1857. his alma mater conferred on him the Degree of Doctor in Divinity. Between the years 1847 and 1857 Dr. Urquhart also filled the chair of Ecclesiastical History in Queen's College, King- ston. In the fall of 1866, the Rev. John Smith Burnet came as assistant to Dr. Urquhart, who, in the fortieth year of a labor- ious ministry, and in the 74th yaat of his age, found himself unable longer to discharge all the duties belonging to the pastorate. Mr. Burnet is a native of Dumfries, where he officiated as assistant minister for some timo. He came to Canada as a Missionary from the Colonial Committee, in June, 1863. There is no manse in Corn- wall ; there is a site, however, in town, and some money invested for 75 the purpose of building a manse. There is a glebe of 100 acres of good land : and, besides, a large number of town lots, that hav© become valuable — yielding at present about f GOO per annum, which is applied to tlie payment of stipend. The Congregation is now numerous and influential. 89. Maktintown. The village from which this charge takes its name lies twelve miles north from Cornwall, and has a population of about 500. This Congregation, at an early period in its history, also succeeded iu securing part of the services of the late Mr. Bcthune, and his pas- toral relation with Martintown continued till the time of his death. In 1804, there had been erected a small frnmo Church for the use of a Congregation, ministered to by one M ii ' 1, a dissenter, who also taught a school. In 1811, the site — '"U o' acre — " with the frame house or chapel" — was deeded by Vi-i^bs id ivir. Reid, to certain parties belonging to the Church of Scotiai ' Tor the sum of X256. At this time, he went to St. Armand, C- ^u., and is said to have joined the Church of England in 1815. TIk >. v. Alexander Fletcher, a Minister of the Secession Church in Scotland, was subsequently employed for a few years, first at Williamstown, and afterwards at Martintown and its neighbourhood. In 1824 he resigned the charge, and took up his residence in Plantagenet, where he died. The Rev. Archibald Connoll, the next Minister, was born at Kilchoman, Islay, Argyleshire, 25th December, 1789, and ordained by the Presbytery of Glasgow, with a view to Martintown, 24th November, 1825 ; he died in August, 1836, having officiated hero nearly 11 years. In his time the present Church was erected, but he did not live to see it completed. A tablet on the wall of the Church records the estimation in which Mr. Connell was held by a large and attached Congregation, and in touching terms thus alludes to his death and burial, — " within this edifice erected for the worship of God, his voice was only once heard proclaiming the tidings of salvation. Assembled with his flock under the open canopy of Heaven, to shew the Lord's death, they were driven by the inclemency of the day to seek shelter within its unfinished walls. By a remarkable coincidence, on that same day of the month — 76 ono year aftcrwardd — liis rcmaiiH were interred on the very spot where lie then Htoo I to distribute the Hyml>ols of the bread of life, and, hv that Holemii act, close his miiiiHtcrial labours." The Rev. Dr. Mathicson preached Mr. Coniieirs funeral sermon the same day that ho opened tlie Church fur worsliip. The Rev. Daniel Clark, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Inver- ness, Scotland, officiated as missionary in Martintown, for one year. In 1889, he was settled at Indian Lands, and left the Church at the division of 1844. His successor, Mr. John McLaurin, a native of Bahjuhidder, Perthshire, was educated at Glasgow. Having been for some time a missionary in connection with St. Columba's Church, in that City, he was ordained to this charge, Cth August, 1840. He died the 22nd of March, 18r)5, aged 48 ; much lamented by all who knew him. The Rev. Peter Mc Vicar was inducted 2Brd April, 1850. He resigned in June, 1859, returned to Scotland, and is now Minister of Manor, in Peeblcshire. The Rev. James Mair, the present Minis- ter, is a native of Aberdeenshire, and was educated at Mar. Coll. Aberdeen. Ho was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1856, and, in September of that year, went to Nova Scotia, and was soon after settled at Barney's River, in that Province, where ho remained nearly throe years. He was inducted to Martintown, 27th September, 1860. The Church has recently undergone extensive repairs and im- provement. It is seated for 800, and is one of the best country Churches in Canada. There is, near the Church, an excellent stone manse, and a glebe of 50 acres of good land. There is a large, wealthy, and influential congregation. 90. WiLLIAMSTOWN. This was the cradle of Prcsbyterianism in Upper Canada. The Rev. John Bethuno, as already mentioned (80) came here in 1787. Simultaneously with his coming to Glengary, there arrived emigrants from different parts of the Highlands of Scotland, as well as companies of disbanded soldiers from the United States, , who, from their firm allegiance to the British Crown during the Revolutionary war, wore designated " United Empire Loyalists," and to whom grants of lands wore given at the close of the war in 'I 77 I, rcco^^nition of their servicer. While resiilin;; at Williamstortii, Mr. Bethiine also officiatotl statedly at Laiicuster, (.'liarlotteiil»ur;;li, M.ir- tiutowu, and Coniwull. He was a man of great zeal and piety, and deservedly cstcomod by all who came in contact with iiim. He had to contend with many difficulties, poverty, apathy, and, harder to bear than these, calumny. He never faltered in the path of duty, but laboured faithfully and affectionately over this wide district until his death, which occurred 2.'Jrd September, 1815, in the 00th year of his age, and the 44th of his ministry. His remains lie interred in the churchyard of Williamstown, whore is a monument erected to his memory, by his six sons, — Angus, Norman, John, James, Alexander, and Donald. Two of those sons — " having contracted a preference for the other Cliurch " — took onlers in the Church of England. They are still living. The one, the Very Rev. John Bethune, D.D., is Dean of Montreal ; the other, who for many years occupied^ihc position of Archdeacon of Cobourg was, in 180t>, consecrated Coadjutor to the late Venerable Bishop of Toronto, under the title of the Bishop of Niagara. Thus, the singular and interesting anomaly, it may almost be called, in the Church History of Canada is presented to our notice, of Presbyterianism having given two con- secutive Bishops to the Episcopalian Church : the first having been a native of Scotland, Lad educated at Aberdeen with a view to the Ministry in the Presbyterian Church, as may be fairly inferred from the fact that shortly after his arrival in Canada proposals were made by him to accept the pastoral oversight of St. Gabriel Street Congregation in Montreal ; the second, as we have just seen, being the son of a Scottish Presbyterian Minister. The Rev. John McKenzio succeeded Mr. Bethune in 1818, and was ordained on the 23rd December in that year. He was born at Fort Augustus, Scotland, and died at "Williamstown, on the 21st April, 1855, ret. 65. He was a faithful pastor, and greatly revered by his flock. That he stood well with his brother Minister is evidenced by the fact that he was chosen Moderator of the first Syiod in Canada. Warmly attached to his native land, ind to the Church of which he was a Minister, it may be truly said of him that, following in the steps of his Lord and master " he went about continually doing good." On the 4th September, 185G, Mr. Peter Watson was ordained , T8 an, a patent deed wiw granted hy the Crown, to certain tnifltees, of 200 acrcji of hind in the front concosHion uh a ^h'»e, " for tlie nj»e of the memhcrs of the Church of ^cothnul, rcsidin;^ in tlie Kastern nistrict." That hind has now hecouie vahmhle ; a hir;^e j ortion of it has heen leased, in lots, for 99'.> years, and yields a present annual rental of !?4H0. A well-finished titone Church — the walls of which were built some years previously — was oj)ened for worship on the liOth of October, 1855. It cost ijr),5o0, tho whole of which was contri- buted by tho Con'^rcgation, excepting about ."ri^OO collecteil in Scotland. There is a good manse. Tho congregation is large, and though originally all Highlanders, tho Gaelic language in this, as in all tho Highland ('ongrogations in Canada, is gradually giving place to English. Mr. MclMierson, however, continues to officiate in both languages at Lancaster, and also in the 4 th con- cession Church, where services are hold once a fortnight. 92. Cote St. Geuuue. "Wliile this Congregation remained united with Dalhousie Mills, they formed a })retty good charge ; for some years, however, from a variety of unhappy causes, they have been in a state of separa- tion. There is no good reason why they should not now be re-united. Tho Church at Cote St. Geofge, which partakes of " the bam" style of architecture, was built in 1830. In 1833, we find a Mr. John Bruce applying to tho Presbytery for ordination, which was not granted — for want of a Presbytcrial certificate. He resided, however, at Cote St. George, and officiated informally for some years, and then returned to Scotland. Mr. Donald Sinclair, a Scotchman, was ordained and inducted 1st June, 1843. He was released from the charge in 1846, and became Minister of the parish of Duror, Scotland. The Rev. iEneas McLean, formerly of Nova Scotia, was inducted to the charge of Cote St. George and Dalhousie Mills in 1847, and was Minister of both places until 1854. He died suddenly in Montreal, lOth June, 1855. Mr. Archibald Currie, a native of Argyleshire, was ordained and inducted to Cote St. George, alone, on the 23rd of October, 1861. 80 Since that time Dalhousie Mills has been dependant on the Pres- bytery for supply. There is a glebe at Cote St. George, purchased with aid of X7'> from the Clergy Reserve fund. There is also a manse. A good brick manse was erected some years ago at Dal- housie Mills. Since the above was wriiLcM, Mr. Currie has been translated to Brock, and this charge is now vacci;.l. 93. Dalhousie Mills. CSec 92.) 94. LociiiEL. The first settlers came to Lochiel in 179t3, from Glenclg in Scot- land. Their first Minister was the Rev. John McLaurin, from Breadalbane, who was a student at St. Andrews, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, 27th October, 1819. Towards the close of that year he came to Lochiel, and at the commence- ment of his ministry, had a frame Church erected.- He con- tinued in the charge until the 12th of July, 1832, when ho was translated to Hawkesbury and L'Origaal. During his residence at Lochiel he taught the Ottawa District School at L'Orignal, and frequently officiated there and elsewhere. The stone Church at Vankleek Hill was built under his direction. He preached in Gaelic and English, and with considerable success. He died at L'Orignal in 1833 (119). The Rev. John Mclsaac was the next Minister. He was ordained with a view to Lochiel, by the Presbytery of Greenock, 30th April, 1835, and inducted on the 16th of August following. He received his education in Glasgow University, and had " the gift of tongues." Greatly to the grief of many High- land hearts in Lochiel, he returned to Scotland in 1845, and was inducted to the charge of Oban in January, 1846, where he died on the 15th of same month, 1847. In June, 1854, the Rev. John McDonald, now of Beechridge, was inducted, but his connection with this Congregation was of brief duration. Next came Mr. Donald McDonald, in September, 1856, to fill the vacancy of nearly 12 years. He remained only three years. Having resigned the charge he went to Scotland, where he was presented to Trumisgarry, thence he was translated to the parish of Sleat, in Skye, where he now is. The Rev. John Darroch, a native of Scotland, for some years resi- dent in Vir;:;inia, and vsho received his theolo;^ical education at Princeton, was inducted to Lochiel in ISfU. Ho, too, after a brief incumbency resigned the charge in 180.'), went to Scotland, offi- ciated for some time aa a missionarj under tl»e Colonial Connnittoe in Ireland, and is now Minister of Portree, in the Islo of Skye . Though five times deserted, the people of Lochiel have still undimin- ished attachment to the Church of Scotland. There is yet a large congregation, patiently awaiting God's good time to send them a Minister who shall proclaim to them the glad tidings of salvation in the language they and their fathers learned in Caledonia, and which they still love so well. The old Church was taken down in 1863 to make room for a large stone edifice then begun, but which is as yet unfinished. The sum of 85250 has already been expended on the new Church, and a debt of $2000 incurred. To finish it according to the original plan will require a further expenditure of from two to three thousand dollars. There is a good brick manse with five acres of land attached, and a glebe of 50 acres. '^ •12 95. Indian Lands. The Indian Lands of Glengary is a strip of two or three miles in width, running through the centre of the County, originally reserved for the benefit of the aborigines. Like most of the other Indian Reserves in Canada, this has long since passed into the hands of their white brethren. This congregation was formerly a branch of the charge of Martintown, under Mr. Connell. The Rev. Daniel Clark (89) was inducted as Minister of it, 28th August, 1839. He left the Church in 1844. Since then no Minister has been settled, although it has always been occupied as a Mission Station. During the last three years the Rev. Niel McDougall, an ordained missionary from the Colonial Committee, and now Minister of Eldon (38), has given stated supply. There is an old frame Church here, also a small manse, and 170 acres of • While these sheets are issuing from- the press, I learn that the Rev. Alex- ander McKay, formerly of Salt Springs, Nova Scotia, has heen Inducted to the charge of Lochiel. Mr. McKay was eight years in bis former charge and come? among ua with high testimonials. 82 glebe, of which i'»0 acres are cleared. A frame Church has re- cently been built in the adjoining To^rnship of Roxboro, connected with which ther? are thirty-one families. In all there are eighty-six families, and with good management they might easily support a Minister. ' \ 96. Plantaqenet. Scattered over Plantagenet and adjoining Townships there are sixty families in connection with the Church. The charge was originally connected with L'Orignal, under the Rev. Andrew Bell. In 1857 the Rev. Colin Grigor, formerly of Guelph, was inducted. In 1859, owing lo ill health, he resigned : on the 9th January, 1864, he died. The Rev. Tnomas Scott, the present incum- bent, formerly of Matilda, was inducted in January, 1866. This cannot be called a self-supporting congregation — the sum of $200 being all that is promised for stipend. There is a small log Church but neither manse nor glebe. Mission Stations. Indian Lands and Dalhousie Mills, already mentioned as vacant charges, have been, in fact, for many years mission stations. Pre- vious to Mr. McDougall's appointment, Mr. William Ferguson, M.A., a Catechist employed by the Presbytery, laboured long and faithfully at Indian Lands. Alexandria has also been occupied. The Free Church paityhave a good place of worship there, but, it appears, are not sufficiently numerous to support a Minister. If, by uniting all the Presbyterians within a radius of five miles, this desirable end could be accomplished, how much better that the few who refuse to enter- tain such a proposal should make some sacrifice of cherished pre- dilections than that a large district of country should, year after year, and for many years, be deprived of stated gospel ordinances. This has certainly been the case at Alexandria. Mr. Ferguson has been for the last three years doing duty in Winchester Township, where we have about twenty-five families. East Hawkesbury has also been supplied with religious services by the Presbytery. This Township has four thousand five hundred inhabitants, and there is not a resideut Pioiestant Minister of any denomination in it. AccorfUn;; to last census there were six hundred and thirty-five nominal adherents of the Church of Scotland in the Township. ft u IX. PRESBYTERY OF PERTH. The Presbytery of Bathurst was one of the four Presbyteries into which the Province was divided in 1S31. It extended from Brockville to Cobourg, embracing the whole region from these points northward to the Ottawa River. There were then only six congregations with Ministers. There are at present, within the same limits, four Presbyteries and thirty-one organized congroira- tions. The Presbytery of Kingston branched off in 1833. The rest continued under the name of the Bathurst Presbytery until 1863, when it was considered advisable to divide it into three ; these were named the Perth, Ottawa, and Renfrew Presbyteries. The Perth Presbytery has at present eight charges. The Rev. Wil- liam Smart, settled at Brockville in 1811, was the first Presbyterian Minister in this part of the country ; next to Mr. Henderson of St. Andrev,''3, he is now the oldest in the Province. The congregations in this Presbytery were visited in the month of February, in connection with their annual missionary meetings. The attendance was good, and an excellent spirit seemingly pre- vails. Most of them have more or less efficiently organized mis- sionary associations, and the result is, as may readily be supposed highly beneficial. 97. Brockville. Brockville is one of the most beautifully situated towns in Ca- nada. The romantic scenery in its neighbourhood, its proximity to the Lake of the Thousand Islands, and its facilities for communi- cation by steamers and railways, render it a very desirable place of residence. Its history begins with the present century. In the year 180^ or '9, application was made by the people of Brockville to the London Missionary Society (Independent) for a Minister. Mr. William Smart was then studying in the Missionary Seminary at Gosport, England, with the intention of going to the West Indies. This petition was the means of changing his views, and I. 84 I !» II :•: he was soon after ordained in London to the work of the ministry in Elizabctlitown, U. C, and commenced his labours at Krockville in 1811. On his arrival he preached in all tl" settlements between Cornwall and Kingston, a distance of nearly one hundred miles, and during the absence of Mr. Easton of St. Andrew's Church, Montreal, he visited that city twice a year to administer the sacrament. About that time (1816 to '18^, his congregation in Brockvillc had nearly all left him, and his salary was reduced to about £d yearly ! (He had, however, a small allowance from Government, in addition to what was promised by his people.) In 1816, the foundation stone of a Presbyterian Church Avas laid in Brockville with masonic honours. It was completed in 1817 at a cost of X1400. In 1840, Mr. Smart, Avith R'ventecn others from the United Synod of U. C, was received by the Synod of our Church. Though his name, like that of Dr. Boyd's, is not attached to the protest of the party who seceded in 1841. both of them became identified with tlie Frej Church at that time. In 18oG, the Rev. Peter Colin Campbell cnmc from Sc:'fi2. On the 9th of August, 18t)4, he died, aged 74. Mr. Donald McLean, son of the late Minister of Cute St. George, was ordained to the charge 11th February, 1863. Remaining two and a-half years, he was transhited to Mid- dleville. The Rev. William White, formerly of Richmond, the present incumbent, was inducted in September, 1866. A native of Cavan, Ireland, he went to the United States in 1852, was tliree and a-half years in a charge near Albany, and camo to Canada in September, 1856, accredited by the Associate Reformed Presby- tery of Saratoga, N. Y. There is an old frame niL^nse, recently repaired and refitted at considerable expense, a stone Cliarch need- ing repairs badly enough, and a glebe of fifty acre?, of good ir.nd. The congregation is not large, but they appear to be animated by £L good spirit. 99. Smith's Falls. -a nsmg The centre of this charge pleasantly situated on the Rideau Canal a) railway — has a population of 1300. '1 received a call from the inhabitants 1833. He remained until 1846, wh of Classical Literature in Queen's College. He resigned in VibO, and went to London, England, where he now resides. The Senate of Queen's College, in 1866, conferred on him the degree of LL.D., in recognition of his great learning and eminent services to the Institution. ige of the same name, aie Brockville vnd Ottaw?- Rev. George Romanes this place in Decembi^r, e was appointed Pnfessor The Rev. Solomon Mylnc, a licentiate of the Presbjtcry of Bel- fast, Ireland, came to Canada in 1849, vfas inducted to this charge in October, 1850, and is still the incumbent. There ia a good frame Church, erected in 1836. The congregation own two town lots, a gift from Wm. Simpson, Esq., also a town lot with a small frame house on it, which was purchased with the C. R. grant of X150. There being no manse worthy of the name, the Minister resides on his private property. 100. Perth. The country around Perth was first settled by emigrants from Lanark and Renfrewshires, in Scotland, in the year 1816. In- cluding some discharged soldiers and half-pay officers, the settlers ■were for the most part weavers, but ill-adapted for encountering the difficulties incident to the settlement of a new country ; they nevertheless succeeded tolerably well. The Rev. William Bell, sent by Government in the wake of these emigrants, arrived in Perth 24th June, 1817. He found them living in small log huts, the country, at that time, as described by him, Avas a moral as well as a natural wilderness. Sabbath profanation, drunkenness, and other vices prevailed. He im.ijediately took measures for the erection of a Church, which was soon finished, " with a steeple covered with thi, after the fashion of the country." Although ordained at the request of his first congregation in the Secession Church, Mr. Bell was brought up a member of the Established Church. The proposal, long entertained by himself and his Con- gregation, to connect themselves with the Church of Scotland, was carried into effect on the 20th October, 1835. In the meantime, and before this took place, certain parties in Perth desirous of having an " auld Kirk Minister" had sent application to the Rev. Alex. Stuartof Douglass, in Scotland, to select a Minister of the National Church, which resulted in the ordination of the Rev. Thomas C. Wilson, who arrived in 1830. Remaining here till 1844, he returned to Scotland and is now the parish Minister of Dunkeld. Thus were two congregations established, severally known as " the first Presbyterian congregation," and the congregation of " St. Andrew's." Mr. Bell continued to be Mioiftiier of the £wrmer until 87 his death, which occurred IGth August, l-So7, in the 4l8t year of his ininiatry and the 78th of liis age. He was horn in Airdrio, Scotland, educated at Glasgow University, and ordained at Kdin- burgli in March, 1817. During his long ministry he laboured faithfully and successfully, " enduring hardness like a goo^l soldier of Jesus Christ," and was the means of organizing nearly all tho Con- gregations in this part of the country. Shortly before his death the two congregations in Perth united. The Rev. Wm. Bain, a na- tive of Nairn, Scotland, tho present Minister of St. Andrew's Church, came to Canada in 1831, was educated at Queen's College, and was ordained at Perth as successor to Mr. Wilson, 29th Oc- tober, 1845. St. Andrew's Church was erected in 1832. It is a large and well finished stone edifice, seated for GOO. There is a good stone manse, also a valuable glebe of 200* acres, rented at present for $170, of which the Minister derives the benefit in addition to stipend. The congregation is numerous, well organized, and liberal. They have had a missionary association at work for many years, and with excelient results. As will be so^ - by reference to the statistical tabb, their collections for the Scu .ics are highly creditable. 101. Lanark. The small village from which this charge derives its name is pret- tily situated on the river Clyde, about 11 miles from Perth. Many of the first settlers in ibis part of the country were from Lanark- shire, Scotland ; mos*^^ of them, however, have passed away, and there are few now who remember to have " pu'ed the gowans fine" at the Cartland Craggs or about the falls of Corra Lynn. Mr. Bell, of Perth, organized the congregation on the 24th June, 1821. In March, 1822, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispen-sed to upwards of 40 persons. For some years the congregation en- joyed the services of the Rev. Mr, Gemmell, from Dairy, Scotland. In 1830 the Rev. William McAlister was sent to them from Scotland. He remained until 1842, when he removed to Sarnia. In 1844 he left the Church and became Free Church Minister of Metis, C. E., where he died some years ago. The Rev. Tliomas Fraser next came from the Dutch Reformed Church in the States. 88 He had previously been, for a sliort time, tlio Minister of Nia;;ara (2). He retired from the ministry in June, ISGl, on his commu- tation allowance, and now resides in Montreal. He was succeeded hy the Rev. James Wilson, in June, 18(32. Mr. Wilson was for three years a Missionary imder the Colonial Committee in Nova Scotia, and, having returned to Scotland, was Minister of Max- welton Chapel, Dumfries, for a short time. He then came to Canada and officiated, for a short time, in St. Joseph Street, Mon- treal. The Church at Lanark is a tasteful stone edifice, built in 1860 at a cost of .£1200, and is comfortably seated for 378. The Co- lonial Committee gave £15 stg. towards its erection, and the sum of $400, reahzcd from the sale of glebe lands, was applied to tho same purpose. There is a good stone manse and 116 acres of glebe. Tiic congregation is prospering and its alFairs are managed systematically. . 102. MiDDLEVILLE AND DaLHOUSIE. This charge is situated to tho north of Lanark. The Rev. Dr. John Gemmell, a native of Dairy, Ayrshire, and a member of the Associate Synod of Scotland, came to reside in the neighbourhood of Lanark about the year 182 L In 1840, he was received into connection with the Church of Scotland, and ministered in Dal- h>usie with much acceptance till his death in 1844. The Rev. John Robb, from tho Dutch Reformed Church in the States, was settled in 1846. He died in May, 1851. Mr. William C. Clark, now of Ormstown, and for some time assistant to Mr. Fraser, of Lanark, Avas ordained and inducted to Middleville in October, 1858. In 1859 these two congregations became united under Mr. Clark, who, in April, 1865, was translated to his present charge. In Juno of that year, the Rev. D. J. McLean, formerly of Kitley, was inducted, and is still Minister. There is a good log Church at Dalhousie, built in 1863. There is a frame Church at Middleville, where a manse was purchased in I860, on which there remains a debt of $450. There is no glebe. Mr. McLean officiates in both Churches every Sabbath. There is a Sabbath School in each. 89 103. Ramsay. The centre of this char;;t is the thriving village of Almunto, which has a population of 1500. It is situated on the Mississippi River, which here affords an extensive watur power, that has been turned to good account by the erection of largo woollen factories. Fabrics of various kinds and in largo (juantities arc made, rival- ling in texture the " tweeds " of Galashiels. Though visited occasionally by Mr. Bell, of Perth, and Mr. IJuchanan, of JJeck- with, there was no settled Minister in this Township until 18;J4, when the Rev. John Fairbairn, from Scotland, was inducted. He remained till 1842, when he returned to his native land, and having joined the Free Church, became minister of Greenlaw, in Berwick- shire, where he now is. The Kcv. John McMorine, a native of Sanquhar, Scotland, succeeded in January, 1846. He came to Canada in 1837 as assistant to Mr. Clugston, of Quebec, in which position he remained seven months ; thence he removed for a short time to the Presbytery of Kingston, was afterwards — in 1830 — settled at Melbourne, where ho remained four years, at the end of which period he resigned the charge and for a year taught the High School in Quebec. The old stone Church built about 1830, was used till lately. A handsome new one has been built in the village of Almonte. It is seated for 400. The Colonial Committee gave £50 to aid in its erection. The manse and glebe, being two miles distant, were lately sold and the proceeds have been invested. The charge is a desirable one. At Carloton Place, a thriving village, also on the Mississippi, there is a branch of the congre- gation where regular services are conducted every Sabbath after- noon. The degree of Doctor in Divinity was deservedly conferred on Yi-V. McMorine by the Senate of Queen's University in 1865. Since the above was written, the Church has had cause to mourn the decease of this honoured servant of the Lord, who entered upon his rest on the 22nd of May, 1867, in the 68th year of his age. 104. Beckwitii. The first settlei-s in the Township of Beckwith came from Perthshire , Scotland. In 1818 they petitioned the Associate Synod of Scot- 90 land for a Minister, in answer to which was sent to thcin the Il('v. Gcor>^e J^ichanan, who commenced his labours in August, 1822, and otiiciated in Gaelic and Knglish. The next incumbent wa^ the Rev. John Smith, from Cromarty, an ordained Minister of the Church of Scotland, who was inducted 3rd November, V<\Sf and died hero 18th April, 1851. In October of the same year, Mr. Duncan Morrison, a native of Scotland, and an aliunnus of Queen's College, was ordained and itiducted to the chai'i;e. lie remained till 1856, when ho was translated to Brock villc. Mr. McIIutchison, a licentiate of the Church of Scotland, succeeded him in 1857. Having resigned the charge, he returned to Scotland in January, 1862. Mr. Walter Ross, a native of Nova Scotia, was ordained hero 15th October, 1862, and is still Minister. Tho pro- perty consists of a stone Church, erected in 1832, a stone manse, and a globe of 100 acres. The congregation, though not very large, is liberal. Mr. Ross officiates in Gaelic and English. Darling Mission Station. The Township of this name, lying to the north of Lanark, is occu- pied by the Presbytery as a Mission Stalion. It has been supplied by Catechists during several summers, and a very good log Church has been built. There is no resident Protestant Minister in this Township, which has a population of about 1200 — three-fourths of ■whom are nominally Protestants. It is a very rough district of country, though some of the farmers, by industry and perseverance, are in comfortable circumstances. X. PRESBYTERY OF RENFREW. This Presbytery met for the first time by appointment of Synod, 5th August, 1863. Its bounds embrace at present six charges lying in the Valley of tho Ottawa westward from Amprior. In the Townships of Ross, Ilorton, McNaband Westmeath there are some tracts of fine land in a good state of cultivation : in Litchfield there are a few good farms. Of romantic scenery there is no lack, for the banks of the Ottawa and the Madawaska are everywhere picturesque, but in an agricultural point of view, the general 91 aspect of the country is loss inviting tii.in other portions of the Province. In Bomo places, indeed, it presents the appeamiico of hopeless sterility. There is a deal of j>oor sandy soil. Here, the landscape is disfigured by vast forests of charred leafless pines, there, by tracts of " brflld " in which the very earth has been burned to a considerable depth. Tiierc is abundance of water power, however, and the lumber business le. carried on extensively, giving i-enumora- tivo employment to a large portion of the population. Though Lachlan Taylor describes the Upper Ottawa country, as " the most wretched and hopeless country inhabited by civilized men" on wliich ?ie ever gazed : and the people, as belonging to a class among whom " even Methodism cannot hope to win many trophies," the Presbytery of Renfrew regard it more hopefully, and arc doing what they can to supply with Christian ordinances, not only the Congregations already organized, but the settlers and " Shantio- men" living more remote amid " tho ragged and rocky steeps " that have hitherto been accounted beyond the pale of civilization. 105. Pakeniiam. The Township of this name was settled in 1823, chiefly by emi- grants from Ireland. Sheriff Dickson — the Hugh Miller of Canada — built the first Presbyterian Church in 1838. It was an excellent building and stood till 1846, when it was accidentally destroyed by fire. The present stone Church — a much plainer edifice — was erected on the same site in 1847. The Colonial Committee gave X75, and the Lay Association of Montreal £2.5, to aid in its erection. The Rev. Alexander Mann, a native of Aberdeen and ordained by that Presbytery in 1840, was inducted in 1841 as W ' ? of Fitzroy, Tarbolton, Pakenham, McNab and Ilorton — o .own- ships ! Three Congi' egations were organized in these, and each promised £30 of annual stipend. At the end of ten years, finding the work too onerous, Mr. Mann restricted his labours to Pakenham, where he has two preaching stations. There is a glebe of 25 acres of ^ood land near the village of Pakenham, but there is no manse. . 106. Arnprior. The first settlement of a Minister in this charge took place in March, 1860, when the Rev. William Johnson, formerly of L'Orignal, ^ii< IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) &^ f/ ^^M I 1.0 I.I mm, e^s ^ m Hi . IS I I 2.2 2.0 L8. yiiU IL6 Hiotographic ^Sciences Corporation 23 WIST MAIN STRHT WEBSTER, N.Y. MSSO (716) 872-4503 V ^ k •O^ c\ \ ^ \ ^\ ,» ^'^v >.1«> 'A<^ K^ ^4^ * o^ 92 was inducted. He was translated to Lindsay (36) in 1861. The Rev. Peter Lindsay^ the present Minister, succeeded in 1862. He is a native of Paisley, Scotland, and was ordained at Richmond, C. W., in 1853. The Church at Arnprior is a frame building, erected in 1859 by a Congregation of the United Presbyterians. In 1863 it was transferred to trustees belonging to our Church. There is now bat one Presbyterian Congregation in the place. There is no manse nor glebe. On the whole the prospects of the Con- gregation are encouraging. The village has about 1000 inhabitants: about 50 families of these are included in this charge. 107. McNab and Horton. • The two Congregations composing this charge were originally orga- nized by Mr. Mann, who continued to oflBciate to them until 1851, when the Rev. George Thompson, from Aberdeen, the present Min- ister, was inducted. There is a frame Churca in McNab Township. A commodious stone Church was erected in the thriving village of Renfrew in 1853. The Colonial Committee aided each with a grant of £50. There is a good manse at Renfrew built in 1866, at a cost of $950, to replace one that was burned down the previous year. There is a large garden but no glebe. This is the most numerous Congregation in the Presbytery. 108. I)OUGI.\S. In Douglas and adjoining townships there are nominally 100 families connected with this charge, but thay are scattered over an immense area. Mr. Canning, now of Oxford (116), was the first settled Minister, the date of bis induction being October, 1859. . He officiated at Douglas, Scotch Bush, Lake Dore, and Egansville. lie had a small log Church bmltat Lake Dore. At Egansville services were conducted in a Union Church, and at Douglas, in the Town- hall. Mr. John Kerr McMorine was o/dained'and inducted in June 1864. His labours extended over several Townships, and he had five regular preaching stations without a church in either of them to call his own, saving the little log Church at Lake Dore. After two years of earnest and laborious ministrations he resigned the charge, intimatiug to the Presbytery his intention of connecting himself "with the Church of England. Consquently it has been vacant since January last. There is neither glebe nor manse. It is rather a missionary field than a charge. 109. Ross AND Westmeath. As its name implies this charge extends over two townships : these were for many years Mission stations of the Presbytery, and enjoyed frequent visits from the late Rev. John Lindsay of Litch- field. Mr. ILigh Cameron, a native of Argyleshire, who was ordained and inducted in 1862 is now the Minister. He has no leps than five preaching stations ! There is a good frame Church at Ross ; towards its erection the Colonial Committee gave £30, and £96 to aid in the building of a similar one at Beachburg, Westmeath. They are both free of debt. The late Mr. Hugh Carmichael bequeathed ten acres of valuable land for a glebe. As yet there is no manse. The congrega -'ons are large but scattered. 110. Tttchfield. This charge is composed of three congregations with sessions in each, regular services being supplied to several stations besides. I am quite sure there are no two Ministers in our Church, nor, indeed, in any other Church in Canada, doing an equal amount of work and receiving for the same a smaller amount of remuneration than the Ministers of this and the last named charge. I cannot refrain from bearing testimony to their indomitable zeal and the cheerfulness with which they seem to face difficulties and discourage- ments which most men, now-a-days, would deem insurmountable. The Rev. John Lindsay was settled at Litchfield in 1854. He died on the 13th July, 1857. Never was pastor more beloved by his people. His name and his many endearing qualities are still fondly cherished by all who knew him — and many knew him, for he was " instant in season and out of season," proclaiming Gospel truth in settlements far remote from his own wide-spread congregation. The Rov. Joseph Evans, now of Sherbrooke (126), came in 1861 to fill the vacancy of four years, and remained three years. Mr. 94 Duncan McDonald — the present incumbent, was ordained llth January, 1865. There are three frame Churches, all on the banks of the Ottawa. That at Cologne occupies a picturesque site, and was built chiefly by the Messrs Bryson who reside in the neighbourhood : the one at Upper Litchfield is unfinished, and the third, at Lower Litchfield, is superannuated. Near the last are three acres of land, and a log manse which has fallen into disrepair. XI. PRESBYTERY OF OTTAWA. This Presbytery, formerly a portion of that of Bathurst, held its first meeting by appointment of Synod on the 1st of July, 1863. It embraces nine congregations widely separated from each other. 111. Huntley. The Rey. James Sinclair, a native of Ireland, and for some lime a Minister in connection with the Associate Reformed Church in the States, the first Minister of this charge, was inducted in October, 1855. The congregation is small and divided into two branches, each having a small wooden Church. There is neither manse nor glebe. 112. Richmond. The village of Richmond is distant from Ottawa City 20 miles, and is connected with it by a good macadamized road. The place has seen better days. Once it was the capital of this section of country — ahead of Bytown — now it has an air of decayed grandeur. It was named after the Duke of Richmond, a former Governor General of Canada, who died in a small log shanty in the neigh- bourhood, of hydrophobia, in August, 1819. The Rev. Wm. Bel! mentions, incidentally, in his published letters (1824), that this congregation had given a call to the Rev. Andrew Glen, formerly at Terrebonne, as early as 1823, but I am unable to say how long he remained. The Rev. David Evans, formerly of the United Synod of U. C, was settled here in 1841, and ministered until 1852, when he was 96 translated to Kitley (98). The Rev. Peter Lindsay, now of Amprior, succeeded him in 1853, and remained two years. The Rey. William White, who followed in 1857, was, after an incumbency of ten years, translated to Kitley. Mr. Elias MuUan, a licentiate of the Presbytery, has been lately inducted. There is a frame rough-cast Church, and a glebe of ten acres, on which a manse has been erected. It is proposed to build a Church at Ashton, 8 miles west, where some 20 families have expressed a desire to co-operate in the support of a Minister. There b a fine tract of country in this vicinity. 113. Ottawa. This City, now the Metropolis of the Dominion, was originally named Bytown, in honour of its founder, Colonel By, an officer of the Royal Engineers, sent by the Imperial Government to super- intend the construction of the Rideau Canal, in 1819. It occupies a noble site immediately below the Chaudiere Falls. In 1854 it was created a city, and received its present name. Ottawa was selected by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, in 1859, as the permanent seat of Government for the Conadas. The New Parliament Buildings, commenced then, and now nearly completed, are unrivalled on the continent : they have already cost about $3,000,000. Two years ago the Government Offices were removed to this City, and there has been, in consequence, a large increase to the population, which now numbers nearly 20,000. By the census of 1861 the total population was 14,669 : of these 8267 were Roman Catholics ; 3351 belonged to the Church of England; 1761 were Presbyterians; of these last, 1192 were set down to the Church of Scotland, and 669 to the Free Church. The statistics of the several Churches at that time, however, present a somewhat different statement. The Free Church in 1861 having, by their own shewing, a membership of 235 ; the Church of Scotland, 169. In 1866 the Free Church had two Congregations and 311 Church membsrs. We have at pre- sent one Congregation, St Andrew's, with 197 Communicants. St. Andrew's Church— a plain stone building, erected in 1828, is now the oldest Protestant place of worship in the City. Its walls were run up m a few days by a large number of workmen engaged 96 on the Canal, and temporarily out of employment. To meet the wants of a gradually increasing Congregation, it was enlarged in IBS'? The first Minister of *ho charge was the Rev. John Cruick- shank, from the Presbytery of Fordyce, Banffshire, whose call bears date, 17th September, 1829. He was inducted to the charge on the first Sabbath of March, 1830, by the Rev. John Machar of Kingston ; the entire population of the town being then only 1809. Mr. C. resigned in 1843 when he removed to Brockville (97). The Rev. Alex. McKid followed in 1844 and remained two years (15). On the 14th January, 1847, the Rev. William Durie— formerly a Minister of the Relief Church, and who had been received into the Church of Scotland — was inducted. After a brief incum- bency of eight months, he died, on the 12th of September. The Rev. Alex. Spence, the present Minister, received the appointment to this charge through the Colonial Committee, and was inducted 27th July, 1848. He is a native of Aberdeenshire, and was ordained, 22nd February, 1841, by the Presbytery of Aberdour, as the first Presbyterian Minister of St. Vincent, West Indies, where he remained 6^ years. The University of Queen's College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor in Divinity in 1864. Having received the leave of Synod to retire from the active duties of the Ministry on his commutation allowance. Dr. Spence resigned the charge on the 24th of October last. The Rev. Daniel Gordon lately of Truro, Nova Scotia, a native of that Province, and who was educated in Scotland, is now the Minister elect of this large and important Congregation. There is a good manse, and 178 acres of glebe land which has recently become valuable. The Congregation is wealthy and in- fluential. It is proposed to fonn a second Congregation in the Lower Town, for which, it is believed, there is ample room. 114. Chelsea. The village of Chelsea, on the Gatineau, nine miles from Ottawa, is inhabited chiefly by workmen connected with Messrs. Gilmour & Go's extensive saw mills. The Church and Manse were built, and are still owned by that firm, who also, with commendable liberality, contribute $200 yearly to the Minister's salary. Having been for 97 several summers supplied by Missionary Students, Mr. Hugh J. Borthwick was ordained as the first pastor in February, 18(»2. He resigned in 1864. The Rev. James Seiveright, formerly of Ormstown (76), was inducted in March, 1865. lie is a native of Aberdeen, where he commenced his theological course. Ho ca-.iio t6 Canada in 1854 and completed his curricuJum of study at Queen's College. At Ironsides, three miles nearer Ottawa, a Congregation has recently been organized by Mr. Seive ight and joined to the charge. Extensive works for smelting iron have been constructed there, and a large influx of population is expected. 115. Buckingham and Cumberland. This charge is bisected by the Ottawa river. Buckingham, on the North side, and distant from the river about three miles, is a thriving village of 1500 inhabitants, owing its prosperity mainly to exten- sive saw mills on the Riviere aux Li(jvres. Cumberland is a Township on the right bank of the Ottawa. At the former place there is a good frame Church, and a large Congrega- tion. There is a subtantial stone Church occupying a well selected site at Cumberland, where are also a good manse and a glebe of 200 acres, purchased with aid of the Clergy Reserve's grant of .£150, and on which there is a debt of $600. The Rev. George Bell, now of Clifton (3), was ordained and inducted to Cumberland, May 30th, 1844. He remained a little over four years. The Rev. David Shanks, formerly of Valcartier, and now of the same place (122), was inducted in 1851 and remained three years. The Rev. Peter Lindsay, now of Arnprior (106), followed in 1855, and remained seven years. Mr. James C. Smith, the present Minister, was ordained and inducted to the charge, 21st July, 1864. Services are conducted in each Congregation every Sabbath. The crossing of the river, at all times inconvenient, is, at certain seasons, not unattended with danger. In other respects the charge is a very desirable one and is well organized. 116. Oxford. "^ This is a country charge, in two sections, Oxford, and Bishop's Mills, about seven miles apart. Oxford is on the line of railway 98 between Prescott and Ottawa, 18 miles from the St Lawrence, and 87 from Ottawa City. Mr. Anderson of South Gower officiated here once a month for a number of years ; but there was no settled Minister prior to the induction of Mr. Evans, now of Sherbrooke (126), who was ordained to the charge, 8rd November, 1858. Having remained three years, he was translated to Litchfield. The Rev. William T. Canning, formerly of Douglas, followed in 1862, and is still Minister. Mr. C. is a native of Ireland, and originally a Minister of the Synod of Ulster, who, previous to his reception by the Synod had officiated in the United States for a period of five years. At Oxford there is a small stone Church, a log Manse, and five acres of Glebe. A good frame Church was erected at Bishop's MUls in 1865. 117. South Gower and Mountain. The Church at Heckston, in the Township of South Gower, is distant about seven miles from the railway station of Oxford. The Rev. Joseph Anderson, a native of the north of Ireland, and who was educated at Glasgow, commenced his ministerial labours in 1834, preaching in Mountain, Oxford, Kitley, V/ilfred, Osgoode, and other Townships. He was one of the Ministers of the United Synod of U. C. who joined the Church in 1840, and continued to officiate in this charge with much acceptance until July, 1864, when advancing years and failing health compelled him to retire from the stated duties of the Ministry. He still preaches, however, frequently. There is a stone Church at Mountain ; the glebe of ten acres was purchased with the Clergy Reserve grant of X150. There is no Manse. The Church at Heckston is an old, weather- beaten, shabby building. The charge, comprising 80 families, is at present vacant. 118. Spencsrvillb. This charge derives its name from the village, so called, on the line of railway, nine miles from Prescott. It includes a branch at Mains- ville, eight miles to the east 'f it, where an excellent stone Church has recently been erected. There is no glebe. A manse, however, has been purchased at Spencerville, though not yet fully 90 paid for. At this place the Congregation meanwhile worship in the Town Hall, a large and well-finished building, which has been kindly placed at their disposal. Dr. Boyd of Prescott, who came to Canada in 1821, originated both of these Congregations. He was one of the United Synod Ministers who joined the Church jn 1840 ; but he seceded in 1844. Some time afterwards, the Presbytery having been petitioned for supply, Mr. Peter Thompson, an or- dained Missionary, was sent for a short period. More recently Mr. Morrison, lately of Brockville, paid them frequent visits. The present Minister, Mr. James B. Mullan, who had laboured for three summers as a Catechist, was ordained and inducted to the charge 23rd July, 1862. He has succeeded in forming two large Congregations. His Sabbath schools are well attended, and sys- tematic management prevails. le line [ains- I stone ianse, fully 119. L'Orignal and Hawkesbury. The village of L'Orignal is pleasantly situated on the right bank of the river Ottawa, about half way between Ottawa city and St. Anne's. Hawkesbury, ten miles distant, was united with it in 1860. The Church at L'Orignal dates from 1832. On the 12th of July in that year, the Rev. John McLaurin, a native of Breadalbane, Scotland, and formerly Minister of Lochiel (94), was inducted to Hawkesbury. He taught the District school, and officiated also at L'Orignal, and died there in the spring of 1833. Mr. Colin Grigor was ordained and inducted to the charge of L'Orignal and Plantage- net, 6th June, 1844. He was translated to Guelph in 1848 ; thence, in 1857. he removed to Plantagcnet. In 1859 he received the leave of Synod to retire on his commutation allowance. He died at Plau- tagenet, 9th January, 1864. The Rev. Andrew Bell, formerly of Dundas and Ancaster, was inducted to the charge of L'Orignal and Plantagenet in Oct^ober, 1852. He was a man of varied attainments, an accomplished scholar, and eminent as a geologist. He was the eldest son of the late William Bell, of Perth, and was born in Lon- don, England. When a student in Glasgow he v/rote a series of interesting letters for the information of intending emigrants, which were published along with hb father's letters in 1824, and which received the highest encomiums from the contemporary 100 press. He was clerk of Synod from the year 1844 till the time of his death, which took place at L'Orignal on the 27th of Septem- ber, 1856. His successor in this charge was the Rev. William Johnson, formerly of Saltfleet and Binbrooke, who was translated to Amprior in 1860, and is now on the list of retired Ministers. In August of that year, L'Orignal and Hawkeabury were united under the Presbytery of Glengary, and the present Minister, the Rev. George D. Ferguson, formerly of Three Rivers, was inducted in September following. The charge was subsequently transferred to the Presbytery of Ottawa. It embraces at present 90 families. Steps have been taken for the erection of a new Church at Haw- kesbury. XII. PRESBYTERY OF QUEBEC. This Presbytery, formed at the first meeting of Synod in 1831, comprehended the whole of the Congregations in Lower Canada. At that time, indeed, there were but eight charges in the Lower Province having Ministers over them, including the cities of Mon- treal and Quebec — two in each. In 1841, there were 18 Ministers on the roll. The following year, the Presbytery of Montreal was constituted, leaving that of Quebec with only four Ministers, Messrs. Cook, Clugston, iVlcMorine and Geggie. In 1846, the members of this Presbytery were added to the roll of that of Montreal, from which time it ceased to have a separate existence until 1856, when it was revived. In 1866, there were within its bounds, seven charges with Ministers, and a number of Mission stations. 121. Quebec. This city was for many years the capital of Canada, and is still the chief sea-port and stronghold of military power in British North America. It occupies a magnificent site at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles Rivors. In 1861, its population was 51,109, of whom 41,477 were Roman Catholics ; 5,740 belonged to the Church of England ; 1,253 to the Church of Scot- land ; 859 to the Free Church ; over 1,000 were Methodists ; the remainder being of different denominations. The Protestant popu- lation has not increased smce then ; on the contrary, it is said to be 101 at least one thousand less now than it was oven two years ago. The total population, at present, is estimated to bo about 60,000, of whom not more than 8000 are Pfotcstants. The Rev. George Henry, a military chaplain at the time of the Conquest, was the first Presbyterian Minister who oflBciated in the Province. His stated ministry at Quebec, commenced so far back as the year 1765, only six years after the cession of the country to the Government of Great Britain. lie presided in public worship for the last time, June 30th, 1793. He died on the 6th of July, 1795, aged 86 years. In the Quebec Gazette^ along with the announcement of his death, occurs the following estimate of his worth : — " To the character of an able divine, ho united that bene- volence of heart and practical goodness which made his life a con- stant example of the virtues he recommended to others, and ren- dered him both an useful teacher of Christianity, and an ornament to society." From the year 1786 to 1789, ho was relieved of half his public duty, ^ ad, from the latter date till the time of his death, of his whole duty by the Rev. Alexander Spark, then tutor in the family of Col. Galdwell, at Belmont, near the city. Mr. Spark came to Quebec in 1780, under an engagement for three years, as assistant teacher in an academy, having completed which he returned to Scotland and made application " fof leave to preach the Gospel." His ccUegiate course had been previously completed at Aberdeen. He was accordingly licensed and ordained to the ministry by the Presbytery of Ellon, and seems to have returned to Quebec immediately thereafter. It is not certain when or how he was appointed to the charge, but having received a call signed by a number of heads of families — there being no Presbytery to induct him — " he entered on his official duties with all the foraial- ity that circumstances would permit." Until the year 1807, the Congregation met for worship in a large room in the Jesuit's bar- racks, which had been assigned by the Governor for their use as far back as 1767. Thereafter, war with the United States becom- ing imminent, and this apartment being required for military pur- poses, the Congregation met in the lower room of the Court House. On the 30th November, 1808, His Excellency, Sir J. H. Craig, signed letters patent making over a part of the ground on which St. Andrew's Church now stands to certain trustees. 102 Mr. Spark received the degree of Doctor in Divinitj from Ms Alma Mater — the University of Aberdeen — in the spring of 1804. The following inscription, copied from a taMet on the wall of the Church, supplies additional particulars of Dr. Spark's incumbency : *' Sacred to the memory of Alexander Spark, D.D., first Minister of this Church. Ho was born at Marykirk, Scotland, 7th of January, 17G2 ; ordained pastor of the Scotch Congregation, Quebec, 1784 : opened this Church for Divine Service 80th November, 1810, and died 7th March, 1819. This monument is erected by his surviving friends and members of his congregation in token of their high appreciation of his private worth, his public virtues, and his conscientious dicharge of the duties of his office." Ho was a man of considerable learning and inclined to literature. His death was sudden. Having preached on Sabbath forenoon from the text (Gon. xlv. 24) " See that ye fall not out by the way," — in which, it was thought, there appeared to bo a presenti- ment of tho sopuration from his flock that was so soon to follow — ho attended a funeral, and, on his way to Church in the afternoon, he was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and almost instantly expired. It is to be regretted that so little has been made public respecting Dr. Spark's immediate successor. Dr. Harkness, who seems to have possessed great focce of character. One Avho knew him intimately describes him as *' a bold, fearless man, generous and kind-hearted in the extreme." Another monumental tablet within the Church reads thus, "Sacred to the memory of the Rev. James Harkness,D.D.,late Minister of this Church. He was bom in the parish of Sanquhar, Scotland, called to the St. Andrew's Church in Quebec, and ordained by the Pres- bytery of Ayr on the 7th of March, 1820. He died on the 25th February, 1835, in the 46th year of his age, and 15th of his Ministry. This monument is erected by his congregation in token of their respect for his character, gratitude for his services and instructions as their Minister, and for his great exertions to pro- mote the interests of the Church of Scotland in Canada." The Rev. John Cook, D.D., — the present Minister, is also a native of Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. He was educated at the Uni- versity of Edinburgh, and was for three years assistant to the late Mr. Wilson of Cardross. Having received ordination from the 103 M ^•■•sbytory of Dunbarton in 1835, ho arrivoil in Qiiohoc oarly in Iv'JO. In 1838 lio r^coivod the l)o;;roo of Doctor in Divinity from tho Univowity of Gia^^;;ow. Dr. Co»k's services to the Church at largo have been n\unjruui) and valuable. During llio MOdsioii of 18.')8 and ISV.) ho filled, with diiitingui^hed ability, tho office of Principal and Profess )r of Divinity in Queen^a College, and, sinco its opening in 18G2, has occupied a similar position in Morrin Col- logo, Quebec. St. Andrew's Church having nndergono onlargomont and repairs is now seated for about 1000. Adjoining it there h an excellent roanso, and also on the Church property a commodious school houso in which tho classes are conducted by Mr. Mc(Juarrie, a licontiato of tho Church, who is also superintendent of tho Sab))ath School. St. John's Congregation, in Quebec, was firat formed in tho year 1800. It was originally " Independent" in its constitution, but was for several years supplied by a Minister from tho United States, and for their use a Church was erected in 181G. In 1829 this Congregation resolved to connect themselves with tho Church of Scotland. Application having been made to tho Glasgow Colonial Society, the Rev. John Clugston, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Glasgow, and who was ordained by tho Presbytery of Forfar, was appointed to the charge, and commenced his public labours in Oc- tober, 1830. Ho continued to bo their Minister until 1844, whon he resigned, and returned to Scotland, where, it is said, ho con- nected himself with tho Free Church. At this time also the Con- gregation seceded, and, so far as appears, retained possession of the Church property. , , 121. Point Levi. Point Levi is a village on the south side of the St. Lawrence, opposite Quebec. Since having become the terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway it has rapidly increased in population ; the English speaking inhabitants, however, are few in number. The members of the Church residing here were formerly connected with St. Andrew's Congregation, Quebec ; and here Dr. Cook held occasional services. The Rev. Duncan Anderson, a native of the Parish of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, was ordained &^J inducted to the charge in Decern- 104 ber, 1854. Then, there was neither Church nor manse, and but a small number of adherents. A grant of 5i acres of land on the height, overlooking the river, and whence there is one of the finest views in Canada, was given by government a number of years ago for Church purposes. On this site has been erected a tasteful and commodious Church, at a cost ©f ^6800, towards which the Colonial Committee contributed XlOO sterling. An excellent manse has also been built, and there is now no debt on the property. Their progress has been very satisfactory. The Congregation is yet small, numbering only thirty-five famUies. 122. Valcartier. TKs is a most interesting little Congregation. The small village of that name, near to which are the Church and Manse, is distant, in a northerly direction, eighteen miles from Quebec. Forty years ago certain parties having received a large grant of land induced a few hardy Scotchmen from Roxboroshire to pass beyond the lines of French settlement, and to carve out for themselves homes and farms here at the foot of the Laurentian Hills. Roman Catholic French to the east of them, to the west of them, in front of them, the everlasting hills to the north of them, the little Colony was iu a manner shut out from the world. For six years they laboured on clearing their farms without scarcely ever seeing a Minister of the gospel. In 1833 the Rev. David Brown, from Sanquhar, was sent to them, who remained four years. After he left, Mr. Neill, now of Seymour, visited them for a short time. In 1841 the Rev. James Geggie was inducted and remained till the division of 1844, when he left the Church. The Re . David Shanks, formerly of St. Eustache, succeeded in May, 1847, and is still Minister. A native of Lanarkshire, he came to Canada in 1832, served as a Mis- sionary for one year in Montreal, was fourteen years Minister at St. Eustache in connection with the U. P. Church, and was received by the Synod in the year 1841. The log Church built during Mr. Brown's ministry, was in 1859 supplanted by a stone edifice, erected on a beautiful site and finished with much taste. There are very few country Churches to compare with it. It cost $2000. The Colonial Committee gave j£50 stg. There is 105 a wooden manso, built after the manner of the French Canadian houses, and four acres of land attached. The congregation is indebted to the Manse and Glebe Fund for a grant of £150. 123. Leeds and Inverness. Mr. Alexander Buchan, now Minister of Stirling, Ont., a licen- tiate of Dalkeith, was ordained to the charge of Leeds and St. Sylvestre in 1842. He returned to Scotland in 1841 (64). The Bev. Simon C. Fraser from the Greenock Auxiliary Society also officiated for a short time. The Rev. Alex. Forbes^ the present Minister, formerly of Dalhousie, New Brunswick, was inducted in January, 1859. Mr. Forbes was sent to New Brunswick as a Mis- sionary by the Colonial Committee in 1854. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, in 1889. A small frame Church was erected at Invernesb i;; i840. The charge consists of only sixteen families, who are quite unable to support a Minister. No manso, no glebe, " no nothmg !" The Free Church claim one hundred and four families, and one hundred and eighty-one com- municants. Would it not be better for these sixteen families to cast in their lot with the others, and for Mr. Forbes to find a more extensive sphere of usefulness ? The case demands the considera- tion of the Church Courts. 124. Three Rivers. The City of Three Rivers, so called from the three mouths of the St. Maurice River, has a population of about 6000, of whom 5500 are Roman Catholic : 230 belong to the Church of England ; 150 to the Church of Scotland ; 65 are Methodists. It is on the north side of the St. Lawrence, about equi-distant, 90 miles, from Montreal and Quebec. It is noted for its iron works which have been in operation for about "^ 00 years. The lumber business on the St. Maurice and its tributaries is also very extensive. The Rev. James Thom, now of Woolwich (24), was the first Minister of our Church settled here in 1844. He remained ten years, and was succeded by Mr. George D. Ferguson, now of L'Orignal (119), who was ordained to the charge in May, 1855, and remained five years. Through his instrumentality the Church was 106 built. It is a well finished stone edifice and cost $6800. There is a debt of about $3000 upon it. There is neither manse nor glebe. The Rev. Robert G. McLaren, a native of Caithness, was inducted to the charge, 14th of August, 1862. The number of families in the Congregation is only 27. 125. . Ielbourne. This is rather a group of Congregations than a charge properly so called, there being four stations where services are regularly con- ducted, viz : — Melbourne village, Brompton Gore, Windsor, and Oak Hill, numbering together 120 families and 90 Communicants. There are good Churches at each of these places. There is a manse and a glebe of 8 J acres near the village of Melbourne, which is beautifully situated on the St. Francis River. The surround- ding country is undulating, picturesque and very healthy. Before St. Andrew's Church was erected, the Congregation worshipped in an old wooden edifice which for many years had served all the Protestant denominations in the neighbourhood. The Rev. Thomas McPherson, now of Lancaster (91), officiated here for a short time in 1836, and in the autumn of that year accepted a call to Beechridge. The R,ev. John McMorine (103) was inducted in 1839 and remained four years. The Rev. Robert McFarlane, a Minister of the Church of Scotland, was inducted November, 1852, and remained little more than a year, when he ceased to be a Minister of the Church. The Rev. Thomas Morrison, a missionary from the Colonial Committee, came in March, 1853. Remaining not quite two years he returned to Scotland. Mr. Seiveright, now of Chelsea (114), was ordained in 1857, and was largely instrumental in furthering the interests of the Congregation, and the Mission cause generally, in the Eastern Townships. After a ministry of five years he was translated to Ormstown (76). In October 1862, the Rev. T. G. Smith, formerly Minister of Kintyre, Illinois, was inducted to Melbourne. He resigned in December, 1866, having accepted a call from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. There is ample material for the formation of two good self-sustaining congregations. The field of labour is too extensive for one Minister longer to do justice to the work. 107 Since the above was written, the Rev. James McCaul, formerly of Boslin and Thurlow, has been inducted to the char-;e. 126. Sherbrooke. The town of this name is the capital of the Eastern Townships, with a population of 5000, and rapidly increasing. It is finely situated at the confluence of the Rivers St. Francis and Magog, which furnish an unlimited amount of water power. Mr. Charles I. Cameron, a native of Lochiel, Scotland, and a graduate of Queen's College, who, having been licensed and ordained in Scotland, went to India in 1865, and is now one of the Church of Scotland's Missionaries at Bombay, was sent here as a catechist in the fall of 1865, and during eleven months of the most self-denying labours so far advanced the mission work that the adherents at Sher- brooke and Brampton Falls were soon organized into a charge. The Rev. Joseph Evans, formerly of Litchfield, was inducted 27th October, 1864. At that time there was neither Church, manse, nor property of any kind. Soon after his settlement a purchase was made of a building then used as a theatre, and which was formerly a Congregational Church. This was remodelled and fitted up to accommodate comfortably 300 persons. Close to the Church a commodious and a tasteful manse has just been completed. The expense attending the whole, including the land (1 acre), the Church, and manse, has been about $4000. The people of the to^vn, of all denominations, contributed liberally, thus testifying their appro- val of the good work begun, and their satisfaction on seeing the old Church rescued from desecration. A debt of $1100 has been incur- red in carrying out these improvements, which it were a graceful thing that the friends of the Church should liquidate. Up to the close of 1866 Mr. Evans has been in part supported by the Eastern Townships Mission Fund. Henceforth his Congregation have re- solved to rely entii*ely on their own resources ; though respectable in point of numbers, the Congregation is widely scattered, and by no means wealthy. Eastern Townships Mission. There is a large mission field in the Eastern Townships, which includes that part of Canada East lying on the South side of the 108 St. Lawrence, bounded by the Chambly River on the West, the State of Maine on the South, and extending easterly to the Chau- didre River. Irrespective of that part of it which borders on the St. Lawrence, and which is exclusively French, this interesting District includes 14 or 15 counties, each county averaging eight or nine Townships. The total population is about 160,000, of whom about 70,000 are English-speaking. In all this section of country we have only two organized Congregations, viz, Sherbrooke, and Melbourne : with- out trenching on ground already occupied by other Churches there is ample room, and, indeed, great need for at least three or four additional Ministers of our Church. There are a great many scattered over this wide section of country who, though nominally Protestants, are connected with no Church. And, yet, it is a country highly favoured by nature, beautiful for situation, rich in agricultural and mineral resources, irrigated by numerous noble rivers, abc inding in water power, and with a climate agreeable and salubrious. Gold is found on the Chaudi^re and its tributaries. At Acton, and elsewhere, copper mines have been worked to advan- tage for many years. Slate of the finest quality — rivalling the Welsh, is found near Melbourne. The most extensive saw mills in the Province are to be found at Brompton Falls ; woollen factories on a large scale at Sherbrooke : vast tracts of swampy lands, long considered useless, through the enterprize and inventive genius of Mr. Hodges, have been invested with a value almost fabulous, and are becoming highly important sources of wealth and industry by the manufacture of peat fuel, which is destined to supply the place of coal, almost the only economic mineral denied to Canada. But the latest discovery of all, and certainly not the least surprising, as tending to shew that nothing made by the Creator is without its use, is the fact that paper of excellent quality may be produced from Poplar wood, the meanest, and, hitherto, the most useless of all woods. At Windsor a large manufactory has been estab- lished, which it is estimated will turn out a thousand tons of paper yearly, chiefly from Poplar pulp ! 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From the foregoing notices of the several Congregations, we gather that the history of the Church of Scotland in Canada, bogiqs in the year 1765, with the ministry of the Rev. George Henry, at Quebec, and that his immediate successor. Dr. Spark, was ordained for that charge by the Presbytery of Ellon, in 1784. The Rev. John Bethune tv/o years afterwards began to organize a Congregation in Montreal, and in 1787, removed to Glengary, where he was instrumental in forming a number of Congregations, and building several Churches. Niagara was the third Congregation formed. The Rev. William Smart came to Brockville in 1811, from the London Missionary Society, and officiated in all the settlements from Cornwall to Kingston. A petition to the associate Presbytery of Edinburgh, by a number of Presbyterians settled at Perth, resulted in the appointment of the Rev. William Bell to that place. It is worthy of record as shewing the difference in travelling facili- ties, betwixt now and then, that he sailed from London on the 5th of April, and arrived at Quebec on the 2nd of June, 1817 : that the passage from Quebec to Montreal, by steamer, occupied 36 hours ; the fare was X3 : and that leaving Montreal on the 11th June, he reached Prescott on the 18th, by the only mode of com- munication then existing, having been seven days on the voyage ! Mr. Kirkland was settled at Lachine the following year. The Rev. John McLauren was settled at Lochiel, in 1819 : Mr. Bryning at Mount Pleasant, in 1820. The Rev. Robert Boyd was ordained to the charge of Prescott in 1821. St. Andrew's Congregation in Kingston, was organized in 1822, under the Rev. John Barclay. In 1826, Mr. Sheed came *^^o Dundas ; in 1827, Dr. Urquhart, to Cornwall ; in 1829, Mr. Cruickshank, to Bytown. At St. Thomas, in the West, the Rev. Alex. Ross was settled about 1829, and the Rev. Geo. Cheyne, at Amherstburgh, about the same time. The Synod was first constituted in St. Andrew's Church, Kings- ton, on the 8th of June, 1831. There were present eleven Ministers and two elders. The Rev. John McKenzie, of Williams- ton, was chosen Moderator. The earliest Roll of Synod preserved, is that of 1833, containing the names of 25 Ministers. The follow- ing table shews the number of ministers and missionaries on the roll, and the vacancies in each year since 1831. 125 com- m a II i< 1881 1882 1883 4 ISdll 5 18361 6 1836, 6 1887 6 18881 6 1889 6 1840 6 1841 1842 1843 1844 1844 1845 1846 1847 6 1848! 6 MODKRATORe. 1'3 ok . , . John McKonzie ..jAlox. Mathieson, O.D. 26 •lolin filachar, D.D 41 Archibald Couiicl 43 John Cruickshank 49 W. Bintoul 62 Alex. Gale 64 John Cook, D.D 55 KobortMcGlll, D.D.... 76 Hugh Urquhart, D.D. . 82 Jamea George, D.D 84 Henry Eeson 86 John Clugston 91 M.Y.Stark 64 John Cook, D.D 53 William Bell 67 George Romanes 57 Walter Roach 69 John Barclay, D.D . . IS I I lili Bd 3 — !<5 84 6 1849 1860 1851 1852 1858 1854 1855 1866 186' 1858 1859 18€0 1861 1862 1863 1P"4 1865 1866 186' Ob o K HODIRATORS. 60 James Huir, D.D. 62lJ. M.Smith 62:Kobert Nicll . 66 John McMorino.D.D 68 Alex. Spcnce. D.D 75 James Williamgon.D.D 79 Alex. i:. Kid 76 Alex. Mann 81 Geo. McDonnell 83 Geo. Bell 93'John McMurchy 96 Alex. Mathieson, D.D. 99 Wm. Bain 9£ 100 106 wa 107 108 William Leitch, D.D. John Campbell Archibald Walker . . . Geo. Thompson I'rin. Snodgrasa Kenneth Mcl^ennan . S £ V B a .2 ( « 1 i 41 6 89 6 89 6 41 6 87 4 8!^ 4 ;81 2 88 3 80 4 39 8 20 13 21 ( 81 ( 21 »• 1 18 6 21 7 28 13 27 12 26 8 8 2 2 8 2 3 2 3 3 7 10 12 12 9 From the first, the Ministers of the Scotch Church in Canada were recognized by the Government, and received a small annual grant from the public chest. In 1836, we find a Committee of Synod reporting as follows, " that there are in Upper Canada, 36 Ministers of this Church : that 24 of these receive .£57 10s. St";. iach, annually, from the monies granted for the support of Ministers of the Church of Scotland in Upper Canada, that two receive out of the grant to the United Synod : that one, Mr. William Bell, receives £100 Stg. on a special grant, and chat nine are without any pecuniary assistance from Government. That the sum at pre- sent granted to this Synod, is £1350 Stg., and that each Minister has hitherto received £57 10s. annually." * It further appears that in addition to grants of lands for Church purposes, in 1833, £900, and in 1834, £550 were granted by Government to the Synod to aid in erecting Churches, and that these sums were divided among a number of Congregations in sums varying from £25 to £80. In 1840, after nine years of negotiation, eighteen Ministers of the United Synod of Upper Canada were received into connection with this Church. From 1881 until 1840, memorials, petitions and remonstrancce, followed by deputations, had been sent to the Imperial Govern- ment, in relation to the Clergy Reserves, setting forth the right of the 126 Church of Scotland to participate in the fund arising from the sale of these lands, on equal terms with the Churcli of England in Ca- nada. In 1840 this vexed question was, for the time being, settled. One-half of all the Reserves unsold was retained by Government to satisfy different claimants : the Church of England to receive two- thirds, and the Churrh of Scotland one-third of the proceeds of the other half as they were disposed of — a balance on hand from past sales being subject to a like division. In 1839, subscriptions began to be received for the establishing of a theological school, and Queen's College was constituted by Royal Charter in 1841. On the 3rd of July, 1844, the Synod met at Kingston ; on the 10th of July in that year, Mr. Bayne, of Gait, on behalf of himself and those adhering to him, laid on the table of the Synod a document containing their reasons of dissent from the decision of the Synod of the previous day to continue their connection with the Church of Scotland, and protesting that they could no longer hold office in this Church ; twenty Ministers of the Synod subscribed this document, and two others dissented separately. Messrs. Smart and Boyd withdrew before the next meeting of Synod, making in all 24 who at that time ceased to be Ministers of the Church. In the summer of 1845 the Churches in the British Provinces of North America were visited by a deputation, appointed by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, consisting of the Revds. Dr. Simpson, Dr. John McLeod of Morven, and Dr. Norman McLeod. A second deputation, similarly appointed, visited the Provinces in 1847, the Revds. J. C. Fowler, Robert Stevenson, and Simon Mac- intosh being at that time charged into the embassy. It is true that allusion to these does not necessarily come under remark, yet, to leave them altogether unnoticed were an unpardonable omission. The lapse of twenty years has not effaced the pleasurable remem- brances associated with the mention of these visits. None who listened to the kind words then spoken are likely to forget the earnest and affectionate addresses of the various members of the deputations, the lucid and satisfactory explanations given, their wise counsels, and, more than all, that total absence of recrimination, and of every thing calculated to offend even those who differed from them, which invested the sentiments expressed with an abiding charm. w V'. 127 In December, 1854, the Clergy Reserves were secularized bj the Government of Canada. On the 10th of January, 1855, a pro re nata meeting of Synod was held in Montreal for the purpose of taking such steps as the circumstances might render necessary. The mode of commutation will be explained under the heading of the Home Mission Fund. At this meeting commissioners were appointed to negotiate with the Governm< nt. Out of those ncgo- tions aro sethe " Temporalities Board," who held their first meeting in Quebec on the 22nd February, 1855. OP STATISTICS. It is hoped that no arguments are needed to prove the value of carefully collated statistics. In secular matters they have come to rank as a science, and, marking a now era in political economy, they serve as data for all the civilized governments of the world to found laws, regulate commerce, and determine foreign and domes- tic policy and relationships. Their value in ecclesiastical institu- tions cannot be over-estimated. Our branch of the Church in Canada has hitherto signally failed in her attempt to obtain them. Did each Minister, Session, and Presbytery, resolve to do their duty in this matter, there were no difficulty in procuring every year, at least as full returns as those now submitted. By a subdivi- sion of labour, each Presbytery doing its share, the work, con- fessedly not a small one, could be easily accomplished. ' The returns in the accompanying tables are for the calendar year 186(3, though from this cause there may be a seeming discrepancy when compared with the statements of the treasurers of the different Schemes, and which embrace the Synodical year, it will yet be found that they so nearly approximate as to substantiate their correctness in the main. It is respectfully represented that the business of the Church would be greatly simplified by each Congregation making up all its accounts for the Calendar year. By so doing, ample time would be obtained for making up full annual returns to be presented to Synod. Some Congregations have already acted on this suggestion, to which it is hoped that the Synod will give practical effect. There are 126 charges enumerated in this Report: of theso, 19 were vacant in 1866 : 42 of them are double charges ; in five 128 instances the Ministers officiate regularly in three different places, and some were found having four and even five stations separated bj long distances. In addirion to these most of the country Afin- isters have occasional preaching stations. A considerable number preach three times each Sabbath. Those officlaling in Gaelic not unfrequently have two double services, implying the delivery of four sermons. One Minister was met with who not unfrequently preached two Gaelic, and three English sermons in one day ! The number of Ministers in charges in 1866, wac 107. If we include the assistant Ministers of St. Andrew's Churches, Montreal, and Ottawa, three Ministers, Professors in Queen's College, and one in Morrin College, we have 113 ; to which may be added 14 ordained Missionaries, making in all 127. Of the 12 Ministers retired on their commutation allowance, four were found to be engaged in ministerial work ; these were, the Rev. Thomas Fraser, whose services have been frequent and most useful in Montreal, Mr. Johnson of Nerval, since deceased, who may be said to have died in the harness, Mr. Anderson, of South Gower, who officiates nearly every Sabbath, and Mr. Paul, at Ormstown. The following table shews the number of Ministers in the several Presbyteries in 1866 : their allowances from the Temporalities Board : where they were educated ; and distinguishing those who have come to us directly or- indirectly — as through the Lower Provinces — from the Colonial Committee of the Church of Scotland, as well as through other channels. FHE8BYTKUIES. a "3 |£ 'A Receiving from Temporali- ties Board. Educated in Scotland tor .a 1^ ■3, is 8-3 5^ •.- BS J3 1 • s -a ' • 3 9 450 8 400 s 160 P Niagara 4 3 10 8 23 10 16 10 8 6 8 8 1 1 6 3 6 • 1 6 5 4 3 1 2 "2' "a I 1 "2" 1 8 2 3 6 14 6 8 6 4 3 4 4 8 1 .. . 2 2 8 2 8 3 4 2 1 Hamilton 2 4 3 7 1 1 1 1 London 8 4 12 4 6 4 4 4 3 2 46 2 .... 2 Uuclph Toronto 1 1 1 1 1 Kingston 6 ..:.. 8 6 2 1 2 ' 2 5 1 Montreal 1 1 Glenirarv ven\i :::::::::::.. ^:: ::.::. 1 Renfrew 1 Ottawa 2 "9" 2 8 27 Quebec 8 113 37 10 63 49 1 1 1 4 120 u 1 1 1 1 r ' ■ ' 1 4 Of the 2") Ministers composin;; the Roll of Synod in 1H33, there remain only three in connection with our Church alive. Tliese are, Dr. Mathieson, Dr. Unjuharl, and Mr. Coli|uhoun. Seven of them joined the Free Church. Three, Messrs. Cruikshank, Clugston, and Ketchan, returned to Scotland, and are helieved to be still living there, 10 are known to have died ; of the 08 Ministers on the Roll of our Church in January, 18.")'>, when the commutation with the Government was effected, JJ") only remain in active ministerial work, 12 have retired on their commutation allowance of -1400 per annum. One, the Rev. Peter McNaughton, formerly of Pickering, withdrew from the Church in November, 1855. Two, the Rev. John McMurchy, and Dr. McMorine, included in the statist'cs, have since died, making in all 22 deaths of commuting Ministers since 1855. Of the eleven " Privileged Ministers " on the Roll of Synod in 1854, ten arc still in charges. One, the Rev. John Lindsay of Litchfield, died, in 1857. The remaining GO Ministers receiving 8150 per annum from the Board, have been inducted to charges since 1855. The number of Ministers educated in whole or part in Queen's College, and in charges, is 40. ' Of the 18 Ministers belonging to the United Synod of Upper Canada, and who were received into the Church in 1840, Messrs. Anderson and Porter, are now the only representatives, and both have retired fiora active duty. Some of them jomed the Free Church, the rest have gone the way of all the earth. Op Stipend. • The total amount of salary promised to 108 Ministers (includ- ing two assistant Ministers), in 1866, was $81,031 ; of this sum $29,850 came from the Temporalities Fund — rather more than one- third of the whole. The average salary promised to each Minister, from all sources, '.vas $750. The average sum promised by the Congregations themselves was about $484 each. The largest salary paid from all sources, was $2700 (81). The smallest salary from all sources (promised) was $350 (123). The largest sum paid bt/ a Congregation to one Minister is $2550 (81). The largest sum paid for ministerial services by one Congregation, $3600 (80). I mm The smnlleHt aum ofTerod l>y a Coii;;ro;;ation to a Minister in the s)i:ipo of Huinry, is, '3t<')0 per iinnuin, fVoiu :iO familie.s! and it is not believed that its jnetnhcrs nr;; in the Hli;^he.st de;5reo ashiinied of themselves. Another Con;^re;^!ition rcturnin;; 100 eoininiiniciinta paid their Minister JjllOB. It is supposahle that each member of it- may have paid as mueh in taxes for the kee[)ing of a dnif ! as for the support of the Minister. For convenience of rcferetico tho salaries promised by tho people aj>|»ear in tabular form thus. KK) k "V r. * l&O k, "V. r. 1 "fc" IIV T. 8 ~k k iV'tT. IT m 4()0 k i»vrr. V*) k ~~k~ irViT. 4 KM IMX) 9 Col) ft • 700 & "vir. <• "fiO T DVi'r, HOO k 1 If ■ ■V