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 A History of the Methodist Denomination and its Churches in York 
 
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 THOMAS EDWARD CHAMPION, 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 I 
 
 ii'ij^^^N issuing the accompanying history of the " Methodist Churches ol 
 Toronto" to the public and to tliose who have subscribed for the 
 work, it is not necessary to make more than a very few prefatory 
 remarks. 
 The following pages do not attempt to deal otherwise than in a very 
 superficial manner with the history of the large body of Christians known 
 as Wesleyan Methodists throughout the Canadian Dominion or even in the Pro- 
 vince of Ontario. 
 
 What has been the aim of the editor and compiler has been to tell as briefly 
 as possible the history of the various congregations of Methodists which have 
 assembled in what we now know as the City of Toronto (formerly the town of 
 York), from the days of Simcoe up to the present period, the last year of tlie 
 nineteenth century. As far as possible original records have been consulted be- 
 fore the history of any church or congregation has been Anally compiled. As 
 regards some of the congregations these records have been somewhat imperfectly 
 kf|»t, and in consequence some errors may have crept into the body of this work. 
 In every case, though, accuracy of statement has been aimed at, and where inac- 
 curacies and discrepancies may be detected by readers, they may safely assume 
 that these are not due to the carelessness of the editor, but to the faulty inform- 
 ation wh'ch has been given to him and accepted in good faith. 
 
 As regards the biographical sketches the editor has, wherever it has been pOH- 
 siblc, used the words given to him by the sender or writer of the biograf)hy. In 
 some few cases biographies were sent in containing particulars of the person whom 
 they referred to which it would have been unwise, if not in bad taste, to publish. 
 These details have been omitted. In no single case, though, has any salient point 
 in any biography which has been forwarded, or have any leading facts which 
 have been contributed, taken out. Arranging and editing these biographies, in 
 many cases writing them from very crude notes, has been a work of great labor 
 and no little responsibility. In all cases the editor has tried to discharge his 
 duties conscientiously and fairly. 
 
 With these very few words of explanation and preface, the book is i.ssued to 
 
 the public. 
 
 -^.— " THOS. E. CHAMPION. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 CHAP. I'AtiK 
 
 I. Introductory SI 
 
 I r. Before the First Chapel -JO 
 
 II. The First Church 39 
 
 III. George St. Church 7-"i 
 
 IV. Adelaide .St. (Church 98 
 
 V. Richmond St. Church 110 
 
 VI. The Metropolitan Church 122 
 
 VII. Queen Street Church i:W 
 
 VIII. Elm Street Church l.TJ 
 
 IX. Berkeley Street Church 161 
 
 X. The Broadway Tabernacle 177 
 
 -XL Sherbourne Street Church 189 
 
 XII. Carlton Street Church l!l."> 
 
 XIII. Euclid Avenue Church 199 
 
 XI V. Queen Street East Church ( Leslieville) 20.S 
 
 .XV. i'arlianient Street Church 20« 
 
 XVI. Wood (ireen Church 218 
 
 .XVII. Trinity Church (originally known as tlie Western Church) 219 
 
 .XVIII. King Street East and (ierrard St. Churches 228 
 
 .X 1 .X . St. Clarens Avenue and St. Paul's Churches 228 
 
 .XX. Vonge St., Westmoreland and .St. Alhan's Churches 233 
 
 XXI. Wesley Church 240 
 
 XXII Dunn Avenue Church 24(5 
 
 XXIII. Berean Church 249 
 
 XXIV. The Centennial and Clinton Street Churches 252 
 
 .XXV. Central and Agnes Stieet Cliurches 2.58 
 
 .X.XVI. Simpson Avenue Church 2(>1 
 
 XXVII. Zion Church (originally known as Lomas Mission) 266 
 
 X.XVIIl. Bathurst Street and Perth Avenue Churches 272 
 
 .XXI.X. New Richmond and Epworth Churches 27/1 
 
 Concluding Summary 276 
 
 Appendix 279 
 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 l'A<!K. 
 
 Metropolitan ("liurch (two engravings) Frontispiece. 
 
 (iJueen Street I'liurcli ^^^ 
 
 Broadway Tabernacle I y~ 
 
 Slierbourne Street Cliurch Igg 
 
 Queen Street Kast Ciuircli 203 
 
 Parliament Street Church 206 
 
 Wood-Green Churoh 213 
 
 King Street Kast Churoh ... 223 
 
 St. Paul's Church, Avenue Road 2*28 
 
 Yonge Street Cluirch . 233 
 
 Dunn Avenue Church (two engravings) 24fi 
 
 Centennial Church 252 
 
 (/linton Street Church 256 
 
 Agnes Street Church 258 
 
 Simpson Avenue Church 261 
 
 New Richmond Church .... 275 
 
THE HISTORY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Methodist Churches in Toronto* 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Introductory. 
 
 HE word Methodism, as an etymological product or form, has no re- 
 ,|C^ ligious significance, nor any reference or relation to church polity. 
 ^^J The work, which at length became distintive, and which has increased 
 so raarvelously in the world, began at Oxford, England, in 1729, with 
 Eji* Charles Wealey, who " induced a few other students tc join him in 
 observing weekly communion," This condition of tilings was found by 
 John Wesley upon his return from Lincolnshire, was approved by him, and 
 aided to the extent of his joining the infant association. Besides the 
 weekly communion this infant association united in the study of the Greek 
 Testament, in regular fasting, in observing stated hours for private devotion, 
 in visiting the sick, the poor and prisoners, and instructing neglected children. 
 " They never themselves adopted any common designation, but of the variety of 
 derisive names they received from outsiders that of ' Methodists ' prevailed, a 
 sobriquet the fitness of which, indeed, as descriptive of one unchanging and in- 
 separable feature of Wesley's character (which was impressed also on his follow- 
 eres) was undeniable." 
 
 John Wesley was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, June 17-28, 1703. 
 His immediate ancestors were ministers of the Church of England, and of Puritan 
 principles, and some of them suflered for nonconformity. His uncle, Bartholo- 
 mew Wesley, was ejected from his living in 1GG2 by the Act of Uniformity, and 
 John Wesley, brother of Bartholomew, suffered in a similar manner, being often 
 fined and imprisoned for preaching contrary to law. Samuel Wesley, son of 
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 John, frave great offence to his family by uniting with the Church of Englc.nd, so 
 much so that thenceforth the}' left him to his own resources. Samuel w^s the 
 father of nineteen children, of whom Samuel, John and Charles attained to 
 eminence. The mother of these children, Susaniiidi Annesle}', was the daugher 
 of an ejected clergyman, was a woman of great force of character, of remarkable 
 intelligence, and fervent piety, and she gave great attention to the education 
 especially the religious education, of her children. 
 
 John Wesley's history is the history of a gradual but of a great development; 
 but it is only in connection with the doctrine of " salvation by faith " that that 
 history is referred \.j in this work. For two years he labored in Georgia, from 
 1736 to 1738, and when he returned to England, in February of the latter year 
 he had already accepted this doctrine, although ho had not then the same concep- 
 tion of the nature of faith that he afterward acijuired, and which he taught for 
 fifty 3'ear.s. 
 
 Miss Edgewood speaks of his journal, written on tlie homeward voyage from 
 Georgia, as chronicling " that deep satisfaction which is felt whenever an earnest 
 nature wakes up to the incompleteness of a traditional religion ; and his after 
 life, compared with his two years in Georgia, makes it evident that he passed at 
 this time into a new .spiritual region." And he himself writes that on March 5, 
 1788, he became fully convinced of the want of that faith whereby we are saved. 
 
 Up to that time Mr. Wesley had regarded faith as a union of intellectual be- 
 lief and a voluntary self-submi.ssion — ^the belief of the creeels and submission to 
 the law of Christ and to the rules and service of the church, acted out day by 
 day and hour by hour, in "all the prescribed means and services of the church 
 and in the general duties of life." From this definition of faith it will be seen 
 that the element of the supernatural was wanting, as was also that of the personal 
 trust for salvation on the atonement. Tb.e kind of faith possessed by Wesley up 
 to the time of his conversion, March 24, 1738, he was at length led to perceive, 
 " WHS essentially nothing else than an intellectual and moral act or habit, a nat- 
 ural operation and result, altogether difi'erent from the true spiritual faith of a 
 Christian." 
 
 This new faith was that which changed Wesley from a ritualist to an evange- 
 list, and sent him forth to prea.'.i a gospel which for years, if not for centuries, 
 had been forgotten. It was an inspiration which made him a great preacher and 
 
MKTHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 11 
 
 a great organizer, and which made him a " Methodist," in the highest and best 
 sense of the word. It was in the next year, 1739, that Wesleyan Methodism was 
 founded by Wesley, and the first "society," organized, and it was in 1839 that 
 the centenary of Wesleyan Methodists was celebrated in many countries of the 
 world. From time to time different societies were organized, all of which for 
 years were maintained and considered as " unsectarian," but which all the while 
 were developing into a new sect, and adding one more denomination to those 
 alrea<ly in existence, a consummation impossible to evade or avoid, as has since 
 been found the case with the " Disciples of Christ," or " Christians," as they call 
 themselves by way of pre-eminence. 
 
 The growth of Methodism has been remarkably great and rapid, and, as it W(juld 
 be but natural to infer, the Methodists have been during the IGO years of their 
 existence divided into numerous branches. But the essential doctrines of all 
 these branches are substantially the same, and may be briefly stated as being 
 embraced in a system of evangelical Armiiiianism. But, in particular, Wesleyan 
 divines hold to the doctrines of original sin, general redemption, repentaiu-e, justi- 
 fication by faith, or witness of the Spirit, and Christian perfection. 
 
 Having thus presented Mr. Wesley's view of the nature of the faith that saves, 
 and the particular doctrines of most, if not all, Methodist churches, it is next 
 necessary to briefly trace the history of Methodism in America, before takinf 
 up the history of the Methodist churches in Toronto. The begiunin'^s of Meth- 
 odism in North America are traceable to the year 17C)6, when a few pious erni- 
 gr,%nts from Ireland introduced the new religion into Now York. In 1709 two 
 ]ireachers volunteered to go to America from England, the ilev. Richard Board- 
 man and the Rev. Joseph Pehnoor, the former going to New York, the latter to 
 Pidladclphia. In 1771 two itinerants went out from England to America, Fran- 
 cis Asbury and Richard Wright, In 1773 Thomas Rankin went out, and it was 
 he that held t'le first Methodist conference in America, in Philailel|)hia, at which 
 tim^^ there were ten itinerant preachers and 1,100 members of this denomination 
 in America. 
 
 Upon the breaking out of the Revo' itionary war the English Methodist 
 preachers became unpopular, and all but Francis Asbury returned to England, 
 which fact greatly distinguishes Rev. Francis Asbury among the early Methodists 
 in North America. 
 
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 It is probably true that the first Methodists to appear in Canada were among 
 the sokiiers of General Wolfe in Quebec, who held meetinof.s in their camps and 
 barracks as early as 1768, and according to Daniell's excellent " History of Method- 
 ism," Phillip Embrey, Paul Heck and other Palatine emigrants, in 1774, together 
 with their families, exchanged their homes in New York for others in Upper 
 Canada, or in what is now known as the Province of Quebec. After residing in 
 the vicinity of Montreal four years they removed to Canada West, now Ontario, 
 settling in the township of Augusta, where they established a class. Other 
 classes were established in difterent parts of the British provinces, and in 17N7 a 
 local preacher from the United States, named George Neal, established a home 
 on the Canadian side of the Niagara river. 
 
 The Rev. William Losee was present in Canada in 1790-93, in the vicinity of 
 Kingston, ami in J 791 the number of Methodists in Canada was 2,795. The ter- 
 ritory for about twenty years was included in the New York, New England, 
 Philadel|)hia or Genesee conference. 
 
 Rev, William Case is considered the father of Canadian missions. Ordained 
 by Bishop Asbury, he was presiding elder in Canada from 1818 to 1828. The 
 other administrator of Canadian Methodism was Rev. Henry Ryan. One of the 
 early English missionaries was the Rev. Enoch Wood, D.D. Born in Lincoln- 
 shire, Englaml, in 1804, he entered the services of the Wesleyan Missionary 
 Society in 1821!, laboring for three years in the West India mission, and for nine- 
 teen years in the Province of New Brunswick. He was then appointed by the 
 British Conference superintendent of missions in Canada, at which time he re- 
 moved to Toronto. 
 
 The early Methodists in Canada had many difficulties to encounter in the p.o- 
 secution of their religious duties. The Cliurch of England had then a consider- 
 able following in the new country, which took occasion to annoy the new 
 religionists in many ways. One of these methods of persecution was to prevent 
 so far as possible the Methodist mini.stors from performing marriage ceremonies, 
 which they presumed they had a right to do simply because the}'^ were regularly 
 ordained ministers. Rev. Henry Ryan, whose name is one of the prominent ones 
 in the eaily history of Methodism in Canada, was punished by a judge for per- 
 forming a marriage ceremony, although there was no law in Canada prohibiting 
 him from so doing. This was one reason for the Methodists in Canada desiring 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 13 
 
 to separate from the Church of Enghmd, another beinj? that Methodists were 
 sometimes charged with disloyalty to England, which led them to desire to 
 chanfre their relation to the Methodist Church in the United States^. 
 
 However, a petition was foi'warded to the General Conference of the Methodint 
 Church, asking for the organization of a conference in Canada, which was granted, 
 and on August 4, 1824, the Canada Conference was organized under the Presi- 
 dency of Bishops George and Hedding. The organization of this conference did 
 not, however, satisfy Mr. Ryan, neither did it diminish the hostility of Rev. Dr. 
 Stnichan, who was assiduously laboring for the building up of the Church of 
 England in Canada. Mr. Ryan and others continued their labors in favor of in- 
 dependence until 1828. It was thought best to urge upon the General Confer- 
 ence the separation of the Canada Conference from the parent countr}', and the 
 General Conference being satisfied that the Methodists in Canada desired to 
 organize themselves into a Methodist Episcopal church, decided that the}' shoiild 
 have the privilege of .so doing ; hence at the session of the Canada Conference, 
 held at Ernestown in October, 1825, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada 
 was duly organized, the Rev. William Case being elected to the general superin- 
 tendency itro tevi. 
 
 Soon, however, new difficulties arose. The VVesleyan Methodists of England 
 felt no longer bound to abstain from pushing their work in Upper Catiada, and 
 stationed minister-^ at certain points in this province. The result was a collision 
 which led to a complete change in the polity of the Methodist Epi.sco|)al church, 
 surrendering those particular features which distinguished it from thf Wesleyan 
 Methodist church, so far as church government was concerned, and it became a 
 part of the latter body. 
 
 Quite a considerable body of Methodists, however, couhl not submit to the 
 Union. They decided to continue the Methodist Episcopal church, and on June 
 25, 1834, held a conference at Cummer's church, on Yonge Street, at whicli only 
 a small number was present. After several legal controversies, in which the pro- 
 perty of the church was first decided by the courts to belong to the Methodist 
 E[)iscopal church and afterward to the Wesleyan Methodists, each body Hnally 
 secured and maintained a separate organization and a separate church property, 
 which they maintained until the time of the general union. 
 
 The Methodist church is well represented in Toronto. From the beginning of 
 
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 the English speaking colony now known as Ontario, the Methodist church has 
 been an organization working for the good of the people. Toronto was founded 
 by Governor Sinicoe in 1794, and in that year the Province of Upper Canada 
 was divided into two circuits, upper and lower. Little York, as Toronto was 
 then called, was frequently visited by the evangelist, Rev. Elijah Woolsey, and 
 it is believed that this pious minister of the Gospel laid the foundations of 
 Methodism in this city. Little York was aubsequently included in the Niagara, 
 the Bay of Qiiinte, and the Home District circuits, the latter having been made 
 a separate circuit in ISO*. The preacher appointed to the Home District was 
 the Rev. William Anson, who is said to have been gifted with that peculiar, rare 
 and religious eloquence which in that " age of faith " proved so effectual. In 
 1805 the name of Home District circuit was chantjed to the Yonge Street cir- 
 cuit, Little York being the central point, and the Rev. Daniel Picket being the 
 appointed preacher. From that time on for some years sermons were delivered 
 and services held in school houses, private residences and hotels. Among the 
 early settlers who showed much hospitality to the itinerant preachers, those 
 early pioneers of Methodism in Little York, was a family named Dettar, as 
 also did tlie Rev. Thomas Stoyle. In 1817 the Rev. David Gulp was ap])ointed 
 to the Yonge Street circuit, and the Rev. James Jackson to the Duttin's Creek 
 circuit, each officiating in turn at the York mission, and in this way regular 
 Sunday preaching was supplied. During this year the first attempt was made 
 to erect a church building in York, the honor of originating and carrying out 
 the work being due to the Rev. Henry Ryan, who was for many years presiding 
 elder of the district. 
 
 York was made a separate station in 1827, and Rev. William Ryerson was 
 the preacher, brother of the distinguished educator. Dr. Egerton Ryerson. 
 Rev. William Ryerson was succeeded by Rev. F. Metcalf, Rev. W. Smith, 
 Rev. J. Ryerson, and Rev. A. Irvine, and at the Conference of 183.'J a union 
 was effected with the British Conference. Previous to this time the Methodists 
 of Canada had been connected with an organization in the United States, this 
 union being broken up in 1840, and restored in 1847, by the Conference which 
 met in Toronto that year. 
 
 For many years during the early history of Toronto, there were four different 
 branches of Methodists in the city : L Those belonging to the Canadian Confer- 
 
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 ence. 2. Those belonging to the British Wesleyan Church. 3. The Primitive 
 Methodists, an offshoot from the Wesleyan Methodists of ICngland ; and, 4, those 
 calling themselves New Connexion Methodists, another offshoot from the same 
 source. These several branches of the denomination taught the same doctrines, 
 had the same mode of worship, and practically the same church government. 
 Why, then, did they so long remain separate ? The causes were at least two- 
 fold ; political and social. If a man were a British Methodist he was at once 
 set down as a high Conservative in politics. The Primitive Methodist Church 
 contained the Radicals, and the New Connexion people were somewhat doubtful, 
 containing members of both political parties. The Canadian Methodists were 
 also made up of both Tories and Radicals. 
 
 B}' 1826 the membership of the first Methodist church in Toronto had reached 
 200. Up to this time there had been no resident minister. Must of the time 
 there had been preaching but once in two weeks, but now .services began to be 
 held more frequently, every Sunday, in fact. The next year the town was sep- 
 arated from the country, and a [)reacher was stationed in the town to look after 
 the interests of the congregation at what was then called the " White Meeting 
 House." The preacher thus .stationed at York, as has been already intimated, 
 was the Rev. William Ryenson, "a man of wonderfully persua.sive eloquence," 
 who was succeeded the next year by the Rev. Franklin Metcalf. This year, 
 Methodists in Canada were set otf as an independent branch of the church. 
 
 When the Christian Guardian was commenced, in 1829, RfV. Mr. Metcalf 
 acted as a.ssistant editor to the Rev. Egerton Ryerson. Mr. Metcalf was educat- 
 ed as a physician, but gave up the practice of medicine to become a preacher, and 
 it is said that he was an excellent scholar, and one of the best preacliers of his 
 day. After remainit)g pastor of this church two years, he became presitling 
 elder. 
 
 As stated above, Methodists became independent in Canada in 1828. Rev. 
 William Case was appointed chief superintendent, pro tern. During the same 
 year a committee was appointed to correspond with the British conference with 
 the view of establishing a friendly relation and intercourse between the two con- 
 nections. In 1830 a constitution for the Upper Canada Academy was adopted, 
 and a movement begun for the securing of funds for the erection of a building. 
 This movement resulted in the University of Victoria, and in 1831 each minister 
 
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 was rcffuested to appropriate his marriage fees towards the erection of the 
 academy. In JiS32 a deleji^ation was sent to England, the result of their mission 
 being a union with Britisli Methodism the next year. The Rev. George Marsden 
 was sent out as tlie tirst English president of tlie conference which conference 
 was held in the town of York in October, 1833. 
 
 All the circumstances above related were of great consequence to the Metho- 
 dists of Toronto, this name being given to the city about this time. 
 
 A new church building was then soon to be erected, a site therefor having 
 been procured on Newgate Street, now Adelaide, nearly opposite the present 
 post office. The building was ready for occupancy in 1833. The Rev. Alexan- 
 der Irvine was the last minister in the old frame church, and was the tirst in the 
 new one, which was a substantial and commodious brick one, and lasted the con- 
 gregation for many year.s. Many scenes of great interest occurred while the 
 church was on Adelaide Street, controversies in the church as well as in political 
 ciicles being the rule of tlie day. The insurrection of 1837, sometimes known as 
 the " Patriot War," was felt throughout the entire country. Jealousy existed 
 among the different Methodist bodies, which did not tend toward religious pros- 
 perity. The union of the two branches of the Church lasted until 1840, and then 
 it was dissolved, and another seven years of strife succeeded, attended with dis- 
 cord and local rivaliy. But, notwithstanding these troubles, the city continued to 
 grow in population, and there was also a large increase in the membership of the 
 Methodist churches therein. 
 
 In 1847 another union between the British and Canadian conferences of 
 Methodists was ettected on such a basis that both sides were better satisfied than 
 before. Activity in Methodism prevailed, revivalists were employed and revivals 
 followed. Great zeal was manifested, and the churches grew apace. From that 
 time Methodism prospered abundantly. 
 
 At this time certain rpiestions, which were vital to the prosperity of the coun- 
 try, still remained unsettled, such as the Clergy Reserve question and that of 
 the Provincial University, which subjects were closely allied to the policies of 
 the day. The editor of the Christian Guardian took strong ground on these 
 (piestions, and in so doing gave great offence to the Methodists who differed with 
 him upon the merits of the questions involved in the discussion. A manifesto 
 was prepared and signed by forty men, remonstrating with the editor upon what 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 17 
 
 they considered the prostitution of the Guardian to political purposes, the re- 
 monstrance beinf:^ taken to him for insertion in the Guardian, Upon the declin- 
 ation of the editor to publish the manifesto it was taken to the Toronto Herald, 
 in the columns of which it appeared. The forty men who signed this manifesto 
 went in a body out of the Adelaide Street church, unitinf^ with other Methodist 
 chtn-ches in Toronto. They were known by the euphonious title of the " Forty 
 Thi^^ves " ; and while the discussions and dissensions interfered for a time with 
 the growth of Methodism in Toronto, yet there was a power in the Church for 
 good which could not be permanently destroyed. 
 
 A circumstance occurred in 18^6 which led to the secession of certain leading 
 members of the Church. In 1834, an evangelist, named Rev. Mr. Caird, of the 
 Apostolic Church — or, as they were otherwise known, the Irvingites — first visited 
 Toronto. Remaining then but a short time he returned in 1836, and was followed 
 by others. They were invited to preach in the Adelaide Street church, and con- 
 tinued to occupy the pu]i)it for some time, and until they began to think they 
 had a right to a place there. In the meantime, the peculiarities of their doctrines 
 began to attract attention, among other features being the practice of speaking 
 in unknown tongues. This was more than the authorities of the Church could 
 tolerate, ana when the Irvingites were invited to leave several inlluential mem- 
 bers of the Church left with them. Among them was the Rev. George Ryerson, 
 eldest of the Ryerson brothers, who became the first " angel " of the Church. Mr. 
 William Patrick and other loading men were led away from Methodism, and be- 
 came chief men among the Irvingites. , 
 
 In those days, also, noted revivalists were brought over from the United States, 
 some of them men of mighty power. Among these revivalists was the Rev. John 
 N. Maffit, who was chaplain for some years of the lower House of the Congress 
 of the United States. His influence with young people was very great, and 
 through his labors many of them joined the Church. Rev. Mr. Maffit found a 
 grave on the banks of the Mississippi river, in the far-off country of Arkansas. 
 
 After the George Street church was closed on account of the re-uniting of the 
 British Wcsle^'an Methodists with the Methodists of the "White Meeting-house," 
 already narrated, it was ascertained that there were still a few Methodists who 
 preferred the English conference, and who wished to continue their worship 
 under the London Wesleyan Missionary committee. Hence the George Street 
 
18 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 church was re-opened by Messrs. Richey and Stinson. For some time this was 
 the leadini^ cliurch for the British Methodists in Toronto, continuinj^ so until the 
 Richmond Street church was opened. Since then the old church has had a 
 cuiious career, havinjj been in turns an Oranj^e hall, a Unitarian church, a black- 
 smith shop and a dwelling-house. But it had a glory peculiarly its own. Its 
 ministers were men of religious zeal and of great ])ower, seldom excelled, or even 
 equalled. They were the Revs. Richey, Stinson, Davidson, Hetherington and 
 others, whose names are now recalled. 
 
 In 1S45 the congregation removed to Richmond Street, from which church the 
 following are offshoots : The Queen Street church.Yorkville church, Berkeley Street 
 church and Elm Street church. The ministers stationed at the Richmond Street 
 church weie the Revs. W. M. Harvard and R. Cooney, D.D. Mr. Harvard was one 
 of the young missionaries who, in 1814, sailed for India with Dr. Coke, who died 
 on the way out, Mr. Harvard reading the burial service over Dr. Coke's remains. 
 After remaining in Ceylon some years, Rev. Mr. Harvard returned to England, 
 and subsequently came to Canada, where he remained until the union of 1847. 
 Dr. Cooi.ey was educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood, and upon his con- 
 version to Protestantism he became a preacher. 
 
 It has been stated that the first Methodist church in Toronto, now named the 
 Metropolitan, moved to their new building on the corner of Adelaide and Toronto 
 Streets in 1833. The membership at that time was 255, and the congregation 
 continued to worship there until 1870, when they removed to a temporary tab- 
 ernacle while the present magnificent church edifice was being erected. 
 
 The plans for this new structure were prepared by Mr. Langley, and the cor- 
 ner-stone was laid by Dr. Ryerson on August 24th, 1870. The church was for- 
 mally opened in March, 1872, when Dr. Tiffering of Newa'^k, N. J., preached to 
 an overflowing congregation. The pastors appointed to this church since 1872 
 have been as follows : 1872, Dr. Cochrane ; 1873, Dr. Jno. Potts ; 1876, Dr. Wm. 
 Briggs; 1879, Dr. Jno. Potts; 1882, Dr. Hugh Johnston ; 1885, Dr. E. A. Staf- 
 ford ; 1888, Rev. Le Roy Hooker; 1891, Rev. J. V. Smith and Rev. W. J. Smith; 
 1893, Rev. James Smith; 1894, Rev. James Allen ; and in 1897, Rev. R. P. Bowles. 
 
 The Sunday-school of the Metropolitan church was founded November 18th, 
 1818, and from this time to 18'J.O the superintendents were William Patrick, 
 Jesse Ketchum and W. D. Morrison. From 1820 to 1830, the superintendents 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 19 
 
 were William Carfrae and Alexander Hamilton. In 1832 the Sunday-school was 
 moved to the church on Adelaide Street, where it increased in numbers very 
 rapidly. 
 
 The superintendents of this noted Sunday-school from 1832 to 1806 were as 
 follows: 1832, Alexander Hamilton; 1834, George Bilton ; 183(J, J. Beatty ; 
 1843, James Hodgrow ; 1847, J. Lawrence; 1850, M. Lavea, M.D. ; 1854, Archi- 
 bald McCallum, and, in the same year, John Holland ; lK5o, John Murphy ; 1860, 
 William Blight; 1861, Fuller Smith, Dr. Bidl and W. H. Kerr; 1862, C. W^ 
 Coates ; 1805, J. Butler; and in 1866, William Nixon. 
 
 In 1872 the school was removed to the new church building, the present fine 
 Metropolitan church, where it has ever since been conducted with success. 
 Among the superintendents since that time have been Thomas Nixon, James 
 Patterson, James Boustead, Alexander Mills, and A Carrick, the latter of whom 
 has been the superintendent since 180.5. 
 
CHAPTER 11. 
 
 Before the First Chapel. 
 
 jHOSO would .stand upon Wells' Hill, or other northern eminence, and 
 looking southward on the beauteous city sloping gradually to its 
 land-locked bay and the great lake beyond, and view its myriad 
 churches everywhere throughout its length and breadth, whose 
 tall spires, gleaming in the sun, point, like index-lingers, to the azure 
 skies whither the Son of God himself ascended to sit in glory at the 
 Father's side — the solitary hope and life indeed, for tired and worn humanity, 
 spent, as it is, in its long, losing battle with death and sin — would find it dillicult 
 to realize that only eighty years ago this wide-spreading city, with its miles 
 of streets and palatial buildings, with its shaded avenues and tree-clothed parks, 
 was but a village nestling near the inland sea, wherein as yet not one church of 
 Methodism had been erected and dedicated to the worship of the living God. 
 
 It is a moral certainty that in the year 1795 the Rev. Elijah Woolsey was the 
 first Methodist divine to preach the gospel in Toronto when the pi-esent metro- 
 polis was but a collection of less than twenty houses. 
 
 He was born Jul}"^ 2Gth, 1771, in Marlboro, Ulster County, New York. His 
 parents were pious ; his mother especially was deeply devoted to God, and no 
 doubt imparted to him early religious instruction. 
 
 He was early converted to God, and at twenty years of age entered the itiner- 
 ant ministry in the State of New York. In the year 1794 he volunteered his 
 services for Canada, and in the following year he received the appointment of 
 the Bay of Quinte District, of which Toronto was then the westerly point. His 
 companion in this missionary enterprise was James Coleman, another dauntless, 
 heroic man of God. Not only was Canada then an unsettled land, destitute of 
 the comforts of civilized life, but the road to it from the State of New York for 
 some hundreds of miles was through an almost unbroken forest. The story of 
 their long and perilous journey to the hyperborean north reads like a romance, 
 John Bailey, of Monlinette, acted as their guide. They came by canoe up the 
 Mohawk river to Fort Stanwix, where by a short portage they entered Wood 
 
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METHODIST CHURCH KS IN TORONTO. 21 
 
 creek, which flows into Oneide lake, which in turn discharges its waters by the 
 Ononda river into Lake Ontario, which they entered where Oswego now stands, 
 and then coasted along its shore and crossed to Kingston, where, after a journey 
 of incredible toil and hardship, sleeping from fifteen to twenty nights in the 
 woods, they arrived safely. Toward the end of the trip their provisions ran out 
 and they were reduced to a single cracker per day each. 
 
 He was a man of wonderful personal magnetism and his preaching was accom- 
 panied witli power from on high. Though of great benevolence of character and 
 amenity of manners his oratory showed in many ways the dauntless courage 
 that chaiacterized him. He spent two years in Canada, returning a^i^ain to the 
 States, where, after laboring in the ministry for forty-four years, he died at his 
 residence in Rye, in the State of New York, at the advanced age of seventy- 
 eight. 
 
 The greatest of the early preachers who visited Little York in its infancy un- 
 doubtedly was Nathan Bangs, who passed through the settlements like a 
 flaminj; evangel. 
 
 He was born in tl.n Eastern States in 1779, where he received a good New 
 England common school education, although hi.s father failed in his project of 
 giving him a classical one. Subsequently, that father, who was self-instructed, 
 taught him the art of surveying. At the age of thirteen his father and family 
 removed to what was then a wilderness part of New York, somewhere on the 
 east branch of the Delaware. While there, the family were in great distress for 
 a time on account of his mother and little sister who were lost, and spent a night 
 in the woods. During their residence in that place, Nathan sometimes heard the 
 Methodist preachers, who had followed up the settlers to their wilderness home^i, 
 and by whom all the family, except the father, were ultimately brought into the 
 Methodist Church. Three of his brothers, as well as himself, finally became 
 preachers. For the present Nathan repelled conviction, and provided a salve 
 for his conscience by finding subjects of sarcasm in the humble servants of God. 
 Impelled by the pioneer spirit of the age, on the 9th of May, 1799, he started for 
 the still further wilds of Canada. He took his surveying insi ruments with a 
 view to his exercising his profession in a country which promised to furnish 
 ample opportunities for its employment. He was accompanied by a devoted 
 sister and her husband. Their way lay through the forest, and the only convey- 
 
22 THK HISTORY OK THE 
 
 ance for the lady and their few effects was an ox-sle<l. They passed by the spot 
 where Buffalo now stands, where they found only two or three lof^ huts. They 
 crossed Niagara at Fort Erie, and coasted downwards to the neighborhood of the 
 great cataract. The poetry of his nature was fed by its ceaseless roar — the dark 
 woods stretcliing away on every hand — and by the reading of Milton's Poems, 
 Bunyan's Progress and Hervey's Meditations, which he found in a small but 
 well-assorted private library, 'i'hrough his pious sisters' exhortations and the 
 salutary influence of the Rev. James Coleman's goodly character and conversation, 
 whom he found laboring in the settlement, he was prepared for the more mature 
 counsels of the Rev. Joseph Sawyer, who succeeded him, and through whose 
 instrumentality he was converted and joined the Church. In 1801 ho began to 
 preach and received an ap])ointmcnt on the Thames River, where liis great 
 abilities and transcendent .spirituality became manifest in a marked revival of 
 religion there. Ho has told the story of his early itinerancy himself, and the 
 experiences that he passed through in and near Little York we copy word for 
 woid. 
 
 " On the 7th October, 1802, 1 set off in company with Joseph Jewell, the presid- 
 ing elder, for the Bay of Quinte circuit. We had a terrible load to travel from 
 the head of Lake Ontario to Little York, as it was then called, now Toronto, over 
 hills and creeks, through mud an<l water, but at last arrived in safety. We had 
 an appointment for ]>reacliing in Vonge Street on the evening of the next day. 
 After the sermon by Mr. Jewell I gave an exhortation. The people reijuested 
 that I might be left for a few dft3',^ to preach in the neighborhood. 1 accordingly 
 staved behind, with the understanilin<' that I should go on in a short time. At 
 the time appointed I set off, but was taken sick with inffuonza on the way. 
 Being tenderly nursed in the house where I stopped, I soon recovered, mounted 
 my horse, and rode some miles, when my faithful animal was taken sick and the 
 next day died. Here, then, I was alone in a strange place, without money, with- 
 out a horse, and, as far as 1 knew, without friends. I tru'sted in (Jod alone, and 
 He provided for me. In about half an hour, during which 1 hardly know which 
 way to turn, a gentleman came along and offered to lend me a horse, on condition 
 that I would defer my journey to the Bay of Quinte, and agree to remain in 
 those part,s jireaching for some time. I thankf>illy accepted his offer, mounted 
 the hor.se, and went on my way rejoicing up to Little York. The settlements in 
 
MKTHODIST CHURCHES IN TOlloNTO. 23 
 
 this part of the country were all new, the roads extremely bad au'l the people 
 generally poor and demoralized. Our occasional preachers were exposed to many 
 privations and often too much suflering from poor fare and violent opposition. 
 Seth Crowell, a zealous and godly itinerant, had travelled along the lake shore 
 before me, and had been instrumental in the awakening and conversion of many 
 of the settlers, so that some small societies had been formed ; but they were far 
 apart, and I found them in a dwindled condition. On Yonge Street, which w&a 
 a settlement extending westward from Little York in a district line for about 
 thirty miles, there were no societies, but all the field was new and uncultivated, 
 with the excejition of some Quaker neighborhoods. Among these ' Friends ' I 
 formed some pleasant accjuaintanct's." He had met with .some of them in the 
 scenes of his earlier ministerial labors. They liked his earnest spirit and his 
 doctrine, though they disapproved the practical system of Methodism, especially 
 its organized ministry. Sometimes travelling at a tlistance from their .settlement, 
 they would join his log cabin congregations, and after the sermon rise and bear 
 their favort ''le " testimonies." One of them hearing him on his first circuit was .so 
 inspired and delighted by his fervent discourse as to ask " liberty to testify," 
 and then proceeded to say that, while listening, " It was given him to rise to 
 the blessed vision of the Revelator ; he saw the angel, bearing the everlasting 
 gospel. Hying through the midst of heaven. This is the everlasting gospel which 
 they had heard that day," and the good Quaker went on to support his Methodist 
 brother with a home-directed exhortation to the wondering people. The two 
 speakers had an agreeable interview after the service, and comforted each other 
 on their way heavenward. The itineiant always afterward liked the 'Friends,' 
 though lie deemed some of their peculiarities unscriptural, and frankly told them 
 so. He resolved now to visit their .settlement alon<r the extended " Yonue 
 Street " route. 
 
 He set out on a winter's day with the determination to call at as many houses 
 as possible on the way and give a " word of exhortation ' to each. At every door 
 ho said: " I have come to talk with you about religion an<l to pray with you. 
 If you are willing to receive me for this purpose I will stop ; if not, I will go on. 
 Only one repulsed me through the entire day ; all others heard my exhortations, 
 and permitted me to pray with them. I entered one house where I found the 
 family at dinner. I talked with them for a while and then proposed prayer. 
 
24 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 When I arose from my knees the man was in a profuse perspiration, and, looking 
 me in the face, with much emotion said, ' Sir, I believe you pray in the Spirit.' 
 I gave him a word of advice and left him a thoughtful, perhaps an awakened, 
 man.' Some, however, held eager disputes with him on theological questions, 
 and most were more inclined to show their rustic skill in polemics than to join 
 in his earnest devotions ; but all treated him kindly except a stout High 
 Churchman, a rude emigrant, who avowed himself to ' be of the High Church of 
 England, and a believer in her Articles and Prayer-book.' He became so enraged 
 at the preacher's citation of the Church Catechism on the sacramental sign of 
 ' inward spiritual grace — a new birth unto righteousness,' that he vociferously 
 threatened to ' pitch him neck and heels ' out of the cabin, and would probably 
 have done so had it not been for the interference of his daughter." 
 
 He delayed much on this route, preaching often and with success. " There 
 was quite an awakening among the people," he writes, " and many sought re- 
 demption in the blood of Christ, so that several societies were formed. But 
 there was a marked line of distinction between the righteous and the wicked, 
 there being but very few who were indifferent or outwardly moral to interpose 
 between them. All showed openly what they weie by their words and actions, 
 and either accepted religion heartily or o])po.sed it violently ; the great majority, 
 though most of them would come to hear me preach, were determined opposers, 
 Such is the character of frontier comnmnities. Moral restraints are feeble 
 among them ; conventional restraints are few ; the freedom of their simple 
 wilderness-life cliaracterizes all their habits ; they have their own code of dis- 
 course, and sometimes of law itself. They are frank, hospitable, but violent in 
 prejudice and passion, fond of disputation, of excitement, and of hearty, if not 
 reckless, amusements. The primitive Methodist preachers knew well ho v t'> ac- 
 commodate themselves to the habits, as also to the fare, of such a people, and 
 hence their extraordinary success along the whole American frontier. Their 
 simple and familiar methods of worship in cabins and barns, or under trees, suit- 
 ed the rude settlers. Their meetings were without the stiff order and ceremon- 
 ious formality of older communities. They were often scenes of free debate, of 
 interpellations and interlocutions ; a hearer at the door-post or the window 
 responding to, or questioning, or defying the preacher, who ' held forth ' from a 
 chair, a bench, or a barrel, at the other end of the building. This popular free- 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 25 
 
 dom was not without its advantages; it authorized equal freedom on the part of 
 the preacher ; it allowed great plainness of speech and directness of appeal. The 
 glimpses afforded by some of the reminiscences of that day include crowded con- 
 gregations in log huts or barns — some of the hearers seated, some standing, some 
 filling the unglazed casements, some thronging the overhanging trees — startling 
 interjections thrown into the sermon by eccentric ])reachers — violent polemics 
 between the preacher and headstrong sectarists, the whole assembly sometimes 
 involved in the earnest debate, some for, some against him, and ending in gen- 
 eral confusion. A lively Methodist hymr was usually the best means of restor- 
 ing order in such cases. Our itinerant was never t nfoiinded by these interrup- 
 tion.s. He had a natural tact and a certain authoritative presence, an air of 
 command, qualified by a concessive temper, which seldom failed to control the 
 roughest spirits. He was often characteristic, if not directly personal, in his 
 preaching; sometimes with quite naive, if not ludicrous results. On one occasion 
 he was contrasting the characters of the righteous and the wicked. " When an 
 apparently well-meaning man," he wiites, "sitting before me, said aloud : ' How 
 do you know that, sir?' I made him no reply, but proceeded with the delinea- 
 tion of the godless character, and then remarked: 'It matters not what your 
 condition or name is, if you do thus wickedly you will be damned !' He arose, 
 bowed very respectfully, and said : ' My name is Benaiah Brown, at your ser- 
 vlze,' and sat down again. Some of my friends, thinking he wished to make 
 disturbance, went toward him to put him out of the house. I requested them to 
 hi him alone, as he had not disturbed me at all, but seemed full of respect. 
 After the meeting he remained, and, in conversation with him, I asked him how 
 he came to address me in the manner he did. He replied : ' Yon described my 
 character so accurately that I thought you knew all about me, and that I might 
 as well give you my name and have done with it.' I gave him some good advice, 
 and we parted on the best terms. He was a stranger in the place; the U ord 
 had evidently taken hold upon his heart, and I may hope its efi'octs were 
 lasting." 
 
 A more direct case occurred in a settlement about ten miles from Toronto. 
 
 "There was," he says, "a great awakening among the peoi)le, but an inveterate 
 
 fiddler seemed set on by the great adversary to contest the victory with me inch 
 
 by inch. He had earned considerable money a» the musician of the winter- 
 
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26 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 night dancing parties of the settlers; but he was now willing to fiddle for 
 nothing if they would meet to dance and frolic rather than to pray. He con- 
 trived every possible method to keep the young people from our meetings. For 
 some time he carried his purpose with a high hand, and the war was at last 
 fully o|iened between us. One Sabbath morning, however, I fairly caught him. 
 I waH preaching on Gal. v., 19-21, and when I came to the word 'reve'ings' I 
 apjilied it to his tactics, and said, ' I do not know that the devil's musician is 
 here to-day ; I do not see him anywhere ! ' But he was sitting in a corner out of 
 my ."(ight, jind he now put out his head and cried out, ' Here I am ; ha ! ha ! ha !' 
 making the place ring with his laughter. ' Ay,' said I, ' you are there, are you !" 
 and turning toward him, looked him full in the face, and addressed myself to 
 him in language of rebuke and warning. I finally told him that if he did not 
 cease alluring the young people into sin"d amusements I would pray God either 
 to convert him or take him out of the way, and I had no doubt that God would 
 answer my prayer. 
 " The j)owerof God evidently fell upon the assembly ; a divine awe seemed to over- 
 power them. The guilty man began to tremble all over like a leaf, and turned 
 deathly pale. He finally got up and rushed out of the house. He went home, 
 burned his fiddle, and we weie thenceforth rid of his inteiference with our meet- 
 ings and his opposition in the community." He sometimes had ruder encountera. 
 " 1 had," he says, " an appointment to preach in a small cabin, the family of 
 which was too poor to entertain me conveniently over night. T, therefore, in- 
 tended to return, as had been my custom, about six miles, after the sermon, for 
 lodgings. I was overtaken on my way to the place by a sleigh with three men 
 in it. I turned my horse out of the road and let them pass me, but they nosoon- 
 er did t>o than they stopped and began vociferating blasphemies and blackguard 
 langujige at me, and if I attempted to pass them they would drive on, obstruct 
 the way, and thus prevent my going forward. In this manner they continued 
 to annoy me about halt an hour, keeping up an unceasing stream of Billingsgate; 
 I made them no repl\'. They at length drove on, and lelt me to pursue my way 
 in peace. In the evening as I rose up to preach these three men stood looking 
 in at the door, and as I was standing at the door-post, they closed the entrance, 
 and were close to my right l^and. I requested them to take seats ; two of them 
 did so, but the other kept his place. T gave out for my text Dan. v., 27: 
 
METHODIST CHURCUE8 IN TORONTO. 27 
 
 ' Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting.' In the introduc- 
 tion to the discourse I made some remarks about Belshazzar's impious feast, 
 enlarged on the prevalent drinking habits of the settlers, and observed that 
 there were people who were not contented to drink in taverns and in their 
 own houses, but carried bottles of wine in their pockets. The man who still 
 stood at my right hand had a bottle in his pocket; he drew it forth, shook 
 it in my face with an oath, exclaiming, ' You are driving that at me,' and 
 kept up a continual threat. The owner of the house, who was a warm friend of 
 mine, instantly arose, with two or three others, all trembling with indigna- 
 tion, and came toward the offender to seize him and thrust him away. Per- 
 ceiving their design, I feared there would be bloodshed, and requested them 
 to desist and take their seats, for I was not afraid of my opposer. They sat 
 down, but this only seemed to enrage the man still more. He kept on swear- 
 ing, with his clenched fist directed at me ; but I continued my discourse un- 
 moved by his threats, until I finally called on the God of Daniel, who de- 
 livered him from the lions, to deliver me from this lion-like sinner, when 
 suddenly he escaped out of the door and fled ; his two companions followed 
 him, and we ended the meeting in peace. My fiiends, fearing I might meet 
 with some peril should I attempt to return that night, as it was supposed 
 that these ruffians knew that I intended to do so, persuaded me to stay all 
 night. It was well I did so, for these men lay in ambush for me, and see- 
 ing a traveller — a Mr. Hall — approach on horseback, one of thtm said with an 
 oath, ' There he is, let'.s have him,'" blaspheming and cursing him as the Metlio- 
 dist preacher. They caught him, and were preparing to wreak their vengeance 
 upon him, but soon discovered that they had committed an egregious and danger- 
 ous blunder. 
 
 The as.sailed traveller, seeing his peril, turned upon them boldly, and showing 
 a heaity disposition to tight, notwithstanding the odds against him, and using a 
 style of language surprisingly like their own, they became convinceil that ho could 
 be no Methodist preacher, and took to their heels. " Thus God .saved me from 
 these ravening wolves. I blessed His name, and learned to trust more than ever 
 his protecting providence. No little good resulted from this incident ; it raised 
 me up many friends; opposers even became ashamed of the malicious rowdies, 
 and were ready now to defend me. In the ujidst of all these strange scenes I 
 
28 THR HISTORY OF THE 
 
 enjoyed great peace with God ; I liad constant access to Him in prayer, and went 
 on my route n joicing lliat I was counted worthy to suffer for His name's sake. I 
 passed on from settlement to settlement preaching and praying with the people ; 
 the Divine Spiiit was poured out upon them, and many were converted. Some 
 of the neighborhoods were extremely poor ; in some the people had not yet a 
 single stable for the accommodation of my horse. I carried with me oats for 
 him, and, tying him to a tree, left him to eat at niglit, and ate and slept myself 
 in the same room in which I preached. This I had to do frequently ; but God 
 was with me, blessing my soul and the people." 
 
 Oil the first of January, 1802, he set off to attend some preaching appointments 
 which he liad made along the lake sliore. The journey was to afford him some 
 further examples of frontier life, "The roads," he says, " were bad, most of the 
 country being new and in some places a continuous forest of from ten to fifteen 
 miles extent. About sunset I came to a ci eek the bridge of which was so broken 
 that my horse would not cross upon it, neither could 1 lead or drive him over the 
 ice as the middle ol the creek was not frozen, but the current ran rapidly, mukitig 
 a noise with the broken ice that frightened him. I went up and down the stream 
 for a considerable distance in the snow and ice to find a place on which I might 
 cross. I was more than an hour in making this useless effort. Being compelled 
 either to stay in the woods all night or to return, of the two evils I chose the 
 last. I found on my way back an Iruiian trader's house, where f. number of 
 people were assembled to celebrate the New Year. They were singing, dancing, 
 and drinking at a high rate. 1 offered money if any two of the men would go 
 with me and help me over the creek ; but no one would consent, for the night 
 had fallen and it was cold. The man of tlie house assured me that if I would 
 stay with him over night I should be well treated. I accordingly put up my 
 horse and entered the house. I doclined the whiskey that was offered me, but 
 told the woman of the house I should bo thankful for something to eat, &> I had 
 eaten nothing since early in the mc^rning. She kindly prepared me a good 
 Bujtper. Seating myself by the fire, I commenced a conversation with a woman 
 on the subject of rel gion. I found that she was a back-slidden Baptist; while 
 talking with lier one and another drew near and formed quite a group of 
 listeners, until finally so many assembled around U)e that the dance could not go 
 00, A large, athletic man now stepped up to me and said, ' Sir, if you will 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 29 
 
 remain here you must le civil ; you must not preacli.' 1 replied, 'I am not 
 preacliiiig; but as Pioviilence has cast my lot among you, I think it my duty to 
 talk w ilh those who are willing to hear me on the things that make for their 
 eternal peace. You will not cleprive me of tlii« privilege, will you ? ' ' No,' said 
 he, ' but we must dance,' and he seized the woman and dragged them out upon 
 the floor, and resumed the dance with increased hilaiity. Tiiis they continued 
 until nearly midnight. I then said to the chief trader, who had become very 
 friemlly with me, ' With your permission I will address a few words to the people.' 
 He assented, and r* quested them to <;ive attention. I arose and ndtlressed thera 
 in substance as follows: 'It is now midnight and the holy Sabbath has begun. 
 You have amused yourself with dancing, I think, long enough to satisfy you, if 
 not to fatigue you, and if 3'ou continue it longer you will not only transgress the 
 law of God, but likewise the law of your country. I advise you, therefore, to 
 de ist and retire to your rest.' They com|tlied so far as to cease dancing. 
 
 " But the Indian trader came to me and .said, ' The Indians are encamped a short 
 distance from us, and they expect a dance here, as I have promised them one.' 
 He asked my permission to let them have it, I replied that I had no control 
 over his house, or the Indians, but if he would dispense with the reve! he would 
 highly gratify rae, and, I doubted not, would please God. He rejoined that as 
 ' he h;\d promised them the dance they would expect it, and would be greatly 
 incensed if they were denied it.' 
 
 " He then went to the door and gave the Indian ' whoop,' and down came the 
 savages, and began an Indian dance, which, with their drumming upon an old pan, 
 their frequent yells, their stamping and bodily distortion.s, presented a spectacle 
 fit for pandemonium. I requested the trader to assist me in conversing with 
 them. To this he assented, when the chief of the Indians presented himself be- 
 fore me with great dignity and gravity. I asked him if they knew whence they 
 had descended. He replied, 'Yes, the Great Spirit at first made one man and 
 one woman, placed them on an island about an acre in size; thence they were 
 driven off" for an act of disobedience to the continent, and from them they had 
 all <lescended.' I then gave him an account of the creation of the world, of man 
 in particular, of his fall and its consequences. I asked him if he had ever heard 
 of Jesus Chi Ist. He replied, ' No.' 1 then gave hira an account of our Lord's 
 birth, His life, miracles and teachings, His sufferings and death. While describ- 
 
30 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 ing the death of Christ, the chief pointed to his heart and lifted his eyes and 
 hands towards heavtn, apparently tilled with atnaztment. When 1 had con- 
 cluded he clasped me in his arms, kissed me and called me father, and entreated 
 me to come and live wilh him and be the teacher of his people. After assuring 
 him of my afiection for them, and the deep interest I felt for their eternal wel- 
 fare, I told him that I could not comply with his request, but hoped the time 
 was not distant when a Christian teacher should be sent to them. They then 
 retired to their encampment. 
 
 " But the worst of this strange night was yet to come. There were two traders 
 present, one of whom, the head man, hud become intoxicated and still wanted 
 more liquor; the other refused to let him have it. The dispute ran liigh.and the 
 drunken trader raised his fist to strike the otlier, when I stepped in between them 
 and averted the blow. He then swore that if he was not allowed more whiskey 
 ho would call the Indians and full upon and murder us all. He accordingly went 
 to the door, gave the horrible ' whoop'; and the Indians came rushing to the 
 house. Meantime, those within armed them.selves as well as they could with 
 slicks and clubs, determined to defend themselves to the utmost. I shuddered 
 for the consequences. The enraged man than said, ' Here are my guards at the 
 door. If you will give me more whiskey, well ; if you will not, they shall fall 
 upon you, and we will muideryou all.' 'Will you?' the other exclaimed, and 
 lifted liis aim to strike him down. I again stepped between them and placing 
 my hand upon the drunken man's shoulder said, ' Come, my friend, let us go to 
 ^leep. If you will be my friend, I will be yours !' He consented. We laid down 
 upon a bed, and in a lew minutes he was asleep. I then arose; the Indians had 
 retired to their camp, and at dawn of day I started on my way, persuading two 
 men to accompany me to the creek and help me over by laying logs on the broken 
 bridge. I passed on, praising God for delivering me from the perils of the 
 dismal night and for enabling me to prevent the shedding of blood, as well as for 
 the pleasing interview I had with the Indian chiefs." 
 
 Samuel and Michael Coate, Darieus Dunham, Sylvanus Keeler, James Coleman, 
 Joseph Sawyer, Seth Crawell, John Robinson, S. Keeler, T. Madden and Reuben 
 Harris may have preached sermons here shortly before and after the opening of 
 the century ; but four years after the opening of the century the records of the 
 Methodism of the time stand out clear and plain. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TOUONTO. Si 
 
 " Let the respectable Methodists of Toronto and its neighborhood remember 
 that eighteen l)undred and four wos the (hite of their becoming; a distinct pastoral 
 chaige by themselves, and that William Anson was the pastor." 
 
 He was a native of the United States, but received his first Canadian appoint- 
 ment to the Biiy of Quinte Circuit in the year 1800, when he was received on 
 trial and spent some two years in Upper Canada. His salary amounted to $SOa 
 year. He was one of the most popular preachers of the time and much beloved 
 by the early settlers. It is said of him, " He had his full share of hardships, but 
 never flinched." He had undoubted piety, sterling integrity ami respectable 
 talents. He was laborious and useful and his preaching was plain an 1 useful. 
 He remained an itinerant for thirty-two years and increasing intirmities com- 
 pelled Idm to desist fro ;i active labors, but he lived until the year 1848, when on 
 the 17th day of July he was relieved of his toils and sufferings by death. 
 
 In the year 1805, the seat of the New York Conference was Ash^rove, in the 
 northernly part of that State, not far distant from Lake Champlain. It was at 
 this time a place of interest and of strength to Methodism. Here had lived the 
 Hecks and Emburys previous to the war of Independence, and here in the year 
 of which we write 398 preachers of the Gospel met in conference. This confer- 
 ence exercised spiritual control over Upper and Lower Canada, which at that 
 time was covered by eight circuits, the third upon the list being Yonge Street 
 district, which included a wide section of the country on either side of Yonge 
 Street from the bay noi hward some thirty miles. The only place of importance 
 it contained was Little York, which had been founded only nine years before by 
 Goveinor Simcoe. Although for thirteen years no chapel was erected, religious 
 services began to be held with frequency and regularity. They were held in 
 private homes, in school-houses, in the Hou.se of As.sembly, in hotels and places 
 of convenience. 
 
 By this conference Rev. Daniel Pickett was appointed to the Yonge Street Cir- 
 cuit in the first year of its existence. He was born in New Milford, in the State of 
 Connecticut, on the 14th day of July, 1771. His parents were members of the 
 Church of England, and were much attached to the side of the motherland in the 
 war of Independence. When quite young, perhaps 20 years of age, he wedded 
 Miss Ingersoll, a sister of Charles Ingersoll, who for some years represented the 
 County of Oxford in the Provincial House of Assembly, and after whom the 
 
82 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 thriving western town was named. He had been received on trial by conference 
 sotne five years before, in company with the celebrated Elder Ryan, who after- 
 wards iiiortgnged his own farm to build the little chapel on King Street, but of 
 his previous lile little now is known. As a probationer he had labored in saddle- 
 bag work lor a year in the Bay of Quintu, and another year around Niagara. 
 Then, having been ordained, lie had spent the year following in charge of the 
 Ningar.i. District, whence he came to Yongo Street, preaching frequently in York. 
 Slow of speech, but spiiglitly in appearance, middle-sized and spare, with an 
 aquiline nose and lines of resolution on his countenance, he was an acceptable 
 preacher, and was remembered by old settlers thirt\- years afterwards, who still held 
 him in regard, but he was not a nian of marked ability. Around Little York he 
 labored for two years, at the end of which time we find the entire District mem- 
 bership to number oO members of Methodism. Of his subsequent life it is known 
 that after ."^pending some nine years in the itinerancy, some three years after his 
 ministry in Little York, he left the Church. It is said he was expelled. For 
 many years then he preached on his own responsibility and endeavored to raise 
 a society of his own which were called " Provincial Methodists." In the year 
 1831, however, he returned to the fold of his mother church, and ranked as a^ 
 local pieacher. 
 
 Ho is chiefly remembered, however, by being one of the originators of the 
 Methodist Epi.-copal Chuich. In 18'14, when the Canadian Conference, which 
 then had an episcopal form of chunh government, and the British Wes- 
 leyans formed a union, Mr. Pickett, in company with Rev. Joseph Qatchell, Rev, 
 David Cidp, J. W. Byan, a deacon, and a number of local preachers, who were 
 dissatisfied with its terms, met at Cummer's Meeting-house, nine miles north 
 of Toronto, and formed themselves into the Methodist Episcopal Church of 
 Canada. 
 
 From this small beginning they succeeded in building up a connection exceed- 
 ing in strength all their anticipations. From the old Episcopal Methodist body 
 they drew heavily, receiving as well, strange to say, many accessions from the 
 Wesleyans. Their local preachers showed untiring industry, visiting every local 
 preacher in the country, and every dissatistied or susceptible class-leader was 
 souiiht out an'', their measures laid before him for his adhesion. 
 
 They went into new neighborhoods, held services and raised up classes, and at 
 
MKTHODIST CHUIK HES IN TORONTO. SS 
 
 the end of twelve months the new movement had secured a memberahip of 1,243, 
 and the old Methodist bodies had a formidable rival claimant to the property of 
 the church. 
 
 He died in 1854 at the age of G3. 
 
 In 1807, Rev. Andrew Piindel succeeded him in charge of the Yonge Street 
 Circuit. In the Piinco Edward district on tlie 3rd of day of April, 17^0, he had 
 first seen the light of <lay, ami was perhaps the first male child born in Upper 
 Canada. In his own words addressed to the Venerable Dr. Carroll, he " received 
 hia education in Canada, where theie were no schools and no books." Soundly 
 converted to God at the early age of eighteen, his powerful intellect had received 
 the impetus it needed. 
 
 The previous year, when 2G years of age, he had been received on trial and he 
 had already labored in the Niagara and Ottawa districts. Four years subse- 
 quently, having been ordained in the meantime, he aijain returned utid spent 
 another term in the Yonge Sireet Circuit. 
 
 With n)anners unpoli^hed and blunt, of extreme corpulency, he was neverthe- 
 less a clear and gifted preacher of apt originality of thought and a sound ex- 
 ponent of the gift of the grace of God. 
 
 He al'tei wards labored for 10 years in New York State, then returned to the 
 Canadian Conference, where, having been superannuated for awhile, he took up 
 the active work in Ancaster in 1828, but after a short while he again went into 
 retiremer*;. On January loth, ISoG, he passed away at the age of 75, and up to 
 the time of his last illness he was occasion illy employed in filling vacancies. 
 His strong mind maintained its characteristic vigor to the last, and his last words 
 were " All is well." 
 
 The Rev. Robert Perry was the next pastor to come. He was of a staunch old 
 Metholist United Empire Loyalist family in the Bay of Quinte country. There 
 were five boys in the family. Peter was for many years a member of the L' cal 
 Legislature, and a Liberal in politics; he was termed " the pcditical bull-dog " by 
 his opponents, who recognized in the somewhat opproVjrious epithet the stern 
 resolution of will and tenacity of purpose for which he was di.stinguihhed. 
 Ebenezer also was a member of the same parliament ; Daniel and D.ivid were 
 local preachers, while Robert was received on tiial for the itinerant ministry ia 
 1805, and after spending a year around the Ottawa — in that land of primeval 
 forest — and another year around Niagara, he came to Little York. 
 
34 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 He had married when only 18 )-ear.s of nge, but his wife had died before he 
 went into the itinerancy. Compact and heavy, with wiry muscles and a strong 
 physique, he was especially suited for the arduous work, which, in those days, 
 to the early preachers meant miles and miles of travel on horseback and afoot; 
 sometimes through the woods followinj; the ludian trail and soiiietiuies havinjj 
 only the barked trees to guide them on their wa}', sometimes compelled to swim 
 the streams, frequently sleeping in the wilds of the priuieval forest with only the 
 bending branches of the trees their covering and the great stretching archway of 
 the skies their canopy, thus the early missionaries pursued their toil ; and now 
 in every miniature church spire, and in every tiny chapel in little country ham- 
 lets, and in the great Cathedrals tliat raise their massive walls in mighty cities, 
 we see the ripening of the fruits which under the blessing of God attended the 
 hibors of these heroic men. Diuing the year of his ministry on Yonge Sireet 
 Circuit the membership was forty-five and remained stationary during his time. 
 For three years afterwards he preached, then lie mariied and located. In 181G» 
 however, he and his brother Diniel left the mother church and j )ined the 
 Reformed Methodist Secession movement, which had been originated by Pliny 
 Brett in the State of Massachusetts. 
 
 This movement, now long since extinct, made some headway in its time. They 
 regarded tue matter of dress important and carried their ideas somewhat to the 
 extreme, and they bf^lieved sufficiency of faith would reproduce the miracles of 
 early Christianity ; but nowhere is there a record of any cases in which they 
 proved it kg. 
 
 They worshipped in the chapel on the fourth concession of Ernestown, where 
 the whole congregation embraced their views for many years, but it finally 
 reverted to the old connection in 1837. Here Robert Perry died and his brother 
 Daniel also passed away. Their descendants are now staunch members of 
 orthodox- Methodism. 
 
 As a preacher he was plain and homely, but intensely fervent, and his sermons 
 were accompanied with the power of the H >ly Ghost. He was bluff in appear- 
 ance and bluff in manner, and remarkably frank and childlike in his faith and 
 practice. 
 
 Then came Rev. John Reynolds, in the j-ear 1809. The previous year he had 
 assittted Mr. Pickett on the Augusta Circuit, which was his first charge. During 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 85 
 
 his year in Little York the membership of the circuit increased from 45 to 102, 
 no small increase. 
 
 He was born in the County of Oxford, and had received a su|)erior education 
 for the country and the times. He was triin, sprightly, sharp-lt-atured and 
 dark-coiiiplexioncd. A singular quaver in his voice not only added a singular 
 charm to the swoetness of his singing, but increased the effect of his preaching. 
 Beirinninjir Ids sermon in a slow and undecided manner, when he had once 
 warmed lo his theme he became aiumated and convincing, and sentences of elo- 
 quent declamation would iall from his lips. 
 
 In 1810 he was ordained a deacon and received into full connection at the 
 Genesee Conference. He preached at Smith's Creek, Augusta, and in the Bay of 
 Quitite district, where he discontinued his duties during the time of the war, 
 and settled in Sidnej", where he wedded the daughter of Caleb Gilbert. Then for 
 a while lie traded with the Indians, purchasing their firs. In Bjlleville he soon 
 afterwards opened out a store, find prospered so wjII that in after years he 
 amassed considerable wealth. Here his services were in much demanJ, and he 
 preached in particular a great many funeral sermons, and acted sometimes as 
 Recording Stewaid of the Ciicuir, until 1834, when he became the leader of the 
 largest disruption from the original and central Methodist boJy that ever occur- 
 red in the Province of Ontario, which resulted in the establishtnent of the Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church, of which body he 1 ecame the first Bishop. He died 
 abotit the year 1855. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Lockwood next came, a new laborer on Canadian soil, after hav- 
 ing travelled sis an itinerant preacher for two years on Long Island and the main- 
 land. He was a man of refinement, of superior education, and a good, argumen- 
 tative preacher. Here he labored for a year, and under his ministry the mem- 
 bership increased slightly ; but at the close of his term he ceased to preach and 
 becjune a schoolmaster, for which occupation his excellent education pre-eminent- 
 ly fitted lura. He taught school in many places, and lived to a hale old age. 
 At the time of the Episcopal Disruption in 1834 he .sided with the dissentient 
 brethren ; but after a few years he returned again to the Wesleyan Church. He 
 wedded Miss Detlor, an estimable lady of the old Palatine stock, and his daughter 
 married Rev. Wra. Coleman, an itinerant Wesleyan minister. 
 
 After him Rev. Andrew Prindel followed in 1811. More corpulent than 
 
36 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 when, four years before, he had exercised his care in their spiritual interests^ 
 but just as clear a preacher, and quite as original as before. The meinbership 
 this term, however, instead of increasing as it had done before, went slightly 
 down. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Gatchell, dramatic, impassioned, fanciful and poetic, now re- 
 ceived the appointment. He was born in Pennsylvania, and was a native of 
 the land with whom complications of aserious nature were arisin:|. A very dis- 
 Bimilar man from his ptedecessoi-, the gigantic Andrew Prindel. He was under 
 the miildliiig size, slightly made, small of stature, slight of build, thin-faced and 
 sharp-featurtid, with stooping shoulders. His |»hysiqne was so delicate Jis to al- 
 most unfit him for the toils of the itinerancy of that day. Although educated 
 better than souie of thii preachers of the time, he, nevertheless, was more of a 
 declaimer than an expositor. His teeth were irregular, his voice was cracked, 
 and thin ; nevei thekss, his impassioned, earnest manner, his histriotdc talents,, 
 and his declauiatoiy sentences rescued him from the commonplace and made him 
 an effective preacher. 
 
 He had been received on trial .some three years before in the Philadelphia 
 Conference, and he had labored the following years in Quebec and in Ontario, 
 and while in the Niagara district he married a sister of the great Nathan 
 Bangs. She, too, was a preacher of great ability, and frequently supplemented 
 her husband in the pulpit; and, indeed, thd change was welcomed by the con- 
 gregations, who were more partial to her impassioned exhortations than to her 
 husband's boisterous oratory. His ministry in the Yonge Street Circuit was the 
 last before the war of 1812, which then broke out. The membeisliip numbered 
 ninety-five. Kroni here he removed to Smith's Creek, preaching in the County 
 of Haldiniand. Probably feeling the delicacy of his position, as ho was an alien 
 born, he desisted from the ministry in the troublous times, and settled down on 
 a smull farm, which he purcha.sed at Thirty, on the Dundas road. After some 
 ten years, however, he again entered the itinerancy on the Ancaster Ciicuit, and 
 after seven year^' labor he was superannuated in IH'U. At the time of the Union 
 of 1834 he sided with the Dissenters and became a Presiding Elder in the new 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and, having spent many years in its service, died in 
 the Lord about 18G0. 
 
 In the years 1813 and 1814 war raged with the nation to the south. The 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TOUONTO. 37 
 
 preaching of the j^ospel in Canada declined, and no pastor occupied the Yonge 
 Street Circuit during that time. 
 
 In the following year, however, Rev. John Rhodes received the appointment. 
 That the people were anxious to hear preached the Word of Life, and that they 
 welcomed him with gladness of heart, is proven by the fact that the list of mem- 
 bership, which now numbered KiS, was the largest yet enrolled in the Circuit. 
 
 Of his previous history we know that he was born in Northampton County, in the 
 State of Pennsylvania on the 17th of September, 1783. His ancestry were asso- 
 ciates of the immortal William Penn, and belonged to the Society of Friends. 
 In the year 1803 he left his home, removing to Carlisle. Here some two years 
 afterwards, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, he bowed at the foot of the Cross, 
 accepting eternal life. He received a divine call to preach the gospel, but long 
 held back, debating with himself. Yielding finally, he was admitted on proba- 
 tion in the conference held in Georgetown, D.C., in Marcli of 1808. For awhile, 
 as he was of Quaker descent, he was tent to the Quaker State to preach, but 
 in 1811 he came to Canada, where his first charge was on the Augusta Circuit. 
 He was tall and sleniler in appearance, slow of speech, a man of deep spiritual- 
 ity and genuine consecration to God; he lived in the "prayer lands" alway. He 
 was much beloved on the Yonge Street Circuit, Faithful and conscientious in 
 all his ways, the beautj^ of his life and character, as wel! as his gentle and win- 
 ning preaching, fanned into a flame the smouldering embers of Methodism in 
 Little York and the surrounding districts, which in the providence of God never 
 shall go out. After some four years' labor in Canada he returned to his native 
 land, travelling Virginia, Maryland and Penns3'lvania, says his biographer, " bold- 
 ly and conscientiou.vjy executing the office of his ministry. In 184'1, worn out 
 with incessant labor and greatly enfeebled, he took a superannuated relation, 
 and retired to a small property in Milton, Pa., to spend the remainder of his days 
 in the peace and (juietness of retired life. The disejvso which terminated his 
 earthly history, and which seriously affected his mind, was chronic inUammation 
 of the brain. A .short time before his death he became perfectly rational. He 
 still felt the consolations of religion, and died in the triumphant hope of a glori- 
 ous immortality, January 13, 1843, in the sixtieth year of his age, and the thirty- 
 fifth of his ministry." 
 
 In the following year Rev. Isaac B. Smith succeeded. A strong, courageous 
 
88 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 man, of resolute will and stern determination. Shortly after his ordination he 
 performed the ceremony of matrimony within the Province boundaries. For 
 this otTence, for so it was regarded by the dominance of a State-aided church, 
 the timid Sawyer had fled the country, and Elder Ryan had been banished for a 
 time, but Smith bravely stood his ground, searched the law, acted on his <»• . be- 
 half, pleaded his own case, and despite the antagonism of a prejudiced judgv d 
 the Ifgal acumen of the prosecuting attorney, he was acquitted. 
 
 As far back as 1807 he heid travelled the Oswegotchie Circuif, had retired from 
 the ministry during the war, for he too was of American birth, and had resided 
 near Niagara. He had returned to the itinerancy the previous year. In person 
 he was strong and compact, with a powerlul but a harsh voice. His preaching, 
 while argumentative and logical, possessed none of the winning attiil)ute8 of his 
 gentle predecessor on the Circuit. He preached for twelve years afterwards, then 
 in 182J he withdrew from the Canadian Conference and endeavored to found a 
 rival society, being maitdy influenced by Elder Ryan, to whose daughter he was 
 married. He soon wearied, however, of the new undertaking, and retired to the 
 United States, where he again entered the mother church and preached in differ- 
 ent Circuits and Stations. In Chicago, the second sabbath before he died, he 
 preached a sermon from the thiid Psalm, and the eighth verse, " Salvation be- 
 longeth unto the Lord ; thy blessing is upon thy people." Four of his children 
 became itinorant preachers — Rev. Henry Ryan Smitli, Rev. Dr. Griltin Smith and 
 Rev. Sumner C. Suiith. His preaching could not be styled evangelical. His was 
 a style of earnest oratory that strengthened the Christian character of his hearers 
 more than it reached new hearts or won ne v adherents. 
 
CHAPTER n. 
 
 The First Church. 
 
 Rev. David Ciilp succeeded to the Yonge Street Circuit ia the year 1817. 
 Sometimes in York he preached ia the House of Assembly and sometimes in the 
 home of Dr. Stoyles, in Rev. Thomas Stoyles' house, and in the residence of the 
 Dettars. The village was growing rapidly and in many places the log cabins 
 were being superseded by the more pretentious clap boarded, frame dwelling- 
 houses. At this time King Street knew not the dignity of a sidewalk, and on 
 every side, the little town of eleven hundred inhabitants was surrounded by the 
 primeval forest, wherein was heard in summer and in winter-time the ringing 
 of the axes of the invading pioneers. In 1818 the first Methodist church was 
 erected. Through the untiring efforts of Elder Ryan, who mortgaged his own 
 farm to rai-e the money for the outlay, the little chapel was built. The land 
 was secured from Jordan Post, whose name still lives in Jordan Sireet, so called 
 after him, who resided on the southeast corner of Bay and King Streets, and con- 
 ducted a jewelry store in a log house on the corner of Yonge and King Streets, 
 where the prest-nt Dominion Bank uplifts its marble walls. The chapel stood a 
 little biick fioni King Street where now the Bank of Commerce stands, on the cor- 
 ner (if Jordan Street, which, however, was not then opened up. In size it meas- 
 ured about thirty feet by fort}'. The frame was made ami erected by Mr. Fetch, a 
 Mtthodist, who lived in the country easterly from the town. Mr. Hemphill, of 
 Trafalgar, who was then somewhat famous locally as a demonstrative member of 
 the sect, did the joiner work. Joseph Carroll, an old soldier, who lived on Duke 
 Stieet, the father of Rev. John Carroll, D.D., who afterwards within its walls 
 accepted eternal life, and who has wiitten invaluable character-sketches of 
 the prenchers of that early time, lent them the log chains with which they drew 
 the timbers up. 
 
 It was a (laji-boarded, pointed-mof building resting upon posts — a makeshift 
 substitute for a good foundation. For many j'ears it was a stranger to paint, 
 an<l nnilerncalh the place on stormy days the winds howled and whistled. 
 
 No funco surrounded it, but on every .side an orchard grew extending back as 
 
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40 THE HISTORY OF THK 
 
 far as wliere Wellington Street is now, wliile, farther to the south, trees and 
 shruhs and lonj^dank grass and noisome weeds covered the land sloping to the 
 ba}' ; double doorways, facing towards King Street, afforded two entmncea; in 
 the gable above a small round window was inserteil, while down each side three 
 more windows admitted light into the place. A narrow passage down the centre 
 of the church led to a high, square and box-like pulpit with sounding-board. On 
 either side rude benches extended to the walls. 
 
 The men sat on the benches to the right and the women on the left. This 
 strange old eastern custom was followed here throughout the entire existe/vce of 
 the chapel, but went out of custom when the little church was sold. 
 
 Before it was yet completed and while the workmen's toob were resting 
 against its siJes it was opened for divine service. It was on the fifth day of 
 November, eighteen hundred and eighteen, that the first service was held. 
 The opening morning sermon was preached by Rev. David Gulp, and as the first 
 preaclier in the first Methodist church in the city of Tuionto he enjoys a rare 
 distinction in local history. Biffore him seated on the wooden benches was the 
 gentle Tliadtleus Osgoode, much belove'l among the young, and his moistening 
 eyes and gentle face were beaming with a light divine. For many years had he 
 been praying for a Suni lay-school, and now he sees his beneficent ambition 
 realized. Tnere s'.t Jesse Ketchum, the generous-heai ted philanthropist, whose 
 donations to charitable purposes were tlie wonder of two cities. There, too, was 
 W. P. Patrick, Clerk in the Local House, a man of intellect and influence, who 
 hung upon the preacher's words with a strange interest he could not understand, 
 but the spell was the spell of the Master's spirit, which was not to call in vain. 
 Here was Dr. Thomas Stoyle, a d»voted Christian ; the Deltar family, in whose 
 home many an itinerant preacher had b. 'ken the Bread of Lile ; Thomas Moriison, 
 then but a clerk in Government employ, but afterwards a physician with a wide 
 practice and held in much regard ; Mr. and Mrs. Doel, lately arrived from Pliila- 
 delphia, and whose son John, now a veneralile supern .imerar}', was a baby resting 
 in his father's st^dwart aruis ; '' Father" Stark, as in that early time ho was 
 atfbctiiinately termed. He owned a sawmill on the Blue Hill ereek, east of 
 where Yurkville now stands, which was somewhat difficult to find save to those 
 familiar with the pathways in the woods. The entire distance he had tramped 
 to enjiiy the services. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 41 
 
 This was no dim cathedral, with multi-colored windows and frescoed walls 
 whereon was painted with master hand the passion and Humiliation of the Lowly 
 One, what time — now many a long year ago — He stooped from realms divine to 
 save a sin-stained world. Instead were plainest boards and barn-like rafters. 
 No mellow notes and vibrant tones — so sweet as almost to become a pain — from 
 sorau melodious organ instrument charmed the ears of worshippers devout; never- 
 theless they worshipped God in earnest, hearty manner, and in that early day an 
 hundred voices sang with one accord : 
 
 "Fear not, I am with thee, Oh, he not dismayed ; 
 For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid." 
 
 Many were from lands beyond the seas ; some had fled from a rebellious coun- 
 try, to start life anew in the wild land where still above was flung the good old 
 Union Jack. With prayer and praise the little congregation offered up their 
 simple, earnest, heart devotions to Almighty God, who in the wilds of anew con- 
 tinent ha<l flung around them the omnipotent arms of His protection. He had 
 shielded them from the wild beasts of the forest and from the tomahawks of 
 their still more dangerous inhabitants — the savage red men. He had cared 
 for them, for no famine had devoured them. Through the cruel war He had led 
 them safely, for the invading host had all departed. His love had been revealed 
 to them in many ways ; therefore they loved Him utterly in return, and poured 
 their gratitude and thankfulness before His Throne of love. 
 
 There is now no /ecord to tell the text from which David Gulp preached. David 
 Gulp himself was born in Beamsville, where he had resided until well up in 
 years. In the little church at the Twenties he had sought the gift eternal, and 
 found it. After his conversion he for some years attended the chvss led by the 
 venerable John Beam, a saintly Christian man of considerable wealth, which he 
 used with great liberality, and who at his death willed his property to the mis- 
 sionary society of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He became a local i)reacher 
 of power and unction, and continued so for several years. Tradition says that 
 he travelled on probation for a while before the war, and that in 1812 he had 
 preaciied a .sermon in Little York, but of this there is no certainty. 
 
 During the war, however, it is known that he travelled on the itinerancy in the 
 Long Point Circuit, and in 1815 he was ordained a deacon, and labored in the 
 
42 THK llISToiiV OF THE 
 
 Bay of Quint(' country, whence he came to the Yonge Street Circuit. Possessing 
 gootl natural abilities, and being of a somewhat studious disposition, he acquired a 
 fair education. As a preacher lie was not devoid of power. He liad a fine pres- 
 ence, a magnificent physiciue, and a sweet and mu.sical voice ; but he was self- 
 possessed and self-reliant, somewhat too deliberate, a little inflated in diction and 
 pompous in manner. He had a peculiar habit, like the Rev. W. F. Wilson, 
 of twisting his mouth a little awry as he spoke. He was a powerful man in 
 prayer and camp-meetings, his gift of song aiding him much. Sometimes he would 
 sing a solo immediately before V)eginning a seimon, and sometimes his peroration 
 was a hymn. He was a versifier and sang his own productions, and though the 
 rhyming oft-times was at fault the sentiments expressed were generally eloquent 
 and touching. Three years afterwards he was superannuated, ]irobably at his 
 own request. That he returned to the itinerancy is proven by the fact that in 
 1 823 he had charge of the Long Point Circuit. Then, two years afterwards, he 
 asked and received a location and settled upon his farm in the township of Tra- 
 falgar, and became very useful in a local sphere. He remained true to the Con- 
 ference in the troubles which arose after, through the discontent of Messrs. Ryan 
 and Jackson ; but his sympathies with the claims of the local preachers and his 
 suspicions of Englishmen — for he was of Dutch descent — caused him to go out 
 from under its jurisdiction in the Episcopalian disruption, consequent upon the 
 union with the British Conference, in 1838. He became one of their Presiding 
 Elders, attended the celebrated meeting in ('ummer's chapel on Yonge Street 
 upon their organizing a Conference in 1834, which office he continued to hold 
 until 1842, when ho became a superannuate and lived to a hale old age. 
 
 The Rev. James Jackson conducted the services in the evening, and under that 
 sermon W. !'. Patrick found the peace that passeth understanding. It is surmised 
 that Mr. Jackson was born in the State of New \'oi'k. Soon after the war the 
 family removed to the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence, and settled at Edwards- 
 burg. He was a remarkable man, and a tit subject for the pen of a novelist, 
 though as a preacher of the " unsearchable riches of Christ" we must take excej)- 
 tion to him. Two years previous to the time we write of he had been received 
 on trial by conference, and in the following year at (lenessee he was received 
 into full conuection and ordained a deacon. Of superior talents, "what he did 
 not know he appeared to know." Tall and handsome, with dark hair and florid 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN I'ORONTO. 43 
 
 complexion; graceful, with ,111 air of assuiueil dignity; l»ut never looking the 
 person addressed squarely in the face. 
 
 In after years he wore spectacles, and looked through them at vacancy, while 
 lie carried his face with an upward turn. He always dressed gracefully and with 
 clerical propriety, which made his appearance vei-y imposing. His voice, both 
 in public and pi'ivate, was sweet an(i commanding to a degree. He had a great 
 deal of tact in handling a text, and frequently preached on ver\- unusual ones, 
 the doctrinal value of which the thoroughly informed would be very much in- 
 clined to doubt. Here is one of his texts, the exposition of which obtained him 
 unbounded eclat among the wondering rustics to whom he addressed the sermon: 
 " There are three score cjueens and four score concubines, and virgins without 
 Tiumber." (Cant, vi., (S). 
 
 In 1822, at Genesee, wlien Conference assembled, there was a motion made for 
 his expulsion, which was moditied to a suspension of his Presbyterial ordination, 
 and he was publicly reproved by the presiding Bishop. In 1824, after seven 
 yeais' probation, he was ordained an Elder. Three years afterwards he was 
 8Uj)erannuated, and for two years more he rendered considerable assistance as a 
 missionary school-teacher. He sided with Mr. Ryan when he broke loose from 
 the Mother Church, and the two almost decimated the original society in Cobuurg. 
 Un the Thames, where he exerted a wide influence, he drew large numbers after 
 him who were for many years called " Jack.sonites." 
 
 At the first Couference of the Independent Methodist Church of Upper Can- 
 ada, which was held at Bowman's Meeting House in the township of Ancaster, 
 he was expelled for having raised the standard of revolt. 
 
 In 1849, " The Canadian Wesleyan Methodist Church," founded by himself and 
 Mr. Ryan, which had been gradually losing ground, formed a union with the 
 British New Connection body and were thus placed upon a much more respect- 
 able footing. 
 
 The illumination of the church for the evening service was provided by a 
 liberal supply of tallow candles. Kight old-fashioned .sconces — one at each side 
 of the pulpit, and three more down each side of the building — contained them, 
 and a short intermission was always a necessity at each service, while the flicker- 
 ing lights were snuH'ed. 
 
 W. 1'. Patrick became a pillai' ol' strength in the little King Street church. 
 
44 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 where he worshipped for many years, and wliere he was appointed leader of the 
 tirst class formed. He was of yood old Enjiflish liiieaije, and first saw the liyht of 
 day in the county of Suffolk, England, in 1789. He was a near relative of Patrick^ 
 the Earl of March — he bore the family name though not the title — and Poyntz, 
 the Earl of Speticer. 
 
 When fourteen years of age he came to Canada in company with his uncle. 
 During the American war of 1812 he was an officer in the commissariat depart- 
 ment, and the energetic and efficient manner in which he fulfilled the arduous 
 duties of his position brought him favorably before the notice of the Government. 
 At the close of the war he received the appointment as superintendent of the 
 stationery department in the House of Assembly, at a salary of £500 a year — 
 no mean income in those times — which he occupied for a period of nearly half 
 a century, up to the time of his dea*,h. He was offered the clerkship of the 
 House ot Assembly, but declined the office on account of the night work it en- 
 tailed, whirh his constitution could not stand. He was n Methodist for many 
 years, and subscribed freely to the building of the Adelaide Street church, and 
 it is thought that his tirst dissatisfaction arose when the main audience room was 
 rented out in pews — a feature of church government to which he was sternly 
 opposed. 
 
 He left the Methodist Church, afterwards attending the English Church for a 
 time, but he finally embraced the Irvingite doctrine, and he gave the land on 
 which their little rough-cast edifice was erected, back of where the Mail building 
 now stands, and which has since been supplanted by their fine brick church at 
 the corner of Victoria and Gould Streets. Rev, George Ryerson left Methodism at 
 the same time and became the tirst Angel, i. e., pastor of the new faith. In this 
 faith Mr. Patrick spent the remainder of his life, and died, respected and beloved 
 by all, in 18G5, in the City of Kingston, where his mortal remains rest. He was 
 in person a very pleasing man, of a kindly and benevolent nature. His picture, 
 taken many years ago, shows him to have been of a comfortable height and 
 slightly inclined to be portly. When quite young he married Elizabeth Gilbert, 
 a Vermont girl, of prepossessing appearance and gentle manners. She, too, was 
 in her early years, being only sixteen when she married. They lived in a large 
 yellow hou.se on the west side of Bay Street, a little north of King, where they 
 were known far and wide, in the early times, as a family of unbounded hospitality 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 45 
 
 and practical ])iety. Theirs was a large family, six sons and six daughtiTs. Tlie 
 girls were all beautiful, but of the entire family there are only two now living- 
 Louisa, who married Mr. West, a commissariat officer, who died some twent}' 
 years ago ; and Emily, the youngest of the family, who is now sixty-three years 
 of age, a tall, finely preserved woman, of stately bearing and classic Greek 
 countenance, widow of the late Rev. Dr. Davis, who for nineteen years taught 
 in the Normal School, and who for a long time before his death was head-master 
 there. Alfred, a member of the family, but now deceased, was for many years a 
 clerk of the Hou.se of Commons, 
 
 Slowly but surely the cause prosj)ered. God's blessing rested upon it. Among 
 the new members added in the early time we find a Mr. MeGuire and a Mr. Pil- 
 kev. The latter lived in Scarboro, and had at one time been a Roman Catholic. 
 
 In November of that year the firt.1, Sunday-school was formed through the 
 efforts of the indefatigable Thaddeus Osgood, and Mr. Patrick became its super- 
 intendent. Mr. Jesse Ketchum, who was a pew-holder in St. Jame.s' Church, was 
 af)pointed secretary, and Dr. Morrison librarian, but we fancy the extent of the 
 latter's res|)onsibilities must liave been but small. Mr. Carfrae took charge of a 
 class which he taught for seven years, and then was appointed superintendent uf 
 the .school. The means of procuring a library book by a scholar was souiewhat 
 more difficult than now, and when procured it was earned. When six verses 
 were memorized the scholar received a white ticket, ten of which white tickets 
 he could exchange for a blue one. which would entitle him to a library book for 
 a week. ' 
 
 A preacher who in the early years frequently occupied the pulpit of the little 
 church, although he never received the appointment from Conference, v/as Rev. 
 David Yeomans. Child-like in his faith and trust, without an erudite educa- 
 tion, he was a fervent preacher, an original thinkei', ami a mighty [lOwer in 
 prayer, possessing, like David Culp, a sweet voice of rare comjiass. Plain and 
 old-fashioned in dress and manners, the exuberance of Ins kindly nature, and his 
 great, warm, generous heart, combined to prevent all severity m his sermons, 
 which was exceptional in that day, when the fale of the wicked and their after 
 punishment was pictured in vivid colors. Much boloved he was, childien hung 
 around hiui everywhei'e he went, and a universal smile of gladness would lighten 
 the faces of the congregation when he, with wool hat in hand, and dressed in his 
 
40 THK HISTORY OF THE 
 
 suit of "Quaker snulf," would walk down the aisle and kneel in prayer, renting 
 his face upon his liands and his arms upon the pulpit. He was an inveterate 
 smoker, and as soon as the service was over he would light his pipe, takin;,' his 
 station by the door, and putting away would shake hands and bid good-bye, and 
 make personal enquiries of every inember of his congregation. Such was the sim- 
 plicity of those early times. 
 
 He was of Dutch descent, but was born in Canada, ])robably in Prince 
 Mdward county. He had been a blacksmith in his early manhood, and e.xereised 
 his humble calling a mile or so above where the city of Belleville now stands. 
 In 1815, after he had been a local j)reacher of acknowledged power for many years, 
 he was empowered to administer the sacraments and received into full connec- 
 tion. The year before he had spent on the Niagara Circuit. After many years 
 of labor in the ministry, until he was infirm and old, he died peacefully at his 
 home in Markham on February 14, 185(). 
 
 Having preached here until the end of the year 1818, David Culp was super- 
 annuated for awhile, and the next pastor to take charge of York was Rev. 
 Samuel Belton. 
 
 He was born in Ireland in 1790, and had come to America with his parents 
 when but a child. In the village of Rome, in the State of New York, he 
 had given God his heart, became zealous in His service, and had become the 
 leader of the first class formed in the place. He was now in his twenty-ninth 
 yevar, tall and dignified, well proportioned, clean shaven, j>lump and comely. 
 His even temperament and kindly Irish disposition endeared him to the hearts 
 of his little congregation, which at that time numbered sixty-five souLs. Al- 
 tiiough as a preacher he wa,s rivalled by many of the old " giants " of that early 
 time, yet his commanding manner and declamator}'^ style frequently carried him 
 into outbursts of genuine eloquence. His pleading oratory was very effective as 
 an evangel of the Gospel, and in his ministry he was blessed with .some great re- 
 vivals. He was not ordained until some two years afterwards. He spent 40 
 years in the ministry altogether, being superannuated in 1847, in Hamilton. In 
 18GI, having lived to the good old age of seventy-one, he passed away on the 
 sixth day of October. 
 
 During his ministry a remarkable case of religious catalepsy occurred and 
 which was widelv spoken about at the time. 
 
METHODIST CHUUCJIES IN TORONTO. 47 
 
 A largo family of pious sisters with their mother ha.l emigrated from Ireland, 
 where they had been devoted Methodists, hy way of New York — where they had 
 resided for a short time — to Little York. They united witli the congregation. 
 During a week-night class meeting, one of them retired to her own home to j)ray. 
 Upon the return of the remainder of the family they found her in her own room 
 in Ji deep trance, which lasted nearly a week and from which she awoke in a 
 very happy state of mind. For the remainder of her years she led a devoted 
 Christian life, and one of her sons became a preacher of the Gospel. 
 
 During his pastorate, and despite the liveliness and genuine power of the meet- 
 ings, the membership declined, being somewhat depleted by a rival Wesleyan 
 society. 
 
 For about this time these rival efforts, resulting from the missionary spirit of 
 English Methodism, gave rise to the organization of a small society which met for 
 worship in the Masonic Hall on Colborne Street, The recent war, with its attendant 
 horrors and privations, was still vividly before a loyal people, who loved the 
 Mother Country with all her faults, witii a passionate devotion which has 
 never died away; therefore we are not surprised to find that the rival meetings 
 drew largely from the little church whose pastors were almost to a man born in 
 the American Republic. 
 
 Rev. Henry Pope, who was the pastor of the rival society, was born in Pad- 
 stow, a small seaport on the coast of Cornwall. He became a subject of saving 
 grace along with his brother Richard and others in a revival in his native town, 
 where he was appointed leader of a cla.s3 in the new-formed society, which met 
 first in a single room, and a small chapel was soon erected. 
 
 In 1814, he began to preach upon probation in the Motherland, and on Oct. 
 20th, 1816, he landed in Quebec as a missionary to Canada. He married a 
 Canadian girl. He was in person tall and dignified, and of graceful carriage. 
 His wife was a woman of rare beauty, and they both dressed in simple habili- 
 ments. Having labored for four years on other Circuits, in 1820 he came to 
 Little York, to break the Bread of Life and administer the sacraments to the 
 little Wesleyan society which loet in the Masonic Hall, which had been erected 
 only a short time before on Market Lane, now Wellington Street. He was well 
 educated, and his preaching was much regarded by the congregation which grew 
 rapidly under his ministry. Here were the Bulls, the Bosfields, Woodalls, 
 
48 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Hutchinsons, and Coates, while among others the Levers had left the little 
 wooden chapel to worship here. 
 
 It was aii[reed that year between the Episcopal Methodist Church in Amej-ica 
 and the VVesleyan Cluirch in Eiiirland, that if the latter would witlnlraw their 
 missionaries from Upper (Janada, Lower Canada would not be intruded upon by 
 the itinerants of tlie former. Accordingly, Mr. Pope was withdrawn from 
 Toronto, and for many years the Wesleyans had no formal place of worship. 
 The Bosfields, Levers, Lackej's and Bulls returned to the little King Street chapel 
 to worship, but the Coates, Hutchinsons and Fentons never did, but lield meetings 
 in Mr. Coates' home for four or five years afterwards. 
 
 Mr. Pope went to Montreal and labored until an old man in Quebec and the 
 Lower Provinces, tinally passing away, having lived to be over 80 years of age, 
 in the town of Dartmouth, near Halifax, N.S. 
 
 Upon the return of the seceders the King Street chapel became too small 
 to hold its growing congregation, and in the year 1820 an addition of twenty 
 feet was added to the .southern end of the building, and a fence was placed 
 around it. 
 
 Then came Rev. Fitch Reed. i.i the year 1820. The ablest preacher and the 
 most accomplished and polished pastor that had as yet broken the Bread of Life 
 to the little congregation. He was then a handsome young man in his twenty- 
 fifth year, with an oval face, an aquiline nose and an expressive countenance. 
 Large numbers listened to his preaching, especially at the evening services, and 
 his texts were taken from tlie identical Bible that Philip Embury had used while 
 occupying the pulpit in the tamous John Street church, in New York city, and 
 which he had procured from one of his descendants. For two years he stayed in 
 Little York. He has left an account of those early times, and we will quote his 
 own words, as it furnislies a picture of the scenes we would portray, such as only 
 an eye-witness could give : 
 
 " York at that time was a village of 1,200 or J, 500 inhabitants. Though a 
 small and not very attractive place, it was made of considerable importance by 
 being the seat of the Provincial (Jovernment, having a resident re|)resentative of 
 royalty in the person of Sir Peregrine Maitland, the Lieutenant-Governor, besitle 
 the usual number of other public otiicers. There were but three churches in the 
 place : the National Episcopal church, a small Presbyterian church, and the lit- 
 
METHODIST (JHUKCHES IN TORONTO. +!) 
 
 tie wooden, unpaintad Methodist churcl), an un[)reteiiding, barn-like edifice, 
 where worshipped the little flock over which I had been appointed pastor. It 
 numbered about forty members, mostly in very moderate worldly oircuiustanct's. 
 Many of these — I may say the most of them — were a truly devoted spiritual 
 ])eoi)le and ' rich in faith.' Our prayer-meetings were held twice a week, on 
 Tuesday and Thursday evenings, in ditterent private houses. To show somewhat 
 the spirit of the people, and what I had to encourage me among them, I may 
 mention that I was present at every prayer-meeting during the two years 
 I was there, unless sickness or absence from home prevented me. I do not 
 remember now to have heard one of the members pray without a special 
 petition for the preacher. 
 
 " A general prejudice existed against the societ v — really, no doubt, because of 
 their simple-hearted, earnest piety, and the obscurity of their social position ; but 
 ostensibly because they were subject to a foreign ecclesiastical jurisdiction and 
 their ministers mostly foreigners. Thi:, prejudice, indeed, extended to all our 
 societies in the Province, and our ministers and people .suti'ered many annoy- 
 ances by reason of this foreign element. We felt it more, perhaps, at the centre 
 of Government influence than elsewhere. Probably the feeling engendered by the 
 recent war had not entirely subsided. This made it the more important that I 
 should be so guarded as not to excite the suspicion of those who might be 
 watching for occasions. My friends were careful to suggest immediately after 
 my arrival that I should be expected in public worship to pray tor the ' king and 
 royal family.' Of course, I was willing to do that, and replied, I had no doubt 
 the king — George IV. — needed prayer as much as anyone. They smiled and 
 conceded that it was undoubtedly so. 
 
 "An entire stranger as I was, young in years and experience, and, withal, a 
 foreigner, my reception by tlic brethren at my new appointment was all I could 
 reasonably desire. My timidity and fears in taking charge of a congregation in 
 such a place were mostly dispelled at once. 1 felt that I was at home and could 
 dct without embarrassment. I was very comniodiously provided (or in the family 
 of Mr. Wm. Patrick, one of our leaders, and a sincere, earnest Christian. The 
 kind and affectionate attentions I received from his excellent family during the 
 year I remained with them have left grateful and lasting impressions on my 
 heart." 
 
50 THE HISTORY OF THK 
 
 Mr. llet'd had been received on trial by Conference; and sent to Suffolk, N.Y., 
 in 1<S17. The following year he was sent to Sagg Harbour, thence coming to 
 Canada, " to the Dominions of King George TIL," where in Dunham Circuit he 
 was ordained a Deacon. The next year he came to York, and in the second year 
 of his ministry here he was made an Elder. Then in 1822 he again removed to 
 the United States, to return to Canada no more in ministerial capacity. He 
 visited the Wesleyan Methodist Conference in Toronto, in June, 186+, and while 
 here many times dwelt u])on the changes that had taken place in tlie in- 
 tervening yeans. It was, as he expressed it, as if some Merlin had ])assed his 
 wand above the country village, and in its place there had arisen tall chinmey.s, 
 lofty towers, and the great factories of a metropolitan city, wherein teeming 
 thou.sands toiled. 
 
 He died October 10th, 1871, in his seventy-sixth year. 
 
 His assistant the last year of his ]»astorate was Rev. Kenneth McK. Smith. 
 The i'ea.son for having two preachers was, that as the countr}'^ was growing rapidly 
 the new settlements might be visited and societies organized. 
 
 He was born in Scotland, of respected parentage, and received an excellent 
 education. He was of a roving and genial disposition, and when but a youth he 
 had run away from home for a sailor's life upon the sea. After some years spent 
 upon the ocean he settled in the Bay of Quinte country, where he became a school 
 teacher. Here in a revival in Adolphustown, in the winter of 1815, he had been 
 converted under the preaching of David Culp. Previous to this time he had a 
 habit of amusing the young by preaching mock sermons. He now began to 
 preach in earnest, and entered Conference on probation, and became an exhorter 
 of great power and considerable genius. On the Ottawa district and at Ancaster 
 he had spent the two years l)efore coming to Little York. He was below the 
 medium size, and his countenance had the Highland characteristics. 
 
 We will again quote Mr. Reed's own report: — "The last of August we passed 
 into the new settlements, about thirty miles from York. We found the inhabit- 
 ants, in general, composed of Knglish, Scotch and Irish, with a few American 
 liunilies ; ])os.sessing different haVtits and inclinations and consetpiently difierently 
 disposed as it res])L'cts religion. Hut they receiveil us kindly, and generally ex- 
 ])ressed a desire to have the gospel preached among them. To extend our labors 
 to all those places where the desire was manifesteil it was necessary to travel 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. .") I 
 
 over a large extent of country, freijuently without any open roads, and sometimes 
 without even the mark of an axe upon the trees to guide us from one settlement 
 to another. To travel with horses was found impracticable, both from the state 
 of the roads and the want of acccnnmodation for our beasts. Brother .Smith has 
 generally remained in tlie bush, while as often as possible I have gone to his 
 assistance. He has performed his tours altogether on foot, directing liis course 
 by a small pocket compass where there was no path, and sometimes travelling 
 from four to ten miles without meeting with the footsteps of man, or a house to 
 shelter him from the storm. In his girdle he carries a tomahawk with which he 
 fells saplings to place across the bridgeless streams on which to walk over. An 
 astonishing alteration in the manner of the |)eople soon became visible. Where 
 formerly our congregations were small, houses are now crowded with listening 
 multitudes anxious to hear the word of salvation. To see them coming from 
 every direction with lighted torches has often tilled us with pleasinir solemnity, 
 ami led us to retlect upon the importance of the.se realities which have excited 
 this deep interest in their minds. In the township of Esquesing and Chinqua- 
 cousey the Lord has favored us with a revival, which extends into paits of 
 'Prafali'ar and Toronto, and a number have been brou<dit from darkness to liirht. 
 
 " huring my .second year in York i found a plea.sant home in the ffimil}' of Mr. 
 John Doel. A precious family they were; and parents and children still live in 
 my lieart of hearts. My ' Little Johnny,' a frail, delicate little fellow of five 
 summers — how strange to find him a grey-haired veteran in the ranks (»f the 
 itinerancy." 
 
 Time ha.s rolled its onward course since these feeling thoughts were penned. 
 The vtriter, Rev. Dr. Fitch Reed, has himself been dead for twenty-six years, and 
 " Little Johnnie " whom he mentions with such loving-kindness is him.self an 
 ageil supernumerary, and was compelled through advancing infirmities to leave 
 the active work twenty-three years ago. He lives on Avenue Road, and is now 
 eighty-three years of age, with white hair and bended form, and though his mind 
 and memory are almost as clear as in the prime of maidiood days, he waits, full 
 of years and honors, the fulfilment of the promi.ses. 
 
 " There were but three churches in the town. There were many Roman Cath- 
 olics in the place ; and about the time of my leaving they were preparing to build 
 a church. A priest visited them about ouco a year, when all tho niembcrs were 
 
52 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 required to go to confession. I remember that two very prominent and intelli- 
 gent young men, notwithstanding their Popish education, were among the regu- 
 lar and attentive liearers. One of them became thoroughly concerned for his 
 soul, and sought and found a personal interest in the salvation of the Gospel. I 
 had the satisfaction of baptizing him, and of receiving him into the church." 
 This probably was Mr. Pilkey, who lived in Scarboro, eight miles from the 
 church. 
 
 " One of the most interesting cases that ever came under my notice was that 
 of a young Scotchman, the only son of his widowed mother. He had been teuii- 
 erly reared, well educated in common branches, and to the full extent of parental 
 means and influence well fitted for an honorable and useful life. His mother 
 had hopeil to lean upon him for support and comfort in her old age. But, al.»s ! 
 Robert fell under the influence of evil associates and examples, became wayward 
 and reckless, and plunged in all manner of viciousness and crime, until his poor 
 mother's heart was well-nigh broken. He wandered froin home, and for years 
 was the slave of the lowest, basest passions. He confessed to me that he 
 had been ^; :ilty of every crime he could think of, except nmrder. He had 
 recently returned to his mother, in her humble cottage in York, and was 
 apparently endeavoring to make amends for the past by kind and filial 
 attention, he found his way to the chapel, 1 know not how, for his mother 
 attended elsewhere, and became a constant and earnest hearer of the Word. It 
 was not long before he was fully alarmed, in view of his great wickedness and 
 exposure to the Divine wrath, an<l anxiously encjuired what he must do to be 
 saved. 1 gave him such iiistructions us I thought were suited to his case ; l)Ut, 
 apparently, all in vain. His mind grew more and more dark and desponding, 
 till he gave himself up to utter despair, and asserted with great vehemence that 
 there never was .so vile and hell-deserving a sinner as he, and that (Jod could 
 not extend mercy to him and save him ; it would l)e al)solutely wrong for Hiu) to 
 doit. No assurances to the contrary, no (lospel promises whatever, could move him. 
 This was succeeded by the most perfect hardness and stupidity that 1 ever witnessed. 
 1 was completely puzzled and confounded, and could do nothing with him. Yet 
 ho was constantly seeking my jiresence, and soenteil to take a morbid pleasure in 
 dwelling upon his hopelessl)' doomed condition. I really <lreaded to meet hiui. 
 1 hud several times ondeavoreil to adapt my discourse to his particular case, Imt 
 
METHODIST CHUIICHES IN l.'ORONTO. 53 
 
 still he grew worse and worse. One Sabbath afternoon, as I was preparing for 
 the evening service, and thinking what I could say that would help poor Robert, 
 1 lifted my heart in prayer for the Divine direction. Suddenly and forcil)ly it 
 occurred to me that, instead of palliatives, he really needed something sharp and 
 caustic. It would be an extreme remedy — might it not be fatal ? I shrank from 
 it ; yet I could hope in no other direction. Trusting in God, I resolved to follow 
 the direction. I went to the chapel with great anxiety. Robert was there in 
 his usual place directly in front of me. I announced my text: 'Where the 
 worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.' The certainty, the nature and 
 the eternity of hell's torments as the doom of all finally impenitent sinners; f'-.ch 
 was my theme. I was enabled to speak with great freedom and earnestness, and 
 felt sure of good results. The immediate effect, however, was terrible to witness. 
 He fairly wriVhed, as if the unquenchable tire had already seized upon him, and 
 the undying worm was gnawing at his vitals. He met me at the close ot the ser- 
 vice, .seized my hand, and, with despair glaring in his eyeballs, said to me : ' Mr. 
 Ro'jd, you have pronounced my doom ! It is all over with me, and I am doomed 
 forever !' It was no time to reason with him, so I said but very little, believing 
 that the light of salvation would ere long di.spel his terrors. The next morning, 
 as soon as the day dawned, a messenger came for me to visit Robert. He had 
 not laid down or slept a wink all night; nor had his mother, who sat by him 
 weeping. I conversed and prayed with him ; and, as I left, I said to him : 
 ' Robert, you will see me before night, and tell me how great things God hath 
 done for your soul.' Tears tilled his eyes, and he said : 'Oh, do you think so ? ' 
 While I was at dinner that day at my boarding-house, I saw Robert coming, 
 leaping like a deer, ami, without knocking, burst through the door and into the 
 room where I was, and, with extended arms, exclaimed : ' Oh, Mr. Reed, I 
 have found Him! I have found Him!' 'Whom have you found, Robert ?' 
 ' Why, I have found Jesus ! I thought 1 never should find Him ; but I have, 
 yes, I have. As I was crossing the Market Square, these words came to me : 
 
 And while tho lainp holds out to bum 
 The vilest ainuer uiiiy return. 
 
 And at once I found Him. Blessed, bles.sed change ! ' A happier man I am sure 
 I never saw." ~ 
 
 Rev. Kenneth McK. Smith was pastor in 1822. His zeal at this time was 
 
54 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 marvellous, his industry untiring, his preaching almost sublime. Under his min- 
 istration the membership lea])ed from thirty to one hundred and four. The story 
 of his after life and the sadness of his subsequent career makes pathetic i-eading. 
 
 From York he went to the Ottawa Circuit, wheie he labored for awhile, and 
 where for two 3'ears he was su[)erainiuated on account of illness. About this 
 time his old sailor habits oi' intemperance began once more to exert their ascend- 
 ancy over him, and held him in their sway so that he never again preached the 
 (Jospel. In his prosperous days he had been a great favorite with Elder Case. 
 His exhaustle.ss How of Scotch .stories and witticisms made him a diverting com- 
 panion and a genial comrade. A few years afterwards, about 1830, lie died. Re- 
 pentant and suri'owful for his great weakness, it is said, God's mercy was again 
 manifested towards him, and he passed away in peace. 
 
 During the last year of his ministry in Little York, his assistants, who were 
 designated missionaries to the new .settlements, were Thomas Demorest and Row- 
 ley Heyhmii. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Demorest wa.s born in 179S, on the 7th day of March. When 
 fifteen years of age he experienced salvation and Joined theDemorestville society, 
 where four years sub.sequently he became a leader. 
 
 He had now foi- three years been preaching probationary. Diligently he pur- 
 sued his iluties until 1S27, when lie retired from the itinerancy, to return again 
 after a lapse of t'omteen yeais. l''or eighteen yeai's more he preached, Hve of 
 which, however, he spent as agent of tlie Connectional Funds, and then became 
 an agent for the Hook Room. 
 
 In I cS(i3 he was again superannuated. Kight years afterwards, at the age of 
 seventy-four, he died at Feicy, on the 24th January, 1.S71. 
 
 Rev. Rowley Heyland was one of the most famous ))rea i.ers in Canadian 
 Methodism. A native of the Kmerald Isle, he pos.ses.sed all the charms that char- 
 acterize its people. (Jonerous and warni-heiiited, .sympathetic and kindly, elo- 
 (pient and magnetic, with a clear musical voice and a ready How of goo<l language, 
 wherever ht; preached liis eHbrts were signalized by groat innubers (tf liis listeners 
 being born into ;i knowledge of the truth. 
 
 Having preaclnd in l'j)per ( 'anada for ten years before the union of IH'.VA, he 
 continued an itinerant for twenty years; Hnally, after having been superamiuated 
 for nineteen years, he died in Fairfield in the seventy-fifth year of his age, on the 
 '27th dav of May, 1H73. 
 
METHODIST CHURCH KS IN TORONTO. •)•) 
 
 For throe years, from 1<S28 to 1820, V'ork was united to the Yongc Street ('ir- 
 cuit, the Rev. John Ryer.son and Rev. William Slater being tlie pastors in 
 chaige during the first year of the union. John Ryerson was the third member 
 of that wonderful family who have left the imprint of their genius on the history 
 of the new country. There were five boys altogether, each of whom, for a longer 
 or a shorter period, travelled as itinerant preachers of the Gospel. Their fathei-, 
 (Jol. Jtyerson, was a Ignited Empire Loyalist, and had been an officer in King 
 Geoige's army during the Revolutionary War. He had settled at Long Poir.t, 
 on the hanks of Lake Erie, and wor.shi|)ped in the English Church. He was 
 liitterly opposeil to the Methodism which his sons one by one espoused, and Wil- 
 liam, who was the first to give God his heart, suffered the outburst of his anger, 
 and was compelled to leave the homestead. Their mother, however, was a strong- 
 minded, godly woman, and her attributes of character were reflected strongly in 
 her .sons. .John was the first of the boys to enter the ministry, and he began the 
 work when twenty-one years of age, in the year L"S20, in his own native district 
 of Long Point. 
 
 In his youth he was genteel and intellectual in appearance, cpiiet and grave, 
 with sound judgment and a resolute will. His sermons were distinguished by 
 spasmodic bursts of elocjuence, which were a foretaste of the brilliant oratorical 
 abilities he afterwards displayed. 
 
 He had spent the intervening years at Ancaster and Niagara and had been 
 received into full connection by the Conference which had sent him to Little 
 York. He and Mr. Slater, who worked in concert for several years, like Damon 
 and Pythias, were noted for the love and affection with which they held each 
 other. In 182IS he, his brother William, VVyatt Chamberlain, Samuel Belton, and 
 his bosom oonuade, Wm. Slater, were appointed Canadian delegates to the Gen- 
 eral Conference of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church held in i'ittsburg, Pa. The 
 result of the efforts of this delegation was an agreement wheieby the Metho<iists 
 of Upper Canada were allowed to become an independent church, on friendly 
 terms. In IHJ}] he again oTupied the pulpit of the King Streetchurch, and dur- 
 ing this second ministry effective revivals of great interest were held, which re- 
 sulted in .sut'h an adilitional growth of membership that the grounds on Adelaide 
 Street were secured preparatory to the erection of the Adelaide Street church, 
 ill l84;i he was elected President of Conference, and in this capacity travelled 
 
56 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 fronj end to end of the Province, everywhere diffusing a rnissionar}'^ spirit. He 
 was Chairman of Districts for thirty years, and his abilities as an organizer and 
 for government were amply sustained. He acted as Canadian representative to 
 the English Conference in 1840, 18+6, and 1849, and to the General Conference 
 of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States in 1839 and 1845. In 
 1860 he was superannuated. 
 
 Rev. William Slater, who was John Ryerson's colleague on the Yonge Street 
 Circuit in 1823, was born in Derbyshire, England. He was of the humble walks 
 of life. He hjid been a farm laborer before he was induced by Rev. Henry Pope 
 to engage in the nobler work of saving souls. He was of large stature and pos- 
 sessed a tine physique, a splendid voice, and a distinct and ready utterance, all of 
 which qualities combined made him one of the fair preachers of his time. He 
 was a member of the delegation sent to Pit'^-burg which secured the independ- 
 ence of the Canadian Church in 1828. He died suddenly on the 17th of January, 
 of the following year, and his remains rest in the graveyard of the King Street 
 church in Hamilton. 
 
 In 1824, Rev. W. H. Williams was superintendent of the Yonge Street Circuit. 
 He was of Welsh extraction, but was born in Orange County, New York State. 
 Here he was converted and began to exercise his gifts in public. In person he 
 was under the average stature, but cotnpact, heavy and muscular. His counten- 
 ance was remarkable for its intelligence. His head was large, and surmounted by 
 a luxuriant growth of dark hair which curled gracefully. His early school ad- 
 vantages had been circumscribed, but he possessed a vigorous mind and a great 
 thirst for knowledge, which led him to resort to every means within reach for 
 improving himself When well advanced in years he spent a winter in Clarence, 
 N. /., attending a school in the neighborhood. Between that time and his ap- 
 pearance in Canada he exercised his calling for a time in Buffalo. His mind 
 was slow in capacity, but well adapted to metaphysical inquiries and logical 
 processes. His preaching at times was marked by such strong emotions and pas- 
 sionate earnestness that he became a tlame of fiery oratory anil held his congre- 
 gations spell-bound. 
 
 Previous to coming to York, he had been the means of starting a revival in 
 Matilda, which spread like a tlame of fire throughout that portion of Ontario, 
 and which is still spoken of to this day. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 57 
 
 He was more popular in the country part of the Circuit than he was in Little 
 York, his boisterous manner grating a little on the sensibilities of the more pol- 
 ished citizens of the town. Still the little chapel was crowded every Sunday 
 night. His assistant was the Rev. James Richardson, who took charge of the 
 Circuit the year following. He had been better educated than the moat of that 
 day ; he had moved in good society and was of genteel manners, and he had been 
 ostracised by Bishop Strachan for joining the Methodists. His father, Captain 
 Richardson, had placed the first vessels on Lake Ontario, and was a seaman of no 
 mean ability. When the war broke out, James, who had been given a nautical 
 training, accepted a commission in the navy, and lost his left arm in the attack 
 upon Oswego. Since the war, he had been in His Majesty's commission of the 
 peace ; and his prospects in politics seemingly were short of no mean realization ; 
 but in a barn owned by Aaron Hinman, where the town of Colborne now is sit- 
 uated, he had given God his heart in a sacramental service, and straightway 
 commenced to preach the Gospel. 
 
 He has left interesting reminiscences of tiiat time, which are still in manu- 
 script, and which mementos the lapse of years has made of an invaluable nature 
 as a pen picture of the time : 
 
 " Elder Thomas Madden, then in charge of the Niagara District, sought an 
 interview with me and proposed to employ me as an assistant to William H. 
 Williams, the preacher in charge of the Yonge Street Circuit, including the 
 town of York, the capital of the Province. I consented, so in the month of Sep- 
 tember, after arranging my affairs, disposing of stock and household goods other 
 than what I took with me, putting a tenant in my house, and a deputy in the 
 collector's office, preparatory to resigning it, and taking leave of the endearments 
 of home and my dear father and other relations and friends, I embarked with 
 my dear wife and the three lovely children with which the Lord had blessed me 
 during my sojourn at Bresque Isle, and a few things for housekeeping, on board 
 a small schooner of about thirty tons, and in about two days anchored in York 
 harbor, now Toronto. Landed in the night, dark and rainy, plenty of mud, no 
 carriage, 1 went ahead to my wife's father's residence, corner of King and 
 Yonge. Mr. Dennis (my father-in-law) immediately went forth with me, and a 
 lantern, to meet wife and children trudging through the mud and rain, with Jamea 
 in her arms and the little girls following, Sarah minus a shoe, which came oS in 
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58 THE HISTORY OK THE 
 
 the mud crossing Wellington Street. No sidewalks or macadamizing in those 
 days. Howevei', here we were, through the mercy of God, snugly quartered at 
 last, but no parsonage nor other house available for my residence. Entering, 
 indeed, in the field of my future labor, but homeless except as sheltered for the 
 time being by my wife's parents, Mr. Dermis having a small, dilapidated house 
 that had been once a dwelling, but was now used as a joiner's shop, generously 
 offered the use of it free of rent while I served in the circuit, if I could so fit it 
 up as to live in it. Seeing no alternative I went to work, and after hard work 
 of self and wife for two or three weeks, and the outlay of about $20, succeeded 
 in rendering the old house tolerably comfortable during the two years of my 
 labor on Yonge Street Circuit. I found the brethren and the sisters in the town 
 very kind and rea<ly to show all Christian courtesies, but too few in number and 
 eufficiently burdened with their own necessities to render much aid. We found, 
 however, their hearts open, and the more so the longer we sojourned amongst 
 them, and this went far to console my dear wife and reconcile her to the change 
 of circumstances a sense of duty had imposed on us. I cannot but contrast 
 those times in relation to Methodist preachers and their accommodations at 
 present, at least of those laboring in the older settlements of our country, but I 
 am reminded here of what the first pioneers of Methodism in Canada had to 
 encounter, and my comparisons must cease. My field of labor, besides embracing 
 the then capital of the Province, extended up Yonge Street to Lake Simcoe 
 about forty-five miles, then easterly through the Townships of Markham, 
 Scarboro, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington, to the edge of Clark, with lateral 
 excursions to the right and left of some eight or ten miles more or less in various 
 places. This had to be traversed on horstback with saddlebags, wheel carriages 
 being out of the question. The first winter of 182 i-5 was such as the like I have 
 never seen either before or since, not a day of real sleighing the whide winter, 
 but mu<l holes and fnzen hubs in plerity during December and January, and 
 during these months it was scarcely possible to reach the town with any kind of 
 carriage, so that the ciizMis got scarcely any supplies from the country. The 
 ordinary price of go )d firewo(»d was but $l..5() per c )rd, yet a cartloid of offal 
 wood picked up on the commons would sell for $1.00, such was the difficulty of 
 gi'tting it to market. Hut the mo'>t disheartening feature of my labor this year 
 was the demoralized condition of the circuit, class papers neglected, a ad in several 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IX TORONTO. 69 
 
 places not forthcoming at all. ConofiUints of immoral character abounded, In- 
 difference to the means of grace prevalenii in most places, especially so in the 
 eastern section, the Townships of Pickering, Whitby and Darlington. The whole 
 sum raised for the support of the preachers in the whole range of these three 
 townships during the year did not exceed eleven shillings currency, or $2.20, 
 and here our rides were longer and labors more trying than in the western 
 part. The whole amount of my dividend for the year's service was about one 
 hundred dollars, including everything to feed and clothe my family, pay for 
 house, horse and travelling expenses ; nevertheless, the Lord favored us with 
 health and strength and a resigned will. The Superintendent, William H. 
 Williams, was a thorough working man, unburdened with a family, bland and 
 generous, at home whenever night overtook him, and an excellent colleague. 
 He vigorously applied himself to the trimming ot the circuit, and by a judicious 
 administration of discipline presented it much improved — the Societies much 
 advanced in piety and Christian life, though not in numbers. At the ensuing 
 Conference, 1825, I was admitted on trial, and put in charge of the same YonTe 
 Street Circuit, reduced, however, by the separation of the eastern se on thereof. 
 This enabled me to devote more time and labor to the town of Yor:^, havinir for 
 my assistant Rev. Egerton Ryerson, who, like myself, had thib year been 
 admitted on trial. A more agreeable and useful colleague I could not desire. 
 We labored together with one heart and mind, and Goil was graciously pleased 
 to crown our united eflorts with succe.ss. We doubled the numbers in the 
 Society, both in town and country, and all was harmony and love. Political 
 questions were not rife — indeed, scarcely known among us. The church was an 
 asylum for anyone who feared God and wrou;4ht ri^^hteou-ness, irrespective of 
 any party whatever. We so planned our work as to be able, beside metting all 
 the former appointments in the townships east and west, bordering on Yon^-e 
 Street for 45 or 50 miles northward to Rouch's Point, Lake Simcoe, to devote 
 one week out of four exclusively to pastoral labor in the town and preach 
 there twice every Sabbath. 
 
 " This prosperous and agreeable state of things served to reconcile my dear 
 wife and myself to the itinerant life with all its attendant predilections and hard- 
 ahips incident to those times." 
 
 His present residence with his family in the town of York gave the Society a 
 
60 THE HISTOUY OF THE 
 
 social status, and aa amount of pastoral attention which it had never posseraed 
 or enjoyed before. The character of his preaching won him an envied eminence 
 and a general respect. At this time he was about thirty-four years old ; his 
 manners were easy, and he himself was open and approachable. There was an air 
 of the most unmistakable piety about him — not asceticism or grievance, but sim- 
 ply goodness. He was an upright man, and his preaching was sound, simple, 
 clear, unctuous and truly Wesleyan. It stood not in the wisdom or device of 
 men, but in the power of God. If it had not been for hi" 'inction, his preaching 
 would have been sometimes dry; but, as it was, it was full of vitality and 
 adapted to bring souls to Christ and build up holiness. 
 
 Ten years alterwards he became editor of the Guardian, and ably performed 
 his duties there. 
 
 In liS36 he resigned from the Conference, chiefly through a disagreement with 
 Egerton Ryerson, whom he ci iticised for indulging too freely in matters political, 
 and went to Auburn, N.Y., where he preached for twelve months. His quiet, 
 unpretentious manners, and the constant exhibition of an empty sleeve, ever re- 
 minding them of an arm lost in resisting their immaculate republic, was likely to 
 be an eyesore to a people so hostile to Britain as the citizens of the United 
 States. 
 
 He returned again to Canada and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
 and subsequently filled the office of Presiding Elder, and ultimately was elevated 
 by them to the Episcopacy. For many years, up to the time of his death, he was 
 their sole Bishop, highly respected both in and out of his own communion. 
 
 His assistant colleague during his second year in York was the immortal 
 Egerton Ryerson. He commenced his labors in the itinerancy on April 20th, 
 1825, and his first appointment was at the Thirty meeting-house, where for the 
 first time ha addressed a congregation from a text of scripture. Though he spoke 
 with fear and trembling, perhaps no passage could have been selected more strik- 
 ingly relevant to the occasion, " He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious 
 seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." 
 
 Among those who heard him that evening was Thomas Vaux, a member of the 
 King Street congregation during his time of itinerancy there. His preaching, 
 while at York, was impassioned and magnetic. As yet, however, he was not so 
 practiced as to have cured himself of a great tendency to rapidity in speaking. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 61 
 
 and to the repetition frequently of whole members of a sentence twice. But when 
 free from embarrassment, some of those early efforts were uncommonly happy 
 and powerful. His studiousness will find few parallels in this day; though 
 almost daily in the saddle, and lodging in very inconvenient places, he constantly 
 rose at four o'clock and improved every moment of leisure time through the day. 
 The increase in the Circuit amounted to fifty-six ; it was a year of great ac- 
 tivity in the King Street chapel, and the beginning of a long period of unin- 
 terrupted prosperity of Methodism in York, which was only arrested by the 
 discussions which grew out of political events in 183* and the Irvingite heresy 
 which coincided with these events. 
 
 For the history of his remarkable career we, of course, have not the space to 
 spare, but his is a household name in Canada, and his chief claim upon the grati- 
 tude of posterity is that he became the founder of our system of national 
 schools. 
 
 Rev. William Ryerson succeeded to the Circuit in 1826, remaining in Yoil the 
 following two years. He was the most notable preacher of all this wonderful 
 family, and the greatest of his time. He would not have prepossessed a casual 
 observer very much at first sight at that time — large, light-complexioned, 
 rather coarse of feature, with a certain looseness of make, arising from his great 
 frame being not yet filled up. His soft, deliberate, and not very direct mode of 
 speaking when he began did not beget expectation of the tide of words and 
 ideas, and the fascinating control of the attention and the feeling of his auditors 
 which were always soon to follow. In the ardor of his then fervid piety, this 
 orator out of the woods of Oxford at once took the people by storm. Had he 
 enjoyed the training advantages which older countries afford, and had he been 
 saved from many annoyances and drawbacks, he would have become the Whit- 
 field of Canada. He possessed those feelings of strong sympathy with his sub- 
 ject for the time being, and the power of transferring his own reali2;ations and 
 emotions, whether of hate, fear, indisrnation, scorn, or tenderness, to his; hearers to 
 such a degree, that for the present they were not under the control of their sober 
 second judgment. He spoke with intense pathos. His voice, which was always 
 soft and plaintive, was tenderly sympathetic. At first his eloquence was sweep- 
 ing and tidal, then he would speak till he was ready to drop down with exhaus- 
 tion, and the weaker he was the more completely the people were melted. 
 No preacher ever appeared in Canada who drew so many tears. 
 
61 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Hia preaching was the great attraction to the chapel, and the augmented con- 
 gregation necessitated the enlargement of the church, which was effected and paid 
 for in his time. Now for the first time were to be seen in a Methodist church 
 some of the old aristocratic families who looked upon Dissenters with despising 
 intolerance. 
 
 He afterwards was a member of the delegation which, in Pittsburg in 1828, 
 secured the independence of the Canadian Church. 
 
 As an Elder his services were marked by extraordinary energy and fidelity. 
 He never missed an appointment, and he passed through his district in charge 
 once a quarter in summer's heat and winter's cold on horseback. He had been 
 known when the weather was so severe that he would be compelled to run by 
 the side of his horse to keep himself warm, to thrown away his overshoes lest 
 they should impede his movement, and start on a ninety miles journey, facing 
 the cutting blasts of eaily winter. 
 
 In Biockville, in Kingston, in Toronto again, in 1827 and 1838, in Simcoe, in 
 Grand River and in London, he preached every where, overfiowing churches greet- 
 ing him. 
 
 He died upon the 15th day of September, in the year 1872, in the seventy- 
 fifth year of his age. 
 
 Mr. Ryerson's colleague during the first year of his superintendency in Tonga 
 Street was Rev. John Beatty, generally termed "the Squire." 
 
 He had located, when in his youth, on the flats of the River Credit, and when 
 in compan}' with a band of settlers they crossed the Mimico creek, the whole 
 company kneeled in prayer while he implored the blessing of the Most High on 
 their new and arduous enterprise. His wife in after j'ears would often go alone 
 to the distant prayer- meetings through the dense dark forest, in the night season, 
 kneeling down to implore the protection of the Almighty before she entered the 
 woods, and kneeling again to return thanks when she emerged from their gloomy 
 recesses, that she had escaped from the wolves and had not lost her way. 
 
 He was now in comfortable circumstances and well up in years and wished to 
 spend the evening of his years in usefulness. He volunteered to come out from 
 the locality of Meadowvale and spend a fortnight in the Yonge Street Circuit 
 without a reward. He occasionally preached in York, and his richly scriptural 
 sermons gave great satisfaction. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. C3 
 
 He afterwards entered the itinerancy and became an ordained preacher, ra- 
 turnint' in that capacity ten years subsequently to the same Circuit. 
 
 On Fiiday, the 22nd day of February of this year (I.S28), Peter Jones, the native 
 missionary to the Indians, who was at the Credit river, visited the little church. 
 In his own words, they "Started with Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, my brother John, 
 and about twenty Indian school children for York, for the purpose of exhibiting 
 their iinprovement before some of the members of the Hou.'^e of A.s.sembly and others. 
 Reached town about 3 p.m., and at 7 o'clock repaired to the Me'.hodist chapel, 
 which was crowded to overflowing. The Rev. J. Richardson commenced the 
 Bervices by giving out a hymn and prayer, after which the Rev. W. Ryerson ad- 
 dressed the meeting, stating the object for which they were a.ssembled. The In- 
 dian chiMren then commenced exhibiting in a pleasing manner their improve- 
 ment — first by singing both in English and Indian, then by reading, spelling, 
 reciting the Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments. They al^o showed samples 
 of writing, and the gills of sewing and knitting, and closed by singing. The 
 Speaker of the House of Assembly, who occupied the chair, spoke on the occasion, 
 and also several of the members ; all evinced great interest for the prosperity of 
 Missions among the natives of the forest. The Rev. W. Case gave a general 
 statement of the Missions, and a vote of thanks was given to the members of 
 the Methodist Missionary Society for their indefatigable exertions. I took this 
 opportunity, on behalf of i y native brethren, to express our thanks for the in- 
 terest white Christians were taking on our behalf. A collection was then taken 
 up for the purchase of books for the schools." Peter Jones, the earliest of the 
 native missionaries, was often a visitor at the little church. His was a strong, 
 mobile countenance betokening the vigorous character which it displayed. His 
 hair was black and straight like all the Indians. His mouth was firm, his full 
 lips compressed a little, while his eye was sparkling, bright and pleasing. He 
 was born on the picturesque heights of Burlington Bay on the first day of the 
 year 1802. He was reared amid the customs and superstitions of her people, and 
 for fourteen years he wandered in the primeval forest with the uncivilized in- 
 habitants. 
 
 He suff'ered innumerable hardships incidental to wild pagan Indian life. His 
 name was Kah-ke-wa-quon-a-by, which means "sacred waving feathers." Like 
 all other Indian lads, he was taught to use the bow and arrows, and afterwards 
 
64 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 became an expert gunner, an agile canoeman, and a fisherman of renown amid 
 his kin. 
 
 In the year 1816 he received the advantage of an English school, and was 
 taught to read and write. After this he settled among the Mohawk Indians. 
 In 1820 he began to attend church services, and to think favorably about the 
 Christian faith. But when he viewed the way in which the white men, who 
 mostly con)posed the van of approaching civilization, drank whiskey, quarrelled, 
 fought and cheated his unsophisticated brethren, the Indians, his glimmering 
 reason decided that the Indian religiv^n was not inferior to this. Though him- 
 self a wild, untamed Indian youth, he never fell into the vice of drunkenness. 
 In 1823 he became acquainted with Seth Crawford, an earnest Christian worker, 
 and one who had taken a deep interest in the spiritual welfare of the Indians. 
 His piety and sympathy for them made a deep impression on the mind of Peter 
 Jones. 
 
 Soon after, a camp-meeting was held in the Township of Ancaster by the early 
 Methodists of those days. Many were drawn by curiosity to visit this gathering. 
 Among the rest this young Indian and his sister Mary came to see how the 
 Methodists worshipped the Great Spirit in the wiMerness. 
 
 Rev. William Case, the Apostle of the Indian work in Canada, had the general 
 over.sight of the camp-meeting. With him were associated a number of minis 
 ters, who alternately delivered pointetl and powerful discourses from the preach- 
 ers' stand to the large multitudes who had gathered from the surrounding 
 country. 
 
 Peter Jones has left an account of the meeting and we will let him speak for 
 himself : 
 
 ■' On arriving at the encampment I was immediately struck with the solemnity 
 of the people, several of whom were engaged in singing and prayer. Some 
 strange feeling came over my mind, and I was led to believe that the Supreme 
 Being was in the midst of His people, who were now engaged in worshipping 
 Him. 
 
 " We pitched our tents upon the ground allotted to us ; it was made of coarse 
 linen cloth. The encampment contained about two acres, enclosed by a broad 
 fence. The tents were pitched within this circle ; all the underbrush was taken 
 away, whilst the larger trees were left standing, forming a most beautiful shade. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 65 
 
 There were three gates leading into the encampment. During each night the 
 whole place was illuminated with tire-stands, which had a very imposing appear- 
 ance among the trees and leaves. The people came from different parts of the 
 country, some ten, some twenty, and some even fifty miles, in their waggons, 
 with their sons and daughters, for the purpose of presenting them to the Lord 
 for conversion. I should judge there were about a thousand persons on the 
 ground. 
 
 "At the sound of the horn we went and took our seats in front of the stand, 
 from which a .sermon was delivered. After this there was a prayer-meeting, in 
 which all who felt dispo.sed took ])art in exhorting and praying for penitents. 
 Ths next day, Saturday, 2nd June, several sermons were preached, and prayer- 
 meetings were held during the intervals. 
 
 " By this time I began to feel very sick in my heart, but did not make my 
 feelings known. On Sabbath, there was a great concourse of people who came 
 from the adjoining settlements, and many discourses were delivered, some of 
 which deeply impres.sed my mind, as I could understand most of what was said. 
 I thought the ' black-coats ' knew all that was in my heart, and that I was the 
 person addressed. Tlie burden of my soul began still to increase, and my heart 
 said, ' What shall I do to be saved ? ' for I saw myself to be in the gall of bitter- 
 ness and in the bond of iniquity. The more I understood the plan of salvation 
 by our Lord Jesus Christ, the more I was con\ inced of the truth of the Christian 
 religion and of my need of salvation. In spite of my old Indian heart, tears 
 dowed down my cheeks at the remembrance of my sins. I saw many of the 
 v/hite people powerfully awakene<i,and heard them crying aloud for mercy, while 
 others stood and gazed, and some even laughed and mocked. The meeting con- 
 tinued all Monday, and several discourses were delivered from the stand. My 
 convictions at this time were tpiick and painful. During the preaching I wept 
 much. This, however, 1 endeavored to conceal by holding down my head be- 
 hind the shoulders of the people. I felt anxious that no one might see me weep- 
 ing like an old woman, as all my countrymen consider this beneath the dignity 
 of an Indian brave. In the afternoon of this day my sorrow and angui.sh of soul 
 greatly increased, and I felt as if I should sink down to ht'.l for my sins, which I 
 saw to be very great and exceedingly offensive to the Great Spirit. I was fully con- 
 vinced that if I did not find mercy from the Lord Jesus, of whom I had heard much, 
 
66 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 I certainly should be lost for ever. I thought if I could only get the good people 
 to pray for xnb at their prayer-meetings I should soon find relief to my mind, but 
 had not sufficient courage to make my desires known. O, what a mercy that 
 Christ did not forsake me when my heart was so slow to acknowledge Ilim as 
 my Lord and Saviour. Towards evening I retired into the solitary wilderness 
 to try to pray to the Great Spirit. I knelt down by the side of a fallen tree. 
 Tlie rattling of the leaves over my head with the wind made me uneasy. I re- 
 tired further back into the woods, and then wrestled with God in prayer, who 
 helped me to resolve that I would go back to the camp and get the people of 
 God to pray for me. I went, but when I arrived at the meeting, my foarful heart 
 again began to hesitate. I stood by the side of a tiee, considering what I must 
 do, whether I should give up seeking the Lord altogether or not. 
 
 " It was now about dusk. While I was thus hesitating as to what to do, a good 
 old man, named Reynolds, came to me and said, ' Yes.' Ho then said, ' Do you 
 desire the people of God to pray for you ? ' I told him I did, and that was what 
 I had desired. He then led me into the prayei -meeting. I fell upon my knees, 
 and began as well as 1 could to c.-'ll upon the name of the Lord. The old man 
 prayed for me, and exhorted me to believe on our Lord Jesus Christ, who, he said, 
 had died for Indians as wsll as wliite people. Several of the preachers prayed 
 for me. When I first began to pray my heart was soft and tender, and I shed 
 many tears; but, strange to say, .some time after my heart got as hard as a stone. 
 I tried to look up but the heavens seemed like brass. I then began to say to 
 myself, ' There is no mercy for poor Indian.' 1 felt my.self an outcast, a sinner 
 bound 'or hell. About midnight I got so fatigued and discouraged that I retired 
 from our prayer-meeting and went to our tent, where I immediately fell asleep. 
 I know not how long I had slept when 1 was awakened by the Rev. E. Stoney 
 and G. Ferguson, who had missed me at the prayer-meeting, and had come with 
 a light to search for me. Mr. Stoney said to me, ' Arise, Peter, and go with us 
 to the prayer-meeting, and get your soul converted. Your sister Mary has already 
 obtHitied the Spirit of Adoption, and you must also seek the same blessing.' 
 
 " When I heard that my sister was converted and bad fouml peace (not knowing 
 before that .she was even so much as seeking the Lord), I sprang up and went 
 with the two good men, determining that if tiiere was .still mercy left for me, I 
 would seek until I found it. On arriving at the prayer-meeting, I found my 
 
METHODIST CHUKCHE3 IN TORONTO. 67 
 
 sister apparently as happy as she could be. She came to me and began to weep 
 over me and to exhort mo to give my heart to God, telling me how she had found 
 the Lord. These words came with power to my poor sinking heart, and I fell 
 upon my knees and cried to God for mercy. My sister prayed for me, as well as 
 other good people, and especially Mr. Stoney, whose zeal for my salvation I shall 
 never forget. At the dawn of day I was enabled to cast myself wholly upon the 
 Lord, and to claim the atoning blood of Jesus, as my all-sufficient Saviour, who 
 had borne all my sins in His own body on the Cross. That very instant my 
 burden was removed, joy unspeakable filled my heart, and I could say, ' Abba, 
 Father.' 
 
 " The love of God being now shed abroad in my heart, I loved Him intensely, 
 and praised Him in the midst of the people. Everything now appeared in a new 
 light, and all the works of God seemed to unite with me in uttering the praises 
 of the Lord. The people, the trees of the woods, the gentle winds, the warbling 
 notes of the birds, and the approaching sun, all declared the powor and goodness 
 of the Great Spirit. And what was I tliat I should not raise my voice in giving 
 glory to God, who had done such great things for me ! 
 
 " My heart was now drawn out in love and compassion for all people, especi- 
 ally for my parents, brothers, sisters, and countrymen, for whose conversion I 
 prayed that they might also find this great salvation. I now jelieved with all 
 my heart in God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and gladly renounced the 
 world, the flesh and the devil. I cannot v escribe my feelings at this time. I waa 
 a wonder to my.self. O, the goodness of God in giving His only begotten Son to 
 die for me, and thus to make me His child by the Spirit of Adoption. May I 
 never forget the great things He had done for me on the glorious morning of the 
 5th of June, 1823! 
 
 " Before the meeting closed on this Tuesday a fellowship meeting was held. 
 The Rev. W. Case requested all those who had experienced the blessing of justi- 
 fication to stand up, and a goodly nun)ber rose, amongst whom were my siister 
 Mary and myself. When Elder Case recognized me he exclaimed, ' Glory to God I 
 there stands a son of Augustus Jones, of tiie Grand River, amongst the convorta. 
 Now is the door opened for the work of conversion amongst his nation !' 
 
 "The meeting being closed, we returned home, and with tears told our parents 
 what the Lord had done for us. Our simple story aiiected them much ; thej 
 
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 wept, and said they were glad that we had given our hearts to God, and exhorted 
 us to persevere in the good way. 
 
 "A few days after this the evil spirit tempted me to doubt the reality of the 
 change wrought in ray soul by the Holy Spiiit, but this seemed only to urge me 
 to seek the Lord with greater diligence. I searched the Scriptures, prayed much, 
 and waited for a clearer matiifestiition of His woik in my heart. One day I 
 retired to a grove to pray, and whilst thus engaged all my doubts and fears were 
 dispersed, .and I was enabled to receive the witness of the Spirit bearing witness 
 with my spirit that I was a child of God, that I had passed from death unto life, 
 and that of a truth a good work was begun in my heart." 
 
 On the evening of Sunday the 28th day of June, 1830, he passed away, after a 
 long life of service, during which time he saw the savage Indian tribes rede.iraed 
 from their primeval daikness and a great revolution eftected in their spiritual 
 and material affairs, in which great woik he had taken an onerous part. 
 
 York was now separated from the Yonge Street Circuit and made a station to 
 which the Rev. Franklin Metcalf was assigned. He was now in the prime of his 
 rnanly beauty. He was a little less than six feet in height, straight, symmetrical, 
 lithe and graceful. His countenance was clothed with the native glow of health 
 and lighted with a genial smile, and a pair of large sparkling eyes; his features 
 were regular, his forehead high and surmounted by an abundant covering of brown 
 silken hair. He was beautiful indeed, but neither vain, nor flirty, nor imprudent. 
 Instead, he was pure as the virtrin snow, prudent to a degree, frequently going 
 alone and pouring out his soul to God by the hour. 
 
 He was born on June Gth, 18 — , in Worcester, Mass., and moved with his 
 parents, when nine years of age, to Senecu Falls, New York State. His father 
 was an officer in the army during the Revolutionary War. The parents belonged 
 to the Baptist Church. The death of his father and a beloved sister, before he 
 was twelve years old, made a deep religious impression on his mind which never 
 left him. When about fourteen a revival of religion took place among the Me- 
 thodists in his vicinity. Hi.s mother was opposed to the family attending, and 
 learning that his elder brother was among the penitents, sent Franklin to bring 
 him home; but he also remained to pray. After several nights earnestly spent 
 lA seeking salvation he obtained a bright evidence of his acceptance with God. 
 
 His mother wished him to join the Baptist Church, but finally told him to 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 6& 
 
 unite with the church in which he thought he would have the most assistance in 
 the service of God. On leaving school he chose the profession of medicine, and 
 was articled to a physician who was an elder in the Presbyterian Church — a per- 
 son whom he much respected, and with whom he completed the study of anatomy. 
 During his medical studies his convictions were that he was not in his proper 
 sphere ; but such was his agreement with the doctor that he dared not mention 
 his views to him. A friend 'nduced him to allow the matter to be broached, when 
 hia superior kindly released him from his engagement. He was then in his 
 eighteenth or nineteenth year. He then spent a couple of years in a local sphere 
 and in preparatory study before going out into the itinerant field. He came to 
 Canada when he was twenty-one. llev. Dr. Green's recollections of him in York 
 are very interesting: — "I found," he says, "in Bro. Metcalf all that I anticipated; 
 a faithful friend, an interesting companion, an exctllent and finisiicd preacher, 
 and an admirable colleague. To my own mind he was the model preacher of 
 the Connexion. Deep in Christian experience, pastoral in his habits, neat, but 
 not fine, in his dress, commanding in personal appearance, and gentlemanly in his 
 intercourse with society, he was well calculated to do good and to gain esteem. 
 But if to these elements of influence and success you add a sound and discrim- 
 inating judgment, a logical mind well stored with facts and ideas, a remarkably 
 clear and methodical way of arranging his subjects, and of presenting truth to 
 his congregations, always backed up with scripture proofs, and delivered, not in 
 a pompous strain of oratory but in forcible language of simple eloquence, you 
 will have a tolerably correct idea of Metcalf's distinguishing characteristics. His 
 voice was neither very hjud nor very musical, yet he could give utterance to 
 every word in a manner very agreeable. It was a luxury to hear him ; and we 
 often rode miles to hear each other on week-day evenings. His sermons cost him 
 much time and thought; but, when delivered, there was a completeness of style, 
 illustration and arrangement, connected with earnest devotion and practical 
 godliness, which made them not only acceptable and useful, but highly popular." 
 For two years ho preached in the King Street chapel. His subsequent career 
 was long and honorable and no man in the Canadian Conference wa' more bo- 
 loved. After he had been superannuated for some years, on the tenth day of June, 
 in the year ]h50, he died suddenly in broad daylight with no human being near, 
 while on an errand with horse and cart to the back part of his farm. The newa 
 
70 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 of his death reached Conference, which was then sitting, and his old comrades 
 were bowed in sorrow and tears by the melancholy news. A service was held 
 during the Conference to the honor of his memory. A solemn procession of the 
 brethren was orgar d and proceeded from the house of Mr. Amos Stearns, with 
 crape badges on their arms, which proceeded slowly to the church, where a sermon 
 was preached by the President, the Rev. Dr. Richey, and a eulogy on his character 
 pronounced by Elder Case. 
 
 Rev. William Smith was his successor in the Kincf Street church. He was of 
 Scottish parentage, but born in 1802 in the town of Niagara, once the capital of 
 the Province. Part of his youth was spent in Brockville, where his mother, who 
 then was a widow, wedded the Rev. Wm. Brown. This led to his residence for 
 a time at Rideau, and his consequent intercourse with the Methodists. His 
 mother died, and he engaged in business with his uncle at Presquile. He at 
 this time had received a good commercial education, and was, besides, a person of 
 untiling energy and practical sagacity. During the year 1822, in a great revival 
 that swept the Smith's Creek Circuit, he was brought into the church, in which 
 he was soon appointed a class leader. He was licensed to exhort, but never ex- 
 ercised his gift in eaily years. About the year 1825 he disentangled himself 
 from business and repaired to the Methodist seminary, where he remained two 
 years pursuing a classical and scientific course of education. He was induced by 
 Elder Case to leave his academical pursuits and to teach the Indians on Qrape 
 island. But he found it a monotonous employment and unsuited to his tastes 
 and energies. 
 
 In the meantime sundry appointments which he supplied in the surrounding 
 circuits showed his uncommon powers as a preacher, and he was sent by Elder 
 Case as the junior colleague of Mr. Belton. He showed himself a matured man. 
 He had a thorough comprehension of all business matters, was well informed 
 but not pretentious; was plain and aft'able, but very well bred; pleasant but 
 grave ; not narrow-minded but conscientious. Ho was one of the best of pas- 
 tors, systematic and constant ; and a plain, tasteful and valuable preacher. It 
 was wcndei fill to see how ht preserved so distinct an utterance with such un- 
 usual rapidity. In person he was middling sized, lithe and active. His features 
 were sharp and expressive, and his skin, hair and eyes very black. Under his 
 assiduous pastoral ministry there was an increase of membership of thirty dur- 
 
METHODIST CHURCUES IN TORONTO. 71 
 
 ing the year, which was wound up with a powerful revival. After preaching in 
 Kinf^ston and Brockville he removed to the United States, and died in the city 
 of Boston in 1842. 
 
 Among the members of the chapel at this time who are still remembered were 
 Thomas Mara, who kept a shoe store on Queen Street, near John, and who, early 
 in the first month of the new year of 1898, passed into the great beyond ; Mr. 
 Baxter, the forefather of the alderman, who was the leading singer of the choir; 
 Mr. Knot, who resided at the corner of Bay and King Streets ; Mr. Higgins, then a 
 head bailiff; Mr. Cio-scow, a dealer in boots and shoes ; Mr. Humplireys, a carpen- 
 ter; John Doel, the father of the aged supers umeiary, a sketch of whose life can 
 be found after the history of Avenue Road Church ; Mr. and Mrs. John Lever, 
 who moved away to embark on farming somewhere in the interior; Asa Patrick, 
 a farmer of Scarboro, although of the same name he held no relationship to W. P. 
 Patrick, but they both married daughters of Mr. Gilbert; Mr. Wilson, an old 
 soldier, and a member of the Queen's Rangers, who carried on a shoe store on 
 King Street, opposite the church, and whose wife, Susanna, had ))asstd through 
 the Lachine Rapids in an open boat, and had been present at Queenston Heights, 
 when the fields were stained with the blood of battle, and the brave Brock was 
 slain. When the enemy were giving way, and the battle almost won, to Tecumsei h, 
 the great Indian warrior, she gave the red skirt which she wore to tie in strips 
 about the arms of the wives of the American soldiers, to save them from the 
 tomahawks of his own bloodthirsty followers. 
 
 Dr. Morrison, at one time, was chief clerk in the Surve3'or-Generars office. 
 Prejudice against the Methodists was an important factor in aristocratic circles, 
 and, without charge or the .slightest deficiency in faithfulness and efficiency, he 
 was dismissed from his position for no other reason but on account of his laith. 
 He then devoted himself to the medical profession, which he had studied in 
 earlier life. He was afterwards elected to represent York in the House of 
 Assembly, defeating the Attornc3--GeneraI. He was ahso, at another time, elected 
 Maynr of the city. He died as he had lived, a staunch Methodist, and happy in 
 the living faith that abideth with the faithful. 
 
 In the year of his ministry the following sarcastic advertisement, printed in 
 the columns of the Gunrd'om, shows that the church had b> come a retidezvous 
 on Sunday evenings of loungers, who epeut their time around the place : — 
 
72 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 ^■WANTED=^ 
 
 A number of young gentlemen to gaze, and talk and loung;e in front of the 
 Methodist chapel in this town on Sunday evenings. All the qualifications nece3- 
 earjr are a gond share of ill-mannerly ignoranca, self-conceit and nnbhishing im- 
 pudence. Any young gentlemen who wi.sh to e.igage in this praiseworthy and 
 honorable em|iloyment, will please to parade themselves in front of said chapel 
 next Sunday evening between the hours of 6 a'ld 8 o'clock. 
 
 ^^The disapprobation of every decent person will be given in part payment. 
 
 When the village was small, previous to the time when police protection was 
 afforded, it was not an unusual occurrence to have the service interrupted by the 
 practical jokes of the careless wags of the place ; occasionally they would put 
 out the lights, throw in cackling geese, and again they would vary the performance 
 by driving in other fowl and birds. On one occasion, during service time, a 
 drunken man was wheeled up the aisle prostrate in a wheelbarrow. The late 
 Joshua Van Allen, a tailor, who subsequently removed to Chatham, where he 
 died, in a burst of righteous wrath, disposed of the interlopers single-handed. 
 
 In this year, also, the new brick meeting-house on Yonge Street, five miles 
 north of the town, was burned down. The building was still unfinished, and the 
 carpenters were at work, when a spark fell among the shavings and the chapel 
 was totally destroyed. It was rebudt without delay and dedicated on the 26th 
 of May, 1832, Rev. E. Ryerson preaching at the opening services. 
 
 Rev. John Ryerson again received the appointment in 1831. The previous re- 
 vival had spiritually improved the Society, and his powerful preaching acted as 
 a stimulus to the spreading movement. The membership had run up to 264, 
 while the Sunday-school contained 150 scholars. A visit was made among the 
 poorer portions of the town, and many of the children of the poor were clothed 
 and induced to attend the school. Its officers for that year were : President, 
 Rev. John Ryerson ; Vice-president, King Barton ; Secretary, Samuel E. Taylor ; 
 Assistant Secretary, Edward Perry; Treasurer, John Tyner; Managing Commit- 
 tee, Joshua Van Allen, R. Woodsworth, Wm. Galbraith, Christopher Webb and 
 William P. Patrick. Alexander Hamilton was now the superintendent, having 
 succeeded William Carfrae in 18'j0. 
 
 Towards the close of the year ground was purchased from the magistrates, of 
 what was then called the " public square," at the corner of Toronto and Adelaide 
 Streets, on which it was proposed to erect a new chapel, which was afterwards 
 known as " Old Adelaide." 
 
MKTHODIST CHUUCHES IN TORONTO. 73 
 
 In tlie year 1832, Rev. Alexander Irvine was accorded the station by Confer- 
 ence. He was the la.st preacher in tlie now historic cliurch. He was a native of 
 Scotland, where he had received a ^'ood Enyli.sh education to which he had ad<led 
 some classical attaiinnents. While he was yet youni^, his family emi^^'rated to 
 America, where he was converted in a Methodist Church. 
 
 >Subse(iuently the family came to Canada, and settled near Belleville. As a 
 local preacher he showed superior talents, and he was i-econnnended by Confer- 
 ence to travel. He again returned to the States, and there engaged in the 
 itinerancy, and remained there initil 1831. Here he was located by Conference, 
 aiiii entertained an idea of settling on a farm, but was induced to offer him.self to 
 the Canada Conference, to whom his fine talents and nine years' experience were 
 sure to make him a valuable acquisition. 
 
 In person he was not handsome, but interesting. He was above the medium 
 height, slight in build, slightly pockmarked, and very intellectual in appearance. 
 His was, perhaps, rather a line and tasteful tlian a strong mind. He would have 
 excelled in the lighter kinds of litei'ature, of which he was very fond. He had a 
 fine fancy, and was a good rhymer if not a poet. His preaching was chaste, 
 dignitied, graceful and correct. He was kind, amiable, giftod, and lively in con- 
 versation. 
 
 He spent the closing yeai in the King Street chapel, and the opening year of 
 the old Adelaide Street church he occupied its pulpit. Some two years after- 
 wards he emigrated to the Western States, and spent some time in retirement, 
 where he died in the year 1839. 
 
 The little chapel became too small to hold the overflowing congregations. 
 It had begun its career with a membership of six, and now two hundrei' and 
 sixty-four were enrolled u|)on its list. When the new Adelaide Street church 
 was built, it was sold and turned into a theatre, and instead of the eloquence of 
 a Ryerson oi a Metcalf ; instead of the pleading of a Richardson or a Smith ; in- 
 stead of the supplication and the prayers of its worshippers ascending to the 
 throne of the Most High to guard them well, to guide them in the narrow way ; 
 there was heard the voice of gentle Desdemona in her woe, or Shylock crying for 
 his ducats and his daughter. 
 
 In 1833 the building on King street used as a church by the Methodists 
 became a theatre, and the congregation for the most part migrated to the. new 
 church on Adelaide Street. 
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74 THE HISTOllY (»!•' THE 
 
 Let US t'oi- a lew iiionients compare the Kiiij; Street West of 1820, from Yonge 
 to Bay Streets, when tlie first cliurch was built, with the same thoroughfare as 
 it is to-day in the year of grace lh99. Then almost the only houses were those 
 of Captain Bowkett on the north-west corner of K^ng and Yonge Streets where 
 now stand the palatial offices of the Grand Trunk Railway. A little further 
 west on the northern side of the street was Mr. Wilson's house with a large 
 orchard at the back, while still further to the west on the north-eastern corner of 
 Bay and King Streets was a row of three small clapboarded cottages which were 
 only pulled down in 1852. On the opposite side Jordan Post's house and a 
 blacksmith's shop were almost the only tenements between King and Bay 
 Streets. 
 
 Compare that state of things with King Street West in 1899. Now in all 
 jirobability the assessment value of even the smallest house or place of business 
 in the portion of the thoroughfare between Yonge and Bay Streets is greater than 
 that of all the dwellings then there, put together. At that time, except in mid 
 winter when the snow was deep and the sleighing good, the roadway was always 
 either ankle deep in mud or dust, nay almost impassable at times through the 
 depths of the former, which was not only oftentimes ankle but knee deep or even 
 more. 
 
 " But, the old order changeth and giveth place to the new," and we will con- 
 clude this chapter with these reminiscences of the first Methodist Church in 
 York. 
 
CHAPTER III. 
 
 George Street Church. 
 
 U'^^^^HE early history' of Methodism of Toronto is hard to comprehend 
 
 ^l^/lii'^"^ unless it is understood that many of the large families hailing 
 
 W^^^ from the Motherland regarded the flourishing church on King 
 
 fek^*^ Street with a suspicion that its congregation looked too fondly 
 
 ^"^ upon the nation to the south. For this reason, although Episcopal 
 
 "^ Methodism flourished abundantly on account of its priority in the 
 
 hold and the strength and machine-like management of its magnificent oi'gani- 
 
 zation, imlividual families kept aloof, holding services in their own homes 
 
 and in divers places. In 1830 these families met once a week to worship in a 
 
 small schoolroom on the north side of Colborne, a little east of Church Street. 
 
 Mr. Newlove, a missionary sent from England to aid this feeble movement, had 
 
 died in Montreal, en route to his destination. 
 
 In the year 1831, the Rev. Donald Eraser, of the British Wesleyan Conference, 
 came to Canada and to Toronto. The minutes of the British Conference of that 
 year record that the Rev. Donald Eraser voluntarily retired froii " our work." 
 
 Sir John Colborne, the then governor of Upper Canada, gave Mr Fraser a 
 subscription of £10 currency or S40, and with donations and assistance of several 
 intlucTitial men of the town, a lot of land was purchased on the east side of George 
 Street, north of Duke Street, and the erection of a church edifice was begun. 
 On the 14th day of July in the year 1832, it was dedicated to the service 
 of God by the Rev. John Hick, a missionaiy from England. It was a frame 
 building of moderate dimensions, measuring perhaps thirty by sixty feet, weather 
 boarded, with an inclined roof like an English schoolhouse, the gable of which 
 pointed to the west. A double doorway gave admittance, and a window on 
 either side made it of the regulation style. Within, two aisles led down the 
 audience-room intersected by high-backed pews surmounted with an inch of 
 coping, and admittan-'e to these was guarded by the old-fashioned doors of small 
 dimensions. The windows were frosted ; the pulpit high and ungainly, while 
 the choir sat in a semi-circle before the communion rails and table. 
 
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7(5 THE HISTORY (»K THE 
 
 The gallery, supported by luilf-a-dozen pillars, ran along Itoth sides a.s well 
 au the Wiistein end, iind the church had a seating capacity of about four liundred. 
 It ia spoken of by the Guardian of that day — which paper did not then look upon 
 the extra church with especial favor — as "sniall, but neat." Jt was painted white 
 on the outside and the interior was homelike and pleasing. 
 
 The late Senator Macdonald, who afterwards for some years worshipped within 
 its walls, thus refers to it in a manuscript lent by him : 
 
 " It was as unpretentious a church building as could well be; size about 30 
 feet by (JO feet, rough cast, gable toward the street, with wooden buildings on 
 either sidi'; aisles and pews narrow, the V)acks of the pews perfectly straight, with 
 one inch coping; building inside painted ilrab, stairs to the gallery straight and 
 narrow; no vestry, no arrangement for choir, lighted with oil lamps of the plain- 
 est character." 
 
 " The morning and evening services were conducted by Rev. John Hick, who 
 was one of the most acceptable preachers and jne of the most beloved men of his 
 time. He was then in the prime of his manhood and in the heat of the labor ol 
 a career remarkably successful which was soon to be closed with tragic sud- 
 denness. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and in 1815 was sent by the 
 mother church as a missionary to Prince Edward Island. There and in Upper 
 and Lower Canada he worked with great faithfulness until 183-i, when he fell 
 a victim to malignant cholera which was then raging in the Lower Province, ami 
 died on the 3rd day of August in the city of Quebec. The suddenness of his death 
 can be realized when it is known that on the 20th of July he p'-eached his last 
 sermon and held his last quarterly love-feast." 
 
 "The Rev. John Barry was the fir.st regularly-appointed pastor of the church. 
 He, too, was a missionary from the Motherland, sent to Canada with nine others 
 in response to the urgent appeal made by Mr. Eraser. He continueil to minister 
 to the little congregation's spiritual wants until the year 1833, when he was 
 removed to a charge in the city of Montreal at his own request, as he was 
 strongly — almost bitterly — opposed to the union of the British Wesleyans and 
 Canadian Methodists into one body which had occurred during this year." 
 
 Ml'. Barry remained a year in Montreal, then went to Bermuda where he 
 ministered until 1836, when he went for the benefit of his health to England, 
 being shipwrecked on his way whilst in the English Channel, when he narrowly 
 
MKTHODIST CHUUCflKS IN TORONTO. 77 
 
 escaped death by drowning but lost the whole of his library and personal 
 I ffects. For a time he sojourned in the Isle of Guernsey, then again returned to 
 Montreiil in 1837, where he died in June, 1838. To continue Mr. Macdonald's 
 narrative : 
 
 " The union having been consummated, the preachers frequently alternated 
 between Adelaide and Oeorge Streets for some four years. In the first year of 
 that intervening time Rev. Ingham Sutcliflfe occupied the pulpit ; Thomas 
 Turner, Egerton Ryerson, Matthew Lang, John C. Davidson and Joseph Stinson 
 succeeding in their turn." 
 
 Rev. Thomas Turner was born in Coventry, England, in 1709. At the age of 
 sixteen he accepted Christ, and after "repeated scjlicitations on the part of both 
 ministers and ))eople " he began to preach. In 1825 he was sent to Canada. He 
 was slight, trim and sprightly, with a fair complexion, a high forehead and an 
 intellectual countenance. Genteel in his manners, courteous in his conversation, 
 though not a deep thinker or a profound reasoner, yet his genuine piety, combin- 
 ed with cordial manners and u gentle heart, made him popular and Cixuc« red him 
 to his congregation. He died in England in 1860, having left Canada in 1841. 
 
 Rev. Matthew Lang, whose memory is fragrant with pious recollections, was 
 lioiii in the Emerald Isle in 1798, and was reared in Lancashire, Engl md. 
 Here at the age of sixteen he was converted, and at the age of twenty- 
 Hve, having most successfully discharged the duties of local preacher and ex- 
 horter, he was called as a missionary and sent to Canada. At this time he was 
 a picture of health and strength — young, florid, handsome, zealous, and laborious, 
 anil with activity which never seemed to weary throughout his bright career. 
 On the 21st of February, 18.50, he died suddenly in the city of St. John, in the 
 military barracks, where he had gone to conduct a class. His brethren of the 
 Conttrence paid testimony to the value of his sterling character in these lines : — 
 " He maintained an unblemished character through the whole of his public 
 course, and was eminently distinguished by fervor and uniformity of zeal in 
 seeking the glory of Christ and the salvation of men. He yielded to none of 
 his brethren in attachment to theiloctrinesand published economy of Methodism, 
 or in the faithful enforcement of its discipline. He was ' in labor more abundant,' 
 and his acceptable ministry was signally attended with the Divine blessing. He 
 sustained with honor and integrity some of the most important offices in his 
 
78 TJIK JIlSrOHY OK THE 
 
 district, aiul wa.s, at tlie time of liis death, cliainnan of the KaHturii ( 'anada 
 District and tfonuial suporintondunt of the Missions. "' 
 
 Ml'. Lanj,' filled in the years 183o and 1830 tlie office of IJooic Stewiinl lor the 
 Conffieneo in Toronto. 
 
 Hev. .lolin < '. DiLvidsoi) was ;ds'> a native of the Emerald Isle, lioiri in l.'SOl, 
 hut caiiif to (Janada in "aily year:; His tii'st ."tt(>inp(. at preaehiri!.,' was made 
 in a seho<>' ^i)ii>e in Ha iwe'l. His early cllorts were eiiconranni;,', delit,ditini.f 
 iuid cilifyinu Ids small hasid o/ listeners. He afterwards hecanx^ ;i pulpit oiaior 
 ot {,rreat ability and winning <'lo(|uence. huriuL,' the sev n years' livalry lietweeti 
 tlif Kri!_dish and the (Jafiadian Mi'tlmdi-ilH, he sided with the Wesleyans, and in 
 1(S54 aitei- ihttir secoi.') 'uunn iji; juiucd the Ant,di(!au ( Iliurch, and his eloipient, 
 words were lost to Methodi-.ni forever. Af^ain (piiititi;^^ .lohn Macdoruild : 
 
 " Kev. Joseph Stinson was horn in (Jastle Donin^'ton, lificestiM'shire. His par- 
 ents were i^i)*\\y in walk and .'(niveisation, and Insfore his twentieth year he ac- 
 cepted tlie ])eace tliat " passeth nil utiderstandiriff " in the town of (iainshoro', 
 IJncolnshire, a few miles ilistant from wliere .lolin Wcisley was horn. 
 
 His pronn.^in^ talents comnumded tlie attention of the elm , and alter the 
 usual prohation and acceptance as a local jireaeher he was proposi u and accepted for 
 the niissionary work. In !.S2.'nie was appointed to Kastern < anada, where lie 
 first lahored in Mclhourne, ami where an; to lie seisn still the oiitcnme of the first 
 fruits of hi.s (Janadian ministry." 
 
 From IS'iS to 1.S32 Mr. Stinson was in En<fland, tlien (rom IS33 to |.s;{:i, hotli 
 years inclusive, at Kin^^stoti, Unl. In IcS.'tO he came to Truonto wIkmc he 
 remained for many years. 
 
 Jn appearance Ik! was romarkaltly comely and handsome. Ih* was of averaj^e 
 size, deep-chested, straii/ht, a}.;ile and stron;,'. " Fair ami llorid in hair ami face, 
 with a restless, hrilliant eye. His manners, too, were spri^fhtly and ;(enteel. 
 He was as lov« ly in mind as in person. t\ lthoiiL,di there was no cant or Ljriniace 
 about him, his was a pure, >,'(inerous, coura;,'eous heart, full of ^ood impulstss, well 
 educated, and naturally tasteful, with a lively thouj^h not lofty imaj,dnation, 
 joined to an oiatoned voice, no wonder ho was popular." He was Superintendent 
 of Missions for many years, and President of ( 'onferetice in jS.SK and IHiO 
 and nuaiii in I 'So.S, ';'){», '(jO and '(il. His ministry in (JeorLfe Street, and his 
 eloijiUJiit preachin^f. is still spoken of with warmth and eD'u^'etic approval hy 
 old citizens who once worshipped thtM*-. 
 
MKTllDDIST (.'IHJIU.'UKS IN 'I'OIM )N'lo. 79 
 
 TIk! lioiiDiaiy (l(^!4i('c of l).l). wjis i-oiit'ciit'd on Mr. SliiiHoii hy \'i(.'ti)ria 
 Universit-y in iS-'iO, fiml lit; ilioil in his sixty-.sucon'l yofir, on Au;fii.st 2(1111, 1802. 
 
 TIh! U<'v. IO^f( rton Kyrrson was tlio wfsll-knowii Su|i<'iiTit(!niloiit of IvIiKiation 
 fof rpiMT Canada. His carci-r coniinciiccil in l(S24 when lio Wii.s siilijcct to tlin 
 .Mi'tliodist Hpiscopal ( ^onfeiiincc, in 18;{.*{-.*H he was udiLor ol' the Chrintidn 
 Giuirdiiui , t'r()in IS.'J") until ls:j7 Ii<! iaiiorcd in Kin^fston. In ls;{S-.'*)I( was ii^ain 
 cn<,Mt,'oil uditJUif tin- Oiuirilvtn, nwd ymu-mwvA in 'I'oronto until I S42 wlicn Ik; 
 bocamo Princi|)al of Victoria Collo^'o, ('olionrif, lieconiin;.; in Isl") Siipciintcndent 
 of Kducation, wliicli ollici' he, retninod tintil Fcln'uaiy 21st, liS7<), wlion liu itjsi^ned. 
 He died in Toronto, K(;l)ruary IJHli, I.SS2. 
 
 Mcforo tiiu close of the year \KM the George Street church was closffl and tli« 
 i-onirrof^ation moved up to and became part of the conj,'re<,'ation worst lippin;^' in 
 Adelaitlu Street ehurch. The ({eorjife Stre(!t Imildiiii,' was tluin rented to the 
 Zion Ohurch (JonffreLjational body, under the ministry of the llev. Jolm lloaf 
 wlio had ))een holding services in a larger liuildingin the centre of the city block 
 on (y'olborne Street, ttetween ('Inn h Street and West Market Sfpiaie. The lower 
 portion of tills latter buihling, it is now thoi;ght, was the schoolroom (4' Mr. Iloyd, 
 the fathei' of the present ( Chancellor Hoyd ; and the i.pper porti(^n was the then 
 Masonic Hall. The committee, of whicli Mr. William Kdwards, of the I'rovimial 
 l)(!partment of Public Works, was a member, held its district temjierance meet- 
 ings in the schoolroom portion iluring these early years. 
 
 vVfter the stirring events of the Mackenzie riots of 1S.'{7, .seri<jus disagnMiments 
 .sprang up between the IJritish Wesleyans and the Canadian .Methodist adherents 
 in respect to matters of public policy ; and all eirorts to adjust these diflerences 
 having failed, the union of IS.'JH was diss(»lved, and in 'Inly of liS4() a large num- 
 ber of the oilicial and ordinary membership of thi! church and congrc^gation sep- 
 arated and re-opened for service the old (Jeorge Street church as a Ihitish 
 Wesleyan (/hurcli, in eonnoetion with the Knglisli (.'onferiiiico, tlm ( 'oiigregational- 
 ists having meanwhile vacated the building and occupied their now ei'.ilice on 
 the norlh-»!aHt corner of May and Adelaide Streets. 
 
 Among the families in this removal wert? : Mr. Walker, a merchant tailor, 
 on King Street; Mr. Hamilton, the painter ami paper hangei'; Mr. Storm, 
 and .\lr. Wood,sworth, both carpentorH ; Mr. Haxter, fathei' of the l,i e ahhsr- 
 nian, who possessed a remarkalily sw(;et voice, ami who sang in Toronto 
 
80 THE HISTORY OF THK 
 
 churches during three generations; Mr. Bowes, afterwards mayor of the city ; 
 Ml'. A. J. Score, the tailor; Mr. Bilton, who carried on the same business ; the 
 Osbornes and Millers; Mr. Parry, a tailor; Mr. Williams, a cabinet-maker; Mr. 
 Armstrong, a stove merchant of King Street ; Mr. Hodgins, a schoolmaster ; Mr. 
 Stewart, a dry goods dealer, on King Street ; the Clarksons, Hamiltons, Bulls, 
 Watsons, Goods, Perkins and Kews ; Mr. Pitch, who had built not only Adelaide 
 Street churcli, but the old house of worship on King Street as well ; Mr. Clarke, 
 the hatter, whose tosta.nentary bequest originated the building of " Old Rich- 
 mond," and otiiers. 
 
 In reference to the unfortunate breaking-up of the union, the minutes of the 
 British Conference recorded that a committee had been appointed " to take the 
 most judicious and charitable measures, in conjunction with the Revs. Eger- 
 ton Ryerson and Wm. Egeiton, that the dissolution of the union may not be 
 accepted with anything that might produce embittered feelings or injure mutual 
 charity." 
 
 The Rev. Matthew Richey, D.D., father of the ex-Governor of Nova Scotia, 
 and Rev. Joseph Stiiison, D.D., father of Mr. Stinson, of the Ontario Educa- 
 tional Department, were the joint pastors of the reorganized British Wesleyan 
 congregation, ami a vigorous and hanl- working church was the result. 
 
 A raj)idly increasing membership, a growing" interest, and a marked expansion 
 of the attenilance at its .services led to an early addition of about twenty-tive 
 feet to thu length of the buildiiig and the extension of the gallery. 
 
 Preaching services and Sabbath-schools were at once established at Yorkvillu 
 and Queen Street West, and small red-brick chapels, cottage- roofed, were built in 
 1S4)) find IH+1, at a cost (i aViout ^2,400 each. The Y(jrkville edifice continued 
 to be so u>ed until the congregation erected the present Central Methodist 
 church, which was opened in the year 1854'. Then this old chapel became the 
 head(pi;ii tcrs of the N'ictoria (College Medical School, subsequently converted 
 !ind Mt pti'sfiit used as a private residence. 
 
 Tlh! Rev. Jolin G. Manly occupied the pulpit in 1841. He is still living (1H97), 
 after a remarkaltle career of no le.ss tiian sixty-three years spent in the ministry, 
 and Hixty-iiine years spent in actual labor, and rosi les now in his old age amid 
 the tree-clothed hills of Deer Park. Ho wrs born '\n IM14, in the County of Kil- 
 diire, Ireliiiid. and was raised upon i\ fai:ii. In 1S2(> he came to Canada, and a 
 
METHODIST (JHUIICHES IN TORONTO. 81 
 
 yeai' afterwards he was converted at a meeting held in Boyd's neighborhood, in 
 the township of Lanark. He immediately joined the Methodi^^ts and Ijccame an 
 exhorter and a local preacher of power and ability. For two years he filled 
 the pulpits in the surrounding districts when occasion required, doing a great 
 deal of walking to keep appointments. He then entered the ministry under the 
 supervision of ilev. James Brock a man of noble qualities and great ability, 
 who is still alive (1897). 
 
 For four years he preached on probation at Clarer don, on the banks of the 
 Ottawa river. His district here included two township ., one on each side of the 
 river, whicli at this point widens to the lake, and fr niuontly he paddled in a 
 canoe the three miles' trip to fill appointments. The second year he labored in 
 Prescott and Augusta, assisting Dr. Richey ; the third year was spent in Kings- 
 ton with Dr. Stinson ; and the fourth in Peterboro' with the gentle George Poole. 
 He was ordained in Kingston in 1.S38; then spent two years in Picton, and was 
 located in Hamilton when the union between Wesleyan and Canadian Method- 
 ism was dissolved He spent some time in Lower Canada and came to Toronto 
 and worked once more in company with Dr. Richey. Having spent two more 
 years in Hamilton, he was sent by the English Wesleyans, to whom he had 
 adhered, as a missionary to the island of Jamaica, where he became an intimate 
 friend of the late Senator Macdonald, and where his labors were abundantly 
 crownetl with success. He then went to England in 1843, and returned to 
 Jamaica in Is-t-t, v/here lie remained until 1851, when he joined the Congrega- 
 tioniilists and once again went to England, living there until 1850, when he took 
 up ids residence in Dublin, Ireland, where he continued to reside until 18(J5, 
 wluin once more he ciosaed the ocean and came back to Toronto, wliere he became 
 pastor of Zion Congregational Church, holding that charge intil 1873, when he 
 resigned his pastorate and once luoie entered into fellowship with the Methodists 
 and spent two year., as a missionary to the French in Lower Canada, and five 
 yt iirs in educational work. After this wonderful lite of ceaseless labor he is still 
 ^'ull of vitality, and his voice still rings with its old re.soJiance as ho dwells upon 
 tin- thonies near unto his heart. His hair is white, his form is stooped, but, from 
 his eagle countenaiu'e, the clear, blue eyes glance keeidy as of yore; his com- 
 manding ge.stures and maimers impressing his hearers that the bent form still 
 enfolds a character of fearless and untiring industry, tiiat pursued with a stern 
 
82 THE HISTORY OF rilE 
 
 determination which naught could turn aside, wherever duty pointed or his Mas- 
 ter called. In I cS45, in the island of Jamaica, he wedded Miss Beatty. Through- 
 out the years slie has been his steadfast companion, and she still survives. His 
 son, Charles Manly, is a landscape painter of acknowledged merit and well- 
 deserved lame. 
 
 Rev. John P, Iletheringtou, his successor in the pulpit of George Street church, 
 was a native of the Emerald Isle, having been Imrn in Queen's County. He was 
 the son of a ])reacher in the Primitive Wesleyan coiniection, which were tlien 
 tei'n.ed " Clonites." At the age of sixteen years he had given God his heart, and 
 soon began to preach. His eti'orts at once comruanded much attention. Iti 1827 
 he was received on probation by the l-^ritish Conferciiice, and in the year follow- 
 ing he was sent to Canada as a missionary. His othcial ol)ituary says: " He was 
 a man of great decision of character. While he was naturally moilest and retir- 
 ing, he was firm of pur])Ose. Tenderness of feeling and kindness of manner ren- 
 dered his attentions peculiarly acceptable in cases of sickness and distress. In 
 social converse, he was both winnintr and instructive, and his whole bearini; ren- 
 dered religion lovely and alluring. Few men had more friends than he. His style 
 in preaching was clear, concise and forcible ; his sermons being lively entbi'ce- 
 ments of divine trtitii. He was so much beloved that he was retained for three 
 consecutive years in Toronto, which was, at that time, a remarkald}' long period, 
 for in those days the itinerants were moved every twelve months. " Mr. Hether- 
 ington <lied January Kith, iS61, in his 62nd year. 
 
 His colleague, during the last two years of his ministry here, was the Rev. 
 John B. Selley, M.D. ; he, too, was a nnssionary from the motlur church. In his 
 early years of manhood he was trained for tlie medical profession, but having 
 accepted ( 'hrist, he gave up his practice to preacii the gospel. In iS'i?, on the 
 lOth day of October, he had landed in Montreal in company with Mr. Harvard, 
 and entered at once upon his dnt'es in the new land. In LS43 he was appointed 
 to Toronto, and he has left a short reference to his labors here in his manuscript 
 reminiscences, which we (piote : " My next appointment was Toronto, with the 
 Rev. J. V. Hetherington. Wt '.bored two years togethei' very happily, being 
 assoiiated with a large-liearted aii(i nolde people, who encouraged and sustained 
 us by their personal efforts and cheerful liberality and earnest • nvyers. We had 
 three churches to supply — Georife Street, Lot (now Queen) Street, and Yorkville. 
 
METHODIST CHLFRCHES IN TORONTO. 83 
 
 Our conirrejifiitions increaseil. The old George Street church beiny too small, the 
 erection of Richmoriil Street church was determined on." 
 
 After leaving Toronto Dr. Selloy went to Lower Canada, thtnce, in 1847, to 
 the Bahamas and remained in the West Indies until 1852, wheji he returned to 
 Lower Canada where he died, at Chambly, aged 72, on Ma\' lOtii, 1880. Senator 
 Macdonald's story continues : ^ 
 
 "The old George Street church had a noble army of local preachers, class and 
 prayer loaders, and earnest workers, among whom can be remeiubereil Richard 
 Woods worth, Alexander Hamilton, John Rogers, Samuel Shaw, Charles llamond, 
 Jonathan Duiui, James Price, Henry Leadley, Tiiomas Storm, Jostpii Wilson, 
 William Osborne, George and Thomas Biltou, John Sterling, Thos. Clarke, Henry 
 Parry, J. Parkiss, Jolm Macdonald, (the late Senator), and many others. Its 
 local preachers regularly tilled appointments at Tiiornhill, Richmond Hill, Lsliiig- 
 ton, Scarborougli, Davenport, and other suliurl)an localities. Among the members 
 of tlie church and congregation was Mi.-ss Sliaw, who was betrothed to tlie imuior- 
 tal Brock at the time of his heroic death at Queenston Heights. Miss Shaw never 
 married, and ren.'aineil a member of the Wesleyan body until the time of her 
 death a i'ew years ago. Among other members of the cinuch and congregation 
 were: Thomas Clarkson, Robert Hawke, Mr. and .Mis. Ephiaim lUitt, James 
 Butt, tlie Graingers, and others whose names have pa.-se I from memory. 
 
 " i iefore the tinal closing of George Street etlitice, at the completion of their new 
 church, the ofiicial board had established a preaching station and Sunday-schoo 
 at the old fire-hall, then situated at the corner of Duke ami Berkeley Streets, 
 which finally resulted in the erection of Berkeley Street cliurch, and Henry Parry 
 and the late Senator Macdonald were its fir.st superintendents. The only minister 
 MOW living who ministered to the spiritual needs of this godly congregation ia 
 the venerable Mr. Manly, whose name will long live in the annals of the Church. 
 All the rest have passed to their reward. The late Senator Macdonald, who, 
 although a Presbyterian a d a member of the old Church of St. Aiulrew's, then 
 standing upoji the southwest corner of Church and Adelaide Streets, had gradu- 
 ally become an adherent of the warmer fellowship in the Methodist Church, has 
 left an interesting account of the Limes, which we quote: " The congregation of 
 George Street church was somewhat ditFcreiit (from St. Andrew's). No profes- 
 sional man, either physician or lawyer, was t'ound among its worshippers. It had 
 
84 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 several who were engaged in business, but none whose business was large enough 
 to be remarkable. It had a monopoly of the merchant tailors and inast'M- shoe- 
 makers of the city. Among the former of these were George Bilton, Richard Score, 
 Charles and William Walker; among the latter, John Stirling, Nixon, Simpson, 
 Sheppard, Duyrea, Morgan, not to forget an old colored man, whose name vvas 
 Truss, and whose place of business was on the north side of King Street, about 
 six doors west of George Street. Then of builders : Richard Woodsworth, 
 Thomas Storm, Mr. Harborn, James Price, old Mr. Purkiss, the boat-builder, 
 straight and true as the keels of the vessels which he laid ; Alexander Hamilton, 
 the paintc ; Samuel Shaw, the cutler ; John Bowes, afterwards Mayor of the 
 city, its r resentative in Pai'lianient, and one of its leading wholesale merchants ; 
 John Eastwood, in the dry goods trade, now one of the substantial merchants of 
 the city still actively engaged in business ; old Mr. Brown, the bookb'ndci, the 
 father of Brown Bro.s., book manufacturers. King Street; Mr. Mason, the father 
 of William Mason, who more than any other man, after Dr. Punshjn, was the 
 soul of the movement connected with the building of the Metropolitan Church ; 
 Herbert, Thomas, and Alfred are ah .lis .sons; Mr. Mathews, fathe.- of Messrs. 
 Mathews, the picture dealers, Yonge Street ; John Rogers, who kept a second- 
 hand bookstall in the market, around whose stall the clergymen of the cily n)ight 
 often lie foimd ; William Hill, the father of Alderman Hill, of this city : Mr. 
 Morphy and his .sons John and Edward ; Mr. Watson, a tinsmith ; Charles 
 llamm, ; the Edwards Brothers, Tamblyn, Parrv, and others. 
 
 " Many of these were men of large means and all were highly respected. They 
 all took positions, and exerted an intluence greater than could have been expected 
 from their opportunities. In fact, they were all men greater than their ot^por- 
 tunities. Whatever else they were, thoy were intensely British, and as between 
 themselves and the Canadian Methodists worshipping in the Newgate Street 
 churoh there was no intei'couise — I fear there was no friendly feeling. ' Certain 
 it is that tliey had no more to do with each other than had the Jews with the 
 Samaritans.' 
 
 " Nothing can give a better insight into the character of those men than the 
 position of Metho iism to-day, not in this city only, but in this Dominion ; for 
 while I do not desire to take from any other agency one hair's breadtli of what it 
 may be entitled to claim in bringing nbout this development, yet greate: far than 
 
METHODIST CHUIU'UKS IN' TOK 'NTO. 85 
 
 that of any other was the power and influence that was exerteii in the old 
 Georffe Sti'eet church. 
 
 " It was to the George Street chuich that every other church in the connexion 
 looked ; its action determined the action of the others. The best men in the body 
 filled its pulpit and ministered to its people; it was from George Street that the 
 church removed to the Riclnnond Street chuicli, the Cathedral of Methodism, wldch 
 more tlian any church in its day was the centre of great evangelistic gatherings, 
 and which, Isaving outlived its usefulness, has recently passed into the liands of 
 the Book Room Connnittee, to be used for Connexional purposes. 
 
 " 'Hie sabbath .services of the George Street congregation were as follows: A 
 prayer meeting in the church in the summer at six a.m., and in the winter at 
 seven; Sunday-school at nine a.m. ; service at eleveii ; Sunday-.schuc! at two; 
 service at six. After evening service, a band of workers, called prayer- leaders, in 
 companies of three and four, went to the discharge of their duties, their field ex- 
 tending from Berkeley Street to the asylum, finding their way home when the 
 distance was extended about ten o'clock ]>.m. During the week, prayer-meeting, 
 Monday ; preacliing, Thursday ; classes, Tuesday and Wednesday. Was not tliis 
 too heavy a strain for young men on Sunday who hau to be busily em])loyed 
 throughout the week ? I am unable to answer that (piestion. They were young, 
 health}' and enthusiastic. They liked it, nor did it seem to do them any harm 
 or to unfit them for the satisfactory discharge of their duties. 
 
 "Two names (mly can I recall who attended the.se early morning meetings, one, 
 that of Mr. F. S. Keough, always at his post, never late. 1 have seen him out in 
 the most terrible snowstorm with woi k performed before seven a.m., which must 
 have cost him hours of laVior. He was a worthy man. His time was ijiven durinir 
 the week to the collection of accounts, in which business he was most successful. 
 Indeed, when all other jdans had failed in getting old accounts, Foster was re- 
 garded as the last resort ; and if Ae could not collect it, it might with great safety 
 be written off as a bad debt. He was the terror of all who were bad pay. 
 
 "The morning Sunday-school ha<l a distinct superintendent from the afternoon 
 school, and in some instances a distinct class of scholars and teachers. A branch 
 school was formed from the George Street school at the corner of Duke and 
 Berkeley Streets, of which Mr. Henry Parr was superintendent. He was a most 
 enthusiastic Sabbath school worker. He came to this country about 1S42, was 
 
86 Till-: HISTORY 07 THE 
 
 a most worthy and respected uieinber of the church, witli which lie continued to 
 be connected until 1852, when he died of cholera. He was one of the most re- 
 gular attendants at Sabbatli-school morning prayer-meetings already referred to. 
 
 " It was therefore upon a Sabbath evening, in the early autumn of 1842 tliat 
 I found m3'self for the Hrst time in a Methodist chapel. It was the old George 
 Street building, standing there to-day with the side toward the street and ccm- 
 verted into three rough-cast dwelling-houses. The preacher was the Rev. John 
 C. Davidson. I am not going to swell the volume of this article by any account 
 of the cii'cuiusliinces which led to the unhappy differences between what might 
 be called the British and Canadian Wesleyans, and whicli culminated in 1840 in 
 the withdrawal of the Wesleyan Conference in England from the articles of union 
 agreed to by the two bodies in 1833, other than saying each party felt it was 
 right. The preachers who withdrew, and became consequentl}' associated with 
 the British Conference, were: William Ca.se, Ephraim Evans, John Douse, Ben- 
 jamin Slight, James Norress, Thomas Fawcett, William Scott, James Brock, John 
 G. Manly, Charles B. Goodrich and Edward Stoney. It will thus be .seen that 
 John C. Davidson, of whom 1 am now writing, whose name appears as the Sec- 
 retary of the Conference, gave his adhesion to the Canadian Cliurch ; his name 
 appeals as the chairman of the Bay of (Juinte District, and Supeiintendeut of 
 Missions within the bounds of his district. To the question in the minutes of 
 Conference taken at Picton, from the 8th to the 13th June, 1842: 'What 
 preachiM"s luive withdrawn from the church this year ? ' we have the answer : 
 ' John C. Davidson.' I am not in a position to state why it was that he did not 
 go out with the tifteen already named, or what the cause was which led him to 
 take the course here indicated. 
 
 " It is enough to state that, as I saw him for the first time, he had charge of an 
 evening service in George Street church. He was a tall, broad-chested, but not 
 by any means a powerfully-built man, with a thoughtful face, an intellectual head, 
 a voice somewhat thin and peculiar, though in some respects att?'active; his 
 manner was solemn and impressive, dealing in the verities of the gospel, indulg- 
 ing rarely, if at all, in illustration, yet making his hearers realize that he himself 
 felt the importance of all that he .said, lie wore glasses and altogether was a 
 notable figure. His voice was plaintive and his whole manner completely de- 
 void of anything which would lead one to suppose that he was doing anything 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 87 
 
 for eflect. He subsequently connected himself with the Church of England, for 
 what cause I cannot tell, laboring in the Province of Quebec, where he died 
 recently in his 82nd year. 
 
 "The pulpit, like everything in the church, was severeJy plain. The day of 
 platform and reading-desk was not yet ; the ascent to this one was narrow and 
 steep, and the pulpit itself sufficiently high to aftbrd space below it for the books 
 of the Sunday-school library. 
 
 " The choir sat within the communion rail, and were greatly crowded. The 
 leader was Mr. Booth, the son of the Rev. Mr. Booth ; his two daughters were 
 also in th(» choir. Alderman Baxter, then a very slender young man, was a 
 member ; his father, strangely enough, being the leader of tiie choir in St. 
 Andrew's Church, although formerly connected with the George Street church ; 
 a superb voice he had. There were several violins, one or more flutes, a violon- 
 cello, pla\'ed by a Mr. Harrison, a marble cutter; theie were other instruments, 
 and a number of singei's whose names I cannot lecall. The singing was very 
 good ; none better was there in the city. The hymns were lined, the minister 
 reading two lines, the choir singing these, and this being continued until the 
 hymn was ended, the last two lines being in every case repeated. How .strong 
 do habits become ; I remember with what regret I witnessed the abandonment of 
 this old habit, whicli to many people had become an essential part of worship. 
 
 " It was the old hymn book that was used, in many respects better than the 
 one in use at present. Better, because we had the hynms as the writer wrote 
 them, not only as to the language, but as to the arrangement. Better, because 
 we had the singular form of the pronoun (which, in an act of worshii), better ex- 
 presses one's devotion) than the plural, for which in so many instances it has been 
 substituted, to the evident weakening of the hj'm.i. Better, because we had a 
 vastly more elaborate intlex of the classification oi" subjects, as well as of the 
 [lassages of scripture parai^hrased. Better, because we had not only the first 
 line of each hymn, but the fir.st line of the following verses, which is now want- 
 ing, at least in some of the books. Bettei', because the book contained no 
 religious jiooms, which really should have no place in a religious hymnal ; as for 
 example, Montgomery's poem on prayer, very tine, but not suitable for worship, 
 not addressed to God, the ]3ivine Being, save the last verse. 
 
 " Let us notice a few of those who were found among the worshippers at the old 
 
88 THK HLSTOHY OF THE 
 
 George Street church. Sitting not far froiu the door, ami on the rigiit-haml of 
 the south aisle, was Tliouias Clarke, the hatter. He was a Yorkshireman, I 
 think — !i magnificent specimen of a man. His business was one of the most 
 prosperous of its kind in the city, and was carried on at the second door from the 
 corner of King and Yonge Streets, on the south side, where he died after a few 
 days' illness, in his forty-second year. Dr. Widmer, at the post-mortem, dis- 
 covered a growth of a character hitherto unknown to the profession, which 
 neither he nor his associates could have conceived, and which had they known 
 existed could have done nothing to afford relief. He bocpieathed all his property 
 to the church, some £1,U00, cou[)leil with a condition of an annuity during life to 
 his widow, which sum was paid by the trustees. It was this befjuest which led 
 to the erection of the Richmond Street church. 
 
 " At the extreme end on the same side sat Mr. John G. Bowes, then rapidly 
 coming to the front as an enterprising merchant. His sister, Mrs. Samuel E. 
 Tnvlor, a very godly woman, was connected with the (^'anadian Wesleyans, yet 
 often woishipping with her brother. There also sat in the [^ew Mrs. Moore, a 
 very estimable lady, a widow, who afterwards became the wife of Mr. Fred. 
 Perkins. On the left-hand side of this same same aisle, and by the door, were 
 two s(]uare pews, higher by some fourteen inches than the others ; these were 
 enclosed l>y a crimson moreen curtain. In the one on this side sat Alexander 
 Hamilton and his family, long tlie leading painter and paper-hanger of the city. 
 He was a man of generous impulses, well read, and although never sparing him- 
 self from every kind of hard work, never succeeded in placing him.self in the 
 strong financial position which his attention to his business would have se- 
 cured. Mr. Josepli Wilson came next, who with Jacq^ues & Hay controlled 
 the cabinet' making business of the city. 
 
 " Richard Woodsworth came next in order. He also was a fine specimen of a 
 man, a builder, a Yorkshireman. He was class leader, a local preacher, and no 
 man in the George Street church was more highly respected or wielded a greater 
 influence. The I'espected Superintendent of Missions in the North-West in con- 
 nection with the Methodist Church, who is doing so good a work, is his son, be- 
 sides whom he has another son in the Methodist ministry occupying a very 
 creditable position. Mr. Thomas Storm occupied a position opposite, and was, 
 like Mr. Woodsworth, a iniilder ; his son is the well-known architect of this 
 
MKTIIODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 89 
 
 city, wlio.se firm, when associated with Mr. Cumberland, carried out the works of 
 the University colle:?e and other important buildings in the city. 
 
 " Entering from the other door, we had in the curtained pew on the south of 
 the north aisle, Mr. Samuel Shaw, who was an Irishman, a class leader and most 
 regular in his attendance at the services. He carried on a huge hardware busi- 
 ness, and was the father of Mr. Samuel Shaw of this city. Then followed the 
 Walkers, C. and W., and their families ; the Butts and others, on the north side 
 of the aisle ; Mr. Harborn, another builder, who died about the time of which I 
 am writing; he was also a local preacher; old Mr. Perkins, the boat-builder, to 
 whom I have referi-ed, and whom Dr. Scadiling refers to in his " Toronto of 
 Olil ; " James Price ; John Eastwood, then a comi^aratively young man, also 
 referred to, and still in business; the Osbornes ; the Wheelers, and others. At 
 tlic extreme end of the aisle, and on the right side of the pulpit, was the 
 minister's pew, where in succession sat the Davidsons, the Uicheys, the Hether- 
 ir.gtons, the Selleys, the Cooneys, and all that goodly company whose names 
 fragrantly cluster among the memories of those never-to-be-forgotten days. Mr. 
 James Trotter, the assessor, a very worthy man, sat in the gallery ; Mr. Crossley, 
 now of Hamilton, also of Simpson tt Crossley. There wei-e a goodly number 
 of colored people — Phillips, Addison, Abbott, Mink, Small wood and Tru.ss, who, 
 however, sat ilownstairs, and whom I can never forget, were it from no other 
 cause than the one to which I now refer. As Rev. M. Richey (afterwards Dr. 
 RichejO was closing his Sabbath evening service upon one occasion, he said in his 
 solemn and impressive manner, " After we have sung the next verse our vener- 
 aljle Father Truss will lead us in prayer." To me this was .something wonder- 
 fully new. Who was the venerable Father Tru.ss ? Would he go up into the 
 pulpit ? While thus thinking, the deep, full voice of the venerable black man, 
 whose head was thickly silvered over, was heard in the language of prayer so 
 .suitable and so impressive, that all who were present felt its intiuence, so that 
 the occasion can never be forgotten. 
 
 " Some of the other colored men were remarkable men, and were members of 
 the quarterly meeting and local preachers ; these were Phillips, Addison and 
 Smallwood. Abbott was a man possessed of a large amount of real estate, and 
 when he died was supposed to be worth 3100,000. Mink was the loading 
 livery stable* keej)er, and was also supposed to be a wealthy man. Great nura- 
 
 * His place of business was on Adelaide .Street East, where now stands the General Post Office. — Ed. 
 
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90 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 bers of young men flockec' to the services, and in the evenings at the close of 
 the service were seen arranging themselves into those select groups which had 
 so much to do in the case of so many of them in determining their future. 
 
 " The senior preacher on the circuit was the Rev. Matthew (afterwards Dr.) 
 Richey. When it is claimed that he was the most eloquent preacher in the city, 
 the statement is one which will not be (questioned. He was an Irishman ; he 
 must have been then about forty years of age, of fine presence, voice so full, 
 deep and musical, that it might well be said to be phenomenal ; faultless as a 
 reader, it was a rare treat to hear him I'ead the Word of God. His pulpit effort.s 
 were marked by a solemn and devotional spirit, his prayers were in striking 
 contrast to that hasty, iri-everent manner which characterizes the approaches of 
 so many, in our day, to the Throne of Grace. Little wonder was it that his name 
 at that time would attract as many as the buildiag would hold, and more. Sonie 
 idea may be had of the ground which he would have to cover in reaching his 
 work, when it is stated that the parsonage was on the north side of Queen Street, 
 say half-way between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street, so that while he was 
 near enough to the Queen Street church, the George Street church must have 
 been nearly three miles from his residence, the Yorkville church about as far. 
 He had at one time resided on George Street, near the church, but had removed 
 in the year 1838. His name stands in connection with Cobourg as principal of 
 the Upper Canada Academy. 
 
 " His sermon having reference to the death of Mr. Thomas Clarke, who has been 
 referred to, was a very memorable occasion ; his text was, ' O death, where is thy 
 sting 1 O grave, where is thy victory ? ' 1 Cor. xv., 55-57. Unable to control 
 himself he broke completely down, while the congregation sobbed aloud ; some 
 time elapsed before he became sufficiently composed to continue his sermon. No 
 such scene had I ever witnessed before, nor have I ever seen since. 
 
 " About this time I attended in the George Street church a missionary meeting. 
 There was the orthodox platform, and the speakers, with chairman and secretary ; 
 all this was new to me. The story of the toils and triumphs of Rev. James 
 Evans among toe Indians of the Hudson Bay Territory had invested the mission- 
 ary meetings with wonderful interest. Before the hour of meeting the church 
 would be well tilled, and when the services commenced the building would be 
 packed. Extracts were read from his letters ; earnest speakers referred to them in 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 91 
 
 such a way as to arouse in the hearers a missionary spirit. It is not too much to 
 sav that the iuissionary cause of the Methodist Church in the old Yonge Street 
 buikling had given to it such an impetus as it has never lost, and that the 
 wtindert'ul results of to-day may with all safety be traced to those days marked 
 by so much earnestness and entliusiasm. 
 
 "And then John Sunday — Sha-wan-dais — was there; in many respects one of 
 tlie most remarkable of those Indians who became teachers to their brethren 
 Having ha<l few opportunities of improving his mind, his force consisted in that 
 shrewd mother wit which he had inherited, intensified and turned to the best 
 account by the grace of God. All his utterances were forcible, and the marvel 
 wa.s, that with his limited knowledge of our language, he could always speak so 
 as to edify a white congregation. 
 
 " I heard him upon one of these occasions tell that, when a boy, he was in the 
 cam[> during an engagement between the British and American forces, when a 
 spout cannon ball stopped as it had reached his feet. He said, ' 1 take liiin up 
 and put him in cannon, and send him back.' 
 
 " There were meetings at this time peculiar to the Wesleyans which have been 
 adopted by other churches. Among these were watch-niglit services. The first 
 watch-nicfht service which I attended was that held in the old Yon<re Street 
 church on the last evening of 184.2. So far as I am able to remembr •, the service 
 V)egan at dMO p.m. The service was in the charge of the Rev. Dr. Riche}' ; and 
 it was upon this occasion, I think, *^hat he preached from the text already referred 
 to, 2nd Pet. iii., 10-11 : ' But the day of the Lord will come as a tliitl in the 
 night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the 
 elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and tlie works that are 
 therein shall be burned up. Seeing, then, that all these things shall be dissolved, 
 what maimer of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness V 
 I remember the sermon well as being one of great impressiveness. Short ail- 
 dresses wore offered by several of the local preachers : these were varied by 
 ' seasons of prayer.' About three minutes before midnight, Mr. Richey, in his 
 devout way, said, ' We will spend the remaining mouients of the old year upon 
 our knees before God in silent prayei.' 
 
 " Everytlung was new to me ; the death-like stillness which reigned throughout 
 the church was descriptive of that solenuiity which everyone seemed to feel, 
 
92 
 
 THD HISTORY OF THE 
 
 .standing as they were upon the v^ery brink of the last moments of the old year, 
 upon the threshold of the new. Then the overwhelming silence was broken by 
 the deep, full, solemn voice of Mr. Richey, as he gave out the following lines : 
 
 " The .iiTow lifiK tldwii, the moment is gone ; 
 The millenniiil year 
 Rushes on to our view, and eternity's near." 
 
 "Then continuing, he said, 'The congregation will join in singing, 
 
 " Como, lot us anew our journey pursue, 
 
 IvoU round with the year, 
 
 And never st.md still till the IMiister appear." 
 
 "Then came from the minister the words, 'I wi.s^i j'ou all a happy new year.' 
 Then followed kindly expressions of happiness, general liand.shaking, and the 
 breaking up in the beginning of the new year. 
 
 ■' Another service peculiar to the Wesleyans, but adopted in some measure by 
 other churches, is the covenant service. The iirst covenant service which I 
 attended was on the first Sabbath of 1(S43. Ir ditiered but little from the present 
 covenant service held among the Methodists. 
 
 " Of the preachers who filled the pulpit of George Street at this time, the follow- 
 ing names occur as having been there occasionally : Steer, Fear, Fawcett, Lanton, 
 Scott, Douse, Evans, Andrews and Sunday. 
 
 " Rev. vVm. Steer was an Engli hman, from Hull 1 think, was intended for the 
 law, possibly practised ; at aii}^ rate, abandoned the law and devoted himself to 
 the ministry ; thin, sharp, intellectual face, clean shaven, with a ([uick step and 
 military look. He ■^■■\s a devoted man, an original thinker, and spoke with much 
 correctness. 
 
 " Sanmel Fear was an Irishman, and had been, I think, a hired local pi'eacher ; 
 he had neither the education nor the culture of Mr. Steer. His style was heavy; 
 an undoubtedly good man ; his religion was not of a cheerful type. He was an 
 earnest, engaging preacher ; he was killed at the accident on the Desjardins 
 Canal.* 
 
 "Henry Lanton was an Englishman ; he was, I think, from Richmond Theo- 
 logical Institution; lie had a fresh English coloi", and was a pleasing preacher, no 
 
 •This occurred March 12th, 1857.— Ed. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 93 
 
 great originality, yet always instructive. He died at Hamilton on the 1 9th 
 September, 1888, in his seventy-ninth year. 
 
 "The services which in the present day are called special were in those days 
 designated by the word ' protracted,' and protracted many of them were, ex- 
 tending not over weeks merely, but over months. The tirst service of this kind 
 which I attended was on Decembei- 22nd, 181'2. The meetings took place at the 
 instance of the local p)'eachers, anil were under the direction of Rev. M. Richey 
 and Rev. John C. Davidson, and lasted for one week. They were not marked 
 by any addition to the membership of the church, nor were any invitations 
 offered to any ' desiring to lead a new life to manifest such desire in any visible 
 way.' 
 
 " It seemed strange to me to hear laymen preaching, and the ministers sitting 
 as hearers in the congregation ; stranger still to hear the noise ami the interjiic- 
 tions during prayer — one calling out ' Glory I ' another ' Hallelujah ! ' another 
 ' Send the power, Lord ! ' another ' Come, Lord ! ' all this, notwithstanding the 
 noise, with a sincerity and earnestness which was unmistakable. Then came 
 an exhortation from some one following the preacher ; then an invitation to any 
 feeling their need of pardon to come forward ; then one of the revival hymns . 
 
 " Five bleodiuL; wmuul.s IIo bears, 
 
 ]veeeiveil on Calvary ; 
 They pour eU'ectual jiraycrs, 
 
 They stroiii^ly [jloail for me ; 
 ' Forgive Iiini ! (), forgive 1 ' they cry, 
 ' Nor let that rai..soiiied sinner die I ' " 
 
 " The Revs. M. Richey and J. C. Davidson were succeeded by Revs. J. P. 
 Hetherington and J. 13. Selley. John P. Hetherington, the Superintendent, was 
 an Irishman, had been a member of the Irish Conference, was at this time a man 
 of, say, fifty years of age, stout, florid, bald, of flne presence, and was a prince of 
 pnjachers. He was not what one would call a revivalist, and objected to the 
 holding of special services, unless special reasons were manifest for ttiese. He 
 favoiv-d piayerful supplication, and therefore arranged that prayer should 
 specially be offered in the various cliurches for this purpose. Accordingly such 
 gatherings were held, and meetings for prayer alternately held in the (leorge 
 Street, Queen Street and Yorkville churches, where the members of each church 
 were well represented. 
 
94- THE HISTORY OF THB 
 
 " The last sermon he preached in Toronto, he spoke not more tlian fifteen 
 minutes from the text, Rev. xxii., 1, ' And he shewed me a pure river of water 
 of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the Throne of God, and of the Lamb.' 
 He never used a redundant expression ; every sentence was pregnant with mean- 
 ing and power. Declining health compelled his return to England ; and one 
 morning, as sudden and in the same posture in which that good man, Rev. Dr. 
 Chambers, was found on his knees, was his body found. In both cases, when 
 each was in connnunion with God, the spirit took its 
 
 " .... lust triumphant flight 
 From Calvary to Zion's height." 
 
 '' His colleague, *John B. Selley, might have been a man of thirty -eight or forty, 
 and liad been engaged in a mercantile house in England before devoting himself 
 to the ministry. He afterwards labored in the Bahama Islands, studied medi- 
 cine, practised in Montreal, and died in that city many years ago. 
 
 " A word about the Sunday-school. The Superintendent, at the time of which 
 I write, was Alexander Hamilton. He succeeded Geo. Bilton. The secretary 
 was John Crossley; librarian, Thomas S. Keangh ; teachers, Messrs. Tomblyn, 
 Parry, Lee, Matthews, Robrrt Edwards, Ranmi, Alexander Johnston, now of 
 London, and others ; and the Misses Osborne, Rosanna and Eliza, Gooderham, 
 Bilton, Watson, Mason, Storm, Milton, Bennett, Purkiss and Booth. 
 
 " The closing By law. No. 11, in the Constitution, 1840, printed by R. Stanton, 
 King Street, reads tlius : ' The onl}^ principle to be recognized in the government 
 of the schools is — Love.' 
 
 " The class-meeting was regarded as a test of membership, and when the class is 
 spoken of, the class as instituted by John Wesley in 1739 is meant, which had its 
 rise in the meeting of those ' who appeared to be deeply convinced of sin and 
 were earnestly groaning over redemption,' and who came together that they 
 might receive ' those advices from time to time mcst needful for them,' such 
 meetings being always closed ' with prayer suited to their several necessities.' 
 This, Wesley adds, ' was the rise of the United Society, first in Europe and then 
 in Ameiica. Such a society is no other than a company of men having the form 
 
 *This is a little wrong, the narrator's memory having slightly failed him. Dr. J. B. Selley gave up 
 thn i>rn('ticc of medicine to enter the ministrj'. — Ed. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 95 
 
 and seekirig: the power of godliness, united in order to pray together to receive 
 the word of exhortation, and to watch over one another in love that they may 
 help each other to work out their own salvation.' Hence every one who was 
 deemed a member of the church met in class. 
 
 " The class of which I knew most was that of which Richard Woodsworth was 
 the leader. It met in his own house on Richmond Street, north side, a brick 
 house nearly opposite the Jewish Synagogue and still standing. There may have 
 been forty names ujion the class-book, for the average attendance was about 
 thirty. It was a mixed class of men and women, married and single. There 
 were among its members five local preachers. It continued to grow so that it 
 became necessary to divide, it being too large for the leader to speak to each one 
 within the hour of its meeting, Mr. Booth becoming leader of the newly -created 
 class. 
 
 " The first class-meeting in the month invariably' took the form of a monthly 
 prayer-meeting, and upon such occasions the rules were read. Upon the quarter- 
 ly visitation, the ministers, then, as now, met the classes for the renewal of 
 tickets, when the new members received tickets as members entered on trial, on 
 which was this passage of Scrijiture : ' Come thou with us and we will do thee 
 good, for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel.' At the end of six 
 months members received the ordinary tickets of accredited membership; then 
 also the quarterly contributions of the members towards the support of the min- 
 istry were received — a jiractice which, I understand, in some places has grown 
 into disuse by what, to my mind, is the objectionable use of what is called the 
 ' envelope system.' 
 
 " The love-feast was then what it is now, with this difference, that the members 
 were admitted on presenting their quarterly ticket. The love-feast was on a 
 laige scale what the class-meeting was on a small one : the loving testimony of 
 God's goodness in the exercise of His converting power, in the support afforded 
 under trial, temptation and suffering, in the unshaken confidence in His goodness, 
 in His mercy and forgiveness. 
 
 "John Bredin* (now Rev. Dr. Biedin) followed as a supply, rendered necessary 
 by the failure of the health of Rev. John P. Hetherington. He was a young man 
 of good presence, with a great profusion of thick, black, curly hair. He was a 
 popular preacher, and attracted large congregations. 
 
 *Rev. John lireilin ciime to George Street Church in 1845. — Eo, 
 
96 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 " The choir was noted for its hearty singing. Ephraiin Butt, Christopher 
 Grainger — at one time there were no less than seven of the Graingers in the 
 clioir — ard Mr. Baxter were leaders at different times. 
 
 " In the year 1843, ]\[r. Thomas Clark, who had been a class-leader and a local 
 preacher, having died leaving his generous becjuest to the church, it was decided 
 to sell the old edifice to the Orange body who used it for association purposes for 
 a few years, when it again changed hands. It was then removed to the street 
 line with its broadside to the street and converted into two double-story resi- 
 dences which now, as Nos. 121 and 123 George Street, stand immediately north 
 of the blacksmith shop, which has been there since the year 1840." 
 
 To return to the history of George Street Church, ministers succeeding Messrs. 
 Hetherington and Selley were the Revs. W. M. Harvard, D.D., Robert Cooney, 
 John Bredin and John Hunt. In the yei r 1844, the chapel on George Street 
 was found to be too small for the requirements of the church and a commodious 
 brick building was erected on Richmond Street West, the congragation migrating 
 thither. The clergy whose names have just been given were the last to officiate 
 in George Street and the first to fill the pastorate in the new church. 
 
 The first named, the Rev. W. M. Harvard, D.D., was born in Norfolk, England, 
 in 1790, and after serving as a probationer for the ministry in Diss, that charm- 
 ing and quaint English country town, during the years 1810 and 1811 and in 
 the famous archiepiscopal city of Canterbury in 1812, was in the following year 
 ordained and at once set sail for India as a missionary to the heathen. During 
 the years 1813 and 1814, he was engaged in the Bombay Residency, and from 
 1815 to 1818 was laboring in "Ceylon's Isle," at Colombo its capital. In 1819 
 he returned to England and from that year until 183G he was busy there serving 
 in many different places. In the last named year he came to Canada and was 
 for some short time in Montreal, coming to Toronto in 1837. He only remained 
 in the latter city a short time, returning to the Province of Quebec in 1838, and 
 was stationed for the three following years in the " Ancient Capital." From 1841 
 until 1843 he was in Odelltown, and in 1844 at St. Armand. From 1839 until 
 1844 he filled the office of Chairman in the Canada East district until he resigned, 
 in consequence of being again removed to Toronto, where he remained until 
 1847, when he once more returned to England ; there he died on December 15th, 
 1857. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 97 
 
 The Rev. Robert Cooney was a Canatlian and the whole of liis niinisteiial 
 career was passed in Upper and Lower Canada. He was Chairman of the 
 London District in 1858 and 1859. He was superannuated at St. Catharines in 
 18G1, livin<^ tliere until 18G8, when he removed to Toronto, where he died on 
 March 17th, 1870, in his 7lst year. 
 
 The Rev. John Bredin has already been referred to. The Rev. John Hunt 
 was ordained in 1848, and ministered in many parts of Upper Canada, now 
 Ontario. He was Financial Secretary to tlie Conference during the years 1802, 
 18G3, 1864, and again in 1871, 1878, 1879, 1880. In 1808 he was Chairman of 
 the Owen Sound District, and in 1874 went to Toronto and from there to 
 Orangeville. 
 
 This concludes the history of the old George Street Church, which in its time 
 did good and useful work and is still fondly remembered by those " who have 
 been young and now are old " as the place where they first, in company with 
 their parents, attended the public worship of Almighty God. 
 
CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Adelaide Street Church. 
 
 ijfN 1832 the Adelaide St. Cliuich was built, completed and o[)ened 
 for divine service. 
 
 At first the ministers from George St. Church alternated between 
 Adelaide St. and the former place of \vf)rship, there being the Union 
 binding the two congregations. This continued from 1883 until 1840, 
 both 3'ears inclusive, until tlie Union was broken in \HiO, when both 
 George St. and Adelaide St. became separate charges. The last clergy who offi- 
 ciated b)th at George St. and Adelaide St. were the Revs, Egerton Ryerson and 
 G. R. S inderson, both of whom have been referred to in the previous chapter. 
 
 In 1841 tlie Rev. G. R. Sanderson was removed to Hamilton and Dr. Ryerson 
 remained in charge of Adelaide St. He, during the year just named, had as his 
 colleagues the Revs. Francis Coleman and Isaac B. Howard, the total number 
 of members of the church at that time being 24<4. 
 
 Of Adelaide St. Church itself, but little can be said in praise from an archi- 
 tectural point of view. It was a substantial, plain brick building, two stories in 
 height, with the principal entrance on Adelaide St., it standing on the south-east 
 corner of that street and Toronto St. On the ground floor, as you entered 
 from Adelaide St., were long rows of pews with two side aisles and pews to the 
 east and to the west of both of these aisles. The pulpit was in the southern end 
 and around the church were capacious galleries. The church would probably 
 seat about 1,000 worshippers, though for many years after it was erected there 
 were little more than half that number of members. 
 
 In 1842 Dr. Ryerson was succeeded by the Revs. Alex. McNab and Lachlin 
 Taylor. In 1843 the Rev. Henry Wilkinson came to the charge ; he remained 
 until 1844, having for his colleagues during that period the Revs. Wra. Price and 
 \Vm. Pollard. In 1845 the Rev. Geo. R. Sanderson returned to Adelaide St., and 
 in the same year the Rev. Geo. Young also officiated there. In the next year the 
 clergy were the Revs. John Carroll and Noble F. English. 
 
 At the Wesleyan Methodist Conference of 1847 the union with the English 
 
 98 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. !>9 
 
 Conferencu was runowed, and from that date the circuits in the city were known 
 as Toronto East and Toronto West. These names continued until 1871, when 
 Toronto Eist was changetl to Toronto First. Mr. Carroll continued in charj^e of 
 Adelaide St. duriu},' 18 17, beini? as.sisted by the Rev. Jos. E. llyeison. For the 
 two (ollowinjT years, tho.se of IS^^S and 1S49, the clerj^y were the Revs. John 
 Ryerson and Sam. E. Nelles, B.A. In 1850 Mr. Ryeraon had diti'erent ministerial 
 as.sociate.s, who were the Revs. Alex. S. Byrne and Jno. S. Evans. In 18.51 
 and 18.52 the Rev. E. B. Harper was the nuni.ster, having with him the Rev.s. D. 
 C. McDowell and Wm. H. Poole in the respective years. In 1853 Mr. Poole con- 
 tinued to olKciate as the a.ssociate of the Rev. Wellington Jeflers. During 1854 
 and 1855 the clergy were the Revis. J. Gemley and John Bredin ; the latter gentle- 
 man has already been fully referred to in the preceding cha]>ter. In 1865 Mr. Gem- 
 ley was assisted by the Rev. Jos. Jones, then in 1857 and 1858-9 the Rev. John Bor- 
 land was tlie minister ; in the first year the Rev, Robt. Fowler, M.A., worked with 
 him. In 1858 Revs. John C. Ash and Wm. H. Land assisted in supplying the 
 wants of the church, and in 1859 the assistant ministers were the Revs. W. R. 
 Parker, B.A., and W. E. Walker. In 1860 the Rev. Henry Wilkinson became 
 tlic minister in charge, and with him were the Rev.s. W. E. Walker and Wm. 
 Briggs. In 1861-2 the clergy of Adelaide St. were the Revs. Isaac B. Howard, 
 Chas. Lavell and Wm. Hall, B.A. In the following year, 1863, though Mr. How- 
 ard remained at Adelaide St., his associates were changed, the Revs. W. W. Clarke 
 ami N. Burwa.sh, B.A., assisting. In 1864 the Rev. J. A. W^illiams was the min- 
 ister, his colleagues being the same as those a.ssociated with Mr. Howard. Mr. 
 Williams continued at Adelaide St. during 1865 and 1866, and with him were the 
 Revs. Geo. Robson and Geo. Bridgman, B.A. In 1867 and 1868 the Rev. Wm. 
 Stephenson was the incumbent, having the Rev. Geo. Bridgman, ]\I.A., and the 
 Rev. James Hannon as his colleagues during that pei'iod. The Rev. Wm. Ste- 
 phenson was in sole charge in the year 1869 ; then for the three following years 
 thu Rev. Geo. Cochrane was the pastor. In 1873 the Rev. John Potts became 
 minister, he remaining at his post until the church was pulled down and the 
 magnificent building known as the Metropolitan in McGill Square erected. 
 
 The history of the Metropolitan Chui'ch will be dealt with at the end of the 
 history of the old Adelaide St. Church. For the moment we will refer now to the 
 records of the clergy wlio filled the pul[)it of the latter church up to the time 
 named. 
 
100 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 The first named of these clergy, tlio Rev. Francis Coleiuati, entered the Minis- 
 try in 1840 on trial, and was ordained in 1842. He remained in the latter place 
 until the following year, and then, from 1844 to 1.S4G, was at Barrie, Prescott, 
 and Hull. In the two following years he was at Perth, and aftei- then, until 
 1851, did duty at 8t. Andrews. From 18.52 until 18.54, he was at JMatilda ; at 
 Wilton 1855 and 185(i; at Milton in the two following years, and at Newcastle 
 during 1850, 1800, 1801. For the three la.st years he was Chairman of the Dis- 
 trict. In the next two years he was at Colborne, then for three years at Amherst- 
 burg, then for two years, 1807-1808, at Smith's Falls, where he was Chairman of 
 the Perth District ; then from J80!)-187l at Millhrook ; in the next two years at 
 Bond Head, and in 1874 he went to the London (Jonference. Mr. Coleman was 
 an able and forcible preacher, and gained the respect of his congi'egation, and 
 conttdence of his hearers wherever he was placed. 
 
 The llev. Isaac Brock Howard had a ministerial caicer under the Toronto 
 Conference extending from 1840 until 187'i. During these thirty-three years he 
 was stationed at Toronto, Cobourg, Kingston and Hamilton, each for one year. 
 Then in 1845, and for the following year he was at Belleville ; for the next two 
 at Kingston, for the following three at Peterborough, then foi' three more at Dun- 
 das, and yet for three other years, until the end of 1857, at Brantfonl. In 1858 
 we find him in Montreal, where he was Financial Secretary. He remained in 
 the .Slime city for the two following years, during which period he was Chairman 
 of the District. Returning ti> Toronto in iSOl, he olliciated here for three 
 years, then went to St. Catharines, where for three years he was Chairman 
 and so highly was he appreciated, that when he moved to Brockville his 
 reputation had prei^eded him and for the three following yeai's he was Chair- 
 man of that Disti'ict also. In 1870 he was stationed at Port Hope, and in 
 the next two years was again Chairman. In 1873 we find him in Guelph, 
 and it is a high compliment to his abilities that this district also elected 
 him their Chairman. In the next year, 1874, he remo', ed to the London Con- 
 ference, and was stationed at Dundas, Paris and Brantford until 1878, when he 
 was superannuated. It is almost needless to say after having given this account 
 of Mr. Howard's services, that he was a most faithful and hard-working minis- 
 ter. He preached foi'cibly, al>ly and effectively. He was also a man of great 
 business talents, and was by nature a leader among others. When he retired 
 from active work he was greatly missed. 
 
METHODIST CHIJUCIIK8 IN TOUONK). 101 
 
 The Rev. Alexander McNal), D.D., was ordained in 1(S;J2. He lahoied at Hallo- 
 well and Prescott until ls;j4; was during the next two years at Stand'ord; then for 
 one year at Hamilton, tor another at Ancaster, for a third at Cobourg, and from 
 1840 till 1841 at Port Credit and Hamilton. In 1842-LS43 he was in Toronto 
 where he was the Book Steward. Then in 1844 he wa.s again at Port Credit, 
 and from 1845 until 1849 was Principal of the Victoria College. In 1850 he 
 seceded from the Methodist Body, joining the Anglicim Cliiirch. For many years 
 he was rector of Bowmanville, Ont. 
 
 The Rev. Lachlin Taylor, D.JX, entered the Ministry in 1889. In 1842 he was 
 in Toronto, again in the same city from 1851 until 1859, when he was Agent for 
 the Upper Canada Bible Society. In 18(i0 he removed to Hamilton where he 
 was not only Agent for the Society just named, but also for the British and 
 Foreign Bible Society as well, until the year 1864. Then foi' nine years he was 
 Missionary Secretary, and was superannuated at Toronto in 1876. 
 
 The Rev. Henry Wilkinson was ordained by the Methodist Epi.scopal Confer- 
 ence in 1831, and joined the Methodist body in Canada in 1S34, when for three 
 years he was stationed in Belleville. In 1L37 he removed to the Augusta Dis- 
 trict, during that period being its Chairman. During 1841-1842 he was stationed 
 in Kingston, and then, for the next twenty years, vith the exception of 1848-1849- 
 1850, when he was in Hamilton, and lf>'54-18.")o when he was in London, in the last 
 named year being the Chairman of that District, his ministerial life was passed 
 in Toronto. He was Financial Secretary to the Conference in the years 1857- 
 1858, and Chairman of the Toronto District in 1859 and 1860. In 1844 he was 
 Secretary of the Conference, President of the same body in 1845, and Co-delegate 
 of Conference in 1861. He died August 14th, 18G2, in his 59th year. 
 
 Mr. Wilkinson left behind him an unblemi.shed record as a hard-working, faith- 
 ful minister. He was not remarkably brillia: t in his oratorical efforts, but what 
 he said was carefully thought out, and he seldom failed to make an impression 
 upon those who listened to him. 
 
 The Rev. Wm. Price entered the Ministry in 1839, and was received into full 
 communion and ordained at Toronto in 1843. In 1844 and 1845 he was on the 
 Yonge Street Circuit, then was in various parts of Upper Canada until 1867, 
 when we find him at Stratford, where for two years of the time he spent there 
 he was Chairman of the District. In 1873 he was superannuated, and took up 
 his residence in Toronto. He died here some few years ago. 
 
108 THK HISTORY OF THE 
 
 The Rev. William Pollard was ordained in 1840, having been a Probationer for 
 the four yoais previously. In 1844 he was stationed in Toronto, then in By- 
 town, Hamilton, London Circuit for two years, St. Thomas for two years, Lon- 
 don again for three years, (Quebec for two years, for three years in Tliree Rivers, 
 during the last two of his stay there being Financial Secretary ; then in Kings- 
 ton for two years, wheie ho was Chairman of the District. Then in Belleville 
 for two years, where he was also C lairnian. Then to Toronto West in 1868, 
 when he became Financial Secretary and Chairman in 1804-18(55. Removing to 
 Barrie in 1800, he was Chairman for that and the following 3'ear, then he went 
 to Cobourg, and for the next three years wiis stationed there, and was also Chair- 
 man of the District. Then he went to Victoria, Vancouver, where from 1871 to 
 1878 he was (chairman. He returned to Toronto in 1874, remaining a short 
 time, then went back to Victoria, where he was superannuated in 1878. 
 
 The Rev. George Rivers Sanderson* entered the ministry in 18.'}7 and for that 
 and the three following years was at Thames, Newmarket, Grimsby and Hamil- 
 ton. He was received into full comnmnion and ordained at Stamtonl in 1841, 
 remaining there the whole of the following year until the Conference of 184."}, 
 when he was removed to St. Catharines. Then in 184') he came to Toronti', 
 where he ministered at Adelaide Street and other churches; from 1840 until 1850 
 he was engaged in the same city in editorial work connected with the Christiait 
 Guardian. During the years 1851,1852 and 1858 he was in Cobourg, but returned 
 to Toronto in 1854, where, until 1858, he filled the office of Book Stewar<l. The 
 year 185!) found him in London, Ontario, of which district in the two following 
 years, 18G0 and 1801, he was the Chairman. Then he went to Port Hope for 
 three years, tilling the office of Chairman of that district during the whole of the 
 period. Then he spent three years in Picton, Belleville and Kingston respectively, 
 and during the whole of that long period he was Chairman of the Central Dis- 
 trict. In 1874 he was transferred to the London Conference and remained in its 
 jurisdiction until his death. 
 
 Dr. Sanderson was Secretary of the Conference in 1852, he was representative 
 to the English Wesleyan Conference in 1801, he was also co-delegate with Dr. 
 Punshon of the Conference in 1871. Besides the foregoing distinctions he was 
 delegate to the First General Conference held in Toronto in 1874, Chairman of 
 
 *See Notes at end of Volume. — Kd. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO, 103 
 
 the London District from 1874 until 1S80, President of the London Conference 
 in the year 187G, also a delegate to the General Conference held in Montreal in 
 1878. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon Dr. Sanderson by Vic- 
 toria College, of which he was one of the most distinguished of its graduates, in 
 the year 1877. A further biograpliical sketch of this, one of the most noted 
 preachers of the Wesleyan Church, will be found in the notes at the end of this 
 volume. He died in London, Ont., March 22nd, 1898. 
 
 The Rev. George Young, who was the colleague of the latter, was ordained at 
 St. Catharines in 184G, having been acting as a Probationer for the two years 
 previously, the last of which he spent in Toronto. Mr. Young spent the greater 
 portion of his ministerial life in the Province of Quebec, where for the years 
 186:J-18()4-18G5 he was CJhairman of the District. In 18GG he came to Toronto 
 West, where he was Chairman for that and the following year. In 1868 he re- 
 moved to Winnipeg where until 1873 he was also Chairman. Returning to 
 Toronto in 1«7G he was stationed, until 1879, at Richmond Street, also at 
 Berkeley Street churches; then again he went to Emerson, Manitoba, where he 
 remained until he was superannuated a few years later. Dr. Young has had a 
 very adventurous career as a minister. He saw a great deal of the first Riel 
 Rebellion, and he was intimately acquainted with Scott who fell a victim to 
 Riel's wickedness. He also saw Lord VVolseley, then only Colonel Wolseley, 
 enter what was then known as Fort Garry, with the Canadian troops sent to 
 surpress the rebels. Through all these trying experiences Mr, Young never for- 
 got his vocation as a Christian minister while he di<l yeoman service to the 
 loyalists of the disturbed districts. His own sturdy loyalty exercised great 
 influence upon all around him, and he was highly appreciated by all those 
 brought into contact with him. Now, in an honored old age he spends his time 
 between Toronto and his charming summer residence at Orchard Beach, Lake 
 tSimcoe, full of years, full of honors, and with the respect and confidence of all 
 those (no matter of what tlenomination they may be) who know him. 
 
 One of the most notable of the clergy who officiated at Adelaide St. Church, 
 during its life of 40 years, was the Rev. John Carroll, whose ministerial career 
 extended considerably over 50 years. His work began as a Probationer, under 
 the Methodist Kpiscopal Conference, in the year 1827, then in 1833 he was 
 ordained by the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, his first charge being at By- 
 
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 town. In 1839 he was Tutor at the TTpper Canada Academy in Cobourg, and 
 the next year he spent in Brockvillo and Kinjjston. In the following year he 
 was at Bytown, where he was Chairman of that District, then in 1842 and 1843 
 he was in Prescott and Chairman of the Augusta District. The next two years 
 were usefully spent in Kingston where he again was Chairman, and then he 
 came to Toronto and was here for two years, 1846-1847. Removing from here 
 to London, he remained in that city three years and in Hamilton three years, 
 during the whole of that period being Chairman of the Districts in both the 
 '•' Forest " and " Ambitious " Cities. Then after leaving Hamilton he removed 
 to St. John's in the Province of Quebec, then to Brockville, where he remained 
 until 1857, then once more to Ottawa, formerly known as Bytown, where he 
 was Chairman : then to Peterborough where he was likewise honored by being 
 appointed Chairman. The same distinction awaited him at Guelph, where he 
 was stationed 1864-1867: then he went to St. Cathai-ines, remaining there 
 until the beginning of 1863, being the Chairman during that period of the Niagara 
 District until, in the last named year, he was appointed General Agent of the 
 Sunday School Union. He was superannuated in 1870 after a long and useful 
 ministerial career. Dr. Carroll was a most voluminous writer, being the author 
 of "Past and Present," "Case and Cotemporaries," "School of the Prophets," 
 " The Stripling Preacher," " The Life of Robert Corson " and many tracts and 
 published sermons. In addition to this he wrote the introduction to the Cyclo- 
 paedia of Methodism compiled by the Rev. George H. Cornish and published in 
 1881. Of Dr. Carroll it may truly be said that " Whatever his hand found 
 him to do, he did it with his might," he was no eye-servant, no man 
 pleaser, yet he was a man who felt that if he did not do his duty honestly 
 and faithfully to his fellow-men whom he had seen, it could not be expected 
 that he would be a faithful servant to his Divine ^Master whom he had not seen. 
 
 The Rev. Joseph E. Ryersou, who was at the Adelaiile St. Church in 1847 
 appears to have remained in the Ministry for but a very brief period, there 
 being no further mention of him in the records of Methodism after the year 
 1848. 
 
 John Ryerson who ofificiated at Adelaide Street for three years, entered the 
 Ministry in 1820, and from this until 1830 was under the jurisdiction of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Conference. In 1834 he joined the Wesleyan Methodists 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 106 
 
 anfl during that year and 1834-1835 he was Presiding Elder in the Bay of 
 Quinte District. In 183G he was Chairman of the Toronto District. From 
 1837-1841 Book Steward in Toionto; in 1842 at St. Catharines, where he was 
 Chairman, then in 1843 President of Conference. From 1845 to 1847 in the 
 Hamilton District and also Chairman ; then from 1848-1851 in Toronto and 
 again Chairman ; he removed to Belleville in 1852, again filling the same 
 office : making yet another move to Kingston in 1S73, and yet again having the 
 same dignity conferred upon him in that place. Then he ministered in Quebec 
 durinjx 1856 where once more the District elected him its Chairman. In 1857- 
 1858 he was Governor of Victoria College, then in 1859 he went to the Grand 
 Riv r. He was superannuated and took up his residence in Brantford in 1860. 
 He died October 8, 1878. in the 80th year of his age. No less than 58 years of 
 Mr. Ryerson s lifr was spent in ministerial duties, and few men have ever been 
 more truly respected, and with greater cause than was he. He was co-delegate 
 of th? Conference from 1849-1857, besides holding the last named office, he was 
 '•epresentative to the English Conference 1840-1846 and again in 1S49. In 
 1839 and again in 1854 he was the representative of the Wesleyan body to the 
 (jieneral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church held in the United 
 Stp'uCs. Mr. Ryerson is still remembered by old members of the Methodist 
 Church throughout the Province of Ontario for his sterling integrity, kind- 
 heartedness and unblemished life. 
 
 The Rev. Samuel S. Nelles entered the ministry in 1847; was received into 
 full communion and ordained in London, Ontario, in 1857, where he officiated 
 three months. He was then appointed Principal of Victoria College, Cobourg, 
 and retained that office until 1880, when he resigned. Dr. Nelles was born at 
 Mount Pleasant, Ontario, about the year 1827. He studied first at the Genesee 
 Wesleyan Seminary, New York, and then went to Victoria College, Cobourg, 
 where he obtained a local preacher's license. It is recorded of him that 
 " While at Victoria College, Cobourg, he there resolved to yield to his con- 
 victions of duty and consecrate himself to the full work of tbe ministry. He 
 finished his collegiate course at Middletown University, froir which he received 
 the degree of B. A. and afterwards that of M.A. In 1861 he received the hon- 
 orary degree of D.D. from Queen's University, Kingston, and in 1872 the 
 honorary degree of LL.D." In the year 1864, Dr. Nelles was appointed a 
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106 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 representative to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
 in the United States. In 1868 he was appointed associate representative to the 
 Conference of Eastern British America, and he was also appointed represent- 
 ative to the English Wesleyan Conference in 1873 and delegate to the First 
 General Conferenco in Toronto in the following year 
 
 Alexander S. Byrne,* mentioned as having been at Adelaide St. in 1850, was 
 simply a probationer for the ministry. He died in his nineteenth year in 1851. 
 
 The Rev. John S. Evans remained two years in Toronto East, going from 
 there to St. Catharines. During this period he was simply a probationer. He 
 was received into full communion and ordained at Woodstock in 1852, remain- 
 ing there for that year and going to Port Dover in the one following. He 
 never returned to Toronto during his ministerial career. In the year 1869 he 
 was Financial Secretary at Spencerville, and for the three following years filled 
 the same office at Morrisburg. 
 
 The Rev. Ephraim B. Harper filled a somewhat notable position among the 
 ranks of Methodist ministers. He enter'ul the ministry as a probationer in 1841 
 and was ordained at Dundas in 1845, coming to Toronto in 1851. He remained 
 here for four years and then went to Hamilton, remaining there until 1857. 
 From 1858 until 1873 he was at Belleville for three years; Montreal Centre 
 for the same period ; Hamilton for the same period ; three years at Ottawa and 
 Guelph, and then went to Port Hope. For the sixteen years from 1858 until 
 1873, inclusive, he was Chairman of the District wherever he was stationed. 
 Mr. Harper received the honorary degree of M.A. from Victoria University in 
 1860. He was Secretary of the Conference in 1859, and Co-Delegate of the 
 Conference in 1873. In addition to these offices he was Delegate to the First 
 General Conference in Toronto in 1874, and was President of ihe Conference in 
 1878. The honorary degree of D.D. v/as conferred upon him in June, 1879 l)y 
 the Western University, Middletown, Conn., U S.A. Mr. Harper was of Irish 
 parentage and was born near Perth, where he was educated. He at first 
 worked under the Rev. James Currie as a local preacher, and in his early days 
 obtained a reputation for zeal and for hard work, which, during his whole 
 ministerial career, he fully sustained. 
 
 The Rev. David C. McDowell, alter a four years' probationery term, was 
 ordained at Bytown (now Ottawa), in 1850, and in the following year came to 
 
 * See notes at end of Volume. — Ed. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TOItONTO. 107 
 
 Toronto, where he I'einained for oiie year. During the rest of liis ministerial 
 career, with the exception of one year at Yorkvilie, 1875, he had no farther 
 connection with Toronto. Of Mr. McDowell, an admirer of his writes : " He 
 was possessed of average ability, was a remarkably hard worker and never 
 flagged in anything that he undertook." 
 
 The Rev. Win. H. Poole, who was at Adelaide St. in 1852 and iHit'S, entered 
 the ministry in 1850, and was fully ordained in that year at Demorestville. 
 During the years 1859-61, Mr. Poole was at Coboui'g, where he was Financial 
 Secretary. In 1873 he returned to Toronto, filling the pulpit of Queen St. 
 West Church for one year. Then during 1874,1875 and 1870 until 1S79, he 
 was in Toronto Fifth and Toronto Fourth. In 1879 he was superannuated, 
 after a ministerial career of nearly thirty years. In May 1879 the honorary 
 degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by Trinity College, North Carolina, 
 U.S.A. 
 
 The Rev. John Gemley was ordained at Port Hope in the year 1846. After 
 serving in many ditfeient places in Upper Canada he came to Toronto in 1854, 
 and remained here for three years. He then went to Montreal Centre, to 
 Quebec, Kingston and Brantford, in each of these cities remaining three years, 
 and being Chairman of Quebec, Kingston and Bi-antford during the whole 
 period that he was there. He was superannuated from Toronto East in 1869, 
 and by permission of the Conference became Secretary of the Upper Canada 
 Bible Society in 1870, and retained that office for three years. He was a man 
 of great thoroughness and earnestness of purpose, not a brilliant orator by any 
 means, but he spoke from the heart and his preaching, therefore, was all the 
 more effective. 
 
 The Rev. John Bredin has already been fully referred to. He was at 
 Adelaide Street for a short time and also at George Street. 
 
 The Rev. Robert Fovler was an Englishman. He had studied for the medical 
 profession and received the degree of M.D., and in addition to this was a mem- 
 ber of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was but one year in 
 Toronto, the rest of his ministerial life being spent in other parts of the 
 province. 
 
 The Rev. John Borland was ordained in 1836, and until 1853 his work as a 
 minister was carried on wholly in Lower Canada. From 1854 until 1859 he 
 
108 THE HISTORY OK THE 
 
 was in Toronto, three years each in Toronto West and Toronto East. In 1858 he 
 was Secretary to the Conference. In 1860 he again returne.1 to Lower Canada, 
 then went for three j'ears to Brantford, and in 1866 again leturned to Lower 
 Canada, which, in the following year, became known as the Province of Quebec. 
 There he remained until the close of his career, A well-known biographical 
 authority thus speaks of Mr. Borland : " The Rev. John Borland's name appears 
 in the Minutes in 1837 for the first time. He had been employed the previous 
 year ou the Melbourne Circuit, L.C., under the Chairman. This year, 1837, he 
 was appointed to the rough New Ireland Circuit. The accession of this man to 
 the ranks of the itineracy was a great acquisition to the work. He was born 
 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, in September, 1809, and was consequently 
 twenty-six years of age when he entered the regular work of the ministry. 
 He came with his parents to Quebec in 1818, where he remained until his going 
 into the travelling connexion He received a good education and in the year 
 1826, at the age of seventeen, decided to become a preacher. In 1831 he became 
 a local preacher. His deep, uniform piety, excellent gifts, and gentlemanly 
 manners, pointed him out as a suitable pei'son for the public ministry of the 
 Gospel. His general talents, commanding person and genteel manners, along 
 with a certain robust resolution of mind, soon made him a leading person in the 
 connexion. He was a ready preacher, though not very profound, and exceed- 
 ingly affluent in language." 
 
 The Rev. Wm. R. Parker, who is mentioned as haviug been at Adelaide St. 
 for a short period in 1S59, filled several important offices in connection with 
 Methodism. He was delegate to the Geneival Conference in Montreal in 1878 ; 
 Chairman of the London district 1874-78 ; Financial Secretary 1879 and 1880, 
 and Secretary of Conference in the latter year. 
 
 The Rev. Wm. E. Walker was ordained in 1861, but only served for three 
 years in the Methodist ministry. In 1874 he withdrew from that body ; was 
 received into the Anglican communion and joined the ministry of that church. 
 
 The Rev. Henry Wilkinson, who was at Adelaide St. in 1860, has been spoken 
 of in a previous portion of this volume, so it is not necessary here to give any 
 further reference to him. 
 
 In the year 1860, for the first time, appears the name of the Rev. Wm. Briggs, 
 then & rirobationer. He was received into full communion and ordained in 1863 
 
METBOinST CHURCHES IN TOllONTO. 109 
 
 at Toionro West. Mv. Brigg.s is, and for more than twenty years (1890) has 
 been one of the most prominent members of the Miithodist ministry. Leaving 
 'i'oronto, 18G4, after his ordination he went to Hamilton. Then in the follow- 
 ing year was transferred to Montreal Centre, where he preached with great 
 acceptability. In 1808 he was transferred to London, where, again, not so 
 much by his great oratorical ability as by his intense earnestness, he exercised 
 great influence. The next three years, those of 1871-73, were passed in 
 Cobourg, where he filled the office of Financial Secretary. Then he was at 
 Belleville for two years, and in 1876 returned to Toronto to fill the pulpit of the 
 Metropolitan Church. There he remained until 1879, when he was appointed 
 Book-Steward of the Western section of the Methodist Church, which oftice he 
 has continued to hold now for twenty years, not only with credit to himself, but 
 to the satisfaction of everybody with whom he is brought into contact. Dr. 
 Briggs has filled the following offices during his ministerial career. He was 
 Financial Secretary in 1874, Chairman of the District in 1875; Secretary of 
 (Conference in 187G and 1877, and Delegate to the Second General Conference 
 in Montreal in 1878. During the life-time of the saintly and lamented Piishop 
 Fraser of Manchester, it was said of him that he was the " Bishop of all denom- 
 inations." Much the same thing might be said, or may truly be said, of Dr. 
 Briggs. Though not a Bishop, certainly, yet in his denomination he fills a some- 
 what analogous position. He is brought into contact with men of every creed, 
 and of no creed, and with all of them, under every circumstance, he consistently 
 preserves his character as a Christian minister, and combines with it the polish 
 and courtesy of an accomplished gentleman. 
 
 From 1861 until 1870 when the Metropolitan Church was opened, and 
 Adelaide St. Church was demolished, there was a constant succession of able 
 occupants of the pulpit. Many of these are still living and doing faithful and 
 zealous work, and it would be little short of impertinence to refer in these 
 pages to them in detail. 
 
 The names of all the clergy who officiated in Adelaide St. Church have been 
 given, and of the leading laymen many of them, if not all, have been mentioned 
 in the chapter Oii George St. Church, and some will again come under notice 
 when the Metropolitan Church is spoken of. 
 
CHAPTER V. 
 
 Richmond Street Methodist Church. 
 
 [[ro|| EF(^)RE giving the history of the Metropolitan Church, which was 
 the lineal descendant of the building on Adelaide Street described 
 ;^^ in the last chapter, it will be more seeming to refer to what was 
 often spoken of as the " Cathedral of Methodism," the old church 
 on Richmond St, West. It stood on the south side of the street, 
 about midway between Yonge and Bay Streets, and, so far as the 
 Methodist Church is concerned, its history is invaluable, as it is connected more 
 or less directly with almost every other subsequent congregation which has been 
 formed. About 188(i a writer in one of the Toronto local papers, in describing 
 it, writes thus : " For years the Richmond Street Church has been the Metropoli- 
 tan Methodist (Church in Toronto, and its long list of membership contains the 
 names of thousands who have gone out from its venerable past into every avanue 
 of professional, political and mercantile life, and have become prominent citizens ; 
 many have gone from its sacred associations and tender memories out into the 
 heavenly communion ; a few of its tirst members are still living, but their heads 
 are white with the frosts of many years, and their steps falter moi'e day by day 
 as they go down into the ' Valley of the Shadow.'" 
 
 The old-fashioned Methodism flourished in Richmond St., yet out of it has 
 come a modern growth of churches built in the most magnificent architecture, 
 and sustained by all the concomitants of wealth and progress. The same writer 
 whom we have already quoted thus patheticall)' refers to the old church : " One 
 mission after another has been born in Richmond St., and grown into a large and 
 successful church, disdaininfif the simple, old-fashioned, decrepit building of its 
 birth, beginning a career more in harmony with the rapid developments of a later 
 civilization. And not only the people and the churches of its own nurture have 
 forsaken the old landmark, but the city itself has reached out toward the north- 
 ern ravines and hillsides. The residential centre, which, in the palmy days of 
 old Richmond St., localized all interests in that neighborhood, has moved away, 
 and seeks location amidst the upper avenues, leaving the poor old church for- 
 
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METHODIST CHITROHKS IN TORONTO. Ill 
 
 saken and alone. The law of gradation and improvement has so far outstripped 
 the old church that its feeble energies could not keep pace, and it stands there 
 as a sort of mournful relic of dead years and dead energies." 
 
 The church itself was of no architectural beauty, though its massive Doric 
 pillars in fi-ont of the porch facing the street gave it a somewhat singular 
 appearance. It had plain, circular-headed windows on all sides, was built of 
 plain, common-looking brick, and, with the exception of the porch referred to, 
 had no ornamentation whatever to relieve its generally dull appearance. The 
 land on which the church was built was a lot of 100x175 feet, and was jmr- 
 chased from the late Jesse Ketchum for £8()2 10s., Halifax currency, etjuivaient 
 to $3,450. The first church built on the site was (S5x()5 feet, including the por- 
 tico, but many additions were made to it. before it was tinully clo.sed in 188H. 
 
 The interior of the church did not present such a plain appearance as the 
 exterior. The pulpit of yellow-grained pine, the same material as the pews of 
 the church were built of, was in good condition, and all the pews on the main 
 floor were well upholstered, were roomy and high enough to be comfortable 
 without being too high. At the back of the pulpit was a large panel, and over 
 it, in gilt letters, a scroll on which was inscribed : ' O ! worship the Lord in the 
 beauty of holiness.' On each side of what may be termed the chancel, to the 
 back of the pulpit, were tablets whereon were inscribed, in gilt letters, the Ten 
 Commandments. A marble memorial tablet, about midway on the eastern wall 
 of the church, bore the following inscription : " This cenotaph is erected by the 
 trustees of this church to the memory of their beloved friend and brother, 
 Thomas Clarke, a native of Stockport, England, who died in 1844." 
 
 Mr. Clarke was a hatter, and engaged in business on King St., Toronto. He 
 was a man of very considerable means, and left the whole of his property to be 
 used for the purpose of erecting Richmond St. Church. The only condition 
 attached to this bequest was that his widow, Mrs. Clarke, should receive an 
 annuity from the church during her lifetime sufficient to enable her to live com- 
 fortably. At the death of Mrs Clarke the whole of the property reverted to the 
 trustees of Richmond St. Church. Large and commodious gali<^ries ran around 
 the northern, western and eastern sides of the church, in the first of which was 
 the organ of twenty stops, the organist for many years being the late Edward 
 Hastings, who died in 1897. 
 
112 IHE HISTORY OF I'ME 
 
 The chinch was corauienced in 1844, the corner stone heing laid on the 2()tli 
 August in that year, and the dedication took ])lace on June :2})tli, 1845, the Rev. 
 Matthew Kichey of Montreal otHciating. Though so many of tlie (ieorge Street 
 congregation, when that church was closed, migrated to Adelaide Street, yet, not 
 a few came to Riclimond Street, which is really the successor of the former 
 church. The cost of the church, \vith the lot, was about ^22,()0().0(). It stood, 
 to be exact, where the Methodist Book Room now carries on business, part of the 
 old structure being incorporated within the walls of that well-known building. 
 
 Taking the Richmond St. Church as the successor of (Jeorge St. Church, when 
 it was re-opened in 1840, the following Methodist churches in the city owe 
 their origin to it : The Yorkville Church, built in 1840, and from it the two 
 churches afterwards built in that suburb. Then, in the same year, was erected 
 the Queen St. West Church, ami an ott'shoot from that is the Wesley Church on 
 the corner of Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street. In 184G came the Davenport 
 Church, a small frame building standing on the west side of Dundas Street, just 
 north of where Bloor Street now crosses that thoroughfare, remaining there for 
 about ten years until the congregation removed to the brick building on Daven- 
 port Road, on its north side, near the Northern Railway. Then, in 1852, the 
 Berkeley St. Church was erected as an outcome of the services conducted by the 
 Richmond St. congregation in Duke Street. In addition to these, Kim Street, 
 Sherbourne and Gerrard Street, owe their origin and opening to the old Richmond 
 St. Church, and for many years the Itichmond St. colored Methodist Church, 
 situated on the north-east corner of tliat street and Victoria Street, was supplied 
 by the ministers at the old " Cathedral," 
 
 The clergy at Richmond St. Church, irom 1847 until 1888, were as follows ; — 
 
 1847 — Ephraim Evans, Samuel D. Rice. 
 
 1848 — Samuel D. Rice, George H. Davis. 
 
 1849 — William Squire, George H. Davis. 
 
 1850 — William Squire, John Douse. 
 
 1851 — Henry Wilkinson, John Douse. 
 
 1852 — Henry Wilkinson, John Don.se. 
 
 1853 — Henry Wilkinson, E. B. Harper, Charles Lavell. 
 
 1854 — John Borland, Ephraim B. Harper, Charles Lavell. 
 
 1855 — John Borland, ( 'harles Lavell, George McRitchie. 
 
mkt:i()I)Iht churches in Toronto. 113 
 
 1850 — John Holland, .lames H. Bishop, Jolm Learoyd. 
 
 1S57— George Dmij^las, James H. Bishop. Joiin Learoyd. 
 
 18r)8— (Jeori::*: Doughis, .las. H. Bishop, Wni. R. Parker, B.A. 
 
 IS.'jg—Ceorge Douglas, William Scott, Charles Fish. 
 
 1800— Jamos Klliott, GiHbrd Dorey, Charles Kish. 
 
 1801— James Elliott, (Jifford Dorey, Charles Fish. 
 
 1802— James Elliott, Giftord Dorey, Charles Fish. 
 
 1803 — William Pollard, James Preston, William Briggs. 
 
 1804 — William Pollard, James Preston, Thos. W. Jefferey. 
 
 1865 — William Pollard, William Stephenson. 
 
 1860 — George Young, William Stephenson. 
 
 1867 — George Young, George Cochran. 
 
 1868 — George Cochran, William J. Hunter. 
 
 18()9 — George (Cochran, William J. Hunter. 
 
 1870 — Alexander Sutherland, Hugh Johnston, M.A. 
 
 1871-72— Alexander Sutherland. 
 
 1873— Thomas W. Jeffery. 
 
 1874-75— Thomas W. Jeffery. 
 
 1876-77— George Young. 
 
 1878— George Young, D.D. 
 
 1879, 80, 81, 82— Isaac Tovell. 
 1883, 84, 85— Thomas Cullen. 
 
 1880, 87, 88— John Pickering. 
 
 Of the prominent laymen connected with the old Richmond Street Church, 
 Mr. Ephruim Butt was one who worshipped there during the entire period of its 
 existence. He was born in Yessington, Gloucestershire, England, in the year 
 1820, and came to Canada while yet a very young man, being for more than fifty 
 years engaged in that city as a carriage-builder. 
 
 Almost as soon as he came to Toronto he connected himself with George Street 
 Church, and there, in conjunction with the Rev. Matthew Richie, did very good 
 work in the Sunday-school attached to that church. In addition to this he be- 
 came a member of the choir, and also for many years held cottage prayer-meet- 
 ings in various parts of the east end of the city, sometimes in the home of Mr. 
 Metcalfe, on King Street, not far from Yonge, and sometimes in other private 
 houses. 
 
114 THE HISTOHV OK THK 
 
 Whon old George Street Church was sohl he removed to Richinoiici Street, and 
 worshipped there the entire period of its existence. There, for many years, he 
 led two classes, being appoiuteil to the Hrst whe'i the Rev. Henry Wilkinson was 
 minister of that congregation. He became sujierintendent of tlio Siinday-.school, 
 which, at that time, was held on Teraulay, near Elm Street, about 1850. The 
 outcome of his work there can now bo seen in Kim Street Church. When the 
 Rev. John Caughey visited (.'anada on his evangelistic crusade, in 1M52-3, he 
 (Mr. Butt) formed a praying- band, who travelled with the noted preacher in 
 Canada, for the purpose, wherever he went, of beseeching the Almighty to grant 
 him a harvest. 
 
 There, the whole of the time that Richmond Street Church continued, Mr. Butt 
 led the early prayer-meetings, and when the new church on McCaul Street wa.s 
 tinished he hold there the first prayer-meeting within its walls. He continued 
 to lead his cla.s8 in the McCaul Street Church, of which he was one of the trus- 
 tees, until his death, wliich occurred on the 7th Octobei', 1895. 
 
 Mr. Butt was ably assisted in his work by his wife, who was formerly a Miss 
 Davey, and was born in the well-known seaport, CJoole, not far from Hull. She 
 came to Canada with her father, who took up land here, when she was but seven 
 years of age, and six years later commenced evangelistic work in George Street 
 as one of the teachers in the Sunday-school. Not only this, but she sang in the 
 clioir when Mr. Baxter, father of the late Aldt.'man Baxter, was its leader. 
 Others associated with Mrs. Butt in this work were Mr. Cummings, who kept 
 the long-since demolished Yonge Street toll-gate, and he played the bass viol ; 
 Mr. Edwards, who, before joining the George Street Church, had been a useful 
 and prominent member of St. James' Anglican Sunday-school staff, he played the 
 flute ; while yet another member of the congregation assisted in the orchestra 
 with a violin. 
 
 In connection with the life of Mr. and Mrs. Butt it should he noted that on 
 March 29th, 1894, the trustees of McCaul Street Church, in honor of the golden 
 wedding of the esteemed couple, presented Mr. Butt with a handsome gold-headed 
 cane and his wife with a pair of gold spectacles, after an address in which they 
 expressed the hope that their lives would be spared for a very long period. 
 
 The first minister of the Richmond Street Church, the Rev. Ephraim Evans, 
 was a native of Hull, Yorkshire, England, where he received an excellent educa- 
 
METHODIST CHURCHRS IN TORONTO. 116 
 
 tion. It is a somewhat .singnliir fact that three young men who were in the habit 
 of mooting together for mutual improvement from week to week in that town 
 should all have become prominent members of the Methodist ministry in North 
 America. Their names were George B. Cookman, Joseph Htinson and Ephraim 
 Kvans,the subject of ourpresent sketch. Owing to the depres.sed state of agriculture 
 in Kiigland, and likewise to the stagnation of the shipping trade from Hull, at 
 that time, in 1823 the Evans family migrated from Yorkshire to Canada. When 
 they first arrived on this continent they took up their home in what was then 
 little better than a wilderness near By town ()n the Ottawa River. The two 
 brothers, James and Ephraim respectively, botli became Methodist ministers, and 
 Ephraim Evans, when still a very young man, vv.as stationed at Adelaide Street. 
 
 The next minister at Richmond St. was Samuel Dwight Rice. Speaking of 
 him, Carroll, in his ailmirable biographical work, says, " This minister of Christ, 
 because of hi.s essential worth and the distinguished position he was destined to 
 win for himself in the Canada connection, first in its narrower and afterwards in 
 its broader acceptation, deserves more .space than the greater number. He, like 
 his friend Mr. (now Dr.) Wood, came to us from New Brunswick. He was the 
 son of a New England physician, in which country Samuel himself was born; 
 but as Dr. Rice .settled in New Brunswick (Woodstock) while his children were 
 yet young, this son grew up with British ideas very strongly ingrained within 
 him, although the higher part of his education was obtained in an American in- 
 stitution. There is rea.«on to believe that he pursued an optional course, and that 
 whatever relatetl to commerce enlisted the supremo interest of his eminently 
 practical mind. Whatever may be said of his natural birth, British ground was 
 the place of his spiritual birth. Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, was 
 the spot, and if I have been rightly informed, his friend, the Rev. Arthur McNutt, 
 was the instrument. This change occurred when he was about nineteen years of 
 age. In two short years from the time of his conversion he was out in the 
 itinerant work, proclaiming the gospel of the grace of God. His early ministry 
 was bestowed on some of the most trying circuits in the Eastern Provinces, and 
 that ministry was characterized by zeal, laboriousness, adventurous daring, and 
 great success. His appointments before coming here had been as follows : Mira- 
 raichi, St. Jolin's South, Sackville Wesleyan Academy, and St. John's West, in 
 which last he remained four years ; giving him, in all, ten years' ministerial ex- 
 
116 THE HISTORY OK THE 
 
 perience before corning to Canada West. Wliat maik he was destined to make 
 in this Province the future pages of this history will show." 
 
 The ministerial career of Mr. Rice was as follows : He was a probationer on 
 trial under the Ea,5tern British America Conference from 1837 until 1841, when 
 he was received into full communion and ordained by that body. He spent 
 three years at Miramichi, New Brunswick, then two at St. John's South in the 
 same province, then for a year was at the Wesle}'an Academy, Sackville, and for 
 four years, from 1843, was at St. John's West. In 1847 he was in Toronto West, 
 remaining there for two years until 1849, when he was tranferred to the Muncey 
 Industrial School where he remained for one year. In 1850 and for the two fol- 
 lowing years he was at Kingston, the Limestone City, where he was honored by 
 being appointed Chairman. In 1853 he was Treasurer of Victoria College, and 
 for the three years following it Governor of the same institution. In 1857 and 
 for the two years immediately succeeding it, he was in Hamilton, where, in 
 addition to his ministerial duties, he filled the office of Financial Secretary. The 
 next two years were also spent in Hamilton, where, for a time, he was on the 
 superannuation list, resuming active work in 1862. Then for ten years, from 
 18G3 until 1873, he was Governor of the Wesleyan Female College, Hamilton, 
 and in 1874 joined the London Conference. In 1880 he went to Winnipeg, 
 where he was District Chairman. 
 
 After leaving Richn^ond St., Mr. Evans was for several years under the juris- 
 diction of the Eastern British American Conference. In 1857 he went to King- 
 ston and remained there two years, and in the next year went to Victoria, Van- 
 couver Island, remaining there until 18G5, when he went to British Columbia 
 where he remained two years. Then he came back to the Province of Ontario, 
 was in Hamilton for two years and at Yorkville for the same period. He died 
 in Toronto in June, 1892, at an advanced age. On leaving the F^astern British 
 American Conference in 1857, the following resolution was passed by the Confer- 
 ence and presented to Dr. Evans ; 
 
 " That the Conference hereby expresses its unfeigned and deep sense of the 
 loss our work in Eastern British America will sustain by the removal of so valu- 
 able a brother as Dr. Evans ; one who has rendered us such efficient service in 
 the different positions he has so honorably and usefully sustained during his nine 
 years residence in these Provinces, not only more recently in his connection with 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 117 
 
 our academic institution, but also while fillin<i^ the chair of a large and important 
 district. The brethren cannot allow Dr. Evans to separate from them without 
 their unanimous expves.sion of their high appreciation of his Christian character, 
 and his effective and ministerial, business-like capabilities, as evinced in the pru- 
 dent counsels and valuable aid afforded by him in our new position as a confer- 
 ential organization ; and while the ties between him and them as members of 
 the same Conference are now to be .severed, their earnest prayers will follow him 
 to his intended destination, that in the sphere of labour, and wherever in future 
 his providential lot may be cast, he may still be extensively useful in the work 
 of the Lord, and that when the toils of earth are j)assed, we may all ha\e the 
 ineffable delight of greeting in the heavenly rest." 
 
 The following tribute from the Rev. John Hunt also appeared in one of the 
 religious papers connected with the Methodist body, immediately after his death: 
 
 A MONOLOGUE. 
 
 " Your fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do they live forever ? " No, 
 they do not. One after another they pass away, and thus the links that join us 
 to a former generation are broken, as they become united to the great majority 
 beyond the river. Ephraim Evans is gone. But few, scarcely any, of the sami' 
 class of men remain. Well do I remember him during the first years of m} 
 ministry, in connection with an Alder, a llichey, a Stinson, and several other mem- 
 bers of the district, under the direction of the British Wesleyan Missionary Society. 
 These and many more are all gone. Many of us follow hard after. It won't 
 be long till we see them in the better land. I am not one of those who say "the 
 former days were better than these," but I will say this, without fear of success- 
 ful contradiction, there were " giants in those days " in our Methodist Church in 
 this Canada of ours equal to those of any other land. Was not Ephraim Evans 
 one of them ? He was a noble preacher. He was an uncompromising and most 
 successful controversialist, a necessity of the times in many parts of the coun- 
 ty. He was a firm administrator of discipline. He was very kind and helpful 
 — this I well know — to his younger brethren. He was also what every 
 minister in every place should be, a courteous, dignified Christian gentleman. 
 
 Forty-seven years ago I wr .j stationed at Goderich. The territory of that mis- 
 sion consisted of parts of nine different townships, and no Methodist minister 
 was nearer than Ephraim Evans at London, sixty miles distant. At one of my 
 
118 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Quarterly Meetings, after preaching for one hour and twenty minutes, he said, 
 " Well, friends, you must bear with my infirmity," and then went on for thirty 
 minutes longer, after which he baptized thirty-two children, and no one left be- 
 fore, but many lingered after the benediction. 
 
 I will venture to speak for the young men of that day, who, witli their seniors, 
 have already joined the company innumerable. Ardent and joyous were the 
 anticipations of meeting our loved and respected leaders in the confiicb, either 
 oil the missionary platform or the meeting of the district. Those were occasions 
 of u mingled pleasure and delight. In addition to the names already mantioned, 
 I would not lightly pass those of Hetherington, Howard, Cooney, Scott, Mars- 
 den and others. Tliey are all gone. And Ephraim Evans now has received their 
 greetings " over there." Farewell! Farewell 1 Soon others of us will join that 
 
 luppy band. 
 
 John Hunt. 
 150 Wilton Avenue, 
 
 Toronto, June 20th, 1892. 
 
 In the same year Dr. Rice was transferred from the London to the Toronto 
 Conference. On the occasion of his transfer to the Toronto Conference, the fol- 
 lowing resolution, moved by Dr. Sanderson, and seconded by Rev. William S. 
 Griffin, was unanimously adopted by the Conference by a rising vote : — 
 
 " This Conference cannot allow the occasion of the departure of the Rev. Dr. 
 Rice from this to the Toronto Conference, with a view of occupying a distant 
 field of labor and of responsibility, without placing upon record its high appre- 
 ciation of the ability, fidelity and zeal which have distinguished our beloved 
 brother in the various positions of trust and responsibility occupied by liim. His 
 wisdom in the councils of the Church, his sympathy with his brethren, will not 
 be forgotten by us, any more than his indefatigable and successful efforts in the 
 cause of female education. W^e part with Dr. Rice with great regret, and pray 
 God to be with him in the future, as in the past, and make the remainder of his 
 life even a greater blessing to the Church of his aftection than the past of his 
 useful life has been." 
 
 The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon Dr. Rice by Victoria Univer- 
 sity in 1867. He was Secretary of Conference in 1855, and President in London 
 in 1873, and again at Hamilton in 1874. He was also in 1874 a Delegate to the 
 First General Conference, held in Toronto. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 119 
 
 The Rev. William Squire, like Mr. Rice who has been referred to in the pre- 
 vious biography, filled a somewhat important place in the Methodist ministry. 
 He began his ministerial work in 1820, the year in which he was ordained, and 
 labored as a missionary from that date, until 1824, in the West Indian Islands. 
 Then for twenty -two years he was in Canada East, in several important stations, 
 and in 1847 came to Kingston, where for the two years he was in that city he 
 was the Chairman. The next two j'^ears, 1849-r)0, weie spent at Richmond St., 
 Toronto west., and then again in 1851 he returned to the lower province and 
 was stationed at ^Montreal west. He died October 16tlj, 1802, in his fifty-seventh 
 year and in the thirty-second year of his work. Mr. Squire was born in Eng- 
 land, near Bath in Somevsetshire, in 1795. Carroll gives the following interest- 
 ing account of him : 
 
 "Three or four years' excessive labors in the exhausting climate of Grenada, 
 St. Vincent and St. Lucia, terminated in a fever, which, in one form or another, 
 prostrated him for about eight months, when he was, by medical advice, removed 
 from that trying field, to which the affections of his heart clung to the last, and 
 to which he expected to return. He was carried from his sick-room to a vessel 
 sailing to Quebec. 
 
 "Late in the autumn of 1824, John Fisher, Esq., of Quebec, a merchant and a 
 Methodist, heard of the airival in that port of a ship from the West Indies, having 
 on board a ' Methodist preacher.' Mr. F. — who, by the way, is a grandson of 
 Philip Embury, celebrated because through his instrumentality the first strictly 
 Methodist congregation assembled in the United States, and more, perhaps, be- 
 cause it was he who preached to them the first Methodist sermon — sent a note 
 to the ship, begging that if there were really a Wesleyan Methodist minister on 
 board he would accept a home under his roof. This note was shortly answered 
 by the appearance at our friend's door of the thin, shattered, trembling frame of 
 Mr. Squire, who often spoke in after years of the kind and hearty manner in 
 which he was received into the abode of this Christian family. 
 
 " Although the Rev. Win. Squire, upon whom we have thus stumbled, held the 
 West Indies to be his appointed sphere of labor, to which he must return so soon 
 as hi.s health was sufficiently restored, yet he consented to assist the Rev. James 
 Knowlan, Chairman of the District, in the place of Mr. Stinson, removed. The 
 northern climate soon renovated him, so that he frequently preached five times 
 
120 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 a week, besides discharg' ^ the other duties of a Missionary in a new country." 
 The Rev. Charles Lavell, who during the years 1853-54, was one of the clergy 
 attached to Richmond St. Church, also had a somewhat interesting history. He 
 was left an orphan at a very early age, but received an excellent education 
 through the kindness of some of his friends. As a lad he was employed as a 
 salesman in the Wesleyan Book Room in Toronto, working there after four o'clock 
 in the day, when he was dismissed from Upper Canada College where he was 
 being educated. He was a man of great refinement and very scholarly, and for 
 the period an excellent classical scholar. His ministerial career began in 1846. 
 He was in Toronto from 1853 until 1855, and then again in the same city 
 from 1861 until 18*)i. For two years he labored in Montreal and returned 
 to the Province of Ontario in 1865, serving rather more than a year in 
 Cobourg. The Confeience then removed him to Gait, in w..ich place he 
 was the ChairiDan. Then in 1869 he went to Stratford, remaining there until 
 1872. Then he \7ent to Seaforth and in 1874 he was placed under the jurisdic- 
 tion of the London Conference. From 1869 until 1873 he was Chairman of the 
 Goderich District. Mr. Lavell was appointed a delegate to the First General 
 Conference held in Toronto in 1874, having previously been Secretary of Con- 
 ference during the years 1868 and 1869. 
 
 The Rev. George Douglas, who was at Richmond St. from 1857 till 1859, was 
 ordained at Montreal east in 1852, having for the four previous years been 
 employed in missionary effort in Bermuda. He was a painstaking and efficient 
 minister, and the greater part of his ministerial life was passed in the Province 
 of Quebec. In 1873 he was Principal of the Theological College in Montreal, 
 having three years previously, that is, in 1870, had the degree of LL.D. conferred 
 upon him bj"- the University of McGill, Montreal. He was one of the Delegates 
 to the First General Conference in Toronto in 1874. 
 
 The Rev. William Pollard, who officiated at Richmond St. from 1863 until 
 1865, was, in the first of these years, Financial Secretary of the District, and in 
 the two latter years its Chairman. After spending various terras in Barrie and 
 Cobourg, in 1871 he went to Victoria, Vancouver Island, where he remained 
 three years, during which period he was elected to the offica of Chairman. In 
 1878 he was placed on the superannuation list. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 121 
 
 About the year 1880 it became apparent to everyone attending the services of 
 Richmond St. Cluirch that its usefulness had departed. The residential portion 
 of the city had, in consequence of the extension of business and of manufactories, 
 been crowded out of the central streets, and they who resided there had been 
 compelled to find dwelling places in the various suburbs, where, as the popula.- 
 tion increased, new churches were consequently erected. Gradually Old Rich- 
 mond lost its adherents, though many old members remained loyal to the last, 
 and were most unhappy at having to leave the old-fashioned church. 
 
 A special meeting of the Board of Trustees was held February 6th, 1882, when 
 the question of selling the building was brought forward. Among those present 
 were Alexander Hamilton, H. E. Clark, E. M. Morphy, W. H. Pearson, John J, 
 Witlirow, W. Wharin and W. Edwards. The following resolution was then 
 passed unanimously : 
 
 " That this chui-ch property be offered for sale, and that the offer of the General 
 Missionary Committee, on terms and conditions previously stated, be respectfully 
 referred to the Quarterly Board for their consideration and advice, the otter 
 being understood to be subject to the condition that the property is to be here- 
 after used tor connexional purposes, and that this Board desires to reserve all 
 the pews and their upholstery ; the platform and the pulpit ; the large and small 
 organs; the seats in the basement and all other furniture, for the purpose of 
 donating the same to a new church interest and enterprise in this city or else- 
 where, or to any other purpose as may hereafter be determined upon." 
 
 There was consideraljle diversity of opinion as to how the property was to be 
 disposed of, but in the end it was decided to dispose of it to the General 
 Missionary Society. The money arising from the sale was, in the first place, 
 destined to be devoted to the erection of two churches, one in the northern por- 
 tion of the city, and another in the west, but this scheme was in the end 
 abandoned, and the McCaul St. Church, known some times as the " New 
 Richmond Church," was built and superseded the old building of which we have 
 been speaking. 
 
 This brings the history of the Old Richmond St. Church to a close. It was 
 oca of the " Landmarks of Toronto," and not only that, but one of the mother 
 Churchef of the Methodist body, not only in Toronto but throughout the whole 
 of the Province of Upper Canada. 
 9 
 
CHAPTER VI 
 
 The Metropolitan Church. 
 
 ^•Kzr^!«C-^ °"^ previous chapters we have been dealing with the early hi.^tory 
 €^^^ l''\/ ^^ Methodism in Toionto, and have, as far as possible, tried to give 
 ■W an accurate and faithful account of the old churches on King, George. 
 ^; Adelaide and Richmond Streets. They were the predecessors of, from 
 them have sprung, the whole of the Methodist churches which are now to 
 be foimd in Toronto and its immediate vicinity. Branches from one or 
 other of them i::ive extended in the north-west of the city to Davenport, in the 
 north-east to Todmorden, and in the north to Davisville, and then again in the 
 extreme easl> end to Eas', Toronto. These will in due course all be referred to. 
 We shall now revert, somewhat more briefly though than we have done in the 
 case of the pioneer churches, to the history of the Metropolitan Church built in 
 1870-71 on McGill Square, Toronto. 
 
 This church occupies the whole of the block bounded on the south by Queen St. 
 east, on the west by Bond St., on the north by Shuter St. and on the east by 
 Church St., and has a superficial area of about two acres. When the McGill property 
 was for sale it became known to the trustees of Adelaide St. Church, who were 
 hesitatinf as to the advisability of purchasing, that if they did not do so, the 
 authorities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toronto were resolved to purchase 
 the land upon which now stands the Metropolitan Church. Tliis information at 
 once caused the trustees to decide upon their policy, and they agreed to the vendors' 
 terms. This was in 1870, and immediately after the purchase of the lane' the 
 erection of the building was proceeded with. Its appearance is familiar to every 
 one resident in Toronto, and those who read this book outside of that city will be 
 able to see for themselves what it is like through the engraving in this volume. 
 
 In appearance it resembles somewhat the parish church of Doncaster in York- 
 shire, Knorland, though it lacks the venerable asj)ect of that building. It is in the 
 Gothic style of architecture and has a magnificent tower with pinnacles of light 
 and graceful design at each of its four corners. It will accommodate, without 
 usino' the draw-seats no less than nineteen hundred worshippers, though it is 
 
 122 
 
METHODIST CllUKCHKS IN TOIU'NTO. 
 
 123 
 
 said that on one occasion, that of a special service for young men, nearly three 
 thousand hearers obtained admission within its walls. The )iames of the orijfinal 
 trustees of the Metro[)olitan Church in 1(S7() is as follows : — 
 
 Rev. W. M. Punshon, D.D., - 
 
 " Ej^erton Ryerson, D.D., - 
 
 " Anson Green, D.D., 
 
 " Lachlan Taylor, 
 
 " Enoch Wood, D.D., 
 
 " Samuel Rose, D.D., 
 Mr. W. T. Mason, 
 
 " John MacDonald, 
 Dr. W. T. Aikens, 
 Mr. James Paterson, 
 
 " Charles iViOore, 
 
 " James Myles, 
 
 " Edward Leadley, 
 
 " (Jecrge Flint, 
 
 " George Charlesworth, 
 
 " John Morphy, 
 
 " John Rovvlat.d, 
 
 " John Segsworth, 
 
 Died 14th April, 1881. 
 
 " 19th February, 1882. 
 
 ' 19th February, 1879. 
 
 " 4th September, 1881. 
 
 " 20th May, 1881. 
 
 " IGth July, 1890. 
 
 •' 6th November, 1882. 
 
 '■ 4th February, 1 890. 
 
 " 24th May, 1897. 
 Resigned. 
 
 Died 9th August, 1896. 
 Also dead. 
 Resigned. 
 Resigned. 
 Died 29th July, 1887. 
 
 " May 1st, 1895. 
 Resigned. 
 Resigned. 
 
 " T. G. Mason. 
 The trusttes in June, 1899, are as follows : — 
 
 Mr. A. J. Mason, Dr. W. E. Wilmott, Mr. J. J. MacLaren, Dr. E. J. Barrick, 
 Mr. Andrew Carrick, Mr. W. Lawrence, Mr. W. C. Matthews, Mr. John M. Treble, 
 Mr. B. E. Bull, Dr. J. B. Wilmott, Mr. Frederick Roper, Mr. Chester D. Massey, 
 Mr. J. J. Withrow, Mr. George H. Parks, Mr. T. G. Mason, 
 
 By comparing these two lists it will be seen that T. G. Mason is the only one 
 of the original trustees who now remain. 
 
 The list of ministers in the Metropolitan Church, dating from 1870, eompri,ses 
 the following names : — 
 
 1870-71-72 - - George Cochran. 
 1873-74-75 - - John Potts. 
 
 c 
 
 1876-77-78 
 
 William Briggs. 
 
124 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 1S7J - - - John Potts. 
 
 1880-81 - - - John Potts, pastor. 
 
 Egerton Ryerson, D.D., LL.D. 
 - - W. Brij^K. 
 
 S. Rose, D.D. 
 J. G. Man ley. 
 1882 - - - J. Potts, D.D., pastor. 
 
 Egerton Ryerson, D.D., LL.D. 
 - - - S. Rose, D.D. 
 J. G. Manley. 
 W. H. Withrow, M.A. 
 1883-84-85 - - H. John.ston, M.A., B.D. 
 1880-87-88 - - E. A. Statlbrd, M.A., LL.B. 
 1889-00-1)1 - - LeRoy Hooker. 
 1892-93-94 - - John V. Smith. 
 189r)-96-97 - - James Allen, M.A. 
 1898-99 - - - R. P. Bowles. 
 One of the most energetic supporters of the scheme for building the Metro- 
 politan Church was the Rev. William Morloy Punshon, LL.D., President of the 
 Canada Conference from 1868 until 1S72. He was one of the most noted 
 preachers, not only in the Methodist Church but also in the English-speaking 
 world. To few men has greater popularity and acclaim been given, and the 
 following are some few particulars relating to the career of that eminent divine : 
 William Morley Punshon, a native of Doncastor, England, was born in the 
 year 1824. His father was a draper in that town, engaged in a large and pros- 
 perous business, and at the same time a prominent and active supporter of the 
 Wesloyan cause. He received his second name after his uncle. Sir Isaac Morley, 
 a o-entleman well known for many years in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and 
 who lived to witness the eminence to which his nejihew and namesake attained. 
 His education was commenced in his native town, but when about eleven years 
 of a"e was placed under the care of a gentleman, the son of a Congregational 
 minister, at Heanor in Derbyshire, where he discovered a singular aptitude for 
 learning. At that time he was a stubby lad, with fresh curly hair, a full pro- 
 portion of the love of sport, and above all a most extraordinary memory. He 
 
METHODIST CIIURCHKS IN TORONTO. 125 
 
 would commit to memory, for the mere plorsure of the effort, lon<^ passages from 
 the " Speaker," and recite them to his school-fellows ; and it is said that he 
 could repeat the names of all the British constituencies, with the names of all the 
 mondiers representing them, without a mistake. Notwithstati<ling these and 
 other indications of renmrkable ability, he was not desi^fned by his father for 
 public or professional life, nor does it appe.ar that at this period his mind was 
 drawn out to the vast concerns of the future. At fifteen years of age he was 
 placed at Hull, as a clerk in the shipping business, from which port he sub- 
 sequently removed to Sunderland. When about twenty years of age he was re- 
 moved to Woolwich, and his residence was with his uncle the Rev. Benjamin 
 Clough. Mr. Clough was a man of rare though nor showy endowments. A 
 distinguish d oriental scholar, he had com, tiled a dictionary of the Singalese, 
 which, after forty years, still remains the basis of all similar works in that 
 language. 
 
 It was under his advice that Mr. Fun.shon made his early attempts at preaching, 
 and in May, 184*5, lie ]iresented himself for examination in London as a candi- 
 date for the Wesleyan ministry. 
 
 At the Conference of 1843, he received his first appointment to Whitehaven, 
 where he sjjent two years, followed by two years in Carlisle and three years in 
 Newcastle. This residence of seven years won for him an extraordinaiy popularity 
 in the far north, his faithful devotion to every department of his work being no 
 less remarkable than his eloquence. Previous his entrance into the ministry he 
 had published a small volume of poems ; and when at Carlisle he made his first 
 literary effort of a religious kind, entitled, " Tabor, or the Class Meeting." This 
 little publication was an indication of that ardent attachment to the usages and 
 discipline of Methodism which characterized his life, though in combination with 
 such a breadth of view and catholicity of spirit that he has been claimed again 
 and again by other churches as almost their own. 
 
 Soon after going to reside at Newcastle he married the daughter of Mr. 
 Vickers, of Gateshead. She died in 1858, leaving several children. After leav- 
 ing Newcastle, the next six years were spent in Yorkshire, three years in Shef- 
 field and three in Leeds. While in Leeds his popularity was approaching its 
 height. It was in January, 1854, that Mr. Punshon made his first appearance in 
 Exeter Hall, London, as a lecturer in connection with the Young Men's Christian 
 
126 THE HISTOllY OK TirK 
 
 Association. The subject was "The Prophet of Moreb," antl the lecturer pro- 
 duced a marked impression. He did not appear again in this cai)acity until the 
 beginning of 1857, when he delivered what was probably, for rh<torical effect, 
 his masterpiece, his lecture on "John Bunyan." This oration was delivered with 
 electrical eflect in various places. In 1(S5,8, Mr. Punshon received an ap- 
 pointment to Bayswater, where the task wasassignol to him of endeavoring to 
 raise a new Wcsleyan cause and congregation. This lie accomplished beyond 
 expectati()n, and in 1861 he was removed to Islington. During this period 
 .several other lectures were delivered by him, which excited remarkable interest. 
 One of these, " The Huguenots," was published at a shilling, and from the 
 proceeds of its delivery Mr. Punshon gave a donation of a thousand pounds to- 
 wards the Wesleyan (Jhapel, in SpitalHelds. Large sums were also raised for 
 various local charities by means of his lectures. His generosity and unselfish- 
 nesfl wero unbounded. In 1862, seeing the poor accommodation provided by 
 Wesleyans in several popular watering places, he undertook to raise within five 
 years, by lecturing and personal solicitation, the sum of ten thousand pounds, in 
 aid ot a fund for the erection of chapels in those places. During the five years 
 of his zealous ministrations spent in Canada, every department of the Church 
 benefited by his energy and genius. The Victoria College Endowment, the 
 Metropolian Church, tlie Japan Mission, and the Methodist Union and numer- 
 ous other enter[)rises are largely indebted to his generous aid. Not merelv the 
 great c:ties, but the remote hamlets, enjo\ ed his presence and assistance, and 
 journeys to the aggregate extent of a hundred thousand miles on this continent 
 attested to his enei'gy and zeal. 
 
 Upon his return to England, he was elevated by the suffrages of his brethren 
 to the higiiest dignity in their gift, that of President of the Weslyan Conference, 
 afterwarils becoming Secretary of the Missionary Society. 
 
 On the 14th day of April, 1881, he died, after a short illness in London, 
 England. 
 
 One of the most prominent laymen who worked in connection with building 
 the Metropolitan Church, was Mi-, William T. Mason, brother of the two tru.stee8 
 of the same name, and of Mr. J. Herbert Mason, who is so w(dl known in Anglican 
 circles. To Mr. Mason's untiring energy, constant preseverance and indefatigable 
 zeal the erection of the Metropolitan Church was in a great degree owing. It is 
 
MEiriODIST CHUIU'HEH IN TOFIONTO. 127 
 
 perfectly true that he was ably supported, patronizefl as we may call it, by the 
 Rev. VV. M. Piinshon. But much as Dr. runshonaccouiplishe'l, much as he could 
 undoubtedly have done, he could not unaidod have carried to successful coujple- 
 tion such a gigantic scheme as Itiying two acres of land in the very centre of 
 Toronto, and building thereon an edifice equal m architectural l)eauty, seating 
 capacity and general usefulness, to that of any similar ecclesiastical building 
 either on this continent or in Oreat Britain, 
 
 Whatever Mr. Mason did, he did it well. In fact, he was often heard to quote 
 during his lifetime, the very true if somewhat hackneyed proverb, that " What 
 is worth doing at all is worth doing well." 
 
 Anotlier of the original trustees was the Rev. Egerton Ryerson. To give a 
 full account of the life of that eminent clergyman it would be necessary to re- 
 count the educational history of the Province of Ontario for the past sixty years. 
 Dr. Ryerson, though an eminent, deeply learned and earnest minister, and a niost 
 zealous Methodist, was at the same time far more of a statesman and an ad- 
 ministrator than he wfis an ecclesiastic. Some particulars as to his ministerial 
 career have already appeared in an earlier portion of this history, therefore, be- 
 yond these few words it is not necessary here to say anything further re- 
 specting him.* 
 
 The Rev. Anson Green, D.D., tilled an important place in the annals of the 
 Methodist Church in Canada for more than lifty-tivo years. He entered upon 
 the work of the ministry in 1S24', and for three yeai's worked as a probationer, 
 being ordained in 1827 at Ancaster. In the two next years he was at Fort 
 George, then in 1S30 at Brockville and in 1832 in the Augusta district, of which 
 he was Chairman in 18.35. The next three years were spent in the Bay of Quinte 
 district where he filled the office of Chairman. Then he came to Toronto where he 
 was similarly honored. He then went to Hamilton and filled the same office, and 
 in 18l!4 was in Toronto again, and likewise Chairman. Then from 1845 until 1853 
 he was Book Steward for the western section of the Conference and in 1854 was 
 placed on the superannuation list, remaining there until 1858, when he again 
 resume<l active work. For the next six years he again filled the office of Book 
 Steward, and in 1865 was finally superannuated, though after his superannuation 
 he constantly preached. He died in February 1879 after a long, laborious and 
 honorable career. 
 
 *See Notes at oiid of Volume. — VA. 
 
128 TIIK IIISToitY OK Tire 
 
 The honorary «logreeof D.D. was conferred upon Mr. Green in 1853 l>y a Uiiitod 
 States UniverHity. He was Secretary of the Conference in 1841. President of 
 that body in 1842 and a^jfuin in 18(;.S, and was twice electe<l a lepresentativc^ to 
 the Kn^dish Wcsleynn Conference, viz., in 1854 and ayain in 18o(J. In addition 
 to holding' these ofHccs he was elected a delegate to the First General Conference 
 held in Toronto in 1874. 
 
 The Kev. Lachlan Taylor, who was also one of the original trustees, has already 
 been referred to in the notice of George St. Church. His death occuried on 
 September 4tli, 1881.* 
 
 The Rev. Knocli Wood, D.])., entered the niiinstry in the Eastern British 
 American District in 1820, and was immediately sent to the West Indian Islands, 
 where he remained until the end of the j'ear 1828, his last station being St. Kitts. 
 He then returned to New IJiunswick, serving at Miramichi and Fredericton for 
 two and three years respectively. Tiien he went to St, John, St. John North, 
 St. John South, St. John again, and once more to F'redericton, in each of these 
 places remaining two, three, three, two and one year re.'spectively. The end of 
 the year 1847 saw the severance of Dr. Wood's connection with the Maritime. 
 Provinces, for in that year he came to Toronto, where for twenty-one years, until 
 18G8, he filled the ofHce of Superintendent of Missions. A change occurred in 
 his work in 186!), when ho was the Missionary Secretary, filling that post until 
 1878 when he resigned, when out of respect for his many years' arduous labor he 
 was appointed Honorary Secretary to the Missionary D ipait >ient. Dr. Wood 
 filled many ofHces in connection with the Methodist Conference, He was Presi- 
 dent from 1851 until 18.')7, again in 1802 and yet again in 1874 and 1873. The 
 honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by the Victoria University in 
 1860. In the First General Conference held in Toronto in 1874 he was chosen 
 by his brethren as one of the delegates. His death occurred on the 20th May, 
 1881. 
 
 The Rev. Samuel Rose, D.D., entered the ministry in 1831 as a probationer, 
 and was received into full coramunicn and ordained at Stamford in 1836. From 
 then until 1849 he served in the last mentioned place for three years, two years 
 in St. Catharines, one in London, two in Brantford, three in Yonge St. and three 
 in Dundas. From 1850 until 1855 he was at Mount Elgin and Muncey, and from 
 1856 until 1864 at Dundas, Thorold, St. Catharines and Belhville. During the 
 
 •See Notes at end of Volume. — Ed. 
 
METHODIST CIIUIKIIES IN ToUON'TO. 129' 
 
 whole of that period ho was the District Jhairman. Then coiiiinj; to Toronto in 
 lH(i5 ho was Boole Steward from that year until 1H73, was re-electud in 1874 and 
 continued to di.schar<i;e the duties of that otiice until 1S(S0, when he was nuporan- 
 nuate<l. Tiie honorary de^Mcc of D.D. was conlorrtid upon Dr. Hose by the Cen- 
 tral Tonnessoo Collegj of Nashville, Kentucky, U.S.A., in May liS7S. He was a 
 co-delo«i;ate of the (Jonforence in 18(57, and one of the <lelei;ates to the First Oen- 
 eral C'onference held in Toronto in 1874. Dr. Rose was not alone a most t IlicMeiit 
 minister, but ho also wa.s an excellent business man, for which good quality he 
 had acquired a widespread reputation, and it was in consequence ot his beariuf; 
 that reputation that he was rtMnovod from Dundas to take charge of the Indus- 
 trial Institute of Muncey Town, a work in which, beinif spceially titted for 
 it, ho was euiinontly succosstui, A well-informed writer thus described 
 Mr, Hose when he first entered upon the work of the ministry: "A man 
 of almost gigantic stature, but of symmetrical build atid nearly Herci lean 
 strength. He had been employed at the Lake Simcoe Mission, wbrre he per- 
 formed prodigies in every depaitment of the work, as preacher, as teacher, build- 
 er, stone-boater, and whatever else was to be done to help on the work, since 
 early in the preceding spring. A ' goodlier young man ' than this was then no- 
 where to be found." Dr. Rose died, full of years and honors, July 16th, 18!)0. 
 
 Mr. John Macdonald was one of the prominent laymen in the Methodist com- 
 munion in Toronto for a great number of years. It is all but UTinecossary to 
 give any biogra|)hical sketch of hira as he has given us an autobiograph) 
 of himself, both valuable and interesting, which we have already (juoted in 
 our history of George St. Church. Mr. Macdonald died on the 4th February, 
 1890, beloved and respected by all who knew him, and absolutely revered by his 
 family and relatives.* 
 
 Mr. James Paterson, one of the original trustees, resigned his office not very 
 long after the Metropolitan Church was opened. He was succeeded therein by 
 the famous H. A. Massey, who died on the 20th February, 1896. Mr. Massey, 
 during the whole period of his residence in Toronto was a warm and generous 
 supporter, not only of the Methodist Church, but of the missionary enterprises 
 and philanthropic societies under its care. ' 
 
 Mr. Charles Moore, who died on the 9th August, 1896, had been for many 
 
 *See Notes at end of Volume. — Kd. 
 
130 THK HISTORY OF THE 
 
 years a trustee of tlie Metropolitan Church, and was always a warm and zealous 
 supporter of the work carried on there. 
 
 Messrs James Myles, Edward Leadley and Geo. Flint did good work during 
 the period in which they held ofHce. 
 
 Mr. John Charlesworth was a well-known merchant in Toronto, a man of 
 strict probity and earnestness of purpose, and was greatly regretted when he 
 died on the 29th July, 1S87. 
 
 Mr. John Morphy was brother of Mr. E. M. Morphy, the well-known jeweller 
 of Yonge St. He was a quiet but a remarkably earnest man, a Wesleyan 
 Methodist of tlie old type, one that is fast passing away. He had lived in 
 Toronto for a great number of years, and had earned the respect of everyone 
 with whom he had been brought in contact. He died on May 1st, 1895. 
 
 br, W. T. Aikins was one of the best known and oldest practitioners in Tor- 
 onto, having at the time of his death practiced in that city for more than forty 
 years. He was a native Canadian, having been born in the Township of Buru- 
 hamthorpe. County of Peel, in lcS27. He received Ins early education in the 
 public schools and then went to Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where 
 he graduated with high honors. Upon finishing his course he came to Toronto, 
 where he continuously practiced imtil his health broke down some three years 
 before his death. Dr. Aikins was looked upon by the profession as one of the 
 n ■^st skilful surgeons on the continent. The degree of LL.B. was conferred upon 
 him by Victoria University in 1887. For nearly twenty years Dr. Aikins was 
 president of the Toronto Medical School, and was Dean of the Medical Faculty' 
 of Toronto University until 1893. For a great number of yeai's Dr. Aikins was 
 Surgeon at the Toronto General Hospital, and was also on the consulting staff. 
 He was a brother of the Hon. J. C. Aikins, at one time Lieut.-Governor of Mani- 
 toba. 
 
 Mr. T. G. Maaon was born in 18155, at the romantic little village of Ivy Bridge, 
 Devonshire, England. He came to Canada with his pajents in 1842, and waa 
 educated in Toronto at the [ rivate academy of the late Mr. J. R. Mair, having for 
 his choolmates, George, Henry and Alfred Gooderham, the late Jaiues and Thomas 
 Tait, Q.C.'s, Rev. John Clarkson, Walter S. Lee, Arthur E. Lee, Thos. H. Lee, and 
 many others who have .since become prominent in the commercial history of 
 Toronto. 
 
MEEIIODIsr CHURCHES Ii\ TOHOXTO. 131 
 
 111 1849 Mr. Mason bo^an his business career as a junior clei'k in the Globe 
 office, under the late Mr. J. C. Fitch, but in 1S54 he entered upon liis life-work — 
 the music business, and in 1871 organized the present firm of Mason \: Risch, 
 the well-known pianoforte nianufactuiers. 
 
 Ml. Mason has boon as active in church work as in secular busine.ss. His 
 church life dates from 1852, when lie united with the old Richmond Street Meth- 
 odist Church, and took an active part iu Sunday school and choir work. In 1S60 
 he became interested in the Elm Street Church, and when the original build- 
 ing was destroyed by fire in 18G0, he was one of those who worked energetically 
 and I'aitlifully to secure the erection of the present edifice. 
 
 Wiien the movement began tor the erection of the Metropolitan Church, Mr. 
 Mason was enlisted in the enterprise and immediately became an active worker^ 
 H<^ was at once appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Young Men's McGill Scjuare 
 Ass ciation, over which the late Dr. Punshon presided as President. The success 
 of this Association, both financially and otlierwise, was remarkable. Such was 
 the perfection of its organization that the first organ, costing .^-^OOO.OO was pre- 
 sented by the Association to the trustees as a free-will offering at the oi)ening of 
 the church. In recognition of this, and believing that the young people should 
 be represented on the Trustee Board, Dr. Punshon tendered Mr. Mason a seat on 
 the Board, which position he still occujiies, end for the past twenty-one years has 
 been the Secietary of the Board. 
 
 One striking and impressive fact in this connection is that of the twenty-one 
 original Trustees of the Metropolitan Church, Mr. Mason is now the only one re- 
 maining on the Board; fifteen of the number have jiasseil to their reward, and 
 six have either left the city or removed to sister churches in the city. 
 
 Since the organization of the Metropolitan Church, Mr. Mason has taken a 
 very dee|i interest in its musical services, and for the past twenty-five years lias 
 been the Chairman of the Music Committee. It was largely through his efforts 
 that Mr. F. H. Torringfeon was induced to come to Toronto and assume the posi- 
 tion of Organist and Musical Director. A striking feature in this connection, 
 and wliich perhaps is not paralleled in other churches in America, is the .niique 
 fact that throughout this quarter of a century a continuous spirit of harmony has 
 existed betwton the Trustee Board, Musical (Jommittee, Organist and Choir, not 
 the faintest sign of trouble having ever manifested itself throughout the.se 
 
iy2 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 long eventful years. A oneness of purpose and a thorough appreciation of what 
 the cliureh required has animated both Mr. Mason as chairman and Mr. Tor- 
 rington as organist. Other churches may well copy and emulate this method of 
 dealing with choir matters. 
 
 As we conclude this charactei- sketch, we cannot forbear quoting the familiar 
 lines of Bryant, the American poet : 
 
 " Thus arise 
 Races of living tliing.s, glorious in streugtli, 
 And perisli, as the quickening l)reath of God 
 Fills tlieui, or is withdrawn." 
 
 Among other prominent members and officials past and present of the Metro- 
 politan Church, are the following : 
 
 Mr. Newton Wesley Rowell was born in ]\Iiddlesex, Out., in 1867, receiving his 
 early education at the Public Schools in that county. After leaving school he 
 was at first engaged in mercantile pursuits, but later began to study law and 
 was admitted as a .solicitor in 1891. He joined the IMethodist Church when he 
 was about eighteen, in London South, where he was not only a local preacher, 
 but President of the E])worth League, and a Sunday-School teacher. Upon 
 coming to Toi'onto he attached himself to the Metropolitan Church, where he led 
 a class for some years and was in addition assistant superintendent of the Sun- 
 day School in the Fred Victor Mission. He has been a member of the Toronto 
 Conference ever since 1892. His chief interest is in the Epworth League, he being 
 greatly interested in all things pertaining to the welfare of young people. 
 
 Mr. John James Maclaren, Q.C., was born in the Piovince of Quebec in 1842, 
 and was educated at Victoria College, and graduated from there in 1862 as B.A., 
 and was recipient of the Prince of Wales' gold medal in the same year. He then 
 became Principal of Huntington Academy in Lower Canada, where he remained 
 for two years, and then commenced the study of law, being admitted as an advo- 
 cate in 1868. He, in the meantime, had taken the degree of B.C.L. from McGill 
 College, where he had studied for three years. Until 188-1< he practiced as a lawyer 
 in Montreal and then removed to Toronto, where he still carries on his profession. 
 He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1878, and during his career has been pro- 
 fessionally engaged in many very important cases. 
 
 Mr. Maclaren has been Counsel for the Methodist Church of the Dominion, and 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 133 
 
 has had charj^e of its legislative and legal business ever since 1884. Since join- 
 ing the Methodist Church, which he did when he was fourteen years of age, Mr. 
 Maclaren has led an active and useful life. He was a local preacher and Super- 
 intendent of the Sunday School in the Church, situated in Dominion 
 Square.. Montreal, and often gave his services upon anniversary and special 
 occasions. He removed to Toronto in the year stated, when he joined the Metro- 
 politan Church, of which he is one of the trustees, and assistant class leader and 
 local preacher, a Bible class teacher in the Sunday School and sometime 
 Treasurer. He has been a member of every General Conference since the 
 Union, and also of every Toronto Conference since he lived in the city, also a 
 member of the Board of Missions since the Union. 
 
 In 1891 he was a delegate to the Ecumenical Conference held at Washington, 
 D.C. He has filled the offices of President of the Ontario Sunday School Asso- 
 ciation, representative for Ontario on the International Sunday School Commit- 
 tee, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Dominion Prohibitory Alliance, 
 President of the Ontario branch of the Dominion Prohibitory Alliance, and Trus- 
 tee, Director and ex-President of the Toronto Y.M.C.A. 
 
 Mr. Wm. H. Baiifield was born in Quebec in July, 184.5, and educated in the 
 Public and High Schools of the City of Quebec. He qualified as a machinist in 
 the waterworks shop, and then travelled for seven years in the United States 
 as improver in his business after which he returned to Quebec to join the 
 Volunteers against the Fenian Raiders. 
 
 After the raid, Mr. Banfield was appointed foreman of the North Shore Rail- 
 road workshops. He resigned that position to take charge of the machinery 
 department in the Quebec Harbor Improvements. 
 
 After leaving Quebec he was appointed die-maker for the Dominion Die 
 Stamping Company, of Toronto, and when he severed his connection with th's 
 firm he started business for himself in Toronto as machinist and die-maker. 
 
 Before coming to Toronto, Mr. Banfield was Librarian in the Methodist 
 Sunday School of Quebec, and invented a system of changing the books in the 
 library which is still used there. On coming to Toronto he was appointed 
 Librarian of the Metropolitan Sunday School, a position he has held for over 
 sixteen years, and has missed but n few Sundays in that time. 
 
 Mr. Banfield has always taken an active part in connection with the Chinese 
 
134 THE HISTORY 01" THE 
 
 and Infant Classes of the Sabbath School, and since 18G0 he has always betii an 
 acceptable worker. 
 
 p:iias James Barrick, M.D., M.R.C.S. England, L.R.C.P. London, L.R.C.P.S. 
 Edinburgh, was born in Welland County, December 2cSth, 183S, and is a 
 descendant of Jacob Ott, a staunch U. E, Loyalist, who came to Canada from 
 Pennsylvania about the close of the last century. He was educated at the 
 common schools of his county, and later on attended the Normal School, 
 Toronto. 
 
 For about four year.s Dr. Barrick followed the profession of teacher 
 in Public Schools in the County of Wellington. He then entered Dr. 
 Rolph's Medical School, Toronto, and obtained the degree of M.D, from Victoria 
 College. After graduating he spent some years in the hospitals and dispensaries 
 of New York City and of London, England, While in the old land he passed 
 successfully the examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians 
 both in London and Edinburgh. 
 
 Dr. Barrick returned to Toronto in 1867, and was appointed Demonstrator of 
 Anatomy in Dr. Rolph's School. He afterwards received the appointment of 
 Professor of Midwifery, which he held until the dissolution of the College in 
 1874. Since then he has confined himselt to the practice of his chosen profession. 
 For four years he was Treasurer of the Ontario iMcdical Association. He is also 
 a representative of East Toronto in the Ontario Medical Council, to which office 
 he was elected by acclamation in 1894. In 1890 lie was appointed examiner in 
 Midwifery and Gynecology in Victoria University, and held that position until 
 Federation with the Provincial Univeisity was consum*^iated. He is at present 
 the representative of the Medical graduates in the Senate of '/ictoria University. 
 
 Dr. Barrick has always taken an active interest in church work, and for over 
 twenty years has been a Trustee of the Metropolitan Church. He has been 
 connected with this Church since its erection, and was previously a member of 
 Elm Street and Richmond Street Churches. 
 
 Mrs. Barrick was Miss Kate Newcombe, sister of Messrs. Henry and Octavius 
 Newcombe, of this city. 
 
 James Branston Wiilmott, L.D.S., D.D.S., M.D.S., was the son of the late Wil- 
 liam Willmott, and was born in Halton County, June 15th, 1837. His early life 
 
METHODIST CHLUCHES IN TORONTO. 135 
 
 was Spent upon the farm. In 18.')4 he entered Victoria College, and in 1860 he 
 began the practice of dentistr}' in the town of Milton. 
 
 In Milton Dr. Wilhnott took an active part in municipal affairs, and was for 
 three years a member of the Town Council, being for two years chairman of the 
 Finance Committee. In 1803 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. 
 
 In 1868 ho assisted in securing the incorporation of the Dentists of Ontario, 
 as the Royal College of Dental Surgeons. Since 1870 he has been one of the 
 Board of Directors. 
 
 In 1871 he removed to Toronto, and in 1875, with Dr. Teskey, undertook the 
 organization of a Dental .school. Since that date he has been Dean of the 
 Faculty, filling the chairs of Operative Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics. 
 
 In 1888 the Dental College was affiliated with Toronto University, and lie was 
 appointed to represent it on the Senate. 
 
 Dr. Willmott is a prominent member of the Metropolitan Church, and has 
 filled nearly all the offices open to the laity of the church. 
 
 In 1864 he married Miss Margaret Bowes, niece of the late John George 
 Bowes, of this city. Since 188S his son. Dr. Walker Earl Willmott, has been 
 associated with him in his laro;e practice. 
 
 Mr. Bartle Edward Bidl was born in Lloydtown, County of York, and is a son 
 of the late Dr. Edward Bull, who practiced medicine for a number of years in 
 Lloydtown and Weston. 
 
 Mr. Bull received his early education at Weston High School, and graduated 
 from Toronto University in Arts in 1^75. He was called to the Bar and admit- 
 ted as Solicitor in 1878, and is now a member of the firm of Kerr, Bull & Rowell, 
 Barristers. 
 
 Mr. Bull is one of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Church, and Local Treas- 
 urer of the Educational Society. He has always taken an active part in City 
 Mission work, and on the erection of the Fred Victor Mission, and organization 
 of the Board of Management, in 1894, he was elected President, an office which 
 he still holds. 
 
 Mr. Bull married, in 1896, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late James 
 Scott, Toronto. 
 
 Mrs. Fanny Beatrice Thomson, who died on May 23rd, 1897, was, at the time of 
 her death, the oldest member of the Metropolitan Church. She was born in the 
 
136 THE HISTOHY OF THE 
 
 Orkney Islands in 1802, where she spent her early days, and where, in 1828, she 
 married William Thomson. Immediately after marriage they migrated to Nia- 
 gara-on-the-Lake, and in 1844 came to Toronto. At the time of her death she 
 was in her ninety-sixth year. 
 
 Mr. Frederic Roper, the subject of this sketcli, was born in London, England, 
 and when about six years of age he emigrated to Canada with his parents. 
 After remaining for four years on a farm near Stratford, Ontario, the family 
 removed to Hamilton where Mr. Roper was educated at Dr. Tassie's Grammar 
 School. Mr. Roper entered upon his business career April 27th, 1854, in the 
 service of the Great Western Railway Co., in the Audit Office, and in the Secre- 
 tary's Office at the headquarters in Hamilton, and later on he was promoted to 
 the office of chief travelling auditor. After having served upon the stafi" of the 
 Company for a period of about twenty-one years, he resigned his position to take 
 the position of chief accountant of the Dominion Government Railway, in Prince 
 Edward Island. This necessitated a residence in Charlottetown for over a year. 
 
 In the autumn of 1875 he removed to Toronto to assume the secretaryshi}) of 
 the Dominion Telegraph Co., which position as well as tJiat of treasurer he has 
 held ever since. Concurrently he was for a year and a half (1880-'81) the auditor 
 and superintendent of supplies of the American Union Telegraph Company in 
 New York City, until that Company was consolidated with the Western Union 
 Telegraph Company ; and then returning to Toronto for ten years (1881-1891) 
 occupied the position of secretary and auditor of the Great North Western 
 Telegra[)h Company. Resigning from that Company tive yeai'S ago, he has since 
 combined with his official duties in connection with the Dominion Telegraph 
 Company those of a public auditor, accountant and trustee. 
 
 Mr. Roper has been equally active and loyal in church work, and has been a 
 member oi' the Metropolitan Church since 1875 and Recording Steward since 
 1889. 
 
 Mr. S. R. Hanna, who is a merchant of 420 Yonge Street, was born in County 
 Monaglian, Ireland, and emigrated to Canada, arriving in Toronto on July 11th, 
 1872. 
 
 Mr. Haima has been connected with the Metropolitan from a few months from 
 its opening. Ko began as a scholar, soon becoming a teacher and taught nineteen 
 years ; was Assistant Superintendent for three years ; member of the choir for 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 137 
 
 ten years. He became a Class Leader in 1873, and in 1890 hia class numbers 
 236, which is probably one of the largest in Canada. 
 
 Mr. Allan J. Savage was born near Oakville in the Township of Trafalgar, 
 Halton County, June 17th, 1877, and is the son of .Mr. Edward Savage of the 
 same place. He was educated at the Public School and the Oakville High 
 School. 
 
 Mr. Savage united with the Metropolitan Church in 1895, and has been 
 Treasurer of the Epworth League and President of the Metropolitan Bicycle 
 Club. 
 
 Befoie concluding the history of the Metropolitan Church it is necessary to 
 say a few words relating to the cost and construction of tlie building. 
 
 The land was purchased, as has already been stated, from the McGill estate, 
 the transaction being effected through the Bank of Montreal. The amount paid 
 for the land was S26,O0().OO. The cost of the church building, with the wood- 
 work, amounted to nearly $100,000.00, The oi'iginal cost of the organ was 
 $6,500.00. Great additions though have been made to, and improvements 
 effected in, that instrument, so that in the beginning of 1899 its total cost 
 amounted to 813,700.00. The original cost of the heating apparatus in the 
 church was S2,500.00, and a similar amount was paid for the chandeliers and 
 gas fittings. The total amount expended in the construction of the Metropolitan 
 Church, irrespective of the various items that have been enumerated as extras, 
 was on the 1st March, 1899, $108,511.11. At the pre.sent date (June, 1899), the 
 total value of the church property, including parsonage house, and all other 
 buildings, is put down in the church books at a little over $184,000.00. 
 
 With the exception of the information which will be found in the notes 
 relating to the Metropolitan Church at the end of this volume, this brings to a 
 conclusion all that need here be said about the well-known church and its con- 
 gregation. It has been impossible to refer to all those who have done noble 
 work in connection with the church, but so far as possible representative men 
 and women have been selected for notice. 
 
 10 
 
CHAPTER VII. 
 
 Queen Street Church. 
 
 ^*HE church, the name of which heads this chapter, dates from the year 
 ~^ 1841, and, though not the oldest congregation by any means, is the 
 l)y)\ oldest building on the same site upon which it was erected, occupied 
 by any Methodist congregation in the city. From the year 1847 
 until 1871, when the Rev. Hugh Johnston, M.A., was the pastor, the 
 Queen Street Church formed a part of the Toronto West Circuit, the clergy 
 being those whose names have already been given in the chapter describing the 
 Richmond Street Church. The names of the ministers who hav^. officiated at 
 Queen Street Church since 1871 to the present date, will be found in a later por- 
 tion of this article. From 1841 until 1847 the clergy who preach,d at Queen 
 Street West were those connected with the old George Street Church. Their 
 names have already appeared. , This church was the result of the energy dis- 
 played by Wesleyan Methodism in missionary effort, many of the attendants or 
 the members of the old Adelaide Street Church thought that the body was not 
 sufficiently progressive, and repaired once more to George Street, as has already 
 been told, and it was by their efforts that the Queen Street Church was built, 
 and a congregation formed in that part of the city. 
 
 The first church on Queen Street was built upon the same lot of land whereon 
 the present structure stands. It was a small, old-fashioned building with a cot- 
 tage roof, and it faced northward to Queen Street. It was of solid brick 
 and although small, was substantial. Its cost was $2,400, and would seat pro- 
 bably four hundred people. At the north end a gallery ran straight across, but 
 in after years an extension was added down the sides, and here in the old-fashion- 
 ed way the choir was located. The basement was used for Sunday School on the 
 Sabbath day ; but on week days it was used as a private day school, and here a 
 Mr. Darby, who subsequently moved away and was succeeded by a new domi- 
 nie named Mr. George, taught the three " R's " and imparted the rudimentary 
 education of that time to the small boys and girls of the locality. This was, of 
 course, before the establishment of our present system of public schools. Among 
 
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MKTHODIHT CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 139 
 
 the scholars of that time in attendance, the only ones recalled to memory are the 
 Coulson boys and Robert Dunn, who afto'-.vai- 1h became the city weighmaster. 
 The first superintendent of the Sunday School was Henry Leadley, a 
 man of means, who ilealt largely in hides. From 1841 to 1846 he occupied 
 the position and then gave way to Samuel Shaw, who in turn, and in the follow- 
 ing year, was succeeded by John Crossley. In 1850, Mr. Leadley again assumed 
 the charge. In 1854 A. Sutherland became superintendent, and in 1867 he was 
 succeeiled by IMr. Keighley. 
 
 The melodeon, which was the first instrument in use by the choir, and which 
 was replaced by a cabinet organ away back in the fifties, is now in possession 
 of Mrs. John Baker, who resides at 184 Simcoe Street, whose son is 
 junior partner in the manufacturing firm of Westman & Baker. It was origin- 
 ally purchased from the church by Mr. Wharin, the jeweller, and Mrs. Baker 
 subsequently secured it from him. 
 
 In the choir, Mr. John Baxter, for so many years an alderman, was a leading 
 singer ; Mr. Briscoe, a blacksmith, played the bass fiddle, and Mr. Wainwright, a 
 tanner, played the first violin. There were other members, but they are forgot- 
 ten, but the singing in the early days was noted for its heartiness as well as its 
 melody. 
 
 The original church was fitted up with high-backed pews with small doors, 
 and it contained eight square family pews, nowadays never to be seen. 
 
 In the year 1856 the present church was erected, the congregation worship- 
 ping in the Temperance Hall, located on the west side of Brock Street, during 
 its erection. In January, 1857, it was formally dedicated to the worship of God. 
 
 Abel Wilcox received the contract for its erection, his tender amounting to 
 £2,653.* Mr. Storm, of the firm of Cumberland & Storm, was the architect in 
 charge, and received an extra £100 for superintendence. 
 
 The first Trustees of the new building were : — 
 
 Rev. John Borland, superintendent of the district ; Jonathan Dunn, who was 
 a Councillor for many years ; Thomas Mara ; Abel Wilcox, a builder ; Alex. 
 Sutherland, who followed the now obsolete calling of a tallow chandler ; John 
 Kidney, the florist, who was secretary of the Board ; Henry Leadley ; Theopbilus 
 Earl, a dry goods merchant ; James Prittie ; William Briscoe, a waggon builder; 
 John Crelock, a butcher; John Baxter, the alderman; William J. Turner, after- 
 
 *ThiB was Halifax currency equivalent to f 10,612. — Ed. 
 
140 THE msTOIlY OF THK 
 
 wards collector for St. Andrew's Ward, but at that time a sadiiler; and Isaac Clare, a 
 blacksinitl). None of these are now livinj^. 
 
 This new church was solid brick, and seated a thousand people comfortably. 
 The basement, from which the old day school had lonj^ since been excluded, was 
 used for pur|)oses of Sunday School, and so continues unto this day. 
 
 The Rev.Enoch Wood, D.D., conducted the re-opening services of the new edifice, 
 and a year subsequently he and the Rev. Joseph Stinson preached anniversary 
 sermons. 
 
 Here Ricliard Baxter, John Baxter's brother, acted as the first oiyanist. For 
 three months it was required of him to give his services gratuitously ; but after- 
 wards he received £1 o per annum. He is still living — a resident of the city of 
 Ottawa. 
 
 The new pipe organ cost .t2oO or $1,000, and was purchased from Warren of 
 Montreal. 
 
 In the new and re-constructed choir Mr. Mara played the flute; Mr. Briscoe 
 the violin; while John Baxter, who posses.sed a powerful and a musical voice, 
 led the singing. 
 
 In the month of September in the same year (185G) Robert Foster was 
 appointed as the first sexton of the new edifice, receiving for his services the sum 
 of £40 a year. 
 
 The first insurance placed upon the building amounted to .'?7,000, and was 
 in the otiice of the Times and Beacon, of which Mr. William Blight, whose 
 widow is still alive, was agent ; while later on in the month of December, 1858, 
 another SI, 000 was effected to cover the organ. 
 
 The parsonage stood upon the north-east corner of Peter and Richmond Streets, 
 and was owned by John Tyner. 
 
 In 1859 Mr. Blackburn was appointed organist — the second in the new building. 
 
 In Januiry, 1860, the church was thrown open for a week of prayer — a 
 season set aside for humiliation before God, praying Him to quicken the 
 churches and to pour out His Spirit on the heathen nations. These were the 
 first services of that nature held. 
 
 In 1862 Mr. Theophilus Earl was appointed Secretary of the Trustee Board. 
 Three years subsequently he was succeeded by Dr. W. W. Ogden, who has con- 
 tinued in that office ever since. 
 
MKTIIODIST CHUHCHEH IN TOUONTO. 141 
 
 Tlie Hi>t lecture Moriey Punshon <lelivere«l in (Janaila he fjavo in this church, 
 on the 29th of May, 1808. The name of his lecture, which delighted a large 
 jLjathering, was " Daniel in Babylon." 
 
 Ever .since the inception of this church, revivals of power and spiritual 
 strenfjth have every year been held, Mrs. Ph^'be Palmer conducting tliem 
 one year a long time ago. 
 
 Sotne of the early clas.s-leaders were Sergeant James Robertson, a military non- 
 commissioned officer ; Henry Leadley ; Mrs. Kidney; John Hollinral^e, now of 
 Milton, a son-in-law of Mr, Mara's. 
 
 In 1868, in Mr. Hunter's pastoral term, the chiirch was renovated throug'hout. 
 Furnaces were introduced for the first time, and the old system of heating the 
 building with stoves was done awaj'. 
 
 During tlie ])astoral tei'm of Rev. Hugh Johnston, the great popularity of this 
 gifted man made an extension necessary. In 1871 an addition of some thirty 
 feet was erected at the south end of the church, and the seating capacity there- 
 by increased from 1,000 to 1,500. Mr. Grand was the architect, and some 
 twenty-five tenders were received. Wm. Moulds did the carpenter work ; Hil- 
 1am k, Jones the brickwork ; Robert Bell the painting ; E. Bell the plastering ; 
 and Mr. Harding the ga.s-Htting. The total outlay amounted to $5,289.50. 
 
 In 187^ Rev. William Henry Poole succeeded Hugh Johnston in the pastorate, 
 and was in turn replaced by Rev. Samuel J. Hunter, in 1876, who remained 
 three years. Then the Rev. George Cochran came, to be succeeded by W. J. 
 Hunter, now of Montreal, who remained here only twelve months. The late 
 T. W. Jettrey was the next pastor, remaining for a full term of three years. 
 Then the Rev. Benj. Longley occupied the pulpit from 1886 to 1888. The Rev. 
 Hugh Johnson, Rev. Manley Benson, Rev. G. J. Bishop, and Rev. J. O. Johnston, 
 occupied the pastoral office in turn until the present day (1898). 
 
 The superintendents of the old Sunday School from its inception have 
 been : Henry Leadley : Samuel Shaw : John Crossley ; A. Sutherland ; 
 Mr. Keighley ; Mr. Lawrence, a railway conductor; Mr. McCarthy, then a school 
 trustee ; Mr. Cox, the confectioner All the above have passed away. Mr. Cox 
 was succeeded by J. L. Hughes, the Inspector of Schools, who made one of the 
 most efficient superintendents the school ever possessed ; Dr. J. B. Wilmott suc- 
 cec'^'od h.m, and occupied the position for some years; then Edward Tyner, who 
 
142 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 was T'ecording stc^'^ard of the church, secretary of the Bible Society, and a scion 
 of an old-time IMethodist family ; J. Brine, who stayed a year ; John Earls, then 
 a G.T.R. employ 0, and now chairman of Freight Committee of the Dominion, 
 who efficiently performed the superintendent's duties for six or seven years . 
 Clement T. Paull, then in John Macdonald's : and now Albert Ogden, the present 
 genial and kindly-hearted lawyer, looks after the interests of the school, and has 
 done so with marked faithfulness since 1892. 
 
 The following is a list of the clergy of <<^ueen Street Church, 1871-1S99 : 
 
 1871-72— Hugh Johnston, M.A. 
 
 1873-74— William Henry Poole. 
 
 187.5— William H. Poole, Edward F. Goff. 
 
 1876 — Samuel J. Hunter, Isaac Tovell. 
 
 1877-78— Samuel J. Hunter. 
 
 1879-80-81— George Cochran. 
 
 1882— W. J. Hunter, D.D. 
 
 1883— T. W. Campbell, B.D. 
 
 1884-85-86— T. W. Jeffrey. 
 
 1887-88— B. Longley, B.A. 
 
 1889— Hugh Johnston, M.A., B.D. 
 
 1890-91-92— Manley Benson. 
 
 1893-94-95— George J. Bishop. 
 
 1896-97-98— W. H. Hincks, LL.B. 
 
 1899— Rev. C. Johnston. 
 
 Mrs. Margaret Baker, widow of the late John Baker, and one of the few living 
 pioneers of the Queen St. Methodist Church, was born in the year 1812 in 
 Beoford, York.shire, England. She came to this country in 1834, and has resided 
 in Toronto since. 
 
 Mrs. Baker comes of a prominent Methodist family, her father and mother, 
 Robert and Mary Arksey, of Beeford, England, being lifelong members of the 
 Methodist Church. 
 
 Mrs. Bilker has been a Methodist all her life, and for the last fifty years has 
 been a member of the Queen St. Methodist Church. 
 
 Prof. Alfred Baker, of Toronto University, is a son of the subject of this 
 sketch. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 143 
 
 Mr. James C Paterson, is a son of William and Sarah Paterson, of Quebec, 
 P.Q. His father was born in Paisley, Scotland, and his mother in County 
 Monaghan, Ireland. 
 
 Mr. Paterson was born in Quebec, P.Q., in the year 1843, and lived there until 
 he was forty-two years of age, where he was connected with the Methodist 
 Church. He removed from Quebec to Toronto in the year 1866, and for the last 
 nine years has been actively connected with the Queen St. Methodist Church. 
 He has been othciaily connected with it for several years, holding the offices 
 of steward and class-leader, and is at present Pew Steward. Mr. Paterson 
 married in 1865 Miss Bates, daughter of W. J. Bates, of Quebec, a prominent 
 class-leader and official member of the Methoilist Church in Quebec. Mrs. Pater- 
 son is a member of the Queen St. Church. 
 
 The late Thomas McPher.son Buley was born in Sittingbourne, Kent, England; 
 he was the son of Amos and Maria Buley, both descendants of old Methodist 
 families, his father being a class-leader and choir-leader for thirty years. 
 
 Mr. Buley was for many yeai's Sabbath-school teacher and organist of the 
 chapel at Sittingbourne. Mr. Buley came to this country in the year 1870, and 
 settled in Ttjronto, and at once connected himself with the Queen St. Methodist 
 Church, where he remained an honored member for twenty-tive years. He was 
 a member of the choir, a class-leader, and a member of the Quarterly Board. 
 
 Mr. Buley was a man of ',road Christian views. Ho took an active part in 
 everything pertaining to the welfare not only of his chosen church, but in eveiy- 
 thing that tended to the elevation of his fellowmen and the spread of the Gospel. 
 He was married in 1866 to Miss Caroline Braund, daughter of John Btjuind, of 
 Devonshire, England. 
 
 Mrs. Buley is also the de,scondant of an old and prominent Methoiiist family, 
 her two brothers being local [u-eachers and Sumlay-Schooi superintendents. .Mrs. 
 Buley has been a member of tlie Methodist Church since she was twelve years of 
 age, and is now a member of the Queen St. Church. 
 
 The Rev. T. M. Buley, son of the subject of this sketch, is a Methodist minis- 
 ter, stationed in the Toronto Conference. Amus Buley, another son, is also a 
 member of Queen St. Church, and one of the Official Board. Mrs. Watts and 
 Miss Carrie Buley, two daughters, are also members of the same churcli. 
 
 Among many prominent people connected with the Queen St. Church, Lytic 
 
144 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Uuncan has been a conspicuous figure. He was a son of Lytle and Sarah 
 Duncan of County Leitrim, Ireland, where he was born November 11th, 1848, 
 and came to the City of Toronto in 1867. For some time he was connected with 
 the railways of the country, but later embaiked in the dry-goods trade, in which 
 he has since remained. When Mr. t)uncan tiist came to Toronto he joined the 
 Elm St. Church, where the Rev. James Caughey, the noted Evangelist, was then 
 preaching. He did not remain very long though connected with tliat congrega- 
 tion, as in a few months he migrated to Queen St., where for many years he has 
 been a class-leader, local preacher and member of the Official Board. Mr. Dun- 
 ran married, in 1873, Miss Mclntyre, of Oxford County. His wife is also a 
 member of the Church, and also one of the Official Board. 
 
 The late William Webster, of Spadina Ave., who did good work in the Queen 
 St. Church, was born September 25th, 1836, in the pretty country town of 
 Selby, Yorkshire, noted for its magnificent parish church. Mr. Webster's father 
 and his grandfather also, were Methodist ministers, the whole family, in fact, on 
 botii sides of the house, belonging to that denomination. Part of Mr, Webster's 
 education was received in England, and the latter portion in Canada. After 
 leaving school he became a mechanical engineer, and for twenty years was 
 marine engineer in the employ first of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation 
 Company, and then of the Niagara Navigation Company, he being with the 
 latter at the time of his death. In 1862 Mr. Webster married Miss Emily 
 Garraty. Mrs. Webster, like her husband, is a well-known member of Queen 
 St. congregation, and in all philanthropic and religious schemes in connection 
 with the church is a prominent worker. 
 
 Mr. A. Buley, .son of the late Thomas and Caroline Buley, was born in 
 Toronto, April 8th, 1870. 
 
 Ml. A. Buley has been connected with the Queen St. Church since his boy- 
 hood, having first attended the Infant Class in the Sunday-School. He held the 
 office of Secretary of the Young Men's Bible Cla.ss in connection with the 
 Sunday-School fc ' manj'^ years, resigning it only to become a teacher. He is 
 one of the class leaders, and also occupies a seat on the Quarterly Official Board, 
 and takes a very great interest in all that pertains to the welfare of Queen St. 
 Methodist Church. 
 
 Mr. Herbert G. Paull, another prominent worker in this church, was born in 
 
ME-THODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 145 
 
 the year 1858, yet his connection with Queen St. Church extends beyond a 
 quarter of a century, from his very boyhood. Mr. Paull comes of a Methodist 
 family, one of his brothers, the Rev. Ernest Paull, is a Methodist minister ; another 
 one, Clement, long one of the teachers 'n the Queen St. Sunday-School, having 
 for many years been its Superintendent, is in Cleveland, Ohio. Another brother, 
 Arthur, was for sometime a member of Queen St., and Secretary of the Sunday- 
 School, but now, as he resides in Parkdale, attends Dunn Avenue Church. Mr. 
 PauU's father is also a member of the lust-named church, although, he was for 
 many years an attendant at and a member of the Official Board of Queen St. 
 ( 'hurch. At one time Mr. Paull and four of his sons were entitled to seats on 
 the Official Board, a hitherto unprecedented occurrence. 
 
 Mr, H. G. Paull, was born in Cornwall, England, that stronghold of Wesleyan 
 Methodism and not only his father but both his grandparents belonged to that 
 body. He was educated partly in England and latterly at the Model School, 
 Toronto. He left school at twelve years of age, entered his father's office as a 
 pupil, and at the age of nineteen years was taken into partnership with him, they 
 being architects. For several years the father and son carried on a most success- 
 ful business, being employed by both the Dominion and Local Governments of 
 the day, as well as by the Municipal bodies of Toronto. Speaking of Mr. Paull's 
 success as an architect, a correspondent writes : 
 
 " Mr. Paull has been eminently successful in carrying off numerous and large 
 premiums in competition with the principal architects of the Province. His suc- 
 cesses in this direction cover a wide range, including substantial sums from the 
 Welland County Council, the Jewish Church of the Holy Blossom, the I.O.O.F,' 
 etc., besides two civic premiums of five hundred dollars and two hundred dollars 
 respectively, while his draugliting shelves are tilled with plans of creditable erec- 
 tions in every province and probably every city of the Dominion, from V^ancou- 
 ver and Victoria in the west to St. John and Halifax in the east, as well as in the 
 neighboring Island of Newfoundland." 
 
 In 1885 Mr. Paull was married to Miss llosie Ellen Spanner, whose father was 
 a prominent official in the Church. 
 
 Mr. Paull is a man of considerable literary tastes, one of his poetical produc- 
 tions, entitled " The Opium Smoker," being very well known. For some years 
 he was the Toronto correspondent of the Montreal Spectator, and directly in con- 
 
146 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 nection with the Queen St. Church, during the pastorate of the Rev. Benjamin 
 Longley, he edited, under the auspices of the Young People's Association, a very 
 pleasant little paper. Later still, in connection with Mr. Robert Dillon, M.A., a 
 conspicuous newspaper man, he conducted the well-known paper, the Quiver, a 
 weekly eight-page journal. Mr. PauU is generally considered rather radical in 
 his ideas of church policy and government, and in giving vent to .-.orae of his 
 opinions he once fell foul of the Superintendent of the district, his financial 
 strictures and criticisms on what he considei-ed extravagance in church manage- 
 ment, bringing down the anathema of the pastor, 'vho, as a mark of his dis- 
 pleasure, refused to nominate him at the annual election of stewards. Mr. Paull, 
 nothing daunted at the slight, continued his onslaughts right and left and chal- 
 lenged the Superintendent to disprove either his allegations or figures, or find 
 him guilty of any breach of di.scipline. The publication of the Quiver, in spite 
 of continual antagonism, was continued with vigor for some years, being dis- 
 tributed gratis to the members of the church and congregation. Its publication 
 was an interesting experiment in Methodism and proved conclusively two things 
 — that the ecclesiastical powers of the Church are peculiarly sensitive to adverse 
 criticism, however truthful and just, and that a weekly journal can be publishe<l 
 in connection with a live Methodist Church and distributed free to the people. 
 
 Many ofiices in the church have been held by Mr. Paull, and he has several 
 times been a delegate to the Conference. He is to-day, while not the oldest 
 teacher in the Sunday-school, the teacher of longest standing, having for nearly 
 twenty years had charge of the primary department, a class which sometimes 
 has numbered over two hundred .scholars, and it has been said that fullj- two- 
 thirds of the scholars of the school, besides many of the teachers, have passed 
 through his class. 
 
 Mr. Paull, in conjunction with Messrs. George J. St. Leger, George Williams 
 and W. S. Fry, was instrumental in forming a basis of management for wl.at is 
 known as the Executive Committee alluded to above in the history of the church> 
 which piinciple of executive management is being extensively copied in other 
 churches. He was a steward of the church for several years, was one of the first 
 members of the Executive Committee, and is at present a class-leader, poor- 
 steward of the church, President of the Epworth League, and A.ssistant Super- 
 intendent of the Sabbath-school. He is also a member of the District Visitinsj: 
 Board of the House of Industry. 
 
MKTHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 147 
 
 The Rev. S.J. Hunter, who did such excellent work in Queen St. Metliodist Church, 
 was born on 12th April, 1843, in the pretty little town of Philipsburg in the Prov- 
 ince of Quebec. He was descended from Scottish ancestry, claiming the Coven- 
 antors as their ancestors. His parents, though, were Irish, both having been born 
 and married in the County Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter were originally Pres- 
 byterians, but shortly after coming to this country, some sixty years ago, they 
 joined the Methodist body, and Samuel James Hunter's father was for more than 
 fifty years a local preacher in the connection. When the subject of this sketch 
 was about seventeen years of age, he definitely connected himself with the 
 Methodist Church, and was placed on the " Plan," at first as an exhorter and 
 afterwards as a local preacher. Mr. Hunter at this time held a situation as clerk 
 in a store in Burlington. He had previously attempted to begin life as a farmei-, 
 but neither farming nor storekeeping were to his tastes ; he was essentiallj' a 
 preacher and his heart was set upon becoming a minister. It was not long 
 before his wish was gratified, for the Rev. Richard Jones, at that time, lisGO, 
 Chairman of the Hamilton District, was looking out for an a.ssistant to the Rev. 
 John N. Lake, of Hullsville Circuit, and his choice fell upon young Hunter. No 
 better account of what Mr, Hunter was at this time can be given than that con- 
 tained in the columns of the Christian Guardian of May 5th, 1888, which is as 
 follows : 
 
 " On a bright afternoon, early in October, 1861, a young man on a little French 
 pony was jogging along on the old plank road leading fiom Hamilton to Port 
 Dover, on his way to the little white parsonage in the village of Hulls- 
 ville, occupied by the ' preacher in charge ' of the Methodist congregations 
 on the large and laborious field included in tlie ' Hullsville Circuit.' 
 Hitching ' Tack-on ' to the fence, he entered the cosy cottage and announced 
 himself as Samuel J. Hunter, the ' supply ' sent by the Chairman of the District, 
 Rev. Richard Jones. Above the medium height, and below the medium weight, 
 with a manly face, bespeaking reserve and earnestness, with a laugh that always 
 cheered, he was taken into the heart and home of the pastor at once, and wel- 
 comed to the greatest work that mortal man could be engaged in. Questioned 
 as to his experience as a preacher, he said " I have only one sermon, and tliat is 
 not much of a one.' But sermon or no sermon, the young preacher captured the 
 hearts of the people, and wherever he went they came to hear him with the greatest 
 
148 THE HISTOUY OF THE 
 
 pleasure, satisfaction and profit. ' Tack-on ' carried him through mud, rain and 
 snow, and he filled all his appointments, and his youthful superintendent at the 
 district meeting not only answered with emphasis the question, 'Has he com- 
 petent abilities for our itinerant work ? ' but went on to state the gladness with 
 which the people heard the tiuth from the lips of the stripling preacher. At the 
 Conference of 1862 we were both removed — he to Oakville and I to IVIarkham. 
 We met but seldom, but his name throughout that field of labor is still with 
 many 'as ointment poured forth.' In 1804) he came to Richmond Hill, and our 
 circuits adjoined. We often met — especially do I remember the four days' meet- 
 ing (it lasted for fouiteen day^s), at which seventy souls were converted, held at 
 Markham village, when he with many others came to my assistance. How intense 
 his earnestness, how powerful his appeals, how clearly he presented the truth. The 
 stripling of former years,though no stouter in body,]iad acquired great b eadth and 
 scope of thought, and his hearers were always profited by his utterances. Years 
 passed on, and each in his way endeavored to do his work as God gave ability. In 
 1870 the writer was laying down the responsibilities of the active ministry for the 
 second time, on account of failing health, having spent the year at Niagara, when 
 on a lovely moining in the latter end of June, in that year, a carriage stopped 
 before the parsonage, and out stepped the subject of this sketch, beaming with 
 health and happiness, and following him came his blushing bride, to spend part 
 of their honeymoon with us. The days went quickly by, full of pleasure and 
 joy to the whole party. On the following Sabbath he preached morning and 
 evening, at there-opening of the church, then just refitted and occupied by our 
 congregation. The people were more than pleased with his sermons, and I could 
 not help but notice the rapid strides he was making toward the front rank of 
 public speakers. After those days of pleasure came a separation of three years, 
 vrhen I had the great pleasure of moving the resolution inviting him to Elm 
 Street Church, Toronto ; only one person on the Board beside myself knew any- 
 thing of him, and he was accepted largely on my recommendation. But older 
 men wanted the position, and only after a hard-fought battle, in which the 
 writer took an active part, at the Conference, was the wi.sh of the Quarterly 
 Official Board carried out. Not that the committee doubted his ability for the 
 position, but because older men had to be provided for. Twelve years in this 
 city gave him an opportunity to prove his call to the Christian ministry in the 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 149 
 
 forceful sermons, the faithful pastoral visits, the efficient leader of special ser- 
 vices, and the Christian gentleman. But he has taken his departure. We mourn 
 his loss, and renew our vows of faithfulness to God and humanity. The influ- 
 ence of his life remains ; the grave has received any error, covered any defect, 
 and the fondest recollections alone survive." 
 
 It is not necessary to enter into any lengthened account of Mr. Hunter's life 
 and labors. He truly wrote his own epitaph by his self-denying zeal, energy, 
 and unwavering sincerity. As his biographer says : " He never sought or 
 coveted official position, but shrunk from it, although his brethren were anxious 
 to give it him, for perhaps no minister in our work was more popular with, and 
 more beloved by his brethren in the ministry." 
 
 There is not any doubt that if Mr. Hunter had lived, that he would have risen 
 to the highest position in the gift of the Conference. He hat' served the office 
 of Secretary of the Conference, and when he died was a member of the General 
 Conference, also of the Court of Appeal, and was a Director of the Wesleyan 
 Ladies' College at Hamilton. In 1886 the Senate of Victoria University granted 
 him the honorary degree of D.D., and no one ever more richly merited the 
 distinction. 
 
 For some time before his death Mi-. Hunter had been in very weak health, and 
 had taken a holiday from home for the purpose of recruiting his strength. 
 This was in April, 1888, and on April 22nd, aftej- his brief holiday, felt so much 
 better, that he was enabled to preach at the Centenary Church, Hamilton, both 
 morning and evening. The closing scene in Mr. Hunter's life was thus described 
 by one of the Toronto papers : 
 
 " On Monday, the 23rd, he attended a funeral, and on that evening complained 
 of being unwell. Within a few houns erysipelas had manifested itself. The 
 progress of the disease was rapid from the beginning, and although his family 
 physician, Dr, Rosebrugh, and Drs. Mullin and Griffin (who were called in con- 
 sultation), did all in their power to arrest the malady, their efforts proved un- 
 availing, and at 7.30 last evening (April 3()th, 1888), the good and beloved 
 pastor breathed his last." 
 
 After the death of Mr. Hunter the Toronto Globe thus referred to him : 
 
 " By the premature death of Rev. S. J. Hunter, D.D., the Methodists have lost 
 a leader and the Christian pulpit one of its most eloquent voices. He was a man 
 
150 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 of noble life and lofty courage, and a powerful factor in the moral and religious 
 movements of his time." 
 
 The Hamilton Times also paid a glowing tribute to his worth and to his 
 n)emory, in the following words : 
 
 " In the death of the Rev. Dr. Hunter, pastor of the Centenary Methodist 
 Church, a man of large heart, vigorous intellect, sunny disposition, and rare moral 
 courage, has gone from among us. Dr. Hunter was a man whom everybody who 
 ever heard him speak was compelled to admire and respect ; a man whom those 
 who knew him well were constrained to love. A fluent, forcible and eloquent 
 speaker, he never failed to please, either in the pulpit or on the platform. His 
 mind was richly stored, for he was a close student and a wide reader, and his 
 hearers were always sure either to learn something from his discourses or to hear 
 some old truth presented in a new light. Above all, he was, as a preacher, 
 earnest. His sermons were invariably fused with the white heat of sincerity and 
 zeal in the cause of the Master, to whose service he had devoted his life. He never 
 flinched from telling an unpopular truth. In the death of Dr. Hunter, the 
 Methodist Church in Canada has lost one of its briohtest ornaments, and the 
 country a man who had in him vast possibilities for good, and who would have 
 utilized them well." 
 
 The following were the official members of Queen Street Church, December 
 
 30th, 1898: 
 
 Local Preacher — Lytle Duncan. 
 
 Exhorters— W. W. Ogden, M.D., H. G. Paull, Albert Ogden. 
 
 Stewards — Thomas Mara, John Earls, Albert Ogden, 
 Dr. S. M, Hay, James Davey, S. R. Hughes, 
 J. B. Baxter. 
 
 Representatives — R. H. Gould, F. B. Moore, George Humphrey, 
 
 G. H. D. Lee, E. J. Humphrey, J. C. Paterson, 
 J. H. Watson, M.D. 
 
 Trustees — Edward Leadley, John Earls, A. Ogden, 
 
 W. W. Ogden, M.D., James Price, George Williams, 
 
 John Leadley, S. R. Hughes, J. B. Baxter, 
 
 W. S. Fry, A. Welch, G. J. St. Leger. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 151 
 
 Executive Committee — W. W. Ogden, M.D., Chairman, W. S. Fry, Secretary, 
 
 James Davcy, Treasurer. 
 Edward Leadlay, Joliri Earls, Albert Welch, 
 
 George Williams, Jas. C. Paterson, S. M. Hay, M.D,, 
 H. G. PauU, S. R. Hughes, G. H. D. Lee. 
 
 Property Committee — E. Leudley, S. R. Hughes, W. S. Fry, 
 
 A. Welch. 
 
 Some of the minor committees in this list of official members have been 
 omitted. 
 
 This brings tlie history of Queen Street Church, from its first inception to the 
 present time, to a close. Representative laity in the congregation have, as far as 
 possible, been chosen of whom to give biographical sketches. No distinctions 
 whatever have been shown, many have been omitted from want of space, but no 
 one has remained unnoticed from any other cause than the absolute impossibility 
 of mentioning every one. 
 
 Of the clergy who have officiated at Queen Street, and who have not been 
 noticed in connection with the history of that church, many, if not all of them, 
 will be found to be fully referred to elsewhere. With these few words of explan- 
 ation and retrospect, the author passes on to the history of the next church in 
 order (^f precedence, viz., Elm Street. 
 
CHAPTER Vin. 
 
 Elm Street Church. 
 
 [HAT is now known by the Methodists of Toronto and surrounding 
 districts as " Elm Street Church " is one of the many numerous 
 offshoots of the Old Richmond St. Church. It was erected in 18.53 
 to meet the wants of the Metliodists who resided in and near that 
 part of the city where it is situated, though it was not until 18U') that 
 the congregation was set off by itself and became known as Toronto 
 North. It continued to bear that name until 1870, since which it has been 
 known as Toronto Third. , 
 
 The noted evangelist, the Rev. James Caughey, has already often been referred 
 to in the pages of this book, and to his exertions, or, perhaps, more to his vigor- 
 ous preaching than to any work he did in raising funds to build the church, does 
 Elm St. congregation owe its existence. 
 
 It was in 1850 that James Caughey came to this city for the purpose of hold- 
 ing revival meetings. They were held in many different places throughout the 
 district, and continued for several months. So great was the influence exerted 
 by Mr. Caughey 's preaching that the congregation attending the Old Richmond 
 St. Church exceeded the capacity of that building to contain them, and it became 
 evident that if these large number of adherents were to remain in communion 
 with the Methodist Church, and attend her services, that either the Richmond 
 St. Church must be very greatly enlarged, or that a new building must be erected 
 capable of containing the number of people who required accommodation. 
 
 The last course was the one adopted ; it was decided to build a new church, 
 and Messrs. Brown, Miller and Price were appointed by the Richmond St. con- 
 gregation to organize the projected new church, and they chose as their 
 place of worship a schoolhouse on the corner of Teraulay and Edward Sts. 
 This schoolhouse was on the south side of Edward St., and has since been con- 
 verted into dwelling houses now known as Nos. 63, 65 and 67 in that street. 
 
 On the first Sunday of September, 1853, a circular was issued to all the mem- 
 bers of the Richmond St. Church, and to many other adherents of the Methodist 
 
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METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 153 
 
 communion in Toronto, asking for subscriptions in aid of the projected new 
 chapel on Elm St. The same circular announced that services wculd be held in 
 the schoolhouse, then rented for the purpose of divine service. The first services 
 in this church, or schoolhouse rather, were conducted by Revs. H. Wilkinson 
 and E. B. Harper, and were very well attended. An excellent Sunday School 
 was organized, and, pending the erection of the new chapel, the work went on 
 flourishingly. 
 
 The first trustees of the Elm St. Church, appointed November 1st, 1852, were : 
 Richai'd Woodsworth, Richard Yates, James Price, John Tyner, Richard Hast- 
 ings, John Eastwood, John MacDonald and Richard Score. Under the direction 
 of this Board of Trustees, the first Elm St. Church was erected, it was a large 
 frame, rough-cast building, with a dome, and was built in 1854-55. 
 
 The Church, though, was not opened until April 8th, 1855, when the 
 Rev. Enoch Woods, D D., officiated. The congregation for several years after the 
 opening "grew and multiplied." The various pastors and the people worked 
 harmoniously together ; there were good congregations, large Sunday Schools, 
 and a pleasant and brotherly feeling reigned throughout. 
 
 A great misfortune befell the congregation of Elm St. on Sunday, October 
 27th, 1861, when the church was destroyed by fire. The cause of fire was not 
 in the church itself, but in some stables in its immediate rear, which, taking fire, 
 the flames arising from them extended to the church, and very soon it was in 
 ashes. Fortunately for the congregation there was an insurance of S8,000 on the 
 building, and this sum, being readily paid, constituted an ample fund wherewith 
 to commence operations in erecting a new church. It was determined that this 
 new building should be of brick, and the corner-stone of it was laid on Queen's 
 Birthday, 18G2, by Dr. Woods, who had opened the first church some seven 
 years previously. For a little while the congregation had the use of a small 
 church on Elizabeth St., while a temporary building was being erected for their 
 use on Elm St., almost opposite to the church. Services were held regularly in 
 this makeshift building until the new church was ready for occupation, and it is 
 worthy of remark that during this trying period, when the congregation was 
 badly housed and there were many inconveniences attending worship in the 
 building we a-'e speaking of, that not only did the congregation hold its own, but 
 increased instead of diminished. The Board of Trustees at this time numbered 
 11 
 
154 THE HI.STOHY OF THK 
 
 among its meniber.s Messrs. Jennings, Aikonhead, Price, W. D. Matthews, and 
 Edward Stevenson. 
 
 The second Elm St. Church was a very plain building, entirely devoid of 
 architectural ornament, in fact, in keeping with the traditions of Methodism in 
 the early part of the century, when the buildings which they erected for divine 
 service r'chly merited, from their outward appearance, the description which they 
 so often received, that of " ecclesiasticiil barns." 
 
 A remarkably able man who was preaching at Elm St. during this period was 
 the Rev. George Douglas, D.D., of whom more will be said before this history of 
 the church is brought to a conclusion. Another ministei- who exercised great in- 
 fluence, and who was regarded with great esteem by the congregation, was the 
 Rev. James Henry J3i.shop, who died in 18G9, while pastor of the church. As a 
 token of the regard felt for him by his congregation, they erected a handsome 
 monwment to his memory in the Necropolis. 
 
 In 1H76, Dr. Potts became the pastor of Elm St., and the growth of the congre- 
 gation under his ministrations became .so great that the second building was 
 found to be too small for its necessities. It was, therefore, resolved to enlarge it, 
 which was done at a cost of §39,000. Nearly the whole of the old building was 
 removed, only the western wall was left standiu^' ; the width of the church was 
 increased to 97 feet, which had originally been .')4 x 84 It, while the .schoolroom 
 at the back of it was originally 44 x 71 ft. At the same time that the church 
 was enlarged, the schoolhouse was also enlarged to 115 x .53 ft. 
 
 The present church stands a few feet north of the sidewalk, its four entrances 
 being reached by a flight of stejw. The style of architecture is early English and 
 it is built of white brick with stone facing.s. The eastern tower is 7^ ft. in 
 height, and the western, which is surmounted by a very graceful spire, reaches 
 an altitude of 180 ft. A writer in one of the Toronto papers some ten years 
 since, speaking of the internal appearance of the Elm St. Churoli, said : 
 
 " When this church was built, the architect suggested a more definite archi- 
 tectural character in their reconstruction of the building, but the additional cos^ 
 of !i?10,000 seemed too great a liability. The want of more ornamentation in 
 order to relieve the building of severe plainness, is now deeply felt ; its capacious 
 appearance and size must atone for the lack of those graceful lines and breaks 
 that render a building architecturally attractive." 
 
METHODIST CHUKCIIES IN TOKoNfO. 15/J 
 
 Kim St. ('hurch i.s in its interior 117 ft. in height, and is in the form of an 
 amphitheatre. 
 
 The arrangement of the amlitorium in Ehn St. Church is perCectod and 
 centered in the orj^'an, which is built back of the pulpit, flush with the wall. It 
 is 35 feet wide, is finished in chestnut, and ornamented with walnut, and har- 
 monizes with the woodwork of the pulpit and the pews. Jt is handsomely 
 decorated in blue and gold, and presents a very good appearance ; it has no dis- 
 tinctive existence, apparently, from the body of the church ; it is a part of it, and 
 if tl e eye looks in vain for npecial effects elsewhere, a view of the organ, in 
 front of which stands the neatly carved pulpit, with a small but graceful chan- 
 cel, in the centre of which is a white ba[)tiHinal marble font, presents a pretty 
 picture, fall of artistic beauty. The choir platform, between the pulpit and the 
 organ, is capable of seating one hundred people. On each side of the organ are 
 steps leading to the choir seats. 
 
 The organ is an excellent one, possessing a lich and full tone, and has a double 
 manual of fifty-eight notes. In this instrument there are twenty-.seveti stops, 
 and four with the pedal organ, the wind being supplied by hydraulic power. 
 The organ was built by Warrtn ^: Son, who, it is .said, " introduced a new factor 
 into this instrument, it being the Hrst organ to which the principle of pneumatic 
 and tubular atop action was applied. The kej'S were worked the same as piano 
 keys, in place of the ordinary draw stops, but instead of the player opening and 
 shutting stops with draw stops, this principle .so arranges that the wind is used 
 as the motive power; tiie stops are only governing valves to the wind which is 
 controlled by the organist." 
 
 The musical arrangements at Elm St. Church have always been characterized 
 by extreme simplicity, but excellent taste. It has always been the aim of th^^se 
 responsible for the service to obtain as hearty a musical service as possible with- 
 out re-sorting to anything undul}^ ornate or sensational. For many years the 
 choir was under the direction of Mr. Blifjlit. whose wife was the organist. 
 Since 1897 Elm St. Church choir has been umler the direction of Mr. \V. J. A. 
 Carnahan, the popular baritone singer and vocal instructor. Mr. Carnahan pos- 
 sesses a fine voice, rich, resonant and pleasing throughout its entire compass. 
 He has received a complete umsical training and his voice is under excellent 
 control. It has been well .said of him that he is one of Canada's most popular 
 
ir)(j Till': iiisi'(fiY oi' Till'; 
 
 l)iiiit()n(!s. " B<!iTij( f^'iftnil witli a voit , of i-xci^ptioiial power niid nilinoinorit, 
 wliicli is li(!l<l wull iiiidiT control, ;uii| furl iiiir, Iiir.iii^f an cxcMillont Htaj^cs putn- 
 once, ho has Hucciioilod in inakiii;^ liimscjf t\\t,n!rn>;ly wtnil-.liv ami popular in a 
 very short Hpaco of tinu!. Mr. (Jarriahan lias siinj.^ in ntsaily t!V(!iy city and town 
 in th(! Province, and has Hcored MUCci'Hscs every wli(!n;. lie is a native of Mcsa- 
 foid, < )nt., iiuA canu! to Toronto ahoiit ten y«!ais »>^i), and lias since Htiidit;<l uridcir 
 Mr. 'I'orrinjfton, Mr. HasLuni and SiLjnor Tessenian. In addition to his stajre 
 woik Mr. ('arnalian is oik; of the t<;acliiis of voice t;nltiu(! at the (Jolle;^e of 
 Music, and also a<:tH ;is choirmaster of lOIni St.. Methodist CJhnreh, Toronto." 
 
 Mr. ( "arnalian is al)out tliirty years of aj,'e, and is a residcint of Kast Toronto, 
 whi:re he has taken a prominent ]»art in puMic affairs, haviri^f heon for some 
 time a nKMulxfr of the, VillaL(e (Jouncil. lie is a niemi)i!r of A. K. and A. M., 
 heiri'r W. M. of Acacia Lodj^e ; he is also a, prominent memher of the I.O.O.K. 
 
 ,Speakinj.(of Mini St. in a financial iii^dit, th(! aspect is very .satisfactory. 'I'Ik; 
 total value of the property controlled by the IJoard of Trustees exceeds iJi^oO.OOO. 
 Tlie yearly income is iMjIweeii 8i<),()lJ() and Si2,()()(), ahoiit une-ipiarter of which 
 is received from pew rents, ;nid another ipiarter from (Collections, whihr more 
 than S2,()0() is rai.sitd jiiimially for mission work alone. 
 Till! clerj^y of f^lm Sl. since ISti') have; heen thesic 
 
 I.S0rj-(j(i-(i7, E<lwar.l Hartley Dewart. 
 
 IHIiH-Oi), James Henry Hisliop. 
 
 1H7(), William Smith (Jrillin. 
 
 1H7I, William Smith (Jrillin, K. F. dolf, W. W. Ilin^^'toii (.'arson. 
 
 1«7'2, William Smith (irifiin, (ieor^^^e H. 15 'd^^Muiin. 
 
 lH7;j-74-7'i, Samuel J. Hunter, Isaac 'I'ovell. 
 
 l,S7(>-77-7.S, .lohn I'otts, D.I)., 'IMiouuis W. Jefl'-ry. 
 
 l8,!)-«()-.SI, Sanniel J. Hunter. 
 
 !^K2-«:{-H4., W. H. Laird. 
 
 IH.sr)-S(i-H7,.)ohn Potts, D.l). 
 
 l.S«H-H!)-90, I). (J. Sutherland, D.l). 
 
 lHf)I-I)2-9.'i, John K. Starr. 
 
 l,S!)l., W. .1. Maxwell. 
 
 IH!)')!)!), W. (lalhraith, M.A. 
 
 18!)7-0K-!)*), John F. (ierman. 
 
MCTIIODIS'I' (limtCllKS IN 'l'()lf(»N'l'(). 117 
 
 'I'lio Ibllovviiiif <fciit,l(Mii(!ii (;(>ii.st,iliil,(^ tJu; 'i'nisl.i'c lloaiil of |]lm St,. Mcllioilist 
 Chmch : 
 
 .luiiio.s Aikciiluad, I'". W. Aiinstidii;,', 
 
 \Vairi(i;^f Kciritiudy, Dr. N. A. I'owi II, 
 
 James ,l(;miiiij.,'s, 'I". Iv Aik(;iilii;;iii, 
 
 IticllJud J. ScOK!, A|r|i(M(J. Will, icill, 
 
 liolirrl, < '. I luinilton, Ivlwiii T. iJcrkiiiMliavv, 
 
 .Iimiiis Y();iii;f, 
 
 li. ( '. I laiiiilLDii, St.'crctary. Iv T. i'cikiii^haw, 'I'li-asiiicr. 
 
 Aiiioiii^f iiroiiiiiiciif, liiy worUirs at l.his cliiirc!! was tlic l.ilc i\lr.s. lioiiisa I't'tti- 
 <^n;w. SIm' wan iiniii in l)ul)liti, In^laiiil, in llic yr.ir JHiiO, imd (•.•ihh! Ik tJiis (•(Hiii- 
 Iry vvlitMi sixLt'di y(;iiiH •»! aj^^t;. 
 
 Siu! was a inoiiilu!!-, lirsi, of tJin oM Htuyv^^i: SL, aflursvanls of (,1h! old Adoliiide 
 St., and lat(!i of tin- (jMiccn St. (,'lniiclicH, and at tin; diitc of her ddalli was a 
 iiK.'inhi!!' of Kirn Sticfl. Mrs. I'l^ttif^'iciW was an iiprifflit, consistent (Christian 
 woman, and in a (|nii't, iniostcntatioiiH nninix;!', faitldully did all tiiat lay widiin 
 her |)owrr to advance tin; cansc! of ( 'In istianity. Mrs. l'etti<fi(!W was an ener- 
 getic mission vvoiker, and at tin; time oi liitr dc;ath was a life nieiidier of tlie 
 Jiiijie Soci(n,y. 
 
 SiMiuiel I'ldi^ar, till! son of tlio last named, leceiveil liis education at tlie (Jity 
 Model in Toronto, and lor several year.s was connected witli tiie jt/aU new.spaper 
 as (inancial and marine reporter ; lie was afti'rwards connected with the ()iiia,lia 
 Hrr, and later was edilor of the Halt l.nkc. Tiihiuu;. Jle was a Ijieutenaiii in the 
 Militia lii'st, aftervvanls a memlier of the Toronto Field liattery. lie died •J,^\]\ 
 tlaiiiiary, IM!)!!. 
 
 Thomas A. Kidly was Ixirn in ('ookstown, DiiinMiihcr 'ilitli, 1870, and was the 
 Hon of William K. and Mary Kelly. il(» was educated at the common school it 
 (Jookstovvn, and afterwai'ds at tlio pulilic sidiool, Toronto, liis fatiior was imrn 
 in Milcliell's Town, lieland, Ids motluT in Canada, and liolii were activre and 
 prominiint membiTs of the MetiiodiHt (Jliurcli ; the I'orniei- for many years was 
 Lihrarian of the ( 'hiirch at (/'ookstown, and the hitter iin active meinlier in the 
 Ijadies' Aid Association. Wiien Mr. Kelly first canu; to Toronto he immedial-elv 
 connected himsr'lf with the Metropolitan Olinrch, wliere he hecanie an active 
 mission workijr, lioth in th'j Metropolita?! and in the l<'ieil N'ictor Missions, lie has 
 
158 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 been a member of Elm St. since 1891. He was Assistant-Secretary of tl\e Sun- 
 day-School, was a member of the choir for two years, President of the Epworth 
 League fur the same period, one of the most active workers in the King's Sons and 
 Daughters, and Dominion Treasurer of the same Order, besides being one of the 
 official members of Elm St. Church. 
 
 There have been many very popular ministers at Elm St, Church, perhaps, 
 though no one has commanded the esteem of the congregation more thoroughly, 
 nor gained their complete respect so fully as has the present (1899) minister, who 
 is the Rev. John Ferguson German, D.D. 
 
 Dr. German is the son of the Rev. Peter German, one of the pioneer ministers 
 of the Methodist Church in Canada, and now residing in Echo Place, near Brunt- 
 ford. 
 
 Dr. German took'the degree of B.A. at Victoria University in 1864, the degree 
 of M.A. in 18G9, and in 189o the Senate of the same University conferred upon 
 him the degree of D.D. While pursuing his course at college, Dr. German was 
 received as a probationer for the Methodist ministry, and in 18 G was ordained 
 as a minister in that church. 
 
 As a single man he was stationed at Napanee, St. George and Paris. 
 He married Kate Augusta Falls, eldest daughter of Mr. Owen H. Falls, of 
 Simcoe, one of the pioneers of the County of Norfolk. In 187G Dr. German 
 was appointed pastor of Grace Church, Winnipeg, and was elected Chairman of 
 the District, which at that time -embraced all of Manitoba, and included the over- 
 sight of the Indian Missions in the far West, as well as those on and north of 
 Lake Winnipeg. During his stay of four years in the City of Winnipeg, Mr, 
 German was a member of the Protestant School Board, and for three years In- 
 spector of the Public Schools of the City. When Manitoba University was es- 
 tablished he was elected a member of the University Council by the graduates 
 of the Province, and was appointed by the Council one of a committee of seven 
 to formulate a course for the degree of B.A, for the University. 
 
 In 1880 Mr. German returned to Ontario, and was stationed successively in 
 Picton, Brampton, Whitby and Barrie. From Barrie he was transferred to Park- 
 dale Methodist Church, and is now commencing his fourth year as pastor of Elm 
 St. Church. Dr. German has had his full share of official positions. For seven- 
 teen years in succession he was elected Chairman of the District upon which he 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TOROXTO. 159 
 
 was stationed. In 1885 he was elected Secretary of the Toronto Conference, 
 and in 188G he was made President of the same body. In 1899 he is minister 
 at Elm St. 
 
 A very prominent and useful member of Elm St. congregation was the late 
 Richard Score. Mr. Score was the son of John and Johanna Score, and was born 
 in the parish of Parkham, near the lovely little town of Bideford in De\ onshire, 
 England, on August 10, 1807. Mr. Score's parents were members of the Anglican 
 Church, and their child, the subject of this memoir, was baptized in the parish 
 church, Parkham, on October 11th, 1807. He was educated in Bideford, and 
 left England for Canada in the year 1830. On his arrival in Quebec his first 
 intention was to proceed directly to York, but he changed his mind, owing to 
 experiencing very bad weather between Quebec and Montreal, and went to 
 Bowmanville, where his wife had relations. There he remained one year and 
 then came to York, where he became foreman for a Mr. Hawke, who was carry- 
 ing on business as a merchant tailor on King Street, his store being the same as 
 that now occupied by Mr. P. M. Clarke. 
 
 Mr. Score remained in Mr. Hawke'.s employ for about eleven years, then in 
 1842 started in business on his own account in premises situated in the Chewett 
 Buildings on the south side of King Street, on the site now occupied by the 
 Rossin House. 
 
 Mr. Score married, in England, Harriet Courtice, daughter of William Courtice, 
 of Twitchen Farm, near Bideford, Devonshire. By this ma. -iage there were one 
 son and five daughters. Mrs. Score diod several years ago, and Mr. Score mar- 
 ried for a second time, in 1889, Mrs. Walker, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. 
 William Gooderham. This lady still survives (1899). 
 
 On coming to York, Mr. Score was at first an adherent of the George Si. con- 
 gregation. After the dissolution of the Union, instead of returning to George St., 
 he formed one of the original members of the Richmond St. congregation, and 
 was one of the original trustees of that church. He attended there until the 
 Elm St. Church was appointed, where he was also one of the original trustees. 
 Throughout the whole of his life he took an active part in everything pertaining 
 to church life, and was a useful and zealous member of the Methodist denomina- 
 tion up to the day of his death, which occurred April 25th, 189G. 
 
 Richard J. Score, the only son of the gentleman described in the last 
 biography, was born in Toronto on March 9th, 1842. He was educated first at 
 
160 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 the old Grammar School on Nelson St., afterwards Jarvis, of which Mr. Howe 
 was the principal, and from there he v ""s sent to the well-known Grammar 
 School at Niagara, the principal of which was the Rev. T. D. Phillips, father of 
 the well-known Rev. Thomas Philli[)s, so noted as a cricketer. After leaving 
 school, Mr. R. J. Score entered into business as a merchant tailor when about 
 eighteen years of age, and has been engaged in that calling ever since. He has 
 led a very active public life. For many years he has been an Alderman, has 
 been Chairman of the Attraction Committee of the Toronto Industrial Exhibi- 
 tion for more than a dozen years, and is also a member of the Toronto Board of 
 Trade. In addition to these secular offices, Mr. Score has been Trea,surer of the 
 Sunday School Association cif Ontario since 1895, and since 1883 has been 
 Superintendent of the Elm St. Sabbath School. Mr. R.J. Score married Miss 
 Clarissa Metcalf, a daughter of the late Thomas Metcalf, of John Street, Toronto. 
 [This concludes the history of this particular church, though it is also referred 
 to in notes at end of volume.] 
 
CHAPTER IX. '-iilario 
 
 Berkeley Street Church. 
 
 ^■7^ OR twenty years the missionary movement ^rlMch eventuall}' resulted 
 1^^^' in the erection of this church consisted sclely of a Sunday School, 
 inaugurated first in the year 1837, by a few zealous members of old 
 Adelaide Street Church. Alexander Hamilton, William i\Iarks and 
 Thomas Storm were among the original promoters, and during the 
 split in the latter body in the year 1840 they were among tl.ose 
 who removed to and re-opened the George Street chapel, and the missionary 
 Sunday School on Duke Street then became the charge of the latter church. 
 William Anderson, a city auditor, but for many years head master of Park Street 
 school, who became connected with the Duke Street Sunday School at an early 
 date, has written interesting reminiscences of that time, which we quote : 
 
 " I have been requested to record my recollections of the early history of Berke- 
 ley Street (formerly Duke Street) Methodist Sunday School. I became connected 
 with the school as teacher in the early part of 1847. Mr. Henry Parry was then 
 superintendent. Soon after I was appointed secretary, and held that office until 
 near the middle of 1849. I find that the church records during this period have 
 been lost. I shall endeavor to supply from memory a few fragmentary incidents, 
 although unable to recall them in chronological order, or to give the exact date in 
 every case. 
 
 " Our Sunday School teachers of to-day, aided as they are by comfortably fur- 
 nished schoolrooms, well-filled libraries, and abundance of Sunday School litera- 
 ture, can scarcely appreciate the difficulties and discouragements connected with 
 the work of their predecessors of half a century ago. 
 
 " Berkeley Street Sunday School, at that time, was carried on in a small brick 
 structure at the southwest corner of Berkeley and Duke Streets, on the site of the 
 Berkeley Street fire-hall. As the entrance was on the Duke Street side it was named 
 Duke Street Sunday School. On week days it was occupied as a public school, 
 which was then in charge of a teacher named McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin was 
 a Roman Catholic, and was probably quite conscientious in the belief that our 
 
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1G2 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 teachings were an injury, rather than a benefit, to the community, and ought not 
 to be encouraged. Quite naturally, therefore, no assistance or co-operation on his 
 part was expected or received, although he ">nd his family occupied the base- 
 ment as a dwelling, very little attention was j^aid to the cleanliness of the school- 
 room. As a consequence, it often happened that on Sunday morning the accumu- 
 lated dust of the preceding week covered the floor and seats, and rendered the 
 place almost unfit for occupation. There were two sessions of the school, the 
 first from 9 to 10.30 in the morning, the second from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. 
 Mr. Parry lived near York Street, but frequently could be seen between eight and 
 nine o'clock in the morning, enveloped in a cloud of dust, busily engaged in 
 sweeping the floor and dusting the seats. In winter he undertook the additional 
 work of kindling the fire, frequently carrying from home in his overcoat pockets 
 sufticient kindling wood for the purpose. 
 
 " The financial affairs and general management of four Methodist Sunday Schools 
 of the city were in the hands of the committee of ' The British Wesleyan Methodist 
 Sabbath School Society of Toronto.' For, be it remembered, the Wesleyan 
 Methodists in this country were at that time divided into two distinct bodies 
 — the British and the Canadian. These four schools, George Street (afterwards 
 removed to Richmond Street), Duke Street, Lot (now Queen) Street and York- 
 ville, belonged to the British section, and Adelaide Street to the Canadian. Ap- 
 propriations were regularly made to meet necessary expenses. Sometimes the 
 grant to Duke Street school was found insurticient. In such cases the teachers 
 themselves would make up the deficiency, and it is surprising with what cheer- 
 ful alacrity and hearty goodwill this was done. For example, when the supply 
 of fuel would run out sooner than usual, the teachers would replenish the stock 
 from their own homes. I well remember on one occasion conveying from my 
 father's wood-pile, on a Saturday night, sufficient wood for the following day's 
 consumption. In the journal of the Sunday School committee, under date of 
 Sept. 28th, 1847, I found the following minute : — 
 
 " ' An allowance of Is. 3d. per month was allowed to Duke Street Sunday School 
 for fuel during the winter months.' 
 
 " It may fairly be assumed that the members of this committee possessed in a 
 high degree the virtue of economy. 
 
 "The annual 'New Year's treat' was an event always anticipated with much 
 
METHODIST CHUUCHES IN TORONTO. K!;} 
 
 delight by the scholars. Although the viands were not of a rich or varied char- 
 acter, the proceedings weie not the less enjoyable. It consisted of a breakfast of 
 tea or coffee and cakes, usually provided by the teachers On ono occasion, how- 
 ever, I find the funds were supplied by the Sunday School committee, tor I notice 
 the following resolution recorded in the minutes dated Dec. 6, 1844 : — 
 
 " ' Resolved, that twenly-five shillings be granted lor a tea on New Year's Day 
 for Duke Street School.' 
 
 "At nine o'clock on New Year's morning the teachers and scholars would 
 assemble in the school-room and spend a couple of hours in partaking of a hearty 
 breakfast and listening to the music, speeches and recitations that followed. I 
 think this annual New Year's gathering was peculiar to Duke Street school ; at 
 least I do not remember a similar entertainment in any other. 
 
 " The following interesting items are found in the minutes of the same com- 
 mittee : — 
 
 " ' On Jan. 25th, 1841, the childrf;ri of the city Methotlist Sunday Schools, num- 
 bering about 450, assembled in the George Street chapel, and proceeded thence to 
 the City Hall, where, after tea. Sheriff Jarvis took the chair, and the following 
 speakers addressed the meeting: J. H. Hagarty, Esq., Alderman Dixon, Alexan- 
 der Mowat, Rev. Matthew Ritchey, Alexander Hamilton, W. Osborne and George 
 Bilton.' 
 
 "At a meeting of the committee on July 19th, 1841, it was decided that, ' in 
 order to augment the funds of the Society, it is expedient to make an excursion 
 to the Falls of Niagara: that the price of the tickets be 12s. 6d., and that there 
 be no free tickets except to the ministers and their families and the choir of 
 George Street chapel.' 
 
 " The minutes of a meeting held on the 20th June, 1843, contain the following: — 
 
 " ' It was resolved that the scholars of the different schools should meet together 
 and be treated to roast beef and plum pudding.' 
 
 " A committee was appointed to procure the roast beef and another to provide 
 the plum pudding. 
 
 " Where the feast took place is not recorded ; but, having been a scholar in the 
 George Street school at the time, I distinctly remember it took place in what was 
 known as Jarvis' Bush, and my wife, then a little girl attending Duke Street 
 school, also recollects being present. The Jarvis property was a strip of land ex- 
 
1G4 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 tendini^ tVcjiii (^ueen to Bloor Streets aiul from George to Church Street. What 
 is now known as J.irvis Street was thon a long lane or avenue, not open to the 
 public, but entered by a gateway from Queen Street. The greater part of this 
 land was covered by forest known as Jarvis' Bush, and the present street.^ run- 
 ning through it parallel to Queen Street were not then opened out. A convenient 
 spot was selected about halt" way between Queen and Bloor Streets, where tlie 
 childten assembled and partook of the very substantial bill of fare mentioned 
 above, probably the only one of the kind ever served uj) to a })arty of Sunday 
 School children in Toronto. 
 
 "On August 4, 1843, the Sunday School Committee appointed the following 
 superintendents : — 
 
 George Street School — Alexander Hanulton. 
 
 Duke Street — Henry Parry. 
 
 Lot (now Queen) Street— Henry Leadly. 
 
 Yorkville — J. Hastings. 
 
 "This appears to be Air. Parry's tirst a|>p()iiitment as superintendent. His 
 name, however, occurs in the list of members of the Sunday School Committee 
 present at a meeting held on the 27th Februaiy of the same year. 
 
 " The following statement of the attendance at the above-named schools was 
 submitted by the Secretary of the Sunday School Committee on May 27th, IS-t^. 
 
 Teachers. Schf)lars. 
 
 George Street School 
 
 31 
 
 220 
 
 Lot Street 
 
 19 
 
 195 
 
 Yorkville 
 
 8 
 
 54 
 
 Duke Street 
 
 18 
 
 127 
 
 " From this it will be seen that the average attendance in each clas.s, takini; the 
 schools together, was about eight, that of Duke Street about seven. 
 
 " It was not until a much later date that the summer picnic became a recognized 
 feature of Toronto Sunday Schools. Treats such as have been referred to occur- 
 red at irregular intervals, and the teachers had their periodical tea-meetings, or 
 festivals as they were called, where church and Sunday School matters were dis- 
 cussed, and the social element cultivated ; but it was n<it often they had an op- 
 portunity to enjoy a holiday outing together. On one memorable occasion, how- 
 ever, I thiidv it was in the summer of 1847, the teachers of the four schools made 
 
METHODIST CHURCHLS FN TORONTO. IQ') 
 
 arrangements for a union picnic party to the Humber River, memorable on ac- 
 count of an unfortunate mishap that occurred to one of the boats on the home- 
 ward journey. It may not be out of place to recall .some of the incidents. A 
 numbor of .small boats having been provided, we embarked on our voyage on a 
 bright, cloudless July morning, as happy and joyous a company jaobably a.s ever 
 left Toronto in search of a day's recreation. We took turns at the oars, and 
 leisurely propelled our vessels over the glassy surface of the placid bay and lake, 
 being rather inclined to linger on tlie way to enjoy the fresh odor of the harvest 
 fields and flower gardens wafted from the shore than to hasten rapidly to the 
 destination of home. 
 
 " A couple of hours brought us to the mouth of the Humber, and passing up the 
 river we .selected a delightfully cool, shady spot on the east bank, where we de- 
 posited our stores and proceeded at once to carry out a pre-arranged |)rogramme of 
 holiday pastimes. 
 
 " Old and young entered heartily into the sports of the day. The weather was 
 all that could be desired, the refreshments were choice and plentiful, and vvere 
 partaken of with a relish such as only open air exercise can produce. About six 
 o'clock we made preparations for the return trip, and in half an hour were on 
 our way towards the lake. We paid little attention to the fact that a stiff 
 breeze from the south had sprung up during the afternoon until we passed under- 
 neath the Humber bridge, and were actually battling with the waves. The boat 
 I happened to be in, the same in which I had made the outward trip, was some- 
 what heavy, built with a keel, and of that description commonly known as a lugger ; 
 and the only vessel of our miniature fleet provided with a sail to be used when 
 required. She was considered quite safe, and capable of carrying at least twenty 
 passengers. 1 think we had about sixteen on board. 
 
 " Out on the lake many breakers were seen, but with an appearance of courage 
 some of us did not feel we plied the oars manfully in an eftbrt to reach deeper 
 watej', intending there to hoist our sail and reach the city without the labor of 
 rowing. After half an hour's hard work, thinking ourselves far enough from 
 shore for our purpose, we ran up our canvas and turned our prow homewards. 
 At first we seemed likely to succeed, but alas ! our united nautical skill was un- 
 equal to the occasion. We dropped into the trough of the sea, and soon were 
 helplessly drifting towards shore. Whitecaps increased in size and number on the 
 
166 THK IIISTOUY OK TllE 
 
 lake, and white faces became geiieral on board. The spray dashed wildly over 
 the sides of our Itoat, the roar of the storm beinj^ mingled with the shrieks and 
 cries of those who, a few hours before, had tilled the air with tlie sound of joyous 
 merriment. Soon we had sliipped a larj^e quantity of water, and the efforts of 
 all on board who could obtain ve.ssels for the purpose were barely sufficient to 
 keep us afloat by baling. Those of us who had been acL'ustomed to the water 
 were not seriously alarmed for our own safety, as swimming and clinging to the 
 upturned boat, should she be upset, ])resentcd a means of escape; but the dan- 
 ger beeaine serious for those who could not swim, especially the women folk. In 
 spite of our exertions, the water continued to gain on us, but now we were only 
 two or three hundred yai'ds from shore, and although every wave threateneil 
 destruction it brought us nearer to .safety. At last, after an hour's suspense, our 
 keel struck bottom. Several of us leaped into the water and carried the ladies 
 ashoie,some in a fainting condition, all completely drenched, but thankful tohavoes- 
 caped alive. The beacli for some distance snon presented the appearance of a g(!n- 
 uine shipwreck; loaves of bread, oars, baskets of cake, liats.shawls and bonnets were 
 floating in all directions. We were in a pitiable plight. Our clotliing was .soak- 
 ed, night was coming on, and we were miles from home. There were no sub- 
 urban trains or trolley cars in those days, nor could we invoke the aid of the; 
 telephone or telegraph. Kortunately, the other boats liad weathered the .storm 
 and i-eached the city in .safety. The news spread rapidly that our boat had been 
 swan)ped, and that, in all probability, we were all drowned. Friends who heai'il 
 of the disaster procured conveyances and wf re soon on the way, eager to leain 
 the facts, and, if possible, recover the bodies of the drowned. Great was their 
 surprise and joy, however, to find us all alive. The ladies and those of mature 
 years were driven home as rajudly as ])ossible. The young men, myself includ- 
 ed, preferred to walk, reaching home about ten o'clock at niglit, little the worse 
 for our wetting. 
 
 " Thus ended our first teachers' picnic and one of our number couimemorateil 
 the events of the day by a humorous poem of some twenty stanzas, entitled ' In 
 the days when we went picnicing.' 
 
 " Among the hoys who attended Duke Street Sunday School in tho.se early 
 times were Thomas and Charles Moss, who.se subsequent brilliant professional 
 careers have become so well known in Toronto. They were at the time I first 
 
METHODIST CHUnCHES IN TORONTO. 1(J7 
 
 knew tliem about ten and eight years old respectively, (juiet, unassuming, well- 
 behaved lads, liaving also the character of being studious and attentive. Thomas, 
 the elder, afterwards graduated with honors at Toronto University. On leaving 
 college he chose law as a profes.sion and early established those qualities of mind 
 which subsequently made him famous at the bar. As u lawyer he was distin- 
 guished for the brilliancy of his eloquence, the acuteness of his intellect, and his 
 high sense of professional honor. He was elevated to the Bench and afterwaids 
 became Chief Justice of Ontario. 
 
 "(Charles Moss, following in the footsteps of his illustrious brother, is now one 
 of the leading counsel at the Ontario bar, and the head of the principal legal 
 firm of Toronto. An able lawyer, and a man of the highest integrity, ho pos- 
 sesses in an eminent degree the esteem and confidence of his professional breth- 
 ren. Who will say that much of the successful career and high standing of these 
 eminent men may not in some measure be due to instruction and advice received 
 in boyhood at old Duke Street Sunday School. May their example encourage 
 the boys of to-day to pursue a similar course, and although unable, perhaps, to 
 attain the greatness of a like character, each has it in his power to live a noble 
 life and leave behind him a character worthy of imitation. 
 
 "In the early part of 1845, the British Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School 
 teachers organized a literar}' association, called "The Sunday School Mutual Im- 
 provement Society." At first the society met in Duke Street schoolroom, and 
 afterwards the trustees of Richmond Street Church granted the use of their large 
 class-room for our meetings, where we continued our operations with very en- 
 couraging prospects. Duke Street school supplietl a larger number of members 
 in proportion to its size than any of the others. Mr. Pai'ry took an active in- 
 terest in the meetings, and attended regularly. The proceedings usually consist- 
 ed of debates, addresses, essays and readings. Our society had only occupied its 
 new quarters for a few months, when, without warning or reason assigned, we 
 were notified that we could no longer occupy the clas.s-room we had hitherto u.sed, 
 and to the regret and chagrin of the members our meetings were discontinued, 
 and the association came to an end. It transpired afterwards tliat one of tlie 
 preachers, happening to pass the door of the room during one of our debates, 
 stood a few minntes to listen, and hearing opinions expiessed of which he dis- 
 approved, he concluded it was not safe to allow Sunday School teachers to dis- 
 
168 THK HISTOUY Ol' I'llli 
 
 CUSS such important subjects as we were then debatini? unaided by the guidance 
 and advice of a minister, and on his advice tiie trustees withdrew the privilege 
 of carryin<jf on our mutual improvement work on the church premises, 'i'liis wjis 
 a severe blow to the aspirinj,' essayists and orators, who suppt)spd tliat by their 
 literary efforts they were improvini^ their minds and renderinj^ themselves better 
 able to discharjije their imp(Mtant duties as teachers. This ari)itrary conduct of 
 the trustees was freely criticized and unanimously condemned. Mr. Parry felt 
 keenly the imperious and unmerited roHection on himself, which it manifestly 
 implied. He thought his presence at the meetini,'s of the society should have 
 been considered a sulHcient guarantee that nothing of an objectionable character 
 would be introduced. He considered his labors in the school were not apprecia- 
 ted, and finally decided to resign. The teachers tried in vain to induce hira to 
 change his mind, and his decision was Hnally carried out. So great was his popu- 
 larity that he could by a simple word have induced the majority of the teachers 
 to follow him. But resentment found no place in his noble nature. Notwith- 
 standing his determination to retire, his heart was still with the school for which 
 lie had labored so faithfully. Instead, therefore, of encouraging such a move- 
 ment, he exhorted the teachers to remain and work on as before, seeking their 
 reward, not in the approval of" committees or boards, but in the consciousness of 
 doing their duty Before his departure the teachers presented him with a beau- 
 tiful silver medal, bearing a suitable inscription, accompanied by an appropriate 
 address. A few weeks later he was appointed superintendent of Adelaide Street 
 Sunday School, which, with the church to which it belonged, was connectetl with 
 the Canadian as distinguished from the British Conference. Looking back J can 
 distinctly recall the dingy old schoolroom, furnished with long pine desks placed 
 against the eastern and western walls ; two rows of backless pine benches ar- 
 ranged at right angles to the desks, leaving a passage between their ends run- 
 ning from the door to the south end of the room. In this passage, near the door, 
 stood a large box stove. At the middle of the .southern wall, between two win- 
 dows, was a plain reading-desk, standing on a platform about a foot high. Desks 
 and benches were alike free from paint or varnish. Deep furrows, rough designs 
 in wood, names and initials, all traced by the jack-knife of the week day school- 
 boy, with indelible ink stains from bottles of the ebony liquid, accidentally over- 
 turned at different times, were the only ornaments the furniture possessed. Be- 
 
MKTiionisT cm unirros in- ndtoNTo. 1G9 
 
 hiiul ilio roiulin<,'-(le.sk on Ji Sunday aftL-rnouii my iiiia,L(iiiuti()n fiictiiivs Mi. I'arrv, 
 the supi'iiiitcndi'iit, addnssinj,' tlie school, a man of slijLflit liuild, railior al.ore 
 the modinm hoi^dit, serene, choerfnl and earnest, exhorting', |iersuadin" and en- 
 conrnijinj,' a hij,dily inleicsted and attentive audience. 
 
 "Mr. I'iiny |)0,sseH.s<;d, in a hi^h deyree, a peculiar ma<,'nelic power by which he 
 was !il)le to secure and retiiin, witliout apparent eflort, the loyalty jukI afli-ction 
 of teachers and seliolars. Gentle and kind in manner, yet lirm anil decided in 
 action, simp'e and concise in Ianj,'ua^'e, pithy and graphic in style, ho was essen- 
 tially a leader of children and a niodel Sunday School superintendent. 
 
 " The teachers' mtotings were conducted with less than the usual t'onualitv. In 
 fact, in some respects, they reseml)led a family gathering,' with the father presid- 
 ing'. Mr. I'airy was in the habit of addressing,' teaciiers by their lirst names, en- 
 tirely ijriK/riiij,' titles and prefixes. The old adage " Fannliarity breeds contempt," 
 was ceitaiidy not verified in his case : on the contrary, his cheerful manner and 
 kindly dispoHtion .secured the resjtect and esteem of all who knew hinj. He was 
 appointed superintendent of Duke St. Sunday School, as already stated, on Aui'. 
 4tli, l!S4.:}, and re.signed abdut Apiil, LS4.S ; was immediately afterward appointed 
 to a sinular position in Adelaide St. School, which lie lu-ld until the time of hia 
 death, lie died of cholera on August 4tli, 184!). 
 
 " He w.is succeeded by Mr. William Sheppard, wlio at a later date served the 
 city for several yeais as a public school trustee, and also as a member of the city 
 council, lie had been a teacher in the school during the three or four preceo- 
 ing years. Mr. Sheppard was a strict disciplinarian and had a high ideal of the 
 important functions and responsibilities of a S S. superintendent; althougii lie 
 did not possess in such a marked degree as his predecessor the rare faculty of 
 successfully governing children. 
 
 "He argued and persuaded, demonstrating by souiwl reasoning the advantage 
 and importance of the precepts he inculcated. He possessed a logical mind, and 
 his addresses to the school were usually more argumentative than pathetic, being 
 inclined also to dwell upon the evils resulting from wrong doing rather than the 
 rewards of righteou.sness. His style and matter were well adapted to thg 
 needs and capacities of teachers as well as scholars. 
 
 " During Mr, Parry's time, Mr. James Gooderham, son of Mr. William Gooder- 
 ham, sr., founder of the original firm of Gooderham & Worts, was a member of 
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170 THE mSTOKY OF THE 
 
 the teachiri}]; staff. He afterwards entered the Methodist ministry, in wliich he 
 continued to labor for a few > ?ars ; but, owing to an affection of the throab, he 
 was oblif^ed to drrfcantinue preaching and subsequently returned to business 
 pursuits. 
 
 Among the early superintendents of this Sunday School l)efore the erection of 
 Berkeley Street Church were Alex. Hamilton, William ]\Iarks, John Macdonald, 
 Heruy Parry and William Slieppard. After the church was Imilt, William 
 Forster became the iirst superintendent in the new building. He was .succeeded 
 ly S. S. Martin, of Rice Lewis it Co., who occupied the position for .«ome eleven 
 years. Charles W^oodsworth, Emerson Coatsworth, si., John Faiicloth, each be- 
 came superintendent in turn, until the present otficei', Kmerson Coatsworth, jr., 
 was appointed, some nine years ago. Since that time the sometime member for 
 East Toronto has eihciently and conscientiously performed the chief duties of 
 the school, and has earneil for himself the e.steeni and regard of all. 
 
 Previous to the building of Berkeley Street Church, Robert (.'an'oll conducted 
 a class meeting in his own home on Ontario Street, a little north of Queen. 
 Here Emerson Coatsworth, the present Commissioner, one of the fathers of 
 Toronto Methodism, Charles Faiicloth and others used to attend. 
 
 During the superintendency of the liev. John Borl.'.id in the Adelaide Street 
 Church a meeting was held to consider the ad\isability of building a church in 
 tlie East End. 
 
 The chief supporters of the <|U('.stIon under discussio)i wei'e residents of the 
 eastern suburb.i, which section of the city was showing signs of a prosperous 
 growth. 
 
 Ic was decided to purchase the land on the south-west corner of Queen and 
 Berkele}' Streets, which was done. Two lots facing on Q)ueen Street were secured : 
 the corner lot, with a frontage of forty feet, was bought at a cost of $50 a foot, 
 and for the next lot west, with the same frontage, the}^ paid .iJ+O a foot. It was 
 the boom times of '57, and the price of land was correspondingly iuflateil. 
 
 A church was erecteil at a cost of 82,000 in the year 1857. It was a lough- 
 cast wooden structure 40 feet by 00, and it would seat five hundred people. A 
 double-door entrance gave admission from Queen Street; there was a window 
 on each side of the entrance, and above, in the gable, a small triangular signboard, 
 with the words " Wesleyan Chapel." On each side four windows, tipped with 
 
MCTHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 171 
 
 ornamental boards, admitted the ]i<?ht ; across the north end a straiglit galler}'^ ex- 
 tended, and liere the choir was stationed. They had no music of any kind ; the 
 first choir was led by Mr. Cook, whose daughter i'or twenty-two years conducted a 
 store at the corner of Parliaineut Street and Wilton Avenue. The siniiintr was 
 hearty and inspiring. 
 
 The first class-leaders in the new church were, Thomas Carroll, Jumes Gooder- 
 hani, Tiionias Storm, and Mrs. Storm ; all of them liave pa.ssed to the beyond 
 and rest from their labors. 
 
 The pi'incipal promoters in the erection of the building, and the original 
 trustees, were Tliomas Storm, Air. Potch, Samuel Rogers, .he painter ; Robert 
 Carroll, father of the present builder of Adelaide Street; Emerson Coats worth, 
 Edward (ialley, Charles Faircloth, George Sherlock, Dr. Aiken and James 
 Gooderham. William Goodei'haiii, shortly after the opening, became identified 
 with tlie church and energetically exercised his talents in its behalf. 
 
 The church itself was placed upon the ])lan of the circuit of the eastern lialf 
 of Toronto. In this plan Adelaide Street was the principal church ; Yorkville 
 occupied second prominence and Berkeley third and last. The j^.reachers of each 
 church followed one another in legular rotation around tho trianirular ciicuit. 
 
 Rev. Robert Fowler, who before entering the ministry had been a jnedical 
 practitioner, was the first stationed |)astor of the now church. After a 3'ear's 
 term the succeeding preachers of the circjit were John Cash and William H. 
 Laird, and the next year brought Rev. Dr. Parker, now preaching in Yon ge 
 Street Church, and Rev. William K. Walker, to the charge. 
 
 Then the preachers succeeded as follows : 
 
 LSGO — Henry Wilkinson, Wm. E. Walker, Wm. Briggs. 
 
 ISOI — Isaac B. Howard, Charles Lavell, William Hall, B.A. 
 
 lS(i2— do. do. do. 
 
 1803 — Isaac B. Howanl, Wm. W. Clarke, N. Biu'wash, B.A. 
 
 1804— J. A. Williams, Wm. W. Clarke, X. Burwash, B.A. 
 
 1805 — John A. Williams, Hugh Johnbton, B.A. 
 
 18G0 — do. George Robson, George Bridgeman, j\I A. 
 
 1807 — William Stephenson, George Bridgeman, i\I.A. 
 
 1808 — do. James Hannon. — — '^' 
 
 In the year 18G9 this church was set off as an independent charge, and f'.ssuch 
 Rev. James Hannon became its first pastor. 
 
172 THE JIISTOIIY OF TIIK 
 
 In the year ISGO, the rapid growth of the attuTiding congregation necessitated 
 an enliirgenient, and an extension of twenty feet was achled to the south end of 
 the l)uilding. It was built in wings, and thereby additional class-room accoinnio- 
 dation and a place for the elioii' in a small special gallery above the i)ulpit W(!re 
 provided. Rev William W. Ross for three years occupied the pulpit. He was 
 a strong and forcible preacher of great spiritual strength, and in ISTl — the second 
 of his term of three years — the erection of the present brick church was executed. 
 It is a substantial structure, with a seating capacity for one thousand people. 
 It cost .Sl."),()()0, Tiiomas Stiarr was the contractor for the brickwork, and W. J. 
 Smith for the carpentering. Smith &: Gemmel, the architects, drew the plans. 
 
 In 1S7.") Rev. John Shaw succeeded Mr. Ro,ss. In 187G, the Rev. William II. 
 Poole succeeded him. In the following year Rev. Dr. George Young occupied 
 the pulpit and gave way to William S. Blackstock. Dr. Toveli, Manley Benson, 
 W. T. .letlVey, Dr. Galbiaith, Thon)as Oder\', in succession, filled the pul|)it, until 
 the arrival of the present pastor, Rev. Mr. Ockley, who is regarded with a great 
 love. 
 
 This old church has a history. To the e3es of the world its seemingly un- 
 eventful course has nothing about it to interest. But within its walls ciiaracter 
 has been ip built on sterling foundations and some of tiie men who by lives of 
 lofty ]>urpise have left their imprint ou the generations of their time have stud- 
 ied in the Sunday School and woishipped Goil in tliis old tabernacle. 
 The pastors of Berkeley St. Church since LS(J9 have been t'Mjse : 
 
 18(50, -lames Hani ion. 
 
 lS7()-7l-7-. William N. Ross. 
 
 LS73-74-75, John Shaw. 
 
 lcS7(i-77-7.S, William H. Poole. 
 
 l.S7!), George Young, D.I)., William S. Blackstock. 
 
 l>S<S0-81-«2, W. S. Blackstock. 
 
 1X.S3-S4., Isaac Toveil. 
 
 LS85-8o-cS7, J. E. Starr. 
 
 18«8-Si), Maidey Benson. 
 
 l8!)0-91-'»2, T. W. Jeffrey. 
 
 1S!)3-!)I, William Galbraith. 
 
 1-95-06-97, J. Odery. 
 "" " " ^^ 1 898-99, J. F. Ock ley. 
 
 
JIKEllODIsr CllUUC'HKS 1\ 'lulJOXTO. 173 
 
 Many prominent laymen liavo troiu time to time been connected with Berke- 
 ley St. Cliurcii, and of these we will try to give biographic^ of representative 
 men in as concise and yet accurate terms as possible. 
 
 William (J. Wilkinson, who as always been a conspicuous church worker, was 
 tlio son of the late Christoplier Wilkinson, a native of Cumberland, England, 
 who settled in York about 182'), wheri. he had a successful career as 
 builder and contractor. His son, the subject of this sketch, was l)orn in ISl'l, 
 in Toi-onto, and still lives in his father's old home on Parliament St. Mr. Wil- 
 kinson was educated first privately, and afterwards at the public schools, and 
 from his early manhood np to the present has always taken an active part in 
 the religious and social life of the city. At the age of fourteen Mr. Wilkinson 
 became a cadet among tlie Sons of Temperance, and from that age until the 
 present many af the highest honors that beneticial and philanthropic institution 
 has l)een able to award have been bestowed upon him. 
 
 In 1874 Mr. Wilkinson was appointed to the onerous and responsible position 
 of Secretary-Treasurer of Toronto Public School Board, the duties of which 
 ofHce he has always discharged with complete .satisfaction to everj'one. 
 
 In fraternal and benevolent societies Mr. Wilkinson has been an untiring and 
 active worker, notably in connection with the A. F. and A. M., of which he is a 
 prominent member. 
 
 A great number of years Mr. Wilkinson ba« been connected with the Metho- 
 dist Church in Berkeley St., and has filled many responaiblo offices in connection 
 therewith. He has been a trustee, a member of the Ofhcial Board, President ot 
 the Home Mission Society, a member of the Executive Committee of the Metho- 
 dist Social Union, Secretary of the Sunday School for nearly thirt}- years, and 
 also a metnbcr of the Conference. 
 
 Of Mr. Wilkinson it may be said that everything that he has done or under- 
 taken, he has done well ; he has been no eye-aervant, no man-pleaser, but he lias 
 in all things tried " to do his duty in whatever sti.tion of life it has plea,sed God 
 to call him." 
 
 William L. Edmonds, another well-known member of Berkeley St. Church, 
 was born in the County of Northumberland, P^nglaml, in 18.1!), and two years 
 later was taken by his parents to their native town of Bideford in Devonshire. 
 Here Mr. Edmonds, at the National and afterwards at the Crammar Schools, 
 
174) THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 received his education. He came to Toronto with his parents about the year 
 1874, he being at the time fifteen years of age. He served a five years' appren- 
 ticesfiip to the printing trade, and then for another five years worked as a 
 journeyman printer. In 1885 he became proprietor of the Cannington Gledner, 
 but some three years later disposeil of the paper and returned to Toronto, where 
 he has been engaged since as a journaUst. 
 
 Mr. Edmonds became an adherent of Berkeley St. Church about 1884, and has 
 taken an active part in the work of the congregation, first as a Sunday-School 
 teacher, and afterwards as Assistant Superintendent. For some three years he 
 was President of the Y.P.E.L., has been assistant leader of the Young Men's 
 Class, and also a member of the Quarterly Board. In 188G, Mr. Edmonds mar- 
 ried Miss Ida E. Galley, second daughter of Ex-Alderman E. Galley. Mr. Ed- 
 monds takes a very active part in the promotion of total abstinence, and 
 also in the Y.P.S.C.E., he having been President of the East Toronto District. 
 
 Emei-son Coatswortli, jr., son of the well-known civic ofHcial, was born in 
 Toronto, March 9th, 1854, and received his early education at the Public Schools. 
 Afterwards he attended the British-American Commercial Collofre, and in the 
 year 1875 commenced the study of law. He was articled to Mr., afterwards 
 Judge Rose. In 1879 he was called to the Bar, and for some time was in part- 
 nership with Mr. Rose. Still later Mr. Coatswortli became a member of the firm 
 of McMurray, Coatswortli, Hodgins & Company. Mr. Coatsworth, married in 
 1883, Miss Helen Robertson, of J)eCew FalLs, Ont. In 188(5 Mr. Coatsworth had 
 tho degree »t LL.B. conferred upon him by the IJiiiversifey of Toronto, in recog- 
 nition of his abilities as a barrister. Mr. Coatsworth, in 1891, was elected by 
 the constituency of East Toronto as one of its representatives in the Dominion 
 House of Commons, he sitting in the Conservative interest. In the year 189G 
 Mr. Coatsworth .sought i-e-election, but, owing to the stand he had taken on the 
 Separate School question, a large portion of the electorate declined to give him 
 their support, and altho.igh he conducted his contest with scrupulous fairness 
 and moderation, and with courtesy towards his opponents, he was defeated by a 
 very large majority. 
 
 Mr. Coatsworth's active connection with Berkeley St. Church dates from !870, 
 when he became a Sunday School teacher, afterwards b^ing made Assistant 
 Superintendent, ^nd still later Sup?vintendent. Mr. Coatsworth has been 
 
METHODIST CHUKCIIES IN TOUUNTO. 175 
 
 an attendant all tluough his life at IJorkeley St. Church, has been a 
 member of the Quarterly Board, and is now Treasurer ot" the Trust Board of 
 the Church. 
 
 Of John VV. Bradley a correspondent writes: "To all lovers of music gener- 
 ally, and of vocal music in particular, the very name Bradley is .strikingly famil- 
 iar, even beyond the limits of this city and province." So far as the subject of 
 this sketch is concernetl, the remark just quoted is perfectly correct. Jolin W. 
 Bradley was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in 184' 1. While yet a mere 
 child his parents removed to London, after a few years again removing to the 
 ancient and cathedral city of Chester, where at the King's School ^Ir. Bradley 
 received his early education. In 1853 Mr. Bradley's parents came to Canaia, 
 and John W. Bradley was sent to the Modeli School, Toronto. After being there 
 about three years he became clerk in a hardware store where he remained for 
 some little time, and then entered the railway service of the country, in which 
 work he has continued since. Mr. Bradley married Miss Sarah 11, Gray, a native 
 Torontonian, although her father, Mr. Gray, was an Englishman, and after com- 
 ing to this country was for many years Secretary-Treasurer ot the Toronto and 
 Nipissing ll.R. Mr. Bratlley, like Mr. Edmonds, is an active worker in the tem- 
 perance cause ; he is also a member of the A. ¥. and A. M., and of the A.O.U. VV.; 
 but this sketch began with reference to music, and in this conne'.tion Mrs. Brad- 
 ley's name must now be alluded to. It is almost unaecessaiy to say that she is 
 a brilliant musician, of who-e ability all her friends are justly proud. She is 
 choir directress of Berkeley St. Church for more than fifteen years, previously 
 having been engaged in the iletropolitan Church choir for a long season. On 
 leaving the Metropolitan Church she was presented by the congregation with an 
 illuminated address and a purse of gold. Mrs. Bradley has also been a teacher 
 of vocal music at the Ladies' College, Whitby, and at the Toronto Conservatory 
 of Alusic. Miss Bradley, her daughter, made her debut as a vocalist on Sunday 
 evening. Sept I'lih, 1897, at Berkeley St. Church, and all who heard her were 
 charmed with the way in whicli she acquitted herself. A soa of this family, Mr. 
 Bruce Bradley, is also well known as a tenor singer. 
 
 The remaining biographical sketches relating to Berkeley Street members will 
 be found fully set forth at the eml of the volume. 
 
 The following are the members of the Board of Trustees of Beikeley St. 
 
 Church (18!)9): 
 
17G THE HISTOHY OF THE 
 
 Einer.son Coatswortli, Edwanl Galley, Eiuersoii, CosttswDith, Jr., Fiai\k Hil- 
 lock, William C. Wilkinson, W. J. Hanibly, William Kaaditte. Cliai-les E EJ- 
 momls, Dr. Jerrold Ball, Frank A. Bowdon and 8. 11. Wicketb; Frank Hillock is 
 the Secretary to the Board. 
 
 [With this list of members is concluded the history of Berkeley 8t. Church.] 
 
Broadway Tabernacle. iipP' \<- )'''< 
 
CHAPTER X. 
 
 The Broadway Tabernacle. 
 
 ".."a^^EW l)iul(liiii<;s in Toronto are so well known, or perhaps it will be wiser 
 |5^ "^ to say bettor known, than the Bi'oadway Tabernacle on the north-east 
 Iaj'Wn^ corner oi' Spadina Avenue and College Street. 
 
 The germ of the present Broadway Tabernacle was a little frame 
 
 ic^'Y^ structuro at the corner of Spadina Avenue and St. Patrick Street, a niis- 
 
 sion of the New Connexii)n church on Temperance Street. When the 
 
 church was built one vast unbroken common extended from Plio;be Street clear 
 
 north to Bloor, upon which the military drilled and the small boy romped. 
 
 Mr. James lUouijhton has given many interesting particulars relative to the 
 Broadway Church and from his information much of this account has been com- 
 piknl. 
 
 When the church was completed it was constituted jiart of the Temperance 
 Street circuit, worked by the Rev. David Savage and a young probationer, Rev, 
 Mr. Kershaw It was not a very pietentious structure. The contract price for 
 its entire completion was but Sl,500. Yet it was quite a plucky undertaking for 
 the handful of people upon whom devolved the responsibility of its erection, and 
 had they not been endowed with a supreme faith in the work being of God, 
 they would have shrunk from the task. But they wavered not. Their faith 
 was superior to every ditficulty, and "they builded better than they knew," The 
 furniture of the little edifice was plain and simple, every aiticle being selected 
 more with a view to its utility than to its beauty or ornament. The seats were 
 the anti(]uated long wooden benches, so familiar to those of us who have enjoyed 
 the doubtful luxury of worshipping in the old-fashioned country church. They 
 were not upholstered. You did not observe this as you sat down, but when you 
 rose up the fact had unmistakably communicated itself to you. The manner of 
 making these benches is a lost art. The secret must have died with the inventor. 
 It required a master-hand to adjust the two slats which formed the back, the 
 under one to catch the average youngster right under the ear.s, the lower one to 
 press vigorously between the vertebra.' of every adult. 
 
 177 
 
178 TUE lllSTOKY OF THE 
 
 There were tlie usual spocml service.s in connection with the opening,', the first 
 sermon being delivered hy llev. David Savage. In the evening the pulpit was 
 occupied by the late Robert Wilkes, who had been an active promoter of the new 
 cause. The present Broadway Tabernacle stands to-day a monument of his zeal 
 and liberality. Not alone did he contribute to the erection of the first place of 
 worship. He watched the progress of the new cause with the tenderest solicitude, 
 and when the growth of the congregation seemed to warrant a larger church, and 
 the trustees undertook to build the white brick building since pulled down, Mr. 
 Wilkes' ready sympathy and substantial aid were again forthcoming. He went 
 to the manager of one of the banks and gave instructions to advance the trustees 
 whatever money they recjuired, and ho would be responsible. Had not this aid 
 been extended, the trustees would have been unable to proceed with the second 
 building, and the splendid temple now in use would probably never have been 
 erected. 
 
 It is a singular coincidence that the last sermon Mr. Wilkes delivered was in 
 this brick church. The distressing circumstances of his untimely death aie well 
 known. A short time afterwards, whilst he and his family were visiting at 
 Sturgeon Point, he, his .second daughter, Florence, and his only sou, Robert, were 
 drowned in sight of the agonized wife and mother. 
 
 At the close of Mr. Savage's term, the Rev S. B. Gundy was appointed to the 
 Temperance Street circuit. His assistant was the Rev. Joshua Kay. At Mr. 
 Gundy's death, the Rev. William Smyth took charge. Tiie second winter of his 
 pastorate witnessed a revival, which (juickeneil the membeiship and adde<l a 
 considerable number to the church roll. Mr. Smyth was succeeded by the llev. 
 James F. Metcalfe. During Mr. Metcalfe's pastorate the ujission grant of S300 
 was withdrawn from the struggling cause. The pi.'ople, though startled, were 
 not dismayed. They met the increased responsibility with increased liberality 
 and continued to thrive. 
 
 At this time the membership comprised .somts sixty persons. The salary 
 promised the pastor was ."r^GOO, and as the total receipts from all sources, and for 
 all purposes, amounted to about eighty-three dollars per quai'ter, it is not to be 
 wondered at that there was some mi.sgivings as to how the expenses of the circuit 
 were to be met. But a reference to the church records oi the time sho\vs how it 
 was done. Some of the ofiicials, none of whom were weakhy, contributed as 
 much as fifty dollars when a deficiency was reported. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 179 
 
 Durinp; Mr. Metcalfe's pastonite the union of the Wesleyan and new Con- 
 nexion bodies wai consununated. This broiif^ht the weak young chinch too 
 close to the strong Queen Street cause, and it was thought wise to remove t'artht;r 
 " up town," though at that time the new site was far out in the country. Wlien 
 the building was drawn out from the St. Patrick Street corner, and faced north 
 towards College Street, the surroiindini;s were ciuite different from what they are 
 to-day. Spadina Ave. was not then the finely paved thoroughfare it now is; it 
 was in much the condition the farmer had left it when he cut up his farm into 
 town lots — narrow, irregular, inieven — and the passage up street was a rough one. 
 Neither were there any granolithic paveuK'nts in those days. On the oast side 
 of the street there was no sidewalk whatever, whilst on the west a couple of 
 narrow boards laid parallel served to keep the feet of the pedestrian from the 
 deep mud on either hand. 
 
 The new site on the corner of Spadina Ave. and College Street was reached 
 without accident, and the building placed in almost the same position it stood 
 until removed a few years ago. 
 
 ])uring the "flitting," services were held on the. corner of Lippincott and 
 College Streets, in a small building which has been used as a Bible Chrisiian 
 mission. Two months afterward the people were back again in their own church. 
 In the interval it had been freshly kalsomined, and cunning workmen had j)aintcd 
 across the farther end the wonderful scroll which remains to this day. 
 
 From this time the church grew rapidly, the union having augmented its 
 foicos by a number of old Wesleyans — Mr. Price, Mr. Terry, Mr. Bawden, Mr. 
 Thompson, and others. 
 
 The parsonage during Mi'. Metcalfe's pastorate was one of some tall, rough-cast 
 residences on the east crescent between Division and Russel Streets. 
 
 Mr. Metcalfe was succeeded by the Rev. J. W. Annis, who being then a " young 
 man," could only remain one year. At the last meeting of the Quarterly Board 
 previous to Mr. Annis' removal, which was in June of 1878, the membership was 
 reported as IKJ. During the year, thirteen had removed, two had died, and there 
 had been received from other churches by letter twenty-six. The superintendent 
 of the Sunday-school, Mr. E. Terry, reported that the teachers and ofKcers num- 
 bered seventeen, " all members of the church." There wei'e in the infant class, 
 forty-five; in the main school, seventy-seven; and in the Bible class, twenty 
 
180 THE HISTORY OF THK 
 
 scholars. The average attendance was ninety-five, and the total on the roll 
 w..i 142. 
 
 A.^ this time the library contained 3S0 volumes, and fifty copies of the Sunday 
 School Advocate were taken by the school. 
 
 Mr. Annis was succeeiled by the Rev. Coverdale Watson, now in the British 
 Columbia Conference. The membership continuing to increase, the oflicials 
 thought themselves justified in proceeding to build a new and larger place of 
 worship. This decision resulted in the erection of the white brick church, which 
 has .since given place to the new and imposing edifice who.se noble proportions 
 excite such universal admiration. 
 
 After the completion of the new church, the old building continued to be used 
 by the Sunday-school and for the social meetings ; and whilst the present 
 structure was in course of ei'ection, it was, when a large temporary addition had 
 been made to it, again occupied by the congregation foi- the regular aei-vices. 
 
 It was July of the year 1878 that the Rev. Coverdale Watson was placed in 
 charge of the Spadina Avenue Methodist Church, succeeding the Rev. J. W, 
 Annis. At this time the congregation was still worshipping in the original 
 little frame structure. 
 
 The first reference in the otticial documents looking towards the erection of a 
 larger place of worship occurs in the minute.s of the Quarterly Board, under 
 date of August 30th, 1878, when, according to the chronicler of the time " a 
 conversation ensued as to building a new church," and subsequently a committee 
 was appointed to inquire as to plans and cost. 
 
 The committee was relieved of the arduous task of deciding upon a location 
 for the new building, as the site, it will be remembered, had already been 
 chosen, the little church, when removed from the corner of Spadina Avenue and 
 St. Patrick St., having been placed on the rear of the lot tke trustees having 
 then in view the possible early requirement of a larger and more modern 
 structure. This lot, purchased some few years before, cost the Board 837.50 
 per foot. College St. frontage. 
 
 Previous to Mr. Watson's coming to the circuit there had not been muck talk 
 of a new church, but the new pastor's intense activity, and forceful and eloquent 
 preaching, so increased tlio at^.f^v-dance that the old building was soon rendered 
 inadequate and a new church became a necessity. Many and anxious were the 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 181 
 
 discussions as to ways and means. The membership was still under t,vo hun- 
 dred, and the materia' wealth of the conrfregation easily estimated. 
 
 Hi. waver, after luUy considering the matter, it was decided that a new church 
 should be built, a«id in the spring of 187!) work was begun. 
 
 Just at this time an incident occiirrod whdeh showed that a special Providence 
 was watching over the enterprise. Aftes the union of the Wesley an and New 
 Connexion bodies, the old Temperance St. Church was not required, so the 
 authorities decided to sell the property and hand over the proeeids, less what 
 was necessary for the settlement of all claims, to the new cause in the west end. 
 Hence, one fine morning, Mr, Jolm Price, then Treasurer of the Trust Board, 
 founi' himself in possession of 8.).095.85, as a result of the sale. Here 'vas an 
 unexpectei' assistance — a very substantial nucleus for a building fund — and 
 expressions of thankfulness and nmtual congratulations were freely indulged 
 in. 
 
 The work of buikling was now pushed forward vigorously, but tiuie and again 
 would operations have ceased had it not been for the sage advice and practical 
 aid extended by the late Robert Wilkes. The lively interest he had taken in 
 the establishment of the struggling mission (an interest wuich prompted him to 
 contribute personally, for some time, .SS.OO a week in its behalf) still continued, 
 and the proposal to enlarge the borders of Spadina Church had his full 
 approval. 
 
 The corner stone of the new structure was laid by Mi's. Wilkes, both she and 
 her husband contributing handsomely towards the building fund. Building 
 operations proceeded during the summer of '79, and on Sunday, 21 >t of March, 
 1880, dedicatory sermons were preached. 
 
 The new building had cost about .§10,000, and at the time of opening a debt 
 existed of some i?l 1,000. At the usual social service on the following Monday 
 evening this was reduced by subscriptions amounting to 83,000, 
 
 After the opening of the new church the congregation and membership in- 
 cieaseil rapidl}^ and at the close of Mr. Watson's pastorate a roll of 300 members 
 was turned over to his successor, the Rev. J. H. Locke, and Mr. Locke character- 
 ized this return of members aa the most correct he had ever seen. 
 
 Ln June, 1880, 3Ir. Watson was transferred to the British Columbia Confer- 
 ence, where he was made Chairman of a district over the heads of many older 
 
182 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 and exp'M'ienced men, his great executive ability having recommended itself to 
 the Conference. His pastorate at Spadina was a most successful one, and he 
 left for his new field followed by the loving prayers of all to whom he had 
 ministered. Mr. Watswn especially excelled as a pastor, having, as a house-to- 
 house visitor, few equals. And yet his activity in this direc tion was not per- 
 mitted to impair hia efficiency as a preacher. He was always impressive in the 
 pulpit, appealing affectionately and tenderly to the consciences of his hearet'.s, 
 and a divine bles-iiiig seemed always to accompany his words. 
 
 Mr. Watson's self-.sacrificing s)iirit, too, was remarkable. A circumstance is 
 recalled which shows this When the .second church was completed, and the 
 duties and responsibilities of the pastor had greatly increased, the Board pro- 
 po.sed to advance his salary. The proposal, however, was .strenuously opposed 
 by the pastor himself, who declared that the income would not warrant such 
 increase. 
 
 Undoubtedly the hand of God was seen in the choice of a successor to Mr. 
 Watson. Ttlr. Watson's term had not been marked by any special revival in- 
 gathering, but the seed of the word had been carefully and prayerfully sown, 
 and in the Rev. J. H. L')cko was found a preacher and pastor eminently qualified 
 to reap the field "already white to harvest," and not for long did he postpone 
 the i-eaping. Early in his pastorate he put in the sickle and a glorious harvest 
 was the result. Tlie revival under Mr. Locke, which is still frequently referred 
 to, was a most gracious ini^athering, and many of those who are to-day most 
 active in Church and Sunday-school work were then first awakened to the 
 claims of God upon the homage of their lives. Daring the first year of Mr. 
 Locke's pastorate the membership of the church was doubled. 
 
 Mr. Locke remained in this charge for the full pastoral term, and was suc- 
 cee(le<l by the Rev. Thomas Grifiith. Under Mr. Griffith the congregation and 
 membership continued to increase, and much regret was felt and expressed when 
 he announced his intei;tion to accept a call to Philadelphia, asking to be relieved 
 before his time expired. Reluctantly the Board consented, and the Conference 
 appointed the Rev. S. C. Philp, jr., to fill in the remaining part of the ecclesias- 
 tical year. 
 
 As early as 1886, only about six years after its completion, there were frequent 
 expreasions as to the necessity of either enlarging this second church or of 
 
MKTHODIST CHUKCHES IN TOKUNTO. 183 
 
 huildin^f a new one. The rapid growth of this part of tlie city, and the con- 
 stantly growinji; congregation, seemed to call for some action, and one SuncUiy 
 morning Mr. GritHth asked for a special ottering for this purpose. / remarkal^e 
 contribution was the result, some 83,000 in cash having been placed upon 
 the plates. 
 
 No definite action, however, was taken until after the appointment in June, 
 1,S87, of the Rev. W. R. Parker, D.]) With Dr. Parker's advent, the project of 
 a new church was revived, and after fre(]uent meetings and protracted discussions 
 the trustees decided to take down the second chuich to make room for a larger 
 and more modern buildi' g. 
 
 This deci.sion was naturally not reached without opposition. There were 
 those who had made great sacrifices of time and means to secuie their tlien place 
 of worship, and to have it demolished after a brief seven years of service, was to 
 them nothing short of .sacrilege, and we can respect the feelings of those who 
 thought tiius. But necessity knows no sentiment, and the ruthless hand of the 
 destroyer stayed not until every vestige of the "second church " had disappeared. 
 The well-known architect, j\lr. E. J. Lennox, was instructed to draw the plans 
 foi- the new edifice, which were approved of by the Board. Tenders were at 
 once called for. The contract for the brick work was secured by Charles 
 Mitchell ; Moyer & McCall did the carpenter's work and R. T. Brown received 
 the order for the plastering. 
 
 Building operations were commenced in the fall of 1887 and the dedicatory 
 services were held in the spring of 1889. Senator Cox performed the ceremony 
 of laying the corner-stone. During the time of the erection of the new churchy 
 the congregation worshipped in a tempoi'ary wooden building in the rear of the 
 church site. 
 
 Tlie new building was duly completed. It is a massive structure situate on 
 the north-east corner at the intersection of Spauina Avenue and College Street. 
 This location upon a rising eminence, wliere thb incieasiag traffic of College 
 Street, the city's northern artery, is lost in the spacious breadth of that magnifi- 
 cent thoroughfare, Spadina Avenue, is perhaps unequalled in Toronto. The 
 building is a handsome structure, designed in modern Romanesque, and presents 
 an appearance of diji;nity and solidity. Though built almost wholly of brick, it 
 has been given an uncommon appearance by the skilful use of cut bricks and 
 
184 TIllC msToKY OK THE 
 
 relicl's of Cleveland free stoiiO. Tlus fact that it is a basement church coulij 
 never be guessed from '^^ o outside. Tie buihiin^ has :< frontage on College 
 Street of 96 feet, on 8|tadina Avenue of lOO feet, and wiU seat 1,800 people. 
 The most striking feature is the Uiain towei', tliat rises from the streetward 
 corner to a height of 130 feet. It is cmphaticairy a tower, and not a spire, 
 though, for all that, it is of graceful and symmetrical pioportions. A lielfry 
 surmounts it, made in the form of a colonnade of hrick colnnms, and over this is 
 a pointed roof, tastefully tiled. Two other towers marl-' the extreme corners of 
 the edifice, and, between these jutting towers, the sides of the cliurch are hugely 
 occupied by beautiful gables, tilled in with heavy rnuliioned windows, and well 
 relieved with diapers and string mouldings. Other portiixis of the building are 
 carried out in keejiing with these main features, but in a (|uieter manner. 
 The main public entiances are through the .s(juthern towers, while four r^omy 
 staircases lead to the gallery. The audience room of the church is in the form 
 of an amphitheatre, eminently calculated to j)lace every pew within voice and 
 eye range of the pulpit. 'J'he chancel is of the usual style, and provides a place 
 for the choir, behind the clergyman and in front of the large organ — one of the 
 best of \Varren'.s make. 
 
 The interior over the nave takes the form of an octagon dome, at each angle 
 of which massive columns rise from the floor through the gallery to the roof, 
 supporting both. Heavy eniiched arches stretcli from cclumn to column ab(.ve 
 the gallery, and in the interior of the dome the walls rise uj) jierpendicularly, 
 ornamented with delicate and beautiful corners and frieze work. 
 The oiiginal Trustee Board was composed of : 
 
 William E. Souihgate, Secretary. A. Thompson. 
 
 William Calvert. Miles Vokes. 
 
 J(din Douglas. M. W. S. Dingman. 
 
 J. L. Hughes. H. C. Salmon. 
 
 W. H. Carrick. F. W. Winter. 
 
 1. J. Death. W. F. Mountain. 
 
 James Broughton. W. R. Steward, Treasurer. 
 
 S. E. Harris. 
 The first class leaders were John Price, Andrew Thompson, John Douglas, 
 Mrs. Calvert and William Calvert. Mr. Shannon, now of the Parkdale Church, 
 officiated as first choir leader and organist. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 185 
 
 J. L, Hughes, the school inspector, for many years was Superintendent of the 
 Sunday School. He was succeeded for a short time by H. C. Salmon, after whom 
 N. F. Caswell followed and has now occupied the position for some five years. 
 His assistant is Mr. Hunt. 
 
 The Sunday School is in a flourishing condition, with an attendance of some 
 GOO to 700 scholars. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Parker having filled his term of three years, was succeeded by 
 Rev. Dr. Pliilp, a faithful pastor. 
 
 Then Rev. J. C. Speer occupied the pulpit, and so great was the regard in 
 which lie was universally held that for four years he occujiied the pastorate. 
 
 In giving a history of Broadway Tabernacle it would not be right to omit a 
 reference to the trying circumstances through which the church passed in the 
 years 1897 98. 
 
 On January 1st, 1897, there was a debt on the Church property of more than 
 $7;) ,000, and for a long period subsequent to the date just mentioned the trustees 
 of the Tabernacle were perplexed as to the ways and means they could devise to 
 meet the interest on this large sum and also reduce the principal. The fairest 
 manner of recounting how this trouble was overcome will be to publish word for 
 word the Rev. J. Odery's address to his people, dated April 30th, 1899. It was 
 as follows : 
 
 " It is with profound thankfulness to Almighty God that we present to you our 
 annual report for the year ending April 30, 1899. 
 
 The past year has been the most eventful year of our Church history. Its clear 
 blue was beclouded by many doubts and fears and misgivings. The financial 
 burden had become intolerable ; brave hearts trembled for the ark of the Lord. 
 Bu." the darkest hour proved but the prelude to the coming dawn ; for, by the 
 bles-iing of God and the tireless efforts of our faithful oflicials, by the generous 
 gift!) of the congregation and the liberality of our friends, the crisis is overpast. 
 Our debt has been reduced from $75,000 to 840,500. But our debt is still large, 
 and it v^ill require the continued liberality of all our friends, and the prompt dis- 
 charge of every financial obligation, to meet all the requirements of the Church. 
 
 It is pleasing to know that the lightening of our burden has sent the throb of 
 new life through all the departments of our Church work. The social means of 
 grace have been deeply spiritual, enthusiastic and helpful. 
 13 
 
186 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Our faithful superintendents, with their devoted Htatf, have broun;ht our Sab- 
 bath School to a high state of proficiency, and have gathered a rare harve.st of 
 young souIh for the MasterH kijigdom. 
 
 The Epworth League has won an enviable record. By its growing spiritu- 
 ality and earnest ettbrts it has proved an invaluable help in the progress of the 
 Church. 
 
 The inauguratioti of the Boys' Brigade is a new feature in our Church work, 
 but under the guidance of its enthu.siastic otReers it has done much to improve 
 the physical manhood and the spiritual welfare of its young soldiers. 
 
 It would bo ungrateful not to put on record the cheerful service, the hearty 
 co-operation, the kindly solicitude, which the otKcers and members of the Church 
 have accorded to their pastor in all the workings of the Church. If we but enter 
 this new year with renewed consecration to God, with increased fidelit}' to the 
 social means of grace, with unfaltering faith in the Divine Word, the future of 
 Broadway Tabernacle is big with piomise. May the old-time blessing be the 
 portion of all those who foregather within the Church we love : 
 
 ' The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make His face to shine upon thee 
 and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up His countenance upon tliee and give 
 
 thee peace,' 
 
 Joseph Odeut, Pastor." 
 So as to make this matter perfectly clear and leave no room for doubt or cause 
 for faultfindin,^ on the part of those who are always ready to rejoice at the 
 troubles of any Church, be it Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterian or Romanist, the 
 full accounts of Broadway Tabernacle for 1898 are herewith appended : 
 
 BROADWAY METHODIST TABERNACLE. 
 
 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Missionary Fund §979 77 
 
 Educational Fund 9+ (M) 
 
 For Year ending April 30th, 1899. Superannuatiun Fund . . 99 0") 
 
 Union Church Rehef Fund . . 3 15 
 
 RECEIPTS Contingent Fund 110 38 
 
 S. S. Aid Fund 10 00 
 
 Collections, loose .?2,0.51 35 Sustentation Fund 3 00 
 
 " envelope 3,159 46 Union Church Relief 4 60 
 
 $5,210 81 1,307 55 
 
 Pew Rent 2,425 72 Sunday School Anniversary Collections 93 48 
 
 Building Fund 145 00 Ladies' Aid Loan 122 .37 
 
 Interest 203 39 Deaconess Aid Sooi'^ty 9 02 
 
 Choir 28 00 
 
 Special Freewill Offering 13,500 00 $23,047 64 
 
 Freewill Offering, old 2 00 Balance from May lat, 1898 997 72 
 
 $21,515 12 $24,045 26 
 
METIlOniST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 
 
 187 
 
 DISIUTKSKMKNTS. 
 
 RalarieH 82,r)0n 00 
 
 Kuiil (rai'Hoimgu) 
 
 (illH 
 
 KxpeiisiiH 
 
 Print iiij^ 
 
 Ailviul ising 
 
 Fuel 
 
 Bell Telephone Co 
 
 Water 
 
 l'ull)it. Su|>i)ly 
 
 Orgiiii llepuirs 
 
 Legal Expenses 
 
 Interewl 
 
 Insurance 
 
 Hills piiviil)le I 1,1 (to 00 
 
 Star Lii'eCd 13,f)00 (M» 
 
 Ladies' Aid Loan 
 
 Deacoiit'ss Aid Society 
 
 S. S. Anniversary 
 
 Missionary Fund JjljOTO 13 
 
 Kducatioiial Fund 95 00 
 
 Superannuation Fund MM) 00 
 
 Union (Miurch Relief Fund. . . 10 31 
 
 C'ontinjicnt F'und 66 55 
 
 S. S. Ai<l Fund 15 00 
 
 Suslentation F'untl 13 01 
 
 General Conference Fund. ... 13 '20 
 
 •27.-) 
 
 00 
 
 155 
 
 70 
 
 179 M7 
 
 97 
 
 00 
 
 10 
 
 80 
 
 iJll 
 
 50 
 
 •25 
 
 00 
 
 24 '20 
 
 28 
 
 00 
 
 19 
 
 35 
 
 $3,532 
 
 42 
 
 noi 
 
 57 
 
 1,641 
 
 72 
 
 175 
 
 00 
 
 14,600 00 
 
 122 
 
 37 
 
 9 
 
 02 
 
 93 48 
 
 Epworth League 
 
 Special Freewill Offering 
 
 Balance 
 
 - 1,473 20 
 13 00 
 85 14 
 
 §22,249 92 
 . 1,79.-) 34 
 
 $24,045 26 
 
 STATEMENT rUKKWIM. OKKKRINO riTND. 
 
 To Amount ]mu\ Star Life Co JII3,.'')(K» 00 
 
 " Note iiiuluring 125 00 
 
 " liuildiiig Fund 60 00 
 
 " Hulance on hand per bank book. . 25 35 
 
 fl3,710 35 
 
 liy Amount ner printed Statement. . (13,<)9I 84 
 " Albert Itlacknian 
 
 " A. Siiunders . 
 
 " Interest . . . . 
 
 " F.xtra amount in Treasury 
 
 4 08 
 
 4 08 
 
 10 25 
 
 10 
 
 $13,710 36 
 
 i.i.xnii.iTiKs. 
 
 Star Life Co $46,500 00 
 
 Accrued Interest to A])ril 30th 775 GO 
 
 $47,275 00 
 
 Balance on hand per Church 
 
 C. B .'SI, 795 34 
 
 Balance on hand per Free- 
 will Oilering C. 15 25 .35 
 
 Less Cash on hand 
 
 1,820 69 
 
 Total Liabilities .$45,454 3'. 
 
 Awlittd and found correct. 
 
 W. J. WUARIN, 
 
 Auditor. 
 
 Hr(iii C. Salmon, 
 Church Treasurer. 
 
 The preceding figures speak for themselves, and from them can be learned the 
 exact position from a financial point of view occupied by the Trustees of Broad- 
 way Tabernacle. 
 
 The ministers of the Church, first known as Spadina Avenue and subsequently 
 as Broadway Tabernacle, have been these : 
 
 1874-75 William Smyth. 
 
 187G James F. Metcalfe. 
 
 1877 Jeremiah W. Annis. 
 
 1878-79-80 Coverdale Watson. 
 
 1881-82-83 J. H. Locke. 
 
 1884-85-86 Thomas Griffith, S.C. Philp. 
 
 1887-88-89 W. R. Parker, D.D. 
 
188 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 lS!)()-91-92 John Philp, M.A. 
 
 1 89:}-!)4-9r)-<)G J. C. Speer. 
 
 lH97fm-99 Joseph O.lory. 
 
 The menibor.s of the Trust Board of the liioadway Methodist Tabernacle on 
 April 3()th, 1899, were these : 
 
 F. W. Winter, J. N. MciKendry, E. J. Partridge, G. L. Wilson, H. Sherris, W. 
 H. Gilpin, H. C. Salmon, Frank Denton, R. T. Brown, Thomas Milburn, W. E. 
 Southgate, Miles Yokes, Secretary ; N. F. Caswell, J. L. Hughes. 
 
 The Quarterly l>oard consisted, at the same date, of the following Stewards: 
 
 C. llambly, F. W. Winter, Recording Steward; T. Milburn, G. L. Wilson, 
 Assistant Recording Steward ; Miles Voices, W. H. Meredith, H. Sherris, Poor 
 Fund Steward. 
 
 The local preachers in 1899 wore : 
 
 A. Maguire, J. L. Hughes, G. L. Wilson, Dr. A. M. Scott, A. Chard. 
 
 The Finance Committee, con.sisting of the Trust Board representatives, was thus 
 constituted : 
 
 M. Vokes, F. W. Winter, H. Sherris, Frank Denton, R. T. Brown, Chairman; 
 H. C. Salmon, Treasurer. 
 
 The " notes " at the end of this volume will be found to contain furtlier informa- 
 tion relative to individual members of this church. So far as practicable an 
 accurate history of the inception, rise and progress of this well-known centre of 
 Methodism has been given in the preceding pages, and where any mistakes are 
 made the indulgence of the reader is entreated. 
 

 ^i^§^ 
 
 CHAPTER XI. 
 
 Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 I[ERl')()U IINK Street Methodist Chiucli has two cliiof chaructfristics. 
 The congre^'ation is one of the largest in the city, and the building 
 in which they worship is one of the Imndsoinest heliniging to the 
 Methodist Church in the Dominion of Canada. 
 Where the piesent inagnificont Ijuihling now stands there was at first 
 plain but pretty Gothic church, seating some five hunch'ed people. This 
 was enlarged in 1870 so that the structure thon nieasuretl 101 bv 60 feet. At the 
 same time the i)reHi'nt school-room to the east of the existing church, with its CDn- 
 necting hall and school-rooins, was built. 
 
 So rapidly was the congregation growing that even this eidaiged edifice was 
 not surticiently capacious to meet its requirements, consecpiently the present 
 building was erected, the old one being taken down. The church, as it now 
 stands, is 114 feet long and 87 feet wide in the auditorium ; the eastern p«\rt, 
 whicli is 27 feet in width, is occupied as a vestry, library and Bible-class room. 
 The infant class and committee rooms, all of which have communication into the 
 main school-room, are still further to the east. The rear building also includes 
 the crgan and choir recess, the latter being 32 feet wide, spanned by a semi- 
 circular arch, and room is thus atlbrded for a large organ and a choir of sixty 
 persons. 
 
 A few years after the erection of the present Sherbourne Street Church a 
 writer of the time thus describes it : 
 
 " Almost every church has some distinctive peculiarity that gives it an indi- 
 vidual entity, by vhich it stands forth in a character entirely its own. This in- 
 dividuality in the case of the Sherbourne Street Church is the immense clear span 
 of the auditorium, measuring 75 feet, and 43 feet high in the centre. Being free 
 from pillars, there is no obstruction to a perfect view of the pulpit from all parts 
 of the room. The ceiling is of elliptical form with moulded ribs and foliated 
 bosses in plaster. The walls are prettily tinted a light terra cotta, with the ribs 
 of a darker shade, and the ceiling a light creamy salmon tint. Large stained 
 
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190 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 glasi windows abundantly light the room, while chastely- wrought antique brass 
 gasaliers alford brilliant illumination at night. These gas fittings were procured 
 in New York, and are of the most beautiful design, the pendants being especially 
 graceful as they hang from the ornamental bosses. 
 
 "The auditorium proper measures 75x79 feet, with transepts projecting four 
 feet on each side. The arrangement is amphitheatral, the floor gently declining 
 to the pulpit platform. The latter is panelled in ash, the same wood being used 
 in finishing the room and the vestibule. The gallery is of horseshoe form, but 
 occupies only the west end of a small portion of the sides of the building, thus 
 leaving the large part of the room entirely free and unobstructed. The only ob- 
 jection noticed by the report is the narrowness of the gallery stairways. Should 
 any panic occur, they would undoubtedly fail to grant egress to the number of 
 people the gallery can contain. It is supported by five slender iron pillars, and 
 has a rich iron front, decorated in bronze. Every part of the church is carpeted 
 with Brussels, in green and gold shades. 
 
 " Another novel arrangement is the seating. There are no pews in the room, 
 but mahogany-tinted folding chairs are ranged in such a way as to give ample 
 and comfortable seating accommodation. Twelve hundred persons can be accom- 
 modated by these, and two or three hundred more with camp-stools. Then, parti- 
 cular attention has been given to heating and ventilation. Four large furnaces are 
 used, the smoke pipes from which rarefy the air in large brick extract shafts into 
 which are carried ducts connected with numerous gratings in or near the floors. 
 These are supplemented by two tiled and brick recesses on either side of the ros- 
 trum which open into the above-mentioned shafts. Gas logs are placed in these 
 recesses by which the outflowing current can be accelerated. 
 
 " The basement is fitted up with a large kitchen and other conveniences, and 
 the portion under the auditorium can be used as a tea or lunch room. The entire 
 cost of the building was S40.000." 
 
 The architects were Messrs. Langley & Burke. 
 
 The first inception of Sherboume Street Church was owing to the exertions of 
 some of the members of Elm Street, who lived in the eastern part of the city, and 
 conceived the design of building a new church for their own convenience in the 
 first place, and in the second because that particular section of the city afforded 
 a fertile field. A committee was appointed by the Elm Street Church Board to 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 191 
 
 procure a site, and the consec[uonce was that the lot on the south-east corner of 
 Sherbourne and Carlton Streets was unanimously chosen. As has been stated 
 in the early part of this article, a church was erected in 1872, That soon became 
 too small and had to be enlarged, but the enlarged building was also soon found 
 to bo too small, and the present church was erected. 
 
 PerhajiH it will be as well if, in speaking of and describing Sherbourne Street 
 Church, the account given by the authorities of that congregation is quoted, or 
 at least a portion of it. It runs thus : 
 
 The church originally built on the site of the present edifice was a plain gothic 
 structure of brick, 54 by 75 feet, with front porch built upon a very heavy but- 
 tressed foundation, with a view to its serving as the base for a tower. The side 
 walls were buttressed and contained five gothic windows. The interior was 
 severely plain — a gallery crossed the west end and was for the most part unoc- 
 cupied, except by the choir ; the ground floor afforded accommodation for about 
 300. It was dedicated March 24th, 1872, oy the Rev. Wm. Morley Punshon, D.D. 
 
 The enlargement was completed 25th of April, 1876, and reopening services 
 were conducted by Rev. B. I. Ives, D.D., of Auburn, N.Y, The enlargement con- 
 sisted of an addition of twenty-six feet to the church proper, of which twenty feet 
 was in the shape of an octagon transept, widening the church at the pulpit end 
 to sixty-six feet. These transepts were groined and enriched by mouldings and 
 bosses. A curved ceiling, finishing with a neat arch around the head of each 
 window, replaced the former plain one, and the walls were colored to correspond 
 with the new part. The present school, hall and class rooms to south of same 
 were added at this time. 
 
 The new building is in the Romanesque style of architecture, freely treated to 
 suit modern requirements, and is built of grey Credit Valley stone, with dress- 
 ings of brown stone from the same quarries. The effect is harmonious and artis- 
 tic, the colors being just sufficient in contrast to be bright and pleasing to the 
 eye. 
 
 The new portion is 11 4! feet long by 87 feet wide, extreme dimensions, the 
 easterly 27 feet, adjoining the old school room, being occupied by a vestry, library, 
 two Bible class rooms, committee and infant class rooms. The latter room com- 
 municates with the main school b}"^ folding doors. 
 
 The organ and choir recess is also located in the rear building, thus occupying 
 
192 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 no space in the auditorium ; it is 32 feet wide .and spanned by a bold serai-circular 
 arch, giving space for a laige orgai. and a clioii of fifty-six voices. 
 
 The auditorium is 75 feet wide (the transept 82 feet) in one clear span (the 
 first of such width in Toronto), with a ceiling 43 feet high at the apex. The 
 walls are broken by shallow transepts on either side. The ceiling is of elliptic 
 form with moulded ribs and foliated bosses in plaster. The walls are tinted a 
 lir^ht terra cotta, the ribs a darker shade of the same, and the ceiling a light creamy 
 salmon tint. 
 
 The gallery is of horseshoe form, but occupies only the west end and a small 
 portion of the sides of the building, leaving the north and south transepts entirely 
 free and unobstructed. 
 
 The Board of Trustees of Sherbourne Street Church is composed of the follow- 
 ing members : 
 
 Richard Brown", John N. Lake, John Hillock, J. W. Henderson, W. Sterling, R. 
 Wickens, George A. Cox, A. E. Kemp, J. D. Ivey, A. E. Ames, Secretary, and H. 
 H. Fudger, Treasurer. 
 
 Until the year 1878 the names of the clergy who officiated at Sherbourne 
 Street are to be found in the list of those who filled the Elm Street pulpit. In 
 the year just named, though, Sherbourne Street became a separate charge and 
 the ministers since then have been these : 
 
 1878, Thomas W. Jeffrey. 
 
 1879, '80, '81, John B. Clarkson, M.A, 
 1882, '83, '84, Samuel J. Hunter. 
 1885, '86, '87, S. J. Shorey. 
 
 1888, '89, '90, E. A. Stafford, M.A., LL.B. 
 1891, '92, '93, Thomas Manning. 
 1894, '^5, '90, James Henderson, D.D. 
 
 1897, R. P. B.jwles. 
 
 1898, '99, James Anen. 
 
 There being a considerable debt on the Sherbourne Street Church, though there 
 is no cause for anxiety as to the welfare of the congregation in the present, nor 
 doubts as regards their future, it has beei deemed expedient in writing this 
 history to, as far as ever it is practicable, put both sides of all questions before 
 the public. That is the reason why the accounts of this church are here given in 
 
METHODiST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 
 
 193 
 
 full. A perusal of them will at once show on h w sound a financial basis the 
 church is. With these accounts is brought to a termination this the eleventh 
 chapter of our history. 
 
 Annual Statement for the year ending September 30th, t898. 
 
 Treasurer in account with Trustees of Sherbourno Street Methodist Church. 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 (^urroiii 
 lncouio. 
 
 Balance from last year $ '24 80 
 
 Collections (39 Sunilays) , . . 1,690 .".7 
 
 Anniversary Collection Si)? 80 
 
 Proceeds of Service of Praise. 62 80 
 From Pupils for use of Organ 9 80 
 
 Total Current Income $2,.S45 86 
 
 Seat Rent 3,2.3.3 00 
 
 Repaid by Quarterly Board 36 00 
 
 «5,6U 86 
 
 EXPENDITURE. 
 
 Last year's account. $488 31 
 
 Current 
 lOxpenscs. 
 
 Sexton * 445 00 
 
 Organist and Choir 1, 100 35 
 
 Fuel and (Ja.s 463 24 
 
 Insurance 100 00 
 
 Annual Charges .^88 27 
 
 Total Current Expenses 2,786 86 
 
 Parsonage Repairs Account 74 9.5 
 
 Quarterly Board proportion of printing 18 75 
 
 Interest 1,276 2.5 
 
 Instalment on Mortgage 1 ,000 00 
 
 Balance in Bank 295 83 
 
 $5,940 95 
 Deduct Insurance paid last j'ear.J 41 25 
 
 Accounts unpaid 284 84 
 
 326 09 
 
 ?5,614 86 
 
 PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 DR. 
 
 Quarterly Board $ 18 35 
 
 Sexton 445 00 
 
 Insurance (proportion) 100 00 
 
 Annual Charges (balance) 515 67 
 
 Organist and Choir 1,190 35 
 
 Fuel and Gas 463 24 
 
 Interest 1,276 25 
 
 Furniture Account 350 00 
 
 Parsonage Repairs 74 95 
 
 Balance added to Capital 1,198 81 
 
 $5,632 62 
 
 Collections. 
 Seat Rent . . 
 
 CR. 
 
 .$2,248 37 
 . 3,384 25 
 
 $5,632 62 
 
194 
 
 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 BALANCE SHEET, SEPTEMBER 30th, 1898. 
 
 ASSETS. 
 
 Church Property $85,665 39 
 
 Furniture 2,(X)5 84 
 
 Organ 5,375 06 
 
 Parbonage 4,00() 00 
 
 Quarterly Board 18 75 
 
 Subscriptions 1 1 1 95 
 
 Insurance Prepaid 38 75 
 
 Casli in Savings Bank 295 83 
 
 Cash in hand of Seat Committee 200 50 
 
 $77,712 07 
 
 LIABILITIES. 
 
 Mortgage .i;29,500 00 
 
 Aocounts unpaid 284 84 
 
 Capital Account 47,927 23 
 
 «77,712 07 
 
 We have examined the books and vouchers in connection with the Treasurer's Balance Sheet, 
 and find the same to be correct, the balance, $295,83, being deposited in the Central Canada Loan 
 and Savings Company, as per certified Pass- Book. 
 
 Toronto, October 26th, 1898. D. !lI^l?'!?ON,-> ^^^.^^^ 
 
 0. F. RICK 
 
CHAPTER XIL 
 
 Carlton Street Church. 
 
 ARLTON Street Methodist Church, which is not only one of the largest 
 congregations, but one of the most influential in the Methodist body 
 of Toronto, was formerly attached to the Primitive Methodist connec- 
 tion. This particular branch of the Methodist Church arose in 
 England in 1810, the reason of its existence being that two Wesleyan 
 ministers, incited thereto, it is said, by the eccentric Lorenzo Dow, insisted 
 that they should be at liberty to hold camp meetings and do other things which 
 were outside the ordinary routine of Methodist Church life. In addition to this 
 a leading feature in the church polity of the Primitive Methodists was that the 
 laity should have a voice in the conduct of affairs. In 187G the New Connexion 
 Methodists and the Wesl'^jan Methodists of Canada united, and in 1885 these 
 were joined by the Methodist Episcopal, the Primitive Methodists and the Bible 
 Christians. By this union the Methodist Church became one body, greatly in- 
 creasing its influence and usefulness. 
 
 Robert Walker, who died October 5th, 1805, is said to have been the second 
 Primitive Methodist in Toronto. He was the first man to organize a " class," 
 and it was owing to his energy and preseverance that the Wesleyan body in Eng- 
 land sent a missionary here to begin services in the old Masonic Hall on Col- 
 borne Street. This was about 1 830. Services continued in Colborne Street until 
 1832, when a chapel having been erected on Bay Street, it was opened in the 
 summer of the last named year for divine service. Mr. Walker was a man of 
 immense energy, and it is related of him that he was in the habit of riding, from 
 Toronto to Brampton on Sunday, preaching three times in the latter place, and 
 returning home on the evening of the same day. The first Bay Street Church 
 cost £1,000 currency or $4<,000, and in 1833 boasted 200 members. Prominent 
 among its ministers in its early days was the Rev. Edward Barras, and he, with 
 others, carried on the work at Bay Street with very great success until 1853. 
 when land was bought by the congregation on Alice Street, and a church erected 
 thereon, the total cost of both land and building being about $20,000. For about 
 
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196 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 a year after the Bay Street property had been sold services were held in the 
 Temperance Hall on Temperance St. it was not until 1854 that the congregation 
 were able to take possession of their new church on Alice Street. In a sketch oi 
 Carlton St/eet Church, published in 1886, the writer aays, referring to the congre- 
 gation who worshipped in Alice St. Church : 
 
 " Twenty years were spent in this building, the church slowly but effectively 
 increasing in numbers and wealth, and all its activities were going forward suc- 
 cessfully, when, in 1874, a fire partly consumed the structure, and the matter of 
 rebuilding or removing was forced upon the trustees. Recognizing the fact that 
 the residential centre of the city was gradually .shifting northwards and that the 
 lower part was being given to commercial and business interests more especial- 
 ly, it was decided not to rebuild, but to move. The internal growth of the con- 
 gregation also demanded a larger church building, hence the necessity of making 
 a new start in a more eligible locality. After some investigation and consulta- 
 tion the site of the present Carlton St. Church was purchased ; it was located on 
 the south side of the street, some fifty yards to the east of Yonge Street." 
 
 On this lot of land, which cost S10,()00, were a number of buildings ; these, 
 of course, were all cleared away. The lot uj)on which the church was sub- 
 sequently built, had a frontage of 120 feet on Carlton St. and 100 feet on Ann 
 St. The church as built in 1874 cost S36,00(). It contained an excellent organ, 
 valued at S4,000 more, built by Messrs. Johnson & Sons, of VVestfield, Mass. The 
 organ had 28 stojis and four IG-foot stops, and was of excellent tone. From 1875 
 until 1885 was an eventful period in the history of Carlton St. Church, its 
 growth having become so rapid that in the latter year it was necessary to enlarge 
 the building so that the ever-increasing congregation might be accommodated. 
 
 The first church was 52 feet wide in its interior, and the present one is 77 feet 
 wide. To quote again from the sketch of Carlton St. Church, already referred 
 to : " In the old building the gallery was elliptical in shape with a comparatively 
 small well ; the minister's vestry was under the organ which projected from the 
 south wall, resting upon huge cantilevers and backed under a large arch. The 
 seats on the main floor were ranged in semi-rectilineal form and were not graded 
 from the pulpit dais. The new architectural arrangement has changed all that ; 
 the interior of the auditorium is amphitheatral, and the floor, beginning five 
 pews from the chancel, gradually rises to the main entrances, so the- an unob- 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 197 
 
 structed view is had of the pulpit from all sections of the room ; the advantage 
 of havinjif pows nearest tlie pulpit on a le /el is seen in the fact that it jireventa 
 the apparent sinking of the dais below the proper optical plane. The auditorium 
 is 70 feet long and 37 feet high ; the pews have iron ends ; the gallery is sup- 
 ported by fifteen pillars, and these mark the site of the old walls ; arches have 
 been introduced above the gallery and for the windows, formerly in pairs, six on 
 each side, with Normon arches and capitals are substituted, with the central ones 
 of stained brightly- colored glass, and the others of cut-glass more plainly de- 
 signed. There are sight aisles down the audience chamber, giving easy access to 
 all sittings, with two entrances from beneath porches on either side of the 
 choir, and three from Carlton Street, all guarded with noiseless doors and screen- 
 ed with curtains." 
 
 Carlton St. Church, as viewed from the outside, is of extremely handsome 
 appearance, the architecture being in the style known as Norman-Gothic. It is 
 not entered direct, a commodious flight of steps lead one to the entrance door as 
 they enter from the street. There is connected with Carlton St. Church a spacious 
 lecture-room, with four class-rooms adjoining, and in it is the Sunday School lib- 
 rary, which consists of some 700 volumes. Over the lecture-room, into which 
 entrance is ;::;ained by a wide staircase, are the rooms used for Sunday School 
 purposes. In shape the Sunday School room is semi-circular, and around it are 
 nine class-rooms, each of which has glass double doors, which can either be open- 
 ed or closed at convenience. In the gallary there are six small class-rooms, and 
 in the centre a much larger room where the infant class is taught. There are 
 over fifty Sunday School teachers, with some five hundred scholars (1899). 
 The ministers at Carlton Street since 1880 have been as follows : — 
 
 1880-81-82-83 J. C. Antlift', M.A., B.D. 
 
 1884-85 John Philip, M. A. 
 
 1886-87-88 Hugh Johnston, M.A., B.D. 
 
 1889-90-91 W.J. Hunter, D.D. 
 
 1892-93-94-95 James Henderson, D.D. 
 
 1896-97 S. D. Chown. 
 
 1898-99 George R Turk. 
 
 Speaking of the musical arrangements at this Church, among those who 
 sang in the choir, one of the most noted was the contralto soloist. Miss Ella Ronan, 
 
198 THE HISTOKY OF THE 
 
 who did much by the excellence of her work and the regularity of bar attendance 
 at the services to raise the musical tone of the Church. 
 
 Before taking leave of this Church, the accornt from which we have already 
 twice quoted may be again referred to. It aptly brings to a conclusion the de- 
 scription of the edifice. The (juotation is as follows :— 
 
 " The entire room," this means the Church's interior, " is upholstered and car- 
 peted in bright red ; this, with the delicate coloring of the fresco work, gives it 
 a bright, pleasant, cheerful appearance that is very restful and comfortable, as well 
 as inspiring and helpful to a true spiiit of worship. The building is heated by 
 five furnaces ; the acoustic property is excellent, the facility for seeing is without 
 exception, the light is abundant, and no Church in Toronto offers greater induce- 
 ment for a pleasant and agreeable service than this. Mr. Storm was the archi- 
 tect whose excellent taste and skill gave to the Methodist people this beautiful 
 and artistic building." 
 
CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 Euclid Avenue Church. 
 
 UK inception of Euclid Avenue Church is flue to the Primitive 
 Methodists. Some of the older members of Canton Street Church, 
 inspired with true missionary zeal, who first established a mis- 
 sion on th« west side of Spndina Avenue, a little south of Queen 
 Street, which developed into a flourishing Sunday School, viewiid with 
 earnest consideration the necessity of the erection of a church farther west. 
 The land upon which the first church was erected was given by Mr. John 
 Bugg, at the close of the year 18G4. The price paid therefor, according to the 
 Rov. John D. Gilbert, who was a witness to the transaction, was S045. 
 
 The building itself was ])rovided largely by the munificence of Mr. John 
 Gardner Walker, of the late firm of R. Walker & Sons, assisted by other mem- 
 bers of his own family, and also Thomas Thompson, of the Mammoth House, and 
 other.s. In June of 1805 the church was dedicated to the worship of God. Mr. 
 J. G. Walker, to whose enterprise and zeal the church chiefly owes its inception, 
 who was a man of most benevolent spirit, and should be held in everlasting remem- 
 brance, died a tragic death. He was thrown from a horse near Manchester, Eng- 
 land, and run over by an omnibus, sustaining a compound fracture of the leg. This 
 occurred on the oth day of January, 18(i6, the year following the opening of the 
 church. He was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he lay in 
 great suffering for some months. On May l€th he was removed to Bowden, 
 where it was decided to amputate, but he died on the 20th, and the operation 
 never took place. At the time of his death he was the assistant superintendent 
 of the old Alice Street Primitive Methodist Church. He had been the first 
 superintendent of the Sunday School in Euclid Avenue Church, but resigned it 
 to take the work at Alice Street. While lying in pain at Manchester he gave 
 to Euclid Avenue the first musical instrument it ever possessed. 
 
 The original site included about twenty feet of land east of the present church 
 This twenty feet was bought back by the original donor. The land on which 
 the church parlors now stand was not included in the original gift, but was 
 
 199 
 
200 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 hoHpflit from Mr. Jaineii HenderHon in 1880. The original lot was therefore 
 nlinoHt prt'cisely ninety-ei^'ht feet Hcjuaro. 
 
 The first church was a very modest stricture of small cost, with a seating 
 capacity for some tliree hundred people. 
 
 The following' yentlemon constituted its Trust Hoard in July of 1866 : 
 
 Rohcrt Irv'mtr Walker, Thomas Thompson, J)aaiul McLean, W. Qlanville, J. 
 W. Cox, P. Trowern, F. Foster and John Bujifg. 
 
 Some of those who were formerly members of the Board are dead, among 
 whom are R. I. Walker, Robert Walker, .John Bugg, William Pullan, John Bain- 
 biidge. Others are atill alive. Mr. P. Trowern, of the original Board of 
 Trustees, is still acting as engineer for tlie a.sylum, and lives at 20 Argyle Street. 
 Some of the later members of the Board, who have resigned for various reasons, 
 are still living in and around the city. Mr. Robert I. Walker was the latest 
 member of the original Board to resign, and so disappeared the last link which 
 boimd the new movement to ( 'arlton Street Church, of which it was a protegee. 
 
 The first pastor was the Rev. John Goodman, who remainetl two years. Rev. 
 W. S. Hughan followed him, and at the close of his pastoral term it was decided 
 to enlarge the building to accommodate the increasing congregation and (lourish- 
 iug Sunday School. In 1871 the enlargement took place, and the church in its 
 improved conditions would hold four hundred and fifty people. 
 
 The Rev. Thomas Griffiths, an industrious, faithful and much-loved pastor, 
 occupied the pulpit from 1871 to 187G, when Rev. W. S. Hughan returned for a 
 second term. Then Rev. Robert Cade ministered to the congregation's spiritual 
 wants, from 1877 to 1882. Rev. T. W. Jolliffe then spent a successful term of 
 three years, at the end of which an enlargement of the overcrowded chapel was 
 found to be a necessity. 
 
 Then was built the present church, which for odd entrances, old-fa.shioned 
 properties generally, not excepting the seats, its ungainly gallery, as well as the 
 warm hearts of its congregation, and the genuine friendliness and piety of its 
 members, is unequalled in Toronto. 
 
 Revs. James Van Wyck, George Webber, A. M. Phillips, John F. Ockley and E. 
 S. Rowe have been its pastors since the last enlargement. 
 
 Of the pastors the first five before the union of 1883 were Pri nitive Metho- 
 dists ; but Mr. Van Wyck was formerly an Episcopalian Methodist ; Mr. Web- 
 
MK'tllODIST (ilURC:>l(CH IN TORONTO. SOI 
 
 ber was a Hiblu Chriiitiaii ; Mr. Phillipii a Wesleyan, uml Mr. Ockloy u Primi- 
 tive Methodist. 
 
 The old parsonaj^'o, now used as a church parlor, was built in 1880, in Uov. 
 Dr. Cade's puBtonite. The present piir.sonage was erected on land purchased 
 from Mr. Hainbridj^e, at tlie (rlose of Mr. Webber's and the bej^inning of 
 Mr. Pliillips' term, in IfSOl. The first two pastors occupied a rough -cast cot- 
 tage on the .south side of Robinson Street, east of Palmerston Ave. Mr. (irifliths 
 resided in a building a few doors east, Messrs. Caile, Jolliffe, Van VVyck, and 
 Webber occupied the old parsonage, and .Mr. Pliillips and the present pastor, Mr. 
 Rowe, are all who have so fur resided in the present parsonage. 
 
 Among those who specially have done good service in connection with this 
 cliurch are Andrew .Smith, the Queen Street saddler, who was many years ago 
 tlio recoiding steward ; Thoums Hard}', the boot and shot merchant, formany years 
 a local preacher and the Treasurer of the Trust Hoard ; William Dun'op, of 
 Crawford street, an ellicient class leader, and a local preacher of ability ; and Dr. 
 Watson, the gentleness of whose kindly heart is unfailing. 
 
 Among the present member.s, George i^rown and W, H. Lake have been connect- 
 ed with the Church for many years, and formerly held utl cial relationships ; Mr. 
 Callier is numbered among the oldest and most respected ollicers. Mra. Jackson, 
 of 34 Euclid Avenue, has the distinction of having been longer in connection with 
 the Society than any other of the present members of the Church, and during it 
 earlier history nmch of its progress was due to the tireless zeal she and her latts 
 husband displayed. 
 
 Joseph Summerfield, for many years leader of the choir, who took a deep and 
 devoted interest in every department of the work, has earned the respect and 
 trratitude which are his due. 
 
 Miss Dixon, was for many years the organist, and, together with ^[r. Summer- 
 field as leader, achieved for the choir a reputation now ably sustained by the 
 present excellent choristers. 
 
 The Sunday School has always been a prosperous department. Thomas Behan, 
 James Finnemore, and J. D. Main have been among its successful superintend- 
 ents, and it now enrols a membership of six hundred scholars. 
 
 The infant classes meet in the old parsonage, next to the church, where three 
 rooms have been fitted out for their accommodation. 
 14 
 
202 TIIK lilHTORY OF THE 
 
 The proHont TniHtoe Hoard conniHtH of Dr. Watson, J. J. Main, John Dunlop, 
 Fred Price, W. O. Jack nun, W. H. RolHtori, A. Jennings, A. Stowart, T. B. Stono- 
 hain, E. (Jallicrs atid Jamm Kdwards (1898). 
 
 The following load cIrhsch: — Ur. Watson, K. (lalliorH, Ooo. (Jardner, Jatnu.s 
 Ivory, W. II. Mundy, John Harkwell, MisH Nowton and the j)a.stor (1808). 
 
 Rev. Elliotts. Rowc andJanu's Kinnenioro teach the Biltle CnaNses, while W. R. 
 McOill ia Prehidcnt of tho Senior Epworth Loaguo, and H. H. AndrowH and T. 
 H. iiOckhart rcBpcctively conduct the Internicdiate and Junior LeagucH. 
 
CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 Qoeeo Street East Church ( Leslie vi lie). 
 
 HE Mothodist churcli at Qnteri Street East was started over forty years 
 ago and originated tlirough a prayer-meeting held in the liome of 
 the late Mr. Fox, conducted by Emerson Coaisworth and assisted 
 (W^)^"*^ by 11 few Berkeley Street Church friends. 
 
 After more than a year or cottage services, a congregation was formed 
 consisting of twenty-six members who had been attending these services. 
 The present cliurch was built in 1859 on a site presented by Mr. Thomas 
 Beatty. He and the late Jesse Ashbridge, from whom the Eastern bay was 
 named, and others, made liberal contributions of building supplies as well as 
 financial assistance, but the entire cost of the building was not met until the 
 Rev. Mr. Boyd laisei eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and freed the building 
 from all debt. 
 
 Mr. Coatsworth took a deep interest in the welfare of the churcli, he, Mr. E. 
 Mur|)hy and Mr. Storm acting as trustees for many years. 
 
 Mr. Storm, Mr. John flteer, the builder, Mr. Blight, and other local preachers 
 officiated as pulpit supply until the arrival of the first pastor, Rev. Thomas Der- 
 rick, who was much beloved. 
 
 Mr. Boustead became the first superintendent of the Sunday School, and acted 
 in that capacity for some time. 
 
 It is a plain brick structure of moderate dimensions, facing southward to Queen 
 Street, with a seating capacity for 200 people, and a flight of a dozen steps leads 
 to a small wooden porch surmounting its solitary entrance A window on either 
 side of the doorway with frosted panes, and three more windows down each side 
 of the church, admit the light. The original pews were of the old-fashioned 
 kind, to which admission was securcl by small doors ; but they have since been 
 discarded for the modern bench. 
 
 The interior of the church is very pleasing. It is kalsomined throughout, the 
 walls and ceiling being decorated with blue and brown tinting. 
 
 203 
 
204 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 It was first known as the Kingston Road Appointment of the Toronto East 
 Circuit, afterwards as Leslieville, and now as the Queen Street East Church. 
 
 After Mr. Derrick came the Rev. Wesley Casson, who is now in the Northwest, 
 and v/ho was a pr^.tcher of exceptional ability. 
 
 This was the first chnrcli in Upper Canada wherein Dr. Briggs preached. In 
 1866 it was joined to the Scarboro' Circuit and remained so for three years. The 
 preachers of the circuit were Joshua P. Lewis, who afterwards joined the Episco- 
 pal body, and who is now Rector of Grace Church, on Elm Street ; David Brethour 
 and Alexander G. Harris. 
 
 In 1870 it was again set off' as a separate charge, but its membership was very 
 small ; Davidson McDonald, Thomas JefFers, Alexaiider C. Chambers and the 
 venerable Doctor Carroll occupying its pulpit in turn. During the latter's pas- 
 toral term the mission, finally resulting in Woodgreen Church, was started, and 
 was destined soon to surpass the mother church of the eastern suburbs. Here 
 also Charles Langford, who was reared a Roman Catholic; Joseph McCarroU, 
 now in Detroit, a minister of the Episcopal church ; Joseph E. Sanderson ; Thomas 
 W. Campbell ; Rev. Messrs. Wilkinson, Matheson, Rutledge and Shore were pas- 
 tors in the little church before the advent of their present pastor Rev. Mr, 
 Webber. 
 
 In the year 1877, during the pastoral term of the Rev. (y'has. Langford, repairs 
 were done, and the sum of S225 was raised by mortgage, which sum was repaid 
 by the efforts of the ladies ten years after. 
 
 In 1890 the church was re-seated and improved. In 1891 a new school end 
 class-room were Vjuilt at a cost of over 81,200 00. It was a much-needed im- 
 provement, but it left a heavy burden of debt. 
 
 When the Rev. Geo. Webber, was appointed to the charge, he saw the neces- 
 sity of removing .some of its liabilities, and after a great effort, extending over 
 several months, he raised and paid oft" seven hundred dollars three years ago. 
 
 A second effort was also succesfully made by the same hard-working and 
 industrious pastor, and a sum of two hundred dollars was raised, and on the first 
 day of the last month of the year duly applied to the debt reduction, so that, 
 during Mr. Webber's pastorate, the total debt was reduced nearly one-half — 
 a fact that speaks volumes, not only for his self-sacrificing efforts, but for his 
 financial capabilities as well. 
 
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 The congregation have again and again heartily thanked the latter for liis 
 earnest and successful efforts on their behalf, and feel a deep and grateful affection 
 for their gifted and successful pastor. The present membership is about one hun- 
 dred, with a very flourishing Sunday School. The cliurch has not increased as it 
 would have done in the midst of a larger population, but it is in a much better 
 condition than it has ever been, with a hopeful and growing outlook. 
 
 Mr. George Rossiter is the present superintendent of the Sunday School, which 
 is well attended. Mr. Abblett and Mr. Webber lead classes (1897-98). 
 
CHAPTER XV. 
 
 Parliament Street Church. 
 
 EV. JOHN DAVID GILBERT, who as far back as thirty-six years ago, 
 
 visited and held meetings in the home of Mr. Smith on Duke Street, 
 
 i^'^" ^""^ ^'•''^ open-air meetings and preached on the site of the present 
 
 ;^i^" Parliament Street Church some years before it was erected, was born 
 
 ■' in Monmoutl shire, Wales, in 1815. His parents were of humble position. 
 
 but his mother was a member of the sect called Methodists, and from hor 
 
 he inherited in a marked degree the sterling qualities of character, the firmness of 
 
 purpose, and the unswerving righteousness that have been the leading feaitures 
 
 of his long life. 
 
 In the year 1832 he was converted in his native town, under the preaching 
 of Mr. Dawson, an itinerant divine. He became identified with the work, first 
 becoming a prayer leader, afterwards an exhorter, and finally, having preached a 
 trial sermon before four itinerant preachers and a large congregation, he was 
 placed upon the plan as a local preacher. This was before he was twenty years 
 of age. 
 
 From that time until he came to Canada his .services were in constant requisi- 
 tion, and his preaching was accompanied with Divine blessing. 
 
 He was at this time remarkable for his industry. A carpenter by trade, his 
 conuades used to wonder how, after the arduous duties to which he attended on 
 every Sabbath day, he should still be so assiduous over his daily toil. 
 
 In 185G he came to Canada and settled in Newmarket, working at his trade. 
 Here he conducted successful revivals, and here had a great attliction fall upon 
 him in the death of his only son. 
 
 He now decided to consecrate himself to the Christian ministry, and for five 
 years he filled the duties of a hired local jreacher. His efllbrts were attended 
 with marked success. In Bowmanville, his first regular station, under his 
 earnest preaching, great numbers were brought to a knowledge of the truth. 
 Paris and Brantford, Toronto, Kincardine, and Toronto again, were his fields of 
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 Primitive Methodist Church, he was solemnly ordained to administer the sacra- 
 ments and to solemnize matrimony. As he was by this time somewhat advancad 
 in years he relinquished all claims to the funds of the church. 
 
 He was then stationed in Brant, near Walkerton, and afterwards in Osprey, 
 Stayner and Collingwood ; then, in 1874, Mr. Bugg paid his salary out of his own 
 pocket for the purpose of having him in Toronto, so highly did he hold him in 
 his personal regard. Next year he was located. He afterwards received appoint- 
 ments at Parliament Street Church, in Uxbridge and Pickering, and preached up 
 until the last few years, when the increasing infirmities of advancing age com- 
 pelled him to desist. 
 
 His wife, Mary Gilbert, is the author of a remarkable booklet called " The 
 Manner, Signs and Times of our Lord's Second Coming," whioh takes a new view 
 of that interesting subject, and displays deep Biblical learning and research. 
 
 Thirty-six years ago Mr. Gilbert visited and preached in the home of Mr. 
 Smith on Duke Street. He was the father of the two brothers who now carry 
 on the large manufacturing business on Berkeley Street. 
 
 About this time, however, Mr. Gilbert was sent into mission work remote 
 from Toronto. After two years he returned again and began preaching on the 
 streets in the East End. He and his wife would march in the middle of the 
 street, with perhaps one or two followers. 
 
 Then when a crowd had gathered he would stop and preach to them of the 
 " Unsearchable riches." At different vacant lots on Oak Street, Wilton Avenue 
 — then Beach Street — and Parliament Street he grew to be a familiar figure. 
 Week evenings and Sunday afternoons he was abroad preaching, besides 
 filling his regular appointments at Alice Street, Yorkville and Don Mills 
 churches. 
 
 The vacant lot at the southern corner of Parliament and Oak Streets became 
 a favorite rendezvous, and here Mr. Bugg, Mr. Thos. Thompson and Kev. Mr. 
 Davis used to attend frequently on Sunday afternoons while he preached upon 
 the green. 
 
 Some interesting incidents occurred. At the close of the first open-air meet- 
 ing he was accosted by Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, who told him how glad they were 
 to listen to the accents of an old country Primitive preacher. On the following 
 Tuesday Mr. Gilbert dined at their home, and in the evening they visited the 
 
208 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Mammoth House — Mr. Thompson then lived upstairs above the store — and a 
 class meeting was held. 
 
 Upon another occasion, while preaching on the street, an intoxicated in- 
 dividual claimed the chair behind which ho was preaching, occupying it during 
 the service and keeping time to the singing by waving his walking-stick 
 through the air. This attracted a large crowd. He was particularly anxious 
 that a collection should be taken up, but finding Mr. Gilbert inexorable on this 
 point, at the close of che service he pressed him to accept some pieces of silver 
 from his own pockets. 
 
 Upon another occasion, while holding an o|)en-alr meeting, he was addressed 
 by a workingnian in the jargon of an unknown tongue, and requested by the 
 same individual to preach in that language. Upon protesting the impossibility 
 of the feat, hp was bluntly assured that he was an unfit person to preach the 
 Gospel. Mr. Gilbert thereupon addressed the interrupter in Welsh, and asked 
 him if he understood his words. The answer, of course, was a negative one. 
 " Now," said the preacher, "by your own reasoning you are not fit to interrupt 
 me." This incident attracted a large crowd on the following Sunday afternoon, 
 and good was reaped from evil. 
 
 After preaching in the evening of a certain Thursday, he was invited to the 
 home of Joseph Whitehouse, and here the nucleus of a Society was formed in 
 the year 1863. 
 
 Mr. Kobert Walker, of the Golden Lion, became interested in this eastern mis- 
 sionary endeavor and in the same year he purchased the land at the corner of Oak 
 and Parliament Streets at a cost of eight dollars a foot, erected a small rough-cast 
 edifice and an unpretentious parsonage in the rear of the church on Oak Street, 
 and presented it to the incipient congrejjation. 
 
 The east end was then sparsely settled and the foolishness of building a church 
 in such a lonely location was remarked in several quarters. This was in 1864. 
 
 The church was duly opened for divine wor,ship on the 6th day of November, 
 1864, and the parsonage was occupied by Rev. Mr. Gilbert. William Smith 
 took up the first collection. 
 
 The first class-leader was Irving Walker. His class met on Tuesday evenings 
 in the house of Mr. Barron on Ontario Street. Mr. Walker, after a time moved 
 to New London, and Mr. Barron succeeded as leader, in which position he con- 
 tinued for some years. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHKH IN TORONTO. 209 
 
 Joseph VVliitehouse led the sii ginj^. The accoinpaiiyinj,' inuHic was furnished 
 by a Hinall inelodeon, which was played by a book-keeper from Lamb's factory, 
 whose name is now forf,'otten. 
 
 On the i:}th day of November, a week after services were bcfjun, a Sunday 
 School was started. Mi. William Smith and Mr. (iilbert visited the entire 
 neighborhood and received the promise of attendance from some seventy 
 scholars. On the opening day some thirty boys and girls were there. 
 
 Mr. Gl«nvillo became first superintendent of the Sunday School, in which 
 position he continued for some years. 
 
 Mr. Mutton was appointed Secretary and William Smith and John Barron be- 
 came teachers. They were all from Alice Street Church and formed the first 
 staff of the newly-founded Sunday School. 
 
 One of the first scholars to attend was Robert J. Fleming, then a rather harum- 
 scarum boy of tender years. He was, nevertheless, a manly fellow, but gave at 
 that time little promise of the abilities he has displayed during later year.s. 
 The superintendents in succession in the Sunday School have been Mr. Glen- 
 ville ; John Cox, who held the position up to the time of his death ; Joseph 
 Lawson, the insurance agent ; Mr. Flint ; Mr. Brown, who resigned the position 
 after 15 years' service, on account of the approaching infirmities of age ; and 
 the present Superintendent. 
 
 Mr. Gilbert's effective preaching soon gathered an increasing congregation, and 
 in nine months' time the little church was enlarged. 
 
 After a year'u pastoral labor, during which time some sixty souls werp brought 
 to a knowledge of the truths of Christianity, and inspired by the constant in- 
 crease in the attendance, he was called from the charge and stationed in Brant. 
 His salary for the year had been $320. Upon their departure the congregation 
 made Mr. and ^Irs, Gilbert the present of a purse as a token of the esteem in 
 which they were held. 
 
 He was succeeded, after a term of twelve months, by Rev. T. Reid, who in 
 turn gave way to Rev. Mr. Cooper. At this time it was on the same circuit with 
 Alice Street and Don Mills Churches. 
 
 Rev. Henry Harris, an old-countr}'^ preacher, and an eloquent speaker, was the 
 next pastor. During his time the present structure was erected. 
 
 The mother church on Alice Street hftd steadfastly assisted the growing east- 
 
210 THE HISTORY OK THK 
 
 end movement with both men an<l money, and about one-third of the preacher's 
 salary )ia<l hcen supplied from that source. At a remarkable mectin;^ held in 
 the Alice Street Church, to consider the ailvisability of eroctinj,' a suitabl ) and 
 permanent .structure in the East En<l,no lesH than !i^7,00() was subBcribefl. Robert 
 Walker $.')00, Mrs. Robert Walker SoOO, Irv'iw^ Walker S.^iOO, John Walker $.')0(), 
 Thomas Thompson Sr)00, Daniel McLean S')00, Mrs. McLean iiflOO, George Cox 
 $500, John Bugg $500, John Briggs ^L^O, John Barron S200, and William Smith 
 $150, were the principal sub.scribers, and their liberal donations made the 
 erection of the new edifice an easy matter. 
 
 The church is built in Gothic style in the Early English period, and is faced 
 with red brick, having white brick Vmnds and dressing-s. The building is 70 
 feet long and 45 feet wide. When lecjuired an addition was built at the rear of 
 the church to accommodate the choir behind the pulpit, and to give increa.sed 
 ve.stry and class-room accommodation. The basement, which is but a few steps 
 below the street level, with a ceiling eleven feet high, is devoted to the lecture 
 or school-room, and the class-rooms and vestry. 
 
 From the same room that gives access to the lecture-room the stairs ascend on 
 either side to the audience- room ; this arraiiijement is found to be convenient and 
 comfortable, as but few steps are exposed to the weather; over these staiis are 
 tho.se to the gallery. The audience-room has a ceiling 30 feot high, and it will 
 accommodate 330 persons in the pews, and the gallery about 90, making a total 
 of 420, while on crowded occa.sions it will hold nearly 600 ; the gallery extends 
 across the front end only. The basement will hold about 300, and the building 
 is warmed by heaters placed therein. The t jtal cost amounted to $9,000. The 
 architects were Messrs. Langley, Langley & Burke. Mr. Galley, the contractor, 
 did the brick work, and Mr. Smith the carpentering. 
 
 The original building was turned into thi'ee comfortable dwelling-houses, which 
 stand to-day on Oak Street, easterly from the church. 
 
 The first trustees were : Thomas Thompson, John Barron, Samuel Mutton, 
 William Smith, Robert Walker and Rev. Henry Harris. 
 
 In the month of November, 1871, during the progress of one of the greatest 
 storms from which Toronto has ever sufiered and which is yet vividly and 
 distinctly remembered by old inhabitants, the belfry of the church was blown 
 down. It crashed through the roof and hurled a mass of brick and mortar 
 
METHODIHT CHURCHEH IN TOIIONTO. 211 
 
 through the tlooring into the bafluinutit. A threat deal of damage whh <U)iie, thu 
 organ was coniplotoly destroyed, and it cost Home S2,(J0() to repair the church. 
 
 The next pastor after Mr. Harris wa« Mr. (Joochnan. For three years he 
 ministered to the .spiritual necessities of the congregation and gained for him- 
 self the love and esteem of all. 
 
 The Kev. (Jeorge Woods spent a term of three years and then gave way to 
 the Kev. Dr. Edgar, who was held in such universal love that for five years ho 
 Wds retained as pa.stor. 
 
 The Rev. Thomas Sims, who afterwards went over to the (Ajngregationalists 
 and finally succeeded the Rev. Dr. Wyld in charge o( Rond Street ('Inirch, he- 
 came the next pastor, and for four years attended to the interests of the congre- 
 gation. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. S. P. Rose was his successor and their first pastor after tlie gen- 
 eral union of Methodism. After two years he was succeeded by the Rev. A. (J. 
 Coui'tice, now the Editor of the Christian Guardian. After him Mr. Bishop 
 s()ent a term of three years, and was followed by Mr. Crews, who likewise re- 
 mained for the same length of time. He is now the organizer of Epworth 
 Leagues throughout the Dominion. He preceded Mr. Emory, the pastor, in 181)8. 
 
 Parliament Street Church has been distinguished throughout its entire exist- 
 ence by the warm and leal-heartedness of its members. It has ever been true to 
 the primary purpose of all chuich organizations, and its endeavors to evangelize 
 and its zealous missionary spirit have placed it in its present favorable position, 
 and has ensured the democratic method of no rented pews. Its pre.sent member- 
 ship is 380. The average attendance of scholars in its Sunday School mounts up 
 to 475. 
 
 Its officers are : 
 
 Trustees — R. J. Fleming, R. I. Walker Estate, A. J. Brown, B. Brick, J. C. 
 Robertson, G. M. Miller, H. C. Hocken. 
 
 Class-Leaders — Robert Franks, A. J. Brown, H. C. Hocken, J. W. Thompson, 
 Robt. H. Self, and the Pastor. 
 
 Stewards — J. C. Robertson, B. Brick, H. Q. Cook, John Seccombe, J. A. Hill 
 Dr. Bray, A. J. Hutchison. 
 
 Society Representatives — Wm. Fox, sr., F. S. Spence, W. J. Gilbert, Jas. Sim- 
 son, Frank Swallow, W. N. Miller, T. C. Hutchinson. 
 
212 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Local Pivaclioix — \i. II. South, TIioh. Coopor, M. ('. Snider, 
 (loo. rhillips, I'rusident of Kpwoith lieague. 
 Honj. Hiick, Trt'a.surer. 
 J. H. Iltitcliin.soii, lloconlinjj Stowanl. 
 
 Ushers — 11. (1. Cook, Mr. Iliitcliiiison, Bonj. Brick, Mr. Miller. 
 II. C. Hocken, Siiporintunth.nt of Sunday School. 
 A. J. Brown, Honorary Suporintondent. 
 Mr. Brock, Bihle-dlafls Suporintendtnt. 
 
 Herhert huH'ott, Secretary-Treasurer. For twenty years he has been leader 
 of the clioir. Ho started to attend Sunday School when a boy. 
 
 K. H. Solf Librarian; Messrs. Williamson and Coulter, Assistant Librarians. 
 
IVood-Opeen Church. (Opp. p. 2l.'<i. 
 
CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 Woodgrcen Church. 
 
 [ILLIAM BARRE:TT. the Colborne Street merchant, from the North 
 of Ireland, was the originator of the cause of Methodism that 
 subsequently developed into Woodgreen Tabernacle. He was 
 iQ^'^j^^ born in the Emerald Isle of staunch Methodist parentage, and 
 Ji^^ every Sunday morning in their home divine service and class meetings 
 ^"^ were held, conducted by a member of the family. 
 
 Subsecjuently when he left Ireland to seek his fortune in the new continent, 
 he continued true to Methodism and hu early training, and became a member 
 of the Queen Street West Wesleyan Church. After a short time, however, he 
 removed east of the Don River, and as there was no Methodist place of worship 
 within convenient distance, he attended the services of the Presbyterian Mission, 
 which were held in a little clap-boarded, frame edifice standing on the south 
 side of Queen Street, a little cast of the River Don, where the old baseball 
 grounds are now located. It was a very small building of no architectural pre- 
 tensions, facing towards the north. A little porch surmounted its solitary 
 entrance — over which when the Methodists subsequently secured it — a notice 
 board bore the words : " Wesleyan Methodist Chapel." No paint adorned it, no 
 fence surrounded it. The foundation it rested upon was composed of cedar 
 posts, and on stormy days and nights the winds howled and whistled underneath 
 with eerie shrieks and cries. 
 
 The pulpit was supplied at the time by students from Knox College, and its 
 management chiefly devolved upon Mr. Hudson, a builder, residing on Munro 
 Street, who was Superintendent of the Sunday School. Here Mr. Barrett and 
 Mr. John Hunt, a genial, kindly and upright man, and Mr. Redford, a bailiff, all 
 three Methodists, taught classes of boys and girls. 
 
 It so happened that early in the year 1872, Mr. Hudson fell ill, and the 
 management of the little mission fell into the hands of Messrs. Barrett, Hunt and 
 Redford, who secured Emerson Coatsworth, the city commissioner; Mr. Hobson ; 
 Mr. James, a King Street merchant ; Mr. James Brandon, who then conducted 
 
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 a wholesale dry goods business in the iron block on Front Street, west of the 
 present Bank of Montreal, and other local preachers from the Methodist 
 Churches, to conduct the services. 
 
 When Mr. Hudson recovered and became aware that Arminianism had been 
 preached from the pulpit of a Presbyterian Church, he declined any further to 
 lend the building. 
 
 Then for a space of two months or more meetings were held alternately in the 
 homes of Mr. Barrett, Mr. Hunt, and others. At the end of that time the former, 
 who had, in the meantime, been diligently at work securing subscriptions for 
 the erection of a new chapel, purchased from Daniel Lamb, the alderman, a lot 
 of land on the west side of Munro Street, a few yards south of Paul Street 
 which was not then opened out, paying him five dollars a foot therefor, and 
 immediately placed with Mr, Lochead, the builder, residing on River Street, the 
 contract for the erection of a small chapel. 
 
 He then purchased from Mr. Smith for the sum of $100, the little Queen 
 Street edifice described, where the Presbyterians worshipped, from which lie and 
 the Methodists had been ejected, and it was used for some months as a temporary 
 place of worship while the building on Munro Street was in course of erection. 
 
 The pulpit waa filled by local preachers, to secure whom Mr. Barrett, on Satur- 
 day afternoons, would hitch up his horse and drive throughout the city. On the 
 following day the preacher would dine at his hospitable table. 
 
 The first regularly appointed pastor was Mr. Chambers. 
 
 Jn March of 1873 the new chapel on Munro Street was opened. It was a 
 frame building, of weather-beaten boards, and with a seating capacity of four 
 hundred. Its cost was $400, and William Barrett secured the whole amount per- 
 sonally. Its pews were plain chair benches, received from Mr. Cox, the super in- 
 dent of Queen Street Methodist Sunday School, which church had lately been 
 rebuilt and refitted, and the seats had been discarded in the renovation. The 
 pulpit also had at one time graced the Queen Street Church, and now also was 
 transferred. 
 
 The venerable Dr. Carroll succeeded Mr. Chambers. He was then superan- 
 nuated, but continued in active work until he died, during the erection of Hope 
 Church in East Toronto. It is said that his death was brought about by over- 
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 built. Old residents in the East End still remember him — he lived on the 
 south side of Queen Street, between Broadview Avenue and Strange Street — and 
 speak with warmth of his kindly manners and nature. The Munro Street 
 church was in use for some two years when Dr. Carroll secured an advan- 
 tageous offer for it, and the land was sold to Mr. ]\ tford. For some time after- 
 wards it was used as an Orange hall, but it has sii. been converted into the 
 dwelling houses situated at the north-weat coiner of the first lane north of 
 Matilda Street on Munro Street. 
 
 The congregation thereupon returned to the little chapel on Queen Street, 
 which they had vacated. Here the attendance was very small, averaging twenty- 
 five people, and sometimes even less. The collections ranged all the way from 
 %l.i)0 to .^2.50. Here William Beall was choir leader, Miss Booth the organist, and 
 among the members of the choir were James Adams, the shoe merchant ; Thomas 
 Davis, the ice dealer, and John Lanison. Robert Hunt was superintendent of 
 the Sunday School, Mr. Rutledge or Mr. Hunt led a class, while upon James 
 Adams, who was treasurer, devolved the arduous duties of hatidling the collec- 
 tions. Here they remained almost a year, and, although Methodism never pros- 
 pered in the East End until the new church was built, the " old guard " who 
 faithfully followed its fortunes through weal and woe until the dawn of brighter 
 days, now look back in reminiscence to those early times, saying, " Surely God 
 was with us." 
 
 It had boen conceded for some time by the Wood-Green congregation that a 
 new church was a pressing necessity, and at a meeting of the trust board, held 
 on the 15th day o*"" May, 1875, composed of Emerson Coatsworth, sr., James 
 Adams, Thomas Davis, Mr. Barchard, the trunk manufacturer of ])uke street : 
 Mr. Wi throw, of the firm of Withrow & Hillock, and Dr. Carroll. The latter 
 presented them with a deed of the lot at the corner of Leslie and Queen Streets, 
 which he had purchased fi'om Mr. George Leslie, paying $12 a foot for a frontage 
 cf fiOi.\e seventy feet. 
 
 At this time Toronto Methodism was agitated by a plan for church extension 
 by which the outlying sections of the city were to receive assistance from the 
 general connexional funds for the erection of suitable chapels. Dr. Carroll was 
 to receive three thousand dollars for the erection of a chapel in the eastern sub- 
 urb, but through the failure of the scheme only some $300 materialized. 
 
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 Under the expectation, however, of the sum promised, the erection of Wood- 
 green was proceeded with. Upon the 3rd da)' of August, at 3 o'clock in the 
 afternoon, the late Senator Macdonald laid the corner stone, and on the 17th day 
 of October, 1875, the church was dedicated to the worship of God, the two serv- 
 ices of the opening day being conducted by Rev. Dr. Enoch Wood and Rev. 
 Dr. Green, and from the combination of their names it received its name " Wood- 
 Green." 
 
 Dr. Enoch Wood was then President of the Toronto Annual Conference. He 
 was born on the 12th day of January, 1804, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Eng- 
 land, in the same county which claims the Wesleys as its sons. In early years he 
 became a local Wesleyan preacher and studied for the ministry. As soon as ordain- 
 ed he was sent as a missionary to the Islands of St. Kitts and Montserrat in the 
 West Indies. Two years he spent in Miramichi, New Brunswick, and so much was 
 he he?d in regard by the eastern people that for sixteen years he was retained in the 
 two cities of Fredericton and St. John — in which city through his eiforts the 
 Centenary Chuich was built — acting as chairman of his district for many years. 
 Upon the restoration of the union he was appointed Superintendent of Missions 
 in Canada West, and three years later he succeeded Dr. Richey as President of 
 the Canada Conference, a position he occupied for seven years. He afterwards 
 was elected President in the Canada connexion and after the general union he 
 became first President of the Toronto Annual Conference, which position he oc- 
 cupied when he officiated at the dedication of Woodgreen Church, He was one 
 of the most gifted men in Canadian Methodism, and although timid and retiring, 
 his gifts, talents and character, combined with the genialitj'^ of his cheerful dis- 
 position and unwearied industry, forced him into the foremost rank. He was 
 the father of the first mission to British Columbia, and one of the most ardent 
 champions for the general union of Methodism. 
 
 The church which he now dedicated was a comfortable but small structure 
 of solid brick facing northward towards Queen Street, and erected at a cost of 
 about $2,000. It stood a little removed from Queen Street, at the corner of 
 Strange Street, and around it a picket fence, neatly painted white, was built. A 
 row of poplar trees, planted by the pastor. Dr. Carroll, extended down the east- 
 ern side. They stood there for many years, but were finally cut down when, hav- 
 ing grown to an unexpected size, they excluded the light. A low platform ex- 
 
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 tended across the front, and was reached by a slat walk from Queen Street. Two 
 windows with frosted panes, one on either side of the main entrance, gave the 
 church a school-like appearance, which was further heightened by a small bel- 
 frey, surmounting the incline roof, wherein was a bell, the rope of which 
 hung in the vestibule. 
 
 The choir occupied a raised platform at the northern end of the interior of 
 the church, and in the old-fashioned manner faced the pulpit behind the 
 congregation. The small cabinet organ which they used is now in the Sunday- 
 School 
 
 There was no gallery, and the entire seating capacity of the little church would 
 be severely taxed by two hundred and fifty people. 
 
 The pulpit was a plain reading desk ; tho seats were fitted with reversible 
 backs, suited f( r purposes of Sunday-School. 
 
 The first trustees of this new church were Rev. John Carroll, Chairman of 
 the Board ; E. Coatsworth, sr., the late Mr. Barchard, James Adams, John C. 
 Graham, the ice merchant ; Robert Hunt, now deceased ; Thomas Davis and 
 John Lanison, the builder. 
 
 Robert Hunt was the first Superintendent of the Sunday School and 
 James Adams succeeded him, but again Mr. Hunt occupied the position for a 
 time. Mr. Jenkinson, a clerk in the Immigration Department, then became 
 its superintendent, and has since continuously occu[)ied that responsible office, 
 excepting for the period of a year, when the late Rev. Mr. Auld filled the 
 office. 
 
 After Rev. Dr. Carroll, the Rev. Chas. Langford became the pastor. The 
 Rev, J. S. Sanderson succeeding him remained a year, and Rev. Thos. M. Camp- 
 bell took his pjac ). After him, Rev. J. M. Wilkinson and Rev. W. S. Blackstock 
 followed, when Rev. Charles Langford returned and spent three years in pas- 
 toral work. 
 
 During his term the cause prospered mightily, and the growth of the con- 
 gregation necessitated the erection of a wing at the south end of the church, by 
 which enlargement five hundred people could be comfortably seated. After Mr. 
 Langford succeeded the Rev. W. F. Wilson, a gifted speaker of great eloquence. 
 
 During his term the new modern Woodgreen Church was built at a cost of 
 about $18,000, and re-opened in December of 1889. It is a commraodious mod- 
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 ern church with sloping floor, coiufortable j)ew8, stained ghvss cathedral windows, 
 and a circling gallery. It has seating capacity for one thousand people. 
 
 The church possesses a membership numbering about four hundred and fifty, 
 while five or six hundred scholars attend the Sunday School. Thd class leaders 
 are Joseph Hilton, James Adams, Henry Radcliff'e, William Fitzgerald, Arthur 
 Carscadden, and Mrs. Bellamy. Mr. Perc}' Love is President of the P]pworth 
 League, and James Adams, Dr. Butler, and Henry Butcher are Bible Class teach- 
 ers in the Sunday School. The present Board of Trustees are : James Adams, 
 Mr. Jenkinson, Sergeant Hales, Mr. GrinncU, W. Fitzgerald, J. C. Graham, 
 Joseph Hilton, Joseph Pinder, Henry Worthing, Mr, Wootlcock, Thomas Davi;., 
 George Hogarth, B. M. Cherry, W. T Stewart, J. J. Withrow, V.. Coatsworth 
 and Charles Graham. 
 
 After Rev, W, F. W^ilson, the Rev. R. N. Burns, now of Orillia, occupied the 
 pulpit, and was succeeded by the Rev. W. J. Barkweli, afterwards of New Rich 
 mond Church. The Rev. L, W. Hill is the present pastor. (1899.) 
 
CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 Trinity Church (Originally Known as the Western Church.) 
 
 OME of Toronto's merchant princes and most successful business men 
 were instrumentpi in the inception ot this church, ami the mar- 
 velious rapidity of its growth has proved the wisdom of their action. 
 At a meeting held on the evening of the 12th day of May, in the 
 , car liStS7, at the residence of Mr. Gage, a small gathering of Methodists 
 prominent in l)iisiness circles assembled to discuss the advisability of missionary 
 work in the north-western suburbs. 
 
 Among those present were Timothy Eaton, W. J. Gage, B. Westwood and M. 
 Langmuir, and it was decided to organize without delay. 
 
 The property on the south side of Bloor Street between Major and Robert 
 Streets, with a frontage of one hundred and ninety-eight feet, was purchased, and 
 a rented tent was erected on the identical site of the present magnificent Sunday 
 school structure. This tent would liold probably four hundred people, and was 
 well illuminated by gas. 
 
 The opening service was held on June 12th, 1887, the late Rev. T. W. Jeffrey 
 preached the first sermon. He was appointed pastor of the new movement, and 
 his eloquent preaching and industrious pastoral work ensured success from the 
 first. 
 
 It was almost immediately decided that the tent should be replaced by a per- 
 manent structure, and a wooden building — the original dimensions of which 
 when first proposed were 25 by 70, but which was when built of a considerably 
 larger size — was begun. 
 
 On July 10th of the same year this church was opened. It was a long, low 
 wooden structure of no architectural pretensions, with a platform in one corner, 
 whereon the choir as well as the pulpit was located, capable of seating hve hun- 
 dred people. The original trustees, elected April 18th, 1888, were T. Eaton, 
 W. J. Gage, C. R. S. Dinnick, G. A. Walton, H. Burden, J. J. Crabbe, Jas Lydi- 
 atte, R. Philp, M. Guy, M. Paul and Mr. Perkins. Mr. McNally was appointed 
 leader of the choir and organist as well. 
 
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220 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 The growth of the Sunday school has been phenomenal. It started on the day 
 the tent was opened, on the 12th of June, with only twenty scholars in attend- 
 ance. Mr. Westwood became first superintendent, but after some 12 months he 
 was succeeded by Mr. J. J. Crabbe, of the Evening Star, who filled this res|)on8- 
 ible position for five years. Under him the school grew rapidly, and to-day an 
 average attendance of over five hundred scholars and teachers, and the possession 
 of one of the finest Sunday school buildings in the Dominion, 90 feet by 90 feet, 
 and built upon the cantilever principle, and stone throughout, marks an era of 
 progress which may truthfully be termed phenomenal. Mr. Ambrose Kent, the 
 jeweller, is the present superintendent. 
 
 The Rev. T. VV. Jefi'rey, after twelve months' time was succeeded by the Rev. 
 Hugh Johnston, who relinquished the pastorate of old Queen Street Church to 
 assist the opening movement which was now passing through a critical period of 
 change. 
 
 During his time the wooden church proved utterly insufficient to accommo- 
 date the growing congregation and steps were taken to secure a better building. 
 These otf'jrts resulted in tne erection of the present magnificent structure, 
 at the cost of $130,000, which ranks among the finest architectural achieve- 
 ments which the City of Churches can claim. 
 
 Senator John Macdonald, whose services on similar occasions were in frequent 
 demand, performed the ceremony of laying the corner stone. 
 
 The edifice is of Romanesque design and is built of grey Credit Valley stone, 
 trimmed with brown stone. The tower is located at the north-east corner at 
 the intersection of the streets, and rises to a height of thirty-seven ieet higher than 
 the walls, capped with a spire, covered with red tiles, reaching a total altitude of 
 115 feet. 
 
 The principal entrances ai'e through this tower, a doorway facing each street, 
 while another entrance opens from the dwarf tower on the south-east corner 
 facing Robert Street ; besides which there are additional entrances at the 
 westerly end. 
 
 The building is practically square. The roof is capped with a lantern forty 
 feet square, having windows on all sides which serve both for light and venti- 
 lation. The front and sides are broken by a vestibule and transept respectively, 
 and the rear with a large organ recess, relieving the square and otherwise flat 
 wall surfaces. 
 
METHODIST CHFRCHES IN TOUONTO. 221 
 
 The atulitoriuin is .seventy-ei<,'ht feet square; transepts project Hve feet on 
 each side, atul the vestibule nineteen feet in front, giving the extreme internal 
 dimensions 8S feet hy 97 feet. 
 
 The vestibule is very commodious and can be used on special occasions as an 
 apex to the auditorium, being divided from the latter by a glazed screen, having 
 sliding sashes, which can be lowered out of sight at will. 
 
 The roof is in one span covering the seventy-eight feet, without the support 
 of columns, permitting an uninterrupted view of the speaker. The ceiling is of 
 barrel arch foim intersecting witli the lantern before mentioned, which has an 
 inner ceiling of stained glass which can bo artificially illuminated at night. 
 
 The gallery occupies the east end and north and south sides, and extends 
 over the vestibule and transepts giving large accommodation. The total seating 
 capacity is about 1700, while 500 more can be seated on special occasions by 
 the use of draw seats and camp chairs. The heating and ventilation is by the 
 Smead-Dawd sy.sLom, and the lighting is accomplished by handsome brass chan- 
 deliers. 
 
 The preliminary senuoii previous to the dedication was preached on Friday 
 evening, the 5th of April, 18S9. A large audience attended. The opening hymn 
 was given out by the pastor, Mr. Johnston, who also offered the opening suppli- 
 cation The lesson, read b}' Rev. Le Roy Hooker, was the prayer of Solomon at 
 the dedication of the temple. 
 
 The choir, consisting of forty voices, renr., ed an anthem, and the Rev. Dr. 
 Potts, reading the second lesson, selected the lOtli chapter of Hebrews, where 
 Paul exhorts the converts to hold fast the faith with patience and thanks- 
 giving. 
 
 Dr. Stafford then preached an eloquent sermon, choosing for his text the 2Hh 
 verse of the third chapter of Genesis : 
 
 " And he placed in the east of the Garden of Eden cherubims and a flaming 
 sword which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life." 
 
 On the foUowin.; Sunday the opening services were begun. In the morning 
 and afternoon the Rev. Dr. John B. Newman, Bishop of the Methodist Episco- 
 pal Church of the United States, occupied the pulpit. 
 
 Rev. Dr. Williams, then superintendent, was to have preached the dedicatory 
 sermon in the evening, but illness prevented him from so doing and the Rev. 
 Dr. Dewart took his place. 
 
S2S THE HISTOHY OF THE 
 
 The subscription list for tiie day win a revelation of the loyalty of the con^'re- 
 gation. No less than >*21,r)00 was jjiven. Tlie principal tlonationH were : 
 
 R. Philp 1?-J,5()0 Rev. J. F. Medcalfo 8fi00 
 
 r R. S. Dinnick 2,o00 Robt. Vanrrhan 500 
 
 W. J. (Jago 1,000 Goo. M. Smith 500 
 
 T. Eaton 1 ,000 E. Y. Eaton 500 
 
 Henry Biuflen 1.000 T. A. Grey.lon 500 
 
 T.E.Perkins 1,000 VV. W. Heidiii^' 500 
 
 Mr. anil Mr.s. A. K.nt 1,000 
 
 And numerous other sums fiom l?200 downwards. 
 
 The Ladies' Furnisliiny Association guaranteetl !?2,()00, and the young Peo- 
 ple's Association guaranteed d'H'iO for payment of the vocalion. 
 
 It was proposed by the pastor to change the name " Western Methodist," 
 which it had hitherto borne, to Trinity Methodist Church, which was done, and 
 it is now known by the latter name. 
 
 Mr. Johnston was succeeded by the Rev. J. F. Ockley, and this pastor occu- 
 pied the pulpit for tliree years. After him the Rev. W. F. Wilson foUowe ', and 
 his powerful preaching and ornate oratory drew a large congregation. 
 The present pastor, Dr. I. Tovell, sucoeeiled hinj. 
 
 The present Trustee Board is composed of Messrs. Eaton, Gage, Dinnick, 
 Crabbe, Perkins, Guy, Lloyd, G. H. Smith, A. Kent, R. Philp, W. W. fielding, 
 R. C. Vaughan, R A. Greydon, E. H. Hilboin and \V. P. Page. 
 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
 
 ICini; St. East and Gerrard St. Churches. 
 
 ^INQ STREKT Church owuh iu oiijfin to the niinsionary otroits of the 
 Primitive Mothotlists, whose early zeal and entleavor in Toronto 
 f(»rni an interest inj^ feature of its relij^ioiis liistory. 
 
 In the year 18(55 the Rev John Gooilinan, who was tiien pastor 
 of I'arliainont Street Church, preached upon the green at the cor- 
 ner of King and Sumach Streets. A coal and wood yard is now 
 located there. It was in the forenoon of a beautiful summer day, and a number 
 of the residents gathered around him as ho preached the (lospel. 
 
 Ho anxiously desired to see the establishnu'nt of a place of worship in the 
 locality, and shortly afterwards, in company with William Smith, who ca.ried 
 on busines- at the corner of l)uke and Parliament Streets, he made a tour of the 
 district. 
 
 They rented a frame house on the north side of King Street — a little east of 
 Sumach — from a Mrs. <^uigley. It neeiled shingling, .so they shinglod it, its 
 solitary interior partition they tore down and fitted it up for worship. Here for 
 the space of twelve njonths or more a small company of Christian people met to 
 worship God. Once every Sabbath they held a service and instituted a Sunday 
 School. Charles Thompson, then a member of Parliament Street Church, became 
 its superintendent. Samuel V^irgin, now of 501 King Street East, and the only 
 member of this company of earnest Christian workers who is still alive, taught 
 a class, as also did Thomas Webster, who worked in the Rolling Mills — removed 
 many years ago; William Reed, a box maker; and William Cowser, an employee 
 of Edward Davis. 
 
 Edward Davis, an attendant at Trinity Episcopal Church, threw in his 
 fortunes with the little cause. His duties were to play the melodeon, which he 
 faithfully performed for some years, when he took sick and died. The member- 
 ship of the school would perhaps number twenty scholars at its beginning. 
 
 Class meetings were held on Tuesday evenings in the home of Isaac Hutchin- 
 son. He was a blacksmith by trade, and carried on business on Duke Street. 
 
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224 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 He lived at this time in a place called Hookaway's yard, in the second house of 
 the first row on the right hand side of Sumach Street north from King Street, 
 and standing some distance back from the street. 
 
 For a short while Mr. Goodman attended to the spiritual wants of the 
 little congregation. It grew rapidly until the frame house could not contain the 
 people. Mr. Goodman was succeeded by Rev. Geo. Lewis, then a young man 
 lately oidained. 
 
 At this time a church had been built by the late John Bugg, and had been 
 presented to the colored people of St. John's Ward on certain conditions. It 
 stood upon Teraulay Sti-eet for some time, but as the conditions were undlled 
 Mr. Bugg took back the building and presented it to the King Street Mission. 
 
 Upon the reception of this gift a Trustee Board was appointed with the fol- 
 lowing membership : — 
 
 Samuel Virgin, William Reed, James Green, Isaac Hutchinson, Robert Walker, 
 John Bugg and Charles Thompson. All have since passed into the great beyond, 
 save Samuel Virgin, the patriarch of the church. (January 1899.) 
 
 The land at the corner of King and Bright Streets was presented by Robert 
 Robert, a leading member of the Primitive Methodists. 
 
 The church was sawn in two, and there is still to be seen the marks where it 
 was disjointed, and transported to its present site. It was placed upon trucks 
 resting upon wide wheels, which in turn ran upon wider planks, and the trans- 
 porting was done by Wardell Bros. 
 
 Having been removed and placed in position it was opened for Divine worship 
 in 18G6. It v/as placed upon the same circuit in connection with Parliament 
 Street and Don Mills Church, which had been previously established. 
 
 The Rev. George Lewis became the first pastor, but before many months, and 
 while upon a visit to his own folk in Whitechurch Township, he and his brother 
 David and two cousins all contracted fever and died. 
 
 The church itself was a frame buildins: with seats for about three hundred 
 people. A gallery ran across the southern end and here the choir was located. 
 Mr. Webster was their first leader ; Ed. Davis was organist. Among the first 
 singers, Margaret and Fanny Quigley, Jane Frame, Annie Fairbanks, William 
 Davis, Wm. John Frazer and Samuel Virgin are still remembered. Abraham 
 Harwood and Samuel Virgin passed around the collection plates. Mr. White be- 
 came the first class-leader. 
 
MKTHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 225 
 
 After the Rev. George Davis, the Rev. Henry Harris, now deceased, then super- 
 intendent of the circuit, occupied the pulpit frequently. 
 
 The work prospered and in a short time the church became self-sustaining, and 
 was set off as a separate charge. The Rev. J. F. Ockley came from the 
 Albion circuit and ministered unto their spiritual wants. He was beloved and 
 held in great regard, so much so that for five years he occupied the pulpit. 
 
 During his time the gallery was taken down, the congregation in the mean- 
 time worshipping in Temperance Hall on Queen Street, west of Parliament Street. 
 After him came Revs. Geo. Robinson, Albert Sims, William Booth, James Dob- 
 son and John Bedford, for terms of one year each. 
 
 After the union the first pastor was Rev. W. S. Blackstock, who remained two 
 years. He was succeeded by Rev. Canada Creighton, who was smitten down by 
 a stroke of paralysis while preaching from its pulpit. Then Rev. John Locke 
 succeeded for a five months' term, and was in turn replaced by Rev. J. McD. 
 Kerr, The church was then enlarged by the addition of wings in the rear, 
 costing $4,000, and ensuring a seating capacity for four hundred people. 
 
 Great revivalist as was McD. Kerr, his work gave an impetus to the church on 
 which his successor. Rev. C. J. Dobson, built. His preaching was spiritual 
 and up-building. His ardor never flagged ; he was himse f of a kindly, lov- 
 able nature, and he is remembered by the congreg ition as their favorite pas- 
 tor. Rev. Robert McKee succeeded him and remained three years. The present 
 pastor. Rev. J. R. Aikenhead, has been tha minister in charge for some two years. 
 The present membership of the church is about 130; the attendance 300. (Jan- 
 uary, 1899.) 
 
 The Sunday School contains some 175 scholars. Its superintendents have been 
 Messrs. Thompson, Fraser, Bradley and White. Mr. White has filled the duties 
 for many years, and he is deservedly held in high regard. (1898.) 
 
 Gcffard Street Church. 
 
 A quiet, unostentatious little church, which by its very modesty in earnest 
 evangelical endeavor has been all the more successful, is Gerrard Street Church, 
 Its effective work among the masses of the people, its genuine regard for the 
 poor, has, perhaps, pre-eminently distinguished it among the city's churches. 
 
 In the year 1879, Richard Brown and Douglas Simpson, who were members 
 
226 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 of Sheibouine Street Church, started a Sunday School in a cottage on the south 
 side of Gerrard Street, some two doors from Sumach Street. 
 
 Of this scliool Mr. Brown became superintendent, and it grew very slowly at 
 first. Undismayed, however, they worked steadily on and soon the harvest be- 
 gan to appear. 
 
 After .some two years it was decided to erect a church, and the present site 
 was secured from Mr. Cuff, for SI, 150, at the rate of $25 per foot. 
 
 Then the first church was built in 1881, and cost SHOO. It was an unpreten- 
 tious, rongh-cast structure, which would seat some two hundred and fifty peo- 
 ple. The cause was greatly assisted by the Sherbourne Street Board, who donat- 
 ed $200 a year toward the support of the first pastor. Rev. James Mat.heson. 
 This sum was reduced annually until, during the pastorate of the Rev. Mr, 
 Locke, the church became entirely self-supporting. 
 
 The original trustees were D. Simpson, J. R. Caldwell, Geo. Telford, D.Hamilton, 
 J. Whealey, M. Dale, W. Brown, D. Kissock, G. Tambling, J. S. Marker, and four 
 others. 
 
 The first-class leaders were Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stocks and Mr. Shipman, and 
 Richard Brown ofiiciated as superintendent of the Sunday School. 
 
 Miss Spence, sister of Alderman Spence, led the singing in the first choir, and 
 her comrades were Mr. and Mrs. Custers, Mary Roberts, John Saker and Fanny 
 Wilkie. 
 
 Mr. Matheson's first pastorate was a successful one indeed. He built up 
 the struggling mission in a most gratifying manner. His earnest zeal and untir- 
 ing ettbrts during the three years he spent in Gerrard Street Church are still 
 spoken of with great approval by its oldest members. He is now out of active 
 work, residing on Huron Street, where, after a life of busy effort, he rests in the 
 declining years of his life. 
 
 He was succeeded by the Rev. J. Reid, who occupied the pulpit for ten months, 
 the remaining two months of the year being supplied by students from Victoria 
 College. 
 
 The Rev. John Locke was the next pastor, and for throe years he ministered to 
 a rapidly increasing congregation. 
 
 The Rev. Chas. Manning succeeded and spent a term of two years successfully, 
 after whom the Rev. W. J. Barkwell occupied the pulpit. During his pastorate, 
 
MKTHODIST CHURCHKS IN TORONTO. 227 
 
 an addition, costing S800, was made to the church of a wing in the rear, whereby 
 the seating capacity was doubled. After spending three years in most successful 
 labor, especially among the young, with whom he exerted a wide influence, Mr. 
 Bark well was succeeded by Rev. J. K. Adams, who likewise was retained 
 three years. 
 
 The high estimation in which the latter minister was held earned for him a 
 warm regard in the hearts of his congregation which will not die away. 
 
 Rev. A. B. Chambers has occupied the pulpit since, and at present attends to 
 the spiritual needs of the church (1899.) 
 
 The Sunday School, from a very small beginning, has flourished with 
 marvellous rapi'''Ly until it can now claim a membership of over four hundred 
 scholars. Mr. VV. Simpson, Inspector of the Bank of Cor, merce, who succeeded 
 Mr. Richard Brown, officiated as superintendent for some twelve years. 
 
 His genial nature, his wide sympathy, and his consecrated Christian life have 
 made him a great blessing and help to the school. Two years ago he was suc- 
 ceeded by Mr. J. S. Harker, who now acceptably and ably performs the duties of 
 that responsible position. 
 
 The membership at present is nearly four hundred. The church is unicjue 
 among city churches in that it is entirely free from debt, and in this particular it 
 follows closely the teachings of Wesley. 
 
 The present class-leaders are J. S. Harker, C. H. C. Fortner, Miss C. J. Wallace, 
 Mr. Hall, and Mr. Chambers the pastor. 
 
 Joseph Dale is Secretary of the Sunday School, and the stewards are W. O. 
 Littlejohn — the oldest steward and oldest member of the church — D. Hamilton, 
 and Messrs. Brown, Whealey and Sisterson. Mr. Harker is a local preacher. 
 
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 ''WUM^^ 
 
 CHAPTER XIX. 
 
 St. Clarens Avenue and St. Paul's Churches. 
 
 [■l^mrk^HE earliest glitnmoring.s of Methodism in what is now known as a 
 
 portion of Toronto City, then as Brockton, is connected with the 
 
 ^1 woik of the Rev. George M. Brown. When but a young man, 
 
 shortly after being received as a local preacher and an adherent of 
 
 ^i* p]lm Street Church, Rev. Dr. Elliott, then superintendent of the Toronto 
 
 West Circuit, who had discerned the zeal, earnestness and talents of the 
 
 young man, and the sterling qualities that were destined to make him one of 
 
 the most industrious of pastors, requested him to go to Brockton and see if an 
 
 appointment could bo taken up. 
 
 At that time Parkdale had no existence, there being only a few houses west of 
 * le Asylum, and Brockton was a hamlet in Dundas Street, totally disconnected 
 from the City, and surrounded by a farming country, on part of which the 
 primeval forest was ^till standing. 
 
 Accordingly on Sunday afternoon of the first day of September in the year 
 1861, an announcement having previously been sent out, Mr. Brown, accom- 
 panied by Mr. Henry Matthews, of Matthew Bros., Yonge Street, held a service 
 and preachad in the open air, where Mr. Abbs' woodyard is now situated. 
 
 Two weeks subsequently ho held a service in the open air again, on the 
 opposite side of the street, sheltered on the east side of a house, now in the 
 rear of Mr. Thomas Abbs' shop. 
 
 The meetings were thereafter continued in the home of Mr. Abbs, at 616 
 Dundas Street. Services were held at three o'clock in the afternoon and were 
 well attended, the house b:ing tilled. Here Mr. Brown preached twice again, 
 but the meetings were chiefly conducted by local preachers from tlie Queen and 
 Richmond Stieet Churches. Among those who preached there were Mr. 
 Woodsworth, of Richmond Street Church ; Isaac Clare, a blacksmith, whose 
 place of business was next door to the Queen Street Chuich ; Joseph Emerson, 
 who worked for Mr. George Cooper, a farmer of Davenport Road, and Mr. 
 
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St. Paul's Church, Ave nue Road. lOiip. |i. -.'l'S.i 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 229 
 
 French, who at present worships in Wesley Church, a very effective and earnest 
 old-time local preacher. 
 
 After some three years time Mr. Abbs moved away to the County of Haldi- 
 mand, and the meetings broke up for want of a place of worship. Many 
 who had attended went to the nearest churches, some to Davenport and .some 
 even to the Queen Street Church. 
 
 Then for twenty-two years Brockton Methodism could claim no ])lace of 
 worship, but in 1885, some families combined and rented Brockton Hall, and 
 held two services daily and Sunday School in the afternoon. The services were 
 well attended, many were converted under the preaching of Mr. French, whom 
 we have before mentioned, and who now regularly conducted the services for 
 nearly six months. It was now decided to erect a church as many families 
 were compelled to go a long distance to tl i Dovercourt Church to worship. 
 
 The first Quarterly Official Board met in the Dovercourt Church on August 
 4th, 1885, the Rev. H. W. McTavish, pastor, in the chair, when the following 
 were duly elected: Joseph Emer.son, local preacher; Caleb Young, Robert Van- 
 Horne, H. T. Mordith, Neil McKinnon, Richard Gutthrey, and Mr. Houghton, 
 recording stewards ; J. B. Leggat, society representative, and James Manne, 
 Sunday School superintendent. The first funds reported was the sum of two 
 hundred and fifty dollars on pastor's salary. On August 20th, 1885, H. T. 
 Merdith, Richard Gutthrey, Joseph Emerson, H. Sheppard, J. B. Leggat, Neil 
 McKinnon, and F. T. French, were appointed provisional trustees for the pur- 
 pose of purchasing a site for a church. On November 10, 1885, H. T. Merdith, 
 R. Gutthrey, and Neil McKinnon, were elected stewards, and Robert Van-Home, 
 Sunday School lepresentative ; J. B. Leggat was elected Sunday School superin- 
 tendent in the place of James Manne, who had resigned. 
 
 On May 31st., 188G, Robert Van-Horne, Joseph Emer.son, and James Fal- 
 conti', were elected stewards, and Thomas Abbs was added as one of the 
 provisional trustees, when the provisional trustees were instructed to purchase 
 the lot on the south-west corner of Dundas Street and St. Clarens Avenue. 
 Mr. White was elected representative to the district meeting. On August 3rd, 
 1880, the provisional trustees reported that they had purchased the lot on the 
 south-west corner of Dundas Street and St. Clarens Avenue for the sum of $3,210. 
 On August 30, 1880, Joseph Emerson, R. Gutthrey, Thos. Abbs, E. S. Pugsley, 
 and S. J. Burgess, were elected trustees. On October 13th, 1886,|Houghton and 
 
2.'}0 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 liiirgess, and James Falconer resigned aa stewards, and Robert Van-Home, 
 Thomas Hurst, \V. W. Perry, and Joseph Kmerson were elected. 
 
 On October 27th the Trustee Board met, Rev. II. W. McTavisli in the chair. 
 Abbs, Kmerson, Burgess and (Jutthrey, being present, About this date W. W. 
 Perry was elected Sunday School Superintendent. The Board agreed to build 
 the church, and hired Mr. Dodds as foreman, and Edward Abbs as timekeeper, 
 the work to be done byday labor. The Board met from time to time as the 
 business required, and the building progressed, and on February 2lst, 1887, 
 Brockton became a separate circuit, and the name changed to the St. Clareiis 
 Avenue Methodist Church. 
 
 On February 23rd, 1887, John Todd and Thomas Dean were elected trustees, 
 and on the 28th, George Bye was elected a trustee, the church at this date being 
 nearly completed, and on March 17th, 1887, was duly opened for divine service 
 by the Rev. Dr. Stone, and on the following Monda}' evening a social tea 
 was provided by the ladies, the Rev. Dr. Stone presiding, when subscriptions 
 to the amount of about $.'?,()()0, being about the full cost of the church, was sub- 
 scribed. Unfortunately a large amount of these subscriptions were not collected. 
 This Confeience year being now drawn to a close, the Rev. II. W. Mc'i'avish was 
 removed to another field, and Rev. W. W. Andrews became the pastor in June 
 of 1887, while the following quarterly official board : Jos. P^iiierson, Geo Dale, 
 W. Watson, R. Van-Home, R. Gutthrey, John Todd, Geo. Kenney, Thos. Abbs, 
 Thos. Hurst, with W. W. Perry, recording steward. 
 
 On November 14th, 1887, J. J. Copeland, and E. A. Porch were elected on the 
 board, and W. W. Perry being superintendent of the Sabbath School and record- 
 ing steward resigned, when W. T. Stone was appointed superintendent and E. A. 
 Porch elected as recording steward. After some time J. J. Copeland followed 
 Mr. Stone as superintendent of the Sunday School. 
 
 The Rev. W. W. Andrews remained three years. After him Rev. Dr. Perritt, 
 one year; then Rev. George Webber, when improvement in the church to the 
 amount of S300 was made. He remained one year, then Rev. J. A. Chapman 
 followed, when some improvements were made, including a new furnace at a cost 
 of $130. He remained three years, then Rev. George M. Brown remained three 
 years, and improvements to the church were made amounting to about !?500 ; also 
 a new organ was purchased and paid for at a cost of $140. Rev. Thomas 
 Edwards, the present pastor, is in his second year of office (181)9). 
 
METHODIST CHUIICUES IN TORONTO. 231 
 
 St. Paul's Church. 
 
 This beautiful Church was erected ami was the result of the iinioti ot ajjfoodly 
 number of niei;iberH of the Primitive body worshipping in the Church at the 
 corner of Davenport Road and Yonge Street, and numerous familios of Wes- 
 leyans who resided within convenient distance of the present jiiace of worshi|». 
 
 It was built in 1887 by Messrs Brown & Bradshaw, builders, the coat of 
 church, parsonage and land Iteing §42,000. Of this sum S20,000 was furnish 
 ed by the Primitives, who had effected a profitable sale of the Church on Daven- 
 port Road. 
 
 Its original trustees were : Robert Shaw, William Dennis, George Bolati, 
 William Cummings, James Shaw and James Faiihead. The two latter are the 
 oldest living trustees (1898). 
 
 Its Hrst-class leaders were : Robert Shaw, James Shaw, William Dennis, 
 William Cummings, Mrs. Fossett and Mrs. Woolsey. 
 
 Mr. Tonkins became first elioir-leader and his wife first organist. 
 
 Mr. Armstrong at present leads the choir and has done so for years efficiently 
 and well. 
 
 The first superintendent of the Sunday School was Mr. Morley. He was suc- 
 ceeded by Mr. Faircloth, who in turn gave way to Mr. Doherty, the present super- 
 intendent. 
 
 The pastors have been : Mr. Jolitt'e, one 3'ear ; Mr. Philips, three years ; J. E. 
 Lanceley.two years ; Dr. Parkei", three 3'^ears ; E. K. Scott, present pastor (January, 
 18!)9). 
 
 The church is a splendid structure, will seat 1,200 people, with a separate 
 Sunday school. 
 
 The school recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, for it dates its origin 
 from the original school which met away back in the forties, on the south side 
 of Sydenham — now Cumberland Street — and which was continued in the Primi- 
 tive Church on Davenport Road. 
 
 Its officers are (1897-98): 
 
 Board of Trustees — Rev. E. E. Scott, Chairman. 
 
 James Fairhead, Secretary-Treasurer. 
 
 James Shaw, J. M. Faircloth, J. J. Page, Dr. J. G. Adams, J. M. Smith, J. W. 
 
ISS TUK UIHTOUY OV TUK 
 
 La /rence, W. L. Matthews, L. J. Clark, C. W. Al.rey, VV. K. Dohcrty. A. J. Pat- 
 tison, J. Leslie, C. Ferrier, T. Shaw, E. R. Wcod, F. liooth. 
 
 Quarterly Orticial Board — Pastor, Rev. E. E. Scott. 
 
 Superannuateil MinistiMS — Revs. M. Fawcett, J. Doel, T. VV. Glover, Geo. Abbs, 
 J. A. Dowler, Dr. Cochran. 
 
 Local Preachers — John Stevenson, C. Ferrier, David Plewes, George Beavers, 
 W. G. Watson. 
 
 Class- Leaders— James Shaw, E. Pearson, J. F. Kerr, D. Plewes, J. S. Powley, 
 J. J, Eaton, Mrs. WooKsey, Mrs. Beavers, Miss Matthews. 
 
 Assistant Class- Leaders — George Howson, VV. Dennis, L. C. Peako, J. J. Page. 
 
 Stewards— W. L. Matthews, L. J. Clark, A. Leslie, Dr. J. G. Adams, J. Fair- 
 head, E. R. Wood, A. J. Pattison. 
 
 Sunday School Superintendent — W. K. Doherty. 
 
 Epworth League President — VV. G. Watson. 
 
 Couunittee on Finance — J. M. Fuircloth, W. L. Matthews, L. J. Clark, J. Fair- 
 head, J. J. Page, A. Leslie, J. M. Smith, T. Shaw, E. Bedford. 
 
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 Yongfe Street, Westmoreland and St. Alban's Churches. 
 
 II K weokly prayer ineetiiijj;s of Muthodism many years aj^o were held 
 on Tliuraday eveninj^.s; the now cuntoniary Wo(hu'sdiiy prayer-meet- 
 inj^ is !\ modern innovation. 
 i^-r^]^ 1" A8C7, in the home of John Williams, on Yon<,'o Street opposite 
 «Ifj* Shaftesbury, now Wickson Avenue, a weekly Thursday eveninjj meeting 
 was bej^un. John Williams was a cooper, and his homo was an unpre- 
 tentious rou;;h-cast structure, a storey and a half in heij^ht, which is standing to 
 this day. 
 
 Among those who were regular attendants, and who were accustomed to occa- 
 sionally exhort at these meetings, the names of David Thompson, William Dennis 
 and Andrew Smiley are still remembered. 
 
 These meetings had an interest which wa.v bori of merit. Some notable con- 
 versions occurred, and the meuibers oi' the i.'\cipient society were zealous for 
 Qod. The preachers of the Central Church occasionally visited the movement, 
 especially to administer the Sacrament. Consequently, Bloor Street Church be- 
 came interested, and after the meetings had been so conducted for about three 
 years, many of the leading members of the Church proposed the advisability of 
 the erection of a house of worship in the northern suburbs. 
 
 John Macdonald, the late Senator, George Robinson, E. G. Crown and John T. 
 Moore became ardent supporters of the proposal, and the present site was secured 
 from George Robinson for Si, 700, and the present comfortable brick structure 
 was erected at a total cost of $15,000. 
 
 The corner-stone was laid by Dr. Morley Punshon, on the 4th day of April, 
 1873, and on November 5th, of the same year, dedicatory services were con- 
 ducted by Rev. Dr. Wood. The opening services were continued altogether for 
 three Sundays, many eminent clergymen officiating. 
 
 The original trustees were, G. B. Crown, who for 13 years had been orgnnist 
 of Central Church, John Macdonald, George Robinson, Samuel Wickson, James 
 Wallace, John Williams, John Grainger, J. W. Bridgeland, Andrew Smiley, John 
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234 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Doel, Samuel Alcorn, Edward G. Crown, James B. Boustead, James A. Maclellan, 
 and Oswald F. Foster. Many of them are now dead. 
 
 In the newly erected Church the first classes weie led by Andrew Smiley, 
 John Macdonald, George Robinson, and Mrs. Macdonald, who has been leading a 
 class since the building was erected. 
 
 The first choir-leader wa.s J. B. Boustead, and the first organist was Miss H. 
 M. Robinson. 
 
 The Church itself is a comfortable and substantial structure of solid brick, of 
 gothic style of architecture. A straight gallery runs across the eastern end, and 
 ensures s( ating capacities for six hundred people. 
 
 The Sunday School, for which a separate building is erected, was first con- 
 ducted by Mr. Boustead, who for two years officiated as Superintendent. John 
 MacdonaM, George Robinson, John T. Moore, G. W. Wood, and Edward Martin 
 succeeded in turn. The latter, with the exception of a twelve months' holiday, 
 which he spent in England for the restoration of his health, has been Superinten- 
 dent for many years. 
 
 G. B. Crown was married in this Church shortly after the opening, and as he 
 and Mrs. Crown were the first couple joined in matrimony they were presented 
 with the regulation Bible and Hymn Book. 
 
 For three years aft?r its erection Yonge St. Church was placed in the 
 same circuit as Ceutral. During this time its pa.stors were Rev. H. M. Man- 
 ning, its first pastor ; F. H. Wallace, now Prof. Wallace, and Coverdale Watson. 
 
 In June of 1876 it was set apart as a separate charge, and the Rev. W. L. Rut- 
 ledge, now of Hamilton, was appointed by Conference to its pastorate. 
 
 lie is still remembered and spoken of with unreserved admiration an - approval. 
 His industry, perseverance, tact and courtesy, the sterling qualities of his spirit- 
 ual preaching, and the genuine consecration and piety of his life, combined to 
 make him an ideal preacher, and under his care the church grew abundantlv and 
 was placed on a solid foundation. The {)astors in charge have been : 
 June, 1870, to June, 187^ Rev. W. L. Rutledge. 
 " 187.'), " " 1882, Rev. F. H. Wallace, M.A. 
 " 1882, " " 1883, Rev. George Leech. 
 " 1883, " " 188G, Rev. R. N. Burns, B.A. 
 " 188G, " " 1889, Rev. George J. Bishop. 
 
METHODIST CHUHCHES IN TORONTO. 235 
 
 June, 1889, to June, 1891, Rev. J. V. Smith. 
 " 1891, " " 1893, Rev. Hugh Johnston, D.D. 
 " 1893, " " 1890, Rev. Joseph H. Locke. 
 Present pastor. Rev. Dr. Parker. 
 
 The choir-leaders have been J. B. Boustead, two years ; Q. B. Crown, 15 years, 
 and Thomas Hook, the present leader, who has occupied the position for .some 
 eight years. 
 
 The present Trustee Board is composed of the following : George Robinson, 
 G. W. Wood, John K. Macdonald, J. T. Moore, George B. Crown, Frank Floyd, 
 J. Lockhart Watt, W. W. Jones, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 QUARTERLY OKKIOIAL BOARD. 
 
 Pastor, Rev. Dr. Parker; supernumerary minister, Rev. J. G. Manly. 
 
 LOCAL I'UKACHKRS. 
 
 John T. Moore, John Carter, Alfred Day, John Bolwell, William Calvert, 
 James Lydiatt, Howard J. Barrie, John W. Dawson. 
 
 STEWARDS. 
 
 G. W. Wood, Recording Steward ; George R )binson, George B. Sparling, W. W. 
 
 Jones, C. W. Laker, G. E. Lawrence and M urray. 
 
 Organist, Miss Murray. 
 
 Westmoreland Church. 
 
 Originally a small Baptist meeting-house, stood on the eastern side of West- 
 moreland Avenue, near the location of the present Methodist Church. 
 
 As the Baptists were numerically weak, the Methodists, with the help and 
 financial assistance of some of the members of the Metropolitan, secured the 
 building some fourte m years and instituted divine worship. 
 
 It may truly be terined a mother of churches, for from it has sprung a number 
 of meeting-houses throughout the locality. 
 
 It was thought that some eight years ago it would disappear, but, phoenix-like, 
 from its ashes appears the present church, which under the ministry of Rev. Mr. 
 McKee, now flourishes abundantly. 
 
 The erection of the building was begun in the spring of 1891 and finished in 
 the fall. The length of time consumed in the erection of this modest structure 
 is accounted for by the fact that all the labor on it except the plaster work only 
 
236 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 was done by its own members. In tbe long summer evenings anil every Satur- 
 day afternoon the ring of hammers and the buzz of saws could be heard, and 
 slowly the litUe church neared completion. 
 
 Messrs. Con\oy, Butt, Russell, Reid, and the three Hudson brothers worked 
 throughout the summer, and their self-denial and industry reaped its reward in 
 the completion of the church. 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Dennicic, a superannuated minister, occupied the pulpit for six 
 months, until duly admitted into a Conference circuit. 
 
 The original trustees were : Messrs. Russell, Convoy, and the three Hudaons. 
 
 The first class-leaders were : — Edward Hudson, Mr. Gilley and the pastor. 
 
 The choir was led by Mr. Ewing. 
 
 The Sunday-School was started at the same time, and its superintendents since 
 then have been Walter Hudson, J. C. Hudson, Edward Hudson and John Price, 
 the present officer. 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Scott, also superannuated, succeeded Mr. Dennick and occupied 
 the pulpit for tliree years. Then Rev. R. J. Aikenhead succeeded and remained 
 a full pastoral term, when the present pastor. Rev. Robert McKee, took his place 
 (1898). 
 
 Under his pastorate the church is gaining rapidly, his plain spiritual preaching 
 and faithful performance of duty having been of great benefit and .assistance to 
 the congregation. 
 
 The present officers are : — 
 
 Pastor. — Rev. Roberc McKee, GGl Dovercourt Road. 
 
 Board of Trustees. — Ed. Hudson, Treasurer; F. Chappell, Secretary; James 
 Conboy, sr., J. C. Hudson, Thomas Conboy, J. Nicolls, D. Turner, I. J. Sproule, 
 T. Collins, A. Russell, W. Hudson, Geo. Butt, T. Reid, S. K. Correll, Wm. Collins 
 
 quartkrly okficial board. 
 
 Stewards. — Thomas Conboy, J. C. Hudson, George Butt, William Collins, T. 
 Collins, T. J. Sproule, F. Chappell. 
 Organist. — Miss Kent. 
 
 St. Alban's Church. 
 Perhaps nowhere in the progress of Methodism has its advancement been more 
 phenomenal than in the extreme western section of Toronto, known as St 
 Aluan's Ward. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 237 
 
 A little more than nine years ago a few earnest Christian workers thought 
 they saw a locality where a mission might be successfully planted. Accordingly 
 on September 2nd, 1889, they met with a few others of like mind at the home 
 of Mr. Alfred Atkey, 12 Garden Avenue, and after full discussion it was decided 
 to commence immediately the foundation of what now promises to be one of the 
 most vigorous of enterprising charges in the outskirts of the city. 
 
 At first, as is often the case, they met with a great deal of hostility and dis- 
 couragement from quarters where it should have been least expected, but in the 
 face of all opposition, the Church took root, and its survival and marvellous 
 growth has demonstrated that it was indeed a necessity in the locality. 
 
 On Saturday, the 7th day of September, hand-bills were distributed through the 
 section, announcing that "Methodist Mission services will be held on Sunday, 8th 
 inst., at 8 Garden Avenue, to be continued permanently. Preaching at 11 a.m., 
 and 7 p.m., and Sunday School at 2.30 p.m., to which all children will be wel- 
 come." At 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, a zealous little company, with hearts 
 all aglow and full of expectancy, met in an upper room of the house for prayer 
 that the Divine blessinji; miffht rest on the new undertaking. It was said to 
 have been a remarkable spiritual meeting, that the presence of the Lord was 
 manifested mightily, and those who engaged therein were comforted in heart. 
 
 At 11 o'clock the first preaching service was conducted by Edward Terry, 
 sixty-nine persons being present. At 2.30 p.m. the Sunday School was organ- 
 ized, and to E. J. Kinzniger, who was appointed Superintendent, devolved its 
 management. The following were present at its opening : — Messrs. E. Terry, 
 W. McFarlane, A. Atkey. J. Dufty, J. McHugh, J. Hare, W. Tedford, W. Swar- 
 tout, J. F. Scott, J. Haines. H. Halls, F. Halls ; Mrs. A. Wright, Miss Mcln- 
 tyre, M. Clark, M. Mortimer, L. and E. Challener, L. Shaw, Annie and Alice 
 Halls, B. and M. James, Delia, Edith and Lily Bradley, Alice and Harriett Acott, 
 May Quest, Vera Fowler, Blanche Halls, John, William and Alexander Dickson, 
 Willie Mortimer, Harvey Ramsey, Cameron, Louis and George Vivian, Frank 
 Kinzniger, Osmond Wright, Harvey James and Clarence James. 
 
 The Superintendent appointed E. Terry, W. Tedford, W. McFarlane, J. Mc- 
 Hugh, and Mrs. A. Wright as teachers, the last named being in charge of the prim- 
 ary clas.s, a position she has held ever since with marked faithfulness and 
 genuine consecration, scores of the young benefiting under her gentle words and 
 kindly teachings. 
 
288 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 At the evening service Mr. William Calvert preached, and eighty-eight persons 
 were present, while many others who could not get admission sat or stood on the 
 boulevard in front, the window saah being raised so that all could hear. The offer- 
 tory for the day amounted to S20.05. 
 
 William Calvert was a pillar of strength to th j opening movement. A wise 
 counsellor, an able helper, and a firm friend, he had already gained the respect 
 of all whom he met. 
 
 From the outset local preachers and lay helpers rendered valuable assistance, 
 and to their help and the indefatigable efforts of Mr. E. Terry, who was a tower 
 of strength spiritually and financially, and his associates are to be accorded the 
 credit of no little of the success achieved. 
 
 It soon became evident that additional accommodation was required. At a 
 meeting held to consider the advisability of securing a lot and erecting a church 
 subscription books were circulated, and as the amounts promised were considered 
 satisfactory, it was decided to proceed. 
 
 The first intention was to erect a frame building, 20 x 40 feet ; upon favorable 
 reports from outside sources it was decided to make it 30 x 40 feet ; then, 
 again, 40 x 50 feet. But the final outcome and resolution decided for a brick 
 building, 40 x 60 feet. 
 
 A committee was appointed immediately and authorized to call for tenders and 
 proceed with the work. 
 
 On the seventh day of November another handbill was issued stating that 
 " Owing to the premises at 8 Garden Avenue being too small to accommodate 
 those who desired to attend the services which have been held there during the 
 past two months, this is to inform you that until the completion of the new 
 church on Galley Avenue (now in course of erection), public worship will be con- 
 ducted at No. 7 Union St." This latter building; was the first public schoolhouse 
 in Parkdale, and was originally situated on the site of the present school, corner 
 Lansdowne and Marion St., but had been removed to Union St., and was used 
 as a dyeworks factory. Previous to the opening Sunday several of the officials 
 and their wives had papered, tinted and scrubbed the place, making it quite pre- 
 sentable. 
 
 Mr. Jonas Coxhead lent benches which, supplemented by chairs, furnished 
 seating capacity for 175 to 200 people. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 239 
 
 At the Sunday service the dyehouse was packed and during the four inonthn 
 services were continued there the interest and attendance were fully kept up. 
 
 On the 23rd day of March, 1890, the Rev. Dr. Briggs preached the opening 
 service of the new church and dedicated it to the worship of Almighty God, and 
 the following trustees received the charge : Edward Terry, J. Addison, W. Ted- 
 ford, A. Atkey, W. Dayton, W. H. McFarlane, W. Halls, C. Stevens, W. B. Crys- 
 ler, E. J. Kinzniger. 
 
 The afternoon and evening services were conducted by Revs. A. M. Phillij s 
 and Dr. Dewart. 
 
 The edifice which bears the dignified title of St. Alban's, which name was sug- 
 gested by Mr. Tedford, was built with the assurance that before long it would be 
 used solely as a schoolroom, and a newer and larger building erected in front. 
 
 Rev. J. J. Redditt, the first pastor, was an able and eloquent preacher and re- 
 mained three years. He was succeeded by Mr. McCullough, one of the mo.'^t 
 eflfective evangelical hard working Methodist divines that Canadian Methodism 
 can claim. The present pastor (January, 1899) is the Rev. W. F. Campbell. 
 
CHAPTER XXI. 
 
 Wesley Church. 
 
 fVv; N the yeai' 1875 Wesley Church was built. Tlie enterprise was 
 ;;'( fathered by the Rev. W. H. Poole, who was then pastor of Queen 
 Street West Church. Although as a pastor he was successful to a 
 degree, no work done during his term has earned for him the merit 
 of marked executive ability and far-wighted wisdom so much as the 
 building of this Church. 
 At that time the western suburbs were unsettled ; wide extending fields, inter- 
 spersed here and there by a low growth of cedar and underbrush, stretched far 
 and wide where now neat, comfortable brick dwelling-houses raised their modest 
 fronts, and more pretentious church-buildings — a numerous family — uplift their 
 massive walls. 
 
 On Strachan Avenue there were then two houses only. Crawford, Givens and 
 Shaw Streets contained a few unpretentious cottages : Arg le Street was a cedar 
 swamp : four miserable stores were scattered througuoat the length of Dundas 
 Street ; the asylum wall extended eastward as far as Massey Street ; while west- 
 ward from Dovercourt Road a huge mile race track occupied the great square of 
 land contained between the latter road and Gladstone Avenue, and extended 
 northwards from Queen Street almost to Dundas. It was owned by a Mr. 
 Bacon. His dwelling-place was a white brick hoi'se, which stood on the back 
 part of the race-course, where now the western part of Mackenzie Cre.scent is 
 located, 
 
 A huge high fence standing on the west side of Dovercourt Road, which 
 enclosed the race-course, extended from Queen Street above Argyle, where 
 now are seen comfortable brick dwelling-houses. Judge Harrison then owned 
 the land located between Argyle and Dundas Streets, from whom the Lindsays 
 in later j'ears secured their property and the present residence of Robert Awde, 
 the superintendent of Wesley Church since its inception, was then a <;arden and 
 a field. Dovercourt Road was an impassable thoroughfare in winter and in 
 springtime. Down the east side of the street a deep and dangerous ditch had 
 
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METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 241 
 
 been excavated to carry off the rains. Parkdale, the " Flowery Suburb," whose 
 beauties have never yet been done justice to by any pen, was then unknown. 
 Its lands were farming lands, and Gray's nursery, situated on the south side of 
 Queen Street, extended throughout a great deal of its location. 
 
 Brockton, whose extending limits now stretch away until from its uttermost 
 dwelling-houses can be seen in close proximity the huge factories and neat dwell- 
 ings of its rival suburb, West Toronto Junction, could then but boast twenty 
 unpretentious houses, occupied chiefly by Irish Catholic settlers. 
 
 Richard L. Denison resided in a house surrounded by woods, situated at the 
 head of where Lakeview Avenue now runs ; but it was after this that not only 
 Lakeview Avenue, but Churchill and O.-ssington Avenues were cut off his estate. 
 At the time of the building of Wesley Church the la ter avenue was a blind 
 street, cutting its way through huge dunes of sand, and leading only to an 
 entrance that admitted the dubious traveller into the estate mentioned. 
 
 It was early in the seventies — probably 1873 — when, at a meeting of the 
 Quarterly Board of old Queen Street Church, the question was asked " What 
 shall we do to extend Methodism ? " 
 
 The pastor. Rev. W. H. Poole, who will long be remembered in the annals of the 
 church, asserted that a new place of worship should be erected in the western sub- 
 urbs. The east was on the point of action. Woodgreen Church lay heavy in 
 thoughts of dear old Dr. Carroll, and was soon to be erected. The church extension 
 fund was heard of in all the churches. The suburbs were ripe for missionary 
 enterprise, and if Methodism wished to possess the land, it behoved that denom- 
 ination to exert themselves. 
 
 A trustee board, for the erection of a west end church, consisting of Dr. W. W. 
 Ogden, James Patterson, John Morrow, Thomas Beely, W. S. Finch, Samuel 
 Heal, John Blake and Robert Awde, who acted as Secretary -Treasurer for seven 
 years, was organized in 1874, and a committee appointed to purchase a location. 
 They first bought land at the corner of Shaw and Queen Streets. 
 
 Then Mr. Paul, sr., the architect, was commissioned to draw plans for a place 
 of worship. It was decided at this time that the land purchased was an un- 
 favorable location whereon to build. Shaw Street, then a narrow lane, at its 
 junction with Queen Street, was likely to be widened at any time by the civic 
 authorities, the lot secured was liable to be taken by the city for this purpose. 
 
242 THE HISTOKY OF THE 
 
 A new coratuittee was appointed ; the Shaw Street, site was sold and the present 
 location at the corner of Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street was j)urchased 
 from Mr. Winchester at S20 x foot. 
 
 Some of the early contributors were : Mr. Jennings, $25 ; Mr. Hamilton, $25 ; 
 Richard Brown, «25 ; E. Coatsworth, 825; Dr. Rosebrugh, $20 ; Dr. Hodgson, 
 $10; $130 being the sum realized from the church extension movement. A 
 little later John Macdonald gave $250 ; James Patterson, the Manager of the 
 Toronto branch of Thomas May it Co., gave $500 ; Dr. Wilmott, $25 ; Rev. bi. 
 Potts, $25; John Lake, $25; James McGee, $25; J. R. James, $20, and G. Brunt, 
 $20. 
 
 The architect's plans were accepted ar d tenders called for. Mr. Damp secured 
 the contract for the erection of the church. The work was VjCgun in the fall of 
 1874 and progressed so rapidly that in the spring of the following year when 
 the corner-stone was laid, which ceremony was performed by James Patterson 
 on the fourteenth day of May, the foundations and the piers were all in finished 
 completion, the joists were laid ready for flooring and the frame work of the 
 building was so well advanced that everything pointed to an early opening of 
 the church. On the following day Robert Awde had completed a payment of 
 $1,250 to the contractor Mr. Damp, a fact that proved that favorable progress 
 bad been made. 
 
 Then an insurance policy was taken out for a considerable amount, the pre- 
 mium of which called for $44, which was further supplemented in the month of 
 Aagust by another policy calling for $20 premium more. 
 
 Then a masterly stroke of business was consummated by the board, which de- 
 serves mention. The Dominion held ordinance lands at the foot of Bathurst 
 Street. Out of these lands the Government had presented St. John's Church, 
 situate at the corner of Stewart and Portland Streets with their site, a*" had 
 given the Methodist body the property adjoining for the same purposes. 
 
 But the situation was unfavorable and as the years rolled by and the Metho- 
 dists made no claim upon the land, the Government sold it out in lots, receiving 
 payment therefor in instalments from the purchasers. 
 
 The trustee board of Wesley Church considered the subject and instructed Wm. 
 Lauder, the solicitor, to look into the matter. As they were not then aware 
 that the Government had already sold the land, he was instructed to repair to 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 243 
 
 Ottawa to secure consent for its sale and to have tlie proceeds placed to the 
 credit of Wesley Church. But he found that it was already sold, that houses 
 were already built upon it and paid for, only one or two instalments being yet 
 due. The Oovernuien'/ recognized their pledge ; turned over the proceeds of the 
 sale of the land to the trustees; and Wesley Church received $1,167.70 by the 
 arrangement, which was duly devoted to the building fund. 
 
 The church was formally dedicated to the worship of Ood and opened on the 
 18th day of July, 1875. The Rev. Dr. Enoch Wood preached the dedication 
 sermon. The Rev. W. H. Poole, who afterwards became a doctor of divinity, 
 was present, and the choir of Queei\ Street Church came up to assist in the sing- 
 ing. The collections of the ooening services amounted to $84."8. 
 
 The church itself was in the Jilizabethan .style of architecture and would .seat 
 tive hundred people. It was a strong wooden structure faced with brick. Two 
 entrances, in the front on Dundas Street, reached by steps, the same as to-day, 
 admitted the congregation. A small straight gallery ran across the southern 
 end, and here the choir was located for many years. Robert Awde was their 
 first leader. Miss Knox played the organ ; here sang the two Miss Ritchies, 
 Ml'. Monday, Mr. Clark and Mr. Honeysett. 
 
 Beside leading the choir, Robert Awde became superintendent of the Sunday 
 School, and so continues till the present day. In his charge he had some fifty 
 scholars. Heie Messrs. Hare, Hood, Blake and Stagg, and Miss Knox taught 
 classes. John Kieler became its first secretary and treasurer. Its present 
 membership is the largest in the Dominion, and numbers 1,354 scholars, teachers 
 and officers. Truly "the little one had become a thou.sand." 
 
 The first class-leaders were Thomas Hook, John Blake and William Stagg. 
 The first ushers were Mr. Hook and Mr. John Blake, a local preacher, who also 
 became pew steward. The first local preacher who afterwards came into the 
 church was Richard Charles. 
 
 The church was placed first by conference in connection with Queen Street, 
 and the first preachers were Rev. W. H. Poole and Rev. E. F. Goff, who alter- 
 nated in the two pulpits. After six mouths' time the latter fell ill, and the 
 Rev. Dr. Ryan, who had recently arrived from England, filled his place for the 
 balance of the year. 
 
 When the Rev. Mr. Poole's term was over in Queen Street Church, the 
 
244 THE IIISTOHY OF THE 
 
 RevH. S. J. Hunter and Isaac 'I'ovoU Huccoedcd to the circuit. As tlie latter was 
 the tirst married pastor Wesley (Jhurch hail as yet received, a parsonajje was 
 rented for him in the year 1S76. 
 
 One of the two houses then on Crawford Street was secured from Miss 
 Parke, who was then an officer in the asylum and fitted up as a parsonage. John 
 Hlako occupied the other. In the first ytsar of Mr. Tovell's pastoral term, the 
 circuit was divided, and Wesley Church set oflT as an independent charge, 
 receiving however, from the Quarterly Board of Queen Street (!hurch the sum 
 of 8250 for the first year, and every year an annual reduction was made of $50 
 until five years subsequently, when it was discontinued. 
 
 Mr. Tovell remained three years ami was succeeded by Rev. W. L. Rutledge 
 who came in June of 1879. He was a ;,'ifted preacher and a good pastor. He 
 afterwards occupied Grace Church, of Wiimipeg, and a church in Rrantford, and 
 then went to the city of Hamilton. 
 
 Rev. C. K. Mclntyre, now of Belleville, succeeded him, and remained a full 
 term of three years. 
 
 Durin" his term the church was enlarged. The walls were extended at each 
 side and the original roof placed upon pillars. By this enlargement the seating 
 capacity gave accommodation for seven huniired people. Eighteen feet of land 
 fronting on Dundas Street, and purchased at a cost of .^18 a foot, was bought 
 from Mr. Winchester. A house and lot on Ossiugton Ave., next to the Church, and 
 owned by Mr. Taylor, was also secured. About the same time the old Givens 
 Street day-school, a frame structure which had been replaced by a modern brick 
 building of capacious proportions, was purchased by the Trustee Board, moved 
 to the rear of the Church, and converted into a S<:nday-S:hool ; it would then 
 contain 250 scholars. 
 
 Mr. Mclntyre was succeeded by the late lamented Tlev. Thomas Cullen, 
 who died in London a few years ago ; in nis time another extension of some 
 thirty feet was added to the rear of the church. The chairs were then brought 
 from the gallery and placed in their present position behind the pulpit, 
 and four extra class-rooms, which were badly needed, were secured. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Qalbraith followed as pastor. He was a great theologian, an 
 eloquent speaker, and a master builder. To him the church paid the largest sal- 
 ary they have ever given, which amounted to $2,000 a year, supplemented by a 
 gift of S200. He was retired from the ministry, and resides now in Belleville. 
 
METHODIST CHUUCHKS IN TORONHx 246 
 
 The Rev. R. N. Burns followed and spent three years. The Rev. S. D. Chown 
 is the present pastor, and already he has gained a high place in the esteem and a 
 warm place in the hearts of his huge congregation. (1H98.) 
 
 The church is one of the most prosperous in the Dominion. Starting with a 
 nienihership of forty it .soon outstripped its mother church of Queisn Street in 
 every particular. Its library contains more than a thousand volumes, besides 
 which a separate library is supplied for the use of members of the Bible class. A 
 library for the church is also proposed, and will probably be carried out. The 
 average attendance at class — the test of membership in earlier days — is the high- 
 est here throughout city Methodism — a fact which speaks volumes in favor of 
 the spiritual condition of its membership. 
 
CHAPTER XXII. 
 
 Dunn Avenue Church. 
 
 HE remarkablo foiitun; of I'arkdulu Mutliodism hiiH been tlit^ rapidity 
 of its growth, originating in tlif little old rough-cast (;ha|)el on 
 Queen Strcot West, with its modest dimensions and limited seatinj^ 
 capacities. It now clainiH, after tho Metro|)olitan (.'hurcii, the finest 
 structure for purposes of worship in the city. 'I'lie increased attendance 
 and ensuing prosperity' whicli attended the inception of Methodism in the 
 first little chapel prompted its mend)ers to undertake the erection of a larger 
 edifice. This was facilitated by the fact that the congregation had already 
 secured land on Oowan Avenue, opposite Melbourne Avenue. A building com- 
 mittee was appointed consisting of Me.ssrs. Wingfield, Ourd and Kerzinger, and 
 tenders for the new church were called for. 
 
 Building operations were begun without delay, and in the year 188(5 the 
 brick edifice, now occupied by the I'resbyterian body, was completed. The 
 corner-stone was laid by H. H. ('ook, many years the I'arliamcntary repre- 
 sentative of Sinicoc County, and the dedicatory service was preached by Rev. 
 Dr. Williams, then President of Conference. A series of opening .services were 
 heUi, and Rev. Dr. Milligan, Rev. Dr. Sutherland and Rev. Dr. Briggs, among 
 others, occupied the pulpit. It was a fine structure, would .seat between five and 
 six liundred people, and co.st 816,000. The first trustee board of this church 
 consisted of J. W. Wingfield, K. O. Dickson, G. Ourd, treasurer, A. H. Welch, 
 Robert Yearsle}', J. C. Musson, Ed. Kinzinger, .secretary, Geo. Sinclair, Thomas 
 Abbs, Daviil Boyd, Robert King and A. W. Spalding. 
 
 Here the first class-leaders were Edward Terry, Mr. Swartout, F. Buchanan, 
 A. H. Welcli and Mrs. Clement. 
 
 Mr. A. W. Spalding became first superintendent of the Sunday School, suc- 
 ceeding Mr. A. H. Welch who had otHciated in the Queen Street Church School. 
 Mr. Kinzinger became first choir leader, and Miss Terry the first organist. 
 Dr. Meecham occupied the pulpit, but in six month.s' time he fell ill and was 
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 strong preacher and an industrious pastor, who remained three years and a half, 
 the remaining period of time that the church was used by the Methodists. 
 
 In the meantime Parkdale had grown with niarvcUous rapidity. It was now 
 known by the title of the flowery .suburb and it worthily deserved the appella- 
 tion. Its beauteous streets and avenues, well paved, well lighted, whereon were 
 situate picturesque and comfortable dwelling houses, with their wide boulevards 
 and long vistas of shade trees, stretched from Queen Street to the Lake. From 
 the southern shore was visible the winding indentions and the bold headlines of 
 the Humber IJay, while to the north the hills of High Park, clothed with maple, 
 birch and beech trees, all combined to add to the charming features of the favored 
 suburb. 
 
 It was now decided to build a new church more in keeping with the surround- 
 ings. J. W. vSt. John, A. VV^. Spalding, George Sinclair, treasurer, Arthur Poole, 
 secretary, and Isaac Lennox, chairman, were appointed and formed a building 
 committee, and Messrs. Langley k, Burke, the architects, were instructed to draft 
 the plans. 
 
 They decided to build on the pre.sent location of Dunn Avenue Church and 
 the land on tha southeast corner of Dunn Avenue and King Street was purchased 
 from George Cox and J. W. Langnuiir at a cost of S70 a foot, which totalled 
 nearly $9,000, and the contracts placed I'm- the erection of the new buildin*' in 
 1889. 
 
 The original trustees of this church wore : — A. H. Spalding, George Sinclair, 
 Isaac Lennox, Joseph Lennox, Frank Bin lianan, J. Shilton, A. H. Welch, Jonas 
 Coxhead, J. A. .S. Stewart, W. R. King, .1. VV. St. John, J. W. Isaacs, James F. 
 Johnston, Arthur Poole, J. M. Redmond and G. F. Marter. 
 
 In October of 18^9 the ceremony of laying the corner-stone was performed by 
 Hart A. Massey and upon the 29th day of July in the following year the church 
 was formally dedicated to the worship of God. Tl\e Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, of 
 Brooklyn, N.Y., an eloquent divine, preached the morning and evening sermons, 
 while the Rev. Dr. Sutherland preached in the afternoon and conducted the dedi- 
 catory services. The structure is a magnificent one, with a seating capacity for 
 sixteen huirdied people, and was built at a total cost of $68,000. 
 
 Ihe r< im for the Sunday School will hold nine hundred scholars and is in it- 
 self a capacious structure. 
 
 Mr. Frank Buchanan here became Superintendent of the Sunday School, and 
 
248 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 was succeeded by J. W. St. John four years ago, who as an efficient and capable 
 officer now fills that position. 
 
 The first pastor was Rev. J. F. German, a plain preacher of solid and reliable 
 qualities. He was succeeded by Rev. E. E. Scott and Rev, J. A. Rankin, the 
 present pastor, who is de.servedly held in high esteem. 
 The present officers of the church are, 1897-98 : 
 Pastor — Rev. J. A. Rankin, residence, the Parsonage, 225 Dunn Ave. 
 Clu, .^es — No. I. Sabbath 10 a.m.; Leaders, B. Westwood, W. W. Mason. 
 " IV. " " " Rev. Jas. Smith. 
 
 " V. " " " G. J. Black well, Mrs. Blackwell. 
 
 " VI. " " " S. R. Allen. 
 
 "VII. " " " Wm. Hamilton, J. W. Narraway. 
 
 "VIII. " " " J. N. Shannon, W. F. Mountain. 
 
 " II. Thursday, 8 p.m. " F. Buchanan, E. A. Stevens. 
 " III. Wedne.sday, 3 p.m. " Mrs. Dr. Bascorab, Mrs. Clement, 
 
 Mns. Welch. 
 Week day Services — Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening, 8 p.m. 
 Classes — Thursdayevening, 8 p.m ; Leader, F Buchanan; Assistant, E. A.Steveiis. 
 Wednesday afternoon, 3 p.m.; Leader, Mrs. Clement ; Assistants, Mrs. 
 Welch, Mrs. Dr. Bascomb. 
 E[)worth League — Monday evening, 8 p.m.; President, J. W. W. Stewart. 
 Junior Epworth League — Harold Harris, President; Miss Florence Fish, Sup- 
 erintendent. 
 
 Wednesday evening, 7 30 — The Pew Stewards and Envelope Stewards will be 
 in attendance in No. 1 Class Room. 
 
 Women's Missionary Society — Monthly meetings, second Monday in month, 
 3 p.m. 
 
 Ladies' Aid Society — Monthly meetings, first Monday in month, 3 p.m. 
 Board of Trustees — Rev. J. A. Rankin, Chairman ; G. F. Marter, Treasurer ; 
 Sturgeon Stewart, Secretary ; J. W. St. John, Dr. A. W. Spalding, J. W. Lsaacs, 
 Jonas Coxhead, A. H. Welch, J. M. Redmond, Arthur Poole, F. Buchanan, Joseph 
 Lennox, Isaac Lennox, W. R. King. 
 
 The Quarterly Official Board — T. N. Scripture, Recording Steward. Stewards 
 — A. Bucham, H. R. Haidy, J. P. Clemes, Joseph Lennox, G. F. Marter, Isaac 
 Lennox, J. N. Peer, T. N. Scripture. —~^—. 
 

 CHAPTER XXni. ^^ntaria 
 
 Berean Church. 
 
 HIS beautiful little church, built in the tabernacle style of modern 
 church architecture, wliich nestles to the east of the great niosiiue- 
 like asylum buildings of Queen Street west, takes its name from an 
 interesting i)assage in the Acts of the Apostles : " And the brethren 
 miediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea ; who, coming 
 thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble 
 than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of 
 mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether these things were so." 
 
 The inception of this church is due to James Stollery, an enthusiastic and 
 persevering Christian worker. In the summer of 1890 he had moved to the 
 west end of the city. He had been a worshipper in Agnes Sti'eet, had sat 
 beneath the preaching of J. McD. Kerr, and had received his Christian education 
 in that church. 
 
 He allied himself with Euclid Avenue Church, but he was not content to 
 spend his time in passive work, so in the summer time of the year 1(S90, he, 
 John Thompson, Charles Vine, Harry Quant, and his daughter, Lulu Stollery, 
 who was a sweet singer, held meetings in the open air at the corner of King and 
 Stafford Streets on Sunday afternoons. They subsequently removed to the cor- 
 ner of Bellwoods Avenue and Queen Street. 
 
 The immediate result was that a workers' meeting was held in the Euclid Ave- 
 nue Church, and three bands were formed for missionary efforts in the tpen air. 
 One, led by Mr. Stollery, took its stand upon the corner of Niagara and Tecura- 
 seth Streets, and preached the gospel of salvation. Another, led by William Dun- 
 lop, invaded Hackney Street, and held its meetings there. The third band was 
 led by the resolute James Thayer, now an honored member of Berea, and the 
 rough inhabitants of Mansfield Avenue would gather around to hear the tidings 
 of the truth. 
 
 As the sumnrer passed awav and the winter drew nigh, the bands would gather 
 at the separate rendezvous, the leader would make a statement, then all would 
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 march for the hall over Massey & Company's offices, the use of which had 
 been given by the firm. Here for more than twelve months splendid meetings 
 were held on Sunday afternoons. Local preachers like William Dunlop, James 
 Thayer, Mr. Sturdy, ond James StoUery, with Isaac Moore, would preach. The 
 Toronto Conference took notice of the work, and sent Rev. McD. Kerr to organ- 
 ize a church, which was duly accomplished in Massey Hall. He became their 
 first pastor, Aaron Childs the first superintendent of the Sunday School, with 
 the late William Britton as his assistant ; John Todd and Harry Quant became 
 class-leaders ; Mrs. Kerr, wife of their pastor, led the singing of the choir, and 
 Miss Miller became their first organist, and so the germ of Berean Church had 
 gradually matured. 
 
 The exigencies of business and the lack of room compelled the Massey firm to 
 convert the hall into offices, and the new organization had to seek new quarters. 
 They erected a tent on the north side of Crawford Street, not far from the 
 location of the present church, and held services here throughout the summer, 
 many new members being brought under the influence of the gospel under the 
 evangelical preaching of Mr. Kerr. 
 
 As winter again drew near they secured Murray Hall, at the corner of 
 Northcote Avenue and Queen Street, and worshipped there for another year. 
 Some of the old families that worshipped there were : — Wm. Dunlop, Charles 
 Patchet, Jo8e})h Bailey, of Argyle Street, Todd, Jas. Stollery, Stanley Hewitt, 
 Isaac Moore, and Mrs. Melluish. Here Aaron Childs continued superintendent 
 of the school, and Miss Miller as organist, while Messrs. Patchett and Freeman, 
 as well as Messrs. Todd and Stollery, became leaders of classes. 
 
 The movement extended rapidly in Murray Hall, and it was decided to build 
 a church. Subscriptions and donations were given in a liberal spirit, and the 
 undertaking became practicable. The Massey family gave with genuine liber- 
 ality, the late Mr. Hart A. Massey, the father of the family, many times giving 
 subscriptions each of $100. Isaac Moore, Elias Rogers, George E. Cox, and Mr. 
 Weldon were also among the most ardent supporters in a financial way. 
 
 During the erection of the building the congregation removed from Murray 
 Hall, and again occupied a tent on Crawford Street. During a storm it was 
 levelled with the ground, but soon again was pitched for worship. 
 
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 was dedicated to the worship of God. Three successive Sundays of special 
 dedicatory services were held, and among the preachers on these occasions were 
 Rev. Dr. Potts, Dr. Carman, and Mr. Starr. 
 
 The building and the land cost between $12,000 and $13,000. The latter was 
 secured from a loan company, and con.si.st.jd of seventy-six feet, the price whereof 
 being $41 per foot. Mr. Larke, the arciiitect, drew out the plans for the edifice : 
 Mr. Marshall secured the contract for the carpenter work ; while Mr. Lucas at- 
 tended to the masonry. 
 
 The original trustees were Isaac Moore, James Sturley, William Dunlop, John 
 Clark, Henry Pullen, William Munns, James Thayers, Dr. Humble, Mr. Weldon 
 and Mr. McCormack. 
 
 Mr. Ken's successful term of three years was almost finished when the new 
 church was opened. The Rev. Edward Starr succeeded and remained two years, 
 followed by E. S. Rowe. Mr. Laker is the present pastor. An interesting 
 preacher, and an able speaker, he is doing a gracious work. 
 
 The present Board o^ "^rustees is composed of the following members : James 
 Stollery, Stanley He\, ct, Charles Patchett, Mr. Fawkes (the undertaker), Joseph 
 Lloyd, William Du':\lop and Isaac Moore. 
 
 The class-leaders are John Moore, James Stollery, William Dunlop and Law- 
 rence Jakes. 
 
 The present Bible-class teacher is Mr. Best, who succeeded Mr. Stollery, who 
 was the fir.*^*; layman who occupied that position. W^illiam Dunlop is pew- 
 steward ; Mr. Lloyd, secretary, and Richard Hodge is treasurer. 
 
 Mr. Stollery succeeded Mr. Childs as superintendent of the Sunday School, 
 and has filled the position for years with marked eflBciency. 
 
 Mr. Edward Roberts leads the choir, and under his supervision the choristers 
 have performed their duties with excellent taste, so much so that the Berean 
 choir is gaining a deservedly high place in the estimation of the church-going 
 public in the west end. 
 
 There is no prettier church building in the city. It is buiU in the same style 
 as Broadway Tabernacle. It seats nine hundred people, a capacity which is 
 attained by an excellent gallery. The choir occupy seats behind the pulpit. The 
 round cathedral windows, the modern pews, the taste and decorum ioUowed in 
 every detail, all combine to make a cuurch than which a more comfortable to 
 worship in would be difficult to find. 
 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
 
 The Centennial and Clinton Street Churches. 
 
 N Wt'sttnoieland Avenue in 18<S3, on the eastern side of the street, a 
 little south of the location where now stands the present Westmore- 
 land Methodist Cliurch, there stood a small rouyh-cast l^aptist meet- 
 ing-house which woultl Beat two hundred people. That denomina- 
 tion was very weak in the north-western suburbs, and when through 
 the missionary zeal ut' some of the rich members of the Metropolitan 
 Church it was proposed to purchase it and convert it into a Methodist Church, 
 the arrangement was consummated without much dehi}-. 
 
 This was done in 1884, and the Kev. Mr. McTavish became first pastor of the 
 new organization, and al)ly ijerformed his duties. Sylvester Piigsley became 
 the first Superintendent of the Sunday School, and the late William Price, a 
 rare Christian character, a local preacher and an earnest worker, became leader 
 of a class and afterwards succeeded Mr. Pugsley as Superintendent of the school. 
 The first trustees were Edward Gurney ; B. E. Bull, the barrister ; Dr. Wilmott, 
 Thomas Langlois, Al>ner R. Price, Mr. Haughton, II. 11. White, William Mojher, 
 James Convoy, William Price. 
 
 The class leaders w^ere Thomas Webb, who afterwards started a Congregationalist 
 Church )n Salem Avenue, which, however, he did not succeed in maintaining; 
 C. li. Shaw, and William Price before mentioned. 
 
 The liev. T. E. Bartley succeeded to the psustoral charge, and under his power- 
 ful oratory and spiritual preaching, combined with evangelical zeal of great 
 ardour, many were brought to a knowledge of the fundamental truths of Christi- 
 anity, and the church fiourished in stiength and numbers. 
 
 He was sMcceeded here Ijy the Rev. J. J. Ferguson, and during his time, although 
 the little chapel had now been in use only .seven years, it was deciued to erect a 
 new building. 
 
 This was immediately proceeded with, and in the fall of 1891 the new 
 church, built of solid brick at a total cost of $10,000, with seating capacity 
 for four hundred people, was iledicated to the worship of God. George A. 
 
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 Cox and .1. I'. Bull performed the ceremony of layinjj the corner-.stones, of wliidi 
 there wore two. 
 
 The Rev. J. J. Kor^'iiMoii was tlie first jiJiHtur of tlio iw.w chinch. He was a 
 scholarly preacher and a devoted .servant of God. Having; spent a term of three 
 yearH, partly in the old building and partly in the new, he was duly succeeded by 
 tlie Kov. Peter Aildisoii, a typical preacher of the early day.s, of powerful physiiiue, 
 of sterlin);^ ((ualitios of lieartand mind, and a speaker distin<.(uishcd for .solidity of 
 reasoriin}^ as well as the (pialities of be.seechinj^ elofpience, who, after a year's Her- 
 vice, was compelled b}' tlu^ infirmities of approachinjj; a^'e to seek superaimuation 
 and a rest from labor. 
 
 Rev. W. J. Smith became the next pastor, and spent a term of three years in 
 successful labor. J)urint,' his time, in lSf)M, the church anial},'amated with Perth 
 Aveinie and Zion churches, he becominj,' superintendent of the circuit, but after 
 two years' time the plan was reliiKpiishecl. 
 
 The present pastor, and Mr. Siuith's successor, is Rev. K. .1. Ibiit, son of Dr. 
 Hart, the mi.ssioiiary to China. 
 
 He is much beloved and held in hi;L^h regard by his present conj^regation. Un- 
 der his pastoral care the church is iiourishin^, the attendance increasing, and the 
 membership <,'rowing. 
 
 The church ctmtains no gallery, and only the infant cla-sses of the Sunday 
 School meet in the ba.sement. 
 
 The Centennial Church stands on the east side of Dovercourt Road, a little 
 south of Bluor Street, and its architecture is pleasing and tasty. Two main 
 entrances, reached by a platform of eight steps, give admi.ssion within ; the 
 modern pews, and the neatness of finish and the propriety of taste everywhere 
 displayed, combine to make one of the most homely and comfortable churches in 
 the city. The acoustic properties are unexcelled, and add to the many qualities 
 which unite to make this an essentially home-like cliurch. The land was pur- 
 chased fiom J. L. Daw, at u cost of 83,000. 
 
 In this new cliurch William Price became first Superintendent of the Sunday 
 School. When he died Thomas Langlois performed the dutit- for six months, and 
 was succeeded by George Ward, the present Superintendent, an efficient and 
 esteemed officer. 
 
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 William Mosher, who for several years previous to her departure for Buffalo 
 labored untiringly to promote its interests financially and spiritually. She was 
 truly a mother of Israel, and her memory is not forgotten. She was the wife of 
 William Mosher, one of the original trustees, mother-in-law of Abner Price and 
 granduiother of Mr. Langlois, and mother of William Emery, another trustee. 
 In class meetings her presence ever was an inspiration, and many a trembling 
 convert has taken new couiage after listening to her words of wisdom. 
 
 The first trustees of the new building were : J. P. Bull, J. J. Withrow, A.. R. 
 Price, Thomas Langlois, Secretary ; William Price, R. H. White, T. A. Pearsall, 
 H. Richardson, T. S. Smith, D. Pettit, Wm. Mosher, William Emery, Treasurer. 
 
 The present class leaders are : Hugh Richardson, T. S. Smith and the pastor. 
 Mark Crocker and J. Petermau are ushers. 
 
 The Sunday School is in a flourishing condition. Starting with a membership 
 of eighty, the average attendance now numbers some two hundred and fifty 
 scholars. Here, T. S. Smith teaches the Bible Class ; genial Thomas Langlois is 
 deputy superintendent ; Irvine Pugsley officiates as secretary ; and Dr. Durable 
 is treasurer. They possess a small but well-selected library. 
 
 In the choir, T. S. Smith is leader, and J. T. Evans organist, and under their 
 painstaking efforts the singing has attained a high order of merit. 
 
 When Toronto gives evidence of its second growth of great prosperity, and 
 when the western and northern suburbs become more thickly populated, and the 
 busy hum of many people is heard upon the now vacant streets, then a larger 
 share and a fuller responsibility will rest upon Centennial Church to lead the 
 " flock unshepherded " into the peaceful paths of life. She has but to continue in 
 her present ways for time to prove her equal to the trust. (1897-98.) 
 
 Clinton Street Church. 
 
 In 1887 Mr. Farley, father of the temperance movement in the west end, 
 lived in a capacious frame ho ise on Clinton Street, opposite where now stands 
 the Methodist Ohurch. He vva& a missionary in spirit, and in his zeal he opened 
 his home for cottagr> prayer-meetings, and invited several of his friends from 
 Wesley Church to attend. Among those who accepted the invitation were John 
 Thompson, of Queen Street West, Thomas Sanderson, Matthew BuUmor and 
 others. 
 
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 Prayer- meetings were held from that time with regularity, and an interesting 
 work was begun which was destined to assume respectable proportions. Winter 
 passed over, and in the spring-time Mr. Farley moved away. The Christian 
 workers were left without a meetinjr place. A deputation waited upon the 
 Quarterly Board of Wesley Church, representing the needs of the new movement 
 and beseeching help. A tent was procured and erected upon the site of the pre- 
 sent church, and a supply of local preachers was arranged. The first local 
 preacher was Mr. French, an old Methodist, who for many years had worshipped 
 in Wesley. Two services upon the Sabbath day and a Sunday School were 
 held. Mr. Stinson, likewise a member of Wesley, became first superintendent of 
 the school, which numbered some forty scholars. Miss Cross, a daughter of 
 Rev. William Cross, became organist, and among the other local preachers who 
 occupied the pidpit were Mr. Charles and Mr. Denton. 
 
 The tent would contain about one hundred and fifty people, and an effective 
 spiritual, evangelical work was accomplished and carried on throughout the 
 summer. Wheu winter approached, however, it became necessary to seek warmer 
 quarters. 
 
 At the same time, through aid from Broadway Tabernacle, a Sunday School 
 had been established, which met in the home of Mr. Bush, who resided on the 
 wesv side of Euclid Avenue, a little south of College Street. It waa expanding 
 rapidly, and had already become a vital movement. The two missions, the one 
 deri^^iag its support from Wesley and the other claimng the ^Tabernacle as its 
 base of supplies, now decided to amalgamate and join their forces. This was 
 done, and Jubilee Hall, located on the north side of College Street, a little east 
 of Clinton Street, was secured for purposes of worship. A new arrangement was 
 made, by which five men from Wesley Church and five men from the Taber- 
 nacle were chosen to manage the affairs of the g ^ wing movement. Here class- 
 meetings were established, one of their leaders be in"' Mr. Middleton, a local 
 preacher. Frank Denton succeeded Mr. Stinson ;s superintendent of the Sun- 
 day School. Many new local preachers occupied the pulpit, and an ordained 
 minister came at intervals to administer the sacraments. The Middleton family 
 were the chief singers of the choir at the time, while the attendance grew 
 rapidly, warra-heartod fraternity distinguished the membership. 
 
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 thfin two hundred people, and it was thou<^ht advisable that a cliurcli should 
 be built. John Douj^das, Miles Yokes, John Thompson and Frank Denton were 
 appointed a committee to attend to the erection. They bou<fht the land of the 
 present cluuch site on Clinton Street from Mrs. Potter, paying $U) a foot, at a 
 total cost of S:i,84.9. 
 
 The first Quarterly Board meeting was held in Jubilee Hall on the ninth day 
 of August, ISSH. The following composed the first Board of Trustees of the 
 proposed church; A. Middleton, A. Chard, Henry Nefe, Recording Steward; 
 James D. Roberts, Secretaiy-Treasurer ; Frank J)ent(m, Miles Yokes, John 
 Douglas, John Withrow, Edward Gurney, John Harvey, John Reilly and Mr. 
 WiddiHeld. 
 
 'I'he contract for the erection of the church was duly given, and building oper- 
 ations were .started early in the fall of 1S8S. On the tenth day of October, 
 Edward Guiney performed the ceremony of laying the corner-stone, and on 
 March 15th, 1880, the church was .solemnly ledicated to the worship of God. 
 Dr. Wild and Dr. Potts preaching the opening sermons. The collections for the 
 day exceeded 3400. 
 
 The church, which cost altogether some iirl 4,000, is located on the west side of 
 Clinton Street, a short distance north of College Street. It is a comfortable 
 building, with seating capacity for eight hundred people. The fir.st 8U])erin- 
 tendent of the Sunday School was Frank Denton, wlio, after tilling the position 
 with great fidelit}^ for several years, resigned andwas succeeded by James D. 
 Roberts. 
 
 The first class leaders were : A. Middleton and A. Charles. John Harvey led 
 the singing ; Mr. Jesse Middleton officiated as organist. 
 
 The first pastor in charge was Rev. Charles Langford, and under his care the 
 churiih made rapid ])rogress. He was succeeded by Rev. Charles E. Manning, and 
 he also spent three years, followed by Rev. R. P. Bowles. After two years he 
 was succeeded by Rev. W. A. Rodwell, the present pastor, a genuine evangelical 
 preacher, who is doing effective work (January, 1899.) 
 
 The present Sunday School has an average attendance of 308; and is in a pros- 
 perous condition. The membership of the church is about 325. 
 
 The choir leader is Mr. McCoy, who possesses a voice of sweetness and melody. 
 The organist is Miss L. Carbert. 
 
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 The class leaders are: C. J. Wilson, John Hughson, the Pastor, John Reilly, 
 J. D. Roberts and Miss M. Morj^an. 
 
 The Epworth League is led by Mr. W. H. Fowler, who succeeded Mr. W. Wil- 
 cox. The secretary of the Sunday School is W. H. Fowler; the treasurer John 
 Reilly. 
 
 These particulars were for the period of 18.98-99. 
 
CHAPTER XXV. 
 
 Central and Agones Street Churches. 
 
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 the northern portion of the city one of the leading churches in the 
 Methodiat denomination is that known as the Central, situated on 
 ».^-^^y tha western corner of Bloor and Gwynne Streets, the principal en- 
 ^jyi ' trance being on the former thoroughfare. This church was formerly 
 in the village of Yorkville, but now is one of the City churches. It is a 
 white brick building, in the modem Gothic style of architecture, having 
 stone dressings and a tower from which arises a light and graceful steeple. The 
 interior of the church is very fine, the seating capacity being about 1,300, on 
 the principal floor the pews are arranged in a semi-circle, and much the same 
 arrangement obtains in the galleries. The pulpit is in the north end of the 
 church, and the organ is placed in a large recess immediately at the back of it, 
 the choir being situated in front of the organ and behind the preacher. On 
 either side of the organ are the Ten Commandments, embossed upon larg- red 
 tablets. In the north-west corner of the church, under the gallery, is a marble 
 tablet to the memory of Joseph Bloor, Esq., who gave the land upon which the 
 church is built. Mr. Bloor died August 31st, 1862, in the 75th year of his age. 
 
 In the year 1876 a parsonage was built on Gwynne Street, next to the care- 
 taker's home. It is a comfortably constructed house, in which the interior ar- 
 rangements are excellent. The history of the Central Methodist Church is as 
 follows : — The church was first established in a small frame building on the 
 north side of what is now Bismj.rck Avenue, in 1837, and continued there until 
 1854, when the present building was erected. From the date of its formation 
 until 1865, when it became an independent church, it formed part of the East 
 Toronto circuit. The Rev. John Potts was the pastor wh»n the church became 
 independent. The building has been twice enlarged, first in 1877, when new 
 wings were added to the nave, and again in 1892, when still further enlargement 
 was made in the north end. Prior to 1865 the church had no regular pastor, 
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 The pastors since 1865 have been these : 
 
 18(»:)-6-7, Rev. John Potts, D.D. 
 1867-8-9-70. Rev. Alexander Sutherland, D.D. 
 1870-1-2, Rev. Ephraira Evans, D.D. 
 1872-3-4-5, Rev. N. R. VVilloughby. 
 1875-6, Rev D. C. McDowell. 
 1876-7-8, Rev. J. E. Betto. 
 1878-9-80-1, Rev, W. J Hunter, D.D. 
 1881-2-3-4, Rev. George Cochrane, D.D. 
 1884-5 6-7, Rev. Manly Benson, D.D. 
 1887-H-9-90, Rev. CoverdiUe Watson. 
 1890-1-2-3, Rev. W. J. Maxwell. 
 1893-4-5, Rev. D. G. Sutherland, D.D. 
 1895-6-7, Rev. G.J. Bishop. 
 1898-9, Rev. Win. H. Hincks. 
 The officers of the church in 1896-97. were these, though at this date (1898) 
 there have been some changes : 
 
 UOAKD OF TRUSTEES. 
 
 C. Potter, C. H. Bisho|), H. M. Wilkinson, A. Macdougall, George Pears, Sr.. 
 William Britten, W. G. Bilton, Joseph Tait, S. Wickson, H. J. Matthews, A. Wil- 
 liamson, A. R. Williams, R. H. Ramsey, W. J. Hill, Joseph Woodsworth, Thomas 
 Parker, D. G. Ross, W. E. H. Massey, J. B. Boustead, J. McLellan. 
 
 Pew Steward, H. M. Wilkinson. 
 
 MUSICAL COMMITTEE. 
 
 Rev. William H. Hincks, Chairman ; W. G. Bilton, Secretary ; R. H. Ramsey, 
 A. R Williams, T. C. Jeffers, R. G. Kirby. 
 
 Treasurer Building Fund, S. Wickson ; Secretary Trustee Board, S. Wickson. 
 Sunday School Superintendent, A. R Williams. 
 Musical Director, A. W. Blight. 
 
 Agones Street Giurch. 
 This church was built in 1873, its original cost somewhat exceeding $23,000. 
 It is a modern white brick, Gothic building, and will comfortably seat some- 
 what more than 1,200 people. Attached to it there is a good Sunday School 
 
260 TIIK mSTOllV OK THK 
 
 room, partially unflergronnd, capahlo of seatinj^' coinfortaMy tnoro than flOO 
 children. Hofore the union of the ditrorent sects in the Methodi.st denomination, 
 AgneH Street church was the property of the l»ody known as the " IHhle 
 Ohristians," they having commenced services in a wooden huildin^ on the south- 
 east corner of Ajjnes and Kdward Streets. When the union of the various 
 Methodist bodies was l>roui]fht about, the work in Ai^nes Street received iv very 
 great impetus, probably no church in Toronto or it« immediate vicinity pro.spor- 
 ing more than it did. A writer of 1HS6, speaking of Agnes Street church, says 
 (and the renuirks he made then are erpially true to-day) : " A peculiarity of this 
 church is the fact that it is the only church on the American continent that has 
 services every night in the week, winter and summer, and they are largely 
 attended, the class meetings numbering from 150 to 200. Anyont; visiting 
 Agnes Street church will be cordially received, courteously treated, and the good 
 possible to be done for him will be freely ottered." 
 
 The pastors of Agnes Street church since its incepti(jn have l)eon as follows : 
 Revs. J. J. Rice, William Jollitte, Edward Roberts, John M. Wilkinson. After 
 Mr. Wilkinson came, from 18S8-1891, the Rev. W. R. Rodwell. He was followed 
 by the Rev. G. Webber i.ntil 1893 ; then came for the second time the Rev. J. M. 
 Kerr, who reniaineii until 1896, when his place was taken by the Rev. W. J. 
 Smith. The latter-named pastor remained until 1899. 
 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
 
 Simpson Avenue Church. 
 
 HE record of this church shows how rapidly it has developed from a 
 strugglinf^ mission into a self-sustaining and aggressive movement of 
 evangelical effort and spiritual strength. In the month of May in 
 r^, the year 1889 a few earnest Methodists, all residents of the East 
 
 I'^nd, became impressed with the idea that in the northerly section of 
 that part of Toronto known as " East of the Don," there was room for 
 missionary work. A meeting was consequently held, the situation discussed, a 
 subscription list opened, and about one hundred dollars contributed toward the 
 erection of a building, necessirily of small dimen.«ions and of plain architecture. 
 The Sherbourne Street Methodist Quarterly Board, who had on previous 
 occasions proved by financial and personal assistance that their sympathies lay 
 with struggling movements, were waited upon by a small deputation, and asked 
 to organize the mission. They immediately promised to look into the matter, 
 and after some discussion a committee was appointed to visit the neighborhood. 
 •This committee reported favorably on the suitability of the district for the pro- 
 posed work. 
 
 In the meantime meetings were organized in the home of Mrs. Stokes at 757 
 Gerrard Street East, and here on the ninth day of June at seven o'clock in the 
 evening the first meeting was held. Rough boards placed across chairs wore 
 used as seats and a small table served as a pulpit from which a local preacher 
 from Sherbourne Street church exhorted his small C(mgregation to persevere until 
 the land was theirs. Such was the beginning of the present Methodist chapel, 
 situated on the south side of Simpson Avenue, near the intersection of Howland 
 Road, which stands to-day a monument to the perseverance and zeal of a handful of 
 men and women who some eight years ago decided to establish divine worship in 
 a neglected neighborhood. 
 
 The late Rev. James Gray was appointed to this Mi.ssion charge by the then 
 chairman of the district, and his fostering efforts in its behalf led to an advance 
 in its prosperity. 
 
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262 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Seeing the need of more comfortable seats, two officials of the parent church 
 gave fifty ckairs, then hymn books and a good cabinet organ were purchased by 
 the members of the mission. On the following Sunday, the sixteenth day of 
 June, 1889, a Sunday School was organized with an initial attendance of seven 
 scholars. 
 
 The meetings grew in interest and the congregation gradually increased until 
 two large rooms were scarcely sufficient to contain the worshippers. 
 
 Although small progress had been made with the subscription list, the idea of 
 building a church for divine worship had become firmly fixed in the minds of the 
 leaders of the movement. With this end in viow a meeting was held in the 
 early part of the following year, 1890, at which the Revs. Dr. Stafford and Gray, 
 Mr. Emerson Coatsworth, Jr., and other representatives of the mission were 
 present. 
 
 After discussing the advisability of purchasing a lot and erecting a smt-U 
 building thereon, it was thought more prudert to lease a small lot if possible, and 
 erect a small building, which might finally, if the cause prospered, be used for 
 the purpose of a Sunday School. At this meeting three hundred dollars were 
 subscribed ; then the wealthier members of Sherbourne Street church were inter- 
 viewed, and so liberally did they respond that a sufficient sum was soon obtained 
 to warrant the commencement of the building. 
 
 The Rev. James Matheson, who had many years before officiated as the first 
 pastor of Gerrard Street church, was waited upon by a committee representing 
 the Mission, and besought to take charge of the new movement. Upon receiving 
 the approval of the Stationing Committee he consented to the request. 
 
 The erection of the building was begun about the end of the month of May 
 1890, and in three months it was ready for divine worship. On August 24th, it 
 was formally opened and dedicated, the Rev. J. E. Starr, Rev. Dr. Hunter, and 
 Dr. BerrettC; then President of the English Conference, preaching at the initial 
 services which were well attended. 
 
 On the Sunday following the opening services were continued, and the Rev. 
 W. F. Wilson and the late Rev. Dr Shaw occupied the pulpit. On September 
 7th, the first tea-meeting took place. It was held in a large tent erected for the 
 purpose on the grounds adjoining the church. It was brilliantly litghted, and at 
 the tables were some 300 people. The Rev. Dr. Potts and Rev. Dr. Briggs 
 were among the speakers. 
 
METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 263 
 
 The new structure is a brick-cased bu.lding, 32 ft. by 60 ft. in size, and con- 
 tains seating capacity for nearly 350 people. 
 
 The original trustees were T. W. Elliott, George Washington, G. W. Fitzpatrick, 
 O. Gamraond, G. F. Hariington, W. K. Hind, W. Howell, A. Stephens, James 
 Stokes, and Henry Care, which personnel remains the same, with but few excep- 
 tions unto now (1898). 
 
 The chui'ch has had a phenomenal growth from a membership of twenty-two 
 in 1890, to a present membership of nearly three hundred. The Sunday School 
 also has expanded with rare rapidity. Originating in an attendance of seven 
 scholars, there are now three hundred names upon the roll The success of the 
 school is due in no small measure to the consecrated life of George Fitzpatrick, 
 many years its superintendent. The gentleness of his manners, the irreproach- 
 able simplicity of his life, the kindliness of heart, and the wide charity of which 
 his character was composed, endeared him to all wit i whom he came in contact. 
 He died early in the year 1897. 
 
 He was indeed the worthy descendant of worthy ancestors. The family 
 originally came from Sligo, Ireland, and were one of the earliest settlers in the 
 Township of Scarboro. His grandfather was a zealous Methodist and an exhorter 
 of considerable power. One night, after attending a protracted meeting, in driv- 
 ing home he lost his way in the forest and was compelled to tie his horse to_^a 
 tree and wait for the morn to break before he could proceed. His son, Duncan 
 Fitzpatrick — George's father — was a local preacher throughout h.'s life. He 
 sometimes occupied the pulpit of Simpson Avenue, and his sermons were rich 
 treats, while his prayers were a revelation of the gentleness of his character. 
 He too passed away a week previous to his son's death. 
 
 From the Minutes of the Toronto Annual Conference the folio wing"'abstract of 
 contributions made to pastoral support and the Connexional Funds is made : 
 
 1892-3, Pastoral support $685.00 
 
 Connexional funds 90.64 
 
 Other sources 457.00 
 
 Total $1,232.64 
 
264 THE HISTORY OF THK 
 
 1895-6, Pastoral support . . $1,056.00 
 
 Connexional funds 270.00 
 
 Other sources 930.00 
 
 Total $2,25i>.00 
 
 Mr. Matheson, having occupied the pulpit for a terra of three years, he was 
 followed by the Kev. Thomas E. Bartley. 
 
 The phenomenal growth of the chuvch is due in no small measure to the 
 eminent abilities and untiring evangelical endeavors of this remarkable man. 
 
 He was born in Ireland, at Moy, in the county of Tyrone, on the IGth day of 
 May, 1860. 
 
 His early years were spent in farm life and the rudiments of education he 
 received in the National Schools of the Emerald Isle. 
 
 Coming to Canada in early manhood he studied for the ministry, : "^ceiving his 
 theological training in the Wesleyan Theological College and McGill University 
 of Montreal. 
 
 As a probationer he was stationed at Dolston circuit in the Barrie district and 
 Pickering circuit in the Whitby district, and there in the year 1887 he was 
 ordained by the Toronto Conference and was sent to Dovercourt — now West- 
 moreland Ave. — Church as his tirst appointment. Here he remained three years, 
 and succeeded to the Davisville Church, where he spent a full pastoral term. He 
 was then appointed to Simpson Ave. and under his eloquent preaching and 
 untiring pastoral labors this struggling mission gradually expanded into a strong 
 church of deep strength, whose evangelical endeavors have left their impressions 
 in every section of the Eastern suburbs. 
 
 As a preacher he excelled. He threw his whole heart and soul into his 
 sermons, and his manner altogether was ot the most impassioned kind. Yet 
 there was nothing extravagant in the matter. 
 
 The secret of his success consisted entirely in the energy of his delivery. A 
 sermon preached by a pigmy in intellect but with the warmth and fervor of 
 genuine heart-yearning, will infinitely surpass the finest of eloquent orations 
 when delivered in a cold informal way. Preachers who tell of love divine 
 must themselves reflect it, else are their labors vain. 
 
 He was an acceptable preacher. There was an earnestness in his general 
 
METHODIST CHIRCUES IN TORONTO. 265 
 
 manner which at once produced the conviction on the minds of all who heard 
 him, that his lieart was in the work, and that he was fully alive to the reapon- 
 sibility of the situation in which he stood, as the messenger of grace to guilty 
 men. As a conversationalist he was a delightful companion and displayed 
 in a striking way the captivating graces of the nationality from which he 
 sprung. Upon his removal to Collingwood, where he was appointed chairman 
 of the district, a great revival occurred, never before equalled in the northern 
 country, some three hundred people having been brought into the church there. 
 He was succeeded in Simpson Avenue by Rev. J. H. Locke, who some six 
 months later was replaced by the present pastor. Rev. W. E. Hassard under 
 whose care the church is thriving with an abundant success. 
 
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CHAPTER XXVII. 
 
 2Aon Church. (Origftnally known as Lomas' Mission.) 
 
 F^^ UIL'r iti the media'val Uothic wtyle, Zion CMiurcli is one of the 
 J^^i prettiest .structures within the radius ot Toronto city. Situated on 
 fV CJy^fe^ the .southern side of St. (Jlair Avenue, in the suburb of Bracondale, 
 YP>| on the elevation of hind which rises to a plateau north of Daven- 
 
 Pl]l>/ port Road, its high location adds to the interest of the site and the 
 lieauty of the .surrounding view. Looking southward, appeals in the 
 distance, the scattered houses and newly opened angular streets which mark 
 the progress of the expanding city. Afar to the south-east gleaming in the 
 sun, arise the spires and minarets and lofty buildings of the metropolis. To 
 the north the dotted homesteads, the patches of bush and the fields of waving 
 grain appear, while towards the east the winding road of Davenport, which 
 takes its course along the foot of the hill whereon many an historic homesteail 
 has been erected, opens the way to Yongc Street. 
 
 In the month of February in the year 1876, a small number of the residents 
 of Bracondale gathered in the cottage of Samuel Fairhead, who then resided on 
 the south side of Albert Street, which runs off (.'hristie Street. A prayer- 
 meeting was begun, and the feeble movement was destined '^o expand. The 
 different Methodist families of the locality in turn tlirew open their doors for 
 the meetings, and weekly^ gatherings and preaching services were held, which 
 drew a fair attendance. 
 
 In the homes of Mr. Spaul, of Victoria Street, Mr. Brimacombe, of Spadina 
 Road, Mr. Courtice, then of Davenport Road, an<l now of Orangeville, and 
 Richard Punnett, of Christie Street, these gatherings were held. 
 
 As the summer advanced and the cold weather passed away, a legular Sunday 
 afternoon preaching service was conducted in Bartlett's Bush, south of St. Clair 
 Avenue. These services were well attended by the residents of the surrounding 
 district, and local preachers from Yorkville and Euclid Avenue ('hurch preached 
 to the assembled gatherings. Among the preachers of that time still remem- 
 bered, were the late Mr. Bulder and Mr. Thompson, o!' i^cjrkville ; Mr. Dunlop 
 
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METHODIST CHURCHES IN TORONTO. 267 
 
 and Mr. Matthews, of Kuclid Avenue Church; and Mr. Briraacombe, an old 
 time Primitive Methodist local preacher, whose descendants have been since his 
 time ardent supporters and untiring workers. 
 
 In the following winter, Mr. Punnett had the central partitions removed from 
 an unoccupied house in the rear of his residence and converted it into a meeting- 
 house. Here the services were hold for more than a year. The Rev. W. Lomas 
 who lived in the locality, an old time Primitive Methodist preacher, who had 
 spent many years in missionary work among the early settlers, and who now 
 re.sides in the Lone Star state of Texas, frequently conducted the services, and 
 whence arose the name "Lomas' Mission," while the Rev. Mr. Hughan, then 
 stationed at Kuclid Avenue Church, visitod the Mission once a quartt'r to admin- 
 ister the Sacraments. 
 
 A class was formed which met for fellowship after the preachiuL'. Of this 
 class Ml'. Lomas became leader, and his earnest Christian character, and the 
 general amenity of his manners helped in no small degree to place the Mission 
 on a foundation. As time rolled around, the cottage became too small to 
 accommodate the gi-owing congregation. 
 
 Mr. Punnett, whose genuine liberality was displayed in n\imerous ways, 
 donated a plot of ground on St. Clair Avenue, a little westerly ©f the present 
 church, as a site for the erection of a suitable place of worship, and building 
 proceedings were commenced in the spring time of the year. On the 24th of 
 May, 1878, a raising bee was held and the frame erected. On the 21st day 
 of June of the same year the church was dedicated to the worship of God, the 
 Rev. R. Cade preaching the sermon for the occasion. 
 
 It was a small, plain rough-cast building, in size about twenty feet by forty, 
 of no architectural pretensions. Its seating capacity afforded accommodation for 
 one hundred people. The benches were received from the Bathurst Street 
 Caurch, by whose congregation they had been discarded. The melodeon, which 
 was the first musical instrument possessed by the new movement, was likewise 
 procured from the Bathurst Street congregation, the price was $24.00. It has 
 had an interesting career, and after years of service it is now used as a Com- 
 munion Table in the new Zion Church. Here Mr. William Brimacombe became 
 the first-class leader. His cla.ss met before the morning service. 
 
 Mr. Perry organized the first choir, Miss Lomas played the organ, and her 
 
268 THK IIISTOHY OF TUK 
 
 brothers, who were all g(jotl sinj^ers, were rej^ular attomlaiits. Mr. Perry was 
 .sul)H(.Miueiitly succeeded by Mr. I Miison atid Miss Wilson, vvlii> Ixcaiue choir 
 leader and organist respectively. In the early time, iVlr. William Woolett, 
 attemled liy the choir of the Bathiuvt Street Church, frequently visited the 
 services and assisted in the singing. Needless to say these visits weie highly 
 appreciated. 
 
 The Sunday Sehool was organized on the day of the opening of the Church, 
 and an attendance of some forty scholars were present at its inauguration. 
 William Brimacombc was appointed superintendent : his son, William, acted 
 as Secretary ; Mr. and Mrs. Punnett, Mrs. Stephen Rogers and Mr. George Rogers 
 taught classes of boys and girls. The growth of the Sunday School has been 
 since that time gradually and steadily expanding, until to-day the average 
 attendance of teachers and scholars total one hundred and nine. Mr. Brima- 
 coml)e for seven years otKciated as superintendent. He was succeeded by Knoch 
 Clark, who after a year's service gave way for his brother, James, who became 
 first acting suptrintendent in the new Church. 
 
 In two years' time he was succeeded by John Clark, another member of the 
 family, and for eight years the latter has been an efficient and successful super- 
 intendent, and the presi^nt favorable position of the school in no small degree is 
 due to liis faithful and untiring industry. 
 
 The Church was jilaced upon the circuit in connection with Kuclid Avenue 
 and Bathurst Street Primitive Methodist ('hurches. The pulpit supply was 
 furnished by local preachers of the latter places of worship, and among those 
 who conducted the services were: Messrs. Dunlop, Hardy, Matthews and 
 Middle^on, of Euclid Avenue ; and Philip Jones and James Robinson, of Bathurst 
 Street. 
 
 Rev. Paul Klink, Rev. Stillwell and Rev. Booth, also regularly preached and 
 adndnistered the Sacraments. 
 
 Twelve months before the general union, Bathurst Street Church was set off 
 from Euclid Avenue and appointed an independent charge, and Zion Church was 
 placed upon its circuit. 
 
 The Rev. Jonathan Milner was superintendent of the district, and the Rew. 
 Mr. McTavish was his associate. 
 
 In 1885, the first wedding took place, when Mr. Charles Grimsby and Miss 
 
MKTHODIST ClltrunHKS IN TORONTO. 269 
 
 Kanny CiiitiH, botli of old Bmcondiilo, wore joined in rniitriniony, the Rev. Mr. 
 Milner ofHciating at the ceremony. 
 
 When Mr. Mihier was superannuated he was enga^^fd as the first regular pastor 
 of Zion, and it was due mainly to his efforts that the present splendid edifice 
 was erected. 
 
 The site for the now churcli was given by Mr. and Mis. Pt-riy. On August 
 17th, 1899, Mr. Perry performed the ceremony of laying the corner-stone, the 
 Rev. A. M. Phillips, M.A., and the Rev. Dr. Hriggs, wen; the speakers of the 
 occasion. Oordon »S: Ilelliwell, architects, drew out the plans; W J. Hill, ex- 
 reeve of the TownaViip, executed the brick and stone work, contractors Tie 
 Brothers attended to the carpentering. 
 
 Building operations wore energetically proceeded with and the old rough-cast 
 buildiiig which had l)een used as a phu^e of worship for twelve years, was moved 
 to the rear of the new church and now serves as a Sunday School. 
 
 On the evening of the last day of the year 1889, during the erection of the 
 new church, the old building having been removed about half way to its 
 destination, was then in the center of St. Clair avenue. Here watch-night 
 service was conducted and the novelty of the situation is still recalled by the 
 members of the congregation as a reminiscence of unusual interest. 
 
 On Sunday, March 2nd, 1890, the dedication service of the new church was 
 conducted by Rev. Dr. Jolinston, then president of the Conferenr .. In the 
 evening at seven o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Briggs preached. On the following 
 Monday evening the regulation tea meeting was held, and a platform meeting 
 and concert was successfully conducted on Thursday evening of the same week. 
 Eloquent .sermons preached by Kev. Dr. Parker and Rev. T. E. Bartley on the 
 Sunday following brought the dedicatory services to a close. 
 
 The building is of pleasing architecture, of graceful outline, in gothic ^tyle 
 throughout. Its dimensions, seventy-five feet by forty-five, guarantee seating 
 capacity f(>r five hundred people. It is built of soli<l brick with stone founda- 
 tions, and brick buttresses faced with marble. A double entrance in the front, 
 reached by a rising stairway platform ; another in the west and another in 
 the south afford abundant facilities for admittance and exit. A straight gallery 
 supported by two iron pillars with brick piers, the facade of which is beautifully 
 decorated with simple gothic designs, runs across the north end. The pews are 
 
270 THK IMSTOKV (»K THE 
 
 modern and circular and are composod of imut, chestnut and mahogany. The 
 choir situ i)uhind the pulpit and nuinhor .soino eij^htoon voioos. Hpntc<l by furn- 
 aces and illuminated hy clmndoliers containing twenty lamps, the church is one 
 of til e most comfortable and plcaHing posscsHod by any confjregation in Toronto. 
 On the outside the appearance of the building is strikingly graoofu'. The 
 slated roof, the gothic windows, composed of stained glass, the atone foundation, 
 the gables and their circular windows, the buttresses of brick and stone, and the 
 tall spire that rises eighty-eight feot, combine to make an effect of unufsual 
 architectural beauty. 
 
 The building committee, under whose management tlio erection of the church 
 was brought to such a successful issue, was composed of the following gentle- 
 men : George Rogers, George Carter, Richard Punnett, John Clark, William 
 Brimacombe, John Henderson, Walter Jordan, Fred W. Walker, treasurer, and 
 Richard Perrv , secretary. 
 
 The original trustees were: John Clarke, George Rogers, William Biima- 
 combe, George Carter, John Henderson, Richard Perry, secretary, and Richard 
 Punnett, treasurer. Of these at the present day, there is one change, death 
 having carried away William Brimacombe, after a long life spent in the Master's 
 service. 
 
 Mr. George Rogers, had succeeded Mr. Brimacombe as class-leader in the first 
 church, Mr. George Rogers who succeeded him, became the first class-leader in 
 the new. 
 
 The first choir-leader was Richard Perry, and Miss Rose Trolley was organist. 
 The stewards wer Messrs. Clarke, Perry and Punnett. 
 
 The first wedding ceremony in the new church was performed by Rev. Mr. 
 Flint. William Runham and Fanny Carter having been joined in matrimony, 
 were presented with a Bible by the Trustee Board. 
 
 The Rev. Jonathan Milner occupied the puipit for a year and was succeeded 
 by the Rev. Paul Flint, who spent a successful term of three years. 
 
 He was a preacher of unusual merit and of deep spirituality. Under his 
 care the church entered U|)on an extended period of prosperity. 
 
 The Rev. G. N. Rutledge followed him, and for twelve months he occupied 
 the pulpit. At the end of his term, Zion, Perth Avenue and Centennial 
 Churches joined and formed a circuit, witli Rev. W, J. Smith, now of Agnes 
 
MKIlloniHT C;m'R(;HKS IN TOIIONTO. 271 
 
 Street ('liiircli, as HU|torintoii(lont. UiHltM' this pliiii local preachor.s n^ain 
 oociipied the pulpit of Zioii, until Hotno two years HubHccpieiitly the union wiw 
 (lisMolvofl. lU'v. K. K. Young then received the appointuient of Zion an<l is tho 
 present pafltor. (1S08.) 
 
 The Ladies' Aid Society was inaugurated on October 2!Hh, 1888. The initial 
 organisation consisted ot seven members, Mrs. Milncr, president, Mrs. Rcttledge, 
 vico-prosident, Mrs. Perry, secretary, Mrs. Punnett, treasurer, Mrs. Jordan, Miso 
 Coates and Mrs. Carter were the otticers and monibcrs. The work accomplished 
 by the society pioves that what they lacked in numbers they made up with 
 /cal and industr}', for their efforts have resulted in an additional annual sum of 
 at least #200 to tht> income of the church. 
 
 The present olhccrs of the society are : Mrs. Orummitt, president, Mrs. 
 Boggis, vice-prosidcnt, Mrs. Perry, se<'rotary, Mrs. Jordan, treasurer. 
 
 The present ollicials of the church are : (JIass-leaders, Mr. Rattledge, jr., Mr. 
 Snodden, Mr. John Clark. Local preachers, Kdmund Grummitt, Thomas Clark . 
 Ilichard Perry, treasurer of trustee board ; Joseph Summertield, choir-leader • 
 Miiis Boggis, organist. 
 
 Among tlie scholars of the Sunday School who have won distinction in otiier 
 walks of life, may be mentioned tho name of Thomas Clark, a recent gold 
 medallist in the Ottawa Normal School. 
 
 The present membership of the church is about fifty. 
 
CHAPTER XXVIII. 
 
 Bathurst Street and Perth Avenue Churches. 
 
 MONU thu go(><l work whicli the Klin Street MetlxjiliNt Churcli han 
 (lone for Toronto, nothinj^ <loi>s greater credit than tliu i'oundin^ of 
 Hatliuixt Struitt MIshIou. The Huthurst Street MiHNion originated in 
 1H()0, John Price and .Tatiies Smith forming' the first chiss, which in 
 l(il nuinhcred only "leven nieniWrH. The meeting j)lace of thiH class 
 was in a Hmall cotUige on the west side of Markliam Street, an<l this tene- 
 ment was a gift to the class from ('aptain •lanieN McOill Strachan, a son of Dr. 
 Strachan, the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. The new church was opened in 
 1866, and tlu; congregation was very prosperous \intil 1H6!), when there waH a 
 disruption, iua*iy of the members leaving the Wesleyan Methodist body and 
 going over to the Primitives. In reference to this j)eriod a well-informed writer 
 of 188.S says: " A small house on Ontario Street, north of liloor, was used as 
 the place of meeting until it became too small to accommodate the congregation, 
 and the necessity of a church building In-came altsolutc. A lot was purchased 
 at the corner of Bathurst and Lennox Streets, and a small church building was 
 erected with Rev, T. Grifhth as pastor, and in 18S4 the two congregations that 
 separated fifteen years before were re-united. The lot on Markham Street was 
 sold, and the church tf >n over and joined with that on Bathurst Street, where 
 it now stands in the form of a T. The two congregations becanie one in the 
 new ' Methodist Church.' " 
 
 In the year 1884 the Rev. Jonathan Milner was appointed to this circuit, and 
 he did excellent work in Bathurst Street Church, and following him came the 
 Rev. H. McKee. In 1887 the building in which the Bathurst congregation was 
 meeting was found to be wholly inadequate for its purposes. It was renolved, 
 therefore, at a meeting of the Trust Board on August 2nd, 1887, that a new 
 churck should be built. Building operations went on .so rapidly that it was pos- 
 sible for the corner-stone of the new church to be laid on October 6th in the 
 same year, this ceremony being performed by Senator John Macdonald. The 
 opening services were held in the following week, and were conducted by some 
 
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MKTHOIMST (HtrRCHEH IN TORONTO. 273 
 
 of the luading MotholiHt clur^y of tho city, aiul al l\u) Haino tiiiio woru attendvd 
 by very largu cun^rugatiuiiH. HuthurNt Strjot ('liurch in Hituatud iiiitni'diately in 
 front of tliu old building now used as a Sunday School, and coniniunicatuN with 
 it. It is a white brick building, tho Htylo of architecture being modern gothic, 
 and it is capable of Heating 1,2.'>0 people Tlte interior is arrangud in aniphithe- 
 atrical form, tho seats being made of black ash. Tin- cost exceeded S'JO.OOO, and 
 the land and old buiUling were valuod at $7,000, making a total of $37,000. 
 
 Among those who have done good .service in connection with Hathurst Street 
 (jhurch may l)e mentioned Mr. Knos Hellett, who for long was an ethoient class 
 leader. Mrs. MoKee, who was during hei husband's pastorate the president of 
 tho Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Evans, who did good work in connection with the 
 Women's Missionary Society, Mrs. George Cameron and Miss Hatty Farn worth, 
 who lent valuable a-isistance to the work of the Young People's Association. Mr. 
 W. WooUatt and Mr. I. Butler al.so did excellent work in organizing and superin- 
 teiiding the Sunday School, while Mr. P. Cameron ami Mr. M, A. Overend were 
 active in the musical jtortions of the services. The following is the list of pas- 
 tors at Bathurst Street since Mr. McKee: 
 Rev. J. A. Rankin, 1H87 to 1H90. 
 " D. Alexander, 1890 to 1892. 
 " J. W. Langford, 1892 to 189 J. 
 " C. (). Johnston, 1895 to 1898. 
 " C. E. Manning, 1898 to 18:)9. 
 Tho Trustees in 1896-97 were: W. D. Michael, T. Charlton, E. Hallett, 1). H. 
 Croft, W. Jay, J. Magee, W. Butler, D. McCann, J. Robinson, J. R. I. Starr and 
 A. W. Lee. 
 Organist, Miss G. Crooke. 
 Sunday School Superintendent, J. R. 1. Starr. 
 
 Perth Avenue Church. 
 
 The church known by this name is situated on the north-west corner of Perth 
 and Ernest Avenues, and is a well-built, rough-cast structure, eighty by forty 
 feet in dimensions. It was first opened for divine service on March 10th, 1889. 
 Including the cost of the land, the total amount expended was $7,000, but it 
 should be borne in mind that this church was built during the period known as 
 
274 THE HISTORY OF THE 
 
 the " boom," and that since then prices of land, and also of the houses erected 
 thereon, have very greatly deteriorated. 
 
 At first the church was an offshoot of St. Clarena A-venue, but subsequently 
 became connected with Trinity. In 1894 it bcou,me part of the Centennial Circuit- 
 
 The pastors have been the Revs. W. Andrews, who commenced the enterprise, 
 J. H. Medcalf, R. H. Johnston, C. Langford, Dr. '^.. Barrass, C. Fish, W. J. Smith, 
 A. Martin, and the present pastor, Joseph E. Sanderson. 
 
 The trustees are Messrs. Thomas Couch, A. R. Duff, J. H. Hoover, Walter 
 Rush brook, W. J. Kirby, R. Perry and J. J. Copeland. 
 
 The collapse of the boom greatly affected this church, leaving it with a heavy 
 debt for a very small congregation to bear. In July, 1896, this amounted to nearly'- 
 $5,000, by the help of the " Social Union," an association of Toronto Methodists 
 formed for the purpose of assisting struggling causes, it is hoped to materially 
 reduce this very heavy incumbrance. 
 
 The average congregation is from 60 to 80 people, and the Sunday School has 
 about the same number of attendants. 
 
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CHAPTER XXIX. 
 
 New Richmond and Epworth Churches. 
 
 !<;;W Richmond Street Church on McCaul Street, situated on the east- 
 ern side of that thoroughfare, almost opposite Grange Road, was 
 built and completed in the ytars 1888-9, the circumstances which led 
 to its erection having already been fully detailed in this history in 
 the chapter relating to Richmond Street Church. The church itself is a 
 handsome red brick structure, capable of seating over 1,400 worshippers, 
 and ever since its erection there have always been large congregations attending 
 the services held therein. One of the most devoted adherents of McCaul Street 
 or New Richmond Church was the late Mr. Ephraim Butt, who held the first 
 prayer-meeting that took place within the walls of the new church, Mr. Butt 
 was one of the trustees of the church and class leader. He died October 7th, 
 1895. The first pastor of the New Richmond Church was the Rev. J. E. Lance- 
 ley. He was succeeded by the Rev W. F. Wilson, who in 1897 was followed by 
 the Rev. W. J. Barkwell, who died during his term of office, 1898, and was suc- 
 ceeded by the Rev. T. W. Neil. 
 
 The Rev. J. E. Lanceley was ordained in 1874, and was for many years under 
 the London Conference, coming to Toronto in the latter "eighties," where he soon 
 made his mark as an earnest preacher and hard working minister. 
 
 The Re'^ W. J. Barkwell before being appointed to New Richmond Church 
 had held pastorates at Woodgreen Tabernacle, at Gerrard Street East and at 
 Toronto Junction. In all of these Mr. Barkwell achieved very considerable suc- 
 cess. He was a man of very wide reading and of no little eloquence, and his 
 sudden death caused widespread sorrow among the Methodist community. 
 
 Epworth Church. 
 
 Epworth Church, situated on the corner of Yarmouth and Christie Sts., in 
 Toronto, was erected in 1890, owing to the strenuous exertions of the Rev. Jona- 
 than Milner. It is a plain frame, rough-cast building, will seat comfortably 250 
 people, and was at first what would be in Anglican parlance a " chapel of ease " 
 
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 to Bathurat St. Church. Up to the present date it has had no regular ministers 
 appointed by Conference, but its pulpit supply has been ordered by the Chair- 
 man of the District in which it is situated. Among those who have filled the 
 pulpit and done good work in Epworth Church may be mentioned the Revs. Dr. 
 Barrass, H. G. Barrie, M.D., and Jonathan Milner. In 1899 the preacher who 
 occupies the pulpit is the Rev. Edward S. Bishop, a son of the Rev. G. J. Bishop, 
 who as the pastor of the Central Methodist Church, was durinp[ his term of office 
 such a decided success. 
 
 The original cost of the church was about i$5,000. In January, 1899, this had 
 been reduced to Si, 250, and the congregation hope by the end of the yoar to have 
 still further reduced this heavy incumbrance by $250. 
 
 The average congregation is about eighty people, and there are rather more 
 than one hundred scholars who constantly attend the Sunday School, with some 
 ten or a dozen teachers. 
 
 The Quarterly Board consists of the following : John Hoidge, J . R. Hoidgc 
 W. G. Black, J. W. Caldecott, Charles S. Balmer, George Amos and Thomas H. 
 Keough. 
 
 Organist, Miss Laura Welch. 
 
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 We have now arrived at the end of the sketches of Toronto churches. There 
 are not a few places of worship belonging to the Methodist Church within easy 
 distance of Toronto, which may, in some measure, be considered as belonging to 
 the city. The difficulty as regards these has been where to draw the line and 
 whom to omit. For instance, it may be said that Toronto Junction is practically 
 a part of the city of Toronto ; it may be so, and to a certain extent is, but the 
 same Lhing may be urged as regards Eas*^ Toronto, Mimico, Eglinton, Don Mills 
 or Todmorden. In all of these places there are Methodist churches, some of 
 them, as in Toronto Junction, remarkably vigorous and flourishing ones, others 
 weak and dependent on outside resources for the maintenance of their religious 
 organization. There has been no wish to ignore the existence of these several 
 congregations, but if Mimico vvas to be included, why not Port Credit; if North 
 Toronto, why not go a little further north to Richmond Hill ? If East Toronto, 
 Scarboro and Highland Creek ought to be considered. All these things have had 
 to be taken into consideration in writing this history, and, therefore, as far as 
 
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 possible, the contents of the volume only cover those churches situated within 
 the limits of the city of Toronto. 
 
 A few words must be said in reference to the African Methodist churches which 
 have existed in Toronto since the year 1826. These were for the most part 
 either in communion with the Episcopal Methodists, or, while nominally Metho- 
 dists, were practically Congregationalists. None of them were under the juris- 
 diction of the Toronto Conference, xnd for that reason their history has been 
 omitted from this volume. At the same time a tribute must be paid to the un- 
 selfish devotion displayed by the great majority of the preachers who exercised 
 their functions to the African Methodist congregations in Toronto. The work 
 was hare*, they had no public recognition of their labors, and the pay was .so 
 small that oftentimes it was a struggle for the colored minister to keep body and 
 soul together, and it is to the credit of the colored population of Toronto that 
 they have never been without churches or without duly ordained ministers to 
 occupy their pulpits. 
 
 With these few remarks and words of explanation we conclude our history of 
 the Methodist Church in Toronto. For its defects we ask indulgence, for its 
 omissions we crave pardon and entreat our readers to view ou. labors kindly. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 N this appendix will be found biographical sketches of many of the 
 leading clergy and laity connected with the various churches which 
 have been mentioned in the pages of this history. In every case the 
 greatest care has been taken to render these biographies acc\jrate, in 
 no single instance has any biography been written without a personal 
 interview or written particulars Irom the person referred to, or from his 
 or her immediate relatives. The Editor does not accept any responsibility for the 
 opinions expres.sed, in all or any of the biographies, to which his name is not 
 attached. At the same time it is believed that the particulars given in all these 
 sketches are generally accurate. In some few places dates may be a little astray, 
 but these instances are so very few that they will notatfect the general accuracy 
 and value of the work. With this short prefatory statement it only remains to 
 add that the reader will find the biograpiiics are arianged according to the 
 churches with which the persons mentioned were, during their lifetime, or are 
 still, closely connected. 
 
 REV. GEORGE R. SANDERSON. (Page 102.) 
 
 The Rev. (ieorgo R. Sanderson, D.I)., who died March 2'2nd, 1S9S, was after his demise thus 
 feelingly referred to in theeolunins of tlie Christian Guardian of March "JUi'd, 1898 : 
 
 " In the death of the Rov. Dr. .Sanderson, a marked personality lias disappeared from the ranks 
 of Canadian Methodism. For nearly half a century he has been prominent in the pulpits and coun- 
 cils of the Church, and was one of the last links, if not the very last, uniting us with wliat is some- 
 times ciilled in no disparaging .sense, the 'old dispensation.' When the writer first began to attend 
 Conferences away back in the sixties. Dr. Sanderson was already a man of note among his brethren, 
 and he retained a warm place in the contidence and ati'ection of the Church down to the close of life. 
 The esteem in which he was held is indicated by the positions he filled. At an early age he had been 
 both editor and book steward, and was thus connected with the comparatively humble beginnings of 
 what has since become a most important connexional interest, and the largest publishing house in 
 the Dominion. At a later period he held other important positions, such as Secretary of Conference, 
 ' CO delegate ' (under the old Wesleyan regime), President of Conference, Fraternal Delegate to 
 other Methodist bodies, and for many years Chairman of District. In all these relations, as well as 
 in the pastoral work, he ac(juitted himself to the entire satisfaction of his brethren. 
 
 " In dress, manners and pulpit delivery Dr. Saaderson belonged io the old school of Knglish Wes- 
 leyan preachers, for many of whom he cherished a high admiration. His preaching was solid, scrip- 
 tural, earnest and edifying, but for mere sensationalism he entertained a positive contempt. 
 
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280 APPENDIX. 
 
 All hough lit liincH his HernioiiH jjUiwed with a gunuine uloqunnco his cBtcom for Ihc (ioHpol moMago 
 iinil the ininiHtorial oftico wn» too high to porniit him to deHcend to more tricks of oratory. His ii,li- 
 Riici' for rcHults was upon tlie power of divine truth, applied hy the Holy Spirit." 
 
 ALEXANI^KR STUROKON HYRNK. (Pane mi.) 
 
 Alexander Sturgeon Hyrnc huh tlio son of the Rev. (^'landius Byrne, wlio for twenty-four years 
 was conneetcd with the Iriwh WcHh^yan Confercnee, and who, in later days, came to Canada and was 
 connected with tlie WcMleyan Metiiodists in the jirovince of Ontario. The sul>joct of this sketch was 
 ))orn .June *J(Hh, 1S32, and he received iiis (JiwiHtian names from liia mother's father, who liad heen a 
 VVesh-yiin Methodist minister in Ireland. 
 
 From his very earliest years, Alexaniler S. Byrne was serious and devoted to reiiginus converse. 
 At fourteen years of age he decided to give liimself entirely to religious work, and a few weeks after 
 this determination, " He was urged," says (y'arroll, " to address the teachers of the Sahhath School, 
 which he dill in a strain of simple eloquence that greatly surprised his hearers ; t hey almost felt as if an 
 angel had appeared among them. At this period my own mind hecame peculiarly impressed respect- 
 ing him, and I resolved as soon iis possihie to avail myself of an opportunity of hearing him. The 
 first time I accomplished my purpose it was hy getting into the congregation in a concealed manner. 
 He preached from I'rovci lis xiv. 14, 'The liackslider in heart shall he filled with his own ways.' I 
 cannot now descrihe what my feelings were then. While this mere stripling was developing the 
 solemn truths which the text emhodied, a deep impression pervaded my min<l and many others that 
 night that in him was the nucleus of a workman that need not he ashamed." 
 
 Mr. Byrne'.s lahor.s hegan on the Yonge Street ("ircuit, to which he was sent hy the Rev. 
 ,Tohn Ryerson, (,'hairman of the Toronto District, on Novemher 18th, 184H. His last sermon was 
 delivered in Yorkville, Octoher 10th, 1850. From Toronto Mr. Byrne went, for the henefit of his 
 health, to Brantford, where he ilied Fehruary 11th, IS.^l, aged eighteen years and eight months. 
 
 Mr. Byrne was known, or rather is known, in the Methodist tHiurch as "The stripling preacher." 
 Of hia sermons it has heen said, " In his preaching were to he found learning without pedantry, 
 fertility in language; without verhosity ; information without ostentation, and earnestness without 
 extravagance." 
 
 The funeral sermons of Mr. Byrne were preached in his circuit in its two principal churches 
 on the first Sunday after his death. The preacher at Yorkville was the Rev. Enoch Wood, sometime 
 President of the Conference ; the preacher ..i .Adelaide Street Church was the Rev. John Rj-erson. 
 On hoth of these occasions there were very large congregations. 
 
 We will conclude this sketch of Mr. Byrne with the following tribute to his memory hy the 
 .Superintendent of the Circuit at the time of his death, the Rev. Ijcwis Warner : 
 
 " I knew him froni hia first coming to this country. We travelled, and lodged, and conversed, 
 and worshipped together. I loved him as a child, and I believe the affection was reciprocated. I 
 never saw anything wrong in his spirit or conduct ; and I can hear my humble testimony, that whilst 
 I knew him, he was one of the most faultless of characters. Little did 1 think when I parted with 
 him after the Conference, when he received his appointment to London, that I should see him on 
 earth no more. In his death the church militant haa loat a most brilliant ornament, but in th« 
 church triumphant, he will shine with a still brighter and purer light."— Kd. 
 
 RKV. EGKRTON RYERSON. (Page 127.) 
 
 To write a complete history of this distinguished minister's career, it would be necessary to refer 
 to the whole history of Canada from the year IS'23 until the date of his decease. The following 
 particulars, though greatly abbreviated, will be read with interest. The first portion of this sketch 
 is an autobiography from the pen of Dr. Ryerson. It commences : 
 
 In 1823 I was appointed in charge or a superintendent of the Yonge Street circuit, with the late 
 Rev. W'illiam Slater as my colleague, than whom a more honorable or upright man never lived ; we 
 
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 wens fullow-lalmrei's for two joarH — the hucdiiiI ye r on lliu Hay of Qiiiiito (!irciiil ; and when Ik; died 
 tlirce years afterwiinU, I niom-ned for liini as » brother indeed. The Yon^jo Street Circuit was more 
 hilxirioiia and hiiriit*r to work than anyone I had yet travelled; hut my faithful and devoted rolleague 
 wast a helpmate to me indeed. Kia never failing uheerfidneNH and untiring induHlry wan a Houxie of 
 great comfort and encouragement to me. Our circuit extended from York (ineluding the town) to 
 Lake Sinii^oe, (^nilinicin^ the series of townHhips wewt of Yonge Street to ifolland Landing, thence 
 
 along the shoi'c! twelve miles, through w Is without a hoiiNe to North (iwillinii)ury, thenee through 
 
 Wliitehurch, Miirkhatn, I'ickering, VVhithy and Darlington as far as Major Wilniot's, some miles 
 east of where Huwnuinville now stands. .Major Wilnuit Htted up a large room in his tannery for our 
 services ; for though neither he nor • rs. Wilniot were members of our church, yet were they very 
 friendly, and treated me with the kindncHH of parents. 
 
 In those days an unmarried preacher had no home except that of the Indian who, in reply to the 
 question as to where was his home, said, " I live, and my home is all along the shore." This " all 
 along-shore " home was my lot during the first six years of my ministry, in single life. Yet, I 
 usually had some placi -n the circuit where I left my few clothes, books, etc., and which I (lesignated 
 by the endearing nauu if home. On Yonge Street Circuit this was the house of Mr. VVillam P. 
 Patrick, with whom and his friendly and pious wife and most amiable family I passed many pleasant 
 and happy hours. .Mr. Patrick was a most (levote<l and generous man — a scientilic and beautiful 
 singer, whose sweetness of voice and melody thrilled n;y whole being when I heard him sing, " Kock 
 of Ages," " Lo I He comes with clouds descending," and on New Year, " Come, let us anew, etc." 
 « « • • • • • 
 
 The controversy over the Clergy Reserves which originally developed from Kishop Strachan's 
 statement that the .Methodists were disloyal to the country, continued a year, when puV>lic meetings 
 and petitions to the Legislature led to the appointment by the House of Assembly of a select commit- 
 tee, who examined over fifty witnesses and repovted to the House, which adopted the report, and pre. 
 sented an address to the King. 
 
 In 1828 a petition signed by 5,697 persons, praying against ecclesiastical denomination was pre- 
 sented to the Committee of Investigation appointed by the I egislature. 
 
 Perry .Matthews, H. C. Thomson, of Frontenac, .Mr. Hamilton, after whom the City of Hamil- 
 ton is named, and M. S. IJidwell, who acted as chairman, were the members of the Investigating 
 Committee. After examining fifty-seven witnesses, the Conmiittee presented the following report to 
 the House of Assembly : 
 
 "The insinuations against the Methodist Clergymen the Committee have noticed with peculiar 
 regret. To the disinterested and indefatigable exertions of these pious men this Province owes much. 
 At an early period in its history when it was thinly settled, and its inhabitants were scattered 
 through the wilderness and destitute of all other means of religious instruction, these ministers of 
 the gospel, animated by Christian zeal and benevolence, at the sacrifice of health and interest and 
 comfort, carried among the j)eople the blessings and consolations and sanctions of our holy religion. 
 Their influence and instruction, far from having (as is rejiresented in the letter) a tendency hostile to 
 our institutions, have been conducive in a degree which cannot easily be estimated, to the reforma- 
 tion of their hearers, from licentiousness, and the diffusion of correct morals, the foundation of all 
 sound loyalty and social order. 
 
 " There is no reason to believe that as a body they have failed to inculcate by precept and example 
 OS a Christian duty, an attachment to the Sovereign aud conscientious obedience to the laws of the 
 country. More than thirty-five years have clasped since they commenced their labors in the colonies. 
 In that time the province has passed through a war which put to a proof the loyalty of the people. 
 If their influence and instruction have the tendency mentioned, the efFects by this time must be mani- 
 fest ; yet no one doubts that the Methodists are as loyal as any of His Majesty's subjects, and the 
 very fact that while their clergymen are dependent for their support upon the voluntary contribu- 
 tions of their people, the number of their members has increased so as to be now in the opinion of 
 
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282 AiM'KNnix. 
 
 ttimuat all thu witiiumiea greater than thnt of tlie iiivnilHirauf any other denomination in thin province, 
 iaaoomiiluto ntfiitutionof any RU«|)icioii tiiul thttir iiitliiitnio and iimtruotionM hnvo Ruch a tendoiioy; for 
 it wouM ho a ({roRH Hiandor on thu h>yalty of tlio |i<'i)|ilu to MiipiHmt^ that they would (^oiintonancx and 
 iJHtun with conipUctiMcy to thoNt* whoHO iiidiiiMiL'tt waH <-xt'i'tud for nikIi hiiHe |>ur|H.H)<H." 
 
 Dr. KyiM'Mon waN, aH may wkII Iio hii|i|iohimI, perfitully HatiNli(>d with thu report pruRciitod liy the 
 InveHti({utin^ ('omniiltuo to thu KmiHu of AiiMumhly. From that tiniu, if any aHpuraionH wuru uoHt 
 upon thu loyalty of tho MethoiliHtM, Dr. KyorHon took no notiru of what was Raid or printed, and 
 though tht) (j'Usrgy RuHurvuH i|iiuHiion ruiiiainud a l)uriiiii){ one for a great nninliur of yearR, no further 
 douhtH uvur troiililud tho I^ugiMlatorH aH to thu loyalty of the Weiiluyan ininiHters lowurda tho (Jrown 
 of Kngland and govurnniont of the ('olony. 
 
 RKV. L. TAYLOR, D.D. (page l'28). 
 
 TIiIh iliHtinguiMliud MuthodiMt divine waH l)()rn in thu (bounty of Argylu in the early twontiuH. 
 His father was an Kldur in tho ScottiHh National t'hurch, and in the Sunday Schools of that lM)dy 
 young Taylor ruceivud his earlv religiouR education. In his youth it had been intended that he Hhould 
 enter the military prol'eHKii : , a this design was changed when his father came out to Canada from 
 Scotland bringing the whole of his family with him. .Mr. Taylor, «r., settled near Liichuto in Lower 
 Canada, and there, in IK3(l, Laehlin Taylor hocame suliject to a change in his religious views which 
 changed tho direction of thu whole future course of his life. At that period ho pulilicly professed 
 his adhesion to thu Methodist liody, and tleterminud to devote his life to a ministerial career. In the 
 year 1840 he was received on trial and jjreachcd at Richmond. From there, in thu following year, 
 he went to I'rescott, and in tho succeeding twelve months was stationed in Toronto. In I84H he was 
 received into full communion anil ordained, and for tne whole of that year otticiatud in Hamilton. 
 From 1844 until 184!), both years inclusive, he was stationed in Drockville, Kingston, Hytown, now 
 Ottawa, St. Catharines, Montreal and Three Kivers ; in each of these namud places he served a year 
 resiiectively. 
 
 In the year 1860 Mr. Taylor was a supernumerary at Cohourg, and at the end of that year came 
 to Toronto. 
 
 From 1851 to 181)9 Mr. Taylor was the agent in Toronto for the Upper (Janada Rihle Society. 
 In 1860 he removed to Hamilton, where he was not only agent for the Upper (yanida Hihle Society, 
 but in addition he represented the Hritish and Foreign Hiblo Society also. From 18(i"» until 1873 Mr. 
 Taylor served as Missionary Secretary to the Methodist body. It has Ijeen said of hini in reference 
 to the manner in which ho discharged the duties of the posts junl named, that he was " an incom- 
 parable agent, and without disparaging ot'aer workers in the same fields, no one has over put so much 
 energy into their work as had Mr. Taylor." 
 
 Mr. Taylor was not only a very widely read man, but he had travelled in many parts, not only of 
 Europe, but of Asia, having in the latter continent visited Syria, Kgypt and Palestine. This foreign 
 travel served Mr. Taylor in good stead while he was engaged as Missionary Secretary for the Toronto 
 Conference. Mr. Taylor died very suddenly on Sunday, Soptundier 4lli, 1881. When the news of 
 his death was announced it caused great sorrow, not only throughout the Dominion of (Janada, but 
 to great numbers of people resident in the United States, and also in (Jreat ISritain, in both of which 
 countries Mr. Taylor was widely known and esteemed. 
 
 SENATOR .;OHN MACUONALU. (page r29). 
 
 This distinguished man was born in I'erth, Scotland, December 27th, 1824, and was the son of 
 John and Elizabeth Macdonald, his father being at the time a non-commissioned olficer in the famous 
 9.3rd Regiment, the Sutherland Highlanders. John Macdonald's early education was received in the 
 regimental school, his teacher being Sergeant David Nimmo, afterwards known as the Rev. David 
 Nimnio, a Congregational minister. 
 
 In 1837 the 93rd Regiment were sent out to Canada, and from that date commenced Mr. Mac- 
 
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 (lonnld's Oana<1iiiii career. •IiihI lioforo tli« O.'inI wurii ordorui] to Canada Joliti Macdtmald liad the 
 iiiiHfortiino to I(>h«i IiIb niolhur hy d«Hth, Blir dyin^ in Cork, Irnliind, and luting iiilerrud in lliu churi-h- 
 yard of Nt. Anno of Sliandon. After ooniing to Canada .lulin Mactlonald for Moino little time attended 
 I)allioUHiu (.'ollege, in Nova Hcotia, and on the U.'irtl cotninK to Toronto in dune, lH4.'i, he wuh a pupil 
 at the IWy Street Aratleniy, where the Principal wiih Mr. John Uoyd, the father of Sir J<din A. Uoyd, 
 the Chancellor of Ontario. 
 
 The father of •lohu Macdonald, after retiring from tiie military Herviue of his country, came out 
 to Canada, and Hettling in Toronto, entered into husineHi) as u druggiHt in that oily. He died Oct. 
 Itlth, IHU6, in the OSth year of his life. 
 
 John Mac<lonalil commenced his husincHe career at the age of fifteen in tiio houiie of G ft J. 
 Macdonald A. Co., of (ianano(|ue, wh Te he remained for two yoarH. Tliey were wholemile dry goods 
 dealerH, and hore the very highegt reputation. In 1842 .lohn Macdonald returned to Toronto and 
 entered the dry goodH cHtahliHhinent of Walter MacFurlane, <»f tli'' Victoria Houhc, on King Street, 
 and there he <.ontinued for Home little time. He entered into huHineHH for hiniHelf in Octolier, IK49, 
 at No. lO.'t Yonge Street, Toronto, and from that date until Uia death, more than forty yearn suban- 
 quently, he waH actively engaged in liUHineaa, firat an a retailer, and Huhsequently in the wholesale 
 dry good« trade. 
 
 Though brought up a PreaVjyterian, Mr. Macdonald, at the age of eighteen, joined the Meth- 
 odist body. As is said in his Life the Methodist Church " met his wants, satisfied his desires, and he 
 was in sympathy with its aims and methods." 
 
 Few men have ever lived a more devoted, consecrated life than did John Macdonald, and it 
 but justice to his memory to conclude this sketch by (pioting the words of his biographer, the Kev, 
 Hugh Johnston, IJ.I). Referring to Senator Macdonald's last days, Mr. Johnston thus speaks : — 
 " His life was as a finished temple, with the altar tires lit, and the voice of worship ascending ; but 
 he complained that, on account of his great weakness, he wuh not able to pray. He said to his wife, 
 ' One of the hardest things I have to bear is that I have not power to pray.' To his daughter Lucie 
 he said, ' Have you been able to du some little thing to-day to make someone happier?' He was 
 looking at life in the light of eternity, when, instead of being a straight line, it looks more 
 like a line drawn by an uncmcmeter upon the recording sheet, and when the holiest must say : 
 
 ' Ah ! but the best 
 Somehow eludes us ever ; still might be ; 
 And is not.' 
 
 His illness was sweetened by the constant devotion of his wife, and the society of beloved children. 
 His every want was anticipated, and they watched over him with tender, increasing solicitude. He 
 was suffering from a severe internal malady, and in a short time the disease assumed a most alarm- 
 ing aspect. His fandly physician, Dr. W. T. Aikens, called to his assistance Urs. (Jrasett, Cam- 
 eron and Strange, who performed a difficult and delicate operation. The operation was successfully 
 carried out, but Senator Macdunald's condition did not improve. Day after day he became weaker, 
 ever supervened, he became unconscious, and about nine o'clock on the evening of February 4th, 1890, 
 surrounded by his family, 
 
 'God's finger touched him and he slept.' 
 
 " Death came to him without pain, without foreboding. It was like Pilgrim at the land of Beulab, 
 waiting for the message and the crossing of the river. The day he was to cross, ' there was a great 
 calm at that time in the river,' and the river was very shallow. He went quietly down to the gates of 
 death, and when they opened, behold ! it was not death, but life. 
 
 " His death was a shock and surprise to the country, but everything betokened the love, esteem 
 and profound respect of the people among whom he so long had lived. A distinguished citizen 
 had finished an honorable career, a good man had gone to his reward, a public benefactor had yielded 
 his spirit to God. 
 
S84 AI'I'KNDIX. 
 
 "Hi* fiiiK'rul wiiN priviif. On ThurKclny niiirniii^, Ihc (ttli of hVlirunry, u Miiiipln fiirifial pioci'ii linn 
 nmdi' up of liJH fiiiiiily unci ii ft fri< *!(In, tlir('iiilt!i| IIh way HJli-nily In tlio NciT'ipoliH, ulirn' nil lliiil 
 reniiiiiicil of 'I'onmto'H Mrrdiiint I'rin r whh liiiil iivviiy in hopn of tlic ri'Miirrciliiih froiii tlii> di'iiil." 
 
 It liiiH not lit'cn thought n Mary in IIiih Hki'lcii to irl'ir to Mr. Maodoiialil'N political lifi*. It 
 will l>e iiiitlii:i(*nt to nay that liu .tntcrcil th« I'rnvincinl Parliament of Upper Canada in 1NH.'< ax a 
 rcprrHi'ntalivo of tlii^ \V<-Ml<'rn hivinion of 'roroiito. Mr. Mucilonald I'oMtiniioil to rcprcMfiit Toronto 
 until ('onf)'iloration, llit'ii a^ain he I'liliTcd I'lirliiinK'nt an tlit' rrprcHcntativi* of llir coMMtitiicncy of 
 ('(■ntru Toronto in tho Hoiinu of CoinnionH. In Novcnilii'r, INN7, Mr. Macdoniild wkn iippointt'd to 
 the Sonati', noniinatfd liy Iiim warm |K>rMiinal frifrid, iiltlioii^h politiial opponent. Sir .John A, 
 Macdonald. 'I'liiM iit all that ih ncccMHary toMuy heru rcHpi'ctinK Mr. .Maodonald'H politit.'al caruttr. — (Kli.) 
 
 AUNKS STHKKT CHUIUIH. 
 
 RKV. WILLIAM .lOLIFFK. 
 
 An unhroken linu of MethodiHUi for nix generationH xinue the ilayii of .loliti Weiili-y havi- 
 diHtinguiHliL'd in no Hniall ilogrcv llii^ fiiniily from which the K<'v. William .loliD'e in dt'Nccndcd. 
 
 VVhilu on a visit to thu Motherland in I NTH, he tranHorilxMl thu following inm ription from lliu 
 tond>8tone in the ('orniHh Churchyard, which marked liiH graiidmother'B lant rcMtirig place, and it is 
 an unnnHtakalilu eviduncu of the Mterlini; piety which iliMtiiiguiHlied the MethodiNin of thai lime : 
 " Sacred to the memory of l'',li/alK'th, w idow of the late Samuel .lolifl'e of lliiH parixh, whom 
 ahe Hurvived twenty-eight yearH, departing this life 8epteml)cr t)th, IH.S'i, in the 8Hth year of her 
 age. Clear in her Bcripturul viewH of Halvalion, throujfh faith in a Divine Redeemer, Hhe wa8 happy 
 in the love of (tod, cheerful, herievolent and iiiiHpolted in her (/'liriHtian de|)ortnient, calm and 
 resigned during her alliiction and triumphant in iluath. She wuh the lirHt perHon in lliis parinh united 
 with the Wesleyun Society, and lived and died in the Communion, being a mend)er more than forty 
 years. Happy Saint ! Thou hast more than concjuered death ! Thou art crowned with light and 
 love ! " 
 
 The subject of our sketch was born in tlie County of Cornwall, Knglan<l, on the lOth dii. of 
 October, 1«'25. 
 
 His father had been a lifelong local preacher, and in the thirteenth year of his age William 
 united with the Methodist Church. 
 
 The tendernesH of young years of inexperience militated Homewhat against his spiritual life, but 
 when seventeen years old, u deeper feeling operating upon hi.s heart, drew him fully into the Master's 
 work. When he was nineteen yeare of age liis parents left the Mother Country and settled in Wis- 
 consin. A Society of Hil)lo Christians had just been organized in the locality, and Wilimm allied 
 himself with them. His abilities soon raised him to the leadership, atid for nine years he labored iu 
 local mission work. Ho was then called to the itinerancy and continued in that capacity for eight 
 years. 
 
 In 18H1 and IHO'2, under God's blessing, his spiritual endeavors were doubly successful. 
 In the year 18(5(5 he was transferred by Conference a|)p<>intnicnt to the Province of Ontario, 
 liowmanville, London, Cobourg, Howmanville, Toronto, I'eterboro, iJloonifleld, Consecon, and Tam- 
 worth were the stations at which he was located for twenty-seven years, and of this time, excepting 
 five years, he was Chairman of his Dl'^triot. He occupied the most responsible aii<l honorable posi- 
 tions within the power of his church to bestow. In 1876 he was Secretary of Conference ; in the 
 following year he was elected President, and in 1878 he was sent as a representative delegate to 
 the English Conference. 
 
 His years of service in the church total almost half a century. For thirty-five years he was 
 engaged in active ministerial labor ; nine years he spent in mission work, and for four years he has 
 been upon the superannuation list, making a total period of forty-eight years spent in Christian 
 effort. His ministry in Agues 8t. Church is still remembered by old residents who speak enthusi- 
 astically of his consecrated efforts in the Master's cause (18ii7.) 
 
AHPUNDIX. 285 
 
 Hn woitiletl MInn llurrirt. I'liiiycr on Mitrrli Ttli, INAO. A rlevotiol aixl xnaloim ChrliHtinn woman, 
 
 ■lie Ii«I|mmI in no Hniall lic^rcc to niiikti httr hiihlxind'M (^aruor miccrMfiil. In tho cloning yiuvrH of her 
 
 dm:linin(; ng«, chitiitunvd with thtt Htlliulionn iinil triula of it lung lift*, «hu now waiti th« " land of 
 
 rait." 
 
 FKKI) CARLKTON. 
 
 Fred Curloton, ion of Kohnit and Kli/iilMith ('iirleton, of Tnrnntn, wai tmrn in Toronto in thu 
 year IS77. 
 
 Mr. Carleton, although (|iiite a young man, haa been engaged in nUHoion and evangulistin work fur 
 ■uveral yearH, and ii deiitinfd at no diHtant date to make hia mark in tho miniatry of the Molhodiat 
 Chui'uh. Ili^ wiiK <!diicaltMl in thn city ol' Toronto, and tirat lifcamu connt'ctt'd with the Kim St, 
 Cliurch aa a Sahhatii Hohool Hcholar, ami nine yoarH ago liccani)) a nicndiur of Agnea St. (Miurah, 
 where hia tinii' ia almoHt wholly taken ii|> with cvangttliatic work. 
 
 He ia ('hairnian of the Tract IliatrilHiting ('ommitlct*, wIioho work includea diatriliuting roligioua 
 trauta and other reiigioUH literature anioiigHt the Italian population of the ('ity Ward. 
 
 Mr. ('arlctoii ia a local preacher, liaH heeii I'leaident of the Young People')* (Uiriatian Aaaociation 
 thia term, a poHitioti which ho Hlla at jireNent, and ia aUo a niemher of the V.M.tJ.A. Hihie (JIaaa. 
 He ia one of the OtHcial Hoard. of Agnea Street (Jhuroh. 
 
 Hia father and mother were born in Derry County, Ireland, and came to thia country in the 
 year 18(M). 
 
 They are both deacendantH of prominent Methodial familiea, anil have been life-lotig niembcra of 
 the Methodiat C'hurch, being membera tirat of Kim .Street, and later of Agnea St. Church. In the 
 latter church, Mr. (Jarleton, ar., ia by virtue of hia poaition an Otiicial member of the Hoard, Mr. 
 Carleton, ar., ia a landaeape gardener, and for the laat thirty-aeven yeara haa been foreman of the 
 yueen'a I'ark. 
 
 The late Miaa Miimie Carleton, who departed thia life on the 25th of Auguat. 1897, waa a daugh- 
 ter of Mr. Carleton, ar. , and waa a member of Agnes St. Church, being converted under M. C. H. 
 Hammond at the childreu'a evangeliatic meeting. 
 
 (;KOK(iK MOORMAN. 
 
 George Moorman, aon of (Jeorge and Hannah Moorman, waa born in Cariabrooke, Isle of 
 Wight, in 182!), and r.ime to Canada in 1849, locating in the town of Belleville. 
 
 Hia parenta were earnest Chriatiana, whuae example and teaching clung to their aon, and bore 
 fruit in after yeara. 
 
 In 1853 Mr. Moorman went home to the old land, and the following year joined the 95th Foot, 
 and fought through the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny, taking part in tho aiege and atorming of 
 Sebastopol, receiving three war niedala and a claap. He served hia country twenty-one yeara, for 
 which he ia drawing a penaion. Mr. Moorman became a member of the Methodiat Church at Helle- 
 ville in February, 1878, and on coming to Toronto joined the Richmond Street Church in Octobei, 1880, 
 and remained there until 1885, when he became a member of the Agnea Street Ciiurcb, and is one of the 
 Otiicial Board. Mr. Moorman waa married in 1866 to Mias Merriman, daughter of John Merriman, 
 of Hereford, West Pembroke, South Walea. 
 
 Mrs. Moorman was a member of the Richmond Street Church, and is now a member of Agnea 
 Street Church. 
 
 GEORGE WESTON. 
 
 George Weston ia the son of William and Ann Weston of Toronto, and waa born near the 
 City of New York in the year 1864. His parents were born in England, and for many yeara after 
 coming to Canada, were membera of the Queen Street Methodist Church. 
 
 Mr. Weston came to Toronto when four yeara of age and haa remained here since. He was 
 educated in the Wellealey Street Collegiate Inatitute, and after leaving school learned the bakers' 
 trade, and for several years has carried on one of the largest bakery businesses in the city. 
 
286 APPENDIX. 
 
 He recently completed on the corner of Phoebe and Soho Streets the largest bakery in Canada, 
 and although Mr. Weston is but a young man, his natural ability, energy and straightforward 
 business principles, coupled with his persistent application, has placed him in the front ranks of the 
 business men of Toronto. 
 
 Mr, Weston joined the Elm Street Church sixteen years ago, and has been a member of Agnes 
 Street Church for thirteen years, and one of the Official Board, being a Sabbath School teacher for 
 six years, and a Class Leader for the same length of time. He was also Treasurer and a member of 
 the Finance Committee. 
 
 Mr. Weston was married in 1888 to Miss Emma Maud, daughter of Mr, David Richards, of 
 Toronto. Mrs. Weston is also a member of the Agnes Street Church. 
 
 DAVID G. LIVINGSTONE. 
 
 Mr, David G. Livingstone, son of David and Elizabeth Livingstone, was born in the State of 
 New York on the 17th August, 1852, but left the Stars and Stripes for the Union Jack when three 
 years of age, and with his parents located on a farri in Derby Township, County of Grey, where he 
 remained about twenty-five yearo. 
 
 In 1889 he changed country for city life and located in Toronto, where he is engaged with Hendrie 
 & Co. , Freighters and Carters, 
 
 Mr, Livingstone on coming to the city became a member of Agnes Street Church, and is at present 
 on the Official Board of the Church. He was married on Dec. 21st, 1881, to Miss Annie, daughter 
 of John Degell, of Grey County, a prominent member in the Methodist Church. Mrs. Livingstone is 
 also a member of Agnes Street Church. 
 
 RODGER H. ATKINSON. 
 
 Rodger H. Atkinson, son of Jacob C. and Ann Atkinson, was born in Washington, County 
 of Durham, England, on March 22nd, 1862. His father and mother were born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 
 and were prominent members of the Methodist Church. 
 
 Mr. Atkinson was educated at Gainford College in Yorkshire, England, spent his boyhood at 
 Newcastle-on-Tyne, came to Canada in the year 1886, and two years afterwards became a member of 
 the Agnes Street Church. 
 
 He ha3 been an Official member of Agnes Street Church for years, holding the positions of 
 Financial Secretary, Envelope Steward and Secretary of the Young People's Christian Association. 
 
 Mr. Atkinson was married in 1881 to Miso Mary, (laughter of John Smith, of Gateshead-on-Tyne. 
 Mrs. Atkinson is also an active member of the same Church. Mr. Atkinson joined the Agnes Street 
 Church, under the pastorate of the Rev. J. M. Wilkinson, in the year 1888. Mrs. Atkinson and two 
 boys were converted at the same time, Alfred Joseph and Charles, both members of the Agnes Street 
 Church. He is a member of the Workmen's Granite Lodge, No. 53, I'oronto, and is foreman of 
 George H. Hees, Sons & Company, Window Shade Manufacturers, King Street West. 
 
 CHARLES SMEDLEY. 
 
 Charles Smedley, son of Joseph and Ann Smedley, of Gloucestershire. England, was born in 
 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in the year 1846, and came to Canada when a lad of four 
 years of age. He has been connected with the fire department of the city since he was a boy. 
 
 He belonged to the Volunteer Fire Brigade as a hose boy, and has been stationed inside the hall 
 since 1st October, 1874, when the permanent Fire Department was established. 
 
 At the Olohe fire, a few years ago, Mr. Smedley was with Chief Ardagh when they were com- 
 pelled to leap from the third storey of the Olobe building to the ground to save their lives, the Chief 
 being fatally, and Mr. Smedley seriously injured, 
 
 Mr, Smedley first connected himself with the Primitive Methodist Church, on the corner of Oak 
 and Parliament Streets, and soon afterwards became a member of Queen Street Church, and for the 
 
APPENDIX. 287 
 
 last twelve years has been a member of Agnes Street Church, and is on the Official Board, being As- 
 sistant Clasd-Leader and representative. 
 
 Mr. Smedley was married to Miss Esther Jane, daughter of Mr. F. Graham, of Toronto. She 
 was for many years a member of Broadway Tabernacle, and died on June 25th, 1896. 
 
 WARREN FEGAN. 
 
 Warren Fegan, son of Robert A. and Mary Jane Fegan, was born at Jordan, Lir In Coun- 
 ty, January IStli, 1868. His parents were born in Canada, and wore members of the Methodist 
 Church. 
 
 Mr. Fegan spent his boyliood at Jordan and Fenwick, and thirteen years ago came to the City of 
 Toronto, and carries on an extensive boot and shoe business on Queen Street West. Mr. Fegan be- 
 came a member of the Agnes Street Church in 1896, and although a young man is on tlie Official 
 Board of the Church. 
 
 He was married in 1890 to Miss Jennie, daughter of Mr. A. R. Doran, of Beaverton, and his 
 wife is also a member of Agnes Street Church. Mr. Fegan is engaged in the missionary work in 
 connection with tlxe Sabbath School in St. John's Ward. 
 
 BATHURST STREET CHURCH. 
 
 DAVID McCANN. 
 
 David MoCann was born in County Armagh, Ireland, and attended the National Schools there, 
 after which he was apprenticed to the grocery business, but after serving a part of his time only he 
 resolved to come to Canada. To this city he came all alone when about eighteen years of age, and 
 soon after was employed by the American Express Company as tranafer man at the depots. This 
 post he held for eleven years, and then he worked for seven years at John Macdonald's, taking in the 
 goods as they came. He has been now for seven years caretaker of the Clinton St. Public School, 
 under the Toronto School Board. 
 
 Mr. McCann's parents were formerly connected with the Church of England, but before he came 
 to Canada they had all joined the Methodist Church. He is a zealous member of Bathurst St. 
 Church, and also of the Trustee Board, and was formerly on the Quarterly Board. Mr. McCann has 
 been long connected with the Bathurst St. cause, before the present church was built, and is warmly 
 interested in the prosperity of the same. 
 
 He was married about 1872 to Margaret Hanna, and they have had five children, all of whom 
 are living. Mrs. McCann takes a warm interest in the Ladies' Aid Society, and two daughters are 
 members of the Epworth League, a son is in the plumbing trade at Nir~ara Falls, N.Y., and ho iB 
 also a member of the Toronto Field Battery. 
 
 W. M. CHARLTON. 
 
 W. M. Charlton was born in the Township of Vaughan, County of York, Ont., in 1838, and 
 attended the Public School there. He is the son of John and Fannie Charlton, of that district. 
 
 Mr. Charlton first came out decidedly as a Christian at Trinity Church, Bloor St. W., in the 
 time of the late Rev. Mr. Jeffrey, and transferred to the membership of the Bathurst St. during 
 the ministry of that gentleman, where he now holds the position of TruHtee and Steward, end is a 
 warm supporter of the cause. He married Miss Margaret Coleman, of Vaughan Township, some 
 tliirty years ago. Mrs. Charlton was President of Bathurst St. Ladies' Aid Society for three years, 
 and took a general active interest in the welfare and progress of the church. 
 
 WILLIAM JAY. 
 
 William Jay was born in the County of Hereford, England, in 1848, his parents being William 
 and Mary .Jay. Hereford being a lovely farming county, especially for dairy products, it is no won- 
 
288 APPENDIX, 
 
 der that all Mr. Jay'a anceators were engaged in agricultural pursuits. He attended the Parochial 
 School at the town of Oye. Twenty-seven years ago (1870) Mr. Jay came to Canada and engaged in 
 the gardening and ilorist businesses, in which he has had a good share of success, and has taken 
 many prizes at horticultural shows in the city. 
 
 He joined the Bible Christian Church in 1874, and has been a member of the Bathurst St. Church 
 since the union. He is a member of the Trustee Board, Quarterly Board and was on the Finance 
 Board some time ago. He also acts as an usher at the church services. He was married in 1874 to 
 Miss Mary Jane Low, a relative of Mr. E. P. Roden, of tiie Berkeley St. Church. 
 
 WILLIAM D. MICHAEL. 
 
 William D, Michael was born in tiie township of Whitby, Ont. , in 1838, and attended the Public 
 School there and also the Higli School at Osiiawa. After this educational course he served seven 
 years' apprenticeship with the firm of (iibbs Bros., of Oshawa, and followed up this career by conduct- 
 ing a dry goods business for himself during another seven years at Oshawa. Then he went to St. 
 Louis, Mo , and engr.ged in the some business for seven years more, whence he came to Sarnia, Ont., 
 and stayed six years at his business. Then he took a position as buyer in this cily with the latefirni 
 of W. .T, McMaster & Co. He has now been in his present employment in a like capacity for ten 
 years past with the well-known firm of Gordon, McKay & Co. While in the pursuit of his duties as 
 buyer for the two above-named firms he has crossed the Atlantic some thirty or forty times. Mr. 
 Michael's parents were natives of Aberdeen, Scotland, and as a young and newly-married couple they 
 came out to Canada when all was a wilderness. His father died at the ripe age of eighty-tiiree on 
 the same farm he first settled on Mr. Michael was married about thirty years ago to Miss Cowle, of 
 Columbus, in the township of Whitby, and they have liad three children, one of whom survives, and. 
 is a prosperous medical practitioner in Binghamton, N.Y., namely, Ur. F. M. Michael, specialist in 
 eye and ear troubles. Mr. Michael has been a very popular citizen, especially at Oshawa, and among 
 the young people. He held the offices of Town Councillor, Trustee of the School Board, and was 
 Deputy Reeve of the town of Oshawa for a number of years and "filled the bill" to repletion. Mr. 
 Michael also took part in military matters, and was Captain in the .14th Battalion Oshawa Rifles for 
 ten years, and saw active service in the Fenian Raid. 
 
 He at the age of twenty-three, (when employed by GibbsBros. ) joined the Oshawa Methodist 
 Church under the ministry of the late Rev. G. N. A. F. T. Dickson. He once taught in Sunday 
 School, also taught a boys' Bible class until a recent date, but owing to the nature of his duties call- 
 ing him away so much, his active interest is limited. He is a Trustee and Recording Steward of 
 Bathurst St. Church, and takes great interest in the good work among the young people. 
 
 WILLIAM TOMS. 
 
 William Toms was born at Morristown, Devonport, England, in 1841, and was educated at a private 
 academy, after which he served five years' apprenticeship to the dry ^oods business. After this he 
 was engaged in that line at Plymouth, Blacklieath, London, Liverpool and in 1864 he returned to 
 Plymouth, and married Miss Kingdon, the daughter of a local preacher, and for four years conducted 
 a provision business. In 1871 he came to Toronto and was a furniture salesman for two years, then 
 book-keeper for H. T. Smith of Queen St. West, and has now been with P. W. Ellis k Co., manu- 
 facturing jewellers for the past seventeen years. 
 
 Mr. Toms took a very active part in the Wesleyan cause in various places in England, and in 
 Toronto has attended old Richmond Street Church, Elm Street (where he sang in the choir for four 
 years), Sherl)ourne Street, Berkeley Street, and now Bathurst Street Church, where he and his family 
 take a great interest in the good cause. He is a member of S.O.E.B.S. (for sixteen years), C.O.O.F. 
 and of the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. (for thirty-six years.) 
 
APPENDIX. 289 
 
 BERKELEY STREET CHURCH. 
 
 FRANK HILLOCK. 
 
 Mr. Hillock was born in the city of Toront). nada, in 1840. He received his education in 
 Toronto, and after leaving sciiool engaged with 'rt. -i & VVitlirow, hiniber dealers, where he was 
 engaged for 14 years, and latterly with Mr. John Xeni.. The firm prospered and was one of the best 
 known in Toronto. On the death of Mr. Kent Ki which time the firm had been carrying on business 
 for nineteen j'ears) Mr. Hillock continued the business alone, and is still engaged in it. 
 
 In his early days Mr. Hillock attended the Presbyterian church, but in 1870 he became a member 
 of Berkeley Street Methodist Church. 
 
 On November 9th, 1870, Mr. Hillock was married to Miss Margaret Wilkinson, who was a mem- 
 ber of Berkeley Street Church choir. 
 
 Mr. Hillock is connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Masonic Lodges. 
 
 GEORGE A. GALLOWAY. 
 
 George A. Gallowaj- was born in 1 aris, Ontario, in 186'2. He spent part of his early life in 
 Guelph, where his father carried on a dry goods business, and came to Toronto some twenty-five 
 years ago. 
 
 Mr. Galloway's parents being Methodists, he was brou-^ht up in that denomination and attended 
 the Metropolitan Church for twenty years. In 1896 he b ^ame a member of the Berkeley Street 
 Methodist Church. 
 
 Mr. Galloway was married thirteen years ago. Both '.e and his wife take an active interest in 
 church work, he being at present a member of the Quarterly Board, and Mrs. Galloway being one of 
 the leading singers in the choir. 
 
 Mr. Galloway is Head Accountant for P. W. KIlis & Co., wholesale jewellers, with whom he has 
 been engaged for the last nine years (1898). 
 
 EMERSON COATSWORTH. 
 
 Emerson Coatsworth, who is City Commissioner of Toronto, and one of our best known and 
 respected citizens, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1825. His father having died in England, 
 his mother, with her children and some other relatives, came to Canada in 183"2. On landing in 
 Quebec thfc_^ experienced a hard time on account of the cholera, after which they finally settled in 
 St. Catharines, where Mr. Coatsworth learned a carpenter's trade and worked on different locks and 
 bridges on the Welland Canal. He followed this line of business for years, working as foreman and 
 superintendent on many public contracts. He started in businers in Toronto for himself and took 
 many contracts for the city, being the head in the construction of many bridges and other public 
 works in Ontario. 
 
 On the 4th of March, 1873, Mr. Coatsworth took the office of City Commissioner, which was at 
 that time a very trying position, there being so many departments to look after. Mr. Coatsworth 
 has been successful in his position, and though over seventy years of age, he serves the citj' to-day in 
 the same capacity and has seen it through many troublesome times and helped it to prosper. 
 
 He has been a member of the Methodist Church since he was sixteen years old, and is looked upon 
 as one of the fathers of the Berkeley Street Church, having helped to build it and being one of its 
 firist trustees. He takes an active interest in church work and is always ready to help in any good 
 cause. 
 
 Mr. Coa sworth has been married twice, and has a family consisting of four sons and two daugh- 
 ters, all married. One of his sons lately being a memtier of Parliament for East Toronto. Mr. 
 Coatsworth is the kind of n'ln we want more of ; though he is over seventy years of age he still 
 works every day at his oiSce in the City Hall. 
 
290 APPENDIX. 
 
 F. A. BOWDKN. 
 
 F. A. Rowden was born in Toronto in 1855, and having lived in the city cvll liifi life has seen 
 many changes and improvementa. Mr. Bowden's father was a builder in Toronto, and his son, hav- 
 ing branched off from building, entered into the lumber business which he still carries on at 139 and 
 141 Front Street East, under the firm name of DeLaplante & Bowden. 
 
 He has been a member of the Berkeley Street Methodist Church all his life, and has always taken 
 an active part in church work. At present ho fills the position of Pew Steward, and is a member of 
 the Trustee Board. He is also an active worker in the Sunday School, in which he has held the posi- 
 tions of Assistant Secretary and Superintendent, but his priccipal work has been in training the 
 children and leading in the service of song. 
 
 Mr. Bowden was married in 1888 to Miss .lackman, of Toronto. They have two children, both 
 of whom attend Berkeley Street Church. 
 
 WILLIAM L. EDMONDS. 
 
 He was born in 1859 in the County of Northumberland, England, and when he was in his second 
 year his parents removed to their native town at the opposite end of the " tight little island," name- 
 ly, to Bideford, Devonshire. Here Mr. Edmonds attended the National, and afterwards the Gram- 
 mar School to finish his early education. He came to Toronto with his parents when about fifteen 
 years of age, and served a five years' apprenticeship to the printing trade, and another five years, or 
 thereabouts, he worked as journeyman printer. He purchased the Cannington Oleaner, in 1885, and 
 sold out two and a half years later, coming back to Toronto, where he has since been engaged on the 
 daily and commercial press. For two years he was Commercial Editor of the World, and was also 
 acting City Editor for sometime. Leaving the World in 1803, he came to the MacLean Printing and 
 Publishing Company, of Front Street West, as Editor of the Canadian Orocer and Hardware and 
 Metal, two weekly trade papers. 
 
 Mr. Edmonds first joined the Church about fifteen years ago at Berkeley Street, and has shown 
 active interest in the good work as Sunday School teacher, and is now Assistant Superintendent of 
 that school. He was for three years President of the Young People's Epworth League, and is Assist- 
 ant Leader of the Young Men's Class, and a member of the Quarterly Board. 
 
 He married in 1886 Miss Ida E. Galley, second daughter of Ex-Alderman E. Galley, a member 
 of Trinity Methodist Church. He has lately been nominated as President of the East Toronto Dis- 
 trict Y. P. S.C.E. 
 
 Mr. Edmonds is out-and-out on the side of Temperance and all other good measures for the 
 welfare and uplifting of humanity. 
 
 JOHN W. BRADLEY. 
 
 To all lovers of music generally, and of vocal music in particular, the very name " Bradley " is 
 strikingly familiar, even beyond the limits of this city and province. Of this more anon. John W. 
 Bradley, of 130 Seaton Street, Toronto, was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in 1841. At a 
 very early age the family moved to London, whence, after a few years they again moved to the an- 
 cient city of Chester, where Mr. Bradley received his early education at the King's School. At the 
 age of 12 he came with his parents to Canada, and he went to the Model School. Then he started as 
 clerk in a hardware store, till he was about sixteen, when he commenced railroading, and has con- 
 tinued at it ever since. Mr. Bradley has filled nearly every post connected with passenger trains, 
 and now has charge of the baggage department of the train. 
 
 "He married Miss Sarah R. Gray, a native of Toronto, of English parentage, her father being 
 Secretary-Treasurer of the Toronto and Nipissing R. R. This happy union has been blessed with five 
 children, three of whom have been called to rest. 
 
 Mr. Bradley joined the Methodist communion about twelve years ago, at Berkeley Street Church, 
 under Rev. J. E. Starr, and has been a member of the Quarterly Board for some years. His occupa- 
 
APPENDIX. 291 
 
 tion deprives him of many opportunities of service, from the nature of it. He is a straight voter on 
 the side of temperance. 
 
 Mr. Bradley has been for nine years financier of an A.O.U.W. lodge, and is also a member of 
 A.F. and A.M. 
 
 We began this sketch by a reference to music, and of course Mrs. Bradley's name must be alluded 
 to in that connection. Needless to say, she is a brilliant musician, of whom we are all proud. She 
 has been choir director of Berkeley Street Church for about fourteen years ; and was also in the Met- 
 ropolitan Church choir for a long season, and was presented on retiring with an illuminated address 
 and purse of gold, also she has been vocal teacher at Ladies' College, Whitby, about thirteen years, 
 as also at our Conservatory of Music in this city. Miss Bradley made her debut on Sunday evening, 
 Sept. 12th, 1897, at Berkeley Street Church, acquit ing herself so well as to promise great things 
 musical in the future. Mr. Bruce Bradley is engaged by the choir of Jarvis Street Baptist Church 
 as tenor soloist. 
 
 WILLIAM C. WILKINSON. 
 
 It is always a great pleasure to have to chronicle a few leading facts of the life and traits of char- 
 acter of one " who is a man" in every sense of that noble and often misapplied term. 
 
 William C. Wilkinson, one of Toronto's most honored, trusted and respected citizens, was born 
 in this city in August, 1841. As far back as 1825, when the city was York, the late Christopher 
 (name of good omen) Wilkinson, the father of above, came from Cumberland, England, and settling 
 down here became a successful builder and contracl^or. William C. Wilkinson still lives in part of 
 the old homestead on Parliament Street. 
 
 "Like father, like son," was exemplified once more, for Mr. Wilkinson learned the building 
 trade with his father, when, after passing through successfully the Public Schools and private tuition, 
 he entered on the battle of life. Right " from his youth up," we may truthfully say, has Mr. Wil- 
 kinson been active in all good and noble work for the religious and social welfare of his fellow-beings. 
 
 As early as the age of 14 he became a cadet in the great temperance cause, and he has been 
 awarded many of the highest honors that its adherents could confer on him, and he is likely to die 
 fighting on its behalf. 
 
 In 1874, in the very prime of life, he was so trusted as to be awarded the onerous and icspon- 
 aible position of Secretary-Treasurer of the Toronto Public School Board, which office he now fills 
 with complete satisfaction to his fellow-citizens. 
 
 In fraternal-benevolent societies he is an untiring and active worker and supporter, notably in 
 the Masonic fraternity. 
 
 Last, but by no means least, we come to the great secret of all his success, his great love and 
 i-""' in the Master's work. For many long years he has been connected with the Methodist Church 
 at Ber.feley Street, and there he has made his mark, in every possible way helping on the good work. 
 " Honors " have been "showered thick upon hira " for his well-earned merit, he having been appointed 
 at various times Trustee, Member of the Official Board, President of the Home Missionary Society, 
 member ot the Executive Committee of the Methodist Social Union, Secretary of the Sunday School 
 for twenty-six years, and this year a member of the Toronto Conference. These distinctions have 
 been well earned, well deserved. 
 
 So long as it shall 'jlease the Arbiter of life and death to spare him he will doubtless be found 
 faithful at his post of duty, either secular or religious, and at the final roll-call will receive the reward 
 of all those who have been faithful to the end. 
 
 EMERSON COATSWORTH, JR. 
 
 The be-vrer of this name, well-known almost in every Toronto household, \vas born in this city, 
 on the 9th March, 1854, and educated in the public schools. He next attended the British- American 
 Commercial College, and successfully prosecuted his studies for the stern business of life. In the year 
 1875, he commenced the study of law, being articled to Mr. Rose, now the well-known and 
 
292 APPENDIX. 
 
 learncil Jmlge. lieconiing a barrister in 1870, lie was admitted a partner with Mr. Rose in the 
 legal profeBsion. 
 
 Mr. Coatsworth, with courage and steady determination, has succeeded well in his chosen pro- 
 fession, and is now a niemtier of tiie firm of McMurrich, Coatsworth, Hodgins & Co. He married, 
 in 1883, Miss Helen Robertson, of DeCew Falls, Ontario, lind has had a family of four, two 
 boys and two girls. In 1886 he was honored by the degree of LL. B., conferred by tiie University 
 of 'I'oronto. 
 
 Mr. Coatsworth, in 1891, was entrusted by his fellow-citizens of East Toronto to represent them 
 in the Dominion Parliament in the Conservative interest, the late Sir John A. Macdonald being 
 Preniirr. In 1890, however, he was defeated at tlie polls, choosing to stand firm to his party, and 
 rise or fall with tlicm. 
 
 About 1870, .Mr. Coatsworth became an active member of the Church, and taught Sunday School 
 for many years. He was then made Assistant Superintendent, and now holds the honored position 
 of Superintendent. He has been a life-long attendant at Berkeley Street Church, a member of the 
 Quarterly Board for many years, and is now Treasurer of the Trust Board of the Church. Up to 
 present date Mr. Coatswortii's record is one that young men can look up to and emulate, with 
 profit to themselves, their fellow citizens and the good cause. 
 
 HENRY BALSON 
 
 Was born in the town of Stratton, in the County of Cornwall, England, 1853, and was educated 
 at the Nfl.tional School of tiiat parish. At about the age of fourteen he commenced life's work by 
 serving an apprenticeship of seven years to the trade of printing. At the expiration of this period 
 he started out on a journeyman's footing, and worked for three years on the Plymouth Daily Mer- 
 cury. He then came to Toronto, Canada, and here he began to work at the printing, and for about 
 two years with the old firm of Hunter, Rose & Co. Thinking to improve his position, he changed 
 his situation to the printing office of the Methodist Book and Publishing House where he has remained 
 until tlie present time, a period of nearly nineteen years. 
 
 Mr. Balson was converted when yet a youth of about fifteen, at his native town, under Rev. R. J. 
 Thomas, a Wesleyau Methodist minister. In Toronto he joined the old Richmond Street Church, it 
 being more like those of his own land, under the pastorate of Revs. George Young and F. H. Wal- 
 lace, M.A., B.D. Living in the sastern part of the city, Mr. Balson found it afterwards more 
 convenient to attend and worship at the Berkeley Street Church, Rev. I. Tovell being the pastor. 
 
 In his native home he had taught in tiie Sabbath School, and, as a member of the old Richmond 
 Street Church, Mr. Balson acted as Sunday School teacher and assistant class leader. While at 
 Berkeley Street Church he has been engaged in Sunday School and cottage meetmgs, was assistant 
 class leader with the late Mr. Finlay McDonald, and now succeeds him as leader, Mr, Balson is a 
 very ardent Temperance advocate of tlie strongest measures, being a total Prohibitionist. He is 
 always very active at municipal and other elections to have the bes';men returned, believingm "works" 
 as well as " faith." Being a warm-hearted, impulsive Cornishm xn, he takes an interest in the Royal 
 Arcanum, and is an enthusiastic life long member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, 
 
 BROADWAY TABERNACLE. 
 
 JAMES N. PEER. 
 .Tames N. Peer was born in the Township of Nelson in July 22nd, 1845, whose parents were 
 highly respected members of the Methodist Church. His education was begun in the Public School 
 of the township, and completed by taking a business course in the Commercial College in this city. 
 He learned the Hour, milling and grain business, after which he opened a warehouse in Brantford, 
 afterwards he removed to London, where he remained for some eight years. Disposing of his business 
 he came to Toronto and opened a grain commission office at the corner of Church and Wellington 
 Streets. On his coming to his majority he gladdened the hearts of his parents by becoming a 
 
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 Christian in Lowville Church, of Milton Circuit, under the ministry of Rev. (leorge (tooflson. Mr. 
 Peer ussociated liimself with the Churcli, but on niovinn to Hrantford transferred his menUxMship to 
 Wellington Street (church, where he was a respected member. On his arrival in London he became 
 connected with the Queen's Avenue Church, where he was a very active worker, occupying seats on 
 the Official and Sabbath School lioard, also filling the position of Class Leader, Steward, Assistant 
 Superintendent and Sunday School Teaciier. After a residence of eight years in the Forest City he 
 returned to Hrantford and joined the lirant Avenue Church, occupying the same positions as in 
 London with one exception, becoming the Superintendent of Sunday School inste'.d of Assistant. 
 He remained in the Society for five years, then removing to Toronto in 1884 he form ul an association 
 with Carlton Street Church (the pastor being Rev. John Philp), which he held tor three years, 
 having as an Associate Leader the late .John Kent, and having charge of a Young Men's Bible Class. 
 Severing his connection with this Church he joined Hroadway Tabernacle and was a member for 
 eight years, was appointed Representative Steward and held the position of Recording Steward for 
 four j'ears, as well as being activelj' engaged in Sunday School work as teacher of a Young Ijidies' 
 Bible Class. Removing westward to Parkdale he entered into Church relationship with Parkdale 
 Methodist Church, where he enjoyed positions on the Official and Sunday School Hoards. To-day 
 Mr. Peer is a member of Broadway Tabernacle. Mr. Peer was married in the year 1869. His wife 
 (she was a Miss Theresa J. Kenny) died after a short married life of three months. In the year 
 1871 he married again, Miss Rebecca Zimmetman, of Nelson Township, being his bride. 
 
 JOHN PRICE. 
 
 John Price was born in the County Armagh, Ireland, in the year 1835, At the age of six he was 
 left an orphan. Coming to Canada in 1840 with his mother they located in the Townaiiip of Albion, 
 where young Rice received his education. After leaving school he was apprenticed to the shoemaking 
 trade, which he followed up to coming to Toronto in 1864. After which he became a faithful and 
 trusted employee of the Grand Trunk Railway, occupying the position of baggage master, and during 
 his term of twenty-seven years of railroad life Mr. Price travelled 1,352,(XK) miles without scratch or 
 injury, and on his retirement received highly commendatory certificates of diligence, faithfuhnss and 
 ability while in the employ of the railway. 
 
 At the age of seventeen Mr. Price made publio profession of his principles and became a member 
 in the year 185'2, of Ohl Richmond Street Church. Mr. Price became an active worker, at once enter- 
 ed upon Sabbath School work which has been the joy and pleasure of his life. Mr. Price and a Mr. 
 Smith one Sabbath afternoon, desirous of being engaged in the work for the Master, was out looking 
 for a suitable place in which to hold a prayer meeting. They met Mr. Peter Kirkham who very 
 kindly offered them his house. The holding of prayer meetings developed into class meetings and 
 the opening of a Sabbath School, which became the nucleus of Seaton Village Methodist Church (now 
 the Bathurst Street Methodist Church). Mr. Price became the Superintendent of the Sabbath 
 School, and during his term of otfice profitable picnics were held for seven years, out of the proceeds 
 of which they paid J350.(X) into the church funds. This church belonged to the Richmond Street 
 Circuit or Toronto West, afterwards in the year 1874 connected with New Connexion Mission on the 
 west corner of St. Patrick and Spadina Avenue. Mr. Price filled the following positions in this 
 Church : Class Leader, he led the same class for twenty-three years ; member of Trustee and Official 
 Board of the Spadina Avenue Union Methodist Church ; this building then occupied the site of the 
 present Hroadway Tabernacle. Mr. I'rice has bsen one of the managers and visitors of the House of 
 Industry, corner of Elm and Elizabeth Streets, since 1893. 
 
 CARLTON STREET CHURCH. 
 
 MRS. MARTHA FORSTER. 
 Mrs. Martha Forster, widow of the late Thomas Forster, was born in the Township of Toronto, 
 County of York, and at an early age moved with her parents to the vicinity of f' i...^»on, where she 
 was married and became a member of the Methodist Church. 
 
294 APPENDIX. 
 
 After remaining there for three years she with Iter huaband removed to the village of Norval, 
 ' ihoy were prominently identified with the Methodist Church. 
 
 Thomas Forster, husband of the subject of tlie above sketch, was born near the town of lirampton, 
 
 County of Cumberland, ilngland, and came to this country with his parents when only three years of age. 
 
 He became a Local Preacher, a Class Leader and Sabbath School teacher. His father was also a Local 
 
 Preacher of much prominence. Mrs. Forster is a member of liie Carlton Street Methodist Church. 
 
 Her sons, .James W. and John W. L., are prominent members of the Methodist Church, the former 
 
 residing near Brampton on the old homestead, and the latter a well-known artist in the City of 
 
 Toronto. 
 
 JOHN WYCLIFFE LEWLS FORSTKR. 
 
 John WycUffe Lewis Forster, one of tlie foremost artiata of the City of Toronto, and son of 
 the lote Tiiomaa Forster, was born at the village of Norval, in the County of Halton, where he 
 received his early education at the common school, and afterwards attended the Grammar School in 
 the town of Brampton. At an early age lie showed aigns of his genius as an artist, and after pur- 
 suing his studies in that direction for several years in his native province, he went to France to com- 
 plete his education, remaining tiiere four years under tuition. 
 
 Mr. Forster has been closely connected with the Methodist Church and its work all his life. 
 Was President of the Young People's Association of the Metropolitan Church for two years. Was 
 identified with the evangelistic work while in France both amongst tlie French and the English 
 citizens, and acted as Lay Preacher. Was also identified with the Y.M.C A. work in France, being 
 a member of the Committee of Direction. Mr. Forster is also connected with Y.M.C. A. work in the 
 City of Toronto ; is a Local Preacher of much prominence, and is at present a member of Carlton 
 Strjiet Church, a Claas Leruler and Superintendent of the Sabbath School. 
 
 He has been prominently identified with the Epworth League, the Boys' Brigade, in fact, nearly 
 
 every organization in the city intended to promote the interests of religion and the welfare of his 
 
 fellow-man. 
 
 GEORGE WOLTZ. 
 
 (ieorge Woltz is a son of Jacob Frederick Woltz, who was born in the Province of Alsace, 
 (Jermany, and came to Canada in the year 1842. He settled in the County of Haldimand, where he 
 died in the year 1852. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in the old homestead in the County of Haldimand, in 1846, 
 and remained in that vicinity until the year 1879, when he came to tiie city and engaf,ed in the 
 jewellery business for two years. He then formed a partnership with Mr. McMann and carried on 
 an extensive trade in the manufacturing of picture frames, under the firm name of Woltz & McMann. 
 He is at present carrying on the same business alone. 
 
 Mr. Woltz was early left without the care or guiding hand of a father, being only six years old 
 when that parent died, but with his brothers and sisters— twelve in al' — he struggled bravely on, and 
 at length succeeded in clearing up the old farm and paying off a large indebtedness. 
 
 Ml. Woltz, together with his brother J. H., for eighteen years carried on an extensive business 
 in lumber and machines at Springvale, County of Haldimand. 
 
 Mr. Woltz was converted at the age of twenty -one in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Spring- 
 vale, under the Rev. Mr. Bristol, and became a member of the Church. Shortly afterwards he was 
 appointed Sabbath School Superintendent and Class Leader. He is at present a member of the 
 Carlton Street Church, a member of the choir, and on the Official Board. 
 
 Mr. Woltz was married in 1867 to Miss Evans, daughter of Joseph Evans, Esq., of Haldimand 
 County. She is also a member of Carlton Street Church. 
 
 WM. J. DUCKWORTH. 
 
 William J. Duckworth, Inspector of the (Jreat Northern Telegraph Co., is a son of James 
 W. Duckworth, England. His mother was born in the town of Belleville, Ont. 
 
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 Mr. Duckworth has l>een connected with tlie telegrnphij huRinesB since he was fourteen years of 
 age, and l>y persistent application, together with his splendid biisiness al)ility, has risen step l>y step 
 until at present he occupies the high position of Inspector. Ho has heen connected with the Carlton 
 Street (Miurch since the year 1H88. He was married in the yuur 1887 to Miss Kliza Furness, of the 
 town of St. Marys, Ont., who is also a mend)er of tiie Carlton Street Church. 
 
 (JKORCK HOXALL. 
 
 (ieurge Itoxall was born in Onslow, England, in the year 18,')6, and came to Canada in 1838, 
 the second year of the Rebellion. His fuliier was a member of the 7th HusHars, a regiment sent from 
 Kngland to aHHixt in subduing the Rebellion. 
 
 Mr. lioxull received his primary education in Montreal, and a,i the age of 15 went to Quebec, where 
 he served his apprenticeship as a tinsmith. After remaining at Quebec a short time, he came to 
 Toronto and began business in 187'2. Hy strict attention to business he succeeded in amassing a com- 
 fortable fortune. 
 
 As a menibor of the Canadian Militia Mr. Boxall distinguished himself at Ridgeway in 1866. 
 He was a member of the Tenth Royals, and cheerfully responded to his country's call when it was 
 threatenetl by the Fenian invaders. He assisted in bringing the Fenian prisoners to Toronto, together 
 with their arms and a large quantity of ammunition. 
 
 Mr. Boxall is a member of the Carlton St. Church, and is also a member of its Quarterly Board, 
 besides occupying a position of Trustee in Elm St. Church. 
 
 D. HANNA. 
 
 1). Hanna was born in the North of Ireland about 1845, and emigrated, together with his 
 parents, one sister and two brothers, to Canada in 1872. His two brothers, John ami William, and 
 his parents, have since gone to that " bourne from whence no traveller returneth." S. R. Hanna, 
 another brother, is in business in this city. 
 
 Mr. Hanna was an active worker for his Master in the land of the Shamrock, having been a 
 Class Leader there for several years, and became a member of the Metropolitan Church on his arrival 
 in this city. He has been a Class Leader here for sixteen years, a member of the Quarterly Board and 
 Sabbath School teacher. His great-grandfather was converted under the preaching of John Wesley. 
 
 He was married twenty years ago in this city to Miss Wright, who came from Balla Bay, Ire- 
 land, and their children, three boys and two girls, are all active members in Carlton Street Church. 
 
 Though strongly attached to his chosen church, he is a man of liberal views, and cheerfully aids 
 every enterprise designed to advance the cause of religion. Through his integrity and business abil- 
 ity he has been able to build up a large shoe trade in this city. 
 
 BENJAMIN B. SPICRR. 
 
 Benjamin B. Spicer was son of George Spicer, Northampton, England, and was born in Wel- 
 lingboro, Northampton, ?^ngland, within six miles of the famous battlefield of Naseby, and came to 
 this country with iiis mother in the year 1868, his father having died in England. Mr. George Spicer 
 was bandmaster H.M. 48th Regiment of Foot, and his grandfather was Color-Sergeant in the same 
 Regiment. 
 
 Mr. B. B. Spicer is a direct descendant of Henry Russell, the great composer and singer. He and 
 his mother first settled in the town of Walkerton, County of Bruce, where his mother was married, in 
 1874, to Mr. Richard Geary, furniture dealer, Mr. (Jeary died in 1878, and his widow married Mr. 
 George Bridges, of Walkerton, who died there in 1889. 
 
 In the fall of 1874 Mr. Spicer removed from Walkerton to Leeds County, and united with the 
 Methodist Church on the Lynn Circuit, where he remained until 1885. He came to Toronto in that 
 year, and became a member of the Elm Street Church, retaining his connection there until 1895. 
 He qualified for a local preacher in 1888, and was appointed a Class Leader in Elm Street Church in 
 1890. He was a Class Leader in Carlton Street Church from December, 1895, to June, 1897. 
 
296 Ai'PKNUIX. 
 
 For Hcvpn yeivrH Mr. Spicinr coiKliictod ojmii air niociUn>{» iti connection witli tlio Kim Street 
 Church, and wiiH iiImo a |{il>ii- OliiHH tcucher (liiriiiK thu Hiini(> {Ktrioil, Kor ri^lit yciirH lie wiin ^oHpel 
 niiigcr in the MolhodiHt (Jiiiri'iitfH in Toronto, and ri^ccivcil the name of thu "'sinjjinj; cvanKcliKt." 
 
 For hix years Mr. Spicur wiih teacher anil or^aiiiHt in the Central I'rJBon, in connection uith the 
 Prisoners' Aid Association, and for several years has conducted services in the Merce r H»'forniatory, 
 
 Mr. S|)icer was married ilnly .3rd, 188(1, to Miss Annie Hewston, formerly of the North of Ireland. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Hpicer are meinltcrs of the (larlton Street ('hurch, 
 
 Mr. Hpicer was leading chorus tenor in the Kim Street Church for three years. He has been 
 employed in the Civil Service for the last eleven years, and is a most ctlii;ient and oliliging otHcer. 
 
 WILLIAM LIDDICOATKS. 
 
 William, son of Johii Liddicoates, of the County of Cornwall, Kngland, was horn in Cornwall, 
 >,he birthplace of his father. In the year 1S8H he turned his face towards the Western Continent. 
 Between the years 188S Hn<l 1803 ho toiled on the Pacific Coast, and in the latter year came to the 
 City of Toronto. 
 
 On his arrival in Toronto, Mr. Liddicoates joined the Dunn Avenue MethodiHt Church, where he 
 retained his connection for a year. He is now a mendier of Carlton Street Church, and also a mem- 
 ber of Mr. Kast'a Hihle Class, at which ho is a regular attendant. 
 
 Mr. Liddicoates is doing a noble work for his Master in a quiet, unostentatious way, 
 
 MRS. MARY DILL. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Dill, daughter of Jacob Rose, was born in France (in which country her parents 
 were also born) and came to this country many years ago. She resided in the village of Preston, in 
 the Count;- of Waterloo, Ontario, where she was married to Mr. Dill. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Dill went from Preston to the State of Illinois, but, after a si .rt residence there, 
 returned to Preston, where they remained for thirteen years. They then removed to Toronto, where 
 Mr, Dill engaged in the tobacco business, wliich he successfully carried on until bis death. 
 
 Mrs. Dill was converted at I'reston under the preaching of tlie Rev. Mr. Fleshman, and is at 
 present a devoted member of the Carlton Street Church (1897.) 
 
 WILLIAM MACLEAN. 
 William Maclean, manager of the Union Loan and Savings Company, Toronto, Ont., was born in 
 Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1824, and came to this country in 18,56. He received his education at the 
 public and high schools in his native Innd. Between 1839 and 1844 he received his early business and 
 professional training in a solicitor's oflBce in Keith, an advocate's office in Aberdeen, and in Sir Archi- 
 bald Alison's office, (ilasgow. Prior to coming to Canada he filled several important positions in 
 the hea<l offices of the Aberdeen Railway dui'ng its construction. His three last years in Scotland 
 were spent as general aiulitor and chief traffic accountant of the Great North of Scotland Railway 
 Company. Mr. Maclean was sent out t.i this country by the London board of directors of the Buf- 
 falo and Lake Huron Railway, to fill the position of secretary and treasurer of that company, with 
 headquarters at Brantford, Ontario. He tilled this position until 1867 and greatly facilitated the 
 amalgamation with the Grand Trunk Railway Co., which took place in that year. He was also a 
 director of the B. & L.H. Ry. Co., and was mainly instrumental, with the late Hon. David Christie, 
 Mr. Allan Cleghorn and the Hon. E. B. Wood, late Chief Justice of Manitoba, in securing for the 
 B. & L.H., control of the International Bridge Charter, of which compcny he was a provisional 
 director, and for some time prior, secretary and treasurer. Immediately after the amalgamation, 
 Mr. Maclean removed to Toronto and accepted the management of the Union Loan and Savings 
 Company, then in its infancy, which he has now sucessfully conducted for over a quarter of a 
 century. He is among the best known authorities on matters of finance in the Dominion of Canada. 
 Mr. and Mrs. Maclean are, in religion, Methodists, having connected themselves with that body, 
 under the late J. B. Howard, in Brantford, in 1857. They have been connected with Elm Street 
 and latterly Carlton Street since they locatsd in Toronto (1897.) 
 
AI-I'KNDIX. S97 
 
 MRS. MARY ANN MULHOLr.AND. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Ann Miilhullanil, wife of TIidh. MuIIioUiimiI iinil (liiujjhtor of the lute Monj'iniin Conn- 
 land (who (lejiurlfHl thiw life on the •J'Jnd Kehruary, iMtiO), wan horn in the year IM'_'((, at Moira, near 
 the niaekwator Hivor, in tiio County uf Munster, Ireland, and uanie to thiH eountry with her pHrents 
 in IHM.'l, at the a){<) of Hoven. 
 
 Mr. Henry Mnlholland, fathoi* of the late Thoniaa Mulholland, was horn in the County of Mona- 
 ghan, Ireland, an<l waa <lrowned on the " Lady Kl^in " in IN.Ti while on a voyage froin Ireland to 
 America. The vessel came in uontact with an iceberg in mid-ocean, and all on hoard, nave three, 
 perished. 
 
 .Mr, ThomaH .Mulholland was also a son of the " Kmerald Isle," and alter coming ti> Canada set- 
 tied witli his wlf<! on a farm in the Township of York, whore two or three sons are woiking the old 
 farm. Mr. Mulholland is dead, but Mrs. Mulholland and two of her daughters reside in the city, 
 and are mend>erH of the ('arllon Street congregation. 
 
 On the old Mulholland farm is erected a sinall .Methodist meeting-house, which ia joined to the 
 Kglinton Circuit. Here the family formerly worshipped. 
 
 .JOHN ARMSTRONG 
 
 John Armstrong, jr., was born in the City of Toronto in the year 1848, and has lived here 
 ever since. His parents were born in the County oi .Monaghan, Ireland, and emigrated to this coun- 
 try when Toronto was in its infancy, 
 
 Mr. Armstrong was one of the first members of the Alice Street Church, and is at present a 
 member of the Carlton Street Church. Mrs, Armstrong and family are adherents of the same church. 
 
 For a short time Mr. Armstrong was engaged with the late Mr. Robert Walker in the " Uolden 
 Lion," but finding that occupation uncongenial to his constitution, he took up the business of land- 
 scape gardening, which bo has followed with much success ever since (1897). 
 
 WILLIAM EA.ST. 
 
 William East is the son of H. W. East, of Toronto, formerly of London, England, and waa 
 born in this city. 
 
 Mr, East learned the business of umbrella manufacturing with his father, on Yonge Street, and 
 succeeded to the business upon the death of his father. His business is perhaps the largest of its 
 kind in Canada. 
 
 Mr, East's father and mother were honored members of the Alice Street Church, and widely 
 known for their earnest, active work, the father being a teacher in the Sabbath School. 
 
 Mr, East was christened in the Alice Street Church, and is now connected with the Carlton 
 Street Church, a teacher in the Sunday School, and a Class Leader, 
 
 Mr. Eait, together with Mr. J. C. Davis, was instrumental in starting the present Yonge Street 
 Mission, an iustitution which is doing a grand work for Christ. The obligations in connection with 
 the running of this institution are very heavy, and it is being carried on principally by voluntary 
 contributions. Mr. East is the present Treasurer of this institution, and too much credit cannot be 
 accorded these gentlemen for their efforts in so worthy a cause. 
 
 Mr. Eajt married Miss Mary C. Dennis, daughter of William Dennis, of North Toronto. The 
 Rev, John Dennis, of Newark, N,J., is a brother of Mrs. East's, Mrs, East and the entire family 
 - a workers and members of the Carlton Street Church, 
 
 MRS. JOHN GOLDSMITH. 
 
 Mrs. John Goldsmith was born in the City of Buffalo, in the United States, but remover' rt'it'j 
 her parents to Brampton in 1861, when four years of age. 
 
 Mrs, Goldsmith received her first religious instruction in the Primitive Methodist Church in 
 
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298 AI'i'KNDIX. 
 
 Mriini|it<>ii, iiii'l iiftiT coming In Tnrnntn, udIUmI with Ihe Aline .Street (/liiiroh, hut la nt prniont a 
 iiiciiiIh'I' of tilt' ("Hrltiiii Stri'ol (,'liiircli. 
 
 Mi'i. Oolilmnith'H pitrunti were coniiiBtunt moinlivrH of ('iirlton Htreet Church. They huvo been 
 (lead for rihiih y<'iirii, 
 
 Mrn. (iolilHiiiitli liiiM a fiiniily of four, of llioxu, two iiro Jioy*. Cliiirlui ImH Ixien uonnouted with 
 the Chrinlian Ounr(lian for foiirl«'«'n yt'iirn, und VVilliuin Im foromiin of the Time.it otUoc in the City of 
 Now York. 
 
 (1. S YOIILK. 
 
 O, H. Youlu, a prominent loual preaulior and CIhm Londor, was lH>rn in Kn^iand in the year 
 IS,')9, and at tin* l\^^<• of iiinftfrn wan <'(>tivitrt<>d in tlic old liiHtorii.' viiia^o of K|iv\'iii tli, tin' hirtliplacf 
 of .loiin \Yttttley, IiiiiiDidiatdly after (.'onv(TMion \w Ito^iin work aniongHt lli« i'riMiiti\c- Mi'thiHliHtH, 
 with which «e«!t he remained connected until the Union it) IHH.1 
 
 In-faniiary, IS7'2, Mr. Youlc Hcvercd liiH loiwioction aH a laliorer with the McthodlHt ("hurch in 
 the olil land, liut only to take up the work here with more /.eal. On coming to Toronto lie at once 
 preMcnted IiIm eliuich cerliticale to tlic I'arliainent Street (.'liurcli and wan gladly welcomed aH a mom- 
 her there, and immediately began work for the .MaHtiT aH a local preacher and Hiltle ClaMt* teacher. 
 At the end of fifteen months, however, ho ren)oved to Urillia, where he purchaHed a large planing 
 mill and HaHli and door factory, and carried on an extenxive hiiHineRH until .Inly, IHMT, when, having 
 Hoid hia liuHineHH, he returned to Toronto. Hoe he at once attached hiniHelf to the ('arlton Street 
 Church, where he in at present an office-hearer. .Mr. Youle hat* always been an earnest worker for 
 hiH Master. He ia a thorough I'rohihitioniat. 
 
 .lOHN HAKKON. 
 
 .John Marron'a paninta were, with the late Koliert Walker, Mra. ThomaH Roliiimon and several 
 others, pioneer moml)erM ' f the above church, Mr. Harron waa iKirn in the t'ounty of Cumberland, 
 England, anil when oidy live years of age camo to Ihia country with hia parents in the year IH.'Vi. 
 After staying a aliort time in Toronto, they went to Peterborough, but oidy remained there a year 
 and returned to Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Harron was one of the first pupils of the Infant Clasa in the Tiay Street Church. In IH43 he, 
 with bis parents, moved to the country, but returned again in the year I8.V2, and in the year 1854 
 engaged in the shoe business and continued in that line until about eight years ago, when he retired 
 and baa since lived privately (1897). 
 
 Mr. Harron has been a consistent Ciiristian all through his long life, and has held many responsi- 
 ble jOTsitions in the chun'h. He was trustee, .Sabbath .School Superintendent and Teacher and Class 
 Leader in the Primitive Methodist Church on Parliament .Street, and Clasa Loader in the (Jarlton Street 
 Church. Mra. Isaac Hutchison and Mrs. Windrum, formerly Mrs. Watson, are his sisters. 
 
 FRKDKRl'JK ROLLING. 
 
 Frederick Rolling was born in the city of Liverpool, England, and came to Toronto fifty-two 
 years ago, at the age of seventeen He spent sixteen years in the employment of Edward Lawson, 
 tea mercliant. He was married about forty-five years ago to Alice Cuttell, daughter of the late 
 Thomas Cuttell. 
 
 For twenty-five years he has filled the office of Librarian in the Carlton Street Church, and dur- 
 ing that time has been absent but one .Sabbath each year. William .L Rolling, his only son, who 
 resides with his father, has been connected with the church and church work from boyhood, anil has 
 held the position of envelope ateward for fifteen years. Mra. Rolling departed thia life in May, 1896, 
 having devoted her whole life to her Master's work. Her memory will long be lovingly cherished, 
 not only by her husband and son, Imt by a large circle of friends. Though she had not the means of 
 doing great things, she endeavored by many acts of kindness to bless and help all she could. 
 
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 .lAMKS MKIMSTIN. 
 
 •limifH Itriiiutin, hoii of (WMiign lliiiiiHliii, wiih lioni in liiniiikillin^, (.'(iiiiity (if Kcrnmiiii(jh, 
 Irclanil, II town known amunil tliu world iumI fanioiiN whuruvur li ItriliMli Holiliur Iiuh fou((lil iir ii llrit- 
 iNh llii(( IwiM tliitt<!il for itH M|ilt>niliil ruKiinont of ciivulry -I In* IntiiHkillinK l>rit^oonH. 
 
 Mr. Uriiiniiii rnnio to Aniurica in tlit.' year IHIW anil roninii^nccil liiiHintmM in tlio (^ity of Toronto 
 an A outlur, whiuh huNinomi litt ImM Hintu carried on with niuuii huccoih, having thu re|iutatioii of being 
 one uf tliii liimt I'Utiiirn in Ciinada. 
 
 Mr. liriniHtiii, with hiH (mnwita, wan attached to the I'riniilivo MuthodiHt Church in Ireland, and 
 wiiun he arrived in Toronto lie at unce liecanio a nivnilier of thu Alice Street Church. He in at proa- 
 cnt a nienilier of the Carlton .Street Cluirdi. 
 
 MrH. .1. Iti'iniHtin is aUo a nieinber of (,'arltoii Street Churrh. She and her lumhand have liecn 
 cloHely iih.'«)ciiili'il with the Mi'tliiMJiNt Church Hince tiieir ehililliooil. Their min, .lumeH H., anil their 
 daughter Minnie, are working' ineniheiM of Carlton Street Churi'h aim), the former i)eiiig a member of 
 the choir, and the latter a teacher in the Sabbath School. 
 
 .lAMKS MUKKAV. 
 
 The late .JamcB Murray wan liorn in (ilaMgow, Scotland, and rume to thia country in IH-<2. Ho 
 first bejjan buKineHK an a metal worker, but in IH(W he opened a tin and Btove Htorc on Yonge Street, 
 in the < 'ity of Toronto. TIuh he afterwanlH j{ave to liiH boiib (Jeorge and .laiiicH, who are at prcHont 
 carrying on a lamp and oil liUHincHH. 
 
 After iiaiuling this Blore over to his bouh, Mr. Murray Rtartod a hardware store farther north on 
 the same street, but retired and was RUocoeded by his hou William. His great business ability, to- 
 gether with the confidence inspired liy his integrity and his unflinching perseverance, enabled Mr. 
 Murray to iiccuniulatu a consiileraltle fortune. 
 
 In \Hiii) he suffered a complete loss by fire, and his friends undertook to aid him, without his 
 knowledge or consent. On learning of their project, his independent spirit revolted against the idea 
 of receiving charity, and wrote his friends a letter thanking them for the generous feeling and deep 
 ayinpatliy wliieh prompted them to make an ert'ort in his behalf, as a sufferer l)y fire, but courteously 
 and firn)ly refused to accept any assistance unless it were given to him as a loan. 
 
 Mr. Murray had long been a member of Carlton Street Church, and was one of its most liberal 
 supporters and active workers. 
 
 N. S. FERRIKS. 
 
 N. S. Ferries was born iu the State of New York, and when a child of four years of age transfer- 
 red his allegiance to the Union Jack. He resided in the City of St. Catharines until he was fourteen 
 years old, and the love of adventure being strong within him, he visited the following places with a 
 view of bettering his circunistunces, namely : Hutfalo, Jamestown and Poughkeepsie, in the State of 
 Now York. While at the latter place he took a course of instruction at the business college to 
 better enable him to light the battle of life. He then wont to seek his fortune in the far west, and 
 after spending a short time in Manitoba, came to Toronto and married Miss Kennard. 
 
 Upon settling in Toronto, Mr. Ferries allied himself with the Carlton Street Church. During 
 all his wanderings he never forgot the lessons learned at a godly mother's knee, . nd ever kept the 
 straight and narrow path before him, 
 
 HIDWELL NICHOLAS DAVIS. 
 
 Bidwell Nicholas Davis, son of John Davis, of Wales, England, was born on Wolfe Island, opposite 
 the city of Kingston, on the 3rd of July, 1863. His father came to Canada early in its history, and 
 purchased a large farm on Wolfe Island, which he cultivated successfully for many years, but is at 
 present residing in Kingston, to which city he retired. 
 
 Mrs. John Davis is a daughter of the late Mr. Matthew M. Howard, ex-M.P.P. of Leeds County, 
 Ontario, who was for many years leading man in that county. 
 
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 The subject of this sketch was e(lucat(^d at the Collegiate Institute, Kingston, and at Albert 
 University, Iklleville, where lie matriculated with high honors in 1873, distinguibhing himself in his- 
 tory, ninthemiitics and classics, and in the same year he obtained a second-dasa certificate at the 
 Normal School, Toronto. Ht- at once entered upon the teaching piofcssion, in which he rose so 
 rapidly that in a short time he obtained a special certificate (lunlifying iiini as a Public Scliool Inspec- 
 tor. In 1881 he graduated from Queen's University, Kingston, with first-cliiss honors in mathematics 
 and chemistry. In September of the same year he was engaged as mathematical master in the High 
 School at Chatham, and after two years he resigne<l to accept the head-mastership of Trenton High 
 School, a po^jition he filled until he commenced the study of law in November. 1880. 
 
 In November, 1889, Mr. Davis was called to the I'>ar, standing first in his examinations. He 
 was for a short time the junior meml)er in the firm of Mowal, Downey & Langton. Subseciuently he 
 entered into partnersliip with Mr. George Ritchie, and has continued to practise as a member of the 
 firm of Ritchie & Davis. 
 
 In private life Mr. Davis is highly esteemed for his amiable social qualities. In 1890 he married 
 Miss Frances, daughter of Mr. William Henry Austin, meichant, of Trenton. 
 
 Mr. Davis joined the Masonic Order in 1885 in the town of Trenton, and on his arrival in Toronto 
 he became affiliated with Doric Lodge, No. 316, of which he has been Master. He is also a member 
 of the I.O.O.F. and several other benevolent organizations. 
 
 During all his life Mr. Davis has taken an interest in church work, and is at present an otlicial 
 member of Carlton Street Church, an active Sabbath School worker r.nd President of the Toronto 
 Methodist Young People's Union. 
 
 CENTENNIAL CHURCH. 
 
 REV. EVANSTON IVES HART, B.A. 
 
 Evanston Ives Hart was born at Foo Chow, China, on .lune 'ilst, 1866, his father being the Rev. 
 Virgil C. Hart, D.D. Mr. Hart's father was the founder and superintendent of the Central China 
 Mission of M. E. Church N., U.S.A., for 25 years, as well as that of the Western China of the Canadian 
 Methodist Church for six j-ears. The subject of this sketch received his education at In<;ersoll 
 Public School, 79-81 ; Toronto Collegiate Institute (.larvis Street), 1882 to 1886, and Toronto 
 University, 1886 to 1890. 
 
 Mr. Hart was converted under the pastorate of Rev. 1). E. Brownell, during a revival at IngersoU 
 in 1881, joined the Churcli and became a Sunday School Teaiher. Coming tc Parkilale, Mr. Hart 
 connected himself with that congregation in 1882, and was again engaged '.n teaching in tiie Sabbath 
 School and was also appointed a Representative to the Quarterly Official Board, as well as President 
 of the Epworth League, and from the Parkdale Official Board, receivecl a recommendation to tlie 
 itinerant ministry. Mr. Hart went out under the chairmanship of Rev. M. L. Pearson, Orangeville 
 District. During Mr. Hart's probationary turn he occuped the pulpit at Honeywood Mission, Mono 
 Road, and Streetsville. Mr. Hart was ordained to the ministry in the year 1893. under the 
 Presidency of Rev. Dr. Parker in the Central Methodist Church. .Since ordination Mi-. Hart has 
 been stationed at Barrie, and was appointed pastor of the Centennial Church, Toroi.to, on April 10th, 
 1895. Mr. Hart is married to Miss Laura, daughter of Mr, Henry Harper, of Barrie, Ont. 
 
 THE CENTRAL CHURCH. 
 
 REV. JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH. 
 
 John Shuttleworth was born in SheflBeld, Yorkshire, England, in 1816, and there received his 
 early education. Under the preaching of the Rev. John McLean, of the Methodist Church, he 
 accepted the Spirit of the Good Shepherd, and a year afterwards, when eighteen years of age, became 
 a Ijocal Preacher. For thirteen years he preached the gospel in various parts of Yorkshire, and was 
 subsequently sent to the West of England. Those were famous days for Methodism in the old land. 
 
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 Then lived William Dawson, whose labors weio rewnnlod hy great results John McLean and Robert 
 Newton ; the Rev. Robert Aitkin, once a member of the Established Church, l)ut forced to leave it 
 by the zealousness of liis |)iety and thirst for souls, and who joined the Methodists and conducted the 
 greatest sjiiritual awakening Sliettield had ever known, no less than a thousand souls being brought 
 to tiic foot of t lie Cross. Tiien it was, too, that fJideon Ousclcy thrilled all Irisli hearts with the 
 spell of I\i.s word.s and the melody of liis voice, whicli the Holy Spirit wonderfully used. 
 
 In 1,S48, just after tlie Irish famine, Mr. Shuttleworth was sent to the sister island, where he 
 succeeded the Rev. William McClure in charge of the Bangor Circuit, the latter gentleman being 
 reniovetl to (Canada. He subsequently took various stations in the north of Ireland, including Lurgnn, 
 Lisburn and I'riestliill. Wlien at the latter Circuit he conducted revival services lasting through the 
 entire winter, when the .S])irit of God descended with mighty power. The Church here received a 
 very large accession of membership, so that a new building had to be erected. From every hill and 
 liye-way, in the homes and in the field.i, on every side, niigiit be heard tlie voices of tlie glad inhabi- 
 tants singing the songs of Zion. Among the converts at this place was he who afterwards became 
 the Rev. Thomas Carlisle, of London, England, who accomplished a great work in that city. 
 
 Mr, Shuttleworth was sent to Canada in 1857, again succeeding Mr. McClure, tliis time in tlie 
 Temperance Street Methodist Churcli, Toronto. From thence he went to London, where he was 
 pastor of Clarence Street Church, sul)sequently removing to Montreal, and afterwards going to 
 Tilsonburg, West Brome, Que., Schomberg and Aurora. While at the latter station Mrs. Shuttleworth 
 departed this life, and Mr. Shuttleworth sufl'ered much from ill health, and at the end of two years, 
 was superannuated. Wlien his health permits he still preaches in connection witli the Central 
 Methodist Church, Toronto. 
 
 When twenty-three years of age Mr. Sluittleworth married Edwedina Ball, daughter of a veteran 
 of Waterloo, then barrick master at Sheffield, England. Mr. Shuttleworth had two sons, one who 
 died in childhood, and Edward Buckingham, who survives, and is well known in connection with 
 medical and pharmaceutical education in Canada, more especially as founder and Dean of the Ontario 
 College of Pharmacy, and Professor of Materia Medica in Trinity Medical College. 
 
 From the Christian Guardian. 
 
 " AVith the death of the Rev. .lohn Shuttleworth has passed awaj' one of the oldest and moat 
 highly esteemed members of liie former New Connexion Church in Canada. He died on March 18th, 
 IS98, at the residence of his son. Professor Shuttleworth, of the Ontario College of Pharmacy, Toronto, 
 after an illness of four months. He liad reached the good old age of eighty-two. He was born in Shef- 
 field, England, in 1810, and early entered the New Connexion ministry, in which he soon rose to 
 ])romineuce. He filled several appointments in Ireland, beginning at Lisburn and ending in Dublin. 
 In 1857 he came to Canada and received leading appointments of the New Connexion Church, at 
 Toronto, London, Montreal, Brock, Brome and Aurora. Here the great grief of his life befell him, in 
 the death of his amiable and accomplished wife. For a good many j'ears Mr. Shuttleworth lived in 
 retirement as superannuated minister in connection with Central Church, Toronto, laboring as 
 strength permitted. He was a man greatly beloved for his saintly Christian character, and was for 
 eight years elected chairman of his district. He was a preacher of great power and eloquence. Hia 
 sermons were marked with tear-compelling pathos. The present writer had intimate relations with 
 Mr. Shuttleworth as his colleague in the city of Montreal, and received much kind consideration at 
 his hands. His faithful ministry will be held in grateful recollection in many parts of this land. 
 
 " The funeral services were held at Central Methodist Church, Bloor Street at 3 o'clock on Mon- 
 day afternoon, when a large concourse of his brethren paid their last tribute of respect to the memory 
 of a good man." 
 
 This obituary of the Rev. John Shuttleworth ia from the Christian Guardian, April, 1898. 
 
 A. R. WILLIAMS. 
 Alfred Ruggles Williams was born in 1848, in Troy, Pennsylvania, of English parentage, and spent 
 
302 APPENDIX. 
 
 his early life upon the farm. Early in life he showed unmistakable evidences of industry and persever- 
 ance, and the marked success of his life is to be attributed in great measure to the wise training he 
 in early days received at his parents' hands. 
 
 Early in life he attended the Lima Seminary and matriculated thence into Genesee College. At 
 his father's death he was called upon to take his place and performed his duties well. He applied 
 himself to school teaching, which he followed for some four years, at the same time managing his 
 father's malt business, finally relinquishing it from conscientious scruplec In 1862 he came to Can- 
 ada as a salesman for Paterson & Brother, whose large agricultural works were then located a mile 
 and a half west of Richmond Hill. Here in a short while he became bookkeeper, and the gen- 
 eral management of the business was left in his hands, staying in their employ for six years. 
 Then he went to Mitcliell and formed a partnership with Robert Thompson, and for seven years 
 and a half under the firm name of Tliompson & Williams they manufactured agricultural and 
 mill machinery. The business expanded every year, and they finally removed to Stratford, where a 
 limited liability company was formed, and their business became one of the leading houses in the 
 province. 
 
 Owing to a course of business being pursued which Mr. Williams did not approve of, he with- 
 drew from the company, which indeed was an unfortunate occurrence for them as they soon realized 
 the loss of his tireless industry and business ability, and .started on Melindn Street, Toronto, in 188.S, 
 manufacturing and dealing in machinery ami machinery supplies. The business grew with marvel- 
 lous rapidity and in a year he was compelled to seek more commodious promises and removed to the 
 Esplanade near the Union Station where the works were known as the Solio Machine Works. There 
 tlie business increased steadily, and when a portion of tiie property there was expropriated for street 
 and railway purposes, the present company was formed under the title of the A. R. Williams Mach- 
 inery Co., Ltd., and a large and magnificent warerooms and factory was erected at 9.5 and 97 Front 
 Street West, opposite the Queen's Hotel. 
 
 Some time before Mr. Williams started a ))ranch factory in Montreal at .345-7 St. .James Street, 
 and placed Fred C. Wilson, a son of Rev. Samuel Wilson, the well-known preacher, in charge, and 
 under his careful management it has grown rapidly. 
 
 Upon the formation of the new company the Canada Machinery Supply Co., of Brantford, was 
 absorbed, and three years age Mr. Williams assumed the management of the London Tool Works in 
 which he had for many years been interested. These two concerns are now western branches of the 
 main business, making in all the large.st house of its kind in the Dominion, having a weekly pay roll 
 of no less than S 1,200. 
 
 Mr. Williams accepted Christianity when 14 years of age, and from that early time has been an 
 ardent and consistent temperance advocate. In Troy he was Secretary of the Sundaj' School and 
 was licensed an dxhorter in tiie church, but did not accept same. In Patterpon he was instrumental 
 in starting a Union Sunday School, gathering no less tlian 120 scholars together and where he acted 
 as Superintendent. Here it was tiiat Peter Pater.son, who succeeded him as Superintendent, accept- 
 ed Christ himself. 
 
 In Mitchell lie still took an active part in cliurcii work. He became Trustee, a meuil>er of the 
 OflScial Board, Recording Steward aTid representative at district meetings in the ciiurch there, as well 
 as teaching in Sunday School. 
 
 In Stratford he taught the Young Men's Bible Class in the Central Methodist Church and was 
 Asst. -Superintendent and Superintendent of the Sunday School. Among the members composing his 
 Bible Class there was Rev. Wni. Byers, njw a missionary in India. 
 
 Upon coming to Toronto in 1884 he joined the Central Methodist Church. Here for 10 years he 
 has been Superintendent of the Sunday School; he is a member of the Trustee and Official Boards and 
 also of the Musical Committee. 
 
 The brief outline of a marvellously successful career, covers though it does not detail the cliar- 
 acter of the man. Unassuming and courteous, faithful to engagements, generous and kindly, of keen 
 
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 business ability and untiring industry, his success ciinnot be wondered at, for whatever walk in life 
 he might havu enlored his many-sided talents v-ould have forced him to a foremost rank. 
 
 In 1866 he married Mary S. CJould, in \Vy(miing, N.Y., daughter of Isaac H. (iould, a leading 
 Methodist and an associate Justice of Wyoming Co. Of their family of three children only one 
 daughter is living. 
 
 OILBKRT PKARCV. 
 
 Gilbert Peaicy was born in the County of Down, Ireland, 87 years ago, of Presbyterian parent- 
 age, and although time has ini|;aired his memory ami didled his hearing, it has not 8tooj)ed his 
 lissome frame, for he stands to-day five feet 11 inches tall, straight as an arrow, with a white beard 
 and clear complexion, the unmistakable signs in manhood's <leclining years of a life spent not un- 
 wisel}'. His is a long-lived family ; his mother lived till 90 years of age and his sister died at the 
 good old age of 89. 
 
 He caino to Canada in 1820, and farmed in York County for a while Then he went into busi- 
 ness on Richmond .Street in painting and glazing, and continued there for many years, finall}* retiring 
 some I" yoars ago. 
 
 He became a Methodist in 1840 and attended old Adelaide Street Church under the pastorate of 
 Rev. Egerton Ryerson, who afterwards became the founder of Ontario's educational system, "od 
 met in class led by a Mr. Donaldson, who was a builder and contractor. He taught a class for some 
 years in the Terauley Street Sunday School, which was then situate on the west side between Agnes 
 and Albert Streets. 
 
 When Adelaide Street Church was sold he worshipped in the building which stood on McGill 
 Square, where the present mi^-gnificent edifice— the Metropolitan Church — stands. Here he remained 
 until 10 years ago when he joined Central Church, and has remained there since that time. 
 
 In 1839 he wedded Margaret Sanderson. Six children by this marriage are living, one the liead 
 
 of the firm of Sanderson, Pearcy & Co. 
 
 JOHN TRICK. 
 
 John Trick was born in Cornwall, England, in 1832. His parents were Methodists, and removed 
 to Canada when he was two years of age and settled in the Township of Htpe, in the County of Dur- 
 ham. He lived upon the farm until he was 16 years of age, and then served his apprenticeship to the 
 carriage building near the town of Port Hope. Afterwards he moved to London, where he resided 
 for 3 years. Removing to Exeter, he opened out in that business there and pursued that trade for 
 15 years, and then opened out a general store, when, after carrying that on for \!i years more, he 
 retired from business and came to Toronto. 
 
 In 1855, in the City of London, under the preaching of Rev. Jas. Caughcy, in Queen's Avenue 
 Church, he was converted. He attended that church for a year, and then going to Exeter he allied 
 himself with the Wesleyan Church there, where he became trus^tcc, a steward for many uars, and 
 Superintendent of the Sunday School. 
 
 In the first Council held after Exeter was incorporated us a villnge, he was elected a Councillor 
 
 In 1891 he joined the Central Church, where he is imw <i member of tht; (^)uarterly Board and a 
 society representative. He is an old time class-goer, and rarely <loes a Sunday fi\il to find him in his 
 place. He married Susan, the daughter of the late Wni. Treble of Thorn Park, Devon, Eng. Mr. 
 Trick is a thorough Englishman, and looks it. He has travelled not a little, crossing the ocean some 
 five times. 
 
 GEORGE DENT. 
 
 (Jeorge Dent was born in 18.36 in Kendall, County Westmoreland, England. His parents were 
 members of the Calvinistic Methodist Church which dated its growth from the preaching of Ingham, 
 a contemporary of .John Wesley. The family came to Canada when George was five years of age and 
 settled near Brantford upon a farm. 
 
 When fifteen years of age the subject ol our sketch started to learn the dry goods b siness, 
 which vocation he has followed throughout his life, and has conducted business for himself since 
 
304 APPENDIX. 
 
 18(57, keeping store for twelve years in Seaforth and since that time in Toronto and now lives at 
 1838 Yonge Street (1897.) 
 
 He was converted early in nianliood in tlie Seaforth Church under the preaching of Rev, Ashael 
 Hurllnirt, and taught a Sunday Sciiool class tliere for uiiiny years. Then upon removal to Toronto lie 
 joined Old Richmond Street (Mnirch and remained tliere fuj' lliree years, where lie allied liimself 
 wiih Elm Street and where he worshipped for some eight or nine j'ears. Then joining Carlton 
 Street wliere lie remained for eight years more, finally going to Central Methodist in 180,"). 
 
 In 1860 he married Kmma Urown in Toronto, and they have a family of ten children, all living. 
 
 SAMUEL VVICKSON. 
 
 Samuel Wickson was the fifth son of .Tames Wickson, who in 18.34 came to Toronto from London, 
 England, and settled in 18.36 witii liis family of six sons and tliree daughters on lUoof Street. 
 
 Samuel received iii.s education in Upper Canada College, and afterwards for seven years was a 
 salesman in tlie book room of Hugh Scobie, then on King Street east, who was also the publisher of 
 the Colonist newspaper. 
 
 He tlien studied law in Roaf & Davis's office for four years, and in 1860 was enrolled as solicitor 
 and has practised the legal profession since that time ; his present office is now at Hh King Street east 
 (1897.) 
 
 He is one of tlie old residents of the northern section of the city, and before Yorkville amal- 
 gamated with Toronto he took an active part in its local politics and government. 
 
 There he was a councillor for many years, was sometime chairman of the School Board, and 
 Deputy Reeve and Reeve also for several terms. 
 
 About 1864 during the pastorate of Dr. Potts, Mr. Wickson became identified with the Central 
 Church. Since that time he lias taught in the Sunday School continuously and for several years 
 was Superintondent of the School. He is also Secretary of the Trust Board and a Class Leader. 
 His parents were Congrogationalists, and every member of their large family are to-day active in 
 Cliria^ian work. All the male members have been superintendents of Sunday Schools and 
 deacons of churches. His brother, Dr. Wickson, is now preaching in London, England. 
 
 S. ALCORN. 
 
 Samuel Alcorn is one of the oldest living members of Methodism in Toronto. He has spent a long 
 life under its teachings. 
 
 He was born in 1808 in the City of Dublin. His father was an eloquent preacher and was a 
 contemporary of (Jideon Ouseley. Eighty-five years ago Samuel came with parents to Quebec City, 
 where for twenty years he conducted a large retail and wholesale business and amassed a fortune. 
 Then he came to Toronto where he now resides, and his present residence on Bismarck Avenue was 
 Yorkville Methodist Church, from which the present Central Church has grown. Since coming to 
 Toronto, although not actively engaged in mercantile pursuits, he has been largely interested in all 
 our city banks. Thus his spare time has given him opportunity for Christian work, and for miiny 
 years he has preached the Gospel, at one time preaching all the missionary scrmoiis between Toronto 
 and Ottawa, besides whie^ he has preached in Ireland, where h has visited three or four times. He 
 has been Chairman of Uie House of Industry for fifteen years, and he is closely identified with the 
 Girls' Home, Magdalen Asylum and with all our charitable institutions, being a liberal supporter of 
 them all. He has been active in Y.M.C.A. work, while as a temperance advocate he took the plat- 
 form hundreds of times, and did yeoman service for the cause during the Dunkin Act and Scott Act 
 campaigns. 
 
 Sixty-three years ago he was joined in wedlock, by Archdeacon Mountain, to Miss Lucy Norris, 
 in Quebec City. His only child and daughter married the late Senator John Macdonald, to whom 
 she bore ten children. 
 
 Many documents of early interest has Mr. Alcorn in his home. He has delighted in storing 
 
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 away dfieds of old oliurchos now no more, and oth(U' sulijeots of great interest to the antiquarian, and 
 lliose interested in early Methodism have many reasons to he grateful to him for the many douuinents 
 and writings lie has preserved. 
 
 We have the satisfaction to state that his iimiahle and accomplished wife was largely instru- 
 mental in the erection of thetJirls' Home, and also the Magdalen Asylum and the Refuge for .Aged 
 Women. She was a very eliarit.ihle and lovahle wonmn, and the many on whom lier (|uiot l)enevo- 
 lences and blessings fell in these institutions returned iier all they could — tiieir gratitude and love. 
 Her memory is precious to the women of this great lity, and her deatli was calm and peaceful. The 
 grandchildren of the Macdonald family cherish her memory, freciuently visiting her grave in the 
 Necropolis. 
 
 JOSKPH TAIT. 
 
 Jose])h 'I'ait was horn in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, of Presbyterian parentage, in the year 
 1839. After attending the Parish School he served his time as a ))aker. In 1871 he left Scotland for 
 the United States, but after spending one year in Pennsylvania, he removed to Toronto, opened out 
 in l)usiue8s at 744-6 Yoiige Strcp* and continued in business there for no less than twenty-three years, 
 until he was apjiointed Registrar of the Surrogate t/'ourt. 
 
 In the year 18.58, when living in Scotland, lie lirst began to take an active part in religi<ms and 
 temperance work, and he became identified with the Kvangelical Union, which was a rebound from 
 the Calvinism of the Presbyterian (,'liurch. Upon coming to America he became a Methodist, and in 
 Gorman, Penn., he was appointed a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal ('hurch. Up<m his 
 removal here he attended the Primitive Methodist Cliurcii, at the corner of Vonge Street and Daven- 
 port Road — now unused and empty — under the pastorate of Dr. James Edgar, and used to preach 
 there frequently. Previous to the Union he joined the Canadian Methodist Church, and became an 
 ardent advocate for the amalgamation of the various Methodist bodies. 
 
 About 1876 ho joined the Central Church, and for the past fifteen or sixteen years he has been a 
 mendjer of the Annual and (Jeneral Conferences. Here for many years he taught a Bible Class and 
 preached a great deal, being at one time upon the regular plans, but of late j'ears he has chietlj- iu)n- 
 ducted anniversary services and special meetings. At the opening of the Victor Mission he was 
 made its Vice-President. 
 
 His preaching is very acceptable — and for many years the pastor of the Central Church has never 
 been compelled to pass b^' the talent in his own church when in need of a supply to fill his pulpit, the 
 congregation invariably requesting that Mr. Tait should preach. 
 
 In 1888 he was elected a member of the City Council, and in 1889 he was elected to represent 
 Toronto in the Local Legislature. 
 
 He is widely known and popular everywhere, the broad wit, the Scotch accent, the originality of 
 his bent of intellect, the rugged honesty peculiar to the Scotch character, the genuine kindliness of 
 heart, the wideness of his sympathies, have all combined to gain for him a place of mucli regard in 
 the hearts of the common people (1897). 
 
 CRAWFORD STREET CHURCH. 
 
 (late herean.) 
 james anthony. 
 
 .James Anthony was born at Whitchurch, County York, of Irish parents, who were both Meth- 
 odists. His father, John Anthony, was a trooper in the Y'ork Dragoons during the rebellion of 1837, 
 under command of Captain Denison. .James received his education at the Public School, Whitchurch, 
 and after leaving there he farmed in his own native county for twenty years. In the year 1887 he 
 came to Toronto, securing engagement with Mr. John Matson of Argyle Street, with whom he 
 worked for a time. Mr. Anthony's home was filled with religious influences, and the surrounding 
 oircumstances were such as to exert power on the life of a boy reared under such environments. But 
 
306 APPENDIX. 
 
 although the seed was sown by a religious mother, yet it did not germinate until the year 1891, when 
 under the influence of Rov. Mr. Kerr's service in the hall over the Mossey-Harris Wori;s, Mr. An- 
 thony was converted, and to-day he is a respected niend)orof Crawford Street Church. 
 
 On February tith, 1878, he married Miss Martha Matilda Fleury, of King TownHliip. Theii' 
 family consists of one daughter, Florence, wiio is a member of tiie League and Sabbath School. Mi'. 
 Anthony is a Prohibitionist. 
 
 ISAAC WATTS. 
 
 Isaac Watts was born at the pretty little seaport town of Hayle, in Cornwall, England, in the 
 spring of 1844, as the foliage an<l blossom of spring was coming forth in all its beauty and fragrance, 
 .so the advent of Isaac brought with it joy in the home. In his youth, owing to very unfortunate 
 circumstances, he did not receive any education whatever, for at the age of nine years he served as a 
 mason's helper for threepence a day, but by going to night school in Canada and by personal applica- 
 tion he became an able mathematician, able to solve problems in Kuclid, mensuration, trigonometry, 
 etc., besides having a great adaptability for composing verse. Leaving home at twenty-two years of 
 age he went to Australia, where for seven years he was engaged in farming and copper mining, but 
 desirous of trying liis fortune in the North American Continent, and especially that part of it, Can- 
 ada, he left Australia and came to Kngland to visit some friends, but afterwards followed his parents 
 to the City of Toronto, in the year 1872, where he remained for but a short time, after which he went 
 to Collingv.ood, and tliere was engaged as a boiler-maker. This did not prove a profitable undertak 
 ing, so after a period of ten years lie came to Toronto, where he has since found employment. 
 
 Mr. Watts has been twice married, and a very interesting family is growing up in the home He 
 was reared in a Christian home, and his parents endeavored to bring up their family in the nurture 
 and admonition of the Lord. Isaac early became a Christian, and immediately began to work for the 
 Master, engaging in all kinds of Christian work. He was a local preacher, Hible Class teacher. Sup- 
 erintendent of Sabbath School in Australia, and on coming to Canada he became a valued member, 
 first of Agnes Street Methodist Church, and after his return from CoUingwood joined the Kuclid 
 Avenue Church, enjoying fellowship with that society for six years, and at the inception of the Craw- 
 ford Street Church, identified himself with its interests, and to-day he is a highly respected member, 
 with his wife, of that society. 
 
 JAMES C. BRODDY. 
 
 James C. Broddy was born at Erin, Ontario, in the year 1862. His grandfather and grandmother 
 were pioneer Canadians and Methodists, and lived in the Township of Toronto. He received his ele- 
 mentary education in the V^illage of Krin, but pursued his later tstiidics at the High School in Flora. 
 
 Shortly after leaving the P]lora vSchool, Mr. Broddy entered mercantile life. In 188.3 he moved 
 to Winnipeg, where he opened a boot and shoe store, and the business prospered under his skilful 
 management. Selling out to good advantage, he returned to Erin to live with his father, who had 
 been bereft of his faithful partner in life. Mrs. Broddy was a Christian woman who demonstrated 
 by her life that she possessed the love of God in her heart, and her son realized what it meant .o live 
 without her — no mother's love, no mother's advice, no mother's prayers ; but he knows that the 
 prayers offered by her on his behalf were answered in his being brought into the fellowship of God. 
 
 After living with lii.s father for some time, Mr. Brodily took as a partner for life. Miss M. J. 
 Brown. They were married in 1888 and went to Hanover to reside. There Mr. Broddy opened out 
 a general store and conducted a profitable business, but having a good opportunity to dispose of it, 
 he took advantage of it and left Hanover for Toronto in 1893. He entered into the employ of the T. 
 Eaton Company, as manager of their boot and shoe department, « hich position he held until ill-health 
 forced him to resign. At present he is representing, in Western Ontario, the large wholesale firm ol:' 
 Fogarty & Bro. , Montreal, 
 
 Mr. Bro !dy was instructed in religious matters in his childhood, and he early learned to love his 
 Saviour. During revival services conducted by Miss Williams he identif]e<l himself with the society 
 at Hanover. When in Winnipeg he attended the Grace Street Methodist Church, but on coming t( 
 
APPENDIX. 307 
 
 Toronto he beoame a member of Wesley Church, nelieving that there was greater opportunity of 
 doing good in a smaller church, he connected liinisclf with Crawford Street Methodist Church, where 
 his willingness and ability to work are appreciated. His name is found on the Trustee Official Boardi 
 8abbath School and Class Leaderu' lists, and his ciiief characteristic is being " ever ready." 
 
 WILLIAM HENRY NORRLS. 
 
 William Henry Norris was born in the City of Toronto on the 14th of February, 1872. About 
 six months after his birth his father died. His mother was left to battle with life with six children 
 dependent upon her. 
 
 The education of William Henry was, naturally, very limited. In order to assist his mother in 
 the bringing up of the other five children, he left iiome at ten years of age an<l engaged with a farmer. 
 He remained there for a short time, tiien, having a desire to learn the butchering business, left 
 and engaged with a butcher, with whom he remained for over two years. Tiring of this business, he 
 thought galvanizing would be a profitable trade to have, so he went to learn it from T. Macdonald k 
 Co., of Sherbourne Street, wliere he worked for three years, after which he entered the employ of 
 the C. F, Adams Company as salesman, a position he held for two years. He subsequently entered 
 the tailoring establisiiment of Hobberlin Bros., where he is now working. 
 
 Thinking it imdesirable to live alone, in 1889 Mr. Norris took unto himself a wife in the person 
 of Miss Kmily Tyson Filzroy, to whom might be applied the scripture, " A prudent wife is from the 
 Lord ;'' for through her kind influence and prudent ways, he was led to live for his wife and three 
 children. 
 
 Mr. Norris' parents were Episcopalians in faith and worship, but his heart always j-earned for 
 the Methodists, and to-day he points with pride and joy to Crawford Street Methodist Church as 
 being his spiritual birthplace, for during the revival services held by Evangelist Dunnett, he wns im 
 pressed witli his sinful state, and ho and iiis wife determined with one of old that, "As for me and 
 my house we will serve the Lord," and to-day they are both enjoying the first fruits of religion. 
 
 Mr. Norris is an honored member of the Victoria Debating Society, and is fast becoming a spir- 
 ited debater and an able speaker. As the Vice-President of the Missionary Committee of the Epworl h 
 League he is doing faithful work, and everything augurs well for a bright future for him. 
 
 DAVID D. SERVISS. 
 
 David D. Serviss was born in Prince Edward County in the year 1848. When four years of age 
 his parents removed to Belleville, where he received a good English education in the public school of 
 that town. At the age of sixteen he entered into employment which was very remunerative, and in 
 which he prospered. 
 
 Having true Canadian blood coursing in his veins, and being of a loyal spirit and willing to be a 
 defender of his home and country, he prepared himself for active service by joining tlie 15th Battalion 
 of Belleville. Shortly after becoming a Volunteer his corps was called (in June, 1866) to Prescott, to 
 march against the Fenians, who at that time were threatening an invasion of our fair country, but 
 who were defeated and repulsed before arriving so far eastward. At present Mr, Serviss is a member 
 of the Veterans' Association. 
 
 In the year 1S70 Mr. Serviss became acc(uainted with Miss Jane Cook, a daughter of a well-to-do 
 and very highly t(>spected agriculturist of Hastings, whom he afterwards married. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. .Serviss had four children, who were a source of much joy. In 1880, however, the 
 loving mother and faithful wife passed away, and since her death the father has had to sufiFer the loss 
 of two of his beloved little ones. 
 
 After the death of his wife Mr. Serviss lived some time alone, but finding it inconvenient to work 
 and look after his children, in 1881 he married Miss Rebecca Wright, of Belleville, a young woman 
 who was in every way suited to govern his home and look after his interests. After living six years 
 at Belleville, they removed to Toronto, where Mr. Serviss opened up a merchant tailoring store, in 
 which he still jjrospera. There are two children in the second family. 
 
308 APPENDIX. 
 
 Mr. ServisB' pnt-onlH were both devoted CliriMtiiuis, ami the jjood influences thrown around hini 
 led young David to seeit after Ium (iod, and at the .igo of Hcventeen he waH converted. 
 
 Mr. .Serviss was a menil)er of the Methodist Church at Helleville, and on hia removal to Toronto 
 he joined tlie (Jlinton Street church, wliich was tiion beginning to prosper. Kenioving to Dovercourt 
 aliortly after, he became connected witii tlie Centennial ( 'liurcli, where lie labored very elliciently for 
 three yearH, then moving further south, ho joined Crawford Street Church, where the family now 
 worship, and where he is held in great respect. 
 
 JOHN MOOKK. 
 
 John Moore was born in Limerick, Irelan<l, on the '20th .September, 1H44. He emigrated to 
 Canada in 1855, where he became acquainted with Miss Jane Sayers, who afterwards became his wife 
 and the mother of five children, who survive her. 
 
 Mr. Moore became interested In religious affairs in 1S86, when he became a member of the Kuclid 
 Avenue Methodist Church, which honored him with a seat on the Qua; lerly Official Board for three 
 years, after which he removed westward and had his membership transferred to Crawford Street 
 Mctliodist Church, where he is now filling the positions of Class Leader and member of the Official 
 Board. He is to be found constantly engaged at his place of business, 88'2 Queen St, West. 
 
 ROBERT J. JOHNSTON. 
 
 Robert J. Johnston was born in the city of ToronU) in the year 1855. His parents were both 
 natives of the " Emerald Isle," and came to Canada in the early days of Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Johnston received his education in the Parochial and I'ublic Schools of the city. At the age 
 of fifteen he resolved to learn the trade of painting, which he still follows. 
 
 Mr. Johnston's parents were true Christian people, and early instilled into his mind those prin- 
 cij)les which were the means, under (iod, of awakening within him desires for a better life. Through 
 the Salvation Army he was led into the Christian life. 
 
 Five years after his first marriage Mr. Johnston was bereft of his wife, one child being left with 
 him to mourn her loss. In the year 1885 he married for the second time Miss .Jones. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are both members of Crawford Street Church, Mr. Johnston occupying 
 a position of trust and responsil)ility, and Mrs. Johnston being Treasurer of the Women's Foreign 
 Missionary Auxiliary. 
 
 ALLEN IRELAND. 
 
 Allen Ireland, the oldest recorded member of Crawford St. Methodist Church, was born in 
 Glasgow, Scotland, in the year 1868. At the early ago of eleven years he was an orphan, for in the 
 year 1874 his motlier died, and five years later his father also. 
 
 Mr. Ireland realized his position, and at once sought work an<l found it in gardening, which he 
 followed up to the time of hia removal to Canada in 1883. After his arrival in this country he con- 
 tinued to work at the same trade for three years. 
 
 In the year 1888, while a resident of Belleville, and during the visit of Evangelists Crossley and 
 Hunter to that place, he declared himself as a professed Christian. 
 
 When residing in Belleville Mr. Ireland learnt steamfitting and tinsmithing, which trade he 
 still follows. He is at present engaged with the Grand Trunk Railway system, looking after their 
 interests at the Union Station. 
 
 Mr. Ireland's first connection with the Methodists in Toronto was in the Cowan Avenue 
 (now known as Dunn Avenue) Church, Parkdale. Severing his connection with that church, he 
 became one of five members who, under the pastorate of the Rev. J. McD. Kerr, founded the church 
 known at that time as " The Berean," but now as the " Crawford St. Methodist Church." 
 
 As in all lives one of the most important events is that of choosing a companion for life, so Mr. 
 Ireland found it. He became acquainted with Miss Eva Thompson, and in the year 1894 they were 
 married. 
 
APPENDIX, 309 
 
 Vfr. IrelamlV official fnliitions to the church Imvc l»'cii marked witli faithfuhieHH to duty and a 
 desiru to boo her proHpcr. Since Iuh uomin^' to tli<! oimrc'h ho linn l)een upon tlie TniHlee and Ollii:ial 
 KoardH, while ho is also an otlicieTit Sahhath Nchool teacher, atid can adapt hinisolf to any depart- 
 ment of (Christian work. 
 
 THOS. A. MIX 
 
 Thomas A. Mix was horn in AUmny, New York, in the year 18(19. At the ago of eight years he 
 left his native place and came to Canada. He iH of KngliHJi parentage, and waR educated iti the j)ub- 
 lie sirhools of Napanee and DcHtronto. On leaving sciiool, at the ago of sixteen, a migratory spirit 
 poRsesscd him, and as there looi'icd up heforc him virions of gold mines and imtold wealth in far-off 
 Colorado, he was attacked witii lIio gold fever, and loft home for the land of the StarH and Stripes, 
 where Ik; remained for four years. 
 
 Canaila poHsessed for Mr. Mix a stronger attraction than even the gold mines of Colorado, so 
 he left the West and came to Toronto, where he engaged with Mr. William Ryan (now deceased) as 
 salesman, a position ho filled for a year. Becoming tired of city life, however, he changed it for a 
 quieter one in the country, where, in 1893, lie was united in marriage to Miss Ann Harper, of 
 Uxhridge. 
 
 Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mix removed once more to Toronto, where Mr. Mix 
 611ed an important position in the estahlishment of Mr. \V. H. Smith, wholesale fruiterer, for one 
 year, then opened up a grocery and fruit Inminess on his own account. 
 
 Mr. Mix was roared in a Christian home, and it was througli his parents' example that he was 
 converted. During the revival in Dunn Avenue Methodist Church in 1895, he identified himself with 
 Crawford Street Church, where he is a memher of the Official Hoard. Mrs. Mix is a member of ths 
 Ladies' Aid Society and Missionary Auxiliary. 
 
 CHARLKS PATCHETT. 
 
 Charles Patchctt was born at SpringKeld, Ontario, wliere lie was educated and learned his trade. 
 He was married in the year 1874 to Miss Margaret Heatherlej', who was a devoted Christian ; but 
 death laid his iumd on her, and she passed away in 1887. He afterwards married Miss Kllen Johns- 
 ton, and they are both consistent members of Crawford Street Methodist Churcli, Mr. I'atchetl being 
 one of its first members, and lie is one who on the Sabbath day interests himself in the welfare of 
 others by making strangers feel at home in the church by according them a welcome and finding 
 them seats. He is also a member of the Trustee and other Official Boards, and resides at l,124(^ueen 
 
 Street West. 
 
 RKV. K. C. LAKER. 
 
 E. C. Laker, sometime the highly esteemed pastor of the Crawford Street Methodist Church, 
 
 could well be taken as the "Model Preacher" which the poet Cowper sets forth in the following 
 
 lines : 
 
 " Simple, grave, sincere. 
 
 In doctrine incorrupt, in language plain. 
 
 And plain in manner, decent, solemn, chaste. 
 
 And natural in gesture ; much impressed 
 
 Himself, as conscious of his awful charge ; 
 
 And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds 
 
 May feel it too ; affectionate '-.i look 
 
 And tender in address, as well becomes 
 
 A messenger of grace to guilty man." 
 
 Mr. Laker's birthplace was in Toronto. F''om a boy he always attended school, and, therefore, 
 every opportunity wa<j given him to secure a gold education. He received his education in English 
 at the Jesse Ketchum School, where he excelled, and soon passed all the forms. From the Jesse 
 
310 APPENDIX. 
 
 Kiitoliuin Sohool, ho paRRcd to tho 'rornnti) (!<illofjiiitc IiiHtitutu, >Ticre the nioro arlvancuil Kn^liHli 
 Hiil)j(M:tH wt^i')^ luiij^ht, HH wt'll aH the (llaHHJim, ami we tiiiil hiiii (liHliiiKuiHhiiig hiiiiKi'tf there ami olitain- 
 tug a xieat many |iri/.es. After going tliiough tli>* curriiuihini of the liiHtitute, lie then itam'.txl the 
 niutrii'ulate and entered the Victoria College at ('oliourg, where he aim) diHtingiiJHhed liiiMMulf aH a 
 Htudent, and denioni' rated to the Faculty, in tho coiitoHl for the Michael Kaweett pri/.e of Ifrrft (which 
 wan offered for the HrHt lime, and NNJiiuh tho judgea awarded to him), that he wuh |M>sNeHHed of 
 oratorical talent. 
 
 During Mr. I^akor'N term at High School, ho was engaged with tho late Rev. David Mavago in 
 evangelistic work, and he was highly prized liy Mr. Savage for tho great intorefit he took in work 
 among the lioyn. 
 
 Mr. Laker grew up in a Chriatian liotne and curly learned to love hia .Saviour, hut it wan through 
 the advice and influence of the Kovh. C. (>. •lolniHtnn and T. W. •lollille, that thouglita of entering 
 the (Jhri.stian miniHtry wore awakened in him, and putting those thoughts into airtion, we find 
 him in the year IHlMt engaged in his prohationary studies, during which uourae he took a very high 
 standing at his exaniinationH. 
 
 During Mr. Laker's term of prohation he lillod the following appointments with acceptance : 
 .Vrdlrca, W'tsston, l^ooksvilh', and when the year expired (the limit of time allowed proliationers on 
 H circuit) on each charge ar invitation was extended for his return a aecond terii'. While taking 
 uollegu course he supplied the following important |)ulpilH : Toronto ,lunction, Kuclid Avenue, and 
 for three months after the removal of Rev. Dr. Hugh ilohnston to W'a.Mhington, V.C, he was the 
 pastor pro leni. of Yongc Street Methodist Church. 
 
 At the Conference, hclil in Central Methodist Chui'ch of this (!ity in IHiKJ, under the I'rcsidency 
 of Rev. Dr. Parker, Mr. leaker was oidaieied. After his ordination he was married to the daughter 
 of D. Stewart, of Thistletown, who is a great help to him in his work. 
 
 The first charge that Mr. f-aker went to after h's ordination was Duiichurch, in the Parry Sound 
 district, where he did faillifid mi.fsionary work, am the year was pas.sed very pleasantly. At that 
 place he is hold in great respect for his works' sake. The following year the Stationing Committee 
 removed him to Don Mills, where for three years he had a most successful pastorate, all departments 
 of Christian work growing under his supervision and help. While in this pastorate he received an 
 invitation from the Ollicial Hoard of (Jerrard Street Church, whicii he accepted, suhject to the 
 approval of the Stationing Comndttee, as his term expired with this Conference year; but on account 
 of exigencies arising, the Stationing Committee located him at Crawford Street Church, where he 
 was heartily received at a public reception, given in the church on the evening of June 29th, 1897. 
 
 JOSEPH BAILKY, 
 
 Joseph Boiley was born in Toronto in the year 1855 and was educated in the public schools of 
 the city. After leaving school he was apprenticed to the trade of j)res8nian in the popular publish- 
 ing house of Hunter, Rose & Co., when on the completion of his term of apprenticeship they 
 expressed to him their appreciation of him as an employee. As a young man he secured a position 
 with the late firm of Hill & Weir, where he remained for fifteen years, and to-day he is employed in 
 the publishing house of Copp, Clark Co., in the pressroom. 
 
 In the year 1877 he was happily married to Miss Wilkes who is now the loving mother of four 
 children. 
 
 The seed of good Christian living was shown in the home of Joseph, and it brought forth an 
 abundant result, for early in life did he acknowledge the Christian faith which saved him from many 
 a snare. In the year 1882 he experienced a change of heart in Agnes Street Church under the 
 ministry of the Rev. McD. Kerr. Removing westward in the city he was one of the first members 
 of Crawford Street Church, and for a term occupied a position on the Trustee and Official 
 Board 
 
AITENDIX. 811 
 
 ISAAC MOOHK. 
 
 Isaac Moorv whk Imhii in Oxfoi-il, Kii^liinil, wliric he wan eurly devntod to that lorics of edu- 
 cation l)y uiiii'li tlin liiiiiiiin miiii-i'Nliiiiilin^ is i^iacluallv i'\|iaii(l)'(l anil i^nli^httMifil, iiml tlitt fariilticH 
 dirtH'tud, witli a iIchi^u that ilH pos.si'HHor niu\ liear an activi* and UMcful part on lite Htu^e of tiinu. 
 Happily for Uaau IiIh parvntR w«!ru very nolicitouH almiit iiini and early did they point out to htm the 
 |)alli wlitTi' wimldin uaH to !><■ fonnd. W'lialcvrr wum cunHlderi'd pnr»', lovely and of ^{ood report, 
 lH»ai' wiiH taught in "lino upon line" ami "pie<;epl upon preeepl " daily hy liin ever HolioitoUM 
 and loving |iarentH. He received Ilia <>'\;>cation at Home of the nioHt popidar scIiooIh of the place 
 where t lie family rcHided and IiIm al.ainn'eiitM in weveral lirancheH of Bi'liohiHtic kiiiiuled>;e being 
 coiiHideraliiy leaHonaliUs liopeH we"'! iiiilui;,'ed in that he would live lo he a iiHefiil iiiemlier of Hociety 
 and of till' ( 'liiireli of (!od ; and at no time wiih the pioliahility of tlieHt^ liopeH lieiii){ realized so 
 ap|iarent as u hen at the age of eighteen yeai'H he lioldly deulareil hiniHelf a ChriHtian. He now 
 gladly devoted hiiuHelf to IiIm (!od and to Iuh Hervice. He immediately united hiniHelf with the Primi- 
 tive MetliodiHt Society of Norlhaiiiptoii, Kiiglaiiil, and tliiiH liegan a life of iiHefiilneMH to the church 
 for he at oiire Itecame an exhorler and w illing alwavH to ]ii'oeliiim " to Hiiinei'8 round what a dear 
 iSaviour he had found." Often on a JSahhath day he haH walked twenty miles, preached three tinicH 
 without any refreshmentH until arriving home, in order to make known the wonders of redeeming 
 love. Reiiiiivingto London, Kngland, he still eontiiiucil in his much loved work. At. Stratford, Kng- 
 laiid, in lonnection with tiie Primitives, he was Class Leader, Steward, Bihle Class teacher and local 
 preacher. In the year 1H7(I he loft the Old Land with all its associations and came lot'anada, 
 locating at Barrie where he hecame a prominent hoot and shoe merchant, respected for his honesty 
 ami liusinesH ahility. Assocititiiig himself with the people of his own faith he hecame a useful 
 memlier to the cause and enjoyed responsilile positions in church work. Uesiriiig a warmer climate 
 and one that Mr. Moore thought would he honeticial to his health, after a residence of seven years he 
 left Harrie for the United States and took uj) his resideive in Texas where he opened up a husiness 
 wliicli pi'oved profitable. Me soiigiit the fellowsliij) of the Methodist Kpiscopal hody, identifying 
 himself w itli tlicni he hecame an active siijiporter and worker, but desiring no longer to live under 
 the Stars and .Stripes he located in Toronto v liere he established a good boot and shoe business ; Bel- 
 ling it out he took a resjiite from the care and anxiety of commercial life for three years when, through 
 his son Samuel, who was manager of the Carter-Crunie Counter Check Co., he obtained a position to 
 represent them in Western Ontario, where he is at present engaged. 
 
 His religious life in Toronto has been of incessant activity. In VVesley, Euclid and Crawford 
 Churches his name is found on the membcrshij) roll beside on the odicial list of the two last named 
 churches, 'riiice things are worthy of notice in Mr. Moore's character. He is a Christian ; he is a 
 strong advocate of prayer meetings and assisted in carrying then on, and he is philanthropic in 
 spirit. 
 
 In connection with Crawford Street Church, Mr. Moore has been a member from its beginning. 
 At the time of its erection he was secretary and treasurer of the building committee, and for fifteen 
 months devoted his entire services as overseer, and even taking the place of architect for some time 
 without any remuneration. He has enjoyed all positions in the gift of the church and to-day ho is 
 held in esteem and high regard for his works' sake. 
 
 Mrs. Moore has always been a devoted Christian worker in the church. Their family consists of 
 five daughters and two sons : Caroline, wife of Mr. Cairns ; Deborah, Mary, Julia, and Tillie ; 
 Samuel J., manager of the Check Book Co. of this city and the States, and president and founder of 
 the Y M.C.A. of the West End ; and Frederick, engaged in the business of photo-engraving. 
 
 THE MOORE SISTERS. 
 
 Crawford Street Church enjoys a very enviable position, for within its ranks of membership 
 thnre are four sisters (the Moore sisters), a quartette that has the happy faculty of adapting them- 
 8:'lve8to any position in church work, from expounding the Scriptures to teaching the smallest 
 scholar in the Sabbath School. 
 
811 APPENDIX. 
 
 From (Iki ini'xptioii of till' cliiin!!) Ilii'ir work Iuin Ix'on of intlnilc viiliii' to llii' nooinly. In tht 
 iMiraoii of .MJHH Mooni ui' Hml a willing; worki^r, a lii-lptui liitiul ami i\ ili^rrfi't lulviHttr, Hliu iiortipin 
 iiiipocliint |ioNilionH in tliu vitririux oH'k^uh of tliu chiiruh 
 
 In MIhh Miiry, th<' i|U/iliticN of taol anrl |i< THt'vcranco aro tihown. Kvi-ry Saliliath afternoon the 
 i* enga(((Ml in teachinK a claHN of young nirn anil |iiiintiiig tlirni lo tlic ('roNN. 
 
 MIhn .liilia Ih full of iniloinitalil<< t^ncrgy ami nuvcr xayii fail. I'!v4^ry porHon in tlio Nocicty i<now8 
 luT, for mIu; Ih of nih'Ii a liapiy iliMpoMilion. Hur poMition uh organiHl in no Hinucwi', for mIio In always 
 rvu<ly to roiiponil at i>vury call niatle upon hor clu'iirfully, ami tlio Huct^imii of tliu (^hoir ia mainly 
 atlriliulalilo to ln'r faitliful HfrvirttH. 
 
 MiMH Tillic, altliougli tlii< youngcHt, ailapta hurm'lf to any work that in naHiguol to her, ami 
 ■utHoe it to Hsy that anything hIiu umlertakoH hIiu liringH to a HUKctiHHful iHHUc 
 
 All tho Hint'irH ari> iniiinliurH of thu lOioir, Kpwortli Luaguo, ami other liranchog of work in the 
 ■ouiety. A huarty wulconiu will ulwayH lie fouml I'roni tlumu aiHturs ut thitir liunio, 'J'.'U Sliaw Strcvt. 
 
 .lOIIN JACKSOX. 
 
 John Juckson waa Ixirn in the year I80'2 in tho village uf Surlluet, I.incolnahiro, Kngland, Kut 
 
 vnry little attention waH paid to iiia rilueation, and what lie did olitaiii wan throngii attending the 
 
 village xehool. At a very early ago iio went to work on a farm and at the age of lo began Iwh 
 
 apprentiuexliip to the trade of earpanter. After aei|uiring a knowludgo of hia trade he waH inclined 
 
 to Hoek a wider 'cope thiiii he thought the old land alhirdeil, iiut doHiring eompanioiiMhip for life he 
 
 was united in marriage to MisH M. .1. WilkiiiHon, MrH. .lackHoii died seven yearn later. He waH 
 
 converted in tho year ISS7 and immediately began a life of usefiilnesH. •loining WeHley (.'liureh he 
 
 became a valued teaelier of the infant cIiihb, a poHition he held for three yearH. In the year IM!I.'< lie 
 
 was married to Mi«s .\iinie .MapleHileii, of Hriglitoii, p'^uhhox, Kngland. Severing Inn interestH from 
 
 Wesley (Jhurch, Mr. .laekson identified hiniHelf with Crawford .St. Church, where he worMliipH 
 
 regularly. 
 
 THOMA.S W. WALLACK. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in ilie town of Port If ope, in the year IH(t9, of Kiiglish 
 parents. After completing his education in the |)iililic school of tlic town his parents secured lor him 
 a position in the printing and puiilisliing office of the I'opt Hope NewH which was then e<lited by \V. 
 T. R. IVeston. After having lieen so engaged for one year the discontinuance of this paper nei^es- 
 sitatcd a change in tho career of Mr. Wallace wliich shortly afterwards occurred through the removal 
 of his parents to Millbrouk. Immediately after his arrival in that town Mr. Wallace entered the 
 otiice of Mr. H B. Weller, barrister, etc., as clerk, a position he held until the death of his 
 employer. The estate having been placed in tho hands of an administrator was satisfactorily closed 
 up through the valuable assistance rendered by Mr. Wallace. This necessitated another change in 
 his career, for he then removed with his parents to Toronto. Mr. Wallace soon secured a position in 
 tt law office where he was engaged for a few months. A situation in the North Americati Life In- 
 surance Co. on King St. West being vacant, Mr. Wallace secured it and entered the services of the 
 company when 10 years of age, and has during his years of service steadily advanced from a junior 
 position on the start' to a senior one, through diligence and attention to the business of the company. 
 In the year 1S94 he selected his 'ife partner in tiie person of Miss Annie Rose Foord, of liracondale, 
 Ont. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have been identified with the Crawford Methodist Church since its 
 inception, ond Mr. Wallace has been a valuable acquisition to the tenor staff in many of the city 
 churches as well as the individual church with which he stands connected. 
 
 ROBERT GARBUTT. 
 
 Robert Garbutt was born at .Somnierville, Ontario, in the year 1856, and is of English parentage. 
 He was educated during the winter montha at the old " Swamp School " on his father's farm, his 
 ■ummer days being taken up with work on the farm. The educational di8a<lvantage8 of those days 
 
AI'I'F.NDIX. 3I.'l 
 
 wore ^trut, hill liiilicrt iivailiMl hinmulf of I'vt^ry )>|i|Mii't\iiiily to liiqiiirc know lr<l|(<', iitiil to iliiy liu ii 
 
 n t'lipiilllll llUHillUNN IIIHII Hixl OIIU wIlOMU ('<)IIV(trN4kt idll (!UI1 llU liMll'IIXll tO witll lllltll |lll)llHlir(' uikI |iri)tit. 
 
 Ill lliii year IH'H Mr. (iailmtt waM iiiiilnl in iiiarriaKo I" MInn l'at<'li)'tl and timU up IiIh lUHiilcncv 
 ill 'riii'Dtilo, wliitrii lir fouiiil iinipli)ynuinl in t lilt Hull Workn al tlic IImiiiIm'I'. IIi< wnrkiMl in thai 
 imtaliliNliinvnt for lovoral yuan, living there at tint time of tliu grc.it diMaiilur in INH4. 
 
 DoNirin^ a cImiiKu. Mr. (iail)iitt roturniMl to IiIm agricultural purKiiitH, in which he; wag onuaged 
 for flvu yiiaiH. He tlii-ii rt-tiiriitid to Toronto again, where he cat rieH on a pioHperoUM dairy. 
 
 Mr. (iarl>ull'H religious lite hegan at the cradle, for liiH niotliur waH ji /.ealoiiN (^liriMtian, liul not 
 till the year INDI wuru liiH inotlier'H prayorH for the Halvation of her hoii anNwered. Mr. (lurliutt wan 
 converted under iho niiiUMtry of the Kuv. Mr. Htarr and ho in at prcMent identitied with all the in- 
 t«reHtH uf the church. He tlllM the pouition of UHhur, liunideH other otil(!vit. 
 
 (iKuK(JK N. SAVAOK. 
 
 George N. Savage wau horn at llagatHville, Ontario, in the year I8AI. r^eaviiig IlaguiNville 
 aonie time after, liiM parentH Hcttlcd in Uroitk tovvimhip, where they remained for a lime, and then 
 reinovt^d to the lowiwhip of Maripima, Hettiing in Oakwood. In each of tliene placcH (ieorge attended 
 the I'uMic School, coiiipleling Iiih education at Oakwood School. In IiIh Hovenleentli year he went to 
 Lindxay and Hervud an appreiiliceghip to the painting trade, under tliM direction of .Mr. < ieorge 
 Wright, the weltknown High and lianner decorator of t lie town of LimlMay, 
 
 III order to heuoiiie more proticiunt in hiu tiadc, Mr. .Savage went to the United .Statcg, where he 
 remained three yoarg. He tlien returned to the town in which he hail learned IiIh trade, roHiding 
 there three yearo. At the end of that time ill-health forced him to leave Iiih huHincHH, and he look up 
 hia rcHidciu'e with his parentH at Oakwood, reniaiiiing there until IiIh removal to Toronto in the year 
 1881. 
 
 While ill Oakwood Mr. .Savage liecame aciiuaiiilcd with Miss Adeline Weldoii, and wan after- 
 wards married to her. Their home has l)eeti hrigliteiied liy tlie jiresentui of eight (children, Iml only 
 three remain now. 
 
 When Mr. and MrH. Savage began life together, they also started their Christian I'ourHC, under 
 the pastorate of Rev, Mr. Starr, in 1894. They identified themsolvea with Crawford .Street Church, 
 and are now assisting the cause with tlieir prayers, syiii|>atliicH, gifts and service. They both hold 
 positions on important Church lioards and are valued workers in the Salilmth School. 
 
 KDWAHl) W. WITMPni. 
 
 Kdward W. Witmer was born in the village of Zurich, Ontario, which is surrounded by one of 
 the most productive of agricultural tlistricts in the Province. Amid such ailvnntageous environ- 
 ments for the rearing of a family the subject of this sketch lived for a time with his parents, but they 
 removed to Hcspeler, and it was there that he received his education. 
 
 As into most homes shadows come and overcast for a time the joy of the household, so was it 
 with this home. T'he loving mother died. Sorrow possessed father and children ; ))iil as they knew 
 their loved one had gone to lier eternal homo, they became reconciled to their loss. 
 
 Three years after the death of Mrs. Witmer the family removed to Hensall, a village near 
 Zurich, in Hay Township. Edward was now twelve years of age, and he went to live with his grand- 
 father, with whom he remained until his father came to Toronto. 
 
 After coming to Toronto Edward attended the Niagara St. School, where he finished his educa- 
 tion. He was then apprenticed to a firm of founders, from whem he learned the trade of machinist. 
 On becoming a journeyman he secured a position with the Massey-Harris Company, with whom he 
 worked for three years. Severing his connection with the Massey Company, he entered into tlie 
 employ of another firm, whom he served for over a year, after which he returned to the Moasey Com- 
 pany, where he now fills a good position. 
 
 Becoming acquainted with Miss Susy Jones (who was a member of Euclid Avenue Church under 
 
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314 AJ'I'ENDIX. 
 
 the p.istoiatu of Rev. (ieo. \Vel)l)er, and also a memWr of llie ulioii) lit (lecaiiic engaged to lier, and in 
 
 the year 185W llicy were married. 
 
 In 18.S9 Mr. Wilmer became a member of ih'j Kiiolid Avenue (Jhureh, and also of the elioir, but 
 
 afterwards idcntitied liinisulf witii the growing church known as "Crawford Street Cliureh," and 
 
 to-day ))oth lie and Mrs. Witnier are members and active worlters there. Both are members of tiie 
 
 choir also. 
 
 EDWARD ROBERTS. 
 
 p]dward Roberts has been a life-long Methodist, and IiIh father is still in tlie active Methodist 
 ministi. , iiaving just entered ui).)n llic +(ltli ytar of liis itinerancy. 
 
 Edward was Ijurn in IHoH in tlie town of Cobourg, his fatiier being a Methodist divine, lived in 
 varions places, so as a conseciuence he received his education in different places, l)ut completed it by 
 a course in tlie Lindsay High School. Entering liusiness life, for ten year.s he wr.s managing clerk of 
 a grocery .•itore in the town of Exeter. Then he embarked in the same liusiness for himself, and after 
 fourteen years' residence in Exeter, left for Toronto, where he jjurciiased a business, which he sold 
 out after tliree years' time. He was converted in Lindsay wiien sixteen years of age under the 
 preaching of tlie late Rev. A. Schuster. Soon afterwards he and a companion started a Sunday 
 School in the East Ward, wliich proved the nucleus of a now llourisiiing church. For fourteen years 
 in Exeter, he worshipped in the old Bible Christian Church, now James Street Methodist Churcl., 
 where he was Financial Secretary for eleven year.^. In the church at Exeter he filled many positions : 
 President Christian Endeavor, meml)er of Oilicial Board, Class Leader, Choirmaster and Bible Class 
 teacher. 
 
 In Toronto he worshipped in Parliament Street Church over four years, when he became Assistant 
 Superinten<lent of the Sunday School and a meml)er of the Official Board, 
 
 At Simpson Avenue Cluirch, where he settled for a year, he was Bible Class teacher, Choir- 
 master, leader of a boys' class, and a memljcr of the Official Board. 
 
 Having moved to a more westerly residence, he now worships in Crawford Street Church, 
 is the present leader of the choir, and occupies other positions in the gift of the society, 
 
 Mr. Roi)ei to '.y gifted with a sweet tenor voice, and in his long career of Christian activity he 
 
 has used it with genuine consecration, and many a heart has been touched, and many a Christian 
 
 cheered and comforted upon the way, while listening to the melody of his voice in the sweet songs 
 
 of Zion (1897.) 
 
 > .JOSEPH J. CLARK, 
 
 .loseph .J. Clark is a true representative of what a Christian young man should be. He is of 
 a happy disposition, is a faithful performer of all duties assigned him. a constant attendant on the 
 means of grace, and always ready to do any good within his power. 
 
 Mr. Clark is of English parentage, and was born in St. Thomas in the year 1874. He attended 
 scliool in St, Thomas until ten years of age, when he left to learn the „rade of painting with his 
 father. At present he is engaged with the Langmuir Manufacturing Conipanj-. 
 
 Mr, Clark's conversion dates from the year wlien Rev. .1. Mel), Kerr was pastor of Crawford 
 Street Church, Under his ministry there were awakened in him new aspirations and motives. 
 
 Not wishing to be a drone in this hive of industrious Chri-itians (for had it not been that steady 
 faithful work was done, Crawford Street Church would never have been built), Mr. Clark identified 
 himself with tiie Chun;h and went to work in any department the pastor desired, and as a result he 
 can and does adapt himself to any liranch of church work. Any Sabbath he can be found in the 
 Sabbath School assisting the Secretary, Librarian or any other officer, besides teaching and leading 
 the service of song. He is tenor singer in the church choir, and his place has not been vacant for 
 years. He is a member of the Epworth League, and during the late International Convention of 
 Epworth Leaguers he served on the Reception Committee, a position which he filled satisfactorily. 
 
 Mr. Clark married Miss Aggie We'ler, who is a member of Crawford Street Church and Sabbath 
 School, as well as of the choir and Epv. > irth League, 
 
APPENDIX. 816 
 
 JOSEPH LLOYD. 
 
 Joseph Lloj'd was born in Sheffield, England, in the year 1856, and came in 1866 with his parents 
 to New Jersey, U.S.A. There he received a good Engli«h education. After leaving school, he en- 
 gaged with a physician, as his assistant, but not liking that profession, he left it and took up the 
 trade of iin engraver. Through the introduction of machinery, however, the work could be done by 
 less expense than by luind, and not deeming tlie remuneration large enough, he launched out into 
 a business in wiiich the engraver's art lias ijcen a great factor in his success, namely, map draughts- 
 man and surveyor for tire insurance companies, in which he is an expert. He has travelled in all 
 countries ; and for the past seventeen years ho has served the companies operating in United States 
 and Canada. He married Miss Minerva Peregrine in 1880, and liis home has been blessed with six 
 children. 
 
 His religious career has been but a brief one, but a very helpful one to the Church of his choice, 
 Crawford Street, where he united in membership in 1893. He occupies positions on the official Sab- 
 bath School Board, and is the Secretary of the Trustee Board. This gentleman's home is at 26 
 Humbert Street. 
 
 JOHN CLARK. 
 
 Jolin Clark was born on the 19th of October, 18r)2, in London, England. At the early age of 
 ten years he want to work with his father at the plastering business, and there he came into contact 
 with men who did not help him to lead a better life, l)ut the very opposite, and thus the foundation 
 for a vicious life was laid. Tin-ough the Providence of God, however, there was one who was inter- 
 ested in him, and tiiat was his cousin, wiio came to live in London when he was about nineteen years 
 old. Tlie friendship of his cousin was a means of saving him from his old associates, and through 
 her influence he whs converted. After he had become a Christian, his cousin, Miss Charlotte Clark, 
 was ready to give him her liand and heart, and be a help to him in life's journey, so they were 
 betrothed. 
 
 Mr. Clark, wishing to prosper, left his native land and sought Canada as the land of his adop- 
 tion, in the month of May, 187.3. He settled at St. Thomas, where he prepared for the arrival of 
 the loved one wlio was to come to him in the following July. Miss Clark arrived in due time, and 
 they were married on the 14th of October, 1873. They resided in St. Thomas thirteen years, but 
 circumstances over which thej' had no control forced them to remove to Toronto. 
 
 There have been given to Mr. and Mrs. Clark ten children, but since their removal to Toronto, 
 one of these, Amy Amelia, has died. At her death Amy was only thirteen years of age. She was a 
 child of happy disposition and exerted a great influence over her companions for good, but with all 
 her charms and brigiit ways she was taken home on the 16th of June, 1899. 
 
 Mr. Clark was one of the first members of the Crawford St. Church, having come to it after 
 worshipping in St. Clarens Avenue Church for six years. He and his wife and family are valued 
 members. They reside at 23 Givens Street. 
 
 JOHN O'NEILL. 
 
 John O'Neill was born in the year 1861 at Caledonia, Ontario. He attended the school of that 
 place until about fourteen years old, when he left to learn the trade of machinist in the Caledonian 
 Foundry, where he served three years. After leaving the foundry, he wished to gain a knowledge of 
 blacksmithing, so he worked at that for two years, but finding the work too hard, he gave it up and 
 followed his trade as machinist. 
 
 Desiring to have a larger experience and to become more expert at his trade, Mr. O'Neill came to 
 Toronto, where he engaged with the Massey-Harris Company,. and the fact that he has been sixteen 
 years in their employ is a good proof of faithfulness to duty and ability to perform the came. 
 
 In early youth Mr. O'Neill had aspirations after holy things, which led him to seek h- 1 Saviour, 
 but through associating with evil companions he lost those desires for good. He continued in this 
 
316 API'ENDIX. 
 
 state until he became acquainted with Miss Ettie Bacon, a sincere and devoted Christian woman, a 
 member of Wesley Church and of its choir. At the beginning of their acquaintance Miss Bacon 
 besought him to give himself to Christ, but without avail. In th' year 1888 they were married, and 
 sht now pleaded with him and prayed for him more earnestly tlian before. At last her heart was 
 gladdened by seeing her husband converted. 
 
 After conversion Mr. O'Neill connected himself with Crawford Street Church. He is a member 
 of the Official and Sabbath Scliool Boards, and is a valued Sabbatli School teacher. 
 
 FRANCIS HKNRY WOODS. 
 
 Francis Henry Woods, printer, was born in Toronto in the year 1856, of Irish parentage. He 
 received his education in the public schools of Toronto, after leaving which he went to learn printing 
 M'ith the Leader, and at the age of fifteen years come out as a full-Hedged journeyman, probably the 
 youngest journeyman in the trade. 
 
 At the age of sixteen Mr. Woods was determined to try the realities of business life, so he 
 started in business for himself and was prosperous. During the real estate development, liowever, 
 and when it was at its lieight, he sold out his printing business and associated himself with the late 
 J. H. McMullen, Treasurer of Carlton .Street Melliodist Ciuirch, and tiiey opened out a real estate 
 broker's office, imder the name of Woods & McMuUen, They did a good business and it proved a 
 prosperous undertaking for a time, and Mr. Woods showed his foresight in retiring from the business 
 at the proper time, and earned for himself tlie unique reputation of one wiio passed through this 
 critical period successfully. 
 
 Mr. Woods is one whom, having met once, you desire a further acquaintance with. He is 
 possessed of an amiable disposition, a large lieart and broad synqiathy, and is just such a man as 
 could fill a public position with credit to liimself and satisfaction to his supporters. The electore of 
 the populous \A'ard No. 5, desiring sucli a representative, elected liini with such a vote as should be 
 appreciated by him, and which demonstrated the fact that he is a popular man, and one worthy to 
 defend their interests before the City Council. He is always to be found on the side of right. 
 
 Mr. Woods married a Miss Klizabeth Rutledge, County of Fermanagh, Ireland, and their home 
 is now blessed with the presence of six children. 
 
 Mr. Woods, training from his birth was of a religious character, liis mother being a devoted 
 Christian. In the early days of the Crawford Street Methodist Church lie became associated »'ith it 
 and has been a faithful member and supporter for several years. Mr. Woods also believes in fraternal 
 relations, and to-day lie (/ccupies higli rank in tiie Orange, Masonic, and other benevolent societies 
 (1897). 
 
 WILLIAM DUNLOP. 
 
 William Dunlop was born at Killaman, Ireland, in the year 1845, and lived at home with his 
 parents until 1870, when lie linked his fortune to that of Miss Ellen Hodge, who has been a true 
 helpmeet to him. Their family consists of nine children. Two years after marriage lie left for 
 Canada, arriving in Toronto, wiiere he has followed his trade of trunk-making, and at present is 
 engaged as foreman with the Langmuir Manufacturing Company. 
 
 Referring to his Christian life, in his boyhood he was brought up in the Church of England, 
 but in the year 1866 he in Scotland attended the Methodist Ciiurch, and subsequently became a 
 member. On coming to Toronto he joined the Primitive Methodist Church on Queen Street West, 
 known at the present time as the Euclid Avenue Methodist Cliurch, to which he was loyal for twenty 
 years, enjoying positions of importance and trust. .Severing iiis connection, lie was one of tlie 
 founders of the Crawford Street Methodist Church, and tlirough the energy, pluck and perseverance 
 that possessed him, with others, the Crawford Street Society grew in importance and size so as to 
 require a permanent structure, and so it was deemed advisable to erect a church. A site was 
 secured and building operations begun, and to-day the church stands as a monument of men such a.s 
 the subject of this sketch, whose motto is " Nil Desperandum." At the church with smiling coun- 
 
APPENDIX. 317 
 
 tenancc and open hand lie waits to greet the stranger. He is \\e\<\ in very high esteem, as the 
 position lie occupies in tlie society will show, his name being found on the Local Preachers' list. 
 Trustee, Official Class Leaders', and other Boards of the church. 
 
 His efforts are seconded by liis eldest daughter Bella, who is a most efficient Christian worker, 
 methodical in everything she does, an« acknowledged to lie one of the liest of Sabhath School teachers 
 an<l workers. She is a valued niend)i'.r of the choir, always ready to accede to the request of the 
 choirmaster in the performance of duties enjoined upon meml)ers of such an organization. This 
 family reside at 291 Crawford Street. 
 
 JOHN GUEST. 
 
 John (iiiesl was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, in the year 18B7. He lived with his 
 parents in England until he was thirteen years of age, when they left for Canada, settling in 
 Toronto. Here .John at once set to work to learn the butchering business, which he followed for six 
 years. After Uiat he learned carpentering, v.-hich was at that time a more profital)le trade; Imt 
 after working at it for some time, he returned to his former business and opened up a butcher's store 
 on his own account. This business he carried on until he had a good chance to dispose of it when 
 he sold out. 
 
 Mr. Guest's religious life Ijegan at the age of fourteen, when, through the influence and invita- 
 tion of a young girl, he attended a class-meeting in Euclid Avenue Methodist Church. At that 
 time he received serious impressions which did not leave him, but, being fostered, they grew and were 
 the means of his conversion. Realizing his responsibilities he took up Sabbath School work. He 
 was appointed Assistant Librarian in connection witli the Sabbath School held in Occident Hall in 
 tlie morning, and the Euclid Avenue .School held in the afternoon. He identified himself with the 
 Ej^lid Avenue Society, where he remained for six years. 
 
 While a member of the Euclid Avenue Society, Mr. Guest became acquainted with Miss Ada 
 .Jobl)it, and in the year 1888 was married to her. 
 
 Mr. (Juest's business calling him to the western part of the city, he withdrew from Phiclid 
 Avenue Church and joined the St. Clarens Avenue Church, where he undertook work at the Brockton 
 Mission, and became the Secretary of the Sabbath School. 
 
 Having disposed of his business, Mr. (Juest moved into the vicinity of tlie Berean Church, (now 
 known as the Crawford St. Church), whicli he joined under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Kerr. Being 
 desirous of helping this infant church, he, with his usual willingness and activity, set to work with 
 others to estalilish it, and the phenomenal growth of the church, notwithstanding unfavorable 
 circumstances and disadvantages, is a monument to their faithful work. Mr. Guest is to-day hold- 
 ing a position on the following boards. Official and Salibath School. He was the first librarian in 
 connection with the Sabbath School, and he is now filling the office of secretarj' of the Bible Class 
 and assistant leader of a children's class on Sabbath afternoons. 
 
 Personally, Mr. Guest is a very cheerful and happy Christian man. His smile is always briglit, 
 and he is open-hearted, liberal, and always ready to say a kind word or do a kind act for anyone. 
 
 Mrs. (iuest is a woman of pleasant, kind and cheerful disposition, a faithful member of the 
 Ladies' Aid and other societies, as well as a good worker in all branches of church work. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Guest reside at 59 Argyle street. 
 
 EUCLID AVENUE CHURCH. 
 
 MATTHIAS M CONSTABLE. 
 
 Matthias M. Constable was born of English parents in the town of Brighton, England, in the 
 year 1820, and received his education at the national schools. After leaving school he went to learn 
 the building trade with his father at his native town. Mr. Constable came to Toronto in the year 
 1872, where he followed his trace up to 1887. He was first in the employ of Mr. Edward Galley, 
 who was then contractor for " The Old Iron Block," and under another contractor he worked on the 
 
318 APPENDIX. 
 
 steel works, after which he went into business for himself as a contractor, which he carried on suc- 
 cessfully until he retired about 1887. 
 
 In youth Mr. Constable was surrounded with Christian induences, and these were great factors 
 in the developnient of his spiritual life, as ut the age of twenty-five years he joined the Ciiurch of 
 England. But on Ids ai rival in Toronto he allied himself with tlie Eucliil Avenue MethodiHt Churdi, 
 on whose membership roll hi^ nanie is to be found to day. The one work of his life has been for the 
 Temperance cause, which lies very near his heart. For the past eighteen years Mr. Constable has 
 been identi6ed with the " West End Christian Temperance Society," and is an out-and-out temper- 
 ance advocate, as he is a total abstainer and, therefore, can truthfullj' and without fear contend for 
 the principle of total abstinence. 
 
 Mr. Constable married Mrs. Grady, a woman who has been a true helpmeet to him in all of the 
 Christian work in which he has been engaged. 
 
 REV. ELLIOTT S. ROWE. 
 
 The esteemed pastor of Eucli<l Avenue Methodist Church (1898), was born in the year I860, 
 in the town of Whitby, Ontario, where he received his primary education in the Public and 
 High Schools. After completing his course in tlie High School he went to Toronto, where he 
 entered the Normal School preparatory to becoming a school teacher. After finishing his studies he 
 took up teaching as a profession, which he practised for three years ; following it he entered upon 
 mercantile life until his conversion in January, 1885, when he inmiediately began Evangelistic work, 
 and in June of that year he started his probationary career as a minister, being stationed by the Con- 
 ference at Manchester, York and Brampton, Ontario. At the Conference of 188il, his probationary 
 term being ended, he was duly ordained and set apart for the work of the Christian ministry. Since 
 his ordination he has been stationed at the following places : Port Curling, Huntsville, Bracebridge, 
 Crawford Street, Toronto, and, at the present, Euclid Avenue. He chose as a partner for life a very 
 estimable woman, one who through her geniality, good-heartednoss and warm sympathetic nature, 
 was well fitted to occupy the position. 
 
 Mr. Rowe occupies a very high position in the minds of his brethren, as is evidenced in the fact 
 that during his eight years' ministration he has been called six times to take his seat at the Station- 
 ing Committee of the Annual Conference, besides being Assistant Secretary, Financial Secretary and 
 Treasurer of the Contingent Fund. 
 
 On hearing Mr. Rowe preach one is impressed with a consciousness of his sincerity and large- 
 heartedness. His sermons are adapted to the wants of hunianit}', as the human soul craves sympathy 
 and the human heart needs help and comfort and encouragement in tlie trials of life and needs to be 
 helped upwards to life divine, so his ministrations are calculated to be the means to this end of cheer- 
 ing and brightening the pathway cf the pilgrim on his journey. He enters the pulpit not in an 
 apologetio manner but as " one having authority," giving his hearers to feel that what he knows is 
 for their instruction, and, therefore, asks for their closest attention so that at the close of the sermon 
 they may be wiser and better men and women, through this reason, liiat what he has given to them 
 have been his best thoughts obtained through heart-searching study and prayer. As a lecturer he 
 has excelled in bis deliverances on " The Sociological Problem," believing fully in the Fatherhood of 
 God and the Brotherhood of Man, and not only has he a theoretical belief, but practises it daily for 
 the benefit of those in the community, always availing himself of every opportunity of ameliorating 
 the ills and woes of mankind, with the idea of bringing them into fellowship with God. 
 
 A. D. WATSON, M.D. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born at Dixie, in the County of Peel, Province of Ontario, January 
 8th, 1859. His father is William Y. W^atson, and his mother was Mary Ann Aldred, both English 
 by birth, and both show the strength and vigor of their physical force as they are still living, the for- 
 mer at the advanced age of eighty-two, and the latter seventy -nine years (1897). 
 
APPENDIX. 319 
 
 At the age of seventeen our subject attended tlie Normal School at Toronto, and the following 
 year began teacliing. Ik'ing possesacd naturally of a studious antl tliouglitful disposition lie selci'ted 
 as his profession that of medicine, and coiiseijuently after leaching a year resigned ids sciiool and 
 matriculated at Victoria Uinversity in 1S79, and graduated tiierotrom in 1883, receiving tiie degree 
 of M.l)., ad eundean statem, from ToronU) University. Desiring to become more proficient in the 
 knowle<lgo o*' the profession he took a post-graduate cour.ie in London, England, and at I'aris 
 and Kdiid)urgli, receiving at the latter city after examination tiie diploma of tlie Hoyal College of 
 Physicians. Returning to Toronto, he o|)cned up liis otlice, and to-day he enjoys a very large and 
 hua'ative practice, which he attends to witii the strictest conscientiousness and devotion. 
 
 The doctor's parents being Christians, he grew up surrounded with religious influences, which 
 had a most beneficial effect upon his life, for l)efore he had gone out into the world to be tliiown into 
 its temptations he had made open profession of liis faith. His i)eo[)Ie l)eing MethiHli.sls, lie allied 
 himself with that body in the year 1870, and at tlie present time is a very active worker in Kudid 
 Avenue Church, occupying the important positions of Class Leader, Local Preacher, member of I'rust, 
 Official and .Sabbath .School ISoaiil, and the ofFice of Treasurer of the Trustee Hoard. Dr. Watson 
 has always taken a special interest in the young, wlio have found in him a kind and judicious friend 
 With eh iracteristie zeal and activity he furthers the interests of the Kpwoith League, being asso- 
 ciated in the work of the Literary Department. In educational matters he has always shown a 
 markifd attention and has spared no time nor pains in encouraging a universal system of liberal edu- 
 cation. To accomplish liis purpose, for years past the doctor has been holding classes foi- the purpose 
 of study and mental development in his own home, the class having taken up the Chautauqua series, 
 scientific works and the study of German. The doctor is also an active member of the Astronomical 
 ond Physical Society of Toronto, and contril)Utes occasionally articles to tlunr magazine. In the 
 year 1885 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. O. Clare (daughter of Mr. Samuel Clare, who 
 was a teacher in the Normal School for eighteen years). They have five children Mrs. Watson is 
 also a member of Euclid Avenue, and assists in every good work. In polities the doctor is a Chris- 
 tain Socialist, but in that realm of thought, as in all others, he always holds very independent views 
 and will not surrender his power to think for himself to any clique, sect or party. 
 
 THOMAS MODELANI). 
 
 Thomas Modeland, a very fine specimen of manhood, being the possessor of a stiong physical 
 frame, endowed with a kindly di^nosition, and one who would endeavor to be hap-'.j' in all the 
 experiences, as lie is a truly converted man. He was born in the township of Chinguacousy, County 
 Peel, January 6th, 1859, being the son of Joshua and Sarah Alodeland. He received his education in 
 the school section of liis native township, and lived on the farm for twenty years, after which the 
 desire of leading a railway life possessed him, and so leaving the farm he entered the employ of the 
 Grand Trunk in a subordinate position, but through faithfulness and hard work he was promoted to 
 the responsible position of locomotive engineer, which he enjoys to-day. While at home under 
 parental supervision and influence he was a steady boy, constant in attending divine service, Init 
 after leaving home he mingled with bad company, and soon his life became tarnished, and ere long 
 he forgot his mother's teachings, and was soon on the downward pathway with his companions. While 
 attending a Locomotive Brotherhood Convention in Elniira, N.V., his mind was awakened through 
 argument on a Sunday afternoon while in the Town Park, and engaged in a conversation which at 
 last showed to him that many of his companions were infidels. Realizing the position in which he 
 was placed he then and there resolved that he would be a Christian. As he wos leaving the town, 
 the Convention being over, he was shaking hands with (!rand Master .Sargent, who said in bidding 
 farewell, " God bless you." These words fastened on his heart as well as his mind ; nothing that he 
 could spe.ik of or think about obliterated them. His conversion followe<l, and to-day Mr. 
 Modeland is an energetic worker of the Kuclid Avenue Church, being an usher and a member of 
 the OflBcial Board. 
 
 In 1884 lie was married to Miss Emily Terr^'. of Toronto. Their family comprise two children. 
 
320 APPENDIX. 
 
 ALKXANDKR STKWART. 
 
 Alexander Stewart waH the won of Archie and Relieeca Stewart, of Cookstown, Ontario, and w afl 
 born in April, 1852. His parents were both from the Kmerald Isle, poHscHsed with the large hearti'<l- 
 neas and warm sympathetic nature that tiicir nationality arc ho i)roud of. Uecoivini,' his education 
 in the public school of his native village, he early took upon himself the re8ponsil)ilitlcs of life, foi- 
 when but a youth he entered a general store, after which he opened out for himself in Angus, where 
 for seventeen years ho carried on a very successful trade, disposing of which he came to Toronto 
 where he opened a grocciry business, after wiiich lie commenced in llie wliolesale coal, wood and lum- 
 ber trade, in wliich h<! is at i .esent engaged. Mr. Stewart's life as a youtli was surrounded by reli- 
 gious influences, and v.hen, at the age of nineteen years, he experienced a cliange of heart at Cooks- 
 town, he associated liimself with the Churcii until his removal to Angus, where he joined the Church 
 and was there closely identitied with all the work, being Superintendent of the .Sabbath School, 
 Secretary and Treasurer and meniiter of the OHicial Hoard. Coming to Toronto, lie presented his 
 testimonials to Parkdale Church, to which he was heartily welcomed. Mr. Stewart remained in this 
 Society for two years, after which, removing eastward, he chose Queen Street Churcli in which he 
 worshipped for three years, and taught in the Sabbath School, aft(!r that he allied himself with Euclid 
 Avenue Church, where to-day he occupies the following positions acceptably : Trustee, Quarterly 
 OHicial Hoard Stewanl, Envelope Stewanl and Usher. 
 
 In bST.'t he mariied .Miss Love, the daughter of the late Andrew Love, of Angus, who was a 
 representative Methodist. 
 
 Mis. Stewart is also a valuable worker in Euclid Ave. Their home has been made happy by the 
 advent of five children. W. W. Stewart, a son, is engaged in business for himself in the city. 
 
 (iKOUtiE GARDINER. 
 George (Jardiner was born in Somersetshire, England. In England he went to the public schools, 
 and on coming to Canada he completed his cdi ^ in the Commercial College of this city. His life 
 
 in part, prior to coming to Canada, was spent in Her Majesty's Navy ; through accident he was 
 invalided, which necessitated his leaving the service for a quieter life. During his naval career he 
 served on the Mediterranean and other stations. On coming to Canada he became a coachman and 
 obtained employment with the late John Macdonald, of Oaklands, where he served for some years. 
 On quitting his employ he secured a similar position in the employment of Col. Sir C. S. Gzowski, 
 where he was looked upon as a faithful servant Receiving good Christian training at home, he be- 
 came a member of Shepherd's Bush and Denbigi' Road Churches in Loudon, Eng. On his arrival in 
 this country, prior to securing employment, he was impelled to go to the Eraser River Valley, B.C., 
 as a missionarj', and would have remained there but for the failing health of his wife, which caused 
 him to return to the city, where he became associated with the Yonge Street Methodist Church with 
 Agnes Street Church as a Class Leader and Local Preacher, with Queen Street Church, enjoying 
 similar positions of importance, and Euclid Avenue Church, where he is enrolled as a Local Preacher, 
 Class Leader and a member of the Official Board. Mrs. Gardiner is also a member and has been an 
 active worker in the Ladies' Aid Society and Women's Missionary Auxiliary. Mr. (Jardiner married 
 Miss Annie Morris, daughter of Thomas Morris, an extensive gardener of Bristol, England, and they 
 
 have four children. 
 
 JOHN DUNLOP 
 
 John Dunlop, a typical Irishman, possessed of the warm sympathetic heart, the kindly smile and 
 the nature brimming full of mirthfuluess and jocundity, was born in the County Monaghan in the year 
 1844. At the age of eighteen years he was bereft of a good Christian father, who left a widow with 
 eight children, of whom John was the eldest, and to whom his mother looked for support, a duty that 
 he performed as a loving son should do. Coming in 1870 to the city of Toronto he followed his trade 
 as carpenter, and later on took contracts for buildings, until he secured the position with the city of 
 district foreman under the management of Commissioner Jones of the Public Works Department, 
 
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 321 
 
 wliere \w hiiH now boon wnrkinn for tlio past tliirteen years. .lolin l)iiiilo|) holds liis pnrcntH in loving 
 nicinoiy foi' the religious iiistivictior. thai ho receiv(!(l wliilo lit lionio, imd to I Ihmv j^iiyors iio attri- 
 butes his first aturt in a spiritiml life, as when hut a chihl his mother used to take him to Class moet- 
 ing witii her, and then the youth learned the beauty and reality of religion. In early life lie was 
 converted. He was l)roiight u]) as a Prcsbytorian, but finding that the Methodist were more in ac 
 cordanco with his views and feelings he on coming to Toronto join(id the Old Richmond Church, and 
 afterwards the t^uocn Street West, where he 'was a consistent member. Following the union of 
 churches he identified himself with the church in which he now worsiiipa, Kuclid Avenue. He ia 
 highly esteemed by his brethren of the Quarterly Ofiicial Hoard, of whicli he is Treasurer and has 
 been a Steward for a great many years. He is also an advocate of Temperance, and is proud of the 
 fact that ho is one of the Charter members of No. 1 Pioneer Council (organized in the year 187H) 
 Royal Templars of Temperance, a.s well as a meml)er of other fraternal bodies. 
 
 JOHN J. MAIN. 
 
 John J. Main was i)orn in one of the Channel Islands (Alderney), in the year of 1852. When 
 but a boy with his parents lie came to Canada and went to the public schools of Montreal, Barrie, 
 etc., where he received tiie fundamental ))art of his education, but in later years he learned a great 
 deal more than when going to sciiool as a lad. At the age of 13 ids father apprenticed him to a hard 
 master, to learn to be a mechanical engineer, but disliking his employer he ran away. The hours 
 he was required to work were from 4 o'clock in the morning till 9 o'clock at night, hours which the 
 youth did not care about, .-^o he left the employ without ceremony. He came to Toronto and cngajjtd 
 with Charles Potter, tlie King Street optician, with whom he remained for a year afterwards, and 
 became apprenticed to the boiler making in the Northern Railway shops. While serving liis term 
 he, through being a good, diligent and faithful employee in tlie shop, the late Managing Director, Mr. 
 Cumberland, of the Northern Railr/ay Co., took an interest in him and sent him to the Mechanics' 
 Institute Night School, where he received tuition in drawing and mathematics at Mr. Cumberland's 
 expense. After completing his apprenticeship, he with his fatlier took contracts for points, cross- 
 ings, etc., for the Narrow (iauge Railways. These contracts were completed in a year and he at 
 once secured an engagement will: Dickey, Neil k Co., machinists, where he stayed for a short time, 
 after which he went to the States. While there a (ruelph firm of machinists, Inglis k Hunter, 
 wanted to come to Toronto and establisli a business, so they wrote Mr. Main asking him to 
 become their foreman. This agreement was entered into and Mr. Main returned to the city in the 
 year 1880, and was in their employ up to the year 18!).'). To-day lie is taking chiirge of the Poison's 
 Iron Works Roller Works, and with its management he is also one of the firm of the Canadian 
 Heire Safety Holier Co., a boiler known as being all but perfection. 
 
 But although Mr. Main occupies such important positions in life, yet he has not been unmindful 
 of the higher life, for we find him a Christian man impellad with motives to do good unto all 
 men. In his youth he was faithfully educated and conformed to the practices of the Episcopalian 
 Church in which he was baptized and confirmed. In the year 1877, during a short stay in (iuelph 
 under the ministrations of Rev. Mr. Ryckman, he allied himself to the membership with the (Juelph 
 Methodist Church and on coming to Toronto tranfiferrcd his membership to Wesley Church, where 
 he remained up to the time of Union. After which hi became a member of Euclid Ave., where to- 
 day he is one of the most active of all its members, occupying positions on the Trust, Quarterly 
 Official lioards and Sunday School Superintendent. Before assuming the Superintendency of the 
 vSabbath School, he was serving in the capacity of teacher for three years and Superintendent of the 
 Massey Union Sunday School for four years. His wife is an active member of the Church, being 
 very much interested in the v ork of the Ladies' Aid Society and Women's Missionary Auxiliary. 
 
 He was married to Miss Mary Hill Spry in the year 1874, 
 
322 APPENDIX. 
 
 (JERRARI) STRKKT CHURCH. 
 
 ALKXANDKR DIlAl'KR. 
 
 AloxandiT Draper wuh Ijorn in thti KiiHt IikUuh in !«(>'), (iiis fat iicr holding at that time an otticial 
 position in tin) noted K iHt India (Jompaiiy's ()rdnant;o Department) and was hrouglit up in London, 
 Kngland, an<i educated at tii(^ C'hundi of Kngiand National SeliooN tlieie. He served a three y<'ars' 
 apprenticeship to the grocery trade, and afterwards worked at the same, as journeyman, in Kngland 
 and, later, in Canada, to which country he came in 1887. Mr. Draper worked in several large storea 
 in this city liefore setting uj) on his own account. Since his own start was made, so successful lias he 
 been as to he compelled to change to anothei' store on the same avenue. 
 
 He was married on the 18th September, 1S9.'{, to Miss Wilkins, of Harrislon, Unt. , wliost 'ather 
 was one of the earliest pioneers of County Wellington, Ont. 
 
 Mr. Draper first made a start in the Christian life about seven years ago, at (Jerrard Street 
 Church, under the Rev. Mr. Manning. He is a Church Steward, and theiefoie on the (,)iiarterly 
 Board, also a member of the choir. In Temperance matters he takes a firm stand, and would vote 
 for Prohibition. Mr. Draper is a loyal member of the Sons of England Benevolent Society. 
 
 OEOROE WASHINCTON. 
 
 Oeorge Washington was liorn in October, 18,1.3, at Middlewich, Cheshire, Kngland, and went to 
 the National Schools a few years, but finished his (^iliicatioii in a private school. He served one year's 
 apprenticeship to the machinists' trade, and came to Toronto with his parents in 1869. In the winter 
 of 1870 he started to work for the firm of VV. H. Hamilton & Company, boot and shoe manufacturers, 
 where he now occupies a position as foreman. 
 
 He first joined the Christian cause at Woodgreen, under the Rev. W. F. Wilson, where his w ife 
 had a Sunday School class. Mr. Washington has been a very energetic promoter of the good work, 
 and he is among the numlier of those who founded the Simpson Avenue Church. In this Church he 
 held the offices of Trustee and Treasurer of the Trust Fund, Steward, Infant Class Teacher, and- mem- 
 ber of the Envelope Committee, in all of which positions he was a faithful and earnef^t worker Mrs. 
 Washington is a very active mt^mber of the Latlies' Aid Society, and has been a most faithful worker 
 in other departments ot Church work. Mr. Washington and his family have since joined the (Jerrard 
 Street Church, un "-r the Rev, Mr. Chamliers. 
 
 He was married on April Gth, 1874, to Miss (iray, of Toronto, which union has lieen blessed by 
 seven chihiren. 
 
 Mr. Washington is a strict advocate of I'rohibition, and was once a mcinber of the Sons of Tem- 
 perance. 
 
 RKV. A. B. CHAMBERS, B.C.L., LT..B. 
 
 A. B. Chambers, B.C.L., LL.B., was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, about fifty years 
 ago. He is a descendant of an old lineage which has produced men of renown in the ministerial and 
 military professions. Mr. Chambers came to Canada in infancy, and therefore obtained his education 
 in this country. After his early schooldays, he became n Public .School teacher. 
 
 He was converted when about twelve years of age, in the Old Richmond .Street Methodist Church, 
 Toronto, and soon entered the good work as a Sabbath School teacher, and also for the 'I'emperance 
 cause. In 1864 he was called to the ministry and went through the usual four years' course of study- 
 After this he took a three years' course at McGill University, Montreal, and during that periorl had 
 the care of an important pastorate in that city. Ho was ordained in 1868 by the famous Rev. Morley 
 Punshon, I). D , and \vas stationed at Newmarket, then at Consecon, at Montreal Sixth, Pembroke, 
 Napanee. Quebec and Stanstead, was then transferred to Toronto Confcre-ice, and appointed to 
 Wesley Church, Toronto, for three years, thence to Now Richmond Church, McCaul Street, for 
 three years, thence to present charge, Oorrard Street East. A unique feature of Mr. Chambers' 
 
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 niiiiiHtry, and wo BUHpuct oiu; not ofleii diiplicalod, in that, imtwithHtanditiK tlio (:\iHl<)iiiary three 
 years' itinerancy, ho haH hud tho lionor by tiie freewill vote «f tiie people of gpeiidin^; twelve years in 
 two chvchoB, Montreal Sixth iiini tliu KaHtern (Jhureli, Napanee. 
 
 In IHtJS Mr. Chaniiiers niairied Miss Louie MeCullougii, daughter of llie late Kev. U'illiuin 
 McCullouj,'h, i.-ne of tho honored Methodist niiniHters of his day. By this union they have had five 
 children, all li'i'.ig. 
 
 Mr. (Mian: i era has been Secretary of the Montreal Conference, and (Jhairnian of five Dintricts, 
 also a nionibor of the Stationing Committee eighteen timew, and a member of every (U^neral Confer- 
 ence except two. At the hint Toronto (,'onference his name stood second on the ballot for I'resident, 
 which, some say, looks proj)iietic in tlic near future. 
 
 Mr. (.'iiuinbcrs may fairly lie regarded as an all-round Methodist ])rcaclier, and is cHteemed by 
 his brethren in the ministry as well as tlie laity of the Church as possessing a higli sense of honor and 
 tho traits of (;haracter which constitute true manliness. 
 
 He is a man of br'oad-minded vinws, and would like to see a united Protestant Church in Canada. 
 He is not at all behindhand in the jiulpit, being an assiduous student, and, therefore, a well e(juipped 
 speaker. Owing to his d'rect legal training, he can put an argument in such a manner as to be clear, 
 logical and ccmvincing. He is also a ready speaker on ofl'-hand occasions, (piito readily adapting 
 himself to circumstances, and can be humorous, witty and genial withal. Daring his McCaul St. 
 pastorate he preaclied a forcible sermon on the Manitoba School Question, which attracted general 
 attention tlirough tlie Press of the Dominion. 
 
 Mr. Chambers has been Chaplain of tho Eleventh Masonic District, and is at the present time 
 Chaplain of Rehoboam Lodge. In his early days he was ati active Orangeman, and held every office 
 up to the County Lodge. Such a record gives abundant proof of an active and useful life. 
 
 ELM STREET CHURCH. 
 
 THOMAS A. KELLY 
 
 was born in Cookstown, Dec. '20th, 1870, and wa,s the son of William E. and Mary Kelly. He was 
 educated at the Common School at Cookstown and afterwards at the Public School, Toronto. His 
 father was born in Mitcliellstown, Ireland, and his mother was a Canadian. IJoth parents were 
 active and prominent members of the Methodist Church, the former fer many years was librarian of 
 the church at Cookstown, and the latter an active member in the Ladies' Aid Association. 
 
 Mr. Kelly came to Toronto in May, 1880, and immediately connected himself with the Metropo- 
 litan Church, where he beanie an active worker both in the Metropolitan ("luircli and in the F"red 
 Victor Mission. 
 
 He has been a member of Elm Street Church since 1891, and was assistant secretary of the 
 Sunday School, a member of the choir for two j-ears, president of the Epwortb League for the same 
 period, one of the most active workers in the King's Sons and Daughters and Dominion Treasurer of 
 the same Order, besides being one of tiie otficial members of Elm Street Church. 
 
 MRS. LOUISA PETTIGREW. 
 
 The late Mrs. Louisa Pettigrew was i)orn in Dublin, Ireland, in the year 1820, and came to this 
 country when fourteen years of age. 
 
 She was a member first of tho old (Jeorge Street Church, afterwards of the old Adelaide Street 
 Church, and later of the Queen Street Church, and at the date of her death was a member of Elm 
 Street Church. Mrs. Pettigrew was an upright consistent. Christian woman and in a quiet, unosten- 
 tatious manner faithfully did all that lay within her power to advance the cause of Christianity. 
 Mrs. Pettigrew was an energetic mission worker and at the time of his death was a life member of 
 the Bible Society. 
 
 Samuel Edgar Pettigrew received his education at the Model School in Toronto, and for several 
 
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 years was connected with the Afnil new^ipiipor hh financiiil iinil murine reporter, He was afterwanlH 
 coinioi'tcil witli tiio (,ii.iilia /ler itnil later wiin ciiitor of liic Salt l.aki- Trilnine, He was u nietnher 
 of the Toronto Fiulil liattury. He died l2(tii January, iSUd. 
 
 NEW RICH MONO CHrRCH, 
 
 JOHNSON TAKKY. 
 
 An oM Methodist family are the CareyH, They einl)raced the teachings of John Wesley in Inn 
 day, and their dcHccndiintH ar(! Mtill loyal MethodintH. They are of IriHli iinceHlry, reHidiiii.' originally 
 in SUko. The father of Mr. Johnson (!arey, the lj)\ioen Street men.'hanl, came to (Canada inlHti), and 
 settled in Toronto. For some years he \voi'ship)ie(l in tlic Old Kichniond Street Chureh. The family 
 afterwards removed to Harrie, where Jolnmon received liis early scliooling, iii'd ulierc ihey resided 
 for many years. 
 
 In the town of Barrie, under the preaching of Rev. Win. ''ollard, Johnson Carey joined Method- 
 ism. Here, too, in 1S72, he first engaged in husiness, opening a store for the sale of boots and shoes. 
 Pursuing his <;alling with ililigcnce, he prospered. For tlie last five years ho carried on IiIm husiness 
 at 2()2-'J(}4 (Jueen Street West, wliete he jjossesKCS one of tiie (inesl stores on the street. 
 
 Upon coming to Toronto he united with the New Richmond Church on McCaul Street, wliere he 
 is Steward, 'I'rustee and a member of the (Quarterly Hoard. 
 
 In personalty he is dark-com|)lc:<ioned and of engaging countenance. (,)uiet, unassuming, open 
 and earnest, his character at once comniands confidence and secures liim the respect that he deserves. 
 Mr. Carey married Miss I. M. Archer in 1872. Tliey have a family of three daughters and one son j 
 the latter is now v memlier of the Carey Shoe Co. 
 
 RICHARD FIKU)IN(;. 
 
 One of the venerable personages of McCaul Street Church and a mend.erof the old order of local 
 preachers who soon will disappear from Methodisni, is Richard Fielding. 
 
 He was born in 18"26, in Lancashire, England. His j)arents were Mctliodists and their parents 
 before them, for Wesley himself sometimes was an honored guest at his grandfather's home. His 
 father began to preacli the gospel before he was twenty years of ago, and after some years emigrated 
 to Melbourne, Australia, from which place he went to Tasmania as a missionary. 
 
 Richard received bio early schooling and early business training in Ins native county, and in ISoO 
 removed to the Isle of Man, where he spent three years, from which place he rcnu)vcd to Australia, 
 and for twenty-one years was engaged in business in the city of Melbourne. He again returned to 
 Lancashire, where he 8|)cnt five years, and then came to Canaila in ISHO. For thirteen years he was 
 engaged with Mr. J. I. Wilson, the house furnishing emporium, during which lime he opened out a 
 music store at 276 Queen Street West, which he carried on until 1804, when he removed to his 
 present stand at 245 Yonge Street. 
 
 W'hen twelve years of age he embraced the tp^.'jhings of Methodism in Lancashire and since that 
 time he has spent many a year of active service in the work. 
 
 He became a local preacher in Melbourne, Australia, in 1856, where he jireached every Sunday, 
 almost without an exception, for nineteen years, being engaged upon three separate places and doing 
 a great deal of missionary work in the earlier and later years. Sometimes his engagements would 
 necessitate a journey of fifteen or twenty miles, which he always pursued afoot. Upon returning to 
 Lancashire he preached there for five years. 
 
 As soon as he came to Toronto he joined Queen Street Church, and, after worshipping there for 
 some nine years, he removed to Old Richmond where he abided until the old church was discarded, 
 and where he was a Local Preacher and a Class Leader sometimes. He worshipped in the new church 
 on McCaul Street when nothing but the lecture room was erected. He now leads the class over which 
 the late Ephraim Butt had spiritual charge and is a worthy successor of that consistent man. 
 
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 III IS.*)? )i(i woiMutl MiHH l<;iimli(>t)i Niittiill in Molhouriic. They lisve a family of eigiit oliililruii 
 living. 
 
 In iiJH youth ho Htooil only a lit'lu HJiort of six foul in la>i((lit. Now ho in a veiiuriiliitt tiguro with 
 while hiiir iiiiil hoiinl, lint with tho dciir uoniplvxion and thu xpiu'tding uyuH thiit h|iciiI< vojuniua of 
 tlii^ guiitli! lif(! whi(^li lie hiiH iivcil. 
 
 FKKDKRICK DANK. 
 
 Titll, niiiNcular nnd athletic, with thv air of hiH early collogo ilayH hUH around liiin, when, as an 
 oui'Binan, he pulled a hIiiuIv oar; daik of hair and dark coniplexioned, with an open eountenancu and a 
 frank, unaxHuniiii^' in. inner -huuIi in Krederiek Dane, .1 gentleman who Ih I'rexident of the (,'unlral 
 DiNtriut of 'roronto K|iwortli Leaf^ue, and who for Ihrue ^uai'H in MuCaul Struul (Jhurch haH ououpicd 
 thu proaidency of the Leai;ut! in itti coniieution. 
 
 Ho Ih an IriHhinan, Ixprii in lielfaHl, Ireland, in ISfil. Hiw family have followed VN'eHley'H leaeh- 
 iligs Riii(!u tliu time of that lueaeher, and from Imh kin many local prcauheiH have preached with earn- 
 08t voices Iho (>o8pel. His uncle, Warring Kennedy, ox-mayor of the city, has lieen a lifodong 
 MethndiHt, and his biogrnpliy is written on another page. Another uncle, Nathaniel Dane, is an or- 
 dained |ii'caclier, and now IIvch in AuHtralia. 
 
 Mr. Dane received IiIh early education in the national hcIiooIh in Ireland, and llniHlied hiH course 
 in Koylu ('ollegc, Londonderry, lie applied himself afterwardn to the tea trade, wliicli he has since 
 followed Huccessfully. 
 
 In IS!SO he came to Canada, Hlayinj,' here, however, only ten niontliH or so, returning again to 
 Londonderry, to spend liiree years in a phice wliich he looked upon with much reganl. 
 
 Again in 1SS4 he came out to Toronto, and has since resided here continuously. In I8!H) he 
 wedded Miss Kent, daughter of the late >lohn Kent. 
 
 In the New Riclnnond (Jhurch he is a meinhei' of the (Quarterly Board and Kecording Steward ; 
 but it is chiefly in his work among the young pe>)ple, with whom ho has an ardent sympathy, and in 
 whom he displays a deep interest of unaffected love, that lie will he remembered. Ho is respected 
 very much and everywhere looked up to with genuine regard, so that he has become, though still b 't 
 young in years, a veritable leader in Israel. 
 
 In politics ho is Conservative, and leans towards the party with Imperial ideas proininenl ; and 
 for some years he has been actively interested as a member of the Executive of the Conservative Asso- 
 ciation in Ward 4. 
 
 As a temperance man his position is plain and umiualiticd. In its most successful year lie was 
 Chief Templar of St. .John's Lodge. 
 
 Innumerable friends of his, having learned his earnest, unassuming (jualitics, are interested in 
 his future career. It is almost a certainty that he will occupy many honorable places in the Church, 
 and positions of trust in the government of the country may yet be his in the Providence of God. 
 
 REV. JOHN ELLIS LANCELEY. 
 
 On the lOlh day of .Tanuary in the year 1848, in Birkenhead, England, .Tohn Ellis T^anceley was 
 born. When but a young man he left the mother country and came to Canada, and attended 
 Victoria University in Cobourg. In 1870 he entered the ministry on probation, and four years 
 afterwards he was ordained. Chatham was his first charge. In Guelph, Niagara Falls, Burlington, 
 Thorahl, McCaul Street and Avenue Road Churches, Toronto, Barrie and Brampton he spent 
 successful pastoral terms H ■ is Chairman of his District and Delegate to the (ieneral Conference. 
 
 He has travelled Canada from I'rince Edward Island to Vancouver Island, and has preaclied in 
 almost every city and town in the Dominion. As a lecturer he holds a promineiit position (Jii the 
 continent. In the leading cities of the United States he has delighted large audiences with his 
 wit, humor and pathos. The leading journals of the American Republic have devoted considerable 
 space and have invariably showered such praise upon him that a less inodest man would have long 
 ago been spoiled. Notwithstanding his reticence and innate modesty, which has indeed, militated 
 
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 agaitiMt tilt) proient ikotoh, hit pre-oniimtnt 'aloiitH iiiul iiliiliiit'M linvu forouil him into liis proarnt 
 unvinlili) |><mitii>n. 
 
 He In lui iihliMtricI prulitlu writitr, ami tlio primM Ixilli of Catiiidii iiiul tin* United StntcN, iniiko 
 U\r^^l^ >lciiiaiiclH upon liiM Mci'vii'iiN. Ho iH tlif aiitlinr of two IxiokM nt' HrriiintiN uliicli liiivn had a liii'^u 
 ulruulatidii. 
 
 In 1N77| ua the '.'Oth day ol' Soptcmliur, liu wuddod MiHH Curidiiii! K. Ward of Nia^^ura KallN. 
 
 KKV. JOHN l'I(KKKIN(i 
 
 John Plektiring, wlm now | INW7) i>u<Mipi(!H the pulpit of tho Central MuthodiHt ('hurch, and to 
 whoiiu uhiipiunt prt'ai'hinK ih diiu the prvnonl proMiMiroim condition of thatohiirch, iaa worthy dvHouiid- 
 aiitof an old MtalindiHt family. 
 
 IliM paicntH rcHidcd ill Kftfiird, KiiKJund, whore he was horn in Hcptomher, 184". Their hoiiui 
 waH a lioHpital>lc I't'iilic for tlui oarly W'tiHlt'yan itiiK'niiitH, Hin father and two of his hrotherH wuru 
 Lo,;al I'ritacherH and active workerH in tiiu MaHtcr'M vineyard. 
 
 Tlis early education waH received in a private Hchool in hia native town, known uh KolicrtH' 
 Academy. When a youth he wax converted, and at once he united witii the iocul 'huitli. He liecamo 
 a teacher in tiie Sunday .School, and Hoon liegan to addrexH colta({e nieeliii^H, and aH a xeaiouH Local 
 Preacher ho labored for boiiio years. 
 
 In IH72 he came to ('aiiailu. HiM lii'Ht paHtoral charge in the new country waH at Aurora, where 
 he Hpeiil an acceptaitle tcrni. 
 
 In Markhain, I'ort I'lirry, ['ickerin^;, Kichmoml Hill, K^linton, Richmond Street Church, 
 Toronto, Hamilton, Milton and Woodotock he lalioicd, and many to whom lie has miniB- 
 tcred recall liiH memory with tenderneHH. His pn-ai^hin^ wan ulwayR original, chn'otional and sympa- 
 thetic, an<l the full ti^'urc engraving,' diHplayH the gonlleneHH of liin demeanor. 
 
 Mr. I'ickeriii)^ iH fond of travel. Ht has twice visited Italy, and !iaH i^tood in Home liefore the 
 orumhling Ccdiseum of the histnrio city, and followed the windings of the Catucninbii. (ircoce, 
 Turkey, Kt,'ypt an<l the Holy Land he has ga/.ed uj)on, and the Ichhouh taught liy the rise and lall of 
 once mighty empires he lias not heeii wlow to giiiwp. In the Kireets and avciiucH of Atheim, CoiiHtan- 
 tinople, Itaallieck, DaniaHcua, Tyre and ilerusaleni he hax meditated and wondered at the magnifi- 
 cence of their decay. HiH HcrmoiiH are rich with imagery and jnegnant with the Ichhoiis of the past. 
 
 On the '2Htli of .July, IH77, he maaricd Mihh Klizahetli Hullcy. Her mother was a ipiiet, thought- 
 ful and hcautiful CliriHtian character. Ac(Mistonied from cliililhood to liHteii to the (MaHS Meeting as 
 it met in her falhei'« home on Sunday aflernooiiH, her mind hecanie stored with Wesley's hymns. 
 Her father was a sterling Christian in Macclesfield, Kngland, where he led a .Saturday night hanil 
 meeting, and in the Fulton .Street prayer meeting in New York city, where he afterwards resided, 
 there were those who for years afterwards could testify to the power and fervency of the prayt^rs of 
 Abraham Hooley, grandfather of the amiable wife of the gifted preacher whose sketch we now have 
 given. 
 
 NORTH PARKDALE CHURCH. 
 
 HENRY ORAY, M.A. 
 
 Henry Gray, M.A., I'h.l)., was born of Scotch parents in the township of Moore, County of 
 Lambton, in the year 18.53. He received his primary education in the public schools of the town- 
 ship, after which he went to St. Catharine's Institute, where he graduated, then attended the Ontario 
 School of Art, where he took a grade 1}. Certificate. From there Mr. Oray went to Hloomington 
 University in lS9t>, securing the distinguished degrees of M.A., Ph.D., passing in Honors in the His- 
 tory Course. He chose the teacher's profession early in life, and for five years he was in a Public 
 School in the County of Lambton, for four years headmaster of the Model School at Vankleek 
 Hill, and for eleven years was Principal of the Model School at Milton. In Milton Model School Mr. 
 Gray prepared students for second and third Class Certificates and High School Entrance examina- 
 
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 tion«, ii) lulclltion to tho MihUiI Si'hcml work, with j^ront BiircrH* at th(^ l)<'|mrlnioiitnl Kxntninationi), 
 ami cHliu! to till! city to till llio |iciNilicin of I'liiiciiial ot I'lirliiunciil '^t. ScIhmiI for (wo yi'iirn, uml 
 ufti^rwiu'ilH wjiH ri'inoviMJ muhIwiuiI, uliuru tu-iliiy ho is ungji^tiil in ilii< Ktirii Avonuu >Soliool ii* I'rin- 
 oi|iHl lor tliu pihNl llirui' yi<iirH, 
 
 Mr. llriiyV piirtiiiiH l)('iii|{ I'rcHliytoriuDH, he in youth attumUxl ihut Church, ami at «evuntcon 
 yi'iirn of a^c, iil a n^vival cdrnliK'tt'il liy Ht'v. Mr. KiihhcI! (of Black (Ircck Circuit), he wan converted. 
 Since joining the Mt.'tliotliNtM IiIh JVMmiciatiouM have huen with the following HociuliiiH : Metluii Church, 
 Mouro Towtiihip, Milton ('hurch, Parliament St. C'huruli, uml St. Alhun'i Church, of thin city. In 
 all of tlion«! chunhttM Mr. (Jniy ha« occupied i'e))ro»ientai ive piriitioiiH, among them that of TruBtce on 
 the Olticiiil Koai'il anil Normiil (.'Iiihh teacher. Ah a lcni|M'rani'c worker .Mr. lirity ih i> prominent one 
 among the Koyal 'rempiaiM of 'rcmpcrancc, he having lieen a iiicmher of tliiit important organi/.alion 
 for ten yearH, iieing .Select ('ounciilor ami Kecorijing Stewaril for Hevural ('ouncilM. In iSTil .Mr. 
 (Jray inarrieil MIhm Anna .1. Powell, who wuh Kirnt AHMiHlant Teuohor in Marine (Mty Acuilemy, 
 Michigan. .MrH. (iray iH alMo a ChriHtian anil temperance worknr. Ah a iliNtitiguiHhing lionur for 
 work ilone liy her while reni'iing in the town of .Millon, llie Women'rt .MiH.sioiiai'y Auxiliary made 
 hor a life mend)er, and in St. Alban'H ('hurch ahe Ib working in the I.,aclio(i' Aid aM itit I'reHident W.- 
 C. T. U. Mr. and Mrs. Oray'H hotue and hearts have boon gladdonud by Heveral chiidreii. 
 
 THOMAS If. MILLKH. 
 
 Thomi'H H. Miller waH born in the year ISfW in York {/'ounty. Ifin parenlH wore both Method, 
 ists, an we e tliiur ancestorH for liirue generatiouH. 'riioinaH was educated at Napance ; immediately 
 on hiH leaving school ho chose tho profcHHion of law, whicii he continued for two yearn, iliHcarding it 
 to become a bookkeeper, whicii he follows to-ilay, having full charge of Tho (loo. Ilathbone otFice on 
 Nortlii;otc Avenue, a position he lia.M (illed creditably for nine yeurH. 
 
 Under the fuilliful iiiiniHtratioiiH of the Kev. A. H. Cliatnbers, while Mtationcd at Napance, Mr. 
 Miller was converted in IHSO. He at onco went into ChriHtian work, becoming an active worker in 
 the Sabbath School and choir for five years, until his romoval to Toronto, whore ho joined Wesley 
 Ciiurch for two years. After which, removing to I'arkdale, lie saw tlie advisability with Home others 
 of estalilishing a cause, so they met anil iliHiUHHiMl it, and at last detinitely settled the matter. I'luns 
 and specifications were made, and to-day there stands the pretty church with its rapidly growing 
 society of St. Allmn's, a memorial to the indefatigal)le cfTorts of a few men such as the subject of this 
 skulch. Mr. Miller is Trustee, Chairman of Finance, as well as (jhairman of the iiuilding Commit- 
 too, member of Ollicial 1! laid, Knvolope .Steward, and was the loader of the first choir. He is happily 
 married to a sister of iMi.s. Dunlop, a wife of a missionary in Japan (Miss Hello Kly), 
 
 PARKDALE CHURCH. 
 
 RKV. ,1AM KS SMITH. 
 
 .Tames Smith was born in Knglnnd, August Urd, IH.SH, of Primitive Methodist parentage, who 
 looked after their son's education ))y sending him to a jirivate academy conducted by Rev. Mr. 
 Reynolds, thus bringing the youth under religious as well as secular instruction. After completing 
 his Knglish education he began his studios for the ministry ond he was officiating as a local preacher 
 when but eighteen years of age, which was shortly after his conversion, which took place one .Sunday 
 evening at the regular prayer mooting after public service. Coming to Canada in the year IMi he 
 was received as a probationer in 18.5(1, being stationed at York, Crand River, for three years, and 
 King Street, London, for one year. In the year 1860 he was duly ordained and fully entered upon 
 the life of an itinerant minister, being stationed at the following places, viz., Orangcville, Bolton, 
 Greonbank, Hrock .St., Kingston, Markham, Maltim, (Jrand River, Wingham, Bolton, Stoutlville, and 
 in most of these places ho has been the means of erecting parsonages and churches, and leaving each 
 appointment comparatively free from debt. Some years ago he asked to be superannuated and on 
 
328 APr^iNDix. 
 
 coming to Toronto Mr. Smith allied iii-iisolf with Parkdalo MctliotliRt Church, where he Ih eHtecined 
 iiigiily for hi.H [deasiuit iimiiiior iiml I iiidly dispoHitioii to all. On Jammry .'iril, lS(il, Mr. Sniilh 
 married MIhh Marv Ann Marlimlali^ daughter (jf ThoniuH Martindale, coal ; d gypHUni nicrcliant of 
 Yo;k Grand River. 'I'lie 'inioii was hleHHed with five children, two of whom with their inotiier have 
 
 died. 
 
 ALIJKRT W. SPAUL1>IX(;. 
 
 AU)ort W. Spaulding, 1). I)..S, , was horn in the Township of Da.-lington, County Durham, in the 
 year 1S4H, his pareiitH heinj,' of Anglo- Amerii.'an descent. He is the son of .loseph Lovidl and Sarah 
 SpauMing, holli old-time Melhodi.sls. Itccoiving what e<lu(:alion he coidd through attending llie 
 school in the Township of Wallace, C<nrity of Perth, lie afterwards cumo to Toronto, and took up a 
 Commercial course in the British American JSusiness Odlege, after which he taught school for five 
 years ; discarding the teaching |)rofessioti he entered int j the study of dentistry, under the prec('ptor- 
 ship of Dr. W. ('. Adams of King St., taking liis lectures and examinations at the; Ontario Denial 
 College, ohtaining lionors and securing tlie d(-gree of D,D..S. from the Toronto University. After 
 completing liis studies, in 1HH2, he opened up a dental practice at 51 King Kast, where he remained 
 for a time, aftcrwanls he came to Queen and Yonge, then to his present location in the An;ade. In 
 connection with his large practice he was Demonstrator of the Toronto Dental Sciiool for si.\ years, 
 and where to-day hia eldest son \Vill)er is an advanced student j)reparing himself to enter into prac- 
 tice with his father next year. 
 
 After conversion Dr. Spaulding hecame a meml)er at the ap[)ointment known as Mount I'leasant 
 on the Wallace tJircuit, where hi. remained for six years. After which he came to Toronto and was 
 here associated with the Metropolitan for six years, where he was engaged in Salihath .School teach- 
 ing ; removing westward he joined I'arktlalc .Methodist Church where he was Recording Steward and 
 member of the Quarterly Oflicial H(.:vrd for twelve years. His wife— she was a Miss I.imo of Ilowick 
 Township, to whom he was married in the year 1873 — is a most ellicient Christian worker, and widle 
 in Parkdale Church was a Class Leader of a l)right lot of little girls, Sunday School teacher, a member 
 of the Women's Missionary Auxiliary, Ladies' Aid Society, and Women's (.'iiristian Temperance 
 Union. The home has licen l)lesHed with four cidldren, the eldest daughter Minnie having sun^' in 
 the choir for a numl)er of years [irii.r to lier marriage to .Mr. Owen. 
 
 BKVJAMIN K. SWAVZIK. 
 
 Heniamin K. Sway/.ie was horn in the year 180H, on the (ilh of March, liis parents being Elias 
 and Nancy Swayzie, of Kiutore. Ifis parents — one being of Welsh and the other of Highland Scotch 
 descent, a very tine combination of nationalities — endeavored to do well for their son. After securing 
 his early tuition at the Public Sciiool he completed his education at Manitoba College, and choosing 
 the legal profession afterwards he passed the usual examinations and in due time l)ecame a graduate 
 of the Osgoo<le Law School and was called to the Har. In looking up the genealogical reconla of his 
 father's family we discover that his grandparents were U. E. Loyalists, Isaac Swayzie, his ancestor, 
 being a memlier of Canada's P'irst Parliament, his great-grandfather was a member of Uutlcr's 
 Raniicrs, and was court-martialed and afterwards sentenced to be shot as a liritish spy, anil only 
 saved through the intervention of (ieneral Washington. Not only in military circles did his grand- 
 parents' names appear, but in the membership roll of the Methodist Church, for they were at the 
 meeting when tlie first sermon was preached in the old Niagara District. Mr. Swayzie was converted 
 on the old M. K. Circuit of Cathcart, in tiie year 18HI, being then eighteen years of age. Removing 
 to Ingersoll he became closely identified with the work in the King Street Methodist Church of that 
 town, serving in the capacity of Secretary of Finance Comm.ittee, Supe'-intendent of the Sabbath 
 Sciiool and Bible (Jlass teacher. On coming to Toronto he became a member of Parkdale Methodist 
 Church, where he now worships. He was married to the grandchild of the one who started and 
 circulated the first suiiscription list to buihl the first Methodist Church in the City of Toronto, and 
 in the year 1892 he led to the altar Miss Amanda Hunter of Ingersoll, who was to be his partner in 
 the joya and sorrows of his Kfe. Mrs. Swayzie has since died. 
 
/I'I'KNDIX. 329 
 
 15KNMAM ly WKSTWOOI). 
 
 l5onjainin W«!Htwof)(l, oiii! of itio firm of Alloock, I.iiight At VVcnI wood, whoso (;ar(i(;r ulVonlH an 
 exampli' of what tiiay he a<i'oiii|)liHh<Ml in thi^^ I'oiiiitry liy a man who is [)ohm<'i;:,i]i; .if cnft^jy and 
 intclli^ori(,'(; <^oml)incd Willi iiili'j,'til y and Mf)ri>iiilnr:HH of ('haracliir-, and a laiidahh: atnli'lion to rim! 
 in tli(i worhl. ll is llirough (host; cstiinalih; traits of character tliut the suhject of this sketeii hiiH 
 become so prominent in the eircleH of commercial and social life. Henjaniiii Westwood was horn in 
 the town of H-eddilch, F''riL'laiid, in the year I.Str>. Afl'r' (inisiiinj; iiis ediii:ation at thi' iiuMic and 
 private sciiools of his native town, Ik; entered iiis fatherV manufactory, wiier(! he h^aincd the art, of 
 making needles, fishing laeklu, etc ''oniing toCJanaila in the ye/ir lS(i7 tf) manaj^e the large whole- 
 sale husiness in fishing tackli!, etc., el (^, of Alhroek it Laight, he displayed such executive ahilit.y 
 that the lirni in IS7H, lecognizing liis powers of manageriienl, admit led him as partner, and to-day 
 the name and style of the '.inn is Allcoek. Laigiit & Westwood. 
 
 After his conversion, at the age of thirteen, he was actively engaged in chinch work in his 
 own native place, heing associated with the Sahhath School as teacher, and Secretary of the \'oung 
 Men's Christ ian Association. Wliile in the Chiircli of liis choice ( Methodist, ( 'hiircli), he was F^^ocal 
 I'niacht'i', 'rr(si«iirer Poor l'"iind, irK-mher of the Oliicial lioard, posit ions lie licid up to t he lime of 
 lea\ing for ( aiiada. On arriving in the city he joined the (,'entral (,'hiirch, rei'eiving and filling 
 similar positions as those in the old land. From Cciitr.d lu; wont to Mini St reet , from thence to 
 Slierhoiirne, and from there he transferred his iiKtmher.sliip to (Jeiitral, where he demonstrated in 
 no small degree his ability as a financier. When he returned to this (Jhiirch (Hilargement and 
 improvements were necessary to accommodate the growing congregation, and to undertake such a 
 work with a very low extiheipier was a sr. iiiiiiig impo-sihlc task, hut having such an indomilalile spirit 
 in their ranks as .\lr. Westwood, the impos.sihility faded ,iway, and the work was hegun, comjile.ed 
 and paid for hy a piihlic . ction and siihsciiption list of .s;{o,0(MI, the larg^^st plati^ c(dlection over 
 known to have l;e(Mi mad. in .Methodism, and great praise is due; to Mr. West wood for the carrying 
 out of the plan which thus provided for the tleht in full. 
 
 R(!inoving from (Jcntral .M>'llic)disL ( 'Iniicli and coming westward to live, lie associated himself 
 with IJroadway 'ralinrnade where ho was recognized as a stalwart, occupying otiieial relations, and 
 where he gave another illustratifm of his faith in the people in providing for a<lel>t incurred through 
 Inlying laml for tin; (trecftion of a larger Saliliath .Schof)l room, which co.st .■*.'), ."iOII, tint, which was 
 li(|iiidatcd liy a [)late collection which totalled $:{,,"i(i(l. Living in the vicinity where Trinity (Church 
 now stands he identifii'd himself with olliers in the proiiiot ion of the present Trinity cause, and was 
 one of the movers towards the erection of that heaiitiful place of worship, where Mr. Westwood was 
 Treasurer of She liiiilding Fund, first Sii|)erintendeiit of the; Salihatli School iind first F^ocal Preach- 
 er. His next change of residence hroiight him into fidlowship with the Paikdah' ( 'hiircli, where he 
 has heen for th(! past nine years, occu|iying influential positions on the lioards of the society, an<l 
 taking a great interest in his large Sunday morning (dass. .Mr. Westwood has heiui Assistant 
 Secretary of (,Vinf(!rence as well as re|)resfMitative at its sittings. .Mr. Westw<iod was man icd 
 to Mi.ss ( 'l.ira lioiiiiick of \'oik\ilh', and lias a f.imily of three I'liildnn. 
 
 CKOIiCI': I'ALMKK. 
 
 (ieorge I'almer is a son of the KmiKild Isle, and wu.s liorn in the town of Kniiiskillen in the year 
 1812. Mis (larcnts, .lames an ' .Vnii Palmer, were hotli of the Kpis<!opalian f.iilh, anil uiiilcr tlieir 
 direction young (ieorge was taught in the (Jhurcli's creed. He began and liiiisned his edinntioii at 
 the National Schools ; afli-r leaving school went to learn the coopering trader with his father, with 
 whom hi' worked until arriving at his maioiity ; hticaine jiosscssed with the idea that he would see tin- 
 New World, so, embarking for (Janada, he arrive<l in Toronto in the year lS(i:{ ; here he followed his 
 tradi! for' three years, and in the fall of IHCifi, being a ('orporal of th" lOth lloyals, iiis regiment was 
 ordered to Ridgev.'ay, the scene of an impe.iding battle against the . enians. Following orders, they 
 went, and tlii're took prisoner a celebrated priest, chaplain of the enemy's foii-cs. After th(' 1' i i,. 
 
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J}30 APPENDIX. 
 
 Raid lie wi;iit to i)\[ Sprinjj.s t(» slarl a saw-mill and cooperage, wlicre lie resided for fifteen years. 
 Mr. Palmer soon won the confidence of the people, and as a result the position of Reeve was offered 
 to liini ; lio acoejited and was elected, filling the oflice for three years, was also a Councillor for ten 
 years and Treasurer for two years. Removing to Petrol'u, ho iiecauie identified with the oil interests, 
 which was very remunerative. .Mr Palmer, after a residence of thirteen years left Petrolea on account 
 of ill liealth, to come to Toronto, where he is now to he found happily enjoying himself in doing good 
 to others. 
 
 When sevi-ntecii years of ago, in liis native land, he was converted, and lie at oiicc joined the 
 Wesleyan .Metiiodists of Knniskillen, where he remained up to tlie time of coming to Canada. On 
 arriving in Toronto he joined the Old Richmond Church, where he worshipped for three years. At 
 Oil Springs Mr. Palmer was one of the pillars of the Ciiurch, oi cupying po.sitions of trust and filling 
 important ollices in the gift of the meinheiship, being I lecording Steward for ten years, Class Leader, 
 Sunday School Superintendent. In Petrolea Mr. Palmer carried his energy, giftsand talents into the 
 church of the place, and was esteemed Ijy the mcmhership. On retiring to Toronto he liccame a 
 member of the Hroadway Tabernacle, but, icinoving to I'ai luliilc in IcSO.l, transferred his menibership 
 to Parkdale Methodist Church, where to-day lie is filling the othces of Steward and a member of the 
 (jbiarterly Ollicial Hoard. On the 8th of May, ISOti, ho was united in marriage to Mi.ss MoH'at, of 
 Knniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, who is a very active worker, occupying similar positions in 
 Toronto as she had in Oil Springs and Petrolea, nitiidicr of the Women's Missionary Auxiliary, 
 Ladies' Aid, and one of a committee who visits. .Mr. and Mm. I'almer have a very interesting family 
 of four boys and three girls. One daughter is the wifo of Rev. Mr. Hayhurst's son ; two of their sons 
 ■ are studying dentistry, and one is studying medicine, while the other children are going to school. 
 
 p]I)\VARD ABEL STEVENS. 
 
 Edward Abel Stevens of U. E. Loyalist descent was born in the County of Leeds. The 
 rudiments of education he received at the I'ublic Schools of his native county. Being possessed of 
 litcra'y tastes and ambition to succeed in his studies, he pursued tlieiii at Albert College, Belle, 
 ville, (ialt, St Catharines Institute and Normal School of Toronto. After teaching for twenty 
 years in his native county, he became Principal in Renfrew County and held that position for two 
 years, after which ho removed to Toronto, where he has been teaching for the past fifteen years. 
 Ml'. Stevens is at present Princiiiiil of Manning Avenue I'ublic School. When twenty years 
 of age, in a revival service held by the Rev. Mr. Nichols in Leeds county, Mr. Stevens was 
 converted, and <luring his residence there he associated himself ,.itli the Methodist Church. On 
 coining to Toronto he transferred bis niembership to the (!ontral Melhodif.^. Church, but only for a 
 short time, for on moving westward to Parkdale, be allied himself to Parkdale Methodist Church 
 where he holds a very distinguished position in the eyes of his brjthren. Mr. Stevens has a Bible 
 Class on Sabbath afternoons of young men and women, which averaged in attendance for the first 
 six months of the year 1897, 142. He also conducts a class of instruction, and through the 
 imjiarting of it many have been led into the Higher Life. 
 
 To assist him in his labor of love and good work to his fellowmen is Mrs. Steveno (nee Miss 
 Hatlie A. Reyiiolils), whom he married in 1887. She was converted at nineteen years of age. This 
 estimable woman possesses a kindness of heart that is not general, always ready to administer to the 
 comfort of those who are in need, not onlj- in her own church or denomination but to the wortliy 
 poor throughout the city or country. Having scholastic attainments she has been called to fill 
 very important jjositions in connection with Christian work. In her own church Mrs. Stevens is 
 always ready to be uso<l in whatever capacity she can best serve. As President of the Ladies' 
 Society she displays marked ability in the admitiistralion of its affairs. Mrs. Stevens has been 
 (yoiresponding Secretary of the Women's .Missionary' Auxiliary since its organization up to the fall 
 of 189(5. Outside of Church relationships Mrs. Stevens lias been President of the I'arkdale W.C.T. 
 IJ. for four years, and during the time of the Convention of the World's W.C.T. U. gathering 
 in this City, v/as the Recording Secretary of the Toronto District, W.C.'l'. U. 
 
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 NKHKiMIAH HOCKIN. 
 
 Nehemiali Hockin \h the siin of VVilliiiiii and Kel)e(!ca Hockiii and was bom June l.'ith, 1842, in 
 Camelfoi'd, Cornwall, ]''ngIuTid. For .several generiitioiis the family iiave been Metiiodists. Mr. 
 Hoc'kin's father was a Local I'l cacjier and (Jlass Leader. The faiiiil}' left Kiigland for Canada in August, 
 18;"):!, nettling in (iticlph wliero they remained for Heventeen years, tiien removed to London, Ont. 
 Nehemiah'.s edueation liegan in Kngland, continued in (luelph and tinished with a Commercial course 
 at the Britisli American liu.siness (College, Toronto. Mr. Hockin, his wife and two daughters spent 
 more than a year in travelling tliroiigli i'!n;;land and on the Continent. Since four years of ,ige Mr. 
 Hockin has been in the .Sunday .School, and while in (iuelph was converted under the ministry of 
 Rev. John Douse, and began at once to work in the Sabbath School of Norfolk St. ('hurch where he 
 was teacher for a number of years. Then Mr. Hockin removed to I'ort Hope, where he taught the 
 Infant (Jlass for twenty years, also for tlic last four 'ears of r' sidence in the town was Superinten- 
 dent. Mr. Hockin was not only an active worker in tlu; Sabbath .School but a zealous mend)cr of tiie 
 C'lurch as he was one of tlie original Trustees of the new Cliurch as well as Steward, took an active 
 interest in missions, and was Secretarj'-TrcHsurcr of local Society for fifteen years. 
 
 For many years Mr. Hockin conducled a very largo mercantile business, but on his return from 
 liis continental travel in 1894 disposed of it and came to I'arkdale. In September 13th, 1806, Mr. 
 Hockin was married to Miss l'hilli)ipii .Jane Clemes in tiie Methodist Church at Port Hope. Mrs. 
 Hockin has always assisted her busliand in Christian work, being as.sociate teacher of the Infant Class 
 in Port Hope, Mrs. Hockin was a mcndjcr of Port Hope Methodist Church choir for thirty years, 
 Missionary collector for twenty years, and President of Ladies' Aid for two years. Since coming to 
 I'arkdale they are closely identified with the Church and Sabbath School, both occupying similar 
 positions as those in Port Hope. Their home has been blessed with three children, two girls and one 
 boy. The latter is conducting a very prosperous business in the city. 
 
 LOUIS MKRTON HARRIS. 
 
 Louis Merton Harris was born of U. 10. Loyalist parents, in the town of Ingersoll, in the year 
 1873. His grandfather was under (ieneral Brock at the battle of Queenston Heights and saw Rrock 
 fall. Louis was educated in the Public Schools of Toronto, and after leaving ijchool he entered the 
 wholesale dry goods house of Samson, Kennedy & Company, and remained with them for t've years. 
 Then he secured employment with Wyld, (Jrasset & Darling, wdiere he is a clerk in the staple depart- 
 ment, having been a valued and trusted employee of the firm for five years past. After his conver- 
 sion, in 1855, he became an active worker in the Sabbath School ; then through parents going to 
 Parkdale, in the year 1S85, he was called upor. to leave his old associates and form new ones, a task 
 tLa*. was not difficult for him as he was very friendly, open-hearted and of such a disposition which 
 would attract companionship. On coming to Parkdale he at once became a member of the Church, 
 and entered into the work of Saljbath-Scliool teaching, and became Vice-President of the Kpworth 
 
 League Social Department. 
 
 JOHN P. CLKMES. 
 
 John P. Clemes, senior member of tlic firm of Clemes Bros,, fruit merchants, was born in Camel- 
 ford, Cornwall, England, on the '24tli May, 1847, of English j)arentage. He was educated in the 
 National Schools of his luitive place and tlio (Jranmiar School of the town of Port Hope. In the year 
 1858, when but a lad of eleven years of age, he began to learn the grocery business, and when eight- 
 een, with his father, started bu.siness, which developed into one of the largest businesses of that 
 line in the united counties. In the year 1891 the business was disposed of, and Mr. Clemes, remov- 
 ing to Toronto, opened out in the wholesale fruit business which to-day ranks as one of the best in 
 the city. In Port Hope Mr. domes was called U|)on to sustain the loss of his father, whose death 
 made a great impression on him, it being the means Ijy which he was awakened into a spiritual life. 
 After conversion he joined the Church of his father and took upon himself the work as laid down by 
 
3!i2 APPENDIX. 
 
 liiH pill out. H(5 IxMiiine TiiiHti^^ Ollioiiil meinl)(;r' uh wull hh AsHiHtimt Socrt'liiiy, ami Suiiiliiy Sclmol 
 Ti'iiclicr for fdur j't'iir.s. With credit lie is occupyinj; siniilar ponitions in tlie I'aikiliik- Cliiiich, a.s 
 well as l)('irig ('iiiiiiinaii of tlin Kiiiamt! fomiiiitlcc, a poHitinii iio lian licltl for tiiic(^ vcarH, duritif^ 
 which time tiic tinaiices of tiic Ciiiirch wine iiiivcr in a Ixdtor condilioii. Not only is Mr'. (Jleiiics a 
 Boldior for Clirist, but when the Rebellion broke oiil in tlie fiorthwest in 1885 he was the firHt to 
 olTer his scrvi('es for his iionic anil coiiiiliv, and very soon his ofler was iKiccjitcd, and ai'ting as 
 QuartciinaHl r of the .Midland liattaiion under command of tiial natural l)orn and liiave Kohlier, the 
 late Colonel .-irthur T. H. Williams, they marched to the place of battle and Mr. denies was eiifjaged 
 at the IJattle of Hatoch , and in tlie thickest of the figlit, and be it Hnid to jhh credit, there was no 
 rej;imcnt better looked after with provisions and comfoil than the .Midland Battalion. In the year 
 I87(i Mr. (Hemes was married to Miss Smith, of tiiis city, and siiironnding tliem as a residl of this 
 
 union arc nine children. 
 
 JOHN W. NAKRAWAY. 
 
 John W. Narniway, of l''ni,dish extraction, was born in I'ictou, Nova Scotia, in the year- 184(1. 
 His parents, Heni'j' and Kli/aheth, are r'ei)resentative Methodi.sts, his fath(!r having been a delegate 
 four tinres to the (ieneral Confei'ence. His uncle, Rev. .lames R. Narr'away, is at jiresent super-an- 
 nuated, but since superannuation he has bctwi editor of one of tin; .St. .lolin's papers. Our' subject 
 was educated in tlie public schools of his riativi^ place and from there he went to .Sackville .Sitniinary 
 anil then to the Normal School where he obtained a professional certificate. His chosen profession 
 was school teaching, and for some time prior to coming to Toronlo, he was I'rirnipal of the (.'(tritial 
 .School at IJellevillc, and for' the past eight years has been enjoying tlie position of I'riricipal of Mrock 
 Street Public School in this city. The early religions trainiirg at lionre while a boy manifested 
 itself in the life of the college student when he was attending the Sackvillc Seminai'y under the 
 principalsliip of the Rev. Dr. Pickard, where during the religious exercises conducted by this godly 
 man tiic young student was awakened and from that time he dates his convei'sion. Me imrrurdiiilcly 
 bec.'imc a member' of the .Methodist ( 'liurcli, and on his removal to Belleville wi it and united him- 
 self with Bridge Street (.'liurch, where he was a very important member and worker. His name 
 aiipeari'd on the Local Preachers' list and Ollicial Boar'il. On coming to Toronto lie took uji his 
 residence in ParUdali! wliere lie bec;ame associated with the Old Par'kdale( 'liurch, occiijiying positions 
 of responsiliility, and is now a member of the prx-sent Parkdale Clinrch wliere he is filling the follow- 
 ing positions : Local Preacher, Class Leader, memlier Ollicial Board and Assistant Liluarian of the 
 Sabliatli .Sciiool. In Temper'anee matters he is a faithful advocate of the cause of prohiliition, and 
 would do any thing that lie can do to advance its principles. He is ably supjioited in all his work by 
 his wife wliom he married in 1873. She is a daughter of .Methodist parents, Mr-, and Mrs. Diamond 
 of Br-arit County, whose doors were always open in hospitality to the Methodist preachers. Mr. and 
 Mrs. Xarraway's family comprise three children. 
 
 ISAAC JA.MKS BIR(."HARD. 
 
 Isaac James Tiirchard, .M. A.,P. I)., Malhematical .Master in the Parkdale (Villegiate Institute, was 
 born at U.xbridge, Orit., Octolier !l tli, 18.')(l. His early life was spent ujiorr the farrii Inrt having 
 literary tastes he found pleasant cornpaniiuiship with books. At the age of fifteen he obtained a first- 
 class teacher's certificate, wiiieh was tiie forer'unner of a most brilliant career in the line of study to 
 w'ljich he applied hirn.self. While attending the Normal School, Toronto, he secured in 1874 the 
 I'rovincial (iold .Medal, andlo-day he wears with credit the distinguished degrees of M.A., P.]). His 
 text, books orr Algebra and Trigonometry ar'c iridrcat ions of ills originality and cducalicrKil .iliiiity. 
 They arc; extensively used throughout the (irovinces and have received the distinguished 'loiior of a 
 Mattering re\ iew in the leading niathcmalical joiirrials in (ierrnany. His active interest in 'ill educa- 
 tional assoi.'iatiorrs an; wii'ely known. Not only is !)i'. liirchard an authority on mathematics, but he 
 is a Biblical student, reading the sacred text in (Jr-eek and Hebrew, as well as an enthusiastic worker 
 in conducting conventions and nornial classes for the irnjirovemeiit of Sabbath .Sclmol teacliers. Dr. 
 
APPENDIX. 333 
 
 Rircliard viiis rcariMl in a (junker lioino, liia parents being fiiitliful advocateH of the uauHe, At the age 
 of twenty llu: failliful teuciliing in tln! lion>e was inarkcii l>y llie ilcHirc of the younj^ man to lieconie a 
 ChiiNtian, as lie expciii'ticud a chnnj^i^ of heail in the year ISTO. Whih' icsidint! I't liianlfoid tiie 
 Doctor joined the Wellington Stifel MethodiMi, Churih, wlieie he wiih an active worker in the Sab- 
 bath School. Ife had a laige cla.sH of yoiini; women, and liie Sahliath Scliool Union of the city elected 
 him to till the I'reHident'M chair. On removing to 'I'oronto in the year 189.'J the Doctor identified 
 hiniMelf with l'ark(hde Methodist, whei(^ \ii- has hccn a most active worker ; his name is found on the 
 list of l^ocal I'reachers, Ollicial and Sahliath Scliool IJoards. During the past three years the Doctor 
 has conducted, every Wednesday evening, a Normal class for the study of theSalihalh School lesson, 
 which cannot he too highly spoken of. Mi; was united in marriage to Miss Hertha Chapman on 
 Uecend)er 17lh, IHHO. 
 
 CHAIILKS S()UTH(J0T'1\ 
 
 (Charles .Southcott was horn of Kiiglish parents in .Morchard Hishop, Devon, Knuland. His 
 parents, William and Mary Southcott, were true representative Christiana belonging to the Methodist 
 Church. Surrounded with the influence of a Christian home, Charles grew up well. Not having 
 nniny educational advantages, he began to learn the tailoring business at the early age of eleven years. 
 His parents coming to Canada, he, in the year lsr)4, followed them, arriving in London, where he 
 worked at his trade for a yeai', after which he left for Kxeter, in Huron County, where he opened 
 business on his own account, remaining there for two years, afterwards removing to K\iplienna 
 Township, and from there to London to enter into partnciship with Ids brother .James, with whom 
 h<^ remained five years. Then, his health failing, he went to Exeter to reside, where he started a 
 grocery business, which he carried on for live years, and his health returning he again took up the 
 tailoring and carried on a very successful business for eighteen years. By all classes regrets were 
 expressed when it became known that Mi'. Southcott was going to leave the town and go to Toronto, 
 so in I8SI) he came to the (^ueen City, where he with his sons conduct a very large merchant tailor- 
 ing business in I'arkdale. 
 
 Mr. Southcott was converted in the year IHoT on the Kuphcnua Circuit. Under the ministrations 
 of Rev. Mr. Hawk he associated himself with the Methodist (Jhurch ; on removing to London, joined 
 the Queen Street .Methodist Church, where he was a meinli(;r of the Odicial Board an<l Class Leader. 
 In Kxeter he was one of the pillars of Main Street Church, w here for eighteen years in the Christian 
 service he was faithful to his duties as representative on all the ]5oarils of the Church, and since 
 coming to I'arkdale he has heen a very etiicient worker and is esteemed by ali who knf)W him. In 
 March, 1H.")4, he was married to Miss Frances Weblier, whom he survives. 
 
 CHARLKS WILLIA.M CHADWICK. 
 
 Charles William Chadwick was born in the Township of Artemesia, County of (irey, on October 
 2'ind, IS.")."?, of English parents, who both were Methodists. His paternal grandfather was a manu- 
 facturer of silk, and he is distantly coimected with the members of the firm of Chadwick Si. Co., 
 thread and cotton manufacturers. In youth the advantages of obtaining an education wore meagre, 
 but after receiving the riulimentary part of it he came to Toronto and took a course at the Normal 
 School and afterwards pursued a course at CoUingwood Collegiate Institute ; he also took a special 
 course in mathematics, and shortly afterwards was appointed a I'ldilic School Inspector for the town 
 of Forest, a jK-sition which he retains at the present time. In connection with his educational ollice, 
 Mr. Chadwick is District Manager for the Dominion Life Insurance Co. for about one-lifth of the 
 Province of Ontario. 
 
 Mr. Chadwick was converted in the year 187"2, and immediately connected himself with the 
 Flesherton Methon ^ Church, after whi' h, on removing to Toronto, he identified himself with Park- 
 dale Methodist Church, where he has occupied positions on the Official and Sabbath School Hoard, 
 and to-day he is the Sabbath School Secretary, enjoj'ing the respect of the staff as well as the scholars, 
 for he occupies the uni(jue position of being able, and does give the reports of allcndance both of 
 
334 APPENDIX. 
 
 scholars and teachers, chissified in sexes, amounts of moneys received, clftssified, and on anniverBnry 
 occasions of the Scliool as well, does lie present his report witliout any notes. Mr. C!hadwick was 
 married in IS7(> to a lady of U.K. Loyalist stock, Miss J. Jacques. 
 
 PARLIAMENT STREET CHURCH. 
 
 ALKXANDKR J. BROWN. 
 
 Alexander .1. Hrown, "JitT Carlton Street, Toronto, was horn at W'illiamstown, County of Glen- 
 garry, Ont., in IS.S'i, and attended the pulilic soiiool there. He then spent scvenil years witii Ids 
 father learning a carpenter's trade, at which lie hecanie fully competent, 'so tiiat going as he did to 
 the States he obtained many contracts from the New York Stale (lovernment, chiefly in building 
 bridges .iiid locks on their canals. Mr. T5rown, on coining to this (;ity to /ulfil a contract in 1S80, 
 made up ids mind that this should be his home, hence his residence on Carlton .Street. He has beea 
 a contractor for thirty years, and his business still llourishes. 
 
 He was married at Oakville in 18r>3, to Miss Kli/.abeth Pearce of Cornwall, England, the Rev. 
 Mr. Wright perforndng the ceremony. Tiiis union was blessed by eight children, one of whom died 
 at the age of eighteen. 
 
 Mr. Jirown made a decided stand for the (ireat .Master' after his fortieth j'ear, at Syracuse, N. V., 
 under the Rev. U. S. Beebe, and has been an active Christian worker since his decision. He taught in 
 the .Sabbath School, was Assistant Superintendent at Hamilton for about three years, and Superin- 
 tendent at Parliament Street Church here for fourteen years, (retiring in 18!I6) was a mend)er of tlie 
 Quarterly Board, and is a member of the Trustee Board of the Parliament Street Church. In the fall 
 of 1896 Mr. Brown was the happy recipient of ar illuminated address and gold-headed cane from the 
 officers, teachers and scholars of the Sunday School over which he had so long presided, a.s a slight 
 token of appreciation of his loving and faithful service rendered to that very important section of the 
 work, for fourteen years. 
 
 Mr. Brown is a sterling supporter of Temperance, having belonged in the past to the I.O.C.T., 
 S.O.T. and the Recbabites, in the first named Order having occupied all tiie official positions. 
 
 He IS Vice-President of the contractors' section of the Hoard of Trade, and a member of the 
 A.O.U.W. 
 
 It may be noted that Mr. Brown's grandmother, on his father's side, came out in the earliest 
 settlers' days of Canada, at the earnest solicitation of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Macdonell. In 189(5 Mr. 
 Brown stood in the very house that his grandmother on his mother's side lived in, over one hundred 
 years before, in (ilengarry County. 
 
 WILLIAM W. FOX. 
 
 It is a pleasure to give this unique record of a man who has been a Christian soldier, a Queen's 
 soldier, and a fire "soldier," a regular Union Jack form of character, if we may use the term. Mr. 
 Fox was born at Quebec in 1848. He came to Toronto with his parents when eighteen months old, 
 and afterwards went to the Public Schools. On beginidng work he learned broom-making for six 
 months, but changing his choice of a trade, worked for three years at tinsmithing with Beard & Co. 
 Next he worked as carpenter at Hamilton's Foundry with his brother about two years. Then for 
 A. & S. Nordheimer as piano-packer for five years more. In 1872 he joine<l the Fire Brigade, resigned 
 in 1874, was re-appointed in 187S, and has stuck to it ever si >;e, and is now foreman at the Yonge 
 St. Fire Hall. In 1888 Mr. Fox first made a noble stand as a professed Christian at Gerrard Street 
 Church under Rev. .T. M. Kerr. He has done some teaching for boys, as he has had opportunity (owing 
 to the nii.ure of his calling), as he says he iu " a kind of free lance." He bus been on the Quarterly 
 Board for five years (1897). 
 
 He married Miss Dorothj- Cathcart, an Irish lady, about the year 1871, she being an earnest 
 Methodist. They have had three sons and one daughter — who was called to rest. 
 
 Mr. Fox is strongly on the side of Temperance, and has not touched liquor or tobacco since he 
 joined the Church. 
 
APPENDIX. 335 
 
 He is II iiiiiii of splciiiliil |>liy.si(|ti(!, 1111(1, llicrcforR, it is no HUl'])riHe to licui' lliat he huM hud a 
 natural IxMit towHi'ils military ulI'iiiiH all his lif(^ Hu w«nt ihrongli a t'oui'Hc- at tlio Military Scliool, 
 anil pasBcil all tlio exaininiitiotiH. When he left the Q.O.K. he held the post of Ser(,'eantMajor, hut 
 by virtue of liis eertiticMcs could liavt (M>MinmndL'<l a r('>j;iiuent if called upon. 
 
 Of Hucli men it \h hard to speak iu fitting terms, liut if tin: ('luuch ciiu only get j)lenty ot them, 
 the cauHe of muHuular OhriHtianity will have no iniusc to fear for the futuic. 
 
 JOHN SKCCOMHE. 
 
 .(ohn Secconihe was born in the Isle of Alderney in the year 1852, was educated in a j)rivale 
 sehool, and came out to Canada when he was sixteen years of age. He has been all his life a steady 
 worker at the sadiUerv trade, and foi' twenty years was with ('luirle."! Davison of this cily. After 
 this experience .Mr. Seciroinbe started for himself, hut, \infortnnatcly, wa.s burned out. He no« 
 manages the saddlery arul hardware branch, wholesale, of Adams Hros. , 17G King !St. K. (189'j. 
 
 Some years ago he niarrieil Miss Kelly, of Toronto ; they were blessed with nine children, seven 
 of whom survive. Mr. Scccombc was bronglit up in the Clnirch of England, but joint^l the Method- 
 ists at the iige of twenty-six t tuler Kev. t liarles Laugford, at W'ootlgreen Tabernacle, and liiis been 
 a Methodist ever since. He is Assistant (Mass Leader and also Steward of the Quarterly Hoard. He 
 helped to start the uliurch on (Jerrard St. K., led the choir for six years, and was the first Presi- 
 dent of tlu! ^'ouug People's Society. He lias attended Parliament Street Ohurch for the past three 
 years (I SOT). 
 
 In Temperance matters beholds strong views. Mr. Seccondie is Financial Secretary of Home 
 Circle, No. 29, and also a Past Master of L.O. L. , II 1. 
 
 WILLIAM SMITH (deceased). 
 
 This man, so faithful to his profession of Christianity, was born in Oxfordshire, England, in the 
 year IHil. He came to Canada with his pareiits when about eight years of age, an<l setthid in Duke 
 St., 'I'oronto, where his family survivors live to-day. What education he had, he received in the old 
 country, with a little Canadian night school thrown in. His first start out in life was in the brick- 
 laying trade, then he changed a little and served his time at tlie waggon-building, which was his busi- 
 ness through maturer life, lilt two or three years before his death. Now this business in carried on 
 by his two sons. Mr. Smith married in 1858 Miss Delmore of Toronto, and they were blessed with a 
 family of nine children, all living exi:ept two. 
 
 He was converted at the old Bay St. Cliurch of the Primitive Methodist denomination, and did 
 a great work as .Suiulay School teacher and visitor, also as Trustee and member of the Quarterly 
 Board of Parliament St. Methodist Church. .Mthough not nuiking a great many words about it, Mr. 
 Smith was a firm advocate of Temperance. He belonged to the York Pioneers, he having settled 
 here when this place was Little York. 
 
 Mr. Smith died on the 2nd January, 1892, as active a Christian man as ever lived, regretted by 
 a large and sorrowing circle of family and friends. Five weeks later his daughter followed him, an 
 e8timal)le young woman w ho Imd not been married a great while. Mrs. Smitli has been an iictive 
 and earnest helper in the good work whenever called upon. 
 
 ROBERT SELF. 
 
 We I'.ave often heard that push, pluck and preseverance were three qualities to be much coin'cd 
 by any man who would like to shine in business or religion, or both. Then the sul)jeot of this sketch 
 deserves a bright future. Mr. R. H. Self was born in Colerniue, Ireland, eilucated at the National 
 Schools, but at an early date went to London, England, and there was converted in 1872 under Rev. 
 Dr. Stephenson, of Victoria Pa-k Church. He eame out to Canada with his family in 187.*?, and starved 
 five years' apprenticeship to the printing trade at the Metiiodist Book Room, and has (ontinncd at 
 same trade and place ever since. 
 
M36 AI'I'KNDIX. 
 
 In )S8i'{ liu iiiiirrit'il Minn K, A. (irei'ii, ii iiifiiilinr of Herkeloy Si, (Miurdi, foiiiii'ily of VVost 
 Hroinwic'li, I'jiglitnd, wliicli liapiiy union Iuih ruMultud in Boveral uhildren. 
 
 Diii'in;.' lii'-< t Nvt^it V'four yuai'H of (limuiliiiii life lit! Iuih Hpent twulvu yin'H <>'t(:li, rt^api'ctivuly, al 
 Bcikflcv M. luiii I'ailiiiint^n', St. ClmicliuK, and lias evidently l)i!en a man of di'iidn an well uh words. 
 In the (iourso of tlie IkhI twenty-five years, Mr. Self lias lieen .Sunday .School teauher, (,'lasM Leader, 
 Trea«<irer and Librarian of .Sunday .School. At Berkeley St. he was .Sunday School teat^her, and a 
 niend)er of Ihe Ollioial Board. At Parliament St. he has Ween xiniilarly active in the gooil uauHe, and 
 has added iheolliceHof Local Preacher and ('hoir Singer. He was also .Secretary of the Kpworth 
 League for three Heasona. 
 
 In Temperance matters Mr. Self takes high ground, nnd is an out-and-out Prohibitionist. 
 He is also a meinlicr of the A.O.U.W. 
 
 PEKTH AVENUE CHURCH. 
 
 WILLIAM JOHN ROBINSON. 
 
 Williairi .lohii Rohinsfin was horn in B(!dford, I'liigland, on March 1st, IS.in, his patents hoing 
 William and Sarah Iloliinson. Mr. Kohinson went to school in his native place after leaving it to 
 come to Canada, on his arrival here he secured work with (Jeorge Townsloy at brick-making, after 
 wliicli he became an einployet! of the Wrrxigiit Iron Range Co., wiicre he i.s at present (Uigaged. 
 
 Mr. Robi'ison, when sixteen years of age, was conveited in Bedford during an ordinary' service. 
 After conversion he allied himself with the Primitive Methodist Church under the pastorate of Rev. 
 ,1. Turlcy. On coming to Toniiito Mr. Robinson associated himself with Davenport Methodist 
 Cliuicii where lie rcmaini'd fur- llnee years, and on leaving liansfcircd his membership to Perth 
 Avenue Methodist (JhiU'ch, where he has tilled the following impoitant positions ; Trustee, me mbe 
 Otlicial (^\iarterly Boanl, .Secretary .Sunday School, President of Kpworth Leaijiie, In the year 1876 
 Mr. Robinson was mariied to Miss Mary French, of Bedfonl. KnglAnd : .scm'U cldldren have been the 
 leault i)f the union, liut ody six now foi in the f.imily. Mr'. RoliiiiMiri is a tirni believer that the 
 time will come when ilic tlag of Prohibition will wave over the Dondnion. 
 
 QUEEN STREKT EAST CHURCH. 
 
 (il'XJRtiK ROSSITK.R. 
 
 rieorge Rossiter was born in the (Jity of Bristol, Kngland, in 1849, and attended the Church of 
 Kngland National Schools, anil the Friends' .School in the same city. He was brought uj) in the 
 .Society of Friends, and after school-da^'s ho learned the trade of brushmaking, and worked at the 
 same with his father until the family came to Toronto in 1870, where Mr. Rossiter still follows the 
 same business, his factory being at 10 Pape Avenue. 
 
 His parents were l)i;th earnest (Jhristians, and Aaron Rossiter, his father, took an active interest 
 in the Friends' Sunday School in Bri.stol, by leaching an adult class therein, and in politics he was a 
 very active supporter of Mr. W. K. (Gladstone. His grandfather was a vigorous supporter of the 
 Wesleyan Methodist cause, and was also a brushmaker by trade. In fact, this has been the family 
 business for about one hundred years. 
 
 Mr. Rossiter married in 187.3 Miss Davis of this city, the late Rev. Mr. Harris performing the 
 oeremony, and by this union there have been three chihlren born, all living, the two sons being 
 engaged in business with their father. Miss Rossiter teaches a class at the Queen Kast Church .Sab- 
 lialii School, of which the second .son is librarian. 
 
 Mr. Rossiter received his first religious impressions when very young, thanks to having Christian 
 parents. .Since he came to Canada he joined the old Church at Queen Street Kast, and has been a 
 mend)er thereof for nearly twenty years, and Superintendent of the Sunday School for about 
 eighteen years, having commenced to teach as soon as he joined the Church. He has con- 
 
APPENDIX. 887 
 
 <lii>'lvil llii* cliciir uIho foi' fourtcun or fifteen yenrH, ami in on tlio (^uiirterly and TriiHtee 
 IJiHirdH, and wan 'rreaHurer for oiio year. During the loti;^ period of iiis connection willi tlii' Clnirch 
 Mr. lioHHJIrr lias Heun the eaiiHc (iro^resB very favorably. When iu! iirHt aHHiMlcd in tliu Sunday 
 School there were ahout thirty seholarH, now the average Ih one hundred, and the district is by no 
 meauH thickly populated. He has a life long record ai. a Temperance man, and is a non-tobacco user. 
 His father waH a member of the United Kingdom T<^niperance Allianc^e. 
 
 SHERBOIJRNK STREET CHURCH. 
 
 CltAKLH.S CANNIFK JAME.S. 
 
 (Jhas. Canniff James, son of (Jharlesantl KlleiiCanniH' .lames, was born in Napanee in theyoar IH63, 
 of Canadian jiurents. Mr. James obtained his education at Nai)anee Higii School and at Victoria Vo\- 
 lej[e, Cobourg, from which institution he graduated 15. A. in l.SS.S.aiid M. A. in IS.Sfi. Fiom .Fan. , 188,S, to 
 •Tan., IHSO, lu^ was engaged as a teacher in the C'ol)()urg {'ullcgialf Inslitulc, « hen he was ajipointed 
 I'lofessor of ('heniistry in the Agricultural College, Cuclph, a position which lie filled until 1891. In 
 that year he was appointeil Deputy .Minister of Agriculture for Ontario, anil Secretary of the Ontario 
 Mureaii of Industries. 
 
 Mr. ilames was married in January, 1887, to Miss Frances L., daughter of Mr. James Crosson, of 
 Cobourg. 
 
 He was connected first with the Methodist Church in Napanee, early in 1879 ; he then became 
 a member of the Division Street Church. He was afterwards a member of the Church in fiuelph, 
 and is now a mend)er of the Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 JKFFHKY K. HANSFOUD. 
 
 JefTrey K. Hansford, barrister, was born at Melbourne, Province of Quebec, on the 17th Novem- 
 ber, lH(i4. He is the son of the Kev. Wni. Hansford, D.D., who came to Canada from Dorselshiro, 
 Kiiglaiid, in the year I8.'')4, and was first stationed at Quebec. He was afterwards first governor of 
 Stinstead Weslcyan College, and President of the Montreal Conference. His mother was a daughter 
 of Mr. James Koynar, of Quebec, and sister of Rev. Prof. A. H. Ilcynar, I..r^.T)., of Victoria College. 
 
 .Ml'. Hansford received his early ("diication at .Sliinstead Wesleyan College, and later at the Col- 
 legiate Institutes of Oitario, and tinally at the Toronto University, from which latter institution he 
 received the degree of LL. H. in 1 89 1. 
 
 He began the study of law in Ottawa, and completed his law (uniise with Dr. J. ,T. Maclane, 
 Q.C., of Toronto. Mr. Hansfor<l was called to the I5ar in .Tanuaiy, ISSS, since whi(^h time he has 
 suGcessfully practised his jjrofession in Toronto. He was married in li^MO to Frances, eldest daughter 
 of J. W. Henderson, Toronto. 
 
 He is an otficial member of the .Sherbourne Street Church, and takes an active part in all church 
 work. 
 
 EDWARD KENT SCOLEV. 
 
 Edward Kent Scoley is the son of Tliomas and Ami Scoley, of Lincolnshire, England, where he 
 was born on tlie 1st of February, 1841, and came to Canada in the year 185.'{, with his parents. He 
 has carried on an extensive grocery business in Toronto for the last forty years. Mr. Scoley first 
 became an adherent of the Elm Street Church, but has been a member of Sherbourne Street Church 
 ever since its erection. Mr. Scoley was married in 1866 to Miss Louisa, daughter of (.Charles Piggott, 
 Esq. of Toronto. Mrs. Scoley and five daughters are members and active workers in the Sherbourne 
 Street Church. 
 
 WILLIAM BODDY. 
 
 Wm. Roddy is the son of William and Rebecca Roddy, of Toronto, and was borr in Alton, Ont., 
 in the year 1S")1. He received his early education at his birthplace and after having spent his boy- 
 hiiod tliere, removed to Toronto in 1873, where he has lived since. 
 
33S APPENDIX. 
 
 HIh fitllicr wan n iiiitivo of ('oiinty Aiitriii) iind his iiiollicr of County KtiiiiHkillvti, Trcliiiiil, 
 and Ixilh civnio to thin counlrv wiicn yoiuiK and hnv(< IxM-n for a lung timo )ii'oinincrit iiicnihrrH 
 of the Molh<MiiHt Chnnh, tlie former Ix-iti),' Kc'<'(ir«iinK Steward and TniHlee for many yearH. 
 
 The Huliject of thJH Hktiti'h waH first connected willi the Metiiodint Chnreh in Alton, and on com- 
 ing to Toionto i>euanie a muiniier of tlic Metropolitan t'liiirch, where he wn» conneeteil w ith tiio 
 choir for several years, 
 
 [n ISSfi lie hecanie a inemlier of the Slierhourne Street (Chnreh. Mr. Hoddy \\un married in IMS" 
 to MIhh Kniily, danj^htcr of Mr. (/"liarleH Sculley, of Toronto. Mrn. Koddy and lier two l)oyH are alHo 
 ineniherH of tlie Sherhonrnu Street Church. 
 
 .roirx couTTs. 
 
 John Coiitts Ik the son of Robert and .Janc^ (JonttH, of Pickering Touimhiii, where he was horn. 
 His |)arent8 were S.iileh, and came to (,'anada in the year \H'A2, settlinj^ in I'iukerinj; 'I'ownship. 
 
 Mr, Coutts received his education in his native township, where he remained until he was twenty- 
 one years of aj^e. Tie he^jan the battle of life as a farmer in the Tow nship of Mariposa, where he 
 continued for five years and then returned to the (dd homestead, fli i next venture was in the Town- 
 ship of Thorold, where he ourriod on farming for six yeara, and then embarked in the grocery business 
 in Dunnville, where lie successfully carried on business for fourteen years. In ISOt) he eanu? to 
 Toronto, and has been enj;aged in the grocery liusiness since ^Ir. C<iutts was first connected with 
 the Methodist Church in .Mariposa in 1.S6.S, was .Superintendent of the .Sabbath School in Thorold aiui 
 Class Leader in l)unn\ill(^ and is actively coniiecte'l uii!i mission work in the city, visiting the 
 hoi pitals and tlie sick. .Mr. (Joutts was married in IHO.'l to Miss Rel)ecca, daughter of John .Sillcsky, 
 of Lockport, N. Y. 
 
 OKORCINA FIKM). 
 
 fleorgina Field was lirst marrierl to the late .Tohn Edward Fiel<l, of Toronto, formerly of Kng- 
 land, and was born in the vicinity of Toronto. Her [lareiils, .Samuel and (!aroline Clitl'ord, were liorn 
 in (iloucester, Kngland, and after coming to Canada in IM")! locale) near the Don .Mills, where .Miss 
 Field spent her girlhood. Miss Field received her early religious instruction in the Methodist Chun^h 
 at the Don Mills, where she was a pupil in the Sabbatli School, and where she afterwards taught 
 Sabbath School for several years. .She becanit? a member of the Kim .Street Church, and later of 
 .Sherbourne. On June 2.5, 188.5, she was married by the Rev. S. .1. Hunter in Slierbonrne Street Church, 
 which happy union has been blessed with three girls, Winnie, Carrie and Mary, all pujiils of the .Slii i- 
 bourne Sabl)ath ScIkxJ. Mr. Field is at present a member of Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 .FOHN .lACOn ISAACS. 
 
 John Jacob Isaacs, son of Arthur and Rebecca Isaacs, of Antigua Island, was l)orn in I'^nglish 
 
 Harbor, Antigua Island, in the year 18'22. .Mr. Isaacs was educated and sjient his boyhood on the 
 
 island of Antigua and came to Toronto on the 19th of August, 18.5(i, and has been connected witli 
 
 Brown Bros., bookbimlers and stationers for the last .34 years. Mr. Isaacs was a member of Kbenezer 
 
 Metiiodist Chapel, .St. John, Antigua. On bis arrival in Toronto he connected himself with Richmond 
 
 Street Church when he became a memlier of .James I'alton's Bible Class. Subse(|uenlly be became a 
 
 member of Queen Street Church and later of Adelaide Street Church. He was also a member of the 
 
 Metropolitan Church for several years and for the la.st twelve years has been a nieml)er of Siierbourne 
 
 Street Ciiiw.h. Mr. Isaacs was nuirried on the 1.5th May, 1848, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas 
 
 A. Benjamin, of Antigua. Mrs. Isaacs is a number of the Sherbourne Street Church and for many 
 
 yeai-f has been a Sabbath School teacher i-nd Cla.->.-; Leader, and has taken an active part in many 
 
 Christian enterprises. 
 
 J. HALES. 
 
 J. Hales has practised his profession in the city some years, and at present ia one of the firm of 
 Mills, Mills & Hales. Mr. Hales first became a niembei of the Methodist Church at Newton and later 
 
Ai'i'KNnix. 889 
 
 of Sydaiiham Rtreet (Jhiirch, Kiiif^hlon, unit in the full of I8HH bncsino a rncinlMtr of Hherbrnirnc Mlruct 
 Oluircli, Mr. Halos Ih iin on(ii')(uti(! Church and Sahltiith School worker and hiiH oevn uctivoly idontilicd 
 with tho work i-vcr Hinco coniiiiK to the city. He huh tciu'hcr in \\w Suhbiith .Si^hotd, PrcHidcnt of 
 ihii Kpworth Lciif^uc, Liwidcr of thn VoiniK Men's Itililc C'.ihh, .Socrdtiiry'l'ii'iiHiircr and I'rcKidcnt 
 of tho Toronto N'onng I'eoplc'M McthodiHt I'liion, Cliuirnian of tho Decorating Conitnitteu of the 
 Kpworth liuaguo, anci Secretary of the Toronto (MaiN |jua(h3rH' AHMociation. Mr. IlalcH wuk niarriud 
 Dec. .'<rd, I.H!)3, to MixH Marian, dau^diter of Mr. Kduard \i. Scoley, of Toronto. MrH. llalcH jm a 
 niemher of the .Sherlioiu'iie .Street Cliurch and watt .Siipcrinlcnihint of the Junior Kpworth League for 
 two yearH, Secretary of tho Sherhoiirno Street hran( li of the Woinan'n .Society anrl iH now Secretary 
 of the Toronto Conference Branch of the Woman's MiRHionary Society. 
 
 W, F. CHAI'MAN. 
 
 W, F. Chapman, InRpector of I'nhlic Schools, Toronto, was horn in Norwich, Ont., Novem- 
 ber 25lh, I8i")2, his fatiier beinj{ a Methodist niiniHicu' from Cornuail, Kng., anil ids mother a Canadian. 
 
 Hefore the ai;e of three lie was left an orpiiaii witiioiit either lirolher or sister and found a home 
 with liis grandfathiT tlio late Tlionia.s VVillianis, of St. Thomas. 
 
 Mr. Ciiiipnian received his early education at .St. TiiomaH (irainmar .Sciiool. H«^ entered the Nor- 
 mal .School at the age of seventei^n, and with the i|ualitiiationK of a tirsl -clasn certificate iiegan leach- 
 ing before lie was nineteen years old. As a teacher .Mr. ( 'hapmiin has held nianv import ant positions — 
 assistant master of the County .Model .School, Berlin ; ])!'incipal of the Public .School, Waterloo ; as- 
 sistant master, Herlin High .School ; assistant master Wellesley School, Toronto; principal of the 
 Doverc!ourt .Sdioid. Toronto ; ))rincipal of Niagara Street .School anil Inspectoi'. 
 
 Mr. ('hapman's i|ualilications as a teacher are of tiie highest, namely, -iid A., 1st li., 1st A., and 
 a specialist in Knglish obtained at the University exannnations in 1S91. He also has a certificale, 
 (trade FJ, fr'om the Ontario School of Art, and an elementary certificate from tiie Tonic .Sol-fa College, 
 London, Kiigland. Mr. Chapman is evceedingly populaiwith tiie teachers and inspectors and is a 
 painstaking and etlicienl inspector. He was elected president of the Inspector's Department of the 
 Ontario Kducalional Assoi.'iatioii. He was also President of the Toronto Teachers' Association. 
 
 Mr. Chapman has been a prondncnt mondior of the Methodist Church since the year 1879. While 
 engaged as teacher in the Town of Waterloo he was an active member in the Methodist church and 
 leader of the choir. .Mr. Chapman has been prominently connected with tlic Sherbourne Street Church 
 for several years, and is at present Treasurer of the .Superannuated Ministers' Fund and a mend)er of 
 the Quarterly Olficial Hoard. 
 
 WILLIAM STHKKT. 
 
 William Street, manager of the Moss Park Rink, was born at York Mills, in the County of York, 
 in 1S46. Mr. Street was a son of William and Kliza Street, of the same place. 
 
 Mr. .Street became a member of the Methodist Church at New ton Brook, at the age of fourteen. 
 Mr. Street moved to Caledon, where lie became a niendier of the Charleston Methodist Church, and 
 after several years moved to Richmond Hill and later to Purploville, and in the two latter places was 
 actively engaged in church work. In Purpleville he was assistant superintendent of the Sabbath 
 School. Mr. Street came to Toronto in 1887, and became a memberof the Sherbouiiie Street C'hurch. 
 
 Mr. Street was married in 181)9 to Miss Thomas, daughter oi Richard and Charlotte Thomas, of 
 Teniperanceville, prominent members in the Primitive Methodist Church, .Mr. Thomas being a local 
 preacher. Mrs. Street and family all belong to Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 WILLIAM MIDFORD. 
 
 William Midford, son of William and Thirza Midford, was born in Cheshire, Knglaiid, and cnme 
 to this country with lii.s parents and located in Toronto, where he remained four years, and then set- 
 tled in Teeswater, in the County of Bruce. 
 
 Mr. Midford's grandfather was a younger son of the ancient family of .Midfords, of Mid- 
 
340 -v' ^ ' APPENDIX. 
 
 ford (Jastle, Nortliuml)erlaii(l, Knglaiul, anil his father was a personal frienil of the Rev. John 
 Hunt, of Fiji fame. His parents had the privilege of listening in their earlier rKya to the preachings 
 of .John Weslej-. Tiiey were niend)ers of the Elm Street Church in this city until they moved to the 
 city of Ottawa, where the father died, in 1868, and the mother died at Teeswater on the 20th day of 
 July, 1897, and was interred at Ottawa. 
 
 The first .Methodist (!hurcli in Teeswater was formed by the members in Ihe house of Mr. M. 
 Hadwen, l)rother-in-law of .Mr. .Midford, one of which members was Mr. Hadwen. 
 
 Mr. .Midford was for twenty years organist in the Methodist Church at Teeswater, was also a 
 trustee and a teaciier in tlie Sabbath School for many years, and contributed largely towards the 
 building of the church. 
 
 Mr. .Midford was married to .Miss Knowlys, daughter Mr. C. E. Knowlys, of Heysiiam Tower, 
 Lancashire. :ind of Clayton Villa, Hristol, England. Mrs. MidTord became a member of the Tees- 
 water Methodist Church shortly after her marriage, and is at present a member of the Sherbourne 
 Street Church, the whole family also being members there. Mr. Midford is employed in the Meth- 
 odist Book Room in Toronto. 
 
 THOS. HENDERSON. 
 
 Thos Henderson was born February 27tli, 185.'}, in Vaughan Township, York County, his fathf 
 being Robert Henderson, Esq., wlio emigrated from Tyrone, Ireland, to Canada, about the year 1847. 
 
 Dr. Hende'^son's education was obtained at the puldic schools and the Collingwood Collegiate In- 
 stitute. After leaving school he became a puldic school teacher, following that profession for nine 
 years. During part of that period he was head master of AUiston Public School. 
 
 In 18S1 Ur. Henderson entered upon the study of his chosen profession of dentistry, and in 1883 
 he took his degree of L.U.S., standing first in his classes and winning the gold medal. In 1889 he 
 took the degree of D.D.S. from Toronto University, and that of M.D.S. in 1891. 
 
 While resi<ling in Alliston Dr. Henderson took an active part in church work, being Financial 
 S-jcretary and Superintendent of the Sabbath School, but since his removal to Toronto his practice 
 has occupied so much of his time that he has been prevented engaging in church work as actively 
 as before. Dr. Hender.son is at present connected with Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 MRS. E. J. CHARLTON. 
 
 Mrs. E. J. Charlton, wife of police constable .Tohn A. Charlton, was born in the Township of 
 Hope, County of Durham, Out. 
 
 Mrs. Charlton is a daughter of Henry and .Tane Hoar, residents of the same county and prominent 
 niembers of the Bible Christian Branch of liie Methodist Church until the Union. Mrs. Charlton 
 received her early religious teachings at Betiiesda, Township of Darlington, where she was a member 
 foi many years, ten of w liicli she was Organist of the Church and Sabbath School teacher, Mrs. 
 Charlton is a member of the Slierbourne Street Church. 
 
 Mr. Charlton is a son of the Emerald Isle, having been born in the North of Ireland among the 
 beautiful hills of Tyrone. He is a son of Robert and Mary Charlton, of Ireland, who came to Canada 
 in 1880. 
 
 Mr. Charlton has been for many years a most efficient officer on the police force of Toronto. 
 He is a loyal siipporter of the Orange Order and a mend)er of Sherbourne Street Church. 
 
 CHARLES J. C. O. HASTINGS. 
 
 Charles J. C. O. Hastings was born in Whitchurch Township, in the County of York. His 
 parents were Mfcthodists and his early life was spent upon the finm. He received his education in 
 Markhain High School and Hamilton CoHsgiate Institute. Then he entered the drug business an<l 
 for seven years kept a drug store on Queen Street East, in conjunction with his brotiier. Dr. A. O. 
 Hastings. He then studied meilicine in Toronto College and graduated therefrom in 1885 with the 
 degree of .M.D. , (l.M. He took a course in the following year in the Old Country, in St. Thomas' 
 
APPENDIX. 341 
 
 Hospital, London ; in tlie Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and graduated as Licentiate of King and 
 Queen's College of Phj'sioians in Dublin. He then returned to Toronto, and has pract'^ed his profes- 
 sion here sinue that time, residing now on the corner "f Wellealey Street and Rose Avenue. In 188,5 
 he was Public Vaccinator during the time of the snmll-pox epidemic, he at that time being in charge 
 of the City Health OHice during Dr. Canniff' s absence. 
 
 His professional duties are heavy as he has one of the largest ))ractices in Toronto, and liis 
 conscientious performance of them, combined witli his knowledge and skill, have combined to gain 
 him confidence wherever he goes. 
 
 He accepted evangelical Christianity in tlie Baptist Church near his native place, under the 
 preaching of Rev. J. D. Moore, now an Evangelist. He subsequently united with Methodism — his 
 parents' denomination —and for awhile attended the Metropolitan Church, afterwanls joining 
 Berkelej", wliere he attended for six year.s. In 1887 he removed to Sherbourne Street Church and has 
 since that time worshipped tliere. 
 
 In 1890 he wedded Miss Alie Hatch, daughter of Richard Hatch, the hardware merchant who 
 was then in business at the corner of Adelaide and i onge Streets. 
 
 One of his brothers is an ordained Methodist preacher, and his brotiicr in-law, Rev. .lolin 
 Dobson, is a divine in the M. E. Churcli of the United States. 
 
 ROBERT H. HENDERSON. 
 
 Robert H. Henderson, L.D.S. and D.D.S., is the son of Robert and Frances Henderson of 
 Artemisia Township, County of Crey, Ont., and first saw the light of day in the old homestead on 
 the Ist April, KStiO, where he also spent the first seventeen years of his life. 
 
 He received his education in his native county and entered the teaching profession in the vear 
 1880 at AUiston, where lie remained three years, after which he entered the employment of the 
 Dominion Bank, in which he remained two years, one year at Napanee and one year at Uxbridge. 
 
 His next venture was with the C.R. R. Company, it) whose employment he remained four years. 
 
 Mr. Henderson next turned his attention to Insurance and for six years was connected with the 
 Travelers' Insurance (^ompany of Hartford, Ccnnecticut, two of which he acted as Superintendent 
 between Toronto ami British Columbia. 
 
 In 1804 Mr. Henderson entereil the Dental College of Toronto and received his L.D.S. in 1890. 
 He also received bis degree of D.D.S. from Toronto and Trinity University, being an honorary gra- 
 duate of the latter. He commenced the practice of his profession at Toronto Junction, but is now 
 practicing in the City of Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Henderson first connected himself with the Methodist Chiircii in Alliston and is at present 
 a memlier of Sherbourne Street Church, Toronto. He is a member of tlie Royal 'I'cmpiars and a 
 member of the In<lepeudent Order of Oddfellows. 
 
 STEPHEN P. DORLAND. 
 
 Stephen P. Dorland was the son of James Dorland of Prince Isd ward County and a descendant of 
 a U. E. L. family who were among the early settlers of Adolphu.stown, on the Bav of Qiiinte, the 
 home of Methodism in Canada. Mr. Dorlanil was ('onverted when lU) years of age at tlie old historic 
 Ebene/er camp grounds, near Newbury, in the vicinity of Kingston, and during the rcmiainder of his 
 life did yeoman service for his Master, holding the important positions of Local Preachei , Class Leader, 
 Trustee and Sabbath School Su])erinten(lent , all of which ])ositioi;s he filled with credit to himself 
 and profit to the ('hurcli. He was a most lilieral give to th. e^'ust of Christianity, donating a tenth 
 of his income for that purpose. 
 
 He removed to the Town of Owen Sound where, on the ."ith of September, 1892, he died as he had 
 lived, an honored membtn- of the Methodisl Cliurch. 
 
 Mr Dorland was married in ISOl to Miss Charlotte, daughter of the late Wm. Carson, Est)., of 
 Prince Edward County. 
 
342 APPENDIX. 
 
 Mrs. rjorland is one of the descendants of an old and prominent Methodist family of the third 
 generation, lier father being a Class Leader and active church worker for many years and his house 
 was for a (juarter of a century tiie home of the pioneer ministers of all denominations. She first con- 
 nected herself with the Methodist Church in Picton, under the pastorate of the Rev. W. McFadden, 
 was afterwards a member of the Meohodist Church in Owen Sound, and for the past four years has 
 been a niemlicr of the Shorlmurne Street Clmroli in Toronto. 
 
 Mrs. Dorland is also tiie descendant of a U. E. L. famih'. 
 
 WILLIAM WILSON. 
 
 The late Mr. Wm. Wilson was the son of William and Kli/.abeth Wilson of Belfast, Ireland, 
 and was born in Dungannon in the "Emerald Isle." 
 
 He was an active churcli worker, a Class Leader and Local Preacher for many years. Mrs. Wil- 
 son, wife of the subject of this sketch, was tlie daughter of John and Marj Lee of Dungannon, 
 Ireland, and came to this country with Jier family of three boys and two girls in 1887 and located in 
 Toronto. She first joined tlie Metropolitan Church under the Rev. Dr. Potts, and was for a short 
 time a member of Berkeley Street Church, and at present is a member of Sherl)ourne Street Church. 
 Mrs. Wilson is one of the Church workers, is a member of the Pastor's class, a member of the 
 W.C.T.U., a member of the Chosen Friends and also treasurer of the society and on several com- 
 mittees in connection with the W.C.T.U work. 
 
 SIMPSON AVENUE CHURCH. 
 
 W. D. FITZPATRICK (deceased). 
 
 That Bible religion is calculated to give true consolation and lasting pleasure to its possessors in 
 every stage of life, and a glorious hope in deatli, has been abundantly proved in all ages of the 
 ( 'hristian Church. Experimental religion — the love of God shed abroad in the heart by tlie Holy 
 ( 'liost, producing love to (iod and love to all mankind, obe<Hence to God's laws, a love for His Holy 
 \\ ord and ordinances, a zeal to promote the honor and glory of God, and a yearning pity for those who 
 iiie living in sin— all these are manifested in the conduct of all who embrace the religion of the 
 ( lospel of Chriat, and such, we are le<l to believe, was the experience of the late W. D. Fitzpatrick, 
 vvho was born in East York on September 5tb, 1833. 
 
 After passing tlirough the public school, Mr. Fitzpatrick entered the Normal School, Toronto, 
 and secured a tirst-class certificate before he had reached the age of nineteen. He then began 
 teaching school, and for more than twenty-five years he made himself felt for good upon the minds 
 ami hearts of his pupils. Hundreds in Scarboro, and many who have gone elsewhere, can testify 
 to his abilitj- as a teacher and to his manly and noble Christian character, and through them he is 
 still speaking. 
 
 In 1852 Mr. Fitzpatrick was converted during a revival meeting held by the late Rev. Dr. 
 Edgar. Soon after iiis conversion he was appointed a Local Preacher. Being a great reader and 
 earnest student, he kept himself abreast of the times. He was a very effective preacher. His 
 discourses were weighty and accompanied with the Divine influence. He felt the power of the 
 Gospel on his own soul, and liis hearers have often Ijeen softened and quickened under his preaching. 
 He had a true idea of prayer, and when pouring out his soul unto God one was impressed with his 
 childlike trust and earnestness of appeal. 
 
 On April 21st, 1859, Mr. Fitzpatrick was married to Miss Maggie Richardson. Two sons and 
 one daughter graced their home and brought sunshine to their iiearts. The sometime pastor of Hope 
 Metliodist Church, Rev. .1. D. Fitzpatrick, is one of the sons, the elder son, George, having died 
 about the same time as his father, only five weeks intervening between their time of departure ; thus 
 Mrs. Fit/.piitrick and her daugliter Ella have been called upon to sustain a very heavy loss. — (Com- 
 municated Eu.) 
 
APPENDIX. 343 
 
 (;K0RGK W. Fri'ZPA'rRICK (deceased). 
 
 (jeorge W. Fitzpatiick was liorii at Laniaroux, in 8earboro', Ontario, iluly '23rd, 1864, and 
 departed this life March IJjlh, 1897. 
 
 Kn(h)wed with good native ability and having received a good English and commercial educa- 
 tion, Mr. Fitzpatrick was bound to succeed in life. Coming to the city, he secured employment 
 with the huge firm of G. P. MaOann as book-ke'>per, a position he held up to the time of his death, 
 (ireat regret was felt by his employer when lie heard of deorge's death, the high estimation in which 
 he held him being expressed in his question, " Where shall I be al)le to get another like iiim 't " 
 
 Surrounded in the home with blessetl religious influences, (ieorge grew up to be a good man, 
 l)ut believed in the new birth. After being " born again," he united with the church at .Meadow vale, 
 and afterwards with Simpson Avenue Church, where he was a valued worker for seven years. As a 
 (Miristian, George was humble, sincere and teachable, always ready to tell of the love of God in Christ 
 .Tesus, this being the joy and delight of his soul. His attachment to the cause of God was strong 
 and invariable. The peace and prosperity of the Church of God he sought and promoted. He pos- 
 sessed a charitable disposition and exemplified it in his gifts. He was a strict observer of the 
 (Sabliath, and particularly careful not to speak evil of any one. He loved (Jod's house, and conse- 
 (jucntly he was constant in his attendance on the means; of grace. Sincerity UMd steadiness were 
 strong traits in his character. 
 
 As a public man, Mr. Fitzpatrick was much esteemed and his word was regarded, for he endeav- 
 ored to exemplify to the world that he was a true representative of .lesus-Christ. The sick and 
 afflicted lay very near to his heart, and for them, as well as for all who were in distress, he had dee)) 
 sympathy, hence he " wept with those who wept" and "rejoiced with those who rejoiced. ' His 
 prudence, judgment and affectionate manner made him a peer among his fellows. 
 
 In connection with his work in Simpson Avenue Church, Mr. Fitzpatrick was a leader in all the 
 departments of the work, whether as Recording Steward, Sabbath School .Superintendent, l*resi<lent of 
 I lie Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, his counsel was alwaj's sought after and always cheerfully 
 given. His heart was filled with the missionary spirit, and he devoted his energy, talents and time 
 to the development of such a spirit among all classes of the church. He was not only theoretical but 
 practical, and whenever a contribution was asked for, he was always ready with his offering. Tlie 
 (Christian Endeavor Union and the Young Men's Christian Association of Toronto found in him a 
 valued and efficient helper. In his departure the church of his choice loses a leader and an earnest 
 ailvocate and worker ; the Rev. John 1). Fitzpatrick, jiastor of Hope Methodist Church, and Miss 
 IClla Fitzpatrick, an efficient worker for Christ, a brother ; and the widowed mother a son indeed ; 
 but there is good reason to hope that he has gone now to possess a better inheritance. 
 
 There, clothed in white, and crowned with sparkling gems. 
 Thou drink'st full draughts from those celestial streams. 
 Which from the eternal throne forever How, 
 Diffusing life and joy where'er they go. 
 There may we meet thee, soon again, to prove 
 The sacred joys of friendship and of love, 
 To see thy glory, share thj- bright abode. 
 And sing, with thee, the praises of our (iod. 
 
 (Communicated. Ed.) 
 JAMES T. RRYAN. 
 
 .lames T. Bryan, of 87 Tiverton Ave., was born at Birr or Parsonstown, King's Co., Ireland, in 
 February, 1862, and attended the Church of Ireland Parochial Selnols. He started to work in a 
 brewery first of all, at which he remained four years. Then he went to Liverpool, Englaml, and 
 worked about a j'ear in bottling vaults, after which he returned to Ireland and worked on a friend's 
 farm for two years, next coming out to Braiitford, Out,, in .May 1883, and shortly after he settled in 
 
344 AI'PKNDIX. 
 
 Toronto, where lie Iins worked at the huildiiii,' trade, hreweries, driver of ^'rocery wiii;f,'(in, also as 
 toarnster. After Boiiieriilher hard experieiiees, in 189,") lie settled down to driving; for Mr. RudcliflFe, 
 the well-known East Kn<l baker, ete. He was married in IHH9 at Jarvis .Street Haptist Chureh to 
 Miss A. J. LaHlier of this i.'ity, which union has hecn hlessed hy four children, all livinj,'. 
 
 Mr. Bryan was ('oiuerted at the Mnipson Avenue Church on Novendicr .Srd, l.Sil.'), under the' 
 ininisiry of the Rev. T. K. Hartley. He takes an active part in the Sunday School as teacln'r I'f 
 the hoys' class, is on the Look-out tJomniittce of the Y.P.S.C K. , and belongs to the Male (JLic Cluh. 
 He takes an active part in revival and Cottage Meetings, and any other aggressive work whicli 
 presents itself for tile good cause. Mr. Bryan is a faithful nieniher of L.O. L., 404, and hiis heen a 
 Conimitteenian. 
 
 SAMUKL BIDOUT, 
 
 Saniuol Ridout, of 81 Tiverton Ave., this city, son of John and Klizahetli Ridoiit, was horn in 
 London, Kii;.;laiid, in the year 187'), and when one year old came out to Toronto, Ont., with iii.-^ 
 parents, and in due course went to the Public Schools. Then he served live y<'ars' ajiprenticeship to 
 the tailoring business, afterwards working as journeyinan for a few firnis, and has now been with the 
 well-known firm of ['. .lainieson for one year. Mr. Ridout's father served a long term in the Imperial 
 Amy, fougiil in the Katlir war of ISol-o'i, while his five brothers were all soldiers in the Britii-li 
 Army, two of whom went through the Crimean war. Mr. Ridout's mother's brother servcil in tln' 
 army also, for nearly 21 years, most of the time in India, dying just a week or two before the cxpira 
 tion of that long term of service. Two of the brothers of tlu! subject of this sketch, were in the 
 first (.'ompany of tlie York Rangers, I'itli Battalion the eldest being ;i Sergeant therein, aii<l both 
 served their country during the late North-West Rebellion, and wear the medal in commeinoration 
 thereof. 
 
 Mr. Rido'.it was married in ISOti to Miss Stella Dolson of Toronto. Mrs. Ridout was converted 
 
 in her youth at the T'\.umsetli .'^t. Baptist Church, and for long attended .larvis St Raptisl Church 
 
 and followed that religious .sect until some time before her mairiage, since when she has joined in 
 
 with the Methodist cause at Simpson Ave. Her :iisband professed his conversion also at this latter 
 
 church, during tlie ministry of the Rev. T. K. I'>artlcy. Both lake warm interest in the good cause. 
 
 Until her marriage Mrs. Ridout was very actively engaged in the good work under the Baptist Cluircli 
 
 auspices, Mr. Ridout strongly approves of true Temperance, and is a faithful member of L.O.L. 
 
 Boj-ne, No. 7"^. 
 
 WM. LAUGHLKN, 
 
 AN'illiam Langhlen, of 263 Bain Ave., was born at Krnestown, in the Count}' of Addingtoii, on 
 the •2!lth November, 18,"!.'). He is the son of .lanie.s and Mary Laughlen, the former of whom came to 
 Canada from Pennsylvania, in 1812, with two brothers. Tiiey came over by means of an old- 
 fashioned American sleigh, and landed at Kingston, Ont., and after being delayed a week for scrutiny 
 were duly admitted as setlhrs. Mr. Laughlen, the subject of oui- sketch, was educated at the Public 
 School and also at Bath Academy, by which preparatory course he was enabled to take out a County 
 Certiricate as a duly authorized teacher. After tiiis he attended the Toronto Normal School in 
 185lJ-.')7 and took out a second-class teacher's certificate, on which he taught for years, his last school 
 being at North Princeton, Township of Blenheim, County of Oxford. He then retired and settled in 
 this city in ISS:?. 
 
 Mr. Laughlen loo', his stand on the Loril's side in iiis native village at F.rnestown in 1850, and 
 taught a Bible Class in Sunday School, and has occupied the position of Supeiinterdant in various 
 places. At his pre.sent church, Simpson Ave, he is Class Leader and therefore a niembe ■ of the 
 Quarterly Board. .Mrs. Laughlen is an earnest and efficient worker in the Lailies' Aid So'!i( ty, and 
 has taught in Sabbalh .Sihool in bygone days. 
 
 This worthy couple were united in marriage at l);imfries, County lirant, on 27th Octobci, 18;59, 
 Mrs. Laughlen's maiden name being Miss Sarah .1. Shannon. By this happy union there were born 
 seven children, four of whom ha\e since ilied. Mrs. Laughlen's father took up arms for his country 
 
APPENDIX 345 
 
 in 1837. Her brother Jolin attended Victoria University at Cobourg, and did considerable work in 
 
 preparation for tiie ministry, into wliich, liowever, he did not enter. Mrs. Laughlen's lionic was 
 
 always "open house" to any Christian minister ■ 'lio wanted welcome. Mr. Arthur Laughlen, their 
 
 eldest son, is Superintendant of the Toronto House of Industry, Elm St., and was one of the beat 
 
 stenographers in the city. The second son, John S. Laughlen, is a member of a New York firm of 
 
 stenographers. The tliird son, James K., is a pen-and-ink artist of great ability, and also works in 
 
 water-colors. lie has illustrated two works for the Rev. John McDougall, missionary in the North- 
 
 West Territory. 
 
 RKV. WM. EDWARD HASSARD, B.A. 
 
 The young and energetic pastor of Simpson Avenue Methodist Church of this city, (1898), vvas 
 born at CoUings 15ay, near Kingston, Ont., on Aug. 14th, 1868, He is a son of a worthy minister of 
 the same denomination. Rev. Richard Hassard, who, after 35 years of long and faithful service as a 
 Christian pastor, lias received the merited reward of superannuation, and with his wife, Mrs. 
 Mary A. Hassard, have taken up tiieir residence in Orangeville, Ont. The father of the Rev. W. 
 E. Hassard was born in the nortli of Ireland, and liis grandfather was a member of the Church of 
 England. The sulgect of this sketch was educated at the public schools, and thence went to the 
 High School at Port Perry, thence to ]5owmanville High School, from thence matriculating into 
 Toronto University. From this noted institution he procured a transfer to Victoria University, 
 Cobourg, graduating H.A. in 1890. 
 
 If the law of heredity holds good, tiien we may say that Rev. W. K. Hassard was born to be 
 a minister of tlie (Jospel, being the son of one of such high calling, and having the exampl'> eve^ 
 before him of ])ious and godly j)arents. At six years of age h.is name was on the church roll, and 
 at age 1.5 we lind him teaching in Sabl)ath School. He preached his first sermon (as Local Preacher) 
 at the age of 17, in the Township of Cartwright, and we understand he " did exceedingly fear and 
 quake." On the 13th September, 1893, at Ancaster, Ont., Mr. Hassard married Miss Florence A. 
 Shaver, daughter of Mr. Jacob A. Shaver, of Ancaster. Mrs. Hassard's parents take a very active 
 interest in all matters concerning the welfare of the church in their district, and are the mainstay of 
 the Bethesda Church near Ancaster, and their house is the " welcome home" to any faithful 
 Christian minister. Mrs. Hassard was the organist of Bethesda for a long period, and her father 
 choir leader for years. Mrs. Hassard was educated at the Wesleyan Ladies' College, Hamilton, 
 and took diplomas in music and oil painting. The Rev. W. K. Hassard entered tlie ministry in 
 1890 under the Chairmanship of Rev. Dr. Barrass and the Rev. Geo. W. Hewett, B.A., Superin- 
 tendent of the (ireenwood Circuit, Township of Pickering. Tlie seoond year he served at .'fewton- 
 brook under the Rev. G. K. Adams, and tlie tliird and last year as probationer he was sent to be 
 Superintendent of the Bruce Mines Missions in Algoma, and was specially ordained for that work 
 ■in Parliament Street Church under Rev. G. Bishop. His efTorts in this somewhat arduous mis- 
 sion were much appreciated and met with great sucot.s. For the last three years before coming to 
 Toronto, Mr. Hassard was on the Avening Circuit in Collingwood District, and here again he had 
 the satisfaction of seeing his work crowned with a great measure of success. 
 
 JAMES ALEX PINKERTON. 
 
 James A. Pinkerton was born at Carrickfergus in the North of Ireland, and attended the 
 National Schools there. He then served an apprenticeship of five years' duration to John Rowan & 
 Sons, engineers, etc., at Belfast. He came to Canada with his parents in 1881 and worked for 
 E. k C. (iurney, and then went to another well-known firm, W. & J. G. Greey's at the foot of 
 Church Street, where he worked as machinist for about fifteen years. He was married in 1884 to 
 Miss Draisey of this city. 
 
 Mr. Pinkerton was converted in 1879 at Belfast, Ireland, at the Presbyterian Church, and 
 when he came to ('anada he first attended the College Street Presbyterian Church, but he cast in 
 his lot with the Methodists after he became a benedict, at the Old Richmond Street Church, 
 
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34(i APPENDIX. 
 
 then for n tiino at (Jiieoii Strret West Cliurcli. Tluui, tiiovin^ uasl of ll\e Don, (lioy joined in witli 
 till! ^^'oodiifccn nii'nilKU.s unlil Simpson Avrnne Cinnxli was o|K'n('(l, wlicit? llicy liavc iilli^ndcd 
 evur Hince. Mr. I'lnlitTlon alwayH taiccH un ac'tivc interest in liio work, es|H'i;ially in tile Similiiy 
 '^cliool, and one year Hinue lie was appointed Superintendent tlierein. Since tlu; laiiieiiled deatii of 
 the late (Jen. Kilzpatriek, liowever, lie has auted as Snperinteiiilent. He is a nu'iiiher of the 
 Quart iM'ly Hoard and also (lliuroh St(^ward, and lias lately heeome a iiieiidier of the 'rruslee l5oard. 
 He liolils very strong and radieal views on the 'reiiiperanee (juestioii, and \\()uld give a most 
 decided vote for I'rohihition. Ho heloiigs to the liidopendeut Order of (iood Teiiiiilars, and has 
 held ollu(! tlieiein. Mr Pinkerl(Mi is also a iiu^mlier of the I. O.K., and has heen CH., I'.t'.R., and 
 Court i)epuly of Court Kast Toronto. He is also a meiiiher of the A. O.K. 
 
 THOMAS BAKKKK. 
 
 Tlionias Marker was horn at 'I'oiliiionleii in llie County of ^'ol■k, Out., in JSo.'i, liis father, .John 
 Barker, having lieiui horn at 'rodmoiileii, N'orkshire, Kngland, and his iiKiliier, Isahella liai ker, in 
 Scotland. Mr. Thos. Barker received his education at the I'uMie School of his native village, and 
 was then apprenticed to the i)a|)er manufacturing husiness with the old firm of Taylor Bros., at Don 
 Mills, Todinorden. He stayed with this linn off and on for "J") years, and iluririg his perio<l of service 
 ■was advanced successively to he foreiiian, shi|i]iir and city traveller for the linn. He was mairic<l in 
 1874 to Miss Ellen I'edhir, of Devonshire, Kiiglaud. Mrs. Barker takes an active interest in the work 
 of the Ladies' Societies of the Simpson Avenue Church. Mr. Barker was c<mverted at nineteen years 
 of age in the Don Mills Methodist (Jliurch under the Rev. .T. F. Oekley, He taught in the Sunday 
 School for some time, and was also Suiierintiudent of the same, hotli logetliei- making a jieriod of 
 fifteen years' service. He also served on the Quarterly and Trustee Board. When he eamu to the 
 city he and his family attended King Street East Church, and he assisted in the Sunday School, of 
 whiiih he was first Assistant Siipei intendent, and then Superintendent, Choir Sir.ger, and on the 
 Trustee lioard. On changing his lesidenoe to First Aveniu!, he joined the Simpson Avenue (!hureh, 
 where he has assisted in the Choir and Sunday School. 
 
 Mr. Barker is a straight Teni]terance man, and a nicmher of the Royal Templars of Temperance, 
 of which Order he has hecii Recording and Financial Secretary. He once lieloiiged to the 1.0.(!.'J'. 
 
 JOHN WILLIS. 
 
 ■John Willis was horn in County Wexford, Ireland, on the 2r)tli July, 18,52, and educated at the 
 Model School. At nineteen years of age he joined the Royal Irish Constahulary at Duhlin, in which 
 force he served four years, (uie year each in Lakes of Killaruey District and N'aleulia Island. He 
 came to Canada with his wife in 1878 and atayeil at Newcastle, Out., for awhile, afterwards 
 " moving on " to Toronto where he joined the police force, and accoinplislied twenty years of faithful 
 service therein on the first of April, ISO!). He hears a clean record right thr<<ugh, asthere was never 
 a mark against him cither in Ireland or Toronto. He is now a Sergeant at No. 4 Station. Previously 
 to his promotion, for six j'ears he was officer of the Toronto !)raucli of the Uoyal Humane Society, 
 securing convictions in many cases of cruelty to dunih animals. 'The Sergeant was married in 1876 to 
 Miss KUa Langford, of County Keriy, Ireland. Mrs. Willis is a very active worker in the Simpson 
 Avenue Church as Sunday School Teacher and Choir Singer for some years ])ast. Organist of the Y.P. 
 8.C.E., and has held other offices. 
 
 Sergeant W^illis joined the Methodist Church at Gerrard Street Kast in the time of the Rev. Mr. 
 Mattheson, and he and his family were members therefor Hi years. He was on the Quarterly Board 
 of that Church. Owing to the nature of his duties on the Police force, he cannot do all he would like 
 to do for the advancement of the good work, but it gets his hearty support. He is strictly on the 
 side of Temperance, though he never signed a pledge. The Sergeant was an active Orangemen in 
 Ireland, but has not seen fit to participate in the work of that Order in Canada. 
 
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 ALKX. .1. HARK MR. 
 
 Ali'Muiilor J. Haikor wuh lioni .it Don MilLs, near Toronto, Oiil., in IS"0 and iittciidvd No. 7 
 I'uliliu School of York 'ro\vnslii|>. After .suliool diiy.s he Hervcd a five years' apprciitireMliip to the 
 paper- Miiikinj^ trade as a papiM' maehiniBt in tiie widely-known mill., of 'I'ayloi' liros., 'rodinorden. 
 Aftei' thus ((iialifyinji liirn.ielf Ik^ caved on witii tlii^ lirni foi- anotliei- pi'riod of live or six yeais, part 
 of whieli time he was forcnjan of the paj)er-liag depail iiient. Since leavinj; liiis linn Mr. iSarker has 
 been in the employ of another well known lirni for ahonl two yeai'H, namely, that of Kilgour Uros., 
 paper-hag nianufaclurers, Wtdliiigton .Street West, aH foreman in a nimilar deparlnient as at the pre- 
 vioii.s lirni. In maller.s of a leligioii.s natme Mr. IJaiker has had the lieiiclicial inlliieiict! of good 
 family environment in his early days, IiIh parentH setting ilieir ehiidren a good example in living a 
 pciietical (Miristian lifi; day l)y day. He pnlilicly profusseil ('hi'istianity alioiit 1885 at tlit^ Don .Mills 
 Church dining the miiiistiy of the Rev. R. McKee, and engaged in .Sumlay School teaching, and was 
 also Assistant Secrc'tary and Lilinuian of that school, was also a mendier of the Choir and of the 
 Quarterly Roanl. lie has attended Simpson Avenue since I.S!)4, and h.' i rendered assiHtance to the 
 Choir of that Church. Mr. Barker is a determined Hupport(U' of the Teniperance cause, and fori.ierly 
 belonged to the R.T. of T. and T.O. (ST., having held the ollic(' of .Secretary in the former, and 
 Chaplain in both Orders, He is now a steady member of thi; A.O.F. 
 
 WILLIAM TOWNS. 
 
 William Towns, of 4(i Radgeiow AviMuie, was born in Lincolnshire, Kngland, in LS'iS, and 
 received his oduoation at the National Schools, after which lie servt^d live years as apprentice to the 
 trade of lilacksmith, and ('anie out to (Canada willi his parents aliout the year 1.S77. After a short 
 time he started t(. work at his trade at O.ikvillc, Out., wiiere the famil,\ had settled. Me has worked 
 in Toronto since 188'^, the last few years on his own account at 74 Wellington Street West, where a 
 flourishing hor.se-shoeing business is done. He was married in 1S.S7 to Miss 15oyer of this city, and 
 they have a family of three children. Mr. Towns was converted wi.en he was between thirteen and 
 fourteen ycar.s of age, in the Olil Land, at a Wcsleyan Metliodisl Church. He takes an active part 
 in the Master's cause at .Simpson AviMiiie ('liMri:li, by Sunday Sciiool teaching, and for four years he 
 conducted the mission on Pa])e Avenui^ liotiihcaiid his wife take a warm interest in all mattera 
 aj)pi!rtaining to the welfare of the Church to wliicli t hey belong. Mr. Towns was blessed with good, 
 loyal Christian parents, and lie expresses himself as lieiiig very thankful that he was surrounded 
 with such iiiHuences in his early days, thus lieing kept from much that was evil, and led into all that 
 made for his good, tioth for this life and the next. I[e is an ardent Prohibitionist in Temperance 
 matters, and once took an active part in the LO.(i.T. and Sons of Temperance. He is fiirlherinore 
 a loyal member of the A.O.U.W. and A.O.F. (Communicated. •^- Ed. ) 
 
 WILLIAM BLACKBURN. 
 
 William Blackburn was born at Coningsby, Lincolnshir j'ingland, in 1840, the son of Klijali and 
 Susan Blackburn, lie was educated at the Wesleyan Methodist School i.i tJoningshy, and was brought 
 up to his business of hoot and shoe maker, at which he is a past master, ivnd " sticks to his last " He 
 was converted in the Church of his native town, and at nineteen years oi age became Kxhorter and 
 then Local Preacher. Mr. Blackburn has a banner record as a .Sunday School teacher and .Superin- 
 tendent, he having held these honorable positions for forty years straight at the one .Methodist 
 School at Coningsby, Lincolnshire. On leaving England, he was the recipient of some very eulogistic 
 addresses, from Church, .School. Choir, Pastor, etc., one of which was accompanied by a purse of 
 money. We extract a da ase frcin one address as showing how much he was appreciated. It says : — 
 " We beg your acceptance of this trifle as a small recognition of your valued services rendered for 
 a long series of years in trying to promote everything conducing to the welfare of the Wesleyan 
 Connexion here." Mr. Blackburn was married to Misg Vamplew at the Methodist Church of his 
 
34.8 APPENDIX. 
 
 native town on the 9th July, 1873, l)y which liappy union there has l)een issue, one diuigliter. Mrs, 
 Blackburn's greatgrandfaliier was a Frencii Huguenot, one of the most wealthy men in the South 
 of France, who suH'ered terribly at the hands of tlie Homanists, and had to tlee for refuge to Old 
 England, leaving all his wealth and property behind him. On iiis deatli-bed he said, " I am very glad, 
 however, I iiave not left Christ ))ehind nie." In tiie Old Land, Mrs. lilackburn was a teacher in tlie 
 Sunday School, Clioir Singer, and Organist of one of the oldest Baptist Ciuirciies in Kngland, to 
 which denomination siio belonged till tiie time who married. On that occasion she was the recipient 
 of handsome gifts and an address stating how iiiglily her services to the Church had been appreciated 
 by all. 
 
 ISAAC JOHN RADCLIFFK. 
 
 This well-known East-end grocer, of 891-3 Queen Street East, was born at Allanburg, County 
 of Wellari.'., in 18.57, the son of Isaac and Mary A. Radclilfe, of that village, aiid was educated at 
 the Public School there. He first madeiiis stand under Christ's banner at the Riverside Metiiodist 
 Church, in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1883. 
 
 He has been a much-appreciated Class Leader in Simpson Ave. Church, and a member of the 
 Quarterly Board, and he takes a great and active interest in the Young People's Society of Chris- 
 tian Knileavor. 
 
 Mr. Radcliffe was married in 1881 to Miss Jessie Barr Wright, of Allanburg. He is a member 
 of Orient Lodge A.F. and A.M., the Royal Arcanum, and also of the Select Knights of Canada. 
 
 Mr. Radcliffe has l)een doing a stea<lily increasing and prosperous Ijusiness at the present stand 
 for eiglit years past, and has recently added tiie next door store as a butcher department. His first 
 start in life was in a grocery and general store for five years at Allanburg. Then he learnt tele- 
 graphy, and worked at this profession for a considerable time, and was made despatcher on theOrand 
 Trunk system at Buffalo, at which post he stayed for five years. 
 
 No doubt a good deal of Mr. Radcliffe's success to-day is due to the fact that he stands man- 
 fully on the side of religion, of wiiicli he is by no means ashamed. This infiuence dominates all his 
 
 life and his acts. 
 
 THOMAS DAVIS. 
 
 This well-known and much respected ice merchant, etc., of Elliot Street, in Toronto, was born 
 their 1839. At seven years of age he iiccompanied iiis parents to Owen Sound, and at eleven 
 returned witii them to Hamilton wiiere he got most of liis schooling, and was there orought up until 
 the close of the Civil War in tiie States. At this period the family returned to Tonmto, and for 
 four years Mr. Davis worked in tobacco factories, after which he settled down over the Don, on 
 Elliot Street, where he has remained for the past twenty-seven years, doing a good business in ice, 
 coal and wood, express, etc. 
 
 He married, in Hamilton, Miss Meade of that city, the Rev. Dr. Oeddea performing the cere- 
 mony. This union lias been blessed with twelve children, five of whom are now living. The second 
 daughter, Frances A. Davis, has been a missionary in Rev. Dr. Day's Mission, Lil)eria, Central Africa, 
 for three years past, and is doing a good work for the Master in tiiat far-off region. She was con- 
 verted at Wood-Green under the Rev. C. Langford. It was through hearing a lecture on India by 
 the well-known Mrs. Osborn that Miss Frances Davis was led to offer herself as a missionary and 
 she spent seven years in preparation for that noble office. 
 
 The eldest daughter was a trained nurse, and succumbed to overwork while on duty in the Dixie 
 Hospital, State of Virginia, none regretting her more than the medical staff' there, as well as the 
 invalids, among all of whom she was a great favorite. These ladies were both members of Simpson 
 Ave. Church, to which all the family belong. 
 
 Mr. Davis was converted at the age of nineteen in Bethel Church, Hamilton, under the Rev. 
 Mr. Harper, and there helped tiie work as Sunday School teacher. When the family attended 
 Wood-(jlreen he gave much assistance in Sunday School, Class Leader, Local Preacher, leader of 
 Friday night holiness meeting, and is yot a Trustee of that Church . He takes much interest in Simp- 
 
Al'PENIMX. 349 
 
 Bon Ave. ("luiri'li caiiHO, and is « Local Preacher and therefore on tliu (Quarterly Hoard. Mr. I>avi8 
 took the initiative in I'Htahlishing tlie daily noon prayer meeting ^viltiin the biscuit factory of the 
 wcll-iinown CliriHtic, Hrown & Co., whicli has lieen nhundantly hle^lHed lo the conversion of many 
 houIh, many of wiioni are in active work for the MaHter to-day, among them one yonng man \y\w 
 went to Africa a.s a niissionary, ret irned to he married, ami i» now hack at liis old post prose- 
 cuting his work with much happiness and zeal. 
 
 Mrs. Davis belongs to the Ladies' Aid Society, and is always ready to help on the good work of 
 her C'hurch. 
 
 The fatlier and mother of Mr. Davis (Charles and Mary Davis), ran away from Kentucky in 
 the hard old days, and by the " underground railroad " came to British free soil at Toronto, Ont., 
 where the former was one of the founders of the H.M.K. Church on ( 'hestinit Street. Moth were 
 ardent Methodists and great workers. 
 
 Mrs. Davis' father belonged to the Knglish Church in Hamilton, and her mother was converted 
 in the Methodist Church. 
 
 Mr. Davis carries out, very strictly indeed, his convictions on the Temperance (jucst ion. He 
 will not serve hotels or saloons with ice, or any place wliere li((Uor is used, nor any iiouse of iiuestion- 
 able reputation. He once belonged to the Sons of Temperance, and the I. O.G.T,, and lield all the 
 offices therein. 
 
 WM. HOWKLL. 
 
 William Howell, of 270 Pape Avenue, in this city, was born at Bath, England, in 1860, and 
 attended the Church of Kngland National Schools, after which he worked principally on a dairy 
 farm. He came to Canaila witli liis relaticms in 1881, and settled in Cobourg for three years, where 
 he worked in the car works. After this he came on to Toronto, where he was engaged at (ireey's 
 works, (^Inirch anil Esplanade Streets, for four years as blacksmith, since then working at tl;e well- 
 known Taylor's Safe Works. 
 
 Mr. Howell was marrieil to Miss Loscombe, of Bath, England, in 1S80. Ho also made his stand 
 on the Lonl's side at that city, under the preaching of the renowned Church of ICngland Evangelist, 
 the Rev. W. Hay Aitken, who held special services there. When he came to tliis citj' lie joined 
 Gerrard Street Church under the Rev. Mr. Matheson, but he transferred over to Simpson Avenue 
 about one year after it first o])ened. He is a teacher in the Sunday School, and a member of the 
 Board of Trustees. He has taken an active interest in the work of the Y.P.S.C.E. and general 
 church work, and is a member of Mr. Blackburn's class. Mr. Howell is a strong Temperance man, 
 and a member of Court Hope, 6504, A.O.F. 
 
 ORLANDO OAMMOND. 
 
 Orlando Ganimond was born near Cooksville, Ont., March 7th, 1855, and received his education 
 at Walkertcn Public School, after which he was apprenticed to the printing trade, entering the office 
 of the Bruce Herald, and for many years he has been engaged on the staff of the Methodist Book 
 and Publishing House. At Walkerton, Mr. Ganimond, when nineteen years of age, saw himself a 
 sinner in God's sight, but just as he was he came to Christ and received pardon for his sins. On com- 
 ing to Toronto and moving to the east end of the city, and realizing the direct need of a church in 
 his vicinity, Mr. Gammond was one of the valiant few who became the originators of the very spirit- 
 ual and social cause known as Simpson Avenue Methodist Church, and since its inception, Mr. (iani- 
 mond has been an active worke.- in its officiary. Sabbath School, etc. For three j'ears Mr. Ganimond 
 was its Sabbath School Superintendent, and has been filling the important position of Treasurer of 
 Trustee Board, and Class Leader. On the 25th December, 1878, Mr. Gammond was married to Mar- 
 garet A,, daughter of Joseph Carbert, one of the early settlers of Brant township. County Bruce. 
 Mrs. Gammond has been a member of Old Richmond, Woodgreen Tabernacle, and Berkeley St. 
 Methodi.^t Churches, and is at present associated with Simpson Avenue, where she is a very active 
 and willing worker. 
 
350 API'KNDIX. 
 
 J. WKSLKY ORMKROI). 
 
 .1. \Vunl(.'y Ormerod, of 272 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, was born in .Sciirl)oro, Out., in ISrw, 
 iinil t;iliiciil(fil 111 the l'ul)li(! Sclioiil and cnttM'od the Trii;li Sclioo], Imt had to deHist fioin his Htudic.t 
 thioiii^'h ill lii'idth. Ho woiiied on lii.s fuliier'.s fiirni till hu wan twenty-four yours of ago, aflcr' wliicli 
 ex[M'rion(^e ho took a farm for himself. During this agrioultural career lie captured no less than six- 
 teen prizes at ploui^liing oontosts. Mr. Ornierod eanic to Toronto in IS!):{ and started a Hour and 
 feed store at his present address. 
 
 In ISS;i lie married .Miss Mari^aret K. Pearson, of Scarlioio. .Mrs. Ornierod has taken active in- 
 terest in the goo<l work in the jiast as choir singer ami Sunday School teacher. 
 
 Mr. Ornierod was converted when aged nineteen, at Scarhoro, under the ministry of the well- 
 known p.ist or, Rev. C. O. Johnston. Tte has hoen Sunday School Tcaohor , MiMo (^lass Teacher, 
 SuiiiMintt'iident of the Sunday School, a momher of the (Quarterly IJoard, Local I'lt'aclier iiikI Trustee, 
 all at Si!arlioro. He was also Organist for seven years there. His father, the hite .James Ormerod, 
 took a very active interest in the Scarhoro Church work, and was Local Preacher for many years, and 
 was also a veteran of IS.'IT. Mrs. Hannah Ornierod, mother of the siiliject of this skctrh, was like- 
 wi-so a very active and earnest worker for the good cause. Mr. (ieorgc Poaison, father of Mrs. 
 Ornierod, was a Local Preacher, and took a great and warm interest in the noble work. 
 
 Mr. J. Wesley Ormerod is a very strong supporter of the Temperance cause, and has yet the first 
 glass of liquor, pipe, or (;igar to drink or smoke. Ho joined the Sons of Temperance when Imt twelve 
 years of age, and still carries out the precepts of the Order. 
 
 TRINITY CHURCH. 
 
 WILLIAM EDWARDS. 
 
 William Kilwards was born in the ''ounty of Norfolk, Kngland, Mav 4tli, ISI8, and came to 
 Toronto in .Iiino, IS.'KJ. From there he went to Cobourg, where ho remained for six months, return- 
 ing to the former city on the last day of the same year, ami has resided there since then. Up to 
 the year IS5H Mr. lOdwards was engaged in mercantile ])ursuits, and in the year just named accepted 
 the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the Hoard of Arts and Manufactures of Upper Canada, and 
 for five years was editor of the Board'a monthly journal. Mi', lOdwardn held his jjosition until Con- 
 federation, when he 'cceptod an ofl'er made by the Hon. .loliii Carling to l)ccoiiie Secretary of Agri- 
 culture and Ful)lic Works. The Agricultural and Immigration Departments were 8ubsc(iuently 
 organize<l into a separate department, while Mr, Edwards retained the secretaryship of Public 
 Works, and holds it at present (IS!)!)). 
 
 Until the year 1840 Mr. Ivlwards was connected with tiie Anglican Church, but in the year just 
 named, when Dr. Matthew Ricliey and Dr. .Joseph .Stinson were the pastors of the old (Jeorge .'Street 
 British Wesleyan Methodist Church, Mr. Edwards became a member of that denomination. He 
 was for some time a member of the olioir of this church, when it was under the leadership of Mr. .John 
 liaxter, with his son, liie late Alderman Baxter, as one of the tenor singers. For some years Mr. 
 Edwards was a member of Mr. Rogers' class, at the residence of " Sister Tayler," on Richmond .Street, 
 and subsequently in classes conducted by .Tame Price, John Sterling an<l various pastors. Ife con- 
 tinued his membership from (Jeorge Str'-^et Cliurch to Richmond Street, and in the latter lie held the 
 office for various terniH of Secretary to the Circuit Missionary and Sunday School Conniiittee. He 
 was Steward of the Poor Fund, Secretary of the Trust Board and of the Elders' meeting, as well as 
 Recording and Pew Steward. 
 
 When the Richmond Street Church property was sold to the Methodist Book and Publishing 
 Company, Mr. Edwards transferred his membership to the Metropolitan Church, where he remained 
 for some years, then, owing to his change of residence, he became a member of Trinity congregation, 
 to whom the pastor at that time was the Rev. .1. F. Ockley. 
 
APPENDIX. 351 
 
 Mr. HMwanU' oMost hoii, tlio lato Rov, W. W. KilwanlH, who diod .Tiino 8th, 1893, waa oi-dnincd 
 to the Mulliodist initiislry liy the Kov. \V. Morluy Puimlion in llio St. Jamua .Stroot Churuli, Mon- 
 treal in tlie yt-ar 1871. His yonnKCHt Hon, (ho Fiev. Cliiiries Kdwardn, was ordninod and in.stidled 
 pastor of Fniiikliii Avt-nuc I'ruMliytorian (."hurch, IJfooklyn, N.N'., in tho year 189*2. Mr KdwardH' 
 .i(!Oond Hon, A. C Kdwardn, was tho (iom-ral Manaj^cr of llio London (liiarantoo and Accident ( 'oin- 
 pany in the I'nitccl States He died in (Jliicago I'Vluuary lllh, IS94, after Imt fonr day.s' illnesg. 
 Mr. J. il. KdwardH, the third son, has lieen in the Ontario Department of l'nl)lic Works since 1S09, 
 and n(/w (1S!)9) in D(^|iarlniental Accountant and l^aw Clerk. 
 
 ^iV. <;e<)rge KdwardH, tiic fointh Hon, is a (JInirtered Accountant, and has twice been President 
 of the Association of Accountants of Ontario. 
 
 RKV. (1. M. IJROWN. 
 
 Oeorj^e Martin Hrown is the <le»cen(hint of an old Mngli.sh MclhodiHl family. His grandfather, 
 Roliert Spoor, was one of the trustees of Wesley's thplian House liefore the death of the a))oslle of 
 Methodism. His parents were old residents of Newcastle and faitliful adherents of the Methodist 
 society there. 
 
 In ISK) they remowed to Canada anil settled in Toronto, and commenced the business now car- 
 ried on liy tile l!ro>vn Hrothers Company. 
 
 'I'iie s\d)ject of our sketch was converted early in life in the Old I'iehniond Street Church, and 
 received lliere an a mendier when only tliirteen years of age. Wlien Klni Street Cliurch was built 
 he removed there to worslii|). Wliena young man, and previous to his decision to study for the min- 
 istry, he spent a year in tiie old country, anil also a winter in the liahama Islands. His travels gave 
 him wider opportunities to study human nature, and the liberal views and the wiile charity that are 
 the distinguishing attributes of his character are in no small measure due to the exporienoe ^iiiiiod 
 in viewing other lands. 
 
 In the year 1862, at the Wesloyan Conference, he was received as a probationer for the ministry, 
 and four years afterwards lie was formally ordained. Since which time he has cimtinued uninter- 
 ruptedly to labor on circuit work. 
 
 His brother, Ihomas ]5rown, the eldest of the family, was one of the promoters of the building 
 of the first Kim Street (,'liurcli. He there became .Superintendent of the Sunday School, the Record- 
 ing Stcwaril of the Church and in the subsequent years he led a class. He died in 1867 when only 
 thirty-nine years of age. 
 
 In the lirst day of the year 1S67, the llev. Mr. IJrown wedded Miss Mary Lowes, daughter of 
 Mr. Isaac Lowes, of the Township of Chinguacousy, afterwards of the Town of Rrampton. 
 
 Margaret Wilkinson, tlu^ mother of Mrs. Rrown, was a daughter of Mi-. .Tolin Wilkinson, one of 
 the first settlers in the County of I'eel. His farm w:.s located near the Town of T>rami)ton. 
 
 Mr. Rrown is a preacher of the old stamp His fine open and unreserved countenance and the 
 manly frankness of his manners inimeili.itely engages the confidence of his hei'.rers. He stands above 
 tl.e medium heigiit and wears a full beard, now slowly turning grey. His life has l)een one long 
 evangelical endeavor, and as already l)reviously tohl, his open air addresses first estiiblished a fe l)le 
 movement of -Methodism in Brockton, wliicii although doomed for many j'ears to die away, was yet 
 to spring pluenix-like from its ashes, at length bearing full fruition of ilie seed sown with great 
 temerity and solicitude. 
 
 A. F. ANDRKWS. 
 
 A. F. Andrews and his wife have been members of Trinitj' Church since its inception. Mr. 
 Andrews is of Knglish birth. His home was in lovely Kent, where he was born in 1849. His mother 
 died when he was a child, and he was brought up l)y his maternal grandmother, awonum of excep- 
 ti(nial Christian character. 
 
 Mr. Andrews came to Toronto in 1870. He was then a young man of 20 years. He attended 
 old Alice Street Church for a time, then united with Carlton Street Chncli, where he remained in 
 membership for eight years, taking active interest in the Sunday School work. - 
 
352 APPENDIX. 
 
 Mr. Andrews was married on the lOtli of Juno, 1876, to Jennie, daughter of Robert Henning. 
 
 Oiango of residence to tlie nortli-west part of the city brought Mr. Andrews and his family to 
 Trinity Church, and they were admitted into membership by Rev. Dr. Johnston. Mr. Andrews 
 has always shown active sympathy with church work. He is Secretary of the Sunday Morning Class. 
 
 Mrs. Andrews was for many years a scholar in Alice Street Sunday School. She afterwards 
 taught in the Carlton Street Sunday School, and received adult baptism from Rev. Dr. Potis at 
 Central Church. She is a member of the Trinity Ladies' Aid, and contributes liberally in interest 
 and support to the social work of the Church. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have four children — Fred C. Andrews and Robert Henning Andrews, 
 both young business men and both members of Trinity Church ; and Eva C. Andrews and Grace 
 Page Andrews, scholars in Trinity Sunday School, 1897. 
 
 C. G. HARRIS. 
 
 Clement G. Harris is one of the oldest Methodists, as well as one of the pioneers of Toronto. Mr. 
 Harris was born in London, Eng., in 1830. In 1832 his parents came to Canada and settled in Thorn- 
 hill, York County, removing afterwards to the Toronto suburbs (now Rosedale), and finallj' going 
 into business on Yonge Street. Mr. Harris has distinct memories of the Rebellion of 1837, and re. 
 calls seeing Toronto citizens burying their valuables in the North Diive, Rosedale. After eight 
 years on Yonge Street the family returned into East York, where Mr. Harris continued to reside 
 from 1847 to 1889. 
 
 During their early residence in Toronto the family attended the Episcopal Methodist Church on 
 Richmond Street, a small wooden building which stood just east of the present Methodist Book 
 Room. 
 
 Mr. Harris was thus brought up in the Methodist Church, and during his fifty years' residence in 
 East York helped to build several churches, while he also assisted in establishing the first Sunday 
 School in York Township. 
 
 Mrs. F"arris is a daughter of the late George Andrews, of Aurora, and sister of the Rev. Alfred 
 Andrews, of Rat Portage Methodist Church. She is of an old established Methodist family of Hen- 
 stead parish, .Sufifolk, Eng., her parents coming to Toronto in 1835, where their daughter was born. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Harris returned to reside in Toronto in 1889, and having settled in their present 
 
 home, 280 Major Street, at once connectsd themselves with Trinity Church. Their children were : 
 
 Annie, who is a member and a teacher in the Sunday School of Trinity Church, and also an active 
 
 worker in the Epworth League, and Richard G., a bright boy of eleven years, who died of diphtheria 
 
 on December 17, 1892 (1897). 
 
 MISS SMALL. 
 
 Miss Small, with her sisters. Miss Jennie and Miss Mattie Small, is of English descent, although 
 of Canadian birth. Tlieir grandparents came from Yorkshire, Eng., and settled in Cobourg, Ont. , 
 in the early days of that pretty town. The parents of these young ladies were born and 
 brought up in Cobourg, and were married in St. Peter's Church, of that town. Mrs. Small was a 
 daughter of Mr. Thomas Webster, of Cobourg. Up to the time of their removal to Toronto the family 
 were members of the Anglican Church, but soon after their arrival in the city Mrs. Small became, first, 
 a casual attendant, then a member of Old Richmond Street Church, taking her family with her. 
 Change of residence soon brought her to Elm Street Church, and here Mrs. Small remained for eight- 
 een years after her husband'a death one of the most active workers in the various organizations. She 
 ■was for many years a teacher m the Elm Street Sunday School, then under the superintendence of 
 Mr. Warring Kennedy, and also conducted a young ladies' Bible Class in her own home. She was a 
 member of the Dorcas Society as well, and a generous supporter of all the church charities. 
 
 Mrs. Small's eldest son, who was educated at Victoria College, Cobourg, is now engaged in evan 
 gelistic service in the Episcopal Church, Brainerd, Minnesota. Her other sons have also remained 
 true to the church of their early childhood and are Anglicans. The daughters, however, being 
 
APPENDIX. 353 
 
 younger, have remained in the church of their mother's choice, and on settling in their preseui home 
 united with Trinity Methodist Churcli, where they are in full membership, although frequent travel 
 has prevented any continued active church work. 
 
 MRS. J. T. LEGROW. 
 
 Mrs. J. T. Legrow came out from Down County, Ireland, in 188.3, and married Mr. Legrow soon 
 after her arrival, Hor husband M'as born and brouglit up in Rroadcove, Newfoundland, where his 
 family were among the earliest Methodists, and strong supporters of the church in the Island. After 
 their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Legrow moved to the northwestern part of the city and united with 
 Bathurst Street Church, where tliey remained two years. When Trinity Church was inaugurated 
 under Mr. T. \V. ,Ieft'ery, Mr. Legrow, who liad been, prior to his marriage, one of its members in 
 Queen Street Churcli, and was mucli attached to this particular pastor, followed him and remained 
 in full membersliip at Trinity until his (Mr. Legrow) death in 1894. 
 
 Mrs. Legrow is in sympathy with all the work of the church and continues in membership al- 
 though unable to give active service. She has no family. 
 
 MRS. W. M. ORR. 
 
 Mrs. William M. Orr is the daughter of Mathew Evans, of Armagh County, Ireland. Her pa 
 rents came to Canada in 1830 and settled in Toronto, where Mr. Evans died in 1853. 
 
 Mrs. Orr joined tlie Methodist Church when she was twenty-one years of age. Soon afterwards 
 she married Mr. William M. Orr, a business man at Hamilton, and for the next twenty-nine years she 
 resided in that city. Mr. Orr was of a family whose Methodism extended back to the time of John 
 Wesley. He wa? trustee of McNabb Striet (now Centenary) Church for several years. Business de- 
 mands prevented active church work for several year, after which change of residence brought Mr. 
 and Mrs, Orr into fellowship with Simcoe Street Church. 7vlr. Orr died in Hamilton in 1878. 
 
 Three years later Mrs Orr and her family moved iv Toronto and united with Queen Street 
 Church, where they remained for four years. Change of residence to their present home brought them 
 into the vicinity of Trinity Church on its inception. They attended the first service of the church 
 held by the Rev. T. W. Jeffery in a tent, and Mrs. Orr has continued in membership ever since. 
 Mrs. Orr is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society and the Women's Missionary Auxiliary. 
 
 Her children are Joseph F., who for several years sang in Trinity choir ; William E,, who was 
 Secretary and Treasurer of the Sunday School for six years, also filled the successive offices of Presi- 
 dent and Secretary of the Young People's Association ; John B. , at present engaged in business in 
 Ottawa; Charles E., of Portland, Oregon; Miss Lulu S., who was a member of Trinity and very 
 active in the Sunday School and Young People's Association, and who died in 1890; Annie M., wife of 
 J, C. Smith, of Guelph ; Miss Jennie and Miss Mabel, who are at home. 
 
 WILLIAM SHEPPARD. 
 
 William Sheppard may be considered one of the oldest members of the Metliodist Church in To- 
 ronto. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in the year 1810. His parents were influenced 
 into active Methodism by Wesley's preaching, and Mr. Sheppard's earliest memories in connection 
 with the church are those of listening frequently to Gideon Ouseley, Wesley's disciple, whose work 
 in the north of Ireland bore such fruitful results for Methodism. 
 
 Mr. Sheppard married in Ireland and came to Canada in 1837, the j'ear of the rebellion, but on 
 account of the disturbed condition of Upper Canada he did not venture to bring his wife at once to 
 Toronto, but remained in Kingston for three years, reaching Toronto in 1840, where he has since re- 
 sided. Mr. Sheppard has a unique record, inasmuch as he has been successively a member of the 
 three earliest Methodist churches in Toronto. 
 
 Upon coming to Toronto in 1840 he united with the old Adelaide Street Church. When the dis- 
 ruption took place between the American and British Methodists, he joined the Georf^e Street Church 
 
354 APPRNDTX. 
 
 where for many years he held offiee as supennlendent of the (Sunday School. He was succeeded in 
 this office by the late Jolin Macdonald. When Riclmiond Street Cliurch was erected Mr. Sheppard 
 united with it, and Iiere he remained in iuenil)ersliip for many years until tiiat too was pulled down. 
 
 His liilies as mail "Icrk on the (i.T.K. at this period rendered his church attendance irregular, 
 but he connected liinisclf with Sherliourne .Street Cluirch, and there remained until, in 1888, a change 
 of residence brought liim within the vicinity of Trinity Church, of which he is a member at the pre- 
 sent time. 
 
 Mrs. Sheppard (Mary A. Beattie), who died in 1895, was of Irish nationality and a staunch Meth- 
 thodist. 
 
 Mr. Sheppaid at the advanced age of eighty -seven years is clear of memory, alert and interested 
 in the progiess of the church to wliich he has for so many years belonged, and which he has seen ad- 
 vance with such wonderful pace in Toronto (1897.) 
 
 MRS. WILLIAM S. McCULLOUGH. 
 
 Mrs. William S. McCullough has been in mend)ership with Trinity Church since its inception 
 unilcr the llev. T. W. .Tefl'ery, and although her health has not permitted active Church work her 
 interest has been sustained by her children, all of whom are active members of the Church. 
 
 Mrs. McCullough is the widow oi the late Rev. William S. McCullough, ^I.A., M.D., a devoted 
 and much beloved minister of the Methodist Clmreh in Canada, who died in Merrickville in 1S78 at 
 the earlj' age of thirty-six years. 
 
 Mr. McCullough was born in Kemptville, Ontario, and was early consecrated to the ministry 
 by his mother. He entered Victoria College, and after taking his degrees and ordination vows, was 
 appointed to (.'aileton Place Circuit. Later on, at the instigation of tlie Rev. I)r Morley I'unshon, 
 he took the degree of ^l.D. at Queen's Univcrsitj, Kingston, pieparatory to going as a missionary to 
 Jax>an, but was taken suddenly ill and died withiii a week. 
 
 Mrs. Mct'uUougb was of Irish descent, a dauglitcr of Thomas .Tat'kson, of r>oyd'8 Settlement. 
 She was baptized and brought up in the Methodist Church. After her husband's death she remained 
 for two years in Merrickville, then removed to Wingham, where she was active in Church work and 
 a teacher in the Sunday School for si.x years. Removing to Toronto, Mrs. McCullough puichased a 
 pretty residence at 16S Roliert Street and joined Tiinity Church. Her family con.-iisls of two sons 
 and three daughters : William .Tackson, engaged in piano interests in Toronto, and who has held the 
 office of Assistant Secretary in Tiinity Sunday School; James Sidney Stinson, mining broker in 
 Toronto ; Charlotte Troniley, Sunday School Teacher ; Miss M. A., Secretary and Organist of class 
 meeting, and teacher in Trinity .Sunday Scluiol ; and Lucy A. Watts McCullough (Connnunicated. 
 Ed.) 
 
 C. S. JONES. 
 
 C. .S. .Tones is a Canadian by birth, and owns Hamilton as his native citj\ He is the son of 
 Judge Jones of lirantford, (Chairman of the Roanl of County Judge.". His mother is a daughter of 
 the late John Williamson, of Stony Creek. He is of U.E. Loyalist descent. 
 
 Colonel Jones is a barrister by profession, and was a mend)er of the Rrantford firm of Hardy, 
 W'lkes «fc .Jones. He was also connected w ith tlic militia force for twenty-live years, holding coni- 
 mi. id of the DutFerin Rifles of Brantford. In 1890 he came to Toronto to enter the Crown Fiands 
 Departnu ', then under the charge of his former partner, the Hon. A. S. Hardy, the present Premier 
 of the Province, ler ving both his practice and his military service, but retaining rank in the latter 
 (1897). 
 
 Colonel .Foncs is a member of the Quarterly Board of Trinity Church, and was also for several 
 years President of its I'Ipworth i^eague. He occupied the responsible position of Chairman of the 
 Reception (,'omuiittee of the great International Epworth League Convention, held in Toronto in 
 July, 1897, and lo his clforts and the other mcndiers of tlie Executive the success of the Convention 
 is lartrelj' due. His gonial numner nuikes him invalual)le in work among the young people. He was 
 for some years .Secretarv of the .Sunday School. 
 
APPENDIX. 355 
 
 Mrs. Jones, nee Miss Armstroi!g of Tilsonburg, Ont. , is of c.itablished Methodist descent. She 
 is interested in the foreign missionary work of the Church, and is also a member of the Barbara 
 Heck Memorial Committee. The family consists of two sons and two daughters. 
 
 J. P. BULL. 
 
 J. P. Bull is one of the oldest natives of York County. Ili? parents came from Ireland in 1818, 
 and took up land on Davenport Road, west of Wells' Hill. The Davenport Road was equally well 
 known at one time as Bull's Road. The old homestead, known as " Springmount," Davenport Hill, 
 remains in the family. 
 
 Mr. Bull was born in 1822. When he attained his majority his father purchased for him the 
 original " Dowiisview " farm, situated some eight miles from the present city centre, and from which 
 the pr.ispurous farming settlement of Downsview has taken its name. Here Mr. Bull reside! for 
 forty years, one of the earliest and most respected of York's pioneers. 
 
 Mr. Bull stauiichly suppoiiiil the Metliodist Church, from its first services in a little log school- 
 house to those held in the fine suljst.mtial brick edifice wiiich exists at Downsview to-day, and to the 
 building of wliirh Mr. Bull contributi ' largely. The present church was opened by the celebrated 
 divine. Rev. Morley Punshon. In this rimrch, and also in connecticm with the Metliodist Church at 
 hirge, Mr. Bull has held nearly all the ofhccs possible to a layman. He was for thirty years Presi- 
 dent of tlie liiblc Society, and for seven years an active member of the Foreign Missionary Commit- 
 tee of the Metliodist Church of Canada. Mr. Bull laid tli<' cdriier stone of the Centennial Methodist 
 Church of this city. 
 
 Mr. Bull has been twice married. His first wife (Mi.sa CarjieiUcr, of (Jrimsby) he married in 
 November, 1844, she died in 1847, leaving or'^ son, Bartholomew Hill Bull, of Brampton, whoseeMcst 
 son, W. Perkins Hull, is now a member of the law firm of (Jallaglier & Hull, of Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Hull's second wife (Miss Hishop, of a Somersetshire family) was a singularly beautiful 
 Christian character, and her death, in August, 1S96, was a loss deeply mourned, not by her own 
 family .done, but bj' all who had come under the in(lueii(;e of her strong and deep religious life. Her 
 children are : .Mrs. W^. P. Page, Mrs. Wesley Clark, .Miss Xcllie Bull, .Miss May Hull, and the late 
 Walter JelFers Bull, assessor and coUecto. for York Township, avIio died in July, 1897. 
 
 .Mr. Bull has twenty-three grandchildren, all of whom have been baptized in the A.ethodist 
 Church. 
 
 Mr. Bull was one of five brothers, the others being the late Dr. Bull, of King ; the late 
 Bartholomew Bull, Reeve of York Township for thirteen years ; the late Dr. Frank Bull, of 
 Toronto and Thomas Bull, late Clerk of the Peace for York County. 
 
 MRS. BRIDGLAND. 
 
 .Mrs. Bridgland has been an active worker in the women's organizations of Trinity Church since 
 its ini'ey)tion. For two years she was President of the Ladies' Aid Society. She is also a Yice- 
 President of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Previous to her connection with Trinity 
 Church, a long period of her church life, and that of her husband, was spent in association with the 
 Central Methodist Church, Toronto. 
 
 .Mrs. Bridgland is a daughter of a pioneer minister of the Methodist Church, Rev. R. Jones, and 
 a granddaughter of an olticer in the British Army, who came to Canada with his regiment and was 
 given a grant of land near Perth. Her father was only eighteen years old when he was called to 
 preach. He continued in the active service of the ministry for over half a century. Dining his 
 later years he was Bursar at Victoria College, and he died in Cobourg in 1893 at ilie ripe age of 
 eighty-two years. 
 
 Mrs. Bridgland was born in Colborn, Victoria County. She united with the church in her girl- 
 hood days, during revival services in Picton, where much of her ea. ly life was spent. 
 
 Her husband, .Mr. J, A. Bridgland, was in the (lovernmeut service, and hold the office of Super- 
 
356 APPENDIX. 
 
 intendent of Colonization Roads. Mrs. Bridgland'a early married life was spent in Quebec and 
 Ottawa. When Confedoration took place, her liushand wasreniovf.l to Toronto. 
 
 During iNii. i^ridgland's life he held office as Class Leader and Recording Steward in the Central 
 Metho<list Church, Toronto, while Mrs. Hri<lg'and was also most active in church work. Mr. Bridg- 
 land died in 18S1, and a few years later, when Tiinly Church was organized, his widow and family 
 united with it. 
 
 Mrs. Bridgland lias four daughters. Anna, wife of Mr. J. L. Darling, lawyer, of Stratford, 
 (Mrs. Darling has three children, Ceorge M., Reginald ond Eric;) Marj Ella Bridgland, Josephine 
 Bridg'and, and Mildred, married to Mr. A. R. Walker. 
 
 REV. DR. TOVELL. 
 
 Rev. Dr. Tovell, the present pastor of Trinity Church (1897), is descended from an old Norfolk 
 (England) family, on his father's side, while his mother is of Irish birth, a native of Armagh, who 
 came out to Canada as a young girl with her parents over half a century ago. 
 
 Dr. Tovell was born in Wellington County, Ontario. He joined the Methodist Church at the 
 age of twenty-one years, under the pastorate of Rev. Richard Clark, and his assistant. Rev. James 
 Pearen, B.A., to whose personal influence Dr. Tovell attributes his conversion. 
 
 Having decided to enter the ministry. Dr. Tovell took an elective course at Victoria University 
 after a probationary circuit charge, which included Millbank, Berlin and Georgetown. 
 
 Upon leaving college, fully equipped for his work, Dr. Tovell assumed charge of various Toronto 
 churches in succession, Sherbourne Street, Wesley Church, Richmond Street, and Berkeley Street, 
 pastorates which occupied a period of over eleven years. Leaving Toronto, he was appointed to 
 Peterborough charges, where he remained four years, afterward going to St. Paul's Church, St. 
 Catharines, Ontario. Hamilton was the next scene of his labors, where he remained six years ; leav- 
 ing there for his present pastorate in 1897. 
 
 Dr. Tovell is a member of the Senate of W' sley Theological College, Montreal, which insti- 
 tution conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in '895, when he was President of the Hamilton Con- 
 ference. He has had the honor of being elected hree times in succession as member of the General 
 Conference, which meets only once in four years. He was elected a member of the General Board 
 of Missions, at the General Conference of 1894, hi Id in London. 
 
 Dr. Tovell ranks among the earnest, tiiougntful and peace-loving servants of the Methodist 
 denomination, one whose ministries have been always successful and conducive to the deeper Chris- 
 tian life of the church. 
 
 Mrs. Tovell is a daughter of Mr. T. C. Watkins, of Hamilton. She was brought up in the 
 Methodist faith, is a graduate of Wesleyan Ladies' College, Hamilton, and has been in all church 
 work her husband's supporter. Dr. and Mrs. Tovell have two .sons, Norman R. W. and Harold T. 
 
 R. A. GRAYDON. 
 
 R. A, Graydon was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, and is Methodist by descent, from 
 parents who attached themselves to Primitive Methodism in the old land in those days when 
 Methodism meant much of the simplicity as well as the social status of the Salvation Army of to-day. 
 Mr. Graydon came to Canada twenty-three years ago and settled in Streetsville, Ont. On coming to 
 Toronto, he connected himself with the Metropolitan Church, under the pastorate of Dr. Potts. 
 Moving to the west end, he became one of the earliest members of Trinity Church, and has been 
 closely connected with it during the ten years since it was established. 
 
 He is a member of the Board of Trustees, Quarterly Official Board and active in all its executive 
 work, 
 
 Mrs. Graydon, nee Miss Hughes, of Orangeville, belongs to one of the old settled families there. 
 She is also an active worker in the women's organizations of the Church. Both Mr. and Mrs. olraydon 
 are popular because of their frank and genial ways. They have a family of three daughters. 
 
APPENDIX. 357 
 
 REV. DR. POTTS. 
 
 The Rev. Dr. Potts belongs not to any one church or city of the Di/minion ; one might even go 
 further, and, in view of his broad Christianity, say that he belongs not even to one denoniination. but 
 to the whole of the Christian Churcli in Canaaa ; for his work has leaped the boundaries o' denoniiu- 
 ationalism, and his influence extends into all Canadian Christian citizenship. While holding the 
 Methodist church and the ministerial office always highest and first in his regard, yet his strong 
 personality has extended his work into the larger sphere of practical Christian statesmanship. Had 
 Dr. Potts chosen a less spiritual life-work than that of the pulpit, he would to-day have been one of 
 the leading public men of Canada's political and business world. 
 
 Dr. Potts was born in 1838, in County !tormanagh, Ireland. He came out to this country at the 
 age of seventeen years, and, pausing to visit friends at Kingston, Ontario, made his way to the 
 Southern States. Later on, he returned to Kingston, and henceforth made his home in Canada. 
 
 Although brougiit up in the English Church, Dr. Potts became a member of the Methodist Church 
 while in Kingston, under the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. Douglas. For a year or two he engaged in 
 business, then, under persuasion of his friends, united with his own strong inclination towards the 
 ministry, he entered Victoria College, and upon the conclusion of his studies there and tlie usual 
 probationary work, he was appointed assistant to the Rev'd Richard Jones, in London, Ontario. 
 From there he came to Toronto as pastor of Bloor Street church, after which, at the age of twenty- 
 eight years, lie was appointed to tlie Centenary Church in Hamilton. 
 
 Between that date and 1886, when he took up his present office of Secretary of the Educational 
 Department of the Church, Dr. Potts became pastor in turn of the leading pulpits of Canada j first, 
 in St. .James Church, Montreal, then the Metropolitan and Elm Street churches of Toronto, after 
 which he returned to the above-named churches for a second term. His pulpit influence during these 
 pastorates has survived in its effect upon the membership of the Toronto churches at large. 
 
 In 1886 the office of General Secretary of the Educational work of the Methodist Cliurcli in 
 Canada was created, and Dr. Potts was appointed to fill it. " One of its attractions for me," he says, 
 " was that, while compelled to give up pastoral work, I should yet not have to leave the pulpit." In 
 the fulfilment of the duties of this office. Dr. Potts travels yearly over the greater part of the Domin- 
 ion, preaching and collecting funds in the interest of the colleges and educational work of the church. 
 He is always a welcome gU' st, and his visits are most stimulating to the cause he represents. The 
 fund has more than doubled itself during the past ten years. 
 
 Within tlie Dominion Dr. Potts has held many church offices. He is a member of the Senate of 
 Victoria University, and also a member of the Board of Montreal Theological College, wliile his 
 standing among his Toronto ministerial brethren is indicated by the fact that he was elected first 
 President of the Toronto Ministerial Association, which was established in 1878. 
 
 Outside of Canada, Dr. Potts is equally well known. Wesleyan University, Ohio, conferred upon 
 him the degree of D. D. in 1878, and for many years he has been one of the two Dominion repre- 
 sentatives upon the International Sunday School Lesson Committee. At the last meeting of this in- 
 fluential and important body, held in Piiiladelphia, Dr. Potts was appointed Chairman, an honor 
 which reflects upon the Canadian ministry at large. 
 
 When in Toronto, Dr. Potts may be found busy in his office at Victoria College, which his cordial 
 ways and strong personality makes a very centre for church stimulus and work. His home life is 
 very simple, yet full of family joy and content. 
 
 Dr. Potts has two sons, Frank H. Potts and .J. Edward Potts of H. M. Customs, and two 
 daughters, Bessie Potts and Edna Rose Potts, young people yet under their father's roof. 
 
 MR. AND MRS. G. A. POWELL. 
 
 George A. Powell is of Canadian birth and Irish descent. His parents came from Ireland to 
 Canada in 1843 and settled in Wellesley Township, Waterloo County, where they lived for forty 
 
358 APPENDIX. 
 
 years. Tlie family luive Iteen Methodists for generations, ami Mr. I'dwell's fatluT was Class Leader 
 and Trustee in llusiier's Church, Waterloo County, for over a ijuarter of a century. 
 
 Mr. Powell has hetui a nii'inlier of the (.'hurch NJiice I'liiliUiood. During his rijsidenee in Strat- 
 fonl he was a member of tiie Central Metho<li.st Church there, holding the oflices of Trustee and 
 Usher. 
 
 Mrs. Powell (nee Mary Mjxts) is the daughter of .Tohn Myers, of Stratford, an active mendier of 
 the Central Church in Stratford, l)eing Class Loailer, Trustee, Leader of the Choir, and for houu! years 
 also Sunday .School Superintendent. Miss Myers, was Organist of the Stratford Church at the early 
 age of thirteen, a position she retained aftei' her marriage with Mr. Powell 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Powell removed to Toronto in 1S!)1. They united with Trinity Church, and Mrs. 
 Powell received the ap))ointn'ent f)f Cluircli Organist, a position which she still fills acceptably. Mr. 
 Powell is a member of Trinity Church Choir. 
 
 Their children are Ethel Lilian, a mend)er of Trinity Hible Class and Choir. Minnie Pearl and 
 Ruby Myers, both of whom are mcmlxn's of Trinity Church. 
 
 MISS WHITE. 
 
 This young lady, although of recent membership in Trinity Church, has been connected through- 
 out her life with the .Methodist Church in Toronto, and has also helped in much quiet, benevolent 
 work both in the home and foreign missionary w-ork. 
 
 Miss White's father left Ireland for Canada when a young man and came at once to Toronto, 
 where he resided for a full half century until his death in 1883. 
 
 Miss White's grandparents were brought over from Presbyterianism to the Methodists in 
 Ireland. Her father, therefore, was brought up in the Methodist Cliurcli, and upon his arrival 
 in Toronto he at once united with old Adelaide Street Church, where he did active service. 
 Since coming to the city he resided in the northern [)art and becanie united with the Central 
 Church, Bloor Street, where he held othce for many years as Trustee, Steward and mendier of 
 various executive boards. 
 
 Miss White's mother (Miss Mulholland, of East York) was of Canadian birth and Methodist 
 descent She died when her daughter was a little girl. Miss White united with the Cluirch at an 
 early age, and was a teai.her in the Sunday School of Central Church for over twelve years. She was 
 also much interested in the missionary work of the (^hurch. 
 
 After hor father's death Miss White travelled for some years, and on returning to Toronto united 
 with the Metropolitan Church and became a member of its Woman's Missionary Society. 
 
 Upon the completion of her present home on Lowther Avenue, Miss White united with Trinity 
 Church and is a member of its Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society. 
 
 JOHN WILLIAMS. 
 
 John Williams comes of English Methodist parentage, and joined the Methodist Church in Eng- 
 land when a young man. He was baptized in Brulgewater .Street Church, Manchester. 
 
 Mr. Williams came out to Canada first in 1870. Ho was for two years a member of the Centen- 
 ary ZJhurch in Hamilton, and afterwards, for another two years, member of lihe Oshawa Methodist 
 Church. 
 
 Returning to England, Mr. Williams remained thirteen years, and during that time, owing to 
 frequent change of residence, ho was connected with various churches— Moor Park Church, Preston ; 
 King's Hill Church, Wednesbury, and Brockley Churches, London. He was connected with Brock- 
 ley Church for six years, and lield office as Trustee, Steward and Sunday School Superintendent. 
 Moving to Leicester, he united with the SaxeCoburg Street Church, where during his three years' 
 connection he took otKce as Sunday School Superinteiulent. 
 
 Mr. Williams returned to Canada in 1887 and took up residence in Toronto. He has been a 
 member of Trinity Church for eight years, and has occupied office as Class Leader, Envelope Steward 
 
APPKNDIX. 359 
 
 and Usher. He is ii member of the Quarterly Board and Treasurer of the Superannuated Ministers' 
 Fund. 
 
 Mrs. Williams is a dauijhter of Mr. J. Braund, of Bideford Devon. Her parents were prominent 
 Metliodisls, and slie united with the Church at tlie ago of thirteen. Her two ludthers arc local 
 preaclici's of liic Methodist Church in Bideford and prominent in church and tcnipciance work. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Williams have two children- Fred C, Civil Kngineer, Cleveland, Ohio, horn 
 December, 186.'), and niarrieil to Miss Andrews, of Peterborough, England. They have two cliildren 
 — Dorotliy, born .lune, IS94 ; .Fennie K., born Januarj', 1876. 
 
 Mr. Williams is associated with the City Engineer's Department, Toronto. 
 
 M. H. PKTKR-ON. 
 
 M. H. Petor.son is a member of the Board of Management and of the Quarterly Board of Trinity 
 Cinirch. Altiiough liis recent removal to Toronto makes him one of the newer forces in the church 
 work, yet his long line of Methodist descent, and his active church work in other places entitle 
 him to a leading ])osition in the history of the progress of the Methodist Church in Canada. 
 
 Mr. Petcr.son i.s a U. E. Loyalist by descent. His great-grandfather, Nicholas Peterson, came 
 from the Mohawk Valley district of New York state in 1770, and was given a grant of land at 
 Adolphustown, Prince lulward County. His grandfatiier and father were brought up in Adolphus- 
 town, but in later years the latter moved to Percy, Nortliumberland, where Mr. Peterson was 
 born. He lived there until he was twenty-one, then moved to Colborne, when; he rcsi led until he 
 came to Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Peterson's grandmother on his father's side, was a Howard, and he was related to the 
 donor of High Park, one of the most valuable gifts Toronto ever received. 
 
 On his mother's siilc, Mr. Peterson beloiig.s to the Pettingclls, an old English family, who moved 
 across the border in 181'i, and also received a grant of land in Piincc I'ldward (Jounty. 
 
 Mr. Peterson's ancestors on both sides were staunch Metlioilists. His grandfatlier's house was 
 the Methoilist meeting-house until the first church was built in Adol])huslown, and his father was 
 the most piominent Methodist in Prince Edward County, Mr. Peterson became a mend>er 
 of the Church at eighteen years of age, and during his residence in Colborne held the offices of 
 Steward and Trustee. 
 
 Mrs. Peterson (nee Miss Laura A. Dorr, daughter of Mr. M. C. Dorr, Northumberland 
 County), is a member of the Ladies' Aid, and life mcnd)er of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soc- 
 iety of Trinity Church. 
 
 MR. AND MRS. T. SOUTHWORTH. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. T. Soiithworth are among the more recent members of Trinity Church, but have 
 had long and close association with the work of the Methodist Church in Gananoque and Brockville. 
 Mr. Southworlh's familj' are of Unitarian thought and descent. Mrs. Soutiiworth is the daughter 
 of Mr. Wm. Taylor, of Leeds County, Ontario, and sister of Mr. (ieorge Taylor, M.P., the well- 
 known Conservative Whip. 
 
 Mrs. Southworth's grandparents came with their young family to Canada from Wicklow County, 
 Ireland, early in the century and settled in Lansdownc Township, Leeds, where their grandchildren 
 were born. Mr. Taylor retired from active farming interests earlj' and settled in Gananoijue, where 
 his children were brought up. The family have been firm supporters of the Methodist Church for 
 generations, and as a young girl Mrs. Southworch was Sunday School teacher and member of 
 the cboir. 
 
 Upon her marriage, Mrs. Southworth went to reside in Brockville, and the family resided in 
 this prettiest of Canadian towns for sixteen years, during which time they were in membership with 
 Wall Street Church, and Mrs. Southworth resumed her Sunday School work. 
 
 In 1895 Mr. Southworth, who had been for several years editor of the Brockville Recorder, 
 was appointed Clerk of Forestry by the Ontario Government, and this necessitated the removal of 
 the family to Toronto, where they at once united with Trinity Church. 
 
360 APPENDIX. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Southworth have three children : Willinm Taylor, Hubert Stanley, and Hazel, all 
 of whom are members of Trinity Church and of the Epworth League. 
 
 W. P. PAGE. 
 
 W. P. Page is one of the prominent and much esteemed younger members of ^^rinify Church. 
 He comes of fine Canadia xnoestry ; in citi/ensiiip of tlie U. K. Loyalist stocit ; in rcligicm, of the 
 Society of Friends. His great grandfatlier fouglit in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Pago is of 
 Canadian parentage, an<l was born in Fontliill, Welland County. In 18.S,'") ho joined the Methodist 
 body, under tlie pastorate of the Rev. Dr. .Tohnston (t\ow of Washington City, U.S.A.,) when the 
 latter was in cliarge of Carlton Street Church, and followed iiini when he renu)ve<l to the then newly 
 established Trinity Churcii, in which Mr. Page and his family have remained ever since. 
 
 Mr. Page is a member of the (Quarterly Board, a successful Class Leader and a Local Preacher. 
 He also holds otlice as a Trustee of the Ciiuruh. The influence of his early religious training abides 
 witii him in the spirituality and quiet tliougiitfulness which ciuiracterizes iiis nature and Church 
 work. 
 
 Mr. Page was brought up on one of tlie fruit farms of the Niagara peninsula. For several years 
 
 he edited tlie Canadian Farmer. He is now manager of the Sun Saving and Loan Co. He has two 
 
 little sons and one daugiiter. 
 
 MRS W. P. PAGE. 
 
 Mrs. W. P. Page is her husband's able coadjutor, and the influence of her sweet disposition is 
 felt both in home and Church work. As the daughter of Mr. J. P. Hull, of l/ownsview. Township 
 of York, now tlie City of Toronto, Mrs. Page belongs to a long established and loyal Methodist 
 family. Her chief Churcii work lies in the Sabbath School department, in which for years she has 
 had charge of a class of boys, some of wliom have become married men, and yet remain faithful and 
 regular members of her class. 
 
 In their charming residence on Walmer Road, Mr. and Mrs. Page, by gracious hospitality, 
 centralize and strengthen their marked influence upon the young people of Trinity Church. 
 
 WESLEY CHURCH. 
 
 REV. WILLIAM CROSS. 
 
 The story of the life of William Cross is full of the early days of Methodism and the times of 
 the " Swaddling Preachers." This was the derisive term applied to those Irish emissaries of Christ, 
 who mounted their horses and rode to the fairs, and from the saddle preached the Gospel. 
 
 Mr. Cross was born in the County Cavaii, Ireland, in 1832. When nine years old he was con- 
 verted, the occasion being a visit of a sad<lle-bag circuit preacher to his father's home. He came to 
 Canada when fourteen years of age, and having received his education, taught school for four years 
 in the County of Wellington, after which he studied for the ministry at Victoria University in 
 Cobourg. 
 
 After four years' probationary work he was ordained in Kingston, in 1860, with Revs. E. B. 
 Ryckman, Dr. Parker, Dr. Willoughby, Dr. Henderson and others. In those early days when 
 preachers went afoot, he preached for four years at Elora, Saugeen Road.WaVace, Durham, Aylnier, 
 Erin and Hanover. Then he moved to Saugeen and became a Missionary to the Indians, among 
 whom he spent twenty years, having performed the great work of his life, tlie work in which his 
 heart entirely lay, among the Iro(|Uoi8, Delawares, Potowataniies, Cbippewas, Senecas and Oneidas. 
 He was mucii beloved by the Red men ; for twenty years his homes never knew key or lock, and even 
 now at this late day, the old Missionary, worn with privation and earnest toil, and suffering from 
 asthma lirought on by a life of exposure, receives letters from his Indian brethren beseeching him 
 to return to them again, not to preach, he cannot do that now, they know, but to direct and guide 
 them. 
 
APPENDIX. ;}6l 
 
 Mr. (VoBB waR superannuated in l8Kr>, and since that time has resided alninst continuoiiHly in 
 Tor<>"t<), and in a, worshipper in Wesley (,'hurcii. 
 
 In 1861 he married Margaret, dauKhlcr of Rev. Henry Reid, an old pioneer Methodist Minister. 
 Of his family of seven children one is Pastor of an Episcopal Methodist (Jliurch in the United Slates 
 and another is Pastor of a liaptist Congregational Church in Santiago, California, while two of his 
 daughters touch in the Sunday School in Wesley Church (1897). 
 
 W. H. AUCKH. 
 
 W. H. Anger, numager of the Provincial Building and F.oan Association, was horn in IS4!) in 
 the little town of Klora where he received his education and where in I87"> in the Methodist (!hurch 
 he was converted. Ho became Recording Steward of that Church and was for several years a mem- 
 ber of the Trustee Hoard. Coming to Toronto in 1S8.") his family worshipped in Hrondway Tabernacle 
 and Euclid Avenue, but 6nally attached themselves to Wesley Church, where Mr. .-Xuger has filled 
 many offices. For three years he was president of the Young People's Association, now the Epworth 
 League. P'or seven years he has been a member of the Quarterly Board. He is a mend)er of the 
 ISoard of Trustees and a faithful worker in the Sunday School. 
 
 Mr. Auger enjoys the confidence of many leading business men of our city and for over five years 
 he has managed tiiC T'rovincial Building and Loan Association. Under his careful and able manage- 
 ment the business of tho Company has llourished and increased, until it is now recognizeil as one of 
 the leading financial institutions of the city. 
 
 CEORGKTILSTON. 
 
 (Jeorge Tilstou was born at Salford, England, on August 13th, 1849, where he received his 
 education. His life has been spent entirely in railroad work ; for 1 1 years he was an employee of the 
 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in England, and has ever since he came to Canada been a clerk 
 in the Accountant's Department of the O.T.R. 
 
 Mr. Tilston's parents were dissenters and he was raised in the Congregational Church, but upon 
 his arrival in Toronto the remoteness of the nearest Church of that denomination making it impos- 
 sible to worship there, he threw in his lot with the Wesley Church, where his quiet, industrious and 
 uonsistent life has won him much respect. Here for three years he was Secretary of the Young 
 People's Association, and under the management of himself and Mr. Pepall it flourished wonderfully. 
 He is at present an assistant Class Leader, teaches the First Junior Bible Class in Sunday School, 
 while for many years he has been usher. 
 
 He married in Manchester in 1873. His wife is an ardent worker and the departments of 
 Woman's Missionary and Home and Sunday School work occupy u great deal of her time. 
 
 JAMES WALKER. 
 
 James Walker was born in 1827, in the County of Sligo, Ireland. His ancestors date their 
 connection with the Methodists from the days of John Wesley, and Methodism has been the inspir- 
 ation of their lives since those early days. In his father's time Gideon Ouseley, the great Irish 
 preacher, was in the zenith of his power. 
 
 James' early life was spent farming, which pursuit he followed throughout his life until 1894, 
 when he retired, taking up his residence on Dovercourt Road of this city. 
 
 When he was fifteen years of age a social party of some ten or twelve young folks gathered for 
 an evening's enjoyment in his uncle's home. In the midst of the merrymaking— where else would 
 this occur save in an Irish home — a serious strain was introduced, a fervent prayer meeting was held, 
 and every member of the party gave their hearts to Cod. From this beginning the fire was scattered 
 broadcast and the whole Sligo circuit felt this genuine revival. James Walker was appointed leader 
 of prayer meetings and afterwards leader of a class, and thus began the Christian career of one of the 
 old-time men of God — the local preacher, who will soon be but a memory of the past in Methodism. 
 
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362 APPENDIX. 
 
 In 1851, when twenty-three years of iige, he eanie to Canada and settled near Weston, where he 
 lived for twelve years engaged in the lunihur and wood huniness. Then settling in the County of 
 Peel he farmed there for over thirty years until he retired and came to the city. He worshipped 
 and preached in .JackHon's appointment for awhile, afterwards becoming a bulwark in the VVesleyan 
 Church of Weston where he frequently preached. Upon removal to IVel he became a Trustee in 
 Hnrriston's Cliurcli on the Brampton Circuit. For nine years he attended this Church and helped to 
 build the new brick edifice there. For two years, wliile living near Brampton, lie was a worshipper in 
 Gnice Church. Then, moving to Malton, lie idcntitied liimself with Bethany ('hiircli, for nineteen 
 years being Trustee. 8ince coming to Toronto he lias l)cen an active member of Wesley Church. 
 
 He married Ellen Taylor on the 1st day of .January, 1857. His son Henry is Superintendent 
 of Malton iSunday School. Another son, William Wesley, is an ordained Minister of tlie Methodist 
 Church and is author of two books of travel, " By Northern Lukes " and " An Itinerant in the 
 British Isles." 
 
 JOHN BYWATKR CUTTKLL. 
 
 John Bywater Cuttell was born in Toronto, December .list, 1847. He received his early educa- 
 tion in Louisa and Victoria Street Schools. When 13 years of age he became an apprentice in his 
 father's printing office, afterwards becoming a partner there under the name of Tiios. Cuttell & 
 Sons. They were located in Leader Lane luid tor many years did the largest jol) printing bu.sine8B 
 in the city of that time. About 1874 they sold tlic i)usincss out and John went to Orangevillc and 
 established the Gazette, which under tiie name of the Pout is still publisliod there. After six years 
 residence there lie returned to Toronto, and excepting during one year spent at Fort McLeod, 
 Alberta, he has resided here ever since. 
 
 His earliest recollections are connected with Bay Street Sunday School, which he attended 
 when a boy. He was converted early in life and the first Church he joined was the Hoonung Mills 
 Circuit. A year afterwards he became a Local Preacher and preached in many places. The early 
 Methodists of Shelburne lield their first meetings in the Temperance Hall there, and in this 
 movement Mr. Cuttell became a Class Leader. Here shortly afterwards was erected their first 
 Methodist Church of that place. Upon removing to Orangeville, Mr. Cuttell worshipped in the 
 Primitive Methodist Church, and at the time of the union he was Assistant Superintendent of the 
 Sunday School. Having removed to Toronto, he joined Agnes Street Church and there also he 
 became Assistant Superintendent. 
 
 In 1864 he and .John Walker, George Manton and others met on the corner of Spadina Aw nue 
 and Queen Street on a Sunday afternoon for the purpose of sjiying out the land and doing mission 
 work. That afternoon they held a prayer meeting upon the steps of Temperance Hall on tiie corner 
 of Spadina Avenue and Little Richmond Street where they decided to start a Sunday Sc.'iool. The 
 next Sunday they met again and canvassed the district for scholars. In this movemen^ — which 
 fi.ially ended in the building of Euclid Avenue Church, he was librarian for a number of years. 
 
 Perhaps Mr. Cuttell's best work \ a.s done in Fort McLeod. There upon his arrival, although 
 there was a log church erected to aj.^ease the conscience of a wild son in memory of a godly mother, 
 no service had ever been held in it, and only one Methodist family named Grady resided in the town. 
 The Rev. W. Bridgeman was sent at once and for six months six people regularly attended divine 
 service. Then they started a revival. Frequently in the meetings their prayers were drowned by 
 the cursing and blasphemy of the reckless and drunken men who attended. For two weeks the brave 
 little band persevered when some of the wildest characters of the town were redeemed. The move- 
 ment spread and to-day Methodism fiiurishes 'r Fort McLeod. 
 
 Mr. Cuttell is now a member of W ssley Church and 'eads a class on Monday evenings. 
 
 A^OS HARRINGTON. 
 
 Amos Harrington was born in 1844 m the Township of Scarboro, in the County of York. His 
 parents were of the " Christian " denomination as well as Christians as generally understood. This 
 sect were rather numerous in that section of the country. 
 
APPENDIX. 363 
 
 Amos Rtayed upon the farm until 42 years of age, and then moving to Toronto become an em- 
 ployee of the Queen City Kire Insurr.nce (/<>., where he luis been since that time. Ho was converted 
 in the year 188.'>, being chiefly inlhionced thereto by the late Mr. W. H. Howland. He then joined 
 Hillside ('hurcii, where he worshipped for two years. 
 
 Coming to Toronto he allied himself to Wesley Church where in 1805 ho started u class for evan- 
 gelistic purposes and to-day he has a membership roll of nearly fifty (I8!)7.) 
 
 In 1875 he marrio<l Hannah Pearao in Sciirboro. Her great -grandmother, Mrs. Hoard, of Somer- 
 setshire, Kiigland, had ofttiines entortaine<l John Wesley of immortal numiory. 
 
 Her aunt, Mrs. Hannith Heevcg, wus undoubtedly the most remarkable woman in the history of 
 Melhoilism. She was a preacher of great power and of great fame in her day. She labored in Eng- 
 land ar.d in the United States, and churches were tilled to overflovving by the congregations which 
 turned out to hoar tiiis elo({uent woman speak. She died in 1868. She married Rev. Wm. Keevea, 
 I). D., and completely eclipsed her husband as a preacher. 
 
 DANIEL JOHNSON. 
 
 Daniel Johnson was baptized in 185.3 in the Church of St. Paul, Wolverhampton, County of Staf- 
 ford, England. His father died when he was very young, and when sixteen years of age he lost his 
 motiicr also, who was of the Methodist faith. 
 
 He was bound as an apprentice to a lock manufacturer for the long period of nine years, and 
 finished his indentures when twenty-one yours old. 
 
 Then in Wolverhampton he opened out (in addition to his trade) in the dry goods business and 
 for four years continued there ; then he deci<led to come to Canada, and settled in Toronto. Here 
 he was tlie first manufacturer of cabinet locks in the city ; he has followed in his original occupation 
 ever since, and is now in business on Markham Street, where he manufactures locks for the (jrand 
 Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways. 
 
 At the ear'y i^ge of nine, under the preaching of Wm. Aske, a Local Preacher, he was converted. 
 When twenty-two years of age he became Poor Steward, and a year afterwards was appointed a 
 Local Preacher, and for two years preached a great deal in the Midland Counties. 
 
 Upon coming to Toronto he joined Queen Street Methodist Church, and after a few months, 
 having settled in the West End, he became a worshipper in Wesley where he bus been for a period 
 of eighteen years. Of all tiie Local Preachers now attendiag there, he is the senior adherent of 
 that Church. 
 
 DANIEL HYDE. 
 
 Daniel Hyde was born in the County of Gloucester in 1824, of Church of England parents, and 
 lived upon the farm until ho was twenty-one ; then going to London, where lie resided for twelve 
 years ; after then, in 1857 he came to Canada and farmed. 
 
 He was converted in 1858 in Stoney Settlement School House, fifteen miles north of Madoc, 
 under the preaching of J. W. Sloan, and a year afterwards became a Local Preacher. Then for the 
 long period of twenty-tiiree years almost every Sunday he preached the gospel, sometimes driving to 
 far-away Churches in the back settlements with the thermometer far below zero. 
 
 Upon moving to Prince Edward County, for nine years he was connected with Bloomfield Cir- 
 cuit where he preached hundreds of times. For eight years he lived in the County of Hastings, eight 
 miles north of Belleville, and did faithful work on the Bayside and Sidney Circuits Coming to 
 Toronto in 1888, he settled in Wesley Cimrch, where he leads a class and teaches in Sunday School. 
 In 1852 in the City of London he married Sarah Wyatt. Their family consists of six sons and four 
 daughters. Their son William John is an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church of 
 the United States. 
 
 MATTHEW BULMER. 
 
 Matthew Bulmer was born in Yorkshire, England. His parents died while he was but an infant 
 and he worked upon a farm until twenty years of age, after which he became a carpenter and has 
 followed that trade ever since. 
 
3(54 Ai'PENnix, 
 
 ('oiniiig to Caiiatla in 1857 he aettlcd in Hmmplon where hu spent two yoars, ufter whicit he 
 lived in i)riiiif.'(!villi! for eighteen yeiirs, then coniing to Toronto where he ■eltleil about 1877. 
 
 H(! wiui ootivorteil when fifteen yearH of age, and two yearn afterwardH l)ceanie a lioeal Preacher 
 
 lie haH lived a long life of CliriHtiun activity, and Ih a MethodiHt of the oldfaHliionvd hcIiooI. 
 
 lie waH a ClaHH Leader in the (^'hiirch in Orangevilh;, ami iu an ex-Olam) leader in WeRley where 
 he haH worshipped almost I'ontinuouHly for twenty years (181)7). 
 
 He was married in London, Kngland, ahoiit 4U years ago, and two of Iiin daughters are teaeherN 
 in Wesley Sunday School (1897). 
 
 KMANUKL CORK. 
 
 Kmanuel Cork was horn in 1851 in the County of Prince Kdward, and his early life was spent in 
 the (M)untry. 
 
 When (!igliteen years of age he emharked in the hook business for four years, and travelled much 
 in ('anada and the United States. Then having attended the Cobourg Collegiate Institute for a 
 year, he opened out in groccricH, which ImnineHM he iuiH since followe<1, and for over twenty years 
 Mr. Cork iu':, had neitiier a tire nor a failure. 
 
 He was converted when eighteen years of age in tlio liloonilield MetiiodiHl Church, under tiie 
 preaching of Hev. I>. L. Hrelhour. Two years afterwardH he became a Local Preacher. During the 
 time of his residence in Tiiorold he was leader of a chiHs. In Herkelcy Street Cliurcli, of this city, he 
 was a member of the Quarterly Hoard, but in King Street (Huircii proi)ably iiis best efVorts for the 
 cause were performed, wiierc he was ciiietly instrumental in the enlargement and rebuilding of that 
 Church at the lime of the Union of Methodism. He moved to the West Knd in IS88, opened a store 
 on Dovcrcourt lloa<l, and has licen since that time a (juiet and regular worshipper in Wesley Church. 
 
 He wedded Annie Campbell in 1877 in the Town of Thorold, where she, loo, was a leader of 
 a class of girls. Their family of six ciiildren are growing up around them. 
 
 REV. W. BURNS. 
 
 Rev. W. Burns is the son of a British soldier, who having being discharged at the close of the 
 American War of 1812 14, settled ou a farm which he drew from the (Jovernmenl, in the County 
 of Carleton, There, in the year 1828, the subject of our sketch was born and reared amid the 
 plainness and industry of farm life. 
 
 At the age of sixteen years he united with the Methodist Church. For a short time he followed 
 the teacher's profession. In 1850 he entered the ministry of the Methodist Church, his first charge 
 being on the banks of the St. Lawrence. 
 
 In ' is work he continued without a break for 43 years. His fields of labor were generally 
 heavy ' being of a strong physical constitution he continued in labors abundant. Among his pas- 
 toral charges were Augusta, Cornwall, Wilton, Packeniuim, Oakwood, Brampton, Streetsville, Yonge 
 Street Church, Toronto, Wellington, Cannington and Millbrook. 
 
 He received from his brethren the recognition usually given for faithfulness in trusts committed 
 to him, such as Chairman of District, Secretary and President of Conference, etc. 
 
 Mr. Burns has been for the last four years enjoying the quietness of superannuation in Toronto, 
 
 making himself useful in various local ways. His son, R. N. Burns, has laboieil in the ministry since 
 
 1875 (1897). 
 
 RKV. ROBERT NEWTON BURNS, B.A. 
 
 R. N. Burns is the son of Hev. Wm. Burns, the sketch of whose life has just been given. 
 
 He was born in Sherbrooke, Out., on the 26th day of August, 18,56. Intellectually he was a 
 bright boy and as a .student he made phenomenal progress. When only sixteen years of age he be- 
 came teacher in a school of some one hundred and nine scholars, and filled the responsibilities of his 
 position with marked credit and ability. 
 
 After spending six months in preparatory studies in the Brampton High School, he attended 
 Victoria University. Here his intellectual abilities placed him as a leader in the College. He gradu- 
 
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 littMJ with honora in MotuphyBJoa, horu olf tlie I'liiiHhon prixe, and dulivvred tho valedictory uratioii. 
 Ho Htudied for tlie niiiiiHtry and wua duly cirdainiMl after a prohutionary term. Mr. lltirnR' prca(!hing 
 JH logical an<l Hpiritiiai. KIh aildroHHux, rt'plclu witli liiHtorica! fuctx and ulliiHioUH, hIiow iiini to l)t! a 
 dnop thinkttr, an iiiHalial)l« ruaditr and a kt'itn Htudent of iiuinan nature-. Tlirou tiniim lit> occupiod 
 tho pulpitH of 'I'uroiito t.'huri'huH, In Von^to Stri-ct Church ho Npcnt a piiHtorial term during \Uv. liftt- 
 tinii) of Sonalor Macdonald. In thu pulpit of WoodgriM^n ho followud tho liuv. W. V. Wiinon and in 
 WeHliiy (!hur(!h he also spent throe yt'HrM. The Hocial developniont of Imh nature and the unallectod 
 Hiniplioity of Ihh uiannerH make him a greal favorite with the young among whom he nund>erB a 
 multitude of friendH. 
 
 Mix montlm after ordination he wedded MiHH Mary .1. (JrimKon, eldest daughter of Mr. .lanioH 
 (>roH8en, the Htti'cesHftd i^ir Imilder of ("ohoiiig. Mr. CroHHen whh an carneHt (IhriHtian, tlu^ counnollor 
 of preac'horH, tho helper of HtuduntH and a man of wide philantliropical and Hyinpathetio viuWB. 
 
 KKNTON K. KlTZ(iKKAId). 
 
 Kenton K. Fitxgeruld wuh horn in London Touiighip, on the IStli Dt'cendier, ISiiS, his parentfl 
 heing Kenton and Ann, who were holii of ('anadian extraetioii and who are both niendierx of the 
 MethodiHt Ohurch. Kenton alwayH heiiig of a Hlu<lious dispiiBition and not poHHeHHed of a rugged 
 phyHJcal nature, which in one of the requiHiles necessary to following agricultural pursuits, loft the 
 farm, coming to London, where h<^ atteniled London ('ollegiate Institute, after which he took a course 
 at London Model, from which he went out to follow the teaching profcsNion. For three years ho 
 taught in the London Townxhip School andoidy left it to acquire greater knowledgi^ hy taking a course 
 at the Normal Srhool, 'i'oronto, and with ac(|uired idiility he (^ame hack to his native township where 
 he spent two years anil a half teaching, during which time he secured a first class certificate at London 
 ('ollcgiate Institute, which gave him an opporl unity of o)>ti\iiiing a licttcr position. Hc^aring of a 
 vacancy in Ryerson School of this city, for an assistant teacher, Mr. Kil/genild applied nnd secured 
 it and for the past three years Mr. Fitzgerald has been filling the place with accei)tahility. 
 
 During l\w pastorate of the late Kev. H. VV. Crews (hrother of Rev. A. C Crews, of K])worth 
 Ixiague fame) on the Hryanston (linniit. Mr. Kitzgerald was converted, afterwards associating himself 
 with Wesley Church cm the IJirr Circuit, where he was engaged as a. Sunday School Teacher anil President 
 of Kpworth League. Coming to Toronto, Mr. Fitzgerald transferred his mend)ership to Wesley Church 
 and at present is engaged in Sahhath Sehool and F.pworth League work. On l)tceml)cr 'J(ith, I8!15, 
 he was married to Miss Klizabeth Walden, of London Townsiiip, who is also a niemher of Wesle}' 
 (Jhurch. Mr. Fitzgerald is a worthy mend)erof two fraternal societies, the Canadian and Independent 
 Forosters. 
 
 OKO. SMITH. 
 
 (Jeorge Smith was horn in 18I{'2 in Leeds, Yorkshire. In early years he applied himself to the 
 manufacture of wool stock, a business which he has followed throughout his life with considerable 
 success. He was converted at sixteen in the Methodist Church of Leeds, and at twenty became a 
 Local Preacher and a Class Leader. Here, too, he became Superintendent of the Sunday School 
 which showed a membership roll of 800. 
 
 Many years ago he left England and came to Canada. He settled in Weston, where he lived for 
 ten years and where he became Superintendent of the .Sunday School. Then he niu, ' to Lanibton 
 and after living five years there, he finally moved to Toronto and became a member of Wesley Church, 
 where he is an Assistant Class Leadei He was married iti 1865, in Leeds, England, and both his 
 sons are members of the Methodist Church, 
 
 Mr. Smith is a Local Preacher, and has done yeoman service preaching the Gospel in England 
 
 and in Canada. 
 
 J. J. GRAHAM. 
 
 J. J. Graham is known throughout the city as a man of charitable and philanthropic disposition ; 
 in fact, one look into his countenance is sufficient to satisfy one that he lives a life of great gentleness 
 
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 but -of steady purpose. He was born in Aurora in 1854, was raised upon the farm, and having 
 received his education in the Public School of tiiat promising town, he embarked in mercantile 
 pursuits. 
 
 At the early age of sixteen he was converted in the local church of which Rev. Ed. Barrass was 
 then pastor. Since that time he has lived a life of great usefulness, his gentle manner and his native 
 kindliness of heart winning for him a multitude of frierxls. He became steward of the church, and 
 at the early age of nineteen was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Sunday School. Here 
 also he was for several years Teacher of a- Hible class. Leaving Aurora he spent nearly three years 
 in the North-West Territories, but came to Toronto in 1884 and became a memberof Wesley Church, 
 where he is now a leader of a class, beside wh'ch he has charge of the church mission at the corner of 
 Argyle Street and (Jladstone Avenue, where 1, ? conducts the services. He occupies many positions 
 and his duties now must make him a busy man. He has been for more than three years a member 
 of the Board of Management of the Mimico Victoria Industrial School or boys ; he is also on the 
 Board of the Children's Aid Society ; and in 1895 he was appointed to succeed the Rev. J. E. Starr 
 as agent for that society. For three years he was on the ]5oard of the West End Y.M.C.A. He was 
 appointed in 1896 as a harbor commissioner to represent the City ; and in 1896 he became a C.P.R. 
 director. He is also a member of the local Board of Health. He has represented Ward 6 in the City 
 Council since 1894, and in his first contest lie was returned very near the head of the poll. His best 
 work in civic affairs was done as chairman of the Manufacturers' Committee, whicli position he ably 
 filled for two consecutive years. He has .always been a strong advocate of temperence and has since 
 eighteen years of age been a member of some temperance organization. 
 
 In 1879 he was married to Miss Lyla Stevenson in the Methodist Church in the town of Aurora, 
 
 and his charming helpmeet for many years taught the infant class in the same Sunday School. Mrs. 
 
 Graham is a daughter of the late (J. L. Stevenson, of Aurora, one of the pioneer Methodists of that 
 
 section. 
 
 ROBERT AWDE. 
 
 Robert Awde is perhaps the most widely-known lay member of the Methodist Church in 
 Toronto. He was born in 1838 in the County of Durham, England, and was baptized and confirm- 
 ed in the Episcopal Church in Barnard Castle, where his parents worshipped, and where his father, 
 who was a farmer, was Vestryman and Church Warden. In 1868 Robert emigrated to Canada and 
 embarked in the butcher's business on Queen Street, near Spadina Avenue. About 1877 he entered 
 the services of the city and became Inspector of Licenses, Markets and Food, in which capacity he 
 has become one of Toronto's most familiar figures. Mr. Awde was converted in 1868 under the 
 preaching of the Rev. Dr. Hunter. He immediately became an nctive Ciiriatian worker and his 
 career ever since has been one of consecration to the Master whom he learned to serve. He became 
 a Class Leader, taught in the Sunday School and was elected to the Quarterly Board. Weslej' 
 Churcli was built in 1875, and rom its dedication Mr. Awde devoted himself to its interests and 
 was one of the original Trustees. He has been Superintendent of the Sunday School since its in- 
 ception, since which time it has made marvellous progress, and Mr. Awde enjoys the distinction of 
 being Superintendent of the largest Sunday School in Canada. For seven years he was Secretary 
 and Treasurer of the Trust Board and Leader of the Choir, and for sixteen years he was Recording 
 Steward while for over ten years he has been the Leader of a class. In this time he has been 
 the recipient of many addresses and tokens of esteem. On November ISth, 1866, he married Phoebe 
 Rebecca Steward in London, Eng. His wife is a charming lady and an industrious church worker, 
 and their home is one of unbounded hospitality, especially to the workers and preachers of their 
 denomination. 
 
 Mr. Awde has since boyhood shown talents of versification of no mean ability. He published a 
 book of poems in London, Eng., which met with a large sale and received many flattering notices in 
 the press, while here in Canada his songs of welcome to the Marquis of Lome and Princess Louise 
 are in wide circulation and were frequently sung by the school children on public and patriotic 
 
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 ocuuoiona. He has received letters of thanks from the Queen and other members of the Royal Family 
 for his poetic productions, the last being for his jubilee poem, " Our Queen," which has been widely 
 copied by the press of to-day. In the year 1896 the City Council abolislied the License Department 
 and transferred Mr. Awde as the Inspector of Food to the Medical Health Department, but in doing 
 ■o recognized his past services by presenting him with a handsome illuminated congratulatory 
 address 
 
 FRANK HUNNISETT. 
 
 Frank Hunnisett first saw the light of day in *the villtige of Westham, County of Sussex, England. 
 His mother (lying when he was three years of age, he in his early life was bereft of a mother's care. 
 He was married in Brighton, England, in 1871, and the next year came to Canada where for two 
 years he followed his trade ot a bricklayer, afterwards emba/king in the butcher business which he 
 followed for fourteen years, Mr. Hunnisett became a member of the Queen Street Church when the 
 Rev. Hugh Johnson was its pfvstor, but when Wesley Church was erected he cast in his interests with 
 it and has been a worshipper within its walls since its inception. Here he is widely respectp.d. He 
 is Superintendent of the primary department of the Sabbath School. He has been a Class Leader for 
 over seven years. He takes an ardent interest in the French mission in Shaftesbury Hall. 
 
 GEORGE BURRY. 
 
 George Burry was born in Wiltshire, England, in IS42. His father was a builder, and George 
 having received his education was trained to the same business which he himself has successfully fol- 
 lowed throughout life, and among tlie almost innumerable Imildings which he has erected in Toronto, 
 Givens Street School and Hope .Street School are worthy of mention. 
 
 He lived in London, England, for ten years and there he married. Coming to America in 1870, 
 he lived in Ithaca, N.Y., in Michigan and Virginia, and then came to Toronto. 
 
 Mr. Burry was raised in the Episcopal Church, but on coming to Toronto iie became an attend- 
 ant at old Queen Street Methodist Cliurch, but joined Wesley shortly after it was built, and is now 
 one of those who liave worshipped there from its inception. Here he lias been usher for seventeen 
 years, beside wliich he is Steward of the Church, a Trustee and member of the Official Board. He 
 is of a gentle, unassuming disposition, and is much beloved in his quiet circles. 
 
 GEORGE PEPALL. 
 
 George Pepall was born in High Wycombe, Bucks, England, in IS49. He received his education 
 in Birmingham, and at an early age 8howe<l signs of intellectual gifts above the average. His father, 
 William Pepall, was a life-long Methodist, and a Glass Leader and Local Preacher in that dencmii- 
 nation. In 186.'} the family left England for Canada, and settled in Montreal, where the elder Mr. 
 Pepall engaged in the manufacti'- - of furniture in which business George became a partner. In 1880, 
 however, he entered the emp'-v of the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1885 his faithful services and 
 exceptional abilities were recognized and rewarded by appointing him the head clerkship of the freight 
 sheds, at tiie foot of Yonge Street, whic.ii position he has oc(;upied since that time. When living in 
 Montreal, Mr. Pepall worshipped in Point St. Charles Methodist Church, where he was converted, 
 and where he became Secretary of the Sunday School an<l Missionary Secretary. Moving to Toronto 
 he for awhile attended Elm Street Church, but finally settled down in Wesley. Here he has done 
 noble work, leading a class for three y^ ars, and for six years he has been Recording Steward, but it 
 is as a Bible Teacher that Mr. Pepall excels. 
 
 He was married in Montreal in 1874 and his wife is the present President of the Women's Aux- 
 iliary Missionary Society (1897). 
 
 ANDREW BATES. 
 
 Andrew Bates was born in the County of Peel, Ontario, in 1849. He was raised on a farm and 
 followed agricultural pursuits for thirty-one years, which life no doubt laid the foundations of his 
 character for honesty and righteousness. He removed from his early home to Trafalgar, in the ('ounty 
 
368 APPENDIX. 
 
 of Halton, where after six and a half years' residence he moved to Toronto. A year after he formed 
 a partnership witl\ Mr. Dodds, and engaged in the undertakint; business under the name of Bates & 
 Dodds, and performed a great service to the citizens by breaking the grasping combine of the time, 
 which was charging the public a triple extortionate price. Then began the growth of their business, 
 whicli, to-day, is perhaps the largest of its kind in our country. 
 
 Mr. Bates is a Conservative in politics, and in 1894 and 1895 represented Ward 5 in the City 
 Council. He was converted wiien seventeen years of age in tlie Episcopal Methodist Church of 
 (^'aledon, of whicli Church tiie Hev. Tliomas Argue was then pastor, and where lie soon became 
 Steward and Leader of the Wednesday niglit prayer meetings. 
 
 In the Church at < .'iiarleston he became a CMass Leader and Superintendent of the Sunday School, 
 and when upon leaving for Halton he was presented by tiie scholars with a large Bible as a token of 
 their love. In his new home at Trafalgar he became Superintendent of the Bethel Sunday School, 
 when on leaving he was presented with a fine edition of Barnes' Notes, and upon coming to Toronto 
 he allied himself with Wesley, and almost immediately was appointed Clflus Leader. He is u mem- 
 ber of the Quarterly Board there, and has been on the Board of the West End Y.M.C.A. since itb 
 inception, beside which he is a nierabnr of the Provincial Board of the Y.M.C.A. For nine years 
 he has been a teacher of the Sunuay School in the Central Prison. In 1873, at Caledon he was mar- 
 ried to the youngest daughter of the late John Smith, who was orderly to Gen. Brock, and he it was 
 who roused the brave General from his slumbers on October 13th, 1812, the morning of the battle of 
 Queenston Heights. 
 
 THOMAS CRAWFORD. 
 
 Thomas Crawford, commission merchant, was born in the County of Fermanagh, Ireland, and 
 his early life was spent upon the farm. He was raised under religious influence, and when eleven 
 years old he joined the little Methodist Church of Florence court ; when only fourteen years of age 
 he became a Class Leader, perhaps the youngest Class Leader the Methodist Church has ever had with- 
 in its ranks, and his successful and honorable career has throughout been colored by and based upon 
 his love for the Master's ietichings. 
 
 In 1865 the family came to Canada and settled in Toronto. Thomas embarked in the cattle ex- 
 port business wliere his unusual abilities soon won success, and he rapidly became one of the foremost 
 exporters in the country, and in the year 1890 ceased to export and started in the commission 
 business in which he is at present engaged. 
 
 Some years ago he allied himself with Wesley Methodist Church, where he was soon appointed 
 a Class Leader. His personal popularity is proved by the fact that lie to-day is the leader of one of 
 the largest classes of the church, his roll book siiowing a membership of about eighty. He is a 
 member of the Quarterly Board and the Board of Trustees ; President of this year's Class Leaders' 
 Association ; ex-President of the Young People's Society. His honors are many. He is also 
 president of the Metropolitan School of Music and of the Provincia' Building and Loan Association. 
 He is a member of the Western Hospital Trust Board and Hon. Pres. of the Rusholme Road Lawn 
 Tennis Club, composed of young people of the church. 
 
 In politics Mr. Crawford is a Conservative. In 1892-93 and 1894 he represented Ward No. 5 in 
 the City Council, the last two years of which he was Chairman of the Property Committee : the 
 resignation of which office was made the occasion of the presentation of an illuminated address, in 
 book form, which for elaborate design and beauty of execution is not to be equalled in Toronto. He 
 was elected in 1894 and again in 1898 for the local house in West Toronto. 
 
 In 1878 he married Isabella Fyfe, of Denison Avenue, and his family of five children are growing 
 up around him. 
 
 Thomas Crawford is a man whom the people delight to honor ; a man of herculean build and 
 marked honesty of countenance. In business, in politics, everywhere his wide experience extends ; 
 he has gained not only the respect but the personal regard of all classes of men, and he is to-day 
 universally regarded as a type of the highest Christian citizenship which our country can produce.. 
 
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 ARTHUR WELLKSLEY SHEFFIELD. 
 
 Arllnir Wellesley Sheffield was born in 1853, in the townsliip of Lansdowne, in the County of Leeds, 
 •of Methodist parentage, and his early life was spent upon the farm. He entered the dry goods busi- 
 ness at an early age and has followed it throughout his life. In Walkerton he conducted a store for 
 eight years, in Herlin he kej)! a store for three years, and the last five years he has travelled for the 
 wholesale house of (Jordon, McKay & Co. 
 
 He was converted when about 14 years of age under the preaching of Rev. i. H. Howard, in the 
 Methodist Church of Brockville, where he lived for six or seven years. 
 
 Kor many years Mr. Sheffield was Steward in the Church at Walkerton : he was also Recording 
 Steward in the Church in Berlin. He has been a quiet worshipper for the last five years in Wesley 
 'Church and also a member of the Quarterly Official Hoard. 
 
 In 1880 he married Elizabeth Foster in Toronto. 
 
 WOODGREEN CHURCH. 
 
 CHARLES S. .McMAIN. 
 
 Charles S. McMain was born in York Township, near Toronto, a little over 54 years ago. His 
 youth was spent in agricultural pursuits, but he early showed a strong love of knowledge and lost no 
 opportunity for self-improvement which came within his reach. At about age twelve he determined 
 to obtain a liberal education, and this he carried into effect in spite of many obstacles and discourage- 
 ments. He entered the Newmarket Grammar S<;hool under the late Samuel Marling, M.A., and 
 soon obtained a first class certificate as Public School teacher. Mr. McMain has been principal of 
 several schools, viz.. Clover Hill, Everett, Hell I'^wart, AUiston, Hrougham and Oshawa. He enter- 
 ed the service of the Toronto School Board in 1888, and has faithfully and successfully performed his 
 duties as teacher. 
 
 Mr. McMain has been a member of the Methodist (Communion for many years, and soon after 
 •coming to the city identified himself with the Woodgreen Church, He is a member of the Quarterly 
 Board and Recording Steward. 
 
 He is a Notary Public, a Commissioner of the High Court of .Justice, and Issuer of Marriage 
 Licenses. 
 
 He married Miss Sarah E. Poole, daughter of the late Rev. Jacob Poole, of Cookstown, County 
 Sinicoe, who for many years Superintendent of Seliools. They have had four chihlren, two of whom 
 survive. 
 
 ALBERT E. RICHERT. 
 
 Albert E. Richert was born at West Montrose, County of Waterloo, in 1865, t.nd was educated 
 in the Public School there. He began life's work as clerk in a general store at Bloomingdale, at 
 which occupation he was engaged for three years, and also at New Dundee for one year. At Berlin 
 he was shipping clerk in a shoe factory for three years, and was three years for himself in the picture 
 and house furnishing bus'-ess. He came to Toronto about seven years ago, and is now in the picture 
 department of the well-known firm of T. Eaton & Co. 
 
 Mr. Richert first made a stand on the Christian side of life at West Montrose at about eleven 
 years of age, under the ministry of the Rev. D. B. Sherk of the United Brethren in Christ. The 
 chief positions in active work for the good cause have been Sunday School Teacher, Librarian, Secre- 
 tary of Sunday School, member of Quarterly Hoard, Assistant Envelope Steward, and a member of 
 the Church Music Committee. 
 
 Mr. Richert married Miss Mary A. (Jerrie, of Winterbourne. He takes strong ground on the 
 side of Temperance, is a member of the I () O.F. , and Recording Secretary of the Home Circle. 
 
 WILLIAM F. HARRIS. 
 William F. Harris was born at Listowel in the County of Perth in the year 1867. He received 
 4>he Public School education and then spent two years learning the wood-carving trade, and also 
 
370 APPENDIX. 
 
 afterwards learnt the cabinet-making. He has worked for such firms as Hess Bros, of Listowel, 
 Kong Bros., Chesley, and the Mount Forest Furniture Factory for four years. Then taking a partner 
 he started business for himself for a time, after which he came to Toronto in 1893, and has been 
 engaged in T. Eaton & Co.'s Furniture Department ever since, and is well pleased with his position. 
 
 About eleven years ago he first professed conversion at Chesley Baptist Church, under the Rev, 
 Mr. McKinnon, but joined the >I^ .nodist body in Mount Forest, and tauglit a class of boys for two 
 years and also sang in llie choir. He has been teaching for three years at VVoodgreen Church, a class 
 of girls. Mr. Harris is also a Class Leader of a Young Ladies' Class, with about 100 names on the 
 roll. He is a steady member of the choir at VVoodgreen, and also on the Quarterly Board. He was 
 married in 1890 to Miss Lydia Love, of Mount Forest. 
 
 Mr. Harris is a firm believer in the Temperance cause, and has l)eep a member of the Sons of 
 Temperance, and f^f the R. T. of T. He was also Chief Ranger of the I.O.F. in Mount Forest, Out 
 
 SILAS E. VAN CAMP. 
 
 Silas E. Van Camp was born in the County of Dundas, in 1869, and educated at the Public 
 School and the Iro(i'.iois High School. After school days Mr. Van Camp started to learn the saw- 
 mill business, and continued at the same until he came to Toronto so.ne five years ago, when he em- 
 barked in the bicycle business, and has done very favorably at tlie King Street East factory. He 
 married ^liss Beesley, of Toronto, on the 2'2nd of May, 1897. 
 
 He first took a decided stand for Christianity in 1891, at Van Camp's Mills, Dundas County, 
 where he was secretary of the Sabbath School. He holds the like office at VVoodgreen Tabernacle, 
 where both lie and Mrs. Van Camp sing in the choir. Mi. Wen Camp is a supporter of the strictest 
 principles of Temperance. 
 
 PERCY LOVE. 
 
 Percy Love, an active member of the Woodgreen Tabernacle, was born on tlie fourth concession 
 of Markham, near Victoria Square, in the year 1875. He received his education at the Public Schools 
 until he was ten years old, and then came to the Dufferin School, Toronto, until he was fourteen. 
 He then was appointed to his present position under the Government, as clerk in the Registry Office of 
 the Eastern Division of the City of Toronto, where he has been for a term of eight years. 
 
 He first took his stand und.:r the Christian banner in the first year of the Rev. W. .J. Barkwell's 
 
 pastorate at the Woodgreen Church, where Mr. Love teaches a class of boys in the Sabbath School 
 
 He is also President of the Epworth League, and is always ready to help on the good work. He is 
 
 strictly on the side of Temperance, and a member of the I.O.G.T., having been Chief Templar, after 
 
 filling the other offices. 
 
 JAMES PERCIVAL. 
 
 James Peroival is another example of men who have enlisted and fought under two colors, viz., 
 under Christ's banner, and also under the flag of his Queen and country. He was born in London, 
 England, in 1857, and was educated at first in the National Schools, but afterwards in a private 
 boarding school. From his earliest daj's he always had a strong leaning towards a military career, so 
 much so indeed that he enlisted at twelve years of age in the band of the 91st Highlanders, and 
 served six years with the regiment. When between nineteen and twenty he enlisted again, this time 
 in the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers. In 1873 the regiment went to York, England, and in 1875 to Col- 
 chester, and from thence went out to India on H.M.S. Euphrates, and were stationed in the Punjab. 
 In 1878 the Afghan war broke out, and Mr. Percival's regiment was ordered through the Khyber 
 Pass, which they fought through, and returned as escort to Sir Frederick Haines, Commander-in. 
 Chief. Then the treaty of peace was signed at Jellalabad, after which the 9th Lancers had orders to 
 join (ieneral Roberts, going through the Korum Valley to Cabul, at the eight months' siege of which 
 Mr. Percival was present. Also later on, in the neighborhood of Chadah Valley, he fought in a fierce 
 battle, the enemy being 10,000 strong, the British force consisting of native troops and but one squad- 
 ron of Lancers. It was a fierce contest, our side losing four guns and rstaking them four times in 
 
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 one day. At the same struggle Mr. Percival had three horses killed under him, and the last horse 
 fell upon him, and as he and another comrade had about given up hope, one of the most heroic feats 
 was performed by the army chaplain, Rev. Mr. Adams, of the Church of England, who, in spite of 
 General Roberts' warning, rode righi; in among the enemy, and with only a revolver to help him, 
 which he held in one hand, while with the other he successfully rescued at his life's peril Mr. Per- 
 cival and his comrade. The reverend gentleman received the Victoria Cross for this valorous action. 
 Mr. Percival was on the noted march from Cabul to Candaliar, through llie Himalayan Mountains, 
 when, with no roads, and against a harassing enemy, they made 3.50 miles in three weeks, including 
 the capture of Candahar. Altogether he was eleven years in India, and possesses the Afghan medal 
 and two clasps, and the bronze star lor the noted march. 
 
 He came to Toronto in 1886, and was in the grocery business about two years, and with the Street 
 Railroad Company about nine years, and only gave up the latter owing to his convictions against 
 working on Sunday. Hf is now travelling for A. & 8. Xordheinier, piano warehousemen. Mr. Percival 
 was formerly a member of the English Churcii, but joined the Methodists at Clinton Street, under 
 Rev. Charles Langford, and has been a member of Woodgreen for tlie past three years. 
 
 He married in 1888 Miss Hannali Wilson, of Pickering. Mrs. Percival is a very busy lady, as a 
 m?'8ic teacher, was organist at Clinton Street and Zion churches for some time, and lias many pupils 
 to instruct. Mr. Percival is strictly on the side of Temperance, and is a member of S.O.E.B.S. and 
 L.O.L. 
 
 EDWARD HALES. 
 
 Edward Hales was born in Bath, England, in 1849, and educated at the Church of England 
 National Schools. Like very many Englisli-born boys, he inherited a spirit of pluck and daring 
 which led him at the early age of fourteen to enter the Royal Navy, and he went out to the East 
 African station in 1864 on board H. M.S. Princesx Royal, and afterwards was on board H.M.S. 
 Orenten, and then transferred to H.M.S. Valorous, on which Commander Law, of Toronto, was Lieu- 
 tenant. Sergeant Hales served tliree years and a half in the Royal Navy, and in 1868 he joined the 
 Metropolitan (London) police force, and did duty thus until 1871, in which year became to Cana- 
 da and early in 1872 he became a member of the Toronto police force. By steady conduct and strict 
 attention to duty he won promotion to the rank of sergeant, which position he has held in a satis- 
 factory manner for nearly eleven years. Sergeant Hales was married in 1872 to Miss Maggie Jacques 
 of this city. 
 
 He first became a member of the Berkeley Street Church, under the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. 
 Poole, but in 1888 he joined the Woodgreen Congregation, as his residence is close to that church. 
 He is on the Quarterly Board and is also a Trustee of Woodgreen Church, and is a hearty supporter 
 of all the good work that is done there. He is a firm adherent of the Temperance cause, and a 
 member of St. Andrew's Lodge, A.F. and A.M. 
 
 WILLIAM M. FITZGERALD. 
 
 William M. Fitzgerald was born in Toronto in 18.')7, and educated at the Louisa Street Public 
 School. His first occupation was in the dry goods line, with an old bygone firm of D. S. and B. 
 Adams, at which he worked for five ye.ars. He next tried the jewellery business for a few years. 
 He next went to the Dominion Bolt Co. and had charge of the packing department. Mr. Fitzgerald 
 is one of the few survivors of the terrible Humber disaster which occurred in 1884, by which he 
 was terribly injured, as he lay under the engine boiler for about three hours, with two or three 
 other poor fellows who had died from their awful injuries before any could be extricated. He was 
 taken out as much dead as alive, and carefully removed to the hospital, where he lingered in a 
 semi-conscious state for some weeks, but owing to a sound constitution and a kind Providence he 
 came out of his terrible condition at length, and after much surgical attention and great care was 
 enabled after two years to cross the ocean and visit the Old Country. 
 
 As with many others who have been so near death's door and yet been saved, Mr. Fitzgerald 
 
372 APPENDIX. 
 
 Htiys his whole life passecl before him from infancy like a Hash, in panoramic method, and it awoke 
 him through fear to a sense of hia position hefore (iod. Thus he was led on to conversion. He first 
 joined Berkeley Street Church under the Rev. J. E. Starr, and atiiliatcd with City Commissioner 
 Coatsworth's class. Upon his removal over the Don, Mr. Fitzgerald joined the VVoodgreen Church 
 under the Rev. W. F. Wilson, and has taken a very active part in the work as member of the 
 Quarterly Board and Trustee, Pew Steward, Usher, Sunday morning Class I^eader, etc. 
 
 He married in 1880 Miss Annie Drisoott of Toronto, (whose father kept a blacksmith's shop on 
 the present site of the Court House for years, and where Mr. Fitzgerald lived thirteen years) when 
 they attended Old Richmond Church. He is a pronounced Prohibitionist. 
 
 For the past six years he has been unanimously elected (Jrand Master of the Ijoyal True Blues, 
 is Past Master of L.O.L. Medoalfe, 781, and present Deputy District Master of Kast Toronto Dis- 
 trict. He is also Recorder of Civic Lodge, A.O.U.W. 
 
 WILLIAM BARRETT. 
 
 William Barrett was "born a Methodist" in County Cavan, Ireland, in the year 1836, and 
 received his education at the Church National Schools. He then followed agricultural pursuits 
 uniil he came out to Boston, U.S.A., in 1858, and in the fall of that year moved to Montreal. In 
 the noted year (1866) of the Fenian Raid, Mr. Barrett was at the front in No. 6 Co. Prince of 
 Wales Rifles of Montreal. In the year 1868 he came to Toronto, and for two years was a Grand 
 Trunk teamster. After this he started out for himself in the potato business, and is engaged 
 therein at the present *inie, having been twenty years on Colborne Street and, as he says, " have 
 never assigned, nor had 'j change my name " (1898). 
 
 Mr. Barrett was converted at Queen Street Methodist Church, Mr. Cox being his Class Leader 
 at that time. He then moved east over the Don and has been settled at '267 Broadview Avenue for 
 a long period. He was connected with the Woodgreon cause before there was any church of that 
 name, and he built the first church which held four hundred people, and begged the money 
 to pay for it cash down. This was sold for $400 by Rev. " Father" Carroll, which money was put 
 into the fund for the new church under that venerable pastor. Mr. Barrett was also Treasurer of 
 the Envelope System and General Financier of Woodgreen in former days, and saw the first gas put 
 in, and begged for the means to pay cash for it, the minister at that time being the Rev. Mr. Black- 
 stock. He takes great pride in relating hf)W he and one or two other old pioneers overcame step by 
 step all the ninnerous obstacles in their way. Mr. Barrett taught in Sunday School and Bible 
 Class, has been a Trustee, and is a member of tiie Quarterly Board. 
 
 He was married to Miss Jane Henderson in 1859 at St. (Jeorge's Church, Montreal, the Rev. 
 M r. Burke performing the ceremony. 
 
 FREDERICK FLEURY. 
 
 Frederick Fleury was born at Mariposa, County of Victoria, Ont., in 1869, and received his 
 education at the Public School, and then at the Oakwood High School. After this he served three 
 years' apprenticeship to the tailoring trade at Lindsay, and was four years as cutter for the Hogg Bros. 
 Then he went to Bowmanville and was three years with McMon Bros. Mr, Fleury has been four 
 years manager at the Salvation Army Tailoring and Dry Goods Department on Albert Street, 
 TorontOj and he has a business stand on Queen Street East over the Don, which is in charge of a 
 competent manager. He was married in 1891 to Miss Thorndike of Oakwood, a member of one of 
 the oldest pioneer families of that district. 
 
 Mr. Fleury was converted at Oakwood, under the Rev. Mr. Curts He taught in the Sunday 
 School all the time he was at Bowmanville, and was also President of the Epworth League there, and 
 also held same ofBce at Oakwood for three years. Mrs, Fleury also helped in church work on various 
 committees, such as the Ladies' Aid Society, etc. Mr, Fleury is an out-and-out Temperance man 
 and votes for Prohibition. He is Past Grand of the C.O.O.F., Lecture Master, and has been Vice- 
 ( irand of the Toronto District, He is also Secretary of the Canadian Order of Home Circles. 
 
APPENDIX. 373 
 
 JAMKS R. FLP:URY. 
 
 James R. Fleury was bqrn in the Township of Mariposa, Ont., in 1863, and received his educa- 
 tion at the Public iScliooI till his father's death. Then he came to Toronto and started to work as 
 porter at the Don Station of the Grand Trunk R.R.,atwhicli point he has been employed ever 
 since, and for the past four years has hehl tiie position of freight clerk (1897). 
 
 Mr. Fleury was married to Mies Heatlie, of Mariposa in 188.5, by which union tliey liave had 
 two children, both of whom are living. Mrs. Fleury is an earnest member of the Methodist 
 Church, and tliey were both converted under the pastorate of the Rev. W. F. Wilson of Woodgreen 
 Tabernacle, and lie has been a steady member and supporter of that cause until the present time. 
 It might be stated that on account of his wife's delicate health, .Mr. Fleury has not been able to 
 bestow that amount of active interest in the work that he would have so greatly 
 wished. He is a strong Temperance man, and an active member of the C.O.O.F., of which Order 
 he has been elected twice as Treasurer, and holds that post at present. He has also been Noble 
 Grand, and in fact been through all the chairs of office in that Order. 
 
 JOHN C. JONES. 
 
 John C. Jones was horn in Belfast, Ireland, in 1855, of Church of England parents, and was 
 educated at the National Schools, and at the Belfast Academy for three years. After tiiis period of 
 education, he served five years' apprenticeship to the family grocery business, and from thence lie 
 transferred to the great dry goods house of Bottomley & Sons, Belfast, where he entered as junior 
 clerk and was afterwards promoted to the position of travel'.jr over tlie North Western District of 
 Ireland. He was with this firm for seven years and a half. After this he came with his family to 
 Toronto, Canada, and worked for two years with an old bygone firm on Yonge Street, and from 
 thence was made manager of the well-known T. Woodhouse tirm, on King Street East, with whom 
 he stayed for nine years, afterwards setting up in the dry goods business for himself, at 765 Queen 
 Street East, where he is doing a prosperous business. 
 
 Mr. Jones married in 1890 Miss .MacMurray, daughter of Samuel MacMurray, of Elton, 
 Cattarangus County, N. Y. 
 
 He was converted in 1878 at the Frederick Street Methodist Church, Belfast, under the Rev. 
 George Wilson, and assisted in the good work as Sunday School teacher, local preacher and leader at 
 cottage meetings. In his Toronto career he first attended Sherbourne Street Church, then he was at 
 Berkeley Street for five years, and assisted in the choir and Sunday School. He has been a member 
 of Woodgreen Church since 1890, and is Assistant Superintendent of the Sunday School ; he was five 
 years in the choir, till throat trouble set in. Mr. Jones is a strong advocate of Temperance, a mem- 
 ber of the C.O.F., and has been District Master of the Eastern District, Toronto L.O.L., being unani- 
 mously elected for two years. 
 
 EDWIN JENKINSON. 
 
 BMwin Jenkinson was born at Woolwick, England, in 1853, and was educated at Cheltenham 
 Public Schools. He came to Canada with his parents in 1868 and settled in Toronto. He was 
 appointed to a position in the Public Works Department under the John Sandfield MacDonald 
 Government in 1870. He joined the Old Richmond Street Methodist Church, after he had become 
 converted, under the ministry of Rev. Alexander Sutherland. 
 
 He married Miss Emiline Hart, the eldest daughter of J. F. Hart, M.A., in 1876. 
 
 Mr. Jenkinson was appointed Trustee of Woodgreen Methodist Church and Superintendent of 
 the Sunday School in the year 1880, which office he still holds. He was duly elected by the vote of 
 the citizens of Ward No. 1, to represent their interests at the Toronto Public School Board, during 
 the years 1891-92-93. 
 
374 APPENDIX, 
 
 YONGE STREET CHURCH. 
 
 JOHN MACDONALD, Jr. 
 
 John Macdonald was born in 1863 at " Oaklands," the old family residence near Deer Park. He 
 received his early education in Upper Canada College, and when about fifteen years of age entered 
 his father's wholesale house, the manag'nnent of whicli since his father's death in 1890 has devolved 
 upon him. He has been a worthy son of a worthy sire. He isSfeet 11 inches tall, of athletic build, 
 with a ruddy countenance and a (Saxon beard. 
 
 Since the building of Yonge Street Metliodist Church some twenty-four years ago he has attended 
 worship there. In this church he is a Trustee, and lie represents the Trustee Board on the Quarterly 
 Board, besides which he is Chairman of the Finance Committee. 
 
 Business-like and alert, outspoken and frank, easily approachable on all matters, the responsibili- 
 ties of his position have fallen on shoulders that bear them well, and one can scarcely measure his 
 far-reaching influence and possibilities, bearing himself as he does as a type of a Christian gentleman. 
 
 VV. W. JONES. 
 
 William Weaver .Tones was born in West Derby, England, in 1835. 
 
 He with his brother came to Canada in 1850 and settled in Toronto, and for over thirty years 
 he was accountant with Fulton, Michie & Co. In 1888 he was appointed City Auditor by Mayor 
 Clarke, which position he has since filled with conspicuous ability. 
 
 In 1867, he joined Elm Street Methodist Church, having been brought to the knowledge of the 
 truths of Christianity under the able preaching of Dr. E. H. Dewart, the ex-editor of the Christian 
 Guardian. Here he worshipped until 1872, a member of the Board and a representative of the Church, 
 when he removed to Sherbourne Street where he attended until 1886, and wliere he became a member 
 of the Quarterly Board, and a Church representative. He now worships in Yonge Street Church. 
 In 1861 he wedded MissBilton, daughter of the late Thomas Bilton. 
 
 His is a genial nature, with none of the hardness frequently displayed by Church members, the 
 simplicity of his kindly heart and the frankness of his broad, good-humored nature immediately en- 
 dears him to acquaintances and gains the intimate confidence of his friends. 
 
 JOHN CARTER. 
 
 John Carter is an Englishman with a true ring about him that reminds j'ou of the race beyond 
 the sea. He was born in the village of Aley, in Liucjbishire, about two and a iialf miles distant from the 
 home where John Wesley spent his early life, in 1837. His folk were Methodists from its inception, 
 and his father was a life-long follower of the Master, and for many years had a class in the church of 
 their parish, John received his training in retail merchandise, spending many years in a general 
 store after he came to Canada, liaving been unfortunate enough to lose considerable money in the 
 old land. He spent some time with Mr. Joseph Tait, and the two of them were the most popular 
 Local Preachei's in the northern districts, and for many years the hardest-worked laymen in the 
 Central Church. 
 
 He was converted to God when eighteen yearR of age, and soon assumed the ensuing responsi- 
 bilities, and before he was twenty years of age he became a Local Preacher in the Alford Circuit, and 
 there and in Grimsby Circuit he labored fifteen years in the Master's service, actually travelling 
 thousands of miles during that time. Dearly Ue K)ves to recount stories of those early times, and he 
 has an inexhaustible supply of interestisjg anecdotes and reminiscences. 
 
 Driving along his native town one day he was loudly and coarsely accosted by a drunkard, a 
 well-known local character, who was a cruel wife-beater. Something prompted him to leave his rig 
 and face the man, which he did only to be assaulted by him. Extricating himself, however, he 
 addressed the /ellow in siich an excellent but truthful -.Vdy that the poor fellow went home, begged 
 
j^PPENDIX. 376 
 
 his wife's pardon for all the shameful past, placed the Blue Ribbon badge of Temperance upon his 
 coat lapul, and wears it yet, and is to-day leading a quiet, consistent Christian life. 
 
 Upon coming to Canada, in 1881, he joined the Central Church. His services were in much 
 demand, and Pavenport, Lambton, Mimico, Thornhill, Buttonvillc, Kast York, Willowdale are 
 among the places where he has preached many times. He was a Class Leader in the Old Country 
 and has been the same here for twelve or thirteen years. 
 
 In 1877 he wedded Betsy Househan in the town of Louth in Kngland, and their eldest daughter 
 — of whom they have four — teaches in the Yonge Street Methodist Sunday School. 
 
 His life has been open, clear cut and pronounced ; it has been a life which has told for Cod. 
 
 The following biographies belong respectively to Elm Street, Metropolitan, 
 
 Queen Street East, and Wesley Churches. They were accidentally omitted 
 
 when the various biographical sketches of those churches were compiled and 
 
 printed. 
 
 WARRING KENNEDY. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is a native of the County Down, Ireland. He received r -i excellent 
 education in Londonderry, and commenced his commercial career as an apprentice in a retail dry 
 goods store in the town of Kilrca, Ireland, which place he left after his apprenticeship and went to 
 Belfast, where he remained for ten years, making a reputation for himself for intelligence, application 
 anil business knowledge. On reaciiinji; Toronto in 1857, which was during one of the greatest com- 
 mercial crises that this country has ever known, nothing daunted he accepted a subordinate position, 
 but his business aptitude and force of cliaracler soon attracted marked attention and his services were 
 eagerly sought after. He entered the employ of the late Senator Joiin Macdonald, where he re- 
 ceived rapid promotion and was drawing a very large salary, when in 1869 he formed a partnership 
 with Mr. A. G. Samson and Mr. Alex. Gemmel, both since deceased. Their business reached the 
 large amount of 81,250,000 annual sales. Mr. Kennedy has by persistent labor and application won 
 commercial and other honors of the worthiest descriptinn. He has alwaj's been an indefatigable 
 worker, not only in business, but in helping along anything that enlisted liis sympathy and approbation. 
 He has always been a man of wonderful vitality and energy, delighting to grapple with difficulties, 
 perplexities and toils, earnest and persevering in his zeal for the good of his fellows. He took a loading 
 part in the organization of the Commercial Travellers' Association of Canada in 1871, b- ig one of 
 the charter members, and when the first annual meeting was held he was lionored by being elected 
 President, which position he occupied for some years. His interest in the Association never 
 flagged, and wlien the Commercial Travellers' Mutual Benefit Society was formed in 1881, he was 
 appointed Treasurer, which office he held for eigliteen years. As an evidence of his popularity he was 
 elected Alderman in ls71. He displayed remarkable intelligence and an unusual grasp in the manage- 
 ment of municipal affairs, so much so that in 1877 he was asked to run for Mayor, and although he was 
 unsuccessful in tiie contest he polled a very large vote. He was several times urged to enter the poli- 
 tical field but declined, much to the chagrin and disappointment of his friends, as he is a ready, fluent 
 and forcible speaker. His fellow countrymen also showed their appreciation of his merits by electing 
 him President of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society in 1872. Mr. Kennedy is chairman of the 
 Board of the Toronto General Burying Grounds Trust, wliich embraces Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 
 the Necropolis and Prospect Cemetery, He is also Senior Honorary Secretary, and a Vice-Presi- 
 dent of the Upper Conada Bible Society, is also a Vice-President of the Board of Management of 
 the House of Industry and Treasurer ; is a member of the Board of Trade and was a member of the 
 Council of the same for two or three years. 
 
 Mr. Kennedy's devotion and loyalty to the cause of Methodism are known far and near. As a 
 Local Preacher, Class Leader, Circuit Steward, Trustee and Sabbath School Superintendent, he earn- 
 
876 APPENDIX. 
 
 eil for liiinBelf the ostoeni and admiriitioii of his coi'tdiKionixlH. He Ii:ih l)uon on Hoveral ConferenueK 
 Committees, and a delegate from the Toronto (Jonferonee to tl:" (Jencral t'onferenee, where he 
 alwayH took a prominent part in dehuteH. He iH TreaHurer of tiie Sunday Sciiool Aid and Kxton- 
 ■ion Fun<l. At the Toronto Conference in June, IHtll, lie had the uni(|Uf' honor conferred np(m him 
 of being elected Secretary, which ia the first instance of a layman occupying that position in the his- 
 tory of the Methodist t'hurch of this continent. Ho was ul^cled a delegate to the Second Kcnnienical 
 Council of the Methodism of the world, which met at Washington, l).(!., in Octolier, IHttl. 
 
 Mr. Kennedy is acceptable as a Local Preacher, and freiiuently o(u;upicN tlic ]iulpits of some of 
 the leading ('hurches. He is always ready for service in any branch of the Church work, ami the 
 charitable organizations of the city always rely on him as a warm fricn<l and willing helper. Per- 
 haps no busine/4s num in Toronto lias more ably filled so many positions with greater credit to him- 
 self in the various commercial bodies, companies and institutions with which he has been connected, 
 and is deservedly popular. With extraordinary energy his versatile talents are at the ready com- 
 mand of every good cause affecting public or private interests. In short, Mr. Kenncily is one of 
 those welcome figures, whom to know is to esteem. On January 1st, IS!I4, .\lr. Kennedy was elected 
 Mayor of Toronto by 4,452 majority, being the largest vote ever given for a mayoralty candidate. 
 
 RKV. .rOHN HUNT. 
 
 Tl'- i ! V. .John Hunt was born November .">th, ISI8, in Lincolnshire, Kngland. His parents, 
 who were loyal Methodists, emigrated to Canada, and landed at Toronto, May, l.s;{2. Ife was once 
 at the old " White Meeting House," situated on Jordan Street. 
 
 Mr, Hunt was converted in 1842, after reading a book entitled " The Kxistence of Ood," which 
 completely removed his skeptical ideas and revealed to him (Jod's will concerning his own life. 
 Shortly afterwards he became a Local Preacher, and in 1844 he entered as a Probationer, supplying 
 during the year, Kingston, Hytown and Woodstock. In May, 1845, he was appointed to (Joderich 
 During all these years Mr. H mt was a diligent student, and often studied his Greek Testament 
 as he ploughed the ground. 
 
 During the course of his long ministerial life, Mr. Hunt has been stationed as follows : 
 Goderich, 1 year. Toronto, I year. 
 
 Guelph, 1 " (ordained here in 1848), 
 
 Niagara, 3 years. Dunnville, 1 " 
 
 Nelson and Milton, 4 years. Yonge >St., 8 years, 
 
 Whitby, 1 year. Port Hope, 2 " 
 
 Picton, 3 years. Woodstock, 3 " 
 
 Owen Sound, 1 year, Aurora, 3 '* 
 
 Yonge St. North, 3 years. Eglinton, 3 " 
 
 Orangoville, 3 " Streetsville, 3 " 
 
 Meaf jrd, 1 year. 
 Mr. Hunt, after a faithful ministry extending over a period of forty-one years, was super- 
 annuated in 1885. From that time he has lived at No. 150 Wilton Ave. He is still as active in the 
 religious world as ever, and is Methodist Chaplain at the General Hospital, where he preaches every 
 Sunday. A large amount of his time is given to the " Haven," and in visiting the different city 
 hospitals, cheering and comforting " the weary, worn and sad." 
 
 Mr. Hunt, though about four-score years, is still as enthusiastic, energetic and industrious as 
 when he first entered the work, aud though " the snows of age have fallen upon his head," he realizes 
 " the best of all, God is with him." 
 
 M. C. HAMBLY. 
 
 Matthew C. Hambly was born in 1831 in the City of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia. 
 His parents removed to the County of York when he was three years old, and Matthew's early life 
 was spent upon the farm. When twenty-six years of age he opened a general store in Nobleton, 
 which he carried on for several years. 
 
APPENDIX. 377 
 
 He removed to Faialey, and for twelve inonthB carried on a aoda water businew, theu removed 
 to the (Jounty of Wellington whore for seventeen years he kept a general store and post oitice. In 
 1885 he removed to Toronto, opened his well-known store on Dundas Street, where he continued 
 until January, 1897. 
 
 He was converted when fourteen years of agu, in the Churcli at Nohleton, l)y Kev. .lames Kdgar, 
 then a Primitive Methodist preacher, where he soon became a Steward and a (/'lass l^eader and Super- 
 intendent of the Sunday School. He was also 'Jlass Leader and Superintendent of the Sunday School 
 for many years in the Church at Stirton, in the County of Wellington. 
 
 Upon removing to Toronto he became a member of Wesley Church, where he has worshipped for 
 many years. 
 
 In 185'2 he wedded Mary A. Holden. Seven ohihiren comprise their family. One son, Milton, 
 is Pastor of lietliel Presbyterian Church, of New York, while his daughter Catharine — now Mrs, 
 Auger — leads a class in Wesley Church. 
 
 (JKOIKJK HOSSITKR. 
 
 (Jeorge Hossiter, of 10 Papo Avenue, was born in the city of Bristol, Kngland, in 1849, and at- 
 tended the Church of Kngland National Schools, and the Friends' School in the same city. He was 
 brought up in the Society of Friends, and after school-days he learned the trade of brush-making, and 
 worke<l at the same with his father until the family came to Toronto, Canada, in 1870, where Mr. 
 Kessiter still follows the same business, his factory being at the above addrees. 
 
 His parents were both earnest Christians, and Aaron Hossiter, his father, took an active interest 
 in tin- F'riends' Sunday School in Bristol, by teaching an adult class therein. 
 
 His grandfather was a vigorous supporter of the Wesleyan Methodist cause, and was also a 
 bi'iiHlnnuker by trade. In fact, this has been the family business for about ont; hundred years. 
 
 Mr. Kossiter married, in 187.'1, Miss Davis of this city, the late Kev. Mr. Harris performing 
 the ceremony, and by this union there have been three children, all living, the two sons being 
 engaged in business with their father. Miss Kossiter teaches a class at the Queen Kast Church Sab- 
 bath School, of which the second son is Librarian. 
 
 ■Mr. Kossiter received his first religious impressions when very young. .Since he came to Canada 
 he joined the old church at Queen St. East, and has been a member thereof for nearly twenty years, 
 and superintemlent of the Sunday School for about eighteen years, having commenced to teach as 
 soon as he joined the Church. He lias conducted the choir also for fourteen or fifteen years, and is 
 on the Quarterly and Trustee Boards, and was Treasurer for one year During the long period of 
 his connection with this church Mr. Kossiter has seen the cause progress very favorably most of the 
 time. When he first assisted in the Sunday .School there were about thirty scholars, now the average 
 is one hundred, and the district is by no means thickly populated. He has a life-long record as a 
 temperance man, and is a non-tobacco-user. His father was a member of the United Kingdom 
 Temperance Alliance. 
 
 25 
 
INDEX. 
 
 A. 
 
 I'AOK. 
 
 AdaniH, .1 . K . , Rev 2ii7 
 
 AdnniH, Jiiinos 2ir> 
 
 AhIi. Jolm ('., Rpv 99 
 
 Adilisun, I'eter, Rev 253 
 
 Abblett, 205 
 
 Allnn, jMmes, Rev 18, 124, 192 
 
 Alder, Rev 117 
 
 Alban's St. Church, Officers of 237-9 
 
 Alexander, 1). , Rev 273 
 
 Ames, A. K 102 
 
 Andrews, A. F Hr>\ 
 
 Andrews, H. B 2(»2 
 
 Andrews, W. , Rev 92 
 
 Anderson, Wni Ifll 
 
 Aikenhead, J. R., Rev 225, 'J3B 
 
 Aikenhead, Mr 154 
 
 Aiken, \V. T., I)r 123, 171 
 
 Antliff, J. C, Rev 197 
 
 Asliliridge, Jesse 203 
 
 Atkinson, R. H 286 
 
 Alcorn, 8 304 
 
 Anthony, .Tames 305 
 
 Anson, Win., Rev 14, 31 
 
 Armstrong, Jolin, .Ir 297 
 
 Ashury, Francis 11 
 
 Auger, W H 361 
 
 Awde, R 366 
 
 Bathurst Street Church, Officers of 273 
 
 Barker, Alexander J 347 
 
 Barrass, E. , Dr 32, 74 
 
 Barrick, E., l)r 123 
 
 Bttrrie, H. (i. , Rev 276 
 
 Balson, Henry 292 
 
 Barry, John, Rev 76 
 
 Baker, John, Mrs 139 
 
 Ball, Jerrold, Dr 176 
 
 Bainbridge, John 200 
 
 Barkwell, John 202 
 
 Barron, John 298 
 
 Bailey, Joseph 310 
 
 FAtlB. 
 
 Barton, King 72 
 
 ltiik(T, Margaret, Mrs 142 
 
 Uiing: , Nathan 21 
 
 Uaxlcr, Richard 140 
 
 l5rtleH, Andrew .368 
 
 Hartley, T. E., Rev 2.52, 254 
 
 Barker, Thomas 346 
 
 HanKeld, Wm. H 133 
 
 Hnrrelt, Wm 213 
 
 Barkwell, W. J., Rev 218 
 
 Hlaikl.urn, Wm .347 
 
 Bhickstock. Wm. S., Rev 172, 217, 225 
 
 Kradley, John W 175, 290 
 
 Krandon, .James 213 
 
 Rerean (!iiuroh. Officers of 249 
 
 Bennett, Miss 94 
 
 Berrette, Dr 262 
 
 Herkinshaw, E. T 157 
 
 Beatty, J .... 19 
 
 Beam, Jolm 41 
 
 Bedford, .John, Rev 225 
 
 Betto, J. E,, Rev 259 
 
 Benson, Manley, Rev 141, 172, 269 
 
 Belton, Samuel, Rev 46 
 
 Beatty, Thomas 203 
 
 Behan, Thomas 201 
 
 Belding, W. W 222 
 
 Brethour, David, Rev 204 
 
 Bredin, Dr. , Rev 95 
 
 Brett, P 34 
 
 Bridgeland, Mrs 355 
 
 Bishop, E. S., Rev 276 
 
 Bilton, George 80, 83, 163 
 
 Bishop, G. J., Rev 141, 2.34 
 
 Birchard, Isaac .Tames 332 
 
 Bishop, James H 113, 154 
 
 Bilton, Thomas 83 
 
 Blight, William 18 
 
 Bridgeman, George, Rev 99, 156 
 
 Brine, J 142 
 
 Briggs, .Tohn 210 
 
 Brimstin, James 299 
 
 Briggs, William, Dr 18, 99, 171, 239 
 
 379 
 
380 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 PAGE, 
 
 Booth, William, Rev 87, 225, 268 
 
 Boyd, Rev 203 
 
 Bowden, Frank A 176, 290 
 
 Boxnll, George 295 
 
 BouBlead, James 19, 203 
 
 Borland, John, Rev 99 
 
 Boardman, Richard 11 
 
 Bowles, R. P., Rev 18, 124, 192 256 
 
 Boddy, William 337 
 
 Bloor, Joseph 258 
 
 Brown, Alexander, J 334 
 
 Brown, Beniah 25 
 
 Brown, (Jeorge 201 
 
 Brock, James, Rev 81 
 
 Brown, George M., Rev 2.8, 351 
 
 Broughton, James 176, 184 
 
 Broddy, James C 306 
 
 Brown, R. P, . . . 188 
 
 Brown, Richard 192, 225 
 
 Brown, William, Rev 70 
 
 Bugg, John 200 
 
 Buley, A 144 
 
 Buley, Mrs 143 
 
 Buley, T. M., Rev 143 
 
 Bull, B. K 123 
 
 Bull, Dr 19 
 
 Bull, J. P 355 
 
 Burden, Henry 222 
 
 Bulmer, Mat 363 
 
 Burns, W., Rev 364 
 
 Burry, (Jeo 367 
 
 Butler, J 19 
 
 Butt, E 83, 275 
 
 Butt, J 83 
 
 Burns, R. N., Rev 217, 364 
 
 Burwash, N 99, 171 
 
 Byan, J. W 32 
 
 Byrne, A. S., Rev 99, 280 
 
 Bryan, J. T 343 
 
 Gaird, Rev 17 
 
 Carroll, Dr 33, 39, 103, 204, 217, 241 
 
 Calvert, Mrs 184 
 
 Carman. Dr 251 
 
 Carter, John 3/4 
 
 Carriek, A 19, 123 
 
 Carleton, Fred 285 
 
 Carroll, Joseph 39 
 
 PAQE. 
 
 Caughey , James, Rev 144 
 
 Cash, John, Rev 171 
 
 Carey, Johnson 324 
 
 Caswell, N. F 185 
 
 Carroll, Robert 171 
 
 Cade, Robert, Rev 200 
 
 Campbell, B.D., T. W., Rev 142, 204, 217 
 
 Carroll, Thomas 171 
 
 Case, William, Rev 12 
 
 Campbell, W. F., Rev 239 
 
 Carfrae, William 19 
 
 Carnahan, W. J. A 186 
 
 Carson, W. Wellington, Rev 156 
 
 Calvert, William 184 
 
 Carriek, W. H 184 
 
 Casson, Wesley, Rev 204 
 
 Chard, A 188 
 
 Chambers, B C.L., LL.B., A. B., Rev 322 
 
 Chambers, Alex. C, Rev 204 
 
 Chadwick, Charles William 333 
 
 Charlton, K. J. Mrs 340 
 
 Charlesworth, George 123 
 
 Chapman, J. A., Rev 230 
 
 Charlton, W. M 287 
 
 Chapman, W. F 339 
 
 Chamberlain, Wyatt 55 
 
 Clarens Ave., St., Officers of 228 
 
 Clarke, H. E 121 
 
 Clare, Isaac 140 
 
 Clarkson, M.A., John B., Rev 192 
 
 Clark, Joseph J 314 
 
 Clark, John 315 
 
 Clarke, Thomas, Mr 80, 83 
 
 Clarkson, Tliomas 83 
 
 Clarke, W. W., Rev 99, 171 
 
 Crawell, Seth 30 
 
 Crawford, Seth 64 
 
 Centennial Churcli, Officers of 252-3-4 
 
 Central Street Church, Officers of 259 
 
 Clemes, John P 331 
 
 Crews, Rev . 211 
 
 Creighton, Canada, Rev 225 
 
 Crelock, John 139 
 
 Clinton Street Church, Officers of 255 6-7 
 
 Chown, S. D., Rev 197,245 
 
 Clough, Benjamin, Rev 125 
 
 Coke, Dr 18 
 
 Cochrane, Dr 18, 99, 259 
 
 Cox, Senator 183 
 
INDEX. 
 
 381 
 
 PA(1E. 
 
 Cooper, Rev 209 
 
 Oourtice, A. C, Rev 211 
 
 Coates, C. W 19 
 
 Coatsworth, Sr., Emeraon 170, 289 
 
 Coatsworth, Jr , Emerson 170, 262 
 
 Crown, E G 233 
 
 Coleman, Francis, Rev 98 
 
 Cornish, George H., Rev 104 
 
 Cookman, George B. , Rev 115 
 
 Coleman, James 20, 30 
 
 Colborne, John, Sir 75 
 
 Cork, E 364 
 
 Cox, J. W 200, 209 
 
 Coutts, John 338 
 
 Coate, Michael 30 
 
 Constable, Matthias M 317 
 
 Cooney, D.D., R., Rev 18 
 
 Coates, Samuel 30 
 
 Crawford, Thomas 368 
 
 Cross, William, Rev 360, 255 
 
 Coleman, William, Rev 35 
 
 Cuttell, John B 362 
 
 Culp, David, Rev 14, 32, 41 
 
 Cullen, Thomas, Rev 113, 244 
 
 D. 
 
 Davidson, Rev 
 
 Davis, Dr. , Rev . 
 
 Draper, Alexander 
 
 Davis, Bidwell Nicholas 
 
 Dane, Frederick 
 
 Davis, George H., Rev 1 12, 207, 
 
 Davidson, John C, Rev 
 
 Davey, .Jamee 
 
 Davis, Thomas 215, 
 
 Dewart, Dr., Rev 221, 
 
 Dennick, Rev 
 
 Dewart, Edward Hartley, Rev 
 
 Denton, Frank 
 
 Dent, George 
 
 D<;ath, I.J 
 
 Demorest, Thomas, Rev 
 
 Derrick, Thomas, Rev 
 
 Dixon, Alderman 
 
 Dixon, Miss . . . , 
 
 Dinnick, C. R. S 
 
 Dill, Mary, Mrs 
 
 Dingman, W. iS 
 
 Douglas, D.D., (ieorge, Rev 113, 
 
 18 
 45 
 322 
 299 
 325 
 225 
 77 
 150 
 348 
 239 
 236 
 156 
 188 
 303 
 
 rs4 
 
 54 
 203 
 163 
 201 
 222 
 296 
 184 
 154 
 
 l>AUE. 
 
 Dorey, Gifford, Rev 113 
 
 Doel, John and Mrs 40 
 
 Douse, John, Rev 86 
 
 Douglas, .John 184 
 
 Dobson. James, Rev 225 
 
 Dorland, Stephen P 341 
 
 Dunn Avenue Church, OfBcers of 246-7-8 
 
 Dunham, Darius .30 
 
 Dunn, Jonathan 83 
 
 Dunlop, John 202, 320 
 
 Duncan, Lytle 143 
 
 Dunlop, William 201, 316 
 
 Duckworth, William J 294 
 
 B. 
 
 Katou, E. Y 222 
 
 Eastwood, John 84, 153 
 
 Earls, John 142 
 
 Earl, Theophilus 139 
 
 Eaton, Timothy 219 
 
 East, William 297 
 
 Edgar, Dr., Rev 211 
 
 Edwards, James 202 
 
 Edwards, Thomas, Rev 230 
 
 Edwards, William 79 
 
 Evans, Ephraim, Rev 86, 259 
 
 Evans, James, Rev 90 
 
 Evans, John S., Rev 99 
 
 Egerton, William, Rev 80 
 
 Embiey, Phillip 12 
 
 Elliott, James, Rev 113, 228 
 
 English, Noble F., Rev 98 
 
 Edmonds, Charles E 176 
 
 Edmonds, William L 173, 290 
 
 Emory, Rev 211 
 
 Epworth Church, Officers of 276 
 
 F. 
 
 Faircloth, Charles 171 
 
 Faircloth, John 170 
 
 Fawcett, Thomas, Rev 86 
 
 Eraser, Donald, Rev 76 
 
 Fear, Rev 92 
 
 Ferguson, G 66 
 
 Ferries, N. S 299 
 
 Fleming, Robert J 209 
 
 Ferguson, J. J., Rev 252 
 
 Fegan, Warren 287 
 
 Fish, Dr., Rev 274 
 
982 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 PACK. 
 
 Fish, Charles, Rev 113 
 
 Fitzpatrick, George 263 
 
 Fitzgerald, F. K 365 
 
 Fitzgerald, W. M 371 
 
 Field, (ieoigina, Mrs 33S 
 
 Fisher, .John 119 
 
 Fiimeinore, James 20! 
 
 Fielding, Richard 324 
 
 Fitzpatrick, W. 1) 342 
 
 Flenry, Fred 372 
 
 Flenry, Jas. R 373 
 
 Flint, George 123 
 
 Flink, Paid, Rev 2(iH 
 
 Flint, Paul, Rev 270 
 
 Foster, F 200 
 
 Forster, John Wycliffe Lewis 294 
 
 Forster, Martlia, Mrs 293 
 
 Fowler, M. A., Robert, Rev 99, 171 
 
 Forster, William 170 
 
 Fox, William W 334 
 
 Fudger, H. H 192 
 
 Fry , W. J-' 146 
 
 G. 
 
 (ialhraith. Dr. , Rev 172 
 
 (Jalley, Edward 171 
 
 (ialliera, K 202 
 
 Gardner, George 202 
 
 CJalloway, George A 289 
 
 (iardiner, George 320 
 
 (iatchell, Joseph, Rev 32 
 
 Gammond, Orlando 349 
 
 Gariuitt, Robert 312 
 
 < ialbraith, William 72 
 
 Galbraith, M.A , W., Rev 156 
 
 Gage, W. J 219 
 
 (Jlanville, W 200 
 
 Gray, Henry, M.A 326 
 
 Gray, James, Rev 261 
 
 Graydon, R. A .S56 
 
 Graham, .T. J 36.') 
 
 Gerrard St. Church, officers of 226, 227 
 
 George, Bishop 13 
 
 (iemley, J. , Rev 99 
 
 German, John F., Rev 166, 248 
 
 German, Peter, Rev 158 
 
 Green, Dr 69 
 
 Greer, John 20.3 
 
 Greydon, T. A 222 
 
 PACK. 
 
 Gilbert, Mrs 207 
 
 Gilbert, John D., Rev 199 
 
 (Jilpin, W. H 188 
 
 Griffith, Thomas, Rev 182, 272 
 
 (iriffin, William S., Rev 118, 156 
 
 (ioodcrhani, Miss 94 
 
 Goodrich, Charles IJ 86 
 
 (!off, Kdward F., Rev 142, ir,6, 243 
 
 Gooderhani, James 169 
 
 Goodman, John, Rev 200, 223 
 
 (ioldsmith, John, Mrs 297 
 
 <!ould, R. H 150 
 
 fiooderham, William 171 
 
 (iurney, Kdward 256 
 
 Guest, John 317 
 
 Gundy, S. R. , Rev 178 
 
 H. 
 
 Hamilton, Ah^xander 19, 
 
 Hai ris, Alexander (i. , Rev 
 
 Harris, (;. G 
 
 Hand)ly, C 
 
 Hastings, Ulias. J. C. G 
 
 Hunna, I) 
 
 Harper, K. 15., Rev 
 
 Hastings, Kihvard 
 
 Hart, K. J , Rev 
 
 Hart, B.A., Kvanston Ives, Rev 
 
 Harrington, A 
 
 Harris, Henry, Rev 209, 
 
 Hannon, James, Rev 
 
 Hagarty, .1. H 
 
 Hactings, J 
 
 Hales, J 
 
 Hales, E 
 
 Hansford, .Jeffrey E 
 
 Harris. Louis Merton 
 
 Harris. Reuben 
 
 Hawko, Robert 
 
 Hastings, Richard 
 
 Hamilton, Robert C 
 
 Hanna, S. R 
 
 Hay, S. M., Dr 
 
 Harris, S. E 
 
 Hardy, Thomas 
 
 Harris, W. F 
 
 Harvard, W . M. , Rev 
 
 Hall, B.A., William, Rev 99, 
 
 Hambly, W. J 
 
 83 
 204 
 352 
 188 
 340 
 295 
 
 99 
 111 
 253 
 .100 
 362 
 225 
 
 99 
 163 
 164 
 .338 
 371 
 337 
 331 
 
 30 
 
 83 
 1.53 
 157 
 136 
 150 
 184 
 201 
 
 18 
 171 
 17ft 
 
INDEX. 
 
 383 
 
 rA(iK. 
 
 Hassard, W. E., Rev 265, 345 
 
 Heck, P 12 
 
 Hedding, liiahop 13 
 
 Henderson, .1. W 162 
 
 Henderson, D.D., James, Rev 192 
 
 Henderson, Robert H 34 ! 
 
 Henderson, Thomiis 3-10 
 
 Hennisett, F 367 
 
 lietlicrington. Rev S2 
 
 Heyland, Rowley, Rev 54 
 
 Hillock, Frank 176, 289 
 
 Hick, Joiin, Rev 75 
 
 Hillock, John 192 
 
 Hill, L. W., Rev 218 
 
 Hill, William 84 
 
 Hincks, LL B., W. H., Rev 142, 259 
 
 Howard, Isaac B., Rev 98, 171 
 
 Hodgrow, James 19 
 
 Holla 1, John 19 
 
 Hollinrake, John 141 
 
 Hooker, Le Roy, Rev 18, 124 
 
 Hockin, Nehemiah 331 
 
 Howell, William 349 
 
 Hughan, W. S., F v 2(K), 267 
 
 Humphrey, E.J ... 150 
 
 Humphrey, George 150 
 
 Hunt, John, Rev 96, 376 
 
 Hughes, J. L 141, 184 
 
 Hunter Samuel J., Rev 141, 166, 244 
 
 Hughes, S. R 150 
 
 Hunter, William ,T., Rev 113,197 259 
 
 Hyde, Dan 363 
 
 [ngeraoU, Charles 31 
 
 Ireland, Allen. . .308 
 
 Irvine, A., Rev 14, 73 
 
 Isaacs, John Jacob 338 
 
 Ives, D.D., B. I., Rev 192 
 
 Ivey, J. D 191 
 
 Ivory, James 202 
 
 Jackson, Mrs 201 
 
 Jarvis, Sheriff 163 
 
 Jackson, James, Rev 14, 42 
 
 Jackson, John 312 
 
 .fackson, W. 202 
 
 Jay, William 287 
 
 I>A<iB. 
 
 .TeiikinHoii, K 376 
 
 .Jewell, Joseph 22 
 
 Jellery, Thomas W., Rev 113, 156, 172, 220 
 
 .leffei's, TiiumaH 204 
 
 Jeffers, Wellington, Rev 99 
 
 Johnston, .Mexander 94 
 
 Johnston, C. ()., Rev 142, 273 
 
 .Johnston, Dan 363 
 
 .Johnston, Hugh, l)r IS, 2:H 
 
 Johnston, M. A., Hugh, Rev 11.3, 171, 225 
 
 Joliiiston, .J. O., liev 141 
 
 Johnston, R. H., Rev 274 
 
 Johnston, Robert J .308 
 
 Jones, (J. S 354 
 
 Jones, John 63 
 
 Jones, Joseph, Rev 99 
 
 Jones, J. C 373 
 
 .Jones, I'eter 63 
 
 Jones, Richard, Rev 147 
 
 .Jones, W. W 374 
 
 Jolliffe, T. W., Rev 200, 231, 260, 284 
 
 K 
 
 Kay, Joshua, Rev 178 
 
 Kershaw, Rev 177 
 
 Kemp, A. E 192 
 
 Kent, A. and Mrs 222 
 
 Keough, F. S 85 
 
 Ketchum, Jesse . 18 
 
 Kerr, J. Mel)., Rev 225, 260 
 
 Keeler, Sylvanus 30 
 
 Keaugh, Thomas S 94 
 
 Kelly, Tliomas A 157, 323 
 
 Kerr, W. H 19 
 
 Kennedy, Warring 157, 575 
 
 Kidney, Mrs 141 
 
 Kidney, John 139 
 
 King Street East Church, Officers of 224-5 
 
 Knowlan, .James, Rev,... 119 
 
 Lanton, Rev 92 
 
 I^ker, Rev 261 
 
 Lavell, Charles, Rev 99, 171 
 
 Langford, Charles, Rev 204, 214, 256 
 
 L» A rence. J 19 
 
 Lake, John N. , Rev 147 
 
 Lake, John N 192 
 
 Lawson, Joseph 209 
 
 Lanison, John 215 
 
884 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 Lancelejr, J. E., Rev 231, 275, 325 
 
 Langford, J. W., Rev 273 
 
 Lavell, M.D., M 19 
 
 Lang, Matthew, Rev 77 
 
 Langmuir, M 219 
 
 Land, William H., Rev 99 
 
 Lawrence, W 123 
 
 Laird, W. H., Rev 156 
 
 Uke, W. H 201 
 
 Laughlen, William 344 
 
 Leadley, Edward 123 
 
 Lee, G. H. D 150 
 
 I^wis, George, Rev 224 
 
 Leech, George, Rev 234 
 
 I^adley, Henry 83, 139, 94 
 
 Learoyd, John, Rev 113 
 
 Leadley, John 160 
 
 Lewis, Joshua P., Rev 204 
 
 Legrow, J. T., Mrs 353 
 
 Livingstone, David G 286 
 
 Liddicoates, William 296 
 
 Longley, Benjamin, Rev 141 
 
 Lockwood, Joseph, Rev 35 
 
 Locke, J. H., Rev 181, 225. 235 
 
 Lloyd, Joseph 315 
 
 LoJkhart, T 202 
 
 Loaee, William, Rev 12 
 
 Lomas, W. , Rev 267 
 
 Love, P 370 
 
 M 
 
 Macdouald, John 76, 83, 153, 220, 283 
 
 Macdonahl, J., Jr 374 
 
 Matheson, Rev 204 
 
 Maguire, A 188 
 
 Martin, A., Rev 274 
 
 Massey, Chester 1) 123 
 
 Manning, Charles, Rev 226, 256 
 
 Marsdeii, (Jeorge, Rev 16 
 
 Manning, H. M., Rev 234 
 
 Massey, Hart A 247 
 
 Mattit, .lohn N., Rev 17 
 
 Manly, John G., Rev 80 
 
 Main, J. 1> 201, 321 
 
 Main, J. J 202 
 
 Maitland, Peregrine, Sir 48 
 
 Martin, S. S.- 170 
 
 Madden, T 30 
 
 Mara, Thomas 71 
 
 PAOE. 
 
 Manning, Thomas, Rev 192 
 
 Matthews, W. C 123 
 
 Mason, William T 126 
 
 Matthews, W, I) 164 
 
 Maxwell, W. J., Rev 156, 269 
 
 Marks, William 161 
 
 Meecham, Dr. 246 
 
 Metcalf, F., Rev 14, 68, 178 
 
 Medcalf, J. H., Rev 274 
 
 Meredith, W. H 188 
 
 Milligan, Dr., Rev 246 
 
 Milton, Miss 94 
 
 Mills, Alexander 19 
 
 Milner, Jonathan, Rev 268 
 
 Milburn, Thomas 188 
 
 Mix, Thomas A 309 
 
 Miller. Thos. H 327 
 
 Michael, William 1) 288 
 
 Midford, William 339 
 
 Moore, Mrs 88 
 
 Moore, The Misses 311 
 
 Mowat, Alexander 163 
 
 Moore, Charles 123 
 
 Moss, Charles 167 
 
 Moore, F. B 150 
 
 Mountain, F. W 184 
 
 Moorman, George 285 
 
 Moore, Isaac 311 
 
 Moore, John T 233 
 
 Moore, John .' 308 
 
 Morrison, Thomas 40 
 
 Moss, Thomas 167 
 
 Modeland, Thomas • 319 
 
 Moirison, W. D 18 
 
 Murphy, E 203 
 
 Murphy, .Tohu 19 
 
 Murray, James 299 
 
 Mulholland, Mary Ann, Mrs 297 
 
 Mundy, W. H 202 
 
 Myles, James 123 
 
 Mo 
 
 McC'allum, Archbishop 19 
 
 McCann, David 287 
 
 McCarroU, Joseph, Rev 204 
 
 McCullough, Rev 39 
 
 McCullough, William, Mrs 354 
 
 McDonald, Dfvvidson, Rev 204 
 
 McDowell, D. (!., Rev 99 
 
INDEX. 
 
 385 
 
 PAOK. 
 
 McGill, W. R *202 
 
 Mclntyre, E. C, Rev 244 
 
 McKee, H., Rev 272 
 
 McKee, Robert, Rev 225, 235 
 
 McLean, Daniel . 210 
 
 McLean, Mrs 210 
 
 McMain, C. S 369 
 
 McNab, Alexander, Rev 98 
 
 McRitchie, George, Rev 112 
 
 McTavish, H. W., Rev 229, 252 
 
 MacKendry, J. N 188 
 
 MacLaren, J. J 123 
 
 MacLean, William 296 
 
 N 
 
 Narraway, John W 332 
 
 Newton, Miss 202 
 
 Neal, George 12 
 
 Newman, John B., Dr., Rev 221 
 
 Nelles, B. A., Samuel E., Rev. 99 
 
 Neil, T. W., Rev 275 
 
 Nixon, Thomas 19, 84 
 
 Nixon, William 19 
 
 Noress, James, Rev 86 
 
 Norris, Willih Henry 307 
 
 o 
 
 Ockley, J. F., Rev 172 
 
 Odery, Thomas W. Rev 172 
 
 Ogden, Albert 142 
 
 Ogden, W. W., Dr 140 
 
 O'Neill, John 315 
 
 Ormerod, J. Wesley. 350 
 
 Orr, Mrs., W. M 353 
 
 Osgoode, Thaddeus 40 
 
 Osborne, William 83, 163 
 
 P 
 
 Parliament Street Church, Officers of 211 
 
 Paul's, St., Church, Officers of 231 
 
 Patrick, Asa 71 
 
 Paull, Clement T 142 
 
 Patchett. Charles 309 
 
 Partridge, E. J 188 
 
 Parks, George H 123 
 
 Palmer, George 329 
 
 Parr, Henry 85 
 
 Paull, Herbert G 144 
 
 Patterson, James 19, 123 
 
 Parkiss, J 83 
 
 Patrick, P 72 
 
 26 
 
 pa(;e. 
 
 Palmer, Phrebe, Mrs 141 
 
 Patrick, William, Rev 17, 18 
 
 Parker, D.D., W. R., Rev 99, 171, 183, 2.S1 
 
 Page, W. P 360 
 
 Page, W. P., Mrs 360 
 
 Pearcy, Gilbert 303 
 
 Pearson, W. H 121 
 
 Peck, J. O., Dr 247 
 
 Pelmr.re, Joseph 11 
 
 Peer, James 292 
 
 Penn, William 37 
 
 Pepall, G 367 
 
 Percival, Jas 370 
 
 Perritt, Dr., Rev 230 
 
 Perkins, T. E 222 
 
 Perry, Daniel 34 
 
 Perry, Robert, Rev . . 33 
 
 Perry, Edward 72 
 
 Pettigrew, Louisa, Mrs 157, 323 
 
 Pettigrew, Samuel Edgar 157 
 
 Peterson, M. H 359 
 
 Preston, James, Rev, 113 
 
 Phillips, A. M., Rev 200, 239 
 
 Phillips, Thomas, Rev 160 
 
 Phillips, T. D., Rev 160 
 
 Philp, M.A., John, Rev 188 
 
 Philp, R 222 
 
 Philp, S. C 182 
 
 Picket, Daniel, Rev 14 
 
 Pickering, John, Rev 113 
 
 Pinkerton, Alexander, Rev 345 
 
 Price, Frederick 202 
 
 Price, John 181 
 
 Price, James 83, 153 
 
 Prindel, Andrew, Rev 33 
 
 Prittie, James 139 
 
 Pollard, William, Rev 98 
 
 Poole, William H., Rev 99, 171, 240 
 
 Powell, G. A 357 
 
 Powell, N. A 157 
 
 Pope, Henry, Rev 47 
 
 Pope, Richard 47 
 
 Potts, John, Dr 18, 99, 154, 251, 357 
 
 Post, Jordan 30 
 
 Pullan, William 200 
 
 Punshon, Dr., Rev 84, 191 
 
 R 
 
 Radcliffe, Isaac John 348 
 
 Radoliffe, William 176 
 
386 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 I'AOE. 
 
 Ranim, Charles 204 
 
 Rainopd, Charles 83 
 
 Rankin, J. A„ Rev 248 
 
 Rankin, Thomas 11 
 
 Redditt, J. J., Rev 239 
 
 Reed, Fitch, Rev 48 
 
 Reid, J.,Rev 226 
 
 Reid, T. Rev 209 
 
 Reynolds, J., Rev 34 
 
 Ricliardson, Jiimes, Rev 57 
 
 Rice, Samuel 1)., Rev 1 12 
 
 Rice, J. . I., Rev 260 
 
 Rice, O. F 194 
 
 Richey, Rev 18 
 
 Ridout, Samuel 324 
 
 Rhodes, John, Rev 37 
 
 Roaf, .Joiin, Rev .... 79 
 
 Robert, Robert 224 
 
 Roberts, Edward, Rev 260, 314 
 
 Robinson, (Jeorge 225, 233 
 
 Robinson, Jolin 30 
 
 Robinson, William John 336 
 
 Robson, George 99, 171 
 
 Robertson, .Tames Sergeant 141 
 
 Rodwell, W. A., Rev 2.")6, 260 
 
 Rogers, Samuel 171 
 
 Rogers, John 83 
 
 Rolston, W. H 202 
 
 Ronau, Klla, Miss 197 
 
 Ross, W. \V 172 
 
 Rossiter, George 205, 336 
 
 Rose, S. P., Rev 123, 21 1 
 
 Rolling, Frederick 298 
 
 Roper, Frederick 123 
 
 Roland, John 123 
 
 Rowell, Newton \V 132 
 
 Rowe, K. S., Rev 200, 2.51, 318 
 
 Rutledgc, M., Rev 204, 234 
 
 Ryan, Dr., Rev 243 
 
 Ryan, Henry, Rev 12 
 
 Ryerson, Egerton, Dr 14, 77, 230 
 
 Ryerson, George, Rev 17 
 
 Ryerson, J. , Rev . . 14 
 
 Ryerson, J. E. , Rev 99 
 
 Ryerson, William, Rev 14, 62 
 
 PAfiE. 
 
 Sanderson, (Jeorge R, , Rev 279, 98 
 
 Savage, (Jeorge N 313 
 
 Salmon, H. C 184 
 
 Sawyer, Joseph, Rev .22, 30 
 
 Sanderson, Joseph E., I lev 204,274 
 
 Sanderson, J. S., Rev 217 
 
 Scadding, Dr . . ; 89 
 
 Shaw, Miss 83 
 
 Shaw, Dr , Rev 262 
 
 Shaw, John, Rev 172 
 
 Shaw, John, Rev 172 
 
 Shaw, Samuel .... 83 
 
 Slater, William, Rev 55 
 
 Small, iMiss 352 
 
 Spaulding, Albert W 328 
 
 Stark, "Father" 40 
 
 Stafford, E. A., Dr 18, 123, 193, 262 
 
 Starr, Jolm E., Rev 156, 251 
 
 Strachan, James McGill, Captain 272 
 
 Strachan, John, D. D. , Rev 273 
 
 Swayzie, Henjamin E 328 
 
 Servi.ss, David S 307 
 
 Selley, M.D., John B., Rev. 82 
 
 Segsworth, John 125 
 
 Sec;;ombe, .John 3.35 
 
 Self, Robert .3.35 
 
 SlK^Hif'ld, A. H 369 
 
 Shcrris, H 188 
 
 Savage, Allan J 137 
 
 Savage, David, Rev 177 
 
 Sherlock, (Jeorge 171 
 
 Sheppard, William, Mrs .... 353 
 
 Smwlley, Charles 286 
 
 Speer, J. C, Rev 185 
 
 Steer, Rev 92 
 
 Stewart, Alexander 320 
 
 Stevenson, Edward 1.54 
 
 Stevens, Edward Abel 330 
 
 St. Leger, George J 146 
 
 Sterling, JDhn 83, 84 
 
 Stepiienson, William, Rev 99, 171 
 
 Steward, W. H 1M4 
 
 Sterling, W 192 
 
 Street, William .339 
 
 Simpson Avenue Ciiuroh, Officers of 263 
 
 Sinicoe, Governor 15 
 
 Sims, Albert, Rev 225 
 
 Simpson, I) 194, 225 
 
 Sims, Thomas, Rev 211 
 
 Slight, Benjamin, Rev 86 
 
 Smith, Andrew 201 
 
INDEX. 
 
 387 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 Smith, Fuller 19 
 
 Smith, Griffin, Dr., Rev .... 38 
 
 Smith, George 3J5 
 
 Smith, George II 222 
 
 Smith, Henry Ryan, Rev 38 
 
 Smith, [aaao B. , Rev 37 
 
 Smith, J. v., Rev 18, 123, 235 
 
 Smith, James, Rev 15, 327 
 
 Smith, Kenneth McK., Rev 50 
 
 Smith, Sumner C, Rev 38 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 Tait, Joseph 305 
 
 Taylor, Lachlin, Rev 98, 282 
 
 Taylor, Samuel E 72 
 
 Treble, John M 123 
 
 Tiffering, Dr I8 
 
 Trinity Church, Officers of 219, 220, 222 
 
 Tilston, G 3(51 
 
 Trick, John 393 
 
 Torrington. F. H 131 
 
 Tovell, laaar. Rev 113, 156, 222, 244, 356 
 
 Siriith, W., Bev 14, 70 Toms, Wm 288 
 
 Smith, W. J,, Rev 18, 253, 260 
 
 Smith, William 355 
 
 Spioer, Benjamin B 295 
 
 Stinson, Rev 18,77, 80 
 
 Stillwell, Rev 268 
 
 Scott, Rev 236 
 
 Score, A. J j^q 
 
 Scott, A. M,, Dr 188 
 
 Scott, E. Vj., Rev 231 
 
 Scoley, Edward Kent 
 
 Score, Richard 84 153 
 
 Score, Richard J I59 
 
 Scott, William, Rev 85 
 
 Shore, Re' 204 
 
 Shorey, S. J., Rev 192 
 
 Southcott, Charles 333 
 
 Southworth, T. and Mrs 359 
 
 Soutligiite, William E 184 
 
 Stoy leg, Dr 39 
 
 Storm, Airs 17j 
 
 Towns, Wm 347 
 
 Thomson, Fanny Beatrice, Mrs 135 
 
 Thompson, A 134 
 
 Thompson, Thomas 199 
 
 Trotter, James 89 
 
 Trowern, P OOO 
 
 Truss,— 34 
 
 Turk, George R. , Rev 197 
 
 Turner, Thomas, Rev 77 
 
 337 Turner, Wm. J 139 
 
 Tyner, Edward 141 
 
 Tyner, John 70, 153 
 
 Van Allen, Joshua 72 
 
 Van Camp, S. E 370 
 
 Van \Vyck, Jame-s, Rev 2OO 
 
 Vaughan, Robert 222 
 
 Vokes, Milee 184 
 
 w 
 
 Stone, Dr., Rev 247 Watson, Archer G I57 
 
 Stoney, E., Rev 66 j Watson, M. D., A.D '.:::318 
 
 StoUcry James. 249 Watson, Coverdale, Rev 180,2.34 
 
 btoyle, 1 homas, Rev 14, 39 | Wallace, F. H., IVof. , Rev 234 
 
 Storm, I iiomas 161 
 
 Stoneham, T. 15 oqo 
 
 Shuttlew(jrtli, John, Rev 3O0 
 
 Squire. Wm., Rev 112 
 
 Sutherland, Alexander, Rev ... 113, 259 
 
 Sutherland, Alexander I39 
 
 Sutherland, I). D., D.G., Kev 156, 246. 25!) 
 
 Sutcliffe, Ingham, Rev 77 
 
 Sunday, John gj 
 
 Summerfield, Josepii 201 
 
 ■ Smyth, Wm. , Rev I78 
 
 Taylor, Samuel E. Mrs 88 
 
 Wiishington, George 322 
 
 Walts, Isaac 306 
 
 Watson, M.D , J. H 150, 200 
 
 Walker, Ciiarles 34 
 
 Walker, James 371 
 
 Walker. John Gardner 199 
 
 Walker, John 2IO 
 
 Walker, Robert . 195 
 
 Walker, Roliert Irving 200 
 
 Walker, Robert, Mrs 210 
 
 Wallace, Thomas W 312 
 
 Walker, William 84 
 
 Walker, W. E., Rev ...99, 171 
 
 Wharin, W 121 
 
388 
 
 TNMKX. 
 
 PAOE. 
 
 Westmoreland Church, Officers of 236 
 
 Wesley Church, Officers of 241, 243 
 
 Welch, A 150 
 
 Wesley, Bartholomew 9 
 
 Westwood, B 219, 329 
 
 Webb, Christopher 72 
 
 Webber, George, Rev 200,260 
 
 Weston, George 285 
 
 Wesley, John 9, 94 
 
 Wesley, Samuel 10 
 
 Webster, William 144 
 
 Williams, Dr., Rev 246 
 
 Wild, Dr 256 
 
 Wilkes, Mrs 181 
 
 Wilcox, Abel 139 
 
 Williams, A. R 301 
 
 Witnicr, Edward W 313 
 
 Winter, F. W 184 
 
 Williams,, George 146 
 
 Wilson, G. L 188 
 
 Wilkinson, Henry, Rev 98, 171 
 
 Willis, John 346 
 
 Williams, J. A., Rev 99, 171 
 
 Withrow, John J 121, 123 
 
 Wilmott, J. B., Dr 123 
 
 Wilkinson, J. M., Rev 217, 260 
 
 Willoughby, N. R., Rev 259 
 
 Wilkes, Robert 178, 181 
 
 Wickens, R 192 
 
 Wickson, Samuel 304 
 
 Wickett, S. R 176 
 
 PAfJE. 
 
 Wilson, W. F., Rev 42, 217, 262 
 
 Williams, W. H., Rev 56, 221 
 
 Wilmott, W. E., Dr 123 
 
 Wilson, William 342 
 
 Withrow, M.A., W. H., Rev 124 
 
 Wilkinson, William C 173, 291 
 
 White, Miss..-. 358 
 
 Whitehouse, Joseph 209 
 
 Wright, Richard 11 
 
 Woodgreen Church, Officers of 217-8 
 
 Wolfe, General 12 
 
 Woodsworth, Charles . 176 
 
 Woolsey, Elijah, Rev 14, 20 
 
 Wood, i).D., Enoch, Rev 12 
 
 Woods, Francis Henry 316 
 
 Woltz, George 294 
 
 Woods, George, Rev 211 
 
 Woodsworth, R 72, 79 
 
 Wyld, Dr., Rev 211 
 
 Y. 
 
 Yates, Richard 153 
 
 Yeomans, David, Rev 45 
 
 Yonge Street Church, Officers of . . . .233, 234, 235 
 
 Young, E. R., Rev 271 
 
 Young, George, Rev 98, 172 
 
 Young, James 157 
 
 Youle, G. 8 298 
 
 Z. 
 Zion Church, Officers of 267-8, 270-1