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The Baptist Church, in a charming setting on the River Roud, 1s some- what smaller than its sister churches. It was built in 1843, but the Baptist parish was founded sixty years earlier. Prayer meetings and otner functions were held in the district school. |

The Presbyterian church, a building of strikingly attractive design, stands amid picturesque wooded surroundings a little distance above clyde River bridge. It was erected-in 1856.'In the adjoining cemetery are © buried many of the founding fatners of the community. | :

About six miles to the north of New Haven Corner, the Catholic church occupied a site on an elevation from which its tall spire could be seen for miles. The original church was built sometime in the middle 1800's, and a later structure about 1900. This building was destroyed by fire some years ago; on the same site is now a smaller edifice of modern type that forms a graceful center to the rolling farm country “subrounding Jit. iLMost people went to church twice on Sunday; to regular services in the norning, and to prayer mesting in the evening. The Hill church shared a minister with several other congresations -- De Sable and Nine Mile Creek --~ so that services were held there only on every third Sunday. The Hill congregation observed the Sabbath by attending those other churches on off days. During the Sumner, there was a week of devotions, including what was known as Sacrament Sunday, which brought scores of worshippers from far and near. Two ministers who regularly officiated at the Hill church were the Rev. Daniel A. MacLean and the Rev. Ewen MacDougall.

Clyde River Presbyterian church had regular Sunday morning services and evening prayer meetings, at both of which the pews wore always well filled. Presbytsrians were noted for their strict devotion to their religious duties -- only the worst possible travelling condi tions could keep them at ‘home on Sunday morning. Our neurest neighbor and close family friend, Mrs.

John MacKsig, walked the two mile road to Clyde River no matter how vile

the weather.