PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 303 organized in 1872, at Dundas , now having forty-three members, and another church at St. Peter 's Bay, in 1896, whose members at present number nineteen. These form an in¬ teresting field of labor, in which a number of devoted pastors have exercised their best gifts. Rev. P. D. Knowlan is the present incumbent. At Montague Bridge a busy and grow¬ ing town is pleasantly situated, having a sturdy and energetic population of mixed nationality. Here an attractive Baptist edi¬ fice indicates that earnest workers have been putting forth efforts for years past in reli¬ gious aggressiveness. This church dates its origin to the days of Scotch Baptist pioneers, as far back as 1812. It is an off-shoot of the original Three church of whose "organization we have already spoken. Through much conflict and difficulty it has held its own and has made advancement in strength and efficiency. Many honored names haVe been entered upon the list of its mem¬ bership and a number of diligent pastors have occupied its pulpit, among whom Rev. D. G. McDonald , Rev. A Freeman , Rev. W. B. Bradshaw , Rev. J. E. Tiner , Rev. W. H. Warren and the present pastor, Rev. F. D. Davidson , have been most prominent. At Georgetown a small but increasing in¬ terest has arisen in late years, developing into a regular Baptist church and uniting with Montague in pastoral support. Of late a neat and tasteful church edifice has been erected on a well chosen site, and the pros¬ pects for enlargement in religious work are now encouraging. Another progressive church belonging to the same group is located at Sturgeon , where a fine congregation meets regularly for wor¬ ship in a comfortable and well arranged meeting house. Here, too, are some zealous workers, whose influence is steadily exer¬ cised for the moral and spiritual welfare of the community. The Montague pastor min¬ isters statedly to their necessities. At Murray River , on a beautiful site, stands a commodious place of worship in which the Baptist church of the neighbor¬ hood assemble regularly for religious serv¬ ice. This interest originated under the evan¬ gelistic efforts of Rev. D. G. McDonald , and the church was organized in 1875. Un¬ der the pastoral care of Rev. H. Carter and subsequently of Rev. D. W. Crandall , it has steadily grown till its present membership has aggregated one hundred and thirty in number. The pastoral group of churches at Uigg and Belfast has already been referred to. It is only necessary to add that at Fairview a Baptist congregation meets statedly in a com¬ fortable church building and unites heartily with their brethren in the other sections in carrying forward the various denominational undertakings. ISLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. ' For many years the Baptist churches of this province were connected with the East¬ ern Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. The object of this union was to preserve harmony of method and unity of faith in religious work and especially to secure co-operation in missionary and educational undertakings. But the time came when the Island churches regarded themselves as sufficiently numerous and efficient to unite in an Association of their own. This purpose was fully effected on July 18, 1868, when the Prince Edward Is ¬ land Baptist Association was organized at North River by delegates sent thither from the various churches for this specific end.