PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

In 1858 Cornwall and Little York were‘

united in one circuit, and placed under the charge of the Rev. Henry Pope, Jr. In this year the Rev. Richard Johnson (the late Dr. Johnson, of Charlottetown) was appointed to the Margate circuit, and Rev. George M. Barratt to Bedeque, the Rev. Alexander McLeod Debrisay to Pownal, the Rev. William Ryan to King’s county, and the Rev. Robert Wilson to West Cape. In 1859 the Rev. John Prince was stationed at Bedeque, the Rev. W. W. Perkins at Morel], the Rev. Alexander S. Fulton at Kings county, and the Rev. A. Fletcher Weldon at West Cape.

The Rev. Henry Daniel followed Rev. Mr. Sutclifie as pastor of the Charlottetown circuit in 1860. He had as an assistant the Rev. Richard Pratt. In the fall of 1861 Mr. Goreham, an American revivalist, held Special services in the chapel in Charlotte- town for several weeks. These services re- sulted in a large increase in the membership of the Society. The Rev. Dr. Daniel died in St. John in November, 1896, in the nine— tieth year of his age and the sixty-seventh year of his ministry. He was the father of Dr. Daniel. M. P., of St. John, New Bruns- wick.

In 1861 the Rev. Samuel Sprague was stationed at Bedeque, the Rev. Joseph Coffin at Margate, the Rev. Robert Wasson at Murray Harbour. and the Rev. Robert Dun- can at Pownal.

The Rev. John Brewster was appointed to Charlottetown in 1862. The following year the Rev. J. V. Jost was sent to Com- wall, the Rev. Edwin Evans to Mount Stewart. the Rev. Howard Sprague to Mar- gate, the Rev. William Ryan to Pownal, and the Rev. Richard Pratt to West Cape. The Rev. John Brewster was the last min-

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ister. who closed his pastorate in the old chapel in Charlottetown. In September, 1862, the trustees purchased the land on the comer of Prince and Sidney streets ad- joining the chapel property, with a view to the erection of a new place of worship. They also procured plans for a building, to be commenced as early as possible the following spring.

The old chapel, as we remember it, was a plain wooden structure with no preten- sions to architectural design. But for num- bers living today, not only in Prince Ed- ward Island, but in almost every part of the world, it has many fond recollec- tions and hallowed associations. In one of the large, square pews behind the pulpit, for many years every Sabbath afternoon, Paul Towan taught a number of little boys the first principles of the Christian religion. He was a plain, unassuming, unlettered me- chanic; but the recollection of his earnest, faithful solicitude for the future welfare of the children under his care lingers with us still. Here, too, many of the eloquent preachers of the last century spoke from the old-fashioned pulpit, that stood in the cen— ter of the main building as high as the gal- lery-front, enclosed by the communion rail, and reached by a flight of stairs. Among them were men of the stamp and stamina of Ephraim Evans, Frederick Smallwood, and Ingham SutcliFfe: of the fervor and elo- quence of Charles DeWolfe, J. R. Narra- way and T. M. Albrighton ; many such men, whose lives and labors have in a large meas- ure moulded and made the character of the Methodism of the present day. In the “ves- try” fronting on Richmond street and ad- joining the chapel, the Sunday-school serv- ices were held twice every Sunday, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon and 2 o’clock in the