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torate in Charlottetown in July, 1864. He was followed by the Rev. Dr. Richey, who had for his associate the Rev. Howard Sprague. The “Islander” newspaper of that date, referring to the opening of the pastor- ate of the Rev. Dr. Richey, says: “In pulpit oratory Dr. Richey has few equals, and our Wesleyan friends may expect large congre- gations in their new chapel.” In this year the Rev. Henry Pope, Jr., was stationed at Cornwall, the Rev. Richard Smith at Be- deque, the Rev. Edward Evans at Margate, and the Rev. John G. Bigney at Murray Harbour.

On the 13th and 14th of July a grand bazaar was held in aid of the building com- mittee, in the unfinished auditorium of the new church. The names of the ladies in charge of the bazaar were: Mrs. Brewster, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Heard, Mrs. Butcher, Mrs. Lord, Mrs. S. Davies, Mrs. B. Moore, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hammond Johnson, Mrs. Mc- Murray, Mrs. Muncey, Mrs. Thomas Daw- son, Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. William Dodd, Mrs. G. R. Beer, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Duchemin, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Tanton, Miss Johnson, and Miss McGowan, treasurer.

On Sunday, the I 3th of November, 1864, the new church was dedicated to the worship of Almighty God. The dedication services were continued throughout the fol- lowing Sabbath. The first sermon was preached in the forenoon by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Richey. In the afternoon the Rev. Henry Pope occupied the pulpit. The Rev. Charles Stewart (now Dr. Stewart. of Sackville) preached in the evening. On the second Sabbath, November 20, 1864, the Rev. Thomas Duncan, of St. James’ Pres- byterian church. preached in the morning. in the afternoon the Sunday-school children were massed in the galleries, and the body

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of the church was crowded, to hear an ad- dress from Rev. Howard Sprague (now Dr. Sprague, of St. John). In the even- ing a sermon was preached by the Rev. Richard Smith, now a supemumerary min- ister of the Nova Scotia conference living in Halifax.

The total cost of the church when fin- ished was $30,825.14. This included $843.56 paid for the land, on which the building stands, and $1,213.59 for the heat- ing apparatus. Of this amount the trus- tees paid $21,334.00, received as follows: From subscriptions, $13,658.38; from pro— ceeds of bazaar, $3,781.56; from collections at opening services, $529.10; from premiums on pews, $3,718.67; from other sources, $394.29, leaving a balance due on the church, when it was opened, of $9,491.14. The following is a complete list of the pew— holders in the body of the church, when it was opened, the 1st of December, 1864: Giles Lelacheur, George Rankin, Elijah Purdy, William Mitchell, Mark Butcher, John Holman, \V. B. Dawson, Richard Heartz, Mrs. Stamper, Mrs. Douse, Miss Douse, B. \Vilson Higgs, James Turner, Edward Love, Mrs. Jarvis, Henry Smith, Captain Hubbard, Henry Farquharson, H. F. Starbird, Henry Weeks, John Cairns, M. O’Hara, Mrs. Wyatt, Hon. Dr. Young, Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Bovyer, Hon. Dr. Johnson, G. R. Beer, Richard Wright, Si- mon Davies, Robert Longworth, William Burke, William Dodd, William Passmore, E. R. Taylor, John Hobbs, W. H. Gardiner, Theophilus Stewart, John Douse, William Boswell, G. W. Kimball, John Morris, W. E. Dawson, William Brown, William Boyle, Samuel Mutch, James Moore, Dr. Strick- land, Thomas Baker, Mrs. Dodd, George Matheson, George Gardiner, Captain Paul,