PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 323a 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. Me- 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 MissMcGowan, treasurer. On Sunday, the 13th 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 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 supernumerary 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 huilding 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 , W. B. Dawson , Richard Heartz , Mrs. Stamper , Mrs. Douse , Miss Douse , B. Wilson 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 , WiHiam Burke, WiHiam 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 ,