PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

1867, the first marriage was solemnized in the church in Charlottetown. Miss Martha J. Chappell was united in marriage to John T. Mellish, Esq., principal of Cumberland Academy, Amherst, Nova Scotia. The cere- mony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Pope. As this was the first marriage solemnized in the church, the trustees pre- sented the bride with a beautifully bound copy of the Bible. For the past twenty-five years Mr. and Mrs. Mellish have made their home in Charlottetown.

On the 25th of February, 1868, Mr. James Moore, who for so many years had led the singing in all the services of the church, was called to join the choir invisible. The funeral services were held in the church, and a large number attended to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. The casket containing his remains was carried by his five sons, George, Edward, Bertram. Frederick, and James. The following pas- sage. written in memory of another, may with peculiar appropriateness be applied to him: “Passionately fond of music, with a quick ear and excellent voice, a highly culti- vated taste, the nicest power of adapting a tune to a hymn, and an anthem to the occa- sion, and with great command over all per- formers, he had rare opportunities for that important service. And he was not one of your fastidious choiristers. that could only sing in state and with the artistic; he could sing everywhere, where two or three were gathered together. and with the children. From the chorus nicely rendered, before the large congregation, he came. easily to ‘I Want to Be an Angel’ among the little ones in the infant class.”

The Rev. Dr. Morley Punshon, the great English Wesleyan preacher of the last century, visited Charlottetown in 1868. On

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the 12th of July, he preached in the church to the largest audience that, up to that time, had assembled in the building. His text was from Phillippians 3:13-14. It is not necessary to say that his sermon was elo- quent and impressive. He held the im~ mense congregation almost breathless throughout the entire sermon, closing by quoting with great pathos and power two verses of Montgomery’s beautiful hymn, “Forever \Vith the Lord.”

The Rev. Richard Weddall was sta- tioned at Bedeque, and Rev. James Burns at Pownal in 1868. The following year the Rev. William Ryan was stationed at Mar-

gate, and the Rev. W. W. Collpitts at Mur- ray Harbour.

The Rev. John W interbotham, who had at the beginning of the ecclesiastical year been stationed at Pownal, died there on the 21st of March, 1871, in the forty—third year of his age and the thirteenth year of his ministry. He was a native of Nottingham, England, and entered the conference of Eastern British America in 1857. In 1870 the Rev. Edwin Evans and Rev. W. W.

Brewer were stationed at Cornwall, the Rev.

John C. Bigney at Alberton, the Rev. Paul Prestwood at Bedeque, and the Rev. Rob- ert Tweedy at Margate.

The Rev. Henry Pope removed to St. John, where he published two volumes enti- tled “Draughts from the Living Fountain.” These sermons have found a permanent place in many of the Methodist homes in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. While they are prized for their intrinsic value, they also serve to perpetuate the mem- ory of a loving and faithful pastor. He died in St. John. February, 1900. The Rev. Henry Pope was succeeded in 1870 in the pastorate of the Charlottetown circuit