42 TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES furnishings of the Algonquin reflects that taste and sim¬ plicity whose outward result is pleasure to the eye. If "cosy" could be applied to proportions of such magnitude, then "cosiness" is the dominant note. After lunch we walked down to , where looking across the water, we saw the state of Maine. It was a rare delight to gather sea-weed and shells down by the ocean. Some of us were loath to leave St. Andrews-by-the- Sea without seeing Greenock Presbyterian Church ( St . Andrew's), which was finished building in 1824. Rev. John Cassilis was the first Presbyterian minister to preach in St . Andrew's, and also the first to conduct divine service in Greenock church. Very soon after he began his work among the people, so strong a stimulus was given to Pres- byterianism, that the work of erecting a place of worship of their own, was earnestly and energetically undertaken. The foundations of what was destined to become one of the most beautiful sacred edifices of its day, were laid, the framework erected and boarded in, and the roof partially shingled, when the funds became exhausted, and in that unfinished condition, the building stood until November, 1822. There lived in those days in the town of . Andrews, one Christopher Scott , a man of Scottish birth, possessed of an iron will, of irresistible determination, and extensive wealth. At a public dinner held during the autumn of 1822, where Mr. Scott was present, a friend and follower of the Episcopal denomination made an uncomplimentary reference to the unsuccessful attempt of the "Presbyterian Saints" to build a church of their own. Mr. Scott was filled with resentment; the pride of one of Scotland 's most loyal sons was touched; the indignation of a determined Scotch¬ man was stirred to the utmost, and in language more