The contractors, Schurman & Co. of Summerside, deserve credit for the expeditious manner in which they carried out their undertaking. But no doubt their excellent foreman, Mr. D. Kirke, contributed con- siderably to that end. The cost, we understand, is $3,700.

B'llilm Ladies of Cardigan have provided a handsome copy of the Holy

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When the new pulpit arrives and the platform receives its carpet, hardly anything more can be desired for the latest edition to our place of worship.

We neglected mentioning that the building has 26 lamps and is heated by three stoves.

N o finer day could be asked for, for dedicating this church than last sabbath. The sun shone resplendently. The air was mild as summer. In fact for a winter day, finer was hardly ever seen. The roads were fairly good and a great number of the inhabitants of the surrounding settlements wended their way to the new church. The reverend, Mr. Carruthers, of Charlottetown, was invited by the trustees to conduct the services and was assisted by Rev. Mr. McKay of N.S. was also present at the morning service.

The service began by singing the 100th Psalm.... The Rev. Mr. Car- ruthers then read a portion of the eighth chapter of the 1st Kings from the 22nd to the 44th verse. After which the dedicatory prayer was offered by the officiating minister who, in earnest language, called for a blessing on the building which had been provided to be a house of prayer in this place.

A portion of the 10th chapter of Hebrews from verse 19 being read, the 132nd psalm from verse 13 was song commending “For God of Zion has made a choice”.

Rev. Mr. Carruthers then preached an elegant sermon taking as his text a selection from the 10th chapter of Matthew beginning at the 16th verse. Space will not permit a summary of this excellent discourse which was listened to with marked attention by the large congrega- tion present.

At its conclusion a part of the 122nd psalm was sung and a service in Gaelic was conducted by Rev. Mr. McLeod of Valleyfield. Services were also held at 3 and 6 o’clock, which were well attended. Rev. Mr. Spencer of Montague was present at the latter and assisted Mr. Car- ruthers. The collection amounted to over $100.

Regret was felt and expressed by numbers of those present that the Rev. E. Gillis, who had laboured so earnestly and energetically in arousing the people of his congregation to undertake the building of this church, had not been able to attend its formal opening. He, how- ever, will have the great satisfaction of knowing that during his ministry one of the finest country churches in the province was under- taken and almost completed.

The church records of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian were destroyed a number of years ago in a fire at Morson & Morgan’s store which, unfortu- nately, limits the amount of church history available.

Over the years there have been changes made in the church. In the 1940’s, the spire was taken down because it had begun to deteriorate and it was feared it might fall.

In the winter of 1975-76, the church received extensive repairs. A new concrete foundation was put in and new furnaces were added. The basement

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