nmonr these Mr.‘Stephen \G. Law-LL son srmned to hm'c captured the 51—1 factions of the congregation and on' graduation received a call to become-‘1 their pastor. Mr. Lawson accepted the call and was ordained and in~ "ducted --into the pastorate on .the {mm of January, 1869. He ‘was son 101 William Lawson of ,Stanhope and $3 young man of very brilliant'prom— 158. The event of ordination and in- :duction took place in the Church at Murray Harbor Sou and it was the first ever held t ere His pastor- ate extended over four years and! was characterised by great fidelity and-success. A kind friend and an ,able and faithful ministerdyir. Law- son" Imelda warn-'1 plate" in‘ drainer: "tions of his people, and when to, {wards the close. 'of 1874 he resigned his charge he-did so not like his three predecessors on account of fall- ing health, but with the View of un- dertaking the editorial management {of a Protestant newspaper. Rev. Mr. Lark'son was physically and mental .ly strong, about the only minister in the church able to endure for any length of time the toil invoked in successfully doing the work or Mur- ray Harbor congregation as it was ftgen const1tuted,for with increa_s it‘nurnre‘rs a cor'respond'mg increase of ,labor folio-.1 ed as a matter of course It seems a. 'pity that so many of 0m yotingerministers .1311 to realize the "g‘reé mess ofh_rvtheir...,_calli11g .. -but-.»--tl1e same talents and effort require-(.11 (or t;1e work of the ministry would yield greater reward in many other lines of labor Perhaps that is one caust of the ,present Shortage of students and of many ministers seek mg :mplo oyment in secular duti.es ; Desires-these. "the union of 1375 was) in tie air and many ministers were ‘ Edema that their msltiouss in the.

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chur hes would he unnocessmy es! 1» "s ndeeri the (:9: .2. Mn Lawson does. not teem to hove ever returned to the ,nstc1ruto;111d '1: .-11l::1‘tor seen“.

to 111w,- 'bceh;”§-"or1sk.er1“lr" Since; ..

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The Murray llarbor congregation en-

tered the Union of 1875 though it would appear to have been a vacan- cy at the time. This was the begin- ning of the better days for Presby- terianism and there was an opening

up of the Canadas and an extension

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of Home Missions to the Western Provinces. How far the congregation 3 ined in this, great” Undertaking Will

l'oetold in our nex’trletten—P. W. C.

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Ca)? oresparous .Luci hi.;;‘.’.n_/ :: the union of 1375 had

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. ..:5 that did not consider tale to “:2 in their has 1; in .erests and the; mi in connection with t Lita-.ch of Scotland. lyiurray .1. r‘oor ‘ “v“:h seems to hat/e come in early 21'1”. being vacant at the time per- ‘-.;.;.:3 helped their case, for they

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7:36. the older cases-- left wi hout charge 2; to the Union sought pastor-

in Cmrwo n;.'d Quebec «.:zhe': ; aere large coy-.1112 of people the Old Land settling in the. and prep-wing to lie-v 011?: s and 'ouil-‘l churches 21111 “its-Is for the futil' re. The young;

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