Nr. McDonald resigned in 1032 and we seem to be unable to trace him a ’ter that time

On December 1st, 1902, with Rev. ‘A W. K. Herdmian as Moderator, a lecrdial and unanimous call was given ”to Rev. A. S. Stewart, promising a lszipend of six Hundred and Thirty lrcllars per annum ($30.00) This call lseems to have been declined by Mr. Ezewart and afterseveralothermini- szers had supplied the pulpit , a request from session on November 26th. ,1302, was made to the Moderator pro- item Reeri'Gr'Sinciair that the Rev. James Fitzpatrick B. A. recently come

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ifrom Ontario, be appointed _to the: Ifzeil for a period of at least three!

1 Months or longer if he choose 3 to re-zi lmatn. This request wce- granted and .rit'jied by the Presbytery, the ap~ {poiitment to date from the 15th. or iDecember 1903. Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick lseexis to have been a very successful gleader and under his ministrations t th’efef’wasj ‘a’ "‘considerarbierrprogressl but not desiring to settle perman I ;cnty here the term of supply came gto in end. Attempts were made lwiti a call to Rev. Davis, Rev Mr McKay then of Baddeck Cape Breton :anc Rev. P.__I§_\1_c3_a_g‘9;_c_ape Bro-l itzn 7" uL ill—these—seem—to—have re- sul ed in failure although the con firerafion o fercd the stipend of $650 em with Augmentation grant of 3150 world reach the""re'qui_red minimum lot 3800 per annum. A great deal of crciit lS’ClUS to our faithful people here that with all their disappoint- ments in these they seem to have remained loyal with the hope that in due season they would be provid- ed with a pastor REV ANDREW G1" tA‘i’ 1305—1913. l liter 3 long and trying vacancy! (ill‘iig which Rev. B. G. Sinclairl ClC"Cl as Interim Moderator and! stir the succe: siul attempts at: 'ioi‘erienr 3 meeting of Session and

,cozgregation was held in t" a

at Murray Harbor North on Sepl tembcr, 8th. 1935, atlwhich a un- animous and hearty call y'vas extend- :ed to the Rev. Andrew Gray, at that time settled in Economy and Five rIslands, Nova Scotia. _We read also that at the same meeting a field on ‘Ithe mense arm up to this time rent- ed to Mr. Cariney D. McClure was de- ingnated for the use ofsaidAndrew Gray, though there is no statement made as to stipend and the Modera- tor was also commissioned to prose- lcute the call before the Presbytery which was successfully done and Rev sir. Gray accepted the same at once and his induction to the pastoral charge toox piece on November Stiil 1905. The Rev.AndrewGray had coml pleted in the Presbyterian College Halifax, the course or study for the iPresbyterian ministry and graduatw ‘ed from the same college in 1879. Studying under such teachers as Rev. McKnight, Polloic and John Currie. He must have been well equipped and we find him placed as a pro-_ bationer first in a presbytcry of? Truro ata place called North River,‘ _‘?/est Branch and some associated

stations vhere we are presuming

hs ordination to have taken place the same y.ear Rev Mr. Gray brought ito this field the experience gained during a quarter of a century al- though such experience is often {gained only by the expenditure of _bodi1y and other powers and we are ;not suprised tolfin a few M ed

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a ‘lreforms instituted in the field that‘ l

5had suffered much in the absence of a regular pastor, On the day of his induction at the Session meeting it was moved and seconded that the Clerk give the Moderator the names of a‘csent members to comenmim 3' with them Also that the twa se

vices on Sabbath nnd two pia3e 1';';l:53:i;:-35 e», -.

for the winter on the' l

to; to use 111:; own. disc-“3‘16“ "r

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