of Hunter River gave ti” 3 Inc-notion Prayer. Rev. 11103:. A. R 3cr or Belfast presided as Moderator in— ducted and addressed the pastor and Rev. ”W. Epavies of Cardigan who had at one time been Stated supply ,at Murray Harbor North gave t11e address to the peopleftev. Alastair Murray of Caledonia was also pres- ent and took part in the devotional l exercises. As the present pastorate is yet in its beginning little ‘ can be (given in )the way of history. but there has been a steady and increas- ing; attendance at church sen/icesi and the various activities or Sab— bath School and. Womens Mission-3 wry Societies have all been revived? 1111 laiznii‘ldlr'i. i l'ilbii'i‘g,’ Hf ”112.11" ()1 ganizanons and notion; of the elders that have long and faithfully. served their generation will follow' this account of the various pastorates extending over all these long years '01” history. '

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PART II.

ELDERS In recording the faithful and tie- voted servrc‘esfiof themen who have served in the office of the elder- lship we confine our efforts to those ’w‘ho have been called away by death -from the year 1891 to the present 1 time as 40 years haie now elapsedI and few elders in- our church excced ‘ that in their term of service. and a great many never reach this either in the'eidership or in the active min- istry. These ‘of an earlier period must rest, unrecorded in this sketch.

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Mr. James Madam—Died 1016

The first of the Session of 1801 to be called away by the great reaper was James A. Macho-an and we be» lLeve he Served well as these few

Emes copied from the minutes of Session meeting on November 11th 1916 (The time that ;a few years later is known as Armistice‘Day) will stat—3 the case adequately and well. I: was moved by Mr. George Rey-I .. :lds in reporting for the committee apponted at the last meeting or Ses- sicn (Oct. 9th in the year 1916) that the following mnute relating to the

Vc‘eath of Mr. James MacLean. Elder,

he inscribed in the Record Books of :his Court. “This session (:1 Murray iizrbor North Congregation records.

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'.th deep regret 'Lhe fact that one.

; its members has been called away 5::rr. his“ place in the Church Mili~

:mt, but: rejoices *in“the"1‘1rm“‘bcliei

zitat he does now occupy a place in Churchjlriumphant

:.an of sterling worth and beloved by all who knew him becau: e of the

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1 The late James MacLean was a

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fine character he possessed. As an] eLder of this congregation he was at; all times faithful.,to, the: duties and

:esponsibilities- of the office, and ":-:-cause of his careful consideration : matters beingr discussed. and good 4 ignisnt in reaching a conclusion' ' C‘s counsel uas ex 81 respected in the

liberation of this Session 31 its .:et1ngs.

Mr. MacLean was ordained. an

alder of the Murray Harbor Northl

:‘:-1igregat1on on the thiriicth day of October in the year one thousand eLght hundred and eighty five and thus had almost completed his thirty first year in office when he was ::2 led to the Council above on the Iiist day of September. 1916._at the flood ripe age of 84 years.

To such a tribute given by those r'lgiers who had served with him we can add ”nothing except to say with 1.13m. that such men as thesehavc 11‘ a source of inspiration and ::‘...uenco that extended far beyond :L:e‘iocal cl'iurch and eternity alone

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