History of Presbyterianism

During his whole life Mr. Patterson was a dili- gent student. As an evidence of this fact, after he was seventy years of age he studied and became quite proficient in the Spanish language. He was an earnest and faithful preacher and pastor, a man of genuine piety, greatly beloved not only by his congregation but by all who knew him‘.

After a few months’ vacancy Bedeque called Rev. William Scott, of the north of Ireland, a student .of the celebrated Dr. Cook. Mr. Scott, like his vener- able predecessor, Mr. Patterson, was an able and earnest preacher, abundant in labors and highly es- teemed by a devoted and intelligent people. His ministry in Bedeque, extending over several years, was crowned with much success; but the field being large and scattered, involving a large amount of physical toil, Mr. Scott, whose health was not very robust, was compelled to resign his charge of the congregation. Mr. Scott was succeeded by Rev. Wm. Tufits, who, beside Bedeque, had charge also of Summerfield. Having youth and mental and physical vigor on his side, he ministered to this large and scattered field for about seven years with great success, when he accepted a call to a charge in On- tario, and Bedeque again became vacant. The next minister settled over that field was Rev. William McCulloch Thompson. After a short pastorate he was succeeded by Rev. R. S. Whidden.

Let us now return to Princetown. This congre- gation under the able and faithful labors of Rev.

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