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greatly during the ministry of Mr. Corbet, which lasted for seven years, when his resignation was ac— cepted on 26th March, 1893. After a vacancy of about two years Mr. Malcolm McKenzie succeeded Mr. Corbet in Tyne Valley. Mr. Brown’s resigna- tion of Richmond Bay East was accepted in 1888; Mr. J. R. McKay was his successor.

In 1850, Alberton, West Cape, Montrose and Tig- nish, indeed the whole of Prince county west of Lot II, constituted one congregation and was un- der the charge of Rev. John C. Sinclair. Though the field was large the population was sparse, there being only fifty-seven families all told. Though Tignish was only twelve miles from the nearest church, viz., Alberton, or the Dock church, as it was then called, it took the people of that settlement three days to go to church and return home. They started on Saturday morning, and traveled around the shore until they came to Montrose River. Over this river they were paddled in a log canoe, their horses swimming after them. They then pursued their journey on to the Dock, where the old church stood. Here they spent their Sabbath and on Mon- day retraced their steps. The old church at the Dock was capable of containing about two hundred and that at West Cape about one hundred and fifty.

This was the entire Protestant church accommo— dation for the whole western part of Prince county. The stipend paid at that time was £100, or $324, and was paid partly in cash and partly in produce. Mr. Sinclair’s connection with this congregation ter—

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