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just in the midst of his usefulness Mr. Fraser was cut down by that fell disease, consumption, leaving a sorrowful congregation and a sad and bereaved family to mourn their 1055. Two of Mr. Fraser’s sons are Presbyterian ministers occupying promi- nent places in the church.

After remaining vacant for about one year, Mr. Arthur F. Carr, M. A., was ordained and inducted as pastor in October, 1871. Under his minis- try the congregation continued to lengthen its cords and to strengthen its stakes to such an extent that besides the formation of a new congregation at West Cape, which took place during Mr. Fraser’s min- istry, it was found necessary to organize Tignish, Montrose and Elmsdale into a third congregation, of which Rev. George Fisher became the popular and beloved pastor. Thus relieved of a part of his charge, Mr. Carr was enabled to concentrate his labors at Alberton and Bloomfield, and on to O’Leary Station. The growth of this field was such that Mr. Carr, anticipating the formation of a fourth congregation, secured, with the concurrence of Presbytery, the as- sistance of Mr. J. R. Coffin, a student, during the summer months, and during the next winter Mr. Carr’s, congregation was again divided and Bloom— field, O’Leary and the Brae organized into a new and self-sustaining congregation, guaranteeing to a pastor $750 a year and a manse. One month after the organization of the congregation they called Mr. J. R. Coffin, who was ordained and inducted as their pastor. So that thirty years previous to this date

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