On There are few parts of the church where greater progress has been made than in the western part of Prince county. Too much credit can hardly be given to the talented and indefatigable pastor of Al- berton, Rev. A. F. Carr ; for to his faithful labor, his able administrative ability, and his great earnestness and power as a preacher must, under God , be at¬ tributed a large measure of the prosperity of our cause in the West. It is notably true that Mr. Carr and his fellow laborers in the West were surrounded by a band of intelligent, pious, devoted elders and Christian workers, who were doubtless a great com¬ fort and help to them in their work. Amongst these were Charles Craswell , a man of deep piety, of sound judgment and extensive general information; John Gordon , father of George N . and James D. Gordon , missionaries to the , who were both mar¬ tyred on the bloodstained island of ; Robert Gordon , father of Rev. Donald Gordon of Annapolis, N. S. ; James and John Forsyth, Hon. Herbert Bell , Messrs. Matthews , Wells, Larkins and Hon. Benjamin Rodgers , and many others, men of whom any congregation might be proud and most of whom have entered upon their reward. Before leaving this chapter it should be noted that Rev. Mr. Carr of Alberton , in the year 1890, ac¬ cepted a call to Campbellton, N. B. , and was suc¬ ceeded in the pastorate of his first charge by Rev. J. K. Fraser , B. D ., son of Rev. Allan Fraser , a former pastor of this congregation, and he in turn was succeeded by Rev. H. G. Gratz , the present pas- 37