On Prince Edward Island ability, of extensive biblical knowledge and an ear¬ nest Christian. He conducted Sabbath schools and prayer meetings in the different sections of the con¬ gregation and frequently preached the word with power and with acceptance to the people. He was abundant in labors, and if sometimes he did come into conflict with the church courts, he was influ¬ enced by his zeal for the good of his fellow-men rather than by the spirit of insubordination. He was highly esteemed as a man and as a Christian worker by all who knew him. In the year 1877 he entered into rest in the 80th year of his age, full of years and of honors. Rev. Alexander Sutherland , the first Free Church minister of this congregation, was settled over them in the year 1852 by the Free Church Presbytery of Pictou , a Presbytery of the Free Church not yet hav¬ ing been organized on the island. Mr. Sutherland 's charge not only embraced New London , but also , Brookfield and West River . The elders associated with him were Wm. Graham , A. Mc- Kenzie, Malcolm McLean , George McKay and Adam McKay . A congregation so extensive necessar¬ ily involved a vast amount of labor and exposure, yet Mr. Sutherland , with much Christian zeal, con¬ tinued for seven years to minister to the spiritual wants of this widely scattered flock. He spoke with equal facility in both Gaelic and English and was greatly beloved by his people, who ever found in him a wise counsellor and a kind friend. In 1859 Mr. Sutherland accepted a call from Earlton, N. S. , 43