History of Presbyterianism

At this date this was the only road on Prince Ed- ward Island. When near the end of the road he called at a house to enquire the way to Mr. John Millar’s, the great-grandfather of Mr. Lemuel Mil— lar, for many years the efficient principal of West Kent school, Charlottetown. On entering the house he was surprised to see the interior so com— fortable, and still more so to see a large, well selected library. He was delighted to find that his host was none other than the Rev. Theo. Des Brisay. This was the beginning of a friendship that lasted through life. Mr. McGregor was then conducted by the good rector to his friend’s house and was thus introduced: “Mr. Millar, I have brought you what you have been long wishing for, a Presbyterian min- ister, and I hope he will do you much good.” Mr. Millar was a man of great intelligence, a pious and devoted Christian and a zealous worker in the Mas- ter’s service. Associated with him in church work at that time, and shortly after, were David Lawson, William Lawson, James Lawson, elder, Robert Auld and John Auld, elder, Duncan McCallum and his sons James and Neil, James, Charles and Peter Gregor, and John Douglas, elders, and many others. Most of these families came to the island in I770, when there were only about one hundred and fifty families in the province altogether. The pious and intelligent men above named, when there was no set— tled minister in the place, met with the people on the Sabbath and concluded religious services, visited the Sick and otherwise made themselves useful, and

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