History of Presbyterianism 1877. Mr. McKennon with much ability and suc¬ cess continued to minister to this large and scattered congregation until 21st February, 1881, at which date his resignation was accepted. A minute was engrossed on the records of Presbytery expressive of the high estimation in which Mr. McKennon was held by his brethren as a man, as a minister, and as a member of Presbytery and other church courts. On 3rd May, 1882, Cardigan was disjoined from Georgetown and Montague and united with Dundas . The next minister of Georgetown and Montague was Rev. W. H. Spencer , B. A ., who having ac¬ cepted the call was placed over them by Presbytery on 2nd October, 1882. During Mr. Spencer 's min¬ istry both sections prospered greatly, and large ac¬ cessions were made to the membership. The growth of the congregation was such that in March, 1888, it was deemed expedient to divide the congregation into two separate charges, which was accordingly done, Mr. Spencer retaining Montague as the scene of his future labors, they guaranteeing him an annual stipend of $750 and the free use of a manse. This new arrangement left Georgetown vacant, but only for a short time, for on Rev. W. A. Mason 's return from Princeton, N. J. , where he had been taking a post-graduate course of study, the congregation gave him a unanimous call to become their pastor, which Mr. Mason accepted, and he was on 26th June, 1888, inducted into the pastoral charge of George¬ town. The congregation, though comparatively small, is compact, united and spirited, and with the 82