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dent from the Free Church College, Halifax, whose services were highly appreciated, but failing health compelled him to retire from the field and soon after he was called to his rest. Rev. Kenneth Mc- Kenzie, late of Baddeck, C. B., and Rev. Donald McNeill, now of Charlottetown, also for a time oc- cupied the pulpits of Charlottetown and West River.

Towards the end of 1856, Brookfield was sepa- _, rated from New London, and West River from Charlottetown, and these two sections along with Bonshaw were organized into a new congregation, which during its vacancy was supplied with re- ligious ordinances by Rev. George Sutherland, Free church minister of Charlottetown, Rev. Don- ald McNeil], Rev. Alexander Sutherland, the late Alexander Munro of \V'alleyfield, Mr. Charles Ross. student, and others, until, under the fostering care of Presbytery, it became a self—sustaining charge.

On 16th September, 1860, the first settled min- ister, Rev. William Ross, was ordained and in- ducted pastor of the congregation, the boundaries of which were defined by Presbytery as follows, viz.: The congregation of \Vest River to include all the Presbyterians belonging to the church on both sides of the river from the Block House on the south side and from the North River on the north side, ex- tending to DeSable, and including Bonshaw, Ban— nockburn, Dog River and Brookfield.

On 14th October, 1862, Clyde River, which had been included within the bounds of Rev. Mr. Ross’ Charge, was declared by Presbytery to be a part of

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