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ordination took place in the Presbyterian church on the south side of Murray Harbor. His pastorate extended over five years and was characterized by great fidelity and success. A kind friend, a wise counsellor, and an able and faithful minister, Mr. Lawson held a warm place in the affections of his people ; and when, towards the close of 1874, he re- signed his charge, he did so, not like his three pre- decessors, on account of failing health, but with the view of undertaking the editorial management of a Protestant newspaper. Mr. Lawson is physically and mentally strong, the only minister we know of in the church able to endure, for any length of time, without suffering bodily injury, the toil involved in successfully doing the work of Murray Harbor con- gregation as thus constituted, for the labor is be- coming annually greater instead of less.

With regard to Mr. Lawson as an editor, suffice it to say, that for a number of years he conducted with ability a newspaper called the Presbyterian. He wielded the pen of a vigorous writer. His ink was not altogether without vinegar, and woe to the poor unfortunate who dared to cross his path. He afterwards took charge of the Island Guardian, and the well filled columns of that paper furnished am- ple evidence of the ability of the editor.

After a short vacancy, Mr. Ernest Bayne was or- dained and inducted as Mr. Lawson’s successor. Mr. Ernest Bayne was a son of Rev. Dr. Bayne of Pictou, N. 8., whose name and memory are fondly cherished by the whole church, not only in the Mar—

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