History of Presbyterianism ducted as their pastor. For about eight years Mr. Stewart continued to minister to this congregation. He was much esteemed by the people of his charge, and it was with deep regret that, in January, 1887, they consented to a dissolution of the pastoral tie, he having accepted a call to the congregation of West and Clyde , on this island. Belfast was vacant for a little over a year when they called Rev. A. McLean Sinclair of , Pictou , Nova Scotia , who was inducted on 16th May, 1888. Mr. Sinclair is much and deservedly esteemed by his congregation, being a man of supe¬ rior ability, an excellent preacher, one of the best Gaelic scholars and owning one of the best Gaelic libraries on the continent, is thoroughly acquainted with the rules and forms of procedure in church courts, and is a most useful member of Presbytery and of other church courts. What was originally the congregation of Rev. John McLennon has multiplied into nine congrega¬ tions, viz.: Belfast , Orwell, Woodville , Caledonia , Valleyfield , Montague, Georgetown , Murray Har ¬ bor North and South, each of which is larger numerically and stronger financially than the whole field combined was seventy-five years ago. no