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into the congregation as their pastor, gave occa- sional supply to Dundas along with Brown’s Creek, Valleyfield, Cardigan and Caledonia. The next or- dained minister who was appointed to supply them for a time was Rev. Mr. Underside of Nova Scotia. About that time Rev. Alexander Munro was settled by the Free Church Presbytery over Valleyfield, Brown’s Creek, Cardigan and Dundas, and for nine years Mr. Munro gave to Dundas such supply as his wide field would permit. On May 25th, 1859, Mr. Munro resigned his charge of Dundas, when it was organized into a separate congregation. The first minister who preached for this newly formed charge was Rev. George Sutherland. He supplied them for about two months and was followed by Rev. Hugh McMillan for a similar period; Mr. Allan McLean, student, preached in Dundas during the summer of 1860. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was dis- pensed in Dundas for the first time in September, 1861. The ministers officiating were Rev. Donald McNeill and Rev. Henry Crawford.

Rev. Allan McLean was the first minister inducted over Dundas since its organization into a distinct charge. His induction took place on 19th June, 1862. Mr. McLean studied in the Free Church Col- lege, Halifax, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Prince Edward Island on 25th September, 1861. For several years, with great earnestness and fidel— ity, Mr. McLean labored in this field. The congre- gation was weak numerically and financially, and the minister’s stipend, as a consequence, was small,

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