History of Presbyteflanism

Presbytery of Prince Edward Island. On 26th March, 1869, Rev. James McColl, a minister of the Church of Scotland, took charge of this widely scat— tered flock, but after ministering to them for three years he returned to Scotland and took charge of a parish there. In 1875 the present pastor, Rev. John Goodwill, was inducted into the pastoral charge of this large and interesting field, and with much of the zeal of his venerable predecessor has labored amongst them, instant in season and out of season. After holding three services on the Sabbath, the pastor preaches, as a general thing, it is reported, on five evenings of the week, and the sermons are of orthodox length, according to old standard measure. For the last few years Mr. Goodwill has had an as— sistant, which, of course, gives the congregation a fuller supply of preaching, but will still leave for the pastors more work than can be satisfactorily accom- plished by any two men.

In July of 1886 an important section of this large congregation, viz., Orwell Head, was, in answer to their petition, received and organized into a congre— gation in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Canada. About one year later, in July, 1887, . Rev. D. B. McLeod, M. A., of Chelsea, Mass, was placed over them, and for twelve years continued with great acceptance to minister to them, when he accepted a call from the congregation of Zion church, Charlottetown, into which charge he was inducted on 11th April, 1899.

The foregoing is a brief and imperfect sketch of

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