History of Presbyterianism

the pastoral duties of his widely scattered charge. The light in his study window could be seen every night, with few exceptions, until 2 o’clock a. m. It was well that the Doctor was physically as well as intellectually a strong man, or he never could have accomplished the great work which, in his ardent zeal, he had undertaken, in the service of the Master. To these two men, Dr. Thomas McCulloch and Dr. James Ross, the church owes an everlasting debt of gratitude. To them are we in a large measure in- debted for our admirable Theological College at Pine Hill, Halifax, and also in no small degree for the existence and efficiency of Dalhousie College. The building at West River not being large enough to accommodate the young men who were being at- tracted to it, a site was secured and a large and com- modious building erected in the town of T ruro, Nova Scotia, into which the classes were trans— ferred in the year 1858. The institution was sup- ported partly by the interest of a small endowment, and partly by annual contributions from the church. The endowment fund was the result of a personal appeal to the members and adherents of the church. Rev. Dr. Keir, professor of theology, died in the au- tumn of 1858, and Rev. Dr. Ross, pending union negotiations with the Free Church, was temporarily appointed to the vacant chair. These two branches of the Presbyterian family were united in 1860. This union naturally involved an amalgamation of the colleges of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia and the Free Church. Professor Lyall of the

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