6 History of Zion Church side, with most of the inside finishing-; the new basement and rooms in connection therewith; the church desk, platform and organ, are all among the material results of Mr. McLeod 's effectual labors. In almost the earliest year of his pastorate a fire occurred on a Sabbath day between services, in the south end of the Church,and much damage was done. The greatest loss, up to this time, had been the Minister's silk gown, which was stolen in Mr. Falconer 's time, and had never been replaced, forcing all preachers to preach "in their clothes," until the arrival of the present incumbent, Rev. George E . Ross , B.D. Very many changes took place in the personnel of the Church officials during the years of Mr. McLeod 's long pastorate, and finally, somewhere in the nineties, the spirit of change came to himself; he demitted his charge, received and accepted a call to another Zion Church, in Vancouver, B.C. , where, indeed, many of his old congregation had preceded him, and many more in the after years went out and gathered around him. Zion Church was now without a pastor for some months, the congregation receiving supply regularly and of grand quality, through the efforts of her session, until midwinter almost, 1890-1891, when a most unanimous call was extended to the Rev. David Sutherland , of Grove Church, Richmond , Nova Scotia , which he accepted, and in due time arrived in our city and was duly inducted and installed in the pastorate of Zion congregation. Our new pastor was Scottish born and educated, his closing studies having been conducted at Pine Hill College, Halifax, N. S. His first charge was Grove Church, of that city, where he was greatly beloved, and during his incumbency there, he married Miss Minnie Weather- bie of that place. Shortly after his marriage the call to Zion came to him, and amidst the deepest regret of his people, who "yet would not say him nay," and with their heartiest good wishes and " God speeds," he came to his new people at Charlottetown .