the Methodists in the Maritime Provinces. He was succeeded by the Rev. H. P. Cowperthwaite , who remained for the full term of three years, when he accepted a call to Queen Square Church, in Saint John. Later, he was called to a professorship at his Alma Mater at Victoria University in Toronto . It was under the leadership of the Rev. Job Shenton , who became the minister in 1885 that a pipe organ was installed in the church. Such an innovation would have been looked upon with great consternation a few years previously, but it proved such an asset to the choir and congregational singing that it was soon accepted and greatly appreciated. It was one of the old-style tracker organs that was pumped by man-power. It cost $2,600.00 to install. Miss Sophia Duchemin was the first organist. Later, Mr. Pope Fletcher and Miss Morris ( Mrs. Hubert Beer ) acted in the same capacity. Singing was always a feature of the Methodists and there were many fine voices in the church choir to lead the congregation. A modern three manual organ by Casavant was installed in 1955. The Rev. John Read followed Mr. Shenton and remained in Charlottetown for the next three years. He entered the conference of America in 1857 and filled most of the larger circuits in the Maritime Provinces. In 1900 his faithful and devoted service was recognized with an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity, conferred by Mt. Allison. — 9