Campbellton and Miminegash congregations which make up the present Mimine- gash Congregation) from 1958 to 1961. Mr. Crooks is now Senior Minister of the Bethany United Church in Halifax and last month assumed the Presidency of the Maritime Conference of our Church. We are pleased and privileged to have him as our guest preacher. We are also very happy to welcome back Mrs. Crooks (Mar-

jorie). Our music this morning featUres a Choral Sextet made up of George Car—

ruthers, Nancy and Sharon Crane, Miriam, John and Ruth Russell. We thank them for their contributions of Klusmeier music.

Following the service we invite everyone to stay for luncheon reception with a chance to chat with the Crooks and each other.

24. “FIRSTS” IN MIMINEGASH CHURCH RECORDS

First Birth — October 7, 1858 — John Thomas Burns. First Burial in the Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery — July 1, 1867 — Jane Dickie

Thomson. First Marriage in the Methodist Circuit ~ September 28, 1869 -— John Thomson

and Mary Heaney. First Baptism — April 4, 1870 — Richard Elliott McInnis First Marriage in Miminegash — September 16, 1880 — Paul R. Costain and Sarah

E. Green. First Birth nearest to completion of the New Church Building — April 20, 1881 —

Dorothy Belyea.

First Marrige after completion of the New Church Building — July 11, 1881 —— John T. Metherall and Mary Green.

First Marriage in the Church Building — August 28, 1912 — Cleveland Chester Costain and Ellen Maude Palmer. 200 guests. Rev. Henry S.B. Strothard officiated.

25. MINISTERS OF THE MIMINEGASH CHURCH WEST CAPE, CASCUMPEC CIRCUIT -— 1858 - 1870 Rev. Robert Wilson 1858 - 1859 Rev. A. Fletcher Weldon 1859 - 1859 Rev. William C. Brown 1860 - 1862 Rev. Richard Pratt 1862 - 1864 Rev. Robert M. Smith 1864 - 1867 Rev. Charles Wesley Dockrill 1867 - 1869 Rev. John G. Bigney 1869 - 1872 ALBERTON CIRCUIT — 1870 - 1901

Rev. Levi S. Johnson 1872 - 1875 Rev. Aquila Lucas , 1875 - 1878 Rev. Joseph Seller 1878 - 1881 Rev. Hibbert R. Baker 1881 - 1882 Rev. Daniel D. Moore 1881 — 1882

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