“Servant of God, well done!

Thy glorious warfare’s past;

The battle’s fought, the race is won, And thou art crowned at last.”

At the request of the President, Rev. J.W. O’Brien led the Conference in prayer, after which followed the singing of Hymn 575, “Now the Labourer’s Task

is O’er”, and the Benediction brought this Memorial Service to a close.”26

REV. LEVI S. JOHNSON 1872 - 1875

“Brother Levi S. Johnson was born at the head of Tatamagouche Bay, Col- chester Co. N.S., May 24, 1842. His parents, George and Mary S. Johnson, were devout and godly Methodists, hence the influence and teachings with which he was favored in early life tended to promote early piety and prepared the way for

future usefulness.

He was converted to God at the age of seventeen and united with the Methodist Church. He received his education in the public school of his native place, and then passed through the Normal School of New Brunswick. After spending several years in teaching he went to Mount Allison to prepare himself for the work of the ministry. In 1868, he was received as a probationer and was sent to the Guysboro Circuit. After spending two years there he was appointed to Granville Ferry. He was ordained at Halifax in 1872.

Rev. Johnson was the pastor of the Alberton Circuit, P.E.I., from 1872 to 1875 where he maintained the reputation of being a hard worker. He was a popular minister who was honored by having children named for him.

He was a close friend of the Rev. Humphrey P. Cowperthwaite and the Rev. George Oxley Huestis. On one occasion, Rev. Johnson visited Tryon, P.E.1. for the purpose of baptising Walter Malcolm Picard Cowperthwaite, the son of Rev. and Mrs. Cowperthwaite, on Sunday, September 7, 1873.

In May, 1875, the Rev. George 0. Huestis, pastor of the Cornwall Methodist Church, P.E.I. stayed for several days in Alberton, P.E.I. during which time, Rev. Huestis and Rev. Johnson baptised twenty-seven children, in- cluding two children of Rev. Levi S. and Sarah J. Johnson: Agassiz Pickup Johnson and Lilla Blanche Johnson.

He labored on the Guysboro, Granville Ferry, Alberton, Welsford, Nashwaak, Hopewell, Milltown, St. Andrews, Baie Verte and Newcastle Circuits. At the last named place, his health failed and he was compelled to retire from active work. In the hope of restoring his impaired health he went to Los Angeles, but failed to realize his hopes. His last sermon was preached on September 20th, 1894, from Hebrews, Chapter 2, Verse 3, on a train, as it passed through

26 Minutes of the United Church Conference, 1929.

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