From 1901 to 1902, Miminegash was part of the West Cape Circuit and from 1902 to 1909, Miminegash Methodist Church was with the O’Leary Circuit. During

most of those years, Miminegash was served by supply ministers, one of whom was Rev. William R. Pepper from 1902 to 1905.

Many of these fields covered extensive territory and involved arduous toil but this servant of Christ accepted cheerfully the changes to which he was appointed and shrank not from any call of duty. As a shepherd of the flock, interested in the spiritual welfare of the people, he was always welcome in their homes. He experienc- ed the supreme joy under his ministry of seeing men and women born into a new life,

enter into fellowhsip with a Divine Master, transformed into the image of the Son of God.

A man of very simple faith, he preached the truth of grace Divine with great conviction and certitude, and in his own life, with its unblemished record, he made incarnate and adorned the doctrines of His Lord and Saviour. He retired from active work in 1922 and spent the years of retirement at his home in Saint John.

In his closing moments of life the grace which had sustained him all along the pilgrimage brought to his heart peace, hope and joy.

After a service at his home, the body was conveyed to Saint Stephen, N.B. and interred in the cemetery there.

He is survived by his wife, four sons, and four daughters.”“

REV. A. EUGENE CHAPMAN 1903

“Rev. A. Eugene Chapman was born in Salisbury, N.B., and was educated at Dalhousie University. He was ordained by the NB. and P.E.I. Conference of the Methodist Church in 1893, and held pastorates in all the Maritime Provinces. His last charge was Clyde River, NS.

Among his first assignments was the O’Leary Circuit, RBI, in 1903 where he served as a supply minister for Miminegash. In 1904, Rev. Chapman was the minster at the Souris, P.E.l. Methodist Church. He also served in Oromocto, N.B. and

Hunter River, P.E.I.

After his retirement, Mr. Chapman made his home in Petitcodiac, N.B. until 1943, when he went to London, Ontario, to live with his daughter, where he died on August 13th, 1944. In 1943, the fiftieth anniversary of this ordination was celebrated by the Moncton Presbytery at Petitcodiac. In his work he was ably assisted by his

wife, a woman of rich Christian experience, who died in 1943. He is survived by one daughter, Irene, and one son, Dr. Ray Chapman of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Mr. Chapman was a quiet unassuming person. He never sought office but his ministry was a fruitful one. Kind, sympathetic, faithful, and thoughtful, his visits

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