Rev. John Howe MacHame I909 - I913 
     
    
   
   
    
     REV. JOHN HOWE MacHATTIE 
     
     1909 - 1913 
     
    
   
   
    
     Rev. J. Howe MacHattie, one of the pioneer Ministers of the West, went to 
     
     Saskatchewan in 1926, and passed away in the Dodsland Hospital, Sask., on Oct. 
     
     12th, 1948, in his 89th year. He was born near Caledonia, N.S., on June 15th, 1860, 
     
     and after being graduated from the Presbyterian Theological College, now Pine Hill 
     
     Divinity Hall, Halifax, was ordained on July 10th, 1900. He was survived by one 
     
     daughter, Mrs. A. Brown of Plenty, Sask. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Rev. MacHattie served the Church at Port Elgin, Little Bras D’Or, West River, 
     
     and the Montrose Charge, Prince Edward Island which included churches in 
     
     Tignish, Elmsdale, and Campbellton, P.E.I. He was also the pastor in Brookfield in 
     
     the Maritime Conference. In 1917 he came to Saskatchewan and served on the 
     
     following Charges: Plenty, Strome, Cadillac, LaFleche, Creelman, Plato and 
     
    
   
   
    
     Luseland. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The funeral service, held in Plenty United Church, the Church he designed and 
     
     helped to build, one of the most beautiful Churches in rural Saskatchewan, was con- 
     
     ducted on Oct. 15, 1948 by Rev. R.G. LeDrew of Kerrobert, Secretary of the 
     
     Kindersley Presbytery, who was assisted by Rev. A.T. Moffat of Dodsland. Rev. R. 
     
     Hall, Supt. of Missions for Northern Saskatchewan, preached the sermon. Inter- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ment was made in the family plot at Plenty, Sask. 
     
    
   
   
    
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