In I874, a great revival spread throughout the city during Rev. John McLeod's ministry, and even though the church was expanded, it could not accommodate all who wanted to worship. A few of those who had formerly belonged to the Free Church asked and obtained permission to reopen the Free Church. On August 7, I878, it reopened and was then known as the Upper Prince Street Presbyterian Church. Their first and only minister was Rev. Dr. Isaac Murray who was translated from the New London, Granville pastoral charge on September 26, I878. This church was weak at the time of its organization and by an unusual number of business failures, deaths and outward migration, the congregation gradually grew weaker. It was in arrears on the ministers stipend. and could barely pay the interest on the mortgage. On September l5, I882, Rev. Isaac Murray, D.D. accepted a call to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Upper Prince Street Presbyterian Church then disbanded and divided themselves among the two churches in Charlottetown: St. James and Zion.

The abandoned church (the former Free Church) and the manse connected with it were then sold, and after lifting a mortgage that had been lying on the property for some years, paying the arrears due the pastor (Murray) and other just debts, the balance of one hundred and seventy-five dollars was disposed of by Presbytery.

The Free Church building was sold in January I886, to the Salvation Army which had just been established in Charlottetown. They moved the building to the South-East comer of Great George (now University Avenue) and Fitzroy Streets. This building was totally repaired. restored and lighted by electricity and opened Mar 12. On Oct 3, 1890, the Army laid a cornerstone for a new building on the Great George Street site.

In I895 the site on Euston and Prince where the Free Church was located, was listed as "Lemuel Hooper operated a shop and dwelling at 82 Euston" (numbers of City streets changed). George Hughes, founder of Hughes Drug Store, later built a house on the site, later occupied by his son Gordon.

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