cigarettes was received from Mrs. Johnson requesting the congregation to sign. Afler some discussion, the Minister and Clerk of Session signed on behalfof the church.

On April I l, Session gave approval for the use of individual cups for communion. They were first used for communion on May l2, with a strong backlash of protest.

I902 The Annual Meeting showed the year to be the most prosperous year in the history of the congregation.

I903 I87 families now recorded, a net increase of l.

The Synod ofthe Maritime Provinces was held at Zion in October.

Rev. Donald Ban McLeod having been inducted April ll, I899, resigned November 8,1903. A Summer School for Sunday School teachers was held in August, conducted by the Synod's Sabbath School committee and a committee of the Senate of the Presbyterian College, Halifax, and under the supervision of the Presbytery of Prince Edward Island.

Special recognition was made of the choir. Few people of the congregation do more than the faithful and devoted members who lead in the service of song.

A committee was appointed to proceed with arrangements for a new Church and Sunday School building.

The widow of Rev. David Sutherland was the treasurer of the Board of Trustees.

I904 After 8 months without a minister, Rev. William Han'y Sedgewick was inducted August 30, I904.

Following a religious census of the city, it was revealed a number of families not on the roll claimed to be connected with the church. It was decided to divide the city into districts to better perform the duties of overseers.

In 1904, Rev. John M. MacLeod, former minister of Zion, wrote the "History of Presbyterianism on Prince Edward Island."

I905 All twenty three who were added to the membership by confession of faith came from the Sunday School, due in large part to the efforts of the splendid teachers. aided in large part by the Y.P.S.C.E. (Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor). This Society held

Sabbath services at the Poor House, visited the poor and needy and sent numerous floral bouquets to patients at the P. E. l. Hospital. It also supported a deaf mute in Halifax at a cost of $22.40 per year.

The longest death toll in the history of Zion recorded 23 deaths. Among them John Lockerby an elder, died at age l02.

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