Rev. J. Dugald McKenzie of High River, Alberta came to Zion in September to fill in for Rev. George C. Taylor who has gone to the front. Mr. McKenzie came with his wife and son Charles, and his term was to be up to one year.

l9l7 Session notes with deep concern the alarming growth of worldly and wasteful amusement in the community which endangers Church and

State alike.

The membership ofthe church stood at 565, with the attendance at the four Observances of the Lord's Supper being 301. For our large membership this attendance is not as good as it should be, and Session affectionately, yet firmly. admonishes all members to attend Communion.

Listed in the Annual report was:

Treasurer of the Congregation.

Mrs. M.E. Sutherland, 36 Orlebar Street.

l9l8 The outstanding event in the Church year was the meeting of Synod ofthe Maritime Provinces in the City and in Zion Church.

Our Church, with all others in the City, was closed during the month of October because of the epidemic of Influenza. (The Church lost only 3 members)

l9l9 We cannot set out upon the New Year without placing before our people a policy for their guidance both in faith and practice. The Great Forward Movement (see Appendix) which is world wide in scope calls us to a higher level of living than anything we have previously reached. The Session deplores the marked tendency in the pursuit of worldly pleasure among those who-are communicants to the Christ who died to redeem them.

The passing of the year carries with it the solemn lesson of our mortality. Notable among them stands the name of Samuel Caldwell Nash Oct 4, I834 - May 26, l9l9, who for a long time was an Elder and Superintendent of the Sabbath School.

Rev. George C. Taylor returned following the end of the war, and Rev. J. Dugald McKenzie preached his last sermon in June. His term was to be up to one year, but due to the length of the war, he was with Zion for two and one-half years. A fitting tribute was paid to him in a letter from the Session and Trustees.

I920 Never has Zion Church given more to the work of God outside her walls and never have we had more ourselves. A special drive was made for the Forward Movement in which the sum of 3 I 0,000 was subscribed. (note: in tot/uys term this would be equal to about $200,000.) It was a

splendid testimony to the generosity of our people many of whom gave to the point where sacrifice entails hardship. "It was never loving that

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