TAYLOR. REV . ( CAPTAIN ) GEORGE Claremont Minister of Zion - Dec 10, 1912-Dec 06, 1925 Born: 1876 Ordained: Jun 1, 1909 Died: Dec 16, 1932, age 56 George Claremont Taylor was born in Ayr, Scotland , in 1876. He emigrated to Canada when he was seventeen. He was educated at Manitoba College, Queen's University Ontario, and at Pine Hill Theological College Halifax, Nova Scotia . He served the Church as a student missionary for several years in the West. He was ordained June 1, 1909. He was called to (later First Presbyterian) Pictou , Nova Scotia where he succeeded Rev. Alexander Falconer who died in July 1911. Rev. G. C. Taylor supplied as minister at Zion since July 1912 following, Mr. Strathies death. On November 12, 1912, he was extended a call signed by 279 communicants and 109 adherents, with a guaranteed stipend of $1,600.00. Having accepted, he was inducted as pastor of Zion on December 10, with Mr. A. J. W. Beck preaching from the book of Isaiah 40: 9, " O Zion , that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountains". The corner stone having been laid, and the Church on its was, he had the distinction of being the last minister in the old Zion on and the first minister at the new Zion on . With the new building and a young and enthusiastic minister, the future of Zion indeed looked bright. However in 1914, with the onset of World War 1, many of Zion's young men enlisted for active service. Rev. George Taylor was one of these. He enlisted as a private in the Fifth Siege Battery in April 1916 and was soon promoted to the rank of Battery Sergeant - Major . He was taken on strength of the 105th Battalion on July 11, 1916, just as the unit was ready to embark from Halifax for overseas service. As Chaplain of the Battalion he held the rank of Honorary Captain . He remained with the 105th until the unit was amalgamated with the 104th Battalion in January 1917. He was transferred to the Chaplain Services and continued to serve overseas until the of the war, returning May 13, 1919. During his absence from Zion, Rev. J. Dugald MacKenzie (of Montague and later Morrisburg, Ontario ) supplied the congregation. More then one hundred and seventeen of the congregations young men served during the War and many died. Rev. Taylor returned to the Church in 1919. The church continued to prosper under his guiding hand. •99-