UNION OF 1860 The PROTESTANT AND EVANGELICAL WITNESS on Jul 16, 1859 of Charlottetown stated " Union among Protestants is necessary for self defence. We may love Protestantism, and pray and act for the support and extension, but the number of those who hate it and labor for its annihilation are legion. Protestantism is a unity. Its principles are one, its object one, its life one and its origin one." In 1860, the Free Church Synod of Nova Scotia and the (Secession) Synod of Nova Scotia formed the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces of British . At the union there was seventy-nine ministers and five foreign missionaries. • The Basis of Union stated: 1. The created church would be free and completely independent of all foreign jurisdiction and interference. 2. The great object would be the advancement of the Redeemer's glory by a more visible expression of unity and love of the members of Christ's body. 3. The Standards of the New Church shall be the Westminster Confession of Faith. Following the union of 1860, Pictou Academy settled in Halifax and became Presbyterian College, or known better by the name of . CHURCH UNION OF 1875 In the Union on June 15, in Montreal, there were joined: The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, the Synod of the Maritime Provinces of British , the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, and of the Canada Presbyterian Church. The united body assumed the name of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada . Independent of all other churches in its jurisdiction, and under the authority to Christ alone, the Head of His Church, and Head over all things to the Church. The following form the basis: 1. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, being the Word of God, are the only infallible rule of faith and manners. 2. The Westminster Confession of Faith shall be the subordinate standard of the Church. 3. The government and worship of the Church shall be in accordance with the recognized principles and practices of Presbyterian Churches, as laid down generally in the "Form of Presbyterian Church Government" and in the "Directory for the Public Worship of God." • 198