Canada. No vote. no questions asked, no questionnaire put out.” (28] Roddie said the majority of people were glad to be associated with other organizations so they could increase the size of the congregation.

Although the church and the Manse were moved within the village of St. Peters, Midgell continued to be the location for the United Church graveyard. A decorative high black wrought—iron gate still forms the entrance to the graveyard. The earliest recorded burial was for Mary MacKenzie, who died in 1840 at the age of 44.

ln1960 the Greenwich and Marie Churches closed down. At that time, with Reverend Levi Mehany as Minister, St. Peters and Mount Stewart became one charge.

The interior of this church is as striking as it was when it was built 1 14 years ago. The polished wood interior, which is made of wood cut from local forests, display a craftsmanship that has long since been retired. The pictures and plaques displayed throughout the church respect its Presbyterian heritage, which is now part of the United Church History. Pictures and plaques of various Ministers, as well as pictures of the four young men from the congregation killed in action overseas during the war hang within the church.

The one stained glass window in the United Church also reflects the rich History of the church. This window was presented to the United Church in 1957 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacEwen of Rosindale, Mass. The window is dedicated in memory of their parents Adolphus and Jessie MacEwen, who were devoted members of the church for fifty years and were among the pioneers of the congregation that helped to build the church. The Reverend A. Frank MacLean, Pastor of Trinity United Church, Charlottetown, presided at the dedication of the window entitled “I am the Good Sheppard." (29) It was W.W. Anderson who picked out the Window and made all of the arrangements for its installation. Doris Anderson recalled that her father asked her to make the curtain that was used in the unveiling of the window. (30)

Religion, often the cause of many wars, has also often been at the root of many divisions within small communities. St. Peters has, however, developed a reputation for good relations among the Catholic and Protestant congregations that have co—existed within the community for the past seventy-five years. When Joe Maclnnis, a Catholic parishioner who had a very big family got sick and was not able to leave the house, Reverend Aitken went up and did his chores for the two weeks Mr. Maclnnis was laid up. He fed and milked and cows and took care of them in the dead of winter. (31)

Father MacAulay, before entering the priesthood, worked for Charlie Pratt in his local store when he was going to school. After he became the Priest for St. Peters Bay Catholic Parish, there was not a Christmas went by that Mr. Pratt did not send a parcel up to Father MacAulay from his store, even though he was not a member of the Congregation. Roddie Pratt recalled that when his sister died, Father