SPG), in London, England. While on his way to Quebec in the autumn of 1820, due to an adverse wind, the ship he was on was forced to spend the winter in Charlottetown Harbour. While there Mr. Jenkins toured parts of the Island, including Malpeque, New London, Bedeque, and other set- tlements, preaching and baptizing in various places. He hoped to return again a second time. A year later, when reporting from Quebec to the SPG, he stressed the spiritual needs of the Island. He mentioned that many of the people there were immigrants from Devonshire. He returned to the Island in the summer of 1823 and went to St. Eleanors.

On October 2, 1823, the inhabitants of the Parishes of Richmond and St. David petitioned the SPG for a missionary, as their resources were too small to support a clergyman without financial aid. This petition included in its list of signatures, the name of TB. Chanter of Bideford. In forward- ing the petition to London, Mr. Jenkins wrote that besides St. Eleanors, there were two other settlements that might occasionally be Visited by a missionary.

In his report to the SPG on July I, 1825, he told that he had gathered together a congregation of 80 persons at Bideford. Six months later he mentioned a further increase in this congregation, and that it was hoped within a short time to erect a small church.

In 1827, however, because of the illness of the Rector of Charlottetown, Mr. Jenkins was called upon to act as supply there. When the Rector resigned and returned to England, Mr. Jenkins was appointed to fill the vacancy and left St. Eleanors on June 30, 1828.

The next missionary at St. Eleanors was Rev. William Walker who Visited New Bideford occasionally. Rev. Abram V.G. Wiggins followed in 1830. He held a monthly service at Port Hill in a private house.

By 1841 a church had been built at Port Hill. It was named St. James Church and was consecrated on June 12, 1843 by the Bishop. Rev. William Roche was appointed to Port Hill as its first resident missionary followed by Rev. WH. Cooper in 1846 and Rev. Henry B. Swabey in 1853. A recto- ry of stone construction was built in 1852, at some distance from St. James Church in Port Hill. A new one was built in 1877. The present rectory, adjacent to the church, was built in 1915.

In 1843 mention was made of the glebe (which had been given by the Proprietor, Sir George Seymour) stating that part of the glebe had been cleared. A report in 1855 by Rev. Swabey stated Glebe house moved from

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