Presbyterianism in Summerside 1853—2003

Back Row (L to R ) .' William MacMurdo, W. H. Brown, Dan Stewart, Joe Brehaut Front Row: John T. Linkletter, John Clay, Rev. Dr. Henry Dickie, Dr. Beairsto

Summerside Presbyterian Church Session c.1890

who was inducted in 1894.

The last decades of the nineteenth century intro- duced a revolutionary change in church worship. The introduction ‘of music into the Presbyterian Church in Canada was the topic of debate among congregations everywhere. Some congregations had accepted the idea of church music earlier than others. On Jan. 5, 1891 a committee of Summerside Presbyterian Church was ap— pointed to investigate the idea of either renting or pur- chasing a suitable organ for the use of the congrega-

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