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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix FOREWORD xi

INTRODUCTION xii

Chapter One

GROWTH OF A COMMUNITY 1 ANew Land 1 Lot 16 4 A Sense of Community 11 Religion 12 Family 13

Chapter Two

ORIGINS OF OUR FAITH 17

Origins of the Methodist Church 17 Methodism on Prince Edward Island... 20 Methodisrn in Lot 16... 24 St. James Methodist Church 25 Origins of the Presbyterian Faith 30

Presbyterianism on Prince Edward Island 32 Church Union 42

United Church of Canada 44

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