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The Leonard Library Wptlitlt College Toronto Shelf No. . Register No. .&. HISTORY OF METHODISM IN EASTERN BRITISH AMERICA INCLUDING NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND AND BERMUDA FROM THE BEGINNING TILL THE CONSUMMATION OF UNION WITH THE PRESBYTERIAN AND CONGREGATIONALCHURCHES IN 1925 BY D. W. JOHNSON OF THE NOVASCOTIA CONFERENCE, EX-EDITOR OFTHE WESLEYAN PRINTED BY THE TRIBUNE PRINTING CO., LTD. SACKVILLE. NEW BRUNSWICK 11 ' CONTENTS Chapter Page 1. The Genesis of Methodism 7 2. Nova Scotia Conference following circuit order as in Year Book of 1924 14 3. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, including Bible Christians in P. B. I 140 4. Newfoundland Conference, including Labrador and Education in Newfoundland 241 5. Methodism in Bermuda 348 6. Mount Allison Institution's 364 7. Wesleyan and Book Room 391 8. Church Union 397 9. Woman's Missionary Society 403 10. Home and Foreign Missions 413 11. Appendices A. The Constitution and Personnel of the Eastern British Amer ica Conference 1855 to 1874 416 B. Nova Scotia Conference names and figures 419 C. N. B. and P. E. I. Conference names and figures 426 D. Newfoundland Conference names and figures 432 E. Supernumeraries in Different Conferences 439 F. Deceased Ministers and Years of Service 442 G. Conference Meeting Places and Officials 446 PREFACE Reaching a crisis in the history of our Church, when it was about to become a part of the United Church of Canada, it was thought desirable by the Conferences of Eastern British America that a history of Methodism in this territory should be prepared especially dealing with the past fifty years extending from the date at which the late Dr. T. Watson Smith's excellent History of Methodism in Eastern British America ended. We were re quested to undertake this task and consented to do so. As our investigations developed, we concluded that it would be wise to produce, in one volume, a summary of the history of Methodism in this territory from the beginning to the present momentous period (1925) when the long proposed union of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches in Canada is about to be accomplished, and we have acted accordingly. In doing so, after an introductory chapter on "The Genesis of Methodism", we have proceeded to consider the progress of the separate east ern Conferences and to give, as far as possible, a summary of the history of every circuit, for convenience sake following the order in which they appear in the Year Book, except that Ber muda notes follow those on Newfoundland. By this arrangement, the record of any circuit can be easily found. Following this, are chapters on The Mount Allison Institutions, Wesleyan and Book Room, Church Union, Woman's Missionary Society and Home and Foreign Missions. The Appendices are extended, giving the names of all candi dates who have been admitted to the ministry in these Confer ences since 1855 and what became of them. The preparation of these tables has entailed much labor. No doubt some discrepan cies will be found. In preparing this volume we have traversed more than fifty years of Wesleyan files Minutes of the old E. B. A. Conference, ; and of the three succeeding Conferences from 1874 to the pre sent; Missionary Reports; Academy, Ladies' College and Uni versity Calendars from their beginnings; Argosy files, many dis trict books and other documents. We are much indebted to Dr. Smith's "History of Metho dism in Eastern British America"; Wilson's "Newfoundland and its Missionaries"; "Cornish's Cyclopedia of Methodism in Can- ada"; Selby Jefferson's "Centenary Volume of Bermuda Metho dism" "The Chignecto Isthmus and Its First Settlers", by True- man; A;ngwin's "Methodism in Cape Breton"; Lench's local his tories of Districts in Newfoundland; "Centennial of Canadian Methodism" "Centenary of Methodism in Eastern British Amer ; ica"; Lives of William Black by Richey and MacLean; "Francis Metherall and his work"; Robert Wilson's "Methodism in the Maritime Provinces"; Young's "A Missionary's Work in Labra dor", and many local histories. We are also indebted to those who have responded to our appeals for historical data but regret that many appeals were like Noah's third dove which did not return.

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