the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第10章

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appertaining　and　all　the　profits　thereof　with　the　right；　title　and　interest　in　Law　and　Equity；　to　have　and　to　hold　the　said　acre　of　land；　to　him　the　said　John　Wesly　and　his　successors　in　the　Methodist　Line　forever；　and　to　be　appropriated　for　a　preaching　House　and　burying…ground；　and　other　conveniences　that　shall　be　judged　necessary　to　accommodate　the　same　under　the　inspection　and　direction　of　the　general　assistant　or　the　preacher　by　Conference　stationed　on　the　Circuit；　together　with　Wm。　Wells；　Thomas　Watson；　Esq。；　Richard　Lowerison；　George　Falkinther；　Wm。　Trueman；　jun。；　Stephen　Read；　and　James　Metcalf　to　be　Trustees　to　act　in　concert；　and　those　to　be　only　Trustees　as　long　as　they　adhere　to　the　Doctrine　and　Discipline　of　the　said　John　Wesley　and　his　connection；　and　in　case　of　death　or　failure　of　any　of　these　particulars　the　preacher　is　to　nominate　one　in　his　room。　Furthermore；　the　said　William　Chapman；　for　himself；　his　heirs；　executors　and　administrators；　doth　covenant　to　and　with　the　said　John　Wesley　and　his　successors；　the　before　mentioned　demised　premises；　against　the　lawful　claim　or　demand　of　any　person　or　persons　whatsoever；　to　warrant　and　secure　and　defend　by　these　presents；　in　witness　whereof　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand　and　seal。　Bargained　year　before　written。　〃Signed；　sealed　and　delivered；　in　presence　of

JAMES　LAW；　　　　　　　　　　WILLIAM　CHAPMAN。　SALLY　LAW；　　　　　　　　　　JANE　CHAPMAN。　〃JAMES　WRAY；　Missionary。〃

James　Wray；　and　Englishman；　ordained　and　sent　out　by　Wesley；　arrived　in　1788。　He　was　the　first　ordained　Methodist　minister　in　Cumberland。　Previous　to　this　the　sacrament　of　the　Lord's　Supper　was　administered　by　the　Episcopal　clergyman。　This　same　year　Mr。　Black；　Mr。　John　Mann；　and　Mr。　James　Mann　went　to　Philadelphia　and　were　ordained。　Mr。　Mann　and　Mr。　Wray　were　both　on　the　Cumberland　circuit　for　a　year；　and　Mr。　James　Mann　remained　in　charge　until　1791；　when　he　was　followed　by　Mr。　Whitehead。　From　1793　until　1797　Mr。　Early；　Mr。　John　Black　and　Mr。　Benjamin　Wilson　were　each　at　times　preaching　in　the　Stone　Chapel。　Mr。　Wilson　was　alone　in　1798；　and　assisted　by　Mr。　Cooper　in　1799。　In　1800　Joshua　Marsden　came　out　from　England　and　was　sent　to　the　Cumberland　circuit；　where　he　labored　for　three　years。

The　following　are　from　the　journal　before　referred　to：

〃1802；　May　9thMr。　Marsden　preached　his　farewell　sermon　at　the　Stone　Meeting　House。

〃May　10thMr。　Marsden　set　out　for　Conference。〃

Mr。　Wm。　Bennet　followed　Mr。　Marsden；　coming　directly　from　England　to　Cumberland；　arriving　at　Mr。　Trueman's　on　June　26th。

〃June　26thMr。　Bennet　arrived　at　our　house　and　went　to　Tantramar。

〃27thMr。　Bennet　preached　his　first　sermon　at　Tantramar。

〃July　8thThis　day　was　appointed　by　the　Government　as　a　day　of　thanksgiving　for　the　blessings　of　peace。　Mr。　Bennet　preached　at　the　Amherst　Court…House　from　Romans　12　c。　1　v。　to　a　crowded　and　attentive　audience。〃

The　church　at　this　time　was　in　a　fairly　good　financial　condition。　Point　de　Bute　was　then　headquarters　for　the　ministers；　it　and　Sackville　being　the　most　important　places　in　the　circuit。　Mr。　Mann　visited　Point　de　Bute　in　1803；　preaching　at　the　Stone　House　on　May　2nd；　also　June　16th。

〃June　16th；　Mr。　Mann　preached　at　Mr。　Wells'。〃

〃June　26thMr。　Mann　preached　at　the　Stone　House　morning　and　evening　to　a　crowded　house。〃

Mr。　Bennet's　place　was　taken；　in　1806；　by　Mr。　Stephen　Bamford；　a　local　preacher　sent　out　from　England。　he　was　afterwards　ordained　and　remained　three　years。

〃July　6th；　1806Mr。　Bamford　preached　at　the　Stone　House　for　the　first　time。〃

On　June　3rd；　1808；　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Wm。　Black　paid　a　visit　to　Point　de　Bute；　making　their　home　at　Mr。　Wm。　Trueman's。　It　was　a　great　joy　to　the　church　there　to　have　Mr。　Black　with　them　again。　In　1809…10…11；　Mr。　Knowlan　was　on　the　Cumberland　Circuit；　and　in　1812　Mr。　Bennet　returned；　followed　by　Mr。　Dunbar；　in　1815。

Mr。　Dunbar　remained　three　years　and　his　place　was　taken　by　Mr。　Priestly。　During　Mr。　Priestly's　stay　the　new　church　was　built　at　Point　de　Bute。　It　stood　in　front　of　the　spot　occupied　by　the　old　Stone　House；　and　was　opened　by　Mr。　Priestly　in　1822。

Mr。　Stephen　Bamford　was　on　the　circuit　1823　to　1825；　Wm。　Temple　in　1826　and　1827；　Wm。　Webb　in　1828　and　1829；　Wm。　Smithson　from　1830　to　1833。

In　1833；　Rev。　Alexander　McLeod　was　sent　to　Cumberland　as　assistant。　He　made　his　home　in　Point　de　Bute；　and　was　there　most　of　the　time　until　1836。　Rev。　Richardson　Douglas　had　charge　of　the　circuit　in　1834　and　1835。　Mr。　Jos。　Bent　came　in　1836；　and　the　house　on　the　farm　now　owned　by　Mr。　Burton　Jones　was　rented　for　a　parsonage。　During　Mr。　Bent's　ministry　there　was　a　large　revival　at　Point　de　Bute；　and　about　sixty　members　were　received　into　the　church。　Mr。　Bent　was　followed　by　Richard　Williams；　who　remained　two　years。　In　1840　the　Sackville　District　was　divided；　the　Point　de　Bute　Circuit　consisting　of　Point　de　Bute；　Fort　Lawrence；　Bay　Verte　and　Cape　Tormentine。　The　Cumberland　Circuit　had　been　divided　before　this　（as　early　as　1830）；　but　the　exact　date　cannot　be　found。

Below　is　a　list　of　the　ministers　who　have　been　resident　in　the　Point　de　Bute　Circuit　since　1840：

Wm。　Leggit；　1840…1842。　Geo。　Millar；　1842…1843。　Parsonage　built。　R。　Williams；　1843…1844。　Sampson　Busby；　1844…1847。　Wm。　Smithson；　1847…1850。　Geo。　Johnson；　1850…1853。　Wm。　Smith；　1853…1856。　T。　H。　Davies；　1856…1860。　John　Snowball；　1860…1861。　Point　de　Bute　Circuit　again　divided。　Michael　Pickles；　1861…1863。　Chas。　Stewart；　1863…1865。　Geo。　Butcher；　1865…1866。　Robert　Duncan；　1866…1868。　Wm。　Wilson；　1868…1870。　Jas。　G。　Angwin；　1870…1873。　Present　parsonage　built。　Douglas　Chapman；　1873…1876。　Edwin　Mills；　1876…1879。　Geo。　W。　Fisher；　1879…1882。　Present　church　built　in　1881。　Thos。　Marshall；　1882…1884。　W。　W。　Lodge；　1884…1885。　S。　R。　Ackman；　1885…1888。　Jas。　Crisp；　1888…1891。　F。　H。　W。　Pickles；　1891…1894。　J。　A。　Clark；　1894…1896。　T。　L。　Williams；　1896…1897。　Jos。　Seller；　1897…1898。　D。　Chapman；　1898…1901。　Thos。　Marshall；　1901。

The　first　Methodist　church　in　Sackville　stood　a　little　north　of　Philip　Palmer's　farm。　It　was　opened　in　1790　by　Rev。　James　Mann。　Previous　to　that　date　the　preaching　place　had　been　a　small　schoolhouse；　which　stood　near　the　place　where　J。　L。　Black's　store　now　stands。　The　new　building　served　its　purpose　for　twenty…eight　years。　Then　another　was　built　at　Crane's　Corner；　on　the　same　site　as　the　present　church。

The　following　extracts　from　the　Sackville　Circuit　Book　of　1801…1811　may　prove　interesting：

〃QUARTERLY　MEETING。　〃POINT　DE　BUTE；　August　28th；　1802。　〃（1）　_Q_。　Who　is　the　general　steward　for　the　circuit？　_A_。　William　Trueman。　Elected。　〃（2）　_Q_。　Who　is　steward　for　Sackville？　_A_。　John　Fawcett。　Elected。　〃（3）　_Q_。　Who　is　steward　for　Dorchester？　_A_。　John　Weldon。　Elected。　〃（4）　_Q_。　Who　is　steward　for　Amherst　and　the　Rivers？　_A_。　Thomas　Roach。　Elected。　〃（5）　_Q_。　How　shall　Mr。　Bennett's　expenses　to　New　York　be　paid？　_A_。　Let　it　be　approved　by　the　next　Conference。　〃（6）　_Q_。　When　and　where　shall　the　next　quarterly　meeting　be　held？　_A_。　At　W。　Fawcett's；　Sackville；　January　9th；　1803。〃

〃QUARTERLY　MEETING。　〃December　3rd；　1810。　〃_Q_。　Where　shall　a　house　be　built　for　the　circuit　preacher？　_A_。　In　Sackville；　on　the　lands　given　by　C。　Dixon；　Esq。；　and　John　Harris。　〃_Q_。　How　shall　the　expenses　be　borne？　_A_。　By　a　subscription　begun　first　in　Sackville。　〃_Q_。　Of　what　material　shall　the　said　house　be　built？　_A_。　Of　brick；　except　the　cellar　wall；　which　shall　be　made　of　stone。　〃_Q_。　Who　shall　be　appointed　to　provide　stone　and　timber　during　the　winter　previous　to　the　next　quarterly　meeting？　_A_。　Charles　Dixon　and　Rich。　Bowser　to　see　it　provided　out　of　the　subscription。　The　said　timber　to　be　got　for　a　house　34　by　24。　〃_Q_。　Shall　the　collections　made　in　the　Stone　Chapel　go　to　the　discharging　of　the　debt　due　to　Mr。　Trueman　for　the　care　of　the　said　chapel？　_A_。　Yes；　and　also　to　the　providing　of　wood　for　said　chapel。〃

〃QUARTERLY　MEETING。　〃SACKVILLE；　March　9th；　1811。　〃_Q_。　Shall　the　minutes　of　Dec。　Q。　M。；　1810；　respecting　preacher's　house　be　agreed　to　by　this　Q。　M。？　_A_。　Yes；　we　are　agreed　that　the　house　shall　be　built　upon　the　grounds　given　by　Messrs。　Dixon　and　Harris。　〃_Q_。　Who　shall　be　the　trustees　of　the　said　house？　_A_。　John　Fawcett；　Jr。；　Chas。　Dixon；　Jr。；　Edwin　Dixon；　Esq。；　Rich。　Bowser　and　Thomas　Roach；　Esq。　〃_Q_。　Who　shall　we　employ　to　build　the　house？　_A_。　Chas。　Dixon；　Jr。；　who　has　engaged　to　finish　it　in　a　workmanlike　manner　for　L200；　according　to　plan；　N。　B。；　35　ft。　by　24；　one　story　and　half　high　and　of　brick。〃

BAPTISTS。

In　1763　a　Baptist　church　at　Swansea；　Mass。；　left　in　a　body　and　settled　in　Sackville；　bringing　their　pastor　with　them。　They　numbered　thirteen　members。　Almost　all　of　them　returned　to　Massachusetts　in　1771。　The　Baptists　were　the　first　Protestant　denomination　in　Sackville；　but　had　no　church　building　until　about　the　year　1800。　That　year　Joseph　Crandall　organized　the　church；　and　they　at　once　proceeded　to　erect　a　building　in　which　to　worship。　The　site　chosen　was　at　the　Four　Corners。　The　church　which　replaced　this　one　in　1830　was　called　Beulah。

The　first　Baptist　association　for　New　Brunswick　and　Nova　Scotia　met　in　Sackville　in　1810。　Sackville　was　represented　by　Elders　Jos。　Crandall　and　Jonathan　Cole；　and　by　Messrs。　Wm。　Lawrence　and　Jos。　Read。　There　were　twenty…two　elders　and　messengers　present；　representing　fourteen　churches。　Amongst　the　representatives　were　Fathers　Murray　and　Harding；　and　Peter　Crandall；　Nathan　Cleveland　and　Elijah　Estabrooks。　A　letter　published　in　August；　1810；　by　Rev。　David　Merrill；　in　the　AMERICAN　BAPTIST　MAGAZINE；　reports　his　visit　to　the　Association；　in　Sackville；　as　a　member　of　the　Lincoln　Association；　Maine。　He　is　jubilant　with　hope　for　the　new　work　and　exclaims　in　triumph；　〃Babylon　appears　to　be　in　full　retreat。〃　It　is　said　that　at　a　revival　service　in　the　Beulah　Church；　in　1822；　conducted　by　Fathers　Crandall；　Tupper　and　McCully；　twenty…five　persons　were　immersed　in　Morris's　millpond。　During　the　service　a　woman　stood　up　to　exhort；　handing　her　infant　of　six　months　to　a　bystander。　The　woman　was　Mrs。　Tupper；　and　the　infant　the　future　Sir　Charles　Tupper。　This　must　have　been　Sir　Charles's　first　appearance　in　public　life。

The　Baptist　Church　in　Amherst　was　organized　about　1810；　or　perhaps　a　year　or　two　earlier；　by　the　Rev。　Jos。　Crandall。　To　the　Association　in　Sackville　they　sent　two　messengers；　Thos。　S。　Black　and　Wm。　Freeman；　reporting　a　membership　of　fifteen。　The　Rev。　Chas。　Tupper　was　the　first　pastor；　ordained　in　1817。　He　had　charge　of　the　church；　with　occasional　relief；　until　1851。

The　Baptists　of　Westmoreland　did　not　erect　a　church　building　until　1825。　The　late　Wm。　Tingley；　of　Point　de　Bute；　gave　the　site　and　also　the　largest　subscription。　The　following　clause　in　the　subscription　paper　is　worth　transcribing；　as　showing　the　liberality　in　religious　matters　which　existed　at　that　time。　The　Presbyterians　of　Jolicure　assisted　in　the　building；　and　were　given　〃the　right　to　hold　service　in　proportion　to　the　amount　they　subscribed；　and　when　it　is　not　in　use　by　either　Baptists　or　Presbyterians；　if　wanted　occasionally　by　other　denominations　of　Christians；　it　shall　be　open　and　free　for　such　service。〃　Although　the　building　was　erected　in　1825　there　was　no　church　organized　until　1850。

The　first　minister　was　Rev。　Willard　Parker；　and　the　deacons　Rufus　Fillimore　and　Henry　Ward。　The　mini