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REV. ROBT. S. PATTERSON, M.A.

Minister' of the Bcdeqne congregation from 1826 to 1882. Mr. Patterson visited Buinmerside regularly and preached on alternate Sabbaths from 1854 until the organization and set- tlement of fha congregation in 1862. Probably he has H. greater right than any other minister to bo called the' father of Pfishyterianism in Summer- side. mood for those who recognize that they are the heirs of all the ages. It is alike wise and necessary that we should keep up our communication with the pastrwhile we 'ourselves are advancing,` . The; present is the re- sultant-of _allnthe past,- the flower oi the Previous civilizations, the concen-

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keenly alive to the‘-‘frsquireingnts of

the flrst\|Pre¢by- tion that the flag of our 'great Em-

Island:- pire follows her commerce, it may

'Re Moderator. with equal, if not more, relevance be lie and William stated that tue church follows the

mdniimre, and Mr. Ed- people, and in respect to this town - , _ _

ruling clerk. and church it may well be said that - “ *‘ .§."§ ` ` ` `

is a brief resume of these men, who realized the coming of the Presbyterian importance of this place, and who be-

This sh ws thht’ the""chiir,ch was‘

the population. Steady advn cement was made in consolidating the vari- ous congregations, in the erection of churches and mauses, and' in provid- ing for the moral and spiritual wants of the Province with its in- creasing solidarity.

C O C O U

These pioneers lived by faith and

marched breast forward realizing the truth of the wordsr-

"God's ways seem dark, but soon or

late

They touch the shining lrll-ls of day;

The evil cannot brook delay-

The good can well ailord to walt.”

It is well for us, who today are en-

joying the beneflcent results of their tenacious iaith, their strenuous mils, and their purposeful life, that they lived and loved and bequeathed. ‘

' e c 0 e e ` Pmgrees has indeed 'been character-

istic of the town at every stage in its history and never more notably than within'the last few years.

8 O I U 0

Notwithstanding all this expansion

and extension the amenities of life and the forces that make for righte- ousness have been well preserved. Much. if not all of this is owing to

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nniv. NEIL McKAY, n.D._ __

the presence of the church in general, and to' the Presbyterian Church in particular, because of the fact that the surrounding country was popu- lated largely by people from the church in old Scotland. or by their fdescendants. One has only to visit this town on a Sabbath to realize "that there is undoubtedly an ecclesi- astical atmosphere in the place.

O O O' O i

'1‘his__is a glowing tribute to the

place of the Chumh of God in the .community and a public recognition of the value of the work of this or- ganization since its inception in 1858.

'one dozen 'dwelling houses in Sum- merside and the first Presbyterian service was inaugurated. The services

es. there being neither church nor schoolhouse, and were later trans- fcrred to the schoolhouse now known as the “Webber Building." This soon became inadequate and the congrega- tion once more moved and occupied °'Brown's Hall," the place now oc-

Princc Edward Island:- gan the work in such a humble way,

in the year 1845 twelve had the prescience that is indispen-

yeei- im, twenty,‘sei»1e to su true advance. of grace -1912, there In August, 1862, the Rev. William

' R. Frame was ordained and induct-

In that year there were only about'

were held for a time in private hous-

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Eloqnen_t by- Rtil. T., F. Fuli;elttdii,_f'liiving history From ,éthooihonse !|h_¢__re the Fathers A ' ' When -the _Tovm* Was in its infancy. to the "Present, -Vli'eii3'Png_t_o;i;,raiilis_,, pf Early Present liiiurcli Property ond Pastors. W

, Brief Sketch of the Founders olid_ Pastors of the Congregation.

and dedicated in the yearl 1865.

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From the time of Mr. Frame's set- tlement until the year 1872 when he was "translated" to Mt. Stewart, the cause made rapid and at thc same time stable progress. During this

ed. and it was during his pastorate, dred and twenty families, and twoi that the foundation was laid of this' hundred and 'seventy-five communi-

chnrch. The erection of the building cants, and had an annual income of was completed and formally opened ~ $1500- _

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Those of us who knew him pcrson-

Blly appreciated him more than words can tell, for in courage he was fear- leie. in friendship sterling, honorable

and as true as stccl.

“Whatever record leup_ to light

is that of the pastorate of Zion Church. .

I have only dealt with thc work,pf

the milnisters-the natural and in your case, the capable leaders of a congregation-but their highest en- deavors and noblest sacrifices would have been altogether in vain had it not been for the co-operation and Prayers of many souls who have been identified with the; work here. It

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its erection thc Prcsbyterlans of the neighborhood met occasionally for worship in privatc houses; but this was the first public building in which services were -held at Summcrside, then Green’s Shore

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decade' Mr. Frame and his co-work- I' ers laid`decp and broad and strong ‘- the basis of sl more.l"'and spifituar' fabric npen which the need di decay shall never be laid. From the _stand- point of the church M-r. Frame was certainlv one of the greater men who settled on Prince Edward Island.

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`REV. HENRY DICKIE. D.D. _

know that as his ministry drew to a

J.!.vM'-.R°.._E.RAME'._-- cupied by G. W. Warren. The suc- close here Bummerside was disl0lll0‘l

this province, the Synod of cess of the undertaking was so from Lot 16 and was formed into a

Church of Nova Sco- great that the Revs. Messrs. Petter- distinct and self-suDPortinB °l1Bl‘E°»

than sanctioned the for- son and M_acLco~l, to whom this con- *After A vacancy of some months on the Prsebytery 'of Prince gregation is vastly indebted, pur- March 27th, 1873, the Rev. Neil Mc-

In October of that chased in 1859 with a view to build- Kay assumed charge of this con_El'B-

hiib ld 'in the site on which your church gation which then numberiedone hun-

of Mr. Arc a g, _ _____ 16 the following now stands. It is a favorite declara- ___/-f--ff-'1-"”“"“*

He nevcr shall hc shamed."

U U U O U

Jn the year 1888 Mr. Dickie began

his pastorste of six years, during which time the present school-room was erected, and a deeper interest awakened which resulted in greater efforts for the extension of the king- dom of Christ at home and abroad. Organizations were inaugurated that knit your congregational community

more closely together for th; good of each member and for the f thcrance of the cause and truth of God. This work was ably and succespfully main- tained by Mr. Dickie’s successors, namsly;, Revs. E. M. Dill (1894-98), W. H. Smith (1898-1904), R.G. Stra- thie (1904-10) and is being continued by your present genial, sympathetic. and efficient pastor, H. J. Fraser.

As indicated in the foregoing re-,

marks the two first named ministers have gone to their reward. All the others are still halo, hearty, vigor- ous. and active in their calling with the exception of one, I refer to Mr. Strathie until very recently your be- loved pastor and now the respected

minister of'Zion Church, Charlotte- I

town. A young man of fine culture, wide reading, and splendid possibili- ties, he early gained considerablcsm- inence in our Synod. Apvarently of splendid physique, he has been sud- denly and unexpectedly, owing to les- ion of the heart, compelled for the time being to surrender the work which he loves so well. It is surely in keeping with the fitness of things that, on this occasion, we give ex: pression to our deepest sympathy for nun, his partner in nie, and his pres- ent congregation. We hope and pray that he may soon be restored to the task of such supreme importance as

would be i vldious to signal out a

lfew names lilrom the roll of such

splendid heroes. _ 'There can however 'be 'no objection to the mention of the name ol the Hon. James Muirhead, who was in very truth the father of the Presb- terian Church in Summerside. He es- taiblished the first Sunday School here and was the original proposer 1

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the erection of a church at Gréen’s Shore. There were present with Mr. Muirhead at the meeting at which it ,was decided to erect this church;- `|Messrs. Thomas Brehaut, Colin Mc- Lellan, Robert Glover, and Alex- ander Shaw. These pioneers of the __§0llEf¢Ee-tion were all men of fine

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character, revealing in their lives some phase of the life of the God whom thev worshipped, men of unful-

tegg loyalty to Jesse Christ and H church, men to whose memories yoif can well afford to pay the high- est tribute of respect for in no doing you honor the congregation of which you are so justly proud.

I might go on to speak of others

who no longer respond to the roll call on earth, such as Messrs, Wm. Ramsay, David Montgommery, Jo- seph Linkletter, John Clay and D. Stewart, the last of whom passed away while engaged in the work that was so near to his heart, that of Bllverintending the Sunday School. Suffice it to say that they were men and women whose religion clothed their thoughts, words, feelings, acts, with beauty as with a robe ol,the starry sky,

From a small room of twelve by fourteen used for worship you have gone on stell by step during the last fifty years till at length you worship in this edifice, with its'm.ngninoent equipment for the work of n modern

.church, u building pile which to-_

iretllfr with your new and commodi- ous manse represents an' expenditure of nearly $20,000. Beginning with a few families you now have the pas- toral oversight of one hundred and

REV. w. H. SMITH, Pn,__o.

clergy and laity alike.

O I O O U

We remember that the growin¢.`

good of the world is dependant part- ly on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully ,a ,

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_jtlhvl _ lt.___C_.V STRATHIE, B.D. hidden life and rest in unvisitcd tombs. The rank and file who did no much and who are unknown io us

are known to Him with wlioiii we have had to do, and the triic, unsal- fish service they rendered in t' : es- tablishment and continuation of this congregation is estimated at its real worth by the founder of the uni'.'ri~i;\l

church:

All service ranks the same with Grd, With God, whose puppets best or

worse

Are we.--There is no last or first. ,Small service is true service while it' " -‘ lasts, The daisy by the shadow that it casts ‘Protects the lingering dewdrops from

the sun.

"One soweth and another rsapoth,

that both he that soweth and hethsfr reapeth may rejoice together."

The noble legacy, which your church'

has just received, should give to its members of today a. forward impulse towards the one far-oi! divine ovenh to which the whole creation moves.

sixty, while your annual income has increased from a- few hundred dollars to the magnificent sum of $4,500.

In 1862 there were but two congre- gations in this western section of the Province, whereas today there are six distinct and well-equipped charges.

In making this retrospect there are

other chords that vibrate in our hearts. Who can estimate the moral worth indissolubly bound up with an organization of this kind during the past fifty years? _

When we think of all these good

and loyal mcn whose names we have affectionately fecalled; of the faithful expositions of the truth given ironi- this pulpit; of the members who have sat from time to time in these pews, "whom now on? earth(-we see no more," of thc prayers oi "oil and the holy resolutions made vdnthin these walls; of the minds that have been enlightened; of the consciences that have been touched; of the souls that have been saved; of all the ministries for good that have been exercised in the home, the community, and thc sanctuary; when we think of_all these we pause because we realize that thc spiritual result of the work, which has been done so hiimblv and vet so noblv, cannot be tabulated till wc write the appendix to the book oi

And the leaves of the Judgment BOOK

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that they may nnd faitli's highest culture, hope's most entrancing aim in that victory over sin, sorrow. Bud death with which the religion of Jesus Christ must crown the strife of ages. `

life, and consequently must remain ’ In the light Of “I0 Past _“Viv 'md beyond our ken, Iwith the star of hope shining so bril- ~'riu the sim grows eoid, .’ lieutly. you may well *heck G°‘l' And the stars are old, _take cournge.sn_d go .forward

unfold. !Hold fast your Puritan heritage. 'rim history ei one endian men, es one in me free oieusht of the ess. all others, is the record of the lives its light and hope and sweetlllwfl Mm of devoted men in the ranks of the To _the stern faith the fatlLcllls<:l.____

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