The Chignecto Isthmus And Its First Settlers [26]
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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
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