A History of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, Montreal - Robert Campbell - Google Libros

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Montreal Cradled in Religion-Cartier, Champlain and Maisonneuve

Religious Men-The Early Jesuit Fathers-The Huguenots in

Canada-Company of Hundred Associates-The St. Sulpicians...

Montreal, not only beautiful and well situated from a Military Point

of View, but also commands the Trade of the northern portion of

the Continent-Ontario's desire to possess the Island of Montreal

-Earliest Trade, that in Peltries: its influence-Formation of

North-west Company-Relations between Commerce and Religion

-Connection of the Army with the First Establishment of the

Scotch Church in Montreal-The old 78th Regiment, a link be-

tween "Prince Charlie" and the Scotch Church in Montreal.... 13

Connection of the Church with the American War of Independence-

Rev. John Bethune, the Founder of the Scotch Congregation in

Montreal-The old 84th Regiment, or "Highland Emigrants "—

The U. E. Loyalists-Mr. Bethune settles in Williamstown, so

called after Sir William Johnson-His Character and Work-

Father of the Late Dean and of the Late Bishop of Toronto.... 25

Social, Civil and Commercial Condition of things in Montreal a Cen-

tury ago-Presbyterian Church has kept pace with the Growth of

the City-The Scotch in Montreal, before 1786, worshipped with

the English Church Congregation-Rev. John Young, a Scotch

Licentiate, with American Ordination-Settled in Montreal in

1791, as "Stated Supply "-A Link between the Congregation

and the Presbyterian Church of the United States-Mr. Young's

Weakness and Misfortunes..

Rev. John Young's Gifts and his success in strengthening the Presby-

terian cause in Montreal-The social life of the time in the city-

Anomalous position for Minister and Congregation, he never

having been inducted Discontent with his ministry - Mr.

Young's resignation and departure-His subsequent honorable

career-The Recollet Church' Hospitality of the Recollet

Fathers towards the Scotch in giving the use of their Church-

The St. Gabriel Street Church built in 1792 - The Protestant

Church at Berthier-Original Trust Deed of St. Gabriel Street

Church-The old Church and the Champ de Mars....

The Ten Trustees of St. Gabriel Street Church-Adam Scott, William

Stewart, Duncan Fisher, William England, Alexander Fisher,

William Hunter, Thomas Oakes, John Empey, and John Russel

-The Original Subscription List for the erection of the Church

-Remarks on the same.....

Notices of the leading subscribers to the Church Building Fund-The

Fur Merchants-Alexander Henry, Forsyth-Richardson & Co.,

Sir John Johnson, James McGill, Andrew Todd, Joseph Frobisher,

George McBeath, Francis Winter, James Dunlop, John Gregory,

Wm. Murray, John Lilly, Auldjo & Maitland, James Woolrich,

and the Employees of the Company, Sir Alexander MacKenzie,

Nicholas Montour, Robert Grant, Peter Pangman, William Mc-

Gillivray, Simon Fraser, Cuthbert Grant, Angus Shaw, Roderick

McKenzie, Robert Thompson, William Thorburn, James Finlay,

David Grant, Alex. Fraser and Peter Grant.........

The remaining subscribers to the Building Fund-Benaiah Gibb,

Richard Dobie, James Logan, William Forbes, James Cowie, John

and James McDowall, James Strother, Thomas Busby, Hon. John

Molson, Richard Brooke, John Finlayson, Simon Clarke, Donald

McKercher, John McArthur, John Fisher. John Hunter, William

Russel, George Stansfield, Jacob Marston, Alexander Simpson,

Thomas Sullivan, John Neagles, Jobn J. Deihl, Andrew Winkle-

foss, Alexander Robertson, Jonathen A. Gray, John Gray, Dr.

Blake, Samuel Adams, David Smith, and Joseph Howard.

Subscribers to the Debt in 1800-William Logan, Joseph Provan, John

Stephenson, Philip Ross, William Demont, John Lockhart Wise-

man, James Birss, William Ireland, William Manson, Thomas A.

Turner, John Blackwood, John Ferguson, William Martin, Robert

Aird, John Aird, R. McClement, James Smith, Richard Warffe,

Captain Chisholm, Thomas Porteous, Nicol Fletcher, John Mittle-

berger, John McCord, David Ross, Peter McFarlane and James

Rev. James Somerville's Birth, Education and Licensure-Comes to

Canada-Chosen successor to Mr. Young - His Literary and

Scientific Tastes - His Marriage - Originates Natural History

Society and Montreal General Hospital-His Benefactions and

Rev. J. Somerville recommended by Rev. Dr. Spark-First trouble

over the Possession of the Keys of the Church-Mr. Somerville's

Letter on the situation - His Ordination and Induction - The

Second Presbytery of Montreal-Rev. Robert Forrest and Rev.

Robert Esson, Secession Ministers from Scotland-Erection of

St. Peter Street Church-Mr. Esson's Address on the occasion-

The Difficulty about getting Registers by all except ministers of

the Churches of Rome and of England-The Character of the

Adherents of St. Gabriel Street and St. Peter Street Churches

respectively.....
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Right Rev. John Strachan, Bishop of Toronto-A Candidate for St.

Gabriel Street Church in 1802-His Letter of Application-His

birth, education and position in Scotland-His relations to the

Presbyterian Church-His subsequent career in Canada........ 183

Friendly relations between the English and Scotch Churches in Mon-

treal-Rev. D. C. Delisle, the first Protestant Clergyman in the

City-Succeeded by Rev. James Tunstall, and he by Rev. Jehosha-

phat Mountain, D.D.-Mediæval Claims of Church of England

resisted by the Church of Scotland-Christ Church Congregation

worship in St. Gabriel Street Church from 1803 to 1814-Opening

of the first Christ Church.

The Business of the Church transacted by the Elders-The Rules and

Regulations, framed in 1804, gave proprietors of pews supreme

control-A Committee constituted the Executive of the Congrega-

tion, with large powers-Those Rules and Regulations denounced

after 1844, as Erastian by Mr. Esson-Revised and altered essen-

tially in 1845-The last By-Laws, drawn up in 1807.....

The new names that appear on the subscription list to Mr. Somerville

in 1803-James Grant, Isaac Todd, John Shuter, Archibald Mc-

Millan, George Platt, John McKinstry, James Kyle, Jacob Hall,

William Skakel, George Skakel, Alexander Skakel, William Gra-

ham, John McKindlay, John Porteous, William Porteous, Andrew

Porteous, Finlay Fisher, James Smith, John Ogilvy, Wm.Stewart,

Andrew Patterson, Jasper Tough, James Laing, Alex. Allison,

Alex: Davidson, John Reid, Hon. Judge Reid, Simon McTavish,

Thos. Blackwood, Wm. Hallowell, John Catanach, and F. Guner-

man, Thomas Thain....

The New Englanders connected with St. Gabriel Street Church,--The

Baggs, Elijah Brown, James Chapman, James Charlton-The

De Witts, Horatio Gates, Bezaliel Gray, Thomas Fingland, Laban

Folger, Jonathan Hagar, The Halls, Thomas Harris, Jonathan

Hart, Samuel Hedge, Joshua Henshaw, Horace Hibbard, The

Lymans, Uriah Mitcham, Nahum Mower, Simon Myers, Zenas

Nash, David Nelson, Moses Northropp, J. W. Northup, Jonathan

Parkins, Cornelius Peck, Nathan Pierce, Abner Rice, M. Savage,

Isaac Shay, Robert Street, Nathan Strong, Zabdiel Thayer, Simon

Thomson, Benjamin Throop, Daniel E. Tylee, The Wadsworths,

The Waits, The Whitneys and Josiah Winants-The War of

1812 affects them-Items connected with the victory of Waterloo,

1815-Baptism of negro slaves and Scotch Indian half-breeds.

Other members belonging to this period,-George Gillespie, Robt.

Gillespie, The Armours, John Fleming, James Ellice Campbell,

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