church finished and ready for consecration to the, service of Almighty God before the close of the present year . . . Our thanks are due to the Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia, Charles Palmer, Esq., and other kind friends in Charlotte- town and Summerside for generous subscriptions in aid of the building fund. We have also had to undertake the building of a new parsonage, the present one being almost uninhabitable and not worth repairs. We have bought a piece of land adjoining the new church at Kensington as a building lot, and have already on the ground all the stones required for the foundation. The timber for the frame is also ready, and we have some money in hand, and quite a large amount subscribed, but we shall need much more.

The Reagh family moved into the new rectory in January, 1887, finding it “very comfortable, well arranged, and much more conveniently situated.” The new St. Mark’s Church, designed by W. Critchlow Harris, built and furnished at a cost of $2200, was opened on August 29, 1887, and consecrated by Bishop Courtney,

June 9, 1888.

THE RECTORY, KENSINGTON, 1888

The Rector wrote in the 1888 C. & C.C.S. report"

What a change in a few years! Ten years ago this Mission had, indeed, three church buildings and a parsonage; one church was new, but without spire, organ or bell; the other two churches were old and not worth repairing. There were in all the parish perhaps 56 communicants. Now we have three nice churches, each with its taper

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