Tanton in the Village of St. Eleancr's. He conduct- ed services in the Tanton and Craswell houses, and at "The Pavillion".

Two years later, in 1825, a Church building had been erected and a Rectory rough-boarded. The sett- lers had voted to pay 30 pounds towards the Rector's Stipend, but (he wrote) “from the scarcity of money this allowance is to be paid in produce at the curr- ent price". Several years later he asked for a tra- vel allowance "as I am very poor".

His flock numbered 150 at St. Eleanor's and 80 at Bideford.

In October, 1826, St. Eleanor'e received a visit from the Bishop of Nova Scotia, John Inglis. It was

the first time the Bishop of the Established Church had come to the settlement, and everybody turned out

to meet him. There were more than 300 persons ass- embled at-the still unfinished Church when the Bish- op arrived, and he reported later that "they listen- ed very attentively to what I had to say to +hem".He confirmed 76 persons, and consecrated the burial ground.

The restored entry to the Church