184 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Hon. A. A. Macdonald, Chief, on behalf of the Caledonian Club, and Hon. Daniel Gordon, on behalf of the citizens of the town, present’ed each an address, to which His Excellency in eloquent and felicitous terms replied and was frequently and warmly applauded. Meanwhile the Scottish games were being proceeded with. During the course of the afternoon the Regal Visitors and party were entertained at luncheon in the Court House, which was suitably fitted up for the occasion. Returning to the city later on. the party expressed themselves highly delighted with the day’s excursion.

The third day of their visit being Sabbath, their Excellencies attended divine service at St. James’ Church.

On Monday morning a guard of honor was early drawn up on the Steam Navigation Companies’ wharf, under the com- mand of Captain Davison, when their Excellencies arrived and embarked on board the steamer Nor/[tumbcrland for Pictou, under a salute of 19 guns from Fort Edward, and immediately sailed from the harbor.

An account of the erection of the first and second St. Paul’s Churches in Charlottetown, together with the removal of the first named edifice from off its site between the Colonial Build- ing and the Post-office, having been already given in these pages, it remains to be added, that on the completion of the present structure, the second church was then taken down from the position it had occupied for a period of over 60 years, -- its divine services being brought to a close on Sunday, May 3rd,1896. On the following Sunday the opening services in the new church were conducted by the Rev. John T. Bryan, rector, and the Rev. G. C. Wallis. It was, on the 29th ofJuly following, duly consecrated by the bishop of the diocese, and “set apart from all profane and common uses, and dedicated to Almighty God for the ministration of his holy word and sacraments, and for public worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and no other, by the name of St. Paul’s Church.” It is a beautiful structure, as regards both exterior and interior. The services on Sundays are: Prayers at It a. m. and 7 p. m. Holy Communion first Sunday in the month at It a. m.; every second Sunday at 8 a. m. ; and every third Sunday at 7 p. m., and on all the greater festivals and holy days.