with the Church. His realization resounded throughout his 1891 Report:

We cannot expect to make very rapid strides in Charlottetown as the population does not seem to increase at all, and so many of our young people seek homes in other parts of Canada and the United States; but still our work grows steadily and persistent placing of the Catholic Faith accompanied by the seemly and reverent ritual of our Church, before the people, tells more and more as time goes on. Prejudice yields to reason and errors to truth by slow degrees, and as earnest Christians belonging to other congregations come to realize how pure and scriptural her worship, when carried out in accordance to her Prayer Book, then one by one cast their lots with us and are filled "with all joy and peace in believing. ”125

By the end of the year, 391 celebrations of the Holy Eucharist and 1062 services in total had been held at St. Peter’s. The work of teaching the congregation included a mission conducted at St. Peter’s by the Reverend Father Huntingdon, from Holy Cross, in New York between September 19th and the 27th. Attendance throughout the week had been large and attentive, and this was an encouraging sign that the spirit of the congregation was faithful and earnest.

The State of the Church in the Mission Parishes.

The appeal by the Reverend Fred E.J. Lloyd for some assistance from the Diocesan Church Society in his work at Georgetown met with a negative response from Mr. R.R. Fitzgerald, a representative from St. Paul’s Church, Charlottetown. Instead of offering a practical suggestion, for resolution of the financial concerns of the parish, he chose to be critical of the work performed by Father Lloyd. He said that:

There appeared to be a difference of opinion among the clergy as shown by their reports as to the condition of the Church on the P.E.I. in the main. However, wherever there are resident clergymen the outlook is encouraging. This he was sorry did not apply to the eastern section of the Island. He might be the only individual who had the courage to plainly state the facts, but the condition of the eastern parishes is deplorable. He believed that the Reverend Mr. Simpson was doing all that he possibly could under the circumstances to provide for Cherry Valley, but so far as Georgetown is concerned, it is a blot on the fair name of the Church in this Province. He had hoped that the clergy would have remedied this matter without the laity having to refer to it.”6

125. Ibid.

126. lJiocesan Church Society Remrts. 1892.

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