increased by two to reach 99. Needs of the Anglican Church on the Island. For the first time in the history of the Church of England (Anglican) at Souris regular services were held, enabling the church members to attend and worship Almighty God. The average attendance at both Georgetown and Cherry Valley increased over the course of the year. Both churches needed and underwent repairs during that same year. The departure of the Reverend E.T. Woollard from his parish in October once again changed the arrangements for conducting services and ministering to the needs of the people in those areas. The Reverend Herbert Beers was elected to the temporary charge of Georgetown and Cherry Valley , while Souris was temporarily attached to the charge of the Priest Incumbent of St. Peter 's Cathedral, with the consent of the Bishop of Nova Scotia . Services at Souris continued to be held regularly every alternate Sunday throughout 1895 in the new church, erected at a cost of $1,200.00. It was formally opened by Bishop Courtney on August 7th. Attendance at the services was described as "excellent" with congregational responses being "bright and hearty", and the outlook was regarded as "promising". The church had been completed without placing any debt on the congregation and the year saw an increase in the congregational contributions toward the clerical stipend from $84.00 to $108.00. The Report of the Committee of the D. C.S . tabled on February 5th, 1896 praised the labor put forth in the various parishes on the Island and expressed the hope that good fruit would grow from that work. The Report recognized, at the same time, that much more might still be done: if, while realizing that differences of opinion do exist and will exist within our Communion, and while exercising to the full our right to the advocacy of our own views, we could, though differing in the letter, agree to hold the faith, in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. We are sadly in need of effective diocesan organization, and believe that the affairs of the Church in this Province will never progress satisfactorily until this is secured.153 The pleas and statements of concern continued to pour forth from the clergy and laity of the parishes of Prince Edward Island . Short addresses "upon the needs of the Church in this Province" were delivered by the 153. Diocesan Church Society Report . 1895. 125