Newfoundland . A March Mission held at both Georgetown and Souris conducted by the Reverend Marcell Conran , did much to nourish and foster loyalty among the active Church goers. The interior of Trinity Church, Georgetown , was repaired and painted during 1899 following a color scheme laid out by Mr. W.C. Harris , for which the congregation expressed its appreciation. The repair work and paint job did not in any way affect the regularity of the scheduled services. The Sunday School at Souris had to be temporarily closed for several weeks during the fall as a precautionary measure against an outbreak of Diphtheria in the local community. Renovations and Additions to the Cathedral. In addition to the change in the personnel of the Assistant Priest at the Cathedral, there were some other major changes which took place. Mr. Robert Harris , the President of the Royal Canadian Academy , presented a gift of an oil painting for the Chapel in loving memory of his mother, Mrs. W.C. Harris who died on February 27th, 1898. The school buildings were also high on the agenda for renovations and nearly $1,500.00 was spent during the summer of 1897 to expand and improve those buildings. These changes included an additional classroom for the girls and boys, a guild room for the various societies to use to meet in, and a handsome hall capable of seating 400 which could be used for entertainment functions. The church was indebted to Mr. Justice E.J. Hodgson for a gift of land which enabled the width of the entrance to the church to be doubled. During the year a branch of the Women's Auxiliary to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society was formed with a membership of 30. This prompted the addition of a Junior Branch consisting of 29 girls. Things moved along quietly at St. Peter 's throughout 1898 with the only event worthy of special notice being a motion passed at the Annual Meeting regarding the lighting of the Church, that the Churchwardens accept the offer of the P.E.I. Light Company to light the Cathedral for $60.00 on condition that no extra costs were involved for plant wiring or extra lamps. A very successful Mission was held in Lent of the following year, conducted by the Reverend Marcell Conran of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist. It ran from February 21st to March 1st and attracted many people and created much lively interest and debate. The Bishop visited in June and confirmed 19 candidates. Later that year 4 men of the congregation, went to with the First Canadian Contingent to take part in the Boer War. Of these, 2 were members of the Choir, and one was the Reverend W.J. Cox , Curate of St. Peter 's for the previous two years, who went as the Anglican Chaplain to the Second Contingent. Despite this loss the congregation remain "united and active". 131