faithful and loving years of service he had dedicated to the people of St. Peter 's. Having been elected as a delegate representative from the Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia to attend a Pan-Anglican Congress to be held in England , he was forced to take an extended leave of absence from Charlottetown from May 28th until the beginning of August. He was able to secure the assistance of four Priests who offered their services to the people of St. Peter 's for the duration of that period of time. One of these Priests was his old friend the Reverend T.H. Hunt , now lecturing at King's College, Windsor. Numbers Down, Revenue Up; and Cathedral Presentations. The Ladies of the congregation continued their good work, organizing a very successful sale of their own work, which brought in over $300.00. In addition to raising this money, they were able to send two bales of clothing to the Yale Indian (Native) School in British Columbia . The cathedral lost considerably in numbers during the year through removal of many individuals and families from the Island, bringing the total number of families attending the Cathedral down to 83. There were, however, other encouraging signs of the spiritual growth of the Cathedral members. The number of communicants increased by six and there were also more communions made throughout the year than during the previous year. There were also more Envelope Holders and a slight increase in envelope contributions. The total amount received by the treasurer was larger than it had been in any of the four previous years (with the advent of the Envelope System). The most notable success was the increase in the offerings for missions which exceeded all previous efforts. Per capita, the income rise was the highest of any Church or Parish in Prince Edward Island or, for that matter, in the of Nova Scotia . For example, the Laymen's Missionary Movement reported the average contributions in Charlottetown of $1.90 per communicant for the previous year. St. Peter 's averaged $3.05 per communicant during that period. A good portion of this success was perhaps due to the introduction of the Duplex Envelope System which had been adopted in the hope that it would aid considerably the Cathedrals Missionary contributions. This was done in the face of fears expressed by some that this system would interfere with general Sunday collections. A fear which proved unfounded. St. Peter 's received a number of new presentations in 1908 which helped to beautify the Cathedral and Chapel. The Chapel reredos was finally completed by the filling out of the niches with figures of the Apostles presented in loving memory of the Honorable Fred, and Mrs. Brecken . The Chapel porch was also stylishly finished off in keeping with the rest of the building. The 146