stituted. In 1843 the large charge was divided in two: Robert Douglass continued to minister to 's and Fortune and the Rev. James Allan , who had just arrived from Scotland , took charge of West St. Peter 's and Head. James Allan was born on July 20, 1817 in Dunbar, Scotland and was educated in parish schools and at Edinburgh University. He was ordained and inducted on July 1, 1846 and continued in charge of the two congregations until 1852. Then West St. Peter 's was disjoined from Head, leaving Mr. Allan ministering to the latter, at a salary of ??120 per annum. At this time nearly the whole population of Stanhope , Head and Brackley Point was Presbyterian. In the late 1870s it was decided that the people of Stanhope should have their own church and one was built during 1879-80; (it will be considered later). Mr. Allan continued to serve Stanhope and West Covehead until his retirement in 1890. West Covehead Presbyterian Church The early Stanhope settlers attended the church in what is now West Covehead , built on Donald MacMillan 's land, down near the shore of , as it was, called then; this was a convenient place, since travel was by water in those days. When roads were built, the church was moved inland about a mile, to land owned by Stephen Higgins , near where West Covehead School was, on the lane now leading to the MacCann and Palmer farms. Later, probably in 1837, the present church was built, about a mile further inland, still on Stephen Higgins ' land. Since Church Union in 1925 it has been St. James' United Church and continues to serve the area residents as part of the York- Charge. In 1984 it has been in continuous service for one hundred and seventy-eight years, and nineteen ministers have served there. The 1906 Centennial Celebrations On Wednesday, August 22, 1906 a centenary was held in West Covehead Church to celebrate the anniversary of the first Presby ?? terian minister's arrival to settle on the Island, the Rev. Peter Gordon . Early yesterday morning large crowds began to assemble on the grounds of the Covehead Presbyterian Church to commemorate the founding of that great religious body in Prince Edward Island one hundred years ago. Surrounded by a dense grove of birch, maple, spruce and other beautiful Island trees, rose the little church, whose building was now to be so fittingly observed. A short distance behind it, and reaching to the edge of the still 63