Over 2000 people were present at this historic event, which ought to serve as a stimulus to Presbyterians to renewed efforts worthy of the descendants of the noble pioneers who first toiled and prayed in the depths of Prince Edward Island forests, (ibid.) The elders in 1906 were James G. MacCallum , David H. Auld , George Matheson , Alex MacCallum and Ralph Carr . Stanhope Wesleyan Methodist Church In the early 1800s English Methodist settlers came and were added to the Scottish Presbyterians of Stanhope . There were numerous Methodists from Yorkshire in Little York at this time, and the first Methodist members' list for York in 1821 included Stanhope names; these people attended services in York . It is believed that in 1829 a Methodist Society existed here, with William Bovyer as leader, and the following members: Mary Bovyer , Mary Higgins , John Fall , Elizabeth Fall and others. In 1842 a Wesleyan Methodist Church was built on the Stanhope (the "" then) next to the present cemetery. The land for the church site, a quarter of an acre, was donated by John Curtis Lawson , and that for the cemetery by Thomas Foster . The Stanhope trustees signing the deed for transfer of the quarter acre of land for the church were: John Curtis Lawson , John Hughes , , Cornelius Higgins and Thomas Foster , thus giving the names of early Methodist families; the Alexanders of "Erinville" farm were also prominent Methodists. The first funeral service held in the Chapel, and the first burial in the new cemetery, was that of Margaret Foster , daughter of Thomas Foster above, who died on December 24,1843, aged 22. We have an account of the opening of the new church from The Wesleyan, dated October 4,1842: ??? STANHOPE METHODIST CHURCH The Wesleyan Association's new Chapel at Stanhope was opened for Divine Service on Sunday the 11th ult. (i.e. September 11) by the Reverend Matthew Smith , Association minister, preaching in the morning, and by the Reverend Messrs. Knox and Ross, Baptist ministers, in the afternoon and evening. Each service was well attended. The Chapel, which is a neat and commodious building, reflects much credit on those concerned with its erection. Being crowded to excess, a very liberal collection was made, and the seats all nearly taken. The Chapel was affiliated with York , and was probably built to accommodate Stanhope residents who found York too far away to attend services in those days of poor travelling conditions. We have 65