History of Presbyteriantsm the harvest which crowned their industry. There were, he stated, three or four families whose crop was inadequate to their supply, but with character¬ istic generosity their wants were supplied by those who had a superabundance. So judicious were the arrangements made in this settlement that it es¬ caped, in a great measure, the hardships endured by the early settlers in other parts of the island. At the time of their settlement there were three families of Roman Catholics there, but they soon after left and took up their abode elsewhere. With the exception of three or four families of , all the settlers in the place were Presbyterians, ad¬ hering to the Church of Scotland. Rev. Dr. McGregor of Pictou visited this place in 1806 and on several occasions afterwards. At the time of his first visit the people had made consider¬ able progress, and were, for a new country, in fairly comfortable circumstances. Amongst them were many pious, God fearing men and women, who reg¬ ularly met together on Sabbath for prayer, praise and reading of Scriptures. The first Presbyterian place of worship erected on Prince Edward Island in connection with the Church of Scotland was built at Point Prim , in 1826, through the influence of Dr. Macauley , who had been chaplain in the army for some time, and who preached in it occasionally; but his time was principally occupied with the duties of his profession. Dr. McGregor 's first sermon in Bel¬ fast was on the Laodicean church, the second on the Prodigal Son, the third on Phil, iii: 13, 14. 104