The early Methodist build¬ ings of worship were called chapels however, by 1875, they were referred to as churches. The home of the clergy was called the parsonage. Rev. James Hicks and his wife came to Prince Edward Island from Yorkshire, England in 1815 and Rev. John Fishpool arrived in 1817 to minister to the Bedeque- Tryon circuit. Both names were on the circuit lists into the 1820s. The Nova listing of 1825 lists chapels in Charlottetown , Tryon , Bedeque , and Murray Harbour . Rev. Richard Johnson arrived much later in 1858 for the Margate circuit which included Margate , Stanley, Granville, Bowness School House, Summerside , and . The Methodist policy was to move the minister every three years. Most of the early ministers didn't have university or seminary training, but were to have a sound knowledge of the Bible and the works of John Wesley before starting a four year probation overseen by the district. A final test was given at the end of the four years. Discipline was handled by the Bishop and the District. In time, Univer¬ sity became the center of Methodist higher education in the . The Methodist tradition was to "supply the needs of their preachers rather than give them a fixed stipend. There was a man's quarterage, a sort of basic salary due every three months, board if he were single, an allowance for his wife if he were married, so much for each child, something for horse keep, etc. They were not allowed to do out¬ side work. In England , class members brought their pennies to the meetings, but here it seemed hard to get regular collections as coins were in short supply. The pews in the chapels were usually sold each year, but that money generally went to build and furnish them. People brought gifts for the preacher, but these were often in the form of produce, much of which the preacher had to sell at discount. Money from England was as good as gold."20 This changed by 1865 when a better system of pay was introduced. In the three Maritime Provinces, between the years 1850 and 1875, the membership of the Methodist relig¬ ion grew from 8,653 to 13,463. These numbers didn't include the children or the adherents. The total num¬ ber attending services was estimated in the area of 80,000.21 23 Origins op Our Faith