MacLeod, in his book, states that “Presbyterians from the first took the lead in Summerside and the blue banner still holds the foremost place.” He referred to the Summer- side congregation as being in a “healthy and prosperous con-

dition.” Thus Lot 16 found itself going from the

;"”“‘“‘“a position of an inﬂuential mother church to that of V WM” a small rural congregation and was rejoined to Rev. John MacLeod, Lot 14 in 1873 by Presbytery.55

who wrote Excerpts From Rev. Henry Crawford took over as minister Hixtory (fPrerbﬂm'anism for the charge in September of 1874 and served (m Prime Edward Island until 1881. It was during his ministry that the cur- served in Lot 16 for six rent church at Lot 16 was built.

years. MacLeod’s min- , The departure of Rev. Crawford resulted in

utes of P.E.I. Presbytery more adjustment. Again, Presbytery divided were regularly published Richmond Bay Charge into Richmond Bay East in the Guardian news- and Richmond Bay West. Rev. Charles Fraser paper when Rev. Frame was settled in Richmond Bay East and purchased was the Editor-in—Chief Rose Hill Farm. One winter Sunday, Rev. Fraser’s

at the Guardian.

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horse fell through the ice as he crossed from the Lot 14 Church to the Lot 16 Church. He escaped a cold, watery death; but dedication obviously prevailed over common sense and personal comfort as he continued directly to the Lot 16 Church service without changing into dry clothes. He died of pneumonia at Rose Hill Farm on May 25, 1885 at the age of forty-two; he was buried in the Lot 16 Church Cemetery?6 Rev. Archibald Brown was settled in Richmond Bay East (Lots 14 and 16), in December of 1886, and Rev. Thomas Corbett was settled in Richmond Bay West (Tyne Valley, Freeland, and Victoria West). Rev. Brown stayed with Richmond Bay East for two years until 1888. 57 Brown was followed in 1889 by Rev]. K. Fraser. Between 1889 and 1902, the Richmond Bay East Charge saw fourteen ordained and student ministers pass through the doors of the Lot 16 Presbyterian Church. (Refer to the list of minis- ters, chapter five.) While there are no written records to back the belief, it is thought that Presbytery again disjoined Lot 16 and Lot 14 in May, 1901, but quickly reversed the decision and rejoined

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