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Palace" is not for man but for the L 0 rd God."

St. John's Church was designed by William Critchlow Harris. It was the first of the smaller churches that he designed. The groined roof stretches across the full width of the building without the support of nave arcades used in his larger buildings. The interior is finished with an arched ceiling finished in stained spruce, rising from circular wall pillars. The pews and the chancel rail and fittings are in birch. When the church was built there were no windows in the chancel. Today three Early English Style lancet windows are above the-communion table. It is clear from his plans that Harris did not intend that there be any windows at all in the chancel.

Today only St. John's Church at Milton is painted entirely correctly as Harris intended —

grey with white trim and brown facing on the upper stages of the tower and doors.

Those assisting at the opening service of the church were Rev. J.M. Withycombe of Summerside, Rev. H. Harper of Port Hill, Rev. J.M. Forbes of Alberton and Rev. J.T. Bryan of St. Paul's.

The first wedding to be solomized in the new church 'was that of Elizabeth Reagh, daughter of the rector, and Hammond Hooper, whose family has been and continues to be pillars of St. John's Church.

During the years that Rev. Reagh was rector, the Sunday School grew to an enrolment of about one hundred pupils. These were divided into nine classes and a Bible class.

The St. John's Guild was organized in 1892

with a membership of about twenty—five. The Guild bought the Methodist Church of North Hilton in 1900. It was used as a church hall

for many years.