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1 Maritime Conference Archives Finding Aid #601 Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge (Prince Edward Island Presbytery) Maritime Conference Archives 21 Wright St., Sackville NB E4L 4P8 Phone: ext. 7 archives@marconf.ca Website: marconf.ca/archives/ 1

2 Table of Contents Fonds Description...3 Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge records 5 Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge records..8 St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge records 10 Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records 11 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit records.14 St. John s United Church (Mount Stewart) records..16 St. Peter s Bay United Church records.18 Gordon Memorial United Church (Morell) records.19 Marie United Church records...20 Ministers of Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian Pastoral Charge...21 Ministers of Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit 22 Ministers of Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge...23 Ministers of St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge...24 Ministers of Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge..25 2

3 Reference Number: PC/601 Title: Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter's Bay Pastoral Charge Dates: 1839, Extent: 1 m of textual records and 6 photographs Administrative History: A pastoral charge is a grouping of churches termed "preaching points" -- each with separate names and governing boards or sessions. These churches are served by one minister. The pastoral charge title usually reflects the breadth of the geographic area encompassing the charge. Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter's Bay Pastoral Charge is on Prince Edward Island. Preaching points are at Mount Stewart (St. John's), Morell (Peter Gordon Memorial) and St. Peter's Bay. By vote of 121 to 71, the West St. Peter s-mount Stewart Presbyterian Pastoral Charge and the Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit joined the United Church of Canada in The Presbyterian Church became the United Church building and the Methodist church and parsonage went to the non-concurring Presbyterians, who called their church St. David's. In 1925, St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge consisted of the preaching points of Greenwich, St. Peter s, and Marie while the Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge contained the preaching points of Mount Stewart, Bristol and the former Black River Methodist Church which entered union as the Donaldston United Church. The Greenwich and Cable Head United Church was closed in 1960 and members joined the St. Peter s Bay United Church for worship. On 1 July 1961, Donaldston, Mount Stewart and West St. Peter's and St. Peter's Bay were amalgamated to form the current Pastoral Charge. The churches at Donaldston and West St. Peter's were closed and a new church, Peter Gordon Memorial Church, was built at Morell on January 6, The Donaldston people worshipped at Mount Stewart. The Donaldston church building was dismantled in In 1993, the name of the pastoral charge was changed to Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge. Custodial History: Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is incomplete. Notes: Source of Supplied Title Proper: Title based on contents of fonds. Accruals: Further accruals are expected. Associated Material: Records for St. John's United Church at Mount Stewart ( ) have been microfilmed by the Provincial Archives of Prince Edward Island and are available there Immediate Source of Acquisition: Records were received from the Pastoral Charge in August 1988, 2001 (accession ), and 2002 (accession ). Church histories were received September 1996 from the Prince Edward Island Presbytery. Annual reports are received periodically from the offices of the United Church of Canada, Toronto. Photographs were received in September

4 Graphics Physical Description: There are 5 black and white photographs of the exterior/interior of Gordon Memorial United Church photographed by M. Mallet and one black and white photograph of Dunstaffnage United Church from The Guardian (Charlottetown) newspaper. 4

5 Reference Number: PC/601/1 Title: Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge records Dates: Extent: 19 cm of textual records and 6 photographs Scope and Content: Fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, minutes, reports, financial records, published and unpublished histories, photographs, and newspaper clippings from Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Records of Steering Committee Records of Treasurer Records of Men s Groups Annual Reports Church Histories Photographs Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/1/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/601/1/1/1 Register Baptisms ( ) Marriages (1962 January 18, 1985; September 26, 1987) Burials (1961 August 5, 1983) PC/601/1/1/2 Register Marriages (August 3, 1984, November 10, 1984, February 14, 1985-September 1992) Baptisms ( February 1993) Burials (November 19, December 1992) PC/601/1/1/3 Correspondence re. certifications of baptisms PC/601/1/4 Records of Steering Committee PC/601/1/4/1 Mount Stewart - St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge Steering Committee Minutes November 14, 1961 PC/601/1/5 Records of Session PC/601/1/5/1 Mount Stewart/Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge Session

6 Minutes PC/601/1/7 Records of Treasurer PC/601/1/7/1 [?] Pastoral Charge Minister s Salary book (subscriptions included) PC/601/1/7/2 Treasurer s book January 1988 PC/601/1/15 Records of Men s Groups PC/601/1/15/1 Men s Club Minutes October April 1967 PC/601/1/19 Annual Reports PC/601/1/19/1 Annual Reports 1985, 1992, 1995, PC/601/1/21 Church Histories PC/601/1/21/1 -Handwritten notes on history of Mount Stewart -Timeline of various churches within pastoral charge -Newspaper clipping: Unveiling scheduled -Newspaper clipping: Church in Mount Stewart to Celebrate Anniversary, The Guardian. -Newspaper clipping: Congregation to Celebrate Sunday -Typed notes on St. Peter s. n.d. n.d. August 1, 1974 August 31, 1973 n.d. n.d. PC/601/1/21/2 - An Historical Sketch of St. John s United Church, Until 1925, Mount Stewart Presbyterian Church by F.L. Pigot, 4 pp. -Order of Service: 120 th Anniversary Service for St. John s United -Photocopy of newspaper clipping: Opening of New Church, Home and Foreign Record -Newspaper clipping: Once Cut in Half to Allow for Extension, Halifax Herald - A History of St. John s United Church, Mount Stewart by Frank Pigot, 7 pp. A History of St. Peter s United Church by Doris M. Anderson, 11 pp. May 27, 1973 September 2, 1973 [September 1867] January 22, 1943 March 2000 June

7 PC/601/1/21/3 -Photocopy of land grant maps for Mount Stewart area, n.d. -Copy of inscription in Pulpit Bible; Letter to Mr. Aitken from Anderson on re. history of Morell and Marie -Note re. a bouquet -Partial letter Dear Mr. Mercier with order of service on back of the page -Outline of Dr. James D. MacGregor s visits to PEI, n.d. February 23, 1934 n.d. n.d. n.d. PC/601/1/23 Photographs PC/601/1/23/1 Exterior of Dunstaffnage United Church 1956 Copied from a newspaper clipping (The Guardian, Charlottetown) PC/601/1/23/2 4 photographs of congregation entering November 24, 1963 and leaving Gordon Memorial Church Photographed by M. Mallet, Charlottetown. B&W. 11x15 cm (4.143) and 13 x 16 cm (4.144) PC/601/1/23/3 Interior of Gordon Memorial Church Photographed by M. Mallet, Charlottetown. B&W. 10x 17 cm [1963] 7

8 Reference Number: PC/601/2 Title: Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge Records Dates: Extent: 19 cm of textual records Administrative History: After church union in 1925, the Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge contained the preaching points of Mount Stewart, Bristol and the former Black River Methodist Church which entered union as the Donaldston United Church. On 1 July 1961, Donaldston, Mount Stewart and West St. Peter's and St. Peter's Bay were amalgamated to form Mount Stewart-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge. the current Pastoral Charge. The churches at Donaldston and West St. Peter's were closed and a new church, Peter Gordon Memorial Church, was built at Morell on January 6, The Donaldston people worshipped at Mount Stewart. The Donaldston church building was dismantled in Scope and Content: Fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, membership rolls, and a report from Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Membership Records Records of Treasurer Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/2/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/601/2/1/1 Register (Baptisms, Marriages, Burials) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial records from Mount Stewart-West. St. Peter s Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/2/1/2 Register Baptisms ( ) Marriages ( January 1962) Burials ( ) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial information from Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit ( ) PC/601/2/2 Membership Records PC/601/2/2/1 Communion Roll Also includes communion roll from Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/2/2/2 Membership roll

9 PC/601/2/2/3 Also includes membership records from Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian ( ) Membership transfer certificates Also includes transfer certificates from Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit ( ) PC/601/2/7 Records of Treasurer PC/601/2/7/1 Financial report

10 Reference Number: PC/601/3 Title: St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge Records Dates: Extent: 2.5 cm of textual records Administrative History: Upon the creation of The United Church of Canada in 1925, St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge consisted of the preaching points of Greenwich, St. Peter s, and Marie. On 1 July 1961, Donaldston, Mount Stewart and West St. Peter's and St. Peter's Bay were amalgamated to form Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records and minutes form St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Records of Men s Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/3/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/601/3/1/1 Baptism Register Also includes baptism from St. Peter s Bay Presbyterian ( ). PC/601/3/1/2 Register Burials ( ) Marriages ( ) Also includes burial records from Marie and St. Peter s Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/3/15 Records of Men s Organizations PC/601/3/15/1 Men s Club Minutes November 1957-March

11 Reference Number: PC/601/4 Title: Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian Pastoral Charge Records Dates: Extent: 40 cm of textual records Administrative History: Through the efforts of Rev. James MacGregor, the Presbytery of Nova Scotia set up the first official Presbyterian congregation on the island in Prior to this, services had been held here sporadically between since This pastoral charge consisted of Covehead, St. Peter s, and Fortune. In this same year, Rev. Peter Gordon was ordained and inducted into the pastoral charge. One of the first Presbyterian churches, known as The Barren s Church was constructed in St. Peter s Harbour in A second church was constructed in 1812 on the site of the present-day Midgell Cemetery. By July 1843, it was decided to divide the large congregation into two pastoral charges: West St. Peter s and Covehead became one pastoral charge and East St. Peter s and Bay Fortune formed a second pastoral charge. Due to rapid growth, West St. Peter s was separated from Covehead on July 28, Six years later, in 1858, Bay Fortune and Souris were separated from East and West St. Peter s to form a new pastoral charge. On July 7, 1859, West. St. Peter s and Mount Stewart were separated from East St. Peter s to form another new pastoral charge. Mount Stewart Presbyterian Church was erected in 1853 and was based on plans which had been used in the construction of the Presbyterian Church at West River, Nova Scotia. The plans were brought to Mount Stewart by Mr. James Ross, a school teacher, and later proprietor of the Ross Hotel in the village. In 1875, the building was augmented by adding 24 feet to the end of the building for 30 additional pews. St. Peter's Bay Presbyterian Church was erected in Despite the protests of the people of Savage Harbour who would have to travel farther to church, a new church was built at West St. Peter's in This church was closed in On August 18, 1889, another new Presbyterian church was dedicated at Marie. Timber from the old Midgell church (built in 1812) was used in the construction of the new church. By this time, the St. Peter s Bay Presbyterian congregation consisted of three churches: St. Peter s Presbyterian Church, Marie Presbyterian Church, and Greenwich and Cable Head Presbyterian Church.. By vote of 121 to 71 it was decided in 1925 to join with the United Church of Canada, and the Presbyterian Church became the United Church building. The old Methodist church and parsonage went to the non-concurring Presbyterians, who called their church St. David's. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, membership rolls, and minutes from Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Membership Records Records of Congregation Records of Official Board Records of Board of Trustees 11

12 Records of Adult Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/4/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/601/4/1/1 Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s Presbyterian Register Baptisms ( ) Marriages (1919) Burials ( ) PC/601/4/1/2 File of loose pieces from above book: List of Children of Ebenezer MacCallum ; Greenwich Members [1913], 2 pp.; Head Bay District members, 1913, 1 p.; Marriages, 1886, , 1906 PC/601/4/1/3 Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s Presbyterian typewritten index of Baptisms in Register PC/601/4/1/4 Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s Presbyterian Burial Register Also includes communion roll ( ) PC/601/4/1/5 Marie and St. Peter s Presbyterian Charge Register Marriages ( ) Burials ( ) Also includes records from St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge ( ) PC/601/4/1/6 St. Peter s Bay Presbyterian Baptism Register Also includes baptisms from St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge PC/601/4/1/7 Mount Stewart-West St. Peter s Presbyterian Register (Baptisms, Marriages, Burials) Also includes records from Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge ( ) PC/601/4/2 Membership Records PC/601/4/2/1 Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s Presbyterian Communion Roll Also includes burials ( ) PC/601/4/2/2 Mount Stewart and West St. Peter s

13 Presbyterian Communion Roll Also includes Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge communion roll ( ) PC/601/4/3 Records of Congregation PC/601/4/3/1 Mount Stewart Presbyterian congregational meeting minutes Also includes trustee minutes PC/601/4/3/2 Mount Stewart Presbyterian congregational meeting minutes Also includes congregational meeting minutes from St. John s United ( ) PC/601/4/4 Records of Official Board PC/601/4/4/1 List of Board of Managers members Also includes members from St. Peter s Bay United Church ( ) PC/601/4/6 Records of Board of Trustees PC/601/4/6/1 Mount Stewart Presbyterian trustee minutes Also includes congregational meeting minutes PC/601/4/6/2 Mount Stewart Presbyterian trustee minutes Also includes trustee minutes from St. John s United Church ( ) PC/601/4/13 Records of Adult Organizations PC/601/4/13/1 Mount Stewart Temperance Society, King George Division #274 The Society was organized in January 1912 January January

14 Reference Number: PC/601/5 Title: Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit Records Dates: 1839, Extent: 8 cm of textual records Administrative History: In 1859, Mount Stewart is named on a circuit to be visited from Charlottetown. In 1871, the Methodist church at Cranberry Point was hauled to a site in Mount Stewart, and was later relocated to a site across the street from the Presbyterian Church. Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and the church building was used by the non-concurring Presbyterian congregation. The Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit included Mount Stewart, Marie, Dunstaffnage, and Black River. The Dunstaffnage church was rebuilt and dedicated in Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, membership rolls, minutes, and a deed from Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Membership Records Records of Official Board Records of Board of Trustees Legal/Property Records Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/5/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/601/5/1/1 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit Register Baptisms ( ) Membership roll ( ) Burials ( ) Marriages ( ) PC/601/5/1/2 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit Index to Baptism Register PC/601/5/1/3 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit Baptism and Burial Register PC/601/5/1/4 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit/Mount Stewart-St. Peter s Pastoral Charge Register Baptisms Index ( ) Baptisms ( ) Marriages ( ) Burials ( ) Also includes records from Mount Stewart

15 Pastoral Charge ( ) PC/601/5/2 Membership Records PC/601/5/2/1 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit membership roll Also includes membership records from Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge ( ) PC/601/5/2/2 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit membership transfer certificates Also includes certificates from Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge ( ) PC/601/5/4 Records of Official Board PC/601/5/4/1 Quarterly Official Board Minutes PC/601/5/7 Records of Board of Trustees PC/601/5/7/1 Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit Manse Trustees Minutes PC/601/5/10 Legal and Property Records PC/601/5/10/1 Frenchfort Deed for land for Methodist 1839 chapel PC/601/5/10/2 Photocopy of above deed 15

16 Reference Number: PC/601/6 Title: St. John s United Church (Mount Stewart) Records Dates: Extent: 10 cm of textual records Administrative History: In 1925, the Presbyterian church in Mount Stewart became St. John s United Church. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes and orders of service from St. John s United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of following series: Records of Congregation Records of Board of Trustees Sunday School Records Records of Women s Organizations Records of Youth Groups Orders of Service Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/6/3 Records of Congregation PC/601/6/3/1 Congregational meeting minutes Also includes minutes from Mount Stewart Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/6/6 Records of Board of Trustees PC/601/6/6/1 Minutes Also includes trustee minutes from Mount Stewart Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/6/12 Sunday School Records PC/601/6/12/1 Sunday School Treasurer s book PC/601/6/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/601/6/14/1 United Church Women (UCW) minutes and roll PC/601/6/14/2 UCW minutes and roll PC/601/6/14/3 UCW minutes and roll PC/601/6/14/4 UCW minutes and roll

17 PC/601/6/16 Records of Youth Groups PC/601/6/16/1 Young People s Union (YPU) Minutes December March 1943 PC/601/6/16/2 YPU minutes and roll March May 1945 PC/601/6/16/3 YPU minute book October December 1962 PC/601/6/22 Orders of Service PC/601/6/22/1 Orders of Service (2) Includes a programme for Evangelistic Effort (1946) n.d. 17

18 Reference Number: PC/601/7 Title: St. Peter s Bay United Church Records Dates: Extent: 2.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes and financial records from St. Peter s Bay United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of following the series: Board of Managers Records Cemetery Records Records of Women s Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/7/4 Board of Manager s Records PC/601/7/4/1 List of Board of Managers members Also includes lists of members from St. Peter s Presbyterian ( ) PC/601/7/11 Cemetery Records PC/601/7/11/1 Midgell Cemetery Minutes and Accounts May PC/601/7/11/2 Midgell Cemetery Minutes and Accounts PC/601/7/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/601/7/14/1 Women s Association (WA) Treasurer s book PC/601/7/14/2 Woman s Missionary Society (WMS) Minutes September August

19 Reference Number: PC/601/8 Title: Peter Gordon Memorial United Church (Morell) Records Dates: 1962-January 1999 Extent: 2.5 cm of textual records Administrative History: A new church, Peter Gordon Memorial, was built at Morell on January 6, Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of congregational meeting minutes from Gordon Memorial Church. Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/8/3 Records of Congregation PC/601/8/3/1 Congregational meeting minutes Also includes minutes from Marie United Church ( ) 1962-January

20 Reference Number: PC/601/9 Title: Marie United Church Dates: , Extent: 4 cm of textual records Administrative History: Marie United Church was closed in Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of congregational meeting minutes and Board of Managers mintutes from Marie United Church. Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/601/9/3 Records of Congregation PC/601/9/3/1 Congregational meeting minutes Also includes minutes from Gordon Memorial United Church ( ) PC/601/9/4 Records of Board of Managers PC/601/9/4/1 Board of Managers Minute Book Includes burials for Midgell and Marie Cemeteries, ; sale of plots record, ; Cemetery chart; minutes of cemetery committee, 1939; cemetery financial collections, 1942; record of funerals, October 14, November 2,

21 Ministers of West St. Peter s -Mount Stewart Presbyterian Pastoral Charge : Henry Crawford : D.W. Cameron : W.R. Frame : A.B. MacLeod : Alexander Craise : Dr. MacPhail : R.P. Murray : J.C. Martin : Rev. B.H. Penwarden 21

22 : John Goldsmith : William Lawson : Douglas H. Lodge : Edward Bell : John Goldsmith : George C.P. Palmer : E. Slackford : J.B. Gough : W.J. Howard : A.D. MacLed : J. Heaney : H. Pierce : W. Wass : Supply : L.J. Wason : E.S. Weeks : J.L. Dawson : F.W. Sawdon : B. Carew : K. Kingston : R.M. Brodie : Supply : Chester Brown : Thomas Palethorpe : H.P. Tupper Ministers of Mount Stewart Methodist Circuit 22

23 1926: B.H. Penwarden : M.K. Charman : Sidney J. Boyce : William Thomas Mercer : William N. Byers 1955: H.S. Raynor 1956: Vacant 1957: B.V. MacLean : J.M. Sheen Ministers of Mount Stewart Pastoral Charge 23

24 Ministers of St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge : J.M. MacLeod 1929: Supply : John Adamson : W.E. Aitken : E.B.S. Miller (supply from December 11) 1942: W.A. Paterson : D. Wallace MacPherson : Russell A. MacLeod 1957: Vacant 1958: Anthony G.N. Ware 1959: Douglas Best (student supply) : Levi W. Mehaney 24

25 Ministers of Mount Stewart-Morell-St. Peter s Bay Pastoral Charge : Donald R. MacLennan : Byron W. Hefferon : Keith Rogerson : Chesley A. Boutilier : Janet H. Travers 2011-: T. Kevin Dingwell 25

Maritime Conference Archives

Maritime Conference Archives Finding Aid #107 Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge (Chignecto Presbytery) Maritime Conference Archives 21 Wright St., Sackville NB E4L 4P8 Phone: 506-536-1334