Chignecto Isthmus; First Settlers by Howard Trueman
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Geo. W. Fisher, 1879-1882. Present church built in 1881.
Thos. Marshall, 1882-1884. W. W. Lodge, 1884-1885. S. R. Ackman, 1885-1888. Jas. Crisp, 1888-1891. F. H. W. Pickles, 1891-1894. J. A. Clark, 1894-1896. T. L. Williams, 1896-1897. Jos. Seller, 1897-1898. D. Chapman, 1898-1901. Thos. Marshall, 1901. The first Methodist church in Sackville stood a little north of Philip Palmer's farm. It was opened in 1790 by Rev. James Mann. Previous to that date the preaching place had been a small schoolhouse, which stood near the place where J. L. Black's store now stands. The new building served its purpose for twenty-eight years. Then another was built at Crane's Corner, on the same site as the present church. The following extracts from the Sackville Circuit Book of 1801-1811 may prove interesting: "QUARTERLY MEETING. "POINT DE BUTE, August 28th, 1802. "(1) _Q_. Who is the general steward for the circuit? _A_. William Trueman. Elected. "(2) _Q_. Who is steward for Sackville? _A_. John Fawcett. Elected. "(3) _Q_. Who is steward for Dorchester? _A_. John Weldon. Elected. "(4) _Q_. Who is steward for Amherst and the Rivers? _A_. Thomas Roach. Elected. |
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