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CHURCHES.
ST. Joun’s (CHURCH OF ENGLAND.)
$21,000. The auditorium is capable of seating a
congregation of 500. Two memorial windows, one
in memory of Mrs. William Ellis and the other in
memory of Henry Simms, are very beautiful in
design.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Dr. Boyd, D. D., of Ballymera, Ireland, was the
founder not only of the Presbyterian Church in
Prescott, but also of churches of the same denomina¬
Dr. Boyd
came to Prescott in 1819, was ordained in 1821, ana
at once took charge of the mission. The site of the
church was a gift from Mrs. Susannah Jessup. The
first church was a wooden building, dedicated Janu¬
ary 12th, 1822, by the Rev. William Bell, of Perth.
Upon that occasion the Sacrament was administered
by the Rev. Messrs. Bell, Boyd, and Smart. It was
replaced in 1850 by the present structure. In 1863,
Dr. Boyd resigned his charge, after an uninterrupted
The worthy pastor
tion in various parts of the counties.
service of forty-three years.
died February 29th, 1872, at the advanced age of
On the death of Mrs. Boyd, she bequeathed
Dr. Boyd was
SI years.
her residence to serve as a manse.
succeeded by William Ferrie, M. A., who resigned
in 1867. The Rev. J. Burton next received a call;
he resigned in 1870, and was succeeded by the Kev.
The present
The
James Hastie, who resigned in 1876.
pastor is the Rev. Archibald Henderson,
church was greatly improved in 1878.
EpiscopaL CHURCH (METHODIST.)
The corner-stone of this elegant church was laid
by Bishop Carman, June 14th, 1876 ; the church was
dedicated March 8th, 1877.
strates that the society is in a flourishing condition
in Prescott.
Its erection demon¬
CANADA METHODIST CHURCH.
The original church was built about the year 1821,
and stood upon the opposite side of the street from
the present structure ; it remained in use until 1856.
The present church is an ornament to Prescott, and
cost about $12,000.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Rev. Father O’Mara was the first resident
priest, locating in Prescott about 1828. Father
O’Mara was succeeded by Fathers Foley and Cam¬
pion. In 1837 there were two resident priests,
Father Clark and Vicar-General McDonald, suc¬
ceeded by Fathers Roche and O’Donnell. The
building of the church was commenced in about
1816 or 1817, and completed in 1830 or 1831. In
1841, Father Clark extended the building, making
it of the present dimensions,
Jones Dowsley emigrated from Ireland, and settled
in the Township of Kitley in 1820. Of his children,
James settled in Edwardsburg, Thomas settled in
Ottawa; John P., Robert, William, and Samuel
settled in Prescott ; Richard settled in Brockville,
and James settled in Gananoque. Of James’ family
Andrew is a missionary in India.
HON. R. W. SCOTT, Q. C.
. This distinguished Canadian is the son of the
late W. J. Scott, M. D., a descendant of an influ¬
ential family in the County of Clare, Ireland. Dr.
Scott served on the. Medical Staff of the British
army during the Peninsular War, afterwards remov¬
ing to Canada, where he became Registrar for the
County of Grenville. He married Sarah Ann,
daughter of the late Captain Allan McDonell, of
Matilda, formerly an officer in the “King’s Royal
Yorkers.”
Richard William Scott was born at Prescott,
February 24th, 1825, and educated at Upper Canada
College. He married Mary Ann, daughter of the
late John Heron, Esq., of Ottawa. Studying law
with the late Marcus Burritt, of Prescott, and
Crooks and Smith, of Toronto, he was called to
the Bar of Upper Canada in Easter Term, 1848, and
created a Q. C. in 1867. In 1852, he became Mayor
of Ottawa, and was elected Speaker of the Ontario
Assembly December 7th, 1871, but resigned upon
being appointed a member of the Executive Council
and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Ontario,
on the 21st of the same month. He retained this
position until November 7th, 1873, when he became
a member of the Queen’s Privy Council. On the
oth of January, 1874, he accepted the office of
Secretary of State for Canada, being also ex officio
Registrar-General and a member of the Railway
Committee of the Privy Council, and also the
Liberal leader, with the Hon. Mr. Pelletier, in the
Senate. During the absence of Mr. Cartwright in
England, in 1874-5, he acted as Minister of Finance,
and as Minister of Inland Revenue during the illness
of Mr. Geoffrion, in 1875-6 ; also as Minister of Jus¬
1876. Mr. Scott represented Ottawa in the Canadian
Assembly from 1857 to 1863, when he was defeated ;
and the same seat in the Ontario Assembly from
1867 until November, 1873, when he resigned.
His principal legislative achievement is the Sepa¬
rate School Law for Ontario, which he carried in
1863, as a private member, a measure which removed
a vexed question from the political arena.
He was called to the Senate March 13th, 1874, and
ceased to be a Cabinet Minister on the resignation
of the Mackenzie Government in 1878.