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176 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 denominaDr. 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 January 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 demonCANADA 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 Campion. In 1837 there were two resident priests, Father Clark and Vicar-General McDonald, succeeded 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 influential family in the County of Clare, Ireland. Dr. Scott served on the. Medical Staff of the British army during the Peninsular War, afterwards removing 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 Jus1876. 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 Separate 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.
