Ministers not Belonging to the Presbyterian Church in Canada.-Besides the ministers belonging to the Presbyterian Church in Canada, there are in the Dominion about 25 ministers of other Presbyterian Churches. Of these there are in connection with the Established Church of Scotland 4 ministers in the western and 11 in the eastern provinces; and about 10 in connection with the Presbyterian, the United Presbyterian, and the Reformed Presbyterian Churches of the United States.

General Statistics.-According to the Government census the whole population of the Dominion of Canada in 1881 was 4,324,810, of whom the Roman Catholics numbered 1,791,982, the Methodists 742,981, the Presbyterians 676,165, the Church of England 574,818, and the Baptists 296,525. According to the census of 1891 the whole population was 4,832,679, and the numbers belonging to different Churches in the different provinces and territories were the following:

Nova Scotia....
New Brunswick...
P. E. Island...
Quebec..

Ontario

Manitoba..
British Columbia ..
N.-W. Territories.
Unorganised Terri-
tory

Totals.

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Popula- Roman Meth- Presby- Ch. of
Bap- All
tion. Catholics. odists. terians. Engl'd. tists. others.

450,396 122,452 54,195 108,952 64,410 83,122 17,265 321,263 115,961 35,504 40,639 43,095 79,649 6,415 109,078 47,837 13,596 33,072 6,616 6,265 1,662 1,488,535 1,291,969 39,517 52,601 75,338 7,991 21,119 35,300 653,942 453,146 385,999 105,957 156 977

2,114,321
152,506

20,571 28,437 39,001 30,852 16,112 17,533 97,613 20,367 14,298 15,281 23,600 1,555 20,969 66,799 13,008 7,980 12,507 14,166 3.098 17,583

32,168

4,832,679 1,990,165 847,469 755,199 644,106 303,749 259,523

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

PAGE

1604. Arrival of De Monts with Huguenots..

1749.

Protestant Dissenters' Congregation organised at Halifax. 1770. A pro re nata Presbytery ordains Mr. R. D. Comingoe. 1776. Presbytery of Truro (Burgher) organised....

1791.

1793.

Act providing for Support of Protestant Clergy in Canada.
Montreal Presbytery organised ..

1795. Presbytery of Pictou (Anti-Burgher) organised
1812. Scotch Presbyterian emigrants arrive at Red River.
1817. Truro and Pictou Presbyteries unite-Synod of Nova Scotia.
1817. Pictou Academy opened.

2

9

II

12

54

19

14

26

16

29

1818. Presbytery of the Canadas organised at Montreal. 1825. Glasgow Colonial Society organised.

1827. Government Grant to Church of Scotland Ministers in Canada..

50

1831. Synod of Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with Church of Scotland organised...

33

1831. United Presbytery organised as United Synod of Upper

Canada..

50

1832. Presbytery of Reformed Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia organised.

34

1833.
1833. Synod of Nova Scotia in connection with Church of Scot-
land organised...

1833. Niagara Presbytery of American Ministers organised..
1833. Government Grant to United Synod of Upper Canada...
1834. Missionary Presbytery of United Secession Church of

Scotland organised in Canada.....

1836. Presbytery of American Associate Reformed Church
1839. French Canadian Missionary Society established..
1840. United Synod of Upper Canada unites with Church of
Scotland Synod....

Presbytery of New Brunswick in connection with Church
of Scotland organised

1841. French Mission commenced by Church of Scotland Synod. 122 1842. Queen's College opened....

56

1843. Disruption of Church of Scotland-Free Church of Scotland organised

36

1844. Church of Scotland Synod of N. Scotia assumes name of Synod of N. Scotia adhering to the Westminster Standards

1844. Disruption of Church of Scotland Synod in Canada..

1844. (Free) Presbyterian Synod of Canada organised..
1844. Knox College opened in Toronto...

1844. Divinity Hall of Missionary Synod opened in London.
1845. Disruption of Church of Scotland Synod in New Brunswick.
1845. Synod of New Brunswick adhering to Standards of West-
minster Confession organised..

PAGE.

65

132

70

43

44

1846. Mission to New Hebrides commenced by Synod of N.
Scotia..

45

1847. Missionary Synod assumes name of Synod of United Pres-
byterian Church in Canada....

70

84

1848. West River Seminary of Nova Scotia Synod opened.
1848. Free Church College, Halifax, opened.

91

140

1848. Buxton Mission commenced by Free Church of Canada.. 136
1851. Mission to Red River commenced by Free Church..
1854. Church of Scotland Synod of Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island organised..

1854.

Secularisation of Canada Clergy Reserves.

74

114

1856. Mission to India commenced by Free Church of Canada.. 141
1856. Indian Orphanage Mission commenced by Church of Scot-
land Synod in 'Canada..........

127

1859. Mission to Jews is commenced by Church of Scotland
Synod

1860. Synod of N. Scotia and Free Church Synod of N. Scotia
unite as Synod of Lower Provinces of B. N. America
1861. Free and United Presbyterian Synods unite as Synod of

Canada Presbyterian Church..

1861. Mission to British Columbia commenced

1863. Kankakee Mission adopted by Canada Presbyterian Church. 171
Mission to Cree Indians commenced

Mission to Lumbermen commenced by Church of Scotland
Synod in Canada..

1866. (Free) Synod of New Brunswick unites with Synod of
Lower Provinces...

1868.

Church of Scotland Synods of New Brunswick and of Nova
Scotia and Prince Edward Island unite as Synod of
Maritime Provinces

1870. Canada Presbyterian Synod organised as a General As-

1871.

1873. Lady Missionaries sent to India..

105

78

159
181

185

1875. General Union of Presbyterians as the Presbyterian Church
in Canada

193

1875. Commencement of General French Evangelisation Scheme. 211
1876. Mission to Central India commenced..

230

1876. Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies organised
1884. Mission to Demerara commenced

239

218

1887. Mission to Honan, China, commenced..

224

1891. Missionary to Chinese in British Columbia appointed.
1891. Missionary to the Jews in Palestine appointed.

230

239