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and fifty years but its main framework is the same as in the middle of 

 last century. Old St, George's, the next oldest historic church, always 

 kept in repair since 1760, is to be seen on Brunswick street at the comer 

 of Gerrish. so named irora one of the early settlers. It is now always 

 called the '' Little Dutch Church " because it was built for German con- 

 verts soon after the completion of St. Paul's. A church first called 

 " Mather's" in honour of the famous Cotton Mather, of New England, 

 was built in ITliO on Ilollis street, for the Congregationalists, many of 

 whom came from New England, and the Reverend Mr. Cleveland, great- 

 great-grandfather of a president of the United States, was the first 

 minister. It became, subsequently, the property of the Church of 

 Scotland, and was called St. Matthew's. It was burnt down in 1859, and 

 its congregation moved their church to Pleasant street, at the foot of 



REVEREND DR. BREYNTON OF ST. PAUL'S. 



Spring Garden road. The Reverend Mr. Moreau, a most accomplished 

 man, was connected for years with the county of Lunenburgh, where he 

 laboured assiduously among the Gorman and French Swiss Protestants. 

 Two other notable clergymen who laboured in the early times of Lunen- 

 burgh were the Eeverend Messrs. Bryzelius and Delà Eoche. 



Among Church of England missionaries from the foundation of 

 Halifax until the Loyalists ciime in largo numbers in 1783 to the lower 

 provinces, we find the following names : The Reverend Messrs. Joseph 



familiiir figure in Halifax, and many reprcHentativcs of old Halifax families. The 

 massive silver services for the communion were presented by CJeorge II. See St. 

 Paul's Parish " Year Book" (Halifax, N.S., 18Î)U), kindly given me by the Reverend 

 Mr. Armitage, rector, to whom I am also indebted for photographs of Dr. 

 Breynton and others. 



