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PRESBYTERIANS. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 



delegates were present, representing more than 

 twenty-live countries and colonies in all the 

 quarters of the earth. Statistical reports were 

 presented showing that the family of churches 

 represented in the definition of the Alliance 

 represented 78 branches, having 1,392 presby- 

 teries, 209 synods, 3,603,20'J communicants; 

 with 500 brethren at work in the missionary 

 field, and more than 60,000 communicants gath- 

 ered from among the heathen; that the aggre- 

 gate contributions of free-will offerings in these 

 churches amounted to $30,000,000 a year ; that 

 the newly organized women's associations had 

 been the means, during the past year, of contrib- 

 uting nearly $500,000 to the cause of missions. 

 A different chairman was chosen for each of the 

 several sessions of the Council. The following 

 topics were discussed during the meetings of 

 the Council, which continued through nine 

 days: "How to work the Presbyterian Sys- 

 tem as directing the Eldership and the Dea- 

 c:mship in their Various Lines of Infiuence and 

 Work, and as promoting Co-operation and fos- 

 tering Activity, Harmony, and Spiritual Life 

 in Congregations," by Drs. Andrew Thomson 

 and J. B. Drury and Principals Rainy and 

 Caven ; " Some Elements of Congregational 

 Prosperity," " Prayerfulness," " Self-sacrifice," 

 and " Organized Christian Work," by Pastor 

 Theodore Monod, E. R. Craven, D. D., A. T. 

 Pierson, D. D., and Principal Cairns; "The 

 Duties of the Church with Reference to Present 

 Tendencies of a more Intellectual Kind, bear- 

 ing on Faith and Life," the subject compre- 

 hending the "Originality of Christianity," 

 "The Speculative Tendencies of the Age," 

 " How Far is the Church responsible for Pres- 

 ent Unbelief?" "Responsibility for Belief," 

 and " Historical Research and Christian Faith," 

 by Rev. E. de Pressense, D. D., Rev. Dr. Ellin 

 wood, Rev. Marcus Dods, D. D.. Pastor Monod, 

 Rev. G. F. Moore, D. D., and Principal Ed- 

 wards ; " The Duty of the Church with Refer- 

 ence to Social and other Tendencies bearing 

 on Faith and Lite," including "The Pressure of 

 Commercial Life," " Rich and Poor," " The 

 Church in Relation to the Socialistic Drift of 

 the Times," and " Christ's Method of reconcil- 

 ing Social Antagonisms," by Dr. Marshall Lang, 

 Principal Me Vicar, Prof. W. G. Ernslie, and 

 Rev. Dr. Moses Hoge ; " Co-operation in For- 

 eign-Mission Work," after the discussion of 

 which the Council approved of measures for 

 the union of mission churches in heathen lands, 

 such as is proposed in Japan ; " Woman's 

 Work," by Dr. Charteris, at whose suggestion 

 a resolution was passed favoring organizations 

 of women for Christian work; '"Church 

 Worship," " Aggressive Work in Cities," 

 " Church Work on the European Continent 

 and the Progress of the Colonial Churches," 

 " The Desiderata of Presbyterian History," by 

 Prof. Mitchell: "Commemoration of the Rev- 

 olution of 1688," by Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff; 

 " Sabbath-schools and the Church's Duty to- 

 the Young," by Rev. Dr. Horton, of California, 



Prof. Ellis Edwards, Rev. Dr. John Hall, Rev. 

 J. M. C. Holmes, D. D., and Rev. John McNeil. 

 A resolution was adopted urging international 

 action to repress the liquor-traffic in Western 

 Africa, and to prevent the sale of fire-arms to 

 uncivilized peoples. The next meeting of the 

 Council was appointed to be held in Toronto, 

 Ont., in 1892. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, PROVINCE OF. 

 The estimated population in 1888 was 120,000. 

 The Lieutenant-Governor is Andrew A. Mac- 

 donald ; Executive Council, W. W. Sullivan, 

 Premier and Attorney -General ; D. Ferguson, 

 Provincial Secretary, Treasurer, and Commis- 

 sioner of Public Lands ; G. W. W. Bentley, 

 Commissioners of Public Works ; John Lefur- 

 gey, Neil McLeod, Samuel Prowse, I. O. Arse- 

 nault, Archibald J. Macdonald, and James 

 Nicholson. Thomas W. Dodd is President of 

 the Legislative Council ; John A. Macdonald, 

 Speaker of the House of Assembly ; Edward 

 Palmer, Chief -Justice of the Supreme Court; 

 I. H. Peters and Joseph Hensley, Assistant 

 Judges. 



Finances. In Prince Edward Island the Pro- 

 vincial Government defrays the cost of edu- 

 cation, the maintenance of public works, the 

 expense of local legislation, and the adminis- 

 tration of justice. The revenue in 1887 was 

 $241,637.26; the expenditure, $287,700.17. 

 On July 1, 1887, $20,000 was added to the 

 annual subsidy paid to Prince Edward Island 

 by the Dominion Government, which now 

 amounts to $193,537.20. There is no provin- 

 cial taxation. The school system is non-secta- 

 rian. The Provincial Government is Liberal- 

 Conservative. 



Communications. The want of winter commu- 

 nication, hitherto one of the most serious dis- 

 advantages of this province, has to some extent 

 been supplied by the steel steamship " Stan- 

 ley," built in 1888. This steamship has been 

 procured by the Dominion Government at a 

 cost of $150,000, and is especially designed tor 

 the arduous service of navigating the Strait 

 of Northumberland in winter. The hull and 

 engines are of superior strength and power ; 

 the registered tonnage is 1,000 tons. In open 

 water she can steam twenty knots an hour, 

 and she has been known to go through ice 

 from two to four feet thick, at the rate of five 

 miles an hour. " 



Summer. As a summer resort, Prince Ed- 

 ward Island is rapidly gaining favor. Visitors 

 are pleased with the delightful, clear, sunny 

 atmosphere. Fair hotel accommodation is 

 provided at Rustico, Malpeque, Tracadie, and 

 on the north side of the island, and also in 

 several towns throughout the province. The 

 farmers have comfortable homes, where many 

 tourists find accommodation. 



Fisheries. The north shore of Prince Ed- 

 ward Island is one of the best fishing-grounds 

 in North America. Here mackerel of the 

 finest quality are caught. Eighty-six Ameri- 

 can fishing- vessels visited those waters in 1888, 





