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　Cole；　and　by　Messrs。　Wm。　Lawrence　and　Jos。　Read。　There　were　twenty…two　elders　and　messengers　present；　representing　fourteen　churches。　Amongst　the　representatives　were　Fathers　Murray　and　Harding；　and　Peter　Crandall；　Nathan　Cleveland　and　Elijah　Estabrooks。　A　letter　published　in　August；　1810；　by　Rev。　David　Merrill；　in　the　AMERICAN　BAPTIST　MAGAZINE；　reports　his　visit　to　the　Association；　in　Sackville；　as　a　member　of　the　Lincoln　Association；　Maine。　He　is　jubilant　with　hope　for　the　new　work　and　exclaims　in　triumph；　〃Babylon　appears　to　be　in　full　retreat。〃　It　is　said　that　at　a　revival　service　in　the　Beulah　Church；　in　1822；　conducted　by　Fathers　Crandall；　Tupper　and　McCully；　twenty…five　persons　were　immersed　in　Morris's　millpond。　During　the　service　a　woman　stood　up　to　exhort；　handing　her　infant　of　six　months　to　a　bystander。　The　woman　was　Mrs。　Tupper；　and　the　infant　the　future　Sir　Charles　Tupper。　This　must　have　been　Sir　Charles's　first　appearance　in　public　life。

The　Baptist　Church　in　Amherst　was　organized　about　1810；　or　perhaps　a　year　or　two　earlier；　by　the　Rev。　Jos。　Crandall。　To　the　Association　in　Sackville　they　sent　two　messengers；　Thos。　S。　Black　and　Wm。　Freeman；　reporting　a　membership　of　fifteen。　The　Rev。　Chas。　Tupper　was　the　first　pastor；　ordained　in　1817。　He　had　charge　of　the　church；　with　occasional　relief；　until　1851。

The　Baptists　of　Westmoreland　did　not　erect　a　church　building　until　1825。　The　late　Wm。　Tingley；　of　Point　de　Bute；　gave　the　site　and　also　the　largest　subscription。　The　following　clause　in　the　subscription　paper　is　worth　transcribing；　as　showing　the　liberality　in　religious　matters　which　existed　at　that　time。　The　Presbyterians　of　Jolicure　assisted　in　the　building；　and　were　given　〃the　right　to　hold　service　in　proportion　to　the　amount　they　subscribed；　and　when　it　is　not　in　use　by　either　Baptists　or　Presbyterians；　if　wanted　occasionally　by　other　denominations　of　Christians；　it　shall　be　open　and　free　for　such　service。〃　Although　the　building　was　erected　in　1825　there　was　no　church　organized　until　1850。

The　first　minister　was　Rev。　Willard　Parker；　and　the　deacons　Rufus　Fillimore　and　Henry　Ward。　The　ministers　who　have　been　in　charge　from　that　date　down　to　the　present　time　are：

William　Parker。　　　　　　Trueman　Bishop。　John　Roe。　　　　　　　　　　　　Chas。　A。　Eaton。　David　Lawson。　　　　　　　　T。　D。　Skinner。　W。　A。　Coleman。　　　　　　　J。　D。　Wilson。　G。　F。　Miles。　　　　　　　　　H。　Lavers。　David　McKeen。　　　　　　　　D。　A。　Steele。

PRESBYTERIANS。

The　Presbyterians　were　organized　and　had　a　church　building　in　Amherst　as　early　as　1788；　but　it　was　not　until　the　Rev。　Alexander　Clark　arrived；　in　1827；　that　they　had　a　regular　minister　stationed　with　them。　Previous　to　this　several　ministers　had　been　with　them；　but　only　a　very　short　time。

In　the　grant　of　the　Cumberland　township　of　1763　land　was　given　to　the　Presbyterian　Church　on　which　to　build　a　manse；　but　there　is　no　existing　record　to　show　that　it　was　ever　taken　possession　of　by　that　body。　The　first　church　in　the　township　was　erected　in　Jolicure　about　the　year　1830。　The　land　was　given　by　Thos。　Copp；　and　the　Brownells　and　Copps　of　that　place　were　very　active　in　the　work　of　building。　Rev。　Alexander　Clark；　of　Amherst；　was　the　minister　in　charge　of　the　congregation。　Dr。　Clark　spent　his　life　in　preaching　the　Gospel　to　the　same　people　and　to　their　children；　with　whom　he　began　his　mission　when　he　first　came　to　the　country　in　1827　or　1828。　His　circuit　extended　from　Maccan　to　Pugwash；　and　from　there　along　the　Northumberland　Straits　to　Shemogne；　including　Amherst；　Jolicure；　and　Sackville。　He　was　a　fine　type　of　the　Scotch…Irish　minister；　who　spoke　what　he　believed　was　the　truth；　whatever　the　consequence　might　be。

EPISCOPALIAN。

The　first　Episcopal　Church　in　the　Sackville　Parish　was　built　at　Westcock　in　1817。　The　rectors　have　been　as　follows：

John　Burnyeot；　1818…1820。　Christopher　Milner；　1820…1836。　John　Black；　1836…1847。　T。　DeWolfe；　1847…1860。　G。　G。　Roberts；　1860…1873。　David　Nickerson；　1873…1875。　J。　D。　H。　Brown；　1875…1878。　R。　J。　Uniacke；　1878…1879。　C。　P。　Mulvaney；　1879…1880。　C。　F。　Wiggins；　1880…

St。　Paul's　Church；　Sackville；　was　commenced　in　1856；　and　consecrated　in　1858。　The　late　Joseph　F。　Allison　was　largely　instrumental　in　building　this　church。　As　the　two　churches；　St。　Paul's　and　St。　Ann's；　Westcock；　were　in　the　same　parish；　they　were　under　the　charge　of　one　rector。


CHAPTER　VI

THE　TRUEMANS。

WILLIAM　TRUEMAN　was　born　in　Yorkshire；　England；　in　the　year　1720；　and　emigrated　to　America　with　his　family　in　the　year　1775。　They　were　probably　passengers　in　the　ship　JENNIE；　Captain　Foster；　which　came　to　Halifax　that　spring　with　a　number　of　emigrants　from　Yorkshire。　The　family　consisted　of　William　Trueman；　his　wife　Ann；　and　their　son　William；　an　only　child；　a　young　man　in　his　twenty…fourth　year。

Billsdale*　was　the　name　of　the　township　they　left　in　the　Old　Country。　They　were　Methodists　in　religion；　but　had　been　members　of　the　Episcopal　Church　and　brought　with　them　the　prayer…books　and　commentaries　of　that　communion。

＇FOOTNOTE：　*Billsdale；　Westside　Township；　is　a　long　moorland　township　of　widely　scattered　houses　on　the　west　side　of　the　Rye；　extending　from　six　to　eight　miles　N。　N。　W。　from　Helmsley；　and　is　mainly　the　property　of　the　Earl　Haversham。　Its　area　is　4；014　acres；　its　land　rises　on　lofty　fells　at　Rydale　Head。　Hawnby　parish　includes　the　five　townships　of　Hawnby；　Arden；　Billsdale；　Westside；　Dale　Town；　and　Snillsby；　the　area　of　the　parish　being　24；312　acres。　END　OF　FOOTNOTE＇

In　addition　to　his　business　as　a　farmer；　William　Trueman；　senior；　had　taken　the　legal　steps　necessary　in　England　to　enable　him　to　work　as　a　joiner　if　he　were　so　inclined。　The　son　William　had　been　engaged　in　the　dry　goods　business　a　year　or　two　before　coming　to　Nova　Scotia。

After　landing　at　Halifax　they　came　by　schooner　to　Fort　Cumberland；　and　very　soon　after　settled　about　four　miles　from　the　fort　at　Point　de　Bute；　then　called　Prospect。

There　does　not　seem　to　have　been　many　of　the　name　left　in　Yorkshire　at　this　time；　and　those　who　were　in　Billsdale　and　vicinity　shortly　moved　to　other　parts　of　the　country。　A　nephew　of　the　first　William；　named　Harmon；　moved　to　another　township；　married；　and　had　a　family　of　ten　children。　Mary；　Harmon's　youngest　daughter；　married　a　man　named　Brown；　and　they　called　one　of　their　sons　Trueman　Brown。　Charles；　a　son　of　Trueman；　spent　a　year　at　Prospect　in　the　eighties；　and　Harmon；　a　brother　of　Charles；　visited　the　home　in　1882…83。　I　have　not　been　able　to　trace　the　family　in　Yorkshire　in　any　but　this　one　branch。　There　is　a　photograph　at　Prospect　of　John　Trueman；　a　son　of　the　Harmon　here　mentioned；　which　shows　a　strong　likeness　to　some　of　the　family　in　this　country。

A　family　of　Truemans　living　in　Ontario　came　to　Canada　about　the　year　1850；　but　we　have　not　been　able　to　trace　any　relationship。

The　first　purchase　of　land　by　the　Truemans　in　Nova　Scotia　was　from　Joshua　Mauger。　This　property　was　conveyed　to　William　Trueman；　sen。　The　deed　reads：　〃I；　Joshua　Mauger；　Esq。；　of　London；　in　Great　Britain；　Esq。　member　of　Parliament；　of　the　town　of　Poole；　in　the　county　of　Dorsetshire；　for　and　in　consideration　of　the　sum　of　ninety　pounds　lawful　money　of　the　Province　of　Nova　Scotia；〃　etc。；　etc。　This　ninety　pounds　was　paid　for　eighty　acres　of　upland　and　fifty…four　acres　of　marsh　adjoining　a　wood　lot　on　Bay　Verte　Road；　and　a　right　in　the　great　division　of　woodland；　so…called。　The　deed　was　signed　at　Halifax　by　the　Hon。　John　Butler；　as　attorney　for　Joshua　Mauger；　on　the　8th　September；　1777；　and　the　money　paid　the　same　day。　Thomas　Scurr　and　J。　B。　Dight　were　the　witnesses；　it　was　proved　at　Fort　Cumberland　on　the　31st　of　Sept。；　1777；　by　Thomas　Scurr；　and　registered　in　New　Brunswick　by　James　Odell；　May　3rd；　1785。

The　next　purchase　of　real　estate　was　made　from　Thomas　Scurr；　the　place　now　called　Prospect　Farm。　Six　hundred　and　fifty　pounds　lawful　money　of　the　Province　of　New　Brunswick　was　the　amount　paid。　Between　the　first　and　second　purchase　the　Province　had　been　divided；　and　that　part　of　the　township　of　Cumberland　in　which　the　Truemans　settled　had　gone　to　New　Brunswick。　The　number　of　acres　in　this　last　purchase　was　estimated　at　eight　hundred；　including　nearly　five　hundred　acres　of　wilderness　land。　The　deed　was　witnessed　by　Thomas　Chandler　and　Amos　Botsford。　Mrs。　Scurr　did　not　sign　the　deed；　and　the　following　is　the　copy　of　a　document　found　very　carefully　laid　away　among　the　old　papers　at　Prospect：

〃VIRGINIA；　PRINCESS　ANN　COUNTY；　〃June　25th；　1789。　〃On　this　day　personally　appeared　before　me；　Dennis　Dooley；　Justice　of　the　Peace　of　the　said　county　of　the　commonwealth　of　Virginia；　Elizabeth　Scurr；　and　voluntarily　relinquished　her　right　of　a　dower　in　a　certain　tract　or　piece　of　land　in　the　town　of　Westmoreland　and　Province　of　New　Brunswick；　viz。：　Three　eighty…acre　lots；　Nos。　sixteen；　eighteen　and　twenty；　with　the　marsh　and　wilderness　thereto　belonging。　All　in　division　letter　B；　and　described　fully　in　a　deed　from　Thomas　Scurr　to　William　Trueman　and　on　record　in　Westmoreland；　No。　142。　〃Given　under　my　hand　and　seal　this　day　as　above。　〃DENNIS　DOOLEY。　〃The　within　Elizabeth　Scurr　doth　hereby　voluntarily　subscribe　her　name　to　the　within　contents。　〃ELIZABETH　SCURR。〃

Dennis　Dooley；　Justice　of　the　Peace　of　the　commonwealth　of　Virginia　in　the