. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. her from Ireland, preaching in Mary-land. In 1766 we find an active MethodistColony from Ireland in New York City. In 1775,Lawrence Coughlin was sent out as a missionaryfrom England to the most ancient colony, New-foundland. In 1779 several Yorkshire familiesrecently from England, in their prayer meetingsnear Amherst, Nova Scotia, were instrumental inthe conversion of Willi
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. her from Ireland, preaching in Mary-land. In 1766 we find an active MethodistColony from Ireland in New York City. In 1775,Lawrence Coughlin was sent out as a missionaryfrom England to the most ancient colony, New-foundland. In 1779 several Yorkshire familiesrecently from England, in their prayer meetingsnear Amherst, Nova Scotia, were instrumental inthe conversion of William Black, who, known asBishop Black, became the apostle and founder of CANADA: AN 249 Methodism in our Maritime Provinces. In 1780a Mr. Tuffey, a commissary of the 44th Regiment,preached to the soldiers and Protestant immi-grants in Quebec. The first Methodist preacherin Upper Canada was another British officer,Major George Neal, who, in 1786 began to preachon the Niagara frontier. In 1790, William Losee,a Methodist itinerant, came to Canada from NewYork to see some of his United Empire Loyalistrelatives and friends who had settled on the Bayof Quinte. A flame of revival w;is kindled under hispreach-. The Rev. Ur. Carman. iiig, and these Loyalist settlers petitioned theNew York Conference for a missionary to dwellamong ihcm. In answer to the petition, Loseewas appointed to Canada, and founded a circuit,which reached, we may say, from Cornwall toCobourg. The first Methodist Class in Canada—the germ and unit of Methodism the world over—was organized at Hay Bay, near Napaliee, Sun-day, February 20th, 1791 ; the second, in the vil-lage of Bath, on February 27th ; and the tiiird,in Fredericksburg, on March 2nd, 1791, the day of Mr. Wesleys death. So at the close of thecareer of the Apostolic founder of Methodism aseed of his sowing was planted in this countrywhich has been nourished to a goodly growth. We shall better understand the various develop-ments of this
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