A short historical sketch of the Bloor Street Presbyterian Church, Toronto / prepared by Committee of Session. . dicatory services were held onSabbath, June 8th, 1890. The Minister offered theinvocation prayer, and Rev. Dr. Reid the prayer ofdedication. The special preacher for the day was Rev. 6 BLOOR STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. W. M. Paxton, of Princeton Theological Seminary;his opening sermon was on I. Corinthians i. 18. Inthe afternoon Rev. Principal Caven of Knox Collegeconducted the services, assisted by Rev. ProfessorMacLaren. The following Sabbath the services werecontinued, Rev. Dr
A short historical sketch of the Bloor Street Presbyterian Church, Toronto / prepared by Committee of Session. . dicatory services were held onSabbath, June 8th, 1890. The Minister offered theinvocation prayer, and Rev. Dr. Reid the prayer ofdedication. The special preacher for the day was Rev. 6 BLOOR STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. W. M. Paxton, of Princeton Theological Seminary;his opening sermon was on I. Corinthians i. 18. Inthe afternoon Rev. Principal Caven of Knox Collegeconducted the services, assisted by Rev. ProfessorMacLaren. The following Sabbath the services werecontinued, Rev. Drs. Parsons and Potts being thepreachers, and in the afternoon a special SabbathSchool gathering was addressed by Kon. S. H. Blakeand Mr. J. L. Blaikie. With its better equipmentthe Congregation entered upon an era of great pros-perity, and with a will to work rejoiced to fill itshand full of earnest and loving services for its Lordand Master. ABOUT THE MINISTERFAR. WALLACE, after receiving his early educationin his native town of Gait, at the Grammar Schoolof which the celebrated Dr. Tassie was head master,. The Pastors Vestry7 A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH attended the University of Toronto, from which hegraduated in 1879 in honor classics. He took degree the following year. In 1883 he completedhis theological course in Knox College, Toronto,winning the degree of in 1884, and being accordedin 1904, by the same College, honoris causa, the degreeof During his University and College coursehe was from time to time engaged in High Schoolwork, first at Gait, then as assistant and afterwards asheadmaster at Beamsville; this five years experienceas a teacher has proved of much advantage in hisministerial service. On May 31, 1883, he was, by thePresbytery of Toronto, ordained to the Gospel ministryand inducted into the pastoral charge of Georgetownand Limehouse. The induction into the Bloor Streetpastorate took place on September 4th, 1888. Inaddition to his duties as the
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