. A history of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, Montreal . r some time, under theministry of Rev. Dr. Burns. He died in Montreal, 21stJanuary, 1874, in his 7lst year. At the distribution of tokens to the new communicantsat the communion before his death, Mr. Rowan gave anaddress to those then joining Knox Church, which wasso full of the G-ospel and of the experience of a longand faithful walk with Christ Jesus, that all presentwere moved—many to tears. He warned them that thelips that then addressed them might never do so again,as if he had a presentiment that he was soon go
. A history of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, St. Gabriel Street, Montreal . r some time, under theministry of Rev. Dr. Burns. He died in Montreal, 21stJanuary, 1874, in his 7lst year. At the distribution of tokens to the new communicantsat the communion before his death, Mr. Rowan gave anaddress to those then joining Knox Church, which wasso full of the G-ospel and of the experience of a longand faithful walk with Christ Jesus, that all presentwere moved—many to tears. He warned them that thelips that then addressed them might never do so again,as if he had a presentiment that he was soon goinghome. Mr. Rowan was appointed town sergeant under TownMajor Macdonald, both being retired veterans of the samefamous Highland regiment. Although he accompaniedthe Knox congregation to their new church, he neverceased to be interested in the old one, and always spokewords of encouragement to the writer in connection withhis attempt to build up a new cause in the ancient three daughters, each in turn, became members ofthe congregation in St, G-abriel REV. WILLIAM RINTOUL, CHAPTEE XXVII. Rev. William Rixtoul, —Sketch of his career—His illness andDeath—Rev. Dr. Burns Tribute to his memory—Rev. WilliamReld, of Toronto—Rev. George Smellie, , of Fergus—Rev. David Inglis, , —His work in Montreal—Hissubsequent career. The Rev. William Rintoul, , was born at Kincar-diue, Perthshire, Scotland, on the 30th of October, 1^9* studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glas-gow, and took the degree of , at the former. He wasordained by the Presbytery of Dunblane, in 1821, asminister of the Presbyterian Church at Maryport, Cum-berland, England. But he was deeply imbued with themissionary spirit all through life, and his thoughtstravelled beyond the seas. His sympathies followed hisco-religionists who were then in large numbers seekinghomes in the distant colonies, and he wrote a pamphleton the claims of the colon
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