The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . a comprises what aretermed the provinces of Halifax, Kingston,Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, St. Boniface,Toronto, and Vancouver, government inecclesiastical matters within the Prairie Pro-vinces being centred in the cathedral city ofSt. Boniface. The growth of this Church inthe three provinces is shown by a com-parison of its strength in the years 1891,1901, and 1911 ; the figures being, for 1891,Alberta, 6,034, Manitoba, 20,571, Saskatche-wan, 6,974 I for 1901, Alberta, 15,464, Mani-toba, 35,672, Saskat
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . a comprises what aretermed the provinces of Halifax, Kingston,Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, St. Boniface,Toronto, and Vancouver, government inecclesiastical matters within the Prairie Pro-vinces being centred in the cathedral city ofSt. Boniface. The growth of this Church inthe three provinces is shown by a com-parison of its strength in the years 1891,1901, and 1911 ; the figures being, for 1891,Alberta, 6,034, Manitoba, 20,571, Saskatche-wan, 6,974 I for 1901, Alberta, 15,464, Mani-toba, 35,672, Saskatchewan, 17,651 ; and for1911, Alberta, 62,193, Manitoba, 73,994,Saskatchewan, 90,092. C^y- -<-» THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH T N 1871 the Presbyterian Church of Can- and accordingly steps were taken to attain Now that they were in a position to train ada came to the conclusion that Mani- this end. The first buildings to be used men for their own work, progress was toba needed a high school and a college, for this purpose were erected at Kildonan. assured. At this time the official staff 173. 1. ST. JOHNS (ENGLISH CHURCH CATHEDRAL WEST DOORWAY, ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL, WINNIPEG. 3. METHODIST CHURCH, RED DEER, ALBERTA. 174 EARLY CHURCH HISTORY of the Presbyterian Church in consisted of seven ministers andone catechist, with seven points whereservices wen- held. In 1883 there wereirdained ministers, jj students, fourcatcchists, and nine elders engaged aspreachers—in all 93, and these maintainedit 250 different points. The fivechurch buildings existed in 1S71might truly have been valued .it ? 14, 1883 the church buildings, includ-ing Manitoba College now in the city. numbered 61, and werevalued at a little less than 8300,000. In1S71 the number of families attached to thePresbyterian Church was about 200 ; inthere were about another period of 12 years anda -till greater increase 1- noted. In [896 tiie li esb} tei :1 Church
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