City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . ong those whose names havebeen preserved as leading spirits in it wereDavid Glass, Henry Long, L. Lawrason, , M. W. Cummings, Joseph Atkinson,C. D. Holmes, J. C. Brown, G. Gordon, Jr.,James Egan, and Charles Crookall. Theestablishment of the Public Library did awaywith any necessity that ever existed for theMechanics Institute, and the latter was Joseph C. Judd, James Egan, A. O. Jeffery,Q. C; E. Manigault, and R. H. Dignan. TheLibrary building is one of the few publicstructures that was built within the fir
City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . ong those whose names havebeen preserved as leading spirits in it wereDavid Glass, Henry Long, L. Lawrason, , M. W. Cummings, Joseph Atkinson,C. D. Holmes, J. C. Brown, G. Gordon, Jr.,James Egan, and Charles Crookall. Theestablishment of the Public Library did awaywith any necessity that ever existed for theMechanics Institute, and the latter was Joseph C. Judd, James Egan, A. O. Jeffery,Q. C; E. Manigault, and R. H. Dignan. TheLibrary building is one of the few publicstructures that was built within the firstestimate. Londons church history began early , but there is no clear record as to whenthe first house of worship was erected in theplace. In 1833 a church was built by theMethodist body, on the west side of Ridoutstreet, north of Carling. The structure wasof the material known as roughcast. Lon-don at that time -was merely a preachingstation, and had therefore no settled pastor,but the names of Rev. Messrs. Stoney, New-berry, Matthew Whiting, Robt. Corson, Philo. EX-CHAIBMBN, CHAIRMAN AND OFFICERS BOARD OF EDUCATION. E. J. MacRobert, ex-Chairman. The late J. B. Campbell, M. D., ex-Chainnan. R. A. Bavlt, Chairman. The late .James Wright, ex-Chairman. J. S. Dewar, J. Carson, Inspector Public Schools. J. M. Logan, ex-Chairman. W. J. Teasdall, M. D., ex-Chairman. R. M. McElheran, Secretary. 88 CITY OF LONDON, Bennett, and James Jackson have been pre-served as among the pioneer preachers. Sixyears later the congregation had grown sothat a more commodious place of worshipwas needed, and a site was selected at the workman. This church was only used for acouple of years, and in 1841 a third one waserected on the east side of Richmond street,south of Dundas. It was continued in usefor ten years, and was then devoted to com-
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