CHAPTER XXVIII.

A Missionary—Chaplain at Niagara—Pastors to the settlers—Chaplain to Legislature—Visits Grand river—Officiates—A land speculator— Receives a pension, £50—1823—Rev. Mr. Pollard—At Amherstburgh— Mr. Langhorn—A missionary—Little education—Useful—Odd—On Bay Quinté in Ernesttown—Builds a church—At Adolphustown—Preaches at Hagerman’s—Another church—A diligent pastor—Pioneer preacher around the bay—Christening—Marrying—Particular—His appointments— Clerk’s Fees—Generosity—Present to bride—Faithful to sick calls— Frozen feet—No stockings—Shoe buckles—Dress—Books—Peculiarities— Fond of the water—Charitable—War of 1812—Determined to leave Canada—Thinks it doomed—Singular notice—Returns to Europe—His library—Present to Kingston—Twenty years in Canada—Extract from Gazette—No one immediately to take his place—Rev. John Bethune— Died 1815—Native of Scotland—U. E. Loyalists—Lost Property— Chaplain to 84th Regiment—A Presbyterian—Second Legal Clergymen in Upper Canada—Settled at Cornwall—Children—The Baptists—Wyner— Turner—Holts Wiem—Baptists upon river Moira—First Chapel—How built—Places of preaching—Hayden’s Corners—At East Lake—The Lutherans—Rev. Schwerdfeger—Lutheran settlers—County Dundas— First church east of Kingston—Rev. Mr. Myers lived in Marysburgh—Marriage—His log church—Removes to St. Lawrence— Resigns—To Philadelphia—Mr. Weant—Lives in Ernesttown—Removes to Matilda—Not supported—Secretly joins the English church— Re-ordained—His society ignorant—Suspicious—Preaching in shirt sleeves—Mr. Myers’ return, by sleigh—Locking church door—The thirty-nine articles—Compromise—Mr. Myers continues three years a Lutheran—He secedes—The end of both Seceders—Rev. I. L. Senderling—Rev. Herman Hayunga—Rev. Mr. Shorts—Last Lutheran minister at Ernesttown, McCarty—Married 267