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Subject: Re: Fasti Ecclisiae Scotianae - Rev. James Christie
Date: 24 Jul 2006 18:30:08 -0700
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Just an fyi, the "Church of Scotland" was a very fragmented in Canada
(lots of fighting and politics) - and at least four of the chunks came
together after 1875, which probably explains why your James isn't in
the Church of Scotland directory.

i.e. below from the Presbyterian Church of Canada web site

"The Presbyterian Church in Canada" was formed in 1875 from the union
of four separate Presbyterian groups
(Mary note: these were ·The Canada Presbyterian Church (June 1861);
·The Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the
Established Church of Scotland (1831); ·The Synod of the
Presbyterian Church of the Maritime Provinces of British North America
(1867); and ·The Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces (1866).

Due to the fragmented character of Presbyterianism in Scotland, there
was a corresponding fragmentation in this country as well, and by 1850
there were seven distinct Presbyterian organizations in what is now
Canada. The forces of disunity, however, began to retreat and by 1868
several regional unions had taken place, leaving four Presbyterian
groups in the new Dominion of Canada. After several years of meetings
and discussions, these four branches came together in 1875 and agreed
to unite as one body called The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The
first General Assembly of the new Church was held in Montreal in June
1875, and Rev. Dr. John Cook, minister of St. Andrew's, Quebec, was
elected Moderator of the 1st General Assembly of The Presbyterian
Church in Canada.


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