Presbyterian Church In Canada

Had its beginnings early in the

eighteenth century in Nova Scotia. In 1776 the Presbytery of Truro, Nova

Scotia, was organized; that of Montreal in 1793; and in 1818 the

Presbytery of the Canadas was formed in Montreal. In 1831 the united

Presbytery became the Synod of Upper Canada; and in 1840 joined the

Church of Scotland Synod. In 1844, on the disruption of the Church of

Scotland, the (Free) Presbyterian Synod of Ca ada was organized.

Training colleges were established at Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, and

other centres. In 1861 the Free and United Presbyterian synods united as

the Synod of Canada Presbyterian Church; and in 1875 all Presbyterian

bodies became one in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. =Index=: (Lord Elgin era)

Secures a share of Clergy Reserves, 153. (George Brown Era) George Brown's attitude to,

2; the British Chronicle and "disruption," 4; the Banner largely

devoted to the interests of, 5, 6. (Egerton Ryerson era) Claims equality with Anglicans,

39; statistics in Upper Canada, 51. (Wilmot era) Represented by one in New

Brunswick Assembly, 69. =Bib.=: Torrance, Origin of the Canadian

Presbyterian Church in Canada: An Ency., vol. 4; Gregg, History of

the Presbyterian Church in Canada.