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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt:...From 1736 to 1743 the Rev. James Peden did a similar work at Canso for the children of fishermen, soldiers and labourers. Nothing, however, of importance was done by way of regular administration till the year 1749, when the city of Halifax was founded. In that year the Lords of Trade and Plantations sent out 2476 persons, discharged soldiers and others, with whom were also sent two clergymen, William Tutty and William Anwyl. The first service was held in the open air, on June 21, the day on which the city was founded. Subsequently services were held in the governor's drawing-room till St Paul's was opened for public worship, on September 2, 1750. The frame of this church, built to seat nine hundred people and costing £1000, was of oak and pine brought from Boston. That the colony sorely needed the influences of religion may be seen from the first report of the missionaries, who said that of the new settlers the lower sort was a set of abandoned wretches, so deeply Vol. xi ac sunk into almost all kinds of immorality as to scarce retain a shadow of religion; and that those influences were effective may be seen from subsequent reports, which mention a striking and acknowledged reformation of manners. The policy of the government was twofold--to provide clergy to minister to the spiritual and moral needs of the people, and schoolmasters to educate their children. To carry out this policy it planned to set apart in every township a particular spot for a church, four hundred acres of land for the minister and two hundred acres for the schoolmaster; the salary of the minister was to be £70 and that of the schoolmaster £15. From 1749 to 1774 the teachers were Halhead, Hubly, Sharrock, Lynch, Jones, Broadfield and Peters. In 1751 Halifax contained ab...