Presbyterian Church in Canada
Chandos and Burleigh Field / Mission

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            This seems at one time to have been part of Cardiff and Monmouth mission.

            1875 Jun 15                            from the Free Church as Burleigh Chandos Mission

            1875 - 1915                            mission

            1878 - 1880                            vacant (at Haultain)

            1881 - 1886                            mentioned in Home Mission Report

            1882                                        Scotch Settlement and Apsley are stations in this Field

            1882                                        A McLean (regular congregation, not a mission). He was ordained 1881 Mar 21 and demitted 1883 Oct 1 from “Apsley and Cardiff”

            1883                                        Clydesdale is a station in this Field

            1884                                        Cardiff attached

            1885                                        Monmouth and Cardiff separated from this Field.

            1885 - 1918                            Apsley and Clydesdale are the two stations in this Field.

            1885 - 1893                            vacant (mission “Chandos and Burleigh” at Apsley)

            1894 - 1895                            William Bennett (regular congregation) “at Apsley”

            1896 - 1908                            vacant (mission) In 1900, 2 churches and stations.

            1910                                        Clydesdale worked with Coe Hill and The Ridge.

            1918                                        both Apsley and Clydesdale went to Methodist Church, due to Presbyterian difficulties finding ministers.