The Monticellonian., 1917-12-21

Other buildings of prominence are the Dalhousie College. Provincial Museum, Academy of Music. Y. NJ. c. A. Build ing, Odd Fellows Temple and the three principal hotels, Halifax, Prince George and Queens.
 Among the famous edifiees of the city is the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, said to be the oldest Protestant church built in North America. 1t was con- structed in Boston in 1750, a year after the town was founded, and carried In schooners to Halifax, where the parts were put together The story is told that when Cornwallis wrote the Earl of Halifax he wanted to build d church the earl replied by sending to Canada the architect who built St. Peters In London.
 The architect patterned the desired church exactly after St. Peters. When parts arrived the colonists often had to lay down their implements and take to their guns to drive off the Indians, who made frequent attacks upon the workers.
 St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church, which was built during the late years of the eighteenth century, was de stroyed by fire in 1857, only to be re- built.
 Cathedral Also Noted.
 One of the most beautiful buildings in the city Is the St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral. With tall white spire wi iyatr arI gS tell 1a, for miles.
 Religion of all denominations seems to thrive in Nova Scotia, for in a re- cent census of religions only 543 per sons were listed as belonging to no sect. At present there are 129. GOO Ro- man Catholics. 100000 Presbyterians. 5000 Baptists, 6e,oo0 Anglicans. 57 900 Methodsts and few thousand spread through the Adventists, Disciples ard Jews. Of the latter there were 437.
 Eighty years ago. when the province was small and practically uninhabited, the Presbyterians were the largest body, although there was a f1ourishinz colony of Roman Catholics at Cape Breton. The Baptists then were an in- considerable body of poor peasants with badly educated teachers and preachers. Today the Baptists stand third in the list of denominations.
 One of Worlds Best Harbors.
 .Halifax has one of the finest hat- bors in the world and is the chief Canadian gateway for exports. It is the capital of Nova Scotia, with Il population of 60,o00. The city Is three miles long and a mile wide; is built on the eastern slope of a small penin- sula.
 "It Is garrison city and has eleven forts and batteries, including the Cita- del, once one of the strongest fortiflca- tions in America.
 "The harbor Is open all year. It's inner haven is Bedford Basin. 20 miles in circumference, in which the colli- sion and explosion occurred. l have seen as many as 140 ocean vessels in the basin at once.
 "VaSt new wharveS and railway ter minals are being constructed by the government at cost of $30 0OO, 900, but these are near the tip of the penin- sula at the south, and evidently were not harmed.
 Halifax is GIG miles nearer Liver pool than is New York for transAtlan- tic liners It is 600 miles from New York.
 Founded By cornwalls in 1749.
 Colonel Edward Cornwallis left Britain in 1749 and founded the city. The French armada gathered there in 1757 bent on demolishing Louisburg, only to meet disaster through storm and plague. Howe went to Hallfax with his men after they were defeated at Boston. Great numbers of royalists 1 from New York found refuge there in the revolution. Halifax was the chief British base of supplies.
 "One hundred and six warships made harbor there in 1872. The expedition that burnt Washington started from Halifax. And it was there the Shan i non sailed with her prize, the Chesa- l peake."