The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-12-20

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Other buildings OF prominence are the
Dalnousie 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 edif1ces 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 1850. n year after
the town was founded and carried In
schooners TO Halifax. where the parts
were put together. The story Is told
that when CORVALLIS wrote the Earl
Of Halifax he wanted to build church
the earl replied by sending to Canada
the architect who built ST. Peters In
London.
The architect patterned the desired
church exactly after 81. Peters. When
parts arrived the colonists often Ind
Ia lay down their implements and take
10 their guns To drive on 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 1891. 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
extending upward. IL Is visible for
miles.
Religion OF all denominations seems
to thrive in Nova Scotia. for In re-
cent census OF religions only 543 per-
sons We're listed as belonging TO no
sect AT present there are 100 900 Ro-
man Catholics, 100 600 Presbyterians.
$1,000 Baptists. CO, 600 Angllcan.. 81. 900
Methodlsts and few thousand spread
through the AGventists. Disciples and
Jews or the latter there were AIT.
Eighty years ago. when the province
was small and practically uninhabited.
the Preshyterians were the largest
body. although there WINS hourishing
colony OF Roman Catholics Mt Cape
Breton. The Bnptists 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 harbsra
Halifax has one OF the finest hsr-
hors in the world and is the chief
Canadian gateway for exports. II Is
the capital OF Nova Scotia. with a
population OF 10000. The city Is three
miles long and n mile wide: Is built
on the eastern slope OF u small PENN
sula.
1T IL a garrison city and has eleven
forts and batteries, including the Cta-
del, once one OF the strongest fortihca-
tons in America.
The harbor Is open all year Its
Inner haven Ia Bedford Basin, 20 miles
In circumference, In which the COLI
sion and explosion occurred. ! have
seen MS many as lao ocean vessels in
the basin nj once.
Vast new wharves and railway ter
minals are being constructed by the
government nj u Cost OF *oN,VVu,oOo
but these are near the tip OF the PENN
sula nj the south, and evidently were
not harmed.
Halifax Is 6l6 miles nearer Liver
pool thnn is New York for trans Allan
&c liners. II is GOO miles from New
York.
Founded BY CORVALLIS In 17A9.
Colonel Edward CORVALLIS left
Britain in 17io and founded the city.
| The French armada gathered there In
| 1857 bent on demolishing LouIsburg.
only to meet disaster through storm
and plague. Howe went 10 Halifax
with his men after they were defeated
! nj Ho, = Great numbers OF royalists
from New York found refuge there In
the revolution. Halifax was the chief
British base of supplies.
zone hundred and six warshtps made
harbor there In 1912. The expedition
that burnt Washington started from
Halifax. And II was there the Shan
non sailed with her prize. the Chesa-
penke."