The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-22


Other buildings OF prominence are the
Dalhousie College. Provincial Museum,
Academy of Music. z. NJ. c. A. Build
ing, Odd Fellows Temple and the three
principal hotels, Halifax, Prince
George and Queens.
Among the famous edifices Of the
city is the st. PauI's Episcopal Church,
said to be the oldest Protestant church
built in North America It was con-
structed in Boston in 1850, 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 CORVALLIS wrote the Earl
of Halifax he wanted to build a 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 OF 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 a tall white spire
extending upward, it is visible for
miles.
Religion Of all denominations seems
to thrive In Nova Scotia, for In G re-
cent census of religions only 543 per
sons were listed as belonging to no
sect. At present there-are $4,000 Ro-
man Catholics, 100000 Presbyterians,
| SO 600 Baptists, $4,000 Anglicans, $1,000
Methodists and a few thousand spread
through the A0ventists, Disciples and
Jews. OF the latter there were ST.
Eighty years ago, when the province
was small and practically uninhabited,
the Presbyterians were the largest
body, although there was a 1ourishing
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.
Halifax has one of the finest har-
bors in the world and is the chief
Canadian gateway for exports. It il
the capital of Nova Scotia, with a
population of $4,000. The city is three
miles long and mile wide; is built
on the eastern slope of a small PENN
| suIa.
cit is a garrison city and has eleven
forts and batteries, including the Cita-
del, once one OF the strongest fortified
tons in America.
1.-The harbor is open all year. It's
| inner haven is Bedford Basin, 20 miles
| in circumference, in which the COLI
sion and explosion occurred. have
seen as many as 40 ocean vessels in
| the basin at once.
'Vast new wharyes and railway ter
minals are being constructed by the
| government at a cost Of $4,000, 600,
but these are near the tip of the PENN
sula at the south, and evidently were
not harmed.
'Halifax is 616 miles nearer Liver
pool than is New York for trans-Atlan-
tic liners. It is 600 miles from New
York
Founded BY CORVALLIS In 174s.
Colonel Edward CORVALLIS left
britain in 1749 and founded the city.
The French armada gathered there in
| 1857 bent on demolishing LouiSburg,
oaly to meet disaster through storm
| aad plague. Howe went to Halifax
with bis men after they were defeated
az Boston. 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 warships made
harbOr there in 1872. The expedition
that burnt Washington started from
Halifax. And it was there the Shan
slOn sailed with her prize, the Chesa-
peake."