On Mr. Scott’s retirement a young man by the name of Densmore, who had been converted in a lumber camp, came to the city. He was on his way to the United States intending to devote himself to the ministry and was filled with the spirit of the Gospel. At the request of the Church he remained some time, and under his ministrations the Church was greatly revived and edified. For some time the Church was without a pastor, but was visited by Revs. Joseph Crandall, R. Davis, C. M. James, D. Dunbar and T. Ansley. The ministry of these brethren greatly comforted and confirmed the Church, and a few were added to the membership.
REV. CHARLES MILLER.
Rev. Charles Miller, 1824, was called as the fourth pastor. He remained two years, during which time eighty persons were added to the Church, the most of them by baptism. He was born in 1749 at Stirling Scotland, and was brought up a Congregationalist. He was ordained a Baptist Minister at Sackville in 1820. He was pastor on the Miramichi from 1821 to 1823. He left this city in 1826 for the United States, where he spent the rest of his days, the latter part of which were spent at Skowhegan, Maine.
REV. JOSEPH CRANDALL.
Rev. Joseph Crandall supplied the pulpit as pastor for a short time following Rev. Charles Miller, and his work was greatly blessed. He was born in Rhode Island. His parents came to Chester about 1775, when he was an infant. He was converted and united with the church at Chester, when under the care of Rev. Joseph Dimmock. He was ordained pastor of the church at Sackville in 1799, and was pastor of a number of churches in New Brunswick. He died February 20th, 1858, having reached the age of eighty-six years, after having preached the Gospel for nearly sixty years.
REV. CHARLES TUPPER.
Rev. Charles Tupper, father of Sir Charles Tupper, became the sixth pastor in 1826, but remained only a short time on account of ill health. Rev. Charles Tupper was born August 16th, 1794, at Cornwallis, N. S. He began to teach school at nineteen. He united with the Cornwallis Church in 1815, began to preach in 1816, and was ordained in 1819. He died January, 1881, after a ministry of sixty-five years. As a student, preacher, pastor, teacher and writer, he was very successful. He mastered thirteen languages, so as to be able to read the Bible in them all. Of his controversies and discourses one of his opponents said that “He wrote with the seriousness of a Christian, and the politeness of a gentleman.” He formed the first Temperance Society in New Brunswick. He was the editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In 1838, he acted as a principal of the Baptist Seminary at Fredericton. In 1857 the degree of D. D. was conferred by Acadia University. He was noted for his piety, great ability and devotion to duty.
After Mr. Tupper’s retirement the pulpit was supplied for nearly two years by Mr. Enoch Freeman, a student of Waterville College. In 1827 a Missionary Society was formed and the sum of £17 10s. 0d. ($ 70.00) was raised. In 1828 the Association was again held with this Church.
REV. FREDERICK MILES.
Rev. Frederick Miles, who had been educated at King’s College, Windsor, was ordained in 1828 and became the seventh pastor. Numbers of persons were added to the Church through the faithful labors of Mr. Miles. During his pastorate of three years, fifty were received by baptism. In the autumn of 1830, Mr. Miles resigned for the purpose of completing his theological course at Newton.