This was the citadel and training home for officers and the main corps of the army. The fine structure on University Street, the divisional headquarters, was erected in 1903, and the building on St. Alexander Street was altered entirely to become the present “Metropole” for social relief work. The University Street building, in addition to serving as the divisional headquarters of the Army also houses the finance and immigration departments and is the home of Corps No. 1, and includes the Young Women’s Lodge.

Following the opening of the work by Corps No. 1, Corps No. 2 was organized in Point St. Charles on March 15, 1885.

Corps No. 3, the French Corps, opened its work on the 9th of December, 1887, in a little store on St. Lawrence Main and St. Viateur streets. French-speaking officers, brought over from Paris, organized the work and still continue in charge of its affairs. This little home was at first the scene of much turmoil, many serious fights occurring in which chairs and other weapons were freely used, but out of this grew, with the passing of the years, the present strong, harmonious body.

On the 30th of June, 1890, Corps No. 4 was formed in the East End, and on April 5, 1905, Corps No. 5 on St. Alexander Street, which is the Men’s Social Corps. Corps No. 6, the most recent to be organized, began its work on June 25, 1914, in Verdun.

It is difficult to account fully for the origin of other religious bodies in the city. The German Lutherans established their church in 1858 on St. Dominique Street, immediately in the rear of St. Lawrence market. It is now occupied by the “Temple of Labour.” The Swedenborgians were established on Dorchester Street, corner of Hanover, in 1862. The Assembly of Christians, at the corner of St. George Street and Fortification Lane, about the same period. The French Evangelical Church, on Craig Street, was established in 1864. Lovell’s directory of today gives the location of the following churches: Christian Science—First Church of Christ Scientist—41 and 43 Closse Street, Western Square: New Jerusalem Church, corner of Dorchester West and Hanover Street; Lutheran Churches—St. John’s Church (German Lutheran), corner of Mance and Prince Arthur Street; Church of the Redeemer (Evangelical Lutheran), 365 Mountain Street; Catholic Apostolic Church, 314 St. Catherine Street, West; Church of Christ (Disciples), 109 Fairmount, corner of Mance Street; Seventh Day Adventist Church, corner of Villeneuve, West, and Hutchison streets; Montreal Chinese Mission (Protestant), 336 Lagauchitiere Street, West; Undenominational Mission (City), 294-296 Cadieux Street; Desrivières Street Mission; Italian Methodist Mission, corner of Dorchester Street, West, and St. Urbain. The following charts will provide the curious student the religious origins of our population as revealed by the census of 1911.

Religions of the People of the City of Montreal, 1911.

Total Population
Adventists
Anglicans
Baptists
Brethren
Christians
Congregationalists
Disciples
DistrictsFriends
andGreek Church
Sub-districtsJews
Montreal-Ste. Anne21,676—2,385174——67——122841
Centre ward458—7——————22—
Ste. Anne ward20,992—2,334173——67——100833
West ward226—441——————8
Montreal-St. Antoine48,638610,6538401894531041111,247
St. Joseph ward17,879—2,241340—140—161483
St. Georges ward13,84414,3732411881862345419
St. Andrews ward16,91554,039259——2278—5345
Montreal-St. Jacques44,0571429452315——188547
East ward3,561—17———1——1181
Lafontaine ward25,026—34837—311——13409
St. James ward15,47016482—3——57137
Montreal-St. Laurent55,86024,10928023142052441119,193
St. Laurent ward25,03923,342197121170241657,712
St. Louis ward30,821—76783111335——24611,481
Montreal-Ste. Marie54,910—1,651113—1112——42326
Papineau ward39,079—1,40967——12——39292
Ste. Marie ward15,831—24246—11———334
Hochelaga75,04939,30295448—6983144580
Ste. Cunégonde ward11,1743658441—31——9102
St. Gabriel ward18,961—2,8552788—323——1154
St. Henri ward30,335—1,5601134—193—1550
Westmount14,579—4,22951935—325—19374
Jacques-Cartier65,02348,9055116382012—236541
Côte St. Paul3,421—732164—10———6
Notre-Dame des Neiges912—46——4————8
Présentation de la Ste. Vierge221——3———————
Saints-Anges de Lachine828—10618——————13
Ste. Anne du Bout de l’Ile813—981——————8
Ste. Geneviève1,075——————————
St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire805—914———————
St. Laurent2,228—258107—————9
St. Raphaël de l’Ile Bizard586—1————————
Summerlea161—33———————3
Beaconsfield375—70———2———2
Dorval1,006—1846——12———11
Lachine10,699—1,60043—442—57322
Montréal70312056——14————
Notre-Dame de Grâce5,217—97864——17——802
Outremont4,820—91712921—57———41
Pointe Claire793—1162———————
Ste. Anne de Bellevue1,416—769——7———9
St. Laurent1,860—24————————
Verdun11,629—2,30915415—67——867
Ville Emard6,179—41824—————1—
Youville2,3943134616—5——22
Cartierville905—1———————10
Côte des Neiges2,444—2543——6———23
Côte St. Luc303—22————————
Ste. Geneviève612——————————
St Pierre aux Liens2,201—19212—————885
Senneville418—401———————
Maisonneuve170,9783311,6421,1765221309512725,227
De Lorimier ward10,453—745232—62——13
Duvernay ward13,44511884—45——1237
Hochelaga ward20,986—1,236133——7———42
Laurier ward37,000174,60837948619051231,204
Maisonneuve18,684297051—52——458
Rosemont ward1,319—5851———————
St. Denis ward40,364132,2841874—69——311,015
St. Jean Baptiste ward21,116—1,121123——26——302,918
Ste. Marie ward7,611—43216——8———

Religions of the People of the City of Montreal, 1911.

Lutherans
Mennonites
Methodists
Mormons
Presbyterians
Roman Catholics
Salvation Army
Protestants
DistrictsPagans
andVarious Sects
Sub-districtsUnspecified
Montreal-Ste. Anne1018526—1,71914,83528799113327
Centre ward——3—17409—————
Ste. Anne ward998507—1,67514,3182479853318
West ward2—16—27108416—9
Montreal-St. Antoine294—2,305—7,11724,77446399825589
St. Joseph ward76—467—1,03013,029637—5314
St. Georges ward110—825—2,7324,4893078820274
St. Andrews ward108—1,013—3,3557,25610284——1
Montreal-St. Jacques391108—34941,832—315963111
East ward——11—413,311——1348
Lafontaine ward26—84—25223,601—165—2354
St. James ward13113—5614,920—1509279
Montreal-St. Laurent17811,412—2,77225,831307546426207
St. Laurent ward149—1,149—2,1669,272252026334129
St. Louis ward291263—60616,5595552—9278
Montreal-Ste. Marie33—366—1,13050,08246995—3964
Papineau ward23—238—79635,45430644—2847
Ste. Marie ward10—128—33414,62816351—1117
Hochelaga226—3,598—7,67750,745112637537541
Ste. Cunégonde23—230—4249,498888—523
St. Gabriel ward68—1,206—2,10411,8159471—6113
St. Henri ward12—535—72326,828841743410
Westmount123—1,627—4,4262,604261122815
Jacques-Cartier127—2,441—5,07346,08541592317317
Côte St. Paul31—235—302,331—26———
Notre-Dame des Neiges1—9—22822—————
Présentation de la Ste. Vièrge————1217—————
Saints-Anges de Lachine5—22—108556—————
Ste. Anne du Bout de l’Ile——3—76587—40———
Ste. Geneviève—————1,063—12———
St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire——8—38662—2———
St. Laurent——35—2241,67086——1
St. Raphaël de l’Ile Bizard—————585—————
Summerlea——9—3977—————
Beaconsfield2—36—20225310—5—
Dorval1—18—179585—8——1
Lachine9—373—6737,288—287—334
Montréal3—119—27274———9—
Notre-Dame de Grâce3—254—4323,344116—26—
Outremont11—389—7682,425—163394
Pointe Claire3—6—70580—15—1—
Ste. Anne de Bellevue——43—731,188—7—4—
St. Laurent——1—191,812—1—3—
Verdun40—723—1,5306,6312726—293
Ville Emard6—86—775,526—37——4
Youville5—1—1172,1021————
Cartierville——4—20838—32———
Côte des Neiges6—41—1221,9711——17—
Côte St. Luc—————245—36———
Ste. Geneviève—————612—————
St. Pierre aux Liens1—26—1561,720———1—
Senneville————7349—15—6—
Maisonneuve28913,550—7,300139,70853767248684
De Lorimier ward10—346—6548,28961162392
Duvernay ward1—36—9413,003—40—155
Hochelaga ward401268—44518,604—35—471
Laurier ward121—1,546—3,07325,44720102—17931
Maisonneuve24—288—86116,277377—6110
Rosemont ward2—52—152988———16—
St. Denis ward63—522—1,26634,62712227—404
St. Jean Baptiste ward21—335—58715,74911104—6031
Ste. Marie ward7—157—1686,724166—29—

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