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 The author was minister of the parish of Saint-Armand in Quebec and later became bishop of Quebec. In 1809, Stewart built the first Anglican church in the Eastern Townships at Frelighsburg. “To provide a focus for spiritual study during his absences, he [Stewart] had a number of his sermons printed from 1810 to 1814, hundreds of copies of which were distributed freely” (Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. VII, p. 826). Copy which belonged to Pliny Moore in 1825, then to Sophia Whiteside in 1829, and later to Margaret Robertson Whiteside Wilbor, April 19, 1860. Charles Stewart, 1775-1837 Two Sermons on Family Prayer: With Extracts from Various Authors, and a Collection of Prayers. Montreal: Nahum Mower, 1814. 394 p.  This book was probably purchased by James Rosamond (1805-1894) shortly after he arrived in Carleton Place in 1830 from Ireland. He entered the textile business and operated the first known textile mill in the eastern half of the province from 1846 to 1857. He then moved his business to Almonte. The book was eventually passed on to J. Mackintosh Bell (1877-1934), geologist, explorer, soldier and writer who was related to the Rosamonds through his mother. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. York [Toronto]: Published by E. Ryerson and F. Metcalf, 1829. 162 p. At the end of the 18th century, most of the basic religious works were imported from Europe, but, in some cases, they were reprinted by the first Canadian printers. Copy owned by Elizabeth Perkins, née Young (with her signature dated 1813). She was the wife of famous merchant and writer, Simeon Perkins (1735-1812), mainly known for his journal published by the Champlain Society. Translations and Paraphrases, in Verse, of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture Collected and Prepared by a Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in Order to Be Sung in Churches. Halifax, N.S.: Reprinted by J. Howe, 1790. 68 p. This manual, which all members where encouraged to purchase, had been written by a committee of the Grand Lodge of the City of Quebec. This copy was owned in 1818 by St. George's Lodge No. 16, in Trois-Rivières. The Mason's Manual: Comprising Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons, in Lower-Canada. Quebec: Printed at the New Printing-Office by T. Cary, Junr. & Co., 1818. vi, 114, [4] p.
Founded by Egerton Ryerson, the Christian Guardian, a Methodist newspaper, became the most popular church paper before Confederation with an estimated readership in 1832 of 3000. The Christian Guardian. Toronto, 1829-1925. |
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