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The publication includes a bookplate for "St. Peter's Sunday School" and has an embossed front cover.
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The publication includes a bookplate for "St. Peter's Sunday School" and has an embossed front cover.
The Enlarged Edition of the Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist
The Eucharist Guide was published by St. Matthew's Rectory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Holy Bible with a Devotional and Practical Commentary
The publication includes no inscriptions or notes. One thick volume in original light brown leather with ornate raised panels on front cover. Some of the raised areas, and joints, are rubbed. Original metal clasps firmly intact. 1500 pp. First title page gives a publication location of London, the New Testament title page indicates XXXX.
The bookplate reads: E.J. Hodgson and the inscription reads: "James Peake -- a birthday present from her Sister Bessie, 1862".
Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
The bible was presented to Camp Kingston in June 1988 and was donated to the Archives by Lois MacLaren via Gloria Jay. The inscription in the bible reads as follows: "This bible is presented to Camp Kingston Anglican Chapel by descendents [sic] of George Robert Beer and Lenora Ann (Weatherbie) Beer, with grateful appreciation and thanks to our forebears for their endurance and tenacity in those early years. June 1988."
Two embroidered bookmarks and a typed "historical note" about the Beer family were included with the bible. The typed note reads as follows:
"Historical Note.
In 1832 George Beer, his wife Sarah, and their ten children, the eldest of whom (George) was married to Mary Ann Holland, emigrated from Barnstable, Devon, to Prince Edward Island. On December 24, 1832 a son was born to George and Mary Ann and he was christened George Robert. In May 1855 George Robert Beer married Leonora Ann Weatherbie, in Boston, Mass. and this Bible, printing date 1854, was their Family Bible. They had ten children, of whom one daughter, Mary Ella and five sons survived.
Mary Ella Married Joseph Robinson Brecken and they had a son, who died unmarried, and a daughter, Winifred Ella, who married John Orlebar Hyndman. To them was born a daughter, Constance Vimy, who married Alan Gordon Macmillan, present members of St. Peter's Cathedral, Charlottetown. Of the five sons only three have descendents [sic] living today: Mrs. Constance Lastewka of Vegreville, Alberta, with no children; Mrs. Leonora Powell, of Victoria, British Columbia, with two daughters, both married; Bessie Beer, unmarried, in the Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home, Charlottetown and a member of St. Paul's Church; Betty Jean Beer, unmarried, living in London, England, but, visiting Prince Edward Island annually.
From the 1830's this family were successful merchants in Charlottetown, Centreville Bedeque and Southport. They played a prominent part in civic affairs, as Justices of the Peace, members of the Legislative Assembly, City Councillors [sic] and members of the Local Militia. In 1877 Colonel Henry Beer was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and in 1885-6 he was Mayor of the City of Charlottetown."
Sir Robert Hodgson and group photograph
The photograph shows a group of people standing in front of Fanningbank, current residence of the Lieutenant-Governer of PEI. The names of the people in the photograph are written on the back, as follows: Prince Arthur, Mrs. MacDonell, Sir Robert Hodgson, R. R. Hodgson, Lieutenant Prickard, Mrs. J. Hensley, Colonel Elphinstone, and Honourable J. Longworth.
St. Peter's Cathedral Church historical notes and tour information
The historical notes and tour information series consists of documents created or brought together by St. Peter's Cathedral Church to provide historical information about the church or to be used for public tours or to prepare historical guides. The series also includes newspaper clippings with historical content and reports and presentations on the church's history prepared by members of the church. Among the names represented in the archives are: Canon E. M. Malone; Margaret L. Bearsto, Joshua Smith.
St. Peter's Cathedral Church
Bibles, service books, and special collections
This collection consists of bibles, service books and other published items selected as special collections, primarily because they were acquired and/or used by St. Peter's Cathedral Church over the years. The selection will be reviewed periodically and items added or removed as new information is received related to their provenance and relationship to the church.
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
This bible was used by the congregation at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Rustico, Prince Edward Island. The leather cover is embossed with a wreath which says "British and Foreign Bible Society"
Sandford and Merton in Words of One Syllable
This children's book includes a bookplate that reads "St. Peter's Boys' School -- Presented to R. Clare Harris". "Awarded as a "prize for Arithmetic and Tables". The bookplate is signed James Simpson [M. A.] Headmaster.
The book is a distillation of the best-selling children's book The History of Sandford and Merton (1783–89), written by Thomas Day, which was notable for its portrayal of "good morals" in children.