The Christian Pioneer Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: In the Montreal Herald of December 29, 1827, there is a spirited report of the second annual dinner of " The Dalhousie St. Andrews Philanthropic Society." Al... more »l persons, Scotch or not, of a good moral character, are admitted. One object is to give relief to sick or old members and those having bodily infirmities. You can have a perusal of both the Herald and original letter, if wished. Yours truly, loth August, 1828. Christopher Dunlop. (Extracts.) Dalhousie, Upper Canada, April 28, 1828. Dear Friend, Two years ago, it was proposed to institute a Scotch Society, and to have an annual dinner. I joined in the idea; the Society was formed, and called the " Dalhousie St. Andrew's Philanthropic Society." Our anniversary is held on the 30th of November. The last celebration was patronised by several gentlemen from Perth; and they were so well pleased with the Institution, that they proposed we should erect a Hall for the Society to meet in. Conceiving that this would be a public benefit, I heartily seconded the suggestion, and a liberal subscription took place. The Hall is in a state of forwardness, and will be ready by November, 1828; it is 32 by 22 feet inside, and will be handsomely done off. From this sprung the idea of a Public Library, which . is in progress, and will soon be open for the members,« less