Portrait of William Black based on J.W.Lee, et al., The Illustrated History of Methodism (St.Louis/New York: The Methodist Magazine Publishing Co., 1900) |
1760 – 1834 |
Point de Bute Cemetery, Point de Bute, N.B. Unveiled on 30 May 1925. |
Reverend William Black the first Methodist preacher in Canada who began his ministry in this community in 1781. He turned many to righteousness and he lives forever in the church which he established. 1760-1834. |
On William Black (1760-1834), see
Betts, E. Arthur, Bishop Black and His Preachers (Sackville, N.B.: The Tribune Press, 1976); Penner, Peter,The Chignecto ‘Connexion’; The History of Sackville Methodist/United Church, 1772-1990 (Sackville, N.B.: Sackville United Church, 1990), pp. 8-14. French, G.S., “BLACK, WILLIAM”, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol.VI, pp. 62-68. |