It was Mr. Ainslie who first incited the settlers to exert
themselves in the erection of a suitable place for worship. Some of his
neighbours at the first were not inclined to favour the idea, thinking
the neighbourhood too poor for the undertaking. But he did not suffer
himself to become discouraged, and after considerable delay the frame of
the building was erected. When the building was once begun, they all
seemed to work with a will, and to the utmost of their ability. Those
who were unable to give money brought contributions of lumber, boards,
shingles, &c., besides giving their own labour freely to the work; and
in a short time the work had so far advanced that they were able to
occupy the building as a place of worship, although in an unfinished
state. But the contributions were continued year after year, till at
length they were privileged to worship in a church which they could call
their own. Mr. Ainslie was a man of talents and education, superior to
most of the early settlers in that section, and it was his counsel,
administered in a spirit of friendship and brotherly kindness, which
worked many improvements and effected many changes for the better as the
years rolled by.
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