The Ryerson Press, Toronto
First Edition 1958
198 pages -- Approx. size: 8.75" by 6"

John Black, Presbyterian clergyman; b. 8 Jan. 1818 in the parish of Eskdalemuir (Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland

In July 1851 he was ordained, and reluctantly agreed to serve the Presbyterian community in the Red River Settlement (Man.) on the understanding “that his stay in the North-West would be brief.” He had no intention of remaining permanently, not wanting to be so far from his parents in New York. Though he recognized that Red River was “a very important mission” he felt he was being forced into it against his will. “Nobody else would go,” he wrote his brother James in July, “and so I am called to go.” Black arrived in September, the first Presbyterian minister in the northwest, and though he always hoped to return to eastern Canada he remained at Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg) until his death. During his three decades of service there Black was instrumental in the development of a number of Presbyterian churches and missions in Manitoba and the North-West Territories.

Book and jacket are in beautiful condition. Unmarked, spotless interior. Perfect gift idea for the Scot in your life or your interest in Canadian history.

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