prosecuting his theological studies, until June, 1869, when he was
ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Fredericton, the Right Rev. John
Medley, D.D., in the parish church of St. Andrew’s, N.B. He was then
appointed curate of St. Andrew’s, in which position he served the church
for three and a half years, still retaining the mastership of the
school. He was ordained priest in June, 1870, by the same bishop. In
November, 1871, he was unanimously elected rector of Rothesay, Kings
county, N.B., which he accepted, and took up his residence at Easter,