Excerpt from A Hundred Years of Christ Church, St. Andrews, P. Q: An Historical Sketch of the Pioneer Church of the Ottawa Valley

The near approach of the Centenary of the Foundation of Christ Church St. Andrew and an endeavour to obtain more certain knowledge of its history, and of events of a hundred years ago, than could 'be obtained from current tradition, prompted the undertaking of the following historical sketch of the Church and Parish.

As the search progressed the task became increasingly absorbing, while one fact after another of more than local interest to the Church was brought to light.

Our Country is still young and its history is chiefly in the making, and often at such a time the interest which future generations will take in the history of beginnings is little thought of, until it is almost too late to obtain it; to secure such knowledge, to place it on record, and to make it available is the object of this little book so far as the History of the Pioneer days of the Church in the Ottawa Valley is concerned.

In addition, Sons and Daughters of Old St. Andrews have, during the intervening years, gone far afield, and the writer is bold enough to believe that, to them and to their descendants this account of the early days of Christ Church, with its many sacred associations, will be like the wise King's description of good news from a far country, as cold waters to a thirsty soul.

Quite a number of sources of information have had to be consulted outside the existing official records of the Parish, and the Synod Journals of the Diocese, and in this connection I desire to express my very grateful thanks to the following who have brought facts, and sources of information to my notice, Dr. G. F. Shaw, Mr. Edmund Neve, Dr. Maude Abbott, Miss A. Neve, and to Mrs. John Hamilton of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; I also wish to thank Mr. Pascoe of S. P. G. For his work in the search of the Records of that Society, as well as the Secretaries of the Synods of Quebec and Montreal.

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