Methodist Ministers at the Victoria


	Methodist Ministers at the Victoria/Pakan Missions 1863 - 1922 The names Victoria and Pakan become a bit confusing. The town took on the name Pakan after 1887 when their post office came. Yet when speaking about the missions, Victoria refers to the first mission to the natives and to the home mission that came after. Pakan mission refers to the mission to the Ukrainains. (The Ukrainians, of course, are also referred to as the Austrians, or as the Galicians). More information about the Pakan mission to the Ukrainians can be found under the Settlement Menu. 1863 - 1871 George McDougall 1871 - 1872 John McDougall 1872 - 1874 Peter Campbell The following story is told about Rev. Peter Campbell, in Les Hurt's occasional paper #7. Reverend Peter noticed that his precious vegetables, especially his turnips, were mysteriously disappearing from the fenced garden. It was a well-known fact that the Indians disliked fences of any kind cluttering up their free prairie, so it was obvious to the minister who had committed the crimes. To ensure that such thievery did not continue, Reverend Campbell devised a scheme whereby he disguised himself as a spirit and lay in wait for the thieves in the middle of the garden. When the intruders entered, he arose with a hearty " Ha!", and literally scared them half to death. The following day the Indians returned to collect the blankets they had inadvertently left behind in the ruckus. Reverend Campbell eventually acquiesced, but not before he gave them a lecture on the evils of stealing. 1874 - 1876 Lewis Warner 1876 - 1878 John Walton 1878 - 1879 No listing - Rev. Mr. Skinner died on his way out to Victoria. 1879 - 1891 J. A. McLachlan 1891 - 1893 W. W. Adamson 1893 - 1895 Lay Missionary 1895 - 1896 No Listing 1896 - 1897 Lay Missionary 1897 - 1898 W. B. Chegwin 1898 - 1899 No listing 1899 - 1900 John Scott 1899 - 1900 T. J. Buchanan 1900 - 1901 John Scott 1901 - 1904 No Listing 1904 - 1905 Frank Bushfield 1904 - 1917 C. H. Lawford (Galician Mission of Pakan) 1905 - 1908 C. N. Magwood 1907 - 1908 John. M. Whitely 1907 - 1908 W. Havreliok (Lay assistant at Galician Mission) 1908 - 1909 Frank B. Holden 1908 - 1909 M. Ponich, Olake Czuke, J. K. Smith (Lay assistants at Galician Mission) 1909 - 1911 W. J. Howard 1911 - 1912 R. S. Bennett 1912 - 1913 No listing for Victoria 1913 - 1914 G. A. Sauder 1914 - 1916 W. J. Hampton 1916 - 1917 No listing for Victoria 1917 - 1922 No listings for either Victoria or Pakan and they are taken off the mission listings. Return to the Missions Menu or back to the Smoky Lake History Archive