Grape Island

An island occupied by Indians, in the Bay of Quinte, in front of the Township of Sarnestown, County of Addington, Ontario. The first attempts ever made for the conversion of the Mississauga Indians on this island were in the winter of 1825-26 when the devoted William Case and Peter Jones introduced the gospel to them.. In the spring of 1826, Peter Jones and others from the Credit Mission made them another visit and explained and enforced the Gospel claims. Several were awakened, among them John Sunday, a man who proved to be of historic worth. On the 31^st of May 1826, the first society of converted Indians in Canada was organized.

The Board of Home Missions of the United Church of Canada gives the following list of early missionaries to the Indians at Grape Island.

1827	Solomon Waldron, Richard Phelps
1828	William Smith
1829-30-31	Supplied from Belleville
1832	William Case
1833	Supplied from Belleville
1834	Jonathan Scott
1835	John Sunday
1836	Sylvester Hurlburt

Alderville An Indian village in the township of Alnwick, named after the Rev. Robert Alder DD., one of the Missionary Secretaries of the British Wesleyan Missionary Society.

1837	William Case, John Sunday
1838	William Case, John Sunday
1840-1846	William Case alone
1847-1848	William Case and William Ames
1849	William Case alone
1850	William Case, George McDougall
1851	William Case alone
1852-1854	Case and James Musgrove

In 1855 the Mission divided and the name changed. The portion embracing the white membership was called Alnwick Circuit, and the Indian membership and work was called Alnwick Mission.

Alnwick Mission

1855	James Musgrove, William Case
1856	Sylvester Hurlburt, John Sunday
1857-1863	Hurlburt and Sunday
1864-1866	David B. Madden, John Sunday
1867-1868	D. B. Madden alone
1869-1871	James A. Ivison

In 1871 Alnwick Circuit was again united with the Indian work, and the Mission again designated by the old name of,

Alderville

1872	William Andrews, Charles W. Haskins
1873	W. Andrews and Frank Keam
1874	W. Andrews alone
1875-1880	Robert Brooking
1881	George Jacques
1882	Jos. C. Bell - Alderville attached to Fenella
1885	John Davies
1888	John Lawrence - Missionary-Teacher
1894	Philip Sparling Mr. Sparling died March 5th, 1896. He was 76.
1896	Wm. Tomblin, he was a superannuated Minister
1902-1907	No names given, simply "supply", evidently a teacher.
1908	F. J. Joblin - Teacher
1921	F. J. Dodson - Teacher
1924	the Rev G. H. Wilding
1929	Served with Roseneath, to 1942
1942	H. Lander
1950	the Rev. J. N. Lovelace