Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Preface ix
5. Part I: Introduction
6. 1. Protestant Identity in the Eastern Townships 3
7. 2. The Pioneer Era 25
8. Part II: Postwar American Initiatives
9. 3. The Congregationalists 55
10. 4. The Baptists 90
11. 5. The Smaller Sects 109
12. 6. The Millerites 128
13. Part III: Postwar British Responses: The Wesleyan Methodists
14. 7. Laying the Foundations 149
15. 8. Revivals, Reversals, and Shifting Strategies 177
16. Part IV: Postwar British Responses: The Anglicans
17. 9. Building a Colonial Church 227
18. 10. Messianism and Popular Response 252
19. Conclusion 279
20. Statistical Appendix 287
21. Notes 295
22. Bibliography 351
23. Index 373