Abstract:
Fonds consists of a record book entitled the Methodist
Ritual and Pastor's Pocket record, by Rev. George H.
Cornish, 1899, and a memorial album containing more than
100 cartes de visite. The record book contains George
Cornish's notes concerning mileage and professional
activities from 1910-1912. Also included are several
newspaper clippings of marriages at which George Cornish
officiated.
Description:
George Henry Cornish (1834-1912) was a Methodist minister
whose circuits included Clinton, Ont. (1859), Newcastle,
Ont. (1861), and Caledonia/Binbrook/Glanford, Ont. (1864-
1865). He wrote several books on the Methodist Church in
Canada, including the Cyclopaedia of Methodism in Canada
(1881) and the Handbook of Canadian Methodism (1867).
