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Bethel Bible Chapel, New Richmond, QC

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  Bethel Bible Chapel began in the “Scotch settlement” of Black Cape/New Richmond, some of whose inhabitants were [[United Empire Loyalists]]. This was the site of perhaps the largest of the English assemblies on the Gaspé coast. The assembly began at Black Cape in 1889, following consecutive periods of “revival and blessing” during the previous year under the ministry of J. B. McCaffery and [[Elijah S. Lyman]] followed by W. C. Johnston, R. Harvie and B. C. Greenman. The following account of its beginnings was published in [[The Home Evangel|''The Home Evangel  '']] for November 1929:

''Over forty years ago Brn. McCaffery and Lyman visited this place and found the field “white ready to harvest.” The people in general were in bondage to the law of God, but were totally strangers to His saving Grace. Of religion they had enough, yet one could hardly find any one who knew they were saved and rejoicing in that knowledge, and able to say, "I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I ha][ve committed unto Him against that day," along the coast line of about 200 miles.''

''Light had come into the world, but still the people were "sitting in darkness and the shadow of death" or else "walking in the sparks of their own kindling" with the awful end before them of "lying down in sorrow."''

''But God in His rich grace showed mercy to the people, sending His faithful servants along, who announced the Glad Tidings of a full, free, and Eternal salvation, through faith in the finished  work of Christ!  ''

''Many of them heard this good news for the first time, and with hearts prepared of God they  believed God, took Him at His word and soon were rejoicing in the knowledge of sins forgiven (Rom. 10:13). Furthermore, they knew that they possessed eternal life, as John records in his first Epistle, Chap. 5:13, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that you may know that ye have eternal life." No more thinking, or hoping, or feeling, but KNOWING and HAVING.''

''Practically all in the community are Scotch. They decided, therefore, that it was only right to go and hear what these new preachers had to say, and judge from the Book of books if these things were so. The result was as it always has been when anyone with an honest heart has desired to know the mind of God, "many believed." The McColms, McKenzies, Campbells, Fairservices, Steeles, Hendersons, McCrae’s, Burtons, Jamiesons, McLellans, and others, all accepted of God's salvation on God’s terms without money and without price, and soon afterwards built the hall you see in the picture. There they praised, worshipped, and served the God who had so graciously saved them and sought to witness of Jesus and His love to others, till their travelling days were done.''

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