Montreal Witness
''The Montreal Witness'' was an English-language Protestant newspaper published in Montreal from 1845 to 1938. Mission and Purpose The ''Montreal Witness'' was founded in 1845, by John Dougall. In the December 15, 1845 edition of the ''Witness'', Dougall explained why he began his paper. Society needed a general religious and literary newspaper. His friends in various evangelical denominations assisted him in making the ''Witness'' a reality. The Journal intended to "witness for the truth in love." Dougall planned to focus on such topics as Christian Union, Missions, Education, the Efforts of Religious and Benevolent Societies, Public and Social Improvements, Immigration, and Cheap Postage. The ''Witness'' would lend its influence for the development of Canada's resources. Dougall's newspaper presented a variety of information. In the December 15, 1845 edition the lead article was entitled, "The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century" by Dr. Merle D’Augbigne. Th ...
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John Dougall (merchant)
John Dougall (21 September 1810 – 5 April 1888) was a merchant and the founder of the Montreal Witness. Biography He was born in Paisley, Scotland and was raised in the cloth trade there. John emigrated to Canada in 1826 and was followed by his brother. He and his brother James Dougall began by the selling of dry goods, first in Quebec, and later moving the business to Montreal and York, in the Toronto region. They were later joined by their father in 1828.Halpenny, Francess G (1982). Dictionary of Canadian Biography; Volume XI, 1881 to 1890. University of Toronto Press, Les Presses de l'université Laval. In 1845, he founded the Montreal Witness (1845–1938), hostile to Catholics. For example, John Dougall persisted in accusing the mayor of Montreal, Charles Wilson, for the Gavazzi Riots The Gavazzi Riots were disturbances created in Quebec and Montreal in June 1853 by mobs which attacked halls in which ex-Catholic monk Alessandro Gavazzi was lecturing. Overview D ...
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Sacrament
A sacrament is a Christianity, Christian Rite (Christianity), rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the reality of God in Christianity, God, as well as a channel for God's Grace in Christianity, grace. Many Christian denomination, denominations, including the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, and Reformed, hold to the definition of sacrament formulated by Augustine of Hippo: an outward sign of an inward grace, that has been instituted by Jesus Christ. Sacraments signify God's grace in a way that is outwardly observable to the participant. The Catholic Church, Hussite Church and the Old Catholic Church recognise seven sacraments: Baptism, Sacrament of Penance, Penance (Reconciliation or Confession), Eucharist (or Holy Communion), Confirmation, Christian views on marriage, Marriage (Matrimony), Holy Orders ...
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Defunct Newspapers Published In Quebec
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English-language Newspapers Published In Quebec
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9t ...
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Newspapers Published In Montreal
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th centur ...
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Publications Disestablished In 1938
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Newspapers Established In 1845
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century ...
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Dictionary Of Canadian Biography Online
The ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' (''DCB''; french: Dictionnaire biographique du Canada) is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The ''DCB'', which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Laval University. Fifteen volumes have so far been published with more than 8,400 biographies of individuals who died or whose last known activity fell between the years 1000 and 1930. The entire print edition is online, along with some additional biographies to the year 2000. Establishment of the project The project was undertaken following a bequest to the University of Toronto from businessman, James Nicholson for the establishment of a Canadian version of the United Kingdom's '' Dictionary of National Biography''. In the spring of 1959, George Williams Brown was appointed general editor and the University of Toronto Press, which had been named publisher, sent out some 10,000 annou ...
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List Of Newspapers In Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers Local weeklies Alberta * Airdrie – ''Airdrie Echo'' * Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star'' * Bassano – ''Bassano Times'' * Beaumont – ''Beaumont News'' * Beaverlodge – ''Beaverlodge Advertiser'' * Bow Island – ''Bow Island Commentator'' * Bow Valley – '' Bow Valley Crag & Canyon'', ''Rocky Mountain Outlook'' * Bowden – ''The Voice of Bowden'' * Brooks, Alberta, Brooks – ''Brooks & County Chronicle'', ''Brooks Bulletin'' * Calmar, Alberta, Calmar – ''Calmar Community Voice'' * Camrose, Alberta, Camrose – ''Camrose Booster'' * Canmore, Alberta, Canmore – ''Rocky Mountain Outlook The ''Rocky Mountain Outlook'' is a weekly local newspaper based in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. The ''Rocky Mountain Outlook'' is delivered across the Bow Valley in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, the Municipal District of Bighorn and the Sto ...'' * Cardston, Alberta, Cardsto ...
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List Of Early Canadian Newspapers
This is a list of early Canadian newspapers. Canada East (Quebec) {{See also, List of Quebec historical newspapers *Aylmer **Times **Ottawa and Pontiac Advertiser * Drummondville **Reporter * Granby **Eastern Townships Gazette *Montreal **Argus ** Bank-note Reporter **Canada Insurance Gazette **Canada Temperance Advocate ** Canadian Mail **Canadian Naturalist and Geologist **Canadian Presbyterian **Canadian Railroad and Steamboat Guide **Commercial Advertiser **Farmer's Journal **Montreal Gazette **Grande Ligne Evangelical Register **Montreal Herald **Journal d'Agriculture **Journal de l'Instruction Publique **Journal of Education C.E.;Juvenile Presbyterian **La Minerve ** La Patrie **L'Avenir ...
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John Dougall (editor)
John Dougall may refer to: *John Dougall (actor), British actor *John Dougall (mathematician) (1867–1960), Scottish mathematician *John Dougall (merchant) (1808–1886), Scottish-born Canadian merchant *John Dougall (Utah politician) (born 1966), American politician *John Joseph Dougall John Joseph Dougall (1860 – 5 September 1934) was Mayor of Christchurch in 1911–1912. He was a solicitor by profession. In his later life, the Navy League was his main interest. Early life Dougall was born in Aberdeenshire in Scotland in 1 ...

Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ...
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