Copyright © 2000 All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form without written permission of the authors. Published by the Archives Committee St. Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada ISBN: 1-895258-18-9 Cover, text design and format: Frank F. Wieler Printed and bound in Canada by Printcrafters Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba Published in co-operation with Paul Heron Publishing Limited Title taken from Rev Thomas Creen see page 49 Title page: St.Mark's Church 1820 drawn by Deborah Butler Muirhead "from a house near the Stone Barracks." Courtesy of the Niagara Historical Museum Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Habermehl, Fred, 1927-Combe, Donald L., 1931- Includes bibliographical references and name index 1. St.Mark's, Persons of Hopeful Piety 2. Niagara on the Lake-St.Mark's Church 3. Anglican Church-History 4. Addison, Robert We dedicate this volume to the memory of Robert Addison, minister and missionary at Niagara who, arriving in 1792 found a spiritual wilderness and by his ministry to the military, native and loyalist people founded many places of Christian worship in what is now the Diocese of Niagara.