Snippet from earlier days of St John the Divine

Found by Nancy Oke in the Victoria archives

 

Victoria Daily Standard Feb. 16, 1872

Presentation: Yesterday noon, the Rev. Mr. Gritbell, Principal of the Collegiate School, presented on behalf of the pupils of the establishment, to the Rev. P. Jenns, of St. John's, a handsome edition of Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, in three vols., acknowledgment of his kindness in lecturing to them on Chemistry.