The families that came to settle in the community of Codys station were predominantly Baptist, the several Cody families belonged to the Church of England, the remaining households were Presbyterian.[24] The Presbyterians held services in a small hall built and owned by George Redmond Cody, located about a mile from his farm on the main road, the minister coming from nearby Scotch Settlement. The Baptists would hold one great revival meeting in the Cody hall every winter with some roving evangelist conducting the proceedings.[25] St. John's Episcopal Church for the parish of Johnston was at English Settlement (now Highfield), five miles from Codys Station over a back road, the Cody families attending the quaint wooden structure with its modest pagoda-like steeple as often as possible, although the rector of the church held services every fortnight in the Cody hall.[26] Codys Women's Institute Hall is designed a Provincial Historic Site for its architecture and its association with the Women's Institute. Since 1927, the Women's Institute has played an important role in the home and farm economy as well as in the social history of New Brunswick. Comments are closed.
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