The Rev. C. J. Tough was interim moderator of Session when Mr. Watts received a call to become pastor in 1904, and the services of ordination and induction took place on October 3, of that year. The Rev. Alex. McMillan, who was moderator of Presbytery, presided, The Rev. W. Morrin of Mimico preached the sermon, the charge to the minister was given by The Rev. Mr. Tough, and the address to the people by The Rev. Alex. MacGillvray of Bonar Church, Toronto. For his early education Mr. Watts attended the Shelburne Continuation School and the Orangeville High School, from which he went to Queens University in 1898, and in due course, graduated in Arts and Theology.

In December, 1905, the Session voted to accept a memorial window to Mrs. Margaret Murray given by her children: James Murray, John Murray, and Mrs. (Dr.) Stewart. For about two years in the beginning of Mr. Watt’s pastorate Robert Elliot led the singing of the congregation, and when he retired and went to British Columbia the. choir was reorganized. The Church was re-decorated in 1905, and not long afterwards a furnace was installed in the basement, taking the place of stoves.

In 1906, Mr. Peter Campbell became Clerk of Session, and has continued to serve as such until the present time, and on April 20, 1907, he was appointed Superintendent of the Sunday School, and occupied this position altogether about 15 years. John Sproat and Abram Stark were ordained elders on March 4, 1906. Miss Mary Ellen Stark, who had been appointed organist, for the Church services in 1904, received from the congregation a testimonial of the people’s appreciation for her faithful and acceptable work in that position. Elder Abram Stark having departed this life on September 16, 1909, the Session on December 15, placed the following minute on its records: “We hereby express the deep sense of loss to ourselves, and the congregation in the death of Mr. Stark. He became a member of the Church in October, 1890, served as manager, and was ordained as elder on March 4, 1906. He was a staunch friend and supporter of the Church, and his influence was always helpful to its interests. He preferred to serve in a private capacity, but when he saw it to be his duty to become an elder, he accepted the office. His wisdom and sound judgment were of great value. To the bereaved family we extend our sympathy, assuring them that the congregation and community suffer with them.”

In 1909, Mr. Watts, on account of poor health and inability to do the whole work of the congregation devolving upon him, expressed to the session his willingness to resign, if it was thought best for the interests of the congregation. The session assured him that such a course would be detrimental. In company with Dr. Hugh A. McColl of Milton, Mr. Watts took a trip to the Old Country, arriving in Liverpool on August 30, 1909. They went to Edinburgh, and after a stay came to London. While Dr. McColl took up some medical studies in these cities Mr. Watts visited in other places. They arrived home about the first of November.

The congregation met with a great loss in the death of elder John Sproat on June 25, 1910, and in July the Session put on its records the following‘ The bequest left to the congregation by Mr. Sproat was in keeping with the service received from him during the years he was a member of the congregation, and since he became an elder. After his death it was made known to us that in disposing of his estate he had made over to the congregation seventeen shares of the Dominion Permanent Loan Association of the par value of $100 per share, the interest of which is to be applied to the minister’s stipend. This record is made to the memory of a good and honored man, who passed from this congregation to the General Assambly and Church of the first born above.' ’

On May 27, 1911, Mr. Watts acting as chairman, a new organization was created for taking care of the Boston Cemetery, a brief account of which is given in the Appendix of this history.

The Session decided on October 10, 1913, that the one hundred dollars left in its care by the late Janet Anderson for the upkeep of the plot of her late husband,, James Anderson, and herself, in the Boston Church Cemetery be invested in the Cemetery Fund, and that ten shares of the stock in said fund at ten dollars per share be purchased therewith. Mrs. Anderson also left to the congregation one thousand dollars, which was invested in the Dominion Permanent Loan Association.

On November 2, 1913, Mr. Watts reported to the Session that he had received a call to the Laidlaw Memorial Church of Hamilton, and that he desired to accept it. The Session expressed its regret, as did the congregational meeting, and agreed not to oppose his wishes before Presbytery. Peter Campbell and William Hampshire were appointed to represent to Presbytery the mind of the congregation in the matter.

Mr. Watts left behind him the reputation of being a thoughtful, instructive and interesting preacher, esteemed in the community and beloved by his people. He was pastor of Boston congregation for ten years.

The elders of his pastorate were:—William Hampshire, Peter ..Campbell, Alex. Robertson, W. H. Kerr, John Sproat and Abram Stark.  

At a meeting of the congregation on January 29, 1914, The Rev. J. W. H. Milne of Weston being moderator, a call was given to The Rev. W. G. Rose, B.A., a graduate of the University of Toronto in 1910, and of Knox College in 1913. He was born in Manchester, England, the son of The Rev. Hugh Rose, M.A., jEdin.) pastor of Grosvenor Square Presbyterian Church, who came to Canada in 1884, and became pastor of Knox Church, Elora, and died in 1887. Mr. Rose attended the High and Model Schools of Elora, taught school for three years, and worked in a mission field in the Presbytery of Algoma for six months before entering college. After graduating from Knox College he was for some time pastor’s assistant to The Rev. D. T. L. McKerroll of Victoria Church, Toronto. Mr. Rose was ordained June 29, 1913, in Toronto, and inducted pastor of Boston congregation on February 10, 1914. The Rev. R. F. Cameron of Georgetown, moderator, presided, The Rev. Dr. McKenzie of Riverdale Church, Toronto, addressed the pastor, and The Rev. J. W. U. Milne, a former pastor, the people.

At the annual meeting on January 11, 1915, Mr. Rose reported that the membership of the Church was 122, that cottage prayer meetings during the year had led to the organization of a Young People’s Guild, and that the Session recommend to the congregation a missionary committee of young men to work in connection with the Session to increase the missionary interest and contributions to the schemes of the Church.

The ballots given out for the second time to ascertain the mind of the congregation regarding the union of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches of Canada showed, when returned, that while a majority of the Session were in favor of union, a majority of the members and adherents were opposed.

The following minute was placed on the Sessional records on January 20, 1916:—“At its first meeting since the decease of Mr. Alexander Robertson of Georgetown the Session desires to place on record its sense of loss sustained by the Church in his death. As a child of the Church he grew up under its care, and in early manhood became a member on confession of his faith, served as manager, and for eight years was an elder. His walk and conversation were such that all who came in contact with him realized Whose he was and Whom he served. The congregation suffered a distinct loss when he and his family moved to Georgetown, and now that he has been called to his reward, we as a Session are voicing the consciousness of a bereavement, which has come not only to us, who were fellow-workers but to the whole congregation. He did not lose his interest in Boston Church when he removed from the neighborhood, and in his death we feel that we have lost a friend."

In the pastor’s report for the Session to the annual meeting on January 21, 1916, he stated that every department of the work of the congregation during the year had prospered.

On March 5, 1916, it was decided by the Session that as a renewed mark of the appreciation of the congregation, a sum of money, and an illuminated address in a suitable frame, be presented to Miss Mary Ellen Stark for her faithful and capable services as Church organist.

Mr. Alfred Harrington was ordained elder on November 25, 1916.

On January 23, 1917, Mr. Rose presented his third report for the Session at the annual meeting, stating' that the contributions to the mission schemes were larger, and more representative of the whole congregation, that the Sabbath School had a good year under Mr. Farrington as Superintendent, that the membership of the Church was the same as a year ago, and that “we commend to the care and comfort of our Heavenly Father, Mr. and Mrs. Carton and family because of their bereavement in the death of their son and brother Clarence, who was killed in action in France on September 16, 1916, and others who have lost dear ones during the year."

The members of the congregation, like all patriotic and loyal Canadians during the great war, beginning in August, 1914, and until the armistice signed on November 11, 1918, kept the home-fires burning, and stood behind the men at the front with their faith, prayers, work and contributions. The women worked and gave through the Red Cross, and four young men:—Clarence Carton, who made the supreme sacrifice, Frank and Alvin McDonald, and Arthur George Farrington, enlisted for the war and served in France.

A new set of individual cups for the Communion Service, presented by W. H. Kerr, who had been an elder of the Church for eighteen years, and his family was used for the first time on June 17, 1917, and the Session passed a resolution expressing the thanks of the Church for the gift, its appreciation of the valuable services rendered the congregation by them for many years, and regret at the loss sustained by it in the departure of the family to Toronto.

In January, 1918, Miss Hampshire, who had been leader of the choir, wished to resign her position, but the Session valued her services so highly they gave her a very cordial vote of thanks for what she had done and urged her to continue.

In April, 1918, Mr. Rose asked to be relieved from the work of the congregation for four months in order to do mission work in the North West, because of the great scarcity of missionaries, the Presbytery having agreed to keep the pulpit supplied during his absence On April 14, the congregation decided that the interests of the congregation and Sunday School required that Mr. Rose should not go to the North West. -

The largest addition to the membership of the Church at one time during Mr. Rose’s pastorate was on June 28, 1918, when 21 persons were received, 18 of them on confession of their faith ** and three by certificate.    .

The Session on July 4, put on record the following:—“The Session of Boston Church hereby expresses its appreciation of the good work done by Alfred Harrington as Superintendent of the Sunday School for five years. His earnestness and faithfulness in the work, and his Christian life, have been an example for the boys and girls to copy."

As Mr. Rose had received a call to the St. Andrew’s Church of Delaware and Cook’s Church of Carradoc in the Presbytery of London, a congregational meeting held on July 14, 1918, the Rev. R. F. Cameron of Georgetown presiding as moderator, expressed its desire that Mr. Rose should continue as their pastor and appointed William Hampshire, Peter Campbell and John R. Elliott to so inform Presbytery on the 16th., and to employ all proper means to have him retained. Mr. Rose accepted the call to Delaware and Carradoc, and was installed pastor of those Churches on September 19, 1919.

At a congregational meeting held in Boston Church on March 18, 1919, The Rev. R. F. Cameron of Georgetown being moderator, a unanimous call was given to The Rev. Robert McDerment of Lucan, Ontario, and M. E. Turner and George Irving were appointed to prosecute the call before Presbytery on April 1st. The call was sustained and on May 15, Mr. McDerment was inducted pastor. The Rev. R. F. Cameron presided as moderator, The Rev. J. Gordon Cheyne of the Morningside Church, Toronto, preached the sermon and addressed the pastor, and The Rev. Dr. John McColl, a resident of Georgetown, addressed the people.