Rev. William Alves
1825-1873
William Alves was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He served in Saint John, New Brunswick as a Presbyterian minister from 1855-1867. He was instrumental in the building of the Calvin Church in Saint John in 1871 and while there, published St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians. Alves was appointed as a missionary of the Free Church of Scotland to New Zealand, moving there in 1868, where he would die of tuberculosis on 1 February 1873.
Jack, Ronald J. "Historic" Saint John Synagogue Just Sold for a Buck - So what is its history?" The Lost Valley - An Internet History of Saint John, N.B, article no. 288, 4 April 2017. Accessed 21 July 2023.
Frontispiece of "Lectures on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle, to the Ephesians, Chapter I"
Alves, William. Lectures on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle, to the Ephesians, Chapter 1. Catalogue entry. Open Library, Internet Archive, 16 July 2010. Accessed 21 July 2023.