▁a ▁public ▁eas ement ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁pres ervation ▁meets ▁conservation ▁standards . ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁structure ▁and ▁its ▁traditional ▁uses ▁ ▁The ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace ▁ ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁sect ▁was ▁David ▁Will son , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁and ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Qu akers ▁of ▁which ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁a ▁member , ▁but ▁his ▁min istry ▁was ▁rejected ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁pre ach ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁His ▁sect ▁placed ▁great ▁emphas is ▁on ▁ceremony , ▁music ▁and ▁practical ▁education . ▁Follow ers ▁of ▁the ▁sect ▁were ▁strong ▁political ▁reform ers ▁and ▁Will son ▁played ▁a ▁critical ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Alliance ▁Society , ▁the ▁first ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁Several ▁members ▁joined ▁William ▁Lyon ▁Mack en zie ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁Reb ell ion . ▁They ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁Canada ▁by ▁ens uring ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁both ▁" f athers ▁of ▁responsible ▁government ," ▁Robert ▁Bald win ▁and ▁Louis ▁La Font aine , ▁in ▁their ▁r iding ▁despite ▁thre ats ▁of ▁political ▁violence ▁by ▁the ▁Orange ▁Order . ▁After ▁Will son ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁the ▁sect ▁slowly ▁dimin ished . ▁The ▁last ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁in ▁ 1 8