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CORRESPONDENCE. 
 
 Bishop's Court, April 27th, 1874. 
 
 
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 My dear Baldwin, 
 
 You will not I think be surprised when I tell you that my 
 connection with the Cathedral is becoming more and more 
 embarrassing, and until some fresh arrangement is made 
 I feel that I cannot attend the service with any degree of 
 comfort, 
 
 I allude 10 the entire ignoring of my position in what I 
 have always wished to consider as the Cathedral Church of 
 my Diocese. 
 
 There is some idea of bringing the matter before the 
 Synod ; but before encouraging such a step I feel that it will 
 be better to call our Chapter together, when I could speak 
 more freely and amicably of the grounds of my complaint. 
 
 I propose therefore to call a meeting in the Chapter 
 House, on Wednesday, May the 20th. I name that day, as 
 I think it will bo more convenient than any other. 
 
 Yours very faithfully, 
 
 A. Montreal. 
 
 May 2nd, 1874. 
 My dear Lord. 
 
 I received on Thursday evening your letter of the 27th, 
 and most sincerely regret that your Lordship should see any 
 cause in the. present management of the Cathedral to inter- 
 fere with your pleasure in attending, or to lead you to with- 
 draw your friendly sympathies. 
 
Before calling the meeting of the Chapter to which you 
 allude, I would take it as a kindness if your Bordtship would 
 freely state in wi'iting that which you consider to bo a 
 reasonable ground of complaint, iti order that, if possible, 
 a speedy and amicable solution of the difficulty maj- be 
 arrived at. 
 
 With all respect, 
 
 Your obedient servant. 
 
 Maurice S. Baldwin. 
 
 The Most Rev. 
 
 The Metropolitan. 
 
 Bishop's Court, May 2nd, 1874. 
 My dear Baldwin, 
 
 However unwilling I might be to enter into particulars 
 on paper, your request that I should do so is so reasonable 
 that I caiiHot refuse it, and I am sure you Avill prefer that I 
 should frankly tell you what my grievances are respecting 
 the Cathedral. 
 
 First, however, let me say that there are many little 
 things which have from time to tinie annoyed me, as indi- 
 cative of a wish to exalt the Parochial character of the 
 Church, at the expense of its C^athedral character, and which 
 I cannot mention in writing. 
 
 But the main points which I complain of are the follow- 
 ing:— 
 
 1. That as Bishop of the Diocese I do not enjoy the right 
 of preaching in my own Cathedral, or of introducing a 
 preacher when I desire to do so ; but I am forced to make 
 the proposal subject to a refusal. 
 
 The inconvenience of this I specially felt two months ago, 
 when, after having preached a sermon on Public Worship 
 
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 which I proposed to continue on n subsequent Sunday, you 
 throw an obstacle iu the way (intentionally or unintention- 
 ally) which made me resolve never a^min to subject myself 
 to a similar objection. I feel that in my own Cathedral this 
 should not have occurred. 
 
 2. That inasmuch as the Cathedral is my proper church, 
 and I must needs be specially interested in all its ministra- 
 tions, there has been little or no consideration of my wishes 
 either as to the mode of conducting the services, or as to 
 the introduction of fresh members of the clerical stuff, 
 During the late Dean's incumbency ituas otherwise in both 
 these respects. 
 
 3 That my position in the Chancel has, especially of late, 
 been extremely distasteful, owing to the irreverent conduct 
 of certain of the choir, which must be very disturbing to an}' 
 one who wishes to take part in the service. Of this I have 
 more than once complained to yoa, but without the least 
 effect. 
 
 4. That I have on several occasions made suggestions for 
 the improvement of the Cathedral worship, but these have 
 been disregarded, and no steps taken to bring them before 
 the proper authorities ; whoreas it would have been but an 
 act of courtesy to have done so. 
 
 5. That the position of the Dean and Canons has of late 
 been scarcely recognized, their stalls having been virtually 
 obliterated by the erection of new seats for the Lector and 
 his assistants in a prominent, but totally distinct part of 
 the church, and the capitular stalls having been gradually 
 absorbed by the choir. 
 
 6. That for many months past no pains have been taken 
 by the Cathedral clergy for the decent celebration of Divine 
 Service on week days, as was always the case previous to 
 your incumbency, and according to the prevailing custom in 
 all Cathedrals. 
 
 These arc some of my main complaints, which at your 
 r iquest I have put upon paper ; but there are many things 
 which have combined painfully to convince me that the 
 
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 foelin/^ which now prevails with those who have the man 
 agemont of the Church is to build it up in its Rectorial 
 capacity, but gradually to divert it of its original Cathedral 
 character, ignoring as much as possible the presence and 
 authority of the Bishop. 
 
 I send you my grievances in the same spirit os that in 
 which you asked for them. 
 
 Yours very faithfully, 
 
 A. MONTREAF.. 
 
 The claims of the Bishop arc as follows : — 
 
 1. That, in accordance with the Queen's Patent, the Parish 
 Church, called Christ Church, shall always bo recognized as 
 '• the Cathedral Church of the said Bishop of Montreal." 
 
 2. That the Bishop's right either himself to preach in the 
 Cathedral, or occasionally to introduce a stranger, if he 
 shall desire it, on giving due noticeto the Rector, be hereby 
 admitted. 
 
 3. That the ordering of the Services in the Cathedral, and 
 the appointment of the clergy thereof, shall bo subject to 
 the api)roval of the Bishop. 
 
 4. That, of the Stalls hitherto assigned to the Dean and 
 Canons, a sufficient number shall be appropriated for their 
 exclusive use, and shall be kept distinct from those used by 
 the Choir. 
 
 5. That due provision shall be made for Daily Service in 
 the Cathedral, during at least seven months of the year, ac- 
 cording to the custom prevailing heretofore in this Church, 
 as well as in Cathedrals generally. 
 
 In order to bring matters to an amicable issue, the Bishop 
 has drawn up the above claims, which he feels to be the 
 minimum of what he may fairly require, and to which he 
 conceives that the Rector (having the dignity and well being 
 of the Cathedral at heart, as well as himself) should bo will- 
 ing to assent. 
 
 The Bishop desires further to state his decided opinion ^ 
 
that the present location of the Rector, and his assistants, in 
 a block of stalls, at a distance from the Choir, from the Capi- 
 tular Stalls, and from the Episcopal Throne, is very objec- 
 tionable, as tending to create a distinction between the Paro- 
 chial and Cathedral Clergy, and effectually separating the 
 Choir from the main body of worshippers. 
 
 Bishop's Court, May 11, 1874. 
 
 My dear Balixwin, 
 
 As I leave for Bedford this afternoon, only returning 
 hero to-morrow evening for one n'ght, I must remind you 
 that I have received no answer to my last letter. I am 
 anxious to receive your reply, as I shall bo guided by it as 
 to whether it will be desirable to send out notices for a 
 Chapter meeting on the 20th. As my demands wore as 
 moderate as 1 could make them in justice to myself, I 
 hoped that you would have felt desirous at once to concur 
 in my proposals. 
 
 Yours very faithfuiij'', 
 
 A. Montreal, 
 
 Montreal, May 12th, 1874. 
 
 My dear Lord. 
 
 Finding my answer to your last communication may bo 
 delayed a few days further, owing to my anxiety to give it 
 all due consideration, I write in the meantime to explain 
 that which, I grieve to say, has caused your Lordship 
 trouble. You refer to a sermon which you j)roposed to 
 preach, and in the way of which, you say, I intentionally, 
 or unintentionally, threw an obstacle. 
 
 Now, my Lord, I can only say I acted unintentionally in 
 
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 tho matter; and the furthost idea frcm my mind was that 
 of cither opposing' or Blighting you. Seeing, however, by 
 your Lordwhip'H letter that I really did wound you, I ofter 
 you my most sincere and humble apology, an I have no 
 other wi.sh than to act with all duo courteny and respect. 
 
 Your obdt. servant, 
 
 Maurice S. Baldwin. 
 
 Mv DEAR Baldwin, 
 
 I willingly accept j'our explanation about the sei'mon, 
 und believe that you did nut intentionaUy prevent my 
 preaching it. 
 
 Ah some of our Canons live at a di.stanco, and will require 
 a few days' notice in the event of a meeting on tho 20th, I 
 hoi)e that you will let me hear from you at Lachine on 
 Saturday. 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 
 A. Montreal. 
 
 Bishop's Court, May 13, 1874. 
 
 Montreal, May l-4th, 1874. 
 
 My dear Lord, 
 
 In answer to a communication received from your Lord- 
 ship on Friday the 8th of May, through the Very Reverend 
 tho Dean, I beg to submit tie following reply: humbly 
 hoping your Lordship will admit the justice of my several 
 conclusions. 
 
 As tho subjects brought forward by j'our Lordship aro of 
 the gravest importance, I shall consider them seriatim. 
 
 Claim No. 1. — " That in accordance icith the Queen^s Patent, 
 the Parish Church, called Christ Church, shall be always recog- 
 nized as the Cathedral Church of the said Bishop o/ Montreal." 
 
 In replj'' to this I may state that not having seen tho 
 Queen's Patent, I cannot affirm more than that I am willing 
 to recognize the legal rights of the Bishop of Montreal in all 
 matters. 
 
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 Claim No. 2. — " That the JJinhoji's right, cither hiimctf to 
 preach in the Cathedral, or occanionalfi/ to introduce a sfran' 
 ger, if he shotdd desire, on giving due notice to the Rector, be 
 hereby admitted.'^ 
 
 I cannot mlmit those cluimH, an thoy intorforo with tho 
 rightH of tho IJoctor of the Parish of Montreal unilor tho 
 Patent. In order, however, to avoid all mistakes in the 
 future, I promiso, as an act of courtesy, to furnish your 
 Lordship, on tho tirst of every month, with a blank form of 
 Lho services t.) bo held in tho Cathedral throuj^hout that 
 period, on which your Lordship ma}- writedown when it will 
 bo your pleasure to preach, which appointments shall be 
 loyally observed. 
 
 With regard to strangers, while I shall ever be desirous 
 to meet your Lordshi])'s wishes, occasions might arise Avhon 
 I would be compelled to assert my right of objection. 
 
 Chdm No. 3. — " That the ordering of the services in the 
 Cathedral, and the apjyointment of the Clergij thereof, shall be 
 subject to the approval of the Bishop." 
 
 As this claim is wholly at variance with the liberty grant- 
 ed to the Rector by il>e Patent, it is inadmissible. 
 
 Claim No. 4. — " lltat of the Stalls hitherto assigned to the 
 Dean and Canons, a sufficiei^t number shall be appropriated for 
 their exclusive use, and shall be kept distinct from those used by 
 the choir." 
 
 On all occasions when the Cathedral Chapter maj' be ex- 
 pected at Divine Service, due provision will be made in tho 
 Stalls for their accommodation. 
 
 Claim No. 5. — " That due jm) vision shaV. /■?, made for daily 
 Service in, the Cathedral, during at least s> en months of the 
 year, according to the custom prevailing heretofore in the Church, 
 as well as in Cathedrals generally." 
 
 It is my wish and intention to hold daily Service in tho 
 Cathedral as heretofore. 
 
 Note A. — " The Biship desires further to state his decided 
 opinion that the i>resent location of the Rector and his assistants, 
 in a block of Stalls at a distance from the Choir, from the Cap i 
 
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 tular tStui '«, and from the Episcopal Throne, is very objection- 
 able, as tending to create a distinction between the Gc*hedral 
 and the Parochial Clergy, and effectually separating the Choir 
 from the main body of the worshippers'' 
 
 Tho Seats now used by the Rector and his assistants were 
 erected by the Church authorities for the purpose of giving 
 more suitable accommodation, and without any intention of 
 creatinr a distinction between the Cathedral and Parochial 
 Clergy. 
 
 I would also respectfully disclaim all idea whatever of 
 building up the Church in its Rectorial capacity at the ex- 
 pense of its Cathedral character. 
 
 Note B. — " That I have on several occasions mide suggestions 
 for the improvement of the Cathedral worship, but these have 
 been -^^ 'regarded, and no steps taken to bring them before the 
 proper authorities, whereas it would hare been but an act of 
 courtesy to have done so." 
 
 Of the suggestions made by your Lordship as to tho 
 improvement of the Cathedral worshi]), some could only be 
 settled by myself ; others needing the consent of the Church 
 authorities, I found had already been investigated, but, 
 owing to the fact that tho approval of the proprietors of 
 pews was necessary, were considered impracticable. 
 
 Your Lordship has been pleased to inform me of your 
 intention to convene a meeting of the Dean and Chapter i \ 
 the Cbnpter House of the Cathedral. 
 
 Now, my Lord, while I do not wi«h to exercise my right 
 of objection to the use of the Cathedral building, your Lord- 
 ship will readily perceive I cannc attend the meeting con- 
 vened for the purposes above specified. 
 
 With all respqct, 
 
 Your Lordship's obedient servant, 
 
 Maurice Scollard Baldwin, 
 Rector of the Parisli of Montreal. 
 
 To THE Most Rev. the Metropolitan. 
 
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 Lachine, May 18th, 1874. 
 My dear Canon Baldwin, 
 
 It grieves me to say that your letter of May the 14th is 
 anything bnt satisfactory to mo. The spirit in which it is 
 written only confirms me in the opinion, which I had 
 already expressed, that your aim seems to be to " build up 
 the Parochial, rather than the Cathedral character of your 
 Church." 
 
 As regards the first point mentioned, namely the recogni- 
 tion of the Church as " the Cathedral Church of the Bishop," 
 since you seem unwilling to accept the statement without 
 having it verified, I herewith send you a printed copy of 
 the patent, from which you will see that I copied it cor- 
 rectly. 
 
 As to my preaching in the Cathedral, I cannot consent to 
 do so as a mere matter of courteous permission, though I am 
 persuaded that the courtesy you promise 1 should always 
 have received at your hands. Had you assented to my 
 proposal, I need hardly say that, judging from the past; you 
 might have felt very sure that I should never have undufy 
 pressed my claim, either by desiring to preach ofteuer than 
 I have hitherto done, or ty not cordially consulting you as 
 to your own wishes. During the late incumbency, although 
 your predecessor urged me to "'aim the Pulpit whenever I 
 felt so disposed, you yourself will boar testimony to the 
 fact that I never availed myself of that privilege without 
 first consulting you as to your feelings and convenience. 
 
 You have further declined to accord to me the privilege 
 of cifering the Cathedral Pulpit to a brother Bishop, or to 
 any other stranger. This being the case, I feel that I cannot 
 ask permission to do so with the contingency of being 
 refused, an event which you yourself contemplate as pos- 
 sible. 
 
 In the ordering of the services, I desired some consenting 
 voice ; for it is surely an anomaly to regard the Church an 
 "the Cathedral Church of the Bishop," and yet to make 
 
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 him uii ontire cipher in this respect. And hero again I 
 think you know me well enough to repose a fuller contidenco 
 in me than your objection implies. 
 
 Also, as to the appointment of tlio Cathedral clergy, can 
 it be right that the Bishop should not even be consulted 
 since the choice of a fit or unfit person would so closely 
 affect him, and since also, from his official position, he has a 
 more intimate knowledge of the clergy than others. 
 
 I speak feelingly on this point, as I understand that you 
 have recently engaged a clergyman to act as one of the per- 
 manent cathedral ^ia^ without even mentioning his name to me. 
 In the present instance it so happens that I know nothing 
 against his personal character, but rather the reverse. It 
 might, however, have been otherwise. 
 
 With regard to the Dean and Canons, I must still insist 
 upon their claims to have special scalls allotted to them, as 
 was the case during my predecessor's time, so that they may 
 occupy them whenever they are present at any service, 
 instead of depending upon casual provision being made for 
 them on special occasions. I presume that the present stalls 
 were originally erected with that intent. You Avill bear in 
 mind that I only asked that a certain number of these should 
 be appropriated to them. 
 
 And now I must close this cori-espondenee, which was en- 
 tered upon because I felt m^'self sorely aggrieved, and be- 
 cause T hoped that you would meet me in a generous and 
 fair spirit — the same spirit that 1 have (as I think you will 
 acknowledge) ever shown towards you. I also conceived 
 that you wou^d have desired to make an equitable adjust- 
 ment of the clai«is both of the Rectory and the Cathedral, 
 and that you would have shown a little more anxiety to place 
 your Bishop in a position becoming his office, instead of rcn- 
 dering him dependent on the courtesy of the Rector. I am 
 very sorry that in these respects our correspondence has 
 failed. 
 
 Yours very faithfullj^, 
 
 A. Montreal. 
 
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 I regret that you decline to attend the meeting of tho 
 Chapter which I have called. I should not have pressed you 
 to do 80 against your inclination, but I think you will see 
 that you were hardly right^in your refusal.