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 TORONTO; 
 
 ITS 
 
 OEIGin, PUEPOSE, AID PEESEHT POSITION. 
 
 A PASTORAL 
 
 FROM THE 
 
 LORD BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE. 
 
 TORONTO : 
 
 EOWSELL h. HbtCHISON, PRINTERS. 
 
 1886. 
 
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 PROJECTED 1843. INCORPORATED 1883. 
 
 DEAN: 
 The Right Revekend the Lord Bishop of Toronto. 
 
 CHAPTER : 
 
 The Ven. the Archdeacon of Peterborough. 
 
 The Ven. the Archdeacon of York. 
 
 The Rev. Canon Brent, M.A. 
 
 The Rev. Canon Scadding, D.D. 
 
 Thjb Rev. Canon Stennett, M.A. , 
 
 The Rev. Canon O'Meara, LL.D. 
 
 The Rev. Canon DcMoulin, M.A. 
 
 The Rev. Canon Osler. 
 
 The Rev. Canon Morgan. 
 
 The Rev. Canon Tremayne, M.A. 
 
 The Hon. E. Blake, Q.C, M.P., ^ 
 
 Chancellor of the Diocese, I 
 
 R. Snelling, Esq., LL.D,, Q.C, j ^"^ ''•^'°- 
 
 Registrar of the Diocese, / 
 The Hon. George W. Allan, Senator. « 
 His Honour Judge Benson. I ^^^'^^ ^'J ^^' ^^^ 
 
 Robert H. Bethune. Esq. [ ^^"«^^'-« «/ <A« 
 
 Edward M. Chadwick, Esq. ■' ^V^^^' 
 
 James Henderson, Esq. \ 
 
 John Carter, Esq. yElected by the Clerical Memuers 
 
 John R. Cartwright, Esq. j of the Synod: 
 Major Edward H. Foster. ^ 
 
 MExMBERS DECEASED: 
 
 Hon, Chief Justice Spragoe. 
 Rev. Canon Ritchib. 
 
CATHEDRAL OF ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR. 
 
 TO THE FAITHFUL CLERGY AND LAITY 
 OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE 
 DIOCESE OF TORONTO. 
 
 Reverend and Dear Brethren : — 
 
 A Cathedral Establishment for the Diocese of 
 Toronto has been for many years in contemplation, 
 but although the projeft has been, at different times, 
 brought before the Church through the late Church 
 Society and the Synod, it is only pf recent years that 
 it has begun to take definite shape. 
 
 Your Venerated Diocesan, the First Bishop of 
 Toronto, the Father of the Church in this Province, 
 evidently gave to this question much consideration ; 
 for in the year 1843, amongst other generous gifts to 
 various Church objects, he donated for a Cathedral 
 Establishment four hundred acres of land, consisting 
 of the east half of lot No. 4, in the 8th concession of 
 Seymour; lot 21, in the 8th concession of Plantagenct; 
 and the west half of lot 5, in the nth concession of 
 Belmont. 
 
 The rents derived from these lands, and the proceeds 
 of sales, have formed the Cathedral E jtablishment 
 Fund which has appeared for many years in the Church 
 Society and Synod Reports. 
 
 In 1853, attention was directed to the subject by 
 the republication by the Church Society of a Pastoral 
 Letter on the subject of Church organization and 
 
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 extension issued by Bishop Strachan eleven years 
 previously, in which a Cathedral Establishment was 
 referred to, and the true Cathedral idea and purpose 
 suggested. 
 
 In 1 86 1, on the motion of Mr. S. B. Harman, a 
 Committee was appointed to report regarding the 
 formation of a full Cathedral staff. 
 
 In the years from 1867 to 1873, special Committees 
 were appointed by Synod, from time to time, to con- 
 sider the question of erecting a Synod House in 
 connection with St- James' as representing the Cathe- 
 dral of the Diocese ; and various reports were presented 
 to the Synod. 
 
 Of these it is interesting and suggestive to read the 
 Report presented in 1872 by the Committee on a 
 Memorial to the late Bishop Strachan, and the resolu- 
 tion of the Synod upon it. 
 
 The Committee recommended — " That the most 
 appropriate mode of carrying into effect an object 
 in which all the members of the Church in this 
 Diocese, both Lay and Clerical, may justly claim a 
 common and equal interest, is the purchase of a site 
 within the city of Toronto, containing from one to 
 two acres, situated in a position regarded as being, 
 in view of the probable future extension of the city, 
 central and desirable, for the purpose of erecting 
 thereon the following buildings, in the order in which 
 they are enumerated : 
 
 " I. A Church or Chapel, to be under the immediate 
 direction of the Bishop of the Diocese, for the cele- 
 
bration of daily Cathedral service, and for such other 
 special purpose as may appear to the Bishop from 
 time to time expedient ; the dimensions of such 
 Church or Chapel to be determined with a view to its 
 being available at all seasons of the year, for the daily 
 services of the Church. 
 
 " 2. A Synod Hall and offices, whereby the Church 
 will be relieved from the burden imposed upon it ' 
 the necessity of renting a Synod office, 
 
 " 3. An Episcopal Residence or See-House, an 
 object in itself most desirable. 
 
 "According to the census of 1861, the members 
 of the Church in this Diocese* amounted to about 
 138,000 ; and, assuming their numbers to be no 
 larger than this at the present time, a contribution 
 averaging fifty cents each for every member of the 
 Church, to be raised by two equal annual instalments, 
 would go ver>' far towards the accomplishment of the 
 object proposed." 
 
 The following resolutions were thereupon passed 
 by the Synod : 
 
 " L That the Synod pledges itself to use its best 
 endeavours to carry out the proposals in the report 
 which has just been adopted, by raising v. ithin each 
 Parish or Mission in the Diocese, by two yearly 
 instalments, a sum averaging fifty cents for every 
 member of the Church within that Parish or Mission, 
 according to the census of 1871. - 
 
 'Previous to its subdivision and reduction to present limits. 
 
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 " 2. That the Clergyman, Lay Representatives, and 
 Churchwardens of each Parish do constitute them- 
 selves a Committee to collect the sum of fifty cents 
 for each member of our Church according to the 
 census of 1871, for the purpose of raising the build- 
 ings proposed as a memorial to the late Bishop 
 Strachan." « ' 
 
 This was one of the good resolutions of the Synod 
 which bore no fruit. Nothing more is heard of the 
 subject until, in 1881, I addressed the Synod at some 
 length on the revival of the Cathedral System, laying 
 particular stress upon what is its chief feature of 
 practical usefulness in the position and needs of our 
 modern Colonial Church, — not so much a costly 
 structure with ornate services, as the organization of 
 a body of efficient Canons to act as an Advisory 
 Council to the Bishop, and to devote themselves to the 
 missionary and educational interests of the Diocese. 
 
 The views which I propounded were approved by 
 resolution of the Synod, and the Executive Committee 
 were directed to take steps to secure the desired result. 
 
 The Cathedral Chapter was incorporated in 1883 by 
 Act of the Provincial Legislature, one of the special 
 features of the scheme, adapting it to the situation of 
 the Colonial Church, being the election of Lay mem- 
 bers of the Chapter by vote of the Synod, and the 
 appointment as members ex officio of the two principal 
 Lay Officers of the Diocese. 
 
 The Incorporated Chapter have held frequent meet- 
 ings. At the first, both by the Executive Committee 
 
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 CATHEDRAL OF ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR. 
 
 of the Synod and by the Chapter, attempts were made 
 to secure for the establishment a Home in some one 
 of the existing city Churches; but difficulties presented 
 themselves which were found to be insurmountable, 
 prominent among these being the parochial organiza- 
 tions, parochial interests, and proprietary pews. It 
 thus became necessary to seek an independent site for 
 the erection of Cathedral and other Diocesan buildings, 
 which should be of sufficient size for all future require- 
 ments. After many negotiations, such a site was 
 finally secured in December, 1884, from the proprietors 
 of the Sl Alban's Park Estate. It consists of about 
 4}4 acres, and the purchase price was $10,488. 
 
 A necessary feature in the Cathedral scheme was 
 felt to be the residence of the Bishop within the 
 Cathedral precincts ; indeed, the only way in which it 
 is to be naturally expected that the work of the 
 Cathedral should take shape and develop is by starting 
 from the spot where the Bishop is established, as a 
 centre, and gradually grouping its various forces and 
 agencies round that nucleus. This consideration led 
 the Chapter at an early stage to open negotiations 
 with the See-House Committee. Their overtures 
 were courteously received by these gentlemen, whose 
 cordial co-operation resulted in the transfer by the 
 Chapter, by way of contribution to the See-House 
 Fund, of a portion of the Cathedral Close, consisting 
 of two frontages of 100 feet each, with a depth 
 between of 300 feet. This lot has been deeded to the 
 Synod, and the See-House has been erected upon it. 
 
The property thus acquired by the chapter for the 
 purposes of the Church in perpetuity is, at present, 
 outside the limits of the City. Its situation is about 
 1,150 feet north of Bloor street, between Albany and 
 Rowland Avenues, which are the continuation of Lip- 
 pincott and Borden streets. But it was wholly impos- 
 sible, at this late date, to procure a lot of land of 
 suitable extent, within the city limits, except at a cost 
 which it would have been useless for the Chapter to 
 contemplate. And whilst the present site is very 
 nearly in the centre of the present map of the City of 
 Toronto, with its suburbs, as regards East and West, 
 and not far from the centre North and South, there 
 is every indication that before many years, this 
 neighbourhood, which has been lately constituted by 
 a by-law of the Township "the District of St. Alban's," 
 will be completely built up. In the adjoining part of 
 the City, already pretty well filled up, there are, as I 
 am informed, no less than two hundred houses in 
 course of construction at the present time. The 
 character of the immediate surroundings is secured 
 by the terms of the stringent building conditions 
 imposed by the deeds of sale. 
 
 I have already referred to my disclaimer of a desire 
 to push on, as the first or chief object to be aimed at, 
 the erection of the Cathedral Church. The order 
 which I advocate is, first the organization of a Cathe- 
 dral Staff and Diocesan Missionary Work fairly set 
 agoing ; and then the building, as it is needed. And 
 having once secured all the land wanted for future 
 
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 CATHEDRAL OF ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR. 
 
 operations, the Chapter would probably have been 
 content to rest there, had not a strong inducement 
 been held out to them to make a commencement of 
 building. - 
 
 The St. Alban's Park Syndicate, who most gen- 
 erously donated to the Chapter one-half of the pur- 
 chase money of the site, made a further offer of $2,000 
 on the condition that the Choir and Chancel of the 
 Church were commenced before the 23rd of August 
 last, and roofed in before the end of the present year. 
 The Chapter considered that they were not justified 
 in throwing away this valuable offer, by failing to 
 comply with the first part of the conditions : accord- 
 ingly, on the 20th of August last, I had the pleasure 
 of turning the first sod of the excavation for the 
 Cathedral building ; and the walls of the crypt of the 
 Choir and Chancel have been since built. 
 
 Whilst this work was in progress, the Chapter 
 received an urgent request from a congregation, who 
 have for some time past been meeting in a room over 
 the driving-shed of a tavern at the corner of St. 
 Alban's Park, for leave to use this crypt for worship; 
 and the syndicate, having expressed themselves 
 satisfied with the bo7ia fides of the Chapter and 
 made over to them the equivalent of their promised 
 contribution, it was determined to finish the crypt 
 in a plain way, suitable for the conduct of worship, 
 and roof it in. An unfortunate accident, however, to 
 the contractor for the roof has prevented this from 
 being carried out so soon as had been arranged, and 
 
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 it has therefore been resolved by the Chapter to 
 make the effort to carry up the walls and complete 
 this part of the building. 
 
 It is for this that I now appeal to you for assistance. 
 The work hitherto done has cost about $4,000 and is 
 of the most excellent and durable character. Apart 
 from the donation of the syndicate, the expense has 
 been chiefly borne by the subscriptions of individual 
 members of the Chapter and a few friends. I have 
 made no appeal to the Church generally. The time 
 seems, however, to have come when I may fairly call 
 upon you to assist in raising the comparatively small 
 sum needed to complete as much of the future Cathe- 
 dral as will serve all purposes for some years to come. 
 
 The estimate for the completion of the chancel 
 and choir, including choir-aisles, is $21,000. 
 
 The work will be of stone, and the design in 
 every way worthy of a Cathedral of the Church of 
 England. 
 
 I feel the more confidence in making th's appeal from 
 the conviction that the duty of the Church to extend 
 her ministrations in proportion to the growth of popu- 
 lation requires that Church accommodation should be 
 speedily provided for this rapidly growing district, and 
 $2 1 ,000 is by no means an extravagant sum to ask 
 for such a purpose. 
 
 The proposed building will be 90 feet in length, 
 with a width of 34 feet, exclusive of side aisles, pro- 
 viding ample accommodation for some time to come, 
 and sufficient for all uses of a Diocesan character. 
 
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 CATHEDRAL OF ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR. 
 
 But it is on more general grounds that I invite you 
 as members of our Church to take your share in this 
 grand enterprise ; the Cathedral is not a Parish 
 Church ; it has more than local interest and claims. 
 It is the Spiritual Home of the whole Diocese. What 
 the Church is to the Parish, the Cathedral is to the 
 Diocese — the centre of religious life and activity. 
 Every member of the Church, wherever his customary 
 residence may be, should feel, when he comes to the 
 See-City, that there is a sanctuary there to which he 
 has a right as the common heritage of all the sons of 
 the Church. 
 
 Whilst asking you thus to enable us to carry out 
 the design of completing what, for all intents and 
 purposes, will serve as the present Cathedral of the 
 Diocese, I would not forget that there are other even 
 more important objects for which the Chapter need 
 the contributions of all earnest well-wishers to the 
 Church. Chiefly the creation of an endowment fund 
 for two or more Missionary Canonries. In the con- 
 ditions under which our work has to be done as a 
 Colonial Church, no agency is more urgently needed 
 than a staff of experienced, devout, and spiritually 
 minded men, free to go, under the directions of the 
 Bishop, to any Parish or Mission where counsel or 
 assistance is required. And there are no other means 
 for the maintenance of such a staff than the provision 
 of a permanent endowment by donations in land or 
 money, or of income by annual subscriptions. 
 
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 Another object which should commend itself to the 
 special interest of the Church is the establishment and 
 maintenance of a free school, primarily for the benefit 
 of the sons of our Missionary Clergy, buc also of Choir 
 boys to be trained for the service of the Cathedral 
 and, when found to possess the necessary qualifica- 
 tions, for the ministry of the Church. 
 
 For these several objects, so deeply touching the 
 highest interests of our Church, I earnestly ask your 
 sympathy and most liberal contributions ; which may 
 be given to one or other of them as they commend 
 themselves most to your judgment. 
 
 For the completion of the building, it has been 
 thought desirable to ask for annual subscriptions 
 extending over five years ; for the endowment of Mis- 
 sionary Canonries and the maintenance of the Choir- 
 School, either annual subscriptions for maintenance, 
 or donations in land or in money for investment. 
 
 Subscriptions and donations will be received and 
 acknowledged by myself, or by Mr. Robert H. 
 Bcthune, Manager of the Dominion Bank, the Trea- 
 surer of the Chapter. 
 
 Commending this appeal to your candid and favour- 
 able consideration, | 
 I am, Reverend and Dear Brethren, [ 
 Your faithful Friend and Bishop, ! 
 
 ARTHUR TORONTO. 
 
 Toronto, April, 1886. 
 
14 CATHEDRAL OF ST. ALBAN THE MARTYR. 
 
 NOTES. 
 
 In order to give an opportunity to those who wish to 
 become identified in an enduring manner with this woi'k, a 
 suggestion has been made that the bays, thirteen in number, 
 of which the Choir and Chancel are to consist, should be 
 assigned separately to be built by individuals, families, 
 corporations or the like, and named appropriately. One has 
 been already so set apart, and the money for its erection has 
 been subscribed. A sum of $1,500, (payable in instalments 
 extending over five years), or land to the value of $2,000, 
 would be sufficient to secure one of these bays. 
 
 It may be well to direct the attention of members of the 
 Church in this Diocese, to the fact that the Americans, a 
 people pre-eminently practical, and among whom the posi- 
 tion of the Church is very much as it is in this country, 
 have found it to their advantage to adopt the Cathedral 
 system on lines similar to those we are trying to adopt. 
 This may help to counteract in some degree an impression 
 which unfortunately prevails widely, that a Cathedral is 
 little else than a place of honourable retirement for aged 
 Clergy. 
 
 It may, perhaps also be of interest to mention that a 
 Cathedral is in course of erection in Albany, N. Y., of 
 dimensions nearly the same as those of the projected 
 Cathedral of St. Albau's, according to the lines already 
 laid down, and acted upon so far as the Chancel and Choir 
 extend. Upon the building we refer to, there has been 
 
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 expended some $100,000, exclusive of the site, which cost 
 $80,000, and $550,000 more will be required to finish it 
 St. Alban's, will compare very favourably with this ; for the 
 designs which have been prepared for the Choir and Chancel, 
 and proposed for the future completed building, are quite 
 equal in dignity and grandeur to the Albany Cathedral, and 
 can be carried into eflfect for one-third of the coat ; as we 
 ascertain by the tendei-s made for the portion of the work 
 which we at present contemplate, and which we are confident 
 can and will be done in a manner creditable to the Diocese 
 for a total of $25,000, including expenditure already made. 
 
 The donations and subscriptions received up to the pre- 
 sent time, including the donations of the proprietors of 
 St Alban's Park, amount to about $11,000. 
 
Cathedral of St. Alban's.