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OF TJIE Synod of the Province of "Canada" KEVISKD TO 16tli SESSION, 1895, INCLUSIVE TOGKTHER WITH PRAYERS AND FORMS OF SERVICE AUTHORIZED FOR USE, AND ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATURES RELATING TO THE CHURCH. Pontrot : PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL & SON 1 1 I ) r ) Synod ot the EcclBsiefiiiGal Province of '' Canada/' I3BCLARAX10N ADOPTED AT THE FIRST SESSION l86r. We, the Bishops of the United Church of England and Ireland within the Province of Canada, together with the Delegates from the Clergy and Laity of the Diocesan Synods, nov/ assembled in the first Provincial Synod under Royal and constitutional authority, and intending, under God's blessing and guidance, to consider and determine upon such matters as shall appear necessary for the welfare of The Church in this Province, desire to express our most humble and hearty thanks to Almighty God, that it has pleased Him in His Pro- vidence to set over us a Metropolitan, and thus to enable us, as in the ancient days, to assemble as one body, under the direction of His Holy Spirit, whose aid we now invoke, and in the name of His only begotten Son, for the consolidation and advancement of His Kingdom in this Province. Before entering on the business for which we are at pre- sent assembled, we desire publicly to declare the principles upon which we propose to proceed. We desire The Church in this Province to continue, as it has been, an integral portion of the United Church of Eng- land and Ireland. As members of that Church, we recognize the true Canon of Holy Scripture as set forth by that Church, on the testi- mony of the Primitive Catholic Church, to be the rule and standard of Faith: we acknowledge the Book of Common Prayer and Sacraments, together with the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, to be a true and faithful declaration of the doc- trines contained in Holy Scripture; we maintain the Form of Church government by Bishops, Priests and Deacons, as Scriptural and Apostolical ; and we declare our firm and unani- mous resolution, in dependence on Divine aid, to preserve those doctrines and that form of government, and to transmit them to our posterity. r *i». PKOVINGIAL SYNOD UF CANADA. In particular we maintain the ancient doctrine of our Church, that the Queen is nghttuHy possessed of the chief government and supremacy over all persons within her do- minions, whether ecclesiastical or civil, as set forth in the 37th of the Articles of Religion: and we desire that such supremacy should continue unimpaired. It is our earnest desire and determination to confine our deliberations to matters of discipline, to the temporalities of the Church, and to such regulations of order, or modes of operation as may tend to her efficiency or extension; and we desire no control or authority over any but those who are or shall be members of the same Church. We conceive that the following, or such like objects, may fitly come under our consideration, and lead to action on our part: 1. To form a Constitution for this Synod, and to regulate the time and place of the meetings, and the order and man- ner of its proceedings. 2. To provide for the proper exercise of Ecclesiastical Dis- cipline, in regard to both Clergy and Laity, by modifying and enacting Canons, and by establishing and ordering a Court of Appeal. 3. To provide, with consent of the Crown (when needed), fit regulations for the appointment of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, in accordance with the Canons of the Universal Church. 4. To provide, with the consent of the Crown, for the division of the Province into new Dioceses, as occasion may require. 5. To procure from the Colonial Legislature any Laws or modifications of laws which the circumstances of the Church may require. 6. To promote the further consolidation and united action of the whole of the Dioceses of British North America. Proceeding upon these principles, which, as we humbly thank God, were, under His good guidance, first among the Colonial Churches, publicly set forth amongst ourselves, and have been sustained by the acceptance of our brethren through a large part of the Colonial Dominions of our beloved Queen, we firmly rely and depend upon His continued bless- ing and guidance; and we humbly pray that He, who is the God of unity and peace, may ever be with us, and so chasten our afifections, purifv our motives, and guide our judgment, that we mav be enabled to contribute to the efificiency, cou' cord and stabilitv of the Church in this land. CONSTITUTION. 8 CONSTITUTION OF THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD. As adopted at ist session 1861, with amendments thereto subsequently made; and Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. 1. The Provincial Synod shall consist of the Bishops of the Church of England in Canada, having Sees within the Eccle- siastical Province of Canada, presently composed of the Pro- vinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, or executing by due authority the Episcopate as assistant or Missionary Bishops therein, and (jf Delegates chosen from the Clergy and from the Laity. 2. The Bishops shall deliberate in one House, and the Delegates and the Clergy and the Laity in another: and each House shall hold its sittings either in public or in private, at its own discretion. 3. The Clerical and Lay Delegates shall consist of twelve of each Order from each Diocese. 4. The Synod shall meet on the second Wednesday of ^ September in every third year, or oftener, at the discretion ^yrj.A.>Cu^^'^ of the Metropolitan; or on the requisition of any tw-o Bishops, or of the Bishop and half the Delegates of each order in any Diocese. 5. In a vacancy of the Metropolitan See, a meeting may be called at the appointed period, or on either of the above requisitions, by the Senior Bishop of the Ecclesiastical Pro- vince of Canada. 6. A Quorum of the Synod shall consist of not less than Qf^-v/L-u^t^ a majority of the Bishops and not less than one-fourth of the 4^ members of each Order of the Lower House. 7. The Metropolitan, or some Bishop appointed by him, shall be the President of the Upper House; and in the va- cancy of the See, or in the event of the inability, from any cause, of the Metropolitan to appoint a Bishop as President, the House of Bishops shall elect one of their own number to preside. v 8. The Lower House shall be presided over by their Pro- jllocutor. to be chosen viva voce on motion of any member of I the House, who shall continue in ofifice until the next meeting f of Synod. 9. Each House shall appoint a Secretary or Secretaries, who shall keep regular accounts of all proceedings in their own House, shall preserve memorials and other documents l\AfCi}C-i.^^ I'KUVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. under the direction of the President and Prolocutor, shah attest all Public Acts of the Synod, and deliver over all records and documents to their successors. Two or more copies of the printed Journal of each session with a statement attached to each mentioning the number of pages, and certify- ing the same to be a true copy of the original minutes and proceedings, of which it is the printed copy, signed by the Pro- locutor and the two Secretaries of the Lower House, shall be kept of record by the Secretaries. 10. The expenses of the Synod shall be provided for, and its financial concerns managed by a Committee of the Lower House, after a manner to be approved by both Houses. 11. Each House shall establish its own Order of proceed- ings and Rules of Order, and may publish such of its proceed- ings as may appear advisable. 12. The Upper House shall propose to the Lower any business they may desire to have treated of or decided; and it shall be incumbent on the Lower House to take up and dispose of such business immediately after the subject under consideration shall have been disposed of for the time being; provided always that it shall be the duty of the Prolocutor to read to the House the Message immediately on its receipt, and the House may by its vote, without discussion, decide on pro- ceeding to its consideration at once. 13. The Upper House may direct the Lower to appoint a Committee, to report to the tipper on any subject on which they may desire the judgment of the Lower, or to appoint their portion of a joint committee; or may summon the Lower t^ a conference. 14. Messages from the Upper House shall be delivered by an officer of the Upper to the Secretary of the Lowe;, by whom they shall be communicated to the Prolocutor, who shall communicate them to the House. 15. The Lower House may present to the Upper any mat- ter Hvhich they conceive to be a grievance or to require amendment, even when they have no proposition to make on the same; and the Upper House shall thereupon place it in order for consideration, with a view of providing a remedy; and shall, before the conclusion of the session, declare to the Lower House the result. 16. The Prolocutor shall have the right of admission per- sonally or by Committee to the Upper House, to communi- cate the desire or decisions of his House; and in such case he shall ascertain by message when he or the Committee can I CONSTITUTION. 6 conveniently be received in the Upper House, and act accord- ingly. 17. It shall be competent to the Lower House to request a Joint Committee or Conference on any special object, bt- yond those submitted to it by the Upper House, or to pro- pose for discussion any specific measure; to which request an answer shall be given; but it shall be at the option of the Upper House to accede to their request or not. 18. ^^'hen either House shall desire a Conference with the other, or a Joint Committee, the reason for either shall be /^Wt'*^**' agreed to by the House desiring it, and communicated in ' writing to the other; the Prolocutor personally or by com- mittee in either case proceeding to the Upper House either to deliver or to receive such reasons. 19. When either House shall have come to a decision upon any subject in which the other House is concerned, it shall communicate its decision to the other. 20. If the Lower House should not concur in a decision of the Upper, they shall, in stating their non-concurrence, st^te f^ ^Lt/rMM^ theii reason; and may either propose an amendment, or re- quest the L^pper House to suggest an amendment to meet their reason, or request a conference. 21. If the Upper House should not concur in a resolution or decision of the Lower House, they may, in stating their non-concurrence, either state their reasons or not; and may either propose an amendment or request the Lower House to prepare an amendment, or appoint a conference, to which the Lower House shall always give attention. 22. The Conference may be either by deputation from both Houses, or by deputation from the Lower House, or by (^VV^-^*^"^"*^ open conference, as the tapper House may think fit; and the • place shall be appointed by the President. 27,. No proposition shall be considered as sanctioned by the Provincial Synod, until it has received the separate sanc- tion of both Houses, which shall be declared by the President in w-riting. 24. Committees, whether of either House, or of the two Houses, mav hold their meetings either during recesses in the session, or during the prorogation of the Synod. ^ m 25. No alteration of the Constitution or Canons shall (U^u^^^m'^ come into operation until it has been confirmed at a second session of the Provincial Svnod. 26. Each meeting of the Svnod shall be preceded or com- menced by Morning Prayer and a Sermon, if so ordered by ening Prayer, The shortened Order for Morning Prayer, or for Evening Prayer, specified in the Schedule of this Canon, may, on any day except Sunday, Christmas Day, Circumcision, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Ascension Day, be used in lieu of the Order for Morning or for Evening Prayer re- spectively prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer. The permission hereby granted to use the shortened form of Morning and Evening Prayer, specified in the Schedule of this Canon, is hereby extended to Sundays and Holy Days, when the Clergyman shall deem it desirable, either from the peculiar condition of his congregation or from the laborious nature of his ministrations. Such liberty, however, shall not be used without the written sanction and approval of the Bishop. Special Service for Special Occasions. Upon any special occasion approved by the Ordinary there may be used in any Cathedral or Church a special form of service approved by the Ordinary, so that there be not in- troduced into such service anything, except anthems or hymns, which does not form part of the Holy Scriptures or Book of Common Prayer. Additional Service on Snndays and Holy-days. An additional Form of Service, varied from any form pre- scribed by the Book of Common Prayer, may be used at any hour, on any Sunday or Holy Day, in any Cathedral or Church in which there are duly read, said, or sung as required by law, on such Sunday or Holy Day, at some other hour or hours, the Order for Morning Prayer, the Litany, such part of the Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion as is required to be read on Sundays or Holy Days if there be no Communion, and the Order for Evening Prayer, so that there be not introduced into such ad- ditional service any portion of the Order for the Administra- tion of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion, or anything except anthems or hvmns, which does not form part of the Holy Scriptures or Book of Common Prayer, and so that such Form of Service and the mode in which it is used is, for the time being, approved by the Ordinary. CANONS. 2T Separation of Services, Whereas doubts have arisen as to whether the following Forms of Service, that is to say: The Order for Morning Prayer, the Litany, and the Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion, may be used as separ- ate services, and it is expedient to remove such doubts; Be it, therefore, enacted and declared that any of such Forms of Service may be used together, or in varying order as separate services, or that the Litany may be said after the third Col- lect in the Order for Evening Prayer, either in lieu of or in addition to the use of the Litany in the Order for Morning Prayer, and any of the said forms of service may be used with or without the preaching of a sermon or lecture, or the read- ing of a homily. Preaching a Sermon without Previous Service. Whereas doubts have arisen as to whether a sermon or lecture may be preached without the Common Prayers and Services appointed by the Book of Common Prayer for the tim^ of day being previously read, and it is expedient to re- move such doubts; Be it, therefore, enacted and declared that a sermon or lecture may be preached without the Common Prayers or Services appointed by the Book of Common Prayer being read before it is preached, so that such sermon or lecture be preceded by any service authorized by the Canon, or by the Bidding Prayer, or by a Collect taken from the B®ok of Common Prayer, with or without the Lord's Prayer. Schedule. Note. — The Minister using the Shortened Order for Morn- ing Prayer or for Evening Prayer in this Schedule may, in his discretion, add in its proper place any exhortation, prayer, canticle, hymn, psalm, or lesson contained in the Order for Morning Prayer or for Evening Prayer in the Book of Com- mon Prayer, and omitted, or authorized to be omitted, from such shortened order. I. 't W'^ 28 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. SHORTENED FORM OF SERVICE F0.< MORNING PRAYER, DAILY THROUGHOUT THB YEAR, EXCEPT SUNDAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, CIRCUMCISION, EPIPHANY, ASH WEDNESDAY, GOOD FRIDAY AND ASCENSION DAY. At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice one or more of these sentences of the Scriptures that follow ; " When the wicked man," etc. A General Confession to be said of the whole Congregation after the Minister, all Kneeling : "Almighty and Most Merciful Father," etc. The Absolution or Remission of Sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone. Standing, the People still Kneeling : "Almighty God, the Father," etc. The People shall answer here, and at the end of all other prayers, "Amen." * ' • -q :| Then the Minister shall Kneel and say the Lords Prayer with an audible voice ; the People also Kneeling atid repeating it with him : " Our Father which art in Hea\ en," etc. Then likewise he shall say : " O Lord, open Thou our lips," etc. ; Here all Standing up, the Priest shall sav : " Glory be to the Father," etc. Then shall follow the Psalms appointed. And at the end of every Psalm throughout the year, and likewise at the end of the Benedicite, Benedictus, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, shall be repeated : " Glory be to the Father," etc. Then shall be read distinctly, with an audible voice, either the First Lesson taken out of the Old Testament as is appointed in the Calendar, or the Second Lesson taken out of the Nezv Testa- ment, except there be a Proper Lesson assigned for that day, in CANONS. 29 ) which case the Proper Lesson shall be read, and if there are two Proper Lessons, each shall be read in its ptoper place : he that readeth so Standing and turning himself as he may best be heard by all such as are present. Note— T/iat before every Lesson the Minister shall say : "Here beginneth" (such a chapter ^r such a verse of such a chapter of such a Book). After every Lesson. " Here endeth " the Lesson, or the First, or the Second Lesson. . And after the Lesson, shall be said or sung in Eng-lish the following: . Either the Hymn called " Te Deum Laudamus;' "We praise Thee, O God," etc.; Or this Canticle, Benedicite, omnia opera, " O all ye works of the Lord," etc. ; Or the Hymn following {except when that shall happen to be read in the Lesson for the day, or for the Gospel on Saint John the Baptist's Day) ; Benedictus, St. Luke i, v. 6^, " Blessed be the Lord God of Israel," etc.; Or this Psalm, Jubilate Deo, " O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands," etc. - Then shall be sung or said the Apostles' Creed by the Minister and the People Standing, except only on such days as the Creed of St. Athanasius is appointed to be read. After that, the people all devoutly Kneeling, the Minister shall pro- nounce with a loud voice : " The Lord be with you." Answer. — "And with Thy spirit." Minister. — "Let us pray." Hi lilii 90 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. Then the Priest shall say : "' O Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us," etc. Then shall follow three Collects. The first of the Day, which shall be tlie same that is appointed at the Communion ; the second for Peace ; the third for Grace to live well : and the two last Collects shall never alter, but daily be said at Morning Prayer throughout all the year ^ as followeth, all kneeling. The second Collect, for Peace : " O Lord, who art the author of peace," etc. The third Collect, for Grace : " O Lord, our heavenly Father," etc. Here may follow an Anthem or Hymn : Then these tivo prayers following : A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom, " Almighty God, who hast given us grace," 2 Corinthians, xiii. : " The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," etc. Here endeth the Shortened Order of Morning Prayer, THE SHORTENED ORDER FOR KVENING PRAYER DAILY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EXCEPT ON SUNDAY, CHRIST- MAS DAY, CIRCUMC'.SION, EPIPHANY, ASH WEDNES- DAY, GOOD FRIDAY AND ASCENSION DAY. At the beginning of Evening Prayer the Minister shall read with a loud voice some one ot more of these sentences of the Scriptures that follow : " When the wicked man," etc. A General Confession to be said by the whole Congregation after the Minister, all Kneeling : "Almighty and most merciful Father," etc. The Absolution or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest alone. Standing; the people still Kneeling : ■T^ CANONS. 31 "Almighty God, the Father," etc. Then the Minister shall Kneel and say the Lords Prayer^ the People also Ktieeling and repeatinjr it with him : " Our Father, which art in heaven," etc. Then likewise he shall say ; " O Lord, open Thou our Hps." //ere all Standing up, the Priest shall say ; " Glory be to the Father," etc. Then shall be said or sung one or more of the Psalms in order as they be appointed. '1 hen either a Lesson of the Old Testament, as it is appointed, or a lesson of the New Testamenty as it is appointed, except there is a Proper Lesson assigned for that day, in which case the Proper Lesson shall be read, and if there are two Proper Lessons, each shall be read in its proper place ; and after the Lesson, or between the first and second Les- sons, shall be said or sung in English one of the following : Either the Magnificat, or the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in English, as follows : Magnificat. St. Luke i., " My soul doth magnify the Lord," etc. Or else this Psalm {except it be on the nineteenth day of the month, when it is read in the ordinary course of the Psalms) : Cantate Domino, Psalm xcviii., " O Sing unto the Lord a new song," etc. Or Nunc Dimittis {or the Song of Simeon) as follows : " Lord now letteet thou Thy servant," etc. Or else this Psalm {except it be on the twelfth day of the month) : Deus misereatur. Psalm Ixvii, " God be merciful unto us and bless us," etc. Then shall be said or sun^ the Apostles' Creed, by the Minister and /'eople Standing ; " I believe in God the Father Almighty," etc. m ill ill:: 32 PUOVINCIAL SYNOD OP CANADA. ill: And after that, the People devoutly Kneeling, the Minister shall pronounce with a loud voice : "The Lord be with you." Ansivir. — " And with thy Spirit." Minister. — " Let us pray." Then the Priest ^ Standing tip, shall say : " O Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us," etc. Then shall follow three Collects. The first of the Day ; the second for Peace ; the third for aid against all Perils, as here- after followeth ; which two last Collects shall be daily said at Evening Prayer, without alteration. The second Collect at Evening Prayer ; " O God, from whom all holy desires," etc. The third Collect, for aid against all perils ; " Lighten our darkness," etc. Here may folloiv an Anthem or Hymn. A prayer of St. Chrysostom : " Almighty God, who hast given us grace," etc. 2 Corinthians, xiii. ; *| The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ," etc. Here endeth the Shortened Order of Evening Prayer. Canon XIIL OF ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS IN PRAYER BOOK AND VERSION OF SCRIPTURES.- Adopted 8th Session, 1874. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. No alteration or addition shall be made in the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, the Articles of CANONS. 88 Religion, or the Form and Manner of making, ordaining and consecrating Bishops, Priests and Deacons, or the Version of the Scriptures authorized to be read in Churches, unless the same shall be enacted at one session of the Provincial Synod and confirmed at another session of the same; pro- vided that the confirmation be approved by two-thirds of the House of Bishops and two-thirds of each C3rder of the Lower House. Nevertheless, any alteration in or addition made to the Prayer Book or Articles by the Church of England in her Convocations, and authorized by Parliament, may be accepted for use in this Ecclesiastical Province by the Provincial Synod at one session only, without the necessity for further confirm- ation. That all such additions and alterations shall be made or accepted by Canon. » ■r Canon XIV. OF THE OATHS AND SUBSCRIPTION OF THE CLERGY. ^I'lia of Adopted 9th Session, 1877; Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892; Amended i6th Session, 1895. Every person about to be ordained — Priest or Deacon — shall, before ordination, in the presence of the Bishop by whom he is to be ordained, and every person about to be licenced to any curacy, or to be instituted to any benefice, shall, before obtaining such licence or being so instituted, make and sub- scribe the following Declarations and take the following Oaths : [To add if confirmed, " Provided that the Declaration and Oaths when once taken and subscribed shall suffice for every licence given in the same diocese."] I. The " Declaration of Assent" so called: "I (A. B.) do solemnly make the following Declaration: I assent to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion and to the Book of Common Prayer, and of the ordering of Bishops, Priests and Deacons; I believe the doctrine of the Church of England as therein set forth to be agreeable to the Word of God, and in Public Pravers and administration of the Sacra- 3 1 \\'.\ m 'm :m U4 FliOVlNCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. m ments I will use the Form in the said Book prescribed, and none other, except so far as shall be ordered by lawful au- thority." 2. The Declaration of Submission to the Canons of the Provincial and Diocesan Synods [" as required by Canon 11 of the Canons of this Ecclesiastical rrovince." Wote — these words to be struck out if alteration made in 1895 be con- firmedj in the following terms: " 1 (A. B.) do willingly subscribe to and declare that 1 assent to and abide by the Canons which have been, or shall be, from time to time, passed by the Provincial Synod, or the Synod of the Diocese of " 3. The Oath of Allegiance: *' I (A. B.) do swear that 1 will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and suc- cessors, according to law. So help me God." 4. The Oath of Canonical Obedience: " I (A. B.) do swear that I will pay true and Canonical obedience to the Lord Bishop of and his succes- sors in all legal and honest commands. So help me God." [No op.th shall be administered during the service for the ordering of Deacons, or during the service for the ordering of Priests, or during the service for the consecration of Bishops.] Before institution to any Benefice, the persons to be in- stituted shall subscribe the following '* Declaration against Simony " : " I (A. B.) solemnly declare that I have not made by myself or by any other person any payment, contract, or pro- mise of any kind whatsoever which, to the best of my know- ledge or belief, is simoniacal touching or concerning the ob- taining of the preferment of ( ), nor will I at any time hereafter perform or satisfy in whole or in part any such kind of payment, contract or promise made by any other without my knowledge or consent." [To add if confirmed : " And no Bishop within this Pro- vince shall hereafter ordain, license, institute, or collate any- one whu has not subscribed to the foregoing Declaration and taken the foregoing Oaths." In all cases of the granting of a License to a Clergyman who has alreadv in the same Diocese signed the Declaration, and taken the Oaths required for Ordination, and, or, Institu- tion, it shall sufifice that the follov/ing be signed by the Licencee : " I hereby reaflfirm the Declaration and Oaths which I have already made and taken n the Diocese of "] CANONS. 35 lil Canon XV. OF THE CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP. Adopted 9th Session 1877 Amended 14th '* 1889 Confirmed & Re-enacted 15th " 1892 I. Whenever an election is made by any Diocesan Synod within the Ecclesiastical Province of " Canada " of a person to fill the office of Bishop, the chairman, or in the case of his death, incapacity, absence, or refusal, the Clerical Secretary of the said Synod shall transmit a certificate of such election to the Metropolitan, within seven days after the election. 2. Such a certificate shall be in the following form: — " We, the Clergy and Lay Representati ■ > of the Dio- cese of in Synod a .embled, do hereby certify that at on this day of A.D (A.B.) of uie Diocese of was duly elected, according to the Canons of this Diocese, to be Bishop of Signed on behalf of the Synod, ! Chairman. Secretary or Secretaries To this certificate shall be appended a written declaration dated and signed by the Auditors of the Synod of the Diocese, in the following terms: We have examined the securities in which the Episcopal Endowment Fund of the Diocese of is invested, and we declare the same to be such as the ci'-il law of this civil Province permits in the case of like Trust Funds, and that their value at this date is equal to $ which amount corresponds to the sum of $ shown by the audited ac- counts at the date of the consecration of the last Bishop, or falls short of it by $ , or exceeds it by $ . In the event of any reduction in the Fund, the amount must be made up and certified by the Auditors as duly invested in such securities as the law allows for Trust Funds, before the Metropolitan shall take the next step ordered by this Canon. h Vf 36 PKOVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. \l In case of a new Diocese which has for the first time ciecced a Bisliop, the declaration shall be made by the Audit- ors of the Synod of any neighboring Diocese in the following terms: We have examined the securities in which the Epis- copal Endowment Fund of the proposed Diocese of is invested, and we declare the same to be such as the laws of this civil Province permit in the case of like Trust Funds, and that their value at this date is equal to $ , and that they )/ieid an income of $ . 3. On the receipt of this certificate, the Metropolitan shall, within seven days, send formal notice of such election to all the Bishops within his Ecclesiastical Province. 4. Should any of the said Bishops desire to object to the Consecration of the person so electecl, on the ground of Canon- ical disability, as hereinafter defined, he shall make the objec- tion in writing, delivered to the Metropolitan within fourteen days from the date of said notification to him of such election, setting forth the special grounds of his objection. 5. On the receipt of such objection in writing by the Metropolitan, or in case the Metropolitan himself object to such consecration, he shall summon the House of Bishops to meet within one month, to consider such objection, giving not less than fourteen days' notice of the time and place of meeting; it shall be the duty of every Bishop so summoned to attend unless he be excused for reasonable cause to be ap- proved by the Metropolitan; and the Metropolitan shall send by post a true copy of such objection to the person so elected, at least twenty-one days previous to the meeting referred to in this section, and shall also notify him of the time and place of meeting. 6. The House of Bishops, having heard the person so elected, or having given him every reasonable facility for ap- pearing before them in person, or b;- 'ounsel, or by proxy, if he be so minded, as well as the Diocesan Synod by its repre- sentative duly appointed, if the said Diocesan Synod shall ex- press its desire to be so heard; and, having heard the reasons in support of the said objection, shall decide as to its validity or otherwise, and their decision, with the reasons therefor, shall be communicated in writing without delay to the per- son so elected, and to the secretary of the Synod which elected him. 7. Thereupon, if the majority of the Bishops of the Eccle- siastical Province determine that the objection is Canonical and has been sustained, the Synod of the Diocese aforesaid CANONS. 37 shall proceed to the election of another person tc fill the office of Bishop. 8. Should no objection be made within the period speci- fied, or after objection made, should the same not be sus- tained by the majority of the Bishops as aforesaid, the Metro- politan shall, with all convenient speed, proceed to the Conse- cration of the said person so elected, and to that end shall summon two or more of the Bishops of this Ecclesiastical Pro- vince to assist him in such Consecration; and it shall be the duty of such Bishops to attend at such time and place as he, the Metropolitan, shall appoint, and to assist in the Consecra- tion of the said person elected. 9. Before proceeding to consecrate, the Metropolitan shall cause to be read publicly in the church, where the consecra- tion is held, a duly attested certificate of the election of said person to the office of Bishop, and that no canonical impedi- ment to his Consecration exists, which shall thereupon be given in for record. 10. No Bishop who shall have made any Canonical objec- tion as aforesaid, or vv^ho shall have voted in favor of such objection, shall be required to take part in such Consecration; and if the Metropolitan shall nave made such objection, the Senior Bishop of the Ecclesiastical Province, not having so objected or so voted, shall perform the duties of the Metro- politan referred to in section 8 of this Canon. 11. The following objections shall be considered Canonical and none others: — (i) That the person elected is not fully thirty years of age. (2) That he is not a Priest in Holy Orders of the Church of England, or of some Branch of the Church in full com- munion therewith. (3) That he is deficient in learning. (4) That he has either directly or indirectly secured, or attempted to secure, the office by improper means. (5) That he is guilty of any other crime or immorality. (6) That he teaches or holds, or has within five years pre- vious to the date of his election taught or held anything contrary to the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England. , 12. The Bishop elect shall, previous to his Consecration, or if already a Bishop previous to his Installation, subscribe a Declaration of Submission to the Canons of the Provincial Synod in the form prescribed by Canon II. ■m' 38 PIIOVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. 13. If a person shall be elected Bishop of a vacant Diocese who nas been previously consecrated a i;;ishop of the Church of England or of any branch of the Church in full communion therewith, the said election shall be notified to the Metropoli- tan as hereinbefore provided, and the Metropolitan shall pro- ceed, as in the case of the election of a person in Priests' Orders, except that when no canonical objection has been received within the period limited for entering such objec- tions, or when such objections shall have been heard and rejected by the House of Bishops, the Metropolitan instead of proceeding to the Consecration shall issue a certificate to the Bishop so elected, and to the Secretaries of the electing Synod, that there is no canonical impediment to the Installation of the said Bishop. 14. In all cases when the Bishop elected has been duly con- secrated, cr a certificate has been furnished by the Metropoli- tan, as before provided, the said Metropolitan shall, either by himself or by some person duly commissioned to act on his behalf, formally install the said Bishop elect, inducting him into the actual possession of his See. 15. In case there shall be no Metropolitan, or in case he shall be incapable of performing the duty in this Canon as- signed to the Metropolitan, this duty shall be performed by the Senior Bishop of the Province, and in case of his absence or incapacity, by the next in seniority, and so forth. 16. A majority of the Bishops of this Ecclesiastical Pro- vince shall constitute a quorum for the hearing of objections to the consecration of a person elected to the office of Bishop. Canon XVI. ON MARRIAGE WITHIN THE PROHIBITED DEGREES. Adopted loth Session, 1880. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. Whereas the following Resolution was adopted by the Provincial Synod: " No clergyman of this Ecclesiastical Province shall know- ingly solemnize a marriage forbidden by the 99th Canon of CANONS. 39 the year 1603 A.D., which is as follows: ' No person shall marry within the Degrees prohibited by the laws of God, and expressed in a Table set forth by authority in the year of our Lord God 1563.'": I. The lable of Degrees prohibiting certain marriages set forth by authority in the year of our Lord 1563, and usually annexed to the Book of Common Prayer, is hereby adopted by the Church of this Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. II. No clergyman of this Ecclesiastical Province shall knowingly solemnize a marriage within the degrees prohibited by such Table. III. A printed copy of the Table of Prohibited Degrees shall be placed in the Vestry-room, or near the entrance of every Church in this Ecclesiastical Province, at the charge of the parish, in some place where it may conveniently be read. Canon XVII. OF LAY READERS. Adopted loth Session, 1880. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. Lay readers may be employed in any parish or mission under the following conditions: — The lay reader shall be selected by the Rector or missionary in charge, and shall be recommended by him to the Bishop for his licence. The Bishop, having satisfied himself that such person is fitted bv reason of his religious character and his knowledge of the Bible and Prayer Book for the Ofifice, may licence him as lay reader in the form hereto subjoined, and shall, where practicable, admit him, in person or by deputy, to his Ofifice in the presence of the people among whom he is to serve. We, by Divine permission, Bishop of do by these presents grant unto you, our well beloved in Christ, in whose good morals and sound doctrine we do confide, our Licence and Authority to perform the duties of Lay Reader and Catechist, in the Parish or Mission of , under the guidance and direction of the Reverend , the Minister in m 40 PKOVINGIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. charge. This Licence to continue during our pleasure, or until the said Reverend shall signity to us and to you in writing under his hand that he no longer desires to avail himself of your services, when it shall cease and deter- mine. Given under our Hand and Seal, this day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and and in the year of our consecration. Canon XVIII. i OF THE DIACONATE. Adopted loth Session, 1880. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. A Deacon need not surrender his worldy calling or busi- ness (said calling being approved by the Bishop), unless he be a candidate for the Office of a Priest, and he shall not be admitted to the Priesthood till he shall have passed a satis- factory examination in Latin and Greek, and have further complied with such other requirements as the Bishop of each Diocese may impose. Eve'y Deacon who shall, from necessity, be placed in charge of a parish or mission shall be under the direction of a neighboring Priest until he be advanced to the Priesthood. Canon XIX. ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA. Adopted I2th Session, 1883. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1893. Art. T. This Society shall be called " The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada." r^i CANONS. 41 Art. II. This Society shall consist of all persons who are members of this Church. Art. Ill- The Society shall be under the control of a General Board of Missions, consisting of the Bishops of this Ecclesiastical Province, and the Clerical and Lay Delegates for the time being of the Provincial Synod, together with the Board of Management as hereinafter described. On the third day of each triennial session of the Provin- cial Synod the business of the Synod shall be suspended to allow the business connected with this Society to be trans- acted. Art. IV. There shall be a Board of Management which shall consist of all the Bishops of this Ecclesiastical Province, and the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board, members ex officio, together with two clergymen and two laymen from each Diocese, to be appointed by the General Board on the nomination of each Diocesan Synod, which nomination shall be made by such Synod at the meeting next preceding the triennial session of the Provincial Synod, and this Board shall have as far as possible the collection and administration of the General Missionary Funds of the Church (subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth), and shall remain in office until their successors are appointed, and shall have power to fill any vacancies that may occur in their number. Eight members shall constitute a quorum. This Board of Manage- ment shall, when the General Board is not in session, exercise all the powers of the General Board, and shall report to the General Board of Missions, on or before the third day of such triennial session of the Provincial Synod. The Board shall meet at such times and places as they shall think fit. Art. V. The Board of Management is authorized to ap- point such committees as it may deem desirable, and such officers as shall be needful for carrying on its work, and may frame such rules and regulations (not inconsistent with the Constitution and Canons of the Provincial Synod) as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. Art. VI. It is recommended that the funds collected in the several Dioceses for Mission work under this Canon be sent in to the Board, and the appropriations therefrom on behalf of Domestic Missions shall be made in gross, to be disbursed by the local authorities of Dioceses to which such appropria- tions shall have been made. Appropriations on behalf pi Foreign Missions shall be to the Great Missionary Societies of the Mother Church in England, or in such other manner 42 PKOVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. as the Board of Management may direct, provided that con- tributions specially appropriated shall be paid in strict accord- ance with the wishes of the donors. Nothing in this Canon, however, shall be held in any wise to interfere with or affect the several Diocesan Mission Funds, or with any other exist- ing agreements made by any parish for special missionary aid. Art. VII. In connection with the Board of Management there shall be in each Diocese of the Province a correspond- ing committee, or Board of Missions, to be constituted as such Diocese may determine ,who shall report all statistics and other information relating to the general purpose for which the Society is organized. The Diocesan Board of Missions, as at present constituted, shall be the Corresponding Committees, or Boards, until other Committees or Boards shall have been appointed under the piovisions of this Canon. The first Board of Management shall be appointed by the Provincial Synod at this Session. Canon XX. ON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE MISSIONARY DIOCESE OF ALGOMA. Adopted 15th Session, 1892. Confirmed i6th Session, 1895. Repealing previous Canon of 1886. Number of Delegates, 3 Clerical and 7^ Lay. The Missionary Diocese of Algoma shall be represented in the Provincial Synod by three Clerical and three Lay Dele- gates, and for the purpose of electing such Delegates the fol- lowing regulations shall be adopted : Who Eligible of the Clergy. I. The Clerical Delegates shall be Priests having cure of souls within the said Diocese. I CANONS. 43 W/io Eligible among tJie Laity. II. The Lay Delegates shall be male communicants in good standing {J,, e.^ shall have communicated at least three times in the year), and residents in the said Diocese. Clerical DelegaleSy zvJien to be Elected. III. At the meeting of the Algoma Triennial Council, im- mediately preceding the regular meeting of the Provincial Synod, the Clerical Delegates and substitutes shall be elected by the Clergy present. The vote shall be by ballot, and a majority of the votes cast shall be required for an election. If no candidate shall receive a majority on the first ballot, the candidate receiving the smallest number of votes may be dropped. Balloting shall continue until only three have a majority. Clerical Delegates^ Time of Election. IV. For the purpose of determining the above vote, the Bishop of Algoma, at the first meeting of the said Council, shall appoint two scrutineers, — one being a Priest having cure of souls in the Diocese, and one a Layman, resident thei ein, and a communicant. Such scrutineers shall together, im- mediately after the vote is taken, examine the voting papers, and report forthwith to the Bishop or Chairman. V. The Lay Delegates shall be elected in the manner fol- lowing: (a) During the month of January preceding the meeting of the Triennial Council, Vestry meetings shall be held (^even days notice being given) in all regularly constituted stations in the Missions, for the purpose of nominating persons for said office. The clergyman in charge shall preside at such meeting, but shall have no vote thereat. In the absence of the clergyman a chairman shall be elected by the meeting. Those present and entitled to vote {i.e., communicants in good standing) may nominate one person for election as Lay Dele- gate to the Provincial Synod ; should the meeting not be held within the period mentioned, said station or mission shall be held to have made no nominations. (b) It shall be the duty of the Incumbent of a Mission, or in his absence the Chairman of the January Meeting, to for- ward the names of the nominees to the Secretary of the Coun- cil, within seven days. I 44 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. (c) The Secretary shall have printed a ballot paper, con- taining a list of all persons so nominated, with the names of their respective Missions attached, and shall forward to the Clergyman in charge a copy for each regularly constituted Station in his Mission, at least two weeks before Easter, in said year. \ {d) At the Easter Vestry meeting following the reception of the ballot paper for each Station in each Mission, those present and entitled to vote shall, by a majority vote, select three names from said list as their choice for Lay Delegates to the Provincial Synod. The marked ballots shall be for- warded within seven days by the Incumbent or Chairman to the Secretary of the Council, in a sealed envelope, and shall be by him transmitted, unopened, to the Scrutineers appointed by the Triennial Council. (e) At the meeting of the Triennial Council the Scru- tineers shall examine the Lay Vote immediately after the Clerical Delegates are elected. The three nominees having the highest number of votes shall be declared the elected Lay Delegates, and the three having the next largest number of votes shall be declared Substitutes. In the event of an equality of votes the Lay Scrutineer shall have the casting vote. In case of any " dead lock " in the election of Lay Delegates, the decision shall rest with the Triennial Council. (/) All Lay nominees, at the time of their nomination, must signify to their own vestries their willingness to attend the Provincial Synod, if elected, and without such significa- tion no nomination shall be received. (s)' The Secretary of the Co\mcil shall, within fourteen days after the close of the Triennial Council, send to the Sec- retaries of the Provincial Synod a Report certifying the names of the Clerical and Lay Delegates and Substitutes elected; such Report shall be countersigned by the Bishop of Algoma. The Secretary of the Council shall also transmit to each Delegate and to each Substitute a certificate of elec- tion. VI. The Delegates, and in their absence their Substitutes^ who are so certified as elected, shall have the like right to sit and vote, at meetings of the Provincial Synod, as Clerical and Lay Delegates from other Dioceses than that of Algoma. — Carried. VII. Each Delegate and Substitute shall remain in office until his successor shall be elected. • CANONS. 45 yill. Voting papers for the Lay Vote shall be in the fol- lowing or some similar form: No. Name of Nominee. Thomas Brick, William Clay, Charles Wood, Date. I 2 3 4 5 6 Name of Mission. Burk's Falls. Sudbury. Huntsville. « Signature of Chairman. Signature of Two Persons C Voting at .Meeting. ( I ^iif^ Canon XXI. ON DEGREES IN DIVINITY, WITHIN THE ECCLE- SIASTICAL PROVINCE OF CANADA. Adopted 14th Session, 1889. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. Whereas it is deemed expedient by the Church Universi- ties and Theological Colleges of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, that there should be a Canon to regulate the conferring of Theological Degrees in the aforesaid Province; and whereas the said Universities and Theological Colleges undertake each and severally to recognize and formally to appoint, after the manner required by their regulations and by-laws, the Examining Board, hereinafter mentioned and described, to act for each of them in all matters appertain- ing to the Degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Divinity within this Ecclesiastical Province. ^ Therefore be it enacted as follows: — I.— BOARD OF EXAMINERS. ' A Board of Examiners for Divinity Degrees within this Ecclesiastical Province shall be appointed as follows, viz.: 46 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. One representative frcm each of the Universities of King's College, Windsor; Bishop's College,' Lennoxville; and Trinity College, Toronto; and one each from Huron College, Lon- don (representing for this purpose the Western University), the Montreal Diocesan Theological College, now affiliated to McGill University, and Wyclifife College, Toronto, now affili- ated to the University of Toronto. And the House of Bishops shall, at each Session of the Provincial Synod, appoint one of their number who shall be chairman of the Board. He shall also report to the Provincial Synod, at each Ses-. sion, all regulations and by-laws made by the Board of Ex- aminers, and the results of all examinations held from time to time under this Canon. The Board of Examiners shall be empowered to make such regulations and to appoint such officers as may be re- quired. II.— REGULATIONS FOR DEGREES IN DIVINITY. A. — BACHELOR OK DIVINITY. There shall be two Examinations for the Degree of B.D., the interval between which shall be at least one year. The following Schedule shall be adopted as the Schedule of Examination for the Degree of B.D., within this Eccle- siastical Province. I. — FIRST EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF B.D. The subjects of this Exanination shall be as follows: (1) A general paper upon the Contents and Subject matter of the Books of the Old and New Testaments. (2) Selected Portions from the Historical, Poetical and Prophetical parts of the Old Testament. (Questions in Hebrew will be set, but are not obligatory for the Degree.) (3) A selected Gospel and Epistle from the New Testan\ent in Greek. (4) One selected Greek and one selected Latin FcclesiarJcal Writing, (5) The Outlines of the History (a) Of the Christian Church to A. D. 451. {d) Of the English Church. ' (6) A select work or woiks or portions of such works on the general subject of Dogmatic Theology. (7) A select work on Apologetic Theology. (8) A selected work on general Christian Ethics. i< CANONS. 47 II. — SECOND EXAMINATION VOX THE DEGREE OF B.D. (i) The Candidate may select for examination ^;/^ of the five following groups of subjects. (2) Candidates selecting either of the groups III., IV. or V'. must also pass an examination in at least one of the selected Books of the Old Testament in Hebrew, or of the New Testament in Greek, — such selected Books in either case being prescribed for this purpose by the Board of Ex- aminers. (3) GROUPS. (I.) Old Testament. ' • (a) The Hebrew Scriptures, with special reference to selected Books; also selected Books from the Septuagint version. (i) The History and development of the Kingdom of God during the Old Testament period, with special regard to its relation to the Christian Ministry and Sacraments, and also to the History and development of Messianic prophecy, (II.) New Testament. (a) The New Testament in Greek, wii!: special reference to selected Books, (6) The History and Constitution of the Christian Church during the Apos- tolic period. {c) The History of the Canon of the New Testament and of its text, its Inspiration and Contents. (III.) Patristics and Ecclesiastical History. {a) The History and Constitution of the Christian Church during the Apos- tolic pf riod, and to the death of Leo the Great, with selected Chris- tian writings of this period. (d) The History of the English Church, special regard being had to the Reformation period, and to the history and doctrinal positioi^ of reli- gious bodies m hich have separated from her. (IV.) Liturgies and Dogmatic Theology. {a) The Ancient Liturgies and thnr relation to the various Eucharistic Offices of the Anglican Church. (3) The Creeds and Illustrative Documents. {^) The History of some selected Doctrine. (V.) Apologetics. (a) Positive grounds of faith, embracing the several lines of thought by which the mind is led : (i) To the conviction of the existence of God, (2) To the conviction of the truth of Christianity ; and including selected works on each of these subjects. 1 ill Si ' lilfil )-, ;i ''l|i| : !ii i ll mi 48 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. (^) Selected ancient Christian Apologies, (c) Relation of Christianity to varioust Philosophical and Ethical systems, including selected works. B. — DOCTOR OF DIVINITY. I. The Candidates for this degree must be Bachelors of Divinity of not less than five years' standing. II. — EXAMINATION FOF DEGREE OF D.D. 1. The Candidate maysele^. for examination ofie of the five following groups of subjects, but tlie examination in such group may, at the option of the Candidates, be taken in two divisions, such divisions being appointed by the Board of Examiners; in which case the examination in the second division cannot be taken until the Candidate is of sufficient standing for the degree. 2. He shall also be required to write a Thesis on the cor- responding subject specified below. Candidates who select group III., IV. or V., shall also, in addition to the Thesis pre- scribed for such group, be required to write a Monograph or Thesis upon some subject connected with the Old and New Testament. | (3)GF S. (I.) Old Testament. (a) The Old Testament in Hebrew and Chaldee, grammatically, critically, and exegetically considered. (^) For Thesis : Some selected subject connected with the relation of the Old Testament Scriptures to contemporary Ethnic faiths, or wi h the authenticity, doctrinal position, or other kindred question of selected portions of the Old Testament. (II.) New Testament. (a) The New Testament in Greek, grammatically, critically, and exegetic- ally considered. (d) Patristic and other Schools of Interpretation, with select commentaries. (f) For Thesis: The authenticity, doctrinal position, or other kindred ques- tions of selected portions of the New Testament. (III.) PATRISTICS AND ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. (a) Selected Latin and Greek Ecclesiastical writings. (6) Selected Historical periods, from Ancient, Mediaeval, and Post-Reform- ation Ecclesiastical History, with selected writings of the Period. (c) For Thesis : Some selected Historical Subject. CANONS. (IV.) Liturgies and Dogmatic Theology. 49 (a) The book of Common Prayer in relation to its original sources. {i>) The History of Doctrine in the i6th century, with special reference to the Doctrinal position of the English Church, (f) For Thesis : Some selected Doctrinal Subject. (V.) Apologetics. (a) The bearing upon the Christian Revelation of recent investigation in the various Mental and Physical Sciences and in History, including selected works on these subjects, {l>) The relation of Christianity to the various non-Christian faiths, including selected works. (f) For Thesis : Some selected subject from (d). 4. In order to pass the several examinations for the de- grees of B.D. and D.D., Candidates nnist obtain an average of 50 per cent, of the aggregate marks of the examination, and not less than 33 per cent, of the marks assigned to each paper. 5. Candidates for the degree of B.D. or D.D. must, before their admission to such degree, preach a sermon before one of the four Universities, or before the Bishop who is Chair- man of the Board of Examiners, or a representative duly ap- pointed by him from among the autliorities of the University or College to which the Candidate belongs. ni.— DUTIES OF EXAMINERS. 1. The selected works under the Schedules shall be chosen for a period of six ye^rs by the Board of Examiners, and it shall be the duty of the proper officer appointed by the said Board to transmit a list of such selected works to each of the Universities and Theological Colleges above named. Pro- vided that in the event of the governing body of any such University or College, within three months from such trans- mission, giving formal notice to the Board of Examiners of their objection to any particular Text-Book, it shall be the duty of the Examiners to withdraw such Text-Book, and if any other be substituted therefor, to transmit the name of such work to each of the Universities and Colleges as before, for their approbation or otherwise. 2. In case the Board of Examiners find themselves unable to agree upon or appoint a Text-Book in any department, they shall appoint two Text-Books as alternative subjects of examination, not excluding works previously withdrawn as 4 t !';! .60 PKOVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. sole Text-Books, and shall announce the same to the Uni- versities and Colleges. 3. Alterations made in the selected works shall not come into force until the Annual Examinations next but one after the date of their announcement by the iioard of Examiners. Text-Jiooks shall in all cases remain in force until the period above mentioned shall have elapsed from the date of the an- nouncement of the new Text-Books by which they are sever- ally replaced. 4. in subjects embraced in the above Schedules, on which selected works are not appointed, a list of books recom- mended by the Board of Examiners for study shall be an- nounced. 5. The Examination for the degrees of Bachelor and Doc- tor of Divinity shall be conducted under the direct super- vision and charge of at least one member of the Board of Examiners, and each University and Theological College aforesaid shall be a centre for holding such Examinations, which shall be held simultaneously in all the centres, by means of written papers only ; [" the time of holding such ex- aminations to be determined by the Board." To be con- firmed.] 6. It shall be the duty of the Bishop of the Diocese in which any such centre exists to appoint one or more persons for such centre, to assist the Examiner in charge in distribut- ing paper> and maintaining order during the Examination. One such assistant shall be present throughout the whole time of such Examination. 7. The head of any College forming such centre as afore- said, or a deputy appointed by him, shall have the right of being present during such Examination, but shall take no part therein unless he be a member of the Examining Board, or have been appointed an Assistant Examiner. 8. The Examination Papers shall be published annually, and twenty copies sent to each University and Theological College in the Ecclesiastical Province. IV. — QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES. T. Candidates for the degree of B.D. must be graduates in Arts of at least three years' standing of some duly em- powered University in the British Dominions; provided that in the case of clersrymen in Priest's orders of more than six vears' standinp-, who produce a written nomination for that purpose passed at a duly called general meeting of the Gov- CAN OK S. 51 erning Body of any one of the six institutions, and who shall have passed the Matriculation Examination in Arts in some duly empowered University in the British Dominions, this requirement may be dispensed with. 2. Nevertheless, after December 3i«5t, 1899, all Candidates for the degree of B.D. must be Graduates in Arts of at least three years' standing. 3. Notice shall be given to the Board by any Candidate at least three months before any examination, of his inten- tion to present himself for such examination. 4. The Candidates for the Degrees of Bachelor and Doc- tor of Divinity passed by the Board of Examiners, in accord- ance with the standard authorized and agreed upon, and such Candidates only shall have the right of proceeding to their degrees, on payment of the fees required. 5. It shall be the duty of the proper officer appointed for that purpose by the Board of Examineis, to transmit to the Metropolitan, and to the Registrar of each University and College, the names and marks of the successful Candidates immediately after each examination. 6. So soon ?.s the necessary legislation shall have been obtainecl, the Metropolitan of Canada shall be a Corporation sole, for the purpose of granting to Candidates, approved by the Board of Examiners appointed under this Canon, Dccrrees in Divinity in this Ecclesiastical Province. 7. It shall be lawful for the Metropolitan, in the pu1:)lic conferring of these Degrees, to appoint a representative, who shall in the case of a Candidate from any University or Iheological College be the head of that University or College; and every Candidate for the Degrees of B.D. and D.D., passed by the Board of Examiners in accordance with the standard authorized and agreed upon, shall have the right of proceeding to his degree, either under the existing Univer- sity powers at his University, or under the powers thus con- ferred upon the Metropolitan at the University or College to which such Candidate belongs. 8. The Diplomas for Degrees in Divinity issued by the Universities sliall have inscribed upon them the following statement from the IMetropolitan : " The holder of this Diploma passed the examination for the Degree of before the Board of Examiners recognized by the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Pro- vince of Canada." Signed, ' ' i •' ' i Metropolitan. ;r^ 52 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. s I 9. The diplomas issued by the MetropoUtan shall, in each case, specify the college in which the candidate has received his I heological training, and shall be in the following form : — We by Divine permission Bishop of and Metropolitan, acting by the powers conferred on us by the Act of the Parhament of Canada, do hereby certify by these presents that the Rev. of College, having passed the Examinations recognized by the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in Canada, for the degree of and having performed all the other exercises re- quired by the Canon of the Provincial Synod in this behalf, was duly admitted to his degree on the day of in the year of our Lord Given under our hand and seal on the day ol in the year of our Lord Signed, Metropolitan. 10. There shall be one common hood for each of the De- grees ot Bachelor and Doctor of Divinity throughout this Ecclesiastical Province. The hood for the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity shall be black silk, lined with black silk, with a thread of scarlet cord round the edge. The hood for the Degree of Doctor of Divinity shall be scarlet cloth lined with black silk: the shape of the hood shall be in all cases that of the University of Cambridge. Ti. After the coming into force of this Canon, all persons applying to be admitted as candidates for Divinity Degrees shall be required to proceed according to the provisions thereof, but this shall not apply to any persons already ad- mitted at the date of the passing of the Canon as Candidates for Divinity Degrees in any University. v.— ON P^EES. I. Fees for examinations payable to the Secretary of the Board of Examiners shall be: — For each Examination for B.D $5 For each Examination for D.D 10 [Amendment adopted T6th vSession, 1895; to be confirmed. For the Voluntary Preliminary Examination.$ 2 For the First Examination for B.D 5 " For the Second Examination for B.D.. ..10 ' For Examination for D.D 15] CANONS. 63 These fees shall be applied towards defraying the expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this Canon. Should the amount received for fees prove insuffi- cient, the deficit shall be met by the assessment on the Uni- versities and Colleges in proportion of the number of their Candidates. 2. Candidates who have passed the Board of Examiners before receiving their Degrees from the Metropolitan or his representative shall, in addition, pay to the Bursar of their University or College : — . . ' For the Degree of B.D $24 For the Degree of D.D 40 the four Universities severally undertaking to charge the same fees to all Candidates proceeding to their Degrees in those Universities. VI.— VOLUNTARY PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. I. There shall be a Voluntary Preliminary Examination for Holy Orders, to be conducted by the Provincial Board of Examiners, upon the following subjects: — 1. A General Paper on the contents of the Old and New Testaments. 2. Selected Portions of the Old Testam.ent. 3. A voluntary paper on Elementary Hebrew, based on selected passages. 4. Selected Portions from the New Testament in Greek. 5. A treatise on the Canon of the New Testament. 6. The outlines of the History: {a) Of the Christian Church to A.D. 451. (b) Of the Church of England. (c) Of the Reformation period. 7. One selected Greek and one selected Latin ecclesiasti- cal wTiting. 8. A treatise on the Creed. 9. A treatise on the Articles. 10. A treatise or treatises on the Prayer Book. 11. A treatise or treatises on Apologetics, including But- ler's Analogv, TI. Candidates who obtain at least 33 per cent, of the aggregate marks in this Examination shall be held to have passed the Examination, and such candidates shall be en- titled to receive from the Board of Examiners a certificate of having passed the subjects of the Examinations. 54. PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. III. Such certificate shall authorize the holder after or- dination to wear a Black Stuff hood with a border of crim- son stuff two inches wide, on payment of a fee of $IG. IV. Candidates for the Degree of B.D., who produce a certificate from the Board of Examiners of having obtained at least 50 per cent, of the marks in the Voluntary Prelimi- nary Examination for candidates for Holy Orders conducted by the Board (Paper No. 3 not being compulsory), shall be exempted from the first Examination for the Degree of B.D. V. Form of Certificate: — Provincial Synod of Canada. Voluntary Preliminary Examination for Holy Orders. I hereby certify that has passed the Voluntary Pre- liminary Examination for Holy Orders established by the Provincial Synod of Canada, and that he has obtained per cent, of the marks in the examination held in 18 Signed, Chairman of the Board. I further certify that the Rev. is entitled to wear the Hood specified in the Canon establishing a \'ol- untary Preliminary Examination for Holy Orders, Signed, Chairman of the Board. Canon XXII. ON THE STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH. Adopted 14th Session, 1889. Re-enacted 15th Session, 1892. It shall be the duty of the Bishop of each Diocese, pre- viously to the meeting of each triennial Provincial Synod, to fill up the following form and present the same to Icth Houses for the information of the Church. The year shall be either the calendar year or the year of the Synod of the Diocese, as may be most convenient. « • • ( • • • 1. Deacons Ordained ** Received " Transferred " Deceased " Suspended or Deposed 2. Priests Ordained • ' Received , , , " Transferred " Deceased " Suspended or Deposed 3. Whole number ot Clergy including Bishop 4. (l) New Churches ,. (2) Churches Consecrated (3) Cemeteries Consecrated 5. baptisms, Children , " Aduhs « Total... 6. Confirmed 7. Communicants 8. Number of Families... . " Souls 9. Marriages , 10. Burials 1 1 . Sunday Schools " Officers and Teachers ♦' Pupils 12. Contributions . , -- Total for Parochial objects Diocesan objects Beyond the Diocese Aggregate 13. Contributions for Diocesan Missions.. ** for Home Missions. . ., ** for Foreign Missions.. . CANONS. 1889-90. 189091. 1891-92. 6$ Total. • •••*■ • • a • b « • • • • • t • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ■ • I • • • • • • • • • • I • ••••< • ••«•» « a * • • • • ••••• I » • • • I • • • » » ■ • • • > « • • • • • • • • • • • I i!' Canon XXIII. ON THE LECTIONARY. Adopted as a Resolution 5th Session, 1871. Adopted as a Canon i6th Session, 1895. That the Lectionary recently adopted by the Convocation of Canterbury, enacted by the Imperial Parliament, and which has received the Royal assent, be accepted as the Lectionary of this Province, and come into use January ist, 1872. after which date the old Lectionary shall not be used in any Church or Chapel in this Province. 4 I- 56 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. PRAYERS. |! (Authorized for use in the Ecclesiastical Province of " Canada.") A PRAYER Appointed by the House of Bishops^ to be used in all Churches in the several Dioceses of this Province, on two or more Sun- days previous to the Meeting of the Provincial Synqd, and also during the Session. Almighty and Everlasting God, who, by Thy Holy Spirit, didst preside in the Councils of the blessed Apostles, and hast promised, through Thy Son Jesus Christ, to be with Thy Church to the end of the world : we beseech Thee to be pre- sent with the Synod of this Province, {now) (about to be) assembled in Thy Name. Save {them) {us) from all ignor- ance, error, pride, and prejudice ; and of Thy great mercy, vouchsafe so to direct, govern, and sanctify {them) (us) in {their) (our) important work, by Thy Holy Spirt, that, through Thy blessing on {their) (our) deliberations, the Gospel of Christ may be faithfully preached and obeyed, and the order and discipline of Thy Church maintained amongst us, to the overthrow of Satan's power, and the final establishment of Thy heavenly kingdom ; through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. A PRAYER That may be used in the Churches of this Province during the time of the Preparation of Candidates for Confirmation. (Authorized — i6th Session 1895.) ( To be used in turn, or as the Clergy may prefer.) Almighty and everliving God, who makest us both to will and to do those things that be good and acceptable unto Thy PRAYERS. 57 Divine Majesty ; we make our humble supplication for Thy Servants of this Parish, who are now preparing to be con- firmed. Let Thy Fatherly Hand, we beseech Thee, ever be over them ; let Thy Holy Spirit ever be with them ; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of Thy Word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life ; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we make our humble supplication unto Thee in behalf of those Thy children {or servants) who are now preparing for Confirmation. Grant unto them seriousness of disposition, attention of mind and quickness of understanding, that they may hear and receive the doctrines which they are taught, and may know the cer- tainty of those things in which they are instructed. Bestow upon them a spirit of devout expectation, that they may earnestly desire the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Ghost ; and give unto them such a sense of the glory of serving Thee, that they may, with sincerity, ratify and confirm the promises and vows made in their name at their Baptism. These and all other mercies we humbly beg in the Name and through the mediation of Jesus Christ our only Lord and Saviour. Amen. PRAYERS That may be used .'n the Churches of this Province for those oti the {or at) sea. (Authorized 1 6th Session, 1895). I. FOR SEAMEN. Almighty God, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning, whose way is in the sea and whose path is in the great waters, look down with the eye of mercy and com- passion on us Thy servants, and all who are toiling on the sea, or who sail in ships ; let not compass err nor rudder fail, ii' 68 PROVINCIA.L SYNOD OF CANADA. but be a sure guide upon the trackless deep, and in Thine own good time bring us in safety to the haven where we would be, to praise Thee for thy goodness, though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. II. FOR PERSONS GOING TO SEA. O Eternal God, who alone sp-eadest out the Heavens and rulest the raging of the sea ; we commend to Thy almighty protection Thy servants for whose preservation on the great deep our prayers are desired. Guard them, we beseech Thee, from the dangers of the sea, from sickness, from violence of enemies, and from every evil to which they may be exposed ; conduct them in safety to the haven where they would be with a grateful sense of Thy mercies, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. III. FOR A SAFE RETURN FROM SEA. Most gracious God, whose mercy is over all Thy works, we praise Thy Holy Name that Thou hast been pleased to conduct in safety, through the perils of the great deep, these Thy servants who now desire to return their thanks unto Thee in Thy Holy Church; may they be duly sensible of Thy merciful Providence towards them, and ever express their thankfulness by a holy trust in Thee, and obedience to Thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FORMS OF SERVICE. 59 FORMS OF SKRVICK. (Authorized for use in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada.) FORMS OF CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. (Authorized 14th Session, 1889.) The Bishop shall be received at the door of the Church by the Clergy {wearing surplices), the Churchwardens, and others. A petition in the form following, or to like effect, signed by the Jncitjnbent, Churchwardens, and others, shall be read and presented to the Bishop : — To the Right Reverend Bishop of We, the Incumbent, Churchwardens, and other inhabitants of having acquired the land (describe it), more particularly described in a deed between -and (or by will or otherivise, as the case may be), duly registered according to law {where re^^istration is possible) on the day of in the year of on which there is a Church, which we certify to be free from any legal incumbrance, do humbly pray your Lordship to separate the same from all profane and common uses, and to consecrate the said Church and set it apart forever for the worship of God, according to the Rites and Discipline of the Church of England in Canada. CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. The Bishop, accepting the Petition, shall answer and consent ^ saying : Brethren, — If this be your desire, and the desire of the Parishioners, we will now proceed to the Act of Consecration. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued and ended in thee, we may glorify thy Holy Name ; and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. m !ii! :i; 'I T T 60 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. Then the Bishop and Clergy^ preceded by the Churchwardens entering the Church or Chapel by the principal entrance, and pro- ceeaing up the midst thereof towards the Chancel, shall say or sing the 24M Psalm. The Earth is the Lord's and all that therein is : the com- pass of the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord : or who shall rise up in his Holy place .? Evtn he that hath clean hands and a pure heart : and hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworji to decnvc his neighbour. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and right- eousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek Him : even of thejn that seek thy face, O Jacob . Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever- lasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory ? It is the Lord, strong and mighty^ even the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever- lasting doors : and the King of Glory shall come in. Wno is the King of Glory 1 Eveyi the Lord of Hosts, he is the King of Glory. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is noiv, and ever shall be, world with- out end. Amen. When the Bishop is seated, he shall have the instrument or instruments of donation and endozcment presented to him by the Founder ;* or some proper substitute, which he shall lay on the Holy Table, and then standing at the north side thereof and tu'-ning to the Co?i^regatio?i.^ he shall say to them as follows , or otherwise at his discretion : ^ Dearly beloved in the Lord, Forasmuch as devout and holy men, as well under the Law as under the Gospel, moved either by the secret inspiration of the blessed Spirit, or by express command of God, or by their own reason and sense of order and decency, have erected houses for the * If it be a Church or Chapel rebuilt, or if there be no new donation or en dowment, this is to be omitted . T FORMS OF SERVICE. 61 public worship of God, and have separated them from all profane and common uses, in order to fill men's minds with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in his service; which pious works our heavenly Father hath vouchsafed to approve and accept : Let us not doubt but that he will also graciously approve this our godly purpose of setting apart this place in solemn manner to religious worship, and let us faithfully and devoutly^ beg his blessing on this our undertaking, and say : \^Then, ail kneeling down, the Bishop shall say the Prayer following .•] O Eternal God, mighty in power, of majesty incompre- hensible, whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, much less the walls of temples made with hands, and who yet hast been graciously pleased to promise thy especial presence in whatsoever place even two or three of thy faithful servants shall assemble in thy Name to offer up their supplications and their praises to thee ; Vouchsafe, O Lord, to be present with us, who are now gathered together to consecrate this place, with all humility and readiness of heart, to the honour of thy great Name, separating it henceforth from all unhal- lowed, ordinary, and common uses, and dedicating it entirely to thy service, for reading therein thy most Holy Word, for celebrating thy Holy Sacraments, for offering to thy glorious Majesty the sacrifice of prayer and thanksgiving, for blessing thy people in thy Name, and for all other Holy Ordinances ; accept, O Lord, this service at our hands, and bless it with such success as may most tend to thy glory and the salva- tion of thy people, through Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. After this the Bishop shall say ; Regard, O Lord, the supplications of thy servants, and grant that whosoever shall be dedicated to thee in this house by Baptism may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost, delivered from thy wrath and eternal death, and being made a lively member of Christ''s Church, may ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that they who in this place shall in their own persons renew rhe promises and vows made by their 62 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. sureties for them at their Baptism, and thereupon shall be confirmed by the Bishop, may continue Thine forever ; and being preserved in the unity of thy Church, may daily in- crease in thy Holy Spirit more and more, until they come to thine exerlasting kingdom. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall receive in this place the blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ thy Son, may come to that Holy Ordinance with a true, penitent heart, lively faith, and perfect charity ; and being filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, may to their great and endless comfort obtain remission of their sins, and all other benefits of his passion. Amen. Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall be joined together in this place in the holy estate of Matrimony may faithfully perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, and may remain in perfect love together until their lives' end. Ame?i. Grant, O Lord, that all such as have, through thy mercy, been preserved in the great danger of Child-birth, and shall come to this place, according to their bounden duty to give thee thanks for the same, may through thy help both faith- fully live and walk according to thy will in this life present, and also be partakers of everlasting glory in the life to come. Amen. O merciful God, who givest light in darkness, comfort to the mourners, and to the weary, rest ; Grant to all thy bereaved children who shall enter into this house, to be filled with the consolations of thy Holy Spirit ; that when the diseases of their souls are healed, and all sorrow ended, they may be refreshed with the joys ol an eternal resurrection, through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen. Grant, O Lord, that w' -ever shal' confess their sins^ and ofifer up their pra^ unto thy divine Majesty in this place, ma- Jl worldly and wandering thoughts, and ai. .to thee with such steadfast- ness of faith. vvith si _ii seuousness, sincerity and devout affection of mine, that ihey may be graciously accepted in thy sight. O Lord, pa. don their -lins, cmpassionate their in- firmities, enh'ghten ;nd sanctify them y thy Holy Spirit, and enable them so to serve and wc ••-chyard to be consecrated, which, shall be sufficiently enclosed, a Petition for its co'isecration shall be presented to the Bishop (as before pres nted in the office for the consecration of Chinches). After assenting to its prayer, the Biihop shall say the following Collect : Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gra- cious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the Bis'iop, Clergy and Laity, in due order, shall walk round the portion of grjund which is to be Consecrated, saying or 68 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. singing Psalms xxiii, xxxix, xc, ciii, or any of them. Returning to the Church Forch or other convenient spot, the Bishop shall say : The glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us ; prosper Thou the work of our hands upon us. O prosper Thou our handiwork. Then shall t/ie Bishop, or some Clergyman appointed by him, read one of the lessons follozving : Genesis, ch. xxiii, or St. John, ch. v., 21 to 30, or ist Thes- salonians, ch. iv., 13 to end. ThcJi some Clergyman, or other person appointed by the Biskop,- shall read the sentence of Consecration according to the form in Sche dule B, which he shall sign aiid order to be recorded in the Registry of the Dioctse. Then the Bishop shall say the Pf-ayers bcfo'^e directed to be used in a Church yard consecrated to'^ether with a Church, and also the Collect for All Saints' Day. O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord ; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee ; through Jesus Christ vour Lord. Amen. .After 7chich a IJymn may be sung, and an Address i^iv'n. THEBE^^EDICT[ON. SCHEDULE B. In the Name of God. Amen, Wherkas a piece of land situate at within our Diocese and jurisdiction, described as follows {description of th' land and of the title by which it is held to be here tiiered) has been appropriated for the burial of the dead, and vvhereas the said piece of land is sufficiently enclosed and is now ready for consecration ; and whereas a Petition has been presented' to us {a^ in Schedule A). Now, therefore, we {as in Schedule A down to the words " com- mon uses ") — and do dedicate the same to Almighty God ssr^-^si^ FORMS OF SERVICE. m for the burial of the dead, according to the Rites and Cere- monies of the Church of England, that the bodies of the faith- ful may therein rest in peace ^nd hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. And we do pronounce, &c. (as in Schedule A), Answer. Priest. Atiswer. Priest. Answer, OFFICE FOR LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. All things being ready, the Priest, or Bishop (if present), shall say : In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost that build it. frie.t. Our help is in the name of the Lord. Who hath made heaven and earth. O Lord, hear our prayer. And let our cry come unto thee. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. From this time forth for evermore. All. The glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon up, prosper thou the work of our hands upon u.s. O prosper thou our handiwork. Our Father, &c. Bishop, or Priest. Almighty and everlasting God, who didst lay in Zion a precious Corner-Stone, not made with hands, bless this stone, for the foundation of this house to be erected to the Glory of thy Holy Name, and grant that they, who shall faithfully offer to Thee of their substance for the furtherance of this pious work, may be preserved in body and soul ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the person who lays the Stone shall say : In the Faith of Jesus Christ, we lay this foundation stone, in the Name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. Amen, Bishop, or Priest. Here let true faith, the fear of God, and brotherly love ever remain ; this place is dedicat'id to prayer, and to the 70 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. :il praise of our most holy Saviour Jesus Christ, who ever h'veth and reigneth with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Avun. • Here a Hymn may be sung. Let us pray, O God, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, sanctify and build up these walls to thy honour and glory. Let the li.^ht of thy holy presence ever shine upon them. And may thy Holy Church, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone, fitly framed together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, grow unto an Holy Temple in the Lord. Amen. O Lord, who wisely orderest all things, both in heaven and earth ; to thy merciful protection we commend the workmen employed in this building. Let thy fatherly hand ever be over them ; keep them from all evil, accident, hurt or hin- drance, and from all unfaithful, profime or unholy words or deeds ; that the work now begun may, by thy blessing on their labour, be brought to a happy end ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy Holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain ever- lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Anun. Adi/ress. Hymn. THE BENEDICTION FORM OF SERVICE WHICH MAY BE USED AT THE INDUCTION OF MINISTERS TO THEIR CURES. The congregation being assembled in the Chwch, the Bishop or some Priest authorized by him shall say : "Brethren, we are here assembled together to induct the Reverend [A. B.] as Rector (or Incumbent) of this Parish i?J^ FORMS OF SERVICE. 71 (or Mission) ; behaving been already instituted by the Bishop to the Cure of souls." The Minister to be inducted shall h '.re read aloud the Dec'aration of Assent enjoined by C,in)i be said, with-the Proper Psalms, ^c, hereinafter appointed: — Proper Psalms:— 122, 132, 133. 1ST Lesson :— Ezekiel, ch. xxxiii, to end of v. 9. 2ND Lesson :— St. Luke, ch. x. to end of v. 16. vi| 72 PROVINCUL SYNOD OF CANADA. CoLLFCT FOR THE DAY :— O Eternal God, the giver oi all good gifts, who of thy Divine Providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church, give thy grace, we beseech thee, to this thy servant to whom the charge of this Parish (or Mission) is committed, and so replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue him vvith innocency of life, that he may faithfully serve before thee to the glory of thy great name and the benefit of thy Holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O Holy Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, and hast promised to be with thy Ministers to the end of the world, be graciously pleased to bless the ministry of thy servant who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and praise to thee, and to administer thy Holy Sacraments in this thy House. Grant that he may be clothed with righteousness, and that thy word, spoken by his mouth, may have such success that it may never be spoken in vain ; and may the worils of his mouth and the medita- tions of his heart be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. O God, the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the Faithful, visit, we pray thee, this Congregation with thy love and favour. Enlighten their minds more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel. Graft in their hearts the love of thy name ; increase in them true religion ; nourish them with all goodness ; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, O blessed Spirit, whom with the Father and the Son to- gether, we worship and glorify as one God, blessed for ever- more. Amen. The Collect in the Communion Service is to be the Col- lect for St. Simon and St. Jude's Day. Epistle for the Day :— i Thess., ch. 2, to end of v. 13. Gospel for the Day : — St. John, ch. x. to v. 19. A sermon may be preached by the Minister now inducted^ or by some other Clergyman. After the Celebration of the Holy Communion^ immediately before the Benediction, the inducted Minister, kneeling at the Lord's Table, shall say : O most glorious Lord God, I acknowledge that I am unworthy to serve under thy roof ; yet be graciously pleased EKfti^ FORMS OF SKRVICE. 73 to accept the dedication of myself to thy service in this Parish (or Mission), and to prosper all my undertakings. Fill me with a holy fear of thy Divine Majesty, and with a deep sense of my own unworthiness; that approaching thy Sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, with clean hands and a pure heart, 1 may always perform a service acceptable to thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Enable me, O Lord Jesu Christ, both by my life and doctrine, to set forth thy glory, and rightly and duly to administer thy Holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace : and especially to those who are here placed under my Ministry, that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy Holy Word, and that they, and all who profess and call themselves Christians, may hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life, and may be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting. Amen, The Minister inducted shall, if the Bishop be not present, pro- nounce the Benediction. FORM OF SERVICE WHICH MAY BE USED AT THE PUBLIC INSTITUTION, OR COLLATION, OF MINISTERS TO THEIR CURES. (Authorized i6th Session, 1895.) At the beginning of the Service a hymn may be sung, after which the Bishop shall say : Brethren, we are here assembled to witness the solemn Institution (or Collation) of the Rev. A. B, to the cure of souls within this parish, he having; been duly, canonically and legally presented to the same, and there being no impedi- ment alleged. The Bishop shall then sit in his chair at the chancel steps, or other convenient place : and the new Incumbent shall kneel be/ore him, holding up the Instrument of Institution which the Bishop shall read aloud as follows : 74 mOVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. ' ~ By Divine permission Bishop of To our BKLOVED in Christ Greeting : We admit you to the (Rectory) of the Church of in the county of and diocese of And we do duly and canonically institute you to the said (Rectory) to which you have been presented {or We do by our undoubted right duly and canonically collate you to the said incumbency.) And We do hereby, in pursuance thereof, in due form, canonically invest you with all and sinpfular the rights, mem- bers, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. You having first in our presence made and subscribed the Declara- tions, and taken the Oaths, which are in this case required to be made and taken by the fourteenth Canon of the Pro- vincial Synod of Canada. And We do by these presents commit unto you the cure and government of the souls of the Parishioners of the said Parish, and authorize you to preach the Word of God in the said parish, saving always to ourselves and our successors all Episcopal rights (and the dignity and honour of our Cathedral Church). In testimony whereof we have caused our Episcopal Seal to be hereunto affixed. Dated at and the of our Consecration. If the mj/iister be duly lie nsed, then the Licence only shall be read while the minister stands before the Bishop, which shill be after this sort : By Divine permission Bishop of To our BELOVED in Christ Greeting : — We do by these presents give and grant to you, in whose Fidelity, Morals, Le-irning, Sound Doctrine and Diligence we do fully confide, our License and Authority to perform the office of in the within the Diocese of and our jurisdiction, in reading the Common Prayers, and performing other Ecclesiastical Duties belonging itJ^lti' FOI.'MS OF SERVICE. 1r^ to the said office, according to the Form prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, made and pubh'shed by Authority of Parliament and the Canons and Constitutions in that behalf lawfully established and promulged ; And not otherwise, or in any other manner. (You having first before us [or our Commissary] made and subscribed the Declarations and taken the Oaths, which are in this case required to be made and taken by the fourteenth Canon of the Provincial Synod of Canada.) In witness whereof, we have caused our Seal, which we use in this case, to be hereunto affixed. Dated at the day of in the year of our Lord, one thousand hundred and , and in the year of our Consecration. T/ien shall the Bishop rise and ^ivc his blessing to the new Incum- bent still kneeling before him, after this sort : — Almighty God, Who hath moved thee to take upon thee this ministry, and hath called thee to exercise it in His place, grant to thee strength and power to fulfill it to the glory of God and the good of souls, that in so doing thou mayest both save thyself and them that hear thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then shall the Bishop deliver to the new Jncumbcnt the Bible and Book of Common Prayer, saying : — Receive these books, and let them be the rule of thy con- duct in dispensing God's Holy Word, in leading the devo- tions of the people, in administering the Sacraments of Christ, and in exercising the discipline of the Church : And be thou in all things a pattern to the flock committed to thy care. If the minister is to be inducted into the temporalities at the sam '. ti?ne, then shall the Bishop direct the Mandate of Induction to be read ; and the induction to take plaa by delivery of keys, as m the Service for Induction of Ministers, 2 hen shall follow the service for the day, with such proper Psalms, Lessons, and Collects as are appointed in the service for Induc- tion of Ministers. : n PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. If the Institution be in the Mornings there shall be a Celebration of the Holy Communion with proper Collect, Epistle, Gospel, and prayers appointed in the Service for the Induction of ministers. If the Institution be not in the Mornings then shall the new Incum- bent say immediately before [the Benediction the two prayers appointed to be said in such order in the service for the Induc- tion of ministers. - % I'lJI*/ ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND LEOISLATURES. 77 ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATURES RELATING TO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA. 19-20 Vict., Chap. 141. (Provinck of Canada.) An Act to enable Members of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada to meet in Synod. Proclaimed May 28th, 1857, Whereas doubts exist whether members of the United Church of England and Ireland in this Province have the power of regulating the affairs of their Church, in matters relating to discipline, and necessary to order and good government, and it is just that such doubts should be re- moved, in order that they may be permitted to exercise the same rights of self government that are enjoyed by other re- ligious communities ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. The liishops, Clergy and Laity, Members of the United Church of England and Ireland in this Province, may meet in their several Dioceses, which are now, or may be hereafter constituted in this Province, and in such manner and by such proceedings as they shall adopt, frame constitutions and make regulations for enforcing discipline in the Church, for the appointment, deposition, deprivation or removal of any person bearing office therein, of whatever order or degree, any rights of the Crown to the contrary notwithstanding, and for the convenient and orderly management of the pro- perty, affairs, and interests of the Church in matters relating to and affecting only the said Church, and the officers and members thereof, and not in any manner interfering with the rights, privileges, or interests of other religious communities, or of any person or persons not being a member or members of the said United Church of England or Ireland ; provided always, that such constitutions and regulations shall apply only to the Diocese or Dioceses adopting the same. ^..••«n.<71'<)S*>- 78 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. 2, The Bishops, Clergy and Laity, members of the United Church of England and Ireland in this Province, may meet in General Assembly within this Province, by such represen- tatives as shal' be determined and declared by them in their several Dioceses ; and in such General Assembly frame a constitution and regulations for the general management and good government of the said Church in this Province, provided always, that nothing in this Act contained shall authorize the imposition of any rate or tax upon any person or persons whomsoever, whether belonging to the said Church or not, or the infliction of any punishment, fine ^r penalty, upon any person, other than his suspension or removal from an office in the said Church, or exclusion from the meetings or proceedings of the Diocesan or General Synods ; and provided also, that nothing in the said consti- tution or regulations, or any of them, shall be contrary to any law or statute now or hereafter in force in this Province. 22 Vict., Chap. 149. An Act to explain and amend the Act intituled : "An Act to enable the Members of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada to meet in Synod." Assented to August i6th, 1858. Whereas doubts exist whether in the Act passed in the Session held in the nineteenth and twentieth years of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled : ••' nn Act to enable the Members of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada to meet in Synod," sufficient provision is made for the repre- sentation of the Laity of the United Church of England and Ireland in the Synods by the said Act authorized to beheld, and it i= expedient that such doubts should be removed : Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows : I. For all the purposes of the aforesaid Act, the Laity shall meet by representation ; ' d until it shall be otherwise determined by the Synod in :h Diocese, One or more iW^ ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATURES. 79 Inited meet resen- \ their ame a nt and 3vince, i shall person e said fine v/r ;ion or )n from General consti- trary to rovince. I : "An ngland , 1858. in the of Her embers inada to repre- and and be held, ;moved : consent enacts le Laity therwise or more delegates (not exceeding three in any case) may be elected at the annual Easter meetings in each parish, mission or cure within the Diocese, or in cases wnere there may be more than one congregation in any parish, mission or cure, then in each such congregation, or at meetings to be specially called for the purpose by each Clergyman having a separate cure of souls, and all laymen within such parish, mission or cure, or be'onging to such conc^regation, of the full age of twenty- one years, who shall declare thCiTiselves in writing at such meetings to be members of the United Church of England and Ireland, and to belong to no other religious denomina- tion, shallhave the right of voting at such election. Each delegate shall receive from the Chairman of the meeting cer- tificate of his election, which he shall produce wii«n called upon so to do, at the Synod ; and the first meeting of such Synod shall be called by the Bishop of the Diocese at such time and place as he shall think fit : provided always, that no business shall be transacted by the Synod of any Diocese, unless at least one-fourth of the Clergy of such Diocese shall be present, and at least one- fourth of the Congregations within the same be represented by at least one delegate. II. All proceedings heretofore had in any Diocese under the aforesaid Act, which have been conformable to the pro- visions of this Act, shall be held to be valid, as if the same had taken place after the passii g of this Act. Cap. cxii. (Province of Quebec.) An Act to enable the Metropolitan Bishop of the Church of England, in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, to confer certain degrees in Divinity in the Province of Quebec. (Assented to 2nd April, 1890.) Whereas the bishops, clergy and laity, members of the Church of England, assembled in Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, have, by their petition, represented : That the varioi universities and theological colleges in connection with the Church of England in the different Pro- 80 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. vinces of Canada, comprised within the limit of the said Eccle- siastical Province, namely : the University of King's College, in the Province of Nova Scotia; the University of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, in the Province of Quebec; the Univer- sity of Trinity College, Toronto, in the Province of Ontario; Huron College, London, and the Montreal Diocesan Theolo- gical College, in the Province of Quebec; and Wyclifif College, Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, have agreed to the establishment of a common board of examiners for Divinity degrees, composed of representatives frcai each of the said Universities and Colleges, to be appointed in the manner required by their regulations and by-laws, and that the said . Provincial Synod has, by canon, estah'.i'^hed such common board of examiners so agreed upon by ihe said universities and colleges ; . And whereas the said Provincial Synod has prayed for the passing of an Act to confer upon the Metropolitan bishop of the . said Ec-lesiastical Province power to confer degrees in Divin- ity by himself or his representative, within the Province of , Quebec, and so far as the Legislative jurisdiction of the said Province of Quebe" extends, and in addition to the powers already existing under their several charters for conferring such degrees in the several universities upon candidates who have passed the said boai d of examiners ; and whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition ; There- fore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows : I. The bishop of the Church of England, in the Ecclesias- tical Province of Canada, who shall hold, for the time being, the office of Metropolitan of the said E^cclesiastical Province, is hereby created a corporation sole, with the power to confer, within the Province of Quebec, so far as the Legisla- tive jurisdiction of the said Province extends, the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity, by himself or his representative, upon such candidates only as have received the certincate of the board of examiners, established by the , Canon of the Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, for the p'lrpose of holding examinations for such degrees, to the effect that the said candidates have success- fully --assed the examinations, and performed all the other exercises required for such degrees. ■''mMnf ACTS OF PAKLIAMKNT aND r.EGlSLATUUES. 81 2. Nothing in this Act shall be held to confer upon the Metropolitan the power of conferring degrees, Jf^re di^tiitatis or pro honoris causa, or to limit the existing rights of any university or college. 3. This Act shall come into force in the day of its sanction. (Note. — Similar Acts to the foregoing were passed by the Local Legislatures of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.) IS- Ig. , "■■'■^'. ice, - W^^lr. to i ;^-.;r ^ sla- T- ; of his ( ■ ,; ved : the nee 'z. V. uch [ess- 1 kher 1 58 Vic, Chap. 1895. (^Dominion.) An Act to incorporate the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of luigland in Canada. Whereas the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in Canada, representing the dioceses of Nova Scotia, Fred- ericton, Quebec, Montreal, Ontario, Toronto, Niagara, Huron and Algoma, by Canon number XIX of the Canons of the said Synod, created a Society called the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada, con- sisting of all the members of the said church in the said dioceses, and placed the said Society under the control of a general board of management constituted as provided in the said - Canon ; and whereas the object of the said Society is the col- lection and administration of the general missionary funds of the said church in the said dioceses, in connection with mis- sions in the north-western part of Canada and the diocese of Algoma, and missions in foreign lands ; and whereas it will assist and promote the work of the said Society if it is incor- porated, and the said Society has by its petition asked that it be incorporated and have conferred on it the powers of a cor- poration, and it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition : — Therefore Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : — I. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada, as at present constituted under Canon number nineteen of the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in Canada, asset out in the schedule to this Act, is hereby constituted a body corporate under the name and style of " The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of 6 82 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. the Church of En;^land in Canada," hereinafter called "the Society." 2. The Society shall be governed and controlled and the board of management of the Society shall be constituted as provided by the said Canon number nineteen ; and the said Canon ^hall continue to govern the Society iind shall remain in force until repealeil, altered or amended b)' the said Pro- vincial Synod. ,3. The said Provincial Synod may at any time repeal, alter or amend the said Canon number nineteen, and may sub- stitute other provisions for the management and control of ihe Society. 4 The Society may acquire, hold, take and receive gifts, conveyances, devises and bequests of land or of personal pro- perty or of any estate or interest therein in any province of Canada, and may use, sell or dispose of the same or any part thereof, and may apply the proceeds of such property for the purposes for which the Society has been organized. SCHEDULE. 'f DOMESTIC AND FORUGN MISSIONARY SOCIFTY OF THE CIHIRCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA. I. Canon XIX. {Piovincial Synod) on the constitution of the Society. Art. I.— This Society shall be called the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Art. II. — This Society shall consist ofall persons who a:e members of this church. Art. III. — The Society shall be under the contr'ol of a general board of missions, consisting of the bishops of this ecclesiastical province, and the clerical and lay delegates for the time being of the Provincial Synod, together with the board of management as herein described. On the third day of each triennial session of the Provincial Synod, the business of the Synod shiili be suspended, to allow the business connected with this Society to be transacted. ACTS OF rAUL[\.MENT AND LKGISLATUKKS.- 83 i Art. IV. — There shall be a board of management which shall consist of all the bishops of this ecclesiastical pro- vince, and the secretary and treasurer of the board, members cx-officio^ together with two clergymen and two laymen from each diocese, to be appointed by the general board on the nomination of each Diocesan Synod, which nomination shall be made by such Synod at the meeting next preceding the triennial session of the Provincial Synod, and this board shall have, as far as possible, the collection and admim'stration of the general missionary funds of the church (subject to the pro- visions hereinafter set forth), and shall remain in office until their successors are appointed, and shall have power to fill any vacancies that may occur in their number. Eight mem- bers shall constitute a quorum. This board of management shall, when the general board is not in session, e.xercise all the power of the general board, and shall report to the general board of missions on or before the third day of such triennial session of the Provincial Synod. The board shall meet at such times and places as they shall think fit. Art. V. — The board of management is authorized to appoint such committees as it may deem desirable, and such officers as shall b^ needful for carrying on its work, and may frame such rules and regulations (not inconsistent with the constitution and canons of the Provincial Synod) as m.iy be necessary for the transaction of its business. Art. VI. — It is recommended that the funds collected in the several dioceses for mission work under this Canon be sent to the board, and the appropriation therefrom on behalf of domestic missions shall be made in gross, to be distributed by the local authorities of dioceses to which appropriations shall have been made. Appropriations on behalf of Foreign Missions shall be made to the great missionary societies of the mother church in England, or in such other manner as the board of management niuy direct, provided that contributions specially appropriated shall be paid in strict accordance with ihe wishes of the donors. Nothing in this Cp'ion, however, shall be held in any wise to interfere wi'Ji or affect the .several diocesan mission funds, or with any othtr existing agreements made by any parish for special missionary aid. 84 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. I H Art. VII. — In connection with the board of management there shall be in each diocese of the province a correspo.iding committee, or board of missions, to be constituted as such dio- cese may determine, who shall report all statistics and other information relating to the general purposes for which the Society is organized. The diocesan board of missions, at present constituted, shall be the corresponding committee, or boards, until other committees, or boards, shall have been appointed under the provisions of this Canon. The first board of management shill be appointed by the Provincial Synod of this session (1883). 37-38 Vict., Chain yy. (Imperial). An Act respecting Colonial and certain other Clergy. (7th August, 1874.) Wheieas, by divers Acts of Parliament, certain disabilities are imposed on persons ordained by Bishops, not being Bishops of the United Church of England and Ireland. And whereas, by an Act passed in the thirty-second and thirty-third years of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-two, it is enacted, that the Union created by Act of Parliament, between the Churches of England and Ireland, shall be dis- solved, and that enactments relating lo the said United Church shall be read dislributively in respect of the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. And whereas it is desirable to amend the law respecting persons having been ordained by Bishops, not being Bishops of either of the said Separate Churches or of the said Church hereinafter collectively called "The Churches aforesaid." Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parlia- ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — I. This Act may be cited as " The Colonial Clergy Act, 1874," • ' • ■ ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND LEGISLATURES. 85 II. The enactments enumerated in Schedule A annexed to this Act are repealed, but not so as to render invalid any- thing lawfully done in conformity with any of them. III. Except as hereinafter mentioned, no person who has been or shall be ordained Priest or Deacon, as the case may be, by any Bishop other than a Bishop of a Diocese in one of the Churches aforesaid, shall, unless he shall hold or have previously held preferment or a curacy in England, officiate as such Priest or Deacon in any Church or Chapel in Eng- land, without written permission from the Archbishop of the Province, in which he proposes to officiate, and without also making and subscribing so much of the Declaration contained in "The Clerical Subscription Act, 1865," as follows (that is to say) : " I assent to the thirty-nine Articles of Religion and "to the Book of Common Prayer, and of the ordering of "Bishops, Priests and Deacons. I believe the doctrine of '* the Church of England as therein set forth to be agreeable " to the Word of God : and in Public Prayer and Admin- " istration of the Sacraments, I, whilst ministering in England, "will use the form in the said Book prescribed, and none " other, except ro far as shall be ordered by lawful author- " ity. " IV. P^xcept as hereinafter mentioned, no person who has been or shall be ordained Priest or Deacon, as the case may be, by any Bishop other than a bishop of a Diocese, in one of the Churches aforesaid, shall be entitled as such Priest or Deacon to be admitted or instituted to any benefice or other ecclesiastical preferment in P^ngland, or to act as curate there- in, without the previous consent in writing of the Bishop of the Diocese in which such preferment or curagy may be situate. V. Any person holding ecclesiastical preferment, or act- ing as curate in any Diocese in England, under the provisions of this Act, may, with the written consent of the Bishop of such Diocese, request the Archbishop of the Province to give him a licence in writing under his hand and seal in the fol- lowing form, that is to say : " To the Rev. A. B. " We, C, by Divine Providence, Archbishop of D., do hereby give you, the said A. B., authority to exercise your office of Priest (or Peiicon). according to the provisions of an 86 PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF CANADA. f : Act of the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth years of Her present Majesty, intituled, 'An Act respecting Coloniil and certain other Clergy.' " Given under our hand and seal on the day of •'C.(L S.), D." And if the Archbishop shall think fit to issue such licence, the same shall be registered in the Registry of the Province, and the person receiving the licence shall thenceforth possess all such rights and advantages, and be subject to all such duties and liabilities, as he would have possessed and been • subject to, if he had been ordained by the Bishop of a Diocese in England ; Provided that no such licence shall be issued to any person, who has not held ecclesiastical prefer- ment, or acted as curate for a period or periods exceeding in the aggregate two years. VI. All appointments, admissions, institutions, or induc- tions to ecclesiastical preferment in England, and all appoint- ments to act as curate therein, which siiall hereafter be made, contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be null and void. VII. If any person shall officiate as Priest or Deacon in any Church or Chapel in England contrary to the provisions of this Act, or if any Bishop, not being Bishop of a Diocese in England, shall perform episcopal functions in any such Church or Chapel, without the consent in writing of the Bishop of the Diocese, in which such Church or Chapel is situate, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum often pounds to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, to be recovered by action brought within six months after the commission of such offence by the Treasurer of the said Bounty in one of Her Majesty's Superior Courts of Common Law, and the incumbent or curate of any Church or Chapel, who shall knowingly allow such offence to be committed therein, shall be subject to a like penalty, to be recovered in the same manner. VIII. Any person ordained a Piiest or Deacon, in pursu- ance of such request and commission as are mentioned in an Act of the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Her present Majesty, chapter fifty-two, shall, for the purposes of this Act, i- ^muf ACTS OF PVULIAMRNT AND LKfllSLATllRKS, 87 be cleeniecl to have been so ordained by the Bishop of a 'Diocese in England, and it shall not be necessary that the Bishop, to whom such commission shall have been given, should have exercised his olTice within Tier Majesty's domin- ions, or by virtue of Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent ; Provided that such Bishop be a bishop in cjniinunion with the Church of England, and such commission shall not be- come void by the death of the grantor until after seven days ; Provided always that any such act of ordination by any such Bishop, as aforesaid, shall be subject to the same laws and provisions, as to the titles, and as to the oaths and subscrip- tions of the persons to be ordained, and as to the registration of such Act, as if it had been performed by the Bishop of the Diocese, and that the letters of orders of any person so or- dained by any such Bishop shall be issued in the name of, and be subscribed with the signature of such Bishop as Com- missary of the I^ishop of the Diocese, and shall be sealed with the seal of the Bishop of such Diocese. IX. Any person ordained a Deacon or Priest, under the provisions of an Act of the second session of the twenty- fourth year of King George the Third, chapter thirty-five, or under the first section of an Act of the fifty-ninth year of King George the Third, chapter sixty, shall be subject to the provisions contained in this Act. X. No admission, institution, induction, or appointment to any benefice or other ecclesiastical preferment within Her Majesty's dominions, nor any appointment to act as curate therein, nor any ministerial act performed by any person as Priest or Deacon of any of the Churches aforesaid, shall be or be deemed to have been invalid at law by reason of its con- trariet)/ to any of the enactments set forth in Schedule B to this Act annexed, unless its validity shall be inconsistent with the validity of some Act, matter or thing lawfully done be- fore the passing of this Act. XI. Nothing in this Act contained shall alter or afTect any of the provisions of an Act of the twenty-seventh and twenty- eighth years of Her present Majesty, chapter ninety-four, in- tituled : "An Act to remove disabilities affecting the Bishops and Clergy of the Protesta.it PZpiscopal Church in Scotland." XII. It shall be lawful for the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Archbishop of York, for the time being, in consecrat- 88 PllO VINCI AL SYNOD OF CANADA. ing any person to the office of Bishop, for the purpose of exercising episcopal functions elsewhere than in England, to dispense, if he think fit, with the oath of due obedience to the Archbishop. XIII. Nothing contained in an Act of the fifty-third year of King George the Third, chapter one hundred and fifty-five, or in an Act of the third and fourth years of King William the Fourth, chapter eighty-five, or in any letters patent issued as mentioned in the said Acts or either of them, shall prevent any person, who shall be or shall have been Bishop of any Diocese in India, from performing episcopal functions not extending to the exercise of jurisdiction in any Diocese or reputed Diocese at the request of the Bishop thereof. XIV. In this Act, the word " bishop " shall, when not in- consistent with the context, include Archbishop . the words "bishop" and " archbishop," in the matter of " permission " and " consent," and of" consent and licence," shall include the lawful commissary of a Bishop or an Archbishop ; the words '• England " shall include the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands ; and the term " church or chapel " shall mean Church or Chapel subject to the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England. '* V vami'i pose of [land, to :e to the ird year ifty-five, William nt issued prevent ) of any ons not iocese or not in- ic words nission " :lude the le words Channel Church lurch of