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 «^LETTE R^ 
 
 FllOM 
 
 REV.J.C. EDGHILUDD, 
 
 CHAPLAIN-GENERAL, 
 
 TO THE 
 
 SYNOD OF NOYA SCOTIA. 
 
 » <»» ♦- 
 
 •A/6£4 
 
 HALIFAX, N. S. 
 
 H.LOWAY BROS., 69 ORANVILLE STREET. 
 
 1887. 
 
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 To Ih 
 
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 S(ii!.i( ii.si i;. Dadi.n, 
 
 )U)<1 of Xovo N.' (jlio 
 
 MA.NV 
 
 \j{\\ July, 1807. 
 
 uMv im;ai; HKi.Tiih'KX in (iiimst, — I need scnicH^ly 
 
 ^^;l\■ tli;it \i)[]v nttioii HI (.'Icc'Cinii uh^ 
 
 P>isli 
 
 loi) ol' voiir 
 
 i)i(if(;'(^ look iiic tli(»i-()U'4lih' \)\ siiri'ii: 
 
 I Imd 
 
 lit'Mid tlijit iii\ nnjiic liiHi 1)^(11 nuMiliontd, l)iit [ 
 
 r(\L;:ir(l('(| this ;. 
 I ;i it, ol :i l( w oi< 
 
 n ihr 
 
 1 liicnds, ;ni(l so uavc no tliouiilit to 
 
 I nu'ic kiiK'iy rxi'rcssion o 
 
 l!:v jii;iU( r; indeed, wlicn I Icn i"ji,ui.»nd 1 under- 
 .-t(*od lii.il vou lind nirc;id\' cIioscd voui('hi(>l Piistor. 
 
 \ was llius iitterly unpri ) ared roi'sueh a h.'li'Liiain. 
 Jts sniij le message, so Irai^rant with nieanini;-, niovod 
 me more than anN' event in m\" lile lias evei' done. 
 That men ol .-ncli cliaracter and sliindip.i; as manv 
 ol' the eieruN' ol the l)ioces(\ men at whose Icct in 
 the Kinudom o] (iod 1 wonld nhullv sit. should (k'^ni 
 me iittin;j,io h^ J.ieic ITishu}) hnmiliiited ma (h'e])l\, 
 and t! at so riian\- la\mon, whose* kn()wled<j,o of me 
 eoidd now ( nl\- he throuuh the faintest memories of 
 Work attemi let; lor (iod's «dei'V and men's i^ood over 
 lilteen yeais a^o, seemed to me most marvellous. I 
 eouid not hr.l lec-i "this is Clod's doing,"' "this is 
 God's call.'" 
 
 80 the Jact that }-on liad cleeted nie as yotn" r>ishop 
 dimandeil 1.0m me anxious and eareiul eonsideni- 
 tion. 1 dau'd not send a telegram refusing to come ; 
 lliat Would liave heen most discourteous to von, and 
 i nnuht he h'lind iiiihting against Uoik I was well 
 awaii' oi tla^ great ineonvenienees wnich would ensue 
 liom { osl j ( ning the Synod, l)Ut 1 could only have 
 said " N(*"" witiiout hu'ther thought and eo)isulta- 
 ti(.n, and I was (Usimus of seeing my way to say 
 '"N'es" itla.iiily heloic nie. Your gen(>rosity in 
 adding the >2ooc) to tlie income ma<l<' it jiossihie for 
 nx to aece|t. -mi that l fell the whole (question 
 
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 Mint I shouia Uavc niv in'Sciii worK an.l unjhMlakr 
 the still moio solemn ar.l untiird icsi^onsihiJiUcs to 
 
 whk'h von ciill nm'r 
 
 Kvc.'vthinu- secnuul to rail ^uv to you. ^ our 
 uiuinnious clioico; tbo kia-wUnluiM)!' your |)ioc(-o 
 which ! had -amoil hv artuai (^xporicnru ; tlio lovc i 
 have ever \\-m\ !o:- Nova SfotiiV aiul Us i)(M)]n(>; t!ie 
 |)lvssiiM4 l(':c-iani iVoin so ir.aiiy valued :v.u\ trustui,L^_ 
 iVionds? all seeiiKMl 'o me to show what the will ot 
 the lo'r.l was. lint the ie.eslion still had to he 
 answcaed; " ]f<i<l I <tii!J ■.•'n;lit <it prfy.rnf (o Icarr }»>/ 
 
 ij'orh- in the (V'lmi f' . , 
 
 No one wiio i-uows anythino; of the <anaunstauees 
 ol' niv s(:(<:tion as rhai>lain-( h-nnal <-an douht tor 
 onen.oiorn' that (iod <'alled me to it : that lie liad 
 :i sijeeia: w^ak lo)' nie to do \\\ tin.- poM. Ihe .vieli- 
 hishoo savs: -No ]>ost witinn my knowledge aiul 
 rceoMVc^-:<"ai eost aiUhovities, eivd and i-eelcsiastiea. 
 v(> nmrh iionhie as vours <h<l in th.' inlmu m n 
 That vmhI has vou there willi vour speeiai I'hts roi.l 
 sj.ecial eXj-eri^'UCM^ no man can do(d>t.' lo.r two 
 A ears a.p.'l a !ui!i' ] liave m.4 with nothm,- hnt he.) - 
 ♦id' kindni^-s and eonsidemtion trom all thosv> m 
 anthoritv in earrvin- out what I heli-'Vi^ to he neet s- 
 sarv lor "the well-hein^ ot theCh.ureh in tee arn,y. 
 
 Hnt as vet the work is hut iu-imnn-. '1 i^ere are 
 nianv luirealiziMl plans, many hope- vA useonnes-;, 
 )iianV attacks on the kin-doin ol da.rkn.s-. wlnen 
 two \-ears' experience lias op(Mi(Ml out neion^ mr. 
 Others nn^lit indivd carry <ai ties work more (^ili- 
 ciciitiv than i can, vi^t lor it a man ncedis KUowied-e 
 as weM as lovc. and that knowl<M-.> is Uiu to >u^ won 
 l)v anv rap.id intuition hut hy j.a.tient study ot our 
 ;?oidieis. (,i their wants and eai.ahiiiti.'S.KxiMrience 
 alone sliows ono ii^-w to a]>p!y Hh' (ad trutii, lh(« 
 .^verlastm- do^ji'l. to theii' spiciai euvnmslane.s. 
 
The work is peciilinr, unirine. " Thoiv aro iiinn}' 
 Bi Imps," says the Arclihisliof); "but one Cliaplain- 
 General. The Secretary of State writes tome: ''I 
 feel stronji^ly that your loss to us just now would he 
 almost irreparahle." Thus strengthened by tlie 
 judn^ment of those wliose position enables them to 
 judccc^ so well, I can but believe that God has called 
 me distinctly to my present work, and that / have 
 not complded it, and if I gave it up thus prematurely 
 I should be thwartiuij^ God's pur]:)Ose. 
 
 Yet, in full viinv of your action, and all that it 
 implied, I felt sliaken, at least my heart w'ent out 
 towards you, while my judgment bade me stay. T 
 tried to put away all selfish thoughts and <](\<ires. T 
 could but '' connnit my ways unto the Lord," know- 
 ing that He wlio orders " the course of this world " 
 for the good of His Church would, according to His 
 promise "direct my path." 
 
 I placed myself, as you would, I know, hav(^ bidden 
 m(^ do, in the hands of the Archbishop. He says: 
 "That this call means so distinctly that you are, 
 without the concurrence of other signs, to move from 
 the War Office to Nova Scotia, I coul<l never believe.'^ 
 " I cannot conceive that vou ar called to Xova Scotia, 
 or to do anything but to walk with God m a great 
 office more activc^ly and closely still." In accordance 
 with this clear decision I tclegraplied at once to your 
 Archdeacon. 
 
 Had your call, so unexpected and unsolicited, 
 come to me after a few more vears of work for God 
 where He has placed me, I feel that I must have 
 acted differently, and recognized the call as from 
 Him, and simply have bowed my head, crying; 
 "Here am T, send me." 
 
 I cannot in words tell you the real pain this deci- 
 sion lias cost me. Your kindness and conlidence 
 will never be forgotten; it will ever be to me one of 
 
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 tiioso lew incidents in lit'p wliirh jH-orouiully aircct 
 tinic ni)(l cti^rnity. You lijivc giNcn n\v :i stiimiiiL-* 
 W'liicli will l»C' inf^})irii\n'. }i new impiil.'^c to \\nik more 
 zealously Tor Goil, tuul to live luori^ closely to Him. 
 
 The call lias humbled nu*. I could on. v sav, " Mv 
 soul cleaveth to the dust.'' 8nch calls never ran d(» 
 anything else to any genuine^ man. Once hefoic I 
 felt this most intenselv, and tlien o]ie to whom I 
 spoke said to me " Ah, my hrothei' linish <he verse, 
 " (^Uiicken Thou nie according ti^ 'I'liy Word." That 
 quickeniiig grace of llis ILjIy Spirit Goil will give, 
 and in it is mv trust. 
 
 l^ijcciallv am I desirous to" thank \'ou rorthcunan- 
 Unitv vou have exhihited, ;ind with a vcin' uratelu! 
 heart 1 must acknow!(Mlge the telegram Irom 8t. 
 Paul's Tarish, Ilalit'ax, assuring nu^ oi" welcome. 
 This added much to my desire to come to vou. 
 
 ]Mv dear IViends, 1 have l(>arnt nuich since 1 saW 
 you i'ace to I'ace. One trutli has heen ii\ipressed iu 
 my soul with ever inci'casing power, "llieie are 
 diversities of gilts, 'hut th(> same Sjaiit; there aie 
 diversities of operations, hut it is the same (Jod 
 who worketh ail in all." Belii^ving in the manilold 
 }iel[)l"uln(!ss which we men are able to e.xeit h)r (uu' 
 fellows, in the manifold gifts of the owv Sjiii'ii, in 
 the manilold chamiels through which fJesus uain>- 
 our love and rules our will, 1 should have worked in 
 Nova Scotia cheerfully, luiartily, trustingly, with all 
 wlio love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and 
 truth. 
 
 Nova Scotia has special claims upon me, for in it 
 for six years I met with nothing l)ut encoiu'aging 
 kindn(\ss. Ncn^er was my work mor(^ full of hap|)i- 
 ness to myself, or more generously judg(xl hy others. 
 In spite of nuich immaturity and lack oi' com 
 ])letencss, you received me as a hallow labourer with- 
 (uxl. I have never ceas^nl to tliank my Ciod for 
 
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 lliosc y(Vii>, !li(«y ,li,l 11,,, ell {(, ,n;lk(^ m,. uli;i( 1 •Mil 
 ■'""' t<» ''< •>"' l<>i' iii.v work. rti..n,l,. stiil livino' 
 innoiio-st yon, .mh.I. ahovc all, (luvc ii,>vs- in [hv Wu-.C 
 ,hs:' oi (,o.l— liisliop Uhuwy, (i,(^ \\-iHTal)l(- D.^aii 
 Jm<^. that [:nMi(](w(, tnust of men, (i W. lI,„luso,i 
 lio!l',0(l niiicii wy .spiritual diKiiro iiiKl o,,v(: uk^ 
 ;n(';v thono-hts of (h,,!.'- ,„.w l„.p(>< .-.r il.^avcn -' 
 \\liiV your !al.. lii.slu.p v,as al>o an cv.t h.kIv 
 incihl iiiid advise)' v.]in>c iinpiir' ia!i! v, ijolit jnd''-- 
 menl and clearno;. of insi-ht J have ncvt^r crasnl 
 to ;idnni'(\ 
 
 With tiu-so rocolirctions wni will c-asilv nnd(-r- 
 stand how deeply ! \rAvv t'eit thi> ivrn^nl'to eome 
 Jo yon asyonr hishop; yet it i,- rii^lit thai i( shonld 
 "<^ ^n. and nc'conhn-- to th(^ will of (mhI. X,, personal 
 l'"<'lin,i;-. no seli-will has ,hetated i(. (Jnd will hies^ 
 u. to yon and i pi;iy to n e. 
 
 Th«;reaie two W(,i'ds whh whicli I wonld c'i>nns( I 
 yon, 11 yon will ad(»w me this j>j'ivileL>-e : 
 
 (I.) iU'eo-nize th.,' hict that the rhin-ch in Nova. 
 Scotia must h(^ a, niissionan' Chnreii. Do not he 
 (;nntent witli the Weli h'ein- ol vonr own ('onyTeo-a- 
 tion. \Vni Nova Scotia io-r (J.d. iet that b-' V(Mir 
 '^nn. iiiere is in every nian <<iand s],iritnal possi- 
 hn]ti(>s; elann every man lor Chnist his lrn(> .^rastel•. 
 J 'dievt that tlie Chnrch of Kn^dand is Iho h(^st 
 s. intnal luuiie Un- Knglish-sp(>akino- meji and women 
 and no yonr best by y,,nr lite and tnith t<. eomm( nd 
 It to yonr Ic^liow conntrymen. V\'e :iii love the 
 ( In.i-eh. her worshij,. her prayers, lier sacraments 
 are ilv'.u- to us, tliey hav(i tonched onr lives. [ know 
 ^vhat_t]le Clinrch can <lo in Xova Scotia, tor I h;ive 
 seen Its power, .\ever h^Avv I nn^t with so willin- a 
 lH^>p.c, so ready to hear, so glad to respoixl to tlie 
 rrnth when once bronolit ]i(,m(> to iliem. The 
 Unireh shonld pnt n,rth ti.e converting v.ower of 
 ^'<>d, th(^ il,.ly Chosl, lor the -atherino- to-efdier the 
 
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'■•'imIi-ii <:| (;,,(] wlio ;,!•(. scnttcHM! ahrond, ;is uvl! .is 
 '•><" t.a I ..WITS i.,i' (dilicjition ('(.miniiicl (,, h,^y |, 
 Nnii <(siiv t.) ciittT into (iod's purposes i,m- IIn 
 nmicli.ynu slioiiM rcnionilxM' iliiit (hat purpose is 
 A.a;, ^(.,, tin tor .le.ns, and k" voui' svnipathies In- 
 widened and yonr ellbrts increased, so that to the 
 rvst,v><:< hearts of hniKhvds aioinid von the (Irni 
 Nile lanoni.L;- tniths of which the rjinrch is a witness 
 ini-ht he hron-ht, and the ],ivsent hvin- Saviour 
 ivvcaled; wlnie to the mass ol human heaits stcM^ped 
 in sin, and overpowered hy passion, the precious 
 Mood whicli cleanses from all sin nii-lit he made 
 known in its cleansm- and i)nrilVint,^ powei'. 
 . (2.) Kecognize the diversit v 'oi ^-ills, needs and 
 nistrnnients m the Church throu<rli whicli the mani- 
 hjld wisdom ol'CJod is shewn. liear with one another 
 as you all were prepared to hear with me. V,,u are 
 one riuirch, one in hop(> and doctrine he one in 
 charity oiH^ in earnest work, one in vour lov,> of 
 your lehow men and in yonrdesire to help them. We 
 are al hem- drawn nearer to each otlnu-, tlie com- 
 mon ({(>stmy of sorrow an<l death do that, we are 
 learnin- that God's truths are many sidi-d, and 
 Uods methods numluH-less ; that W(^"do not hold 
 CO), J I ui in (I doctrines hut complethHj oik^s. Xothincr 
 can show inore plainly how you have increased in 
 tins blessed knowledoe than vour conduct toward 
 nie. Do not ■' gvlvw the Spirit."' L(>t him he 
 the bond ol union He yearns to he. As a united 
 tliurcli each con.o:r(vi;ation clieert'ullv suhmittin-' to 
 the authority of the whole Church, While retaimno- 
 Its own mdividuahty you will he strong in the U>vd 
 and in the power of His miol,t. 
 
 May (iod oiv(^ you then clioicest -ifts. enthusiasm 
 and love. IVFay he reveal to y(.u more and more 
 the source from which they come, tlu- lovin^^ llolv 
 
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 (^jioHt. May yon 1„> haptisod witli th(i Holy Ghost 
 wlmisconilort, life nn-l lire ..f lovp. ^ 
 
 I know God will (viv,. you a Bishop wlio will '• mlo 
 yon prn.Iontly with all his power." AFy prnvei s 11 
 
 (hoseii (,this odice in my stead niav he a irood 
 
 seek the h^/'''"''"'"^ '''^'''' '^''' outcasts, and 
 
 To one (iod, Father, Son nnd Holy Ghost, I com- 
 
 voTirs ^^'^"' "'''^' ^'^^'''^^' '^^' ^'"^'^ ^'^'^ "^'^ ^^"^^^ '^^^'^ 
 
 Believe inc ohedientlv, 
 •hver yours most laitlifully and ,c;rat(vfully 
 
 in our Blessed Lord, 
 
 J. C. ElXiHILL, 
 
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