IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) V. I // . signifie "A SUIVR£ ". la symbols V signifie "FIN ". Les cartaa. planches, tableaux, etc.. peuvent Atre film^s i dee taux de reduction diff^rants. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atra reproduit en un seul clich6, il est film« A partir de I'angia supirieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en baa. en prenant la nombra d'images nicessaira. Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la mithode. 1 2 3 32 X 1 2 3 4 5 6 .?^T/A'rEii[yii':;NT ghf^ist-ghUrgh ?E.TI?OLEl/\, 1587. V »* «. i-' --^if » , , , ■M - I^/.L To the Members and Adherents of Christ Church, Petrolea ;— 11th April, 1887. It will be five years next October since Christ Cluirch was opened, and it has bee.i occupied continuously since that time with pride and satisfaction by those who had the management and others who attended divine services. Still, great ellbrt has been made to convince the people that it should not have been built. Everthing seems to be going on very peaceably and pleasantly. Some may say, why disturb that " peace" ? Buflj-jm says : " Peace iu a, sinful course is one of the greatest of curses I'Hherefore it Were belter broken, "tfiat some may comprehend their dangerous position. There are others who are grieved at the present state of ailairs and desire that they be remedied. As there are many new comers who do not know the history and true position of the Episcopal Church in this place, I will give a brief sketch and it is necessary to go back many years. All will prove that I deserve better than I have received from some of the people of Christ Church Petrolea. ' / ^ 7 Twenty years ago we first held services in Farr's Hotel, then for about two years in Fairbank's Hall, where the proprietor furnished Hall, acted the part ol sexton, lurnished every requisite free, and took good care of the clergyman who came to minister to us ; also supplied horse to take hini weekly to Oil Springs and sometimes to Wyoming. When the people decided to build a church, Mr. Fairbank gave the site upon which the old church stands and was the most liberal contributor, The church was built, but almost from tbf T, ;st the structure was unsatisfactory, and as early as 14th Aj)ril^l873. (fourteen years ago), a motion was made and carried to make enquiries as to the best means of strengthening it ; about the same was gone over every year after until they decided to build a new church. At those meetings various opinions were given. Mr. C. Mackenzie said, " no matter how much money was spent on the old church, the people would not be saiislied, but afraid of it, and many peo- ple would not give anything to strengthen it." Mr. Hyman said, " it was throwing money away to repair the roof, for the sides were not strong enough." Mr. R. D. Noble thought "the foundation was not safe: it would be better to build a new church, and that Mr. C. Mackenzie was in favor of a new church also." Many others expressed the same views • others diifered. ' Mr. Tumbull proposed At a Vestry meeting, 17th A^ril, 187g, Rev. w „ „land tocollec^numTstobulTdabrick of again at the next annual Vestry, when " Mr. C. Mackenzie said "the going to England to coUecnuncTs to'bulTJa brick church. This was talkedl unanimous wish of the people he had been talking to was that Mr. Turn- bull should go to England tor this purpose." " Mr. R. D. Noble was of the same opin-on." This proves the ambitious desire of those people eleven years ago for a new chunh, and a brick one, too. " Mr. Jenkins said it was beneath our dignity to go to England to raise money to build a church."^ sequent events would suggest that this gentleman had en- aeaTOrea i money by fur less " dignified" or honorable means to pay for the bnck rch he has enjoyed so much. 2 !«♦« ^S^J^^**^ 'Meeting, 9ttLiil£^J877, a motion wan carried to exchange lots and build a new churchT Later I waa authorized to collect funda for this purpose. ,^.^rvl--ftr^4?^^^ A^'- ^?^'? ^*'<^ M"- Fairbank had about $1,900 promised. Mr. Jenkins said the report was most satisfactory, and a new duirch was perhaps nearer than we thought," and a motion was ear- ned that was movea by Mr. Jenkins, seconded by K. D. Noble, authorizing a special Vestry to report as to plans and cost ol new church, and when it should be gone on with. After this a number of meetings were called and this subject considered, when on 7th M ay. 18 80. a meeting of the Standing Committee was called. They-werFTOT'lilr. Hinde. Messrs Hammond, Van Alstyne, Jenkins, R. D. Noble, Denroche. Denham and Kaison ; C. Mackenzie absent. (Later, Messrs. Armitage, J. D. Noble and Gnftit^hs were members of the Standing Committee). At this meetinjr K. U. Noble reported that the Building Committee (Messrs. Hammond Van Alstyne, Jenkins, R. D. Noble and the incumbent) had examined the atled f°",, ""'^ *"®'" satisfactory and recommended that tenders be ' '-28thjj}0e,im Building Committee reported that they had opened tenders for new church, found them more than they were prepared to * ?P^?T ' ^T^ between $8.000 and $9.000.00." However, it was " moved \ by Mr. Hammond, seconded by Mr.TlaisSn, that the Church-Wardens be \ requested to see Mrs. Fairbank and ascertain, in the event of the Com- mitter accepting one of the tenders, what arrangement could be made I With her about security. Carried." It was understood that if the Church- Wardens were satisfied with the security they were to ask Mr Fawcett to come and explain tenders I r xt. .7'°"^.^*^ **"^ * ^^*e °f thanks had been passed to Mrs. Fairbank I for the " munificent gift of iJLSlKiilllfor the new church." I declined becoming sole security, but waa willing to be one of few or many as would volunteer (but I did not say I was "not prepared" or prepared," as stated in the "minutes"). As time passed and none of the others who were anxious for a new church seemed inclined. I became sole security. I " D "^ *i®u?®^* meeting a motion was carried which waa moved by p-Nohle, seconded by J. Raise .i, that the Standing Committee j a£CSDtMrs_Fiiirbjiiik asj§fiunty and proceed with the work at once." xv 1 J u "^'?'"? ^^*^^^ accepted and the work began. It was agreed that the old church lot was to be given me for new site, and old church sold. It lot and church were sold together, after amount due on old church was paid, the remainder to he applied on new church debt, but this agreement was Ignored, as others have been ; the old church was mortgaged for debt on parsonage. This is part of the dishonorable manner in which our church affairs have been managed. At the annual Vestry, 10th April, 1882, it was reported by the Com- mittee that $7,736.62 had been expended on the new church : the amount received had been $3,481.29, leaving a balance due the Treasurer (Mrs Fairbank) of $4,252.39." The question might be asked just here as to whc this amount was due from, unless from the people, and this array of intellect em- bodied m the Committee they had selecte.i to legislate for them. Why acknowledge above due to Mrs. Fairbank unless there waa some party or parties responsible for it ? "30th June, 1882, the Building Committee appointed Messrs. Griffiths and R. i>. Noble as a committee to wait upon Mrs. Fairbank and offer to / 8 ordern on her.'&c, L, the chu? h ^ear y ZmlU'' 1 H '"'"T' ^'^''^ they will accept it from her providing sho w 1 £.? i 1 "'"'• *<"«^<'th, pay It in without interent." 'to w "ch 1 ronld^ l.n /•.'''" '.""""'y >'''"••« ^^ had come from a band of bri an s I -Ui \ ' , ^. '* f'ph a proposition when it came from a clergy nmniT wZ li ami n"'' '/ P^^'' «">'• »"•' Wft« incomprehensible to me, and f J, Id deciX Iv i 'r ' ^\""n'i''t'e, it moHt infamous. I had told then fronSu' i • ^ '^*'^'l"^ ''- «« '^ was would beZnercent-perTnurL C i X?r '•"',"'« '"'^'-'^'^t benture« I sold to loan the amount I had to them /'will''*' 'V^''' •*'«- here that their proposition is recorded in thlf^v, i '"• "'^'"tio.i just but my answer is not. Can yofimaSne wK m!"'"'' '"'""^^''^ '" '""- corded? At this time I Buggen S Xt ho ohl r'^"'" '"^ ""^ '«- soon as possible and leave adjustment of torml of ^"'''' "^^ occupied as . Shortly after those good pSiors of ? rl? L?^ '''''^'■• post on. which if I had acceS would ha vrn^' 'T^^ another pro- position than at first. IhadbSbrwZorl .n? P"*'*''^ T '" "■ worse to have the paper left with me "t Jd trm 1 4o^^ ^ ^^i^^^d but I did not '< verbally assent " to it as rS,ortT?i '^''"?"'?'' ^''«. "'«"er, meeing, which are"iixed" by the writers H/L"''"''^''^«* ^'^^^'^ not m unison with Christian pdnciplel ^ '°"' ''"'^ purposes church/arfhad^"uggSed''luU St'tA' *1'7 t^'''^^ *" «««"Py 'be matter; he would do all he Sli to^epavX mu'r'" ^'" u'^'. ^^"'« but desired that she advance the irUieTsum of tmZT r\^ ^"""^ '^''^^' with gasoline instead of oil " to whirh^hA^o- '^^^- f'^.^'Sbt the church not expressed any willingness to provWe ?un^^^^^^^^^^ ' '^' ^^««VT ^^^ ing with gas." pioviue lunus lor the purpose of light- but not for gasoline. '»'on lor au o v expenses lor Christ Church, with Christian life. ^®" ^"''^^^^ *hat was not consistent lose faith in some of those people and felMhnf t ,?f i 1 ^ ^"^^ ^^S^^^ *» openine:. I was at Niagara pXaJ^he time hnfl^ """^ l?^'^ *? ^^ ^* ^^e ever-be!oved Bishop Hfllmuth L. ed the^ai* and'tlf *"™'1 '^""^ °"'' a degree that they were very hannv and nm^wi f u ^ J'^'^P'^ *» such onhSteeXfZ^.rLTj!,7a^ con„der the be,. mea,« fo^ paying theTe^ they h,3^L"u?ed"° I^Z m M all Bpent in wrangling, which engendered discontent and bitter feelings. I The clorgyman was very unpopular, neglected his duties, and, with nuiner- ' 0U8 other " eccontricities," drove piany u f our most worthy mcaibaBfxum t he chur ch, and other denominntinns are reaping a rfcn harvest from their induati-yTn Christian work, and raising funds to the extent of four or live hundred dollars per year. In February an entertainment got up by one lady (Mrs. Denham), amounted to $146.00. lliere was no encouragement or desire to make any ellbrt to pay the debt on our church, but seeds of dissatisfaction wore being industriously sown among some who could be handled for certain purposes, making them believe an injustice had been done ihem by so expensive a church being built, and that 1, being respon- sible for it, sliould not be paid the amount loaned, when the minutes prove the different committees and other church authorities held over a dozen meetings to consider, before they decided to build, not one of which I at- tended. Did those intelligent Cnristians believe when they borrowed th ( funds to build this church that they, nor any one else, were responsible for the debt they were incurring ? If they did, would it not have been much more in accordance with their profession to have forewarned me instead of waiting until the church was completed. ' When I observed the dishonest spirit that was being aroused I decided to put down two oil wells at my own expenie. I also paid half the ex- pense of another, and entered into several other matters with the resolve to give all the profits to the church, in preference to contending with a bitter enemy to myself and the cause of our Lord and Master. Instead of profits there was only losses, and to a considerable extent, too. They may say I should have been sharp enough to look out for my own interests, while they were looking after theirs. Very likely I would if I had thought I was dealing with a class that would make it necessary ito fortify myself with the advice of lawyers, lengthy writings, &c., but jwhere was the necessity of this when dealing with Christians ? Was it /J necessary to have writings to make them act like the Christians they I ^already professed to be? Was all this a preconcerted conspiracy to defraud me of means to build the '• brick church" they had yearned for so many long years. Those people knew my ardour in any work for the advancement of God's cause, and took advantage of it and the faith I had in their zeal for the Master ; then after the church is built, in effect say, we would not have built so expensive a church if Mr. Hinde had not uiade ua believe Mrs. Jaijban't would pay most gf it. "How childish this sounds, or how mer- cenary? How easy to have ascertained my views; and they knew them, too, but it seems they w ere not satisfied with what had been qalled my munificent donation. Bishop Hellmuth said it was the largest ever given by any one person in the Diocese. Then why try to get more? You must not judge of mv wealth by my generosity. If some people were adjudged of their poverty by their par-imony it would be supposed they lived in the poorest dwelling in town, instCHd of thp bei-t. A subscription list for church purposes is a lucid index to the Chris- tian character and generous principles of those whose names appear thereon. We will see the nnme of a person who lives in a plain, quiet way, down for $100.00; a man who labors by the dny sometimes giving |20.00 or $25.00 ; young giri- who ply their needle for a livelihood give $20.00, while men getting good salaries and living in fine style usually give $5.00 or $10.00, and sometime-' one will give as high as $50.00. 'i hey run and ruled the tliurch with the aid of fix or eight vhoee minds were poisqned. Each one was made to feel that a heavy weight of d k oaL^"^ hS'LTATn''''''^^ ^h^^ "P°" ^••' -houlders, when the maioHty Chnrdf vLro\oatT.TJ'"'''i ?7>e8t, zealous Christians in Chrisr ♦^r^;i rLt, ^n • 1- ^ "y* ''^" ^"® members present were willing to fi/. Se CI X8^^XVd.'lTkrr V^^r '''?''' *'^'« blusSJ'felkfw who v^mIo y"""'', ^""rch hke a veritable pandemonium. " It is writtpA mv If a motS ha°/ r^''' ^'V'' 4v« ™'^de it a den o} thieves '"' ""^ to wi^^hllrbe'ot'pTtoTRet ¥ ^"Xrah?^ ATe^ St*^' " 5t ''^r^^-rU'l^r '^? chosen • Ss'KL'Ltw a^ di^no^da?^ have' the onpirtun ?v'""\tt''"fh''"^'^''^' '^"^ determined they should no? £n XTwarn^d'" Jlir '^ «^^«^'"^ °^ wf S^ngrof'^H w1 h'Jd •■^nnnn ' '^ "'^T ^^'"^ unanimous for Mr. Macahv Thim Jur'ifovSy^'"'^"" cast from us by those who were cfyi^ out ate thuAh^ and every argument that logic can invent may be used to nrova that those and subsequent events were not as I have stated but there f« divestS'o 1L^?," ^'"^ P'-^^^"* but knows the trufhTmy s atements werflnveloped. "^ """"""' m which the proceedings Jf thatTght wer/tte^^^'T' r'^f- ^P^r '• ^^^^^^^ing Mr. Hutchinson to this place were the hrst to be disatished with h m, principally because he wnnlS w F^^I'^Ji^.irde't'? "'" P^r^'" -'"' i»«i«^edthSt thVyTerr^Vnsil"oJ ..r., ,.....,.^n jerjt, and siiouid maue provision for its" nnvmonf ^^,r a17 terminod to be rid of him and succeeded Sa des^iJe TeemedTS be tt have only such clergymen as would aid in defrauding me The ore^ei? incumbent has yet to define his position in the matter ^ "5 w'-t r I ...fn?r ; ""^ ,'^ ^'""i ^"'^^ ^^"^^ WyominR Bhould go, that there wm iUffluent work lor n f crgyniRn hero, that wo ref|uiro and dcBirr the sole Bervicf'H of a pawtor, whjlo othors ofuH thouKht we were not in a position to put on aii-H in havni« one all to ourHelvea. There wan a dcht to pay ; that Mhoidd have been the firnt oonmderation. ChrJBtianB cannot be made by HayuiL', Have your houIh lirnt. pay your debts afterwards. The only means whereby the soul can tie saved is to serve yt.ur Maker by obcvine his precepts, aniont? which are, " to do justly," " render to all their dues.'' owe no man nny thing," " do unto otliers as ye would have others do un- hJ^h ,r'-'i 1 ^'"'ow what parish work is; about all that was done beyond the cluirch doors for several years was done by me. in poor health, too ; still. It was more a pleasure than a labor. There are too many who are seeking less work instead of more for their Lord and Master, and Wyoming should have been part of this parirh until wo were out of debt. 1 had Jioped to enjoy many happy communings in this church with others who seemed e(iiiaiiy desirous of having a new one. instead of which U has Deon made a source of annoyance and vexation, which with other trials have bore heavily upon me. VVhat effort has been made all these years to liquidate this debt? JNone whatever, but much effort has been made to work up ill-feeling and contenipt for one whose chief error consisted in giving those people credit for being better than thev really were. lUie ladies liave endeavored to do what they could under the most discouraging circumstances, for the same spirit that made the trouble throughout was in their midst. Many retired from the scene of action, but a lew bore and braved the would-be power and have succeeded in paying me three hundred dollars. Tlie evil resulting from this questionable course which has been pursued IS seen and felt throughout tlie congregation, and away beyond it. Sixn procecbire is Iraughi with great dangtr to good morals and nghteoustiess. Righteousness and unrighteousne*'8 cannot walk hand in fT 1 u "^f '* ""' "'"& '" accord between Christ and Belial, who was all fttJae and hollow, though hie tongue- " Drop't manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason to perplex and dash Maturest counsels." How can a man uplift his heart in prayer to his Sovereign while nestling such a bliu'ht in his bosom ! We all develop in others and leave beniud us the good or evil our lives have been productive of. " Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed hath lent." The argument of incapacity to pay that might have been barely leasible eiijht or ten years ago had no shadow of a claim to any such consideiation when the church was opened. All that was required was Lhnstian hearts and hands of zeal to do th. ir Master's work, and desirous ol pavinir for what they wished to enjoy ; and as each year passes this argument ha'^ le?8 force, with our incoming population and their require- ments, and if all had been true to the Master whom they profess to serve, the debt would have been nearly if not wholly paid, which now disgraces our cfmrch. - x- , & Supposing wc eouid turn the Salvation Army out of their barracks our old church), how many would care to vacate the new church and occupy the bai racks, even to be free from this debt I 10 nla..^'. "i '^°°T V fu *^® Salvation Army it composed of the ncorcr clawes. and «urely if they can pay f'JOO.OO f..r tho old'churcb. the . S who occupy the now one coulcf bh easily pay $y,0(H)00 or moro if tK rrmv^lS^;;^'' W«r''hrt'r' demuribU l*,; int^e«t^ SalvaioJ fron^thU iL« !r,l!^ take Bome.very profitable le^ona in Chrintianity i^oonon JTr.f„^?\ A" ^'l*"'!'®!? they are about purchasing a f J,(X)0.00 Btructure to hold m t vicra in. They have 8onio verv nico churche. which they make every effort to pay for. The Scodh I Jhurrh fn tf:L'l?m^1-n''* "ht"^ "°.* !:« *'«^'"'' 'h«^ i" this re«ner&^^ ilolwOMrfif ^^^h"•T^^^ ^-'^'^he IvfethodiHts ^1111" ?lo,000.00 church, which 19 fully paid for, and 11,400.00 over for other fn ElKn JJr*""' ^'«"«"^i"''t^«P ^"iH a fO.OOO.'oO church nStcr^ng. In loth cflfles the amount was raised ust before or at the dedication Parkdale dedicated a $15,000 00 church one year ago, and Sarnia wHh about the same population as Petrolea (5,000); built a jj2?(U)icJrch CWrSaEi'7?.- ^'\'^\ ?• ^'"« •" ^h« "'«"'"^ -tc)fSt George's Church, Sarma, and has worked mduHtriously side by side with hin peoole I^ilr»i* ^ ^^^^t" "r" this church, and is succeeding adniiraEly.^S might be expected under such circumHtanrea This church was onened jl'Sri7'T'''\''"*^r,^V'« :.*"'« P"'^ but about |S,000, of Shich JpOOO IS air. ady Buhscribed, leaving but 12.000 unprovided for at present SLwf ",""' ^''S '''■« ci;l'e««>?K wi'h the iWnlion o^bunding a ?«r o*' ia^rlU "u^" T*"- ^°u"?*" Catholic brethren have given the contrLt for an $8,000 church in this town. Have we less zeal tfjan they ? i- incf ^ enumerate the great and j?ood works being done by others ? It 8 just as easy to pay the debt on tlifs chur.h if the spirit of G„d dwelt in cJnnorand^ ?/J'n ^ "' ^^'" why endeavor to conv^ince them that the? cannot and need not pay for a church they desire to eniov and ars anjiious to ru e, unless to Lep hi« own purse strings fastened ?^ ThS is a smful innovation that should be denounced in the m«^t scflthinlTtPrmt and none more fitting or wholesome than those set f^rth in HolTw it to admonish sinners of their danger when trans^rosning God's Uws^ ' ° ±.very step I have taken in this matter has been with a desire to bn ilTsVa'lir ^A^n Tv.'^ to those whom I thought were alike interested in crtd?t on ih« nlli ^uf^ ^T^ T^'^ iT"^ ^b« "Sht of .lay and redound to my ChristiaSs! "^' ^ ^'^"«^»^"«' o'" bonest people who are not , How much pleasure and spiritual comfort I had anticipated in mppt. Xhin""' ot £tr T^ ^I'^'^i ^^"«',r fnends in ff churSto worship Our Father who art in Heaven." Instead of this what a dis- appointmentwaa in store for me. How could I go and lisln to tha loud-voiced s nging and amens, when I knew in tKir hea s hey werl W^^i^ru^^T^ ""^ e^ '^f *"*"""* I had loaned them in pood felih ? .nnr.»u^^"'*u°^*" he otherwise than solemnly convinced that the TaJr.''H?v,'" *^'k T"'''u*^"« ^'" '« ^° d'^-ect violation of God's Holy a iS of ?hrir«''5" ^^^^^ ^'? 'l^ ^*"«« should be warned that there £ a lack of Christian discernment which proves that they are blinded by the carnal mind which is not subject to the laws of God, whom thev have fnlVVw ^ *"*^ H'^ l"-''°';« *^«y «"" he assured of pa tTcipSing In thS joys of Heaven. I„ this day of doubt, unfaithfulness and infidelitv. thosi I P'"f?«'^^ *« he Christians.should beware of their example lest thev hi! / S cornea stmnbiing-block •to many. -./ -- j Tr.,n?!i'i,!'p--^i?^'^^':^' ?.*ri\® Memorial Church, in speaking of the Mission Fund the E-sbon said, "It had been found that there were churches who 8 would accept money as long aa they could get it; some oongregatione had an enormous capacity for reception." This has appeared to be the case with some of the members who sought high places in Christ Church, Petrolea. I believe the number is very small, comparatively, at present who do not desire that justice be done, and willing to assist in liquidating this debt. How glorious the opportunity for all to prove by their " works," their faith and love for the Redeemer of mankind, by liberally aiding to pay for an edifice wherein to glorify His name. Nearly live years have passed since this church was opened, and I have never presFed my claim upon you ; I have waited patiently as possible under conflicting circumstances, hoping a better spirit would be aroused, but have waited in vain, and I now request that my claim be considered and satisfied by arrangements being made to repay the amount still due me, with interest at 6 per cent, per annum, which was borrowed, as I stated before, to build this church. December 31st, 1885, the amount due me was 19 ,307.37 . There will be the interest since that time to add. " It will be decidedly more honorable to go to England, even at this late period, to collect funds to pay your honest debts, than to defraud a member of your church of the amount borrowed, which should be beneath your dignity and Christian principles. Throughout this statement I have used no logic endeavoring to strengthen my case. I have simply stated facts, which are stubborn things to deal with ; they are mostly taken from minutes of church pro- ceedings, and some that should have been, but are not, recorded there, I will leave logic and fallacious reasoning for others, if they still desire to make u^e of it. They have much to cover ; I have nothing. I trust you will " trample pearls " under your feet no longer. "Eend" no more one whom you should sustain, nor " laugh to scorn." " Deal not falsely," but " deal truly." " Whatsoever ye would that men do to you, do ye so to them, for this is the law," &c. Why continue to live in practical violation of the theory you profess to believe ? What claim can you have on the founder of Christianity while persisting in ignoring what He has so plainly enjoined upon all who believe in His name ? Can there be any spiritual prosperity in a church while doing that which is strictly forbidden ? Surely if independent manhood, say nothing of Christianity character- izes the congregation that worships in Christ Church, Petrolea, they must rise above paupers and pay their honest debts. I I would plead that you exert yourselves no more to aid in wearing out the little life that is left in me ; get this church matter ott' my ' shoulders. • I would suggest that you now do what should have been done on entering the church, i. e., raise what cash you can by subscription to be paid down, or in three months ; then raise what you can by mortgaging the church for as long a period as you desire. If this is not sufficient to pav off the whole debt, let the Wardens give their notes to n\e for the balance, and let me stand clear and be a free agent to give what I please, instead of endeavoring to coerce me into giving more, after the generous donation already given. EDNAC. FAIRBANK. b to .' \ '4i 9 After- Thoughts sent to the Committee appointed to consider the foregoing Statem^ent. I should have stated in accompanying communication that it waa not myself who first mentioned or advocated building a new church, either wooden or brick. I simply, with no thought of evil results— very simply— followed where others led, and have done my part faithfully as becomes a Christian, as all can testify who are cognizant of the whole matter, of whom there are quite a number. I would also state, that since giving my communication, I am in- formed that Rev. Wm. Hinde and C. Jenkins had b.en endeavoring, in a quiet way, to have Petrolea set aside by itself, and Wyoming, Wiinstead and form a new parish, aa it is now, for some time before they accomplished t^ - design, but all the same I was informed by Wyoming people that if l. Hutchinson was appointed instead of Mr. Magahy, that they would aak for a severance from Petrolea, and was told after it oc- curred that it was their desire it should be, and in a letter to me, dated 18th June, 1886, Mr. Jenkins states :— "It is an entire and utter mistake saying that I drove Wyoming to go- They were ripe and ready, and it's a good thing for the cause of ihe church they did. The immediate cause of their breaking off was disap- pointment with the Bishop's nomination," and all know how Mr, Jenkins' " previous question" dodge brought about the Bishop's nomination. By his Jesuitical, pernicious perseverance, and fallacious course of logic, Mr. Jenkins has carried out his desires thus far, and won the sym- pathy and support of the highest dignitaries of the Church, as well aa some of the most simple laymen. To condense the whole matter it may be said : — 1st. That Mr. Jenkins was one of the most prominent of those who decided to build Christ Church, at what cost, and gave every order for cash expended. 2nd. Even before the church was completed he beean his undermining course to lead people to feel it should not have been built, and could not nor need not be paid for. 3rd. Although he was crying out about our inability to pay, he worked in various ways, and succeeded in severing Wyoming from us, which re « ' 7. J""" ""V ""f " ^""■^ wiucn is lawiui and right, he s iust he hve," said the Lord, " but whoso diggeth a pit sh^all fall 1 f 1 I d a ti tl > « 11 H7?^'^ *r® *°t ^° V .^.'^'i'^ *"'^ *° ""^n- »°<^ tJiey are slaves most base, Whose love of right is for themselves, and not for all their race." ^.J^^ communication I sent in on the 11th of April, to the Easter vestry ?.o? '"fJ?v «o°«i^eration. ^\a8 handed over to a committee ^sho were tb tfiar^V^^^^T\ ^^ ^^'^ church.debt. as requested and selected by the rector, Eev. Mr de Lorn, and appointed by motion of vestry. nf fnnfJfwf-l ^fT'"*^*^® ^^,'^ intimated their conviction of the truth of facts therein stated, and people who know all about the affair, and have Jel-'nn fo £'.v "'"'^'^r 'T *° ^^^^ Jitter," but I have had noofficral L^onn Sw^KP'f'f"^?*^?' ^^^"^ *° °fl^^ °^e <«^bf'"t the middle of June) *5 OUO, when about double that amount is due. This I declinf d, as I have maZrlT"^^ """Ti^y ^"'^ unbecoming in Christians to offer, and de- ^pnSL5^ 7- ''^ *^^ 1^"'^^-" '^^'^ they declined as they said, "the aSf nnf f«^?v Z 1?° -.i^? ^^"^'.^■': ?.^P'"^^ "th^t «"«h ^^« °«t the case! o^3 « ^af fi^ If'']* ^'^h' ^ ^^"'^ withdraw the amount I had subscribed aSd r£pH ff Y ^r " ''■"' ^" "^^^^ th«" "^«d up in interest or rent and claimed the church was now my own " befoS'fl^v^m^v"" ^ n'^ *^^'r^ *u y ^i^'^h^^ «*^P« ^h^y °>"«t place the matter S2 „ il'^nn 7 One vestry has been called sirce, but not for this busi- ness, although a partial report was given by one of the committee and tW wtt^ h P^ ^y-*^/ '■""!,"':• I ^^"^'^^ that the matter^r settled a t that vestry, but was informed it could not be, as it had been called for ?estv'T KT- ^\^ ^""^^ '^ ^'^ th« Committee to cSlanother vestry, I took steps to have one called myself. Our rector is under the mSor'Ti^***^f^ ^ "° responsibility resting upon h,mse"f in this important financial matter, which by its ending mmt prove the more Kh*r"l'"^"^'''v!-^tlP^"'"^! g^«^'h *°d P^'^ce that may aboun"[n i?rnn^H±T'''^il^H?P'^'?^^^?- ^6 Certainly has expressed a very strong desire to see this lingering indebtedness fully paid by magnanim- L S nSl'"? *°i^''^ ^^ ^ yf ^ *°^^^^« liquidating the same^as so^n Ks neont hn? ^n^i"""" ^'"''"^ ^'•" Truly this is a noble example tS athoiSh.JSw^^^-""/'"-''"^^ y^^^'y «h<^"'d not be accepted, hl\??^t- ^^'*^"°iP^''"^^®,*°^iv« i* until his return, and a few have been unkind enough to say that most likely he never would return and they cou^ not understand why he desired to retain hirdaim upSn the parish when he wished to absent himself so long, and very iSe"? neve? oftrpSsh! r/'""' ^^' '" '""^ '" '^''°'' ^'^P^^^^ '^' protedinls Our rector also Paid " he believed the people could and would nav thfl amount if it wa* J10,000, that they had neVer pleaded povertTto him Vut on the contrary, had ever been very generous and kiiii" ^ ' " ' 'Mea^en'^mn^«r.wn'^''^ savors of the fruit of righteousness and such whaY''fruiV- It may be^r"''^ *'' ^^'^^ ^"°^P'' ^^"^« ^''^^ ^''' '^'^ horrHl^^^ P^^^?^ "P^" *h^^ committee of seven my earnest desire to have their rf^poit upon my communication of Aprilllth last to accent and act upon It as the truth, or to pass a vote of c.nsure upon me IbJ having presented a false statement. I hope they will use no deceiT and pretend they desire to show much clemency towards me because I «m a IZZTt" -^r ^'"'^^ r • You all knW there h^' been no feeSig displayed for nthei my righis or my sensibilities. On th« rnntr«r" -""1 tolo nrnL'?P^'r''i;^ ^^'"^ consummate art could devise h^'been" resorted r^riL^T^^-t'^m;^'"''"^ ^^'."S inflicted upon me was not so very wrong after .1. This committee shrink from meting out justicl X- those with whom they all have " business relations." I^ask no^ favS on 18 fn°LSf°^"^-'??°'**°?'°*^®''.- I a*!' for justice. It can be obtained m military and civil courts, can it not be obtained in Religious ? TV,o.?i??.T'^ ""^ for loaning the money to build the " brick church." i?^^,„^ ^^u '/? """u^ pleasure and comfort in ruling and using, and 80 much exultation because of evading payment thus far by artful schemes, cultivating a communistic element with fraudulent intent. ^51 n« ^ ^^*™ ^^^ 'H!"^® ^^ * ^®^y ""'^"'y member in the town coun- cil. On one occasion he endeavored to have a vote of censure passed ^?«°oK'"°'t'^f[^^y'T°^™T^^rfor some trifle which he claimed was a breach of law and order, but m the end the censure fell upon him- Belt. Like Haman he was hung upon the gallows he had prepared for fr".?,te"°'* ^® *°^? corporate body soon relieved themselves of his troublesorne presence, but 9» a member of a church corporation, justice 18 not meted out to him m so summary a manner; if it had been our church troubles would have ended with his meddlesome presence at lea«t.our greatest troubles. This same person has directranSirectfy flourished a vote of censure over my head for the last Le years, it S time It fell upon his own As he is absent I will refer to him no further than IS necessary in dealing with the heirloom he has left for con- Stopped!"^ ^ ^ '^* '^ ^° '°"'°" ^® ^^^'^^^ it cannot be I trust he will have no enifFof any such storms as he has imposed iipon us under the guise of spiritual work, (it truly was for spirits of darkness) or there might be fears of wreck both by land and sea, but it would he no worse wreck than our church financially and spiritually. r^r^^Af never been any attempt to prove the money was not bor- rowed from me. and that too, after due deliberation and consideration by vestry and committee, and now their strongest point of argument is that luarJ^^^'^^f^ 'w^ '°*° building this church, should pay the greater share of Its costs. Will any of you who know the men who have done the hghtmgto evade paying this just debt imagine for a moment that I or any one else could influence them to do anything in the world they do not wish to ; such talk is only to deceive. They borrowed it, and they do not wish to pay it honorably, neither did they intend to from the first. Not long ago, I was credibly informed that from the beginning there was «lZ P'"**'"5 '^r *°^*^.^ ™2^^[«*!ible means by which to obtain the full amount required to build the "brick church' they desired, with suitable f^r^^l'"^^;!, i'^f ^u"'^^ "fy '^^^^' ^hi°^ •« s'^cred to me. to loan them the monev they fell short of to pay the contractor, at the same time mentioned interest required, but they, knowing the evil in their own hearts, adjudged me ot the same, and could not trust me, fearing if too large an amount was asked for at once I would not advance it ; there- fore, instead of givmg the contract for the whole or in two or three lots as IS usually the custom, it was given in eight :-First. brick and wood work ; second, piasiermg ; third, furnace ; fourth, seating ; fifth, painting; 1. 7^?"'^"'^'' «r^?*^.' frescoing; eighth, chancel fittings I wm pressed to advance funds for other things which would have involved an expenditure of a few more or less thousanJs, according to the lavish taste of those ambitious Christians, but I declined to advance a further ftmount* If the whole, or several of those contracts had been given together, tne work could have been done for a less sum. and more advantafrponsly bunhe jotting and planning must be carried out to insure themselves of having the brick church they had been devising ways and means to 13 e obtained 8? k church." using, and hy artful intent, own coun- ure passed e claimed upon him- epared for ilves of his on, justice been our esence, at indirectly ^eara, it is Qo further ' for con- ;annot be } imposed spirits of ea,, but it ually. 18 not bor- Jration by !nt is that 16 greater ave done 3nt that I d they do and they I the first, there was 1 the full 1 suitable oan them ime time .heir own ring if too t ; there- ihree lots, md wood painting ; I. I was i^olved an le lavish a further together, ngeouely^ iselves of means to obtain ever since the early part of 1876, when their pastor offered to go to iJiDgland to collect funds lor the fame. • Whe.n they did succeed in getting a " brick church" they began look- ing about tor an excuse to evade full payment for the same. My experi- •ince must convince anyone that there cannot be more malignant foes than those who have proved traitors to the trust reposed in them. How worthily they can claim to be deecendants of old Father Adam, endeavor- ing, as they are, to cast all the blame on the woman, when in this case she should have only received thanks for her hard work in collecting, her munificent donation," kindly loan, and patient waiting for the pay- ment of the funds borrowed. Methinks there are some who may say to themselves :-" When I get a chance I will try and get even with you for saying thi^s too true ot me to ever be forgiven, which must be met with «'./fP,y spfiiciently scathing to be a satisfaction where denial is impos- Bible. I was asked a few days ago why I let the matter stand so long. and interest accumulating, when they have done everything in their power to keep the matter in abeyance. One of the stipulations when the present incumbent accepted the parish, was that he take no immedi- ate action on church debt. The motto of those people is,—" Retard pro- gress; no effort, no pay." Everything has been done to gain a day, a week, a month a year, until five years have passed away. The sa^e tactics are still the order of the day. They forget the words, " Defer not to pay. Be not reckoned any longer with those'of whom it is said, "The wicked borroweth and payeth not again." Among numerous other reasons for not paying is some technicalpoint. Dunn, of Queen's County, made the some excuse to cover his errors, and a few days ago I read of an ±.pi8copalian clergyman who insisted upon officiating at a funeral because he had the canomcal right to do so, for wliich he was severely censured by all right-mmded persons for insisting upon a bare technical point, Itwould appear that this technical inadvertance. like Dunn's, was part of the plot, while I was fully under the impression that the fact of the loan being advised and consented to by vestry and committee waa sufficient guarantee, and I believe so still ; if I had not thought .o I would not have had the least suspicion of fraud being practised by my friends S!lni i^' ^^^"^^Tu ^'^ ^ J?"!'?^ "Po° t^em to be), to obtain funds to build a church Who could think they would be guilty of so sacreligious ^i^ i tu^^^ "^'^^ *,^^"™ ^ co-workers, who were equally interested in the lurtherance of God's cause with myself. I am willing to take my share of the blame, if blame can be attached to such "works," and have proved my desire to take my share of the responsibility by the amount I subscribed .nd work I did I believe I am responsible to a certain extent for having a basement to the church, which I desired on account of so mai y books being soiled and torn, and disorder caused by the Sabbath =w,!!? J""^ '" the church. I believe the majority will agree that they should have a room by themselves. Minutes of vestry will tell you that I promised to subscribe $50i' in ca^e there was a basement to the church lor babbath school room, but I afterwards subscribed three times that amount. It was shortly after Mr. Jenkins had been the motive power m Iraming the unjust, unappreciative and unchristian-like proposition to pay the amount borrowed m the course of twenty years without interest. ignoring agreement entirely ; and shortly before the church was occupied he paid me the following compliment, i. e., "The personal liberality ani zealot the lady who has been the chief instrument in getting the new church to the stage it has got to, cannot be found combined id any other 14 Ever since, there person at present connected with the congreeation " x?^ui""'^ "blame" attached to my "works." ' No blame should rest upon any one bur thosp wlm niU/i ♦!,„* *u church should be built, as they havj since ruled it shSd no be Sfd for • they are the sime identical parties who have cast Xry obsSuSn in the way to accomplish this : " Retard progress ; no eflWt no nav " , Through much tribulation I have found they were 'Mpv^;incr in TlY' ^''?''P? '' ""r^^ "«^ be out of place jusrh^re to gfve nfrt Sf Webs er's definition of the word " iniquity," which is-" nlnJit / violation of the rights of others, usually by IVaud or oiro^^vln ? *^ ^ just-implying a breach of the most sabered obligadon '■ '°*'°"~"''- No one but myself and my Creator can know how much I havA shrunk from making these remarks, but I must have ah t"e links in lo make the cham of evidence complete to expose the plotting ami de, en tion made use ot to get this money, and then "pl^y f3 Let Pa?h take the matter home to themselves, and think wha^t you would have said or done, when I am sure you will think I have been very moderate con siderin,' the provocation, in my premises, deductions and Siisions Had seveml thousand dollars been obtained from me by Sons who professed no higher calling than thieves, it would have caused me no grie or heart burn mgs, and none but tho^e who have passed through a similar experience can imagine the revulsion ,.f feeling Ttproducef to have th. respect and faith we have for honored and trusted IViends wrested from us by such unexpected and dishonest proceedings as have char>.cter.ZGd some of the people of Christ Church PetrX S technical inadvertence |s only part of the strategy reso ted to tS'accom' phsh the end they had in view from the beginning. ' claim thatffnr^ ceedings of lastv.stry are binding, all others are; aen why create a technical point in the case of one transaction to make c.pSf foJ vour selves by detrauding a neighbor? In a Christian circle theS^canSe a much greater outrage against Chnstian morals than to endeavor to 1 fraud one of that ciicle of their just rights In wairinl this ^Ir « • I me. the ruling for years has been : " K g voterl-lTesf triubTto ^.IV^l* desired measures." For this purpose the list of r^emters nuis be re4e5 now and again-names struck ofl' with or without renson some f. roA them to replace their names, while others become indiEnt nndtelZm go to church Then the bell must not be rung for vestrvasH ,•«/-« mind forgetful people that services are about fo be held.^' " T^e less tS better at a vestry. It is disagreeable to have too n)any w tness the proceedings that are very often going on in our church a JcoSv c?; oSt "ave^ Tl'reP no?'" '' 'T^'''' ' ^«*« ^" keep thdr'sei^TS o i^ a ' .^?"- ".^'^'^ee noisome, oflicions persons make more noise than a less pretentious six, the ruling might be in favor of the first! The onk honest way is to rise from their seats, then they can be counted and each one can be seen in his true colors, and cannot pretend afterwards that they voted on the opposite side from what they did ^"^'^^^^^^ that ...lu ?'"® endeavor to cast reflections upon me for Aot going or with mv collecting after the church was built, when they knew it wai useless to^o so in the face of the communistic sentiment that had been aroused even some who had subscribed before would not pay, nor wthey yet and attending church regular, too, some of them: I waited fo7a worthy pastor to come among us who would counteract the evil influence S Oie people taugnt to ''deal justly » according to the laws ioodTiMy Word, .and t.aught to pay their debts, not only as a duty to their creditors but more as a duty to themselves and to their God. The^roposi [on to g^^^^ there 15 WOO yearly towards liquidatins 'he debt proTM howdeenly our r.rt«r ItfJ.. J° TT'^' of setllmg the matter hSnorably andlSur ° theref™ there^rCf f Te^M^t'-rreTe!?; ll! SSn^X^ ^ K'coffl iSo'j|\„r4' si^rinK .^%="^^^^^^^^^^ ine remark is sometimes made to me "An T ™qq r,^* u when the church wa* built I do not feel resPsible for thHebror t h« l^r^i'rrS sM ss.,'."o\-raSSE Wherevetwe reside ourreeponsibilities are identical witl th(£e »iii, whom wKreSSfhtt£sitrvSvtf»„?™„t£z?>- pur Je&rthiLMr/t :„Sb'rp?ii °"^o;'s?„'ls;' S;|'^!?>^d"teetS[ftb%-X^^^^^^ r^'?eStbe•^'.„t?irs:d^rsttlk^^^^ whether he has really changed hMeSe of not ° ""' ""'"• ' ""'"""■ '"^ the parro7'Sarr2rto°dreo''buf,i.'=„r™ *^'^"'« ™ 'i^»™ »" notleSth'^fllX^ryetteSnTeSS^^^^^^ cb„rS^""tty"Z?t'r £,E re"ctr Itt E^eV'^ ^- '^'S creaamg, dwellings springins ud on evprv aiti^ n„„^r^ / ^ "'^ ^^' states there are about fifty dweUhirtSninn n^f^^ °^' ^^^^^ P*P«™ anTintoe'rv'^"^'nSL1ner„\*T^i\S"^"^^^^^ atupahdfurm.htheproi'airXn-Re^v/KHteKS'^Sr^ien 18 ^To"^'^^^^^^^ I went to fonTJlrJ^"" ^ P'^';*'"fi^ P'-esent. Funds ae-'ainrnfif"'^ "'"u*' Chrietmas Bonage ; missions ; ad for vonni, mon fvT ^u " *° "* "P about the nar- «l!0 fund, to cha„Bo chancej to McommSS?".!'' °™.«W was niSS l«8tfoiirorfiyeyeais«senerOT.iium£^„f * f^ >=''»"'• And tor the St an- TK iisr„&4 ^?' -^xisr.^ generous toward. al,ove ejMndrtSm S 'fi' ^°" '"'e «" been very which has been like a continnal T^L-^^^^ ^®^» ^ear^J or fully nSSf parable injury to the cSe^7ouV\td in'chdk'p'.''^"/?! ^ Ii 18 time people opened their evps In S^. .^^"'"*'^' Petrolea. 8ati8*-ictory to those wfio frequenfl? i^lin °'® ^^^*^- '* cannot be very for nnssionary purposes, to fe"am"tUt onfnfX"n^*n'"°"«*« ^° envelopes pr^^rtsr£ri?E^''=on\^^ «^ould be paid fully, and havSn$qn^^^ that this debt to find that lately they havpfnb- J^^ " towards it. I was very sorrv pose which inyolyes a ^feat amnnnf ?''''^^ '? ^«'«« "^oney for tSs S and at the same time tS a^e exnlfpr? ^Vf^^^allamounJof moJeT Sber '7 "*'^'^''*««^"«* «^'fle tS'^lShtTasm '^^^^ ColK Bcriber. I am confident that a rPfl,lv rl.! °^ ''^'^ collector and i-ub- liquidatingthisdebt.on]yfor thefew 1?°"'^ would be given towI?£ only aim is to perplex, confuse harrls«nH^^^°'1^"S ^ack. and whose subvert to overthrow the r,Vl,t olJ *"^ entangle. They pervert anH convictions; and wh!n oncefeen t'ffiis "^ ?^.^^^^' «hakLTthe^ may wander from a Christian HfenS to whn? 't*? *^« ^^^'^"ce they Awiiv with sii,.ii nu»,-„i:-_7l . , .' "or to what scent nsm it ^ i. ,' ^ It ha^,.beerr;rarke°d t^^^^^^^ and.pa-^Ji^n'.tTg^fn.r church which cost more tha^the^aSnrcolkrff^'^^ ^'^ ^u'^^i"'^* -. »_ount colleetud beiore beginning"^ ta chandeliers I went to replaced by others not 'en the usual Christmas ht up about the par- ; lor poor young women ilaces and furnishings their furnishing in this give an amount yearly r8, new tables or desks over $100 was raised); 3 choir. And for the ™ "aye been printed to : iorth the duty of the fiente, and numerous "?ht if we were out Ihe "naked truth" 3u have all been very you will see that it en applied upon the nee is smaller than in It would have been 'u'd be applied upon re. ■^ not necessarily re- to aid a zealous pas- early or fully p^id, Jone almost an irre- irch, Petrolea. '• It cannot be very mounts in envelopes ' raised last year in .8 was stated at last worthy and zealous cfid truth," and Mr. It amount ;" other- 3 of Christ Church )us that this debt I Was very sorry pney for this pur- 1 amount of money, missions. Coliect- i collector and ►ub- be given towards f back, and whose They pervert and ak, shaking their ) the distance they sm it may lead. Jity;" away with ^th n< t again." led in buildinea tore beginning~ta 17 £fr ?"''"«- '"^^^^^^^^^^ ^v,^?®""® '^''^ *^°^® ^^" ^®''e the first to suegest brick cliurch to t«p dtbt toLid SriltrSrbn?^'''^*"* desire^nd clfnfulenr'hat Th'e settle fhiJfr^nKi^ ^ ' ^"r ,^'V? "^''«^ ^ ni"ch as lifted a finger to Tn nfm i« fl ^- w' accomplish this end. On the contrary, while mak^nc n n^n^ fl- ^"""'^ fpr justice, have given direct aid to defmud me im lef Tm'g inSVare^iSlfhid'^'S/ '*« ^^^'^ in'SwooHnd vJ^iil.r: ^ 1 7^,^*'y "^^' There has been so much of this oirrnm- who rTv'nl''- '"•?'''' ^•'''''e'""'''^^^ appears m thoud/ the neSe «Tr,?nr ^V"-'' so much must have some great deficiency n thei? rSn! ... JcnTJS '""""'l', "' » ""°'''«'' S'vio"' ^.ave talc" advantage of «cfeT.^S^r/erESo1nrXt,"'ir^ea"tf1E^^^ LAMENTABLE. 18 m^r:hlfct^Z^^^^^^ which have dignitary of the Dioc^ao toSe nf 1-? V*^ ^/.^ni^'-y. fror,. the highest to counteract and avert th«o^'>rwhli »"'«V"' "'*''*' ^'^vmcn in the parinh, lowHiinthewakeoftuH terrible wi^^ ""^^'''^ '"^^« '»'■ PAYMENT IN FULL FOR THE MnK^t ^T f'^^ocvma proceedings, i. e., devised plans those ?hrStmnnS ^^''''TT. ^"^ «'^" "^H the iel N for five £ng years this wtirwriiHh?«^'''1 '° '''''""'''y ^^ accnn,nl?sh be worrying them by clamm hTfnr I, V-'' "V'^ Presumptuous enoug i to for the money tK^iroJr^wPffjn .r"* .'"«'« '^K "P"" being paid in full dreaming that ^he waL Zch an nnr "^ ""^P''«.'ty of their heartn, never fe.«ing Christians p^S the^r LlSerS/'"""'" "^ *^ ''"PP^«« «" p''- evadethosame. and reX seernl tAfv^'^ "^"-.(""y "I'I'ortnnitv to Christians dealing justly and d?C „nfn n*? '"""'^ ""^ sentiments about do unto you. or something of that khid R 'f '^ "^ ^°" ^""''' ^^^^ «''«"1<1 about honesty and Chr Snitv IVonn.f ?J*® has some remarkable ideas to know where she Ss them ^t,?1 ^^'"«f, ?:""« church people seem goodly prople. *" ^®"' ^^*^ ''^^ »" ^'eek to thoie wise and nothinfel%"o(!dlvc£?sff„^^^^^ ^O'""" to approach that pred. mba?e J S/comtmcLlf '°Kr''''^f ^^il'^^'''''^^ Bhor«con,ing8 as qy\ckh^Jh^^nlu'r^ ^^® r^""'^ *<^" » l^i«>iop of his curate or a humbTru L parnon "h^^ l^e was a poor are made a bi.-hop. If J^iere wem n,„nv . ^["'"y ^'''^^^ "« «"«" «« they demoralizing infliV^nce it wo.Xf LT7 «"^h outrageous women, what l there would be n^^:fre churches anVu^n"" '^t Christian ccmmunity- her, thoHe earnest geSous Ch^S^Mlt^ i'" m ^'^P?'; ^"«'^«d of paving Petrolea. ^*'""' "'® ""^'^^ «tate of matters in Christ Church. niay\^'gf7t'S7eelVh'el\''mt't"L':rn/"'^^^^ procedure, or the church E ^o, wT ^"""u ''T" ^"^ their course of ago. Th^y give me no rrpdif T, "^ ^"<'"' ^•^^" <''"'«'^' "P"" them long "iongsufreri,^." Ihev have mnL'"^f P"^""?"'" ' l^rbearanc^. " an! as unjust and selfish asThemLlv^shntwnPr'^rt.' ''^ «""'« 'ho were hood toirive expression to JS^L.f.^L-''^"''*,^^^® had the h.rdi- of the leader, who his made fcu' .S^ -'""li ^^'^ ^'.'' 'he bold stand and accuse people of having- Iv.n?.''"*'^ omni-cient to assume hearts to the cLse of God "^ W« »?,/'" '^ T-^'^J' *"d not their let me sk-do people contrihnfp.rl^ wii accuse him of neither, but they havenoin?lre8tnorS«/^-i'^^^^^ '^^ *" °^^''' '" ""^^"^ is it not absolute iroofUmtTlIVl'^T*'?'"^"*.""'^ pr spenty ? and frorr, which they Chold the^Zln ^^ " v ^"''1" ^^"'" hearts to a cause with, ar,d use unsfT^ ngly*i?r S ;wn%on;rrf^? '^hundantly blessed while planning to eetl chnr^V. w ^'^""orts pleasures and luxuries, worship the God to whSm thev lUr'Zfr'^ ^^'^ °^u^^'«*' '" ^hich to people have become likTaharHrfoVl^^ J' V^ S>yen their hearts. Such wedJeofr^ghteoZLscl h„f fn^'^.i^^'^L' ^"' '^ ^he thin edge ol the the honor and cSt?an m?nHnirnr*K^ ''^?'^^^ be fullv vindicated P"""P^^« ^^ the people of Chiist Chirch, Petrolea, lam'^fail^ecomiS'S^oTett^^^^^ to «et the monev borrowed from me. O' ecommg more enlightened as to the mode ol procedure, and lifBciiIties which have many, from the highost 1« laymen in the purWi, ; thiit might huvo ibi- loiis proceedings, i. e., nd flfter all tlie weli- sealnnsly toaccomnlieh jsumptuous enough to pon being paid in full of their henrtu, never r aa to suppose all pro- ns any ouportunitv to silly eenfinients about ('ou would they ebould ome remarkable idem us churcli people seem 3ek to those wise and woman to approach, vandaliBlic proclivities I tell a bishop of his when he was a poor nrpet as soon as they eeous women, what a iristian community — . Instead of paving bute he money they iistic spirit, anil con- ess, and the satisfac- rablo men.' " rs in Christ Church, ng that some possib'y )n for their course of :)^ed upon them long ' ' forbearanc" " and '8 of some who were have had the hnidi- y for I he bold stand nni^cient to assume lUf-y and not their im of neither, but 1 an object in which und pr spenty ? and pir hearts to a cause abundantly blessed asures and 'luxuries, of cost, in which to their hearts. Such le thin edge ot the knot must yield, and istChuch.Petrolea, borrowed from me, ) of procedure, and 19 the rings within the rinc. One of the Standing Committee astoni.hp'l ^!hnrM- '^".-T '7 "•';''•.'";"« "'"h.-'novor would have conHent,.d to he buildmg of this cFuirch it ho had not imder^tood I would ncverexnect the money repaid "To s,ty the lenst. it was quite gonorous on his part to consent to my l.uil.hng a cliurch with my own ...e.ms ; however before the con vnrsaf .on en.led he contrndioted Idm^^ to raise $1,000 per annum to pny olf the debt nnd it whs down in wH ine somewhere will, my name Hgned to it." Those Rr« his own words. t5 the hrst statement I rep bed it would have taken him about one minute to come to my home and learned whetbor I exp. cted to be repaid or not • and whv did I mention mterest if it, was to be a gift ? »" ' ' ""«' > As for rKOMFsiNo to collect «J,000 per annum, I can trnly say I never did, l)Ut in convoi'sation, othf rs and myself were of the opinion tiiat such an amount o^.nld be raised, and I believe so still, but not under such guidance as those who " p'ayed foul" as soon as they supposed I was in their power. " A house divided against itself cannot «tand. " Und. r the cloak of religion '^ a few in our church have become very solicitors for the interest ot others, and make it an exciisp to hold back what thoy say they are willing to give, fearing iho debt is too largo for the congregation to pay. instead of honestly doing their duty, thereby seUine an example fur others to do likewise, ttieir aim being to coerce me into giving four or five thousand dollars, in addition to what onr hie'dv- respected and fondly-remembered Bishop Hellmuth said was the hiuhest Pub-cription ever given in the Diocese; then those well-to-do Christians will give the " widows mite." v^iiii'iuHus "bn™H ''"K.^f^f? r''^'' ^^1"'^'^'" tOfv«^flc payment of the amount borrowed, but I believe the time is fant approaching when the work of the spirits of darkne-s in our Church will be trampled under foot by the chariots of God," which are filled with his faithful followers- 'men of truth hating covetoiisno«s," wh. " will not sell the truth ' for "filthy lucre,' ' under the cloak of religion," who will be true to themselvea-to me— and to their Gud. " Those love truth best who to themselves are true. And what they dare to dream of, dare to do, If for the right." And once again our church will enjoy the harmony that united us years ago. lo accomplish this end I b. g that you will settle ihis matter to-night by deciding the amount due me shall be paid in full After all that has parsed, do not let this go before arbitrators, which will only cost more trouble and money; and truly there is nothing to arbitrate upon. I he minutes of vestry prove the money was borrowed, and state at diflerent times the amount due me ; and the unjust propositions made to me when the church was complete (all but lamps and chance, window which I also paid for)— arbitrators would be obliged to go bv this evidence-and to go to arbitration would only incur a further outlay of ,v pe unjust propositions I speak of having been made me, some of the Standing Committee wished them to be rescinded, as "they thoueht It would proTe they considered themselves responsible. Others who were opposed to such plotting, argued that the proposition, having' been made, woum leave the matter in the same pusitlou whether thev were rescinded or not. and they would ^till stand recorded even if rescinded •" therefore they dropped that part of the plot. I am firmly under the im- pression that those same parties could be prosecuted for conspiracy to "U Borvico worth tlio while thutbrlnM r otv, • "'«':"^"";'" "'"I »''Ho from th.mc best «urvc.l '" lam convuiced, and othorH have Huid th.. HaniH Tl nf if n a • •. . God had prova led m Iho church fVo... h„ .; >. V "^ »f thofipinf, of wcmld have h.en paid I.e o'e S 'hLJI n? """* "f'""^*'' "'>' ^«^'' I iiav„ already «iv«n, but f H,>ve^' oth , n 1 I i "^'T ^° app, .-ciut.. wuat debt would havt; be.n A^' a ^ce o^ ISK •"^"'," '''"""^^ ^he third, or forty, one HixtKet,^,cr it- allaTiLn'^ ^'^'''i- «''' '' ""«. meauH. or wifl uow, the debt wunld t .1 ly IrSS r n?'""' ^° '*^«''' row night. There are very few in our -hurrh w n •" ^"■'"°'"" 50c per week for fron. two to five ye. i^ a u m]nv'";:'^/'''' «,' J'« • ^''C or and two dollars per week for the «i.n?fi U,?,. TP 't*'' 1'""''' K'^e one intent h.m been, " no elf, 'r . o n v •'' ! ^' '""," ' ''"^ »'eretofore the Mr«. Fairbankdividoupl :JM^^^^ dotern.inod to make than thenmlves, tlu.8 evincin ti ? /J i"*^J'' -^^ ^'^^ « '"'« more of direct oppoaition'to the Sp it f Gml and o,?e on b ' "''"■."' .*^'*^'^ '» '" the present day. Godn b assin^ can o "1m^ "* ^''", greatest curves of «{.i.it is permitted lo ling^- D? v^it fro m a^,?" "^ '''"'■^'' ,^.'^^''« «"^'' '^ glvingavoteHofullandcoVnpletrtbVta T.r f ^*'" ''"^ "'K*'^ by that error will never vonU " anLg yotf a^S i'w^H ^ ''" ''"V' '-""y' fied m rewarding those devisors oS.quiybi"onsentTn^n fT' ^' J""''" meiusurcB. 'hu^'-j' uy conscntmg to their coercive hav/rlrrCESASjralS^ repaid. I surrounded, and t?ied as i were * bt ll£ - T^mT V'".''\^ ^"^'^ ^ ^'^s that " according to thy faithTe ?t unK inn'" ^ f u' *'V'^ .*^^« assurance " prevail " in the enT 1 believe the da vcCn"H '\^* ^"^'« ^^'"'"^ ^""J'' wemaycongratulateoursXesthatthf/ifni rV-^ *?''"''• i« at hand, and eVctep^U^aiaL^afel ^aX^^^^^^^^^ a^"rs^i:ttt.S^hri^;ii»^^^^ me, and was the most enthusiastic ft rn^h"^°'•f"^'^ " ^"^"^ «hurch » to completion. andT2«ed m« ""'^^^^^^^^ conception and up to tioned, which I would not co.S f * 'l"„r''"Tl ""^''^^ ^^^""'^ "len- Mr. C McK..nzie ll eiprTssea ry r^rous s«n.'n '^T •''^''^'h*' toward- this debt, and several otVa ' ?■ .^ wpiI !h i'""*" '", ^'^'"*< comfortable church they are eni ■ v Jf ''" • ^^. P^^ ^'^^ 'l»e debt fully and honorablv ,•« 'inr i,^" i'** »=* required to pay the shoulder I the il. wSn he chaS of^God'S^ '"""'^^^ /« P"' ^^' out of this slough of iiiquitv- ''and thi«if^>?'^-'l^ P/^'^^^'^ on, and the world, even our faitl'' ' ""'" '' ^^^ '''^^°''y ^^^t overcometh cent'"p?r^tnU'?oii;%tiSr 'S'to'^.}^^^^^^^^^ ^* ^P- *2,573 32,makingatS of «10q45 77 f ^^^^^l^'^^ST, amounts to dueled $400 ; intlrest on the same $S' ^ ""^^ '^'''«, *« *« ^^ de- Somo demur at the interest wnetwirf,^'^-^^'''"'^ ''"«• ^9.894 80. (8r. cent., I believe) tTtheS'"'^^^^^^^ * -''''^ ^'^'^^^ "■**« of uiterest f^om the Saivat on Army whicKhS?. "^''l"^. " ^'S^'^' ''^'^ endeavor to shirk the payment of ^'^'^"^^^^^ ^^"^"^ at, nor of Ch^rLVterT P-"?!'- ?' ""''''' ^^ristlans. than some of the ppo.le It was suggested to me that my remarks Ha "cn^.f » wiBh them even less than " short "Trfftff,- ,^"0^*5 some might snort. It takes time to go over the work of 8orvo«l ♦" lie, ilmt if the Spirit, of It was opened, Ih.- tlobt eem to apiwi'cUtf wiiat II the Haiiiu amount the hud eiicli giv. IS one. 'on .I'rordinK to thoir Bed 1 r hi.foro to-mor- 1 cc/uld not give 2r)c or ly liiat could give one me ; Jiut heretofore the > doterniinod to ninlte e had a httlo more of iHtic spirit, which iu in lio greatest curves of i church where such a g you tiiis night by ts muHt be paid fully, would not be justi- !nting to their cot/civo I be fully repaid. I •y which I knew I was II had the asHurance liat God '8 Word would hour. 18 at hand, and element ia but small 1 be paid. Mr. E. D. tentionof givmgloOO ed upon for a further will contribute a like d •' brick church " to Jonception and up to 1 outlay before men- have been told that an* m-snts iu giving ib>. to pay for the equired to pay the member to put his be pressed on, and ory that overcometh al), interest at 6 per ', 1887, amounts to there is to be de- nce due, $9,894 80. much higher rate sking a higher rate not demur at, nor some of the people lort;" some might go over the work of yearrf. Whon I have done no one can say- as they do aftnr nnn nf m... mo.t inert speakerH ban aire.l bin eU.qu/nco i. e., .! at tl^^ v di,hu,?kncw just what hH W.W anmr.g at, or which li.lo ho was on. If t lo ,, a v .TivoJ" 1^'" ''''''"'. ^ '«'."«<*' v^-^ with th. llimny cu.ring of wh ch h "l! inrWtof^or'tC .tr'^ to treat UH w,th nu.r. of wluU Wehav, 1 1 a, in • ^''" ■'I'^^'ive yearn in tho w,.v „r soi.hi.iry, circiimvciitio and lallacious rea^onuiK. wo must eVn lint.n t., v!,u, bilt can "be f,«?rf V" """'•'' *'"vt^»'"g- King D.ivid waH a man afU^r G I'h . n Umol..s8"ifTma'!P'M '" '*' "' ^'''''?' ^ '"•' ""•• ^""'^^•^ I would I e,. d i.lamol.ss If I made the same app.al to my Cn lur av. David ,li,| in the You may drive mo ,,.,.. ,, , ...„„.,.,. vj <.,|i|M 11,1 11) Illy \ji WJih I milm against his persecutors and slander. .-*. to do as David did. Inclosing, I will call the attention of tho-e xvho have "onmna.sHc.1 me about with words of hatred," and " K.ught again't me wUh.mt toS th a? boun;7*"''"\'"\' '"'^ '"' «""'•'" ''^'^' ^'« -" "'' !-''>« towards that bourn.' Irom which no traveler ever eturns N„ne .,f o- an rjcmntrrhr;'' ' 'V •'"••'' I'.^'^^r \''" J'"''^^"'^"' --[of Gcu to r de P .f vT I ''*^'"'^ ''""^ '" "'« •>ody-it may I > this vorv niw'ht [i e Sr ^T'^Tv^n ■'~Zr?r 'f r« ■''!'" ^••.biu>al,Th., ■ Triune lehovlh'' me ureal l Am, with this blemish upon your conscience? No cir curayention no artHices or .hception, can be of any a a7l there to sT vert the ends of justice, for the i'nmoHt heart ol' n, i^i . know'rf to G " and His judgment i. given accordingly, which will beeifu'r*' Fnter ibnn into the joy ot ihy Lor,!," or " Depart from Mh ye w' S onnim u " For ?S \" ° T' '"'V"^ "r ^'^^^'^^ fo"- t'>e «l'vil nd h s angels^.' everla^dng.'- ^^ ^^"""'^ narrow is the way which eadeth into life I( you look upon those words as an idle fable, contin e in the ronr^n Zrs'X?"Sod' ?f oidU"^''? '"'• V' 'T^' '"""'«' ' "daJken^'u: uoors wnere uod 8 \\ ord 18 proclmmed as the only meai "whorohwo SThe fdth!^'' '° ''''''''' '^ " ^^"'"^'•'^S b^^«k» io\Ze ^.lJllf:^eik oar,'^^^°"^®-''®^®"'®*''.°^«^'^'"''8 *o l>e d not suppose she would 1x06^™ yment L^^ '"!"T*^ '"' gven anything toward/theclSrtteiX\K^^^^^^ K h"a1 anoS';;ei\r'flfe\reroft:^,!rh^'^^"^'' ^™^« P"*""S down some'two^o?\t^e^SmrdX,:l^^^^^^^ «^- -- out faih.re), and did not conn th^^^^ well (which proved a church debt, nor cost of two othS?8s"^enmHn ^^' f."bfcri,,tion towards pense, which were also failures ^ '^'''''' ^"^^'^'^ ^^^ ^er own ex- stricf i" t'4rt°or iTdlnttnu^^^ l?^ '^^ "«"« but a man of was in th,f place at the time he h d n .H i l T""^' ^^'^ «lth"U8h he to build the church, but Ogiven Sui? »n^ "h.tever todo with decidin^r contribute yearly until\he debV^lf S/Cfefr^ff '^ M^ T- ^"'i"? '^ been very ma-nanimous in eivine .nd wnrtTl ? ^^^rs Fairbank had not see the necessity of going to the 7v^L^^^ ^f *^? ''^'"^^h- Co"'d amount they n.ust be awfre Mut H? ham>i?f ''''''^'^f'}^ ^'^o^t an be some technical point wherebv thp'onncrrilr^ ^ ^""i^", '^ ^^«r« »"?ht p .yment of the amount borrowed i? SlST. ''""'^ ^^ '"'^''•"^^d ^'^o"! as ume the indebtedness and lo the rTtmo,? n r ^' ?!f ^norabie men to cipal and interest, and the cLrchSShfc.i'?'^'^^^^^ "'' ^"^'^ P""" paid for, &c. °^ ^^^^"^ ^^ * credit to all concerned when store^'bill^&oJfMrMcKen'.i^'^^ -'- -id if he owed a rascal if he came and offShTr^sS to Lh^'"^" "^""'^ *h'"'' '""i a the matter. He always had nai^ of K l^'^^i °' ^"^^'^^^ arbitrating on did not want to be aSg pl^Spt who did nof 'h?"? ^h«:!o"'^^.a,fdhe wards this debt, but not until ti^l men did^Sn ^^ '^'en-'ed to give to- i»g f dly a debt they were re ponsSfp fn h , -i ''''' .''^'l"^ '"^ ^^^''^ P^^ Messrs.W.H.HammontTD N^^^^^^ spoke stron-ly in favor of arbtratinn wol' ^-..^^c^^e^z'e md a few others mitt 'e^frL'Vh^rt'eVtron" trLTpritL'n^ S"S^ S"'* X^^^'"^ «- much lorce, clearly proving bvm^nup^ ^'' °f '^^ vestry, led to another hours discussion and resulted in it not being entertained. It is not an advisable thine to Uius attempt to dictate to people how often they should go to chS n order that they be members of the vestry. It would only lead to endless trouble and confusion in settling the question as to what waa meant bv ^n habitual attendant. Mr R. D. Noble spoke very poiiTtSw on the subject and scored a strong point when he cited an instance that mi eh t occur of a man with a family who were habitual attendants who paShs Ei^ST- ^;^'? '"PP°'i l^^ «^"^«^' but on account'of his not a . tending habitually he whs debarred from having any say in church niatters-a very unfair state of things indeed. He also stated tht no church could be successfully carried on without the necpssary financfa^ ft itw' rffi 'T^ \' '■^}^'' ^^ withdrawn the incumbent would find notlnSrtS. '"^'''' °" "^'- ^" ''^'' ^^<^Pherson's suggestion it was These two questions being disposed of, which had preference to anv other they being up at the former vestrv meeting, a motion 'n writW was then handed the Secretary, viz.: Moved bv Mr. rhris"onhIr m! ^lT^■u^f^^^^? ^\^'- ^- ^^°'""'' that the special committee which had dealt with the churchwardens' (Jenkins') report be requested to take into consideration the present difficulties that List L tge church, and Jhlt in statement sent in April dure, an ornflmenttoonr ', but the greatest credit liquidate the indebtednegs m of liaving a desire to sy are working continually ig in their most worthy a good example to other fr-ii'. lEETING. iriat Church waa held on 5d advisable for the best Tfimittee to consider the the vestry that evening. k to the churchwardens and unchristian clauses II, with the exception of in order to preserve the was. spent in discussing i^estry or go back to the le clause be inserted by ee, then back to church- lir approval. memorialized to change only habitual attendants another hour's discussion lot an advisable thing to i should go to church in 3uld only lead to endless 3 to what was meant by ' very pointedly on the an instance that might ittendants, who paid his m account of his not at- ng any say in church He also stated that no the necessary financial B incumbent would find erson's suggestion it was had preference to any ing. a motion in writing V Mr. Christopher Mo.- al committee which had e requested to take into in the church, and that 25 they be enipowered to confer with the incumbent and the Bishop, with a '^u^'^ . i'c"",^- 1 "* ^° exchange of incumbencies which would be agree- ab^ to Mr Hmde and satisfactory to the congregation.and that the names of Charles O. Fairhank, C. H. Armitage and Charles Jenkins be added to the committee. The mcumbent'a churchwarden (Jenkins) said the mot on was out of order, and the chairman (Rev. Wm. Hinde), ruled accordingly. Considerable discussion, however, was then indulged in by Messrs. Jeiikins, Denroche and the clergyman on one side, and Mess'S. C. McKenzie, R. Morris and R. D. Noble on the other, when it was clearly and gentlemanly explained by the last three gentlemen that It was considered that this would be the best way of making matters satisfactory to all. It being understood that the present incumbent was anxious to change his parish when a fitting opportunity occurred, it was de-nied advisable that a representative committee, like the present one, Should he appointed to represent the congregation, and confer with the clergyman and the Bishop regarding any change that was brought about. We feel certain that if this motion had been allowed and not burked, a result satisfactory to all would have been arrived at. but it seems to have been misunderstood. The above is a true statement of facts as they occurred, and are per- lectly devoid of any comment by us. At present we think it advisable lor the best interests of the church and incumbent that we withhold our remarks on this business. A THOUGHTFUL MAN. _ We referred not long since to the fact of there being a difterence of opinion with Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick and his flock, and that he was asked to resign by those ot his charge who did not feel satisfied with his ministrv Ihis item explains his course : — ' Toronto, ()nt., Jan 13.— At a meeting of the Toronto presbytery held this morning, Rev. John Kirkpatrick, pastor of Cooke's church, as a means ennrhng ihe troubles m that church, tendered his resignation. The Rev. gentleman, to his praise be itsaid, has taken the only proper course, and in so doing has set an example worthy of repetition by others who are in a similar position. When a minister and his charge are at variance bey(md ordinary circumstances, it is nothing but proper that the former should step down and out and give place to one who can unite the congregation and at the same time advance the cause of Christianity where very little seemingly exists at present. In some places a body would be large and prosperous if the minister were out of the way, where to-dav only a few persons scattered here and there throughout the church are vis.ble at the vanous services. If a minister has this fact pointed out to him and he still desists to hand in his resignation, we fancy that he is showmg to the world that it is for the salary he is working, and not in the a. vancement of Christianity. The Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick has sh )wn to the world that hm usefulness is done in Toronto, and in so doing he has display ed that Christian charity which will enable him to securfi another neia where ineudahiu and harmony can assist in his labors. We hope to see others in a similar position go and do likewise. I i 26 CAN IT BE POSSIBLE ? Can it be possible in this enlightened day ofcivilizationthataclerev- man can be asked to resign hia pastorate ! and yet we rend in the Lav^n Adverh,er of October Ist that " A Toronto dispatch says Rev. J. Kirkpat- rick, of Cooke 8 Church, will be a«ked to resign his pastorate. The con- gregation haa been gradually dwindling down/and those remaining want a change. Well, what can this day and generation be coming to? But there always waa, and, we doubt not, there always will be, a troiiblesome set of ?hnrlh Tv,'^^^l?'"^*''®'*ru" ^.^^.?^ clergymen and cease to attend church. Then there is another troublesome set of old fogies who when they see the conerepation dwindling down, no advance being made in the cause of Christ, but rather a retrograde march, and find a heavier burden hin!JnoT/l'?%^^''''T'''i'"^\",''^^^*"e up expenses, decide, in their blindne.8, that it is really advisable to have a change. Do tell us ve wise men, what intelligent reason there is for those meddlesome people to go clamoring for a change, or ruffle the sensitive nerves of this estimable pastor and disturb him in his cozy work where he is so well satisfied with himsel. and his surroundings. Such proceedings make thinking men stand aghast and could scarcely be tolerated by the heathen, and such clergymen have just cause to feel outraged and indignant. Suppose thP congrega- tion IS dwindling down, supposing the church is not in a flourishing con- dition, suppose there is no advance in the cause of Christ, that it is even on the wane, what 18 the advancement of the cause or the flonrishiue state of a church in comparison to a restful home where the pastor can live in contentment if it were not for the clamoring of a dazed and un- giristianlike set of people / Do they imagine their worthy pS.r is foolish enough to sacrifice such a home that the church may become more flourishing? No, sir, his c -mfort and ease are the only things that should be taken into consideration, and he, like Micawber, ought to be permitted to wait for something better to turn up. Doubtless if he were the recipient of a call to another field of ease and coSt, where the fplv7«,Tn^^'^''***''' w-^'^^'^V"^* P'^'^"*' ^^ "^i^ht be reasonable to rJr^wnK"''*PKP''^?*''\,®P^''P^,^.*^''*^ *^«y "^^Kht select a pastor after their own base hearts, who would soon nlace their church in a flourishing WHY IT IS. Toronto, October 11th, 1884. Editor of the Petrolea Advertistr : Sir,— You treat the subject of your article "Can it Be Possible!" which appeared inyouriSHueofthe 3rd inst., with far too much ievitv and sarcasm. It is one of the very gravest importance to the church and one with which oppressed congregations are struggling now and from which they see no satisfactory prospect of relief It is one which h TJFIR^ "Tn™w^p«wyp'' «VVJ^' ''^^l*;*'"^'"^ NUMBERS OF OUR MEM- libKb 10 WORSHIP WITH OTHER SECTS AND OENERAT r v WEAKENING THE ATTACHMENT OF A LARGE PORTION O? OUR PEOPLE TO IHEIR ONCE REVERED CHURCH^^^^^^ ^^ svb-ect ^^^^ permission I purpose to make a few remarks on the Can a clergyman do the greatest service for God by leaving or re- \ ? "civilization that a clergy- 'et we redd in the London tch says Rev. J. Kirkpat- liis pastorate. The con- d those remaining want a be coming to ? But there I be, a troublesome set of 3n and cease to attend )fold fogies who, when Ivance being made in the nd find a heavier burden :penses, decide, in their nge. Do tell us, ye wise eddlesome people to go eryes of this estimable le is 80 well satisfied with !iake thinking men stand ben. and such clergymen Suppose thft congrega- lot in a flourishing con- )f Christ, that it is even luse or the flourishing e where the pastor can ng of a dazed and un- their worthy pastir is ae church maj^ become are the only things that Micawber, ought to be >. Doubtless if he were nd comfort, where the might be reasonable to It select a pastor after r church in a flourishing , October 11th, 1884. 'Can it Be Possible!" far too much levity iance to the church and ggling now and from P. If is one which is IBEES OF OUR MEM- , AND GENERALLY -ARGE PORTION OF HURCH. I few remarks on the Jod by leaving or re- 27 maining in a place after he has diflcovprPfl thai t\.^ -i. -i. presides is not prospering? NrcEmn mln ?® ^'^"'"''^ over which he Petrolea, was the signal for aSe?fKh w^f ^" ^'\ churchwarden, wliich became of the^conga'gatirthen^t o M^Sri^^^^^^^ ^" *>« P^^t people's churchwarden, whiirhad the S rS'rTfi^f """r^ T •' ^V^'^" {*'" teeth and growl, and the clergyman to Sse uTth a^/ f"- "'^'^"^ ^'f venom he could commnnrl Wo ,;„„*• ^^i ^^*" r' *"<^ insolence and ciously as hrdied M™ Fairb?nl'«^^r ^T."^ 7^^^. "P'^^y ^"^ as auda- of a cLmeS trafelm C H a'^'^ ^^'^^y *^*'^' ''^« <^^«ce. The name grin of satisfaction. NSwitLSHnc/nn,. !^' *?^^ "i""^ ^ive a sardonic ^vho at present claims ri\T"e^^^^^^^^ m the interests and welfare of St ?ood old chuTch Bnt^Tp"^''^ WsmFrnmrnm church be unable to rise out nf C'^l' •'l!''^- '° '?"S will the dragged and shake of 'thLfourhcubustLtsShoH'^^^^''^ " f "^ iron heel of a de^not Whaf 1 V.^"°"u- "^' ^*'/' "olds it down under the ueei oi a aespot. What a farce this meeting on Monday night was, t 30 totLT™,'"'' '"' ""i^^"'' ""8 of ^uiet and steady growth." No do* bt he Is men^lerouHnrbTP'f °L^'' '''%'^' ^""('^"^ us'from such church' How Phar^«S all .T' '"*]' ^""^ dissenting Christians instead. How Pharisaic all this reads. Has our church system no higher aim 82 than to make a churchman ? We believe it haa and console oureelvei •with the thought that the opinione we are criticisinR are those of a com- paratively recent and to some extent no doubt, an involuntary proselyte, and are therefore to be received cautiously and with all the charity they deserve. The "system " appears again in the fifth paragraph and is again held up as predominent. The question is, souls or "system," and "system" 111 ways wins. In the sixth paragraph we are told that " the false relicious atmos- phere prevading the country in conjunction with our very nnxed popu- lation and fluctuating and changing industry have changed fie popular idra as to what, prosperity is." This i" positively excruciaung. Tne con- joined atmosphere and people prevadirg the country and tht prce of oil are therefore answerable for iho.se memorable words contained in Mr. Jenkins' last report : " exactly balancing the expenditure and leaving nothing on hand." Mr. Jenkins avers in the seventh paragraph that "church nroeperity is considered to be a reasonably well attended church on Sunday where an element of sensation and di-play must predominate in the services," but we say in direct contradiction of Mr. Jenl inj that church prosperity is not considered by him to be anything of th,' lind, but on the contrary it consists iu keeping an unpopular minister at a large salary who will continue to appoint Mr. Jenkins his Warden every year, using up the revenue principally for the clergyman's benefit, driving all who object to such nieaauresaway in ditgust, and genprally impoverishing the church. If any sensation or display was ever made in the church who is answer- able for it? Mr. Jenkins ! He fought for a song service, he filled the surplice of a lay reader which afterw^irds for a tirief period became the hiding place of hi-* first lieutenant, and he originated every other attempt at pomp or oddity which has been made in the church since he entered ii alack I The remainder of this paragraph is poetry, misquoted certainly, but requiiiijg no other remark. ME. JENKINS' REPORT. We have at length had an opportunity of perusing the Churchwar- den's Report for the year ending Easter, 1885, (or rather Mr. Jei.kins* report, as we haven't the faintest idea of the People's Chuichwarden ever having seen it until he was told to put his name to it, if he ever did that) and we are sad to say that it shows a ruinous state of atiairs. The receipts and expenditures are as follows : — "The Churchwardens beg to present their annual report. The amount received by them from Easter, 1884, to Easter, 1885. is as fol- lows : — Pew subscriptions $ P09 95 Ofiertory 495 17 Wyoming share printing last report 2 66 Church Woman's Association lOO 00 Rent of old Church 1^2 50 Thanks offering 7 50 $1,297 78 88 Tlio entire expenditure from Eoater, 1884, to Faster, 1885, ia m follows : — llnv. Wm. Hinde, stipend, March, 1884 $ 62 50 " to end Feb., 1885 087 50 Sexton 98 50 OrRanU 50 00 Chant books, etc., for choir 13 41 Horse keep 48 85 Diocesan Funds account 31 96 Parsonage repairs 4 50 Christmas offertory to Clerj^yman 30 60 Fire Insurance on old chnrch 15 00 Interest to London Loan Company 99 46 Payable on account principal mortgage 10i> 00 Cord Wood 37 78 Printing 8 00 Bundrios 28 58 «],3]0 62 The balance on hand last Easter wa" 18 84 Adding that to the income for year 1,297 78 makes l,:aG 62 Exactly balancing expenditure and leaving nothing on hand. And tho "Churchwardens " furthpr report " the current liabilities of the congregation are very small, $70, bo far as known, will cover them." The income proper of the church ia thus shown to have amounted only to the comparatively pitiful sum of $1,005.12, made up of the first two items in the statement of receipts, " Pew Subscriptions " and ''Offertory." The other four items in the statement cannot be treated as income. The first of these explains itself ; the next was given to apply on the old church and parsonage mortgage ; the next ought to have been BO applied, and of the next we know nothing but what is said. The fact, therefore, remains that the income proper was only $1,005.12, and of this it took $833.95 to satisfy the clergyman. We ask our readers to examine the accounts themselves. This is the conclusion : If the Salvation Army money had been properly applied, and if there had been no balance on hand from last year, the church would at Easter last have been $271.34 in debt, as fol- lows : — Salvation Army money $182 50 Last Year's balance 18 84 Unpaid indebtedness 70 00 Does not this show, as we have said, a ruinous state of affairs? In our opinio! the only circumstance the wardens have even a nhow for con- gratulation upon is the fact that tlie expenditures being $1,316.62, the receipts were also $1,316.62, thus as they naively observe "exactly balances the expenditure and leaving nothing on hand." We do not care to criticize any other part of the report. The state of financial afiairs of the church i§ a irood index to its whole eonditiou. The church now owes on the old church and parsonage $1,300, and on the new church the enormous amount of more than $7,000. Further comment would be vain. 81 DIOCESE OF HUKON. POnnOKS or THK PKOCKEDINOS ok 8VNOT>-CL08INa Bzssios-viscivum OF THE LAITV. Londm AdverlUer, 20lh June, 1885. n,nlK*';.|;;,Tii"l™t£^ '» amo„,Uhoca„ono„ the for- money hut not thei ho u t«^ n L k ''l"^ t '"^" ^^'^"^ brought their A n..f,t,v^., ,;.„•' ./^ "^ c/iwrcA j/ 8uc/t comhtiona were removed * ing ai? f Se SrctTon^ofZ"]^ nl^"'^ ''',^'"'f *, ^'^'"'•^•»^' r'troC protest- too l^.e for one consideraliSn.- "''"'^2^ '' H "^'''^^ '° ^j^^od. Riceived bolieled thauPe Slnta^l^rSn o?t' "^ ^'T '^'^^'^'^'^y ' ^o Jes.is Clnist p Its n im?t on ihn?- '^ il'' ""'^r"" ^^^ ^^o^P^l the Lord tKAHT, an l\v h t" at Ti r i !" ^v\JV■''P^'*^'* ^'^"^ ^'^ POP'^" «« asks tlie Jesii SHAM about Chuisti A viTv o„,il t>tR\iCE. Ihere i« too much WORK in the w r d /rit anv Vn"7\V for Christ and His PALTRY 8VATT ri ?M^J ♦• A ^"""S better than a sham that throws the by a MviNG v^TA ChristTIv^tv nV" '^''''^" ^^'^^^'«« "ot consecrated some OHASTY theory haTi:,n-;« paJ''^'*"''" ^^° Y^'^ *'^^ "P«" ^hom TAINS of BENEVOUNCF Thpfr«J MIED Up the FOUN- '' Let U8." eaiAe '^etand hen/afh th '^^ lives were like dead leaves. the dying Lord a^d heie hS say =- '' ^""^ ^'°^ "^ ^^*° *^^ ^^«« ^ " ^T^l^®' ^ s^^'^ ""y ^'^^ ^o'" t^ii^e, What liast thou given for Me ?" 86 A LONDO'ER'S OPINION OF MR. JENKINS. Tlie followinfj communication from a oitieen of London to the Adver- titer of that city justly bIiowb up the nbeurdity and utter rot ndvHnced l>y Mr. Jenkins in hit) attempts to deseerate tlie present canons of tho Englisli Church, at tlio lato meetiuK of Synod in London. Such a resohition as this, luiwever, is only in keeping with all his other attemr'ts, both liero and elsewliere, to thoroujihiy impregnate everything connected with the Church of England with Jenkinisnis— which for cgoticm.arrogance and asinine assumption heats nil other iems yet known. It is deeply re- gro' ted hero that this man was ever placed in tlie position us represen- tative to the Synod from Christ Church as ho hits thoroughly dehns-d the pos tion to liis own scll-infhition. Tl>o conmuuiication will commend itself to all right-thinking and sensible men and women, and is well worth reading ; — "the formation of vestries." To THE Editok •— I was much pleased to see in your issue of yester- day that the good common sense of tho Diocese of Huron now in session prevented tlic pasl^uge of tlie resolution introduced b\ Mr. Charles Jenkins, ot Petrolea, to amend the canon on the formation of vestries by adding to certani sections the words : "Or shall not have been an habitual attendant at divuie wor8hi[) in such church during that time." He explained that for the purpose of the cnnon "habitual attendance" should nunn " atten- dance at divine service every Lord's day unless hindered by sickness or other urgent or reasonable business." As the canon now stands it is very wisely not laid down as a cast-iron rule that members of vestries shall bo "habitual attendants " of divine service. The only approach to this in the paragraph which reads as follows : " And in iniy church of the said diocese in which the seats are free the vestry shall consist of all those male members of the congregation of such church of the full age of 21 years, as shal. declare themselves in writing in a book provided for tho purpose by the congregation to be members of the United Church of Englnnd and Ireland, and that they attend worship in such church, and contribute not less than $2 per annum to its support, and do not belong to any other congregation. I quite concur with the opponents of the reso- lution who took the ground that it possessed the elements of coercion and WM8 an unnecessary qualification ; and its ultimate etfect would be to drive away many good-livng men from the church who did not attend habitually,' and would clo.-e the church doors to those of other denom- inations who are desirous of joining the church. What would be the effect 01 such a measure ? It would be a step backward back to the days of rack and thumbscrew ; it would be a blow at the freedom of the church members to say to them, Unless you come to church ' habitually,' or can give satisfactory explanation why you do not (to whom ?), you can have no say in church matters, no matter how much interest you take in them, for the canon says vouhaveno 'right 'as a 'vestryman.' The church should always have her arms outstretched to receive those who wish to come tocher, and use all means^to keep them, and not by these inflexible ra-.es sees, to dri vc thcni a v.uy. It would be well to have as many of the congregation as possible members of the vestry. Let them feel that they nave the right to speak in matters affecting the welfare of the church. It wi 1 increase their interest and bind them closer to the church. Let us 86 London, June 20. ENGLISH churchman; BISHOP SWEATMAN'S ADDRESS. the support of the cler/v fn ?nf 1 ^ mf^dequate cnntrihutions for Christian Church have facer aTnS"ifT'^^^^ All sections of the But wh n out of 163 congregatSSs cSStutfn^rS' '''"' "' complaints, or missions, in the Diocese of TStnTwf -l »»«"dowed parishes 12ToSbS?othh;f '^ '^ '«-«*^- '''■' -^d i7%s^'?han'l5 fUfS THE CHURCH. Topio, June lOth, 1885. ters^p{^X^^^^^^^^^^ the subjoined let- is cat\Te%;?useTrS^^^^^^^^^ -'idress to the Synod by him, or dismay at thrpi^tSf nl^Ls of ZT/''^ .1^'^'^^ '^'^^^ the communion of which I bebneK'i'K ^If^ '/^^^ ^^^^'^h to that the Church of ESnd is notonlvS-^'^^ *^^ diocesan statistics growing part of Cantdrbut that t^is^reTogSPn^TdTh"} '""H ^^P^'''^ relatively, but absolutely. He is ab e to nS ?h^^^ i ^ ^''^u "^"^ ^^''^'y • on the horizon -a small increase infhPnn^K ^ ""'^^ ^^^"1 ^^^^t npots increase in church accon mSions Evei^?hfn°J«f "T^r^^^^- *"d *" state of decay. Averaff/attPnrl,n!f<; .^^^'yt»'ns else he shows, is in a are the baptLs ^arS^f Sav Schn"nr^^^^^^ unsatisfactory general contributions. The Dora moreens f.rp'f««^^ clergy stipends and proportion of Toronto people beToS^nf hi nv^^^^^'T.;^^'^^^ ^^ the increase of Toronto popuEuhSE's^uclfthi^^^^^^ °\ ^"^'and. The now make this 37,000 or 38 000 But Rifhnn « "i^*"'*^^ ^''"^^^ would now only 30,210 Church peopl^n Toronto In Z^ '^^' '^''^ ^^'« Toronto, he says, that whereas the census mvS 7rAi^^ ^^ allowancepossibleforthedifference in the mpS ^°'^' '"'"''"^ '^'l 18 a dismal statement, and the genpml accurst nfl ^ k°'^ *^^'« decay shown in other deDartmenN w?-.^^ ^. °^'* ^^.'^^"'^ o"* by the fallen to 3,129 from 3 240 IS iTvitv. t^ instance, the baptisms have very serinu. fpllin" nP F . ""« y«'^r;_ the marriages from 824 to 788-a. cent.-indicating tl) my n^ind ctdTvd^tK '\u''P''' «^>^'^"* ^^'P^^ bership is cause! by seLssSoit Strbf dStt .^'^e'^SSnl ZZ 87 a very serious decrease of $4,052 in ihe year, and the expenditure is now- less than the income. The I3ishop accounts for the deplorable showing the Church of Eng- land makes when compared with the abounding life exhibited by the Methodists, Tresbytcrians and Baptists, by saying that " we have erred in departing" from the tithe system, and he Buggests that every Churchman should voluntarily give up one-tenth of his income and substance. Then the financial position of the Church will be excellent, no doubt. My own opinion is that an increaae in wealth would aggravate the evil. The error has been made in another direction. We have only to look around us here in Toronto to see the leading minds in the Church of England actu- ally driven away from their own Church into active work with and on behalf of other sects. I say on behalf of other sects, because these other sects get all the honorof the work which is really done by our liest men. Theerror was maonr>u»<. „v, u fa«J;,fp„^- Noble con>pl„„en,ed the delegates „„ their y/ry satis- .ubm"'t;SKT„r.tiln1hTe°tlrte^^^^^^^ f " ^l"" "-' ..„^?|a^sf i ?Ve"lt?e?:SL lCz5;.S*-' -" •»■"-- warn^P t'rhVtT„St£trdl£e"dt ?ht\S f^T"'' '"" 40 future of the church, and sincerely hoped it would be recognized to the Ii*7®t' T?^'" ""^'^ ^^- CoKer, and "bury the hatchet forever." Mr. Jenkins, (who is the principal cause of th«< whole trouble), rose and said he did not think there was a hatchet to bury, not so far as he was concerned anyway, and that the power in the church was not bought by money, (a fact which will be readily conceded to him), that he had nothing to take back in this matter whatever, and finally declared him- eelt determined to occupy the same position he always ha,d (that of the JBull in the (^hinaehnp) no matter how low the church fell throueh it. Ihat be would not be a party to make any concessions what ver, that he would not give way one jot or tittle from the position he had held during the whole of the trouble, if the church crumble to the ground ^ yv hereupon Mr. Kerby said if that was the case it was no good wast- ing time any longer, and ro-ie and left the room. A suggestion was then made to have the Bishop come here and try if he could mend matters, but it did not take any definite form. Mr. Denrnche spoke at considerable length, repudiating and repelling any idea Mr Kirby mght have in regard to harmonizing matters. He dia not think there was any olive branch about it at all, and finally characterized Mr. Kerby's efforts to be genuine in the matter as all humbug. A motion was then made by Mr. Jenkins, seconded by Mr. Denroche that the delegates visit one or two of the parishes where these eight clergymen are stationed and interview them, and also to again visit the Bishop with regard to it. Before the meeting closed Mr. Jenkins rose in his might, (237 lbs. avoirdupois), and said " that this was not a public meeting, its business was private and not intended for publication, and that if any more such articles as was published in a Petrolea paper concerning our last vestry meeting which contained so much filth and falsehood, appeared again, he would take means to suppress it, and he knew how to do it " This piece of bombast was backed up by Mr. Denroche frantically assur- ing Mr. Jenkins that he would sustain him in it at all hazards. Now as this pusillanimous threat was evidently meant for us we throw It back to him who gave it birth, and give him to understand, as we have on niany previous occasions, that we care as little for his threats as Wfc do tor him. That whenever a vestry meeting of the Church of England is called for in Petrolea, that wk intend to be present in pernon whether as a reporter or a member of the church, it matters not Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Denroche to the contrary notwithstanding. That so long as these men coiitinue to be a source of annoyance, trouble and utter ruin to the church of which we are a member, we will be there and perform- ing our duty as fa,ithfully as the reports of Pall 3Iall Gazette have in their recent praiseworthy business. To the Editor of the Topic. July 17th, 1885. Dear Sie.— Owing to the resignation of the Rev. Wm. Hinde our Bishop has highly recommended several clergymen, among whom is the Key. 1. W. Magahy, of Lncan, and it being the unanisTfous desire of the members of the Episcopal Church at Wyoming to have him for their fnized to the rever." trouble), rose 80 far as he I'* not bought that he had eclared hira- (that of the I through it. ver, that he he had held 5 ground. 10 good waat- sre and try if md repelling latters. He , and finally mtter as all r. Denroche, these eight lin visit the :ht, (237 lbs. its business if any more ing our last id, appeared V to do it." ically assur- t for us, we iderstand, as : his threats i Church of it in per.'^on, ers not, Mr. rhat so long id utter ruin id perform- ave in their to ea;^^ti;^^K '"lSi™3'^'- ^"'^ Hinde aboiU I^^r^g^ all who heLl or met Wm h^Sr ,f ^^^^^^^^^ '''^' '^ on/pansliJ ably impressed by him. He h^s Xwv i^ ^^ ^'""^'^ ^^""^ ^t'lT I'avor- higlily respected Ld bdofed by th' Mnem^^^^^^ jealous 'worker, invanably successful in whatov^i ii^iMnhpn' .? '' ^^^\^^-oh; thus proving It is to be hoped that all nettv .nVf^r 7 ^'*' '^"'ff ^^''^ ^^'^d. ^ and that a clergyS^an will be tliU^ Tn';!"/^'''?^^ ^^^'^ "°^^ «««««, thechoicoof themnjoritUf the membeknV/^ '^l"^ ^^'" ^^" be are members of the vestry or otluiS "^ "'''^' ^^^^^'^'' ^^ey . „, Yours, ifec, A WELL-WISHER OF THE CHURCH. Petrolea Topic, .Inly 24. seryil'In'JL^tt^^^^^^^^^^ fh« Dio.ese of Huron, conducted the which of the applicants for the ncumbencv w ffh "^' ^'^' i^'"^ ^^^^^'^^ able influence is being exerted in Srn'^Lii ^^f '"''iVP*^^- ^^'onsider- who made himself nlrsonnllv « li r. <• ■ ?^^^'- ^^^'- Magahy of Lucan of a visit he paid to^t^paSra ^y^"^^^^^ P^^"''^'" '^ '^^ ^^^ WHY IS IT? Editor 0/ the Petrolea AdveHiser : "^"^^ 31, 1885. why^;^^h'i^i;;,th"SiaKrar^^^^^ '-« --ted this parish, there not be something done Tn a ctr ?tiS Sf ^ ''-"'^ P-"/*'^^? ^^^ code laid down by the present vestrvwhephv?r' iT^'S^^lde the iron inay be ccmsidei4d, which migSiaTnoempS together in the bonds of Christian nnfnn '"'^9'^^J'^^ whole congregation 01 the Wyoming friends to g?ve tZSevVwM^^^'i^^^^ «^Pr^««io^ overwhelming majority here En tlvoiot^him'^'^^^^^ a call, and an call at once, or is this retarding method sMnTnl?' i^^^ °°t g»^'« ^im a wishes of the masses ? ^ method simply a design to subvert the Yours truly, EXCELSIOR. 7th, 1885. Hinde our hom is the rsire of the n for their Editor of the Petrolea Advertinei- Aug. Ist, 1885. NobKppdntli'Jy ?he '^e!elit± fp^^tailou (Messrs. Hammond and gard to g^eiting a cU^-evmSfilS^,^" nT "'' ^^'^^^^^0 Bishop in re Theysurelymustbele&roVttSrf^t^^^^^^^^^^^ 42 ^3pSSIS.a5«» A CHURCH MEMBP:r. Petroka Advertiser, Aug. 14, 1885. What isthk Dki.w?— Tf w ,,,^w a meeting of the Church of England a^ wWpV,''^^''' '•'?°'^ t^« I««t vestry men were appointed to take stSns tn T.a ^ .^/'""'"'"ee of two gentie- manent cler|^?man. and sryetnoiXll! ± ^^^ ^o^Becuring^a" e5- 21^««^- Mr. Watson, who h^been ?fhVi«HL^^^ Sundays, has since received a nermfln^Iff ^"*^ ^^\^ ^^r the past iew preached his la«t sermon here which feet if °f*' *"^^^« cons?c,uent|y any minister at all. Surely sT^mP «/o^! now leaves the church withoiit Let another vestry meetSecXedaS^f^^^^ "'^^"' to remedy ths a choice of a man among the namps oTfV,. '"^- ^"terested at once come £ chi^rSrH^^'" '^'^ ^^y dfdX a^d^'thlreby'^^^^ ll ^'^'^^P B-'<^w?n! or cnnrch doors open. The longer \ h« r^rlf ^* !i . ® vacancy and keen thp will the church and the parf h contimrfn ?*i^ aflairsexist thelCe? gentlemen, at once, and |et togeZ? and maljf rseloSl^"'^ '^'^'^' \^i.i^