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DELIVERED BEFORE THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE. -IK THB — Sgtuib 3§aU 0f the Chapter J^omt, ^onbon, (Dnt., ft If. June SSrd, 1876. ■«,...tt^,-^j- "a; J.C''. ''A;':i-«<'? LONDON: VBU PBBW 8TEAM BOOK AND JOB FRIKTING K8TABLI8HMBNT, RICHMOND-ST. 1876 ll,f^wwjH,ii!«,"^»'*.'.;i»;i!:iH "!lf«ipPHi»!BI|PI«P»!! JUAJ u , . :• »;, •PIHlpMW■"WW;^Al!.!^;v;,,J(^.wwJ»lwp ., c. n ^.y S : ♦ , ^ ' r t ■ .■'■ i .r ':■'■,. mmm 'mfm I 'it I \ TXXS! ^mX^Utm of Hm ^\%\m^ of §pttimi fffrt — 5T0 THl— Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Huron, in Synod Assembled, June 23, 1875. Beloved Brethren, — " Grace to you, and peace from God our Father jEind the Lord Jesus Christ." My heart is greaUy cheei-ud to see so many familiar faces from every part of the Diocese, and I feel truly thankful, that in the gracious providence of God, we are permitted once more to ^ect as. a Synod, collectively and unitedly, to deliberate and take brc^therly counsel together, how best to maintain and advance the spiritual and temporal weU-being of our beloved Zion. With a unity of purpose, and the blessing of God upon our efforts to extend Christ's kingdom, we may confidently rely upon the promise that our labors will not be in vain in the Lord ; nay, that he will prosper our handy work upon us. We meet on this occasion imder somewhat altered circum- stances — as " The Incorporaited Synod of the Diocese of Huron." The union, of the Church Society with the Synod — in accordance with resolutions passed by both bodies — ^was legalised, during the last session of the Ontario Legislature, by a special Act of Parliament • .si We expect the happiest results from this union, fqr while no changes o\ alterations will be made in the objects and prin- eiplea which t^e late Church Society endeavored to promote, .ma imwagement of our funds will from henceforth be ad- ! mini»tered by the Synod, instead of as heretofore by a few members of the Church Society. Now every measure, whether financial dr ecclesiastical, affecting the weU-being and good gbv^ment of the Church, must meet with the sanetioiE and to^rbval of this le^isktive body, who represent the whole 0nm^ of the Diocese. ^ fi^el sii^ when this is once understood we shaU enlist lihd 9,9PYUB more than ever the warm-hearted sympathy and co- opaa^on or the memWs of the Church in all our wotrks. , i^f.'.W^-' fjup^*^,". ' ■.«i|5" ^^wry IV. May the Holy Spirit who presided in the councils of the blessed Apostles, be poured out upon us in rich abundance ; may our hearts be quickened to a deeper love and zeal for the work of enriched with that wisdom whicli is from above, and which is " first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of merd^' ttiitt good fi'uitd; without partiality and without hypocrisy."' - . wi, ,! ' . .. . r Thus guided and influenced by the Holy Ghost, I feel con- fident that we shall make greater efforts, both in^iyi^Ui^y ai^d coUtsotivflly f^s a Diooes^,, to maintain and extend the cause and glory ,o|t^j;;Wes99d,.^^|} ^^rable ^a^vjou^^^jio j^v^ I^i^lf ''■V .b(.;r!>. J )-■(■ Episcopal. 'Aots^ &c., &c-«f-t vfi/Tt h^T i ss. i4 detailejd, report of these will be printed fWfijbh this A XheiWore importan,t of them may be summed up thus,;-^ ' 1. Assijst^ iin the consecration of two Bishops. >'t ' ^ 2, OMaineid to the oMer of Beacons^ 8. ' ^' - Ordttiyd«oiaiePrie8thoody4. in ■''•"S! Gonfln(fled8'66 candidates, i -^Im- 4. Opened one new Church. , .,n|ij iljov/ i I ' 6.' Oonseirated 3 Churches and 3 Church-yards. rt/ > 6.i 'Baptized. 7i adults 4nd 11 ohildien. i r . . 7> Administered th§ ^oly Commuiiioii 2^ Umes. !,,ia-,9. Attended?^ meefl^igs.,,^; ^^|, . jxiujj. Id. Performed 2 marriages. „^^^,^^ J, ^.^^ itVwi; hifi, T«e jN^Tfv^ Diocese Of Niagara. ; • f "l^iiiQe Ve last iiiet in S^nOd didthet imporfittflt ste]^ in advi^ncb Ms t^n 'thlkjen by t)i^ Chittcli of oun Ed^dOilutfi^ mvin(d^ l&"i^eitictibiling th6 G^b^ditisioh of the Dity^mii *}f |*'H»^ T)([ii- ''tti'ifi liiiV' . ,■ I ^: ^ ,,;,; ;,;.,j tt;,,;:.-. .f...... •.,-. f. , ,1^ hifirGoiasMtariugijt^ci wealtih a^4 ^P^^'^^/ ^^ ^^^ ^rritp^al m«)«/ wiJp^htiiCKW^t^t^i.thia^i^V^^^^^^ of Ni|agjffi<, j^|h |» large Church population anid goodly ^i9;ml^i[ pj^ ]4$i^i^^^|i^ l.fl^jhPj«ifflitt9^.?>XMaU T^^.^^^^ th^ growth and prpacenty :,1$e|,a|my.,?f^,Christ: a m^^ ■ mm Q}xmt, a»d will earnesUy contend for the maintenance of the .^oqfeiii^ andi)ririciple8 biftl^e^iiurch of outMartyiledlleforiheifs. , , Pw; feiyent prajer is tiiat,the ,Gq4, pjf'ajl.^ace pij^y Wew an^iPiPi^o' every effort of the new Piocese, ifor Ji^ie pro^iotiaa ^f.J^isgforyfind the extension of the Eedeemef'sMnjffdpriL ' ' Piocesan Mission Wbi-k'^'''''.'**^' '*^ Although the past yeat has been one of unusual' financial stringency and dil&eulty throughout the oountry, ifirom iVhich every seculav enterprise has more or less sufferi^/it isyeta cause of much thankfulness to God, that so far as we have been able in^ this large and increasing Diocese, with ovir limited resottifces of means aiid men to occupy our mission £fild, it has beem on the whole i cultivated with much vigor und success. 'We caijL buti^el that this is du^under God, to t^el^alty.faith- ifialness and aeal, both of the Clergy and Lay n)Qml^ers,9^.t1^e ;i€httrGh,inithediffidrent parishes (Mild missions,: , , i^^, < guaranteeing to th/^wQlergy ;a salasy of not lass than ,,$800; iper ann^in ^qd a pa3;9pmifie, or its e<|uivalent in oentr tJius ;]?aisii;i)g their mis^ons ip ,$e tdignity of Beotories, according to ow Cwop. (2) Qth^r flgdssiions again, i^ea^i^ing; the necessity of the case, haye, by strenuous and self-sacrificingieffQits,/be^ enabled, to pie^);^ good . tn Bof^rd bias, f jslt it incumbent lupon it to mf^^e, pwii^g U> .the h^ayy ^ :4^t conln^acted through alpng series 0Jfye4rs,iii ord^'y jx) |i|^eet the mission grants made rrom time to tmie by the la^ti^p/Clh^ch ,^9^ety. In some cases, it is, true, a,nd those pot a W, we w6i4d fain see the stipends of the Clergy ijaldre iii' acbopance '' with #ir i^l necessitie^ and the jiist blaif^d'oif l!}^e'|r' fioiMbn; . ' .bjit i)t is surely something to be. grateful for, ttiat ihrciufeli a ,p^(^^ot s^ch,geper^ dop^*^^^^ ^ WhayeliE^tfel]^ 6xpi^*nd^, 'weMYe 1)ee^ to miedhtaih $uch aicdbdition bf a'^ir^ios '^''^vfe'i&iijtjdespriibed; when even fatniUes accjdsjfcotoedto airthe tmpliwdjses of wealfh, Hi^ bad ;to ejtercise the wmmmm VI. striotett eoonomy and self-denial, and been compelled t6 cir- cumscribe within narrower limits the stream of their Christian benevolence. We should take it as a mark of the Divine favor that His ministering servants have still experienced the fulfil- ment of His precious promises to His people ; and that in reply to their Lord's inquiir as to whether they " Lacked anting " essential to their well-beinff whilst engaged in His service, they can exclaim with His faithful disciples of old, " Nothing! " In addition to other unfavorable circumstdnces, and those likely injuriously to affect our finances, we should i!iote the severity of the past winter, and the inaccessible chaiticter of the roads, which in very many instances prevented the hplding of the usual missionaiy meetings, rieducinff largely also our Sunday collections,thus interfering seriously wiw the anticipated returns. But fully to realize what has been accompUshed in the Diocese at laige, as to Church support and extension during the past year, we must take into acccount not only what has heen raised for the Mission Fund, but what has been subscribed to meet the reductions made in the different grants ; also what has been done towards building, restoring and repairing churches and parsonages,and reducing ai(d liquidating debts on the sama Calmly reviewing, beloved brethren, all these circumstances, and fairiy estimating the period through which we have passed, I think you will agree with me that it is a cause for deep thank- fulness to Qod, that our funds have not suffered more, than has been stated by our Secretary in the report read to you last ovening at bur Missionary Meeting. 'And here, let me remind you, my brethren, in what under God the true stahUiiif and success of our Church consists: — It is not found in State endowments, however acceptable in the hour of need; it is not in the benefactions of the worldly-minded, however princely, but in the systematic, scriptural, self-saorific- ine efforts of her own children. The sooner we learn, and praoti- caUy (Barry out this truth, the better for the Church and for burselves. It is not on uncertain aids that we must learn to lean, but singly upon Gk)d and upon each other. The sooner the Padtor' learns to look to those to whom he ministers for his entire support; the spon^r old established and able mission^ feiel it to be not only tideir duty to provide for the temporal wants of those, who labbirand care for their spiritual weU-being^li^ut de^ it a hig^ and holy privilege to render assistance to tjie pocver missions in the Diocese, the sooner will the'Churoh atttun' to a it 1 :' (« IK yii. gosifcion of trae stability, and her progress will keep pace with er necessities, fuid the desires and aspirations of our hearts to provide all within this rapidly growing IHocase, with the means of grace, will be sooner realized. Mission grants are needful to the formation of a mission, where the population is scattered and poor, but with the growth and prosperity of a parish, there should be a readiness on the part of the people, not only to relinquisli the mission grant enjoyed for many years, but a disposition to aid liberally those localities which are exactly in the same needy condition as they once were. In a living Church, with ample temporary resources, there will be no abject reliance on extraneous aid. Growth and ex- tension are to her the simple effects of her being; the energizing influence of the Holy Ghost, and the constant presence of Him who is her divine Head, and Whose grace is all sufficient for her, renders her instinct, with life and power. Beloved brethren, while gratefully recognizing the goodness and love of God, in what He has been graciously pleased to do for us and by us, and for the increase also in the number of our Clergy and Communicants, I must confess to a feeling of sadness ftnd great uneasiness, when I contemplate the wide mission field* whicn lies altogether beyond the reach of our present efirorts,and to which we have not even attempted to minister. I mean the 61,000 Church members and the 36 townships, altogether destitute of Church ordinances and the preaching of the Gospel-Kingdom, to which I drew your serious Attention in my last Address to the Synod. This subject has ever since engaged my most anxious thoaghts. For want of means, T have been constrained to follow the example of my revered predecessor, who, finding that all the funds — ^including the surplus commutation money — were inadequate to meet even the existing grants to the Missionaries of the Diocese, without increasing the debt, warned the candidates for ordination that he " eonid not promise any support from the Chv/rch Society, and thai they should enter upon thtir missions at their own risk" The oare of the missionary work of the Diocese presses specially haixl updn the Bishop. Clerical and Lay Delegates return from the Synod to their respective spheres of duty, and their xmnds are naturally occupied, if not idtogether absorbed, with local Church demands, while the Bishop, without inter- mission, 10 left to bear the burden and " the care of all the Churches." The continual "Macedonian cry for help" from Qveiy past qf ^e Piocese reaches him chiefly, and is perpetually ■panaHiqpr^ linging in his ears, with this ptunful consciousness that he has not " tfhe i^herewith " to answer the call, fmd render the help appealed for. Is it not possible, I ask, to do something effectual for our fellow-churchmen, in that large portion of territory within our Diocese, which the Lord has committed to our charge, and which lies destitute of the services of our beloved Church I I do appeal to my brethren, by all the consideration of loy^ty to the Church, but above all for the love of Christ to devise some plans and means by which we can at least alleviate the spiritual necessities of those, whom we are bound to help by all that is dear to the heart of Christ. I feel very, very deeply upon this point — more than language can express ; so much so that I think it would be a great sin to leave iMs place, in which we have met to deliberate for the good of the Church, and where we have solemnly invoked God'p< help and blessii^, without grappling with the question in downright earnest, and with the godly determinatioh, not only to legislate upon but to do at once, and that effectually, the work which stares us in the face. As your Bishop, and as one responsible together with you before God, for euay slackness in this all important matter, I solemnly call upon you, and entreat you, to take up this queistion "with all your might," and let us i|ot break up th^s 3ynod until we have .done something, that wiM tell to the Chi]urc)i and the world that we really pare for our brethren in their wilder- ness, and desire them to be made recipients of those Gospel privileges, which we so richly enjqy. I look to you, beloved brethren, for your aid in this matter. I feel that it is due to me, for the burden is truly heavier than I can bear alone. Let us enter upon this undertaking in the spirit of faith and prayer, and surely God, even our own God, will give us His blessing. Let us believe in the promises of God, which in' Christ are. Yea, and in Him, Amen. Let us work while it is day, and we may rest assured that God will own and honor Hie own work >4n which we are eiq^aged, and make us equal to ourduty^in this ^matter " Now dttr tk)rd Jesus Christ, Himself, and God, even -our Father, which hath loved us, and hath "given us e^lasting c(mso!Ation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts Imd establish ybu in every good word and work." r St* mm» !^: »i.. I ■ X ' I'fv ,^ 4rtdi»^l* "i "k..» Episcopal Acts, &e. ■a', . May 89.— Attended the Anniversary of the Bible Society in London, and addressed the meeting. May 31.— Preached twice in H. L. College. June 1. — AttendedOommitteeMeetins;B or Church Society and Synod. >vj. , June 2^— Quarterly Meeting of the Church Society. K ft "June 3.— First day oi Synod. Morning Service— administered the Holy Communion ; the Rev. £. Sullivan, of Chicago, preached the sermon. June 3.— Sjmod assembled at 3 p. m. Addressed the Synod. June 4 and 6.— Attended the Synod and Church Society. June 10.— Ptrform&d two marriages. J'loe 13.— Left wr Braotford. June M.— Preached morning and evening in Grace Church, Branttwd June 15. — Returned to London. * June 17.— Tilbury West. Consecrated the Church and Church-yard, and confirmed 10 persons; addressed also the candidates and the congre- gation. June 18.— Consecrated Christ Church, Dealtown, and the Church- yard; preached to the congregation. jDuse 18j— At 3 p. m., confirmed l^^persons in Trinity Church, Blen- heim; baptixed 9 children ttnd preachedto a very large congregation* June 21.— Preached in the H. L. College. June 22. — Attended a meeting of theCburchSociety Land Committee. / June 24— Left for Mitchell Confirmed 22 persons, and addressed the candidates and the congregation; administered also the Holy Com- munion. June 26.— Attended Hellmuth College. Disthbuied the Annual Prizes, and addressed the audience. June 26. - Distributed the Prises in the H. L. College, and addressed the pupilB. June 27.— Preached in H. L. College, and administered the Holy Communion. July 3.— Left for Brantford to attend a Vestry Meeting. ■ I ' July 0.— ^PrMKshod morning and evening in Grace Church, Brantfoi d, ib aid or the Mission Fund, and administered the Holy Communion. July 8.— Confirmed 8 penKms in Christ Churoh, Westminster, and addressed the candidates; rMinistered the Holy Commonion^i ,t{ ' < i , n > ) Juljr 12.— Preached iii the morning in the Chapter House, o 'io July 13.^--Attended a meeting of the Dean and Chapter. 'Unt, July 17 and 18.— Examined the Rev. J. Gemley— late a Wesleyan Minister-' &» the order of Deacon. July 18.— Attended a meeting of the Cathedral Building Committee. July 19.— Ordained the Rev. J. Gemley a Deacon, and administered HiJthe Holy Ooinmunion. ' av.i!. July 26.— Read the service and preached on the stei^rotr "Manitoba." August 2i— Preached at SaultSte. Marie, and at Qanlen River. August 9.— Heldserviqe on the steamer '^ Ontario.'' Hugust 16.— Freached in the morning in the Chaper House. mm X. Angiut 23. —Preached morning and evening in Ohrist Ohurob, Ohat* iuun» AogiiBt 24.— Attended the Hymnal Oommittee. AutniBt 25.— Attended the Mission Board Oommittee. August SS -Attended the Standing Oommittee. August 27.— Attended the Quarteiiy Meeting of the Ohurch Society. August 27.— Attended with the Olergy and Lay Members of the Ohurch Sooiefy, the Govemour-Oeneral's Levee, where an address was presented to the Ooreroour-Oeneral by the Bishop and the knembers of the Ohurch Society, then in session. August 28.— Attended a Oouncil Meeting of Huron Oollege. August 29.-^ Attended a Meetiaff of the Corporation of Huron Oollege Augnst 30. — Oonfirmed thirtysix persons io Ohrist Ohurch, London; addressed the candidates and preached to the connegation. Sept. 6.— Attended service in the Ohapter House of the Hellmuth Ladies' OoUega , . « . . , « Sept 7.— Left for Montreal, to attend the Provincial Synod. Sept 8.— Preached the sermon before the Synod in Ohriat Ohurch Cathedral. , , Sept 9 to 16.— Attended the Provincial Svnod. Sept 13.— Preached in the morning in St James' Ohurch, and in the evening in Trinity Ohurch, Montreal. Sept 20.— Assisted in the services at the Ohapter House. ' Sept 25.— Presided at a Meeting of the Land Oommittee of the Ohurch Society. Sept 27.— Consecrated th»"BHrwell Memorial Church" and Church- yard in the Township of Oaradoc, an^' proacbed in the morning to an attentive congresatioD. At 3 p.m. the Dean of Huron preached. Sept 30.— Visited the Indian Mission of Kanyeageh, accompanied by the Bishop of Lichfield and all the Clergy of the Rural Deanenr of Brant The services were deeply interesting, and the Bishop of Lichfield's visit will be long rememb^vd. Oct 2.— Attended a Committee Meeting of the Colonial and Conti- nental Ohurch Society. Oct. 2.— Distribut-ed prisas in Hellmuth College. Oct 4.— Preached and^ administered the Holy Communion in the H. L. College. . Oct 7 to 10.— Examination of Candidates for Holy Orders. Oct 10.— -Addressed the students of Huron College. Oct 11.— Ordained in the Bishop Oronvn Memorial Charob,London, the Rev. K J. Robinson to the Priestboocl, and Mr. W. F. Campbell to the Order of Deacon. Pre jhed the ordination sermon and administered the Holy Communion. ^ Oct 16.— Addressed a Meeting of the Church Society at Walkerton. and met the Clergy of the Rural Deanery of Bruee at the residence or " the Rural Dean, the Rev. J, P. Orrran. j Oct 17.— Met several members of the Kincardine Mission of the Chiuroh at the residence of T. E. P. Trew, Esq., with a view of creating Kincardine a Rectory. Oct 18.— Morning Service, at 11 o'clock, in the Ohurch of the Messiah. Baptised seven adults; addressed the oandidatea tor confirma- tion. Confiimed thirty-four pemoni. Preached to a very large consre- gition on behalf of 'the Church Sooiety, and adminiatered the Hofy omaunioii. J ^ t 'r- i>V • 'p Oct. 18.— Preached at 3 p.m. in St. Luke'a Ohuroli, Pine River. Oct. 18.— Evening service in Kincardine, 7 p.m. Preached to a large congregation. ,,^, Oct. 19.— Visited St. Matthew's, near Kincardine, and addressed a large gathering of Ohurch people, at St. John's, Kinloes, for the Church Society. In the evening, attended a Ohurch Society Meeting, when .Kincardine was constituted a Rectory. Oct. 20.— Addressed the couKiegation of Si John's, Bervie. Oct. 27.— Left for Chatham ana Wallaceburg. Oonmined 27 persons and addressed the candidates and a venr large congregation. Oct. 28.— Oonfirmed 4 persons at Somhra Church. Oct. 28.— By appointment, met, in the evening, the leading members of North Chatham congregation; also the Churchwarden's of Christ 'Ohurch congregation. Oct. 30.— Attended a meeting of the Committee on the Union of the Ohurch Society and the Synod. Nov. 1.— Preached in the morning in the Chaptei* House, and ad- ministered the Holy Communion. ' Nov. 3.— Rural Deanery of South Middlesex. Attended a Ruri- Decanal meeting at Strathroy; preached in the evening to a large con- gregation, in aid of the. mission, in St. John's Church, Strathroy; attended also a Vestry Meeting of St. John's Church, when, after explain- ing the financial fMsition of the Church Society, the Vestiy paaeed a resolution constituting the Mission into a Rectory, and thus relieving the Church Society of the grant hitherto madt to it. Nov. 7.— Left for Branttord. Nov. 8.— Confirmed 31 candidates in St. Jude'u Church, Brantford, ■i- addressed the candidates, and preached in the morning in the same r Church, in aid of the Mission Fund. Nov. 8.— Addressed, in the afternoon, the Sunday School children of Grace Church, Brantford. Nov. 8.— In the evening, inducted the Rev. R. H. Starr into the Incumbency of Grace Church, and preached in aid of the Mission Fund. i Nov. 9. — Returned to London. Nov. 10.— Attended a Council Meetint; of Huron College. Nov. 11.— Attended Trinity College Council Meeting, Toronto. Nov. 18.— Confirmed 28 persons in St. James', lagersoU; addressed the candidates and spoke to a large congregation on behalf of the Mission Fund of the Ohurch Society. Nov. 21.— Left for Stratford. Nov. 22.— Preached in the morning. Left for Millbank in the after- noon. Confirmed 76 persons, addrecsid the candidates and a crowded congregation; administered also tbo iiJj Communion. Nov. 26. —Attended the Annual Convocation of Trinity College, Toronto. Nov. 29.— Ordained Mr. R. T. Davis, A. B., Deacon, in St. James' Church, Westminster. Nov. 30.— Attended the closing exercises in the H. L. College, and addressed the audience and pupils. Dec. 1.— Attended H. College closing exercises. Dec. 3.— Confirmed in St. Thomas' Church, St. Thomas, 46 perfons, and preached to a large congregation. Dea 8.— Attended Committee Meetings of the Chnroh Society. ^ ( Dec. 9.— Quarterly Meeting of Church Society. ;.,-v., mm " mm-' i?: D«c 10.— 'AfkUcMed the " Olerioal Oonfei^noe" in QDllio^ttth P^Uege. Dec. 1 1.~ Atteoded a meeting of ^urcn College Council. . Dec 13.— Sunday morning, ordained in the Chapter House the Rev. J.J. Morton to the Pnesthoodi and Mr. «i. R. Jones to the ord^r of Djsacon; proacbed the Ordination Sermon and administered the Holy Communion. Dec. 17.— Confirmed in l^rinity Church, Wi^tford, 68 persons, and in the same Church, and at the same time, 34 candidates from the mi^sipn of the Rev. S. L. Smith, ol Alvinston; addressed the candidlates fuid a crowded ooagi%gation. Baptized one infant Xmas.— Administered the Holy Communion in the Chapter Honee. Dec 27.— Preached in the morning in the Chapter House. 1876. Jan. 3.— Preached in the morning in the Chapter House Jan. 7.— Preached in the Memorial Church, London, on the ocoasion of the Ruri- Decanal meeting of Middlesex. Jan. 12.— Awarded the Prize Medals in the H. L. C^lege, and addre«Bed the pnpib. Jan. 14.— Left for Philadelphia. Jan. 17.-^Preaohed in the morning in St Lukes's Church, Philadel- phia, in aid of Foreign Missions. Preached in the evening in the Church of the HolyTrinitv, the Anniversary Sermon before the " ProtestMit Episcopal Associatien for the Promotion of Christianity among the Jews/ Philadelphia. Jan. 24. — Preached in the morning in St John's Church, Qeorge- town, Washington, D. C. Jan. 27.— Assisted in the consecration of Dr. Dudley at Baltimore, Maryland. Feb. 14. — Preached in the St John's Church, Jaeksonvill^ Florida. Feb. 22. — Baptized the infant son of the British VicO Consul at Key West, U. S. Feb. 28.— Preached to the English speakingcongregation of Havana, Cu)ba, in the San Carlos Hotel. • March 14.— Preached in Christ Church, New Orleans. March 22.— Addressed the pupils of the Church School at Cairo, III. March 28.— Preached in the Chapter House, and adminiaterad the Holy Communion. April 4 — Preached in the Ch^ter House. April 11.— Preached morning and evening in Christ Churoh,Ohf tham, in aid of the Mission Fund ; also confirmed 29 candidates, and adr irepsed them. April 18.— Preached in St. Paul's, London. April 26. — Preached in Christ uhurch, London, and inducted the Rev. J. W. P. Smith as Rector. April 26.— Attended a Meeting in the School House on Rectory Ct, with a view of extending Church accommodation in the Eastern piurt of the City. The Meeting resulted in forming a good working Committee, with every prospect of success. April SO.-'Left fdr Hamilton, to take part in the Consecration of the first Bishop of Niagara. i^uu u. May 1.— Consecration of Archdeacon Fuller in St Thomas'* Church, Hamilton. Assisted in tlra Consecration Services and in the adminiltra- tion of the Holy Communion. Bfay 2.— Preached in the morning in All SaSatt' Ohursh. and in the evening in St Thomas^ Qhaiioh,HaiBilloiL,iniMdiol<^eMiwdon Fund of the new Diocese of Niagara. mt , 6.— Confirmed fdurteeii pupils of Hellmuth Ladies' College \ jeight pujuls of Hellmuth College, and ten persons belonging to the Cnapter House conapregation ; addressed* also the candidates. May 8.- -Examined the Rev. J. Gemley for the Priesthood. May 9.— Ordained to the Priesthood the Rev. J. Qemley^ and administered the Holy Communion in St. Paul's Church, Iiondon. May 12.— Confirjned six persons in Christ Church, Port Stanley, and addressed the candidates. May 13. — ^Attended the Committee Meeting on the Surplus Com- mutation Fund, and the Exeoutive Committee Meeting. May 16.— Preached in the "Memorial Church? in aid of the Mission Fund. 7 May 20.— Left for Walkerton. May 21.— Confirmed 42 persons ; addressed the candidates, and a large congregation. Attended also a Vestry Meeting. ' May 22.— Left for Brantford. May 23.— Qrace Church, Brantford. Confirmed and addressed 76 candidates ; preached also to a large congregation in aid oi the Mission Fund : administered the Holy Communion. May 23.— St. Judss', Brantford. Preached in this Church in the evening. May 24.— Returned to London. May 25.— Addressed the students of Huron College on the Mission Work of the Church in this Diocese. May 29.— Left for Park Hill. May 30.— Preached at Park Hill at the opening of the new Church. June 11.— Held an Ordination in the Chapter House, when I admitted to the Order of Priesthood the Rev. 1) . H. Martin: for Deacons, Messrs. M. Jukes, L. Des Brisay, F. Renaud and C. H. Channer, all of Huron College ; aaministered also the Holy Communion. Confirmations held by the Bishop of Algoma, at the request of the Bishop of Huron:— January 3 Stratford 76 candidatts. 16 Clarksburg 26 16 Meaford 36 17 Owen Sound 27 19 Markdale 4 19. Maxwell 17 20 Durham 27 £1 Shelbume 9 April 11 Chatham 29 M!ay 6 Chapter House. 32 May 12 Port Stanley 6 May 21 and 23 Walkertown and Brantford 118 « « It u u M (( (< <{ (< (I <( <( « (( << (( Total. 407 i< iipp imm mmmm iPPpPMUHlif xtv. Summary of 1874. Ordained to the Order of Deacons, 4; and to the Priesthood, 4. OonlBrmed 458 persons. Oonsecrated 3 Churches and 3 Church-yards. ^ Opened 1 Church. Baptized 7 adults, 9 children, and 1 infant. ^ , Administered the Holy Communion 16 times. Preached 34 sermons. Delivered 23 addresses. Attended 38 meetings, counting 6 days at the Provincial Synod. Performed 2 marriagea ■» ■am'- ♦ i