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I BISHOP OF HURON, tTo the Ullcrgii .^nb iL'.u) ltlcpif*ciit.iliur* of the liiiicrsr of iiuioii' in ^undb -j^33rlnblr^. .«tunr l7Mv, I55i. *, '. RkVKRKNH BrKTHRKN AN1> UkITIIKKN (U' thk L.mtv:— The unvarying recognition of the licaclshiij of (,'hrist affords us the only solution of the many problems and mysteries that meet us ill life. Dark and troubled though the world may l>e, riven and seamed by the.'^ghastly effects of sin. yet, atter all, confusion does not reign supreme. The stars seem powdered in the sky— scattered m orderless profusion— yet astronomy reveals that harmony, not dis- cord. prevails among them. So, too, while to the eye of sense the world appears but the arena of capricious passions, we- know it is far otherwise. High over ali— above the god of this world— sits One to nhom all power in hpaven and earth belongs. It is the admi?5^ion of this blessed fact which gives us enduring peace. For if it be true that the supreme and abiding government of the world is upon His shoulder whose right it is to reign, it follows as a natural seq uence that there is a limit to all earthly power ; and a gracious n. D \ *►■ reason, even if we cjinnot grasp it, why the tuniultiious forces that exist are allowed for a moment their sway. All things must subserve His' glory and His i)eo|)le's good. Infinite wisdom will always suggest and omnipotent power control, the path (Jod wishes the saints to tread. As corporate members of Christ's mystical body, in, this divine headship, and in this infinite |)ower, we have our unalien^ able part. The light that illuininates the world shirtes especially for us. The Fullness which is that of the (lodhead is our illimitable supply ; the voice which shaketh the wilderness of Cades is that which speaks directly in our ears, it is this voice which says, Arise, go forth to the work to which I have called thee. J*. In humble recognition of this Divine Headship of Christ, I have accepted your call to the Ilishoprick of this Diocese, trusting, though with many misgivings, that your voice was the indication of His pleasure Avhose sovereign right it is to dispose of us as >Ie will, and that He who has thus called me will supply all my need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. I thank you vjury sincerely for the confidence you have reposed in me in thus electing me to the office of Chief Shepherd of the flock, and while I cannot, and dare not, i)romise anything but failure on my part, I shall endeavor to hide myself behind Him who is infinite in wisdoni as well as omnipotent in power \that He being the true Shepherd and Bishop of our Diocese, my indrviduality may be lost in His Fullness and my presence be unknown W reason of His light. And thus shall be fulfilled tiie deej) prayer and earnest longing of my heart, that in every tJiing Christ may originate and command ; in everything I hasten to obey. V I have also to thank you for the kindness and cordialit}' with which I have been ever}'Where received since first I came among you, and I desire especially to record this, inasmuch as it affords ihe the comforting hope that in the future I shall have your good will and hearty co-operation, and then nvith a strong and united Diocese, permeated throughout by the Holy Spirit of love, we may bet^bk- to occupy new fields of labor, and achieve hew results, not ohly growing \vith the material Avealth and expansion of the country, l^t setting a noble example to those about us of self-Sacrificing zeal ar devotion to the Master's cause> Before, however, proceeding any further I desire"Tiow to say a few words concerning him who so long and so ably filled the post of Bishop of this Diocese, and who has nOw left us to labor in the mother country. Vastly iny superior in his extraordinary knowleiige of hutiian nature and in the rare and varied gifts witlj which he was so liberally endowed, I cannot but bear testimony to The vigor and talent he displayed in the administration of the Diocese, above all, to hi s long and tried fidelity to the bless e d cau s e of evangelical tru^ ■: ■■..■ './■•■■■■.■ ■ ■ ;■■■■■" ■. . ■ ~ :i'- i\ and Christian liberty. And, moreover, Vvhile it may; he anirnu-d of him" as indeed it nuy be of us all, that some may j he found who can neither endorse all his actions nor mibseribe t^ all his views, yet the candid and generous mind will freely admit— and this will be no mean meed of praise— that he was a man < f restless and indomitable energy, that he labored to effect and actijally perlurmed a good and lasting w-ork, and that his name will hp cherished by many in afiectiqnute and emluring remembram e. In 'the meantime we will follow him with our earnest and imited prayers beseeching (lod that wherever his lot may be « ast he niay live in the simshine of the Redeemer's face, and being strengtliened with all might may cheerfully accomplish his Master's will lo the ' glory of His name and the advancement of His Kingdoni upon earth. Since writing the above, the beloved wife of your late Diocesan has been called to her rest, having fallen asleep in (."iirist on the -Mst of May last. , - ' " I anv sure the Synod will desire to express its into infinite Divinity; Kis head crowned with many crowns, and shining alwive the brightness of the sun ; M/said iJernard Palissy, "and these pigments will become indelibly fixed on this china." "He's mad,'' screamed his derisive neighbors ; "he's mad." " More fire," shouted thVdetermined man, "-more fire." And to-day the name of Palissy is the synonym ovef "Europe and \ America for determination and success. 1 say the same : mofre [ Christ, more Christ; and you wiM forever burn His glorious name ■ into the dirll cold hearts of men. ° ' i, Second/y : Wq need a ministry baptized with the Holy |lhost and with fire. '■'. L There is n* subject before the Church of Christ to-day of such \ .. f tremendous import as this. What the Church needs most ; more [ 'I , thdn gold and silver! more than social influence 5 more than all ' 1 * with which this world can dower her, is the personal power of the Holy Ghost. ^Vhile lingering at Calvary, the Church has forgotten Pentecost J while mourning the absence oithc dear Lord she has not . , rejoiced in the presence of her blessed Comforter, To use the powerful f language of the late Adolphe Monod : *' The Chwrclj has /////m^«<-// • i * the Spirit." As a general rule >ve do not see that it needs the whole work of God, the Holy Ghost, to explain anc} bring home to the v heart th« work of (}od, the Son.' Doubtless the disciples thought 1. none so meet as they t o gq forth and pr each Christ at Vhe time ef — • .. ^ .' : >;i-...' \ ■■J ■ I - I ■ it. #. IlisckparturclHit tlic Lord positive!)/ (orlKulo tiKin : •• Tarry." siitl lie, "in the r.ity of |crusaU-m ilntil ye be emltud with power I'roiu on high." All the lustorieal faiUs of our Lord's life werr « learly before \hem, but thev did not inulerMand tl>eir s(>iritual import iiul value. They '(htl not grasp the substitiitional < haraeter of HIm HufTerings. the N|)rei:iousness of His blood, (he spirituality of llis kingdouj or the nearness of His future <:oining|||^ Tliey wahtt-d li^;lit. they wanted power ; and ihese \Vere sjippjied uf tlie.e,oining of the Holy (Ihost. It is the siiine \Un\. If all the men who pre-is for- ward for the mmistry would onh- wait until they wen- endue»l with power from on higll^ the Chun:^) wui(Id shake the world. .Ml die learning ()f the schools, howevcf- subtle, however i»roft»tm(l, < annot supply' this power; the H«)lv|(ihost we nnist have, we ought to have, and, let us register our fixOd ^letermination, we .v//*;// have. " A minister enters the pulpit witii the idea of pceaehing Chfisi. He has thi' fa,<;ts con<;Orning Christ, but not the light to illmninaie nor the power to enforce, them, lie >ei|uently failvand the congre- gation is glad when '\thesertnon is over. It was like a jtrofessor giving his students a leUure on iKtlany at midnight. (leniU'inen, he says, if you will only \toop down and Jeel these llowers, you will perceive how ex(|uisite\is their structure, and how varictus their growth. Hut botany cannot be studietl at niitlnight. .AndChrist cannot be ])reached at midnight either without the lioly (Ihust. , rreat:hers speak of a Christ, j)Ut their congregatiohsdo not see Him : of His ex(|uisite loveliness, but they do not comprehend it. All is dark ; midnight is about diem. What is needed is Light, Jiife, J'ower, and these three are in the Holy (ihost. ^Ijefore concluding dns subject, let me say j We in the Chui:t;h of Esgland have truth, the precious, eternal truth : but let u,s see we have something beside the truth, namely, the power to make kh()wn . the truth, for of all that (jod abhors, the most re|»ulsive is a (k-ad cold evangelicism, witkout power, without fruits, witlunu /eal-^A body without its life, a sky without its sun, Tliinily r \Vc need a ministrv courageous and outsi)oken for the Truth, ■ - Among the many forms of evil Which assail iis at the present time, two esi)ecially demand our notice. I shall inention first : The increasing respeet paid, particularly by\our younger men. to Hie dog- matic utterances of what are supposed to'be advanced svience and searching criticism. If allthat is daime^ to be science were really so, and if criticism were as luminous as is fondly dreamed, however rude the shock, Ave could only bow to their detoisions and admit widi a sigh our multiplied errors in the i.)ast. So far, however, from this being the case, it is glaringly the o.pposite. Ij some of the psaliiusts of speculatrve science affect to discredit Hevclatidn : tliev are still '•x: *"■' .* ■ ■.;;■.■■':"■■■ ■-. ■'^-' ■'' ■ '■'-' ■■:■■■.■. ■ '• •' .■ ■ ■ :. ■ - : ■-'*'■.■ :■". ■ *" more outspoken in their rejection of the opinions of their prede- cessors. A^ new theory, annihilating all previous conceptions, is • worth more than a fortune to a man of science, for, providing he cap^ only fairly maintain his position, and conceal the skeleton withm, his brother scientists will but esteem him the more," and though they may not do it at once, will in the end disavow the past, and remodel their views for the future. The truth is, science is yet in Its infancy; it speak^ as a child, it understands as a child, it thinks as a child, and on^ywhen it has become a man will it put away childish things, and be a complete witness for the truth. Utterly impossible- is it that revelation in all the grandeur of its perfect evidence .can chime in with this chorus of inchoate and faulty sciences. Revelation is the perfect man, they only the child- ren, and therefore nothing is more cfear than that if our sublime Book of Revelation were in perfect accord with them all to-day, in fifty yfears hence it would be in hopeless cohtracjiction to them all. No, from their very nature they must inevitably change, while truth, like God himself, is forever changeless and /he same forever. Most earnestly, therefore, would I say, let us hold tenaciously to the truth. Under no pressure whatever let us offer any com- promise ; any adaptations of the Word of God to suit the haughty demands of an imperious criticism or sneering unbelief. I'he Bible is true, generally, absolutely, verbally. It was not only in^ spired when it was written j it is inspired jwtv. We may stake time and eternity on all its blessed utterances, and be at peace when the world IS in throes about us. Especially to the younger clergy would^l say. Fear not ; anxl though a thousand brilliant men affirm they have disproved some point of Revelation, believe them not They are blind lea;ders of the blind, the Egyptians whom ye see to-day ye shall see them again no more forever. A pathway will be found through the depths; of the sea, and the ransomed be able to march dryshod Avhere our adversaries are unable even to follow. The second of the twojsvils to whichj referred is the increasing tendency on, the part of some to assimilate the creeds and ritual of the Church of England to the doctrine and practices of tlfe Church of Rome. The word " Protestant " is now scouted by thousands who claim to be inahenable members of that Church whose whole awaken- ing was oner tremendous protestation against the doctrine of the Latin Communion. Most certainly does the: Church of Rome hold rightly the Catholic faith concerning the/blessed Trinity, the incar- nation Of our Lord, the truth of His miracles, the certainty of His resurrection and the reality of His future coming, if, therefore,, our reformers had had nothing further to say concerning her they should m all reason have remained within her pale. But they had ; . they entered their emphatic protest, and sealed it with th^ir bloody ■-•■ "/ .;•■■/■ ' against certain distinctive doctrines which in Ifhcir judgment were not only inimical to, but actually subversive of, the Kaith. With one voice they .protested against the elevation of a sO-called tra- dition to the rank and dignity of .the Canonical Scriptures. They 4)rotested against the sacrifice of the mass ; against the assumption that the mysterious and awful death of Jesus Christ could ever be repeated ; against the cultus of the Virgin ^lary ; against the invo- cation of the saints and martyrs ; against the doctrines of purgatory and supererojuiion • in fiict against every d^trine which interfered with the prwPhood of Christ— His positioii as sole mediator be- tweijn (lod and man. And I may ask, waA there nothing noble in all this protesUtion against errors ? Have not all Xlod's people \ictn j^rotestanti against sjome form of evi 1 ? VV'as not Elijah a protcstant against the voluptuousness of the court of Ahab and the idolatries of the House of Israel? Were rot all the prophets in the name of God continually lifting up their Afoices to protest against false. alliances and unholy lives? And nok', havewa? discovered that oxir martyred dead were wrong, and thk really there was little or nothing agaijist which it was their duty to ptotest? If so, our existence is uncalled for, and our separation Ijeypnd the limits of excuse. For the sake of unity and in tjie interests of i)eace we should abolish our distinctive articles and i*e-esta1)lish the union which the Reformation broke. The Churchi of England is to-day a strong and increasing bulwark for the truth. Her sublime articles of faith, her deep and reverential liturgy, her scriptural character and apostolic order, not only claim, but actually" receive the resjjcct and admiration of many beyond her pale. In the times of change and spiritual anxiety in which we live, these features of our Church are haying their appropriate force and silent energy, and we do well , to remember that the Church of England at the time of the Re- formation when she re-asserted with tremendous energy her doctrines of primitive Christianity, most earnestly sought, not merely to meet the wishes of a few, but to satisfy the aspirations of the awakening protestant wbrld. How far she may have fallen short of this desire it is not, iipdeed, fpr me to say, but I may With fairness^ add, that the clearness with which she has defined the truth in the articles artd formularies of her faith and ritual is illuminating the path of un- told thousands as they journey onward to the celestial home. In the great "Adria of human doubt," in which so many troubled minds are driven day and night, the intellect of man has labored, but in vain, toreveal a haven of abiding re.st. The Church that lias exalted Cfffist, that has so uplifted Him that every eye, even that afar upon the waste of waters, could see and come to Him, has done its part in the salvation of man. A Pharos shining over a dark sea,^sjie hasj32iiealed-a^-gIoH. > i the Church of England is true to God, long as she proclaims salva- tion simply through faith in Jesus Cljirist, long as she honors the Holy Spirit, and grieves Him not by conformity, to the world or by adoption of doctrines inimical to the truth, will she be a joy and blessing to the world, and her course, like the pathway of the just, be a light that shineth^more and more unto the perfect Day. In the future, changes may possibly come; and while I do not indicate the whence or the whither the quarter from which an offer for restored communion may come, or the point to which it may finally lead, yet I cannot help saying that in the day wheni the Church of England opens her doors, it will of necessity be for those who are hear us in all the essentials of our enlightened faith, rather than for those who by the divergence of their creed froiji Apostolical simplicity, are immensely remote. I mean the members of the (ireek and Latin Communions. ' It is claimed by some that our Church is Catholic and not' Protestant; By all means let her be Catholic. She must i)e Catholic if «he would be divine. But how can her catholicity be evinced? I know of no other way, than by her union with the faith of the _/?n7/ not by her agreement with the novelties of ^ the nineteenth century. At the time of the first preaching of the Gospel we find the Apostles rejoicing over the stupendous advantages of the new revelation. Lan- guage itself was taxed to the uttermost to describe the glory which excelleth. St. Peter describing tjie Geremonial law, said it was a yoke which neither they nor their fathers could bear.^ Speak- ing of the Gospel, the same Ajjostle said: It was a joy unspeak- able andjjiull of glory. To-day, the whole tendency in someTiuarters is to rush back into tlie bondage of the Law, as if it were an advance on the Gospel. 'I'he plain t^ble, where we celebrate the Supper of our Lord, is now known to some by no other napie than "altar." The humble ministers ibf the New Testament are regarded as the priests of the Levitical Law, while the glorious work of the Son of God on the day of Atonement, in making a throne of grace accessi- ble to the whole race of fallen man, is ignored by the pretensions of those who would reclose the gates of heaven and dictate new terms of peace.v If, however, we go back to the beginning of the Chrisfian era, as our Reformers did, and gaze with them on that Foundation which consists of Apostles and ProphetSj and of which Jesus Christ Himself is the Chief Corner Stone, then, and hot till then, will we cease to confound a JVew Testantient Ministry with an old Testa- ment priesthood, or to transform a^ Gospel of liberty into a bondage which appertains to Moses and the Law. The Ministry, we will see J exclusive ; the priesthood that of the, whole family of faith. And should we be tempted to ask of St. Paul, why the Tabernacle and Temple have been swept away, and the typical priesthood abolished, i ' ' V' • ■ •■• " • I » .♦ i ' . y • ' '• ' ^c . .-, ■ # .he wpuld undoubtedly tell us it was in order that the ministration of condemnation, which was itself a glory, might he for ever sup- planted by the ministration of righteousness which was to exceed in ■ glory. ■ \-.;':> .■•■ V-"'^-, • ' ^■\':' y^'\ ': '."':■-.■ '■"'':' ■;■,:■■•:■:' Fourthly: we need a ministry understanding the relative position of the. Church to the world. The fierce demand of the world is that we should conform , to its ' ideas, its pleasures and its aims; the precept of Christ that we should come out and be separate from it. The world's cry is "compromise," Christ's ^'separation." We cannot possibly do both, and as we are not our own. but bought with a price, let iis go with- out the camp to our Divine Master and leani from Him how to cohquer the world. , • And it is just as we do this and listen to his voice who says: ** Be of good cheer, 1 have overcome the world," that we shall not only witness a good confession, l)ut be able in this very worlds to demonstrate the power of a living, conquering Christianity. Two precepts Christ gave, one at the beginning, the other at-the close of His ministry; The first was, "Follow me," the other, f' Abide tin me." This latter was His dying injunction. It indicates the present and eternal home of the believers : it is "in Him;" Nothing could i)ossible be more intimate ; more personal than this. The believer is not only to walk worthy of Christ; to follow Christ; he . is to abide in Him. Three unspeakable blessings are said to How from this personal abiding : Jirs/, we bring forth much fi;uit : secon iffy, whatever we ask we receive; thinily, in the emphatic language of St. John, we sin not. tt has been forcibly said : " The most convincing proof of a Divine Revelation is a Divine life," If therefore the one tremendous^ desire of our souls is to prove with power the revelation of Jesus Christ, let us seek to exhibit the power of a Divine life, and the only life of power is that of the man continually abiding in Christ. Holiness being that to which we are urgently called, permit me to point dut what seems to ;l)e «' one of the greatest incentives to worldliness in the present day. I xe(er ioi\\e tortuous ami un/ioly pays in w/iic/i tiioiiey is often raised/or Church purposes. ^ ' % Dice and gambling, lotteries and grab bags, even theatrical exhi- bitions, farces and domedies, are brought into requisition now by some to advance the cause of Jesus Christ. Against them all, root and branch, 1 enter my most solemn and determined protest. In Lmy judgment, they are calculated to bring down a curse rather than a blesling on the misguided people by whom they are practiced and upheld. The end is always sajj^i^ed to justify the means, and the clearing off the heiavy debt on sonne burdened church is supposed to be a result so, stupendous that it fully vindicates any expedient, how- "^ .. f. r- ■■./:-^V':. ^ /■ ■.•■ ■ •> 'T""^'^' 10 " ^,jkafSBi»*v~-» #-• > ever extravagant, which may have bt:^n adopted. On the contrary these methods are an unntiingled wrong to the whole Church of Christ. They still more fearfully confound the Church with the world, and the world with the Church. They lower, below zero, the spirituality of the whole congregation, and bring down even to the dust that which Christ would purify and exalt. 1 knoiif indeed the difficulties in which many of the clergy are placed, I know that many of them abhor, just as deeply as I do, the abominations Vhich ar£. apparently sanctioned by their names. They ask where is the door of escape? We have, they will say, a Church laden with debt, a people who cannot, or will not give a farthing more for its freedom; bankruptcy is threatened, and what are we to do? At this juncture a project is started to raise an untold amount of money by a. grand exhibition of private theatric^s. The scheme spreads like wiid-fire. Many are fcharnied. Satan is delighted, and helps it on in every possible way. Some few are saddened, perhaps none more so than the clergyman himself He feels it is all wrong, but the vehemence of the many overcomes him, and he permits the unholy expedient to be carried to completion. Whatever others may only //////>t, I wish positively tO><7y; and therefore at the very outset of my episco|>at«? , I announce that, God sparing me, I will iise my whole in^uence to prevent such painful exhibitions of worldliness, inasmuch as I be- lieve they grievously insult Him who is the Head, even Christ, and most seriou% injure the Body, which is the Church. In order to justify my position, I will now point'out //are gVar- mg contradictions of the Word of God which these worldly methods encourage. ^ JFiri^t, Self indulgence. If we understand anything, of the Bible we know that one great underlyiq|^.prin^iple i,s that of self denial. Is money wanted? The Bible would say, then, deny yourselves and giyef it. Do without some luxury, sOme needless refinement ; Christ said to the young man; Give up everythihg. The modern "method is not that of the Bible. The modern method is : Give up, nothing duf indulge the flesh. DonX t/enjf yourselves, but ^'^rrt/i/^ yourselves. Don't give wh^t you can ill spare for the /ore o{ Christ, but buy with it a box seat in the theatre dnd encourage the world from which Christ dij^d to save you. \ The truth is, it is an act of rebellion against Him who .said, who- soever will be my disciple, let him take up his cross and follow me. ^ Secondly, it is the worship of a false god. The great mistake the Church is making in oiir age is giving the world credit for owning the silver and gold. V» The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the l^ord of hosts." No, says the Church, they do not belong to thee; they belong to the Rothschilds, the Astors, th0 Stewarts and the Vanderbilts. And in this belief we \ "■: .'^^ ■■v:«-r 'i ■ ■ •. V "■; ^ ! t have the ghastly spectacle of the professing Christian Church /■ f i ' » '^^fimm''. ^x • ,(f ■• la 'i*ng pledges It meets the opinions , and convictions of all, and thus enlists the sympathies pf those who find themselves unable to join the ranks of total abstinence reform^ In conclusion may I ask that the*Church of Kngland Temperance Society be established as speedily as possible throughout the length and breadth of our Diocese. For my part I shall endeavor to arrange that every parish may have its own organization and complete machinery for the prosecution of this work, and the accomplishment of this grand and much needed reform. Please let there be no backwardness or hesitation here. On the contrary, let us as mem- bers of the Church of England, push forward with commendable zeal. Let us demonstrate that we are thoroughly alive as to the necessity for prompt and vigorous action. Let us lead, not follow, and thus make clear the fact that the grand old historic Church of England ««n in fhis*, as in every other good \:ause, not only do her share, but exhibit to the world at large a noble example of burning , love and self-sacrificing zeal. And now in concluding, I wish to say a few words, not intended especially for the ministry^, but for all the representatives of the Dio- cese here assembled^ With St. Paul r Would say : "If there be any exhortation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and compassions, make ye full my joy, that ye niind the . same thing, sharing the same loVe, with united souls minding the one thing. Mindingnothingin the way of contentiousness nor in the way of vain glory, but with due lowliness of mind esteeming others sui)erior to themselves, not looking each of you to your own things, but each of you to the things of others also." In this sublime definitioti of unity the Apostle also shows that agreement among brethren was not to be mei-ely of the mind, but of the soul. The Philippians were not only rAro/teiu, that is to ///////{• the same thing,^. but they were to be suusnchoi, concordant as to soul. Our onertess therefore should be the same ; an identity not merely of the mind, but of the soul, an union of heart with heart in blessed fellow- ship, for thus, and thus only, fulfill we the law of Christ, Let us sink therefore the individual man in the common good. Let us labor to show, not how much we differ, but in how much We agree. And just as the planet Mercury can with difficulty be seen, owing tp' its proximity to the sun, so let us be unseen by reason of the glory of Christ. Let the God obliterate the man, and the ser- vant be forgotten in the presence of his Lord. In the various questions that must of necessity arise, let there be the spirit of meekness and gentleness, not that of overweening con- fidence or self assertion. In this connection let me point you to to the well-known precept of St. Paul as given in his epistle to the f. L • /•• . f. L • i» /:. .y 15 W I hilippians. He srays :— " Let your moderation he known unto all men. The Lord h at hand." Now the word "moderation" may not convey to the English reader much force, nor may lie readily sec its connection with the statement, "the Lord is ar hand." The word however, is most instructive. It means not (Hily the opposite to i spirit of contention and self seeking, hut that which is satisfie - ' ' ■■:'■".. THE- MISSION- FUND,^ _'%.f. : ,. 1 am sorry to find that owing to a variety ofcjt|si's which the report of the Standing Committee fully explains, this most essential fund IS overdrawn to the extent of $4,525-75- This demands our most serious attention, and I think the Synod will agree with me that instant steps should Iw taken to place the whole on a .sounder basis, and to free ourselves from the incuinhrance of deht. 'i'he painful fact is before us that many of. our churches have omitted to make all the collections in aid of the Mi.ssion Fund, and that in general, the contributions of our rich rural districts are not com- mensurate with the wealth of our people. While admitting to the fullest extent, the stringency of the times and the greatness of the loss which many have suffered through the failure of the crops I cannot but believe, after seeing the various plenty with which our farmers are blessed, that our chief want is a fcirger heart for the glory of God and the advancement of His cause. . May I ask of th^clergy that they bring the whole matter of ;' voluntary giving j»fore their peonk and explain to them that it is a privilege andTfCl a burthen, HTlrbnor and not a tax and especially impress on tjiem the sovereign duty of supporting the Church in their own Diocese to the fullest extent possible. Num- bers of earnest men are now anxious to enter our Diocese, and there is an abundance of work for. them, but we are cramped for the want of means, and therefore, unless some effort is made to augment the funds at our disposal, any further progress for the present will be impossible Let us all, however, be of good cheer, let us go to the ** 10 \ I \ I am niosl anx ouH thai ON- n: 7 ^ *• very emphatic way, i,, S," i.,^ rr.j'"""'? ™'-''' """ ""< i" a •» then, and ?lSrc ^N'toHT ,'" -'""■«"'"«» I mJ"'!^" to rettin, „,.r ohiiga. ™ 'X» ," ^''''''S "-a. «•. sho„|d cmk^r »rosj,erity of Israel. Ho^v ,mn£ /^ .'"'^''^ niarvelloHs way on th^ labor and pray that the eves J^'-"' '^^^'f''''' '« " '" ji'e IJ ioccses of to deprive the students of their- rnh«. » • I ' ^^ "o' '"deed wish arrangement for them so that S ' °"' ''"' ^° "^^k*-" «ome oSr Israel may not be fbi^otlen ' J ""^^"^"^ «^«"^r of our diuy ^ ■ T . " "O"' rUARY NOTICP ' Kennedy, Rev r n \r ■ ^"^"^ asleep n fesn.! v r . • WiUiam^MtX C- D- Mar.,„, Re, ■ ,^,1;, ^,„ Sworfh^' it: . , ■ J^P'SCOPAL WORK '.035 candidates. , •"'^.^^"'^^^' Chatham, up to thepresem. i \ t 'r% 17 \ ORItlNATloNS. /■■■ I have ordained 8 persons in all ; 3 to the ])riesthood ; 5 to the diaconatc. ' - ' ' ■ ' PRIKSTS. ^ R^v. J. W. AshmAii. Rev. W. T. CUifr. Rev. J. FV Parke. ' - DF.ACONS. ' Rev. John Roliert Newell. Rev. Charles Miles, U. A. Rev. John Wesley Armstrong Rev. John H. Kairlie. Rev. Edward Hutchinson. CHURCHES CONSKCRATKl). I have consecrated twa churches, namely : Grace Church, Bismarck. 7 St. James' Church, Wardsvilld. / . May I ask for your forbearance, your sympathy, and your prayers, not only in the present, but so^^ong as 1 am spared to pr^* side over you. ■; ■. '(' ' '' .■ .M- As for me I shall not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge/of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that ye /may walk worthy of the Lord iinto all pleasing ; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God ; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long suffering, with/ joyfulness giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us mee| to be partakers of the inheritance of uie Saints in light. ^4 I- . i ■ ■ .■/■ /. .- ') i # !%;. . :\ ADUKESS TO THE BISHOI'. A/?., Re Th4 i \ . ** ire- for t^r -• t ^IJU. m j4. '•m' r-"- w. % 't' The Hiuhop replied in the following termtfe-^ V Rrv. BRrTHRFi^ Avr» Brktmrfn ok tmr Laity p^I thAk you very Hinccrdy for this affectionate cxprcwion c^ your irood vnll and brotherly IcmdnenH toward me. A*t the same time n u ay that an exhil)itionof .confidence shown periongly tcmardn ourMjIycs far mure unmans us than the v<,ice of rebuke or of condemnation ; for the true man «,I always feel how ju.tl) he deserves the la ter ' how ""worthy he ,h of the former. The riason of this pa nfu admission lies m the mdisputable fact that fir man, with all hi» faults, lus failures and h.s sins, censure, mo.« or less lerious, is always deserved; while praise, perfect, exalted, universal is the solie *i",>'''"?r l"'*^'^7K.itive of Him. who is the brightness of tilt fathers (dory, and the express image of Hi,s Person. Nevertheless, I thank you sincerely for the generous welcome you are now giving me, all the more grateful. ,« I feel the vast responsibiluies and onerous duties of the Episcopate now coming upon me. You allude to the past in terms of coinniendation, and express your hope for a bright and successful futur#. I thank you sincerely for doing sjo, but I would^mistake the true iileaning of your .addrej.s If I took your earnest words as personally applicable to jnyself, and failed to notice that that which drawsdforth yout ap- proval, IS an abstract principle greater than tht inftidual man. a iruth far greater than the man to be proclaimed. I understand you to praise the Gospel I have endeavored to preach, the Christ I have endeavored to uphold. A Bishop to be successful in Ws work must have moi-e than the respect