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Sir, " I am directed by the Lieutenant Governor to transmit to you n copy of a let- " ter which he has received from the Chaplain to the Forces stationed ut York, and " to acquaint you, that His Excellency requests that his statement may be talcen " into the consideration jf the Congregation of St. Jame's. And that ho cannot ** recommend a Chapel to be erected exclusively for the Military, but he is of opi- '• nion that it is desirable to build one for the accommodation of the Inhabitants at " the West end of the Town, as well as for the Military." I have the honor to bo, • V . , Sir, Your Mo.st Obd't. Humble Servant, The Hon. & Venerable, Z. MUDGE, The Archdeacon of York, fc^jx'v. &c. &c. &c. (COPY) Yod; v. Canada, P<'cembcr31st, 18S(). " Sir, " Having been informod by Your E.xcellency tliat a sum of money lia.s bcjoii " granted by His Majesty's Government in aid of erecting a new Clinrcli nt this " Post, in which accommodation is to be provided for the garrison, and having hoard " that it is intended to erect it near the old one, I feel it my duty to represent to " your Excellency the very great inconvenience to which the Troops are expo.sed in " having to march so far to the place of worship, particularly when the weather nnd " roads are so unfavorable during a greater part of the year in tliis Country, the " distance from the Barracks to the Church being two miles. " It can scarcely be necessary to call Your Excellency's attention further to a '* subject with which you are already so well acquainted ; but I may menlion liif; " circumstance, that during the month of June last, the roads were in such a state •' as to prevent the Troops from attending Church for four successive Sundays. ' " In making this representation, and with a view to remedy the inconvenience " before stated, I beg to suggest the propriety of erecting a Cliapel on the Govcrn- " ment reserve for the accommodation of the Troops. " In reference to the observation contained in Sir George Murray's despatcii on " this subject, that no grant should be appropriated to tlte erection of a Cinirch " exclusively for the use of the Military, I would beg leave to mention, that tb " Chapel alluded to might be made a Chapel of Ease under the Church in York " and with the exception of the usual Military Service, all other Service performc " therein to bo regulated by the Archdeacon of York, and tbys rendered usefid t(. m^' ti i<: IiiljiibitMiUs who rcsulu in the vicinity of the Garrison, and who are at pre«»nt '• 9ul»jnct t(j the same inconvenience as the Military." I have the honor to be, Sir, 'I'o His Exci-.i-i.ency, Your Most Obedient Servant, Majou Gknebal, J. HUDSON, l!?m .Ion.\ CoLBOBNE, K.C'.B. Chnplain to the Foree$. ^ &c. &c. &c. Some reference having been mnde to the Petition to His Majesty's Government praying for aid in the errection of the new Church in York. (»ee appendix.) The Chairman explained the tonor of the said Petition, and read the reply of His Majes- ty's Government thereto as follows : — Government House, Sir, 29th November, 1830. I nm directed by the Lieutenant Governor to acquaint you, as first signer'of a . Memorial of the Congregation of St. James' Church, that His Majesty's Govern- ment has consented that a donation of one thousand pounds should be made towards the expenou of building a new Church at York, on condition that accommodation xhould be permanently provided for His Majesty's Troops. I am desired to forward the cnclosL'd letter from Mr. Stewart on this subject. I have the honor to bo. Sir, Your Most Obd't. Humble Servant, S. Washblrn Esq. Z. MUDGE, Treasury Chambers, Sir, 14th September, 18S0. The Lords Commissioners of His Majestv's Treasury have had under their, consideration your letter of 17th July 1830, enclosing a Memorial from the Parish*, loners of St. James',' York Upper Canada, for assistance to erect a new Church for iIjo Military. And I am to request that you will acquaint Sir George Murray, that my Lords concur in his recommendation, that a donation of one thousand pounds should be granted in aid of building this Church, on tJie condition suggested by him, whenever there may be Provincial Funds to that amount at the disposal of His Majesty. 1 have the honor to be, &c. &c. R. W. \\\\, Esq. &c. J. STEWART. The Minutes of the last meeting of the Congrgaton of St. James' Church, (for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of erecting a new Church) being called for, were read by the Chairman as follows : — " At a meeting of the Pew-holders of St. James' Church, and persons wishing to " obtain Pews, to take into consideration the building of a new Church, held in the " Court House on the 20th December, 1830. — It was Resolved — First. " That the resorvnd Pew Rent in the projected new Church be iSxed at the " present meeting. Second. " That the reserved Pew Rent of any single pew in the new Church be " Six Dollars per annum, and that this rent be not reduced while the Church is in debt. Third, " That the Pew-holders of the present Church, if they demand the same, " be credited one third of the price of the Pews that they purchase in the new " Church, not exceeding in number those which they possessed in the old Church. Fourth, " That no person be entitled to the privilege granted by the last resolution " who shall not have paid up the whole purchase money of his Pew in the old Church. Fifth, " That a Cmmittee of fifteen Gentlemen be appointed to take the necessary " measures for erecting the Church, and that the fbllowing be the members :— The Hon. Chief Justice Robinson, D'Arcy Boulton Esq. " George Crookshank, George Monro Esq. " John H. Dunn, William Proudfoot Esq. " William Allan, F. T. Billings Esq. " Mr. Justice Macaulay, Dr. Burnside, Charles C. Small Esq. Simon Washburn Esq. Ale.\andcr Wood, Esq. Archdeacon Strachan. Attorney General Boulton, , 'I t ^ I '} « £b'xtA, " That the Building Committoe consist of the following fivo Members : — " D'Arcy Boulton, James O. Chewett, Robert Stantoo, W. Draper Esquires, and " Mr. George Dtiggan. Seventh, " That thb Building Comtnittee be expected to procure plans and esti- " mates in detail, including all expenses in completing the Church ; and that they " submit the same in the first instance to the larger Committee, in order that the *' latter may bring the same before a meeting of the Parishioners with thr'r proposed " plan for covering the necessary expenditure. It being further understood, thut no " contract shall be made or engagement entered into, which shall not have received " the previous sanction uf a majority uf the larger Committee expressed in writing. Eighth, " That the Church, exclusive of the Steeple or Tower, which may at " present be carried only a little above the roof, shall not exceed the sum of Five " Thousand Pounds. Ninth, " That the present Church remain as it is till the new one is finished. Tenth, " That ailer the new Church is completed the materials of the present " one to be sold to the highest bidder, and the proceeds of the same be applied to " the liquidation of any debt that may bo contracted in erecting the new Church or " furnishing the same. Eleventh, " That the upset price of the Pews in the new Ciiurch be twenty firu ** pounds, Currency. Twelfth, " That the Church and surplus rents, afler paying the neonssnry annual " expenses, be placed at the disposal of the Committee of fittcon, till the debts bu " all paid. Thirteenth, " That the breadth of the Church be .jot less than seventy-foftr feot in " the clear." Afler which, a general discussion as to the expediency and propriety of building a Chapel of Ease in the West end of the Town, took place, and tiio following Resolutions were put : — First, That the erection of a new Parish Church in an object of pnrnmoniit im- portaQco, and should be carried into effect before the building of any other Church or Chapel of Ease is undertaken. It was moved in amendment — That considering the goodness of the present Church, it be repaired, and not pulled down, — which Eesulution being put, \va.i lost. After which, the original motion was put, and carried. — After eome conver- sation, the following representation was submitted and adopted : — The Congregation of St. James' Church Imviiig taken into their consideration the Communication of His Excellency the Lieutenant Govornov, with n statt.-nient made by the Rev. Joseph Hudson, Chaplain to the Forces. Most respectfully represent — That nearly seventy families, most of whom reside near the present Church, can find no Pews either to Purchase or Lease, and are therefore in a great niciitiuro excluded from the benefit of a regular attendance on Divine Worship. That from the want of free sittings, a tnuch greater number of poor persons in the n.eiglibourhood of the Church are also deprived of the opportunity of attending Divine Service. That a regard for the spiritual welfare of so many of their fellow Christians, and tile inipossibility of enlarging the present Church, which is also in a state of decay, imperiously colls for a new Church of very considerable dimensions. That the resources at the command of the present Pew holders, and those who are anxious to become Members of the Congregation, notwithstanding the munifi- cent donation of One Thousand Pounds from His Majesty's Government, will not be sufficient without great sacrifices on their part, to build at the present time one good Church. That under these circumstances the Congregation of St. James's Church hope, that His Excellency will not deem it a peculiar hardship, if the consideration of the request of the Chaplain to the Forces, for the erection of a Chapel of Ease at the West end of the Town, with accommodation for the Troops should be delayed for a few years, when the increased population may require the erection of such a Build- ing ; when it is stated, that the Troops have for more than thirty years attended Divine Service in Jt. James Church, without having complained of its being an in- convenience, and when it is recollected, that Soldiers belonging to other denominations have farther to go to Divine Service. • 4^ ■ Tltc C\jt)>i;re(fntiun uf t?t. Jaiiiea* Church einbr*c« thk opportuuiky of expraMing liiric •j^rntcful thnnks to Iha Excellency th« Lieutenant Goveraor, for reeonmeBdhig their Petition to tlie fnvorable coniiderntion of Hit Majesty'is Government, and the munificent donation of onn thousand pounds, which was the happy result. Alt which is respectfully submitted. Which being read, it was moved— Second, That the representation be adopted— and was carried without opposition. Also, — Tiiat tho representation adopted at this present Meeting be communicated hv the Church Warden for the information of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. — Which was put and carried. It was then moved— Third, That the Congregation of St. James' Church do Address His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, and request him to exercise tho power vested in him by Law to erect a Parish, comprehending the present Church of St. James' in York.— It was moved in amendment — That the consideration of this last Resolution be deferred till Easter Monday — Which was put and carried. fhurth. That the proceedings of this Meeting, and also the proceedings of the former Meeting on the subject of building a new Church, be printed — Which was put and carried. TImt the Meeting do now adjourn — Carried. , ■ , WthJamiarif, 1831. > • - i APPENDIX. To Hi IS IUxcicij.ENCY iSiR John Colborne, Knight Commander of the Moit Homh rahlf Military Order o/t/ie Bath, Lieutenant Ooremor of the Province of Upper Canada, and Major General commanding Hit Majeety's Forcee therein, Sfc. 8fe. SfC, The Parishioners and Pew-liolders of St. James' Church, in the Town of York, tuoit respect* fully represent : — That in consequence sf the state of decay into which the Parish Church of St. James is falling;, iind the smnlliioss of its dimensions, many respectable families being unable to procure Pews, and the poorer Inliubitants being almost entirely excluded, it has become necessary, without farther delay, to undertake the construction of a new Edifice. That in erecting a new Church, besides providing for the poorer Inhabitants, and meeting the fzrowiog population, accommodation is required for such of the Masters and Students of the Public Seminaries as bclo.ng to the Established Church, and likewise for the Children belonging to the National and Sunday Schools. These with suitable Pews for His Majesty's Representative ; the Legislature ; the Judges and Military, will require a building of very considerable dimensions. That though your Excellency's Petitioners are disposed to contribute liberally towards the erec> tion of such a Church, of solid and durable materials, as may be respectable in size and appearance, ornamental to the Town, and worthy of the venerable Establishment to which they feel a just pride to belong, yet they fear their inability to finish it without some assistance, as its estimated cost amounts to nearly seven thousand pounds, though a plain Brick Building is only contemplated.'^ They therefore most respectfully submit the matter to the favorable consideration of your Excel- lency as Commander of the Forces, in the hope, that through your Excellency's gracious interposi- tion some additional niciiiis may be obtained from some Public Fund ; and in making this humble appeal they consider it incumbent on them to state the reasons by which they arc actuated on the occasion. From the time when the old Church of St. James was first erected to the present period. His I^Iajesty's Forces quartered at this Post have always been allowed free use of the Building fur the purpose of Public Devotion. During the late War it was, from necessity, used as an Hospital, imd so much damaged that the Parishioners were forced to repair and enlarge it at a great pxpcnse, but being a wooden Structure, and badly finished, owing to tlie difficulty of finding at that time competent workmen and good materials, it has already fallen into a state of delapidation. In planniu'T the new Church and providing sufficient space for public purposes, all of which are necessary at the seat of Government, an Edifice of much greatet dimensions is required than would be sufficient to accommodate the present Parishioners, by which perhaps one third or more will be added to its cost. Under these circumstances, and understanding also that in similar cases the Churches at Quebec, Montreal, and Kingston, have been assisted by Government ; the Parishioners and Inhabitants of Ybrk would fain indulge in the hope that its liberality may also, through the gracioiu influcoce of your Excellency, be extended t9 their undertaking. Ytfrk, 34th AprU, 1830. R. STANTON, PRINTER.