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OM THE LIFE, LABOURS, AND CHARACTER, OF THE LATE HONORABLE AND RIGHT-REVEREND JOHN STMCHAN, D.D, LLD, LORD BISHOP OF TORONTO; AND IN OONNEOTION WITH THE BISHOP STRACHAN MEMORIAL CHUROH CORNWALL. ) BY THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON PATTON, D.CL., RBOTOP. OF OOENWALL, ONTAniO. Published by Request. THE PROFITS, IP AJSTY, TO BE D]<:VOTBD TO THE BUILDING FUND, PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS Sl'REET. 1868-. , >-Mi,-i ip-VJUijuSsS r " THE RI0HTK0U8 SHALL BE HAD IN EVERLASTINn REMEMBRANCE." A SERMON. OS THE LIFE, LABOURS, AND CHARACTER, ov THE LATE HONORABLE AND RIGHT-REVEREND JOHN STRACHAN, D.D, LLD, LORD BISHOP OF TORONTO; AND IN CONNKOTION WITH THE BISHOP STRACHAN MEMORIAL CHURCH, CORNWALL. BY THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON PATTON, D.C.L., RECTOR OF CORNWALI, ONTARIO. Published by Request. THE PROFITS, IP ANY, TO BE DEVOTED TO THE BUILDINa FUND. PRINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, ST. NICHOLAS STREET. 1868. THE REQUISITION. Cornwall, Ontario, March 20th, 1868 Jrcrr:r.^^^ -^e. or .« m. believing that ,nuch infer. t^wTuldb^^^ ^'"^^'^'" of the Church generally throughout he p^o^^^^^^^^ ^ he n^embera derable benefit would be done to th7 ,' "^ ^^^^ '""«^- tbe publication of the Serin pr e UT Z '^" '° 'Z"^' ^^ would most respectfully request thaTl ^ f. 'J °" ^^^^^^^ ^^«^ its ^ing publisLd, and' thrJe^n ^h^f s :u^ '', whereitisyouri t ntiontha r ''''""' °' ^'^'^ ^^^''^e. the object cLtenlpIated '""""^ ^'' *°"'^ '^ -"^ht ft; We have the honour to be. Venerable Sir, Your obedient servants, GKO. 8. JARVIS, WM. cox ALLEN, SAiM:. HART, GEO. PRINGLE. M.D., GEO. SHERWOOD JARVIS, REV. H. AUSTON, EDWIN KEWIN. G. (;. WOOD, P E. ADAMS, JAMES OGLE. KEPLl. To His Honour Judge jARxrrs ttjo w r.- tereste of the great Jblee we .l I, ^ '^°' '° P'""""" *« '- >.ave much satiffactio T;: I ult" """l" "' '?"'' ^ "''' Your friend and pastor, H^^^Ry PATTON, D.C.L., Sector of Cornwall and AroMeacon ,f Ontario. ^w - SERMON. " The MjhKom ,i,n b. !»d 1,. ..ertaMtog r«m.mb™»r-P..l„ Ml, „,. 8. Beethkbu, beloved in the Lorb : f 'i' t ""^T '^ * ^°** ™" •'*"' '"'"'y fa'l™ in our spin- taal Wl " The Church in Canada mounts the lo„ of e™ of her ch.ef rulers, the most aged, most venerable, and one of the most venerated of them all. Full of honours and full of years afer a ong life of faithful labour and active exertion Bil fT ?'"* ""'' ^ ^^''^' *« »ged and good fo:ihTSro?G:;^"*''^^'"'"*^'™'-'^«''-'^™^ Such my brethren, is the opening sentence of that appeal, • which at U,c suggestion, and with the kindly expre^ed a^ TadllT "™;fTt'J D'""^'*". I ventured respectfully 1 nn^of r^n-^'"™'^ r*^ ^^ ^™*""' of 'his Diocese! and not of th.s Diocese only, but to all beyond its bounds who admirmg the character of that truly great and goc^ m» would gladly aid in the erection of^'churchwhTct whileit should perpetuate the memory of departed excellency diould tend also to the glory of God, and prove, moreover a blessing to successive generations of Christians, worship! pmg God on the very spot, hallowed by the venerable Bishop^ earliest mmisterial labours. "ops wf 1^ '? If^"^"' "f ""o »«»« Pio»» and praiseworthy ob- ject that I desire, my brethren, to address you on the pre- sent occasion, hy giving a very brief sketch of the life, labours For Appeal .„d Bishop's PMtoral, see Appendi, A, p. 25. 6 J and character of that venerable man of God, whose memory we desire to transmit to posterity by the erection of " The Bishop Strachan Memorial Church." " The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance." When a great and good man passes away, his fame and character become the heritage of his country, to be cherished and perpetuated to future generations. And in most civilized countries it has been a time-honoured custom, to erect some monumental token of respect to the memory of the brave and heroic ; the wise and the good. If we search the records of the past, we shall find that those wise and politic nations, the ancient Greeks and Romans, were thus accustomed to honour the memories of their great and mighty men. A statue, a triumphal arch, a pillar of stone, or some other enduring mon- ument, bore testimony to the merits of the deceased, and to the gratitude of their surviving countrymen. They acted, moreover, as powerful incentives to others, to emulate their exalted conuact ; to deserve equally ^/ell of their country ; and to earn similar tokens of grateful remembrahce. To have their names engraven on a statue ; inscribed on the roll of fame ; or emblazoned in capitals on the page pf history ; as the successful warrior, the profound philosopher, or the saga- cious statesman, were ambitious distinctions, which they greatly coveted. For, however some may affect to regard it as a matter of little moment, what respect may be paid to their memory, or what honours may be decreed after death, yet we know, in fact, that the hopes of such distinctions have often fired the hearts of those who were perilling their lives in their country's cause. The enthusiastic shout of England's greatest naval hero*, " Victory, or Westminster Abbey," was but the impulsive outburst of this natural yearning of the human soul for posthumous renown. And having lately visit- ed these wondrous piles, those hallowed fanes, St. Paul's, and Westminster Abbey, the preacher can testify from personal observation, how England in this respect, honours the memory of her mighty dead. Tlio walls of those sacred edifices arc covered with mural tablets ; " the long drawn aisles *' aro crowded with tombs and statues of the illustrious dead. Many of these monuments aro, indeed, of very questioiiable taste, but still they are indicative of the high esteem which a grate- ful country entertained of their worth while living. Every Cathedral of England, and many of her riiost ancient parish churches, abound with sepulchral mopuments of those, Avho, having been honoured whUo living, are still held in grateful remembrance. " Tlie speaking marbles shew, What worthies form the hallow'd mould below ; Proud names, who onc<5 the reins of Empire held ; In arms who triumphed, or in arts excell'd ; Chiefs, grac'd with scars, and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Judges, oy whom impartial laws were given ; And saints, who taught and led the way to heaven." The apphcation of the same principle in Canada, adorns the walls of our City Halls with portraits of those whom their fellow citizens delighted to honour ; our Osgoode F' Ms and Court Houses, with portraits of our judges and legal celebri- ties ; and the galleries of our Houses of Parliament, with those of their Speakers. There is, however, a better and a healthier application of this principle now prev'>^1ing in England and elsewhere, and that is, to make th3 mo ument assume a more practical and useful character. Thus the philanthropist and eminent phy- sician is honoured by the erection of a hospital ; the renowned warrior, by a military school or asylum ; while to the memory of the faithful Bishop, or the pious and learned divine, the erection of a Church, a college, or a memorial window in the Church or Cathedral to which he belonged, is justly deemed the most fitting monument, because God is thereby glorified, while " the righteous are also had in everlasting remembrance." " To help one heaven-directed spire to rise, is now rigtitly regarded as a better memorial than either storied urn, or ani- mated bust." England has many such appropriate memo- rials, witness " The Keble College " in Oxfovd, just erected to the momory of the pious and lam*mted author of the Chris- tian Year ; while a church is even now about to be erected to the memory of the late amiable, learned and good Bishop of Lichfield, whose sudden death, (on the Saturday precedbg my departure from England last October,) filled his diocese with grief and lamentation. Nor is this pious custom confined to the old world, for such a monumental church was erected a few years ago, in the City of New- York, to tlie memory of the excellent Bishop Wainwright, and a similar monument is, I believe, to be reared in memory of the late presiding Bishop of the Church in the United States, the learned and pious Bishop Hopkins of Vermont. Our Diocesan then, in accordance with the wiser spi":'it of the age, has rightly judged, that a Christian Church is the most fitting monument for this Diocese to erect to the glory of God, and in remembrance of his faithful servant, the late justly-lamented Bishop Strachan, who served God, in the Gospel of his Son, as Deacon, Priest, and Bishop, during the long period of 65 years. This long career of usefulness was commenced in Cornwall in 1803, he having been oidained Deacon the second day of May, in that j'^ear, by the first Bishop oi Quebec, the father of the late beloved and '■.;spected Bishop Mountain. There must have been something pecuharly remarkable in the youth- ful Deacon, that especially attracted the attention of the learned and discriminating Prelate who ordained him ; for in his Report of the transaction to " the Venerable the Society fojr the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts," he writes 9 concerning him, in the almost prophetic words, which I quote from the Report oi the Venerable Society for the year 1804, *' The Lord Bishop of Quebec has communicated to the Society, in a letter dated June 2.5th, 1803, that the Mission of Cornwall has been filled up by a Mr. Strachan, whom the Bishop ordained for that purpose, having been first mentioned to the Bishop by Governor Hunter, as desirous to obtain holy orders ia the Church of England, and afterwards recommend- ed by Mr. Cartwright, a member of the Executive and Legis- lative Councils, by the Rev. Dr. Stewart, and Mr. Chief Jus- tice Elmsley, and by many other gentlemen worthy of great regard and respect ; and the Bishop further adds, that upon examination, he was so well satisfied with respect to Mr. Strachan's principles, attainments and demeanour, that he must confess that hs shall be more than commonly disap- pointed if he do not become a very useful and respectable Minister." It is scarcely needful to add, that the almost prophetic anticipations pronounced 65 years ago, were amply realized in the highly useful and honourable career of him, whose prolonged existence of 90 years, terminated so peace- fully and happily in November last. There must, indeed, at even a much barber period of his life, have been indications of a superior mind, a vigorous intellect, and engaging disposition, when at the early ago of 17 or 18, they could make so deep an impression on the mind of the late Dr. Duncan, Professor of Mathematics in the University of St. Andrews, and one of the most profound mathematicians of his day, that 50 years after their separation, he spoke to the preacher in terms of most affectionate regard for our then excellent Bishop, for whom he cherished the highest esteem to the day of his death. Such was also the impression produced at the same early age, on the mind of the late eminent Dr. Chalmers, " that it led to a friendship, which likewise terminated only with the hfe of that great and universally esteemed Philoso- i^^qmiRpvB 10 pher and Divine." Great, moreover, must have been the confidence in his ability, judgment and attainments, when at the very early age of 21, he was selected as a fit and proper person to organize and preside over the College, or Univer- sity, which the then Governor, <-he excellent Simcoe, desired to establish in Upper Canada. In pursuance of this object, Mr. Strachan left his native country, and after a long and toilsome voyage and journey of upwards of 4 months, he reached Kingston on the very last day of the last century. Here he encountered a bitter and most grievous disappointment. The object for v/bicti he had left Scotland was abandoned. Governor Simcoe had re- turned to England, and with his departure, the projected Col- lege was relinquished, at all events for the present. It were difficult to imagine a more depressing position. He had left prospects of advance'uent in his native country, and had come to Canada, with bright anticipiitions of usefulness and remunerative employment, in an honourable position. He found himself a stranger in a strange land, and without re- sources in an infant colony, where the population was at that time too sparse, and generally too poor, to afford any imme- diate prospect of sustaining a University such as he had hoped to preside over. No wonder that, for the moment, he Avas de- pressed and discouraged. In after years he stated, that had he possessed the means, he would at once have returned to Scotland, but it was Avisely and happily ordered otherwise, for "There's a divinity that shapes our ends. Rough hew them as we will." His was a spirit too cheerful and hopeful to be long cast down, or to succumb to disappointments, which might have overwhelmed a less courageous heart. He was so for- tuna+o at this critical period as to form the acquaintance of the Hon. Richard Cartwright and the Rev. Dr. John Stuart, 11 gentlemen of the highest moral and religious worth, and highly cultivated minds ; scholars, as well as Christian gentle- men. A congeniality of tastes soon caused the intiraacy to ripen into a warm and solid friendship, which was only inter rupted by the chill, cold hand of death. The kindu.ss re- ceived from the parents, he afterwards gratefully repaid by his care and culture of the children, especially those of the Hon, Mr. Cartwright, of whom he became the appointed guardian. And now occurred a change in his religious views, or rather, perhaps, the settling of them into one uniform, consistent course, from which they never afterwards swerved. In his early youth, his religious opinions had been subject to counter influences. His father was a Presbyterian, liis mother a member of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. He had been in the habit of attending the religious assemblies of both parents, so that his religious convictions in either direction could not have been very decided. It has been said, indeed, that he was brought up m the crpod of the Episcopal Church. And when we think of a mother's in- fluence in training the pliant minds of her children, we can scarcely doubt that his earher impressions would be all in favour of his mother's Church. Nor can the Preacher hesi- tate to believe, that the slumbering recollections of the aged Prelate's experience as a child, at his own mother's knees, dawned afresh upon his memory, when, at the age of 73, and at the laying of the corner stone of Trinity College, he gave utterance to his own feelings, in these beautiful words •* " With Avhat deep emotions do we find the best and greatest of men recalling in after-life, the blessed influences which they imbibed under the paternal roof, the holy truths commu- nicated, and the first accents of prayer, which a pious and tendei mother whispered in their ears, invoking the protec- tion of their God and Saviour before she kissed them, and consigned them to their night's repose. On such sweet and ma 12 pure recollections they delight to dwell, and at home all our best and holiest charities and affections begin, and from this centre they extend through an ever widening circle." Can we hesitate to believe, my brethren, but that such holy in- fluences disposed his heart, while under the paternal roof, to love his mother's creed and Church ? But when he left home and entered upon his collegiate career, all the influences and associations of college life in Aberdeen, and St. Andrews, the Divinity Lectures he attended, and his intimacy with such men as Chalmers, Brown, Duncan, and other eminent Presbyterians, inclined him strongly to their creed. But being now in Canada, far removed from all such asso- ciations, and having more leisure to read and study the sub- ject thoroughly, and to hold almost daily converse upon it with such sound and able churchmen as Mr. Cartwright and Dr. Stuart, he at length became thoroughly convinced of the superior claims, from Scripture and Catholic antiquity, of the Episcopal form of Church government, and of the agreement of the articles and creeds of the Church, with the teachings of both. Having thus, after long, careful and patient study, arrived at these conclusions, he sought Epi'^copal ordination, and was, as we have seen, appointed to his first ministerial charge at Cornwall, then a small, but prettily situated vil- lage, on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Here, finding his clerical duties of limited character, as the congregation was then but small, he was induced by the persuasion of many friends to open that School, which after- wards attained, under his able management, such well de- served celebrity, and such provincial fame, as " The Corn- wall Grammar School." Here it was that he trained for future usefulness many ot ihe foremost men of their time in Canada, men who gratefully attribute d much of their after success in life, to the admirable system of instruction which he introduced, and the elevated tone of moral and religious training which he imparted. 18 From the rolls of the Cornwall Grammar School, we might select a shining galaxy of illustrious names, which are now inscribed on the pages of our country's history, as having been eminent for their social position, their judicial, ecclesias- tical, legislative, legal or poHtical fame, in short, men who be- came famous in every walk of honourable life. From that long list we may transcribe the names of Robinson, Macaulay, Boulton, Jones, Small, Bethune, Vankoughnet, McDonnell, McLean, Jarvis, and others.* Of his Cornwall Grammar School Pupils, four became Chief Justic3s, one. Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, one a Judge in India, three. Judges of Distric*^ or Count yCourts, two were knignted, one is now the Bishop of Toronto, one the very Reverend the Dean of Montreal, three became Legislative Councillors, three were High Sheriffs, some became Physicians, Lawyers, Members of Parliament, Colonels of Militia and Magistrates, while several became officers in the army, &c., &c.j Many of these were men of whom any coun- try might well feel proud, and had the venerated Bishop conferred no further benefit upon Canada, than to educate such men as these, he had approved himself a pubHc bene- factor, well deserving that he should be had in remembrance by the erection of an enduring stone church, on the spot where he acquired his earliest fame. For as our worthy Bishop justly remarks : " Cornwall will ever be identified with the name and earliest labours of the first Bishop of Toronto, and on that account it is that I earnestly, and in full confidence of your co-oporation, commend the Archdeacon's appeal to your liberality." Most of his Cornwall pupils have passed away, but long as life endured, they were hig warmly attached and constant friends; ever retaining an affectionate regard for their honour- ed and beloved old master ; for though strict in discipline, he possessed the happy faculty of winning their esteem and * For a fuller list see Appendix B, p. 28. f Appendix 0, p. 30. 14 securing their respect. More than 20 years after their separation at Cornwall, upwards of 40 of his Cornwall pupils united in presenting him with an affectionate address, and with a valuable testimony of their esteem, in the shape of a handsome piece of plate, valued at about $1200.* This most gratifying proof of their high regard, as it was a pleasing trophy of his success in the great cause of education, he most appropriately bequeathed to Trinity College, that noble seat of learning which he founded in his old age. A few of his Cornwall pupils still survive tlieir venerated preceptor, and they will doubtless be glad, out of respect to his memory, and for old associations' sake, to contribute something to " The Bishop Strachan Memorial Church" in Cornwall. After his removal to Toronto, he still continued, for some years, the work of instruction, and many of his pupils there also, rose to distinction and usefulness. In addition to the Cornwall list three of these became Attorneys-General and Premiers, one was knighted, one is the Archdeacon of Niaga- ra, several are useful Clergymen, and many of them also became Members of Parliament, and many occupied other positions of honour and usefulness in the country. The man who could have trained so many minds to adorn their country's annals, must have possessed no ordinary mind himself, while he conferred upon his adopted country, benefits for which his name deserves " to be had in everlasting remem- brance." His successful efforts in the cause of education alone, in which he ever continued to take the deepest hiter- est,were sufficient to earn from a grateful peo Die, some public testimonial of their regard. The great secret of his success as an instructor of youth, consisted in the discrimination with which he studied the characters of his pupils, but especially 'n the means by which • For address and reply soe Appendix D, p. 30. 16 he sought to cultivate and train their moral and spiritual, as well as their intellectual faculties, so as to impart religious, as well as secular instruction. His aim was, not only to ad- vance them in scholastic attainments, but to make them feel also, that they were born for immortality. In after life, he quoted with approval, the saying of Dr. Arnold, the great master of Rugby, " that science and Uterature will not do for a man's mai;; business, they must be used in subordina- tion to a clearly perceived Christian end. In fact, the house is spiritually empty so long as the pearl of great price is not there, although it may be hung with all the decorations of earthly knowledge." I possess a small book pubhshed by Dr. Strachan, while at Cornwall, entitled, " The Christian Religion recommended in a letter to his pupils," and i de- dicated to two of them, Mr. Andrew Stuart and Mr. Jat/es Cartwright, who had then become atudents-at-law. In this letter he thus addresses his pupils : " As you are anxious to realize the fond hopes of your parents, and become the sup- port and glory of their age ; as you are solicitous to become respectable members of society, to taste the purest of all pleasures, to rise superior to the sorrows and troubles of this life, to become the favourites of God, and the heirs of immor- tality, I conjure you to c.-tend to this short view of religion, by which you may bec^i)*; hei determmed friends, and that these happy prospects may never be disappointed. Religion improves all our faculties, and elevates the soul to the con- templation of the most glorious truths. Religion is a golden chain, the first link of which is the Supreme Being, and it reaches to eternity." Such was the admirable system by which he sought to train his scholars for both worlds, to be- come useful in their day and generation here, and to become fitted for heaven and all its glories hereafter. He, moreover, inculcated upon his pupils, principles of deep- rooted loyalty to their earthly as well as to their heavenly 16 Sovereign. It was, indeed, one of his favourite maxims, " Fear God, and honour the king." While at Cornwall, he published also a pamphlet, " On the character of king George the Third, addressed to the inhabitants of British America." In this treatise, he inculcates in the strongest and most forcible terms, attachment to their country and the British Constitu- tion, and the most devoted loyalty to their good and gracious king. Moreover, as the ominous clouds of approaching trouble with the United States were then already darkening the horizon, he exhorts Canadians, in soul-stirring words of the most elevated patriotism, to step forward in the hour of danger, to rally around the throne and the constitution, to defend their country, and to preserve unimpaired, the glorious pri- vileges they possessed as British subjects. No wonder that men, trained in such a school, should have been eminent for their loyalty all their lives ; no wonder that when the storm, whose gathering he had foreseen, burst at length with fury upon the land, the pupils of the Cornwall Grammar School were among the foremost to buckle on their armour at the sound of the trumpet's call, and to rush to the frontier, where a John Beverly Robinson, an Archibald McLean, a Macaulay, a Stanton, a Chewett, a Ridout, a Jarvis, a Mc- Donell and others, some of them still in their teens, did good service in the tented field, and where one of them, a McDon- ell, fell in the stubbornly contested fight of Lundy's Lane, while others of the Cornwall Grammar School boys were wounded, in the various conflicts of that memorable war, which crowned with such imperishable renown, the gallant militia of Upper Canada. Well, then, did the pupils of Dr. Strachan exemplify through life, and in death, the noble fruits of his loyal and patriotic teaching. Prior to these events he had, in 1812, been transferred to Toronto, then York. He left Cornwall, as he states,* " with Charge of 1860. 17 deep regret, yielding only to the conviction, tliat his new sphere opened to him a larger field of usefulness." To the latest period of his life he ever retained a warm attachment to this scene of his early fame, and he always gladly rested here for tliree or four days when on his confirmation tours. It was here that he married, here that some of his children "were born, and here, as he testifies, * that " he spent nine years very happily ; his time being fully, and on the whole, usefully and pleasantly occupied." We see then, brethren, how appropriate it is, that Cornwall should possess some en- during memento of the lamented Bishop's former connection with our Parish. ' On his subsequent career, after his removal to Toronto, it is not my purpose long to dwell. I am not giving his biogra- phy, but simply the merest sketch of his life, which is all that the present occasion will permit. During the war of 1812, he originated, and was a most efficient member of, the '' Loyal and patriotic society," a society which effected much good, by cherishing and encouraging a spirit of unflinching patriotism, and in mitigating many of the evils incident to a state of war. He was subsequently ad- vanced to the positions of Executive and Legislative Coun- cillor. In 1825 he was made Archdeacon of York, an office then of grave responsibility, but which gave him great in- fluence in the Church in Upper Canada, as tli'' Bishop of the* Diocese resided in Quebec, 500 miles distant. In 1839 his labours on behalf of loyalty, education, and the Church of Christ, were recognized by his being apnointed the first Bishop of Toronto. Prior to this period, he had mingled more in secular af- fairs, and had taken a more prominent part in political mat- ters, than would now be considered either wise or expedient, but the circumstances of the times, so different from our own. I . p m 1^ fcl * Ibid p. 17. B IJ 18 placed him in positions where he could scarcely avoid taking an active part in the administration of the affairs of the coun- try. His bold, manly and consistent defence of the rights of the Church, in connection with the Clergy Reserves, and King's College, exposed him to much obloquy and reproach ; but he never faltered in his purpose. Conscientiously believ- ing that he was doing battle in a righteous cause, he con- tinued to fight on with undaunted courage and indomitable perseverance. It was in truth, a grand, moral spectacle, to behold the brave old man, unmoved by the fierce assaults of sectarian prejudice and political animosity, bearing, almost alone, the brimt of the battle, and still fighting on, hoping, even against hope, that the voice of reason and of right might yet be heard, above the din of battle, the cries of faction, and the shouts of bitter enemies of the Church, crying, "down with her, down with her, even to the ground." Those days of bitter prejudices have long since passed away, and the good old man lived long enough to outlive allt hcological rancour, and all political hatred. All religious denominations, and all political parties, united at his death in testifying their ad- miration of his sterling worth, and their respect for his memory. The sorest trial the aged prelate experienced in refereiice to these controversies, was in the destruction of all his long cherished hopes in connection with the University of King's College. When, after long delays and vexatious impediments, all difficulties appeared to have been surmounted, and the College had been for six years in successful operation, renewed assaults were made upon its charter, and it was sought to dissever from it altogether its religious character. Against these attacks, the Bishop protested in the most vigorous and energetic manner, but all in vain. The Church was forcibly despoiled of her rightful position in the Univer- sity ; its religious character was destroyed ; and even its 19 name was changed from King's College, to that of the Uni- versity of Toronto. Then it was that the aged ' ishop, feeling that his con- nection with the University, which he had cherished for so long a period, was now for ever severed, and yet helieving that the one great purpose of his life, the foundation of a Christian scat of learning, might still be accomplished, resolved, by God's help, and relying on the cooperation of his people, that the Church should yet possess a University of her own, one founded upon the great principle which he had so long before embodied in his own teaching, a University which, in his own eloquent language, " fed by the heavenly stream of pure religion, should communicate fuel to the lamp of genius, and enable it to burn with a brighter and a purer flame." " A University in which the learning should be sound, and the education religious." For the advancement of this great object, he issued a heart-stirring appeal to his people, which was most nobly and generously responded to. At the advanced age of 72, he crossed the Atlantic, to lay the tale of his wrongs at the foot of the throne ; to plead his cause before the British public ; to solicit contributions for his Christian University, and to obtain for it a Royal Charter. He succeeded in obtaining a very large measure of Christian sympathy of a very practical kind ; and at length, he had the proud satisfaction of beholding, in the successful opening of Trinity College, the crowning result of his pious exertions. He continued to take a warm, paternal interest in the affairs of this noble Institution, as long as he lived, and in death he did not forget it, for by his will, he left to it his large and well furnished library. And now the work of his lengthened life was drawing to a close. He continued, however, to work on to the last, for he was resolved to die in harness. His vigorous intellect still retained much of its wonted fires, and his powers of physical , i: V ' f ( ■v.. 20 endurance enabled him to work far beyond tbc allotted span of ordinary life. His biograpber of this period will bavc ample materials for an extended notice of tbe manner in whicb be ruled bis Diocese, organized tbc Cbnrch Society and tbe Synod, and various other works of beneficent pie*y in wbicb bis active mind was constantly engaged. At lengtb, tbc infirmities of increasing years compelled him to desire the assistance of a suffragan, and on the 2r)th day of January, 1867, he bad tbe great satisfaction of consecrating as his assistant, and destined successor, his valued and long tried friend Doctor Bethune, Archdeacon of Toronto, and once his pupil in tbe Cornwall Grammar School. The venerable man of God now felt that his Avork was done in the Church Militant, and be calmly awaited liis summons to tbe Church Triumphant. The call came at length, and it found him ready. Calmly and quietly the aged warrior of the cross awaited his departure to that land of peace, " where tbe wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at r^st." With a heart full of faith, ho partook of the holy Eucbaristal feast, to strengthen liim for his passage through the dark valley, and then full of peace, full of hope, and full of quiet trust and confidence in the merits and mercies of bis Divine Redeemer, in the 90th year of his age, he cheerfully surrendered his soul to the God who gave it. He entered upon life on All Saints' Day, his spirit, forsaking its fleshy tabernacle on that holy festival, winged its happy flight to the Paradise of God, to add one more to the mighty host of God's elect, who there await " their per- fect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in His eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Burial service). The sad tidings of his death spread with electric speed throughout the land, and ten thousand hearts, responsive to the shock, mourned, as those who grieved for tbe loss gf an 21 "1: intimate and endeared friend. It seemed most difficult to icalizc the fact, that one who had been identified witli the history of the country for nearly 70 years, had actually passed away for ever. Yet so it was, and nothin<; now remained for human affection, but to consign the body with fitting solemnities to its final resting place. His funeral was the most solraen and impressive ever witnessed in Western Canada. Never before had so vast an assembly been gathered from all quarters, to swell the mighty host that accompanied the remains of the venerated Bishop to the silent tomb. By proclamation of the Mayor, all shops wore closed, all business suspended, while all classes, all creeds and all parties, alike united in one spontaneous, generous act of respectful homage to departed worth. Nor did these tributes of respect terminate with his burial. The Press generally throughout Canada noted his departure, and spoke of him in the kindliest terras. Even those who had been his most determined opponents, on public grounds, were now among the foremost to bear testimony to his private worth, and to his many public virtues as a man and a citizen. The Globe lor example, which had ever most persistently opposed his public measures and policy, thus wrote of him after Ins decease : " his keenest and most unreasoning opponents must acknowledge, that in his efforts at realizing the ideal he had formed, he showed indomitable energy, noticeable mental power, great discernnent of character, remarkable acquain- tance with what Dr. Chalmers called the prosperous manage- ment of human nature, contagious enthusiasm, a command- ing will, and upon the whole, a singleness, and in general an honesty of purpose, worthy of all respect. In the discharge of his more direct ecclesiastical and religious duties, we should think none could deny him credit for honest con- scientiousness. That he led a most laborious life, both as Priest and Bishop, is beyond ail question. His well known m 22 face and jBgure will no longer be seen in our streets, where they have been so long and so universally recogidzed, but very many will long remember him, and not a few, even of those who most stoutly resisted what he adv cated, both in Church and State, will not seldom, in years to come, mention with respect, perhaps with something even approaching to affection, the name of the first Protestant Bishop of Toronto. Starting with almost everything against him, he, by force of character, perseverance, strength of will, and singleness of purpose, mavle for himself no mean place in the history of Ca- nada, and has at last come to the grave, like a shock of grain fully ripe, with many to form different and opposing opinions of the character of his pubhc doings, but with all, ready to acknowledge his personal good qualities, and to stand in hush- ed and reverent silence around his grave,'* Such was the testimony of one of his most determined opponents ; how much more favourable still the estimate of his character, by those who knew him more intimately, and who looked upon his public policy from a far different point of view. A lew additional traits of his caaracter must yet be noticed, although 1 have already trespassed beyond the limits of an ordinary discourse. The late Bishop was of a cheerful and happy disposiiion : genial and hearty in manner, with a well stored mind, and unfailing fund of good humour, he was a most instructive, pleasing and entertaining companion. lie was a hospitable and bountiful host, though- himself of extremely temperate, almost abstemious habits. He possessed strong natural good sense, a vigoious intellect, and a facile pen. His powerful will, energy of character, tenacity of purpose, and indomit- able spirit have been universally acknowledged. He was be- loved by his clergy to whom he was as a father and friend, for though he could be sharp in rebuke, when he judgr .t it necessary, yet his general intercoui'se with them was of the 23 kindliest character. He sympathised with his clergy in their troubles, and many a sorrowful heart was made glad by his kind paternal counsels, and by his seasonable and practicaf- benevolen *o. He was impartial in the administration of his diocese, recognizing merit Avherever he found it, and the ac- tive, zealous clergyman of whatever school, was sure of his steady support and countenance. Ho .vas a firm and constant friend, and if any for whom he once formed an attachment, forfeited his esteem, the fault must usually have been their own. He was a kind and loving husband, and an affectionate father. He was specially fund of little children, and soon did the little ones of a family gather around the good, kind old man, who fondled and patted them, as if they were his own. His bodily nealth was unusually good. Of a short yet robust frame, a strong and healthy constitution, he possessed great powers of physical endurance, which well entitled him to be called, " the iron Bishop." He was exceedingly liberal iA his charities, and sometimes even munificent in his gifts, as witness his donation of £1,000 to the Church Society at its organization ; and a like munificent sum to Trinity College ; besides constantly giving X5 or £10 to every new Church and Parsonago in his diocese, and liberal contributions to the Episcopal Funds, Colleges, Hospitals and other benevolent objects ; no wonder that he died comparatively poor at last. He was of unblemished repiitation, and of high moral worth and rectitude of conduct. His sense of duty was wonder- fully strong, and he was always most punctual in the discharge of it, even under circumstances where a more timid Christian might have quailed. Of undaunted courage and pious confi- dence in the overruling Providence of God, he remained stcd- fast at his post during those terrible visitations, the cholera seasons of 1832 and 1834, and the ship or emigrant fever of 1847. When the hearts of thousands in the city failed them for fear, he encouraged them by his heroic, self-denying and 24 brave example. " He counted not his life dear unto himself," so that he mi;^ht do his Master's work, by ministering to the sick and the afflicted. After the example of his Lord, he " went about doing good." He was a constant attendant at t^ie hospitals, he knelt fearlessly by the bed of the sick and the dying, naj, he has been known to aid in lowering the coffins of the dead, when even the affections of the nearest re- latives shrunk from contact with the fell destroyer, and he and the sexton were left to perform, unaided, the last sad offices due to poor humanity. Firm in the confidence o?' faith and pious trust in God, " He was not afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, fjr the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the sickness, that destroy- etli in the noon day, * * * and dwelling inder the defence of the Most High, he was delivered from the noisome pestil- ence." His heroic conduct and cheerful spirit tended to re- assure the minds of thousands, and by infusing a like trust and confidence in God, mitigated the dangers of the disease. The citizens of Toronto, gratefully sensible of his pious and unwearied devotion to the cause of suffering humanity, during these trying periods, united in presenting him with an address, expressive of their high admiration of his Christian conduct, and accompanied the address by the presentation of a beauti- ful silver vase, * valued at £100. It, were easy, my brethren, to dwell at greater length upon the life, chararter and labours of the lamented prelate, but grateful as would be the theme, and prolific of thought as is the subject, the time and the occasion will not allow of a more extended notice of one, whom the preacher loved, with a deep and abiding affection. Let it suffice to sum up his character in these few words : He was a pious, humble-minded Chris- tian, having strong faith in God, and devoted trust in th«^ merits and mercies of his Divine Redeemer. " For him to live was Christ, and to die was gain." • Appendix E, p. 36. ^*;- 25 And now, brethren, I trust that we are, one and all, pre- pared to adopt, and act upon the advice of our own respected diocesan. " That while the benefits which the good Bishop conferred upon the Province, are still fresh in our minds, we should erect to his memory that memorial which will com- mend itself to all— a Church in Cornwall." " The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance." APPENDIX A., p. 5. IN ME MO EI AM THE BISHOP STRACHAN MEMORIAL CHURCH, CORWALL DIOCESE OF OiXTARIO. ' PASTORAL OP THE BISHOP OP ONTARIO. To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Ontano : Rkvkrexd Brethren and ERETHREN,-Since the death of the venerable Bisliop of Toronto, I have considered the steps which should be taken by tlie Diocese of Ontario to do lionour to his me- mory. I never doubted but that some means would be adopted by this portion of the Bishop's old Diocese to perpetuate our sense of h.s great services to the Church, and to the cause of education m Canada; but since my return from England, I learned that ditterences of opinion existed regarding the character of the pro- posed memorial. It seems to me that we should not waste time in endeavouring to adjust differences in detail but, while the benehts which the good Bishop conferred upon the Province are still fresh m our minds, we should erect to his memory that me- morial which will commend itself to all,-a Church hi Cornwall. At my suggestion, the Venerable Archdeacon Patton will make an appeal to all Churchmen in the diocese, which will explain more fully the appropriateness of the proposed memorial; but I would remind you that Cornwall will ever be identihed with the name and labours of the first Bishop of Toronto, and on that account it is 26 that I earnestly, and in full confidence of your co-operation, com- mend the Archdeacon's ai)peiil to yom* liberality. Let our Diocesan ottering to jjerpetuate the memory of our vene- rated Father in God, take the sha2)e recommended in the Arch- deacon's letter, and I have no doubt that loving hearts will be found in the Diocese more than sufficient to enable us to bring this sacred project to a successful completion. I am, your faithful servant in Christ, J. T, ONTARIO. Kingston, 14th February, 1868. THE AUOHDEACON's APPEAIi. '' A Prince and a great man hath lately fallen in our spiritual Israel." The Church in Canada mourns the loss of one of her chief rulers, the most aged, mo.st venerable, and one of the most venerate! of them all. Full of honours and full of years, after, a long life of faithful labours and active exertions in the cause of Christ and his Church, tlie aged and good Bishop of Toi'onto iias " entered into that rest which remaineth for the people of God." The Diocese of Toronto is about to erect some monument to his memory, but it is deemed fitting that the Diocese of Ontai-io should also possess some suitable memorial, to perpetuate the memory of one who passed the first twelve years of his life in Canada, within its present bounds; and who, before its separation from Toronto, pre- sided over it with exemplary diligence, and affectionate solicitude us its Bishop for the space of 23 years. By the jidvice therefore, and with the most cordial approval of the Lord Bishop of Ontario (as expressed above) it is proi^osed to erect on the site of the present Trinity Church, in the town of Cornwall, a substantial stone Church to be an enduring Diocesan, as well as Parochial memorial, of that venerable man of God. Cornwall is justly regarded as the most suitable place in the Dio- cese, for such a memorial, inasmuch as it was the scene of his ear- liest ministerial labours; the parish in which he faithfully discharged the duties of his Sacred Office from 1803, the date of his ordina- tion, until 1812, the period of his removal to Toronto, then the Town of York. It was in Cornwall, moreover, ^hat he laid the foundation of that educational fame, for which he became so justly renowned. Under 27 hifl able mastership, the Cornwall Grammar School ohtained a wide- spread reputation ; and many of the foremost men of their time in Canada, gratefully attributed much of their after success in life, to the admirable system of instruction which he introduced, and the elevated tone of moral and religious training whicli lie im- parted. Is it expecting too much to hoi^e, that such of his former pupils as still survive, and the children of those, who, like their Venerable Instructor, have passed away, will gladly honour his memory, by contributing to the Memorial Church? The i^resent Church in Cornwall, is a wooden edifice erected through the active exertions of the then youthful Minister, 63 years ago! A long period for a frame Church to continue; but now requiring to be replaceil by a larger and more substantial structure. The Congregation, though well disposed to use their utmost ex ertions, are not able to build a suitaVjle Church without assistance ; and they therefore most gratefully adopt the advice of Iheu' re- spected Bishop, by appealing to the Diocese at large, as well as to the other numerous friends of the lamented Prelate, who live be- yond its limits, to aid them in the erection of a Monumental Church. All, therefore, who honour the memory of that brave old warrior of the Cross, that faithful and devoted ser/ant of his divine Lord, and who at the same time desire to do honour to his Master and theirs, are respectfully and earnestly invited to contribute to this memorial of one, who, under Cod, may be justly regarded as the Father of the Church in Western Canada, where, dui'ing his minis- terial lifetime, the members of the clergy of the Church increased irom four in 1803, to 284 in 1867, and where three Dioceses now exist, in what then formed a part only of the single Diocese of Quebec. ■ Many (;f these clergy were ordained by the late Bishop, during the 28 years of his Episcopate. By these, as well as hy many < ther of the Clergy, to whom he ever proved a kind friend, as well as. a loving father in God, he is doubtless held in affectionate remem- brance ; and it is, therefore, hoped that they will take a kind inte- rest in thi-i holy work, and will endeavour to promote it- success. The contemplated church cannot cost le-s than between four and five thousand pounds. Contributions made payable in from one to five years, will be gratefully received and most thankfully 28 acknowledged by the Rector of the Pansh, and the Managing Committee of "The Bishop Strachan Memorial Church." H. PA'LTON. D. C. L., Rector of Cornwall, and Archdeacon of Ontario. Cornwall, Feb. 14, 1868. The Cornwall Corresponding and Managing Committee :- The Venerable Archdeacon Pat- ton, Rector. Rev. II. Auston, B.A., Curate. His Honour Judge Jarvis. His Worship the Mayor. Hon. P. Vankoughnet. Geo. Sherwood Jarvis and James Ogle, Churchwardens. J. J. Dickinson, M.D. Samuel Hart. Edwin Kewin. P. E. Adams. George C. Wood. George Pringle, M.D. R. P. Eastman. A. J. Barnhart. W. G. Barnhart, Jun. John G. Snetsinger. Jafob Gallinger. Edward Farluiger. James R. Campbell. Thomas G. Anderson. George E. Robertson, Esquires. ■ Rev. H. AUSTON, B. A., Secretary. SAMUEL HART, Esq., Treasurer. APPENDIX B. p. 13. The following is believed to be a nearly correct list of all the Puftils who attended the Cornwall Grammar School, with the po- sitions to which some of them subsequently attained. I found it impossible, after such a lapse of time, to ascertain such particulai-s with reference to all. Aherne, Henry. Anderson, Robert G., Teller Bank of Upper Canada. Bethune. John, D.D., Dean of Montreal. * Bethune, Alex. N., D.D., Lord Bishop of Toronto. Bothune, James G., Cashier of Branch Bank of U. C. Bruce, William, Physician. Boulton, Henry John, Attorney- General of U. C, and Chief Justice of Newfoundland. Boulton, George S., Hon. Mem- ber of L. C. Boulton, James, lawyer. Busby, Alexander. Cliewett, William. Chewett, James G., Senior Sur- veyor, Surveyor General's De- partment. Claus, Warren. Clarke, Simon, Capt. Voltigeurs. Campbell, James. Camijbell, Duncan. Colburn, Erastus, U. S. 29 F., merchant and Crawford. John, merchant, Lon- don, England. Crawford. WilHam. Cozens, Nelson, lawyer. < 'hesley, S. Y., M f".. Head Clerk • Indian Department, and J.P. L)ixon. Thomas. Donovan, Samuel. I'Vnsyth, William A., merchant. Foote, William. I'ord, Jacob, U. S. Colonel. I-'ra er, Simon. <.'ates, Walter J. P. (irant, William. (jregory, George. Gibb, J. D.. Merchant Tailor. Crant, William A. Gugy, Bartholomew, lawyer, Adjutant General Militia and M.P. Gugy, Thomas, lawyer. Gritfin, Frederick, lawyer. Hughes, Guy. Hall, Charles. I Tall, William, an eminent Phy- sician. Ilallowell, William, Chief Teller Bank B. N. A. Ilallowell, Robert. I [ays, Moses, Chief of Police. lloople, John. rfingston, Thomas. Jones, Jonas, M.P., Col. Militia, and Judge of Court Queen's Bench. Jones, Alpheus, Postmaster, J.P and Custom-house officer at Prescott. Jones, Jonathan, lawyer. Jones, Dynnham, J.P. ar ' Custom House officer, Jarvis, Samuel Peter, Dep'y. Se- cretary and Registrar, U. C. Kay, Wm., J. P. and merchant. JjaCasse, Andrew. Mason, J. M., Officer 24th Regt. Mitchell, George. Mitchell James. Macaulay, J. B., Sir Jas. B. Chief Justice. Macaulay, John Simcoe, Colonel Royal Engineers. Macaulay, Wm., Rector of Picton, Macaulay, John, Hon. member L. C.,andlnspector(ien. U.C. Macaulay, J., lawyer. Muiiro, Cornelius. Munro, John. Munro David. McLean, Archibald, Speaker H. of Assembly, and Chief Justice McLean, John, Sheriti' Mid. Dis't McLean, Alexander, M. P., Col. Militia, and J.P. McLean, Wm. (shot at Niagara.) McDonell, Donald ^neas. Sher- iff. Col. Militia, J.P., Warden of Penitentiary, and M.P. McDonell Donald, (Greenfield), Sheriff E.D., and Dep. Adjt.- General. McDonell Duncan, (Greenfield), Col. Militia and surveyor. McDonell, James Fraser, Capt. 62nd Regiment. McDonell, Alex., Lieut. 104th Regt.— (drowned at (Quebec). McDonell, John, Ensign, (killed at J^undy's lane). McKenzie, Roderick. MeKenzie, George. McKenzie, Alexander. McMartin, Daniel, lawyer. McCutchcon, Wm. McGillivray, Peter, Norton, Asa. Norton, Leomis. O'Brien, E., Officer in Army. Pyke, Thomas. • Porteous, James. Portecus, Jolm. Petrio, William. Richardson, I hos.,Jnd^ein India Rankin, David. Rankin, James. Robinson, John Beverly, became Sir J. B. R., M.P. Speaker L. C, and ( 'hief Justice. Robinson, Peter, Hon. Commis- sioner of Crown Lands, M.L.C. Robmson, Wm. B., M. Ex-Coun- 80 cil, Tfon. Commissioner Public Works, and M.P. Ridoiit, (jreo., Barnster, Judge Niagara District Bidout, Thomas, Cashier U. C. Bank. Reinliart John. Radonliur.st, John, 1st clerk of Surveyor-General's Depart- ment. Rjidenhurst, Thomas, lawyer. Short, James.- Smith, David John, mc^rchant. Smith. William B. Steele, Abraham G. Scott, Bolton. Sct>tt, Robert, Lieut. Canadian Fencibles — (died duiing the war in 1813). Stanton, Robert, King's Printer. Stanton. Wm , Dep'y. a.ss't. Com- missary-(jeneral. Stevens, Nelson. Sheeks, Isaac, lawyer. K Small, Charley. Small, James A. Judge Co. Court Vankoughnet, I'hilip, Col. Mili- tia, Govt, arbitrator, Hon. M. L. C. Vankoughnet, Michael. Washburn, David, lawyer. Wilkinson, Alex., lawyer. > Waarfie, Andrew. Woolrioh, Jamos. Wood, (iuyC, J.P., Lt.-Colonfl Militia, Post Master, and Col. Customs. Weatherhead, John, J. P., Inspec- tor Licences. Webb, Robinson. APPENDIX C. p. 18. CHIEF JUSTICES. Sir John Beverly Robinson, Sir James Buchanan Macaulay. Henry John Boulton. Archibald McLean. JUDGES. Jonas Jones, Court of Queen's Bench. Thomas Richardson, Judge in India. DISTRICT OR COUNTY JUDGES. George Ridout. James Small. Alexander Chewett. KNIGHTED. Sir J. B. Robinson. Sir Jas. B. Macaulay. Bishop, The Right Rev. A. N. Be- thune, D.D. Dean, The very Rev. J. Bethune, D.D. I-KGISIiATIVE COUNCILLORS. Hon. Philip Vankoughnet. Hon. John Macaulay. Hon. J. H. Maikland. SHERIFFS. John McLean. Donald ^neas McDonald. Donald McDonald. APPENDIX D. p. 14. Presentation of a Piece of Plate to the Venerable Dr. Straohan.— We have no doubt that the numerous friends of the 81 Hon. and Venerable the Archdeacon of York, who have witnessed his coutinuod and unwearied exertions in the cause of (ducation in this Province, wliieli have been attenthnl with a very groat de- gree of success, will derive much satisfaction from the perusal of the following communication, which we have been requested to insert. The piece of plate, procured from London, and which, we are informed, is executed in a style singularly chaste and classical, was presented yesterday, by a number of the former pupils of the venerable gentleman, some of \Vhom attended from a distance. The occasion must have been one as gratifying to the feelings of their late tutor, as it was honourable to those of his former pupils, so many of whom, bearing in grateful recollection his arduous endeavours in the cultivation of their minds in youth, and the steady fi-iendship which he has evinced towards them in after life, have united, after so great a length of time, in presenting to him this tribute of their respect and esteem. We have not yet seen the piece of plate presented, but we understand }'■ to bo a very beautiful Epergne (cost about £230 sterling), •made by Messrs. Grey, Hunt, liawly and Denton, emi- nent goldsmiths in London, assisted in tlie design by T1ioiji;i-! Campbell, Esq., the author of the Pleasures of Hojie, and by Wm. Dacres Adams, Esq. of London, wiio kindly consented to aid the artists with their suggestions. The base, whicli is particularly chaste and elegant in its proportions and design, sujiports four classical figures, representing Religion, History, I'oetry and Geo- graphy ; and surrounding a column, around which twine tlie ivy and acanthus, the whole surmounted with a wreath. Within the square of the Pedestal, not exposed to view, gre engraved the names and place of residence of the gentlemen who presented this tribute, many of whom, besides the Rector of Montreal, who attended in person on the occasion, are at present holding respon- sible situations in the colony, including the Chief Justition : — 1. Presented to the Hun, and Ven. John Strachan, D.J)., Archdeacon qf' York, in Ujyper Canada, President of Kin(j\ect. 3. In grateful recollection of his warm and constant frieni\^hip, and of the instruction and advice of which twenty yeurs^ experience of life has taught them the value. 4. Presented on the 2d day of July, ]SSS. " Sunt flic etiam suapro'mia laudi.^^ We are, Sir, Your obedient Servants, JOHN B. KomxsoN. J. 1«. MACAUI^AY. K0BP:KT SIAMON. W. MACAULAY, Mu. George Guunett, Editor of the Courier. » To the Honourable and Venerable John Strachan, D.D., Archdea- con of York, in Upi)er Canada, President of King's College and member of the Legislative and Executive Councils in that Province. Dear and Venerable Sir, In presenting you with a piece of plate as a memorial of tneir respect and esteem, your pupils whom you educated at Cornwall arc performing an act most agreeable to their feelings. It is now long since our relation of Tutor and Scholar has been dissolved, but amidst the vicissitudes which the lapse of more than twenty .years has presented, we have never ceased to reflect with grati- tude upon your unwearied efforts to cultivate our minds and strengthen our understandings, and above all, to implant in our hearts those pruiciples which alone could nu'.ke us good C'hristians, faithful subjects to our King, and independent and upright mem- bers of society. Our young minds received then an impression, which has Scarcely become fainter from time, of the deep and sincere inte- rest which you took not only in our advancement in learning and science, but in all that concerned our happiness, or could affect our future prospects in life. i^^A-^- 88 Those wlio havo since had tlio pleasure of frequent intercoiu'se with you, have found you alvvaya the same warm, sincere and constant friend, ever ready to rejoice 'n their prosperity, and to extend your advice and assistance nmiti.^t the doubts and ditticul- ties which have occasionally crossed their path. Those whom the varied pursuits of life have separated from you during this long interval, have never felt less assured of a place in your esteem ; and we all unite with the most cordial satisfaction in thas acknow- ledging the gratification wo receive from our early recollections. At the period when moat of us were withdrawn from your care, we received your parting benediction, and your paternal counsels for our guidance in life, expressed in terms which made a lasting impression. Now that so many years have intervened, and years so full of eventful changes, it must, we are persuaded, be a som-ce of much pleasure to a person of your benevolent and friendly dis- position, to find that Providence has spared so many of those whose character you laboured to form, and has blessed them very generally with health and prosperity. On our part we beg to assure you that we can scarcely call to mind an occasion in all the years that have past which has given rise to stronger feelings of satisfaction than we experience at this moment in delivering into your hands a memorial of our long cherished affection and respect. Presented at York, Upper Canada, July 2, 1833. . (Signed) John B. Robinson, York. John Bethune, Montreal. R. (t. Anderson, York. George Ridout, York. J. C. Chewett, York. Samuel P. Jarvis, York. J. B. Macaulay, York. Thomas G. Ridout, York. Robert Stanton, York. G. S. Boulton, Cobourg. W. B. Robinson, Newmarkt Jonas Jones, Brockvillo. John Radenhurst, York. W. Macaulay, Pic ton. A. N. Bethune, Cobourg. Henry Ahene, Vandrieul. John Crawford, London. J. G. Bethune, Cobourg. James D. Gibb, Montreal. G. Gregory, Montreal. F. Griffin, Montreal. A. B. C. Gugy, Quebec. ' A. Jones, Prescott. J. Macaulay, Kingston. J. McLean, Kingston. i A. McLean, Cornwall. iL McDonell, Montreal. •. . D. McD. nell, Cornwall. D. McDonell, Cornwall. '•■ A. McLean, Cornwall. J. 8. Macauly, Woolwich. G. H. Markland, York. G. Mitchell, Penetanguis-.een T. Richardson, India. W. Stanton, Africa. P. Vankoughnet, Cornwall. " J. Weatherhead, Brockville G. C. Wood, Cornwall. A. Wilkinson, Cornwall D. J. Smith, Kingston. J. Macaulay, Cornwall T. Pyke, Halifax. 1 84 THE ARCEIDEACON'S REPLY, Mt Dear Fiurnds, That my heart shouM be full on this interesting occasion is natural. Such a momorial of your affection and respect brings back in a stream of joy the days of your education at Cornwall; a period, doubtless, of great anxiety, but, from the large promise which you then exhibited, of far greater satisfaction. The feelings of ardent friendship which you manifested for one anotlior when about to separate, and which produced a solemn pledge of your determination to apply the knowledge and high principles which you had acquired in promoting the good of society, come forcibly to my mind at this happy moment, whr*n, I can most truly affirm, that the pledge so nobly given has been more than redeemed. As you never ceased, during the long period which has elapsed since our relation of Teacher and Scholar was dissolved, frequent as it has been with so many vicissitudes, to reflect with gratitude on my humble endeavours to cultivate your minds, strengthen your understandings, and implant in your heart those principles which alone can make us good Christians, faithful subjects, and upright members of society, I may with honest pride declare, that during the same period my happiness has been greatly in- creased by witnessing from year to year the pleasing and encour- aging results which :ittended your progress in the busy world. Have I not beheld you rising to eminence in your several pro- fessions, gainiiig the confidence of all around you, looked up to in the societies in which you move, and quoted as examples to the rising generation? In this province you are filling the highest situations with an advantage to the community, which is univer- sally acknowledged In Lower Canada, in England, and wherever you have gone, you have won the highest favour and distinction. Sur W I have great cause to bless that kind Providence which, notwi -utanding my numerous deficiencies, has graciously made me t'l:* instrument of planting those sentiments and virtues in your oosoms which, fostered by your diligent care, are now yield- ing fruits so precious and abundant. That I should cherish a deep and unwearied interest, not only in your advancement in learning and science, but in all that con- cerned your happiness, and could effect your future prospects in life, was certainly to be expected, for I was strongly impressed 35 from the fli-st with my responsibility as your Teacher, and I felt that to ho really useful I must become your friend. It has ever been my conviction that our scholars should bo considered for the time our children, and that as parents wo should study their char- acters, and pay respect to their several dispositions if wo really wish to improve them, for if we feel not something of the tender relation of parents towards them, we cannot expect to be success- ful in their education. It was on this principle, that I endeavoured to proceed — strict justice tempered with parental kindness — and the present joyful mooting evinces its triumph ; it treats tho sentiments and feelings of scholars with proper consideration, and while it gives tho heart and affections full freedom to show themselves in filial gratitude on the one side and fatherly affection on tho other, it proves that un- sparing labour accompanied with continual anxiety for tho learner's progress, never fails to ensure success, to beget esteem, and to produce a friendship between master and scholar, which timo can never dissolve. To behold so many gentlemen educated in the same place assem- bling after so long a period of separation, to honour their teacher, is an event of rare occurrence ; but it will bo clothed with a pub- lic as well as private interest, should it encourage faithful teachers, and cheer them in thoir arduous employment, by multiplying meetings similar to this, and introducing a more affecl^ionate inter- course through life, between them and their pupils. In my occasional communications with you since your entrance into active li^e, I should have deprived myself of a most product- ive source of delight had I not rejoiced in your increasing prosper- ity, and volunteered my best advice and assistance to any who chanced to be in doubt or difficulty. — Every increase of your hap- piness I felt an increase to my own, and to forward your honourable objects has ever been to me a favourite emplo3Tnent; nor can I claim for this the slightest praise, for in promoting your interests, I was promoting my own ; nor should I have been less ready to forward the laudable. views of those, who have been far removed, from the sphere of my influence, had opportunity ofTered. Towards those who have surpassed me in station and ability, I can most sincerely avow that my feelings have been those of a parent rejoicing at the elevation of his children. The deep impression made on all our hearts in the hour of your departure from Cornwall, this meeting refreshes and renews; you 36 plighted mutual friendship and plighted the reign of virtue and religion in your bi easts, and amidst prayers and blessings for your future happiness, I undertook to become the centre of your com- munication, and what more happy result could the most sanguine have anticijjated, than to find so many .'~]iared in health and pros- perity by our merciful Creator, to meet together on this happy occasion. Accept, my dear friends, the warm acknowledgments of a heart totsiUy unable to give utterance to the emotions with which it is agitated ; deep and lasting as my existence will this proof of your sincere friendship be retained, it tells me by sweet experience, that there are moments of virtuous enjoyments which would be cheaply purchased by the longest life oi honorable and laborious exertion, moments which are granted to very few in this transitory world, and for one of the most exquisite of which 1 am this day in' (iebted to your abiding affection. APPENDIX E. p. 24. The Vase presented on this occasion was composed of solid silver, 18 inciies high. On the tripod was the following inscription : — THI8 VASE WAS PRKSENTED TO THE HONOURABLE AND VENERABLE ARCHDEACON STRACHAN, D.D., BY A NUMRER OF THE INHABITANTS OF TH3 CITY OF TORONTO ; As a memorial of their respect and gratitude for his fearless and humane devotion to his pastoral duties during the season of great danger and distress, from the visitation of an apalling pestilence. <' For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men."— Rom. xiv. 18.