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Dear Brbthre:?, Widely scattered as we are over this pro- vince, among other sections of the great Chria- ' tian family, and with multitudes who cunnot be considered aa belonging to it at all, we are in ■i danjjer of losing sight of those sucred ties by I which we are bound together in Christian I'el- 'j iowship, and of our obligations to maintain and { extend titat system of doctrine and ecclesiasti- I cal order embraced by us, as we trust, with en - ', i lightened minds and believing hearts. To coun- f I '.eract a forgetfulness from which so many i I injurious consequences must flow, study to re- \\ member that you have brought with you into ■} this land nothing more valuable than the faith of j Christ, the only sure basis of social order and national greatness, apart from which this coun- try, where we have sought a home, can never become a quiet and desirable habitation ; our best solace amidst the sorrows of a present evil world, and our only sure guide to the joys of immortality. Whether, therefore, we conbider he personal blessings that flow from the faith >f our fathers, or the benefits which it may dif- fuse over the community, we are sacredly bound to maintain and disseminate it, and to take care that it be faithfully transmitted to coming ge- nerations. Our attention has often turned, with painful solicitude, to your dispersion over ihis extended «nd thinly peopled region, on account of the dif- ficulty of maintaining a close ecclesiastical union, and the comparative feebleness of our ef- forts in carrying out those combined benevo- lent enterprizes, in which, as a church, we en- gage. Our ministers can rarely enjoy each )tlier's fellowship and counsel, except for a few lays in each year, at our meetings of Synod ; ind even then, from various causes, there are ,nany of our brethren whom we have not seen for years in succession. Since such circum- ilances must impair the unity and strength of lur mere ecclesiastical organization, we need . o be the more firmly attached to the standards jf our doctrine and worship, that from these we may imbibe a spirit of concord, which will ani- mate us within our respective spheres, with zeal aid faithfulness, in the same common and Chris- tiin labours. We have long been convinced, on the most ^tisfactory grounds, that I'resbyterians consti- |tutcd one of the largest Protestant denoniina- itions in Canada. Emigration from Scotland was directed, from an early period, toward* thia coloBv, and bos continued uatil the present day to supply a large proportion of our aattlere. These, numerously reinforced from the Presby- terian counties of Ireland, had swelled our rankSf as we believod, to a majority. Nor did we overlook in our estimate the descendants of a goodly number of those who took refuge on tliis side of tho St. Lawrence after the separation of the United States from the mother country. Tiie general results ofthe religious census of the past year, shew that in naming 100,000 aa the Presbyterian population of the two provinces, we have not overstated our numbers (*Note A). Such a large portion of the inhabitants, not the least enterprizing, intelligent, and wealthy, and conscientiously devoted to their religious creed, cannot but exert a powerful influence on the general well being ; but that this influence may be well directed and truly beneficial, the most strenuous efforts must be employed to counteract what is unfavorable in our present circumstances, to prevent, our people from sink- ing in the scale of intelligence from want of the best means of education, and from departing from the faith through the want of those ordi- nances which are divinely appointed to preserve us in the right way. Happy will it be, should we be so guided by wisdom and the fear of God, as to preserve and brighten the good name we have inherited from our fathers. The establisLment of a college has at diflTcr- ent times, for several years past, engaged the attention of our church courts. In the discus- sions that have arisen on this subject, it has of- ten been urged that the secular branches of learning might be obtained at the Royal Uni- versity in Toronto, which has been endowed at the public charge, and that it would be enough to connect with it a theological i'aculty for the training of such young men as may devote themselves to the holy ministry ; that by adopting this scheme we should press less hea- vily on the liberality of our people. It would doubtless have been much more gratifying to us, and perhaps more conducive to the educa- tional well-being of the community had it been expedient and safe to follow such a course. We are quite aware that institutions designed for the higher branches of learning must be framed on a large and expensive scale. We are, moreover, convinced that as educated young men must in the course of life often meet on the aame arena to deliberate and act for the OG30-4 Letter to the Friends of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. common good, a tiimilar discipline in the same collogiato halls, under the same able inKtnic- tors, might form habits and cement friendships, favorable to the peaceful and prosperous man- agement of public afTiiirf;, and niifrht even ulti- mately contribute to the removal of those unhappy diHbrencca lliat disfigure protestantism — a consummation that all good men devoutly wish. But we have been driven from this Bchemeby the grasping oxclusivenecs of a party (favored hitiierto by the executive authorities in the province,) which would keep in their own hands, and manifestly for the low purpose of sectarian ;)owcr and proi;eIytimii, an institution designed for the benefit of nil. Having waited long in vain for ameliorations, which we had just reason to expect, we have resolved nt length upon a cour.se where we shall not meet with such obstacles, a course wiiirh will not diminish but strengthen our claim for an equit- able share of rnich funds as have been, or shall be, appropriated by the state, for the advance- ment of general cduraticn. We are well entitled to affirm that the min- isters of the Synod of Canada have nlwuys felt a deep and solemn scnfjo of their obligation to watch over your f'i)iiit,ual well-being, and to take part in every question directly or remotely affecting it. One of the most important of these undoubtedly is the education of our youth, from whom may be drawn pastors, to watch over you in the Lord, and teachers who may be qualified to conduct your schools. We have not entered on any jicncral course cf action in reference to this cbjcct at an earlier period, because we were luuful tliat we did not pos- sess the means of undertaking it on a suitable scale, and because wc still clung to the hop-c, that in our present condition of infancy and feebleness, wc mijilit be able, through the countenance and aid of the Parent Church, to obtain a sufficient number of ministers from Scotland to supply our destitute congregations. We clung tenaciously to this hope: we know that such ministers enjoy advantages in the course of their pi-eparatioii for the sacred of- fice, far superior to any that they can hero enjoy, that they would be greatly preferred by settlers from the mother country, and their assistance was most desirable in laying the foundation of a church in tiiis land, w^iich we cannot but think is destined to.be distinguished in the future history of nations. But with deep sorrow, wc have recorded our di^^appointed hopes, and the sninll success whicii has attended our efforts to relieve the spiritual destitution of our people. Wc have emi)loycd every means in our jjowcr to procure for destitute congre- gations, ministers from the Parent Church, and in a few cases we have succeeded. But for several years it has been a])parent, that the du- ty of training young men for the ministry must devolve upon oiirsolves, and so decided were their convictionij in the last nsccting of Synod, that it was rcftolvod tu jH'ocecd immcdiiitely in the <;i.-tabli'jhmcnt of a Litcrarv and Theolo- gical College, the draft of an net of incorpora- tion was adopted, and the Commission was instructed to carry out the views of tho Synod in this matter. Accordingly at the last meeting of tho Commission, it was resolved ('Note B.) to moke an immediate appeal to tlie liberality of our people for the support of this projected institution, to request the Gen- eral Assembly's committee to appoint the Prin cipal and one Professor, to commence in No- vember next, the department of instruction. It is acknowledged that this is a small begin- ning; but as we do not intend to stop with the beginning, we feel no shame, and we oflter no apology. We regard this commencement in no other light, than as a pledge, on the part of tlie founders, that they will not rest, until all the requisites of a complete course of education in literature and theology be secured. following the universities of our native land as a model, we ehiiU take up the pupil at the farthest point to which the district and gram- nuir school has conducted him, and introduce him to those higher studies, that may qualify iiim for public and professional avocations — For this purpose we contemplate having separ- ate chairs in the Faculty of Arts for the Latin and Greek languages; — for Logic and Belles Lettres; — for Natural Philosophy and Mathematics; — for Metaphysics, Ethics, and Political Economy: and in the Faculty of TiiROLooY a chair of Divinity; — of Ecclesias- tical History and Government;— and of Orien- tal and Biblical Literature. It may not be practicable for some years to carry this plan fully out with a (jcparate professor for each of these departments. But with four professors and other assistants, it is believed, such a dis- tribution of these branches may be made, as shall secure to the student a competent in- struction in each. As our funds encrease and the number of pupils may require, new profes- sorships will be instituted, and greater facilities afforded by greater division of labor.^ Commencing thus upon a small scale wc shall escape the folly o( outrunning our means upon the one hand, and on the other of creat- ing an establishment beyond the actual wants of the community. We should esteem either of these a preposterous indiscretion, which would soon involve uc in great embarrassments, and undermino that public confidence on which our success depends. Our method will there- fore be to provide only for our present and ac- tual wants, on a plan that will easily admit of enlargement with the gi'owing wealth of the people and the demand for collegiate education. In this we follow in the footsteps of similar in- stitutions in Britain . The University of Glas- gow in 1450, began with one professor in theo- logy, and three m philosophy. At the first foundation of the University of Edinburgh, only one professor wa?^ appointed, and he a minister of the city; nor was it until a consid- erable time hiid elapsed, that he received six coiidjutort. Marischal College, Aberdeen, be- gan witli I tho Univc tod, emc T' century, \ I than an a I bam in a c and when \ they dispe ferent «iua amples lief by the sma ciilties thai rather hopt resemble tl learning, ii horeiiftcr i career. N heads on ac ^ posetoaccr i tended con I mous unive I chieHy fron * stances the but they ha liberality ot > college edif "•commenced . it has been gfunds, the I Ipletion, tha ^tional subsf *what may b iquests of oj ttiation wlieri Hating in the tftont tho spc is not presei XJannot speal ere a people if wo are a talue that hi .'H'e possess, of attaining accomplish. In Britain, b be the (iispui Ous spirit, an ■»nd exertion The funds •ed beginnini Inconjectuiii ceive within ourselves wit thousands, communion, ( the following 50 pcruons maj 100 ^ WM) 400 KKX) 2001) 4000 Add to this $he amount wi •uitcd to our >f incorpora- iiission wa» ews of tho y at the last ras resolved to appeal to le support of est the Gen- lint the Prin cnce in No- istruction. smnll begin- itop with the nd we oflteT nmenccmen i; dge, on the /ill not rest, ete course of y be eecured Letter to th« Friaulu of thu Presbyterittn Church in Canada. gan with a principal and two professcra. And the Univcrity of Cambridge, since no celebra- ted, emerged from notliing in tho twclft!i *' century, under no more promising,' nuspicos I^ thnn an abbot nnd three iiionljH, who liirod a I itfrji in a convenient place for jjiiblic lecturer, nnd when a crowded auditory compelled them, they disperHcd to tiuitabio upartmenty in dil- ferent (piarteru of the town. With such ex- amples before u;s, we need not be ditJcounifrcd by the smallncHs of our beginning, or tlio dilli- culties that seem to cross our jxith. Let uh rather hope, that if our Canadian (Jollagc Bhould resemble those ancient and cclobratcd aciivj of learning, in the lowliness of iij ori:^ in, it iiiiiy horetiftcr rival them in tiio splendor of its career. Nor liave wo any cauae to hide our J , headsonaccoimtof tlioiiicansby wliich wcpro- r native land ] posetoaccomplisliourobj.'ct; the combined, ox- ! pupil at the I tended contributions of our })ooplc. Tin lee fa- ct and gram- i mous universities to which we have aliuded,aiose ind introduce j chieHy from private nuiiiiiiccnce. In a few in- , may qualify i stances they were enriclicd by royal bounty — avocations — | but they have been mucli more indebted to the having separ- * liberality of private individuals. Tiic .s]).icious \rt8 for the ^ college edifice in the Scottish Metropolis was ar Logic and Icommcnced by private subscription, and altho' lilosophy and * it has been libtTally assisted from tho public Ethics, and |i.funds, the balance sheet may .shew at itw cum- 'Ipletion, that tho private hay exceeded the na- ^tional subscription. These foundations .siiew ?rwhat may be accomplished l)y the princely be- iquests of opulent individuals and families, in a Miation where wealth has been for ages accumu- lating in tlie bands of ifie few. On this conti- tnent the spectacle of innneasurablo inequality is not presented to us. Jn Canada, indeed, we Tannot speak of wealth at all; we arc poor; we are a people only beginning tlic world; and yet it' we are animated with a right spirit, if we ■talue that ble.-«sing after which wo now usj)ire, •We possc.-^s, though not tiio money, the means of attaining it. With us the multitude must accomplish, wliat has often been accom))li.-licd •in Britain, by one nobleman. Ijct us, whatever be the disparity of our moans, display a gener- ous spirit, and success will crown our sacrifices nnd exertions. The funds requisite to make even our propo- ied beginning of this institution must be ample. Inconjectuiing the support, tliat it might re- ceive within the province, we have pleased ourselves with tlio hope that, froni the tons of thousands, who professedly belong to our ivealth of the communion, contributions might be obtained on ate education, the following scale : say that 50 pcrsonB may be found wlio would givo jEKM) cncli =£r>{)W) 100 50....= 5IHHI ',H)0 lij....-^ 5(1(10 400 l-.J10s.._- 5(HK) KWO 5 = 5!)l)0 SWN) 'JlOrt..— r>(MK» 4000 I r)a..--=z 5(MH1 FACUliTY OF -of Ecclcsias- and of Orien- may not be irry this plan or for each of 3ur professors d, such a dis- be made, as ompetent in- 1 encrease and 3, new profes- eater facilities jor.^ all scale we ng our means ther ofcreat- actual wants esteem either retion, which jarrnssments, nee on which od will therc- esent and ac- isily admit of of similar in srsity of Glas- fessor in theo- At the first )f Edinburgh, nd, and he a until a consid- 3 received six Aberdeen, be- X35,(«)0 Add to this a stream of smaller sums, and ^he amount would enable us to begin on a scale iuitcd to our present wants, and prospective improvement. By making every Bubscription above^i^c pmtnds payable in throe annual in- stalments, tho burden would be tho less felt, and an ecpuil benefit would bo secured, as tho proceels would be availabli;, nearly as thoy iniglit be needed. When we consider tho num- ber of persons among us of bettered and im- ])roving circumstance;), inercliants, farmers, artizans, who are not indiflercnt to tho cause of religion and education, we cannot fear that tho subscriptions of even tho highest clafises in tho above sciiedido will bo diliiculc to rrali::e, and by an extcjiided and active agency the lowerand more numerous contribntionF, might also bo piocitrod. Everychild should bo encouraged and enabled l)y the favor of their parents, to bring a stone for the erection of this tiibric. Let oven tlie hands of women prepare tho drapery for tho wall-!, and it:j columns and carvings bo nietnorials of the dead. The success of tliis undertaking, will very materially depend on our awakening a universal interest in its support; for those among us who can irive largely are not numerous ; and there are few who are not able to give something.— B:)t even the most frieidly and liberal do not usually come forward of their own accord to contribute to such objects; they must be sought out a!)d solicited by t!ie leading members of their own circle. To carry out such a sys- tem of universal solicitation, every thing will dci;ond on tho zeal and ctficieiicy of local com- mittees. Where congregations are formed, tho Ses:jion and other inllucntial nu'mbers associat- oil with them, will bo tlie best conunittec. — When.' congregations liavo not been organized, it may be requisite for two or more of the noarc:;t ministers, to visit the people, to ex- plain and rcconnnend the object, to take the subscriptions of ijuch as may be present, and to appoint local sub-committees to visit tlie absent and more remote, who, it may bo expected, ore willing to lend their aid. It is evident that this must prove a very laborious task to ministers, wiio arc already over-burdened with their own particular charge. But unless it be undertaken and prosecuted with unwearied diligence, we shall come far short ofwhat might otherwise be achieved. For it is not to be imagined that our present congregations are able to accom- plish this work alone. Several of them are scarcely able to meet their own ordinary expen- diture. Without, however, taking this into account, persuaded as wc are, tliat no tempo- rary congregational embarrassment will bo urged as a plea for withholding support to a measure, involving the pcrpctuityand extension of the whole church, let it be remembered that the number of l're.v>l)yteria.!is who do not enjoy tlie blessings of pastoral care, and who aro not and cannot, in their present dispersed condition, bo iurmed into congregations, must jc much greater than those wlio arc so favored. Few of these, since their settlement in the country, have been required to contribute in any way to- wards the support of religion; many of them Letter to the Friendt of the Prethytenun Church in Canada. are able to do so; and that they are willing the numerous documents bclbre our l^resbyleries sufticienllydoclo.ro. These ncaltcrcd mciribora of our communion must bo viaited by local com- mittees, infoniKKl of the cffirts in which wo aro now engaged to relieve that privation of sacred ordinancPH, under which they and tlieir families are sufiering, and solicited for tho'r pecuniary aid. In many remote townships which the PresbyterianMissionary ha^ never visited, there will be found those who posanss the heart and t' e means too, to assist in tliii worlf. But theiriiearest neighbors— albeit the nearest bo far away—owe them a visit of fraternal ac- knowledgment and entreaty. Might not such efforts send forth new life, evoke new lower in Ihe Presbyterian Body ? Might not youths for the college, ao well as money, be found among these remote and as yet unvisited brethren ? — We entreat sessions and congregations to en- courage their ministers to enter on these exten- ded visitntions, to submit to his absence for such time as may be nocessnry, to send with him m this work suitable coadjutors, persuaded they should not lose their reward, cither from their mitisionary labor, or in that object of gen- eral and permanent utility, on account of which it has been undertaken. While we icly with a cheering confidence on the liberal spirit with which this measure will be sustained, wo ought not to indulge in the vain expectation, that v/o sha I meet vvith no coldness, and encounter no rebuff's. Our agents in the general solicitation will come into con- tact with many members of the church, who have never in thid country benefitted by the ministerial labors of thecliurch. Some of thoi-je stung with disappointment, may bo disinclined to assist us in the work. This feeling will doubtless, for the most part be f-oo*hed, by j,a simple statement of the cause of this apparent neglect. It is impossible, with the number of ministers we have at present on the field, to spread our par;torul care over its whole extent. Our ministers cannot, indeed, without neglect- ing their present cliarges, extend their bibors. Their powers nre limited; demands up to that limit are already made upon them : and if the regions beyond have not been gathered under their wing, it is only because their wmg is too small to overspread them. When it is declar- ed to such that one part of our design in this undertaking is to multiply religious instructors, that they and others in similiar circumstances may be enabled wi.'h gratitude and joy, to say '* now our eyes see our teachers,*' it may be hoped that even they will exceed in their liberality. It is not one of the smallest misfortunes of Presbyterinnism in this colony, that we have in- herited from our fathers, some of the conse- quoiicc ! of those divisions by which the parent churcn has been rent. The causes of the origi- nal secession, and of its swollen ranks in the present da)\ were entirely local, peculiar to the kingdom of Scotland, and had no existence be- vil more ( unities tl or is their roops of yo heir walls. ho crowd, i pheros. Ii n the pnlp ducated wi f promotiii ow standar igliest gra yond its territory. It will not bo pretended Amaloirous that they ever had, or ever can have any ex- fcenerTil gof istence here. Here, there can be no usurpation Mts earlier s of lay-patrons, no intrusion of unacceptable Audcrcr ? ministers, no disputes about the power of thefjjLjgned to di civil mil gihtrate, for he exercises no power in ' ecclesiastical affairs, andcluimH none, no ground of offence in corporation oaths. Farther, we presume to say that no one can justly allege against us a cittful laxity in discipline, or care- lessne&s in maintaining the standard of the church. Whiit jrood reason, then, con be ad- duced for perpetuating these unhappy divisions 01) this continent? Are not the reasons for unity among us, agreeing, as we do, in every point of doctrine, worship, and government, co- (jent enough to hush every dissentient feeling that circnuistances may have engendered in jjonnl men, the home of our kindred ? We ought not to Jjational vict perpetuate, then, divisions in Canada, for no iervation ar better ro.ihon than that they existed in Scot- literate cler land. They cannot be continued here, but to the frequently ir extreme detriment c.f that cause wbicli ought to them nati to be dear to us as our own life. A better spi- ©f popular e rit now prevails in "our own, our native land." ftreciate its Let us contemplate the progress of unity,stfai»^j>r to displaj and hiuid le ourselves before God.here ItaiflOBT^^ut a downw nmimfktm no re:il obstacles exitiV except such ijoranco and as hnve ihf.ir sent in the prule of the human this point, w heait — tvc (irenot yet one. We are still arrayed t^ould incide under distinct, though, we trust not, hostile from exactin banners. Oh, that the spirit of unity, which from uH cant has of In te achieved so eignal a triumph in the Qfthem mig return of a long spparnted trihe to .lenisaleni, ^e early yc the mother of us all, might pnrstie ucj hither, hence the g and heal thoso rents which hnve so long exposed might obtain us to the derifion of the enemy ? We wouI<i Ipirsliip and I hail it as an omen of tlieso better days, did we injch as may behold every class of Presbytorians come for- talents and ward promptly to the support of this projected all their f i institution, based on the principles of the com- their youuit mon fiiith, and deigned to raise up minister!! feeling with for the service of one common altar. That having know many of those who in Scotlaiid had gone out n these iiisl from the pale of the establishment will meet m permanently in this spirit of brotherhood, wo certainly know contribute to and we shall thank God for these tokens of a These high movement originating with him who hath heal- therefore, to ing in his beams. qefit of the f( It is not unlikely that, appealing, as we do. tAe liberality for general support to the undertaking, we may community hear an objection from some, that, as they never | ()nal well design that their sons should enjoy a universitv most deeply < education, it cannot reasonably be expectec ^all instruct that they should lenJ their aid to establish one. Uiat sends foi Pew, it is hoped, will persevere in acting on rtjote it may BO narrow and illiberal a principle : it is in di- him a positive rect opposition to every sentiment which good Although < men cherish in regard to measures affecting the of a liberal et general well being. The philanthropic con- lieral, the pre tribute to the maintenance o( hospitals, though ministry forn they never expect the remotest of their kindred experience of to become inmates. In every civilized and withered eve Christian community, such institutions are ne- cient number ressary, and such burdens must be borne. In- to-y, to supply dividual advantage, however, in this and all Kumerous co Letter to the Frit'itda of the Vi'vehyterum Clivirh in Canada. bo pretended iinalojrons inKtuncf»K, is coiHprcIiondo;! in tho hiive any ex- Ipcnnral pood. If emit ipioii lie not cliociiPd in ! no usurpation ■ts earlier stiijifefj, can imy one toll who iiiiiy iio unacceptable ((Viincrcr ? Kvory crliica'.ional in.-^titiilinn is de- p power of thefijiigned to diH|ici ipnimuicc, to crudiciife vice, un ■i no power in fcyil more dn«triictivo in its operut ion on coin- one, uo ground fnunitieH tlian tho most int'cctioiis di.eaiieM. Farther, we yJor is their influence limitf?(l to the s:iccc»sive n justly allege roops of yoiinff men who are inrftrncted within ipline, or care- heir walla. These avo soon ditt'iscd amidst iindard of the the crowd, ami become nwiiant centres in other len, con be ad- "pheros. In the lej^idlatiire, tho conits of law, lappy divisions ' n tho pnlpit, in every walk of life, the bo^it lie reuBonB for nhicated will iisiialiy lie the best instruments do, in every )f promoting the ponerul good. In truth, a overnment, CO- : ow standard of )eariiiii;r anion,? porsons in tlic entient feelinp jiighest grades of t-ocicty, an(l among prol'os- cngendered in Jiionnl men, can only bo regarded as ut once a B ougiit not to jhational vice and a notiomil cubmity. Tliis oi)- Uaiiada, for no gervation applies with peculitir force to an il- xisted in Scot- literate clergy. As a body, tiiey come most here, but to the frequently into contact with t!ie popular mind; 30 which ought to them naturally belongs tiic Bn|ieriiitendeiice A better spi- of popular education; if they are nnible to ap- tr native land." predate its value or to recommend its culture, ? of unity^itaDfc^^r to display its effect, vvliat can be looi;cd to id^here ltikBBS%ut a downward movement of the people to ig- ifif, except such jjorance and barbarism? In connexion with of the human tfiis point, we may notice nn advanlage that :ire still arrayed iRrould incidentally accrue to popular education, ist not, hostile ftom exacting a lengthened iitcniry ])reparation )f unity, which from all candidates to the holy ministry. Many triumph in the Qfthem might thus be led to devote some of e to .lerus^alcni, the early years of their course to teacliing ; rsne ut! hither, hence the guardians of our common schools so long exposed might obla-n a class of teachers of higher ^cho- ? We woulii l^rsliip and belter conduct; and the pupils of ,pr days, did we mch as may hereafter rise to eminence by their rians come for- talents and usefulness, may derive, througliout if this projected all their f f ■ re life, many benign inlluences from lies of the com- their you.i-t'.l preceptors. They will rise in se up ministers feeling with the man, and be the better for n altiir. That having known him. Moreover, many tniincd d had gone out n these institution!?, may devote themselves nt will meet us permanently to the labors of education, and certainly know contribute to raise the standard of it in society. ese tokens of o These high seminaries of learning ought not, who bath heal- therefore, to be viewed as designed for the be- ijefit ot the few only, and consequently catt on Ung, as we do. the liberality of the few. Every member of the taking, we may community has a direct interest in its educa- Lt, as they never tpnal well being. The humblest settler is joy a university most deeply concerned in the question, " Who ly bo expectec ^ all instruct my children'?" and the institution o establish one. that sends forth qualified teachers, however re- re in acting ob ilnote it may be from his own residence, is to pie: it is in di- him a positive and personal benefit, ent which good Although our object is to provide the means •es affecting the Of a liberal education for the community in ge- lanthropic con- lieral, the preparation of candidates for the holy spitals, though ministry forms also an essential part of it. The of their kindred experience of tiie last few years has completely y civilized and withered every hope of our obtaining a suffi .itutions are ne- Cient number of ministers from the parent coun- ; be borne. In- py, to supply the wants of the colonial church, in this and all Kumerous congregotions have sent applications thitlierin every form, and for years in vain. A solitary liibonr now and then debnrks on our ,' honvs to toatily to us that our spirituiil desti- tution i.i nut forgotten by those who bear t( - waals us a piiti rn;il regard, but lie is iminedi- atf^ly aliHorbnd, without any apparent lessening of our Wiints. At tlii.-i luomrnt, as we gather from Prp.-)liyterial report-, there arc not fewer than t'ifflilji mnintn-A re'purpd ior as many sot- tb-ments, ju'epiirod to o;;ei t themselves to the ut- mo.st to support divii'o ordinances among them. Diit it is not iii our jiowcr to make any reply to tiicm, save ' wo have not tho means of as- sLsting you : we are not able to persuade j)reacherd to leave their native country and share your privations in llieso wilds ; we can now cherish little hope for you, or for your children, that you shall abide iu the good old piitlis, unless we hhall succeed in raising up iiuiong yourselves those who shall serve in tho temph of (iod." llretlireii. we think it of high importance to fi.\ your attention on this state of tilings, th:it we may, tlirough the divine bless- ing, persuade manv parents among you, tocon- .secra'c a son to the ministry. But in tho jiienntiuie, a previous fjtep mut,t be taken; a previous obl.ition must be mudc. Vou must jirovide the funds to endow a college for their education. According to the sound views en- tertained among u.?, none should be invested with this oliice, br.t tho;;o who have been com- petently in.slriicted. To provide instructors of tho greatest ability, we have requested tho General Assembly's Colonial Committee, to nominate and appoint without delay, a principal of the college, and one professor. We are assured, that whoever may be api)ointed to this olrice will enjoy the confidence of tho Parent Church, and will also nici it and secure yours. But we ciinnot hojjc to draw men of learning and talent from the sweet attractions of home, and from other important i-pherea of ministerial labor, unless we secure to them a suitable main- tenance. For this we call upon you, not merely for your own liberal donations, but for your entire countenance and support, in whatever w.iy it may be wanted. Let us fulfil our part: we have the fullest confidence that the General Ap.^embly's Committee will fulfil tlieirs; and that the appointments which they are autho- rised to mal.e to the chairs of our Canadian College, will secure for it an honorable name, and caus-e its influence to be beneficially felt throughout this whole continent. What mighty effects, for good or for ill, though we choose on this occasion, rather to contemplate the good, are often produced in the affjiis of men by one or two masterspirits! One poor German monk made the throne of ancient spiritual tyranny totter, even in an age when it seemed most securely established, and originated that reformatioii through which so many millions are now reaping the blessed fruits of pure religion and enlightened liberty: and his mind received its impulse and direction from a dusty Bible, which by accident, he found Letter to the Ft'U'iids o/tho Prcahytcrlan church in cnnmfa. in tho library of Im convent. To iho largo 3>irit ond chri^tiiin philanflirojjy of John Knox, Gotland JH iiiuinly indcbtod for her parochial HhurcliPH iind Hchools, lhroii{rh wliich .she pro- cents at thJH dny a >-j)ectaclo of civil und roiijjfi- ous woll-bcinp, to which there arc few parullcLs: (•Note C.) und iiis mind wns hent to that path of inquiry, which led to hiH rcnouncoincnt of a corriiplcd fuith; nnd anon to that coiirKO of on- ergolic action, by which he was distinguished OS a reformer and patriot, by one of hiH precep- tors in the UniverHJty of St. Andrewrf. ThdHO alone who have attended on tho piclectionH of eminent men are able to ai>|)rcciato tlic power which they exert on the chu meter of their pu- pils, and the indefinite multiplication of that power upon the con)irninity, when these iiupils arc disper.-ed to mingle in ity afiUirs. If our college hIiiiII be conducted by such men as wo could witli pleasure name, and be frequented by youth of talunts and ])iety, who shall in turn instruct and elevate the people to be cniimiitted to their cure, what noble reward can wc aspire after ? Tho oriental proverb i)ronounces him to be a benefactor nnd blesned, who i>lants a tree by the way-side for tho shelter of the wenry traveller: what honor shall we heap upon his name, whoso beneficence has brought forth, perhaps from the shades of obscure and humble life, even one man,whosc doctrine and exam])le will counteract, the ignorance and irrcligion of his time, and diffuse over the dark scene of hu- man life, the soothing radiance of heavenly hope, that \ reprres the sufi"crer for the immor- tality to which it points. It would Hurfly bo difficult to discover, among all that has attracted the plaudits of mankind, any thing more deserv- ing of long-lived remembrance than the labors of the learned, and the beneficence of the good crowned with such results. Such consider- ations should lead us to attach the highoHt importance to those institutions, over which eminent men preside, to direct the studies and form the characters of such as are to enlighten and guide their age: and every care should be taken, and no expense spared to procure in- structors of the highest qualifications, of the greatest intellectual and moral energy, them- Bclves the patterns of the excellence which they delineate, and the richest benefactors of the seats of learning which they adorn. No one doubts that our native land can furnish such instructors. And though our greatest li- berality will furnish them only a scanty income, we nevertheless cherish the hope, that neither this, nor the comparatively narrow and obscure sphere to which talent is here confined, will doom us to the services of mediocrity, or pre- vent us from obtaining men to fill those chairs, whose power shall be felt in forming the literary and religious character of this nascent empire. We need say in this place, only a single word, in reference to the scite that has been determined on. It will readily be admitted, by all who are free from unreasonable bias, that Kingston is one of the most eligible places in Canada for a seminary of education. The town re long dc| leans of re ocoHsary ll y, for i)r HlructorH ishing tlios iomiiiand a his object is rcmnrknblo for its cleanliness ond salubrity ; the population already exceeds 'lOOO ; and its growth nnd prosperity may be predicted per- liapH with certainty. Tho commiinicntion with , it by Lake Ontario from above, by the river St. j Lawrence from below, and by tho UideauCanol which pasHOH through an extennivo inland ter- ritory until it joins tho Ottawa, destined eroillf yo„r'c(mi long to be one of the greatest thoroughfares \^ci Assemb of the northern regions of Canada, render it i|hey may I easy of access from all (piartors. It has been ^ ^\^Q ,p„yj ascertained that suitable lota cf ground for tho .ijicso and al erection of buildings con be purchused, within jtnal interc; the town, or at a convenirnt distance from it. We Hiibmit to you, brethren, this statement of our viowa on this important subject. Your own serious considerations of its claims will American t thai their cc tendered us Commiltec l |)rovo the most powerful persuasives to that jerrc and one liberality which tho occnsioii demands. Con- engao'c thei sciciitiouH men are not moved to alms-giving College throi without a sufficient reason, and they are boun- 'phjs insti teoiis ficcording to the exigence. Our manifest ^},ai| ij^ y.,,, object in this undertaking in, to found an insti- gtituto anot tution at which our young men may be trained «hurch of o in all polito and useful learning, and the church ^ho can eve may prepare an adequate and perpetual supply reverence th of ministers, for her ])resent wants and ever jn the scenei enlarging demands. liOt us at least lav the grand and I foundation; and if need be, leave to the liberal minded oi' another ape, to complete and beau- tify the structure. Thus has it been in most works of the same kind. But let the founders transmit v.ith that to which tliey have given *'tt local habitation and a name,'' some fair nnd swei;t memorial of the largo charity by which they are actuated, thnt jwsterity may do us piety, as a b honor, who in unsettled and distempered times, brethren in and while not yet emerged from those toils and tolve, as tli( privations which convert the forest into a fruit- country, tha ful field, had the spirit to found an institution for the liberal arts, the wisdom to create a conser- vative ])owor in the sacred edifice, the elevation of sentiment to bestow pro-cminent care on that which is intellectual and imperishable in our nature, the divine love to prepare reapers for that harvest which is unto everlasting life. The richest 1 Let every contributor, when weighing with ofourhabita himself this important question, " to what ex- niines its be tent is it my duty to su])port this undertaking?" tijke in the keep these high motives in view, and he will a scriptural not fail to devise liberal things. England hav While we embark in this design with a hum- spirit on a la ble dependance on the favor and blessing of i,ct us, the God, it gives us high satisfaction that we pro- follow their ceed at the same time under the auspices and Comity shin( encouragementof the General Assembly of tho most worthy Church of Scotland. In the last report of the ftuth and co committee for promoting tho religious interests Although a f of Scottish Presbyterians in tho British colo- banner of th< nios, it is stated: "Another most important bas waxed c object connected with the Canadas, is the in- the tens of stitution of a college for general and particularly heart and soi theological education, in conformity to the greater joy principles of the Church of Scotland. It is gions a scion beyond controversy that these provinces can- come a 'j:rca' not continue to derive an adequate supply of ministers from this country, and that they must our hearts tl that wc shall our wish to I Adoption, a i the land froi all, are not it still fccdinar "V An Oh, how peaceful sabl Ways be ouri its sanctuari( I and Batubrity ;. (1h 4(1(10 ; and )c predicted pcr- luiniciition with by the river St. ho UidcauCiinol wive inland tor- a, dcHtinod ere : thoroujrhfarca nttdo, render it H. It ha»4 been ' ground for the rchuued, within Bfance from it. thiH Ntutoinent subject. Your its claimti will unKivcs to that omande. Con- . to alme-fjivinK I they are boun- !. Uur manifest ) found an insti- inay be trained and the church erpetual supply ivants and ever ,t least lav the km to the liberal |)leto and beau- it been in most et the founders liey have given '' some fair nnd larity by which ity moy do ua :cnipered times, 1 those toils and rest into a fruit- n inslilution for ;ronte a conser- 0, the elevation riinent care on imperitJhable in )reparc reapers 3verlasting life, weighing with , "to what ex- i undertaking?" w, and he will gn with a hum- nd blessing of n that we pro- e auspices and Assembly of the 5t report of the igious interests 10 British colo- nost important idas, is the in- md particularly brmity to the Gotland. It is provinces can- uatc supply of that they must Letter to the Friends '/the Preah\jlvrian Chiiirh in Canada. re long depend on their own rcKonrecH for iho leans of religious instruction, it y, therefore ocoHsary that means lie employed without dc- y, for providing thoni with wcil-informcd HlructDrs from among thelllaelve^!, and I'ur- ishing tlioHo institutions by which they may iommand a high and sound education at home, his ol)ject has largely occupied the attention ■"•f your connnitteo; and they cannot doubt that 'Iho Assembly will enjoin any connnitteo whonj tlicy may be jileaHed to appoint, to persevere 1 the most strenuous efforts for promoting in .IJiese and all otiicr respects the moral nnd spir- itual intere.its of our brethren in iho North American Colonies." In assured confidonco thai their cordial and cffccluni fiup])ort will be •endered iis, wo have requested the Colonial Committee to aj)pomt the principal of the col- lege and one piolessor, without delay, and to engage them to solicit contributions for the College throughout the United Kingdom. This institution, and the eminent men who «hall be apjiointed to |)resido over it, will con- stitute another strong endearing tie to the «hurch of our father land. Who can forget, who can ever cease to regard with affectionate reverence the land of his birth ? Is there aught jn the scenery on which we now gaze, however grand and beautiful it be, to obliterate from our hearts the fond remembrance of the scenes that we shall visit no more ? Is it not rather our wish to create around us in tliis land of our •doption, a state as like as possible to that in the land from which we arc exiled. And above all, are not its religious institutions dear to us, as rtill feeding the liallowod impressions of early eety, as a bond of spiritual (ellowship with our •ethren in Christ, which distance cannot dis- tolve, as the sweet pledge of rest in another country, that is an heavenly, " Where tliu ilispLrstil of Ixracl Arc giitliurcd into one." Oh, how fervently do we desire that the peaceful sabbath of our forsaken homes miiy al- ways be ours, and the faithful ministrations of its sanctuaries, nnd the busy hum of its schools. The richest benefit of that change in the place of our habitation, ordained by him who doter- niines its bounds, will arise from the part we t^e in the establishment 'A' a pure creed and a scriptural worship. The pilgrim Puritans of England have indelibly impressed their faith and spirit on a large portion of tiiis new continent. Let us, the partakers of a like precious faith, follow their examfile. When the light of eternity shines on us, this stands out the object most worthy to be achieved. Unity in the ftuth and combination in love, will achieve it. Although a few faithless ones have deserted the banner of the covenant, and the love of many lias waxed cold, we have reason to rejoice in the tens of thousands who, with their whole heart and soul, still rally round it, to whom no greater joy could be than to plant in these re- gions a scion c-f the true churcli, that it may be- come !i ^Tcat tree, under which our rcmotott dcsccndontHwill find shelter and pcncn. Incondufiion, brethren, wo besecclj you to listen with candor, and to respond with pn mpt boiielicence to thoHO who may bo appointed to culioiiyoufor doiiutioiiH. We are not inscnsi- lilo to the ditliculties with which many of you have to combat, nor unaware of the tcmptationii that beset you, to shove aside every thing that does not return an immediate profit in Kind. Wo appeal, however, to your better printiph «, and on the grounds already set forth call on yuu to devote a just portion of your substance to bo- cure a benefit for those whom you may never see. What is a community benefitted by iii- creuso of wealth, unless that wetillh bo mado secure by the enlightened virtue of its jieoplc ? What cnii fortune be but a ciirKO to fumiliea t-inking in the scale of intelligence and piety ? It may furnish food for their embruted pasbions, but cannot augment their dignity and happi- ness. " Wt! will and rommnnd," says one of the greatest of Englann's kings, " that all free- men of our kingdom whosoever, possessing two hides of land, shall bring up their sons in learn- ing till they be fiflctn yeara of age at least, that so they may be trained up to know God, to be men of understanding, ond to live happily: for of a man that is born free and yet unlittrate, we repute no otherwise than of a beast, or of a brainless body nnd a very sot." Unless Canada provide such literary institutions for her free- men as are fitted to form and elevate their cha- racter, to lead them to the knowledge of the only true God, and of Jesus Christ whom ho hath Bent, our destiny may easily bo foretold. But we indulge no gloomy forebodings. We have no distrust of your willingness, and none of your power, w^hen we require of you a larger exercise of liberality than we have ever before solicited for a general object. Our ap- peals to you cannot bo seconded by those sym- pathetic excitements created in popular assem- blies, by which avarice and selfishness are some- times for a moment subdued, and led captive by a better spirit. We must meet you for the most part individually; wo must deal with you in your retired and calm reflections; we must confide in your nobler sentiments, in your pa- triotic love for this your adopted country, which, unenlightened by schools, cannot enjoy peace or rise to distinction; in your inextin- guishable regard for the institutions of your na- tive land, which have gotten for it so honora- ble a name; in your own deep love for the gos- pel of the ever-blessed God, which requires that its messengers be enriched in all utter- ance and knowledge. Revolve in your most serious hour of reflection and prayer the claims we have submitted, and the proportionable of- ferings we ask from you. Your generous sacri- fices will long be gratefully remembered by your fellow -christians nnd countrymen. Nor will the remembrance bo forgotten, when the benefactor's name is corroded from the brass on which it was engraved ; for God is not un- faithful llint he should forget your work of t LvtUr to the Friend* of the Prctbyteriun Church in Canada. tiiitli and Inbor of lovo in our Lord Juhiih I'-ri-oorii OiWrgrai^nii «.n« orihw ciMui.iir«iion with « ti, ■ . >ir I xi . .1 I ' A >• I III' III mriil .\iiKi'iiilil\ •( ■iiiiiiiitli'i: liiivo iilvtiiyi iiicl t||« t CliriHt. Wo know thill llin MnltJCCt Ot OdilCIl- „C iIuHvm.hI, Hml.H|i.-, Jallv.Milli.-pr..riit .KT.i,j„n, in n, tioll hllH Iiltll' oni'QIi'fMl II full hhliro of thn jmh- m^^iil idrhirniiim ol llii jr ciiiiciirmici. in ri'Hnril tii Ihn c. lie attonu..,., una thai ti,o ui.uui.orH of our own i;:;^r;;;:::::'';^;;,;:'l;;;:';:;'».i::::i;r!,i: ConillUinion tuko a llc(;|> int(TO.>t in it. SUiStllin ilKtrinHiirt wmit iir>|iiriliiiil liilionrH in IhlHimrtioii <>r lh<M \h| »iM, b'oUiroii, wit!i your woll kihiwn i'!i.M-;rv in ;?:'! ';I', !'';>,',•, u'V i'"'1i""m '"". |'";i"""'y "• "'" "'••M' It : ■• ■ » J ^ r- . Ilii' li III r III Dr. V> iJKJi, Uir rviHHl liiiil ri'Kiilvril in itii'iiin tniN Uttl'UI| t to prouiolo It. lio on UntI proi-ipor. ,miuii;l.' nini liii\in;: miwh lo Hill .Mliiimr), III ihtir on n ni ,p„ Wo wait, lihtonint' for tho shout of iriiuiipiuin!; "'' ."','"'?' '""^":]"' ;'";"1,':'" "'.' '!""!'> ••'■'"', "• <'■>'>" <■•>» h<\ ,., ,. ',, ..'^ i . o ■ iMFil liirl i'l,;i) iii.ouicil till ( (iininimiKm Id iiiiply 111 llir I.ci jL,. liberality from KuiiioiiraHku to harnii;, rcinoiu- iii,,.„f ir|,,,rriV.i,i(h,, .inrinij n,,t Si-«-ion' V«.r nn An .. Jj 1 burins', what wo i)roy you nUviiyyiuuvromt'inbi'r '"iiHirniiim inr n I'uiii-f, niui inpriiiiid wiiiniiiiiiiiKiiiii'. ^j, <i I <• »i I „ I I .. . t, ,'., II. ,. ; I I'i -nrii niiinniT M« till V iiiiiv il I 111 liid, in iililtiiiiiiiif riijiii .ui, tho wordb oi tlio Lord . I CM.:., I;uw l.o .siu.!, ,„„„ ,;.r ,i,i. .„„i,ii4m,..nt- , ..;t nf ..ni, Coiiit", % ** It in llioro blessed to ;i[ivo tluUl to roCCiVf. riiiinnii.>in.ii Hil lliiniHilviM IkmiiuI in mrtlnir nlmiwt iMTti ,« Pr»UT \!<r;rr l. tn curry nm till' iiiiMi.nrin iiinlriiiiiliiliil liy llir H\n<iil, br -igi n J ' I J- w. / ''""■" I"'"'""'"'' »t llic Hiiuii' li.iii, Unit thi. K"iiornl intiTiiit, ."•, Jlloaenilor Oj i^lJllOd. Mliirntlnii in tliiii |iriivinri> lonillv riUI liir ourli iin iiiililiiti <||. Niagara, 5//l A)(r. IHtY.). ' iii^l timt IhiMvanlnnnil wiM-ImmiikoIMIii. PriKlivtmiiii ('hu ,lM ' , . , ri ii'lir It iiiiliKpriihiiiiii' tliiil viMMi^ null, ili'»i){niil Inr till' M' jim Nolii A. — Tlint llir I'li'shvli'riiui |iiipiiliitloii ha* imt try, nJninM I luriiii'il wiiliin ili' rnloiiy. 'I'lii' CnniniiiiK uoi, breiKivcrilatcdut KIO.OOII, uill impi'iii' tVniii tlic (.iiic- iii'"<<ivi'r, liilnir liilly iiwnri' llml nimiy |mrint«, ili Kiiuuit ol ,, ' ml ri-.ull.(.r tlic CMisii. l.iU.'.i hitlyrnr, uiulcr u iviTiil lir'''"'",!'", V','":';',' .'"'"",','• "',""'• "i""'''. "'" ""'";'' ""' « , ,. , 1 . 1 1 ' .'11 rciHi (il finding' ilii'iM tu Hi'iiiI'IimI, iiinl iiiiinitujinriir tliitn a> il Act ot the LftiiHlnluif ; Uicm' u;-u iih tolliiw : — ^ ___ rnivir«ity linn, I'Vin if liny innlil .ivfiroinn Iti., ri'lnctui ,« CllUl'oh of Kll>;lliliil, 7!),7r)'l tiny nnlin.'lly t'lij, tii In; Hi'piiniti il rormarn rriiiii llnir cliililri n i < 'hiii'cli (irSciiiliiiiil !tl.',-"(l7 ) mill liikiii',' inli) \ii vv, nn iIm' nnr liiiml, tlir iillir iniiilt'<|impy Ic Ti_ 1 ... • ; 11 1 . • ' Mi'i'ii- C -n 'I'l'i "iiv Hii|i|ilv (if iiriai'lnng llinl nmlil rir.noimlily lif i \nectiil I x rrusbytormnH^ I'r.Mliylcriuin. n.O-l. S / 8,,lu.l ^^,;. ^.„,;.;,y ,,j, ,'„i^ „„ai,fc'.,nnit, ami ll... ri.k of fr.'mim.t «,b ( ^I'l'i'dd'H, (."Jl'i J HiTiiiiiK iliFaiipiiiMtniiiiIrt, in n jjard to tin.' bnrrtttrn, Hfiicli it n Mcth(Hlinti( (if 111! curb'., (i I, (Kilt vhIvin; iiiiil, on tlu' otiirr, llii' iininliir of ilintiuiti' dingri'ir- Koinilli C'lUllolics • •!!< "'-i' ''""" "'."' '^''"''■"ii'i"'' iilri'ntly iiihIit our rlmrgi', nnil tlio Inr.D l, . ' * ' I'l'ir'' "i"l fi'l'i'l inrrra.-ic of tliii I'rinliyli'riaii (lopuiation, wliicli v. Itlipllitts,. . . I,, .'Oil en iliniii' 111 I'xpii't tlirniiL'li i nil>;riili(iii Irniii the purrnt iital, Twcnty-tlilXMMilllurdeiiDllliniitiiiii.'*, 'i'J,!tUii ii;.'rti'(I to ri'ninl llii'ir ilplibcrnle innl Mjjcniii ('onvintion, that n No I'rufcHsiioii :M,7l)(l mlmit any farllnr lirluy in carryiiiff into cll'i rt tlicincimuri'acui. ' ti'inplatiil by till' SyiiDil, wmiiil Ilia (Irrcjicliiiii of tt iiioiil Kucn' ' "joo '~iiii ''"'>' "'"' I'rnvi'il. triinuiital in tlir hislirat ili'grii' to tlie hi"! •i<y-,l »'> inli'ii'»fH of tliiwi' Inr «liiiin wr ari> bmuul fiiitlifiilly to wiitcl . Deficioncy lli* (•(nnplirt'd with tllc tMltiri' pupil- tin llmi-i' wlin iniint ninli r iin aui'nunt nnlu llir .Inil^'i' of nil lation. iicarlv l-Udi of tho wlmlc (i7,')")n , ^'""'••rii"""! I'.v tiioHr roiiMiUtiiiioiin, uiul <'iii-oiiraecil by tli t •' __^__ lUrliininoiiH inadiMit tlilfi'iiiil tiiiKM on tln! piirt of lli« (Jmemt " AnKi'inlily, (In: CnininiMniiin ri'nolvc, in tho utrriiKtb of (jiid, n 4()0,I3'1(! prod'id i'lirtliwilli to I'iirrv into illii'l, iih far nn ponHildL', tlic in- In rofi-renro to tlio l'iv»I)ytprian», wc bavo to iv- Ki'tioiiHof llicttynodin llii» nmtlcr; unil withtliiHvii'Wtonmki* 1 ^1 ^ • I !• . • ^ .1 11 • . .1 an iiiiiiiKliali'anpiallo tin' lilicrulily ol llii'l linrcliuiid tliecoiii • mark that in .^cvcml .li.'«tnct.-A lhi)r.o boloii!,nn>( to tlm n„„,i,y ,„ ,„,„,! j„ „,,, p„,,„„.^ „„tf,„riH,. tlir Modi rator, in thn Church ot Srotlund linvc been cliis.'^cd niniiT thi> frciu- nifniitimi', lo intliniitn to llirCummittccof tlio (icniiiil Aniieti," rio niitno of I'vc.-tliytcriaii. Wcliavf ('crliiiii kimwlcd'^c My oiiri'iiiiri'cniili.liiici'iiitbi'Hnpport ofmirpcopli', in nfureim also, that from m'V.-ra! townships, in xvhi.Oi uio Inryo "' ''"i". '''.''l"'' : and jvrp>ir|.o«c to «et apart, in tl.r fir.t inntnnc, . ,,,'..,,,, ' ' , , , and witlim Ni.v innnlns 111 tliiH datp, tliu huiii ol nvi< I liouwui. b bodiou ot I'rcstiytiTians, no ivtiinis liuvi< jjccn tniidi'. |,„nndrt, u, bo iiivi .«ti d in proper Hociiritifu in tlio colony, fur ll k In making thi.'< stiitoniont, wo do not mciin to insinii- cndowinint of oiii''J"liii)li'^'ical I'mfinHorsliip, and larinKtly m ' ate, that any hlanii" i.'4 rhnrKC'liio on tlic rt'tiiniiiifi: otli- ri'.|in'Ht lliat tlie Coniinittic of tho Goiicral AsHfrnbly willof • 1. . .• • • ,1 . .1 . .1 ■» I priipnato an iiiual mnn, liir tho cni ovvnifiit ol aiiotlirr I'roftt ccrs. Hut wc are ot opliuon that iho syst.Mii that him J,,,^,,, ,„„| „j, ^, ,^,.„.^ ',„„,^ „„t f,„ ,„.„ MiniKtirH, of «,iituH been followed in tiikinj,' this consiis, varying as it does (|iialitiinliiin«, \vl,.i may bo willing to accciit of tlio«' ProfoKsiii in diilerent districts, is loose and inaccurate, luid that ^^lli|lH in ilio yootli.'^Ji l'r(Hliytoriaii CnllcKe of Canada, and ii| the results obtained are no more than a vn^rne apin-oxi- l',"'"' !''"" '9 ""' """"■' "J"' '".■■"'"',."' ""eK'','!' ".' ••'*' ""; ^. ^ ., , , . ., . r , ',h . ( oninnttoo, ibo iirnprioty (d an iininoiluito application to tii niation to the actiiiil nnnibcrs m the priiiciinil religious |,„,„:r,al GovornnRiit in bolialf of tlie CoII.-ko, and of the u denominations. \Ve fervently hope it will never be uvailin;.' Ilnnniolvos of tlio aid of two Profi'ssorn, who may id made tho basis of any hcgisliitive jneasure. By ma!;- apiioinlod ibiriiif; tbo period that may olapso botweon tho tii ao ing duo allowance for imiccunicies, and adding tho f ''"'[ "''i:'"\V'''"\.'""' »';«'' !'T\"Tr t' a'i'lo ""r"'-"! ' ■,''^ -," , . 1 • !• T /< 1 • -11 1 draw llio iiUontion ot the rliriatian public in Bcotlnnd, niid i tc I ffsbyterian population ol Lower Canadn, it will he „urfrionils in En^rlimd and troland, to the claimo of thin iiifai Ji evident that tho number attached to l'resbyteriiuiii5m iiiHlilation, and tn iihc ovory o.xortion to collect fiindK, ho, tlm I in both provinces must ciceed ] 00,000. "'''' •''" t:oiitrilintionii that may bu obtained in the colony, i ^ Note li.-Wc here Rive the following'e.vtract from t)ie pro- xnrti'-iLiit l>riivisio:i may bo iniulo for the eltioioncy of tho iii«i> _ ceediiifis of thoCoinmiHKion of Synod, held at Hamilton on Htl. ';"""'. ".' 'h"en;l"Wiriint ol the iicceMary I'rolennors iipn, uin Nov. last : "TboConimiHsion proceeded to c.nmidertlieliuHinrss the erection ol buildniK«, and the collection ol a library am l; referred to them by the Synod, respectins the establishment of plnlosophical apparatus. a College for the idiication of youth, and particularly for tlio Note C. — lldiicalion dimnushos cnme m a state.-" education of candidatotf for the tloly Ministry, and had read tho A comparative estimate of the state of crime in Irc' deliverance and inHtructioni* of Synod in regard to tjie same.- j ^ Kngland, Wales, and Scotland, taken on iiii There was also produced and read, a letter troni the Rev. I)r. ' ,. ' j' mic. ■ • r i Weliih, of Edinburgh, to the Key. Dr. Cook, of (luebec, late average ot seven years, ending 1818, i.s given as Inl- Moderator, written by ap|)ointnieiit of the Acting Committee of lows from the London Christian Instructor : — the General Asseinlily tor promoting tho religions interests of Ireland, Iin evciy 1702 PreBbytcriun settlors in the UritiHh Colonies, in which it is inti- i.',.,rio../1 1 10«'» mate*!, that tho Church of Scotland is most desirous that a J -nglantl, l i JOJ University should be established in this colony, to secure, for »Vales, 1 ....... l.4oo Presbyterians therein, a complete courHC of education, and es- Scotland, 1 20,27!) pcciafly to aftbrd opportunities to young men of promise, whose J \„^^^, jt uppoars that accordini; to the extent of the » views are directed to tho Holy Ministry, lor attamnig those lite- , ^ .,' ^ . .. ,. " .i . in»„i :„ ,i,., .ary, scientific, and theological ac.pirrcments requfred by tho popnlation there .s a ratio ot more than 10 to 1 m tlic laws of the Church of all entrants into the sacrwl office, and commitments of Kngland and Scotland, and ot 11 to offering in the meantime, and unUI such College shall be brought Iin tho.sc of Ireland and Scotland, attributable in « into operation, to grant liursaries to a certain ninnher nf young j^ measure to the proportional deficiencv of ediirn- men, having views lo the Ministry, and ri'commeiided by the •. i ,• ■ • ' .■ ■ i . r" Syno.1, during the whole period of their study nt a Heottisb "<.'" »"" lehglOUs luslructton in lllC two loniier couil- L'liiveraily. Wlierel'ure tiie Cuniiniricion ununiiiiuui-ly iigrrcU tiie.s. c t riHiaiiliratiun with « iM' iilMiiya nii't lh« \ 'I'M'iit iiri'iiiiiiii, ill III '•' ill ri'Miinl til Ihii m riility iiroll'i ri il iil' pn n'Vr, III Konir iliprii'. I lhlit|iiirili>ii III' thi> \ I'Viiiuiilv til tliii ri'i'ii)) III rrHlllvi-il III fiirolli ilry, til I nil r on n rn Nliyti'rim III llii^ I'liii I to ii|i|>ly III till' l.i'k i-'iion, I'lir nil ,\rt i> (J | nil Willi nil ilillui'iii'i', j||, "I, ill iilitiiiiiinK I'onlt ixli llirt 111' Blllll Colli ;r,., ,^ IMI' llll'lr lllllllMt I'XiTll ilK li'il liy llii' HmioiI, bi' -i/ii It llii' (fHiicriil liitiTinl . lo ■, I I'lir Kiirli nil iimtiliili i|f, till' i'rrHliyti'rinii Clili ii«| I, ili'iil)!iiril I'lir till' M jilni liiiiy. Till' I 'iitiimiiii> mil. y imrnitii, liii-iiuuii o| , g ' rimlil lint iill'iinl llic 41 III iiwiiiiliiiniiijf III! in ni tl ovrnimiii Iht! ri'liirlui igt n urn rniiii tin ir rliihln n , till' iillir iiinili'i|iinry Ic r.doMnlily Im r\|iec'lt'il I « till) rmk of I'ri'uiKiiit aili till.' tjiirHnm, « liirli it 1 1 T 1)1" ilintiliili' CDiigrrif- jur rlmrut', Hriil tlio lnr,>) 111 (loiHimtiuii, wliicli v, II Iroiii tlio imrrnt Dial, ulriiiii roiivirtiiMi, tliut u Dull'i rt till' iiiiiiHurt'iiCdi ■rclirlinii ofa iiinut Btteri ' lislii at ili'frri r to tlie IjP') f, iiiikI I'liitlil'iilly to wiitcl , ' uiitu till' ,liiil;;c of nil I, anil I'lii'onrnecil liy lli i I till: jiiirt III' tjiH (iinrrn | I till' Ktrin^'tli (if (jiiil, 1 1 iiH I'lir nn poiisllilt', the in- ml with IIiIh vii'W to niuku ["till' Church unil tliBcoiii • jiBi" Ihr Moilirntor, in thi of till' Grnc rill Abikii,' I'liiir iitiipli'. III ri fiiri'iiri ipiirt, in thf firft instnnci .1 III HUin of five Ihoutiaii'D iticH in the colony, furtl >' iiur»hi|i, iiiiil iiirniKtly 1 1 iiiriil AsHcnil/ly will ni* - nifiit of niiothrr Prol'iT MiiiiKtrrH, of Builiilil [•crpt of theci' Profcssui gv of CaiuKlii, niid ii| III Hii);^'i'Mt to the all liiito npiilicntion to lli ('ollcKP, uml of tlip 11 IVofi'SiiorH, who may 'xl hi|ise brtwein the til iHt re for tliia country, \ i».' blic in Scotlnnil, and 1 'tc the cliiiniH of tliia infai il collect flUulH, HO, tllll t tuineil in the colony, 1 . 10 eliieieiicy of the iiiitii nnry I'tofeaaorhliijiH, uin ' lection of a library urn i: r» cnme in a fclatc— • :ato of fiimo ill Ii'C' itlmiil, taken on iiii 818, is givon as fol- Inslriictor : — cvei-y 1702 .... 1983 ..... 843() 20,279 to the extent of llio ■ than 10 to 1 in the itliind, and of 1 1 to i\, attributable in 11 (Icticiency of ediirii' ic t^^ o foniier couii- c 3r I