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(In, York 14«og (7t6) 4a2i«300-Plionr^ (716) 28a.^.SSM-ra USA ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA /^ •<. GENERAL SYNOD ARCHIVES Church House Toronto t. v i ^^ . \r v$. ■ i ■ • .J * I FIRST CQNFERENGE Unoeh the AUSPICtS — or Tm — ijontr eal ^iomm ^Iie0la0ital ^all^je HELD 'x iSatobr '5qJ: and ^rd^ 1d^§. : - ■ •• *'•• f ■: ■ ■ .' • . ■ " ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■•'-. - "^ " . * ' ■ . . . ■ ' ■' " " . * ■*'■-■•-.' ^ ' \ J. IMtO.KOilHiON, F8INTEH, MOMTWAL y -"■■_, ' -•'-' • ANaiCAN CHURCH OF CANADA ■"m:''^- ■ . ■-"■,'•;■':■ ' ■ i ' .- •' fiENERAL SYNOD, ARCWVeS " . . T ".- **"■ ; ■ \ "..: * ' ■ '' ■■■■■ ■--: .'■■■',■■■ • .,- r\.' • • ""3-{-::--'f';vrv^r^---- ■ ' ■- , . -y'r ■ \ ,.. "■ - 7 ■^^■••■-::^i ^^^^^^^^HgMHMMMHHHI <" V ~7 .■!.'» ."*S^y*'# I FrrST<)|{V>)K TffK COM.KdIv ^' • - t. , The Montreal Diocuhuii Tlieoh)jji()il (.'olUigo wan fouifded by IVishop Oxenderi, in Septombor 1«7M, fVir tho purpose of ])r(ivi(linK an increased suppljr of clerHyinen for the Diocese. hy furnishing ;^oung men with every fn(!ility of theological training, in the'chief city of the JJiocem-, and under the irti- mediate and constant supervision of the Bishop. Us first Principal, Rev. J. A. Ixibley, M.A., IXCL, hy his extraordi- nary ability and.devotion, made it a success from its inceu- tioh, and his recent death was bbwhere more sincerely mourned. than among its first students. On/his appointment to the I'rincipalship of Bishop's College. LennoxviUe, he was Huc(ieeded in January, 1878, by Rev. W. Henderson, D.I)., to whose XV ise direction and earnest labours most of the pre.sont success of the College is due. ^ The institution was incorpbrated in 1870, when the Trin- cipal was relieved of some of his onerous duties, by the appointment of several Assistant Uoturers. As a goodly number of its Students took the Arts Course at McGill, it was attiliated to that University in 1880. It ceased thus to bean isolated theological School, and became a theblogical department of one of the first seats of learning on this con- tinent. Supported mainly by the j^nerous gifts of Montreal churchmen, it was nevertheless' seHoii.sly bumpered by the lack of proper accommodation. To .supply this want a lai^e and commodious building was placed at its disposal, the gift of its warm friend, A. F. Gault, Esii. So that its students now enjoy the inestimable advantages of residence, of a chapel and of suitable lect'ire ro<)nis. From eleven in the first year of its existence its stodents have steadily increased, till in this its 17tlv ye»r, they number twenty-nine. To meet the increasing labours necessitated by this growth; one of its most distinguished graduates, Rev. N. P. Yat^9,*B.A„ was appointed residertt Tutor in 1888. To supidy the special wants of the Church in this Province, a French department Was authorized in 1889, and in the same year it obtained the power of conferring Degrees in Divinity. And thus nearly every year in its history has marked some important step in Its onward march. Its material increase has also kept pace with its living growth. Through the liberality of its many > friends, it possesses the nucleus of an excellent library and -'Pl^^lS'qgr^jp ^"r^/*t'=™5r^^-5»«w5"'f*- ■swTir-p^ — ■-•^v^f^g^^'^:^ > ;■ y n (!«»li MiHl«.wHi«iit of »t7,7lMi.no. A lui«e pi(.|.«»uoii «;! tli.! cli-iLfV of Ihe U'mvM', uiti llif m-HuU of its work, whil«' n "•^* MMit'fMlh M,.v.'uil nitii t<»«1ill iii.|»'itiuit Ih-mIkiih m Mlur Mmmw.'h or lli« Dniuinioii. |l iii.iy lu.w l.-iliim.U'l.V i'"' only ( nuMtiUd iutinn nt.d sMiif oi-iin loi tl.«, .xpu'ssion (.f th.ir vifws-.ii.d IndtiiKM. ill n.nn.-xioii will, tlif? (>Ilf«c. It wan undvi 1 1.' auhOi.'.'M ol litis A-H<.ciat ion tl^iVt tli« < otilVitMico was licid "I wliuli tlK- loIlowiiiK |»a;4«'M ai. T. C. Assotialion. m lluv to) lu of a ifunioii. iiilriMl.d to li« unuuully lu'ld. in ih.' n.c.tUh olv (RI0I1.M, at the HaiiK- lime as the (.'on vocation ol ih.- t'olh'jif \ two days promiinini.' hud hw-n unanyed, and iii\ nations weie^^nt lo all tlrosi- wliose iiauieK appear on the t'olle^je list tJwinji to the «iiat distunie from Monlnul at which many of tlit-se in.w ii-Hdr, and to the }.ieat (litti< nLty «-xptMi- , 1" Vncd hy ilerfjy in the conntry parts in leuvinj; tlifir pariblus W' -ut this liiiif, only Home thirtten, nnlortunately, wne ahle to i rttleild : hilt these, witli the students in lesideuce. biouahl the .^^jjuuiLter up to forty. ■ ■ ■ /. n • i^ The Conferenco was opened by a service m llie toilej^e / (hope!, at which many of the city clerpy were, by specml ' invittition, present. The sermon avus preached by the 1 rin- eipal ofllve t^ollene and Holy (Jommuulon was admniistered by Kevs. L N. Tucker and J. A. Newnliam. The Principal took as his text. .John x.xi. 12; "Come and dine"; the foll.)wilig being a brief skeuh of the line of thought. ' ; .' . „ , , , The invitation was given "early in the mornuig ; blessed are they who are visited thus early by Christ. iii thfiir natural. . r tlieir professioiiallife. The miracle Was performed " early in the morning." indicating the LoriTs independence of natural 1 I .^ p. > '! 1. /■ ,.,„„ol.>« T».r time w., «1«. sy,nlK.lk-al of iho duwn nf ih. ' •'*^£'";;.n:r;:;^- to t..« .u-dpie. .how«a u. nntu,. ..r . u Chri-fK for«ivin« lov.. His r.r. for lu, ...,.,.0- '.I!,|"..l ids ,M,o,.l.. .u..Mli« ov.rfow.nK Kno«l..c«*. au.l .1 ,.y V:,;:; ( -J/of the i^J of ..frc.«hn».nt ., J . h.-tory of > ^''V,; '"o MUiiolm for the renowul of »7 ! '»\-t". '"r sr oi.rMwlvoil Hr« (1) to he Hvin« nieinbi'iHol hj* Ho- y of ( hri«t . work. n« '• flHhors of mmi." :j(Hl,e l.rethron r«-aHfi.Muhlr.l «nch privilej;es, the lack of wWh wasso teltby SSn^X- date. He closed with a M reference to 1^^ sa is ictory%ttre.neut of the Divinity >W uuestion, a"l" eXlLlto ail to keep up their read^af^er ord. ^ lion., 90 as to Ht tWnselvesfor the D.D. Kxani.nutmn. R«v. 0. A. Sttiiih, pri>tHNH)(l tli» hfiilih uf iho l^rinciiMil. Th« •ucctJM .iiokun oi wliich had .ttrndwl th.. Collwo for twelvo y««rH w.ui larK^ly .tu« to i\m fnithful Inlmurn .iiMi n.iiot . inflii«nr.> of om.^imi,. H„ h<»|K.d ih« |.r«wnt mn.linu wi.uld •ppr«ciatn ih.. i»rivil«K« of th« „v^Jt . Tlie Principal submitted the Sixteenth Annual Report .^ Kieveii years ago the entire College consisted of the Ft^ cipul and u few students. Ifa assistant teachers, iio book^ 'iri' ^a • « <^ V •f' • « • V 8 'I I t no possessions of any kind. Now, besides tho library of 2^000 vols., the assets are valued at *46,475 of which $17,706 forms the cash endonrinent, or &bout one fifth of what it oijght to 1)6. Theitf is a resident Tutor, besides the Trincipal, and there are four other Teachers and Lecturers. Now the College possesses the power pf -'conferriiig degrees in divinity on a basis similar to tWtt of all the theological Colleges in thiis Ecclesiastical Province. Its .advantages now are very great economically iincj^educa- lioimlly; for all. tuition fees are remitted both here and ir» .Merrill nniveraity ; and the C«illege is not a more theological Cjllego. ; it is ajhiiated to one of the first ITniversities of the land, 80 that the resources of the University are' availa,ble to the Students of this College. Theologically it stands upon the doctrines taught in the Prayer Book, o9 Articles, and Homilies. ' The social and religious .advantages of Montreal arc also great, as arc the advantages of residence in the Col- lege, of intercourse at McGill wiWh'nien of many minds, and of facilities for the acquisition of the French language. Steps are being taken to' foim ^ French department in the Colliege, where men shall be preikared for French Evangf^Hza- tiori..- , ■ „ , This progress would be accelerated by a few generous dona- tions qf from ^1,000 to $5,000, in order to bring the equip- ment of the College nearer to its requirements, ami to enable the College to take its proper rank. I The Principal had always aimed at the highest standard Of proficiency in the College; had wished the possession of the ^ " Testamur " to be indispensable to ordination ; and even i)i opposition to the Universities had contended for the degree fit B. A. as a qualification for divinity degrees. But even "^ove mental and scholastic attainments h^ ranked spiritual Qt^inments ; and it is the part of clergy arid laity to see that ev-ery inan who presents himself f6r the Sacred Ministry iwssesses spirituality of mind. \ In ordler to maintain this state of efficiency repojted, the public must furnish a- generous support , and he would mention some of the ways in which they might help." liy cash donations towards the improvements made thi.s) summer, by annual subscriptioiis, timely bequests, exhibitions, funds for prizes, furnishing rooinv*etc. A subscription of $5.00 per; annum for a clergyman, or $10. per annum for a lay- man, would qualify one as a member of the Corporation, and $20. per annum woul^ make- a layman eligible as a Governor. The session was opening with brighter prospects and larger numbers than ever : Eleven new students have arrived, and J .4 ■ , \\ P ' . - - ,' ■--.'" *: ■",•'. N-»— ■ t •- \ •» H \\ M r.4 . t more were coming, and be believed this /^olie-o to ^.e an h^- rrtant factor in the pron.otion .)f the intereatH of tho (.os- tiel in this Piocefte and Dominion. ThaSswere due to many friou.li^ who have helped ^y.th studentships, bedroom furniture, buoks, etc. ^ ' Total num.be^ of students admitted, exclusive of :': -those now in College ... . • • • • •- • • • • •,-,• Total number who have taken th« " leslunun. Total number ordained .......... • • • . . . ■ • Total number working in this diuce.se... ....... Total number who have taken B.A. xlugiw . Total number who have taken TTnivevsity honours ■ andPrizes........ ^,.- •••;••;•-■••• •• total number who have taken M.A. degree... . . • Total number who have taken D T>. degr.-c. . .... Rev Mr. Burman spoke /on tie Alissioui.ry work in tlie " North' West, particularly rfjfeni.f- to ihv Const itutmn and work of St. John's Tlieological ColU-e. lluperts Und. ^ ^ ■ Rev E T.'teexford.Secreliiry of the Protestant (Jommittee of the Council of Public li#ruclion congial ulated a present fin theprogress of theCoIlege which had evidently "come to "^ Tery Kev Dean Cannichael referred to the advance made bv the College, especially in connection with the happy sohi- tion of their difficulties kbout divinity degrees. At the dose of the last Provincial Synod there were few educational institutions, outside of the Universities that stood higher in the estimation of that Synod, than the Diocesan College He congratulated all church people on the hnal settlement ot that question. . .^y ■, ■ . . ■ ■- . ■« . . . , .■'".■. Aaer a hymn and prayer, the asseAiUy dispersed. 1 The Conference le-asseiubled on Thursday, at 9-30 a.in when the Rev. W. Sandeus, P.. A., Incunibent of bich«te.aiHl . Rural Dean of St. Andrews, read the following paper on ; — 2. Tht dangm-of luylectmv the piu^ of if>e Pastor of Ms own spiritnol liji:- • First look at the ideal of the Christian Ministry. ^ are men doublv consecrated; first as individuals, then as officers in the Church of Ghrist. In our Ordination >ery,ee what a figure is set forth I Observe the expressions-" mnocency ot. 1^^'' ■ . " " ■.-■■■ :./" life/' 'inwardly moved by the Holv Ghost/' " called accoijii^^^ to the will of our Lord Jesus." '' diligently framinKa^dfash^ ioning the life accordin« to the doctrine of Chnst, whole- some examples of the flock of Christ." w^.„l In Holy Scripture we are spoken of as Measengers, watch- men and Stewards of the Lutd, Ambassadors Jor Ghmt, entreating in God's stead. We picture theu the holy, humble, faithful servant of Christ, as zealous for the honour ot his Master, and consumed with burning desire for Ihe etetjal welfare of souls, and specially of those committed to his cire. ' , ,,. But as a rule that ideal so noted speaks merely the public man, the life shown up bijfore the people and is therefore incomplete. The private life iii the iudividuaraud in the home has to \ye considered. There the completed ideal gives us one willing and ready to receive the Word and quick to obey the same. In conaideriiig our two-fold position I would merely ask you to keep this in vi(!w:-We preach to others, we preach to ourselves, we occupy pulpit and pew at one and the sauie tiuie. The two are united, and in rightly iiertorm- inc our duties in either we are true to the whole. Passing then to the special dangers arising from our min- isterial duties, we consider them in order. I Ca) Our nlation to the , Word.—ln our preparation as students we take hold of the WorcU^the Manual of Instiuc tion In College we handle the Bibie as a text book, dissect- ing it, criticising it. building up our theology from it. as well as 6ur theories. We are tempted to take the Sacred Book and use it as an ordinary text l>ook, .ievelopmg and strength- ening thereby the intellect, w We oftentimes allowing press pf duty tp crowd out regard for our spiritual condition and ^^ih) The same ditliculty is before us when we go forth to labour in the vineyard, especially where many duties reduce to a minimum opportunities for study and meditation apait from that required fo^ the pulpit. The demand upon the 'novice to produce much sermonic m^itter has a tendency to drive him into the groove wliere he is ever thinking pt his sermons. His thoughts, reading, study, are given to the pre- paration of what is demanded from him. Thus the week is Kiven up to that which 1 might almost call routine work. Now all this has the ettect of turning one's powers wholly from self and from individual benefit to that «t otliers. Ihus we reduce ourselves to machines and our ellorts in the pulpit fail to benefit at least one. Rather should we begin with seU, '■• *•: "^ s*^,'"^ ' ^ '* i 1 according [ and fash- ," " whole- ro, Watch- [or Christ, y, humble, lOur of his the etefiial ted to his the public is therefore and in the ideal give's id quick to on I would 1 to others, at one and ty jiertorra- mont n»in- paration as ■ of Instiuc- lok, dissect- 1 it, as Well acred Book id strength- >wing piesS ndition and go forth to ities reduce tation apart id upon the tendency to iking of his I to the pre- the week is itine work, wers wholly hers. Thus n the pulpit in with self, s _t and realizing " the power of God unto Salvation" in our own souls be impelled to "speak that we do know " not as theory, but as theory tested and proved fact. lUthcr should we, knowing the truth as it is in Chriat Jesus nin\ coiniriissionfid to declare the same in the church, perform our duty faitli- fuUy, witn.eSsing for.Chjrist to our own life us well as to that of others. The result of such a course would be nmrvullous, and we should offer ourselves fitter instruments, by the grac-e of God,' in the hands of God, for the prdclamation of His gracious Message. ^, , 2. Our relation to other official didmin Ihc Church.— Once accustomed to the routine of public service, we are tempted to lose sight of our private position and also to regard all as more or less " form." In leading public woi- ship, in administering the Sacraments so constantly, we become familiarized with holy thinus and so are exposed to the danger of intimacy bringing spiritiuil dea(fnes-», the eye of the mind and the ear of the heart becoming closed, the soul growing indifferent through repetition to the glorious truths set forth, and careless trj, the lessons to be learned. Our safeguard lies in prayerfully endeavouring to make the ser- vices factors in building up our own spirit life anioiils.—\j\u\ev thi9,head I would include all the telaiionsliip between the paslbr and his people outside of the public services, 3aid one the other day :—" Pai^ochial visiting forctjs home upon the minister's soul the sense of helplessness, and drives him to the throne of grace, and therefoie I Caflnot see/ where there can be danger in this case" Itegard inust be^liad for the conditions of the case. The Minister is an individual weak and liable to err, and those with whom he mingles are all sorts and conditions of men. 'J'hey may be a 1^61p or they may be a drag. The ideal visiting is beautiful, the realiz;^- tion is often unsatisfying. The Minister needs t0 be a master, in one sense, towering ^abovc his people, pointing them to Christ, and leading them to Him. /„ , . 4.JkOi*r relation to domestic]fUid private Ufc^Hiihits formed are i3ot easily broken. The young minister appointed to his first charge is occupied entirely with his wopk, looking out to othei-8 the whole time: with the result that the hfe of the individual and that of the h6me are overlooked; and. self rtnd self-indulgence creep in, under various forms, unawares to the minister, who remains under the unwarranted impres- sion that all is well in his own heart and in the hearts of those composing his household. ^ \ t?> , - 1 ' ■ t ' '-M » , -i • / ' iMl " ^"^wm^ \flf ■as / • ■I r::^ ■^S^jS^j^tS^' r, 0»r rrJationiqprivntf ^vdif.^ an,1 general rwrftni/.— The rlercymiin has not uierely to perform ecclesiastical dHtiea..n tl,o church und paiish. but he is burdened with some of the parochial tinaucial inatters. besides lif tins church debts, work- in.Mip entertainments, soeials, etc/ The result of so uiany duties is that when he entew the study us thoughts an^lis- tracted and his time divided by the con^ideratiori of matters outside his trncAvork. Thus the momins; goes, and with it the only time in the day for such work. __ . r> Want of .v/i^f'-m. in jxtxtoral work aruf. tn atmiy — I lus lias u lendency to induce carelessness or continued unrest, des- tructive of that ('hristiaii quietude which indicatds ma.^terlul spiritual strength!! ., 7 The sinful competition existing among the various bodies by which we are surrounded has a disturbing mtlu- ence not alvyavs for goad. « ■ \ av 8 The nnlltiplication of services and meetings, travelling constantly long distances in limited time, temptation to lazi- ness, isohtion. the spirit of iu.rest abroad, and^ hnaucial dilliculticsv-thcsc ids.. miiBt lie added to the number of our dangers. N< , » .-^ i • In conclu9i(.H I would venture a few Suggestmns whj( be ot btMicfit. ill, 1 . Let us be mi.ch in pniyer, jind it needs Ix^ letj afraid of using means to promote the habit of W^^f- .' , 2. lA't us be diligent in the study of the Word of (iA»d. The setting apart of a certain time each day for private study will be found of great practical value, in deepening the spiritual-life. , , • '' . i :;. In our studies le^ us be watchful to flraw good not only for tho-ge we minister to but also for ourselves. / 4 In our intercourse with our parishioners it. woul»l seem «afer to regard ourselves only in our public capacity, dealing with them as leaders, as ambassadors.- Such a course nuiy compel us to.live niote privately than our coastitutiona ta.stes would lead us. But whqre we have devoted lite itsell to the execution of the commission given to and accepted by us, and where we have agreed to be insta*rt\in season and out of season, there can bo no room for doubt oi-. hesiUwicy. W X DOTHIB, in openiiij; the discussion, said the country cler^V suffered from isolation. This would not be an un- mixel evil if it drove them, to closer comniunion with 1 hrist. Theclergv geueia%, from seeing so much ot human wfak- • ness and sin, were in danger of losing faith m man. '> •T. A. thing iw liable t d»'veh»i sacred L. N sfiiritui and pri iippear inlluen N. I Uiokcd i.e. if t I' > negle(^ lixed ( K. I use ot niiist Chrisi let th DlJ I'lnsiii real i I'aui, TllK _^.-jJl^ qwaai ■ ■/■■' ■ :■ tding. — The «1 dutieS'in some of the iebts. work- of 80 many »ht8 am tlis- 1 of matters and with it. I/.— This has unrest, des- ,68 maiiterful the various iirhmf» inHu- js, travellinj,' tition to lazi- nd financial iniber of our IS w f layer. ITord of (J\.d. private study sepenin;^ the ajood not only | t. would seem lacity, dealin;,: I ceiirse may coiistitutional uted life itsell d accepted l»y easoh and oiu sitiutcy. I the country not be an un- n with Christ, human wiiak- man. •f. A Nkwnham irnifthing Mid they were liable material for sei'mous. ;!2't:":^=«^»^"t™E'^':;t the i)erf«»rma»kee d.-velop a sort of ottieial.sm in Tn'^-k held t^-f t'xsx!:;:t'^^^^^ «,,.ituali.ed '^« -;;^^,:r p^iJ Slat^ a In tL ean; iiud prartical. _lt if "'"y'"*'»^_i:,j.^8i,, the inner life would .ppe!irinlm»uni8|ation8^ J^^^^ ^^^^ ^ influence pt hers «#\ >!«;" ^.1 be no dan-er if the cle.-y Sth^^SSlI^^^ ..!L^tlS;:^:^te^^^^^^ Ux?fd on the (>08S ot UWfery^^ ^ ^^ K. I. UEXFOKir-fotiiMkthe t^reuts' sinftdness of nieu use of the Order fprMo^lr^^-^j^^,^' ^,,^ ,„i„.lV nmst have produce., ^^fe^^«"r '« t l.y the same causJ Christ. )Vhen the di^eiljes^^e <^^^.J, ^i„, Christ. . let them l)«arinniin.l that they are su . ^^^ x^ l„, HEfNUKKSON ^>^,!;?,Ctl« 1.K v-dluded t.P weJe i'aul " take bee* I to yourr^elvi^s. ;. r THii»UTY i»K THE SY^tEMATlO STIU.V (>F THK HKV L?N. rucKE..M.A.. Assistant Minister. St. deorges ^ Cb^n^hjiontreal. in the coui^e of u. paper sa.d .- ^ and Muf^mmU u. the' ^BM^ ' Ymi Urst meet with Truth of all. the doctrine o^ ^1^^^^ have, ueeessarily in it in the Oarden of Men. .f "*''^\\k. ,,jj^u„,,ity uf Satan ; embryo, the ^-^^'^f^ :^^-^^ ^ of guilt the fall of man. ^"^or^^^'lfnf^ei^^^ , the Inearu^^ und of alienation from ,^«.^»' «"*^ ,^^„ttlv [h tinal victory over th0 sutterinp of Cluis.and la.tV ^^^ h^^^^ .^ ^r^ .^^ Satan, of Christ *"'l,"r™^\ ;,,^,'^u^^^^ _ details, but as time ^'^^^'^^'^^li M^r^n'^ The seed f^^^^Z^TSM^^ Moses, who may 7 "\ r-. '/-■ ■ u IV ifp Oi- u Prophet, i.K a Teacher ; and the word of Mos*s : — " hear ye Him ' becomes the word of God Himself; when, at His Bap- tism, Messiah actually assumes. His office : then Moses and Klias appear at His Transfiguration, to efface, as it were, their own mission and office in presence of Him whoni the Father seiUijuii] glorified. With Aaron, Messiah becomes a Priest, i.e. a Purifier of sin, and a medium between man and God. . With the Ltimb without blemish He becomes the Sinbearer and undefiled. And the mysterious figure of Melchiaedek stands in the backsround to foreshadow His eternal and uni- versal Priesthood. With DaVid He becomei a King, trium- phant over hia enemies. With Solomon, His dominion becomes universal. Nearly every circumstance of His life and death was foretold in the Psalms and the Prophets. And thus the relatively, v: 7-12. ' 2 Their influence, ' vj * («) to preserve y :1^. (/») to guide 1446; n The fulfilnieut. ^ i- .>n 1 ot theOiaReuerally v: 1y-20. . ,», .^ 2:tlth^Si?ii <,l special connnandments 21-48. Ill 1. Acts of devotion. ■ («)alnisvi: 1-4. (6) prayer 5-15. ' (c) fasting 16-18. 2. Aims. . iu .11 . (tf) the true treasure vi : 19-^1-, (t) The single servjce 22-24 ' :' (c) The pertect repose 25-:.4. 3 Conduct . . , . .-IK (a) Charitable in judging vu: l-o. . (M c:ircuinspect in teaeliing 0. : I (c) Faithful in well-doing 7-12. ^- ^^J^'^j) From himseK vii ri:i-U. ^^^^^^^^^^^ ' ' (6) from false teachers li»- 2.5. \^^ ^XT vH . 2427 The above analysis is abridged from J\ tt It nresents the Sermon on the Mount in a new ^estcott. It F«««J'\^; ^i.hest mi«e of spiritual teaching ^ S^llo^ rS Id \ masterpiece of the thorough and I niethbdicartreatmeiit of a sul^ect. , ^ '^ , i>,~ *> y': * i '; ■ li:: m 4. In thf Hindu 'if '*'*.:*fp 'ver in miml thr fiiif/iot; lii» rirciuii^fHiu-iH, kin ohjfH niid bin ifudetH. — Take f.if, the Four (Jospels. Hero iiHiiiii I cannot do bettt'r than •Mill from WeHtcott. St. Mattliew unfolds the si^nificaiMic of tliM piiHt Ilti uointHout tliu flubstitncu uf Christianity uh Hhadower spirituul realities which is perhaps the liighest and the runsHL of those rfi/t rUnmtn , or gifts with which lh(! Holy \Si»irit lias enriched the Church. "V , ■■ . • ■, ~ nicmt helpful. W. If. (fARTH tirew ft line liet ween the retuiinf; aod the *tu-';-r--^^^^^^^ ■■■ ■■\- ■ .:.. ; .„■:■■■.■■ x^ %■ _. -;\" ^V _;_-,j^' ■• _• -^.^ ■ . ._V -• _• ■ . / '^X ■'::.. '^ _ - :, ^»;-. . .'X inoM, not lo nnv nil popular plftc«» of worship, «nm«how or nthor do not (HVRReiit any K«neml nnd ? after rijjhteou«iM»M, It woiilfl «Poin probable that th« purMt (uid Iwdt-inten- tionod atU'odftncc in to Iw found Rononilly in th« niniillrtr and low p«»pular churphpn. whon^ fashion and i«rt and artifio*-, are unniilly IfiM potoul. a» attractionH of viry un(5«rtiiin valu*. There i« suqii a thinR aa nayinji too hi«h a price for a full churrh, Mill then) ia aomothinR to Iw thankful for, if p«mple will attnt of church attendance, much dopfendH. «indcr (Jod, upon the mfffiotfs employed. Without irnnerence, the human UM^lhodH employed, might b« styled the " modmnics " of the effort. J'he spiritual aide, the ,' Dynamics," will be considered in » he second part of this paper. the followi'itpspoHita are 8U«?R0steny fur, m tlmy gmtlituUy Ia|»i4i into iiiciin'rroiico. It is ^ratifyiuK to «u« tliu frutMHWl ■VRtuiu sUiiuiily mukiiig liuadwuy. It wuuld \m\ an ttdvutiliiK«) , it ovury iiuwchuruh wrni Htortod uiidur it, tiul it would mn utiw-ruutiiig CMtigrugutiuuM. Tliu iMMipItt uiunt Im) grudually uduvalud up t^ coM«l»i«ting nm/ Hotvic«yWhoth»r ornate or plain, aj^ Imt of oil, to attract and Hold thy |KJOplo, thero Hlioiwf !>♦> /i/f iu all th« Hurvices. 1 y thero anything more dispiritipif^ than to hear the prayerH ann leitflonH eith«r gabbled or nuiiu- bled :* The tirut uuggestH thai the parson ia in a liurrv to gt» home, aud the latter, that he thiukH it no matter whether the people hear him or no. How noble, how Indpful iB tho Angli- can liturgy, when read with intelligence and spirit ! It fihould be read not "i^0tO reader meant what heuidd, but* actually teeling aiid mewjig the Hense ot it. And much thtf same luuy be said regarding the delivery of the Nermiin. Thoughtless and trite tixtemporuueouH talku are very dispirit- ing to a congregation, yet hardly as mucJi m the conuMM,- place M.S. 6ermoft,read in uouversatipual style or us a schom- boy reads his horn-book. If .more life were put into reading the prayers and into tl|e matter aud miuiuer of tin; sermon, tho (teople would show ittipruciation by u larger attendance in the house of Gofl|Hii^lk|^^""S- Keverence in reading, in preaching, iu dcJJi^ Myjl^ M||lovenli^)eH8 8hIIH. Tliu ; tlitt mt' tr tliu loHN M u duty, Huoh like, unnpprn-. II or iwd, lui'i^aly t«f V aiii. afr Hlioillfr \m lispiiitiriir or iiuiiii- irrv to Ko letfier th« be Auxli- [iiril ! ll > Hiiiil, Iml iniicli tliu i N«riu(iii. y tlispipl- colltlMA,- u school - ,o rradjii^ «; 8uriuuii, tlciidunce nI|OI|1(I l)MU'. ijMik of tm^ ^ or tlio hiiiiiioul diri«rto)r iiMMttidlv mWiiui oth«'rwi«< excolUnt RtTviee. T(xi floi'id, •jUfflpilHimtu^oi'ttvtjii too hiKh-pitchiul rnuiiio may jniitMj|iil th.-ltj^yTiKjpt fjf,tho nervico m ii whol«. liUt CnnticleH ttiid I'mihiiM Ikj huiik to Hiriii»U», tiinofiil chaiiti. avoidititf th«t M^itigH fur CantloJuH, calltMl " MrvicflH," whicli nr« flo often n|K>dod Ky ftmhitiouo and iiHtlTltiont choirn. Mftko th« p4»oplo AiiiK *''••> '•'"' <^''"''' ^y Kiviuj? thuin eiwy. pretty* faiiiiliiir tnuiic. Of cdiirtb. occonionnily iion»o new byiiini und tun«M will be iiecimwry. Well. re|M»iit tboiii wivoral tiiiieH at nerviceii immediately after their (Irst appearance, -and if they are worthy, the {teoplo will soon learn to love and sing them. Keep the volimt^ry choir in*'Kooiel/ be spirittudhj- //«/«(/((/, and not a blind leader of the blind. A mart who, from the stores of his own experience of God, can bring lorth ' things new and old with which to quickeu others; a man who daily goes lor strength to God, and commits his people and his ways unto Him ; a manly man, natural, true, not , "goody," but good: such a one, whatever his ritual, what- ever his ablities, will succeed in bringmg men to God through Jesus Christ His Sou, 2nd.— The preaching and teaching should be my»r coiiMruc- lUc than diiiitr act ice, mure positive than v^yative, i.e., the great truths and facts of the Apostles' Creed should be dogBaatically ' beldandtaughtasbeingnecessary to Spiritual safety. When error, not sheer wickedness, is to be attacked, it is best-to deal with it incidentally or indirectly, if possible, by empha- si/iM«; itsmjposite truth. In preaching and tfiaching it is weH to mak« a cUilr distinction l>etween what is necessary to the (Jathelic Faitli, uiid what is a matter of opinion. t'.t/. The Kesuriection of Jesus Christ is one of a series of articles, <>1 Faith to lie insisted upon, while " Premillenariauibni," should be treated as a matter of opinion *ou w hicii good ^ ■^ ;f ir, to iove [)ii8li this eand «li/- B. Some , p6itiu^s , noisily, presence, of God's parents ; use thuiii eousn^ss; works bo giiie that e type or able that and ini- oxtr«me»- 3dies ariQ ng not so ical, and e, like li m.s. Fbr by public iritiHtlly- iiart who, ring lorth s ; a man lis people true, not al, what- i through r eonatruc- the great laatically r. When is besfc^to y empha- it is well iry to ilie e.g. The f articles, iriauibui," lich tiood ' Ghristianrf may differ. The exulting of individual or sec- tional opimons into dogma is ruspousible for much of the infidelity and spiriinul blindness and suhisnt of the age. An incfication of mui;li proininti in tliis 'Ireneration is the growing promintMico being now «iyeii by Christian teachers to the far-reaching and immeasurable love of God, and as men see this they will come out of their miserable, narrow notions of religion, and try to learn more of a God whom all may approach alud who "would have all men to be saved." 3rd.— A brief reterence to\Ri^t«/ is necessary. Whatever the dangers and defects of a sensuous,, objective ritual on the one hand, «nd of a p\irely isubjective and individual worship on the otiier, it must be remembered that each has its strong attractions for certain classes of devout minds, and each affords evidence of true spirituality in the lives of many of its upholders, notwithstanding its defects. Hbman Catholics and Quakers have glorified God in their lives. "By their fruits ye shall know them." Now, while the Komau Catholic priest and the Quaker Elder have practicallyCt'heir ritual ^e»» fined for them, the Angelican clergyman has large latitudef and liberty. The law seems to allow an ornate ritual, while the custom of three centuries sanctions an exceedingly simple and plain service. • The so-called " ( 'atholic "revival of Ox- ford has certuifdy raised tiie reverence and decency of the services of the Chuiph at large. The dau^jer to be guarded against now is the tendency it sliow.s in some places to survive its usefulness and degenerate into mediaeval superstition and a sectarian fad. It behoves Anglican clergymen to avoid schisntfitie extremes, to maintain a just balance between the objective and the sutyective in worship, and not to misapply to the tcelesiastical fashion of the hour, the grand old name of " Catholic." The essentials of true Catholicity were i broadly laid down by the Lambeth Conference of Bishops 'in 1888.-— viz : The Bible, The Creeds, The two Sacraments, The Historic EpiscdpjUe. To demand uiore than these as essential to communion is to narrow the Church totthe pro- portions of a little sect and to. invite schism. A mode ate and reverential rituul has the advantage of setting forth t lie doiible aspect of public worship, viz., that it is both a rtrcutz/g and an ojfering. A receiving of grace, instiuction and genenil blesi^ing ; an offering of oneself, of praise and prayer, t turn ks- giving, and of oim's worldly substance. The .sieudy .selling forth of tuese two objects will tend to develop a robii stand symmetrical spiritual character. —Mf-i i^sfsff;f^rm':s?4?rffw'w^:'wws "-"f^i^'sssgfmf, w^^^^ 24 [■■•. -■■ '■ . 7' To Huiu ii|) : — Chinch tlif cuii*,'ri'«,'ation; The reader of the paper had' heard able mid (.-innesE ministers of the Gospel' maintain that preacders should lie freed from visitation, that they might devote^thcir tiii.ivt) pulpit Work ; while others urged that pleaching wniiM hnvc little life, unless guided by close in|^er- "course with tlii'. heaiers. . Pivstoial visiti.iig, ill a (tountry parish stands on ijuitedift- .erent "rounds frMiu that in a town The writer when g,.— ...... ... .. .^.,.. pnrisl holding a sciiltcred country charge, felt the importance of visiting. His visits werej lengthened one.s, perhaps including the family meal, aiid the father and sons were culled in from : the field. Ah the hou.se^ were often far from churchy he ': generally had family worship witl;) them. It was also easier to <{uide the conversation into religious or profitable ohamiels' than it often is in town houses. ■ V In cities, the people have frequent church .services, visits 1 must be shorter, and often interrupted, and iis a rule one only J sees the grown up ladie'S; the men being at business. / Bishop Bedell's definition of pastoral visiting is " The' friendly, unccnMuoiiious visit of a Pastor," i.e. neither a frivo-*.'-^ lous or formal hoviul call, iior a religious lecture. The pastot'l is a friend, mid also a messenger of the Gospel; and must noi '- separate hiiiii^elf from his people butj^ draw iveur to theiji.: He cannot uKvays give religious instructions, yet^ he shoved remettiber his ottice, and watch for opportunities. He mky feel disappointed in this direction, and so doubt the value of his visiting, while perhaps he has laid the foundation for future profit. •Z '■./■■ *^.' :. -'x-..^ .. "■.'".'■■':,,■..'■ - ^-.' \'^i^^^f^^ ^*^}^^^^mi^^ ■■;■;... ■■•■ .■ -27 • :"•;, ■■ . .■:■/•.■.■■■•■ Perhaps the best pastoral Visiting is such that a pray or or a perponal appeal would not b« inappropriate. Kenieinber It is the general house to house visiting we are considering, and not where there id sickness or trial The necessity of this is recounized in theory, whereas experience of it in practice somewhat weakens one's belief in it ; and some pastors have been successful who refused to give much time to it. The duty of Pastoral intercourse cannot be denied, but the mode of that intercourse may be an open tiuestion amid the many calls on the pastor's tim0. .. . . • , Weigh well the solemn charge given at ordination which can hardly be observed without diligent visiting. The Suvi- our'a eWthly ministry was largely pastoral visiting and con- tact with the people ; so Was that of His Apostles. Compare the advice of many of the ablest modern pastors,' and the lato Bishop of Oxford's address to his students, and Quintillian's simile of thfe only way to till a lunuber of narrow necked bottles. H Pastoral visiting is good (1) for the pastor; it helps him in his sermons, in suggesting topics aiid correcting erroi.s, while it wins for him the ear and heart of his people. It altso helps'the pastor to avoid officialism ami unreality. • (2) It is good for the people ; it serves often to drive home some pulpit teaching, it teaches that relij^iou is a mattei of daily life, and not for the Church only, it bi ings the pastor into contact with absentees from Church, it is u cheek on parish cjuarrels, and it is a means of attracting families and specially the children to the pastor. The ditficulties in the way must be left out of this paper, except just to name some : — Natural selfishness, love of ease, the pressure of work, and specially, as very hurtful, a timidity in dt^aliug with others in vital sjiiritual matters, and a dread of corning face t(» face with spiritual disorders. Prayer and perseverance, and growth, in grace, can alone overcome these. " One or two suggestions in closing :—' 1. Beware of favouring either the rich or poor, eitiier the pioiis or the worldly. - 2.-^Be systematic. / 3.— Be manly, sincere, not canting nor atleeted. „ 4. -^Never intrude by inconvenient or ill-limed visits, which only offend. 5.__Give careful thought and preparation to all visiting. The work of the church, the Sunday School,. Temperance Society, etc., will often furnish subjects for conversation. *. iiMli^^d.SimMmiMi,ii^^.,iimM f,-^ ,-=»rpj3jrag,3fl^ s"y« SjiP fiE^ W ^r ("^Tff , '"'^iTrT; ; ^ • ..* ■ V ■ V • O.—^Begin it, continue, and follow il up, with prayer, re- membering the proportion of unconverted ones. Theconohi- Hinus come to in preparing this paper are :^-~ 1,— Pastoral visiting is a necessary work. 2.— That much of it, as actually practised, is far from l^ing as protitahle as it might and should be. i ^ :l. — The remedy is not to abandon it, buthumlbly confessing oiir weakness and faults to pray that we may be filled with a burning love for souls, with a holy, resolution to. tread in the steps o|' our Master, and with the Holy (Ihoat, the Com^ Ibrter. - L. V. Larivirur said the real success of the ministry lay in leading souls to. Chri&t and the secret of this was an en- ire consecration of the faculties to the service of God. No Invariable rule could Ui laid down for pastoral visitation but \ it.s\biy t was the personal conlact of soul with .soul. More uiopdNwas often done by visiting than by preaching. - It would iielp to preach, provide material that would tell on the hearers and '"'*'^*'^*^^™ more attentive. W. N. miTiiiK asked why the clergyman in cities did not offer prayeriii }>AStoral visitation. He tho.ught timidity and jijdcial forms |u- y« - -9 we '1 : bl( ' 1 to ' 1 m /-fl an ' m ah - M sc ^^1 "se ' ' '1 se ' '' fl . , wj '1 de ' 'Jl / ali ' m sh "^^S^^^^^. » t i^^Sn _r4.^'.^i - i 29 ■^i7- MISSION AKY , MEETING. Tmhspay Oci\ ihin. H i'm liev. .1. DAKT.Kector of St. Laiulxjrts, 8ai4 in HubatAiicu, *h •I'ollowa:.— , 1. I / A i' " We are told that, when Ap6llo8 came to KDliesuii, Ainnlii Hiul PriscUla, " took him ^ifito them and expounded unto him the way of God more carefully." Ho/had como from Alex- andria, that brilliant se^t of intelloctiifel activity, and yet two humble christians were able to impaH to Aindtos sOme truth, which (lualified him to do better and more onduriDR work in the Missionary field. I shall be happy if I may do this even- iujj such work as Aquila- did. • i There is no labour inore honourable than thai <>t a mialiun- ary, and to thia work every one is called. Whether you be n Bi8hoporalayman,aRectorora student, whether you beyounp; oroldirieh or poor, you are all called to earnest missionary work. Our Blessed Lord said to the Apostles, " as my Father hath sent me, so send I you." The Saviour, then, was a missionary, so were the Apostles, and every Christian should Be the same. Among the Moravians there was a rule that, when a convert had be6n in the Church one week, he was to begin winning others for Christ. That Moravian Church hiis taught us many valuable lessons in Mission work, and this one is not the least valuable of them. T^et me mention one or two truths, which will be useful in your work. First, we must come- as "ear as possible to those we would benefit. We know that, when the Saviour would bless our race. He took our nature upon Him ; He came down to earth that He might raise us to heaven. He took the blind man by the hand. He touched the leper, He received sinners and ate with them. So must we come near to our brethren, ahd take them by the hand, if we would do them good. The second tnfth is, that in all work for Christ, there must be self-sacrifice. St Paul tells us that Christ " haiii given him- self for us an ottering and a sacrifice to God." And we are to walk in bis stepa We must 'meet not only the reasonable demands that are made upon us, but Uie unreasonable ones also. There will be opportunities lor seli-siicrilicc, when we shall gain no approval, or applause, wlion, perhap3,^we shall even be blamed, yet we are to give up our ease and comfort, we mustmake ourselves of no reputation, we must look xxfipu all our gifts and accomplishments as so many tadents to be faith-' »*^ "Wi^^'^^-W * ■'■■■■ .80-. ■. . •■■..■ fully uicd in nur Master's servioe. We have examples of this spirit in the lives of those men and w.omen who take up their nl»o(lo in th.» slums of London, living in the plainest way, j(ivinR their Iwst jliys tothe rescue of the perishing, unknown mid nnrccognizud by others. Another instance is that of the MiHSinmiry who, when mission work was forbidden in" the West ln must love those Whom we seek to bless. This is tine. whptli«»r we liibonr in a large field or in a small one. I ojjeimd the other day, a volume of intense interest, the Life of the Rev. M. Taton, a missionary to the South' Seas. 1 had limr oidy t<» rt'ad thii openinj; sentence, " Love is omnipotent: Wlu.'iever tiue passion for souls burns, there we ipay find a new Mount of Trnnsfi^'urati*ff where the earthly' takes on Iho romple.xion of the heavenly." We know how St. Paul lf>ved Ilia people and was loved in rctuni. And all our activity, all our acquiivmonts. all our plans, yes and all our sncrifices will be altogether fruitless, if we have not a lovinp spirit.. If we would succeed we must love the froward and tlie.tioulile«.>mo, those who are unfriendly and those who set iheiiiselves itgainst ui. Love them and in time you shall win theui. ♦ I $pend, then, and be spent in love, Take tlip task before thee set. Soul.9 to wii) for heaven ' And thyself — forget. Kev. X, r. Yatks apoke of his exi»erieQce in Manitoba and thf- Xortli West diiriiij,' the summer, pointing out some of the ditticulties corineetod wifh CHurch work which arise on the one hand from tr scaitered and heterogeneous jtopulation and oil the other IVoui the yreat lack of men and meaus to supply the ever iiiPifii-iiii^ tlemands of a country infinitely grand in its prospects iunl alinosi boundless in extent. • He had made it a special ohject to learn ^ much gts' pos- sible about the Indians and witlli this in view had visited the reserve of the Sarcee Indians Inear Calgary, aiuj-iin encamp^ meui of a Sioux tribe at I'ortate la Prairie. ^^,Not\V4'thstanditig the efforts niS^ in late years by the Government,' and for some time past by a' few missionaries c:t -j^^ t:T # -^-] ■■ -•<■-:,■■■■■■■■•. ■; ..... ■ 81 : : ■^ ■ wantily fiup|:ih>d with menn« Atul applianoeii,-— too fnw nnd too scantily nupplied — the condition of our Indiana ifl niicli an Hliould call forth the deepest syinpathiea of nu onlipfhtonod liiinian heart iind the most earnest nniloavotirfl of an enlipiit- eneeople in sending or supporting so few tnissiouiiries lie culogjzeathe work of such men as (.'oohrane and l>isho|KUonleii. iiompas and Mclean, He naid that iii l«H8:5 there were 2K stations, 1 1,000 baptized ctmVerts, l,;>ri,'?comn)nnieants, 40 day scliools, 1,201 fjcholars, 2") European clergyuuMi, !• (.••Miulry btnn.aiul 10 native teachers and tha Indians in niivny of these stations " were as good Christians and e.hnridiiuen as ourselves. Rut there was still much to do and the work was ditlirult.. Agents had to do the duties of doctors, builders, teachers and lawyers. Their homes had a powerful ititlnence on tl>c Indians. Un- fortunately their wives were^ooolten forgotten. They could ^ only succeed by learning the Indian langiia,'e, faiowing the people thoroughly and thinking as they did. I bit the Held \vas a most hopeful one. For the Indiansj were naturally simple-minded and devout ; they were very grateful and never forgot a kindness. * .f, ^ynm.rj^^^^f'^f^^^m^i^^^^^^^^^^:^,^;^^^^^^!^'-^^^',^:^!^'^^ <2 J. ; Uov. Dr. ifENniuHON, in a'fww w«ll chonm wortlH, oongmtu- liittiil the iiionilHjrH of, lh« Conference on their mvvmn himI exiut»W!tl the feelings of all nreucnt when he devoutly thunkuil Uod for His ^oodneM to them and earnestly invokeil^ the Divirib l»le»»in« on their labour*. The Henediclion hrouHht, t(» (I «loHe the Ut Mi«Hionttry mefltiuK and t*je i^