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Ilcvj). Sir, 
 
 Jast nieoliiig 
 
 Govornnnenl 
 
 Hugh Allan, 
 
 of Clergy U 
 
 ters present 
 
 Ministers of 
 
 now for\var( 
 
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 treal, on lh< 
 
 which by ih 
 
 time to ajt< 
 
 authority," 
 
 stance, to tl 
 
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 terian Chur 
 
 to have an) 
 
 Church." 
 
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 Commutati 
 
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 first condili 
 
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 or delay in 
 
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Quebec, 24th Febrmry, 1855. 
 
 Ilcvj). Sir, 
 
 I am instructed by the Commutation Committee, appointed at the 
 Jastmeoii.io of Synod, to enclose to you two Powers of Attorney, approved by the 
 Government and by the Synod, which it is necessary you should sign and lorward to 
 Hugh Allan, Esq., Montreal, without delay-in order to our obtaming ^ commutation 
 of Clerffv Reserve Money, which will be advantageoys to the Church. AU the Minis- 
 ters present at the Meeting of Synod in January, agreed to .c,^«^";^^te-and Ae 
 Ministers of the Church of Kngland have .unanimously signed similar P.owers to those 
 
 '"'''^ThTfu'ndaiientali conditions contained in the Minutes of the Synod, held at Mx)i> 
 treal, on the Uth January, 1855, which are alluded to ia one of ^^e^e Powers a„d 
 which by tbe terms of the said Minutes, it shall not be competentfot the Synod at any 
 time to ajter, unjess with the consent of the Ministers grantmg such Power and 
 authority," are First, '> Tfiat the interest of the Fund shall be devoted m the first in- 
 stance, io the payment of salaries of £112 10«. each," to s»ch MmisU^rs " ^nd that 
 the next claim on the Fund sfoall be that of the Ministers on the Ro of the Synod, 
 and who have been pjit on the Synod's Roll, since the 9^th May JSSS ;" and Secmid, 
 " That all persons wl^o have a claim to such benefi-s, shall be Ministers of the Piesby. 
 terlan Church of CanSo, in con.i^ction with the Church of S-^land and shaU cea e 
 to have any claim, whc) they cease to be Ministers in connection with the said 
 
 ^'^'" Of''these conditions, it is presumed, you wiH approve, and I have the satisfaction 
 to inform you, that on the terms proposed by the Government and o which he 
 Commutation Committee are prepared tu agree, as soon as these f^^^^^^^ ;t.^"^^X 
 from the Ministers of the Church, it vy 1 be certainly possil^e t« /^^Pj^.g^.f Jj 
 first condition, in so far as re.pects Mmipt ;s settled before fh^mh May, 1853 a^ 
 me«erv^n- the capital, to secure to them, fl^iia the interest, salaries of £m lOs ior ite, 
 J^HncurnVnc^ Ti is, therefore, earnestly entreated that there may be no hesitation 
 or delay in signing and forwarding these Powers. . R,«^i„,:nn nassed 
 
 I am further instructed tc call your attention to the following Resolution, passed 
 unanimouslv, at tlie last meeting of Synod'.— ,_^t^^ rn^ioimea- 
 
 « That all Ministers be, and they are hereby enjoined a^^ entreated as to a mea 
 sure, by which, under Providence, not only their own private M^^eref w l be s^^^^^^ 
 but ; permanent endowment for the maintenance and extension of Religm^^^^^^^^ 
 ances in the Church,) to grant such authority as is necessary to effect a ^^l^'''^'^^^ 
 in the fullest rnanne,', thankful to Almighty God, that a way so easy is open to them 
 for conferring so important a benefit on the Church. 
 
 Not doubting that you \vill concur in the views ol ihe Synod. 
 
 I am, 
 
 Rev'd. Sir, 
 Your obedient Servant, 
 
 John Cook, Convener. 
 
 Be sure to sign and seal, or acknowledge your seal before two witnesses, whose 
 
 ^'^'"S^XLvrof^fat before a Magistrate. The age is to be counted from 
 last birth-day. j^ q 
 
 Reverend 
 
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