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Imi ii .Im* not iiu^v'l iiur iii'o i»U) , > J I am, lIuTt'liirr, uiu-* iiiurr Iimiiuhik itiir cirt iiniKliiiu'«^ viT).*(itti) ludifi' > >ii iij llu liii|K' ilMt y.iii limy iioi •iiil)y»u«|iv»il fiirilur rtilmtMHi, hiil r»»l(irr liic »jra(il». M ft "" U»* ♦!♦*- MfM tt^ >t^f-.„^whtt'H wtW rvttlrtttlj fir ;t rrry rrntrnt timv tnr r.irr ( liiiuli III \'iiril»Mc«i ( uiiiuiy rii<'««- Dintut lm»o inr ti i\w >i(ir» lurn rv«.iuinf mI'Ki. iidI :ir» hyfl) in r«»rni- ihrni iir «in.ii»»,ii|i iitinilMrK. nu4ii»lin(| alwiij" II ii.ii-njvfiilile priipiirltini friMii t'.iiKlaiuJ "^ rii> iiiaMtii ))ii i|iK«/ In iii.i|i|ituMlili' i>> \tf. " iljat miiiir >>( itic (\>Iiimi.>I Mi» •l«»h», <\|iikli liavk- for'i/l'iim |utm »l fitcivvil, niul ^hll rnciv*-, nitinturl lr«im :h« SuCIViy. Ili'lllll hf rt»|ll|*r«l III i|«|i(tnl liti lriginul DiDcv'f ui KnpiriV l.aiiil li nl for >i iiuim|«t >>( ytnm pruioiu III lilt' <>|Hfyiiig ii|('(i{ Hiiiliiinin .1 uruiit fiir iwu Mi^.i.iii.iim« r.ir Un\t- b»cril aiiil liiili.iii U.iii\c., Imt ilir iiloiiial li(V .if kiiiurl* I.ihuI niily lif«,i»i, i'l jriuif» ufto, vv|i«ii iliv raijvuiy rva>l)<'«l ii (armiiiK ttmiiiry.' i,5fit» iiiitv* from the' t^ ar«r "iill in that .U'lucHUrv *iuiiililiiiii tli{^ it «idiv 'I'lu' hinmiif of Kiiturt'i. I.aml in alnulv in a •mn*- Wh.ii ililTiroiii iviMfJnn It nnjjht. at 1r.a yiar or two. Mous,,if n rmilil ilipiiiij nn a roniinti- •iiii' ftf, »l>*\ lii'lp rinivcit in Ihf pail few year*, fmin l'.a-i lhi<. . Hnl, in any lav, ilip rnliu-'fiiMi <•> ymr ijrant iinftt iirevcni an e-x'en»ion of Mi'.sioiN nrK«iiily nci-ili^il -tnnl 'ni'il' a rrmlnnR blow to riiiirili pronns* Ii inraivs nutlniiK U-s^ ilinn ilic sum lulir of larj-o ilistricti. briiiR yearly .|i;\.|i.pi.ri>y lailway-; willi their jproporiion of M-aitfri'(| CIntrch imnHKiani-i to ilir rare of nihrr liridirH. Von refer very kindly to tlit- fsnuTims wj^\n vvlmli tli» Diocr^e r,< Qtieliec r.ict yiiir «arninK of ndnctioji, Tlir fiii17twif yin-lici- ha\c In i-n adiniTaMv ad- ministered. It lia-i acted with ilir «pirii tti.il iniKlil he cApirted of that r>iocMe. nut h .w widely dilTerenl is ihv situation of KiipiTi'x land from thai of Otirhec ! Qtu'lier has its own difru-iihlcs from ihi- risk oi the diniinntion of the Knoli^h rriidenis-. and it han cei tain poor parishes witfi a umall ninnher of families : hut it !m had your aid for more than a centnry and in it*, early d.iy» had advaniajire* The inve.Mid fiind^ for it* (hruy appVoach Sioojixo It is iiraotiiall-? stationary. In lR;»> it had ri3 rierBv .ind in 1807 it had 7.?, of whnin 7 were rrlffrd " Tiiereii no iirohahility of any pnal rail f^r mw Missions. Its parishes arc ,*iiiiplii'4fcith churches. J low is it with ns ? We have started, as a voluntary riinn-h. «^ply dependent on the< settlers cnminpr to n«. VVe have not. aside from the Tolle^fe Professors. $|o,ooo of invested funds for cr.ir Clertpr hearing interest In 1S70 I- I ANGLICAN CHUP.CH C? C/:: ' GENERAL SYNOD, ARCHIVES ■At- »V' •s> DA '"■'■' j ^ ttci^i'ir l**ri*lM». Now ilwrc urv }ik VN« mnl tww ,\Ii»«»ih«* itvr) )i*tir mihI mt Kniti «sn ti« |)Ui ut ilwir tttMitUf »»i iliv liiiiin \\V Imw utvr ijo t:<>«ui'ril>*i**>*t* ^/»mIhhii churvlut, woohimiiiig Ml attMitd tif ImII, ttrtU >Vi lliv ri9M4 tM»|ii*riiinl itU ftf«n«>.' !• tH>i iKUttivil I hf iiwi Ml ihttKuliti* ii( iliunli Miirk iti fNitrtlmv*! i..Nt(lA i>rc iMiiirittiUiititl IK'ihhiiitti ^(.mii*. tlw |Hit)ii(tiiii>ii i>i \\Miiii|itii iIkiv niuy'l*** Mm^vm In MiUtiiitlNi Owmik Im ihf iirnUxnti >*l rtitl«ti>« iti iiij«iimi- •>( tt'lllvi)U*u|. ilji|j« •iimll |mi|ihIiiIiiim i> ftitrty Miiiiittil nwt >in itrvti it* liitiit' >«• l'.t>i| lantl. A riiiUd) (rum ihf *»\s\\\ cMUrfil \\iiMti|NK iii iMMu hi >iir* ilw i>ttailian rixtlk K»ll««ii) wti» currtftl i.miu mtlv* wi*i of Wihmiimk.Io itiv IVtAc •lilt iiIhiim it« (i(r I All iiiiit iA\\ I'liniiihi liDiMiKriiitU I'tinu* iii iiml hMili Ittniin •l>>iil| M III Uit l>« )c«ri niitti- iMHu iit'iirly i N«ii imlv* of rnilMu) liinf Utii ImmIi III MuiiibilHi dluiif, Ml ('uiiiKiD'Hi Mfiib ill tiiilwii)> iir lirniulitt, %A mIikIi ij inivr Wiii»ii|.*f, ' , lilt* I'Hiriitiun of railwii)* iit MmutoUi fl«N>. on with iiIuhmi iiH-rin*tiiR riitml ily. In Ihr iMkit llirir ytiir* ti in » iiriiil Itiink liiu'. Tliv l'()Mni|i>in Ni>rilit nrKiiil ^ w»y ha« turn diitH thfotigh s ih»tiirt, tiivliulttty itniHj" n tnttfttt ttt tw I foviin'*. ' hilli#r(>> onl) *|Miriily •ttllcil in M"*** H"* niifwtiy riiD* (or I7'i hiiU'* norlli o( (•lii(l>)»iir, aikI of llirM- 511 iiiilf* Hire iiuiili- li(>l •iiiinmr I* i* lo Ih' titrruil iln* •iiiuiiirf io till- Sn*kaiclii'uiin rU«'r, tirrlKi|>« ini Hiilr* wi"uiltil liy >oiir «|Mvml iiriiiii nf fm'i iit iHijj. •nil now l«fi i>ti IK Kill ihr IVinliyiiruiiKi Itiiw iilrriiily fi«r nirii iiml (lif Mi-tlm- dUli i\% ill lli.ii fi>'lMU' MiiilwAy Ma« oa- l«l»l»'i^(li villaRio an- riiing up al ilif rrtilway »latioii» ^ If wf r«'"<'i*'' from f'"a»t«'rft Cnnad.^ no imu li «<* ««• liaif had fvr 'oiin' yrar* »«• lioiir to'oiifn up foiir new MfminiiH— 'two fnr il|«' r<>iiniry norili i>( dlaiNloiie ■ at \r1ltii nul di' ' Plain* ; enc at r.luin. mid oiiv m Ilu- l'i|K»l'.iir ValUy Tlii' Siuimvall Uailwa.> \vn>« aUt> fxtrndcd lant »imiiiirr for jo miiIA in I'mxIou Wi- liavr Mi««ionnri«'»i m lioth plarr< Imu nexi year thi* railway will likriy In* carried on lo Lake NVinnipef. through roilntry wlnre we have no Mmmnary t have inrntiniKd the Soulhcattrrn Railway, which u 10 gn from \Vinnit>rg tr> l.akv Su|it-ri>nK ihe south of ihc i-antcrn part of n\y I)ii>ci-«i«', chielly in Ontatin. I'hii lia» lieen wild coiiniry, but a virw of great do velopnitnt opens up ; in fad. Ilu-rt iifiy lit ii'Call for a new Miofcsr. if tlu' f'hiirch is to liavc any ihanci. ll runs tlir«>iiuh iiKriciilliirnl. wmxl^'d and niincrivl coiiniry Many mines are luing workrd, hiit a» yit' on a small scale A« I »aid. 50 milei were iiiailc last year- ihi» immiiuT il goci lo ilic Lake iif the \\ou<|h, |K'rlia|)A lo Rain> River. Sev«nty durveyorn are cngageil iliis winter on the nilicr end (roni Laki' Superior to Rainy River. We have alonn Rainy River a Missionary (or .»f tilers at l''ort Trances and an Imliaii clergyman in an Indian Mi'sioii Rut how doc* thin extension of railway cause such ililTicnIty ? It is hy sciiirriiiR the incoming settlem. no that *^erywl^cre settlement is almost incredibly sparse I have (ormerly illustrated this hy ihc.ichool Hiali«tics, Since I returned from England I. have obtained tliose for 1897. Schools were, in operation in only Rt5 out of nearly 1,000 School districts. Of these; districts ^(\^, had not an avrt-ajje attfn(iinre of ytx children. //^ not of jo, '.j^o nfit of 15. and 22\ not of 10 Yet there is rapid Rrowth. for. while, in ifWi. there were f?1rty jTi school districts with an aver.ige o f y n children, in 1 R07 tl irrr w er e 8 3. It i s c a sy 't o se c t he si| ? ti'ficance „t ili»<|||kMrffii \n Ilk ««Imi.(I ilMiftti ••( Umitt|»ir linn ^ri^ •A.tnl »*lt««4» »sH tiwU- »« A I'lmitthMMr l»M»»»>»» , *«*• •*•»»> t« •»!«»«. I< ,« k».»lol»» .lt«»»»»t WtKt »M ll»v»>l||> t»(|.twl,llh» ■ ( »» ?»llktt « tlitna (t>» LMhtu |>HI>|>-»t > H||t ' (M lit* h«»»l Wtlhtii lltrn HllUi ••( (In nlwol. 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Ml,,l«'r,i.iMui Sr.l.n rMiiiim.. ■Mm.lniifll.l n,«..i. I!..rii...li Nhmm. IHu'I' lllHfir M,.t.M...il K..«.iiii. Mikiiiik^ ?V,. .„■.,. -Ill \\\ ten • MfM.*'. ill iK ..f llj.iii .■■ii.l II.. ir iwr, ..r llir..- mnr.- :iir.| flmr.lK'^ in >U "f tl>«"' * Thf «iinl ..< a r.M.i...,! im.M^l.r m n. Ii |..«'.. j.l.i. !■> ii u ;i .l^,..lv..iit.i«.. . (Inl.iaiM.ii. .iir.iiKli til.' .-.."iiri. mi .i 'I' i m. «■ ri..n. ili.. (..ml. ..i. . |.. m..l .ip l>V II,.. resi.U-iii mini i.r, , i tlu ...lu,. ILmIuv fmi -m. vi-.Iih« -l-r.^v , .,., u.ili hU „'lu.r «t:iii"ii> iMiiii..! .1.. iIm^ Ti;««- H" '.-'H'"' ..<( iV'.; f >mi.. f-r in>M,.. |,. .1.. « ll.mli in III.' s„rr..iimlinK .-i.iinir> , «.• .ti.-iiH' l-i-... ii r. i.I.nl .•t.r.„.yiii:.ii , III till' |M.p«la l..n .1' .|i. i!ii in Minn. .1.11 ili.r.' ,iif ni.in* ili.";i«^iii.l" l»l..ii«in« ,„ f„r..iKn m.ti...mli;i.-. Int. >i «.■• iilL.u . i.\^ -in.'f .-..' f.,nril. ;.•* ll- <1,m..-|, in ih.' InHli^li MH.iW'i'W i.filUnK-nlv .llurv -Ii.uini Ik- ..N.r iiMum HiMnli t''"H'. "1"' w..nl.l «. .|.H,Ki,.il. iIi.immK.s in- III.' ..nMi. I..'.«l l.iiM.r r.nr .I.iun ..|».rf.l 513S fauiiUo an.l I.SH.) .i.lnti ni.n.U ri n. t iNnm in l.rnlli.* vUl..ivin« f..r ...ii. iiiiUT.il.lr .mii.|..i'.nH ilu'«. rail M-.nr.ilv ri|.rr-.ni :. laru-r t>.'|inlaii..ii ilun Jr.iri'i. "Ivi. Umv.« ..mvtliir.l ..f. .-iir (linrcli |..-.|>K. • iii-i-U- i!i.' ^rAuvv .,f .,nr .-U-fKv lluin. i- liviHu r.iir.l. Inrttr.Ml tlir (iliilTfU m part-i of KiisLrn Canil.la. larR.. ira.i- ..f I'mUrv nlil...nl an> .nU.|ital.' tin.vKntr n( tin- mcann ..f r.ra.-.. hv ...ir (/liiir..], f.-r ./nr p.-.p'.- N-ilnrally in iiuli .•tn-.n, Manci-K "iir fow in.nilicM .Iwin.lK aw:i\-v an.l. wli.n an .•^••rt ivai laM nvi.l.-. .*.-<•.• ; i TJuT'^ .— » ••-«- "• "*^ -^ ' """""': r;;":r.:jv'r^ ll itlZ;. M « Kr.r» I ;,..... .I.- .... r,.,.mMlHh., I. WhH ..«U .»*. I, .l^*,.l ..l.rr VV. ..• «rt*M. IM I- r.H..m..l.U ...r .... •«» ..Ur, ... . M Lir « . mw'«..4. .»a .N ^«ia. ...» . K- «» .- w-W- •" •-; . Mu,...«,y ... - l.ri» «..• *».-"»• •• '«'•••"•'«• '••: "* T" ^ '* "1 ifXtW «"?1 »« 'W. ... .,.-.. .» H.- .n .H.r M...Mn. .^^n^ V- :., .-..S Vm. Iht.. «». K«..»ml ...rr u .«. r.m ... Jr«iTr rint -f^^ . taU: U..a . J«» I .« •.«• «i • H.4.1 .. .h.. M««* .. ..... M .h* .«...r* ,HH.,H..n I mill tnitucnt-t "I «lw (^hureh Ah4 w.. hive • iK».i.i« vh.. •'• wH »•••'«•«■ '»" '"♦"" ,"/ "' ""?::" ,7 wilt nulit It K«»'«l «•♦ ". *"'' "*'P '^" '""' "" " , , . . ...n, r.'.n.l Th»y «ill pr..K»Wv Ik. K.r...r..;, ...■«. ,.=.r Tin-.. . . ..f -^^r Nt,.M..n. u me.vt Lm m«rr .l.«n $.50 (fj«> »r,rr .Ir.l... .(.,« .b-r ,..y...... .'. »^ n .n.* Ir. ..^i .Hiring ... mrr j«, c..,.«r..«.i.ir.^. ."-v ..f . ;..« m r' ^-v ..,..). V i", ■h"«.lmira..U «ml m.rr ....ll-.u !..!p .4 -t.. S I' C K .■K..rr:,.. « . ..... .,. ..cinK huil.. largely frcr ..( .t.L. «.ul c..nM..n.r.l n-.r.- .v. .tr....^ • o :.....". ...U very .>e,.rly ... TUn. ..nty ..i. .-"•.""^"'"•^i'lrT:, If i„,« per f.n,ii;, ?.,n.r/«,o (£r,,«> M.*. r«i.t :..f..rc .■.M.r, T...- «....unt rhuc.i i..r .i.f Mi..i..it i-m-'i* "f '».«• ^»*""'«' ^"^ '"••''■♦'" **' "" •^*''"'.";^;' J f ,. V«) r-r f.milv.. The ...m rni.c.t for n.l C.-r.-h purp.,... ,-,. ^- .»'.^^, (CM f.ToV brin« nn imren.e ..f Sm.Rm » (£a.«75r"n the prevlnu* yrnr, Th.. Bnve «n averafe of $17 (t.r ic) per f.iwfly . ^ The »hov* e»ki.lMi«ni are only nppro.lma.r, a. t,.. notirr I. taVrn n, .«.• a.1nlt membrr* ..«.«f.1r f.milUv On .he other lmn.1, ft.w tndian f«n»hevnre l.n- cln(#l nio.J of whom (tivo nothing, nn.1 the othfr« tittle, ^ ^^^ ,., . tl.e r*nt. to our Mitiiont have been gM reduced from $400 t.. $3S0, The rcdurtion^ on the grant* thi» year to e»..t>nK (. Mm- ; , z .^.„...«. v.. .... .« w M-*. •.* M.M u.« -... '^ * M . 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(.►♦w*«l ••» 'h* iliufcti M t'liNfiHtil , )lt, m ih« .III* '.1 ti« >tirtfki»tt^ »U»n tU*n Mit* «» iiimh l«> «rtMi«« *)ii»tiull»>, ilHttl w.M n>> ttr^ >titwittiti)ttl IhIi* tMHti I iigUml VIImi il>i«n IIM> U ««|iitli'it fr>>m n»« i bur«l> in Oh* t'loiiiitv •»! i miii'N, •iMtuMlmii with >tif IcmIiiv* m Mrr* I»hw«^«, itlwn i,»m tnik* »»i >it»i»»i iii**«iilki| »%mtHf^ »«r|Mirait ■tiir MiilttI >lt>tii<>i* ' iW«»Ml|*)l Ilk) >>•(( |\ilt (fll*i»i*|»fV)l»l»*l Ittk MI)p>»lll«IH.t )rVl tli itiV flHloMtttttllltlll wl rlw ilii.»»(i th ' m^ili ,' ti •» ^1 |n« imii hiiU Mi.tfi itMM ll iMiiH* nt« i'»»»r in«« iljl MU|**tt< l-mti t».t^ lMy,ttl> ,iil<>t>Uit itu li»»i.»i»l >>i»r%f nHu lu itm*iMUUwW. i-imtt>tll|| Ut II »lt IlK )tlW»IUlH>| I ttlltllM III* lloiM' lHt(ll)l»|i i*^ itH ktittit \ I hire M .1 ItwfHItll >)>«|iHt MMlt H ( •m^KIUltotl. tu thf <..»n»nii»»it "I hIikIi iK» t'MtiiHMl Jl)'in«l t>( i 4II4>U »>»• u |hiri> >•> «" IllKlltR !•»• |)iittktui.tit\t> 1)111 ilinv !• ii'» |>l.i<« .tM»l IM« rn'>utMli"ti >il imm|h>mI) i|i^>f ifi* iHiiirul .S>it»»l '" 111* *>!•<•« v'nl«»i.i»ii»nl •> .luit "t ill' rr>»»MM4 •>( i rtOiiih Nm tklltiilioii m««t ti«' imUl li)'iHt) .'•hhkI, Hkium', r.irch .►» tti.KvMtiiiil, i>< tti) >»( II* ilirKiitMiH <'t iiilvu> I Ih l'r^i«Mi>hkl >>it<>1l •>! I iiMiiilii Ui\- •MiitiU ("iJlIM <* '> iHiliitiMii rit'oHHl/iiiK llw iiiii III ll* • tliiit f ritl lilt i,.ii«nit ^»iMM< i. rrii •»»(« tlill' lliMly. hilUIIM MO ItMiil Jlin»|lili '11 Ml till t't'ixiMo "i I ittllMlil. It* li'U'lil) roft klll'llfll. TlttnlU N'ot) i'l'riiiliilv iiit«tiiii|i'roiiiiti| ilif ifTiti •>( itit itfltiiii •>( ih> I'rxun rlrti S»ii'mI 'i/ I'ltiKnI.i Ml |iri'fi• unt- »\> iin •iiHimlr |i A I' Mi»«if»i wtrk Yoii iitiitivr (roiii il " the iii<*iiri'>l coiHii tutti itiiil ilif ''ttiirkli ii>i| ••mI) tun liiit Milt |iruvii|f (or ll* iirv«l». .a> n Mtiotr " Wt' •rr |u>l llu ii|>fN»iii> of ilii<, tin*! I >ftM»v| Tin rtr«.i Lvmrnl S»ihm| at)|t. imiIiiI n ,Mi**iiiH (tnHMiuur. 'liv i mve-.tctt ftti),U of jtiiy lMiifr«.= ; M H InifilU'il till- .'iliniiilxiMiu-iii »/ itiiliiHiiiJt^ii |lio>-i*aii MU^ion > Tort* f mmi txittt to lliiiik llml. if ilif < liiif«li Itiiil Willi 'iiilli nrirnlitl il'i* «.lirtiii mil Aurkt'il 'i. i* tiriiptM'(iil f rnn nut itnMpiiif tiim- it w..hIiI \in\ •■ iiiiirrni .tw v l)i.irr»r I twliitr Wr in tlii' Wrtl I ■f » *f* Mil »mI • »i IM Id Mn lit ,r iltf >h ••f i> 111' iMll (It >|t in rh ilt. IIMI I It I..- .rk r>llt , 1* itn >., ^|M*l>Hl |rt>*N l»«M lk*Mt»>«l»lll4 »t«IMi ••» »M« ^tili*' <«l< In* ylt^Ui ktMHIHit \\ ¥ I* IN« VV»«i i»i ittmt *tttt*mi**v4 ••«»# tl>»f' ikitrt»M>* **>lM (viiH .»m4 « i't>»|iti»M>i|| «( l««lwrw (••>« t»i»m^k, Mt u> ||i»rtitM||lif| i»> •»• •>i*H M<«i*»4,i» »«|>tfl ilhil >l l4 llmiiHll Ik* •»» «hwl «»» >i*N1»»|»»l Miitli imi |<»>>v^» I >» iIm> I ••!*»•. M ^••••.»| >tt»»iti» ItHf l««l>kfi*l Myitint >W^>|)l>i| Mm> |^)«ttH>llw >H )t> IIHMII |ft4lM>»« il»» >l Im* ktwn lit>«lk«i>w»<»» lh> liiMyiMII»» i*|.t»>*ltlMt ti* lt» lMll»»i«i <»»»wi^. IhM H«Vl|^ iMItll illtk IM M*| |i< «*Mk '\m| 1*1 l44l Ml* !'*>*« III. m)*^»I«>4 mI ( 4l»«»tltl >W»I««») 1^ iliwllll M« II i !• J^><^»lt.iJI*'rl Im' »«itt 'Htlij**) l» liMfMk II III IM >•! iIh. iMfiitfil)- l^^timl Mil ■irtMliliiid IH,«| il»t »'t )gy*y i»'4i< I'.ir Kw i>i«»t tMitlio <«*>r|i inM »i ilN| >n>>ri U »t»m»iMU>i t>t ilw iKM»ra> Pi)lt»>l Ml" |rf.Hii>>i(l« »iH miIimk 'llftO OtJl^U^ yt tit lt>» lu lilt liiil l»i*.t»i(tMI> U- A. i'_ AlllABJll lIllltL U» » >tt>» nt h0 u*tt >»iil»iii*iii \li4«i«>H» Inxii i)m tl * I U ll»»»ri| iliM >>>ii |^l«i ilwM l<«Mi«| ilK Ami iMiiiuMi •imi if»M l< »>•*•• ««» rk>>i«i«l •.|io iI'Mi Hni il iim« iniI I* toir Ih (ttfMlihrr iHkil wn r«»vl«ir. «» tlMc UihimI i»m» inl** h( llw IimmI* rulvtil ilirwlly li) ••iir •Iih'Iiii*'** it|tt «>k !>•>••>•» •>! ^i \|r|i«t(t I )wlit»», kmH m* iltt»«Hi»il«iti litM }t»t Hint riMi^i'if |ii«> 1 1 JIM WImi it>»iiiH) m ilit>'(«' U>t •nlkiiNiimN i»ii> iliiiUKi » A >m fumi lh»i«i»i tw lit. r»iiMn.» mI i .ifm»li», Ifrs UfciCVM' >il \lM>itllM M r«i'>M»IMMt i«4 hilillill »i •|l»ri,il tfillllll iiHil (tailh iitl tl«>llliMt< lii»H«, AM u UMi In »H»'»I iImih <>•» mi nwKttwii*' ii»rH>»l ||.' Mi».jn*i» Iiim* »> i|MirM 4»i iMiirIt iintn iImii ittv (tiiii'ili m I ihmiIii mhiUI m ili« |)«i'H ill I »i(>iini| AihI ihiw ii» iittiU will Im iihimmiI kff }Pi>4tr ridihtinM .|Im' |i»i ••'»•« Mi^iktrii.iK* Jhimi iIiv \Vi«« >hi l)»>* ll>i»i«l i< fiillv illiiMiry, \Un\ ••( iiur |H»ir>i« iiimioi iMntt Ohmi Mi< i^twixi' wilBir«» Mlill itMiff iImH IMll »t itirir Otmi ih> tdliff*, iiml ilir ivmUhI li't|Hli«»tti •« *W»»t •ila^UAlr litl|i Mill «|»M iiir.i||r nn^ iiiliiHlniix FiiHrihly I '•(|»|itri «>>ii ttli.>Hiili«r .>*r>(»iMtwi(' |ltr uliillii i>l iln i'ttiinh m ( itn4iM)t)t>iii ,in<) 'llir DiiiiittiMin, iia ,1 fitliifi^, M {loMvrfiil itiitl tu|Hililf , Mil llit I tittrih in < iIIIimU it MrrHk mill Imt vtvryvilHM ihlNiihy fri>iM ilitr tii«| unu nwt wltltli II Im< iitl> ,iti«iiii i.Hirl' miii Iti^jri' Mrr )it<>( lli# Iwri Mfryurlnni illiv* i>f Mitiiinul tiiiil li>»i>iiii> tlUrtll Imll lltV 'i^' "I ^UHo'iirrtr kiHl Hjlil^y. I'lh'iif Mil' iHi iiilMf li)«i'M> iif any *iri\ 'I'lir yoiiiiN I ity ii( W'liiiiitM'ii t* Alrrnily lliv lliinl tti Iih»iii«*<. IIkhikIi hih hi |i«i|itiliil m -h nf i|l*iiiit ^VIi«h >*i«l •fn'iik III rii lii-r l>iii«i>i'i« yiiit iiri- u»iii|( a iiriit ithuh li,i« (•>! ynit m I imKiitil i iiitaniti|. Iliiii ,i|i|ilit'>l i>i u< I* Mill trill' lit Mii>Mlt'raliiv ^imiiM ii» il i» (null nil l.iiKliitt |MiMii ui tirm, mtt) u |iri>|Hirlii)ii itrv liliiriil iii h*«)iik t>>r Mi*. •Imm |iiir|HiM- a vi'ry liiUhtrtuiii (.icifH' III ilt'tfriitii'iiriR yniir iwUiiri ihui it lu« im iHlirl in lU iiliiliiy \V» itft! t'llil ihAl ft i» with ilfrt'wiihy ilimi thf (>»«iew» f^in- wlini «Ih> rf»|tikri' (h» »h«if own i\iit»iitn« Si'M'rul. Ittur hmt »■ in»iiliTitliii^ i|»;ifeuni'ii'« Tlii' < liiirch nf ('b*i- nltilmo iiiH iiiily iit-vir ui-imiiiol any rtviM-uMkilithty (>>r ii», titil liii<« iihmIi* ii* iiMili'i>t M;iiii| tliat il f.'inniii lii'l|i ii« .i(lri(if.itrly II i« •iil^ic'icnl in. Itmli ill ilii- |>.i'l In lli«' Irti yrjir* iiff l«» iHm wc ruiunl mi ,tii n^rrntf $77^ m> ffni tlu' I* Jl 1'' M V ■:\ ■f^' ^¥'1 •4 ■•^4 > MoMtt, «n(t li.utju (rMii ihcmiuimiI vitiu u( «wni« tii«t||li«r uf itur I'allicitrul Mali ' Hui lite rti ti|>u irntii i>^ 4^. i |<. M. Uuard wtrc ^r(rctly uiwtrtiiiii'Urtit a»io linAiund •imiuiit. Tlir \itrgt$t ■iiiininl w»* |i,«)i>44J ((41)11;, in liw.i | It^ ihai yvtr ihc t'rt*l*yirrmn» giive to tluir Mutmnii hi lliu lnHii Uj-M***' Wc atkvU frum uur li'lluw viiurcliiiMrii |().win, not Itali o( mIiiii llic l'rt'iili)ii'run» wrri; rM-viviiitf. lunl iliv I). & I'. M lltuiTlivtt uur kiuUiiiciii, tmi tioiliiiiii .nnte'uf il. In uur Htmticial yMir (or tHMM wc rrcfitvU (nun ihv 1). & I-'. M. Hfiiril only III 5S, und in ullur n^nyt ^Hj^ Imiiiu in ull :)5.4|53 tiiiiK) from ('.aoicrn ('iiii ada. Drtvvii fti »Hiri'tiiiiy willi tittfi (ur MiKnioiiiintu mi- toiilil iioi Miti|il), aiul cliurgiM by our propU' ^ iilf luKlrtt biuI wiitn of ctn'riiy iiiul inicrtxi In iluni. wv u|>|K'iiUiJ to ilic I'rtMincial Synnt] of I iniuilu imU ti^ tlu- ltitM io uIIom ii» lontnil u Dt'iniliiiion, 1 III- rroxinriiil SyniHl oi ('iiniMiii tm.otil a \i'ry cordiut rt'^oliiiion, anil ihDtt of ilir litrn , aiiicc* (itknl from mili\icUiu,l UiHtiopii uiul K*vi>'n.by ihrm. or, m uiiy riiii'. not ri*^ (.imtlbyany. Accordinitly, («)r i>ix yciini, livKinnin'll in iM»i.|. wv liiivv ovnl .1 I U'lMitii limi. iiHiiiilly our (icticriil .MinMitnar). Cimon RoKcrx. wlio lia'< workvii ov^it intiiii'atly and Willi nr«-ai ability for m>iiu> two ly iiidclitfd lo tint and Io the (li'rRy i|nd kind t'i>iitrilMitor« mIio li>'l|M'd. The avcrabc' irctipik hftvr hccn $5..tJ5 JM. Hiil Ilic ainoiuit has htin stiadily d<>iiiiii' itrcalTyi to be fi'iirrd that thin "^af! iuitn llii- ifliicnH of ('tinon KoKcr-* and other catrsti, Ihrrr will hr a Hill! more »friouH (ailing off— indeed, u (^llinf( ofT whii'h, when added to your di'dii>iioii o.f itenrly $i,Ko[i, in^y neiitrnlifr all fiur own proKreHiand pr'evcnt Ihe MliKhlr»l advance. ~ , VVhificvcr the caunc of the inability of f $100,000 for the buildiiiK of ehiirehis and manses in the \\ est imd have spent in the past i<> yt'ais oonsiilcrably ov«;r $100,000 on their College in iliis tity. Con- siderable betjuests front iuistern (riendn have been recfived by Uith the IVesb'y- teriiiii and Methodist Colleges. N'oWs I (piestion if the ^ifts from ICastem Canada' . » for St. John'!* College and all other t'hurch ohjevts from Churclimen oiiisido '?l*''Mission fit«l| ^ ^i^f^^^i : , •*, »» •/• ; it» (.!»< Iiuli..|)§) r "A tnii«Mi w( ihfl prufrti* ul ili* varNnm rrliKioii* btxlm in lh« iHmiiiiMth o( i aimdw. KSiirdiMK i» Hit rtiuu* rrtitriiii of iMMi aiul moi, wituM tURKrol li'owMi* n« lo ilu> Mrioiii ilMiiier «i| uny prritiaiurr HiilMlraMiil .»( AimiuiMl ^H(ip..rl. I In |irirui|ilc <>» RrmtiMl wtilidrawtit, atviir ilii-,|iriiwih 111 Ijii' t^ili.igr. i« iiiMtoiilMtiHy m)uimI, b«M >|K-tml cifi'iiMiimiurn ti'i|Uir«' *\w<\at\ Irrat- iiii'iil,'*,uiii) iitxrul iiiil III ihv ciirly •liiKi't <>( tt rioiiiK tM»iiiiiuiMl>, in iiiiy «|Hiia1 liiiir iif ilt<^rr»<, aikI III rpofli' (»wll a<> llif prf.ctit m Norlhwcm Aiiirritai on which till- utii'n )•( itrn and \\l•^|»rll Kuhoms Ii i^ aUo n rt^^il. ntial ' .fll.m iv.ArIt in ilir liii\< roily ofMaiiiloU. ajtti ha:^ dniu-.a nol.lf s.-r- ' ifc f.ir llu- ifjiuilry. Itiil it isf.| ..f .V«)<>.(ioo d«l'.'iiinr«H «.. ai simply i.. pay .1 y% .po^ crut. Meanwhilr iimlcrKradnali's iiimasr. the ('..II.Ri- is |f>,., full. m\A \\w rrijiiirp n.cnt-i n( t|,r Miufirs nf Ihr rnivcrsjiy arr i.ior.- prosMiiR. " \\V |,avf I m..- np,.n our np.^ yearly for ciirrcnl nordu \Vr arr Rrcailv prp<»<'d ,' til in6 H.iy n i'cw u.ird*. in inclusion, ai>.>iit lliv wrMirn half of my l)iwe»e ,'Maniioba .. a pu.cly auruulinral ommry. Siiiov it rfccivi-d.!tdi4m lluy have ■ ^ lia.l to loniCHl Avith tlu- low price of all aKrunliural prodiKls. agKraxaU.! with Us hy-thc Co»t pi fri-ijiht ovtr 1.500 niiU* lo the s,a. larRi-ly l«v railway. Yd Mani- toba is advai«:iii« by Uaps and boun.ls, n,,. pruRnss n* mai vell,,us. It is iinpo»: Mbic to pass In resicw «hat the small o.rmnuniiy. thai is being brouRht toRciher in.Mwitoba. has-.Ione f.^ itself, not only, in a (|uite remarkable provision „{ tht. nmws 01 Riace by ihc nieiitlhrs of the (liirerent tieiu.minations. but m fnrnishiii« Kdiools. biiihlinR up ii.'.Wc diariiable instiimions ami ihr hospitals and other 111- Miinti.ns in the yonuK \ ity of Winnipeg are noble -makiuK roads and bridifes over Mich a vast area. nM to speak of the erection of houses, farm buildinirs rmd chops, without feiliiiK whit a line, generous and pushinj; people is h.iiiK reared in this fair Province, and what hope tijr Dominion may well have in ihc future of Nonhw est Canada. It is not loo much to say that by another Kon-ralion Manitoba will be in every respect one of the most important Provinces of the Dominion. How will the Church ,iUch of our present position we owe lo it. I am, Very Sincerely Vonrs, R. RUPERT'S LAND. 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