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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 4 S 6 O] UNION or I ill IN THE DOMINION OF CANADA : A STATEMENT Of the Steps which have been taken towards its Consummation, for thk INFORMATION OP THE VENERABLE ThE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OP THE ChURCK of Scotland, submitted by the Members of the Deputation from the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church op Scotland, appointed to appear before thk Assembly, at Edinburgh, on the 20th of May 1875. Patttwat : PRINTED BY THE LOVELL PlilNTiNG AND PUBLISHING CGMFANY, 1876. UNIOX OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES. 3IINUTE APPOINTING THE DEPUTATION, The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the ■Church of Scotland, at a Meeting held in Toronto in November, 1874 unani- mou.sly resolved, " That the Rev. John Cook, D.D., the Eev. John Jenkins D D the Rev. Professor Mackerras, M.A., the Eev. Professor Ferguson, B A the Rev. Daniel M. Gordon, B.D., and James Croil, Esq., Agent of the Church be and are hereby appointed to proceed to the next General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the purpose of assuring that Venerable Court of the undimin- ished attachment of this Church to the Church of Scotland, and of the deep gratitude which the Synod feels for the unvarying generous support which the Church of Scotland has rendered to the Church in Canada during its whole existence, and of conveying to the General Assembly full information respect- ing the present position of the negotiations which have been goin<. on for the past five years, with reference to the Union of the Presbyterian Churches in the Dominion of Canada, and of the motives which have led this Synod to a-ree to the early consummation of this Union. " . -^ => ing The Deputation thus appointed deem it respectful to submit the followi statements to the iMembers of the General Assembly. The first formal step taken by the Synod ofthis Church towards a reunion fl ^^^''1^f ";T' f^""''^" '""' ^" ^^^'' '''^'''' (-c'^ording to Synod Minutes loi 180., p. 20) -The Synod appointed Mr. McGill and the Hon. Judge McLean to draw up a minute expressive of the views of this Svnod in regard to the amportance and desirableness of greater union among the several branches of the Presbyterian Church in Canada." The minute thus ordered was presented, but no further action was taken at that time towards Union In 1860 (Synod Minutes, p. 43) - The Synod heard an overture from Dr <}eorge on a Union between this Chuixh and other Presbvterian Churches in this Province. It was resolved, by a vote of 31 to 17, " That a Committee be appointed to consider the subject, and to be ready to meet with brethren be- longing to the other Synods to ascertain their views and feelings on the matter, and report to next Synod." The lieport of this Committee was pre- sented m 1861 (Synod Min., p. 25), but further action in the matter was post- poned, on the ground that in the then "present circumstances, the proposed Union could not be cntortainccl without disturbing tho harmony of this Church." In 1866 tho question was again brought before tho Synod by overture- from tho Presbytery of Ottawa (Minutes of 1866, p. 22) ; but, owing to tho disturbed state of the country arising from the Fenian agitation, and tho conse- quent small attendance of members, tho subject, although pretty fully discussed, was not at that time pressed by the advocates of Union. Tho Confederation of the various Provinces which form the Dominion of ■ Canada having boon consummated in 1867, there naturally followed a strong i desire for that Union of Presbyterian Churches which had been so long con*^ tem])lated, and which was now shared in by many members of the Syuoa and. of tho Congregations who had previously opposed such a Union. Tho Churches referred to are four in number— viz., the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with tho Church of Scotland, the Canada Presbyterian Church (composed of the old United Presbyterian Church and Free Church, which had ujiilcd in 18G1), tho Church of the iMaritime Provinces in connection with the Church of Scotland, and the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces (composed of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church in those Provinces, which had united in 1860.) In 1870, Junotth, the subjont was brought before the Synod (Minutes p. 31) by a letter received from the Moilerator of tho Canada Prosbyleriun Ciiurch, requesting tho appointment of a Committee authorized to meet with similar Commttteos of the other Churches, and to deliberate as to the desirableness and practicability of a Union, and to pi-oparo some basis or plan of Union to bo submitted to tho several Churches. A similar document wns brought before the Supremo Courts of the other Churches and each of the Synods appointed a Committee in terms of this letter. On the 7th June an overture was presented to tho Synod from tho Con- gregation of Lindsay setting forth (Minutes, 1870, p. 37) "the desirableness of u Union with tho Canada Presbyterian Church, and craving tho Synod to take steps in the promises. As a Committee hud already been ap})ointed to moot similar committees for this purpose, " the Synod resolved that further action on the overture was unnecessary." It has been objected that the Synod ])r<)C(>c(lo.hinconstitulionaIiy in taJJug action in this matter without an overture. There are, however, in tho Synod's records several instances of business originating in other modes than by over- ture. For example, in 1852 (Minutes of 1852, p. 20) the Synod, of its own motion, appointed Mr. McGill and the Hon. Judge McLean to exin-ess its views regarding the desirableness of union among the Presbyterians of Canada. In 1844 (Syn. min. 1844 p.p. 14,15) the Synod, of its own motion, appointed a Committee to draft an Act declaring the Spiritual Independence of the Church, and adopted the same. This id, perhaps, the most important Act on the Statute y of this ' overture ng to tho ;ho conse- discHssed, ninion of a strong long con- yuou and. sbyterian Canada urch and Provinces Jiiurch of 1 and tlio tosp. 31) I Oiiurch, h similar rablencsa Union to bronixht i Synods the Con- 3ness of jv i to tako I to meet er action ill talking Synod's by over- its own its views ad a. In ointed a Church, i Statute Book of the Church. In 1855 (Synod minutes of 1855, p. 22,23 )iho Synod, of its own motion, appointed the Temporalities' Board, and decided tho disposal of the revenue derived from tho Temporalities' Fund. These instances, and others which might be cited, are sufficient to show that the Synod may and does initiate business of its own motion. As the Synod has frequentlv acted on over- tures pre])ared during its sessions by individual members, a/ortiori it is com- petent for the Synod, if no formal objection is marb , to initiate any business which may seem to require attention. In this instance, however, an overture was received from the Congregation of Lindsay, but as the Synod had antici- pated the .subject by the appointment of a Committee, it was resolved that "further action was unnecessary." It may be added that the requirements of the Barrier Act, have been rigidly observed in the disposal of this question. MEETING or COMMITTEES. The Committee of Synod, appointed in June, 1870, met at Montreal in September of the same year, with similar Committees from the other Churches. Remarkable unanimity prevailed, and after three davs' deliberation, they were able to agree to a draft basis of Union. In the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, at its meeting in June, 1871, it was unanimously resolved (.Minutes of 1871, p. 37,) " that the Synod adopt the report and record their satisfaction with the manner in which tho Committee have discharged their important trust." The number of the Com- mittee was increased to twelve. This Committee met with similar Committees of the other churches in September, 1871, when some modifications of the previous terms were agreed to and the Committee reported favourable progress to the Synod in 1872. Tho Synod (Minutes for 1872, p. 41) with the excep- tion of one member, who dissented from the proposed disposal of the Tempo- ralities' Fund, again unanimously approved of the lleport of the Committee and re-appointed them. CLERGY RESERVE FUND. At the meeting of Synod in 1873, differences of opinion arose as to some details of the terms of Union, chiefly in regard to the final disposition of the Temporalities' Fund. This Fund, forming a large portion of the pro- perty of the Church, arose mainly out of the "Clergy Reserves" of the old Province of Canada, and as the disposal of it has given rise to differences of opinion, it seems desirable to glance at its history. In 1774, an Imperial Act (14 Geo. Ill, cap. 83, sec. 5) was passed, providing, " That the Clergy of the said Church (of Rome) may hold, receive and enjoy, their uccubtomed dues and rights, with respect to such persons only as fihall profess the said religion ;" and '• That it shall be lawful for His Majesty to I 6 teflLT'"'"" ""' °^ f" ■''"■""^ "f '^' ="'■ ««"«"""0d d„™ and right,, T.«.^"r/^''.'''^'",^^"'''^ Province of Canada was divided into Upper and knoTn a^^ThoV ^^;^"?^^^"/'- ■^'-" ^^ -«^ P-vince, an ImpiiTr' thaut was hI M . ;"'' ^'''" ^'' ^^^^ "^' ^^P" ''' -«• 36) declared Ition n7r "'^^^T ^ ' "^'"''^ '" ^' ^""''^^^' ^^ "^^'^^ ^ permanent appropri- ation of lands ,n the said Provinces "as may best conduce to the due and sufficent support and maintenance of a Protestant Clergy within th! said cultivation thereof, and then enacts that one-seventh of the Crown Lands be i..fl^l?'''^l ^''"'''''' ^''''" " ^"'^ ^^' maintenance and support of a Pro- of England. The members of the Church of Scotland, however, demanded Protranr?b'\'t' T""' ^'^^ ^'^'^' ^^"^^^ ^^ ^'^ recog'nized a a atTst the Pro '^•? "'''f' ^'^^ ^' ^'^ ^^''^^™- ^^^'^ ^^-- P--nted !nd ! ?fi9« n"'''^ Legislatures, was carried to the Imperial authorities, TnLT > !,,C^^!"!"^« -f the Imperial Parliament was appointed to. consider it The opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown being asked regarding it, was given thus:-'' When your Lordships desire the Judge, to. Bta e If any other Clergy (than the Clergy of the Church of England are Estbl h H nl'^'r' ;: ^"^"^^ ^'^* '' ^PP^-^- '^ - ^^-^ ^^e Clefgy of the Established Church of Scotland do constitute one instance of such other Protestant Clergy. And although in answering your Lordships' question we specify no other Church than the Protestant Church of Scotland, we do not thereby intend that besides that Church, the Ministers of other Churches may not be included under the term Protestant Clergy." In accordance with this opinion, concurred in by the Committee, the Imperial Parliament enacted that the Clergy of the Church of Scotland should receive their own pi-oportion of the Clergy Eeserves, and that the Government should have the right to apply the pioc'eeds of the sale of any of these reserve lands, if they saw fit, to any Protestant Clergy. ' ^ In 1840 an Imperial Statute (3 & 4 Vic, cap. 78) was passed uniting the Provinces of tipper and Lower Canada, which declares. " It it expedient^ to provide for the final disposition of the lands called Clerffv Reserves in Canada, and for the appropriation of the yearly income arising or to arise therefrom, for the maintenance of Religion and the advancement of Christian knowledge in the said Province," and in the 5th section enacts that the share allotted and appropriated to the Church of Scotland in Canada shall be expended for the support and maintenance of Pnhlic u:orship and the Propagation of religious knowledge^ and rights, aintenarice Jpper a nd )erial Act, ) declares appropri- 5 due and n the said lation and Lands be known as of a Pro- he Church iemanded ized as a presented ithorities, ointed to r)g asked rudge» tO' land) are- ■gy of the ch other question ve do not 3he8 may ice with irliament heir own have the , if they uniting "It is Clergy arising )ment of 1 enacts Canada and (he In 1853 a Bill was passed in the Imperial Parliament conceding tp the Canadian Legislature the pov/er to alter the appropriation of the Clergy .Roserves, and to make such provision with regard to their future proceeds as might bo deemed advisable; but existing interests in connection with the Reserves were not to be interfered with, and the annual stipends received from them by Protestant Clergy were to be continued during the lives of tho incumbents. In 1864 the Canadian Parliament passed an Act for the secularization of the Clergy Reserves, under the provisions of which these Reserves were handed over to various municipalities for secular purposes. The life interests, how- ever, of incumbents were preserved. These interests were commuted by the Canadian Act of Secularization, a capital sum being received in lieu of annual stipends. The total amounts thus paid to the different parties possessing a claim on the Reserves were (Appendix No. 35 to Proceedings and Journals of Canadian Parliament for 1856) : Aggregate to the Church of England jE275,851 5 2 stg. Aggregate to the Church of Scotland 127 448 50 " To Rev. Messrs. Boyd, Rogers and Smart of the United Synod of the Pres- byterian Church of Upper Canada 2240110 " To Wesleyap Methodist Ministers 976811 " To Roman Catholic Olergy of Upper Canada 20 932 15 " £436,241:7:2 « So valuable did these Reserves ultimately become, that, after making pro- vision for all vested rights, the amount distributed amongst the Municipalities of Upper Canada in the year 1858 alone, was $341,120.44, or £70,000 stg. ; and on the Ist January, 1860, there still remained of Clergy Reserve Lands unsold in Upper and Lower Canada, no less than 724,812 acres. The sum of £127,448 5s. Od. (subsequently augmented by private con- tributions,) received on behalf of Ministers being -nembersof the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland— the Government having distinctly refused to coi.^mute with individual min- isters—became what is now known as the Temporauties' Fund of the Church. It was resolved (Synod Min. for 1856, p. 22, 23) that the interest of this fund be applied in the folloAving manner : (1.) For the payment of £112 10s. cy., per annum to each of the commuting ministers — 73 in number. (2.) For the payment of £100 per annum to each of eleven ministers, who were on the Roll of Synod at tho date of commutation, but not at the passing of the Imperial Act of 1853. (3.) For the payment to all ministers, not so provided for, i of £100 a year if the funds admit of it; and if the sum to be disposed of for this purpose (increased by such annual subscriptions as may be received ior the sustentation of the Church) shall at any time be insufficient to give 8 fio„o'alfind. '"" ""' "'""^ "' ""> '•""'P'""''' .'ovorttotho is in^vlTatl '""? """" "'^■'"' "'"' "'" '"*''°^'" "f "■« f^nd ■">" proposed, atonTMinnl M»r;'"'"" ■""''° ''^"'° Synod at tho tin.e of Commu- Zl'J IT f^^' ■'''""'"•^' l'"«" ') ^ " Tho following, howovor to bo a and autboH V „ , , '"' """ '«»»<">' "^ "'O minister, granting such power n onleet on Se Oh t»">"»ters of the Presbyterian Ch„rehof Canada any daTm on I h T^ f ^'°"''"''' "'"' ">■« 'hey shall eease to have ever thovshaH ?,„."", '^ ^ ""^ "'""•" "'^ "»'" Commutation Fund when- TofbU . t *", •" """""''•'• '" "onnoetion with said Church." future d'SnoVI, ^^VJ^"' "" ''^'""^ ''""^'J' <'°'"»'nph'ted a possible uture aisposit on of the fund diffccnt from that originally made for t states ^.zz:z':^r'T''' '-''''' ''-'''''' ■"'-'^-' "wiehthcti r: the r,i'o,>Ld ,1 , r.u I-' ■" 'omam, of whom IwaU^-seven favour ho un i! nl , r "'^ ""^ ^'""' • ""■'■<'• "»'t the Synod of to-day, boinir hcrto ,1, ' * ''"P'-f """"v^^ of tl.o forty deceased commuting m^ist ™ i I a lo . c limTr, ™,'"' "'" ^^""' Commutation ; ,,.„.,■„. that tht Sy„^ h": lndn7.f T , ■"" P""'""' "'■'"■ «'« f'-nd, and has from tinte to time and m a variety of ways, exercised that power. •■ REVENUE OF THE FUND. The present annual revenue of the Fund is ".'"-'^'.P-'''«<"-°"">eWment of a llirsum"'; ' to each of the rema.mng ministers and ordained missionaries on its roll and n the active service of the Church. The average annual amoun trlil for ths purpose has been $8,615 for tho past seven years. In addition olhts a eonsidorablo sum, say from $3,000 to $4,000 per annum has boon a the s^ mo T.r:'S:: Z'-''"'"'"'^ '"'• '"'^' ""'"'""' -"- 'he surveillanc o X 9 nt8, but the linister has intood sum overt to the ■ proposed, of Commu- or, to bo a tont for the such power who hare a of Canada ise to have 'und whon- b." la possible or it states consent of le original >en favour iay, being- ministers, Synod has le to time, priated in 500 200 )00 payment s roll in 3ars past fibutions of $200 roll and aised for to this, he same > of the FIRST REMIT ON UNION. At the meeting of Synod in 1873, whii« evident harmony of sentiment prevailed in regard to the desirableness of th6 Union itself, the proposed doctrinal basis, and the resolutions retti)ecting Church jovernmont, relations to other Churches, modes of worship, &c., differences of o;.inion, as has been stated, arose in regard to the final disposition of the Temporalities' Fund. It was resolved to send dowh the basis of Union with accompanying resolutions, including that regarding the Temporalities' Fund, to Presbyteries, in terms of the Barrier Act, and also, with a view to ascertain the mind of the whole Church upon the question, to Kirk-Sessions and Congregations,— though this sending to Kirk-Sessions and Congregations was not demanded by either the Constitution or the practice of the Church. At the following meeting of Synod it was found that out of 11 Presbyteries, 119 Sessions, and 125 Congregations which reported, 1 Presbytery, 16 Sessions, and 11 Congregations voted nay, while 20 Congregations made no return. In order .j meet, if possible, objections that had been raised, the Synod, at its meeting in 1874, consented to two alterntions. It was agreed (1) to insert a preamble to the Basis setting %-t'' li ..t " it would be for the glory of God and the advancement of the cause oi Christ that the negotiating churches should unite and thus form one Presbyterian Church in the Dominion, inde- pendent of all other churches in its jurisdiction, and under authority lo Christ alone, the Head of His Church, and Head over all things to the Church." (2.) That the resolution respecting the Temporalities' Fund be amended in the form in which it now appears in the appendix to this statement. THE SECOND REMIT. The Basis and Resolutions,* thus modified, wore sent down anew to Pres- byteries, Kirk-Sessions and Congregations, with instructions to report thereon to an adjourned meeting of Synod to be held in Toronto on the third of November, 1874. This second reference was made with the desire to ascertain the mind of the Church on these alterations. The course followed in referring this subject to an adjourned meeting of Synod, as well as the origination of the question in the Supreme Court with- out an overture, was that taken by the American Presbyterian Churches- Churches that have always guarded the Presbyterian form of Government with jealous care. In 1869, during the negotiations for Union, they adjourned from May till November to consult the Presbyi;eries of the two contracting Churches relative to the final Basis of Union. Their Union, as is well i^^nown, was con- summated at the adjourned meeting, and, it may be added, has been productive of the happiest results. *See Appendix, J 1 10 re irns, besides wh.ch, immediately after the rising of tlie Synod furtlier ^oted »!v Th„ 7' r r ^°"°^'^-^™ Presbyteries voted t.a: none maToritv in Nol 7 /f^bytery that had voted »Ay in Jv,„e returned a retirn^Thi/pIh r u"' *° *"' *■"■■ U"'""- One Presbytery sent n» stin „„J„ T ^f ■"' ''°"'™''' ""^ ^^^ '" J""«. »<1 i« known to be 1 L voIJnIv A" , ■■ °' ""'""■ ^''^*'*-"'"' Kirk-Sessions voted r^, tionsTotearKA, (en voted NAr, thirty six sent no returns.* * FINAL DECISION. beforrfhr ^'"' T°!' "'" ""''' "■"""' ''»'' '"'*" "'"■^''''"y ascertained and laid tht " tt .^"^f i ™ '''""""' ''^'^'' *■"" discussion, by a vote of 68 to 17 " al„. ,K r. ' ^""^^ ''""^ "'' '^P-"-* <"■ ""^ Committee appointed t^ ex' " and Int'ttT" '"k^p'^""''' ^^"" "" ^nion do now recdve the R^p rt " theYrtfc e^cf n K '. ' ".' Keeolutions contained in the said Rc-mi^t a. the Articles of Union between the four negotiating Churches " after thrZ«t''„rtv°«™";''-' T ""'™ °" '"" ^°'""' "' *>>»»« ^^'i^'^'' a"«r the Meeting of this Synod in June next, provided that the necessarv egislation m regard to the Church and College property, with a view towS "the .o.summat,on of Union, shall, by that time, have been secured" in. n the Cvrrs!*" '''"'"*''' — yL^g^'ation has been obtained THB 8YS0D Of THE MARITIME PROVINCES. fh» r." '•'^ Synod of the Church of the Maritime Provinces in connection with resolved, in October last, by a vote of 26 to 7 : " That, having rerard to the Scotland -to the unanimous votes of this Synod at five previous meetings in favoui- of the principles of Union, and of proceeding with negoLfons foftl^o purpose of carrying it into e^Tect.-to the fact that ttee-fourtls fTe cXe fccZ ""TT" "'"' °" ^y™-* '>»™ ™'«' -i'h practical unanimitfin accordance with the welLunderstood mind of thisSyn„d,-to the views Tvowed |nth^cau.e of Union in other Colonics, by the Mother Churcb.irdXe"' ..f..:., °. , """"'"i 3d November, I«!4, page 13, .nil the suDnl.m.r,.... ..,,,.„. ,u„_, .cf..„d .0, whioli a» aul, ocrMeJ by Principal SoodgrTO, Ih. aoting cle*: ''' ' les th&t are nd received lod, further tatod clerk, ihe Synod's YEA : none returned a ry sent no- own to be voted YEA, Congrega- d and laid f 68 to 17, I ted to ex- the Keport I Remit as 36 Articles necessary w towards 1." obtained ition with ion it was I'd to the Church of ietings in 18 for the 3 Congre- limity in i avowed tbove all, id meeting irns abu»c 11 to the advancement of the Kingdom of the Great Head in this Dominion,— this-. Synod resolves to take steps, in full concert with the other negotiating- Churches, to consummate the Union of Presbyterians throughout the Do- minion." The other two of the four negotiating Churches, after similar long and careful consideration of the question, .voted very harmoniously in favour of Union. In the General Assembly of the Canada Presbyterian Church there were only two dissentients, while in the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces there was complete un.-nimity. It is of course, much to be desired that all the members of the negotia- ting Churches could unanimously accept the proposed Union— a Union felt by its promoters to be fraught with incalculable benefit to the cause of the Church of Christ in this great Dominion. Too frequently, in remote and thinly settled districts the people either suifer from the want of religious ordinances, or there are found rival churches of the same denomination struggling for an existence, and self-denying ministers enduring, through loyalty to their respective churches, the hardships and discouragements of diligent but ill-^ requited labours. In more favoured localities, if there is not sometimes a -edundancy of energies and resources that might be turned to good account eljewhere, there would most certainly flow advantages to the masses in crowded centres of population by better concerted action and more harmonious co-operation than it is found practicable in present circumstances to secure. The impetus which thf; Union would impart to the Missionary enterprises of the Church, Home and Foreign, cannot be overestimated. Should it result in nothing more than the institution of a Mission to our Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen speaking the French language, upon a basis worthy the magnitude and importance of the interests involved, it is not too much to- say that all the time and thought and anxiety, (not to speak of the sacrifice of cherished predilections on the part of very many,) which these negotiations have cost, will be amply repaid by the advantages which the Union will assuredly bring with it. Without undervaluing the benefit derived from our partial Endowment, contributing as it does in some degree to the independent i^osition which is, we think, desirable for the Clergy, and not looking beyond the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec with which we are most familiar, it is not to be questioned that the actual value of the Church property which will be brought into the United Church by the Canada Presbyterian Church, wiU he vastly more than we ha"ve to oifcr — even with our Temporalities' Fund thrown into the scale. The accumulated capital of their Widows' and Orphans' 12 'mldd'T iXip^d T^Jr'^ ^T-^'' ^"^ «-^- <^»"^«« ">«^ elegant and costly bu2l ^^.'"'T'"^ ^f'e<». each provided with new, communicants, ti;?:;?," :!,:„ io^T'"' """ '"" "'"°" ^^"^ ""'' ^^ '^'^^ with'^hffiwr:'t".CratfrT"';"'.'' ^^^^ " """^ "« «"y --"■^o" «es nego jin^rc: rrce^Vst:;- itiu.e"z^" '" '"- 874 840 Canada Presbyterian Church. ITeg Lh.of Can. in connection with the Ch. of Scotland... Church of Lower Provinces... 124 si? ns t^ ^''^ ^^■^*^ 1,193 11,487 Ch. of the M. p. in connection ^^ ^' ^32 18,082 i;710 13401 with he Ch. of Scotland... 3I 874 41 a ono ' 4,970 73,394 It is confidently believed that most of those who have recorded their iv! voTeTn th '^ : '''' """ '"^^''^ ^"''"™"^'' ''^ ^ ^-^ ">"* - ^» - Parent Church and that it might be so regarded by the General ALmWy In th,s v,ew of the case it is hoped that the General Assembly may elel' . ympat y with the movement, and its readiness to eontioue, so far a a, «1 creumstances n>ay permit, those generous efforts which in the pas have teen so s.gnally beneficial to Scottish Presbyterians in Canada. JOHN COOK, D.D. JOHN JENKINS, D.D, GEORGE DALRYMPLE FERGUSON, B.A DANIEL M. GORDON, B.D. JAMES CROIL, Agent of the Chujcb 13 'College they with new, 1 place 338 ; i for 17,247 APPENDIX. y concluded of the four TH Schools. o ja o 00 43,536 11,487 13,401 4,970 73,394 one Minister ■ded their ti affirma- ty to the assembly. r express ' as alter- ast have B.A. PROPOSED TEKMS OF UNION OP THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE DOMINION. PREAMBLE. The Presbyterian Chur.h of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland the Canada Presbyterian Church, the Church of the Maritime Provinces in connection with the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces, holding the same doctrine 1 ern ment, and discipline, believing that it would be for the glor; of God and the advancmeut o the cause of Chnst that they should unite and thus form one Presbyterian Ch'rch in the Dominion, independent of all other Churches in its jurisdiction, and unSer authority to ChrTst alone, the Head of His Church and Head over all things to th^ Church, agree to ni e on h ofZ^rV^^^l' ''' '' ''' ''"'"'^''^" ^^ '""^ ^"^"^"^^ ^'^"-^-' - ^^- '^^ " -^ BxVSIS. VML^lff'T'''. ''^'^' "'^ ''"'^ ^'"^ Testaments, being the Word of God, are the only infal- iiDle rule or faith and manners. ' 2. The Westminster Confession of Faith shall form the subordinate standard of the Church • he Larger and Shorter Catechisms shall be adopted by the Church, and appointed to be used f'; the instrucfon of the people :-it bdng distinctly understood that nothing contained in the afore- said Confession or Catechisms, regarding the power and duty of the Civil Magistrate, shall be ^fhlon'' "^"^ P"n<=iples or views inconsistent with full liberty of conscience in matters of _ 3. The government and worship of this Church shall be in accordance with the recognized principles and practice of Presbyterian Churches, as laid dovrn generally in the "Form of Pres- bytenan Church Government," and in " The Directory for the Public Worship of God '■' The aforesaid Churches further agree to the FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS :— I. -RELATIONS TO OTHER CHURCHES. * v.\" J,^'" ^^""'^ cherishes Christian affection towards the whole Church of God, and desires to hold fraternal intercourse with it in its several Branches, as opportunity offers. 2. This Churcl :hall, under such terms and regulations as may from time to time be aereed on, receive minister, and probationers from other Churches, and especially from Churches hold- ing ihe game doctrine, government, and discipline with itself. n.~MODES OF WORSHIP. With regard to modes of worship, the practices presently followed by congregations shall be aaowed, and further action in conaectioa therewith shall be left to the legislation of the United Church, uifvi* 14 III.-FUND FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MINISTERS IV.— COLLEGIATE INSTITUTIONS V.-LEGISLATION WITH REGARD TO RIGHTS OF PROPERTY Such legislation shall be sought as shall preserve undisturbed all rights of property now -belonging to congregations and corporate bodies, and, at the same time, not int fere withteedom of action on the part of congregations in the same localit, desirous o uniting Ion teartTf VI.-HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONARV OPERATIONS. «nH ?' ^'f '? ^''"''^' '"''" ^'"''''^ '^^' "P ^"^ P^^^^^^te the Home and Foreign Missionary :and Benevolent operations of the several Churches, according to their respective claims and wi h regard to the practical work of the Church and the promotion of its Schemes, whil Tthe GenI ll Assemblyshall have the supervision and control of all the work of the Church, yt the Ced Church shall have due regard to such arrangements through Synods and Local Committees Is «hall end mos effectually to unite in Christian love and sympathy the different sections of he €hurch, and at the same time to draw forth the resources and energies of the .^.ople in behalf of the work of Christ in the Dominion, and throughout the world. " "^ "'-^air or VII.-GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO DENOMINATIONAL COLLEGES In the United Church the fullest forbearance shall be allowed aa to any difference of opinion De;i^rL::rchTrrcr ''' '''''-' ^^'"" ^^^^^ ^^ ^'^-^-^ ^suu.um.jorZ RESOLUTION REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF THE TEMPORALITIES' FUND The Temporalities' Fund shall remain, as at present, in the hands of a Board, the membership of which shall be continued after the consummation of the Union, by the remanent memb ' having power to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise ; and the administration of the Fund shall continue on the same principles and for the same purposes as at^e ent 'm he vested rights of all Ministers and Probationers shall have lapsed; and these right, sU hi held to be the following :-(I) The annual receipt by Ministers now reviving four hund d Lrl «fty dollars (§450), four hundred dollars (§400), or two hundred dollars (?200) 0(111.1 amount during their lifetime and good standing in the Church. (2) The annual receipt ofZl thousand dollars ($2000), in perpetuity by the Treasurer of Queen's College: and (3) the ann, li receipt of two hunired dollars ($200), by all the Ministers who shall be on the Synod Roll at tl time of the I nion, and by all recognized Probationers and Licenciates engaged in active servir during their lifetime and good standing in the Church :-An salaries of two hundred dollars (S-ml to be increased to four hundred (3400), each, when the recipients of thorn sha!! have retired i the consent of tlie Church, from the active duties of the ministry. The T.-mporaMties' Board shiu ed Church, for of the widows 7 Institutions [atioD as shaU ge, Montreal, hurch similar orporate exls- lich they now )epartment in property now with freedom )n the part of irtially, their fn Missionary QS ; and with ! the General ;t the United immittees, as ctions of the in behalf of e of opinion iments of a 16 NAME OF THE UNITED CHURCH FUND. nembership it members oinistration esent, until lits shall be indred and f the same 3ipt of two the annual Roll at the v^e service, ars (§200) tired, with aard shall