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GEORGE P RIDOUT, ESQ. JOHN H. HAGARTY, ESQ. /:. WILLIAM ATKINSON, ESQ. * GEORGE DUGGAN, ESQ. GEORGE DENISON, ESQ. ALEXANDER BURNSiDE, ESQ. WILLIAM H. BOULTON, ESQ. . ■ ' " ' ' ' SccvetavD: JOHN KENT, ESQ. Ercasuvci;: THOMAS W. BIRCHALL, ESQ. 3Lns Committee; ■ THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE. THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MACAULAY. THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JONES. THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HAGERMAN THE HONOURABLE J. S. MACAULAY. THE HONOURABLE COLONEL WELLS. ROBERT STANTON, ESQ. JOHN W. GAMBLE, ESQ. , , . J. M. STRACHAN, ESQ. WILLIAM H. BOULTON, ESQ. fv> CLARKE GAMBLE, ESQ. - GEORGE MONRO, ESQ. BENJAMIN THORNE, ESQ. ' GEORGE S. BOULTON, ESQ. MR. ALDERMAN DIXON. COLONEL COTTER. ■ JOHN S. BALDWIN, ESQ. FRANCIS T. BILLINGS, ESQ.. \' . ' * WILLIAMR POUDFOOT, ESC^ ' A 2 ,/.:., I ■ ,■;■!;■■,. I CONSTITUTION • • • 'I /.I.. OF THK i.i . . , ,.• ", '1 €l)urclj Sodctn of tl)c JDioccsc of Sloronto. «.,.• ' I ESTABLISHED 28TH APRIL, 1842. 1. The Society is formed for promoting the advanoeiiient of Religion through the Ministry of the United ('hurch of England and Ireland, and its objects are the dissemina- tion of the Holy Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, and such other Books and Tracts as may serve to promote an acquaintance with Evangelical truth, and with the Doctrines and Order of the United Church of England and Ireland: the Propagation of the Gospel among the Indians and IX»stitute Settlers in remote situations, hy means of travelling and resident Missionaries: assistance to Clergymen of the Church, who may be incapacitated by age or infirmity, and to their Widows and Orphans; furnishing those who may be pi-eparing for the Ministry with the means of pursuing their Theological studies: the promotion of Sunday and Parochial Schools: the temporal support of the Church and its Ministers, irclud- ing all matters relating to the care and improvement of the present resources of the Church, and whatever measures may be thought best for increasing them. 2. In its efforts to promote these objects, the Society shall act in cordial union with the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and the Venerable Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. m TUB COS8TITUTION. 3. Tl»c sanction of the Lord IJishopof llic l>iocose shall K' necessary for the completion of all important acts of tlie Society, and especially for the revocation or alteration of any of the standing rules, and for making any addition to them. 4. The Vice Presidents shall consist of the Venerablo the Archdeacon, or Archdeacons, of the Diocese,— the Chairman of the District Association, — and such other 4'Iergynu'n op Laynteu as may be appointed at an Annual General Meeting of the Society. 5. The Society shall be ojwn to all the Members of tlio Church, all of whom shall be invited U* unite with it. — One Pound Five Shillings per annum shall constitute a Member, and Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings, paid at any ene time, a Member for life, while the annual payment in advance of any sum, however small, shall qualify a person to be a Member of the District and Parochial Association. All contributors are alloM-ed to specify the »l)jects, where they desire it, to which their donations shall be applied. There shall bo no arbitrary or specific amount of subscription named, but a full recognition of the great Scriptural principle, "Every man should give as he is able," G. The Society shall be managed by a Central Board, in the (^ity of Toronto, consifiting of the President, the Vice Presidents, and a Committee of twelve Clergymen and twelve Laymen, who ^hall be chosen annually at tlu? General Meeting of the Society; of which body not less than five shall be a quorum; and to this Board there shall be attached a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, (if re- quired), and a Treasurer. 7. A General Meeting of the Society shall be held at Toronto annually, on the first Wednesday in June, and 'ihe Central Board of Management shall hold their Meetings, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Society, on the first Wednesday of every month, — that of June excepted, — but especial Meetings of the Board may be held upon the requisition of the Lord Bishop, or, in his absence, of two of the Vice Presidents. 8. In connexion and correspondence with the Society, District Associations shall be established, comprising one or more Districts, into which the Province is by law divided; the same to be composed of the Clergy resident within the bounds of the same, and all other Members of s THE CONSTITUTION. the Church wlio shall contribute in aid of the Society's funds; — the Archdeacon, or senior Clergyman res'den* within its bounds, shall, ex o^icio, be Chairman of such District Branch Association, with whom shall be associa- ted, as composing a Committee of Management, the Clergy of the several Parishes or Missions, within the bounds of such District, and one or two Laymen from each of the same, a Secretary and Treasurer. > 9. A General Meeting of each Branch District Asso- ciation shall be held on the first Wednesday in January in each year, in a County Town of the same ; and Quarterly Meetings of the Committee of Management, — not less than five to form a quorum, — shall be held, viz. : on the first Tuesday in January, April, July and October, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Branch Association. 10. In order the more fully to carry out the objects of the Society, each Parisli, in the person of its Clergyman and Chureh-wardens, shall be a Sab- Association, in cor- respondence, through its Chairman (the Clergyman) with the District Branch Association, and may be denominated, Th- Parochial Comviittee of the Church Society. This Committee shall meet so often, and at such periods, as they shall themselves decide to be most convenient, inviting the co-operation of all the Parishioners, in their deliberations and designs. They shall collect subscrip- tions and donations Hum vtx e Members of the Church, in such manner as they shall deem most effective, and endeavour, by every means in their power, to augment the resources of the Society. One Sermon, at least, shall be preached during the year, in favour of the objects of the Institution, on the Sunday next succeeding the Annual Public Meeting of such Parochial Association, — all monies raised to be transmitted to the Treasurer of the District Association. 11. One-fourth of all monies paid into the hands of the Treasurer of the District Committees respectively, shall be transmitted to the Treasurer of the General Society, to be at the disposal of the Central Board, and the remaining three-fourths of all such collections shall, when required, be expended wi*hin the Parish or District in which they have Leen made, for such objects only as are specified in the Constitution of the Society, — the allot- ment to be made at the Quarterly Meetings of the District THE CONSTITUTION. 9 Branch Association. All monies not required to be expended for local purposes, and remaining unappropria- ted at the general Annual Meeting of the District Asso- ciation, shall be forthwith transmitted to the Treasurer of the Society at Toronto. 12. The District Associations, through their respective Secretaries, shall communicate to the Secretary of the Parent Society at Toronto a minute statement of all receipts and expenditure within the sphere of their ope- rations, embodied in the form of a Report, once in each year, as soon as convenient after the General Annual Meeting of such District Branch Association. 13. For promoting that object of the Society -which refers to the temporal support of the Church and its Ministers, a Committee shall be formed consisting of Lay Members of the Society, whose especial care it shall be to devise and pursue such measures as shall seem best adapted for placing the maintenance of the Church and its ministers upon a- permanent and satisfactory footing, and for extending the usefulness of the Church by increasing her resources. 14. The objects which this Committee shall have more particularly in view shall be. First — The procuring an adequate and permanent sup- port for the Bishop of the Diocese, and a fiind for the endowment of the Cathedral and such Institutions as the Bishop niay consider it necessary for the good of the Church to attach to it». Secondly — A permanent adequate support for such number of Archdeacons as the Civil and Ecclesiastical authorities consider expedient- Thirdly — The placing the Clergymen now resident and doing duty in the Province, upon a just footing as regards the sufficiency and permanency of their incomes. Fourthly — The providing for the permanent and ade- quate support of an increased number of Clergymen, so that, with the least possible delay, the Members of the Church in every settled Township in the Diocese may have the means of access to a Church -within a practicable distance. Fifthly — The building in every Township, not already provided for, a Church of Stone or Brick upon a well- considered plan, as regards dimensions, external form, and internal arrangements, keeping in view the probabi- lity of its requiring enlargement. 10 THE CONSTITUTION. Sixthliz-^'She building in a good situation, convenient to the Church, a comfortable Parsonage of Brick or Stone, upon an uniform plan, which should be carefully considered with reference to size and internal arrange- ment, and should admit of additions being made with the sanction of the Bishop. Seventhly — The insuring such Churches and Parson- ages against accidents by fire. Eighthly — The providing Travelling Missionaries for such parts of the Diocese as do not come within the limits of any organized Township^ though partially inhabited, and for Townships in which a resident Clergyman may not yet have been stationed. Ninthly — The placing on a permanent and proper footing the several Indian Missions. 15. The Committee for the above purposes shall be called, " The Lay Committee of the Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto." It shall consist, in the first instance, of such Members as the Diocesan Society shall appoint at their first Meeting; and the Cranmittee so chosen shall elect a Chairman, subject to the approval of the Bishop. The first Meeting of the Committee shall be on a day to be named by the Diocesan Society, and the Committee shall then take measures for framing and submitting to the Society, for their consiu^ration and approval, a Con- stitution regulating the future composition, members, appointment and proceedings of the Committee, which Constitution, with such modifications as the Society may then, or afterwards, determine upon, shall govern the Committee in future. The Lay Committee shall, in regard to all their proceedings, be subject to the control of the Bishop of the Diocese. The Clerical, and other Members of the Diocesan Society, may attend at any of the General Meetings of the Committee, and may propose and discuss matters therein ; and the Committee shall report their proceedings to the Diocesan Society at their stated Meetings. The Committee shall have power to add to their number. 16. All Meetings of the Society and of the Committees shall be opened and closed with the prayers used by the two Societies in England, adapted to local circumstances under the direction of the Bishop. ,. I ,.,,.r.;., •■^ .:....;■- ?■ '>^ . > ■:: .r;.' J ,v\,. CORRESPONDENCE .1 '^ >■( ,-":■ .,: 1 > i.i-:- f- BBTWEUly .,y I ' • V :,C THE HONODBABLB AN9 BIGHT BEVEREND, i ;; . J ai)c Corlr Btsljoj) of aoronto, ,, -i;.., t ',•»> ,l'»i ,,.\J ./.■»** *iri'..> .■' -tA :f*'> v^-'?-*--.'- ;;}{ MR. CHIEF JUSTICE ROBINSON, v .1/!. i ■/» i- l^ r-l\'ir .i:.^iU;j: 'I"''^;'*" "f" Toronto, 17;7«<, I thank yon for sending me the papers, respecting the Diocesan Society, vhich it is proposed to form on a ;plan similar to th«t adopted in Nova Scotia. I have read them -with much attention; and may, by-and-by, have some suggestions to offer, chiefly in respect to branch societies in the several districts, which it is not always easy to regulate in a convenient and satisfactory manner. At present I will not trouble your Lordship with any remarks, except upon one point, which miist necessarily form a main olgect of the Society's exertions, and upon which I have thought a good deal since the Clergy Reserves question has been disposed of. I will make use of this occasion for communicating freely to your Lord- ship my views upon it. The friends of the Church of England in this Province should, without further delay, I think, turn their attention to the best means of providing for the support and increase of the Church *, and I will endeavour to set down, shortly and plainly, the measures which it eeems to me they should propose to themselves with that meyv. — 1st. To provide a permanent and adequate support for the Bishop of the Diocese, and the endowment of the Cathedral. 2nd. To provide a permanent and adequate support for three Archdeaconries, if that number shall be considered expedient in the proper quarter. 3rd. To procure such an augmentation of the incomes of the now resident Clergy, as that none shall be in the receipt of less than £250, Provincial currency, per annum. 4th. To provide for ttkQ placing one Missionary in every settled Township of flie Diocese, whose station shall, if possible, be so appointed that it may be nearly central, thus affording to the inhabitants of every portion of the Township the means of access to a Church within a practicable distance. 5th. The building, in every Township not already provided for, a Church of brick or stone, upon a well- considered plan, as to dimensions, external form and internal arrangements, keeping in view the probability of its requiring enlargement CORRESPONDENCE. 13 6th. The huilding in a good situation, convenient to the Church, a comfortable Parsonage of brick or stone, upon an uniform plan, which should be well considered, in regard to size and internal arrangement, and should admit of additions being made, with the sanction of the Bishop. 7 th. The insuring such Churches and Parsonages against accidents by lire. 8th. The providing Travelling Missionaries for such parts of the Diocese as do not come within the limits of any organized Township, though inhabited in some degree, or Townships in which a resident Clergyman has not yet been stationed. 9th. The placing, on a permanent and proper footing, the several Indian Missions. For attaining these objects, I suggest the following steps: — 1st. To procure, without delay, a general return, shew- ing what Clergy Reserves remain unalienated in each Townshu), and what -Glebes are in it, 2nd. To address the Government, and the Society for Propagating (he Gospel, pointing out the very great importance of proceeding upon some understood and well-settled system as to future alienations, and proposing •that a check may be put to further sales, until such system has been settled. 3rd. To propose, as one part of the future plM, that in any Township in which the Church's proportion of thp Reserves now remaining does not exceed 1200 acres, a stop shall be put to sales for the present, and that, so far as it may now be possible to avoid it, the Church shall jioi be len with less than 1200 acres of Glebes and Reserves, an any Township. 4th. To discuss and consider carefully whether it shall he pressed upon the Government to make no more aliena^ tions of the Church's portion of the Reserves, but to place them under the control of the Church as a permanent endowment, on certain stipulations which the Church jnay agree to, as to settlement within a limited period, or alienate only a limited proportion, and that at a minimum ;price. 6th. While "ih. ..e points are -being settled, or rather .perhaps tO'SS^st in settling theqa, | would lay at once, in the Diocese, the foundation of a plan of co-operation I have thought much upon the possible results of a well- directed exertion of all the faithful members of the Church, made at this period, when lands can in most places be still purchased at a moderate price, — when the Townships, with few exceptions, might receive at once a resident Clergyman, — when an excellent spirit prevails in England, which would be certain to come in aid of our exertions, if they were steady and fervent, — when we have dispersed through the Province, though very thinly, a body of Clergy favourably known to the people, and able to infuse among them the same spirit which should actuate the Society, — and when (I may take the liberty of adding) the Church has a spiritual head in the Province intimately acquainted with its condition, and whose exertions tO' promote these objects will, I am sure, be judicious and unremitting, and therefore most effective. ' 1 am so sanguine in my opinion of what may he done, that I fully believe that those members of the Committee whom Providence may spare for a few years, will liv^ to see their work begun and ended, so far as respects the ^f>^>;ui«»jFi 's ::i!^'^ 16 COERESPONDENCE. t i 'J i\ i object I propose of having in every Township of the Diocese one good Church of durable materials, a Par* sonage-housc, and an adequate permanent provision for the support of a Minister. Whether that Minister shall be a Rector, or a Mis- sionary, is one of the subjects which should claim early attention, and upon which it might seem necessary to take gome steps in connexion with the Society at home. There are many things which I would desire to say in connection with these suggestions; but they need not be spoken of at present. I will only add, that what Icon" template is the promoting the support of the Church of England in a spirit, and by measures which shall be wholly unexceptionable, giving no just cause of offence or jealousy to any, but with a constancy and fidelity that shall not abate in the slightest degree, from an apprehen- sion of what persons who choose to act in an unchristian and unreasonable spirit, may think, or say, or do. I contemplate the proceeding ih entire accordance with the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, and the Diocesan Society, which it is proposed to form, and in perfect harmony with the Venerable Society at home, which has the strongest claim to deference and gratitude from all of us. T think there can be no doubt that the matter can be so managed^ as to ensure the kind co-operation of the Government,- and to provoke notuing but a good spirit of emulation among other Christian communities, or among such members of them at least as have the interests of religion sincerely at heart. If I can be of use now or at any time, in carrying into effect such measures as I propose, I shall work most willingly in the cause, in any capacity, and to any extent that my public duties will admit of. Your Lordship will observe that I have entered into no other branch of the subject of the minute which you enclosed to me,, (and which I now return), than this one of temporal provision and support. On the others I shall take an opportunity of speaking with your Lordship, and I shall only now say that the paper shews that these! Inatters are in the best hands while they are under the consideration of the Bishop and the Clergy. Believe me, 'ft ^^% 5::r ti* I'T? ;ri' ^.j Dear Lord Bishop, ** Most faithfully your's,' JOHN B. ROBINSON. )r Is- te THE REPORT OF THE SPEECHES " ■ I! AT THE MEETING HELD ON THE 28Tir APRIL, 1842. On Thursday, the 28th April, Divine Service was performed at two o'clock, in St. James's Cathedral in the City of Toronto, — the Rev. Saltern Givins saying the Prayers, and the Rev. T. B. Fuller reading the Lessons. At three o'clock, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, occompa- nied by hia Chaplains and the Clergy present, proceeded to the City Hall, of which the use bad been kindly granted by Henry Sherwood, Esq., the Mayor, for the purpose of forming The Church Society of the Diocese of Tokosto. Among the Clergy assembled we observed the Reverends Dr. McCaul, Principal of Upper Canada College, B. Cronyn, H. J. Grasett, H. Scadding, J. Magrath, G. Maynard, T. H M. Bartlett, A. Townley, V. P. Mayerhoffer, R. J. C. Taylor, F. L. Osier, J. G. Geddes, T. Greene, A. Nelles, T. Creen, W. Leeming, T. B. Fuller, A. F. Atkinson, G. M. Armstrong, F. Evans, T. E. "Welby, A. Mortimer, A. N. Bethune, J. Shortt, T. S. Kennedy, G. C. Street, R. D. Cartwright, S. Givins, W. A. Adamson, M. Harris, H. Mulkins, E. Moiris, C. Mathews, J. Pentland, J. Flanagan, and the Rev. N. Proctor, Naval Chaplain at Kingston, — being thirty-six, exclusive of the Bishop. Se veral of these Reverend gentlemen had travelled a long distance, and incurred great inconvenience, in order to be present. We were also happy to find a numerous assemblage of ladies; and to witness the principal persons of Toronto and its vicinity, as also many leading laymen from different parts of the Province, coming forward cheerfully and most zealously to support the projected noble undertaking. The meeting, altogether, was numerous, influential, and most respectable. Owing to the Assizes having commenced, several warm and eloquent friends- B 2 18 8FUECIIE». F ' of tbe Church were prcTented from attending. The Loril- Bishop read a It tt<^r from the Honourable Mr. Justice Macaulay, expressing his inability ^o be present, but requestinnf that he might be coiiftidered as desirous of joining the Society, and > coi^iali> dif posed to co-operate with his fellow-Churchmen in the promotion of the great and good work contemplated. Mr. Sheriif Jarvis and Mr. Widder had been entrusted with resolu- tions, and would most readily have proposed them, had they not been unavoidably called away in the midst of the meeting. The Lord BUhop opened the proceedings with appropriate prayers, aud requested Mr. John Kent to act as Secretary. The following is an imperfect account of some of the speeches that were then delivered : — The Lord Bishop of Toronto. — My Brethren, — Wc have assembled for the purpose of establisliing a Society, to be denomina4ed "Tlie Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto," the objects of which will be, — the Propagation of the Gospel among the Indians and Destitute Settlers, by means of travel- ling and resident Missionaries, — the circulation of the Scrip- . tures, the Book of Common Prayer, and such other books and tracts as are calculated to promote a better acquaintance with the distinctive principles of the Chi^rch, — and the support of Sunday and Parochial Schools, — moreover, should its funds admit, to succour the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen in cases of destitution, and to assist deserving young men in pur- suing their studies for the Ministry. Other important objects have also been powerfully recommended — the building Churches and Parsonage-houses of enduring materials in every Township, and devising and pursuing such measures as seem best adapted for annexing to each a competent endowment^ and thus placing the maintenance of the Church and her Ministers upon a per- manent and satisfactory looting, and extending her usefulness by increasing her resources. From this brief view it would appear, that the objects of the proposed Society may be divided into two classes. The first relates to the immediate extension of the Church and the spiritual instruction of our people, and seems to come more directly under the management of the Clergy and Church-wardens in their respective parishes, whose business it will more particularly ))e to put the machinery into living operation in their several congregations. The parochial congregation is the basis of the whole, and the gatherings from each individual member will compose the funds out of which the Institution is to accomplish its benevolent designs. Every I'i; !!! SPBECIICS. 19 |ay, he li ill iMr. )lu- not riate kbe3 pariHli will, in this manucr, become a distinct Missionary Society, and it.i Pastor and Cliurch-wardenii and more zealous members tbc natural agents of the General and District Association, and it will be tlicir duty, and it is hoped a plcasinf^ one, to induce every baptised member within their bounds to join the Society and become active in its service. The parishes and congrega- tions, through their minister a and one or two laymen from each, will unite in forming the District Association to act in con- nexion and in correspondence with the Society, so that it may embrace every member of the Church within the Province. — The management of the whole in to be confided to a Central Committee or Board in the city of Toronto. Thus the propo- sed Society will draw within its bosom every grown-up son and daughter of the Church througliout the Diocese, and its raem- liers will henceforth feel, that they belong not merely to a remote, and perhaps insulated congregation, but to all the con- gregations in the Diocese, and not of this Diocese merely, but uf all the Dioceses which compose the Church of England throughout the world : nor in this way only are they united to the Church Catholic of our Fathers, but, in joining this Insti- tution, they become associated with the two great Missionary Societies under whose banners our Clergy are now labouring, and supported and furnished for their work, — Societies which are truly denominated the handmaids of the Church of England, to extend her blessings to every land. The second class of objects looks to the permanent foundation of the Church throughout the whole Diocese, and will, it is believed, be more effectually promoted by a Lay Committee, provided that no steps are taken without the sanction of the Bishop. These objects relate to the support of the Bishop and endowment of the Cathedral — the maintenance of a sufficient number of Arch- deacons — providing adequate income? for the Clergy now em- ployed, or to be employed — building Churches and Parsonage- houses of durable materials in the different townships — and procuring sufficient endowments in land. The magnitude of these objects appears at first sight so far beyond our reach as to produce despair of their accomplishment, and yet, on a more near and searching inspection, they will be found not difficult of ultimate attainment if our hearts are.in the right place, and our faith such as becomes the disciples of Christ. From the history of endowments we learn, that they were not the gift of Kings and States but of voluntary contributions, the donations of individuals, — and to individuals we must apply. Now were efch member of the Church, who can do so without incgnvc • 20 SrEGCIIES. lii'll il nienne, to spare one liimdred acres towardii the permancnf auppor*; of our venerable Church in her efforts for the spiritual instruction of iicr people, a sufficient cndDvvinont would be very soon aa-umiiliited, and thus, freed from all external cmharraHs- ment and niixiety, her whole energies would be directed to her liigh and holy functions, and thus insure the lasting happiness orf the country. Were each communicant to devote only a few acres of hi-* superfluous land to spiritual purposes, thx; indepen- dence of the Church would be secured. And I trust many proofs win be given towards such noble objects. Indeed, if we really believe in the doctrines and duties of oair holy religion, it is inipossiblo for us to withhold our support, or refuse to do our utmost to secure the advantages of the ministrations of Chris- tianity to our friends and neighbours, to our own and their posterity. If, therefore, there be any backwardness, it arises from the want of faith : not that the Hcri[)tural principle, that every man should give according to his aliility is doubted, but its appliciition is evaded. Faith, to be useful, must be applied, it must prove its sincerity in charitable actions ; but our selfish- ness stands in the way, — we are afraid of being deceived, we Iwcoine susj)iciou8, and harden our hearts against the practice of charity. Who believes, practically, that his wealth is not his o-.vu, but a trust for which he is accountable to God, and, that in refusing to promote the progress of the Gospel, he is sinning against his own soul? What rich man practically believes, that unless he sets apart a liberal portion for the ser- vice of God, he shall in no ways enter into the kingdom of heaven, or that a blessing will certainly follow his giving freely and largely to the poor? Every evasion of charitable deeds, however specious, may be traced to a spirit of unbelief; but I trust that you are guided by a far better spirit, and that the appeal now made to you for the extension of Christ's king- dom will not be made in vain. But it is time to proceed to the important business of the day, and the large and respectable assemblage which surrounds nlc greatly encourages me, for it seems to warrant the anticipation of the most happy results. — I beg to call upon the honourable gentleman who has bee:^ intrusted with the first resolution. The Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Robinson remarked, that; he felt it a very great gratification to be appointed to move this first resolution, which was laying the corner-stone, as it were, of a Society from which he believed infinite good would be derived to this Province ; and not merely to this Province, but to the Empire. In commencing a work, which, in its progress,. i! SPEECHES. £1 y c it r s- Kir Must unavoidably demand the diligent services of many indivi- duals, and conuiderable pecuniary sncrificcfi, we must naturally *sk ourselves whether there is a necessity for a great movemcut of tluH description, — and he thought there could l>e little hebi< tation ui>on that point, if wc considered the means taken ti> advance other objects of a public and general nature, but of infinitely less importance to mankind ; he referred to the formi*- tiuu of societies for promoting improvements in agriculture, encouraging native industry, for advancing the arts and sciences, and the general interests of commerce, and even the peculiar Qitcrcsts of particular professions and trades. It is cbie^'y through the agency of such societies that charity dispense^ its- relief, and, among ourselves as well as in other countries, we se« men uniting in such associations for the sake of good fellowship alone. The advantages of uniting in a society, when there is some great and general object to be promoted, are obvious.— It creates a stronger interest in favour of the design, and it o[Kn9 to individuals the means of contributing to its advauca-' ment in various ways, according to their circumstances, — some by their money ; others by their diligent services M members, or in some subordinate office of th« Institution; others by their persuasion, or by the moral influence of their character, when combined with a lealous and avowed interest in favour of the Society. And one great end that must be gained by such ■n Institution as we arc now founding is, that it will have the effect of enabling all the sincere friends of the Church of England to promote her welfare, by exertions which can be directed, under judicious and faithful management, to secure a definite end. There will in fact be a grand reservoir created, into which the numerous, or rather the almost innumerable, rills of individual bounty may be conducted. It is moreover evident that, for purposes of this nature, a Society is necessary for sustaining a continued effort. A momentary end may be aittained by individual exertion, or by the act of a multitude, though unorganized; but it is not so when support is to be given to any public object for a length of time and upon an adequate scale. If, then, by the formation of a Diocesan Society, the support and increase of the Church of England can be best provided for, it must be considered by us, as the Mem- bers of that Church, whether there is not therefore an impera- tive obligation npon us to unite for that purpose. It is true we might feel ourselves relieved from the obligation if we could see that the Government of the country had made, or would certainly make, a proyision adequate to the object ; but it is 22 SPEECHES. clear wc are not warranted by facts in refraining from excrtioa upon that ground. So far from it, the direct agency of the Government, in which term he included the Iiegialature- had resulted in an immense reduction of what had once btv sup- posed to form the resources of the CL'i. ;h of England. At an early day, the British Parliament had declared their intention of endowing her Clergy with lands, and it is but just to suppose that the design was to lay the foundation of a provision which should Iwar some proportion to the object, — to give to the Church, in other word?, an adequate though of course a mode- rate support. It was by no means his (the Chief Justice's) intention, in referring to what had f*. .lowed the passing of the British Statute, to apply the language of censure ; but as a bare fact, it must be stated that the discussions and dissensions which had taken place in reipect to the public endowment, had resulted ill the passing of an Act which had given to the Church of England les^■J than half of the lands which, by many at least, had been under8to«;'l to i? Nothing surely can justify us in omitting it, unless we can convince ourselves that the religions instruction of the people is a matter of so little moment that it may be left to chance ; but surely there was no one there who did not believe it to be the most important, and infinitely the most important concern that cri engage the attention of mankind. It is so, as regards the happiness of each individual, and as regards the general happiness and welfare of society. After some remarks enforcing on various grounds the duty of promoting, so far as we are able, the religious instruc- tion of the people, the Chief Justice observed, that with regard to the period chosen for founding this Society, it might be said that much valuable time had been already lost, and perhaps this was true : but even hitherto much good had unquestionably ot thi tbi SrE£CU£8. 23 been done by societies irkich the members of the Church had formed, in the several districts, for circulating the Scriptures and Prayer Book, and religious tracts, atid for supporting Mis- sions among the Indians and in new settlements. At any rate, it was quite dear that we could not now begin earlier, and, if there was any ground for regretting past delay, there was, on the other hand, good reason for looking upon this period as peculiarly proper and favourabk for commencing a work from which we may confidently anticipate the happiest effects. It is only lately that the Clergy Reserve question has been settled, and, until it was settled, we did not know our exact position, and might not have been able to prove so clearly to others, as we now can, the absolute necessity of the exertion which we pro- pose to make. The utter inadequacy Of the public provision to afford the necessary support to the Church is now beyond a doubt, — and the necessity for its friends to exert themselves is too plain to admit of question. It is only lately also that this part of Canada ^' \b formed a separate Diocese, and liad the advantage of the superintendance of a Bishop, acting within such a sphere of duty as could make the superinte jdauce effec- tual and convenient. The recent Act for managing the tem- poralities of the Church is another great facility in aid of such exertions as we can make ; and we have now such a number of Clergymen dispersed, though very thinly, over the country, as may make it possible to create an interest and a sympathy of feeling which may pervade the whole extent of the diocese. It is, besides, a time of peace and tranquillity, as respects religious concerns, which our proceedings ean have no tendency to dis- turb. Besides, there is every reason to hope, that the restora- tion of peace and confidence, after some years of agitation, may be followed by a large emigration of our fellow-subjects from Europe, who have been accustomed to enjoy the ministrations of our Church and know how to {.ppreciate them. These will, there is little doubt, contribute largely in axd of our efforts, and share gladly in the benefits that wUl flow fn;m them. This is, moreover, an age when, both in Europe aad in America, an increasing interest is felt in such objects as we are now anxiocs to promote ; and the circumstances of this country are still sucii that ei^dowmeuts in land, which will in. time be of great value, can at present be procured with comparatively b)iic11 means.— With regard to the prospects of . saccess, the C'liief Justice Dbserycd, that we could best judge of the future by considering the pofet, and he entered into a sUort statement of the origin of the venerable Society fo* Propagating the Gospel in Foreign ! in SPEECHES. 24 U wSbe necesB^y that ^-^^^J^^^^^^^^^^ opimonB,being lllopportamty of stating and ejfo^^^^^ coacluBion ^bich Swpvs waUng to abide «^««![f!y, Society ; and that every mS in tbe end be come to by the boae^ y , ^^^^^^ ^^ retlrmuBt labour, in carrying »*» ^^^d happened to have been 8Ugg.Bt^ t»y ^^^^^;^e^«„ Lrely as a matter of form, U did not attend on thw occasio .^ ^^^^^ him as ^d because being «^««™^\,^, t entered into the measure \Z unite with others; but he enxe ^^ C come together at thw time to urn e eontnbuted SurnotSvebeen4«couro«^d^^^^^^ ,1,, ,ame Tttr ctuse'that^f-rf '"'THi.GKKMAN, in moving the second resolution, spoke t^'** »7f /„ ^"Sig^ve^^^ Sto England,! attended a "«J*"^^ for tlie maintenance Xalg f -nds, by^^^^^'^IL'^Sh ^ the British Colomes. S BishSps of the EBtabhsh^Oh^Jc^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^ It was held in one of the W« P ^ ^^^ ^ost exalted Jh^was filled to overflo^;f^\y,rEmpire, and was presided :;;^SriyfheA^hbisb.pofTo^^^^^ :;'« a&ic men ^^^telffeeUng tK was an exhitttmn t SPEECHES. ffreat and gooil, might justly be proud. It was not a meeting designed to promote personal or political aggi-andizement — not to enlarge the sources of public or private wealth — much less for the gratification of luxury or case — but purely for the pur- pose of advancing the religion of the Saviour in every depen- dency of the British Empire. In no other country in the world had such an effort been made for such a purpose, for centuries, — if ever, — -and in no other country than England would it probably be attempted at this day : the results, as I have been lately informed, have been the contribution of a sum approaching £100,000 sterling, — more than £6,000 having been collected, on one Sunday, at the several Churches in tlie Diocese of London. But while these gratifying feelings were uppermost in my mind, I could not prevent this question pre- senting itself, viz : How did it happen that such a meeting, for such a purpose, should be necessary ? I could not fail to know that a long line ">f the Sovereigns of the British Empire, had solemnly undertaken to administer the Civil Law according to the statutes of the realm, injustice and mercy, — nnd to main- tain the Protestant Reformed Religion, as by law established, — within the Empire and the dependencies thereunto belonging. It is quite true that colony after colony has been added to tlie dominions of Great Britain, by conquest or by discovery, in every portion ui the globe ; and in each of these no expense has been spared to erect fortifications and maintain soldiers for their security and protection, against internal revolt or foreign invasion. Governors, to represent Royalty, were provided; and Judges were appointed and paid to administer and carry into full effect the Civil Law; but with respect to the concur- rent and more solemn duty of maintaining the Protestant Reformed Religion in these new dependencies, the case was widely different. No pastors were provided to inst:'!.ct their inhabitants in those holy duties, without a knowledge of which, obedience to the Civil Law was next to hopeless. No Bishops — Governors of the Church — were appointed to maintain order and discipline, to administer rites, and perform duties that they only can fulfil. The necessity for all this was overlooked or neglected. In later years some small amends have been made for these great omissions of duty, but how utterly inadequate, the meeting to which I have, referred, as well as that we are now attending, gives the most emphatic answer. The conse- queiices of this fatal neglect have been but too plainly proved ; and tlie earthly penalty has been paid — that penalty an Em- pure, rich and flourishing, for ever lost to the British Crown. — u SPEECHES. ^ V. oa these I have exprcsficd, , . , doubt that feelings, such « *^"; ^ ^t the meeting ^ ^° "a Jbe thoughts of many Pf »°"« P^/i'Jow, that Govern- occupied the taouK^^^^^j^j^g^eteY^^^^^^ ^^_ in London., ''^J^^l,^, duties, hut Chmtianj mu, ^^ ^^ ^ents may negle^* t ^T^^. '^tt on for those who the possesBio-8 o^h ,^,v.slung a Sodety of ^^« ^^;«^'^^,e, and f''TnvTew,arthe portion of C«?«f* Sp^^^ocese. K ^c famihes that aone ^ asserted) mostly ^^^^ country, -^^^^'^^l, a considerable numhe^^^^^^^^ ^^^. r^o; taken uj arms on either «;J^^Jj,^,|*General Simcoe.-, tll^n th7ProvLe, upon the ^^;X^,, settlers, and we^ tied i» ^.7 ^ere among our mojt ^"J^^t, ^abUshment. It is many of these w .^ ^^t attached to, the l^staD ^^^^ not indisposed to. It n ^^^^^^ *°**\wh those classes ,ery true ^^^I ^^h of England, many of h<^^,,^^^^^^^^ ^„, Ministers of the ^nur*. ^iffe^ent dissentmg sects *u the use of the n v .^^^ased, and ™3 church.-these, y^"^'' °" Sed themselves to thew II^^^»\CW^^^^ ^^.^^^ quence,re-uniteutn ^^^ P**P^**'t^ '? the Church of ^\*^' fav^onrco^^ti*^*^^*^'"'-'^^^ in *^^"fT'^irmost numerous denommtttion 0^^ ^.^^^^ SPEECHES. ST Jion we e, and If we Upper iefly, if if any, and the to this hat per- ons, who ion, set- Simcoe.; and weie at. It is • resident )se classes that were ; of their expressing B from the ople could them from man, from at, of late in conse- :h, — these, the United Church of iiistians in rears since, d insulting mmigration expected i© continue for many years, and to a great extent: Nothing, I^ am sure, can rejoice those persons more than to find, on their arrival, that provision is made, or being made, for their conve- nient attendance on Divine Worship, according to the forms- ef their native land. I can well believe, that among the pangs experienced by a man of well regulated mind^ on leaving the country of his nativity, few are more severely felt than those occasioned by bidding adieu to his Parish Church, and the graves that surround it, containing the mortal remains of his ancestors and friends. Unlike the Puritans end those sects who settled the old colonies, and who may be said to have fled from England because of the existence of an Established Church there, nothing can more rejoice the British immigrant of the present day, than to find that, inhis-now abode, he is not to be deprived of the consolations of religion, imparted in that form which he has from his childhood been taught to consider as the most perfect. ^ The time* also for establishing this Society is particulaiiy auspicious.- A; calm has followed the settlement of the Clergy Reserve g^nestion, and the most extraordinary and singularly unprovoked assaults that were made upon otir Church, appear to have been subdued, if not wholly silenced.-'— That, in the disposal of that question, we must ever feel that great wrong was done us, will not be denied; — but with the members of the Church of England, to fear God and honour the King, and to pay ready and implicit obedience to the Statutes and Law» of the Realm, are principles sacred and binding, and therefore, on their part, no attempt will be thought of to resist or to frustrate the settlement that has been made. Nor can we be insensible to one great bleseing, at least, which an over-ruling Providence has already permitted to flow from it, viz : No longer openly reviled or envied, we are permitted to sit down to our mess of herbs in peace, which is better than feasting on a stalled ox with strife. I shall now offer a few observations on the resolution which has been intrusted to me, although the clear and excellent speech of my learned friend, the Chief Justice, has lefl me comparatively little to say on the objects of the Society, or its vast importance to this Diocese. The resolution is, moreover, so comprehensive and explicit, that it carries its own recommendaitiou and explanation with it. It first proposes that one of the objects of the Society shall be the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, and such other books and publications as may promote an acquaintance with Evangelical truth, and with the Doctrines and Order of the Church of England. Deeply important as it 28 SPEECHES. : I is, that in every clime and country the Holy Scriptures should! be circulated, it is most important that pains should be taken to circulate them here, especially among those who arc living remote from places of Divine Worship, — that, with the assis- tance of the Book of Common Prayer, and the other publications referred to in this resolution, they may acquire some know- ledge — and that the best and holiest — of the religion of their Redeemer. The second proposition is the Propagation of the Gospel among the Indians and Destitute Settlers, by means of travelling and resident Ministers. I believe we may say that, in this District, and in some others of the Province, the Churchmen in Canada have not been heretofore altogether neglectful of their duty in these respects. Missionaries have been, in some instances, provided by voluntary contribution for this most important duty, — beginning, if I recollect right, with the appointment of the Rev. Adam Elliot, in this District, and foIlo\\cd ])y several others — the labours of all of whom were attended with most cluering and gratifying results — but wo cannot do too much to further this great work : and we should have also especial reference to the poor Indians, whose posses- sions we have occupied, and driven them back into the wilder- ness : we have done them many wrongs ; and for these we can make them no better, or more valuable atonement, than to instruct them in the religion of the Saviour. And, indeed, the wonderful, one might almost say miraculous, aptitude that they have, of late years, suddenly exhibited to receive the Word of Life, is a cheering motive for increased exertion. The assis- tance Avhich it is contemplated, as among the duties of the Society, to afford to Clergymen incapacitated by age or infir- mity, and to their widows and orphans, requires no recom- mendation from any one — it is, thank God, not among the faults of Churchmen that they are ungrateful. The furnishing those, who may be preparing for the Ministry, with the means of pursuing tlieir theological studies, will be among the most valuable objects of the Society. Incompetency in those intrusted with the solemn duties of the Ministry, cannot be too carefully guai-ded against. In connection with this point, howevei', I cannot but remember the glorious and auspicious proceedings of Saturday last, — a day which witnessed the laying of the Corner-stone of that great Institution, which you, my Lord, have more than any man cause to rejoice in — I mean King's College, From it, we may confidently hope, will spring many a Clergyman qualified to adorn, by learning and piety, the Ministry of our Church, and exalt it as the promoter of SPEECHES. )9 tbe Kingdom of Christ. The promotion of institutions, so useful as Parochial and Sunday Scliools, requires no recom- mendation, — ^hile the more general duties of providing for the temporal support of the Church and its Ministers, including all matters relating to the improvement of the present resources and reserves of the Church, can never be so efficiently conducted as by a Society formed on the principles and with the objects of the present. There are one or two obser>-Btion8, with respect to this last point, that I, however, cannot now refrain from expressing, viz. : that the utmost endeavours should be made to procure such an amendment in the recent British Clergy Reserve Act, as to admit of the lands being sold, and appro- priated as endowments, as may be thought most beneficial by the Church to which they now indisputably belong. It has been most justly observed by my learned friend, the Chief Justice, that to follow out the plan for the disposal of them prescribed by the Act, will inevitably have the effect of ren- dering them of little more than one-tenth the value they would be, if disposed of as occasion required, or reserved for endow- ments. I cannot believe that any difficulty will be imposed, — most certainly none ought to be interposed in any quarter,— to our being permitted to make the best and most advantageous use of the pittance which is at last admitted is our own. To my mind, nothing can be of greater importance than there should be, at least, one well-endowed Church in every Town- ship, (more are at this moment wanted in many Townships), with a parsonage and glebe, and a resident Minister. The establishment of these, — if a wise policy had been pursued,-— would have preceded the opening for settlement of every new Township, and the omission should now be supplied as soon as possible ; but it cannot be so readily done as it could be, if a change, such as I have mentioned, were effected in the law.-— To establish a resident Minister of the Church, in every Town- ship, is not only to place within the reach of every one of its inhabitants the opportunity of attending Divine Service, and having their chiliken baptized, and their marriages religiously performed, but you also place among them a safe counsellor and friend,— one who will engage himself in the settlement of their disputes and difficulties, amd ad^vuiice their social comfort and happiness. Of the ultimate suecess of this Society, in every respect, I do not permit myself to entertain a doubt. It must succeed, for its object is blessed— it is to promote peace on earth, and good vrill among men» c 2 30 SPEECHES. t 3 li The Rev. R. D. Cahtwhioht. — I rise, my Lord, with einccrc satisfaction to second the resolution, the adoption of wliicli hns been so ably moved by my learned friend, Mr. Ha{{errnan. The resolution embraces it is true very extensive objects, but they are objects to which the wants of this Diocese imperatively call our attention. It is not my purpose to detain the meeting with any lengthy observations ; those which I shall otfcr will be few and confined to one or two only of the topics which the resolution embraces. I rejoice to see that the first object which the contemplated Society proposes is the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures. I rejoice that the first pledge which this meeting is about to give, is ii pledge to put the Word of God into the hands of the scattered members of our Church. I recognize in this determination a consistent regard to the principles of the Church as declared in her formu- laries. It is the first of her controversial Articles, that "Holy *' Scripture coutaineth all things necessary to salvation : so that " whatsoever is not read therein nor may be proved thereby, is " not to be required of any man that it should be believed as an •' ArticlctOf the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to " salvation." Let the Church go forth mindful of that decla- ration, and, by the blessing of God, she will triumph : to use an illustration suggested by the portion of Scripture just read, let licr cast the salt of divine truth into the fountain, and the streams that flow from it will be pure. The Prayer Book will then be understood, and it can be fully understood only by a mind enlightened by the Scriptures. The services of our Church are intended not for nominal, but real Christians, and it is because this has been overlooked that our l4iturgy has been 60 often misunderstood and misrepresented. Let the Prayer Book accompany the Bible, — let our people be led to obser^'e the general accordance of the one with the spirit and tone of the other, and thus will their attachment to the formularies of the Church be the result not of a superstitious veneration, but of a scriptural conviction. We do not however suppose that by the dissi^mination of Bibles and Prayer Books, we liave dis- charged our duty either to the Church or to her scattered mem- bers. The reso' ition purposes to secm-e to them also the stated ministrations of a regularly ordained and duly qualified Clergy — it purposes to send to the Indian and the far distant settler travelling Missionaries, who shall instruct them in the knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. And have not these Missionaries a right to claim at our hands at least this much, a provision and decent support for themselves and their SPEECHES. 81 1191 VC families ? I am sure no one will deny the justice of the claim. Again, — thin resolution contemplates some relief for aged nml infirm Clergymen, and provision for their widows and orphans. This object needs only to be mentioned to receive your cordial support. The very inadequate stipends of our Clergy generally render it impossible for them in almost every instance to save any thing for their families, and the greatest pnidence is neces* sary even to keep them out of debt. The next object contem- plated by the resolution is the furnishing the means of pur- suing their studies to candidates for the Ministry. This is of manifest importance ; and an idea has this moment occurred to me, with reference to this point, which may be of service in effecting the object in view. The idea is tliis : that a large congregation, or two or more smaller congregations, might, among themselves, undertake the charge of assisting some young man of piety and ability, whose desire led him to seek ordina- tion, but whose scanty means precluded him from duly qualify- ing himself for the ministry ; in this way several deserving individuals might be enabled to enter the Church, who otherwise must forego the hope of ever doing so. On the other objects to which this resolution directs our attention I shall not enlarge. It Avould seem as if the present were tlie time for us to take them in hand. "Wo ought to learn a lesson from the present situation of the Church in England. The ministrations of that Church have not been extended in any degree commen- surate with the increase of population, and the praiseworthy efforts which have been made for the last few years, and are now making, to remedy the evil, fall infinitely short of what is requisite. I observe, in some statistical report, that a calcula- tion has been made by which it is shewn, that at this very moment in England there are 6,000,000 whom the Church is unable to reach, on account of her establishment having not kept pace with the growth of population, and the same paper remarks, that to provide religious instruction for this number, or, in other words, to place the Church of England in the same comparative position, with respectr to population, which she occcupied in the days of EHzabeth, would require nearly £40,000,000 Sterling : and to prevent Lcr from again falUng behind in the same way, it would be necessary to expend annually £1,000,000 Sterling in addition. With such an example before us, it is our duty if possible to prevent a similar occurrence in this Diocese. We are bound to look to the future, and therefore donations in land for endowments in separate Townships will be especially valu- able, and I trust may now be obtained without great difficulty.. 82 SPEECHES. But the difficulty of obtaining such endowments will increase the longer the attempt be delayed. We ought not to leave the burthen to those who succccl us. We ought ourselves to bear it. Let us do so : let not our exertions, let not some sacrifice at least on our part be wanting ; and then, having done what we ought to do, wc may in faith and hope look for the blessing of the Lord on our Society. The Rev. A. F. Atkinson. — When I had the honour of being appointed the mover of this (third) resolution, I most fervently wished that, for the sake of the cause which we are assembled to promote, it had been confided to abler hands ; and even now, from an unaffected sense of my feeble advocacy, I would gladly shrink from the respondibility which rests upon mc. But, my Lord, 1 also feel that this is no time to play the coward — that to-day the Church "expects every man to do his duty" — and that although labouring under the embarrassment which my first active participation in a meeting of this kind must naturally occasion, yet I come resolved to throw myself upon the kind indulgence of this meeting, and as a br'Jtbi.'r among brothers, or as a child before the father he respects and loves, to stammer out the honest feelings of my heart in humble aid of the great work in which we are all about to engage. I rejoice, my Lord, that this resolution takes its proper position at the threshold of our proceedings, for 1 look upon it as a prcblic and becoming acknowledgment on our part of that filial duty which we owe to those Venerable Parent Societies, under whose fostering wing the Church of England, throughout the Colonial dependencies of the British Empire, has, under God, attained its present strength and efficiency. I rejoice to see this readiness on our part, not only to acknowledge a just debt of gratitude, but a just sense also of our high responsibilities. — An(i,indeed,m speidung of theexertion8-(espeaiallyin the present day) of those justly venerated Societies, one can hardly know where to stop; for they can lay their proud claim (I use the term proud in no improper sense) to the blessing promised to those who "sow beside all waters," as firom the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence to the far-roUtng Ganges, they have unfurled the banner of the Cross,, and pkioted it on the battlements of the Church; they have widely scattered the seed of Divine truth, and now, if we look over those vast and mighty fields in which they have so long toiled and laboured, may we not say of many of them that "they are white already to harvest." But, my Lord, I also recognise in this resolution an important principle,^ — I mean that of the unity of the Church. On this 8PJEECUES. 98 w Icrcasc [ve the [o bear icrificc |e what leasing lour of 1 1 most we are and icacy, I pon mc. )lay the do his tissinent his kind myself brotli.r icts and humble age. I Ir position >n it as a that filial ies, under ghout the nder God, ice to see just debt bilities. — he present rdly know (I use the romised to issippi and e unfurled lements of of Divine ;y fields in not say of St." But, important . Oathis poi^it we liavc been accustomed greatly to err ; we have been accustomed to regard ourselves merely as in an isolated position, and as having little or no connexion with any other portion of the great Church family, just as if the waters of the ocean luul the power of dissolving our spiritual union with the Parent Church ; and, under the influence of this erroucous idea, we have been in the habit of narrowing our exertions M'ithin too limited a s^tlicrc. But as the Brititth Empire is one, though havinj? component parts in every quarter of the globe, so the Church is one throughout tlio workL And I am led to regard the object of our meeting to-day as an indication of the speedy fulfilment of that beautiful portion of our Lord's most touoliing prayer, " That they all may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, " and I in thee, that they also may be one in us : that the world " may believe that thou hast sent me." It implies aho an acknowledgement of the apostolic maxim, that "there should be no "schism in the body," which is his spouse the Church; and that as there is "One Lord, one faith, one baptism," so there is one Church, which is "built upon the foundation of tlu; " Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head " corner-stone," — a Church which is designed to embrace Mithin its expanded arms members from " every nation, and kindred, " and people, and tongue." And as the unity nud influence of the British Empire is strengthened by the sul)jects of it extending the knowledge of its civilization, arts, and sciences, tlirough every part ; so the members of the Church maintain her unity and influence, by cxlubiting the excellence of her institutions wherever they go. And I trust it may be said of overy member of the United Church of England and Ireland, as of every devoted subject of ths realm, that whatever ocean he may traverse, or in whatever climes his lot. may be cast, this shall bo his motto, in its best and noblest sense : " Coelum non animum mutant, qui trans mare currunt," The Rev. Db. McCaul, — proposed the fifth resolution, in nearly these words, — The speakers who have already addressed your Lordship, have so fully expatiated on the most important topics, to which it was desirable that the attention of this meet- ing should be directed, that but little remains, which requires a comment to explain, or an appeal to commend it to the judg- ment and feelings of this intelligent and highly respectabJLc audience. The vast benefits, which must accrue from the for- mation of the Society, have been lucidly stated, and powerfully urged, — its high and important objects have been clearly detailed and forcibly advocated,— a happy, a richly deserved, I 34 SPEECHES. ' I olTcrin(( of respect and gratitude haa been presented to those Venerable Societies^ to which we are so deeply indebted, and a just and well-merited tribute has been paid to our enlightened Governor, — ever ready to give the aid of his talents and im^u- ence, as well to the promotion of religion and learning as to the development and augmentation of the resources of the country. On these topics, perfected and polished as they have been by those who have preceded me, it would be alike idle and prc- aumptuous for me to touch, for I fear lest, perchance, handling them again might but dim their brightness or tarnish their lustre. 1 cannot, however, deny myself, my Lord, the gratifi- cation of congratulating your Lordship, the Church, and tho Province, on the prospect which is opened to the view, as the eye of sanguine hope contemplates, through the vista of future ages, the happy and holy results of this day's meeting. I can- not repress the utterance of humble and hearty thanksgiving to Him from whom every good and perfect gift comes— I can- not withhold the warm expression of my cordial joy — that a Church Society has been formed, which embraces almost every object to which Christian benevolence would desire to direct its euorts. Are there those amongst us, who feel for tUe-destitn^- tion of the poor Indian — more pitiable as a wanderer from the fold of Christ, and a stranger to the comforts and consolations of the Gospel, than as an alien from civilization, and a houseless rover of the wihl wood and desolate prairie ? The Society takes him under its fostering care — extends to him its aid — and offers that which can alone reclaim and make him permanently happy —the knowledge of salvation through Christ, and the softening and cheering influences of our holy religion. Are there those, who sympatliise with their countrymen in their privations, whose remote and sequestered residence debars them from the enjoy- ment of those ordinances, which they valued and loved at home — to whose lonely huti,no road conducts "the feet of him who bringetU good tidQngs" — whose ear is no longer gladdened by the once familiar and sweet tone of the Sabbath bell ? They too are comprehended within the range of the Society's exertions. Do we desire to see God's Holy Word disseminate*.! tluroughout the length and breadth of the land, and to associate with this gift, . as appropriate companions, our unrivalled Forma of Prayer, and religious tracts, carefully and judiciously selected ? This also is amongst the objects of the Society. Is it our anxious wish.; that our little children should come unto Christ, and that the prosperity of this young and flourishing country should be laid on the only firm basis of national stability— the religious edu— "I "I "I M! t 8r£EClI£8. 35 those and a jhtencd Id ini^u- to the iountry. been by nd pre- landling sh their gratifi- and tho r, as the )f future I can- kksgiving 1— I can- r — that a ost every direct its o-destitu*- ' from the nsolations , houseless ;iety takes ■and offers itly happy ! softening lere those, ons, whose the enjoy- d at home f him who ned by the ley too are ions. Do ighout the n this gift, . 'rayer, and This also xious wish.; I that the nld be laid gious edtt*- cation of the people ? Do we ardently and fondly hope, that our youthful and promising Province maybe so scripturslly- trained in these her early years, as to attain, ander the biMiing of Ood, a healthy, vigorous, and happy maturity ? When we contribute to the funds of this Society, we contribute to tho erection of school' houses, and the organization of schools, where those principles may be taught and imbibed, the diffusion of which throughout our population will not merely make them indivi- dually happy and contented, but will support, strengthen and e»tablish the whole constitution of the society of which they are members. Do we wish to sustain genius under the pressure of poverty, and to encourage piety and talent, whilst struggling to reach that position, in which they might be most useful for the extension •( the kingdom of Christ? The Society proposes to give its assistance to students in straitened circumstances, during their preparation for the ministry. Are we impressed with the importance of making a competent and permanent provision for the pastom of the Church ? Arc we sensible of the just claims, which the faithful labourer, exhausted and spent by the fatigues of the day, may urge for some quiet and repose in the evening of life ? Are we solicitous, that when it shall please the Almighty to call them to himself, the arm of help should be extended, — the voice of -comfort addressed, — to their bereaved survivors ? Would we visit the fatherless and the widow in their affliction? This, — this noble work, — this genuine fruit of Christian love and duty, is recognised by the Society, as one of its principal objects. But, my Lord, my interest in this most engaging subject has carried me beyond the bounds which I had prescribed for myself, when I rose to address you, — and I am apprehensive that even now I have exceeded those limits of time, which are dictated and enforced by the consideration that there are so many yet to address your Lordship and the meeting. I shall therefore confine myself, ia the few observations which I feel myself at liberty to make, exclusively to the resolution ia my hands. It provides, "That ^ the Lord Bishop of the Diocese shall be President of the " Society, whose sanction shall be necessary for -the completion " of all important acts of the Society, and especially for the " revocation or alteration of any of the standing rales, and for " making any addition to them." Vo one who has devoted any attention to the action of large bodies or masses, can doubt that the first and most essential requisite for their successful operation is unity. Now this can be obtained and secured only ^y placing the whole under the control, of one. head, to he 3G SPEECHES. *'! I regarded as tlie final authority, and to whom, in cases ' ' •'raer> gency, the last appeal is to be made. The object of this reso- lution is to supply to the So its existence ? This is not the fitting time for eulogy to pour forth the praise of man — it beseems not the cacred office, which I V'ear, nor the holy work in which we are it present engaged, to indulge in panegyric, however deserved, — it is not whilst occupied with the solemn consideration of the duty which i-. uv«e to the Almighty, that mortal band should twine or mortal brow should wear, the garland of encomium : otherwise the etuinent services which our untirinf Diocesan has rendered to the cause of i eligion and learning throughout the Province, would furnish an accep- table and copious theme. But there is a furthe- reason for silence on this subject. The resolution is not limited in its application to the present occupant of the see, but its framers have wisely extended their view to the remotest prospects of the Society, regarding it rs destined to exert a pure anu mighty influence on future generations. There object was not merely to found a Church Society to do temporary good, but to establish it on those Church principles, which, un ler God, might secure its efficacy and warrant its perpetuity. They, therefore, placed it under Episcopal sanction and control. Is it necessary to advert, even briefly, before such an audience as that which sur- rounds me, to the propriety — the expediency — nay, the neces- sity of adopting an rrrangement, suggested and recommended by the principles which we hold, and which breathes the spirit of O'yv Ecclesiastical polity? Let us nerer forget— /(« est et ab ?u)stt doceri, — thftt there is nothing which has sustained the Church cf Rome, in hvf struggle for existence, bat the strict subordination which is maintained thro:^ghout her different orders, and the deferential submission to authority, which is rigidly enforced through all her grades. Gospel truth, as it swept on *.n its glorious progress, laid low her novel tenets, and superstitious practices, — her ranlLS were discomfited and broken, — but yet she held together those of her followers >.1k> remained, by her Ecclesiobtical authority, for, though over- powered, she still presented the front of an Episcopal Church. Nor, let roe add, has there been any thing more prejudicial or injuriuus to the Reformers (I speak not of the fathers of our Church) than their impetuous abnegation of authority — their ' \\. ) V SPEECHES. 37 ! imprudent desertion of primitive practice — and their fatal rejection of the only principle on which a Church can be securely founded — the principle of divine right transmitted by Apostolic Succession. From these evils the Almighty in l.is mercy has saved our venerable Church. He has guided her in the path which lies between the extremes of religious despotism and religious anarchy. May the same graciou ; and superintending influence, which watched over and led our Fathers of the Reformation, direct. us so that we may fvAow in the same way, and steadfastly continue in that course, which they have pointed out, never swerving from Bible truth to follow human authority, nor yet arrogantly refusing that respectful deference — that veneration — which is due to the antiquity of Apostolic and primitive usage I The Rev. R. J. C. Taylob.— My Lord, the first part of the seventh resolution does not appear to me to call for or require any lengthened comment or remark, any farther than tha* the sums of money, on payment cf which certain privileges are accorded, and distinctions conferred, seem to offer to almost all the well-wishers of our Establishment an easy opportunity of evidencing their zeal and sincerity in its sacred cause, while, by a wise provision, the mite of the artisan and labourer does not fail to secure for its donor the privilege of membership in our local branches. But what I particularly wish to call the attention of your Lordship and this assemblage to, is the vast variety of objects contemplated in the prospectus of the Church Society, to further aiy one of which this resolution gives ample facility. The magnitude and variety of these ol)jects may perhaps startle the ti i»d and dismay the doubting. I am not, howe.ei, one of that faint-hearted class. Judging from the past I augur well for the future, and, with this motto inscribed on our banners, Deo duce, et auspice Deo, succefs is certain. — Here the most fastidious Churchman can surely find some secure safety valve for the emission and dispersion of liis super- fluous abundance. I'he man whose memory dwells with aftec- tion and regret on the happy fields of his native country, bestudded with many a rising spire and ste pled tower, can help to assimilate thereto this his adopted home, by contributing to erect another and yet another temple to Jehovah's honour, in lands where lately the forest frowned. The man whose heart glows with love to his red brethren, the denizens of these here- tofore wild and trackless regions, the last sad wrec'; and rem- nant of a noble race, has iv. vr a glorious opportunity afforded him of raising them to an eminence in the social scale and a '".8 SPJEECHJBS. ! I ![^ position in the Cbrietian world, and imparting to them the ennobling realities of the Goepel. The man whose feeling heart sympathises with the sufferings and privations of the Missionary, who wends his weary way to the distant outpost of duty, through devious swamps and tangled forest, can here impart from uis superabundance, and lighten the heart of Zion's messenger by the reflection, that at least his wife and little ones enjoy the comforts of a peaceful and a happy home. The man who thinks, and rightly thinks, that education is of paramount importance, the grand staple of religious character, can further, by bis timely aid, the cause of Sunday-schools and education. — In short, my Lord, the applicant for the cause of the Society has so many ^ioints of access, so many avenues of approach, that a well-laid siege to the purse of the liberal Churchman, a well- planned foray into his broad acres, cannot but be successful. — The cause of the Indian may fail, still he may be concerned for the wants of his destitute and neglected countrymen. I have, therefore, no fear but that some vulnerable part may be touched by a skilful hand, and that for some one or other of these objects (to follow up the simile) blood may be freely drawn, and the zealous applicant not be suffered to go disappointed away. Mr. Aldebman Dixon, in proposing the eighth resolu- tion, observed, that he had been at many meetings, but never had .perienced such real gratification as be felt at the present. To see the Clergy and Laity combine to form a Society for the general interests of the United Church of England and Ireland throughout the Province, was what Le was long desirous to witness, and be hoped, indeed lie felt certain, that these impor- tant objects which had been so ably stated in detail by those gentlemen who had preceded him, would be extended to the most remote townships of the country, and terminate in the most happy results. It is only some eight or ten years ago that if a member of the Church raised his voice in defence of her doctrines or principles, he did so with fear and trembling, — which, God be thanked, was not the case at present, — for, owing principally to the untiring zeal of bis Lordship the Bishop, the Church was now spreading and striking '"''ep root throughout the length and breadth of the land, and ner sons we' e taking courage, and openly and fearlessly coming forward to her support. It had been remarlied, and very happily, by the learned and amiable Chief Justice, in his eloquent speech, that this meeting was about laying the corner-stone of a strut)- ture which would be of the greatest iinportaace to the Church. In this he (Mr. Dixon) fully concurred, and expressed a hope SPEECHES. 39 that, as this was likely to be a superstructure of the greatest importance to the Church and to the country, the corner-stone would not be laid without a very large collection of coins, not only for the purpose of commemorating the event, but to be as it were a precedent to the present and future generations. The Rev. A. N. Bethune, upon rising, was greeted with hearty applause, and expressed himself thus : — I feel, my Lord, that in rising to support the eighth resolution, the able advo- cacy of the cause of this great Society — to which we have been such gi-atified listeners — renders it unnecessary to express myself at any length in its behalf. And were I, as the lateness of the hour and the business still to be done warns me would be expedient, to content myself with simply seconding this resolution, I am sure that suLa silence would be construe*^ into no want of zeal for the interests of an Institution, the object j of which must be so dear to us all. It cannot but occur lo myself, as it will undoubtedly to the other members of this most respectable assemblage, that the great responsibility of carrying out the grand objects of this Society will devolve upon the parochit;! cle- v r who, in their unobtrusive spheres of duty, will be requiv 'f S uge the interest of their flocks in its multiT- plied objev ts, and cause the benevolence of the many to flow into the one wide stream of bounty which we trust that the meeting of to-day will be the means of creating. The noble lake which flows past this thriving and rapidly improving city, the channel of our agricultural indufitry and commercial enterprise, and covered with vessels bearing the honoured flag of our country,— owes its vast expanse to the tributary streams which flow into it. We shall hope then for correspondent results from the zeal and energy of our parochial associations — contributing their scattered supplies to the general objects of this great Society. — But while we must be impressed, with the value ".nd importance of these district and parochial appendages to the institution we are about to form, we must not overlook the necessity of a central Board' of M'an'^'.'eaiont to give life and direction to the machinery which will ' > 1 5 , i .1 y be put in motion. And there are many reasons why i ; v a — and I am sure that hundreds around me will pait'. .'Vj i . the satisfaction I express — that this central Board of Mai; [ ;mont is to be composed in so great part of gentlemen resident in tuc city of Toronto. The Church- men of this city have long been distinguished for their zeal and munificence in the cause of our holy communion ; and from the spot upon which I stand I have almost within my ulght a noble moHument of their Christian energy and generosity, in the !((;■ SPEECHES. '^^^ An alWionUaa happily ^ecft made l>y ^^^^'tr l^e ^vaH to-day la^«l«^ J 4^ v.hicU lution, that tl^« «°J^'' t°„ce v>\ih one, «o»°f^*;„V and I am tUc Society have 1»«"° „ Jthat Uttlc lemwus for me l^^^^ „„. >vUo taye Pf ^>*„"ee Ug. " P'^iroSon! and to upou the notice of tto « „ J^blage on tta «f^'° ',( „„A iord alone, who, by Ihs bp^ T,^,,efore, ^J>^^^,^,\*^^ every ^an cUccrfuUy to ^^^^^^ performance of Ins dut^ by e y^ "an, and urge upon ^ - tbe^P ^^^ uWte jpf ^^^^^^ ^,^0 ,,„urnent m our po-ei^, ^^ ^^^^ SP"^*'.^^ ^Ue^ame to good God for the ^^^""'^^ ^^4 enable us to ^/^^g 5^; ^^ construct our minds good ^'f^''^^^^ Qod commanded ^lo^^^'^^^^ed him ,ff,et. We read Aa^^^^e .^ ^^^ ^?^«'^^:2„ta^^^^^^^ °^ the Ark and the Tabcrn ^^^ *J''^'',^r and that all to call upon ^^^^^^^^ :\ecessary for the ^ork, and those things ^^^«^^T^'''ts the Lord stirred up, ^^ ^^^dance, the people, '-^^/^^^^^^'lU all necessary ^^^fV^requested silver, precious stoneS; ^^^^^ *°/° ^v ^ ^^^"g^' ''''^ until the men ^^ be brought, for that they had e |^^^ ^^^ tUat no more might ^^^^J^^ fi„d that t^e sa^«7^lf by his „.ore than enough- in j^es t^^em, he J j axe Lord's, and fiat wh«^ J ^^^^ possess the«i^ g^^^ influence open ti^^ ?^«*%, ^^st never forget, that tn^^^^^^ ^^^f^i^i::^ is to ^a" e l^nown, tl.-^»rouV object of this f «:f y , the glad tidings of saiva .^^ to J, breadth of^^2^^^^^^^ g Jour %^be life "and to invite amongst us, an SPEECHES. 41 bcca It reso- litution. \rhich ltd I am ve sball |e, from xnstuscd 30SC the [bjects of (cated by , to press pleasure n, and to reat work c are ever ■ed as the ill it is the and causes ! appeal to y, by every must be to Lay put into lame to good to construct directed him y oflfering of and that all (rought gold, 1 abundance, rk, requested , enough, and • and gold are e will by his them, to give ;liat the great )ut the length ition, through [US Christ,— to -and to invite ,ugh his name. ecxi established lOiplishment of this object, not only in the present time, but to all future ages, that we are met together this day. And surely, my Lord, better means could not be devised for tbc obtaining of this object than those we propose to employ. We are to circulate the Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, and religious publications ; and we are desirous to place in every part of the country, where his services are required, a resident Minister.— If wc are enabled to cany out these projects extensively and faithfully, we may be assured that the dcsiied end will be obtained. I would here, my Lord, for the admonition of those present, contrast the plan we adopt for securing these blessings to posterity, with that which has been employed by others for the same purpose. A few days since I received a newspaper from Ireland, in which there was a report of a trial which had lately taken place in Dublin, with reference to some dissenting chapels in that city. The facts of the case are these : — About 140 years ago, some pious and wealthy individuals, having in view the same objects which we propose this da}', subscribed large sums of money for the erection and endowment of c .lapels in Dublin, where the Gospel of Christ might be preached. — They built seven of them, and endowed them with property to the amount of £700 per annum, — thus supposing that they liad provided for the faithful ministration of the Word to all succeeding generations. But what was the result? One generation had scarcely passed, before Jive out of the seven chapels were occupied by Unitarian preachers, and that Christ- denying heresy was propagated by the means and influence suppUed by these pious individuals. The reason of this was obvious, — they had no form of sound words to which, as a standard, their preachers could be brought, and they had no Episcopal superintendence to take cognizance of the affairs of these chapels. Had these pious individuals, when they erected and endowed these buildings, placed them in connection with the Church of the land, and under the Episcopal care of the Archbishop of Dublin, the aid of the secular arm need not now be sought to wrest these chapels out of the hands of heretics, and to restore them to the use for which the original founders designed them. Therefore, I would say to the Laity who hear me — be warned by this, and similar occurrences which have iaken place, and when you desire to give of your substance, either in money or land, for the promotion of religious objects, give it to your own Church, and then you may rest assured that your contributions will never supply means to the enemies of the Gospel of Christ to propagate their fatal errors and to D 2 SPEECHES. 42 permanently m tim j ^^en so pcrttcuy a ^^^ Ind ^he influence of 1^^^ ''P^^;, ^^i, back *« ^^^^J^^^tonish- ^«r rSu^U t- --d up ^^1}1%Z of ..Uich inent, to .>eno ^^^ ^^J^ . Jlwledce of antiquity, '*^*^""tl^:elv f^^^ an idea--and of a ^^^f ^J,,ent day, to ^e can »carcei>^ -j^possible for ^s,,iY„Vfor tlie purpose '^'''- " ;V4wdt-eU, 1 7;;,rChJutrerust'of ages, attain— to benom ^^^ ^^ ^^j ciiurcu ^formers, of removing irom the ta ^^.^.^^ ^^^^j^^^' Sted with the and of ''^4'TLthir guide, and deeply acqu^^^J^ a tender ^ith the Bible as their g ^^^ P^"*^''*'^;ir„3 and errors ancient constitution « ^^ ^e the e^P^'^^^'^'^Td bav^^g U and delict;^^^^^^^^^^^ spiritual ^t-c ^ ; J^ao^^ t'o ti,,U. ^n^f^^^;°othing tojeiorm m out_B ^^ ^^^ heauty. >i>'e ^\ ^i&t they have saiu children's present meetmS- /7i„,^e & •"««» '° *';°; ithe Scrip- Ueve to be ngUt, ««d ^ f„a „„ I pe«»^cd ot the P^ SPEECHES. '4lBi wUich would rapidly spread itself with equal purity and equal splendour over our western world." If all the exalted and peculiar good, included in these 'happy-omened worde, shall be brought to pass, and the Qaech's Representative tells us that, unless he greatly deceive hinreelf, it will, then may we rejoice indeed: for then, amidst thc'towers and bulwarks of our Zion, future times may point to those walls, which are about to rise under the auspices of our bcldved Governor General, as the strongest ! and the loveliest ! tTo those who arc assembled here, and for the objects they seek 'to promote, no announcement from authority ever conveyed such glad and glorious tidings.— God grant that the hopes thus raised are well-founded and beyond the reach of disappointment. -But however it please tiie providence of God to order that isiiile, the organization, now proceeding, of the Diocesan Church Society is an infallible element of future greatness and efikiency'to our Church. As to it, there can be no deception; and if we are bnt true to- ourselves, no possible disappointment. This day, and by the framers of this Society, I consider that "a spark has, indeed, been brought from the holy altars of the venerable Establish- ■ ments of the Mother Country, that shall spread with equal purity and splendour over our western world ;" •• With living lustre this proud land adorn. And shine and save thro' ages yet unborn." The resolution in my hands (the 'eleventh) provides for the dispersion of this sacred flame into every district of the Pro- vince, and stated periods at which its' depositaries are to gather around it, to trim its fires, exhibit it to view, commend it to the best affections of the people, and take measures for its perpetual aliment; To the councils over Which it shall shed its guiding light, I look with fond and confident anticipation of the highest - good to the Church of England and Ireland established in this - Colony. In those councils will be united the authority and wisdom of pastoral direction, with the executive activity, zeal, . and liberality of laical co-operation. With such principles, and such an agency, the necessary success is, under the Divine blessing, certain. Numerous and important are the objects to be accomplished by the Diocesan Church Society — these are already before the meeting, or will be so. The Clergy, "Widows, and Orphan fund-'— the fund to assist Students for the Ministry — the Sunday and Parochial School fund — and the Endowment ' fund proposed by the Chief Justice — all are good. Good also is it to evangelise the Indians and 'visit the Destitute Settler — good to cu-culate the Bible and Common Prayer, with books 44 srEECHE*. ^. fi* nf our own pcoiAe : . for ourselves and for the ^/"f^/^.ential things v. iU Toronto. ^J«g"'^'^ucly a* 't « ^« '^°"*."^^\nd to promote, "f ^'''t eS of a Burton or a Ka>e^ ^^^i,,, pro- under t^'^, ^^'f Sera of divmity tbat ProUsta ^^ ^ rf tbenobleBts)8te«. ^^^^ •^'>^r'=*l Lcnroxviile, now in duced-gteat hopes ^^^ '^^Jian cloud, no bigger process ot toj"l^* , ' the skirts ot the u" .^j • „ showers ti-n \«-^^! AT our heaven and descend mj^tf^.^g^^^^^ ^^ cover the arch ot ou ^ ^^^^. dcs re t j^^^ ^^^^ upon our land. My ^^^^^^^^^^ss that h m o^U ^^^ <^^"^' ^^'^ Ct am satisfied of the ^-^^^ ^^'Z^clnsive efforts our own, out am reiving npo'^ *^"^ i „nt dencndmg that an ovpo. "mtJ « a^ 6^ ^„„, '"'"^t:" neS" «t ■»»"• stitueiit part "f 7 ' >- ,e that can employ «'""' * rf of my selv" to «>' »tef„ ,ugW "-? ™'"'r2alw transmuted Tar he it f'om roe to sutB . „f the Clergy hre.hren/.>b th« ac«d »^ Chotehmeu ta„» °r^ .t^.„ ^ " then- tro"" » tt tbat tVre are "t^rw v d l.Ucon>mi^ ■ «"5 ""S^iVv none « » "'""f ' "t^Som one of the holy performed hy no»e ^,i, Apostk»--''»"m,„ jare, nor ,i„n fro""'"";' Bo' A""*'"'? ■« «„ewhioh tHe Almighty «*• 'T/Sn * minis«y aoi *. peop^^; ^^fclerR-, hM marked ,!«'««" „»„ strengthen the "»""' ; !,„. We Uuect «itl> ^-^^XpU, a Robert B»j'=7'^° 'Jwtually can take for °°' '3»B the Bihle ^oj" » *^,y .„a the SPEECHES. 45 Walton, who, though a London tradesman, lived a life as saintly as that of a Bishop, wrote the life of a Bishop and other great divines, and, having defended the Church in his sweet undying page, adorned it by his virtues, and borne witness to the efficacy of its spiritual teaching by a death of peace, has left a name that will ever be fragrant to the lover of pure and nndcfiled Christian literature. We can follow in the footsteps of a William Stevens, the well-known and truly honourable Trea- surer of Queen Anne's Bounty. He also was a tradesman of Loudon, and dedicated his ample fortune and active life to the extension of God's kingdom upon earth. His unpretending learning and solid virtues, made him a companion fit for the most distinguished prelates and divines of the day. To him was it partly owing, as your Lordship must well know and must ever remember with grateful emotion, that the long-depressed Epis- copal Church in Scotland, that pure branch of the Catholic vine, struck new root into the northern soil, and flourished afresh, after nearly two centuries of persecution and neglect.^ To descend to the humbler walks of life — for in patterns of every degree of excellence is our Church most abundant — we have a Davies of Devauden, a common village schoolmaster, with the plainest education, reforming a wild district in the county of Monmouth, training up successive generations of youth in the paths of godliness, supporting Church Societies with large contributions saved out of a scanty and self-procured income, and finally by hia exertions obtaining the erection and endowment of a chapel in connexion with the English Estab- lishment. Time would fail were 1 to add to this list of truly great and worthy men : but enough may have been said to show the laity of this "Province, that they have only to turn to the records and literature of their own Church to see what a glorious character the true Churchman is, and how to discharge its duties well is to guide others, as well as themselves, into that path which ends in everlasting life. Placing then these admi- rable examples before our eyes, let us at once devote ourselves to the service of the Church, and endeavour, on this continent, to keep pace with the efforts of our fellow- Christians in the Mother Country. In England, how rapid is the diffusion of sound practical religion ! how noble a spirit of Christian charity walks through the land, repairing the neglect and sloth of past years ! New spires point the way to heaven ; clergy and laity join, hand in hand, in the hallowed work; and, despite the existence of errors proceeding from opposite quarters, true Gosi pel light extends its saving sway. Not content with the limits •^ f 4G gVEECHES. .f her own sca.g-.rt domain, /^^^rVt^^^^^^^ u'pou the 1 arbattlemcnt« : «he unfurls t^« ^J "^^^^^^i ^ fanned by the 5 crowned height, of Jer»8akm..tal^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ 6 of New Zealand': it jnll T^ J ,i,, forests of New e braltar, over the spicy g'«^«!.;^^gji° 'in Ireland,* second Brunswick, and the pastures of the^Capo ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^, Reformation has ««">'"''"^t,Jeen »nd heard so many nobk country.ofwhomto-day-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .pecimens, are, to use P/««^yter ^^^^^^ i„ their hands a band of "Saints." ^^'yj*"^ \et. under their spintua tbek path is in the r PT^tsti. hegL to scatter th^^ papa teaching, the sun of ^8^*'^""^'" ed for the education of the darknef.: the school just commenced t ,,„age will aid rUinrr ministry in a knowledge «f *°« ^^^^^ Reformation, con- hh^ppy change inprogres^;andaeo ^^^ ^ranmers, our ducted on the pnnciplfes ^^'^^ J" „„,easonably be expected TllAlevs, and our Latimers, »n»y."?;jr._ji priest-ridden, but ?o po^ it« effulgence upon a be-g^^^, ^ prosp-t i, equally «,.hle.hearted population. In Bcouau , r (, n^„nion of ^Ue i "o th! faithful Cburchman^^^'^^^^^^^ the land, the undestroyed a-UndeBtruc ^J ^^ ^^^ ^ ^ Uas broken the bonds with ^bic^ Ki^^^^^ venerable form : hostile multitude*, long cruelly «bact eu .^^^ has S has cast off "bes for the garments o^r^^^^^^^^ ,^^^^^ ^^ flung vvide to the breeze \^^Xnourd folds, waving proudly Evangelical Order, and its ime-honour ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ,„ from ?he turrets of a Scottish Ox^^o'd^ ^^^^^^^ ^ the waters of ^be Tay. Fto^the A^^ ^^ ^^ ^'"rt .le equally encouraging ^"Jy ."*^V Journal without noticing the Skeupan American EP^^jJ^^S^^^^^^^ great und increasing ""'"^f' °J ^""^ to her Bi-hops. for that Lnuently dissenting teachers «^*1^ y^.^^ ^bey had pre- Tut he -m tell you «f ^be rap^d ^nci^^^^^^^ ,ho constitute Itv, the intelligence, •^nd^be weaUh ^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^„, Lrfild. I^««^rT„nSrniotLsehurriedremark.:but to give some practical applications ^^^^^ imperfectly, to still I think enough bas been saia, ^ .^^ ^g members rllte the laity to the dischar of thei .^ ^ nf this great Society— the wnoie v. -j^i ever regret fwn par? I a™ convinced that - ^m^^^,,^^ ^^ ^^ .^,,^ having devoted^ h»s energies to tue . ii;; ^ 'ill' Sr££CU£S. 47 l)on her |pon thv by the Irock of of New , gecoml I of that Iny noble |to theiu, hands : ' spiritual Ibe papal Jpn of the ;e will aid ,tion,con- ners, our e expected dden, but ; is equally imunion of lal Charoh, latore, and rable form : ^g: she has Truth and ring proudly I reflected in rch, tidings mpoBsible to loticing the iserving how >p8, for that ey had pre- )t speak to a ning States, lurch, of the io constitute ould venture emarks: but perfectly, to as members n. For my I ever regret I of Chri»t'» Church. Politics, my Lord, are an unsteady and slippery (;sme. The statesman has so many interests to consult, se many temptations to resist, that he sometimes, in the hope of doing ultimate good, strays from the broad high-way of principle, and yields to the unmanly dictates of expediency. — But in seeking, as ^aymen, to diffuse the blesHings of the Gospel through the Church, we are armed against such temp- tations as these: the Master we servo in such a caune, is not the fickle people, but the immutable God: we take His Truth as our guide, and we follow where that may lead us, be it through paths of pleasure, or through those of difficulty and pain. We despise human applause, when it makes us deaf to our duty. — We count it our greatest privilege to be distinguished for un- swerving and undivided attachment to the Church. The wrath of man may be levelled against our holy .Zion : hostile hands may strive to raze it to the ground : but all will be in vain, if we rally faithfully, hopefully, and charitably ^ound the Church of Christ. " Its battlements are strong, and tall its towers,— Be marshall'd well its hosts against infernal powers 1" The Rev. J. Shortt seconded the twelfth resolution in the following words : — " With all the veins of my heart" I rise to second one whom I feel proud and happy to call my friend, the gentleman who spoke last, and if ardour and cnthusiasnn alone were sufficient to make a speech I would give utterance to sentiments more moving than even the happy eloquence which has already given us so rich a treat. The Hon. the Chief Jus- tice, venerable for station and excellence, moved the first reso- lution with an allusion so felicitous as to have been frequently quoted by p' ceding speakers. Permit me, my Lord, to con- tinue the simile, and to express to your Lordship my grateful thanks for being thus privileged in adding a stone to the noble Pile we are now endeavouring to raise. The resolution, which I have the honour of seconding, speaks of Parochial contribu- tions to be raised from the Members -^^ the Church. With reference to this, 1 em about to mention a word distasteful to some modern ears, and one which has been so uncandidly and ungenerously made use of to our prejudice. Under the Jewish Dispensation, Tithes were confessedly of Ood's appointment. Perhaps to assert that the same may be said of the succeeding one would appear an assertion not altogether warranted. Under the full blaze of Gospel illumination, erery tittle of the law is not laid down with the same minuteness which characterized a loss perfect system. The Gospel is "a law of Liberty" — the 48 8?KECllE9' A9 f 1 the effort, of lbel"ty«J^^„f,h, Clergy. ^™*'y tbero- ty the •"ep'''°»"r*ee «o«W be to P'*" '5°,^ iienc, "'r^Xorar.S.M. footing «2"^o?4'«''°"='>y ""' seWee on • m»™ . . incomes, if th» «>»" . ^ n,„e agreeable " "^ rj^^e attention ot tue proi ^^^^ their congregations, i ^^^^ pi^ce to the dw assured to the t^o .^^ ^.^e^ that »t t»e .^^ ^ tP£ICHBS. 49 hrecly furcly what lion of itablc !uidc(l and llirael- grati- [e glory iglit of Jrcligion intly be viog tbe be term )0 quite mmittee ,ve arisen a cause in them- if it could on of tbe sideration ed course. Kt Society I tbrougL would be, 8 tbe cbief rgy tbem- sufficiency one by tbe t) be more 13 regarded Committee est method tbe law has e procuring lurch is to are times, a )C obtained Society to although it 18, it would yet be free from the obieetioni to which the voluntary lyitem Is expowd. Thia would be doLj by proriding for the different objects (lennMiently, to far as the provision went ; by placing tbe aid on that footing that It could not be capriciously with- drawn. In merely glancing at the different wants of the Church, he was quite sure that he should be acting in a manner most agreeable to the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, if he spoke of the question of making a provision for the temporal support of the Bishopric, without reference to his Lordship's personal connection with it ; and, indeed, it was clearly a question that regarded the office only, and not an individual: for it could never be supposed for a moment that the idea could be enter- tained in any quarter of making an excention p.-'^judiciu*. to the Right Reverend Prelate, who, from hin long e cperience and intimate knowledge of the country, must be better able than others to understand the wants and interests of the Church, and to devise measures for overcoming her difficulties ; and no one, he was sure, could be found who had not a strong sense of hid Lordship's zealous devotion to the service of tbe Church, and his unsparing application of an energy of character such as is possessed by few. Whatever might be the difficulty in making a proper provision for the Bishopric, it could only regard the source from whence the income was to be derived. "With respect to th'^ funds to be derived from the Clergy Reserves, — these are n^ 'bt looked to as a main resource for increasing the numbe he Clergy throughout the Province, and all would regret to see any such large deduction made from their proceeds as would materially impMr the efficiency of the fund for that purpose. On the other hand, it was quite evident that nothing could be more proper and just than that the Clergy Reserve fund should be charged to a certain extent with the maintenance of the Bishopric and the Cathedral establishment of the Diocese. The question would be how to procure the funds for supplying the addition to what might reasonably be expected from that source ; and for this he looked, in the first place, to the result of an effort made by the Society for obtaining aid by a contribution made throughout the Diocese, either in lands, or otherwise: and when we had proved our sincere desire to see a proper provision made, and had fairly borne our part as members of the Church, he had no doubt that we should be graciously met by the Venerable Societies and by our fellow- subjects in England; and that a corresponding contribution would be made from those funds which are now being raised there for the support of bisL'. ns in the Colonies ; for it would SPEECHES. flO A u no thift— 80 extensive, i^a . .. m4ced if a Diocese such «^» f ^^^^j^i.h thousauds of ^ '^'^T JutieVwere so laborious, f ^ *^ J^'„„„aUy resorting where tH^'****'''J!Je Mother Country 'fverc annua y difficulty except the dam ^ ^^ ^^^ ♦wew^^^ A'**rA°rth m «uH al«ay».»e. "^gXmU a certain to recei« ««='' "L f^bat the cen.«> taken *»»' 7^J„h o( tto «e ma, 'X»'^f'X>„, 80,000 ">'»'>*" "L*ue.Se.BO« Province. ^^''{VP^^-e six thousand heads of lamu family, thi. ^'^^^^f I'/Sx thousand shillings "^gjJ^P^eu Archdeacomy ; and as six ^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^i„ °^f S! tlus ;i I SPEECHES. .51 tant < biect would be to make the public endowment wluch still remained to the Church, as productive as possible. For all beyond this, we must rely upon the voluntary contributions which we can raise among ourselves, and upon the continued benevolence of our friends in Great Britain. No one can con- template the present condition of the Church in this country without feeling painfully how miserably inadequate are the stipends now paid to the Clergy. Few of them enjoyed an income larger than was paid to the junior clerks in the public offices, or in banks, or other mercantile establishments, though these were in general young men unembarrassed by the cares and expences of a family, persons upon whom society had no particular claim, and who could live in as much obscurity and retirement as they might think convenient. "With the resident Clergymen of our Church, the case was altogether different ; they filled a prominent station in their neighbourhood — they had in general families to educate and provide for — their sacred office made them acquainted with every case of distress which sickness, or other casualties, might occasion around them. To afiord that relief to the sufferings of others which their duty and their inclination would prompt them to, must be really impossi- ble ; while, if they disappointed the expectations that might be formed, it wuuld by many be unthinkingly attributed to other causes than the true one, and opinions might too readily be ex»)res8ed of them which would be injurious to their sacred office, though it was wholly out of their power to prevent it. And again — we must be all aware that if, even without any culpable extravagance, a Clergyman should become involved in pecuniary embarrassiijent, so that to- was unable to meet punctually the cuivent expciices of his household, from that moment he lost p'lOund in public estimation, and his eficiency and influence as a Minister became greatly impaired. Notwithstanding all the vlifficulties, however, with which our Clergj had to struggle, he r: as convinced that such was their zeal and anxiety in the cause in which they were engaged, that they would all cheerfully consent to continue subject to their present privations, painful as they frequently must be, if they could but have thi. satisfac- tion of seeing the destitute portions of the Diocese supplied with iaithful Ministers of their Church. But it is not in that spirit, and with those feelings, that the laity ought to regard the posi- tion of the Clergy now stationed among them — and he trusted that it would be among the earliest efforts of the Society to endeavour to secure for those who have laboured long anl anxiously in the ministry a provision sufficient ^or their com- ih iiil ! SPEECHES* . • and per® ***^^ footing. ,A' 2* L bv tbc tbouswada m tmsc '^.j^^^^, ^ anxiously looked ^"y J' ^ ^o pubUc vrorsbip ^^*';^^ i,y tbe which they ^»^^^5^f,„d iBtetesting ^''^^/^/^^tent to which Society oP^^t w to to enter into it. ^o *he^ ^^^ ,o- there was no time ^^^'1*°^ ^^ ^oon be earned, na^ey^ ^ it was hoped the rdief m^^ ^^^^^^^ ^'^^^J^t S^ety would he ^d confidently hope t»^ ^^^. ^^ ^he ^^^J^^^^^^^ endow- reach in a very ^^^f^^^^ ^ Wding up »^,»^^^aesired end fixed upon the g'fe**^^, he was convinced the ce lent within e-f ^^J^^^^^He begged to ^^^^^^tt pastoral would ^^'^rtt Rett 'nd Prelate the *f «\^^^;;^i village of tion of the R;g^* ^^rtordship fast went to the «« ^^. ^^^^^ ^ labours. ^^^'^,i^' tXtyive years ago, t^^jfj^,!, i^ which Cornwall, more t]««l ^^J^JJe Minister, nor «vny Church ^^^^^^ to worship : *J«'®^7 these possessed but 8^*7^ needed, by his of our Church, and these p^ Lordship s^^ceea , j ^ not many r^tetft procuring a J^JB^^^^^^ the energy *^^^^f ^'''„?!' Jn a comfortable '««*«^^^ „ow an built, which has s^nce l^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^t. !te How few ^-^'''""r^Xt^X its P-ent iy-:Vr:^:;ce which do °'"Tnf the old settled townships of this 1-'^^^^^^,^^^ ,^^^ are there ot tne ow ^iiwes, much more c^ .^prtion was tvot contain one - -ore^^^^^^^^ ,his .b-*^":^^ ^ : W-^ Cornwall was at the tim ^^^^^ ^"'fr.Sat early peri<>d? ,nade \ And why ^^^J^^^^, ^, CornwaU attbaUax J P now what was found pw^tK ^^^^. ^. ^^ h c^ tm ^^ Xt .ay be t-V^ ^^^^^^^^^ first to c-te:^^^^^^^^^^^^ direct then was, it ^^« " ^„a the i to call into e ^^ny the Church of Eugiana, quarters of the rro it. At Pte«ent;ve have,jn ai ^^^^^^^^^ ^Tvou. exists, and zealous adherents oj t^^^^^he feeling in her favour e ^^^ .^^ and extend her ^^^^T^^n that is nec^'^y^^ ^tta^nment of is daily gainmg st'^^^f^*' ^^.a to direct it to the atta to call it into "^'J^nderstood obiects. . the six- certain defined and unders H^GBBMAN, onm^vmg ^^^^ *The Hon. Mb. •'.^^^^y Lord, the 1»*!^'' r' ,„inute8 teenth resolution, said :---My "^"'^^ ^^^^ttar there SPEECHES. 58 those present — all mut»t at once concur in its recommendations, from their evident propriety and necessity. I shall, therefore, confine myself to a few remarks upon the first proposition <:on- tained in it, viz., the procuring a permanent and adequate support for the Bishop of the Diocese. That this is a most necessary measure, <;rithout reterence to your Lordship, as the present Diocesan, must be admitted by every Churchman. — When in England, I sometimes inquired how long it took a Bishop in England to visit his diocese, and was frequently answered, about two months. In answer to a similar question with respect to the Bishops in Canada, I had it in my power to say that, your Le state of the Church in any British Colony — and well they might be ! But thii.igs are taking a different turn. We are, I believe, approaching better and happier times ; the support of our Bishop will, I trust, be amply provided for ; and when we remember the unavoidable increase of expense following the office — the calls upon him for aid in building Churches — in promoting benevolent institutions — in \vorks of private charity, and in acts of hospitality, even now, as all may well testify, most munificently dispensed — it is obvious to every man c^ proper feeling that the stipend should be liberal. Nor can I close these few observations without giving utterance to an earnest hope, and one that I am certain is not only fully participated in by every person in this numerous and respectable assembly, and every absent Churchman, but also by a large proportion of the respectable members of every other Christian denomination in the land — that the man who first commenced his labours in this Province as a humble Missionary of our Church, on the banks of the St. I day's P'»««*'"8'' "irrSBolution « the O"' ""J^™'^ and ftfth '^l*'^^^^: J; prodded for, and an ^«^'^^^l fro„, being more ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ l venture to say, and 1 to increase tUeir numu SPEECHES. 55 many years intercourse with the interior, and from a knowledge that my avocations have enabled me to acquire, that all Church- men are most desirous that their oificiating Minister should be able to rely upon a permanent and ample income : and well assured am I, that a very general desire prevails to see an. augmentation of our Ministry. Luke-warm indeed must the Churchman be who, himself possessing the comforts and advan- tages of spiritual consolation, will not exert himself to extend the same benefits to his neighbours ; and well satisfied am I that every effort will be most cheerfully made to provide our destitute townships with the blessings of spiritual pastors. Next-in order comes the suggestion of erecting in every township a Church of brick or stone ; and I must acknowledge that when I first read this part of the resolution, I feared the magnitude of the scheme was far beyond the means of the country ; but from whaL 1 have heard at this meeting, and when I reflect that to the exertions it is of almost one individual (and that individual your Lordship) we are indebted for the establishment of so magnificent an institution amongst us as that of King's College, I feel perfectly willing to assume that, by a unity of feeling and of action, this also can be accomplished ; and I come to this conclusion the more readily from the great unanimity that I see prevailing here to-day ; I have attended many public meetings, but I never was at one that afforded me the same pleasure and satisfaction which this has done. I here behold a large assemblage of the Reve- rend the Clergy, many of the most talented and learned members of the professions, uniting with a numerous concourse of our most influential townsmen, for the purpose of carrying out the objects for which this meeting has been convened, and I doubt not but, in the course of time, our hopes will be realized. With great deference, my Lord, I would observe that I look upon this meeting as having something in its character besides its spiritual one. I cannot help considering it as being well calculated to promote emigration to the Colony ; for I believe that when this day's proceedings become known in the Mother Country, they will induce many a man, who was hesitating about coiiiiiig to this, as he supposed, uncivilized region, to at once make up his mind to embark his lot amongst us. And if such should be the oase, let me ask, what greater gratification can we possess, than to feel that whilst greeting him, and the numerous emigrants whom I hope soon to see flocking to our shores, with a hearty welcome on their arrival, we can, in addition to pointing out to them the costly and beautiful buildings erected and in the course of erection in our growing towns and cities, with confidence SPEECHES' , .• w .elected whetcV it may in a ««, let their location be ?«'**T ,._- ^arehouaea well ^^'^^ lT;>fSe We. tl*t. besides fin^^^^^^ tl tUat their spirVtud comfcrt. have « ^ ^^ them pcrmanen ; ^^' Xrar.:S:il^^diices for the .orsh.p of the« commodious ana resolution as these esv ^^^ ^^^ ? that their hearts are cause, in P^^i* , ^^^d a P«^y"'J" ^ r^-Uus Providence The Lord Bi*op.h.™g^r«e^ed^^ ^___^ ^^^^^^^ „,„ ,u. • THE PASTORAL LETTER ' THE LORD BISHOP OF TORONTO. U '■(■ TO ALL FAITHFUL MEMBERS OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN WESTERN CANADA, » Tfte Bishop of Toronto Greeting : Dearly beloved in the Lord, — The Clergy and many Lay members of the Church, moved by a pious desire to promote the glory of God, and the welfare of the flock of this Diocese, over which, however unworthy, He hath made me Overseer, have represented unto me that the Church is suffering from the want of greater unity of action : that her future progress will be much impeded unless steps are speedily taken to provide for her growing strength and efficiency as the population increases ; and that even already great difficulty is found in maintaining and extending the de- cent administration of God's Word and Sacraments, more especially so far as the same depends upon multiplying the number of the Clergy, providing for their support und the due education of the Candidates for Holy Orders, as well as the promotion among our people of a better acquaintance with the Evangelical truths and Apostolic order of the Church of England, the increase of a chari- table attachment to her doctrines, her ritual, and her mi- nistry, on the part of those professing to be her children, and the knitting together of pastors and people in closer bonds of mutual affection and regard : and for remedy of these evils have suggested that a Society be formed, to be / i: PASTOBAL LETTEIU * ' ^ ^f 4Vip Diocese of To- the circulation of *e»g, .„4 '™°.'i'\Se dUtinctive Prayer, and such otter .^^„„^ '"'*„, Sunday and fo prrVth^ChurSand the s»CT0rt "J «h. to prlneip C8 of «« ^^1, oreover should the tm .^ ^^ Parochial Schools, ^jphans of *^'"t'"L.. in pur- ;„eco»r the "4»«/it Reserving young »e^^P_^e. of desUttttion, and to j^jj^ijuy, «here circ suing their stnd.es for p„„r{uUy "^y Xr import*"' oVi^'l^^T^JesuX measures « Anotner ""F devise and P'^'^*"^," i«ftintenance of recommended 18, to de g ^^l,rnen and satis- shall seem best ^J.'Ssters upon a perm^^^^^^^^ ^^^'^'^^tinR anJ^^tending her usefulness by factory footing, <" fpelinK the sing her resources. ^^jgcts. ^nd je^ig highly ^P-^^^o those with whom ^he pr<>P warmest gratitude x ^^^^ ^^ ^X^f wants, the remedy orig^^aj^d,^^^^^ ^^ '"P,lVnainfully ex- Society commens»,ate :V„,g„„i,ali„^^^^^ ^^^ 2fa .tg ^» Cg'^SSln Csday the 2Blh of ?ions, a puWie ™cc »8J^„ consideration y *P^'\v,s isembte™- -hich -.»^ ™:'„Tconducting^he ^»*v,, thrvlan for organ«in8»"^ ^t, diligence „si.ec.taWe, the P ^^ dra^n «p ^ith '0° i^etatijn, Soeiety,«hicn"« ^ and, after one v ( 4 a and care, '»' ^ Before the ""= "f„\T„a5toral !;|H> \ PASTORAL LETTER. To- Jropa- Ititute laries ; imon julated Inctive ly and Imit, to cases lin pur* Utances rerfully Isures as lance of |nd satis- increa- ^ling the proposed hath put irants, the afuUy ex- ly Clergy, ; a Church that mea- id to draw lessary for ed Institu- lout delay, tted to the if the laity, iful sugges- the 28th of and highly ducting the ih diligence asideration, separated a ;s a pastoral )ut the Dio- ' to a zealous oa ^hich is so eminently calculated, if vigorously and efficiently mun* tained, to produce the most heneficial results. To comply with a request so reasonable is to me a pleasing duty, and I trust you will weigh with a favour- able disposition the following observations, which, though containing little of novelty, call for what they have never perhaps done so earnestly before, — actual and immediate application. From the general view thus given, it would appear that the objects of the Society may be divided into two classes. The first relates to the immediate extension of the Church and the spiritual instruction of our people, and seems to come more directly in its primary movement under the management of the Clergy and Churchwardens in their respective parishes, whose business it will more particu- larly be to put the machinery into operB^ica in their seve- ral congregations, as set forth in the rules and regulations of the Society. The Parochial association is the basis of the whole, and the gatherings from each individual mem» ber will compose the funds out of which the Institution is. to accomplish its benevolent designs. The return to such parish or congregation will be the immediate supply of Bibles and prayer-books, — tracts for Sunday and day-schools, — and, towards their support and in time, lending libraries of religious and useful books, — and to each individual that of enjoying the pleasing reflexion of contributing in some degree, however smaU it may be, towards the spread of Chntst's kingdom. Every parish will in this manner become a distinct Missionary Society, and its Pastor and Churchwardens and more zealous members the natural agents of the Ge- neral and District Associations ; and it will be their duty, and doubtless a duty after their own hearts, to exert all their influence to induce every baptised person within their bounds to join the Society, and to become active and efficient in its service. Nor will any faithful Clergyman thus supported find it a difficult task to draw into the as- sociation all those of his congregation who have reached the years of discretion, and who can be made to feel the great obligation which every Christian lies under to pro- mote the progress of the Gospel. And not only will they take an interest in the success of an Institution which has. this for its primary object, hut they will rejoice in pre<> senting their offenngs, that they may be transmitted tQ> the treasury of the Church. 4 PASTORAL LETTER. The Society will in this way embrace within its bosom CTcry grown-up son and daughter of the Church through- out the whole Diocese, and give utterance to her voice on all necessary occasions. Its members will henceforth feel that they belong not merely to a small, remote, and perhaps insulated congregation, but that they are intimately con- nected with all the congregations of the Diocese, and not of this Diocese alone, but of all the Dioceses which com- prise the Church of England turoughout the world ; nor m this way only will they be united to the Church Catho- lic of our fathers, but in joining this Institution they be- come associated with th.' two great Missionary Societies which are the handmaids of the Church of England, to extend her blessings to every land, under whose banner our Clergy are now labouring, and supported, and fur- nished for their sacred work, — Societies which may be truly pronounced the noblest Missionary institutions in Christendom, and in whose sympathy and love we are all partakers, —Societies which for nearly a century and a half hiiva been actively employed in disseminating true religion by estu^)lishing missions, appointing faithful and zealous pastors, founding schools^ building churches, sup- plying the Scriptures, prayer-books, and tracts in vast abundance through all the Colonial possessions of the British empire, and more especially through those of North America. They felt thnt their brethren in the Colonies had been accustomed from childhood to worship God in the bosom of the Church of England, and that they could perform no greater act of charity than that of supplying their spiritual wants. And, ray brethren, what would have been the consequence to this Diocese, had not these noble Institutions put forth their affectionate exer- tions to relieve our spiritual necessities ? Dreadful indeed would have been the moral and reli- gious destitution of thousands in our settlements, but for their untiring labours. It is appalling even to imagine the situation in which they would have been placed. — UnabW to look forward to passing the Sabbath in the service of God, they must have either sunk into indiffe- rence and unbelief^ or become the prey of destructive error. There would have been no Clergyman to consult in the hour of difficulty — no blessed sacrament of baptism to their children— no holy ordinance of confirmation, or of matrimony to their sons and daughters — no opportunity afforded them of receiving, as the close of life approached^ the precious consolations of religion^ or of averting the n PASTORAL LE17ER. distracting certainty of prayerless interment. Ail these evils have been, to a great extent, prevented by these great Missionary Societies, which sent Clergymen at the very first opening of the Province, and have continued to multiply their number to the present time. And well have these servants of God fulfilled the glorious objects of their divine mission, by proofs, daily given, of such piety, zeal and labour, mental and bodily, of hardship patiently endured, and fortitude displayed, as render them not unworthy of the prinutive ages of the Church. — Inestimable, therefore, is the debt of gratitude which all who live in this diocese owe to the *^()ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Yet our increase of population is so rapid, — our wants so many, and hourly multiplying, — that it is no longer possible for these holy and generous institutions effectually to meet them. Nor is it reasonable to expect that our spiritual necessities should always continue to be supplied by the charity of our brethren of the mother country ; nor is it desirable, if it were. The time has arrived when we ought to do something for ourselves. Our fellow- subjects at home are still willing to encourage us — still ready to give us an ample share of their benevolence, but they begin to look for the fruits of what they have already done, and, as they have assisted us so long, they think that we ought now to begin to assist one another. And it is to induce you to meet their just expectations that I now address you; for with willing hearts you can do much towards supplying our spiritual destitution. Here we have yet no native Ministry — no students trained to Holy Orders, except the few who are encouraged by the beneficent Societies of which we have been speaking, — "SVe have no benefices — no sufficient motives to induce parents to dedicate their children to the sacred profession — no means of assisting aged ministers, or their widows and children, when deprived of their protection. Now it is for such purposes, and to aid in supplying all our wants of a spiritual nature, that we have established this Church Society, of which, I trust, you will all become members, so that, under God, it may be made the honoured instru- ment of promoting his glory. And if you come forward, with willing hearts and earnest prayer, for the divine blessing to descend on all who join in so good a worii, we need not despond. Every member of the Church should be aware that, in furthering the cause of religion, a2 ii; rABTOBAt. LETTER. '.e are bound to taUe ^^^^^7:^:^^^^ many districts, vith a sc^^lf^^i^tJe probability of their nSve poverty as to ad'^'V?nff tine^ith the admmis- K furnished, for a very long time ^^j^. ^f the traUon of the sacred ^^^iSty tbose X po«Bess more townships, generations ^J^^ "J "i«,portant truths of re- mlans of instruction in t^e ^.^'^^'J^^. and we are war- UK?on, or in the Pf<^V'\l; Lee tn affirming, that the ranted, by er^^^r^oVtWs is progressive degeneracy, result of such a state o» **^^"88 " P b ^^ ^j^^, lo S a disregard to ^^e common^f c^^^^^^ meet this growing evil is oj^.^l^^'^ Vem under her pro- !!.U will enable the Church ^^U^l^^ ^r consciences tection. I therefore would Ff « "P . I measure suited he duiy of f"Tf ,VrS^^^^^^^^^ ^^s bestowed to the means which a grac^oua prodigious efforts upon you. We live a^ a P^'^^^^ ^orld, and it ^ould be a?e making for evangelism^ the w^ ^^^^^ ^„^ ot to a most criminal oversight m us to^s ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ T,articipate in so good a work, i ^^,^^y .^here ?)ltvicts requiring «P|"^uaW .^ s^^^^ are encouraged by around us. A" » ^ delighttul reflecUng mind the a^^^X ^Ib oH^^^ ^-^^P.^t^ events now struggUng in t^e won ^^ ^^g^ of Chris- does it indicate the rapid P'^^f.^^^^'L' tUat the crowning tianltv but warrants us i",^^„%' "le kingdoms of the St'is not far distant -^en all the k^ g^^ ^ ^ world shall have ^^^^^"^.^^//^^^^^ may appear f^' ^^I his Christ. To some, ^f F°^^„,ch continues o use, ^s cause the divine Head onhe V^m^,,,^^^^^ - t U shculd he has always done, men as i ^^^ .^ ^^ a thou- be remembered that with the ^o sand years, and a t^;;„«f,^^Xf^^^^^^^^ the pemanent foun- The second class of ob3>ic,tsio" ^ ^^^^ Diocese, and PASTORAL LETTEn. Those objects arc also clearly set forth in the Constitu- tion of the Society, and relate to the support of the Bishop and endowment of the Cathedral, — the maintenance of a sutRcient number of Archdeacons, — providing adequate incomes for the Clergy now employed or to be employed, — the building of churches and parsonage-houses of solid materials, and the insurance of the same. This class of objects, my brethren, seem, on a slight view, so vast and expansive as to be apparently beyond our reach : but, as was well observed by an aged member of the Church at Hamilton, it is God's work, and nothing is impossible with God. And indeed, on a more near and thorough inspection, much of the supposed ditficulty va- nishes, and their ultimate attainment is all but certain, even in a comparatively short period of time, if our hearts are in the right place, and our faith such as becomes the dis- ciples of Christ. The Diocese of Toronto will very soon contain four hundred Townships, < .1 'h of ■which may average one hundred square miles, — an extent equal to nearly twenty ordinary parishes in England. But such a minute divi- sion it would be in vain to attempt ; nor will it, for many ages, be required by the population. Limiting then our contemplated division, for the present, to two parishes in each township, the difficulty of endowing them does not seem pauicularly arduous. A Township contains about sixty-six thousand acres, or three hundred and thirty lots, or farms, of two hund .'d acres each. Now for the en- dowment of two pa 'sho-^, six lots, or 1200 acres, -will be required, allowing eac!. turee lots, or GOO acres. This land, at present of little value, would in time in- sure two Churches, being supplied with Clergymen for the benefit of the Township, though it would not for a long period, and in many cases never, yield them a suftl- cieut income. A considerable portion of each lot or farm must be re- served to furnish the tenants with fuel, and one of the three lots or farms which form the endowment would be required for a glebe and the residence oi the Clergyman, — affording him firewood, hay, pasture, and perhaps grain for his family ; while the rent he would receive for the two other lots, added to the advantage of tlie glebe and such aid as might be derived from other sources, would in general insure the Church being served. And is it not probable that, in almost every Township, six or eight lots or farms, which is scarcely a fiftieth part 8 PASTOBAL LETTER. t 4i Whave fewer people. ^^ i,,,e six generou. ""'"'.^ / in the wl^ole Province di^i-^^d W ^^^^^ Wpre each member oi iii« towards ner per o„rSnve„lenoe.osgreW<.;- '»C--"'= '=»^l' ""Tir™«rA,'to spiritual p«r- ^f ind not pennitleaio "'' „ , ^^^ributors. ^"^^ l^Lls U dispositions of t^e :^:^^^^t, that th« nv settlements tO ba^ > inhabitants oi ai'j resident pastor or not. _ H he ^n ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ T)sti-ict or settlement said,- He^^^^ .^^oNvment to rent Master and yo;^^^^,^^ pa^'oclual system m Great Bntam lu this way arose tne pa PASTORAL LETTER. trous J four late a Iment la re- late to }pula- with- r per- uction y soon nt and of the a fe-w lal pur- time be ranting, le prin- for the ade per- g to the ors. that the ■ate with uld have uld have ; without ics, when I'athedval Districts d to nave any such live in, — nt to rent b us, and ,nd to his itablished. at Britain and over the whole continent of Europe, and thus must it arise in this Diocese. From the history of endowments we learn that they were not the gift of Kings or of States, but the fruits of voluntai'y contributions, — the donations of individuals: and to individuals we must still apply. At first the Bishop lired with his Clergy in the chief city of his Diocese, an() from time to time he sent them out to uiffuse the light of the Gospel through the surrounding country on which the Sun of righteousness had not yet shone. The people he- came dissatisfied with these occasional visits of the clergy, and desired their continual residence for spiritual advice and consolation, and the regular ministration of the sacred ordinances and offices of the Church. This produced an arrangement between them and the Bishop. The pro- prietors of the soil engaged to build a Church, — to endow it either with tithes or with land, on condition of being allowed a resident Clergyman. Hence the origin of en- dowments, which became universal through all Christen- dom. And with willing hearts nothing can be easier than for us to pursue a similar process in this new country. Let the members of the Church, in every Township,, unite in providing endowments for one or more Chttvches,. and, so soon as productive, they will be entitled to a resi" dent clergyman, and have the conscious felicity of walk- ing in the footsteps of those who, in the more early ages^ endowed the Church. ^ -: Should our people in any one township be unable ta complete the endowment, assistance will be given by the Lay Committee to make up the deficiency. Now great as the call was, my brethrr ', on the first converts ta Christianity to do all in their jower with their substance^ and with their talents, both or body and mind^ to convert the Gentiles to the faith, the call upon us is in one respect greater. For we are not merely urged to convert the heathen, but to prevent those who have once seen the light from falling back into darkness, or joining the ranks of heresy and schism. All of you must feel the spiritual destitution which pre-* vails around you, and that effectual measures ought ta be taken for its removal. And who can do so but tha more affluent pcrtion of the community ? It is a duty laidi upon them of which no doubt can exist in the minds of those who bear the name of Christ, and profess to derive from the Gospel the rules of their practice. Nor are we iKithout eacouro^emeiit from past experience^ Many aj:% I ; PASTORAL LETTER. *e townships ,V,cU a few.year-goJo,sessM ». p- * frr%mntualini>>>s«ra''™?' L.hiD--» minister m St Xet apart for puW- r-^^Ly lchcK.U,-«>d Snviction of the value of h^se^v^J^^^^^^^icants and iT public worship, the number oi ^^^^^^.a, and SndSates for confirmatton havejapKliy^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^^^ rlnce towards the Church, o^ even v ^iseiplme or But, without entering farther 1 ^^^^g from our „,ay be sufficient to '•^'T^J^^'^feen left to the Church of Zl people, added to ^^.f .^f„ Sd, under the manage- TcierL- Reserves -^^^t^^^^^^^^^^^^^ i, time, compile Bientandcareof the Lay -om throughout th» ?s true require a longer P«"f^^ '.^^„^\ut for posterity;. worSg ?or th« P^e^e^^fS thatS new'country, f" mv diocese towards the P^^. f t^^e Society. Npr ChSch; and the other ««^^« "S^^Vanting. One dis- Hre such proofs even now altogether J^ b parsonage- Southed member has budt a Uiurc y^ ^^ SS and enntt\rauTt same i^divia.^al pro> excellent land. Nor is tms »|^ '. , , rectories in thfr PASTORAL LETTER. 11 has devoted to the service of God one hundred acres of her best land, and looks in return for a blessing in heaven. And numbers, I doubt not, stand ready to imitate such generous examples. To build a Church and plant a minister in any of our destitute townships, is a signal manifestation of Christian charity, and becomes the best security for supplying the temporal as well as the spiritual comforts of the population. When such a locality is presided over by an efficient and zealous Clergyman, proper attention is bestowed on the wants of the poor: the wealthy are roused from their lethargy, and induced to join in strengthening the hands of their (Uergyman, and helping him in his sacred work: all are brought into harmonious contact with the Church of which they are members, through Christ Jesus, and joint heirs of the salvation which he has purchased with his blood. In former times, people built and endowed Churches, when their labours were more than commonly prosperous, and they enlarged their gifts as God blessed them in their temporal affairs. But in the present times a great altera- tion has come over the minds of many, and the portion to the Lord is too often withheld or given most grudgingly. In former times, on occasions of signal deliverance, me- morials of gratitude to Almighty God were multiplied in all Christian nations; but though we have, in this diocese, been twice rescued by the mercy of God from the dreadful ravages of the cholera, where are the lasting indications o#' that sincere repentance which we manifested during its continuance? What additional Churches have we built, — what schools, for religious instruction, erected to commemorate our gratitude to God for saving us from such terrible visitations? Would it not be a pleasing reference to us as a people, were we able, at this day, to point to the religious monuments which we had raised in thankful acknowledgment for oar repeated deliverances, and to feel assured that, in thu? consecrating a conside- rable portion of our substance 6o God, we have obtained a blessing on \7hat remains? To commemorate so great deliverances, by acts of piety and mercy, is natural to man. History, both sacred and profane, is full of ex- amples of this; and in what way can such gratitude be shewn among Christians more effectually than in ex- tending the benefits of the Gospel among their poorer neighbours? By divine appointment, the rich and poor are placed in mutual dependence on each other. The former derive ■I I PASTORAL LETTER. .11 iheir means of '"Joy^'S^^TtoterTihe spiritad ?o«^re A. wealthy bpa»d to mm>8t« ^^ ;"d temporal wants o» the P»°^; ;„„ „f riches, and t Tever be separated f"'" '^'it'^^^„„t be regulated by hu- ' , f thp less real because u ^» v,;.Ther sanction than m^n aw? U is enforced by ^^ ^;,^^^^;espons^^^^ ^r tnlanKive, and involves a^^"%ow my brethren, XHa'are accountable to .^o^. ^^^^^^^^ lu who are affluent, and can, ifxnci ,j ^ lo promote the glory «* ^f^; J 1,^ have discharged this lon'gs, ask your ov.n ^^^^f ^.^g^^en, according to your solemn obligation! ."^ Jliigous instruction of your fhU aoathy and lukewarmness t«;^,, , ..^ir's kingdom? of alTcauL. the extension of ou^ lied u^^^ Not only is --Jf ^l e ^^'^ to neglect the diffu imminent before God, u we ^ ^^^ ^^^^.^.^y tuture sion of religious knowledge,--a Clang ^^ ^^ but immedfate, even at cm^^oor ;^ VV^^ ^ ^he pect, if we permit a P^Pf/J'^'^thrpvospects of eternity ,-- ?ear of God, and insensible to the P P^^^^^ restramt,-- a population without conscience ignorance and bla^sphemous and i^f^^^.^'^ man, because they have despising the laws of .^,f .^".J.'^tii It of breaking theni? tiever been made sensible of^tie^^^ ty, amidst Where will be our safety yP'^^^^stitute of all moral and a rapidly-increasing population, destuu ^^ reSuI culture? Kven m ^J^V^^^e protector of civil goXess is great 6-}"vf,^,S3es or armies. The rich fights than bolts or bars, con ^abie ^^^^ weaker partj, ought to know and f«f ^J^^^l^'^ u es and properties but and that nothing protects t^eir ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^.^^^^ ^^e^ the restraints of rehgion. /^^Jg '.^^^ds, responsible to rst'^nX V « -^feSrilGod is long-suffering But there is, 1 hope, ^fjj^^{ ^^^^^ of things continue lASTORAL LETTER. )8 lere- Itual can id it hu- Ithan for Ihren, ■thing le be- [d this your your iramo- Can )roach mt we excuse lorious gdom? danger e diifu- \f future to ex- lout the rnity,— iraint, — nee and cy have g them ? , amidst loral and of view, r of civil The rich er party, rties but er them- )nsible to lich they ■suffering I continue this insti- listers, in • religious duties, — to set before them the promises and threaten ings of the Gospel,— to infuse into their bosoms those prin- ciples which can alone render them proof against tempta- tion, — the fear and the love of God. If we disregard the opportunity now offered us, what can we look for but a •evere retribution ? But I do not confine my solicitations for he^p to those who are in affluent circumstances. I likewise entreat the poor to contribute out of their poverty. Let them re- member the widow's mite, and the scripture injunction, "Let every man give as he is able;" and again, "If thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little." Take heed that it be not the want of power but of incli- nation, that prevents many of you from assisting in this good work. Take heed lest selfishness encrust your heart, and restrain your hand. It is almost incredible to think how much good may be done by the most trifling contribution, if it be general. Were every member of the Church in this diocese (believed to be at least one hundred thousand) to give one penny a week on an average, some giving more to make up for those who are not able to give so much, we should have an annual income of 21,000/., and this continually increasing as our numbers multiply. Now this sum would be sufficient to meet the present wants of the Society, and provide for more than sixty additional Clergymen. Let no person stand back because of his poverty; for the smallest donation, given with a willing heart, will be thankfully received, and, with God's blessing, will speedily increase. The sea is made up of single drops, and a small contribu- tion, if general, will produce the most satisfactory amount. The charity which I desire is, as it were, drop by drop, — not occasional, but habitual. A selfish man may be induced to give freely when his feelings are touched by some exciting discourse, or by a speech at a public meet- ing, and boas>, of this one donation, and do nothing more. But what we require for the support of our institution, besides donations in land, is Christian charity on the Apostle's own rule, — that each put apart, according to his ability, a portion every Lord's day to the service of piety. It is the observance of this rule that gives perma- nence to charitable institutions by an increasing stream. Are any so poor that they can give no pecuniary aid? — they can still assist us by their services and their prayers, — their services, in using their influence with others in recommending the objects we have in view, in helping B n \ % r i^'l' i } \ VASTOUAL I.ETTBK. wE^olv Spirit may be be poured «P^^ ^I^^S, diocese a U iSulated, if duly Bf '•'^v'^J'JfJ^fUabitarts into I • .vdeti to the Lord, to draw aj our ^^^ ^^ S: g^rcb as doves to the .mcU>. . Anvovld,--a other branch of the ^^^"y^^'^^'.ai" incorrupt, in precept Church in doctrine pure, m ^J^^^W^,., and services are fiiraple in sanction «trong,--^h«se r ^^^^ Te'tm 7-r tirhca'n whiL they enlighten the devotion, and ■wauu i"v faith, one heart, and one s , ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ Read, as members ot Christ, ae ^^^^^^ TobonXO. Toronto, Canada. 30th May, 1842. ¥': ■ p, ■ . \j think , to stir iir o"«n ia tke to yoo, lere but rt to eB- i in this Lindation af being traces of than any kvovld,— a n precept •vices are 8t intense ghten the min? ages stretching IT ber cords ith on the »iocese, and affectionate ; them one em together le Head! Toronto. *^* ♦^.-•i W ^c r<. ^M' ■•i^M i^ *.- '•-*,!•,■»' 1 *" 'A * • *' Ln^'^^ ^■^-*i ^-v ft^-v 'V5;.V.l, ,■!*>