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M'COCBREY. 1842. ni 1 til in P' tr cu be eti fu of inl Cli pn not cor pre All salt riot I in n the will beei thoi fron som iPUiISi^M(QIS, In complinnce with the niianimoiis request of a lai-ffe meetiii- of the Parishioners of the Church of St.' Joh 1 could not hesitate to n s. the V resf The commit tlie following- discourse to last cause which it was more immec intended to advocate is indicated in the first anu ,asi parts of the Sermon; hut the o-e„eraI subject of which it treats .s one of great importance, and under the pe- cul.ar aspect of the times, requires, in my judgment, to he projnn.ently brought forward, and copiously explain- ed To those who call themselves Christians, the consti- fut.on. the privileges, and thedulies of the visible Church of Chr.st. can never be considered as a topic of inferior interest; but pressed as the Anglican branch of that Church ,s. at the present period, by the unwarrantable pretensions of Rome, on the one hand, and by the loose notions of Latitudinarian Seceders. on the other, it be- comes the urgent duty of her Ministers to occupy their proper station and " stand between the Porch and the Altar." and not only to pray for the peace of their Jeru- salem, but to proclaim, fearlessly and hopefully, the glo- rious things which are written of that city of God. It will be well for the reader of this discourse to bear in mind, that the words Church and Elect are used hy the Apostles, sometimes in the comprehensive sense which includes, under either term, all persons who have been called and brought to a profession of the Gospel, al- though many of that number may incidentally so depart from grace given, as at " last to become castaway ;" and sometimes, in the more restricted sense, which cJntem- 1 pliitPs tliosc wli. .,•;•> nhidili;;' Ciilli, (ilicilicnrc, ;iiul (^oii- limiauce in well tlahvy, (l'n\, in ||in cvcrcisi,' ol'liis I'oro- kiiowlodge, liiis pseiinleiiijiiicil, l\,r Clirisl's sake, to re- coiniK'iisH wiflitlifl j'lory, lidimr, mid Imppinrss of eter- nal! ile.—" Tlifj lavfT of Ker/ciifrdflon" is llit; .s(>ul of our Clirislian proCession, mid iiilrodiu-.t-s lis iiilo (lie Clinrcli of Christ; hiil llio rrni'ual of IIk- Holy Ghost, file new creation of tiie Soul in Mi- iilcMii.sness, and (rue Jlolioess. and a rclvntio'.!, os^^w niilo the end, of (hat conCorinity lo (he iina^e of Chrisl. mo iiiKiiiestionahly necessary (o maiiilain our position ainoiii;- " llie apiieral assembli/ run! ('/luii/i oflhcjii'.sl Imni, ir/iose names are wrlltcn in Hi'dvcii," diul " /loiii ir/ium, as accep- ted in the hc/ori'd, no man shall hike. I heir rroivii.'" In a Sermon professini^' to d(\s(iilM' the Catholic Church I could hardly avoid some allusion to a certain party in the Anglican Church, whose writings, however charac- terized by an ardent piety, ii depth of learning-, and a fervour of ('hnrify which I could wish to see more general- ly adopted, have, at least in one late [nihlication, tended 10 a reconnection with some oC llio ecpiivocal usages of the Church of nome. Associated us we are in this coun- try with a population attached to (ho Houian Communion, which is numerically equal to our own, 1 apprehend that it is no superfluous task to slate, in r^'ply, on this oc- casion, the principal doclriiies which are held hy the Roman, and protested against hy tliu I'nglish, Church : — I. An extended Can(>n of Svtipl live, and the co-equal authority of Tradition in the Church. II. The infaliibilitij of the Hojiirtn Catholic Church. III. The supremactf of the Pope of Rome. IV. The transuhslantiution of the Sacramental ele- ments of the Lard's S a pppr into the very hodij and blood of Christ, V. T/,e denial of (/„ r„p nfih, I,,>1^, Cmmunin,, /n file Laifi/. VI. The propitiatory Sa.yijicp of llic Mau, 11,p acfo- ration of the Vir(/i„ Mary, and th, rpvevenre of linayeH. \\\ The doctrine of Pnrfiatorif. Vnr. Thr lu'iltip/irafion of the. Sacraments. IX. The ascription of merit to (jood trorks. in opposi- tion to the Eran(fi'/ica/ doctrine ofjiistificafiuit Oil Faith alone in the vierils oj Jesus Christ. On all iheso, and on several minor points, Rome, in lier Tridentine Coimcil, has ventured to anathematize those who hold a didl-rent doctrine— Let us not imitate her example. Let ns hope that the piinciples which are esteemed the (nndamentals of a true Church are, not- withstanding all these corruptions, still ^vithin her pos- session. Let US pray that she may '« be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die;" and, at all events, let us believe, with the faith of charity, that there are " a feio mimes, even in Sardis, which have not defiled their f/arments, who shall walk with the Spirit of God in white, for they are worthy." €tit ©ftuvcf) of iSSoU* " Fcrd the. Clntrvh of God, which he purcha- sed with his own blood.'' — xx. rli. Acts, '28tli v. \\ II ETUEii I cojisider llic particular ci rcum- sfaiJcts uhicli have Itxl me to the disci )ftli uission subject implied in the text, the immerons asseiii- bly collect* d >Aithih these failiiitr vvall » or tl le eflects M hieh have fblliMved the endeavours of mv respected brother and mysell' to stimnlate yonr liberality in a holy canse, I cannot bnt regard this congregation wilii more than ordinary interest. From the dim and dilapidated building in which I I llK>k f( now address yon, i look forwani with confidence to a nobler strnctnre, which shall be raised by yonrgeneronsexerJionsto the service of God, and, I trnst, to the ineslim«ble advantage of yonrselves and \our posterity. While I look on the amonnt of the oflerings alreaiLy laid on the shrine of piety, and know the actnal labonr and privation to which some of you must submit in the fulfilment of your obligations, I cannot fail to acknowledge your fur- therance of this good work, w ith the cordial satis- faction of Pastoral feeling. I hail these liberal donations as an earnest of the sincere desire which Divine grace has kindled in vour hei wis to propa- gate among- yourselves, your cliildren, and yonr dependents, the saving truths of the Gospel,' and to aid your ministers with all your power in the execution of the awful diarg-e which they have received, to ^^foed the Church of God which he purchased with his own blood." These words constitute a most important part of the memorable address of the great Gentile Apos- tie to the Ephesian presbyters, whom he had sum- moned to Miletus, previous to his departure for Jerusalem, whither he was induced by the con- straining influence of theSpirit, unknowing indeed of the details of his fearful destiny, but npheld by an invisible arm for the encounter, and prepared, to use his own patient but triumphant expression* " not to be bound only, but to die also for the name of the Lord Jesus." Without further reference to the context which embraces a variety of subjects, I shall endeavour to render that clause of the » :rse which I have adopted for my text as clear and practical to my present purpose as the limited time in which I may claim your attention shall permit, by consi- dering, first, the nature and constitution of " the Church" which - God," manifest in the flesh. ''purchased with His blood;"— md, secondly, the duty and ability of all the members, as well as the overseers, of the Church, to sustain and feed the holy society to which they belong, and in which it is the merciful intention of God that they should be saved. 8 And, first, I am to consider what is the evnnge- hcal definition and description of *' the Cfiiirch^" in order that I may exhibit aright its true nature and constitution. The 19th Article of our own brancii of that Church defines it thus : — " The "visible Church ofClirist is a congregation of " faitiiful men, in the which the pure word of *' God is preached, and the sacraments be duly " administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in "all those things that of necessity are requisite to ♦'the same." And this is the definition of a Church built upon " the foundation of the Apos- tles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.'' You may trace the predic- tion of her foundation in Zion in the prophecies of Isaiah and his inspired brethren, until the confes- sion of St. Peter was recognized by Christ himself as "the rock on which He would build a Church against which the gates of hell should never pre- vail." — The Holy and Catholic character which our Liturgies ascribe to her are borne out by every figure under which she is introduced in the Scrip- tures ; — and though this character be comj)atible with occasional failure in her militant, and occa- sional error in her didactic, state, it can never be thoroughly lost, but the Church must continue, till the world shall come to an end, " the heritage of God," " the fold of Christ," " the ark of salva- tion," " the pillar and ground of the truth." — The branches of this Church may so err as to be cutoff from the parent stem, — tliesrem i(Belf may be cankered, but the germ of perpetuity is in the root, and a remnant must survive. Th€ caii He- stick may be removed from Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, or Rome ; tfie faith as well as the ceremo- niesofa particular Church may be wrong-, and *' the lig-ht may go out in the temple where the iirk of the Lord was;" but so long as there is any blessed company of fliithful people—so long as God's word is in the earth, the promise of Christ will be realized ; there will remain a visible Soci- ety of baptized Christians, contemplating to en- close within its fold all nations ; and there will be ministers apostolically ordained to teach them to observe all things whatsoever Christ hath com- manded them ; and with that Society Christ him- self will be present— present in His Spirit— present in riis Sacraments— present in his sustaining pow- er, even unto the end of the world. It was for this visible Church, however divided may be its component parts by time or locality, that Christ, having offered himself thro' the Eter- nal Spirit a victim without spot or blemish, obtained the remission of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. It was to this Church, at its primitive constitution, that St. Peter converted by one sermon, delivered under a de- monstration of the Spirit and with power, three thousand souls; and to which the l.mvl snW- tjuently added, and continues daily to add, such as 10 shall be saved. It is with this Church that God's covenant is established, and through her ordinan- ces that God's grace is dispensed. Through ages of darkness she has retained the lamp of truth— through the fires of persecution she has passed immortal, and brought down to the present generation the uords ( f eternal life. When I bid you pray for Christ's Holy Catholic Church, this is the sacred '= Ark of the Testament" for which I invite your prayers. When you assert your belief in " thti lioly Catholic Church," you affirm the existence of a body of which " Christ is the Head," and of which, if you be saved at all, you must be living and united members. If it be " the blood of Christ alone which cleanseth from all sin," — that blood was the purchase-money of His Church. If it be by faith in that blood that sinners must be justified, faith, which is the gift of God, is restricted to His Church. If it be by the communication of God's spirit that holiness is to be obtained, that sanctifying influence is the property of His Church. If it be " by the word of God which liveth and abideth forever," that men " are born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible," with the Church are the oracles of God.— *' Let him that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches !" Dissociation from this Holy Temple, with which Christ is identified, mustj if there be an»' truth in revelation, be a most dangerous calamity — " with- 11 out are dogs,"— iu tlie Cliurdi are l>el the world are infidels.-" Lord ! we believrhelp Fevers, in thou our unbelief.'' " Lord not that it may endow increase our fiiith :*» us with the gift of workin miracles, and of doing- the signs and wo.)ders which the disciples in their blindness coveted ; but that it may obtain for us the victory whjch ov'ercometh the world, and convince us thu. expatriation is less misfortune thau excommunication— that " it is better to be a doorkeeper in the house of our God than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness." Brethren ! what God hath joined together ht no man put asunder. There is a mystical union betwixt Christ and His Church, mercifully design- ed for the redemption of fallen man ; and to this union we must be indebted for every means of grace and hope of glory. Is this to preach a reli- gion of forms and ordinances, in disparagement of the spirit and life of the Gospel } No ;— I tell you that the whole goodly fabric of an Apostolic Church will be profitless to you if you dissociate from the form— the power of Godliness. " Unless you be born again of water and of the Holv Ghost," and unless you sustain that regenerate character by a life of holiness, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven— ye shall not see God. The Apostles could scarcely be called formalists and promoters of a lifeless dispensation, when they ap. plied their illuminated minds to preserve unity, to rebuke schism, to put all things in decency and 12 order, to propagate the form of sound words, to edify and build up tlie Church, so that through it, " by Christ Jesus, there should be j^lory to God, throuj»hout all ages, world without end.^' I rejoice to be in the smallest degree accessary to the extension of this glory. While 1 know and confess the sinfuh»ess of my own nature, the insuf- ficiency of my o^^ n works, the weakness of my own prayers, the utter inutility of my own poor efforts to advance me one step of proximity towards God, I learn, with admiration and grati- tude, of the adequacy of Christ's atonement, the infusion of His spirit, and the imputation of His righteousness for the salvation of the believer. And I know of these gracious properties devised to me in common with a world of sinners, in the blood of the New Testament, the Church is the executrix and the legatee — I know that before I can plead any title to the heritage, 1 must prove my communion with the Society to whom it is conveyed. I speak not now of the National Church with which we are associated, and which, what- ever may be our conviction of its excellence, had no being as a distinct Society at the period of the Apostolic injunction. I speak (and 1 btg that I may be distinctly understood on this point) of the Holy Catholic Church, in her universal charac- ter, as the Bride of Christ. I speak of that spiri- tual Jerusalem, of whom most excellent things are written, as the City of God, and which, in this Drcis, to oiigh it, to God, ccessary low and lie insiif. j of my \\u poor •oxiniltv id grati- eiit, the 11 of His jeliever. devised , in the h is the before I 3t prove om it is I Church h, w hat- ice, iiad k\ of the g that I t) of the charac- at spiri- ings are , in this Holy alliance, is " the Mother of us all." hi- formed of the essential truth tliat there is no oilier access to God than through the Son, I find no means of acquiring- the passport of the Son hut through the CMiurch wUk-h lie has espoused and ordained. Amidst the general darkness tliat veils eternity from my vieu', even "a darkness that may he felt," I have seen within her sanctuary *' a hurning- and a shining light." Like the Pen- tecostal effusion of the Spirit, the cloven tongues of fire, th€ hallouing- graces ot religion rest on them, who " with one accord arc in one pliice.*' The flame on her altars may occasionally he *up- pi-essed, but can never be extinguished. It mav burn according- to the indolence or activity of its human guardians, with a dimmer or a brighter lustre, but the period shall arrive when its splen- dour shall be |)erfected, and all peojile shall ic joiee in its illumination. It was for this purpose of ineffable benevolence tlwt Christ paid the awful price of his own immaculate blood for the purchase of His Church, when " He loved it and gave him- *' self for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it, " with the washing of \^ater by the word, and *' present it to himself, when He should revisit the *' earth, as a glorious Church, Kiot having spot or *' wrinkle, but holy and without blemish." Taking with m this comprehensive, and, I trust, not unprecise or indistirjot, view of the wlioie Church of Christ, a fe w n\'ids will suflice for my 14 present purpose, to describe that pure and Apos- tolic portion of it wliich claims our allegiance, and whose claims havelatel)' been urged from this pul- pit with much fidelity and eloquence. The Church of England is a Reformed and Protestant branch of the Catholic Church of Christ, and possesses all the marks that can be required to avouch her authenticity. She is an integral part of that " blessed company of faitnful people," who are subject unto " Christ, of whom the whole family in Heaven and earth are named." This Society consists of an ordained ministry and baptized members :— the one derived, in its trifold offices of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, direct from the Apostles, — the other day by day received into her communion by the rite which Christ has instituted, and appointed His commissioned servants to retain. •* Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." We live, my brethren, in critical times — in times in which, on the one hand, Satan seems to be mus- tering all his forces, and contriving all his frauds, and recollecting all his wiles, in order that he may direct them in concentrated energy against the Church ; while, on the other hand, her chil- dren, awakened from a long continued lethargy, are alive to a sense of peril, and are preparing themselves, though with weaponsof very different temper, for the inevitable conflict. In such a con- Son, 15 test it well becomes us to beware that " the uea- pons of our warfare be not carnal.^' The natural strength of the w^n may prevail over enemies of flesh and blood, and that but in a partial sense, Hh.lst against the hostility of the Principalities and Powers, the spiritual wickedness that are opposed to hmi, they will be utterly unavailing. Our great danger is from within. It is that the Prince of Darkness may enter the citadel as an Angel of Light. It is that he may sow dissensions among our defenders, and tamper with the instruments of our protection and safety. Alas ! while our sol- diersare marching around our ramparts they for- get that they are brethren, and they " fall out by the way." Thus it is that men deeply endued with the spirituality of religion, in their anxiety to escape from formalism, are led to renounce the very ordinances which God has instituted for the vehicles of His spirit, and to undervalue the effi- cacy of sacraments which Christ hath commanded to be received. In their solicitude to preach nothing but Christ and Him crucified, they forget that preaching would be itself but foolishness were It not for the accompanying grace which God has annexed to it, and that the Church and her sacra- mental observances, " in the breaking of bread and in prayers," claim for their sufficiency the same unquestioned authority. Opposed to these low views of Apostolical order and discipline held by this portion of our Zion, has arisen another 16 party, consisting of persons eminent alike for their learning and their piety, but who, in an overween- ing fear of a general secession from « God's way in the sanctuary ,'* have sought to revive the habits of discipline by a return to obsolete usages ; many of which have no foundation in scripture, and have too near an alliance with those corruptions of the gospel which the fathers and martyrs of the refor- mation shed their blood to repudiate and condemn. To the one of these parties Catholicism and Ro- manism are s} nonimous terms ; to the other the genius of Protestantism is an evil spirit to be ana- thematized and cast out. And yet, my brethren, the plain truth beyond all controversy is, that our beloved Church assumes to be in name and in spi- rit both Catholic and Protestant. Catholic m her communion of faith with the general assembly and Church of the first born which are written in heaven ; ^w^ Protestant in her first and continued protest against those errors and delusions which the Roman ritual enjoins, which no antiquity can hallow, and from which we believe that an espe- cial interference of Christ, in the vindication of His Church, has made us free. While the love of many has waxed cold, so cold as to deny the Lord that bought them, and others, "swerving from the law of charity, have turned aside unto vain janglings,'' the Church of England has "continued steadfast in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowshin.'' anH vMaint^A ;« k^- a„„;„x-... i for their I'erween- »d^s way tie habits i ; many ind have ns of the ^e refor- )ntlemii. md Ro- ther the be ana- rethren, that our i in spi- tolic ill isembly itten in ntinued which lity can n espe- 1 of His so cold others, turned ngland [)ctrine iptufal 17 liturgies, and ilhistrated in hp.wl«. . t'-efam o„cc */T, I. .ea and fideli.,, uuaba.ed Uy pe.onal a^o. ftaeyou mv hre.hren, been unmindful of your tM you have <.g,ven no, grudgingly, or of „e- TT.^"' f "^''^'f"' Sircrs," to provide („ the Pastor ,vl,„m ,.„» „vere. and w lo, I prl? ™ay long be continued to natch over y^u il ,Ve In conclusion, I ^ould revert to the „ece«iiiy „f erecttng a ne«. and more commodious Paris! .he Cathedral character ,vhich our ecclesiastic^ position seems now to require. From the day in which 1 first addressed you on satisfaction of knowing that ir v imagine -y ;.,. pediment, ,„„ur undertaking have gradually been i i 20 NoiJie ival ones si Jibaiuldiicd, and i belitvo lliiit ilie work will '• zeal and lilxTalify propoifiontd l*'d"!(;d irnionnJed ; and luM* Lie carried "11 w jrii '*'M"»'><»«Me, and uhidi Mill fnll to itci acknow. V N iiidicale l''e (Insi.an d.anuk-r ol" this (onHi.nn'ifv For S-ve.ne, to,., ill confess n.y hopo, that 'not only" H.I the n.r.nhcrs of ,1... reh^ion of our forefathers cind onr conin.on eonntrv evince their attachment to our canse In a generosity of uhich I have alrea- 'tants of this pariM,, v. hose relioions tenets di/fer 1" so„ie respects Iron, onr own, will not he restrain- etl by a contrariety of opinions in n.atters uhich tliou,rh important, they do not 4 of the Gospel, uhich, together nith the preseijt. Prospectus, will nilovd a sufficient developement of my project ibr erecting a Catlieclral Church in the tow n of St. John's. in the pliin wliich I submit to you as describing- the best basis which, ()n mature consideration, I could devise for the building and constitution of a new ('bure!.', I ivoM that there will be found no stipulation v, hicli docs not contemplate the gene- ral good of the rari.shioners, though it may be too much to ho'fe tlial ils iirovisions w ill satisfy the sci'Uple,^ of cw-ry (il'jcetoi". Aniotig some niiuoi' iir.pedimcnts which t!>e cau(h>r and good sense of the conuniiintv mav eaydy surmoiiiit, it niurt be confessed titat the rpiestion of site for U.f iiiteiKh^d buildiifg' is still clouded with diilicuiiies oi" a \cvy cuibarrassinj.'' nature, and which it w i!i UMjiiire great Ciiution and temper to approach. Although the time has not yet arrived for the full discussion of this topic, yet in soliciting- pecu- niary aid it was clearly re(pdsite so far to indicate the intended position of the Chuich as to satisfy the congregation of St. John's that that position sboidd be centrical to the town, and chosen with direct reference to their comfort and accommoda- tion. I have the fullest assurance from IJer Ma- jesty's government of their disposition to afford me every facility in this respect. Pvo crown land, however, has hitherto been found that would ex- actly supply tlie location which is desired by the great bulk of the jjcople whose interests are con- cerned. If, therefore, the present ( !iurch-yard may be legally available to this purpose, and may be so used without rudely disturbing tlie ashes of the dead, or violating the feelings of the living, I knovK of no site that is less objectionable, or af- e present, lopement Jhurch in escribing eratioii, ( Lition of a found no the gene- ay be too atisfv tlie iiicli the nity may that the iig" is still arrnssing' it Ciiiitiun mI for tiie ing- pern- > indicate to satisfy t j)osition osen witli ommoda- Uer Ma- to alfoi'd )\vn land, kould ex- ed by the i are con- irch-yard and may J ashes of le living, de, or af- 25 fords a more j)roniising position for a Parish Church. It is my opinion — it is the opinion of my legal adviser, that this Church-yard is in law and equity the property of the Church of England. It is my opinion, too, that the foundations of the Ciiurch may be so opened as to shock no moral or religious feeling, which it is alike my duty and my inclination to respect. — Still as you will per- ceive hy the Prospectus, this remains an open question, and I only pray that it may be discussed in the spirit of moderation and Christian love. Though we are not loosely to surrender the just rights of our Church, or omit the seasonable op- poit unity for consolidating her interests, we are bound, " to live, if it be possible, as much as lieth in us i)ca( eably witii all men." Even just rights, pursued to extremes, may become wrongs, by the invasion of that sj)iritof Charity which is, in truth, " the very bond of peace and of all virtue." It is with deep gratitude to the Almighty, who has hitherto " prospered the work of our hands upon us," that I announce to you the results of my application to the two great Societies of our Church, and of my Chaplain's visit to England, in your belialf By the Societies for the Propagation of the Gos- pel and the Promoting of Christian Knowledge the sum of one thousand pounds has been placed at mv disposal ; the Queen Dowager, the Arch- bitehop and P.isiiops, have replied to my appeal by contributions amounting to two or three hundred pounils; and several hundreds more have been collected by your indelatigable Rector, after ser- mons preached bv him in various Churches of the Realm. 1:1 s !■' 'fl )!* i 26 To His Excellency Sir John Harvey I would also record my thanks, for his liberal donation of one hundred pounds, and adding to these sums one hundred pounds, as my own contribution. I have now only to commend the matter to yom- Jiberality and your prayers. In the name of Him » whose we are and whom we serve,"-in the name, and by the authority, of the great" Shepherd and Bishop of our souls'^' I charge you, my beloved brethren, to lay aside all anmiosities, to abandon or reconcile all trifling- differences of opinion, and unite as men confess- !!!f « ?K Faith one Lord, one Baptism, in building up the Lord's House and the place where Hi? Honor dwelleth."-! implore you to coalesce in this important work with calm tempers, but with fervent spirits. I exhort you never to be deter- red by hostility from without, nor to be distracted by dissensions within, from erecting the walls of ?n" f hi' u '.'''* f^«>ni concentrating your exertions Jn the Holy cause of transmitting an enlarged and improved sanctuary to your descendants. AUBREY NEWFOUNDLAND. St. John's, March 4th, 1842. r I would Dnation of bese sums ibution, I • to your nd whom lUthority, ir souls/' lay aside II trifling I confess- building here His alesce in but with >e deter- istracted walls of xertions ged and LAND. PROSPECTUS For £rard, a nevv burial-ground will he obtained from Her Majesty'g government, conveniently situ- ■ted for such purpose, The |)roperty of the Churdi to be \ested in the Bixhop of the Dio- cese, in trust for the nienil)trsof the Cliurch of England and Ireland resident in the town of Sf. John's. One third of the Church to l)e appropriated to free sittinjjg ; the remainder to be occupied l>y pens, which tihall be let at arrannual rent to the highest bidder at public auction, above a certain price to be named by the Veslry, under ilie sanction of the Dioceaan. The Proprietors of pens in the Old Church, becoming pe» -holders in the Cathedral, «ill be allowed a certain reduclionof their rent forseteo years, the amount nf such reduction to be determined by the Vestry nnd Church Hardens, with reference to the estimated value of the pens Mhi«li they ma> have resigned. Pew-holders in the Cathedral may have their pews for one year, or during the life of such pew. holders; provided always, that no pew shall be given up witliout a year's previous, notice to the Church-wardens; and that no profit rent or valuable coiisideralion shall be received by any pew-holder for the transfer of his interest In a pew, or any part thereof, under pain of for Ceilure of the «aoie. — The fact of such consideration iiaving been paiJ to be ascertained by the Vrstrv. The Church to be built and fittedupaorordin); to apian proposed or approved by the Bishop, under the direction of a Committee which shall consist of eleven members, of whom three thali be the Hector and Church-wardens of the Parisii ; five shall be elected by the local rontribulors, 't!io shall have severally roulrihuted the sum of Ten Pounds at least ; and three shall be nominated by the Bishop or his Commissary. The sum of £500 granted by the Society for Pro- moting Christian Knowledge is directed to be put at interest, and the gross amount will be disbursed only for the actual completion of the Church. Oh the completion of the Church, one Church- warden shall be no. minated by the Rector and one elected by the pew-holders. Such Church- wardens shall hold their respective Offices, having been first qualified, for one year— aAer which they shall be eligible to be re- elected. The Vestry to consist of twelve persons, to be chosen annually from the pew-holders of the ('hurch, provided always the Rector be ex- officio chairman, and the Church-wardens members of the Vestry. Local contributions for the erection of the Church may be paid in five annual ins'alnieots. The Church funds to be expended by the Vestry, with the sanction of the Diocesan, on the following objects: 1st — The payment of a certain salary to the Rector, Clerk and Sexton.— The amount of tlia Rector's salary to be fixed by the Bishop. 2d— The repair and im- provement of the Church. »!t fi ('o.\-niiisirnoNs His lixrHllHocy Sir .h>h:, Uirv,.\ .. £100 {) 'Ml'' L>.f-l U sii..|> . f N--i.»foiMii!|)i)'! . , 100 TllH |{.v. '1. i'. li. Bn.l..,.(|{.., ,,.,)., joo nmi, \V. 'riui'.i.as, . 'iUO C.F. Ueuiiiit'ii, li-i]. ioO CChiircl:iL7tr(!i'iisJ Hon. Iht» Ctii, / Ji;s- '''•» 2 -> Hiiri. JudgeD.'sBar- I"*'" 100 H. P.Tii.-mas, Ks(j. loo Hon. J, Cniwdy . . 50 () Hi.fi. Jariifs (Miirl.)ii Spearman 50 () Gfor^'a H. Duns- comb, Esq 50 R. F. Triiniriirliam, Esq. 31,(1.1. F.Tri- •i.iiigba.ii.Ksq... 50 Mtssrs. Rubinsoo, Brooking & Co. . 50 B. Robinson, Eq. 50 F. Fraucis, Esq. . . 50 t. M. Artlijbald, „ Esq 25 K.Pr«»*sr., E*q. .. 50 J. H. Warren, Esq. 25 C. SLnins, E>q 25 G. Winter, Esq. . . 50 Hon. J. Dunscomb 25 S. Murftjp, Esq. .. 20 J. B. Wood, Ei-q. . . 40 Hon. the Chief Jus. „ "^» 25 Hon J. Suniiis .... 50 Q Mrs. Dickson .... 5 I»>r. H. W. Ho>|«. 10 *• Thomas Co^le. 10 " W. Blarkaller.. 15 " George P«lk . , 2 *• John Nuckejr.. 5 wr8. Harrison .... 2 10 TO Tifi: CATIlKURAf,. Mr. Grcii,'. •' KoUrl l..,iii; Mrs. Ann H-Mhi .'. iM'. John Gn't'ii . . *' E. Warr.'u " Wm. S-ss .... " Ci)jrl.-s Nixon . " Jt.rics C'')llis . . " .i. N'.sc'worlh) . M >.(;, Wiiliytuuibo .Mr. \V, \Vith\c(Miibe " .li'tjii Brown . . '* I u.Kiiiis BruMii " Uii,, Wttitton.. " \V. BUrkaiUr, Jiiii •' .r-tui ,Ma»l^s .. '• .) 'till I\,rd " li lll\ LlV\S.III . " J..'lM,|>,.i)r.>. .. '* Wm. lliO;;sl„„. " Petf-r Wooi/y .. " R Harvey •' E. H,irvey " James Butler . . *• .lobn Gibbons.. " Geoffje Kabbfl. 0| '• A. jHfkman. .. <>j *• R. Maunder... Oj " Wm. Bolt. S.-n. 0| •« Wm. Uuzwell.. ! " Ji'ffi'Ty Giizwell A Friend t) Mr. Thomas Row.. •• Robert Hunt... Mrs. E. English . . OiMr. G. Vaudeuhoff t>| •• Wm. Sbpppaid. 01 •' G. Hutrhiogs.. " T. Da| muod . . " T. Horrobin .. " Jonas Barter . . '♦ M. Huttbiogs. . " T. Shambler . . tt II_„ o „ iiciirjf oopor . . '• J. Lanslcv.... •• John Ball' .... A Friend (by Messrs. Slabb, Row, & Holtnwood) .... £1 5 20 2 10 2 5 2 10 1 5 2 10 2 10 5 5 5 10 2 10 U 2 10 U 10 2 10 I 5 1 5 I 5 5 7 10 5 1 5 10 2 10 1 5 1 5 5 5 5 10 U 60 25 10 5 5 20 40 5 5 30 30 5 1 U 2 10 10 1 Mr. n.L^lMessurier £10 " T. G. Morry .. 10 «• Maibpw Popp.. 25 *• VV. Westrott .. 5 «• P. Tpssier 10 " J. H. Carlfi . . 10 " T. Brown 2 10 Messrs, Hamlin & Suns 25 Mr. G. Rovvlanll . 15 •• W. Earle 10 " W. H. Earle . . 5 " J. Earltf 5 Messrs VV. G. & K. Hamlia 10 Mr. Juhn Morrv . . 10 " J. L. ToUon . . 10 ** R. V. Trenlelt 10 "" E. N. Ileal 10 Mr. J. Gribble . . . £5 <> '* 1". Lavman ... . 5 ( » *• VVm. Asb 5 (J > " .1. Edei.s 5 (J •• W. [Ml 5 C ♦' W. LeMfRsurier 20 " J. Bac.Mi 2 10 a " A. J. Mavne ,. 2 10 •« W. W'ill9ms(do. nalioi)) 1 " A. J. liainptun 2 10 •' R. Lang!«y .. . 15 " VV. Bransioihb, 15 •• R. Bransronib .. 15 •• R. Rutland 10 " VV. Harvey.... 5 Mrs. Bunting' .... 5 ;Mr, J. Perring. . . . 5 A Fripinl 5 Mr. W.Miiiard {do- natio!)) 1 '« VV. Lilly .... 20 " J. Winter 10 " J. Dirks 15 •' J. VV. M'Cou. brey 20 e '« VV.Warren.Spp. 25 " J. Saunders , . 10 " P. Webber.... 2 10 " G. WeblM>r I 5 •• S. Radford 5 " R. Brine 10 Mrs. H. Freeman.. 10 Miss Brausi-ofiib . . 10 Mr. J. B'anscomb . 15 Rev. W. NetJon . . 25 Mr. W. Firth .... 20 " Min. Blarkmore 10 Messrs. J. M. Reu- dell& C.. 20 Mr. J. Rvao 15 " H.KiDirkinsoa 15 " J. D. Ryland.. 15 '• J. Hurwood ... 15 •• H. Laiigley ... 15 " F.D. Dirkioson 10 " E. F. Daoson . 5 " A. Dawson .,,. 10 •• T. Rendia .... 5 " J. Prowse . . . 5 " J. Gregaiy.^... 10 •• VV. Reodell ... 10 Mf. W. n. Mare ..£5 •• Jolin Oav 6 •' Hoory li«rle .. 5 " Daniel Ofssn.. 15 " H. Col,. 2 10 " fi. Mrnan 2 10 •• R. Nrti.k.M-l , , 2 10 •• G. WooiUroii. . 10 •• l{. R. \Vak"l.i.iii 10 •• p. S. Ai(h<-soo 5 " J. K.'ii.)al| 5 " H. Brill 15 " A. Campholl . . 10 ♦' J. Ml Lariy and sisters 20 Mrs. Firlh 5 Mr. J. Bantu .... li) •• J. Blackburn .. 5 •• J. C. Buniins .. 10 •• T. H. TdvL.r.. 10 •• W. B. Dryer.. 10 Mrs. Kiell) 10 10 Mr. H. C. Butieris. 5 " J. Bayly 20 " J. Bfien 5 " R. Gar8 rtloiirc . " A. (i«llisliut» .. " K. II llii.an .. '• D. iVarshall .. '• W. Miir,|, .... E5 5 5 10 I 30 10 5 5 10 5 10 " N. Iliii 10 " J. Milrhell 5 0, •' VV. Wuodlev .. 10 " .1. l{..t)i,)soii .. 5 •' N. Harris " .1. Mtisson 1 " IJ, Sr.tr 10 i\Irs. SiiiJirl (Un\. 0, lrs), firr .Mrs. 0| Des Barns £5 sig. 5 0| Mr. .1. .M'Leimaii.. 5 0! " P.Duchemiii Jun. I •• J.Tu.ker .... 3 " J. S. Ilnyward . 5 " T. Turker ... 5 '• M. JohostoD .. 5 •• T. Julinstuu . . 5 Mrs. .lohnston .... 1 Capt.Earl.of Ainer- iran Luss 5 A Friend (hy I he Rev. T. Bridjfe) 5 Mr. W. H. Mare (additional sub- scripiiun) 4 " J. Gray (additi- onal subsrriplion) 4 0| H..n. W.B.Row .. 25 Ol Mr. J. CannioQ; .. 5 Oi •• H. Pttis 5 " W. iVIoyse 2 " R. French ,•... 2 •• T. Duder .... JO " J. Gear ] •• J. Maddocks .. 5 •• Noel Hanmer . 10 At the Lord Bishop's disposal 2,220 Ol 10 10 15 5 5 3 5 10 10 5 £5 5 10 5 10 1 30 10 5 5 10 5 10 10 5 10 5 10 1 10 5 15 5 5 1 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 1 5 5 5 4 4 >5 (, 5 5 2 10 2 10 1 5 5 20