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The printing of the Constitution of St. Geoi-L^e's Church m a more convenient form than heroto- ore, seemed a fair opportunity for presenting to those concerned some account of the organiz-i ^on, growth and present position of the church Ihe suggestion having been ommunicated to the author, he undertook the task of collecting and arranging the statistics. The result is the accom- panying sketch. In its preparation the author was com-teously aided by Mr. J. S. Shearer, church- warden, who placed at his disposal the books of the church and his own office, and favoured him with inlormation and advice. .K?*^' *7'' '''''^' ''^®*' ^^^'^^^% now published, tuat ot the exterior represents the Church with tower and spire, as it will appear when finally completed in accordance with the architect's de- sign. J. S. E. - 38169 :K t .. CONSTITUTION OP ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH ADOPTED AT MEETING OP PROPRIETORS. MAY &rH. 1884. Article I. St. George's Church is hereby declared to con- tinue to be a proprietary Church, in accordance with the Constitution under which the congrega- tion was organized, and the rights of the original proprietors and pew owners are hereby recognized and considered as existing in the new St. George's Church as they existed in the old Church, as pro- vided by that Constitution, and recognized by Act, Vic. 32, Cap. 75 of the Quebec Legislature. In all other respects, the former Constitution and By- laws, and the amendments to the same, are hereby repealed and abrogated. Article II. Proprietors are those who shall have contributed to the Buildinfi- PnnH nf iha /^l.^ nu.^.^u xi. _ o • • vtiv. viv* v.iiuiAj;ii, cut) new Church and School, to the original cost of the organ or to the Church Debt Fund, the sum of $50 and 6 X upwards, provided that when the amount is the minimum named ($50,) it shall have been specially contributed for any of the above purposes, and shall have been paid within two years from date of subscription. Proprietors shall exercise their right m the Church so long only as they remain mem- bers of the congregation. Article III. Members of the congregation are those who shall hold sittingjs in the Chui-ch and pay an annual rent for the same. Article IV. The following shall be the scale on which votes shall be cast at all meetings of proprietors, pro- vided It shall be demanded by any proprietor •— $50 and up to $200, one vote ; and one vote addi- tional for every $100 over and above $200, but no one proprietor shall have more than twenty votes. The votes of proprietors and pew owners in the old Church shall be calculated on the same scale. Article Y. The names of all the proprietors of the Church with the names paid in by each, shall be entered in a book to be kept by the Church Wardens for that purnose. and ni-nHnrioW o+ -,ii ^^„x.' r. J. / J —.vvi S.KV uii uiQvuuyra (ji pro- prietors. ^ Article 71. The rights of proprietors shall descend to their heirs and assigns, provided they be members of the Church of England and of this congregation. Pro- prietors may dispose of or transfer their proprie- tary rights to any person who is a member of the Chiu'ch of England and of this congregation. Article VII. Any person pui-chasing a pew, or any interest in a pew, from an original proprietor, shall be liable for arrears of rent due on such pew. Article YIII. The deduction hitherto made to pew owners in the old Church shall be allowed to such of the original pew owners, their heirs and assigns, as may be occupants and owners of pews in the new Church. Article IX. A certain portion of the Church shall be reserved and set aside by the vestry as free seats. Article X. Proprietors shall have the right of presentation by a majority of votes at a meeting convened for the purpose of choosing a Rector for said Church, subject to the approbation of the Bishop of the Diocese. 8 \ ') Article XI. The right of appointing the Assistant Minister or Assistant Ministers shall also be vested in the propi'ietors, subject to the approval of the Rector. Article XII. The proprietors shall annually, on Easter Mon- day, elect, from among the members of the congre- gation, two Church Wardens and a Vestry, who, during their term of office, shall have the manage- ment of the temporal affairs of the Church, under such rules and regulations as shall from time to time be determined upon by the proprietors, at a meetmg or meetings convened for that purpose. Article XIII. No change or alteration in the Church property, involving an expendituie of more than $1,000 shall be made by the Vestry or Chui-ch Wardens, with- out having first obtained the sanction of the pro- prietors for such expenditure. Article^XIV. The Wardens and Vestry shall have the manage- ment of all the temporal affairs of the Church, sub- ject to the restrictions of the previous articles • such as the charge of all financial matters, leasing the pews, refl-nlatinoc tViA v'^nf nr^-" — ii---.- i r : o — o •'•*'-' iv/iit (Xiixi. uuiiuuiring the same, fixing the amount of all salaries in connec- I I d tion with the Church, engaging employed, ai-iang- ing for the Chuich music, kecjiing the buildingH in ■ repair and insured against iiie, and also keeping the grounds in good order. The Vestry may appoint Committees to carry out any portion of its duties; but all such Commit- tees shall be subject to re-appointment at tiie tirst meeting after Easter. The Vestry shall report annually to the propiietois at ihe Easter meeting, presenting a statement of the revenue and expen- diture for the year and showing the financial con- dition of the Chui'ch. Article XV. At all meetings of pi-oprietors or Vestry, the Rector shall preside, or in his abaence the Assistant Minister ; or in the absence of both, one of the Church Wardens. In all questions on which there may be an equal division of opinion, the Chairman shall have a vote. Not less than live nor more than ten days' notice shall be given by a notice addressed to each proprietor of all special meet- ings. Article XVI. This Constitution shall be subject to such modi- fications, alterations and additions as mav be deter- mined upon from time to time by a two-thirds vote of proprietors at a meeting, at which not less I \ 10 \ than twenty.five proprietors are present, convened for the purpose by notice, in which the nature of proposed change or changes shall be indicated. Montreal, May 5, 1884. , convened nature of icated. I ^ HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, MONTREAL. ,n,l',rt*iW.'«"*™'" Bl ' 1 r, • - a t- z o '^ :t i - Ul I 2 S cc o UJ ^-^ o a o UJ (3 »-' 4 The history of a congregation sometimoR forms no unimportant portion of tliat of the community to which It belongs. French-Canadian historians have drawn some of their most thrilling narratives from the parochial annals of New France. This is not surprising, when it is remembered to what extent religion was associated with the o.-dinary life of the founders of the colony. With Protestantism the case is different-the relations between the political or social and the religious life are found to be less close. Jf, nevertheless, the story were comprehensively written, it would not be devoid of int^erest. Under the old regime, all attempts to g] ve the reformed faith a footing proved ineffectual For three short years, it is true, the Huguenots and J^utherans were supreme, but, as far as we have the means of knowing, they showed them- selves more eager to gain power and to acquire wuaiih than 10 evangelize either Koman Catholics or Pagans. Of the Calvinist pastor who served as 18 i ohi.fl.i.n to the hrem under SW D. Kn-H'^ brief ™lo, near.y all llml we can /..arn is that he proved .•efraetory, and w,h imprisoned From 1«32 to it^e?; \"' T"": ''•""' '"^ "^''''''''''ily of making t^elf felt u. Canada. Pi.ipp„ fui,„d to make go.5 U .h.-oatH, and Sir II. Wa.ker never reached his w,«hea-for goal; and (though there were rare in- HtancoH of individual l'roto,stant») except through B,-.t.sh con,iue«t the creed of the Relormation had no chance of prevailing on these «ho,o». Hut that conqucHt came in duo time, and the stream of Protestant settlement began, and has gone on un- ccusingy ever s.nce. Nearly a goneraUon was to pass, however, from the date of Wolfe's vieto,-y before the first Protestant place of worship w^ e.eeted in the great eount,/which it ^11™" to ftngland. It is generally conceded that the church or rather chapel, in question was the little Btone structure still to bo seen near the manoi! house of Berthier, and which was built in ITsTby the Hon. James Cuthbert, the "loi^d of the soil " the memory of his wife, Catherine, who had di^i in the preceding year. The first Protestant church stmet- „ fi '"""' ^'"'^ ''^^"'■•^ "" con- struct on, the congregation had been allowe.^ o worship m the old EecoUet Chmch, an " Z worthy of mention, as mai-king the change of sentiment on certain questions ^durin.tle'lrf -•«.ar- that a hogshead of wine was deemed the T :t'H brief proved 1032 to 'making ike good ihed hiH fai'o in- tlirougli tion had 3ut that •earn of ) on un- was to victory lip was isferred lat the e littie manor- 186 by ) soil," id died 3hurch It was B con- 7kiV. iO ige of 6 last 3d the 13 most fitting i-oturn for a ronvtesy ho timely and HO honourable to thoHe who excniHod it, Mcanwhilo, what of the Church of Kn^h-md ? In 11S1, His Majesty CJeorgo HI. bad created Nova Scotia into an episcopal hco; the bishop of the diocese being also granted jurisdiction, spiiitual and ecclesiastical, ovei- the Province of Quebec as it then existed. In 1*708, on the appointment of the first Bishop Mountain to the Bishopric of Quebec, the See of Nova Scotia undei-went a con-e- sponding curtailment. The Act Geo. III., c. 31, had already made pjovision for the establishment and endowment of rectories in Canada, and the presentation thereto of ministers of the Church of England. Among the earliest of the rectories thus formed was that of Montreal. For many years the members of the Church of England in this city had only one sanctuary— Christ Cliurch— which was destroyed by fire in December, 1856. The rector was the Rev. John Bethune, afterwards well known as the venerable Dean of Montreal. The first Bishop Mountain, on his death in 1826, was succeeded by Bishop Stewart, a younger son of the Earl of Galloway; and when he died, in 183*7, Dr. George Jehoshaphat Mountain took charge of the cxiensive diocese. Two years later a division, which the interests of the Church ui-gently called for, took place, and Dr. Strachan was nominated lii 1845 a new dio- cese—that of Frcasricton— was formed out of 14 -.place, the ..t^;ej;"ire:;cS" ed a separate dioce«e, with D.. Francis PuTf" d « it^nm b«hop. Though, in the interval sete,;^ rectone«had been organised in the Ea^te™ tZ «h.p« no d,».„teg,.ation of the Eectory of Montiml h^ taken place, and the question of the CiS EeHe,.ve« wa« nearing a decision which would make any frenh endowment on the English plan .mpos„.ble. There wa«, however, a pre^^g and that Z ! , ^'" ^'"" '" '""'' '•<"■ "id ft-o- what the Anglican community in Canada regarded as then- nght, influential membe,^ of the Chlrch ... th.« cty condoled to erect a church on he proprietary principle. thrZ^tr'^"^"™ ^''^•''•dingly made, in 1842, "for the estabh«hment of a proprietary chapel in the S™chCb'*l'"'"*'''""- '■" ---«on'with h c^e of t Jv T "' ^'^'^''^ Church, and a ^dZTt. Z' '"'■ «"^-"P««n« and donations wasd.avvnup. Every contributor of £12 lOg ^£25 was the sum stated in the original draft) wa 'to S a joint proprietor, and have a vote at a iZceed! .ngB ^ long as he should be a member of the con " £25 rcha! ,'/''*""* proprietors. The sum of £25 (changed from £50 in the drafts w«« f„ «„«♦>„ 10 two votes, and so on for each additional £iriOs ►rehensive partition ' constitu- ^ulfbi'd as 'I, several rn Town- Montreal Clergy h would ish plan ^ing and lodation, lid from •egarded Church on the 12, " for in the ith the and a nations •s. (£25 >8 to be roceed- he con- on did mm of 12 10s. 15 The proprietors were to have the right of present- ing an incumbent, with the approval of the bishop and the rector of the parish. After thirty shares had been taken up, a building committee was to be appointed ; and after sixty-five shares had been disposed of, the work of building was to proceed One-tenth of the pews were to be free. As soon as the pew subscriptions reached the sum of £250 a meeting was to be called for the presentation of kn mcumbent. No transfer of shares was to be per- mitted to persons who were not members of the Church of England. Among the names of sub- scribers who are still in the land of the livin- are those of Col. Dyde, of Mr. John Lovell, of Mr T Mussen, and Mr. 1. J. Gibb. At a meeting held in the Ottawa Hotel, on the 16th of February 1842, the Rev. Dr. Bethune in the chair, a ballot was taken for the selection of a building com- mittee, and the choice fell on Messrs. J. Thornton J. T. Brondgeest, H. Corse, F. Griffin, and J. h! Dorwin. At a second meeting, on the 23rd of February, Mr. Thornton submitted the plan of a lot on St. Joseph Street. Messrs. Griffin and Corse having withdrawn from the building committee Messrs. Charles Phillips and Wm. Bradbury were elected in their places. Subsequently Mr. Charles Phillips was appointed treasurer, and Mr. John Thornton secretary. Mi-. ^. C. Meredith explained the title of the properly. The requisite guarantees having been obtained, the building committee were 16 authorised to purchase the lot for the site of a Chapel on the terms proposed by Mr. Easton. The pui-chase money was £800, of which £100 was to rnZ"^ • V^' rr*^ ^"^" twenty-ono years with annual interest. On the motion of Messrs. M. Williams and G. Hall, a third of the subscriptions ^as called m. Mr. Pootner presented the com- mittee with a plan of the chapel which, with some modifications, was adopted and the committee were instructed to begin work so that the hall of the buildmg might be ready for occupation by the 1st of I^ovember. The mason work was entrusted to Messrs. Hutchins and Morrison and Geo. Bowie and the carpenter work to Mr. A. McDonald. On July 8 1842, the corner stone was laid by Bishop G-. j' Mountain, a large number of the clergy, including the Rev. Dr. Bethune, rector of Montreal, the churchwardens, Messrs. Thos. Mussen and Charles (:reddes, and several other members of the congre- gation, being present. Among the deposits were various coins dating from 1696 (crown of William and Mary) to 1837 (Canadian penny), several medals, and copies of the Toronto Church news- paper and the Montreal Commercial Messenger. At a meeting of the proprietors held on the 20th ofFebi-uary, 1843, Dr. Bethune in the chair the rector stated that three candidates had offered their services as ministers of the chapel. These were the Eev. Dr. Robertson, assistant minister of --xnst's Church, ihu Uev. H. Sewell, of Quebec J J «te of a on. The ) was to ftrs with mrs. M. iriptions he com- th some :ee were 1 of the ' the 1st usted to wie, and . July 8, p G-. J. eluding al, the Charles congre- ss were V^illiam several 1 news- er. le 20th lir, the offered These ster of >uebec, IT and the Rev. J. Jones, of Stanbridge. Mr F Cof fin proposed Mr. Sewell, but the chairman advised deliberation and, though Mr. Coffin found a se- conder in Mr. a. A. Scriven, a motion for the post- ponement, with the understanding that the build- ing committee should invite all persons interested to attend the next meeting, carried the day At the postponed meeting letters were read from the three clergymen above mentioned and from the Rev. Messrs. Parnther, Falloon, Mulkins and Leach. The last mentioned clergyman was highly recommended by the Bishop of Toronto, and from the first the proprietors were anxious to secure his services. Though he had withdrawn from the candidature, a letter was written to Dr. Strachan urging that his appointment would promote peace and harmony among all concerned and giving as- surance of Bishop Mountain's sanction. The nego- tiations were concluded satisfactorily, and the first incumbent of St. George's entered upon the office of which, for nearly twenty years, he discharged the duties with general acceptance. Mi-. P. H. Howard was chosen minister's, and Col. Dyde, people's churchwarden. The chapel was formally opened on the 30th of June, 1843, the clergy of the neigh- borhood, and the choir of Christ's Church taking part m the services, and the St. Geoi'ge's Society bemg present in force. In the following October a bazaar was held to pay for the orp-an tn wKi^h object the Christ's Chui-ch congregation was also i 18 asked to contribute. Mi-s. Macintosh was the or- ganist. The City Council had lamps put up in front of the chapel. On the occasion of the first Christmas services much taste had been expended on the decoration of the church, and pains had been taken to have the anthems fittingly sung. At the close of the first year Messrs. Dyde, Knapp and Footner were appointed a committee to audit the accounts of the chai^el. Messrs. Dyde and Howard, in retiring, assured the minister of their sincere intei«est in the wellbeing of the church, and hoped their successors would use all diligence to promote its welfare. Messrs. Alfred Phillips and John Thornton were the wardens for 1843-44, and Messrs. Charles Phillips and H. H. Whitney for 1844-45 and the two following years. In May, 1847, a proposal was made to raise funds to meet a pressing emergency in the affairs of the church. On the 10th of May, 1848, the building was injured by fire, but the damage had been covered by insur- ance. During the first five years of its existence, the congregation increased rapidly and the duties of the pastor became proportionately onerous. It was accordingly decided that the Eev. Mi-. Leach should be provided with an assistant. In October, 1848, he informed the congregation that his in- quiries had been successful and that, if the proprie- tors did their part, there was nothing to prevent the engagement of the Eev. W. B. Bond as assist^ I i i the or- t up in the first xpended tins had y sung. , Knapp to audit ^de and of their rch, and jence to ips and -44, and ney for a May, to meet church, injured y insur- ice, the aties of as. It Leach ctober, his in- roprie- Tevent assist- 19 ant minister. The wardens were then insti-ucted to address a formal letter to the incumbent to the intent that the salary for his assistant would be forthcoming. In due course thereafter the Ecv. Mr. Bond began his ministrations— ministrations which were destined to profit in no slight degree not only the congregation of St. George's, but the whole dioces of which he is now the venerated chief pastor. In the fall of the same year a loan was negotiated, the chapel being mortgaged, and in the succeeding year, additional pews were con. structed and eff-orts put forth to induce the poor of the district to attend divine service and send their children to Sunday-school. In 1850, Messrs. Charles Phillips and William Francis were elected churchwardens. An important change now took place in the ad- ministration of this poi'tion of the Canadian Church. Dr. Francis Fulford was nominated by the Crown the first bishop of the diocese of Montreal. The advent of Dr. Fulford marked a crisis in the his- tory of the Church in Canada. In the charge de- livered on the occasion of his primary visitation in January, 1852, his Lordship drew attention to the fact that, while in Canada the ecclesiastical law of England was of no force, there was no provision for any recognized and effectual means of self- government that might take its place. The only altei-native— the discretionary exercise of episcopal rule and superintendence— placed too much respon- i 20 sibility on the bishop, whose decisions might not always be generally acceptable. In such circum- stances misunderstanding could hardly be avoided and it was evident that some plan ought to be de- vised which should at once free the bishops from a real embarrassment and the members of the Church from a temptation to distrust and revolt. The re- r.:c ^y proposed was some form of synodical action, and Bishop Fulford expressed his earnest belief that its adoption would supply the much needed means of self-government, and exert the happiest influence on the Church, both clergy and laity. The hint thus given was followed up by meetings for the purpose of discussing the whole question involved. Twelve months later (January, 1853), certain resolutions were passed at an adjourned meeting of clergymen and laymen. Among those who took part in these and subsequent discussions until in 1859 the whole controversy had its destin- ed issue in the meeti% of the first synod of the diocese of Montreal, the ministers of St. George's were not the least distinguished. The resolution urging the indispensable character of the recom- mended modifications of the " Bill to explain and amend the Laws relating to the Church in the Colonies," was moved by Major Campbell and se- conded by Dr. Leach. The arguments against the legaHty of synods on the conditions sanctioned by Bishop Fulford and ao-flinsf. iha ar^i'an/^T^oi ,.^+^ after the majority had won the day, were mainly ight not circum- a voided, be de- 3 from a Church The re- 1 action, t belief needed lappiest d laity, leetings luestion , 1853), Ijourned ig those mssions deatin- of the reorge's solution recom- ain and in the and se- nst the >ned by mainly 21 led by Mr. Bond. And yet, so highly did Bishop Fulford esteem his honest antagonist on those oc- casions that when he looked around for a fit person to preach the fii'st synod sermon in the diocese, it was on the majestic figure of his destined successor in the episcopate that his eye rested well pleased. A passage from that sermon may be taken as indi- cating, from first to last, the spirit that prompted and bore to rare success so many beneficent works in connection with St. George's chapel. " Men and brethren," said the preacher, "should not our heart's desire and prayer to God be for the posses- sion of this spirit of wisdom ? Can we expect true unity or successful building or the beauty of holi- ness, without this indwelling of the Spirit of God, through Christ, being formed in our individual hearts, the true foundation ? Doth it not com- mend itself to every man's conscience that Jesus Christ, the precious corner-stone of the universal Chm-ch, laid by God himself, must, by Divine life and strength, in purity of doctrine and example, shew Himself in every individual chui-ch, if it be a true church, and eveiy individual heart, if it be a living stone fit for the spiritual temple ? Can you f"iagine, dear brethren, the possibility of a work that shall stand the test of fire, whether it be of adversity here, or of God's judgment hereafter, either in om^ own hearts or in the Church of God, without the life of Christ within our souls ? Then let this be the burden of our continued supplica- 22 tions for ourselves, for each other and for the whole Church, that there may be poured out upon us the spirit of ^,isdom and a sound mind, the spirit of unity and of brotherly love, the abun- dance of the gifts and graces of God's Holy Spirit." It was this spirit that gave the will and the power for the carrying on of so man./ religious undertakings, blessed and blessing, not oniy in their immediate results on individuals of all classes but in their fruitful example to other churches in this city and elsewhere. To Dr. Leach fell the task, to which he was opportunely called, of dis- pensing knowledge and of inspiring the love of literature in the chief seat of learning in this pro- vince. It was, thei'efore, left to Mi-. Bond to do the main share of the pastoral work of St. George's, while dividing the duties of the pulpit with the senior minister. For fourteen years he thus la- boured in building up the congregation and organ- izing and operating the various enterprises that gave the church a character almost unique for ma- nifold beneficence. As a scholar and a preacher, Dr. Leach was always highly thought of, and when in 1862 he signified his inirpose of retiring, the congregation would gladly have retained him on whatever conditions he might propose. But, much as he regretted the severance of ties so happy and so long continued, his decision was irrevocable and a committee was appointed to ^eek for a feuc- *# 28 iV>h cessor to Mi*. Bond. In their quest they were ex- ceptionally fortunate. St. George's has given a rural dean, two archdeacons, two deans and a bishop to Montreal. It has also, though the sacri- fice was not an easy one, given a bishop to Algoma. Before the Rev. Edward Sullivan is installed in Mr. Bond's place, it may be well to glance for a moment at the financial affairs of the church. After the improvement already mentioned the ar- rears due from proprietors were summed up and found to amount to £446, while pew-holders were indebted to the additional amount of £210. Urgency was pleaded for the collection of these debts. In 1852, Messrs. Thomas and Bockus being wardens, an account was opened with the City and District Savings Bank for the funds of the church. In 1853 and the two following years Messrs. Thomas and Gibb were wardens. At the conference held in the National School-house, Montreal, oi. the 16th January, 1856, to take into consideration the neces- sity or propriety of establishing a diocesan synod, Messrs. I. J. Gibb and John Ci-awford were the de- legates from St. George's. In the votes th'^ lergy of that church found themselves on opposite sides. At Easter, 1856, Mr. C. Hutton and Dr. W. E. Scott were elected churchwardens, and were re- elected the following year. In 1858 the wardens TvCfo Messrs. Hutton and Lindsay. In 1860 the choir underwent considerable reorganization and 24 T an agreement was entered into with Prof. Fowler to take charge of the muHical portion of the ser- vices, the conditions being that he should remain choir-master and organist as long as the incum- bent and vestry were satisfied. In 1862, at a meeting called for the purpose it was moved by Dr. Scott, seconded by Mr. 't. Evans, that Canon Bond, having highiy recom- mended the Rev. E. Sullivan as a fit person to un- dertake the duties of assistant minister, the vest.y should concui- in the recommendation. The ar- rival of the new minister was an event of import- ance, not only for St. George's, but for the whole Protestant community of Montreal. Twice both his congregation and the wider clienUle of admi.-ers beyond its pale and beyond the pale of his own Church were to suffer the pang of parting- from one to whom they looked up as a teachJr and friend. On both occasions the sorrow would have been less tolerable had Mr. Sullivan gone away and left no successor worthy of him. Such a successor was found ir; the Eev. James Carmichael than whom St. George's lias had no more gifted preacher, no more zealous worker among the men of rare gifts and high charact. r that have laboured for its people. Nor has any church been more singularly blessed in the possession by those who ministered to it of the unity of the spirit, the bond of peace and the absence of all rivalry and self-seeking Each of its pastors has had his own gifts and graces, I I I •^v» I 25 his own methods of doing good, his own peculiar way of influencing young and old for their own good. To Mr. Curmichael belongs the credit of having organized the temperance work, and made it an agency for wide-spread usefulness in connec- tion with the young men of St. George's. Especi- ally since its reorganization in 18*72 has the St. George's Church Temperance Society been a wea-" pon of power, wielded with all the force of convic- tion and sympathy, in the war against man's worst foe. To quote from one of the reports, " Not only has the society been blessed in itself by a large in- crease of membership and in a steady and full attendance at its meetings, but its influence and example have reflected most beneficially qwn our sinter churches and most markedly upon the com- munity at large." It has been the means of im- pressing on the clergy of the diocese and on ministers of other denominations the amount of misery and wrong that they may prevent or lessen by a manly, outspoken course in relation to certain social customs which it is bon ton to regard as venial. If Mi-. Carmichael's stay in Montreal had wrought no other good than what his advocacy of temperance has eft'ected with his brother clergy, his career amongst us has been not slightly blessed! With the very young this work is still more de- serving of recognition. There are scores and hun- dreds of unhappy beings for whom it would have been well had they, ere their day of trial came, 26 \ been trained to resist, as the children of St. George are, that which flees if resisted. But it is not young children, nor young men, nor any age or class that monopolizes the efforts of the clergy of St. George's. Mothers and fathers, as well as sons and daughters, the rich as well as the poor, the healthy as well as the sick—for all there are means of grace and help, sympathy and guid- ance, in the comprehensive scheme of Christian agencies which they have elaborated. To religious zeal, for the efficient working of such a scheme, business capacity must be added, and in this respect, also, during its forty years of life as a church, St. George's has been most for- tunate. The clergy owe their success, in part- in a great measure, indeed— to the admirable spirit ofgenerosity tempered with good sense andjudg- ment, that has characterized the financial manage- ment of its affairs. In 1864— Messrs. Button and Lindsay being wardens— a vigorous effort was put forth to get rid of the debt that had been con- tracted. A member of the church, Mr. Cunning- ham, had offered to pay one-fourth of the church debt, provided three-fourths were contributed by the congregation before the 1st Januarv, 1866. An earnest desire to take advantage of "this liberal proposal resulted in a subscription of $3,236 leav- ing only $204 to be still collected. The vestry having reached this point, resolved to acneal tn the congregation on Sunday, December 24th, tr in the hope that by ChristmaH Day thoy 1865, might hi able t-* say that the church was free fi tebt, and the om ^al IS Muccessful. Twelve mouths later a meeting of the congrcga- ' lion was hold to select a site for a new church. I The chairman, the Kev. Mr. Sullivan, stated that the bulk of the congregation lived north of Craig and Bonaventuro streets, and that in the site' chosen, the convenience of the majority should be regarded. The Watson lot— corner of St. Frangois de Sales and St. Janvier streets — was eventually fixed upon— the price being 37J cents a foot. In November, 18C8, the Wardens, (Messrs. G. Moffat and H. A. Budden,) wore authorized to raise a sum not exceeding $25,000 on the St. Joseph Street Church and pioperty, and to sign the contract for the new church. After due preliminaries, the work of construction was begun, and in 1870 the chuich was completed. The situation, on a rising gi-ound between St. Antoine and Dorchester streets, is ad- mirable, and the glimpse of the edifice and attach- ed buildings from Dominion Square may well cause in the breasts of the members a feeling of paruon- ablo pride. Among all our beautiful churches, there are none which in style and material are more deserving of admiration than St. George's. It shows the versatility of the Gothic idea beneath the forming mind of the architect of genius and j.xiv ojy«v;iuun aiiu yvi oiaDoiaie mierior, with hints of infinity and yet lacking no essential 28 11 charm, gives no less pleasure than the outer sur- vey. It is a fit centre for so many high aims and fruitful endeavours, rich in beauty of shape, rich also m symbolic truth, the embodiment of manifold handiwork, with unity of idea and purpose ; and, while resting on the earth, a thing of beauty and grandeur, pointing (as it will more definitely when completed) upward to heaven, the source and home of all tj'uth and beauty and goodness. But, looking at its brave proportions, many a one must think with irrepressible regret of its predecessor, less lovely to look upon, but dear by a thousand asso- ciations of joy and sorro^• Like most of its founders, it is of the pa... "One generation passeth away and another generation cometh ; but the earth abideth for ever," and "the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof" The new church is, in its turn, gathering around it memories sweet and sad, and in a few years more men shall seek among the living for the survivors of those that were " ai the bigging o't." Since the opening of the new church on the 9th of October, 1870, the work so well begun in the old has been carried on with redoubled vigour. The vestry first met in it on' the 25th of the same month. It was decided that all contributors of $50 should be considered proprietors. Mr. Mofi^at pre- sented a scale of pew rents— from |12 to $3 per _, ,i.„.^^ „.j^. ^^ _jj^ ^y^ pg^ lu liie fol- lowing March there was a balance with the trea- 29 surer of $473.69. The debt to the contractor was $3,449.32. The cost of the parsonage was $8,782. In March, 1872, Messrs. Gault and Blackman hav- ing retired, the former, and Mr. PlimsoU were elected wardens for the ensuing year. The sum of $10,000 was borrowed fi-om the congregation to be paid in live years. There were in all forty bond- holders at $250 each. In April, 1873, Messrs. Gault and Shepherd were elected churchwardens. In 1874, Messrs. T. H. Schneider and R W. Shep-* herd took office ; in 1875, Messrs. Schneider and Craig; in 1876, Messrs Craig and Donahue; in 1877, Messrs. T. Craig and E. White, who were both re-elected in the following year. In 1878 Dean Bond was elected Bishop of Montreal instead of Bishop Oxenden, who had resigned. At a meet- ing held in December, Dr. Sullivan was chosen rector in his stead. In the beginning of 1879 the formal resignation of Dr. Bond was accepted, and on the 25th of January his consecration took place. His elevation was the reward, (if it be allowed to use such a term with regard to such spiritual re- sponsibilities,) of a long cai-eer of self-devotion in the sei-vice of his Master and for the good of those for whom th^ Maoter Ja'd down his life. Dr. Sul- livan succetiddd ay rector to ihA charg*3 6f the church which he had so faithfully served years be- fore as assi«tarit-^dniHter.' Ifi the foHowiiig'Aprii^ Mr. Bayiis was engaged in the latter capa'cHy^ In 1880, Messrs. J. Hatton and A. Plimsoll were re- 30 elected churchwardens. At a meeting held in the same sprmg it was resolved that any one who con- tributed $50 by instalments during the next two years should be a proprietor. At the Easter meet- ing, 1881 Messrs. A. F. Gault and R. Reford were chosen churchwardens, and in the following year Ml-. Gault remained in office, with Mr. J. W Mills as colleague. In 1882 an important and unex- pected change took place by the election of the rector to the bishopric of Algoma. Some years ago, not long before the choice of the Synod of Montreal fell upon Dr. Bond as Bishop Oxenden's succeesor, Mr. Carmichael had resigned his place as assistant^minister in order to accept an inde- pendent cui-e at Hamilton. The thoughts of his old friends naturally turned to him now, and at a meeting held on the 26th of June he had the favour of the ballot. Since then he has been ap- pointed by Bishop Bond to succeed the present Bishop of Huron (Dr. Baldwin) as Dean of Mont- real His formal installation took place in the Cathedral on the nth of June, 1884. No one can say that St. George's has not haxi its share of digni- ties and no one will say that they have not been well deseiyed. , Jlayjng, brough,t the- history of St. Geor^s Ghui:ch;to:thi8 pomt;wfe iniay confidently leave its spiritual and moral interests to the Dean andJ^ecto,v/ind jta jiHsinefes eosQeW in the able ^ands of tne pi-eseftt Churchwardens, Messrs. A F vTuuit and J. S. Shearer. ■j! d in the '^ho con- 3xt two 51' meot- I'd were ig year T. Mills I unex- of the 3 years nod of mden's 8 place 1 inde- of his d at a id the 5cn ap- resent Mont- ri the le can digni- been of St. lently Dean > able A. F.