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Pr'itiU'il for dlstrihitlion nt the. request of tin S'/uoJ. HALIFAX, N. S. HOLL()\VAV imos., PKINTKKS, (59 (JRANVILLE STREET, ISilO. ADDRESS, ■ «•» I To thp: Members of the Diocp:san Synod of Nova Scotia. Dear Brethren. — At tho conclusion of my address to you two years ago, I an- nounced my intention of j^oin^ to En<;1and, to attend the meeting of tlic Pan- Anglican Conference at Laml)eth. The sessions were solemn, interesting and important, and the reports of the various committees, esi)ecially upon such suhjects as Purity, Intemperance, Socialism, and the Observance of Sunday, are well worthy (jf carelul study ; while that (jn " What steps, if any, can rightly be taken on behalf of the Anglican Communion towards the reunion of the various bodies into which the Christianity of the English-speaking race is divided," is of great moment to all who believe that our Lord's Prayer, that all His people should be one, is in process of being answered, and consequently tliat the present condition of things, being contrary thereto, can only be temporary, and must give place to union. I think it will be found everywhere that there is a willingness on the part of the Bodies into which those who have separated from the Churcli at various times have organized iheins Ives to accept three of the four articles whicli " in the opinion of the Conference, supply a basis on which approach may be by God's Ijlessing made towards Home Reunion — viz. (A.) The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as ''containing all things necessary to Salvation." and as being the rule and idtimate standard of faith. (B.) The Apostles' Creed as the Baptismal Symbol ; and the Nicene Creed as the sufHcient statement of the Christian faith. (C.) The two Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself — Baptism and the Supper of the Lord — ministereil with unfailing use of Christ's words of Institution, and of the elements ordained by Him : " and that there will be more than a very great unwillingness, more than strong disinclination, a w.vy strong, if not invincible, repugnance to any admission of the fourth of those articles, viz: " (D.) The Historic f'piscopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs of the nations and people called of Ood into the Unity of His Church." The reason for ihis is not hard to lind, for the acceptance of this Article WH)uld be the admission by these Bodies that in organizing upon another basis than that of the Historic Episcopate they had been wrong ; and it would l)e difficult, if not impossible, to bring them to see that they could have been permitted to have this admix- ture of error, while l)eing right in the principles and doctrines for which they were contending. It is comparatively easy to get a numerous body of Christians to agree upon the truth of elaborate articles of doctrine ; or, even, leaving these to be dealt with by the parlicniiir Body that has adoijtcd tlieiii, to pcrsujido several ofsiicli Hodi(» to allow ol coninion eoiiinuinioii iind rello\vslii|) ; (jr, as is apparently now coining al)out, to acquiesce in a kind of Federation, in wliich the dill'erences which lonnerly caused their separation iu)U\ one another are ij^noreil, and existing dillerences art; sunk out of siglit, hut, it will he found, sooner or later, tliat there is no under- lying spirit of unity in this (tutward union, and, the dillerenct's actually remaining as great and leal as ever, the end which they lind in view will he perceived t(t have not been attained, while the evils of the ))resent state of disunion will still make themselves felt. All the existing Communions dissenting fnmi the Church, have made more or less eIal)orate systems and statements of do(!trine the ground of memhersliij). From vaiious causes, their position i.s tacitly given up, and if doctrine is to he a ])art of tlu^ terms of iniion, (as in the nature of the case it must he,) it is iciiuisite that it should he as simjde as i»ossil»t<', and that it he stated in terms accepted liy the undivided Church. Heiuie the second oi" thr ahove Articles is likely tt) he accepted. Again, all are agreed that tlie Holy i^criptures are the rule and ultimate standard of faith, which is the i^uhstance of the tirst Article : while nothing would he at once simpler and more august, than the two Sacraments ordaineil l)y Christ, as the outward manifestation of the Unity of His Body. The Articles are thus far limited strictly to those things only which are ahsolutely necessary and of universal ohligation. ^Nlay not the fourth Article be found to he of the same nature; ? For, to lay no stress upon the./'cfc/ ol the universality of what Hooker calls "the Episcopal regimen " when the Church of Christ emerges into the light of history, and that all portions of the Church, while having man}' internal diiferences, and ditt'erences from one another, yet were, through this organization, in communion with one another, and so constituted the " one body " of Christ, in-dwelt by the "One Spirit;" let it Ite considered that all existing separate connnunities of Christians might accept the three Articles, and remain just as separate and apart from one another as they and we now are : and also that, union upon extended doctrinal statements of various aspects of (Christianity having failed to secure union anil to prevent division ^if they have not been causes thereof,) it may be at least worth wliile for those who are now separated and in disunion to try whether the Historic P^piscopate will not make the fourth strand in the bond which will keep us all together in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God ; the Divine Si/stem of organization of Christ's Church, com- bined with the truth of Holy Scripture, the Sjinibola of the Universal Church, and the iSacrainents of our one Lord and Head. But, it may be asked, what is the need for bringing this subject at all before the Synod ? The answer is twofold. One of the Kesolu- tions of the Lambeth Conference is as follows : — " That thi.s Conference earnestly requests the constituted authorities of the various branches of our Communion, acting, so far as may be, in concert with one another, to make it known that they hold themselves in readiness to enter into brotherly conference (such as that which has already been proposed by the Church in the United States of America) with the repre- sentatives of other Christian Communions in the English-speaking races, in order to consider what steps can be taken, either towards corporate reunion, or toward.s such relations as may prepare the way for fuller organic unity hereafter." It is in iicconliince with this ResoUition tliat I shoultl hrinir tlie subject prominently forwnni Ix't'ore yo'i, as I trust that my doing so will call the attention of the other Christian Communions amongst us to the position which the Church of liiiglaml, and the y contributions drawn from elsewhere, without which no one of them could procure even the nec€;ssaries of life : instead of one, large and substantially built church, (or, at the most, two,) with a highly- educated clergyman, a man of faith, well sui)ported and ministering to an united congregation, intelligently inst)ucted in the funda- mental verities of Christianity, and able to appreciate the (htfering nietliods of ditl'ering minds, without feeling it to he necessary, for the sake of emphasizing those differences, to rend asunder the fair body of Christ. The concomitant evil is even more seiious. The Church was certainly intended to be the Divine vehicle through which the Knowledge of God in Chri.st should \h\ disseminated throughout the world, and into which those who believe Childrens' Hospital, and St. Agnes' Scliool for girls will make a triple monument to the faith and labor of the noble Son of a noble Father. Nothing is more significant in the history of the Churcli in the United States than the ettbrts which have been made in all directions to promote religious education. Schools for boys and schools for girls, colleges for inen and colleges for women, in'which definite instructions in religious truth can go liand in hand with what is popularly called secular knowledge, are everywhere to be found. And these places of learning compare favorably, so far as this so-called secular knowledge is concerned, with those institutions in which religion is ignored; while their students are furnished with that wisdom which cometh down from above and " is first pure, tlien peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without liyjoocrisy," being thus fitted to prove themselves when tl.ey go forth into the world to be " Christ's faithful soldiers and servants," ready to continue such unto their lives' end. \'ery glad am I to be able tc point to two such institutions here : the Collegiate School for boys, and the University of King's College, both at Windsor, the latter of which is, wliile I write, celel)rating its centenary. Two yer b ago the Synod passed a resolution respecting Education to T.iiich was appended a rider requesting the Board of Governors " to confer with the JJoard of Governors of Dalhousie College with the object of carrying out a scheme of consolidaticm of the respective Colleges'. This tlie Board of Governors of King's College dechned to do, believing that the course recommended to them was not a wise . s one, ami. that it could not bo carried into t'llect without violation of the trusts coniniitted to their care. At that time there was an impression very fjenerally I'elt tliat the Colle.ue was in a very had way, almost insolvent, witli a damaged reputation and hardly worthy of any effort to save it. This condition is rapidly passing; away, if it is not aheady gone. A staff of al)le professors inider the Presidency (jf one who had, for tW(Mve years previous to liis appoint- ment, proved liis efllciency in the part of Head Master of the Collegiate School, (where lie gained the respect, esteem and aifection of parents and scholars alike,) the a))p()intme ol a Tutor, tin; setting np of new Faculties of Science and ol ..aw, an energetic canvKssof the Province of New Brunswick by a specially appointed Clerical canvasser, th(> pronuse of a largely-increased freshman class next term, all speak of exiiectant hopefulness having taken the |)lace of incipient despair. I can as>ure the Synod tliat it is the constant endeavor of all concerned in the management and welfare of King's College, to give within its walls an .education second to none and superior to most to be had elsewhere .n the Maritime Piovinces ; to he ever on the watch to raise the standarrl of attainment for Matriculation, jvnd for terminal nud ;nal examinations, so tliat a. degree conferred by it may be; a guai'antee to the public that the recipient is well e(|uij)pus life of the students, and to endeavor that tht> tone of the college shall be such as sha.ll commend it to all christian parents. Not only on account of the very great service which for a whole century it .las done for the Church in Canada, but be(;ause such a courageous and praiseworthy eli'ort is being made to increase and extend its etliciency do I very earnestly ask lor it the leplacing of susjiicion with trust, of dei)reciation with approval, of niggardliness with generosity, anil of iVigid witluliuwal with warndiearted co-operation. When it is making such a. noble efiort to secure that education shall approximate; to what it ought to be. and that tiue scholarship shall be attained by the rising generation, thoj^e churchmen who remain aloof and decline to give of their meaiis to enal)le it to do its work, still more those who can Sfjeak of it in terms of coldness, indilference and condenmation, deserve the reprobation of all right thinking people ; while those who aid in the realization of our ])urposes will leave their names for a blessing to posterity, ;..m1 their benefactions will be a, source from which will ilow streams of knowledge lor the refreshment of future generations. The Collegiate School for boys is iloing well under the head n.aster, Rev. Arnoldus Miller, and his assistants, and those who have children there speak in high terms of the care which is bestowed upon them and of the progress which they make in their studies. I trust that a numerot:s accession of new hoys may be an augury for good at the beginning of the next year. And now it is high time for me to speak of a matter which lies very near my heart, and which o'.'trht to he most seriously considered bv all the church people in the Diocese. I n^fer to the crying need for a ("hurch School lor girls. Thoroughly a])preciating the etl'orts made hy our Knman Catholic and Preshyterian hrethren in the es- tahlishment of the Convent Schools and Ladies' < 'ollege, and thanking them thus puhlicly, if they will not take it amiss, for their self-denying generosity, I cajiiiot but think it nnist bring the burning l)lush of shame into the cheeks of every churchman woithy of the name that there is no (^hurch Schools for girls in the whole of this Diocese. " By their fruits," said our Lord ' ye shall know them." .ludged by this standard, Koman Catholics and Presbyterians care more for female education than church people in Nova Scotia ; while so-called churcVi parents are so little governed by princii)le that they can send their daughters where, in their most im|)ressible years, they ari' exposed to grievous religious errors of excess or defect, or what Christianity they have is without church doctrine, ultimately turning for lack of it to the cast-ircn system of Kome, or sinking into an indolent acfjuiescence in the present condition of Christendom, and thinking it inunaterial whether one is a churchman or — something else — not. It is surely high time that this reproach was wiped aAvay from us. There is no reason that I can see why this present Synod should not undertake tiie setting on foot of a Church School for girls. It will not ite done by merc'ly passing resolutions as to its desirableness and connnending it to the interest and support of church pc^ople gener- ally. It //'/// be done if a few members of the Synod who have the interests of the church at heart and who hav<> faith in the success of the venture will associ'Ue themselves with one anoth<'r to i)ut it into operation by routing a modest house, engaging the services of a thoroughly trained lady, who is a born teacher, and giving her avte bkoH'hi' in the selection of her fellow-teachers ami servants. For there are certainly not less than thirty boarders who could be had at once and a considerable numlxn' of day pupils, so that the en- terprise ought to pay from the start. The plan ought to provide for giving the best and most linished education (jf the ilay to those whose parents can allbrd to pay for it. and a moderate one to the children of those who are compelled to more closely count the cost, while any prolits shou.d be tlev(^ted to giving a gratuitous education to the daughters of the most poorly paid of the clergy, who they are being known to the Bishop only. We have amongst us her(> to-day, I am sure, sullicient men of strong church principle, who have tlu; inter- ests of our daughters in this matter of church education at heart, to be willing to do what they can to this end, and of sufficient business capacity to jMit the scheme upon a right basis and to work it out to a successful issue. Wherever I have been throughout the Diocese. I have been met with the cry for a Church School for girls, and I know the ghulness you will dilhise i>very where if you attend to the appeal which is now made through me to you ; and the ileep disap- pointment which will everywhere be felt if this Synod adjourns without setting such a school on foot. One incident, in connection with this subject, may be more than of a passing interest to you. I mentioned to several people whom I met in New York my strong desire for the accotnplislunent of this project, and my wish that I could have a fund guaranteed me of $5,000 or $10,000 a year for Hve years, so that I might feel that I could with confidence undertake it. One dear friend there gave me a letter to be opened on Easter Day, 10 in which she sent me a cheque for $50 towards what I wanted, ac- companied with these words : " I send it to you for your Girls' School which you are contemplating, wishing you every success and encouragement in the project. And with this for a beginning I will pledge myself for the same amount for five years. I know it is very little towards the 55,ooo you said you wanted, but if "ninety and nine " others will do the same, you will have your wish realized. Alas! perhaps you say, "Where to find them?" Do not he discouraged : you did not expect this : there is nothing like making a beginning. I do not need to tell you tliat, if I only had the moans, it would be my greatest delight and pleasure to help you largely in all your plans and projects. It is so nnich harder not to give than to do so." That is the spirit we want here. I have also to inform the Synod that at the meeting of the Alunmi of King's Coll ge, Windsor, held on 25th inst., the following resolutions were passed — 1. Tliat it is desirable tliat steps be immediately taken to establish a Church of England Scliool fur girls. 2. That it is desirable that such school shall be established and man- aged upon a basis similar to that of the Collegiate School for boys. 3. Tiiat a ("ommittee of five be appointed to consider and formulate a feasible scheme for carrying out the undertaking, and report this p. m. In the afternoon the report of the Committee in favor of a scheme for establishing a School for Girls, similar to the one submitted to thi; Diocesan Synod of Nova t^cotia in 1886, by Professor Hind and others, or some other suitable scheme in the wisdom of the Synod ; such school to be established by a joint-stock compaily ; to be a Chiurch of England School ; and to be under ICpiscopal supervision, was adopted. I have l)ut two remarks to make with regnrd to tliis. First, to express my gladness that the Alumni of King's College have taken the matter up, and second, that the establishment of a School for Girls " upon a basis similar to that of the Collegiate School for Boys" would imply its afliliation to the College, which would necessitate the admi^-sion (^f lady students into the University, and, though a step was taken at the last meeting of the Board of Governors looking in that direction, the end is not likely to be reached immediately, nor without considerable discussion and possibly some opposition. Still, when Harvard permits the students of an Annex to receive instruction from her Professors, and a lady is accorded the oppor- tunity of competing for and succeeds in winning the highest honors in the more ancient University of Cambridge, in England, I trust that we shall not be found lagging behind such great Institutions, and thereby send those women who seek for the liigher education to otlier lands or other bodies than the Church to obtain the end which they legitimately have in view. Two material works have been done since the last meeting of the Synod, the building of the Church of England Institute, and the purchase of a See House for the Bishop ; and both, I trust, will have the approval and promote the happiness of those who have gener- ously contributed to provide them. As to loving children who have been careful to i)romote my convenience and the comfort of those who are dear to me, I return you grateful thanks, and h.ope you may ever feel the warmth of tne welcome which awaits you whenever necessity or inch lation causes you to cross the threshold. \ 11 Already the Church Institute Building lias proved both the need there was for it and its usefulness, and I hope that it will he regarded as the centre of thr business, social and intellectual life of the Diocese ; while to the young men of Halifax it will be a Church Club where pleasant nitercourse may lead to the formation of friendships which will expend their united energies in the promotion and extension of the church. I regret to have to add thnt a con- siderable debt remains upon both buildings, but perhaps before the next meeting of the Synod they may both be entirely paid for. The mention of the Institute reminds me that' I have here to make acknowledgment of a gift to the Diocese by the late Rev. John Kigaud, Fellow of Magdalene College, Oxford, of a number of volumes from his library, and of ten (;^io) or fifteen (;^I5) pounds to be expended in adding to them. I look the advice of my friend, the Very Rev. Edward Hayes Plumptre, Dean of Wells, in the seU'c- tion of these additional books, to which he was pleased to add several of his own works ; and these are all, together with some Avhich were in the keeping of Bishop Binney, and a few which I have had the privilege of contributing, now on the shelves in the office of the Diocesan Secretary, and a catalogue of them has been prepared by my direct'on. It is my purpose to ask the Rural Deans to make selections from these books, circulating them among the clergy in their Deaneries, and providing that essays be prepared and discufssed at the meetings ot the Deaneries u])on the topics treated of in their pages. Quite a number of the books are useful only for reference, but I expect that these will not be neglected by the clergy. While returning our thanks to Miss Rigaud (who sent the larger stun of I j £^S) for the generous way in whicli she has carried out her brother's '' wishes, I will ask that those amongst us who can do so will liequeath us, at least, a few volumes each, of such a character hs will be likely to be useful to the Clergy. The circulation of books leads naturally to the thought of the dissemination of knowledge, which we all feel to be impcntant. I have long thought that much good might be done throughout the country districts by a system of colportage, provided we could secure the services of fit and capable colporteurs. I have, through the generosity of friends outside the Diocese, been able to provide the Travelling Missionary in Cape Breton with a Lay Reader ns an Assistant. This latter has resided in the Mission House at Neil's Harbor, and thereby has left tlie Missionary free to attend to some parts that had been previously neglected, as well as to give contin- uous, in place of intermittent, residence and services at Baddeck. From the Lay Reader I quite recently received a letter in which he says : — " it appears to me that the church may do much good by means of colportage, and if the Avay was open I would gladly give myself to the work. A colporteur with a special license from your Lortlship could travel the Diocese, selling and distributing Bibles. Prayer Books, other books, tracts, &c. He could h(»ld services in the ev(Mi- ing, especially in outlying districts, help to organize temperance work on chuVch lines,' &c. No doubt many of the clergy would gladly avail themselves of his help, and a large portion, if not the whole, ct his salary could be raised by donati<*ns, special collections and profit on books. The B. & F. Bible Society \yill furnish me with Bibles at 30 per cent, discount and carriage paid to any phice in Nova Scotia— not P. E. Island. I am willing to try for one yeai' from \ 12 next July or August for S400 and travelling expenses, or s6oo «nd buy my own liorse and wagon, stock of books, itc, and pay my own travelling expenyos. 1 hope to have a magic lantern in a few days and possibly could raise a small j.ortion of my salary l)y its use if it please you to give me the privilege of doing such work." As far as I know this man he would do atlmirably for this work, and all the good he speaks of, and more too, would result from his being employed and set going at once. Will the united wisdom of the Synotl devise a means by which we may secure the needed ;>6oo in order to try the experiment for a year? There are two sc^hemes which have t)een recently mooted, one of which is i.'.cually in piocess of being workeing that there will ahva''s be opposers of every agency with which ptiople are unfamiliar, and that even the good Lutheran Pastor Fliedner, tlie Founder of the Deaconesses' Institutic n at Kaiserswert.i in ( Jermauy, had to endur(! them, and to be content to shew Ixtth his greatness and integrity by ignormg them and fjuietly going on with his work. The sick need ou)- care, trained nurses are better than Sairc'v Gamp and Betsey Frig ; and Christian ladies, wliohavc given themselves to the work, give a tone to all they do which can readily be appreciated by the doctors and the patients. It is tlie very best way in which to carry out this necessaiy work, and therefore I heartily and strongly c()nnnend it to your interest and support. I may heie mention that I have just received a copy of a " Scludule f»f Studies witli Tabular View," drawn up for " Grace House Training School for Deaconesses, New York," which prttvides an extended and tlnMOugh rfli(/iniis course, embracing Theok)gy, Church History, Liturgies and Hynm- ol(jgy, and Missions, as well as Social Science and Hygiene, showing what an idea these ot our American brethren have ol what elements ought to enter into tliu equipment of those wliose duty it will l)e to nuise the sick and to minister to the pooi'. in additi(ju to the technical skill acquired in the Siu'gery and at the betlsitle, and tlie medical knowledge in lectures and the work (»f the dispensary. If this phase of the work of Christian women in and for tl>e Church is only regarded in the right light, there is no reason wliy those who are at present most distrustful sIkuiUI not give to it their fullest contidence antl their most energetic furtherance. The ])arishes generally are in a fairly prosi)er()Us condition, tliough 1 could desire to see more of a spirit of di'termiuation to be independent and sell-supporting in many places. There are some places in which the parishioners ouglit to feel ashamed to c(jme to the various societies to ask for help to enable them to suj)port a clergyman. Which of these will, through its I'epreseutatives in tliis Synod, be tlie lirst to semi word to the Boaril of Hcjiue Missions that it will give up its grant and provide the money themselves':' 15ut there -avo other parishes that sorely need division, and missions wliich re(|uire to be constituted in various places. 1 hope that the di'sire which I liave from time to time expressed, tliat we miglit see our way to the creation of a Missionary Brotherhocnl, may bi' a. seed which is lying dormant in many souls and that by and bye it may germiiiat(; and spring u[) and grow. My idea is that the Members of the Brotherhood would be clergy bound i'uv a period of three or five years to vows of obetlienee and celibacy, and, so far as salary is concerned, poverty. They would be at my disposal, going where I sent them, and doing whatever W(n'k was assigned them by me. They would have their [jcrsonal expenses paid, /. e. clothing, travelling, board and lodging : beyond that they would have nothing, Tlieir vows would be renewable, on exjjiration of time, at their own discretion. Had I a fund out of which such could be supported, with, possibly, a house of rest for them, where they could refresh themselves for a month or two once a year, 1 think perhaijs I might tind one or two witli whom to make a beginning. As it is, alter 14 putting an advertisement in " The Guardian." and having attention called to itby my Commissary, the Rev, \V. H. Binney, there was no response beyond an enquiry or two ; and one or two men who came out here from England have been snapped up by vacant places, so that, at ])reRc;nt, it is nonexistent. I am convinced of the importance of it, and of its great utility, and therefore am the more desirous of seeing it made a living reality. I am told that in other Colonial Dioceses it is being striven after, but I have not heard with what measure of success. But this brings one to the crying need for men and means. For both we have, ever since the creation of the See, been depending to a greater or less extent upon the Mother Country, and this dependence has been most generously lespondcd to. But we must learn to depend upon ourselves. Our sons nmst be given to the Sacred Ministry of Christ's Church, our money must be ca^t into God's Treasury — both with no niggard hand. Our sons, the goodliest of them, the young men of deep and fervent pieiy, of sound learning, of active brains ; men who would have made lirst rate lawyers or doctors, or business men, or financiers, or politicians, but who have been taught by their parents to dedicate their talents to the service of God in the Sacred Ministry of His Church ; who have been taught that tlie highest honor they can gain is to be " put in trust with the Gospel," that the noblest life is that of a Minister of Jesus Christ. Parents should get into the habit of looking over the reports of their boys at "^cliool to see which was the brightest nnd the best, that they might thus "' present him to the Lord." The most promising of the pupils in our public schools ought to be watched over with a loving interest by our church people, and encouraged to go on to college with tlie hope of one day being permitted to enter into Holy Orders. And our money — not that over which our finger chances to close when the hand fhids it way into the pocket on our being solicited for the support of the clergyman, or for some church purpose, but the regular systematic apportionment fr m the gross amount of oiir income; and this s'pplemented by the ottering, beyond and above that apportionment, which real selfdenial in luxuries, or even necessaries, has made possible. Is it credible that we have been so long cared for by the S. P. G. and the C. and C. C. S., that there is the possibility of the existence among us of the pauper spirit, that mean quality of soul which is content to have everything done for it, having lo?t even the desire to make an exertion to do anything for itself? If so, we are on the eve of a loud call to awake and bestir ourselves. The grants of the S. P. G. are now only given to individuals, and as these die, are wholly with- drawn, so that the parish in which any of these individuals has ministered is thrown on his death upon its own resources, or upon the church people of this Diocese ; while the C. and C. C. S. sre reducing their annual amount, having taken off $750 last year, and 5S2qo more this year. It is necessary, it is imj^erative, for us to face the fact, that we must all prepare to supply these diminishing means, or several parishes will have to be given up for lack of support for a clergyman. In view of this state of things I cry aloud to all to come forward at once, and especially do I ask for two things : — lirst, that donations and subscriptions to Church work and extension, shall be not conventional, but honestly according to the giver's ability : and second, that bequests shall be left by will for church objects. It is a public scandal when the contents of wills of churchmen are k 15 published in the press, to find thousands of dollars left for varion.s piirpases, and not one single cent to the church; while the wills of Koman Catholics, Iresbyterians and others present a wondrous contrast by the generosity with which they show their willingness to promote the prosperity of the religious community of which they were members, even after they have passed away from earth. At the last meeting of the Synod a Committee on Systematic Giving w< s appointed, but I fear that through the absence of their Chairmaii, in England, they may be unable to report. I should venture to advise that in every parish or mission the clergyman sVu/uld endeavor to form a Guild or Band, the members of which should bind themselves to give upon principle one-tenth of their in- crease to the cause of God, and if each secured half a dozen members only, it would not be long before their example would influence others to join them, and so we should have begun in the right way to make ourselves self-supporting and to educate our whole member- ship to be active in the extension of the church. We have, from time to time, instances of clergy who are by sick- ness disabled, and of others who, having borne the burden and heat (tf the day, have nf)w reached the eventide of life, and require, for their own sake and for that of their parishes, to be relieved and sup- erannuated. Glad and thankful ought we all to be that we have a fund for this object, but you will, I am sure, agree with me that the sum of little more than ^^200 per annum is a totally inadequate pro- vision for such persons. By some means it ought to be provided that nothing less than three times this sum should be secured to faithful men who are temporarily laid aside, or have reached an age when they ought to be retired. The rules also ought to be amended so as to allow of those who are superannuated doing some light clerical work. Retired and superannuated men ought to be made use of, as far as possible, for the benefit of the church. But if the Superannuation Fund needs 'arge contributions, so also does the Board of Home Missions. A few months ago a circular from the Treasurer caused nothing less than a panic among its ben- eficiaries by the announcement that the Treasury was empty, and they must not expect their quarter's grant. An effort was made to enlist sympathy and help from many places in various parts by the visits of the Archdeacon and of Canon Partridge, and much in- formation as to the Board and its work was spread abroad, and increased contributions have resulted. But this work needs to be carried out thoroughly, as every person who is a member of the church ought to feel himself a member also of the Board ot Home Missions, and responsible for his share of the work that it is doing, not only that it is done well, but also that he helps by his money to the doing of that work. The Church Women's Missionary Association has. during the past two years renewed its strength and also developed new energies. The members have raised enough money by a bazaar and in other ways, to put $900 at the Bishop's disposal, for the purpose of bene- fitting, in a quiet and unobtrusive way, the poorer paid and more needy of the clergy. And this was supplemented by the preparation and sending of boxes of clothing to two of the clergy, for gifts to which my grateful acknowledgments are here most warmly made. It has been suggested that the Association shall become a branch of the Women's Auxiliary for the Dominion of Canada, but I would prefer that, for the present, it should confine its attention to the 16 establishing of branches in the country districts and parishes, and I am happy in reporting to the Synod that the Branch of the Women 's Auxihary wiiich had been formed in Truro )iru' recently, at my sug- gestion, been changed into a branch oi" oui Church Women's Missionary Association, and I liope otlier parishes will "go and do likewise." I am glad to believe, and to report to the F'Miod, that the A .ociation is not only doing well but is also the means of associ- ating together, in works for the common good, representatives from all the parishes and missions in Halifax and Dartmouth, instead of leaving, then all to the rector and people of S. Luke's pro-cathedral. ] am (lesirous of seeing a l)ranch of tlie Association estnl)lished in the majority of f lie parislies of the Diocese. The Association had b"en for many long years most faithfully and efficiently served, and its affairs lovingly superintended by Mrs. Mniy Lawson. 8he loved it and its work, and was ever ready to do anything to increase its usefulness Of a warm-hearted and loving nature, she liad a large ' circle of frienils who responded to her allections with readiness and devotion, and being an active Chrislian, •' full of good works antl alms deeds which she did," the gap which her death lias caused is l)oth wide and deep. She has left behind her the good example of a life of faith and love, and the legacy of this special cause for those wlio revere her memory to support and extend. Speaking of such things as these reminds me to inform you that when tlie liand of death suddenly snatched away one of our devoted Priests leaving a widow and large family behind to mourn the loss, not only of an alfectionate husband and father, but also of the bread- winner of the family, some friends in the United States voluntarily packed and sent to them two boxes full of needful clothing and pro- visions; a gift which came at a peculiarlv distressing time to relieve the pressure of literal want. Our thanks are tendered to those who thus thoughtfully and unobtrusively shewed tneir care for the willow and the fatlierless. I have made the experiment of gomg to a parish at one time for conlirmation and the c(msecration of churches and burial grounds, and at another to hold a visitation, and I r.m endeavoring thus to reach my ideal of what ought to be our custom, viz. : to be in every parish in tiie Diocese not less frequently than once eacli year ; thougli I nuist ask your patience it it takes a long while to realize it. And here let me sjieak a word to Churchwardens and Vistry- nien, and suggest to them, through the Archbishop of Canterbury, some of the affairs of a parish to which they may give their active work. His Grace says in his visitation of one centre in his Dioces : " One who is well known in the world, a member of Parliament, said to me sometime since, " I have tried to do my work with all my heart tliese forty years as ," I did not know what he was going to say — '" to do my work," said he, '" as a Churchwarden, and," he went on, " there is no one knows till he has tried what the power for good of that oliice is." Badly tilled, this office may cause a little despicable annoyance. Filled well, it is of inestimable influence for good. Besides all your official power as to alms, seats, vestries, public order, what influence you have on the generosity of the parish! '■ Give to this or that. I know how nuich it is wanted." Wliat influence on the religious education of the parish, by showing your interest in the schools. What influence on the tone of the parish if you are proud of your office ; if you rely on it to help you in promoting right feeling, because it not only gives you a right but .L 17 makes it a duty to speak I "You'll excuse me, l>ut, you see. I'm Chnrchwardon. and I feel bound to say a word to you about this." \\'liat influence in ileepcnin^ the reverence of the people in woiship hy y(jur own bearing and manner, by the care yov^ tike thi\l, iii.-fido or out, all shall be orderly, sweet and clean 1 What in- fluence l)y the part you take as a layman in the service, and your carefulness that others shall have books to join in prayers and hymns! What inlluence on the lives and hal>its of your neighbors by your own family prayers, by what is sure to be known of the private ruling of your houseliold, by the care you take of your sons as well as of your daughters, and of your servants as well as of your chiUlreii." The work I have been able to accomplish is as follows: OKDAIXF.I). Deacons. — 1888— Hunt, Tlioina.s Jleiiry Warner, John Kdwanl 18S9— I'ittiiian, Henry Heil)ert ■ Allison, David I'rescott Forbes, James MoMiudo Parry, Kdward D. 1'. Lloyd, Tlioiiias Withy coinhe, Jolui Medley Lutz, Charles S. (i. Miller, Arnoldus 1890— F.eers, Herbert Priests.— 1889— Hunt, Thomas Henry 1890— WiUets, Charles Edward Allison, David Prescott CONFIRMKD. A. D. 1888— 4()7 males, TOO females Total 1-23.S 18S9~ 814 " 1000 " " 1820 20 Churches Consecrated, 1 enlarged and reopened. 2 (^'hancels " 1 F.mt 12 Churchyanls " 1 Lot in Cemetery " 3 Corner stones of new Churches laid. I have been in every Parish and Mission in the Diocese with the exception of two, and in many of them twice. The Rev. J. O. Ruggles most kindly undertook to pay a visit to Sable Island, and I liave the pleasure to append to this address a copy of his report to me of his v ry interesting exi.erience. The proposed Cathedral remains in statu-qno : not a single contribution that I know of has been offered for the purpose of building it. The Dean and Chapter have purchased the old Pen- itentiary building at a moderate cost, as the stone can l)e utilised for the walls of the Cathedral. I have received from the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem a lithographed letter, in which he announces that his Domestic Chjiplain, Kev. Theodore E. Dowling, for 26 years a Priest in the Diocese of Fredericton, will visit Canada about July, 1891 to give information respecting his work in the deeply interesting countries where he is laboring with very inadequate means ; and I bespeak 18 for bim a patient hearing, and what assistance you can give for the prosecution of the work. Since our last meeting, there have been not a few changes amongst the clergy, of whom several have gone to other Canadian Dioceses, to the United States and to England, others being received in their places ; some have migrated from one parish in the Diocese to another ; while three have finished their work in the Church here below and have passed into the Paradise of God. The Parish of New Ross wns the llrst to be thus bereft of its faithful and hardworking Priest. Rev. \V. H. Groser was ill when I was passing down the Western Shore in the winter of 1888-9, ^"<1 ^^^ candidates for Confirmation were ready, so that I did not turn inland from Chester to go there. I was much shocked some while afterwards to hear ..hat death had come, for I had not supposed that he was in a critical condition ; neither was word conveyed to me until after his burial, sc that I was prevented from going, as I was willing to do, to his funeral. Mr. Groser was the only one of the clergy w om I had not met, but those of you who knew him and his work can bear witness to his fervent zeal and coiistant labor. The venerable rector of St. James' Church, Mahone Bay, was one of the oldest of the Nova Scotia clergy, of a type that I fear is gradually disappearing. He was a zealous, faithful, energetic, spiritually-minded man, desirous of promoting the cause of the Church, while endeavoring to live in friendly neighborliness with ail : a peaceable man, yet withal bearing himself courageously in disputes, being confident that victory would light upon his banners. Struggling against the creeping infirmity induced by age, and seeking to do what little he could while life should last, he yet bowed in lowly submission to the chastening of the Lord, and humbly accepted his enforced withdrawal from the active life to which he had so long been accu.stomed. A strong, forceful nature, was that of the Rev. W. H. Snyder, and I am sorry to think that I shall not again be welcomed by him, nor be able to learn from him more lessons, of faith, and resignation to the perfect will of God. The death of the Rev. James Arminius Richcy, Rector of Seaforth, came to us all with startling suddenness. Only about a week before, I met him in Halifax, and he seemed then in his usual health ; it was therefore with great surprise that I learned of his serious illness, followed almost immediately with the news of his demise. He has left a record of diligent work, conscientious teaching, able and convincing preaching, which we may hope will tell upon the people to whom he ministered, and which is a precious legacy to his children. I bespeak for them your cordial sympathy, and beg of you that you will endeavor to keep them in mind and further them In life, remembering that while the Lord says, " Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive, and let thy widows trust in Me,"^ He provides for their necessities by calling upon those of His people who have means and influence to use them for such as these. Do not forget the declaration of the inspired brother of the Lord, " Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep him- self unspotted from the world." What should be our thought as we now turn to the duties of thi» Synod ? Surely, that those duties are important, for they concern the interests of " the Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ." Before us lies a great opportunity, if only our eyes are open to see it^ 19 UvYv iiiil iKiw we arc to furtlieiance of the cause, and united endeavo r to carry .schemes into eU'ect, manifested hy the Christian Bodi(s in the mid.st of whom we live, \ pray that the same siuns may sliew themselves amontrst us ; that^ we mav have grace to iearn a' lesson from them, and in these things may emulate tlieir virtues. Tliis Synod may do much to this end if, Vhile necessarily occupii'd with d<'tails of husiness, with the construction of new' macliinery and putting the old in good repair, with fiuestions involving dollars and cents, we have an nndeiiying consciousness of the presence of God, who makes all these things cliannels for the conveyance of that s{>iritual inllueiice, hy which He purges us from evil and makes us " meet for the inheritance ot the Saints in light." L