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CANDID INQUIRY

INTO THE

LAWFULNESS OF THE VARIOUS METHODS

RESORTED TO BY THE

METtlODIST PREACHERS OF NOVA SCO|iA^

FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING

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LARGE SUMS OF MONEY

FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

BY SCRUTATOR.

" The love of money is the root of all evil."

PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR

1845.

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A CANDID INQUIRY.

In this day of increasing light and information, when every
subject which comes within ihe range of human investigation is
brought to the list of actual experiment, we may naturally expect
that the sayings and doings of all public men, and bodies of public
men, will be held amenable to the tribunal of an enlightened
public for the manner in which all their official business is trans-
acted. This is necessary in order to prevent corruption and
deception, by which men of base principles often hope to trample
upon the rights and liberties of their fellow beings, and escape
with impunity. He who sees such principles in operation, to
the manifest injury of the unsuspecting, and does not endeavor
to counteract their influence, ought not to be regarded as a
friend to mankind.

Having for several years past been acquainted with the
Methodist Church of this Province, and becoming somewhat
familiar with the various methods to which they resort, for the
purpose of collecting large sums of money; at length I perceiv-
ed, or thought I perceived, a great want of that candor and
horc'sty which they recommend to others, and by which they
professed to be governed in all their transactions. Unwilling to
come to a hasty and uncharitable conclusion, I determined to go
through a thorough investigation of the subject, in order to
ascertain whether my suspicions were well grounded or not.
Having frequently attended their Foreign Missionary meetings,
and listened with attention to the pathetic appeals of the preach-
ers in behalf of the poor benighted heathen, I was induced, with
thousands of others, to contribute my mite for the purpose, as I
then supposed, of assisting to send them the Gospel of our com-
mon salvation. But, to my great astonishment, I at length dis-
covered that the money collected by the Wesleyan Methodists of
Nova Scotia was not applied to the purpose fov which it was
avowedly collected; but was indirectly put into their own pockets.

To this conclusion I was led by their Foreign Missionary

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Report, which goes into the hands of but few of the people;
consequently, the public in general are kept in the dark. Believ-
ing that many, as well as myself, have been grossly deceived
and imposed upon, I have been induced to undertake the unthank-
ful and painful task of making a plain and fair statement of facts,
and lay them before the public, and then let the people judge
how far the Methodist ministers of Nova Scotia are governed by
the principles of the Bible, the contents of which they profess to
believe and teach to others.

In the year 1842, the sum of £941 3s. 74d. currency, was
collected in Nova Scotia district for, and in the name of the
poor heathen. This sum when received in London amounted to
X713 173. 8d., sterling, which is £48 IGs. 6^d. currency less
than the amount collected. Consequently, printing the Auxiliary
Report, collecting the muncy, and sending it to London,
cost the sum of £48 IGs. G^d. Each person who gives two
shillings or more in aid of this fund, is furnished with a copy of
the Auxiliary Report, which contains the names of all those who
subscribe to the Missionary fund, and induces them to believe
that they are doing something towards sending the gospel to
those in Pagan lands, but in this they are unquestionably de-
ceived.

The Methodists in Nova Scotia do not support their own cler-
gy, and large sums that are collected in England for the benefit
of the heathen, are drawn out by them for the purpose of making
up the deficiencies of their salaries in this Province. In the
year 1843, the sum of £743 10s. sterling was sent from Nova
Scotia to London, which, with the amount collected and sent in
1842, make in two years the round sum of £1457 7s 8d sterling,
and if applied to the purpose for which it was said to be collected,
might be the means of doing much good. But what will the
reader think, when he is informed that in the above named two
years, viz., 1842 and '43, after the above sum is collected and
sent to London, at an expense of nearly £100, for the purpose it
would appear of blinding the eyes of the people, the enormous
sum of £3418 6s lOd sterling, or £4272 18s 6jd currency was
taken out of the poor heathen's fund, and brought to Nova
Scotia to pay the salaries of Methodist Mi.-:.sionarics in this
enlightened Province ! ! !
From the above statement it will be seen that the Methodists

drew from the fund of the poor heathen in London, in two years,
£2451 3a 11 Id currency more than they collected and put into
said fund.

If all Chris-endom were to act upon the same principle, how
long before the heathen would be converted to the Christian
faith, and when may the commencement of the Millennium be
expected ? 1 have examined several of their Foreign Missionary
Reports, and find the* the larger the sum that is collected and
sent to Lon»'in, that the larger is the, sum drawn from that fund.
This statement may serve to account for the untiring zeal that is
manifested in collecting in behalf of the poor heathen. In 1842
there were fifteen missionaries in the Nova Scotia district, and
when the above named sum is divided among them, with the
amount collected purposely on each station for their support, will
make up a pretty good salary. Will it not ? But the question
will be asked. Why collect money in the name of the heathen.

and send it home t. I
if the people a' ♦• » j>
give what I ci>.
The ministerb c
They collect c
Mission, as thc^ '• ' •, :
in order to ' .. .1- :::j sun

at au annual expense of about £oO,
.?unt''/Xt their own ministers. I will
I be ^f ' rtot a*i.«" er to this question. —
ac'.oM-v ! ' Ihe a .lount they get annually.
Cf"*n ' * o\ n ia.. e, or for the Home
., r. . '. V Hve fevverai ways of doing this
tai to a re, per table amount. Then
they make use of the name of the pt " heathen for the purpose
of collecting money that could not be obtai.icd in any other way,
for many will contribute to send the gospel to the heathen, who
would not give any thing towards the support of a Methodist
Missionary in Nova Scotia. Thus, by this sort of deception,
for several years past, over £900 annually, have been collected
to support the gospel among t c heathen of Nova Scotia. The
poor bereaved widow and fatherless children are called upon to
give something oi't of their scanty earnings towards sending ths
gospel to the pagans, and their state is described in such pathetic
language and glowing expressions, that the generous hearts of
the widow and fatherless have been called into action, and they
have been filched of half of what they possessed, to send the
bread of life to those who dwell in the " habitations of cruelty."
The ministers have publicly made these statements at their
INlissionary meetings, and then to induce others to give, have put
down their own names and those of their wives and children.—'

Now, I will ask the question, is it honest, is it according to the
dictates of the Bible, to leg, persude and extort money from the
poor tvidow and fatherless child under the pretence of sending the
gospel to the pour heathen, and then put the same into their own
pockets. Examine the Auxiliary Report and you will find the
names of some whose children are destitute of bread a considera-
ble part of the year, because their parents are too poor to supply
it; others are clothed by charity to enable them to appear de-
cently at the Sabbath School; again, there are many others who
give, who should appropriate that money to the payment of their
honest debts. But how to get clear of these lon^- winded beggars
they know not; they might as well try to escape from the inllu-
ence of a March wind. Does the Lord require such means to be
made use of in order to support the gospel } Did St. Paul, or
any of the other apostles ever practice or recommend deception
to obtain money under pretence of advancing the cause of Christ
in the world ? Are such men the called and sent servants of
Christ ? Are such men deserving of support and encourage-
ment from the people of Nova Scotia ? The proper answers to
these questions may be given by a discerning public. I am
aware that you will be told in answer to what I have written,
that all the Methodist ministers in Nova Scotia are considered
by the people in England as Foreign Missionaries, and as such
should be paid out of the Foreign Missionary fund. This 1 may
grant, but why collect money in the name of the Home Mission,
and apply it to pay their own salaries if they are Foreign
Missionaries .' If they are Foreign, then we have no Home
Missionaries, and they collect, acconMng to their own account,
double the amount obtained from the Missionary chest, and put
the same in their pockets. They do not send this home, nor give
any account of it in either of their reports. In some stations,
they get what they say is their salary. In others, they allow
there is a small deficiency. Ask a Methodist preacher what is
the amount of his salary, and the answer is only £3o, but he is
allowed a certain sum for his wife, for each child, house rent,
travelling expenses, doctors's bill, medicine, furniture, servants,
&.C., &.C. This method of dividing the amount seems to be
intended to mislead the mind of the inquirer, and would iiave
him think that their ministers were poorly provided for. Why
not let the truth come out at once, and inform the people what ia

the amount of a Methodist preacher's salary, and then the people
would no longer be kept in the dark respecting this matter.
Now, if the sum that is annually drawn from home, and the
amount collected in Nova Scotia, in the name of the Home
Mission, were put together, and equally divided among fifteen
missionaries, the nuniier in the afore mentioned years, it would
give each over ,£'300 per annum. This sum is exclusive of all
other perquisites, viz., dwelling house, completely furnished;
horse and carriage, marriage fees, with all the other presents
which they receive. Now I say, when all these sums are put
together, the salary of a Methodist preacher is much larger than
they are willing to own, and might present to the money lovers of
this age a pretty strong inducement to enter into the ministry for
the sole purpose of gain. A person in England taking up the
Foreign Report, and finding that fifteen missionaries in Nova
Scotia receiving f^:26 sterling, at the same lime know that a
dwelling house, with many other articles, were furnished by the
people, together with all their perquisites, would he not conclude
the salary to be quite sufficient, even though he were among the
heathen ? And when he saw the sum of JE742 sterling sent to
England, would he not suppose that this was the total amount of
all they collected in this heathen country ? What would he say,
if informed that the people in Nova Scotia were not heathen,
that they were able and willing to support their own ministers,
and actually gave them more than treble the sura transmitted by
them to the Foreign Missionary fund ?

I do not wish to be understood as objecting to the amount of
salary received by the Methodist preachers, so much as I do to
the deception they practice in their manner of obtaining it, and
the want of candor in not being willing to own the amount which
they receive. I know an individual from whom many a pound
has been obtained by the preachers pleading their poverty and
telling him that their salary was only thirty-five pounds currency,
and of this small sum they had to give some four or five pounds
to charitable purposes, and support themselves upon the remain-
der. He believed those 'atements to be true, and felt it a duty
to assist the needy. All that I have written I consider to be
strictly true, and can be made to appear from the statements
contained in their own reports.

In conclusion, in undertaking the unpleasant task which I have

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endeavored faithfully and candidly to perform, I have not been
actuated by a censorious and prejudiced spirit, nor from a mere
wish to expose the faults and failings of my fellow creatures;
but from a love of honesty, truth and candor, and for the purpose
of preventing the unsuspecting from being imposed upon by
selfish and designing men.

If I have made any incorrect siatements, they are requested
in the spirit of candor to point them out, and I pledge myself,
when convinced of such mistake, frankly to confess them. Let
them not affect to pass these statements by in silent contempt
because the author has not thought proper to put his own proper
name to this production. Fads are stubborn thinf^s, eith'jr with
or without a name; and it is to u discerning public that I make
my appeal. " I speak as unto wisj men. Judge ye what I say.**

RECAPITULATION.

Amount collected in N.S. Distrif-t, say,* £2600

The half drawn from home in the above two years, 2136 3

JE4736 9

This sum divided among the fifteen migsionaries, the number
in Nova Scotia district in 1842, will giv^to each ,£315 ISs 3d,
as 8- salary per annum, exclusive of all other presents, viz., a
dwelHng house well supplied with furniture, a horse and carriage,
marriage fees, doctor's bill, with presents, Stc, &.c. Although
the minister does rot acknow'edge'as a salary only £35; yet the
above amouut is received by the body, and applied to their own
use, according to their Report.

* The amount collected in the name of the Home Mission, which the ministers
receive, I have put down at £200 on each station. In Liverpool, Barrington and
y.iimoiith, it will average abo-jt that sum, but as this collection is not published in
any of the reports, and as the ministers have told ^ne t!.?t 'hdv draw but a small
part of their salary from home, I cansiot be far out of the way.

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