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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la methods. errata ♦o Pb!*-:;e, n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 THE EXAMIXEI Cffrontfl i):anuner. Torouto, Wednesday, November 1, 1854. What are the Rights of the Churches WITH RESPECT TO THE CLERUY RESERVES ? The final battle for religious equality is, we presume, about to be fought on tlie floor of ParliiinieHt, and the enemy is marshalling his forces on every hand, whatever may be tlie course taken by thf friends of religious libert.v. Bishop Strachan, as we intimated last week, has addressed a long and able letter to the Hon. Mr. Morin. on the claims of the Church of England to the larger proportion of the remain- ing proceed-, of the Reserves, besides what it has already '•eeeived from 1810 to the present day; and he has also delivered before liis Clergy in Convocation, an Address in reply to tlie query— •' »1t gorgemu sham under the dead rlaiiu, and not the Ministers either of the Churches of F.ngland or Scotland. Bishop Strachan. in opposiin n to all tliose authorilies. says that " the Biili.^h INdislilulion, as under- " stood at that time, recogni-.ed no Clergy hut •■ those of the Church of England ! ' Kegarduiff ^n>ng and debasing inlluence ofStato ulliances .|,,. |„„pf ci,,,,,-!,,.,, however, us being eqimlly —and this has been done during the Bishop's • ,,,„i|]^,| „« citizens of the .State, to the benefits long crusade in pursuit of these Reserves.— „f |i,ose funds, in proportion t.. Iheir nmiibcrs is certiiiiily of "great moral value." „, compnred svilh other Prolestaiu denomin.v Pttssing by the arrogant and foolish language ] i,„„g, it i, evident that, having almost unironiilv of the Bishop, Oi applied to all who oppose his | ,„oi,opidi/.ed the whole fund through tlie aid of i demands, we propose at once to consider how | „„ irresponsible Executive, they are indebted, far he iHjusi.fied in claiming the Clergy Reserves I in,, very large amount, to the denominations n " I'lit. Cliur;;h "r:y;'.:r'.y"— !V"»oln,',' .. • ,. t, ;,|. ,,,,|;| i\,\^ ...rie ! '<•"" t-nM .b-nrivml r>t ^ ih, p'nuestant'Kpiscopaiiaii Chrrch," i the benefits it was designed to confer. Upon We may premise what every b«dy kncw.that a ftir ...npo.a.ion. the Churches of England „o nnrtol' a «;overninent reservation for., gen- and Scotland have received Iron, .he pubb . I,.l t urh OS thel Lords. Tortniiatt ly for us, the " liee (Robins' i) v> m in Lond.ii " pi;.«d the Atchbisli. v lUld the I,.,M.b.M ..11.1 I'.xetc -.vlth stul: i ns his thorough km wiedge of i • enabled hiui to tlo and althoiiji ■ ihis rniiirry. atit! - --.iM ''■'-'' ' ■• comiiiiMiicaiion with the fri-iids •' of the Clinnh in I' ial""d I wa« • iiiu II. foriNarifnig a thorouKh l.ii Ihe ineciediiigs lier'. and of I •• (ih|eclioils III the Cbrgy Ui.erve •' hail lieeli pas«ed, iind had lieen ■' lor the «aii(iioli of tin" Gnverii ilKeipieiire of the ,>lU'r;ilioiis ii • House (if Lorils, \*o have a sii "and III r mn those ,M.r>.H«rn' mimn extra. lared further to His Lordship " that since le year 1826 (up to 1839) the House of As- »,ml)l.v have on fouHeev different occasions 3corded their opinion that the Clergy Re- erves ought to be sold and the proceeds ap- lied to educational or general purposes." In sing Ilia despatch he says—" Most fervently, len. do I pray that the settlement now agreed 1 may be final, and that no obstacle may be ppnsed to its confirmation by H»r Majesty, hould it be otherwise, and the iiuestion should gain be thrown back for decision here, 1 can- lot foresee the conseiiuencos ; but at least, I .now that peace and tranciuility must, in that vent, long remain strangers to the Province. ' u order to avert the evils he anticipated, he ,e to Lord John Russell u long detail of the ftculties attending the previou.» agitation of I question, and hinted that although he nnder- od that ■• representations would be made at me ' with a view of nullifying the measure, trusted that they wo ild not be successful. rhe Provincial Bill was. however, nullified at ce, and an Imperial Hill dictated by the Arch- hop of Canterbury, vva™ passed into a law ihout any reference whatever to the Colonial gislatnie or people. This is the 3rd and 4th ntcria. chap. 78, commonly called the Clergy iserve Act of 1840, and which U declared to ve been regarded as filial by the people of iiadii' \ more violent infraction of constitu- nal law and guaranteed rights never, as we fore remarked, was perpetrated; and so coolly IS the .\ct passed that the people generally, d. it i. of ihe tiovernment, r a long time HUi)posi;d that thocuartmentwas R Dili sent home by Lord Hydciiham ! The means adopted to secure the nullifying ' that measure, and lo which Lord Syden- 111 referred, in hs Jespalch to Lord John iissell, are thus dc! f.) THK Cum t H BV THK KIHM orl'O- •iiTio.v civKN TO limn S\ 1)1. mum"" mk »• SI RK, and Ihe moiliiicalions forced on the Miiiistiv by the itiniferclico "f the I louse of Lords. Fortniiatt ly for us, the Chief Jus- tice (Kobiiisri') v>i« in Liinibm. am! 'ii|i pli-d the Atrlibi^h' i> and ihe lli-lio|"< "f I, i„„ Mil.! I'.xeto -.vitli -iiicl; in('.ri!;;\ln> n* liii» thorough km wledgr of lh« siibjei : enabled hnn lo tlo and altboiigli I was in ;his rniiirrv. slit! ^ }\^^ S?'^- !'" p.-!:f.ii!:il eoiiliiHMiitniion with iho fri'iids imd llelld^ nf Ihe I'hiir.li in r. lal""'' I *va^ not ^^atll- iiiif M. foruariling a tlior(Mi«li Kiman ledge «il the lUeciediiiKs ln'r '. and of ihe senoiH tibieelinll-i I" llin Cl< rgV Ue^erve jllllwliieli hnd been pasied, iilld had been ,.siiig of the Art, wbether their claims were jusi t)r iiniiist, -shall be pension- ed by the Province for life, or dining iht ir in- caiiibency . The injustice of this stipulation, ufier the in- juries already intliced upon the innjority of our population and religious tlenominalioiis during the last thirty years, no language can adetpiatcly express. According to the clearest evidence, and ehe most obvious and wist interpretation of tlic Constitiiiioiial Act of 1791. the parties who have hereiofore bei!n stipcndaries, and who are reipiired by the stipulation of the late Imperial Act to be placed upon our pension lis! for llle. areaclimlly indebled lo the other denominalioiut ill a sum exi'eediiig one million of Dollars; or ! that amount is due by them to the Piililii Trea- I siiry on behalf of iliost; who have hillnirlo been uuravvfully de|,riveil id any beiietits from this I soiiiiP o( revenue. That the voice of Cpper Canada has always 1 been eliMirlv expre—ed ill lavor of an entire ab- ; vogilioii oi' Ihesc Reserves as an Lcclesiaslical provision. Ihe Records of I'arliameiil and pubbc opinion wherever il has been allowed a (air [expression, aluindanlly proves; while il luiisl ; be (dtvioiis to every inlelligent reader id' our ' History, lliiil the peace and welfare of the Pro- vince are iii«epar.ilily ctiniiected with a measure of complete and irriiversible seculari/.ation. TIm' nill now before till Legislative Assembly tfiselv recogiii/.es the wisiloiii anil necessity of • llievllig '• nil siMolil itice nfroiiiiei lion bel ween flMirdi and 8tiile," anil |iroposes In apply the |iroceeds arising from past or liiliire sales, iiiler- ,.«! rent", Ae-: Isi. to pay Ibe stipends of exmi- iiig iiieiimbeiils for life, or Ihe allowances given III religious bodies or deiiomiii ilions for a term ol vears to be lived by I'nrli.iiiieiil : and second, lo pay the entire balame lo the MimicipaliliHs aeeordiilg to po|iulalioii. The 11.11 fiirlhei (iro- Miles fir the r'oiiiiililMlion tif those rlaiiiis upon ihe prim:i|ile of life assiiialiee, eilher wilh the ilfdiMdiliils or religious bodies lo who li they beloiiK. and lea.es smh lomiiiulalioii elilirely in llie hand' of Ih" (iovernor in rmincil. I..,.,...,,.,., „ »,, ,1., I, 1m I, iir of 111. i,i!-c> would for one moment listen to the monetary ruvings of this old ecclesiastic. On the contrary, the Legislative Assembly of Canada having res- pect to the provisions of the .\ct of 1791, and making a just estimate of the outrages which in the days of irresponsible power, and even to the present period, have been committed against the majority of our population by the parties aiming at ecclesiastical ascendancy, — would only act ia character.and wilh a strict regard to justice, wcro they to deprive the spoilers henceforth of any special benefit from the Reserve funds but such only a.s all citizens will enjoy when the whole are devoted to se-ular purposes. We are gratified to find that Mr. Brown has submitted the follow- ing amendments to the Ministerial Bill, whi(:h, although they do not attempt to claim indemnity for the pluntlered P'otestanls of Upper Canada, yet tend to avert the perpetuating of a gigantic evil in the shape of dcnoiuinational commuta- tion, which would he infinitely worse than the present mode of employing the Reserves. That it be u» instiuctinn to the said Cominittcfi that, for the ijftier securiua the final and immediate seculari. Tiation ol the Clergy lleacrve question, it have power to provide in the Bill ; — 1st. That all cash, seriiritier, lands, arrears of land sales, and other assets belonging to the Clergy Ileservo Funds he transferred forthwith to the Crown, at « valu- ation to be now made— separation .if the Funds of Upper and l,i>wer Canada being iiiaiutuiiied : — 2. That an sstiinate bo forthwith made of the Capital sums which, upon the .^tablished principles lor ascer- taininif the value of terminable aiiauities, would be equi- valeiiisfor the assuinpiioii ..f ih-; aanuul ..tipends or aU lipwanoes of Upper and Lower Canada respectively, guaranteed under the late Imperial Clergy Rasorve Act. ^. That the sums so estimated to be equivalenti for ihe a««umptiiMi of Ihe said stipends or alio winces, be re- laineil from the rlergy Reserve assats of 1,'pper ami Low er Canada respectively, and applied lo the (jeneral pur- poses of the Province ; and the annual slipi-uds or allow. anres guaranteed by th( late Imperial .Act be secured ii|ioii the Consolidated Revenue of the Province and made an annual (barge ihereou. •J. That the whole remainder of the Clergy Reserve Funds olCpper and Lower Canada respeetivclv, be forth- wiib diclribnted, in each Province, ninoiigtlie County and City Mun.i ipalities, according to Populaiiou, in Cash or Debentures, or a portion of each, u> the public couvoni- ence may render expedient. !>. That there be no commutation of the itipendi or at- lowanrcs secured under the late Imperial Act, but tha individuals inlerested be secured in the annual allowan- res guaranteed to them under the said Act . subject to all the existing conditieiis of their Incumbencies. li. That all amounts, sums and valuations referred to Ihe foregiiing Itesoluiioils, anil (he nipnies and .lescrip- tions ol all pariies to be ciiiiili'd to any stipenil or al- l..»uiice under the same, and the ►uiii- to which tha> hhall be so iFitiile.l, be forihuiih asceriaiiic.l and specifi- ed in the Itill or in Schedules to be aiiachcd thereto. Neither l!ie Address of the Provincial Le- gislative Asseiiddy, nor the late Imperial Act, ever i ontempliitt'd any provision being secur- ed but 10 individuals, and only during' tha term »/ llidr rcsprrttn- inniiiditncifs. To com- mute "with the Church of I'.nglaiid, or any oilier, as a religions Deiiomlmilidn, would bn lo entail upon the t tiuntry a wrong, to which the friends of Religions Equality would never tlibiuit. We call the attention of our readers lo the imporlani Resolution* of the AiUi (."lergy Re- servH .Assoiiiuiou, which will b» founil in unothcr column. Antl Clergy Reaerre Associatlou. .At u Meeiing of the above .Siisociation, hchi oil MoiiiKiy t-viiiiiig. i'lr i'yjirr in the chair, the following Resoliilions. eiiibodMiig grenl principles and bearing particularly on Ihe. Dill now before the House, were imaioooiisly miopied ;— Itifidrrd. Isi — That the support or endow- ineiil liv Ihe ."^tale ol'oiie or more relujioiis ile- lioimiiatioim, whether llint eiidownienl be by way ofamiii.il allowiiiicf, or the griiiil iil once of a |:ir"'' -ii'O 'o lie inve-leil and iieiiiii|.r|.|| be ilieso f^- •' Tb II ii/irtiiiii iK K. 1., .11 ..i.l.l u.„l I il ,ir!y •'Xpre^seii jh fjivor ol an entire "ab- #, rm III' ih, i» iisiiig iiiiint'iicd or — anil this liu» been 0,()(H), or |l,nOO,000, which by law and in ei]uity belongs to the denominations heretofore excluded. But the Bishop having evidently iloiibts as to the claims of the Church of England, un- der the Act of J7'.)l, takes refuge under the Act of 1840 — the Imperial Clergy Preserve Act. Of this he says — •' If there irrr teas a " solemn cmnpiict in any nation with tke. Prn- '' testant Church, it teas the compact of 1840 •' OH this suhject." We call our readers' .spe- cial attention to the refined hypocrisy of the Bishop, in his .illusions to this measure before the Convocation. lie hides the main facts, and reasons as if they were unknown ! 6' ' ■ Tlie portion is i ht hevc, h " the proceeds invested at five per " it is from this nieestment, now " revenue of £10.4:19 6». 8il., w; " SAVKD TO THK ChUKCH BY THK ) " SITION CIVKN TO I.ORO Svn>;NH " si;rk,, and the moditications forci " Ministry by the intMrferenee of " of Lords. Fortnnat) ly for ns, the " tice (Robinson) wa ■ in London " plied the Archbish< p and the •■ LuiiJuii iiikI Exeto with such i ■' as his thorough km wicdge of t " enabled him to do and althougi "this couiilry, and i mild have ti " cominiinication with the friends " of the Church in Eigliiuil. I was " ing 111 forwarding a thorough ki)( '• tbe proceedings hen, and of tl •' objections lo the Chrgy Re.serve " had been passed, and had been " for the sanction of the Governi " consequence of the ail'erations ni '• House of Lords, wo have a siii •' and lU'T FOR THOSE AI.TKKVTIOV ■' WOUl.U HWK BKEN AT THIS V\\ " TO UIVIPE." ^1 It is important to mark this admia last Act of the Parliatiient of IJppt upon this subject, pa sed under Lc liHui, and liberal far bi.'vond the dei^ monopolists, and so oflen refcrre final measure, would have, left the England, according to the testimo Bishop, in 1849, notliing to divide. mission exhil>ita the deep hypocrisj So far from being a solemn compact be- tween the English Government and the Pro- testant Population of the Province, it was one j manife.sted with regard to this m of the most despotic and immoral enactuieiils ' "'« pnfius holding possession of tli which ever disgraced the statutes of the ''''"' L'lpwrial Act of 1840, it has \h nation. In the enrlv part of Ir^tiO, n Hill for re- investing the Rk'servos in the Crowii hud, by a cunning stratagviii. been passed, and trans- mitted to Eiiglanil for the Royal assent, by Sir George Arthur. Lord John Russell, on advising Lord Sydenliaiii of the Roval assent having been withheld, expressed his regret that any appeal should have been made to the ed, simply embodied the provisio Provincial Act, because of some all informality or error on the pert of latiire of I'pper Canada ; whereas fact, a new measure, of the nios character, directly at variance with understood wishes of our popul their representatives. Such is a faint outline of the vii . I injustice which has marked the cour Imperial Government on that subject, ns it towards the large majority of the pee was one of a local ehnracter. specially com- mitted to the lurisdiction of the Local Lej lature, by the iUst Georgf III ; and thai as it could be dealt with more iiiti'lligently and salisfatlorilv in the Province, he tru.ittMl that province, by the parties aiming at m privileges, and more especially by i and .ulliereuts of tlie Churches of I'.i Scotland. A pcdicy more deeply with the features of deiiiorali/.ation t ly, perhaps, find a parallel in the hist the question would be settled bv a local Bill. '■ u"- "'0 oiher country. To attain pol , ■ „ , ,. ,1. I ,11 tioii. and an iiulependenl position and especially beture the Provinces should be , j^,^^,,. ^^,,^y ^.,,,,,,, ^^ ,,,,^^,,,,^ |,^.„,,|| tiuited Lord Sydenham, in obedience lo his instruc' tiotia, after much labour and di(liiMilt> . sue ry conslitiiliiiiiiil. Ic^mI. moral, or reli been set ai noiiglit: the pence of koc religioii.s roiiimunities has been d'st , ,, ,j , ,111 most alarming civil commotion^ ceeded in gelling another Uiil ihroiigh both I p^^,,„„| . .^.^ii,, ^^,i,„|||,j„_ |,|,„„],hp,|, Houses, and transmitted it to England, for the have followed in iheir iruiii .' > et Roval assent. tideiatiiig their crimes for mrrc than I .'.,. , ,. . .1 . 1 ■.„ is lh«' liirffe maioritv of our popul! Wiih reference to that mea.nre he writes- ^^^„ ,,, ^^^_,, „J,, j,>,,,,„^,,, ^,,,1, ,',,,„ "I will not concent from your Lordship that ^ „„|,„|^ of those briun lies uf tl " crrn In this Ititl. ihu.s procrriling »n the priuripU churches of England and Scotlainl i ■• nfso general dntnluhon amovf different nliU>- ^■"'*^'' '' •'"■,"''"" ""■'"''; "" ""' *'" • " , /. 1- acuravaled and protractHd controvei ' „M.s persuaswns. vearty insaperahlc ohjteti.ws ^ ,,^,.,,„,, „„. ^,,^.j, ,„„| f,i,g|,„„ ,,^^1* " have been and arc enti rtuined in thts Prutinee. \ i,||,|„riiy of the people of I'pper C« " For many yearn past the represcntalivei of the I wiih proprielv ami tru h. ihclare. hi ■ people A.in uniformhi refused assent to un up. i "B". '»«'" '' '/ '» t" Uh- .»'1"»«"<;<' "vei ■ ' . .;■,", I i ■' mind ol the high relgioiif. (lelingi ■ propnuHon ../ this Jiiml for reU^wus purposes , „ ^.^^i^.^ ^^^■ ,,,^,^^ ^i..^^,., „,. ,,,p j,,,^,, ■' at all, and t'xiee steadily maintained its dislriliu- •■ |,i,ve been sd Nhamefully calumni " tivn to cducattonat di gentral purpoati " and ' episcopal clergy and 'heir party i i tr ■ ■ Tilt! [Jorlioii is i in lievc, ;ill .soiil. and i lli(! proceeds iiive»te>l at five per cPiit. And | it in from this ivecstment, now yiftdina a \ revenue, of X10,4:}9 6s. 8^/., wfiich was | RAVKD TO THK ChUKCH BV THK FIRM OPPO- ! SITION GIVKN TO I.ORI) SvdKNHAm's MEA- | suRK, and the niodinciitions (breed on the ' Ministry by the int^rrerenee of the House j of Lords. Furtuiiat) ly for ns, tl>e C'iiief Jus- j tiee (Rohinson) wa ■ in London, and siiji- | idird the Arclibishcp and the Bishops of lus innd. ; and lU'T FOR THOSE AI.TKKATIONS, THKBK WOIJI.U IIWK BKEN AT THIS DAY NOTHI.SG TO DIVIDE." ,_^^ It is important to mark this admission. The St Act of the Parliatiietit of Upper Canada, ion this subject, pa sed under Lord tiydcn- ini, and liberal fur bi.'yond the deserts of the onopolists, and so oflen reftrred to ns a lal measure, would have, left the Church of ngliind, according to the testimony of the ishup. in 1849, notliing to divide. This ad- ission exhil(ila the deep hypocrisy generally anife.sted with regard to this measure, by e parties holding possession of those funds, he Imperial Act of 1840, it has been atTirm- I, simply embodied the provisions of ths roviiieiftl Act, because of some ttllegad legal j formality or error on tho pert of the Legis- I ture of Upper Canada ; wheren.s i; was, in | ct, a new measure, of the most despotic laracter, directly at variance with the well- 1 iderstood wishes of our population and eir rep resentatives. Hncb is a faint outline of the violence and justice which has marked the course pursued iwards the large majority of the people of this roviiice, by tho parliej aiming at mclcsiastical rivileges, and more especially by the Clergy 1(1 adhereuts of tlie Cliiirclies of I'.ngland and rotlaiid. A policy more deeply eiistamped ith the features of deniorali/atiou could hard- ■, perh.ips, lind a parallel in the history of thi^, r any mher coiiiilry. To attain politinil eleva- on. and an independent position friiiti the tate, every sound or correct principle. wjielher iiiistitiiliiiiial. legal, moral, or religious, has iM'ii set 111 noiiglit: the pence of soiuetv and of •ligioii.s coiiimunilies lias been d'sliirhod : the lost aliirmiiig civil commotion- lia\c been rented ; while rebellion, bloodshed, and misery Mve (ellowed in their tram .' > el iitivv, al\er delating llieir crimes for mr re than ibirty years, i the large majority of our populnliou called till 10 resist the immoral and outrageous de- lands of tho-ie briimhes of the national hiirehes of F.iigland unil Scotland in the I'ro- ince U an able writer on the history of this ggravateii and protracted coinroversy aiul war gainst till' civil and r«'igious rights of the large iia|ority ol the people of Upper f7«iiadM. could viih piupriety and trit h, dtelare. sixleeii years go, that " It IS lo the mlliience over the public ' uiind of the high rel gioiih feelings and prin ' eiples of those ci:;siiit the Church id' England on the fund, he niodeslly suggests to the lloii. Mr .Morin that iiiiotlier $vi,000.000 n.ay perhiips satisly llio lUMitiable cra\ings of ;lie Prie.-le of I'jipei Canada us sound in principle, or as a final settlement of the Reserve question. Ttesohed, 4tb. — That the recognition by tho Legislature of a riskt in any of the ' Religious Bodies' of Ibe Province lo be pensioiieil or com- muted with, and endowed by the Stale, at the expense of the whole people, is llie very xrrong against which the friends of religious liberty in UpperCannda hnve alvvays protested, and which thev will continue to resist by every constitu- tioiial means in their power ! liesulved, i'jth. — That if the present Bill heroine ! law. It will, in the opinion of this Coinmi'lee, be I possible for a an Executive friendly to the unpist [ clainis of the " Religious Bodies" rt.ferred to in i the 2d and ltd sections, to endow from the pub- ' lie funds, and build up in this coiintrv, dominant j (,'hiircli<> upon a more secure foundation, and I with more dangi.'rous powers than under the ' laws as they now e\ist. j llefidred, therefore, (ithlv — Thai unles.s the Bill now before P.arliamenl be amended, so that ; li;(. and during ilieir Ini'umbeiieies only, it must bti re- Ciird'd as ilcceplive, dangerous, and a (iaml upon ! the (iHiiitry. and, if passeil wiihontsnrb auiend- i luenl. will inevitably produce continued agita- . tion and wide-spread discontent. ! itisiolred. 7 tidy. — That the foregoing rfsolii- ! tions t)i> publiithed, an'l ths Secre'.ary ot the As sociution be iiistrueted to forvstiril a mpy 'urllt- ' with to ench inenibej of the Leji's'a' ire.