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Les diagrammes suivants iilustrent la m^thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 4241 THE UNIOSr BUILDING •^ The friends of Seamen and Emigrants, in Great Britain and America, some erecting a suitable building near the port of Montreal, where Seamen, Emigrants, and have free access to a library and reading room, and where destitute children m Several meetings were held at the public library in Montreal, resulting in the six ministers, and six l<^ymen, who subscribed their names to the following outline elected Treasurer ; Rev. T. Osgood. Agent, to solicit donations and subscriptions ; It has been a long time delayed by civil war and other causes ; but, now by i and other friends to Seamen and Emigrants, this most desirable object, it is hoped, THE CONSTITUTION AND RULES AGR 1. Resolved that a house for worship and instruction, to be called The Unio as practicable. 2. That the said building be held in shares of fifty dollars each, which ma; one vote allow-ed for each share in all meetings for appropriating the house, c having five shares, to have the right to nominate one of the Board of Directors. 3. This Building to be under the management of twtlve men, chosen anm authorised to choose their own Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer; also to call report yearly. This building shall never be the exclusive property of any one de character, who take the Bible for the rule of their faith and practice, shall be permi 4. Each Proprietor shall be entitled to the dividends, which may arise from rei months after becoming due, otherwise it shall be vested in books and tracts by the 5. Should any donations be granted towards erecting this building, either in E the dividends or avails of which shall be applied as stated in the above article. 6. Nothing can be expected to prosper which is not under the Divine guid well as meetings in the proposed building, shall be opened by prayer, or reading so 7. Any alteration or amendment can be made to this plan with the concurrence ing duly notified. * The £-200 given by fnenJs in Groat Briiaiii and the United Statef, have been paid to l!ie Treasurer, i An Extract from tiac Journal of the Agent of the Having boen nften rcqucstod to give some sic- coiint of mysit'lf, 1 now take up ray pen to gra- lifv the desire of iniiiiv friciuls. J5ut, with i'e- luotance: for Ihaveniore pleuHurein spenkingand M-riting eonconiing persons and sahjeets more M'ortliy of public notiee. I can siiy witli I'anl "by the grai ? of God I am wlnit 1 am." And T have great reason to be trnly thankfnl, fliat 1 may hope, I Inive not lived in vain ; yet. I bhish and am aslnimed, tiiat I Inive done no more for Him who has done so mneh for me. otlier friends, I then set ont npon a journey to to Upper Canada, nc.w called Canada \\ est, cross- ■ in,L? at BatKil.), in OetobLT 1307. ! 1 employed sc vera 1 montiis in Canada preaching I and visiting schools. I tiien returned lo Spriiig- I field and reported what I had seen and ilone. Dr. I Lathrop, Dr. Morse and other friends, thought ; ])ropi'r to appoint nie one of the missionaries of the Siiciety for J'ropagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in Morth America. 1 was iinlained by the Association of ministers who Qneboc, to be qua Several of the young ers ;ind set up scbon! Indian from 8t. Fran conduct a school amc Another teacher Montreal, paid ibr th fund. This was the Canadian School, tha ing in 8t. Lnwrence Si has been a blessing t of tlir worthv iif iiulilic iiKtici'. [ (\Mi y.w \\ii!i i'.iuj lirhl a:,'! I'liiorti'd whal 1 luid si'pii .•mil .ioac. l>i-. I .Aiioilur h-idiur ILDISrO OF CAIVADA. \ n and America, some years ago recommended and assisted the design of Seamen, Emigrants, and all not otherwise provided for, might worship God ; destitute children may be instructed. itreal, resulting in the appointment of a provisional Committee, consisting of he following outline of a plan then agreed upon. James Court, Esq., vas s and subscriptions ; and the Rev. W. Taylor, Secretary.* Luses ; but, now by the kindness of His Excellency the Governor General e object, it is hoped, may be accomplished without delay. m AND RULES AGREED UPON. o be called The Union Building of Canada, be erected in Montreal as soon lars each, which may be sold or leased, at the pleasure of the proprietor ; priating the house, or funds connected with it. The Society or person lard of Directors. ^e men, chosen annually by th.-; Shareholders, five to constitute a quorum, easurer; also to call meetings as often as they may think it expedient, and )perty of any one denomination ; but, all Ministers and Teachers, of good actice, shall be permitted to preach and teach in it. zh may arise from renting any parts of the premises, if called for in fifteen »ks and tracts by the Treasurer of the Sunday School Union of Canada. buildino", either in Europe or America, the same shall be vested in shares, le above article. nder the Divine guidance ; therefore, every meeting of this Committee, as prayer, or reading some suitable portion of the Bible. with the concurrence of two-thirds of the Stockholders present, at a meet- jen paid lo l!ie Treasurer, and upwards of i:200 more are subscribed, to be paid when called for. Affeiit of the Friendly Union of Montreal. rney to t, cross- caching Spriii.';- e. Ih: llO'lL^Ilt xrk's o^' oiig the 1 was rs who Quebec, to be qiialifiofl to become teachers, ScvcimI of thoyouii'.': men tlius sentbecame teach- en ;uid yet up schools in the townships, and one Indian from 8r. Francis, waaenat)led t(M)pen and con(hict a sclsool union-^- the chihhvn of his tribe. Another teacher from l^ondon was sent to Montreal, paid ibr the first year, out of the same fund. This was the occasion of tlie Jiritish and Canadian School, that <:ireat buildinj; now stand- in}>in 8t. Lawrence Suburbs, bein^i^erected; which ha" been a blessino; to many thousands of poor ••■■ ■ 'till' U'ltioual s cliotjl . and that which on my return were committed to James Court, Esq. Treasurer. The sum obtained for the Union building not being adequate to the accomplishment of that ob- ject, and the support of the school, that had beea commenced for the educatiim of children; and it being a time of great embarrassment in Canada, it was thought proper by the friends of seamen and emigrants, that I should again visit England, under the patronage of the Friendly Union, the institution tormed for promoting useful knowledge auionc: seamen and emigrants. I embarked for 1>. ,\ii()t!ii'r tiMcliur ]>n!i(loii was SfUt tiTTciiuiui.iii '(1 for the educatinu of chilihvn; and it \\'(irtliv lit" Jiulilic iiDtici'. f c,,!! r.iy \',ii!i I', ml lirl;l ai;(! riiiorlnl wliiiT I IkhI seen ari'l li'iiic. l)r. *' liy tiic jrni'T of (jixl I am uliat, 1 am.'" Aii'l l.athnij), l>i'. Mmix; ami dtlicr Iricinl.., tliniii;lit T have p;rc!i,t rciison to bo truly tliiuiKt'iil, tiiat I jinijuT to aj)|)oiiit mi' om- of tlic iiiissioiiiiriL'.s of may hopo, I have not lived in vain ; y<'t, f blush ! the Society for J'roiiuj^alint,' tlio(io.siieliunoiig the and am iisJianied, thill, I have done no mure fur j Indians and others in iNdrlh America. 1 was Him who has dfmo .so much for me. i ordainc^l by Ihe Association of ministers who I was born on the 24th of ( )ctoher. 1 rT.'), in tlie ! j^ave mo licence to j)reacli ; J)r. Lathrop j)reach«d town of Methuen, in the county of Kssex, in the | on the occasion, a sermon on " IJaumaljlc here- state of Massachusetts; \xhich was then a J'ro- 1 sies," wliich has since bei'u reprinted and wiilelv vince of the JJritish Kmpire. | circulatinl. Tliis took place in October lt^()8. I My parents, beini; [lious and industrious, thoy tan;;lit tiieir numerous family, that relin-ion was the OIK' thin;; needful, and that lii>nest industry, with lemperaneeand economy, are also important, for tin; piod of (In; connunuity. I am tlieyoumrestof twelve cliildren, to whom my mother gi\'e birth; only thn'(? of wlnau are now livinj;. My father (lied wlien I was only \-2 years of n'j;o ; the follow im; yiiar I went to live with a Mr. Hixbv, to learn the business of tannin;"' and cur- ryiu-;, I continued witli my master until I was in my I'Jth year, when I purchased my time and the premises which he had occupied ; and my mother was [ileased to take char;;(i of my house. I con- ducted business for two years, when I was taken sick, and it was thouj^ht by my i)hysician I should never recover, I5ut by the goodness of God I was restored to health, after a few months, and fearing to return to that business, in which 1 hatl lost my health, and feeling a great desire to be useful, as a teacher of the young, I went to \tkin- son Academy, where I devoted twoyears to study ; then entered thp Freshman Class at Darkmouth College in the autumn of 1799. During my residence at College I employed my winter vacati>)ns in teaching school, the avails of which, with the patrimimy, which was left nie,T wasenabled to pay my expenses at college,and furnished with the necessarymeans of support while pursuing my Theological studies,with Dr. Lathrop of West Springfield. After spending a year with that excellent man, I spent a few months in the family of Dr. 8. Worcester of Salem. I then went to Dr. Enmions in Franklin, in whose family I resided a while, and enjo^'ed the benefit of his instructions. After comparing the different sys- tems taught by these good men, 1 was convinced, that the plain truths of the Bible, as believed and taught by all good men, are what should be pread' d and practised, rather, than the curious speculations which have divided the church of Christ. Every Christian preacher ought to iirj^e the necessity of repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, with a life of prayer and watchfulness. And vvlu) can refuse to give the right-hand of fellowship to all, who give evidence of that faith which worketh by love and purifieth the heart ? Ill the month of (October 1804, I returned tc Wcit Springfield, and received licence to preach the gospel, in the association of Congregational Ministers of which the Revd. Dr. Lathrop was moderator. I preached for the first time in the pulpit of that good man in Vfest Springfield. That man and that place will long be remembered by me with delight. So(ui after this I was invited to preach in FTam- den, Ct. whore I received a call to settle in the ministry. 1 likewise preached in Brandford where I was also invited to settle. But having preached upon a thanksgiving day from lliese words "Kejoice with tn'mbling " ' "■ ■' Aliolllrr tlMrll(.'r .Montreal, jiaid lor th fund. This was 'lie Canadian School, tha iugin St. Lawrence Si has been a blessing t children; also of the great school eonnectei church. A teacher ^ paid from the same fi cause of much bein'r ( the youth, in tit tt vie children have been ta In the year 1817 I Sherbrooke, then Gov then set out for Canada preaching and visiiing all the scho(;ls I could in passing through Vermont. \\ hen 1 arrived at Montreal, I procured many small tracts to be printed foi-distribution on my way. Ill paying up my bill, 1 found my money was ex- hausted, and being among strangers I felt some I Superintendency of a anxiety. But. 1 put my trust in God, expecting j ation in Stausteuil, ai^ that lie woiilil provide. I travelled through King- i collency, a liviii':. in tl stoii, and north of the Lake Ontario, up to the otferednie, at that pli District of Niagara, where I had been acqainted I t!ie appointment for c the preceding year, and found as did the apostles j being previously enga; when .sent out by the Saviour, that Hacked noth- i ])le, on the Congrega uig. I wi.Mit upon the jilan of freely receiving and freely giving, wliich I think the best plan of supporting minister.s. I travelled oi\ this plan four year.s, pa.ssing north of the Lakes Ontario and Erie, through the state of Ohio, then south | I presided, and jireach to Virginia, then north to Canada, preaching and ! was fully occupied. visiting schools, about thn^e years; thoi When the unhappy war broke out between the i take my place in the J United States and G eat Britain, in 1812, I was interrupted in my business. I applied to ir George Frevost, then Governor General of Ca- nada, who subscribed liberally to the object which I made kninvn to him, find ordered me a free pas- sage in a government ship to England, to solicit aid for erecting an asylum for the poor and for promoting useful knowledge. I obtained letters of recommendation from Dr. Stewart, the late Bishop of Quebec, and other kind friends, with which I embarked, at (iuebec, on the 12th iNovember 1812. I arrived in London on the 2d day January, 1813. I procured a committee to be formed, and under whose patronage, I travelled through England, Scotlanil and Ireland. (Ju which journey 1 obtain- ed £1800 sterling, for the proinotiimof Education and a hundred pounds towards a house of indus- try. The Committee in London placed the funds thus raised in the hands of Joseph l{eyner, Es(i. and employed a teacher from the JJritish anil Foreign School Society to accompany me to Canada, with directions to form a Committee to correspond with the Committee in London. The teacherand myself were furnished by government with a passage to Quebec ; where we arrived in declined the curacy in The school in Stansi Royal fi luudation and r this and the ditt'erent t another preacher to si my time to travelling, ed States, preaching i 182."), when I again vis On my second visit Society to be formed, ( moting Education and Duke of Su.sscx was th ford was president, th( the late Lord Gambier Wilberforce, Esq. were Thomas Mortimer and The subscriiTtions and visit, were near a thou This Society engagt pany me to Canada. Society was formed in age of Lord Dalhousi consisting of Christia: tions. This Society placed from England among tli where a good school ' wasinterrupted,by thci that village; yet, it is that Mr. Forrest, the t( October 1814. A committee was immediately I keep up the school for formed, but having no suitable .school-hou.se the Theatre was hired fcjr the ])urpose, and fitted up foraschool,in which upwards of 200ehildren were soon collected, being taught to read, write, and ca.st accounts. This excited the Catholic and Ejiisco- pal denominations, to build each of them a house and obtain teachers. The £100 which was collected for a liouso of: industry I [)aid to tlie t/'ommittee appointed by the government to carry that most desirable object into fiperation ; yet, that sum, with £\MM) left by .Mr. Masteller, remains uiiap])ropri atedforthe object desi.i!:ne(l.greatly to the injury oi' | the poor, and disgrtice of those concerned m this i busiues.s. | The year after my n^turn to Canada,! wasem I gave offence to some ployed by t'le Coiiiniiile" at Q.i Indians at thatandt>thei many of whom have b stations and s»'veral ar The oilier teacher, school in New Glasg( several other places, j death. I The Society al)i)\ e i a-i their agent in tir.'. courage tiiepeop'e ia t silhi'j:i.'S to establisli s building seliool-lioiises Tiiis was t!ie maniiei time I'or three years, w arose lietv.een the Soci ;'oriiied in Canada, whi I>ec, to trnvel j to visit I'ngland. Aw. infidels and bad men, who caused mo to lie im-j through boih pi-ovinces, to eiicoiir.-.ge 'Ik' jieo] !i'j in settling thounliappv {jrisoned for a short (ime. Being set at ]iber:v ■ in (iie f.iwns ami viihigos toavaii tiiemselves of the i a',;-ency \vitti ilie ]vim-al )y the kind assistance of Judge Daggatt, and privilege of sending young men to the .school, at ' luy tiuie in collecting fa !gg° The Constitution and design of the Fiiiekdlv Untox have been published and approved in England and in Cam will be paid to BeEjamin Holmes, Esquire, f(jr educating destitute cliildi-en. I'he Alinisters of this city, with Koveu peraous liiMii;lit irit's of oiig tlu' 1 was rs who reiiehed llCTO- wiilelv S08. 'l linj^ all jrinont, [ iniuiy 1 y wiiy. VUS t'X- t some JCCtUlg I Aiidtlirr tiMil;ci' iVn;.) J.ondoa was sent to .Montreal, jiaid lor tlit' tirst yuur, out of tlur same fmid. This was «lu' ocfusion of the British and Canadian School, that ■;n'at hiiildiii;; now staiid- inj^in St. F^awrence Suburbs, bein;^t'recied; which has been a blcshins to many thousands of poor children ; also of tlie national school, and that i^reat school connected with tlie Catholic I}isho2)'s church. A teacher was also sent to Kini;ston, paid from the same fund, which was the oxcitln;^- cause of nuich bein done for the improvement of the youth, in til it vicinity. .Many hundreds of children have been taujrht there. In the year 1817 1 was appointed by Sir John Sherbrooke, then Governor General, to talte tli!^ Supcrintendency of a school, on the Koyal found ation in StanstoAuI, and by the order of His Kx collency, a liviii':. in the Church of England was otfered'me, at that place. 1 ciieerftiUy accepted l!ie appointment for conductinjr the school; but being previously enga'^^ed to minister to that peo- l noth- 1 ])lo, on the Congregational mode of worship, 1 ;eivins declined the curacy in the Church. The school in Stanstead was established on the Royal foundation and rendered very u&eful. AVith this and the different Sunday Schools,over which south I I presided, and jireacIuTig every Sabbath,my time iiir and was fully occupied. 1 continued at Stansteaii about thiee years; then, procuring a good man to take my place in the School, and recommending another preacher to supply the pulpit, I devoted my time to travelling, in Canada and in the Unit- ed States, preaching and visiting schools until 182"), when I again visited England. On my second visit to England I procured a Society to be formed, called the Society for Pro- moting E(hication and Industry in Canada. The Duke of Sussex was thepatron, the J)uko of Bed- ford was president, the hvte Bishop tvf J^iirham, the late Lord Gambier, Lord Hexley tmd William Wilberforce, Esq. were Vice Presidents; tlie 1? 'v. Thomas Mortimer and T. Pellatt Esip Secretaries. The subscrii7ti(ms and donations obtained, on this visit, were near a thousand pounds. This S(Jciety engaged two teachers to accom- pany me to Canada. Soim after my arrival a Society was formed in Canada under the patron- age of Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General, C(>nsisting of Christians of diifcrent denomina- tions. This Society placed ono of the teachers sent from England auK^ig the IndiansatCaughnawaga, tee to I where a good school was established; but soon The I was interrupted,by thcinterferance of the priest of nment ! that village; yet, it is a pleasant circumstance, ved in | that Mr. Forrest, the teacher, has been enabled to liately i keep up the school for training children of the ise the ted up n were id cast 1 King- to the piinted [juslles [J Ian of s plan intario on the I was to ir :)f Ca- which ,'e pas- solicit nd for )m Dr. other uebec, londoii under gland, ibtain- cation indus- funds , Es(i. h aiul me to [IISCO- house I bv a* tl.eir agent in use of cd by irable with ro[)ri nry of 11 this IS em - trav,'>l leo] !(' fliu lndiansatthatandotherplaces,till the present time, many of whom have been trained up for useful stations and s»'veral are now tetichers. The other teacher, Mr. Ilawker, organized a school in New Glasgow, and was employed in sevoriil otiier places, until lie was removed by death. The Society ahoM' v.;n( d employed me to act e.xtensivelv, to e;i- 1 AC >'.;n((l tri;u'! ''ig courage tiiepeojile in the sillagi'S to establisli schools building seliool-lii)Uses and s. This was t!ie manner in which I time for lliree years, wh •:! anuiilnppy c( ran try j>roniising aid in iliportl!!;. schools. emploved my luri'rence aro.se botv. een the Society in En;.;iand and that ;ornied in Canada, which required me once mor.' to visit laigliind. And being unable to succreed in settling theunhappv diiHciiUy, I ri'sigia\l my >'i nn- ' a',;-ency with the Jvidcaliou So^-icty, ami t-mpioyed jol, at ' my time in collecting fundo for a Union liuililing-, I commenced for the education of children; and it being a time of great embarrassment in Canada, it was thought proper hy the friends of seamen and emigrants, that 1 should again visit England, niidor the patronage of the Friendly Union, the institution tormed for promoting useful knowjed^je among seamen and emigrants. I emb.arkcd for this purpose at Quebec on the 22d of November, 1838. I went passenger in the vesssl that carried out the unfortunate men, who had been attempt- ing to overthrow the government, sentenced to transportati(m, and who were bound to Liverpool. [. frequently visited them, w ith a view of giving them religious instruction, while on the voyage. On my arrival in Englaml, I procured a com- mittee to be formed in connexion with the Friend- ly Union of Montreal, of which I was agent, under whose patronage I travelled through Eng- land, Scotland and Ireland, visiting schools and giving lectures on religion, temperance and mor- al reform. By the kindness of the Ueligious Tract Society in London, I was trabled to distri- bute many thousands of tracts and small books; also, to collect from the children of different schools, many thousands of useful books for dis- tribntiim in Canada. 3Jut in conse(]uence of the unhappy rebellion, and the expectation, that Canada would be lost to the British Crown, I was not successful in ob- taining donations in money; yet, through the kindness of Mr. Joseph John Gurney, and others belonging to the society of Friends, I obtained £1.30 besides my personal expenses. This being given for the promotion of education, it was de- posited in the bank of Montreal, whose Cashier is the Treasurer of the Friendly Union. That with other donations from friends in Canada and in the United States, has supported the school until the present time. la the school connected with the Bethel since it was opened in 1837. nearly GOO children of em- igrants, and others needing instruction, have been taught. The common attendance is from sixty to eighty, consisting of all denominations. Our school is opened and closed with a short prayer and a song of praise to God. In addition to reading, writing and arithmetic, whii'li.%i-e taught in our school, we employ a portion of each day in hearing the whole school recite the couinmncls, the Lord's prayer, and other portions of the holy scriptures, with many of the very excellent hymns by Cowper, Wewton, Watts and other approved authors. This exer- cise tends to strengthen the memory and improve the minds of children. The Lord's prayer being approved by all Christians, it can give olfence to none. Another very imprtant exorcise has been adi>pted under the direction of the agent of the Friendly Union, which is recommended for gen- eral practice throughout all parts of the country, which is to invite all children, who can read, to meet at some .suitable place once a week, (on the \VpdneR(lay or Saturday, when there is no scho'»l,) fud take out go )d books, to be returne(? t'le f^>lk)^••;^g '.vc'^k, each scholar beiiig requued to gl\e some account of what tlu^ book contains, ,in I hear an address, on the improvement of time :vu\ i!u' groat importance of temperance and good niorals. If sii.-h an exercise sliould be introduced in all parts of our country, it would tend greailv lo remove prei!ur."c, and improve che minds of tl ■ rising goiioriitiou. TiKit th".;e extracts may bo usefrd, by exciting many to imitate Christ, is the pra ver of A. OSGOOD iroved in England and In Canada. It is dis(in'.!tly understood, that any donations sent for this InstitutloH ■ this city, with *iovc;i peraous clioseu auaually f.om diff.irtiut deaoiuiiiatioas, coustUuta the Goianiittee.