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S. : HOLLOWAY imoS., PRINTERS, GU (iRANVILLK ST., 1892. \i a I 4 \M To the Members of the Dioeesan Synod of Nova Scotia : Dear Brethren,— It would be altogether iniposnible for me to begin my Address to {rou without at once referring to the most momentous event which has lappened since our last official meeting, which came near to sunder- ing forever our relations to each other — the serious and all but fatal illness by which I wan stricken down towards the end of November, 1890. Ixx)king back from the vantage ground of, as I believe, fully recovered health and strength, into that valley of doubt and fear, dark with what seemed likely to prove the shadow of death, I can feelingly adopt the language of the Psalmist and say, " The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon th(^ name of the Lord : O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous ; yea, our God is merciful. I was brought low and He helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling." During those long weeks of dangerous illness, strong pain, and resulting feebleness, like that of a little child, the tender, anxious and loving ministrations of my dear friend the Dean, made still stronger the bond of affection and gratitude by which I was previously bound to him, while his faithful fulfilment of the duties, and patient bearing of the burdens, which I was constrained to lay upon him as my Commissary during my long subsequent absence from the Diocese, have laid me under greater obligations than ever to him — obligations which I am glad to have the onportunity thus publicly to acknowledge. While I thus refer to my indebtedness to the Dean, I am far from unmindful of what I owe to you, and to all the people of these two Provinces, for the sympathetic interest and ceaseless solicitude shown by you in continual prayer that I might be spared from death, and given back to the work to which you believe that God's Holy Spirit guided you to call me. I think tliose prayers have been answered, not only in the return of bodily and mental vigor, but in a deepened sense of the combined privilege and responsibility of the trust com- mitted to me, and a stronger desire to devote myself with entire unreservedness to the discharge of the duties of so weighty an office as that of a Bishop in the Church of God. I have tiiktii up again the Pastoral Staff so long laid aside, relying upon the In Ip of God's Holy Spirit, the supply of His heavenly grace, the " .sujjplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks," of the liiithi'ul, the counsel of my appointed advisors, and the active co-operation of the clergy and laity, to cheer my otherwise desponding heart, to lighten my burdens, to share my anxieties, and to work zealously with me for the prosperity of the Church of England in this Diocese, iiul the gathering into her fold of many now without, that they may share with us "in the fulness of the blessing of the G<*pel of Clu'ist." I also gratefully record my thanks to the Bishops of Maine and Newfoundland, and tlie Bishop-coadjutor of Fredericton lor much- needed and valued Episcopal help in Confirming and Ordaining dur- ing my absence — their kind and brotherly assistance helping in no small degree to lessen the disadvantage of my long absence. It Avill be ronienibered that in the preface of tlie Book of Common Prayer, under the heading, " Coneernin^ the Hervice of the Church," there is tliis sentence — " And whereas heretofore there hath been great diversity in saying and singing in churcliea within tliis reahn, some following Salisburij Use, some Hereford Use, and some the Use of Banyor, some of York, some of Lineoln; now from henceforth all the whole Realm shall have but one Use." That which was then done away seems likely to be, in some measure, restored, for certainly great diversity in the use of the services of the Prayer B(X)k exists. Whether the extent to which it prevails is good or not, I will not now undertake to determine, but I call your attention to the fact that it was experience of the effects of diversity which led our predecessors to the conclusion that uniformity was the better way, and therefore it would seem that to adopt or sanction diversity of practice would be to retrograde,not to advance, to degenerate rather than to improve. I am r.)t desirous of applying a liard and fast rule to all Parish Churc'ies and Mission Stations, regardless of their different circum- stances, but I draw the attention of the Clergy to Canon XII of the Canons of the Provincial Synod, " for altering the order of the Public Service in certain cases," and refjuest that they will act in accordance with its provisions, and not on their own authorized responsibility. I have noticed in some churches that the appointed service has been altered, Avhen I have been present, and that in a way which, in my judgment, was for the worse, indicating a desire for mere shortening, regardless of what I would call Liturgical proj riety. I am thankful of the increased frequency with wliich the Holy Communion is celebrated in the present day, and could wish that in every Parish Church it invariably formed part of the worship of every Sunday, hut I see no reason why the Office should not be said in its entirety, nor why the longer exhortation, beginning, " Dearly beloved in the Lord, ye that mind to come to the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ," should be always omitted. I liave been amongst you now for more than four years, and I have never once heard it read. While I am upon this subject it may be well for me to remind tlie clergy that it is their duty to read from time to time to iheir people the whole of the exhortation when they give warning lor the celebration of the Holy Communion, unless they have reason to substitute for it the one provided in case they shall see the people negligent to come, and that they are not to content themselves with giving a verbal notice to the effect that the Holy Communion will be celebrated the following Sunday. I rejoice over the increase in the number of Communicants, but it is of the utmost importance that they should carefully and adequately prepare themselves for the reception of the Holy Sacrament, and these exhortations tell them of the way in which that preparation can be made. I have also noticed that " A Prayer for the High Court of Parliament, to be read during their Session," is very seldom used. I need surely do no more than remind you that to Parliament is entrusted the duty of making the laws under wliich we live, and of repealing those which are found to be unsuitable, or bad or obsolete ; and that this cannot be rightly done, save by the aid of God's grace, which is given only to thoRe who ask it in faithful and diligent prayer ; if this be omitted, we shall have hut ourselves to tliank if the people groan under laws •which are oppressive and imjust, and our Legislatures and Statesmen degrade their office by self-seekiug, defile their dignity by covetous- uess, abdicate government and rule for servility and pandering to the will of the mob, until bribery and corruption render the bm'y politic lit only for burial, and upon the lintel of the chamber of England's greatness is inscribed, " Ichabod." The hearts of all of us have een sickened and saddened by the charges which have been brought, some of which have been proved, while others are yec to be invest- igated, against some of the statesmen and office holders of both f the political parties in this Canada ol ours, and shame has covered our faces that such a conditioti of things should exist amongst us ; but how are we ever to shake ourselves free from such a reproach, how are noble patriotism, imsellish service of the people, disinterested statecraft, integrity of character and purity of conduct, to become the distinguishing features of our public men, unless our prayers in this behalf are frecjuent, fervent, and such as shall prevail to procure for us Irom God tliis inestimable blessing, of wise, and strong, and upright, makers of our laws and councillors of our Sovereign. Before I pass from the general subject of our public worship I will advert for a moment to the function of preaching. Every sober-minded Christian nuisi "eeply regret the sensationalism whicli has of late invaded the pulpit, so that the congregations in some places are in danger of attaining the character of the Athenians, ot which it is said that " they spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or hear some new thing." Nor is this all, but the wild excitement of a gospel which consists wholly in appeals to the emotions, resulting m tneir being rendered insensitive and dead from abnormal stimula- tion, until the poor soul fancies that because it is now become incapable of being wrought up to a high pitch of feeling, it is spirit- ually dead and outcast from God's grace, is offset by the discussion, which ought to be confined to the study of some deeper subject, the argument upon which the congregation as a whole is quite unable to appreciate, from lack of previous reading and knowledge, and which cannot be much more than stateau Registrar, always ready to advise and help, and whose otticial |x;«iti<>u brought him in contact with all the clergy of the Diocese, while hi*i knowledge of our aftViirs made him of great use, and his genial man- ner made intercourse with him to be of the pleasantest. His aUiumi sudden removal gives a pang to us all. while they who knew him be»t mourn his loss the most. And Mr. R. T. Clinch, though a reuidc-nt in the neighbouring Diocese of Fredericton, was at the time of liiu death a member of the Board of Governors of King's College, where his large experience, business capacity, knowledge of the world, and great clieeriness and hopefulness in disposition made him a welw>me coadjutor to his fellow Governors in the arduous and anxious trut^ committed to their care. And here I would bring before you a reminder that, when I>r. Sullivan was appointed Bishop of Algoma, the various dioceses of the Province of Canada, engaged to contribute to his stipend. Nova Scotia agreeing to pay $300 a year from the Domestic and Foreign Mission Funds, which by resolution of Synod was made a first charge on all contributions for Domestic Missions. The amount ha« been, as the Bishop of Algoma writes me, always promptly and honorably paid, but the period for which the undertaking wsis entered into is now expired, and he asks that we will renew it. As it wa* nmde when the whole contributions of Nova Scotia to Foreign and Domestic Missions did not exceed 5800 to $1000 a year, while laat year they were more than $2700, 1 think we may well accede to the request, and do this with the more hearty alacrity, because his reasonable expectations of help, adequate to the needs of his great work, have not been met in other quarters. THE CHURCH HOSPITAL, which two years ago was in prospect, is now a reality. It has en- countered sundry difficulties, but has thus far surmounted them, and I hope it will prove a success. Of the need for it then; can be no question. Its committee are most desirous that nothing shall be wanting to the comfort of the sick, and their proper and skilled nursing by trained and competent sisters, for a supply of whom we are indebted to S. Margaret's House, Boston, the Mother of whicli Sisterhood has been most kind in supplying our necessities. I trust, however, that we may look forward to women of our own Provinces coming forward to give themselves for training for this work. While our intention is to make the Hospital self-supiMjrting, yet there are sundry expenses which must be met by the contributioiw of the public, and the liouse and grounds require the gift of suflicient capital for their purchase. I call attention to the fact that, while it is distinctively a (Jhvhch Hospital, in that the committee entrusted with the management of its affairs, are Church men, and the nursing is done by Sisters of the Church of England, yet that the only conditions for admission are that the applicant is sick and willing to pay the price fixed for the accommodation required, and that there is room ; while evary inmate is as free to send for and receive the ministration of their own spiritual guide, as they are to be attended by their own physician or surgeon. On this ground we think that we have some reason for T 14 appealing to the general public for aasistance, and for expecting a generous response. The Commiltee will be ready at all times to answer inquiries respecting the Hospital, and the Sisters will welcome any visitors at appropriate tim»^"i. I lay before you a copy ot the report of the Conference, of the Church in Canada, held in Winnipeg on the 1 5th and i6th of August, 1890, and invite your careful attention to, and discussion of the plan therein proposed for adoption. I will not say anything in this address eithe • in favor of, or adverse to that plan, lest I should be thought to prejudice in any way the discussion of it. But it is permissible for me to inform you that it ha« not been received with favor by all the Dioceses to which it has been submitted, and that apparently the end in view has 1. jt yet been reached. During the two years since our last meeting, there have been ordained : DEACONS. 1890— Lawlor, Edward Belliss, W. Benson 1891— Richards, David Gale, Albert 1892— While, Charles De Wolfe PRIESTS. 1890 — Forbes, James Murdo Pittman, Henry Herbert Lutz, Charles S. G. Withycombe, John Medley 1891— Beers Herbert Skey, Lawrence H. Belliss, W. Benson 1892— Parry, Edward D. P. 1890-1—327 males 1891-2—149 " CONFIRMED. 488 females Total 815 245 " 394 which, added to those reported at the last Synod (viz. 1233 for 1888, and 1820 for 1889), will give an average for the first four years of my Episcopate of 1066 per annum — a very good testimony to the dili- gent work of the clergy throughout the Diocese. CONSEOHATED 10 Churches, 3 Churchyards, 1 Holy Table, 1 Chancel, 1 addition to Church. I find that the Bishop of London, in addressing a circular to the Diocesan Branches of the Church of England Temperance Society, expressed the opinion that it does not exercise the power and influ- ence corresponding to its character. This remark, it seems to me, is true of the Church of England in this Diocese, if not in the whole of Canada. And some of the words of the Bishop of London are worthy of our careful consideration as appropriate to ourselves. He says : " No society can have much weight if many of its members be half-hearted in their support of it and of its means. And there ' 15 can be no doubt that there are members of our Society who cherish a languid opinion in its favor, think its work commendable, and yet feel little enthusiasm in its cause themselves, and are inclined U^damp it in others. It is not wise to admit tha«e who do not subucribe to a share in the government by giving them the right to elect reprewjn- tatives. It is well to keep befoje their minds that there is Homelhing more which it is in their power to do for the good of their ''"Uow creatures. And, however excellent some of them may be, leir comparatively languid interest in the work makes them drag on its success. Union and vigour are the conditions of succegs in such work as ours. " Substitute " the Church in this Diocese " for " the C. E. T. S.," and these become timely counsels which we shall do well to lay to heart. " Union and vigour " — how shall we engender them? Union — not by ignoring the differences which exist among us, nor by making little of them, or acting as if we thought them to be of no conseqiience ; but by recognizing that the cause of the Church, the cause which we are all seeking to promote, is greater than the cause of any party, and the faith which we are maintaining and propa- gating is more important than the phraseology in which it is expressed. When the State is in danger of dismemberment, the otherwise opposing parties unite for the preservation of its integrity, and when the army is in presence of the enemy, the rivalries of the various branches of the service are swallowed up in the unity of action, which all recognize as necessary to victory. The Church is always in danger of disintegration, for there are always those within who are ready, not only to secede themselves, but to induce others to join them in their defection. The Church is always in the presence of the enemy, and must constantly wage warfare with them. Let us copy the examples of our patriots and soldiers, and band ourselves in a union in which alone there is strength, for the unity of the Faith, and for the triumphant victory of the Church. And let us take warning by the history of the last days of the Jewish Common- wealth, the members of which, under the fatal guidance of the leaders of faction and party, wrangled and squabbled with each other while the enemy was thundering at the gates, and, torn by internal dissension, and neglectful of the precautions needed for efTective defence, the system which boasted its establishment by Heaven, and the nation which claimed that they were, in an especial manner, the children of God, were together put an end to, counuered by the Romans, butchered, enslaved and destroyed : scattered over the face of the earth ; " sifted like corn is sifted in a sieve," sothat, ever since, the utmost that the^ have been able to do is to gather in small communities to carry on the worship of the synagogue — without temple, or altar or sacrificing priest — a beacon and a warning to all. " There is much need, for not as yet Are we in shelter or repose. The Holy House is still beset VVitii leaguer of stern foes. Wild thoughts within, bad men without, All evil spirits round about, 4 Are banded in unblest device. To spoil Love's earthly paradise. •v < 16 Then draw we nearer day by day, Each to his brethren, all to God ; Let the world take lis as she may, We must not change our road." And " vif ar " too, we surely need, for not by listless, apathetic acriuiescence in the righteousness of our cause, and a self-satisfied . conclusion that we are more primitive in our faith, and more apos- tolic in our grace, than our Christian brethren on the right hand and on the left, shall we, any of us, approve ourselved to the groat Head of the Church and win His commendation and reward. I call you to vigour all along the line, to vigour in your thinking upon the great and Holy cause committed to our trust, and of what the success of that cause means in the re-union of Christendom and Evangelization of the world, to vigour in your realization of the spiritual blessings which God has bestowed upon us " the unsearch- able riches of Christ," with which He has endowed us ; to vigour in your prosecution of the work and the extension of the borders of the church in the land : to vigour in your giving, that the needs of the heralds of the Cross may be supplied : to vigour in your prayers, that such a fresh outpouring of God's Holy Spirit may be vouchsafed as shall fill us with a buoyant enthusiasm, and all conquering faith in the final success of that system which we all alike believe com- bines, as no other does, Evangelical truth and Apostolic order ; and to push it forward to a glorious consummation. To the Members or the Dioeesan Synod of Nova Scotia : Dear Brethren, — It would be altogether impossible for me to begin my Address to you without at once referring to the most momentous event which has happened since our last official meeting, which came near to sunder- ing forever our relations to each other — the serious and all but fatal illness by which I wa.s stricken down towards the end of November, 1890. Looking back from the vantage ground of, us I believe, fully recovered health and strength, into that valley of doubt and fear, dark with what seemed likely to prove the shadow of death, I can feelingly adopt the language of the Psalmist and say, " The sorrows ot death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon tha name of the Lord : O Lokd, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the LoKi), and rigliteoue ; yea, our God is merciful. I was brought low and He helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling." During those long weeks of dangerous illness, strong pain, and resulting fepbleness, like that of a little child, the tender, anxious and loving ministrations of my dear friend the Dean, made still stronger the bond of affection and gratitude by which I was previously bound to him, while his faithful fulfilment of the duties, and patient bearing of the burdens, which I was constrained to lay upon him as my Clommissary during my long subsequent absence from the Diocese, have laid me under greater obligations than ever to him — obligations which I am glad to have the opportunity thus publicly to acknowledge. While I thus refer to my indebtedness to the Dean, I am far from unmindful of what I owe to you, and to all the people of these two Provinces, for the sympathetic interest and ceaseless solicitude shown by you in continual prayer that I might be spared from death, and given back to the work to which you believe that God's Holy Spirit guided you to call mc. I tliink those prayers have been answered, not only in the return of bodily and mental vigor, but in a deepened sense of the combined privilege and responsibility of the trust com- mitted to me, and a stronger desire to devote myself with entire unreservedness to the discharge of the duties of so weighty an office as that of a Bishop in the Church of God. I have tiik^n up again the Pastoral Slalf so long laid aside, relying upon the In Ip of God's Holy Spirit, the supp.'y of His heavenly grace, the " sui)plication8, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thaiikh," of the I'aithful, the counsel of my appointed advisors, and the active co-operation of the clergy and laity, to cheer my otherwise desponding heart, to lighten my ourdens, to share my anxieties, and to work zealously witli me for the prosperity of the Church of England in this Diocese, uul the gathering into her fold of many now without, that they may share with us " in the fulness of the blessing of the G