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Clergy Reserves Controversy g The Syn(»d's Nine Commisriioners tr Commuting Ministers r. Privileged Ministers , .> Act of Incorporation .c, Managers of the Fund -, ., lo Chairmen of the Board ... The Executive .... -, , ' 14 The Secretariat -, ,. lo The Auditors .... Id Home Mission and Snstentation Funds ^7 Union of the Churches 9, Law-suits 24 Biographical Notices 25 Ministers from 1855 to 1875 3, The First Synod formed in 1 831 39 In connection with the Churcli of Scotland 40 Moderators of Synod a-. Unions of Churches in Canada and elsewhere 42 Census of Religions in Canada, 1891 43 M iPcspcctfulli; gcbitatctj : To THR SURVIVING MINISTERS OF THE SVNOD OF THE PRES- BYTERIAN Church of Canada in connection with the Church OF Scotland, and to the Families and Descendants of former Members whose names appear on these pages but who now rest from their labours. . By the Members of the Board, A. D. 1900: Alexandku Macpherson, Chairman. Rev. lloiiT. CAMPnKt.L, D.D. John L. Moukis, Q.C. Rev. Jamf.k Pattehson, Andrew Allan, Rev. Donald Ross, D.D. D. B. Maclennan, QC. Rev. John S. Burnet, Geo. M. Macdonnell, Q.C. William Darling. James Tasker. -y 1 f James Croil, Secretary- Treasurer. Montreal, 106 Crescent Street. ■:*!;; THK PRKS- iE Church OF FORMER • WHO NOW o : L, Q.C. EAL, t street. • . . ''M^^^^IP^^^BlHfv^'^^n 1 ■ M s. ^H •^w^^^^^^^^^^^M .^a^^k^bjHUHi^^^^l ( r *#^,^^ ^R|;S^n ■%*r. -j^ ■■' J fv-* ...••^■' ?1^^ ■ ^- / - J I I ■■if« I' i M IRev. 3obn CooJ^, "©.D., XX.D. % pistovical ^cpovt. I mt I At the annual meeting of tJie Temporalities' Board held on May ijth, igoo, the reeommendaiion appended to the Report of the Executive Committee anent the publication of a Historical Report of the transactions of the Board from its commencement till the close of the trust, was unanimousl}' approved, and it zvas remitted to the Executive to superintend the preparation of such a Report. The History of the Tkmporalities' lioAiiD t.ikes us back ill thdu^ht to the eighteenth century ; for it was in the year 1791 that the Imperial Act, coninionly known as the "Consti- tutional Act," was promulgated, by which one-seventh part of all the Crown Lands in Canada were reserved and set apart for the benefit of " A Protestant Clergy." At that time, and for many years after. Crown Lands in Canada were of small value and the revenues accruing from them very insignificant ; but as time went on their value increased. Up to the year 1820 the Church of EngLmd in Canada had received whatever emoluments arose from the sale of these lands. In that year, however, for the first time the Anglican Church claimed as of right, a monopoly of the Eeserves, upon the principle that being the established church in England it should be so regarded in Canada. The memberrs of the Church of Scotland in Canada protested vigourously against the preten- sions of their Anglican brethren and their indignation reached a climax when it was announced in 1836, that provision had been made by the local government for the endowment of fifty- 5 6 It r seven Kectories of the Cliurnh of England. The Synod of the Presbyterian Chnrch in connection with the Chnrch of Scotland petitioned the Kiiifr lo levoke the act and employed such other means as lay in their power to have their grievance redressed. The late Dr. Black of Montreal, the Hon. William Morris of Perth and Chief Justice Maclean of Toronto were especially ])rominent in asserting the rights of their Synod during the long continued and bitter controversy that ensued ere the Presby- terians of Canada wt d recognized as having a rij;htful claim to any share of the Keserves. By the Imperial Act of 1840 uniting Upper and Lower Canada, the claim of the Scottish Presbyteri.ms was at Ijngth conceded, and after making provision for certain other denom- inations to a limited extent, it was arranged that the remaining proceeds of the Reserves should be divided, two-thirds to go to tlie Church of England, and one-third to the Synod in connec- tion with the Church of Scotland. Dissatisfaction still prevailed. Appeals, protests, and p.i'titions followed; the churches and the country alike were agitated. "The secularization of the Clergy IL'3erves" became the all-abscrbing political question of the day. Yielding to public pressure, the Canadian Government applied to the Imperial Legisiature for power to deal with the Reserves. This was tiranted May 9th, 1853, when authority was given "To vary or repeal all or any of the existing provisions for the dis- tribution of the Reserves' Fi;nd, and to apply the proceeds to any purpose the Canadian Government may see fit," provided that the payments hitherto made to the clergy of the Churches of England and Scotland, and to which the faith of the Crown had ])een pledged, should be continued during the natural lives of the parties then receiving the same. So intense had the public feeling on this subject become, a rebellion, almost, seemed imminent ; the Canadian Government therefore considered it advisable to remove all semblance of connection between Church and State in Canada. This could V nly be done by buying off the claims of existing ministers. It •A-as therefore enacted by the Canadian statute of 1854 "That the Governor-in-Council may, whenever it may be deemed expedient, with the consent of the parties severally interested, ooniniute with said parties their annual stipends or allowances to be calculated at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum upon the probable life of each individual, and in the case of the bodies speciried, at the actual value of said allowances at the time of commutation." Under the Imperial Union Act of 1840, when provision was made for honouring the claims of the Kirk ministers, nine Com- missioners were to be apjjointed to take charge of any funds coming to the members of the Synod from the Clergy Eeserves; provided, that two should rttire in rotation, their places to be annually supplied by the Synod. The first nine Commissioners were as follows : — llev. Thomas Liddell, LL.D., " Alex. Matbieson. " Hugh Urquhart. " Peter C. Campbell. " John Machar. Hon. John Hamilton, Kingston. John Mowat, do. Hon. James Morris, Brockville. John Smith, Montreal. To these were added in succession from time to time : — Rev. Dr. Black, Montreal. Hon. James Crooks, Hamilton. Hon. Peter McGill, do. Cliarles Tait, do Hugh Allan, do W. Eilmonstone, do Hon. William Morris, Perth. Alex. MrMartin, Martintown. Hew Kamsay, Montreal. John Greenshields, do. The Commissioners appointed by the Synod, in January 1855, to negotiate terms of comnmtation with the Government were these :— Eev. John Cook, D.D., convener; Ptev. Dr. Mathioson, Hon. Thomas Mackay, Ottawa; Hugh Allan and John Thompson, Quebec. Dr. Cook was empowered to act for the Synod and for the ministers individually by their respective powers of attorney. 8 Names of Commuting Ministers with d^tes of Ordination, Ages in 1853, and Amount of Com- mutation in ( ZJanad lan currency of $4 to the £. 1;: Ord. Name. Age. Com!n. Remarks. tf 1835 Anderson, Jamea 57 £1527 Died at Ormstown 1861 age 64 m 1830 Anderson, Joseph 68 1441 ti ut Mountain 1868 11 83 \C' 1828 Bell, Andrew 61 1734 II at L'Orignal 1856 11 54 rfy 1817 Beli, William 75 837 II at Perth 1857 It 78 K 1845 Bain, V/illiam 40 1998 II in Kingston 1889 11 76 ■>,,' 1842 Barclay, John 41 1981 II in Toronto 1887 II V5 !' ' •, 1847 Barr, William 36 2071 II at Brantford 1886 :i 71 ■>.-,■■ 1848 Bell, William 41 19?0 11 at N. Easthope 1873 11 61 1844 Bell, George 35 2088 II in Toronto 1898 11 79 1853 Buraet, Robert 31 2148 II at Milton, 0. 1889 11 67 1853 Campbell, John 35 2088 II at Nottawasaga 1864 11 45 1832 Colquhoun, Aruhd 50 1768 II at Mulmur, 0. 1872 i; 67 1836 Cook, John 49 1785 i< in Quebec 1892 II 87 ■X'''' 1844 Davidson, John 43 1932 i 66 1831 George, James 54 1357 II at Stratford, 1870 II 70 ■ ■■] 1843 Grigor, Colin 47 1849 II at Plantagcnet, 1864 11 56 1850 Gibson, Hamilton 43 1932 11 in Toronto, 0. 1885 II 73 A- 1848 Haig, Thomas 38 2037 II at Beauharnois 1866 11 49 1822 Johr'^on, Thomas 61 1386 11 at Chinguacousy 1866 II 72 1852 Johnson, William 31 2148 II at Vernon City B.C. 1897 II 74 ij-v 1624 King, William 66 802 II at Wat.erdown, 0. 1859 II 69 1822 Lewis, Alexander 63 1226 II at Mono Mills, 0. 1878 II 88 1853 Lindsay, Peter 34 2097 Retired, in Toronto 1888 11 1826 Mathieson, Alex. 58 1489 Died in Montreal 1S70 11 75 1833 Mair, William 56 1560 II at Chatham, Q. 1860 II 61 1840 Mann, Alexander 53 2017 II at Pakenham, 0. 1884 11 84 1836 Muir, James C. 56 1560 11 at Georgetown, Q. 1881 II 83 1823 Merlin, John 72 952 11 at HemmingfdiQ 1866 II 83 1853 Morrison, Thomas 30 2160 Returned to Scotland 1855 1829 McGill, Robt 56 1560 Died in Montreal 1856 1. 59 1850 Munro, Donald 66 1203 11 at Finch, 0. 1867 iagara. Retired 188o, d. in Toronto, 1899, Markham, 0. [age 68. N. Dorchester, Clifton, 0. Died in London, 0. 18S5> Litchfield, Q. Died tiiere 1857, age 34. 1854 Gordon, James Lindsay, John Macdonald, John Beechridge, Q. MacEwen, James Westminster, 0. Welland, 0. Kinmount, Man. Walker.Archibald, Belleville, 0. Retired 1890, at Beauharnois. Retired 1869, died in Glasgow, Scotland, 1881, age 57. Ferguson, Geo. D Three Rivers, Q. L'Orignal and Hawkesbury, 0. Prof, in Queen's Coll., Kingston. While the Government refused to recognize the claims of these minii^ters for commutation, the Synod came to their relief, the commuting ministers agreeing to accept ;^112 : 10 each from the Clergy Eet-erve Fund annually, instead of ^IHO as hereto- fore, thus securing for the others a share in the fund. Owing to this arrangement, the said eleven ministers came to be known as " Privileged Ministers." The date of commutation was fixed for April 1st, 1855, and was to apply to all who had been ordained at May 9th, 1853. At a special meeting of the Synod held in Montreal on the 10th of January in that year, the committee in charge of the commu- tation negotiations reported that a satisfactory conclusion had been reached. "Whereupon, the Synod gave its formal sanction and laid down rules for the administration of the Fund. The foliowiug was declared to be a fundamental principle 3 and that 1 added to \d2, ago 82. idieie Basin. Miirkham, 0. I 79. [age 74. aronto, 1899, [age 68. 3on, 0. 18G5> 34. iharnois. in Gla.sgow, e 57. claims of leir relief, each from as hereto- Owing to be known 1855, and 9th, 1853. 1 the 10th e commu- usion had 1 sanction d. principle i Af^.. ^^ki M"^ 11 i which it ."-hall not he competent for the Synod at any time to alter, uiilens with the consent of the ministers <^a'anfin'( such p(Aver and authority; that the interest of the fund shall be de- voted, in the first instance, to the payment annually of ;!^112 : 10 to each of the commuting ministers, and, as soon as the fund shall admit, the like sum of ;^112:10 annually to each of the eleven ministers v\ ho were refused commutation, with the proviso that all persons who have a claim to such benefits shall be min- isteis of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, and that they shall cease to have any cliiim on the fund whenever they shall cease to be ministers in Connection with the said Church. In 1856, the lollowing names were added to the lioard of Cotnmutation Commissioners : Rev. Hugh Urquhart, of Corn- wall ; Messrs. John Young, Hamilton ; John Cameron, Toronto; F. \V. Harper, Kingston ; and Thomas Paton, Monureal, At the same time the regulations were revised — reducing the payments to the privileged ministers to ;^100 a year, and sanctioning the payment of a like j^um to all the other ministers not provided iox, if tJie funds admit of it. It was further aureeu that the Boaid should be designated "The Board for the Manage- ment OF THE TE-MPOEALITIES' FUND OF THE PRESBYTERIAN Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland." Upon the death ^f any of the ministers the sums thus guaran- teed to them were to revert to tlie common fund, and ministers released from their charges fiom age and infirmity, sanctioned by the Synod, were to enjoy their allotted payments for life. It soon became apparent that the revenues from the Commu- tation Fund would be inadequate to keep pace with the increase of ministers that was being yearly added to the roll, and that steps should be taken for supplementing the Temporalities' Fund. The Synod accordingly resolved " That it is of the utmost im- portance that a special appeal be made to the laity of the Church in order to call forth their liberality in aid of the fund, and to place it in such a position as to adapt it to the wants of the Church and the exigencies of our position in the Province." 12 Act of Incokpokation. In the meantime the Synod obtained from the Legislature of Canada "An Act to incorporate the Board for tlie manaj^H- nient of the Temporalities Fund." It provided that the lioarcl should have perpetual succession ami a common seal; thot it may sue and be sued ; that it may accept and hold in trust moneys, debentures and other stocks for the said Synod ; that the Board shall always consist of twelve members, five of whom to be ministers and seven laymen, two of each class rttiring annually etc. The Boaid was also authorized to make by-laws for its governance subject to the Synod's approval, and it was required to report annually to the Synod. A code of by-laws was adopted by the Synod in 1860. Thus equipped, the Board was fairly launched and beuan its long and chequered career. Financial disasters ere long ensued. A large portion of the Board's earliest investments consisted ol stocks of chartered banks. The suspension of the Commer- cial B ink of Canada in 1867 resulted in a loss to the board of nearly one hundred thousand dollars. In 1878 the Merchants Bank of Canada became embarrassed financially and the value of its stock was reduced by 33 1-3 percent. Some years later came the collapse of the Consolidated Bank, entailing a loss of the Board's capital to the extent of over thirty thousand dollars. Altogether, the losses arising from these investments exceeded one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ! Ae was to be expected, the administrative policy of the Executive was at the time and has since been, somewhat severely criticized. "Why did they invest in Bank stocks ?" The answer is that the Board was composed of twelve men selected on account of their known experience in business affairs ; that these men had not the gift of seeing into the future, and that they acted according to the best of their judgment at the time. Moreover in the Act of Incorporation, " Stocks of the chartered Banks " were among the securities in which the Board was recommended to invest its funds. Mortgages on real estate not being so recommended, the inference was drawn that the Board was debarred from mak- ing such investn>ents. Acting however upon legal advice, an jgislature maiiagc^- he liOHrcl 1 ; thut it in trust lod ; that of whom 5 retiring 3 by-laws id it was in 1860. beuan its g ensund. consisted Commer- board of .lerchants the value ater came ss of the i dollars, exceeded expected, time and did they oard was r known : the gift ig to the le Act of 'e among to invest imended, •oni mak- dvice, an 13 Act of the Legislature was obtained in 18G0 permitting the Board to invest in mortgages, and from that time forward no new investments were made (tther than in mortgages on real estate, and not a dollar has been lost. Managers of the Temporalities' Fund. The names of the members at the institution of the Board were as follows ; the first eight having been inserted in the Act of Incorporation, and the last four appointed by the Synod : — Rev. A. Mathieson, D.D. Mr. John Cameron. " John Cook, D.b. " Thomas Baton. " Hugh Urquhart, D.D. Rev. J(.hn Barclay, D.D. Mr. Joliii Thomson. " "William Snodgrass, " Hu"h Allan. Mr. John Greenshields. John Younii. Alexander Morri". The following became members of the Board at subse(juent dates : — 1863. Rev. Alex. Spence. D.D. 1866. Judge Deunistoun. 1867. William Darling. 1868. Rev. J. H. Mackerras. James Michie. 1869. John L. Morris, Q.C. Ib70. Rev. D. M. (.4ordon. " William Walker. 1871. Rev. John Jenkins, D.D. " Rev. Gavin Lung. 1875. Alex. Mitchell. 1880. Rev. Robt. Campbell, D.D. 188.3. Rev. James Patterson. " Rev. Donald Ross, D.D. " D. P.. Maclennan, Q.C, " Geo. M. Macdonnell,Q.C. " Andrew Allan. 1885. Judge Maclennan. " Alex. Macpherson. 1886. Rev. John S. Burnet. " E. B. Greenshields. 1891. James Tasker. 1893. Rev. James B. Muir.D.D. " William Darling, Junr. Chairmen of the Board. Mr. Thomas Baton was the son of a Scottish manse, born at Lasswade, in 1806. He came to Canada in 1836, and became general manager of the Bank of British North America in Montreal. He was appointed chairman of the Temporalities' Board in 1858, and discharged the duties of the office with marked ability and fidelity until 1869, when he left Canada subsequently taking up his abode in New Zealand, where he died in 1897, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. His name is B 14 still chf^rished in nffertionate reinombraiioe by many old friends who rejoice in the fact that the Lord's promise was made j^ood to him — " With loiif,' life will I satisfy him." Silt Hugh Allan, president of the Merchants Bank of Canada, succeeded Mr. Paton in 18G9 and served in that capacity with characteristic energy and faithfulness until 187'> when he retired. As secretary of the Lay Association, and d the Clergy Reserves Commissioners, Sir Hugh had in previous years devoted much time in prouioting the interests of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland. He died at Edinburgh, Scotland, very suddenly, in 1882, in the 73rd year of his age. Mr. William Darling, elected in 1875, continued to be chairman of the Board till his death in 1885. From the time that he became a member of the Board, Mr. Darling took a very deep interest in its affairs, and as chairman of the E.xecutive Committee devoted much time and thought to its management, and brought great business ability to bear upon its interests. He died in Montreal on November 1st, 1885, aged 60 years. Mr. Andrew Allan became chairman in 1885, but owing to advancing years and many business engagements, he resigned in 1887, retaining his seat, however, as a member of the Board, and as opportunity offered, giving the Board the benefit of his judicious counsels and large experience. Mr. Alexander Macpherson, the present incumbent, who succeeded Mr. Allan in 1887, has been chairman and chief of the Executive longer than any of his predecessors. Mr. Mac- pherson was born at Lancaster, Ontario, in 1880, and entered into business in Montreal in 1850. His marked executive ability has for these many years been cheerfully devoted to the interests of the Board and the welfare of the Beneficiaries. The Executive. The act of incorporation provided for the appointment of an Executive Committee by the Board of Management, the duties of which were defined by a code of By-laws. They were % J? Ill fricMids ado j^ootl Blink of ,'/■, capacity when he . , ; ,■ »e Cler«.'y ,'i''' s devoted ■k n Church He died 73rd year '■ yy ed to be the time ok a very V i^xecutive ■■'■' afjenieiit, interests. years. ut owing resigned "" y le Board, fit of his "lent, who f 4 chief of % Ar. Mac- :;# entered executive ed to the ries. tment of [lent, the hey were # AF7^.. ^^S^ ■■^ ^ .* ^ « ' 'j'>'i '."* 15 to be appointed annually and invested with power and authority to carry out the decisions of the Board in regard to tlie invest- ment and administration of its funds, "To receive, accept, and execute transfers of bank or other stocks or debentures and to execute acts, deeds and discharges on behalf and in name of the Board," This committee in the first instance consisted of Mr. Thomas Paton, chairman ; Eev. Alexander Mathieson,D. 11, and Mr. Hu(>h Allan. From time to time the personnel of the Executive underwent changes. In addition to those just men- tioned the following served on the committee in the order of their appointment : — John (jJreenshields. William Darling. John L. Morris. Kev. John Jenkins, D.D. liev. J. H. Mackerras. Alexander Mitchell. Rev. Robt. Campbell, D.D. Andrew Allan. Alexander Macpherson. E. B. Greenshields. Rev. James Patterson. James Tasker. The duties and responsibilities devolving on the Executive have been in the highest degree important — implying the ex- penditure of much time, thought, and sound judgment in the selection of investments and management of the finances gen- erally, and especially during later ye.irs when the exigencies of the Fund called for more than ordinary skill and prudence. It may be added that the recommendations of the Executive in regard to tliese matters have invariably met with the approval of the Board. The deep interest which theso gentlemen have all along taken in the Fund, and in the beneficiaries connected with it, is only equalled by the regret now experienced that their services must so soon cease to be required. Mr. A. Mac- pherson, Rev. Dr. Campbell, and Mr. James Tasker, who con- stitute the Executive at the present time have discharged the duties of this office with great fidelity for many years. The Secretariat. Mr. John Wilson Cook, a son of the late Rev. Dr. Cook, of Quebec, and a distinguished member of the Quebec Ear, was appointed first Secretary-Treasurer of the Temporalities' Board, September 2«th, 1858, at a salary of one hundred pounds a year. ^^ 16 II In May, 1865, Mr. Cook resigned on account of impaired health, receiving the cordial thanks of the Board for his faithful and zealous services. He died January 28th, 1873, in the 36th year of his age. Mr, William Richaudson Croil of Montreal, was elected, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Cook's resignation in May, 1865. At the end of three years he, too, had to relinquish the office in consequence of continued ill health. In accepting his resigna- tion the Board recorded " its deep regret at losing his vahmble " services, and hoping that in a more genial clime his health " may be re-established." But that was not to be. Mr. Croil died at Nassau, N.P., in April, 1873, in the 61st year of his age. The present Secretary-Treasurer, formerly oi' Williamsburg, Ontario, and Agent for the Schemes of the Church, was appointed to succeed his brother, ad interim, November 11th, 1867, and was installed into the office in May following. Thk Auditors. Mr. James Mitchell was appointed by the Synod the first auditor of the books and accounts of the B^ard, in 1857, and he continued to discharge the duties of the office with great fidelity and ability for the long period of thirty-eight years, without fee or reward. Mr. Mitchell was born in Halifax, K S., in 1818. He came to reside in Montreal in 1851, and he died there, November 10th, 1895. There had been associated with him, at different periods, Messrs. John Greenshields, Robert Muir, George Templeton, Alex. Macpherson, and Philip S. Ross. Mr. Temple- ton was joint-auditor for 10 years — 1865 to 1875. His services were highly appreciated. He died in Montreal, March 28th, 1875, Mr. Macpherson also served the Board in this capacity for ten years. Mr. Ross has given the Board the benefit of his professional services since 1886, and is still in harness, Mr, Alexander Mitchell, of Montreal, succeeded the late Mr, James Mitchell, as associate auditor with Mr. Ross, by the unanimous vote of the beneficiaries in 1896. Mr. Mitchell was born at Mortlach, Scotland, in 1833. He came to Quebec in 1850, and, in 1854 to Montreal, where he has since resided. 17 The Synod's Nine Coraiuissionors under the Clergy Reserves' Act continued in office from 1842 until 1862, four years after the incorporation of the P)oard. There were arrears to be collected, and a considerable amount of money had accumulated which was eventually divided amongst the ministers and con- gregations—some $12,000 being appropriated to the nucleus of a manse and glebe fund, a similar amount being handed over to the Temporalities' Board. Diligent search has failed to discover any record of :he transactions of the Synod's Nine Commissioners. All that is known is the names of tlie Committee given above and that during the whole of its existence Kev, Dr. Mathieson was its chairman, Mr. William Edmonstone, treasurer ; and Mr. Hugh Allan, secretary. Home Missions and Sustentation Funds. Legacies-, Donations, &c. Adversity has its uses. The cloud that had overshadowed the' Temporalities' Board had its silver lining. The financial disasters that had befallen and seemed for the time to imperil the existence of the Commutation Fund, were the means of awakening the membership of the Church to the gravity of the situation and the duty devolving upon them to aid the Board in continuing its pecuniary assistance to the ministers already on the Synod's roll, and to make provi.siou for those who were yearly being added to it. In 1859, the Temporalities' Board issued a special appeal to the congregations, setting forth the urgent need there was for more ministers and mme money for their support, as well as for that of Queen's College, which had also suffered severely by the failure of the Commercial Bank. This appeal to the Christian liberality of the Church was signed by every member of the Board, and was followed up by the appointment of deputations to visit the several congregations. Among those who took a prominent part in these visitations were Eev. Dr. Cook of Que- bec, Dr. Barclay of Toronto, Dr. Snodgrass of Montreal, Rev. Archibald Walker of Belleville, Rev. James Bain of Scarborough, Rev. Robt. Burnet of Hamilton, Rev. John H. Mackerras of 18 Bownmnville, associated with whom were Chief Justice Maclean, John Greenshields, Judge Logie, Messrs. John Paton of King- ston, George Neilson of Belleville, Archibald Barker of Markham, Colonel Thompson of Toronto, the Church Agent and others. The visits of the deputations were made in tiie winters of 1860 and 1861. The winter of 1861 was one of the coldest on record in these latitudes. The mercury dropped down to 40° below zero. Railway trains were blocked, and deputations ' snowed up ' in diverse places, but the work was carried on enthusiastically, and the result was the exhibition of a spirit of loyalty to the ' Auld Kirk ' and cheerful liberality such as had ne'.ar before been manifested m her history in these provinces. Individual members gave $1000 each; some sub- scribed $100 a year " for life." In May, 1861, the amount sub- scribed was close on $30,000, and the foundation had been laid of a permanent Home Mission Fund, ,.ith an annual revenue of from $7000 to $8000 a year. The number of ministers had in the meantime been increasing so rapidly that in 1865 the Temporalities' Board reported to the Synod their inability to meet all the demamls on the Fund. The names of nineteen ministers had to be struck off from the pay roll. That was a serious matter. The Synod of that year accordingly appointed a special committee to take the oversight of all the schemes of the Church, with instructions to take such steps as to them might seem best in the circumstances. The names of the members of this committee were as follows : — Thomas Paton, chairman, William Darling, James Johnston, Alexander Buntin, James S. Hunter, John Eankin, George Stephen, John L, Morris, John Greenshields, Rev. Dr. Mathieson, Rev. Andrew Paton, Rev. John Jenkins, D.D. The Committee, as a first step towards the object in view, appointed a lay agent to visit each and all of the congregations and explain to the people the nature and object of the various missionary and benevolent schemes of the Church, and the urgent need of more liberal support. A historical and statistical report 19 of the agent's work at that time was presented to the Synod of 1867, and snbsequently published in book form. The next prnctical suggestion of the Committee was that of the inauguration of a General Sustentation Fund. Tliis was established in 1870. Prior to that date the Home Mission Fund had been administered by the Temporalities' Board, but the new fund was to be placed under separate management. This was successfully carried into effect under the able presidency of Rev. Dr. Jenkins, and proved of great value in supplementing the stipends of such ministers as could not be reached by the funds at the disposal of the Temporalities' Fioard, up to the time of the union, when its work necessarily terminated. As a result of these different agencies, it may be stated that during the fourteen years preceding the union upwards of $120,000 v^ere secured by voluntary contributions towards the Home Mission and the Sustentation Funds, both of which were directly tributary to the Temporalities' Fund ; and it is ques- tionable if one-half of the amount would, or could have been obtained but for the generous sympathy evoked by financial disasters. The Legaciks left to the Temporaliti^ts' Board were as fol- lows: 1866. By Miss Catherine Fisher, Montreal, in trust, $ 800. 1867. " Mr. George Michie of Toronto 2000. 1872. " " Robert Craig, Middleville 100. 1884. " " James Michie, Toronto 4000. Union of the PrI':.sbyterian Churches. As this had an important hearing on the future history of the Temporalities' Board, a brief reference may be made to the manner in which it was brought aboui:. At a meeting of the Synod held in Wiliiamstown in July 18^2, the Rev. Robt. McGill and Judge Maclean were appointed to draw up a minute " expressive of the views of the Synod in regard to the importance and desirableness of greater union among the several branches of the Presbyterian Church of Can- 20 !( f' ada." This v\ as perhaps the first overt act of the Synod pointing to a federal union of the churches. An elaborate minute was given in, read and approved of, but nothing was done further in the matter at that time. In subse(iuent years the sul>ject was repeatedly introduct d in the Syiio'i by overture.s fiouj individuals and Presbyteries, but it was not until 1870 that any definite action was taken. In that year the subject was prominently brought under the notice of tiie supieme Courts of the foui Presbyterian Churches then in Canada, by a letter addressed to the moderator of each from the Rev. D'-. Ormiston, a minister of the Canada Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario, in which tiie advantages from such a union were emphasized, and the tiuggestioM made that a joint meeting of ministers and elders of the respective churches should be held to consider the subject in all its bearings. The letter was received by all the parties to whom it was addressed with the utmost cordiality, and steps were immediately taken to act on the suggestion. The first meeting of a joint-committee was held in St. Paul's Church, Montreal, on September 28th, 1870. At this, and sub- sequent meetings, the proposal was endorsed with entire unan- imity. The Union of the Churches was consummated in Mont- real on June 15th, 1875. Of the ministers who declined to enter into the union there were only two of the Canada Presby- terian Church, ten of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, and nine of the Synod of the Maritime Provinces in connection with the Church of Scotland; in all twenty-one, out of a total number of 634 on the rolls of the four negotiating churches. It is remarkable that in the basis of union finally adopted no reference is made to the Temporalities' Pand; nor, since the union, has the General As- sembly ever sought to exercise any control over it : it has never even asked or received an official report of the proceedings of the Board. The only mention of the Temporalities' Board to be louF'.d in the minutes of the Assembly is a very generous one — having reference to certain expenses incurred by members of the Board in connection with a prolonged law-suit, the General ill 21 Assemby in 1882, passed a resolution unatiiiiiously "commend- ing to the members of the Church the duty of coming liberally to the assistance of the brethren made personally liable for costs in the appeal case to the Trivy Council." The response to this was cordial and doubly valuaidn as an index of the unity and brotherly-kiu'lness of the united church. For the protection of the property and other interests of all concerned, it had become necessary to obtain the sanction of the legislatures in the diflereiit provinces of the Dominion, before the ujiion coidd be consummated. In addition to the general act respecting the union of the churches in the Province of Que- bec, it was deemed advisable to have a special act defining the rights atid privileges of the beneficiaries of the Temporalities' Board. This Act — 38 Victoria, Cap. 64, entitled "an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the Board for the management of the Temporalities' Fund," was passed by the Legislature of Que- bec, Fetiruary 23r(1, 1875. Its object was to protect the rights of all the ministers, whether adheriu'^ to the anion or declining to enter it. It presc':'ibed how members were to be elected to the board of management after the union, and it made this radical departure from previous rules of administration, " That the Temporalities' Board sl-all, if necessary, draw upon the capital of the fund, in order to meet aforesaid requirements. The fund continued to be administered in conformity with this Act until May, 1878, when a writ of injunction was served on the Board, restraining it from exercising any control of the fund. In December following, a suit was instituted against the Board in the name of the Eev. Eobert Dobie, one of the small minority who declined to enter into the union. The main con- tention was that the protesting minority were alone entitled to be recognized as the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, and that they should therefore be invested with the control and management of the Temporalities' fund. Mr. Jus':ice Jette gave his decision in favour of the Board, December 31st, 1879. The case was appealed to the Court of Queen's Bench, with a similar result, and finally transmitted to the Judicial Committee of Her Majesty's Privy Council, London. c 22 In July, 1881, the case was argued in the presence of the following members of the Council : — Lor'i Blackburn, liOi ' Watson, Sir Barnes Peacock, Sir Montague Smith, Sir Robert P. Collier, Sir Kichard Cov.ch, Sir Arthur Hobhouse. The solicitors for the Board were Messrs, B(jinpas, Bischoff and Dodgson of London, and Mr. John L. Morris, Q.C. of Montreal. On the 2lst of January, 1882, their Lordships delivered their judgment in the case. Inter alia : (1) That the Act of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, 38 Vict. ch. 64, amending the Act of the Province rf Quebec, 22 Vict. ch. 66, under which ti»e Temporalities' Board was incorponited, was ultra vires, and that consequently the Board by whiuli the Fund was admihistered subsequent to the Union was not duly consti- tuted. (2) Their Lordships declined to declare that the Tem- poralities' Fund should be vested in the minority who did not enter into the Union. (3) Their Lordships further declined to declare that the ministers who went into the Union ceased to be members of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland, or that they had no longer any right to the benefits of the Temporalities' Fund. (4) Their Lordships stated that " the Parliament of Canada is the only Legislature having power to modify or repeal the provisions of the Act of 1858," (5) " Their Lordships are of opinion that neither the respondents' {i. e. the Board) own costs, nor those in which they are found liable to the appellant, ought to come out of the trust fund. The appellant's costs must therefore be paid by the members of the respondent corporation as individuals." Application having been made to the Dominion Legislature, an Act was passed and assented to on May 18th, 1882, the pro- visions of which are almost identical with the Quebec Act of 1875. By this Act the transactions of the Board from and since the passing of that Act were all ratified and confirmed. But in- asmuch as no authority was given to encroach on capital, emin- ent counsel gave it as their opinion that the arrears of payments 23 to ministers which had accuirmlatucl while the appeal case was in progress, could not legally be paid by drawing on the capital. This gave rise to another lawsuit in 1885, when Kev. Hugh NlviiN brought an action against the Board to recover arrears of stipend withheld from him pending the appeal case above-men- tioned. The judgment rendered by Judge Jett^ in the Superior Court of the Province of Quebec sustained the action of the Board, and the case was dismissed with costs. Again, in 1893, another suit was instituted against the Board by tiie Kev. T. G. Smith, D.I), of Kingston. Ur. Smith having left Canada in 1886, and having been inducted to a charge in the United States had, ipso facto, ceased to have any claim on the Temporalities' Fund. The fact of his subsequent return to Canada and his name being pLiced on the roll of the Presbytery of Kingston was the ground on which he claimed to have his name replaced on the list of beneficiaries. The case was argued at length in the Snperior Court, Montreal, before Mr. Justice Pagnuelo, who dismissed the Plaintiff's action with costs. By this time the Temporalties' Board had reached a point in its history which foreshadowed the beginning of the end of its corporate existence. All these years, since 1875, encroachments had been made on capital in order to fulfil stipulated obligations to the beneficiaries. It was inevitable that these drafts became greater in each succeeding year. From time to time actuarial valuations of the Fund had been obtained . the latest was made by Mr. T. B. Mucaulay, as at January 1st, 1897, when the total assets of the Fund were valued at $88,731.23. It was then es- timated that to make provision for the claims of the twelve commuting and privileged ministers remaining on the roll it would be necessary to set anF.rt a sum of not less than $60,000, which would only leave $28,731.23 to be dealt with in the in- terests of the noil privileged ministers. It was further shown that a much smaller sum than $60,000 would suffice either to commute the claims of the said twelve ministers or to purchase annuities for them. After submitting the matter in all its bearings to the consid- eration of the beneficiaries, and having received satisfactory m 24 roplies from tlietn, the Hoiml, at a ineetinj,' held on May 27Lh, 1897, resolvd to commute the payments of ten of tlie commut- in«,' and privih-^'ed ministers, and bo provide annuities for the two who declined to accept commutation. An Act (jf the Do- minion Le<,Mslature (assented to in May, 1897) was obtained authorizinf]; the Board to make these arrangements, and on July Ist, following, payments were accordingly nuule as f()lk)ws : — Kev. George Bell, LL.D., Toronto, S23l0.:i0 " J. B. Mowatt, I). I)., Kingston 2902,05 " S. Mylne, San Diego. C:al 2775.15 " David Watson, D.D., Beaverton 2902.05 " Peter Lindsay, Toronto 2475.00 " John Macdonald, Beauharnois 181G.00 " William ClelHiid, Toronto 2701.G0 •* James McEwen, London, Out o27L20 " Duncan Anderson, Levis 24GG.80 " George D. Ferguson, Kingston 31GG.40 And for annuities of S450.00 each : Eev. Kenneth Maclennan, Levis 4234.00 " Frederick P. Sym, Wiarton, Ont 3713.00 Making in all $3-4,733.55 At the 1st of May, 1898, the cash value of the assets of the Board was $42,146.26, and intimation was then made to the remaining beneficiaries, sixty-two in number, that their accus- tpmed payments would be continued until the 31st of December, 1900, but no longer. At that date the Temporalities' Board, which has been so closely and honourably identifieu with the history of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, by forty-four years of useful service, will be divested of its functions, and the interest so long associated with its name. Its cessation from the work given it to do will thus synchronize with the close of the Nineteenth Century. So mote it be ! ti.* 25 BlOGltAl'lllUAL N0TlCEf=5. Hev. John Cook, D.I)., LLI>., who was chiefly iiistninipntiil in ori«,'inatiii<,' the Fund, jiiid who took a leading part in ^niidiiig its adniiiiislration, was horn at Sanquhar, Duud'rie.-sliire in I8O0, was ordained nnnister of St. Andrew's Church, Queb^'C, by the Presbytery of Dumbarton in 18;]5, and continued in charge of that congregation until I.SS4 wiicn he retired from active ser- vice. Dr. Cook died in Quebec, March ."Ust, 1892, in the 87ih year of his age — a man of ripe scholarshij), sound judgment, excellent administrative ability, and broad catiiolicity of spirit. He was long a recogniaed leader in the Chuich. One of the chief aims of his life was to bring alnjut a union of the several branches of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and, when that was consummated, no one else Wiis thouglit ot as the Hrst moder- utor of the United Church. In departing this life Dr Cook left the impress of his strong mind upon the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the memory of a nol)le and generous nature as an inspiration to the generations which come after iiim. Rev. Alexandeu Matiiieson, D.D. was born at Kenton, in the Vale of Leven, in 1795, and was ordained minister of St. Andrew's Chureh, Montreal, in 1826. During the whole of his ministerial career, extending over forty four years. Dr. Mathie- son was a tower of strength in the Presbyterian Church. He took a prominent part in the settlement of the Clergy Reserves ques- tion and wa^ ever a strenuous advocate of the claims of the ministry for adequate itimuneration. Dr. Mathieson was chair- man of the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund for thirty years. He died in Montreal, February 14th, 1870, in his 75th year. Rev. HuCtH Urquhart, D.D. was a native of Rosshire, Scotland ; born in 1793, ordained by the Presbytery of Ding- wall in 1822, the same yerr came to Canada, was inducted min- ister of St. John's Church, Cornwali, in 1827. He died in Cornwall, February iSt'h, 1871, in his 78th year, and the forty- 26 III fourth of his ministry, — " Leaving few to coni|>are with hini in those quftlities that constitute an earnest and faithful ministry. No men.ber of the Board was more re^^uhir in attending its meetings, and his wise counsel was eminently valuahle." Kev. John Bahclay D.D. was a native of Aysliire, Scot- land. He came to Can.ida in 1842, when he was ordained and inducted as minister of St. Andrew's Church, Toronto. Owing to ill-health he retired in 1870. He ilied in Toronto, Septem- ber 27th, 1887, in his 7oth year. During many years Dr. Bar- clay occupied a very prominent position in the Church. '* His counsels at this and the other boards of which he was a member, and also in the Synod, were eagerly sought, and usually fol- lowed." Eev. John Machah, D.D., one of the Synod's nine Com- missioners, was horn in the parish of Tannadice, near Brechin, Scotland, in 1796. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Edin- burgh as minister of St. Andrew's Church, Kingston, in 1827, in succession to the llev. John Barclay, the first mini^ter of that charge. Dr. Machar was esteemed "a master in Israel," and a model pastor ; was six years principal of Queen's College, King- ston, where some of the most valued of our ministers were traineil under his care and that of his collea'aies. He was ga- thered to his fathers February 7th, 1863, in the 67th year of his age. Hon. Alexander Morris, a most influential member of the Ijfjp ;ia(j^ Board from its inception, was born at Perth, Ont., on March - p 17th, 1826, was called to the Bar in 1851 ind for a number of i (j'Vv^^^ years held a leading position in his profession in Montreal. His " ' services to the Board wer*' unstinted and specially valuable. He was the fiamer of the original act of incorporation in 1858, and , also of subsequent amendments, and continued to be a member p/^ i of the Board until 1875, when he was appointed Lieutenant- Governor of the North-West Territories. Mr. Morris died in Toronto, on the 28th of October, 1889, in the 63rd year of his age. He was an ardent promoter of Confederation, and of the union of the Presbyterian Churcl.^es. 4' w in ts t- Il- ls a 4 27 Mr. James Michie was born at Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1828. He was many years an office-bearer in St. Andrew's Church.Toronto, and one of its staunchest supporters. He died in Toronto on the 13th of January, 1883. In acknow- ledging his bequest of $4,000 the Temporalities' Board " records " its sense of the generous interest which Mr. Michie ever took " not only in the work of this Board, but also in all the benevo- "lent work and schemes of the Church at large," He be- queathed $4,000 each to Queen's College and to the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund, in addition to numerous other bequests for betievolent purposes. And, during his life-time, he was a Princely Giver. Rev. John H. MacKerras, an active and influential mem- ber of the Board and of the Executive Committee for a number of yeuiS; was born at Nnirn, Scotland, in 1832 ; was ordained Minister of Bowmanville, Ont., in 1853, and became Professor of Classical Literature in Queen's College, Kingston, in 1866. As clerk of Synod, and afterward joint-clerk with Dr. Reid of the General Assembly, his aptitude for business was conspicu- ous, while his accurate knowledge of Church Law was of immense service to the Church and to this Board during many of the most critical periods of their history. Mr. M'cKerras died at Peterborough, on the 9th of January, 1880, in the 48th year of his age. Rev. John Jenkins, D.D., LLD., a member of the Board from 1871 to 1884, succeeded Mr. MacKerras as a member of the Executive Committee in 1880, ami on retiring from the Board received cordial thanks for his valuable services. Dr. Jenkins was born in Exeter, England, in 1813. He was ordained :n 1837; was inducted minister of St. Paul's Church, Montreal, in 1865, and retired from active service in 1881. His ministerial career was a b-illiant ore. He died at West Dulwich, London, England, April 12th, 1898, in the 85th year of his age. •" . Rev. William Snodgrass, D.D. Of the original members of the Board Dr. Snodgrass is now the sole survivor. He was liH 28 born in Eenfrewstiire, Scotland, in 1827, was ordained in 1852, and tlie same year commenced his ministry in St. James Church, Charlottetown, P.E I. In 1856 he was translated to St. Paul's, Montreal, in succession to Rev. Dr. McGill, and was appointed principal of Queen's College, Kingston, in 1864 He became minister of Canonbie parish, Dumfriesshire, in 1877, retired from active service in 1896, and now resides at Kilmal- colm, in his native county. Dr. Snodgrass' Canadian ministry was eminently successful aud useful in promoting the interests of the Church and College. He was a member of nearly all of the most important 'boards of the Church and many years clerk of the Synod. IIev. Alexandkr Spence, D.D., was a native of Aberdeen- shire, and was ordained in 1841 as the first Presbyterian minis- ter of St. Vincent, West Indies. He was inducted to St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa, in 1848, and retired in 1867. He died at Elgin, Scotland, September 4th, 1878, in the 74th year of his age. Dr. Spence was a man of superior attainments and highly cultivated intellect. His deep interest in the welfare of the Church in Canada was evidenced by his liberal bequests to Queen's College, the Ministers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund, the Kirk Session of St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa, and other philanthropic purposes. Rev. George M. Grant, D.D., principal of Queen's College, Kingston, though never a member of the Board, is closely related to it; by the following resolution recorded in its minutes of May 25th, 1882 : " The Board records its sense of the deep " obligation under which all tlie beneficiaries of the Temporali- " ties Fund have been laid by Pjiricipal Grant — for the time, " labour and thought which he devoted to promoting the passage " of the bill that has recently become law ; his eloquent advo- " cacy of their rights before the committees of both Houses of " Parliament having contributed largely to the success that " crowned the efforts to secure the requisite legislation." Mr. John Lang Morris, Q.C, son of late Hon. William Morris, was born at Perth, Ont., March 24th, 1835. The Board 29 1- le. has frequently taken occasion to acknowledge, by votes of thanks and otherwise, its indebtedness to Mr. Morris for his long continued, able and gratuitous services as solicitor of the Board, The following resolution, moved by Dr. Cook and cordially adopted, is recorded in the minutes of the Board, dated May 25th, 1882 :— " That the thanks of this Boird, and of that portion of the " Church with whose interests the Board is charged, are emi- " nently due to Mr. John L. Morris, counsel for the Board, for " the zeal and ability with which he defended the rights of the " beneficiaries in the tedious litigation into which the Board " was dragged by the unreasonable pretensions of the small " minoiity that declined to enter into the Union of the " Churches, and tor his exertions in procuring the required " legislation in the Dominion Parliament." Mr. Morris was called to the Bar in 1859. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1887, and appointed solicitor to this Board in 1889. In that capacity he appeared before H. M. Privy Council, in London, 1882, in defence of the suit Dobie vs. The Temporalities' Hoard. Mr. John Greenshields, one of the original members of the Board, continued till the day of his death to be one of its most disinterested and generous supporters — giving much of his valuable time and of his ample means to maintain and extend its usefulness. " His sound, practical views on questions r.ffecting the interests of the Board rendered his counsels and r )peration at all times valuable. His large contributions to ! if liiid will long remain a pleasing evidence of the interest he tver took in the welfare of the Church of Scotland in Canada." Mr. Greenshields was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to Canada in 1833, soon to enter upon an extensive and successful business. He was ordained to the eldership in St. Paul's Church in 1854, and became a man of mark in the Church courts. He died in Montreal, March 23rd, 1867, aged 52. Judge Dennistoun, a descendant of the Dennistouns of Deuuistoun and Colgrain, one of the oldest families in the D lit: 30 county, was born in Dumbartonshire in 1815. In 1834 he came to Canada and settled on a farm in Fenelon, Ont; entered on the study of law in 1844; was called to the Bar in 1849, and appointed a County Judge iji 1868. He was an influential member of the Temporalities' Board for sixteen years, and retired on account of failing health in 1882. He died in Toronto, May 31st, 1895, in the 81st year of his age. Eev. Robert Campbell, D.D,, was born in Drummond Township, Ont., in 1835. He was ordainc d as minister of St. Andrew's Church, Gait, Ont., in 1862, and was translated to the St. Gabriel Street Church, Montreal, in 1866. His services to the Church at the time of the union of 1875 and as joint clerk of tlie General Assembly have been extremely valuable. He has been a member of the Temporalities' Board since 1880, whose accurate knowledge of church law and procedure have often been called into requisition and always appreciated. He has been a member of tlie Executive Committee since 1884. Mr. James Tasker, a native of Forfarshire, Scotland, came to Canada in 1855, and has been in business in Montreal since 1866. His services to the Board as a member of the Executive Committee have been invaluable. Mr. Philip S. Ross, whose gratuitous services as auditor to this and other Boards of the Church, have been very highly appreciated, was born in Belfu-^t in 1827. He came to Mont- real in 1851, and has for many years been an active member of the Chartered Accountants' Association. List of Names of Ministers placed on the Synod's Rolls from 1855 to 1875, inclusive, in the order of their appointment to charges in Canada, and the principal charges held by them, all of them having been bene- ficiaries of tlie Temporalities' Board, excepting four * thus marked. _;j-.^-^ ~^:^ ~- ^^^ 31 Ord. Name. 1855 Stevenson, Robert 1856 Buchan, Alex. 1856 Campbell, John 1856 MtCaughey, S. G. 1856 Mackay, W. E. 1856 MacDonald, Donald 1856 MacVicar, Peter 1856 Snodgrass, Williana 1856 Watson, Peter 1857 MacHutcheson.Wm 1857 Miller, William 1857 Niven, Hugh 1857 James Sieveright Remarks. Resigned in 186b. Died there 1875, age 80. Died at Markham, 1869, age 41). Resigned in 1859. Died at Orangeville, 1885, age 59. Died there 1878, age 46. To Manor, Scotland, 1859. 1857 White, William 1858 Campbell, Charles 1858 Clarke, W. 0. 1858 Douglas, James S. 1858 Evans, Joseph 1858 Herald, James 1858 Livingstone, M. W. 1858 MacKee, William 1858 Masson, William Charges. Williams, 0. Stirling, 0. Brock, O. Markham, 0. Pickering, 0. Camden Orangeville Lochiel, 0. Sleat, Scotland Saugeen, 0. Napier, 0. Marti ntown Charlottetown, P.E.I. St. PaulV, Montreal Queen's College To Canonbie, Scotland, 1877. Williamstown, 0. , Beckwith, 0. Stratford, 0. S. k Binhiooke, 0. Melbourne, Q. Ormstown, Q. Chelsea, Q. Goderich, 0. Prince Albert, N.W Huntsville, 0. Lion's Head, 0. Richmond, 0. Kitley, 0. Jlarke, 0. \7ar8aw,0. Niagara, 0. Middleville, 0. Ormstown, Q. Resigned in 1862. Died there 1873. Retired in 1867. Peterboro', Ont. Oxford, 0. Litchfield, Q. Sherbrooke, Q. Dundas, Ont. Medicine Hat, M. Simcoe, 0. Retired in 1884. Died in Toronto, 1899, age 83. Joined Church of England, 1874,^ died at Belleville, 0., 1883, age 49. Resigned in 1864. 7.'o United States in 1869. Died there in 1890, age 66. Died there in 1887. Innisfil & Gwillimbury Bradford, 0. Died there in 1894, ago 71. Hamilton, 0. Russeltown, Q. Gait, Ont. To Duffus, Scotland, in 1879. f 32 '■ ': ■"'■' - ■ , 1 1858 Moffllt, Jnllll Lapnililo 'I'o Scotland in 1866. / 1858 I'attcison, James Heniniingford, Q. Resigned in 1882. Montreal City Missionary 1859 RosH, Donald Vauglian, 0. "'■•■',, V .^,;''-*'' ' ■ -■.■'■'. ' ", . f; ,!.>;., -;;^ .,,•< ;/ ;"- Honthwold, 0. Dundee, Q \' ' ^' '\ ''.■ ' :': Lancaster, 0. To United States in 1880. 1859 Caniflon, David London, 0. Vangliaii, 0. Goderitli, 0. Port Hoi)e, 0. Died at Port Hope, 1892, age 63. 1859 Canning, W. T. Douglas, 0. Oxford Mills, 0. Died there 1895, age 74. 1859 •Epstein, Ephraim Salonica, Turlicy Resigned in 1862 ' ' ; . 1859 Forbes, Alex. Inverness, Q. Died at Waterdown. , 1881. 1859 Hogg, John Guelph, 0. Died there 1877, ago 59. 1859 Lt'ger, P. L. Beiiuliarnois Died there in 1859. 1859 ♦Leittli, Pritiiipal Queen's College Died in Kingston, 1864, age 49. 1859 Livingston, John Dundee, Q. Died there in 1860, age 27. ■ 1859 Niool, Francis London, 0. Died in Toronto, 1873. ". 1859 Porteous, George Wolfe Island, 0. .1,-. ■; „_.,. ,._,.,.„ "\\[''\ •.'' Kitky, 0. /.'(«.'..■■'' -' ~ Iroquois, ''-''"'' '•_" ■' '■ . ■ " L'Amable Died there 1897, age 64. 1859 Rannie, John Cliatliani, 0. To Demerara in 1876. 1859 ♦Story, R. H. Asst. St. And., Mo Prof. Ch. His. Glas jtreal To Rosneath, Scotland, in 1859. Un in 1887 and Principal 1893. 1860 Carmichael, 'ames W. King, 0. 1860 Mair, James Martintown, 0. To United States in 1868. Died 1860 Stott, David 1860 Stewart, William 1861 Black, .James 1861 Cameron, John 1861 Cnrrie, Archibald 1861 Darrach, William 1861 Darroch, John 1861 Hay, John 1861 MuHan, James S. there in 1872. Brantford, 0. To Scotland in 1862. From N. Brunswick Hornby, 0. Died in Toronto, 1892, age 89. Chatham, Q. Returned to Scotland in 1864. Dundee, Q. To Campbellton, Scotland, 1865, and thence to Dunoon. Cote St. George, 0. Brock. 0. St. Matt., Mon. Lochiyl Retired in 1894 Mount Forest Kincardine Clarke, 0. Osnabruck, 0. Stanley and Nashwaak, N.B Retired in 1888, at Sonya. Died there 1865, aged 40. To Portree, Scot., in 1865. Resides at Clynder, Scot. Died there 1861, age 39 33 I8(il llnss, Walter U. 1861 Wells, John 1862 Borthwlck, H. J. 1862 Cameron, Hugh 1862 Ciimpbell, Robert 1862 Madaren, U. G. 1862 Maclennan, Alex. 18G2 MuUan, Jas. B 1862 Ross, Walter 1862 Smith, T. G. Retired 1899, at Carman, Man. Retired there. 1862 Wilson, Jaraes 1863 Bell, William 1863 Dawson, Alexander 1863 Inglis, William 1863 Maclean, Don. J. 1864 Hunter, Alexander Pickering, 0. Carnian, Man. Chilliwack, B.C. Belmont, Man. New Richmond, Q Nairn, 0. Jarvis, 0. Klesherton, 0. Holland, Man. Chelsea, Q. Morden, Man. Ross and Westmeath, 0. Kippen, 0. Summcrstown, 0. Hallville, 0. Died there in 1888, age 57. Gait, St. And. Ch. To St. Jabriel's Montreal, 1866, Three Rivers, Q Resigned 1872. Died at Greensville, 0., 1882, ago 49. Malmur, &c., 0. Scott and Uxbridge, 0. Amherst Island, 0. Died there in 1880, age 54. Spencerville. 0. East Oxford, 0. Fergus, 0. Beckwith, 0. Died there in 1881, age 48. Melbourne, Q. Kingston, Fond du Lac, Wis., U.S. St. John, N.B. Wausan, Wis., U.S. Kingston, Queen's College Died there in 1899, age 71 Retired in 1895. Lanark, 0. Pittsburgh, 0. Died in Kincardine, Went to Scotland in 1868. Edinburgh in 1874. Joined the Can. Pres. Ch. in 1867, in Toronto, without charge. Asst. St. And ,Mon. Kingston, St. And. Ch. Went to U. S. in 1871. Kitley, 0. Middleville, &c., 0. Arnprior, 0. Leith & Johnson,0. Died at Leith, 1869, age 42. 34 1865 Aitkeii, William 1865 Fraser, Joshua 1865 Gordon, John 1865 JenkinH. John 18G5 Lamont, Hugh 1804 M"Caul, JamcK Roslin an , Thurlow, 0. Melboiirno, Q. Three Rivers, Q. Stanley ^t, Montreal. Resigned in 1886 to Britain. Toronto Ch. ofCovenant. 1864 McMorine,JohnK Bromley, 0. To Ch. of England, 1867. 1864 Smith, James C. Buckingham and Cumberland. Belleville, 0. Hamilton, St. Paul's Gueiph, St. Andrew's. Died there 18'J8, age 63. Vaughan, 0. Newcastle, N.B. St. Matthew's, Montreal Whitby, 0. Died at Sliarbot Lake. Ct . in 1888 age 43. Georgina, 0. Almonte, 0. Paisley, O. Resigned in 1875 and took up the study of law. St. Paul's, Montreal. Retired in 1881. Died at W. bul- wich, London, Eng., 1898, age 85. Finch, O Islay, Scotland Finch, 0. Cote St. George, 0. Florence and Dawn, 0. Hampden. Q Grand Metis, Q. Died there in 1897, age 64. 1865. Macdonald, Duncan Litchfield, Q. Purple Hill, &c., 0. Creemore, 0. Beckwith, 0. Carleton Place, 0. Dundee, Q. Lindsay, O. Gait, St. And. Ch. Huntingdon, Q. Died there 18t'9, age 65. St. And., Montreal To Penpont, Scotland, in 1869. 1865 Ross, Donald, D.D. Chatham and Grenviile, Q Lachine, Q. Prof, in Queen's College since 1883, 1866 Cochrane, William Elgin, Q. Port Hope, 0. Middleville, 0. Died there in 1879, age 60. . - ^- - 1866 Hamilton, William Caledon, 0. Died there in 1869, age 40. 1866 Edmison, Henry Nelson and Waterdown, 0. _^..._-.: „ .- Melbourne, Q ^ V?; i^ > Rothsay, 0. -'' ' ' 1865 Muir, James B. 1865 *Paton, Andrew 35 1866 Law, George 1866 Locliend, JohnH. 1866 Mftcaulay, E. 1866 MncdonHld, Alex. 1866 Matdonnell, U. J. 1866 Maclean, M. W. 1867 Barr, John 1867 Fraser, Donald 1867 Gordon, D. M. 1867 Macdougal, Neil 1867 iVlacGillivray, Dan. 1867 MacKay, Alex. 1867 Macleod, John M. 1867 MuUan, Elias ChingnacouHey, 0. ReKigned In 1868. Died at Whitewater, Man., in February, 1900. Matilda, 0. Elgin and AthelHtan, Q. Valleyfield, Q. Huliett and Londesboro, 0. North Gower, 0. Southwold, O. W. PuHlinch, 0. Bolsover, O. Gould, Q. Ramsay's Corners, 0. Out of charge in Ottawa. Nottawasaga Resigned in 1894. Out of charge at Napanee, O. Peterborough, 0., on Dec. 22nd, 1870, to St. And., Toronto Died at Fergus, 0., 1896, age 53. Paisley, 0. Port Hope, 0. Belleville, 0. Laprairie, Q Died there August 11th, 1870. Priceville, 0. Saugeen, 0. Mount Forest, 0. Victoria, B.C. Died there in 1891, age 48. Truro, N.S. Ottawa, 0. Winnipeg, Man. /► Halifax, St. And. Prof, in Pres. College, Halifax. Eldon, 0. Coll, Scotland Brockville, 0. London, St Jas. Ch. ;V Lunenburgh, N.S. Saltsprings, N.S. Lochiel, 0. Eldon, 0. Summerstown, 0. Died in Montreal in 1887, age 63. K. Williams, 0. Gleucoe, 0. Joined the Church of England in 1872. Died in 1872, age 46. Richmond, 0. Spencerville, 0. Augusta and Fairfield, 0. Kilsyth, 0. Missionary at Banda, 0. 86 lHt)7 Murray, Jan. A. m/ 18(38 Burnet, Juliii vS. 1868 FurgUHuii, John 18(38 McMuriiiti, Saiu. 18(38 MauNinh, Neil 18(38 Spenser, Adam 1868 htracluin, Donald 1869 Anderson, William 1869 Bennett, John 186y Loudiet, Chas. A. 1869 Eakin, Jus. 8. 1869 Gray, James M. 1869 Macaiiluy, Don. 1869 Maclennan, VVui. 1869 Tanner, Chas. A. VVint to United ^StateH in 1880. Joined Church ot England, 1873. Died there in I8!>2, agi; 6,5, Uetired in 1898. 1869 Yeomans, Geo. A. 1870 Carmiuhael, Jas. natliurst, N.U. ' ''^-''' ■;.:-■■■■■»; ^'^,-t '■ Mount Forest, (). « Lindsay, 0. ' '' London, St. Andrew's Ciiurch. Died tliert! in 1894, nf,'e (54. Martintown, O. Uetired 1896, at JSumnuM^town, t). KiiMardine, 0. Osprey and Dunedin, 0. Lobo, 0. Pittsburgh, 0. iiuntingdun, (4. Cornwall, O. Bowmanvilie Erin, O. Rockwood, 0. Buckingham and Cumberland Tossorontio and Mulmiir, O. Kincardine, 0. Bobcaygeon, 0. Uetired in 1895. Three Uivers, g. Almonte, O. Died there in 1888, age oo. 8t. Jolin's French Churcli, Montreal St. Matt., Montreal Buckingham and Cumberland Missionary in Montreal. Kippen, O. Parkhill, O. Mount Albert, 0. Dundalk, 0. Uosliu and Thurlow, U, Stirling, 0. ' ' ■ W. Selkirk, Man. I . Cote St. George Uesigned 1873. L'Urigiuai and Hawkcsbury, O. Died in Montreal, in 18 73, age 2d. Sherbrooke, Q. St John's Church, Montreal. Scarborough, 0. Levis, Q. Wind.sor Mills, Q. Woolwich, (J. Glenvale, Congregationalists " 28,157 _^_^