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Les diagrammes suivants iliustrent la mtthode. < J - . . , j ■ > 1 2 3 32X K A i 6 s 2im Husk PAPXRS AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED NEW SEE OF KINGSTON, KOW PUBLISHED, IN CONSEQUENCE OF AN " OFFENSIVE AND DEGRADING" ATTEMPT, Of certain PARTIES, TO ELEVATE t ^tt C|imas iiwb, %. ft., TO ITS EPISCOPATE. • « » I . . , ' ■ * IV BROCKVILLE : J^UBLISHED BY JOHN McMULLEN, 185 6. H \o\8k >• K ark It has transpired, that there has been in existence for some time past, a secret movement having for its object the elevation of the Rev. Thomas Ilincks, A. M., to the See of Kingston. It may truly be said, therefore, in the lan- guage of the Rev. Dr. Cronyn in his I'cply to a circular which requested his vote in favor of an individual : — "When you reconsider the matter, you will see that a Bishop ought not to be thus secretly introduced into the Church, that a large number of the Clergy ought not to be treated with contempt — that an attempt to mislead the' Queen and Government at home, ought not to be sanc- tioned — that the existence of a Synod in the Diocese ought not to be thus practically denied, and the rights of the laity trampled under foot. If a Bishop is to be elected, let there be no canvass, either secret or open, personal or otherwise, for this high and holy oflTjce : let not the Episcopate be de- graded by being placed on a par with the office of Common Councilman or member of Parliament. Such proceedings I hold to be quite disreputable." To counteract this scheme, which cannot be designated otherwise than as a deliberate attempt, by means of per- sonal influence, and the wealth of a few interested persons, to thrust on the Diocese the nominee of a small party, the following correspondence and papers are submitted to' the unbiassed judgement of all Churchmen who are jealous for the reputation of the Canadian branch of the United Church of England and Ireland. Brockville, Feb. 20th, 1856. 60189 THE PUBLISHER, iE\1 ] me wit tog the ma tha thf Bii let be im EX CO D CO fe w] in as f aMis|e(J ^octtinents. JEXTP.ACT FROM THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CHURCH SYNOD OP THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO : OCTOBER 12 & 13, 1853. It is expediexit that an Episcopal Fund be forthwith com- menced, and that the amount contributed for that purpose within the limits of the proposed Dioceses respectively, together with a moiety of what may be contributed by the then remaining Diocese of Toronto, be reserved for the maintenance of the Bishops of the new Sees respectively ; that one of the four annual special collections be made for that purpose throughout the Diocese ; and that the Lord Bishop of Toronto be respectfully requested, by pastoriiil letter or otherwise to invite contributions from the mem- bers of the Church generally towards carrying out this important object. EXTRACTS FROM THE PASTORAL LETTER OF THE BISHOP OF TORONTO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE RESOLUTIO;'. The third resolution of the Synod, recommending the commencement of an Episcopal fund for the proposed new Dioceses, is of the greatest importance and deserves our best consideration. Let it, however, be borne in mind that the few hints I venture to offer to the different committees, which may be employed in carrying it out, are merely in the way of suggestion, which they may alter and modify as may seem best calculated to attain the object in view. In t\iQ pripted minutes of the Synod, I find th.at the vesfh PUBLISHED lution adopted overlooks an nmondmoiit which I mentioned at the time; namely, tiiat each of the Sees should collect separately tor itsolf, and llus because Toi-onlo must soon be vacant, and, in tiu) face of siuli a contingency, the modo of appropiiatiiigtlie contributions pointed out would neither be just nor satisfactory to the donors. * ^^ * * [t still remains to point out the machinery which it will be necessary to (.'mpioy, and which must bo such as to knock at every m.m's door, and rouse tiie inhabitants to devote a small portion of what (^od has bestowed upon them to pro- :notc so just a work. Let the Rural D;.Mns, in each of tlio proposed Dioceses, call a meeting ot their Clergy and the Laity Delegates of the last Synod, and let them also invite as many of the more intelligent Laity to attend as may be found conveni- ent, to consult together as to the best method of raising the required funds. ^' '•'•' '^' '-'' Let such meeting appoint a committee of General IManagement, the rni'al Dean when present to bo Chairman, with as many of the Clergy and Laity as may be deemed suflicient, but with power, when necessary, to add to their numbers. Tiiis committee to recommend public meetings in all the Townships within their bounds, to each of which thev should send an efficient deputation. At which Township meetings, local com- mittees should be named to visit every family within the same. "^^ '''' '^'' '" * In conclusion my brethren, let us remember that this Diocese has spoken through her Synod for the first time, and requires of us certain services, which all admit are essential to the well-being and progress of the Church : we are, therefore, on our trial ; and on our obedient and vigorous action, her rise or decline in a great measure depends. If we labor with hearty good will, then will she flouri^h and extend on every side; but if we become lukewarm and remiss, and if we remain apathetic instead of being active, our church will be thrown from the high position which she now^ occupies. Our responsibility DOCUMCNTt. is fearfully great ; but make it a labour of love springing from true faith in our Saviour, and we have nothing to fear. 1 remain, ;My dear Brethren, Your afTectionnte Diocesan, JOHN TORONTO. Toronto, IGth Jan. 1850. extracts from ix a.dpress to hie memders of the united church of england and ireland, in the johnstown deanery, on the suuject of an episcopal fund. Dear Brethren : — At the meeting ot the Clergy and Lrilty in Diocesan Synod last Qctober, it was unanimously resolved by that important nssombly, acting as the representatives of the Church in this Diocese, " That it is high time that the re- commendation of his Jy^^rdship, the Bishop, that this vast Diocese should be immediately divided, should take oflTee^; as speedily as possible, and that two additional Sees should be erected, one East and the other West of the then remaining Diocese of Toronto." It was moreover He- solved, " That it is expedient that an Episcoptil Fund be forthwith commenced, '"' *" *•' * nnd that the Lord Bishop of Toronto be respectfully requested, by Pastoral Letter or otherwise to invite contributions from the mem- bers of the Church, c;eucrallv, towards carrvinsj out this important object.''' Being then, (as we trnst ycu all are,) convinced of tho propriety ofthe measure.^ resolved on by the Synod, and re- commended in the Bishop's Pastoral J^ettcr, permit us to direct your attention next to the amount or proportion of the sum named by his Lordship, which tins Deanery may be expected to contribute. Although the Synod suggested the subdivision of the Diocese into three Sees, yet we are at present practically concerned ou]y with the proposed nevr Diocese of Kingston, of which, when established, wc shall lO PUBLISBBO form a portion. The Bishop proposes that each now Dio- cese shouicl contribute the sum of £16,006 Cy,, the interest of which, if funded, would, at 6 per cent, yield £1000 Cy* per annum ; which all must admit to bo a very moderate provision for a Bishop, who is expected to maintain a cer- tain degree of dignity, to bo given to hospitality, to be liberal to charitable objects, and to nuiko frequent journies (involving expenses of travel) through his Diocese. Of the £16,660 Cy. to be raised within the proposed new See of Kingston, £2,000 Sterling, or £2,500 Cy,,have been already contributed in England, and we believe wo may safely as- sume that the sum will be increased to £2,666 Cy, leaving only £14,000 Cy. to bo contributed within the new Dio- pese. We next require to ascertain what portion of this amount should, in equity, be contributed within this Dean- ery. From calculations which we have made, based upon the ratio of Church population and assessed valuation of property within our bounds, we find that we ought to con- tribute the sum of £3,250 Cy., and this amount we feel quit© confident can be secured, if we only engage in the good work with faith and prayer, and a determination to conse- crate to the glory of God a due portion of those goods, with which the Almighty has been pleased liberally to endow us. In order to show how this sum may be raised, wehaye ventured to classify the several Parishes, or Missions, according to their supposed ability to contribute, in the following manner : — 1. Brockville. ...... £90Q S. Prescott and Maitland. .... &25 3. Cornwall and Moulinette. . . . 425 4. Kemptville and South Gower. . . . 210 5. Williamsburg and Matilda, . . . 210 6. Hawkesbury, (Counties of Prescott di Russel.) 210 7. Osnabruck and Finch. .... 170 8. Merrickville and Wolford. ... 170 p. Lamb's Pond and North Augusta. . . 1^5 10. llev. N. Watkin's Mission. 11. Rev. F. Trcmayne's do. 12. Edwardsburg and Mountain. £125 125 80 £3,275 And now, Doar Brethren, permit us to urge upon you the propriety of commencing the good work at once. Com- mencc it with prayer for God's blessing upon the pious enterprise ; commence it with faith and continue in it with perseverance, and we fuel confident that the work can be accomplished. It is one that will doubtless involve much labor, and require some self-denying zeal and liber- ality ; but, as our venerable Bishop has happily remarked, " it is wisely ordered, that nothing truly valuable can be effected in this world without n»uch continued exertion." The plan proposed presents a grand and noble enterprise of benevolence, one of the boldest and most sublime that our branch of the Church in modern times has witnessed, it should, therefore, call forth corresponding exertions on our parts. And when the appeal is made to you in the name of God and for the advancement of the Redeemer's Kingdom, we trust you will not be backward in respond- ing to it in proportion to the means with which God has blessed you. " Every man, therefore, according as he pur- poseth in his heart so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver." And for what- ever measure of success may attend our exerlions let all the glory be ascribed unto God. We remain your affectionate Brethren in the Gospel of Christ,— REV. IIEMRY PATTON, Rural Dean and' Chairman, REV.E.BOSWELL,Sec.pro.tem. for Rev. Dr. Lewis, REV. ROBT. BLAKEY. REV. IT. E. PLEES. REV. JAMES HARRIS, and Messrs. ALFRED HOOKER, J. S. MERWIN, E. H. WIIITMARSH, JAMES IIOLDEN. C. COLLINS, and Wm. HUMPHRIES, MEMBERS OF GENERAL COMMITTEE. Prescott, Feb. 22, 1854. EXTRACTS FROM THE KINGSTON DAILY NEWS. Kingston^ May 10, 1855. Sir, — I have been requested to publish the following in ^■our paper, and will feel obliged accordingly by your al' Rowing it to appear in your next issue. I am Sir, &e., Wm. David. A highly influential meeting of the clergy of the Church of England, having missions in the Archdeaconry of King- ston, was held in the school-room attached to St. George's Church in this town, on Wednesday, the Oth ult. The , meeting was convened by the following circular from Archdeacon Stuart : — Kingston^ Ai^ril 20th, 1855. Reverend Sir, — Your attendance is requested at a meet- ing of the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Kingston, at the City of Kingston, on Wednesday, the ninth day of May, next ensuing, at one o'clock, p. n)., for the purpose of united action of the clergy in raising subscriptions of money for the endowment of the contemplated See of Kingston, and thereby to assist towards the completion of the fund in the hands of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and the committee of Bishops in England for establishing Colonial Bishoprics, and by our co-operation to obtain a Bishop selected from among the Clergy of the United Kingdom. I am. Reverend Sir, &c., CrEORGE OKILL STUART, There were present Archdeacon Stuart (in the chair ;) the Rev. Rural Deans Patton, Cornwall ; Strong, Bytown ; and Grier, Belleville ; the Rev. Messrs. Greig, Kingston ; Rogers, Kingston ; Blakey, Prescott ; Mulklns, Kingston ; Dobbs, Portsmouth; Dr. Lewis, Brockville ; Btirtlett, Kingston ; Shirley, Carribden East.; Lewis, Franktown ; Bowers, Barriefield ; Anderson, Tyendenaga ; Bleasdel', Trenton ; Cox, Wellington ; Lauder, Napanee ; Muloch, Adolphustown ; Lauder, Carleton Place ; Godfrey, Goul- burn ; Watkins, Travelling Missionary ; Tooke, ^Laryr- burg; Bousfield Wcntworth ; Rothwell, Amherst Island ; David, Kingston. The meeting having been opened with prayer, it was proposed by Mr. Bartlett and seconded by Mr. Greif, that Mr. David be requested to act as Secretary. THE ARCHDEACON S ADDRESS TO THE MEETINQ. In the year 1858 it was announced in the public papers that the Archdeaconry of Kingston was to be erected into a Bishopric, and that the city of Kingston would become the See of a Bishopric, and consequently be separated from the extensive and enlarging Diocese of Toronto. A fund was creating in England to be appropriated to the endow- mentofthenew Bishopric, and consequently a Bishop was to be provided for us from among the Clergy of the United Empire. Upon the supposition and opinion by many of the Colo- nial Clergy, that if a fund was created in the Diocese, the right would be exercised, of selecting a bishop from among their body, when the appointment was, is still, and yet is iu the crown. Soon after a disclosure which is known to you all, and a reference to which is unnecessary on the present occasion of your meeting, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese recommended an additional Diocese of the then remaining Dioeece oi' Toronto, lo llie west uf the city ol'Toronto, and that a com- mon fnnd fur the two addilional Dioceses be raised by subscription, and collected by the IJural Deans and a com- niittee associated willi tlieni ihroiighont the extensive and enlarging Diocese of Toronto, for their endi.»\vinent. By this arrangement and actiur,, the Dishop of the Diocese of Toronto conceived that the snm of £50,000 could be raised and paid into the hands of the JJural Deans, from a popu- lation thai the Hishop ascertained to amount to 400,000, be]<^nIated See to raise the fund and select the Bishop from anion*]; the Colonial Clerjxv, when the riirht shall be conce- ded and possessed by them, and at a future and not distant day, and his Lordship Ind directed the moneys to be raised by subscription and juiid within the Diocese, to be added to the fui^d now creating in England for the Bishop- ric of Kip'iston, bv the I'^cclesiastical authorities in Knff- 3 md, his Grace the Ai"c]ibh>^hop of Canterbury, and commit- tee of Bishops in pjigland for cstablishini^ Colonial Bis- lioprics, the scheme and prou-ct wonld have been attended v.ith t^uccess, and a Bishop we should have now, seated in the Bishopric of Kingston. Tliore are within the Archdeaconry of Kingston fifty l^arishes pr ^lissions, including travelling Missionary sta- tions. *] he several and respective congregations in the Archdeaconry, mjiy l)e estirnated in number, as each having i.)n fin average two hundred and fifty communicants and i profossed riiombers, imd the (ijrgregate luiHiber in all, num- bers 12,500 belonging to the United Church of England and Ireland. From this population it may be calculated that a sum of £10,000 could be raised bv the churches in the x\rchdca- conry, leaving <£8,000 to be raised in Enghind, and on the reasonable estimate thn £18,000 is jeqnired as an ade- quate sum or fund for . e cndownicnt ot the See or Bishop- ric of Kni2;stcn. The case of the conteinphited Sec to the west of the city of Toronto, (London) is not under the same favorable circumstances for realising an endowment suflieient for the See, having no aid from England. Neveitheless, the ex- tent of the Archdoaconrv of Yoik in the Western direction is double in length compared with the Archdeaconry of Ki mgston ; consequently tne moneys raised by subscription by the Rural Djuus miglit possibly amount to an adequate or suflieient fund-endowment for th^ western Bishopric, and enable them, from a population of 25,000 communi- cants and professed members, to give a suitable income to their Bishop, and enable the colonial clergy to select their Bishop some time hence, and when the right is surrendered bv the Crown. I approve of the course to be pur.:^ued by the church- wardens and committees of tlie ecngi'egations associated with them in collecting moneys withhi the Archdeaconry of Kin<:j.ston, and recommend ih? same to your consideration and actit>n, and aho union in a farther measure ; I mean a co-operation witli the ecclesiastical authorities in England, his Grace the Archbishop c f Canterbury and committee of Bishops, by transmitting the moneys raised by them throudithe hand-i of Trustees, in addition to the fund in England, and thus rendering the fund adecpiatc to the en- dowment of the lii:3ho[)ric of Kingston. I conclude this statement necessary for your information and united action, and do now request the clergymen ap-: ooiuted to bring forward resolutions and motions in sup- port of tbu measures to bo adopted and concurred in by yoLi, for the completion of the fund raised by the ecclesias- tical authorities in England for the endowment of the new See of Kingston, and by this your co-operation with his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and Committee of Bishops for establis^hing colonial Bij-.hoprics, and thus to obtain for us a Bijjhop from an.ong the clergy of the United Kingdom. George Okill Stuart, Chairman. Moved bv Mr. Rocjcrs, seconded bv Air, l>owers : — " That the Fund which is now crcatiuGj in Eniirland for the endowment of the new fSee and Bish(^prie of Kijigston by his Grace the Archbishop ot' Canterbury and (Jommittec of Bishops for establishing Colonial Bishopric?, demands our grateful acknowledgment, and receives our hearty concurrence and co-operation ; and that the church- wardens of the several and respective congregations in the Archdeaconry of Kingston be a comnnttee with power to add to their number to solicit ando1)tain subscrip- tions in moneys for the endowment of the new Bishopric of Kingston ; and that the amount of moneys received and paid may be transmitted to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishops of Committee for establishing Co- lonial Bishoprics in this Arclnieaconry for the same pur- pose, and thiit the following be the said Trustees : — John R. Forsyth, Thomas Askew, and Thomas Kirkpatrick." Moved in amendment by Di*. Lewis., seconded by Dr. Strong : — " That this meeting declines to pass any resolutions based on the requisition summoning us together, because, first, it is implied that the Clergy of the Diocese ot' Toronto, and of every other colouiai Diocese, are ineligible to the office of a Bishop : secondly, because any co-operati>)n for the purpose assigned would be in opposition to the express wi:shes of the Synod, would ignore the rights of the laity, and nullify the Bishop's Pastoral on the subject." After it had been considerablv discussed the amendment was put to the meeting and carried by the following majority : — For the amendment — the Rev. Rural Deans Patton, Strong and Grier ; The Rev, Messrs. Greig, BFakey, Dr. Lewis, Bartlett, Lewis, Anderson, Cox, Lauder, Muloeh, Lauder, Godfrey, Watkins, David, Tooke, and Eonsfield. For the motion — the Rev. Messrs. Rogers, Mulkins, Dobbs, Bovvers, and Bleasdell. The Rev. Mv. Siiirloy, and the Rev. Mr. Ruthwell de- clined to vote on either si Ic. Thus the proceedings were brought to a close, and the meeting at once broke up. RESOLUTION MOVED IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, BY HON. MR. CAMERON ON THURSDAY, 29Tn MARCFI, 1855, AND CARRIED, Resolved, — That an humble Addresss be presented to her Majesty, informing her Majesty that the Legislature of this province, during the present Session ot' the Provin- cial Parliament, has passed an Act by which it is declared that there shall bo an entire separation between Church and State in Canada, and that the Clergy Reserve Funds and Lands shall be appropriated to secular purposes, after providing for the salaries of existing incumbents ; that the members of the United Church of PJiigland and Ireland in this province, are under disadvantages that are felt by no other denomination in thc^ province. Inasmuch as they are unable to meet with their Bishops and Clergy in Synod in their several Dioceses, to frame rules and canons for their own guidance and governance, as large numbers of them conscientiously believe that they ai'c under restrictions from the existence of Imperial Statutes against the holding of such S3; nods, and inasmuch as they are hereafter requi- red to provide for the maintenance of the Bishops of their Church, while thev are not allowed to have anv voice in their selection or appointment, and praying her Majesty will be graciously pleased to cause a measure to be intro- duced into the Imperial Parliament during its present Ses- sion, to remove all obstructions that may exist or be sup- posed to exist, under any Statute now in force in Great 1)1 itain, tu prevent the meeting of Bishops', Clergy, and I.aity (»f the United Chiireh of linglanci and Ireland in their several iJioeeso.s in this province, in Synod, to frame rules and canofis for iheir own guidance and governance, and to enable llieiii to proceed hereafter to the election of their own lii>liops ; provided thiitsueh rules and canons are not repugnant to the laws of this jirov'nce, nor to any Act or Acts that the Legislakire of Canada may hereafter pass in reference thereto. UR. LEWIS TO THE EDJTOIl OF THE DAILY NEWS. Parsonriffc, Brockville, May 16, 1855. Sir : — I was surprised to sec in the British Whiff a stupid comment on ttie proceedings of the meeting of Clergy held lately in Kingston, namely, that " Puseyism was trium- phant ;" and as it is possible that this observation of the editor may be credited by some persons who rush to hasty conclusions, I beg the favor of being permitted to give publicity, in your colunms, to the reasons assigned by me for moving the resolution in amendment. 1. The object for v.hieli the meeting was convened was distinctly stated in the ^'en. Arehdeaeon's circular, viz; ■• By our eo-o])cration to obtain a Bishop selected from the clergy of the United Kingdom." Now, though it is highly probable that I shall myself vote for aselection being made from the source the Archdeacon* desires, yet, I was unable to approve of any resolution which would insinuate that the colonial clergy .should bo pointedly excluded from the Episcopate, without some clear statement showing why such exeluiion is proposed, it seemed too much to require the elergv t'> assert their ov.-n incapacity. Would any one blame the lawyers of the Canadian Bar, were they to decline committing themselves to a resolution that the Judges should be nominated from the English Bar, to their own exclusion 1 I bog, then, most distinctly, lo assert for my. se'f, and i think I may add, in behalf of my brethren who voted with me, that all we contended for was the right of ill their e rules and to A' their ;\re r.ot ny Act ur pass DOCUMENTS. 19 1855. ' a stupid y held triiim- of the :o hasty to give by me ned was ar, viz ; from the is highly in 2; made ,s unable i that the I'om the ing why ) require 1 anv one ;o decline ) Judges beir own t for my. iren who i right of Bclecting our Bishop from the clergy of the whole Church, at home and abroad, without any " uncatholic restrictions," and when this right is established, it is extremely probable that the electors will select a Bishop from the Parent Church. II. Again, it appeared to be the feeling of the meeting, that to take action on the Circular would be a factious proceeding, inasmuch as the legislature of the Church (the Synod) had declared that it should be part of its duty, and fairly came within its province "To provide (with the' consent of the Crown where needed) fit regulations for the appointment of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons," and also, "to provide (with the consent of the Crown) tor the divi- sion of the Diocese into new Dioceses, either forthwith or at any future period." Moreover, the Synod proceeded to frame rules for the mode of electing a Bishop, but on a diflference of opinion arising as to whether the laity should exercise the power of nominating the Bishop, or should only have the privilege of annulling or affirming the choice of the clergy, it w\ns decided " that this rule stand over till the next meeting of the Synod." I certainly am not surprised that so large a majority of the meeting refused to act in defiance of the Synod, and that they saw grave objections to establishing a precedent for twenty or thirty members of the Synod mutinying, as it were, against the deliberate declaration of our highest pcclesiastical authority. It may, however, be urged that the Synod has no legal existence, but this is merely a techr nical objection ; no one will deny that the Synod was an honest representation of an unanimous Church; and it certainly amazed me to hear my reverend brother, Mr. Rogers, using this technicality in order to prevent my amendment being put from the chair, though he himself was present, and an absenting party, when the following resolution was passed " unanimously and by acclamation," "That this fueeting, convcpecj by the Lord Bishop, and composed of .'.1! 20 PUBLISHBO .'■'I ■ i< II, the Lord Bishop, the Clergy, and Lny representatives of the several Churches of the Diocese, is the Dioeesnn Svnod of this ]3iocese." I doubt Nvhother any act legalizing our Synod couM add moral weight to this resolution. But, besides laying ourselves open to the charge of fac- tion, wc should also, by disavowing our wish to exercise the right of election, have placed the whole Church in an embarrassing, and ourselves in a ludicrous, position. The Hon. J. TI. Cameron has lately procured from the Provin- cial Legislature an address to the Crown praying that Her Majesty will bo pleased to cause a measure to be intro- duced into the Imperial Parliament, during its present session, "to remove all obstacles which may exist, or be sup- posed to exist under any statute now in force in Great Bri- tain, to prevent the meeting of the Bishops, Clergy, and Laity of the United Church of England and Ireland, in their several Dioceses in this Province, in Synod, to frame rules and canoiH for th.jlr own guidance and governance, ant/ ^o ena' hie them to pyocccd henufter^ to the election of their own Bishops.'''' This address, emanating, as it does, from the Legislature, will, no doubt, be at once acceded to ; and Mr. Cameron based his application to the House on the fact that the Church, as represented by her Synod, had emphatically declared her sentiments on this subject to be in accordance with his resolution.* Could we be said to be sane, were we, under these circumstances, to solicit the ap- pointment of a Bishop by the home aulhorities, when we shall have raised the greater part, if not the whole, of the endowment in the Colonv ? IlL Silll further, a majority of the meeting were clearly of opinion that to proceed to raise an Episcopal Endow- ment from the Laity, without consulting them on the ques- tion, whether thev were willing to resijjn the share thev will have in the election of a Bishop, would be disrespectful. * See Mr, Camoron 'i Resolution. th V DOCUMENTS. 21 Tho Laity will prohahh/ have in tlio Synod the nomination of a Hishop equally ^•■•h tho Clergy, and wil! ccrUtinhj havo a veto on tho ")icc '1 !ie (Jlcrirv : now, we ihoiifrht it but fair to ask wlietlici* f/tc// were willing]; to foivgo this right ere we solieit llieir siibscriptionr, with a view to procure a Downing Street nominee. IV. With the highest ivspeet for the eliaraeter and oflico of thcVen. Arehdeaeon — a respeet which I feel and did not hesitate to express at llie meeting, I yet must say that had the Clergy acted on th(> retjuisiiion and address, they would have oHTered an indignity to the Hishop of Toronto. The Archdeacon dwelt strongly on the fact that the Bishop's prc»ject had failed, he therefore requested us to abandon his Lordship's prescribed plan for raising tlie endowment and to adopt liis own. I was not aware until that moment that his Lordship's scheme was a failure. The whole amount requisite for the endowment of the See of London has been raised through the machinery puinted out by the Bishop, and si'bjeet also to the condition that the new Diocese elects its own Bishop. y\nd lUiC I would advert to an inaccuracy in the Ven. Archdeacon's address. Tho Bishop is repre- sented as recom?nendinh, as d. I hop's ijison - 1 riven iheir 'dings n with r(>ject, chdea- )gprs ; c fiscal e Dea- h, Jiiid, oflicer revert always 'or pre- of the that oc- uke the , the ar- casion ; had stiU r a year ibliahed, conimit- i hands'? ion fund \rchdea- dniitthe itbre, re- failure, [Cingston »ri«e has ; it quite **ccods my power of comprehension to conceive how any one can really suppose, that a remedy will be found in transferring the business of raising the endowment from the Rural Deans and working oonimittecs of Laymen, to the Church wardens solely. • V. 1 think I have written sufficient to show that it was not without reason. that my amcu'Iinent was so generally supported, and that whatever motive th(! Bri'wh Wliig may assign tons, rational men will approve the course pursued by the Clergy. The editor nf th;it |iaj«rr might just as reasonably have associated the resolution with Mornjonism, as the am(!ndment with Puscyism ; but, before I conclude this comnnuiication, I wi>h to assign another motive which may perhaps be considered Puscyism, but which, never- theless, greatly influenced some of the clergy in taking a decided position. It came to our knowledge that the Ven. Archdeacon was in j)osscssion of a letter from the Hon. F. Hincks to the following pumort, that he (the Hon. F. Ilincks) had been informed from a high quarter at home, that his brother would receive the appointment to the See of Kingston, provided his friends could raise the endowment; accordingly, ji secret list has been in circulation among the friends and political adherents of the Hon. F. Hincks, to qualify his brother for appointment to the See of Kingston. Here is one of the causes of the partial failure of the plan of our Diocesan. A rumor had for some time been abroad in the country, that some such transaction as I have described had been going on among Mr. Hincks's friends,- and in many parishes great indignation was felt ; the very name of Mr. Hincks becoming associated with the Episco- pal Fund operated injuriously, and churchmen thought that as they now possessed none of the advantages of State Churchism, at least they should have none of the odium, and that, therefore, they could not consistently subscribe to the support of the Rev. Mr. Hincks; however excellent a wan he may be. A short time previous to the meeting, 24 PUBLISHED what wfts before rumor became known fact, and the clergy, I presume, felt indignant. The language of the Reverend Mr. Rogers to the editor of the Kclto^ when he felt hurt at the conduct of some of his brethren, who were canvasshig imprudently for one of their own number, forcibly sug- gested Itself to my recollection, "Indeed we were taken by surprise, and the secret manner in v\hich the wishes of the party were to have been consummated, savors little of that honesty which should ever characterize the doings of Christians." Truly the proverb is sometimes verified, " mutato nomine, f ((f) u la do fe namiinr.^^ In conclusion, J would say, that it may possibly appear right to some persons, that wheneveran Unitarian and Church spoil iator procures fur us money to endow, and a brother to fill, a Bishopric, we should be thankful and re- ceive gratefully so much kindness : but " tiiMEO danaos et donaferentes,'''' I am your obdt. serv'., J. TuAVEHS Lewis., L. L. D. r; LETTER TO THE REV. DR. LEWIS, OF BROCKVILLE. Kinr/siou. '] th Januanj^ 1856. Enclosed I send you a copy of the proceedings of the meeting at Kingston, for your information and direction. A subscription is raised in the city of Kingston, to the amount of £1100 and upwards. The paper is in eircnla- tion to rais'j the same to £2000, and the remaining sum is expected from the Deaneries, that is £2000 to complete the endowment. I am yours truly and faithfully, George Okill Stuart. At a meeting o^ the clergy, the church-wardens, vestry- men, and congregation o^'St. Oeorge's Church, held this day to take into contiidcrition a c ommunication from his Lord- DOCUMKNTS. 35 ship, the Bishop of Toronto, on the subject of the contom* plated appointment of a Bi l.op for the intended See of Kingston — the Arclideacon of Kingston in the Cliair ; it was resolved, That, whereas, this meeting ha.- boon credibly informed that a sun >f £8,000 has been ^ubscrib**d towards tiic en- uowment of the contemplated Sec of Kingstoii, in this Pro- vmce, on the condition that the Uev. '( "oinas ilinclcs be appointed as the iirst Bisliop of the new See. And, whereas, a further sum of X'1,000 will be ncc Q W mtf to complete such endowment, this meeting pled os itself to use every jMorlion to secure the said last ment. med sum for tbu fui eg'>i»ig purpose, provided that the Rev. Tliomas Hinck's T'oeives the appointment at the hands of the Gov- ernor General. Geokge Okill Stuart, Chairman. January^ 2, 1850. FROM THE BROCKVILLE RECORDER OF JAN. 24, 1856. The New Bishop ; Church Meeting at Brockville. In conformity with a requ'-.ition presented to the Rev. Dr. Lewis, a public meeting of members of the United Church of England and Ireland was held on Thursday even- ing last, in St. Peter's Church, in this town. Tho^meeting was called in order to give the members of the Church an opportunity of expressing their opinion regarding the sub- division of the diocese, and the method being adopted to obtain a Bishop for the proposed diocese of Kingston. Prayer was offered by Dr. Lewis. On motion of W. B. Simpson, Esq., seconded by G. Sherwood, Esq., John Crawford, Esij., was called to the Chair, and W. B. M'Clean, Esq., appointed Secretary. The Chairni^ri, in opening the proceedings, remarked that he would not occupy the time of the meeting by mak- ing a speech, as other gentlemen, better qualified for the task, would address the asuiorably ou the subject which they U6 PUBLISHED rn:: had been called together to discuss. Without further com- ment he would, therefore, call on the Rev Dr. Lewis to explain the objects of the meeting. Dr. Lewis said he felt gratified to see the interest which had been excited, on the subject tliey had been called to- gether to discuss — a subject of the utmost importance to the members of the Church. lie might explain that he had received a most respectable requisition, signed by eighty members of the Church, desiring him to call this meet- ing. The request contained in the requisition he had the greatest pleasure in complying with, and for the satisfaction of those present he would read the requisition, (which he did.) The object of the meeting was to pass resolutions respecting the sub-division of the Diocese. The resolutions to be ofl'ered for the consideration of the meeting Vvould speak for themselves. lie believed that every person pre- sent knew something of what had lately transpired in refer- ence to the new bishopric. But in case there were persons present unacquainted with the circumstances, he would shortly review the proceedings as they had occurred in reference to the colection of a Bishop for the contemplated Diocese of Kingston, Last October two years, the Synod of the diocese m^'t at Toronl.0. At that meeting all, or ner.rly all, tue clergy '^f the Diocese were present. It was impossible to obtain a more full expression of the feelings of the Church on the subject, than was obtained at that synodical meeting. That meeting had concluded to request the Bishop to issue a pastoral letter, for the purpose of holding meetings in the various deaneries of the Diocese, to raise funds for the endowment of the Kingston bishopric. This request the Bishop had complied with, and he could speak for the success of the p)an in the Deanery of Johnstown, where £1,800 was subscribed, and notes of hand generally given to secure the amount. This was subscribed under the impression that the Clergy and Laity together were to hftve the selection of a Bishop for the Diocej»e. Not on« DUCUMKNia. ^i er com- .ewis to t which ailed to- tance to that he ;ncd by lis meet- had the tisfactioii which he ;solutions solutions ng would irson pre- i in refer- ee persons he would curred in templated the Synod ng all, or t. It was ne feelings ed at that to request ; of holding se, to raise Dric. This ould speak Fohnstown, i generally ■ibed under ler were to Not one* ' penny would have been subscrihod under any other consi- deration. It is true thev did not dmnand the cl'jction of a ft/ Bishop, if the endowment came from l-jiirlnnd, but inasmuch as the Church people v.ci'c cillcd u|)oii lo subsciibe fc>r Lho endowment, they expected to l^e rdiowcd tiio iiomiiiatitMi of the person uoon whom the li;"h o.'iice of Di-iK.);) was to be conferred. After this {U'tiv)ii had been taken, a nu'o'j'iiL' w^as called at Kiii'^ston, bv th.' Ar(.-lNi.,';icoii of Kinic^^to^;. to secure a l^ishop from home, and t<)1a!:e trie duty of I'ai^ii)^ the endownuMit out of the haiitls of those to wiiom tiio Bishop had intrusted it. Ati ap.U'ndmeiit was moved to the eftect. that the meelinj; declined (Mitci'inir \\\n:>\\ anvsuch task. This amendment was carried by an. overwliehuiiu^ majority. Aflairs Y\'ei:t on. smo(>t;-Iv lor some timi% thoM'i;li dissatisfaction was felt by imni) , wh.o were infv)rn'ied (/f au underhand movement, by which the brother ol' the lion. Francis Ilincks v/as to receive the ap; ointment. The liev. speaker then retid a letter iVom il:e Archdeacon of ivinii^- ston, enclosing the foliowini;" resolniion, ])a.-^^ed at a meeting of the eonl mentioned sum, for the foregoing pm-pose, provided iluit the lie v. 'Ibomas Ilincks receives the appointment at the hands of tlie Gover- nor General." From this it would l/C seen tliat the whole gist of the' matter was, that the meeting sought the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Ilincks. It was a disreputable aifair — disrepu- table from the manner in which the whole proceedings had been conducted, because it was a wrong method of procur- ing a pastor for tlie C'hurch (»f Christ. He believed thafi 3»> PUBLISHED ;;;i. ■ while the Hon. Francis IlincUs was in England, he was told that if an endowment could be raised by himself and friends, his brother, the Rev. Thos. Ilincks, would receive the appointment of Bishop. The Hon. Francis Ilincks had Uttlc difficulty in getting people to subscribe for the en- dowment. A prime minister had many political friends fuid adherents willing to serve him in this way. Indeed he was informed that one railroad contractor liad subscribed to the amount of £1000. In this manner it was easy for Unitarians, Free Churchmen, Uomanists, or Baptists, to sub- scribe or club together, and force on the Church a Bishop who did not believe in its doctrines. It was in this sense of the case that he termed the proceedings disreputable. The feelings of the Church had been fully expressed in the Synod. It wa,s the only legitimate and fair way of obtaining such expression, and he desired the present meeting to stand by the Synodj.as the people of Ottawa had done. Indeed he had no doubt but that Uie same course would be followed in Belle- ville, Cornwall, and Prescott. The Church had lost its University and its Reserves, but he trusted it would not lose its character by being made a political convenience for the Government of the day. Church and State connec- tion had been repudiated in Canada, and it would not be for the interest of the Church to leave the appointment of Bishops in the hands of the Governor General, or through him, with the ministry who might be in power. AVere the Church to adopt this principle, pastors n^.ight soon become keener politicians than ministers of Christ, to the hurt of the Church and its membei's. They had separated the Church from the State, and the Church ought to be left alone to enjoy the same freedom possessed by other religious bodies in the country. If the Rev. Mr. ITincks was ap- pointed Bishop, the appointment would not proceed from the Church, but from a party who existed within the limits of Kingston. Who the Rev. Thomas Hincks was he did not know. He kaew, however, that he was brother to the I)0CUME5JT!«. «a ic was elf and 'eceive ks had the en- friends Indeed scribed asy for to sub- op \Tho the case feelings od. It ncj such ■} by the e had no n Belle- lost its )uld not lenience connec- 1 not be tment of through V^ere the become hurt of [ited the be left religious was ap- icd from he limits IS he did er to the Hon. Francis Hincks, but he did not know that he was above and beyond any of the 2000 other Irish clergymen in point of eminence. lie was not the great antiquarian. Had he been so, the fact would have done much to excuse his appointment, lie might be an estimable man — he trusted he was, and if elected by the voice of the synod, he would have no objection to him, but he would not sanction his appointment in the manner it was sought to thrust him upon the diocese. What would be thought by the people of Kingston, if a number of the ultra tracta- rian school were to combine to obtain a bishopric for Dr» Pusey in Canada ? Would there not be a great outcry against such a movement? And yet the present w^as an almost parallel case. It was a piece of trickery, and ought to be firmly and zealously opposed. If the Ilev. Mr. Hincks was appointed, it could not be expected tlint the farmers of the country would subscribe for the endowment of the bishop- ric, or for the support of the clergy, were they impressed with the idea that there was still an union between Church and State, and it might cause good missionaries to be starved, as it would plant a feeling of dissatisfaction in the hearts of th^ members of the Church. He did not admire agitation, but he would not sit down contented and witness a grievous wrong perpetrated, without raising his voice against it. He would now leave tlio matter in the hands of the meeting. W. B. Simpson, Esq., moved the first resolution. He believed all present would acrpiiesco in the spirit of the resolution which had been placed in his hands. It was well known that a necessity existed for the division of the dio- cese in view of the increase of members, and the declining years of their respected Bishop. Lower Canada had been divided into two dioceses, one for Quebec, and another for Montreal, and a greater necessity existed for a division in Upper Canada. Having decided to divide the diocese, the next question to consider was the endowment, and the per- m PUBLISUKD I I son to be appointed Bishop. If the endowment came from England there might be some reason for a Bishop for the new diocese being appointed in England, although he con- tended that the Church in Canada should have something to say in the appointment also. If, however, the members of the Church in Canada were asl^ed to put their hands in their pockets to make up the endowment, the appointment of Bishop should be left in their own hands. Mr. Simpson then read the resolution, which was as follows : — ■ "Thatthismeeting has learned with pleasure that a speedy division of this diocese, and tlie creation of a new diocese, east of Toronto, are in contemplation, as the wants of the Church urgently demand increased episcopal supervision ; and that any movement to secure this desirable object, in accordance with the expressed wishes of the Church in Sy- nod assembled, will receive th« cordial support of this parish. " J. L. Schofield, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was put from the chair and carried unanimously. G. Sherwood, Esq., addressed the meeting as mover of the second resolution. Those who had preceded him had expressed their convictions on the importance of the subject they were considering, and it was certainly a most impor- tant subject, not only to the Church in this place, but also to the members of the Church in the neighboring parishes. It was hard to discuss the question without the exhibition of feeling, but in this respect he would endeavor to imitate the former speakers. Dr. Lewis had gone over the facts of the case, and explained the matter so well, that little, however, was left for him to say. On one point, ho differed with what tlie previous speakers seemed willing to admit ' — they appeared to be satisfied with the appointment of a Bishop in England, provided England raised the endow - Jiient. He could not agree v^ith this proposition, because he thought the Synod should be left to select the Bishop. The resolution lie had to propose was as follows : — DOCUMENTS. 81 ie from for the he con- nething I embers lands in ointment Simpson a speedy diocese, ,s of the ervision ; )l)ject, in 'cli in Sy- t of this vhich was mover oi d him had uhc subject ost impor- c, but also ^ parishes. 5 exhibition ' to imitate er the facts , that little, , he differed nc to admit Qtment of a the endow - ion, because , the Bishop. s : — *' Tliat this meeting has been informed by the Rev. Dr. Lewis, that the pp.rish of BrDckvillo has been called on by tiio Veiiorablo Archdeacon of Kinuj-^ton, to contribute to an Episcopal Finid, secretly raised for the express pur- pose of securing tlie ai)pointment of the Kev. Thomas Hincks at the hands of the Governor General ; it therefore earnestly protests against any such schenio, as being con- trary to the instructions of our Diocesan respecting the Episcopal Fund, opposed to the wishes of the SSynod, and fraught with danger to the best interests of the church by the revival of political appointments therein." Mr. Shern'ood continued. It appeared to him that the propositions contained in the resolutions were self-evident. As had been stated by Dr. Lewis, the claim put forward for the appointment of the Rev. IMr. Ilincks, placed the power to appoint in the ministry of the day. The persons composing the Ministry might be Roman Catholics, Pres- byterians, Methodists, or Baptists, and if the principle here- tofore acted upon was to be continued in the face of the declaration, thpt all semblance of connection between Church and State was at an end, a person might be appointed Bishop who did not in reality belong to the Church of Eng- land. The question of appointment would not rest on the fitness of the person for the olTlce of Bishop, but on the amount of political influence he could bring to support the Ministry who might make the appointment. Clergymen might then be seen riding through the country with reli- gious tracts in one pocket of their saddle-bags and political tracts in the other, agitating the people on some particular point favorable to the Governnient. He fully coincided with Dr. Lewis as to the character of the intrigue respect- ing the proposed Bishop. Friendship for the Prime Min- ister made many people subscribe in order to obtain the Bishopric for W.\\ Hincks's brother. lie believed the same gentleman who had subscribed £1000 for the endow- ment of the Bishopric, had expended £2000 on a ball at Niagara in honor of Mr. F. Ilincks. The Rev. Thomas 30 PUBLI&illED Hincks might be a learned man. If he was worthy, it might be that the Synod would appoint him. If so, he would not raise a single ohjeetion to the appointment. There were, no doubt, many gentlemen in England and Ii'eland whose appointment would confer benefit on the •Church, but so long as the ofllee of a Clergyman was so miserable in a pecuniary way, the office of liishop should be held up to the young men of the country as a reward for their talent and zeal in the service of the Church. W. B. M'Clean, Es(p, seconded the resolution, which being put from the chair was also carried unanimously, O. Jones, Esq., moved the third resolution viz : — "That this meeting cannot refrain from expressing its regret and disappointment iliiit the Imperial Government should have so loni:: neglected to accede to the addresses of our Lejijislature containinnr the reasonable reouest that the Church of England be placed on the same footing with other .denominations with regard to the power of self-government. An address to which it had hoj^ed an afilrmative answer "Would have been immediately given, inasmuch as the Home Government had so promptly assented to the act which confiscated the property of the Church, and formally severed her from the state in this Province." The resolution met his cordial support and sympathy, and he had no doubt it would meet with the sympathy of the meeting also. It was certainly a source of thankfulness that the people had so well responded to the call which had been made upon them. It was not in accordance with jus- tice for the Government to insist on regulating the affairs of the Church when they had broken the links which connected the Church with the state in Canada, Surely the Church knew best how to manage its internal affairs. The power sought to be exercised might give the appointment of Bishops to Jews, Infidels, or Turks — it was wrong to allow such power to be exercised over the Church in Canada — it placed them in^'a position inferior to all other denomina- tions. The Clergy and Laity of the Church were better able le judge of the piety of those who might be appointed tbai> ***rO LolUMliSTS. M any others, and in tliuir hands should tho power re«t. A petition had been sent to luigiand from tlio Legislature, bat a guilty indiffcrcnco Ii;ul bern shown to the request contained in that pe-titinn. lie hoped the people would prosecute the objects soui^lit by ihid meeting till their de- sires were obtained. S. Keefer, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was put and carried. D. 1>. O. Ford, Esq., raoved tne next resolution : — *'That this parish has already hirgely subscribed towards the endowment of the new Bisshoprlo, on the condition that the Bishop be elected by the Clergy and Laity, and that this meeting highly approves of such conditional subscrip- tion, and if necessary will increase it." It was true the parish had contributed largely toward* the endoM'mcnt of the new Bishopric, and he had no doubt if the appointment was left to the Clergy and Laity of the Church the subscription would bo still further increased. This principle was not contrary to early usage, and waa acted upon in the United States, giving general satisfaction to the Church. Dr. Reynolds seconded the resolution. IIo could do so freely, as ho had not given one penny to the endowment sub- scription yet, in consequence of believing that the fund would not be well managed by the Government appoint- ment. Lie was an old Tory, and did not believe in separa- tion of the Church from the State, but he would have no objection to subscribe if they were allowed to elect their own Bishops. Lie knew nothing of the Rev. Thomas Ilincks, although he had seen an article in the J^cho requesting the .members of the Church to pray for him. IIo thought the great majority would pray that Mr. Llincks might not bd appointed^ The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. Steele, in moving the 5th resolution, said that ha would state his reasons for advocating the principle of elect- 04 PI BLiyilEU 'f: >ng Birtliops l)y Clergy and Laity, in nmvlng the adoption of the I'c.sohuion intrusted to him. ilo remarked, that although connection between Ciuircli and State in Canada liad ceased, yet connection between the Church here jind tlie Crown of (Ji'eaL Ijiilain liad not ceased — that they -were ytill part of the Church of Eni>iand and Ireland, and as such recoi^rjsed the supremacy ot tht; Crown. That it the :o.t th was r.ot tlieir wish to sever tlie coimection between Church liere and at home, but to perpetuateiit — that in ask- ing a recognition of thi-- principle of election, they sought ^lotliing new, nor demanded anything calculated to sever their connection with the gloricuis motlier Church. They •were simply returning to primitive usage. lie briefly traced the chances in the mode or election down to the time of Henry the Vni,, when the supremacy of the Crown was estiiblished. He urged that in this country, as [all practical connection'Jjctween Church and State had ceased, a strict adherance to the old system could only be pro- ductive of dissatisfaction and inconvenience, and therefore matters should be placed on a different basis, and that Sy- nods of Clergy and Laity would accord to ancient usage, and give satisfaction : that it was just the Church should enjoy self-government : that the Crown was too distant to be intrusted \ ith the oclectlon of their Bishops : that in the teeth of the late action i.'i tlie Legislature putting an end to all crnnec!ion between Chm-cli and State, it would be inexpedient, apart from its political bearings, to vest the power of the Crown in the Governor General : that it would be better to elect their own Bishop : and that the ap- pointment might still nominrdly remain with the Crown, it of course appointing the Bishop elected here. He argued that they, though having the management of their own afl;ilrs, should still remain part of the Church of England in name and Reeling ; and, while acknowledging the same head, ^hus carry with them the sympathies and regards of the Iprious mother-Church. That if the wishes of the Church then selei and unio Chu uO said DOCUilENTS, 30 ^option ■d, that Canada ■h here lat they lid, and That it reen the t in ask- r sought to sever . They ; briefly the time > Crown ', as 'all 1 ceased, ' be pro- hereforo that Sy- :it usage, 'h should listant to : that in utting an it would > vest the that it at the ap- ;^rown, it ;e argued heir owu n gland in I me head, "ds of the le Church were thus consulted, he looked forward to a prosperous future, but if disregarded, and men forced upon them with- out heed to their wishes, ho apprehended great trouble and weakness to tlie Church. He, liowever, liad confidence that if the different parishes should loudly protest, and refjse to contribute to a Bishopric, in which the just v/ishes of the people were disregarded, that notwitlistanding the move- ment at Kingston, the great principle U>y which they con- tended, would yet be adopted. lie concluded by moving: — " That until the principle of the election of our Bisliopg by the (Clergy and l\.aity be recognized, this Parish will contribute nothing towards the endowment of the new Bishopric." J. McMullen, Esq., seconded the Resolution. Tie did so with the more pleasure, he said, because it embodied a great principle, underlying the British Constitution, to wit, that there should be no taxation without reju'csentation. If the members of t • Church in Canada put their hands in their pockets, to provide for the maintenance of Bishops, then those members had a perfect right to a voice in the selection of their Bishops. The pi'inciple was alike plain and self evident. Tie had alwnys been opposed to the union of Church and State, and fully believed that the Church would assume a sounder and more healthy position without such connection. That connection had been se- vered by a solemn net of the Canadian Legislature, and there was consequently no excuse wliatever'now for the in- terference cf the State with the Clinrch. The Church need not dread an independent position — she need not dread to be thrown upon the affection of her members for support. All she wanted was self-government and the rio:lit of the Clergy and Laity to select their Bishops. The resolution having been put to the meeting wa'^ carried. John Reynolds, Esq., moved tlie next resolution. TTe said nnles? the meeting adopted his resolution, all they had done woulu be of no avail. TTe moved : — S6 FUBLIBHED " That tho proceedings of this meeting be sent to the Bishop of the Diocese, with a recjuest that lie will be pleased to lay them before his Excellency the CJovernor General, and his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury." S. Ross, Esq., having seconded the resolution, it was carried. J. Weathcrhcad, Esq., moved," That this meeting, beforo separating, desires to express its high appreciation of the affectionate zealjmd unwearied industry which the venerable Diocesan has so lon<:»; devoted to the Interest of the Church hi this Province." Dr. Tlubbell seconded the resolution. This resolution, as were all the others, was carried unanimously. On motion, the chairman then left the chair, and Dr. Lewis was called thereto, when a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and secretary for their services to ths meeting. Before separating, the Rev. Dr. Lewis offered a few re- marks on tho gratification he felt at the unanimity of the proceedings. He was also, he said, delighted at the fact that the meeting was the largest that ho had ever seen con- gregated In the parish. This fact was ovldeace of the interest the people took in the subject. lie hoped what had been done would not j^rove evanescent, but rather sti- mulate many to investigate the ecclesiastical polity of their Church, and become as well acquainted with it as they were with its doctrines. The meeting then separated. MR. ROGERS S LETTER TO THE KINGSTON DAILY NEWS. Sir : — Permit me to draw the attention of the members of the Church of England to a report of a meeting held at Brockvllle, respecting the proposed Bis! opric of King- ston, at which the speakers, I respectfully suggest, have fallen into some mistakes ; and I feel persuaded, when cor- rected, will be willing to admit them as such. h\ tho first place : We have no Synod — properly so bJCUMK.^H. IT t to the ) pleased General, I, it was g, beforo jn of the venerable e Church carried , and Dr. as passed es to th*}' . a few rp- y of the at the fact seen con- co of the 3ped what rather sti- ty of their they were NEWS. c members jeting held ic of King- ggest, have , when cor- properly so called — i. c, an Uccleaiusdcal court or bodi/, whoa^d' a ys are bindinfj on the Church. Tluit thcro was a vo.imi. ry coming together of certain members of the Cliureh of En^* laud and Irehincl, is beyond doubt ; and that they expres- 1 themselves iu a certain way, is equally true ; but these expressions of opiuioii were in no way binding, nor wero they considered so Ijy many wlio wero llicre. The CliLirch of Eni^land and Ireland is a branch of tho E^.'tablisliud Cluircli of England and Ireland, and, as such, can have no higher privilcgc3 in this country than at home, Synodal action has boon refused (here — it has been refused here. Why should we claim this as aright.'' — we may ask it as a boon ; and if the Goverinaent do not feel prepared, at this time, to grant us lliis hivor, wo may hope lor it at some future day. This is a measure that evidently re- quires groat consideration, because tho colony of Canada has no right to expect greater privileges than all other colo- nies, and, consequenlly, tho measure must be general^ and not special.. No epUcopal fund hu^ been secretly raised^ d'C. The truth is simply lliis. When it was proposed to di- vide the Diocese of Toronto, some members put forth tiie name of the llev. Dr. Crony n as a fit and proper person to fill the episcopal ehair of Londturn=: to its prirnitive condition, and must seek a cjuverntncnt wltliin Itself like other Chris- tian denominations. Jt is true that the Church in Canada is a part of the Church of England and Ireland ; but the Imperial Legislature delegated its authority in tlio premises to the Canadian Legislature, and tlie latter body has relin- quished every claim to bo considered an ecclesiastical authority by its own act. Self-government and self sup, port must, under these circumstances, bo the watchword of the Church in Canada. It has lost the support of the State ; vj-hy, therefore, should it be injured ^'y the odium of an alliance with the State ? As regards Mr. Rogers's commendation of the Rev, T. Hincks, I can only say, that it is very commonplace, and might be as truly predicated of a thousand other Irish clergymen. I can only account tor its appearing in print at all, on the^supposition that the writer over-estimates a certificate of qualification, when emanating from himself. 1 am, Sir, Your ob'dt. servant. John McMulleic, Brockville, Jan, 20, 1850. CHURCH MEETIN'G AT OTTAWA. The Ot\.2i\vi\ Monarchist contains a full report of the pro- ceedings at a meeting held in Christ Church, Ottawa, (By- town) on the 12th instant, in reference to the contemplated Diocese of Kingston. The meeting was called on a requisi- tion addressed to the Rev. Dr. Strong. J. B. Lewis, Esq., Mayor of the city, was called to the chair, when the reso- lutions given below were proposed and adopted : — Moved by P. P. Harris, Esa., Churchwarden, and so- i DOCUMENTS. 47 shed by a therefore, )rltv, and condition, hor Chris- ill Canada ; but the ! premises has relin- ;les!asiical 1 self-sup^ watchword ^ort of the the odium lie Rev, T. iplace, and ther Irish g in print sti mates a himself. VluLLEN", 3f the pro- awa, (By. itemplated 1 a requisi- jwis, Esq. , 1 the reso- jn, and so- uonded by IT. V. Noel, Esq., — That this meeting learns with satisfaction the probability of an early division of the Diocese of Toronto, and the erection of a See of Kingston, inasmuch as the increase of the Episcopate if made in ac- cordance with the just wislies of the Clergy and Laity, must tend to the prosperity of the Churc: Moved by Wm. F. Powel, Esq., M. P. P., and^seconded by K. Bishop, Esq., — That whilst encouraged to hope for the prosperity of our Zion, it is a subject of surprise and regret to the members of this congregation, that the Impe- rial Government so long remains silent on the course it intends to pursue in reference to the address to Iler Most Gracious ]\lajesly the Queen, passed by both houses of the Legislature in the last session of the Provincial Parliament, praying that the Church of England and Ireland in this co- lony, may be granted the power of synodical action for the regulation of its own aflairs. Moved by A. Yielding, Esq., M. P. P., and seconded by Wm. Tracy, Esq., — T lat the silence of the Imperial Gov- ernment on this address, together with certain rumors indi* eating that a Bishop for the new Diocese of Kingston is forthwith to be appointed without reference to the Clergy and Laity thereof, in Synod assembled, and in opposition' to their wishes, is a subject oi deep regret to this meeting, because it cannot fail to promote dissatistaction throughout the Province. Moved by Dr. Sewell, and seconded by Jas. Fitzgibbon, Esq., — That the appointment of a Bishop to any See in Canada by the Imperial Government, without reference to the Clergy and Laity, would be unjust, inasmuch as the consent of the Crown to the act of securalizing the Clergy Reserves deprives the Church of state support, and is in- consistent inasmuch as the act decla^'es that it is desirable to remove all semblance of connection between Church and State. Moved by Wm. Hunton, Esq.. and seconded by Rich 4S PUIRLISBBS '!Mi i' I ard Austin, Esq., — That from the present position of the Church in Canada, the exercise of State patronage in the appointment of the oOlcers of the Church could not fail to be unsatisfactory to this meeting, because it would un- doubtedly excite again the jealousy and hostility of the parties from whom she has already suffered so much, the result of which is the loss of her University, of her Clergy Reserves, and of the countenance and aid of the State. Moved by George Patterson, Esq., and seconded by !Fras. Abbott, Esq., — That all this meeting requires of the State is permissive power to the Church to manage her own aflairs, including the appointment of her Bishops and other officers by Synod of the Clergy and f^aity. Moved by James Eraser, Esq., and seconded by George Lang, Esq., — That were such power granted, this meeting feels assured that the loyalty and devotion of the members of the Church of England to the Crown would be much en- couragod, and the Church freed from those persecutions and annoyances to which her connection with the State has heretofore subjected her. Moved by Judge Armstrong, and seconded by James Do- ran, Esq.,— That this meeting cannot separate without recording the gratitude it feels towards the Lord Bishop of Toronto, for his unwearied labors in behalf of the interests of the Church, coupled with an earnest prayer that he may be spared to see the day when her members may sit under their own vine and fig tree, in prosperity and peace. Moved by W. II. Robeson, Esq., and seconded by George Heubach, Esq., — That to this Work this meeting in- vites the attention and co. operation of the Laity through- out the proposed new See of Kingston. Moved by P. Pearson Harris, Esq., — That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury through the Lord Bishop c^ Toronto, with a prayer that he would see fit to use his utmost influence with the Imperial Government for the promotion of the •OCUMBNT*. Ad ion of the ige in the lot full to vo\\]d un- ity of the flinch, the cr Clergy ^tatc. iondecl by res of the linage her shops and y George is meeting members much en- Tsecutions 1 State has Tames Do- 3 without Bishop of e interests at he may sit under ice. onded by neeting in- ,y through- i copy of Archbishop nto, with a ;t influence on of the wishes of (liis meeting, which represents the second city in tho proposed new Diocese, and a city which is likely, from its position and rapidly increasing population to exceed in wealth, iiiiportance, and niiiiibcrs, the city of Kingston ; and also, that anotlier copy be transmitted to the Governor General to be laid at the foot of the Throne. LETTER FROM THE HTSTIOP OK TOK( ., i O TO JOHN CRAWFORD » ESQ., OF nUOCKVILLE. Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the proceedings or' a meeting, held in St. Peter's Church, Brockville, at which you presided. I have read the resolutions adopted with much satisfac- tion, and I trust, that the expression of sound principles which they contain, coming as they do from so large and respectable a body of our ]"»coplc, will tend to remove the difficulties sought to be thrown in the way of the free and unfettered aclion of the Cliurch in this Diocese. Those few individuals who liave placed themselves unad- visedly in opposition to the wishes of the Synod^ will, it is to be hoped, return to that unity of purpose without which we cannot expect the Church to succeed. Doubtless the chnrchnion, within the limits of the pro- posed Bishopric of Kingston are quite able, as well as wil- ling, to secure its adequate endowment without accepting subscriptions on terms oflfcnsive and degrading to the sacred object which we have in view. I have the honor to be, Sir, With much respect. Your Obt. Servant, John Toronto. TO THE EDITOR OF THE KINGSTON DAILY NEWS. Sir : — I have been much pained to observe the strenuous efforts made to secure the nomination of the Kev. Mr, 60 PL'i3Ll»U£J0 li'if ::!l Ilincks as Bishop of Kln«j;ston. Do niy revoruud brethren who arc urging this matter, and making collections on tho express condition of his appolntinenl ri^/hteousli/ judge 1 My own opinion is that tlioir procedure is ofsucli a siifioni,- cal character as to make all right-thinking men stand aghast with wonder and adhorrence. Head, my brethren, the ar- ticle headed 'Simony' in Burjis's Ecclesiastical Laws, and you will sec, unless wilfully blinded, that you are'lending yourselves to the commission of an awful crime. Like Si- mon of old, you think that the Church of God is to be bought and sold. As far as Dr. Ilincks is personally con- cerned, he has one thing which to me would be a recom- mendation, lie hasaknowledjjje of the Oriental lan^na^es.* Now, as I have a smattering of the Uengalee and Ilindos- tanee dialects, I should be much pleased to have assistance in acquiring a familiarity with the Sanscrit language. It is almost impossible here, in the wild woods of Canada, to obtain the necessary appliances which wore written by Dr. Carey, the Baptist missionary, and others. I state this to show that my private predilections might be in favor of Dr. Hincks. But have I a rla;ht to sacrifice the interests of the Church for any prospect of private individual advan- tage"? Have those who are acting in his favor any such right? Is it just in them to deprive the Clergy of this Diocese of the righteous reward of their labors ? I am sure that the Laity generally will declare that we, who have borne the burden and heat of the day — who for years have labored amid the the Arctic snows and frosts of win- ter, and the tropical heats of summer, uncomplainingly, should at least have the possibility of rising in our profes- sion. I am sure that they will deem the knowledge of the country and the manners and character of the people, which years of residence among them has given us, no disadvan- tage. What claim has Dr. Ilincks to set against these ? * Dr, lliucks is not the Oriental Scholar. The writer evidently mistakes Jura for his brother. — Publisher. DOCUMENTS. 6i 13 it the possession of a conifortablc \ni'A>h in Eiifj^liuid, with his people iilmost at his btiitly door, rallici' Uian as it is with us, who liavc to travel miles lo liiiJ them '^ If it bcj the sooner we leave our arduous field of labor iu this frozen region, and settle down in bome fcut;^L% ^'ozy, corner in tlio old counM-y the better. A CuJNTUV CLEIiGVI-iAN. er evidentlv FROM THE CORNWALL CONST: ."UI'IOXAL. A large and iiiHuenLial meeting of tlie Clergy aiid Luiiy of the Johnstown Deanery, wu-. held in Trinity Church, Cornwall, on renulsilii»n ot the Jiurul Dean, iov the pur- pose of considering a eoniniunieation i'roni tiie \ en. Arch- deacon of Kingston, in reference to the endowment of tiio new See of Kin2;ston, and the a';;ji>intnient thereto oi' lh»i Rev. Thos. llincks, A. M. Among those present we (jbsei'ved, lion. P. Vankoughnet j Judge Jarvis, C!uy C. Wood, Ks(|., Dr. 'Dicheiison, A. J. Barnhart, IT. Baker, T. S. liubidge. J. J. Chesley. J. Dickson^ A. Shears, Esqs. ; and also^ the Kev. ]\lessrs Patlon, I'oa- well, Kerr, Harris, Stephenson, r\jountain, and ilev. Dn Lewis. The Kural Dean having ta!;en the -chair, and C, Pocde,- Esq., having been appointed Secretary, the chairman opened the meeting by observing that owing to the non- arrival of the railway train, a great number of Clei'gy and Lay delegates were unavoidably absent. He briefly recapitulated the ]>rincipal events connected with the movement, for the endowment of the pro}>ose(} See of Kingston. lie pointed out the successive steps which had been taken in this Deanery, to carry out the in structions of our Diocesan in his admirable pastoral letter. Showed how successfully the work was being accomplished in many of the parishes, and how at length it was arrested by the rumors which begar about that time to prevail, with reference to the appointment, by the Imperial Government - M ruBLiaHbtf I of the Rev. Thomas Ilincks to the proposed Sco of Kin*^- ston. The confident assurli«;ns to this ciTect superseded furtlier action, hs the contributions vsere based upon the condilion, that the future liishop should be elected by the (yjergy and l^ay Delegates of the proposed Diocese in iJ^jynod assembled. That but lor this untoward cause, ho had not tlie slightest hesilation in asserlhig, that the full LHim of iitJOOO would have been subscribed in this Deanery. That scarcely in any one parish was the work comi)leted, Jtnd vet that returns had been made to him showing that £'21(57 had been securcMJ, and upon ihi.'? data he conld confi- dently base his assertion, that but for the cause assigned the full sum would have been obtained, for which this Dean-.'-ry was pledged by the general committee, lie fur- ther stated that much dissatisfaction pievailed, as to the manner in whieh it was sought to introduce the liev.Thos. Hlncks into the Diocese, that the objection was not to him- self personally, but that a great principle was at stake^ and for this they were contending. The Clergy and Laity were called upon to provide the endowment, and therefore they thought it but e(|ultable, that they should have some voice in the selection of their Bishop. They could not imagine that it was from any great love they bore the Church, that Unitaiians, Roman Catholics, and others, con- tributed to a fund, secretly raised upon the express condi- tion, that the brother of the Hon. Francis Ilincks, their political chief, should receive the nomination. He said he believed this dissatisfaction was very generally felt throughout the whole of like proposed new Diocese. Ycu it was true a small party ia Uie City of Kingston, animated he must say by what a|)pe»red to be a partizan spirit, dif- fered from the great majority of the Clergy and Laity, and sought in various way* to thwart their wishes. Seve- ral attempts had been made by this party to compass their designs, but all tLhieh was to consider a com- munication from the \enerable, the Archdeacon of King- ston, and a resolution passed by the congregation of St. George's Church, which documents he then )•( ad, The wholo case was now before them, and he would leave It for tho meeting to express its sentiments with reference to It. The licv. Dr. Lewis In moving the iirst resolution said : — It Is with feelings of satisfaction, sir, that I rloo to support the resolution placed in my hands, a satisfaction aiislng from the conviction that it but expresses the deeply felti sentiments ot this inlkie'^Ial meeting. Tho occasion, how- ever, which has brought us together is one of sorrow and regret, that any such sad exigency should have arisen In the Church, as to warrant the stronoj ]an''-uijj(> in which the resolution Is worded. It U a melancholy reflection, and one wdiich should teaoh us the propriety of i -pressing our too sanguine calcnln , ; , that misgivings for the future welfare of the Chmvh. should have arisen at the very time, when, (as we fondly trusted,) a new and auspieious era svas about to dawn. It is disheartening th;it at the very moment when, as we foolishly supposed, the confiscation of our property, and the severance of our State connexion would have ushered in harmony and peace, the expected calm should be suddenly endangered, and the Church cal- led on to defend herself from the imputation of simony — a sin which should make us shudder, but which perhaps causes no qualms to men who have been guilty of sacrile- r ■ f i' 'i . 1 1 1l'.:f' 54 PtBLISHED gious appropriation of property soleuiiily dedicated to God^a service. It would really seem, sir, as if the main object of some of the chief agents in severing our Slate coiinexion, was to get rid of some obstacles whicli stood in their way, in their attempts to speculate in the offices of the Church, as they W'ere accustomed tu do in her lands : so that wiien the shel- tering mantle of the Slate was withdrawn, the Cluirch might be more exposed to private enterprise and profitable speculation. 1 do not think tliat tlio force of eflVontery and presumption can further go, than that the man who above all others, in his political career, used his utmost energies to wound the interests o[' the Cluirch of England, should on succeediiiix in his schemes of confiscation, and on departing from the scene of liis unhallowed labors, in return for all the injury he had done us, add the insult of offering us the bribe of XOOOO to accept his brother as our chief Pastor — the Bishop of our Diocese. I am particularly anxious, sir, that not a word which falls from me, should convev the idea that the mass of Church people in the Diocese of Kingston, harbor any ill- feeling to the Rev. Thomas Ilincks individually. He may be, and 1 trust he is, a man fitted in every way to preside over the new Diocese; but 1 unhesitatingly affirm that it was not for any qualifications he possessed, that he has been brought forward as a fit person for the Episcopate. His only connexion with this country arises from the fact, that his brotlier was one of the most persevering opponents of the Church in Canada. Truly this is an ext'^aordinary claim to pre-eminence in the Canadian Church. But when we go on to consider the mode by which the Hon F. Hincks should gain his object, I confess it is difficult to re- strain an expression of honest indignation. He calculated on our forbearance in his designs on our property, and he calculated correctly. He now reckons on our parsimony and meanness of spirit, and the question for us to decide is this, DOCUMENTS. 55 of some was to ill their iis they the shol- Church rofitable IVonterv lan who utmost Ljighind, i.and on bors, ill insult of 2r as our )rcl which > mass of r any ill- He may preside m that it nt he has piscopate. 1 the fact, )pponent3 aordinary But when Hon F. 3ult to re- calculated by, and he imony and ide is this, lias ho calculated aright 1 Is the Church of England so lost to honor, and has she so fallen from her ancient nobleness of spirit, as to accept the bribe — the paltry bribe of £0000 at the hands of her enemies, who suppose, that this sum will bo an irrcsistil)lG inducement to lis, to accept their noniineo as our Bishop ? Will this meeting credit me, when I toll thenj, that the men who are so solicitous for our splritiial welfare, as to give us a bishop, are many of them R therefore, safe to intrust them with the election of a Bishop. Under cover of this slander, they would endeavor to secure for their protegee, the sympathies of the less in- formed members of the Church, who are rightly jealous for thel Protestant character of our reformed faith. But we throw back the charG;e with disdain. If it be Puseyism to abide by the decision of the Church in Synod assembled,.we plead guilty to the charge- if it be Puseyism to struggle for the right^ of the Laity to have equal voice with tlie Clergy in the selection of their Bishop, we are guilty of the charge — if it be Puseyism to assert again and again, that if the Diocese provide the en- dowment for the See, the church members of that See should elect their Diocesan, then we are most guilty — if it be Puseyism to thwart simony, to denounce any canvassing P th til DOOUMSIITS. 67 n e great prece- encour- , includ • be prof- hat has f justify with the 111 so by mgelical .lid incur of this in this ir risibi- ortho- Whig ainst the ii's would 5 to the le Clergy t is not> ion of a endeavor e less in- y jealous 2d faith. Jain. If of the ! charge- Laity to 1 of their eyism to e the en- that See Ity— ifit mvassing for the high office of a Bishop in the church cf God, and to obey the pastoral of our Diocesan, in preference to taking our instructions from self constituted sources, then again we are Piipeyitc?. But if by Puseyites be meant persons sympathising with Romish error, or disaifceled, in the icj^st degree, to the Protesiiiiit principles of our Church, then we solemnly declare it to be a libel, too malicious to be worth refulJng, and too glaringly fako to be credited by those who know tis best, i shall then only say in reference to this charge of Puseyism — this cloak of maliciousness — that even though the vast majority of Clergy and Laity were Puseyites, it would hardly justify a small minority in employing simony and subterfuge to counteract the wishes of that majority. But, sir, there is yet another insinuation, or rather broad assertion, put forward in justification of this simoniacal pro- ceeding. It is said, (and no doubt with the same object of enlisting t]. -ympathies of the members of the Church, wh© are n< ^ ...uainted with the merits of the case,) " Let the Clergy and Laity give up Dr. Bethune as their candi- date, and the people of Kingston will give up Mr. Uincks."" In this way people are led to suppose, that Mr. Uincks is the champion of Evangel icism versus Tractarianism — a cunning manoeuvre, certaiidy. But we meet It with a broad denial — a flat contradiction. Not a pound has been contributed 'conditionally on Dr, Bethunc's receiving the appointment to the new See. Whether Dr. Bethune will be put forward as a candidate I know noL If he be the choice of the large majority of Clergy and Lay representatives, the latter chosen be it remembered on the most liberal, nay I might say, on the mo.st democratic, system of elec- tion, who shall object to the decision of such majority 1 If again, as Is not improbable, the Synod should delegate its authority, for the first occasion of electing a Bishop, to the committee of Bishops in England, we shall be satis- ified. Or if, as is also not uulikely, the Synod shall noini- ^3 PUBLISHED nate three clergymen, leaving it to the. Queen in Conncil to select one of them to fill the See in qucf-tion, we shall still be content. Let not, therefore, misrepresentation or cavil divert the attention of our peopl(i from the real point at issue, to wit, the right of the clergy and laity of the NEW PIOCESE TO SEI,ECT, FROM ANY QUARTER THEY ClIOOSS, THAT FATHEIv IN GOD WHO IS TO PRESIDE OVER THE CHURCH. This, in the present self-sustaining position of the Church in Canada, is the oad nrinciplo we contend fur. I>ut, sir, [ have honrd it whispered " think of the £8,000- what an advantage to the Ciiurch in all time to come : we ouMit to overlook a fi;reat deal for tiie sake of such a boon 1" I am almost tempted to a27pli/ the language of St. Peter on a similar occasion but shall only q^iote it, " thy money perisli v.ilh tliet\" Is money in itself so valuable, or does not its utility depend on the attending blessing of God ? Can we honestly expect that blessing to accompany a Church M'hieli is willing to accept at the hands of its bitterest- ene- mies its chief pastor, and for the especial purpose of grati- fying its own penuriousncss 1 No ! tell it not in Gath ! What though the See of Kingston be vacant still for many vears, better a thousand times to wait in faith till God sends a pastor, whom we may behold without shame and confusion of face — bettor far to remain under the pater- nal jurisdiction of our present Diocesan, whom may God long spare — better far to continue under the governance of our present venera'wle prelale, who has not hesitated to describe the subscriptions offered u-^, by Mr. Hincks's frieiids, as '-oflvnsivo and degrading.'' lint, sir, at the risk of being tedious, f must allude to {m additional piece of khidnes^^ with which the friends of Mr, ITincks would afriiet us. Not content with loading us with tlic guilt of simony, they would cap the climax by securing to u^ a lasting unpopularity. A disagreeable thing must be done in the most disagreeble way : accor- dhiiilv. we must receive Mr. Ilincks at the hands of the DOCUMENTS. 59 n Conncil we shall tation or real point TY OF THE Y ClIOOSS, H CHURCH. e Church c £8,000- ome : we 1 a boon !" St. Peter hy money le, or does of God ] ly a Church ;terest- ene- se of grati- m Gath! 1 for many th till God shame and [• the pater- may God I'ernance of lesitated to '. Hincks's t allude to 3 friends of loading us ; climax by lisagreeable k'ay : accor- ands of the Governor General. Why, sir, before her Majesty assented to the act, which abol I bed every semblance of connexion between Church and State, we were not brought into such close contact with the Government, as we shall be if our Bishops be appointed by his Excellency. Our State con- nexion has hitherto been the great engine in the hands of our opponents, to injure us in the alFcetlons of the people of this country ; and now when the engine is wrested out of their hands, we are, forsooth, to be again taunted with our State-Churchism, and tlio yeomen of the Province again furnished with a plausible excuse for not supporting the ministry of the Church, is it wise to tempt the Clergy, at least the ambitious portion of them, to become political partii'ans? Is it advisable thnt piety mid talent should no longe." be the passport to a mitre, and thnt the surest step- ping-stone to the Episcopate should be n clerical pamphlet on some political crisis, or ministerial eniergoncy ? We have too many instance^!, already, of the promotion of clerical agitators to lucrative situations, to make us desi« rous to perpetuate th^ disgrace. No, sir, T am sure the Church will say 7W, and ri-^e in her might against the in- trigue we are denouncing: and F shall only say. in conclu- sion, for mvself, that althonn-h fueling a thoronr:h distaste for agitation, either of a political or roligious nature, yet, on the present ^'ccasion, f could not refrain from qn expres- sion of righteous indignation, especially as I con^<"iontiously believe, that our objoct is the honor of God and tb'^ edifi- cation of his Church. I now beg, sir, to move the following resolution : — "That this r.ieetin^j havin*j; h(\ard the communication of the Ven. Archdeacon of Ivingstoii read, hereby expresses its einphatic disapproval of the same, and its determination in no way to aid in giving it ('(r.'et : and that this meeting is moved thereto l.)y the following, among otiier, con-^idera- tions : — 1. IJecanse, we regard the proposed comjmct as partaking of the nature of Simony, as it ('oiiteni['kitcs making the patronage of the proposed episcopate a mere matter of bargain and sale. 60 PfliUatlED ',ii- i.;i' M .Ml 2. Because, tlie course julopted by the congregation of St. George's Church, Kingston, is in direct variance with that re- commended by our Diocesan, and wliich has been ah-eady acted ou in tliis Deanery. 3. Because, wo cnnnot consent to stultify ourselves by adopting a "llesolntion," directly opposed to the principle which we liave at various times enunciated, to the effect, that the future Bishoj) sliould be elected by the free and unfettered action of the Diocesan Synod, a principle, moreover, which has been sanctioned by the Church of tlie whole Diocese, through itssynod- ical re[)resentatives." Guy C. Wood, E^cj., secoided the resolution, which was carried uniiuirnously. Moved by his hone , Jmlge Jarvi.^, and seconded by T. S. Rubidge, Esq., and resolved : — '•That while v/e siiai! deojily regret the severance of the happy connection, whieh at [>resent unites this portion of the Diocese with onr beloved Bishop, to whose untiring zeal we desire to bear the most grateful testimony, yet in view of the great increase of the Church, we rejoice to learn that iier Majesty's Government are prepared to re- commend the immediate subdivision of this extensive J3inee«o." Mv. Jarvis remarked, that it required no ordinary degree -of conriigo. to iittempt to speak after the eloquent speech that had iiHt boon delivered bv the Rev. Dr. Lewis. He could not, howev(T, but express great sati=?faction in having been selected to move this resolution, as he felt assured, that the ineeting would heartily coneur in its adoption. The old inhabitants of tliis parish, from a personal know- ledge of the worth of his Eordship, invariably spoke of him in the wai'mest lerms of approbation. Even to a teacher of one of our common schools, gratitude was due from parents, when ' e had performed his humble duty faithfully ; how much more so, to the person who had edu- cated a great number of those v.orthy men, who had occu- pied, and many of whom still occupy, some of the highest positions in Church and State ? Such men as the Hon. Sir J. B. Robinson, Bart, Hon. C. J. Macaulay, the Archdea- con of York, Honorables J. ]\racaulay, (x. Boulton, and bOCLMKNT:*. <>1 Sir Allan ^rcNah. Ho cunid also jtoim, lo r uch persons as the Jlev. ])i', Uelhune, Monircal ; the jatu Judgc^j Uagcr- inan and Jones, Jncl«^« McClcaii, Jlon. Jl. J. ijuullun, Hon. W. B. Jtubinson, and Wow. Henry Slierwoo*!, Tlierc >ll were rnanv others who^e names liad cstaptMl his luernory, butwhieU his friend Hon, W \'i!UKO(i«^lnu't (^injs;ijU' a pupil) oouli.! assist hini to recall. .VikI yel our liioli(^]> is taunted in a wew history of (.'imada, vviia iiaving l)?eu a pool' dis- trict sehooluiaster ; vei'V In; ?>!. but he has raised hiniscU' to tliB position he now (»eeupies. sustainet! hy the good and virtuous, and ass.'ii led only l>y pditieal (nipcuu'iits. .Mr. Jarvis went on to s;iy, liiat li ^ would not. liave niade any mention of" poiioics, halivaiioi, l;:nnied him with having heen a p<»!it,ieal pri.',6t. U.,* ^hnchi- ded an eloouent paneiivii" \>\ i:io\iii!:-; the ivsolut.ion. jV[oved Uy tlio liev. .Jiim!ck. and ro-olve;] : — "That while we regard ihe (h'terminaiioii of her ^Tajes- ty's Gwvernn.ient, to I'cc'.MHiiend t lie inimei.liate siil»divi>ion oftho DIo(;esi>, a^ an act diMuanding the gratefid apprecia- tion of c!nirchmei3, we h-"! con-^ti-ained to ('Xj)res'^ our solemn eonvi.Tion, that t!ie value of the boon will very much depend upon the ihmiukm* in which it may be pro- posed to appoint iJi^hops to the Sees thus iibinit to be created.'' Mr, Harris observed, tluit il seeuud (o him that C(»nsi. dering tlie late act of the Impcial Parli.ma nt, in giv power to the Provincial iiCgisIature, lo take away and appropriate tdie patrimony oi' our beloved Church, they have now as a sort of salve to their ecniseience I'esolved to recommend the subdivision and appointment of Bishops to this Diocese. Every one, however, will confess, hince we have for the future to depend upon ourselves for the ex- tension of the Church's ministrations, the best way toaccom- plisli this, is to seli-ct nieii for our pastors from the ooloinal H m }'nu.Tsiii.;i) Clor^'} ; lliov know onr uniifs, t]io\ aro every wny fitted to syin|»all)iso ^vilh llu^ inissioiuiry JUid appreciate h\» )al)()rs, »\ii.1, vvliat is peijiapij of rjniie as miidi value, wc* know th.'in, aiHl are satisfied that If appointments are 1111(^0 l)y Synodal aetlon, tlie men \vlio will he ehosen will jiossess the bei iptiual (jualifiealions vn liieh arc imposed upon l»isho[ s. Gloved by the Ttov. Mr. Kerr, Osnahrnck, seconded hy C. Poole, F.sq., Coniwa!], and resolved : — ''That we shall rejiard as anti-catholic in prineijjJe, and a«! most insnlliiiL'' and dcgradinir t<^tlie Colonial Clerfry, any aUe'iipt to eniifuK^ thi> r-election of future Canadian Hishops, exclu^ivch/ tn the (vlemy of the I'nited Kinjjdom ; and Me would express our convlelion that the field of choice cu;j^lit to be co-extensive with the Emp're." ^fr. Kerr dwelt strongly on the fact, that a greater insult oow.Ul scarcely be imagined than that which was implied in the movement which this meeting so nnanimouslv agreed in reprobating, and the assertions by which that movement was defended. What coii'd be more insulting than the insinuation, that in the whole body of Upper Canadian Clerirv. mimberino: l'")0, th(M-e was not one fitted by his piety or talents for the oflice <)f a Bishop 1 VVhnfeoiHjd h^ moi-e deirradiniT than the imputation, that the Laity were imal)!e properly to inxUrstand, and duly appreciate, tht3 qualitication^ nocessjiry to |iim, who in the highest offieiB in the ('hnrcli. should •' waich toi" their souls '?" The Rev. speaker rin'cit at Icn'rih on the unity of the Church ; that the Church assudi. knew iionohtof the boundaries of King- doms, that the bounds t>f pat I'iolism were, far too narrow for it, and, therefore, we had a right to look to any portion ot it. in selecting onr chief shepherd. ;N[(»ved by the Hon. 1*. Van konghnet, Cornwall, seconded by N. Eastman, Esq., Church Warden, Monlinette, and resolved : — ''That the Imperial Government having sanctioned the principle, that it is (ipsirable tp |3o awfiv with pven the DOC'lMKXrS. 63 )«) narrow scmblaiico of e^niipclion l)i>t\v(»on nivircl) siii'l Stntc in Can- ada, anrl havinp: conTribntorl nothing townrrls the; cn«1ow- ment of the proposed new Sees ; this meeting would regard as highly inconsistent, tlic desire on tlie part of her Ma- jesty's Government, to retain the patronage of Rishoprica which Canadian chnrchmcn are recpiired to endow." Hon. P. Vankoughnet remarked, that he fully concurred in the sentiments cxj)ressed by the Jtcv. Dr. LeNiis. In fact, he assented to every syllable that had fallen from tho Itev. and learned speaker ; he could only iiecount for tho opposition that had arisen from a few of the Clergy in Kingston, on the ground of a felt incapacity, which ren- dered them jealous of their brethren, who were so much better qualiliL'd for the high ofllcesof the Church. Mr. Eastm.'in in seeondiug the resolution, denounced in the strongest terms tho scheme entertained in Kingston, which he traced to the designs of that adventurous politician the lion. Y. llincks. His brother might be au estimable clergymen, but he abso might be a needy adventurer; like some of our (xovernors, who it is well known came to this country to better their fortunes, and to whom a larger salary, than they had been accustomed to, would be a great object. Shame on the ('lergy if they asserted their own incapacity — their own degradation, by maintaining the principle, that not one of the 150 clergymen of this Diocese, was capable of filling the station oflii-hop in the Church of God. Moved by the Kev. U. L. Stephenson, IJawkesbury, seconded by E. Farlinger, Esq., Church Warden, Cornwall, and resolved : — " That this meeting would view with unfeigned alarm, as being fraught with imminent danger to the freedom and l)est interests of the Church, any proposal to vest in the Governor Genei-al, for the time being, the power of nomi- nating to Canadian Bishoprics, fearing, lest ultimately, the Episcopate might come to be regarded as a means of re- warding political subserviency, to the great scandal of the Church;' 64 PULI.ISHKU Moved by .f. J. Dickenson, Esq.; M. 1.)., Cornwall, sc* conded hy K. J. (^'hcsloy, Esq., and resolved : — "That having been informed by the rhairninn that about £2000 have been ab-eady subscribed in this Deanery to- wards the eudowmciit of the See ot Kinj^fston, this meeting solemnly nanirnis the piineij^le, lliat ssaid nioncy is &ub- scribed on the solo condition tliat the futui-e Hishop be elected by the Cleriiy anil Lay Do](}ffa\i'<^ of the proposed Diocese^ in Synod assembled ; ar.d. i hat in the event of such privilege boing conceded, this meeting [)ltdgc'S itself to re- liev/cd exertiuiis to increase the siid iiiOownunl from this Deanery to .CtJOOO. Moved by tlie Kev. V. J. I/osv.c:!, Jactor of Willian^s- burg, i^LCunJed b^' R. P. l^a^Linai), l'^>'j., Coinwall, nnd resolved : — " That copies of tlh'se licsohitions 1)e forwarded to the Eord Bishop of tlie J)iocos(>, with the icijUost that he would be pleaded to lay one copy bc^fore his E\ce]l(Micy. the Gov- ernor (reneral, and to tmipmit anotlier copy to his Grace, the Archbishop of Canterbni-y. wiiii I'espectfu! pi'ayeis to use their best endeavors for the promotion of the objects advocated by this meeting."' The large assemblage then separated wllli the b< nedietion. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAXAOTAN MONARCIliST. IIcnd'esLim/ Mllh, *rlih Feb., 1850. Sir : — From the interest evinced by the Canadian Mon- archist in all matters relating to onr Church, I am led to request that you would be kind enough to pnltlish the en- closed resolution?^ respecting the proposed bishopric of Kingston, proving as they do that the feelings of f/// church- men in this section of the country, on this important sub- ject, are in unison with those of their fellow churchmen of Ottawa, Brockville, and, I believe, of all those in the in tended diocGS€5 excepting a small clique in the city of King- Eton. I am sir, your obdt. servant, Joiix IIamiltox. I. DOCUMENT!". 05 At the annual meeting of the rrawltosbiiry and Vankleck Hill parochial branch of the Church Socioty, held in St. John's Church, Vankleck Hill, on Friday, 8th instant, the Rev. R. h. Stephenson in the chair ; after the usual busi- ness of the society was ended, an expression of opinion respecting the division of the Diocese of Toronto, and the appointniont of a Bisliop to the proposed See of Kingston hy the Imperial Cloveinnient, wilhout rofcrciioe to the Clergy and Laity, was given through t'ne folI. T. C. T., se- conded by I), McDonald, (F.) Ksq : — "That the members of iIk; Church in llii'^ mission have heard with louch satisfaction, that an earlv division of the Diocese of 'J'oronto is contemplated and a See to be erected in the Kastein portion of it at Kiiig.ston, as increased Episcopal supervision would tend greatly to tl:c prosperity of the Church ; and tliat thoy pledge themselves cordially to support any movement for the .'ittainnicnt of this object, provided it be in aceordanco with the wishes of the Clergy and Laity in Synod asscndjied." Moved by IL \V. McCann, Esq., }>L P, I\, seconded by John Hamilton, Esij. : — " Th^t the mend)ers of the Church in this m.lssion earn- estly protest against the apj>ointment of a Bishop, to the proposed Sec of Kingston, hy the Imperial Government, without reference to the Ch rgy and Laity ; regarding such a proceeding as unjust and inconsistent — unjust, because the Church has been depiived of State support, and incon- sistent because the Act that legalized the spoliation declares it to be desirable ''that all semblance of connection between Church and State should be removed." Ojjiiiionji of tijc llrfsi FROM THK HAMILTON JOTRNAL AND EXPRESS. The OjvcrtDticat and Bishop Itinckfi, *' AikI wlioi'oas it is clcsirable to reiiiove all semblance of connection between Chiircli and State,"' echoed the hypo- critical lips of the Coalition, when they were perpetrating the comnuitation fraud, and cementing, more firmly, the bond of Church and State in Canada. No intelligent man placed any confidence in this averment of the government. It was looked upon as meVely clap-trap to serve a purpose. This pur|)ose has been effected, and now there is no need of concealing the hollowness of the above recital in the Clergy Reserve Act. What is the fact ? Church and State alli- ance is as rampant in Canadti as ever it was. Jf this were not the case, why should the government assume the right of appointing the IIihi. Francis Ilincks's brother to the Bishopric of Kingston ? It is o])vious that if the link be- tween the Anglican Church and State was dissolved in this country, the govornnnent would not interfere in regulating the affairs of the Church ; and so long as the power of ap- pointing bishops, without consulting either Laity or Clergy, is vested in the Crown, and exercised l)y it, Church and Sl^ate connection must necessarily exist. It is difficult to conceive how, in the fice of the recital to the Clergy Re- serves Act, the Governor General or his ministry can claim ihc right of appointing Bishops. It is distinctly bO( UMENTa. ot nviTPod, thilt all ruMnbliinco of Cluircli jutI State cornoction JM Hvvi'pt awuv. 'riiis hciii'.^' ilm cast', tlio fiovorninoiit have no rijrlit lo iiilorloro in ilu; all'iirs of tlio Cliurch, and, tliero- foro, lor Uii'iii to iiiijwirt a l>isho[) from Ireland, and to palm liini noon tin* I^piscopallatu of Ci\nada, wiio l» character }iiid (jualilicatiiMis, is a gratuitous .U!t of prosinnption,and jit'oiit.rav.MitioM of ilio;statuto. Per- haps it is only iuleiided by t!i" «:ov('r!nni>nt to exercise this proronfativc in {\\<^ cnsoiA' {\u* Rev. ATr. Hinci\R, in order to fiiKil tli(^ terms ot a eompaet made witli ids lyrotiier of Burhadoes, wlio exerted his Inlliicnee, with liis friends, to procure subseriptions for llie endowment of llie Sec of Kinf«;^t()n ; but even grant incj this to be the case, what a huniilialing position the Cliurcli of ICngland is placed in, by thus b('in:x u^i'.d a'^ an instrument to promote the sehemv-s of infriixuitii; politicians ? It is stated, that when the TTrn. Francis I Uneks was in I'^u'^land, lie was told, prob.'i,i)ly when he and Lord l']|*Tin sulnnitted the commutation plan to the bench of Euiijlish IVishops, thnt, if ho and his fr'.^nds would raise an endowment for the Sec of Kingston, ins brother, the llev. Thomas Hincks, would recc/ive the ap- pointment of Bishop. Mr. Uineks was not the man to re- ject a good off.v, and being Prime A[inister, he found no didieulty. on his reiurn to Canadii, in complying with the condition of his ])rotheT"'s .'tppointmenf. vSnbseription lists were put itito eirenl.itioh amoni; every class of the Empe- ror's friends, and manv subsfriixM] mo?l Ilbtu'allv — a rail- rond contra'^toi*, wlio recently f^])ont f/rr 'rtisond po?mds on a grand ball, subsr-ribid 5'>'4000 ! The cardinal point, held in view, when the minions of the Gvand Trunk ehisseller were raising the endowment for the Bishopric of Kingston, was not the fitness of the li^v. Air. TTinel^s for the ofBce of Bishop, but the political interest of his brother. The sum thus raised bv the iobbinuf crentures of the Hon. Mr. Hineks, for the appointment of his brother, amounted to £8,000 ; the appropriation of which to the endowment 68 FUBLISUKD ■ ■'!: "1 ihrrV '■■'. ■ ..,#H) of the Bishopric of Kuigston, was subject to the condition of the Rev. Ml'. Ilincks being appointed Bishop. The fol- lowing resolution, passed at a meeting of the congregation of St. George's Church, King'^t(in, is to the point : — "That whereas this nieetins: has been ci*'jdiblv informed that a sum of £8,000 has been subscribed towards the en- dowment of the contemplated See of Kingston in this Pro- vince, on the condition that the Uev. Thomas Ilincks be appointed as the first Bishop of the new See. '• And whereas a further sum of £4,000 will be neces- sary to complete such endowment, this meeting pledges it- self to use every exertion to secure the last mentioned sum, for the foregoing purpose, provided that the Rev. Tho. mas Hincks receives the appointment at the hands of the Governor General.'' A meeting of the members of the Church of England was held last week in Brockville, in opposition to the appoint- ment by the Government of a Bishop to the See of King- ston. The meeting repudiated the absurd idea of subscrib- ing for the endowment of this Bishopric, while they were denied by the Government she right of electing their own Bishop. It was argued, we think, very conclusively, that inasmuch as the Church was separated from the State, she should be left alone to enjoy the same freedom participated in by other religious bodies in the country ; that if the power of the appointment of the Bishops was to be vested in the Ministry of the day, and exercised by them in the face of the declaration, that all semblance of State and CJiurch connection was done aivaij, a person might be appointed Bishop who did not belong to tlu 'hurch of England ; that the appointment would depend noi upon the suitableness of the person for the ofhce, but upon the amount of political influence he could bring to the support of the Ministry of the day ; and that the whole clergy might be converted into political insti utnents to agitate the country in favor of the Government. DOCUMENTS. 6d [ondition rriie fol- tregation Informed the en- ihis Pro- [iiicks be )e neces- todfTtis it- cntioned *ev. Tho, s of the land was appoint- of King- ubscrib- ley were leir own ely, that ate, she ticipated It if the e vested n in the ' CI Lurch ) pointed d ; that eness of political istry of averted "avor of FROM THE OTTAWA CANADIAN MONARCHIST. The Importation of Bhliops. The example set by the congregation of our Church here, the Church of England, has been bravely followed up at Brockvillc, and we trust th;it every congregation in the country, ^vill "go and do likewise," and teach ministers here and ministers in England, that in the matter of our Bishops, we shall, and will, be allowed to choose for our- selves; and that our own good Clergymen, the faithful ministers of Christ's flock in the wilderness of Canada, are as fit for the office and charge of a Bishop, as any importa- tions from comTurtable parsonages in England. It is meet that those who have borne the heat and burden of the toil, should also receive the reward. The Brockville llecovler tells us that a public meeting of the United Church of England and Ireland was convened, and assembled together on Thursday last in St. Peter's Church, in accordance with a requisition presented to the r^everend Dr. Lewis, rector of the parish ; the conven- tion being held in order that the members of the Church should have the opportunity to express their opinion re- garding the sub-division of the Diocese, and the method which the Kingstonians have adopted in order to obtain a Bishop. The Rector was called to the chair, and after prayer was offered up, he explained to the meeting the state of the case, which is simply this : — In October, two years ago, the Diocesan Synod met in Toronto ; nearly all the clergy in the Diocese were then present; so that an universal feeling was expressed, at least on the part of the clergy. It was tl ^n decided that it was desiraljle to divide the present Diocese of 'ioronto and his Lordship, the Bishop, was re(]ucsted to issue a pas- toral letter, enjoining the holding of meetings in the various Deaneries of his Diocese, in order to raise funds for tho endowment of the Bishopric of Kingston. This was done, 70 PUBLISHED I'l ';'fj 1 ' ''!.; . j'pi. t ';: ;]-:/:i ■-.'', ' .'■ |.-:.: ::,):.. i:'m "Ml- and in the Johstown Deanery alone £1,800 was raised : but this was done under a general impression and understand- ing that the Clergy and I^aity would have in their own hands the eleetion of the Bishop. Had the endowment come from good and pious men in England, who desire the advancement and prosperity of the colonial branches of our Church, no objection would have been made to the importation of a Bishop, chosen by those men who fonnd the funds i\\r ihe endowment. As it was, onr own people finding the funds, they expected to have a voice in the niaiter; niid ihey will have it. But after the Synodical action iiad taken place, the Arch- deacon of Kingston thought ju'cper to call another meeting, the object of which was to get a Bishop from England, and take the duty of raising the endowment out of the hands of those parties to whona the Lord Bishop of Toronto had intrusted it, and transfer it from the Church, to private, irresponsible, and, to the Cluirch, strange parties. An amendment to the proposition of the Archdeacon of Kingston was carried by a large majority. In the course of time, men became aware of a sly in- trigue, involving, as it seems to us, the worst form of Simoniacal otTence, by which, one Thomas Ilincks, clerk, the brother of the Hon. Fiancis Ilincks, now Governor of Barbadoes, and late Inspector General of Canada, was to be the Bishop, nnlentes, volciUa^. of the various congregations of the Church in the new Diocese. It seems that certain parties, the well known Mr. Zim- merman among others, had raised £8000 towards the en- dowment, on condition that the Rev. ]\Ir. Ilincks was to be Bishop. Is not this the sir of Simon ? Is it not the purchase for money of the iiowcr of laying on of hands'? May it not be said to these men as Peter said to Simon, " Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money." We venture to say that in the whole history of the manifold DOCUAi£NTS. n corruptions in the Church of Christ, from the Apostle's time to this, there has hardly ever been n more bareflicefl, scan- dalous and impudent attempt than this, to buy a Bishop, as Lord over God's heritage, with d al i:\;;t- terg. At the City of Ottawa, the meeting consiste<') ei^tirc- ]y of Laymen, the mayor of the city having talvi-n the chair. The speeches were oxtromely alue, and evinced a most extraordinary amount of knowledge in various niat- ters of (/hureh polity, especially on theouestit-n ot the elec- tion of Bishops from the primitive days cf Christiuiiity down to the present day. We wish our space would permit ns to copy the very interesting speeches. A iew of the resolutions, however, will sh;jw the animus that prevailed amid the iiifluential assemblv. This meetino; it is well to remark, was held before any iiitelligence of the Imperial decision had tran- spired. • ./rhe second meeting to which we have alluded, has just been held at Brockville. It was called by the Rev. Dr. Lewis, on requisition of 80 members of his Congregation, "comprising the most influential members" of his Cliurch in that town. J. Crawford, Esq., mayor of the •■ town, presided. The speeches were, we understand, decidedly opposed to any interference on the part of the Home Gov- ernment. The following are the resolutions adopted : — (Here follow the resolutions as already given.) Judging from " these signs of the times" wc f(dQ\ confi- dent that the Imperial interference in those matters, if per- sisted in, will only produce discord andjll-feeling, and meet gated at Ottawa and Brockville, .>^ill. ;th^il)jG found to be the 8entiiT)ehtS; of the Whdlo' Church.* •* ': • ' ■ ' also re- ih of th« ;r period. [two very |i Churcli, 1G3 ill the itd ccid^^u t) [cm: <'ntiro- Uxkvn the L'vinoed a •ioH:^ mat-- 1 the o! ac- uity down i. the very however, iiifluential . wns held I had tran- d, has just Kov. Dr. g!:re«ijation, lis Church he ' town, decidedly ome Gov- lopted : — feel confi- (rs, if per- and meet ve heard a Synod s pronnul- und to be