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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 THE AMT7AL ADDEESS — OF THE — $tpJJdIinu%i.i.,i.CJ,, "BvftVvo^^ o^ Wwvo\cv, DELIVERED BEFORE THE Mi Hi He mmm Kf9^^9^if -IN THE — J^Ditaa Sail of m (S>JiiiVitiUv ^m$tt i^ontfon, (!)tttariQ, OTTXVXl a, X87<4 LONDON: Printed at the Evening Henid SteMB Printing Establisbment, Dundu and Carling-Sti. 1874. ■HP «v ilif ^mm\ §,Utm of tbe §iisbop of iuvon -TO THE — Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Huron assembled in Synod. Beloved Brethren, "Graxje and peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue ; whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises ; that by these ye might be partak- ers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And, beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue ; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, brotherly kindness ; and to brotherly kindness, charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.'* Let us, first of all, acknowledge with thankfulness the goodness and love of God in permitting us, in His gracious providence, to assemble again in Synod, that we may take counsel together and encourage each other in the furtherance of the great work committed to our trust in this Diocese. And let us fervently pray that through the Holy Spirit's teaching and influence, this, our gathering to- gether, may be made the occasion of new life and zeal, and cause us to abound in labours of love to the glory and praise of Him **who hath called us out of darkness into His marvellous light." Let it be our resolve that amidst the various de- tails of Synodical business our chief aim shall be how best to extend Christ's kingdom ; by the word of truth ; by the power of God ; by the blessed influence of the Holy Spirit ; by a zeal in God's service, commensurate with its importance and magnitude ; by cherishing in our hearts, and manifesting in our lives, that constrain- ing love of Christ which counts all things worthless in comparison with God's glory and the salvation of men. With this high and noble resolve to make Christ and His salvation the great commanding and all absorbing object of our thoughts and actions, our Synod will prove true to the trust, and become a real and lasting blessing to the Church and country. EPISCOPAL ACTS, &c., &c. A detailed report of these will be printed with this Address. The more important of them during the past year may be summed up thus : — Ordained to the Order of Deacons 3, and to the Priesthood 5. Confirmed 720 persons. Consecrated 7 Churches and 2 Church-yards. Opened 4 new Churches. Baptized two adults and one infant. Administered the Holy Communion 24 times. Preached 91 sermons. Delivered 44 Lectures and Addresses. ALGOMA DIOCESE. Since we last met in Synod, one of the most import- ant events in the history of the Canadian Church has V. 18B |e- lw > le ce in taken place in the setting apart and establishing of the new Diocese of Algoma, and the election of a Presby- ter from this Diocese, and his consecration as its first Bishop. This has been to us, and to every Diocese in the Dominion; a cheering evidence that our Church in Canada has at last vindicated her character as a Missionary Church, and although we are obliged to acknowledge that our own local and Diocesan wants are many and great, we cannot but hail this exhibition of a true Missionary spirit as an omen for much good, and we firmly believe that it will have a blessed and reflex influence upon ourselves. The promise is that '^the liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself" It is not a question with the members of our Church, whether or not they will extend her Ministra- tions and her influence; as members of her communion, they are bound to make her known where she is not known, and to maintain her in health and prosperity where she exists. The Bishop of Algoma has been sent forth by the united action of the Church in Canada, to discharge what cannot.be other than the very arduous duties of an Episcopate in that new Diocese. He relies upon the pledged aid of the several Dioceses in this Dom- inion, to supply him with men and means for carrying on the work of the Church in that district, and as yet uncivilized region, and I am sure I need not bespeak for him the prayerful, active sympathy and support of those, amongst whom he has so long laboured, and to whom he is so well and favourably known. I believe it must be felt and acknowledged by all that we are bound to help, sustain, and cheer our be- loved brother in the very trying position in which he has been placed, and let us remember him in our prayers before the Throne of Grace, that God may bless him and make him a blessing to the Diocese commit- ted to his trust. vt DIOCESAN CATHEDRAL. "Thus far the Lord hath helped us." We have great reason for thankfulness, that with the good hand of our God upon us, we have already so far advanced as to be able to meet for worship and legislation in our completed, commodious and well-appointed Chapter House. In this, our pro-Cathedral, we now hold regular services, and if we may judge from the interest already manifested by the large and increasing congre- gation, as well as from the vigorous efforts that are now put forth by other bodies, who dissent from us, to take possession of the ground, it is very evident, that we have not occupied it a day too soon. The frequent assurances I have received of hearty co-operation in this great and important undertaking, and the liberal contributions already made by a goodly number of my clerical brethren, and by very many of the laity are pledges and evidences of their united desire to erect to the honor and worship of Gc V a Diocesan Church, worthy of our position, as one of the most prosperous and populous Dioceses in the Dominion of Canada. These assurances of sympathy and co-operation in our good work have been reiterated at the meeting of the Church Society in March last, when the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " That as this is the first occasion we have the privilece of meeting in this truly ecclesiastical edifice, we, the representatives of the Church Society, desire to put upon record the expression of our thankfulness that a gracious God has been pleased so to prosper us as a Diocese, that this important portion of our indefatigable Bishop's noble undertaking has been so successfully completed, as to afford us a buildmg so admirably adapted to carry on, with comfort and se- curity, every department of our Diocesan work, and we hereby renew our pled j^, both Clergy and Laity, to give his Lordship our united and hearty support in bringing, as we hope and trust soon, to an equally successful completion, his still greater undertaking, the erection of a Cathedral every way worthy of the position and claims of our Diocese." — Carried. For the sympathy thus expressed I am truly thank- ful, and I feel assured that the day is not distant when VII. t every member of the Church in this Diocese will deem it a privilege— in proportion to his ability — to help in re Lug a goodly House for the Lord of Hosts, "Who has so abundantly blessed us with all spiritual and tempo- ral blessings. In this, as well as in all the calls made upon us to further the work of God, "Let every Hi-n do according as he is disposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of ne- cessity ; for God loveth a cheerful giver." A^id may grac ^>' given to us, that in all our work? begun, con- tinued and ended in Him we may glorify our Father which is in Heaven. CHURCH SOCIETY. It was my privilege for the last two years passed to report to the Synod, a proportionately large increase to the funds of the Church Society, which from the year 1871 to 1873, grew from $10,022.87 to $13,217.20, making a total increase for the two years in question, of $3,1 94 33. There is however a small decrease in the income of the Society during the past year of $575, which may partly be accounted for, that our books have been closed earlier this year ; that some parishes have made no re- turns as yet ; partly also from the commercial pressure which has more or less been felt by the community at large, and partly owing also to the local efforts which have been made in our various Missions and Parishes — as I shall show — in the way of building Churches and Parsonages, and in some instances, I am happy to say, in raising the stipend of their minister. But whilst thus partly accounting for the decrease in our Treasury, I by no means think that our Missionary Income should ha^'c been allowed to suffer under any circumstances, nay, there ought to have been a marked increase to this fund, considering the blessed work we are to carry on and to extend by these means. VIII. Oh, for that motive power which God alone can give, "the constraining love of Christ," and then there will be no lack of means to do the Master's will and work. The time has come when the Church in Canada must no longer look for pecuniary aid to the mother country ; she must rise to her high calling of God, and assume — as she is quite able — an active, aggressive Missionary attitude, and meet not only the spiritual wants of her people within this our Ecclesiastical Pro- vince, but make known **the unsearchable riches of Christ" in "regions beyond." The fact that the Society for the Propogation of the Gospel is withdrawing its grants heretofore made to the Missions of this Diocese, throws our Church upon her own resources, and necessitates the putting forth on the part of her members, of a very strenuous effort to place her financial position upon a more permanent and secure basis. It is evident from the Annual Beport of the Church Society, submitted to you yesterday, that a large in- crease must be made to the income of the Mission Fund in order to maintain even the existing missions of the Diocese. But this need of increased income to keep the work of our Church up to its present efficiency by no means represents the spiritual necessities of this vast Diocese. There is an urgent call for its extension on a large scale. The growth of our population has, of late years, been very rapid — greater than in any other section of the Dominion — and there is no provision for any corresponding increase of the number of our clergy. The state of destitution of Church ordinances which has resulted, is such as to render the prospects of the Church in the Diocese a matter of deep concern. There are, at the present momelnt, no fewer than 36 town- ships, containing a population of 107,379, wholly un- supplied with either Church or Station. In addition to this it must be borne in mind that the remaining 108 townships are only inadequately supplied. In order to arrive at an approximate idea of the number in these townships who are not reached by the minis- trations of our clergy, I have adopted the very liberal estimate of allowing to each church in a large town, an addition of from 1,000 to 2,000 of the population from the neighbouring Township, and to every Station^ an average population of 1,000. On this calculation, I find that our missions fail to meet the wants of 197, 453 souls in these Townships. The alarming result is thus arrived at, that not less than 304,832 or one-hall of our total population have yet to be furnished by us with the means of grace. An exception may be taken to this, that perhaps the population thus unsupplied may belong to other Christian denominations. Let us examine into the statistics then, on the ba- sis of Church membership. In the 36 Townships which I have described as altogether unprovided with even an occasional service, no less than 12,490 persons de- clared themselves at the census of 1871 to be members of the Church of England. That census returned the total Church population of the Diocese as 107,971, What proportion then, of these 107,971 persons, who are avowed members of our Church, and would welcome her ministrations, have extended to them the privilege of enjoying them ? The Reports of the Rural Deans last year, gave the whole number of Church members, to whom our Clergy have access — not, be it observed, those who are ir attendance upon their ministry, but who reside with- in the limits of their missions— a« 46,993, leaving about 61,000 of OUT fellow Churchmen uncared for, destitute of all opportunity of worshipping according to the Churdi of their fathers. A still more deplorable result than is arrived at^ on the mere basis of population. X. It is a humiliating fact which shows, in very many, a lack of real interest in the Missionary cause of the Church,that among the 107,971 Church people returned by the last census, only about 7,000 are annual subscri- bers to the Church Society, of whom, the majority give 50 cents per annum ! No wonder that 36 Townships with 61,000 mem- bers of the Church are wholly destitute of the means of grace. No wonder that our Mission Fund has been, and is inadequate to meet the wants of the Diocese, and has for years past been increasing in debt. No wonder that my revered predecessor, when finding the Missionary Fund in an unsatisfactory state, addressed the Synod in 1869 in the following words : — "I regret to find that the Missionary Fund of the Diocese is not in a satisfactory state. I have felt it necessary, at my last ordination, to warn the gentlemen who were ordained that, in consequence of the state of the mission- ary fund, I could not promise them an^ support from the Church Society, and that they should enter upon their missions at their own risk. I intend to adopt the same plui with aJl whom I ordun until our missionary fund is in such a state that I shall feel myself warranted in holding out to missionaries some certain prospect of remuneration from the funds of the Society." And in his last Address to the Synod, on the same subject in 1870, he counselled the Synod in the follow- ing memorable words : — "We feel convinced that if the Clergy brought more forcibly before their congregations the wants of the Diocese, more especially the neeii of an increased number of Clergy in the larger missions, greater •flforts would be made to augment our missionary fund. We would beg to suggest to the Lay delegates that their influence in their several coiupregations may be most bene- ficiimy employed in aiding theXJlergy in their em>rts in this most important No sooner had I taken charge of the Diocese, and ascertained the financial condition of the Church Society, when I felt it incumbent upon me to issue a Pastoral to the Clergy and Laity ,urging upon them the necessity for immediate action to largely increase the Treasury of the Society in the following words : — "I take this opportunity of further addressing you on a subject that I feel sure, you will oonsider, with me, to be of vital importance to the very life and progress of the Church in this vast Diocese. XI. For some time past we have all felt that the Income of the Church Society is inadequate to mamtain — as it ought — even our existing Missionary Staff; much less are we able — owing to the heavy debt on the Mission Fund — to answer the increasing demands and wants of this rapidly -growing Diocese. The salaries also of the Clergy generally, and of the Missionary Staff in particular, are so small, and in many instances so irregularly paid and unreliable, that there is just cause for uneasiness on this head also. While the expense of living has largely increased in every way, it is much to be deplored that the income of the Clersy has not been increased commensurate with their position, wants and demands upon them. The claims upon the Widows' imd Orphans' Fund have increased to such an extent, that unless some speedy measures are taken to augment the same, there will be a very sad prospect for the Widows and Orphans of our Clergy. My mind has been much exercised how to remedy this state of things, and what measures and plans ought to be adopted to meet the emergencies before us. Of one thing I am certain, if our treasury is to be replenished and increased by which the machinery of the Church Society can be set into active and suc- cessful operation, we must adopt a more systematic plan of working than is at present in use, by which to enlist the prayerful, active interest and co-operation of every individual member of the Church, and not rest satisfied until all — young and old — have been secured as regular quarterly or annual subscribers to the funds of the Church Society." To this appeal a liberal response — comparatively speaking — has been made during the two years past, but by no means adequate to meet the increasing wants of our rapidly growing population, but even during the last year — the most prosperous since the Society's existence — we closed our books with a debt against the Mission Fund of $3852.53, which constrained the late Secretary of the Church Society to wind up the Annual Report— sanctioned by the Standing Committee and finally adopted by the Society — with the following remarks and warnings : — "The Committee regret being obliged to report a deficiency in the amount received for this, the most important branch of the Society's work. Compared with the previous year, the deficiency is over $600 ; while the nnmparative expenditure of the same periods show an excess of nearly, $3,000. The Committee are therefore again compelled to bring before the Society the necessity of greater exertions beinc made to place the Mission Fund in a better position, otherwise tiie scale of grants made from this Fund must be reduced,." Be it remembered also that this debt commenced at a period when not only the balance of the G. P. F. but the surplus of the Com. Fund was also thrown in to the .ilission Fund to meet the promised stipend of the Missionary Clergy. XII. The ^^ Surplus Commutation Fund!^ amounting now to 14000 per annum, i« no longer available for Mis- sionary extension, being appropriated in accordance with a By-Law passed by the Society, to the Non- Gommuted Clergy, as a reward for past services, inde- pendent of the grants they may receive from the Mission Fund. Hence with a decreasing exchequer and an increas- ing expenditure — in the way of adding to the stipends of the Missionary Clergy; dividing existing large Missions and opening new fields of labour — no wonder that the Mission Fund debt is becoming larger and larger. During the past year, I have endeavoured — as far as it was possible with other pressing official duties — to make myself more thoroughly conversant with the working of the Church Society, and with the state and condition of the Diocese generally, with a view that we might be able to deal intelligently with every ques- tion affecting the well-being of the Church in the Dio- cese, and I scruple not to state here, that until I had visited the various Parishes and extensive Missions, and taken in the dimensions and population of our Di- ocese, 1 had no adequate idea of the spiritual destitu- tion and actual wants of our people. I am constantly appealed to from the remoter parts of the Diocese, and from the Clergy occupying large mission fields, for "help,*' and to this Macedonian cry, I am compelled to reply, "I have no men, and the Mission Fund is heavily in debt, and inadequate to keep up, even the existing staff of missionaries." To respond then to such calls favorably and effect- ually, you and T, beloved Brethren, must be united like one man, and determined to give ourselves no rest, un- til we have matured and adopted a plan or plans, sys- tematically and successfully to carry oil the work of God entrusted to our fostering care. ■^3» ^ t , XIII. In thus la^dng before you the gigantic work with which our Church has to grapple, and the wide unoc- cupied field for aggressive missionary enterprize which lies before us, there are two principal means to which I would beg to draw your attention, for alleviating the pressure under which our Mission Fund is so sorely crippled, and which it is imperatively necessary our Clergy and Laity should unite in putting into immedi- ate and earnest operation : — (1) It behoves those Parishes, which receive assis- tance from the funds of the Society, to make themselves self-supporting as soon as possible. It is manifestly an injustice that any congregation should continue to draw upon the heavily taxed Mis- sion Fund after they have become capable, by fair effort, of providing the stipend of their own Clergyman. Many missions which have been supported or assisted for some years by the Society, should now be relin- quishing their grants and thereby setting them free for the establishment of new missions in the long neg- lected portions of the Diocese. To effect this, a hearty co-operation is needed on the part of the Laity with their Clergy. The exigencies of the Diocese demand that they should use their utmost exertions thus to as- sume the charges of their own Church. (2) That each Parish should pledge itself to re- double its efforts and that without delay, to increase the permanent Annual Income of the Mission Fund, so as to enable the Society, not only to maintain its exist- ing missionary agency, but also to supply with the means of grace, the 61,000 of our scattered Church peo- ple, who are at present left in the wilderness, "like sheep having no shepherds," and who, if not cared for, will assuredly be lost to the Church. The wealth, resources and prosperity of the coun- try, fully warrants us to expect a liberal response to XIV. our appeal, to meet every want of the Church. Every member of the Church should esteem it as well his pri- vilege as his responsible duty to take part in this glo- rious work of her extension, by becoming an annual subscriber to the funds of the Society ; and each present subscriber would find on an earnest consideration of his duties in the matter, that he could well afiford to in- crease his subscription. In addition to this more reliable source of income — Annual Subscriptions — I urge upon my brethren the call for more liberal contributions, when collections are taken up, both after the bi-monthly sermons and at the quarterly meetings, and I repeat the desire which I have already expressed, that on every occasion of the Bis'hop's visit to a congregation, a special collection be ' -.-de for the Mission Fund. But whilst thus speaking of the wants of the Church and the duty of her faithful members to come forward to the help of the Lord, I should be ungrate- ful to God, were I to omit recording here also, the no- ble efforts of many of our Clergy and Laity, to forward the building up of our beloved Zion in their respective Parishes. The returns from the Rural Deaneries last year show the following amounts contributed : — For local objects — Building Churches, Par- sonages, &c., &c $25594 73 Towards Clerical Stipends 83467 18 Church Society Income 18217 11 Total $72279 02 These contributions, with the Christmas Oflfertory given to the Clergy, and many other large amounts known to have been raised and expended, would re- present the voluntary efforts of the Church in this Di- ocese,, at not less than $100,000 ! /^ ^ ^i^ XV. There is another fact not to be overlooked, which is a cause of great thankfulness and of encouragement, the increase in the number of the Clergy. Churches and Stations have even increased at a greater ratio than the Clergy. Instead of a little more than 60, when the Diocese was formed, we have now more than 200 Churches and Stations where services are being held. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, beloved Brethren, let each and all of us be determined, by the grace of God, to contribute towards the spiritual and temporal interest of the Church our constant and most fervent prayers, that God may enable us in a spirit of brotherly love, har- mony and holy zeal to do our best for that gracious Master and His cause, Who gave Himself for us, and Who left us an example that we should follow His steps. Let us pray and labour for that union, which was the great subject of the Saviour's last prayer to His Father, that His disciples might be one, even as He and His Father were one. The want of such ONE- NESS has hung like a millstone round the neck of the Church. I am fully persuaded, my Brethren, that the glory of the Church is her assimilation to Christ : and never will her usefulness and her splendour reach their meridian, until the love of a common Saviour shall bind together every heart and unite every hand. Envy, jealousy, evil surmisings and uncharitableness, can only tend to weaken and scatter the resources of the Church and palsy her exertions : but when, through the abundant out-pouring of the Holy Spirit, arm shall be linked to arm, and heart to heart, and prater to prayer, when to love and serve Christ, and to anticipate Heaven, and to save immortal souls — when these shall . XVI. com- ilanx ainst For fer- rrom the ant, vill, His !ver (Bvi^t0V^\ f ii6iUati0n^ mi ^tU. 1878. May 25th-30th — Examination of candidates for Holy Orders. May 30th — Addressed a confirmation class in H. L, College. June Ist — Preached in the morning in H. L. College and ad- ministered the Holy Communion. June 2nd — Attended Committee Meetings of the Church Society. June 3rd — Attended the Quarterly Meeting of the Church Society. Addressed the Annual Meeting of the Church Society, at 8 p. m. June 4th — Opened the Session of Synod with Divine Service at St. Paul's Church, London, at 9 a. m. Administered the Holy Communion to the Clergy and Lay Representatives. Preached the Ordination Sermon. Admitted to the order of the Priesthood the Revs. Messrs. Craig, Mills, Magahy and Bryan. June 4th — Addressed the Synod at 4 p. m. June 5th — Attended the Synod. June 6th — Attended Synod, and after addressing the same, the Synod adjourned at 5 p. m. June 6th — Attended Huron College Council. June 8th — Confirmed 30 candidates in H. L. College, and preached morning and evening. June 11th — Consecrated St. John's Church and Churchyard, Thamesford. Confirmed 45 candidates, administered the Holy Communion. Addressed the candidates and preached. June 12th — Attended Huron College Council. June 13th — Distributed Prizes in the H. L. Collie and ad- dressed the pupils. June 14th— Confirmed 8 candidates in St. Peter's Church, Tyrconnel, addressed the candidates and administered the Holy Communion. XVIII. June 16th — Consecrated St. Stephen's Ohurch and Churchyard, Dunwich, Burwell Park. Confirmea 1 1 persons, addressed the can- didates and preached morning and afternoon. June 18th— Confirmed in Bt Stephen's, Qoderich, 10 persons, addressed the candidates and preached. June 18th— 7.80 p. m. Confirmed in St. Paul's, Clinton, 19 persons and addressed the candidates. June 20th — Attended the Land Committee of the Church Society. June 21st. — Addressed a large gathering of people on Church Work in the grounds of the Ven. Archdeacon Fauquier, at South Zorra. June 22nd ~ Confirmed in Christ Church, S. Zorra, 25 persons, and in Trinity Church 9. Preached morning and evening. June 24th — Attended Land Committee of the Church Society. June 25th — Left for Quebec. June 28th — Embarked in the "Moravian" for England. June 29th —Preached to the Passengers. July 13th — Preached in the Parish Church of Mangotsfield, near Bristol, England. July 20th — Preached in Christ Church, Barnet, near London, England. Aug. 14th — Embarked in the "Scandinavian" for Quebec. Aug. 17th — Preached to the passengers. Aug. 24th — Preached to the passengers of the Scandinavian. Aug. 31st — Confirmed 41 persons at St. Paul's Church, Woodstock, addressed the candidates ; administered the Holy Communion. Preached morning and evening. Sep. 5th— Attended Land Committee of Church Society. Sep. 7th — Preached the opening sermon in the morning in St. James', Westminster, London. Preached also in the H. L. College. Sep. 8th — Left for Montreal to attend a special Meeting of the Provincial Synod, convened for electing a Missionary Bishop for Algoma. Sep. 10th— Attended Christ Church Cathedral. Bead the Litany, and assisted in the administration of the Holy Communion. Sep. 10th — The Provincial Synod met at 3 p. m. Sep. 11th — The Yen. Archdeacon Fauquier was elected Mis* sionary Bishop of Algoma. Sep. 14th — Preached in the morning in Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal. Sep. 2l8t — Preached morning and evening in the H. L. College. XIX. Sep. 28th— Pronched in the morning in St. Pnul's Church, London ; in the evening in H. L. College. Sep. 30th — Attended Committeo Meeting of the Church Society. Oct. let— Quarterly Meeting of the Church Society. Oct. 3rd — Attended Huron College Council. Oct. 5th — Preached and conducted the service in H. L. College at a. ra. Oct. 6th — Preached twice in Huron College Chapel at 11 a.m., and 7. p. in. Oct. 5ih — Preached and conducted the service in the H. L. College at 5 p. m. Oct. 6th — Lectured to the students of Huron College on the History of the 39 articles. Oct. 6th — Attended at 2 p. m., Land Committee of the Church Society. Oct. 7th — Attended the H. College and distributed the annual Prizes. Oct. 8th — Attended Episcopal Fund Committee of the Church Society. Oct. 9th — Visited the Indian Mission on the Heserve near Brantford, service in the Mohawk Church. Ordained the Rev. A. Anthony to the Priesthood and administered the Holy Communion. Baptised an Indian adult. Confirmed and addressed 52 Indians. Oct. 9th — Addressed in the evening a large gathering of Church people at Brantford. The Clergy of the Sural iDeanery and from other parts were present also. Oct. 10th — Beturned to London. Oct. 12ih — Preached in H. L, College at 9 a. m., and admini- stered the Holy Communion. Oct. 12th — Preached at 11 a. m. in H. College. Preached in the evening in H. L. College. Oct. 16th — Morning service at 10.30, in St. Matthew's Church, Florence. Consecrated the Church; confirmed 15 persons; preached to a large congregation. Preached in St. John's Church, Aughrim in the alternoon, and confirmed 33 candidates. Oct. 18th— Left for Gait. Oct. 19th — Preached in Trinity Church, Gait, and inducted the Rev. W. B. Ourran, Incumbent of the Parish of Gait. Oct. 25th — Visited Huron College, addressed the Divinity Students. Oct. 26th — Preached morning and evening in H. L. College. Oct. 27th— Left for Toronto, XX. Oct. 28th — Took part in the conseoration of the Ven. Arch- deacon Fauquier as Missionary Bishop for Algoma. Oct. 31. — Episcopal Conference of the Bishops of the Province, at Norwood House. Nov. Ist — Episcopal Conference ofthe Bishops of the Province, at Norwood House. Nov. 2nd — Attended the opening of the Chapter House, as* sisted in the service and administered the Holv Communion, the sermons morning and evening were preached by the Bishops of Quebec and Ontario, respectively. Nov. 2nd — Addressed in the evening the Missionary Associa* tions of the H. L. College. Nov. 8rd — Occupied the chair when the Bishop of Quebec de- livered a Lecture under the auspices of the Church of England Y. M. Association, in London. Nov. 6th — Preached in the Chapter House the Thanksgiving Sermon. Nov. 9th — Consecrated the Church of the Holy Trinity at Lucan. Confirmed 61 candidates, baptised two adults, addressed the candidates ; preached also to the whole congregation. Admini- stered the Holy Communion. Nov. 11th — Preached in Port Burwell. Addressed and con- firmed 11 candidates. Nov. 12th — Consecrated Bt. Luke's Church, Vienna, at 10 a.m. Confirmed and addressed 25 candidates. Preached and administered the Holy Communion. Nov. 12th — Consecratad St. John's Mission Churoh, Tilsonburg at 3 p. m. Confirmed 4 candidates, preached and administered the Holy Communion. Nov. 14th — Attended the opening of St. Peter's Church, Dorchester. Confirmed 17 persons, addressed the congregation. Nov. 16th — Preached in H. L. College. Nov. 19th — Confirmed 19 persons in St. James' Church, Paris, addressed them ; preached and administered the Holy Communion. NoY. 23rd — Preached in aid of the Mission Fund in the Chapter House, both morning and ev^ng. Nov. 25th — ^Attended the Mission Board and Standing Com- mittee of the Church Society. Nov. 26th-— Morning aervioe in the Chapter House, administered the Holy Qommupion. Nov. 26th — At 2 p. m., attended the Quarterly Meeting of the Church Siociety, Nov. 27th-- Attended a meeting of the Botwd of Missions. 1 XXI. 1- 4 [ I Nov. 28th — Attended a meeting of the Council of Huron Oollege. Nov. 29th~Lefl for Sandwich. Nov. 80th — Oonsecrated St. John's Ohurch,Sandwich. Preached at 11 a. m., confirmed 24 persons, addressed the candidates and preached to the congregation. Dec. 7th — Preached in the morning in St. John's Ghurch, Cincinnati, and in the evening at Christ Church. Dec. 14th' -Consecrated the Memorial Church, London ; con- firmed 85, adi ' essed the candidates ; preached the Consecration Sermon ; administered the Holy Communion. Dec. 21st — Preached in the morning in the Chapter House. Dec. 25th — Preached in the Chapter House and administered the Holy Communion. Dec. 28th — Preached in Chapter House. Dec. 81st — Attended the Quarterly Meeting of the Colonial and Continental Church Society. 1874. Jan. 4th — Opened the new Church at Biddulph and preached to a very large congregation. Jan. 11th — Preached twice in H. L. College. Jan. 14th — Lectured en Biblical Literature in the H. L. College. Jan. 18th — Preached morning and evening in H. L. College, and addressed candidates for confirmation. Jan. 20th-^Attended meeting ot the Cathedral Building Com- mittee. Jan. 2l8t — Land Committee of the Church Society. Jan. 22nd — Mission Board Meeting. Jan. 24th— Left for Exeter. Jan. 25th — Opened the new Church, St. Patrick's, in Biddulph, (Mr. Barrs' Mission), preached to a large congregation. Jan. 25th — Preached in Christ Church, ISzeter, and ordained Mr. Morton, one of the students of Huron College to the office of Deacon, administered the Holy Communion. Jan. 28th — Lectured in H. L. College, on Biblical Literature. Feb. 1st — Preached in the morning in H. L. College ; addressed in the afternoon a confirmation class. Feb. 5th — Confirmed 85 candidates at Aylmer, addressed the ooDgreeation. F^. 8th — Preached in the morning in St. Paul's Church, Lon- don. Addressed a confinitatton class in the afternoon at H. L.College. Feb. 10th — Lectured to the pujpils of the H. L. College. Feb. 11th - Addressed the IKvmity Students of Hnron College. Feb. 15th - Preached morning and evening in the H. L. College. Feb. 17th - Left fbr Brantford. m XXII. Feb. 18th- Ash Wednesday, confirn.ed 24 persons at Gorrie, addressed the Candidates and preached to the people. Feb. 19th - Held service at Belmore ; confirmed 3 persons ; addressed the candidates and the congregation. March 1st - Preached in St. Paul's, London, in the morning, administered the Holy Communion. March 1st- Afternoon preached in the H. L. College, and held a Missionary Meeting. March, from 2nd to 6th - Attended Committees of Synod and Church Society, &c. March 6th — Attended Huron College Council Meeting. March 8th - Preached in the morning in Chapter House, in the afternoon addressed the candidates for confirmation in the H. L. College. March 15th— Preached at 9 a. m., in the Hellmuth L. College, at 11 a. m., in St. Paul's, London, at 4 p. m., addressed a confirma- tion class. March 22nd— Preached morning and evening in Hamilton, in the Church of the Ascension. March 24th - Attended the meeting of the Land Committee. March 27th- Attended a Committee meeting of the Bible Society. March 29tb - Preached morning and evening in H. L. College. March 30th - Confirmed in Trinity Church, Gait, 52 candidates, also addressed the candidates and a large congregation. March 31st — Laid the corner stone of a new church at Pakner- ston, at 3 p. m., and addressed a large gathering of people on that occasion. At 7:30, confirmed 41 persons in Christ Church, Listo- wel, addressed the candidates, and administered the Holy Com- munion. April 3rd - Good Friday, preached in the morning in St. Paul's, London. April 7th - Confirmed 10 persons in St. Thomas' Church, Sea- forth, addressed the candidates, also administered the Holy Com- munion. April 12th - Preached in the morning in the Chapter House. April 19th - Preached morning and aftbrnoon in the H. L. College, and in the evening in the Chapter House. April 2dth - Addressed the students in Huron College. April 26th - Confirmed 35 persons in St. Paul's Church in the morning, addressed the .candidates, preached also, and administered the Hoty Communion. April 26th - Preached in the afternoon in the H. L. College. April 30th - Attended the meeting of the Land Committee. May Ut - Attended the Mission Board Meeting. May 3rd - Preached in the morning in St. Paul's, London ; Preached in the evening in the H. L. College. XXI 11. May 4th - Canon Committee. May 5th - Executive Committee and Mission Board. May 6th -Attended the anniversary meeting of the Bible Society in Toronto. May 10th -■ Preached twice ; morning in the Cronyn Memorial Church in aid of the mission fund, and in the evening in H. I^. College. May 11th - Visited Port Stanley, conferred with the Church Wardens as to the future of that Parish. May 14th - Preached in H. L. College. May 15th - H. College Council meeting. Addressed the Students of Huron College. May 17th -Preached morning and evening in H. L. College, and administered the Holy Communion. May 24th - Confirmed 36 persons in the Cathedral Chapter House and addressed the candidates, and at 3 p. m.. Ordained two Beacons, preached the ordination sermon, and administered the Holy Communion. m i^ ^