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Brethren of the t'leiyif aiui iMity of the Hitkopric and See of TorOHlo ; I Ontlip27thof May last, I congratulated you on the passing of A Bill by the Provincial Legislature, which referred the diitposition «if the Clergj Keserves to the Ini{)erial Government ; — not that I approved of itsdetailii, for they went to alienate the whole of the <"hurch property, and to deprive the State of the power of redeem- ing its sacred pledge to all her memberg in the Colony, by extending the ministrations of Ueligion as the settlements and population in- creased. Tlie Bill was nevertheless valuable on two grounds :- - 1. It removed a source of contention which was disturbing the Province, and testified that, after many repeated trials, the Colo- nial Legislature had become convinced that the only tribunal by V hich it could be satisfactorily adjusted was that of the supreme government. 2. It was an invitation to the Imperial Government finally to set- tle a question involving so many opposing interests as to render it impossible to be fairly considered by the local authorities. Viewing it in thi.'^ light, I was induced to believe that the invitation would be gladly accepted ; and therefore did I rejoice, that all religious con- tention would disappear, and that henceforth the only rivalry among the different bodies of Christiana in the Province would be to pro- mote the glory of God and the salvation of sonls. The distance of the supreme authority from the scene of conflict and hostile opinion?, which irritate neighbourhoods and perplex the Province, renders it best iiunlified to explain its own act ; and ii it be necessary to modify the provisions of the 3 1st Geo. .'Ird. rhnp. ')!, for the maintenance of u Protestant Clergy, it is the only authority in whose decision the parties more inimcdiatt'l.\ in- terested will be found willingly disposed to acquiesce. Instead of thiswise and conciliatory course, other counsels have unfortunately prevailed. The (|uestion of the Clergy Reserves has lieen again returned, and u Bill has been introduced into the House of .\!<8crobly, by authority, as injurious to the Established I Such are a few of the many evils which the measure is calcu- lated to produce, but fortunately it is one of those which must be 1 tested by much higher authority than any in the Colony. After pasfing our Legislature, it has to be submitted to the British Par- . liament, and we may rest assured that a measure so completely sub- venive of all that forms the glory of the British Constitution, will never be alio- ed by that august and enlightened Inxly to become Lav in any Colony of the Empire. On the whole, we need be under no great apprehensions in regard to any measure likely to pass the Provincial Legislature on the subject of the Clergy Reserves : — reckless injustice in their dispo- sition will not be permitted ; and although the Church may ap- pear friendless and in peril, from the defection and treachery of some professing members, she has many devoted sons in the Co- lony. But if any of her children incline to despondency, let them turn their eyes to England, where we have protectors both nu- merjuB and powerful, watching our strugglas, mid holding out the band of fellowship and assistance. In London, the venerable Societies fur the propagation of the Gospel, and for promoting Christian Knowledge, with our reverend Primate and the Bishops and (.'lergy, and a large portion of the Laity, have manifested a lively interest in the welfare of the Co- lonial Church. They have entered into our present depressed con- dition )vith kind and affectionate feeling. They rejoiced in the testimony which I gladly bore to the exemplary piety and zealous labours of my Clergy, and the generous efforts of our people, which have been encrcased under the discouragement of many difficulties .and trials, to which they have been ec posed for several years. These venerable bodies, and individuals, have made, and con- tinue to make, exertions for the benefit of the distant members of t..e Church, much beyond all former efforts ; and the result of these pious exertions, while it calls for our h»nitfelt crratitude to God. A ((. lUt I l.iH.) T««OJfTU, V. C. ISfA J'Jnuar^. I 4-H) .*fi/ /fc-n. Brrlhrm nfthe t'lrriii) imii ImUi) nf tkr Hithnprii- iind Sr» of Toronto ; On till' 27th of Mavliut, I cniigratiilatedyouoii fhr ]ia!*iiiii(; uf n Bill b_v the I'roviiiciiil Legislatcirr, which refurreil tlie iliHpoHltion "f the CIlt^v Reserves to the Imperial fii)vernincnt; — not that I approved of itsdetaiU, forthe) wintto alienate tlie whnle (if the i'hurehproperty, ami to deprive the State iif the power of redeem- i n<; its Hacred pledge to all her incmbera in the Colony, )>y et lending the ministratinna of Ueligionasthewttlemcntaand populntiun in- creased. The Bill was nevertheless valuable un two irround!* : - 1. It removed a source of contention which was disturbing the I'l ovincc, and testified that, after many repeated trials, the Colo- nial Legislature had become convinced that the only tribunal by " liiob it could bo satisfactorily adjusted was that of the supreme government. 2. It was an invitation to the Imperial Oovcrnnient finally to set- tle a question involving so many opposing interests us to render it impossible to bt- fairly considered by the local axithorities. Viewing it in tlii.- light, I wu.< induced to tielieve that the invitation ivuuld be gladly accepted ; and fheiefore did I rejoice, tlint all religious con- tention would disappear, and that heiieefortli the only rivalry among the different bodies of Christians in the Province would be to pro- mote the glory of God anil the salvation of aimh. The distance of the supreme authority from the scene of ennllict and nostilc opinions, wliieli irritate neighbourhood!! and perplex the Province, renders it best i|nnlilied to explain its own act ; and if it be necessary to modify the jirovisions of the,') 1st Geo. .'Ird, chap. .11, for the maintenance of ii Protestant Clergy, it is the only authority in whose decision the parties more immediately In- terested will be found willingly disposed to acquiesce. Instet.d of this wise and conciliatory course, other counsels have unfortunately prevailed. The (piestion of the Clergy Ueserves liasbeenaguin returned, nndu Bill has liccn introduced into the House of Assembly, by authority, as injurious to the Established <'hureli us it i:i repuf:nnn> to tin .'Ust of (ieo, .'Ird. chap. HI, and the fundanieiitil prineipKsof the British ("onstitutii.ii. It is not my intention, on the present iicciision, to eniurj^c im the uumerous evils which tlii., Bill, were it unhappily to Income Law, must inevitably priduei'; lint a brief notice of Mmie of tlic .nore prominent is leqiiirid, in order to convince \ im nf tlie iicees- Nily of a prompt appesl to (he supreme Leyi^bitinv. It bejins with ilepriviiig till' Xaliiuiiil Cliiircb of nearlv iliree- tourtlisof her iicUnowledgeil property, anil then, as it woulil seem in mockery and derision, iitfers In v liae!; a fi.irtioii of her own so (riding as would lie totally insutlici'.'nt to maintain her present Es- talilishinent, whicli is ibiefly supported by the olTerings of the faithful in Cnglaiid ; offerings \ilii;h ought to be transferred to other destitute Colonies, so soon as the Clergy Keservcs become proo completely sub- veriivc of all that forms the glory of the British Constitution, will never lie allowed by that august and enlightened body to become La» in any Colony of the Empire. On the whole, we need tic under no great apprehensions in regard to any measure likely to pass the Provincial Legislature on the subject of the Clergy Ueserves -.--reckless injustice in their dispo- sition will not be permitted ; and although the Chureli may ap- pear friendless and in peril, from the defection and treachery of some professing members, she has many devoted sons in the Co- lony. But if any of hercUildren incline to despondency, let them turn their eyes to England, wlieve we have protectors Imth nu- menus and powerful, watching our struggliis, and holding out the hand of fellowship and assistance. I.i London, the venerable Societies lor the pra|iagation of the Gospel, and for promoting Christian Knowledge, with our reverend Primate and the Bishops and t'lcrgj-, and u large portii/u of the Laily, have manifested a lively interest in the welfare of the Co- lonial Church. They have entered into our present depressed con • dition with kind and aHi ctionate feeling. Tliey rejoiced in the testimony which I gladly Imre to the exemplai . iety and zealous labours of my ( lergy, and the generous elTorts of our people, which have been cncreased under the discouragement of many difficulties and trials, to which they have been e( posed for several years. These venerable bodies, and individuals, have made, and con- tinue to make, exertions for the benefit of the distant members of the Church, much beyond all former efforts ; and the result of these pious exertions, while it calls for our heartfelt gratitude to God, and affectionate tlinnkfulncss to our benevolent Fathers and Bre- thren, is full ofcnc.iuragement both f6r them and for us. Numerous meetings have been also held in the rural parts of England, to make known the present enndition of the Colonial Church, and awaken the sympathy and call forth the assistance which that destitute condition requires. The most solemn appeals have been made from the pulpit fur the same objects, and very nu- merous parochial associations have been formed under the imme- diate sanction of the Archbishop and Bishops, which aim at en ■ rolling every member of the Church a^ a contributor to the good work, that the rich of their abundance may give plentcuusly, and I the poor may do their diligence gladly to give of their little, and that the prayers of all, of every condition, may continually ascend for iJticcBsing blessings upon this labour of love. The work is suc- ceeding with increasing success ; the amount of contributions and yearly subscriptions to the Ineorpnnitcd Society fiir the Propaga- tion of the Gospel has been doubled within the last two years, and they are encouraged to hope that the present amount maybe so aug^icntcd by continued and unwearied efforts among all tbe mem- bcrsiofthe Church, as to render the Society euni|ictcnt to the full discliargc of their duty as agents of ihe Church, in the widely ex- temk'd field of HER Missionary labours, which now happily em- braci.'s the four quarters of the world It can hardly be necessary to inform you that tbese pious exer- tinni; call for corresponding efforts among those whose spiritual wel- fare .'ngages such affection in England, and prompts such benefi- cent assistance. Well may it be hoped that every member of the Church in this colony will now feel a double obligation laid upon him, to co-operate most cunlially in the work which aims at the promotion of bis own eternal welfare. Even the poorest settler I will feel constrained to give, of his poverty, and offer up bis fervent prayers for a blessing upon his gift, when he learns that the poorest members of the Church at borne are colled upon, and readily con- tribute their weekly pence, that Ibcy may have a part in sending forth the Gospel of the >Son of Gcd, and all the blessings of the (;hurch aslie founded it. to every portion of the British Empire. Were each member of tl;e Church in ibe Province, ubilias the .ihililN, tii ili»iilc (iiif liiiiiilnii !!• ri'- ul l.iiriil liiHitnl- it- •up|iiirl, us li.- niiuiii, nul (.uiiliil, uiiJ fum(iiili.U to n.i, 1u :;nt! |iu>ia^c, Ly !in iii4ri(m('iit in f ln' Ij.iiiu- of < >.hI (or tlir ((jiriti.iil iM^tructioii of aii.v f rii-inj who « ill (aku flic (rouble itf Imiuiirig tlii'in. lliu pcopU-, an cmlouniiMit luiirlv f(|iml Vt tlmt iietapArt bv the i To ii-'.i.'it w)u in jri'imring «iicli I'.'tition.i, I uiiiiox u form hi.iii- ('on9titutioii, might in time 1>c accumulated, and the Church, frti'd lar to lliat tvliii'Ii i'^ no.v in oour.Hi' u< HlfiiiiUur" in iIjc nioccte of from all anxiety, would flourish to the lusting Ix-'iiefit of the eiun- !■ Nova Scotin, which may serve niorclv as u humIlI. Vou will ob- try. Were indLOil each communicant to give a few acres of lind, nerve flint Ihr itniycr is for all the ('o'.'inii"', n» if i-^ the earnest de- it would in time ensure the in lependcncc of the Church, nor wjuld |, sire of tin- friends of the Clinroh to inilurn the Hritish dovern- nny such iiiisistanrc be long wanting, were we all, lintli Clor^'vnnd i.i.Mi'. to inluin :> j;iiiernl iiieusiii-e for the ri'liginu-i liistniction, Laity, animattd wholly by the principles of the Go?peI, for in |{ thnmgli her niioisfratinn, of every forei(rn dependenry helonginjr that case the same liberal spirit and enlarged views which animated . to the (.'rown. the first Christians in every land of tlieir conversion, would pro- j| 1 have thus liecii curriclmuch furthcrthan my inclination would duce the same fruits, and a port ion for the Lord would be first set :l lead me into the secular cuneenmuf the Diocetic, by a persuasion apart; it would also be permanent, and not allowed to fluctuate M that our atteiil ion to them bus unfortunately been made nccssiiar;. acconling to the varying tempe's and dispositions of the pcopic. J! Hut we must not uUow them to occupy such undue portion of our Y'ou arc probably awnre, that during the last session of Pirlia- \ regard as would iiiterfere with our more solemn duties : — ne have mcnt petitions were presented from many Parishes in Englard on behalf of the Colonial Church. The feeling which pronipt-d them will probably produce many more Petitions in the next aes- higher and holier objeets than any which arc limited to this world of change, to engago our attention and ipiieken our exertions.— Let these be ever in ourthoughts to assuage all anxiety for less im- lion. Having had an opportunity of communicating with dis- i| purtniit things, and prompt the continued aspirations of our hearts tingnished Members of both Houses of Parliament, Lay and ii tor unceasing blessings from Uim who ran order all things for the Clerical, as well as with two of the Colonial Bishops, I am hfl.f\>y \ benetit of His Church, and will sup]dy protection and cnnpolation to inform yau that all concurred in opinion, that it is the duty of every one of our congregations in every settlement, large or iniall, to forward similar petitions. They should be grounded ii|iou a sincere concern for the spiritual destitution of the Colonier, and the terms in which they arc expressed should be marked b\ that Christian moderation which will receive the rcspt'ct which they ought to shew for the Imperial Parliament. They should be so perfectly free from every thing like party or political feeling, that they may be fit for presentation by men of all parties wlw can feel for the spiritual wants of their distant Brethren. Their prayer must lie cautiously expressed, that it may not ask for more than it is in the jiowcr of the two houses to grant. Thcv- (mist under ever/ trial and affliction which his unerring wisdom may permit to come laiou his servants. Let our faithful seeking be for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, with fullest faith in His divine a!..-nranee, that all things necessary for us will then be added from the cxhanstlcss store-house of Ills mercy. Fervently commending you to that unfailipg mercy, and ear- nestly desiring that our hearts and prayers may be united, and continually ascend in devout supplication to the most Holy Tri- nity for the richest blessing upon all onr labours in the Lord, I am, my Brethren of the Clergy and Laity, Viiur affectiimate Friend and Brother, JOHN TORONTO. '^nmtm^—