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 MoavsBAUiMi SeptemtMT, 1850. 
 
 , , -We Tenture ag^in |f speotfiilly andnqpefUlly to appeal to you on behalf of tlie highly-important 
 Misiipll in which we are engaged, and, in doing go, innte your attention to the following fbcts and 
 connderationa: — 
 
 . , Tax State of thk Field.— About 600,000 of ^ inhabitants of tower Oimada are of French 
 origin* and syp^ak the French language. They are a people naturally of intelligent and amiable 
 pharacter^ but deeply snok in ignorance and supersi^idiii Romanism has here, fhll sway. Its 
 priesbi ac9 nnn^erous and wealthy, and their power over tnjkpeople almost unbounded. We need not 
 tell you whfit Romanism is: whatever it is in Ireland, or Imgiam, or Italy, it is here. In none of 
 these countries does it display a higher degree of grasping iiunbitiont or a stronger attachment to 
 superstitions, £c>rn)s, and oeremonies, or a more. dotermined hostility td the Word of Qod, Of late the 
 most strenuous efforts hare been made to control and monopolise the education of the people. A 
 llMcge number of Jesuits and Friars, or Brethren of the so^aUed Christian schools, as well as Nuns of 
 difierent orders, ace establishing themsolves throughout the Province, and immense sums of money are 
 exp^ided in the erection of colleges and seminaries, where their pernicious principles may be infused 
 into the minds of the rising generation. Yet, at the present time, Indications of a hopeM character 
 are not wanting. The desire of instruction begins to spread, and long-cherished prejudices to give 
 way;. wl^l« 9onic).aio inquiring after another patii to a blessed immortality than that which they have 
 hitherto been taught to follow. . 
 
 ^, (, TxqB AcOROT E;MPi*OTBP.—With a view to the evangelbation of this portion of our fellow- 
 opunti^rwif n (Otnr Missioni^ry Society was fSon^ed in 1839. Its constitution is catholic, like those of 
 ^ Erangslisal Societies of Geneva and Paris, and it numbers amongst its members, a^d on its 
 
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Sc riitorw Mril wripCHTi) bOfoto Mid trwii, i«di ttw tdMAtloB df tlM yonng. Tbere wre la eo»B«<itkNi 
 wMli the Society two oidi^aod mfaiittcn, rix oolpolsliiin, aad two iuohm, with their wiTOt, l&reo of 
 whom •>« eogil^ed in the toition of yoang ''1iM| Caaadlaii Iraulet. The Hiwioiisries, who «ne 
 leleeted and KfffaM V a eoMijlttlee in niniT||Mi||Hi|| of X>r< Merie D'Aubigne, Or. Blelan, nd 
 othwrs, httfo piiofed themsdvM^Aio aiid d««[^MpM|i|t^«id hia gMoiotisly permitted them to eee 
 frnite of their Itbem. A }tt^%ii»bir;#^ |4illl«MMlMM ^vMted from hevM t^ heoie, end 
 Mveral thouuid eofdee of 0k9 Wold of M*'wliai; ltf|i MiUilifi of turilgiooi hook* end traets, hmre 
 been put into .their' h>nde.\ |s-iiigij|a^;iii,^i|a ^ ^ 
 
 Toy, Jtan7Ltf.r-Ab|p^H^j been admUled to chureh 
 
 'MkmeUmof whom eboat d||^fci^ ' "" Py S^Ml^il ^ PB K ohurchee. Of the remainder, 
 
 •ome hare bisin (Milled awajpjr ^ll^'iM'^^MllliH United States. 
 
 Be(ddesth(ii^conNdil|iU%'nwi^^ have not yet given 
 
 eTidenoeofoonireraiontoChi^9Ab#M Canadian boys, and siity 
 
 girlit Iwve reMlved, or are i|9«rt«o^i|gl^fi MfFllMhre all, thoroughly eeriptaral, 
 
 edaoatiy»tt, in the Mission iidM>lii^?«riief«t^pl^^ «ifnrariNil ^ghty pupils, mate md female, 
 
 and many others are 4ifu^l^ji|fpl^^^ In imi|ialiiM)# reoeive them. The principal 
 
 of these schools is at TS^^^i^^k^Ji00^ i nA Wi»J^ i^foil^ -eonneotbn with this 
 Instita^n that we . make tiir'^ili^^lpil^ -"' ' 
 
 AboutliVe yeaiii^, tte ri|^f inereiiiihgnninlKvro^ ieboi^mod<^6n*abso- 
 
 Intely necessary, and accordingly a fimn was pttrohaaed, on whieh the pupils might labour a portion of 
 their tme> m4 •t;!'!*^ ^^ s^il^llftential briofc building erected upon It, capable of accommodating orer 
 a himdred schokrs, wiiii th^r teachers. This, with the Aurm attd ont-baiidings, eopt ii^af^ of ^63000. 
 Had the eoamtefcuA l^!^o!S^ M ^t time smiled opon the Province ooniinmd, i4ere is little 
 
 doubt that the wb^le wc^i^ eve now, have be«^ paid. After mnoh eilurt, however, about one-thu>d of 
 the above-mentioned som->jetl60, or JS840 sterling->stQl remains unpaid ; and b sectired by a lihort- 
 gage 09 the;|«operty, which iMls ^m in tbfeonne ()f A$ MMuing winter, and requires to be provided fbr. 
 
 Cit4nis.>— We Iblly aok^owMgo that the primtigf; obligation devolves upon qurselves and the 
 Protestant inhabitante of the Provinee generfiily, but, i^ the same ^me, we must be permitted to sug- 
 gest, that drnada. as « p^ of the British Empire, has also sjMoial claims upon you. To these claims 
 some amofig yon have responded in a ma^er that ctHU forth our warmest gratitude ; stiU we cannot 
 disguise the epnviction that, geneq^Iy sptfiking, tl)9y have not hitherto met with that degree of con- 
 (^deration in Britain whi<dl their wsl^t and imnortaUDe merit. 
 
 It^o|lgl)ctte,'iiwigh with you, dear friends, <^t Oanada has long been a ne|^ected lleld. For 
 three>^imraii qf a een^ory its people were nnder Brttish role, and aooMsible to British Christian efforts, 
 before any defladto effpirt was made; and this while Missions were established in India, Afiica, China, 
 and other countries, whpue necMsitjies were soirooly greater, whilst thalir claims were less direct. 
 
 Neither ought it tp be forgotten that Canada is the home , of many of your oounttymen, friends, 
 and relations: and that on the ascendancy of evangelioal principles here, depends the preservation to 
 them and to their children of the ineftimable blessings of civil and r|iligio«is liberty. 
 
 We pray yon also to consider that the present is, as we have above explained, a fkvourable 
 junctwe for effsrt amoK^ !^ French Canadians. 
 
 Finally, we wottl^: b<ivB yP^ ^ reflect, that the Institution in behalf of which we specially plead 
 is the great hope of French Canadian evaqgelisation. God has already blessed it to the conversion 
 of not a f^; and it is here we confidently antioipate tiiat it will please Rim, out of many who are 
 
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tectMng a relig^out edoeatioii, to niie up • goodly iuimb«r of fkithlbl mon, who duUl go forth to 
 labour among their oountiyaien •• toaohon, eolportenn, and orangeUstt, — with all the adTaataget of 
 identity of language, habits, and tympathias, — ^with the love of their kinunen aocording to the flesh, — 
 added to the desire common to all Christians for the salvation of men of every kingdom and tongue. 
 
 Ret. J. E. Tavwir's Misuoir. — In order that this matter may he more vividly brought before 
 you, we commission- our beloved senior Missionary, the Rev.' Jbar E. Taxhib, whose name is well 
 known to some amongst you, and dear to the Churches of Christ in Canada and Switserland, to pro- 
 ceed to Great Britain, and inform you more folly of the religions condition of the French Canadians, 
 and of the prospects of the gospel amongst them. We pray you to receive him in the Lord, to encou- 
 rage him by your kind attentions, your labours, your prayers, and your liberality. Permit us to hope 
 that in a few months you will put into his hands a sum sufficient to release our Mission from its present 
 ilifficulties, and to enable it to prosecute its work with renewed vigour. 
 
 Praying that the Lord may bless you in your souls, and in your endeavours for His glory, we 
 remain yours in the bond of the gospel. 
 
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 Vioa-Prtiideatt. 
 
 O. P, WILGRE8S, PreddMt 
 
 JOB. WENHAM, 
 
 J RBDPATH 
 
 W. TAYLOB,'Mii>ittor, United Pn^bytwiaa Chnreh, 
 
 JOHN DOUOALL, 
 
 JAMES COURT, Treararer. 
 
 HENRY WILKES, D.D., Minister of First Congreg«Uoul Clutroh, ) 
 
 J. M'LOUD, Minister of Ameriem Presbyterian CIrarafa, ) 
 
 JOHN BLACK, General Secretary. 
 
 JOHN JENKINS. Superintendent Wedeyan Minister, 
 
 WM. BONO, St. George's, Chnroii of England, 
 
 V. H. MARLING, Midater of Second Congregational Chnreh, 
 
 WM. RINTOUL, Minister of Presbytwian Church of Canada, 
 
 A. F. HOLMES, M.D.. 
 
 J. H. MAITLAND, 
 
 JAMES R. ORR. 
 
 D. DAVIDSON, 
 ROB. ANDERSON, 
 
 E. L. MONTIZAMBERT, Advocate, 
 JOHN C. BECKET, 
 NORMAN S. FROST, 
 JAMES MILNE, 
 HENRY VENNOR, 
 
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