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JOHN, N. R. J. & A. McMii.i,AN, 98 Prince \Vm. Strket. 1899. ERRATA. P'lRe 37, line 19, instead of adopt read adapt. 39. " 8, " rights " rites. 95. " 25, forty-three read fortv-eight 120, " 7, and " of. 139, last line, " 3rd " ISt. 139. " 5th " 3rd. 140, lint 29, " 8th " 6th. TO THE RIGHT REV. H. T. KINGDON, D. D. LORD BISHOP OV FREDERICTON, ARCHDKACON BRIGSTOCKE'S DIOCESAN AND FRIEND, THIS MfvMORIAIv IS RKSPECTFULIyV DEDICATED. PREFACE. This Memorial of one whose life and ministry have left a deep impress upon our city, has been written by request, and as a labour of love. But little material, and that of a very frajj^mentary nature, has been left to which reference could be made. The chief authorities are, therefore, the lov- ing recollections of living friends and co-workers. The size of the book precludes any adequate account of Archdea( on Brigstocke's ministries in his parish and elsewhe . The jjrincipal object has been to present a life picture of him in his youth and early manhood, and to give a brief outline of his work amongst us. The suggestion was marie by a lady member of Trinity congregation. Thanks are due to friends who have assisted in the work, especially to the Young Men's A.s.sociation and the Young Women's Guild of Trinity Church, who have shewn nmch interest in its publication. Fr.vncks Ki,i/..\bivTh Murr.w. f PART I. ANCKSTORS— I'ARKN'TS-KARI.Y I.IFK— EARI,Y MINISTRY. Hetween the mysteries of Uife and Death Thou standest, lovitig, tjuiding, not exphiinitiR. r — //, H. Shnve. rRKDKRICK HKRVKY JoHX HrIGSTOCKK, Archdeacon of vSt. John, was. by descent on his father's side, a Welshman. He num- bered among his ancestors twelve Welsh "princes" or chiefs, one of whom, Cadogan Grab, while heroically resisting the English invasion, took by assault Cardigan Castle, A. D. 1 135. ( Transactions of Royal Historical Society, Vol. Ill, page 161. ) The Archdeacon's mother, a daughter of the Rev. Richard Whish, rector of North - wold, Norfolk, came from an equally ancient Norman family. It is said that a Whish, or de la Wyche as it was then written, com- manded the fleet which brought William the Conqueror to England. One ancestor was canonized by the Pope in the 13th century, and another was burnt as a martyr A. D. 1440. (^Historians of England, lol. Ill, page 702.) a Archdeacon Brigstocke combined in his character some of the leading traits of both ancestral races. He had the enthnsiasni tlia* braves opposition, the deep feeling, the earn- est devotion of the Celt, and at the same time, the dignified self-possession, the stern decision, and the power and love of rule which characterize the Ivnglish-Norman. His grandfather and father were clergymen of the Church of Ivngland. The former — the Rev. Thomas Brigstocke — was vicar of Llaw- hadden, where a monument was erected to his memory ; the latter — also the Rev. Thomas Brigstocke — was priest in charge at Walwyn's Castle, a small village among the hills of Pembrokeshire, in the diocese of St. David's. He was also incumbent of vSt. Katherine's Church, Milford Haven, built about one hun- dred years ago by the great Lord Nelson, to whose memory a stone is erected inside the church. St. Katherine's is picturesquely situ- ated on a high cliff overlooking the harbour. The Rev. Thomas Brigstocke had a large family — five daughters and six sons, only one of whom died in infancy. Of these. Arch- deacon Brigstocke was the youngest. He was born in the village of Wahvyn's Castle, May iS, 1.S41. When he was three years old his father moved to Castle Hall, a beautiful country seat, rented from Col. G , who lived abroad. Many years were spent in this delightful home — happy years often looked !)ack upon with regretful pleasure. The family circle was very large, including, as it did, the children's grandmother, Mrs. Whisli, and hei- two daughters. Many also were the vi.sitors at Ca.stle Hall, from neighbouring fan. ''.es, from Ki:gl I id, even from India. Aunts, unt'.s, cousins came long distances to visit the stately old lady who lived to her ninety- sixth year. It was an almost ideal life for the young people. Their education was carried on by their father or under his supervision.''- They had their games and their gardens, their pet animals, their boat.s — for the estate extended *One of the sisters (3Iiss Caroline Brij^stocke) writes: "Fred was always eiitluisiastio, but very thorough and a great favourite. Old friends often write to nie looking back on him as a ' bright, lovable bo v.' " i i lO on one side to the shore of an arm of Milford Haven, which ran up some distance inland. Across this water the family were terried to St. Katherine's. Twice every Sunday, in sunshine or rain, they attended church. The grandmother, Mrs. Whish, drove round by the bridge, but the others had a long walk to the ferry. When Frederick was quite young he was carried to church, when the lanes were wet, by the vicar's trusty servant and factotum, John Pawlet, for attendance at church and the observance of the Lord's day were most strictly insisted upon at Castle Hall. Ordinary occupations and amusements were completely laid aside, and yet Sunday was no day of gloom in this large and happy family; on the contrary it came to them as a da}' of restful peace between the rush and work of the busy weeks. The young people from Castle Hall formed the church choir at St. Katherine's, Caroline playing the organ, while Frederick .sang bass, and Decimus, his next older brother, took the tenor. It was, of course, in St. Katherine's that young Frederick was confirmed by the Bishop of St. David's, Dr. Thirlwall, whose earnest address II made an impression on the enthusiastic lad which was never forgotten. In 1856 Col. G returned to Castle Hall. The Brigstockes moved into Milford, and the family circle began to diminish. A sister and then a brother were removed by death. Frederick's oldest brother, Claudius, after graduating at Oxford, had been ordained, and was now a curate in London. Decinuis was still at Oxford, and Frederick was prepar- ing to go there also when he was attacked by vsmall-pox. It was a severe case of that terrible malady. His mother was ill at the same time, but not of the same disease. Anxiety for her son told upon her ; she sank gradually. No good-bye could be said. She died without again seeing her youngest-born. This was probably the first great trial-period of his life. The physical suffering was intense, but the depression of grief and loneliness was even harder to bear. During his long hours and days of isolation, deep thoughts of life and life's work were roused. In after years he told an invalid whom he was trying to encourage and help, that it was then he made a solemn vow, that with the help of God he i 12 would through life do all he could to soothe and comfort the sick and .sorrowful.* He recovered but .slowly, and bore the traces of the malady through life. He was not quite nineteen, when in 1859 he began his college life, that critical period of a young man's career. He entered Pem- broke College, Oxford, but obtaining an "exhibition" i^A'hich gave him $200 a year for five years) at Jesus College, he removed thither. Jesus College, founded by Queen Elizabeth, might be called a Welsh College. In the 17th century it produced twelve Welsh Bi.shops, and at the present time three out of the four Welsh Sees are filled by ex-.scholars. In this Welsh atmosphere the young under- graduate from Pembrokeshire must have soon felt at home. But little record remains of his college life, though doubtless it was a time of rapid mental growth and development. When he entered in 1859 the noise of the Tractarian conflict had died away, but the resultant *\Vell wa.s the vow kept, for his visits and atten- tions to the sick were among the most prized recol- lections of his pari.shioners. 13 remained — a higher idea of the church and her minivStry, a deeper view of the efficacy of the sacraments, an increasing attention to the ornate rendering of the services of the prayer book. Into this atmosphere young Brigstocke came from a home pen/aded by the evangehcal tone of thought. His disposition rendered him pecuHarly sensitive to outside influences, so he almost unconsciously imbibed and as- similated the ideas surrounding him, but without losing touch with his early implanted principles. It was this blending of the past with the present that made him in after life soundly progressive. It gave him an element of usefulness and power, for it enabled him to understand the ideas of persons holding different views from his own and widened his outlook over the current of modern theology. It was also during his residence at Oxford that the famous Essays and Revieivs were pub- lished (i860) indicating the rivSe of another school of thought, the leaders of which were gradually coming into notice. One day Benjamin Jowett, the future master of Balliol, being pointed out as a celebrity, young Brig- stocke, accustomed to the stalwart proportions ^ II i 14 of his own family,* looked with surprise at the little figure of one of the intellectual giants of the day. One incident of his college life, which greatly influenced his future, was his intro- duction to the Rev. Dr. Payne Smith, who was then sub-librarian of the famous Bodleian library, which, since the i8th century, had been in special connection with Jesus College. When young Brigstocke left Milford for Oxford, Miss H , a former resident of Prince Edward Island, Canada, gave him a letter of introduction to Dr. Payne Smith, the future Dean of Canterbury. The acquaint- ance soon ripened into warm friendship. The young man generall}^ spent Sunday evening with the family, and the older man, whenever in after years opportunity occurred, never failed to further the interests of his young friend. Miss Brigstocke writes of this period: " I find that I know verv little of niv dear brother's life at Oxford, except that he work.ed very steadily, and that he and his elder brother were always great * His brother Deciiniis, who was then at college with him, was six feet four inches in height, and very handsome. 15 friends and companions. In vacation-times he slipped into home life and work as if he had never left it. . . When my sister Augusta married, it was he who decorated the house, and entered into every little detail for the occasion, getting the young cousins staying with us to help him. So you see how much he belonged to us and to the home. That and his own studies occupied him, though, of course, he met mjny of the young men of the time, among them the Rev. S. Stone, the author of "The Church's One Foundation," always a favourite hymn of dear Fred. [Letter of Miss Caroline Brigstocke, May i, 1899.] Frederick Brigstocke graduated in 1862, and his stay at Oxford was now drawing to a close. He had wished to prolong his residence and to equip himself more thoroughly for his life's work by engaging a tutor and reading for honours, but his father who had sent three sons to Oxford, and had educated two as medical men, could not meet his views. Frederick, therefore, left college and went up to London. It was his first sight of the metropolis ; he stayed with his eldest brother Claudius, and visited the great Exhibition with much interest. About this time he also took a trip to Denmark to see a married sister who resided there. He often recalled with 1 i6 pleasure the novel experience of being in a foreign country for the first time. Then returning to England he paid several visits to relatives, and in June, 1864, he was ordained by Bishop Sumner, of Winchester, to the cur- acy of Chobham Surrey, a title having been given him by the Rev. S. Jerram, the vicar. We have no expression of the inner feelings of the young clergyman on his entrance into the sacred ministry of the church. We only know that it was a quiet ordination, not in the cathedral, but in the private chapel of Farnham Castle, There were but fifty candi- dates. The young men were lodged in the neighbouring village, but were entertained at dinner every night at the palace with almost regal hospitality, for Bishop Sumner was one of the " Prince Prelates" of the Church, and the beautiful palace and park, with its groves of oaks and herds of deer, were quite celebrated. The Rev. Frederick Brigstocke was twenty- three years of age w'hen he began his work as curate at Chobham, taking priest's orders the next year. He remained two years, the vicar parting from him very reluctantly, "For he was the best curate I ever had." Just before a en to ed ir- en ir. gs to ly in of li- le at •St lie id of d. y- as le ar le re 17 he left he married Miss Sparkes of Crewkerne, Somersetshire, through whose kindness much of the information contained in these pages has been obtained. In this same j-ear ( 1866) Dr. Payne Smith was made Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, Canon of Christ Church, and Rector of E^wehiie. He at once asked Mr, Brigstocke to be his curate, as the Regius Professor had to be a resident at Oxford, and therefore absent from the parish at least six months in the year. Mr. Brigstocke gl:\dly accepted the offer, and moved with his bride to Ewelme, where he remained five years, until 1871. The first two years were spent in an alms- house, as he himself often said with a smile. It was a beautiful building attached to the church, like a cloi.ster. Twelve old men (bedesmen) and their wives lived on the lower floor, the upper rooms being reserved for the governor's family. By the kindness of Sir Henry Acland (the Regius Professor of Medicine at the University) these rooms were allotted to the young curate and his wife. There they remained two years, until they moved to " Ewelme Old Mansion," where the B Wi i8 III rest of their stay at Evvelme was spent, and where two children, Frances and Frederick, were born. Here the curate indulged his taste for gardening — for the garden was very pretty and quite extensive, with a trout brook running through it, in which the fish often leaped and sparkled in the sunlight. These first five years of early ministry were, doubt- less, happy years. His kind friend, the Regius Professor of Divinity, did not hamper his curate's plans, which were probably somewhat different from his own, and once, when an interfering person attempted a remonstrance, the broad-minded Payne Smith silenced him by the cb iracteristic remark, "A man must do his own work in his own way." In 1 87 1 Payne Smith became Dean of Canterbury, and the people of Kwelme, lest they should lose their popular young curate, sent up a largely signed petition to Gladstone, the prime minister, requesting him that in case the Regius Professorship were separated from the living of Pywelme, as had been suggested some years before, he would bestow the living on the Rev. F. H. J. Brigstocke. To their great disappointment, although the 19 living was separated, it was given to a Cam- bridge man. As Mr. Brigstocke could not find a curacy in the diocese of Canterbury, he decided upon giving a favourable answer to Mr. Wright, vicar of St. John the Baptist, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who had offered him, without any .solicitation on his part, the po.sition of curate in charge of that parish, whither he and his young family accordingly mov^ed. It seemed to them as if the>- were taking a long journey, as if the new home were very distant from all familiar surround- ings. None could foresee that in two more short years a longer journey would be under- taken far away acro.ss the ocean, and the scene of ministry be tran.sferred to the Do- minion of Canada. Church life in Newcastle was at a .some- what low ebb when Mr. Brig.stocke went there, and the first feeling aroused by the new curate in charge was a.stonishment at his energy, his inten.se earnestness, his power of work. Kvery day in the week was an almost cea.sele.ss round of duties, beginning by at- tendance at church at 11.30 to perform mar- riages. From January to December, i<S72, ,* ii 20 twelve months, he married five hundred and forty-nine couple — the parish having a popula- tion of ten thousand. The best view of this period can be obtained from his parish diary. The following extracts contain the record of a week's work: Simiiay, Jciu. 2Sth. — Opened Girls' Sutiday School at 9.45. Had two marriages. Mayor and corporation attended morning service. Collection made for church expenses, ^'iH 5s. 4d., about I91. Preached on Wor- ship in the mornin{^. On the Innnortality of the vSoul in the evening. Weather fine ; good congregation. J\fotiiia\\ ^gth. — Had an interview with vScripture Reader. Attended at the church 1 1.30, one marriage. Called on Mrs. M in the afternoon to ask her to be a lady vi.sitor at the Girls' Infant vSchool. She consented to attend. Asked if Dr. M would be a subscriber. Vi.sited Girls' School ; closed it. Tuesday, 30th. — Attended at the church. Had one marriage, one baptism, one churching. In the after- noon called on H . At 7 p. m., held a Sunday School Teachers' meeting, 14 pre.sent. Gave le.s,son for Sunday following. Wednesday, Jan. 31st. — Gave a Scripture lesson to girls at 9.15 a. m. Closed Boys' School 4 p. m. Mas- ter taken ill with small-pox. Bible class at 7 p. m. in the vestry. Choir practice at 8. Thursday, Feb. ist. — The first day of the month. May I live unto God more nearly this month than 21 last. Attended at church ir.30. Two baptisms, one churching. Visited C. and Infant vSchool. Bible class for young men at 7.30 ; four more came. May the lyord bless and prosper this effort. Friday, Feb. 2nd. — In study all the morning ; too tired to do much. In the evening, Mis.sion service at 7. Address of the Rev. M. Wolkenberg. It was well attended. Saturday,' Feb. 3rd. — In study. Atten-.';°d at church, four marriages. Went out a little in tiie afternoon. In study all the evening. Sunday, Feb. 4th. — This was a lovely day, happy and enjoyable. Opened the Sunday School at 9.45. Attended at the church at 10. Preached on Original Sin from the le.sson of the day. Holy Connnunion after morning service, in which I was assisted by the Rev. M. Wolkenberg, missionary agent for the Jews' Society. In the afternoon, at 3 p. m., a special ser- vice was held for Jews. Sermon by the Rev. M. Wolkenberg. About forty Jews were present. Mr. Wolkenberg read prayers for me in the evening. Con- gregation good and attentive. May the blessing of the Lord rest upon these services, Mr. Wolkenberg and his I^ay attendant took supper with us afterwards. Monday, Feb. jM. — Attended at church 11.30. Three marriages. In the afternoon visited the Girls' School. Closed the Boys' School. At eight attended a council meeting of the Church Institute. And so fx .ill day to day, from week to week, from m.onth to month, did hi.s work in 'i i I 22 his Newcastle parish ^o on. The result soon became a])parent. The hitherto almost empty church was gradually filled by an attentive conj^regation* The vSunday School also im- proved rapidly. When Mr. Brigstocke first took charge of the parish there were in the vSunday School forty boys taught by a day- .school master, and one class of girls under a lady teacher. Soon the school was filled to overflowing, and when Mr. Brigstocke left for Canada teachers and .scholars presented him with an address beautifully engros.sed, which he prized highly. He kept it hung up in his study, saying that it was often an " in.spir- ation " to him. He much regretted its lo.ss in the fire of 1877. In addition to his regular work, Mr. Brigstocke, in turn with another clergyman, preached once a fortnight in the open air in the lower part of the city, " for," he .said, "if people will not come to church, the church nuist go to the people." All did not take this view of the matter. One of the parishioners, a butcher, said one morning to Mrs. Brigstocke as she was making some purchases, "The parson is not looking well, ma'am, and he 23 can't expect to be well as lon^ as he spends his health and strength ])reaching to them down there. He can't do them any good any more than he could to this," bringing his fist down on his table with a thump that made Mrs. Hrigstocke start. The most striking event of Mr. Brigstocke's .short mini.stry in Newca.stle was the holding of a " Mi.ssion " in the city. Of this work he has left an interesting report in the form of a letter. It is given here .slightly abl)reviated : My Dkar With a heart full of the mo.st devout thaukfulne.s.s I should .say I ever felt do I take up luy peu to give you some accouut of our Special Missiou Services. . . . After long, careful aud prayerful preparatiou the services opened on Svuiday evening, when the Bishop of Durham was the preacher. The church was filled with an attentive congregation, gathered, of course, from all parts of the town. . . . The preacher on Monday evening was Archdeacon Prest. ... At the clo.se of the sermon a hymn was sung, during which an opportunity was given to any one to leave the church, but all were earnestly invited to remain for the meeting which was to follow. And here I would explain that after every service a meeting was held, when, by further prayer, further singing of hymns, suitable to the occasion, and a short address. 'fl Ft "Tr*" i it 1 i''t 24 it is sought to water the seed sown on or in the heart, but especially to invite those persons whose hearts have been moved to come to us as the ministers of reconciliation for spiritual counsel and advice. On Monday this after-meeting was held in the church, and nearly all the congregation stayed. I returned to the desk and briefly addressed the people as earnestly as I could, next I offered an extempore prayer, then a hynni wa.s sung without the org?n, then a l)rother clergyman prayed, and took my place while I and my friend. Archdeacon Prest, went to the vestries to receive any who might come to us. We did not expect in vain. Several came to us in the deepest anxiety, some for further instruction, some for com- fort. The.se sea.sons of private conference are mo.st responsible. I'or, humanly .speaking, on what may thenM)e .said does the cri.sis of the .soul's hi.story depend.'^ But we prayed earnestly that^we [might be taught and guided in this anxious work, and I believe we were. It was 10 p. m. before I reached hon.e. Tuesday^ evening Mr. Burnet was the preacher. The ^^congregation wa.s not so large, as there was another^ gathering of church people in the town that evening. The after-meeting was, this evening, held in our National School room, which is capable of hold- ing 2CX) or yx;. H'e .should have held it there on Monday, but we did not know whether people would stay or not, and .so we kept them in church. landing that .so many did remain there, I invited them, nay, pressed them, to go to the meeting after the service. 25 s t 1 1 I jr They did so, though the school-ro^ni was sotne little distance from the church, throuj^h dirty and crowded streets. The room was nearly full. Archdeacon Prest came again to help me, and many other clergymen. My address was on ist John, i, 7. Then followed a hymn " Ju.>>[ as lam." Others offered prayer ; more hymns were sung. We made use t>f the clas.s-rooms to receive inquirers. On Wednesday I held a meeting at 3 p. m., when I gave an address for mothers. The meeting was well attended by mothers and others, but only women. I addressed them on their exceedingly responsible posi- tion as mothers in the Church of Christ. In the evening the [sermon was preached by Mr. Scott. At its close we adjourned to the school-room for the after-meeting. IMy address then was on Lnke xv, 10. I pointed out how anxiously our work was watched by the angels of heaven, how the whole si)iritual wo'-ld was beckoning us on. Next Mr. Scott prayed, and this I mention, because anything more magnifi- cent as a prayer I never heard. Not only was it earnest and applicable to the special occasion, but altogether most exalted. I cannot describe it. Other prayers were offered and hymns sung before the proceedings closed. Thursday the sermon was preached by Mr. .Addison. The after-meeting was well attended. Many clergy- men came to help me. Archdeacon Pre.st again, and Mr. Martin, the new vicar of Newca.stle. My address was on Prayer. I brought the subject before the 26 people, urging itseiecessity and its blessedness, and I pleaded earnestly with those before me to begin and pray then, saying that in the prayer that would fol- low there would be a silent pause in order that then and there they might lift their hearts to God. I took the next prayer myself, making the silent pause as I had announced. ! brought the .silence to a close with the petition " Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble .servants through Jesus Christ." The meeting lasted some time longer, and another address was given. On Friday, at 3 p. m.. I held a devotional meeting for communicants. By this time I was feeling very exhau.sted. The strain on all my jjowers, phy.sical, mental and .spiritual, had been very great. After, however, an hour's re.st, I felt refreshed and ready to welcome here to tea Mr. Martin, the preacher for the evening, Archdeacon Prest, and my friend and neigh- bour, Mr. Sang. The congregation was very large. This was, no doubt, from tlie curio.sity many felt to hear the new vicar, ]Mr. Martin, for he had not yet preached in his own church. His text was Matthew xxii, 2-3. It was certainly a powerful .sermon. The after-meeting was the fullest we had had. Not onh- were there persons of all sorts, but many clergy and di.ssenting niini.sters. Of all the meetings this was felt to be the most solemn. I knew it to be the last, but I only told this to a few of my friends. Our efforts were, therefore, proportionably more earnest. My address was on the necessity of l)eing always f i^ady for Christ. The prayers offered up were most solemn. It was now nearly ten o'clock, and once more i asked them all to kneel down and pray in silence. Not a sound was to be heard in that crowded room, at least to human ears, thou^^'h I know that many a prayer was then beinj^ lifted up and being heard by our Heavenly Father. I broke the .silence by pronouncing^ the benediction. Saturday came and I was the preacher, and took as my text Luke xvi, 23. Thouj^h the bu.sie.st day of the week the congrejjation was j^ood, but smaller than on the previous night. I announced that there would be no after-meeting, and I al.so prepared the congregation for the manner I purposed closing the service, know- ing how very thankful many were for the great privilege of attending the .services. I felt that they would gladly give expression to their feelings before leaving the House of Prayer. After the clo.sing hymn, which was that sweet one, "Abide with Me," I requested the congregation to open their prayer- books at the end of the connnunion .service, to stand up, and to repeat that .sp'endid hymn of prai.se, the Gloria in Excelsis. I believe it was never repeated with more fervour and rapture. When it ended the organist immediately, as I had prepared him, began the Old Hundred, and we all .sang " Praise Ciod from whom all bles.sings Flow," etc. A .short prayer and the ble.s.sing concluded the .service. Thus did this great work come to an end. It began, it continued, it ended in (lod, antl great was the n 28 blessing He was pleased to give. The success sur- prised many. It did not surprise nie. I jiever doubted myself. I dared not do so. The Lord has said " A.sk and it shall be given you." We asked, and the Lord gave. That is the whole hi.story of the movement. And now that all is over, I feel that my work has much increased. The awakening mu.st be kept alive. May I have grace and strength to do it, and surely I, even I, shall be permitted to look on some as my crown of rejoicing at the last day. I remain yours, etc., etc., l'\ H. J. Bric.stockk. Newcastle-on-Tyne. It was ill the midst of all the busy work which followed the success of the " Mis.sion " that the first intimation came of a call to another and distant scene of labour. Mrs. Brigstocke tells us how suddeiih', how unexpectedly, it all happened. " It was early in May, 1H73, that one morning at breakfast my husband received a letter from the Dean of Canterbury, in which he vSaid that the Rev. Maurice Swabey, who had recently come from Canada to reside in luigland, had written to him asking him if he knew of a clergyman who would fill the position of rector in a large parish church in St. John, New Brunswick. T 29 The dean went on to say that he had given my husband's name-'' to Mr. Swabey, as he (the dean ) knew how uncertain was the tenure of the curacy in charge of St. John the Baptist, but he advised Mr. Brigstocke not to tln"nk too much about the matter, as Mr. Swabey (hav- ing previously consulted Dean Close, Bishop Anderson, formerly of Rupert's Land, and Canon Clayton) had already .sent .several * The following is a copy of the leUer wriUen by the dean to Mr. Swabey: May 9th, iSyv I)i:.\R SiR,--I have been in I,ot"^ ' at Convocation, and though I received your letter before going, yet it left nie no time to answer it. I have thought over yottr letter and should be very glad to recommend to yo\ir consideratioti the Reverend Frederick H. J. lirigstocke, now curate of .St. Johns, Newcastle. He was my c\irate in Kwelme, Oxfordshire, for five years, antl I have the highest opinion of his earnest convictions of religion, his so\ind sense and practical energy. I have been waiting for a chance of offering him one of the city benefices here, but none at present has offered itself. You would hear all about him from Archdeacon Pre.st (the. rectory, Oates^^.ad), one whom you would fidly triist, and who would speak about his work at Newca.stle. Hrigstocke is a very good preacher, and a man who would win geiieral confidence. He is a M. A. of Jesus College, Oxford. I knew him and watched him during his Oxford career as undergraduate, and upon my appointment to the rectory, I knew of no one I liked .so well to take charge of the {terish for me. Vour.s ver>' truly, R. Paynk Smith. I > 3 30 names to St. John. The dean, at the same time, enclosed Mr. Swabey's letter to put him in communication with my husband, and several letters passed between them. We thought that the appointment was to be made immediately, and as some time passed without our hearing anything further, I never gave the matter another thought. I was much surprised, therefore, when spending the after- noon with some friends at the little village of Ryton, to hear my husband say that his name had been sent out as candidate "for a parish in Canada. I thought it extraordinary that he should mention a circumstance so unlikely to have any result. In June my hus- band went to the South of England. Before leaving he said, ' If any letters come about that parish in Canada, send them on to me.' During his stay from home he was, for a few days, the guest of the Dean of Canterbury. Nothing further had been heard by the dean about St. John, so we considered the matter dropped. In July we bought a new carpet, and a seamstress was engaged to make it. The night before she came we had all gone up stairs, except my husband, when the door-bell iL" ti'."-^^!' ■ ..., -.?«,W;"' nsm 31 } rang. Concluding he was wanted to see a vsick person, he went to the door himself, and a boy handed in a telegram. Coming to my room with it open in his hand, he exclaimed, ' A telegram from America! ' ' Unanimously elected rector! ' To say that I was amazed would but feebly depict my feelings. Sleep that night was out of the question ; we talked over our plans. Finally my husband decided to write to Mr. Wright, the vicar, and ask him what his decision would probably be when his leave of absence had expired, for on account of failing health, Mr. Wright had received two years leave of absence with the option of resuming charge of the living at the end of that time (December, 1873). Mr. Brig.stocke knew that should he (Mr. Wright) resign instead of resuming charge, the con- sensus of opinion was that the vicar of St. Nicholas, the patron, would present the living to my husband. Mr. Wright's reply was that he had made no plans, ' and was quite unde- cided as to his intentions.' Mr. Brigstocke also wrote to his father, who answered, that though he grieved that his only son, then in England, should contemplate quitting the 1 -if ■M ■'Si ^1 •■;i 11^ ! I ! I 'i 32 country, yet if he was, in six months time, to be unsettled and to have to look about for preferment, he should raise no objection to his accepting this offer. Of course the cor- respondence with Mr. Swabey was renewed, and an appointment made for an interview at York, to learn more particulars as to the church, the country and the climate. Mr. Swabey 's accounts were very glowing, and his .son, whom we also saw, in .speaking of St. John, said, ' It is a long' way better than York.' So we concluded it must be a favoured spot, as we thought York a paradi.se in com- parison with Newca.stie." In less than a fortnight after the cabled message came the following letter from Mr. Beverley Robinson and Mr. John Sears, Church Wardens of Trinity Church: St. John, N. B., 22nd July, ICS73. Rkvkrknd and Dkar Sir: Mr. vSwabey having sent us the letters to him from the Dean of Canterbury and of Archdeacon Prest recommending you in very strong terms for the rector of Trinity Church in this city, as well as your letter to him stating that " you would wait the decision of the people 4)ef ore taking any other steps," 33 we laid the same before the parish meeting, held last evening, called especially for the purpose of electing a pastor, together with the names of several other clergymen. We have now the pleasure of informing you that you were unanimously elected* by the meeting to be our future rector at a salary of |2,ooo per annum, the same as was allowed to our late rector, as well as his predecessor, the late Dr. Gray. Your expenses from Newcastle to yoxir arrival here will be paid by the vestry, and, if requisite, money for the purpose will be remitted to you. We will be glad to learn at as early a day as po.ssible how .soon we may have the pleasure of welcoming you among.st us, and, in addition to a letter by mail, will be glad to receive from you a brief telegram stating the time of your proposed departure from England, the cost of which we will repay to you. We subscribe ourselves, Yours very faithfully, B. Robinson, ] John Skar.s, Church Wardens. The Rev. F. H. J. Brigstocke, St. John's Vicarage, Newcastle-on-Tyne. To this letter Mi. Brigstocke replied after a week of careful and, no doubt, prayerful consideration. I: I ) . i ti"i' m ^1 34 St. John's Vicarage, Newcastle-oti-Tyne, Aug. 6th, 1873. To Messrs. B. Robinson and J. Sears: Dkar Sirs — I have duly received your letter of July 22nd. • I return you my best thanks, and through you the parishioners of Holy Trinity for the honour you have done me in electing me to be your future rector. I accept the appointment with pleasure, and having long since consecrated all my powers to the service of my lyord, and ready to lay them out in that portion of His vineyard for which you have chosen me, and to which I believe He has called me. I thank the vestry for kindly undertaking to pay my expenses to St. John, for, having a family to bring numbering five, I must confess it would have been a serious difficulty in my way had the expenses fallen on me. I sent a telegram to you August 5tli stating that I hope to leave Liverpool on September 6th by steamer direct for St. John, and that I should be glad to have money sent her^ for removal. It is possible I may not get away so soon, as I have to arran;<e for the work here. Should a house be vacant in an eligible situation, and not too high rent, may I trouble you to take it for me, with the option of quitting it in twelve months if we did not like it. I was given to understand by Mr. Swabey that in all probability the vestry would pay the stipend of a 35 curate. On this matter I observe you say nothing, so I presume nothing has been settled on the point. Believe me to remain, Yours very faithfully, F. H. J. Brigstockk. The decision was made There were hasty preparations for departure. A large meeting was held and a purse, a handsome silver inkstand, and an address (from the Sunday School) which has already been mentioned, were presented to Mr. Brigstocke as a recog- nition of his services and a mark of esteem. Many kind friends assembled at the station to say "good-bye," and on September 6th the family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Brigstocke, Fred, Frances, and a baby boy, Robert Whish, born in Newcastle, accompanied by an English nurse, sailed from Liverpool for Canada in the " Ne.storian." * They landed in Halifax September the 20th. The Rev. George Hill called immediately, and at his request Mr. Brigstocke preached in St. Paul's the next day. Early on Tuesday, 23rd, he and his *They had a rough, stormy passage, but Mr. Brigstocke held two services on Sunday, preaching both morning and evening. 36 family left by train for St. John. At Hamp- ton the two church wardens, Mr, Robinson and Mr. Sears, with four other gentlemen from Trinity Church, met him, and late in the evening he reached the field of his future life-work — St. John, — TsS^- cy[ ^^ PART II. HIS MI-H AM) WORK IN ST. JOHN'. Thf old order clmuj^tth, yicldiiiK plaef to new, And (iod fulfils Himself in many ways. — TrnuviDii. 1873 1H74. JHHK St. John to which Mr. Brigstocke I came twenty-five years ago was not the St. John of to-day. Some rej^ret the Past with its pleasant memories, while they forget its deficiencies; others rejoice in the Present while they point to its signs of prosperity and progress as indications of hope for the future. One thing, however, is certain, the Hand of Change, has been at work among us, .some- times gently and imperceptibly, .sometimes v>^ith a suddeness that is startling. So it has been, .so it will be, in the world. So it has been, .so it must be, in the Church if .she is to adopt her.self, as she ever has done, to the manifold and ever-varying needs of her child- ren. Therefore it was, that when the new rector commenced his work an electric thrill of fresh life was felt in the old Church, and intimations of change .soon began to be observed. He preached his first .sermon in 37 .1 m 1 1 II } 38 St. John on Sunday, September 28th. An account of that Sunday appeared the next day in the Daily Telegraph, of which the following is a synopsis: SERMON IN TRINITY ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1873. Every pew in Trinity was occupied at the Sunday morning's ser\'ice, a considerable number of those present being members of the congregations of other churches. There could be no mistaking the fact that many had come to hear the new rector, and they were not disappointed. As the sound of the bell ceased, and that of the organ commenced, the Rev. Dr. Coster and the Rev. F. H. J. Brigstocke entered the chancel, the former going to the reading desk and the latter to the usual place within thecal tar rail. The choir sang the hymn : " Welcome, sweet day of rest." The morning service was read by Dr. Coster, and Goss' Te Deum, in F, was beautifull}- rendered by the choir. The Rev. F. H. J. Brigstocke read the ante-communion service. The hymn " Far from the world, O I«ord, I flee," was sung. The new rector +hen took his place in the pulpit, and preached from i Peter ii, 5 : " An holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Ohrist." The semion ,vas one pointing to the duty of every Christian to show by his whole life that he recognized 39 his duty to God as set forth in the Gospel. The Apostle gave, in the words of the text, a comprehen- sive idea of what the Christian's life should be in all its duties and privileges. Under the new dispensation the Levitical priesthood, which had been confined to one tribe of the children of Israel, was abolished, yet there remained a priesthood, not set apart to lead in the rights and .sacrifices of the Jewish dispensation, but to make spiritual. sacri aces. " An hoh- priesthood " is expressive of the Church of Christ, in which every Christian should be a priest with his whole life dedicated to the service of God. It was through the sacrifice of the redemption that this priesthood became established, the old priesthood abolished, and all who would do so, permitted to embrace and enjoy the honour, dignity and privilege of being a king and priest to Gcd. How suggestive was the text of our nearness to God and consecration to His service, and yet how few live as if they realized the dignity of their sacred calling. As every Christian is a priest, so must there be a sacrifice offered up. No offering we can make can be f. sin-offering, for Christ alone is a sacrifice for sin, yet though we are not called on to make expiatory sacrifices we can make a surrender of ourselves to God. To do thia demands the greatest struggle and gives the greatest victory. There may be +hose who think a surrender cannot be made, and leave to him who makes it that perfect freedom which is possessed by the Christian. Freedom, how- ever, does not consist in doing as we please, but in ■?fl /W H II 40 doing that which our hearts and consciences, properly directed, approve. When we do wrong our hearts urotest against it, and we feel that we have been the slaves of passion, and desire to be free. We are free when, by surrendering to God. we become markers of our affections and appetites, for where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty, and the heart, eyes and all we have delight in His .ser\-ice. ♦ Another sacrifice — one that does not connnand our attention as it .should — is that of praise. When we remember that it is the .sacrifice that never ends it should be the fruit of our lives. The .sacrifice of prayer is another that is too often neglected. It should ascend as incen.se from the altars of our hearts to heaven. As incense cannot ascend without fire, so prayer cajinot reach heaven without the fire of the vSpirit of God in the heart. We should throw our hearts more into prayer. We .should see that our dignity as priests is main- tained by our being con.stantly engaged in spiritual .sacrifice. It is not merely that our acts are to l)e .sacrifices, but our whole life and thoughts .should be a constant offering to God. Neither need we go any- where to find offerings. They are .scattered in our path in profusion. They are to be found in business, in domestic employment, and in our very recreations. When we look upon the l)eauties of nature the sight raises our hearts in devotion to God, and we make the .sacrifice due Him. Our work, however .secular in character, mav be made a .sacrifice, and our cro.s.ses, if 41 borne patiently and in accordance with divine will, become sacrifices also. If our recreations raise and do not degrade us, they may be made sacrifices. We have great encouragement to make these sacrifices and live this life when we know how acceptable it is to God. Though we cannot make a sin-offering, how great is the privilege of doing something acceptable to God. It should be our constant aim to realize our duties as Christians, and to make our lives a constant strain of love and gratitude to Him who died for our sins and rose for our justification. THE EVENING vSKRVICE. The church was literally crowded at the service last evejiing, some persons being obliged to go away, no sittings being obtainable. The regular cluyits. a psalm, the anthem, "Hear me, O Lord," and the hymn, "Abide with tne," were sung, the anthem. -«vith a .solo by Miss Sturdee, being particularly well rendered. Rev. Islr. Brigstocke read the u.sual even- ing service, and preached from Genesis vii, i : "Come tlioti and all tliy house iiitu Ihtr ark." The faith of Noah during the one hundred and twenty years which elapsed from the time he was warned by a dream of the flood until the connnand of the text was given, was presented by the preacher as an example to be imitated at the j^re.sent day by the many who question, or only half believe, the pro- nii.ses of the .'Scriptures. The flood was compared to the punisliment which awaits the wicked hereafter, and T I li V M 42 the ark to the redemption, of which all may avail themselves if they will. The sermon was a plain and practical one, impres- sing on the minds of the congregation the reality of the "eternal fire that will burn but not consume," and pointing to the only way of escape. Mr. Brigstocke has made a favourable impression on the congregation of Trinity. He is entirely free from anything like mannerism, reads well, and enunciates with distinctness. In preaching he is earnest and impressive, using words that convey his meaning, and avoiding rhetorical flourish. His voice is a bass and his delivery deliberate, without being slow. We trust that a long and useful career in his present important charge lies before him. Four week.s after his arrival in St. John Mr. Brigstocke was (with the tisual .services) inducted lector of Trinity Church October 22, A. D. 1873, in obedience to the mandate of the lyord Bishop of the diocese, the Right Rev. John Medley, d. d., dated the loth day of October, A. D. 1873, and at the first meeting of the ve.stry at which Mr. Brigstocke presided as rector, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Church Warden Sears, and seconded by Dr. Botsford, was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the wardens and vestry of Trinity parish on meeting the Rev. F. H. J. Brigstocke, their 'B 43 rector, as chairman of the board, desire, on behalf of themselves and the parishioners, to express their heartfelt thanks to Almighty God that he has been pleased to give the rector and his family a safe voy- age to his destination, and has enabled him to enter upon the sacred and responsible duties to which he has been called by the unanimous voice of the parishioners, hoping he may long be spared to exercise his ministerial functions in the spiritual work of bringing souls to Christ, and that the sphere of his usefulness may widen year after year in building up the Church in this parish in its most holy faith; and they further desire to express an earnest hope that in their new home the rector, his partner, and family may always feel that they are in the ' ' house of their friends," and be cheered with warm hearts and willing hands to support them in their separation from home and friends in England. Mr. Brigstocke was at this time thirty-two years old, full of mental and bodily vigour. He had been educated at Oxford, the world centre of intellectual life; he had acted for five years as curate to the Dean of Canter- bury, one of the ablest men of the day. For two years more he had been curate in charge of Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was thus well fitted to assume the duties and independent position of rector of a large r pi I 44 parish, a position in which his thoughtful eye could discern the ' ' promise and potency ' ' of great usefulness. His work was before him, that of changing the ' ' old order ' ' and intro- ducing "the new." But such a work, however necessary and important for the welfare of Trinity Church, was not to be accomplished without some difficulty and friction. Parishioners could not be expected to remain quiescent when changes were sug- gested which to SO''-' :-;eemed "dangerous," to many quite "l -^ssary." Not even the most progressi\'e could foresee that in a few years Daily sc'^vi- s ', ( ^ iy and frequent Celebrations of the Holy Conununion, vested choirs, and the use of the surplice in the pulpit would become almost universal. It must also be confessed that the young rector was sometimes impatient of opposition; that his manner, always so gentle and con- siderate in a sick room, was often (in his consciousness of power) brusque and stern in his dealings with his fellow-men. But in the end his perseverance, his good judgment in •ielding when necessary, and, above all, the confidence his integrity inspired overcame r I :#i 45 opposition. He celebrated the first Karly Communion in Trinity Church on Christmas Day, and preached in his surpHce that same morning. What his feelings were during these trou- blous times he tells us (after a lapse of twenty- five years) in a letter to his congregation: It was no easy matter to take up the thread of work which had been carried on in the parish in one uniform manner, and that too by men some of whom were of marked ablHty and power. The movement j^oing on at that time in England for the revival of the spiritual life, and the better ordering of the services of the Church, and which had come to be largely approved by Churchmen of dififering views, was not unnaturally regarded here with suspicion, and the changes which were deemed advisable, if not necessary, were looked upon rather as dangerous innovations thasi imjirovements Having, however, never had any sj-mpathy with extremes in the Church, nor any other ambition than to be known as a faithful minister of the Church of England as a true branch of Chri.st's Holy Catholic Church, I made it my endeavour then, as well as ever since, to carry out my ministrations as the Church directs. . . Many changes have been made to bring up the services to the standard of the Prayer-Book, and to meet, as far as possible, the necessities of the age. An institution which can stand no change, and refuses to be adapted !h 46 to growing wants, will not long survive as one of practical utility [Trinity Church Maga- zine, November, 1898.] The discussions and difficulties of those early years in St. John are now almost for- gotten, and Archdeacon Brigstocke, in his very last report to the Diocesan Synod ( 1 898 ) , writes with evident satisfaction : ' ' All has gone on in the past year with complete harmony, with unflagging interest, and with much hearty co-operation. This is, I feel, a good deal to say, and could not have been said in former years. That ubiqiiitotts person, the aggrieved parishioner, seems to have left us; at any rate we do not hear from him, and we therefore hope he no longer exists." But, besides his pari.sh difficul^es, Mr. Brig- stocke' s first year in St. John was destined to be one of great domestic affliction. In February he received the news of his fath- er's, death. He says in his diary: "February 5th, Friday. To-day I received the sad news of the death of my dear father. . . . He had reached his 8oth year, and certainly has had a laborious life. He has gained his rest. He sets us a noble example of Christian 47 integrity, industry and faithfulness. May we all have grace to follow him as he followed Christ, and with him be partakers of Christ's heavenly kingdom." In the summer a far heavier trial came. On June nth little Frances was attacked by that terrible disease — diphtheria. After an illness of .six days she died in her father's arms. He .says: " How great a trial to lo.se this tender lamb, one of our choicest treasures. But .she was only lent, and now we give her back. L/Ovely in life, .she looks perfect in death, the cold beauty of the grave. All our friends have shown great .sympathy and kindness." Little Frances was buried on the 19th, and that same evening Freddy was taken ill of the .same disease. Kind friends immediately took the baby out of the house. All that medical .skill could do was of no avail. He lingered for ten days, and on June 30 "his sweet, innocent spirit fled to the heavenly mansions. ' ' The bereaved father tells us: " The funeral took place at 5 p. m. It wa.s fixed at that hour at the request of the clerg}-, who were il 48 present now in St. John irom all parts of the diocese attending the session of the Synod. As a mark of their sympathy they adjourned the Synod and all attended the funeral. P'our of the clergy acted as bearers, Canon Medley, Rev. Messrs. Dowling, Partridge and Almon. After the service we proc^ded to the Rural Cemetery. There now lie our two darlings side by side * in sure and certain hope of a blessed re>uirrection.' " 1875-1876, When Mr. Brigstocke first accepted the appointment of rector of Trinity Church he had mentioned the subject of a curate. Now that he had been eighteen months in the parish he felt still more .strongly the import- ance of having an a.ssistant to enable him to increase and extend his parish work. Arrange- ments were therefore made for a curate, and in March, 1875, the Rev. Sidney Nobbs arrived in St. John, having been selected by the rector on the recommendation of friends in England. There was a certain interest attached to his name, his father having been 49 for many years the pastor of the Pitcaini Islanders.* Mr. Brigstocke, having now the assistance of a curate, was able to turn his attention to Church work of a general nature. He had been connected witr a Church Institute in Newcastle, and the benefit and usefulness of such a centre of Church work in St. John seemed to him evident. He accordingly invited a number of leading Churchmen to meet to consider the advantage of a Church of Eng- land InsLitute in the city. After consultation and careful deliberation the establishment of such an organization was decided upon, and a committee was appointed to get up a Con.sti- tution and By-Laws, the object of the insti- tution being to unite Churchmen in promoting, 1 . The advancement of religion in accordance with the principles of the Church of England. 2. The encouragement of kindly intercourse. 3. The diffusion of general knowledge. 4. The provision of innocent recreation and amuse- ment. The constitution was adopted at a * Mr. Nobbs remained in St. John two years, and then returned to England. D 50 I': meeting held on January 25tli, and a read- ing-room and library were formally opened on May 23rd. Thus was launched a work in which Mr. Brigstocke took the deepest inter- est, foreseeing what an important centre of Church work it might become. He was elected the first president, and continued to be re-elected during his life-time. He pre- sided at the council meetings, he contributed largely to the funds, wrote the annual report, and in every way endeavoured to promote its interests. When the reading-room and library were .swept away in the great fire of 1S77, he, nowise di.scouraged, opened a temporary read- ing-room, and in the following .spring the Institute returned to its old quarters on Princess .street. At first there was a touch of party feeling in connection with the organi/ition, but when The Rock, and The Church 'Times, The Record and 'The Guardian lay peaceably beside each other on the read- ing-room table there was no further difficulty. It was in this year, 1876, that Mr. Brig- stocke was appointed by the Bishop of the Diocese an Honorary Canon and Tru.stee of Chri.st Church Cathedral, Fredericton. ■ I 5» 1877-1882. The nieinory of the year 1S77, so deeply im- pressed on the minds of St. John citizens, is written in fiery characters on the records of Trinity Church. On the fateful afternoon of the 20th of June, Canon Brig.stocke was attending the funeral of a parishioner in the Rural Cemetery. At the close of the service the news of a great fire in the city reached him, and when he returned to his home in Queen vSquare the flames were moving rapidly like a wall of fire towards the back of the house. Mrs. Brigstocke had already .sent the children,* with their nurse, to a friend's hou.se in the upper part of the town. Valuable papers were then hastily gathered in a box, which a kind medical friend. Dr. , removed in his carriage to a place of .safety. Some young parishioners entered the library by the window and threw the books into the street, where willing hands gathered them and carried them, with other valuables, into the Square. There, however, the heat soon * Another little boy had been added to the family. He was born March, 1875, and \va.s baptized Hervey Charles. t I i 52 became so great that it kindled a bonfire, in which everything was lost. So little did Canon Brigstocke realize the full extent of the conflagration that during all the confusion and hurry he was perplexed with the idea of finding time to prepare the address for the evening ser\'ice in Trinity. Suddenly a mes- senger rushed up to tell him that the church was on fire, but the rector scarcely believed it initil, ha.stening back, he .saw church and .school-hou.se wrapped in one vast .sheet of flame.* Such calamities, while they depress .some, only serve to call out the reserve force of energy and endurance which others possess. Canon Brig.stocke, although his church, his Sunday .school-house, his parish, his home had been swept away, never allowed hiuLself to shew despondency, however deeply he must have felt his loss. He had a word of comfort *Tlie historic "Royal Arni.s," which had been brouij^ht from Boston by the Loyalists, was saved by the late Francis Hrindley Hazen, Ksq., bein^ the only thing carried out of the church except the two kneeling stools used at the holy table. The commu- nion plate was in a fire-proof safe. r 53 and encouragement for all. Arrangements were at once made for the services of the Trinity congregation, to be held in the dif- ferent city churches, and as soon as the Madras School was rebuilt Church .services were held there. The rector, in the ' ' History of Trinity Church," which he compiled and edited in memory of the centenary of Trinity Church, 1 89 1, has given us an account of the fire and of the rebuilding of the Church and Sunday School house, but he does not tell us of the unwearied, faithful, persevering work which he contributed to the undertaking. He was chairman of the building committee, and he brought his practical judgment, his sound common sense, his exact bufiiness qualities to bear upon the work. Every detail came under his personal supervision. It might almost be said that by day and by night he gave the building his careful, thoughtful, prayerful attention. It is true he had no more experience in such work than the St. John men who formed the committee, but his eye had been accustomed to rest upon the beautiful churches and colleges in Oxford n 54 and elsewhere in England. The mind had thus unconsciously acquired a perception • of what was fitting and correct in church archi- tecture, so it was greatly due to his influence that the new Trinity Church arose a building worthy of the great purpose for which it was erected — the worship of Almighty God. Then again the long hours of intercourse and deliberation with the building committee, who were among the leading men of our city, brought the Rector into closer contact with the mind and inner feelings of tho.se with v.'hom he was working. He learned to adapt him.self to others ; they began to understand him. Old England's sons do not always at the first glance comprehend their colonial brethren no^ th«=ir modes qf action. We, in the colonies, do not always appreciate the influence which a different training gives to our brethren from the centre of our empire. It often requires the Hand of Circumstances to unfasten the veil that hangs between us and to reveal us to each other — .scions of one noble stock. From this time onward Canon Brigstocke became gradually very clo.sely interwoven with St. John life, and many benevolent. Ml ' 55 literary and social organizations ( besides those of his own parish ) claimed him as an active and valuable member.* At last, after many difficulties had been overcome, the plans of Mr. \V. T. Thomas, architect, of Montreal, were selected, and on May 19th, 1879, the corner-.stone of the church was laid by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, who was then Metropolitan of Canada, The construction went on rapidly. By February ist, 1880, the school-house was opened for worship, the rector noting with satisfaction: "The congregation by this time was fairly gathered together. It filled the large room, which had seating capacity for five hundred." Canon Brigstocke's interest and zeal were shared by his congregation. Many handsome offerings were made for the new church. The East window, the West window, indeed all the windows were given either in loving memory of friends who had worshi])ped in the church, or in honour of our noble loyalist forefathers whose exam])le of self-.sacrifice for *The numerous resolutions of these societies at his death are j^jiveti in the A])i)en(lix. \t 56 the sake of principle Canon Brigstocke loved to hold before the eyes of the men of to-day. Besides the windows, other memorial gifts were numerous — the handsome stone pulpit, the beautiful font, the brass eagle lectern, the holy table (the wood tiling on which it stands being given by the rector himself), the sedilia, also the organ and chime of bells, which were put in a little later in 1882. Nor must the needle work done by the ladies for the new church be omitted. The sanctuary carpet was worked at Canon Brigstocke' s special request by fifty ladies under Mrs. Brigstocke' s direction, and a new set of altar linen was exquisitely embroidered. At length the day came to which Canon Brigstocke and his parish had looked forward with so much eagerness. On Thursday, December 9th, iJ^So, Trinity Church was con- secrated by the Bishop of the Diocese, the Bishop of Nova Scotia being present. It was a most solemn and impressive service. The choir was composed of most of the choirs of the city churches. The attendance of clergy was large, and the church was filled to its utmost capacity by an attentive and devout r 59 congregation. The Bishop of Nova Scotia preached an eloquent sermon on ' ' Give unto the Lord the honour due unto His Name." There were many communicants. After the service the bishops, the clergy, and the congre- gation partook of a sumptuous luncheon in the large upper room of Trinity school-house. In the evening there was another crowded service, at which Canon Partridge (now Dean Partridge) was the preacher. "And thus," to use Canon Brigstocke's own words, "this memorable day came to a close. The waste places were again restored, and a handsome church and school-house once more occupied the sacred site. May thej' remain to the glory of God and the service of the Church of Christ ' imtil He come.' " f— =r=! ^ 60 VISIT TO ENGLAND (1882). Nine years had passed since the arrival of Canon Brigstocke in St. John — years of much change — years of joy and sorrow, of trial and success, and now he prepared to take a well earned holiday in revisiting his relatives and friends in England. He obtained leave of absence from the Bishop for three months, during which time the Rev. W. A. Holbrook, of Boston, was placed in charge of the parish. The rector was accompanied by Mrs. Brig- stocke and their three little boys.* Before leaving he was presented with a purse of $530, t which was " a valuable and seasonable gift, but especially gratifying as testifying the affectionate esteem of my congregation." Several letters in Trinity Magazine give an interesting account of this, his first revisit to his native land. On the voyage home he held, as was his wont, two services on board *The youngest boy, George Augustus Selwyn, was born in September, 1879. t This purse was accompanied by a list of the donors. In London, Canon Brigstocke selected an appropriate little souvenir for each donor, and pre- sented it on his return. 6i the steamer. Landing at Liverpool, they pro- ceeded at once to Chester. "The day after we arrived was the Feast of St. James, when we had the great privilege of attending both morning and evening services in the Cathedral. It was a special joy to have the opportunity of offering up our tribute of worship to Almighty God after the great mercies so richly vouch- safed to us." From Chester they went to Clifton, where "they had the pleasure of being welcomed by many dear relatives and friends." The church of St. Mary Redcllffe, Bristol, Canon Brigstocke describes as the most beautiful parish church in England. " It was with special interCvSt that I wor- shipped in this church, for one of my uncles, the Rev. Prebendary Whish, was for many years vicar of the parish." Then there was a flying visit to Oxford. " Besides the plea- sure of visiting old places, and rejoicing that they looked exactly the same, I was much intervisted in seeing the College erected to the memory of the Church's great poet, John Keble. It is a noble pile." Thence he went to his old home in Milford. There all was changed. ' ' The faces of most whom I met were new :il IM ■'m II 62 and strange; a few old friends remained, and from them a warm welcome was received." After a short visit to Crewkerne, Mrs. Brig- stocke's former home, the family proceeded to London, where the rest of the holiday was spent. Canon Brigstocke describes in the Mairazine their visit to the Houses of Parlia- ment, the Bank of England, and many other places of interest, especially Westminster Ab- bey and St. Paul'-s, "where I had the great privilege of hearing Dr. Liddon, one of the Canons of the Cathedral, and one of the most eminent and powerful of living preachers. The congregation was enormous. It was a sight never to be forgotten to see the vast multitude hanging on the lips of that messen- ger of God." Of course this visit to England did not close without a trip to Canterbury, ' ' where we were the guests of our much valued friends, the Dean and Mrs, Payne Smith, and much enjoyed our stay in their hos- pitable, but quaintly built home, the Deanery. ' ' Nothing special marked the return voyage, but on landing at Rimouski, Canon Brigstocke re- fused to take the "special" Sunday train. He held a quiet service in his rooms during 63 the day, and left on Monday, October 9th, for St. John, where he. and his family were warmly welcomed back. Canon Brigstocke returned to his work with fresh zest and vigour, J^ut instead of following him year by year, as has hitherto been done in this Memorial, it seems that a better view could now be given of the various activities of his life if we were to mention them under different heads, the work lying nearest his heart — parochial work — coming first. PAROCHIAL WORK. Whatever may be said on this subject will seem feeble and inadequate to those who, for many years, have sat under Archdeacon Brig- stocke's* ministry in Trinity Church. We may speak of the punctuality; of the dignity with which the services were conducted f — without haste, yet without wearying slowness; of the rector's pointed, practical sermons — ser- mons which were sometimes composed hastily, * The office of Archdeacon was revived in the Dio- cese in 1H93, and Canon Brigstocke was then made Archdeacon of St. John. t A surpliced choir was introduced iSgcj. 64 I 1 but which sank deeply into hearts and mem- ories from the earnestness and emphasis with which they were delivered. The deep tones of his voice, as he pleaded with " My people." " My dear people," can never be forgotten. All this may be .said, and yet how little can we de.scribe, or realize, what the vSunday .ser- vices were to tho.se who attended them year after year. There were also many ' ' .special services ' ' in Trinity Church, which were marked by great .solemnity and beauty. The Archdeacon always arranged beforehand the minutest pro- ce.s.sional and ritual detail, .so that every- thing might pa.ss off smoothly. There was a noble .service on the i8th of May, 1883, the centenary of the landing of the Loyalists ; another at the Queen's Jubilee, 1887, and one on Christmas day, 1891, the centenary of the opening of Trinity Church, 1791 ; and also an united .service was held June 13th, 1895, to commemorate our Dioce.san Jubilee. But the most remarkable of the.se special .services was on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, June 20th, 1897. I'he church was decorated with ban- ners and flags. The service was choral, aiA Tl[ 65 a lar>?e orchestra of strinj^ and wind instru- ments made the music thrillingly effective. As regards the week-day services, the Arch- deacon began " Daily Prayer" during the first year of his ministry in St. John. In Advent, Lent and Holy Week there were additional services, at which appropriate addresses were made, and a " Devotional Meeting" was held on the last Friday of each month. The Holy Communion was celebrated every Sunday, and latterly on Saints and other Holy days. The Archdeacon constantly urged attendance on this means of grace, but he discountenanced, and strongly disapproved of what is called a " non-connnunicating attendance." The following paragraphs touching on his work are from an early parish diary, 1874: ;; !l February i. Good congregation morning and even- ing. Holy Connnunion — 146 communicants; largest number since I have been here. How much cause have I for thankfulness for the way in which it has pleased God to bless my humble efforts. May they promote His Glory. ^ca> iraaa 8o^a. February 21. ... At 7.30 held a " Devotional Meeting" in the school-room. My address was on the Sacraments as introductory to the Holy Com- E mm Il 66 munioii. May God give His blessing to this effort for. the furtherance of His truth. June 8. Began Daily Prayer at 5 p. ni. , and was much gratified to see so many present. May God bless this means of grace to each one there who waits upon Him. The Archdeacon was very attentive to that other branch of parochial work — visits to the sick and sorrowful.^ Many feel that they can not express half they owe to his sympathy and kindness. The gra.sp of his strong hand, the sound of his voice .seemed to in.spire fresh vStrength, even without the kind, helpful words he knew so well how to .speak. At the sick- bed his prayers, .sometimes extemporary, were always .short, and the few words that he spoke were .soothing and encouraging. His strong will often manifested it.self , in\'alids receiving, at his request or from his hand, nourishment v»'hich 510 one el.se could induce them to take. Sometimes he would sit by a bed of suffering engaged in .silent prayer until a calming influ- * One mourner whom he had comforted said shortly after his death: "Paradi.se seems nea' .t to me now that he is there." 67 ence quieted the restlessness of pain.* It is possible that his personal magnetism as^ierted itself more strongly in the case of women than of men, for it has been justly remarked that few ever took less trouble to please and influ- ence women, but that few did it more easily. One of his parochial works was a Ladies' Bible Class, held for an hour every Wednesday afternoon during the winter. It began in the autumn of 1876, and soon became very popu- lar, many ladies from other congregations com- ing to it regularly. The average attendance was about seventy-five: upon his "Book," however, over three hundred persons have registered their names as belonging for a longer or shorter period to the "Class." It opened with prayer ; then there was an ex- pository address upon a portion of one of the books of the Bible, selected for the winter. The address often included historical and scientific illustrations and explanations, and always closed with some practical lesson. For this "Bible Class" the Archdeacon prepared carefully, as he was too nuich in * Occasionally in the early years of his St. John life he watched all night with persons dangerously ill. I 68 touch with the age not to recognize the in- crea.sing intelligence and influence of women. His views on the subject were very plainh^ given in a sermon preached in Trinity Church February 14, 18S6, on " Christian Women " : ' ' No one can <loul)t that a great change is going on in the position and power of women. No one can fail to see their rising energy and influence in the civilized world, nor doubt that the highest interests of society will very largely depend on the womanhood of the future. . . . There is, then, I submit, no .subject in the present day which calls for more anxious con- sideration than that of 'Christian Womanhood,' nor one which claims more serious attention from the Christian preacher. . . Whether or not, there are restrictions in several directions on women which ought to be removed is certainly matter for grave con.sideration. I, for one, am bold to declare my own conviction, that the material and spiritual intere.sts of the world would be va.stly improved were women placed on an equal f(K)ting with men in the election of tho.se who manage the affairs of our country or our church." — Clobt\ Ft'hniaiy /g, /SS6. He advocated the same views on the floor of the Dioce.san Synod, The members of the Bible Cla.ss, among whom were .some of the leading women of St. John, expre.ssed from time to time their 69 appreciation of his instruction by various Christmas or Easter gifts,* and a handsome brass cross is about to be presented by them to Trinity Church as a memorial to him. Archdeacon Brigstocke also, considered his ministrations to prisoners as part of his paro- chial work, the jail being situated in his parish. He visited it every Friday afternoon. Four ladies from the Charitable and Missionary Aid Committee of the Church of England Institute accompanied him to assist in the responses and singing. All the prisoners who wished to attend were gathered in the large hall. Prayer-books were distributed. The Archdeacon, in his surplice, read a shortened evening service, a hynui was sung, and an address given, which was always marked by its solemn earnestness and its suitableness to the condition of those before him. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK. This is the next branch of his work that claims our attention. The * rchdeacon's own * A silver pitcher, a sealskin waistcoat and collar, a chair for the Bible Class room, another for his stmly, a silk cassock, were among the many tokens of their regard. 70 : I ■ »i estimate of the paramount importance of the Sunday School was frequently and emphati- cally expressed, and the warmest personal interest unceasingly manifested. He himself chose the teachers and officers of Trinity Sunday School; he selected the courses of lessons; he controlled, directed, encouraged the missionary work of the school, organizing guilds for scholars of different ages, " Day- break Workers' Union" for younger girls, " Guild of Nazareth" for younger boys, that all might be led to feel that the^- had an indi- vidual work to do in the Church of Christ. He gave the encouragement of his presence to all gatherings of the school for whatever pur- pose. At the regularly Sunday sessions he was habitually present to conduct the opening services, often addressing the school on sub- jects of interest, and occasionally himself in.structing a class. Picnics, the library, practices — all had his interest and personal attention. He, with the curate's assistance, conducted the monthly children's services held in the church, and gave instruction by address or catechising. The Christmas and Easter services, the Whitsunday anniversary service, were attended to with most affec- tionate interest. At the fortnightly Teachers' meeting instruction was given on the lesson to be taught, matters connected with the school discussed and settled, and subjects of general interest to the Church often touched on. "Thus scholars and teachers could not fail to perceive that the highest interests of the school were near and dear to the rector's heart." * Besides taking this deep interest in all that concerned his own school, the Archdeacon gave great support to ' * The Sunday School Teachers' Association ' ' for the Deanery of St. John. This was founded in March, 1873, six months before he arrived in St. John. When he joined it he sugge.sted some altera- tions in the constitution, and inspired it with fresh vigour. He did all he could to promote the objects of the Association, reading several valuable papers before its bi-monthly meet- ings, one of which was published in the /'^njii^- lish Church Sunday School Magazine, the organ * Miss M. A. Peters kindly furnished this informa- tion about Trinity Sunday School. ,ii 'i ■ I li I I 72 of the Sunday School Institute, London, with which the St. John Association had affiliated. He encouraged teachers to go through the examinations which were held in connection with the Sunday School Institute. He in- structed classes preparing for examination, and it was, no doubt, chiefly owing to his careful training that all our candidates pa.ssed creditably at tli^ very first examination held in Trinity school-house. May 1881. Honours were taken by several teachers, and one gained a prize. He also gave much attention to the annual united Sunday School services arranged by the Association for Ascension day ; he assisted in selecting the hymns and drawing up the programme, and was present as often as possible, at the preliminary practices, where his presence was alwa\s in.spiriting. The days of Intercession fbr Sunday Schools were most carefully observed, and his is .still a living influence in the minds of those who heard his earnest exhortations on these occa- sions.* He was president of the A.s.sociation * A resolution from this Sunday School Association will be found in the Appendix. 73 from 1888 to 1 89 1, and then, owing to pressure of work, was reluctantly allowed to resign. His presence at the Diocesan Sunday School conferences must also be noted. He always urged his teachers to attend the meetings, and took great interest in them himself. He was chairman at the Conference in Sussex last year (1898), and in that po.sition he acted with his usual promptness and decision, but also with much good-humoured cheerfulness. CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTE. Mention has already been made of this organization, and of the deep interest the Archdeacon took in it. A short sketch, therefore, of the various work accomplished by it during the past twenty-three years will appropriately take a place in this Memorial, for the Archdeacon was not only the presiding genius of the institution, but the soul and centre of its work. It is interesting to note in his annual reports how bravely, how per.se- veringly, year by year, he encountered finan- cial and other difficulties, and how hopefully he anticipated the future. The Institute was founded in 1876, and in 1879 the lady mem- 74 I bers were formed into an Association, of which he was president, thus uniting the two branches. Much good work has been done by both. The Ordhiary Members (gentlemen) have attended to the financial business of the Institute; have provided the magazines and newspapers for the reading-room; have super- vised all books presented to the library. Since 1883 they have kept up an afternoon Sunday service at the General Public Hospital, several of their number in succession having been appointed lay readers. In former years many able lecture courses were arranged. These have been discontinued, as there are so many parochial "entertainments." In 1887 ^^e Institute made preparations for the reception of a large party of emigrants sent to St. John by the Church Emigration Society. Places were found for those who wished to remain; free passes were procured for the rest. The Associate Members (ladies) have visited and vSent flowers to the Hospital every week, and especially at Christmas and Easter; they have assisted in the jail serv'^ice, have packed an- nually boxes of Christmas presents for poor parishes, and have added about one hundred m 75 new books yearly to the library, raising money for these purposes by an Easter sale of fancy work. In 1883 they collected $500, and rented and furnished a "Girls' Friendly Home ' ' for the operatives at the new cotton factory, Courtenay Bay. It gave a good home to the girls as long as they needed it, and then it was let as a respectable boarding house. A "Girls' Friendly Society " is also affiliated with the Institute, the president holding the anniversary services and preach- ing the sermon. In 1888, at the Archdeacon's requCvSt, the Institute ladies provided a hand- some luncheon for the clergy of the diocese assembled in St. John. It was so thoroughly appreciated that it was repeated at the sessions of 1890 and 1892. In all this ladies' work, the president showed a lively interest : he took the chair at their annual and at many of their committee meetings, and under his guidance the Church ladies of St. John ob- tained not a little training in business habits. The anniversary services were another feature of the Institute on which the pre.sident be- stowed special attention : the preacher was always selected with care, and the music was m \'M .■ )•■ III! I: 76 of a hi^h order; in fact, the first choral service in St. John was in St. Paul's Church, at an anniversary .service of the In.stitute, held on October 21st, 1880, the organi.^it and boys coming from Halifax for the occasion. The great benefit of this Institute to the Church in St. John, the Archdeacon summed up thus: " When it began to work there was no com- mon meeting place for the members of our Church, nor common centre for work. Each congregation worked and lived in i.solation. . At that time there was no reading- room, where news in general, and of the Church in particular, could be obtained. There was no library, for the public library was founded many years after the In.stitute. No organization existed among Church people for doing, in any joint manner, mi.s.sionary or charitable work. . . . The.se were felt to be great wants. Without equipment to .sup- ply them, our Church could hardly take the place she ought to occupy. ... By means of the Institute the.se things have all been supplied in increasing power. . The In.stitute .set out in 1876 with the object of promoting the welfare of the Church in w // the city. We think it may he said that this great purpose has been largely attained." SYNODICAL WORK. With the Archdeacon's instinctive energy, and with the increasing power which its use gave to him, he was, as might be supposed, an influential man in the Diocesan, the Pro- vincial, and the General Synods. In the Diocesan Synod he was an active member on nearly every important committee. In the debates, also, he showed especial inter- est, watching them closely, and taking in them an eager part. He, however, .seldom .spoke at the beginning of a debate; he waited until the majority had expre.s.sed their opin- ions, and then, gathering up a general view of the subject, he brought it clearly and plainly before the Synod. This sunnning up of the various points debated was done in a .somewhat judicial style, and was always listened to with great attention. He took his .seat in the Dioce.san Synod in 1873, and attended every session until 1898 inclusive. At the .ses.sion of 1888 he pre.sided, as Eccle- siastical Commi.ssary, for the Metropolitan, i N i m >f\ 1 I 5 , 4 78 who was then in England attending the Lam- beth Conference. It was at this session that the ladies of the Chnrch of England Institute, at the Archdeacon's reciuest, gave the clerical and lay delegates a luncheon on two successive days, when " Archdeacon Brigstocke's geni- ality and kind courtesy" were remarked by all. He was again Ecclesiastical Connuissary for Bishop Kingdon in 1S97, but at that time the Synod .ses.sion was deferred until the Bi.shop's return in the autumn. The.se .ses- sions of the Diocesan Synod were regularly reported in Trinity Mairazinc, and the rector's opinion given on the subjects discu.s.sed. The chief of the.se during his twenty-five years' attendance were: The Mis.sion Chapel Contro- versy ; The Amalgamation of the Diocesan Church ( Home Mission ) Society with the Synod. The.se topics were purely diocesan. The more general subjects were: The Con- solidation of the Church in Canada; The Im- portance of Religious In.struction in Public Education; Church Unity; and latterly, The Sunday School. The difficulty between St. Paul's Pari.sh and the Mi.ssion Chapel came up in the Synod m 79 in 1S82, and a committee reported in 1883 "That in a properly constituted parish, of which Canon DeVeber is the duly appointed rector, a proprietary chapel has been erected without the consent of, and in opposition to the protest of the rector, and that a clergy- man has been licensed to officiate therein," — Trinity Magazine, August /S8j. Archdeacon Brigstocke held decided views on the parochial rights of a rector; therefore, he strongly op- posed the erection of this chapel. The affair was debated at every session of the Synod. In 1886 it was referred to the Pro\*incial Synod, when the Archdeacon made an earnest, warm-hearted speech. The Provincial Synod declined to interfere. At length, after this burning question had been discussed in the Diocesan Synod for .seven years, it was settled by an amicable arrangement. A bill was drawn up to be presented to the legislature, providing for the incorporation of the Trustees of the Mission Church, thus enabling them to hold, as a corporation under the provisions of the enactment, the property connected with the Church The bill was agreed to in the Synod without a dissentient voice, and botli parties % 1" m Ml ■M; I I L i : 80 expressed their thankfulness for the satisfac- tory settlement of this long standing difficulty. After this arrangement the rector of Trinity Church and the priest-in-charge at the Mission Chapel were on cordial terms, and occasionally exchanged pulpits, but the Archdeacon's con- scientious adherence to the rector of St, Paul's side of the question diminished for a time his popularity amonp the clergy who sympathized with the cause of the Mission Chapel; as years passed on, however, he regained his position in that regard. The amalgamation of the Diocesan Church (Home Mission) vSociety was first suggested at the Synod of 1886. With many others, the Archdeacon deemed it very necessary for the efficient working of the diocese; he hoped ' ' it would be accomplished without any un- necessary delay," but it was not until 1896 that the final steps were taken, and that the old Society, which had fulfilled its sixty-two years' mission, was merged in the Synod. These two subjects were purely diocesan, the general ones — Consolidation of the Cana- dian Church, Religious Instruction in Public Schools, and Church Unity — were taken up in 8i 1 the Diocesan, Provincial and General Synods, and were advocated by the Archdeacon at all these gatherings. He was elected a delegate to the Provincial Synod at Montreal the first ' year of his St. John life, and afterwards was elected delegate and attended every triennial and special meeting except the last held in 1898, while he was in England. He took part in the debates — his deep voice command- ing the attention of the Synod; he also did much quiet work on connnittees. At the session in Montreal (1883) he was interested and took part in the formation of ' ' The Domestic and Foreign Missioi ary Society of the Church of England in Canada." That .same year he had, as he says, " the privilege of being one of the chosen representatives from the Church in Canada to the American Church, asseml)led in convention at Pliiladel- phia." He acted at that time_as chaplain to the Metropolitan ( Bi.shop Medley), and as.sisted in the services at the consecration of a Mis- sionary Bishop. In 1889 the subject of the Consolidation of the Church in Canada was brought forward in the Provincial Synod in a resolution moved 1- di 83 I I* n I' i! I f > by Mr. Jenkins, of Petrolia, in one of the ablest speeches ever made by a layman on the floor of the Provincial Synod. The reso- lution was immediately seconded by the Arch- deacon in a most enthusiastic speech, and carried. The result was a conference in Winnipeg in 1890, and another in Toronto in 1893, ^vhen the General Synod was formed. "No event," says the Archdeacon, "has occurred of like importance in the history of the Church of England in Canada." At the session of the Provincial Synod ( 1895) the Archdeacori. being chairman of the com- mittee on Rc/ii^ious Instruction in Public luiu- cation, presented the report, and moved for its adoption in a plain, clear, forcible speech. At this session he was appointed by the Dean of Montreal Deputy Prolocutor, to preside in his (the Dean's) absence over the lyower House. In 1896 Archdeacon Brigstocke attended the .session of the General vSynod held in Winnipeg. This and the Diocesan Synod of 1897 were the last regular Synod meetings that he attended. There was a .special meet- ing of the Provincial Synod in Montreal in November, 1896, to elect a Bishop for Algoma. m 83 The estimation in which he was held in the Upper House may be judged by the fact that in several successive ballots he received a majority of votes, but in the Lower House "the lot fell" on Dr. Thornloe, and he was finally elected to the vacant see. This sketch g-ives but a slight idea of the Synod work done by the Archdeacon. Some of the subjects in which he was especially interested have been named, but there were many others which came under his considera- tion. Tlie use of the Revised Version. Mar- ria.,e laws and the Divorce question, may be mentioned; and in the Diocesan Synod he !-ji.sted in the codification of the Provincial enactments relating to the Church, and also in the preparation of the body of Canons called for in connection with the luiion of the Church Society and the Synod. it sir f KDUCATIONAI. WORK. Notwithstanding the various duties con- nected with his parish and vSynod work. Archdeacon Brig.stocke found time to devote attention to the important subjects of liduca- tion and Missions. Want of space forbids I 84 ^ 5 ,i more than a list of the different Educational Institutions with which he was connected. He was an active member of the Madras School Board, and every Monday he visited the Central School, which was in Trinity parish, and g^ave a Scripture lesson. He was one of the Governors of the Wigg^ins Male Orphan Asylum: also one of the Directors of the Protestant Orphan Asylum. He took a great interest in King's College, Wind.sor, of which he was for many years a governor; he attended the Kncoenias, and was chiefly in- .strumental in the adoption of that college by the Diof^esan Synod of Fredericton as its theo- logical college. In 1S89 the degree of D. D. was conferred upon him. Regretting the want of Church education for girls, he was glad to assist in establishing "The Church School for Girls" at Wind.sor, under the .sanction and authority of the Synods of Nova vScotia and PVedericton. He was for a few years one of the trustees, and was gen- erally present at the clo.sing examinations. It was opened January i.st, 1891, and bids fair to be a permanent and prosperous insti- tution. 85 In this paragraph on education, the Arch- deacon's interest in " Bands of Mercy" must not be omitted. He was one of the vice- presidents of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and when, in connec- tion with it. Bands of Mercy were formed, in order to train children in habits of kindness, a large band was organized in his parish, a nandsome banner was purchased, and a prominent part was taken by Trinity Band in the large, popular ' ' anniversaries ' ' whicli were held for several successive years in the Mechanics' Institute by all the city bands. The consideration Archdeacon Brigstocke gave to the subject of Religious Instruction in National liducation has been touched uihju. He was quite aware of the difficnlties wliich surround the question, but in public and in private he continually maintained its supreme importance. I > 1 n Hi MISSIONARY WORK. " It augurs well for the life of the Church when she takes a warm interest in the mission field." So wrote Archdeacon Brigstocke on the formation of 771^ Domestic and Foreij^u 4' 86 ■ m \ h ' Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada. Of course, missions in the diocese claimed his first regard, for in this broad Cana- da of ours, especially in the poorer dioceses, there are many sparsely settled districts whose wants need great, though not exclusive, atten- tion. He was on the Board of the Diocesan Church (Home Mission) Society, and pressed its claims urgently upon his congregation. In the earlier Trinity Magazines contributions are not classified, but from 1887 to 1898 we find that upwards of $1 1,000 were contributed by Trinity Church to missions in the diocese. For Foreign and Domestic ( General Canadian and Indian) Missions, the donations, 'n the same .space of time, amounted to abcait $7,000. The Archdeacon was a member of this Board ( Foreign and Dome.stic Mi.ssions) also, and often surprised his co-workers in Upper Cana- da by taking long journeys to attend their executive meetings. All missionaries received from him a hearty welcome. Mr. Wilson, the friend of the Indian, the founder of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh homes for Indian children, vi.sited the Archdeacon and Mrs. Brigstocke .several i ^ 87 times, bringing with him, on one occasion, two dear little Indian boys, who sang hymns in the Sunday School to the great delight of the children who for many years had sup- ported two pupils at the ' ' Homes. ' ' This visit of the Indian boys took place a few days before the great fire of 1877. The party returned from Halifax the very day of the fire, and saw it from the Carleton heights. The next spring the following letter was re- ceived from the boys of the Shingwauk Home, enclosing $8. 15: Dkar Sir: We have had collection durinj< Lent to help to rebuild the Triiiitv Church in St. John, which was burnt down last Minnner. There were forty-seven of us, and we all voted whether to send it to St. John or to the Indians at (iarden River, or to India, and all the boys watited it to be .sent to St. John. We are very thankful to you people for helpinj< .so much for our Homes. ^V'e are taught if any wants to follow the Saviour to deny himself, .so I think some of the ])oys have been trying to tlo it. So now must con- clude my writing with my best wish to you. John Esqi'im-vni). April 1 6th, 1878. Captain of th,^ Shingu-auk Home. Several lady mi.ssionaries have made vi.sits to St. John, among them Mrs. Greaves and w 1^1 88 Miss Ling, in the interests of work in India, and within the last year Miss Bird, of the C. M. S. in Persia. On these occasions the Archdeacon was always present, and made an earnest address. The ladies of Trinity, under the direction of Mrs. Brigstocke, held an annual missionary sale, the proceeds of which (between $400 and $500) were divided be- tween Home Mi.ssions and the Algoma Mis- sion. This was always commented upon at the Ladies' Bible Class by the rector with words of appreciation and approval. The British and Foreign Bible Society might be included in Archdeacon Brigstocke' s mis- sionary work. He followed his father's lead in advocating it warmly, lioth on the platform and from the pulpit, and his congregation did their part in the contributions. 1884-1899. During Archdeacon Brig.stocke's rector- ship he employed, in succession, four curates, whom he thus notices in Trinity Magazine^ Christmas, 1898: I have been much indebted for the assistance ren- dered by my curates, whom, throuj^h your kindness, I have been enabled to have. In 1875 I was assisted ii 89 by the Rev. S. H. Nobbs, who resij^ned, and went to England in May, 1877. Owinf< to the disorganiwition of the parish by the great fire, I worked alone till October, 1884, since which time I have been succes- sively helped by the Rev. J. Walters, from October, 1884, to October, 1885; by the Rev. A. J. Gollmer from November, 1885, to September, 1890, and by my present valued assistant. Rev. W. Katough, who entered upon his work December, 1890. By the help thus afforded me, I have not only been able to con- tinue my work, but to extend it for the good of the Church. I am especially indebted to Mr. Katough * for the interest he has taken in the young people of the congregation, which resulted in the fonnation of our Young Men's A.s.sociation and Guild of Na-zareth. These two la.st a.s.sociation.s, with a branch of the St. Andrew's Brotherhood, and the Young Women's Guild, complete the li.st already given of the organizations working in the Archdeacon's parish. Before turning to another .subject, mention must be made of a sad domestic affliction * Mr. Katough, after the rector's death, took up the work of the parish alone. It was too much for one never very strong, and he only survived his rector about three months. Owing to this tragic coinci- dence, Mr. Katough 's likeness has been placed, by request, at the end of this Memorial. wm n m . li ' \i 90 which aj^ain shadowed the rector and Mrs. Brigstocke's home. Their two youngest boys (Hervey and Selwyn) died of scarlet fever within a few days of each other — Selwyn o»i January 23, and Hervey on January 27, 1889. In a letter to his congregation, the rector, after thanking them for their .sympathy, says: "We have indeed been called to pa.ss through the waters of much tribulation by our Heavenly Father having taken from us for a .sea.son two very precious children, but we have a good hope that the Great Shepherd has taken them into His clo.ser embrace, and that they are now in the rest of Paradise." After pa.ssing through this great .sorrow, the Archdeacoii, as .soon as the .spring opened, .sent Mrs. Brig.stocke and their .son Robert to England for rest and change. He himself, after attending the Diocesan Synod, took also a short holiday by .setting off on what he called a " fi.shing tour," with three friend.s — Dr. H and his .son, and Mr. M. K . They left for the South-We.st Branch of the Miramichi, July 8th. 1889. His diary gives us an idea of his thorough enjoyment. It was all .so novel : ' ' the poling in a canoe 91 down the river, which was windinjj^ and very beautiful;" the landiuj; to pitch their tents; "the eveninj^ office," said under the silent stars — "the office" bein^ an evening hymn, the Lord's prayer, and the priestly ])enedic- tion ; then the sleep ' ' on the soft spruce boughs, with the mosquito net skilfully ar- ranged;" the being awakened at 4 a. m. "by the singing of the birds, the woods resounding with their song, which was like a Hynni of Praise;" then the Ivnglishnian's bath in the river, while he admired "the exquisite light thrown on the woods by the rising sun; " the breakfast on "boiled and fried salmon, pota- toes and coffee;" the tramp through the woods to the fishing ground; the pleasure of "hooking a salmon myself." It was all delightful. At the clo.se of one day he writes: "So ended a day of enjoyment — of calm, un- broken delight, for which we .say, with all our hearts, Deo j^ratias. ' ' Then on Sunday they joined together for Divine worship. "Our ritual arrangements were not rubrical — a table served for de.sk, lectern and pulpit, and our .service was no more rubrical than our arrange- ments; nevertheless, it was, I tru.st, not le.ss '^■ I IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 144 lim f IIM y. 1116 V.' Ill 40 12.2 ZO 1.8 U II 1.6 P^. <P /i 'm el 93 /a V /A Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 o :<? 'fs^ .. % ^ '^ :\ "<?)" m |t|M I !' V ^ 92 acceptable to Him to whom we offered it." He preached on Isaiah Hii, 3, and the con- gregation consisted of the three friends, and the six men who poled their canoes. In ten days he returned to St. John, "having much enjoyed a thorough change — the. sweet calm of the country, and the rest from ordinary work." In September, 1890, the next holiday tour was taken, — to British Columbia, in company with two of his parishioners, Mr. and Mrs. C . They went by the Canadi^^n Pacific Railroad through Winnipeg to \^ancouver, staying one Sunday at Winnipeg, where Arch- deacon Brigstocke preached twice, and in the afternoon attended a Sunday School meeting to make the acquaintance of the ' ' great phil- anthropist. Dr. Barnardo," who gave an ad- dress upon his work. He had, at that time, under his care, 3,500 children, for whom he had to provide. From Winnipeg the}^ went to Banff, where another Sunday was spent. As, however. Archdeacon Brigstocke gave a graphic account of this trip in the Magazine, it need not be dwelt upon again here, except to make two remarks about this and his other i r ^m 93 vacation trips — he never omitted clerical duty. We find him preaching every Sunday — in the Winnipeg churches, in the hotel at Banff, in the Cathedral at Victoria, on board the ocean steamers. The other observation is— his intense appreciation and love of beautiful scenery. He rises at dawn, lest he should lose the ' ' views of surpassing grandeur and exquisite beauty which surround us." He describes the light growing stronger, the mountains becoming every moment more im- posing. "Now here, now there, we saw some towering height rearing its head into the sky. Some of the tops were bare and rugged, some w^ere covered with snow. Pre- sently the sun rose higher and higher; the scenery became more exquisite, sublime, mag- nificent, until the mountain peaks were all aglow with crimson hues." After reaching Vancouver, and spending there three clays enveloped in fog from the Pacific Ocean, they crossed to Victoria (on Vancouver Island), the capital of British Columbia. Archdeacon Brigstocke preached twice in the Cathedral; he speaks of the kind hospitality of the bishop of the diocese (Dr. Hills), and mentions the W,- 1 1' f i HM 'IN i< 94 large number of Chinese in Victoria, their industry and usefuhiess. The party now separated, the Archdeacon returning alone to Winnipeg, thence by way of Lake Superior to Sault Ste. Marie, ' ' where I found Mrs. Brigstocke, and spent two days at the Shing- wauk Home, enjoying the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. I had now an opportunity of visiting the Homes for the Indian boys and girls, of which I was glad to avail myself. Then bidding our friends good-bj^e we took the train to Ottawa, where we visited the Parliament buildings, thence to Montreal and to St. John, which, through a kind and watch- ful Providence, we reached in safety, after a journey of over .seven thousand miles, without any kind of accident." The ChrivStmas of 1891 was marked by a grand Choral service, held at 4 p. m., to com- memorate the opening of Trinity Church in 1 79 1. All the City Clergy, the Mayor and Corporation, the leading men of the cit}^ and a large congregation were present. The rec- tor preached a loyal sermon on ' ' Remember the days of old: consider the years of many generations." Brass memorials to the former 95 rectors were placed under the West window, and a brass memorial to the L,oyalist founders of the Church near the entrance to the chancel. Medals also were given to the Sunday School children, iind with this appropriate memorial ser\'ice the second century of Trinity Church life was ushered in. It was also in 1891 that the Young Men's Association was formed, the Young Women's Guild having been initiated the 3'ear before. Since then both societies have been most helpful in the parish, standing ready at any time to take such parish or Church work as may be needed. Mr. Eatough was the presi- dent of the young men, and to the Guild the rector devoted an evening once a fortnight, giving instruction on the prayer-book. The rector and his curate were generally present at the united social gatherings of the young people, and took part also in the musical and literary entertainments. In 1892 the dioce-se was called upon to mourn the loss of the venerable Metropolitan, Dr. Medley. He was in his 88th year, and had been Bishop of Fredericton forty-three years. Archdeacon Brigstocke says : ' ' His I ili i! 96 health and strength allowed him to preside for a short time at the last session of the Synod in July, and to attend the anniversary service of the Diocesan Church Society, held in our Church July 7th, when he pronounced the Benediction. It was our privilege to be with him one hour before his death, and to say, while kneeling at his bedside, the Nunc Dimittis. It was a peaceful ending after a long conflict — a calm sunset after a long day of toil and labour." He was succeeded by the Bishop Coadjutor, Dr. Kingdon. Four years afterwards, when the altar tomb to the late Metropolitan's memory was unveiled in the Cathedral at Fredericton, Bishop Kingdon selected Archdeacon Brigstocke to make the address. It was afterwards published, with a photogravure of the beautiful cenotaph. In 1893, on his way as delegate to the Con- ference at Toronto, where the bishops, and clerical and lay delegates, were to meet for the purpose of forming a General Synod, Archdeacon Brigstocke took his son Robert to visit the Great Exhibition at Chicago. His quick e3^es could take in much at a glance; but even his energy was taxed by the 97 effort of examining that ' ' vast assemblage of the works of man and the products of the earth." He much admired the beauty of the buildings themselves and their dazzling white- ness. He and his son visited the various Exhibits, the Electrical building, with its new discoveries, being the most wonderful. Lover as he was of flo vers, he probably expected too much from the Horticultural show, and was somewhat disappointed. He says, however, ' ' It is as impossible to tell all as it was to see all. In its manifoldness, its vastness, its magnificence, the Exhibition is a mirror of the world's life. We learn to know some- thing more of it as it is there spread out before us, and find fresh cause tc adore and magnify Him who is the Author oi all " Busy as was Archdeacon Brigstocke's life, much as he was attached to his church and congregation, novel and interesting as were the scenes his journey ings brought before him, yet a large share of the warm affection of his heart was reserved for the relations, the friends, the interevSts of the land of his birth.* * The writer of this Memorial was standing beside him one day on the top of the Bunker Hiirmonmnent I 1 ii ri 98 He first revisited England, as we have seen, in 1882. Twelve years afterwards, when, in 1894, ^^^^ ^^^d change were needed, he sought them by another visit to the motherland. He started in August for a two months' vacation, and his thoughts, as he leaves our shores, are characteristic. ' ' I did not see the reced- ing headlands passing out of sf^ht, and find my. self on the deck of a steamer far away from church and congregation, without many thoughts rising in my heart. The question, * What doest thou here ? ' had to be answered, for work and not pleasure-.seeking is the will of our God. As we read, however, of a ' rest awhile,' enforced even on the first preachers of the Go.spel, that they might be the better fitted for their work, so I ventured to think that the work committed to my care would ( Bo-ston ) . Out of each of the four windows a beauti- ful view lay before us. On the South the great city, with its spires and domes; on the Ea.st the Atlantic; on the North and West, Boston's beautiful suburbs, with green fields and hills in the distance, and moun- tains beyond. " Which view do you like best?" was asked. "That one," pointing to the window out of which only the sparkling blue ocean could be seen; " it looks towards England.^' 99 be done all the better by the cessation of its pursuit for a season." The account o/ this trip formed the subject of a lecture called " Notes of a Summer Tour." It was given by request at an entertainment of the Young Men's Association and the Guild. }ie des- cribes the picturesque village of Hampton-in- Arden, where, immediately after landing in England, he was the guest of a friend who had been vicar there for thirty years, the venerable church being sev^n hundred and sixty-four years old. He tells the young people of visits to Kenilwo: A\ and Warwick Castles (which were in the neighbourhood), and to Coventry, and writes of their historical asvsociations. He visited friends and relations in Malvern, Cheltenham, Sidmouth, Crew- kerne, and speaks of the different interesting objects to be seen in these places. He evi- dently enjoyed it all. " It was a great plea- sure to visit old scenes after the lapse of many years, and to find them as beautiful as ever. . The trees had grown more beautiful; the gardens were all ablaze with bright and lovely flowers, and the people were all astir." He describes some of the old churches in m i T ICX) lyondon — St. Helen's, St. Bride's, and others, and the colleges of Cambridge; but he dwells longest on Dr. Barnardo's College Homes for Girls at Ilford, where a thou.sand girls can be accommodated in fifty homes, holding twenty each. .The girls, after being trained, are sent out to Canada. His next move was to the continent to visit his oldest brother, the Rev. Claudius Buchanan Brigstocke.* The route was through Holland and up the Rhine to Cologne. The magnificent Cathedral is graphically described, adding: " I^ is a won- derful tribute of the highest Art and Skill to Religion." Then up the Rhine; at first, the weather was cloud}-, and he feared the scenery would not come up to his expectations; but as Bonn was reached the sun shone out, and the beautiful winding riv^er, the hills clothed with vineyards, the old feudal castles were all that his imagination had pictured. Landing at Mayence, he proceeded to Homburg, where his brother, who was the English chaplain at this famous watering place, met him at the station. The brothers spent a week together, and. of * His brother had visited the Archdeacon in 1885, and had spent several weeks in St. John. lOI course, Archdeacon Brigstocke preached on Sunday. Thence proceeding to Paris, he saw all that could be seen of that gay city in forty- eight hours, and a great deal that was. Then to London and to Canterbury, " the centre of Anglican Christianity," where he was the guest of his friend, the dean. The last event of his tour was the Church Congress at Exeter. He took part in the impressive opening ser- vice; he heard many of the papers. There was a great crowd to hear those on ' ' The Higher Criticism," by Driver, Leathes, and the Bi.shop of Gibraltar. In these he was disappointed ; ' ' they were all very mild and commonplace." Those on Religious Instruc- tion in Church and Board Schools he found most interesting, especially a noble speech by the then Bishop of London, Dr. Temple. "As characteristic of the present day, there were me»-«:ings for women members of the Congress, Mrs. Creighton, wife of the Bishop of Peterborough, and Lady Laura Ridding taking a prominent part. They discussed women's work. ... I have no doubt many good things were .said which will bear good fruit." While at Exeter he attended a I02 special service at vSt. Thomas for the " purpose of iinveiHiig a window and a tablet to the memory of our late beloved Bishop Medley," the former vicar of St. Thomas. The window represents the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple; the tablet bears a suitable inscription. Archdeacon l^rigstocke's holiday was now drawing to a clo.se. It has been dwelt upon at .some length, becau.se it was probably one of the happie.st and mo.st enjoyable periods of his life. He .spent a little while in farewell visits to friends, and on October rSth he sailed for Canada. Two days after his arrival he was given a mo.st hearty "Welcome Home" in the .school-hou.se by the Young People s As.so- ciation and Guild, and by the congregation. Three addres.ses of welcome were read — from the Ve.stry and Congregation, from the Sun- day School, from the Young People. The rector was quite taken by surprise, but most heartily appreciated the kind greeting.^ * Want of j^ace forbid.s the detail.s of Archdeacon Brig.stocice's various .shorter trips to New York and Boston. On one of the.se occasions he was introduced, after a morning service at Trinity Church, to Phillips Brooks, and was received, as were all Englishmen, Ilf1 103 The four years that succeeded this second visit to KiiRland were the last, and probably the busiest^ years of Arclideacon Brigstocke's life; but notwithstanding; his parocliial, his synodical, his educational, and his missionary work, he still had ' a heart at leisure from itself to soothe and sympathi/.e," and many a kind note was written to absent friends in trouble-'^ and to those who were keeping sad anniver- saries in memory of the loved and lost. How comforting such letters were those only who received them can tell. Clo.se akin to his it most cordially. '.l another thvi he attended the third meeting of the American Church Congress, held in Bo.ston in 1776. * A few lines from one such note may be quoted : My Dear AmoiiK one's many friends whom one wishes to rememhcr, especially at the approaching season of Christmas, I will not, indeed, forget yon, nor omit to send yon a letter to assure you of mj' sincere interest in your welfare, and to express my best wishes for you. We know that a happy Christinas does not depend on outward circumstances, so I trust, and pray, that the .season will bring you much blessing. It will, of course, pre.ss on your attention, with great vividness, all you have gone through since this time last year, and the changes you have suffered; but, my dear friend, you well know the same loving Hand is over, and with you, and the .same Presence guides and cheers. "What I dc thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. " 1 I04 j)i sympathy was his quiet generosity, which only became gradually known. He was, as might be supposed, very systematic and pro- portionate in his alms giving. On being asked late one autumn for a contribution to a certain object, he said his supply in that direction was exhausted, but that at the be- ginning of the year he would assist, and he kept his promise. He also often did thought- ful acts of kindness, which occasionall}' came to light. One morning, entering the study of the rector of one of our smaller parishes, after some desultory conversation, Archdeacon Brigstocke inquired: "How long is it, Mr, , may I ask, since you have given yourself a holiday ? " " About five or six years ' ' was the answer. ' ' I thought it was a long time. Now, if you will take your wife and enjoy a few weeks' rest, Eatough and I will arrange for your duty." Mr. was touched, not only by the kindness of the offer, but by the thoughtfulness shown for others in the midst of so much care and work of his own. The amount of that work may be gauged by the fact that he was asked to attend ten committee meetings in one day. He got to eight. At I05 !li these meetings he often expressed his opinions most decidedly; but, as one who had worked with him on various committees recently re- marked, "Archdeacon Brigstocke was a verj- determined man. I never, however, knew any one who, on having reasons sufficiently cogent presented, would yield so willingly, so plea- santly, to an adverse opinion." Hitherto only the graver and more .serious aspects of his character have been dwelt upon in this Memorial, but we mu.st not forget that he had naturally a buoyant temperament and a cheerful, social dispo.sition, which showed whenever the pressure of work and responsi- bility lifted. He liked society, and at dinners, wedding breakfa.sts, and other ".society func- tions," his plea.sant manner, his keen .sen.se of humour, his easy flow of conversation, and the suggestion of power and energy, which could not be quite concealed, made him a very agreeable guest. As a host he was especially happy and suc- cessful, both in his own rectory* and in Tnnity .school-house. * In the autumn of 1S95, the parish, by the will of the I'lte Mr., Charles Merritt, came into pos.se.s.sion ».m li i i H id6 There were meetings of associations and of guilds ; meetings at choir anniversaries and at teachers' festivals, and he was the dignified, but, at the same time, the bright, anmiated centre of them all. i: Outside of his parochial engagements, he belonged to a large Reading Club in St. John, and, although he could attend but seldom, he was always warmly welcomed when he came once a year to take his turn in reading. The young men of the Neptune Rowing Club have also pleasant recollections of his kind words. He was fond of the water,* and of a handsome house, which was renovate:! and placed at Archdeacon Brigstocke's disposal as a rectory. He much enjoyed this comfortable residence. One room was transformed into an ideal study. It was lined with books ; there was a large sunny bow window, with one or two flowering plants ; there was a hand- some desk of ample propo'-tions and a multiplicity of drawers ; add to this a cabinet organ, comfortable chairs, and an open fire-place, above which hung photographs of friends, of relations, and of some living celebrities in our Church. * Archdeacon Brigstocke and his family spent the summer months of three successive years at Lakeside, on the Kennebeccasis, in a country house belonging m 107 often encouraged the members by his presence, and occasionally by a donation. And so the four busy years, from August, 1894, to August, 1898, passed quickly away. As soon as the Diocesan Synod of 1898 ad- journed in July, Archdeacon Brigstocke left St. John to meet Mrs. Brigstocke, who had been spending some time in England. He went by way of Quebec, where, after receiving kind hospitality from Mrs. Dunn at Bishops- thorpe (the Bishop being absent), he embarked on the " Laurentian" for Liverpool. It must be interesting to the congregation of Trinity, though it will not surprise them, to learn what a large share of their rector's heart and thoughts belonged to them. He writes in his diary, July 24th, Straits of Belleisle : "This day had its own especial interests on several accounts. First, I thought much of my dear flock, now far away, and was with them in thought and prayer as they assembled together at 8 a. m., at II, at 7. I had purposely not to a friend. There the Archdeacon thoroujj[hly en- joyed the sununer, lie and his boys taking daily rows among the islands of the beautiful river, and friends were often invited from town to share their pleasures. ;; y '-■■■I io8 yet mov^ed my watch to the time on board, so that I might, without difficulty, think of those at home at the different hours. Second, The Lord's day always brings its own hallowed associations. . . . Third, By request of the captain I took charge of the service. I got Miss to act as organist, and, by choOvsing well-known hymns, the singing was very hearty." This other entry in his diary during the voyage shows how ready he always was for his Master's service: "In the after- noon I wandered into the forecastle, when I was accosted by a young man, who expressed a wish that I would come among them in the evening and give them a 'little talk.' This request, which I, of course, readily and cheer- fully as.sented to, led naturally to a very inter- esting conversation. I found myself in the presence of a Christian young man of earnest piety, who, with one or two others, met to- gether every evening after their work was done, for reading their Bibles and singing hymns, and did what they could to influence their companions in work. It was a light shining in a dark place, and I could not help taking it as a beautiful illu.stration of the ful- I09 filment of the words : ' I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou keep them from the evil.' I went at the appointed hour, and found nearly the whole company of ' cattle men ' assembled together ready for me. My subject of address was the Parable of The Lost Sheep. They showed their appreciation of my coming amongst "them by their great attention, and hearty vote of thanks. I may add that the young man was a member of a Y. M. C. A. in Berlin, Ontario, and was working his way over to Kidderminster, England, where his parents were living." Immediately on landing. Archdeacon Brig- stocke went down to Ironville, Derbyshire, where his nephevv', the Rev. F. Hooper, is the vicar. The vicarage is described in the Magazine as one of the typical homes of the country clergy, situated in a most picturesque district, not far from the .seats of many of- the leading nobility. He and his relatives at the vicarage * made .several excursions in the * Miss Caroline Brigstocke writes of this time : " It is a great comfort to think of his visit last year. He endeared hiujself more than ever, and to the large no neighbourhood to Welbeck Abbey, the resi- dence of the Duke of Portland; to Chatsworth, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire ; and in other directions. Then there was a choir excursion to Blackpool, on the sea-side, which Archdeacon Brigstocke enjoyed, although "it was the longest day I have had," for they started at 5 in the morning, reached the sea- side at 10 by rail, returning home two hours after midnight.* group of nieces and nephews he was so loving and so loved. The young people feel their loss very much, ' Uncle Fred ' had become so much to them." — Letter. April /S, /Spg. * Those who remember Archdeacon Brigstocke's visit to us last summer will regret to hear of his sud- den death on the 3rd of March, from an attack of congestion of the lungs. Little did any of his friends dream of his being called away to his eternal rest when they saw him then. While staying with his nephew, the vicar of Ironville, he preached twice at the Parish Church, addressed the Sunday Schools, and accompanied the choir boys to Blackpool. The vicar spent part of his time last year in Canada at St. John, New Brun.swick, where the late Archdeacon had a fine church, and was greatly beloved. He had just completed his twenty-five years there as rector of Trinity Church, St. John, N. B. The Canadian Ill He left Ironville and went next to Clifton to visit friends. While there he was hastily summoned by telegraph to Homburg, where his brother, the Rev. C. B. Brig.stocke, had been taken seriously ill. He hurried over to Germany, and made immediate arrangements for the invalid's removal to I^ondon. The Duchess of Rutland, who had been for many years a member of Mr. Brigstocke's summer congregation, telegraphed to her own phy- sician to meet the party, and kindly placed her house (Cambridge Gate, Regent's Park) at the disposal of the clergyman and his friends. From London, Mr. Brigstocke was moved to a house in the country. He only lived five months, dying February 4th, 1899. This circuni.stance saddened the last part of Archdeacon Brigstocke's vi.sit, and instead of returning, as was his wont, from a holiday tour full of life and spirits, it was remarked that his face had a sorrowful expression, and that after a long da^^'s work he complained oftener of weariness and fatigue. It i.<; prob- Church has lost an able administrator and wise guide by the lamented death of the Venerable F. H. J. Brig- stocke, D. D. — fronville Parish Magazine, ApHl^ i8gg. ir: 112 able also, from what he said on his return, that he was giving anxious thought to the controversies that were agitating the Church at home, and that he was longing for a satis- factory solution of many of the ecclesiastical problems of the day. However, he resumed all his duties, parochial and otherwise, '-^^ al- though he remarked to a friend that he felt as if he ought, and must drop some of his outside work. Christmas, with its hallowed associations and memories, came once again. It was the twenty-fifth Christmas Archdeacon Brigstocke had spent in St. John, and it was called his ' ' Silver Jubilee. ' ' The Vestry , Church War- dens, and some friends united in presenting him with the following address and a hand- some silver coffee vService : To the Venerable Archdeacon Brigstocke, Rector of Trinity Church, Pansh of St. John. Dear Sir : Twenty -five years having elapsed since you took charge of this parish, we, the undersigned, now serving, and having served with you in the man- agement of the temporahties of Trinity Church, beg * One pf his offices has not yet been mentioned. In 1889 he was appointed Rural Dean of the Deanery of St. John. 113 to testify to the wise and efficient manner in which you have acted as a member of the Vestry and its pre- siding officer, thereby rendering the business we have been called to transact, a pleasure, as well as a duty. As members of your congregation, we do, with much gratification, bear witness to your zealous, able, and loving care over us, as our rector, and to the harmony that has prevailed in the parish during your pastorate. As a slight token of our appreciation of the great and good work you have done, we ask your accept- ance of the accompanying gift, on the attainment of what we venture to call your Silver Jubilee as our rec- tor, and that you may long be spared to continue your valuable services to the Church is our earnest hope. Wishing you and Mrs. Bngstocke a very happy Christmas and New Year, We are, yours faithfully, J. H. McAviTY, C. P. ClvARKE, Church Wardens. Thomas Patton, H. H. Harvey, C, E. I4. JARVIS, L. A. CURREY, F. G. KnowIvTon, CHAS. E. SCAM.vIEIyI«, J. M. TAYI.OR, AivFRED Porter, R. H. ArnoIvD, W. S. Fisher, H. H. Pickett, C. F. KiNNEAR, 1 Edward Sears, Mayor, "f Ex- Vestrymen. Simeon Jones, J H. La\vr.\nce Sturdee, Vestry Clerk. S.t. John, N. B., December 24th, 1898. H HI 114 !!ti li: i ■ (= The Young Women's Guild also sent to the Rectory on Christmas eve two beautiful three- branched silver candelabra, accompanied by this note : Trinity Church Young Womp:n'.s Guii,d, St. John, December 24th, 189.8. Dear J\rr. Archdeacon and Mrs. Bri_i^slocke: We, the President, Vice-President, vSecretary-Trea- surer, and members of the Young Women's Guild, have much pleasure in askinjr you to accept this slijjjht token of our affection, and trustinj^ that this, your twenty-fifth Christmas with us, may be filled with every happiness, and that you may be spared to us many, many more. We remain, yours affectionately, On*behalf of the Guild, Annik E. Tingkv, President. Annik C. Scammkij., Vice-President. I.SABEiy H. jARviS, Secretary-Treasurer. Archdeacon Brigstocke greatly enjoyed his last Christmas amongst us. Many things combined to make it a happy day. His .son Robert had come from Kingston to spend a week with his parents. ' ' The weather was bright and beautiful ; all the five .services in Trinity were well attended ; the decorations were tasteful and appropriate ; the music well 115 rendered ; and to crown all, it was the Lord's day, which gave additional solemnity and sacredness to the festival." At the close of the year 1898 he reviewed, * in a letter to his congregation, his twenty-five years' work in St. John. The letter, after >: short introduction, begins: "I must, as is my bounden duty, first acknowledge, with deep gratitude, the loving kindness and good- ness of my Lord and Master, in having en- trusted me with so important and influential a position in His Church, and in having, through the.se many years, permitted me to carry on His work, uninterruptedly, with, I trust, His approval and your general acceptance." He concludes this, his last parochial message to his people, thus : I return my hearty thanks to one and all for the kind consideration and help I have received at your hands, and to which I largely attribute any success that has attended my labours. I would like to say much more, for my heart is full, when I think of what* remains to be done, and of the comparatively few who are (' "oted to the service of Christ, and show forth the essential feature of the Christian life — self-sacrifice. A\1iat further time re- mains to me to be with you, I .shall endeavour, in fl !fl I '■ ir^ Ii6 season and out of season, to make full proof of my ministry, that I may present you faultless before the Throne of God. I now commend you to God, and to the word of His jjjrace, which is able ^o build you up, and to j^ive you an inheritance among all them which are sanc- tified, and subscribe myself, Your affectionate Triend and Pastor, Frkdkrick II. J. Rricstockk. PART III. • I.AST SKRVONS— IM.NKSS— DKATH. "Servant of God, well done; Rest from thy loved employ, The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master's joy." — .\fontfronirry. The lyoyali.st Bell.s of Trinity Church rang out the old year ( 1 898 ) , and rang in the new year (1899); but none .surini.sed the great change, the great .sorrow the new year would bring to the congregation of Trinity Church; and yet, before a fortnight had pa.s.sed, a .shadow .seemed to fall acro.ss the pathway. Several deaths occurred in quick succession, and on Sunday evening, January 15th, a .ser- mon was preached by the rector on Death — a .sermon .solemn and startling — delivered with more than Archdeacon Brig.stocke's usual earnestness. Several borrowed it to read, and, by unanimous request, it is here given : Trinity Church, Jumxary 15th, 1899. DEATH. "The sting of death is sin."— i Corinthians xv, 56. The tolling of our Church Bell, announcing a .ser- vice for the burial of the dead, has been heard lately with unwonted frequency. The messenger of death 111 Ill ' I'D ii8 lias T)een often anionj^ us, calliii}^ us with more than usual emphasis to remember that our life here h but a vapour — a wreath of smoke — which appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away. And not only here, but all the world over, the loss of life has lately been j^reat. The raj^ing storm has claimed its victims; the railway accident — as we call it — has hurried many away, so that the great procession of souls entering the world 1:)e3-ond the grave has been, from a variety of causes, more than usually large, and calls attention to the solemn fact that this is not our rest — that we have here no Continuing City. It, the'-efore, seems appropriate that we should inake the subject of death one of special con.sidera- tion; and I know no better jjlace nor time fordoing so than in the I,ord's house, and in the evening of the Lord's day. r. On death itself. Bishop Butler said long ago what is true still: "We know not at all what death is in itself, but only some of its effects." Of death itself — ot what it is to feel the separation of soul and body — of what it is to enter into an entirely new and different condition of existence — we aie profoiuidly ignorant. Those who have most frequently watched it closely, and under a variety of forms, are just as ignorant of the nature of the change as those who have heard and seen nothing. Even those who have been restored to lifv. have told us nothing. Holy Scripture does not break the silence that hangs over the mystery. All 119 we know is, that sometime, and somewhere, and somewhow, we must each, we must all die. It is this ignorance concerning death which largely con- stitutes its mystery '■ nd surrounds it with terrible solemnity. II. Treating of its effects, we say that it is a solemn thing to die, because we know that death does not end our life. We are not forgetful, in saying this, that there are those who — to escape, as they think, certain problems — propound the theories of conditional im- mortality or annihilationism; but such ideas, however ingeniously wprked out, will never satisfy the human heart, however they niay tend to lull to sleep the human conscience. Throughout Holy Scripture noth- ing is clearer than the fact that death does not end our life. Of Enoch we read that he walked with God, and was not, for God took him. And of him it is said that this was the reward of his piety. We point to the wicked Balaam — a stranger to all revealed truth — who could not refrain from exclaiming: " Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!" I'^or he believed that there was a life beyond the grave — of either happiness or woe. Listen to Job saying: "I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall .stand at the latter day upon the earth, and that at a future day in his flesh he would .see God." Our ble.s.sed Lord certified to the continued life of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, though they had long .since passed -away from earth. Did not. indeed, all the il Ij i \i ! I 20 Patriarchs in faith — not having received the promises, but seen them afar off — look for a city which hath foundations, whose Maker and Builder is God? We may be sure that Moses and Eleazar did not bury the body of Aaron as those who had no hope. They looked for the resurrection of the dead and the life and the world to come. Death is often viewed as a mere blank, a negative state — a life ended, and cut short, as we think, unfortunately for all concerned. " We stand," writes one, " on the shore of the mighty ocean of death — that ocean which parts us from the unknown land beyond; we can hear only its far off waves, as they beat against the rocks of destiny with a monotonous sadness, in which the sighs of all past generations of mankind, that have been engulfed beneath its water, might seem to join." That is not the view of Christian faith. The veil is uplifted on this point, and the Revelation is clear and plain. The Revelation is: "I would not have you ignorant con- cerning them which are asleep, that }e sorrow not as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." Korever with the hon\ is the hope of Christian Faith. Or again, we I'ead: "To depart and be with God, which is far better." Here surely is continuous life. Or again, "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat, for the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them and shall lead them unto 121 living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes," There is, then, no occa- sion to stand on the shore of the ocean of death, and to listen to the monotonous sounds of the sighs of mankind. We may hear — if we have ears to hear — of the sweet welcome, of rapturous delight, of the song of victory, as the liberated spirit has safely crossed the flood, and entered the rest that reniaineth for the people of God. It is the Revelation of all this blessedness which throws a flood of light across the darkness of ♦the chamber of death, and gives hope while life is passing away, and tears are fast filling the eyes. III. Death produces the greatest changes. We are all here subject to changes of every kind. The whole world is subject to changes. As da}' succeeds the night; as night again passes into the golden dawn; as the seasons follow on in regular rotation, so all is changing. This system of chanj.e is one of the features of life ; but no change is so great as that which death effects. When death enters our home, and takes away the husband, or wife; the father, or mother; the .son, or daughter, how great, how start- ling the change ! At once are we enveloped in a cloud of sorrow and mourning, when before there was joy and gladness. At once there is often distress and poverty, when before there was sufficiency, if not wealth. At once is the joy of the heart blotted out, the motive fpr work gone, the home de.solate, the 122 iiSa world cold and cheerless, and the journey of life dreary and sad. Death makes changes which are never repaired here. Death fills the brightest eyes with tears, and rends the heart that was heretofore full of joy. A traveller relates that when .standinjf once on the hills which circle Florence, and gazing with admiration on the beauties of that fairest city of the middle ages, a lad be.side him, looking on the same scene, exclaimed: "This remains always beau- tiful!" He thought no change could ever mar that beautifid sight. He knew not as yet that change was an inexorable law of this mortal pilgrimage. The fairest scene of earth can not la.st. Death is the crown of all changes. It is entering upon another condition of life, altogether untried and imknown. Well may it strike us all with terrible solemnity to hear that it is appointed unto men once to die, and to know that we are approaching that hour when we shall stand face to face with the realities of the Unseen and Eternal. IV. It is noteworthy that our bles.sed Lord, who came to testify of the truth, .should preserve an almost total silence on this subject. Of death, as a .stage through which we have to ])ass. He .says nothing; but He is full of the purpo.se of Life, and the nece.s.sity of ful- filling it. This appears in His teachings throughout. He says: "I am come that ye might have life, and that ye might have it more abundantly;" "Seek ye first the Kingtloiu of God, and all these things shall 123 be added unto you; " " Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which endureth unto ever- lastinj^ Hfe, which the Son of Man shall give mito you." His Parables of responsil)ility — such as the Pounds and Talents — are to the same effect, and so are His Para1)les of Judgment. His view of life — if we may so express ourselves — was not bounded by death, but contemplated in its vast reality, stretching out through all eternity. To His mind death was only a point of transition, which could always be safely i)a.ssed, and about which no one need trouble themselves, provided they* lived up the required standard of holiness. Our Lord does not nut death before us as a subject for habitual •contemplation. His eye looked through it, as through a casement, to what lay on the other side. To His mind, death was not a haunting shadow — the awful and imminent presence that is incessantly to oppress the -souls of believers. Xo, it was the striking of the hour in the day of human life, but it was not the last hour. It was a great hour — a critical hour : it was the hour of deliverance, and of entering upon a life of eternal bles.sedness. .V. Such was our Great Exemplar, but we — stained with sin, and knowing its awful doom — can not but tremble at the notion of dying, and we shrink from the dying hour. The doubt will haunt us to the last as to our fitness for Heaven, and whether or not we have been in our life here trained for the Lord's 124 service in the Kingdom made perfect. What makes death terrible? What xnakes death awful and solemn is the fact of sin — "The sting of death is sin." Pre- paration for death is the pardon of sin. We naturally dread the approach of death from fear that we are unfit to stand in the presence of a Holy God, who requireth truth in the inward parts, and will by no means clear the guilty. Nothing will avail an}' one here but a saving interest in the precious blood of Christ. He is the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. He has opened a fountain for sin and all uncleanness, and says: " Thoujdi your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." In Christ crucified, we have the assurance of an atone- ment mac^e for sin, and we are taught that by faith in His P? cioufv Blood we obtain the remission of sins, and all 3ther benefits of His Passion. "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be Jifted up, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." To be free from the fear of death, l)e sure of the pardon of your sins. Be reconciled to God through the death of His Son, and death will have lost its terrors. Fight daily against sin. Resist temptation and sin will not have dominion over you. You will be able to take up the triumphant crj- of the Apostle, and say: "Thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victory through •u'- I,ord Jesus Christ." mmi 125 VI. We can do more than this. Much of tlie terror of death is removed by cultivating a spirit of content- ment and resignation to the orderings of Divine Pro- vidence. The fact is that, in a degree, we are dying day by day, and hour by hour. For most of us a great part of Hfe is dead and gone. Think how much has passed out of your life that was its very heart and centre. Think of the links of affection that have been severed by the passage of years and vicissitudes of life. Think of the change of taste, of interest, and employments. In the lapse of time we leave nmch behind us, and are .shorn of powers, of faculties, of gifts, which once adorned the life. The conscious- ness of failing powers, of losing our grasp of the life that now is, often engenders bitterness, discoittent, indifference. What is wanted is humility — a spirit oi submission to our Heavenly Father, who orders our life. Grasp not vainly at what mu.st leave, and is leaving 3'ou, "as the grass withereth and the flower fades." Learn to die ))y surrendering to God every treasure He has lent you. and then, -when the hour of death shall have come, you will be ready to say, " Father, into Thy hands I commend my .spirit." VII. Learn to die by a life of habitual communion with the Father and the Son by the Holy Spirit. It is thought by many a waste of time, or a needle.3s exer- cise, to be mi\ch in prayer and meditation. Worldly 126 en^ajjfenients are pressing ; worldly business is en- grossing, and for the time it is thought that they should h.T'e our attention. But now is the time, be it remembered, to learn what I may call the manner of heaven. What we want is to be free from the power of worldly attractions, to be weaned from worldly ideals and worldly tastes, and to set our affections on things aliove. No better way is known, or exists, than by now cultivating a spirit of communion with God — in private and in public, in the ordinary acts of worship, and especially in the Holy Communion. In the morning, noon and night, give yourself to God, and while in the world you will not be of it. Be it your constant aim to walk now with God; make Him now your Refuge and Strength, that wlien the closing eye«nd the failing strength tells you that the hour of your departure has come, you may say: " I will lay me down in peace and take my rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only that makest me to dwell in safety." The Suiida}' on which this sermon was preached was succeeded by three weeks of snowy, cold weather. There were sick peo- ple to be visited, funerals to be attended, meetings of various kinds to be held. Arch- deacon Brigstocke, who never spared himself, took cold while attending to his various duties. On Sunday, February 5th, he was very hoarse, and during the whole week he struggled with II 127 indomitable energ}' against the fatal illness which was fastening upon him. On Sunday, February 12th, he was celebrant at the eight o'clock conununion service, looking pale and exhausted. At the eleven o'clock service he preached the following sermon on '* Blind BartiniEeus," the motto being "Make use of opportunity " : "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. " — St. Iviike xviii, ;,7. We shall, I presume, know these words as those which awakened hope in the poor blind Bartinueus, who sat by the road side begj^ing on the day Jesus visited the City of Jericho. Rartinueus had, no doubt, spent many a weary long day by the same road side, and through the alms given to him, in reply to his appeal for help, he had dragged out a painful exist- ence. But now his hope for better things revived. He heard the tramp of the crowd: it was an unusual sound, so he incjuired the cause. He asked what it meant? and they told him, in reply, that "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by." By this time, for it was the last year of our Lord's ministry, the fame of Jesus had spread far and wide, and luul penetrated every nook and corner of the Holy Land. .-^s the multitudes, who had been healed in large numljers, returning to their homes, had told of the power, and love, and mercy of Jesus of Nazareth, His name, with many, must have been a household world for pity, ' i'y * 'i I ! ': 411 128 compassion, sympathy and jKJwer. The fame of mij^hty deeds Jesus had wrouj^ht in Capernamn, Bethsaida, and throughout Galilee, had travelled northwards, and made many anxious to see and hear Him. Thus it was with poor blind Bartimieus, and no sooner did he hear the joyfid news that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by than he knew that his oppor- tunity had come at last. He at once seized it, and placing his case before the ])ity and power of Jesus, for he cried out: "Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me." His hopes were abundantly fulfilled; his cry to Jesus brought the help he wanted; his .sight was restored, and he at once joined the throng of Jesus' followers with a heart full of gratitude and prai.se, • . We know that each miracle of our Lord, of which we have a record, is not only full of spiritual instruc- tion, but of instruction as varied in its applications as are the miracles them.selves. Each one has, of course, much in common Avith every other. Each one presents our Lord full of sympathy, love and com- passion for human misery, trial and want. Each one represents the pain and suffering incidental to this life of ours; but each one has al.so, according to its own characteristics, its own special les.son not found in any other. In looking at the miracle before us — restoring the sight of Bartiniseus — what do we find one, at least, of its special features to be ? It teaches us pre-eminently the supreme importance of using our opportunities. 129 That, at least, was what BartinuL'Us did, and by so doinj^ ol)tained the very blessiiijjf he desired. And he was undaunted in the matter. There were those around him who hej^j^ed him to desist, but he wouhl not. He knew that this was his first chance: he felt that he might not have another; that even this was (juickly escaping him, so he cried out the more : " Thou Son of David have mercy upon me." He had a great opportunity afforded him: he made full use of it, and he was greatly blessed. Just now I must needs think that our ])o.sition is spiritually — that is, in relation to the things of God and of Christ — very similar. We are to-day standing upon the threshold of the sacred and holy season of Lent, when, in an especial manner, spiritual ojjpor- tunities are made to abound, spiritual blessings are more abundantly offered — a season respecting which many may ask. What is it all about? and our reply is, "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by." Come, now, let us reason together upon this matter of the season of Lent being a special opportunity for receiving a special blessing. We shall all readily admit that in all spheres of work special opportunities are essential to progress and success. Is this not decided by the ordinance of the four seasons— spring, summer, autumn and winter ? Is not the special feature of each season the con- dition of the earth's fertility? And is it not of supreme importance that the work of each be done in its own proper time? If the work of the spring i f. ; , 130 time be omitted or delayed the seed would not fruc- tify. The summer's heat, j^iven to warm and nourish the tender blade, would wither and burn up the seed then sown. • Does not the Royal Preacher teach us that ' ' To every thinj^ there is a season, and a time to every purpose inider Heaven" (Ivccles. iii, i ). Recoj^nizing this principle in Nature, and its advantaj^e in all spheres of work, the Church hath thouj^ht good to appoint seasons for awakeninj^ and refreshment, that the increase of true religion may be promoted. The Lenten .season is, of all others, we may say, the more important, from the fuller opportunity which its dura- tion of forty days allows for in.struction, for meditation, and for prayer. We are well aware that there are those who affect to be superior to all sucli provisions for the advancement of the .spiritual life, and look upon them not only with cold indifference, but with .something like .scorn and derision. They would fain silence the voice of the Church by their denunciation and rebuke. But the de.sire of the i)enitent is too urgent to be silenced, and the opportunity of ble,s.sing too near to be thrown away. The apiK)iiitment of Lent rests on a wisdom more than human, and is for a .spiritual and not temporal purpose. Whether it be used or abused, it remains what it has always been — a rich opportunity for .seeking Divine grace and bles.s- ing. It must not be .set a.side in an off-hand manner, as though it were no more than a convenient arrange- ment ; rather is it a sacred part of that divinely m 131 ordained system of spiritual ministries by whicli the Holy Ghost quickens the conscience, and trains the members of Christ's Church in holiness. Such seasons have been the discipline of prophets, nnd the school of the saints who have been permitted bt live wonder- fully near to God. Jesus Christ, our adorable Head, has sanctified such a season by submittinj< Himself to a fast of forty days ere He encountered the j^reat enemy of souls. Our Lenten fast, and retirement from the world, is what the life in the desert was to Mo.ses, to lilijah, and St. J*aul. Lookinjif yet deeper into the opportunity afforded by Lent for the increase of religion, let us note that its chief subjects are sin and repentance, faith and holiness. It may not be a welcome task or occupation to give much attention to sin, to consider its workings and its consequences; but will any say that there is not much reason for doing so. Look out on the world, and see how sin is poisoning all life, and carrying its victims headlong to a destruction which words can only faintly describe. The daily record of the world's life, with its daily horrors, supplies the details. Look on the Church, and alas! alas! her life is marred and stained with sin. I am no pessimist; I full}- acknowledge that the things we see, and the words, we hear, are far more blessed than those seen and heard in days of old; but w-hen account is taken of the inconsistency which is so great a stumbling block to unbelievers; of the apathy and indifference to spiritual things; of the selfishness that abounds; of public worship neglected; ■i I '.," 132 of unfrequented sacraments; of Diocesan, Domestic and* Foreign Missions left without support, or re- garded as so much useless labour, we may well ask, where is there faith in the Crucified? where is faith in Him who, when He says "Follow me," says fur- ther, " Except a man take up his cross daily, and follow me, he cannot be my disciple." Then there is Repentance, so niuoh misunderstood, and so little thought of, and yet a condition of mind and heart absolutely necessary for salvation — there is no escap- ing the consequences of sia without it — and Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Are there not many who, as yet, know little or nothing of tho.se spiritual truths which make one wise unto .salvation? Can I, as one set over you in the Lord, as a watchman on the walls of the Spiritual Zion, .see the enemy coming in like a flood, and not raise up a .standard against him ? Can i know of many who, by their neglect of their Lord, and of the ways of religion, are living in innninent danger of losing their .souls' .salvation, without warning them with all earnestness to flee from the wrath to come ? Arf we waiting for some .seasonable time in which to give these great subjects our prayerful consideration? That time is with us! The opportunity is at hand! The season of Lent, with its hallowed associations, gives us what we want — a -^^'stinct period in which to make some special efi'ort on behalf of our religious life. Would it not be a distinct gain if, for that period, you would really seek first the kingdom of ^33, God and His righteousness; if you allowed nothing to interfere with your attendance on the services pro- vided for your use; if you made ever}- engagement to depend on the call of Religion? Say not that such manner of life is a yoke of bondage; it is, I grant, a yoke— the yoke of Christ, which is the only perfect freedom. Opportunities, remember, which are neglected do not return. I know you will hear clamorous voices raising their shouts of ridicule against conforming to the Church's ordinance; but do not forget that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. The meaning of opportunity is that spiritual blessings are at hand to be received and enjoyed by those who faithfully use them. ^* Religious life consists, to a great extent, in a suc- cession of fresh beginnings. Vroiu time to time we all want spiritual awakening. For that, opportunity is aiTorded by the LeiUen season, as also for a fresh start, and a fresh eiTort. Had Bartinueus lo.st his opportunity he would have remaiiled blind to his death. And who shall say what we shall lose if, having opportunity to draw nearer to God, we allow it to go unimproved. May these few counsels lead all to consider their ways, and to draw near to God by repcntatice and faith in the ho. A Jesus Christ. This was hi.s 1510th sermon: it was the la.st serinon he was to preach, and tho.se who heard it will long remember the inipre.ssive tones with which, notwithstanding his illness, it I 134 I: ! was delivered. In the afternoon he went to the Sunday School, and there read a long and interesting letter from the rector of a country parish about his work. During the reading he placed his hand several times on his chest, as if in pain; but when the letter was finished he made a beautiful, earnest, almost pathetic address to the school, referring to the ap- proaching . Lenten season (it was Quinqua- gesima Sunday), and continuing the morning suggestions, he urged the young people to make u.se of the opportunities afforded by the season to do good and to get good. He re- minded them of the swiftness with which these opportunities were passing. He drew a vivid picture of the destitution of some of our poorer country parishes, and clo.sed by speaking of the duty of self-denial for the .sake of others. His voice was much clearer than during the previous week, and to a friend, who asked him how he was, he made the characteristic reply: " I do not feel well, but my voice is all right, and that is the most important thing to me. ' ' He returned to the rectory and lay back languidly in an arm-chair in front of the fire, but when the bells rang* ' I 135 for evening service he roused himself, took a cup of tea. and crossed the street to church. There, vvliile reading prayers, he was inter- rupted several times by a deep, hollow cough. The Rev. John deSoyres, rector of St. Mark's parish, preached according to previous ar- rangement. A restless night of suffering followed, and the medical man, who was sent for as earlN- as possible the next morning, pronounced the illness pneumonia. There were, of course, many inquiries at the rectory, 'nd many offers of assistance. Two of the .embers of the Young Men's Association, in succession, sat uj) with him at night. Fever made him wakeful, and his mind wandered back to the early days of the rebuilding of Trinity Church. He spoke to his young friends of the consecration, and recalled many incider.ts of that, to him, most interesting and memorable day. As soon as his serious illness was known in Fredericton, the Bishop kindly came down to see him. and to take his duty in Trinity, and from His I^ordship's hands Archdeacon Brigstocke received Holy Communion on Sunday, February 19th, at 10 in the morning. He felt deeply this atten- i Ifr lit It f ! 136 tion and kindness on the part of his Diocesan, and referred to it several times with warm expressions of gratitude. The second week's ilhiess pavSsed without much change. At his own suggestion a trained nurse was procured to take the night duty; during the da}- Mrs. Brigstocke was constantl}' beside him, for he seemed restless and uneasy the moment she was out of sight. This week another physician was called in, in consultation; but the medical opinion still was "a serious illness, but not dangerous," and the bulletins on the hall door of the rectory were not alarming. On Sunday, 26th Februar}-, he received the Holy Communion from Mr. Katough, and in the afternoon the choir bny« were taken into the study of the rectory to sing, at the Archdeacon's request, some of his favourite hynuis, Mrs. Eatough playing the organ. The hymns chosen were: " Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be." Then the well-known "Oh, Paradise! oh, Paradise! Who doth not crave for rest." 137 And— "There is a blessed home Beyond this land of woe." And one or two others. They were about to sing an evening hymn when the rector sent down to thank them, and to say that the boys' voices began to sound "tired"— they had better go home and rest before the evening service. When the third week's ilhiess began the rector appeared to be much the same, though there was but little sign of improvement. He spoke occasionally of his recovery, and of the tour which he and Mrs. Brigstocke ought to take, "for, after all this, we shall need a change." On Thursday night. March 2nd, he did not sleep well; but on Friday morning he made, for an invalid, a good breakfast. The medical men paid their usual 10 o'clock visit, and Mrs. Brigstocke sat down in the room to write a note, when, looking up. she saw a change in the Archdeacon's face which alarmed her. She hurried to his side, and sent to recall the doctors, who had but just left the house. As .soon as the invalid saw them, he anked faintly, "Am I going?" The 138 medical men were too busy with remedies and restoratives to answer at once. "Am I going?" he repeated. "Your pulse is verj- low, and the medicines will not act," was the reply. "God — have — mercy," and before Archdeacon Brigstocke could fini.sh the sen- tence he had, indeed, gone from us and our dark world to the Glory of his Master's Presence in Paradise — ' ' Where lo\al hearts and Stand ever in the light. All ra])ture through ant^ Ll'rough In God's most holy sigut. ' APPENDIX. ^ FUNERAL SERVICES. The tolling cf the bell of Trinity Church sent the sad news qiiickl}' through the city. causing universal surprise and sorrow. The bell of the Cathedral in Fredericton was also tolled for an hour. All that was possible was done to testify the deep regret at the loss which had been sustained. The medical men said that Archdeacon Brigstocke's death was due to thrombosis, or heart clot, and that his case rCvSembled that of Lord Herschell.^- On the Sunday following Archdeacon Brigstocke's death, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese took both services in Trinity Church, and preached twice. In the morning he paid the following noble tribute to the late rector: I cannot trust myself to speak as I could wish, and it ma}- be there is the less need in this beautiful church — a glorious monument, in one way, to the worth of him who cared for its erection. I cannot trust myself to speak of that which occupies all our minds at this time. Your rector was one who had the full confidence of the bishops with whom he was * At the banquet tendered to Lord Herschell in St. John last autumn. Archdeacon Brigstocke sat at his right hand and said grace. It is somewhat singu- lar that a few months afterwards both should have died of the same disease in the same week. Lord Herschell died' March 3rd, the Archdeacon March 5th. 139 . r 140 associated; and not only so, 1)ut of all the bishops of this ecclesiastical province; for, when the house of bishops had to nominate two clergymen for a high office, his was the only name which, in four or five ballots, received a majority of votes. You know better than I how devoted, untiring, unselfish and sympathetic he was as a parish priest, how careful, earnest and true in his preaching; this was because of his unfeigned and real piety, and his loving devotion to the work of his Master. As a citizen he was interested and active in pro- moting all that tended to the well-being of the com- munity; and whenever called to the front he exhil)ited very able executive powers. Tender-hearted and loyal in all his sympathies ; stern aiul unswerving in all matters where truth, honesty and justice were concerned; in council care- ful, considerate, and painstaking; prompt, strenuous, and resolute .1 action ; a most excellent organi/er, persevering and determined at first, afterwards ur- ceasing in attention to detail and continuance of en- couragement; it will take many 'to attempt to do the work of so many-sided a man. To you I need not, for myself I dare not, speak of him as a friend exhibiting loyalty and afTection always to l)e depended upon. My lo.ss is great; yes, brethren, even greater than yours. ]\Iay God of His mercy comfort his family, for none el.se can. Ivarly on Monday niorniiig, March Sth, .six of Archdeacon Brij^.stocke'.s brother clergy carried the coffin from the rectory to Trinitj' Chtirch and laid it in the chancel, and there, in the church he loved .so well, his congrega- tion took the last long, loving, lingering fare- well of the calm strong face, from which 141 every trace of sorrow, suffering and anxiety had vanished, leaving it looking younger than it had done for years. Archdeacon Brigstocke was robed in his cassock, his surplice, and white stole, and beautiful flowers and floral emblems were heaped up round the coffin and on the floor of the chancel. At 7.30 the Holy Communion was cele- brated by His Lordship Bishop Kingdon, as- sisted by Rev. Mr. Eatough. vSeveral of the clerg}- communicated, as well as Mrs. Brig- stocke and Mr. Robert Brigstocke. Holy Communion was again celebrated at 8.30 by His Lordship, assisted 1»y Rev. Mr. Eatough and Rev. Mr. Spike. A large number of the parishioners were present, and over one hun- dred communicated. The regular funeral service was held at the Church at 2 o'clock. Long before that hour an immense concourse of people gathered, and sought admission to the sacred edifice. Seats had been reserved for the visiting clergymen, the officers of the Church and Sabbath School, and the various societies and organi- zations with which the deceased clergyman was con- nected. When these were seated, tlie members of the congregation and the general public were admitted, and soon the Church was crowded, many standing in the aisles. Among those present were a large number of ladies and children who had known the Venerable Archdeacon in life, and were anxious to show their respect to his memory. Many were unable to gain admittance, ayd remained outside to join in the 142 I'; I funeral procession as it wended its way to the ceme- tery. At 2 o'clock the vniited choirs of Trinity, St. Paul's, and the Mission Church entered from the vestry, followed by the procession of clergy. Among the latter were His Ivordship Bishop Kingdon, Very Rev. Dean Partridge, Venerable Archdeacon Neales, Canon DeVeber, Revs. J. M. Davenport, J. deSoyres, A. G. H. Dicker, Allan Daniel, R. Mathers, h. Hoyt, P. Owen-Jones, W. O. Raymond, \V. H. Sampson, Joseph Smith, H. Montgomery, O. S. Newnham, R. P. McKim, Scovil Neales. As the Bishop, Clergy and Choir entered the Church the organist played j^art of the aria from the Messiah, " I know that my Redeemer liveth." As they passed up the centre aisle to the chancel. Venerable Arch- deacon Neales read then sentences, fi.iishing as the choir reached the chancel. The special psalms for the order of the Burial of the Dead were chanted by the choir, and the hymn, "The Saints of God, their conflict past," was sung 1)y the choir. The lesson was read by Very Rev. Dean Partridge, and the singing followed of the beautiful funeral hymn, "On the Resurrection Morning." The Bishop read the prayers and pronovmced the ])enediction, and then the vast congregation, with tear dimmed eyes, watched the coffin that enclosed the earthly remains of their beloved rector l)eing borne from the Church to the grave at I'ernhill. The funeral procession, on leaving the church, was made up as follows: St. George's Society, with Ranner. Trinity Yoinig Men's Association. Hrotherhood of St. Andrew. Men's Bible Class. Giiild of Nazareth. Sunday .School IJoys. Clergy. '^ 143 Choir. Medical Attendants. Barouche containing I'lowers. Clergfj- and Medical Attendants. HEARSK. Mourners. Church Wardens and Vestry 'rdni . Church. Kx-Vestrynien of Trinity. Vestries of other Churches. Council of Church of England Institute. Madras Hoard. Clergy of Other Denominations. Protestant Orphan Asylum Directors. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Boys of the Wiggins Male Orphan Institution. Public. The pall-bearers we. 3 Very Rev. Dean Partridge, Venerable Archdeacon Neale.s, Rev. Canon Roberts, Rev. L. A. Hoyt, Rev. W. L. McKiel, and Rev. C. P. Hanington. The procession started from the Cliarlotte street entrance of Trinity Church and proceeded along the south side of King Square to ' vSidney street, and thence along Waterloo street to the corner of Rich- mond, where the procession halted, and coaches were taken for the place of intennent in P'ernhill. Mrs. Brigstocke attended the service at Trinity Church and drove to the grave. Her coach was im- mediately behind the hearse. Her .son and Rev. W. Eatough walked together before the vestry of Trinity Church. At the grave the service was conducted by His Lordship Bishop Kingdon. The choir of Trinity was present and sang the hymn " Brief Life is Here Our Portion." The service was mo.st impressive, and was attended by a very large number. — Cilobe, Monday, March 8. [' i: r.: >lr %4 144 MEMORIAL RKSOLUTlONvS. CIIIKCII WARDKNS AM) VlvSTKY Ol" TRINITY ClUKCH. At a iiiet'tinj^' of the Church Wardens and Vestry- men of Trinity Church, held on vSaturday eveninjjj, the following resohition, moved by C. 1'. Chirke, was unanimously ad<)])ted: Called on sddik-iily to inonni the ikTith of our rector, wt-, the corporation of Trinity Church, in the I'arish of St. John, desire to i)lace on record onr deep .sense of the lo.s.s the parish has snstained in the une.\pected demise of the Venerahle Arch- deacon UriKstocke, d. d., who liad heen its rector for over a (piarter of a cetitury. With a hi^^h and lofty conception of the dnties of his sacred callinjj, he, during; his ministry aniongs' ns, devoted himself faithfully and nnstintinfrly to his important work, keeping al- ways in view as his great aim the jj'ory of his Master. t)f indefatigable energy, with broad enlightened mind and ripe scholarly attainments, he i)erformed all his multifarious parochial duties with \inremitting regularity up to the time of his illness, and he ever had at heart the true interests of Trinity Church and of its congregation. In the management of the temporalities of the Church, and as cliaiinian of the Vestrj', he proved himself a careful adminis- trator, and of rare Imsiness ability; (nialities which stood out pre-eminently during the rebuilding of the Church after the great fire of 1877. His consist'-nt. manly piety, mature judgment and force of character, won for him ecclesiastical honours and tlie highest esteem of the community, and also placed him in the foreniost rank in the councils of the Church, both in this Diocese and the Dominion. YOUNG MKN'S ASSOCIATION OK TRINITY CHURCH. H'heieas. It has pleased almighty Ood, in His inscrutable wisdom, to lake to Himself o>ir much beloved Honorary Presi- dent, the Venerable Archdeacon IJrig.stocke, d. d., Rector of this Parish; Tlu'tcfotc Resolved, That this As.sociation hereby places on record its deep sense of the very great loss it has sustained by the death of its Honorary I'lesident, he always having been ready, by his kind assistance and direction, to further its work a. id jjrogre.ss in every way; and Further Resoh'eii, That a copy of the above resolution be sent to Mrs. Brigstocke by the vSecretary. 145 TRINITY CIH'RCH \nVSC. WOMKN'rt CU'IM). At a special iiu-etinj^ of the Council of Trinity Church Youn^ Women's Guild, held in the Parish Rooms, Wednesday eveninjij, March Mth, the follow- 'u\^ resolution was adopted: 'ii'iYas, It has pleased Almiglity (lo<l totiike to Himself our . Aed Warden, the Venerable Archdeacon Hrigstocke, n. i>., Rector of this Parish: therefore Ki'solvrd, That this Ciuild place on record the deep l»)ss it has sustained by the death of its Warden, he having!; always been ready, by his kind direction, instrnrlion and a-^sistance, to the end that we nii^ht labour to^tther for the "Advancetuent of (iod's Rlory and the pood of Mis Church": and we would res- pectfuHx tender to Mr^ llri^slocke and Mr. Robert llri^stocke our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement: and further Krsiilvfd. That a copy of the above resolution be sent to Mrs. Hrigstocke by the Secretary. Annii; K. TiN(;i;v, Is.xiu.i, H. J.vkvis, J'rrsidriit. Sd i rltu y. TKIXITV niURCH SINDAV .SCIlOOl,. M a special meetin},( of the officers and teachers of 1 "unday School of Trinity Church, St. John. New X.. .-iwick, held in the school-hou.se, Tuesday eveninJ,^ April iSth, 1899, the followinjj^ resoltition was adopted. T/nit U'liciras, It has been the will of Almif^hty (iod to call from the Church on liarth into His Heavenly Rest, our revered and beloved Pa.stor, the Venerable Archdeacon Brigstocke, i>. d., Rector of this Parish, we, the officers and teachers of Trinity Cluirch Sunday School, desire to express, and place on record, our deep .sense of the serious less we have su.stained by his removal. During the twenty-five years of Archdeacoti Urigstocke's rectorship the Sunday School has experienced his zealous, con- .stant and affectionate interest. .Ml matters connected with the school were under his direct supervision, and its yatheriuf^s of every description were dignified bj* his presence. At the regular Sunday .sessions he was (unless out of the city) invariably present, .sometimes himself taking i)art in the instructions given, while at the children's services, held month- ly, either by an address or by catechisijig, he. to use his own words, personally " P'ed the lambs of the flock," winning, by his devoted and untiring ministrations, their reverent love. K ^:i k 146 Teachers' meetings, held every fortnight, and always coii- dticted by the rector, were felt to be valuable opi)ortiitiities of iii'^tniction and encouragement. Tims in oiir Sunday School, the death of Archdeacon Urig- stocke causes a blank not soon to be filled; but, "beinjj dead, he yet speaketh," and we feel that his influence will lonjj re- main a livinji power to animate the work of the school. Thi,s resohition was beautifully en^ros.sed atul bouud in morocco. It was siirjifd by twcuty-uine officers and teachers of Trinity Stuiday School. CHl'RCH OK KX(iU.VXI) SI NDAV SCHOOL T1-;aCHKRS' ASSOCIATION. At the rej^ular bi-monthly meeting of the Church of Kn^land Sunday School Teachers' Association, held at St. Luke's Church Sunday vSchool Room on Tuesday eveninjf, nth A])ril, iSgg, the enclo.sed reso- lution, moved by ^Nli.ss J. R. IJarlow, seconded by ]Mr. C, F. Kinnear, was carried by the standinj^ vote of th& .\s.soeiation: A'rso/ird, That the members of the Church of Kngland Sun- ''. School Teachers' .\ssociation in the Deanery of St. Jolin ■rd the deep sense of the loss which the Association has sustained in the decea.se of the late Venerable .\rchdeacon Hrig- stocke, for twenty-five years one of its most faithfid and active workers. Deeply interested as he was in all jjood W{)rks, the religious e»lucation of the young ever held in his thought and effort a foremost place. The members of the Association owe miich ♦() his ri])e scholarship mature judgment, and tireless industry which were always jilaced freely and gladly at their dis])osal. Those who were prisileged to attend his Scripture clas.ses in connection with the Teachers" I%xaniinations will not soon forget his masterliness as a teacher, nor will his associates on the K.vecntive Committee forget his invaluable aid as a coun- sellor. To his infliience is due nuich of the good accomi)lished by the .Association since its formation: an<l the earnest promo- tion of the work will be the most fitting mctliod of showing our appreciation of the earnest efforts which characterized his labours in this connection throughout liis niini.stry in this Deanery. /if it Fhi Ifii'i Ursolrrd. That a copy of this resolution be for- wanled to Mrs. Hrigstocke, with assurances of our heartfelt synijiathy with her in her great bereavement. 147 COXFKRENCK OF THK SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF THE diocesf: OI" FKKDFIRICTON. At the conference of Svinday School Teachers, held at r'rederictoii. May i 6th and ijlh, 1S99, the folUnvinj^ resolution was inianimously adopted and carried by 9 standinj^ vote : A'i-si>/:iuf. 'I'liat the SiiiKiay School Teacliers of the Diocese of Froderictou, now assembled iti their annual conference under the direction of the >Uandinij Committee of the Synod on Sunday Schools, cannot separate witliout placinjr on record their deep sense of the loss s\istained throu^jh the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Hritistocke, Rector of Trinity Church. St. John. H(U a year has passed since the late Archdeacon IJrijistocke took an active part in the last Diocesan Sunday School Teachers' Conference, held at Sussex in May. i>;9>i, and filled the position of its chairnum. Then, as always, he showed his warm interest in Sunday Sclu)ol wiirk. A (puirter of a century before his cominji had been marked by a renewed interest in Sunday School work, but the first Sinulay Sch')ol .\ssociatiou in the province was not formed until 1^7,;. For several years he filled most acceptably the position of its president. His IJible Classes, carried on without iuterrui)tion from the time he assumed the rectorship of Trinity Church, were always attended with the deepest interest. He was always forward in advcjcatinj; the claims of the Church of F'nj^land Sunday School Institute, and very largely throujjh his instrumentality many of the Sunday School teachers of the diocese have passed the necessary examination, and ob- tained the certificate of i)roficiency signed by the Archbishojis of Canterbury and York, issiied under the auspices of the Insti- tute. The Sunday School of his own i)arish was always fore- most in his thoughts, aiul in its work his great administrative talent aiul ability foinid a constant expression. Always ready at the call of duty, promi)t to recognize and embrace any oppor- tunity of advancing his Master's cau.se, and showing in his life and character the model of an earnest Christian minister, the late Archdeacon Hrigstocke will long be remembered, not only by those who had the privilege of serving in the Sunday .School under his immediate direction, btit by Suiulay School teachers throughout the diocese, and by all those who were brotight into contact with him in the Church's work. IK "i 148 DKAXERY OF ST. JOHN. The clergy of the Deanery of St. John, in special chapter assembled, on the sudden death of the Venerable Archdeacon Brig.stocke, n. n., desire to place on record their high apprecia- tion of his character, work and influence. Though numerous and full expressions of sorrow, e.steein and affection from various organizations, both parochial and civil, have already been published since his death, a s])ecial word from the clergy of his own Deanery cannot be deemed suiJerfluous. Time is the supreme test of worth. Cordial relationshijjs with the Archdeacon for many years in both Deanery and Diocesan affairs, enable his clerical brethren to emi)hatically endorse, in the first place, the apjireciative testimony of his own congregation. For a long time past they have recognized and admired his lofty concej)tion of the duties of his sacred calling, his consistent manly piety, his indefatigable energy and unre- mitting regularity in all work he undertook ; they have long valued his mature judgment and force of character, which, no doubt, won for him ecclesiastical honours and a place in the forenuist ranks of the Councils of the Church, both in his own Diocese and the Provincial and (leneral .Synods of the Dominion of Canada : and tliey have now no hesitation in asserting, as their own settled convictiou, that his admirable iiualiticatious would, at no distant date (had he been spared to the Church), have ensured his elevation to the highest order of the ministry. As Kural Dean, his brethren ever found him assiduous in the di.scharge of his dp* !«.,>. ..u 'vrellenl organizer: an able, con- siderate and imp.'irtial chairman ; a wise counsellor, well e(iuipi)e<l with sanctified common sense; a tuiin unswerving in courageous allegiance to his own conscientious convictions, while kindly tolerant of those from whom he difTered, ;ind also an active coadjutor; ready to second every wise i)ro])osition and endeavour which had for their aim the glory of (iod and the salvati<m and sanctification of souls. Much more eoiild. of course, be added concerning a ministry so useful and laborious, extending over a (piarter of a cejitnry Mi this city alone, but enough has perhai)s been said to delineate its pr s.iiineiit characteristics. There is, however, one feature of the late Archdeacons work which his brethren would like, in conchision, to exhibit in high relief, because it reveals so clearly that tender heart of a loving pastor which made his name so famous and Iwloved in his own city. As a sympathetic com- forter in times of sickness and bereavement, truly "his jiraise is in all the churches." 149 His brethren deeply feel and laiyeiit his loss, not only for themselves, hut for his parish and the Church at large in Canada. In the peaceful face of the "dead in Christ, " we perhaps catch a glimpse of that calm delight of the Paradise of dod. where the souls of the faithful departed rejit sweetly from the toils of their pilgrimage till the day of resurrection. The earne.st prayer of his affectionate brethren of the clergy is that "The I-'ather of mercies and Ciod of all comfort." who lielped him so often to console the mourner, may solace and cheer his widow in this her hour of deepest desolation, and grant her some foretaste of that "Light, Refreshment and I'eace " which he now enjoys. (Signed) W. H. DeVeber. Henn,- M. Spike. deorge Schofield. Joseph .Smith. W. I<en. McKiel. W. B.Armstrong, Rector of Petersville. I<eo. A. Hoyt, M. A., Rector of Simonds. John M. Davenport, Church of St. John Haptist, St. John. \\'ilHam (). Raymond, Rector of St. Mary's, .St. John. Jt)hn (le .Soyres, Rector of St. John's, St. John. A. ('.. Hamilton Dicker. Rector of St. Paul's, St. John. W. H. Sampson, Rector of St. Ceorge's, Carleton. P. Owen-Jones. D.-ivenport School. A. D. Dewdney, Rector of St. James, St. John. John Parkinson. Rector of St. Jude's. Carleton. R. P. McKim, Rector of .St. l.uke's, ,St. John. Frederick I-'. I-'lewelling, Curate of St. I.nke's, St. John. Richard Mathers, Wiggins Male Orphan Institution. \\illiam Ivatough. Curate of Trinity Church, .St. John. This address was beautifully engrossed and bound in morocco. I-'RKDKRICTON DKANKRY SINDAY SCHOOl, TKACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Vv"e, the members of the I-'redericton Deanery of the Sutiday School Teachers' Association, desire hereby to pl.'ice on record our sense of the grievous loss sustained by the Clmrch in the death of the X'enerable .\rchdeacon Itrigstocke. .-M'ter more than si.\ and twenty years of most devoted and successful work among tis. both as Rector of his most important parish and .-is ;i trtisted an<l honoured leader in the councils of the whole C;iu:i- dian Church, he has been suddenly called by his Divine .Master to rest from his earthlv labours while still in the very summit I50 m of his powers and usefulyess. We recall with jTratitudc his valuable services to the vSunday School work of the Diocese, and his calm judgment, and his wise and forcilde words at our Diocesan Sunday School Conferences, at which he has several times jiresided. We desire to ex])ress our heartfelt sympathy with Mrs. Rrip- stockc and Mr. Robert Ilrigslocke in this time of their deep sorrow, and our earnest prayer is that oiir Heavenly I'ather may supi)ort and comfort them. ,Sij;ned on behalf of the Deanery of Fredericton Sunday .School 'I'eachcrs' A.ssociation, ('.. (*.()onRii)(;i: Koiikkts, Hi;kiii;rt !<". K. Wii.\i-lkv, Srrrr/di y. Kredericton, N. H., March i;,th, 1^99. ) Committee. 1 i ! TRINITY CHIRCH, DORCIIE.STKR, WESTM()RI.,AND. The Rector, Church Wardens and Ve.stry of Trinity Church, Dorchester, a.s.senibled for the purpose on March 6th, 1899, resolved as follows: II 'Ik'i ras. It hath i)leased Alniijjhty (lod, \\\ his inscrutable wisdom, to call hence from his work in the Church on I-'arth, the Venerable Archdeacon Hrigstocke, whil.st as yet he was in the strenjfth of his years, and the abundance of his labours; therefore h't'Si>l;i'(i, That this Corporation do place on record tlieir sense of the very .ureal loss that the Cimrch in (ieneral. and the Diocese of I'redericton in particular, has su.stained bj- his removal from among us ; and be it furthev Kcsoh'cd, That a copy of this resolution be forwanled to the fu'uily of the late Archdeacon, toj;ether with tin e.\i)ression of the sympathy of this Corporation with them in their affliction. ST. Jl^DE'S CHURCH, CARI.RTON. Il'liriras. It has i)leased Almighty (iod, in His infinite wis- dom, to call to Himself the Venerable 1'. H. J. Hrig.stocke, i). i)., Archdeacon of St. John, from the midst of a strong, useful Christian life " here in earth " ; and, also, ir/irrras. He was well known and held in profound love and respect in this parish and congregation by us all ; therefore AV'.vo/r ■(■(/, That we, the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry, the Corporation of St. Jiule's Carleton, in vestry assembled, do 151 l)lricf on tlie rt-cords of the said parish our v.cry deep sense of the loss sustained ')y tlie Chnrch in this Diocese, by the City of Saint John, by the I'arisli of Trinity, and not least of all by ourselves and this parish which we represent, hy the removal into Paradise of so devoted a i)riest, so excellent a citi/en, so loyal a friend and gentleman as Archdeacon Hrigstocke ; and further, we offer our deepest atid sincerest sympathy to his widow and son in their great sorrow and bereavement, with the earnest j)niyer that they " be comforteil of ( lod " ; also h'i'siilTi'd. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Hrigstocke forthwith, signed by the Rector, Church War- dens and Vestry Clerk. JoIl.N r.AKKINSOX, h'rrlill. S. I<. IJkitt.mn. ) Chas. Costkr. I OSCAR Rixci, I'rsti Y CIrik. .St. Jude's. Carleton. March i,;th, 1^99. Cliiinli U'linlrn.^ THE DEANERY OI' ST. ANDREWS. The followiiij^- resolution was passed at a meetiti}.( of the Deanery of vSt. An(lre\iS, hehl in vSt. Stephen on April 25th, 1S99 : ^ 7b A/is. nriiislockf. St.Jolin. \. />'. Ri'solTi'd, That the members of the Deanery of St. Andrews, now in session in Christ's Church Rectory. St. Stephen, desire to convey to you their heartfelt condolence in your deep afflic- tion, caused by the death of your late lamented husband, the Venerable Archdeacon Hrigstocke. His loss will be felt, not only very severely in his own Church, "Trinity," which is a standing moinnnent to his mem- ory : in our own Diocese and Synod, of which he was one of the foremost members ; but also in the Provincial and (ieneral Synods of the Dominion of Canada. In rll these positions he has left a blank which catniot be easily filled. We can assure you, dear madam, that it is our earnest i)rayer that otir Uord Jesus Christ Himself, and Cod. even our I'ather, which hiith loved us, and given us everlasting consolation, may comfort your heart in your great trouble, and pour into it a soothing calm, which will enable you to say, "Thy will be done." •signed on behalf of the members of the Deanery. Ranai.I) E. S.mitu. /'■</« Kuial. 152 14- ■ 4 DIOCKSAN SYNOD OI* FREDKRICTOX. At the annual convention of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1899, the followinj^ resohition, moved 1)y the Very Reverend Dean Partridj^e, seconded by Mr. (ieorj^e Schofield, was carried unanimously b}* a standing vote : Tliat this Synod desires to place on record its deej) sense of tlie loss sustained !)>■ this Diocese, and the whole Canadian Church, by the death of the late Venerable Frederick H. J. IJrijfstocke, n. d.. Archdeacon of St. John. Mr. HriK'^tocke came to this Diocese a younj.;. but not untried man in 1^7,1, to assume the charjie of a conjrrefiatioii — that of TrinitN Church, St. John— in many respects the most important in the Diocese. There he si)ent the rest of his life and ministry. His serene and judicial mind ; his steadfast cleaving; to the ri}j;ht irrespective of con.secn'fnces ; his calm direction of business affairs ; his accurate and jMinctual ])erformance of all his minis- terial antl parochial duties ; his powers of ori(anization ; his cautious and well balanced and moderate churchmaiishiii : his fearless and incisive preaching": ; and, above all, his (piietly con- sisteJit Christian life, combined to make hi'u "a workman that needeth not to be asjiamed." The jieninne sorrow felt for his loss, not only by his attached parisliioners, but by the whole community in which he hatl for twenty-five years lived and laboured, is the best evidence of the love and e.steem in which he was held. In this Synod, as well as in the larger councils of the Church in Canada, his presence will be much missed. His practical and well-informed judjjment was of the greatest benefit in the many (inestions which constantly need wi.se judgment, while his steadfast and solid character; his stronjif and convincing reasoning; his evident sincerity, and his firmness in maintain- ing what he felt to be right, although lie might stand alone, gave him a power in debate which might well be envieil by those who might possess more brilliant gifts. t>ur grief at what might be cleemed his premature removal is tempered by the thought that the Master whom he sought to .serve and love, has taken home his faithful .servant to enter into the jov of his I,onl. O. S. Xi;wNii.\.M, Sr(r('/(irj 0/ Synod. 153 THE CHURCH OF KN<".I<AN1) INSTITTTK. A't'sohfif, The members of the Church of Ktiglaiul lustittile, having suffered the h)ss of their rre^ideiit by the death of tlie Rev. F. H. J, Hrigstocke, D. d.. Arclideacoti of St. John, who lias.sed away on I-'riday, March sth, iSc^j, desire to place ujxiii record an expression f)f their deep a])preciation of his faithful and self-denyinji lahou'-s on their behalf ever since the forma- tion of the Institute, which was founded in coiise<iuenoe of an invitation issued by himself in January, 1S76. Throujjh the long i)eriod of nearly twenty-five years he filled the office of President with indefatigable zeal, remarkable tact, and rare administrative ability, never s]>aring himself trouble or labour that he might pr< -mote the objects and advance the be.st inter- ests of the Institute, which was so dear to him. The members desire also to express their sincere sympathy with Mrs. Hrigstocke and Mr. K()l)ert lirigstocke in their sad bereavement. I". A. KiNXKAU, Siri,'/a;r. vSt. John, N. H., March i6th, iSi^y, THE I.ADIlvS' ASSOCIATION OI" Till-; CHrKCH Ol' f:NO- I.ANI) INSTITrTI-:. Kt'sohrd , We, fhe Committee of Management of the I,adies' Association of the Church of I^ngland Institute, desire to place on record our deep appreciation of the loss sustaine<! by the As.sociation in the removal by dealli oi our beloved and vener- ated Presiilent. We would further desire to record our deep sen.se of gratitude for the benefit derived from the guidance of one who.se aims were always the highest. We also desire to exjiress our tenderest sympathy with Mrs. Hrigstocke, the bereaved widow of our much lamented Presi- dent. Mrs. (.',. A. Schofield, Miss Murray, Mrs. R. V. .Starr, . Mrs. Charles Holden, Mrs. Thomas Walker, Mrs. I,. A. Currev, Mrs. C. I". Smith, Mrs. !•. \\. Ilarker, Miss H. y\. Peters, Miss 1". Symoiid.s. ST. (IKOROKS SOCIHTV. The St. George's Society met at their rooms at 1.30 o'clock. IVIr. W. M. Jarvis, President, in the chair. The following resohition. moved by Mr. J. I). Ila/.eii, and seconded bv Mr. G. vSi(hiev Smith, each with a brief address expressive of their own regret at the Is' i^ii 154 death of the Venerable Archdeacon, was carried unanimously : ll'hnras. The ineinhers cjf St. Cieorge's Sociely of the City of St. John have heard with feeliiifjs of very deep and sincere re- gret the sad news of the death of the Venerable Archdeacon F-'rederick H. J. Uri^jstocke, Rector of Trinity Church of tliis city for more than a cjuarter of a century, and for tliirteen years a member of St. (leor^:e's Society, (hiriii).; three of whicli he most acceptably filled the office of Chaplain : therefore Rrsolvi'ii, That the .Society phices on record its sense of the f^reat loss sustained by the death of one who, from the time of joining the Society, was one of its most active and valued mem- bers, who showed his deep interest in its welfare by beiiifj always i)resent at its meetings, whether of a business or a social nature, and whose sound common .sense, b\isiness ability, and l)atriotic desire to advance its best interests, and to accomi)lish the objects for which it was formed, were of inestimable value to it ; a parish priest most assiduous in the discharge of his duties, a sound and impressive preacher, a churchman of strong convictions and steadfast purpose, yet tolerant of the opinions of others, a man of great executive ability and a good citizen in every res])ect, he obtained soon after his arrival in .St. John the good will and respect of the members of the comnumity in which he lived, and held it in an increasing degree tnitil he was cut off when ai)i)arently in the enjoyment of the ftdl health and vigour of his splendid manhood ; and Fni tlirr h'rsalTrd, That a copy of this re.solution, with an ex- l)ression of the sincere sympathy of ,St. (ieorge's Society, be forwarded to Mrs. IJrigstocke. THK nROTHKRHDOI) OF ST. ANDREW IX CANADA. TRINITY CIHRCH CH.vrTKK. ll'/iiii'as, This Cliapter has heard with sincere regret of the death of its esteemed Honorary Director, the Neiierable Arch- deacon Hrig.stocke ; A'rso/Ti'd. Tliat the Chapter liereby places on record its strong feeling of the very severe loss it has sn.stained in the removal of its head. Kver ready, as he was, by his wise counsel and kindly <lirection to further its work, the Chapter, while humbly bowing to the Divine will, feels that its loss is almost irreparable : and further A'rso/rrd. That a copy of the above resolution be sent to Mrs. Urigstocke by the secretary. \V. K. W'iCT.MOKi:, Sitir/ai V. St. John, N. H., March 20th, 1S99. 155 GIRLS' FRIKXUI.Y SOCIIiTY. A/y Ih'ui Ml s. Ill iiistdi kr. At a ineetiiig of the C.irls' Friendly Sncitty, last eveiiiiifj. whicli was well atti-iided, hotli iiifiiil'ers and associate members asked that I should convey to \-ou their sympathy. There were unniistakahle sijjns of sincere sorrow, and even some who have seemed thonjihtless made me feel stire that they had valued the earnest, kindly atlmonition of him who has heen taken to his. eternal rest. I let the girls select their own closing hymn, which was ".Safe in the Arms of Jesns," which they sang with feeling. With very tender regards and renewed symi)athy, I am. lovingly yours, I Signed I Mary k. Walkkr. 156 Princess .Street. March nth, is<^^(y. C.OVKRNORS OK KIXC.S COLUKGK. The Hoard of C.overnors of King's College, Windsor, have heard with i)rofound regret, and with a sense of deeply-pained surpri.se, of the siulden death of their long-time colleague, the Venerable }•". II. J. lirigstocke. Archdeacon of St. John. Dr. Hrigstocke was .always welcomed to the Councils of the Hoard, where his sturdy common sense, free expression of his opinions, and frank criticisms of proposed alterations of exist- ijig rules, and of new methods for the further development of the College, secured careful consideration of them before they could be ado])ted. The other menibers of the Hoard not only rejoiced in the great importance of the i)osition that Dr. Hrigstocke held as Rector of Trinity Church, St. John, atul the added dignity which accrued to him wlien he was apjjointed to the honorable office of Archileacon, but th y respected and honored him as a Juan, association with whom was the means of dee])ening friendship. It is a grief to the Hoar<l to think that they will in the future be dei)rived of his co-operation, and that his familiar iiresence will be missed at their nieetings. The Hoard of Ciovernors tender their heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Hrigstocke in her bereavement, anil direct that a copy of this minute be sent to lier by the Secretary. The foregoing is a true coi)y of a minute adojited by the (Governors of Kings College, Windsor, at their last meeting. (Signed) R.J. Wii.sox, .Vvvv/ii/ v. Halifax. X. .'>.. 16th March. 1S99. 156 U WIC.C.INS ORPHAN ASVMM. At a special incetinj^ of the Board t)f (ioveniors of the WiKKi"!^ Male Orphan Institution, it was ordered that the foHowin;^' minute he entered on the records : 'Vhv ( ■oviinnis of llif WiKfiii"^ M;ik- ()ii)li;in Iiistitntioii I;inK'iit the (katli of tin- WiiLTalilr Arohdciicini Itiij^stockf, mid art- painftilly aware liow j^'t'al a loss i-iistus to llic institutioti. II is tlir loss of oiif \vl)o liori', tlnoiii;hoiit a Iftiii of twriity- thrcf years' servict- at this l>oar(l, a liiuli stnsf of tlic trust whicli lie had assutncd, and whose piuictiial and earnest co-operation with his fellow-governors ever Nhowed that he was actuated by it. Theie remain to the (.jovernors the ineinory and e.\;inii)le of an associate rarely absent from board meetings, warmly intent upon the well-beiny of the institntion, anil wlio, in the sn|)erin- tendence of its educational work, as in all else, strove to make the institution frnitfnl of the j^ood intended by the fonndir. MADRAS SCIKXd,. Il'lii-iras. Since the la>t meetinij; of this Itoanl a vacancy has been cansed by the death of the X'eiierable Archdeacon Hri^- slocke. who. for upwards of twenty years, as Rector of Trinity Chnrcli. was one of the ofiicial members of this lioard ; this Hoard desires to record its expression of the t;reat loss it has sustained by the death of one who look such a sjiecial interest in the work of the Hoard, and such a prominent part in its cmilrt)!. Though the duties and work directly incident to a ])()sition .so important as tliat of Rector of TrinitN Chnrcli. St. John, are necessarily such as to make iarj^e dr;ifts niKin the time and the eiiertries of the person holdinfi it, the late Archdeacon of SI. John was alwa_\s ready and willinjf to assume any new cares or responsibilities which seemed neces.sary for the iinproveinent of the .schools under the Hoard's maiiatjement or for the ad- vancement of the Kenera! objects of the Hoard, and in the dis- charge of these duties he never failed in evincing the good judgment and activity which characterized all his undertakings, and. with rare excei)tion, carried them to a successful terniina- tion. This Hoard desires to convey to Mrs. Hrigstocke an assuraifce from its members of their deep sympathy with her in her severe loss. — [Extract from Minutes of the Madras Hoard. H. Uawranck Stirdkk, Srcfflarv, elc. 157 PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYIA'M- To the Wido'w of the late \'enet able Auhdeai mi Ih if^stocke, D. D. Df.ak Madam— At a meetinjj of the Hoard of Directors of the Protestant (Orphan Asyhiin. held iinmediately after the death of yo\ir late lamented husband, a committee was a])- l)()intcd, consistinjj of the Rev. Ceorfje Bruce, D. i).. Rev. John deSoyres, m. a., and Mr. K. I.. Whittaker, to prepare a letter to be forwarded to you. e.vpressiufj the hinh esteem in which your late husband was held, and .sympathy with you in your trying bereavement ; it was further Ki'so{vcd, That the members attend the funeral in a body. In accordance with the first of the foregoing resolutions, we, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully convey to you and your son. on behalf of the Hoard, an expression of (jur i)rofound and heartfelt sympathy with yoti in your sore and une.xpecteil be- reavement. Your late husband was one of the most hi>{hly valued members of the Hoard, sincere and \inchanj;inn; in his interest in the Institution, faithful and untiring in the fulfil- ment of every oblif;ation and the performance of every duty devolviu).; on him. wise in counsel and warm in his sympathy with the children in whose interest he always tnanifested a thouffhtful and affectionate interest, we feel that his ileath is a great loss to the Institution, and to each of us in our connec- tion with it. We pray that the l-'ather of Mercies may graciously fulfil to you His peculiar promise of comfort and sui>port in this, the hour of your loneliness and sorrow. Signed on behalf uf the Hoard. C. Hkick, J. dkSoykks, K. ly. WUITTAKKK. lyAUIKS' ASSOCIATION OF THK PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASVIyUM. At the rej^ular monthly ineetinj.j of the Laches' A.ssociatioii of the Protestant Orphan Asyhini, hehl April 6th, the followinj^ re.sohition was passed : That the Secretary convey to Mrs. Hrigstocke the heartfelt sympathy of this committee in her sad bereavement, and they also deei)ly regret the great loss to this institution of so vahiable an office-bearer. (Signed) Fax.vy :j. MacL,arkx, Secretary. Mrs. Oeo. Mclyeod, Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Tuck, Mrs. I). Mcl.ellan, Mrs. John Huriiee, Mrs. Chas. John.ston, Mrs. James ly. Dunn, Mrs. T. A. Rankine. Mrs. O. Pngsley, Mrs. Kaye, , Mrs. Starr, Mrs. R. Thomson, Miss Murrav, Ladies' Committee. i5« ! . -'? .1 voiNc. mi-:ns ciikistian association. I)i:.\R .Mks, Ukicstockk,— At tlie iiitttiiiK "f tlie Mfiritinie Cotiuiiittii- of the Y<Miii>i Mtn's Cliristian Assoiintioti, luld in 'rniro. Nova Srolia, March ,;ist,thc' lollctwiiin initiiiti' was ])assi'(l and oidtivd to hi- placed on the niinnlis of tlte coinniitlff, and a c-oiiy sent to yon and yonr family ; At its first nuetiiiK siiue the lamented death of tin X'liieralile Archdeai'on IlriKstoeke. d. d,, the Maritime Committee of the VoiMiK Men's Clirislian Association, on motion, resolved that their sincere coiidolemi' be olTered to Mr^.. Hrin^tocke anil famil\ in their sore heiiaveinent. They remember with urati- tnde the lordial terms in which he opened the Parish Mouse of Trinity Church to their recent coinention, and the warm man- ner in which he welcomi'd tiiiin tin ri\ by i)roxv, white i)erson- all\- i)rostr;ited through illness. The committee desire to ex- ))re^s the hope that the keenness of the heavy trial caused by l)i> siid(l( n tenii)\al may be softened to the bereaved b\ the knowledge that the Christian life manifeste<l by the Archdeacon in his relation to his fellow workers in the Master's vineyard, will be held in the lastint; and lovitijr remembi nice of those who \\eic brought in contact with it. I can only join in sincere .symiiathy with the committee in this exiiression. and trust that the (iod of all comfort nia\- vjive you ijreat comfort in the lonely hours. With Christian sympathy and liojie. Faithfully yours, 1"k.\/.i.k Ci. M.\usii.\i.i.. SOCIKTV 1-OR PRKVKNTIOX <)l-' CKfKI.TYTo ANIMAI.S. R'lWtilriul. That the members "f the Ivxecutive Committee of the New Itninswiik Society for the I'reveiitioii of Cruelty to Animals ret-ord exjjressiou of their dee]) .sorrow at the uiiex- pectid death, on the 5th inst., of the Venerable Archileacon llrigstocke, I), i)., one of the founders of the Society, and a Vice- I'resident since its organization. Rcjfular in attendance at the meetinjfs, ever ready to act upon any sub-committee to which he might be apiiointed, cheerfully i)erforming every duty which was assigned to him, a prudent adviser and a wise counsellor, Archdeacon Urigstocke justly filled a high i)lace in the esteem of this committee, and fairly earned the respect and admiration of his fellow-members, while his interest in, and care for tlie dumti creatures, exhibited his great kindness of heart and his sincere desire to alleviate sufTering. That the members of the committee further express their 159 appredntioii of the Rrent ser\'ic«?s reiiderfcl to this coninuinity (liiritiK his lotij? rcsidt-iice here hy the Inte Archdencoti, throiimh his faithful devotion to the interests committed to his chnr^e ns rector of Trinity Chnrch, hy his zeal and earnestness as a min- ister of the Ciospel, and by )iis conscientious iierformance of the duties of citizenship, all of which tended to the highest welfare of the people among whom he lived. That there be sent to the family assurance of the ileep sympathy of the committee with them in their bereavement, and of the hope that the Almighty Father will sustain them in this hour of sufTering. KCI.KCTIC RKADIN(i CIA'B. Dear Mrs. Hrki.stockk— I am instructed by the Kclectic Reading Club to convey to yon the syjni)athy of the members in your great sorrow, as expressed in the following resolution passed at the last regular meeting of the Kclectic Reading Club, held on March z.sth, 1S99 : That this meeting desires to give expression to the sorrow which has come upon this Society on the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Brig.stocke, n. n., whose kindly interest had been deeply valued by all the members, and whose steadfast example in the community will long be cherished in our memories. Helieve me, yours sincerely, (Signed) A(iNK.s I,. Carr, Sfcrelaty 0/ liclectic Keading Clnh. NEPTUNE ROVVINd CM'B. At a meeting? of the Connnittee of Management of the Neptune Rowing Chih, the following resolution was passed : Resolved, That the members of the Committee of Manage- ment of the Neptune Rowing Club (I.imited) record expression of their deep sorrow at the death of the Venerable Arclideacon Brigstocke, d. d., first Vice-President of this Club. Cheerful in rendering his a.ssistancc in various ways, and ever ready to promote the welfare of the Club, Archdeacon \ )cke held a high place in the esteem of this committee, and won the respect of his fellow tnembers. Af'd that the Secretary send to Mrs. Brigstocke a copy of this reso' ion. (Signed) Rowland Frith, Secretary. mmmm •*f ■HiM^. ' The Rev. Wili-iam KAToroH was horn in 1861. He came ont to Canada in May, 1SS9; was ordained Deacon on Whitsunday in the same year, and came ..o Sussex as Curate of the Rev. Canon Medley. After the death of the latter, Mr. Eatough took charge of the Parish of I'etitcodiac until Advent, 1S90, when he accepted the Curacy of Trinity Church, St. John, where he ditd Ma-, .^th, 1899, much beloved and greatly regretted.