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OCCASIONAL PAPER

OF THB

CHURCH SOCIETY

OF THE

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DIOCESE OF QUEBEC.

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PRINTED BT JOHN LO"VELL, ST, ANH STREET.

1861.

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OCCASIONAL PAPER

OP THE

OF THE

BI0CE8E OF QUEBEC.

Letter addressed by the Lord Bishop to the

Acting Secretary.

BARDFIELD,

4:th March, 1861.
Rev. and Dear Sfr :

I am prompted to address to you, in your capacity
of Acting Secretary of the Church Society, the statement of
some few particulars relative to the two Missions maintained
by that institution, in tlie District which I have recently had
occasion to visit.

The first which I visited was that Mission, of an itinerant
character, which is occupied by the Rev. J. P. Richmond,
whose labours are carried over the townships of Barford, Clifton
and Hereford, lying close to the American frontier. AH this
tract of country is as yet in a very backward cor ition — and
with the exception of some efforts, unavoidably desultory and
nnfrequent, yet by no means unfruitful, made by different
Travelling Missionaries of the Church Society, and, at one
time, by the nearest Clergyman (the Rev. H. G. Bnrrage), the
ground has not, till lately, been taken up by the Church.
There are many circumstances attaching to the whole field of
labour in the Eastern Townships which present an aspect of
discouragement and difficulty. Wherever there is a predomi-
nance or a considerable infusion of settlers who are American
or of American descent, there is a great proportion of the
population who, drawing their origin from a country in which
there are no national religious institutions, are unconnected
with any religious organization whatever, and who remain un-

baptized, and, in a vast number of instances, totally regardless
of the duty of attending public worship. And, in what does
appear in the shape of Religion, there is frequently to be wit-
nessed a frothy torrent of extravagant fanaticism which is apt
to run itself sneedily dry, as well as a multiform exhibition of
doctrinal error, (such as is propagated by the Universalists,
the Adventites, the seventh-day Baptists, &c.,) serving, alto-
gether, to bewilder the minds of the people, and to make many
stand aloof from Religion. On the otl^r hand, these very cir-
cumstances are found, in different instances, to recommend, by
contrast, in the eyes of thinking men among the inhabitants,
the " order and steadfastness" with the grave, solemn and truly
scriptural services of the Church ; and a Minister of our Com-
munion who is seen to be self-denying and earnest in his work, —
zealous for the salvation of souls, and, at the same time,
conciliating and discreet, will rarely fail, under the Divine
blessing, to make a favorable impression in many quarters
where all has been loose in matters of Religion, and to gain
over some straying, and what may be called unrecognized,
sheep, besides preserving safely in the fold those who may be
said more naturally to be our own.

The Roman Catholic Church has of late years made great
advances in these townships— not, thus far, in the way of
proselvtism, but by means of accessions which it affords to the
population year by year, tending, in the probable result, numeri-
cally to overbalance the Frotestants in portions of the country
heretofore considered as distinguishingly Protestant, and to gain
the ascendancy in matters of municipal concern. The vast facili-
ties afforded in the formation of certain new settlements by the
Government, and the large advantages there opened to the
settler, appear to be so dispensed and administered as emi-
nently,— I believe I should not be far wrong in saying exclu-
sively, — to favor the Roman Catholic interest.

The call, therefore, upon our own Church to keep her ground,
and, without obnoxious interference, to promote the spiritual
welfare of ail those anong the population who are accessible
to her overtures, or have a claim upon her watchfulness, is an
urgent and solemn call. And what the Diocesan Church
Society has, up to this point, done in this behalf, in taking its
share of labour when other resources have begun to fail us, is
the earnest, I trust, of greater things which, as the demands
multiply, the same institution will be permitted to effect.

In my late circuit through the Eastern Townships, I held,
from the 16th January to the 10th February, both inclusive,

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twenty-four services, preaching at each, and administered the
rite of Corifirinatlon in eighteen places. My labours com-
menced in one of the Missions maintained by the Church Society
and closed in the other. In the former, already mentioned aa
being under the charge of the Rev. J. P. Richmond, I con-
firmed two persons in a little school-house close to the house in
which that gentleman has his lodging. The moulding and
training of the people (or such among them as are in a disposi-
tion to conform to the Church) remains in a great measure to
V ibne. Matters are in train, however, for the erection of a
'ch ii this neighborhood. The spot where the school-
^' ! : tdi 'h LToes by the name of Drew's Mills, and is in
4- '.. ;d. T'iv. Richmond has had a rough time of it in this
•j\: '^uen^^^d tra'^t of country, in a winter of such almost un-
" 'all' ^ sevtr'ty as the present, and marked by such a series
■■; , Veni snow-storms, causing an enormous accumulation of
snow in the i ads. And he bore some marks of service in the
very visible tracos of the eifect of frost upon two or three parts
of his face. I do believe, however, that he is quite prepared
to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, and that
he will approve himself wise to win souls. The only other
place within his Mission where I held a Confirmation was in
Hereiord, again in a school-house,— which was within a stone's
throw of the territory of the United States. An American
Congregationalist Minisfer, and a good many of his people,
came over from their settlement just across the lines, to attend
our service. As respects our own inhabitants in the townships,
it is very much the custom among the sects and the unattached
members of the community, to attend every variety of teach-
ing, to which the school-houses are always open. Here I
confirmed ten persons. And 1 may make this general remark,
subject, no doubt, to instances of exception, that the recipients
of Confirmation are hopeful subjects as members of the Church —
not only because the Clergy usually take great pains in pre-
paring them, and because we may look for grace and blessing
to attend the ordinance when truly turned to account, but be--
cause the notions prevalent among the population at large, err
rather on the side of over-strained exaction respecting particular
evidences of grace as pre-requisite to the use of appointed
means, than on that of undue facility and laxity, — which
notions have naturally a certain sway and influence over the
minds of our own people who are in contact with those who
entertain and insist upon them.

In the Mission of Danville, matters are a good deal more
advanced. Danville itself is a railway station, and promises

to become a flourishing village. Mr. Fothergill has been suffi-
ciently long now in the service of the Church Society to be
known and appreciated as a faithful, zealous and successful
Missionary. Here I confirmed, at two separate Confirmations,
(the state of the roads and weather having made it impossible
upon the day first appointed for some of the candidates to
reach the place,) thirty persons, some of whom had much passed
the usual age. At Trout-brook, a dependency upon the charge,
about seven miles from Danville, in the township of Tingwick,
I confirmed eighteen— forty-eight in all, within the Mission, a
number constituting the largest Confirmation in the whole of
my late circuit. The Confirmations at Danville were held, as
the school-house was too small, in the meeting-house of the
Congregationalists, afforded to us, I must say, in the most
obliging manner, and, in one instance, to the exclusion of their
own service, which they insisted upon foregoing — they being
all the time aware that this is an accommodation which,
according to oar rules, we can never afford in return. At
Troutbrook, I confirmed in the school-house. Mr. Fothergill
is busily engaged in the erection of a good brick Church at
Danville, now roofed in, upon a very correct and pleasing
architectural model. It stands upon a site given by Mr.
Ilanning, a proprietor in the place, who is also one of the
principal contributors in money. (This is the Church to which
the Church Society granted 6650.)

I had made appointments to visit Acton and South Durham,
(or Durham Station,) being the principal places of the third
Mission which it is proposed to open under the auspices of the
Churnh Society, within the limits of the Eastern Townships.
Mr. Taylor, a lay-reader of the Church in the adjoining town-
ship of Upton, within the Diocese of Montreal, has been em-
ployed to serve the former of these places once a fortnight,
under an arrangement between the Bishop of Montreal and
myself, and by means of an appropriation from the grant made
available by our own Church Society for such purposes. Mr.
T. being an extremely competent and well-approved person in
his vocation, and having been furnished with tracts for the
candidates, prepared for such occasions, I had signified to him
that 1 would accept his tickets for confirmation. But it hap-
pened singularly enough that, whereas in the whole of this
stormy journey, I had effected the objects of my visitation, and
carried my ministrations to the ruder and more remote settle-
ments, I was now brought to a stand in that portion of it where
I had to travel by the train. It is well known that, for days
together, during the present winter, the trains have been pre-

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vented from running and the mails have been stopped. I had
made it a point to allot a Sunday to Acton, and, losing my
opportunity, I returned by the first train that ran to Quebec,—
reserving Acton for another visit.

8th April. — Since I wrote the former part of this letter,
two gentlemen have arrived from England for whom I had
been looking to fill appointments under the Church Society.
The first of these, Mr. Robert Mitchell, arrived on the 2nd of
March and staid with me till the 8th. As he was of age for
Orders and supplied with all requisite testimonials, and I had
marked him down for Acton, I decided to accompany him to
that place, and thus it turned out very well that I had been
prevented from reaching it before, since it was evidently advan-
tageous that I should introduce him to the people, and take
part, personally, in the arrangements to be made for his estab-
lishment among them. I also thought that it would be desirable
to ordain him in that part of the country, and I fixed the
Ordination accordingly for Sunday, the 10th March, at Rich-
mond, within an hour, by the train, from Acton. (At Acton
there is as yet no Church.) Mr. Mitchell passed a most
creditable examination, conducted partly in Quebec, with the
help of the Rev. Mr. Ilousman, and partly at Melbourne, (close
to Richmond,) where he was put into the hands of the Rev.
S. S. Wood — these two gentlem3n being of the number of my
Chaplains. Upon proceeding with him to Actonvale, which is
the name given to the town laid out at the Acton coppsr-mines,
I LOok him, according to invitation, to the house of Mr. Merrill,
the principal proprietor of the place, in whose ' Duse I preached
twice and confirmed three persons on the 11th March. Nothing
could be more kind and cordial than the reception which we
met with, on all hands, in Actonvale. Mr. Mitchell has become
an inmate of Mr. Merrill's house. The place, as the Board
must be aware, constitutes an important station for the Church,
and is likely to become a great and thriving town. There wa«
one interesting circumstance, though marked by a mortifying
disappointment, in this visit to Acton. The service had been
appointed in the afternoon, and a considerable number of per-
sons had assembled accordingly, some of them having come
from a distance of a good many miles. But the labouring
miners {i. e. the Protestants among them) sent a message
requesting a postponement till half-past six, that they might
be enabled to attend after the close of their work. As I felt
that I could not well keep the other parties waiting till then,
I proceeded to the peribrmanco of service at once, and sent
word to the miners that I would hold a later service expressly

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for them. We waited, however, tul half-past eight, and then
gave them up — but had, without them, a congregation of
about twenty persons. It appeared that it was imy-nighu and
the miners could not get away.

On the next day, I went to South Durham, where the people
from Metcalfe-Hill, some miles distant, were to meet :he South
Durham congregation. The Rev, L. C. Wurtele, connected
with the junior department of Bishop's College at Lennoxville,,
(who was with me upon the occasions here described,) has paid
much useful attention, to such extent as is compatible with his
duties at that place, to the three congregations here mentinned,
who (together, probably, with the care of some out-lying settle*
ments besides) will constitute the charge of the Missionary at
Acton. Mr. Wurtele renders his own reports to the Board,
and the Board are ai>quainted with the means by which th»
compensation of his services is provided. I held service at
the school-house in South Durham, and confirmed two persons,
who had been prepared by Mr. Wurtele. The earlier labourf.
of the Church, in the ground which, from time to time, sh®
takes up, exhibit only •* the day of small things;" but that day
is not a day to be "despisei" and may be pregnant Avitfcj
auguries of blessing.

The Metcalfe-Hill congregation being composed. In part, of
residents in Ely, within the Diocese of Montreal, the Church
Society of that Diocese has, upon the recommendation of the
Bishop, engaged to contribute $50 a-year towards the salaiy of
Mr. Mitchell. The sum was indicated by myself as propor-
tioned to the claim existing upon the spot, to help from the
sister Diocese.

Mr. Charles Eoberts, the other gentleman to whom X haT§^
referred, arrived at Quebec in the middle of Passion- Week ,^
and I brought him out to my own house. As he will not be of
age for Orders till September, I have appointed him to act, in
the service of the Church Society, as lay-reader at Bourg-
Louis, within the Mission, at present, of the Rev. A. Pearse,.
under whose direction he will conduct his operations ; and his
allowance will be provided from the disposable balance, as far
as it will go. of the fund reserved by th« Board for these ob-
jects. As you accompanied him to Bourg-Louis, and intro-
duced him there to Mr. Pearse and to the people, you will bo
best enabled, yourself, to give the particulars connected with
his first assumption of duty. I will only state that he comes
highly recommended from home, and that bs produced favorable
impressions upon those who were concerned with him at Quebec*

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It is very desirable that Bourg-Louia should be formed into
an independent Mission, for which object I hope the present
arrangement will pave the way.

The three clerj^ymen, Mr. Fothergill, Mr. J. P. Itichmond,
and Mr. Mitchell, and the luy-reader, Mr. ?.oberts. now in
preparation for f^^e ministry, all of whom T have mentioned as
enga^'ed in thi Tvice of the Church Society, are alumni of
$t? AugustincV .missionary College at Canterbury. That most
Valuable institution is fast increasing in the number of its
•tiidents, and fast gaining in public estimation,— certain un-
Hjunded pre'iudices wnich had, in some quarters, existed against
% having very much disappeared upon a better acquaintance
%ith its real character. The highest testi'-.o?;:, has baen ien-
iered by diiferent Bishops, to the cand'Cdx-o for Orders pro-
ceeding from within its walls, with reference to their manner
of acquitting themselves in their examination. They also
tendergo an examination before the S.P.G. in London previously
%s^ their being adopted by that body ; and nine of them having
y^cently presented themselves together, fo this purpose, the
fiishop of London was so pleased with them, that he invited
them all 1o stay as guests at his Palace in Fulham. Two of
tiese nine gentlemen were the persons who have just come out
U u^ here,— Mr. Mitchell and Uv. lloberts. I send you here-
with, for exhibition to the Board, some letters shewing the
(character which they had established and the favor which they
vol) iVoni competeut judges in England.

I am.

Pear Sir,

Very faithfully yours,

G. J. QUEBEC.

]). s.— As 1 stated verbally at the last Meeting of the Board,
the Rev. i.. C. Wurtele continues, as a temporary arrangement,
t# sapply different places on Sunday, which he can reach from
Lennoxville on Saturday, returning on Monday morning ; ^nd,
(in accordance with the discretionary power left in my hands
by the Board during a vacancy in the office of Travelling
]\lissionary,) his expenses are in part made chargeable to the
allov/ance for that object,— the balance being provided by the
cwgregatlons whom he serves.

G. J. Q.

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Journal of a Tour for holding Meetings, on
behalf of the Society, in the St. Francis
District.— 25/A Feb.— 3rd Marck 1861.

On the invitation of some of the Clergy in the St. Francis
District, I left Quebec, on the 25th February, for the purpose
of holding a series of meetings on behalf of the Church Society,
for Danville, from whence, on the following morning, I j>ro-
ceeded to Kingsey. A meeting was held here after Divine
service, and was addressed by the Rev. A. Balfour, Rev. M.
Fothergill, (who had driven me from Danville,) and myself.
The attendance was not large, owing to the unfavorable state
of the weather on the two preceding Sundays, which had pre-
vented the circulatior. of notice of the meeting, Mr. Balfour,
however, had done his utmost on the preceding day to repair
this deficiency. A good spirit was manifested, and fresh sub-
scriptions, to the amount of about $18, were promised by those
present. From Kingsey Kr. Balfour drove me to Upper Dur-
ham, Mr. Fothergill accompanying us. Here I met the Rev.
Dr. Falloon from Melbourne, and learned that, through some
misunderstanding between himself and Mr. Balfour, I was
expected at that place on the following morning. My appoint-
ment at that time being at Compton, I suggested that Dr. F.
and Mr. Fothergill should go on at once to Melbourne, to give
notice of a meeting the same evening, which they did. I had
understood that Dr. F. did not think it advisable to hold a
meeting there. I had proposed to do so three weeks previously,
when I was there in attendance on the Bishop. The meeting
at Durham, which was poorly attended, was addressed by the
Incumbent, (the Rev. S. S. Wood,) Mr. Balfour, and myself.
Immediately afterwards, Mr, Balfour drove me to Melbourne,
where, considering ihe shortness of the notice, there was a fair
attendance. The Revs. Dr. Falloon, S, S, Wood, A. Balfour
and M, Fothergill, Professor Graham and Mr, Tait, addressed
the nieeting, as well as myself. I was obliged to leave the
meeting before its close, to take the train for Compton ; but I
requested Mr. Fothergill to remain and preach at the service

which had been previously announced for the following day.
On the 27th, a meeting was held at Compton after Divine
service. The Rev. W. Eichrnond was unfortunately prevented,
by sudden illness in his family, from being present ; but the
chair was taken by Mr. Doak, one of the Churchwardens, who
addressed the meeting. The attendance was encouraging,
especially when it is remembered that no subscriptions have
been received from this place for several years past. I found
some strange misconceptions prevailing here with re^'ard to the
character and operations of the Society, which I endeavored to
remove in my address ; and I am thani^ful to state that the
Chairman expressed himself, on behalf of himself and of the
meeting, fully satisfied with my explanations, and resolved,
with the co-operation of the Incumbent and his brother warden,
(who was present and signified his concurrence,) to organize a
parochial association without delay, and appoint collectors
throughout the Mission. I was glad to see the parsonage at
Compton, to which the Society has made a grant of $60,
finished and inhabited. I had proposed holding a meeting at
Hatley, but the Rev. H. Burrage thought it inexpedient to do
so at present; I learned from him, however, at Compton,
where he addressed the meeting, that measures were in ^'regress
for increasing the subscription-list at Hatley. The Rev. J. P.
Richmond, the Society's Missionary at Hereford, also attended
and addressed the meeting at Compton, and afterwards drove
me to Lennoxville, where a meeting was held in the evening.
It was addressed by the Revs. Professor Thompson, Dr. Nicolls,
A. C. Scarth, M. Fothergill, and myself. The amount remit-
ted from Lennoxville is larger than from any other place in the
Diocese ; and as there are large sums annually raised fok local
purposes, I do not know that any great addition to that amount
can reasonably be expected. I endeavored, however, here, as
elsewhere, to point out the propriety of remitting the subscrip-
tions entire, and shewed that the By-laws of the Society do not
sanction the practice of retaining one-half. From Lennoxville
the Rev. A. C. Scarth drove me, on the following morning, to
Eaton. The attendance here was small ; but I hope some
impression was made. The Revs. J. Dalziel, J. Kemp, A.
Scarth, and M. Fothergill, with myself, addressed the meeting.
At this place, also, I saw evidences of the Society's benevo-
lence in the Church and parsonage, both of which have received
grants in past years. The Rev. J. Kemp drove me to Bury,
where a very large meeting was held in the evening, and was
addressed by the Chairman, Mr. Fothergill, and myself, — and
also by Mr. Best, teacher of the C. C. aid S. S. School, who

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alluded to the aid given by the Church Society to the school,
as well as the grant made to the Church, now in progress, at
Bury. The work of erecting this Church has caused some
diminution in the contributions to the Society; but the Rev.
J. Kemp pledges himself that they shall be materialiy in-
creased, and remitted without any deduction. On Friday, 1st
March, I was driven to Dudswell by Mr. Fothergrll, accom-
panied by Mr. Kemp and Mr. Martin, a lay-reader in his
Mission, all of whom addressed the meeting, held after Divine
service in the Church at Dudswell. This Church, towards the
erection of which the Society made a grant, is a most creditable
building to a country place. The Rev. T. Cliapman, and two
lay-members of his congregation, addressed tlie meeting. The
laymen spoke briefly but practically : one proposing a collec-
tion on the spot, which was made ; but as the people were
unprepared for it, it was small— the other promising to become
an annual subscriber, and to aid in the work of collecting
through the Mission. The attendance was good, and I have
no doubt a fair amount will be contributed, though Mr. Chap-
man had not encouraged me to expect much, as the people are
at present paying at the rate of c£65 per annum for a school.
I took occasion to point out to them that, while it wi 3 com-
mendable in them to do this, they ought not to leave undone
the work of providing for the direct religious interests of their
children. I had intended to spend Sunday, 3rfl March, in New
Ireland, for the purpose of administering the Holy Communion.
But a« I was anxious to be in Quebec on Monday, Mr. Chap-
man kindly undertook this duty for me, and I was thus enabled
to hold a meeting at Danville, to which place I was driven by
Mr. Fothergill, on Saturday evening. The notice was neces-
sarily short, and the weather was very unfavorable : yet the
attendance was encouraging. I endeavored to impress upon
the people the peculiar claims of the Church Society upon
themselves, from its liberal contribution to the maintenanf.e of
the Mission, as well as to the erection of the Church, (which I
was glad to see at last roofed in,) and Mr. Carter, who ad-
dressed the meeting after myself, remarked, that Ibis had not
before struck him as it ought to do, and that he, for one, slunild
become an annual subscriber immediately. I have no doubt
his example will be followed by many others. One member of
the congregation, who addre sed the meeting, said, that it was
well-known to be his opinion, that they should " pay for all
they got;" and that if they, or any other congregation, could
not afford to pay a minister without aid, they ought to have
only a proportionate amount of service, to be shared with other

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places. But since it had been thought right to act on a dif-
ferent principle, ^nd they had enjoyed the blessing of a resident
minister, he was convinced, from what he had heard, that it
was his duty to support the Society to which tiiey owed so
much.

I must acknowledge the great kindness with which I was,
pervsonally, received everywhere by both clergy and laity ; ^ud
I trust that some interest in the cause has been awakened.

ARMINE W. MOUNTAIN.

Quebec, 7tk Marclt, 1861.

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Journal of a visit to some of the Missions
within the limits of the Megantic District
Association.

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I SET off, on Monday, March 18th, for Frampton, and was met
half-way, by the Rev. J. H. Jenkins, who drove me to that
place. On the following morning, after Divine service in the
Church at East Frampton, towards the completion of which
the Society recently made a grant, which the congregation
will shortly be in a position to claim, a meeting was held on
behalf of the Society, under the presidency of Rev. W. King,
Chairmai of the D. A. The meeting was well attended, and
was addressed in an effective and practical way by W. Hen-
derson, Esq., and Mr. Dillon, as well as by the Clergy present.
A parochial association was formed in connection with St.
Paul's Church. After the meeting, Mr. Henderson hospitably
entertained the Clergy, and then accompanied them to Standon,
where a second meeting was held, which he also addressed as
well as the Clergy. Divine service was held in the new
Church, a very creditable edifice, to which the Society granted
$100, and a sermon preached by Mr. King. I had no oppor-
tunity of visiting the school at this place, which receives aid

from the Society, the meeting having been held after it was
closed for the day ] but T learned from the Master that the
attendance averages, except when sickness prevails, 27. There
are upwards of 30 children on the books. I pointed out to the
people of Standon the claim which the Society has upon them,
from having largely aided in the support of their Clergyman
and School, as well as in the building of their Church ; and
now that this last-mentioned work is so far advanced, I have
no doubt they will willingly contribute to the funds of the
Sociery. There are but 22 families in the settlement, which
is a very poor one, and they contribute regularly, according to
their means, to the support of their Clergyman. A parochial
association was formed here also, and collectors appointed, as
was done at East Frampton in the morning. On "Wednesday,
20th, Mr. King, Mr. Jenkins and myself went over to West
Frampton, where, after Divine service, I preached on behalf of
the Society. A meeting was then held, and addressed by the
Clergy, by Mr. Henderson, who came over again for the pur-
pose, and by Mr. Baxter. A parochial association was formed,
•and collectors appointed. Mr. Jenkins had invited the other
Clergy of the District to attend these meetings; but Mr. King
alone was enabled to do so. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr.
King and Mr. Jenkins accompanied me to St. Mary's, where
we were hospitably entertained at the house of Mrs. G. Pozer,
and where Divine service was held in the evening; and on the
following day we went over to St. Sylvestre. Here, after
Divine service and a sermon by Mr. Jenkins, a meeting was
held. There was a good attendance, (as at all the meetings
held up to this time,) and the meeting was addressed by Rev.
Messrs. King, Jenkins, Vial and Allen, and myself This
congregation contributed, with one exception, a larger amount
last year to the funds of the Society than any other in the
Diocese out of Quebec. The Rev. A. Allen drove me over,
in the evening, to Leeds, where, on the following day, all the
Clergy of the Association, except the two most distant, met
togetht-r to support the objects of the Society. A meeting
was held after Divine service, and was but thinly attended.
An excellent spirit, however, was manifested by those who were
present, and Mr. Hall and Mr. Thompson, one of the Church-
Wardens, addressed the meeting. This Mission has lately un-
dertaken to contribute a much larger amount than it has ever
done before to the support of the Clergyman ; and I was
assured, by Mr. Thompson, that it is faithfully and willingly
paid. Owing to a change in the appointment of the Missionary,
no sermon had been preached here last year on behalf of the

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Society. In the afternoon of the 22nd, the Revs. W Kin?,
A. Allen, W. Vial and R. G. Ward, aocomoanied me to St.
Stephen's Church, Inverness, where, after Divine service, a
meeting was held which all these gentlemen addressed. The
attendance here, too, was small, though some persons present
had come from a considerable distance. Among these I may
mention Mr. C. King and his son. Mr. King, who has recently
quadrupled his subscription towards the Missionary's stipend,
besides making a donation towards the Parsonage of $100,
briefly addressed the meeting, and accepted the office of
Treasurer of the Parochial Association, which was formed on
the occasion. The parsonage at this place is advancing to-
wards completion, and I trust that the Society's grant may be
claimed before the expiration of the year. Mr. Vial bore testi-
mony to an increased liberality on the part of the peoole. The
meeting was also addressed, in a few feeling and most sensible
remarks, by Mr. Thompson, who, as well as another member
of Mr. Allen's congregation, had accompanied us from Leeds.
On the whole, I found a good spirit prevailing, though it needed
to be stirred up ; and I trust that the revival of these meetings
will tend largely to advance the interests of the Society.

The Rev. R. G. Ward, and Mr. Wood, Churchwarden of New
Ireland, expressed a strong wish that I should visit that place,
and hold a meeting; but I was unable to do so at this time. I
have proposed to attend one at Pointe Levi ; but the Rev. A.
Woolryche thinks the summer a more favorable season.

I have also proposed to hold meetings in the Portneuf Dis-
trict, and hope to be able to do so at Portneuf and Bourg-Louis
early next month. The Missionaries at Valcartier and Stone-
ham do not consider it expedient, at present, to hold meetings
in those places, on account of the pressing nature of some local
claims for Church objects. I was everywhere received, as in
the St. Francis District, with the utmost kindness and hospi-
tality by my brethren, as well of the laity as the clergy.

ARMINE W. MOUNTAIN.

Actg. Sec. Church Society.
Quebec, 22rd March, 186L

P. S.-— On Easter-Tuesday, at the request of the Rev. A II
Pearse, I left Quebec for Bourg-Louis, where a meeting was
held, after Divine Service, on the following morning. There
was a large attendance, and an excellent spirit seemed to pre-
vail. Since the time of my arrandnir to hold thi« m^t^fVir «

special effort had been set on foot for raising an annual sum for
the purpose of securing the services of a resident Clergyman ;
and I was prepared to find that this object, which has been
liberally taken up, would interfere with that of my vl.sit. A
subscription-list for the Society was, however, opened, and t.
beginning made to it of $11.60, of which $3 were paid, in addi-
tion to $5.46 collected at the meeting. In the afternoon, I
proceeded to Portneuf, where, after Divine service, a meeting-
was held in the evening. The attendance was not so large as
at Bourg-Louis, but an 'equally good feeling was manifested —
several subscriptions were promised, and it was resolved to
form a parochial association. I took care, at both places, to
point out how much this Mission is indebted to the Society for
grants for various objects. The school at Bourg-Louis, nearest
to the Church, had a holiday on account of the meeting, and
that at Portneuf was closed for the day before 1 arrived there,
so that I had no opportunity of visiting either. I had visited
and examined the latter, however, a few weeks previously.

It was a matter of much regret to me that Dr. Blatherwick,
"who had been invited by Mr. Pearse to aid us in setting the
claims of the Society before his people, was prevented from
doing so.

I have held meetings in all the Missions in the St. Francis
District, except Sherbrooke, Stanstead, the newly-formed Mis-
sion of Hereford, and Hatley, where I proposed to hold one ; —
in all the Missions in the Megan tic District, (and in three
places in one of them,) except Rivicre-du-Loup, Ireland, and
Pointe Levi, where I also proposed to hold one ; — in both the
stations in the Portneuf Mission, in the Portneuf District — in
the two other Missions of which I proposed to hold meetings.
Total number of meetings held, seventeen — besides four pro-
posed to be held. The Districts of Gaspe and Three-Rivers
are more conveniently visited in summer. I think much good
might be done by holding parochial meetings and fully organ-
izing parochial associations within the limits of the several
Chapelries in Quebec ; and I hope that when the Society shall
have secured the services of a Secretary, who shall give his
undivided attention to its interests, this suggestion may be
thought worthy of being acted upon.

Armine W. Mountain.