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 &amal CollscUsa— Sabbath 16th Septaabs;, 1SS3. 
 
 260 St. James Street. 
 
 JIONTREAL, 2p//l AugUSt, 1 083. 
 
 My Dear Sir, 
 
 By appointment of the General Assembly the Annual 
 Collection for the College Fund takes place on Sabbath, i6th September. 
 As you are doubtless aware the General Assembly of 1881 instituted 
 a common fund for the support of Knox, Queen's and Montreal Theo- 
 logical Colleges, the division of which is pro rata according to their 
 requirements, such requirements being at present as follows, viz : — 
 
 Knox College $io,ocx3 
 
 Queen's College, Theological Faculty 4,000 
 
 Presbyterian College, Montreal 5, 000 
 
 $19,000 
 Of the $19,000 required, only $16,111 were got in 1881-82, and 
 
 $15,260 in 1882-83. It is earnestly hoped thai this year the full amount 
 
 will be obtained, and thus prevent any of the Colleges being crippled or 
 
 their present indebtedness increased. 
 
 I venture to urge the following points with a view to secure the full 
 
 amount required : — 
 
 1. That EVERY Congregation (settlefl or vacant) and every Mission Station contribute 
 
 to the fund, as enjoined liy the General Assembly. It is much to be regretted that 
 last year ni Congregations and Mission Stations — of which 69 were pastoral charges 
 — failed to do so. It is hoped that no Session will this year neglect to give their 
 people the opportunity to contribute. 
 
 2. That the amount contributed by each Congregation bear a fair proportion to the 
 
 numbers and ability of the people .tnd to the amount lequired. 
 
 The average contribution needed per communicant is 22 cents. It is hoped 
 that even the weakest Congregations and Stations will aim at this. 
 
 3. That the collection be made, if at all practicable, on the Sabbath appointed by the 
 
 Assembly, and that from the funds of Missionary Associations an appropriation be 
 forwarded as early as possible. 
 
 4. That owing to the precariousness of a Sabbath collection, collectors be appointed in 
 
 those congregations where there are no missionary associations, to solicit contribu- 
 tions towards the fund. Special attention is directed to this. A brief statement 
 from the pulpit and a little trouble in securing suitable collectors will result in a 
 very material increase in the contributions. The names of collectors and of all 
 subscribers of $ I and upwards will appear in the financial statement to be sub- 
 mitted to the ne.\t Assembly. Subscription sheets, as also copies of last year's report, 
 may be obtained on application to the undersigned. 
 
 5. That the claims of the several Colleges be brought before the Bible Classes and Sab- 
 
 bath Schools of the Church, and an opportunity given them to contribute to the 
 fund. 
 
 There is much to encourage in connection with our Theological 
 Institutions. The service they have rendered in the past can scarcely be 
 over estimated. Owing to the rapid expansion of the Church, chiefly in 
 the North-West, the demand for Ministers and Missionaries has never been 
 more clamant. It is encouraging to know that the number of Students is 
 considerably on the increase, there being upwards of 200 studying in 
 Toronto, Kingston, and Montreal, having the ministry of the Presbyterian 
 Church in view. With so many young men consecrating themselves to the 
 work, is it too much to expect the Church to provide the means for their 
 efficient training in our Theological Halls. 
 
 Along with liberal contributions, let there be earnest prayer on behalf 
 of Professors and Students that they may have a rich baptism of the Spirit, 
 and may be all taught of God, and that the Students may be thorouglily 
 equipped for their life work as jjreachers of the glorious Gospel of Christ. 
 If such believing prayer abounded throughout the Church, might we not 
 hope to see a rising ministry even more faithful and successful than in days 
 that are past : then would the Churcli be revived and quickened, and the 
 moral wastes around would rejoice and blossom as the rose. 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 
 ROBT. H. WARDEN, . 
 
 Agent of College Ftiiid.