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A N A T I C) N -o rii Imil ^tftoiul, CilDlltesionari), 1':k>i\> COMMITTEE OF THE CITY MISvSION", )N, MF:>sas. i:ni:i;uT CAiiir'Afrr, N'EfL C. LOVi;. !\"ILLTAM LANGL!;V. ckv: 'A ILLIAM KKVriTT. A-vn )EL, f 's-' NoTii-'K.. Altho'i;-'i i.hi- ]>iH\i|jhlel in 'Mii.i";i liv a tri'''n(l I hold iU'celf responsibl"" \■ Mi--i"'-i. — i'Avi, STK\s.\i;r. •_'.•"! UiclDniJUil Street We- :ttti-:ict iiticntioii in iln: .-use. lio\vov»n- ;i-;j;ra- vaied. nl' an ImiiibK- iiulivldunl ? lluii.bUr in i-ositloii. and iM'ii 4u;ilitio;iti.m ! Imuibl.' in spirit.! humWo. not nhjoct,: By ro-iurdin,^ the case, however, ;i- involvinii; the I'uiuUnuent'.il principle of into.t-rity, and not as tliat nf merely potty persona] concerns, we feel cncrmra-ed to make the atteinpt. l>rayinL' (led to prosper the trutli. dispd the mi^ts of error, and tVnstrati; the nim-hinalioiis nl' wickedness I Tiie obligatory nalnre of agreements, K;j,ally t ntered into, is professedly recognized by sill, thou-h their tuKihuent i^ tuo frecpiently evaded in practice, and that, too. alas! by „o/»;'//a/ Christians, otiu-rwise sncli traiisatlons as the one [ ■.an about to detail conld never oeear. It is now about seventeen years ^in.-e the arrival in 'roronto „f one who. having spent as many ]nvvious years in a similar Lonourable employnnn.t lii Hn-land and Ireland, made here an engagement as t'ity Missionary (the first of that nature in Toronto) witli the " 'fm'onto City Mission Society." Mr. ir^tewart's api.(»intm.-nt is dated ^ih August, 1815. and i- signed by the venerable Peter Brown and Andrew Hamilton, Esqs., (men who.se religious eliaraetcr is t(.o well known to tequire mention of im.re than ilieir names, ) and is a,s follows ;~ '1\))10NT0. .") Aiijj,u-t. 181.".. \Vt. .-eMitv itiuL Ml. t'aiil Suvwui.. ilie bearer o! tliis._ lias b—n ;;p^eL.:xHt .i mIs«loii.ay lor Uils- eiu . b v ibe City Mission Society. PtTKV. Br.owN. Si'-retarii. A?;i>in:w Hamilton, ^ecy. )N, H, lU iUt ,v. ■ li.d i.,e L:a\ l.'*^ a \W. tVr tei' yera'p in t)jp lui^'^^on "f ^^jiijJ •Cold, und w;h llrM, eiuplo^.a in iliiii ciii-.ftc.-ify in (lie North l]? the founder of City Missions, Dnvid Nasuiith. E^i[, then by the comuiittec of the Duhlin City Mission, after which he ^^HH chosen by Lady l^oworseouit to perfoi-ni similar services in the county of Wicklnw. \vhore he roniained for several year,^. IIcv ladynliip addressed the following; letter eoncennn«> him to >Ir. Stokes. Secretary of the l)u])lin Cily Mission, to forward to the Commit tee of the London City Mission. Mr. Stewart ha\ ing received an invllailun to l:il)our for that society : — (.'oiiK, Augiisi. l-^f'.t;. D/ Aii Mk, .SrohKs, Sio\v;irl \\ylu-< lo hp' ;J-.yii,'A ili;ii v. mi wi-li IVir my roriilk-i;'." o!' LL-; oharacUT. II.' hu< \\\<-'. 1 only cease lo rmplov liim niysell' betau-e I lliink i! ]ilain llial u.o Lord's time for bl.-^sino'lU-ay Ihh. n.n yet come, and for these suuthev!! parts he could !..■ of little u^e wiihoui kiiowiiiu' Iri-h. I I'eel porsu.vdt^d that any on.' who may employ him will liud nuiili ciiiir.ii't in belns; r.ble 10 place in him entire eonlidenco. Wilb kind reiiieiabi';.ri"r. U, My>. Sloke-. l..'lif ve me laithl'illly yo\.i> •11 the Lord. 1'. A. I'owKii.seoi.iM. Mr. Stewait subse.[uently remained with Lady Powerscoi\i t, mitil hrr death, which occurred shortly after the date of the ftbove letter. ITe then proceeded to Manchester, Enoland. aT?.d on lor^vio'j it received the following certiiicate : — M.vM'HK>ii;)! A\i> r^.M.Koiii. TosvN Missnis r>Kiut:.j .'.) Piecadillv. Manche-tev. > Hnh>iay. 18L5. ) Mi;. Tau. .Sii.waui ha- been in ronnection with the Ml-riuii upward? ol live yepi's. and ii i> wiili refrei ihive lii- resignaLion because (»r the eon-cieniious ufid luiiht'al manner in which he kr.f ;%;tended to hi-- \;((it)ii- diiiif-. .lo>),c)i . aiK'. 1 -t(*;idy. s'lUil'! viiig liis I.Gt'J lilaiii ilial tae ,l)t'-«<' suutliev!) I'l't'l porsiuvilt'il iil'iii't in belii!^- litlitiilly yo;.i> )\vi;ii.scoi.i!i. Powei'scoiwi: ! date of the t-r, Enfih\K«3. } i-jiuii iipwcartf' ill- iv-iji-naLioii which ho hr.f '} ."^cinvtHiy. y adding h«>' i, in Toronto, •,1857, on tbf L ftngagemo?ii:. ^> li. Vl'l\ llMtl ),\ \.h"iii li-' i- iLii'N r'jxini;' sufiiu'i :t jM-rsr.CU- ion "Tin: ('uiiiiniiif'.' liat inv.-iiiiaifl iti.- wlmlr vi' Mr. Si.-A.iri's i^on- duct \vb»'ii Ik" w.i-: mult'r tin- ioiiary." This niiiiutf \v;is cupi. -l iVnui llic iiiim\t«- louk (if l)ni s..cio(y and handed to .^ll•. St<\vart l^y th-,: lltv. Clia^. I'l.'ichc-r, On entering npon lii-i t^lhee here. Mr. Stewiui'- i i-tnu-tious pijhiliU'd him on-iigiii;.^ in any secuhir i-niploymetn. and re- ^luirod hliii to work in th*- .•^•■rvice .:i' the Mi--lon t, ." or /ir.. hJUr- ol'-'u-u day. :iri«i ntak.' an annual n.-imrt nl" hi- pioo-td- Th..- salarv N\a~ :>l lir-l l»ul 'J -H pT anuuiu ; bill was >ah-':- (.^lU'iitly i'aistjd I'l Cli^'K Ftoiii the dat.'ol'hi- appoiiitiiicia to tin- year l.J--r>7, ho <-'Oli- tuiued to dls.•har^■o his diitu-s with lidt-lity an. I a-,;t'ulnt— hi v.uinoc-tldii with this .s.i.-icty. and hy which hl< .sdary w:is iis wrll luid as .-.idurics procured In .•ullwii'aH -vn.-rally arc. or c.ii» h.'. and nmtual satisfaction \va- the iv-tih- -us can he ^lunvn by the .Minute Book oC the Comniiitee. At the end (,f that litnt;. however. Itein- depri\ed of the Sabbatli use of a room lor wliich Cll'. rent wa< paid per annum for their Sun- day .services. iV:e.. i^e.. a necessity arose to procure other tie- commodations.aml it w.is su-uested thai a small buildin- should he erected fur that ].iirpose : funds for such an object were not forthcoming: from the Mission Society, and the fruit of .so mucii toil in tbis important jtartieular seemed likely to be lost tor want of tlie neee-sary acfoiuiiiodatlons for carryinLi; it on. Thus circum-tane.'d, Mr. Stewart appealed to a yonerou? friend. Mr. J. I., llobinson. who iv-)K>uded by an off;?r of the j.;(uund upon \',hlch to erect -ii'.'h a b lildin-, provided meuuft iW it» ^'recti..>n could be oltaire-d. Tl': Uzvt of ihe lui^Kon- )I '? H, ; ►„ jiJjuJ ;\i V was in the work. He yylieltod liic ivquin.'J iiit*aii» i'roui the public. ( iDcmbcr- of nil tUnoioinationy.) and lojidilj obtained thoin; but not ono dulliiv from tlie iVinds (if ih»> " Torouto City Mis-^ion * At tlfm tiuK', Ml-. Stowart \v:i^ callt-d in qu«.'-'tioM by tl;»' ijUi»?mbor^ of Coinuiitti'C. M;vi'k thorcxult. Tin- fu'.!u\viii;i if tho Miniu.' of tho (\ M. (VinunittiH' :-- •■ Ji i,\ , l^.^l,;. •• 'has HU'oLiui,' liiiviUfi lii'tird iL.- f\|iliiii;iiluii8 t»l Mr. J-'iiul .Sl^^Wini itispeciiiig !i lot of Kiu'l s« t apart t.y Mv. I.. Il.ibin-on lur ih" ooutiiu- anco of ''lo laootliisi iu .""'iiV''!' .Suvt".. :in«l hi.- (.'oUt'cfint^ books havi[,j boon laid bt'lbn' liiouj. jriv iiiu in dftuil iho ainount ol luoiioy rocoivtM by liliu ill I r.iirif.llHti Willi ilir lp.tU..liiit projiO'^tHt to bo or»'Cloti ol, h.vi"l lot. " Mr. 8l»'\viirt hiuiri!'.' lui'ilivr -Ikiwh 1i1> e<.itr«'<'U)«'>- UijO ofmorii'V t'iurii^t(M.t to him by \;iriou< jKirtios for (haritablo [\\w- po^i^'S. by laving; boforo th." Comiiiiitot' hi- boo!;, showing' iho parlio. - Lire of nioiii'ys rccolvt'd inul fxponib'il, fi^oiii aiul t.o whom, .-iuco iHi.i' to "»('», Ihi- (JuinuiiiO-'i.' {!.'-"lly i'''"i«l ihfir -aii-;r;i(-'tion ui >-uoh ;( vliii;- t aclon of h\t eharuoior." Mr. Stewart offorod the books aiul colloctions received b} him to the Couunittee, m fai' us the partio.-! who uiave thf money might be agreeable, -aying — "Gentlemen, take i:. build it ; my objeet is to free the people froui a yearly rent u!" £16." There .inswcr wa^ — " No, ilciv is ,iu deed of it." The mis.sionary said, " I will have it built." The (*»., 9d., a? the following will show :-— " We, tiio iUHMii^Ip ■icj, have e>:amin(.'d aud auullod the bouL^ C »'L;b«icript'n..t,f :-rd doD;..t:(Oh» received by Mr. YcxA ;^i»^wart for \h buU'^.^np; rn Fl'a-.bo-.h ?:root. oc a lot of ls.nd p-cnted by J. L. Roblc- But, ill i Did* (if ih»> ion by Ui»» 'u'.K>\viti|i. ir 1 1 i.v, l^.^^;. l^iiul .Slewati th'- ooutiiu ■ lO'jliK havicj iit'V ivcfivtHi I liifii'>urivt»- uritable p\u- '• ili«' partit-";.- n. .•luce iSi.L' "•uoh u vlii'.K- I'coeiveil Ij, i<) nave ilif ■II. liike i:. 'arl}' rent of left I of it." ' CoiuuiilUf lilt'i-t nioUrj'- ■ii rtlitainir.f iiiji,' to \\iAv nj;. In tb< se vfho coir.- ing in the ,st of .-eiso »wart lor u.- v.T. L. Rotx- »>.i: . I.s'[.. aiiit I..IM I'lin (I iliii.L L.'' Il■'•^^^»■^. I*,, -ufu o; A'i.'iO "-.. tid. in ..,;, towiinls ilir biiil'lii.t,. liMi'iiiiy. uiid I'.irni-liinv; ut ih»: btHi».i', jmd LLut, bf ha'^' ]>iii(i i;ll th.- moniyw tuwurd- tin.' ■'.uin'. lia\ liiy; |trtt(luc«Hl to lcgb«'(Mi piiitl Odi ;iint .-ypriKliil iit 'the biiilit'my;. retU'ili).';. ami runuBli- xp I'l' tin' huii-c. -li.iwiM^;' till- hiihiii..' V.I .C«; 1I-. il.l. n{\\\ ,]\h< to Mr. Stewart .111 ilii' >iiiu«- : uji.l u«' lind tht- Haiti voudu th iiiul accouiilH very ji,Ti8}'iiott.iy : uimI wf hino ul«i» fouinl u IIhi ol ttrti.:!"*- j;iv<'u to bliu >/J'.liout rlun'tV'. ''ihI rmw in ii->' in tlic >j!i\ Lou-f. inii.iuiitini.' lo valuf I, .l'21 If-. J».l. ••For itf.' 1 .11 1. .fn.-* ..: ii,i >\ i...!'- V,.' CAikJty. •• ROHHU 0-.tIH'Allf. "To!onk>. iKnh Muv, 1.>.".T." (In 1859 it wiisi «'nl..rM/-d iwctit,^ by i\v».iity-fouv feel.) But, unhappily. I'-h'ti oil mas fyi/npktc and jmid/ov^podie-i- fitut of tin hous*! vot: thttvutthd by the Coinmitloe of the To- ronto City Mi«;«ioii. Mr. Stewn it deemed Inmsolf not justified in iicquiosini: to "^ueh detntuid. ;ind thf iv.«u!t \v5\s disruption of *.h.' Society. :ind the formal di>nii-!.s:d of Mr. Stewfirt on the 29th .^pril, liS57. Hi< dl^^niisfi;!! wa'- iiuniedialely followed by the tormiitiou of another .«^oeiety — seviiul njeiubcrs of tlie former e.>ninutteo being on the new one. The call for a public meet- ina, on this (rceasion \vii>^ exprei-yed :is boinii " For the purpose of taking f*teps to secure the amtim'unce of Mr. Stewart'.? ferviees a* (Mty Missionary. "" The nueiinii was held on the ?,rd of tJunc. lSr»7, in the Tenip»n-anee If nil. and wii-' prenided over by one who wa>i then a resident in thi? city, and who wa? .,;,lution« were tlwre liiid then passed :-■- iV!-'r;'riN«. in tempkhance hali.. }:KL.vnvK 'lo vu. i-aul. STKWART, CITY .MISSIUNAHY. Ji»ix Atisoiv. E.'i<}.. wag calloil l^: il.f wliiiir. wbt-ii di" ruliov^Jiii.. itsoiuiloa^ wor.' .arrieii by the assembly with ik claicail(>ti. Wovi'u by Jo)i\ NA~y..cnt, Esq., Becoml'^c? by R. RF:YN'o;i>r. Lsq. /u'!(.).'f;iii.- -"i liiit t,lit> inereasinp populuu^.n o! our city wa,rranJ8 ili.:- t-iabllflnj'^nt of i.u i.'idiaon&l CJ:y Mi^^u-.n, ftuvi iLi« nu-'-i'Dp-, having )N, tl. \ .MM^ ':'4 ■ ■ ^ s I M Wp i t - 1 i \ ' ' i- ptuHun I., y .■...iiliai".t ilk iIm' "Itkr 1. 1 «iiy Mi-MuiuuN . vvlt;« li -iiUiirmti li.> liuB tllliHt iv.r iipxMtiilK I.I iwfmy--«v<'ii yuui^. MoN.'d u\ lioiti. Cmim'Mit. K^<|.. uiul H.'Cond<>il U\ Jimi.n l!nvu. IN»(. l{m>h>-' I. 'Thai till- iiMfilMK loulimu' Mr. Sl.wtiii iii-tli.' >iiii!a!iui i>l City Ml-Moiiurv. bt'lii'viiiv. ii>- \\»' «lu. that liis ^.M•vi.•«v will )*._• pro diiL-lh't'. u> Ui. V i'liivi' hiili.Tlu Im'.-ii.uI iiiiu-li hu»hI in ih' pinmuliuii ..t A iiviiiK oliii'iiiinilN innl lulivlili-ninu llio-f uliu :ii. in -.i.iiiln.,', daiUm'Hv. Ml. soil h\ Ai K\. lIuHis.MtSvK'M- •^'"1 MTHiiiLd l»y J. >\Hiii. INtj. UfsoUeii. 'I'lial Ml'. I'uiil ."^tcw;!!-! Iiiix tin- wanii<'-t tluiiiK^ luul nyini.atliv ol" ilii- iiH'i-iini! for ilif f.\i'iilMn« lu' lias mado In M'tuiliij; >{w t'lvctlGii III' till' Mixsioiiarv ( lniivli. in Klizalutli fc^lri'.'t. uiul in I'.-.iTyiiifi, <:illi S.la>,.l ni'l liin'tlnv" '"i l.r. a*liiiii! ll,- (ioipfMii Miiil .•liiii'li lor ilif Kt'iK lii -.1 ill" locality. Pusiiln'tl- Thill 11 i'.ohiiiiiUri i,,j' ,*;,..' iH'rsnns he ihhoI(',(J\-i- IIh- in'r- pose of 'vllt-'Cifi I'-'mls (,, siistidn Mr. Shi'-arl iil-. .lus.pi; Kowi'll. .loliii Hnvd. Al.'.v. l{o)iiii-Mii. .l.ilm Nannilli. l.'nl'.it t'.tilic:m. iiiul JSuunn'l Oili'^Kii. lifsolnil.—'VhuX iIk' riill<'\Niii,ii .u.'Ull.'iiii'it bf apiiniiit. .1 uliK't-li.-aici; tV.r iii«' t'lisiiiii" vcar ; - I'lrsiihiit. .I.iliii Arnold. l>q. Obsc'vvc, the nine porsoii.- iKcaiiu' r<>poii»ibu' tu cullnt luiuls to £U.staiu Mr. j^tewart. ' • 'I'. 111. IN ro. I Sill Nov.. l.'.i.. "Tuts ilav tli'^ Coiiiiiiiit I I'itv .\li>^ioa met and wa- duly coiiMi luted. .Mr. .loiiii NiKiiiilli in tiie rlia'ir.'" • Coiiinlfroiu Ih- i„hi<'lfs ..;//,r Cuinvuiiit of ('All Miss'iuii. Inj Sunn:'! h'.hson, .S.r,r/«n/. The following is iin extf;iet iVmn a letter iuMivvm'.I to l!iv. I>f. Pvie, IVom Coinniittee; — 'roKiiSlii. 1,'ilil Alll;.. l."».>i. Sui Haviii"- l-e.-ii c-!i.iM'ii iU a Jill). lie iiie-linK to aoL as the MaiKi.i;- m^>Coiurnllte.' oflhe I'ily Mi-Moii. wo are luppy Jo inrciin \on tlnii we have been able to .:olnnieiirf ipiir l.iliniii'^. and iliat w.' liav-- im '. Tivitli deiided enooaraj^einent. \Vc have ^rmri'd the sirncs nf Mr. I'aiil t^tewait, aad v..' nMiiralu- luie ouvselve- and tin- imblic on our iiavin.i,' b.rn able t. i.tiiiue tli- f^ervieo oi hvicb n man in ibe li.dd. His moral and reli-ious .haiai'U-! we believe not .mlv to be unstained, but of a v«'i'y biiiti mder. wliilf tiis mental and ofli.v nuMlitiealionfi. funl his Ioiik exi'-.-rienee ul llic ATOrk (o wliel; be ba,- devoied l.inisel!'. render bim a xatualde labour-r : ami we ure conliruifd in our i'avouiuble estimate oi Mr. h'teftuitc ebr.'.T.c'.er by ibn^ readliu'" v.!ib wbii'b the d.i/eu- bu\>' r<'-(.'Uid'a u I i > ' 1 -( A !.;; '■.■.■■ii V II.N llnYl). 1!m^, Kiln- «iliiuliou '<< will )»' \n\\- ' ])riiiiu»iiuii ot I* ill >{)ii'ilt)al .''Ml I II. K>-l|. ■I tluilllviJ lilitl It' ill -i'(.'Ulilif; Sll'i't't. iillil Id l»ri lullilll! llir ilvdji.r III*' Jn . - llsshniori/, luui Ml'. M'itl Cull.- iwrr III add t^ \ lldltl^. .lu>f|H; itiiit ('allii:m. ll «.liu't'-lifai(i.- ••i|. ; >*'''/■• /ii('ii. ll Ni.s.. I.-.".:. .'as tliilv iini'«u !•' iiiiiiiitt'>t III' lilt 'C">.'»('i.I ti» l>iV. ll Aiii;.. l^.'iT. L as lln' .\lan;ii;- iriii'iii \oit tluil 1 \vi' Ims'i' iitil ut \\i' ciiiiiiraUi- to i-i»iiliiiii(' tin- iiioii-s cliurai'li" till uith'r. wliili' iii;.'n«-nft' ut' itx- uaWlf liiboiir-i : ,>r Mr. tvlcftuit'i' ■<• r('-f»'»iii.ln.l i.i . ..1 ..|>i>llfu<.itiii Mil" I'lUKl* ll Mi-taiii iiliii !i' ill' s'loiifli,,, III .'•',.'(•/( 1C( '!.y,.t appii'iilxl I'liii. Jo'^Ki'ii Huwi.M Oiitiriiiiu), S.vMiKi. (liiwos. ^fcrvfmif, dnihX tliive hust' hten ainort.' uuiuiulvociil ai»iw<-ntiiK'iit than thi!* ? (,V)uKl thon- tmvc beoii n more tliivft ailini«i«icm of nu ;.j,*r rei^pr.nyible for his "^alary — and that hti liad nevi r bttti in their seiviee? If they vlid nut feel themselves respousibif fur h'\* salary, how wa« it that fill' two >jneee.*"^ive years tiicy took npor tliomselveM, or impohfsiit. Au;.. 'If, Is'tHt. :' .1 1. Sli Vv .i;i. < 'ii V \!i- •'■iii.;! v. ^■'ijl. t bee 111 fMiilv vijii Ui.ii ill' • ■|..iUHjiuoe liaVi.- <.nv,-li.il'jied ^uu ..:,-,i liu liini;i'r require' y)\,v: •■ervii. o-. iis li\ llir t'-iilcwiiiy r'^oliiilon :■ MovihI by Nlii. < .'. I.dvk. soeomU'il b\ Ji'Ux Hj.sk^. Ri:soh'€il. -Thiii CMUsiilerinjj; ilie fUtlleolt)' 111 it tlie (.'oiiiiuiiU'i.' ol Uie c:ity Mis-ion liave lia-i in e(illec:!nu ilie salary of I'aul Fi.ew:irt. Cit} MiflHionRry. ami ci.tn.-iiteriiiif ilie )iule pteisjit cl thciv i< ol doint!,' more 'a tlie moiintime. we iigvfe lo r.oiit'y .Mr. s'lewuM ibat Lii^ j-i-rvioes were ul8T)jac'i'i' ri>..iairt. it bu (.'« .sucifiw. !. '.Mt. r'.li . youi-y .';;.•.. i*i,'.. N,.'.';,.. C. Li-\, . S-cfeiury /»/'<;., tein. A'. ri^pr.V'.l" t'..- :.l.:'Vv '}.t. K. Cathc irt t.ntl N. C. J.ove— al'ierwaivls they wore joined ))y .bihu Tleiiiy — auvlii- which time tliey wanted Mr. Htewart to cMiui.r.mnM.. He coidd n.,t do ?<». 'I'hey >fiid ■• iht'n; is no use lo stay lieiv. ^^Q cannot proceed to ))usine,ss not iiavin.ii' fnu;- members of Commiltec y.res.jnt." Mr. Crthcart rcpliei!. ■• Mr. Lau-hy figi-ecd with mv. to wme up .and wait some pla.-o (•^uv.■ni('P^ and if we liad :i quorum he did not want to ruin*' in, as he always professed to be v^ry friendly to Mr. ,cr. Mr. Lan-h-y.'" -V^ thry could not take any uetioo in the matlcr they dismissed the uieeti'ng, T/hen Mv. Stewart put oui the lights and loeked Ihc ehurcli door, 'fhey had proceeded as far as the IIou^c of hulusiry on Elizabeth Street, when they lound Mr. W'm. I.an.^loy taandin- in at the wall. They reeelved a warm salute from that gentleman. Messrs. Ijove and lldiry .vaid "now we can proceed to business, having the number of membei- lu'ees-ary. AccoAbngly they returned to the rhurch and wr-.te the dis- charge (whicn Mr. Stewart rrfu-ed to tal:*,' ; but h.' ivccived it by post a few days Inter/, :oid o/h ,i'-a,--.lii- lion wlileh follows. la this trioi^aetion does not Mr. Caihc-iri make hims-'lf n- s-ponyible a-; a mendjer of (Viaimittee ? If not. Mr. St.ew;ui s di'nnissal wa< no dismissal. Further. Mr. Stcwarfs a-reement Tva? aii annu.'il one, and no jtower legally belongial to the Comuiittee to discharge him before the expiration of the year— -.'.nd three months" noiiee ought to be given of the same ty whui siibtihy shall we recmeil-.- such an oath with ^uel lioe-uiJUM,:'^ i.' the \\.':<.-j>,)Hy ''. Uv v,h-re shall vve find a more I darin'4 i Ijove am Wit'- what, le •lenning Missiom ujton thi stipulate the oiu'r k- told 1 income ' than b; thence r the eur more u i]llpulsi^ proceed i Cathcar dented I case, is Miive dl' Mr. li;in;i;li!y 3 (•iinYi'Mi('r+. iiiK' in, ;is ho 111 ; hut ifa hunt ■' .\ll\ iiu let Hilled. ii'V I'imhl not tht! hiot'tino'^ 'd tlu' ehui'di of Imluyfry \'iii. Ijimgloy 1 sfilme iVotn • now v.i.' am r- iii'i-rSMiry. wri.iti-, thi' (h"'- t h.' icccived I'll ihr l'i/»tlll- kc hiiiis-'ll' rc- Mv. SlL\v;iirs I't's :i'.riV<.'iiK'nt ionsrcd to ihu- nitlon of the n of the s:\nio latli with ^wch -c till'] a ijunv '•■•lariii;4 incroi.-^i.itcucy than iijipcar.-^ belwccii thi; act.-! of Mo.:i.>n. Love inul (.'atlicart and their evidence in the \vitnes>:-box ? ^\'i»' reference to the iir;>posed mode of reducing their debt, \vhat. U-t me io-k. \\o\x\(\ tlie lie'-. ^]v. Klliot, the licv. Dr. Jennings, the l\ev. Mr. Ivoberts. Mr. Davcy. Wcsleyun City Mi^>ionarv. or any other uflicial, hiv or clericab havinir entered ujK)n the duties of their officer, relying on the promise of a rt of their faniili li of stipuhited income for the su} ^ the energie,- "tevoted to tho.-^c dutie?-. what Avoidd they thiuk, if, on applying for the pnymeut of such income, they should be told by their euiployers thtit tiny must oidy imagine their income for the two previous years had been onc-fourtli less th:tn bad been ]>romiscd. paid, and had expended, and must thence acknowledge the receipt of two-thirdi> of their claim for the current year ? Could anything be more preposterous, more unl'eeling. or ujore unprincipled? and would not an inii)ulsive cry of condemnation have been raised against such a proceeding ? Vet. such has been the proceeding of Messrs. Cathcarl. Love. Hewitt, Langlcy, and Henry. The unprece- dented contrivance resorted to on this occasion, in Mr. Stewart'.^ case, is seen in the following resolution : — Mnvcil l.\ Xkii, C. [,oti;. ^ifoomloil by Joii.v IIkntiy. Ili'sUrfil. Tliiit we pay Jlr, Stewart, the City Mi>.-ioMary._ at {he rate ol' t'T.'j iter annmu IVuin the livst day ot May. lS,3y. to i]w \\v>t day iiiMay. I.^<')(|. Icavinij; a '•alaiiL-e now ''u'' him of >i>vcn prnmds Ax shillings to till' liiM (lay oj' May. IS'l'i. When, from whatever cause, they contemplated a reduction of .ionarv for the first and :-econd yciir:.^ )N, :5H, 'iifl^ ;; .iM 111 ' ii ii I ( f. HI I i )f hi 3 cngiig' juiout, n^ tlvjir iniiitcd r<.'port5 will ci.ow. Ir, lot t't'illiCMiuiiii^. only the sniall sum o( 1800, hmvcvcr, it '-vn- u £43 (3v. (>;i,a.._part of Avliich avus paid in '■ Colunial " uiv] •' Intcniatloivar' iiotc^ the ni-ht bclorc tlic^e Jiaiiks closed,— and al'tev several applications vim voce Cor small sinns. Mr Stewart addressed the suhjoinod note to the secretary. Dkvk Sin,- -I ^Yill leol ol.ligi-d by your laying ))ofun' ilx' CoinmiU.v of the Cilv ?ili'5sion the tbllowins funimmucatiou I want In kn(>\v w hill the (Jumiiiittee int«Mv;l to flo. 1 cai.uot ]).■ ox pi'Ctc'd to hi1)or and live upon no thin; an 1 you know I have no otht?v means of support. I thcrdor.- r.-iuost an (■fTort be made tog.ve m. Sme lur.nov. As h-ng a. th.^ Conunitloo retain me as theiv missu,,,,,-. 1 feci Vhmih!i to -ay th«\v art> j-.-^ponsible lor my -alar\. ^■(.iir liiimbU' servant. To C!!\i:i.v- iiKi.roKi.. .^eevMavy of the City Mi-^^ion Society. Whether iu conseqiienec of this note or otherwise doe.^ not appear, but in April, 1800. the followin- nunutc is catered upon their hook : — •• Thk Omimittee and tri^^nds of th- ^Il^.io^ -vill do all they e^u to collect belbve this day tovt,ngh.,aad_tli.-ubtrv.,- a niretuig to tUowo on what is to be douf for the lulure. The next item is in the handwritin- »i' Mr. Catheart, trad is this :- - -Tmv; imdorMgned ph-dgo tliem^elve. to i-ay Paul Slewarl. Oil; Mi.s onar the ,^nns altaehed to tln-ir name- onder the new arrange- mS r I' v.ar l^iiO and l^tM. ending ht >lay. l^, toJ,o only cSVa. n- iV,,,oi,siM. tnr li- aumnnt -f their own >nb.niptuH, \>y him." No undor..;.nature, hnyrxvw appears ; but when Mr, Cathcart talk,, of a ' new arrangement;' does h.e not therein clearly recorrnize the existence of an old or previous one? and must we not infer from his thinking it necessary to state, that under the new he would only hold himself responsible for hi3 OTvn subscription, under the old he had been held as respon- sible for more? How, then, can lie nn^^■ repudiate that responsibility ? But this attempt, or ne'^.v arrangement, was overruled by the Commit on previ Tur A,', Slctriir }■■ Eli: This Stewart and. as nuting i 1800 a Os. O^d due hit tec froi they ni make tl a methi associal on ban in wdui twelve the mi' sullied even fi first so and by Mr. and as " The: The never oil!, and to ,1 c'l.ow. In ;siua]l siuu of iluiiiul " uu\ lies closed, — .11 sums. Mr, avy. llic ('(»ntint,t(\> caiiuot hv ex- [ l.iivc no oth>?v 1*.' to give m*? cii' missiunnr;;. VI, .-iTi.'.VAin. ^ocit't\•. wise doe^ uot Lite is cntorcd. lU thc> i;iiu to •liiii,' ti) i\tc>c,i^ Cathcart, ^n-i 1 HU'w^irl. Cii; f ntnv nrrung'^- (il, to bo only .\|1l.-tlol) I>" It when M: he not thcrcti: [oil? oni^:* and f to state, that lon.sible for liii liclcl a.s mspon- •opu'liato that crrukd by the Coiumitt (;e. ind Mr. CatluMi't Ir^clc^l l\v: coll'jctiii 0' !' ) [■ w^ on pi cvious vc;ir. ,111.1111 '/' /'"'•/' <./ il>li<-il'n''i !/(•. /\.,;;f ,,. Elrahd!, SIrrr/, 7'/ This headi '•'/. '« '•'.)/!(' ■•/;«/( /'v7/( /A" .1/ l\X)M, ,((,■), / ' 7i '). i(,i.,nii.i'r'>i"l \s\ (if M'lij. l^l'H. Mr. K. Cath i'--rii Mi 111.-; Iicadmu' i.s III Mv. li. I athcart :s haiidwntiiiL:-, .VU", Stewart','? on^agcniciit cuiiinuMiced on ihe list oi' May, 1857, and. as has been stated, he was lully paid tor the years ternu- natinu,' in May, 1858 and 1859 ; but for those endin;^ in iMay, ISilO and IHOl.up to the present date, he has received .t 43 Gs. 0?.d. (minus the bad bank-notes), which leaves a balance due him of :i:15r) KJs. ll^d.. or, $622.79. Had the Commit- tee from any cause desired a different arrani^ement, why did they not lionestly pay the balance of £57 on the lirstyear, theii make their proposals, instead uf resorting to so extraordinary a method of evadinji' their responsibility ? When this hitter association was formed, it was hoped that tlie work would i^o on harmoniou.sly. and the subjoined letters and extracts show in what esteem Mr. Stewart was held by its members after twelve years" experience and observation of his course here in tlie midst (if themselves : nor have these testimonials ever been bullied by an imputation ol' immorality vi' any description, even from tliose who. by so \ery ingenious an arrangement, lirst sought to deprive him df his faithfully eanieil subsistence, and by such reiirelieii.-ible means liave effecteil their object. 3Ir. Stewart met Mr. Howell in town. December 10, 186 i, and asked him. •• Did these gentlemW','i: — '' They certainly did employ y<'>u.'" The fnllowing letter was intended fur pulilieatioii. '-ut V\-a.s never given ti» the public ;-- 'Jn 111/' I'^iiih)/- Kl' Ihr' l.iiiihr. Tn,"!'!''. OIK, ilaviii.u bi->Mini!i> i.rtli".-arli.>-t r to the C'ii/ _Mis.^ioii. ai'.d to tlic ciiiplnyuit'iu 1>; it (>! Mr. I'uil ^tf\v;\rt. t was >i"! My pi'iviual ;\''|uaiutiiii \\\\h him -in* Ih lilt tinif !iit.-5 iTcii 1 luiinirn naih'il mvsi a- ni V (li-laiit rcsKli'ii'T p"'rni t<'«l am I 1 1 lilV-i {•■,yy\ \csth. tV'ini \i-AV I" \ car. i»r Ihf hi'st na-an.-* i;i „iv p'.nn-.'to asr'Ttain ll.r ival rliarart'T uf hi^ sL-rvicoi m hi;, ^tiitinn, mV iM.inion ofl.i- valnc. tl.ns i,ivrsti-,I.Ml. !.„> bocu nic..- an.l a.npl;. ,o„li,,„r.l : an.l .knMuin- a worlhy (,'it^ >li>sionaiy ol va,-t imporlan': to thr host, intovo^t- <.f tiK' city. 1 was ivjoic.M m hn.lin-^. voai; l.v v..|n that ho VI wa^ iotaincl in that hni-ortanl sphere, and that Ins taithlnl and lalM'-ri-'U- -Mvico, w.nv as ciodilahlo lo Inmsoll a. t .cy wc.v ,,,,„.,„,„,do to tho f^o..ioty. an.t, "^^^ ';;--;' disappP.vr'l In .-'.mo. ho ^^•^ll l.c supi.'H'lo.l oidsnonv coidial , 1., othoVs- n'.t in a spirit of "mnlalinn or cont.mti.m. tml in bruthoil.. luvo.int.«ntHi.(mtli.'sam.'h"ly oLjcct. toloratiny' each uther.s pid- nuMUs without Idiukin.. tlioir oun, and that thus tho poorwi n,o nv>r' oxtonsivolv and otiiciontly M-rvod : tho cause otscnptuyal rohgion an i humanity."aud mM tho pvovalonc "f party, oqually ammuting both. C. iSl'LVI: I . olMJl'oy C'HHU . Tori'nl", -'nil'- i '.^ \^'''- That tlu! subji-ot of' all tlii.^ iticcnveiiieui'C should have bccii cuuipelle.l tu reiterate hi.s entreaties for the phy,.ical supplier, without ^vllich tlio.se u.-eful hi})oius could not be carried on, was a lamcutuhle but a too ordinary case. 1 ndication.s. however, nf a dcsio-n pennaueiitly to withhold a lar-c portion oi' tho.-o supplies (by the ^iniiular contrivance already stated) induce') Mr. Stewart lo propcsc leavin^ tlie <|ue,stion to arbitration, h\ which, method obviou>ly lie oidy could ha>.e beon a lo.-^er : V.'U ;il"ter much vjciUition. notwitlu.tandint;' it.- adv;uita,ue.s in f reli-ioii.- viow. that no'dc "f -cttlin- tlie affair wa> declined by the^'oniioiUee. ;-- will br •-•'ii tV'.m the fn!l,nvin- corro.p'v,- denco ; — u:;iiN \i :i)).\ AmM 1:^.;!. <\v, I v/;i! .-igii. :) Ut^ri^d «>' ari'inali'^n t.. I'iod. i>y .\)>^ ^.W( v'>nniiit rroiii >lr. Stc !i. sjtatio many ci fmiiily a u- ojipos tfmn ha\ iio ([we^ luately c no-.-, he ju'itiec 11 (juite ap ;:Wiire tl r.tnong'St tVicndly I'octly in tliis ea^' tlo.r am yA objo: Had willing t uh\y pai 5..ropo.se( l:.£;ve lb Christia of r»ilcr IV f Ii (.'••■nn.i'.ftc > o:" tii- (if \slii<.li I -.nw li- fir-l iiiiUli;.' • !iM.i lircii i< ami 1 l!iiv.> iicst nirun-t ill ; in lii;^ Htiition. IK" ami aiiiplv i>l im|'<'Vt;iiici' . \e!ir ))y yoiv. hut his iUi'tiiinl ii-, ihcy wcr.' (n tlw )1iMI}il<' that iH)\\('\,>r ■ (■(irdially 1>> 111 ill In'othcii . ii othoi'.s' jmlu- M' will Ijf iiiM,- •al I'cligion an 1 mating botli. ',vr\- ( 'nUiil . iikl liiive boi'it )C carried on. iou^, however, •tion oi' tlio.-o iited) iiuluc"! »r)/itratioh. !»;■ II a lo.-cr : ;>'!; \;uita,ue.s in ■ as declined U} inu' c(,irro^j."(- i!li> ll' I n niaiu'i'. ir Villi ai.'r<'>' i.( ili-' ^iur.f. ]>1<'.>»' Ift n-- l>'i.i* teem! yon. 1 vuint ilic ''(iiiiinittoi' to -tttli' m oin'''. An I'iii'ly it'ply will ul.lip' yiui^. A'-,. I"*- t I. r^iWKs 1 i;i. Y:> NkII. C. l.nVr. [>!(. Mr. JiOve told ATi". Stiwart that Mr. ][t«> in wrliiiii:. a>-" V'} >«• doinj: flu'y iniiilit commit thomsolvt-s. Fi'oni i)f('<;s>ity, a> WtH a- ju-ily iiidl'jiujiil .'it the wnmij. Mr. Htewart had n'coiux' to law, thdiitih nui witiioai Liveai !i. -Itatloii and doop rogn-t. In taking this stt [> he encouiit<'red iuai:y conflicting npinions. sonic uviilnii' it as a duty to lil-; t'aniilv and to the cause of justice, whilst oilu.rs ruiideniiii'd it u- oppo«;ed to the (Miristlaii injuiictitin ratlicr tn r-uft'er wimul; than have rcoourst; to sudi a mode orivdre:?s, and there can hi' iio question that his own lu'culiar mental temperament ulti luately decided his choice, lor whilst uenei-ous evt;n to weak- ness, lie vet posst'sse.s, in a hiuh dcLiTce, that .-trunu; .-en-c ol' iustice natural to upright minds, which ^purus at in)U: inconsiderate and unreasonable : and for tlie fur- iher and more coi'i'ee.r Informatloii of such. )ier^on«-' i- a jti'Inel- }.;;] oltjc.-t In publl-hing this pamphh t. Had the Committee, on tlndin- themseKc- unable or un- willing to makij: the necess;iry collection^;, hone-tly and lionour- !.bjy paid the missionary up to any stipulated period, and then j.roposed a reduction of salary, or his dl-clia^-,^;. they would l:.cve found no difilcidty in .settling with him in a kind and Christian-like manner ; or had they carried out the proposal of referring the matter to arbitration. tJiat, :d'-o, wcmld have bw u satisfactory to hiii;. af.d :» jii>l ;;».d ho'.ouJiiDe proct e.J- )N 3h:, i I I' _jtj t t f ^1 ^T'li- ■ 1 iimw^fi. ¥/'i' Tn h ins; lut, fis tlu^ tli I not ehoose eitliov ol thoM' courses, l:iw, or tin; abnetiation ot" his riy whom he was offered exactly the same income as that he then enjoy- ed here— .£100 per annum— together with a cottage, and ap- partenances for his family accommodation. An ecpially ad Wntageous offer, though" different in its details, was subse- qaently made him by Major Stuart, of Lora, Thornbury. Had n more kindly and upright course been adopted l)y the Committee, there can be no doul)t that the same zeal in the ciwse of his Redeemer, which has led Mr. Stewart so long to continue his unrequited labours, would ha\e also induced him cheerfully to acquiese in any fair and rcasoimblc adjustment of the ca3e,"^even to his own loss. But, unhappily for the honom- of Christianity, more by far than for the welfare of any indi- vidual, such a course lias not been pursued. Mr. Stewart "s long experience in this parti«.-uliir Itianch of the Christian ministry, his grave and gentle manners, his un- pretending tcmp<.'ramcnt, and in every sense strictly moral conduct, based as that morality is upon Christian princij.le, his laborious course, and tlie success which has attended tlioje labours, together witli trials of an oppressive nature, combine to render him :ni object of re('undjil \ ::nd suflV 'iich coi naturally the fearl who will wlio, in J LvA the minable oonsciou.' writer W( the sentc ^ynlpath; sufferer a «-ome of t liut lt,'av< has in til [\\t> sym] to )iury prefer- !. ]:*roi)Osals I one case at of llioso vovy [illudo to that 00(1, by whom ic Ihoii enjoy- ta^v, iind ap- I equally ad s, was siibsti- ornbuvy. ilopteJ ])y the :; zeal in the \ rari so long to I induced him adjustment of for the honour e f>f any indi- iliii' )»i'anfli of iint'vs, his un- strictly moral II principle, his itt ended t-hoje i ature, combine and itratitude, ) the improve- tn iristructiori's r own per?cnr.l (ibstrvation, ami the cfilcieiu-y t»f which i*- <.'vi«I<'nt<-d in l>i« Band of Hope, also in his Sunday .School children, numbering 107, collected and kept together during all thowe months with viuabated as well as unre(|uitt'd labour, besides his visits to the various public institutions, and liis attention to the sick aiid j.oor, whoso physical wants are not unfrequently relieved tlirough hi.s instrumentality, — Tliut all this undeniable use- fulness, unsullied as it is by any imputation of immorality or Impropriety of demcaiior, should be allowed to terminato in his being wronged (mt of .^(122.79 of his promised and \v. !i-t.:irned Income, and a bailitf being sent to seize upon the acimmnoda.- lions ol'liis huiii})le a)>ode (for costs of court) to (^tuisunimate that bitter wrong, is truly lamentable, not only as an injury iiffiicted upon an iiidividp:il. but intinitely more so as bringing vandal upon that, hi»ly rrliiiioii jtrofcssod alike by the inflictov« ;;iid suft'ercr of such wrong. I do not hesitate to say that 'iich conduct as this in professing ('hrlstians lias tended, naturally and more powei-fully thati almost any other (;ause, to the fearful increase of infidelity which marks our day. For who will judge of the tree otherwise than l)y It«' fruit ? and wlio, in general, will stop to discriminate Ijeiween the genuine Lr.d the spurious tree? And who can ever know the inter- minable windings of the human heart, «!ven where there is no conscious hypocracy ? In the case under consideration the writer would fain hope that though it may be impossible to reverse the sentence of the court, yet that some substantial proof of sympathy may not I'C wanting to afford such consolation to the iufferer as his position so urgently d(nnands, being threatened by «ome of the defendants that if he brought them to law it would not leave him one friend in Toronto. llicli men's evidence has in tills case had its t^fl't'ct in eiushlug the poor man. May &it> syjupntliies of all right-minded people constrain tliem to - i>ondonco ivKik place : — ,,,.,. „.. * To»u»Mo. Miiy 1«'»1>. J,^''J- '. 'riiurj^diiv irmtiiiiifr. ^i o'docl.. i, slofilay. ivijuebUii^ ux' to s.-itle b> !ir)>iti-atic.ii our diflloulti.-.' ibm>b> ivq.i.-HL you to b-i ni<' have i. c-opy ol iL..- irbobaion-by U o'clock to-day. so tbat 1 muy submit theui lo niv U\fy*u- iMf hi^ upprovul : and on .luiuii' -o 1 will lot you luiv.' ii:> dooHiou. Ireu^ainyoui-tiuly. P,,, STKW.ia. To Mot.M>. H. Ciah.-;»rt, N.-il • '. l-.n,-. VVtii. I.uulI. v.Soii.. Wui. Hcwiu. Jolni r(«/i;ry. 'ruKOMo. May 1."), ]8(j]. At u i.ut'tiaK ol ibe p. is-ou- -ut-d uud stivod wiili writ of suit (ot raid St^-wiut iiKitin-t N.-il C. Lovo and other.-). Wf. the lol owiiig D€r8on». do b.'rebv bind ourpolves to each otuer tliaM\<' W'lll .>aci: mdhidually pay our equal share ol'ihe sum awarded to 1 aul btewart. either by arbltraliou or law Hiit. !H also our .-qual ^har.- of all oo^^ts incaned. uud that equal share of^ all will b.' paid wlu>n iv(|ii.rrd ot U.S. \yboso naTiif'>' iiit.' berfunto as^ipmHl. iFicn.'d.) Uow.ui l.'AiiiCAin. Ni.iL t;. LoVK. W'.v. Lanoi.kv. Si '>. W. Hkw nr. AV1Ul'-<-^. 1>. Hi.w m. •^*"'^' Wkm;y, We whow' name* an her.uiuo -iiim-d abov*'. do al>o agifi- wlib fach other ihat we will trv to arbitral.' it with Paul Stewart. 1 pofisible. before J^Hdan nhjht uexi, the 17th May (iuBl.) 1801 ; and if there i-^ noi'a positive agrt'i'meul made before that date, that on batuv- dav tiie case be delivered to M. C. Cameron. R^q.. UaTriner-at-Law. to give r.^aU-r .,f d^teii.?e, ov any oih^r lnwyer. (piancd I Hoiii.uT Cathc.^im. Nkil C. 1..JVK.. W.M. L.^\(!LKV. S,l.\. Wm. Hkwitj. V/iU.ess. b. ibM-.ii. JoknUfai!!. iVfiiuMO. May It-. Ifei.i. i 1|, P. M. \ Gi t.M,» V, \. A veil/..! ute^at^e wap received by i»*^ ihi= mornliij' at abcu hivll'pafit e-fil,'. c-clock. from yoa, oflering tv submit the mat- ter ir, Ohix.iv bo'.weeu ..i- iv urbr.v£;1.k>t.. ur.a r.Wi tti;.t time 1 Luvert- P. .^. Th.- a'h* ID lird into vbe lublh'SH lind low consldPi" li, )St;j. ( J o'cU'cl.. \ h two rtvolu- b> iU'hiti'iillGii } II copy ol' lln' lit them lo mv you liuvi' uiy LI. SiKWAlt'l. .. Will. Hcwiu. lay !:>, IHli]. writ of suit (ot tilt' Ibl lowing ill \\<' will «'aci; L> I'aul Stowart;, uir«! of iill oost^ tu>n i'c(|iiirtj ot 1 (.'.^'lUCAlS'l. ;. LovK. .ANOl.KY. ^^l.'«. ;wnr. [iK.MiV. al>o agit'i- whb ^aul Stewart. It' I.). 18C1 ; aiut If t", that on Satuv- ia^i":t(■r-at-La^\. ill (?ATHtA»!l. C. l.OVK. [j.*\(!LKV. Hl.\. ilEWITJ. nr.via . u> It:, ifei.i. I '. M. \ at^ tbi= uiomiiiK. mubwii the mi.;- .1 tlmt' I LuT^rt- .i^uvt'd ii, ou^y ol your i«'.-,ulauoii«), iliiti-d Li.-i tVf.ii'K ')W, g«;Uili men. as uiy cluiin im a just and iiij;ht(?ijii« one. ii is milii- inuuiit.;nal to uie N^heihei' it b»' ileeiilnd by arbitruiiou or by a jury ot my oountry- tuen, as in ••iilier .ase I teel aHsureil that justice* woiiltl tn- donv me— I Mboulri lecivei' the auiounf 1 am now suing lor at law. Therel'ore. gentlemen. 1 have to remind you that I never had any nbji'ction to a submission id arbilraiion. as you must be aware Iruii'i ;i, noie of mint- io that effect alreaity in your i)u>vession : neither, now. h.ae 1 any ob- jeotlon to the ca^e ))eing sultmiiied lo (he arbitration of .-n.-h per«ouf< &t< you aud 1 ma\ n^rct' \i>. I Mil. Li'iilleiin'ii. Mini* i(.>-[n i-iliilly. (.Signed) I'ui. mkwaio. Tu lluberi <;alti(;.ii-l. -S'.'ll «'. I,,, n-... William J.aii'jit'y. .^t-m-.. Williaui Hewitt, .lohn Henry. P. .>^. -(u'liilenien. by aibiiimioii you will lui\e uu o|iiiorLimiiy of bringing forward ihov wiine:-ses you have npoken ot sujuonainp on the trial, and this is oiif rea-Jon I wouhi have in leavinji,- it to arbitra- tion. My chara'Uer is i.rrelons to me. and by this method 1 hhall be either justified tu- loudfiuiif^tl. 1 have wished an investi.r;ty 15, 1861, he binds himself, ^vith olliers, as responsible to .Mr. Stewart for a debt due him. May 17, 18»n, he, with others, proposes to leave the matter to arbitration, aiid settle it on (Mnistian principles; but no (iooner is tlie oflVr accepted than lie refuses to arbitrate it. Messrs. Love and Henry, with others, in a. resolution says "we as;ree to pay Mr. Paul {^tewurt the sum nl' X.1 tis. duo hlm,&c.,"' (wliich was never paid Mr. Stewart.) The followin.il- is copied from the .-eeoml yonrly v.puit ..f th*^ ftocicty : — " W»; Itiise »'\aiiiii)''il tlic Tr'';L-ar.'r"s !i>c'iii!)i, ami liii»l ilif al>»iv«^ Hthtoniem iorr<'c-i. tliiU the v.linle ut lli-' luiub in lli<' '1 n-uMiivr's hairN Imve b'.-eo pa'nl il'<.- ini^'^ionary in lull ut' lii? M-ctni.! v.'ar's salary - $400. '• Ni;ii. <'. I.um:. / .. .. .,, ,, AlMllIllfS. Aid in the face ol'ull these dates and doeumeuts, which are in II. Cathcart's and N. C. Love's handwriting, and in the missionary"s possession up to the present, they, uu oath, de- clare that they were never responsible to pay Mr. Stewart. The reader can form his or her own opinion of what weight jvach men's oaths ought t(» have in a court of justice. On oath they declare that they never employed -Mr. Stewart, nor promised to pay him — he was never in their service ; and Mr. Cathcart further swore that the Report produced on the trial (that is the Second Annual Tieport) was not the lieport of the City Mission but '" <.i thing got up ig Mr. ,liiou wat-' lielil ia ite J'JMq.. ill ll The toUc. M»tve»| I'KATV. .ll i'ulut.e(l. t This 1 and the op by th up, it Wi od, and ( the Soci( 1 iiiti Stewart the defei Affid:i ( Common IN TI 0OMM( I. P.UI. rt Missl 1. Tlial 2. That iotonto. :). That ..in] lecel' ;. yi^ir fVii I iiiployed the siuii 4. That •■ Ciiy Mil ► uin of on two years •■..rty-threi :>. That May. A. 1 Kuid '• ('it year. 6. That tho debt — lit lin never bit; lor his on with the , with Mr. 2, and givn kIs himself, bt due him. le matter to ;? ; but no rate it. t)lntion says ,1'7 t'o'. Omo •»]iuif of th'^ ml iln' abiive imm'it's han'[«( mi's siilar)! — Aiiiliinrs." [f, which are and in the un oath, de- Mr. Stewart, what weight L-t'. Mr, Suwart, servic-o; and luccd on the I the lioport Jiliiirti Jicaii/ I vtiuds : — 21 I'JMij.. ill III.' ili.tir. Til.' iM.'.-iIii;.' wii* ..|i.ii.'.| wlili Miiyin;' uiu\ iji-iivt-r. Tlio Itilhtwitiif i«'s.»lulioiiH wen- aiiil ,\iimiul Kf|.uil .if ilu- ( iiy MivM.iii." This Report, instead of beinu; a fliiiii; ^..t itp b^ Ja-. Heat)- and the missionary, was ordered by the ( '..nimittee to be drawn np by the Secretary and the misf^ionaiv. After Ikmiii: drawn up, it was sulnnittcd to the Commiti»(, by wh-.ni it was adopt- ed, and ordered to bo printed a< the Seeund Annual Report of the ISoeiety. 1 intended to -ive the notes of the trial in fnll. but Mr. Stewart failed to procure them. The v.-rdicf Wii^ rendered fur iho defendants. Affidavits presented before the Jiid;.^.s of th.' t'omt .if i'ommon E^leas for a new trial, but rejected. IS THE COrilT ^ I'An..-ii:>v',i;r /v.,;„./;^r. OF > Xi'.ii. ('. L.i\K. WiVi.iwi I.AN(;i.t.v. ."^fiir.. COMMON PLEAS. S \vll n '^n;^;..'!''/^ V'-'r"''''- ""'' 1. Pai 1. rtrKWAKi', .>r llif Cily ol TuitihI.i. in the ('.imiiy (,f WnU. ( iiv Missionary, tlie almv.' nam. '.I IMaimili'. niake .laili aini say 1. That 1 am Uie abovi- naiiieil riaiiiilir. 'I. That 1 commeneed my ilmie^ as ("iiy Mi^siduaiy. in (iie t'iiv of Toronto, on .»■ about tbc lit'tli 'lay ofAiiuiist. A. i». l>r). :]. That 1 ooiitinued in tiie same oeriipatif.ri until April. A. 1). 1K*)7, ;.inl received Ibr the liist (wo ortliiec yiars (li.- -um olei.ulity pound* ;, y.nif from the ( 'ommiit.'C ol" (lie - Torunl.i City Mission." "who liroi I.'inployed me. and Ibr di.' Mib'^eijueut p.Tio.l. uji lu the ,lu\ aforesaid, the sum of .n)e linndie.J pounds a y<'ar. ■}. That Jwas. in .lun.' of Is.-j;. emplox.l by the ruuiMlUeo of the •■ Ciiy Mission" in ihe same occupation, "and reeciveil from ihem the t'um of one hundretl )Hiniids a year, up to the year 18.')*» -that is for two years -and for the year eiidimj,- in May. istiu. 1 rei'eived only -.v.rty-three pounds, six shlllinf;-^ and one half-penny. j. That, I still e.mtiimed in ihe sam.' po.-itioii and t)r^apai!(»n until hiay. A. 1). 18tiJ, and hav<' not reeeiveM iho f.rM ...f September A, D. l^f'JO. duted ou ifie 2^"tl. o!' Auint-; '4 (hes.vr.f vta'. in the wordf ON ,CH, U J » ( I ■ •■'< or to Um" .'f.i-ot I'ollowluK'. Iluu "Till' <'imiiiilll«'.' iiMilrv ym lliiii y Hr«> »riM-hiuv4 arc iH»l rccpilnd IViuii llic llr>*l tlii^ of Muv lio-i." >vitli MMiiii' at ildit'ioiial »ili>t'i\i(lioii«' s\\\'u\\ \ -.| Ir-un iltr mniuli nl Mi.> li. llic 111'. mil mI Aii)iii»i ill ill'' !!^niin' ».•! vicr. ami liair>san I, ii'i'civrd ;iii\ iiuiili.Miuiii III- iniiiii.i linli thill I 'liuliill not l»«' i'»'quii<'''• '.'"'" ^'"•^' ^■. '*• int.;!, »l.-«'iiiiiiK iii)-tir .■iiiitiuvf.l lor a >rai. iumI «li'i n-n ili.T.-Vur, (I'M'.'onliiiiK' iiiv laljom> lor llic l)i'U'iiilanl>-. 'J. Tliul I r»'(.'«MV• r.'ndniii«, Unit- ii < ailirari. \Ml William Laiiijlcv. Sonitd-. ami .loliii lli'iirs. wIim wt-rf jiii'^-'m <^I ,'»V»' llllit ID l»<' llllH to llir nil lllf \<\ MiiV, JUKI jjaHSftl lllf -iaitl n'siihilioii. ai ISOO. tin- MUM 'it sfVi'ii |Miiiiiti- -i\ '•liilliiit:-. ulii'li »inii I h;.vf iii>. K'Ooivcil. ami whi'li lia- iii'M-r ••' rii t.'iitii t' d to w titlai u !''• lluui : hor'.'iiifttu.'r ^laiid. (1. Tliul at ill'' ^alll'• uif.'liil'/. N. Iii'ii ih' -ai'l n-nluli'.ii u.i- |>.i-^' iK-ifi^;: a iTiiohil" iiH'oliii!:' ot llio < '<'iiiiiiill''«' o t Ih ( 'itv Mi>>'i'iii." 1 W.;h otV»'i'»'d lii«^l tin' Miiii 'if lliiriv-l\\'» iiooiid' 11 I woiil'i vi'ilUt l''*' Hal 'il all that 1 rlaiiii''d. 'I'lic luiioimt I tin n <\)iiimiHt'»* a cl'-ar ai'tiui V.'a- cUi'uiod wa-^ niiulA |»oiiiii|> and scvfniuiiff hall-|H-iiil> . w hli lUt'iilJoiiotl lit r.Mv liie t.''iiiiiiiilH'o and ilaiiiirtl l»> mo av the ^inn di mo. u|)on wliiflj th»' oti'fr rrli'iTod to was mad' thou ott.'ic'l t.» lako it in pait iiaymon a '••< nipnniii^ I 1. which iIh'v ri'liix'il 111 i.';i\c nu\ «'\o»'i)t i!|i'in tilt' riiiidiii'ni* sialod. 12. That iluro wus not at tliat tiiiio aii\ di-|iiiit "ii ih'- jiari .>t Ih'- iX'tondantv that iho aimnint nl i>ii'' limi'lr"! |i iLu' amount aolually payaldo to nio. 13. Thai iip.inom'occa'^ion.MibM'iim'iii i.i iIm' ali'tvf. tin holt H'. • HobertrailaMri and Noil C Lov*. »M'Iiiu l"^'Oih.'r. oflfit'd mo ilio ';., Hurn ol'^ovii jioniul'- and six shilliniiv. ill ^^hmilil ji'vo adoiir aciiniii., which 1 rot'iisod lo do : l)ut I oHoiV'l I'l lak.' il in )»ai 1 paymont. 14. Tliat tho '^aid D.-londani. Noil •'. i.o\o, at iho -,aiii.' \'\u\>' in liu- pfOH-nc*' oC Mr. Cuthoari. adniiliod an.! said ilial, aoi-.^rdiii.c: lo tic past aKiccincnl'-'. they (mcaniii'/ the .'.inniiilcc (••inipt.^cd ol the defendant!'.) 'iid «ivc nn- the <\\\n ..!' niiwiy p.nimls ami ^c^cllpcm■« lialf-ponny. 15. Thai ' s\u- . )nf'!oy'.i hy ihr r(nnniiltci' of the -rity MivLui" UH alorc«a'ul. ut iIm; «alary of one Imndivd ponndM a year, and I received ai it <• cunHm-nccjiieni ^cvi'ial monthly payments of cighi poandH. A\ sl)illin<>- and cij^hip. nee. uhieh is j*iutcd in ilic rcccip:'., piveii by uie. ami drawn up in ihi; haudwritin.!? of tho l)«'fcndant. Robert t'alhcait. whn wa- Tiva-uier ofilie ?ai'l " City Mi->ion."" lo Ic Vfncived as a monthly paymcm. 16. Tk-ii at th*> ck;M> v.f cv,r) y;.' ;. 'tw ^.fi's.ou^etaeni Ha<-iu.H:.o 77,. p*x ':'\ \)iii thai >Utl I lln' tli'>*l tliiy I ill) Mill n< il II' IIIIIIU <\\ Il III iiiij mil. ii|i tllUlill| lit \ia>. A. I). iiul llii'if'.'iri ;illiiM. ;i iru'' ( ulln'ail. -M 1 till- l-t M;iy I ll.iVl- \\i\f \\\ i-i' lliiiii :; III \\ ,1- |lil»;"i'l. \\\ Mi>«'iiiii. " I i!il tinuit ilii' lIMIOIIIIl I till t) l\. w iiii II V.;iK V ill!' ^mii iln*' >iiii|ii'iiiiii''('. I tll-i'ij In i'i\i' \UU1JUI''-^' i'u' r,u'ii \t'\y In |»riiri'i'i| ii< ()iriiii>rl V. 17. TliHi llii- h-liiiiinni' l.'iiliril t'lilliiirr. N"ll <*. I.ii\-, .1 >'n Ik'iirv . iiiiil Wiliiiini IIi"aiii wi'ir iiii'inliiTt nf the ('(iimniHii' tVoii •''■* t DIllllll'lHTIIH'lll ill llu' Vflir I v'll. \n. Tli.ii (lie 'iiiil nfrcn. iiinl iIh- hi'li'mliiiil, Williinn l.;iii'xlov, .'riiinr. wi'i'i' iih'iuIm'I' '■! llic ( 'itiniiiiiiiT iliiriiiu tlii' mmi- IVnin W- , I ■i.'.'.l. In Mli.V. I^lil. !!>. TIliH ll.r |ii(|iiT- l|i'|i'llll|ii :iimi'\i'r|. iii:II'Im-i| •• A." " JS/'iMi- lllli' (■M|iii'>. (ir cMnict' III' i|iiriiini'iii«. Iiinii.-hril iiii', nr tiikcii IVoni Uk» Mimilr litink 111' till' -iii'l ( ■iiiMiiiiiti'i', w liicli w ,1 - in in\ |>ii>-i'sii(in ux^W iijiiT .\ii;;iM, l>(lit, 'jIt. Tllilt ill llllllililill In Ihi' CV iil.-nrc MJv fii ;|1 IJiiTli.ll nj' ||li,> (.'.I'lV', -limilil it liru ll'iiil III' uruilti'il nil'. I -Iliill lie iihli' In |ir(i(llli'i> ',vilIuv*^iM ,!in»i' I'vidi'iirr will ultMily provi- ilii' iiKli'lilciIni',^ nt ilic lirfoii'lunf* I \v»'i't' iiM'M'iii ■ |,, 111,,, i,|i>l tlii'ir |ii'r^iiii;i| linhilitv In |i;i_v nil- 21. Tliiil ill il 'nin rr-nliiiii I liml nilli lln- I'l'li'iiilaul. I^nvi'. ;i l'<)\v iiii'tilli-. ■.iixit. Ill- >!iiil 111- wu-i iti'it'i'clly williiiy- In |iay nic IiIm |)urlion ol |l|i- illlinuill liii'' III li.- •mill- iili'ij ill"' ri''l nl 111'' ( 'niiiiiiitli'r nii'il niHili) ili> \i I, .^IKWAKT. H .' niil In 1>\ llii' il' |i<.|i.'iil, I'iiiil .-Pn ,irl. Ill llir ('il;. nf Toj'Ollto. ill ('nlllllv l.t Vmk. llli^ "Jnili .1.1, n| Nn\ illlliiT. ,\. I). 1 '>li1 , 1) 'for J nir, (!kii1!i;k I5i:(m)Xv,, A <'iii(inii"in-ii'i', S'- •A.) ON CH, M()\ oil 1)_V \i:m,('. I.nvi;, ,i mti' oi's.'reiif.y- li\c pmiinl-i ]ii'r iiiiniim, rrnm tlio lir-t d.iy nl' May, I ^.'iS. t.-,) the rtrnt liivof.Miiv. isCiO, |i>a\ ii|M- a linlitiicc nnw dm- liim nf <"\ 'MI n>-';Mi1i< li.' |iail nl llii' 1 vi'ar \\A^ th»' ill hi'l'i iiil.Lni*. I'd rii.' ilic^iil'' in .'K''.l,ilii|:.... in Iiir fiivt i\:\\ nI'MaV. HiiH 'It'iir !!• i)l!ill;i!. layiiKMii. nil' tiiiif ill iln' 'coniitii: In tlf il|iii»t'i| nl lilt- ml M'\ I'11|H1K« i"\\\ Misiiuii il year, aiu int'nts of t'iglii in ilio iTii't'ipt', tlio Di'l'i'Tidant. Mi>>ion."" 10 \>t' ii;.i Am I'XtlMii IVnill a IflliT, dalcil Tnlnlltu. Aii.rii-,1 1.".. H." • ilin.'riinli nl" lllf ' "nlliinilli'c ; ■>■■'•! r.'M Wi' 1 ia\ r -irin I'll (lie '•I'i'vici- •> t'V|r. I 'ml .Sli'M-.irt. and v." ri>.i;:;'.»- tiilutc (inr-fl\ r- and lln' imldic or nnrliaviiii:' been I'lialdi-d td coniyr!'.' lilt' sorvinv ol' siudi a man in lln- lirld. !!!■< moral ;>iid :vligli.>r!,4 I I ■ I'liavaclcr wi- liidiiMi- iml only l<> lio iinslaiiii'd. hut ol u vory higli crdiM'. wliili- Id,- mi'iilal and oilaT i|naliliraliiiiis. and Iiii loii'jr ovpt' liciu't' of 111.' work II. whirl) li.' lia< d''\dl''d Viiin-^'dt', ("imIim' 'iilni a, '.■.d 11 ill ill' lalioiiriT." •■ Till .s'liii>f''niln,ils. ■.Ul( I Cnvm.Ks ris.iKK.ultlu. City of T.,n.nto. in tlu' County of V.rk. Wci'^lmiiir^tor, do inakf oiitli iuul say 1 Tl.a't in tin- veiu ..foin- l.-nl. 1 -^VS an.l l.-oO. 1 -^v-' ■ ^^ ".-...on- .1 Hie CuimuittiH- of ihoCitv Mission. 2. That ti.<- abov.-ua,.H'.l Ih'R'H.lai.t. unv thnKaiwl ^till an-, on Uo ,sai(l Commit- Ifc. . 13. Tluil ill l.-^5l' I willi'lrrw Irom Hi.' >m>\ Couuniil-r. . _. , . ■!. . i: I ..-..^ ,.M tin- ('.inilllillfO. till" 1 )ll'0 lam 1 lorlioi ill.' iliai ^aiiu' 1) liiiii (I hi, . 111. '* Ml 1 H' .1, 1) jliMllllU. Sw. 111.' A. 1 >. , , ,i,i 'Hith iliv ol No'.fiiibcf. A. D. li^C'l. ill th> ^wul'ii lo hotov IN TlIK COlTxT OF COMMON Pi.KAS. CJKoiKii; l!i;ooKi;. A <'oiiimi.-.-iiincr. A'c. tv'c. I'm I. .Sn:u AKi'. J'l'i'nH!}'. nTSf's Ni-ii. <". I.ovi;. Wii.i.iAM Lam.i.ky. conr,, ,'l..MN llKMiV. IIoisKin- CATiir.viiT, ar.d Wii.i.iAM IIkwitt. J)ct\)ah(iits. C031.^10.> 1 Jil^-^'^- J Wii.l.lsM llKWIIT. -/>c'*'*""'"'''- ^. jmiN XA^Mrm. ol' ihr City olTonrntn. ii, tli.' (\."intv of Vork. G-.i- '' lli'iiiaii. do luaki' oatli and say— I That in the v.a,- ln>m tlw- first of May . ]^.;7, to ih. !i.>t ..t Ma.. Ic-V. I -.va^ a uuMr.l.rr of ti.o Connnittfc ol tin' C ity Mission. •' T!nl Hinin- ll." said tiua' Ilw al.ovi-namod riaintilV ua- .•n-ag.;. Wv"\!u a;;rni7Hu.i.to.M..vtl,nn.andonUK.iy l.H.all, tn do crtara (Uitios'an.l i-.Tl-iiH cntain sn-vicfs as tlioir Missionan . •J Tliat in i.avnn-nt for sml, s-rvic.s tin- abovr I'lainutf- m ;h to vmnv. tVnn. ,il> V^unn,iUM> ll... .urn or salary of to„r l.n. .' ! ..oua., ^"l ^Tvi' it wa. arraii-rd h^ llie Commllt.r mvn l..tw.M>n tlH'm:-olV|M tlv t au- a. . id or ho'^alarV of tho I'laintitf should h. rais.-d by jii ■ cdnt Ol u hat ..uch n..-mb..r of th. Com.nitte.. i.ron.is.;- t^o col ec his rt io .. r alwav. consichn -d i.ysolf. in common with tho uth . f5,S.dK. m.-n. li.bh. to th. 1-lainliir tor hi^ s.arh salary m ca.o tlu contributions \v..t.- insntHcienl to pay h.ni. . , , n .-,. That aboni th.v.- months ago I had a convi-r.salion with t.io Do l.S Til COMAK I. 'rn(i\i.\.> Sliiifii I. I .iu ' a .•.'riniii .■ •J. Tlial miUi'i', aiii :■.. Thai, ill.' -aiil ( ' W as III \-x-r 1. •Jlia! li' rai«i' ill I always . ill.' Ciinnn \S llilc I ■■!■> .'.. I hat iiiriit I'.'tv il.'rlo.ik ii ji.iy him a <;. 'i'hat iiilllilOIC s SW.'lil I.I |)U' u' A. I>. Tih' i; When m 'ATllCAKr, Ulil '/'/,. /,s. mty (if Vi^rk, till ari-. ^m tho MaiutifV Wci.^ Ill • iininnn, to bo I by thf Ooai- )iiy tlu' anior.u'. I the (litll'vence, i;i,i;s Imsmkk. D. W'l, in tlu- [)()neiii, Chavlos iIHT. A'C. tV'C. Lam.i.f.y. rionr,, Catik Airr, and )idt i'[' Ma;. i,-si(iii. ilijV wii- cutiagt'il r. In I In c<'rtai;i \', I'laiiililV \Mi< t<^ • jm; .' 1 (jnilar LwLMMi llu'iu.-olvM l»(' raised by sub •onii>;("l to collec 1011 with the uthoL' -alary in ca^o th itioii with tlio D< I'.iKlaiil l,(>\e ill wliieli he dialed in nir Ihal he was wiliiiiL;' to i)av lils lii'0|)()i'lioii orthe(lel)l diu- by the Delendant^ to the I'laintii?'. andaboiii ilie >,aiiie time 1 saw tlie Deteiidaul Jnliii IIimii_\ and lie ackiiowied-^.'d ihai the l>eleiidaiil-< WTe wiliiii;; to -cille wiih' th,. I'laimitl'. ailnw'iii^- liiiii lii . salary ai the laie (il'scs cMly-lisf pnmnls per Arar. t>. 1 he aiiiomil the Drffiidaiil l,o\ c >iat.-d as biMiin' Ins iiroporiioii nl ihe debl dm- l)y ihi- Dcreudaiiu lu ihe I'laiiiliir was iJn- simi ol it-ii ]tOUIIll>. •I"ii\ Xasmhii. Swni'ii to Ix'lbre Mil- ill !hi; (.'ily i.i Tnroiiiu. in llie Coiiuis- of Voi'k, by li'.e abo\e-iiained lohn Na-miih. ilii< Iweiiiifili dav i.t \o\Tiiit).'r A. l>.|st;i. i.'ni:i:i:T (I. W i.i.i()\. A < 'nimni--inniT li. I,', I'm I. Si i:w \i;i'. /'A.;,,/;.;'. \vi;i.i:v. >emur, ' ' ,' .s " ,V .'i:ii. ( '. I.n\ i:. W'li.i.i \\i I, IN TiiM col i;r \ OF (xi COMMON l>lJv\S. S i^lln^l!'il7.y^^rn7?'T'"'- "'"' J >>ll.l.l.\\| JIK\\lir, I /•■fri'dilh'.'^. 1. 'riKiNlA.^ il. Mans. n| lie' C ii\ nl Tnrnliln. in ||i|. r(,|in|v n| Wtfk, Slini'iieikrr. ibi inaki' oalli aed -a'v a> l'nllM\v- i. I dn -ay, ihal ihc altnv r-iiaeied l>«'li'iidaiii- air iln' < ■|,ininiiiiM' ..>i a ei'i'iaiii S»ieiel\. r:.|l''d ilic ('ii\ \!i-;-iuii. ■J. 'Ihal ill lb'- \ t'ar is.',.-. | w ;i< ,,\\,' ni' iIh' liiinibi'i- nl' ih<' -aid (,'i>iii- iiiilii-e, and -n I'.iaiiin: ■<{ iiiiiil iii;. i-i'-i;;aialinn in il r Inlln^Ain.M- m-.h'. :'•. Thai, ill l in- -a i.i y.:\\ lip. aiin\ i.-nannd raiiiii.:' u ^ ■ ,.||,|,i,,ved bv ihi' -aid ( 'niiiliiilli.e, ainl labniirrd nii ihfir bi-hait. and ini- !iis -itn i,.,.- was In ri ivi' ih.' -oni nt nui- iniiiilrcil |ii>und- ]>fi- aiiiiiiiu. ■I. 'I'lia! il '^ a- :inaiiui-d liy tin- -aid ('(niiiiiillee ainoii'.^' ihciii-ch r- In lai-c thi--aid la-; in'iilioiK'il -iiin l)y .soliritiiii^' (ajiitribiilinns ; Ihii I always ('(tiisidiTeit insselC, in eniiinion uilh ihe nilicr members ul ihe ('nniiiiiMec, ri'-)»on-ible to Ihe riaiiiiilVtoi- the aiiiniiiil (ilhi-; salar\ . A\hil(. I I'oiiliiini'd a na'iiibcr oj the -aid rnminiiii'i'. •''. 'Ihal in the inoniii nl .Mas. I*.'..". I w a- i»ri'<.Mit w in-n an a^ii'ei*- ii)\'nt I'l.i'Act'ii Ihe I)e!endalils was i-iiirri'd iiiio. under which IIicn uii- derlunk tn cnniiniK' Mr. Stewart, llif I'laiiititl'. in tlirir ciuidny. anil l.. pay him a -alary nl lein- liimdied pniiinl- per xcar. u. 'i'lial ihi- riainiill did llaMfiiptai -'v\r ihe -aid I 'I'Triidani-. ai. I iniillniie sn In dn iiniil ihr lii-i d i\ nl .May lasl. TllnMAS I;. .\| v.N.S, SWi'lll lu lieli.'l-*; llie in ihe t'iiy nl 'I'orontn. in ihe (..'nlllitN nl York, Us l)\e abos'c i •(•tiniicnt . rlinin.is .Maiin, this 'inih dav nl' .\n\cin!)fV, A. 1». IH-.I. • Inll.S lil.vrK. A t'niinni,--iiiii. r. Ac 'I'lie lollowljii; Kiui ua- lian. 1*^-1 to Mr. SU.'Wait l)y Mr. 11. Rt^ynold.s : — When the (Jominiiiee oithe (Jilv Mis.sion wa.^ organized ihere wa'i ON, ^OH, »• ■; «; p n r- m M 1 !' 20 ly il,.' i;"n"'"»'''\'r''''*'' i .^ .■ h mk k" m M'lr towards iliis ;""■■","'"" ';";■ ''';;;;?:,«;, MiS - - -,,l;', un.. .i,..,. ...oi< ,u;.-,. ':;;;:;,-;v^l;,i:;i;"^.|uVay.,.«;;..;^ ;," iMnv;..M| ,.Mnti,i..-,.i,(«.. for >!," tnn.> to con..-. inittoo if tlii'i'c IS Stowavt ; — can iud-c iVoi.i the Iblluwing letter oi' the Com- 'not nn rvkiu.wlca'^vd oniployiuent of Mr. .loiiv Aknoi.i), ivsti.. r U.HV XKvou., n.4.. .'nv>iaonlofaK-Ci.y.Mis..iouHorK'ty. _ i-KnosU ons are much blossod. .Mi. h. n-w '*'^"*^''\'v .^. a Ovit ii cvi iSbU- hou«,' Iheinlroauclion un.l improvement ol ga.. .o that u c.ia now more ( wct'k nij^lit doubt. ri'0( .Miisti'r".-< Pii lis. as well In roinmiiii < 'lirist. I)fli we do. W and hope ll visit ns yet W.' d.'sii •.md ri'spcc o! (,'ln-i«l. Tl\c Coll -lunc Chri'^ liiil ('irclc -lioiild yoii fiilly rcriM' ]| is iht" ill Mny. :ni Tliis le firi). tcni., DiiAi: Sii ' iiinmiuiiri ul tended \\ It will 1 -iH'i'ess ot my kindest and l>elie\ To l!i;v. C; Nosv, ti aiul clnin loUowing •■ ^'onr < .lolm : Eu! ;;ive up y( spend fr to rei)u rennmerat \lanatcer-. Vo\i e; I i OT is s\un was to ;liig conti'UHi- imittot! I IcU '('. in common i\(l accorirm;^- all coiitrihiu- If towards this tof>vtlH'r Willi ii'UU'mlii'i'. i»» Ml'. l'atlu-,iii< 1011 took i»liU(' hir olijci'l tli;u iiiinl iliat tin- ;mil fro(iu»'nllv ) tlu' (M'riuiniy re lU'tinitely ia fd. it was sii])- ii!]iloy anoUiiT tli(^ cucoiirui^f- ;iiiti''i|i;Ui.')-<. lu! (,'ily Mission llianks for tlif of tlu'ir Society •]»loit' your ;i''- oiir 1m'U*!V()1('iii (•Omiuilll't'S, ;H u'ir inovi'nu'ut^, (Icii our lieurt-i n'rinir. and con- iiipj tlu* liuml)l<- Scliool (accord- I cliiltlrcn up !•> ,1. tlic sick ami ■luin. Hisvi-iW nil 2.08 1 in lilt' ;. to<;'ollun- widi rcgiiiar moelin;^' very Wednesday Livi"'. and seem lo ,Ir. S. oldains th^ I tlic ScripUiral le otlierwisc com- •as. so that ii cui now more comfortably lie used for I'riiyei'-iiieetinf;^. Ac. during' tin* week ni<>'lits. It is well employed, and the iiei;;lil)iiMv!iood iuts, iii> doubt, received a blcssmir ; and Mi\ .•*. s usohilness .lud zeal in lii« Master's cause is aeUnowledu^ed by many of tliosc wlio ditfered iVoin us. as well as Ids frientls. and lie now enjoys ix-aic. Wo iluw desiio l<> communieale to you a few of our inoM'inenis in tlu' cau-o (d' .Icsns t 'lirist, believinu' liiat you will receive tlu'iu in lirulilude lo (Jod. u» , we do. We W(Mild fed jiroal ))letisure in rec«dviiii;- a letter ti'om y(»ii. and liope that you, tliereiu. will convoy to u- llio tidinns iliat you will visit us yet. and mako one in our oausi-. We dosiii' to convoy to your wife and amiable iamily our l>esi wislios and I'l'sjiocis. and lo sub^i^ribo our-e ol Christ. 'i'lio t'oiiimittoe tool cunlidi'iit llial viui cany about wiili you llio -ante ( hri'^tian sympatiiy with our cau.^e into tluu (dovated and intluo;i- ciul circle anionic wliicli you now iniie.:le. and wi' nood not say thai >liou!d you )»oaldc to d.. anythinu' for ..iir iiticrosis, it will to- uraio- iully rectdvod. il is the intonlioii id ( 'oniuiittc!' lo have our AiuiUiil Meetini^' early ill Mav. and im alt^h;ici of tlw i;i>|)i»rt will Ix' 'ovwanb-il to you. Tliis letter was signed by llev. Chuflcs I'letclier, Secrotaiy /o-o. teiu., by order of Coiuiiutteo. The followinc; i- iui extract IVnni Jiido'o Arnold's reply to tlio. above : — ^'ol:^vool^ noar liondon, IJiL;land, I ICth May. iS'iS. ) |)i:ak Sii;.- I have It.-oii niucli ui-:iliiiod by liearin.i;' Irom your kind .ommunioa'.ion oi April lasi Ihai ili-- m-w City Mis-ion has liooii uilondod witli so muoli succs-. il will always -atford mo ni'oai iileasiiro to hear oj' the coniimu-d ^iiccess of the Slissioii and tiijit the l)lessin<;' ot die\ o me. dear sir, youi-* sincerely. loii.v AuNoi.n. To Www C:ui:i.KS i''i.KniiKi!. Socrotary of the City .Mi-^sioii id'Toromo. Now, to conolude, those uoiitloineii accepted office publicly, and claimed the control of Mr. Stewart's time under the following in.'itruetion* : — •■ ^'our district is West of Von,!ie Street, osjiecially tiie wanl of St. John ; East, the CeneralHospital and tiie County .fail. Vou ari' lo give np your time lo the w(U'k— to ensa;:e in no secular employmeiu spond"from live to six hours each day in the service of the Mission to rei)ort your ])roceedin,us annually to the contributors- and be remunerated lor your •service-', and bi* 'entirely at the disposal of iht- \lanatcer-." Vou can judtie of the i'ciuunor:xlion when there remains due 05 lOH, ). I' t 1i i I; 2^* .,. ATv PmhI Stewart, on tin; lir.->t of Mnv la.>t. ^^,^.11 ,„l ,^,it]a•ullv served the Comuuttee (Mr. Lov.. >lr. ,,,,,ev Mv. Hewitt. Mr. Henry, anJ Mr. ()atlu-art.)..th:> nutMuiue^., .Her,y anJ zeal whieh .veuthey hav. n.v.- ,ue.tione.l,atusularyof^K)Operanmun. n .vtmu h. lu. Lvlces. they honestly pay Imn his salary tor the u.t two y.u. .s agreed upon. vi..,S-IOO each yenr. For the th.n year th.y pai^hinUhe paltry sun. of 81:53.21. and lor th. fourth year ..Ithou-h he still eontinned to aet for then., and und.r tluw .iu-ectico.s^ thev not only refused to n.ake him any eon.pen>a- ,;,„ Un whJlly denied their having ever enipl^od lum. Whether sueh a line of conduet is honest or not the read.. ,uust he the iudgc, and whether sueh u course pur.uod l.y Mr. Love Mr. (Jatheart, and their three friends, is nro,u-d,.d. . t. their" consciences they alone can say : hut one .hn,.. sshuh ,Hust he very apparent to the ..n/.l reader of ^ - ---^ Letters and Resolutiot.s of the Ooniuattee. .s the lart hat M,. Stewart wa. etnployed ))y then.-that they paid on, ... years- sularv, a..d a portion of the third year s---tha, the,- ..w hin.a written dismiss.,1 the tVmrth year-and hna ly. Nl.-.^. J.ove and Catheart, upon their oaths, swear tk.t th.y •• -u-wr ou.ployed'- Mr. Stewart, never were respons.l.h- t. loei l., hi.s saiarv. or never oven pron.ised to pay lun.. , . , The^e are statcancnts which can never accord, a.ul wh-^h, . ,U, tntth is to he found in the sworn evidence ol Mes..>. Los. and Catheart. or in the acts at.d resolutions oj the (-on.nutt.-, ^,„ i„j,,,tial reader cannot tail easily to satisty h.n.M.l. ""7~ A!,. \ (" 1 uve nrovio.is to the t.'ial. ealK-a iipoi. llu-Seoiv- ,....pon^U)lei)urt:e< to Mr. Stewart, ToKONTo, January, 18G2. '-f i