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Ldrsqua la documant aat trap grand pdur .4tra raproduit an un saul elicM. il aat film* h partir , da I'angia sup4Maur gaucha. da gaucha k drolta, at da haut an bM« an pranant la nombra dlmagaa nicasaalra. Laa diagrammas suivants iiluatrantla mMiodf ; \:- V 1 6 MKMCOrv MKHUTKIN TBT CHART ^ANSI and ISO TEST CHART Ho. 3) • i /IPPt-IED IM/OE Inc 1653 Em) Main SIrnt Roctwsttr, Nm york . 14609 USA (716) 482 - 0300 - Pt»n» (716) 268- 5968 -Fm M tW Piil* [W^IWWW— 'ilwJ I W WP^ip^WWIi y I .) -r ■' *■ ' " . * ■ ■ - * '' ' y REPORT or ▲ COMMITTEE or THB P R E S B Y T E R T O F T O R 5 NT 0, -T Oh th« rabjMt of t A Theological seminary. TORONTO: ; ■ ■ :■ fc • '■'■' ■"'' :" •■ " tr. 7; coAtit, 160 xmo imiT. 1680: « ^E**il'^/ W»t TORONTO, August 9th, 183«. THE tfommittee oftht Presbytery of Toronto, for considering and preparing a plan for the education of Ministers in Canada^ met this day, andhavii^ been constituted with prayer : sederunt,' the Rbv. Wiluam RiifToci., Convener, and hieh intervenes betweenthe next ordinary meeting tf the Pres- bytery and that of the Synod, without intending thereby to commit the Presbytery to an approval of all the details of the (Extracted frwn the Minutes.) ' i .■ Wm. RINTOUL, CoNvmiBi. *■, t. ■v|.- REPORT. mg ida, iintt PBR and and re- ime res-- t to the i .■ tlR. M- Thr Comniittoc report, ibat toon alior their appoiiitmeut, th«}- nppHed to the higheat quarter* for information respecting the likc- litiood of Kiifo'i CoLLEOK going into early operation; and, in the event of this taking place, of provision beina made in it for the Thtological education of candidates foUlie' Ministry in the Presby. terian Church ; but could obtain no information on these subjects. Tho position of parties in the P/bvincial Legislature at that time, indeed, utterly forbade the hope that Theological ProfesMrshipe io connexion with any Church in the Province would be established in King's College-; and, though that position is now ahered, it re. mains to be seen, how far any thing like unanimity will prevail io regard to the commencement of the College, and the organizalipn of aTheoIogical Faculty in it. The committee are decided in the con- viction, that it would be unbecoming in the Synod to intrust any Professor with the Theological instruction of their students, unless he wore to a greater or less extent under the control of the Synod : and that the Synod should look to King's College as their Divinity School, only oh condition of their obtaining a Professor of Theology in it who should be a member of the Synod, arid subject to their ju- rindiction^ But the commencement of this royal inrtitution doe4 not ilppearto be so near, and neither dees the obtaining of a Pro. feasor on these terms appear to be an event so probable, as to war* rant the Synod to delay preparations for t)ie education of Ministers from vinong the pious and devoted youths of our congregations. . And the committee recommend the Presbytery to press upon the Synod, the importance of immediatelv taking steps, for the fouhda- tion of a Theological Seminary, for the training of such youths for the Ministry. The founding of such a Seminary, it may be observ. ed, does not imply the relinquishment of the claims which the Sy. nod may have ou the Government, for an endowment in King's College, if that institution shall at any time provide for the Theolo- gical education of the students of any of the Christian D^nonnina- , tions in the Province. On the contrary, it will rather strengthen such claims ; inasmuch, as that however humble the Semina^ may ho, it will directly promote the enlargement of the. Church; and Government aid of any kind may be expected in proportion to the ^ extent and in^uence of the Church in the conununity. Thpro^ointment of this committee implies, on the part of tho Presbytery, a recognition of the importance of the establishment of a Theological Seminary : yet, as no common exertions and sacri- fices will be demanded towards effecting this object ; the commit- tee feel themselves warranted te preface the schema they are now ;V.- r.. ' .V •bout to tubrint, with a fow romarlm humbly dctigiioa t(i docpoii ni the mindi of the brethren, a Miwo of the irm>ortuuco ol iho ii|>oedy , . foundation in the I'ruvinco ofatchool for tho«duciilion of MiiiiHtert. It if aubmittod, Ihon, in tho first place, llmt MintHtom mlncatntl in tho Province will have Bome con«idorttble udvuntttgt)» over ihoKO of tho aamo rtandiog, ai to goneral qualification!, who hnve been educated in Britain. For, recent a« the population of the Provnico It, and poaaeuing aa it doea many chnractoriatics of that of Ihu Mother Country, it haa yel a character of ileown, in many import, ant reapecta, distinct ; on account of its mixed origin, and the cir- cumatances which are peculiar to it aa a young conununity. Hence, our preachers on their first arrival in the I'ruvinoe, oven when amongst tboae who have migrated from Scotland at an early jicnoJ, and still more when amongst the dencendaiits of such, or cmigronta from other parts, find themselves to bo in some reHpofcis anioiiRst a ■tranga people; and they in like manner have sornolliing ol llio character of foreigners to the population. So that there is for a time a iivant ofaympathy in each others views and fcdiiigson niony subjects ; and the preacher is at onco the loss coinforltiblo, u|i(l tho leas fitted to put forth tho full influence of his oHico and ch^iriictor on the community. Ministers educated from amonaHt our own Provincial youths would have no such draw back on \heir useful, nesa; and they would have a more palpable udvantugo in their phyaical training, wbich would prepare them for tho hardships in- cidentto Missionary and Ministerial service in Canada^ £recb«uUy,— It should be known throughout the Church, that there are now, in some congregations, individuals dcHiroui of enter- ing into the Miniatry, and to demand of auch at^filucation in a Scottiah Univeraity, would be a virtual barring of tho door to thtir admiaalon. Such individuals are not, it ia true, known to be niimc. roua; but unquestionably more of our pioue youths would diieci their attention to the Miniatry, if meana for a anitablo education were within their reach. It may be aafely aflirmod, that the mm- berof persona in a Church, who aspire to the Ministry from right motives, forms a fair teat of the auccess, which God gives to the ministration of the word a6d ordinancea in that Church; and it seema equally plain, that if a Church deny to such persons all op- portunity of qualifying themselvea for the Ministry, and of actually entering upon it; it iain the very way of counteracting tho work of God, and cannot but provoke his disploaaure. In this view of ^tho matter, the present condition of our Church in these Provinces, des- titute aa she ia of a achqol for the Prophets, inuy well awaken sen- ous alarm. Many direlst evils may bo seen to be connected with the present ayatem of obtaining Ministijrs. A pertain nationality ol character l/induoed on our Church, which by no means befits the origin of a great proportion of those who compose it : and in this way also, the Church is aevered froittmany generous aynipalhies ol the general population, and commends itself only to the nHtional predilections of those who are of Scottish descent. The Church with a ministry p»r«ly S cottish, cannot acguifo a provincial charac ■■■• <•■■ lor, and ueUhor can it grow with llio growth of th« eommuuilv ; while ill lliu chaiige* tu which a Colonial Slal« ia peculiarly liable, it iiicura n riak of boiiig altogether ovorturnad. Church hiatory, it iabeliuvod, funiialioa no oxaiuule of the catAbliihinentorChriatiaiii> ty in • country, by meana of the continued uae of a foreigu Minia> trv. IihIowI, it liaa become an eatabli«liuil nmxim in the conduct, ing of Cariatittii Miaaioiia ; lliut, thftaooncr lliut the cunverta of a ^ country can bo trained for the Miniatry, the aoouer miy ila evange. '' lization be ex|>pc;tud. „ ^ , ..«. ,' TVkird/y,— The commencement of a Seminary in the Colony for the education of Miniatera, haa become, in aome meaaure, a Itialiur of necouity. Th() Bupply of proachera from Scotland haa hitherto been very acanty and haa rather tended to ahew the extent of tho want of Minialera ihnii mot than want : and,wbilo for lliene ueveral youra puat* tho people have been more alive to a aenae of their dealiluiion of diviiio ordinanceH, the aupplv of proachera haa been aclunlly dinii- iiiHhiiig. Thia i<» attributable partly to the greater demand at homo for able preachers— cauaed by the eatabliahnient of town and city iniaaionfl, and the erection of new ohurchoa; and partly, it must bo confeased, to the inadequate remuneration made to miiiiatora in thia Province. On the lotter of theee grouiidn only, ia tho diminiahed aupply of miniatera from Scotland to be lainonlod. Let us rejoice, that Ihoaervicea of the boat of hor preachers are giveu-4o the cul. ture of her own mojal wastes. And how piiiM|*o«v«r iho iionajw deration ia, that miniatera of tho gospel in tWpnd are very ulen. derly and fiiadA|uatcly pnid ; fur from us bo the thought; tliat tho groat work oi bringing its people into the kingdom of (Jod's dear Son» must atop, or oven be abandoned by us. liOt ours bo the de. termined purpose lo devote ourselves more entirely to this work; - and then, wo muv without presumption. assure our^H.'lvC8, that Ihu master whom wo serve, shall not leave ua unrequited even in this life. As tho Church gaina a hold of the community, we cannot doubt, (hat ila ministers will be provided for. The Glosgow Colonial Missionary Society may be regarded as the principal provider of preachers for the Scottish Presbyteriuu Churches of British North America : and yet, it furnished for Up- per Canada only one laborer during the pnat year ; while applicu tions had been sent to them, from each \ Presbytery, for one or tuo missionaries, with engagementa for their support ; and they had been pressed by tho corresponding Secretary to send a Mill greater number of missionaries of their own, in order to meet the actual necessities of tho Province. The directors of this excellent society, it should be known, deeply lament their inability to meet the de- mands which our missionary fields aud vacant congregations make upon them, and they freely confess, it arises more from the aversiou of suitably qualified pjreachera to come hither, than from the scanti- iiess of their funds. If then, we would not see our mission ata- ^ lions abandoned, nrd congregations ecaltered jfor the luck of pastors, wo must be prepared for the ahernative of raising up 4 ' prr>«chera amongst oil rnel vat, oMifleking ihcm frnm other ichoota, than the Divinity IIbIIm of mir SroUiali Univorailiai* FMrthly, t-The importanco of comntoncing early a athool for the training of miniatern, niny ba iirgeid from the ron*idorNlion, that the earlier it ia planted, the more readily may it ho expoctod to lake root, and grow with the growth of the province. Homo aeem. to be repelled from aeripualy connideriiig tho iirhemn of a afiminary for our church at preaeni, from tho fancied hopoloHanniM, of the undertaking. They look at tho richly endowed univeraitie* of Britain, an^ they think that nothing but a large endowment from the state, con originate an institution, such aa the church. should acknowledge, But such pomunR, it is lN)liovml, forgot that tho most flourishing colleges which public or private bonevolcnro has en- dowed liadl mp infancy, and in gonerni have advanced by n slow, growth to ih^ maturity in which wo now behold them. Colleges and other simitar institutiona ordinarily have at (trst aimed at pro< vidiiig only foi^ the felt wants of the period at whicluhey were founded, and their enlargement has been couseouent on^NFincreas-. ing want of oduipMed men, and on tho increasing resoUrcea of the community. Now, it may be enough for us, to originate an insti- tution that shAll s^pply tho preseift want of ministers. Let us not think of completing nt once a pr^i efttablishment. Let us la^ n larg« and deep foundation — a fotJindotion capable itself of'«xtension, and build on it a siitperstructure fluitablo to our present wants and ineana : tind it nmy\ be left to another generation to complete it.-'— The funda that wo (night now acquire might be so Inid out as to in- crease in value with tho increasing capital of the Province. Once more — as it does not seem out of place to remark— no ecclesiastical body, Except our Church, and none of the secular pro- fessions in the Provhice, exact of those admitted intfli them an education in n Briti«ih University. All other churches, whether fol. lowing a rigid or lax ecclesiastical organization; 'a high or low standard of literary attainments for\ ministers, open the ministry to those whom they severally doem qualified, without jrespect to the place wliere they have been trained\ Obvious advantages, as has been already remarked, must result ftpm introducing our Canadian, youths to the ministry ; — ^and^t is important hero to remark that some of the most efficient ecclesiastical bodies in this and the ad« jaccnt Province, are makins considerable progress in promoting education amongst their candidates forjthe ministr}'. The Episco- pal Church, which indeed is very acconunodatin||; in its terms of ad« mission to the ministry, so long as its ritual requirements are compli- ■ed with, finds some of its most useful ministers amongst those who have been educated in Canada. And the Methodist body, which has heretofore gloried in an Unlearned ministry, has, through its own exertions, in contributing and collecting funds, founded a Seminary in Cobourg, which promises to rival institutions that have for their endowment drawn deeply on the public revenue. ' If we turn to the lllculnr professions, we sco iif one, the Medi< cal Board, ready to receive npplicams for their liconso, from the •K. i» . Ainericttii or 'rraimttUntio HcIimoU iiidifllrunily ; y«i. - xoalotM in uikcliug froiii (how on whom they bottuw it a soo rnnta for the miniatry, may acquire all the neceaaary qualificationii which huonn teaching can conler, lor that high and holy worfi W We traat not. — The committou conceive that u Theolo|ical Semi, nary might be organized ao aooii aa an ondownient fortono ProCea- lorahip and a Tutorahip, or aaaintant Profeaaorahip could bo raiaed. A auitablo udifico ia of courw iiidiapenaable to the eflree(uat proaeculion of (|lie plan: but the timt and moat vigoroua eflbrta ahouid be directed towafda providing the endowment. Temporary aocommodationa for claawa could eoaily be obtained, until perina. nOnt buHdinga could bo erected. It ia conceived, that the aum of five thouaand pounda currency, might be regardud aa adequate far .L^ , the firat endowment, the interoHt of thia at per cent., being £300 per annum. The aaaiitonco of Uovornment in tho way of a grant of money or landa, would of course bo aought ; but tho iaaue of auch application ahouid not bo allowed to control our exortiona in other quartera. The OMislunce of frienda ia Great Britain will doiibtleaa be obtained, for endowmcnta and buildinga, acholamhipa and a library : but our first dopcndonco under God, muat be on our- . lelvea and our congregationa. Wo muat Yiot aeek help from abroad, .^ until by the liberality of our own contriSutiona we can prove to \ others that we have auch a deep interest in the undertaking, aa may I .be an eameat at once of wiadom and eneriiy for the conducting of 'it. There ahouid be employed in pleading thia cause throughout \ I . the church, thoae who feel ita magnitude and ita urgency ; and our people ahoul^ be called to ahew their concern to^ perpetuating i christian privilegea amongst themselves, and extending these to |t V others, by large and willingofferinga of their aubatance. The committee submit the following draft of an overture to the - : Synod, that the Piesbytery, if they see fit, may adopt and transmit .\ die same: ■■ \ ■ The Presbytei^ of Toronto respectfully overture the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, to take into seriouii considera- tion the importance of founding a collegiate institution (or the edu- cation of pious youths, for the work of the holy miiiistry. And the Presbytery at the same time respectfully submit the following resolutions on this subject, for the adoption of the Synod. t X'^ 8 V Reholved, 1.— Tliat Uie inadequate suppJy of preachera hitherto obtained from Scotland, and the capabihty of the ' Churcl^jiiere to furnish some students for the Ministry, urgent- s,*)y calls on the Synod to adopt vigorous measures for the fourt- dation of a TFleological Institution. Rc8oi»vED, II.— That such Institotion, if founded, shall h6 located within the bounds of the Upper Province. Rebolvbd, IIL— That respectful applications shall be made to the Home and Colonial Governments, for an endow- ment of lands or money, forthe founding bf such Institution. RB80I.VED, IV.— That the actual commencement of the undertaking shall not be contingent on the success of these ap* , plications. ResoLved, v.— That a Committee of Synod be appomt' ed for cNiwing out Memorials and Petitions to the British and Colonial Governments, for assistance towards the foundation of ' the Theological Seminary, and making collections throughout . the bounds of the Church'for the same object : for preparing a ' seheme for the foundation, and for drafting a bill of mcorpora- tion for the Trustees and Directors of such Institution. The scheme and draft to be submitted to the commission of Synod; at their meeting in ' , ' -.. ■ > for their approval' ; and the same Committee to prosecute the passing of a bill of incorporation in the Colonial Legislature, which shall have been approved of ■ by amaj<»ity of the commission ; and to publish reports frona time to time as they may see fit. ^ *. k' v-ii.^. ' » • ^.#;\:, ^'^j.-'-'^'a-'-'^B L ■ ■/ , >;■.;', i'- - ^^ ^ '■?■■;■ T--;^ . ■.';■- ■ ■■ '~^";, ■■'■■■- ■/■■• « kJ -■■■^'^•■•;:-:^ ^ , ■ 1 ^^^^ > . . - ■ ■ -. ,/^ j^ 4 '^^: • • " ■ ■ J -■ . ■/.. "'. 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