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Trinity Church, St. John, 
 
 1880. 
 
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 SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. 
 1791-1891 . 
 
 COMPILED AND EDITED BY THE 
 
 Rey. canon' BRIGSTOCKE, D, D., Rector, 
 
 AND ISSUED BY THE 
 
 RECTOR, CHURCH WARDENS, AND VESTRY. 
 
 SAINT JOHN, N. B. 
 
 J. & A. McMillan, 98 Prince William Stkekt. 
 1892. 
 
Entered according to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year 1892, by 
 THE RECTOR, CHURCH WARDENS, AND VESTRY OF TRINITY CHURCH, 
 St. John, N. B., 
 At the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. 
 
PEEFACE. 
 
 Tlie one limulrcdth anniversary of the opening- of Trinity 
 Church, which occurred last Christmas Day, presents an 
 appropriate occasion, of which the Corporation of the 
 Church gladly avail themselves, to issue a complete History 
 of Trinity Church, in commemoration of that memorable 
 event. From time to time, there has been, through the 
 columns of the daily newspapers, by lectures, and other 
 means, much information given of the work of the Loyalists 
 who built the Church, and of the Rectors who ministered in 
 it; but no attempt has hitherto been made to furnish a com- 
 plete record of all that was done by that noble band of men 
 and Avomen, in connection with their Church and Parish. We 
 feel, indeed, that we should be recreant to our duty, did we 
 not put the history of their doings in some permanent form, 
 and hand down to posterity, an examj)le of Christian heroism, 
 and Christian patriotism, worthy of close imitation. 
 
 The history we now furnish, with its numerous illustrations, 
 will, we venture to think, be of interest, not only to the con- 
 gregation of Trinity Church, but to the C'hurcii and city at 
 large. 
 
 We desire to return our grateful thanks to Mr. Joseph 
 Lawrence for much information, and kind assistance; to the 
 Rev. A. W. Eaton, New York, for kindly furnishing for 
 perusal MS. copies of early reports of the Society for the 
 Propagation of tlie Gospel in Foreign Parts, as well as to 
 acknowledge our indebtedness to Mr. Eaton's recent book, 
 "The Church in Nova Scotia ;" and to "An Historical Sketch 
 of the First Fifty Years of the Church of England, in the 
 Province of New Brunswick," by Mr. G. Herbert Lee. 
 
 The work of compiling, and editing this History has been 
 done by the Rector, as a labour of love, who trusts that it may 
 prove of deep interest, and tend to the glory of God. 
 
 St. John, New Brunswick, 
 
 April, 18i>2. 
 
LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS. 
 
 
 Page 
 
 Trinity Church, 1880, ... 
 
 . Frontispiece 
 
 " Old Trinity," 
 
 19 
 
 Trinity Church ( West Front) , 185(5, ... 
 
 25 
 
 Trinity Church, Interior View (East), ... 
 
 29 
 
 RiOycil iVrms 
 
 31 
 
 The Right Rev. Charles Inglis, D. D., ... 
 
 47 
 
 The Right Rev. John Inglis, D. D., 
 
 51 
 
 The Most Rev. John Medley, D. D., 
 
 59 
 
 The Right Rev. H. T. Kingdon, D. D., ... 
 
 71 
 
 The Rev. Mather Byles, D. D., 
 
 ... 81 
 
 The Rev. George Pidgeon, 
 
 ... 87 
 
 The Rev. Robert Willis, D. D., 
 
 ... 91 
 
 The Rev. B. G. Gray, D. D., 
 
 ... 95 
 
 The Rev. J. W. D. Gray, D. D., 
 
 ... 99 
 
 The Rev. James Hill, M. A., 
 
 ... 105 
 
 The Rev. Frederick H. J. Brigstocke, D. D., . 
 
 ... 109 
 
 Trinity Church, Interior View (East), 1880, . 
 
 ... 125 
 
 Trinity Church School House, 1880, ... 
 
 ... 137 
 
 Bust of Queen Victoria, ... 
 
 ... 165 
 
1791-1877. 
 
" Ucnicmbcr tl)f tians of ol^, rcI^5i^c^ tl)c ijears of 
 
 I)i:l"t. xxxii. 7. 
 
 — . 
 
 " tUe l)iuic \]ta\-ti luitl) our cars, (D (!>oci, our i-atl)crs 
 \)am \o['i> us u)l)at work (il)ou iiitist in tl)cir lians, anii in 
 tl)e times of ol^." Ps. xuv. i 
 
On the 18th day of May, 17S8, at the close of the 
 Eevolutionary AVar, there landed on the shores of Xew 
 Brunswick, at tlif mouth of the River St. John, about 
 three thousand uk'u, wonu'U, and children, who, to re- 
 tain their allegiance to tlic Uritish Crown, sacrificed all 
 their possessions, and cauic and sought to make homes 
 for themselves on the nearest IJritish territory. The 
 fleet in which tliey came, uund)crcd in all twenty ves- 
 sels, Avhich bore the following names : Onin l, Capt. 
 Tinker; Unioit, Capt Wihon : J 'O'o/v/, ('apt. .laekson; 
 Hope, Capt. Peacock; O/fcr, Ca[.t. I'.unis : Siir/im; 
 
 Capt. : EiiniHll, Capt. liccd ; Thnnn s, Capt. 
 
 : Spriiiij, Capt. Cadisli : Jh-uhinrnlrr, Capt. 
 
 : Farn,n-it<\ Capt. Kllis ; Ann, Capt. (^ark; 
 
 Coiiiinenr, Capt. Strong: \V>//i/nn, Capt. ; 
 
 Lord Townsend, Capt. Ilogu-: .Socrr /////, Capt. Stuart; 
 
 SaUeij, Capt. Bell; 0//'/.v', ' Capt. — : BrUain, 
 
 Capt. : Kiiig Gconic, Capt. — . The spot 
 
 on wliich the landing was made, was the present 
 Market S(juare, named at first " The Public Landing," 
 and the devoted band have ever since been known by 
 their descendants, by the lionoured name of" ijoyalists." 
 The River Saint John was ktio\\ii in history many 
 years previously. On the L*4tli day of .Tune, 1»!04, the 
 Prench explorer, Cham^ijain, sailed into the harbour, 
 and so must be regarded as the discoverer of the noble 
 river, which, in lionour of the day, he called Saint 
 John — a name it has liorne ever since. 
 
 The City, Saint John, was founded l)y the Loyalists. 
 It was at the first called Parr Town, in honour of 
 (13) 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 Governor Parr, of I^'ova Scotia and changed to 8t. John, 
 Avhen it received its charter. On the arrival of the 
 Loyalists, it must be ever remembered, that their lives 
 were full of hanlsliip and toil to secure for themselves 
 shelter, and other necessaries of life. Everywhere 
 they were surrounded with rugged rocks, and wooded 
 eliifs, which only attorded them the rudest materials 
 for home and fuel. Being, however, possessed of much 
 force of character, and energy of will, they set them- 
 selves at once to clear the woods, and build houses; so 
 that l)y the close of tlie year ITSo, a population of 
 5,000 had settled in l*arr Town, and Carleton. The 
 laying out of the ground for a city, was immediately 
 proceeded with, and in doing so, the first care of the 
 Loyalists was to secure a site for a cluirch. The por- 
 tion of ground set a})art for a church and burial 
 ground, was a lot on the south side of Union street, 
 Avhich has been known f )r over half a century as " The 
 Old Burying Ground,"' the intention being, to build a 
 church on its south-A\ est corner. The frame of it was 
 cut off the ground on which the Court House now 
 stands. It Avas, however, never completed. A fire — 
 the scourge of the AVestern '\\-orld — swept over that 
 part of the city, and caused the abandonment of that 
 ground as a site for the church. 
 
 UcD. Jcil)n Bcarbslcy. 
 
 In connection with the work of preparing to build 
 a church, it is appropriate to refer to the ministry of 
 the Eev. John Beardsley — the first clergyman who 
 officiated to the Loj^alists. Mr. Beardsley was born at 
 Stratford, Connecticut, and was ordained in England 
 in 1762. He soon returned to America, where he 
 laboured for five years at Norwich. In 1766 he moved 
 
History of Trinity Ciiurcii. 
 
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 to r()n<;'likc'ei>sic\ Xew ^'ork, and, in 1777, ^vas ap- 
 pointcil ( 'liaphiiii I0 tlic ici^'iment under the command 
 of (\)1()ir1 Ik'ViTk'V Koliin.son, and with it came toKew 
 T)runs\vick. lie remained some time in St. John, 
 ministering- to the wants of the people, and took so 
 active an interest in the buikling of the church, that it 
 is I'cported " he was frequently seen witli his coat otf, 
 and broad-axe in liand, working away at the frame." 
 He removed to Mauger\ illc in 1784, where he carried 
 on his ministry for sc\ entet'n years as a missionary of 
 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Fox'- 
 eign Parts. Afterwards he rcniox ed to Kingston, where 
 he died and was buried, April 2:;r(l, IHIO. 
 
 C)on. ani) Wax lcinatl)an (f)M\. 
 After the departure of Dr. P>eardsley in 1784, and 
 while the congregation was for some time without the 
 services of a settlrd clergyman, the Rev. Jonathan 
 Odell frequently read prat ers, and preached. lie was 
 a native of ^Tewark, New Jersey, and began his career 
 as a surgeon in the British army. Leaving the army 
 while in the West Indies, he went to England, and w^s 
 ordained Deacon by the Bishop of London, in Decem- 
 ber, 1766, and Priest in the following .Taunary. During 
 the Revolutionary War he espoused the rause of the 
 Loyalists, and became Cliai>lain of the rcgiuietit com- 
 manded by Colonel .bishua Upliani, the grandfather of 
 Charles W. Weldon, Esq., one of the Church AVardens. 
 At the close of the war he took refuge in England, 
 and received the appointment to a seat in the Legisla- 
 tive Council of INew Brunswick. He was the first 
 Secretary of l^ew Brunswick, and Registrar, and Clerk 
 of the Council. He held these positions for thirty 
 years, and died at Fredericton, Isov. 24th, 1818. 
 
16 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 The next step which the Loyalists took towards 
 procuring a place of worship, was to purchase a frame 
 building — the first frame building, it is said, tbat was 
 erected — that stood on the east side of Germain street, 
 on Lot 121, between Duke and Queen streets, now 
 owned by Mr. J. ^McMillan. The building measured 
 thirty-six feet, by twenty-eight feet, and, being in a 
 very unlinisliod state, was very inconvenient and un- 
 comfortable for the performance of Divine worship. 
 Nevertheless, it ]ii-ovi(le(l a place where the blessed 
 ordinances ot i-eligion could be solemnized, and was 
 no doubt a coinfoi't and lielp to the devoted and exiled 
 band. This huilding was never consecrated nor bore 
 any name. It continued to be their place of worship 
 until the opening of Trinity Church, when it was 
 offered for sale at £200, without finding a purchaser. 
 Subse([uently it was used by the .Methodists and Bap- 
 tists, and afterwards for many years it was occupied as 
 a dwelling house. 
 
 lien. 5amucl (ficiakc, ll). ill. 
 
 We would here make mention of the Rev. Samuel 
 Cooke, who, some time after the departure of Mr. 
 Beardsley, came to St. John, and ofliciated to the con- 
 gregation for about one year. Mr. Cooke was edu- 
 cated at the University of Cambridge, England, and 
 was sent out in 1749, by the Society for the Propaga- 
 tion of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, to Xew Jersey. 
 Subsequentl}^ he went to England on private business, 
 and was, it appears, sent out again as a missionary of 
 the S. P. G. to Xova Scotia, where he landed at Hali- 
 fax, after, he writes, a tedious voyage. He then took, 
 so the report of the S. P. G. goes on to relate, a journey 
 of 200 miles by land and water, and came to St. John, 
 
History of Trinity Church. 
 
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 Xew BrunsAvick, wliicli lie reached Sept. 2iul, 1785. 
 He found the congregation worshipping in the house 
 above mentioned, which Dr. Cooke wrote, was very 
 inconvenient and uncomfortable. To remedy this state 
 of things, he, at once called a vestry meeting, and rep- 
 resented so etfectually the necessity of exerting them- 
 selves, that a subscription was set on foot, and by his 
 personal application to the principal inhabitants, the 
 sum of £90 was collected in three days' time, with 
 which they were enabled to ceil the building, and to 
 erect a gallery in the front, and at each end, which 
 contained as nianv persons as the building used to do 
 below. " After all," Dr. Cooke goes on to say, " this is 
 only a temporary affair, till some method can be 
 adopted, or the people's circumstances shall enable 
 them to build a proper church, which may be a credit, 
 and an ornament to the place." In another letter. Dr. 
 Cooke writes (S. P. G. Report), " The little church at St, 
 John's is now made very commodious, the body of it 
 is pewed, and it is furnished with a reading desk, a 
 pulpit, and stoves. In this Avork, Dr. Cooke ascribed 
 much credit to Mr. Isaac Lawton, who had the cause of 
 religion, and the interest of the church much at heart. 
 But he hopes that by the zeal of the inhabitants, with 
 the assistance of the (xovernment, a much larger, and 
 more suitable church will soon be built. On Xew 
 Year's Day (1786), he administered the sacrament of 
 the Lord's Supper to 25 communicants. The weather 
 being then, cold in the extreme, so that he could not 
 expect the people, especially the women, to attend. 
 Going warmly clothed himself, he stood it tolerably well. 
 Under date July 29th, 1786, Dr. Cooke writes (S. P. G. 
 Report) that he was about to remove to Fredericton in 
 August. He was happy in the reflection that his 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 iiiiix'initting labours to estahlisli the good, and peace of 
 the chui'eh at St. John, had lieen so fav etiectual, that 
 he left his successor in possession of a decent, well 
 furnished, though small church, with a \ ery respectable 
 and well behaved congregation, with whom, the part- 
 ing, on the previous Sunday, had l)een attended with 
 mutual regret. He had othciated in St. John nine 
 months. 
 
 Xot\vithstanding all that had been done to make 
 their plac-e ot worship convenient, and commodious, 
 the Loyalists very |>i-oi)erly telt the need of a suitable 
 church cditice. The tirst decided step to obtain that 
 ol)ject, seems to have l)cen taken in June, 1788, when 
 two lots on (iermain Street, — one the gift of General 
 Coffin, and the other ot John Cochran. Es(j. : and two 
 lots on Studholiii, now (Miarlotte Street, the gift of 
 Thonuis Whitlock. Ksij.. u merchant, and for many years 
 a \'estryman, and Clinrch Warden, were granted to the 
 vestry as a site for the churcli. From this time, it ap- 
 pears tliat the work of building went on continuously. 
 The corner stone was laid by the Kight lieverend Chas. 
 Inglis. I ). 1 )., I'.ishop of Xova Scotia, and tirst Bishop of 
 the CN.lonial Cliurch. on Aug. i^dth, 1788. The builders 
 of the cliurcli w ere Messrs. liean and Dowling ; the 
 former was afterwards a mendier (if tlie vestry. The 
 church was l)uilt of wood, and consisted of a chancel,* 
 a nave, and two side aisles. It Avas tlien of peculiar 
 form, its breadth being out of i)roportion to its length. 
 But this feature, as events proved, was an evidence of 
 economy, and Avise forethought. The Loyalists would 
 not recklessly run into debt. They built according to 
 their means, and looking to the future, they made pro- 
 
 * There is little doubt tliat it was the tirst church with a chancel in 
 British North America. 
 
lIisTOKv OF Trinity CHriicii. 
 
 21 
 
 vision for tlie clinrcli l)eing enlarged in years to come. 
 It was coniiiletc(l in ITIH, and was first used for divine 
 worship on ( "lu istmas da v in tliat year. It is noteworthy, 
 that when the chnrch was opened, there was no pro- 
 vision made for warming the church, and that not till 
 April, 1804, were any steps taken to procure stoves. 
 For thirteen years, did those noble churchmen and 
 churchwomen practice much self-denial, with respect to 
 divine Avorship. 0 si sic on) tics ! 
 
 It was consecrated by Bishop Chas. Inglis on Sun- 
 day, August l!»th, 1792, who, at the same time, ordained 
 Rev. Frederick Dibblee, and Ivev. ( )liver Arnold. 
 There is little doubt, that it was the tii'st ordination 
 held in ISTew I'rnnswick. The following formed the 
 Church Cor[)oration in 1701 : 
 
 Rector : 
 
 Reverend Mather Byles, D. D. 
 
 Church Wardens : 
 
 Thomas Horsfiekl, Fitch Rogers. 
 
 Vestrymen : 
 
 The Hon. Gabriel G. Ludlow, William Hazen, 
 Ward Chipman, Nathan Smith, 
 
 Isaac Lawton, Samuel Hallet, 
 
 Colin Campbell, Thomas Elmes, 
 
 Thomas Bean, Thomas Whitlock. 
 
 Munson Jarvis. 
 Thus after some reverses, and much patient and 
 persevering labour, the Loyalists succeeded in erecting 
 a suitable and commodious church for the honour and 
 glory of God, and left to their posterity, a precious and 
 noble inheritance. 
 
 To the Church thus erected, many gifts were be- 
 stowed, and many additions were made. Of the gifts, 
 the first to be mentioned, is that of a bell, which was 
 
22 
 
 History of Trinity Ciil'rch. 
 
 presented l)y Mr. AVilliiini Thompson, a prominent 
 merchant of the city. At a vestry meeting held 
 August 27th, 1702, it was resolved : " That the unani- 
 mous thaid<s of this corporation he made to Mr. 
 William Thomi)son, for his very liandsonic pi'esent of 
 a hell to Trinity Cdmreh." In iSdi', :\lr. .John Black 
 wrote a letter to the Vestry, ottering to contribute the 
 sum of Two Hundred Pounds, towards the })urchase 
 of an organ for the church. The lil)eral offer was ac- 
 ce})ted, and the organ Avas ordered from London, and 
 brought out in the shii*, Bmlht rs, which was owned by 
 the Hon. Wm. i'agan, avIio remitted the freight, which 
 amounted to one hundred }iounds. C'aptain Harr, who 
 commanded the ship, also remitted his " primage"" on 
 the freight, which amounted to five pounds. 
 
 The next addition to the church was a Clock Tower, 
 and Cuiiola. The following resolution was passed by 
 the A'estry, in August 10th, 1809: That a committee 
 be appointed, to solicit subscriptions towards defraying 
 the ex[)enses of erecting a clock story and spire on 
 the church, and of pui< lia>iiig ami eri'cting a clock, 
 with dial plates, and also for receix ing pro|)Osals for 
 binlding the clock stoiy and spire. agreeal»ly to the 
 model now in the N'estry room.'" The committee then 
 api>ointed, reported in January loth, 1810, that the sub- 
 scriptions amounted to f4n, Os. 0(1.: wliereupon it 
 was voted unanimously, tliat the same committee take 
 the necessary steps to import a suitable clock. The 
 work of building the clock story, and spire was en- 
 trusted to Mr. .lolni W'uning, who, when the work was 
 nearly completed, lell from the staging to the ground, 
 and was instantly killed. A slight fall of snow made 
 the stage slippery. The clock which, with the charges 
 of importation, cost £212, lUs. Od., was not erected till 
 
History of Tkixity Church. 
 
 23 
 
 1812. The Common Council, in answer to a memorial 
 from the Yestrv, made a grant of £50 towards the ex- 
 penses connected with it, and snbse(|uent]y, assumed 
 the charge of keeping it in working order. 
 
 In 1812, turther steps were taken for the enlarge- 
 ment, and improvement of the church. On ^[arcli oOth, 
 in that year, a memorial from Henry (_Till)ert, and 
 others, Avas handed in to the vestry, praying " for an 
 alteration in the church agreeably to a plan exhibited, 
 b}' Avhich a new chancel should be l)uilt out from the 
 body of the church, and room gained, for the erection 
 of sixteen oblong, and eight s(puire pews."" In reply to 
 the memorial, the vestry clerk was directed to adver- 
 tise for tenders for the contemplated alterations to the 
 church, and on the 6th of April, we find that tenders 
 for the work were handed in from several contractors ; 
 and a committee consisting of Messrs. Pagan, Scovil, 
 Jarvis and Wheeler, was appointed to close a contract, 
 and have the proposed alterations, and additions carried 
 out without delay. 
 
 So tar the work of erecting, enlarging, and improv- 
 ing the church, had gone on auspiciously. It was now 
 however, in some degree, to be arrested, and the 
 church placed in imminent danger of total destruction. 
 On Tuesday, February 27th, 1849, a fire broke out in 
 the Commercial Hotel, situated at the corner of King 
 and Charlotte streets, and completely destroyed it. The 
 sparks and flames were carried over to Trinity Church, 
 and set fire to the West end of the edifice. Most 
 strenuous exertions were made, and many volunteers 
 Avere at hand, to do all in their power to save the build- 
 ing. In this, they succeeded, so far as the main body 
 of the church was concerned, and only the cupola at 
 the West end was destroyed. In connection with this 
 
24 History of Trinity CnrRCH. 
 
 sad event, the following resolutions were passed by the 
 Yestry on February 28th, 1849 : 
 
 "Ordered that the Church Wardens and Mr. Peters be a 
 Committee to have the damage done to Trinity church by the 
 late fire properly estimated, with a view to make due claim 
 upon the Insurance Office." 
 
 " Whereas, On the morning of February, the 27th instant, 
 Trinity Church in this city, was placed in the most imminent 
 danger of being destroyed by fire, but under the merciful 
 direction of Divine Providence, was preserved through the 
 intrepid and vigorous exertions of a number of disinterested 
 individuals ; 
 
 Therefore Renolced, That the grateful thanks of this Vestry 
 be cordially tendered to all the pei-sons, both civil and mili- 
 tary, and especially to those gentlemen who, some of them, 
 upon the Tower, in a most pei-ilous situation, and others, at 
 other parts of the building, hazarded their lives to preserve 
 this venerable structure from the flames ; 
 
 Resolved Unanimously, That the thanks of tliis Vestry are 
 due to Messrs. George Mills, William Wriglit, and John 
 Johnston, to \\ li()se perilous and unremitting exertions, may in 
 a great measure be attributed the safety from destruction by 
 fire, of the building of Trinity Church, on the morning of 
 Tuesday last ; and that as an additional mark of the sense 
 entertained by the Vestry of their services, a Bible be also 
 presented to each of the above named parties." 
 
 AVitliout luueli delay, the Vestry took steps to re- 
 pair the dauiau'es done by the tire. On April 16tli, 
 1849, Alessrs. Thurgar, l*eters, and Lawrence, were ap- 
 pointed a eonimittee to report on a plan for repairing 
 the tower of Trinity Church. On June 7th, the eoni- 
 niittee reported a [ilan i)repared by ]\lr. Stead, which 
 tliey were antliorized to carry out. 
 
 Other improvements on a larger scale on the West 
 end of the church, as well as in the interior, were soon 
 
Trinity Church, 
 west front, 1856. 
 
IIisTOKV OF Trinity Chukcii. 
 
 27 
 
 afterwards contemplated. On JTovember 8th, 1853, a 
 committee consisting of the Rector, Church Wardens, 
 and Messrs. Foster and Botsford, was appointed to 
 draw up a statement of the improvements needed, and 
 probable expense to be incurred. That committee re- 
 ported on December 1st, and stated that £1,500 would 
 at least be required to carry out the im|>r()vements 
 recommended. Tlie report was a})pr()vcd by the \'cstry, 
 and referred to a meeting- of tlic rarishioncrs for their 
 considci-atioii. <)n January 5tli, ls54, a meeting of the 
 ParisliioiuTs was licld, avIich it was unanimously re- 
 solved : 
 
 " That certain alterations in the interior of the church, to- 
 gether with the erection of a suitable tower, and entrance, or 
 front to the building be forthwith carried out." 
 
 A subscription list was at once ()i)ened, and a 
 committee consisting of the Rector, Church Wardens, 
 and Yestrymen, was appointed to solicit and collect 
 subscriptions. On July loth, 1854, the committee re- 
 ported subscriptions to the amount of £1,444, 8s. 4d,; 
 whereupon, it was unanimoii>ly roolved : 
 
 " That the Vestry be authorized to commence and com- 
 plete the proposed repairs and alterations, so far as the 
 funds in hand would warrant." 
 
 The proposed improvements were as follows : 
 
 1. A new Tower on the western front of the church. 
 
 2. The enlarging the interior, by the removal of the par- 
 tition between the body of the church and the poixhes, and 
 making entrances to the galleries in the tower. 
 
 3. The repairing the foundations of the church. 
 
 4. Painting the church inside and outside. 
 
 5. Making the western entrance suitable and convenient. 
 
 6. Warming the church by means of furnaces. 
 
 7. Keducing the height of the pews. 
 
 8. To ascertain the cost of a chime of bells. 
 
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 IIisTORv OF Trinity (/hi kch. 
 
 Phins and e.stiiimtes ior the several portions ot the 
 work were procured, and the tender ot" Messrs. Fenety 
 and Raymond, whieh iiiekided all the work, except the 
 cut stone, and painting, amonnting to £1,550, was ac- 
 cepted. Considerable time was occupied in the execu- 
 tion ot thr proposed iniprowMuents ; hut they were all 
 at len^'th carried out, through the persevering energy 
 and zeal of the committee, to whom they were entrusted. 
 A very handsome and imposing West Front was huilt 
 on to the church, surinoimted with tower and spire of 
 goodly proportioi\s, and crowned with a vane shewing 
 the points of the compass, and as l)efore, Avith the 
 Christian synd)ol of a tish, to show the direction of the 
 wiiuL The clock was now placed in a more elevated 
 jiosition in the towerthan it had heen hefore, and afourth 
 dial was placed on the eastern side. The interior was 
 much improved by reducing the height of the pews in 
 the mn'e, and hy being painted tlirongliout. 
 
 One hirther inipro\ ement must be | ilaeed on record. 
 In isGd, Mr. John \'. Thurgar, who many years was a 
 most erticient Church AVarden and W'strvman, presented 
 to the ehui'eli. stained glass for the tlirec lights which 
 formed ihe I'liist window. On May 1st, in that year, 
 the following resolution was passed in connection with 
 that gift : 
 
 " Whereas, Our long respected Warden, John V. Thurgar, 
 Esq., has presented to this church, a stained glass Chancel 
 Window ; and 
 
 Whereas, This Vestry are desirous to express their gratitude 
 and thanks to Mr. Thurgar for his handsome gift, and to have 
 the same recorded on the records of this corporation : 
 
 Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be given to Mr. 
 Thurgar for the great improvement to the appearance of 
 Trinity Church, by the stained glass window, with which he 
 has ornamented the Chancel." 
 
Trinity Church, Interior View (East), 
 
 1791-1877. 
 
IIisTORV OF Trinity Ciurcii. 
 
 31 
 
 The Hoijal ^\rnis. 
 
 Of all tlio oriiaiiRMits in the cliiu'cli, thrru was one 
 of peculiar interest-, and of which we inust, therefore, 
 make special mention. ( )n the north wall of tlie church, 
 over tlio pew aiii)i()priate(l to the use of His Kxeellency 
 the Governor, thei'e hunu' the lioya! Anns. The his- 
 tory of this emblem of loyalty to the British Crown, is 
 of very great interest, and for which we are indebted 
 
 The Royal Arms. 
 
 to "Ivoyal Memorials,"'* by the Kev. E. F. Slafter, Cor- 
 respondino- S,., retai-y of the " Xew Eng-land Historic 
 Genealogical Society." 
 
 The Koyal Aims, whicli for many years were dis- 
 played in the Council Chamber, in the old State House 
 
 * While taking our account of "The Royal Arms" from "Royal 
 Memorials," we feel it only right to state, that Mr. Slafter acknowledges 
 his indebtedness to Mr. J. W. Lawrence, President of the Historical 
 Society of New Brunswick, for papers, and facts connected with their 
 history. 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 in Boston, still exist, and are carefully preserved in 
 Trinit}' Church, St. John, Xew Brunswick. They 
 eame into the possession of Trinity Church somewhat 
 more than a hundred years ago. The story of their 
 exit from Boston, and l)y Avhat means they came to 
 tind a permauciit liome in St. John, did not survive the 
 revolutioiuu'v period. I'laiisihlc theories as to the 
 origin of these Aims, resting upon inadeipiate proof, 
 have not been wanting, and some of tliem have, from 
 time to time, found tlieir way into i)i'int. Documents 
 have of late come to light, which leave uj)on the (pies- 
 tion no room tor doubt. 
 
 ( )n the evacuation of Boston, on the 17th day of 
 ^lareli, 1770, AVard ( "liipman and Kdwanl Winslow, 
 graduates of Harvard College, aeeonipanied the British 
 army to Xew ^'ork. After the close of the war, they 
 settled in Xew IJrunswiek, where they passed the 
 remainder of their lives. In the winter of 1785, 
 Edward Winslow Avas at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and 
 Ward Chipman had taken up his abode in St. 
 John, Xew Brunswick. In a letter of Mr. Winslow 
 to Mr. Chipman, on the 16th of January, 1785, 
 he says, "(Jive my old Custom House Seal to Mr. 
 Leonard, and tell him I'll forward the tamous carved 
 Coat of Arms by the first conveyance from Halifax." 
 A subsecpent letter from Mr. Winslow to Mr. Chipman, 
 referring to the same subject, and which was taken from 
 the original, we give below : 
 
 Halifax, 2oth March, 1 785. 
 
 My Dear Fellow : By the schooner Halifax, Packet, 
 Capt. Fullerton, I send a small assortment of Stationery, j^er 
 Invoice, which I hope will reach you in good order. If this 
 vessel arrives before Mr. Deblois, don't suspect me of inatten- 
 
History of Trinity CiH RrH. 
 
 33 
 
 tioii or breach of promise. By him I will write fully and 
 freely. He will set off for New Brunswick in a few days. 
 
 In the box with your stationery is a venerable Coat of 
 Arms, which I authorize you to present to the Council Cham- 
 ber, or any respectable public room, which you think best 
 entitled to it. They (Lyon and Unicorn) were constant mem- 
 bers of the Council at Boston, (by mandamus) ran away when 
 the others did, have suffered, ai-e of course Refugees, and 
 have a claim for residence in New Brunswick. 
 
 Blowers acquaints me that he ships a quantity of Blank 
 Books for Mr. Odell, so that there can be no occasion for my 
 sending any. Cordially Yours, 
 
 Ed. Winslow. 
 
 Ward Chipman, Esq. 
 
 From this letter, it is plain that these Arms 
 had formerly been in the old Council Chamber in 
 Boston, where they had been "Constant Members;'" 
 that they left Boston witli the refugees, and as such 
 had claim for residence in Xew Brunswick. They 
 were taken to Halifax, and subsequently to St. John, 
 with the direction that they be put up in such public 
 room, as Mr. Chipman might think entitled to them. 
 The only public room in the infant town of St. John, 
 was at that time in a temporary building belonging to 
 the Parish of St. John. In this building all the public 
 business of the town was transacted. Ward Chipman 
 Avas at tlie time Solicitor (leneral. Recorder of the 
 City, and Advocate-General of the Court of Vice- 
 Admiralty. In all these capacities, his official work 
 was in this room. It was the appropriate place for the 
 Royal Arms, and that they were placed and given to 
 Trinity Church plainly appears from the following 
 record of the proceedings of the Vestrj-, of which 
 Judge Chipman was at the time a member : 
 
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 ITiSTORY OF Trinity Church. 
 
 "8th of December, 1791. Resolved, That the old church 
 be sold ; price £200. That the bell, organ, and King's Coat- 
 of-Arms be removed from the old church to Trinity Church." 
 
 The Royal Arms were accordingly placed on the 
 wall of Trinity Church, over the pew occupied hy the 
 Lieutenant-diovernor of the Province. 
 
 At what time these arms were set up in the Council 
 Chamher in the old State House in Boston, cannot be 
 accurately determined. They belong, as may be seen 
 by the illustration, to the House of Hanover, and there- 
 fore might have been made, as early as 1714, at the 
 beginning of the reign of George I. The Arms of the 
 House of Hanover were similar from 1714 to 1801, 
 when a change was made l)y the omission of the French 
 tletir lie and a conscipient re-arrangement of the 
 insignia. 
 
 3s)oly Gouunuiiioii Iflate. 
 
 The vessels for the Holy Communion, which are all 
 of silver, were ])rcscut(Ml by His Majesty George the 
 Third to the churdi. They consist of two Patens, one 
 Chalice, and two Plagons, on each one of which, is 
 engraved the letters " ( \." " K." with the Royal Arms 
 surmounted by a crown. 
 
 Dr. Byl*'"^- i" b'tter to the Society for the Propa- 
 gation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, in the year 
 1790, acknowledges the receipt of Church Plate, with 
 Prayer Books, and tracts for the use of the congregation. 
 
 The church thus enlarged, renovated, ornamented, 
 and now com[ileted, formed a noble, and substantial 
 edifice, and a worthy monument of loyal attachment 
 to the CUiurch of England. As the first church erected 
 in the city, it became, to a large extent, an object of 
 interest to almost every inhabitant, and few there were, 
 
History of Trinity Church. 
 
 35 
 
 who had not, at some time or other, worshipped within 
 its walls. To the Loyalists who built it, and to their 
 descendants, it was a spiritual home ot much endear- 
 ment, and full of holy memories, and sacred associ- 
 ations. But though so venerated, and endeared, it was 
 not destined to continue. It had already barely escaped 
 destruction by tire in 1849 ; but on June 20th, 1877, it 
 perished in the flames of a general conflagration, which 
 destroyed about two-thirds of the City. On that day 
 - — the memory of which will never pass away from 
 those who witnessed it — a fire broke out in the north- 
 west portion of the city, which though small in its 
 beginning, was soon fanned, through a raging north- 
 west wind, into a fierce torrent of flame, which devoured 
 all before it, and became a very besom of destruction. 
 As it rushed onward, it was soon seen that Trinity 
 Church could not escape destruction. Not only was it 
 impossible at such a time to procure the services of the 
 Fire Department, which were fully employed elsewhere, 
 but every one was straining every nerve to save his own 
 goods, or those of his neighbours. The fire broke out 
 at 2.30 p. m., and though there is some doubt, when 
 the church took fire, the last hour which struck on the 
 clock which had been there for sixty-five years, was 5 
 p. m. The fire first caught the steeple, and soon the 
 whole body of the church was a mass of flames. 
 Through the thoughtful kindness of Messrs. F. B. 
 Hazen, and I. Thos. Richardson, the Historic Royal 
 Arms were saved, and a few other articles, through the 
 eflforts of Messrs. Chas. Ray, F. Smith, and the Sexton. 
 The Holy Communion Plate and Parish Registers were 
 preserved through the security aftorded by a Fire Proof 
 Safe manufactured by Messrs. R. Flaherty k Co. All 
 besides was burnt to ashes ; and while standing that 
 
36 History of Trinity CiirRCH. 
 
 afternoon in the niid^t of so much desolation, many 
 felt the keenest luuii;- of .sorrow as they heard, or saw, 
 that " Old Trinity was no more. Xo more, that 
 monument of Loyalty, and Piety. Xothing- remained 
 of that nohle heritag-e of tlie Loyalists. In a few 
 hours, the work of years was consnnied, and the sacred 
 site with its heaps of ashes and stones, i>resented a 
 most desolate, and weird appearance. But while " The 
 hush hunied with tii'e, the l)ush was not consumed." 
 
 The record of re-huilding- the church will form a 
 suhsecpient section of this history. 
 
 The Sunday $diooL 
 
 The tirst Sunday School was opened in 1826, in the 
 Madras School l^>uilding, then in King's Square. His 
 Excelleniy the (iovcrnor was Patron : Rev. B. G. Gray, 
 President : Rev. J. W. \). Gray, Superintendent and 
 Secretary, and the Church Wardens were Directors. In 
 1845, an ettort was made hy the Sundny School teach- 
 ers to have a luiilding erected for the Sunday School, 
 and to that en<l, handed in a petition to the Vestry to 
 erect a l)uilding on the ground in the rear of the 
 church. After some consideration the Vestry agreed 
 to appropriate the gi'ound for the erection of a Sunday 
 School House. A large, substantial building, measur- 
 ing forty-eight feet by altout one hundred feet, was 
 erected, chiefty l)y funds raised by voluntary subscrip- 
 tion, and in which the Sunday School was held, until 
 the fatal 20th day of June, isTT, when it was destroj'ed 
 in the Great Fire. The only one remaining of those 
 who taught in the early years in the Sunday School 
 is Mr. J. "W. Lawrence, who was a teacher in 1836. 
 
 In connection with the Sunday School, it is fitting 
 
History of Trinity Church. 
 
 87 
 
 to record that a Tablet bearing the following inscription 
 was erected in Trinity Church : 
 
 SACRED 
 to the memory of 
 Sarah DeBlois, 
 late Superintendent of 
 Trinity Church Sunday School, 
 Who died 1st June, 1869, in the 
 78th year of her age. 
 This Tablet is erected by the 
 Teachers and Scholars of the 
 Sunday School, in token of their 
 Love and Esteem for the Deceased, 
 And in Remembrance of her 
 Faithful and Zealous Services 
 Therein, for more than 
 Forty Years. 
 
 " Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ; they rest from 
 their labours, and their works do follow them." Rev. xiv., 13. 
 
 Thfi Eurial €rround. 
 
 On April 20th, 1827, Mr. George Gilbert made a 
 proposal to the Corporation of Trinity Church, to con- 
 vey to them lots of ground, containing eight acres, 
 lying in the Parish of Portland, to be set apart as a 
 burial ground, and for a church, reserving one half of 
 the proceeds of the sales of the lots, as they may be 
 disposed of, to him, and his heirs. The proposal was 
 accepted, and the Church Wardens, with Mr. White and 
 Mr. Crookshank, were appointed a committee to meet 
 Mr. Gilbert, to lay out the ground in lots, and to have a 
 plan made for the same to be submitted to the Vestry. 
 The committee subsequently (July 25th, 1827), sub- 
 mitted a plan for laying out the burial ground, which 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 was approved of. The committee was further requested 
 to have a fence erected round the ground, and to draw- 
 up rules and regulations, for the disposal of the lots, 
 amount of fees to be paid, etc. These rules and regula- 
 tions were duly submitted to the Vestry March 30th, 
 1832, and approved of Several important changes in 
 the rules then adopted, have been made. It was then 
 ordered, that no clergyman or minister, other than the 
 Rector of the parish, or his assistant, or some other 
 clergyman in the orders of the Church of England, to 
 be appointed by one of them, shall officiate at any 
 funeral, in snch burial ground. It was thus clearly 
 intended, that the burial ground was for the exclusive 
 use of the Church of P]ngland, or for those who were 
 willing to be buried with the rites of that church. In 
 lapse of time, lots wei'e frequently sold to persons, with- 
 out informing them, that it was a rule,'that only a clergy- 
 man, in the orders of the Church of England, could 
 officiate at the funeral. It was therefore felt to be of 
 the nature of a hardship, to enforce that condition at 
 the time of the funeral. The Vestry therefore ordered 
 that, subject to the approval of the Rector, other than 
 ministers of the Ciluireh of P]ngland may officiate in the 
 burial ground. The project of reserving ground for 
 building a church has also been long since abandoned, 
 and the lots in that poi'tion of the ground, are offered 
 for sale like those in other parts. It may be useful to 
 mention hei-e, that the burial ground is under the 
 charge of the Hexton of Trinity Church, and that 
 application for the purchase of lots, should be made to 
 the Vestry Clerk. 
 
 Charities. 
 
 "We are glad to be able to record that, from time to 
 time, charitable gifts and bequests have been made to 
 
History of Trinity Church. 
 
 39 
 
 the Corporation, to hold in trust, for the benefit ot the 
 needy and destitute. 
 
 The Axnixg Charity. 
 
 The first of such gifts, was made by Mr. John 
 Anning, in 1856, when he wrote to the Vestry the fol- 
 lowing letter : — 
 Gentlemen : 
 
 Being desirous of placing the sum of Fifty Pounds at 
 interest, for the benefit of the widows and orjihans of this 
 city, who may hereafter require assistance, I have thought that 
 the money could be more safely deposited for that purpose 
 with your Corporation, than in any other quarter. I there- 
 fore beg leave to enclose herewith the Fifty Pounds above 
 mentioned, and shall feel obliged if the Vestiy of Trinity 
 Church will receive the said amount, as a deposit to be held 
 by them for ever, on the understanding that interest of said 
 sum, (being Three Pounds per year) shall be paid continually 
 to the Rector of Trinity Church for the time being, for the 
 purpose of being laid out by him for the benefit of distressed 
 orphans and widows, as he may consider best. I should wish 
 to have this letter entered in tliCiVestry books, as a record of 
 the object to which the money is to be applied. 
 
 I have the honor to be, 
 Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, 
 
 (Sgd.) John Anning. 
 
 To the Rector, Chiireh Wardens and Vestrij of Trinity Church, 
 Parish of Saint John. 
 
 The Vestry cheerfully complied with Mr. Anning's 
 request, and his benevolent design has ever since been 
 duly executed year by year by the Rector. 
 
 Botsford Orphan Charity. 
 
 On April 7th, 1862, an offer was made l)y Dr. 
 Botsford to the Vesti-y through the Rector, to hand 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 over to them |3,000, " to l)e held hy them in perpetual 
 trust for the benefit of orplian cliildren, without any 
 other restrictions, than that it l)e applied to this use." 
 The otter was readily aeeejited, and the fund has been 
 administered by the \'estrv as the donor directed. 
 
 SwiNNEY Charity. 
 
 This noble charity for the l)enefit of orphans and 
 widows in the City of St. John, was founded l)y be(p;est of 
 the late George Swinney, Esq., Assistant Commissary- 
 General. The following extract is from the will of the 
 founder : 
 
 " I desire that my Executors shall assign, transfer, and set 
 over and pay, convey, assure and confirm all and singular 
 my Real and Personal Estate, as aforesaid, and every part 
 thereof, and the Funds, Stocks, and Securities in which the 
 same or any part thereof shall be invested, unto the Rector, 
 Church Wardens and Vestry of Trinity Church, in the Parish 
 of Saint John, in the City of Saint John, TO HOLD to them 
 and their successors forever : Upon the Trusts and purpose& 
 nevertheless liereinafter declared, and for no other use orpur- 
 ]wse whatsoever; namely, to invest and keep invested the 
 same and every part thereof forever, in such safe and un- 
 doubted Funds, Stocks, or other Securities as the Vestry for 
 the time being of the said ( 'hurch may deem most advan- 
 tageous, and to apply and api)rnpriate the interests thereof, 
 and only the interest from time to time, towards the charitable 
 assistance and relief of necessitous and poor Widows and 
 Orphans, residents in the City of St. John, and such sum or 
 sums as may relieve their i)ressing and urgent wants, exercis- 
 ing a prudent ami watchful care that the objects of this 
 bounty and charity are really and truly in want and necessity, 
 and are worthy and deserving of the same, it being my earn- 
 est wish and desire that this interest money shall be a per- 
 petual fund as a Poors' Box, not laid out in pensions and 
 
History of Trinity C'hi rcii. 
 
 41 
 
 annuities, but always available to necessitous calls of such 
 poor Widows and Orphans as are above mentioned and 
 described." 
 
 This charity has proved an incalculable blessing to 
 very many. 
 
 Hazex Charity. 
 
 By becjuest of the late Miss Deborah Brindley 
 Hazen, of St. John, the sum of ciiibt liuiidi'ed dollars 
 was paid over in 1881 to the Rector, Churdi Wardens, 
 and Vestry of Trinit}^ Church, to be held in trust, and 
 applied as set forth in the following extract from her 
 last will and testament : 
 
 "To the Rector, Cliurch Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity 
 Church, in the Parish of Saint John, in the said City of St. 
 John, Two Hundred Pounds (£200), to be invested by them 
 in good real and personal securities, and the interest to be ap- 
 plied annually by the Rector of the Parish for the time being 
 — one-half in aid of any 'Dorcas Society' in connection with 
 said Church, and the remaining half in aid of such poor per- 
 sons in and about the City of Saint John as the said Rector 
 may deem most worthy of such aid ; should there be no such 
 Dorcas Society at any time, then the whole of such interest to 
 be so applied to the poor." 
 
 This charity is dispensed year by year, as the late 
 kind donor directed. 
 
 Thompsox Charity. 
 
 By bequest of Miss Annabella Thompson, tifteen 
 shares in the Bank of !N'ew Brunswick stock were 
 handed over in 1881, to the Rector, Church Wardens, 
 and Vestry of Trinity Church, to be held In' them and 
 their successors, in trust for ever, for the purposes set 
 forth in the following extract from her will : 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 " To the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity 
 Church, Saint John, aforesaid, all my shares, right, title, and 
 interest in and to the stock of the Bank of New Brunswick, in 
 the said City of Saint John, the same or any security duly 
 substituted therefor, to be held by them and their successors in 
 trust forever ; to pay in the first place to my faithful servant, 
 Mary Wilson, for and during her lifetime, the whole of the 
 dividends or annual income arising from the same ; and at her 
 death, and thenceforth afterwards, to apply and to distribute 
 such dividends or annual income to and among such decent 
 poor women as they may, in their discretion, deem most 
 worthy, and in need to receive the same ; with full power and 
 authority to the said the Rector, Wardens and Vestry to sell 
 and dispose of such Bank stock at any time they may deem it 
 advisable so to do, and the proceeds to invest in other suitable 
 security or securities, and the income thereof to use and apply 
 as last above said." 
 
 Bequest. 
 
 We would also place on record the very generous 
 l»equest of the late Charles ]Merritt, Esq., of St. John,, 
 who died in February, 1878, and by will bequeathed to 
 the Corporation of Trinity Cliurch, eleven thousand 
 dollars, together with his dwelling house, and land 
 attached thereto, on Charlotte street, on the death of his 
 widow. 
 
Bt$lt0)i$ of tlte j3io«$et 
 
 1791-1891. 
 
" Ucmcmbcr tljcm uil)iii) Ijanc tl)c rule oner ijou, nil)0 
 \]avt spoken unto you tl)e lHorit of (!>oii." Hkhukws xiii. 7. 
 
gi$|i|i$ if tijt §mmstr 
 
 1791-1891. 
 
 The history of Trinity Church could not be con- 
 sidered complete without some brief record being 
 subjoined of the Bishops, who presided over the church 
 during the centur}'. 
 
 (Ll)e Uigl)t U£Dcrcn^ (!ll)ailcs Inglis, D. D. 
 
 It is a matter of much interest that the history ot 
 Trinity Church dates back to a period only three years 
 later than the foundation of the first Colonial Bishopric, 
 that of J^ova Scotia, in which diocese, Xew Brunswick 
 was then included. The first occupant of the See was 
 the Right Reverend Charles Inglis, D. D. lie was the 
 third son of the Rev. Archibald Inglis, of Glen, and 
 Kilcar in Ireland, where he was born in 17-34. He left 
 Ireland for America at an early period of his life, and 
 on his arrival there, engaged in teaching a school. 
 Having honourably acc^uitted himself in that employ- 
 ment, and become favourably known to the clergy in 
 the neighbourhood, he was encouraged to devote him- 
 self to the ministry. Accordingly he went to England, 
 and was admitted to holy orders by the Bishop of 
 London. The Society for the Propagation of the 
 Gospel in Foreign Parts, immediately appointed him 
 as their missionary at Dover, in the State of Delaware. 
 He remained there till 176-1, when he was appointed 
 Assistant to the Rector of Trinity Church, New York. 
 In 1767 the honorary degree of B. A. was conferred 
 upon him bv King's College in the Citv of Xew York, 
 
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 History uf Trinity Ciu rch. 
 
 und 11 few years later, that of M. A. In' the University 
 of Oxford; and in the year 1778 the same university 
 conferred upon him tlie degree of J). T). In 1777 he 
 was elected Rector of Trinity Church, Xew York, and 
 and in 1783 lie removed with his family to Halifax, 
 Xova Scotia, as he had espoused tlie cause of the 
 Loyalists in the lievolutionary War. On Sunday, 
 August 12th, 1787, he was consecrated at Lamheth hy 
 the Archhishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishops 
 of Rochester and Chester, the first Colonial Bishop of 
 the Church of England, with ecclesiastical jurisdiction 
 over the whole of British Worth America. He laid 
 the corner stone of Trinit}' Church on August 2()th, 
 1788, when he also delivered a charge to the clergy, 
 and administered the rite of confirmation to a large 
 number. He paid a second visit to I^ew Brunswick, 
 when he reported most favourably to the Societj- for 
 the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, of the 
 work done by the missionaries. On Sunday, August 
 19th, 1792, he arrived at St. John, when he consecrated 
 Trinity Church, and held an ordination, admitting the 
 Rev. Frederick Diliblee, and the Rev. Oliver Arnold to 
 the order of Priesthood. 
 
 Of the Bishop's work, we give the following elo- 
 quent summary, from a sermon preached by Bishop 
 Perry, of Iowa, in Westminster Abbey, in 1887 : 
 
 " Gathering his clergy together for counsel and personal 
 knowledge, the Bishop of Nova Scotia proved himself to be 
 a Missionary Apostle by the wisdom of his charges, and 
 sermons, and the magnetism of his personal interest in each 
 one, who had been placed under him in the Lord. In long 
 and wearisome visitations, he visited, so far as was in his power, 
 the various portions of his almost illimitable See, and till the 
 close of a long and honoured life, he maintained that charac- 
 
The Right Reverend Charles Inglis, D D.. 
 
 Bishop of Nova Scotia. 
 
Bishops of the Diocese, 1791-1891. 
 
 49 
 
 ter for devotion, that reputation for holiness, that fervour of 
 ministrations, that faithfuhiess in every good word and work, 
 which should characterize the 'good man, full of the Holy- 
 Ghost and of faith.' Nor was this all. Through his long 
 and earnest labours, ended only when the summons came to 
 depart, and be at rest, ' much people wei-e added to the Lord.' 
 A church was organized, a college was founded, and built up 
 to a measure of efficiency and success. The institutions of 
 religion, and learning, were thus established and supported. 
 The preaching of the Word, and the ministration of the Sacra- 
 ments were provided for the crowd of exiles, who, in their 
 devotion to Church and State, had exchanged their American 
 homes for the bleak shores of Nova Scotia, and for the frontier 
 settlers, in the dense forests of New Brunswick, and Quebec. 
 Thus, through unremitting labours, blessed by God, ere the 
 life of the first Colonial Bishop was ended, there had been set 
 on foot measures, for the development of the Church of Christ 
 in the northern portion of the American continent, which 
 shall act, and react for good, till time shall be no more." 
 
 He died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, Feb- 
 ruary 24th, 1816, in the 82nd year of his age, the 58th 
 of his ministry, and the 29th of his episcopate. He 
 was buried under the chancel of St. Paul's Church, 
 Halifax. A monument was erected in that church to 
 his memory, bearing the following inscription : 
 
 ^ Sacred to the Memory of 
 The Right Reverend and Honorable 
 CHARLES INGLIS, D. D., 
 Third son of the Rev. Archibald Inglis, of Glen and 
 Kilcar, in Ireland. 
 Bishop of Nova Scotia and its Dependencies, 
 Whose Sound Learning and Fervent Piety, directed by 
 Zeal according to Knowledge, 
 And supported by Fortitude. unshaken amidst peculiar trials. 
 Eminently qualified him for the arduous labors of the 
 
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 History of Trixitv Church. 
 
 First Bishop 
 Appointed to a British Colony. 
 This iStone is raised by Filial Duty and Affection, in grateful 
 Renienibrancc of every Private Virtue 
 That could endear a P^ither, and a Friend, 
 Of the Ability, Fidelity, and Success, with which he was 
 Enabled, by the Divine blessing, to discharge 
 All his Public Duties. 
 The general prospei'ity of the Church in his Diocese, the in- 
 crease of his Clergy, and the provision for their sup- 
 ])ort, the establishment of a Chartered College, 
 and the erection of more than twenty 
 
 Cluirches, are the best monument. 
 Obit Aitno Saint i^, 1816; ^Eiatis 8'2. / 
 
 iri)c l\icil)t iuiun-fui) UabiTt Stanscr, D. P. 
 
 The successor to ITislKip Ttiiclis, in the See of ^^'ova 
 Scotia, was the liiii'lit Kcv. Robert Staiiser, 1). D. Little 
 or nothing- is known of his early years. On the death 
 of Dr. P>rejnton, Rectoi' of St. Paul's, Halifax, Mr. 
 Stanser came out from Loudon in 171)1 to be his suc- 
 cessor. He was consecrated by the Archbishop of 
 Oanterbnry in ISKI, and soon after his consecration 
 returned to Halihix, but, owing to delicate health, he 
 was compelled to return to Kngland, and finding that 
 he could not do the work of a Pishop, he resigned the 
 See in 1824. 
 
 (ri)c r\icil)t Ucl1Cl•fll^ 3o\)n D. D. 
 
 The third liisliop of Xova Seotia, and son of its 
 first, was the liight Kev. -lobn luglis. He was born in 
 JSTew York on December ;»th, 1777, and held the offices 
 of Rector of St. Paul's Church, Halifax, and Ecclesias- 
 tical Commissary, during Dr. Stanser's episcopate. In 
 
The Right Reverend John Inglis, D. D. 
 
 Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia. 
 
Bishops of the Diocese, 1791-1891. 
 
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 1825 he was consecrated Bishop of ISTova Scotia in Lou- 
 don, and returned to Halifax in the autumn of that year. 
 Bishop John Inglis Avas able to bring to the work of his 
 episcopate a knowledge of the diocese, and an experi- 
 ence which proved an immense advantage. The report 
 of the S. P. G. for 1825, says that " the consecration of 
 the Right Rev. John Inglis, and his appointment to the 
 Diocese of I^ova Scotia, has placed the concerns of 
 that diocese under a more favourable aspect than it had 
 enjoyed for a considerable time." One of the first 
 acts of the Bishop was to divide the Diocese into four 
 Archdeaconries, of which 'New Brunswick formed one. 
 Dr. Inglis visited St. John for the first time in 182(J, 
 upon which occasion, he consecrated St. John's Church. 
 His visits to the Province took place triennially. On 
 Sunday, November 1st, 1840, he consecrated St. Luke's 
 Church, Portland, at 11 a. m., held a confirmation in 
 Trinity Church at -3 p. m., and held a confirmation in 
 St. Luke's Church at 6 p. m. ConcLTuing tliese ser- 
 vices, the Bishop thus wrote to the Soeietv for the 
 Propagation of the (iospc'l in Port'lgii Tai-ts : 
 
 "A large and handsome church has been erected, at a 
 great expense, which has been borne by the congregation, 
 aided by several benevolent, and faithful and bountiful in- 
 dividuals. At 11 o'clock, I consecrated this noble building 
 which is finely situated, and so prominently, that it serves as a 
 mark for vessels approaching the harbour. It was crowded 
 with a very respectable and attentive congregation. 
 
 " At 3 o'clock I met so large a congregation at Trinity, 
 the Parish Church of the City of St. John, that the aisles 
 were most inconveniently crowded. Eighty-one persons had 
 been diligently prepared by- their Rector, the Rev. William 
 D. Gray, and nothing could be more interesting than the 
 manner in which they received this holy ordinance. I ad- 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 dressed them at much length, and was very much affected 
 myself. I hope they listened to me with becoming feeling. I 
 considered my exhortation as a farewell to the flock, indulging 
 the hope that this growing colony will be favoured with a 
 resident Bishop. They listened with apparent earnestness, 
 and my hope is, that it will he recollected with a portion of 
 the attection with whicli it was oftered to them. The day de- 
 parted before we left the church. At half-past six I returned 
 to the church in Portland, and was again met by a numerous 
 congregation, of which forty-four were confirmed." 
 
 ( )f his last visit to Xew Brunswick, Bishoi> Inglis 
 thus writes to tlie S. P. (7. : 
 
 " Thursday, August 2G, 1841, as we approached the New 
 I>run>wick sluu'e, with smooth sea, we saw a most calamitous 
 tire racing in I'oi thuid, l>y which seventy houses were burnt, 
 and tifteeu hundred persons were deprived of shelter, of whom 
 five hundred were si> poor as to be unable to do anything for 
 their own relief. After visiting various parts of the Prov- 
 ince, I met the clergy Thursday, Sept. iltli, at St. John, de- 
 livering a cliarge in Trinity Church, which olitained their 
 .serious attention. Friday and Saturday services were held at 
 11 o'clock, and the re^t of the day to business. In Trinity 
 Church on Sunday, Sept. I'Jth, ]'S41, at the morning service, 
 Alexander Camplicil, and William Scovil, were admitted to 
 the order of Priests. After sermon by the Archdeacon, ad- 
 ministered the Lord's Su])per to the clergy. In the evening 
 preached to a hirge congregation at St. Luke's Church, Port- 
 land, from ihe words: 'Were there not ten cleai;.-cd ? But 
 where are the nine';' Tliere are not found that returned to 
 give glory to God, save this stranger.' "' 
 
 Bishop IiigTis (lied in London, October 27th, 1850, 
 in the seventy-third year of liis age, the fiftieth of Ms 
 ministry, and the twenty-sixth of his episcopate. A 
 niontinient is erected to his memory, iu St. Paul's 
 Church, Ilalithx, l)earing the following inscription: 
 
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 The Right Reverend John Inglis, D. D., 
 Has followed his Pious Parent to the Grave, the inheritor of 
 his Virtues and of his Zeal in the cause of his 
 Divine Master, 
 After a faithful service of many years as 
 Rector of this Parish. 
 He was consecrated in the year of our Lord 1 825 
 Bishop of the Diocese. 
 Endowed with talents of a high order, he zealously 
 Devoted his whole life to the diligent discharge 
 of his sacred duties as a Minister of the 
 Gospel of Christ. 
 He died on the 27th of October, A. D. 1 850, 
 In the Seventy-third year of his age, and the 
 Twenty-sixth of his Episcopate. 
 In erecting this Monument to their lamented Pastor and 
 Bishop, the members of the Church have the 
 Melancholy satisfaction of uniting it with 
 that on which he himself so 
 
 feelingly recorded 
 The Virtues of his Father. 
 
History of Trinity Church. 
 
 yll)e iHcist UcDciTni) 3ol]\\ lUeMey, D. D., 
 
 Bishop of Fredericton, and Metropolitan of Canada. 
 
 The hope, expressed by Bishop John Inghs, in his 
 last visit to Xew Brunswick, that the growing colony 
 would be tavoured with a resident Bishop, was fultilled 
 not long after. The date of that visit was 1841, and, 
 on Sunday, May 4th, 1845, the Rev. John Medley, 
 D. D., was consecrated Bishop of Fredericton at Lam- 
 beth, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by 
 the Bishops of London, Lincoln, Rochester, Hereford, 
 and Lichfield. Bishop ^ledley is the son of the late 
 George Medley, Es(p, of Grosvenor Place, London, 
 and was born in London, December 19tli, 1804. He 
 was educated at schools in Bristol, Bewdley, Hammer- 
 smith, Chobham, and graduated with classical honours 
 at AVadham College, Oxford, in 1826. He was or- 
 dained Deacon in 1828, and Priest in 1829. His first 
 parochial charge was that of St. John's Church, Truro, 
 Cornwall, in 1831, and became Vicar of St. Thomas', 
 Exeter, in 1838, where his name is still, and justly, held 
 in respectful aft'ection. He lalioured there till 1845, 
 when he received his call to " Come over, and help 
 us," on this side of the Atlantic, here to spend the 
 strength, and maturity of his life. 
 
 Immediately after his consecration. Bishop Medley, 
 always prompt in action, set out for his Diocese. He 
 reached ISTew Brunswick early in June, and on his 
 arrival was presented with the following address of 
 welcome, duly engrossed, and with the Seal of the 
 Corporation thereto affixed, by the Corporation of 
 Trinity Church : 
 
 To the Eight Reverend the Lord Bishop of Fredericton : 
 
 My Lord : As the representatives of the members of the 
 Established Church of England in this Parish, we hasten, 
 
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 upon your Lordship's reaching our shores, to tender to you the 
 expression of our high respect for the sacred office you sus- 
 tain, and our best wishes for your personal welfare, and pros- 
 perity, in this your newly constituted Diocese. 
 
 The Episcopal charge of this Province having been, for 
 many yeai-s, annexed by Letters Patent to the Diocese of 
 Nova Scotia, we gratefully acknowledge the benefits we have 
 derived from that connexion, and the zeal and paternal 
 solicitude for the interests of our Church, at all times evinced 
 by the Lord Bishop of that Diocese, whose arduous duties in 
 his own extensive charge, have been so greatly augmented by 
 the spiritual demands of this rising colony. 
 
 Impressed with a firm conviction of the truth and excellence 
 of the principles of our Church, and ardently desiring to see 
 them more widely disseminated in this Province, and more 
 deeply rooted in the aflfection of its inhabitants, we hail with 
 lively satisfaction the formation of our Province into a dis- 
 tinct See, under your Lordship's direction, as a measure well 
 calculated to secure those blessings, by placing its spiritual 
 concerns under the guidance of one, whose talents, and en- 
 ergies will be exclusively devoted to the task, and who will 
 henceforth exercise that Episcopal supervision of our scattered 
 Churches, which, upon the principles of our Ecclesiastical 
 Polity, is so essential to their welfare, and efficiency. 
 
 We gladly avail ourselves of the present occasion to ex- 
 press, our deep sense of gratitude, for the pious munificence of 
 our fellow countrymen in the mother country, to which, under 
 Divine Providence, we are mainly indebted for the bright and 
 encouraging prospect now opened to our Church. 
 
 Permit us, my Lord, while bidding you welcome to our 
 shores, to pray that you may come to us, "in the blessing of 
 the gospel of Christ," and that all your efforts to preserve our 
 revered Church in the purity of her faith, and in the enjoy- 
 ment of those forms and usages with which the pious feelings of 
 Churchmen in this Province have, from its earliest days, been 
 associated, may be abundantly crowned with success. 
 
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 Cordially desiring for your Lordship, and your family, 
 health, happiness, and every spiritual blessing. 
 
 We remain, my Lord, 
 Your Lordship's humble, and obedient servants, 
 J. D. W. Gray, Rector. 
 
 The Kector, Church AVardeiis, and Vestry waited 
 upon tlie Bit^hop on June Otli, at 2 p. m., in the St. 
 John Hotel, and presented the Adch'ess, to Avhich His 
 Lordship nnuk' a vcrlial re[»ly. 
 
 On Sunday, June Stli, tlie Bisliop preached his first 
 sermon in Trinity Cliureh, which, through the kind- 
 ness of His Lordship, we are able to subjoin, and 
 which we know \\\\\ be read with pleasure. 
 
 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall 
 not fall on tiie ground without your Father. 
 
 " But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
 
 "Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." 
 
 The chapter in which this most beautiful and comforting 
 declaration is found, opens with the solemn ordination of the 
 twelve apostles to the office of the ministry. 
 
 They were sent forth poor and simple men, clothed with 
 the Lord's authority alone, to preach the gospel of the King- 
 dom to the world lying in wickedness. Wherever they Avent, 
 dangers and persecution awaited them. They were warned to 
 expect to be seized, and delivered up to rulers, and to kings; 
 they were told that division among brethren, strife among 
 families, and all the terrors of a cruel death, would be the 
 effect of their mission of peace. 
 
 The protection which our Lord affords them against this 
 combination of enemies, is neither the sword, nor the shield, 
 
 John V. Thurgar, 
 
 SERMON. 
 
 — St. Matthew X., 29-31. 
 
The Most Reverend John Medley, D. D. 
 
 Lord Bishop of Freoericton, and Metropolitan of Canada 
 
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 nor auy of the weapons of carnal warfare; but simply the 
 fear of God, and the doctrine of a particular and superintend- 
 ing Providence. " Fear not them which kill the body, but 
 are not able to kill the soul " ; the body is the smallest, 
 weakest part of your nature, and it can suffer, at the worst, 
 only a temporary injury. He who kills the body, only does 
 that which death will sooner or later do for all, but he who 
 can destroy both body and soul in hell, is the real object of 
 fear. Fear ye not therefore the reproach and reviling of men, 
 but fear His frown who will call to account the opposers of 
 His gospel, and Whose adversaries shall be condemned. It is 
 better to fall under the frown of all the world, than under 
 the frown of God. 
 
 And remember this, that the same Providential care which 
 watches the sparrows as they fall, and numbers the hairs of 
 our head, is ever watchful to discern, is ever ready to supply 
 all your wants, and strengthen you against all your foes. 
 
 This address of our Lord to His disciples when He sent 
 them forth on their perilous mission, may well supply us with 
 abundant matter for meditation, and ample ground for en- 
 couragement in our conflict with the enemy of souls, in the 
 discharge of every duty that lies upon us. 
 
 The doctrine which the text sets before us, is that of a 
 particular Providence. By the word Providence is meant fore- 
 sight, and by this applied to our heavenly Father, we mean 
 that He not only foresees everything that will, or can happen, 
 but that He orders all things in heaven and earth. The angels 
 of heaven, and the lilies of the field, are equally the objects 
 of His superintending Providence. Nothing passes without 
 His notice ; nothing happens without His ordering it. Let us 
 then first unfold and explain this doctrine, and secondly, 
 point out the practical use of it. 
 
 The doctrine of a particular Providence is made known 
 to us by every part of the visible creation — "All Thy works 
 praise Thee O Lord." The planets as they roll on in their 
 unchanging course, the stars that remain fixed in their ever- 
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 lasting seats, the clouds that droj) down fatness on the earth, 
 that supplies both them with water, and man and beast with 
 food, the rivers gathering fulness from every tributary stream, 
 minister alike to the poor man's comfort, and to a nation's 
 wealth. The trees, the plants, the flowers, which deck our 
 gardens, charm our eye, delight our taste, and heal our 
 maladies, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, the beasts of 
 the earth — minister in innumerable ways to the order, com- 
 fort and support of the world. The wonderful economy of 
 earth and heaven, the changing seasons, the sweet vicissitudes 
 of day and night, the varieties of climate, the colours of the 
 sky, the wind, the sunshine and the rain ; these and ten thous- 
 and other blessings, too many to be enumerated, or thought 
 of, what are they but parts of one great family, the off-spring 
 and the care of one Almighty Parent, whose goodness brought 
 all into being, whose love continues and directs them all. 
 
 If we descend to the smallest parts of creation, if we 
 examine things animate, or inanimate, we see the same mar- 
 vellous Wisdom, the same beautiful design. If by the aid of 
 a microscope we examine the down, we sweep ofl' the surface 
 of a flower, or a fruit, we discern a more exquisite finish, a 
 more perfect beauty, than can be traced in the most laboured 
 works of man's device. The wing of a butterfy, the armour 
 of a beetle, is as wondrously and curiously made, as the fabric 
 of the human body. Wherever we roam, into whatever 
 regions we search, still we find new objects of wonder, new 
 paths of science, something which still surpasses all our 
 knowledge, and baffles all our ingenuity, " Unable still to 
 count them all, though summon'd with utmost care." The 
 same providential care of which we see tokens in the visible 
 creation, is no doubt concerned in all events that do, or can 
 befall us. Doth God care for the lilies of the field, and the 
 fowls of the air, provide the one with food, and clothe the 
 other with beauty, and will he not much more clothe you ? 
 Is anything that concerns us too minute, too paltry to be re- 
 garded by the Father of all I The goodness of God prevents 
 our harbouring so unworthy a thought I The Psalmist, in 
 
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 the cxlvi Psalm, combines both, in his beautiful description 
 of the Providence of God. 
 
 " Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, 
 and whose hope is in the Lord his God." 
 
 " Who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that there- 
 in is ; who keepeth His promise for ever." 
 
 " Who keepeth them to right that suffer wrong ; who 
 feedeth the hungry." 
 
 " The Lord looseth men out of prison ; the Lord giveth 
 sight to the blind." 
 
 " The Lord helpeth them that are fallen ; the Lord careth 
 for the righteous." 
 
 " The Lord careth for the strangers ; he defendeth the 
 fatherless and widow." 
 
 What a delightful jjicture is here given of the particular 
 Providence that penetrates all parts, shines upon the prisoner 
 in his dungeon, supplies the blind with inward light, and the 
 poor widow in her desolate home — as much concerned for the 
 fatherless child, as for the mightiest monarch upon earth. 
 
 Again, the instances which our Saviour selects to show the 
 Providential care of God, are worthy of notice — " Two 
 sparrows that fall to the ground, and the hairs of our head." 
 A particular Providence is remarkably evident in the case of 
 birds, their migrations at certain seasons of the year from 
 cold to warmer climates, over rough and stoi'my seas, and 
 their invariable return when the winter is passed ; their 
 habits and instincts of self-preservation, procuring food, and 
 in the care of their young. And "the hairs of the head," 
 that is, what can be so numerous as to escape his observation, 
 what so small as to be beneath his care? Are two sparrows 
 the object of His Fatherly protection ? Is there not one 
 single hair which does not grow by his appointment ? How 
 truly then may you cast all your care upon God ! The spar- 
 rows are only His creation — you are his children. They, 
 though endowed with instinct, are devoid of reason. You 
 have the rich treasure of an immortal soul, made in the 
 image, fashioned after the likeness of its Maker. For thera 
 
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 Christ shed not His precious blood. He redeemed them uot 
 at the price of his sufferings and death. He sent them not 
 His Holy Spirit to teach and guide them. He prepared not 
 for them a mansion of glory. 
 
 Of what value must you be in his eyes for whom the ever- 
 lasting Son descended from on high and humbled himself to 
 death, even the death of the Cross? Cast away all your 
 fears. The God that made all the world is on your side — 
 dwelleth with you, shall be in you. 
 
 I pass on to show the doctrine of a particular Providence 
 illustrated by some other parts of Holy Writ. There is one 
 fact in the history of the Old Testament which presents us 
 with more illustrations of it than perhaps any other. I mean 
 the fulfilment of the promise made to Abraham, that " in his 
 seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed." 
 
 In how extraordinary a manner was the promise made 
 good to Abraham, called out of his own land to sojourn in a 
 land that God would shew him, and dying with very little 
 inheritance in it. 
 
 After a while his grandson Jacob goes down to Egypt, 
 dies there, still a stranger and sojourner, and his posterity 
 enslaved, oppressed, and murdered, seem likely to be utterly 
 extinguished. Just at this period the daughter of Pharaoh 
 goes down to the river to bathe. In a small ark of bulrushes 
 she sees a fair and lovely infant floating down, soon, it may 
 be, to become the food of some savage beast of prey. Her 
 heart yearns over the child ; it is drawn forth, and consigned 
 to the care of a Hebrew nurse, its own mother, who had en- 
 trusted it to the Providence of God, instead of suffering it to 
 be slain. How little she knew that, cradled in that ark, lay 
 the future law-giver and deliverer of Israel, the mighty con- 
 queror of Egyptian wisdom and Egyptian prowess! — the 
 man before whose rod, even the iron heart of Pharaoh should 
 tremble, and sujipliantly entreat his pardon and intercession. 
 The finger of God was there, and the promise was fulfilled. 
 
 Do we uot see similar instances in the case of David ? 
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 saved him out of the hand of Saul ? Hunted from place to 
 place, driven away by some, betrayed by others, his life seems 
 to hang upon a thread, but God raised him out of all and 
 gave him a kingdom. 
 
 Now if we could lift the veil that hides the world of spirits 
 from our sight, and bring to light the hidden ways of Provi- 
 dence, we should see how all things are working together for 
 good to them who love God, even by the smallest and most 
 insignificant events, and in a thousand ways God is working 
 and intending our good. How often He has rescued us from 
 unseen dangers, turned our afflictions into blessings, delivered 
 us from the consequences of what our weakness and frailty 
 would have produced, and done better for us than our fears 
 suggested or our sins deserved ! Surely if we could discern 
 and know the ways of Providence (as we shall know them 
 hereafter), we should break forth in the impassioned words of 
 the Psalmist : " How precious are Thy thoughts unto me, 
 O God ! how great is the sum of them ! If I should count 
 them, they are more in number than the sand." " Bless the 
 Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." 
 
 Having enlarged then on the doctrine itself, we now come 
 to the use of it. 
 
 It is an unspeakable source of comfort to us in this un- 
 stable, and ever changing world, to have one unchanging, 
 supporting, never failing hope ; one everlasting home. If 
 God be with us, what have we really to fear? Men can do 
 nothing but what he allows. Satan cannot act but by His 
 permission. The world lies prostrate at the feet of Christ, 
 our Deliverer. Death is captive, the grave despoiled of its 
 prey. The least events are often full of the greatest troubles, 
 yet even these are controlled by God, and made subservient to 
 His will. But we must recollect that we cannot make any 
 use of this doctrine, unless we walk with God, and love and 
 obey Him. To trust in God's providence whilst we live in 
 any known sin, is the highest presumption. Balaam professed 
 to trust in God while he " loved the wages of unrighteous- 
 ness," but his character is traced as that of a hypocrite. 
 
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 It should make us content, with all that befalls us, 
 whether it be outwardly good or evil. Whatever wants be- 
 tide, His wis>dom times them all. God could have ordered 
 them otherwise, but it is doubtless best for us that He did 
 not. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? Can we 
 doubt that God who feeds the ravens, and clothes the lilies, 
 will give us what is needful for our happiness ? It does not 
 depend so much on what we have, as on the mind with which 
 we receive it. The mind makes its own happiness or misery. 
 
 It should make us realize the presence of God — David 
 says — "I have set God always before me"; and we all re- 
 member how beautifully he expresses the same thought in the 
 139th Psalm. We are not to expect miraculous preservation or 
 interposition. INIiracles were intended for the infancy of the 
 Church, as an evidence of Divine authority, and to convince 
 unbelievers. The evidence having been given, and being 
 amply sufficient, they are not now recpiired and consequently 
 they are not given. But the same power is at work, the same 
 God is " rich unto all that call upon Him." The j^resence of 
 Christ is real, though we cannot handle Him, or see Him. 
 Therefore the Apostle says, " Though we have known Christ 
 after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more." 
 The time for manifesting this appeal to the sight is gone — 
 " Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed." 
 This is what we must do in regard to the Providence of God. 
 We must believe that it is still actively at work, ever causing 
 all things to work for our good, and blessing us in a thousand 
 ways of whicli we shall have no adequate conception, till we 
 exchange the passing glimpses of God's goodness in this lower 
 world, for the fulness and light which they enjoy, who see 
 Him face to face. 
 
 It should also encourage us to pray. All those who 
 trusted fully in God's Providence, were persons who com- 
 mitted themselves into His hands by earnest prayer. It 
 was by prayer, that Abraham's servant made his way 
 prosperous. It was after prayer, that God appeared to 
 Jacob in a vision. It was by prayer, that Pharaoh and his 
 
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 host were discomfited at the Red Sea. Prayer won the day 
 for Israel against Anialek. It was by prayer that Hannah 
 learnt contentment under her distress. It was the spirit of 
 prayer that dictated that noble saying of the Apostle Paul — 
 " I know in Whom I have believed." 
 
 The lesson from the whole subject is this, that he who 
 commits himself to God's pi'ovidence, praying in the Holy 
 Spirit, keeping himself in the love of God, and humbly fol- 
 lowing His revealed will, can never miscarry. Sooner would 
 the v/orld come to an end, than one of God's promises fail, 
 and when he sees this world in flames around him, he shall 
 rise from tlie wreck unhurt and undismayed, and to inherit 
 a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and to take possession of 
 the crown that fadeth not away. 
 
 On the Feast of St. Barnabas (June 11) the Bishop 
 was duly installed as Bishop of the Diocese, and entered 
 npon his work. 
 
 The expectations formed by Churchmen in New 
 Brniisw ick that great spiritual advantaijes would accrue 
 by its bi'iny erected into a Diocese, and placed under 
 the personal sui)ervision of a resident Bisiiop, have 
 been abundantly fuliilled. On the Bishop's arnval, in 
 1845, there was not to be found in the Diocuse one 
 parish which was not more or less de[)endent on the 
 Society for the I'ropagation of the (Gospel in Foreign 
 Parts ; now there are 23. In 18-15 there were 28 
 clergy, 22 missions, and 45 churches and chapels ; at 
 the present time there are 70 clergy, 71 missions, and 
 120 chui-ches and chapels. In 1845 the grant from 
 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in 
 Foreign Parts to this 1 )iocese was £4,300. After the 
 Bishop's arrival the amount was somewhat larger. 
 From 1848 to 1854 it was not less than £5,000, and in 
 1854 it reached £5,348, or about $26,000. Last year 
 
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 the grant was 8(),084, wliile the sum of S20,o80 was 
 raised hy the ditterent jiarishes ami missions for the 
 work of the Clmrcli in the Dioeesu, exchisive of the 
 thousands of dohars raised in the self-sustaining- parishes 
 for their own support, and the contributions made 
 to missionary work in the Pomestie and Foreign 
 field. These few statistics speak volumes as to the 
 growth and power which has been developed in the 
 Diocese since 184.j. 
 
 Among the first, and greatest works of the Bishop, 
 must be placed the ljuilding of Clirist Church Cathe- 
 dral, Fredericton. Before leaving Kngland,the Bishop 
 began to raise funds for the Cathederal, and on May 
 12th, 1845, a meeting was held in Exeter, presided 
 over by the Bishop of that Diocese, when a cheque for 
 £1,500 was handed to the Bishop, for starting the 
 work. Shortly after the Bishop's arrival, a further sum 
 of £4,000 was subscribed, and on ( )ctober 15, 1845, the 
 corner st(nie was laid with due ceremonial by His 
 Excellency vSir William Colebrooke, Governor of the 
 Province. At that time it was not only the first 
 Anglican Cathedral which was begun outside the 
 British Isles, but the first since the Reformation. 
 Through liberal grants from the Society for Promot- 
 ing Christian Ivnowledge, and tlie contributions of 
 many others, among whom the Bislioji must l)e placed 
 as one of the most generous, the Catlicdral was com- 
 pleted. Its consecration took place on August olst, 
 1853, and was attended by P)isho[> Mountain of (^)ucbcc, 
 Bishop Strachan of Toronto, and Bisli()[i Soutligate 
 from the Tnited States, who preached the sermon. 
 From that day to this, the noble and Ijeautiful Cathe- 
 dral has stood on the river side, the monument of 
 persevering energy, of liberal generosity, of trhimph 
 
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 over seeming- failure, of holy reverence, of devout as- 
 pirations, and a type of ecclesiastical taste and archi- 
 tecture ; and so may it stand through all time. 
 
 On the matter of Diocesan organization, we would 
 make some special mention of the formation of the 
 Synod, the first session of which was held in Frederic- 
 ton, on July 6th, 1871. Xot unnaturally, such a step 
 called for much searching of heart, with those who re- 
 garded it, as the breaking of links with the Mother 
 Church, and motherland, and entering upon some un- 
 known, and hazardous course of proceeding. But the 
 fact was, that through events which occurred else- 
 where, it was learnt that no such links as were sup- 
 posed, existed. It had been decided by the law officers 
 of the Crown that a colony which had in(lc}iendent 
 Legislature, had no legal connection Avitli the Crown; 
 hence the Crown had no power to appoint lUshops, or 
 enact laws, or pass Acts for the government of the 
 Church in the Colonies. A Synod therefore was a 
 necessity, and has proved to be a very effective instru- 
 ment in developing the power, interest, and the growth 
 of the Church. By the Synod every part of the 
 Diocese is represented in the Councils of the Church, 
 and the acts of the Synod become the voice of the 
 Diocese. 
 
 In 1879 tlie lUshop received the honour of being 
 elected by the House of Bishops, Metropolitan of 
 Canada, on the resignation through ill-health of the 
 previous incuml>ent, the most Rev. Bishop ( )xen(len. 
 
 In the same year the Bishop, feeling somewhat the 
 pressure of advanced age, after thirty-eight years of 
 laborious work in the Diocese, and lieing unwilling 
 that the Church sliould suffer in consequence, brought 
 forward a Canon in the Synod for the appointment of 
 
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 a Coadjutor Bishop, making at the same time the most 
 liberal oiFer, that he would set aside one-half of his 
 olRcial income, £500, for the salary of the Coadjutor 
 Bishop. After much debate, a Canon, " For the 
 appointment and election of a Bishop Coadjutor " was 
 passed, in which the nomination was left to the Bishop^ 
 and provision was also made, that the Bishop Coadju- 
 tor should succeed to the Bishopric of Fredericton, 
 when vacant. At a special session of the Synod, held 
 in Trinity Church School House, on January 12th, 
 1881, the Bishop nominated the Kev. H. Tully King- 
 don, A^icar of Good Easter, Essex, for election by the 
 Synod as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese. Several 
 letters and testimonials, from Bishops and prominent 
 Clergy in England, were submitted by the Bishop, in 
 support ot the nomination made. The election of the 
 clergyman named by the Bishop was made unanimous 
 l)y a standing vote of the Synod. The action of the 
 Synod in this matter was a striking testimony of its 
 devotion and confidcHce in the Bishop. On Sunday, 
 July 10th, ISSI, the lieverend Hollingworth Tully 
 Kingdon was consecrated in Christ Church Cathedral, 
 Fredericton, Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, cum jure 
 SKcccsstoiiis, hy tlie Bishop of Fredericton, assisted by 
 the Bishops of Kova Scotia, Quebec, Albany, and 
 Maine. The assistance thus gained to our revered 
 Bisliop, has been of signal service to the Diocese. The 
 ten years work of Bishop Kingdon have been charac- 
 ti'rized by much activity, liberal generosity, and a very 
 earnest desire to extend the work of the Church in 
 every possible way. His mastery of details, accurate 
 scholarship, and abundant learning have reached far 
 beyond the contines of the Diocese, and received well- 
 merited recognition, wlien he was selected in 1890, by 
 
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 the General Theological Seminary of the Church in 
 the United States, to deliver in 1890, " The Bishop 
 Paddock " Lectures in ISTew York. 
 
 In 1888, on the occasion of Bishop Medley going 
 to England to attend the Pan- Anglican Conference of 
 Bishops, the honorary degree of D. D. was conferred 
 on His Lordship by the University of Cambridge ; and 
 the honorary degree of LL. D. by the University of 
 Durham ; while in 1890, the degree of D. C. L., also 
 honoris causd, was conferred upon him by King's 
 College, Windsor, Nova Scotia. 
 
 These few biographical notes of the life and labours 
 of our beloved Diocesan, must not be taken as an 
 account of the work of his Episcopate, which has now 
 extended to forty-live years. With all space at com- 
 mand, and ability to write, and knowledge in posses- 
 sion, no pen will ever tell all that his ripe scholarship, 
 his extensive learning, his open-hearted generosity, and 
 above all, his bright and holy example of simple and 
 unaftected piety have accomplished for Christ and Ilis 
 Church. 
 
 May the sunset of his life be calm and glorious — 
 an entering into a peaceful rest, after a life of abund- 
 ant labour ! 
 
®:it^ Bettors, 
 
 1791-1891. 
 
" £et a man so arrcmnt of us, as of tl)c ministers 
 €l)rist, an^ steiuaris of tl)c mysteries of ©oi)."-icon.iv. 
 
^ttkn mf Hit ||irc|. 
 
 (J:l)c lu•Pln•cll^ (J?coic|c Bisset, lit. ^. 
 
 1786-178&. 
 
 The Reverend George Bissett -was the first Rector 
 of the I'arish of Saint John, comprising-, as that Parish 
 did then, all that is now included within the present 
 city limits. He was a native of England, and came 
 out to this country in 1767, to act as assistant to the 
 Rector of Christ Church, Newport, Rhode Island, and 
 also as schoolmaster. In 1769 Mr. Browne, the Rector, 
 went to England, when Mr. Bissett took full charge of 
 the Church, and, on October 28th, 1771, was elected 
 by the congregation to succeed to the Rectorship, 
 vacant by the resignation of Mr. Browne. He re- 
 mained in Newport, until it was evacuated by the 
 British troops on October 25th, 1779, when he went 
 with the army to New York. The State of Rhode 
 Island seized his furniture, which was afterwards 
 restored on the petition of his wife, who, with their 
 child, was allowed to join her husljand in New York. 
 Soon after Mr. Bisset's departure from Newport, the 
 Church was entered, and the altar piece — orna- 
 mented with emblems of royalty — was torn down. 
 It is worthy of record that Mr. Bisset had prepared 
 a sermon entitled, " Honesty is the best policy, 
 in the worst times, illustrated, and proved from 
 the exemplary conduct of Joseph of Ariinathea, 
 with an application to the Loyalists " ; but before the 
 Sunday came on which he purposed to deliver it, New- 
 port was evacuated. ^Ir. Bisset, however, preached it 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 in St. Paul's and St. (leorge's Churches, Xew York, 
 in 1780. It was puhlished in London in 1784. Private 
 business and zeal tor the Church, took Mr. Bisset to 
 England in 178t!. Thence he sailed the same year for 
 Xew Brunswick, and arrived at St. John, July 25th. 
 The Jiwjal G'uctfe of August 1st, 1786, says : 
 
 " The Rev. George Bisset, lately arrived from England, 
 preached in the church in this city ; and in the evening, 
 Messrs. Moore and Gihhons, of the people called 'Quakei"s'; 
 the former from New Jersey, the latter from Pennsylvania. 
 The whole gave great satisfaction." 
 
 Mr. Bisset immediately entered upon his duties as 
 Rector of the Parish of St. John. In a letter to the 
 Society for the Propagation ot the Gospel in Foreign 
 Parts, dated July 4th, 1787, he says that his congrega- 
 tion was numerous, regular, and attentive, and that it 
 would be much greater if the church was large enough 
 to contain the people. He took stcjis towards raising 
 funds for a larger building, hut died a few months 
 before its corner-stone was laid. During the six 
 months ending January 25th, 1787, Mr. Bisset solem- 
 nized twenty -four marriages, baptized twent^'-seven 
 infants and one adult, and otficiated at ten funerals. 
 The communicants numbered forty-five. His minis- 
 try, though ver\' brief, M'as much appreciated by the 
 congregation^, who deeply lamented his death, which 
 took place on March 3rd, 1788. In a letter to the 
 Society in England, tliey wrote that it is " with the 
 keenest sensations of heartfelt grief, they undertake 
 the melancholy office of announcing the death of their 
 late Pastor, the beloved Mr. Bisset, and they are per- 
 suaded that no rliurch, or community, ever suffered a 
 severer misfortune, in the death of an individual, than 
 
Hectors of the Ciiurcji, 1791-1891. 
 
 79 
 
 they ex})erieuce from the loss of this eminent servant 
 of Christ, this hest, and most amiable of men." 
 
 His body was interred in the Germain Street Burial 
 Ground, and in 1791, it was removed, and placed b\' 
 the kind permission of Mrs. Putnam, in the Putnam 
 Tomb, in the " Old Bui'ial Grouiul." On November 
 27th, 1791, the thanks of the Rector, AVardens and 
 Vestry of Trinity Church were unanimously voted to 
 Mrs. Putnam, " for the respect shewn by her to the 
 memory of the Rev. Mr. P)isset, deceased, the late 
 worthy Rector of this Church, in removing:; and receiv- 
 ing his remains in her tomb." A contemporary wrote 
 of Mr. Bisset: "He is a very sensible man, a good 
 scholar, and composer of sermons, although too bash- 
 ful to appear in company, or in the })ulpit." 
 
 KciuTcnii fllatl)er Bijlcs, D. D. 
 
 1788-1814. 
 
 On the death of Mr. Bisset the following letter 
 was addressed by Jonathan Odell, Esq., 1 Provincial 
 Secretary, at the request of the Governor, " To the 
 Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of the Parish Church, 
 in the City of Saint John " : 
 
 Fredericton, IWi August, 1788. 
 Gentlemen : The vacancy in your parish by the death 
 of Mr. Bisset, having been mentioned to the Governor, by the 
 Right Reverend the Bishop of Nova Scotia, whose ecclesias- 
 tical jurisdiction is, by His Majesty's Letters Patent, extended 
 also to this Province, I am directed by His Excellency to 
 desire you, in behalf of yourselves, and of the Parishioners 
 whom you represent, to recommend a person fit and worthy, 
 to be intrusted with the pastoral charge of the said Parish, in 
 E 
 
80 
 
 HisTuKY OK Trinity CiirKcir. 
 
 order that (if approved by His Excellency) the person so 
 recommended, may be presented to the Bishop for Institution, 
 conformably to the ])ractice of the Church of England, as by 
 law established. 
 
 (Sgd.) Jon. Odell. 
 
 Tho iiurishioiKM's invited the Rev. Tliomas Moore, 
 of New 'S'ork, to succocmI Mr. Bisset; but he declined. 
 The I>isli()|i of Xova Scotia then recommended Dr. 
 Uyles, who was duly a]ipointed Rector of the L'arish. 
 
 Dr. Byles was born in Boston in 17o4, and gradu- 
 ated at Harvard College in 1751. In 17')7, he entered 
 the ministry of the Congregationalists, in which he 
 contiinied for eleven years. He severed liis connection 
 with that body very abruptly, and in 17<iS was inducted 
 into the Kectorship of Christ Cliurch, Boston, of which 
 he was the third Rector, wdiere he remained till 1770. 
 
 In an address delivered on the one hundred and 
 fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Christ Church, 
 Boston, December 29th, 1873 (when a great grandson 
 of Dr. Byles was present), the Rector, Rev. Henry 
 Burroughs, said : 
 
 " The proprietors of this Church on Easter Monday, 1768, 
 empowered and instructed the Wardens, and Vestry, to invite 
 Mr. Byles to be their Minister. They also raised a sum of 
 money to assist in paying his expenses in going to England 
 for admission to Holy Orders, and agreed to give him £100 
 per annum. He accepted the invitation, sailed for England 
 with proper testimonials, to be laid before the Bishop of Lon- 
 don, and was ordained into the Ministry of the Church of 
 England. On his return, September 28th, he was cordially 
 received by his parishioners. He was a faithful and laborious 
 pastor. In our Register, we find ninety-eight baptisms 
 recorded by him in one year. He was a gentleman of 
 amiable character, and very acceptable preacher, and might 
 have continued to be Rector of Christ Church, had it not 
 
Reverend Mather Byles, D. D. 
 
Kectoks of the Chikcii, 1791-1891. 
 
 88 
 
 been for the war which resulted in separating the Colonies 
 from the Mother Country. The last Baptism recorded by his 
 hand, was on the 11th of April, 1775 ; the last burial on 
 Easter Eve, April 15th ; and the last marriage on the 17th. 
 The 18th of April (Easter Monday), 1775, is a memorable 
 day in our annals, connecting the history of the Church with 
 that of the nation. It was the last day of the Rectorship of a 
 Clergyman owing allegiance to the King of Great Britain." 
 
 In the year 177<), when tlie British troops left IJos- 
 ton, Dr. r>yles went with his family to Ilaliiax, where 
 he was ap[H)inted chaplain to the garrison, and also 
 assisted Dr. Breynton, Eeetor of 8t. Panl's Church. 
 In 1789, he came to St. John, where he an-ived May 
 4th, and was appointed Rector of Trinity Cluirch. 
 Under date of Sc]itend)er, 1789, tlie Church AA'^ardens, 
 and Vestrymen wrote to the Secretary of the 8. 1*. G. 
 as follows : 
 
 Sir: The Church Wardens and Vestry of the Church of 
 England, in the City of Saint John, and Province of New 
 Brunswick, beg leave, through you, to return their very grate- 
 ful and sincere thanks to the Society for the Propagation of 
 the Gospel in Foreign Parts, for their condescending goodness 
 and attention, in the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Mather 
 Byles to the Rectorship of this Church, and they beg leave to 
 assure the Society, that the same causes which originally in- 
 duced them to make this gentleman the object of their 
 unanimous choice as the pastor of Christ's flock in this place, 
 continue to operate in the fullest form, and bid fair to render 
 him an eminent servant, in building up Christ's Church on 
 earth, to the glory of God, the comfort and edification of the 
 people committed to his charge, his own honour, and the real 
 advancement of true religion. The experience we have had 
 of his faithful administration for some months i)ast, and his 
 acknowledged piety, abilities, and virtue.s, afford the most 
 pleasing presage of his future usefulness, and of the most 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 cordial satisfaction of his Church and congregation, in his 
 discharge of the important offices of his ministry. Under 
 this persuasion, we cannot but most feelingly regret, that the 
 poverty of the circumstances of his congregation in general, 
 renders them utterly unable to make adequate provision for 
 liis support, and that of a very numerous and amiable family. 
 The difficulties that have already been encountered in settling 
 in a new country, the effects of which still very heavily press 
 upon us, induce us with humble confidence to hope that the 
 very generous assistance, M hich has hitherto been afforded to 
 us for the support of a Rector, will not be at present with- 
 drawn. Without it we know not where to turn for relief ; 
 indeed, we may say without it, notwithstanding our most ear- 
 nest wishes to keep and competently to maintain our very 
 worthy Rector, we should not be justified in expecting him to 
 remain with us upon any income in our power to offer him. 
 The peojjle here are by no means indisposed to make every 
 exertion for his support, but their real inability compels us to 
 state these circumstances, and most earnestly to recjuest your 
 influence. Sir, tliat the allow ance he lias hitherto received may 
 yet be continued. After a few years we hope to be able to 
 make a competent provision for a Rector, and in the meantime 
 we trust to the long-experienced beneficence of the Society, to 
 continue to us the means of grace and instruction. We can 
 only apologize for this importunity from the information we 
 have received that the time for which the present allowance 
 was originally granted is nearly expired, and the great interest 
 we all feel in the honourable support of the Gospel ministry 
 among us. These considerations will, we hope, have their 
 due weight, and incline the Society to the continuance of 
 their bountiful assistance, which will ever be most gratefully 
 acknowledged, and we flatter ourselves will be attended with 
 consequences extremely beneficial to the interests of religion, 
 and the Church of England in this Province. 
 
 We have the honour to be, Sir, with most profound respect,, 
 your most obedient and very humble servants. 
 
 To the Secretary of the SocAetij, etc. 
 
Rectors of the Ciiukch, 1791-1891. 
 
 85 
 
 Dr. Byles reported to the Soeiety that he found a 
 very decent house, a crowded Church and a people 
 most grateful for the Society's care and attention who 
 received him with every mark of good feeling and 
 approhation. The congregation were still worshipping 
 in the building on Germain Street, but on Christmas 
 Day, 1791, Trinity Church was opened for Divine 
 service, wlien Dr. l>yles preached in it the first sermon. 
 Sixty communicants attended the celebration of the 
 Holy Communion on that day. 
 
 On August 14th, 1804, steps were taken to provide 
 a place of worshiji in Carleton. A house was obtained 
 which was set apart for holding services, and known 
 by the name of St. John's Chapel. Mr. Roger Viets, 
 of King's College, Windsor, was, on his admission to 
 Holy Orders, appointed assistant minister to the 
 Parish, and officiated alternately with Dr. Byles in 
 Carleton. Mr. Viets was master of the St. John 
 Grammar School, and continued as Curate to the death 
 of the Rector. He then went to Digby where he was 
 the Rector, until his death in June, 1829. 
 
 Dr. Byles died on March 12th, 1814 in his eightieth 
 year. A mural tablet was erected to his memory in 
 Trinity Churcli with the following inscription : 
 
 Sacred 
 To the Memory of the 
 Rev. Mather Byles, D. D., 
 Rector of this Parish 
 and 
 
 Chaplain of the Garrison 
 Twenty-five years. 
 Died on the 12th March, 1814, 
 In his 80th year. 
 "Father, into Thy hands I coniiiu'iid spirit." 
 
 St. \Aiki: V. 4B. 
 
 This monument was erected by his atlectionate wife. 
 S. Byles. 
 
86 
 
 History of Trinity Cm Rcii. 
 
 ^!ll)c UciunTuii (D^cargc jJiticicon. 
 
 1814-181S. 
 
 Tlir siicccssol' ot Dr. r>_vlt'8, and third Rector of 
 Trinity Cliiircli, was the Kev. dieoi-ii-e rid<i'eoii. He 
 was liy birth an Irishman, liavin<i' been born in 
 Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1702, and <i-radnated at Trinity 
 College, ])nblin. He joined the Ivitles as an Knsi<j,'n, 
 and went with the regiment to America, on the break- 
 ing out of the Ivevohitionary War. At its close he 
 ^vent to Halifax, where he was ordained by the Bishop 
 of Xo\'a Scotia, and recommended by him to the 
 Society f)r the Tropagation of the ( iospel in Foreign 
 ]*arts, as worthy of theii' ]iatronage. He was first 
 engaged a> Missionary for lUdleisle and also to ofiiciate 
 at Oak Point, and other places adjacent. On August 
 lit, IT'.I.J, he l>ecame Rector of Fredericton, on the 
 death of Dr. i'onkv. lie was also Kcclesiustical Com- 
 missary. His ministry as Rector of St. John only 
 lasted four years, and, owing to failing health, Trinity 
 Church, was closed f)i' some time before his death. 
 Mr. Pidgeon died nne.xiiectedly, on May 16th, 1818, 
 and was bnrii'd in the Olil I>urying (Iround, wdiere his 
 tombstone may be seen, upon which is the following 
 inscription : 
 
 Under this Stone 
 arc placed 
 The earthly remains of the 
 REV. GEORGE PIDGEON, 
 Formerly of Trinity College, Dublin, 
 
 Late Rector in this Parish, 
 And Ecclesiastical Connnissary in this 
 Province 23 years. 
 He (lied, May 6th, 1818, 
 Aged 57 years. 
 
Reverend George Pidgeon. 
 
IvECTOKS OF THE ClIlKCll, 1701-l!^iil. 
 
 89 
 
 In referring to his (k'atli,tlK' i)ress said: "Ilis i)ious 
 and benevolent elianicter, and amiable manners, will 
 long endear his memory to his nnmerous friends."' 
 
 {lI)c UcueiTub Uobcrt ll1tllis.i, D. D. 
 
 1818-1823. 
 
 Dnring the illness of Mr. Pidgeon, ^[r. Willis, at 
 the request ot the Bisiiop of Xova Scotia, visited St. 
 John, and otKt iated in Trinity Chureh. TTis services 
 Avere so aceeptalile to the conu'rcii-atiou tliat, on the 
 death of Mr. l'idg-e<,n, lie was prcs'entrd hv His Fa-.-cI- 
 leney the Ciovernor to the Kcctory of Sr. .Inlm, in 
 August, 1818, and was inducted on Xo\ end)er bUh of 
 the same year. Mr. Willis was a natix'c of Durham, 
 England, and came to Xo\-a Scotia as a cliaiilain in the 
 Royal Xavy about the year bsb'). In April, 1821, he 
 was appointed Keelesiastical ComniLssarv. 
 
 ,St. Ui3or0x's Church, Barleton. 
 
 During the rectorsliip of Dr. Byles, in 1804, services 
 were held in Carleton in a building which bore the 
 name of St. .lohn's Chapel. In 1822 St. (ieorgeV 
 Church was opened f)r Divine service, and \vas con- 
 secrated hy Ibshop Inglis in 182(). Carletoii was made 
 a se[)ar;itt' parish in 1S24. This was the Hist division 
 of the I'arisii of St. John. In 1819 the Kev. Abraham 
 Wood arrived from P]nglan(l, and was an assistant to 
 Dr. Willis till 1822, when be went to the Grand Lake, 
 having made an c.\( |i;iiigc with the Rev, Frederick 
 Coster. Ml-. Coster was the first Rector of St. George's 
 Church, Carleton, and remained there till his death, on 
 Decemlier 12th, 1866. 
 
90 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 i>>t. $ohiis Glutrcli. 
 
 Owino- to Trinity Chureli at this date (1822), not 
 beinii' lariiX' enouu-li to aceouimodate the congregation, 
 it was resolved by the A^estry, on April 16th, that it 
 Avas expedient to build a Chapel on this side ot the 
 harbour. This was the first step taken to build St. 
 John"s Church. A eoniniittee was appointed to look 
 out for a site. They reported that the Hon. Judge 
 Ohipman had ottered to present a lot m tlie Xorth end 
 of the town, on et)ndition that a pew on the floor, and 
 another in the gallery, be reserved for his use : they 
 had also petitioned the Town Council to grant them a 
 sufficient (piantitv of land at the South-west corner of 
 the Old l)urving (ironnd as a site for the proposed 
 Chapel. The Council granted the site, and the Vestry 
 decided to erect the Cliaiiel upon it. ( )wing, however, 
 to very conflicting views as to the eligiliility of the site, 
 it was sul)se(iuently abandoned, and the lil)era] otter of 
 His Honor Judge Cliipman to give a piece of land on 
 the Xorthern end of Wellington Row having been 
 renewed, it was accepted, and the work of erecting a 
 Church was at once [iroceeded with. It was a matter 
 of much debate, owing to the cost, whether it should 
 be built of stone or wood : but Anally, as is well known, 
 it was decided that stone should be used. The con- 
 tract price was <:■'!. !Ml(l, and the architect was A[r. Lloyd 
 Johnstone. It was o[)ened for Divine service in 1825, 
 when Archdeacon Best, of Fredericton, preached from 
 the words, "T'eace be within Thy walls." It was con- 
 secrated by Bishop Inglis in 1826. Thus we see that 
 the rectorship) of Dr. Willis was marked by an exten- 
 sion of the Church in the Western and Xorthern por- 
 tions of the city. After this he soon vacated the 
 
Reverend Robert Willis, D. D. 
 
Rectors of the Cihircii, 17iU-lH91. 
 
 03 
 
 rectorship. On the elevation of Dr. John Inglis, Rector 
 of St. Paul's Churcli, ITalifax, to the episcopate of 
 Nova Scotia, Dr. "Willis was appointed his successor at 
 Halifax, and also Archdeacon of I^ova Scotia. He 
 died at Halifax on April, 21st, 1865, aged 80 years. 
 In St. Paul's Church, Halifax, a mural tablet is erected 
 to the memory of Dr. Willis, with the following in- 
 scription : 
 
 To the memory of 
 The Venerable Robert Willis, D. D., 
 Rector of the Parish of St. Paul, and Archdeacon of 
 Nova Scotia. 
 
 This Monument is erected by his Parishioners in testimony 
 of their affectionate regard for one who presided 
 over this Parish for a period of Foi ty Years, 
 Gaining, by his gentle and conciliatory spirit, the affec- 
 tion of his people, and by his sympathy and 
 open-hearted liberality, 
 The Blessings of the Poor. 
 He died on the 21st of April, A. D., IHG."), 
 In humble submission t(» the will of God, and with full trust 
 in the merits of his Redeemer, 
 Aged SO years. 
 
 (lI)c Ucmncnii llcniamin (Pcnisl) C!>raij, D. D. 
 
 1S25-1840. 
 
 On the removal of Dr. Willis to Halifax, the Soci- 
 ety for the l*r()|>agation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 
 appointed as his successor the Rev. George Best, whom 
 the Bishop also made his Commissary for New Bruns- 
 wick. His Kxcellency the Governor, in whom the 
 
94 
 
 History of Tkimty Chirch. 
 
 preiseiitation was vested, as the Representative of the 
 Crown, was unfavoural)le to Mr. Best leavin<^- Frederic- 
 ton, so he remained tliere, aii<l the Kev. B. (4. Gray 
 received the appointment to the lieeturship. Mr. 
 Gray was born in Boston in 17< IS, and went with his 
 father to Halifax in ITTtJ. lie grachiated at King's 
 College, ^Vindsor, and proceeded to England to fnrther 
 conijilete his studies. For seientitic }mrsuits, and the 
 tine arts, he had niueh taste. In 1805 Sir John Went- 
 worth sent to Mdoic, tlir poet, a pen and ink sketch of 
 a landscape in Xov;i Scdtia t'xeciited 1>y Mr. Gray. He 
 was ordained hy IJishop iiiglis at Halifax in September, 
 179G. He tir>t acted as Cliaplain and Teacher to the 
 Maroons — a w ild. >avage I'ace, descended from African 
 slaves, and who iiiigratc(l t'roni Jamaica to I'reston, 
 near Halifax. In islii he was ai)})ointed Rector of St. 
 George's Church, Halifax, where he remained till he 
 came to St. John in 1825. On the death of Arch- 
 deacon Best, Rector of Frederieton, he was nominated 
 his successor, and sti'ongly urged by the Bishop to 
 accept the othce : but as such acce[itance reqnired him 
 to leave his congregation in St. John, he felt it his duty 
 to decline. 
 
 Bruce Bhnvch, Ifortland. 
 
 For many years. Dr. (Jray had the Parish of Port- 
 land, and a large stretch of country, com}irising the 
 eastern portion of the county, under his charge. In 
 October, 1828, stents were taken to bnild a Church in 
 I'ortland, and on August IGth of the following year, 
 a Church which bore the name of Grace Church, was 
 opened for Divine AVorship. The Church was so 
 crowded, that many were unable to get in. Dr. Gray 
 preached from St. John, i v., 24 : " God is a Spirit, and 
 
Rev. B. G. Gray, D. D. 
 
]{ectors ok the Churcji, 17ill-1801. 
 
 07 
 
 they tliat worship Ilim, must worship Iliin in spirit 
 and truth." The pravers were read by his son, Rev. 
 J. 1). W. (7 ray. The Church was consecrated by 
 Bishop IngHs, on September l.')tli, l<S:i.'), and the Rite 
 of Confirmation, the first hehl in J'ortland, was admin- 
 istered to thirty -five candidates. Until there was a 
 resident clergyman in Portland, Dr. Cray, or his Curate, 
 held service there every Sunday evening. It was the 
 first tree Church in the Diocese. In X()\ cmber, IS;];], 
 Dr. ({ray sustained an irrcparalilc loss in tlic dcatli of 
 his wife, wIhi, together witb a female ser\'aut, pei'islied 
 in a fire, which burnt down the Rectory on Wellington 
 Row. His library was also destroyed, as well as the 
 Parish Registers. In IS;?') the first e\'euing sei'\ ice was 
 held in Trinity Chui'eb. Previous to tbal date evening 
 service had been held in a building at Ib'fc/e's Corner, 
 King Square. J)r. ({ray i-emaiiied Keel or till 1840, 
 and Chaplain to the (birrisou in tbe City, to the time 
 of his death, which took ])laee on Keliruary iSth, 185-i, 
 in the eighty-sixth year of his age, and fifty-eighth ot 
 his ministry. 
 
 A mural tablet to his memory was erected in 
 Trinity Church, bearing the following inscription : 
 
 Erected by the Vestry of Trinity ("liurcli 
 
 to the Memory of the 
 Rev. Benjamin Gerrish Gray, D. D., 
 14 years Rector of this Parish, 
 27 years Chaplain of the Garrison, 
 Died Feb. 18th, 1854, 
 Aged 86 years. 
 Sound in Doctrine, 
 In Labours abundant, 
 A Father to the Poor. 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 itlje Umerenii 3o[]n iDilliam Dciiiui (biai), D. D. 
 
 1840-1868. 
 
 The Rev. J. D. W. Gray ^vas the son of his prede- 
 cessor. He was born at Preston, near Halifax, on 
 July 23rcl, 1797, and graduated at King's College, 
 Windsor, in 1818. He was ordained Deacon and 
 Priest in London, and, after an absence of one year, 
 returned to ISTova Scotia. His lirst charge was Am- 
 herst, where he remained till 1826, when he came to 
 St. John as Curate to his father, whom he succeeded 
 as Rector in 1840. 
 
 $t. fames* 61mrcli. 
 
 Through the increasing number of the Church peo- 
 ple, it was deemed advisable to erect a Church in the 
 Southern portion of the city. On May loth, 1848, a 
 committee was appointed to look out for a site for a 
 new Church in " Lower Cove." The site selected was 
 on Main street, measuring eighty feet h\ two hundred, 
 and for which £400 were paid. A contract was entered 
 into with Messrs. Dykeman & Olive to build for £1,142. 
 It was completed in 1851, and consecrated in the same 
 year by Bishop Medley on October 22nd. The Rev. 
 John Armstrong was the first Rector, and in 1852 the 
 Southern portion of the city was formed into a sepa- 
 rate Parish by the name of St. James. 
 
 Another change was etlected in 1853, when the 
 Northern portion of the city was made into a Parish 
 by the name of St. Mark, of which the Rev. George 
 M. Armstrong was the first Rector. 
 
 For many years Dr. Gray was one of the Board of 
 Governors ot King's College, Windsor, whose convo- 
 cation conferred upon him, in 1846, the honorary 
 
Reverend J. D. W. Gray, D. D. 
 
Kectors of the Church, 1791-1891. 
 
 101 
 
 degree of l^oetor of Divinity. Xot only was Dr. Gray 
 a distinguished graduate of his College, but he took a 
 great interest in its progress and prosperity. At the 
 request of Dr. Inglis, Bishop of iSTova Scotia, and the 
 Board of Governors, he went, in 1846, to England to 
 plead its cause, and raise funds for its endowment. 
 
 While taithtul in the discharge of all his ministerial 
 duties, it was as a preacher and reader that Dr. Gray 
 excelled. It was evident that he regarded the pulpit 
 as the most etfecti\'e instrumentality for preaching the 
 gospel and feeding the Hock, so that his sermons were 
 his chief and ui catcst care. lie was not only gifted 
 with much ahility, hut also with a good voice, graceful 
 delivery, and clear enunciation, so that nothing was 
 wanting to make his sermons powerful and effective. 
 He was also an able controversialist, and wrote several 
 able and valuable pamphlets, the most notable of which 
 was one entitled "J T.,tlrr in Mmhrrs uf Ihv C/i"rrh of 
 
 EnylaiHl, in li p^l >n L.Hrr fmni K,lnni,J M. 11,1011, 
 
 M. A., late Curate »J St. Paul's, Ualifax, N. .SV Ot 
 this " Letter," Bishop Medley, in his charge delivered 
 in the Cathedral, Fredericton, 1859, said : 
 
 " Mr. Maturin's first pamphlet has already met with a full 
 aud convincing answer, written by one of our own body, to 
 whom I desire to return my own thanks publickly, for his 
 well timed, aud able defence." 
 
 The Sunday School was a branch ot work in which 
 Dr. Gray took special interest ; indeed, it was during 
 his Rectorship, that we see that valuable institution 
 rising and taking an important place in the work of 
 the Church in the City. There are still among the 
 present teachers, some who look back with loving and 
 grateful remembrance to the valuable aid they 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 received from Dr. Gray in their \\ork, and to the 
 privilege of having been associated with him in it. To 
 perpetuate his raemorj-, the teacliers liad a line oil por- 
 trait painted of their beloved Rector, and placed in the 
 teacher's room of the School House. It was saved in 
 the (ireat Fire, and still adorns the room in which the 
 teachers' meetings are held. 
 
 In 1860, aftei' thirty years' laborious work, ])r. 
 Gray's health gav^' Avay, and lie went to England in 
 the hope that the change and rest thus aflordcd him 
 would re-estal)lisli it. In this expectation he was not 
 altogether disappointed, for on his return he was able 
 to take part in the duties of his [lai'ish and i)reacli on 
 Sunday morning. AVith the heli) of a Curate, he con- 
 tinued his work until the autumn of 18(i7, when his 
 healtli again gave away, and he was ol)ligcd to al)an- 
 don his duties. Jle went, accompanied by Mrs. (^ray, 
 to Halifax (ui a visit to his son, and never returned. 
 His healtli continued to decline, and on February 1st, 
 18G8, he entered his rest at the age ot seventy years, 
 after a connection with Trinity (Uiurch of forty-two 
 years — fourteen as Curate, and twcutyciglit as Rector. 
 
 (.)n Thursday, February (Ith )S(;s. riic following 
 resolutions were passed by the \\'>t"ry : 
 
 jRe>:olved, That this Board, in recording the death of the 
 Rector of this Parish, the Rev. J. W. D. Gray, D. D., 
 would in all humility how to the heavy afHiction laid 
 upon them. At the same tinie they would record their deep 
 regret for the loss of a beloved Rector, who for forty-two 
 years ministered to the spiritual wants of this people ; who, 
 himself grounded in the teaching of God's holy Word, 
 upheld its authority in matters of faith and practice, who ever 
 maintained tlie Protestant principles of our Church and com- 
 manded the esteem and love of all the people of God, who, 
 
Rectors of the C'iu kch, 1701-1<S1I1. 
 
 103 
 
 in his life-time, by his general attainments, stood in the fore 
 front of the Christian ministry, and in his death will long be 
 remembered by the Church of Christ for his Catholic spirit, 
 and unswerving adherence to the truth. 
 
 Resolved, That, to commemorate the connection of the 
 late Rector with this Church, a mural tablet, with an appro- 
 priate inscrijition. be erected by the Corporation. 
 
 Resolved, That the Wardens and Vestry deeply svuipa- 
 thize with Mrs. Gray, in the very heavy bereavement she has 
 been called upon to endure. 'That, whilst they, in some 
 measure, realize their own loss by the death of their Rector, 
 they are conscious that a heavier blow has fallen upon her 
 who is called to mourn the severance of the holiest tie of our 
 earthly state, and they would utter the prayer, that He, who 
 is the widow's stay, will bless, keep and comfort her in her 
 affliction. 
 
 On the followiiiii- Sunday, February !>t]j, 1868, 
 Memorial Sermons were preached in Trinity Church; 
 that in the morning l)y the l^ev. Cunon Harrison, 
 Rector of St. Luke's Church, Portland, from the text, 
 " Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a 
 shock of corn cometh in his season." Job, v., 26. 
 The evening sermon was preached by the Rev. George 
 Armstrong, Rector of St. John's Church. 
 
 In accordance with the Resolutions of the Yestry, a 
 mural tablet was erected by the Corporation to the 
 memory of J)r. Gray, bearing the following inscrip- 
 tion : 
 
 Erected by 
 
 The Corporation of Trinity Church, in Memory of the 
 Rev. John William Bering Gray, D. D., 
 14 years Curate and 28 years Rector 
 of the Parisli of Saint Joiui, 
 A native of Nova Scotia, and a 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 Graduate of King's College, Windsor, N. S. 
 Died at Halifax, N. S., Feb. 1st, 1868, 
 
 Aged 70 years. 
 "A Ripe Scholar and an Able Divine, 
 An uncompromising Defender of the Protestant Faith, 
 Kind and Courteous, he lived beloved and revered, 
 And died universally lamented." 
 
 A tombstone marks the spot where Dr. (Tray was 
 buried in the Churchyard of St. John's Church, near 
 Halifax, X. S., and bears the following inscription: 
 
 Rev. J. W. D. Gray, D. D., 
 Rector of St. John, N. B. 
 Born 23d July, 1797 ; died 1st February, 1868. 
 
 He is not dead whose glorious mind, 
 
 Lifts ours on high ; 
 To live in hearts we leave behind, 
 
 Is not to die. 
 
 ull)e Hciuncnii iJamcs 3. QUI, ilt. 
 
 1868-1873. 
 
 In April, 18()7, the Rev. Jas. J. Hill came to St. 
 John as Curate to Dr. Gray, and became his successor 
 in the Krctorship on April 11,1868. He is a native 
 of Xova Scotia, and graduated at King's College, 
 "Windsor. His tirst charge, after being ordained, was 
 Newport, ]S[. S., where he spent nine "happy years." 
 He then came to St. John, where his labours were 
 much appreciated, but, owing to want of health, he 
 felt constrained to resign liis charge in May, 1873. 
 Since that time he has had charge ot a I'arish in the 
 
Reverend James Hill, M. A. 
 
Hectors of the Church, 1791-1891. 107 
 
 Diocese of Antigua for three years ; then he was 
 Rector for one year of the Parish of 8t. (icorge in the 
 Island of Dominica, lie then returned to IS'ova Scotia, 
 and took charge of the Parish of St. George, Halifax, 
 in the absence of the Rector. He next accepted the 
 position of Principal and Chaplain of The Hellmuth 
 Ladies' College, which he held for eighteen months, 
 when he was elected Rector of the Parish of Wood- 
 stock, Ontario, Avhere he remained eight years. Since 
 June, 1888, Mr. Hill has resided in Toronto, where he 
 acts as Assistant Minister in St. Philip's Church. 
 
 5[I)E HcDtrcuti iiciicnili Qciuci) Jolju Bricistackc, SI. JI). 
 
 1873 
 
 On the resignation of the Rectorship of Trinity 
 Church by the Rev. James Hill, the l^\rishioners, 
 chiefly on the nomination of the Very Reverend R. 
 Payne Smith, Dean of Canterbury, unanimously elected 
 the Rev. Frederick H. J. Brigstocke, on July 21st, 
 1873, to be his successor. 
 
 Mr. Brigstocke is a native of Wales, having been 
 born at Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire, on May 
 18th, 1841. His early education was carried on at 
 home, until he went to the University of Oxford, 
 Avhere he obtained an Exhibition at Jesus College, and 
 took his degree of Bachelor of Arts in December, 
 1862. He Avas ordained Deacon in 18fi4, in the Chapel 
 in Farnham Castle, Surrey, by Bishop Sumner, then 
 Bishop of Winchester ; and Priest in 1865 in the same 
 place, and by the same Bishop. His first two years as 
 Curate were spent at, Chobham, Surrey, of which the 
 Rev. S. J. Jerram w^as the Vicar, and in 1866 he Avas 
 
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108 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 offered the Curacy of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, of which 
 the Rev. Canon Payne Sniitli, D. D., Regius Professor 
 of Divinity, in the University of Oxford, was then 
 Rector. He gladly accepted the offer and remained 
 there five years until Dr. Payne Smith was appointed 
 Dean of Canterbury, when (September, 1871) he re- 
 moved to Newcastle-on-Tyne, to take charge of the 
 Parish of St. John, with a population of 10,000. 
 There he laboured for two years, when he received the 
 intelligence that the Parishioners of St. John, Xew 
 Brunswick, had unanimously elected him to be their 
 Rector. He accepted the call made to him, and came 
 out with his family in September, 1873, landing at 
 Halifax on the 20th. He remained in Halifax for a 
 day or two, and pi-eached in St. Paul's Church on the 
 21st, from 1 Pet., ii., (3, 7. The following week, he 
 arrived in St. John, and preached his first sermon in 
 Trinity Church on Sunday, September 28th, from 
 1 Pet.', ii., 5. 
 
 In 1877, he shared with his congregation the loss 
 of Church and School House, and with the majority 
 of his fellow-citizens, the loss of home and household 
 goods in the Great Fire of June 20th. As soon as 
 possible the work of rebuilding the Church was 
 begun, and tliroughout the whole of the work, Mr. 
 Brigstocke was chairman of the Building Committee. 
 In 1876, with the help of several active churchmen, he 
 succeeded in establishing a Church of England Insti- 
 tute for the City and County of Saint John, which has 
 proved a great benefit and pleasure to the members of 
 the Church of England, and since that time has been 
 annually elected its President. In the same year (1876) 
 he was appointed by the Bishop, Honorary Canon and 
 Trustee of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton. In 
 
Reverend Frederick H. J. Brigstocke, D. D. 
 
Rectors of the Church, 1791-1891. Ill 
 
 1883, he was elected one of the Delegates from the 
 Provincial Synod of Canada to represent the Canadian 
 Church at the General Convention of the American 
 Church, which was held that year in Philadelphia; 
 and in 1888, he received the honour of being chosen 
 by the Bishop to act as his Commissary during his 
 absence of several months from the Diocese. From 
 1885 to 1889, he was Chaplain of St. George's Society. 
 At the present time, Dr. Brigstocke is Rural Dean, 
 President of the Sunday School Teachers' Association, 
 one of the Governors of King's College, Windsor, a 
 Trustee of the Church School for Girls in "Windsor, a 
 Governor of the Wiggins Male Orphan Institution, a 
 member of the Board of Governors and Trustees of 
 the Madras Board, a Vice-President of the Diocesan 
 Church Society, and a Vice-President of the Society 
 for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In 1889, 
 the Degree of D. D. honoris causa was conferred on 
 him by King's College, Windsor. It is needless to say 
 that during the eighteen years of his Rectorship many 
 changes have taken place in the Church and Parish ; 
 some have come by the lapse of time, and others by 
 the decision of judgment, but all, we trust, have re- 
 dounded to the glory of God, and for the strengthen- 
 ing the walls of our spiritual Zion. 
 
1877-1891. 
 
^rise, €l £cirb, into 011)11 vesting place ; €l)cin, an^ tl)e 
 ark of (iLl)y strcngtl).-rs.,cxxxii.,8. 
 
1877-1891. 
 
 After the destruction of " Old Trinity " Church by 
 the Great Tire on June 20th, 1877, as recorded aljove, 
 the congregation liecarne necessai ily scattered through 
 various parts of the city, and I'drtland. By arrange- 
 ment with the l{ev. (t. M. Armstrong, the Rector held 
 a service every Sunday morning at 11 a. m. in St. 
 Mary's Church (Waterloo Street), and a week day 
 service on Wednesdays in St. John's Church ; and by 
 arrangement with the Rev. Canon DeVeber, he held 
 an evening service on Sundays in St. Paul's Church at 
 6 p. m. The Sunday School was held by kind per- 
 mission of Mr. Armstrong in St. Mark's School-room 
 at 9 a. m. These arrangements continued till Sunday, 
 July 7th, 1878, when, by the kind permission of the 
 Governors and Trustees of the Madras Board, services 
 were held for the congregation, by license from the 
 Bishop, in the Central Madras School, Duke Street, 
 where it was a ])leasure to be again assembled together 
 within the precincts of our own Parish. The congre- 
 gation continued to worship there till they moved in 
 due time into their own building. 
 
 The Royal Arms, which, since the destruction of the 
 Church in 1877, had been in the care of F. B. Hazen, 
 Esq., were now placed in the Madras School House, 
 where they remained till February, 1880, when they 
 were set up in the ISTew School House, and from thence 
 
 (115) 
 
116 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 thej were taken and placed in the Church in December, 
 1880. 
 
 The work of rebuilding the Church and repairing 
 the waste places was immediately taken in hand, 
 though, Avhen all were deprived of house and home, 
 it was not easy to settle down to tlie work, or even 
 always find a place for the A'estrv to meet in. The 
 Building Committee consisted of Kev. Canon Brig- 
 stocke, Chairman ; Messrs. J. Sears, C. AV. AVeldon, 
 Simeon Jones, W. F. Harrison, James McXichol, Jr., 
 S. K. Foster, John Magee and James H. McAvity. 
 After some preliminaries were settled, and much delib- 
 eration had taken place as to the size and character of 
 the buildings to be erected — for the Corporation did 
 not forget the noble example of the Loyalists, and it 
 was therefore their aim to build, as far as possible, a 
 Church and School House of large and beautiful pro- 
 portions — the plans furnished l)y Messrs. Potter and 
 Robertson, Architects, ot Xew York, were adopted, 
 and the work of constructing Church and School 
 House entrusted to their hands. This was done in 
 November, 1877. "When, however, tenders were 
 received from Contractors in the spring of 1878, it was 
 found that the cost of erecting the building would far 
 exceed the amount for which the architects had been 
 instructed to prepare the plans. It was, therefore, 
 decided to abandon the plans adopted, and invite 
 Messrs. Potter and Robertson, and other Architects, to 
 prepare others. The plans furnished by Mr. W. T. 
 Thomas, Architect, of Montreal, were accepted, and 
 the work of rebuilding was proceeded with. The 
 tender of Messrs. J. G. McDonald & Co., being the 
 lowest, was accepted, and and a contract entered into 
 with them on November 16th, 1878, to erect both 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 117 
 
 Church and School House for the sum of $55,985. 
 The Contractors commenced their work on the 
 grounds as soon as the weather in 1879 permitted 
 The School House was hegun April 28th. 
 
 t^atjing the 6orner-$ttme (xf ^Imixli. 
 
 The building of the Church went on simultan- 
 eously with the School House, and arrangements 
 were made for laying the corner-stone with due relig- 
 ious ceremonial. The day chosen was Monday, May 
 19th, as the 18th was Sunday, it being our desire to 
 connect the 'New Church with the day on which tlie 
 Loyalists landed, and so, as far as we were able, per- 
 petuate the historical associations of the past. 
 
 On the day mentioned, the Lord Bishop of the 
 Diocese assembled with the Clergy, the Church 
 "Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church, the 
 Teachers and Scholars of the Sunday School, tlie 
 Vestrymen of other Churches, the Mayor, Recorder, 
 and members of the Common Council, in the Madras 
 School Building, Duke Street, at 2 p. m., and marched 
 in order to the Church Grounds, which were decorated 
 Avith flags, and where seats had been erected for the 
 Sunday School scholars and others. The following 
 Clergy was present : The Rev. Canon Brigstocke, 
 Rector ; Rev. Canon DeVeber, Rev. Canon AValker, 
 Rev. Dr. Jarvis, Rev. D. W. Pickett, Rev. J. R. 
 Campbell, Rev. H. M. Spike, Rev. T. E. Dowling, Rev. 
 P. Partridge, Rev. F. Alexander, Rev. C Gardner, 
 Rev. E. A. Warneford, Rev. G. H. Sterling, Rev. E. S. 
 Woodman, Rev. F. Sill, Rev. L. G. Stevens, Rev. W. 
 F. Wilkinson, Rev. S. J. Handford, and Rev. W. 
 Greer. The offi.ce used was the one appointed by the 
 
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 History of Trixitv Church. 
 
 Bishop. The prayers were said by the Rector, the 
 Special Lesson was read l)y Rev. Canon DeVeber, and 
 the Hymns were sunij;- by a clioir composed of mem- 
 bers from the various Clinrdi dioirs. At the appointed 
 place, the Church Warden handed to the l)ishop a 
 silver trowel, with which His Lordship proceeded to 
 duly lay the corner-stone. The ti'owel l)ore the follow- 
 ing inscription : 
 
 Presented by 
 The Rector, Wardens, and Vestry 
 of 
 
 Trinity Church, 
 in the 
 
 City of St. John, N. B., Canada, 
 to tlie 
 
 METROPOLITAN OF CANADA, 
 May 19th, 1879, 
 At the laying of the 
 Corner-Stone of 
 TRINITY CHURCH, 
 In the said City, 
 To Replace the Church 
 Desti-oyed in the 
 Great Fire, 
 June 20th, A. D. 1877. 
 
 In a cavity cut in the Stone, a box, made of the 
 copper which formed the dials of the old clock was 
 placed, contaiuiuii' the following- documents: History 
 of Trinity Church, signed by the members of the Cor- 
 poration, together with the names of the members ot 
 the Church Choii': llaunaj-'s History of Acadia; St. 
 John Directory: l>ai'ues' Almanac : Stewart's History 
 of the Great Fii-e : Eleven Stereoscoiiic \'ie\vs of I>uild- 
 ings in St. John ; Sermon of Rev. J. Hill, preached on 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 119 
 
 May 18, 1873 ; Likeness of Dr. Gray ; Coloured Litho- 
 graph of the Fire ; Xewspapers : Copies of the Daily 
 Telegraph, Daily Neirs, St. John Globe, for June 22nd, 
 23rd, 25th and 27th, 1877 ; together with copies of the 
 Daily Telegraph, Daily S"it, for May 19th, 1879, and St 
 John Globe for May 17th, 1879; Unsigned P>ank of 
 IN'ew Brunswick ^N'otes; Coins of the Dominion with 
 a coin presented by Mr. Cook which was reeoyered liy 
 a diver near the coast of HaHfax ; Pliotograph of the 
 Lord Bishop of Fredericton ; Photograph of the 
 Rector of Ti-inity Church; St. John City Goyernment 
 for 1879-80; Trinity Church Accounts for 1871, '73, 
 '74, '75, '7t), '77, '78, '79; City Accounts, and Muni- 
 cipal Accounts. 
 
 After the corner-stone had been laid, and Hymn 
 306, " Church Hymns," had been sung, the Bishop 
 deliyered the following address : 
 
 "Dear Brethren, and Brethren oj the Laity: 
 
 " I would not be willing to let you go on an occasion like 
 this, without a few words of encouragement, and for the pur- 
 pose of pointing out some of those duties, and services devolv- 
 ing upon those who are to-day engaged in laying this founda- 
 tion stone. The day upon which we are met is one that 
 derives some celebrity from the fact, that it is the Anniversary 
 of the Landing of the Loyalists. If we were met for a politi- 
 cal object, there might be differences of ojjinion, as to the day 
 of our selection, for the verdict of the present day may be 
 different from the verdict of those who were contemporaries 
 of the Loyalists as to the great Revolution. But in the pres- 
 ent case no such difficulties arise for our consideration. The 
 lesson which we should draw from the day upon which we are 
 met is, that the same principles of self-sacrifice which dis- 
 tinguished the Loyalists ought to distinguish us. It is not 
 that they were adherents to the cause of their King, but that 
 
120 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 they were self-sacrificing, and that alone will hand down their 
 names to posterity. First of all, then, we ought to engage in 
 this great work in a spirit of self-sacrifice. We should not 
 come here to spend the money of others, but our own, and we 
 should put our own labour, and our own prayer into the work. 
 I trust that as those who called me to officiate on this occasion, 
 are the descendants of the Loyalists, they will prove them- 
 selves to be true sons of their fathers, by their self-sacrificing 
 spirit. But what are we met to do to-day ? To raise a house 
 for the worship of God, and for the praise of the Father, Son, 
 and Holy Spirit. Take care, then, that in the meantime, 
 while this house is in course of erection, your conduct may 
 be such as to conform to the noble work in which you are 
 engaged. 
 
 " One last thought, and I have done. I see in the form 
 of laying the corner-stone the words : ' Here may the gospel 
 of salvation be freely proclaimed, and the rich and poor 
 meet together to worship the Lord, the maker of them all.' 
 According to the Doctrine of this form, the house is not for the 
 rich alone, but for the rich and poor. Let this fact be always 
 borne in mind. You have a glorious opportunity of building 
 up a strong and powerful congregation in connexion with this 
 Church, if you will only make use of it. If you M ill only 
 throw the Church open freely to all, give your quarrels to the 
 winds, and sacrifice a portion of your feelings for the sake of 
 Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. 
 
 " I can only conclude with the prayer, that God's blessing 
 may be upon the work in which you are engaged." 
 
 At the close of the Bishop's Address another hymn 
 was sung, and His Lordshij) pronounced the Benedic- 
 tion. 
 
 It is noteworthy that among those who were pres- 
 ent, notwithstanding it poured with rain, was Miss A. 
 Thompson, daughter of Mr. W. Thompson, who gave 
 the hell to " Old Trinity." She was also present at 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 121 
 
 the opening of the Church on Christmais Day, 1791, 
 had attended the ministry of all the Rectors, and so 
 formed an interesting link between the old and new 
 Church. She died February 29th, 1880, aged 93 years. 
 
 The work of construction went on without interrup- 
 tion—there were no strikes and no accidents — and on 
 January 13th, 1880, the Corporation accepted the 
 charge and use of the School House from the contrac- 
 tors, it being deemed most desirable to have a more 
 commodious room for the congregation than the 
 Madras School attbrded. Arrangements were accord- 
 ingly made for holding services in the School House, 
 and, having obtained a license from the Bishop for 
 that purpose, it was opened for worship on Sunday, 
 February 1st, 1880. It was a great comfort to be 
 again worshipping in a commodious building of our 
 own, and enter once more on the regular work of the 
 Parish. The congregation by this time was fairly 
 gathered together, and tilled the large room, which 
 had seating capacity for live hundred persons. 
 
 The Church. 
 
 We here subjoin a full description of the Church, 
 which now occupies our noble site, and which, we 
 think, not unworthily takes the place of the venerated 
 edifice, which once stood there. 
 
 The style of architecture is late early English 
 Gothic, and its chief dimensions, inside measurements, 
 areas follows: Length, 150 feet; depth of chancel, 
 40 feet; width of chancel, 33 feet; width of nave, 34 
 feet ; width of aisles, 14 feet ; height from floor to 
 edge of roof, 64 feet. The height of Tower and Spire, 
 Avhich terminates in a vane of the same design as that 
 
122 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 which was on the old Church, is 210 feet. The walls 
 are huilt of limestone of rough ashlar, laid in regular 
 courses, with freestone trimmings on a heavy base of 
 granite. The pillars in the nave are formed of one 
 piece of polished grey granite, with carved capitals, 
 and surmounted with arches of deeply moulded free- 
 stone. The woodwork in the interior is of black ash, 
 with black walnut mouldings. The seating capacity is 
 800. The exterior of the church is severely plain, 
 except in the West front, where is the main entrance, 
 with a flight of handsome steps of granite, and richly 
 moulded archway, terminating in a cross over the 
 doors. Standing on a high elevation from Germain 
 Street, the Church altogether presents a handsome 
 appearance. 
 
 The Windows. 
 
 With the exception of three in the Clerestory, the 
 windows are all tilled with stained glass, and have 
 been placed by ditt'erent donors, as memorials of 
 deceased relatives or friends, and form a feature of 
 great interest and striking beauty. 
 
 First among these, we must make mention of 
 the East window, which is a work of the highest art. 
 It consists of seven large lights, fifteen feet high, 
 surmounted with a head of decorated tracery. It was 
 the handsome gift of Lewis Bliss, Esq., London, Eng- 
 land, who was once a member of the congregation. 
 The subject of the window may be described as an 
 epitome of our Lord's life, comprising, as it does, its 
 first and last scenes. Of the former, there are, the 
 Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, The Nativity, The 
 Visit of the Magi, The Flight into Egypt, Jesus in 
 the Temple, and a scene in N"azareth; of the latter. 
 
Trinity CiirRcii, 1877-1891. 123 
 
 there are, The Last Supper, The Agony in the Garden, 
 Our Lord before Pihite, The Crucifixion, The Burial, 
 and the Eesurrection. There are also the prophets 
 who foretold the several events, viz. : Isaiah, Mieah, 
 Jeremiah, and David, together with the four Evangel- 
 ists who recorded them. 
 
 At the bottom of the light on the south side there 
 is the following inscription: 
 
 "To the honour and glory of God, and in thankful ac- 
 knowledgment of many mercies received throughout a life of 
 87 years, and also in loving memory of his father, the 
 Honourable Jonathan Bliss, late Chief Justice, and President 
 of the Executive and Legislative Council of the Province of 
 NeAV Brunswick, and of his mother, Mary Bliss, and of his 
 three brothers, John Worthington, William Blowers, and 
 Henry, this window is dedicated by Lewis Bliss, A. D. 1880." 
 
 The tracery at tlic top of the window has cherubims 
 in three compartnients, with the words, " Tc inroe/amis," 
 " Te adoramm,'" 0 bcata Trinitas." In the apex are 
 the arms of the donor, with the motto " Virtus sola 
 felicitus.^'' The designer and manufacturer was J. 
 Kempe, Esq., London, and reflects the greatest credit 
 on his artistic taste, and executive skill. 
 
 The West window, consisting of three large lights, 
 is filled with rich stained glass representing (conven- 
 tionally) the Transfiguration, and was the generous 
 gift of Dr. Botsford, Miss Murray, and Mrs. Charles 
 Hazen. The South light, given by Dr. Botsford, l)ears 
 the following inscription : 
 
 "In memory of Hon. Wm. Botsford, died 1864, aged 91. 
 Sarah Botsford, died 1850, aged 75 ; a tribute of filial affec- 
 tion." 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 On the centre light, given by ^liss Murray, is the 
 following : 
 
 " To the glory of God, and in memory of John Murray, 
 died August 30th, 1794; also of Thomas Murray, died Sep- 
 tember 6th, 1834." 
 
 On the North light, given by Mrs. Chas. Hazen, is 
 the following : 
 
 "In memory of a beloved husband, Charles Hazen, who 
 died February, 1880, aged 78 years." 
 
 The window was executed by Messrs. Clayton & 
 Bell, and cost, exclusive of duties, etc., £415. 
 
 The window at the West end of the Xorth aisle 
 consists of two lights, which are filled with stained 
 glass, representing two miracles connected with the 
 Apostolic Ministry, viz. : The Draught of Fishes, and 
 Feeding the Five Thousand. It was the gift of George 
 Wiggins, Esq., Windsor, and erected to the memory 
 of his mother. It bears the following inscription : 
 
 " In memory of Ledtia Frances Wiggins, relict of the 
 late Stephen Wiggins, Esq., died Nov. 16th, 1868, age<\-75 
 years." 
 
 The aisle windows, together with two at th^ bottom 
 of the nave, making in all thirteen, are the work of 
 Messrs. Clayton & Bell, London, and are, with two 
 exceptions. Memorials. Each one is filled with a 
 representation of one of the Ai)0stles in the following 
 order : 
 
 1. St. Peter, by the Sunday School, with the inscription : 
 " Erected to the Glory of God, by Trinity Church Sunday 
 School, A. D. 1880. " Feed My Lambs." 
 
 2. St. Andrew, by Mrs. Chas. Merritt, with the inscrip- 
 tion : " C. M., Feb. 27, A. D. 1878." 
 
Trinity Cihircii, 1877-1H91. 
 
 127 
 
 3. tSt. James, by Dr. Bayard, with tlie inscription : 
 ' Erected by Wni. Bayard, in memory of Susan Maria, his 
 wife, who died December 9, 1876." 
 
 4. St. John, by Mrs. Boyd, with the inscription : " To the 
 glory of the Triune God, and in memory of John Boyd, M. D., 
 born July 1st, 1792. Died 27th August, 1857. 
 
 o. St. Philip, by Mrs. Thurgar, with the inscription : 
 " In memory of John Venner Thurgar, who died Febi-uary 
 29th, 1880, aged 83 years." 
 
 6. St. Bartholomew, by Mrs. Parker, with the inscription : 
 "In memory of the Hon. Robert Parker, Chief Justice of 
 New Brunswick. Died November 24th, 1865." 
 
 7. St. Matthew, by Miss Tisdale, Avith the inscription : 
 " In memory of Walker and Eleanor Tisdale, Loyalists, 
 A. D. 1783 ; also of their children, Charles William and 
 Thomas E. Gilbert Tisdale." 
 
 8. St. Thomas, by Mrs. W. Colebrooke Perley, with the 
 inscription : " Erected to the memory of Moses H. and Jane 
 Perley, in accordance with the desire of their son, the late 
 Mr. W. Colebrooke Perley, A. D. 1880." 
 
 9. St. James the Less, by Mr. W. L. Prince, with the in- 
 scription : " Presented by W. L. Prince, A. D. 1880." 
 
 10. St. Simon, by Mr. Jas. Seeds, with the inscription : 
 "In memory of Samuel and Mary Seeds, A. D. 1880." 
 
 11. St. Jade, by Mr. J. M. Robinson, with the inscription : 
 "Beverley Robinson, Es<]. Born, June 11th, 1797. Died, 
 Nov. 30th, 1875; son of Hon. John Robinson, one of the 
 Loyalists." 
 
 12. St. Matthias, by Mr. George Hare, with the inscrip- 
 tion : " Erected to the memory of Charles Hare, R. N., and 
 Mary Stewart Hare, by their son, George Hare, A. D. 1880." 
 
 13. St. Paul, with the inscription : " Erected to the 
 memory of Thomas Merritt, who died Oct. 9th, 1869 ; also of 
 Catherine Eliza, his wife, who died Aug. 24th, 1878, by their 
 daughters." 
 
128 
 
 lIlSTOKV OF TrINITV ChUKCH. 
 
 [n tlie Baptisterv there is a lai'g'e triple light wiii- 
 <low; the centre light of which is tilled with a re]ire- 
 sentatioii of The Good Sarmiritaii, and Avas erected to 
 the memory of George Swinne}', Esq., and his sister, 
 and bears the following inscription : 
 
 " In memory of George Swinney, born, A. D. 1787. Died 
 A. D. 185;). Founder of a Charity for Widows and Orjihans 
 in the City of St. John ; also of his sister Eleanor, born, 1783, 
 died 1861." 
 
 The other two lights were tlie gift of Mr. John 
 Sears, Chnrch Warden. The one on the right hand is 
 filled with a representation of Christ as The Good 
 Shepherd, and Ijears the following inscription : 
 
 "Filial memory of Thatcher Sears, born A. D. 1752; 
 died, A. D. 1819."' 
 
 The one on the left has Christ blessing little child- 
 ren, with the following inscription : 
 
 "Sacred memorial of Capt. John Bourchier Sears, fifth 
 son of John and Ann ; lost at sea, 1874, aged 26 years." 
 
 There is also in the Baptistery, in the east wall, a 
 window, consisting of a single light, in memory of the 
 late Rev. J. W. D. Gray. It contains a representation 
 of Christ placing a Child in the midst, with the text at 
 the bottom, " Except ye be converted, and become as 
 little children, ye shall not enter into tlie Kingdom of 
 Heaven.'' On the window-sill there is a brass plate, 
 with the following inscription : 
 
 Erected by loving and grateful friends, 
 To the memory of 
 THE REV. J. W. D. GRAY, D. D., 
 Rector of Trinity Church, 
 Who died Feb. 1st, 1868, aged 71. 
 " The memory of the just is blessed." 
 
Trinity Ciii rch, 1877-1891. 
 
 129 
 
 The Font. 
 
 The font is placed at the east entrance, and was 
 the gift of Mrs. W. \\ Ritchie and ^Nliss S. E. Hazen. 
 It is octagonal in t'orni, and ahout live feet high. The 
 Bowl is of Caen stone, and rests on a hase of freestone, 
 which hears the following inscription : 
 
 " To the glory of God, and in memory of Robert Fraser 
 Hazen, and Johanna, his wife." 
 
 On the ditferent sides of the Bowl are carved the 
 ■emblems of the four Evangelists and other Christian 
 symbols. 
 
 The IfuJpit. 
 
 The Pulpit was the handsome gift of Mr. IT. Law- 
 rance Sturdee, as a memorial of his father, Mr. H. P. 
 Sturdee, who was a regular attendant of Trinity 
 Church for forty years. It is built of Ohio stone, with 
 trimmings of Caen stone, and some red granite. It is 
 hexagonal in form, and the various panels of the body 
 of the pulpit are carved with Christian emblems. On 
 the front panel is the text, " Be ye doers of the Word, 
 and not hearers " ; and on either side is carved an 
 angel, holding a book. On the foundation stone, near 
 the tloor, is the following inscription, carved in raised 
 letters : 
 
 "To the glory of God, and in memory of Henry Parker 
 ■Sturdee, who died Aug. 13th, 1880, aged 72 years." 
 
 The whole structure is about seven feet high, of 
 good design, and well proportioned, and forms one 
 of the most noticeable features in the interior of the 
 church. 
 
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 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 The haci^xu. 
 
 The lirass Eagle Lectern was the generous and 
 beautiful gift of Mrs. W. Colebrooke Parley, as a 
 memorial of her deceased husband. The Eagle, which 
 is of good form to hold the Holy Bible, rests on an 
 elaborate and artistically designed pedestal. At the- 
 base there are four panels, on which are engraved the 
 emblems of the four Evangelists, and the whole rests 
 on four lions. The wide moulding at the base, in 
 front, bears the inscription : 
 
 " In memory of an affectionate husband, W. Colebrooke 
 Perley, A. D. 1880." 
 
 It stands about seven feet high, and is a piece of 
 exquisite workmanship. It was manufactured by 
 Messrs. Cox & Sons, London, and cost, exclusive of 
 duty, etc., i;140. 
 
 The $anctuarij. 
 
 As a Reredos lias not yet been erected, the Sanctu- 
 ary at present lacks the dignity and beauty which 
 belong to it. It is, however, furnislied w ith the gifts 
 of many kind friends and meml^ers of the congrega- 
 tion. Tlie Holy Table was given by Miss Scars (now 
 Mrs. J. AValtcrs) : the wood tiling on which it stands 
 was placed there by the Rector, while the Sedilia on 
 the south side, and the Cliair on the north, were pre- 
 sented by Rev. Canon Scovil, and were made by Messrs. 
 J. & CI. Lawrence, St. John. But of all the gifts made, 
 or the work done, the most remarkable in many ways 
 is the carpet on the floor, which is made of Berlin 
 wool, the skilful needle work of about fifty members 
 of the congregation, under the superintcndenec of Mrs. 
 
Trinity Chlikch, 1877-1891. 
 
 131 
 
 Brigstoeke. The ground of the ('ari)et is dark crimson, 
 with fcnr-de-Us in "old gold," \\\t\\ a border designed 
 for the carpet. On the rise of the step which runs 
 across the Chancel the text "They that wait on the 
 Lord shall renew their strength," is woi ked in the 
 ■carpet. It measures upwards of fifty square yards, 
 and is a very beautiful and skilful piece of work. It 
 cost about three hundred dollars. The kneeling mat 
 which runs across the altar-rail and wliich measures 
 eleven yards, and contains over ouv hundred thousand 
 stitches, together with the carpet ou the floor of the 
 pulpit, the mats at the Font, Holy Talile and Lectern 
 are all the skilful work, and the kind gifts of members 
 •of the congregation. 
 
 The communion linen was the gift and skilful work 
 ot Mrs. Chamberlain (now Mrs. J. Morse, of Halifax). 
 
 The 0iu)an. 
 
 The organ was placed in the Church, as a memorial 
 of, and through the munificent liberality of Chas. 
 Merritt, Esq., who made to the Church the handsome 
 bequest of eleven thousand dollars, which came into 
 the hands of the corporation while engaged in the 
 erection of the Cliurch. It cost five thousand dollars, 
 and was manufactured by Messrs. Warren, and Sons, 
 Toronto. It is a large instrument with three manuals, 
 and thirty-two stops, and is of sweet, melodious tone. 
 It was not put into the Church till January, 1882, as it 
 was feared, that the damp in the walls of the building 
 might prove injurious to it. Its dedication, by special 
 otRce appointed by the Bishop, took place on Sunday, 
 January 22nd, 1882, on which occasion the preacher 
 was Bishop Kingdon, who took for his text 2 Chron, 
 
132 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 v., 13-14. Oil the front of the organ is a hrass plate 
 ■\vitli the following inscription : 
 
 Erected 
 
 Through the muniticent liberality, and in grateful 
 niemorj" of 
 Charles Merritt, Esq., 
 A Vestryman of this Church, and one of the most 
 respected members of the Congregation, 
 January 22nd, A. D. 1882. 
 
 {JasaUers. 
 
 The Church is well lighted hytifteen gas standards,, 
 each containing tifteen burners, and other gas brackets, 
 all of which Mere kindly provided by Messrs. T, 
 McAvity & 8ons. 
 
 Tlie B\(xc\i and €liime of Bells. 
 
 (_)ne of the last, but not the least, of the handsome, 
 and costly additions made to Trinity Church was the 
 Clock and Chime of Bells. While the Church was in: 
 course of construction a committee was appointed in 
 November, IHin, for the purpose of taking steps 
 towards phu ing a Clock and Chime of Bells in the 
 Tower of the Cliurch, as a memorial to the Loyalists. 
 A circular was issued l)v the Committee, asking for 
 subscriptions to that object, and to which a favorable 
 response was very generally received. After corre- 
 spondence with various tirms, and much consideration, 
 it was decided to order a Chime of Nine Bells of 
 Messrs. Steinbank, England, and a Clock, constructed 
 to chime the quarters, and strike the hours on the bells, 
 of Messrs. Barraud and Lunds, London, England. In 
 
Trinity ('hukch, 1S77-1891. 
 
 133 
 
 1882, the tramewovk on which the l)ells were to be hung,, 
 was built in the Tower, in the construction of which 
 much valuable help was gratuitously rendered by Mr. F. 
 Smith, under whose superintendence all the bells were 
 put in position. The bells vary in weight from 15 cwt. 
 downwards. On the largest bell, the following inscrip- 
 tion is cast : " In memoriam the Loyalists, 1783 ; faith- 
 ful alike to God and King." P)y means of a carillon, 
 the following tunes are played on the bells at the hours 
 of three, six, nine and twelve, according to the barrel 
 fitted into the machine : The Old 100th, " Quam 
 Dilecta," " ( ) Rest in the Lord," " Holy, Holy, Holy," 
 " Lmocents," " Rousseau's Dream," " God Save the 
 Queen," and " The Last Rose of Summer." 
 
 The estimated cost of the Clock and Bells was 
 $5,500, but owing to expenses incidental to their trans- 
 portation, and placing them in position, the total sum 
 expended reached a much larger amount. The Church 
 Corporation first voted $1,000 towards the expenses; 
 and subsequently an additional sum of $1,500, in con- 
 sideration of the voluntary subscriptions not realizing 
 as much as was expected, leaving then a balance of 
 over |2,000, which was kindly contril)nted by Mr, C. 
 W. "Weldon and Mr. S. Jones, who were instrumental 
 in having the Clock and Chime of Bells placed in the 
 Tower. 
 
 A special service for the dedication of the Bells was 
 held in the Church on December 22nd, 1882, and the 
 Christmas Festival on December 25th, was ushered in 
 by a peal from the new chimes. 
 
134 
 
 History of Trixitv CiirRcii. 
 
 Ijoly Coviununion l?late. 
 
 It is appropriate that we make mention here, of 
 two very beantiful and vahiahle additions to the Holy 
 Commnnion Phite descril)ed above as in use in " Okl 
 Trinity." 
 
 One is tliat of a magniticent Alms Dish, presented 
 to the Church at Piaster, 1S85, as a memorial gift by 
 bequest of the late Mrs. Francis Leavitt. The design, 
 which was specially prepared tor Trinity Church, is 
 emblematic throughout of the Holy Trinity. Its shape 
 is trefoil; and the doctrine of tlic Trinity, and Trinity 
 in Unity is set forth l)y an ancient and expressive 
 ilevice in the centre : while on the border, is the aj)- 
 propriate inscription: (^uoniam ex ipso, et per ipsnni, 
 et in ipso, sunt omnia, ipsi gloria in sa'culo. Amen." 
 On the re\'erse side are the words, " In atlectionate 
 memory of Francis Leavitt, died, 20th September, 
 1861, and his wife Catherine AI. A. Leavitt, died 14th 
 August, ISs;',. and presented to Trinity Church, St. 
 John, X. !*>., hy he(iuest of the latter." 
 
 It is of very tine workmanship, and was manu- 
 factured by Messrs. Cox and Sons, London, Fngland. 
 
 The other addition is that of two very beautiful 
 silver gilt Patens, from Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Cory, as a 
 " Thank offering for special mercies vouchsafed to 
 them as members of Trinity Church." On the ])order 
 of each Paten is the " Agnus Dei," and the words, " I 
 am the Bread of Life," on the one ; and " Take, Eat, 
 this is My P)ody " on the other: all of which was ex- 
 quisitely executed by Messrs. Pratt and Sons, London. 
 The Patens were duly " i)resented," and dedicated by 
 prayer to their sacred use by Bishop Ivingdon, at a 
 celebration of the Holy Communion on Harvest 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 18.-) 
 
 Festival Sunday, October 9tli, 1887. On tlio reverse 
 side of tlie Patens, the following inscription is en- 
 graved : "■ To the glory of God, and as a Thank offer- 
 ing for special mercies, this I'aten is presented to 
 Trinity Church, St. John, N". B., by ('has. D. and Ella 
 Cory, October, 1887.*' 
 
 Seruice Boohs. 
 
 The Holy Bible was presented by Mrs. W. Cole- 
 brooke Perley. The Book of Common Prayer was 
 the gift of Edward Sears, Esq. ; and the Office Books 
 for the Holy Communion were given by John Sears, 
 Esq., Church Warden. 
 
 It will thus be seen liow gi-eatly the Church has 
 been furnished and beautified by luuuerous and costly 
 gifts, most of which are sacred memorials of those wlio 
 have entered into their rest. 
 
 The »Sr;hool $i,ouse. 
 
 The School House, of which the front is on CUiar- 
 lotte street, is built fifty feet from the east end of the 
 Church, with which it is connected by a cori-idor. It 
 measures seventy-eight feet in length and forty-eight 
 feet in width, and consists of two stories. The lower 
 story is divided into four rooms of different sizes for 
 various parocliial purposes, and the upper story com- 
 
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 History ok Trinity Church. 
 
 prises one large room, used for the Sunday School and 
 any Church gatherings and entertainments, and is 
 capable of holding about live hundred persons. Like 
 the Church, the School House is built of limestone, 
 with freestone trimmings, and, together with the 
 Church, forms a range of handsome and convenient 
 buildings for all the ^^'ork of the Parish. 
 
 The estimated cost of the Church and School House 
 was $55,985, exclusive of lighting, heating, glass for 
 windows, arcliitecfs expenses, and furniture, except 
 the pews in the Church. ( )wing, however, to altera- 
 tions and additions in the contractors' work, a further 
 sum of 110,000 was paid to them. The total expendi- 
 ture amounted to $84,000, so that, with the handsome 
 memorial gifts which adorn our Church in every part, 
 we may place the value of our Church and School 
 House, as they now stand, at not less than one hundred 
 thousand dollars. 
 
 To provide the sum of money required, the Cor- 
 poration had at command from insurance, from the 
 muniticent legacy of the late Charles Merritt, Esq., 
 mentioned above, from voluntary contributions, St. 
 John's Church Bond, and some other sources, $55,041, 
 leaving a large balance yet to be furnished. To obtain 
 this l)alance, debentures were issued by authority of an 
 Act of the Legislature on the real estate belonging to 
 the Corporation. It will thus be seen that we are 
 largely indebted for our ^iresent handsome buildings to 
 the Loyalists — the first founders of the Church — from 
 whom the property originally came. 
 
Trinity Chur;h School House, 
 
 1880. 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 Consecration of the Church. 
 
 The long looked for and eventful day when we 
 should again have a Church for the blessed ordinances 
 of religion, came at last. On Thursday, December 
 9th, 1880, the Church was consecrated by the Lord 
 Bishop of Fredericton. The consecration service took 
 place at 11 a. m., before which time, the Church was 
 densely crowded by an interested and devout congrega- 
 tion. The following Bishops and Clergy were present: 
 The Lord Bishop of Fredericton, and the Lord Bishop 
 of Xova Scotia; Rev. Canon Brigstocke, Rector; 
 Rev. Canon DeVeber, Rev. Canon Partridge, Rev. 
 Canon Medley, Rev. G. M. Armstrong, Rev. William 
 Ai'mstrong, Rev. F. S. Sill, Rev. T. F. Bowling, Rev. 
 D. B. Parnther, Rev. R. Mathers, Rev. Sc hotield, 
 Rev; W. IL Street, Rev. (4. Roberts, Kev. Iv A. Warne- 
 ford. Rev. L. G. Stevens, and Rev. R. Simonds. At 
 11 a. m. the Bishops and Clergy proceeded in due 
 order from the School House, where they had assem- 
 l)led, and entered the Church through the corridor at 
 the east end. Passing down the north aisle, they were 
 met at the west door by the Church Wardens, and 
 Vestry, when Mr. Church Warden Sears presented the 
 Bishop with the petition of consecration. The Conse- 
 cration Service was then proceeded with, and, at its 
 conclusion, the morning service was said. The Rev. 
 Canon Partridge read the Prayers, the Rev. Canon 
 DeVeber the first Lesson, and the Kev. Canon Medley 
 the second Lesson. The Choir was composed of most 
 of the choirs of the city churches. In the Holy Com- 
 munion otlice, the Lord Bishop of Fredericton was the 
 celebrant, and the Lord Bishop of Xova Scotia preached 
 the following 
 
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 History of Trinity Chi rch. 
 
 SERMON. 
 
 "Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His Name, bring an offer- 
 ing, and come into His courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of 
 holiness ; fear before Him all tiie earth." — ■ Ps. xcvi., 8-9. 
 
 We learn from the Book of Clironicles, that when David 
 brought up the ark of God from tlie house of Obed-edoni, 
 borne by the Levites and Priest.*, with .shouting, and nmsic 
 and rejoicing, that he prepared a place for it, and pitched for 
 it a tent. This was written before the Temple had been built, 
 and in the Book of Samuel we read that " it came to pass, 
 when the King sat on his throne, and the Lord had given 
 him rest round about from all his enemies, that the king said 
 unto Nathan the prophet, ' See now, I dwell in an house of 
 cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.' " He was 
 not satisfied that the ark had not a settled habitation. David, 
 however, was not content with merely wishing for this state of 
 affairs to change. He desired to build a house for the ark of 
 God, and although he was not permitted to do so, God was 
 well pleased with his desire. In preparing the materials for 
 the Temple to be built by his son Solomon, he did not try to 
 discover a cheap and easy way, of carrying out his ideas. 
 David said, "Solomon my son is young and tender, and the 
 house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceedingly 
 magnifical of fame, and glory, throughout all countries. I 
 will therefore make preparations for it." So David prepared 
 abundantly before his death. The people were actuated by 
 the same spirit, and with a perfect heart offered to the Lord 
 their best gifts, feeling that in doing so they were only giving 
 to God what He had given to them. 
 
 Now. the same feelings which actuated them, doubtless 
 moved many among you in the same way. Those who take 
 pleasure and delight in the house of the Lord, will rejoice in 
 being permitted to aid in building a place of worship. Far 
 from desiring to erect a mean building at little cost, they will 
 wish to build a stately edifice for the worship of the Almighty, 
 and they will esteem it a privilege to share in the co.st ; and 
 
''I'rinity CiirRcii, 1877-1801. 
 
 141 
 
 if their age forbids the hope that they will long enjoy it, they 
 will desire to leave to another generation a proof of their zeal 
 in a good cause. No true Christian will desire to offer gifts 
 to God which cost him nothing. But some say, that there 
 should not be special buildings erected for the worship of 
 God, seeing that the most High dwelleth not in Temples 
 made with hands. Solomon knew this, and he confessed that 
 the heaven of heavens could not contain God, but still he 
 built a Temple, and dedicated it. Our Blessed Lord also 
 •shewed by His example that it was proper to have a special 
 place of worship. He frequented the Temple daily, and after 
 His ascent His disciples also continued daily in the Temple, 
 although at other times they met in an upper room, and in 
 times of persecution the faithful had sometimes to worship 
 among the tombs. But St. Paul gives us reason to believe 
 that places were set apart, even in his day, by the early 
 Church for the dispensing of the Sacrament. 
 
 You have to-day dedicated this building to the worship of 
 God. Everything that is given to God is by the mere act 
 of donation consecrated, and is holy because it is His. Even 
 the censers of tlie two hundred and fifty wicked men in the 
 rebellion of Korah were held to be sacred, and Eleazar, the 
 son of Aaron, the priest, said " they offered them before 
 the Lord, therefore they are hallowed." You have to-day 
 asked God to accept this building, and it is now in the most 
 perfect sense God's house, built specially for His honour and 
 glory, and legally and solemnly handed over to Him. It is 
 different in its appearance from ordinary buildings, so that 
 those who may chance to enter it see at once that it is a house 
 of prayer ; and this should be so, for external objects affect 
 the spirit mightily. Sometimes these things that appeal to 
 the eye speak more powerfully to the soul than a sermon, and 
 if the spirit is set in motion for good, we should not despise 
 the meanness of the object M'hich has produced this eflfect, 
 A little fire lighted by the hand of a child may be as power- 
 ful in its effects as if it had been luirled fortli by the artillery 
 
142 
 
 History of Trimtv C'iiikch. 
 
 of heaven. These external features of a Church are not 
 parts of our religion, or cause of devotion, but if they aid in 
 impressing some minds with proper feelings of solemnity, they 
 serve a good purpose. Some say that we should not use such 
 aids, but that is a very superficial view of the case. Are 
 they wiser than the Creator, who has clothed his works with 
 forms of beauty to attract the eye? And they are incon- 
 sistent, for if it be right to obtain inspiration by the 
 means of the ear, why not of the eye ? Let us use all 
 means by which our feelings of emotion may be quickened. 
 Some again object to large expenditures on the House 
 of God. They say: " Why this waste ? " Thank God, there 
 is now a marked change in this respect. Few persons of any 
 denomination will say in these days that a barn is better for 
 the worship of Almighty God than a stately and beautiful 
 edifice. Such an edifice you have erected, and I trust that 
 no one objects to its cost. Some, no doubt, regret the ancient 
 building which stood on this site, and which was hallowed by 
 so many sacred memories. It may have been here, as it was 
 at the laying of the foundation of the second temple, when, 
 as Ezra tells us, " Many of the priests and Levites, and chief 
 of the fathers, who were ancient men, who had seen the first 
 house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their 
 eyes, wept with a loud voice," that some of you, when you saw 
 the old foundations torn away, and the new one laid, were in- 
 clined to weep. But you should be consoled by reflecting that 
 the destruction of the old building was the work of God ; it was 
 not left to man to determine whether you should have the old 
 or the new. And even those who most lamented the old 
 building, should rejoice, that they are able to leave to their 
 descendants, something more suitable than it was to the taste, 
 and the education of the day. Those Avho built this house 
 ean say that they have done well, that they have employed 
 their best eflbrts. There may be a few, I hope they are very 
 few, who think that a barn is good enough for God, while 
 luxury prevails in their own dwellings. But can it be possible. 
 
TiuNiTv Ciiiiu'll, 1877-1891. 
 
 that Gotl who has made all things well, ordained tliat what is 
 beautiful, should only be used for the baser purposes of huniau 
 enjoyment? We do not hold that opinion. We believe that 
 we should offer the very best of our gifts to God, and that the 
 highest art and skill are better employed in His house, than 
 on the ])alaces of earthly })rinces. I think that you have 
 wisely adopted the style best suited to Church architecture 
 Avith a beautiful cliancel ; but there is one defect which I 
 must remark. That beautiful chancel should have every- 
 thing in harmony, and it ought to be occupied by a surpliced 
 choir, attired in white linen garments, to signify the righteous- 
 ness of the saints. And you, members of the present choir, 
 I would remind you, that you are liable to the temptation of 
 being vainglorious of your skill. You must remember, that 
 your singing is an act of devotion, and that you yourselves 
 should be worshippers in your hearts, without pride or vain- 
 glory, or desire for the praise of men. May you show by 
 your deportment in Church, that you recognize the presence 
 of Him before whom the Seraphim veil their faces, as they 
 say to each other, " Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts, 
 the whole earth is full of His glory." 
 
 And now that this building is completed, let it be for all, 
 in the fullest and truest sense, a house of prayer, so that daily 
 sacrifices may be offered in it. I am jjersuaded that the 
 nature and object of worship are not in general properly 
 understood. Many think it is merely for their own benefit 
 that they go to Church, and not for the glory of God. Hence 
 the small attendance at services when there is no sermon. 
 Surely, when you consider that the primary object of worship 
 is the honour and glory of God, you will take pains to devote 
 to His service half an hour out of the day when tlie oppor- 
 tunity offers. We may indeed praise and magnify Him in 
 private, but that is different from praying in the congrega- 
 tion. Some express a fear of falling into formalism, but 
 that fear is due to their own want of spirituality. You, 
 the members of this reformed branch of Christ's Churcli, enjoy 
 what is denied to all other Christians. You come to what 
 
144 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 is coninion prayer. Not prayer in a foreign tongue, wliich you 
 do not understand, not a long extemporaneous prayer, in 
 which you can take no part, but one in which you can all 
 share. This is a privilege, indeed. From my experience, I 
 should judge that this congregation is acquainted with, and 
 does exercise its privileges in this respect. But, if there 
 are any who fail to do so, I wouM say to them. Don't be dumb 
 worshippers ; give your responses in the service, particularly 
 the Amens, which are sometimes slighted. When you 
 Avorship, you may look for a blessing. You may expect 
 an answer to your supplications, but our primary object should 
 be to worship God in the strictest sense, without any selfish 
 motive. The sacrament of the Eucharist of which we par- 
 take is a memorial of His sacrifice, and is to com- 
 memorate His love, and to acknowledge His claims to 
 our adoration. Let us then fall before His throne daily, 
 saying, " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to re- 
 ceive power, and riches, and Misdom, and strength, and 
 honour, and glory, and blessing." Our worship is acceptable 
 according to its sincerity. Care for the beauty of the material 
 fabric, will not compensate for the lack of the spiritual, 
 though tlie first is not to be neglected. Our Lord never found 
 fault with the Pharisees for their attention to small details 
 and observances, but He blamed them for not attending to 
 more weighty matters. " These," said He, " you ought to 
 have done, and not have left the other undone." We rejoice 
 to see God's house here crowded, though He that searches the 
 heart, may see some who are not worshippers in truth. We 
 are only acceptable through the merits of Christ, let us there- 
 fore come boldly to the throne in His Name. The object of 
 our whole system is to bring us nearer to Christ, and our 
 worship is valuable in proportion as it does that. Let us then 
 not be satisfied with merely hearing of Christ, for that will 
 not avail us, if we do not each comply with His invitation. 
 May the Son of God who loved us and died for us bless and 
 strengthen you ! May the God of peace make you perfect in 
 every good work to the honour and glory of His holy Name." 
 
Trinity Church, 1877-1891. 
 
 145 
 
 A large number of eoininunicaiits partook of the 
 Holy Communion, and at the close of the service the 
 " Ndifc Dimitfls" was sung as a Recessional. 
 
 After the service, the Bishops, Clergy, congregation 
 and friends repaired to the School House, where, in 
 the large room on the upper lloor, a splendid luncheon 
 had been prepared by a committee of ladies. When 
 the luncheon proper had been disposed of, many toasts 
 Avere drank, and congratulatory speeches made touch- 
 ing the work and the occasion which had brought 
 them together. It was a time of very happy and 
 pleasant intercourse. 
 
 The evening service was at 8 p. m. and was at- 
 tended by the Most Reverend, The Metropolitan, The 
 Right Reverend Bishop Binney, of Xova Scotia, and 
 most of the clergy who were present at 11 a. m. The 
 choir of the morning was again in attendance, and 
 very heartily rendered the musical portion of the serv- 
 ice. The Rev. Canon Partridge (then Rector of Rothe- 
 say) was the preacher, who took for his text 1 Corin- 
 thians ii., 2 : " For I determined not to know anything 
 among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified." 
 The sermon was an eloquent exposition of the text by 
 which he brought out how the great axiom of the 
 Christian Religion was Jesus Christ, and Him Cruci- 
 fied. In conclusion, he made more immediate refer- 
 ence to the events connected with the Church, in the 
 following terms : " The arrival of the Loyalists on 
 these shores, will rank as one of the most heroic deeds 
 in history, and not to be forgotten while the Avorld 
 lasts ; but it should be remembered that it was the old 
 faith, as well as their patriotism, that led those sturdy 
 hearts to leave their comfortable homes to carve out 
 new habitations for themselves here. The best 
 
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 memorial, and you have it already, is that blessed 
 religion to which they clung in adversity, as well as in 
 prosperity — that old creed wliich they repeated within 
 those ancient walls — those old hymns which lead us, 
 as it led them, to the very gates of heaven." 
 
 The Church was filled in every part by an attentive 
 congregation. So the memorable day came to a close. 
 The waste places were again restored, and a handsome 
 Church, and School House once more occupied the 
 sacred site. May they remain to the glory of God, 
 and the service of the Church of Christ, " until He 
 come !" 
 
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"C)Oiu amiablf arc (lll)n tabenuults, (D iiorli of 
 
 (^OStS ! "-Psalm Ixxxiv., 1. 
 
 " (Sntcr into C)is gates uiitl) tijanksgiiimci, a\\if into 
 1)10 courts ttitti) praise : be tl)ankful unto C)im, ani) speak 
 gooii of C)is Name. "- Psalm c, 4. 
 
From time to time, services have been held in 
 Trinity Church of a very special character, as con- 
 nected with the life of the city, and of these it will, 
 we judge, be interesting to have some record. 
 
 On May 18tli, 1883, when the citizens of St. John 
 very properly, and worthily commemorated the One 
 Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of the Loyal- 
 ists, and the founding of the city, a special service was 
 held in Trinity Church at 9 a. m., as a part of the 
 programme of the Centennial celebration. From the 
 lofty spire, four flags of old England, the gift of John 
 Sears, Esq., Church Warden, floated in the breeze, and 
 did honour to the day. The service was attended by 
 His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and Major 
 Drury, A. D. C. ; by Lieutenant Colonel Taylor, 
 I). A. C; the Mayors of St. John, and Portland, to- 
 gether with the members of the Common Councils 
 of both these cities. The following clergy assembled 
 in the School House, and from thence walked in 
 procession to the Church : 
 
 The Rev. Canon Brigstocke, Rector ; Rev. Canon 
 DeVeber, Rev. T. E. Dowling, Rev. L. G. Stevens, 
 Rev. Q. O. Troop, Rev. D. B. Parnther, Rev. 0. S. 
 Newnham, Rev. W. A. Holbrook, Rev. D. W. Pickett, 
 Rev. A. H. Weeks, Rev. R. Simonds, Rev. F. Towers, 
 Rev. H. T. Parlee. The choir was largely strengthened 
 
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 hy members of the choirs of other Churches. The 
 Rev. Cawon DeVeber said tlie prayers, the special 
 Psalms xc, xci., and xcii., were chanted; and the 
 lessons ^vere read Ijy Rev. D. B. Rarnther, and Rev. R. 
 Simonds. The Anthem was "Stand up, and bless the 
 Lord your God" by Goss, and was skilfully rendered 
 under the able leadership of the organist, Mr. Gubb. 
 The following sermon was preached by the Rector : 
 
 " The land which Thou gavest unto our Fatliers." — 1 Kinc/s viii. 40. 
 
 The conuiieiiioiiition of events which have proved to be 
 turnin<r points in a nation's history, is one of tlie strongest 
 instincts of humanity, and finds its sanction in Holy Scrip- 
 ture. The nation whose history is there recorded, was formed 
 and developed by a series of great events, the most striking 
 of which were to be held in remembrance, by the divinely 
 appointed festival, as well as celebrated in the song of praise. 
 Israel's delivery from Egypt, which may be regarded as their 
 national birth, Avas to be annually commemorated by the 
 Feast of the Passover, their dwelling in tents during their 
 wilderness-journey was to be kept in remembrance by the 
 Feast of Tabernacles, and their national freedom and gift of 
 land, by the year of Jubilee. The psalms which were sung 
 in daily worship not only abound in allusions to their national 
 liistory, but some are nothing less than commemoration odes 
 of its various events. 
 
 It is then no mere sentiment that prompts us to celebrate 
 the centennial ainiiversary of the landing of the Loyalists, 
 and make a special act of worship to Almighty God, a part 
 of the commemoration of that great and interesting event. 
 It is the due recognition of the fact which every Christian 
 believes, that a nation's history is the development of divine 
 purposes, and designed to promote divine glory. It is further, 
 the due acknowledgment of the noble deeds of those to whom 
 we stand indebted for the city of St. John, whose picturesque 
 site is, on high authority, surpassed by only one cit}"^ in 
 
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 Canada, whose harbour can be made to afford every facility to 
 be the Maritime port of the Dominion, and adjoining to 
 which is the splendid river of the same name, with its many 
 tributaries, flowing like a great ai'tery through the Province, 
 and so Avell fitted to be a highway of commerce into the in- 
 terior. It is then most fitting that we should turn aside 
 to-day, from the ordinary i-outine of business and work, to 
 commemorate events which were turning points in the history 
 of this country, no less than of our own lives. And here I 
 cannot forbear from expressing my own regret that a suitable 
 memorial in the shape of a monument, was not this day either 
 begun, or unveiled with appropriate ceremonies in a com- 
 pleted state, as a tribute of gratitude and admiration for the 
 founders of this city, and ajjpreciation for their high and 
 noble principles, which are to-day, as much as then, the only 
 guarantee of the stability and integrity of the empire. 
 
 Time would fail me to review particularly the events by 
 which "this land was given to our fathers," nor is it necessary 
 that I should do so. It has been done again and again, and 
 will I do not doubt receive full and worthy treatment in a 
 later portion of to-day. My endeavour will be to draw your 
 attention to certain features of those events which contain for 
 us, lessons of practical instruction. 
 
 I. 
 
 Let us note the great changes that have marked the 
 century just closed. 
 
 One hundred years ago, when the fleet of British ships, 
 which brought the Loyalists, weighed anchor in the harbour to 
 be afterwards named from this city, few, if any, vestiges of 
 civilized life met the eye. Everywhere they must have seen 
 what was at that time a very iidiospitable coast. No wharves 
 lined the shores, no hotels were open to receive them, nor were 
 there friends to welcome them. Xo churches, with their 
 heaven-directing sjiires, met their eyes and gladdened their 
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 telegraph, with those they had left, or with friends more dis- 
 tant. All was a solitary wilderness. Little else could have 
 been heard but the ripjile of the waves on the shore, or the 
 song of the bird in the forest. And now, what have we '? 
 We have a well laid out city, with streets and squares, and 
 adorned with buildings of goodly proportions, and not devoid 
 of beauty, a city in which we have churches and schools, 
 courts of justice and public offices, hotels and factories — a 
 city full of active energy, and known as a centre of trade and 
 hive of industry. Railways connect it with all parts of this 
 vast continent, and telegraphic communication is carried on 
 with the world. The comforts and luxuries of civilized life 
 are found in abundance, the activities of commercial and 
 political life are incessantly carried on, and every modern 
 improvement for the transaction of business, or facility of 
 trade finds here its congenial home. As we now look round 
 we )iiay say, in the words of inspiration, "The wilderness has 
 been made a standing water, and watersprings of a dry 
 ground." 
 
 But these changes in the outward life are symbolical of 
 yet other changes which the past century has witnessed. 
 When the fleet of the British left the harbour of New York, 
 in 1783, it carried away those who were filled with feelings of 
 bitter hostility to those in the United States, who were deter- 
 mined to form an independent nationality of their own. 
 They regarded them as rebels to lawful authority, and jjur- 
 suing a course destructive of all right principle. They came 
 out from them, as their most emphatic protest against their 
 evil doings. They went out, not knowing whither they were 
 going, but determined to have nothing to do with an inde- 
 pendent republic. And, now, what do we see'/ We see, 
 indeed, a people composed nominally of two nationalities, liv- 
 ing within territorial boundaries, and exercising territorial 
 rights ; but, yet, so closely united together by the ties of 
 church fellowship, of connnerce, of friendship, sympathy, and 
 good will, as not only to have long since lost all sense of hos- 
 
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 tility, but ready to seize every opiDortuuity that jiresents itself 
 for manifesting the feelings of mutual respect and honour 
 which are entertained towards each other. Two events have 
 marked this change in a very striking manner. In our hour of 
 distress, in 1877, when this city of the Loyalists was wrapped 
 in flames, and some 1 5,000 persons were rendered homeless, it 
 was the generosity of the neighbouring Republic that gave the 
 largest and the most bountiful aid. Again, in 1881, when the 
 President of the United States fell a victim to the wicked 
 assassin, a sermon was preached in this Church of the Loyal- 
 ists as a fitting tribute to his honored memory. Such changes 
 of feeling and sentiment show a revolution of ideas. And 
 what are we to think of them? Are they to be taken as a 
 compromise of principle, or in any way condemnatory of the 
 conduct of the Loyalists ? In no wise. The change that 
 has taken place may be traced partly to the development 
 of ideas which are the result of a better understanding of the 
 whole situation ; partly, to a clearer insight of the questions 
 at issue than was possible in the heat of controversy, and 
 partly to the necessities of life. The question of independ- 
 ence, however it may at the time have seemed a question of 
 hostility to England, was, after all, a question of rights which 
 could be withheld no longer. We cast no slur nor taint of 
 reproach on our forefathers when we say that the world has 
 outgrown many old ideas. The changes that take place are 
 surely the inevitable result of the progress of human life. 
 Without inconsistency or compromise of ])rinciple, we can to- 
 day honour as highly as possible the memory of the Loyalists, 
 Avhile we are thankful to live in terms of good will and 
 friendship with the nation of the Republic beside us. 
 
 II. 
 
 This land was given to our fathers as the reward of pat- 
 riotism. It is not necessary, nor would it be becoming, to 
 enter now on any consideration of the relative advantages of 
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 Loyalists to leave the United States, they showed a love and 
 devotion for their country worthy of our close imitation. In 
 their case it involved much self-sacrifice. Large possessions 
 were left behind, comfortable homes were abandoned, and 
 many dear associations severed. No doubt they were re- 
 garded as obstinate fanatics for their conservative principles, 
 and keen sense of jealousy for British honour. In all this, 
 they displayed a virtue t(jo rarely seen. Men care now too 
 little for their country, and too much for themselves. The 
 means of roaming over the wide world are at hand, and but 
 few seem to lack the desire, and opportunity of doing so. 
 They go out in search of property, and wealth, wherever they 
 can obtain it; and self-interest is a widely ruling motive. 
 But patriotism is a (Christian virtue. Surely the land which 
 God has given ns, should of all other countries, be our first 
 care. We should use all our power, and influence to promote 
 its interest and development. Patriotism is the call of God. 
 It requires much self-denial. It is the offspring of high 
 Christian ]irinciple. It is the opposite of all that is base, 
 sensual, and avaricious. There are some who use the city 
 simj)ly to amass money, and then go away and forget its tem- 
 poral and spiritual interests ; while others unceasingly com- 
 plain that its advantages are not greater. Many circum- 
 stances are no doubt our guiding pillar as to the bounds of 
 our habitation, but when called to remove to distant cities, 
 and remote countries, Ave surely ought not to forget the city 
 of our birth, or adoption. The Apostolic precept, " Let no 
 man seek his own, but every man another's Avealth," should 
 have its close application to those of his own city, and country. 
 In obedience to Divine obligation, and in honour of the mem- 
 ory of the Founders of this city, let us endeavour to make it a 
 praise in the earth. We have here a rich inheritance in this 
 land, which was given to our fathers ; let us use it aright. 
 Let it be our aim to adorn it with institutions of Christian, 
 and high character. Let the wealth which has been amassed 
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 be freely spent in advancing the Church of Christ, as the 
 most powerful means of gaining the greatest blessing, and in 
 forwarding all that promotes morality, and elevates society — 
 so shall we worthily honour the memory of the past, and in- 
 augurate the century that has just dawned in a becoming 
 manner. 
 
 III. 
 
 But of all the inheritance which has been handed down to 
 us in this land, no portion is so noble and so sacred as the 
 House of Prayer which the Loyalists erected for the worship 
 of Almighty God. It should be ever held in renien)braiice 
 that their first care was to build a Church, and that a site 
 was chosen for that purpose in the first laying out of the city. 
 That site was not far distant. It was, however, soon aban- 
 doned, owing to the circumstance that a fire — the scourge of 
 this continent — swept over that part. Another site was 
 chosen, where a temporary building was erected, and services 
 held by the first Rector of this city. Then the present admir- 
 able site was given, which is at once a proof of their liberality, 
 and devotion of their best to the Lord. On Christmas Day, 
 1791, the Church they built on this site was first used for 
 Divine worship, and so continued for 86 years. On the ever 
 memorable June 20th, 1877, it was swept away in the great 
 conflagration, and the place whereon it stood was to know it 
 no more. In the erection of a new church we did not forget 
 the past, but we had also to remember the present, and the 
 future. We sought, therefore, to honour the memory of the 
 Loyalists, not by copying the plan of the Church that was 
 destroyed, but by building one of costly and substantial char- 
 acter. If this building does not tell of their skill, or their 
 work, it may yet be truly regarded as a monument of their 
 devotion and self-sacrifice for the cause of Christ. The 
 fragrance of their memory ought ever to fill this House of 
 Prayer. Yes, it is here we are brought into closest and most 
 affecting contact with the past. Our fathers' God is our God. 
 AVe offer up the same service of worship, we have joined to- 
 
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 day ill the prayers, and sung the same psabns, which they did 
 on May 18th a century ago. Here we know of no change. 
 Age succeeds to age, but Jesus Christ remains unchangeable, 
 " the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever." May our fathers' 
 God be our God for ever and ever I May He be our guide 
 even unto death ! 
 
 The Church was crowded by au interested and 
 attentive congre<i-ation, who evich'iitly felt that such a 
 service in the Church of the Loyalists, was an appro- 
 priate tribute to their memory, and for the due acknow- 
 ledgment of (Jod's providential rule, in determining 
 the bounds of our hal)itation. 
 
 The Queen's Jubilee. 
 
 Two special services were held in Trinity Church, 
 in commemoration of that very memorable, and glori- 
 ous event, the Jubilee of the reign of our Gracious 
 Sovereign, Queen \^ict()i'ia, \\ hich took place in June, 
 1887. (^ne was a service for the Teachers and Scholars 
 of the Sunday Schools connected with the Sunday 
 School Teachers" Association of the Deanery of St. 
 John ; and the other, was held in connection with the 
 city celebration. 
 
 The service for the Sunday Schools was held on 
 Sunday, June 10, at o.l.") p. m. The Teacliers and 
 Scholars assLinblcd at their respective Schools, and 
 ju'eceded by their liandsome Banners, marched in 
 procession to the Church. The scholars of some of the 
 schools also wore a[)propriate badges. The procession 
 was one of the prettiest, and most beautiful sights of 
 the Jubilee. The number from the different schools 
 was as follows : Trinity Sunday School, 200; St. John's, 
 200 ; St. I'anhs, 250 ; St. James', 260 ; St. Mary-s, 200: 
 
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 St. Luke's, 200; St. George's and St. Jude's, 175; and 
 40 from the Wiggin's Orphan Institution, making a 
 total of 1,500 chihh'en. There were floral decorations 
 on the temporary' Reredos, Lectern, Pulpit and Font, 
 while the I^'ave was adorned with the beautiful banners 
 of the different schools. The service consisted of the 
 Shortened Form of Evening Prayer with special hymns. 
 The prayers were said by the Rev. W. 0. Raymond, 
 the lesson was read by the Rev. L. G. Stevens, and the 
 preacher was by request, the Rector, who took for his 
 text Leviticus xxv., 10 : " Ye shall hallow the fiftieth 
 year." The offertory, which amounted to $46, was 
 devoted to the Protestant Orphan Asylum. The serv- 
 ice was a very hearty one, and the singing of the 
 l^atioual Anthem by the immense congregation at the 
 close, was most thrilling. 
 
 The service in connection with the City celebration 
 of the Jubilee, was held on Tuesday, June 21st, at 11 
 a. m. It was of exceptional interest, not only as com- 
 memorative of the Queen's Jubilee, but also as the 
 occasion of the unveiling of the Queen's Bust, which 
 the members of Saint George's Society had erected on 
 the "Western wall, over the Royal Arms, in honour of 
 the auspicious event. To make the Avork complete, 
 the ornamental screen work on the West wall, was put 
 up at that time, by the congregation. 
 
 The City Corporation of St. John, and Portland, 
 together with the members of St. George's Society, 
 assembled at the Court House' at 10.30 a. m., and 
 marched to Trinity Church, being preceded by the 
 Band of the 62nd Fusiliers. The beautifLil Banner 
 presented to St. George's Society by the ladies, was 
 used for the first time. On reaching the West door, 
 the procession was joined by the Clergy, who preceded 
 
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 tliem into the Church, when the okl 100th was sung as 
 a processional hymn. The flavor, and Aldermen 
 occupied seats, reserved for them, at the upper end of 
 the Xave ; while the members of St. George's Society 
 occupied seats near the door, in close proximity to the 
 Bust, which was to he unveiled. 
 
 The following Clergy were present: Eev. Canon 
 Brigstocke, Rector ; Rev. A. J. Gollmer, Curate ; 
 Rev. Canon DeVeber, Rev. G. Schofield, Rev. D. B. 
 Parnther, Rev. L. G. Stevens, Rev. J. R. Campbell, 
 Rev. A. J. Reid, Rev. II. :\I. Spike, Rev. J. C. 
 Titcombe, Rev. ^V. 11. Street, Rev. 0. G. Dobbs, Rev. 
 J. M. Davenport, Rev. C. J. James, Rev. R. Mathers, 
 Rev. R. E. Smith, Rev. W. II. Sampson, and Rev. H. 
 Montgomery. The Choir for this service, through the 
 kindness of many friends, numbered forty-tive mem- 
 bers, and was accompanied by ;in ()reliestra, under the 
 able leadersliip (^f I'rofessor Andersen. The Ti Deum, 
 and ]l III iHrfiis, were by !>. Tours, and the Anthem was 
 Handel's Coronation Anthem, Zadok the Triest." 
 All the musical portions ot the service were most skil- 
 fully, and ])Owerfu]]y rendered, and reflected the 
 highest credit on the Organist, !Mr. Gubb, as well as on 
 the Orchestra, and Choir. The prayers were intoned 
 liy Rev. A. J. Reid, and the lessons were read by Rev. 
 Canon HeYeber, and the Rev. C. J. James. 
 
 The following sermon was preached by the Rector : 
 
 "Sing unto tlie Lord; for He liatli done excellent things; this is 
 known in all the earth." — Isaiah .l ii., 5. 
 
 The occasion which has brought us together to-day in this 
 house of prayer, though not uni(iue in the liistory of the 
 nation, is unique in tlic circumstances which attend it. Other 
 sovereigns than our gracious (^ueen, as you well know, have 
 been permitted to celebrate the jubilee of their reign, but 
 
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 never has the celebration been observed annd such national 
 power, peace and prosperity. Abundant cause, therefore, at 
 once arises for our assembling here in an unwonted manner to 
 offer a special tribute of praise and thanksgiving to Almighty 
 God for the excellent things which He hath done for us dur- 
 ing the last fifty years, and to make them known in all the 
 earth. Well it is that we have come together, and gladly do 
 I welcome you here in this place, which is of itself a noble 
 monument of loyalty to the throne, and a striking testimony 
 to the value set by our forefathers on national unity, and 
 national integrity. 
 
 It is needless to say that thoughts crowd fast and thick on 
 the mind as we turn our attention to the auspicious event we 
 are now permitted to celebrate. But as much has already 
 been said on the subject, and time is short, I purpose passing 
 on at once to point out what I conceive to be two of the chief 
 lessons of the hour. 
 
 1st. A lesson of gratitude. The events and changes of 
 the last half century have placed the British nation foremost 
 in the world. At no period of our history has progress been 
 so rapid, so marked, and of so beneficent a character. Take 
 a map showing the limits of the British Empire in 1837 and 
 compare it with one of 1887, and you will at once see one of 
 the greatest changes that has taken place in its enormous 
 expansion. The Roman Empire — the last great Empire 
 of antiquity — was only one-fourth of its size. All the Russias 
 are an eighth less. It is sixteen times larger than France, 
 and three times larger than the United States. The British 
 Empire is estimated to cover one-sixth of the entire surface 
 of the globe, and embraces one-fourth of its inhabitants. The 
 most striking event in connection with that growth was that 
 which took place on May 1st, 1876, when the Queen was pro- 
 claimed Empress of India, and nearly 200,000,000 subjects 
 were added to the empire. Again, there has been rapid pro- 
 gress in the amelioration of the condition of the poorer classes. 
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 education, which, thougli Ikr from perfect, confers great bene- 
 fits, and the extension of political power. The time was when 
 "the people" meant amass of wronged persons, or at least 
 those who were supposed to have no rights, and were called to 
 obey laws which were made solely by, and too much in the 
 interest of the higher classes. The rights of all are now re- 
 spected, and anyone who dares to proclaim himself the apostle 
 of liberty is regarded with suspicion as an instigator of 
 sedition, or the advocate of a dangerous licentiousness. In 
 this connection there have been many and fierce struggles, 
 and so there always will be, so long as selfishness and avarice 
 make men unreasonable and exacting. But they are fewer 
 than they were, and will one day, we trust, cease to be known 
 in our national life. The masses enter now into the care and 
 consideration of the nation, and "the rights of the people" is 
 no longer a political watchword. 
 
 Note again the changes made by the development of 
 mechanical skill and the discoveries of modern science. I 
 need not particularize. It is well known how the application 
 of steam and electricity have entirely altered our modes of 
 trade and revolutionized the world. Hardly any more strik- 
 ing example of the changes that have taken place in the time 
 occupied in the transmission of news is to be found, than that 
 furnished in the Royal Gazette of this province, dated August 
 5th, 1837. From that document, for which I am indebted to 
 our city historian — Mr. J. W. Lawrence- — I learn that the 
 death of AVilliam IV., and the accession of Queen Victoria 
 were not officially known here till forty-six days — more than 
 six weeks — after they occurred; while now all that takes 
 place in any part of the Avorld is known as soon as it tran- 
 spires. The world, I say, has been revolutionized. The modes 
 of carrying on commerce are all altered, when a merchant of 
 Japan can telegraph to his agent in London or New York ; 
 when millions pass from house to house by the stroke of the 
 pen ; when the crops of the field or plantation are all pledged 
 for the market before they are harvested; when railroads 
 
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 cross continents and open a line of ra|)i(l coninumication 
 round the world. All nations, races, and people really form 
 one vast organization of labour. A brotherhood of nations 
 is formed, and a world-wide symjjathy has to a great extent 
 sprung up. Through the rapid means of communication, and 
 the vast productive power now in operation, famine is almost 
 impossible. Through the advancement of social science pes- 
 tilence is a very rare calamity, health and vigour of consti- 
 tution have been much improved, and even duration of life 
 has been extended. Through the i)rogress of medical science 
 greater skill has been developed in the treatment of disease, 
 and suffering has been greatly lessened. 
 
 Nor would I omit to mention the advancement of know- 
 ledge that has characterized our age, and the placing that 
 knowledge within the reach of the people by means of edu- 
 cational institutions of every kind, and public libraries. And 
 I would further remember that tide of Christian benevolence 
 and philanthropy which has flowed forth, and caused to be 
 erected hospitals, asylums, homes for the diseased, the incur- 
 able, the fallen, and the destitute. Parks, too, have been 
 opened by many cities for the recreation and aniu.sement of 
 the toiling masses, and Christian sympathy has stepped in to 
 regulate the houre of labour for children, and others in fac- 
 tories, lest the pressure of work should bring on disease and 
 premature death. 
 
 When we think of all these things, as we are called to do 
 at this time, what ought — what must — our feelings be, but 
 those of gratitude to Almighty God, who, notwithstanding 
 our national sins and vices, has been pleased to bless us so 
 abundantly? What abundant reason have we to praise our 
 God with the best member that we have, that He has given us 
 such enormous territories with all their vast resources — lands 
 in many respects, flowing with milk and honey — where our 
 sons and daughters, and overcrowded populations, may find a 
 home and sustenance. We know that others will take a dif- 
 ferent view. Their thoughts will run in a diflerent strain. 
 
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 Look, they say, at the general depression, and how can we be 
 thankful and rejoice ? Nay, more, it is thought that England 
 has reached her climax of glory, and that the future will see 
 her decline. We cannot stay to-day to argue the point, nor 
 is it worth while to hazard predictions of what shall be ; but 
 of this we are sure, that nothing can tend more to darken the 
 future than to forget the lovingkindness of the Lord, and 
 withhold from Him the honour due unto His holv name: 
 
 " For the priceless gifts of knowledge, 
 
 Which by genius now are ours; 
 For the ever patient science 
 
 Which extended human powers; 
 F'or the girdle which has girdled 
 
 Witli quick sympathy the earth ; 
 For the intercourse of nations 
 
 Which checks tlie steps of dearth. 
 For the deepening sense of brotherhood 
 
 Which makes all nations one ; 
 For the dawning love by which, O God, 
 
 Thy will may yet be done. 
 We praise thee, 0 God." 
 
 2ud. A lesson of responsibility. It is by no chance that 
 we are the greatest nation on the earth, and as such have a 
 birth-right of great blessings. God is the judge. He putteth 
 down one and setteth up another. He distributes his gifts for 
 the good of all, and calls those who have them to disperse and 
 scatter them abroad. Holding, then, as we do, a position of 
 exceptional power and influence, we are called to great res- 
 ponsibility. We cannot doubt that our position as a nation 
 is closely analogous to that of Israel of old. Israel was 
 given a unique position that it might be a divine instrument 
 for blessing the world. And we, in like manner, occupy a 
 position not granted to any other nation, that we may serve 
 all mankind. Our aim should be surely that the British 
 nation should be the realm of religion, truth, justice and 
 righteousness. The power we have, and the vast territories 
 we occupy, are not for our own aggrandisement, but that we 
 
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 may make known the religion of Jesus Christ, and the blessed 
 fruits of righteousness as taught us by Him. Too often has 
 the British nation been known abroad for its greed of gain 
 and oppression of weaker races. Vengeance has often quickly 
 followed such conduct, and valuable lives have been sacrificed. 
 We have in Christianity the true ideal of what our duty is, 
 and the power to carry it out. Wherever the British nation 
 holds sway, there may the incarnate Saviour of the world be 
 known, and manifested by a reverence for humanity and a 
 reverence for God. 
 
 But while directing attention to the blessings that have 
 come to us through the last fifty years, and our responsibilities 
 in possessing them, we must specially note the fact that we 
 are very largely indebted for them all to the sovereign on the 
 throne, our noble and gracious Queen. To-day we cannot 
 fail to go back in thought to that most affecting scene in 
 Westminster Abbey, in 1838, where, amid the splendours of 
 gorgeous ceremonial, and surrounded by veterans in Church 
 and state, the crown of England was placed on the head, and 
 the sceptre of power given into the hands of the youthful 
 Queen. The promises then held out have not been belied. 
 The first document issued by Her Majesty on her accession, 
 and bearing date June 21, 1837, was " for the encouragement 
 of piety and virtue, and the preventing and punishing of 
 vice, profaneness and immorality." And now that fifty years 
 have passed, we know how much she has done hei-self, by 
 example and influence, for the promotion of truth, purity, 
 and honour. She was called to fulfil the highest destiny ever 
 given to any woman, and she has done it. Through all the 
 years of her long reign, through all the vicissitudes of chance 
 and change, of prosperity and adversity, she has lifted on 
 high a name which bears no taint of suspicion, and knows no 
 reproach. So wisely and so justly has she wielded the sceptre 
 of her power, that throughout her vast dominion, she not 
 only commands the obedience of her three hundred mil- 
 lions of subjects, but their dutiful and affectionate loyalty. 
 
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 Her nobility of character and generous sympatliy for those 
 in distress and misfortune, have shown that the splendours of 
 royalty have not made her forgetful of the wants of the 
 nation, and closely endeared her to the hearts of her people; 
 It has been said that the Victorian age will be remembered, 
 not for its political changes, nor military triumphs — for, 
 thank God, it has been for the most part an age of peace — ■ 
 but rather for its family virtues and sympathy for the poor. 
 There could not be a nobler record, for family virtue is the 
 strength of the nation, and sympathy for the poor is the truest 
 manifestation of Christian grace. Beyond all that we shall 
 ever know, we have in our gracious Queen a priceless heritage; 
 and as we think of her on this day of her jubilee, and see her 
 in the zenith of power, receiving to-day the homage of millions, 
 and the good will of the world, surrounded by all the glitter 
 and pomp of worldly glory, let us not forget to pray very 
 earnestly — for Satan can fall like lightning from heaven — 
 that she may never lose sight of the fact, that she is but the 
 servant of Him who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, 
 and that when He calls her to give up her account for " the 
 ten talents" entrusted to her care, He may welcome her into 
 His rest as His faithful servant, and give her the crown of 
 righteousness which fadeth not away. 
 
 At the close of tlie service, the Kector, Church 
 Wardens, and Vestry, proceeded to the West end of 
 the Church, where they were joined by Dr. F. E. 
 Barker, rresident of St. Geor!;-e"s Society, and the 
 Vice - i*resi(h'iits, II. L. Sturdcc, Ks^i.. and Arthur 
 Everitt, Es(i. J )r. Barker then presented the Bust of 
 Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the Corporation of 
 the Chureli, in the following address : 
 
 To the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity Church, 
 Saint John: 
 
 Gentlemen : It has pleased an all-wise Providence, to per- 
 mit our most gracious Queen, to complete a half century, as 
 
Bust of Queen Victoria. 
 
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 Sovereign of that great Empire of which our Province forms 
 a part; and in response to those dictates of loyalty to the 
 Crown, and personal devotion to Her Majesty, for which our 
 citizens have been distinguished, we have to-day been i)artici- 
 pating in proceedings designed to celebrate this happy event, 
 and of which the service just concluded, has formed an im- 
 portant and appropriate part. 
 
 The members of St. George's Society, of St. John, have 
 thought it becoming in them, on so memorable an occasion, to 
 signify by some j)ermanent proof, not only their attachment 
 to the Crown to which they owe allegiance, but also their a})- 
 preciation of those many virtues which have endeared Her 
 Majesty to her subjects throughout the empire. They have, 
 therefore, with your permission, for which they desire to ex- 
 press their thanks, placed in this Church a Bust of Her 
 Majesty, which, as President of the Society, on its behalf, I 
 have the honour to present to you. In committing this testi- 
 monial to your care, I desire, in the name of the Society, to 
 express the hope that it may long be preserved here as a 
 memorial of this happy event in Her Majesty's life, and a 
 proof of that loyalty to the Crown which it is one of the ob- 
 jects of the Society to promote, and which more than a hun- 
 dred years ago was so conspicuously exhibited in the lives of 
 those who founded the Church, of which you are now the 
 governing body, and who, on the spot where we are now as- 
 sembled, erected an edifice consecrated for divine service, in 
 which they, and their descendants were permitted to occupy 
 for nearly a century. 
 
 Fred. E, Barker, 
 President, St. George's Society, of St. John. 
 
 E. T. Sturdee, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 The flag which hung over the Bust was removed by 
 Dr. Barker, during the reading of the address. The 
 Rector read the following reply : 
 
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 To the President and Members of St. George's Society, in the 
 City of Saint John : 
 
 We, the Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity- 
 Church, have pleasure in accepting at your hands to-day, the 
 costly, artistic, and appropriate gift of a Bust of Her Majesty 
 Queen Victoria, as a memorial of the Jubilee year of her 
 reign, and in testimony of loyal devotion to her throne and 
 person. 
 
 Entrusted as we are, with a Church which of itself is a 
 monument of loyalty and attachment to the throne of Eng- 
 land, we heartily appreciate the sentiments in which your 
 gift originated ; and recognizing, as we do, that the virtues 
 and graces which adorn Her Majesty and endear her to her 
 subjects, are Divine gifts, we are glad that they should be 
 held in remembrance in so fitting and worthy a manner. 
 Your memorial will never fail to recall with pleasure, the 
 happy event we are permitted to celebrate, and will, we trust, 
 do much to perpetuate the memory of the life and character 
 of our illustrious Queen, the noblest Sovereign that has yet 
 ever sat upon the throne of the British Empire. 
 
 Signed on behalf of the Corporation, 
 
 F. H. J. Brigstocke, 
 June ^Ist, A. D., 1887. Rector. 
 
 At the conclusion of the ceremony of presentation, 
 the Rector returned to the Chancel, and the rest to the 
 seats thev had occupied, when the JSTational Anthem 
 was sung with thrilling effect by choir and congrega- 
 tion, arcoiiipauied by organ, orchestra, and the Band 
 ot the G2uil Fusiliers. The benediction was then pro- 
 nounced by the Kector, and a very memorable service 
 was brought to a close. The Church was crowded to 
 excess, and hundreds thronged the grounds outside 
 who were unable to obtain admission. 
 
kSpEciAi, Serxices. 
 
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 Presentation of llHlitarij Colours 
 
 FOR SAFE CUSTODY. 
 
 At a meeting of the \'estry lield on August 7th, 
 1890, an otter was handed in from Lieutenant Colonel 
 Blaine to present Trinity Church, for sate custody, the 
 colours of the 2nd St. John City Mihtia. It was at 
 once unanimously resolved to accept tlie otter, and the 
 licctor was recpiested to make all necessary arrange- 
 ments for tlicir (hie presentation. After conference 
 with Lieutenant Colonel l>laine, it was decided that 
 the presentation should take jtlaee in Trinity Church, 
 on Friday, August 15th, at 4.-)0 p. m., with military 
 honours, and in connection with a special service. Ac- 
 cordingly, on that day, after the trooping of the colours 
 by tlie (iind IJattalion of the St. John Fusiliers on the 
 P)arrack (ireen, tliey were l)rought to the Church 
 under military escort, wlio, to the number of about 
 sixty, lined the centre aisle as a guard of honour. On 
 arriving at the Church, Majors Tucker and McLean, 
 who bore the colours, were met at the "West door by 
 the ( Hergy and Choir, who sang, " Onward, Christian 
 Soldiers," etc., as a processional hymn as they walked 
 to the Chancel. The Rector, Church Wardens and 
 Vestry having assembled in the Chancel, the presenta- 
 tion took place by Lieutenant Colonel Blaine, in the 
 following address : 
 
 To the Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry of Trinity Church : 
 
 Gentlemi:\: By your permission, we come to-day to 
 place at lest within tlii.- sacred edifice, the Colours of one of 
 the earliest militia organizations of this city, originally pre- 
 sented, in the year 1827, to the 2nd Battalion St. John City 
 Militia. They have been successfully borne by the various 
 
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 city corps, which, under ])r()viiicial militia laws, were organ- 
 ized in succession to that Battalion. The last of these was 
 the St. John City Rifies, under coruinand of Lieut. Colonel 
 J. V. Tluir<:ar. Finally, upon the death of Col. Thurgar, 
 these Colours })assed into my hands, as the officer command- 
 ing the corps, which, under existing Dominion regulations, 
 virtually represents the former city battalions. It is, by 
 reason of this fact, that I am privileged to-day to commit 
 them to your custody. 
 
 Of their presentation to the old 2nd Battalion, only a 
 brief record now exists. From it we learn that the Colours, 
 having been procured by the Battalion, were i)resented to it 
 on the 18th of September, 1827, hy the then commanding 
 officer. Major Charles Ward. The two officeivs who respec- 
 tively received the King's and Regimental Coloui'S, were 
 Ensign Sneden, and Ensign John Wishart, the latter of 
 whom, honoured and honoui-able in his great age, is present 
 with us t(i-day at the final ceremony. Major Ward, in hand- 
 ing the Colours to the officers, gave expression to his confi- 
 dence in their loyalty and courage, to defend them with their 
 lives, should they be ever unfurled in defence of the Crown 
 and Constitution. 
 
 In the mercy of Providence, the occasion never arose for 
 the Battalion to give proof of these (pialities in the face of 
 the enemy. We doubt not that such duly as its members 
 were called upon to do, they did well, and that bad the 
 necessity arisen, this Battalion, Mhich numbered in its ranks 
 so many descendants of the New Brunswick Loyalists, would 
 in no way have belied the courage, loyalty and endurance of 
 that noble band, to which we owe so much in this City and 
 Province. 
 
 The Colours continued to be used on parades and inspec- 
 tions down to 1867, when the confederation of the Provinces 
 put an end to the Provincial ^Militia. It was this King's 
 Colour which was cairied by the guard of honour, and 
 lowered to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on the 
 
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 occasion of his visit to this city in 1860. Under them have 
 served, both with commissions and in the ranks, many repre- 
 sentatives of two generations, whose histoiy is in no small 
 degree the history of our city; and though these Colours 
 possess no claim to the glory of a battle field, yet to our pre- 
 decessors they were none the less the emblems of loyalty and 
 fidelity to king and country. It seems fitting that we should 
 ask for them a resting place in this Church, which, with its 
 many hallowed associations, must ever stand as a memorial 
 of our citizens who have gone before. 
 
 (Sgd.) A. Blaine, 
 
 Lt. Col. commandiiuj Q2nd Batt., St. John, N. B. 
 
 The Colours were then handed to the Rev. Canon 
 Brigstoeke, who received them on behalf of the 
 Church. They were then placed against the East wall, 
 on either side of the Holy Table, and afterwards put 
 up on the West wall on either side of the Bust of Her 
 Majesty, the Queen, as their permanent resting place. 
 
 The following reply of acceptance was read by the 
 Rector : 
 
 To Lieutenant Colonel Blaine. 
 
 Dear Sir : The Rector, Church Wardens and Vestry of 
 Trinity Church have pleasure in accepting at your hands to- 
 day, for safe custody, the Colours of the 2nd St. John City 
 Militia, which you have presented to us. As emblems of 
 patriotism and loyalty to the throne of the empire, we judge 
 them well worthy of being carefully preserved, and shall 
 therefore gladly give them a place within the walls of this 
 Church. 
 
 Already many historical associations gather round this 
 sacred edifice, and the Colours, which are now received from 
 you, will make to them a happy and appropriate addition. 
 
 Signed on behalf of the Corporation. 
 
 F. H. J. Brigstocke, D. D., 
 
 Rector. 
 
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 The special service was then proceeded witli. It 
 consisted of a Hymn (275 Church Hymns); the Lord's 
 Prayer, witli a t'cw other Collects. Psalm xcviii., was 
 chanted, after which the Hector delivered the follow- 
 iuii' address : 
 
 The occasion which has brought us here to-day naturally 
 suggests many thoughts, to some of which it seems to me 
 appropriate that I should give expression. First of all, I 
 would have it borne in mind that we are assembled together, 
 not to honour men, or principles of human origin, but the 
 goodness of the Lord, and those virtues which are begotten 
 of Christianity. The goodness of the Lord which we are now 
 called upon to recount is the success which has almost invari- 
 ably attended the forces of Her Majesty the Queen, and the 
 l)eace and happiness which have for so long a period marked 
 the history of our nation. Standing on this continent, and 
 indeed on this spot, we cannot say that the British army has 
 never suflf'ered defeat, but so marked has been its success that 
 victory has for the most part crowned its efforts. The decisive 
 blow struck at Waterloo in 1815 has never been reversed. 
 The Crimean war and Indian mutiny were both great and 
 fierce struggles, taxing to a great extent the resources of the 
 nation, ealliug out the military genius, skill and courage of 
 the Biitish army, and involving very heavy losses, but no 
 defeat was experienced. We know what the history of this 
 eouiitry is, and how, through the prowess of the British array, 
 we, to-day, own this fair Canada of ours. For all the suc- 
 cess which it has pleased Almighty God to thus give our 
 forces, we must take up the Word of Holy Scripture and say, 
 " Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the 
 glory, and the victory, and the majesty." " Not unto us, O 
 Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy Name, give the praise." 
 
 Again, we are called to think of our national peace and 
 prosperity. In what a marked degree have these blessings 
 been vouchsafed to us! We have at times heard of wars, 
 
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 and rumours of wars ; we have heard of scarcity and famine, 
 with all their heart-rending sufferings, visiting other coun- 
 tries; but throughout the British dominions, the reign of 
 peace has been almost unbroken, and plenty has crowned the 
 labours of our hands. It has been well said, that it was 
 something to have lived in the days of Queen Elizabeth — 
 an age of great men ; or in the days of Queen Anne — the 
 age of military triumph ; but it is something far better to 
 have lived in the age of Queen Victoria — an age of peace. 
 Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than those of war. 
 The triumphs of science, the advancement of learning, and the 
 growth of benevolence and philanthropy, which have done so 
 much to lessen the burden of life, are the proud trophies of 
 the present reign. 
 
 Again, we have pressed upon us the memories of the past, 
 and deeply affecting, I can well understand, these are to many 
 among.st us. Sixty -three years ago — the exact date is Seji- 
 tember 18, 1827 — these Standards were presented by the 
 officer in command — Major Charles Ward — to the 2nd 
 Battalion of the St. John City Militia, representatives of 
 which, I am glad to say, are with us to-day. In words used 
 at their presentation, they were given to be the rallying 
 point, for the defence of those iuvaluable privileges and 
 blessings, which as British subjects, are peculiarly and exclu- 
 sively our own. They have, we believe, been duly honoured 
 by the maintenance of loyalty, devotion, and patriotism, in 
 those to whom they were entrusted, and who held themselves 
 in readiness to obey their adopted watchword, " Advance," 
 whenever the summons should be given. Through the inevit- 
 able changes, which mark life in all its departments, they are 
 no longer needed for active service, and are therefore granted 
 an honoured place of rest in this House of God, to keep in 
 memory the virtues they symbolize, as well as those in whom 
 those virtues appeared. 
 
 One word more. While honoui'ing the past, we must not 
 forget our duties in the present. If patriotism, loyalty, and 
 
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 devotion to the country's cause, marked the lives of our fore- 
 fathers ; if great things were done by them for the mainten- 
 ance of principles, which, as a matter of fact, have made the 
 British nation the greatest nation on earth, we must see to it 
 that these principles are duly preserved, and handed down to 
 our children. There are sounds in the air, which are the re- 
 verse of loyalty ; there are voices heard which proclaim prin- 
 ciples subversive of the present constitution, but they shall not 
 prevail, if we are feithful to our trust. If it be a time of 
 23eace, we still need the well-equipped soldier, and the skilfully 
 marshalled battalion ; we still need the disciplined army, full 
 of courage, gallantry, and chivalry, ready to fight, and not 
 shrinking to die. We need these as the guarantee of peace. 
 We are glad to know that we have them in those who now 
 wear the Queen's uniform, and believe that they are ready to 
 repel every foreign foe, with all the powers at their command. 
 To do this successfully, none may forget that our first duty is 
 to Him, who is the Lord of Hosts, under Whose banner we 
 must fight unceasingly, against the woi-ld, the flesh, and the 
 devil. Above all the banners, there floats the banner of the 
 cross. Above all other service, we must obey the Lord Jesus 
 Christ. That was a great word of England's greatest Ad- 
 miral, " England expects every man to do his duty," but 
 greater still, is the inspired exhortation, " Fight the good fight 
 of fiiith ; lay hold on eternal life." 
 
 At the close of the Address, the Anthem, " 0 Give 
 thanks," by Elvey, was sung, after which the Rector 
 pronounced the Benediction. The escort then saluted 
 the Colours, for the last time, and the interesting 
 service was brought to a close l)y singing the JSTational 
 Anthem. 
 
CHRISTMAS, 1891. 
 
" Uciucmbev tl)c iians of Cll^, cclnst^c^ tl)c ijciirs 
 many gcufiatiaiis."- df.utkro.nomv, xxxii., 7. 
 
The one liundredtli aniiiversary of the opening of 
 Trinity Church, could not but form an epoch in tlie 
 history of the Parish, worthy of special commemor- 
 ation. Accordingly, the subject was taken into con- 
 sideration by the Yestry early in the year ISHI, and 
 the following scheme for the celebration of the Cen- 
 tenary, was after a while adopted : 
 
 First, That a special service of commemoration be held 
 on Christmas Day, at 4 p. m., and invitations be sent to His 
 Honor the Lieutenant Governor, the Mayor, the Recorder, 
 and members of the Common Council, to attend it, and that 
 the collection be devoted to the Protestant Orphan Asylum. 
 
 Secondly, That a Conversazione be held on some following 
 evening for the congregation and their friends, and to which 
 special invitations should be sent to His Honor the Lieutenant 
 Governor and Lady Tilley, to His Worship the Mayor and 
 Mrs. Peters, the Recorder, the Judges of the Supreme Court, 
 the Rectors, Church Wardens and Vestry of the city churches, 
 as well as to the Priest in charge and Trustees of the St. John 
 Baptist Mission Church, and to the editors of the city news- 
 papers. 
 
 Thirdly, That a complete History of Trinity Church be 
 issued, with illustrations of the old and new buildings, and 
 portraits of the Bishops and Rectors. 
 
 Fourthly, That the St. John Oratorio Society be invited 
 to give an oratorio in Trinity Church. 
 
 Fifthly, That a Memorial Brass be erected to commemo- 
 rate the work of the Loyalists, who first founded the Church. 
 
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 ITiSTORY OF Trinity Church. 
 
 Si.vdily, Tliat [Memorial Brasses be placed on the panels 
 of the screen on the West wall of the Church, in memory of 
 the Rectors of the century. 
 
 Scventhh/, That a Medal commemorative of the Centen- 
 ary be struck, and presented to the Officers, Teachers and 
 Scholars of the Hunday School. 
 
 A special committee, consisting of tlie Kector, Mr. 
 John Sears, Mr. C. W. AVcldoii, Clnirch Wardens, and 
 Mr. S. Jones, Mr. das. McXicho], Mr. A. II. DeMill, 
 Mr. Jas. A[( Avity, Mr. C. 1*. Clarke, and Mr. Prince, 
 were appointed to carry out tlie sclieme. 
 
 The Sermce. 
 
 The great feature of tlie whole celebration of the 
 Centenary, was, as indeed it should be, the special 
 service of commemoration which was held on Christ- 
 mas Day at 4 }). m. Great preparations were made to 
 carry it out, and a grand impressive service, worthy 
 of the occasion, was the result. A special order of 
 service Avas drawn u}) by the Rector, and approved by 
 the Bishop, was printed, and used by the congregation. 
 The service Avas as follows : 
 
 ^processional C)nmn. 
 
 All People That on Earth do Dwell, etc., etc. 
 Sung to " Old 100th." 
 SENTENCES, EXHORTATIONS, CONFESSIONS, Etc. 
 Psalms Ixxxiv and xc. 
 First Lesson, 1 Kings, viii, 1-31. 
 Second Lesson, Hebrew xi, 1-17. 
 
 Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Morley. 
 
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 ^Il•fc^, etc., etc. 
 
 ('ollect for Christmas Day, St. Simon and St. Jnde, 
 And All Saints Day. 
 
 ^Jiaiicr fau tl)c Ciuccn's illajcstn. 
 
 O Lord, our Heavenly Father, etc. 
 
 Pragcr for tl)c Uoijal iamily. 
 
 Almighty God, the Fountain of all Goodness, etc. 
 
 Ipraijer for tl)e (Slergn anti ^people. 
 
 Almighty and Everlasting God, etc. 
 
 ^ntl)cm. 
 
 Sing and Rejoice. J. Barnhy. 
 
 Ipraper for all (Eonliitione of fllcn. 
 ilf|)c General €l)anl\SC|iiiin9. 
 Tlrayer of St. (!Il)rysostoin. 
 ii:i)c Q>rate. 
 
 O God, our help in ages past, etc., etc. 
 SERMON. 
 
 Preacher: The Rev. Canon Brigstocke, D. D., Rector. 
 
 COLLECTION. 
 For Protestant Orphan Asylun). 
 DoxoLOGY ON Presentation of Alms. 
 Te Deum. Hopkins in G. 
 
 Bcneliiction. 
 Recessional Hymn. 
 (3ob SaDC tl)e ^Cincfu. 
 
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 The Committee were anxious to have some distin- 
 guished representative of the American Church pres- 
 ent, and take part in the service, and other proceedings 
 connected with the celebration. Accordingly, the 
 Rector invited the Bishop of Xew York to preach at 
 the special service, but unfortunately his engagements 
 would not allow him to be al)sent trom hi^^ Diocese at 
 that time. An invitation was then sent to the Kev. 
 Dr. Dix, Kector of Trinity Church, Xew York, but he 
 Avas also too much engaged to leave his Church and 
 Parish at that season. 
 
 The Clergy present at the service, in addition to the 
 Rector, and Rev. W. Eatough, Curate, were the fol- 
 lowing : Re\'. Canon De Veber, Rev. J. deSoyres, Rev. 
 L. Stevens, Rev. AV. O. Jiaymond, Rev. W. H. 
 Sampson, Rev. J. H. Geare,Rev. R. W. Hudgell, Rev. 
 B. F. Cooley, and Rev. R. Mathers. The prayers Avere 
 said by the Rev. J. deSoyres, and Rev. W. 0. Ray- 
 mond ; tlie First Lesson was read by the Rev. Caiion 
 DeVeber, and the second by Rev. L. G. Stevens. 
 
 The Rector preached the following 
 
 SERMON. 
 
 " Remember the dnys of old, consider the years of many genera- 
 tions." — Deuteronomy xxxii, 7. 
 
 One hundred years ago — Christmas day, 1791 — a faith- 
 ful band of men and women, faithfid alike to God and king, 
 assembled together for the first time for public worship on this 
 sacred spot, in the Church which they had just completed, and 
 which was tlie first erected in this city. It requires no effort 
 of the imagination to realize the bright anticipations of that 
 Christmas day, nor the joy and enthusiasm with which they 
 sung their Christmas hymns — the same we sing still — and 
 said one to another : 
 
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 " O go your way unto His gates with thanksgiving, and unto His 
 courts with praise; be thankful unto Him, and speak good of His 
 name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and His 
 truth endureth from generation to generation." 
 
 It was for them an important and memoi-able occasion. 
 It formed an epoch in their history. 
 
 The commemoration of events which have been turning 
 points in the history of a people and nation, is both a duty 
 and a privilege. We are bidden to remember the days of old 
 and the years of many generations, and nothing is more 
 marked in the inspired history of the nation of Israel, than 
 the frequent reference to past events as affording instruction 
 and guidance for the present. It is therefore right and meet 
 that we should, after the lapse of a century, assemble on this 
 sacred spot, to commemorate the work of those who were 
 here before us, and into Avhose labours we have so largely 
 entered. 
 
 In turning back to the pages of their history, I cannot 
 refrain from telling in brief the tale of their heroic self-sacri- 
 fice, which, though it has been often told, will bear being 
 placed on record once more. 
 
 Upwards, then, of a century ago, through a policy of the 
 British government towards its colonies on this continent 
 which proved most disastrous, a fierce spirit of rebellion broke 
 out, and a most terrible internecine strife ensued. It waa 
 natural that many preferred to remain subjects of the British 
 Crown, and took their stand accordingly. In the progress of 
 events it ensued that the colonies were being formed into an 
 independent republic, and that those who would not join in 
 that movement could not remain in the country. The choice 
 lay between casting in their lot with those who at that time 
 were rebels against the throne of the kingdom, and retaining 
 their allegiance to the British Crown at the sacrifice of their 
 country, their homes, and all their temporal possessions. 
 Thousands of them did not hesitate as to their course of 
 action. They sacrificed all their worldly interests — their 
 
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 country, their homes, and property — they severed, we may 
 be sure, many dear ties of friendship, to remain an integral 
 portion of the British nation. With the men and women of 
 whom we are speaking, loyalty to the throne was a religious 
 principle and a living power. They found inscribed in the 
 Bible, on the same page and in the same verse, " Fear God ; 
 honour the king" (1 Peter ii., 17), and regarding both precepts 
 as divine, they resolved to respect them both. The changes 
 which have been wrought by the lapse of years, and tlie pi'ocress 
 of human events, may seem to pass an unfavourable judgment 
 on the conduct of the Loyalists, as they are honourably termed, 
 and show them to have been only actuated by fanatical en- 
 thusiasm. But it is not so. The fact that the war of inde- 
 pendence was the birth throes of a new nation — a nation of 
 enormous power and prosperity, and which is ruled by a re- 
 publican form of government, casts no slur or taint of 
 reproach on the Loyalists, whose course of action was guided 
 by sincere religious conviction. No political changes that 
 have taken place within the last century have done anything^ 
 to tarnish the lustre of their noble example of Christian pat- 
 riotism and heroic self-sacrifice, which is without a parallel in 
 English history. 
 
 It is well, too, to recall the fact that when the Loyalists 
 landed here in 1783 they were greeted by barren rocks and 
 wooded cliffs. Here and there may have been seen the wig- 
 wam of the native Indian, or some humble dwelling of an 
 enterprising immigrant, but to those who had left a flourishing 
 country, happy homes, cultivated farms, and all the appliances 
 of civilized life, it was a desolate wilderness. The prosi)ect 
 was a dreary one, and enough to have appalled the stoutest 
 heart, but for one thing, namely, that they acted on Christian 
 principle. Christian principle will uphold amidst the most 
 untoward external circumstances. Happiness is not depend- 
 ent on material wealth, or the country we live in, or the 
 dwelling we occupy, but on the fear and love of God. Carry- 
 ing those graces within us, the desolate wilderness rejoices as 
 
Trinity C'hurch Cextexaky. 
 
 183 
 
 the rose. Never did Jacob sleep more calmly than when the 
 earth was his bed, and stones formed his pillow. It looked 
 dreary and desolate, but all was transfigured by the ])resence 
 of his Maker, and the place where he lay became " the house 
 of God, and the gate of heaven." 
 
 And while enterprising, skilful and energetic in their tem- 
 poral affairs, the Loyalists did not forget the Divine injunc- 
 tion, " Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteous- 
 ness, and all these things shall be added unto you." Their 
 first care was to build a church. As Christian men they 
 knew that the public interests were at stake without an ap- 
 pointed place for public worship, so they set to work, and the 
 desire of their hearts was accomplished. Through their own 
 generous exertions they erected Trinity Church on this noble 
 site — the gift of three of their number. They thus bore 
 testimony to the importance and value of divine worship, and 
 to the institution of the church as the divine instrumentality 
 for blessing all life. They knew the words of the ])salinist, 
 " How amiable are Thy dwellings. Thou Lord of Hosts. ]\Iy 
 soul hath a desire and longing to enter into tlie courts of the 
 Lord, my heart and my fiesh rejoice in the living God." 
 " For one day in Thy courts is better than a thousand " How 
 does their conduct rebuke much prevailing indifference in 
 respect of public worship, and reprove those who sadly neglect 
 it to their serious injury and loss. It is as true now as of 
 old : " Them that honour Me I will honour, and those that 
 despise Me shall be lightly esteemed." 
 
 Thus the Loyalists did a noble work for the city in build- 
 ing a church, and leave a rich heritage to those who should 
 come after them. And though, in the j^rovidence of God, the 
 venerable building they erected was swept away in the great 
 conflagration of June, 1877, yet their works follow them, as 
 the noble edifice we were enabled to build on this sacred site, 
 in place of the old, and which is ours to-day, is very largely 
 the fruit of their gifts of property which they consecrated to 
 the .service of God. 
 
184 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 Omitting now, through want of time, further details re- 
 specting the Loyalists, I pass on to make mention of those 
 servants of God, the Bishops and Pastors of the flock that 
 gathered here for worship. 
 
 At the date of the arrival of the Loyalists, all around was 
 little better than a dreary waste in respect of the Christian 
 ministry. Missionary labour was not, indeed, unknown in 
 New Brunswick, for as early as 1769 a missionary arrived 
 in the harbour of St. John, and held service for the English 
 that were then here. But there was no organized church; no 
 Bishop to counsel or guide, to confirm or ordain. The Colo- 
 nial Episcopate was not founded, and the great Atlantic lay 
 between tiio flock, and their chief pastor, if indeed they had 
 one. This was soon remedied. On the 12th day of August, 
 1787, four years after the Loyalists arrived, the Rev. Charles 
 Inglis was consecrated Bishop, in Lambeth, England, and 
 given as his diocese British North America. As Rector of 
 Trinity Church, New York, where he was when the Revolu- 
 tionary war broke out, he showed himself by his devotion to 
 his God, and his sovereign, to be facile princeps among the 
 Loyalists. In the words of our revered Metropolitan*: 
 
 " That one strong man was faithful in his day. When a 
 hundred soldiers with muskets loaded, and with bayonets 
 fixed, came to disturi) him at his prayers, he only raised his 
 voice the louder, and beheld them with no trembling glance, 
 that every one might hear and see that prayers are borne on 
 angels' wings to the throne of the Most High, and that what- 
 ever ehe shook with fear, that man was not Charles Inglis." 
 
 The year after his consecration, Bishop Inglis visited St. 
 John, where, on August 20th, 1788, he laid the corner-stone 
 of Trinity Church, delivered a charge to the clergy, and ad- 
 ministered the rite of confirmation. He paid St. John a second 
 
 * Sermon preiiclied August 12, 1887, in St. Luke's Pro-Cathedral, 
 Halifa.x, page (i. 
 
TuiMTY CiirRcii Centenary. 
 
 185 
 
 vi^it in 1792, when, on Auguist l!)th, he consecrated Trinity- 
 Church, and held an ordination, admitting the Rev. Frederick 
 Dibhlee, of Stamford, Connecticut, to the order of priesthood, 
 and yir. Oliver Arnold to that of deacon. His successor in 
 the episcopate was llishoj) Stanser, who, finding himself, 
 through want of health, unable to carry on his work, soon 
 resigned the See. He was succeeded by Bishop John Inglis, 
 who on sevei-al occasions visited St. John for the performance 
 of Episcopal functions. His first visit was in 1826, when he 
 consecrated St. John's Church. In 1<S40 he consecrated St. 
 Luke's (Jhui-ch, and paid his last visit in 1841, when he held 
 an (ji-dination in TilTiity Ciiurch and delivered a charge to the 
 clergy. Bisiiop John Inglis did much for the organization of 
 the church and visited this province, now formed into an 
 archdeaconry, about every three years. But the most mem- 
 orable day for the church in these parts was the 4th day of 
 May, 1845, when the Rev. John Medley was consecrated 
 Bishop of Fredericton, and this |>ro\ iiii'c was erected into a 
 diocese. The grain of mustard seed had l)econie a tree, and 
 many were now gathered under its shelter. Of the life, the 
 work, and the character of the present beloved Bishop of this 
 diocese, I forbear to speak, as I cannot now enter into such 
 treatment of them as they deserve. An ej)iscopate of over 
 forty-five eventful years cannot be compressed into a few brief 
 sentences. I will only now say that the devotion of Bishop 
 Medley to the work of his episcopate, his ripe and extensive 
 learning, his abundant labours, his kindly generosity, and, 
 above all, his simplicity of life and unaffected piety, are not 
 only an example to his clergy and laity, but to the people of 
 this province at large. Long since has he, in the providence 
 of God, passed the meridian of his life's work. May its sunset 
 be calm and glorious ! 
 
 Of the clergy who have ministered to the flock here, what 
 shall I say? for time would fail me to tell of the labours of 
 Bisset, Byles, Pidgeon. Willis, B. G. Gray, J. W. D. Gray, 
 and Hill, who have successively been Rectors of this parish 
 
186 
 
 HisTijKY uF Trinity Church. 
 
 during the century. Special interest will always belong to 
 the ministry of Dr. Byles, who was the first rector of the 
 church on this site, and that of Dr. J. W. D. Gray, who was 
 connected with tliis church for forty-two yeai-s, fourteen as 
 Curate, and twenty-ciuht as Rector. 
 
 As the parish of St. John was co-extensive with the 
 limits of the present city, the various Rectors, with the aid 
 of the laity, made ])rovision from time to time for further 
 church accommodation as it was re<iuired. During the Rec- 
 torship of Dr. Byles, a chapel was built in Carleton in 1804, 
 and which bore the name of St. John's Chapel. In 1822 
 when more accommodation was needed, St. George's Church 
 was built during the rectorsliip of Dr. Willis. In 1822 steps 
 were taken to build St. John's (JIuircli, which was opened for 
 divine service in 1825. In 1829 the first church was opened 
 in Portland, and in ISol St. James' Church was consecrated 
 for divine worship. Since then the church has extended her 
 l)ordcrs the sul)-(livision of the Parish of Carleton, the 
 Parish ol Portland, and St. Mark's Parish. Thus in every 
 part of the city has spiritual provision been made for the 
 members of our church. We now enter into the labours of 
 those who have ])reccded us, and have the solemn responsi- 
 bility resting on us, that we he faithful stewards of the 
 mysteries of God. If nuitcrial liuildings are not now required, 
 there is a heavy demand for spiritual labour to build living 
 stones into the spiritual tenii)le. 
 
 Once more. In our commemoration to-day of the founders 
 of this church, we must not forget that they were also the 
 founders of this city. We meet here as fellow-citizens, and 
 gladly welcome the Lieutenant Governor as tlie Representa- 
 tive of Her Majesty, and the ineniluT- of our city govern- 
 ment as the re])resentatives of tlie citizens generally. In our 
 city we lia\e a goodly heritage. But how striking the con- 
 trast to the >ccne which presented itself to our forefathers a 
 century ago I In the words of a late Rector* of this Church 
 
 * Dr. J. \V. D. Gray in a sermon, " Trinity Church and its Found- 
 ers," page 8. 
 
Trinity Church Centex a k v. 
 
 187 
 
 " The i^priice tree has yielded to the woodman's axe ; the rock 
 has submitted to the hammer ; the log hut is exchanged for 
 the stately dwelling ; the silence of the forest for the hum of 
 trade and commerce." 
 
 Instead of a single church we now have nine within the 
 city, and various places of worship belonging to other relig- 
 ious bodies. But while the scene is changed, while we are 
 now surrounded with all the luxuries of modern life, let us 
 not forget Him who is the giver of all. This city was founded 
 on Christian principles. See to it that they are maintained. 
 "Fear God and honour the King" must still be our watch- 
 words if we would be a happy, contented, and prosperous 
 people. The character of the city depends on the character 
 of its inhabitants. Each one is making it better or worse by 
 the life that is lived. Beautiful as it is for situation, let it 
 be our ambition to make it a city of righteousness. Adorned 
 as it is with material wealth and beauty, let it be our endea- 
 vour that it be also adorned with Ciiristian men and Christian 
 women ; men and women who are ready, and not ashamed to 
 be faithful soldiers and servants of Jesus Christ. 
 
 To-day, when we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, who, 
 for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, 
 are we specially called to think of Him, and our duties to 
 each other. He came to form one vast brotherhood of the 
 human family. As yet, the ideal is not reached, but look to 
 it, that as we linger on this scene, we do all in our power 
 to promote mutual love and good will, and thus show that we 
 have not heard in vain the angels' song first sung on Bethle- 
 hem's plains: "Glory to God in the highest; on earth peace, 
 good will towards men." 
 
 The collection amounted to S!t0.4;). 
 
 The choir for the si'r\icf u as coihimisimI df most of 
 the members of the Snri)li(HMl Choirs of Trinity, St. 
 Paul's, and the Mission Church of St. .lohn Baptist, 
 together with several members from other choirs of 
 
188 History ni- Tkixity Church. 
 
 the City Churches, and ninnl)ered u}i\\ ards of seveiit}' 
 voices. Tliev WL-re ahly conducted hy Mr. Strand, 
 Organist, and skilfully accompanied on the organ bj 
 Mr. Custance, Organist of the Mission Church, as well 
 as by a well trained orcliestra of twenty jiieces, under 
 the ahle direction of Mr. AVhite. The music through- 
 out was m()st cfHciently rendere(h but its most striking 
 feature was the i-endering of the Tr Dc'im after the 
 sermon, which was grand and inspiring. The setting 
 by Hopkins in (t. is well fitted tor a festive occasion, 
 and was sung by the large choir with great effect. 
 
 By special in\-itation. His Honor the Lieutenant 
 Governor and Lady Tillcy attended the service, as well 
 as the ^[ayor, the iiecorder, and Aldermen of the 
 city. The Church was (.'rowded in every part 1)v a 
 very attentive and interested congregation. 
 
 The noble edifi<-e looked remarkably well with its 
 Cbristmas dec()rations, wliich, through tlie kind exer- 
 tions of the A'oung Women's (luild, and Young Men's 
 A.ssociation, under the superintendence of Kev. AV. 
 Eatough, and Mr. F. Kiuneai'. were exceptionally 
 abundant, beautiful, and appropriate. ( )n either side 
 of the East window a white lianner was hung, with 
 special reference to the Centenary. On the one, were 
 the words : " Iveniember tlie <lays of old," 1791; on the 
 other, " Consider tlic years of numy generations,"' 
 1891. On Sunday. I)ecend)er 27th, Bishop ICingdon 
 preached at 11 a. m. in reference to the Centenary, 
 taking for his text, St. Luke xix, 13, 14, and addressed 
 the Sunday School scholars at a special service at 3 
 p. m. 
 
Trinity Church Centenary. 
 
 189 
 
 Thfi BotiversazKxne, 
 
 The Conversazione, which was tlie sorial part of 
 the celebration of tlie Centenary, was held on Tnes- 
 (lay, December 29th, at 8 p. ni., in the School House. 
 The lai-ge room ou the upper floor, in which it was 
 held, was, by the aid ot flags, tropical plants, flowers, 
 ])icturcs, arm chairs, rugs and Chinese lanterns, turned 
 into a Parish Drawing Room, and was nmcli a(huired. 
 Special invitations were sent to Ills lldnoi- the 
 Lieutenant Governor, and Lady Tilley, to His Worsliip 
 the Mayor and ^Irs. Peters, to tlie l^ecorder, the 
 Judges of the Supreme C'ourt, the members of the 
 Dominion and Provincial Parliaments, the Rector, 
 Church Wardens, and Vestry of all the City Churches, 
 together with the Priest in charge, and Trustees of the 
 Mission Church of St. John Baptist, and the editors of 
 the citj' newspapers ; while the congregation and their 
 friends were invited by circular. A numerous and 
 representative gathering assembled together, and 
 passed a pleasant and agreeable evening. The 
 programme consisted of an address trom the Rector, 
 who spoke a few words ot welcome to all. Next, came 
 the Mayor, who addressed the assembly on the topic 
 of the hour in a complimentary and happy manner. 
 Next, Mr. Joseph W. Lawrence was called upon, and 
 he at once dived into the historic past, and recalled 
 many facts connected with Trinity Church, which were 
 interesting, and in some eases very amusing. The facts 
 to which he referred will all be found in the above his- 
 tory. His concluding remarks were as follows : 
 
 " 111 the interest of the members of Trinity Church one 
 hundred years hence, I suggest to the corporation to secure a 
 
190 
 
 History of Trinity Church. 
 
 box to be placed in the safe in the (,'hurch, fiir the preservation 
 of historic papei's and worli relating to it. I will present the 
 Royal Gazette of 1791, with Trinity's first advertisement, also 
 the two letters of Edward Winslow to Ward Chipman, the 
 title deed of the Royal Arms to the Church. In it should be 
 placed the Jubilee Souvenir of St. Luke's Church, Portland, 
 also the Centennial Souvenir of the Lauding of the Loyalists, 
 1783, in it the commemorative service in Trinity, at the re- 
 quest of the city corporation ; also the likenesses of Robt. D. 
 Wilmot, Governor of the Province ; Simeon Jones, Mayor of 
 the City, witli New Brunswick's two knights. Sir Samuel L. 
 Tilley and Sir John C. Allen. Nor is this all. In it should 
 be placed the epitaphs in the Old Historic Burial Ground, 
 where rests many of the city's early dead, among them George 
 Bisset, Mather Byles and George Pidgeon, St. John's three 
 first rectors. 
 
 " There is another work, the Centennial Souvenir of 
 Trinity, with its history of a century, in which the likenesses 
 of tlie three Bishops and seven Rectors, who ofiiciated within 
 its walls, as well as a cut of ' Old Trinity.' 
 
 " When Christmas 1991 comes around, and the second 
 century of Trinity Church, and the box rich with church 
 history is opened, happy will it be, if its history is as fruitful 
 in noble deeds as the century just ended." 
 
 Oil Mr. La\vrence resuming- his seat, the Eector 
 called on Dr. Stockton, who delivered a very interest- 
 ing address, also full of historic information of the 
 past. Music was furnished by an orchestra engaged 
 for the evening, and one quartette. The refreshments 
 were taken in charge by the Young Women's Guild, 
 who did tlieir part most efficiently. The Conver- 
 sazione passed off most successfully, and was brought 
 to a close at 11 p. m., by all singing the jSTational 
 Anthem. 
 
Trinity Cih rcii Ckxtenakv. 
 
 191 
 
 The 0ratorio. 
 
 The St. John Oratorio Society most kindly under- 
 took, as requested, to give an Oratorio in Trinity 
 Church, on "\Vednes(hay, December 30th, at <S p. m. 
 The one selected was, " Christ and His Soldiers," by 
 J. Farmer. The voices ninnhcred about eighty, and 
 were accompanied by both organ and orchestra. Mr. 
 Ford was conductor, and Mr. K. P. Strand was 
 organist. It was in every way a marked success, and 
 we felt much indebted to the Oratorio Society for their 
 great kindness. It is almost needless to add that the 
 Church was tilled in every jiart. 
 
 Memorial of the l:)Ot}alists. 
 
 The celel)ration of the Centenary coukl hardly be 
 considered complete, without in some way or other 
 perpetuating the memory of the Loyalists — the First 
 Founders of Trinity CMiurch. To a large extent the 
 present buihhngs arc a monument of their generosity, 
 but there was notliing to say so. Accordingly a Mem- 
 orial Brass of beautiful design was erected in the 
 Church on the granite ])ilaster on the South side of the 
 i^ave, at the junction of the Xave and Cliancel. It 
 bears the following inscription : 
 
 " The first Church erected on this site was built by the 
 Loyalists. The corner-stone was laid on August 10th, 1788, 
 by the Right Reverend Charles Inglis, D. D., Bishop of Nova 
 Scotia, and was opened for Divine woi-ship 
 Christmas Day, 1791, 
 Rev. Mather Byles, D. D., Rector. 
 The site consists of two lots on Germain street, one of 
 
192 
 
 HisTORV OF Trinity Church. 
 
 which was given by Gen. Coffin, and one by John Cochran, 
 Esq. ; and two lots on Charlotte .street, which were given by 
 Thomas Whitlock, Esq. 
 
 It was destroyed by fire June 20th, 1877. 
 
 The present Church was begun in 1879, when its corner- 
 stone was laid by the INIost Reverend John Medley, D. D., 
 Lord Bishop of Fredericton, and Metropolitan of Canada, on 
 Monday, May 19th, l'S79. It was consecrated December 
 9th, 1880. 
 
 The Rev. Caxon Brkjstocke, M. A., Rector." 
 
 iWemorials of the Hertors. 
 
 On the [laiR'ls of tlie screen work on the ^^estenl 
 wall of the Cliureh, eiu'lit Memorial Bra.<ses of the 
 Eeetors duritiL;- the (.'entui'v \\cre erected. The design 
 of the Brasses is that of a sliield, of which there are 
 four different pattern?'. 
 
 The inscription on the several shields is a.s follows : 
 
 REV. GEORGE BISSET, M. A., 
 1786-1788. 
 Formerly Rector of Trinity Church, 
 Newport, Rhode Island, 
 U. S. A. 
 1771-1779. 
 
 REV. MATHER BYLES, D. D., 
 1788-1814. 
 Formerly Rector of Christ Church, 
 Boston, JNIassachusetts, 
 And in 1770 was appointed Chaplain to the Garrison in 
 Halifax, N. S. 
 
TiiiMTV C/iii Rcii Centkx.arv. 
 
 198 
 
 REV. GEORGE PIDGEON, 
 1814-1818. 
 Formerly Rector of Fredericton, 
 
 AND 
 
 ECCLESI.\STICA L C( )M M I8SA R Y 
 For 23 years. 
 
 REV. ROBERT WILLIS, D. D., 
 1818-182.3. 
 
 Formerly Chaplain in the Royal Navy, 
 Afterwards Rector of 
 St. Paul's Church, Halifa.x, N. S., and 
 ARCHDEACON OF THE DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
 REV. B. G. GRAY, D. D., 
 1825-1840. 
 
 Formerly Rector of St. George'.s Church, 
 Halifax, N. S., and 
 CHAPLAIN OF THE GARRISON 
 In this City 
 For twenty-seven years. 
 
 REV. JOHN W. D. GRAY, D. D., 
 1840-1868. 
 
 Formerly Rector of Amherst, Nova Scotia. 
 
 Fourteen years he served as Curate of this Church, and twenty-eight 
 years as Rector. The first Honorary Canon of Christ 
 Churcli Cathedral, Fredericton. 
 
194 
 
 History of Trinity Ciiurch. 
 
 REV. JAMES HILL, M. A., 
 1868-1873. 
 Formerly Rkctor of Newport, 
 Nova Scotia. 
 One year he served as Curate of this Clmrch, 
 And five years as Rector. 
 
 REV. F. H. ,J. BRIGSTOCKE, D. D., 
 1873- 
 
 Graduate and Exhibitioner of Jesus College, Oxford, and 
 Honorary Canon of 
 Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton. 
 
 On a moulding- over the panels are the words 
 stretching along the whole width of the screen : " In 
 Memory of the Kectors of this Church." All the 
 Brasses were supplied by Messrs. Jones and Willis, 
 London, England, and are most skilfully executed. 
 
 The Gommcmoratiue It^^dals. 
 
 The methils wrre struck at the mint in l'>irming- 
 ham, England. Tlu' design on one side consists ot an 
 engraving of Trinity Clmrch, erected in 17U1, with the 
 words, " M. Byles, 1). 1)., Rector,"' underneath it, and 
 surrounded with the words : " Trinity Church, St. 
 John, Christnuis, 17H1." The reverse side has an en- 
 graving of the A\'^est side of Trinity Church of present 
 date, witli the words: " F. H. J. Brigstocke, D. D., 
 Rector,"" underneath it, while round it are the words: 
 " Trinity Church Centenary, 1891." They were pre- 
 sented to the Officers, Teachers, and Scholars of the 
 
Trinity Chukcii Centenary. 
 
 195 
 
 Sunday School, as well as to the Organist and members 
 of the Choir and some others. 
 
 The History of Trinity C-hureh, now furnished, 
 completed the celebration of the Centenary. 
 
 Conclusion. 
 
 The History of Trinity Church, which we have fur- 
 nished in the foregoing pages, will, we trust, prove to 
 be of abiding interest, and preserve from oblivion some 
 of the most striking features of a very remarkable 
 movement. ^Vithout knowing the history of the past, 
 we cannot understand the present ; and the favourable 
 circumstances which now surround us, will only be 
 rightly valued and appreciated, as we know of the 
 labour and care l)y which they have been brought 
 al)out. 
 
 Many and great changes have necessarily taken 
 place, but all have, to a greater or less extent, resulted 
 in adding to the beauty and power of our dear Trinity 
 Church. From the particulars we have given, it will 
 be seen how, from time to time, efforts were constantly 
 made to improve the edifice first erected on our noble 
 site. And when, in 1877, the venerable structure was 
 taken from us by fire, the opportunity was not lost to 
 build a C'hurch adapted to the taste, requirements, and 
 wealth of the present day. The Church, which it is 
 now our privilege to possess, has many features of 
 artistic beauty, and by its many handsome memorial 
 gifts, affords testimony to the interest that has been 
 taken in it by members of the congregation. 
 
 There has been marked progress in externals ; but 
 what about the internal, and spiritual 'i The past 
 
 L 
 
196 
 
 History of Tiuxity Church. 
 
 record turnishe^^ many examples of zeal and piety. 
 The names of many will oecur who took a prominent 
 part in the work of the Church and I'arish, hut we 
 freely express the earnest hope that the future will yet 
 be productive of richer faith, and more self-sacrifice. 
 May the Divine hlessiuu' I'est coiitiuually on our 
 Church, and all its services, makmu- it a very dear 
 spiritual home to all who now, or shall hereafter wor- 
 ship within its sacred walls I May the Priests who 
 minister be clothed Avitli righteousness, and let her 
 saints sing with joyf'ulncss I 
 
 " ^Jcaic be n)itl)in tliy mails, ani) pi ospn itn luitljin tl)i) 
 palaces." 
 
Cfitistmns. 1891. 
 
 Rector : 
 
 Rev. Canon Brigstocke, D. D. 
 
 Curate : 
 Rev. William Eatough. 
 
 Church Wardens: 
 John Sears, Charles W. Weldon, D. C. L. 
 
 Vestry Clerk : 
 H. Lawrance Sturdee. 
 
 Organist : 
 R. P. Strand. 
 
 Sexton : 
 Joseph AVoobland. 
 
 Vestrymen : 
 
 Simeon Jones, 
 James McNichol, 
 James H. McAvity, 
 Clement P. Clarke, 
 W. L. Prince, 
 James deW. Spurr, 
 
 Geo. W. Whitney. 
 
 A. H. DeMill, 
 Edward Sears, 
 Dudne Breeze, 
 Thomas Patton, 
 
 James H. PuUen. 
 
 (197) 
 
friiifl |i|irc|i $tlj$nl 
 
 Superintendent : 
 Ira Cornwall. 
 
 Assistant Superintendent : 
 Charij5s F. Kinnear. 
 
 Treasiirer : 
 Thomas Patton. 
 
 Librarians : 
 
 F. Kinnear. 
 
 H. Kinnear. 
 
 Miss Peters, 
 Miss Bailey, 
 Miss Wheeler, 
 Mrs. Beard, 
 Miss Whitney, 
 
 TEACHERS. 
 Senior Division. 
 
 Mrs. J. R. Smith, 
 Mrs. McArthur, 
 Thomas Patton, 
 A. M. Smith, 
 H. Northrup. 
 
 Junior Division. 
 
 Miss McNichol, Miss K. Disbrow, 
 
 Miss Seely, Miss Wesley, 
 
 Miss Tingey, Miss M. Smith, 
 
 Miss F. Snider, Miss Strand, 
 
 Mrs. J. H. McAvity, Miss Clarke, 
 
 Miss Hare, Miss Seeds, 
 
 Miss Disbrow, Miss Bruce. 
 
 Miss Orr, 
 
 Mrs. Whitney, 
 (198) 
 
 Infant Class : 
 
 Miss B. Price. 
 
 For A(jed Women : 
 
 Miss Ritchie. 
 
Honorarij President : 
 Rev. Canon Brigstocke. 
 
 COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT. 
 President : 
 Rev. Wir.LiAM Eatough. 
 
 Vice-President: 
 H. D. Peters. 
 
 Secretary-Treasurer : 
 
 F. A. KiNNEAR. 
 
 Elected Members : 
 J. H. Northrup, A. M. Smith. 
 
 The objects of this Association are to \muix to- 
 gether the young men of the congregation, the moral, 
 spiritual and intellectual improvement of its members, 
 and the promotion of the work of the Cliurcli. 
 
 (199) 
 
Warden : 
 Rev. Canon Brigstocke. 
 
 COUNCIL. 
 Presiden t : 
 Miss I^dith Clarke. 
 
 Vice-President : 
 Miss A. Tingey. 
 
 Secretary- Treasurer. 
 ]\Ii8s F. 8nider. 
 
 The objects of tlie (Tiiild are the promotion of the 
 work of the Church in its various branches, and the 
 mutual edification and encouragement of the mem- 
 bers in leading a holy life. 
 
 Mifis Whitney, 
 Miss Orr, 
 
 Miss M. Hare, 
 Miss Strand, 
 Miss A. Ewing, 
 Miss B. Seely. 
 
 Miss McNichol, 
 Miss E. Bruce, 
 
 (200) 
 
This 8ocietj is under the charge of Mrs. Uriostocke. 
 Its object is to make and distribute articles of clothiiiu- 
 among the poor, and its membership consists of all 
 ladies in the congregation who are willing to assist in 
 that work. It meets on Saturdays at 2.30 p. m., from 
 the middle of October to tlie middle of December in 
 each year. 
 
 This organization is presided over by Mrs. Brig- 
 stocke. Its object is to enlist workers and raise funds 
 for Diocesan and other missions. It meets on the first 
 Monday in each month at 3 p. m.,in the School House. 
 
 This Association is for enlisting the sympathy and 
 interest of the Scholars of the Sunday School and 
 other children in tlie Parish in the work of the Society 
 for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Rector 
 is ex officio President, and the Rev. "W". Eatough is 
 Secretary-Treasurer, and the other officers are the Sun- 
 day School Teaclicrs wIk. sign tlie Rules, and six boys 
 and six girls elected by the members at the annual 
 meetins:. 
 
 (201) 
 
S^nble of Seroiccs. 
 
 SUNDAY. 
 
 Morning Service at 11 a. ni. 
 Evening Service at 7 p. m. 
 
 Children's Service on the last Sunday in the month at 
 3 ]). ni. 
 
 Sunday School opens at o p. m. 
 
 WEEK DAYS. 
 
 Evening Prayer each day at 5 p. m. 
 Special Services in Advent and Lent. 
 
 HOLY COMMUNION 
 
 is celebrated every Sunday, as follows : On the first and 
 third Sundays in the month at 11 a. m. ; on other Sundays at 
 8 a. m. ; and on the Great Festivals at 8 a. m. and 11a. m. 
 
 HOLY BAPTISM 
 
 is ministered at any week-day service, and at the Children's 
 service on the last Sunday in the month. 
 (CI)Urrl)ing at any week-day service. 
 
 i^or iflairiogcs and Snriols, application must be made 
 to the Rector. 
 
 All the seats are free on Sunday evenings, and through- 
 out the week. 
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