.1> a/ A r c CtHM Microfiche Series t(Mohographs) /■ <■"■ ♦ ICMH Collection de microfiches (mon sion, or tha.back covar whan appropriata. All othar original copias ara. filniad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illustratad Impras- vsion, arid anding on tha last paga with a printa#r or jjiustratad imprassion. ... Tha last racordad frania on aach microficha shall contain tha symbol —»>( moaning "CON- TiNUED"), or tha symbol V (maaning "END'1. whichayar applias. Maps, platas, charts, ate. « may ba filmad at differant raduction ratios. Thosa too largo to bo ontiroly includod in ono oxposuro ara filmad bas^inning in tha upparlaft hand cornar. Idft to right and top to.bottom, as rnany framas as roquirod. Thb following diagrams illustrata tho mothod: •^:';^% ■M *■ w ;: 1^ . 1 2 3 L'oxomplaira film* fut raproi^uif grica k la g«n«rosit« do: Anglican Chunsh of Canada ^ GaamI Syaad ArehlvM. - Los imagas suivantas ont «t* rbproduitas avac la plus grand soin, compta tanu da la condition at da la nattat* da I'axamplaira fi|m4, at an conformity avac las conditions du contrat da /filniaga.: -. ■■■:.:"'■": Las axamplairas originaux doni*tai couvartura an papiar ast imprim^ sont filmi* an commandant par la.pramlar plat at an tarminant soit par la domiAro pa^axiui conipoita una amprainta d'im^rasslon Ou d'illustration, soit par la sa'cond plat, salon la eas.Tous iaa.autrasaxamplairas briginaux soni filmAs an commanipant par lat pramibra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'imprassion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par^ la darnidra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. • Un dasf symbolas suhrants apparattra sur la darnibra imaga da chaqua microficha. salon Xif cas: )a symbols — ^ signifia "A SUIVRE", la^ symbols V signiffia "FIN". > ■/■.■•:.■■;;-■:■■;'■.. '% Lasxartas, plisnchas, tablaaux. ate. pauvant Atra filmbs d das taux da reduction diffbrants. Ldrsqua Jo documont ost trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul clichb, 11 ast filmb A partir da I'angia supbriaur gaucha, da falich* A di^ta, at da haut an bas, an pranant la nombra d'imagas flbcassairo. Los diagrarmmas suivants iilustrant la mbthoda. V .. r 1 . 6 MKIOCOrV MPUITION nST CMA«f (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No 2) ^' APPUEO i^ _ 165i Eost Mom Street - , « Rochester. Ne» York 14609 USA (716) 482 - 0300 - Ptwrv"' (716) 288 - 5989 - Fm m :/■. \, ♦. 5 THE M ISSiaJJAllY tU^ :;••■'_■■: '■■ ■'^■*' ': ■■:■■■ ^-K^-U^y^ DIOCESE OF ALGUMAf" f t .a AN ADDRESS t^ nEI.lVKREP BY TUB HEVK.F WILSON, coMMisSfRV or tUK UIUt'EaB. PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OP THE BISHOPS OF. , NIAOAKA AND TOUONTO. »• / TORONTO: ROWSELL & HUTCHISON. 1882. * ANGLICAN CHURCH OF. CANADA fi^^'eRA l. s ynod; AftCHivs;^ V, ■:c' ■:^" ■^■: ■\ :■■■_. A ■ ■■:' V. '■■.■ ■: I i: ■■■■t: ,,,.<^ i — nS^JlA?4 '^k . K' ■ .'^' I %w ?-.>> r ■I Cfee lUissionari) gioctsc of ^Igoma. \ I. Mv Lo|jrt>, Ladiks, AND Oenti-emes, ; * Scarculy three nioiitlis have yet elaim-tl sinofl' the c«coe<1iugly sad uewij i.!.ichca»t hat the death of his lieloved wife, Mrs. Fawiuiur. . Our wide Missionary Diocese is stdl wraiiiinlin mourning. The bheep of the flock are scattiercd and shepherdlcss. Never prohaldy was » Bishop more loved, mor«S resiK-cted, and morq trusted hy. all who knew him than was the late Bishop Fau.iuicr/ So kinord, *hat this Missionary Diocese of Algoma, wUose representativea have the hon<>r t« Iks, is tlu- /.Viilil of the Canadian Church, the Oftna he fo.stefed and cared for and provided for by all the older Dioceses represented at the Provincial Synod, ,/ . The Cauiulian Church gave the Call to our late beloved Bishop, and apiK>iutcd him the Iwunds of his work. ...... \, The Cana«lian Church matle itself responsible for the maintenance of the . Bishop and his little band of workers in those far off desolate regions, the land of the backwoiMlsman and the Indian hunter. Now that our Bishop is dead, it is to the C.ina.lian Church that we look to provide for the continuance and Mrenqhttniuij oi that work for the Divine Master which has been so earnestly and perse veriugly commenced: %■ v: i In the cortrte of my »,Hjr' tioHutr inereatr iii,tho nuinlwr «f clergy an«l church buihlinga. I doubt if any .lioceae can narrate aucii tales of euriuMni'iu, and dfvotion on the part of theme wlo pros* together to hoar the wonl of ( Jocautiful ■ervicea of our church, or to have an infant baptized. I doiit>t if any diocese has a larger propf)rtion of earneat «o.l-»eeking ijersons than tUoae ' which usually form the congregations in the backwojxls of Algoma. Before 1[ tell a word of what I have to tell-lgt me b.)ldly put the quei- tion to the conscience ».f all present, .W/d-V/M- aettiug apart iifthU Mimonary DioctHt of Algmna brfti a mUtake ? (Jan any Christi m man or (Miriatian woman conscientiously say that the setting apart of this vast district was an erroneuuo 'act\ that it tif re iMer if it had nn-er tietn dove / If so, let me know the reason why. . Pv. you say that it were better thr,^ infantH brought by their devoted , parents through swamp and bush some ten or twenty miles \o receive the holy rite of baptism, hiul never been baptized ? Do you say it were Imtter that rail full of eundidate* for conArmittion had never felt the Bishiop's hand on their heal »H of them oructed . oa litos whiuh liavo Itccii ilecdetl to the |Ualifr of our fUrijif hn$ inrn-nmil from Dtvtn to fifhin,lmr ehiireh lutiUlhxJ* from ninr to J oft yt^ niul llif number of tOViireijitl'wiinfromjy'ti'fiitouiiiciiiilHqftiiuflii. yen, nbufif fonijrfiiiilioiu, tiioni»ter» pf the Church of KukUihI, niiiet together /or ■orvioe, not inUecil every Sun.lay," Imt at ntate.l timin when the clerKyniaji or 1 ly reailei can . contrive to visit them, not alwayn in m coiwecrateiliiuiMing, HouietinieH in a hall, a «chi>ol-hnuiie. or a i>rivate- house, 1«ut none tlio Ichh ilo Ihey value au.l prize the IdoMc.l minintrationa, they unit together t<» |»»ai»e| an/ thixe /,i,t», that the Diocese of yMgoma has not Itcen a ««<•<■««ulatton of the diocese is thouglit to bb in the neiglibourhmMl of 7r),000. « >f these about 10,000 would l»e hidiiUi^, the remaimler white iMiople. j will ask yoa to take with ine a short survey of our Church's work in the Muskoka and Psirry Sciumt districts, then Manitiiulin Island and tlie north shore of Ukc Huron, and lastly Sault Ste. Mario anil Lake Superior. • <*, ^ \ \: 1. i»f«/iMvi tml Parry S»„!i,l. tliw !■ the gn-at free Rrai.t -^ "J u'ornlilr. Of tbeSo sixteen churches, ten liave been haiulcd'over to the charge of other mis- •iouarics. -Mr; Crompton supply s the reiiiaining six. Mr. ( n.niptoii baa at present eleven stations which bo regularly visits,. luid at which con- gregatiirns of from thirty to sixty persons assemble an.l join in theservicwi of the eburoh. Services arc hel.l at each station regularly >vr/i()i;i(wA/(P•• •\ ■'• hunt i»l«.iie raiwl 9M10 for cliurchc. Mr. I.lwy.l hw oJKlit •Uiioin. tiv* Hun.Uy !*«lil», wkI in iuiH|»U»l liy thrco liiy ro.MUm. (f) ItfiK A. W. 11. tVioicij.. Mr. t'liowiueoiniin'iiooJ In* Ulmurii in th« RprioK of IH80. \U iiiiiimt.rn at "ix iitutioim iiiclii.liins «.m*.im, wliitli i« hilt lii'n.l.i«i»rt*". Ilo ha« Ihritj churvhcH WuiU «n«l opcmsiK aii.l a unit- . •Wo lioi(»u liiu.U«n i.urcl.iu.f.1 for ft i.ur»oiiuKi-, St,rvic.- in lul.l at l!o«: M!«u oviry Siiii.lay, at tl.o oth.ir placii. f«rtiii«Utly, aii.l two.lrty na.ltr*. tMiatiiii;. Tbu lloly ('oiii|uuiii..ii m a.liniiii*t4rnl tlirw tiiiuH a iiiuiitli. -taking tho principal nUtiolii. in turn Iho iirttlon. e..ntnlmt«.l ^irM) a year toWar.U Mr. ('Iiowiiom salary, ami «'-HK) ptr annum i« kiii.Uy cqn- ■ tril»«ti«l l.y tli« ('. \V. M. A., Toronto. (/•) !{,,'. A. S.O. .VmvW LftH a niiunioii ainotiR Kiiglinli wttlorH on the thorvHof liuok Uiko. tliHhiit^l .piart.r» ari' at Jl/,;u;>,„l..: thini* .i"''"^'* new «..ttlcMiifnt, it Uinj? htMrwly four your» Hin.c thv lir»t trto wa» ftlloa, Mul thu i«<.plt) liavc ha.l a liiinl liKlit for txiHton.c Mr. .Sw«ot litw ft U»g ' dhurcli ttt llfravombc, an.l a fraiiu. «)ne at oiiu of hi>t out »tati..ii«. Ho roiniHUn. to li^o toiiKrcgatioiu in all. lie i. trying to l.uil.l ■u.otbur churi^h at a place cuHetl KavoiiHelilTe. al«.ut eleven mile* otf. 'I here aro »lM>nt eighty wttleis in tint luiKlilH.urlioo.l, aii-l they are hliowiug IHU** earneHtneHH ami zeal in asiii»tiiij< to Imilil tUi« iliuieh. C;/) /.Vt\ C, W.*f V.ia, iH tho MisHionary at rorl Syd„>^u. ^Vimiuix^wn of Miiiy Ixike, uft.s Htarte.l m-ine yearn ago, l.ut Mr. ( 'lark «raH only 'appoiiilcl to hiH jMmt in the Spviug of ISSl. Unt HuniinerluH parsMiiagO wa8 unfortunately .IcBt.oye.l by the l.u«li lireH. an.H.e wan aln.ost Hieliiicd to give up his work, Imt li.is now »ettle.l to reumiii. Mr. Tbrk hiW live other Htatioiw l.e.ti.les I'ort Sy.lney. At one of theui, lluutsvaic, » church is ill eourne of erection. Surely, my Lor.l, tliiH hrief a.xouut I have Tea.1 you of the work dona in Miisk.ikft ami Parry .Souii.l, l.y thoMo Heveii variie«t niin.le.l devoted miasiouarie* ,nu>il -/.nU- Jar U^^-lh It i>^ no Hiiucure that either ot them haa. Instead of Htepping out of a c..nif..ital.le parKoiiHge hoiine into ft well lilleil church Hcareely a Htone'» throW olV, as ix tlie ease with im«t of ■ our town clergy, these liicii have to sfart at early mom in their huggy. or ■leigh, or on horaebaek, as the eiwe may lie, and ride or drive ten and . fifteen miles to oii« place of wooiliip, ami lift^ien to twenty miles to an- other place, and perhaps get hack to their homes weary and tired^ut tli* following day ; or, as in the caaw of ..ur travelliiig iniKsionary. Mr. liuiiip- . : toil, tiiey are away from home ten to lif teen days iu every tl^ree weeks. Passing their time like tiie great missionary St. I'anl. in " journeyiiigs often, in weariness ami painfulness, in, watuhings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold ami nakedness." IJiit a reward for this self-deny ing labour, is fouml in thegriititudeand warm hcartednesa of the p.M.raettler« who come long distfiiices and press together to hear the wor.l of life." " My little h.g church is already too suiall," writes one, " it only hoUta - Beventy, and we have sometimes liad overdue hundred, So that some <)f the peophs liad to sit outside the door." Aiiother recounts how a man came • ^ • 'i^. tev«nte«n milM to see if he conld indnce him to go andgire them asar- vice. At one place tlie eettlen, alttiough members of oar church, had not Men the face of Vclergyman for aeven yean ; their little children growing np nntatlght and ^baptized. There is a wonderful pleasure in preaching the wot«I under such circum- stances as these ; it IS like pouring fresh 'water iifmi^ a lhtr»(y land ; one can realize a little .the^glad feelings of Moses when he i^ck the rock, and the waters gushed out, ftpd he saw all the people" crowding round, old and youiig, to dip their hiindsPvjnto and get deep draughts from the sparkling stream. It is good to see fh^e eyes streaming, and to hear l^uartfelt bursts of gratitude, and to have the handpresscd by these poor neglected settlers of the backwoods. We of theW back settlements come to the front some- times, 'and we tell our story of the wants of our poor people, and we marvel that so little sympathy is aroused ; and we are glad to get back;, again into the depths of our forest homes, and mingle again with those who, though poor,, are yet wkoh-hearted and earnest in their sympathy. ; V But I must lead you on with me yet to another portion of our Diocese. We will leave the three and A half millions of land of Muskoka, dotted with. its picturesqne lakes, and pencilled over with its numberless rivers and rivulets, and we will wenoth a church and a day 8ch(M>l. The former of these is already old .ami shaky, and is to )>« rejdaccd as soon as funds will admit by a new one. Tliis shews th.at Oardcn lUver is hot a new mission. The old Incr the \' Rev. Janif* Chanco, now in the Hunm Diocese was their missionary, he was succeeded by myself, and then came Mr. Rowe. The Indians are ■'./ i'\ 10 I s- ddvotcd to thu teaching of uiir Church, and Mr. ilowe has as many u tixljf cominHHknnlH iit thut place aloiic. Ho 18 aaHinto*! in his latioura by opcAlay r^ulur. Mr. llowii ia a great traveller, ho uarrieB the itulm |. -tl^nk for walking iMtwers.i |.iHMt year he travelled On fmit, in iMutt, and horseluiek over (>,000 miles. He eHtimutes the (Jhurch iKijiulution of his district at 1,000 iH^rmriH of M'honi nhout 100 are uumniunieantii. The next niiusiiin post to notice is St- Jcii/j/t'it /nhuiil. This iii in cliarge of thu J'ur. II. liei'i; who is at present in (leuconV «>r«lers and Was a]iltointed to° hi^ Work only last summer. St. Joseph's is an island almiii '25 miles long by 13 wide, and has a population 1^500, all white people. It is quite ■ a Hew settlement, having been only alxntt five years in existence. Mr. Beer has already one church completed at Hilton, which is his: head- quarters, and another in the coui'se of erection at Mud l^ke on the opposite side of the i.-^luud. ile hcdds services at six stations, travelling generally from twenty to thirty miles each Sunday over mere apcdogics for roads. Thirteen persons wvre coi-lirnied hist summer, and there are now almtt forty eonmiuuican.ts. ' "" This closes liiy description of i>h«inortli shore of I^iikc Huron, with Manitoulin Island and t^ic other islands adjacent, over this range- of coast from Frenc/i ilhrr onlhi'uini to Sniilf .SV. Muriv on tin' . went, about 200 miles in length, with three large ishvlids and iiinuiMerahle SHiall ones, we have as] have shown you /'unr nii/mhiiiafie'i ministering to some' lliirfi/ or ihlrCjj-Jiir cimijr<'ijultoii.t. There is the most urgent need for the appoint- me'nt of more ntissioniirjes to meet the spiritual wants of this vast ilistric^ both iimoiig the white settlors aiid the Indian's. Of some 4,000 Iiuliaus sciattered about in small settlc^ients, not more than 300 are at present miciubers of our churchy the remainder are either Roman Catholics or Pagans. Aiid its to the white settlers how can it 1>e expected that a people scattered <>ver a district 100 miles or more in length can have their spiritual wants attended to by one clfVijijman. There is ample wtu'k even in- Mr. Jiowe's mission for //«/•('<; clergymen, liriio' AtinHn, Tlu'sunlotl, and AI(jOma aMIIIh, are places which sffiuld at once be ni)ide into centres for the further extension of the Church's work. ' It remains now to visit Suult Sle. Mark and Lnki' Stinvrior Oixlrki. We wul commence with the wcsterii extreniity of the lake, work homewards, i^nd tiniiih with the central town of the diocese, our late beloved Hishop's home, niy own home, and the site of our. two institutions -for Indian phildreri— the historic village of .Vuuft .S'i*". .VrtnV. At the western cud of Lake Superior, within forty miles of the boundary ine between Canada and the States, situated on Thunder Bay, is the flourishing little town of I'rince Art/uir'ii Landimj, which sprung into lexistenee at the time of tlie Red Ri%er rebellion in 1870. General U'olsley camped with his 1,200 troops on tliose bare rocks which are still promi- jnent in the main street of the little town, and it was Ueneral W'olsley who Igave the name to the place. There are now 1,200 inhabitants, and the clergyman in charge is the Ite.v. J. Ki McMurine. Mr. MoMorinCyliad the 1.- °k . ' '."'.■■■-■..■■ ;■. ■■■■."■:.■,.■■ ■ ■■'■■.' -'■'-■ '-■ ■'■' ■' ■■■ ii. ■ > -\ •ml miofortnne to lose his church and parsonage by tiro last HprinK. b««^7^ b«»th, I am glad to say, are Iwing rebuilt. There arc three out wtalions at present e(.nndcted ^ith this mission. One is the old Hudson Iby post. whieh travellers up the lake in former days will well reuu.iil.er tWt Wnnnm. Another is that most reinarkabhj of all sn.ull i«l nuU that Httloroekfar out in the lake -orii;inally not more th;in sixty f.et m tongtlu biiUow by artilieial process made into a plateau hir^-e eiw.ugh for the erection of several extensive,! .u'ldin>,'8, which look as thou-h they were H.-ating on a large raft: This little island, out of wlin-e ,«hatt. iKK) feet in duj.th, are raised toils and tons Ofsilver, and .earned to Am.ncan markets, is ealWfl m.mt appn.priately Sih-n- I.Ut. It ha.s a poimlaUon of ■ome COe sohIs. most of whom are ( •ornishnie... and a large pi..i.orli..n of them Methodist.'*, but there are some who adhere to the Church <.f hug- land, and Mr. McMorine visits them, and holds s.-rvice aniong tlieni. f/u- Popuhthn of the wi.ole Thuu.ler Hay District, Mr. McMoi=h«<^ti- mates at »rm, of which nundxr. he thinks, about oue-eighth maybe counteilasliehmgingto thcChurchof Kngland. , / v kear to Fort William is an In.lian setthnicnt, but it. is at prfs.-nt wholly in the hands of the K.mian ('atholies. <>,oeasioi.an>:/ wild Ii'idians from the interior cimie down to the landing to trade. Thise are «tll pagans, and they are very determined in their opposition iuAhristi- anity.. ■ * ■',' . ■■■,.■ l'roeeautiful river in a light bark canoe, and cami.iugcfli its ban k* at night. Kvery rod expects t»| catch fr^u lifteen to tweuty or thirty fish in the day, averaging three lbs. in weight, and some of tluin as heavy six Ibk At the head of the river is a Ijcautiful lake, studded with islands and about ninety miles in length. ThU w A«i* Xv>,n,jo„. It is seldom visited by white i>eople, and is the homeof ionie 450 Indians, who, until the last few years have Itcen living in hcjithenism aiul negh-et. iSut the stan- dard of the cross is now planted among them. h\>f .thirti/ yi;it^<* they had waiteark qaiioes, and some of the {mrtages on the route l)eing as much as three miles iti length. Mr, Rcnisoii writes hopefully of his work. A letter froii) him, dated last New Year's day, speaks of the happy Christmas he had had with his Indians— on Christmas eve he says : *' almost all of the women went with their axes and snow shoes into the bush, and cut evt^rgrcens for the decor- ations, while Joseph the teacher employed himself cutting letters out of white paper, and sewi^l; texts of scripture on blue calico. " Almost all the converts were present at the Christmas Service, and joined bekrtily in the hymti, "<) come all ye faithful," which Joseph had translated for the occasion. The principal fowl of the people is iish, ann its erection^ A mile fiirthur east, standing out pntniinently on the shore of tlie riviT, ii< Tin: 'S/ilmiwaiik Home, \ This, as is well known, is nh iniluxtrial school for Indian hoyH. [t was eroeted in 1874, is liuilt of stone, npd has accommodation for al>uut seventy i>npils. The hoys, hosides receiving a g()od education and soUnd religitius jhi^truction, are taught various naeful trades; hucIi as car|K>nti'ring, biMjkmakiiig, printing, tinsmithing, hlitcksmithing, and tailoring. They also we excellent meebanicH anil tradesmen. The sister insUtution, which we call '/'/(c iViiiriiiio.*/! Home, is alsMit a mile north of the village. In it there is accommodation for twenty-six girls. They are taught house and Ijiumlry work, Fiesidea receiving a good general education. Both these huiiies are largely supported hy eontrilnitions from Ihigliind, ' and receive also a grant in aid from the Indian l)ci>:'irtment; 't'iie indi- vidual ehildren'havo heen, to a coiisiderahle extent, miojifal hi/ Sinidny SchooLt, who supply their ch>thiug, and pay for their hoard at the Institu- tion. ' ' Our beioveil Bishop, whilp living, toiik tlie very greatest interest in the progress of these Indian 'schoids. In the report that he read Itefore the Jast meeting of the Trovincial Synod, he says : " 1 look to tln> liiur prospects for the future. The; feeling is now much abroad that our I)iocese has «ver «nee coining into existence worked undt^ very great dilliculties, that it has been the most dillicult matter poesihile to collect funds, and that in fact no Diocese was ever so bailly ott" before. This idea, though true iu soiue degree, reiiuires I thiiik to be consider- ably niodilied. \ \ That there hfis been a lack of geiieT.>I sympathy jii our work,-- that our Bishop iHd not meet with as hearty a tesismse to his appeals as he dcsei v ed, that he had sometinres Work t«>doHvliicha Ih.sli 14 r or eVen to any great extent neglected by those who pledged thcmselvef to M\i\\\WTt\ka, h, I think, a wronijiilmaUwjrthir, \Vc hiive, 1 (eel cnuHc for the greatest thankfulness to Almighty Ood that He has so maiiifeatly blessed and i>r..spcred the work of our late beloved Diocesan : t'lat He has opened the hearU of so many, Ix.th io England nnil in (.Canada, to respond kindly and lil>er!;ny to the Cidls for assistance, which have from time to time lieen made. Kight years ago there were (as has alfca»ly been stated) but neven missionaries at work,, whose salaries anil other exi»enso8 connieted with their missions, probably did not cxcec.1 ?4,r)00iK!r annum. At the present time there is the bishop ^.j^ndastaff of fifteen clengy to pnivide for ; and the report for the past year shews (hnt.^ut '$i,"00 ha» luen txpenihd in the supimrt of the Diocese, and erecting idaces of worship. Wherr has all tlm mmetj copie /■rbMii" Par^of it hasbeencontributcil by the great souieties in England, th«A P. cy lyi, the H. P. O. F. P.. and the (!. C. C. S., part by friends in Englanijl, tbo remainder fiilwut half of the entire sum) by the I'hurch in Canada, /re the words, ihn'hitfthe'pa.i't year, thf Church in Vaumh h*U contrihu^l ioinrtluMt over §0,000 lownnh the miirport oj the A li/owa DioceHt: This, i8<4ideed, a thing to Imj thankful foA>^ This surely cannot be called , failure," i No, indeed, my Lord*, let as not talk of failure. Ixjt us rather gather fresh cotirage and go forwanl. It is sijrely something to Iks able to say that our \li«iccse is »ot in deht— that so far frohi being in debt, wo have at present a balance standing to our credit. • i-^ There can be no doubt that to emlow the Bii^hopric, and thus secure the Bishop's income, would be a wise and woat iiniK)rtaut st«p, and Iks a means of avoiding miich unpleasantness in the future. It was, 1 believe, originally intended that this should be done, and why should it not bo dona at once? But as to the mtarieH of the cUnjij, bo long as the diocese retMns its present missionary character there would seeirf to be no object in making any different provision from that which is already made. The clergy are at present supported partly by grants firom the English societiesi; partly ' from our diocesan fund, and partly by local collections. This seepis to be the most natural way possible for provi^ling for their wants and\anak>gou8 to the plan followed in the other older dioceses. AH that we waVit to see is, Wiore real earnfflneiiM and zeal stirred up throughout the country oil •behalf of missionary work. . 1 At tlieflast mating of the Provincial Synod a most i^jportant step was taken in the apU)intment of a Ventral Board of i1/w^o»M with its two branches, one f of rendering assistance to foreign missions, the other for the support of ^mestic missions. This Central Boanl w;i8, we under- stood, to have its branches and its corresponding secretaries and local committees in everV diocese. If all this is well and speedily carried 9ut it will no doubt be'of immense service both to Algoma and the regions beyond. It is Bot, I feel, within my province to offer any suggestions as 1. : / ' ■ 1- ■^ L:r' >i, .1- ■ u /■ ' ■ 1- / • ■■» to tho plan that might Iw^ fursuml fop^tirnng ni\ inpn-awd intrrcHt and colluctiiig friiiiU, but wo imturully look with sonic auxioty for the hucoum of the Hclienio. Suroly tho groat Ooniinion of Citn.Kla "light tii |m' woH uhk- to nnpiMirk her own Church niiHHioim witliout htokinj< to the nvotlier country (or rathpr the granilinothcr) for kmiistaiuH'. I fvel ahiiOHt nsthamed that we xhouM • be receiving grants in aid from thcHe three groat KiiKhsh Hoeietios. Snnly thft/ have riiMiih tudoum'oiuj thf hfulhin* in Iwtiii, Cliliui, tiiiil Al'rira, >rilh- out nemlhiij fhiir/iimlH orii» for the eailse which I am a(l\i>cating. I am jeahi^w for the honourfif- of our iate iK-loved Diocesan, and thlH munt ho my excuHo, if I have Hjiokt n too Htrongly on the fluhject of oontiliuing and huililing up anew tho Miii- •ioiiary Diocese of Algonia... . ■ Tlie innnediato waiitsi of the llioceste of Algoma are as foUows :— $7fle, called the " Missionary," ($2.'>() .ilic idy suhscrihed). ^V) each, per annnni, fhr the support of ten Indian children at tho Indiiii Komo. r),(M)0 fresh snVscrifiers to Ahjomit Mimowtry Nuiv and Shiiuju'iiuk Jounidt, at 35cts. each, per annum. '■. *. X % TORONTO : RoicKll it Iluti-llison, I'rinttri, Kill!) *''''«<'' ^'<'^• / /<'.