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Not without some misgiving do I venture to' lay before tbe Committee a scheme for the Education of men for the Ministry in this our Diocese of Ontario. Comparatively a stranger in the country, I am therefore liable to fall into error regarding the peculiar condition of both the Church in and the church-people of CanadflC Still, with twelve months practical experience as a Missionary Clergyman, going in and out among a class to which I slyiU presently call your attention, this, added to consider- able discussion of the subject, for several months past, with those whose ministerial life has been passed, for a much longer period, in various parts o£ the country, has, I trust, in a degree, enabled me to understand the chief difficulties that lie in the way of meeting the exigence of the posi- tion in which the Church is now, or will very soon be placed. If I have anything further to say by way of apology, it is, to express a hope, that this Committee, granted at my request by the last Synod, and any others who may be inclined to view unfavorably my taking the initiative in so weighty a matter, will attribute ray doing so, not to presumption, but to an honest and earnest desire to provide as speedily as possible a remedy for the deplorable dearth of ministration among our people. That I am hero to-day, as a humble missionary, after a long apprenticeship in a pro- minent post in Ireland, is a test of ray sincerity, and having come and seen with my own eyes the sad contrast, so forcibly described to me by the Bishop, between the state of things there* and here, I am more than ever incited, with God's help, to devote my humble powers to the building up of Uis Church in this new and great Diocese. OUR PRESENT NECE8SITT. There can be no question that the chief weakness of the Church here lies in the want of Ministers. Our authorities tell us that there are in the *Tbe annual net rent charge of the Irish Church is over £400,000 stg. The gross income in 1861 was £580,418 stg. The Clergy numbered 2,- 281; the churchmembers 691,509. In the Diocese of Cork the Church has an annual revenue of about £75,000, with four times as many Cltrgy- men^ and half at many lay members as are in this Diocese of Ontario. pioceie over thirty thousand sonls of professed church-membcTS either without pastoral ministratioa at all, or at least, vrith but such irregular and casual ministration as may be given by a Clergyman taking charge iinglehanded of a district so extensive that it should employ four men in- stead of one. Scattered here and there in the back country, "remote, unfriended," are families of our people sometimes in little clusters, some- times far apart, born and brought up in the Church, who are fast being decoyed away by the agents of dissent, whose emissaries are most activo where they find least opposition. Within a few years past we have lost thousands. I am informed by credible persons in my own district, that within the last twenty years the church-people there have diminished to half their originally proportionate number.f There is, therefore, an impera- tive call for men not only to educate and keep in the Church those remain- ing within her pale, but to try and win back those who have so recently forsaken the faith of their fathers. And there is a danger at our doors still worse than Dissent, Inpidblity is laying hold on many whose parents, once staunch churchmen, refused to be charmed by sectarian teachers, and hav- ing none others, in process of time grew negligent and irreligious, and so have Buffered their children to grow up, many unbaptized, all untaught, without a belief in a Heavenly Father, a Saving Brother, or a Holy Spirit. Surely we should lose no time in making an effort to counteract the insi- dious inroads of error, and reclaim the lost sheep to 'the fold of Christ's Church, It should be remembered that we Churchmen, Clergy and Laity in this Diocese, are a body, perfectly free to do what we believe to be right in the sight of God. Untrammelled by State influence, unin- cumbered by an abuse of lay-patronage, and of a grossly unfair, as unequal, distribution of property — abuseu which custom alone renders sufferable— we have the helm of our ship in our own hands, and are responsible to none save the Lord and Master, who has committed to us so solemn a charge, and who doubtless will guide and govern our noble vessel in safety, when, and perhaps when only, we use our utmost exertions to steer aright, and keep a watchful look out for all possible surrounding dangers. I do not deem this remark irrelevant, for it may meet an objection. ORDINARY SOURCES TWOFOLD. With such feelings as' how pressing our necessity for men, and how great our responsibility, let us see what are the ordinary sources of sup- ply. They may summarily be said to be two-fold. The Universities and Collegiate Institutions at home, and in Canada. Now, in regard to the prospect of having educated men from England or Ireland it seems to me perfectly hopeless. No doubt it is as strange as sad that so many t^f^rmersville, the most rising town between Brockville and Perth, PQce had a large Church which was filled every Sunday. The Charck ^ag b\uiw4,:^AD4jo;nr th^pfi ai;e 99t five cbnrch famiUes in the placa. ^ unin- Bons of the Church there should disregard the urgent claims of the Bonse^ hold of Faith. The fact is so. Our Diocesan, to whose eloqnence anS seal both in England and Ireland I can bear testimony, Tisited the toother country last year with the express purpose of enlisting men for this interesting field of labour. After some months, with all the prestige that met his Lordship in his orwn University, where he had a full opportu- nity of explaining his mission, and the claims of his countrymen in Ga« nada — claims specially on the Church in Ireland ; — and while in England having secured the co-operation, if not the sanction, of tlie most eminent prelates, together with the practical support of the S. P. G., and S. P. C. K. ; notwithstauding all these advantages, bis Lordship succeeded fi- nally in obtaining the services of only two ordained Clergymen. No further comment is needed to assure us that we must not expect the edit' ccUed pious young men of England and Ireland to come over and help us in Canada. The truth is, there is employment at home for every one of them. Little more than a month ago, the Ven. the Archdeacon of Sur- rey, in a charge to the Clergy of the Deanery of Southwark, alluded to the failing supply of men. His words afford the best evidence in sup- port of what 1 have stated : " At the present time there was an absolute decrease in the number of candidates for holy ordeis, and especially of candidates from the highly- educated classes of society. Whatever might be the cause of this, it was a subject to which they should direct their serious attention. Never did the Church require a larger supply of intellectual and judicious ministers. The spread of knowledge, the propagation of infidel opinions, all ren- dered it more than ever important that candidates for the ministry should ■be well trained and taught and fitted for their work Here, then, was the first duty of the Church — to raise up ministers for her worship. An appeal must be made to parents to devote their sons to thQ ministry, but, more than this, perhaps one of the chief duties was to raise a larger fund for the maintenance of the clergy, for parents were deterred from send- ing their sons into the ministry, because there were no means of support vow, nor any prospect for the time that is to come. At present, the Uni- versities did not afford means for pastoral training, and it was absolute^ ly necessary that a candidate for holy orders should enter upon a differ^ ent course of training from that w^hich too often characterized an under- graduate's career. Theological Colleges had done much good, but the/ ^id not afford the means for parochial work, they were few and far be- tween, and they were too frequently connected in the public mind witk a peculiar school of theology. He thought the cathedral establishments might be made more useful than they , are in training men for the minis* ttry ; hut perhaps the best plan immediately available would be for a young manj on going through the usual curriculum at the University, to be trained for a few months by a diligent, earnest minister." What is true of England is equally true, of Ireland. To my own know- .ledge nearly all the young men of any talent, who do not happen to Joy Grown patronagei or'I^iseopal affinity, bave for the past &w gone to England.! We maj, therefore, set it down aa a fact, that if the churches at home do not supply tbemaelTes with men, much lesi can they supply ua. Neither can our own Universities in this Province : I mean those of Trinity College, Toronto, and Lcnnoxville. I believe I am correct in ■tating that the comparatively few students at present in these institu- tions will barely meet the requirements of the Dioceses in which they are reipectively situated. From either of them we may now and then get a clergyman or two, but it is evident that they will always be main* ly nurseries for their own localities ; and further, they will bo availed of only by those who can a£ford to pay for their sons' non-residence at home, ag well as the university expenses. Have we many such men of wealth tn this Diocese ? I do not wish to say a word that may disparage either of those excellent Institutions. Nay, I presume and trust that our gen- try who have sufficient means will always give their sons a Universily education, and the more of such men we get the better. With that nothing that I have to propose can interfere. But the very fact that both these colleges are at such a distance from our Diocese in itself is an obstacle to the young men of our middle class seeking through them ad- mission to the Ministry. In the time to come, when our population in- creases (which is doubtful, from the constant tide of westward emigra- tion) we may perhaps have a Collegiate Institution of our own attached to the Cathedral Church. Meanwhile, for the ensuing twenty or thirty years, where are we to procure ministers for onr thirty thousands of church- people, to say nothing of filling up the ranks as places are left vacant? To this important question the proposition I lay before you gives an an- •wer. THE HEAL SOURCE OP SUPPLY. Fsou OuBSBLVES. From ourselves — the young men, sons of our rei- jtectable yeomen, extensive land-owners, a numerous class with us in this Diocese, and all comparatively well off. These young men, manjr of them have received and are receiving an excellent elementary and ge- neral education in the Grammar and Common Schools, where, by gain- ing such distinctions as may be obtained there, they evince a capacity for a higher order of instruction. My own experience, as well as that (^ nany clerical brethren, gives the assurance that we have an abundatft uaterial from which to take our supply — a material of no mean charac- ter. Many of these young men are at present engaged in school-teaching, an employment in which they have leisure to prosecute their own private studies. Being well acquainted with the Common School-teachers of the :|:For ten or twelve years past the theological standard in Dublin has been raised so high, that while it has debarred numbers from studying for ctdcts. It has produced a class of men who can compete saccesfifully for ttfB«i(±«ndowswilts of English toy muDifiocace. Kational Board and the Church Education Society In Ireland, I can atat« that those trained in Canada arc of a far higher grude in Society, with in- finitely sujterior manners and address. All that is needed is to ulTord these young men frtcilities for learning a certain amount of classics, and •omething more of theology. They can themselves acquire, or have ac- quired, a useful and practical general knowledge of Knglibh Literature and Mathematics. And these facilities are just such, 1 think, as may be given by the existine; Chrs;y of the Diocese. In the Grnmniar Schools scattered throughout the country all the elements of classics and malhe- matica may be acquired. Cannot the Clergy thcmaelva supplement these elements, and impart a serviceable knowledge of Theology ? The question has been pressed on me by a valued and thoughtful friend, whose favourable opinion as to the proposed plan I was glad to have re- ceived — as to what amount of classical knowledge I should deem suffici- ent in a candidate for Holy Orders. To this I answer, such a knowledge at would enable any young man of ordinary capacily to prosecute his ntudiet by himself. In Theology, a thorough acquaintance with the Greek Testa- ment, added to a liberal training in the Evidences of Christianity, Ecclcf ' iaitical History, Biblical CrilicLtm, and tfie Bible itself, — this, as a founda- tion, should be expected of every person about to act as teacher in the Church, and this, I believe, may be imparted to our intelligent young men in the method to which I now invito your attention. To begin with tbs Divinity Studbntb. — THE PLAN PROPOSED. 1. I would permit young men vrho have attained a certain age, say twenty years, or eighteen, and who can produce a suflicient evidence of their having received a good elementary education — such as aflrst-cUut Teadier''s Certificate or a Certificate of constant attendance for five years «t a Grammor-School — ^to be eligible for instruction as Divinity Students, They should of course be young men of good repute, as having been con- firmed, and regular attendants at Churcli for three previous years. 2. I would have these young men, under the title of Divinity STrowfTB at once enter on a course of reading in Classics and Theology ; that course to extend over three years, with however a permisfiion to the sto- -dtnt to present himself at the final examination at the close of bis second year's study. 3. Each student should send in to the Clergyman of the Parish, hit name, residence, age, &c., according to a printed form, to be transmitted to the Bishop together with a Certificate of liiharaoter, and on his liord- ibip's approval, the student might then present himself before the^Local Board of his District. 4. In the intervals between the examinations, the student might residt WiiSMTer he pleased, always notifying the Clergyman of the Pariah. 6. These Ezaminfttions to bo Mre* tocat^ at two of which attfndanet thonld bo compulsory,— held say in Hilary, Trinity and Mlchaelma* Terms,— besides one general annuul examination at Kingston, wliich latter should be passed, before the student could advance to the next yoar'i course. 6. Tlio Annual Examination, at which rewards for distinguished an* Bweriiig should bo given, to comprise all the subjects supposed to be gone through in that and previous years, and after the third and final cxamina* tion, the student to receive a Testimonium and be presentable to th« Bishop for Deacon's Orders. It i^ nut intended that this shall interfere with his Lordship's usual examination of Candidates. 7. Each student should pay a fee, say of £5 per annum to defray ne- cessary expenses, and an additional £5 per annum, — this latter to b$ returned to him at tho expiration of the course, for the purchase of vest* ments, &c., &c., on his entering the ministry, and only in such an event. [Some payment I believe to be indispensable. The best gifts are little valued \f they cost nothing ; and there should be some small guarantee of good faith on the part of those tvho engage the time and labours of the Clergy that they mil prosecute their studies to a close.} I now come to what is perhaps the most important feature of the proposition : — The Examiners. — 1. I propose that there should be Loc.^r. Boards in different distrioti consisting eacli of three Clergymen, Graduates of some University, and M many Boards as seemed fit to the Lord Bishop of the Diocese. 2. These Local Boards to bo nominated by the Bishop, and at the fint meeting to elect each its own President for the year. 3. The Local Boards to meet in the respective districts and hold an examination in the course prescribed three times iu each yoar as aboT* proposed. Beside the Local Boards I propose that there should be an EouoATioMAfc OoDNCiL OR College— 1. Composed of the Bishop, the Archdeacon, Dean, and the Presidents of the Local Boards. This College should manage the Divinity Students' Fund, one of its members being elected Bursar, another Proctor anA another Registrar to perform the respective duties of such officers. 2. This Educational College to draw up a Classical and Theological <3urriculum for the Term, and the annual examinations. 3. To meet in Kingston once In each year and hold a General Szamiii»> tion as above proposed. 4. Their expenses to be paid out of the Students' Fees. THE ADVANTAGES OF 8U0H A PLAN. Ths AboTS is • rough otttUae of the plan I propose. Of coons 4b« dotails mKjr be modified, and muat remain for future disoasiion. Pennit me to say a word or two on the advantngcs [as tbey seem to mo] of that preparing our own young men for tlie ministry. 1. We shall have, those whose preliminary education will be a p:uaran- tee tlmt they belont; to the highett grade of our ' JqricuUural population ;— who will be uxe/ul, for they will be fully acquainted with the habits and circumstances of the counti:y, — far more ready than strangers to accom- modate themselves to a rudo and rough mode of living, and who, I main- tain, will be far better trained for the pastoral office than English or Irish neophytes, coming out to a strange latid, with a few months' Theological study and no parochial experience whatever. They cannot fail to be retpected, for they will have acquired before the eyes of all a character for piety, industry and steadiness, and they will be all the moro thought of ti they pass through their studentship with distinction. 2. We shall have mm all of one tchool in Theology^ — a great advantage now enjoyed by our Diocese, and which we should endeavour by all means to maintain. 3. The whole body of the. Clergy will fed a double interett in the progreat and training of those with whom they arc shortly to be associated. In their respective parishes every assistance will be rendered by the Clergyman, who will have known the young man perhaps for years, who will still watch him now with an increased regard, — and thus every possible pre- caution will bo taken that nouR enter the sacred office with a stain oa their reputations. 4. Will not our people contribute more liberally and cheerfully to the Stu- dents* Fuiwl, when they know that it is directly for the benefit of their own children as well as for that of their own church ? Will not the wealthy farmers— in whoso families there is usually some lad to whom Providence has given a brighter intellect, as to others a more robust frame, and who cannot leave to every child an iaheritance of land — will not these farmers be glad to'contribute liberally to that fund, that comei back to aid them in raising their own sons to the noblest position, the highest profession on earth ? 6. We shall have at once a machinery at work that will accomplish our object at a minimum cost. The chief expense will be that of Classical and Theological books, of wUch latter every Clergyman requires a certain nnmber. But even this expense to the Student may be diminished, if there were a good Diocesan Lending Library (the nucleus of which is already formed) in which might be many copies of the Standard Divinity works, 80 that for a small annual aubscription Clergymen and Students, or for that matter any lay members of the Church, might, under certain regulations, borrow the books for reading at home. <■ ^. If saoh 4 system as I have proposed be carried into effect, it may 8 bring us near a solution of the Diaconate question. It is evident how young men recognised as Students for the Ministry, if otlierwise qualified by aga and attair.raents, may at a certain period of their course, say in the se- cond or tliird year, be employed advantageously as assistants to the Clergy; and even receive a small stipend, if the Student's Fund permit- ted. Originally it was my intention to have introduced this matter into the proposition itself as part of the reward for diligent Students. On re- flection, it seems to interfere with the Episcopal pr^'rogative, and I have therefore left it with other tilings for future consideration. No doubi tha Bishop himself will hold out every encouragement to those j'oung men who are likely to bring honour to the sacred oflice, and advance the cause of the Church. And now I leave this proposition in the hands of the Committee. If I have stated too many details it has been simply with the object of giving to the scheme some distinctive shape. ' All these can bo subsequently modified. The Preliminary Qualifications, the Terms, the Duration of the Course, the Subjects of Study, the Fees, the Number of Local Boards, are matters that will require serious deliberation hereafter. At present my object is to invito discussion on the main features of what I have pro- posed. The two questions, in answering which I presume the Commit- tees will have no difficulty, and which I have taken as postulates from which to start, are, — 1. Where are we to look for our permanent supply of Clergymen, abroad or at home ? 2. If at home, have the existing Clergy the means and ability to take in hand the j}reparation of candidates 1 These questions having been answered in the only way in which I con- ceive it possible, we may then discuss the best method of preparation, and the proposition, above suggested, or any other, may be,considered. That there are many difficulties in the way I do not pretend to deny. But to be deterred from some prompt action by difficulties while our necessities are so pressing, is to be unfaithful to the Church, and negligent of those precious immortal souls that are perishing before our eyes. May we not hope that this new Christian year shall not close without our seeing in operation some well-organized plan for providing men for the Ministry And in preparing and carrying out that plan, may the Head of the Church give us grace and wisdom to do all things for the glory of His Holy name, and the edification of His redeemed children. T. BEDFORD JONES, M. A.. Innmhmi of Mission of Kitley. FrANKVILLE, CoiT.NTV TiRKnS, } December 1, ISGH. ^