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AT THB OPBHINO OF THB
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fWENTY -THIRD SESSIQN
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T. THK Members of the Diocesan Svnod of Nova Scotia :
Dear Brethren,—
We have not to travel backwards over very many vears in nr^a.
to reach a time when the interest of the Church neonZ of fhf» n; ^'^
was almost wholly absorbed by their ow^naffaiffT^^^^^
hi't'W^^'^"' ^-"^ caused the attentioa of aKresn^^^^^^^^^
Sll^",'"' <"«««« «l>°uuV represent and rcSSTliS
«io«gh not to any great eilent; and the attempted realfSn of
Metropolitan was decIarXi^k^A^^hbl^^^^ wL^elecI^^?
the House of Bishops its President, and Primate of aM Canada K
the same session It was declared that all MetroiSlitansin r«"nal
should be sty ed Archbishop, by which titleX E Se?en^ Tnhn
Travers Lewis, elected to succeed the late S Send jl'"
Medley, as Metropolitan of the. Ecclesiasticll Proving of Cana^^^^
has since been known. This action, commonly spoken of ai, " ffc
and appreciate the significance of the step Which ha^ been SkPn
and then giVe such counsel and support aS^ m^y enSe tlm , S
Church to act w sely and efficient forthT h^^ifit f •* ""^®**
?nr f h."rj"'^"°''" ""^^ unrepresented, and effective? to^rovfde
for the needs of new settlers, while they are being educated^fn S
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' ' li"* . ^ Him and faith in Kmmkl^rjf '^^ '^^ covenaSJ : and
mv ^ fA fet me .uid a wilS of c^^unii S"?*"' ^««"'*r)y WinJ
pay to the Lord one-tAnt h /»f *ii iu . »S®'' '' ^ wiser to sav '^ J/n
dear Son, is. accepted " in C h ^•*"? sacrifice and death of w?i
. hlewmge, are communiStfd fn »E. "' '5^®' »"d all other SS.S
• Mmistei-s, we may weU gfvrhi^ *if ^^^ u°f *^« P«opirby gSS •
sown unto you 8niiini«rfV.- • *? '"« exhortation •-!'• Tf » u *
"pen t h i s a iigg o.^ fJQn. "^ wouig acoept anri ..> .a. !-.. "• f
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. from our midit. . *^'"P'«le'y and finally roof out thw iniquity
by -e'ro^r^t.fe'i^'lJ^ has been furnished me
la-t t,5renty-five jftfrt'and l am tht^T \^^" J^f^^^ "^^^'^l i" thi
ationiaaforetw^of thrK«iHm^^^^^^ ''^f«' that this amelior-
shall be a thing oi' the naft anShf i ^ i^ ''*'®" ^*'« '^^'^'^ «y8tera
Hlwa)^ have the haSdhC ofJh^ir liT.''"'"'" *"^ fisherman sha^
Ward conditions of toil anil exoo^um ^' generally earned under
-bdependence and manS ffih Js^lXfiS^"^ ri «'^™^"' «*'
the present state of thmgs la^ wUoU^«fhipo68ibie so long as
plejS lirjilty^&a'?^'^^^^^^ our Svnod. ^
and honored MetropoHtan of tHi« EnH "/T'^i ^S^ ^."^'' ^^ '^^« aged
of mine are needed opronounc^^^^^ *^''^^"««- ^oword^
aught to the universal teitiSnv^f'" ^"'**^' "«' co"'^ they add
'" which Bishop Serw«?a"^:JE'/:^t««'",.'»nd veneration
he lived down oi»nn«if,v« i ''^Rt'" his own diocese only harl
were his a^lvtr^i^rbriS'S*^ '^T -''o tft one^tiZ
tience was rep(>8ed in hik iSSn ' >•"? ""^"'^ of Canada, con 6-
. upon all impoSant nues ioni^fc?n; m""* H'-J^here his opinion
her poHcy. c'Jrried SeSlu ; wlS^ -^^^
th.e ablest ajid best chuichmS were^ aS ^"^^ft'^es of Aiiterica,
. friends: and in England !?« w ! l« J" ^® V^''''*"^^ «"'ong his
cherishing the tenderStAffPonlfT'* "^ 'he man who, while
whole heSt to that'SS if StiS;" and"M'''n'""^' liad giWn hi^
^was. verily, a Fathpr in rLi V. ' **"" "^ Diocese \o which he
, att^d hi/funefahi .."iL' Setcitv TyZ\ ^''l^''^^^ 'o be allowed t^
place testified to his worth an lL?L ^'^^ericton, «^rhere the whole
hut re-echo M^PZ^^^X^ZZ'^^ ^ ««^"ot^
grave, just heneath tho^ast w ilow oC f hi^"'?. '^^ ^'*"" ^^'^ ope'> •
^ day, and say^ "^' window oi the€athedral, on that solemn
" father, in Thy gracious keeping.
Leave we now Thy .Servant sleeping "
Massachusetts was taken to hi? relt ' A ^ ^^ l'"^^^' ^'^^op of
pulpit was matchless-whn oLhf ■ ^ - T" "^^"^^ Power in the
^rvbur of Wesley o7whitSdtt'"< "'"'• -^^ 'Evangelical
Maunc , the singular lucidity of pi/* ''^^^ iP"7^"*' '"«'ght «f
Henry Mel ville~%ulllyweilLnLnJnH'^ eloauence of
eager listenm on W^sTdes of Z ah'T^^^P^'I^^ ^'•0"g« of -
torrent speech bore urK)n ite rLhiL^ \"^'''' ^ ^^'^^^^ souls the
mdissolub^relationshiiUfoSi !i'"^ '^*'®*'» '^^e message of th6
'Hid held upon tSspfrite Sd ^^i'lCJf''' T^ ^i?^^' ^hich ^
8;^ame, to the nobility and honnnr™Kr"U''*''" degradation and -• '
the truth, thafr they are in verv d'^S t^^^^ to those ivho realize
Lord Almighty. I^t kSoSing tharh« 1?"^' *"^ daughter ^ the * .
iys death me^ me in MonTSf Sl^n T*l ^ven sick, the news of
sliock of a «t«nning blo^and L w«^ -^f ^ ""'V''^ ^^^^^^ w"h the .
Bolemn feeli4 thu^t I f Jnd mysT aT fh« P''°fo»"^«l^ h"^ble and
Committee of the DiocSe of M^^^i^ifi h® '^"^' P^ ^^^ Standing
a month, and doing the wo?k S SfiS?' «<^"Py'"« his place fe^
««ci» **e was BO jjSrfectly unique as. f. man.
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the elements of greatness ? Another warm heart has ceaapd toh^nf
-another encouraging presence has been iithdraw^-anoK
S^t^'es^^'^^^"--^ '^ thli?^^re7ch^SSrw\tiSn't
. Frqm amongst ourselves death has cut down two of the elder nf
the clergy, the Reverend^r. Edward Elisha Budd Nichols for mo?e
than iorty years Rector of Liverpool, a man higfiy reearded for
- soundness of judgment and great ability, to whS I am toW Bishon
ences which he let them learn for themselves ; wlJSSis a^Sti
fully as Rector of 8. Paul's, Charlottetown,^SeS?d Island'
where he delighted to preach '' the unsearchabirriclSrof rS »
calhngsmners to -repentance by earnest Shor tatVon. and se^^^^^^
Sedt^cS^hv^JV^^ ^^ conscioi^y becomf
SStinhTtTheX^e^K^^^^ '' ^^--P-' '^^ Ho'y Ghos?
" TS^S'^^^J^^^'fl^® ™17 «*y' «« S. Paul said of Onesipborus
ao wei to toliow. The infirmities of age gradually undermined hi«
to XJlf«'' "<?V^' '*«*. ^^ ^^^"'^ "»dlr their wight, and '"pJsiS
^ to where beyond these voices there is peace." *^^^
\»rr?K/®^*''^M ^^u^? tremendous blo^y of his daughter's sudden and
ternble death, who in an insUnt was carried from time into eternUv
^mI^*^- i}^"*'^ was Ill-fitted to beai- up under an attiK ilfi
nStT. fT">"" '^«« months Ler. and? after a few dav?
ffl^.?HT^ll"^ away, cheered and sustained by the proSise^^of
tfuTf"^^ ^""^^T who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the ?om
fSi ^^^"'•^,H"«^°°^" f«^ «**»"ch fidelity to thcSS viJwsS
oi Knowing that he possessed the respect and hieh i-eirard nf hi.
f!ir:;°'i"^"'' T'^y °/ ^^'^o™ sdught^unsel froShi^S knuw^
1^ h^ ix 'rp^"^"^«' '^"^ »'- j-» -th usi'irnghoSo:;
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• Wo are able to rejoic ^hougb they na »te so \ar ft-ce,
^betiin? n«'^deavonng \« "leed,vvhen, it v^i«-
3eupontbem.yf^,|oma W be^iCe receipt t^vei House
K tbe B«Viop of ^^|ecretary-a»^g^cretary of tbe i.
Xuld have a CWnc^ ^^^^^^^^ Lay ^^.^^^^ ,894.
\etter from ur^*^ Mostbbat-. "^
respecting «• c„,.*,x.
respecting it . ^^^^ S^f^rovincial SynoA J^
«^. „n"h« B»''°P.u. l«t m'"""? *; .wl this Di»»!? J,' 6roJi»««l ''*
Oiocew o' """.jt ti,, other MS ^^ |,„m «'"'-;. BteI>°C "' Tta »«»<■
^y (.loog "'J5o0.00 V" *°fS;,M » "<*"""ht Secretary. »»* '"if *«
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unsparing work of the Kev. T. S. Cartwright, Rector of Holy Trinity
Yarmouth a Missionary Conference was held in that very live town'
at which addresses were made on the various aspects of ihe Mission
* leld both Domestic and Foreign, and the members of the Conference
took counsel with one another, both by open discussion and in private
conversation, as to how to make what exists more efficient, and to
extend the operations so as to influence for good a large number
11 ')o?Pi''*"''y of the good peopleof Yarmouth is gratefully acknow-
ledged here, as it was thankfully partaken of by those who were able
to attend. J trust that it may become an understood thing thai on
any yenr m which there is no meeting of the Synod there shall be a
Missionary Conference. The result, arising from the Conference,
that will I should think, be felt by you ail as the most gratifying
and hkely to issue in large benefit to the Church, is the surrendering
by the Rev. Thomas Crewe Mellor, of the pleasant iindeomparativelv
easy and comf9rtable Parish of Dartmouth, to take up the poor and
scattered Mission of Halfway Cove, with Cole Harbor and White
Head, and to look after the few sheep at Guysboro. Most sincerely
do 1 wish him God speed in his new field and trust that he may do
good work for the souls of men in that part, where the interests of
the Church are at a low ebb.
I suggest to the Synod the advisability of appointing a committee,
to make the necessary arrangements for the holding of the next
Missionary Conference, the selection of the place and time, drawing
up the programme, and securing readers of papers and appointed
speakors— or else, that all this work shall be assigned to the Board of
Home Missions, which would, perhaps, be the better way of manag-
ing the business. *
I am personally thankful that the Bishop of Algoma was able to
be at the Missionary Conference at Yarmouth, where he preached
one ot the sermons and also helped by his speeches and counsel to
give point and efficacy to the practicjftl side of things ; and also that
he could visit two or three of the t^arishes and give addresses on his
work. Its greatness and its needs, thereby creating a vivid and
personal interest, m the place of what was, in many minds, previously
matter of sentiment ; as well as bringing his splendid personality and
strong character to bear upon the people, who henceforth will, it is
to be hoped, contribute liberally, for the work's sake indeed, but also
because they are convinced that the work is under the management
ot a wise and far seeing leader, who will look to it that all funds
entrusted to him are rightly and judiciously expended. Very
urgently do I commend the needs of our own Missionary Diocese to
the heartfelt interest, the fervent prayers, and the generous support
ot our Church people ; hoping that theil- contributions will sensibly
help towards relieving of all anxiety, on behalf of the temporal
wants of his clergy, the heart and mind of the Bishop, who, through"
the force of his ready sympathy, makes their cares and fears his own.
Among the events of 1893 must Be specially noted those which took
place on All Saints Day. Never before in the history of the Church
in this Province have such things occurred injm p»rt of it, for then
at Spnnghill Mines a handsome new Chol^fwas consecrated, a
U)ttage Hospital dedicated, and a Parish mMe visited, all which
works owe their inception to the vigorous mind, and their successful
accomplishnient td the energetic action, unwearied canvassing, and
J!?g°P?jy P'gfa'th of t h e R ector, t h e Rev e r e nd WHlkm^harlea Wil ao i v-
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PuU,>H.^ Aumherin January, mS-Iu January, ISOSrWhen I becan mv
^;>r</ /-«<-/There were 16. p-wiouwu
«/M'je i«^— 22.
December 5//»<— Number unusually small— 8.
P reiHiredf or Ixl Communion— U.
Baptisms— One Adult.
Deatlis—W. .
Burials — 9.
Visits— 112.
■Cornvtunions made — 43.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Cl'thbert Willis,
Acting Chaplain Victoria General Hospital.
We have sore ifeed of more clergy and the speedy division of
several far-too-large parishes. The da/ after beinfat SprinS. I
attended a meeting of the Amheret Eural Deanery, and the n any
opportunities for the prosecution of work among our own Church
.Kin'^^'^f P''o^'^'«'^Hye of enthusiastic hopefulness, while the need
ot men and means, without any ability to see whence either are to
come, was chilling ,n the extreme.' Take the Parish of Stewiacke
tor instance,-be8ide8 the Parish Church, there are Mission ChurS
SH?it!!°"f S"" ««JVce8 at Shubenacadie. Dutch Settlement. English
^ro Eff'- n'"fK-''E' ^f,^^-^.' ^^^^^""^ «oad, Oldham. OakHeld'^and
Brookfield. Or, think of Maitland, with Kennetcook, Northfield, Five
Rni'i „r; ^?''^^ Maitland, Noel Road. Georgetown and Indian
Road all to be servetl-or, Parreboro', with Five Islands, Port
Orenlle, Diligent River, Black Rock. Lakelands, and Moose Rive"
What one man can do all the necessary woj-k in any of th«^
iT-"T i"^'^ thewprkis not done, and done i^arly and
theS Jh'iiy"'"'"!?.^' 't" ^''^'' P«oP»««"ffer. theinlerists of
the Church enflTer, and the sheep get careless about feeding in " the
from Kr ?''fhr'*> '^^ '^TI ^^ S'^etness." and are alienated
i.iLi^' n f^**^'' "**' sink down Into godless indifference and
irie igion. 3ut it is not as if these three Parishes were all that are /
1 JNn»*'*'"'''^r "*/ "ceding additional clergy and subdivision-they /
wh«^- r/'P'if °^ '?*"^: ' ''^"?' T ^h« o*''®' hand, there are plac%
where It in be com ing increas ingl y difficult t6 find the means of^
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But. Mini) we nrine to the privilege of exercisinc such a faith mii^h^
new oiocese. It is made a sine qua non to obt«inine the consent nf
d'clia^s^'sLn riK *f '"?^' «T °' "«* '^ thanVrt/KsanI
naiiars, shall be raised for the endowment of the new See ThisV
would secure an income for the Bishop of about two thousand doK
xiiTdTJ ffv" ""'''""?^ °^ sufRcient^trustworthiness c3d be yund
\ielding five per cent mterest. I think we might reasonably ask
become "hi'^See ';^f^'\^l'^Chnrch people of the'planrcrwould
rp^s^totus'^' ''"''' ''''- '^ ^«^'*«- >- h'ot^'s^tS;:
It would be at) unbounded satisfaction to me. if those who can do
so would now come forward, and give the monev.bu I an ^lo "an^
gumeot their doing It ; for. I doubt whether tlTey are as vet eon
m^ffJvif^ •/".'^' "V'^^ ^^^y ^*^«' that necessity! thev h^k the'
motive for instant and generous giving. And therefore I shall fiM
back upon a plan which ha« presente.i itself tomv mbd S mi i"
TouX fact'tl^/bt^' "•^'il'^ ?*■ ^^«^y"«d i communicaieT J ^
S^i .tvf for Sho P had receiv.-d a letter from the Secretary 5f the
/Sfa vear W^Tr^'^^P'^ the Gospel, stating timt the incomlof
^20,3 a } ear derived from the American Coiohial Bishomics FuJid
while It would be continued to me so long as I reiSKshon of
this Diocese, would almost certainly be diverted eChSe «pm? t e
one hTo?lhf f '^- ^r- ^f-*' I ^'^^Z '' '-^V nii'id to offtha^ if
I nn u ^ reqnnedsum (i.e. twefity thousand dollai-s; produc-
ing an income ot One thou^ind dollars a year, be provided brtU ^
end of five years from the present time, *I will theniSeJ tE
sum of ^203, which is just about the other thoimn^d d^ai n^?
?n? nT/p'^""''^-^' the ncomeyind will endeavour to gVt the S^iK
lor the Propagation o\ the Gdspel to allocate it to the new Se^ In
perpetuity. I do not. at presentrsee my way to promise thi. at' a
eai-^ier date than fi ye years hence, but. if the L?oS should be mis
in a less time I would do anything within my power short Si
t'&s 7fh'I f ^'^'- .^"" T'" ««« ^hat thi^ S car?; w^ h ii
h^?v,T i ^ assessment on the parishes included in the new See
hn T «h ^f/*P^"' V^ '['^ ^y"^'^ «"^ the income of the Brshon
but, I should ^iiope that, by the end of the suggested . eriod tL
ITl-fv,'"^^ ^"'J ^^"J^h^ 80 developed, that ^fo Wxiiy i^ed be
trL i-t'^^*''* *° '^^, ^^/'"^'•' 'f "«' ^'«« the latter, of tS I
Hnn ^.Ak-'^T PI^'P*^' ^^ ** P'^«<'^'c«' '^'"d, looking to the r?al za-
sSon ''•'''* '"''^■^* ^'^'^'^ hy the «ynod%t its present
tho^nf i?^®'"r"l/*''' '^^ '^ ''^^^ 'hat this does not look towards eivine
the Bishon of Nova Scotia less work, for he would W more thaS
enough lef to do, could this, and more than this, be at once effected
Sri L n" t **i?-^ * ^T^ hurden off his mind and heart" and enabl^'
him to make his work more effectual, and to bring himself fni„
coeer relation, not only with the clergy but with the peoXgeier?
ally throughout the Diocese. Let me not fail at this point to elnrS
my devout hankfulne88 to God for the most deligffl drawlS S
geth^of BiBhop and clergy, and my gratitude to them aSfoi theS
gSBgwSuB hospitality, unfailing kindgess. hearty c^yp^la ?on and
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poBsibifitiM for S tSfthT vn^ ^" "^r*^^?*- ^' coiitainft untold
fathers >iSch& of thPn^ffT" °^ 5^'"' ^"^ ^*^««fo'e ^o the
objects Qf our aSoSs JoLSni ^''"T''^"' ^.'^^ «h«""d be tfee
priperity o^ihrSTch and nf %rt P^'V'"'^"' interest. Ae
?ouAg men, for tLyS be called tn^^^^^^ ^^""^i "P^" '^«
Hness h^ promise of th«' Mfo ^u^^ '^® membere eodly ; and " gof-
any parish, and therlpwv will V fl!!i ' ? " should be welcomed in
. bei the benefit StheKun^f SZvh'^l'''^^%'''t^^ «"«">-
thV^yoiln^K&S^^^^^^^
ITS ih^S S r?r ^^^^^ ^s^rsfusl'^shTwl
ficulty of coZlir^ting^hes^^
sentence of epiKrammatfc mZJr^T^ ^- ^i P^^ciple in a short
that is hid wff S in GfS ' 'in nrH^'^^f fpr deepening the " life
" life that is now livS in the fl^h " th^rLl? ^^^ ^'^'e Hving of the
new aspects of truth and mShriia f l^^'^"^ tpiearn new truth,
upon others ''for the spread of t^e KW^*'''"^^ Jhe Gospel to be*;
V men." From the (SSveTons the membf^^"2turn^.^^
homes w th renewed zpal RnH />r.«J»„i^*u ! ™ to their respective
work, for notWn^Sse «mn »S hff ®' there to pray and watcli. and
Him and ^ ® ''^ '""® '^^^'r sacramentum to .
"Speak no slander, no, nor listen to it
^ But lead^ sweet lives in purest chastity
• • . . Keep down the base in man,"
and learn
I
S A„ 1 ' \\^^^^ thought, and amiable wor.Is
> And courtliness, and the desire of faipe, , * ,
And love of truth, and all that makes a man."
Schod forofris-ie^tw^ei; SJxtr^d*^ «>"*'r^P^'«r"*>'°f '^^ t^hurch.
may call the normS numLr Th« .«! ^ ^ '^'"''^^'■l ^*°« °°* '^^^^ one
those who know anythlSL of wh«f .-.T^**™' "f T^^u''" *•'" "nd««tood by
and teaching »rmany. a,5 keoT morL thTi?*^ "' ^}T' '" «"P«rintendinJ
of the instrfotion of ^p«p?l»t'm:sra?e'';v'e'rSirred ^^^^^^^
foand necessary to add to the staff T l^rvT ' ,. ' " ** ••»ould be ^
may take place^in tie numW o?schoIarT«nfrr^P**"*^'"« augmentation '
relatively increased. I am told tS„ I' *^** ""Y expenses maynot be
to start a simiS-tek J whiS^n^f K !"** w on foot in New Brunswick
until the estebUshmS'arwtd^Thich ^'X^M^'l^r^'^'"''.
rooted inle hea^rts^f l^^roT thi ^^ 't^Tint' ^^ To
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chance of injury would be clone it by the aetting up of a aimiiar aohool. I
fear we may lose several pupils from New Brunswick, as it will of course
be more convenient to parents residing there to send their dJaughters to a
place nearer their homes ; and, the love of change, which ii^uenoea many,
will operate to make them trv the nearer school. Still, we mnst feel gratified
at seeing our example copied, for ,,',' imitation is the sincerest flattery," and,
if they can succeed in giving as good an education, at as reasonable a
figure, together with that tone and spirit which pervade everything of °
which Miss Mochin has charge, as we are able to do at Edgehill, and we
can keep up our numbers, by attracting to us th^ children ot more of the
parents within oijr boarders, w^ shall sincerely " wish them good luck in
the name of the Lord." I trust, however, that the intention is abandoned,
at least for the present.
I have spoken of ''the love of change" by which many parents
are infiuepced. I am sorry to have to say that I have noticed this
spirit pfovailing to a^large extent, and therefore wish to speak an
earnest word to parentr and guardians respecting it. Any one who has
had experience in education will be ready to oorreborate the assertion, that '
a real injury is done to children by moving them from one school to
another, unlesi there are special reasons which would operate in exceptional
instAnces. Any really good school is characterized by a spirit peculiarly
its o\yn, and has its special traditions, the operation of which is ggod'; and
time is essentially necessary for this spirit to permeate the pupil, and for
these traditions to become operative ^n bim. It is out of the question that
equal good can result from one or tWo years attendance at a school, to that
wnich would undoub edly be received were olbildren sent to us^t an age^
when they would be placed in the lowest form, and continued until they
had completed the studies appointed for those in the highest, ^>'hat I
would like to see is that which I know of in a boy's school in Massachusetts,
where a parent puts down the name of his son as soon as he is born, for
entrance when he shall be ten years old, and when once sent the boy is not
removed until he enters Yale or Harvard, or whatever other College may
be chosen for the completing of<> his education. By this method the child
has the best chance of acquiring and assimilating knowledge, grows towards
adolescence surrounded oy the best influences, imbibing continually the
Spirit of the school and actuated by its good traditions ; while justice is
done to the teachers by their having several years in which to study and
become famiijiar with the peculiarities ^f individual character, that they
may act and teach for the best interests of their scholars. This plan also "
causes the children to regbi'd their school with filial affection, land enables
them to form friendships both with their schoolfellows abd teache^ which
will be of enduring advantage in the vicissitudes of their after life.
, The Collegiate School for Boys has been completely revolutionisinl. The
building has been renovated and improved, ^e gymnasium enlarged and
remodelled, and the grounds have had no small attention bestowed: upon '
them. Better still, the system of farming out the School and allowing the
Lessee to make what he could in the wav of profit, has been abolis)ied, a
Head master appointed at a specified salary, who is allowed the privilege *
of selecting and nominating his Assistants, 'thereby exercising a real
authority, whUe being subject himself to that of the Board o^ Governors.
^The Head master and his two Assistants are graduates of Oxford And
Cambridge Universities, and thoroug^hly efficient, the instruction is sound
and the systen of moral supervision admirable. Sundry evils which had
crept into the school in former years have been gradually but e£Rtually
eradicated, though constant vi^lj^nce has to be exercised lest these or other
kinds of mischief should oom« in ; and the School as a whole is confidently
commended to the parents of boys as a wholesome place to which to send ^
their sons for intellectual, moral and religions traininK,''a school second to
no ne in aU those advantages which they flHSire for theyr ffhil^r en.
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All this Km not been effected without Merious expense, which, tosether
with that incurred in the repair and modernising of King's College build-
ing, has involved the University in-inost^en^^russing hpanuial difituultiea
—80 much so that, on the advice of the Alumt^^^ie IJoard of 'iJovernors
have given all the members of the Faculty noticethat their services would
not be required after the Rncwnia which has just taken plac^e. Personally,
I deeply deplored this action, us I felt its becoming {(uown to the public
would seriously imperil the success of an appeal f»r aid, rend«T the Con-
dition critical and make the continuance of the College pr<>blemfvtictil, if it
did not doom it to extinctioti. It was the intentiim, however, of those who
advocated this step and succeeded in jjetfcinjt it taken, to enter vigorously
upon the work of retrenchriient by citlier re-engaging some of the Pr<vfea-
Hors on a lower scale of reinunerivti«n, or getting others in tlicir room,
giving more branches of^work to each one, and effecting i-duomies if
possible in various directions, so as to bring the annual expenses within
the annual income ; and to^^liakc a general canvass for donatitms,^ to wipe
out the present indcbtedncsi)^ Whether this is the best ooui'se to pursue,
or not, can only be proved by the result ; but, whatever is finally decked
upon, one tbin'g is abundantly clear, and that is, that if tluvChurch people
of the Maritime Provinces allow KingVCoTIige to be destroyed they will
a(Kc to themselves an indelible stigma of niggardliness in the cause of
higher education, and cul^ble insensibility to the. claims of the venerable
institution which has produced some of Canada's foremost nren in all walks
of life ; while there will be displayed tlje narrowness of bigotry, the mean-
nesa of party spirit, and the cold selfishness which shrugs its snouldiers and
turns carelessly on its indifferent heel, while the gallant vessel which has
ridden out many a ^torm sinks in the glassy waters of neglect, and is em-
bedded in the 'oozy slime of oblivion, and the flag ^ich for a hundred'
years has braved the battle and the breeze in the cau^ of learning and
Catholic Chrktianity, nailed to the mdlst, goes down witl^the ship and is
seen no more. , »' '■ "
Most sincerely do I trust that no such lamentable ctUastrophe shall be
allowed to happen, but that, on the contrary, laying aside all personal con-
siderations, ^nd thinking only of the interests involved, we will all agree tt^
act as one m&n, and by careful and anxious consideration and consiutatipn
with one another, devise plans by whiph they pecuni^,v liabilities shaU be
met. the difBculti'es'snrmqunted, the errors of the pastretrieved.^and the
successful future of the .(college assured. It will require painstaking
thought, prayer^l deliberation, buoyant hopefulness, invincible courage,
great wisdom, Btea<ly perseverance, and arduous w<yk, if it is to oe
accomplished. I am rea[dy, without any private interest to serve, or pef^
sonal schemes to carry, to do whatever lies in my power to adolfit and help
to carry out honestly whatever plan may be decided upon by those whom
the Church at lar^e stiall appoint for this work ; and as we efiter upon
this, whjch must in some sense be a battle, I signal you that " The Church
"expects that '@yery man this day will do his duty." In one thing I am
determined^ that, as in the past, so in th^ future, I will use all mv influenc'e
« in every way that -is open to me, to prevent the College from falling into
the hands of any one party in the Church, and to keep it, as it was always
intended to be, a Chuicti of j|{ngland College pure and simple, where
students beloQgiug to all parties may find a home; a common meeting place '
wh jre - their difference can be discufsed with g.iod tempeV and a disposition
to re&rn, (remembering the saying, fan est et ah hoxte, docfri, ) and where they
can ac(j|uire that r^verepce for the greatness and majesty of truth, and tbat '
toleration towards those who differ fi-om them, which will keep them.
students all their days and enable them to I^ in peace ^it|) their neigh-
bonrs when they enter the larger arenk of cdntiroversy in tll^world, >
>•
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At the* meetjag Jield in LondoHv o n .7th M ay l ost,, ia behalf ijf .mt^
numesake, which is threatened with \the withdrawal of a goverom<snt
>
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grant of «l<OO.w«*- which it hw hitherto enjoyed, the Archbishop of
Canterbury m\d, * there i« no UnivfThjity or rolfege which has ever £«en
* J ^ '^'t^ "^ •" "xteudc/l and high eduoation upon the foes of the
students. . In n,M*.t4»ninff, therefore, an institution like King's Collcffe
which has no found.«4« .,7 Urge .mount, but which is coiif-'^ng an cnor-
>nou» benefit upon 8ocK,t> ,« Bpgland by the number of men tiiat it
educates, it is absolutely ^eoeiMry that there should be paid to it some
revenue from without." .
..«*;^"^'? mutonrfM, these words ajjply to King's College, Windsor, as
aptly as> King> College, Xondon. and that " ?e venue *from withoiit"
!,k"1*^ supplied by the annual collection* in every parish in the Diocese
Mhich this Syn^d has directed shall be made, supplemwted largely by the
" fZr~« J^" ''*'*'°"'' "^ ^^°''* *'"*'"8"* "' *•>« «»'*'«f by inheritance or
acquiremenA are possessors of more money than their neighbours. '
„„ w *'»«• An^uahmeeting of tli^ Alumni Association which was hold
on Wednesday last « statement li^as presented as to a means by which
the expenditure ot the College migk for another year be Vought
vjithm the income. The chief feature of this w«i an offer of the
President and Professor* Butler, Roberts, Vroom and Bober, to contribute
ZtA^T °i M^"" «*.^'r'.*°.'' °' ^''^ R*^^'- ^••- B«*"~n to give up tl"
paid office of Manager, the duties of which will be assumed, together with
thoflo of the Bursar, without salary, by the President Thi; ^nerous and
self-denying proposal was gratefully accepted by the AlumSi and subse-
quently co.mneiufe.l by the imrd erf jGoverftors. who expressed their hoje
..f";i.r mI!^;!- u""" .««°<""'*"y known it imglit stir up the Church people
f the Maritime Provinces, so that we might be able another year toWv to
, these self-abnegating men,-"¥Iour zealTiath provoked vonShny '' It
sl|«uid be understood by every body that the entire. schem^lilWs a smaU
l^lance on the right side for the next year, so tliat by rescinding the reiTo-
lution dispensing with the services of the President and Proflwors, and
reinstating them in their respective offices, the Board is invblving the
^College in no addition to the existing capital debt. '■
forSeSSi^t^rS^M^ Y" 'f *» ^PPoi."**"? by the Alumni Association
S.K^l i'^^n '*«'a'''l of a Pl*n f«r enlarging the representation upon
of th« rII^ Governors by securing the election of a Governor from eSch
of the Rural peanerice in the Maritime Pri-vinces, by which it is hoped
eve^rSlrf«h "'^.Vrif * ^«"*'"« of the College will be manifest^
Lr«.e Church"!!! T#'''^?.°"*»''*„«*'«'"'** *«'**™ being thus secured
it arinHv H • P*°^'* a^i«e, they w'ill extend to it that confidence i^hioh
It ardently desires to gam, and which it h.pes thoroughly to desefVo ; for '
ctev^h.wr"* «°"T""^ '"*''^ manigemeAt Of itiaflFairsrec^gnS^
clearly that they cannot expect active pecuniary assistaiiK so lone
as suspicion as to motives, and mistrust « to*^ method^ allowSf
itter rSL ^^''•' •'Tf'^ ^^ r"- .^o"««« «'"d Schools. I iTuld
^ K« n,Z^ M;.l)rotebt and Warning to those who, professing
to be members, of a. Church which speaks with no uncertain voice
regarding what she be i^ves . tp be the errors of the Church of
Rome, nevertheless. e3tp«tf:^l^eir children in their most' impr««ibfe
years to association with*'
if they are true to their o*i»
who are not in communion v
for their souls seek to influe
perveision and apoatacy. M
imparted in childhood has
daughter has openly joined ti
Ifachers jn Convents and ScbooU who,
"'lai^ there is no salvation for those
Ijjirch. twist but It-f mere pity
•ectioiv 6f what we regard as
[•after y«Mr when the teaching
naturali(|pBlirand the son br.
holidays, would prove strongerthan that which was brought to bear all the
tha Aim^.i ^rf t k "- -aL •v-"^*^" * "y^*" ^^^'^ * »*"^ scores ex oouanr^str^
the expense to their oflspring of the io«a of spiritual freedom^ the (^nslaviog
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;^ kf' **** "i'"* *'y beliefs nn warranted by Holy Scriptol^ the acceptance of
' %hat 'M'hich )et|d* to" arrogmioy and impiety, is plainly repugi(ant to the
Word pf 06d, and oredenoe in blaaphemoun fables ancf dangerous deceits.
It is not.too much to say from the standpoint of the Church o{ England
that to abandon her communion for that of, the Church of Rome is to
exchange the liberty wherewith Christ has mtule tis free for the yoke ofi
bondage, the light of Ipith for the darkness ;of error, and the oommund-
t
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awnmed reg^
paratively f^wStj^^
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i^ons of men. As-4ong as the Church of England
Mthoritative standards the position she has
jdoctrine, though it be only upon a com-
leifjwrticulars, so long all her memlwrs who send
catioit to Roman Catholic teachers- must be regarded
urcH, cruel to their offspring and criminally neglect-
esponsl^litivs. And when this conduct is beheld in tnose who
I opportunity of inveighing ligainst theerfcrs of Rome, or of
jiat the/ call "-the attempts that are being made to unprotes-
e Church> of England and to assimilate her to the Church of
Rome," one f<ars lest' he should hear the Lord say to them, " Woe unto
you, ye hypocrites." - , ' • ^
Let it not be supposed for Ji moment that, in speakijig thus, I am
actuated by uncharitableness towards Chur^h^-of England people who ^t'
in this ivay,. or by otiium theologicum of the Church of Rome, or of individ--
nals within her pale. But the Lord has said-to me, •' Son of man, I have
set thee a watchman, i^ou ahA\t hear the word at my mouth and give them
warning from Me;" and my duty is to '•blow the trumpet and give the
people wanting." What I would do is, to blow such a loud and clear blast
as that even tne-i earl of the' deaf should hear it, and those who have
been slumbering in fancied security should awake in alarm " for the souls
of theiif young children," and withdraw them from the subtle infection of
of that which' i» aa pernicious as it is insidious, and as fatal as it is
insinuating.
And there is another aspect of the educational question the contempla-
tion of which fills me MTith astonishment. I find that we have a Public
School system from which instruction in the truths of Christianity is
excluded, I suppose in deference to the feor entertained by various denom-
inations that the peculiar tenets of one might be inculcate<l to the supposed
detriment of others by gaining the adherence of the pupils ; and yet this
system is so administered that Roman Catholic teacbeni are employed in
schools attended by members of the other denominations of Christians, all
of whom, however much they differ from one another, are united in a
common profession of belief in the Yalsity of Roman doctrine, and an
asserto^rfetesj^lilte of the positiun assumed by that Church. Can it be
credi||ppiit these bodies of Christians, eftch of which atitompts to justify its
existence in a state of separation from the rest, on the ground of its emba-
dying a more accurate apprehension of the Christian revelation, are so
indifferent to the propagation of their ' beliefs, that they do not care to
teach them to any more children than the fractional number who, with
more . or less of irregularity, attend their respective Sunday Schools ; or,
thatth'ey are so divided from one another, that they cannot agree upon
such a aerieii of questions and answers aa would teach, the children the
> elemental facts and truths of Christianity which all th^se bodies hold in
common ; or, that 'they are so biind, that they cannot see that many of
their otyn children are being indoctrinated 'with beliefs and pmctices which
will make them, if not actually to join the Church of Rome, at least
willing tools to carry out, as members of Boards and Committees, any orvic
policy which the rulers of that Church may advocate ? Or,, cannot Chris-
tian people* see that to bring up the young without the knowledge of the
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^ the Day bchool defanite instruction in th^ Christian faith. °'»"«f«° «
Alas • that we should be so apathetic about securit.it a similar hlfl««.n»
Church would be qyickenedVitsbeilgputt'oA^^^ *''* "'•°'*
It has been my happy privilege to visit a few of the Sunday Schools both
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the£d • ''""'*' "* ^''^ y*^""*' *•>•* ">«y "«y »>« wholly g«"ven to ;
In my journeying^ through the Diocese I have been thankful *«*««♦. '
the generallleriousness, and earnest attention to what tK-waL^A" '
manifested by the candidates for Confirmation, indicltilg inuTft LinaSlni *
which „„ p.Uiy .w« J.„,':Shi"2u??.<.iis, •::.»„ sss
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Bolflmnise Holy Matrimony in a privateHwuse, or, even, in the reotor<r.
Whatever qiay Have been the exigencies iX past years, they have largely
disappeared now, and it oaght always to b«|Dsis(ed upon that the C||«rpu
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ing full allowance for the shyness and timidity which often make young
people act awkwardly and smile at the wrong time ; and, I woald ask the
clergy to be very watchful over the younger ones and to see that they are
duly ^mpresHed with a sense of the solemn reality of what they are about
-^nothing less than coming into the very presence of God to. obtain His
bles^ng and the help of His Holy Spirit, and to make to Him the promise •
that they will honestly do the^partin fighting His enemies and endeav-
oring to accomplrsh the life-work He has giyen each to do. And I would
furj^her suggest to my Reverend brethren the importance of seeing, not- .
withstanding the difficulty, in the country places, of getting them to come
to olasKcs for lectures, ur of visiting them for instruction in their homes,
that they not only can say the ('utechism, but that they have an intelligent
understanding of its statements, that they know what are the doctrines
therein treated of, and above all that they have consciously repented them
of their sinful nature and their actual transgressions, and experience some-
thing of the peace of conscious pardftn, and have made the great surrender
of their will to the will of God, without which their religious life will be
' deprived of much of its f(>rce for good to others, and much of its blessed-
ness and joy in their own hearts. The time of preparatiop-^llows of a
clergyman getting very near to the souls of those with whom he has to
deal one by one, and a faithful and wise pastor wiUf know how to create
confidence in hjimself in the minds of his iieople, and to help them to the
possession of of personal interest in the precious blood of Jesus, and a share
in the hope of {everlasting* life through Him. Much thought and prayer
are needed, that the man of God may realise what it in possible for him, by
the aid of the Holy Spirit, to do for his people, and ntuoh practice that he
may become skilful in the word of righteousness, and wise to win souls to
Christ. Most fervently do I di^i\;e that' you m^y so act as to have the
unspeakable joy of seeing many savingly uonvuSriiied to God by your taithful
presentation to them of the message of His great salvation.
There have been Confirmed
1892—556 males. 1027 females. Tc^tal 1583
1893—243 " 413 " " 658
Conaecrated — 6 Churches. 1 addition to Churchyard.
In some parts of the Diocese I have found that the administration of
Holy Baptism is commonly conducted in private houses, and therefore the
congregation of the Lord's people when assembled together have seldom if
ever the advantage of having an ocular presentation made to them of the
blessing of the Holy Sncrament, hearing the clear teaching of the Church
as to the nature and effect of the same, and of being put in mind of their
own privileges and responsibilities as baptised members of Christ's mystical
body. The clergy will probably find it difficult to get parents out of the
wrong way into which they Were probably too easily allow^ to slip in
former years, when distances from the Church were greater and services .
less frequent ; and in which they have been permitted to remain when
they should have been taught better : but I know from information
furnished nie that they c&n be taught the importance of u practice which
they have neglected, and constrained always to bring their children, (as
their duty is in all cases, save in extremity) to the (.'huroh building. And,
when Baptism is administered in Private houses the clergy are hereby
admonished that thoy are to proceed according to the Form prescribed for
Private Baptism, and not to use the Form for Public Baptism, as baa
in some instancesbeen done.
And here I would speak of another wrong which is done, by the clergy ' ' ,< -< '.
■jooaB e ntiDg»,.iM:-too refldily, Tto lhe denamd which ia made opoii themj t o.
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bnilding the House of God, is the only right place for their ioinW to-
gether of man and wife in a union as indissoluble as that of whS "t^is a
~ (Cr.F't^'"''"'' u^^ '?yi"'^' ""ion >hich is betwixt ChSt and Hi5
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I must not forget a reference to the work that is bcinc done bv th«
L^fh f *?k''""' *'>''i»'raDohe8 are organized in Digby and Su^nKhiH and
thaT«n i ^^y T^ '',','^* "" *°°* '° """"y >«"" Panshes ofTI D ocJ^e
hi;i™ Innf^ ^f .""^'^ ^ *'''«°^ *'"»• benefactions far beyond ouTJwn
,?«!/' "'*"»**«^y *^«'' """-o^' the ocean to the Missionaries in Forei^
kS.^tu *^f "'^'a'V'toMs «re occurred in gt. John's, NewfoundUSd bv
S!nl i^' K,? ^''"Vi"! cat)ie.lral. We had all previously icSnecf withlhe
general public m aiding the houseless and needy people but the TZL^i!
Bishop of Newfoundland wrote me— "The total (J1793 V) » i« aJ^
S;rfori?~*'i: ^rr?*^!^^*^** by„a„yXle^'-!!Jf i'l^ ; ^
grateful for it. Included wn the sum was an amount of $101 05 coUeobRd
nne\;::Z" "" ^'"' "^ ** ^- " ^'*'^«'" "'^'^'^ *- *« ««n"rou8 as it was
«inJ^t„°°'^ ^^^'l* *' "^^^^^ l'*^« ''^^^ reported to me are the following —
Co?ntv^toXp*J'""^ °'?lr' ."T^' ^°'n»n «« Liscombe, GuyXro
t;Ounty, to the Colonial and Continental Church Society ^SlfiOO W T w
h*vP„«?i.""'^'"'''lT'*f''.°'*'®'' «»*•"« l«f* *" <-'h«roh objects, of which I
me woJi aWnv'^hnil^Tr '''■' '^-^'^^^ *"^ Churchiardins wTlI ind
Tuf fedglZt^orthl'r i:^ 'iSrsrrttVn'^* 'aTtLtth^e":
mention may stir up others to go4nd do likewise. ^ *^*"^
which
I have received
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Montreal "'On the^better observance of the Lord's oJy" son
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way Kive expression "to your desire to secure a better observance of the
Lor/s Day, believing that it is of National imporUnce. Anything that will I
raise it in the estimation of the people and cause them to regard it as not
theirs but God's, to be used in worshipping and serving Him. not seeking
our owii pleasure nor speaking our own words, but keeping it holy, ought
to be welcomed by us, as a concern of national importance.
I have received the following letter from the corresponding secretary of^
The Domuiion Alliance :—
' _ ToKOSTO, June 13th, 1894.
Rt. Rev. F..CooRtsBY, D.D., Halifax, N. S. ^
Dear Sir :— Enclosed is announcement of Dominion Prohibition
Convention to be held in Montreal on J uly 3r.l and 4th next. The Alliance
Council meeting will also meet in Montreal on the opening day ot tne
Convention. ^ -i
You no doubt, are aware of the work of the Alliance. To our Council
Meeting paoh Church of England Diocese is requested to send four delegates
who wffialso be members of the Conventi(m annqunced in this circular.
If yoirfipcese has not named any person we shall be grateful if you will
k^ly appoint four to attend this meeting. ^-^
♦ dot Workers warmly appreciate what lias bten done for the cause o
tefhnerince by the C. E. T. S. and many lea«lei« of the Episcopalian Church,
and will much appreciate the counsel and co-opt ration of any delegates you
may name.
I liave the honor to be, dear sir.
Yours sincerely,
F. S. Spknce.
Personally, I am not in favor of the movement which has for its object
the enacting of a law prohibiting the manufacture and use of alcoholic
liquofrs, forTnotwithstan.ling plebiscites here or elsewhere, I believe that
the conscience of the oii.inunity is not in favor of such a measure, but,
instead of compelhng its enforcement, would connive at all kinds ot
metht,ds practised for evading its provisions. But 'l^n^'P^n^f ^i?. «°
frightful an evil in the person of the drunkard, so dreadful in its eftects
uuon his family, and afflicts some communities to such a horrible extent-
deadening 80 the public conscience by habituating it to its existence that
it ceases to regard it as a sin-and it brings so many other forms of wick-
edness in its tiain. that we ought to be ready to forego any personal
predilections, and, (insteud of giving a languid acquiescence to some of the
schemes proposed,) by active effort, and diligent aggressive work to do
what in us lies to eradicate the evil, to banish the curse and to. help make
the next generation strictly temperate, instead of leaving it exposed to
the reproach of being enslaved by strong drink. It '"'g^t therefore be
well for the Synod to appoint delegiites to the coming convention, '* bttmg
persons can be found who would be willing to go.for the purpose of hearing
the arguments advanced by the advocates of prohibition, and consulting
with them as to the means which might be adopted for securing its being
enforced, whensoever such a measure should be enacted by the Legislature.
As regards the vote which has recently l)&pn taken on this qnestion m this
Province, I think it should be remembered that while those who are In
favor of prohibition would be sure to vote to a man. many who are opposed
to such a measure are too indiflferent to cast a ballot either way even when
voting for a political representative, while many do not go to the poll a«
ttll : *o that the estimate ought to be, not between those who vote yes and
those who vote no, but between the ayes and the whole number of voters
^m th^ mil • »n.l this T fancy would give a d ifferent result from jhat whi ch -
Waa circulated through this country with soiheJhlHJTJf trluiu^ a mcmtip
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or two ago. Cordial recognition of one another, as fellow workers in the
common cause of Temperance, iiiHtead of denunciation of those who have a
different method from their own, is as necessary in this work as in that of
the Church ; alnd victory waits upon mutual co-operation in both.
Certainly jtherfi is no la^k of subjects before the Church at large to
engage the an:xiofU8 consideration yt>f thoughtful people, uor before us as a ♦"
Synod to demand our painstakinyeffort and brotherly consultation. Hon-
est endeavor to do the workof iihe Chunch, instead of eacli man insisting
upon havitie his own way ; equaflly honest expression of personal conviction,
but without the uncharitable *86rtion that those who entertain a different
opinion are either knaves or f/ols ; mutual coiiciliatipn and the carrying on
of debate with good teniperVand respect : above 411, an en<leavor on the
part^ of each to realize the prAence of God, and consfcioualy to try to fortn *
the habit of subjecting his min(N|;') the guidance of the Holy Spirit— if thib
can be attained, we may well bejieve that our consultations will be to the
advancement of God's glory, the good of His Church, and the welfare of
His people : that peace and 4iappiness, truth and justice^ religion and piety
may be established among us for all generations.
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