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1911-1912
CONTAINING
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF CANADA FOR 1911
GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE DENOMINATION ETC., ETC.
EDWIN D. SILCOX
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Volume No. 39
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CONTENTS
PAGE
Congregational Institutions 5
Congregational Ministers in Canada 8
Congregational Union of Canada 11
Constitution 12
Standing Rules 14
Annual Meeting 18
Ministerial Memibers 21
. Minutes of Annual Meeting 25
■Financial Statement ....•• 48
Report of Committee on Co-operation 50
Report of Committee on Moral and Social Reform 57
Chairman's Address 61
In Memoriam 76
Canadian Congregational Foreign Missionary Society 80
Constitution 81
Minutes of Annual Meeting 83
Educational Secretary's Report 92
Treasurer's Report 93
Contributions 98
Financial Statement 107
Canada Congregational Missionary Society 110
Constitution Ill
Minutes of Annual Meeting 116
58th Annual Report 118
Subscription iList 132
Life Members 14]
Congregational College of Canada 144
By-laws 147
Graduates 151
Annual Meeting 155
Report of 'Governors 156
Report of Treasurer 165
Contributions 169
Congregational Union of N. S. and N. B '. 173
Ministers and Delegates I74
Resolutions I79
The World's Congregationalism 182
Canada Congregational Woman's Board 183
Minutes 184
Financial Statement 188
Provident Fund Society 193
Minutes 194
Annual Report '. 195
Congregational Publishing Company .^ ....]. 200
Report of Directors . , 201
Treasurer's Statement , . ................ 202
Congregational Associations 204
Statistics 208
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CONGREGATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1911-1912
CANADA.
CoNGEEGATiONAL Union OF Canada (formerly of Ontario and Quebec) — Chairman for 1911, Rev. Frank J. Day, M.A., B.D., Montreal; Chairman for 1912, T. B. Macaulay, Esq., Montreal; Secretary, Rev. G. Ellery Read, Sherbrooke, Que.
Co]srGKEGATiO]srAL Union of ]S'ova Scotia and ISTew Bruns- wick— Chairman for 1912, Rev. J. D. Gibson, Kingsport; Secretary, Rev. J. W. Cox, B.A., Sheffield Academy, N.S.
Canadian IsToeth-West Congregational Association — Chairman, Rev. H. A. Carson, B.A, Yiqtoria, B.C. ; Secretary, Rev. John Simpson, 1065 Pacific Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Congregational College of Canada, Montreal — Prin- cipal, Rev. E. Munson Hill, M.A., T).D., Montreal; Board of Governors, Chairman, (vacant) ; Treamirer, Thomas Moodie, 80 St. Jo'hn St., Montreal; Secretary, Alex. McA. Murphy, 48 Jurors St., Montreal.
Canada Congregational Missionary Society — Presi- dent, William Copp, Esq., Toronto; Secretary, Rev. W. T. Gunn, M.A., B.D., 33 Victor Ave., Toronto;" Treasurer, Mr. G. H. O'Hara, 8 Concord St., Montreal; Supt. Immigration, Rev. Frank J. Day, M.A., B.D., Montreal.
Canada Congregational Foreign Missionary Society — President, RevE. C. Woodley, M.A., Danville, Quebec; Secre- tary, Henry Yeigt, Esq., Brantford, Out.; Treasurer, H. W. Barker, 12 Simpson Ave., Toronto, Out.
Congregational Council, Toronto — President, Henry O'Hara, Esq., 30 Toronto Street; Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Copp, Esq., care Copp, Clark Co., Toronto Streett.
b CONGEEGATIONAL TEAR BOOK.
Woman's Board of Missions — Hon. President, Mrs. Mc- Callum, Kingston; President, Mrs. Moodie, Montreal; Vice- President, Mrs. Henry Yeigh, Brantford; Secretary, Miss Louie. M. Silcox, 4 Sussex Ave., Toronto; Treasurer, Miss Emily Thompson, 27 Linden St., Toronto.
Woman's Board of Missions, N.S. and N.B. — Honorary President, Mrs. A. Jenkins, Yarmouth, JST.S. ; President, Mrs. C. E. McMichael, St. John, :N".B-; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. (Eev.) J. H. Sulston, Economy, ]^.S. ; ^nd Vice-President, Mrs. (Rev.) W. Cannon, Lower Selmah; Srd Vice-President, Mrs. (Rev.) W. J. Bevis, Margaree, IST.S. ; Secretary, Miss Ida Barker, Sheffield Academy, I^.B. ; Treasurer, Mrs. Hugh Dun- lap, Liverpool, JST.S. ; Superintendent Mission Bands, Mrs. Elewwelling, St. John.
Congregational, Provident Eund Society — Chairman, Chas. H. Black, Esq., Montreal; Secretary, H. J. Ross, Esq., 180 St. James St., Montreal; Treasurer, Thomas Moodie, Esq., 30 St. John St., Montreal.
Congregational Publishing Company — President, Henry O'Hara Toron/to ; Treasurer, Chas. J. Copp, M.D. ; Secretary, Vincent Ashdown; Canadian Congregationalist and Year Book, Rev. E. D. Silcox, 4 Sussex Ave., Toronto, Editor.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Congregational Union of England and Wales — Chair- man for 1911-1912, Rev Dr. Adeny, Manchester; Secretary, Rev. Richard J. Wells, Memorial Hall, Farrington St., Lon- don, England.
Colonial Missionary Society. — Chairman, Rev. W. S. Houghton; Vice-Chairman, Rev. H. Elvet Lewis; Secretary, Rev. D. Burford Hooke, D.D., 22 Memorial Hall, Earringdon St., London E.C., England; Treasurer, W. H. Hitchcock, Esq.
London Missionary Society. — Chairman for 1911, Mr. E.'H. Hawkins ; Foreign Secretaries, Rev. R. Wardlaw Thomp-
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son, D.D., and Kev. George Currie Martin, M.A., B.D., Office
16 ISTew Bridge St., Ludgate Circus, E.G., London, England; Home Secretary, Rev. Arthur !N". Johnston, M.A.
London Union of Congregational Churches — Chair- man, Rev. T. Eynon Davis; Secretary, Rev R. J. Evans, M.A., Memorial Hall, Farringdon St., London, England; Treasurer, W. H. Brown, Esq.
Congregational Union of Scotland — Chairman, Rev, W. Adamson, D.D., Glasgow; Secretary, Rev. C. Richardson, M.A., 44 Queen's Drive, Crosshill, Glasgow.
Congregational Union of Ireland — Chairman, Mr. T. Farrington, M.A., J. P., Cork; Chairman Elect, Rev. G. L. McLachlan, Sligo; Secretary, Rev. James Lyon, Carrickfergus.
UNITED STATES.
IN'ational Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States — Moderator, Hon. T. C. MacMillan, Chicago, 111. ; Secretary, Rev. Asher Anderson, Congregational House, Boston, Mass. ; Registrar and Treasurer, Rev. Joel S. Ives, Conn.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis- sions^ Congregational House, Bosfton — President, Samuel B. Capen, LL.D. ; Y ice-President, Rev. Henry C. King, D.D., Oberjin, Ohio; Treasurer, Frank H. Wiggin; Publishing and Purchasing Agent, John G. Hosmer; Office in IS'ew York, Four til Ave. and Twenty-'Second St. ; in Cliicago, 153 La Salle St.
The Congregational Home Missionary Society, 287 Fourth Ave., I^ew York — President, Chas. S. Mills, D.D. ; General Secretary, Hubert C. Herring, D.D. ; Honorary Secre- tary, Rev. Joseph B. Clark, D.D. ; Treasurer, Washington Choate, D.D. ; Field Secretary, Rev. W. G. Puddefoot.
The Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society^ Congregational House, Boston, Mass. — President,
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CONGKEGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.
Henry Churchill King, D.D. ; Secretary, Rev. Wm. R. Camp- bell, D.D., T2 Alleghany St., Boston, Mass. ; Treasurer, Henry T. Richardson; Business Manager, Luther H. Cary; Mission- ary Secretary, Rev. Wm. Ewing, D.D. ; Editor of The Congre- gatioTialist, Rev. Howard A. Bridgman, D.D.
CoNGKEGATioNAL, EDUCATION SociETY, 612-613 Congrega- tional Building, Boston, Mass. — President, W. R. Campbell, D.D. ; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Edward S. Tead ; Treas- urer, S. F. Wilkins; Western Field Secretary, Theodore Clif- ton, D.D. Offices, 612, 613 Congregational House, Boston; 153 La Salle St., Chicago, 111. ; Field Supts., J. H. Heald, D.D., Utah; Rev. S. H. Goodwin, New Mexico.
The Congregational Church Building Society^ Aids in building churches and parsonages — Secretary, Rev. Charles H. Richards, D.D. ; Treasurer arid Recording Secretary, Chas. E. Hope, 105 East 22nd St., iSTew York, N.Y.
The Woman's Board of Missions, 704 Congregational House — President, Mrs. C. H. Daniels; Treasurer, Miss Sarah Louise Day ; Home Secretary, Miss E. Llarriet Stanwood ; Editor of Life and Light, Mrs. Chas. M. Lamson.
CONGREGATIOISrAL MINISTERS IN CANADA AND ELSEWHERE.
Andeirson, W. G., Wetaskiwin,
Alta. Alexander, .T. L., B.D., Gianby,
Qiu;. Anthony, S. W., Cowansville,
Que. Armstrong, D. A., Frome, Ont. Backus, J. B., Nobles, Ont. ♦Baker, W. M., Winnipeg, Man. Ball, G. W., Pleasant River, N.S. ♦Barker, Enoch, 12 Simpson
Avenue, Toronto. ♦Billington, Jas., Stanstead, Que. ♦Black, Robert K., Granby, Que. Braithwaite, E. E. B.D., 99
Charles St., Toronto. Brown, J. L., Snowflake, Man.
Bevis, W. J., Margaree, C.B.
Carr, R. Wilson, Fitch Bay, Que.
Carson, H. A., B.A., 933 Hears St., Victoria, B.C.
Claris, C. C, Brooklyn, N.S.
Claris, W. H. A., 343 Maitland St., London, Ont.
Cox, Jacob W., B.A., Sheffield Academy, N. B.
Cooke, A. E., Stratford, Ont.
Currie, Walter T., D.D., €hi- samba, W.C. Africa.
Craik, Galen H., B.A., Mel- bourne, Que.
Cannon, Walter, Milton, N.S.
Cook, Prof. E. A., Ph.D., Mon- treal.
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Daley, J. T., B.A., Maxville, Ont.
Day, Benjamin W., St. Andrews, Que.
Day, Frank J., M.A., B.D., 73 St. Familie St., Montreal.
Burkel, J. J., Shelbourne, Ont.
Geach, J., Listowel, Ont.
Gantt, H. B., Montreal.
Gibson, W. J. W., Yarmouth, N.S.
Gerrie, John P., B.A., Kerrobert, Sask.
Gervan, G. S., Landis, Sask.
Gordon, J. L., D.D., 366 Har- greave St., Winnipeg, Man.
Gunn, William T., M.A., B.D., Gen.-Sec), 33 Victor Ave., Toronto.
Gilroy, W. E., B.A., Hamilton Ont.
Hall, Thos., Island Pond (Ver- mont).
Hallberg, C. A., Bawlf, Alta.
Hamilton, D. S., B.A., Winni- peg, Man.
Himdley, J. G., M.A., B.D., Winni- peg.
Hindley, G. J., Landis, Sask.
•Harris, P. C. L., Toronto.
♦Hill, B. Munson, D.D., Con- gregational College, Montreal.
Hipkin, W., Barrie, Ont.
Holmes, Jas., Toronto.
Hobbs, Edwin, B.D., Scotland, Ont.
Horsey, Harold I., Ottawa.
Hyde, T. B., 64 Isabella St., To- ronto.
Kelly, Matthew, Brantford, Ont.
♦Macallum, Daniel, Kingston, Ont.
Macallum, P. W., B-A., Constant- inople, Turkey Mission.
Main, Arthur W., Pt. St. Charles, Que.
Martin, Rev. Dr. John J., Mont- real.
Margrett, Albert, 96 Macpher- son Ave.. Toronto.
Middleton, Jas., S. Maitland, N.S.
Morris, W. T., Saltcoats, Man.
♦Morton, John, Hamilton.
Mcintosh, D. C, B.b,> > L'dfi^r^
Ont. ;v /' / ' •
McDermott, H.- J./ A,,' Fortune
Bay, Nfld. ( • ,' ^ / Mackenzie, G^. ; A(| Ijqndo^,
Ont. ''(''. '
Mackenzie, A. J., ^^s^andpii, 0|at< Moore, Churchill, Ay^ef's CUff,
Que. ' .V ''■ ,
Munro, T. A., B.A., Prbbisher,
Sask. Murray, John, Edgar, Ont. Morley, George, Woodstock. Mahood, Heber S., Paris, Ont. Pedley, Hugh, B.A., 177 Drum-
mond St., Montreal. Pedley, James W., B.A., 23 Har-
bord St., Toronto. Pedley, C. S., B.A., Woodstock,
Ont. Pedley, Hilton, B.A., Maebashi,
Japan Mission. Person, B. A., Wetaskiwin, Alta. Pierce, I. W., Waterville, Que. Pollock, A. F., B.D., Cobourg,
Ont. Ralph, Benjamin, LL.D., Craig-
more, 'Sask. Rayner, T. De C, Hamilton, Ont. Read, George E., Sherbrooke,
Que. Rice, H. G., M.A., B.D. Rice, Le Roy, B.A., Kingston,
Ont. ♦Richardson, A. W., M.D., King- ston, Ont. Rose, Edwin. Rose, I. A., Lee, N.H. Sanden, G. A., Wetaskiwin, Alta. ♦Scherk, A. B., 23 Salisbury
Ave., Toronto. Sleep, A. G., Ottawa, Ont. Sulston, J., Brooklyn, N.S. Schrag, Astor R., Calgary, Alta. Schofield, J., Ph.D., 752 Logan
Ave., Toronto. Silcox, Edwin D., 4 Sussex Ave.,
Toronto. Simpson, John, 1065 Pacific St.,
Vancouver, B.C. Smith, Merton, Central Park.
Vancouver, B.C.
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feqaltli/W. W., 151 Galley Ave., ' Toronto, Out. Smith, G. Watt, Ottawa. Spence, W. D., Embro, Ont. Stauffer, B. H., Toronto. Stevenson, Robt., Watford, Ont. Th^cketay, Jos., St. John's,
Thompson, B. J., Keswick Ridge, N.B.
Tippett, B. v., Burford, Ont. Tucker, John T., St. John, N.B. *Un©wiorth, Joseph, Toronto.
CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.
Unsworth, Joseph K., B.A.,
Vancouver, B.C. *Warriner, W. H., D.D., 7 Shuter
St., Montreal. Watt, R. G., B.D., Guelph, Ont. Whitmore, H. D., Kingston, Ont. Whyte, George M., Chebogue,
N.S. Whitehouse, Edgar, Winnipeg. Woodley, E. C, M.A., Danville,
Que. Weeks, E. R., Winnipeg, Man. Willmar, F. A., Calgary, Alta.
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THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF CANADA
In this Union are merged the organization existing for fifty-three years as the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec and the organization existing for sixty years as the Congregational Union of E'ova Scotia and iN'ew Brunswick.
OFFICEKS AND EXECUTIVE EOE 1911-1912.
Chaibman. For 1911— REV. FRANK J. DAY, B.A., B.D., Montreal.
For 1912— T. B. MACAULlAY, ESQ., Montreal.
Genebal Secretary. REV. W. T. GUNN. M.A., B.D., 33 Victor Ave., Toronto, Ont.
Recording Secretary, REV. G. ELLERY READ, Sherbrooke, Que.
Treastjbeb of the Union. F. J. ELLIS, ESQ., 786 St. Urbain St., Montreal. .
Statistical Secretary. REV. ALBERT MARGRETT, 96 Macpherson Ave., Toronto.
Executive Committee. The Officers, together with
REV. J. W. PEDLEY, B.A. " CHAS. GURD.
" HUGH PEDLEY, B.A. REV. FRANK J. DAY, M.A., B.D.
" JAMES T. DALEY, B.A. " H. I. HORSEY.
" W. E. GILROY, B. A. " JAMES T. DALEY, B.A.
" M. H. SANDERSON. " J. L. GORDON, D.D.
" J. LAMBERT ALEXAN- MR. V. E. ASHDOWN.
DER, B.D. " FRED C. HAMILTON.
MR. HENRY O'HARA. " ARTHUR WICKSON.
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COMMITTEE OF THE UNION.
Union Preacher.— Rev. Harold I. Horsey. Alternate: Rev. R. G. Watt, B.D.
Committee on Church Union. — Rev. Hgh Pedley, Dr. Warriner, Dr. Hill, J. W. Pedley, J. K. Unsworth, F. J. Day, J. P. Ge-rrie, J. T. Daley, W. T. Gunn, D. S. Hamilton, E. D. Silcox, John .Schofield, Win. Hipkin, J. W. Newbery, G Ellery Read, R. G. Watt, Prof. E. A. Cook, E. E. Braithwaite, E. H. Tippett, Messrs. G. H. Wilson, J. R. Dougall, T. B. Macaulay, Judge Leet, D. O. Wood, J. F. IVJcEwen, Henry O'Hara.
Department of Sunday Schools and Young Peoim.k s Societies. — • Rev. H. I. Horsey, Supt.; Miss E. Jamieson, Assistant Superintendent; Committee: Revs. B. V. Tippett, H. S. Mahood and E. Le Roy Rice.
Representatives on College Senate. — Revs. J. L. Alexander, A. W. Main; Mr. H. J. Ross, Dr. F. A. Stevenson.
Sabbath Observance. — Revs. W. D. Spence, M. H. Sanderson, D. C. Mcintosh, G. W. Smith; Messrs. G. E. Williams, Geo. Mills, Dr. C. J. Copp.
Temperance. — Revs. E. D. Silcox, J. W. Newbery, Edwin Hobbs, W. E. Gilroy, A. F. Pollock, G. H. Craik, Mrs. J. G. Sanderson, Mrs. R. W. McLaclilan.
Co-operation with Other Churches as to Missionary Work. — Revs. W. T. Gunn, J. W. Pedley, J. L. Gordon, Hugh Pedley; Mr. H. Cox.
Delegates to Maritime Union. — Revs. F .J. Day, A. R. Schrag, A. Margrett; Mr. R. McLachlan.
Representatives on Moral and Social Reform Co;^\crL of Canada. — Dr. C. Copp. Representatives on Executive Council: Revs. E. D. Silcox, J. L. Gordon, J. W. Pedley, J. K. Unsworth, W. E. Gilroy, D. C. Mcintosh; Messrs. H. O'Hara, Alderman iHilton, D. 0. Wood, Dr. Watson, Godfrey Parker and Geo. Wilson.
The Toronto members to be representatives on the Ontario Council.
COI^iSTITUTION.
I. That the name of this Association be " The Congre- gational Union of Canada.''''
II. — That it shall consist of Congregational churches and of ministers of the same church order received at a general meeting, and of those laymen who have been chairmen of the Union and are members of its churches.
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III.- — That this Union is founded on the full ^recognition of the autonomy of the local churches, and therefore ijt shall not, in relation to them, assume legislative or administrative authority, or in any case become a court of appeal.
IV. — That the following are the objects contemplated in its formation: 1. To promote evangelical religion in connection with the Congregational denomination. 2. To cultivate bro- therly affection and co-operation in everything relating to the interests of the associated churches. 3. To establish a frater- nal correspondence with similar bodies elsewhere. 4. To address an annual or occasional letter to the associated churctes, accompanied widh such information as may be deemed neces- sary. 5. To obtain accurate statistical information relative to the Congregational Churches throughout the British American Provinces. 6. To hold consultation on questions of interest connected with the cause of Christ in general. 7. To receive and administer such funds or other property as may at any time be given or entrusted to it.
V. — To promote the accomiDlishment of these objects, and the general interests of the Union, an annual meeting of its members shall be held, each of the associated churches being represented by two lay delegates, the meeting to be held ait such time and place as may be appointed at each annual meet- ing.
VI. — That the officers of this Union be a Chairman. Gen- eral Secretary, Recording Secre/tary, Treasurer and Statistical Secretary, and the Superintendents of departments appointed by the Union. That a committee shall also be elected annually who, with the officers, shall be the Executive Committee of the Union. The duties of the Executive shall be as follows: (1) To act as an Advisory Board with the General Secretary; (2) To prepare business for and make reports to the Union; (3) To carry out instructions of the Union; (4) To act for the Union in matters which may arise between sessions.
VIT. — The various kinds of work of the Union may be com- mitted for cultivation and guidance to departments with a Superintendent and committee for each.
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VIII. — That alterations may be made in this Constitution at any annual meeting, providing that notice of such altera- tions has been given at the meeting next preceding, or pub- lished in at least four issues of The Canadian Congregationalist preceding the meeting.
STANDING KULES.
1. Applications for admission to the Union, whether by churches or ministers, should be made in writing; and after having been read to the Union, shall be referred to a standing conmiittee on membership. Churches so applying shall present the written recommendation of three members of the Union. Ministers bearing regular letters of dismissal from a kindred Congregational organization, and those who furnish evidence of having completed a course of study in the Congregational College of Canada, and having been ordained to the ministry, may be received at once on these grounds. Other ministers shall be required to bring proof of (1) Their membership in a Congregational Church; (2) Their ordination to the min- istry; (3) If they have come from any other denomination, their good standing therein; and they shall satisfy the Mem- bership Committee in relation to their literary acquirements, and their doctrinal and ecclesiastical views. (4) Should the Membership Committee be satisfied on these points and recom- mend the applicant for membership, the recommendation shall be filed with the Recording Secretary, and the application and recommendation shall then lie over until the next annual meet- ing, when a two-thirds vote of Ifhe members present shall be requisite for admission into membership.
[Note. — When a minister retires from the active work of the ministry and follows some other calling by which he makes his living, his name shall be dropped from the roll, unless he makes a request that his name be retained. (See Year Book 1906-7, pages 43-44.) Permission to remain on the roll must be obtained every year; the application to 'be endorsed by some Congregational Church of which the applicant is a member. (Minutes, Friday, June 12th, 1908.)]
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2. The Union shall meet annually on the Wednesday after the first Sabhath in June, at 9 a.m., when, if the elected chair- man be absent, a chairman pro tem. shall be chosen. After a devotional service, minute secretaries and reporters shall be appointed, the Report of the Executive Committee presented, and the Commitees on Business, Membership, Nomination and Finance chosen on nomination by the Executive Committee. At 11 a.m. the Union will rise to give place to the Canada Congregational Missionary Society. The Committees appointed by the Union shall meet on the Tuesday previous to the assem- bling of the Union, at such time and place as may be arranged in conference wilJh the General Secretary.
3. On Wednesday afternoon the Union will hold no public session, in order that time may be given to the work of several committees.
4. The Chairman's address shall be delivered on Wednes- day evening.
5. On Thursday morning the Chairman for the next year shall be elected by ballot without nomination. Ballot papers shall be furnished to all members of the Union present, if re- quired, and the votes shall be counted by scrutineers appointed by the Chairman. If no candidate have a majority of the votes cast, the names of two persons having the highest number shall be reported, and another vote taken. The Union will adjourn at 11 a.m. on Thursday in favor of the Canada Missionary Society.
6. The meetings shall be daily opened and closed with prayer ; the morning devotional exercises to extend to an hour.
Y. "No motion shall be discussed unless seconded ; no mem- ber shall speak twice to the same motion without permission from the chair, and every motion shall be presented in writing by the mover, if required by the chair.
8. The members of the Union shall register their attend- ance with the Recording Secretary in a book kept for this pur- pose. The Minutes of the preceding day shall be read at the opening of each day's session, and the Minutes of the last day at the close of the session.
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9. One of the services on the Lord's Day during tihe meet- ings of the Union shall be regarded as a session of the Union, at which the Annual Sermon shall be preached, and in connec- tion with it the Lord's Supper shall be celebrated. The attend- ance of the Union is expected at this service.
10. On Monday evening, during the sitting of the Union, a public meeting of the Union shall be held, the programme of which shall be arranged by the Executive Committee.
11. Application shall be made by the Statistical Secretary, one month at least before the annual meeting, for statistics of the several churches, and a brief narrative of the state of reli- gion among tOiem, that he may prepare a condensed narrative of the whole for the annual meeting, and for publication if so ordered.
12. A collection for the funds of the Union shall be made annually in each church, on or near the Lord's Day prior to the meeting. From this source, the Finance Committee, after pro- viding for other necessary expenses, shall pay in full if pos- sible, the travelling fares of its ministerial members (providing always that no member of tlie Union, whether ministerial or lay, attending the meetings, shall receive anything for travel- ling expenses unless such ministerial member shall have con- tributed not less than one dollar, and the church represented by the delegate not less than five dollars to its funds) ; or if un- able to pay in full, shall deduct from the claim of each such equal amounts as may be found necessary; sudh payment shall not be made until after the final adjournment, except with leave of the Union.
13. The delegates from the Union to corresponding bodies, who may fail to fulfil their appointment by personal attend- ance, shall address these bodies by letter, communicating in sub- stance such information and sentiments as they would furnish if they were present at their annual convocations.
14. All supplies of pulpits required during the Sunday in which t'he Union is in session, which are not otherwise pro- vided for, shall be filled by the Nomination Committee in con-
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iiection with the pastor of the church where the Union is held, and a copy of such appointment shall be posted on the door of the church where the Union is assembled.
15. In order to facilitate the introduction of properly accredited preachers to churches connected with the Union which may require pulpit supply, the General Secretary is authorized to send to secretaries or pastors of churches a list of preachers approved by the Executive Commitee.
16. The term of oflfice of tftie Chairman and Eecording Secre- tary shall be the calendar year subsequent to that in which they were elected.
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CONGREGATIONAL YEAR BOOK.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE CONGREGA
June 14-19,
,> 13-18,
„ 11-17,
„ 10-16.
ti 9-15,
.1 8-14,
.1 13-20.
M 12-17,
.1 11-16,
M 10-15,
u 8-13,
H 7-12,
II 14-19,
II 6-11,
M 11-15,
M 9-14,
M 8-13,
„ 7-12,
,1 5-10,
.1 4- 9,
H 10-15,
II 9-15,
M 7-12,
M 6-11,
II 5-10,
II 4- 9,
„ 9-14,
II 8-13,
II 7-12,
„ 6-11,
,. 4- 9,
II 3- 8,
II 9-14,
.1 8-13,
•I 6-11,
II 5-10,
„ 4- 9.
w 10-15,
u 8-13,
,. 7-12,
H 611,
11 6-10,
II 10-15,
I. 9-15,
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8-13, 1898 7-12, 1899 6-11, 1900 5-10, 1901 4- 9, 1902 10-16, 1903 8-13, 1904 7-12, 1905 6-11, 1906 5-12, 1907 9-15, 1908 914, 1909 8-13, 1910 7-12, 1911
Place of Mbetinq.
Montreal
Kingston
Hamilton
Montreal
Brantford
Toronto . .
Montreal
Kingston
Hamilton
Montreal
Brantford
Toronto . .
Montreal
Kingston
Hamilton
Montreal
Toronto . .
Guelph . .
Montreal
Brantford
Toronto . .
Hamilton
Montreal
Guelph . .
London . .
Kingston
Montreal
Toronto . .
Brantford
London . .
Montreal
Hamilton
Ottawa . .
Toronto . .
Montreal
Brantford
Kingston
Guelph . .
Montreal
London . .
Toronto . .
Hamilton
Montreal
Kingston
Toronto . . Brantford Montreal Toronto . . Ottawa . . London . . Montreal Toronto . . Enibro . . Hamilton Montreal Toronto . . Cobourg . Kinifston
W. Clarke
W. F. Clarke .... E. J. Sherrill ....
E. Ebbs
F. H. Marling .... H. Wilkes, D.D...
A. Lillie, D.D
J. Elliott
A. J. Parker
W. Hay
T. M. Reikie
A. Duff, D.D
W. H. AUworth . .
J. Climie
R. Robinson
H. D. Powis
J. Wood
G. Cornish, M.A.. K. M. Fenwick . . . Enoch Barker ....
J. Unsworth
C. Chapman. M A. D Macallum .... J. A. R. Dickson. .
R. K. Black
Dr. Stevenson. . . .
Chairman.
J. Wood.
E. Ebbs
W. F. Clarke . . . J. A. R. Dickson K. M. Fenwick...
S. N. Jackson, M.D
George Hague
C. Duff, M.A
J. G. Sanderson
John Burton, B.D
D. McGregor, B.A
H. D. Hunter, M.A
Johrr Morton
Joseph Wild, D.D
W. Cuthbertson, B.A
H. Pedlev, B.A
A. F. McGregor, B.A
E. M. Hill, M.A
W. H. Warriner.B.D
J. R. Black, B.A
S. P. Leet, B.C.L
W. H. Warriner, B.D.
(for J. 1. Hindley, Ph.D.)
W. Mcintosh
J. W. Pedley, B.A
E. L. Yeigh
Prin. George, D.D
T. B. Hyde
J. P. Gerrie, B.A
H. O'Hara
J. K. Unsworth, B. A
J. B. Silcox
W. T. Gunn, M.A.,B.D. ..
Chas. Cashing, B.C.L
Hugh Pedley, B.A
Jas. T. Daley, B.A
Frank J. Dav B.D
K. M. Fenwick
E. Ebbs .
F. H. Marling
J. Wood.
W. W. Smith . . H. Pedley, B.A.'
W. H. Warriner, B.A.
J. P. Gerrie, B.A.
J. T. Daley, B.A.
G. Ellery Read
Statistical Secretart.
W. W. Smith
E. Barker
W. W.'smith'
W. H. Warriner . . . .
G. Robertson. B.A. .
J. P. Gerrie. B.A... . J. T. Daley, B.A....
D. S. Hamilton. B.A.
H. E. Mason
W.J. Hindley!! J. T. Daley. B.A
H. G. Rice, B.D.
II A. Margrett . . . .
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TIOJSTAL UNION OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.
Minute Secretart.
E. Ebbs
J. Wood
J. T. Byrne
T. M. Reikie
D. Macallum
E. Barker
J. Wood
J. Hooper
C. P. Watson
W. W. Smith
F. H. Marling ,
G. A. Rawson
D. Macallum
R. Hay
R. Lewis
A. McGregor
E. Barker
S. T. Giblis
R. W. Wallace
J. Salmon, B.A
D. D. Nighswander .
D. Macallum
E. D. Silcox
J. B. Silcox
J. I. Hindley. M.A. ..
H. Pedley, B.A
Jos. Griffith
J. R. Black. B.A
D. McGregor, B.A
G. Robertson, B.A. ..
E. M. Hill, M.A
J. W. Pedley, B.A... A. W. Richardson. . . . J. P. Gerrie, B.A
F. Macallum' B.A. . ..
J. P. Gerrie. B.A
J. W. Goffin
J. T. Dalev, B.A
G. H. Craik, B.A. ...
W. T. Gunn.B.A
J. L. Brown
F. J. Day, B.A
J. Schofield, Ph.D....
A. Margrett
W. J. Hindley
A. Margrett
H.G.Rice, B.A
H. F. Thomas, M.A. H. A. Morton, M.A. . Galen H. Craik, B.A. A. F. Pollock, B.D. .
Wm. Munroe
H. I. Horsey
W. D. Spence
E. Lelioy Rice
J.T.Tucker
Preachkr of Annual Sermon.
A. Lillie, D.D
E. Ebbs
K. M. Fenwick . . . J. Fraser
F. H. Marling . . . .
T. M. Reikie
J. Elliott
W. Clarke
J. T. Byrne
A. Duff
O. Cornish, M.A..
P. Shanks
W. F. Clarke . . . .
J.Wood
J. Unsworth
D. Macallum . . . . H.Wilkes, D.D...
T. M. Reikie
W. M. Peacock . . Enoch B'.irker . . . .
W. H. Allworth
H. D. Powis
J. L. Forster, D.C.L.
J. Burton, B.D
William Hay
W. Wetherald
H. Pedlev, B.A
J. R. Black, B.A
Geo Fuller
W. M. Barbour, D.D.
D. S. Hamilton, B.A.
Galen H. Craik
J. L. Alexander. B.D. J. W. Schofield
E. H. Tippett
W. E. Gilroy, B.A... J. W. Pedley, B.A ...
SABBATH PRKACHERS.
Morning.
K. M. Fenwick
H. D. Powis
E. J. Sherrill
A. Lillie, D.D
T. Bayne
R. Robinson
R. K. Black
A. J. Parker
A. Burpee
T. Pullar
K. M. Fenwick
G. Smith, D.D
F. H. Marling
H, Wilkes, D.D
A. McGregor
J. A. R. Dickson
J. G. Sanderson
E. Ebbs
W. F. Clarke
S. N. Jackson
J. Fraser
R. Hay
H. Sanders
H. D. Powis
C. Duff, M.A
J. G. Sanderson
Principal Grant
J. Wood
H. D. Hunter
J. B. Silcox
W. H. Warriner, D.D. .
Henry Hughes
S. N. Jackson, M.D. . . . E. M. Hill, M.A
E. C. W. MacColl,M.A.
F. H. Marling, D.D. . . . W. M. Barbour, D.D...
G. Robertson , B. A
B. B. Williams
A. W. Richardson, B.A. J. I. Hindley, Ph.D....
J. P. Gerrie, B.A
W. Johnston
W. Mcintosh
W. T. Gunn, M.A
Morgan Wood, D.D...
G. Ellery Read
J. K. Unsworth, B.A. Hugh Pedley, B.A.... Frank J. Day, B.D.... A. F. MacGregor, B.A.
Evening.
A. Robertson. W. F. Clarke. H. Wilkes, D.D. W. Hay. R. Wilson. W. F. Claike. J. Wood. C. W. Torry. J. Butler. U. Balkman. W. H. Allworth. J. L. Poore. J. G. Manley. Prof. Stowe. W. P. Westell. E. Ebbs.
E. Beecher. D.D. C. Chapman, M.A. S. G. Dodd. J. Fraser. C. Chapman. M.A. Dr. Stevenson. J. G. Sanderson. R. K. Black. H. Wilkes, D.D. Dr. S-tevenson. R. W. Wallace. Z. Eddy, M.D. Dr. Stevenson.
Dr. Dexter. Dr. Stevenson. H. D. Hunter, M.A. Jos. Wild, D.D.
W. Mcintosh. H. Pedlev, B.A. Jos. Wild, D.D.
W. H.'warriner, B.D. T. B. Hyde. H. Pedley, B.A.
E. C. Evans, D.D.
H. S. Beavis, D.D.
A. W. Richardson. M.D.
Hugh Pedley, B.A.
John Morton.
T. B. Hvde.
J. L. Gordon. r[B.D.
W. S. Pritchard, B.A.,
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CONGREGATIONAL YEAK BOOK.
CHURCHES CONNECTED WITH THE UNION-
Alton, Ont.
Ayer's Cliff, Que.
Baker's Settlement,N.S.
Barrie, Ont.
Beach Meadows, N.S.
Belwood, Ont.
Brandon, Man.
Brantford, Ont.
Brlgham, Que.
Brooklyn, N.S.
Burford, Ont.
Calgary, Alta.
Carlton Union (Park- side P.O.), Sask,
Chebogue, N.S.
Churchill, Ont.
Cobourg, Ont.
Cold Springs, Ont.
Cowansville, Que.
balston, Ont.
Danville, Que.
Eaton, Que.
Economy, N.S.
Edgar, Ont.
Embro, Ont.
Fergus, Ont.
Fitch Bay, Que.
Forest, Ont., Central.
Forest, Ont., Lake Shore.
Franklin Centre, Que. • Frome, Ont.
Garafraxa, Ont.
Georgetown, Ont.
'Granby Que.
Guelph, Ont.
Hamilton, Ont., First.
Hamilton, Ont., Em- manuel.
Hemford, N.S.
Highland Park, Alta
Hopetown, Ont.
Howick, Ont.
Humber Summit, Ont.
Keswick Ridge, N.B.
Kincardine, Ont.
Kingsport, N.S.
Kingston, Ont., First.
Kingston, Ont., Bethel.
Kingston, Ont., Calvary.
Lanark, Ont.
Lewisville, Alta.
Liverpool, N.S.
London, Ont, First.
London, Ont., Southern.
Lower Selmah, N.S.
Maitland South, N.S.
Margaree, N.S.
Maxville, Ont.
Melbourne, Que.
Middleville, Ont.
Milton, N.S.
Montreal, Que., Cal- vary.
Montreal, Que., Em- manuel.
Montreal, Que., Point St. Charles.
Montreal, Que., Beth- lehem.
Montreal, Que., Zion.
Montreal, Que., Am- herst Park.
Montreal, Que., Union.
New Durham, Ont.
Noel, N.S.
Ottawa, Ont., First".
Ottawa, Ont., Welcome Zion.
Ottawa South Church.
Paris, Ont.
Plympton, Ont.
Pleasant River, N.S.
Pine Grove, Ont.
Renwick, Ont.
Rosetta, Ont.
Rugby, Ont.
Scotland, Ont.
Sheffield, N.B.
Sherbrooke, Que.
Speedside, Ont.
Stanstead, South, Que.
Stratford, Ont.
St. Andrew's, Que.
St. Catharines, Ont.
St. John, N.B.
Tilbury, Ont.
Toronto, Ont., Bond St.
Toronto, Ont., Broad- view.
Toronto, Ont., North- ern.
Toronto, Ont, Olivet.
Toronto, Ont., Western.
Ulverton (Durham), Que.
Vancouver, B.C., Knox.
Vancouver, B.C., First
Victoria, B.C.
Warwick, Ont., Ebe- nezer.
Warwick, Ont., Zion.
Watford, Ont
Waterville, Que.
Winnipeg, Man., Cen- tral.
Winnipeg, Man., St James Park.
Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Woodstock, Ont.
Yarmouth, N.S.
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LIST OF CHURCHES, AND CHARGES, IN THE
UNITED BRETHREN ASSOCIATION OF
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
Members of the Unio>?. In this Skpabate List for Coxvenien'ce.
Name of Charge.
Berlin . . . . Blenheim
Gainsboro
Listowel Port Elgin
Sheffield . . Shelburne
Sherkston
Vienna . . Waterloo
Zion
Church.
Berlin
Gobies, Ont. . .
Windfall
Diltz Road . . . .
Elcho
Bethel
Listowel
Aberdour
Fourth of Bruce
Sheffield
Shelburne
Shrigley
Maple Grove . .
Sherkston
McKenney's
Argyle
Fonthill
Vienna
Fairview
Otter Creek .... Bloomingdale . . West Montrose
Freeport
Hawkesville . . . , Fork's Road . . . . Mount Carmel. . , Lowbanks . . . .
Post Office.
Berlin, Ont. Gobies, Ont. Blandford, Ont. AttereliflFe Sta. , Ont. ELcho, Ont. Boyle, Ont. LisLowel, Ont. Aberdour, Ont. Willow Creek, Ont. Sheffield, Ont. Shelburne, Ont. Shrigley, Ont. Shelburne, Ont. Sherkston, Ont.
Montrose, Ont. Fonthill, Ont. Vienna, Ont.
Bloomingdale, Ont.
Freeport, Ont. Hawkesville, Ont. Fork's Road, Ont. Franconia, Ont. Lowbanks, Ont.
MINISTERIAL MEMBERS OF THE UNION.
Armstrong, D. A., Frome, Ont. Alexander, J. L., B.D., Granby,
Que. Anthony, S. W., Cowansville,
Que. Backus, G. H., Cayley, Alta. Backus, J. B., Gobies, Ont. Baker, W. M., Winnipeg, Man. Baker, W. E.
Ball, G. W., Pleasant River, N.S.
Barker, Enoch, Toronto, Ont.
Black, R. K., Granby, Que.
Braithwaite, E. E., Ph.D., To- ronto, Ont.
Brown, J. L., Snowflake, Man.
Carr, R. Wilson, Fitch Bay, Que.
Carson, H. A., B.A., Victoria, B.C.
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Claris, W. H. A., London, Ont. Claris, C. C, Brooklyn, N.S.- Cook, E. A., Ph.D., Montreal,
Que. Cooke, A. E., Stratford, Ont. Cox, J. W., B.A., Sheffield Acad- emy, N.B. Craik, G. H., B.A., Melbourne,
Que. Curry, W. T., D.D., Chisamba,
Africa. Daley, J. T., B.A., Maxville, Ont. Day, B. W., St. Andrew's, Que. Day, F. J., M.A., B.D., Montreal,
Que. Durkee, J. F., Shelburne, Ont. Geach, J., Listowel, Ont. . Gerrie, J. P., B.A., Kerr Robert,
Sask. Gibson, W. J. D., Yarmouth, N.S. Gordon, J. L., D.D., Winnipeg,
Man. Gunn, W. T., M.A., B.D., Toronto,
Ont. Gilroy, W. E., B.A., Hamilton,
Ont. Hall, Thos., Island Pond, Vt. Hamilton, D. S., B.A., Winnipeg. Hamilton, Edward, England. Harris, P. C. L., Toronto, Ont. Hill, E. M., D.D., Montreal, Que. Hipkin, William, Barrie, Ont. Hindley, J. G., M.A., B.D., Rock
Island, Que. Hobbs, E., B.D., Scotland, Ont. Horsey, H. I., Ottawa, Ont. Hyde, T. B., Toronto, Ont. Hutchison, J. J.
Kelly, Matthew, Brantford, Ont. Macallum, D., Kingston, Ont. Mackenzie, Geo. A., London, Ont. Main, A. W., Montreal, Que. Margrett, A., Toronto, Ont. Martin, J. J., D.D., Montreal, Que. McAdie, James, Schreiber, Ont. McCombs, J. Franconia, Ont. McEwen, J. D., Oroho, Brazil. McInto®h, D. C, B.D., Lanark,
Ont. Moore, Churchill, Ayer's Cliff,
Que. Moule, H., B.D., Montreal, Que. Morton, John, Hamilton, Ont.
Munro, T. A., B.A., Frobisher, Sask.
Murray, John, Edgar, Ont.
Newberry, J. W., Sheffield, Ont.
Pedley, C. S., B.A., Woodstock, Ont.
Pedley, Hugh, B.A., Montreal. Que.
Pedley, J. W., B.A., Toronto, Ont.
Pierce, J. W., Waterville. Que.
Pollock, A. F., B.D., Cobourg, Ont.
Ralph, Benjamin, LL.D., Park- side, Sask.
Read, G. E., Sherbrooke, Que.
Rice, H. G., M.A., B.D.
Rice, E. Le Roy, B.A., Kingston.
Root, G., West Montrose, Ont.
Rose, E., Westmore, Vermont.
Richardson, A. W., M.D., King- ston, Ont.
Sanden, G. A., Red Deer, Alta.
Sanderson, M. H., Berlin, Ont.
Schofield, John, Ph.D., Toronto, Ont.
Schrag, A. R., B.D., Calgary, Alta.
Silcox, E. D., Toronto, Ont.
Sleep, A. G., Ottawa, Ont.
Smith, Merton, Vancouver, B.C.
Smith, W. W., Toronto, Ont.
Smith, G. Watt, M.A., Ottawa, Ont.
Spence, W. D., Embro, Ont.
Tippett, E. H., Cleveland, Ohio.
Tippett, B. v., Burford, Ont.
Thompson, E. J., Keswlok Ridge, N.B.
Tucker, John T., St. John, N.B.
Unsworth, Jos., Toronto, Ont.
Unsworth. J. K., B.A., Vancouver, B.C.
Walker, M. T., Bloomlngdale, Ont.
Warriner, W. H., D.D., Montreal, Que.
Watt, R. G., B.D., Guelph, Ont.
Weeks, E. R., Winnipeg, Man.
Whyte, Geo. W., Chebogue, N.S.
Whitmore, H. D., Kingston, Ont.
Wilson, S. J., Bangor, Maine.
Woodley, E. C, M. A., B.D., Dan- ville, Que.
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PERSONAL MEMBERS OF THE UNIOK
Judge Leet, Montreal, Que.
Maritime Union —
"W. J. Beers, Margaree, C.B.
J. H. Sulston, EiConoDiy, N.S.
H. G. Wright, Liverpool, N.S. Ontario Eastern —
F. Sanders, Middleville, Ont.
Henry O'Hara, Esq., Toronto, Ont.
Ontario Western —
B. C. Simmons, Forest, Ont. United Brethren —
J. R. Wolstencroft, Shelburne, Ont.
L. E. West, Forks Rd., Ont.
MINUTES OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.
Minutes of the Fifth Animal meeting of the Congregational Union of Canada, held in the First Congregational Church, Kingston, Ont., June 6-12, 1911. (In this Union are merged the organizations existing for fifty-three years as Ijhe Congre- gational Union of Ontario and Quebec, and the organization ex- isting for sixty years as the Congregational Union of ITova Scotia and ITew Brunswick.)
REGISTERED ATTENDANCE.
Ministerial Members.
Alexander, J. Lambert, B.D., Granby, Que.
Black, R. K., Granby, Que.
Carr, R. Wilson, Fitch Bay, Que.
Cook, E. Albert, Ph.D., Montreal.
Daley, James T., B.A., Maxville, Ont.
Day, Frank J., M.A., B.D., Zion, Montreal.
Gibson, Wm. J. D., Congl. Union N. S. and N. B., Yarmouth.
Gilroy, W. E., B.A., Hamilton First.
Gunn, W. T., M.A., B.D., Toronto.
Hoibbs, Edwin, Scotland, Ont.
Horsey, Harold I., Welcome-Zion, Ottawa.
Kelly, Matthew, Brantford.
Martin, John J., Ph.D., Calvary, Montreal.
Macallum, Daniel, Kingston, Ont.
Main, A. W., Pt. St. Charles, Mon- treal.
Margrett, Albert, Olivet, Toronto.
Moule, Herbert, B. H., B.D., Am- herst Park, Montreal.
Macintosh, D. C, B.D., Lanark, Ont.
McKillican, John, Montreal. Murray, John, Edgar and Rugby. Pedley, James W., B.A., Western,
Toronto.' Pedley, Hugh, B.A., Emmanuel,
Montreal. Pierce, I. W., Waterville. Read, G. EUery, Sherbrooke, Que. Rice, E. LeRoy, B.A., Kingston
First. Sanderson, M. H., Berlin, Ont. Schofleld, John, Ph.D., Broad- view, Toronto. Silcox, E. D., Toronto. Sleep, Albert G., Toronto. Smith, G. Watt, M.A., First
Church, Ottawa. Spence, W. D., Embro. Tippett, B. v., Burford. Tucker, John T., St. John, N.B. Warriner. W. H., D.D., Montreal. Whitmore, H. D'Arcy, Calvary,
Kingston. Whitehouse, Edgar, Western
Cong. Ch. Exten. Soc. Woodley, E. Carruthers, M.A.,
Danville.
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Delegates.
Barrie, Ont, Mrs. R. A. Thomas. Berlin, Ont., D. Stadelbauer. Burford, Ont, Mrs. B. V. Tippett. Belwood, G. Douglas. Brantford, Ont, H. Symons. Calgary, Alta., L. P. Winslow. Cobourg, Ont., J. C. Rosevear. Cold Springs, Ont, Mrs. Jas.
Fisher. Cold Springs, Ont, Mrs. John
Minifie. C. C. W. B. M., Miss L. M. Silcox,
Mrs. D. Macallum. Edgar and Rugby, Ont., Mrs.
John Murray. Embro, Ont, Mrs. W. D. Spence. Granby, Que., Mr. J. Lambert
Alexander. Hamilton, First, Ont., Gordon
Cattell. Hamilton, First, Ont, Thomas
Bayle. Hamilton, Lome V. Johnston. Kingston, Bethel, Geo. Mills. Kingston, Bethel, Wallace Gil-
mour.
London, Ont., First, F. A. Steven. Ottawa, South, Ben Pearce. Ottawa, First, T. B. Williams. Montreal, Calvary, R. W. Mc-
Lachlan. Montreal, Calvary, S. H. Lebour-
veau. Montreal, Emmanuel, A. Birks. Montreal, Emmanuel, Chas. Gurd. Montreal, Zion, F. G. Ellis. Montreal, Zion, Gordon O'Hara. Montreal, Zion, Mrs. Henry
Woodley. Montreal, Pt. St. Charles, W.
Sargeant. Middleville, Ont., Frank Sanders. Toronto, Bond St, David M.
Johnson. Toronto, Bond St., Rufus Stark. Toronto, Broadview, H. W. Bar- ker. Toronto, Broadview, D. Hilton. 3^oronto, Northern, W. Copp. Toronto, Western, Mrs. J. F.
Stevenson. C. C. C, Montreal, Thos. Moodie,
R. Fairgrieve.
CORBESPONDING MEMBERS.
Rev. Principal Garvie, D.D. (accompanied by Mrs. Garvie), of New College, London, England, delegates from Congregational Union of England and Wales and Colonial Missionary Society.
Rev. F. Macallum, Constantinople, Turkey. ,
Miss Helen Melville, Chisamba, West Central Africa.
Miss Maggie Melville, Chisamba, West Central Africa.
Rev. A. P. Mershom, Bethel Church, Kingston.
Mr. Frank Sanders, Middleville, Ont.
Rev. Dr. Ryckman, Delegate from Montreal Methodist Conference.
Rev. Mr. Sellery, Delegate from Montreal Methodist Conference.
Mr. Abram Shaw, Delegate from Montreal Methodist Conference,
Mr. H. G. Wright, Liverpool, N.S.
Personal Member. Mr. Henry O'Hara, Toronto.
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MINUTES. WEDNESDAY MOENING, JUNE Yth, 1911.
The sessions of ithe Union began at 9 a.m., the Rev. Frank J. Day, M.A., B.D., Chairman of the Union, presiding. Devo- tional services continued for an hour. At 10 o'clock the business of the Union was begun. The Rev. W. T. Gunn, General Secre- tary, presented the following recommendations from the Execu- tive of the Union, which were unanimously adopted :
That the Revs. J. T. Tucker and R. Wilson Carr be ap- pointed minute secretaries.
Membership Committee — Revs. W. E. Gilroy, W. H. War- riner, D.D., H. I. Horsey, J. G. Hindley, Matthew Kelly, and Messrs, H. O'Hara and I. Hilborn.
Business Committee — Revs. Prof. E. A. Cook, J. W. Pedley, W. J. D. Gibson, Dr. Schofield, W. D. Spence, D. C. Mcintosh and Messrs. D. Hilton, Arthur Birks and W. Copp.
Nomination Committee — ^Revs. J. Lambert Alexander, Hugh Pedley, J. T. Daley, A. W. Main, M. H. Sanderson and Messrs. R. W. McLachlan and G. H. O'Hara.
Einancial Committee — Messrs. Thomas Moodie, F. G. Ellis, W. Woodley, J. C. Rosevear.
Press Committee — Revs. E. D. Silcox and B. V. Tippett, with power to add to their number.
The Executive also recommended that the speakers for the Sunday School rally on Sunday afternoon be arranged for by the Nomination Committee in conjunction with the Rev. E. LeRoy Rice, the pastor of the Church.
The following applications for membership in the Union were referred to the Membership Committee: The Rev. A. G. Sleep, of the Ottawa South Church; Rev. E. J. Thompson, Keswick Ridge, N.B. ; Rev. H. Moule, Amherst Park, Mont- real, and the Rev. J. T, Tucker, of St. John, N.B.
Similar applications from the Ottawa South Church and the First Church, Calgary, were also referred to the Membership Committee.
A communication giving notice of the disbandment of Zion Church, Toronto ; one in regard to the standing of Robert Barron in the Union, and an application for transfer of member-
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ship from tlie Rev. W. H. L. Marshall, of Hardin, Mont., from this Union to the Yellowstone Association of that State, were also referred to the Membership Committee.
A letter from the Rev. R. J. Wells, the Secretary of the Con- gregational Union of England and Wales, introducing the Rev. Principal Garvie, D.D., who is representing the Colonial Mis- sionary Society and will at tihe same time represent the Congre- gational Union of England and Wales, was read and received, as was also a similar letter from Dr. Hooke, Secretary of the Colonial Missionary Society, in which Dr. Garvie was intro- duced as the representative of that Society.
It was moved by Mr. Gunn, seconded by Mr. H. O'Hara, that Dr. Garvie be asked to sit as a corresponding member of the Union. Carried.
The report of the Executive Committee of the Union for 1910 and 1911 was presented by the General Secretary, Rev. W. T. Gunn. It was moved by the Rev. J. T. Daley and sec- onded by the Rev. D. C. Mcintosh that the report be received and referred to the Business Committee. — Carried.
A question as to the proposed new Methodist Church at Ayers Cliif was asked by Rev. G. Ellery Read and answered by Mr. Gunn, after which the report was adopted unanimously.
Mr. H. G. Wright, of Liverpool, I^T.S., and the Rev. A. P. Mershom, of Bethel Church, Kingston, were made correspond- ing members of the Union.
The meeting adjourned aft 11 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 7th.
The Chairman of the Union presided. After the singing of the hymn, " O Worship the King," the Scripture from Ro- mans xii. was read, and prayer offered by the Rev. J. Lambert Alexander, B.D., of Granby.
His Worship Mayor Graham expressed the welcome of the city to the Union in a brief and cordial address.
Addresses of welcome were also delivered by the pastors of the local churches: The Rev. G. LeRoy Rice, of the First Church ; the Rev. A. P. Mershom, of Bethel Church, and Rev. H. D. Whitmore, of Calgary Church.
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After a solo had been sung by Mr. Harold Angrove, the Rev. James Daley, B.A., ex-Chairman of the Union, replied to the address of welcome.
The choir sang the anthem, " Soldiers of Christ, Arise," which was followed by the Congregational hymn, " Strong Son of God, Immortal Love."
The Chairman then called upon Dr. Warriner to introduce the Rev. Principal Garvie, D.D,, of JSTew College, London, England, which he did in a brief speech.
Dr. Garvie then addressed the meeting. In opening his address he briefly repeated the greetings which had been sent by the Colonial Missionary Society and the Congregational Union of England and Wales. He then proceeded to speak upon " The Gospel Needed by the World To-day and the Men who are Needed to Proclaim thait Gospel."
At the conclusion of the address the Chairman of the Union conveyed to Dr. Garvie the heartfelt thanks of (the assembly for his exceedingly helpful addresses and wise counsel.
After announcements by the Secretary, the Benediction was pronounced by the Chairman.
F. J. Day,
Chairman.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8th, 1911.
The Union convened at 9 o'clock. The prayer service was conducted by the Rev. E. LeRoy Rice, and the sermon delivered by the Rev. James T. Daley.
The business of ithe Union was resumed at 10 o'clock, the Chairman presiding.
The minutes of the meetings of Wednesday morning and evening were read and confirmed.
The following applications for membership in the Union were referred to the Membership Committee: Revs. R. Wilson Carr, of Fitch Bay; D. DeCourcey Rayner, of Immanuel Church, Hamilton, and J. Bunting Johnston; as was also an application for transfer to the Presbyterian Church of Canada fiom rtfhe Rev. W. A. Robins.
A request from Mr. McConachie, of the Children's Aid
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Society, to be allowed to address the Union, was referred to the Business Committee.
An account of $9.50 against the Young People's Depart- ment was ordered to be paid.
The Business Committee was requested to make arrange- ments for the discussion of the " 'Ne Temere Decree."
Dr. Warriner reported for the Membership Committee:
1. That the folloAving graduates of the College be received into the fellowship of the Union, viz., Revs. John T. Tucker, Herbert Moule, B.H., B.D., and Albert G. Sleep.
2. Thait the Rev. John Murray be received into the fellow- ship of the Union.
3. That the Rev. E. J. Thompson, of Keswick Ridge, KB., be admitted to membership, as he has already been received into the Congregational Union of !Nova Scotia and ISTew Bruns- wick.
4. That the Rev. G. Watt Smith, M.A., pastor of the First Church, Ottawa, presented at the last Union meetings a letter of transfer from the Scottish Congregational Union, but by some oversight it was not acted upon. We, therefore, recom- mend that Mr. Smith be enrolled as a member of this Union.
5. That the First Congregational Church of Calgary and the Ottawa South Congregational Church be also received into the membership of the Union.
6. That Zion Church, Toronto, having now formerly dis- banded, its name be dropped from the roll.
The names of the Revs. J. Lambert Alexander and R. K. Black were added ito the Membership Committee.
The business of the election of the Chairman of the Union for 1912 was then proceeded with. The Chairman appointed the Rev. A. W. Main and Mr. H. O'Hara, scrutineers, and the ballot papers were distributed. The scrutineers subsequently re- ported that Mr. T. B. Macaulay, of Montreal, was elected on the second ballot, and the Chairman was instructed to telegraph Mr. Macaulay the news of his election.
The Rev.'W. T. Gunn moved that the Rev. F. Macallum, of Constantinople, be admitted as a corresponding member of the Union. — Carried.
Mr. F. G. Ellis, Treasurer of the Union, presented an in- terim financial statement.
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On motion of Dr. Warriner, seconded by Mr. Gunn, Mr. Frank Sanders, pastor of the Middleville Church, was received as a corresponding member.
The Rev. A. Margrett presented the annual statisitical re- port.
The question having been raised as to some change in the programme, it was moved by Dr. Warriner, and seconded by Mr. Gordon O'Hara, that the programme be adhered to, — Car- ried.
Moved by Mr. Gunn, seconded by Dr. Warriner, and car- ried unanimously, that the Misses Melville, of Chisamba, West Central Africa, be made corresponding members of the Union.
The meeting then adjourned.
THUESDAY EVE^ting, JUI^TE 8th.
The Union convened at 8 p.m., the Chairman, Rev. E. J. Day, presiding.
After the opening hymn, '" The Lord is in His Temple," had been sung, the Scripture from Psalm xxvii. was read, and prayer offered by the Rev. Edgar Whitehouse, of Winnipeg.
The choir sang the anthem, " Praise Ye the Father," after which the Rev. Professor Bieler, of the Presbyterian College, Montreal, as representative of the Montreal Auxiliary of the Bible Society, addressed the Union on the work of the Society.
After a solo by Miss Hazel Massie, ithe congregation united in the singing of the hymn '* Lord of Our Light and God of Our Salvation." The Chairman, the Rev. F. J. Day, M.A., B.D., then delivered the address from ithe chair, taking for his subject " The Spiritual Renaissance."
At the conclusion of the address the offering in aid of the Union was taken, and announcements made by the Secretary.
The service concluded by the singing of the hymn " Oh, Jesus, I Have Promised to Serve Thee to the End," and the pronouncement of the Benediction by the Chairman.
F. J. Day,
Chairman.
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FEIDAY MOENING, JUNE 9th, 1911.
The Union convened at 9 o'clock. The prayer service was conducted by the Rev. H. D. Whitmore, and the sermon de- livered by the Rev. James T. Daley.
The business of the Union was resumed ait 10 o'clock, the Chairman presiding.
The minutes of the previous day were read and confirmed.
The Chairman read a telegram from Mr. T. B. Macaulay announcing his acceptance of the office of Chairman for the year 1912. He also announced the receipt of a telegram telling of the death of Mr, S. H. C. Miner, of Granby. The news was referred to the Business Committee to prepare a suiitable reso- lution and to arrange for a representation at the funeral.
The Business Committee reported through Prof. E. A. Cook as follows:
Resolved, — That the Congregational Union of Canada, in session ait Kingston, Ont., tender to the Rev. Principal Garvie, D.D., of ISTew College, London, its hearty thanks for his visit and his delightful and inspiring addresses, especially thalt of Wednesday night, which dealt so ably with the vital problems of the evangelization of the world, and showing the necessity of a thoroughly prepared minisitry to lead the Church in this work; that it expresses its great pleasure in the presence of Dr. and Mrs. Garvie at the opening meeting of its sessions, and desires them to convey to the organizations and members of the Congregational Churches of Greait Britain, and particularly to the Congregational Union of England and Wales and the Colonial Missionary Society of London, the most cordial greet- ings of the Congregational Churches of Canada, and to express to them the deep appreciation of their greetings borne by Dr. Garvie, and of their interest and affection and co-operation in the common work of the establishment of the Kingdom of God in all the world.
The Committee also reported on the order of business for the day.
It was moved by Dr. Cook, and seconded by Mr. Bayle, that the report be adopted. — Carried.
The ISTominaition Committee reported through the Rev. James T. Daley, recommending the election of the following
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officers and committees for the ensuing year: General Secre- tary, Kev. W. T. Gunn, M.A., B.D. ; Eecording Secretary, Eev. G. EUery Read, Sherbrooke ; Treasurer, Mr. F. J. Ellis, Mont- real; Statistical Secretary, Rev. A. Margrett, Toronto; Execu- tive Committee, the officers, with the Revs. J. W. Pedley, B.A., W. E. Gilroy, B.A., M. H. Sanderson, Messrs Henry O'Hara, V. E. Ashdown, Revs. Hugh Pedley, B.A., H. I. Horsey, F. J. Day, M.A., B.D., J. Lambert Alexander, B.D., James T. Daley, B.A., Messrs. A. McA. Murphy, C. Gurd, Rev. J. L. Gordon and Mr. Arthur Wickson ; Union Preacher, Rev. H. I. Horsey ; Alternate, Rev. R. G. Watt, B.D. ; Committee on Church Union, Revs. Hugh Pedley, Dr. Warriner, Dr. Hill, J. W. Pedley, J. K. Unsworth, F. J. Day, J. P. Gerrie, J. T. Daley, W. T. Gunn, D. S. Hamilton, E. D. Silcox, Dr. Schofield, Win Hip- kin, J. W. :N'ewbery, G. Ellery Read, R. G. Watt, Prof. E. A. Cook, Dr. Braithwaite, and Messrs. G. H. Wilson, J. R. Dougal, M.A., T. B. Macaulay, Judge Leet, E. O. Wood, J. F. McEwen and Henry O'Hara.
Department of Young People's Work : Superintendent, Rev. H. I. Horsey; Assistant Superintendent, Miss E. Jameson; Committee, Revs. B. V. Tippett, H. S. Mahood and E. LeRoy Rice.
Representatives on the College Senate: Revs. J. Lambert Alexander and A. W. Main and Messrs. H. J. Ross and Dr. F. Stevenson.
Sabbath Observance: Revs. W. D. Spence, H. Sanderson, D. C. Mcintosh, G. Watt Smith, Messrs. G. E. Williams, George Mills and Dr. C. J. Copp.
Temperance Committee: Revs. E. D. Silcox, J. W. ISTew- bery, Edwin Hobbs, A. F. Pollock, G. H. Craik, H. D. Whit- more, S. W. Anthony and Mrs. J. G. Sanderson and Mrs. R. W. McLachlan.
Committee on Co-operation with other Churches as to Mis- sionary Work : Revs. W. T. Gunn, J. W. Pedley, J. L. Gordon, Hugh Pedley, A. R. Schrag and Mr. Wm. Cox.
Delegates to Maritime Union: Revs. F. J. Day, A. Mar- grett and Mr. R. McLachlan.
Represenitatives on the Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada: Dr. Chas. J. Copp, Revs. E. D. Silcox, J. L. Gor- don, J. W. Pedley, J. K. Unsworth, W. E. Gilroy, J. G. Hind-
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ley, Messrs. H. O'Hara, D. O. Wood, Alderman Hilton, Dr. W. Watson, Godfrey Parker and George Wilson.
The Toronto members of the above Committee will be repre- sentatives on the Ontario Council.
The report was unanimously adopted.
An application for membership of the Union, on letter of transfer from the Chicago Association, was made by Dr. Mar- tin, of Calvary Church, Montreal, and referred to the Member- ship Committee, as was also another application from the Rev. Ira W. Pierce, of Waiterville.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted : That as the Congregational members of the Co-operative Committee for Manitoba and district, the following be appointed, with power to add to their numbers: Revs. J. L. Gordon, E. R. Weeks, Messrs. Anthur Wickson and F. C. Hamilton,
The report of the year's work was presented by the General Secretary, Rev. W. T. Gunn.
Rev. J. Lambert Alexander presented an additional report from the ISTomination Committee, giving the appointments for the pulpit supplies of the local churches on Sunday,
The Rev. W. E, Gilroy reported for the Membership Com- mittee as follows, and the report was unanimously adopted: That the application of the Rev. W, H. L. Marshall for transfer to the Yellow Stone Association, Montana, be granted ; that the application of the Rev, D, DeCourcey Rayner, of Hamilton, for membership in the Union, be laid on the table for a year, in accordance with Standing Rule; that the Rev. R, W. Carr be received as a member of the Union ; that ithe application of the Rev. J. B. Johnston, assistant pastor of Knox Church, Van- couver, be also laid on the table for a year ; that the application of the Rev. W. A. Robins, for credentials to the Presbyterian Church of Canada, be granted.
In connecttion with the accusations made against the Rev. Robert Barron, late of Franklin Centre, and now of the State of Maine, the Committee recommended that the matter be re- ferred to a special committee, consisting of ithe Revs. Dr. War- riner, Hugh Pedley and G. Ellery Read, of the Quebec Associa- tion, and that pending investigations and the report of the com- mittee his membership in the Union be suspended.
The Chairman introduced a deputation, consisting of the
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Kevs. Dr. Ryckman, Mr. Sellery and Mr. Abram Shaw, from the Montreal Methodist Conference. Dr. Ryckman and Mr. Sellery addressed the Assembly, and conveyed the greetings of the Conference in cordial addresses, which were fittingly replied to by the Chairman.
The members of the deputation were invited ito sit as cor- responding members of the Union.
The Rev. James T. Daley reported progress in connection with the transfer of the various departments of our denomina- tional activities to the Union, and sttated that they would be dealt with more fully at a later stage.
Rev. Dr. Schofield, of Toronto, reported for the Laymen's Missionary Movement.
Rev. James T. Daley reported as a delegate to the Union of Nova Scottia and New Brunswick, and the Rev. W. T. Gunn as a delegate to the National Council held in Boston.
The Nomination Committee was instructed to name dele- gates to the next General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and ito the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada.
The following resolution of sympathy with Mrs. Miner and the family was presented by Dr. Cook, and received by the Union standing. The motion to adopt the resolution was duly seconded and carried:
" As members of the Congregational Union of Canada we would express the profound sorrow witb which we have heard of the unexpected deajth of Mr. S. H. C. Miner. No one among us loved our Congregational order more intensely than he. His deep interest in the welfare of our churches has long been mani- fested, not only in frequent and large benefactions, but also in more personal and intimate ways which revealed the kindness of his heart and encouraged many a church and pastor.
" We would like .to record in particular the deep debt of gratitude wtich our churches will ever feel for his magnificent gifts towards the lifting of our church debts, and which went so far to make the Jubilee Movement a success. Nor can we ever forget his unstinted generosity towards the College, to whose welfare he was ever ready to devote, not his wealth alone, but also his personal and loving service.
" Of his many services to the community in w'hich he lived.
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and to the Church with which he wg,s associated from his child- hood, we need noft speak.
" He was a foremost leader among the men who, by their personal force, their integrity of soul, their far-seeing wisdom and heroic enterprise have helped to make Canada great, and we feel that his death is not only a heavy loss to us as a denomin- ation, but also to the country he loved so well.
" To the widow and bereaved family and to the Church at Granby we would express our most heartfelt sympathy and earnestly commend them to our heavenly Father, tthe unfailing source of all consolation, our ever-present help in time of trouble."
It was agreed that the Chairman should send a night-letter to Mrs. Miner expressing the symipathy of the Union, and the Chairman named Dr. Warriner to represent the Union at the funeral of the deceased.
It was moved by Dr. Cook, and seconded by the Rev. H. D. Whitmore, that
" Whereas the ' Ne Temere ' decree of the Bishop of Rome sets forth ithe principles of the Roman Catholic Church, whereby it regards as invalid certain marriages contracted before Pro- testant ministers, although the man and woman had duly con- sented to the marriage, and children may have been born as a result of the union ; and
" Whereas the laws of the Province of Quebec, as inter- preted by the jurisprudence of that Province, have recognized and sustained the claim of the Roman Catholic Church to in- quire into and declare void and invalid such marriages on no other grounds than the rule of their church set forth in the ' Ne Temere ' decree ; and
" Whereas such annulment of marriages is not only the usurpation by a religious organization of power which should belong only to the State, and be under its complete and exclu- sive control, but is also a very serious and dangerous blow at the sanctity of the marriage -tie and the purity and unity of the home, which should be'proteoted by the State from any religious organization ; therefore,
" llesolved, — That the Congregational Union of Canada solemnly and emphatically protest against the granting to repre- sentatives of any religions body rights in regard to the solemni-
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zation of the marriage not granted to proper representatives of all other religious bodies, and particularly against the annul- ment on any grounds whatever by a religious body of a marriage entered into in good faith, or the annulment by civil courts of any such marriage on the ground of the rules of any religious organization; and, further,
''Resolved, — That the Executive Committee of the Union be instructed to seek co-operation with other religious bodies in making this protest effectual by the means which may be found best in order that the present situation in Quebec may be changed and the sanctity of the home and the rights of all re- ligious bodies may be properly recognized and protected."
It was agreed to postpone the discussion of the resolution till Saturday morning.
The Benediction having been pronounced by the Chairman the meeting adjourned.
Subsequently after the luncheon, and while the members of the Union were still at the table, Mr. Abram Shaw, a member of the delegation from the Montreal Conference, spoke briefly, expressing his cordial agreement with the utterances of Dr. Ryckman and the Rev. Mr. Sellery at the morning session.
F. J. Day,
Chairman.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10th, 1911.
The Union convened at 9 o'clock. The prayer service was conducted by the Rev. A. P. Mershorm, pastor of Bethel Church, Kingston, and the sermon was delivered by the Rev. James T. Daley.
The business of the Union was resumed at 10 o'clock, the Chairman presiding.
Dr. Cook reported for the Business Committee on the order of the day. The report was adopted.
The Rev. James T. Daley reported for the N'omination Committee that the delegates to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada be the Rev. G. Watt Smith and A. G. Sleep, of Ottawa ; that the delegates to the Methodist Conference of Nova Scotia be .the Rev. J. D. Gibson, and to the
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Toronto Methodist Conference the Revs. J. W. Pedley, E. D. Silcox and Mr. Henry O'Hara ; that the Eev. W. T. Gunn re- place the Rev. J. Lambert Alexander on the programme for Monday night.
The Membership Committee reported as follov^s: That we recommend that the matter of ministerial standing be referred to the Executive Committee to enter into negotiations with the Associations and report at the next meeting of the Union ; that the application of the Rev. Dr. Martin, of Montreal, for mem- bership in the Union be granted, and ^that he be received forth- with, and that the Rev. I. W. Pierce, of Waterville, be also received as a member of the Union.
The following communications were referred to the Mem- bership Committee: An application for transfer of member- ship to the North Dakota Congregational Conference from the Rev. Ernest H. Peatfield; applications for the retention of their names on the roll of the Union from the Revs. P. C. L. Harris, of Toronto, and Moulding Baker, of Winnipeg.
The Business Committee was instructed to prepare the fol- lowing resolution : One of sympathy with Mrs. Chas. Cushing and family in the bereavement which they have sustained through the death of Mr. Charles Cushing; a similar resolu- tion (to be forwarded to Mrs. A. H. Hillis and family, expres- sive of sympathy with ,them in the loss which they have sus- tained through the death of Rev. A. H. Hillis, and a resolution of sympathy with the Rev. A. E. Cooke, now in the hospital undergoing an operation. That a resolu'tion expressive of our loyalty to the King, to be forwarded to the proper authorities, be also prepared and duly presented to the Union.
Telegraphic greetings from the Rev. J. W. Thackeray, of St. John's, Newfoundland, were read by the Chairman; and the Rev. F. Macallum personally conveyed greetings -from Mr. Thackeray and the Congregationalists of Newfoundland.
Rev. J. W. Pedley was instructed to convey the greetings of the Congregational Union of Canada to the Congregationalists of Newfoundland in August, when he will be visiting the island. The Rev. James T. Daley recommended for ithe Executive: " That the Union establish a Publication Department, and that the matter be referred to the Executive CommitTtee to arrange with ithe Congregational Publishing Co. for the transfer of their business, with power to act.
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" That the question of a basis of Union with the other de- nominational societies be again referred to the Executive for consideration and to report."
The report was unanimously adopted.
The following resolution on peace and arbitration was pre- sented by Dr. Schofield:
" That this Union desires to put on record its great satis- faction that a treaty of arbitration has been agreed upon by Sir Edward Grey and PresideiLt Taft, representing their re- spective Governments, looking to the submission of all questions which may arise between Great Britain and the United States to a Board of Arbitration, with mutual agreement to abide by the decision of such Board.
" We believe that the effect of such a treaty will be far- reaching, that it will do much for the extension of arbitration as a method of settling international differences and help in the ultimate realization of a permanent and universal peace. A century of peace between Canada and the United States has demonstrated that war with its terrible wastes is unnecessary between Christian nations.
" We, therefore, urge all our churches and people to use . their influence for ithe promotion of peace and good-will among the nations, and to discourage the spirit of national jealousy and hate."
A discussion followed in which the following members par- ticipated: Rev. J. W. Pedley, Mr. H. O'Hara, Revs. D. Mc- intosh and Dr. Warriner. Further debate on the motion was postponed till Monday morning.
The Rev. Dr. Warriner presented the report of the Commit- tee on Church Union as follows:
" Your Committee begs to report that it has not had occa- sion to take any further steps in connection with the Union negotiations. The tentative vote taken a year ago furnished as adequate a criterion of the general feeling amongst our churches as could very w^ell be secured, and brought us fully in line with, if not in advance of, the steps taken in the other churches. We have watched with interesft the developments in these churches and have noted with pleasure the folloAving facts :
" (1) In regard to the Presbyterian Church. — At the Geri-
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eral Assembly of 1910, out of a total of 253 votes, 180 were in favor of the Basis of Union. Since (then the Presbyteries of the Church have taken action, with the result that out of 68 Pres- byteries 54 have voted in favor of Union, and out of a total vote of 1,356 votes cast in (these Presbyteries, 916 were on the affirmative side.
" (2) In regard to the Methodist Church. — ^At the General Conference held in 1910, out of a total of 255 votes which were cast, 220 were in favor of the basis. At the presenit time the various Annual Conferences are dealing with the question and, judging from the reports so far received, this more general ex- pression of opinion will be a decided ratification of tfhat mani- fested in the General Conference vote.
" According to (the wish of the Union a sub-committee, con- sisting of the Eevs. J. T. Daley, F. J. Day, W. T. Gunn and Messrs. G. H. Wilson, C. Gushing and Judge Leet, was ap- pointed to keep watch over the legal aspects of negotiation, but the Committee does not feel that the time has come to make any definite report.
" In conclusion your Committee would recommend the con- tinuance of the Committee on Union, and that the ^Nomination Committee be instructed to include this in its list of nomina- tions."
The report was adopted on motion by Dr. Warriner, sec- onded by Mr. O'Hara.
The " 'Ne Temere " decree resolution brought forward on Friday, and amendments suggested by the Business Committee, were discussed, those taking part being Revs. G. Ellery Read, H. I. Horsey, Dr. Cook, J. W. Pedley, and Messrs. Henry O'Hara, S. Lebourveau, R. McLachlan and F. Sanders.
The amendment suggested was put and lost and the original resolution adoptted.
The following Tesolution was received from the Canada Con- gregational Women's Board of Missions :
" Resolved, — That the women of the Congregational Board of Missions place on record their strong denunciation of the attempt recently made through the papal decree, ' Ne Temere,' to undermine the family life and ties in our Dominion; believing as we do that a pure family life is both the foundation and safeguard of any State and country, we
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would oppose by every available means at our disposal any attempt of the Roman Church to give effect ito this decree ; and further
" Resolved, — 'That this resolution be read by the representa- tive of the Women's Board at the forthcoming meetings of ithe Congregational Union at Kingston; thus pledging the v^omen. cf our churches to hearty co-operation in any plan decided upon by said meeting."
The Finance Committee reported re delegaites' expenses that a cut of $5.00 would be made.
Mr. Thomas Moodie was appointed Auditor of the Union accounts for the ensuing year.
The Union adjourned.
SUNDAY EVENmG, JUNE 11th, 1911.
The service was conducted by Rev. E. LeRoy Rice, B.A., pastor of the church, the Rev. F. J. Day, M.A., assisting in the opening exercises. The annual sermon was preached by the Rev. J. W. Pedley, B.A., of Toronto.
The communion service was conducted by (the Rev. E. LeRoy Rice, assisted by Deacons Veal, Gilmore, Scott and Hendry. Messrs. Henry O'Hara and Greorge Mills led in prayer, and an address was given by the Rev. Harold I. Horsey, of Ottawa.
F. J. Day,
Chairman.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 12th, 1911.
The session commenced at 9 a.m. with prayer service, con- ducted by the Rev. Harold I. Horsey, of Ottawa.
The business of the Union was resumed at 10 o'clock, the Chairman presiding. The minutes of the previous two days' proceedings were read and confirmed, with one alteration re " Ne Temere " decree.
The Business Committee, through Dr. Cook, reported on the order of the business for the day, which report was adopted.
The Membership Committee reported through fthe Rev.
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W. E. Gilroy regarding request for transfer, and recommended that the Rev, E. H. Peatfield be granted a letter of transfer to the Congregational Conference of IS^orth Dakota ; that the Rev. Moulding Baker, of Winnipeg, and the Rev. P. C. L. Harris, of Toronto, be allowed to retain membership in the Union as requested. The Committee also recommended that the General Secretary revise the list of members and prepare a copy for in- sertion in fthe Year Book.
The report was adopted.
On the motion of Rev. J. T. Daley the matter of member- ship in the Union was referred to the Executive Committee, so that something might be done in ithe course of the year, the General Secretary not having power to strike off any names without consulting the Executive. This was seconded by the Rev. W. E. Gilroy and carried.
A discussion regarding members of the Union followed, and their membership in any local Congregational Church.
A communication was read from the pastor of Zion Con- gregational Church, Montreal (Rev. F. J. Day), inviting the Union to meet in Zion Church next year. On motion of Rev. W. T. Gunn, seconded by Rev. J. W. Pedley, the invitation was accepted.
On behalf of the Business Committee the Rev. Dr. Cook moved thait the peace resolution be amended by inserting the following after the sentence ending " War with its terrible waste is unnecessary between Christian nations " :
" We repudiate the suggestion made sometimes in high places that this rude and barbaric insititution is necessary for the maintenance and development of courage and kindred quali- ties, and regard it as a coarse and brutal weapon, the use of which can be justified only when the appeal to reason and jus- tice has failed. We appeal to our churches and, through them, to the Christian public to use their influence to check the spirit of militarism in this country and strengthen by all the means in their power the sentiment in favor of universal peace and in- ternational arbitration."
This was seconded by Dr. Schofield and carried.
The following resolution re the late Mr. Charles Gushing was presented by the Rev. Dr. Cook, seconded by Mr. William Copp, and carried :
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" Resolved, — That this Congregational Union of Canada meeting in Kingston, Ont., June, 1911, would express its keen sense of the loss which it has sustained by the death of Mr. Charles Cushing, who was for many years one of its most active and enthusiastic members, and was at one time its Chairman. Mr. Cushing freely identified himself with every good work in connection with our denominational life, and every department will miss his hearty and loyal support. His spirit of sacrifice, courage and optimism had much to do with the advancing of our Home Mission work. We shall miss his cheery, kindly presence and his generous and hearty suppont of every Con- gregational scheme. We desire to commend the members of the bereaved family to the care of the God of all comfort, and to convey to them the sympathy of the Union."
Reports of Standing Committees were given:
Owing to the Rev. E. H. Tippett's removal no formal report was given of work among the Sunday School and Young Peo- ple's Societies. The Rev. H. I. Horsey had taken charge for the Union meeting.
The Temperance Committee report was read and moved by the Rev. H. I. Horsey for the Rev. E. D. Silcox. Rev. H. D. Whiitmore seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
Resolution re Tempekance.
It is with pleasure that your Committee has watched the growth of temperance sentiment throughout our Dominion dur- ing the past year. We do not undervalue the work done in bringing aboiut improved conditions in temperance reform in other years, but we are warranted in saying that the year passed has been one of unprecedented growth, not only in our own land, but in others as well, noticeably in the United States and the Old Country. ISTot only has the Christian Church aroused itself to wage battle against the liquor traffic, but hard-headed business men have entered the arena, and with us are doing batttle against the iniquitous traffic in the souls and bodies of men, and are seeking to bring about, and are bringing about reforms that cannot be other than gratifying, and occasions thanksgiving to God.
In view of these facts your Committee desire to recommend
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that this Union reaffirm the position "that we have taken for years gone by. We have a growing conviction that this question regarding the liquor traffic will never be settled until it is settled aright.
While we express our determination to do all in our power to furthei* the interests of Local Option all up and down our Dominion, we also are free to say that we are not satisfied with Local Option — it is only a half measure, but it is the best the Government has seen fit to allow us to make use of. What we have asked for and continue to ask for is Total Prohibition — nothing else will satisfy us, because nothing short of this will meet the demands of the times. We must remove the cause. We must stop the manufacture and sale absolutely. We also desire to reaffirm our confidence and approval of the splendid work being done in ithe interests of temperance reform by the aggressive policy of the Dominion Alliance, and would express our approval of its methods in educating the people as to their duty in suppressing the traffic in strong drink. We also com- mend the work being done by the Anti-Alcoholic League of Quebec. In conclusion we would urge upon all our Churches from ithe Atlantic to the Pacific to continue their efforts in advo- cating the principles of Prohibition, and seek to secure legisla- tive enactment in furtherance of those principles.
The report of the Committee on Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada was read and, moved by the Rev. J. T. Tucker for Dr. C. J. Copp, irt was seconded by Rev. D. C. Mcintosh and adopted.
MONDAY EVENmG, JUNE 12th, 1911.
The Young People's Rally was held at 8 o'clock, the Chair- man of the Union, the Rev. F. J, Day, presiding. The hymn " All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name " was sung by the congre- gation, the Scripture from Eph. vi. was read by the Rev. R. W. Carr and prayer offered by the Rev. J. T. Tucker. The musical service included a solo by Mrs. James Small, and an anthem, " My Faith Looks up to Thee," by the choir.
Rev. H. I. Horsey briefly spoke on the proposed Y. P. work during nexi year and introduced the Rev. A. G. Sleep, who gave an address on " Influence: Its Weight and Worth."
Rev. W. T. Gunn gave a resume of the meetings.
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Resolutions of thanks were proposed by Dr. Ck)ok .and carried by acclamation:
(1) Resolved, That we congratulate our Chairman that by his wise and tactful guidance our business has been transacted quickly and peacefully, and we tender him our sincere thanks for his able address.
(2) That our thanks be given to the Rev. J. T. Daley for his 'belpful and inspiring addresses at our morning meetings.
(3) That we tender our hearty thanks to B. W. Robertson, Esq., for our delightful sail through the Thousand Islands, and express our sympathy with him in his sickness and pray for his restoration to health.
(4) That we express our gratitude to tbe people of Kings- ton, especially to the members of other denominations who have so graciously welcomed us to their homes and made our stay here so delightful; to Mayor Graham for his cordial welcome and ito the boys " with a smile," who conducted us to our homes. Also to the pastors and officers of our three churches, and par- ticularly to Prof. Greaves, and Mr. George Mills for their un- tiring efforts in our behalf. Also to the ladies for the excel- lent and bountiful provision they have made of things delight- ful ito the palate, and the gracious way in which they served them; to the choir, organist and soloists, whose sweet music has added so much to the interest and value of our services; to the Press for full and good reports of our meetings, and to all who have contributed to our welfare during our sitay in this ancient and beautiful City.
T!he following resolution in connection with the Coronation of our King was also presented and enthusiastically endorsed : —
Resolved, " That the Congregational Union of Canada con- gratularte our Sovereign, King George the Eifth, on the aus- picious opening of his reign and his approaching Coronation. The Union expresses its hearty loyalty to him and prays that with his Royal Consort, the beloved Queen Mary, he may have a long and happy reign over a peaceful and prosperous Em- ♦pire."
On the motion of Rev. J. T. Daley the minutes of Monday's sessions were taken as read.
The Benediction was pronounced by the Chainnan, after the singing of the l^ational Anthem in honor of the King's Coronation.
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kepoet of the executive of the congkega- tio:nal u:^ion of Canada for the year
1910-1911.
Your Executive would express their pleasure in once more meeting in Kingston and in the present happy prospects of our churches in Kingston, whose unanimous invitation to meet with them we were glad to be able to accept.
The Executive has met as a whole once each quarter during the year, and in addiition to general business has given attention to every pastorless church and any in difficulties, at each meet- ing. Your officers have also been in constant touch with one --another both personally and by correspondence. The effect of ■ tihis oversight has been manifest in shorter vacancies, prompt cheer and help to churches needing it and in a general stronger tone to our work both local and denominational.
Of the matters entrusted to your Executive by the last Union ■we beg leave to report as follows :
The table showing in compact form the giving of the churches to our five funds was duly prepared and printed in the Con- -gregationalist in September.
The notice of motion that the date of the Union meetings be changed from June to October, referred to the Executive, was discussed and we recommend that no change be made.
His Honor Judge Leet's letter, regarding proposed changes in the Act of Incorporation, was considered, and after reference to legal advice, your Executive advise that no changes are neces- sary at the present time.
The preparation of a basis of transfer of the work of the Societies to the Union has been in tlie hands of a special com- mittee, the result of whose deliberations will be submitted to you.
The Uniform Association Constitution passed by you last year has given good satisfaction where put in operation. In the Western Association it has not yet been adopted, but is in the hands of their Business Committee. It will be a matter for your" new Executive to consider whether the time has not come to form an Association for Manitoba and Saskatchewan and one also for Alberta. It may be lihat our boundaries will be enlarged this year by the inclusion of the churches of our order in New- foundland, informal suggestion to that effect having come to us.
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Your Executive would put on record their conviction that with a few minor changes that may yet need to be made our organiza- tion, as a denomination, is now effective and where made use of has shown that it is capable of as great efficiency in handling difficult situations and imdertaking aggressive work as any ecclesiastical organization. Yet l3iere is perhaps on this very account a tendency to say that things are running well and therefore to lessen attendance at our Association meetings. The best organization will only be effective as our churches and ministers give themselves loyally to its working out.
In this connection your Executive would bring to your atten- tion the question of ministerial standing, which is at present both in the Union and the Associations, and suggest that this matter be referred to the Membership Committee for recom- mendation to the Union.
We have pleasure in reporting that our Co-operation Com- mittee has succeeded in consummating with similar committees of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches an agreement for co-operation in Home Mission work. This will take time and patience to make effective, but it has already opened the way to removal of some cases of overlapping, and provides for division of the work in new territory.
The apportionment plan. Your Executive would express their pleasure at the growing approval and adoption of this plan among our churches. Where used in conjunction with the weekly offering for our denominational funds it is proving helpful where well worked, but so far there has been a partial failure, owing to lack of a careful every-member canvass and also to failure to observe the special days for the various funds and on ithose days to give an opportunity for contributions from those not making use of the weekly envelope.
For the ensuing year 1911-12 we recommend the same apportionment as in 1910-11, these figures being still high enough to give room for increased generosity and not too high for attainment.
Your Executive would also express their sense of deep loss in the de^h last fall of Mr. Charles Cushing, B.C.L., the Chair- man of our Union in 1908, whose influence was felt in all de- partments of our work and whose presence and counsel we shall greatly miss.
The programme of the Union is already in your hands.
Respectfully submitted,
W. T. GuNN, Secretary.
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FINANCIAL, STATEMENT, YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1911. Receipts.
Balance from 1910 ?472 39
Guarantee Fund —
Canada Congregational Missionary Society $840 00
Canada Congregational For. Miss. Society 280 00
Canada Congregational College 245 00
Provident Fund 35 00
1,400 00
Contributions from Churclies 1,158 43
Ministers' Fees 28 00
Bank Interest 1 25
Collections at Union Meetings —
Wednesday ?lo 05
Friday 12 27
Monday 6 75
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$3,094 14
DlSBtTESEMENTS.
General Secretary —
Salary $1,800 00
Expenses 300 00
Travelling Expenses, Executive 39 15
Printing Year Book 142 50
Office Expenses 50 45
Church Union Expense Account 7 25
Young People's Department 9 25
Travelling Expenses — Union —
Ministers ^^^ ^
Delegates ^3 06
Balance on hand ^^^ ^*
$3,094 14
Frank G. Ellis, Treasurer. Audited and found correct,
Thos. Moodie, Auditor.
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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CHURCHES.
Quebec.
Cowansville ?10 00
Danville 15 00
Fitch Bay 2 63
Granby 38 35
Melbourne 10 00
Montreal —
Amherst 5 00
Calvary 13 26
Emmanuel 126 07
Westmount . 14 84
Point St. Charles 16 00
Zion 72 00
Sherbrooke 66 00
Waterville 5 35
$394 50
Ontario.
Alton 5 00'
Barrie 5 00
Brantford 34 75
Cobourg 30 00
Cold Spring 15 00
Dalston 8 50
Edgar 5 00
Embro 10 00
Forest 10 00
Garafraxa 500
Guelph 25 00
Hamilton, First 51 92
Kingston —
First 25 00
Bethel : 15 OO
Calvary 10 00
Lanark 6 00
London —
First 18 00
Southern 8 25
Maxville 22 00
Middleville, Rosetta and
Hopetown 8 00
New Durham 5 00
Ottawa —
First 30 00
Welcome Zion 10 00
Pine Grove 1 45
Paris 10 00
Rugby 8 00
Scotland .-..." 4' 20
Speedside 8 00
Stratford 10 00
Tilbury ;.. 3 25
Toronto —
Bond Street 25 00
Northern 49 02
Western 73 80
Olivet 31 00
Broadview 8 00
Woodstock 6 00
$600 14
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5 |
80 |
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4 |
40 |
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6 |
40 |
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84 |
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50 |
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1 |
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3 |
85 |
Maritime Provinces.
Brooklyn
Cheboque
Kingsport
Liverpool
Margaree
Milton
Noel and Noel Shore ....
$25 79
Western Provinces.
"Vancouver 25 00
Victoria 20 00
Fort Rouge 20 00
Highland Park, Alta. ... 5 00 Winnipeg —
St. James Park 20 00
Brandon 10 00
$100 00
United Brethren.
Sherkston 4 00
Sheffield 12 00
Listowel 5 00
Elcho 7 OO
Waterloo, Bloomingdale,
and Rosemount 5 00
Berlin 5 00
$38 00
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SUMMABY.
Quebec $394 50
Ontario —
Eastern |126 00
Central 264 77
Western 209 37
600 14
Maritime Provinces 25 79
Western Provinces 100 00
United Brethren 38 00
$1,158 43
The Report of the Committee of Co-operation in Home Mis- sion Work, with the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches was read by the General Secretary. It was moved by the Rev. W. T. Gunn, and seconded by Mr. Henry O'Hara, that the report be received and adopted. A discussion followed.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE 01^ CO-OPERATION IN HOME MISSION WORK.
Your Committee report with pleasure the completion of an a;greement for co-operation in Home Mission work with similar co^mmittees of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches.
It was hoped at first that the agreement might include also the Baptist churches and the Church of England in Canada, but this was not at this time found possible.
The agreement is already in operation in Alberta especially, and to some extent in British Columbia, and the necessary com- mittees have been appointed also in Saskatchewan. Several eases in Eastern Canada of overlapping have also been referred to the General Committee and are under consideration. We are especially grateful that it p,rovides duly authorized plans for the removal of overlapping where the people desire it and for the prospect of a division of territory in new districts.
We recommend that the agreement be printed in the Year Book ; that the various Associations be asked to appoint the com- mittees necessary, and that the Union Committee be continued with such change of name as your Nomination Committee may deem wise.
Respectfully submitted,
W. T. Gunn.
Convener.
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CO-OPEEATION IN HOME MISSION WORK.
The Joint Committee on Co-operation in Home Mission Work, duly constituted under tlie auithority of the Supreme Courts of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches, having carefully considered the whole situation in the interests of the Kingdom of God in Canada, beg to submit "the result of their deliberations to the prayerful and sympathetic consideration of the Churches concerned, and to recommend the cordial adoption of ilihe following plan of co-operation, and the immediate appointment by the local authorities of the various churches, of the committees necessary to render it effective.
Cases of overlapping, in localities where the organization called for in this plan of co-operation does not really exist and cannot be immediately created, may be referred for adjudication to this General Committee.
The Commiittee record their gratification with the progress already made along the lines laid down in the following plan by representatives of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches in the Province of British Columbia, and to a much fuller extent in the Province of Alberta.
The Committee are profoundly thankful for the spirit of unity that has characterized their deliberations, and has made it possible for them to agree unanimously upon a plan of co- operating churches, in undertaking their share of the stupendous loyal working out of this plan will do much to put a stop to un- seemly rivalry, and to increase the effectiveness of the co - operating Churches, in undertaking their share of the stupen- dous task of claiming and holding Canada for Christ.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE MOVEMENT FOR CO-OPERATION.
In March, 1908, the House Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Canada recommended the General Assembly to appoint a committee to act with similar commit- tees of other churches, for the purpose of considering co-opera- tion in Home Mission Work, the work of this Joint Committee to be : —
1. To define the policy to be followed in regard to comity and co-operation.
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2. To adjudicate upon special cases which may be referred to them, where fields may be re-arranged to preverut overlap- ping.
Knowledge of the action taken by the Presbyterian Church was, by the Convener of their committee, communicated ito the authorities of the Anglican, Baptist, Congregational, and Methodist Churches. In response to this communication, the Congregational Church, in 1908, and the Methodist Church, at their Quadrennial Conference in 1910, appointed similar com- mittees, assigning to tihem the same duty that had been assigned to ithe commitee of the Presbyterian Church. The committee appointed were as follows :—
Presbyterian. — Dr. McLaren, Convener ; Dr. Somerville, Dr. Gilray and Dr. ISTeil, Ministers ; Messrs. A. S. Grant, J. A. Paterson, W. K. George and Lt.-Col. McCrae, with Messrs. Alexander Laird, M. Parkinson, Thos. Findlay and Lt.-Col. Davidson as alternates.
Methodist. — Eev. Dr. Carman, Rev. Dr. Chown, Rev. Jas. Allen, Rev. Dr. Woodsworth, Rev. Dr. Heartz and Rev. Dr. Ryckman, and Mr. II. H. Fudger, Hon. Justice Maclaren, Mr. I^. W. Rowell.
Congregational. — Rev. W. T. Gunn, Rev. J. K. Unsworjth, Rev. J. W. Pedley, Rev. J. L. Gordon, and Messrs. Geo. H. Wilson and H. O'Hara.
The Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada, in reply to Ifhe communication sent to him, stated thaft, in the Church of England in Canada, the work in each Diocese is entirely under the control of the Bishop of the Diocese. This Joint Committee, therefore, decided to forward to each Bishop of the Church of England a copy of the plan of co-operation agreed upon, and to extend to him a very cordial invitation to participate with the Joint Committee in his Diocese in this co-operation.
The Home Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec appointed a Committee to meet with the Committees of the Sister Churches ; but the members of that committee, after a lengthened consideration of the scope of the proposed co-operation, stated frankly that, while their policy has always bejen to discourage the opening of new fields unless there was a reasonable prospect of the fields early becoming self-sup-
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.porting, they could not consisten/tlj with their principles enter into any scheme of co-operation except among the non-English speaking settlers.
Necessity foe Co-opeeation.
This Joint Committee, representing the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches, hereby record their conviction that, while there is not so much overlapping in the Home Mission field on ithe part of their respective churches as many people suppose, l^ere are yet more cases of the unneces- sary multiplication of religious effort than are creditable either to the Christian spiriit or to the good judgment of the churches concerned.
Oeganization.
In order to secure the co-operation desired, they recom- mend : —
I. That committees on co-operation, empowered to deal with the matters hereafter set forth and designated '' Co-operajting Committees," be appointed in the various Synods, Annual Coi^ ferences, or Associations, wherever ithis has not already been done. These Co-operating Committees shall meet at least once a year.
II. That these Co-operating Committees define the local districits and appoint local committees in the various districts of the Synod, Conference, or Association, Home Mission Superin- tendents, Chairmen of districts, Conveners of Presbyteries, and officers of like rank in the Congregational Church to be ex officio members of these local committees.
III. That the principles of co-operation be applied:
1. In the adjustment of overlapping in existing fields.
2. In the arranging of religious work in absolutely new dis- tricts.
3. In the work to be done amongst the foreign nationalities.
Oiveelapping in Existing Eields.
IV. Tha/t the local committee look carefully into all the cir- cumstances in any locality in which, in their judgment, or as instructed by the Co-operating Committee, or by this
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Central Committee, or at the request of the Synod, Conference, or Association, co-operation ought to be at- tempted, with a view of recommending to the co-operating committees that the locality in queaition be left in the care of one of the co-operating churches ; the results of their investigations and deliberaitions to be reported both to the Co-operating Com- mittee, and to this General Committee, on printed forms that will be provided for this purpose. No new work shall be under- taken in an existing field by any of the co-operating denomina- tions other than those already in the field, without approval of the local committee. By " field " is undersitood the territory in the charge of a single missionary or minister.
V. That in recommending to which of the co-operating Churciles the task of ministering to any particular field shall be entrusted Local Committees give due weight to the follow- ing considera'tions : Priority of occupation of the field; the relative number of members and adherents belonging to the different denominations; the relative amounts contributed by the people of the different denominations for the support of 'the ordinances among themselves; and the readiness of the respec- 4iive denominations to minister to the field promptly and effectively.
In any case in wliich a distinct majority of all the people express a preference for the ministrations of a particular church, that preference shall have special consideration, even though the church selected should not be the strongest in ofther respects.
It s'ball be comjpetent for lany congregation of the Congrega- tional and Presbyterian Churclies, and for a Quarterly Ofiicial Board of the Methodist Church, to appoint not more than three persons to state their case before a Local Committee, a Co-oper- ating Commititee, or this General Committee. This refers to fields where a charge may be contemplated.
VI. That while seeking to unify the people of each com- munity dealt with in a local cburch under one of the co-operat- ing denominations, the following principles be recognized and acted upon:
1. Connection with such Church need not imply abandon- ment of denominajtional preferences and afiiliations.
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2. It is supposed that members of the local affiliating churches will become full members of the denomination to whose ministration the field is left ; but members who prefer to retain their own denominational conneation, either by enrol- ment in an adjoining congregation, or by the depositing of t^heir certificates with the proper denominational authorities, shall, as far as possible, enjoy all the rights and privileges of mem- bership in the local church. Such persons shall be known as associaite members of the congregation concerned.
3. These associate members shall be expected to bear their fair share of the local expenses of the congregation they are associated with ; but they shall be permitted, if they desire to do so, to devote itheir contributions for missionary and other con- nexional funds to their own denominations.
Note. — Wherever, in the carrying out of this plan of co- operation, any existing church property may not be necessary for the purposes of the united congregation, such property can only be disposed of according to the regulations of the denomin- ation in whose name it is held ; and the tproper denominational court must determine the purpose to which the proceeds shall be applied. ,
Originating Work in the Territory.
VII. That the Co-operating Committees at their Annual Meetings consider rt;he plans proposed by the several denomina- tions for work in new territory for the ensuing year, as reported by their Home Mission Superintendents. They shall also re- view such new work as may have been initiated by the Local Committees, or Missionary Superintendents, since the last meeiting.
1. When any one of the Co-operating Churches is ready to undertake work in a new unoccupied field, the proposal shall be submitted by the Superintendent of Missions of the Church undertaking the work to the Local Committee of the district in which the field lies, with full information regarding the field, including the numerical strength of the several Protestant denominations in the community, and the location and distance of adjacent missions. The Local Committee thus consulted shall, without delay, send reply to the Superintendent, mailing
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also a copy of that reply to the Secretary of the Co-operating Committee having jurisdiction.
2. The Home Mission Superintendents of the respective denominations shall, as far as possible, consult with one another before undertaking work in any unoccupied territory.
3. In any case, however, in which such consultation would unnecessarily delay ministration to the needs of a nev^ com- munity, the initiation of work by any denomination may be undertaken as at present ; the initiation of such work, along with full information regarding the field as provided above, to be reported immediaitely to t'he Chairman of the nearest Local Committee, and to be subject to the provision contained in the following paragraph:
4. Work so initiated after the 1st of April, 1911, shall be subject to the review of ithe Co-operating Committee; and in all such cases priority of occupation shall have no weight in determining the particular denomination to which the field should be assigned.
: : 5. Regard should be had to the disadvantage under which any of the denominations may be placed in puitting a stop to overlapping in existing fields, and also to the number contri- buted by such denomination to the sister denominations in fields where its membership is not sufficiently numerous to justify a separaite church, by assigning to that denomination in certain oases that may be agreed upon, a specified district as its sphere of labor.
Work Amongst the Xon-English Speaking Races.
VIII. That, in the Avork among the non-English speaking part of our population, certain districts or nationalities be assigned ito the different denominations ; but that, if preferred, in any locality, there be a combination of resources for the prosecution of a united work.
Note. — The following is a general statement of the nation- alities of foreign speech amongst whom the co-operating denom- inations are aft present carrying on the work:
Presbyterian. — Ruthenians, Hungarians, Finns, Bohemians, Bulgarians and Italians. The Foreign Mission Committee has charge of work among Jews, Chinese and Indians.
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Methodist— Under the Home Department, work among Austrians, Italians, Scandinavians, Poles and Syrians. Under tfhe Foreign Department, in Canada, among Indians, Japanese and Chinese.
Congregational. — Swedish, German and Welsh.
Revision.
IX. Any of /the Co-operating Churches may, at any meet- ing of a Co-operating Committee, give notice through its Mis- sionary Superintendent of its desire for a reconsideration of the decision arrived at in regard to any field or district. Such reconsideration shall be given at fthe next meeting of the Com- mittee, or at a special meeting which may be called at the re- quest of any three members of the Committee.
X. Modifications of the plan of co-operation above set fonth may be adopted by this General Committee from time to time as experience may prove to be desirable. Local and Co-operating Committees are invited to submit to this Committee such modi- fications as they consider necessary.
(Signed)
A. Cabman, Chairman.
E. D. McLaren, Vice-Chairman.
W. T. GuNN, Secretary.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE UIsTION" OF
REPRESEI^TATIVES O^ THE MORAL AND
SOCIAL REFORM COUNCIL OF CANADA.
Your Committee beg leave to report that they have co-oper- ated with the Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada, being represented at the annual meeting of the said Council, held September 23rd, 1911, and on its Executive Committee in various sessions.
Gambling.
Your committee regret that the Parliament of Canada last year reaffirmed its sanction of the professional betting on the race course.
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The attempt to lessen the evils of race track gambling by limiting the meets to two in number, of seven days each, or an aggregate of fourteen days in the year, is overcome by allow- ing a second meeting of seven days on the same track immedi- ately following the first, the second being held, however, under auspices diiferent from those under which the first was held. By this method it will be seen that continuous racing can be very readily carried on even upon the same track. The same end is reached by increasing the number of tracks.
The Court of Appeal of Orutario has held that the law does not prohibit, as was intended, the publication by newspapers and the transmission by telephone and telegrajDh companies of racing information.
These facts indicate that the time is not far distant when another attempt will have to be made to induce Parliament to make our gambling law consistent with itself.
Social Science.
The Executive of the Council has given due consideration to the matter of a Reading Course in Social Science, and has prepared such a course, which we would urge upon those con- cerned in the welfare of our country.
(The list of books will be supplied on request.)
Indian Affairs.
The Executive of the Council is urging upon Parliament a series of reforms calcularted to improve the moral and intellec- tual standing of the native tribes of our land.
Personal, and Social Purity.
An endeavor is being made to secure better enforcement of the criminal law affecting social vice in all its bearings.
Information is being disseminated warning those in peril and making more general the knowledge of the consequence of the violation of the laws of sex.
There is a fair prospect at the present time that on the initiative of the Government a number of important amend- ments to the Criminal Code in ithe interests of purity and for
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•the suppression of vice will be enacted before the present session of Parliament concludes.
The placing of a number of books upon the proscribed list in the Department of Customs means more than we can esti- mate in removing (the most prolific source of contamination in moral depravity. The enactment of more restrictive legisla- tion in regard to moving picture shows is also being urged with the same end in view.
Many other matters are engaging the attention of ihe Council, such as Law Enforcement, Child Labor, Truancy, Women Wage Earners, Political Purity, etc., and we feel the work of the Council is one of the most important in our national upbuilding.
Respecttfully submitted.
Rev. H. I. Horsey verbally reported on the work of the Sabbath Observance Committee.
'. Rev. H. D. Whitmore moved that the pamphlet " Four , Years of Progress " be revised by the General Secretary so as : to include figures for 1911 and that copies be distributed among the churches. This was seconded by Mr. F. Sanders and car- ried.
Rev. J. T. Daley spoke on the Apportionment Plan, and moved that the matter be considered by the Union Executive and a report be made next year. Seconded by the Rev. H. D. Whitmore and carried.
'The Chairman introduced a delegation from the Presby- terian General Assembly in Ottawa, consisting of Rev. Drs. McTavish and McGillivray, whose greetings were acknowledged by the Rev. F. J. Day.
The following resolutions of sympathy were passed : — " Resolved, — That the Congregational Union of Canada ex- press its sympathy with the Rev. A. E. Cooke, of Speedside, and his family in his sickness, and its hope for a speedy recovery of his health and the blessing of God on him and his work."
" The Union would place on record its regreit because of the death of the Rev. A. H. Hills of the Elcho Congregational Church. The distressing circumstances connected with his sudden death make his demise most regrettable. We desire to
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assure the bereaved family that they have the sympathy of every member of this Congregational Union and we heartily pray that they may be sustained in their heavy loss by the consolation of the Spirit of that Grod who is ' the husband of the widow and the father of the fatherless.' "
Rev. J. T. Daley moved that the Chairman of the Union or the General Secretary be authorized to represent the Union to convey greetings at any denominational conferences and as occasion might require. This was seconded by the Rev. D. C. Mcintosh and carried.
There being no further business the Union business meet- ings closed at 11.20, the Chairman pronouncing the Benedic- tion.
Geo. a. Munroe, Esq.
Embro.
Henry Cox, Esq.
Burford.
TIIF. CONGUEOATIONAI, UNION OF CANADA. Gl
THE SPIRITUAL RENAISSANCE.
By Rev. Frank J. Day, M.A., B.D.
Chairman's Annual Address.
That period in the history of Europe popularly known as " The Renaissance " presents in retrospect many interesting and suggestive features. Its far-reaching effects in the de- velopment of the human race would be difficult to estimate, for in the interpretation and full understanding of the period we must go far beyond the sense in which we regard it simply as a revival of learning. It may be (true that the real quality of the Renaissance was intellectual, but in its widest sense it signifies the whole process of transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern World with all that is involved in so profound and revolutionary a movement. Eor ithe sphere of its effects we must therefore look far beyond the college and cloister, and for the agents of its operations we must not confine our attention to the professor or the priest. In fact all the forces operative in human development were at work here. The best were mar- shalled by and under the control of the most intellectual and spiritual men of the time, who were possessed of open minds and broad vision, so "that the movement was happily saved from being merely academic and provincial, and widened out irnto the most thoroughly human and universal. From its beginning in Italy it moved outwards, and from the realm of intellect it passed into the sphere of practical affairs.
And yet it is not itrue that this interpretation of the period is a comparatively modern viewpoint. Half a century ago the Renaissance was understood to signify a well-defined period towards the close of the 14th century, when " the world sud- denly awoke to the beauty of ithe arts of Greece and Rome ; to the charm of their gayer life, and the splendor of their intel- lect." But in process of time a better understanding has been reached, and the constant tendency (to push the date back is in itself significant of the newer method of interpretation of history which aims to discover to the human mind the streams of influences which have been flowing through (the ages,' and to reveal the fact that light does not come in a sudden blaze of
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glory, but from the glimmerings of morn to the full promise of the noontide sun, a period not yet reached by man, although we have gone well on into the morning. A remembrance of ithis fact, i.e., that the forces of the Renaissance were at work long before the world realized them will help us to understand the viewpoint we desire to reach in this address.
To quote then from a discriminaiting student of this period : " The history of the Renaissance is not the history of arts or of sciences or of literature or even of nations. It is the history of 'the attainment of self-conscious freedom by the human spirit manifested in the European races." Without dou.bt this is true, and yet how indirectly was it attained. This desire for self- conscious freedom was not the rallying cry of any apositle of the movement. It was not inscribed on banners, nor blazoned forth on placards, nor cried aloud in the streets. Almost un- consciously men were reaching out towards it. Students of literature, situdents of philosophy, students of theology, men of science, jurists, toilers in the industrial world, inventors, dis- coverers, were all advancing to the realization of this, the greatest boon to development and progress. Yet were they quietly led by the Spirit of God, and almost unconsciously did they attain the degree of intellectual liberty which we now re- gard as characteristic of their times. Each man doubtless went down to the grave dissatisfied, seeing 'the goal not yet attained, and yet the world knows that every individual who was awake to the inner meaning of life, marterial, intellectual, or spiritual, made his contribution to the wellbeing of the whole, and by so much helped to advance the world towards-^ its goal.
Dante has been called " the morning star of the Renais- sance," and in his life, especially in his immortal work, he re- vealed the significant revolt of man from slavish submission to the guidance of others in religious matters. And possibly not the least significant incident of his career was the fact that he wrote his greait poem first in Latin, and then afterwards in the language of the people. Surely this was in response to the call of the times for enlightenment, and the passionate appeal of the people, coming ito his sensitive ears, for the opening to them of the realm of intellectual riches. And Giotto, breaking the tra^mmels of the past in the sphere of art, was reaching out to a greater freedom. I count that passage in Mrs. Browning's
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" Casa Guidi Windows " a most illuminative picture of the awakening soul of the artist and his welcome by the men of vision of his times. It describes the discovery of Giotto by Cimabue, even when the former was but a shepherd lad. The latter knew him —
"as gode know gods, and carried home
To paint the things he had painted with a deep And fuller insight. .."
And as the poetess, refleciting on the scene, says with surely a true insight:
"I hold too That Cimaibue smiled uipon the lad At the first stroke that passed what he could do, Or else his Virgin's smile had never had S'uch sweetnesiSi in't. All great men who foreknew Their heirs in art, for art's sake have been glad."
And so the souls of the prophets grew calm and confident. They were seeing the dawn of a new age, and although many eyes were blinded, for them there was a calm translation in the spirit of the Nunc Dimittis — " Lord, now lettest thou thy ser- vant depart in peace; according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation."
And even the material forces of the times became indirectly the instruments of the Spirit of progress. The descent of Philip the Fair of France on Italy was primarily to gratify a purely personal ambition, and yet thereby the first blow was struck at the temporal power of the Pope. It was only a crafty design of the same monarch to strengthen himself in his position of influence wTiich led him to give a voice in the ITational Assembly of France to " The 'third estate," the common folk or citizens. Yet thereby was made a splendid contribution to the cause of freedom. The great schism with its rival popes did more than any single event of the times to weaken tlie power of the Papacy over (the minds of men, and the so-called " Babylon- ian captivity " became a powerful factor in the progress of freedom. Events so remote from each other as the revolt of the Flemish burghers, the rebellion of the Swiss and the battle of Bannockburn were indicative of the rising forces of freedom. When ithe laurel wreath was placed on the head of Petrarch at
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Rome, it was " an assertion of the age of its admiration for in- tellectual worth," and made surely in the power of the advanc- ing spirit of liberty. But it was more than this even. It was significant, itoo, of the awakening in the hearts of men of a new conception of nature, voiced alike by Dante, Boccacio, and Petrarch. Nature was losing its taint of sin. It was no longer the instrument of demoniacal powers, but in the trembling light, in the morning air, in the scenes of indescribable grandeur men found symbols of the presence of God, and were awed into silence and worship. This generation was discovering the soul of nature, and finding this was drawing nearer to the heart of God.
All these and many other things were signs of the times, read with interest and hope by .the truly prophetic spirits, but passed unnoticed by those who were blind to the inner meaning of outer events.
And yet even as we look upon this period and mark this steady onward progress we are aware also of the many strange alternations of defeat with victory for the advancing kosts of freedom. Time and time again the ranks of democracy strug- gling to assert themselves fell back before the power of the few. Witness — Milan under a Duchy, Florence beneath ithe Medici, Venice under the Council of Three. The close of the 14th century was thus marked by the recrudescence of the powers of tyranny. And ye^ at the same time a religious revival was mov- ing over Europe. Some one has remarked that " perhaps men's sufferings caused it." However this may be its progress was evident in Germany, where Nicholas of Basel established " The friends of God," in England, where Wycliffe translated the Bible, and in Bohemia, where Huss asserted the spiritual inde- pendence of the people.
To mention Huss gives us pause as we contemplate his sublime figure in the history of the times. The Council of Consitance was of profound significance for a united Catholic Church, but for us in retrospect its deepest interest centres around the figure of Huss. What tumult of conflicting emo- tions must have flooded the soul of the man who with confidence in (the promises of safety given to him had appeared at the Council. Here was a man who had once been careless and in- different, but upon wliom on his own testimony the word of the
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Cross had taken hold, '^ and penetrated him through and through as with a mighty purifying fire." He was a reformer before the Reformation, and his was the experience of loneliness that comes to any herald of a new movement. The Church in its power called tim a Judas, and took from him his priestly robes and the symbolic cup. But Huss, with spiritual vision un- dimmed, cried : '' I trust in the Lord, the Almighty God, for whose name's sake I patiently bear these blasphemies. He will not take from me the cup of Salvation, and I hope ito drink it with Him even to-day in His Kingdom." Here was the sublime figure of one of the victors of the age, and it mattered not that the flames consumed his' body, the soul of Huss lived, as an ani- maiting power in the world leading on to the brighter dawn of the Reformation. And his case is cited as significant of many other such, who with great and unflinching courage struggled on to the heights of intellectual and spiritual liberty.
And equally significant of the spirit of ithe times was the action of that band of Englishmen who waded out into the sea before the Emperor Sigismund was allowed to land when he was making a tour of Europe in the effort to secure the allegi- ance of all at the 'time of the Council of Constance. Sternly did these men demand to know whether by his visit he intended to assert any supremacy over England, and not until he had solemnly disavowed any such intention was he permitted to land.
Concerning, therefore, this period of the Renaissance the significant feature for the purpose of this address is this: The process meant as we have seen much more than the revival of learning. It embraced rather the whole process of the libera- tion of humanity from the limitations of an inadequate ideal of life, the awakening of the soul of man, the enlargement of his vision, a widening conception of revelation, and with it a deep- ening sense of the presence of God. And it all went on with alternating periods of progress and retrogression, with perhaps but little appreciable advance in one generation, but guided always by men of sturdy independence of soul, who defied even to the death to be placed again under the yoke of bondage. Thus is borne out the designation of the period as the time of " the attainment of self-conscious freedom by the human spirit manifesting itself in the European races."
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But for US the deepest significance of the period is prophe»tic and points to the possibility of greater advances along the pathway which leads to perfect spiritual freedom. With a "thrill of joy each generation since the Renaissance has realized that there have been new fields to enter under the guidance of the Spirit of Christ, and calmly reviewing the past has found that many of the most significant features have been paralleled in its own experience.
For us, therefore, there is the same inspiration, and the same guiding power. As Christians we believe this most pro- foundly no matter what our conceptions, metaphysical and theo- logical, concerning the person and work of Christ may be. And for the purpose which is most fully in our thought in this ad- dress there are no more profoundly significant words than those uttered by Christ : " If the Son shall make you free ye shall be free indeed." To us they signify the sphere of absolute spiritual liberty and the region through which there is un- trammelled movement forward to the place where the soul of man may commune with his Maker without the intervention of any intermediary whatsoever. This sphere will be marked by the finest possible spiritual conceptions of true religion. From it will be eliminated all that is grossly material and purely tem- poral. Or perhaps it would be better to say that the material and temporal will occupy in our thought their proper place, and will, as we understand their true meaning, become helps rather than hindrances to the unclouded vision of the spiritual. Men in this respect will be such as Jesus was, living in the midst of the material, conscious of the movement of material forces, accepting the limitations of the temporal, and yet ahvays seeing the unseen, and ever dominated by the spiritual powers. And such an age as this, we venture to think, will be called, from the standpoint of future generations at least, the Spiritual Renais- sance, the time of the revival of the spiritual instincts of the race, the period when men have had an intensified conscious- ness of the operation of spiritual forces in their experience, and a growing realization of the spiritual character of life.
ISTow is it not possible that we may be living in this period, and that we are consciously or uncon- sciously becoming agents in the process ? Like the earlier Renaissance, the whole period may be long. It
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may be impossible .to limit it to a definitely marked out cycle of years with a gradual beginning and a triumphant close, but none the less may the spiritual forces be at work, the spiritual conceptions of men be deepening, and their spiritual vision growing clearer. Of course it is a commonplace to say the world is advancing and that men are growing better. We all realize this and glory in it. But in this movement what is the predominant and powerful element ? If the real quality of the Renaissance was intellectual, is it not possible 'that t!he real quality of the movement in our own time may be spiritual? I shall not stop here to discuss the relation of the intellectual ito the spiritual, for I think we can accept the statement that the latter is a broader and more inclusive term than the former and sweeping in everything that comes to the soul of man through the exercise of his intellectual powers. To say, therefore, that the quality of this movement forward in our times is distinctly spiritual is to recognize the all full play of all those forces which become operative through the contact of the soul of man with the mind and will of God,
!N^ow in our moods of pessimism we sweepingly characterize our age as grossly material, and despair of the triumph of the spiritual. We point to the alarming development of the plu- tocracy, the crowds of worshippers at the altar of Mammon, the hosts of pleasure seekers, to the lowered and lowering tastes of fhe multitude in things literary and dramatic, and with fear tugging at our hearts we prophesy the eclipse of the spiritual and with it the death of the higher instincts of the race. And yet, admitting all the lapses of man, from the glories of his heritage, is it not true that he is reaching out with more of a passionate desire than ever for a full understanding of and a more perfect utilization of the spiritual forces ? Even accept- ing this at its minimum, and looking back to the past, what fine possibilities of ultimate attainment does a survey of the earlier Renaissance furnish us with.
Consider for a moment some of the forces antagonistic to the intellectual that were then overcome, not at once it is true, not vanquished by one stroke of some mighty arm, but giving way before the steady persistent movement of forces that were guided by men whose hearts were brave and whose eyes were steadily fixed on the goal of their ambition. Why, the Medici
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were simply the political bosses of Florence who had risen to power largely by reason of having amassed immense fortunes. And it is said that in the time of the Humanists literary tastes had so degenerated 'that " polished Latin verses, decorated with all the skill of a poet and rhetorician, had for their subject those things which St. Paul says it is a shame even to speak of." And yet despite these and other appalling conditions the over- coming power of men of faith and vision led the race on to a truer knowledge of life.
In days of weakening faith, therefore, a survey of the past will cause hope to spring afresh in the human heart. It has been said that there were three stages in the history of scholar- ship during the age of the Renaissance, i.e., passionate desire, acquisition, and scholarship. In this age we are conscious of •the first at least, a passionate reaching out after a fuller knowledge of the spiritual, voiced often incoherently and always imperfectly, and yet ever full of promise for the acqui- sition of that which is necessary for a more perfect understand- ing of the realms of the unseen, when man, knowing the mind of God, shall attain his full spiritual stature.
To me the signs of the times are deeply significant. This is an age of faith. Let us dwell thereon with triumph of soul. It is an age of faith in God and spiritual powers. There are no conspicuous figures in any part of the world proclaiming as was done in the 18th century with such insistence that there is no God. John Fiske pronounces the declaration of Lalande, after he had swept the heavens with his telescope, tha.t " he had found no God there,'' and the saying of an eminent psych- ologist: " ISTo thought without phosphorus " as " the two remarks most colossal in their silliness that ever appeared in print." And to this the world as a whole gives an emphatic assent. It is easier to-day than ever to believe in the unseen. The triumphs of science have made it so. The intangible currents of air that carry the thoughts of men with no medium of communication that is visible to the naked eye, all bring their conviction to the human mind of the power of the unseen. Soaring aloft on the wings of the wind man feels less and less that his spirit is bound to the earth and to things marked out by the span of an exis- tence that is conscious of the material. Just as the maritime discoveries of the 16th century broadened the vision of men,
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and called them out into a wider sphere, so the scientific dis- coveries of our time are leading men on to certainty of convic- tion concerning the power of the unseen. We count that man a fool w'ho says he will not believe in what he cannot see. Just as in the middle ages the figure of the cowled monk with eyes fixed on the earth, and dulled into stupor, was replaced by the man about whose uncovered head the winds of heaven played, whose gaze was upward and in whose eye was the fire and expec- tation of a newborn soul, so in our time we are emerging from the dungeon of materialism and ascending to the heights of spiritual vision. Standing on "the crest of the Rigi with the setting sun lighting up all the wonderful scene below with a heavenly glory, a young man said to me once : " This takes all the wickedness out of a fellow." And as the race stands on the heights of life, witli the vision of a height that is higher, the evil will depart from his soul, for his will be the glory of trans- figuration into the likeness of God.
Confirmation of this strong spiritual aspiration of men comes to us from many sources.
I find it in the first place in the realm where men are stu- dents of theology and the philosophy of religion. With the battle for the free use of the mind in religious thought already won the theologian of our times is awake to the fact that intel- lectual freedom does not of itself mean spiritual liberty. The breakinlg of dogmatic bonds does not necessarily set the soul of man free. So one of the most advanced exponents of freedom in theology declares : " In the past liberal Christianity has moved far too much on the intellectual plane, and far too little on the spiritual. "' Intellectual liberty is not an end in itself, but it may become one of the widest and most accessible avenues to new conceptions of spiritual truth. In the advance therefore of the spiritual Renaissance it will not be necessary to deny or limit the possibilities of the intellectual, but on the other hand all the treasures of this realm will be displayed in a new light, while at the same time the signs on the way will point onM'ards to where the full revelation of the spiritual awaits the most highly developed of intellectual men. And also it will be clear that in the providence of God the way to tliis realm of the spirit does not lie exclusively through the region of the intellec- tual, for to quote again: ''a high degree of spiritual life is compatible with a very meagre theology."
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Fui'tlier confirmation comes to us also in the realm of social service. Isl^ever was there a .time when the heart of the church responded so fully to the cry of human suffering and the social consciousness was so strongly developed, and with it all, with the magnificent utilization of material resources we are conscious that the thoughts of the leaders are ever turned to the inner meaning of it all, ^towards the spiritual goal which is to be more easily attained when social conditions are bettered. Witness this testimony, taken from among many discriminating studies of our .times :
" The organizing of society, so as to secure the material conditions of a wholesome human life, is a pressing necessity, the work that lies before this and coming generations. But no possible combination of this kind ; no feeding, housing, coat- and-waistcoating of your man, will of itself make him human. There is in him a something not to be reached that way — a soul, to wit, that lives not by bread alone. It is interesting, su- premely consoling to some of us, to note how, after long ma- terialistic obscuration, the sense of this is coming back again to the thinkers of France and Germany. From the best minds there is breaking a new cry for the spiritual life, as the only real life for man. They are coming back to the heart's verdict. Continental philosophy is saying over again what Victor Hugo said a generation ago : ' The heart cannot err. The flesh is a dream which passes. Whoever loves, knows and feels that man's resting place is beyond earth. To love is to live beyond life. The loving being demands the immortal being.' "
And surely we may feel that all social effort directed in the power of so keen a spiritual insight holds promise of infinite possibilities in this spiritual Renaissance.
And we can but note in passing the significance of such movements of our times as Christian Science, 'New Thought, and others kindred to them. Despite all their extravagances and vagaries it is not difficult to discover in them evidences of the profound spiritual longing and not a little of keen spiritual insiglit, although strangely mingled with some of the grossest of material conceptions.
And in this movement what shall we say of the Church itself as an organization? Is she fully awake to its profound meaning? It would be foolish to say she is blind to it. I have
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no possible sympathy with the spirit that makes little of the spiritual power of the Church in our own times. Many of the finest minded spiritual leaders have had their spiritual birth witliin the Church, and is she not to thousands of people both within and without the interpreter of the mysteries of the King- dom and an illuminator of spiritual forces? Let us believe in her spiritual possibilities, let us glory in her spiritual achieve- ments. And yet while thus we recount her resources and her victories, let us remember that the future will make larger de- mands upon us, and that if the Church is to be the most power- ful factor in this age of the Spiritual Renaissance there must be much searching of heart, a considerable change of emphasis, and perhaps the discarding entirely of a certain vocabulary , which is used too often, before we can become fully the channel through which spiritual power will pass wi'th unhindered flow.
1^0 one can contemplate with any degree of serious con- centration the independence of Jesus concerning material re- sources without discovering therein the ideal for the Church, if she is to be truly the voice of her Founder and Leader. And with that ideal clearly defined and closely followed there will be on her part a diminishing insistence on material forces, and a lessening emphasis on the advantage of material equipment with at the same time a steady and calm utilization of all such as are necessary. This sounds paradoxical. But in some way the Church of Christ must show this as the type of its life; must insist that the eyes of her members be turned inwards, and their ears trained to the sound of spiritual voices, not dulled by the clamour of material things offering themselves 'to the Church. What I mean by this is that we must become strong enough to make use of organization and equipment so that the results flowing therefrom will be spiritual, not merely miaterial. This will make it possible at those stages in our development which are always so critical, i.e., times of transition, and periods of growing material resources or added equipment, to keep our eyes fixed on the inner spiritual realities of the life of ithe Church, for which these others are but agents.
Further, it will give the Church the ability through her spiritually keen people to hold the balance of power where it ought to be — in the hands' of a democracy guided by the Spirit of God. And this democracy will always manfully refuse to be
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subservient to a plutocracy. The gifts of rich men to the Church will have full value but nothing beyond it. The awe of the wealthy will pass, and with it the temptation to the subser- vient bowing of the knee to men of substance on the specious plea 'that their money is of inestimable value to the Church. Movements like that of the laymen in missionary enterprise, fraught with such significant possibilities of usefulness', will not be marred and weakened by the triumphant chronicling of the names and subscriptions of the millionaires as though in :t class by themselves, nor will the success of an enterprise like that of the Men and Religion Forward Movement be thought to be assured because a few capitalists have put up 'the money required. This may perhaps sound an extreme way of putting the question, but these instances serve to illustrate the existence of tendencies in the life of the Church of which we may well stand in fear. But I do not think they are dominant. Rather do I believe that under the guidance of our Master we are moving forward to that stage of spiritual independence when there will be forever banished from the Church of Christ that spirit wliich makes decisions on momentous questions to turn on the immediate advantage or disadvantage to the Church in material things. And then will come greatly increased material resources, for men of wealth will gladly bring their gifts to the Church whose independence, born of spiritual insight, forbids her suing humbly at the feet of financial kings and stock- market monarchs.
And here, too, let it be said that when the Church has emerged from the influence of the spirit of 'the commercial world which has crept in on us so insidiously but surely and lays so much emphasis on the large organization and the heavily capitalized Christian enterprise, we shall return to study humbly and with eager expectation of soul the meaning for the twentieth century of that prophetic utterance: "Not by migh't nor by power but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts."
But what of the individual Christian in this age of the Spiritual Renaissance? For him there will be an ever deep- ening sense of the wonder of immediate fellowship with God, and with it a growth of sturdy independence in spiritual things. But this independence will always be of the broadminded type which will gladly recognize the different ways through
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which the spirit of God is mediated to the minds and hearts of spiritual men. Then will he cease to dogmatize on any universal type of religious experience. The mistaken emphasis on one method of revelation will forever disappear, and be replaced by a frank and joyous recognition of the manifold ways in which God speaks to men. ]^or will this breadth of thought mean lessening of intensity. Then man will have learned that narrow vision and belief compressed into a limited space is not a sine qua non of passionate intensity in expression and action. The impulse to earnestness, the intensity that rings in the voice and speaks through the countenance and communicates itself through the grasp of the hand will have its source in the abiding consciousness of the presence of God in the heart. Men will explain this differently, and recount their experiences in differ- ent terms, but no longer will any one attempt to elevate his experience as the norm for all men, nor thrust his theories as to how God speaks to men or how He operates in the world into a place where they must be universally accepted by the race. So there will necessarily be evolved a new type of evangelistic activity, which will make all Christian men glad in the fact that they are soul winners, even though employing various and varied methods.
In the inner soul life of the individual, which in the last analysis is the secret of this whole movement which we conceive to be at work in the world, much will be made of the play of those forces which are called into activity by '' the soul's neces- sities, by its unformulated instincts." So those hours of in- spiring insight, when " a man becomes aware of his life's flow," will be the very mountain top of spiritual experience, whence will come the power to bring to our generation a message it much needs, i.e., that in face of that feeling of emptiness which is characteristic of our times, the counteracting force will not be a return to medisevalism, such as is seen in the tide which is turned towards Rome, but rather in the cultivation of the sense of the immediate presence of God in every believer. And the result of this will be both awe and inspiration, but not that which has its rise in dim cathedrals and stately services, but rather that which springs from the soul's direct >touch with God.
And this spiritual man in the Church of Christ and in the world of affairs will be possessed of splendid vision and pas-
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sionate expectation. His will be the spirit of unquenchable hope and fearless endeavor. For him all questions of authority and direction will resolve themselves ultimately into his ability to understand for himself the voice of God as it comes in his inner consciousness and through outer revelations. But he will learn to listen for that voice even in the midst of the Babel sounds of life, and not apart from them. So the spirituality of this new era will not be of the cloister or the monastic type. Rather will it develop out in the open in full view of God's clear blue heavens and with the winds of the eternal blowing all around. It will not grow through morbid introspection and solitary musing. The latter will have its place, and without it there will be lacking some of the richest elements of spirituality, that come through soul communion with God in quiet places. But the most powerful elements will be imparted to this type of spirituality, as it was with Jesus, by constant interchange of thought and by sympathetic fellowship with men ^vliose souls are passing through 'the same struggles and are conscious of the same aspirations. So this spirituality will not be morbid, but healthy and robust. It will seek rather than shrink from human intercourse. It will count life rich not when denuded of healthy human experiences, but when these become spiritual- ized and beautified by the infusion of the power of the unseen and eternal.
Titles of books are often significant, and reveal in them- selves pervading tendencies of each generation. One recent work consisting of a series of articles published in a current magazine, bears the title : " The Spiritual Unrest." It deals with such practical problems as : " The Rich Church," " The Jews," " The Slum .Mission," and " The Healing of the Sick." And underneath all the discussion there is this prevailing note — the call of the Church of Christ to become less an insti- tution and more a diffused power. And the way to reach this ideal and respond to this call, when the members of the Church shall be the means of diffusing spiritual power to the world, is not by iconoclastically discarding all the institutional work of the organization, but by transforming it by placing its use in the hands of men of faith and vision and clearness of insight to recognize the mighty movement of spiritual forces all around us.
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And so with the spirit of exultant expectation in our hearts we, the ministers of Christ's Gospel and the proclaimers of the eternal evangel, face the life of our times. Afresh w'vth. new meaning there comes the promise of our Master : " I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth." Reverently and expectantly do we place ourselves under His guidance. He is to be our spiritual edu- cator, and by way of all the realms of the material which we must perforce pass through He is to lead us to spiritual rest and eternal peace.
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Ifo fIDemoriam
REV. JOHIT McKILLICAN.
Eev. John McKillican died Tuesday morning, June 27th, at his home, 628 Dorchester street, Montreal, at the age of 87, as the result of an accident at Kingston two weeks previous. It was during the Congregational Union at Kingston, that he fell down a fligiht of stairs ; the shock caused paralysis on the right side. He passed away quietly in the presence of his family.
Thus ends the career of one of the most revered and lovable men in the vast Dominion of Canada; his name was known from East to "West, and all those who knew him were his friends. More particularly identified with Eastern Canada, the news of his death will come with a touch of personal loss and sorrow to all those in that district engaged in religious work, who will remember him as a faithful and energetic servant of his Mas- ter, and upon whom no demand was too heavy, and no task too great if it was to carry the words of the Bible to his beloved people of Canada.
Rev. John McKillican was born near Vankleek Hill, County Glengarry, in 1824, his father being the Rev. Wm. McKillican, who entered the ministry in 1790, and was engaged for many years in pastoral and missionary work in Scotland, coming to this country in 1816. At the age of twenty, and after having taken a four years' course at tl:!e Congregational Institute in Toronto, he was called to the church at which his father had ministered for nearly thirty years.
For some time he lived at Danville, Quebec, where on Oct. 19, 1854, he married Miss Parker, a daughter of Rev. Ammi J. Parker, then minister of the Danville Congregational Church. He remained there until the fire at Danville, when he moved to Montreal, and became secretary and travelling agent for the Sunday School Union. It was in this work that he became so well known throughout Quebec and the Maritime Provinces.
Mr. McKillican had a wonderful memory for names and faces, always recalling the names of those whom he met on his travels. During his long period of work -with the Sunday
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Schcol Union, which covered thirty years, he organized over twelve hundred Sunday Schools, with six thousand teachers and over forty thousand scholars. He visited over three thou- sand five hundred schools and delivered over eight thousand sermons and addresses. When it is remembered that he was all the time pushing his way into the back blocks of the parts through which he travelled, it will be seen how stupendous this work was. Many places in Quebec and the lower provinces received their only religious instruction from his lips, and the visits he made to them, seldom oftener than once a year, were the only occasions upon which the settlers and their families saw a clergyman. Struggling against such odds, he yet estab- lished that band of Sunday schools which still bear the imprint of his kindly, righteous touch.
He was a great temperance worker and an ardent Liberal, and was one of the oldest living graduates of the Congregational College, having taken his degree in 1851, and was a member of the Executive of the Dominion Alliance.
The funeral service took place in Calvary Church, Mon- treal, all the Congregational Ministers in the City taking part. Rev. Frank J. Day led in prayer, Rev. A. W. Main read the scripture lesson, Prof. Warriner spoke in reference to Mr. McKillican's life and work, and Rev. Dr. Martin, as the pastor of deceased, spoke of his blameless life and great activities.
S. H. C. MINER.
When to the meeting of the Congregational Union of Can- ada in Kingston came the totally unexpected news of the death of Mr. S. H. C. Miner there was a universal sense of great denominational and personal loss. The v^hole morning session was subdued and quiet — for a giant in Israel had fallen, a strong man wise and loyal had been taken away. His interest in the denominational life was so strong and had in late years been manifested in so many generous ways that all felt the magnitude of the loss. Always a faithful supporter of the Con- gregational Church in Granby, of which he was a member, Mr. Miner's first contact with our larger denominational life was in connection with our Congregational College, in Montreal, of whose Board of Governors he was Chairman at the time of his
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death. The generous challenge made by Mr. Miner to pay a large share of the amount needed to bring our College Endow- ment up to the $100,000.00 mark was speedily met by our churches, and Mr. Miner has been a thoughtful and warm supporter of the College ever since, showing, with Mrs. Miner, in many ways, a desire to provide the best possible training and equipment for our students.
Then came the Jubilee Fund, in which our churches were, by the offer of the English Union and the Colonial Missionary Society, stirred up to wipe out their debts and become free to serve. It was not known till afterward that the whole matter originated with Mr. Miner, and was suggested by him to ihe visiting deputation from England, and thougth 'his splendid gift of $20,000.00 to that fund was much appreciated, only a few knew that his other gifts to the Central Fund and to indi- vidual churches amounted to almost half as much more. To those who were close to Mr. Miner during that campaign, his intimate knowledge of our churches and men was a constant surprise and stimulus. His joy in the rising up of our people and their becoming " free to serve " was very great.
The next step in Mr. Miner's carefully planned generosity was the gift to our denomination of the complete salary and expenses of a General Secretary for three years. Since that time the Church Union movement, which to Mr. Miner seemed premature, and at this time unwise, hindered the larger plans he had in mind for other departments of our work, but his support of the College continued, and his gifts to Zion Church, Montreal, and Point St. Charles Church on more than one occasion have shown his steady interest.
A multitude of other gifts to the churches and pastors have been known only to himself and those receiving the aid, while the Granby Church is indebted to him for many helpful and kindly deeds.
All these gifts were made most freely, no condition attached to them, save that no fuss should be made about them. The man was very much greater than his gifts, however generous, and those who came into close touch with him realized that in this man of so many and wide business interests scattered from Boston to Vancouver, the time and care given to acquiring his intimate knowledge of our churches and men, and to his plans for the denomination, were the greatest gifts of all.
Rev. John McKillican
Died .J\inc 27. IIUI
Rev. Wm. McIntosh
"Gone, but not forgotten."
Mr. S. H. C. Miner
Died June, 1911
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A thorough going democrat in the best sense of the word, and a despiser of all sham and form, he was a very hearty believer in the polity and principles of the Congregational Church, to whose help he had resolved to devote the closing years of his life. Its spiritual liberty, democracy and adapt- ability appealed to him. Beginning as a little lad by serving the local Congregational Church as lighter of lamps and fires at a salary of 9 cents a week, he grew to serve the church and the denomination in even larger ways.
His was a mind of broad reach, and grasp of great general principles, and he cared successfully for a couple of large businesses in Boston, an independent Rubber Company in Granby, a coal mine in Alberta, a lumber mill in British Col- umbia and other interests in many places. In politics inde- pendent and liberal, to him more than to any other Sir Wilfrid Laurier gave credit for the adoption by our Canadian Gov- ernment of the policy of a preference to British goods.
In conversation one saw glimpses of a little lad beginning business life with small trading ventures, adding a little each time; then ithe man of ever-growing experience fighting hard battles, now and again losing, but on the whole winning, and showing through it all a sterling honesty. ^Nothing roused him more than any shadow of dishonesty. Through a friend I learned of one instance some years ago in which Mr. Miner, as one of the directors of a mine, whose vein of ore was giving out, was urged with other directors to make use of this private knowledge to sell out and avoid personal loss, but this he indig- nantly refused to do and held his shares and position till the mine was closed.
In my own personal connection with Mr. Miner, as Secre- tary of the Jubilee Fund, and later as Secretary of our Union, I remember with pleasure many instances revealing the great amount of thought and kindly personal attention he gave to the work of our churches and the men serving them. To those who did not know Mr. Miner personally, his name will stand out chiefly as a giver of very generous gifts to our denominational work, but to those who knew him more closely, the man himself with his sterling qualities, broad vision, large plans, and hearty loyalty to our Congregational life, will always be verv much greater than his gifts, and our loss in his death all the more deeply felt.
William T. Gunn.
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THE CANADIAN CONGREGATIONAL FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
OFFICERS, 1911-12.
(Pebsident. REV. E. C WOODLEY, M.A.
Vice-^Pbesident. REV. E. MUNISON HILL, DjD.
2nd Vice-President. REV. J'AiS. W. iPEIDLBY, B.A.
Secretary. MR. HEiNRY YEIiGH, Brantford, Ont.
Treasurer, MR. H. W. BARKER, 12 iSimpson Ave., Toronto, Ont.
Educational Secretary. REV. A. F. POLLOCK, B.iD., Cobourg, Ont.
iDefi. of Sunday Schools and Young People's Societies. MPSS BEFIIE JAMIESON. MISS LILIAN O'HARA.
Prayer Union (Dept. MISS F. B. RAWLINGS, Forest, Ont.
Directors.
REV. W. T. GREEIN, M.A. JUDGE LEET.
" R. G. WATT, B.D. MR. GEO- E. WILLIAMS. " )G. WATT^SMITH, M.A. " L. P. WINSLOW.
" D. MACALLUM. " (D. 0. WOOD.
" W. H. WARRINER, D.D. " WM. COPP.
" H. D. WHITMORE. " CHAS. DUFF.
" M. H. SANDERSON. " C. McD. HAY.
" H, S. MAHOOD. " J. D. NASMITH.
" E. E. BRAITHWAITE, MRS. MOODIE.
Ph.D. " F. W. READ.
EjXECUTivE Committee.
The Officers, Superintendents of Departments, together with
REV. W. T. GUNN, M.A. MR. J. D. NASMilTH.
R. G. WATT, B.D. " G. E. WILLIAMS.
" E. E. BRAITHWAITE, " D. O. WOOD.
Ph.D. " WM. COPP.
MR. CHAS. DUFF. MRS. MOODIE. " C. McD. HAY.
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CONSTITUTION.
I. NAME.
This Corporation shall be called The Canada Congrega- tional Foreign Missionary Society.
ii. object.
The object of this Society shall be to spread the knowledge of the Gospel among the heathen and other unenlightened people.
III. JSIEMBERSIIIP.
The memjbers of this Society shall be persons subscribing $2 annually, ministers of all contributing churches, one other representative from each church contributing $10 annually, and two representatives from each church contributing $50, or over, annually, and each ye!ar the delegates appointed from any church to the Congregational Union of Canada shall be dele- gates to this Society, provided that church be entitled to be so represented. Every benefactor making a donation of $40 at one time shall be a life member.
IV. OFFICERS.
The officers of this Society shall consist of a President, Vice-President. Secretary, Treasurer, and Board of Directors, to be elected at the annual meeting of the Society.
V. MEETINGS.
An ann'ual meeting of the Society s'hall be held on the Thursday following the first Sunday in June, at the place where the Congregational Union of Canada assembles.
VI. ^AMENDMENTS.
This Constitution can be amended by vote of two-thirds of the members present at any annual meeting of the Society, notice of the proposed alteration having been given in two suc- cessive numbers of the Canadian Independent.'^
*Now Canadian Congregationalist.
BY-LAWS.
I. FUNDS.
All funds arising from donations, legacies, subscriptions, or otherwise, shall be lodged by the Treasurer, as soon as col- lected, with some chartered bank, to be named by the Execa-
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tive Committee. Money can be drawn from such accounts only by cheques, signed by the Secretary and Treasurer, but the President or Vice-President may sign for either in their absence.
II. MANAGEMENT.
The Board of Directors shall consist of not m(.re than twenty-five members of the Society, including the officers, and shall be elected at the annual meeting, who shall have full charge and power for the administration of the affairs of the Society. Immediately after their election, they shall appoint an Executive Committee, and such other committees as they shall deem expedient for the interests of the Society. The Executive Committee shall have all the powers of the Board of Directors betw^een the meetings' of that Board, and shall oon^&t of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Super- intendents of Departments, and not more than tiwelve other members, together with two members of the Woman's Board, the same to he appointed by that Board, and who are members of this Society.
III. MEETINGS.
The Board of Directors shall meet at least once during the yeiar, immediately before the annual meeting of the Society, at the call of the Secretary, to prepare reports, and a list of offi- cers and committees to be nominated at the annual meeting, as well as to transact any other business connected with the in- terests of the Society.
IV. PRESENTATION TO CHURCHES.
The work of this Society shall be presented and a Foreign Missionary sermon preached in each of the churches of the constituency at least once in each year. The Executive Com- mittee shall see that news from the Society's work is distributed to the churches.
V. DONATIONS FOR SPECIAL WORK.
When money is donated for missionary work outside the Society's missions, it may be forwatded to societies working in that field.
VI. AMENDMENT.
, These by-laws may be altered in the same manner as the Constitution.
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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Kingston, June 8th, 1911.
The 30th Annual Meeting of the C.C.F.M.S. was held in the First Congregational Church, Kingston, Thursday, June 8th, 1911, at 2 p.m.
The Second Vice-President, Kev. E. C. Woodley, was in the chair and conducted 'the devotional exercises.
The Rev. J. T. Tucker was appointed Minute Secretary.
The following reports were presented and adopted: Secre- tary, Rev. R. G. Watt; Treasurer, Mr. H. W. Barker; De- partment of Sunday Schools and Young People's Societies, Miss Effie Jamieson.
Moved by Rev. F. J. Day, and seconded by Rev. W. H. Warriner, and carried:
".That realizing the good work done by tihe Laymen's Mis- sionary Committee in the past two years, and realizing also that better work could be done by that Committee in the way of increasing the gifts for missions if they had more funds at their disposal, we would, therefore, grant the -sum of $100 to this Committee, to be used according to their best judgment in promoting the cause of missionary giving in our churches."
The officers and Board of Directors were then elected for the ensuing year.
On motion of the Rev. W. H. Warriner, the following reso- lution was heartily passed by a standing vote:
" That we welcome most heartily the presence of two of our honored missionaries — Miss Melville and Miss Maggie Melville— and desire to express to them our deep appreciation of their long, heroic and fruitful labors in Chisamba, and con- vey to them and their fellow-laborers the assurance of our pride in their work, our continued sympathy and earnest sup- port."
The recommendations of the Executive Committee, sub- mitted in the Annual Report of the Society, were accepted and adopted.
An address was then given by Miss Maggie Melville, and the Rev. F. W. Macallum, the Rev. J. T. Tucker and Mr. Gor- don Cattell were introduced.
The meeting closed with the benediction.
J. T. Tucker,
Minute Secretary.
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S
SOCIETIES.
The report of this department must necessarily be brief this year, as it is with regret we are compelled to state that not much work has been undertaken during the past year, as Miss Naylor, the Assistant Superintendent, owing ito broken health had to discontinue the work, and the Superintendent having but limited time at her disposal, was much handicapped in endeavoring to carry it on alone. We have the prospect next year of very capable help in Miss Lillian O'Hara, of To- ronto, as Assistant Superintendent, and look forward to a year's active work. I am convinced that there are great pos- sibilities in the young people of our churches; their response to any appeal for service is hearty, aind I feel that we must be more aggressive in our work among them.
The number of our delegates at the Summer Conferences last July showed an increase — 18 in all — 9 at Whitby and 9 at Knowlton. This year there will be held in Canada three Summer Schools, all under the auspices of the Young People's Missionary Movement ; one at Woodstock, one at Knowlton and the other at Whitby. The necessity for the establishment of this third school shows the growth of interest in missions among 'the young people, and makes it possible for more of our people to take advantage of the training afforded at these schools. The great need in carrying on our work is leaders in the local school or society, some one capable of forming and teaching mission study classes and maintaining an intelligent interest in missions. The young people receive a training along (these lines at the Summer Conferences, also missions as a life- work is presented, and we would ask that the pastors urge as many to attend as possible. This department set itself the task of endeavoring to gain recruits for the active array of Jesus Chrisit, for serving either at home or abroad, and Novem- ber 22nd last was set apart as " Life Service Day." An effort was made to have this day generally observed, and in connec- tion with it a special young people's number of the Congre- gationalist was issued, the request for this special issue coming from the delegates to the Knowlton Conference. As to the re-
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suit of the observance of this day we can say much prayer and thought were given to it, and we feel that it was not in vain. It is known to the department that there are seven of our young people who are volunteers for foreign service, but these decisions, we believe, were all reached before our observance of " Life Service Day " of last ISTovember, and, no doubt, there are others who have not yet made their decision known.
We are looking forward to the appointment of an indus- itrial man for Africa, as when this appointment is made he is to become the missionary of this department, and will be sup- ported by the young people and Sunday School
Respectfully submitted,
Effie a. Jamieson. 23 Woodlawn Ave. East, Toronto.
Sir Andrew Fraser
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SECRETARY'S REPORT.
The year 1910-11 has been an interesting one in the work falling to the lot of your Execu'tive.
Since the last annual gathering three meetings have been held.
Many encouraging features have been met vt^ith, but we have had also our difficult problems to solve.
We have felt keenly the loss of our President, ^vho, on account of his removal ito the far West, found it necessary to resign from office. A suitable resolution expressing the ap- preciation of the Society for his enthusiastic and painstaking service was forwarded by the Executive to Mr. Unsworth. We are pleased also to know that Mr. Unsworth is still a Canadian Congregational pastor, having accepted the call of the First Congregational Church, Vancouver, B.C.
In the absence of Dr. Hill, First Vice-President, Rev. E. C. Woodley, M.A., Second Vice-President, has ably filled the post since Mr. Unsworth resigned.
We have also ito record the resignation of Miss Baylor from the office of Assistant Superintendent of the Department of Sunday School and Young People's Societies, Miss x^ay- lor found it necessary on account of ill-health to relinquish this office. A lotter of appreciation and sympathy Was for- warded to Miss IsTaylor by your Executive.
Mr. Tucker Called.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held in Cobourg after their election last June, a call was extended 'to Mr. J. T. Tucker, of the C.C.C., to take up missionary work in Chi- samba, West Coast Africa, which call has been duly accepted.
Mr. Tucker has been accepted by the A. B. C. F. M., as has also Miss Lake, of Devon, England (who is soon to become Mrs. Tucker).
It was a real disappointment to all concerned when it was learned that on account of an accident to Mr. Tucker his medical adviser discourages his going to Africa before next year.
On the other hand, we may profit during these months of waiting by getting to know our future missionaries more inti-
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ma'tely, and our interest in their future undertakings will be thereby increased.
Mr. Tucker was ordained to the ministry, April 27th lasit, in Zion Church, Montreal, and for the present has charge of the work in St. John, E".B.
Industrial Missionary.
Your Executive has had in mind for some time the send- ing out of an Industrial Superintendent to Chisamba, to. re- lieve Dr. Currie in this branch of the work.
The Department of Sunday Schools and Young People's Societies has kindly oilered to assume the financial responsi- bility for this missionary worker.
After much advertising and correspondence, we have had four young men definitely offer their services. Judging from the best informa'tion obtainable the mind of the Executive was turned toward one whose name we now heartily recommend to the incoming Board of Directors to be elected at this Annual Meeting — Mr. Gordon Cattell — a member of the First Church, Hamilton, who, in rthe judgment of your Committee, possesses every necessary qualification for a life of splendid service for the Kingdom of God in Africa.
Superintendent of Education.
We have not yet succeeded in finding a man who is in pos- session of those qualifications necessary to success in such a work, and is ready to say with Isaiah, '* Here am I, send me."
The Training Institute.
We can only report that the proposition has been enthusi- astically endorsed by the mission workers, but with Dr. Currie returning (probably in 1912), wnth whom the w^hole question of a training institute originated and has since been so closely identified, we feel that nothing can be lost by making haste slowly. This is especially wise in view of the fact that there is great diversity of opinion as to the best loca^tion for the insti- tute buildings and work.
According to the decision of the missionaries on the field the institute is to serve the whole mission, and as we have only one stai-ion of the mission, and, therefore, in the minority at
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mission meetings, we do not wish to go into the undertaking blindfolded as to our real responsibility. We must have the terms well defined to prevent misunderstanding in future days, otherwise Ave might be called upon to remind our American cousins that it was a case of '^' Taxation without due representation."
It is our hope and expectation that Dr. Patton, on his re- turn from Chisamba, will have a definite proposition to make that-, no doubt, will clear the way for prompt and energetic action at home and on the field.
We believe that the Institute is urgently needed and are making preparation to meet our responsibilities for the same when the time is ripe for action.
Laymen's Missionary Committee.
We wish to place on record our hearty appreciation of the work which is being accomplished by the Laymen's Missionary Committtee. There are many difficulties to contend with, but they are rendering splendid service to the whole sisterhood of churches, along the line of systematic giving for Missions.
Missionary Delegation Worh.
During the year we have had the pleasure and profit of missionary addresses by Dr. R. Wardlaw Thompson, of the L. M. S. ; Rev. George Allchin, of the A. B. C. F. M., Osaka, Japan, and the Misses Melville, of Chisamba, West Central Africa.
Dr. Thompson visited the meeting of the Quebec Associa- ition, and several of our churches, including Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton and Brantford. His visit will undoubtedly increase our interest in the work of the L. M. S., and may re- sult in establishing even more intimate relations between our British Congregational Society and our Canadian churches.
Rev. George Allchin visited 23 of the Western Ontario churches, and the reports of the meetings held were most encouraging.
The Misses Melville, who are home on furlough, are visit- ing many of our churches under the direction of the Woman's Board. For the excellent work they are accomplishing we wish to express our thanks to them and also to the Woman's Board.
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Our Relation to the L. M. S.
For some years past it has been felt that as a Missionary Society we should somewhat enlarge our borders and broaden the missionary vision of our churches. Five years ago the pos- sibility of some association with the London Missionary So- ciety, in addition to our present relationship with the Ameri- can Board, was first broached, and since then our plans have been maturing, until to-day we have brought them to a definite issue, and we recommend that the sum of $1,000 be included in the budgeit, to initiate what," we trust, will be a permanent re- lation with this great Society. We would specify that this amount be spent in fields other than Africa, that our churches may feel that ifhey have an organic connection with world-wide missions.
The WorJc on the Field.
We have had five missionaries at work on the field during the year, while two have been at home on furlough.
The Medical Department.
This department is in charge of Dr. and Mrs. Cammack, who are earnestly giving themselves to relieving human suffer- ing. Marked success is crowning their efforts, as may be seen from the following message from Dr. Cammack : " In the six months, from June 1st to December 1st, we have given some 8,300 treatments, beside a large amount of medicine taken by caravans, out-stations and passing carriers who often bring rubber or cloth for some special remedy, the fame of which has reached them. Sometimes they bring some one taken ill or injured on the road. We have performed four major, ten cat- aract, and several minor operations. Dr. Hollenbeck very kindly came over from Kamundango to help in three opera- tions. I hope that we may be able in time to get a good hos- pital sterilizer. The portable one we have is one of the best of the kind, but we would not care to try much difiicult surgery without a better one. Our receipts have been: from whites, $280; from natives, $150."
Thus we see that the work accomplished through our Medi- cal Depar<tment is a promising one ; and many lives are being made brighter through relieving human suffering in this way.
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Educational and Evangelistic Department.
The last report shows that there are fully 1,600 pupils in the schools and kindergartens. In all 47 teachers and assist- ants are at work, 22 of whom are supported, in whole or in })art, by churches, societies or individual friends at home.
The missionaries are assisted on Sunday in the conduct of public worship and the Sunday Schools by four native evange- lists, as well as by some of the adult teachers. ' In October last Dr. Currie wrote: "This month we have received 17 new members into the church, baptized 9 infants, married 6 couples, and though very many are away trading our Sunday morning congregations average about 700 " (at Chisamba).
Early in the new year he wrote : " We admitted 17 new members the first Sunday to church fellowship and 66 to the probationer's classes the second of the new year. A number who were irregular in conduct — largely unknown to us — have set themselves right, and we have already 15 p.roposed for church fellowship next communion out of over 300 who are in the probationers' classes — all on confession of their faith in Christ."
On March 1st Dr. Currie writes: "Over 100 have pro- fessed faith in Christ since the first of the year."
We rejoice with our beloved missionaries and their faiithful native helpers in welcoming these into the household of faith.
The Industrial Department.
Dr. Currie has had charge of this department for several years, and much work of a practical nature has been accom- pdished.
We quote from Dr. Currie to show 'the exact position occupied by this department in the work of the mission and the country at large :
" The natives do all the work of building out-schools as far as they can, such as making the bricks, building the walls, collecting 'timber and grass and putting on the roofing. We provide young men when necessary to superintend the work, besides doors, windows and such articles as have to be imported, glass, putty, hinges, locks, etc. It is for this the money is required on the buildings. W.e also provide tables, slates, chalk,
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black-boards and such requisites, but the natives buy their books, pencils, mostly at cost price, but when there is any profit it goes to the support of the schools.
" I think I have before mentioned that we are encouraging a number of the older men to go out from the station with their families and build places for themselves. They are now earn- ing from five to ten times as much as we were able to pay them, and seem to be able to obtain all the work they are willing to do. In fact they are the skilled workers in this part of the country, and it is no longer necessary for the traders to send to the coast for carpenters, builders, etc. '
" We are now turning out some very neat and useful furni- ture, fully equal to that we are accustomed to import from America, and in more beautiful woods than we could afford to import. In every department we are doing nicely, but our great desire and aim is to push forward the evangelistic work, which is the centre and hope of all our aims and hopes.
" We believe very strongly in the need of industrial train- ing for this people, at the present stage of our work, but I would not turn over my hand to make a mechanic with no hope of leading him to Christ at the same time. Christ must be first and foremost the object of all our endeavors."
In concluding this report we would mos't earnestly recom- mend as a motto for the coming year the closing sentence of Dr. Currie's letter.
In our united effort for the extension of the Kingdom of God, whether at home or abroad, may we not make 'this our resolve that, " Christ must be first and foremost the object of all our endeavors."
Respectfully submitted.
R. G. Watt,
Secretary.
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EDUCATIOi^AL SECEETARY'S REPORT.
The chief work of this department during the past year has been the preparation of a set of slides illustrating our West Central Africa Mission. For this interesting set we are in- debted to the Misses Melville, who kindly supervised the work for us. To (this set has been added some general views of workers and scenes on the Dark Continent, also a beautiful colored set of ten slides illustrating " The l^inety and Kine." These views have already been exhibited in two of our Con- gregational churches in Kingston, also in Scotland, Brantford, Granby, Eorest, Toronto (Western), and the meetings of the Guelph branch of the Woman's Board, and in Toronto at the Annual Meeting of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions. These views may be obtained from the Educational Secretary by any of our church organizations free on application. This department had also a good missionary exhibit on hand at the Congregational Union. In this exhibit were several packages of free literature for distribution amongst ministers and dele- gates. These were kindly forwarded us, express prepaid, by the A. B. C. F. M. Publishing Department on request of your Educational Secretary.
A great deal of correspondence has also received prompt attention during the year, and many little details have received careful attention which do not find a place in this report.
I regret to say in conclusion that during the past few months I have been unable to give the necessary time to tlio work of this department owing to the long and serious illness of my father, who passed on June 27th.
We will be pleased to answer any questions and give any information in our power re the Foreign Mission work of our denomination.
Respectfully submitted.
A. F. Pollock,
Educational Secretary.
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TREASURER'S REPORT, 1910-11.
Our aim for the year was $10,000 for the General Fund, while the statement submitted herewith shows that just a little more than half was received, viz., $5,302, the smallest total in four years.
For Special Purposes we have out-distanced all previous years, $7,619 having come to hand. And this, added to the General Fund receipts, makes a grand total of $12,917 for the year.
Let us look at the General Fund first. Of the balance of $2,107 carried forward from our last statement, $2,000 was voted at the Annual Meeting for the Furlough and JSTew Work accounts, so that the actual amount brought forward, available for general purposes, was only $107 of the whole amount on hand. Add the receipts for ^the year and we have a credit total of $7,410. Owing to the unfortunate circumstances which have delayed Mr. Tucker, and owing also to the inability of the Executive as yet to definitely fix upon an Industrial Mission- ary, our expenses have been smaller than usual, and we have had io remit to the American Board only $2,664, which is just c trifle more than sufficient to pay the salaries of Drs. Currie and Cammack to the 30th inst. In accordance wi1:h the reso- lution passed last year at Cobourg, a further transfer of $1,000 has been made to the Furlough Fund, making $2,000 on hand in this account. We have also transferred anothei" $1,000 for 'New Work — the Instiftute being the objective — our aim being, as stated last year, to make this fund $5,000. At present it amounts to only $3,000.
As pointed out in the footnote 'to the printed statement, the coming year will likely be one of exceptional expense, and it behooves all the churches to buckle to. Provision will have to be made for the home-coming of the Curries, and the equip- ment and the out-going of the Tuckers (please note the plural number), as well as of the new Industrial Missionary. An- other small expense which we must provide for is our share cf ithe publication of the new arithmetic. We feel honored in having had Miss Maggie Melville chosen to compile an arith- metic, and translate it into Umbundu. The work is almost completed, and as the book will be used as a text-book in all the schools of the Mission, our share of the cost will not be much.
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I have already referred to the falling off of gifts for the General Fund. The greatest proportionate decrease has been m the West. Why only one church in the West has contributed to the General Fund — ^^and that the farthest away — is hard to understand. Victoria gave $75, which is. a good donation^ though $5 less than last year's amount. This represents the entire giving of Manitoba and the West for the General Fund. What is the matter with Winnipeg Central and St. James^ Park, Vancouver First, and Vancouver Knox, and all the rest ? Our financial men are looking for gTeat things from the West this year. Optimistic statisticians estimate the wheat crop at 200,000,000 bushels, or double that of last year. If these hopes are realized, I trust the reflex influence will be seen in the Treasurer's report a year hence.
For designated purposes, however, $761 came from the Western Provinces ; $750 of this amount being from the Win- nipeg Central Church for the Girls' School in Smyrna. This gift places Winnipeg Central in the first place in total giving. Next comes Montreal Emmanuel with $722 j then Hamilton First, $380; Montreal Calvary, $297; Toronto N'orthern, $277; Toronto Western, $255; Guelph, $229; Montreal Zion, $210; then Brantford, $176; Maxwell, $142; Kingston Bethel, Toronto Broadview, and Danville, each, $140 ; Sherbrooke, $132 ; Scotland, $122 (good for Scotland) ; Toronto Olivet, $106 ; and Montreal Westmount, $100. Among other churches that deserve special mention are Cobourg and Coldsprings, which together gave $108; Embro, $62; Berlin, $48; Listowel, $50; Rugby, $75; Sheffield (Ont.) and Sheffield (KB.), $50 each; Sherkston, $40; Speedside, $45; Melbourne, $60, and Tilbury East, $62. The last mentioned is remarkably good, considering that the church has been supplied for several months by a minister of another denomination.
Last year I had to report a drop of $204 from Toronto. If I blushed in reporting this, I must blush more deeply in con- fessing to a further shrinkage of $367 from this one city. Is it any consolation to the Toronto people to know that Montreal has also gone behind ? I am afraid there is not much consola- tion, for the drop is only $60.
The churches of the United Brethren Association average up better than those of the Old Brigade ; $289 has come to hand from this recent addition to our forces.
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In the Designated Fund the receipts for special objects on our own field were $6,221.33, which far exceeds the amount of any previous year. This includes one gift of $5,000. I would like to make special mention of this large gift, which came from Mrs. William Freeland, of Toronto, in memory of her late husband. While the whole amount has been paid